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either be paid , or the building given in satisfaction of the pecuniary claims on it ; ancl , of course , what comes short of these claims , the creditors will look to me for , ancl no consideration allowed for my pecuniary outlay , the vast anxiety , time , trouble , and attention I have given to the undertaking for a period of nearly three years . About 450 / . would satisfy pressing claims , and finish the building . Of the success of the undertaking no doubt can be entertained ; two or three years
would clear off all liabilities , and leave the whole establishment for the benefit of Masonry . This most desirable end I propose to effect hy means of loans or donations , from the brethren and friends of the institution , at the option of the individual—if a loan priority of receipt would entitle a priority of payment—and each lender would receive a certificate constituting him a creditor to the extent of his advance . Uncier the foregoing circumstancesmay I earnestly entreat your
, assistance , to save the Hall from its threatened alienation from the purposes of our noble and hallowed institution , as well as to avert ruinous consequences from Your faithful Brother , ALEXANDER GRANT . Derrv , Feh . 2 _ , 18411 .
Presentation of a Masonic Testimonial to Bro . John Rartkowski . — April 15 . —The Members of Loclge 69 , held in this city , presented , at a convocation of their Royal Arch Chapter , a splendid , jewel of that degree to Bro . Bartowski , as a mark of their esteem ancl approbation of his conduct while amongst them , as a man and a Mason . The jewel bears the following inscription : — " Presented to the Right Worshipful Bro . John Bartowski , Senior Grand Warden of Derry and Donegalbthe members of Lod
, y ge ' Light of the North , ' No . 69 , held in Londonderry , as a token of their esteem and unalterable masonic regard . "April 15 th , A . D . 1848 , A . L ., 5848 . " In order that this just and deserved acknowledgment to a beloved and deserving brother might be participated in by every member of his loclge , it was determined to entertain him at dinner on that day . The brethren met accordingly at seven o ' clock in the Corporation Halland
, twenty-four sat down to dinner , the Master of the lodge in the chair , the excellent Chaplain of the lodge occupying the vice-chair ; ancl , in order to give additional eclat to the entertainment , the brethren were in full masonic costume , Bro . Bartowski sat on the right of the chair . On the removal of the cloth , the Queen ' s health was drank with every mark of loyalty and respect : after which the Chairman rose and addressed the brethren on the occasion in a very lucid speechthat
, rivetted the attention of the company . The toast was drunk with the most rapturous enthusiasm , which lasted for several minutes . Bro . BARTKOWSKI rose , under evident feelings of emotion , and said , My dear brethren , poetic fancy has pictured to the mind green sunny isles and shady retreats . Could I venture on the metaphor , your past kindness , as well as the recollection of the present hour , will always be a green spot on my memorysuch as poetry has so
beauti-, fully pourtrayed . It will be to me as the rose in the wilderness , the spring to the fainting traveller in the desert , the refuge from the storm , or the long-looked for resting-place to the weary . Memory , often called busy , meddling memory , can never bring the retrospect of the present hour too frequently to my recollection . I came amongst you a stranger ; I leave you with feelings of poignant regret . Gratitude , in its most exalted acceptation , fills my heart . I am but a vidette and
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Ireland.
either be paid , or the building given in satisfaction of the pecuniary claims on it ; ancl , of course , what comes short of these claims , the creditors will look to me for , ancl no consideration allowed for my pecuniary outlay , the vast anxiety , time , trouble , and attention I have given to the undertaking for a period of nearly three years . About 450 / . would satisfy pressing claims , and finish the building . Of the success of the undertaking no doubt can be entertained ; two or three years
would clear off all liabilities , and leave the whole establishment for the benefit of Masonry . This most desirable end I propose to effect hy means of loans or donations , from the brethren and friends of the institution , at the option of the individual—if a loan priority of receipt would entitle a priority of payment—and each lender would receive a certificate constituting him a creditor to the extent of his advance . Uncier the foregoing circumstancesmay I earnestly entreat your
, assistance , to save the Hall from its threatened alienation from the purposes of our noble and hallowed institution , as well as to avert ruinous consequences from Your faithful Brother , ALEXANDER GRANT . Derrv , Feh . 2 _ , 18411 .
Presentation of a Masonic Testimonial to Bro . John Rartkowski . — April 15 . —The Members of Loclge 69 , held in this city , presented , at a convocation of their Royal Arch Chapter , a splendid , jewel of that degree to Bro . Bartowski , as a mark of their esteem ancl approbation of his conduct while amongst them , as a man and a Mason . The jewel bears the following inscription : — " Presented to the Right Worshipful Bro . John Bartowski , Senior Grand Warden of Derry and Donegalbthe members of Lod
, y ge ' Light of the North , ' No . 69 , held in Londonderry , as a token of their esteem and unalterable masonic regard . "April 15 th , A . D . 1848 , A . L ., 5848 . " In order that this just and deserved acknowledgment to a beloved and deserving brother might be participated in by every member of his loclge , it was determined to entertain him at dinner on that day . The brethren met accordingly at seven o ' clock in the Corporation Halland
, twenty-four sat down to dinner , the Master of the lodge in the chair , the excellent Chaplain of the lodge occupying the vice-chair ; ancl , in order to give additional eclat to the entertainment , the brethren were in full masonic costume , Bro . Bartowski sat on the right of the chair . On the removal of the cloth , the Queen ' s health was drank with every mark of loyalty and respect : after which the Chairman rose and addressed the brethren on the occasion in a very lucid speechthat
, rivetted the attention of the company . The toast was drunk with the most rapturous enthusiasm , which lasted for several minutes . Bro . BARTKOWSKI rose , under evident feelings of emotion , and said , My dear brethren , poetic fancy has pictured to the mind green sunny isles and shady retreats . Could I venture on the metaphor , your past kindness , as well as the recollection of the present hour , will always be a green spot on my memorysuch as poetry has so
beauti-, fully pourtrayed . It will be to me as the rose in the wilderness , the spring to the fainting traveller in the desert , the refuge from the storm , or the long-looked for resting-place to the weary . Memory , often called busy , meddling memory , can never bring the retrospect of the present hour too frequently to my recollection . I came amongst you a stranger ; I leave you with feelings of poignant regret . Gratitude , in its most exalted acceptation , fills my heart . I am but a vidette and