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next delivered the funeral oration , which he had prepared . Death , he said , was the inevitable doom of all ; the Divine appointment could not be resisted ; neither health , goodness , nor usefulness could claim exemption from this doom . Before them lay the remains of one who a little time back was regarded as being in the prime of life . Only a- lew Aays ago he was in their midst . A more genial , kind , and liberal spirit it would have been difficult to find . Naturally of a cheerful
temperament , and of courteous demeanour , he was a favourite in every circle of society in which he moved . He was thoroughly sincere and upright in all his dealings , and could sympathise with all who were in need . Endowed with qualities of mind and heart of a high order , he was fitted to take a leading position in his profession , and in the public affairs of the community in which he dwelt . Resident for nearly thirty years in the town , he had secured the esteem and regard of a large number of its
inhabitants . Chosen the first mayor of the borough , and twice reelected to the office , he occupied the foremost place in the eyes of the community . And now , when from this high and honourable position he was removed by death , we could not wonder that all classes of the community felt it as a common loss ; nor could we wonder at the multitudes who had congregated to pay a last token of respect to Ids remains . It was not every man who lived to the age of fifty-two years , who attained such
distinction as Dr . Fearnley had done , and whose loss would be so generally mourned . Dr . Fearnley would be a missed man in Dewsbury . He would be missed on the magisterial bench and in the council chamber ; he would be missed by the members of his own profession , by the various educational institutes in the district , at the annual meetings of which he so often presided , and by the many friendly and philanthropic societies of which he was so distinguished a member . He would be missed by the
many who had sought his advice , and never in vain ; and more than all he would be missed by the numerous poor and afflicted ones who had been the recipients of his constant and unostentatious charity . The question had been asked , " but what of his soul ? " He should unduly trespass on the sanctity of the sick chamber if he said that his end was peace and holiness . AVhat he often repeated was , "I want more intimate fellowship with Jesus Christ my Saviour . " The rev . gentleman then said , —
" The last words our dear departed friend was understood to say were addressed to his daughter , and were these , "He was wounded for our transgressions : is it not so V On her assuring him that it was so , he exclaimed , " AAliat comfort ! It is a comfort ! " And thus he died , looking to Him of whom it is declared that He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God by Him , saying He ever lived to make intercession for them , and whosoever cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast
away . " Farewell ! kind , genial companion ; true-hearted friend , farewell ! Peace he to thy memory ! The glad hope of thy blessed immortality mingles with our regrets that thou art with us no more on earth !" At the conclusion of the oration the procession proceeded to the vault prepared for the reception of the deceased , which is situate on the slope of the hill on the uncousecrated side . The vault already contained the remains of Elizabeth Maria Louisa
, the wife of the late Mayor , and to her memory and that of his deceased children he had caused to be erected a handsome obelisk of grey polished granite , which forms one of the most prominent objects in the cemetery . The Rev . J . Shillito , after completing the funeral service , offered up a brief prayer . AA hen the coffin was lowered the mourners gave a last fond look , and then left the ground , in the trust , so beautifully expressed by our greatest living poet ,
" That those we call the dead , Are breathers of an ampler day For ever nobler ends . " On the return of the Masonic body to the Church of England School-room , the following resolution of condolence to the family was passed : — "That this Provincial Grand Lodge , deeply deploring the great loss which the Craft and the province have sustained hy the premature and lamented decease of the late
Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Brother George Fearnley , M . D ., desires to record its great regret for his loss , and the deep sense it entertains of his many and eminent services to Freemasonry and to this province . That this Provincial Grand Lodge desires that this expression of its regret and attachment shall be conveyed by the Provincial Grand Secretary to his sorrowing relatives , with the assurance of its deep and heartfelt sympathy under their great and afflictive bereavement . "Abridged from the Deicsbury Chronicle .
HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ATHOLE , K . T ., GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . This popular noblemen and brother died of cancer in the throat , at Blair Castle , near Dunkeld , on the night of Saturday , the 16 th inst . His Grace was born September 20 th , 1814 , and is succeeded hy his son the Marquis of Tullibardine , an ensign in the Guardsborn in 1840 . The following sketch of the late
, Duke ' s Alasonic career , which originally appeared in the North British Daily Mail , is , we understand , from the pen of Bro . D . Murray Lyon , of Mother Kilwinning , one of the Grand Stewards in the Grand Lodge of Scotland : — The pre-eminence which the Duke of Athole held in connection with Freemasonry necessitates more than a passing allusion to his Masonic services . Not since the death in 1841 of Bro .
the Earl of Rothes has the Grand East in tho Grand Lod fe o Scotland been darkened by the shadow of the tyler to the lent lodge till now , that the hand which for the past twenty ' ears has " wielded the Grand Master ' s gavel lies paralysed by the freezing grip of death . By the decease of our late Grand Master , Grand Lodge have lost one of the brightest of their ornaments , and Freemasonry one of its staunchest supporters
Initiated in the Lodge St . John ( No . 14 ) , Dunkeld , November ' 1 S 1-1 , the Duke of Athole , then Lord Glenlyon , was , on St ' Andrew ' s Day of the same year , called to a seat on tbe dais of " the Grand Lodge , and for two years held the post of Depute Grand Master . On tho retirement of Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . F . Lord Fitz-Clarence , second son of AVilliam IV ., Lord Glenlyon was raised to the tin-one of Grand Lodgeand
, installed therein November 30 th , 1843 , the duties of which office he continued to discharge till within a few mouths of his death . To sketch the Masonic career of the Duke of Athole would be to write a twenty years' history of Freemasonry as it exists under the Scottish Constitution ; for during that long period has his name been most intimately associated with the transactions and government of the Craft in this country .
Under his auspicies and zealous endeavours to support the dignity and promote the benign principles of the brotherhood , the Grand Lodge of Scotland has attained to a measure of prosperity fin- exceeding that of any former period ; and the fact of his having for nearly a quarter of a century been , by their unanimous voice , re-elected head of the Order , demonstrates the depth of fraternitlj regard entertained for him by the brethren composing the Grand Lodgetheir admiration of his
, character , and the confidence reposed in his ability properly to discharge the functions ofthe exalted Masonic position to wliich their suffrages had raised him . Of the corner-stones our late Grand Master has planted , the public monuments and statues he has inaugurated , the schemes of Alasonic benevolence he has aided to develop , or the improvements for the government and regulation of the Order
introduced or given effect to by his Grace , it is not our purpose minutely to dwell on ; rather shall we glance at the more prominent features of his Masonic career . His first public appearance in the capacity of Grand Master Mason of Scotland was on the occasion of his laying with Masonic honours the foundationstone of the new public baths for the working classes of EdinburghJul 291844 . He performed the ceremony with the
, y , air of an adept , and afterwards addressed a few congratulatory words to the promoters of the undertaking , expressive of the gratification he felt in being permitted to inaugurate , as it were , his appointment to the Grand Mastership by officiating at the commencement of an institution likely to prove of " the greatest benefit to the working-classes of the Scottish metropolisand most conducive to their healthcleanlinessand
com-, , , fort . " Two years afterwards , August 1846 , we find his Grace presiding at the inauguration of the Scott Monument , the corner-stone of which had some six years before been placed by a distinguished Alasonic predecessor , Bro . the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest of Comiston , Bart ., Lord Provost of Edinburgh . In handinir over tbe monument to the trustees , the Grand
Master concluded his remarks with the confession of his utter inability to find words expressive of the feelings of pride and pleasure with wliich he had presided at the inauguration of so splendid a monument , erected " as a testimony to the memory of the great novelist and minstrel , in whom Scotland and the Scottish Craft had been so highly honoured , and as an additional ornament to the beautiful and romantic city of Edinburgh . " The removal of the old Stockwell ( Glasgow ) Bridge to be replaced by one of increased dimensions having been determined on , the Grand Lodge of Scotland were invited to lay the foundation-stone of the Victoria Bridge . April 9 , 1851 , wa
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Obituary.
