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ANDREWS, BEFORE THE GRAND LODGE OF THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE FBATERNIT; OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORE, JUNE 5, 1857, TOGETHER WITH THE OPENING ADDRESS BTTRa M. W. GRAND MASTER, AND LETTERS RECEIVED ON THE OCCASION, FROM EDWARD BVBRITT, WiSHIMTON IRVING, GENERAL WOOL, JUDGE KANE, COMMODORES PERRY, STEWART AND READ, AND MANY OT. ".R DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN IN VARIOUS FARTS OF THE UNION. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GRAND LODGE. 1867. f V W p e 1 [■ c MAV 14 '14 I Ki M '§1 (g^ovvtapontitnit. 1 UrpicB OF THE Grand Sbcrbtart or thb Grand Lodoi OF Free and Accbpted Masons op the State of New Yore, New Yore, June 22, 1867. Dear Sir and Brother : At the Annnal Communication of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of New York, hold in this city on the 6th of Juno, a. l. 5857, the following reiolution wai adopted : " fVhereati The memberi of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of New York, in Annual Communication assembled, having listened to the eulogy, pro- nounced on the evening of the 5th inat,, to the memory of our distinguished and beloved brother. Dr. E. K. Kane, do desire to express to our worthy and esteemed brother, E. W. Andrews, their high pleasure and satisfaction with the ability and fidelity with which he has discharged the duty imposed upon him; therefore, " Reeolved, That our brother, E. W. Andrews, be requested to place his manuscript in the hands of our R. W. Deputy Grand Master and R. W. Grand Secretary, to be published under their supervision, for distribution among the members of the Grand Lodge " To enable us to carry out the wishes of the Grand Lodge, will yon be kind enough to furnish us with a copy of said eulogy Y . Very truly and fraternally yours, JAMES M. AUSTIN, Grand Secretary. To Hon. E. W. Andrews. New York, Jane 21, 1857. R. W. James I»I. Au!T'"«: Grattd Secretary. Dbar Sir and Brother :— Your letter of the 22d inst., inclosing a copy of ilio resolution adopted by the New York Grand Lodge, on the 6th of June last, was duly received, and id gratefully acknowledged. In accordance with the wish embodied in the resolution, I herewith send yoa my manuscript, and place it at your disposal. Truly and fraternally yours, E. W. ANDREWS. 25426*. intvolfuttion. When the painful intelligence of the death of Dr. Kane was received in the United States, the brethren of Arcana Lodge, in the city of New York, immediately adopted measures to pay suitable public honors to the memory of the illuBtrious deceased, as a worthy brother of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, and an honorary me£[iber of that Lodge, by adopting the following preamble and resolutions: Wherkas, In the remoTal of Br. Rank from our midst, we recognize a dispensation of the Great Architect of the Universe, to which we bow in humble submission, while as mortal beings we mouru the loss to man- kind of so much worth beyond that which Supreme Wisdom has endowed a large majority of His earthly intelligences ; and Whkrras, In his decease we are sensible of the loss of a true and valued Brother; viewing it as an event of no ordinary sorrow, not to us alone as a Fraternity, but to the country in whose service bis life has been sacriGccd, after a short but brilliant career, to place a new and beautiful chaplet on her brow ; and to the world, of which he was one of the brightest ornaments in science, bravery and worth, having inscribed his name on the great scroll of time, to be read and respected by future gen- erations; and Whereas, His devotion to the Fraternity and to humanity was so nobly exhibited in his untiring efforts to rescue a lost Brother, in the person of Sir John Franklin, and in planting, with the American flag. Masonic emblems, to arrest the attention of travelers and voyagers in the desolate region of eternal ice; therefore, Besolved, That a Lodge of Sorrow be holden, at such time and place as may be hereafter designated, in honor of our cherished and htmentcd Brother, Dr. Elisba K. Kane. 6 INTRODUCTIOK. Upon subsequent consultation, however, with the ofBccrs of the Grand Lodge of the State, it was adjudged proper that this body, at its Annual Communication, to be held in June, should take the lead, in giving expression to the profound grief of the brotherhood, at the early death of one of its most distinguished members, and their respect and affection for his memory; and the following named brethren were appointed a ®omm{ttee of arransemcnts t Rl. W. ROBT. MACOY, Et. W. JAMES M. AUSTIN, rt. w. chas. l. church, Rt. W. JOHN W. SIMONS, W. WM. GURNEY, W. CHAS. A. PECK, W. A. P. MORIARTY, W. HENRY W. TURNER, W. CHAS. F. NEWTON, W. CHAS. S. WESTCOTT, W. THOMAS S. 80MMER8, W. THOMAS E. OARSON, W. NEHEMIAH PECK, W. ARTHUR BOYCE, W. GEO. C. WEBSTER, W. J. B. Y. SOMMERS, W. ANDRES CAS8ARD, W. JAMES B. TAYLOR, Bro. SIDNEY KOPMAN. The evening of the 5th of June was designated as the time, when some appropriate, public demonstration should be made, and the church of the Rev. Dr. Chapin, on Broadway, was se- lected as the place. Brother E. W. Andrews, of New York, was invited to pronounce the eulogy on the occasion, which invitation he accepted. The music was placed under the direction of Bro. Jaues B. Tatlor, |nd other arrangements were made, which the dignity and solemnity of the occasion demanded. When the appointed evening arrived, a large and most respectable audience assembled; the church was draped in mourning; a fine bust of Dr. Eake was placed prominently in front of the pulpit, resting on a pedestal draped with the tattered flag of the two Arctic ex- INTBODUCnOH. pcditions, and in the rear of it was hung a beautifhl banner, em- blazoned with the symbols of Freemasonry. The music, both vocal and instrumental, was in harmony with the raoumfulness of the scene, and deepened the solemn impression it produced. The officers and members of the Grand Lodge appeared in full regalia and wearing badges of mourning. As in sad procession they entered the centre aisle of the spacious church, and with slow and measured step, passed up beneath its lofty arches, toward the sacred altar, while the deep-toned organ pealed forth its solemn notes, and the voices of the choir, in the mournful dirge, seemed the breathmgs of bereaved hearts, the scene was deeply impres- sive. Every heart seemed touched with the spirit of sadness. When the music ceased, amidst the profound stillness that pre- vailed through the large and thoughtful assembly, the Grand Chaplain, Kt. W. and Rev. B. L. Schookharer, arose and in a most fervent and touching prayer addressed the Throne of Grace. Tho following ODE, WKI'ITKI DT BRO. JAUO) BKRRI^ra, WAS TmCI SUNQ BY MRS. SPROSTON, MISS GEER AND MESSRS, TAYLOR AND WILLIAMS Hkbk let the sacred rights decreed In honor of departed friends, "With solemn order now proceed, While living/aitk with sorrow blends. Now let the hymn, the humble prayer, From hearts sincere ascend on high, And mystic evergreen declare The hope within us cannot die. The mortal frame may be conceal'd Witbdn the narrow house of gloom. But God in mercy has reveal' d Immortal life beyond the tomb. 8 ADDRESS. I The friends we mourn we RtiU may lov*, llien Ipt our OHpirntionii riite To that bright apirlt- world above, Where virtue liven, lovtntvtr din. The M. W. Qrand Master, John L. Lkwii, Jn., then briefly addressed the audience upon tlie uielaucbolv •■ ituro of the occa- sion which bad brought them together. Bbethren op the Masonic Fraternitt, Ladies and Gentlemen: A few hours since I was first informed, by reading the printed programme, that it vras annouuccd that I was to take an active part in the exercises of this evening. My Masonic brethren need not be told, that my engagements elsewhere, till within the last hour, have prevented me from making any preparation, or reflecting upon the subject matter of what I should here speak. But this considera- tion did not, could not restrain me from being present and contributing my humble aid in this public testimonial to the services and worth of him, who is wrapped in the silent slumber that knows no waking, in a distant city. I might indeed catch inspiration from tiie scene presented before and around me. This large and attentive assemblage in- tent on doing homage to departed genius; the fervid and thrilling petition to the Throne of Grace, just oflfered; the rich harmony pealing from yonder skilled choir, all awaken deep emotion; but I will not attempt to give them utter- Ji ADDRESI. ance. My simple duty will best bo discharged by u brief allusion to the reasons that have brought us together. This respectable and intelligent auditory scarcely romuro to bo-remindcd of the cause of this assemblage. Thest ^ >- blems of Masonry; these drooping flags; those mu. , yet speaking evidences of sorrow, remind us that w are in iuo house .f n mrning. The Grand Lodge of the State of Ne»T York, now assembled in Annual Communication, have re- Eolved to set apart a portion of their time to do public honor to the name and memory of Dr. Elisha K. Kanb, as not only indicative of their own feelings, but as due to his character. And why should we thus honor his name and memory ? He was not a citizen of our state, nor a regular member of any lodge under this jurisdiction; and we have apparently only the feelings of sorrow entertained in com- mon by the entire Craft, that a distinguished and beloved brother of our world-wide Fraternity has passed away. It would be sufficient to base our action alone upon this. While wo claim that a connection with the Masonic Frater- nity reflects credit upon each individual member, it fre- quently occurs that the character of its distinguished vo- taries also reflects a brighter renown upon our institution. Their fame becomes our fame; their honor is our honor; their renown our renown, and in this instance we feel that the achievements of Kane have shed a halo of glory around the Masonic brotherhood " bright as the mystic aurora of the clime he braved." The distinguished and eloquent brother, from whose glowing lips we are to hear a truthful 10 ADDRKS3. eulogy upon the life and character of Dr. Kane, will tell how he loved our institution; how its lessons cheered thft rigor and gloom of Polar night; and how, erecting his country's standard as at once a shield and a signal, he spread to the blast beneath it, a flag bearing the peculiar devices of the Craft, that it might perchance catch the eye of some wanderer in that frozen clime, and urge him by its mute appeal to more vigorous exertions to cheer and save. It is proper that I should remind you (as I have once al- ready done at the opening of the Annual Communication,) that the Grand Lodge of New York thus publicly pays tribute to his merits and genius because he was an honorary member of one of the lodges under its jurisdiction, (Arcana 246), and because his last spoken farewell, previous to his departure upon his latest perilous expedition, was to this Grand Lodge, assembled in special communication to ex- change parting salutations, and to cheer him onward in his hazardous enterprise of seeking for an eminent lost brother in the regions of perpetual wintry desolation. It is as much the province of our ancient Fraternity to gather around the open grave and silent tomb of a brother as it is to meet upon festal or ceremonial occasions, where mutual smiles and innocent festi^'ity denote the joyousness of the heart. We gather in our Lodges of Sorrow when the loved and honored have departed, and sit in the cham- bers of death, to give expression to the emotions which stir our souls, and ours is the mournful duty of strewing the grave of a brother with the weeping acacia as a token that ADDRKSS. 