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The Festival.
were but the type of his mortal coil , which would be shuffled off when the purification of the tomb should direct his soul to wing its flight to eternal happiness . Many men change their opinion—this was human . Several friends who had given liberally to the Asylum , had joined the new Institution . Should this be regretted ?—certainly not . They should be thanked for their past supportand even for their present conduct ; for that roved
, p the loftier character of the Asylum , in shewing that the boundless current of charity required increased number of streamlets for its bounty ; every succeeding year qualified fresh aspirants for a knowledge of the geneiic principle , and the Asylum Would come in for its full share .
It now only remained for him to thank all friends , but more especially the ladies in the gallery for their great moral aid . He had pleaded for seven years most successfully , and felt assured he should not on this occasion be sent empty away . He trusted the Treasurer of 1843 might , like himself , on a similar occasion , and in the same place , receive equal tokens in favor of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons—( loud and long-continued cheers ) . Bro . BELL said he had the honour of being entrusted with a toast
, and he called upon them to charge in bumpers to do honour to it—( hear , hear ) . He ( Bro . Bell ) had himself , on former occasions , had the honour of filling that chair —( cheers ) , which had this evening been occupied with so much ability by Bro . Shaw—( renewed cheers ); and in proposing that worthy Brother ' s health , he could not entertain the slightest doubt as to the manner in which the toast would be received by the company —( loud cheers ) . Not onlwas he an honour to the
y Craft of which he was a member—not only had he proved himself worthy of some of the highest honours in Masonry —( cheers ) , but he had on this particular occasion , by his conduct in the chair , as well as on every occasion on which great talents were required , proved himself a worthy and excellent Mason —( cheers ) . In private life he was recommended and endeared by the same good qualities which in Masonry had
won for him golden opinions from his Brethren —( cheers ); and when his services had been required for this particular charity , he had always been found at his post—he was never wanting ; and to crown his services , he had on this day taken the chair , and acquitted himself in a manner more honourable to himself , and more satisfactory to the company , than any words of his ( Bro . Bell ' s ) could characterise —( loud cheers ) . He begged to propose the health of " Bro . Shaw , their excellent Chairman
, " with three times three . The toast was drunk with all the honours , and much enthusiasm . The CHAIRMAN rose to return thanks . He said the kindness of our friends often placed us in difficult positions ; and this he felt upon the present occasion . With regard , however , to what the worth y Brother who had so kindly , and in terms so flattering to him ( Bro . Shaw ) , proposed the last toasthe did admitthat in respect to the interests of this
, , Institution , or any other subject which he undertook , he was prepared to persevere , and to go on to the end —( cheers ) , keeping constantly in view the objects and the principles with which he set out —( loud cheers ) . He could have wished that the chair had been occupied this evening by someone better capable of performing its duties , and whose position and talents could have better promoted the interests of this valuable Institution —( cheers , and no , no ) . He had always promised his services to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Festival.
were but the type of his mortal coil , which would be shuffled off when the purification of the tomb should direct his soul to wing its flight to eternal happiness . Many men change their opinion—this was human . Several friends who had given liberally to the Asylum , had joined the new Institution . Should this be regretted ?—certainly not . They should be thanked for their past supportand even for their present conduct ; for that roved
, p the loftier character of the Asylum , in shewing that the boundless current of charity required increased number of streamlets for its bounty ; every succeeding year qualified fresh aspirants for a knowledge of the geneiic principle , and the Asylum Would come in for its full share .
It now only remained for him to thank all friends , but more especially the ladies in the gallery for their great moral aid . He had pleaded for seven years most successfully , and felt assured he should not on this occasion be sent empty away . He trusted the Treasurer of 1843 might , like himself , on a similar occasion , and in the same place , receive equal tokens in favor of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons—( loud and long-continued cheers ) . Bro . BELL said he had the honour of being entrusted with a toast
, and he called upon them to charge in bumpers to do honour to it—( hear , hear ) . He ( Bro . Bell ) had himself , on former occasions , had the honour of filling that chair —( cheers ) , which had this evening been occupied with so much ability by Bro . Shaw—( renewed cheers ); and in proposing that worthy Brother ' s health , he could not entertain the slightest doubt as to the manner in which the toast would be received by the company —( loud cheers ) . Not onlwas he an honour to the
y Craft of which he was a member—not only had he proved himself worthy of some of the highest honours in Masonry —( cheers ) , but he had on this particular occasion , by his conduct in the chair , as well as on every occasion on which great talents were required , proved himself a worthy and excellent Mason —( cheers ) . In private life he was recommended and endeared by the same good qualities which in Masonry had
won for him golden opinions from his Brethren —( cheers ); and when his services had been required for this particular charity , he had always been found at his post—he was never wanting ; and to crown his services , he had on this day taken the chair , and acquitted himself in a manner more honourable to himself , and more satisfactory to the company , than any words of his ( Bro . Bell ' s ) could characterise —( loud cheers ) . He begged to propose the health of " Bro . Shaw , their excellent Chairman
, " with three times three . The toast was drunk with all the honours , and much enthusiasm . The CHAIRMAN rose to return thanks . He said the kindness of our friends often placed us in difficult positions ; and this he felt upon the present occasion . With regard , however , to what the worth y Brother who had so kindly , and in terms so flattering to him ( Bro . Shaw ) , proposed the last toasthe did admitthat in respect to the interests of this
, , Institution , or any other subject which he undertook , he was prepared to persevere , and to go on to the end —( cheers ) , keeping constantly in view the objects and the principles with which he set out —( loud cheers ) . He could have wished that the chair had been occupied this evening by someone better capable of performing its duties , and whose position and talents could have better promoted the interests of this valuable Institution —( cheers , and no , no ) . He had always promised his services to