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Article GRAND FESTIVAL OF THE ORDER. ← Page 14 of 18 →
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Grand Festival Of The Order.
Brother , the treasurer , expressed a hope that the list would be as full as your hearts , I beg to express a certainty that it shall be so ( cheers ) . Brethren , having paid considerable attention to the affairs of the institution , I can speak from experience of the merits of those concerned in conducting them ; and I deem it my duty to offer each and all of them my tribute of approbation for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged the duties allotted to them .
In particular , I should mention in terms of the warmest commendation the name of the excellent lady who fills the situation of matron to the school . Falsehoods had been disseminated regarding her treatment of the children , in which it was circulated that she had been in the habit of neglecting both their morals and their health . An investigation , I am proud to say , took place ; and the result was , that those charges were declared unfounded and calumnious , ancl the character of this excellent lady , and that of the institution rose above the machinations of their enemies more glorious than ever . AAlth regard to the morals of the children , I can say , and I shall be joined in the assertion by all who have
visited the school and paid any attention to its details , that in no other school in the empire is stricter attention paid to the inculcation of every sound and virtuous principle . AVith respect to their health , one fact will speak volumes . There has been but one death in this school since our last anniversary . This was a case of awful and sudden dissolution which baffled the efforts of human skill , and which could not be avoided . If , as fathers or brothers , you could but see the true tenderness of heart ,
ancl unceasing attention paid by the matron on this occasion , you could not believe fora momentanychargeof inattention which interested parties might prefer against her . I beg once more , Brethren , to return you our heartfelt thanks for the honour you have conferred on the medical officers of the Female School . ' The Deputy Grand Master tben gave " The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " and announced that Brother Coe ' s excursion to Sheerness
would take place on the 22 nd of June . His lordship then called for bumpers , and gave " The Ladies . " The professional Brethren responded with the old popular glee " Here ' s a health to all good lasses . "
The noble Chairman once more rose ancl said : Brethren " Though last not least , " I shall give you a health which with the true spirit of British hospitality you will drink with pleasure , I have left him to the last , that we should honour him the more . The illustrious Brother on my left has already passed his first degree in the Lodge to which I belong , and he receives his second to-morrow . From the personal knowledge I have of him , and from the high character which he has ever been known
to bear , I do not hesitate to say , that he will do honour to the Craft of Masonry . He is " a child of the Sun , " and his heart-springs glow with the parent heat . Brethren , fill high to the health of our illustrious Brother , the Ambassador extraordinary from the King of Oude ( cheers ) . His excellency rose , and returned thanks in his native language ; and , gave expression to his sentiments with those peculiar gestures of easy graceand that pleasing serenity of countenance for which the eastern
, courtier is remarkable . His excellency ' s interpreter , Brother Captain Grindlay , translated his address as follows : — "Dear English Brethren , though I were enabled to boast of a perfect knowledge of your own beautiful language , I could not tell you the pride of my heart at receiving such an honour in a society
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Festival Of The Order.
Brother , the treasurer , expressed a hope that the list would be as full as your hearts , I beg to express a certainty that it shall be so ( cheers ) . Brethren , having paid considerable attention to the affairs of the institution , I can speak from experience of the merits of those concerned in conducting them ; and I deem it my duty to offer each and all of them my tribute of approbation for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged the duties allotted to them .
In particular , I should mention in terms of the warmest commendation the name of the excellent lady who fills the situation of matron to the school . Falsehoods had been disseminated regarding her treatment of the children , in which it was circulated that she had been in the habit of neglecting both their morals and their health . An investigation , I am proud to say , took place ; and the result was , that those charges were declared unfounded and calumnious , ancl the character of this excellent lady , and that of the institution rose above the machinations of their enemies more glorious than ever . AAlth regard to the morals of the children , I can say , and I shall be joined in the assertion by all who have
visited the school and paid any attention to its details , that in no other school in the empire is stricter attention paid to the inculcation of every sound and virtuous principle . AVith respect to their health , one fact will speak volumes . There has been but one death in this school since our last anniversary . This was a case of awful and sudden dissolution which baffled the efforts of human skill , and which could not be avoided . If , as fathers or brothers , you could but see the true tenderness of heart ,
ancl unceasing attention paid by the matron on this occasion , you could not believe fora momentanychargeof inattention which interested parties might prefer against her . I beg once more , Brethren , to return you our heartfelt thanks for the honour you have conferred on the medical officers of the Female School . ' The Deputy Grand Master tben gave " The Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , " and announced that Brother Coe ' s excursion to Sheerness
would take place on the 22 nd of June . His lordship then called for bumpers , and gave " The Ladies . " The professional Brethren responded with the old popular glee " Here ' s a health to all good lasses . "
The noble Chairman once more rose ancl said : Brethren " Though last not least , " I shall give you a health which with the true spirit of British hospitality you will drink with pleasure , I have left him to the last , that we should honour him the more . The illustrious Brother on my left has already passed his first degree in the Lodge to which I belong , and he receives his second to-morrow . From the personal knowledge I have of him , and from the high character which he has ever been known
to bear , I do not hesitate to say , that he will do honour to the Craft of Masonry . He is " a child of the Sun , " and his heart-springs glow with the parent heat . Brethren , fill high to the health of our illustrious Brother , the Ambassador extraordinary from the King of Oude ( cheers ) . His excellency rose , and returned thanks in his native language ; and , gave expression to his sentiments with those peculiar gestures of easy graceand that pleasing serenity of countenance for which the eastern
, courtier is remarkable . His excellency ' s interpreter , Brother Captain Grindlay , translated his address as follows : — "Dear English Brethren , though I were enabled to boast of a perfect knowledge of your own beautiful language , I could not tell you the pride of my heart at receiving such an honour in a society