Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1885 — Resolutions of Sympathy. [ARTICLE]

Resolutions of Sympathy.

Rensselaer, Indiana,October 5, 1885. To the Worshipful Master, Wardens and Brethern of Prarie Lodge So- 125 F- & A. Mi Your committee appointed to report resolutions of respect and condolence upon the death of Brother Madison Makeever respectfully submit as follows. Whereas: —It has' pleased the Supreme Architect to call hence from our Lodge Brother Madison Makeever, therefore Resolved-. —That in the death of our beloved and, worthy brother we are again reminded of the frail and uncertain tenure of earthly life, and of the importance of a faithful daily compliance with the tenets of Masonry in our walk and intercourse with mankind Resolved: — That we sincerely dcplo: e the absence of our dear brother from our midst. At all limes he was If genial comp anion whose heart was a perennial fountain, of kind and ennobling impulses. He was a tender husband and a fond fatner. He was ever actuated by a keen sense of honor, justice and integrity in his dealings with his fellow men. By his death the state suffers the loss of a good citizen, and society is deprived of an example of morality and virtue Resolv&l:— That, w'e sincerely mingle our mourning with that of the bereaved widow, the orphaned children, the relatives and friends of our departed Brother, and to them tender fraternal sympathy in this honr of sore affliction. It is recommended that the Lodge room be draped, and that the brethern wear the customary emblem of mourning for the period of thirty days. Horace E. James, Chm. ) A. Purcupile, • committe. MorOecai F. Chilcote. S