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Banquet.
mission . And it will increase the satisfaction of our report to hear he is enjoying an improving state of health . May that supreme incomprehensible Being , at whose fiat ive frail creatures of the dust were made , and by whose poiver we are sustained—the Almighty God—restore our beloved and venerated Brother to perfect health , and grant him such a renewed lease of years , that the latter days of his life may often be enlivened by contemplating the honours his vast Masonic career has so
justly earned him , and among them the fraternal offering which lias this day been presented to him as a tribute of tbe universal attachment of the Masonic fraternity . Dr . Oliver has elevated Masonry to a position in the scientific and literary world ivhich it never at any period before occupied , and , therefore , every truly and enlig htened Mason must rejoice in having this opportunity of acknowledging the benefit he has conferred upon the society .
The Rev . Doctor concluded amid the cheers of the company , but overpowered by his own feelings . Bro . DR . CRUCEFIX then rose and proposed the health of the Chairman , the AV . M . ofthe Witham Lodge—referring in a very happy manner to the leading points of his address , and expatiating on his general qualifications , which hael that day been so admirably proved . "Whether" said Dr . C"I look on my Masonic friend in the character of
, , Chairman of this Meeting—as the Master of the Lodge , or as the Chairman of the Offering Committee—I find him in every position acting on the square , adding dignity to his office , and gracing that dignity by a courtesy which renders him beloved as well as respected . But , Brethren , you know him too well to require of me to say more than that lie has ivon
the best laurels our gratitude can offer in return for his kindness on all occasions , but more especially for the happiness he has this day been the means of affording us . We Londoners must occasionall y visit the Provinces to mature our imaginings—to improve our mental powers , and to gain substantial knoivledge . Lincolnshire has evidently profited by the example of her great historian , of whom Bro . Dakeyne is an honoured disciple . ' —( Great cheering , Masonic honours and chorus— " Prosper the
art . " ) The CHAIRMAN returned thanks . He hael , in conjunction with his Brethren , done his best to give them a fraternal reception , and hewasindeed glad to find that they deemed his exertions not inefficient . To himself it was , in truth , a proud day ; for , upon the record of it his humble name would be associated ivith that of tlie great light of Masonry , Dr . Oliver . He owed much to his Rev . Brother—he never should have had
courage to print the sermon he preached before the Prov . Grand Lodge last year , had it not received the imprimatur of Dr . Oliver . He ivould , however , leave off speaking about self , it was always a disagreeable subject . "But , " continued the Chairman , "I have a word or two for my good friend Dr . Oliver . He has been somewhat doleful in stating that this was his leave-taking of the Craft ; that he must prepare for the closing scene . Whyour excellent Brother seems to have forgotten that he
, has a father living hearty and well !—( Cheers . ) Yes , Brethren , our Brother ' s father , himself a Brother , upwards of ninety years of age , is not so down as his son , for his motto is , like Barnaby Budge ' s Raven ' s , ' never say die . '—( Great laughter and cheers . ) Dr . Oliver ' s son , himself the father of lewises , is present , making three generations of Masons now living of that one family . —( Cheers . ) We will drink the health of the patriarchal Craftsman , and hope that he may live many years to enjoy
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Banquet.
mission . And it will increase the satisfaction of our report to hear he is enjoying an improving state of health . May that supreme incomprehensible Being , at whose fiat ive frail creatures of the dust were made , and by whose poiver we are sustained—the Almighty God—restore our beloved and venerated Brother to perfect health , and grant him such a renewed lease of years , that the latter days of his life may often be enlivened by contemplating the honours his vast Masonic career has so
justly earned him , and among them the fraternal offering which lias this day been presented to him as a tribute of tbe universal attachment of the Masonic fraternity . Dr . Oliver has elevated Masonry to a position in the scientific and literary world ivhich it never at any period before occupied , and , therefore , every truly and enlig htened Mason must rejoice in having this opportunity of acknowledging the benefit he has conferred upon the society .
The Rev . Doctor concluded amid the cheers of the company , but overpowered by his own feelings . Bro . DR . CRUCEFIX then rose and proposed the health of the Chairman , the AV . M . ofthe Witham Lodge—referring in a very happy manner to the leading points of his address , and expatiating on his general qualifications , which hael that day been so admirably proved . "Whether" said Dr . C"I look on my Masonic friend in the character of
, , Chairman of this Meeting—as the Master of the Lodge , or as the Chairman of the Offering Committee—I find him in every position acting on the square , adding dignity to his office , and gracing that dignity by a courtesy which renders him beloved as well as respected . But , Brethren , you know him too well to require of me to say more than that lie has ivon
the best laurels our gratitude can offer in return for his kindness on all occasions , but more especially for the happiness he has this day been the means of affording us . We Londoners must occasionall y visit the Provinces to mature our imaginings—to improve our mental powers , and to gain substantial knoivledge . Lincolnshire has evidently profited by the example of her great historian , of whom Bro . Dakeyne is an honoured disciple . ' —( Great cheering , Masonic honours and chorus— " Prosper the
art . " ) The CHAIRMAN returned thanks . He hael , in conjunction with his Brethren , done his best to give them a fraternal reception , and hewasindeed glad to find that they deemed his exertions not inefficient . To himself it was , in truth , a proud day ; for , upon the record of it his humble name would be associated ivith that of tlie great light of Masonry , Dr . Oliver . He owed much to his Rev . Brother—he never should have had
courage to print the sermon he preached before the Prov . Grand Lodge last year , had it not received the imprimatur of Dr . Oliver . He ivould , however , leave off speaking about self , it was always a disagreeable subject . "But , " continued the Chairman , "I have a word or two for my good friend Dr . Oliver . He has been somewhat doleful in stating that this was his leave-taking of the Craft ; that he must prepare for the closing scene . Whyour excellent Brother seems to have forgotten that he
, has a father living hearty and well !—( Cheers . ) Yes , Brethren , our Brother ' s father , himself a Brother , upwards of ninety years of age , is not so down as his son , for his motto is , like Barnaby Budge ' s Raven ' s , ' never say die . '—( Great laughter and cheers . ) Dr . Oliver ' s son , himself the father of lewises , is present , making three generations of Masons now living of that one family . —( Cheers . ) We will drink the health of the patriarchal Craftsman , and hope that he may live many years to enjoy