next delivered the funeral oration , which he had prepared . Death , he said , was the inevitable doom of all ; the Divine appointment could not be resisted ; neither health , goodness , nor usefulness could claim exemption from this doom . Before them lay the remains of one who a little time back was regarded as being in the prime of life . Only a- lew Aays ago he was in their midst . A more genial , kind , and liberal spirit it would have been difficult to find . Naturally of a cheerful
temperament , and of courteous demeanour , he was a favourite in every circle of society in which he moved . He was thoroughly sincere and upright in all his dealings , and could sympathise with all who were in need . Endowed with qualities of mind and heart of a high order , he was fitted to take a leading position in his profession , and in the public affairs of the community in which he dwelt . Resident for nearly thirty years in the town , he had secured the esteem and regard of a large number of its
inhabitants . Chosen the first mayor of the borough , and twice reelected to the office , he occupied the foremost place in the eyes of the community . And now , when from this high and honourable position he was removed by death , we could not wonder that all classes of the community felt it as a common loss ; nor could we wonder at the multitudes who had congregated to pay a last token of respect to Ids remains . It was not every man who lived to the age of fifty-two years , who attained such
distinction as Dr . Fearnley had done , and whose loss would be so generally mourned . Dr . Fearnley would be a missed man in Dewsbury . He would be missed on the magisterial bench and in the council chamber ; he would be missed by the members of his own profession , by the various educational institutes in the district , at the annual meetings of which he so often presided , and by the many friendly and philanthropic societies of which he was so distinguished a member . He would be missed by the
many who had sought his advice , and never in vain ; and more than all he would be missed by the numerous poor and afflicted ones who had been the recipients of his constant and unostentatious charity . The question had been asked , " but what of his soul ? " He should unduly trespass on the sanctity of the sick chamber if he said that his end was peace and holiness . AVhat he often repeated was , "I want more intimate fellowship with Jesus Christ my Saviour . " The rev . gentleman then said , —
" The last words our dear departed friend was understood to say were addressed to his daughter , and were these , "He was wounded for our transgressions : is it not so V On her assuring him that it was so , he exclaimed , " AAliat comfort ! It is a comfort ! " And thus he died , looking to Him of whom it is declared that He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God by Him , saying He ever lived to make intercession for them , and whosoever cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast
away . " Farewell ! kind , genial companion ; true-hearted friend , farewell ! Peace he to thy memory ! The glad hope of thy blessed immortality mingles with our regrets that thou art with us no more on earth !" At the conclusion of the oration the procession proceeded to the vault prepared for the reception of the deceased , which is situate on the slope of the hill on the uncousecrated side . The vault already contained the remains of Elizabeth Maria Louisa
, the wife of the late Mayor , and to her memory and that of his deceased children he had caused to be erected a handsome obelisk of grey polished granite , which forms one of the most prominent objects in the cemetery . The Rev . J . Shillito , after completing the funeral service , offered up a brief prayer . AA hen the coffin was lowered the mourners gave a last fond look , and then left the ground , in the trust , so beautifully expressed by our greatest living poet ,
" That those we call the dead , Are breathers of an ampler day For ever nobler ends . " On the return of the Masonic body to the Church of England School-room , the following resolution of condolence to the family was passed : — "That this Provincial Grand Lodge , deeply deploring the great loss which the Craft and the province have sustained hy the premature and lamented decease of the late
Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Brother George Fearnley , M . D ., desires to record its great regret for his loss , and the deep sense it entertains of his many and eminent services to Freemasonry and to this province . That this Provincial Grand Lodge desires that this expression of its regret and attachment shall be conveyed by the Provincial Grand Secretary to his sorrowing relatives , with the assurance of its deep and heartfelt sympathy under their great and afflictive bereavement . "Abridged from the Deicsbury Chronicle .
HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ATHOLE , K . T ., GRAND MASTER OF THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND . This popular noblemen and brother died of cancer in the throat , at Blair Castle , near Dunkeld , on the night of Saturday , the 16 th inst . His Grace was born September 20 th , 1814 , and is succeeded hy his son the Marquis of Tullibardine , an ensign in the Guardsborn in 1840 . The following sketch of the late
, Duke ' s Alasonic career , which originally appeared in the North British Daily Mail , is , we understand , from the pen of Bro . D . Murray Lyon , of Mother Kilwinning , one of the Grand Stewards in the Grand Lodge of Scotland : — The pre-eminence which the Duke of Athole held in connection with Freemasonry necessitates more than a passing allusion to his Masonic services . Not since the death in 1841 of Bro .
the Earl of Rothes has the Grand East in tho Grand Lod fe o Scotland been darkened by the shadow of the tyler to the lent lodge till now , that the hand which for the past twenty ' ears has " wielded the Grand Master ' s gavel lies paralysed by the freezing grip of death . By the decease of our late Grand Master , Grand Lodge have lost one of the brightest of their ornaments , and Freemasonry one of its staunchest supporters
Initiated in the Lodge St . John ( No . 14 ) , Dunkeld , November ' 1 S 1-1 , the Duke of Athole , then Lord Glenlyon , was , on St ' Andrew ' s Day of the same year , called to a seat on tbe dais of " the Grand Lodge , and for two years held the post of Depute Grand Master . On tho retirement of Grand Master Bro . the Right Hon . F . Lord Fitz-Clarence , second son of AVilliam IV ., Lord Glenlyon was raised to the tin-one of Grand Lodgeand
, installed therein November 30 th , 1843 , the duties of which office he continued to discharge till within a few mouths of his death . To sketch the Masonic career of the Duke of Athole would be to write a twenty years' history of Freemasonry as it exists under the Scottish Constitution ; for during that long period has his name been most intimately associated with the transactions and government of the Craft in this country .
Under his auspicies and zealous endeavours to support the dignity and promote the benign principles of the brotherhood , the Grand Lodge of Scotland has attained to a measure of prosperity fin- exceeding that of any former period ; and the fact of his having for nearly a quarter of a century been , by their unanimous voice , re-elected head of the Order , demonstrates the depth of fraternitlj regard entertained for him by the brethren composing the Grand Lodgetheir admiration of his
, character , and the confidence reposed in his ability properly to discharge the functions ofthe exalted Masonic position to wliich their suffrages had raised him . Of the corner-stones our late Grand Master has planted , the public monuments and statues he has inaugurated , the schemes of Alasonic benevolence he has aided to develop , or the improvements for the government and regulation of the Order
introduced or given effect to by his Grace , it is not our purpose minutely to dwell on ; rather shall we glance at the more prominent features of his Masonic career . His first public appearance in the capacity of Grand Master Mason of Scotland was on the occasion of his laying with Masonic honours the foundationstone of the new public baths for the working classes of EdinburghJul 291844 . He performed the ceremony with the
, y , air of an adept , and afterwards addressed a few congratulatory words to the promoters of the undertaking , expressive of the gratification he felt in being permitted to inaugurate , as it were , his appointment to the Grand Mastership by officiating at the commencement of an institution likely to prove of " the greatest benefit to the working-classes of the Scottish metropolisand most conducive to their healthcleanlinessand
com-, , , fort . " Two years afterwards , August 1846 , we find his Grace presiding at the inauguration of the Scott Monument , the corner-stone of which had some six years before been placed by a distinguished Alasonic predecessor , Bro . the Right Hon . Sir James Forrest of Comiston , Bart ., Lord Provost of Edinburgh . In handinir over tbe monument to the trustees , the Grand
Master concluded his remarks with the confession of his utter inability to find words expressive of the feelings of pride and pleasure with wliich he had presided at the inauguration of so splendid a monument , erected " as a testimony to the memory of the great novelist and minstrel , in whom Scotland and the Scottish Craft had been so highly honoured , and as an additional ornament to the beautiful and romantic city of Edinburgh . " The removal of the old Stockwell ( Glasgow ) Bridge to be replaced by one of increased dimensions having been determined on , the Grand Lodge of Scotland were invited to lay the foundation-stone of the Victoria Bridge . April 9 , 1851 , wa