Cañon City record., 1900-11-08
A flaso.ic Trlbuts.

Masonic fraternity Of this city the
following tribute was adopted:
The sombre shadow of death has
once again darkened our doorway,
and has afflicted with grief the hearts
of another household.
i On the 9th day of October, 1900,
Brother Andrew Edmund Rudolph
laid down life's burdens, to sleep his
last sleep.
The promise that God gave to Alb
raham-T Thou shalt go to thy
Fathers in Peace; thou shalt be
buried in good old age" has been
fulfilled to our Brother Rudolph. He
completed his mission here-and
has been called home-leaving his
memory fragrant with the odor of
good deeds
For such men it is but little way
from earth to Heaven.
Brother Rudolph was born in Clarks-
vile, Montgomery county, Tennessee,
on July 25th, 1926.
The first twenty-five years of his
life were passed at the place of his
birth; during the six years following
he travelled extensively through Texas,
Arkansas, and Kentucky, finally
settling at Briensburg, Kentucky,
where he was married in 1856 to
Mary velinda Hastin. After two
years residence at this place, he re-
moved to Seavey, Arkansas, where
he lived until the outbreak of the
Civil War, when he removed to Little
Rock, Arkansas, and entered the en-
ploy of our government in the manu-
facture Of fire arms.
| After the close of the war he re-
moved to Lampasas Springs, Texas,
thence to Bryan and Gainesville, Texas,
and finally in 1871. coming to Canon
City, Colorado, which, with the ex-
ception Of q short visit to Texas sew
eral years ago, has since been his
home. During which long residence
he has filed many positions of honor
and trust, and always with credit to
himself and to the satisfaction of his
friends.
Brother Rudolph was made mas
ter Mason at Lampasas Springs,
Texas, in 1864.
In 1871 he affiliated with Mount
Moriah Lodge No. Is. and in 1878
was elected Worshipful Master. Dur
ing such term Of Office be conferred
the first three degrees in Masonry
upon the writer Of this sketch. He
received the Chapter degrees in Aus
tin, Texas, in 1854, and in 1883 as
sisted in the organization Of Canon
City Chapter No. IA, r. A. NJ, be-
coming its first Captain Of the Host,
afterwards serving for several years
as its High Priest.
He received the Council degrees
also at Austin, Texas, in 1864, and
in 1893 became q charter member Of
Canon City Council No. 5, R. & 8. M.
On June 18th, 1886, he received the
Orders of Knighthood in Canon City
Commandery No. 8, Knights Templar.
| Our dear friend, Brother, Compan-
ion and Sir knight, was . man emil
nently of pure heart and innocent
life, generous genial, kind, affec-
tionate man, Of blameless morals, in
the truest sense q servant of the
Cross, doing harm to none and saying
harm of none. Yet in no sense q
negative man, but of firm convictions,
energetic action and quick decision,
condemning every wrong act, yet
ever ready to forgive q wrong when
properly repented OF.
We will not build his monument Of
common stones, nor gather sfowers
to cast upon his grave a. grow in
common fields, nor will his monument
require any inscription, for his epi-
taph is written in, the hearts of his
brethren, anu the tears Of those who
loved him speak Of him in a better
language than the most eloquent
marble can ever utter.
| We have tenderly and reverently
laid his body in the bosom of Mother
Earth. Let our tears Of love raining
upon it, hallow his grave; there leave
him resting in his bed Of honor. II
the winter SHOWS spread for a time
their white mantle over his grave,
they, too, will soon dissolve into tears,
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