11 ^.. while we witness the mortality of the body, we also believe in the immortality of the soul, and lingering around the little mound of earth which crowns his last resting-place, while we speak of his virtues and our own bereavement. Ours is the mournful task of weaving chaplets for the sep- ulchre, as well as garlands for the living brow, and of plant- ing the shady cypress in the cemetery of the silent dead. "We have thus met, as in a Lodge of Sorrow, tonight, and while our spirits kindle at the recollection of what our dis- tinguished brother has done for the cause of our common humanity, and for the fresh honors he has shed upon our gallant navy, we mourn at the remenibrance that he has passed away from earth forever, but yet in the fullness of his fame and the brightness of his early renown. We do not mourn alone. Listen to what his former dis- tinguished and gallant commander, Commodore Pebrv; that brave and renowned veteran. Commodore Stewart; the enlightened Maury, and others of high meritorious character, say of their lamented brother officer. 'N'or alone does the voice of sorrow come up from the surges of the sounding S'^a. The gallant soldiery of the country delight to honor skill and daring, whether by sea or land. Hear the language of the distinguished and renowned second in command of the U. S. Army, Major-General Wool. Hear also the voices of our statesmen and men of literature; the accomplished Everett, Irving, Willis, Hallock, Lester, and a host of other celebrities, from the pulpit, the bar, and the mystic circle. 12 INVITATION. The Grand Master then read a number of letters, which had been received in response to the following invitation : OFFICE OF THE ORAND I,ODOE OF jf ret anil ^cceptctr ittasons of tbe &tatt of 'Netn York. J/euA ^Jct4, Tune Ya, 'f^57. 3/ear jtr: Unii ^loLc) icl-» oS«AJu ^cAm), /dxtiUAUt. cl-^ ttiM/uWiQ Umax) lunlO iaYWcAAAMyn) aLn muI JLamu/nlciOl omA otkAJunQuullvba) (^Aa.. DR. ELISHA KENT KANE, mumuAAt. ^L lUXMMmU.^ juk Aa AaLc} yaam An) (O^xJuiau (luitminui' |ui»«) 5, aJD iL) (sWcW JL, Wnti %jm. eU!f. b. 0\S. (sLlftiJ, A/n) (^Aaaaaua^i, km li\a\\r=.UaiM [ axaaxim). EuLOGiuM — By the Hon. Bro. E. "W. Andrews, OnVO^ aUua) AMMAAmAAAtt) OMuU-^k. AXAAiAUil aI^ AjuY(• on tfAN, ) InvOation. CHAS. A. PECK, ) OmmiUee ROBT. MACOY, SIDNEY KOPMAN, nttttv». ) bad trft. Jo L [fVom Commodore Stewart, U. S. Navy ] Philadelhia Navy Yard, June 3d, 1867. OENTLSMBir : — I have the honor to receive your kind invitation of the first instant, in behalf of the Honorable the Free and Accepted Masons of the state of New York, to attend in the contemplated public honors to the memory of the lamented and distinguished Brother Doctor Elisha K. Kane. Could I have been spared from the duties of this post, without public inconvenience, on the fifth instant, it would have afforded me the most grateful feelings to have imited with our brethren of t'ae state of New York by my attendance, on the occasion of their tribute of respect to the memory of one so honorably distinguished and self-sacrificed for the benefit of the human family. Accept, gentlemen, with the assurance of my regret, from inability on this occasion, to comply with your interesting wishes, that I have the honor to remain, Most respectfully, Your affectionate brother, CHARLES STEWART. To Brothers Cbas. a. Pick, \ Robert Macot, >• Gnimittee on Invitation. Sidney Eopxan. ; {From Commodore Perry, U. S. iVapy.] 38 West TniRXY-SBCoin) street. New York, June 8d, 1867. Gentlkider: — I regret exceedingly that a protracted illness, which has confined me to my house for several weeks, will deprive me of the gratifi- cation of joining you in doing honor to the memory of our departed bro- ther " The lamented and distinguished " Doctor E. E. Kane. Be assured, gentlemen, of my warmest sympathies being with you on the occasion of your melancholy ceremonies. , Most respectfully. Your obedient servant, M. C. PERRY. Cbas. A. Peck, ^ Robert Maooy, >■ Oommittee on Invitation. SroNBY EOPHAM, ) V ^^. u LETTERS. / (/ .. i^ *^ I [From Commodore Read, U. S. Navy-I Philadklfhia, June the 8d, 1857. Gkntudcen : — I have the honor to acknowledge the polite invitation re- ceived from you to-day, to attend and join in a ceremony, the object of which is to bestow appropriate honors on the memory of the lamented Doctor Elisha E. Kane. Allow me to say that I feel highly flattered by this mark of attention, and that I would, with mu&h pleasure, attend and join in the tribute of respect to the memory of an old shipmate, were it not at present out of my power to do so. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, GEOBOE BEAD. To Messrs. Chas. a. Pbok, BoBiKT Maoot, Sn>HBT EOPMAN II OmmiaK on Invitation. 4 I iFrom Captain John S. Chautieey, U. S. Navy.} Niw YoEK, June 8d, 1867. Gentuhxh : — I have the honor to acknowledge, and I shall have great pleasure in accepting your invitation to unite in the proposed tribute of respect to the memory of Doctor Elisha E. Eane. The honor which he conferred upon humanity by the consecrated pur- pose which led him to bravo privation 'and death, derives an additional lustre, from the fact that he belonged to a noble profession, which is sup- posed to be favorable to the growth and culture of every high impulse, and which is never moi e worthy of itself than when its members employ the resources of force aad pcwer to relieve suffering, and promote the happi- ness of mankind. I bAve the honor to be. Very respectfully, &c., JOHN 8. CHAUNCEY. To Messrs. Chas. a. Peck, BoBBBT Macot, Smmr Eophan. :i Ommittee on Invitation. LETTERS. 15 857. ntion, >ute of out of AD. 867. great luteof T. IFrom Lieutenant Maury, U. S. Navy.1 Obsbbvaiobt, Wabbinoton, June S, 1857. QiKTLEMiN : — It will not, I regret to say, be in my power to participate with you in/the melancholy satisfaction of rendering homage to the merits of our illufitriouB fellow-coimtryman, the late Doctor Kane. Did not occupations and engagements, which I am not at liberty to set aside, prevent, I would surely be with you on Friday evening. Respectfully, &c., M. F. MAURY. To Messrs. Chab. a. Peck, Robert Macoy, ^ Ommittee on InvHalim SiSNBT EOFMAN, Jf, ) [From fVathington A. Bartlett, Lieutenant U. S. Navy.] HOTXL D'IVXB50IB, Wabuinoton Crrr, June 4th, 1867. Gkntldon : — I have had the honor, this moment to receive your com- munication, date of firsl instant, by which you invite me, in the name of "the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of New York," to attend and assist in paying public and appropriate honors to the memory of the illustrious Doctor Elisha Kent Kane, deceased. I am highly honored by this attention, for I have felt, in common with our whole country, that he has honored his age and nation, and has left behind him a brilliancy of character, brighter and more enduring even, thou the eternal fields of ice and snow over which he toiled, so successfully and gloriously, in the ca'^^e of a world-wide humanity and self-sacrificing ^evotion to the highest aspirations of science. But his memory needs no eulogy at my hands. I had not the honor of his percunal acquaintance, although I did hope, at one time, that I could have been permitted to share in the triumphs of his rescue from the perils to which he was exposed, and from that death to which many who knew not the man and his energies, had already consigpaed him among the dreary expanse of eternal ice-fields. In the interests of science, and as a lover of those who so ennoble man- kind, we could wish he hod longer survived to enjoy the praises of his fel- low-countrymen and the admiration of the world. But in this it is our duty to bow humbly to the Divine will, remembering that "those whom the Qoda love die young." 16 LETTERS. If possible, I shall be present to-morrow evening in New York, to wit- ness the interesting ceremonies of this occasion. With great respect, I have the honor to be, gentlemen. Your very obedient servant, WASHINGTON A. BAETLETT. To Messrs. CiiAB. A. Pick, Robert Macot SlDMIY KOPMAN :] Cbmmttfae on Itmtation. [Frcm Major Qtneral John E. Wool, U. 8. Armf/.} Hkadqvabtibs, Dkf't ov thi Ear, Tkoy.N.Y., June 8d, 1857. GENTtEUXN : — I had the honor to receive your invitation of the first instant, to join in the ceremonies intended as a testimony of the high ap- preciation entertained by the Free and Accepted Masons of the state of New York for their lamented and distinguished Brother, Doctor Elisha E. Kane, to take place on Friday evening, Jime fifth. I deeply regret that my official duties will not permit me to avail m}rself of the oppprtunity of doing honor to the memory of your brother, who was no less distinguished than he rendered great and important services to bis country. lam, very reipectfully, Your obedient servant, JOHN E. WOOL, U. S. Amy. To Messrs. Cbas. a. Pick, Robert MACor, SiDNIT EOFMAM, :! CbmmiUee on Inviiation, IFrom Hon. Judge Kant, Penn,} Philasklpbta, 6th June, 1867. GKNTLmns : — My absence from home when your note of invitation ar- rived, prevented my receiving it till this morning; but '' cannot omit to thank you for it, and to say how deeply I have been moved by the justly fraternal feeling which it represents. I believe I can speak, of Doctor Kane as he was, for I 'new him in the relations that determine the judg- ment as well 08 in those that afTect the heart. I cannot suspect myself of a father's partiality, when I say that our order never had a brighter rep- wit- IiETTERS. IT presenttttivc, that there was never a better son or brother, a truer friend, a purer man, or a more expanded and 8elf-8acrificing philanthropist ; that his memory is honored by those who can emulate his virtues, and by that brotherhood especially which adopts them as its symbols, gives assurance that he did not live or die in vain. With grateful respect, I am, gentlemen, Tour obedient servant, J. K. KANE. To Messrs. Chas. a. PaoK, BoBEST Macoy, Y Oormmttee of the Or. L., Sfc., tfe. SlONIT KOPMAN ;:! [From C, Edwards Lesttr, Etq.'