Saturday, December 14, 2013

Masonic 'Resolutions of Respect' in honor of A.C. Hixon in 1913


Perdue Hill Masonic Lodge No. 3
From the Dec. 11, 1913 edition of The Monroe Journal newspaper:

Resolutions of Respect

At a special communication of Alabama Lodge No. 3, F. and A.M., held at Perdue Hill on Nov. 3, 1913, the following resolutions were adopted:

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in His omnipotence to call from time to eternity our beloved brother A.C. Hixon, who was entered, passed and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason during the year 1893 and has been a faithful member of the lodge ever since, having been a man of veracity and integrity, strictly devoted to the principles taught in Masonry, and

Whereas, In this dispensation of the Grand Master of the Universe is calling our brother from labor on earth to refreshment above, we have sustained a great loss, our community bereft of an exemplary gentleman and citizen and another link has been taken from the chain of our fraternal and social happiness never to be replaced, therefore be it

Resolved, That while we as a brotherhood, a community and as individuals mourn the loss of Brother Hixon, we rejoice to contemplate that our loss is his gain, and bow in humble submission to the will of Him who giveth and taketh whomsoever He will. We rejoice too, in thinking of our brother as having been crowned in the bright mansions of glory, and that although he is never permitted to meet with us here, we must sooner or later follow him to his eternal home.

2. That in the death of our brother his family has sustained an irreparable and deep affliction.

3. That we extend to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy and claim the privilege of mingling our tears with theirs, and commend them to the tender mercy of God.

4. That we will strive to imitate the many virtues of our brother, that we, like him, may die in calmness and serenity and with him enjoy unspeakable blessings of heaven.

5. That we give expression of our grief by wearing the usual badge of mourning for 30 days.

6. That these resolutions be recorded in the minutes of the Lodge in a page set apart for that purpose, also that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased brother and that they be published in the Monroe Journal

G.W. Gaillard
H.J. Coxwell
R. Perry, Committee

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