Muscogee County  Georgia Obits Philip T. Schley

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Philip T. Schley
Grand High Priest 1854-1861


Philip T. Schley was elected Grand High Priest in
Augusta in 1854 and re-elected each succeeding year
until 1861. He was born on August 24, 1798 and died in
the city of Savannah on August 31, 1862. Our first and
third Grand High Priests were brothers, but they were
the first two to pass into the great beyond. Deputy
Grand High Priest Samuel Lawrence, who presided at the
annual convocation in 1863, has the following kind words
to say of his predecessor: "Honorable, upright, social,
hospitable, Companion Schley was remarkable for his
plain dealing, sincerity and truth, the distinguishing
traits of a Freemason. His addresses and reports to this
Grand Chapter afford many instances and examples of
these, which were commended by not a few of our sister
Grand Chapters. True and ardent in his friendships he
was also what the great moralist loved--an honest hater.
Unyielding in his principles, he sometimes gave offense
where he intended none, and thus to the mere
acquaintance he ofte! n appeared harsh and austere: but
to those who were admitted to the inner sanctuary of his
friendship, none was every more kinds, more considerate,
more amiable. Given to hospitality, it was his pleasure
to be surrounded by such at his profuse board, where
elegance and unostentatious kindness joined to make the
guests happy and at home. In private and in public life
his axiom was--a truly Masonic one--that in morals and
in politics, as well as in mathematics, the shortest
line between two given points is always a straight one,
and hense he had no respect for the winding and the
tortuous. Such were some of the principal traits of
character in our deceased companion." He was also Grand
Master for seven years.


Records of Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons Reproduced
in The Schley Family, by Tyre Lee Jennings, 1991; on
microfilm at the Family History Library, US/CAN Film
1597807 Item 1


Philip T. Schley lived much of his adult life in
Muscogee Co., GA and is buried in Linwood Cemetery,
Columbus, GA.


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