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improvement and progress . It might he that ignorance of Kreciiiasoniy was the cause of his not joining the Order , and if so , he may possibly some day become more enlightened . It was ignorance and prejudice which he hoped soon to remove from the parish , and lie had already been to some extent successful , for the farmers , from whom , sixteen years ago , he had experienced the greatest opposition , and who thought him the worst man who ever came into the parishwere now going hand
, in hand to help him . It was gratifying to find that at last the government was desirous of doing what he had long been trying to do , viz ., to adopt a sound , useful , and religious system of education—an education not like that hitherto given , which consisted of merely exercising the memory by learning a few things by rote , without understandingone of them . Not very long ago a visiting inspector of schools visited a school in this neighbourhood ; one of the eldest and most forward of
the boys was selected for examination , and he was requested to read a chapter in the Bible , for the Bible was there used as a class-book , and he would remark that a more injudicious thing than allowing it to be so used could not be adopted , for the boys never forgot in after life that it was once their task-book , and they regarded it too often with positive hatred . Well , he was going to say , that the portion selected for reading was the chapter in Samuel in which occurs the passage— " Eli the priest
had two sons . " As soon as the boy had read it , the inspector said' ' ' 'Now stop , let me see if you understand what you read—how many sons had Eli ?"— "Zur ? " said the pupil . "Had Eli any sons ?"" Whaat ? " " Who was Eli—what was he ? "—no answer— " Was he
a clot ? — "Eees , zur ! " Now this was the kind of education too frequently given . The education which he ( Mr . W . ) wished to give was one which should apply to the understanding , be useful in daily life , and prepare for immortality . The P . G . M . next proposed the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , to whom every Mason owed that masonic loyalty which he was sure all in the room felt as deeply as he himself did . " The Duke of Leinster , Grand Master of Ireland . " The P . G . M .
felt peculiar pleasure in proposing this toast , as a nephew of the Duke , Sir Edward Baker , was present . Sir EDWARD BAKER rose with feelings of the deepest pleasure to acknowledge the toast . He was sure that no one wished greater success to Freemasonry than did the Grand Master of Ireland , who was now in that country , the good of which occupied his constant attention and care . He ( Sir E . Baker ) should have much pleasure in informing his grace of the kind manner in which his name had been received , and he was sure that if any brethren from these parts were to go over to Ireland they would receive a hearty welcome from its illustrious Grand Master .
"The Duke of Athol , Grand Master of Scotland , " coupled with the name of the Prov . Grand Registrar , Bro . Burgoyne , a near connection of the duke ' s , who had been initiated and carried through his degree in Scotlaud . Bro . BURGOYNE briefl y returned thanks , assuring the company of the pleasure which he should feel in informing the duke of the manner in which the toast had been received , and expressing his thanks for the kind reception of his own name in connection with it . SIR OSBORNE GIBBS proposed the health of the P . G . M . in most complimentary terms , and amid enthusiastic cheering . The P . G . M .
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improvement and progress . It might he that ignorance of Kreciiiasoniy was the cause of his not joining the Order , and if so , he may possibly some day become more enlightened . It was ignorance and prejudice which he hoped soon to remove from the parish , and lie had already been to some extent successful , for the farmers , from whom , sixteen years ago , he had experienced the greatest opposition , and who thought him the worst man who ever came into the parishwere now going hand
, in hand to help him . It was gratifying to find that at last the government was desirous of doing what he had long been trying to do , viz ., to adopt a sound , useful , and religious system of education—an education not like that hitherto given , which consisted of merely exercising the memory by learning a few things by rote , without understandingone of them . Not very long ago a visiting inspector of schools visited a school in this neighbourhood ; one of the eldest and most forward of
the boys was selected for examination , and he was requested to read a chapter in the Bible , for the Bible was there used as a class-book , and he would remark that a more injudicious thing than allowing it to be so used could not be adopted , for the boys never forgot in after life that it was once their task-book , and they regarded it too often with positive hatred . Well , he was going to say , that the portion selected for reading was the chapter in Samuel in which occurs the passage— " Eli the priest
had two sons . " As soon as the boy had read it , the inspector said' ' ' 'Now stop , let me see if you understand what you read—how many sons had Eli ?"— "Zur ? " said the pupil . "Had Eli any sons ?"" Whaat ? " " Who was Eli—what was he ? "—no answer— " Was he
a clot ? — "Eees , zur ! " Now this was the kind of education too frequently given . The education which he ( Mr . W . ) wished to give was one which should apply to the understanding , be useful in daily life , and prepare for immortality . The P . G . M . next proposed the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , to whom every Mason owed that masonic loyalty which he was sure all in the room felt as deeply as he himself did . " The Duke of Leinster , Grand Master of Ireland . " The P . G . M .
felt peculiar pleasure in proposing this toast , as a nephew of the Duke , Sir Edward Baker , was present . Sir EDWARD BAKER rose with feelings of the deepest pleasure to acknowledge the toast . He was sure that no one wished greater success to Freemasonry than did the Grand Master of Ireland , who was now in that country , the good of which occupied his constant attention and care . He ( Sir E . Baker ) should have much pleasure in informing his grace of the kind manner in which his name had been received , and he was sure that if any brethren from these parts were to go over to Ireland they would receive a hearty welcome from its illustrious Grand Master .
"The Duke of Athol , Grand Master of Scotland , " coupled with the name of the Prov . Grand Registrar , Bro . Burgoyne , a near connection of the duke ' s , who had been initiated and carried through his degree in Scotlaud . Bro . BURGOYNE briefl y returned thanks , assuring the company of the pleasure which he should feel in informing the duke of the manner in which the toast had been received , and expressing his thanks for the kind reception of his own name in connection with it . SIR OSBORNE GIBBS proposed the health of the P . G . M . in most complimentary terms , and amid enthusiastic cheering . The P . G . M .