The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-20
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Adopted By Fair River Lodge, No. 2O3,
A.F.&A. NJ, In Memory Of Rev.
B. A. ReesOn.

lnasmuch as it has pleased an
All Wise Providence, il wisdom,
to remove from our midst by
death our beloved brother, B. A..
Beeson, who departed this life
October 18th, 1899, we pay this
tribute to his memory:
Brother Beeson was born Au-
gust 10th, 1918. He was twice
married. He joined the Metho-
dist Church in early life and was
a minister of that denomination
for forty-fve years. He Joined
the Masonic fraternity in 1861,
and was master of his lodge thirty
years.
Brother Beeson's life storm is
over; his soul released from earthly
mourning and is at peace on the
crystal sea. Had human agency
sought his life his devoted breth-
rem of the Masonic fraternity
would have rushed to his rescue,
if need be, with unnumbered thous-
ands.
But it as the Great Grand
Master of the Universe, who had
called him from labors to refresh
ment, and hidden forces Of nature
being thus set in motion, his
spirit the great divide with bowed
heads we can but mourn. Though
only begun to live; for we have
knowledge to believe that it is
change of venue from sin-cursed
world, where the blight of Father
Adams transgression covers like
a funeral pail.
All of his unfortunate children,
to those radiant meadows where
flowers bloom eternal and decay
lis barred by limitation. It is true
we shall not see him again until
each has in turn made his pay
ment on the debt of nature for the
angel of death tiles the outward
door of the grand lodge above,
while it should be matter OF
rejoicing that his disembodied
Esprit has put on Immortality.
Yet we plead the weakness OF
human nature as we mourn the
dissolution of his absence. Alas
the attentive ear will no longer
gather in the wisdom of his in
lstruction; and the hand that We
have so often grasped with the
warmth of fraternal greeting, now
lies peacefully folded across his
Iinofensive breast. Ills good
! deeds are high monument in his
community, that will long be re.
membered. Our best memorial
to this upright man aid Mason
can be offered by an honest effort
to initiate his example and Their
/ his labors among US will not be
in vain. With trembling hand we
drop the sprig of acacia into his
open grave and mingle our tears
with the sod that too rapidly bic
him from our view. Yet conso.
lation comes with the thought
that blessed are the dead which
! die in the Lord from henceforth;
lyea, saith the spirit, they rest
from their labors and their works
do follow them.
| Brother Beeson measured fully
up to the standard of Gods no
blest work an honest man. In
him the elements were so mixec
that all nature might stand up ano
say, This is man, He was
i gentle, amiable in his intercourse
with his fellow man. He was
charitable in thoughts, in words
lin deeds; he was unseIfish in all
his conduct. He exemplified him
self in his daily life, the COLDER
rule of doing unto others as be
would have others do unto him
| He lived for others rather thar
himself, and to do good was his
daily life. Farewell, brother.
thou hast done good and true
work; but thy labors are ended,
Enter thou upon the reward of q
| well earned rest. Others may
come and 60, but none will exec
thee; and none there be that may
lever fill the full measure of thy
excellence.
j Resolved, That in the death 81
brother Beeson Fair River
Lodge has lost one of its best
members; the community good
citizen and neighbor.
i Resolved, That we tender the
bereaved family our sympathy
land aid in this, their time Of sor.
row, and crave for them the lov.
ling kindness and protecting care
lof the Superior Grand Master
labove.
! j. G. MILLER,
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