The Life and Labors of Theodore Sutton Parvin, A. M., LL. D., Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, A. F. & A. M., from Its Institution in 1844, to the Time of His Death in 1901Allen Printing Company, 1906 - 349 pages |
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Page 277 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends...
Page 5 - If a life be delayed till interest and envy are at an end, we may hope for impartiality, but must expect little intelligence; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind, such as soon escape the memory, and are rarely transmitted by tradition.
Page 319 - Venice gave His body to that pleasant country's earth, And his pure soul unto his captain Christ, Under whose colours he had fought so long.
Page 5 - We know how few can portray a living acquaintance, except by his most prominent and observable particularities, and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it, and how soon a succession of copies will lose all resemblance of the original.
Page 319 - Somewhere thou livest and hast need of Him : Somewhere thy soul sees higher heights to climb; And somewhere still there may be valleys dim, That thou must pass to reach the hills sublime.
Page 284 - I shall now propose certain questions to you, relative to the duties of your office, and to which I must request your unequivocal answer : 1. Do you solemnly promise that you will redouble your endeavors to correct the vices, purify the morals, and promote the happiness of those of your brethren who have attained this sublime degree ? 2. That you will never suffer your Chapter to be opened unless there be present nine regular Royal Arch Masons ? 3.
Page 59 - Williams and myself walked over the hills which lie about the town, from the top of which we had a fine view of the river and the surrounding country.
Page 28 - IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my [Seal] hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Colorado.
Page 153 - ... appropriation sufficient to procure an extensive collection of Masonic information. Still, we believe something should be done, a commencement should be made, and additions made from time to time, as the Grand Lodge shall be able, so that in time we may have a collection of Masonic information that will be an honor to us. In furtherance of this object your committee would recommend the adoption of the following resolution, viz.: "Resolved, That an appropriation of five dollars be made, to be...
Page 173 - August election, and the convention composed of seventy-three members met at Iowa City on the first Monday in October, and framed a constitution which was submitted to a vote of the people at the April election of 1845, and rejected — rejected not because of any special objection to the constitution itself, but because of a condition attached to it by an act of Congress of March 3, 1845, (entitled, "an act for the admission of the States of Iowa and Florida into the Union") which was not acceptable...