Document set 'Draft Copy of Resolutions for Mourning President Garfield'

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Sept 20.th      This Supreme Council of the Scottish rite of Freemasonry in full for the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States now in Session assembled together join with their fellow Citizens of these United States in bewailing the untimely loss of death of brother James A Garfield President of the United States, struck down by an asassin, hand in the begining of the his honorable career as af th Chief Magistrate of this Republic to which he had been elevated by the [?] votes of the a free people influenced by their knowledge of his the abilities & virtues disp he had displayed in various walks of public service. The impulses of a patriotic heart were seen throughout his public Career and now where with experience ripened as a statesman, liberalized by varied & profound studies he promised to yield in the administration of his high trust a generous harvest for the Commonweal of these United States, an inscrutable providence has withdrawn removed him from this sphere of action to that vast Spiritual realm at whose threshold we all humbly kneel -- Sept 20.<sup>th</sup>
<p-bgn>This Supreme Council of the Scottish rite
of Freemasonry <del>in full</del> for the Northern Jurisdiction
of the United States now <del>in Session</del>
assembled together join with their fellow
Citizens <del>of these United States</del> in bewailing
the untimely <del>loss of</del> death of <add>brother</add> James A Garfield
President of the United States, struck
down by an asassin, hand in the
begining of <del>the</del> <add>his</add> honorable career
as <del>af</del> <del>th</del> Chief Magistrate of this
Republic to which he had been
elevated by the <del><ill></del> votes of <del>the</del>
a free people influenced by their
knowledge of <del>his</del> the abilities &
virtues <del>disp</del> he had displayed
in various walks of public service.
The impulses of a patriotic heart were
seen throughout his public Career
and now where with experience
ripened as a statesman, liberalized by
varied & profound studies he promised
to yield in the administration of his
high trust a generous harvest for the
Commonweal of these United States, an
inscrutable providence has <del>withdrawn</del> <add>removed</add>
him from this sphere of action to that
vast Spiritual realm at whose
threshold we all humbly kneel --

     Our grief for the lamented deceased is more intimate personal in this that we were joined in the personal relations which spring from the common bond of Freemasonry -- Our illustrious and deceased brother for many years had been a member of he Grand Lodge of Perfection in the jurisdiction of our Sister the Southern Supreme Council of this Rite, and we bear cheerful witness to the wisdom & assiduity with which he fulfilled the mission of charity friendship and brotherly love that his high grade imposed upon him. The cause of humanity to which Masonry is devoted found in his generous heart a kindly & sympathetic field, and in the various Masonic organizations with which he was connected he won the affection confidence & esteem of his comrades & brethren. In losing him Masonry has lost a rare & precious jewel but We[?] will long cherish the memory of his virtues with pure & loving sympathy. <p-bgn>Our grief for the lamented deceased
is more <del>intimate</del> <add>personal</add> in this that we
were joined in the <del>personal</del> relations
which spring from the common bond
of Freemasonry -- Our <del>illustrious and</del>
deceased brother for many years had
been a member of he Grand Lodge of
Perfection in the jurisdiction of our
Sister the Southern Supreme Council
of this Rite, and we bear cheerful
witness to the wisdom & assiduity
with which he fulfilled the mission
of charity friendship and brotherly
love that his high grade imposed upon
him. The cause of humanity to which
Masonry is devoted found in his generous
heart a kindly & sympathetic field,
and in the various Masonic organizations
with which he was connected he
won the affection confidence &
esteem of his comrades & brethren.
In losing him Masonry has lost a
rare & precious jewel but <unclear>We</unclear> will
long cherish the memory of his
virtues with pure & loving sympathy.

3//      We tender to the Southern Supreme Council & to the other Masonic org bodies in which the deceased was affiliated the expressions of our appreciation of their great loss --
4      The Sov. Gr. Commander is requested to cause a Copy of these resolves to be transmitted to the mother & to the wife of the illustrious deceased with assurances that this Council in the name of the brethren of its jurisdiction shares the grief that has fallen on his family, and condoles with them on their imparable bereavement.
5//      That the banners, jewels, & altar of this Council be draped in the mourning for forty days, and that similar mourning be [?]placed worn on the jewel banners & altars of every subordinate body of this jurisdiction during the same time
6//      That illustrious brother Garfield having died whilst within the masonic jurisdiction of this Supreme Council that the Sov. Grand Commander [?] tender to the authorities in charge of his remains the services of this Council & its brethren at the funeral obsequies.
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<p-bgn>We tender to the Southern Supreme Council
& <del>to</del> the <del>other</del> Masonic <del>org</del> bodies in
which the deceased was affiliated
the expressions of our appreciation of
their great loss --<p-end>
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<p-bgn>The Sov. Gr. Commander is requested
to cause a Copy of these resolves to be
transmitted to the mother & to the
wife of the illustrious deceased
with assurances that this Council
in the name of the brethren of its
jurisdiction shares the grief that
has fallen on his family, and
condoles with them on their
imparable bereavement.<p-end>
5//
<p-bgn>That the banners, <add>jewels,</add> & altar of this
Council be draped in the mourning
for forty days, and that similar
mourning be <ill><del>placed</del> <add>worn</add> on the <add>jewel</add> banners
& altars of every subordinate body of this
jurisdiction during the same time<p-end>
6//
<p-bgn>That <del>illustrious</del> brother Garfield having
died whilst within the <add>masonic</add> jurisdiction
of this Supreme Council that the Sov.
Grand Commander <del><ill></del> tender to
the authorities in charge of his remains
the services of this Council & its brethren at the funeral obsequies.<p-end>
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