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for above twenty-five years and a half . The care of the diocese of Dromore also devolved upon him in LS 42 , under the provisions of the Church Temporalities Act , on the death of the last bishop , Dr . Saurin . The deceased prelate had lately completed his seventh general confirmation of his extensive diocese . He was taken ill on the Friday , and after a short rally on Alonday , the disease , typhoid erysipelas , gained ground so rapidly , that his lordship ' s constitution gave way , and he sank most calmly and peacefully , retaining his intellectual faculties till within a few hours of his dissolution .
" There will be some difficulty in filling this vacant seat on the episcopal bench . There is a charge due to the family of the late bishop , amounting , it is said , to a sum of ten thousand pounds . Few clergymen , however otherwise well fitted to the important office , are able to meet so large an advance . It is said that Doctor Sadlier , for this reason , declines the preferment . Humour suggests the Dean of St . Patrick ' s as the probable successor to Doctor Alant . He is every way qualified ; ancl
his appointment would be hailed as an honour and an advantage to the church . "—Evening Mail . The deceased prelate was not himself a Mason ; but his two sons , both clergymen , are of the mystic tie . The elder son , the Rev . VV . B . Alant , Archdeacon of Hillsborough , was P . G . A'l . for Gary and Dunluce , ancl isnow P . G . M . for the district of Belfast . The bishop had formerly some doubts of the value of Freemasonry ; but on both his sons becoming initiated , he not only refrained from repeating his doubts , but frankly admitted that his advanced age alone prevented him from following the example of his sons , on whose principles he could safely rely .
Nov . 7 . —Bro . JOHN LONGWILL , tet . 36 , Lodge 402 , Ramillon . Cut off in the flower of age , and after a few days' illness . He was Junior Warden of his lodge , and he will long be remembered and deeply regretted by the brethren . Though humble in station , he was universally respected ; without a foe , he died in peace with all men . His remains were attendee' to their last resting place by the Prov . Grand Aiaster , Sir James Stewart , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and aboutone hundred
of the brethren of Lodge 402 , and the Inch and Fahan Lodges , thereby testifying their respect for one suddenly taken away , but humbly and sincerely trusting to another and a better world , for in this he was harmless and free from guile .
Nov . 27 . —Bro . HARDING , Leicester . —Of Bro . Harding ' s character as a public officer it would be almost impossible to speak too highly . To say that he was punctual and energetic in the fulfilment of his duties , admired ancl esteemed by his medical colleagues , and respected , if not beloved , by the various subordinate officers and patients of the infirmary , would he stating the simple and unadorned truth . The fraternity of Freemasons in this town will ever lament his decease . Bro . Hardine / was
among the earliest ofthe members of the John of Gaunt Lodge , in which he was initiated in April , 1846 , and this year made Worshipful Master . He manifested his zeal for the success of the Craft by his indefatigable attention to its duties , and by exemplifying in his personal conduct the excellence of its maxims and injunctions . A meeting of the members of the John of Gaunt and St . John ' s Lodge was held at the Three Crowns Hotel , when the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That it being the wish of the brethren present to show their respect to the memory of the deceased by attending the funeral , it is deemed ex-
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Obituary.
for above twenty-five years and a half . The care of the diocese of Dromore also devolved upon him in LS 42 , under the provisions of the Church Temporalities Act , on the death of the last bishop , Dr . Saurin . The deceased prelate had lately completed his seventh general confirmation of his extensive diocese . He was taken ill on the Friday , and after a short rally on Alonday , the disease , typhoid erysipelas , gained ground so rapidly , that his lordship ' s constitution gave way , and he sank most calmly and peacefully , retaining his intellectual faculties till within a few hours of his dissolution .
" There will be some difficulty in filling this vacant seat on the episcopal bench . There is a charge due to the family of the late bishop , amounting , it is said , to a sum of ten thousand pounds . Few clergymen , however otherwise well fitted to the important office , are able to meet so large an advance . It is said that Doctor Sadlier , for this reason , declines the preferment . Humour suggests the Dean of St . Patrick ' s as the probable successor to Doctor Alant . He is every way qualified ; ancl
his appointment would be hailed as an honour and an advantage to the church . "—Evening Mail . The deceased prelate was not himself a Mason ; but his two sons , both clergymen , are of the mystic tie . The elder son , the Rev . VV . B . Alant , Archdeacon of Hillsborough , was P . G . A'l . for Gary and Dunluce , ancl isnow P . G . M . for the district of Belfast . The bishop had formerly some doubts of the value of Freemasonry ; but on both his sons becoming initiated , he not only refrained from repeating his doubts , but frankly admitted that his advanced age alone prevented him from following the example of his sons , on whose principles he could safely rely .
Nov . 7 . —Bro . JOHN LONGWILL , tet . 36 , Lodge 402 , Ramillon . Cut off in the flower of age , and after a few days' illness . He was Junior Warden of his lodge , and he will long be remembered and deeply regretted by the brethren . Though humble in station , he was universally respected ; without a foe , he died in peace with all men . His remains were attendee' to their last resting place by the Prov . Grand Aiaster , Sir James Stewart , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and aboutone hundred
of the brethren of Lodge 402 , and the Inch and Fahan Lodges , thereby testifying their respect for one suddenly taken away , but humbly and sincerely trusting to another and a better world , for in this he was harmless and free from guile .
Nov . 27 . —Bro . HARDING , Leicester . —Of Bro . Harding ' s character as a public officer it would be almost impossible to speak too highly . To say that he was punctual and energetic in the fulfilment of his duties , admired ancl esteemed by his medical colleagues , and respected , if not beloved , by the various subordinate officers and patients of the infirmary , would he stating the simple and unadorned truth . The fraternity of Freemasons in this town will ever lament his decease . Bro . Hardine / was
among the earliest ofthe members of the John of Gaunt Lodge , in which he was initiated in April , 1846 , and this year made Worshipful Master . He manifested his zeal for the success of the Craft by his indefatigable attention to its duties , and by exemplifying in his personal conduct the excellence of its maxims and injunctions . A meeting of the members of the John of Gaunt and St . John ' s Lodge was held at the Three Crowns Hotel , when the following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That it being the wish of the brethren present to show their respect to the memory of the deceased by attending the funeral , it is deemed ex-