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brain and the gradual obliteration of all nervous power . Bro Field became ' blind next the senses of hearing , touch , taste , all vanished , and the last si < di of a dear friend was softly breathed into the ear of the aneel of peace ; the last moment told the secret of the heart . A widow and several children remain to lament the bereavement of an affectionate husband and father . ,,. _ .,. .. i It is to behoped that the commercial firm whofor thirty yearshave
' , , benefited by the unceasing devotion to their interests of this faithful steward may be induced to extend towards the family some aid ; for the sake ' of humanity we trust this will be the case ; seldom was a case presented more deserving , or more requiring sympathy . Could such a man as Robert Field be other than a good Mason ? Pie was the illustration of what a Mason should be ; to be as he was , you must walk humblbefore Goduprihtlbefore man . Bro . Field was
y , gy initiated in the Bank of England Lodge , served every office , up to the Chair , to which he was twice called , ( and was P . Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 3 ;) acted as Secretary and Treasurer for many years , and only resigned the latter office last year . He was at the time of his decease the Father of the Lodge . The Lodge has been put into Masonic mourning , and the members mourn as Brothers . Field be expectedamong the early supporters of
Bro . was , as may , the Asylum for his aged Brethren , and on the retirement of Bro . Farnfield from the Secretaryship to that Institution , he eagarly sought and readily obtained the appointment ; into this cause he threw the great itself that
powers of his intelligent mind ; no difficulty presented was not to be overcome ; he took his post by the side of the Treasurer ; received his instructions and obeyed them to the letter ; any difference of opinion was conveyed with the kindness of a friend , and his ow „ n opinion was frequently yielded , when perhaps it mig ht have been of greater advantage ; but Bro . Field always supported the views ancl objects of his leader with readiness and grace . of the futurehe liberall
Generous as to his means , being hopeful , y contributed to the cause , ancl carried on an extensive correspondence . As a secretary he was a pattern to imitate . His votes in Grand Lodge were always given on the side of Independence and Freemasonry , and his loss as a man of considerable reasoning powers will be felt ; there are very few of his class of thinking well informed Masons . To consult Robert Field was to seek intelligence , to profit by it was a privilege .-when he felt that to
His resignation as Secretary was only tendered continue in office was altogether impossible , and then it was written withsincere regret a few months since ; and the letter containing the resignation evidenced marks of great physical decay , it was probably the last he ever wrote . The Committee of the Asylum directed a vote of thanks for his valuable services to be presented to him , as a mark of their unfeigned affection and esteem . It was done ; but , alas ! vision was denied to the eye , and hearing to the ear , of him to whom honour was due . A Lewis of Bro . Field may probably live to witness in such testimony a record of his father ' s worthiness . All that now remains for the Mason
is to condole with the widow and fatherless , imploring for them the protection of an All-powerful ancl merciful Father in Heaven . Kind shade look with complacency on this feeble tribute to friendship , that commenced with our first introduction to each other , and ended but with thy last expiration ! Sweet , in your case , must be the sleep of death .
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Obituary.
brain and the gradual obliteration of all nervous power . Bro Field became ' blind next the senses of hearing , touch , taste , all vanished , and the last si < di of a dear friend was softly breathed into the ear of the aneel of peace ; the last moment told the secret of the heart . A widow and several children remain to lament the bereavement of an affectionate husband and father . ,,. _ .,. .. i It is to behoped that the commercial firm whofor thirty yearshave
' , , benefited by the unceasing devotion to their interests of this faithful steward may be induced to extend towards the family some aid ; for the sake ' of humanity we trust this will be the case ; seldom was a case presented more deserving , or more requiring sympathy . Could such a man as Robert Field be other than a good Mason ? Pie was the illustration of what a Mason should be ; to be as he was , you must walk humblbefore Goduprihtlbefore man . Bro . Field was
y , gy initiated in the Bank of England Lodge , served every office , up to the Chair , to which he was twice called , ( and was P . Z . of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 3 ;) acted as Secretary and Treasurer for many years , and only resigned the latter office last year . He was at the time of his decease the Father of the Lodge . The Lodge has been put into Masonic mourning , and the members mourn as Brothers . Field be expectedamong the early supporters of
Bro . was , as may , the Asylum for his aged Brethren , and on the retirement of Bro . Farnfield from the Secretaryship to that Institution , he eagarly sought and readily obtained the appointment ; into this cause he threw the great itself that
powers of his intelligent mind ; no difficulty presented was not to be overcome ; he took his post by the side of the Treasurer ; received his instructions and obeyed them to the letter ; any difference of opinion was conveyed with the kindness of a friend , and his ow „ n opinion was frequently yielded , when perhaps it mig ht have been of greater advantage ; but Bro . Field always supported the views ancl objects of his leader with readiness and grace . of the futurehe liberall
Generous as to his means , being hopeful , y contributed to the cause , ancl carried on an extensive correspondence . As a secretary he was a pattern to imitate . His votes in Grand Lodge were always given on the side of Independence and Freemasonry , and his loss as a man of considerable reasoning powers will be felt ; there are very few of his class of thinking well informed Masons . To consult Robert Field was to seek intelligence , to profit by it was a privilege .-when he felt that to
His resignation as Secretary was only tendered continue in office was altogether impossible , and then it was written withsincere regret a few months since ; and the letter containing the resignation evidenced marks of great physical decay , it was probably the last he ever wrote . The Committee of the Asylum directed a vote of thanks for his valuable services to be presented to him , as a mark of their unfeigned affection and esteem . It was done ; but , alas ! vision was denied to the eye , and hearing to the ear , of him to whom honour was due . A Lewis of Bro . Field may probably live to witness in such testimony a record of his father ' s worthiness . All that now remains for the Mason
is to condole with the widow and fatherless , imploring for them the protection of an All-powerful ancl merciful Father in Heaven . Kind shade look with complacency on this feeble tribute to friendship , that commenced with our first introduction to each other , and ended but with thy last expiration ! Sweet , in your case , must be the sleep of death .