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Presentation Of Plate To Bro. White,
warm hearts , to the man tbe honoured and the Brother they loved . ( Loud cheers ) . The D . G . M . wished to say a few words before he presented this testimonial to Bro . White . They would drink the health of their Brother , not as a mere form , but in the earnest bops ; that it might please the Most High to give him health and happiness in his old age . He had in their opinion , richly earned this testimonial ; in presenting itthey were not onl
, y doing honour to their Brother , but acting in such a manner that his worth might be recorded in history , and proving that not only was there a debt of gratitude owing , but that it was acknowledged . He was indeed proud of having filled the chair of the Committee , and of having put the resolution which was couched in such expressive language , — " That this meeting gratefully acknowledges the services of Bro . VvTiitethe Grand Secretary , and deliberately records its opinion
, , that he had held during the long period of forty years , an office so ardent ancl responsible , —he bad conducted the business of the office with no ordinary ability to the great interest of the Craft , ancl he has always maintained the character of a zealous Mason—an efficient public servant , a true and faithful Brother and a kind friend , a high minded ancl honourable gentleman . " Our Brother had been elected by our late most illustrious Grand Masterto be his confidential friend and adviser .
, His Royal Highness would not have placed that confidence in Bro . W lute unless he had felt that that confidence had been deserved ; he not only treated him as au anxious ancl zealous servant , but he was ever a welcome guest at his table ; they knew his worth , and they were glad to show that they participated in the trust reposed in him . He trusted the worthy Brother would live long to be able to show his friends the gift which be
had earned , and which he had received from a most numerous bod y of worthy persons ; for , as Bro . G . R . Alston had stated , he had received this testimonial from three thousand six hundred persons , who had been anxious to testify their affection for him , and if it had not been for the limit put upon the subscription , it was not difficult to conceive what a magnificent service he might have had . He felt he had not expressed himself as he should wish to have done ; he could say no more than that he hoped Mrs . Whitewho he understood was presentfelt that the
, , choice she made had been a good one , whilst she witnessed that they were now assembled for the purpose of doing as much honour as it was possible to Brother White , her husband . Although he wished it had devolved on some one else , who might have been better able to perform this duty , yet he would not ou any account have bee . u absent from this interesting proceeding . He had trusted the Grand Master , who could express himself in much better terms than he could , would have relieved
him from a duty which he had most imperfectly performed . He would now propose the health of Bro . White . ( Loud cheering ) . The M . W . G . M . then rose , ancl was received with a burst of applause . Before the toast was drunk he wished to make a few observations on this happy occasion , because he was desirous of expressing his most cordial concurrence in ail that had been clone , in order to show honor to their truly excellent Brother . The D . G . M . had so abl y stated connected with the of this humbltribute
everything offering e of their approbation for the services of the Grand Secretary , that little had been left for him to say , except to express bis entire approval of the proceeding , and to bear testimony to everything which had been stated , first , by Bro . R . G . Alston , the Secretary to the Committee , and afterwards by the R . W . tlie D . G . M . He must slate , that in his capacity as G . M ., vor „ i . if ii
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Presentation Of Plate To Bro. White,
warm hearts , to the man tbe honoured and the Brother they loved . ( Loud cheers ) . The D . G . M . wished to say a few words before he presented this testimonial to Bro . White . They would drink the health of their Brother , not as a mere form , but in the earnest bops ; that it might please the Most High to give him health and happiness in his old age . He had in their opinion , richly earned this testimonial ; in presenting itthey were not onl
, y doing honour to their Brother , but acting in such a manner that his worth might be recorded in history , and proving that not only was there a debt of gratitude owing , but that it was acknowledged . He was indeed proud of having filled the chair of the Committee , and of having put the resolution which was couched in such expressive language , — " That this meeting gratefully acknowledges the services of Bro . VvTiitethe Grand Secretary , and deliberately records its opinion
, , that he had held during the long period of forty years , an office so ardent ancl responsible , —he bad conducted the business of the office with no ordinary ability to the great interest of the Craft , ancl he has always maintained the character of a zealous Mason—an efficient public servant , a true and faithful Brother and a kind friend , a high minded ancl honourable gentleman . " Our Brother had been elected by our late most illustrious Grand Masterto be his confidential friend and adviser .
, His Royal Highness would not have placed that confidence in Bro . W lute unless he had felt that that confidence had been deserved ; he not only treated him as au anxious ancl zealous servant , but he was ever a welcome guest at his table ; they knew his worth , and they were glad to show that they participated in the trust reposed in him . He trusted the worthy Brother would live long to be able to show his friends the gift which be
had earned , and which he had received from a most numerous bod y of worthy persons ; for , as Bro . G . R . Alston had stated , he had received this testimonial from three thousand six hundred persons , who had been anxious to testify their affection for him , and if it had not been for the limit put upon the subscription , it was not difficult to conceive what a magnificent service he might have had . He felt he had not expressed himself as he should wish to have done ; he could say no more than that he hoped Mrs . Whitewho he understood was presentfelt that the
, , choice she made had been a good one , whilst she witnessed that they were now assembled for the purpose of doing as much honour as it was possible to Brother White , her husband . Although he wished it had devolved on some one else , who might have been better able to perform this duty , yet he would not ou any account have bee . u absent from this interesting proceeding . He had trusted the Grand Master , who could express himself in much better terms than he could , would have relieved
him from a duty which he had most imperfectly performed . He would now propose the health of Bro . White . ( Loud cheering ) . The M . W . G . M . then rose , ancl was received with a burst of applause . Before the toast was drunk he wished to make a few observations on this happy occasion , because he was desirous of expressing his most cordial concurrence in ail that had been clone , in order to show honor to their truly excellent Brother . The D . G . M . had so abl y stated connected with the of this humbltribute
everything offering e of their approbation for the services of the Grand Secretary , that little had been left for him to say , except to express bis entire approval of the proceeding , and to bear testimony to everything which had been stated , first , by Bro . R . G . Alston , the Secretary to the Committee , and afterwards by the R . W . tlie D . G . M . He must slate , that in his capacity as G . M ., vor „ i . if ii