\ Spkncbrtown, Colvkdia Countt, New York, Jun^th, 1867. Okntlshbn and BROTiuns : — I thank you for remembering me in con- nexion with the honors you are to show to the memory and achievements of our beloved and heroic brother. Dr. Kane. I shall be with you if I can. No more befitting or touching occasion could occur to call out our friend- ship or our grief. Thousands knew i ^m as a friend; the uncounted hosts of the Masonic Fraternity knew him ab a Brother. His contributions to science laid the whole world under obligation ; his writings embellish Literature ; while his whole life is radiant with the divine spirit of Hu- manity. We should feel a new glow of gratitude and pleasure as we commemorate his virtues. He was a cherished meml)er of a Brotherhood on which the sun and the stars never go down ; and from the genial air of our Lodge-rooms and iiresides, he carried our banner of peace to the frozen children of the Pole. Such are the men who have transmitted the torch of light from age to age. Most faithfully, yours, C. EDWARDS LESTER. To Messrs. Cuas. a. Pbck, \ RoBiRT IIacoy, |- CbmmiUee on ItwUation, SiDNir KOFMAN, ) 2 18 LETTXRS. [FVom Hon. Edward Everett, Mau.} Mkdtobd, Mam., June 4th, 1867. Odttumin : — Your letter of the first Las been forwarded to me at this place, inviting me to attend the commemoration ceremonies in honor of the late lamented Doctor Kane, on the evening of the fifth, under the auspices of the " Free and Accepted Masons of the state of New York." I much regret that it is not in my power to be present on the interesting occasion. I remain, gentlemen with great respect, Your obedient servant. To Messrs. EDWARD EVERETT. Chas. a. Pbck, \ RoBEBT Macoy, >- OammUtee on Invitation. Su>M8T EOPHAN, ) [From Waihington Irving, Esq.} SuNNTSinB, Juno 6th, 1867. Okntlemki : — Your obliging invitation did not reach me until last evening. I regret to say that engagements which detain me in the coun- try will prevent my attendance at the interesting ceremonies with which you propose to testify your high appreciation of the meritn of our illus- trious and lamented countryman. Very respectfully. Your obliged and humble servant. To Messrs. WASHINGTON IRVXNG. Chas. A. Pick, 1 Robert Macot, >• OmmiUeeon Invitation. SiDNET KOPMAN, ) [Prom Hon. Henry E. Davits, N. Y.] New Yoke, June 8d, 1867. Gentlehen : — I am much honored by your invitation to attend the cere- monies in honor of the memory of that distinguished American, Doctor Elisha E. Kane, and greatly regret that absence from the city will deprive me of the pleasure of listening to the eloquent and accomplished gentle- men who are to address you on the occasion. I have the honor to be. With respect, yours, HENRY E. DAVIES. 1 • « LlOTKBa. 19 [From Pitz Grtent Halleck, Eig.] 1867. e at this bonor of Guilford, CosNecrictrr, July 18th, 1857. Qentlemen : — I deeply regret that your letter, inviting me to be present ndpr thfi on the fifth June ultimo, at the ceremonies, under your auspices, in re- r York." teres ting ; membrance of the late Doctor Kane, did not reach me in time to enable me to avail myself of its courtesy, and to unite with you in doing public homage to the memory of a good and gallant Brother of the Brotherhood you represent, whose life was an honor to that Brotherhood and to Humanity, and whoso heroism of head and heart and hand was worthy of all homage. With grateful acknowledgment of the compliment your invitation has paid mc, I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant, FITZ GREENE HALLECK. } To Messrs. 1857. CiiAS. A. Peck, J ntil last he coun- RoBKiiT Macov, \ Ommitiee on Invilation. SlDNBT KOPMAN, }■ h which ' ur illus- TNG. ■ [Prom Hon. Fernando fVood, N. Y.] Mayor's Office, June 4th, 1867. Qkntlemsn : — I regret that other engagements render it impossible for me to attend the proposed ceremonies in memory of the late distinguished Doctor Kane, to which you have invited me. You propose a just tribute to the fame of one of our country's most honored names. It is well to thus honor the distinguished dead, that others, struggling for fame in the glorious paths of laudable ambition, may have an additional 1867. incentive to exertion and success ; and none so proper to commemorate he cere- Doctor -V the virtues and greatness of him you meet to mourn, as those who were bound to him in bonds of Masonic brotherhood. deprive : Very truly. gentle- riES. 1 FERNANDO WOOD. To Messrs. CnAS. A. Peck, ^ Robert Macot, |. Ommittte on Invitation, SlOMKT K0FIIA^, ) \ • 20 LEITERS. [Prom Hon. Charltt Scott, Miuiisippi.] Jackson, June 10th, 1857. Dear Sirs add BRoniEns : — It would be very grateful to my feelings, could I unite with my brethren of New York, in paying a just tribute to the memory of so great and bo good a Mason as our lamented and de- parted brother. He was the master of the craft who braved the perils of sea bnd climate iil search of a lost and distinguished Mason. The designs which he drew were good, and the work was conducted in harmony, with honor to himself and credit to his country. Accept assurances of my fraternal regard, CHARLES SCOTT, To Messrs. Chas. a. Peck, Robert Maooy, ^ OommiUee on Invitation. SmNlT EOFMAN, '■I JJ,) i IFrom Joteph D. Evant, P. G. M.] New York, June 5th, 1857. Brethren : — I have the honor of receiving your kind invitation to at- tend and join in the tribute o^ respect proposed to be paid to our lamented and distinguished Brother, Doctor £. E. Kane, by the Masonic Fraternity of this state. Although I find it impossible to be present this evening to participate in the ceremonies of the occasion, I nevertheless fully sympatbize with you and the brotherhood generally in our irreparable loss. Doctor Kane not only stood high in the estimation of his countrymen, and with the world at large, but by the noble traits of his social and moral character, won the afifection and respect of his Masonic brethren. It is due to his memory that the Fraternity generally should do honor to so estimable a gentleman and so true and warm-hearted a Mason. With the highest respect, I remain, dear Brethren, Yours, truly and fraternally, JOSEPH D. EVANS. To Messrs. Chas. A. Pick, ' Robert Macot, ^ OommiUee on Invitation. Bn>NiT Eopman, LETTERS. 21 Nbw York, J\mo 3, 1857. Vbby Dkah Brbtobbn : — Your fraternal favor of the first instant, In- viting mo to join In the public honors you propose, to the memory of our lamented Brother, Doctor Elisha K. Kane, in this city, on the fifth instant, has just been handed Vno, and I avail myself of the earliest moment to ex- press my acknowledgments for your kind remembrance, and to testify my warm appreciation of the praiseworthy object you have in view. There are associations which cluster around the name and mission of the departed, which bid mo to join in this tribute of respect to his honored memory. His name, it appears to me, most fittingly deserves a prominent niche in the loftiest turrets of our moral temple. He realized and exemplified, in his own great character, that attribute of our Frater- nity which, in its philanthropy, regards not kindred, country or race, but spreads its ample charity over, and covers with its benevolence the family of man. Ho stopped not to inquire whether the bold navigator ho sought was the denizen of our own or a foreign clime ; but he saw, in bJs mind's eye — though a Briton, whom he had never seen — a Brother, pent up in the ice-girt seas and eternal snows of the North, awaiting, with prayerful Lope, to be rescued from his long and fearful imprisonment. He saw a distant nation, aye the civilized world, looking with earnest solicitude for the return of the long lost mariner. He felt the pulsations of the heart of society propounding the great .question, who will go to the rescue f And last, he witnessed the ceaseless watchings of imdying hope wearing away the life of that noble woman who had bid her fond husband a God- speed in his daring undertaking. With these incentives prompting his generous nature, he embarked upon the forlorn hope with a boldness and determination which no fears could intimidate and no obstacles could abate. But the history of his perilous voyage, his "Advance" to the high- est point of northern latitude yet attained by man, his important discove- ries, his sufferings, his return and the sad incidents attending his ultimate death, are all as familiar to you as household words. His hallowed remains hvro been gathered to the tomb ; yet his name, his magnanimous exam- ple and the history of his noble deeds live after him, — they live in the af- fections and grateful memories of his race, and they will not cease to live — " Till the last rod light, tho flirewoU of ilay, "From tho rock anrt tho river Bhall l:avo Tadod away." Let us, then, gather at the place you have appointed and offer the tribute of our respect to his memory. I have the honor to be, brethren, fraternally yours, FINLAY M. KING. 22 I,ETTKH3. [From R. L, Sehoonmaktr, Orand Chaplain,] Grand Lodor Room, Niw York, May 4th, 1867. WomnnprcL DBoniKnB : — I Imvo received your kind communication of yesterday, inviting mo to bo present and officiate on the occasion of tho funeral obsequies to bo observed in memory of our lieloved and dcceaKcd Brother, Doctor K. K. Kauo, in the church of tlio Rev. Doctor Chapin, of this city. It will afford me high satisfiiction to bo present with you on that occasion, so deeply interesting to us as Americon citizens ; but espe- cially as meniljcrs of the great Masonic Fraternity. It is well thus to do honor to tho memory of one who hos so deservedly gained the respect ond admiration of the world, for his distinguinhed scientilic attainmcnto ; for his indomitable energy and jierscverance in the prosecution of those high purposes upon which his heart was fixed ; for his sterling and excellent ■ Qmmittee on Invitation. SiDNBT KOPKAN, I [{From Hon. Horace F. Clark, N. Y.] Nbw i'oEK, June 5th, 1857. Gemtlemkn ; — I thank you for your invitation to attend this evening, and unite with tho Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of New York, in paying appropriate honors to the memory of Doctor Elisha E. Kane. Your invitation, however, did not reach me until this morning, and a prior engagement from which I cannot escape, p' ^ents me from availing myself of the opportunity afforded to join in your tribute of respect to one of the most honored names of the Republic. Yours, very truly, EORACE F. CLARK. LnTBRS. 