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Masonic Obituary.
Masonic Obituary .
1832 . —W . Brother W 31 . FORREST , Lieut .-Col . H . E . I . C . S .- , - a warm-hearted , hberal , zealous , and truly kind man . Colonel Forrest was a Grand Deacon , W . D . M . of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , and President of the Nore Committee . 1833 . —Brother MEYER , of the Globe Lodge , a distinguished Mason
, sincerely attached to the Order : this Brother has bequeathed legacies to both Charities as well as to his Lodge . Brother FARDEN , of the Lodge of Emulation . The Brethren have lost in him an attached friend ; his death was sudden and awful . Brother Farden has also borne testimony to the merits of his Lodge by a
pecuniary bequest . Funeral ofthe late Brother PETER GILKES , P . M . —On the 19 th Dec . the remains of this distinguished Brother were consigned to the tomb in St . James ' s Church-yard , Piccadilly . The highest tribute of respect to departed merit was amply offered in the number as well as by the character of a larger concourse of the Fraternity , than were probably ever
congregated at any Masonic meeting , whether of a public nature , or upon any occasion of festivity . It was a melancholy satisfaction to perceive that one universal feeling of regret for the departed pervaded the ivhole
assembly , who felt , indeed , that a master spirit had fled to those eternal mansions where alone the greatest secret is known . Even the public at large joined in the expression of general sympathy , and testified by their unusual attendance , literally crowding the large and elegant church , how deep an interest they took in the interesting , though melancholy scene . Never was the beautiful service of the Church of England delivered in
a more impressive manner—it was fearfully , awfully sublime—and at the final conclusion the clergyman appeared wrapt in his holy ministry . The pall was supported by the following Brethren , viz . Key , Thisleton , Pitt , Edger , Mott , Fenn , Shackle , Wilson , Price , Tate , George , and Patten . After the funeral the Brethren returned to Broad-street , when a committee was appointed to carry into effect a very general desire of
erecting to the memory of their departed friend and Brother , some entablature , commemorative of his distinguished Masonic character . A deeply cherished hope had been felt by thousands that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex would have granted a dispensation to allow the funeral obsequies to be conducted according to the Masonic ceremonial ; but the situation of the church being in so very great a thoroughfare , ivould probably have caused much inconvenience , as the public curiosity
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Obituary.
Masonic Obituary .
1832 . —W . Brother W 31 . FORREST , Lieut .-Col . H . E . I . C . S .- , - a warm-hearted , hberal , zealous , and truly kind man . Colonel Forrest was a Grand Deacon , W . D . M . of the Prince of Wales ' s Lodge , and President of the Nore Committee . 1833 . —Brother MEYER , of the Globe Lodge , a distinguished Mason
, sincerely attached to the Order : this Brother has bequeathed legacies to both Charities as well as to his Lodge . Brother FARDEN , of the Lodge of Emulation . The Brethren have lost in him an attached friend ; his death was sudden and awful . Brother Farden has also borne testimony to the merits of his Lodge by a
pecuniary bequest . Funeral ofthe late Brother PETER GILKES , P . M . —On the 19 th Dec . the remains of this distinguished Brother were consigned to the tomb in St . James ' s Church-yard , Piccadilly . The highest tribute of respect to departed merit was amply offered in the number as well as by the character of a larger concourse of the Fraternity , than were probably ever
congregated at any Masonic meeting , whether of a public nature , or upon any occasion of festivity . It was a melancholy satisfaction to perceive that one universal feeling of regret for the departed pervaded the ivhole
assembly , who felt , indeed , that a master spirit had fled to those eternal mansions where alone the greatest secret is known . Even the public at large joined in the expression of general sympathy , and testified by their unusual attendance , literally crowding the large and elegant church , how deep an interest they took in the interesting , though melancholy scene . Never was the beautiful service of the Church of England delivered in
a more impressive manner—it was fearfully , awfully sublime—and at the final conclusion the clergyman appeared wrapt in his holy ministry . The pall was supported by the following Brethren , viz . Key , Thisleton , Pitt , Edger , Mott , Fenn , Shackle , Wilson , Price , Tate , George , and Patten . After the funeral the Brethren returned to Broad-street , when a committee was appointed to carry into effect a very general desire of
erecting to the memory of their departed friend and Brother , some entablature , commemorative of his distinguished Masonic character . A deeply cherished hope had been felt by thousands that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex would have granted a dispensation to allow the funeral obsequies to be conducted according to the Masonic ceremonial ; but the situation of the church being in so very great a thoroughfare , ivould probably have caused much inconvenience , as the public curiosity