BRETHREN
GOD IN HIS INFINITE WISDON HAS SEEN FIT TO CALL ANOTHER OF OUR BRETHREN TO HIS ETERNAL HOME, AND SO WE SORROWFULLY RECORD THE PASSING OF OUR BROTHER THUS ENDS THE RECORD OF A JUST AND UPRIGHT MASON

By benefit of the pass--a pure and blameless life--with a firm reliance on Divine Providence, we shall gain ready admission into that Celestial Lodge above