83 [Prom Jokn /). IVtUard, P. O. M] Nbw Yobk, June 4th, 1867. GraruonN : — Should it be pomlblo for me to remain in town, it will aiTord mo very great satiafaction to accept the invitation with which I have been honore KoPMAN, ) 80 LETTERS. [From Hon. Henry G. Btardiley, N. F.] Hamilton, New York, June 3, 1857. Genti.emev : — I am in the receipt of yours of the first instant, extend- ing to me an invitation to unite with you and other brethren of the " Mystic Tie," on the evening of the fifth instant, in tlie duo obserN'ance of appropriate honors to the memory of our late distinguished Brother and philanthropist, Doctor E. K. Kane. Be assured, Jlessieurs, I appreciate the honor, and reciprocate the fra- ternal warmth of lieart manifested in your note of invitation, and, Provi- dence permitting, shall be present, on that interesting occasion, with the Grand Lodge and others of the Fraternity, to join in that heart-felt tri- bute, so justly due to the memory of him who, in his early manhood, prompted by sympathy for suffering hum.vnity, and an ardent desire to entwine a fresh laurel leaf of geographical science ground our country's escutcheon, fearlessly traversed the Polar seas; scaled the glaciers of the Arctic regions, and planted our country's banner on an eternal rock of ice, at a liiglier elevation than was ever before attained by civilized man. Who, from that frozen eminence, with eagle eye, discovered tlie " open Polar sea," demonstrating a problem, or theory in geographical science, tliat had ever before been deemed hypothetical. For tjiis alone he de- served a lofty niche in the temple of our country's illustrious sons. But, when we unite with this, that pliilanthropic spirit, (a cherished principle of our institution,) which first inspired his soul to brave the dan- gers of those unexplored regions of the Arctic, to the rescue of suiTering humanity, we find in him those coml)ined elements that are ever ennobling to man. And such was Doctor Kane. With great respect. Yours, fraternally, HENRY G. BEARDSLEY. To Messrs. CnAS. A. Pbck, ROUEUT Macov, Sidney Kopman, Committee on Invitation. A HYMN, WRITTKN IIY BRO. UXO. f. HOKHIH, WAS Tmn SUNG BY MRS. SPROSTQN, MISS QEER AND MESSRS, TAYLOR AND WILLIAMS. " Maji (liclli and wastelh away, And where is lie?" — Hark I from the Fkica, I liear a voice answer and any, "Tlie spirit of man never dies : His body, wliieh came from the ourth, Must mingle again with tlic sod ; But his soul, wlilcli in heaven had birth, Returns to the bosom of Uou." Tlie sky will be burnt as a scroll, The earth, wrapt in flames, will expire ; But, freed from all shackles, the soul, Will rise In the midst of the lire. Tlien, Brothers, mourn not for the dead, Who rest from their labors, for(,'iveu : Learn this, fl"om your Bible, Instead, The grave is the gateway tf> Heaven. IjOKD God Auiioirr\- ! to Tlioo Wo turn OS our solace above; Tlie waters may fall from the sea, » But not from thy fountains of love: Oh teach us thy will to obey, And sing with one heart and accord, "Tlie LoRi) gives — the I/jko takes aWiiy, And praised be the name of the Ixiiu)." The M. W. Grand Master then introduced the distinguished orator, Hon. Brother E. "W. Andrews, who proceeded, for more than an hour, to delineate the life and portray the character of our lamented Brother Kane ; the audience testifying their deep interest in the theme by the most undivided and rapt attention, only broken by an occasional murmer of suppressed applause at the impassioned eloquence oi the speaker. At the close ji the eulogy the benediction was pronounced by the Grand Oliaplain, Rt. W. and Rev. John Gray, and the au- dience uispersed as the rich, full harmony of the governmental band resounded through the arches above, in a sad requiem So tie memory ot KANE. :. r-«!yai...i EULOGY. [ Most Worshipful Grand Master, Brethren op the Grand Lodge, Xnd op our Ancient and Honorable Fraternity generally : Ladies and Gentlemen: — Wc are assembled within these sacred walls tonight to render our humble tribute of affection and honor to the memory of our lamented brother. Dr. Kane. Rarely has a death occurred which has touched with so deep and uni- versal a sorrow the heart of man. Cut down in the morn- ing of his active life, and in the midst of a career which had already given him place among the most beloved and honored of men, and which was rich, almost beyond paral- lel, in its promise for the future, his untimely fall has called forth the strongest and tenderest expressions of grief throughout the civilized world. Science mourns the loss of one of her most earnest and successful votaries ; Philanthropy weeps the death of one who was ever eager to obey her heavenly behests ; and Religion, sad at the necessary sacrifice of such a life, but joyful at the signal triumph of her own divine power in his peaceful death, stands by his tomb, pointing to the skies. And, brethren, our oivn VetieraMe Order, whose mystic tie spans the earth, binding in sweet and sacred unison, thousands of hearts in every clime — our own VeneraMe Order, ever the true friend and ally of Science, Philan- thropy and Religion — everywhere bow their heads in EULOOT. 83 . grief, lamenting the early fall of a brother, whose life, already illustrious by its beautiful harmony with our pure and exalted principles, promised to give thorn, in the fu- ture, even a brighter illustration, a more commanding power. Under this impulse of grief, we meet in " a Lodge of Sorrow" tonight. Wo meet to spend this hour in the calm, though mournful contemplation of a history, crowded, during' its brief continuance, with the most interesting events; marked by the noblest deeds; adorned by the purest virtues. "We meet not to praise the dead ; our praise could add not the faintest ray to the brightness that encircles his memory; we meet rather to study a life which we may safely imitate — a character formed to give higher elevation and dignity to our nature — a death that may teach us how to die. I respectfully ask your attention, therefore, while I give, as appropriate to the present occasion, and indeed necessary to a correct estimate of his character, a brief outline of the eventful life of our departed brother. Dr. Kane was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Phila- delphia on the 3d of February, 1822. During his early years, his character was marked by that filial tenderness and fraternal affection, which afterward, amid all the stern realities of his manhood, shed such a charm over his life. As illustrative of this trait of his character, I may say, that from the first years of his remembrance, to the closing scene of his life, home — that word which is the pride and boast of our vernacular tongue — was to him the central spot of interest and love. To that spot, amid all his wan- derings and all t|e startling vicissitudes of his wonderful career, his heart ever turned with sacred pleasure. But these sentiments of his nature, influential as they were in giving character to his life, could not prevent the early and 8 84 KULOOT. rapid development of that spirit of adventure and love of bold investigation, which afterward led him through the remotest and most mysterious regions of the earth. Says one who knew him well, " his boyhood was vigorous, ar- dent in pursuit, bold in purpose, daring in action, keen in enjoyment." At a very early period, the study of the natu- re.. _^iences became his favorite pursuit; and he attained to a high degree of proficiency in chemistry, geology, miner- alogy, astronomy, surveying and navigation. While yet a mere youth, he joined in geological explorations of the mountainous regions of his native stat« and of the Blue Ridge of Virginia. In 1843, he graduated with honor from the University of Pennsylvania, and immediately entered upon a course of professional study in the medical depart- ment of the same institution. His student life was one of close confinement and intense application, which, it is said, somewhat impaired his constitution, so that when he left the walls of the university, he was far fi*om being in robust health. But the restless energies of his nature demanded activity, and he applied at once for service in the navy. In this application he was successful, and was appointed on the diplomatic staff of the first American Embassy to China, as Assistant Surgeon. While thus in the East, we find him entering, with characteristic zeal and boldness, upon that career of exploration and adventur , which so distinguished his whole subsequent life. He visited all the accessible portions of China ; traveled through^ the island of Ceylon — the Phillippine Group — traversed the plains of India — ascended the Himalayas — ventured fearlessly among tribes of the most savage races — waiwered amidst the sacred mysteries of Egypt — surveyed the regions of the Upper Nile, and penetrated some of the darkest wilds of Africa. It was during these adventures that he performed ECLOOT. 35 the daring feat, for the first time performed by civilized man, of going down into the crater of Tael, on the island of Luzon. Suspended by a bamboo rope from a crag which projected hundreds of feet above the interior scoria;, he was let down amidst the heated and noisome gases wliich .escaped from the hidden volcanic fires beneath. Here, although scarcely able to breathe in the poisoned atmos- phere around him, he remained till he had made a sketch of the scene, and collected the specimens he wished, when he was drawn up, amidst the admiring plaudits of the surround- ing natives. Subsequently, having obtained his discharge from the embassy, he visited Greece ; traveled on foot through its scenes of deepest historic and classic interest ; made a brief sojourn in some of the countries of Europe, and reached the United States in 1846. Shortly afterward he was ordered to the coast of Africa, and while engaged in exploring portions of this dangerous coast, he was severely attacked by the terrible fever peculiar to this clime, and in 1847 was sent home an invalid. Our war with Mexico was now in progress, and Dr. Kane, before he had regained strength scarcely sufficient to leave his room, applied to President Polk for active service in the cam- paign. His application was successful, and he was sent to Mexico, charged with important dispatches to Gen. Scott. While passing through the enemy's country, in the execu- tion of this trust, he was wounded, and his horse shot under him ; he continued in the service, however, until the close of the campaign. Upon his return to the United States, he was detailed for service on the coast survey, and by his great industry and varied scientific attainments, rendered valuable aid to that important corps. " On the 12th of May, 1850," to use his own language, " while bathing in the tepid waters of the GuL of Mexico, I received one of those 80 BULOOY. courteous little epistles from Washington, which the eloo- tric telegraph has made so familiar to naval officers. It detailed me from the coast survey, and ordered me to pro- ceed forthwith to New York, for duty upon the Arctic Ex- pedition. Seven and a half days later, I had