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Obituary.
Dec . 30 , 1848 . —Bro . JOHN CHRISTIAN BURCKHARDT , ret 77 —The deceased was in his day an active and intelli gent Mason—well ve ' rsed in ceremonials , and most intimatel y acquainted with the Templar and Rosicrucian mysteries , as they were handed down b y the late Bro Dunckerley Bro . Burckhardt was a German by birth , and by trade a jeweller . His dialect prevented an easy delivery in the English lan-mage but he was nevertheless fluent
a speaker , and even practfcally eloquent ' and rr ^ -T w ' bknd am ! P . " asive ' but , on the contrary , harsh and dictatorial . He was much in the confidence of the late Duke of Sussex , and considered ita duty to support whatever measures his royal highness suggested . In this yiew , however , he considered that he acted on the pnncip e that he repaid confidence b y fidelity . We willingly nass a veil over failings which gently shaded a kind heart and considerable mental endowmentsThe first ielded
. y to the better knowledge of the character of those with whom he too frequently differed , but by whom ins own character was never misunderstood , much less assailed . Bro Burckhardt was , at least , neither a sycophant nor an apostate . He was an honorary member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and a member of the Antiquity . On the decease of the Duke of Sussex , as Grand Sub 1 nor , he became ternthe ruler of the Masonic
, pro ., Knights Temnlar until the period of election , when the office of Grand Master of the Order was conferred on Col . C . K . K . Tynte . His worklly circu ^! stances were , long before his decease , most unfortunate , and the Grand Lodge unanimousl y voted the sum of 100 / . to his widow .
Jan . 15—Of consumption , aged 30 , MARY ANN , the beloved wife of Bro . ROBERT LEVICK , P . M . of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 85 . PENSIONER ON THE ASYLUM FUND . —Jan . 20 .-Bro JOHN CLARK fn ' i ? ' /^' t ^ nty-six years the deceased was a member of the Albion Lodge No . 9 , and had been associated with other lodges . He was by trade a tailor , but for many years incapable of work . Poor Bro . Clark ^ how hopef ulidid he look for the time when he mi enter the
y ght Asylum itself . His latter days were passed in the utmost penury-no helpW hand , for his poor widow is bed-ridden , and has no means whatever of support-God her onl y friend . May He direct the stream of charily to flow in her behalf ! Let her speak for herself , as she did ina miserable note : « I do not know how to bury him . I am a sad cripple and cannot leave my bed . Would that some brother would call on me " 2 destitute ' d 6 CeaSed W 3 S buried ! -hut the widow
March 17 .-The KING OP HOLLAND , let . 57 , at the Hague of inflammation of the lungs . He was educated in England under the t CTer - He SerV 6 d in the British a ™ y . ™ der he t ^ oon , tZ w ? t ° ' AT ' ? U * ° 1814 ' commanded the Dutch troops at the battle of Waterloo . The Prince of Orange , now King of Holland , was m London when the melanchol y tidinfs reached him I he late king was Grand Protector of the Freemasons of Holland . r ^ T \ ' advanced years » at the Shi p Hotel , Brighton , Bro . J . J CUPP formerl y of the Freemasons ' Tavern , London . In our next we hope to give a biographical sketch of the deceased brother .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Dec . 30 , 1848 . —Bro . JOHN CHRISTIAN BURCKHARDT , ret 77 —The deceased was in his day an active and intelli gent Mason—well ve ' rsed in ceremonials , and most intimatel y acquainted with the Templar and Rosicrucian mysteries , as they were handed down b y the late Bro Dunckerley Bro . Burckhardt was a German by birth , and by trade a jeweller . His dialect prevented an easy delivery in the English lan-mage but he was nevertheless fluent
a speaker , and even practfcally eloquent ' and rr ^ -T w ' bknd am ! P . " asive ' but , on the contrary , harsh and dictatorial . He was much in the confidence of the late Duke of Sussex , and considered ita duty to support whatever measures his royal highness suggested . In this yiew , however , he considered that he acted on the pnncip e that he repaid confidence b y fidelity . We willingly nass a veil over failings which gently shaded a kind heart and considerable mental endowmentsThe first ielded
. y to the better knowledge of the character of those with whom he too frequently differed , but by whom ins own character was never misunderstood , much less assailed . Bro Burckhardt was , at least , neither a sycophant nor an apostate . He was an honorary member of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , and a member of the Antiquity . On the decease of the Duke of Sussex , as Grand Sub 1 nor , he became ternthe ruler of the Masonic
, pro ., Knights Temnlar until the period of election , when the office of Grand Master of the Order was conferred on Col . C . K . K . Tynte . His worklly circu ^! stances were , long before his decease , most unfortunate , and the Grand Lodge unanimousl y voted the sum of 100 / . to his widow .
Jan . 15—Of consumption , aged 30 , MARY ANN , the beloved wife of Bro . ROBERT LEVICK , P . M . of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 85 . PENSIONER ON THE ASYLUM FUND . —Jan . 20 .-Bro JOHN CLARK fn ' i ? ' /^' t ^ nty-six years the deceased was a member of the Albion Lodge No . 9 , and had been associated with other lodges . He was by trade a tailor , but for many years incapable of work . Poor Bro . Clark ^ how hopef ulidid he look for the time when he mi enter the
y ght Asylum itself . His latter days were passed in the utmost penury-no helpW hand , for his poor widow is bed-ridden , and has no means whatever of support-God her onl y friend . May He direct the stream of charily to flow in her behalf ! Let her speak for herself , as she did ina miserable note : « I do not know how to bury him . I am a sad cripple and cannot leave my bed . Would that some brother would call on me " 2 destitute ' d 6 CeaSed W 3 S buried ! -hut the widow
March 17 .-The KING OP HOLLAND , let . 57 , at the Hague of inflammation of the lungs . He was educated in England under the t CTer - He SerV 6 d in the British a ™ y . ™ der he t ^ oon , tZ w ? t ° ' AT ' ? U * ° 1814 ' commanded the Dutch troops at the battle of Waterloo . The Prince of Orange , now King of Holland , was m London when the melanchol y tidinfs reached him I he late king was Grand Protector of the Freemasons of Holland . r ^ T \ ' advanced years » at the Shi p Hotel , Brighton , Bro . J . J CUPP formerl y of the Freemasons ' Tavern , London . In our next we hope to give a biographical sketch of the deceased brother .