The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-05-23

Dora Williams, OttumWa. -. "a
o,-, Geo. w. Ross, PelIa ....... 5S
0f'' Sara E. Harrison, Mason City 45
MICHENER. Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs. O. l.. Kitchener, Saturday, May
IS, 1901, fine 10 pound son. Mother
and babe doing nicely and the father
is the recipient of congratulations.
IN MEMoRIAM.
Again has our lodge door swung
outward to admit an unwelcome guest.
Again has our Tyler permitted one to
enter who requires no permission
from our Worshipful Master. With
out the insignia of our order, yet
clothed with authority which none
may dispute, he came and called our
brother, John A. L. Crookham. This
aged brother, like shock of corn
fully ripe, was ready to be gathered
to his fathers.
A long time citizen of this state
whose destiny he shared in shaping;
a long time resident of Oskaloosa
where his busy brain and active en-
ergies were always ready to aid in
whatever enterprise was for the best
interest of the people, there are few
of the present day who may know or
fully appreciate the forceful influence
of the life of Judge Crookham.
A long time member of the order
of Free and Accepted Masons, whose
principles he honored and whose fra
ternal relations he cherished, he came
to the end of a long and useful life,
conscious of having done what he
could not only for the order he loved,
but for the citizens of the state and
the community in which he had lived,
from whom he had received high
honors.
More than half a century ago he
became a citizen of Iowa; and nearly
half a century ago he became mem
Der of Tri-Luminar Lodge A. f. q A,
M, and remained a faithful member
to the end. His death occurred al
his home in Oskaloosa, Thursday
May 2, A. d. 1901.
1t is but human nature that oul
hearts are sad as we cast the sprig Of
acacia into the open grave, and thai
tear will drop from eyes moistene6
with pleasant recollections of the
past. We would pay just tribute tc
the memory of our departed brother
therefore,
ResOIoed, That in his death we rec
ognize the universal law that governs
the destiny of US all; and while We
witness his labors ended, miss hi
presence, his words of counsel, hii
cheerful helpfulness, yet we remem
Der the influence of his long, forcefu
and useful life. His barque hes saileC
out into the great unknown and sunk
! beneath the horizon of our vision
| but there comes to US from behinC
the clouds, drawn from a life no
lived in vain, an inspiration to strive
more earnestly for that which is bes
in the world, so that it may be sale
of us as we now say of him:
"Then shall thy still unbroken spiri
grow
Strong in it's suffering and more ten
der, wise;
And as the drenched and thunder
shaken skies
Pass into golden sunset, thou shall
know
An end of calm, when evening
breezes blow,
And looking on thy life with Visiol
fine,
Shalt see the shadow of a hand Di
vine"
ReSOlosd, That we hereby tende
our sincere sympathy to the bereave
family and commend them to the car
of Him who heareth the ravens whe
they cry, and doeth all fittings well.
"He bealeth the brok eu-hearted an
bindeth up their wounds" Will
they are sad for the moment, they wi
be cheered by the thought of immoi
tality, and will cherish the brigh
hope of a happy reunion in the HON
"over there"
Fraternally submitted.
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