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Masonic Intelligence.
inconvenient position in which we were placed ( or rather left to find a place ) would admit . He was sorry that from a cold with which he was afflicted his voice was so weak ; his feelings , however , were as strong as ever , and he felt very deeply the manner in which the Brethren had greeted the toast , and the kind expressions used by his Noble F ' riend and Brother who had proposed it . That Noble Brother had said the present was the twenty-seventh anniversary festivalon the occasion of
, his election to preside over the Craft . Seven-and-twenty years formed no short period of time , and in the annals of Freemasonry that had been a very eventful period—( cheers . ) And he thought the confidence reciprocated between the Brethren and himself , under circumstances of the most varying character , might be fairly considered as reflecting mutual credit , and being indicative of mutual affection—( cheers . ) If he had experienced any difficulty in the performance of
his duty , or if his intentions and motives had on any occasion been misconstrued and misunderstood , he could assure those who heard him that he bad always had the best interests of the Order at heart , and had entertained no other wish than their advancement —( cheers . ) Man , like the different countries he inhabited , varied in some respects from his fellow man . Men of perfect similarity of idea were never found . No two places in the world were entirely alikenor could the views of
, any two persons on the same subject be expected to be in perfect accordance . It was not just , therefore , that fault should be attributed on either side , because of a trifling difference of opinion , when there existed an identity of purpose , and that identity of purpose tended to the performance of something beneficial to society —( cheers . ) One
man might be exceedingly bland , another might be exceedingly blunt , yet both might be equally honest ; by his intention each should be tried , and not by the contrast that might exist in manner or conversation —( hear , hear . ) And satisfied that the intention was correct , no difference of opinion should be permitted to militate against the harmony of feeling by which Freemasons should ever be bound together —( loud cheering . ) He felt gratified by the honour which had been again conferred upon him , and he thought that this distinction would not have
been repeated for the twenty-seventh time unless he had done something to deserve it—( cheers . ) And if God should spare him , to meet them again at the expiration of another year , and the Brethren should think that he deserved it , their thanks would be to him an ample recompence for all the care he could exercise in the advancement of' Freemasonry —( cheers . ) Individually and collectively , he would now thank them for their reception of the toast he had so inadequately acknowledged , and
most sincerely would he drink to their health in return—( long and repeated cheering . ) Glee and chorus , " Here ' s to Sussex our Master . " The DUKE of SUSSEX , who was visibly affected by the subject he-had to introduce , said he had now a duty to perform which could not be approached with aught partaking of levity . It was not , strictly speaking , a toast that he had ' : o propose . He was goingfor the last timeto
, , mention to them the name of their departed , and much respected Brother , the late Earl of Zetland —( hear , hear . ) He had proved a good member , indeed , of the fraternity ; one whose virtues had stood the test of many years ; who had sustained precept by example , and had given ample evidence that the gewgaws of external ornament were nothing to the interior man —( hear , hear . ) It was in the heart alone
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Masonic Intelligence.
inconvenient position in which we were placed ( or rather left to find a place ) would admit . He was sorry that from a cold with which he was afflicted his voice was so weak ; his feelings , however , were as strong as ever , and he felt very deeply the manner in which the Brethren had greeted the toast , and the kind expressions used by his Noble F ' riend and Brother who had proposed it . That Noble Brother had said the present was the twenty-seventh anniversary festivalon the occasion of
, his election to preside over the Craft . Seven-and-twenty years formed no short period of time , and in the annals of Freemasonry that had been a very eventful period—( cheers . ) And he thought the confidence reciprocated between the Brethren and himself , under circumstances of the most varying character , might be fairly considered as reflecting mutual credit , and being indicative of mutual affection—( cheers . ) If he had experienced any difficulty in the performance of
his duty , or if his intentions and motives had on any occasion been misconstrued and misunderstood , he could assure those who heard him that he bad always had the best interests of the Order at heart , and had entertained no other wish than their advancement —( cheers . ) Man , like the different countries he inhabited , varied in some respects from his fellow man . Men of perfect similarity of idea were never found . No two places in the world were entirely alikenor could the views of
, any two persons on the same subject be expected to be in perfect accordance . It was not just , therefore , that fault should be attributed on either side , because of a trifling difference of opinion , when there existed an identity of purpose , and that identity of purpose tended to the performance of something beneficial to society —( cheers . ) One
man might be exceedingly bland , another might be exceedingly blunt , yet both might be equally honest ; by his intention each should be tried , and not by the contrast that might exist in manner or conversation —( hear , hear . ) And satisfied that the intention was correct , no difference of opinion should be permitted to militate against the harmony of feeling by which Freemasons should ever be bound together —( loud cheering . ) He felt gratified by the honour which had been again conferred upon him , and he thought that this distinction would not have
been repeated for the twenty-seventh time unless he had done something to deserve it—( cheers . ) And if God should spare him , to meet them again at the expiration of another year , and the Brethren should think that he deserved it , their thanks would be to him an ample recompence for all the care he could exercise in the advancement of' Freemasonry —( cheers . ) Individually and collectively , he would now thank them for their reception of the toast he had so inadequately acknowledged , and
most sincerely would he drink to their health in return—( long and repeated cheering . ) Glee and chorus , " Here ' s to Sussex our Master . " The DUKE of SUSSEX , who was visibly affected by the subject he-had to introduce , said he had now a duty to perform which could not be approached with aught partaking of levity . It was not , strictly speaking , a toast that he had ' : o propose . He was goingfor the last timeto
, , mention to them the name of their departed , and much respected Brother , the late Earl of Zetland —( hear , hear . ) He had proved a good member , indeed , of the fraternity ; one whose virtues had stood the test of many years ; who had sustained precept by example , and had given ample evidence that the gewgaws of external ornament were nothing to the interior man —( hear , hear . ) It was in the heart alone