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The Charities.
llio . CIIKIV llicn came fonvard , and , addressing the Marl of Yarborougii , said he had the honor , as Secrciary to the Institution , and on behalf of the House Committee , to present to his Lordshi p . Mary Ann Kernel , who had been considered a good child—indeed they were all good childrenbut who had been considered the best girl , and by her general conduct had obtained the love of her fellow scholars , and the regard and best wishes of the Committee . Her father was resident at Reading ; andantecedent
, to bis death , it was supposed little likely that he ivould have a child in this School . He had now to present her to his Lordship , and to ask him kindly to present her with the accompanying medal , feeling assured that it would be an event Avhich ivould never he forgotten by her in after life , and would be an inducement to her to follow in the steps she had so well commenced , and to prevent her deviating from the path of rectitude . ( Cheers . )
The Earl of Yarborough then addressed Mary Ann Kernot ivith much feeling , saying that it ivas his duty to present her Avith that medal which it had been decided she should receive for her exemplary conduct in the School in which she had been educated . Though he had no doubt that her conduct had been good , and that she had been brought up in such a ivay as ivould incite her to future good behaviour , yet he ivould tell her that that future behaviour ivould be watched ivith the most
jealous attention ; he had no doubt her conduct ivould always be good , and that she Avould iu the ivorld obtain that respect Avhich she had gained while at school ; but she must reflect that after her duty to God , she oived a duty to those by whose means she had been educated , and that that ivould only be discharged by good conduct and propriety iu
thaisituation of life in which she might be placed . He then placed the medal round the child ' s neck , and added , that if her course of life in future continued to be consistent with her past conduct , the presentation of that medal to him in any case of distress or difficulty , Avhich might assail her in after life , ivould insure to her his assistance and support . ( Loud cheers followed the expression of this noble sentiment . ) lie wished the- other children also to recollect that it was in their poiver to obtain the reivard Avhich they now saw bestoived their
schoolupon i ' elloAV . He Avould now mention for the information of the Craft and the ladies in the gallery , that among the children ivho had walked around the room , conducted by the Matron and the Schoolmistress , there werfe no less than five young women who had been educated in the School , ivho had felt such an interest in it that they had asked permission to be present at this interesting ceremony . ( Cheers . ) The children then again proceeded round the roomthe Brethren
, filling their little aprons Avith every bit of fruit and cake they could find on the table . They then sang "Good Night , " and retired . AVe envy not the man ivho could witness this scene without being deeply moved . The Earl of Yarborough then called upon the Brethren to contribute to the utmost of their power in aid of the building which it was contemplated to raise for the new School . They would wish the morals of the children to be attended tobut then facilities must be afforded—the
, locality should be changed , as well for the children ' s comfort as for regard to their education . He thought the plan of Bro . Hardwick highly creditable to his reputation . He ivas sure they would desire that this School should not he behind other schools . ( Cheers . ) Song , "All is lost now . " Bro . Ernest Perring . The Kavl of Yarborough then proposed " The health of their Trea-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charities.
llio . CIIKIV llicn came fonvard , and , addressing the Marl of Yarborougii , said he had the honor , as Secrciary to the Institution , and on behalf of the House Committee , to present to his Lordshi p . Mary Ann Kernel , who had been considered a good child—indeed they were all good childrenbut who had been considered the best girl , and by her general conduct had obtained the love of her fellow scholars , and the regard and best wishes of the Committee . Her father was resident at Reading ; andantecedent
, to bis death , it was supposed little likely that he ivould have a child in this School . He had now to present her to his Lordship , and to ask him kindly to present her with the accompanying medal , feeling assured that it would be an event Avhich ivould never he forgotten by her in after life , and would be an inducement to her to follow in the steps she had so well commenced , and to prevent her deviating from the path of rectitude . ( Cheers . )
The Earl of Yarborough then addressed Mary Ann Kernot ivith much feeling , saying that it ivas his duty to present her Avith that medal which it had been decided she should receive for her exemplary conduct in the School in which she had been educated . Though he had no doubt that her conduct had been good , and that she had been brought up in such a ivay as ivould incite her to future good behaviour , yet he ivould tell her that that future behaviour ivould be watched ivith the most
jealous attention ; he had no doubt her conduct ivould always be good , and that she Avould iu the ivorld obtain that respect Avhich she had gained while at school ; but she must reflect that after her duty to God , she oived a duty to those by whose means she had been educated , and that that ivould only be discharged by good conduct and propriety iu
thaisituation of life in which she might be placed . He then placed the medal round the child ' s neck , and added , that if her course of life in future continued to be consistent with her past conduct , the presentation of that medal to him in any case of distress or difficulty , Avhich might assail her in after life , ivould insure to her his assistance and support . ( Loud cheers followed the expression of this noble sentiment . ) lie wished the- other children also to recollect that it was in their poiver to obtain the reivard Avhich they now saw bestoived their
schoolupon i ' elloAV . He Avould now mention for the information of the Craft and the ladies in the gallery , that among the children ivho had walked around the room , conducted by the Matron and the Schoolmistress , there werfe no less than five young women who had been educated in the School , ivho had felt such an interest in it that they had asked permission to be present at this interesting ceremony . ( Cheers . ) The children then again proceeded round the roomthe Brethren
, filling their little aprons Avith every bit of fruit and cake they could find on the table . They then sang "Good Night , " and retired . AVe envy not the man ivho could witness this scene without being deeply moved . The Earl of Yarborough then called upon the Brethren to contribute to the utmost of their power in aid of the building which it was contemplated to raise for the new School . They would wish the morals of the children to be attended tobut then facilities must be afforded—the
, locality should be changed , as well for the children ' s comfort as for regard to their education . He thought the plan of Bro . Hardwick highly creditable to his reputation . He ivas sure they would desire that this School should not he behind other schools . ( Cheers . ) Song , "All is lost now . " Bro . Ernest Perring . The Kavl of Yarborough then proposed " The health of their Trea-