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hearted generosity of character . Forgive me this little digression from my text ; but 1 love to do justice to a chosen band of good fellows not to be met with every day nor everywhere . For a period of several years it has been my happiness to be acquainted with the very worth y and admirable brother , Dr Crucefix , through " good report and evil report ; " through perils of deceivers and the treachery of false Brethren ; through all the pelting of that pitiless storm of prejudice and absolute
power that has , for some time , been darkening the bright horizon of Masonry , and which how threatens to tear up by the roots the stately cedars that shelter our sacred ark from the blightening gaze of the profane passions , rending to the foundation the temple which consecrates it to Harmony , Unity , and Peace;—but never , amidst all the insolent provocations to which his human infirmities have been subjected , have I seen cause to withdraw my high respect and esteem for that trul
y excellent man and most eminent Mason ; never have I seen him flinch under the heavy fire of every battery which malevolence could direct against him , from the steady exercise of that pure philanthropy which glows constantl y in his bosom , although positive injury to his health and fortune mi ght be the effect of his benign efforts ; nor has he ceased , under all the disadvantages and obstacles which petty malice has thrown in his path , to persevere in carrying out those great principles of
reformation , charity and discipline , which his ardent mind had conceived , and his benevolent heart dictated , for the glory of Masonry and the welfare of his fellow-creatures . —No ! though the opposition of prejudice and the sneei-s of odium and detraction , together with the expelling terrors of misapprehending authority , shook the bruised reed of his physical frame , and had well nigh bowed it to the dust of death 1 Our Royal and Ancient Order is greatly indebted to my beloved friend :
witness the recorded measures of useful reform introduced by him into the portals of the Grand Lodge—his general activity and zeal among the innumerable Lodges of which he was " a burning and a shining light . " It was Dr . Crucefix who established , at considerable personal expense , and the application of his talents , that grand organ of Masonic intelligence , literature , and learning , the Freemasons' Quarterly Review —a work that has effected more for the progress and respectability of
Masonry than anything else that has been done for this last quarter of a century—a work that I have reason to value ; for , through its pages , I acquired the friendship of two of our brightest luminaries , Dr . Crucefix and the Rev . Dr . Oliver ; and to crown all , let me point out to you that former gentleman ' s unexampled efforts—his unwearied exertions —• his disinterested zeal—aided by his own purse , and the subscriptions of his large circle of friends—in projecting , instituting , and upraising that Cubic Stone of the Masonic Charities , the Asylum for the AYorthy Aged and Decayed Freemason —( great cheering ) . Brothers—these are some of the Masonic works which recommend this Prince and Noble
Knight , in the Orders of Masonry , to our warmest respect and affection , whilst his generous qualifications , of a private and social nature , command our admiration of him as a man and a citizen . A worthy clerical friend of mine , of whose church he is a member , ever speaks of him iii terms of praise , and I myself can bear testimony that he has fed the hungry , clothed the naked , healed the sick , and visited the captive in prison , doing witli his right hand what his left hand knew not of ; thereby rigidly preparing his immortal spirit for a scrutiny at that bar , where by our works we shall be judged , and by our works we shall be VOL . T . Y . s s
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Provincial.
hearted generosity of character . Forgive me this little digression from my text ; but 1 love to do justice to a chosen band of good fellows not to be met with every day nor everywhere . For a period of several years it has been my happiness to be acquainted with the very worth y and admirable brother , Dr Crucefix , through " good report and evil report ; " through perils of deceivers and the treachery of false Brethren ; through all the pelting of that pitiless storm of prejudice and absolute
power that has , for some time , been darkening the bright horizon of Masonry , and which how threatens to tear up by the roots the stately cedars that shelter our sacred ark from the blightening gaze of the profane passions , rending to the foundation the temple which consecrates it to Harmony , Unity , and Peace;—but never , amidst all the insolent provocations to which his human infirmities have been subjected , have I seen cause to withdraw my high respect and esteem for that trul
y excellent man and most eminent Mason ; never have I seen him flinch under the heavy fire of every battery which malevolence could direct against him , from the steady exercise of that pure philanthropy which glows constantl y in his bosom , although positive injury to his health and fortune mi ght be the effect of his benign efforts ; nor has he ceased , under all the disadvantages and obstacles which petty malice has thrown in his path , to persevere in carrying out those great principles of
reformation , charity and discipline , which his ardent mind had conceived , and his benevolent heart dictated , for the glory of Masonry and the welfare of his fellow-creatures . —No ! though the opposition of prejudice and the sneei-s of odium and detraction , together with the expelling terrors of misapprehending authority , shook the bruised reed of his physical frame , and had well nigh bowed it to the dust of death 1 Our Royal and Ancient Order is greatly indebted to my beloved friend :
witness the recorded measures of useful reform introduced by him into the portals of the Grand Lodge—his general activity and zeal among the innumerable Lodges of which he was " a burning and a shining light . " It was Dr . Crucefix who established , at considerable personal expense , and the application of his talents , that grand organ of Masonic intelligence , literature , and learning , the Freemasons' Quarterly Review —a work that has effected more for the progress and respectability of
Masonry than anything else that has been done for this last quarter of a century—a work that I have reason to value ; for , through its pages , I acquired the friendship of two of our brightest luminaries , Dr . Crucefix and the Rev . Dr . Oliver ; and to crown all , let me point out to you that former gentleman ' s unexampled efforts—his unwearied exertions —• his disinterested zeal—aided by his own purse , and the subscriptions of his large circle of friends—in projecting , instituting , and upraising that Cubic Stone of the Masonic Charities , the Asylum for the AYorthy Aged and Decayed Freemason —( great cheering ) . Brothers—these are some of the Masonic works which recommend this Prince and Noble
Knight , in the Orders of Masonry , to our warmest respect and affection , whilst his generous qualifications , of a private and social nature , command our admiration of him as a man and a citizen . A worthy clerical friend of mine , of whose church he is a member , ever speaks of him iii terms of praise , and I myself can bear testimony that he has fed the hungry , clothed the naked , healed the sick , and visited the captive in prison , doing witli his right hand what his left hand knew not of ; thereby rigidly preparing his immortal spirit for a scrutiny at that bar , where by our works we shall be judged , and by our works we shall be VOL . T . Y . s s