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In Memoriam — Bro. George Frank Gouley.
harm . Mrs . Gouley was taken to the residence of Bro . Wm . C . Defriez , a long time friend of Bro . Gouley and family . Here the deeply stricken Avidow , unable to realize the terrible situation , received every attention that friendship and sympathy could suggest . Bro . Gouley was
childless . They had one child , a daughter , who died years ago . They Avere a most harmonious couple , and were greatly loved by all their friends . " There are several theories of Bro . Gouley ' s fate . It seems somewhat strange that
his Avife should have been able to escape Avhile he was not . Bro . George Frank Gouley Avas a fearless and generous man . Some who knew him best supposed that , not knoAving the danger to be so imminent , and seeing bis wife in a fair way to escape
unharmed , he delayed following her in order to help some friends who were in distress on the same floor , and stayed too long . Others think that he may have made an effort to save some papers or other property in the room , and coming out was stifled and bewildered , and had to return to the room as his only refuge , to Avait for ladders that never came . Whatever the cause , we
mourn in Bro . Gouley ' s death the loss of an ardent , learned and noble Freemasonone Avho made friends Avherever he Avent , and whose works will live after him to testify to his Avorth . He Avas a model Masonic editor and writer , and a noble man . Peace to his ashes .
" Bro . Gouley ' s body was taken after the accident , to the Masonic Hall , Avhere it was laid in state from Friday until the burial on Sunday . It was placed in a handsome casket mounted upon a catafalque , and surrounded with flowers arranged as
Masonic emblems . The coffin lid bore the inscription : " George Frank Gouley , Past Master Missouri Lodge , No , 1 , E . W . Grand Secretary , M . W . Grand Lodge , of Missouri , A . F . and A . M . Died April 11 , 1877 . Aged 45 years . "
" A guard of honour of Knights Templar was in attendance , detailed from St . Louis Commandery , No 1 ; Ivanhoe , No . 8 ; Ascalon , No . 16 , and St . Aldemar , No . 18 . Missouri Lodge conducted the services at the hall . A Lodge Avas opened at 1 p . m ., and the members escorted to the large room under escort of the Grand Commandery of Missouri .
In Memoriam — Bro. George Frank Gouley.
"The following was the order of the funeral exercises : " Prayer . Hymn . Address by M . W . Xenophon Ryland , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri . Address by W . Bro . John Goodin , P . M . of Missouri LodgeNo . 1 .
, " Missouri Lodge , No . 1 , having ] the place of honour , then took the casket in charge , and the funeral procession formed with the Knights Templar in front of the hearse and pall bearers , followed by the Master Masons . The procession was a very large
one . The body was taken to Bellefontaine Cemetry and placed in a vault , where it is to remain for" ten days , Avhen it will be brought East , and finally interred in Wilmington , Delaware . "
The History Of Education.
THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION .
ME . OSCAR BROWNING delivered on Friday evening , June 1 st , a discourse at the Eoyal Institution , choosing for his subject the " History of Education . " We read in the Times of the 4 th : — " He gave an interesting description of
the young Phsedrus or Theatetes in the Greek gymnasium , who in tho intervals of running or the bath walked under the cool shades of trees to answer and learn from the rapid questions of the philosophers . Plato Avas the first writer upon
education , and was the author of three theories on the subject . Quintilian ' s essay , the next step , differed from his predecessor ' s work , as the Roman official and general , sparing neither himself nor others , defending his client in the forumor
ex-, ploring unknown countries at the head of an army to annihilate the enemies of Home , differed from the Greek , quick in argument and feeling , enjoying the things of this bfe , but elevated b y the constant seeking for the highest ideal . In the
Middle Ages the monkish schools and the training of the young knight maintained a similar autonomy . Harshly disci plined , looking upon Avoman as the deadliest foe , the student of the monkish schools trod
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In Memoriam — Bro. George Frank Gouley.
harm . Mrs . Gouley was taken to the residence of Bro . Wm . C . Defriez , a long time friend of Bro . Gouley and family . Here the deeply stricken Avidow , unable to realize the terrible situation , received every attention that friendship and sympathy could suggest . Bro . Gouley was
childless . They had one child , a daughter , who died years ago . They Avere a most harmonious couple , and were greatly loved by all their friends . " There are several theories of Bro . Gouley ' s fate . It seems somewhat strange that
his Avife should have been able to escape Avhile he was not . Bro . George Frank Gouley Avas a fearless and generous man . Some who knew him best supposed that , not knoAving the danger to be so imminent , and seeing bis wife in a fair way to escape
unharmed , he delayed following her in order to help some friends who were in distress on the same floor , and stayed too long . Others think that he may have made an effort to save some papers or other property in the room , and coming out was stifled and bewildered , and had to return to the room as his only refuge , to Avait for ladders that never came . Whatever the cause , we
mourn in Bro . Gouley ' s death the loss of an ardent , learned and noble Freemasonone Avho made friends Avherever he Avent , and whose works will live after him to testify to his Avorth . He Avas a model Masonic editor and writer , and a noble man . Peace to his ashes .
" Bro . Gouley ' s body was taken after the accident , to the Masonic Hall , Avhere it was laid in state from Friday until the burial on Sunday . It was placed in a handsome casket mounted upon a catafalque , and surrounded with flowers arranged as
Masonic emblems . The coffin lid bore the inscription : " George Frank Gouley , Past Master Missouri Lodge , No , 1 , E . W . Grand Secretary , M . W . Grand Lodge , of Missouri , A . F . and A . M . Died April 11 , 1877 . Aged 45 years . "
" A guard of honour of Knights Templar was in attendance , detailed from St . Louis Commandery , No 1 ; Ivanhoe , No . 8 ; Ascalon , No . 16 , and St . Aldemar , No . 18 . Missouri Lodge conducted the services at the hall . A Lodge Avas opened at 1 p . m ., and the members escorted to the large room under escort of the Grand Commandery of Missouri .
In Memoriam — Bro. George Frank Gouley.
"The following was the order of the funeral exercises : " Prayer . Hymn . Address by M . W . Xenophon Ryland , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri . Address by W . Bro . John Goodin , P . M . of Missouri LodgeNo . 1 .
, " Missouri Lodge , No . 1 , having ] the place of honour , then took the casket in charge , and the funeral procession formed with the Knights Templar in front of the hearse and pall bearers , followed by the Master Masons . The procession was a very large
one . The body was taken to Bellefontaine Cemetry and placed in a vault , where it is to remain for" ten days , Avhen it will be brought East , and finally interred in Wilmington , Delaware . "
The History Of Education.
THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION .
ME . OSCAR BROWNING delivered on Friday evening , June 1 st , a discourse at the Eoyal Institution , choosing for his subject the " History of Education . " We read in the Times of the 4 th : — " He gave an interesting description of
the young Phsedrus or Theatetes in the Greek gymnasium , who in tho intervals of running or the bath walked under the cool shades of trees to answer and learn from the rapid questions of the philosophers . Plato Avas the first writer upon
education , and was the author of three theories on the subject . Quintilian ' s essay , the next step , differed from his predecessor ' s work , as the Roman official and general , sparing neither himself nor others , defending his client in the forumor
ex-, ploring unknown countries at the head of an army to annihilate the enemies of Home , differed from the Greek , quick in argument and feeling , enjoying the things of this bfe , but elevated b y the constant seeking for the highest ideal . In the
Middle Ages the monkish schools and the training of the young knight maintained a similar autonomy . Harshly disci plined , looking upon Avoman as the deadliest foe , the student of the monkish schools trod