accomplished my overland journey of thirteen hundred miles, and in forty, hours more our squadron was beyond the limits of the United States. The department had calculated my travel- ing time to a nicety." This Arctic Expedition was the first United States Grin- nell Expedition, sent forth in search of Sir John Franklin. To penetrate the mysteries of that sea which lies inclosed between the northern shores of Asia, Europe and America, and discover, through its waters, a northwest passage, has for a long period, enlisted the efforts of European govern- ments, and awakened extensively the spirit of private en- terprise and adventure. Especially has this been true of England and her daring and accomplished navigators, dur- ing the past century. Under such gallant commanders aA Gilbert, Hudson, Parry, Ross, Ri. ibabdson and others, have expeditions been sent forth, .'tec' in Freemasonry the cause of free brotherhood throughout the world, and that our signs and our symbols, our tokens, legends and pass-wofds, are only honorable in our eyes, and honored, because they are a language in 24426»i 42 EDtOOY. which affection can securely speak to sympathy, and human- ity safely join hands with honor ? Brethren, we aie called in our day, perhaps, to make Ma- sonry what it sho ) ' • not a sectarian society, to garb, or rank, or enroll men, arate them from their fellows, but a bond to unite the goo^^ and true in a common union, for the common defence and welfare of all who are good and true men. Our brother, Franklin I he was one who ruled his conduct by the compass and the square, and the accents of woe never for him fell on an unpitying ear. It may be he cannot hear your voice to-night, calling to him, " Brother, be of good cheer." But there are others living — other Franklins yet to live and to be born — whom your example and your sympathy will help to encourage and excite to emulate his example, when they, too, peril their lives for the advantage and advancement of their species. These will not fall unnoticed — they shall not shrink while a bro- ther's outstretched hand can save them. The Mason, the true man, wherever is the Grand Lodge that the Most Wor- shipful has built up for our habitation — wherever is it that the cry of affliction is heard — hastens to the rescue of the widow's son." Such are the sentiments that reflect, in true colors, the character of Dr. Kane, as a Man — a Mason — a Christian 1 At the close of this address, a delegation from the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was presented to Dr. Kane, who communicated to him resolutions which had been adopted by that body, expressing its warmest sympathies with the holy enterprise in which he was engaged, and giving to him, " as a Mason, on a worthy brother Mason's errand, and to his officers and men, an affectionate God-speed on their voyage," To this communication Dr. Kane made a brief but thrilling reply, and the meeting soon after ad- EULOGY. 43 joumed. The whole Bcene was one of deep and tender in- terest — one, the impression of which, can never fade from the hearts of those who had the privilege to witness it. As the brethren gathered around the departing hero, to give him the farewell hand, many a manly breast heaved with deep emotion, and many a manly cheek was wet with the tears of brotherly aflfection. All felt that it was, in truth, the hand of a broiher they grasped — of a true man — a faithful Mason — a member of a family whose children are bound together " by a mystic cord, whoso every thread is woven in the loom of Love." The next morning he sailed. His departure was an event which, as you well know, excited a deep interest through the nation. From thousands of family altars and ten thou- sand silent hearts, there went up that morning intense aspi- rations to the God of the Sea and the Land, invoking his watchful care over the fearless mariner. Vast crowds gathered on the Battery and on the wharves to take a part- ing look at the adventurous brig, her honored commander and gallant crew. The waters of our spacious bay every- where swarmed with steamers and sailing craft of every description, bearing the flags and emblems of Masonry, and bidding God-speed to the calm but determined and noble band. True, it was no novelty to see a vessel go forth from these secure and beautiful waters, to voyage upon the great deep. Ships, of almost every nation of the earth, are daily to be seen, borne away, by the breezes of heaven, from this port to different seas and the remotest climes ; but there was not one among the thousands who gazed that morning upon the little brig of a hundred and forty-four tons, manned by a crew of only eighteen men, as she slowly moved down the bay, who did not feel that the sight was novel and august ; there was not one who was not conscious I i 44 EULOGY. of unusual emotions at that hour and at that sight. There was moral sublimity in it. It was a triumph of what is great and pure and Godlike in our nature. It was the com- mencement of a voyage, not for the gains of commerce, nor for the crimson glories of war, nor yet for the advancement of science ; but the commencement of a voyage of Love — a voyage for the rescue of a band of strangers, of a distant nation, from a dreary grave. It was a beautiful, an impress- ive recognition of the worth of man as man — a noble tribute offered to the transcendent ties of our humanity — a deed of lofty charity for coming ages to ponder upon and emulate. At length, amid salutes and cheers of farewell, they cast off from the steamer, ard were soon out upon the Atlantic, ploughing their way toward the eternal winters of the north. Their destination was to the highest penetrable point of Baffin's Bay, and from thence, by means of dog- sledges, to attempt a search for the missing expedition, by following the trend of the coast. Pr. Kane was a firm, enthusiastic believer in the exist- ence of an open Polar sea. This belief he had not only often expressed in conversation, but had supported, with great ability, in an elaborate paper read before "The American Geographical and Statistical Society," December 14th, 185i2. In that paper, he also expresses his firm con- viction that the search for Sir John Franklin will be best promoted by a course leading directly to this open sea. This course he pursued, and on the first of September had reached Rensselaer Bay, on Smith's Strait, in latitude 78 deg. 30 min. After making every effort in his power to penetrate the ice with his brig, to a still more northern point, without success, he at length determined to make this bay his winter quarters. I can say nothing of the EULOGY. 4S scenes through which the expedition passed to reach this point ; the labors they performed — the perils they encoun- tered — the sufferings they endured, amidst raging storms, and drifting ice, and crushing bergs, and dashing floes, and hidden rocks, and benumbing cold. The pictures of these scenes, drawn by the pen of Dr. Kane himself, with a graphic power never surpassed, can alone give any just conception of that almost superhuman energy, skill, fore- cast and power of endurance which guided the movements of that little vessel, amidst the terrors that so often sur- rounded her ; nor can I detain you by attempting even the slightest description of the thrilling events of their life, as for the period of twenty months, and nine of these Polar night, they made their home in that little brig, fast imbed- ded in the growing ice. No page of human history ever written, reveals a character uniting in itself the elements of power and moral beauty in a higher degree than does the page which records this period of the life of Dr. Kane. In the emergencies which arose, often so terrible and over- whelming in their character, that it seems to the trembling reader no human power can stand the shock, the great and commanding, as well as the more amiable and lovely quali- ties of his nature, shone forth with new lustre and sweeter attraction. But I anticipate. During this long and drenry period, Dr. Kane never lost sight of the great object of his expedition, the discovery of some way of access to an open Polar sea ; that launched upon its waters, and sailing west- ward along the northern American coast, he might prose- cute, with greater promises of success, the search for the lost. To this end, parties, sometimes led by himself in person, and sometimes by his officers and most trust-worthy men, were sent forth from the brig whenever circumstances would permit. These parties, traversing northward the icy 46 EULOOT. channel in which they were imprisoned, and the bordering Greenland coast on the east, and the American coast on the west, enabled Dr. Kane to accomplish much that is of the highest moment to science. To say nothing of the im- portant results ho attained by his observations in meteor- ology, astronomy, and by his geological investigations, he Bucceeded in surveying and delineating the north coast of Greenland to its termination. He also surveyed an im- mense glacier, which he found to bound the north coast of Greenland, running thence northward. Beyond this gla- cial extension he discovered a new land, which he called " Washington." He surveyed and delineated the coast of this new land to its termination, at about 81 deg. 30 min. of north latitude ; so that we have now a reliable survey of the whole extent of the western coast of Greenland and of Washington land to its termination at the Polar sea. He also discovered and delineated a large tract of land, forming the extension northward of the American Conti- nent, which he appropriately named after the liberal patron of the expedition, Henry Gbinnell. He also completed the survey of the American Coast, from Cape Sabine, in latitude about 78| deg. northward to about 82^ deg. ; so that hereafter geography will present na a map of the east coast of our continent to a point only 7^ deg. distant from the North Pole. But what was of greater interest to science, and afford- ed higher satisfaction to the immortal explorer and to sci- entiiic men throughout the world, was his discovery of an open Polar sea. In the month of June, 1854, Dr. Kane sent out a sD)all party, with their dog-sledges, giving them special instructions to proceed on the ice to the farthest point north they could possibly reach. After proceeding, in the midst of the most formidable difficulties, about one KDLOQV. 