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The Wentworth Little Memorial.
THE WENTWORTH LITTLE MEMORIAL .
THE Monument , of which the above engraving is a faithful representation , is composed of white marble in the form of a Pedestal , and is surmounted by af cross of ' the same material . The design was . selected by the widow of our deceased brother , it having been settled at a meeting of subscribers that her wishes should he consulted . The cost of the Monument is £ 37 , including the following inscrip tion : —
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT WENTWORTH LITTLE , LATE SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 12 TH APRIL , 1878 ,
IN HIS 39 TH YEAR . GONE , BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ; PAST AWAY , BUT NOT LOST . HIS END WAS PEACE .
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS BRETHREN IN TOKEN OF THEIR LOVE AND ESTEEM . The inscription is cut out and filled with lead , so that it is imperishable . The cost has been paid out of the fund contributed by the brethren , a complete list of which appeared in The Freemason , amounting to £ 250 . We had hoped the fund would have been very much larger , and much regret to
observe the absence of many well-known names with whom Bro . Little worked in the Masonic quarries , and whose names should have been among those who desired to pay tribute to departed worth and genius .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Wentworth Little Memorial.
THE WENTWORTH LITTLE MEMORIAL .
THE Monument , of which the above engraving is a faithful representation , is composed of white marble in the form of a Pedestal , and is surmounted by af cross of ' the same material . The design was . selected by the widow of our deceased brother , it having been settled at a meeting of subscribers that her wishes should he consulted . The cost of the Monument is £ 37 , including the following inscrip tion : —
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT WENTWORTH LITTLE , LATE SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 12 TH APRIL , 1878 ,
IN HIS 39 TH YEAR . GONE , BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ; PAST AWAY , BUT NOT LOST . HIS END WAS PEACE .
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS BRETHREN IN TOKEN OF THEIR LOVE AND ESTEEM . The inscription is cut out and filled with lead , so that it is imperishable . The cost has been paid out of the fund contributed by the brethren , a complete list of which appeared in The Freemason , amounting to £ 250 . We had hoped the fund would have been very much larger , and much regret to
observe the absence of many well-known names with whom Bro . Little worked in the Masonic quarries , and whose names should have been among those who desired to pay tribute to departed worth and genius .