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Ireland.
Mason , the Treasurer of the Asylum was also pleading in London for the Aged Brethren of England . THE MASONIC FRATERNITY OF LIMERICK . —The Ancient Union Lodge , ( No . 13 , ) met at high noon , on Monday , March 28 , at their hall , to present their esteemed Past Master , Brother JYf . Furnell , Sovereign Prince Grand Rose Croix , D . L ., and high sheriff of the county , with a splendid testimonial of their fraternal value and regard , viz ., a solid silver Masonic pillar and candelabrum , surmounted with a celestial globe , value . £ 200 , with the following inscription : —
A Testimony of "Masonic Regard , From Ancient Union Lodge , No . XIII . To Brother Michael Furnell , P . M . S . P . G . R . C . Deputy Lieutenant , and High Sheriff * of the County Limerick . THE I'lI . I . AR REPRESENTS The firmness and rectitude of his Masonic conduct ; THIS SILVER
Is emblematic of his sterling merit , and unalloyed zeal . Ancient Union Lodge , Revived 28 th December , . IIDCCCXL . after a lapse of seven years , under the auspices , and hy the diligence and energy of BROTHER MICHAEL FURXELL . The names of the Master , William S . Tracy , Brother R . R . Gelston , Senior Warden , and the other Ofiicers and Members of the Lodge , are engraven on the sides , and Mr . Furnell ' s Family Arms are splendidly executed on the base . Round the top of the Pedestal are the following mottos : " Vide , Audi , Tace "— " In every plaee a friend , and every clime a home . " " Sit Lux , etLuxfuit , "
'" What bond of friendship e ' er can vie , With this , that binds both low and high ?" The Branches represent the three great Mystic Lights , surmounted by the Celestial Globe , with the signs of the Zodiac . Round the Abacus are the words , " Beauty , " "Wisdom , " " Strength , " " Concord . " The steps of the base are each emblematic of the mystic art , and bear the name of the manufacturer , Brother Henry Smith , George ' s-street , Limerick .
The Brethren , to the number of near 100 , assembled in full Masonic costume , and the spectacle was splendid . The Master , W . S . Tracy , summoned Brother Furnell to the ri ght of the throne , and addressed him as follows : — " Brother Furnell , I rise with feelings of peculiar satisfaction to perform an office with which this Lodge has honoured me , and most truly do I assure you , that I have never discharged a more pleasurable duty ; for although I am perfectly
conscious of my inability to express our sense of your manifold deserts , and claims upon our regard—not only by your services to our Lodge , but by your devotion to the interests of our Masonic order , I nevertheless feel great pleasure in being the medium of presenting to you a token of our affection , and a memorial of your services , which speaks more for both than any language could convey—as words could not express the one , or do justice to the other . We present to you a candelabrum , because we desire to remind you by it , when we are not with you ,
' Of that Hieroglyphic bright . Which none but Craftsmen ever saw ; and ofthe many happy hours we have spent together by its pure li ght , in this temple of Masonic love and quiescent good-will , whicli you have so zealously laboured with us to erect . AVe present it to you in the form of a pillar , in order that it may enumerate the cardinal
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
Mason , the Treasurer of the Asylum was also pleading in London for the Aged Brethren of England . THE MASONIC FRATERNITY OF LIMERICK . —The Ancient Union Lodge , ( No . 13 , ) met at high noon , on Monday , March 28 , at their hall , to present their esteemed Past Master , Brother JYf . Furnell , Sovereign Prince Grand Rose Croix , D . L ., and high sheriff of the county , with a splendid testimonial of their fraternal value and regard , viz ., a solid silver Masonic pillar and candelabrum , surmounted with a celestial globe , value . £ 200 , with the following inscription : —
A Testimony of "Masonic Regard , From Ancient Union Lodge , No . XIII . To Brother Michael Furnell , P . M . S . P . G . R . C . Deputy Lieutenant , and High Sheriff * of the County Limerick . THE I'lI . I . AR REPRESENTS The firmness and rectitude of his Masonic conduct ; THIS SILVER
Is emblematic of his sterling merit , and unalloyed zeal . Ancient Union Lodge , Revived 28 th December , . IIDCCCXL . after a lapse of seven years , under the auspices , and hy the diligence and energy of BROTHER MICHAEL FURXELL . The names of the Master , William S . Tracy , Brother R . R . Gelston , Senior Warden , and the other Ofiicers and Members of the Lodge , are engraven on the sides , and Mr . Furnell ' s Family Arms are splendidly executed on the base . Round the top of the Pedestal are the following mottos : " Vide , Audi , Tace "— " In every plaee a friend , and every clime a home . " " Sit Lux , etLuxfuit , "
'" What bond of friendship e ' er can vie , With this , that binds both low and high ?" The Branches represent the three great Mystic Lights , surmounted by the Celestial Globe , with the signs of the Zodiac . Round the Abacus are the words , " Beauty , " "Wisdom , " " Strength , " " Concord . " The steps of the base are each emblematic of the mystic art , and bear the name of the manufacturer , Brother Henry Smith , George ' s-street , Limerick .
The Brethren , to the number of near 100 , assembled in full Masonic costume , and the spectacle was splendid . The Master , W . S . Tracy , summoned Brother Furnell to the ri ght of the throne , and addressed him as follows : — " Brother Furnell , I rise with feelings of peculiar satisfaction to perform an office with which this Lodge has honoured me , and most truly do I assure you , that I have never discharged a more pleasurable duty ; for although I am perfectly
conscious of my inability to express our sense of your manifold deserts , and claims upon our regard—not only by your services to our Lodge , but by your devotion to the interests of our Masonic order , I nevertheless feel great pleasure in being the medium of presenting to you a token of our affection , and a memorial of your services , which speaks more for both than any language could convey—as words could not express the one , or do justice to the other . We present to you a candelabrum , because we desire to remind you by it , when we are not with you ,
' Of that Hieroglyphic bright . Which none but Craftsmen ever saw ; and ofthe many happy hours we have spent together by its pure li ght , in this temple of Masonic love and quiescent good-will , whicli you have so zealously laboured with us to erect . AVe present it to you in the form of a pillar , in order that it may enumerate the cardinal