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Ireland.
have cause to appeal , although we now luxuriate ( as the parents of many of the inmates of this Asylum have done before us ) in all the buoyancy and bloom of health , and in all the apparent stability of a permanent and reversionary independence . AVhile , Brethren , on this serious subject of the uncertainty of human fortunes and earthl y dependencies , I trust I shall not be deemed censurable as throwing a passing gloom over this festive boardwhile I offer a passing tribute of posthumous esteem and
, affectionate regard to the memory of a Brother , Dr . Gason , whose loss we all this day , I am sure , most sincerely deplore ; of esteem for the talent , and zeal which characterized his most useful and valued labours in that most important profession of which , in his peculiar sphere , he was the ornament and the pride , and 1 must add , of affectionate regard for the Christian and amiable qualities of his heart . AVho of this portion at least of the Order havenot witnessed the gentleness of his deportment , the mildness of his and at the time
manners , same a Christian cheerfulness of spirit , at once remote from the gloomy austerity of the ascetic , or the inordinate folly of dissipated mirth . He is gone " , Brethren , to his rest in Christ , and while , from the Scriptural conviction of this truth , we are , in the language of the Apostle , " not to sorrow as men without hope for them that sleep in Him , " and while , in the exuberance of our natural feelings of affection and friendshifor our departed friend and Brother
p , we bedew his ashes with a tear , it is no small consolation that we are enabled to exclaim , in the midst of an envious and malignant world , that rigid morality could not lacerate his memory with reproof . I will not further harrow up the feelings of the Brethren hy following up this mournful theme . On the ensuing Sabbath , with the blessing of God , I
shall , in the temple of the Lord , make an appeal to your principles and hearts as Christians and as Masons on behalf of the Female Orphan School . I trust , Brethren , on that occasion the call shall not be made in vain , but that you will evince that the princi ple of love which has ever been esteemed the Scriptural charter of the Masonic system , is not to be found only on your lips , but operative upon your hearts , and that you will respond to the claims of the orphaned offspring of your deceased Brethren
with all the expansiveness of Christian sympathy , and with all the liberality of Christian munificence . Your numbers , your rank , your intelligence , but far dearer still to every Mason , your principle of love and mercy , the distinctive characteristics of your Order , give these orphans an especial , yea , an isolated claim upon you . For the credit then of your Order , I trust that you will manifest a practical illustration of the vital principles upon which it is founded , and instead of consigning those innocent
children to ignorance , to poverty , and to crime , cause them to be made , by your instrumentality , " the polished corners of the temple of the Lord , " whose spiritual chasteness , while they add stability to the Christian structure , reflects through its dome an emblematic ray of the purity of the worship of its founders . The VVorshipful Master rose to propose a toast of no ordinary value , the subject was endeared to us all b tiesfirst being the
y many ; , as heiress presumptive of the throne of these realms—( Thunders of applause)—the Princess A'ictoria ; and next as being patron of this Lodge which derives its name from the Princess by her own special permission . —( Renewed applause which lasted some minutes . ) I now propose , Health and long life to the Princess Victoria . " Drunk standing , with three times three . Song— " Queen of the valley . "
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Ireland.
have cause to appeal , although we now luxuriate ( as the parents of many of the inmates of this Asylum have done before us ) in all the buoyancy and bloom of health , and in all the apparent stability of a permanent and reversionary independence . AVhile , Brethren , on this serious subject of the uncertainty of human fortunes and earthl y dependencies , I trust I shall not be deemed censurable as throwing a passing gloom over this festive boardwhile I offer a passing tribute of posthumous esteem and
, affectionate regard to the memory of a Brother , Dr . Gason , whose loss we all this day , I am sure , most sincerely deplore ; of esteem for the talent , and zeal which characterized his most useful and valued labours in that most important profession of which , in his peculiar sphere , he was the ornament and the pride , and 1 must add , of affectionate regard for the Christian and amiable qualities of his heart . AVho of this portion at least of the Order havenot witnessed the gentleness of his deportment , the mildness of his and at the time
manners , same a Christian cheerfulness of spirit , at once remote from the gloomy austerity of the ascetic , or the inordinate folly of dissipated mirth . He is gone " , Brethren , to his rest in Christ , and while , from the Scriptural conviction of this truth , we are , in the language of the Apostle , " not to sorrow as men without hope for them that sleep in Him , " and while , in the exuberance of our natural feelings of affection and friendshifor our departed friend and Brother
p , we bedew his ashes with a tear , it is no small consolation that we are enabled to exclaim , in the midst of an envious and malignant world , that rigid morality could not lacerate his memory with reproof . I will not further harrow up the feelings of the Brethren hy following up this mournful theme . On the ensuing Sabbath , with the blessing of God , I
shall , in the temple of the Lord , make an appeal to your principles and hearts as Christians and as Masons on behalf of the Female Orphan School . I trust , Brethren , on that occasion the call shall not be made in vain , but that you will evince that the princi ple of love which has ever been esteemed the Scriptural charter of the Masonic system , is not to be found only on your lips , but operative upon your hearts , and that you will respond to the claims of the orphaned offspring of your deceased Brethren
with all the expansiveness of Christian sympathy , and with all the liberality of Christian munificence . Your numbers , your rank , your intelligence , but far dearer still to every Mason , your principle of love and mercy , the distinctive characteristics of your Order , give these orphans an especial , yea , an isolated claim upon you . For the credit then of your Order , I trust that you will manifest a practical illustration of the vital principles upon which it is founded , and instead of consigning those innocent
children to ignorance , to poverty , and to crime , cause them to be made , by your instrumentality , " the polished corners of the temple of the Lord , " whose spiritual chasteness , while they add stability to the Christian structure , reflects through its dome an emblematic ray of the purity of the worship of its founders . The VVorshipful Master rose to propose a toast of no ordinary value , the subject was endeared to us all b tiesfirst being the
y many ; , as heiress presumptive of the throne of these realms—( Thunders of applause)—the Princess A'ictoria ; and next as being patron of this Lodge which derives its name from the Princess by her own special permission . —( Renewed applause which lasted some minutes . ) I now propose , Health and long life to the Princess Victoria . " Drunk standing , with three times three . Song— " Queen of the valley . "