4t hundred and fifty miles from the brig, they perceived that the ice of the channel was growing weak and dangerous. They consequently took to the eastern shore, (Washington land,) and after traveling a few miles, found the channel entirely free from ice. Along the shore of this open chan- nel, which was about thirty-five miles wide, they traveled some fifty miles, when they found it losing itself in an open and expanding iceless sea, with its heavy ocean swell, roll- ing in and breaking upon the rocks at their feet. Mr. Morton, the leader of the party, states that he could scarce- ly believe the evidence of his own senses, his astonishment at the sight was so great. Ascending a rocky cliff, some five hundred feet in height, ho was able to see the American coast, some thirty miles to the westward, stretching far away toward the north and west, with an iceless horizon, and the waves breaking in upon its rocky base. To the north and east, within a horizon of fifty miles, which they were able to command, nothing was seen but an unbroken expanse of waters, bearing to their esys the deep-toned and gladdening music of the sea. Marine birds of various spe- cies — such as the Bx'ent goose, the Eider, the King duck, the Sea swallow, different species of the Gull — were met in flocks. Fish abounded in the open waters — snow melted on the rocks — vegetable life, in different forms, was advanc- ing. Indeed, every thing around them indicated that that open sea, with its milder climate, surrounding the North Pole, which had so long been the topic of speculation and theory, whose existence, from the days of Barcnitz, in 1596, to this time, had been the theiiie of profound study and earncKC discussion in the most distinguished circles of sci- ence ; that open Polar sea, the hope of whose discovery had led so many of the most accomplished and daring nav- igators of the world to bid defiance to '* the cold's death- 48 XULOOT. wielding strength — the rushing ice — the pathless glacier — the night and death of eternal frost" — that open Polar sea which poetry had invested with a beauty and attraction that made the youthful mariner pant to reach the icy gates of the North ; — every thing, I say, indicated that the waves of that sea were now indeed dashing at their f5et 1 It was a moment of triumph, of lofty exultation to that little band. The confident predictions of the master-spirit of the expe- dition, were now verified ; his beautiful dream, as some had called it, was now a glorious reality ; his almost boy- ish enthusiasm upon the theme was completely vindicated 1 After gazing for some time in silence on the scene, and re- membering that the hour was not only one of triumph for his noble commander, but for the republic he represented, Mr. Morton raised, upon the summit of the cliff where he stood, the Stars and Stripes — the flag of our Union. This flag Dr. Kane calls "The Gbinnell' Flag op the Antarctic — a well cherished little relic which had now followed me on two Polar voyages." This flag had been saved from the wreck of the U. S. sloop-of-war Peacock, when she strand- ed off the Columbia river. It had accompanied Com. Wilkes in his far southern discoverv of an Antarctic con- tinent. It was now its strange destiny to 2cat over the highest northern land, not only of America, but of our globe. Side b'\ side with this flag were placed our own Masonic emblems of the Compass and the Square. Here, mingling their folds, they floated from the black cliff over the dark, rock-shadowed waters, which rolled up and broke in white caps at its base." By the kindness of Mr. Grin- NELL, I am able, to-night, to unfurl that memorable little flag in your presence — "a flag, which," in the. language of Mr. Gbinnell, in his note accompanying the flag, when he sent it to me, " has been further south, and twice further wm ECLOOT. 49 north, than any other in existence." Here it is, (the flag was here unfurled by Mr. A.;) and I am authorized by its distinguished owner to say, that whoever will plant this flag at any point further north than that on which Dr. Kane planted it, shall be entitled to its possession. Writing, sub- sequently, of this discovery. Dr. K. says, " Coming as it did, a mysterious fluidity in the midst of vast plains of solid ice, it was well calculated to arouse emotions of the highest order, and I do not believe there was a man among us who did not long for the means of embarking upon its bright and lovely waters. But he who may be content to follow our story for the next few months, will feel, as we did, that a con- trolling neces3ity made the desire a fruitless one." The events that follow, until the conclusion of the expedition, are too familiar to you to need explicit narration. Suffice it to say, the brig being still held fast in her icy imprison- ment, after the usual time for the breaking up of the ice was past, Dr. Kane, after much painful deliberation, refused yet to abano •) her, and resolved to face the perils of an- other winter. For nine long months, one half of it dismal night, ho remained, amidst labors, hunger, cold, sickness and suffering, such as no language can adequately describe. At length, on the 20th day of May, 1855, the party, now consisting of sixteen, two of their number having died, leaving their little brig still fast bound in the unyielding ice, trusted themselves to the frozen sea; dragging, on ice- sledges, their boats, laden with their baggage and with what provisions they had left. The sick and helpless of their little party were borne on the only dog-sledge remaining to them, which was driven by Dr. Kane himself. " This attempt to escape by crossing the southern ice on sledges," says Dr. K., " Is regarded by me as an imperative duty, the only 60 EULOOr. means left of saving ourselves and preserving the labori- ously-earned results of tlio expedition." For eighty-four days they toiled their weary way southward, some thirteen hundred miles, until they reached the Danish settlement of Upper Navik. Here they remained till the 6th of Septem- ber, when they sailed homeward in a little Danish barque, the Marianne. On the 11th, the barque reached Oodhaven, the Inspectorate of North Greenland, where they remain- ed for a few days. Just as they were about leaving this port, a steamer in the distance was announced. Her stars and stripes were soon recognized by Dr. Kane, and he and his party, launched in their little boat " Faith," (which may now be seen at the Navy Yard, New York,) were soon along side. In his own words, " An officer whom I shall ever remember as a cherished friend, Capt. Hartstein, hailed a little man in a ragged flaimel shirt — " Is that Dr. Kane ?" And with the ' Yes' that followed, the rigging was manned by our countrymen, and cheers welcomed us back to the social world of love which they represented." On the 18th day of September, he sailed for New York, where he arrived on the 11th of October, 1855, having been absent about two years and a half. A few days prior to his arrival, the public mind had been painfully agitated by the sad rumor, that a ship had been spoken at sea, having the dead body of Dr. Kane on board. With the exception of tliis startling rumor, nothing had been heard of him since he sailed, and the anxiety of the nation had grown into general alarm; and when the intelligence was received, and shot through the land, that the searching expeditign, sent out by government, had returned with Dr. Kane and his party on board, in safety, from ten thousands of hearts in all sections of our Union, spontaneously burst forth the liveliest expressions of gratitude and joy. The great L EULOOV. 61 heart of the Republic seemed to beat higli with thank- falness at the restoration of her honored son, whom lior fears had already consigned to a dreary grave. Public honors, from various sections of the country, were oflFered him, but with characteristic modesty, he declined them, and with his usual energy and industry, entered at once upon the preparation of his narrative, since published un- der the title of " The Arctic Explorations." Having, b incessant labor, completed this truly great work, ho sailed, in November last, for England; not, as has been generally sup- posed, primarily for the benefit of his health, although his health at the time was much impaired — but at the invitation of that Ueaaed woman — that true-hearted loife, whose love and devotion are giving to female character a higher power and a diviner beauty; at her invitation ho went to take charge of another expedition, which she wr s tlien fitting out, (and which, as you are aware, has just saib d,) for the deliver- ance of her husband from an iraprisonmci^t in which her affection believes him still to linger. Lady Tbanklin felt, that to no one, could she intrust the command of this, the last expedition she could ever hope to send, with equal confi- dence, as to the American navigator. Dr. Kane, and tliorefore some time previous, had tendered him, and urged upon him , the acceptance of this position of honor and responsibility. Dr. Kane, although fearing that his physical strength and vigor would prove inadequate to the demands of the respon- sible and perilous post, yet, viewing the subject in the light of duty, at length decided that conscience called him to the work, and resolved to spend, if necessary, the last remnant of his strength — to lay down his life, in one more effort to save the veteran mariner, the lost brother, and restore gladness to the heart of that dying wife. For this purpose he once more left his native shores. He was received in England mm M EULOQT. with the greatest cordiality ; bnt his health still failing, he appeared but littlo in public, and alter a short time, finding his decline becomii.g more rapid, he sailed for Havanna — but in vain. The balmy air of that green island of the south could aflFord no relief. " The grim tyrant had de- voted him for sacrifice ;" had bound, slowly and in silence his chains upon him, and now openly came to claim his own. But he who had calmly faced death in so many of its most terrible forms, quails not now before the enemy. Not a fear disturbs the peacefulness of his believing and trusting spirit ; and in the full triumphs of the Christian faith, he passes away to the bosom of his God 1 I have thus traced, in its faintest outline, the life of our la- mented brother. The prominent events of his career were of a nature fitted to develop and place in a strong light, the leading traits of his character. That these traits, as com- bined in him, formed one of the most remarkable men of the age, is no",~ ""iversally acknowledged — one of the truei?t and noblest, whose n;uao adorns the page of American bio'/ra- phy. TfiC- unconquerable energy of kis nature was one of his most prominent and striking traits. This element of power never failed him; from his early childhood, it stamped his ca- reer. Although small in size, (his ordinary waight being about a hundiod pounds,) ard with an organization singularly delicate and refined, yet he exhibited an activity, physical and mental — a capacity for labor — a power of endurance — a reso- luteness of purpose and an iron will, such as the stoutest and strongest, the Goliaths of earth, have rarely shown. When an object was before him, to the accomplishment of which du- ty pointed, he shrank from no labor; was disheartenei by no obstacles, refused no sacrifices. If for the moment baffled, he seemed to rise from his defeat in renovated strength to renew the struggle. Whether toiling up the precipices of EULOGY. 