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Obituary.
the Mason ancl the gentleman were happily blended . In a late number we had to record the untimely death of his brother , Mr . James Jardine . The loss of these two estimable Masons is most deeply deplored . Feb . 18 . —B ROTHER FRANCOIS , P . M ., letat . 60 . He was formerly a member of No . 7 , but resigned on its union with the Royal York Lodge of Perseverance .
On the 18 th of March , aged 71 years , JOHN JACKSON , Esq ., of Charlemont ; he was one of the oldest burgesses , ancl for many years chief magistrate of that ancient borough in the county of Armagh . He was initiated a member of the Masonic society in Moy Lodge , No . 4-05 , and evinced a striking ancl uniform partiality to the . cause for a period of forty years ; he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his Brethren , and the community at large ; he had five sons , four of whom are now honourhe
able members of the ancient fraternity of Freemasons ; was an ornament to the Christian religion , and in all things adorned the doctrines of God his Saviour . His temper was mild ancl serene , and his whole deportment uprig ht ancl regular ; he suffered much from a protracted illness , and bore his affliction with meek submission to the will of his Divine Master . Sanctified by the aids , brig htened ancl cheered by the lorious prospects of the Christian reliionhe retained the possession of
g g , his faculties with unfailing fortitude to the last , amidst the exhaustion of a lingering illness , ancl the dark final struggle between the immortal spirit and mortal life—Mark the perfect man , and behold the upright , for the end of that man is peace .
On Sunday , the 22 nd March , BROTHER AA M- LEAK , builder , of Eastgate , Louth , aged 69- He was for thirty-one years a member of the fraternity of Freemasons , and a contributor to the Louth Packhorse Club for the long period of fifty-one years —Lincoln Gazette , March 31 . On Easter Monday morning suddenly , BROTHER PEATY , P . M . 219 ,
aged 36 . Died , on Sunday last , at Summer ' s Town , Chichester , SERGEANTMAJOR HATCHER , many years leader of the band of the Royal Sussex Militia , aged 58 . His remains were interred at Donnington , near this city , with Masonic- ancl military honours , a large concourse of people joining in the procession . —Brighton Gazette , May 7 .
Died of consumption , on Monday the llth of May , 1840 , BROTHER JOHN BEGBIE , P . M ., Nos , 22 and 93 , surviving his wife only five months . —Brotlier John Begbie was initiated into Masonry on the Oth of Dec ., 1828 , in the Neptune Lodge , served the office of Junior AVarden m the vear 1830 . Master for the years 1831 and 1832 ; on going out of office
he was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel , at the cost ( by voluntary subscription ) of 15 / ., " in testimony of their respect for his Masonic services as Worshipful Master during the years 1 S 31 ancl 1832 , and as a further mark of their approbation of his zeal in the cause of Masonic benevolence . " He afterwards acted as Honorary Secretary to the Lodge up to the year 1839 , when he was re-elected Master , and served through the with great credit ancl abilityhe was some time a member of
year ; the Pythagorean Loclge , No . 93 , at Greenwich , ancl served the office of Master of that Lodge . He was exalted in the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 5 , and served the office of third ancl second Principal . He was a regular subscriber to the Boys' ancl Girls' School from the year 1830 , and an attentive member of both Committees . He was a hie
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
the Mason ancl the gentleman were happily blended . In a late number we had to record the untimely death of his brother , Mr . James Jardine . The loss of these two estimable Masons is most deeply deplored . Feb . 18 . —B ROTHER FRANCOIS , P . M ., letat . 60 . He was formerly a member of No . 7 , but resigned on its union with the Royal York Lodge of Perseverance .
On the 18 th of March , aged 71 years , JOHN JACKSON , Esq ., of Charlemont ; he was one of the oldest burgesses , ancl for many years chief magistrate of that ancient borough in the county of Armagh . He was initiated a member of the Masonic society in Moy Lodge , No . 4-05 , and evinced a striking ancl uniform partiality to the . cause for a period of forty years ; he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his Brethren , and the community at large ; he had five sons , four of whom are now honourhe
able members of the ancient fraternity of Freemasons ; was an ornament to the Christian religion , and in all things adorned the doctrines of God his Saviour . His temper was mild ancl serene , and his whole deportment uprig ht ancl regular ; he suffered much from a protracted illness , and bore his affliction with meek submission to the will of his Divine Master . Sanctified by the aids , brig htened ancl cheered by the lorious prospects of the Christian reliionhe retained the possession of
g g , his faculties with unfailing fortitude to the last , amidst the exhaustion of a lingering illness , ancl the dark final struggle between the immortal spirit and mortal life—Mark the perfect man , and behold the upright , for the end of that man is peace .
On Sunday , the 22 nd March , BROTHER AA M- LEAK , builder , of Eastgate , Louth , aged 69- He was for thirty-one years a member of the fraternity of Freemasons , and a contributor to the Louth Packhorse Club for the long period of fifty-one years —Lincoln Gazette , March 31 . On Easter Monday morning suddenly , BROTHER PEATY , P . M . 219 ,
aged 36 . Died , on Sunday last , at Summer ' s Town , Chichester , SERGEANTMAJOR HATCHER , many years leader of the band of the Royal Sussex Militia , aged 58 . His remains were interred at Donnington , near this city , with Masonic- ancl military honours , a large concourse of people joining in the procession . —Brighton Gazette , May 7 .
Died of consumption , on Monday the llth of May , 1840 , BROTHER JOHN BEGBIE , P . M ., Nos , 22 and 93 , surviving his wife only five months . —Brotlier John Begbie was initiated into Masonry on the Oth of Dec ., 1828 , in the Neptune Lodge , served the office of Junior AVarden m the vear 1830 . Master for the years 1831 and 1832 ; on going out of office
he was presented with a Past Master ' s jewel , at the cost ( by voluntary subscription ) of 15 / ., " in testimony of their respect for his Masonic services as Worshipful Master during the years 1 S 31 ancl 1832 , and as a further mark of their approbation of his zeal in the cause of Masonic benevolence . " He afterwards acted as Honorary Secretary to the Lodge up to the year 1839 , when he was re-elected Master , and served through the with great credit ancl abilityhe was some time a member of
year ; the Pythagorean Loclge , No . 93 , at Greenwich , ancl served the office of Master of that Lodge . He was exalted in the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 5 , and served the office of third ancl second Principal . He was a regular subscriber to the Boys' ancl Girls' School from the year 1830 , and an attentive member of both Committees . He was a hie