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Provincial.
I trust , Brethren , you will excuse my having so long detained you from the subject of my intended toast . You are all aware that it is " the health of our worthy Brother Sharp "—( Masonic cheers . ) We have had , during our year of Jubilee , many reasons to rejoice ; but the most prominent is that of the presidency of that respected Member of our Order , during the first part of it . It will be recollected that he was initiated in this Lodge about four years ago ; and it is no less gratifing
y to reflect that , on the same evening , a member of the same enlightened profession as himself was also admitted into Masonry—I allude to Bro . Hersee . Then , indeed , did the beneficent principles of our Order display themselves ; for it afforded a striking proof of the power of Masonry to remove all feelings of professional rivalry ; and to bring within its pale those gentlemen , who , in the outward and popular worldarefrom their pursuitsnecessarily brought into collisionthough ,
, , , , happily , never vindictively so , with each other . As soon as such a step could be taken with propriety , Bro . Sharp was elected to the office of Secretary to the Lodge , and such was the manner in which he fulfilled his trust , that , on retiring from that office , he received an unanimous vote of thanks . He was next advanced to the Senior Pedestal , and thence to the Chair ; and it is worthy of remark , that during the period of his connection with this Lodgehe has only neglected to attend
, four meetings—being absent on two occasions from professional business of importance ; once from severe indisposition , and the fourth time when he attended at the Metropolitan Festival , in which he assisted to do honour to our excellent friend and Brother , Dr . Crucefix . All these offices he passed with credit to himself and benefit to the Lodge .
Shortly after his installation as Master , he advocated the propriety of keeping "high festival" at the commencement of the fiftieth year of the existence of the Lodge , and , by his exertions , that object was ultimately effected . None who were present on the 16 th of August , can ever forget the Oration then delivered by him—a production which evinced much research and talent . Upon that occasion , the D . P . G . M . moved that the thanks of the Brethren be given to Bro . Sharp , for his able production ; and that gentlemanin acceding to the request that
, his discourse should be printed for general circulation amongst the Craft , handsomely offered that the proceeds of its sale should be devoted to the funds of the three Masonic Charities . When we retired , too , from labour to refreshment , he continued , with unabated ardour , to promote the comfort and pleasure of the numerous Brethren present . I will not , however , say all that I think the occasion warrants in his praise , as otherwise I may , perhaps , be considered to approach too near
the borders of adulation . Amongst the virtues of the ancient Craft none is more prominent than that of gratitude for benefits received ; and the Brethren of the Shakspeare Lodge , feeling how much they were indebted for the individual exertions of Bro . Sharp , determined to present him with some lasting testimonial of their respect and esteem ; not , however , with the idea that they could repay him for the gratification he had afforded them on the occasion alluded tobut simply as a pleasing
, memento of the past —( Masonic cheers . ) "Bro . Sharp , — It is now my pleasing and grateful duty to present to you this token of the esteem of the Members of your Mother Lodge . 1 regret that that task has not devolved upon one more capable of testify ing the fraternal feelings of the Lodge , for your exertions in the Masonic Craft ; hut , believe me , this small testimonial of our esteem , is
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
I trust , Brethren , you will excuse my having so long detained you from the subject of my intended toast . You are all aware that it is " the health of our worthy Brother Sharp "—( Masonic cheers . ) We have had , during our year of Jubilee , many reasons to rejoice ; but the most prominent is that of the presidency of that respected Member of our Order , during the first part of it . It will be recollected that he was initiated in this Lodge about four years ago ; and it is no less gratifing
y to reflect that , on the same evening , a member of the same enlightened profession as himself was also admitted into Masonry—I allude to Bro . Hersee . Then , indeed , did the beneficent principles of our Order display themselves ; for it afforded a striking proof of the power of Masonry to remove all feelings of professional rivalry ; and to bring within its pale those gentlemen , who , in the outward and popular worldarefrom their pursuitsnecessarily brought into collisionthough ,
, , , , happily , never vindictively so , with each other . As soon as such a step could be taken with propriety , Bro . Sharp was elected to the office of Secretary to the Lodge , and such was the manner in which he fulfilled his trust , that , on retiring from that office , he received an unanimous vote of thanks . He was next advanced to the Senior Pedestal , and thence to the Chair ; and it is worthy of remark , that during the period of his connection with this Lodgehe has only neglected to attend
, four meetings—being absent on two occasions from professional business of importance ; once from severe indisposition , and the fourth time when he attended at the Metropolitan Festival , in which he assisted to do honour to our excellent friend and Brother , Dr . Crucefix . All these offices he passed with credit to himself and benefit to the Lodge .
Shortly after his installation as Master , he advocated the propriety of keeping "high festival" at the commencement of the fiftieth year of the existence of the Lodge , and , by his exertions , that object was ultimately effected . None who were present on the 16 th of August , can ever forget the Oration then delivered by him—a production which evinced much research and talent . Upon that occasion , the D . P . G . M . moved that the thanks of the Brethren be given to Bro . Sharp , for his able production ; and that gentlemanin acceding to the request that
, his discourse should be printed for general circulation amongst the Craft , handsomely offered that the proceeds of its sale should be devoted to the funds of the three Masonic Charities . When we retired , too , from labour to refreshment , he continued , with unabated ardour , to promote the comfort and pleasure of the numerous Brethren present . I will not , however , say all that I think the occasion warrants in his praise , as otherwise I may , perhaps , be considered to approach too near
the borders of adulation . Amongst the virtues of the ancient Craft none is more prominent than that of gratitude for benefits received ; and the Brethren of the Shakspeare Lodge , feeling how much they were indebted for the individual exertions of Bro . Sharp , determined to present him with some lasting testimonial of their respect and esteem ; not , however , with the idea that they could repay him for the gratification he had afforded them on the occasion alluded tobut simply as a pleasing
, memento of the past —( Masonic cheers . ) "Bro . Sharp , — It is now my pleasing and grateful duty to present to you this token of the esteem of the Members of your Mother Lodge . 1 regret that that task has not devolved upon one more capable of testify ing the fraternal feelings of the Lodge , for your exertions in the Masonic Craft ; hut , believe me , this small testimonial of our esteem , is