The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-11
TRIBUTE TO Tu,e MEmO,iY
or Brother Past Grand Master Silas John.
stono-Preparcd by tho Committee
and Adopted August 4, 1890,
by Pulnsiti Lodge, No.
20, 7. y. .. +.

| In tho course of our history, VIC find
oil along its annals the sad memorial of
| mans mortality. Year after year,
month after month, day after day, we
arc called upon to mourn the loss of our
associates in odd Fellowship. Wcpausc
In the midst Of tho busy scenes of life to
| mark with the wreath Of affection the
resting places Of our brothers who have
fallen at our sido. We stand at the open
grave and behold all that remains of the
hoblc, true, honorable friend and bro
thcr consigned to his last resting place
in the cold bosom Of mother earth. We
recall to memory the many commend
able virtues which adorned and bcauti-
fled his life.
1t has been assigned to your commit
tee to draft suitable resolutions for an
| other OF our departed brothers, IL man
whose lhe was unstaincd by single
act OF unihithfulncss; y brother who
lived in the charmed circle of Il happy,
gentle, sweet d,spos ition. Transparent
in character, he won tho love Of every
one. Truth seemed to have set it's
mark upon him, aud he cultivated itand
made it the dominant purpose of his
life. We need hardly say thnS We refer
to L. G. Nj. Silas Johnstonc. Familiar
to you all was the personality of this
brother. 1t needs not that we should
attempt to culogiHc his life. We only
mark the incident Of his death and
point to the record of his life as Il
browning pinnacle of true greatness,
which is worthy Of our highest cmula-
tion.
brother Il. &. NJ. Silas Johnstonc
was born at Newbcrry, S. G., May 80,
lo22. lie was initiated as Il member of
Pulaski Lodge, No. 20, l.. O. q. T., Feb
ruary ID, 1850, and at various periods
iIllcd all the Offices OF Pulaski Lodge.
He was elected Grand Master i'm 1873,
and Grand Representative to the Soy
ercign Grand Lodge in 1878. Every
ollicc be filed with honor and crcd.. to
himself and entire satisfaction to vhc
fraternity. He was one among the old
est DAD Fellows if not tho oldest mem
Der of the order in the State, and he
remained in good standing from the
very day of his initiation until the duv
of his death, July u, 1899.
His life was gentle: and the elements
20 mixed In him that nature mirht
stand up
And say to all the world, 'rhis wos 81
man y
recognizing that through the wis.
dom OF an All-wisc Providence II true
lrlcnd and promoter Of Odd Fellow
ship has fallen, your committee desires
TO place on record these resolutions cx-
prcssivc OF our sorrow, us Il token of
our affection and as II memorial tribute
TO deserved honor. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That while we bow in
humble submission to the dispcnsation
OF an All-wisc Providence, we lament
the death OF Bro. l.. G.. NJ. Silus john
stone, who was ever moved by an active
devotion to his Lodge and considcratc
and large hearted sympathy for his fel-
low men.
Resolved, That We look upon his
completed life as Il monument whose
Inscriptions arc us inciruccablc as the
chlselings OF Deity upon the tablets of
eternity.
Resolved, That page of our minute
book be Inscribed to the memory of our
lamcntcd brother. and that the brctb.
ren wear the badge of mourning for the
space of thirty days
Resolved, That these resolutions he
published in the county papers, an d
copy with expression OF our sincere
sympathy and coincidence be handed to
The family Of the deceased.
Fratcrnally submitted,
o. KLETTNER.
j. NJ. DAVIS.
G.. ID. KNIGHT.
ID. Nj. WILKINS.
j. w. SpEAKE.
t.. III. CAMpSEN.