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pedient to summon a Prov . Grand Lodge previous to the funeral taking place , and that the brethren appear in masonic mourning . " It was gratifying to hear the testimony borne by the various brethren to the high and estimable character of the deceased . The following is a copy of the resolution passed at the board of governors : — "The death of the house snrgeon , Air . Harding , having taken lace at a quarter before eight o ' clock this morning from typhus
p fever , the board cannot but express its deep feeling of regret at the severe loss the institution has suffered in the sudden removal of a gentleman who , from his high ability , his assiduous attention to the duties of his office , his readiness to make himself useful in every department , and his unwearied kindness to the patients , possessed so entirely the confidence and esteem , it may be said the affection , of all persons connected with the institution "—Infirmary Board RoomNov . 281848 .
, , The funeral of Bro . Harding took place on November 27 . The Freemasons assembled in a Prov . Grand Lodge , at the Three Crowns Hotel , at one o ' clock , presided over , in the absence of Lord Rancliffe , R . W . P . G . AL , by Bro . Pettifor , P . S . G . W . , when a large number of the brethren were present . The following appropriate resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That the brethren have heard , with very
great regret , of the irreparable loss sustained by the Craft in general , but more particularly by the members ofthe Prov . Grand Lodge , in the early and unexpected removal from this sublunary sphere of our highly esteemed Prov . Junior Grand Warden , Bro . Harding , the muchrespected Master of the Lodge of John of Gaunt , No . 766 ; and desire by this record on the minutes of the Prov . Grand Lodge to hand down to succeeding generations this tribute to departed worth . " Shortly before two o ' clock the members of tbe lodge proceeded in flys
and mourning coaches to the infirmary , there to fall in with the funeral procession , headed by the hearse , containing the body of the deceased , and other carriages . Altogether there were eighteen vehicles , besides the hearse , in a line , when the whole cortege was in motion , and thousands of spectators lined the streets . Among them were many poor persons who testified the depth of their sorrow at the death of the deceased by shedding tears .
The Masons did not wear their costume , nor did they perform their ceremony over the remains of the deceased , that being only done when specially desired by a deceased brother . All the medical practitioners of the town , we learn , with the exception of Air . Nedham , who was unavoidably absent , were at the funeral . To commemorate his virtues and his masonic worth , the members of the John of Gaunt Lodge have determined to erect a monument to their deceased brother . Miss
Harding ( the last of the family ) has presented her brother s masonic library to the lodge . Nov . 29 . —The Right Hon . Bro . CHARLES BULLER , M . P ., President of the Poor Law Commissioners . —He died unexpectedly without previous sickness of importance , until a day or two before . He was forty-five years of age ; of these years he had served twenty in Parliament . In a few brief sentencesculled from the public pressthe
, , character of an illustrious man may be briefly commemorated : " Another fine intellect and ornament of society has passed awaythe witty , the adroit , the amiable , whose career had been so bright and so honourable , and who was still so full of promise after so much of excellent performance . " — Examiner .
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Obituary.
pedient to summon a Prov . Grand Lodge previous to the funeral taking place , and that the brethren appear in masonic mourning . " It was gratifying to hear the testimony borne by the various brethren to the high and estimable character of the deceased . The following is a copy of the resolution passed at the board of governors : — "The death of the house snrgeon , Air . Harding , having taken lace at a quarter before eight o ' clock this morning from typhus
p fever , the board cannot but express its deep feeling of regret at the severe loss the institution has suffered in the sudden removal of a gentleman who , from his high ability , his assiduous attention to the duties of his office , his readiness to make himself useful in every department , and his unwearied kindness to the patients , possessed so entirely the confidence and esteem , it may be said the affection , of all persons connected with the institution "—Infirmary Board RoomNov . 281848 .
, , The funeral of Bro . Harding took place on November 27 . The Freemasons assembled in a Prov . Grand Lodge , at the Three Crowns Hotel , at one o ' clock , presided over , in the absence of Lord Rancliffe , R . W . P . G . AL , by Bro . Pettifor , P . S . G . W . , when a large number of the brethren were present . The following appropriate resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That the brethren have heard , with very
great regret , of the irreparable loss sustained by the Craft in general , but more particularly by the members ofthe Prov . Grand Lodge , in the early and unexpected removal from this sublunary sphere of our highly esteemed Prov . Junior Grand Warden , Bro . Harding , the muchrespected Master of the Lodge of John of Gaunt , No . 766 ; and desire by this record on the minutes of the Prov . Grand Lodge to hand down to succeeding generations this tribute to departed worth . " Shortly before two o ' clock the members of tbe lodge proceeded in flys
and mourning coaches to the infirmary , there to fall in with the funeral procession , headed by the hearse , containing the body of the deceased , and other carriages . Altogether there were eighteen vehicles , besides the hearse , in a line , when the whole cortege was in motion , and thousands of spectators lined the streets . Among them were many poor persons who testified the depth of their sorrow at the death of the deceased by shedding tears .
The Masons did not wear their costume , nor did they perform their ceremony over the remains of the deceased , that being only done when specially desired by a deceased brother . All the medical practitioners of the town , we learn , with the exception of Air . Nedham , who was unavoidably absent , were at the funeral . To commemorate his virtues and his masonic worth , the members of the John of Gaunt Lodge have determined to erect a monument to their deceased brother . Miss
Harding ( the last of the family ) has presented her brother s masonic library to the lodge . Nov . 29 . —The Right Hon . Bro . CHARLES BULLER , M . P ., President of the Poor Law Commissioners . —He died unexpectedly without previous sickness of importance , until a day or two before . He was forty-five years of age ; of these years he had served twenty in Parliament . In a few brief sentencesculled from the public pressthe
, , character of an illustrious man may be briefly commemorated : " Another fine intellect and ornament of society has passed awaythe witty , the adroit , the amiable , whose career had been so bright and so honourable , and who was still so full of promise after so much of excellent performance . " — Examiner .