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The Charities.
little companion , who is more fortunate . I trust your days will be prosperous ; and that in after years you will not forget how much you oive to your Fathers and Brothers in Freemasonry . This address was received with great applause by the Brethren , ancl the Boys appeared to be deeply conscious of the advice the noble Lord gave them . They retired from the Hall loaded with fruit , & c , the remains of the dessert .
J he Secretary announced the subscriptions , which amounted in the aggregate to nearl y 360 / . Bro . MORRIS , P . S . G . W ., rose and said , — " Brethren , the noble Lord , our Chairman , has kindly permitted me to offer the next toast , and I know you already anticipate what that toast will be ; indeed , after the exhibition of kindness and feeling from the Chair , wliich you have witnessedit appears to be hardl that I should
, y necessary occupy much of your time in endeavouring to depict the noble Lord ' s , the Chairman's , conduct upon tbis interesting day ; it has been as affectionate and kind as it has been eminently talented ; and I most sincerely congratulate my noble friend , l . ord " Suffield , on filling the high and responsible position he holds , no less than I congratulate you , Brethren , upon having such a President . "
" Tbe Right Hon . and Noble Chairman , Lord SUFFIELD , P . G . W . " The Noble Lord expressed his thanks to the meeting , not onl y for drinking his health with so much enthusiasm , but for finding in him properties he hacl himself been unable to discover ; but he assured them , whatever he mi ght require in talent for the position he held , he would yield to none in zeal for Freemasonry , and its great and glorious characters ; he would , however , more endear himself to the com *' b
pany y proposing , before he sat down , one ivhose name alone would make up any deficiencies he mi ght possess , one whoso name resounded through the nation as the great supporter of every society established for the good of mankind ; he would , therefore , ask them to " charge their glasses , bumpers , and drink , as he did from the bottom of his heart"Benj . B . Cabbell , Esq ., M . P ., Treasurer to tbe Institution . " The applause following this address and name having ceased'The
, Hon . Treasurer said , " Brethren , I am most grateful to you for thus drinking my health upon this occasion . I assure you no person can feel more grateful than I do for such exhibition of your feeling of regard—a feeling I shall endeavour to deserve , as I trust I have hitherto done . Brethren , the sight just seen by you speaks more powerfully than I can in behalf of this Charity . You have seen the children of your less favoured Brethren clean and healthy ; you have seen ancl know that
they receive a reli gious and moral education ; and , feelinoas you must do in the light of their parents , it can but be gratifying to you to have such children—for myself I can only say upon this , as I have said upon former occasions , that my anxiety ' for the success of this Institution is commensurate with its usefulness , and that I trust it will long continue to receive the support I know it merits . Brethren , I beg you to accept warm acknowledgments for kindness
my your . The noble Chairman proposed , " The Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , " an Institution , which he assured tbem , hacl his warmest sympathies and affections . His Lordshi p proposed " The House Committee ancl Auditors , " expressing , at the same time , his feeling of regret that out of a committee of thirty-three members , Bro . Fourdrinier , their able Auditor , was the
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The Charities.
little companion , who is more fortunate . I trust your days will be prosperous ; and that in after years you will not forget how much you oive to your Fathers and Brothers in Freemasonry . This address was received with great applause by the Brethren , ancl the Boys appeared to be deeply conscious of the advice the noble Lord gave them . They retired from the Hall loaded with fruit , & c , the remains of the dessert .
J he Secretary announced the subscriptions , which amounted in the aggregate to nearl y 360 / . Bro . MORRIS , P . S . G . W ., rose and said , — " Brethren , the noble Lord , our Chairman , has kindly permitted me to offer the next toast , and I know you already anticipate what that toast will be ; indeed , after the exhibition of kindness and feeling from the Chair , wliich you have witnessedit appears to be hardl that I should
, y necessary occupy much of your time in endeavouring to depict the noble Lord ' s , the Chairman's , conduct upon tbis interesting day ; it has been as affectionate and kind as it has been eminently talented ; and I most sincerely congratulate my noble friend , l . ord " Suffield , on filling the high and responsible position he holds , no less than I congratulate you , Brethren , upon having such a President . "
" Tbe Right Hon . and Noble Chairman , Lord SUFFIELD , P . G . W . " The Noble Lord expressed his thanks to the meeting , not onl y for drinking his health with so much enthusiasm , but for finding in him properties he hacl himself been unable to discover ; but he assured them , whatever he mi ght require in talent for the position he held , he would yield to none in zeal for Freemasonry , and its great and glorious characters ; he would , however , more endear himself to the com *' b
pany y proposing , before he sat down , one ivhose name alone would make up any deficiencies he mi ght possess , one whoso name resounded through the nation as the great supporter of every society established for the good of mankind ; he would , therefore , ask them to " charge their glasses , bumpers , and drink , as he did from the bottom of his heart"Benj . B . Cabbell , Esq ., M . P ., Treasurer to tbe Institution . " The applause following this address and name having ceased'The
, Hon . Treasurer said , " Brethren , I am most grateful to you for thus drinking my health upon this occasion . I assure you no person can feel more grateful than I do for such exhibition of your feeling of regard—a feeling I shall endeavour to deserve , as I trust I have hitherto done . Brethren , the sight just seen by you speaks more powerfully than I can in behalf of this Charity . You have seen the children of your less favoured Brethren clean and healthy ; you have seen ancl know that
they receive a reli gious and moral education ; and , feelinoas you must do in the light of their parents , it can but be gratifying to you to have such children—for myself I can only say upon this , as I have said upon former occasions , that my anxiety ' for the success of this Institution is commensurate with its usefulness , and that I trust it will long continue to receive the support I know it merits . Brethren , I beg you to accept warm acknowledgments for kindness
my your . The noble Chairman proposed , " The Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children , " an Institution , which he assured tbem , hacl his warmest sympathies and affections . His Lordshi p proposed " The House Committee ancl Auditors , " expressing , at the same time , his feeling of regret that out of a committee of thirty-three members , Bro . Fourdrinier , their able Auditor , was the