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The Charities.
here this evening —( hear ) . They had been indulged with a flow of eloquence , both in prose and poetry , * to-night , which must have made a strong impression on their feelings —( cheers ); and they would , he thought , agree with him , that their excellent Chairman had done them infinite honour , by the manner in which he had filled that chair , and the truly Masonic heart which he had displayed —( great cheering ) . He should be betraying bad taste if he said much of the Charity at this hour
of the evening , when the subject had been so completely exhausted ; he would only anticipate what the Chairman had predicted , that this institution would be like the mountain torrent , which gained strength from the obstacles it met with , trusting that it would become the envy of the envious , and the pride of the good ; that , ere long , the corner-stone of the edifice would be settling down in its right place , and that all now present should be standing round exulting in the itious moment .
prop He concluded by proposing the health of their excellent Chairman with three times three , which was drunk with the most rapturous honours . The CHAIRMAN thanked the Brethren and gentlemen present , from the very bottom of his heart , for the manner in which they had drunk his health . If he possessed the eloquence of a Sheridan or a Canning , it would be too little to express all that be felt at the present moment . He looked upon it as one of the greatest distinctions to be called upon to
preside over so respectable , so happy , and so numerous a company , assembled for so great and good a cause . After some further eloquent expressions of his grateful sense of their kindness , he concluded by drinking the health of the whole company , invoking God ' s blessing on them all , and sat down amid universal cheering .
The CHAIRMAN again rose after a short interval , and said it was now his pleasing duty to announce to them that he had just learnt that the subscriptions and donations received to-night amounted to the very handsome sum of 535 / . —( loud cheers ) . Before he sat down he would propose a toast well deserving of their notice . None here present could think the less of services rendered to this Charity , because those services were past—( No , no ! and cheers ) . The toast he was about to ive was"the health of Brother Belland the Chairmen of previous
g , , anniversaries "—( cheers . The toast was drunk with three times three ) . Brother BELL returned thanks , adverted to the able manner in which their Chairman had presided this evening , and congratulated all present on the rapidly progressive manner in which this Charity had gone on from little to greater things . After predicting the fulfilment of the most sanguine hopes of the projectors of this Charity , and declaring that they had alreadcome into smooth watershe sat downmost
y , , heartily and cordially thanking them for their kindness —( cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN subsequently gave " the Ladies , " " the clerical Brethren , with Dr . Oliver and the Rev . Brother Slade , " the latter whom had blessed their table , " the Public Press , " and coupled with the last toast the name of Brother Douglas Jerrold , the author of the Address . Brother STEVENS ( Bro . Jerrold having retired ) acknowledged the toast . The Stewards of the day came in for their well-deserved compliment
, and Brother R . L . Wilson , the Vice-President of the Board , returned thanks . After which the Chairman retired amid general acclamations of applause . Few Presidents have earned hi g her praise than the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Essex ; his eloquence was natural ancl fervid , his manner graceful , and the result was a unanimous feeling of gratification and deli g ht .
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The Charities.
here this evening —( hear ) . They had been indulged with a flow of eloquence , both in prose and poetry , * to-night , which must have made a strong impression on their feelings —( cheers ); and they would , he thought , agree with him , that their excellent Chairman had done them infinite honour , by the manner in which he had filled that chair , and the truly Masonic heart which he had displayed —( great cheering ) . He should be betraying bad taste if he said much of the Charity at this hour
of the evening , when the subject had been so completely exhausted ; he would only anticipate what the Chairman had predicted , that this institution would be like the mountain torrent , which gained strength from the obstacles it met with , trusting that it would become the envy of the envious , and the pride of the good ; that , ere long , the corner-stone of the edifice would be settling down in its right place , and that all now present should be standing round exulting in the itious moment .
prop He concluded by proposing the health of their excellent Chairman with three times three , which was drunk with the most rapturous honours . The CHAIRMAN thanked the Brethren and gentlemen present , from the very bottom of his heart , for the manner in which they had drunk his health . If he possessed the eloquence of a Sheridan or a Canning , it would be too little to express all that be felt at the present moment . He looked upon it as one of the greatest distinctions to be called upon to
preside over so respectable , so happy , and so numerous a company , assembled for so great and good a cause . After some further eloquent expressions of his grateful sense of their kindness , he concluded by drinking the health of the whole company , invoking God ' s blessing on them all , and sat down amid universal cheering .
The CHAIRMAN again rose after a short interval , and said it was now his pleasing duty to announce to them that he had just learnt that the subscriptions and donations received to-night amounted to the very handsome sum of 535 / . —( loud cheers ) . Before he sat down he would propose a toast well deserving of their notice . None here present could think the less of services rendered to this Charity , because those services were past—( No , no ! and cheers ) . The toast he was about to ive was"the health of Brother Belland the Chairmen of previous
g , , anniversaries "—( cheers . The toast was drunk with three times three ) . Brother BELL returned thanks , adverted to the able manner in which their Chairman had presided this evening , and congratulated all present on the rapidly progressive manner in which this Charity had gone on from little to greater things . After predicting the fulfilment of the most sanguine hopes of the projectors of this Charity , and declaring that they had alreadcome into smooth watershe sat downmost
y , , heartily and cordially thanking them for their kindness —( cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN subsequently gave " the Ladies , " " the clerical Brethren , with Dr . Oliver and the Rev . Brother Slade , " the latter whom had blessed their table , " the Public Press , " and coupled with the last toast the name of Brother Douglas Jerrold , the author of the Address . Brother STEVENS ( Bro . Jerrold having retired ) acknowledged the toast . The Stewards of the day came in for their well-deserved compliment
, and Brother R . L . Wilson , the Vice-President of the Board , returned thanks . After which the Chairman retired amid general acclamations of applause . Few Presidents have earned hi g her praise than the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Essex ; his eloquence was natural ancl fervid , his manner graceful , and the result was a unanimous feeling of gratification and deli g ht .