Ex Corde Locutiones; Words from the Heart Spoken of His Dead Brethren... (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ...older, and we feel how truly Ovid said, The fleeting time flows stealthily away, and cheats us. Labitur occultefallitque volatilis aetas. Since our last meeting we have lost by death, of our Honorary members, these Illustrious Brethren: ' GEORGE CHATTERTON, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Ireland; CHARLES JOHN VIGNE, Ex-Sov.'. Gr.'. Commander of the Sup.'. Council of England and Wales; ANGEL MARTIN, of Louisiana; JOHN AINSLIE, of Tennessee; and, in November, 187 5, RICHARD RIDGWAY REES, of Kansas, whose death was not made known to me until after the last session. Of all these, except the Ill.'. Bro.'. John Ainslie, who was made an Honorary Inspector-General in 1866, and died in Florida, on the 2nd of May, 1877, I have spoken in letters addressed to all our Brethren, and it is fit that I should remedy that omission here. John Ainslie was of Scottish descent, his father being a Scot by birth. I first knew the son in Memphis, when I went there to live in 1866. He was cashier of a bank there, having before then been cashier or teller of a bank at St. Louis. Afterwards he was co-proprietor and business-manager of the Appeal newspaper in Memphis, which proving unprofitable, he sold his interest in it, ill-health came upon him, and he sought health and enjoyment in California unsuccessfully, returned to Memphis, and after a time went to Florida, to die. He was intelligent, capable, of fair education, amiable and genial, generous and charitable; but Fortune was unkind to him, and he suffered and endured much during the last years of his life. He had, I think, no enemies, and there are many who will long remember him with affection. After years of suffering and sorrow, he is at rest. A long sickness La...