Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-02-07
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sGrlu4 Munster. DEATH has
once more Invaded ii ranks and we
mourn n loss of an nonored and be-
loved memhtr of Our fraternity. Tn
mariffng OF the nth day of Jans-s
AIRY. 1917. cur brother CALVIN K. Parish
-a'ntA the end Of the tOilsome bill
Egrhnage here, the working tools OF lille
1lionpeu forever from his ..nervelesss
gsisl.attl his spirit t, OK flight to that
'nladiseoveree country from whose
ooifhe no traveller returns, 1t has
betn said.Death loves 4 shining mark
'sihi surely It sestls true III this in!
stance. Almost at the beginning OF
what apparently promised to be il long,
and useful lite, at the age oil thirty. cur
brother was ca He'd. LE. the Supreme
Architect OF the Universe from Labor.
here. and we confidently believe, t.,
everlasting reireshmeAt. in that CITY
lot made with hands, eternal and iii
the heavens"
Calvin r. Paris1y SOP of Calvin e
Parish and Lizzie lynch PARISH was
born IN Hiilsboro. n. G., Oh the Ilfh
day OF September, 1876. All his, life,
with the exceptions OF Il few months,
was spent in his native town. lis ,e,u
k~cation was such as coulu be obtained III
the schools hele. At the age OF sixteen
lie joined the Presbyt ian Church, OF
which his Earents were members, and
at the age IF seventeen he was ordaiu-
ed a Deacon and became Treasurer of
his church which responsible places he
held until his death. AT the general
election in November. 1904, the people
OF his native county electedshim Treas!
nrer OF the county yand he Was re!
elected to the same office for another
term OF two years fl November. 1906.
On the 18th day of June, 1904, he was
happily married to Miss Bessie Murray
OF Alamance county. and one child,
Elizabeth, how, twenty two months
old. was born OF this uninn. He had
from boyhood a favorable impression OF
the Masonic fraternity, his father. elder
brother and o;her relatives and connec.
tions beifg enthusiastic Masons, and
shortly after arriving at manhood he
became Il. Mason. He was Initiated on
the 9th day of January. 1908, passed on
the 9Th uav~ot March. 1908. and raised
TO the sublime degree of Master Mason
OH the 18th DAY of@May, 1903. Ill Eagle
lodge, No. II. A. +. u a. NJ, at Hills
bore. His brethren of the fraternity
soon recognized his merit and marked
him for pl e!erment. After holding one
or two minor places he was elerteG ia
1905 to the position OF Juninr Warden,
one OF the principal offices IN the
Lodge. He was again elected. to this
position in 1906 and was serving his
second year i'll this important station
when God called him.
Brother Parish had high ideals of
life and strove faithfully and constant
.ly to live up to them. lie was honor
able in all his dealings with mankind,
applying the Square OF virtue as the
rule and guide % his conduct in his
dealings with his fellow men. He was
a dutiiul sol astenler and loving hus-
band and father, an upright and honor
able citlZen. consistent, Christian and
Il Jealous. Mason. His life. was short
,hut his work, though seemingly nm
!. lShed. was we'll done.
Therefore, be it resolved by Eagle
Lodge, No. Ii, A. +. IA. NJ. First That
III the death Of on brother Calvin r.
Parish. this I.ouge has .o>t a beloved
memher and faithful officer. the State Il
useini citizen. the county 4 courteous
aud upright official, his church il or
secratGd believer and an efficient olli-
Ger. and his family d tender and loving
] son and devoted htsband.
ntSOlfcu SCCOitO {. tud6 ~ t1lS SoiClN
berea,ed vile and grief-stricken iamily
we tender our deepest sympathy in thi:
sad hour Of trial ard would point then
to the Great Architect ri the Universe Il.
the SOURCE of all light in this dark houl
ut atffiction go
Resolved third That tire. Junio,
Warden's station which he so worthll.
filled be draped, in mourning and hi
: I,.1t t,vn,e ,ULur tho rSu.l hat1rn n
mourning tor thirty days.
Resolved fourth That Il page be Sc
apar: in the minutes in his memory an
this memorial be spread thereon, an,
J that a COPY Of the same be tmnisle e.
. the widow of our deceased brother an,
IL copy be furnished the OkANG
COUNTY OBSERVER tor publication.
A. j. RUFFlN,
j. ). STURGEON,
j.. Ii. WEBB,
Il > Committee.