The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-02
MASONIC LODGE OF SORROW
HELD YESTERDAY IN MEMORY
 OF DEPARTED BROTHERS.

All the Lodges tn the Dfstrict-Elne
 Music by Knights TempIar Quartette. A lodge of sorrow was held by the Free and Accepted Masons of the New Haven district yesterday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock in Masonic hall at ST Church street. None but Master Masons were admitted. and there was a large gath ering including the officers of the Grand lodge, and many visiting broth CTS, all of whom were there to do hom- age to the memory of all those broth CTS who have passed to that land from which no traveller returns. The beau- tiful and impressive ceremonies of the order fitted for an occasion of this kind were carried out. At the conclusion of the ritual. addresses were made by Past Master Samuel J. Bryant and Past Master Charles H. Fowler. Both the addresses were in the form of eulo- gies and were eloquent and impressive. Past Master Bryant's address was com lined to the past masters who have died during the last year. Past Master Fowler spoke on .'The died during the past year." The ad- dress was a splendid one, and was in 1 full as follows
 My brothers: We come to-day for a brief hour to rest on our march along the shores of eternity to say a farewell | to our brothers who have crossed the divide before us. We mark their foot steps on the sands of time. If they have left trace of virile manly effort we follow their footsteps. l If their struggle was in the quick sands of temptation; if they have fallen in the struggle let us kneel and pray Lead us not into temptation" Then with help and quickened courage take up our burden and bear it to our fa- thers house.
 As time drifts us onward the broth CTS we have touched elbows with on the march are dearer and closer to us as we close up our ranks where our comrades have fallen by the way Let us not keep the flowers of good fellow lship for the graves of our brothers; lrather give their bloom and their fra grance as we tramp life's highway to- lward the dark river.
 It's the good deed, not the creed, that lserves us best in our hour of need. When we shall join the innumerable throng may it be said of us, "In his life the best elements were so mixed in him that all nature may stand up to all the world and say This was a lman.'" When we call the roll of our Iloved dead and see the largeness of the space they filled in their time we feel
 Like one who Threads some banquet hall deserted;
 Whose lights are fled,
 Whose garlands dead,
 And all but he departed" When the last call shall come to the Mason who has been true to his obliga- tions. his country. his fellow and his lGod.
 Sustained and soothed by an unfal- ltering trust, may he wrap the drapery lof his counch about him and lie down to pleasant dreams.o
 And, my brothers, when we must an lswer the final summonds sI'd have no costly pile above my head II would be remembered, if at all 1For something nobly done or fitly said Tor shall join the many dead
 Wholeave no footprints on times sands Enough for me if these, my brothers
 shed
 l A silent tear beside the spot where
 stands
 IThe Ashler mark placed there by
 brothers hands,"
 The history of every human achieve. Iment is the story of some human life If that endeavor is for God, for country land our kind we shall receive our re. Iward. "be entitled to our wages Let us fight our doubts with gathered
 strength,
 We will not make our conscience blind And flee the specters of the mind. We'll lay these down and come al
 length
 ITO find a stronger faith our own, And power comes with might un.
 known"
 As we say a sad farewell to oul brothers and a prayer they may 'sres in peace" and the shades of evenins Igather around us we raise our united voice to our Father in heaven for z looming Easter day when we find z welcome beyond the river in that joyfu Easter morning
 "Soon for us the light of day Shall forever pass away;
 Then from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dwell with thee
 The music was excellent and furnish ed by the Knights Templar quartette Frand Canada presiding at the organ The quartette is composed of the fol lowing gentlemen: Wallace s. Moyle John c. Crabb Walter S. Garde, ant Wilmot c. Bradley. Brothers Moyle ant Garde rendered some beautiful solo during the exercises.
 The officers of the lodge held in honol Of the Masons called from labors fol low:
 William Morrow, w. M; John Will kinson, s. w.; Harry Allin, J. w; R T. Grant, chaplain; A. c. Benedict, D.; w. F. Hopson, J. D.; Frederiel Hyde, S. S.; Adam Sattig, J. S.; Waite Leigh, marshal.
 Executive committee, No. 1--Walte Leigh, chairman; George W. Beebe secretary; H. w. Crawford, treasurer. | rto,z-zJ M