58 the Himalayas, or fighting his way through the ranks of the embattled hosts of Mexico, or contending amidst the wild war of elements on a stormy Arctic sea, or from Lis ice- enchained little brig, going forth alone amid the darkness and dreariness of a Polar night, to secure, if it may be, a mouthful of food that can minister to the strength of one of his dying crew — whatever his purpose, wherever the scene of his efforts, nothing seemed to daunt or discourage him — ornvard, straight onward to his object he directed his course, and if within the compass of human power to reach it, success wr s the result. It has been truly said, " Our victory is in its nobility somewhat as are our enemies in their strength." The foes of an Arctic explorer are among the most terrible that man can encounter; and triumph- antly to meet them, demands a physical courage — a brave endurance — a moral heroism, liigher and n blor than any battle field whose scenes redden the page of history. Justly, therefore, to appreciate the mighty energy of his nature, of whom we speak, we must follow him through the fearful con- flicts to which he was called in that zone of mystery and ter- ror. We must see how the mightiest powers of nature were arrayed against him— how the wildest elements encoropasser^ him with fatal arms of death — how tho sea raged, and the blinding snow fell, and the sun sank out of sight lor months, and the mountain icebergs are seen in the spectral twilight, approaching to crush his little vessel in their mighty embrace. We must see " how contrivance was de- feated by accident — how foresight proved insufficient to provide — how human strength was wasted in att'^mpts that failed" — how bread was wanting and fuel was not found — how famine au^ disease came with ghastly terrors — how the strong man laid down despairingly, and died — and tlien how he rose up against all this, and asserting the supremacy 54 EULOGY. I of that nature which God had given him, triumphed over all, and bore back the remnant of worn and wearied men that was left him, to the fair havens of their home in the south I Well has it been asked, " Are not the Arctic ex- plorations a Christian Iliad, and is not our Achilles nobler than Thetis' son?" But this controlling element of his nature, while it crowded his brief career with brilliant achievements and noble results, yet shortened his life. His constitution, never the most vigorous, yielded and finally gave way un- der the overwhelming burdens which his insatiate energy imposed upon it. The intellect of Dr. Kane was of a high order. Quick in perception, rapid both in combination and analysis, sound in deduction and powduUy retentive of me>"uory, he ac- quired with great ease, and ever had his acquisitions at immediate disposal. In a high degree inquisitive — enthusi- astic in pursuit, and favored as he was with abundant means of early discipline and culture— the range of his attain- ments was wide and varied, especially in the boundless fields of physical science, his favorite sphere of intellectual effort. Although naturally impulsive, yet he exhibited in his career great prudence and calm self-reliance ; and when the emergency demanded new resources, his fertility of invention was wonderful. He was capable of the most in- tense mental concentration. No man, whenever investiga- tion required it, was more laborious, patient and unyielding. The paper he read before the American and Geographical Statistical Society, already alluded to, affords a fine illus- tration of his powers in this direction. His conclusions, in regard to the existence of an open Polar sea, therein embodied, he had worked out by a chain of indui^tion as severe as mathematical demonstration; he no more proceeded EULOGY. 0B on mere conjecture than did the immortal discoverer of our hemisphere, when, in the face of a scoffing world, he asserted its existence, indeed, Dr. Kake may justly be styled the Columbus of the Arctic. His mind also was of that refined cast which rendered him alive to true grandeur and beauty and would have enabled him, had he chosen, to range suc- cessfully the flowery paths, and tempt the untrodden heights of the literary world. To nothing that unfolded the mys- terious purposes, and illustrated the exquisite perfection of nature's handiwork, was he ever indifferent. Whether upon the ocean or the land — ^in the torrid or the frigid zone — whether gazing in amazed delight upon the Arctic Auro- ra, with its startling and beautiful modifications of light in swiftly-varying succession — or penetrating the caves <^'' 'n'n own Alleghanies, and there reading the history of 'i amongst the hidden rocks and in the successive strata of her various formations — whether watching the silent growth of the tiny flower, that, under some overhanging cliflF of eternal ice, opens its modest leaves to the pale beams of a Polar sun, or measuring the heavenly bodies, in their dis- tant spheres, and with mathematical accuracy marking out the paths along which they fly in their impetuous courses — whether wandering amidst the pyramids of Egypt or through the classic ruins of lovely Greece; — ^no object of beauty, no scene of sublimity, no illustration of excellence, no proof of virtue that ever met his eye, failed to minister pleasure to his soul. As we follow him in his Arctic wan- derings, surrounded, as he often was, with horrors thick and dark enough to overwhelm an ordinary mind, we are astonished at the beautiful, glorious thoughts, invested often with the loftiest poetical imagery, which abound on the pages of his daily journal. Listen to his language, on one occasion, after he had been pacing the deck of his little 56 EULOGY. brig, as she lay motionless in her icy chains, and sur- rounded by the unbroken silence of her mysterious solitude: " The intense beauty of the Arctic firmaruent can hardly be imagined. It looks close above our headg, with its stars magnified in glory, and the very planets twinkling so much as to baffle the observations of tlie astronomer. I have trodden the deck when the life of earth seemed suspended — its movements, its sounds, its coloring, its companion- ships ; and as I looked on the radian, hemisphere circling above me, as if rendering worship to the Unseen Centre of Light, I have ejaculated, ' Lord ! what is man, that Thou art mindful of him?' And then I have thought of the kindly world we had left, with its revolving sunlight and shadow, and the other stars that gladden it in their changes, and the hearts that warmed to us there, till I lost myself in the memories of those who are not, and they bore me back to the stars ?gain." Never have the beauties, the wonders, the terrors of that mysterious circle of earth's sur- face, been so fully, graphically, and with such fascinating power of rhetoric revealed, as they are in liis " Arctic Ex- plorations"— a work which, wliile it will ever awaken the highest admiration for its gifted author, will ever be in- vested with a melancholy interest, as the last monument of his genius, reared with his dying strength. But the moral qualities of Dr. Kane constituted the gov- erning power and the highest adornment of his nature ; for they gave useful direction to his mighty energy, harmony and true wisdom to the workings of his lofty intellect, aud brought his whole being into unison with the great law of Love. Brethren, brightly and beautifully were the fundamental principles of our Venerable Order displayed in the life of our lamented brother. Never, perhaps, were justice and EOLOOY. 51 truth more perfectly realized by man. Every foot of the wall which he built in the temple, was in the strictest con formity to the square and the plummet. Deception, misrep- resentation, unjust concealment, falsehood, oppression, wrong in every form, seemed his abhorrence. A beautiful instance of this may be found in his narrative of the first United States Grinrell Expedition. It seems that to a tract of land first discovered by Dr. Kane, while on this expedition, lying to the north of Wellington Channel, Commander Db Haven had given the name of Grinnell. A year after- ward, this land appeared on the English maps, inscribed with the name of " Prince Albert ;" and the map from the hydrographer of the Admiralty not only inscribes " Albert Land" on this newly discovered region, but pretends to ex- plain the error of the American claim, by stating, in a note, that " Baillie Hamilton Island is the Grinnell Land of the American squadron." Dr. Kane, after demonstrating from the journals of the English navigators themselves, that the Americans were the actual discoverers of this region, and so demonstrating it that the hydrographer of the English Admiralty, in a letter to Mi*. Grinnell, which I have had the pleasure of reading, has honorably acknowledged their mistake, and given assurance that hereafter their maps will be made to correspond with the facts, proceeds tq say : — " The controversy is perhaps of little moment. The time has gone by when the mere sighting of a distant coast conferred on a navigator or his monarch either ownership of the soil or a right to govern its people ; even the planting of a flag-staff, with armorial emblazonments at the top and a record-bottle below it, does not insure nowadays n conceded title. Yet the comity of explorers has adopted the rule of the more scientifio observers of nature, and holds it for law everywhere that he who first sees and first announces shall also give the name. I should be sorry to with- draw from the extreme charts of northern discovery any memorial, even 58 EULOGY. an indirect one, of that Lady Sovereign, whose noble-spirited subjects we met in Lancaster Sound."' Mark now his ingenuousness — his hones- ty — his love of justice and truth. " It was only by accident that we pre ceded them, mider the guidance of causes that can assert for us little honor nince tliey were beyond our control, and we should have been glad to escape them. Bit we did precede them; and the most northern land on th« meridian of 94° w>)8t must retain, therefore, the honored name which it received from t^ i American commander." , I have said that Dr. Kane was a man of justice. A Brit- ish reviewer has, I am aware, charged him with an act of flagrant injustice toward Godfrey, one of his crew. This man had been disobedient and mutinous on previous occa- sions; now he was in the act of openly and boldly setting at defiance the authority of his commander, and fleeing from the ship. Dr. Kane, standing on the deck, raised his gun and fired upon him, doing him, however, no injury. Subsie- quently Godfrey returned, and was restored to his place among the crew. Now, any man who, after reading the ac- count of this matter, as given by Dr. Kane, and confirmed by his officers and men — after hearing the reasons which he believed rendered it his imperative though painful duty to adopt the course he did, for the maintenance of that disci- pline of the vessel, which was vital to their safety, will charge him with cruelty or injustice in this act, would blacken tl\|e memory of Washington for signing the death warrant of the interesting Andre, although he firmly believ- ed that the safety of the army — the welfare of the struggling Republic — that wierring justice required it. No 1 never was there a commander more just or generous toward those un- der his authority ; and this is the testimony of the officers and men who shared with him the dangers and sufferings of the perilous voyage, and gathered around him, under the poor shelter they had, through those dismal and intermina- ble winters — and with quivering lip, heaving breast and EUtOOT. 