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BRO . EDMUND GEORGE PAPELL . MADRAS . —The Masonic body in this city have to deplore the loss of a talented Brother , Edmund George Papell , P . S . G . AV . of this Province—who received that honour , not by virtue of worldly position or wealth , but as a real working and proficient Mason—whose decease took place on the 18 th of June , 1851 . Bro . Papell took a leading and active part in forming Lodge Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 , and was elected Master P . S . of Prince Masons , and an H . P . of the Priestly Order . " Bro . Papell was initiated iu Old Social Friendshipand was
, three times elected Master ; and the Brethren of that Lodge ( many of whom are now in Australia , and others scattered over the world ) , will cherish his memory , and long remember his valuable and lucid lectures on Masonry , and the Knight Templar ' s Degree , as well as the correct and masterly manner he performed the various ceremonies while AV . M ., Z ., M . E . C ., & e . His exertions on behalf ofMasom-y in general , and in particular to establish a uniformity of working throughout the Presidency Lodges , elicited the presentation on St . John ' s morning , 1850 , of a valuable and very handsomely-chased silver tea-potwith the following
inscrip-, tion : — "Presented to AV . Bro . Edmund George Papell , Prov . G . S . AV ., P . M . of Lodge Social Friendship , No . 326 , W . M . of Lodge Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 , & c , as a mark of our fraternal esteem and affection , and as a token of our appreciation of his eminent Masonic services during the last twelve years , by" , here following the signatures of almost all the members ofthe Craft at that time in the Presidency . The Brethren of the " Secunderabad St . John ' s " will remember with pleasure the instinctive information imparted to that Lodge during Bro . Papell'M sojourn
among them , and can also bear testimony to his love of Masonry ; for he readily responded to their call , travelling upwards of 350 miles over a rugged country , where there are neither rail nor carriage roads , to revive the Chapter attached to their Lodge . It is a painful duty to be obliged to add , that Bro . Papell leaves behind a very aged and childless mother ( the wife of a AV . M ) , in deep distress of mind and body . May the Most High console and relieve her—So mote it be !
BRO . AVARREN HALE . On the 30 th of July , after a few days' illness , Bro . Warren Hale , in his 41 st year , eldest son of Warren Stormes Hale , Esq ., of Queen-street , London , and of Hampstead . Bro . Hale was initiated iu the Enoch Lodge , No . 11 ; and after passing through the several offices , was unanimously elected AV . M . in 1 S 51-2 ; and during tiie year he presided over the Lodge , was elected a member of the Board of General Purposes . At the time of his decease he was filling the S . W . chair in the Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 661 , and was H . in the Chapter attached
to that Lodge . In the discharge of the duties of the various offices lie filled , he gave the highest satisfaction . His gentlemanly conduct , and true Masonic bearing , will cause his loss to be deeply regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance .
BRO . FRANCIS AVATTS . On the 12 th of September , at Richmond , Surrey , in his 60 th year , Bro , Francis AVatts . Although of rather delicate constitution , from the great care Bro . AVatts took of his health , in all probability his presence on this sublunary sphere would for some years to come have continued to dispense the many kindnesses that flowed at all times and in all places from his ever-open heart and hand ; but the fell disease of Cholera , which , at short notice , summons many away , seized
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Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . EDMUND GEORGE PAPELL . MADRAS . —The Masonic body in this city have to deplore the loss of a talented Brother , Edmund George Papell , P . S . G . AV . of this Province—who received that honour , not by virtue of worldly position or wealth , but as a real working and proficient Mason—whose decease took place on the 18 th of June , 1851 . Bro . Papell took a leading and active part in forming Lodge Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 , and was elected Master P . S . of Prince Masons , and an H . P . of the Priestly Order . " Bro . Papell was initiated iu Old Social Friendshipand was
, three times elected Master ; and the Brethren of that Lodge ( many of whom are now in Australia , and others scattered over the world ) , will cherish his memory , and long remember his valuable and lucid lectures on Masonry , and the Knight Templar ' s Degree , as well as the correct and masterly manner he performed the various ceremonies while AV . M ., Z ., M . E . C ., & e . His exertions on behalf ofMasom-y in general , and in particular to establish a uniformity of working throughout the Presidency Lodges , elicited the presentation on St . John ' s morning , 1850 , of a valuable and very handsomely-chased silver tea-potwith the following
inscrip-, tion : — "Presented to AV . Bro . Edmund George Papell , Prov . G . S . AV ., P . M . of Lodge Social Friendship , No . 326 , W . M . of Lodge Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 , & c , as a mark of our fraternal esteem and affection , and as a token of our appreciation of his eminent Masonic services during the last twelve years , by" , here following the signatures of almost all the members ofthe Craft at that time in the Presidency . The Brethren of the " Secunderabad St . John ' s " will remember with pleasure the instinctive information imparted to that Lodge during Bro . Papell'M sojourn
among them , and can also bear testimony to his love of Masonry ; for he readily responded to their call , travelling upwards of 350 miles over a rugged country , where there are neither rail nor carriage roads , to revive the Chapter attached to their Lodge . It is a painful duty to be obliged to add , that Bro . Papell leaves behind a very aged and childless mother ( the wife of a AV . M ) , in deep distress of mind and body . May the Most High console and relieve her—So mote it be !
BRO . AVARREN HALE . On the 30 th of July , after a few days' illness , Bro . Warren Hale , in his 41 st year , eldest son of Warren Stormes Hale , Esq ., of Queen-street , London , and of Hampstead . Bro . Hale was initiated iu the Enoch Lodge , No . 11 ; and after passing through the several offices , was unanimously elected AV . M . in 1 S 51-2 ; and during tiie year he presided over the Lodge , was elected a member of the Board of General Purposes . At the time of his decease he was filling the S . W . chair in the Frederick Lodge of Unity , No . 661 , and was H . in the Chapter attached
to that Lodge . In the discharge of the duties of the various offices lie filled , he gave the highest satisfaction . His gentlemanly conduct , and true Masonic bearing , will cause his loss to be deeply regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance .
BRO . FRANCIS AVATTS . On the 12 th of September , at Richmond , Surrey , in his 60 th year , Bro , Francis AVatts . Although of rather delicate constitution , from the great care Bro . AVatts took of his health , in all probability his presence on this sublunary sphere would for some years to come have continued to dispense the many kindnesses that flowed at all times and in all places from his ever-open heart and hand ; but the fell disease of Cholera , which , at short notice , summons many away , seized