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noble Brother that there was no charitable institution—no work in lifein which he could render himself more useful and more truly dignified than by supporting the Asylum ; and he hoped that he would next year hold the position which he ( Brother Bell ) now had the honour of holding at that table , as one of the Past AIasters —( hear , hear . ) In conclusion , he reiterated his thanks for himself and the other Past Chairmen for the handsome manner in which the toast had been drunkand
, resumed his seat amid cheers . The next toast was " Bro . Dr . Oliver and the Rev . Visitors of the day . " Drunk with three times three , and all the honours . The Rev . Air . RAMSEY returned thanks for the kindness and cordiality which had been shown in proposing and receiving the toast just drunk . He might , perhaps , be permitted to say that it gave him great pleasure to be present at this festival to-night —( hear ); indeed , he had
anticipated pleasure , or they might readily conceive he should not have travelled nearly one hundred miles to be within reach of this Hall—( cheers . ) He had been suffering severely from influenza ; had gone out of town , and tried one remedy after another in vain to get rid of that troublesome epidemic ; but he now felt that the only means of effecting a perfect cure was to be here —( cheers and laughter ) . He felt bound to receive the toast in the tone and spirit in which it had been
drunk , but he could not help saying that the cause of charity reflected more honour upon them than they did upon the cause by giving their attendance here to-day —( cheers . ) He trusted he should not be out of order if he expressed the pleasure he had experienced in meeting their noble chairman—( cheers . ) That distinguished Brother had been pleased to designate himself as a " country bumpkin "—( hear , and a laugh . ) For his parthe could onlwish that at their annual festivals
, y the chair might always he filled hy such " a bumpkin "— - ( cheers ) ; aud if he might give expression to the feelings of the ladies upon the subject , he thought he might say that they ivould like to see this great metropolis filled with " country bumpkins "—( much laughter and prolonged cheering . ) The next toast was " The other Alasonic Charities . " Three times
three . Bro . SHAW returned thanks on behalf of the other charities . The best evidence of the interest he had felt in them , perhaps , was the manner in ivhich he had uniformly supported them —( hear ) . He felt quite sure that their recognition of them ivould be most gratefully received . It was to be hoped that the children educated in the schools ivould have a grateful remembrance of those who had placed them there , and when
they should become adults , be found among the contributors to the funds of the Aged and Decayed Freemasons' Asylum —( cheers ) . AVith regard to the opposition which had been offered to the Asylum , he knew better than their noble Chairman from what cause such opposition had existed —( hear ) . But he was now almost induced to say that he ivas glad such opposition did exist ; for out of evil came good , and the consequence was that another institution had sprung up— ( hear ) . He ( Bro . Shaw )
was disposed to look with cordiality upon that new institution , because charity should be universal , and come from whence it might , it was good —( cheers ) . Therefore it was , that although in his humble way he had been one of the first supporters of this Institution ( the Asylum ) , and to which , as long as it should please God to bless him with the means , he should still continue to be , he was nevertheless one of those who
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noble Brother that there was no charitable institution—no work in lifein which he could render himself more useful and more truly dignified than by supporting the Asylum ; and he hoped that he would next year hold the position which he ( Brother Bell ) now had the honour of holding at that table , as one of the Past AIasters —( hear , hear . ) In conclusion , he reiterated his thanks for himself and the other Past Chairmen for the handsome manner in which the toast had been drunkand
, resumed his seat amid cheers . The next toast was " Bro . Dr . Oliver and the Rev . Visitors of the day . " Drunk with three times three , and all the honours . The Rev . Air . RAMSEY returned thanks for the kindness and cordiality which had been shown in proposing and receiving the toast just drunk . He might , perhaps , be permitted to say that it gave him great pleasure to be present at this festival to-night —( hear ); indeed , he had
anticipated pleasure , or they might readily conceive he should not have travelled nearly one hundred miles to be within reach of this Hall—( cheers . ) He had been suffering severely from influenza ; had gone out of town , and tried one remedy after another in vain to get rid of that troublesome epidemic ; but he now felt that the only means of effecting a perfect cure was to be here —( cheers and laughter ) . He felt bound to receive the toast in the tone and spirit in which it had been
drunk , but he could not help saying that the cause of charity reflected more honour upon them than they did upon the cause by giving their attendance here to-day —( cheers . ) He trusted he should not be out of order if he expressed the pleasure he had experienced in meeting their noble chairman—( cheers . ) That distinguished Brother had been pleased to designate himself as a " country bumpkin "—( hear , and a laugh . ) For his parthe could onlwish that at their annual festivals
, y the chair might always he filled hy such " a bumpkin "— - ( cheers ) ; aud if he might give expression to the feelings of the ladies upon the subject , he thought he might say that they ivould like to see this great metropolis filled with " country bumpkins "—( much laughter and prolonged cheering . ) The next toast was " The other Alasonic Charities . " Three times
three . Bro . SHAW returned thanks on behalf of the other charities . The best evidence of the interest he had felt in them , perhaps , was the manner in ivhich he had uniformly supported them —( hear ) . He felt quite sure that their recognition of them ivould be most gratefully received . It was to be hoped that the children educated in the schools ivould have a grateful remembrance of those who had placed them there , and when
they should become adults , be found among the contributors to the funds of the Aged and Decayed Freemasons' Asylum —( cheers ) . AVith regard to the opposition which had been offered to the Asylum , he knew better than their noble Chairman from what cause such opposition had existed —( hear ) . But he was now almost induced to say that he ivas glad such opposition did exist ; for out of evil came good , and the consequence was that another institution had sprung up— ( hear ) . He ( Bro . Shaw )
was disposed to look with cordiality upon that new institution , because charity should be universal , and come from whence it might , it was good —( cheers ) . Therefore it was , that although in his humble way he had been one of the first supporters of this Institution ( the Asylum ) , and to which , as long as it should please God to bless him with the means , he should still continue to be , he was nevertheless one of those who