69 moistened eye do they speak of his self 'devotion, self-sacri- fice, his never-failing regard for the welfare of his comrades, in that hazardous search for the lost. Nor was h^ less distinguished by our other great princi- ple of love. " Strong and binding was this cement of his edifice — plastic and soft as the purest gem in its applica- tion — grasping and tenacious and abiding as the sculptor's adamant which it unites, to form the whole outward aspect of his noble structure." Our brother fell a martyr to the benevolence of his nature. He died — died out of time, be- cause he would rescue others from death. Human suffer- ing, wherever he encountered it; in whatever accents he heard its moans, stirred up the deep fountains of love within him. His career was full of the most touching manifesta- ticTns of this divine principle. Follow him through the scenes of his two Polar expeditions, and the streams of his kindness never cedsed to flow. Yes, in an age of pre- dominant avarice and mechanical routine, he has set us an example of as chivalrous self-devotion and as lofty, magnan- imous enterprise as ever illumined the tracks of the holiest champions in the world's best day. See him during the long and dreary months of the second winter of their im- prisonment in Rensselaer Bay, with every officer and man, but one, prostrate and helpless with disease. Day ?ind night, he gives himself no rest. With the tenderness and gentle- ness and assiduity of a mother's love he seeks to heal their diseases and alleviate their sufferings, by his unceasing ministries of skill and compassion. Now we see him with his gun, going forth alone and toilmg his way for hours, throu;j:h the snow drifi i and over the ice covered rocks, to secure food that will not aggravate the disease of the sick and dying; — and now, we see him seated by the side of the pale and desponding, speaking words of comfort and hope 60 EULOflY. to sinking hearts. I know of no record of human kindness more beautiful, more touching, none which reveals a spirit in closer sympathy with His, "who went about doing good," than does the record of this portion of tho Arctic life of Dr. Kane. Go with me at another time, and visit that lonely brig. It is the month of March, 1855. The hour is midnight. A fearful storm is raging. The thermometer is at seventy- eight degrees below the freezing point. Dr. Kane, with a portion of his crew, are in their moss-lined cabin below, their thoughts it may be, far away with loved ones amid the comforts of home. Suddenly the noise of footsteps is heard on the deck, and the next moment, three of a party of eight, who had gone forth two weeks before, on an expedition of search and survey, enter the cabin. Their looks are start- ling; trembling with weakness, swollen, haggard, benumbed with cold and but just able to utter a few broken words, their appearance tells of the terrible sufferings they have endured. Their story is short and frightful. Weak and faint with fatigue and hunger, their party were toiling their slow and painful way back to the brig, their o»ly homo amidst the mighty desolation around them, when they were overtaken by a storm of fierceness and power unusual oven in that region of tempests. After battling against the enraged elements for hours, four of their number, ex- hausted and frozen, sank down on the ice to die. Of the remaining four one remained with his dying comrades ; tho others, after many hours, (how many they know not,) of wandering and struggle, half delirious, reached the '^ig. Where they have left their dying companions they can- not tell. But notwithstanding the terrors of the night and the faint prospect of success in their fearful search, and the probability of their own destruction in the apparently EULOOT. 61 . desperate attempt, yet the purpose of their leader is in- stantly formed, and immediate preparation for the rescue is ordered. Amid ^the darkness and howling tempest, the band, led by their master spirit and commending themselves to the protection of Him who rides on the storm, start forth. Ignorant how to direct their course, yet they press forward. Hour after hour, through the mighty snow drifts; in face of the blinding tempest; over the frozen and lace- rating hummocks, they struggle on. Twice does the strength of their gallant commander give Way and he falls fainting upon the snow. At length, after twenty hours of constant and incredible toil and endurance, and just as they feel that they must yield and abandon their comrades to their sad fate, the keen eye of the Esquimaux boy Hans, detects the faint, half filled track of a sledge in the snow ; follow- ing this, they soon perceive, in the far distance, a little sig- nal, fluttering in the wind ; a nearer approach reveals the small tent of the lost party, almost buried in the snow, and from a little flag-stafif on the top, floats the ensign of the Republic and underneath the Masonic flag. Trembling with anxiety, they approach the silent tent. Their leader, dread- ing to realize his worst fears, slowly works his way through the surrounding drifts and enters the tent amid the dark- ness and ominous silence that prevail. There the lost party lay, prostrate and helpless on the icy floor. He speaks; his voice is recognized; it gives new life to their benumbed and torpid senses, and with reawakened hope and revived courage and swelling hearts, they exclaim : " We knew you'd come ! we knew you'd come, Brother ! " And why did they " know he'd come ? " Why were they sustained by this assurance, when the cold arms of death were encir- cling them ? Ah I they knew that the divine principles, symbolized by that little Masonic flag, that fluttered over 62 EULOGY. their sinking heada, were the principles that ruled the heart and the life of their beloved and trusted leader, and that under their power, no distance; no darkness of the night; no fierceness of the tempest; no terrors of the cold; no obstacles that hijman strength and skill could surmount V. ould prevent his flying to their rescue, even at the expense of the last pulsation of his great and benevolent heart. " Wc knew you'd come ! " Yes, frozen men, just ready to die I he did eomo 1 Your faith in your noble Brother, the true man, the 'faithful Mason, was no delusion. He did come ! and kindly and gently ho bore you back to your cabin home; and although one of your number fell a vic- tim to the stern power of the frost king of the North, and his body now lies entombed in sight of that " deserted hulk, bound in the deathful ice," you live, to tell with what con- stancy, fidelity and beauty ho illustrated the principle of love in his brief but immortal career. Finally — Dr. Kane distinctly and constantly maintained the authority of religion, and with reverent faith, sought its guidance and consolations. " Our honored Society, Brethren, maintains this open profession, in carrying ever before us and in our midst, with solemn reverence, the Holy Bible ; an open BiUe." Our lamented Brother had faith in God and in his revealed word, when faith meant something and cost much. Daily his little band knelt around him amid the Arctic darkness, and he led them in prayer, to the eternal Throne. He faithfully taught them the great truth of a Providence which presides over the course of evcuts. He says: " Call it fatalism, as you ignorantly may; there is that in the storyof every eventful life, which teachos the inefficiency of human means, and the present control of a Supreme Agency. See how often relief has come at the moment of extremity, in forms strangely unsought, almost EULOGY. 68 at the time unwelcome ! See still more, how the back has been strengthened to its increasing burdens, and the heart cheered by some conscious influence of an Unseen Power ! " Such was his faith, and his life was in beautiful harmony with it. Strong and fearless before men, calm and intrepid amidst surrounding perils, yet he humbly asks God's help and blushes not to declare his humble trust in Him: When hastily escaping from his vessel, which is threatened with instant destruction by the crushing ice, he grasps his " little home Bible," inscribed it may be, with a mother's hand, as the treasure first to he secured. When about forsaking his little ice-enchainei vessel, which had so long been his home in that mighty desolation, " he gathers all hands around " and lifts up their hearts to God. His faith ever sustained him. Guided by its rules, his work. Brethren, from the time that he mounted the wall as an apprentice, to the glo- rious day, when as a wise master builder, he set the key of his arch and brought forth the top stone of the moral tem- ple he built, his work was dono and was well done. Then translated to a place of blessedness and dignity in that " Temple not built with hands, eternal in the heavens," he still works, as angels do, — the great God of the Uni- verse being tlie Grand Master Builder. Such, imperfectly, was the life and such the character of him, to whose memory we have assembled to render this humble tribute of honor. He has gone to his grave, but in the fullness of his young renown. We shall see him here no more; but his noble life, his thrilling story, his beauti- ful example, his model character, and his precious memory are our i'laperishablc inheritance. Brethren let us guard them well and emulate them as we may. Let us enshrine them in the deepest thoughts of our efforts, and as he still works on the walls of the temple we build, let us be ani- 64 ItTLOOT. I mated to greater diligence and high fidelity, that we too may c^tcr, in due time, the portals of that Upper Temple whose proportions of harmony, beauty and infinite gran- deur, shall awaken our admiration and draw forth our in- creasing praises through eternal ages. 5" J