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Metropolitan.
could by any possibility have rendered . His initiation into the Masonic Order had been to him a source of great satisfaction and delight ; it had been the means of commencing many friendships , more strong and more binding than any he had formed in the outer world , —friendships which he deeply and warmly cherished , and which he trusted would continue unfaded as long as life endured . He had invariably been received by the Brethren of every provinceand ( he miht almost say ) of every
, g country , with kindness and consideration ; and , in pursuing his investigations into the higher mysteries of the Order , there had been opened to his mental vision , fields of brightness aud of glory , surpassing all powers of expression . He was therefore deeply indebted to Freemasonry , not only for those delightful friendships which throw a charmed halo around the chequered field of life , not only for those genial influences of the social hour that dissipate all thoughts of sadnessand smooth the
, brow of care , —but also for those glorious aspirations , lofty and spiritual , which tend to purify the mind and elevate the soul , by leading to the contemplation of things sublime , and high , and holy , and opening to the investigating mind sources of philosophical and moral knowledge , ever new and ever delightful . He ( Comp . Pryer ) could assure the Companions , that though the pressure of professional avocations left him but few hours of leisure , still the dedication of some of those hours to the
prosecution of Masonic researches was to him a labour of love—a labour indeed that was mentally refreshing ; and if , perchance , a stray fact or observation fell under his research ( though unnoticed perhaps by many of his Brethren ) he felt great pleasure , as he deemed it his duty , to
disseminate it , as well as any other information he possessed , for their general information ; and it gave him great satisfaction in observing , that there was , as there appeared to him , a new spirit of inquiry afloat , which was leading Brethren to investigate the antiquities , as well as the high spiritual references of the Order ; and , he could assure tbem , it was an investigation which would amply repay any trouble that might be bestowed ; indeed he knew of no branch of study capable of throwing so much light upon all Archasological investigationsand he would say
, that scarcely any investigation of an Archaeological description could bo considered complete or satisfactory , without a competent knowledge of Masonic antiquities , pursued in their highest sense . —Comp . Pryer then alluded to his connection with the Mount Sion Chapter , and made many observations upon Royal Arch Masonry , which he described in glowing terms , —and also to various Lodges and Chapters where he had received honorary distinctions—and concluded bagain warmly thanking the
, y Companions for the testimonial they had presented , and assuring them it would be his pride to preserve it as an heir-loom to descend to his children ; and he trusted that when T . G . A . O . T . U . called him to another sphere , his descendants would be enabled to appreciate that day ' s gift , as Companions of this glorious Order . Comp . Pryer having terminated his address amidst much applause , E . Comp . BIGGP . Z . * in a very neat and appropriate
speechpro-, , , posed the healths of Mrs . Pryer and her young family ; he believed there were five interested in the heir-loom . This toast having been drunk with enthusiasm , Comp . PnYER returned thanks in a feeling manner , and proposed "Perpetuity to the Mount Sion Chapter , and health , long life , and prosperity
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Metropolitan.
could by any possibility have rendered . His initiation into the Masonic Order had been to him a source of great satisfaction and delight ; it had been the means of commencing many friendships , more strong and more binding than any he had formed in the outer world , —friendships which he deeply and warmly cherished , and which he trusted would continue unfaded as long as life endured . He had invariably been received by the Brethren of every provinceand ( he miht almost say ) of every
, g country , with kindness and consideration ; and , in pursuing his investigations into the higher mysteries of the Order , there had been opened to his mental vision , fields of brightness aud of glory , surpassing all powers of expression . He was therefore deeply indebted to Freemasonry , not only for those delightful friendships which throw a charmed halo around the chequered field of life , not only for those genial influences of the social hour that dissipate all thoughts of sadnessand smooth the
, brow of care , —but also for those glorious aspirations , lofty and spiritual , which tend to purify the mind and elevate the soul , by leading to the contemplation of things sublime , and high , and holy , and opening to the investigating mind sources of philosophical and moral knowledge , ever new and ever delightful . He ( Comp . Pryer ) could assure the Companions , that though the pressure of professional avocations left him but few hours of leisure , still the dedication of some of those hours to the
prosecution of Masonic researches was to him a labour of love—a labour indeed that was mentally refreshing ; and if , perchance , a stray fact or observation fell under his research ( though unnoticed perhaps by many of his Brethren ) he felt great pleasure , as he deemed it his duty , to
disseminate it , as well as any other information he possessed , for their general information ; and it gave him great satisfaction in observing , that there was , as there appeared to him , a new spirit of inquiry afloat , which was leading Brethren to investigate the antiquities , as well as the high spiritual references of the Order ; and , he could assure tbem , it was an investigation which would amply repay any trouble that might be bestowed ; indeed he knew of no branch of study capable of throwing so much light upon all Archasological investigationsand he would say
, that scarcely any investigation of an Archaeological description could bo considered complete or satisfactory , without a competent knowledge of Masonic antiquities , pursued in their highest sense . —Comp . Pryer then alluded to his connection with the Mount Sion Chapter , and made many observations upon Royal Arch Masonry , which he described in glowing terms , —and also to various Lodges and Chapters where he had received honorary distinctions—and concluded bagain warmly thanking the
, y Companions for the testimonial they had presented , and assuring them it would be his pride to preserve it as an heir-loom to descend to his children ; and he trusted that when T . G . A . O . T . U . called him to another sphere , his descendants would be enabled to appreciate that day ' s gift , as Companions of this glorious Order . Comp . Pryer having terminated his address amidst much applause , E . Comp . BIGGP . Z . * in a very neat and appropriate
speechpro-, , , posed the healths of Mrs . Pryer and her young family ; he believed there were five interested in the heir-loom . This toast having been drunk with enthusiasm , Comp . PnYER returned thanks in a feeling manner , and proposed "Perpetuity to the Mount Sion Chapter , and health , long life , and prosperity