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Oct . 25 . —Bro . WILLIAM WHITTAKER , tet . 54 , after a painful and protracted illness , borne with true Masonic resignation ; late a member of the Nelson of the Nile Lodge , 330 . The poignancy of his sufferings and privations was materially alleviated during his confinement , by the kindness of the Grand Lodge , the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the Brethren of his Mother Lodge , under a dispensation from the D . P . G . M ., Charles Lee , Esq . ; his remains were committed to the tomb with Masonic honours , on Sunday the 29 th . The procession was as numerous as respectable , and an immense concourse of spectators thronged around the solemn scene .
Oct . 7 . —At Chedzoy , in the house in which he was horn and had always resided , Bro . FRANCIS ADAMS STRADLING , Esq ., aged 92 years and 7 months . He was throughout life highly respected by a numerous circle of friends , and revered by his relatives . On the 16 th , his remains were deposited in the family vault in the church of Chedzoy . As he was the oldest Freemason in the Province of Somerset , the apron , gauntlets , Royal Arch scarf , jewel , & c , were placed on the coffin , and the
banner , which now hangs over it , was borne to the grave by his venerable huntsman , 83 years of age . The procession was joined by nearly all the poor of the neighbourhood . It is singular that the fire ignited by his ancestor , John Stradling , Esq ., in the year 1672 , has always been carefully preserved , and still burns on the hearth of the hall , { vide p . 514 . ) Nov . 21 . —The Rev . MARTIN JOSEPH NAYLOR , D . D ., set . 80 , at Wakefield ; the distinguished Patriarch who has been gathered to his
fathers , had passed his jubilee of service , was appointed Prov . Grand Chaplain , ( West Yorkshire ) , in 1820 , and continued in office until his decease . He ardentl y studied and benevolently practised the purity of Freemasonry . On the 1 st of November , full of energy , ardour , and animal spirits , he proceeded as Z . on the formal re-opening of the R . A . Chapter , 179 ; but on the 3 rd was seized with remittent fever , and he expired in peace on the 21 st . For 79 years he had never been confined to his bed for two consecutive days . His remains were interred in the parish church of Wakefield , on the 27 th . We hope to give some interesting particulars of this excellent Brother in our next .
Nov . —At Tiverton , tet . 23 , MARGARET ANN , wife of Bro . Walter H . Reid , of the Lodge of Fidelity . Nov . 17 . —At No . 3 , Leicester-place , Leicester-square , ret . 32 , ESTHER , the beloved wife of Bro . the Rev . H . A . HENRY , Minister of the Western Synagogue , St . Alban ' s-place , Charles-street , Haymarket , Past Master of the Lodge of Israel , 247 . The deceased lady had passed through many months of languor , weakness , and decay , without a single murmur of
impatience , and often expressed her adoration of that mercy which granted her so long a time for reflection and penitence . That she had no failing cannot be supposed ; but she has now appeared before the Almighty Judge , and it would ill become beings like us , weak and sinful as herself , to remember those faults which , we trust , Eternal Purity has pardoned . But to speak of her virtues—her practice was such as her opinions naturally produced . She was exact and regular in her devotions—full of confidence in the Divine mercy—submissive to the dispensations of Providence—grateful for every kindness received , and ready to afford assist-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Obituary .
Oct . 25 . —Bro . WILLIAM WHITTAKER , tet . 54 , after a painful and protracted illness , borne with true Masonic resignation ; late a member of the Nelson of the Nile Lodge , 330 . The poignancy of his sufferings and privations was materially alleviated during his confinement , by the kindness of the Grand Lodge , the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the Brethren of his Mother Lodge , under a dispensation from the D . P . G . M ., Charles Lee , Esq . ; his remains were committed to the tomb with Masonic honours , on Sunday the 29 th . The procession was as numerous as respectable , and an immense concourse of spectators thronged around the solemn scene .
Oct . 7 . —At Chedzoy , in the house in which he was horn and had always resided , Bro . FRANCIS ADAMS STRADLING , Esq ., aged 92 years and 7 months . He was throughout life highly respected by a numerous circle of friends , and revered by his relatives . On the 16 th , his remains were deposited in the family vault in the church of Chedzoy . As he was the oldest Freemason in the Province of Somerset , the apron , gauntlets , Royal Arch scarf , jewel , & c , were placed on the coffin , and the
banner , which now hangs over it , was borne to the grave by his venerable huntsman , 83 years of age . The procession was joined by nearly all the poor of the neighbourhood . It is singular that the fire ignited by his ancestor , John Stradling , Esq ., in the year 1672 , has always been carefully preserved , and still burns on the hearth of the hall , { vide p . 514 . ) Nov . 21 . —The Rev . MARTIN JOSEPH NAYLOR , D . D ., set . 80 , at Wakefield ; the distinguished Patriarch who has been gathered to his
fathers , had passed his jubilee of service , was appointed Prov . Grand Chaplain , ( West Yorkshire ) , in 1820 , and continued in office until his decease . He ardentl y studied and benevolently practised the purity of Freemasonry . On the 1 st of November , full of energy , ardour , and animal spirits , he proceeded as Z . on the formal re-opening of the R . A . Chapter , 179 ; but on the 3 rd was seized with remittent fever , and he expired in peace on the 21 st . For 79 years he had never been confined to his bed for two consecutive days . His remains were interred in the parish church of Wakefield , on the 27 th . We hope to give some interesting particulars of this excellent Brother in our next .
Nov . —At Tiverton , tet . 23 , MARGARET ANN , wife of Bro . Walter H . Reid , of the Lodge of Fidelity . Nov . 17 . —At No . 3 , Leicester-place , Leicester-square , ret . 32 , ESTHER , the beloved wife of Bro . the Rev . H . A . HENRY , Minister of the Western Synagogue , St . Alban ' s-place , Charles-street , Haymarket , Past Master of the Lodge of Israel , 247 . The deceased lady had passed through many months of languor , weakness , and decay , without a single murmur of
impatience , and often expressed her adoration of that mercy which granted her so long a time for reflection and penitence . That she had no failing cannot be supposed ; but she has now appeared before the Almighty Judge , and it would ill become beings like us , weak and sinful as herself , to remember those faults which , we trust , Eternal Purity has pardoned . But to speak of her virtues—her practice was such as her opinions naturally produced . She was exact and regular in her devotions—full of confidence in the Divine mercy—submissive to the dispensations of Providence—grateful for every kindness received , and ready to afford assist-