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Metropolitan.
discovered Brother took him by the hand and saicl , — " Bro . A ., I know that you have money invested in the house of Messrs . B . and Co ., and I , a Brother Mason , earnestly advise you to withdraw it immediately . " The narrator thanked him for his advice , and , although he hacl no previous reason to doubt the stability of the firm in question , he had too much faith in the principles which govern the conduct of
Freemasons towards each other , to disregard the friendly warning of a Brother . Accordingly , on the following- clay he withdrew his money , and the result shewed the value of the information given , for in a few days after the house stopped payment . He therefore had to thank Freemasonry for securing to him the sum of 500 / ., which he ivould most unquestionably have lost had he not been a Freemason .
AVe have to notice another meeting of this Lodge , held under circumstances of painful interest , which , when contrasted with the former meeting , shows how closely connected in this world are our sorrows and our joys . A very full y attended Loclge was held on the 14 th instant , at which the Brethren ' appeared in Masonic mourning , to do honour to the memory of that amiable man and distinguished Mason , Dr . Crucefix .
Dr . Crucefix was a P . M . of the Bank of England Lodge , and maintained his connexion with it , of many years standing-, up lo the period of his death . He was on terms of private friendship with many of the Brethren ; and , as a necessary consequence , beloved and respected by all who knew him . After a presentation had been made to the Loclge . by Bro . P . M . BainbridgeM . D . of au elegantly-bound Copyin a high state of
, , , preservation , of the first edition in quarto , of the " Book of Constitutions , " printed in 1723 , and the routine business had been transacted . Bro . AVRIGHT , P . M . and Treasurer , in a speech of unaffected pathos and genuine feeling , moved the following resolutions ; wliich were seconded by the AV . M ., aud carried unanimously .
Resolved —• " That the Brethren of this lotlge , deeply sensible of the irreparable loss they have sustained iu the death of their beloved Brother and revered P . M ., Dr . Eobert Thomas Crucefix ; arc anxious to give expression to their grateful admiration of his varied talents , his unbounded philanthropy , his active benevolence , and practical brotherly love , antl to record their feelings of affectionate regard for one who was endeared to all who knew him hy his amiable disposition , and hy the social virtues ivhich adorned his private
life—whose loss they sincerely deplore , whose memory they affectionately reverence , and whose name they would not " willingly let die . '" " That in paying this last tribute of respect to the memory of their departed Brother , they forbear to speak of his practical skill and ability , his consummate knowledge , and unrivalled attainments in Freemasonry , because they consider it a privilege and a duty , appertaining only to the Craft at large , to . do honour to his public character as a Mason . They canuot , however , refrain from expressing their feelings of gratification and pridethat the
, name of their revered Brother will he transmitted to posterity , by a monument worthy of the Freemason and the man—The Asylum for Worthy , Aged , and Decayed Freemasons , and that this noble Institution , founded by his benevolent exertions , will perpetuate the memory of his eloquent , unceasing , and heartfelt advocacy of the cause of Masonic Charity . "
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Metropolitan.
discovered Brother took him by the hand and saicl , — " Bro . A ., I know that you have money invested in the house of Messrs . B . and Co ., and I , a Brother Mason , earnestly advise you to withdraw it immediately . " The narrator thanked him for his advice , and , although he hacl no previous reason to doubt the stability of the firm in question , he had too much faith in the principles which govern the conduct of
Freemasons towards each other , to disregard the friendly warning of a Brother . Accordingly , on the following- clay he withdrew his money , and the result shewed the value of the information given , for in a few days after the house stopped payment . He therefore had to thank Freemasonry for securing to him the sum of 500 / ., which he ivould most unquestionably have lost had he not been a Freemason .
AVe have to notice another meeting of this Lodge , held under circumstances of painful interest , which , when contrasted with the former meeting , shows how closely connected in this world are our sorrows and our joys . A very full y attended Loclge was held on the 14 th instant , at which the Brethren ' appeared in Masonic mourning , to do honour to the memory of that amiable man and distinguished Mason , Dr . Crucefix .
Dr . Crucefix was a P . M . of the Bank of England Lodge , and maintained his connexion with it , of many years standing-, up lo the period of his death . He was on terms of private friendship with many of the Brethren ; and , as a necessary consequence , beloved and respected by all who knew him . After a presentation had been made to the Loclge . by Bro . P . M . BainbridgeM . D . of au elegantly-bound Copyin a high state of
, , , preservation , of the first edition in quarto , of the " Book of Constitutions , " printed in 1723 , and the routine business had been transacted . Bro . AVRIGHT , P . M . and Treasurer , in a speech of unaffected pathos and genuine feeling , moved the following resolutions ; wliich were seconded by the AV . M ., aud carried unanimously .
Resolved —• " That the Brethren of this lotlge , deeply sensible of the irreparable loss they have sustained iu the death of their beloved Brother and revered P . M ., Dr . Eobert Thomas Crucefix ; arc anxious to give expression to their grateful admiration of his varied talents , his unbounded philanthropy , his active benevolence , and practical brotherly love , antl to record their feelings of affectionate regard for one who was endeared to all who knew him hy his amiable disposition , and hy the social virtues ivhich adorned his private
life—whose loss they sincerely deplore , whose memory they affectionately reverence , and whose name they would not " willingly let die . '" " That in paying this last tribute of respect to the memory of their departed Brother , they forbear to speak of his practical skill and ability , his consummate knowledge , and unrivalled attainments in Freemasonry , because they consider it a privilege and a duty , appertaining only to the Craft at large , to . do honour to his public character as a Mason . They canuot , however , refrain from expressing their feelings of gratification and pridethat the
, name of their revered Brother will he transmitted to posterity , by a monument worthy of the Freemason and the man—The Asylum for Worthy , Aged , and Decayed Freemasons , and that this noble Institution , founded by his benevolent exertions , will perpetuate the memory of his eloquent , unceasing , and heartfelt advocacy of the cause of Masonic Charity . "