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Biographical Sketch Of The Late Brother Peter Gilkes.
London pupils on their first visit occasionally with one glass , ( he never would ofter more that he mi ght be enabled to make the compliment more general . ) , He would advert with honest pride and pleasing jocularity to the circumstances of the glass being made a bond of union among his pupils thus separated . Every subscriber to his jewel received a bottle of his sanctum , as he
termed it , in token of his thankfulness . After attending one of the Romford Lodges about two years since , his foot slipped in getting into a coach , and a had leg ensued , which reduced him excessivel y ; he rallied for a short time , during a visit he paid to Reading , for the purpose of opening a new lodge , but on his return to London he gradually declined .
The last lodge in which he officiated was the Robert Burns , No . 25 , but the task was too much , he was compelled to request hrother Key to complete the ceremony , After this , he never went into Masonic business , but resigned the Globe Lodge , of which he had been a member upwards of thirty years . His death was worthy the tenets he professed in life , —when asked if he
wished anything further done for him , he expressed his thanks for the kindness of all around him , declared that he was perfectly happy , forgave every one who had ever injured him , ancl trusting that no one owed him any ill will , he died in peace and charity with all men , and resigned his breath to the Great Architect of All , who gave it .
By his will he left a legacy to the daughter ofhis old servant Hannah , who , on her mother ' s death , succeeded to the office of his attendant , and faithfully discharged the duties of her station . With the exception of some trifling legacies , he left the remainder of his little property to his brother and family . Several interesting circumstances , very creditable to the
character , of our friend , transpired after his decease—one in particular deserves notice ; a widow applied to the executors to know if any legacy was left her , and grounded her hopes upon the circumstance , of having regularly received from him 51 . for many years past . As his illness was short , and his will made only preceding his decease , the object ofhis bounty unfortunately escaped his recollection . Brother Gilkes was a bachelor , but always practised the gah-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Biographical Sketch Of The Late Brother Peter Gilkes.
London pupils on their first visit occasionally with one glass , ( he never would ofter more that he mi ght be enabled to make the compliment more general . ) , He would advert with honest pride and pleasing jocularity to the circumstances of the glass being made a bond of union among his pupils thus separated . Every subscriber to his jewel received a bottle of his sanctum , as he
termed it , in token of his thankfulness . After attending one of the Romford Lodges about two years since , his foot slipped in getting into a coach , and a had leg ensued , which reduced him excessivel y ; he rallied for a short time , during a visit he paid to Reading , for the purpose of opening a new lodge , but on his return to London he gradually declined .
The last lodge in which he officiated was the Robert Burns , No . 25 , but the task was too much , he was compelled to request hrother Key to complete the ceremony , After this , he never went into Masonic business , but resigned the Globe Lodge , of which he had been a member upwards of thirty years . His death was worthy the tenets he professed in life , —when asked if he
wished anything further done for him , he expressed his thanks for the kindness of all around him , declared that he was perfectly happy , forgave every one who had ever injured him , ancl trusting that no one owed him any ill will , he died in peace and charity with all men , and resigned his breath to the Great Architect of All , who gave it .
By his will he left a legacy to the daughter ofhis old servant Hannah , who , on her mother ' s death , succeeded to the office of his attendant , and faithfully discharged the duties of her station . With the exception of some trifling legacies , he left the remainder of his little property to his brother and family . Several interesting circumstances , very creditable to the
character , of our friend , transpired after his decease—one in particular deserves notice ; a widow applied to the executors to know if any legacy was left her , and grounded her hopes upon the circumstance , of having regularly received from him 51 . for many years past . As his illness was short , and his will made only preceding his decease , the object ofhis bounty unfortunately escaped his recollection . Brother Gilkes was a bachelor , but always practised the gah-