Obituary

At a regular meeting of Salem Grande, No. 47Ö, held June lOtli, the following preamble and resolution were adopted and ordered sent to the Anu Arbor Cocbdcb for publication: Our worthy brot.her, IUifus Babbltt. aflor a Reveré and protracted Ulnenn, dled ui hls rslili-m-i lu the tuwuahlp ol l'lyiiiouth, ou Saturday tlie 7lh of May, A. D JSM1. Brother Bab bltt was a charter member ol Salem Urauge, wan lis ilrst iniifcK'r. and well and lalthlully Herved In thatcapaclty irmn the dute oiorgunï.iiiiiin, .luly th, 1K74, to Maroti '22, 1x78. The (irimiit1 was proNperons vinder lus udmlulstrutl the meinbership iiimtiinIhk froin :p to 86. lirother liiihi.it wan twlce our representativa i the Htaie grange. Our wortby Urotlirr vas a true and .nsisti-nt patrón of liusimmlry, u i-ill.'i.nt ..iii.-.r, au earueüt liiiihfiii miil energetic wuilv'i of llie order, and Ui work whn wull dOM. Oni lirotlier htm been oalled to lay down hl liupleiuunts of earth. I i will nael lu our counclls no more; hls volee Is IiuhImmI in death ; hts llfr's work is oer; he han ttnlHhud hls oooiw; he has fought agwid flglu. He had futth lu Uod, nurtured hope, AbpaoMd charlty and was notad for fldellty. The Ureat Master alM)ve has sald ; 'll is enough, 001Q6 up hlghcr," and we doubt not he Is pprmlllril to enter tbe!paradtse not uiaile wllh hunds, eternal In the luuveus. WiiEUKAS, In the death of our brotlier, hu -oiiiiunlon luis losl a lovlng 'unl ftfleotlonale liusbaiul, hls chllilri'ii 11 Kind and niduli.'i'nt fHllifi-, the cburch a constNtent nifiiiher, the grane a most wirthy aud ivp-i. d l.roth r, and the coinniunlly a worthy olUlen ; Iberalor.- Resolved. That as a ranger we deeply synipathlM wlth our mournhiK Hater and'h.r fuinlly In thla Hu Ir great iflllriluii and woulü also extend to Iheiu that romlbrt and cousolat Ion wlllch warm heartH eau glve. whli h teel thal tlu'lr sorrow Ik our orrow, thal thclr Ic.ss Is our Iohh. And above all we won ld -oniini-td ttram ta Mlm rbñe Mnder merolea are over all Hls works. (od'a urornlütM ar hui. He ha promlNed to be a rather to the faihrrh ss, aud the wldow'u Uod. Vy they be euabled to say : 'The Lord Ib my ehepherd, I shall not want." Jicsolved, That as a mark of respect for our deceased brother, our charUr and alia be draped in moumlng for 0 days, and these resolutions be placed on our grauge reconl and a copy presented to the fomlly of ourdeceased brother Fareweü, brother I The port you have reached, Our loss is thine nfínite gain. From sickncss and sorrow forcver released, Rusting forever on Heaven's brlht plitin. Farewell brother! in Heaven all meet, Who walked witli the Savior below. With heavcnlv joy cach other to greet, In triumph o'tr sorrow and woe, Farewell, brother I When life's at an end, And all our afHictions are past, The time that in Heaven we spend Porever and ever shall last. ('oiiiinittee.