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Obituary.
Oct . 24 t 7 i . —Brother WILLIAM WILLOUOHBY PRESCOTT , born Dec . 16 , 1776 , died this day , at his house at Hendon ; he was second son of the late Sir George Prescott , Bart ., and next brother to the present baronet ; was initiated in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , on the I 3 th of January , 1813 ; after serving the offices of Junior and Senior Warden , was elected Master in March , 1817 , and performed the duties of that station with great assiduity for two years . Served the office of Grand Stewardbeing
, the President of the Board , 1816 . At the Grand Festival in 1817 , he was appointed S . G . W ., and was elected Grand Treasurer On 8 th March , 1826 , on the resignation of the late Brother John Dent . Was a member of the Chapter of Friendship and St . James ' s Chapter , in each of which he served in the several Chairs . Had served the office of Steward for both the Charities , and was a most liberal contributor to each . Was one of the Trustees and a Member of the House Committee of the Girls' School .
and twice served as Steward to the Grand Master s Birth-day FestivaL He was a member of the Board of Finance . By virtue of his office as Grand Treasurer of the Craft , he held the same situation ( being a Companion ) in the Royal and Grand Chapter ; was appointed Grand Sword Bearer ( R . A . ) in 1825 , and , at the last election , was appointed a member of the Committee of General Purposes . The above particulars are the mere record of the official appointments of our deceased and deepllamented Brother ; but who shall attempt to
y describe his truly generous and noble character , and place on the lasting record of history , a few sentences of grateful remembrance for years spent in the most perfect exercise of a Masonic life ! It is now nearly forty years since we first remember Mm—then cheerful and kind to such as were to him mere boys—for there was twelve years' difference in age . He took no other advantage of his position in society , than to exhibit those courtesies as an examplewhich in him were naturallinherent
, y qualities . Twenty years after , an accidental circumstance renewed a momentary acquaintance—the hair had changed , but the same bland manner , the same warm heart , emboldened a freedom which was cheerfully welcomed . And within these few years we met as Masons ; the one ( his hair silvered , not by age , but by constitutional tendency ) , practising the brightest virtues with all the energy that moral power could lend to
experience , and irradiating the noble purposes of Masonry by Ms support ; the other on the threshold of the Order , was recognised and welcomed . BrotherPrescott ' s mere official appointmentwould have rendered approach to him somewhat doubtful upon subjects touching the " affairs of the Craft ; " but there is in the heart of man a secret spring , and for the wisest behests , that whoever shall honestly attain a knowledge of it , shall , with a cordial welcome , partake its mysteries . Our course was soon taken—circumstances rendered a movement necessary—the
Masters had become inactive , and , consequently , had unintentionall y imposed upon the executive a fearful responsibility , which , instead of being rendered easy by division of labour , became onerous . This situation of affairs , when pointed out to Brother Prescott , first attracted his attention and then rivetted it . Not long afterwards , the writer of this article met Brother Prescott and Brother Meyrick in council deep ; to their advice he has been much indebted ; by their approbation he has
been gratefully rewarded . Brother Meyrick retired from the House Committee of the Female School to create a vacancy , and with Brother Prescott cemented the compact , which death has now , on both their parts , dissolved , Alas . ' they have not lived to see file fruition of the chief
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Oct . 24 t 7 i . —Brother WILLIAM WILLOUOHBY PRESCOTT , born Dec . 16 , 1776 , died this day , at his house at Hendon ; he was second son of the late Sir George Prescott , Bart ., and next brother to the present baronet ; was initiated in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , on the I 3 th of January , 1813 ; after serving the offices of Junior and Senior Warden , was elected Master in March , 1817 , and performed the duties of that station with great assiduity for two years . Served the office of Grand Stewardbeing
, the President of the Board , 1816 . At the Grand Festival in 1817 , he was appointed S . G . W ., and was elected Grand Treasurer On 8 th March , 1826 , on the resignation of the late Brother John Dent . Was a member of the Chapter of Friendship and St . James ' s Chapter , in each of which he served in the several Chairs . Had served the office of Steward for both the Charities , and was a most liberal contributor to each . Was one of the Trustees and a Member of the House Committee of the Girls' School .
and twice served as Steward to the Grand Master s Birth-day FestivaL He was a member of the Board of Finance . By virtue of his office as Grand Treasurer of the Craft , he held the same situation ( being a Companion ) in the Royal and Grand Chapter ; was appointed Grand Sword Bearer ( R . A . ) in 1825 , and , at the last election , was appointed a member of the Committee of General Purposes . The above particulars are the mere record of the official appointments of our deceased and deepllamented Brother ; but who shall attempt to
y describe his truly generous and noble character , and place on the lasting record of history , a few sentences of grateful remembrance for years spent in the most perfect exercise of a Masonic life ! It is now nearly forty years since we first remember Mm—then cheerful and kind to such as were to him mere boys—for there was twelve years' difference in age . He took no other advantage of his position in society , than to exhibit those courtesies as an examplewhich in him were naturallinherent
, y qualities . Twenty years after , an accidental circumstance renewed a momentary acquaintance—the hair had changed , but the same bland manner , the same warm heart , emboldened a freedom which was cheerfully welcomed . And within these few years we met as Masons ; the one ( his hair silvered , not by age , but by constitutional tendency ) , practising the brightest virtues with all the energy that moral power could lend to
experience , and irradiating the noble purposes of Masonry by Ms support ; the other on the threshold of the Order , was recognised and welcomed . BrotherPrescott ' s mere official appointmentwould have rendered approach to him somewhat doubtful upon subjects touching the " affairs of the Craft ; " but there is in the heart of man a secret spring , and for the wisest behests , that whoever shall honestly attain a knowledge of it , shall , with a cordial welcome , partake its mysteries . Our course was soon taken—circumstances rendered a movement necessary—the
Masters had become inactive , and , consequently , had unintentionall y imposed upon the executive a fearful responsibility , which , instead of being rendered easy by division of labour , became onerous . This situation of affairs , when pointed out to Brother Prescott , first attracted his attention and then rivetted it . Not long afterwards , the writer of this article met Brother Prescott and Brother Meyrick in council deep ; to their advice he has been much indebted ; by their approbation he has
been gratefully rewarded . Brother Meyrick retired from the House Committee of the Female School to create a vacancy , and with Brother Prescott cemented the compact , which death has now , on both their parts , dissolved , Alas . ' they have not lived to see file fruition of the chief