Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-28
Buxton, Iowa, May IL, 1915.

Whereas, 'tis once again we bow
our hearts in grief and submission to
the command of the Supreme Grand
Exalted Ruler who on Sunday, May
the 7th, at $3.50 p. m. in St. Louis,
Mo-, called from Pride of the West
lodge, No. 1884, B. P. o. E. W., Bro.
B. F. Cooper, another link has been
broken from the chain of charity, JUS
tice, brotherly love and fiedlity that
has bound us here together for so
many years.
AS an Elk Bro. Cooper was all that
was good, true and faithful. The
VOWS and pledges that he took in
Elkdom so many years ago seemed to
be always fresh and bright in his
memory, for he was always ready, as
is every true Elk to hear the cry Of
supplication and aid those in distress.
In our walks through Elkdom we will
sadly miss Bro. Cooper, but our loss
is the gain Of the faithful Elks that
have gone before and were waiting
on that bright and shining shore that
beautiful Sunday afternoon with out
stretched hands to welcome another
Elk home.
As citizen Bro. Cooper will be
missed far more than my pen can
portray. He was first and foremost
in everything that tended to elevate
his race. And one Of the most beau
tiful traits of his noble character was
that his financial success in life never
for one moment made him forget his
race. In his daily walk through life
in his home, in his business and
throughout his entire life it seemed
that this little poem was his guide:
Teach me to feel another's woe, S
To hide the fault l see,
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
There was always that willingness
to help those in need. Had I the
time I could tell you of the many
beautiful deeds that i know of him,
but / can say that every one of those
good and noble acts met him on that
Sunday afternoon as SO many bright
an dshining stars. And in the years
to- come there will be from time to
time Elks going from Pride of the
West lodge, No. 103, to meet the Su-
preme Grand Exalted Ruler around
that great white altar, and among
the first to greet them as they come
will be Bro. B. F.. Cooper, until Bro.
,Cooper's farewell.
Be it resolved that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the bereaved
wife, a copy to his aged mother, a
copy to the Iowa State Bystander and
a copy spread on our minutes and our
charter draped in mourning for a per-
iod Of thirty days. /
w. NJ. Browne, '
Resolution Committee.
EASTERN STAR RESOLUTION IL
B. F. COOPER.
On Sunday afternoon, May 9, 1915,
God in His infinite wisdom saw fit to
remove from our midst our dear
brother, Benjamin Franklin Cooper,
and by his death Guiding Star chap
ter, No. II, o. E. S., suffers heavy
loss, and we feel that fitting tribute
should be paid in recognition OF the
many virtues of the deceased, but re-
gret that at this time words seem in
adequate to express our thoughts.
We bow in humble submission to
the will of our Master, who is the
creator and giver of all things, but
we none the less mourn the loss OF
our dear brother, who has been called
by the monster-death.
| In the demise of Bro. Frank Coop
er, Guiding Star chapter mourns
deeply the loss of brother, who wa
always ready to proffer the hand II
aid, to give of his earthly substance
to those in need, and to lend voice
of sympathy to the distressed.
While not an active member OF iAe
chapter, owing to his business rs-a-
tions, his endeavors were always dl-
rected for it's welfare and prosperity.
he was d 1TleIu anu d eoiiPe'''' ~
was dear to US all, an ooedient son. a
loving husband, a tender father ana
citizen whose good deeds and up
right dealing with men will, like the
rays of the setting SUI, glow long
after his departure. =,
} Since leaves have their time to 1ali'
and flowers to wither at the norm
winds breath, and stars their time 70
set, but all, tliou has all seasons 1c'
thine own, O death!
Knowing these to be true, let US
hope to meet our dear brother IN the
!, great CHAPTER above, where Christ Is
ID the Great Star, fairest among ten
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