Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1875 — OBITUARY. [ARTICLE]

OBITUARY.

Resolution* of Condolence. To the Worshipful Master. Wardens, and Brethren of Praine Lodge No. 125, F. if A. M.: ’ Ypur Committe appointed to draft resolutions expressiveof our respect for Brother Newmau W. Hopkins, lately deceased, and of our condolence with the widow, children and relatives of our dead brother in their great bereavement, respectfully submit the following : Whereas, By the dispensation of an Allwise Providence our brother, bewinan W. Hopkins, has been called from among us in the prime of li<e and vigor of manhood,,be it Resolved, That iu the integrity of purpose with which he pursued the manifold duties of life, his devotion to his family, his social associations with his neighbors, relatives and brethren, we recognize the exemplary conduct of a true mau and Mason. Resolved, That our sincere condolence is dqe ( apd is hereby tendered, to his afflicted

widow and children, to hia venerable father, our worthy brother, Past Master Jeduthan D. I Hopkins, and to bis many other relatives, in this their irreparable loss and bereavement. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of this Lodge, that a copy thereof be furnished to the family of our deceased brother, and that the publishers of the several newspapers of Jasper county, be requested to give them publication in their respective journals. D. I. JACKSON. D. J. THOMPSON, WM. S. COEN, Apri'. llfh, 1875. Committee.