Pisgah Lodge #32
Appendix E,  Memorials

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Memorial For:
REVEREND PETER GLENN
September 9, 1863

WHEREAS, the Reverend Peter Glenn, a member of this lodge, was murdered at his residence
on the 9th day of July, 1863, by the rebel host which invaded Indiana let by the notorious John
Morgan, it is
RESOLVED, that Brother Glenn was a worthy brother mason, a useful citizen, a true Christian
and patriot, and a kind and indulgent husband and father, and that his death is a great loss to
the lodge, the church, the community, and a severe blow to his bereaved wife and children, and
RESOLVED, that the widow and children of the deceased have our earnest and heartfelt
sympathy in their bereavement, and yet that in the midst of sorrow, we rejoice that he died not
as one without hope, and
RESOLVED, that the members of this lodge will wear their usual badges of mourning for thirty
days, and
RESOLVED, that these resolutions will be spread  upon the minutes of the lodge and that a
copy will be presented to the family of the deceased.




                                                                           
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Memorial For:
JACOB W. KINTNER
June 1, 1880

WHEREAS, by a dispensation of Divine Providence and on order from our Grand Master
whose wisdom, power, and mercy we all recognize, our well beloved and honored brother,
Jacob W. Kintner, has been taken from our midst, and
WHEREAS, the masonic ties which have so long bound us in friendship and brotherly love to
our departed friend and brother are severed, to be reunited only when the grave shall
surrender its death, and therefor, be it
RESOLVED, that in our departed brother we knew one who kept the faith at a time which tried
the faith of the most faithful, when courage was equal to his sense of right, and whose
devotion to our order was so great that he forgot fear if he ever knew fear, and who died a
masonas true to the noble order in its glory days as he had been in the days when reasons
were said to carry their lives in their hands, and
RESOLVED, that the disruption of covenanted brotherhood between the deceased and
ourselves, and forgetting never, his devotion to masonry, and bearing in mind his fidelity
thereto, and we further
RESOLVE that we earnestly sympathize  with the relations and friends of our deceased
brother, and we tender to them that consolation which they would neither give nor take away,
and that we will wear the usual badge of mourning for 30 days, and
RESOLVED, that a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions will be forwarded to the
family of our deceased brother and inserted in the local papers of this place.





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Memorial For:
COLONEL THOMAS POSEY
September 19, 1863

Colonel Thomas Posey who has been identified with Pisgah Lodge 32, F&AM, died at the
residence of his nephew, William P. Beverly, near Henderson, Kentucky, on March 11, 1863.

Through all the time, from the day of his initiation to the day of his death, he was a true and
faithful brother mason.  He saw the institution in its darkest days.  He wore the badge when it
was pointed at with scorn.  He saw the institution stagger and almost fall before the terrible
storm of anti-masonry which swept this country from 1830 to 1838.  But in the darkest hours of
adversity, he was neither seduced nor dismayed, but looked forward with full confidence to the
day when the storm would pass, and masonry would again prosper.  The day came and he
rejoiced; rejoiced to know that man was again just and truth triumphant.

Brother Posey was no ordinary man.  Gifted with an intellect rarely equaled, receiving a
polished education in his youth, trained by a father who was the associate of Hamilton and
Washington in the revolutionary struggle, he would have adorned any station in life.  But
modesty prevailing upon him, he sought neither place nor power; yet his neighbors who knew
him well placed him in the legislative halls where his worth and ability were soon recognized.

We know that dust to dust is written of everything mortal, and yet when the messenger comes
to such a man as he, whether in the prime of life or tottering under the weight of years, it is a
heavy blow feeling thus, bowing in humble submission to the decree and yet sincerely
mourning the loss of it.

RESOLVED, that Brother Posey was a worthy brother mason, a citizen whose integrity was
recognized by all who knew him to be a Christian, with full faith in immortality and a patriot
whom we are pleased to know, loved the country of his birth and was deeply attached to the
government which his father helped found, and

RESOLVED, that he was the father of the lodge upon whose counsel and advice we always
relied, and in whose parity of motive and integrity of purpose we always confided, and

RESOLVED, that the friends and relatives of the deceased have an earnest and heartfelt
sympathy in their bereavement, and that we beg to mingle our tears with theirs over the grave
of our brother whom we loved scarcely less than they, and

RESOLVED, that the members of this lodge will wear their usual badges of mourning for sixty
days, and



                                                                                                      

RESOLVED, that this preamble and resolution will be spread upon the minutes of the lodge
and that a copy will be sent to William P. Beverly to be preserved by him for his son, Thomas
Posey Beverly.

Attest: Samuel J. Wright                 Signed: James D. Irwin
Secretary                                           Worshipful Master





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Memorial For:
THOMAS J. RYAN
September 9, 1863

WHEREAS, in the providence of an all wise Creator, our Worthy Brother, Thomas J. Ryan, was
taken from us on the 10th day of September 1863.  We, therefore, as brothers in token of our
deep regard for the deceased, adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, that the deceased was a worthy brother mason, a good citizen, and kind
husband, an affectionate father, and a true patriot and Christian, and
RESOLVED, that the fraternity, his family, and community have sustained an incomparable
loss in his death, and in token of the respect this lodge bears toward him, each member
thereof will wear the usual badge of mourning for 30 days, and
RESOLVED, that we deeply sympathize with the bereaved and doubly afflicted children of the
deceased and mourn with them, but not as they who have no hope, and
RESOLVED, that a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolution will be forwarded to the
children of the deceased by the Secretary, and that they will be spread upon the minutes.





                                                                           
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Memorial For:
JUDGE THOMAS C. SLAUGHTER
February 4, 1879

We are admonished by the death of a distinguished brother, the Honorable Thomas C.
Slaughter, that “we all do fade as a leaf” and standing under the shadow of this great
bereavement we desire to join with all his neighbors and friends in bearing testimony to his
great worth.
RESOLVED, that in the death of Honorable Thomas C. Slaughter, the State of Indiana has lost
a citizen who contributed largely to the development of the judiciary of the state.  A man of
large natural endowments developed by liberal culture.  And, though often called to fill
important offices, both political and judicial, he filled them all with credit and marked ability, and
RESOLVED, that as judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, he has left behind him a record of which
his friends may well feel proud, and
RESOLVED, that after a long and busy life closely interwoven with the history of Harrison
County, he has passed from us forever.  In his death, the state has lost a prominent and
honorable citizen, his profession a strong man, our order a brother who was loved for his many
masonic excellencies, his family a loving husband and a kind and affectionate father, and his
large circle of friends one who was firm, steadfast, and true, and
RESOLVED, that to his loving and afflicted wife and children, and to his bereaved relatives, we
offer our deep and heartfelt sympathy, and fervently trust that the goodness of God may bring
to them that peace and comfort which He alone can bestow, and
RESOLVED, that the brethren of this lodge will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days and that the jewels of this lodge will be draped in mourning for the same length of time,
and
RESOLVED, that the Secretary will be directed to furnish a copy of this resolution, attested by
the seal of the lodge, to the widow of our deceased brother, and that a copy of this be
furnished each of our local papers for publication.