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Provincial.
" And , if I find a difficulty in expressing my individual feelings , how may I hope adequately to express those of every Brother in the province , all anxious to acknowledge your unvaried urbanity and courtesy , and your desire to promote their welfare and happiness , and , in your official situation , unmindful of personal inconvenience or expense , with unwearied zeal , and unexampled perseverance , devoting yourself to promote the interests of Masonry generally , and more particularly in
your own province ? " But , sir , if my inability be great , increased by a long , protracted , and dangerous disease , and my language feeble , I may boldly assert , it will be the expression of sincerity , emanating from the warmest feelings of every Mason ' s heart in the province" 'With these impressions , R . W . sir , can you—will the Craft generally be surprised at our desire to mark our sense of them by some public
testimony ? Nay , well known as your claims to our affection are , will they not rather be surprised that this token of our sentiments should have been so long delayed ? " But , sir , this delay has not arisen from a blindness , or indifference to the claims you have upon us—far , very far from it—it has long , very
long , been in contemplation . The doubt in our minds has been—what we ~ should offer , worthy your acceptance , or commensurate to our own wishes . " In both these points , we must fail , although we are aware that the most welcome return for all your labours , and the only one you desire , is to see the Craft of your province living in peace , harmony , and brotherly love , holding out an example to others of those moral and social ' incul
duties , which the tenets and principles of our institution forcibly - cate—by a strict adherence to the recognised statutes of our society , and by a steady obedience to the laws of our country—in all which , we confidently trust you are fully gratified , for it would indeed be a severe reflection upon us were it otherwise , under such protection , and with such an example . " Indeedsirwe owe you much more than the most grateful hearts
, , can acknowledge or express ; you have exerted yourself faithfully and effectually in disseminating the true principles of Masonry in your province , and the result is now before you , " Still , R . W . sir , we hope—indeed , we know—you will graciously accept this humble tribute at our hands , if only to satisfy us in the reflection , that our sentiments towards you will thus be handed down
to posterity . " For , though the records of every Lodge in the provinces teem with acknowledgments of your services and the impartial administration of your public duties—which we would all the world to know—these would otherwise be locked in the secret depositories of our own archives . " Permit me then , R . W . sir , as your much honoured , devoted , and inefficient Deputy , and at the earnest solicitation of your Brethren , to crave acceptance of this our humble tributeand to assure you ,
your , that whatever vicissitudes may befal you or us in this life , the remembrance of your private virtues and public services will be deeply impressed in our heart of hearts , and will live there for ever . " I must not resume my seat without making our grateful acknowledgments to the numerous and distinguished Brethren who have done us the honour to attend on this interesting occasion—doubly welcome to us in the manifestation of sentiments in unison with our own , and by a
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Provincial.
" And , if I find a difficulty in expressing my individual feelings , how may I hope adequately to express those of every Brother in the province , all anxious to acknowledge your unvaried urbanity and courtesy , and your desire to promote their welfare and happiness , and , in your official situation , unmindful of personal inconvenience or expense , with unwearied zeal , and unexampled perseverance , devoting yourself to promote the interests of Masonry generally , and more particularly in
your own province ? " But , sir , if my inability be great , increased by a long , protracted , and dangerous disease , and my language feeble , I may boldly assert , it will be the expression of sincerity , emanating from the warmest feelings of every Mason ' s heart in the province" 'With these impressions , R . W . sir , can you—will the Craft generally be surprised at our desire to mark our sense of them by some public
testimony ? Nay , well known as your claims to our affection are , will they not rather be surprised that this token of our sentiments should have been so long delayed ? " But , sir , this delay has not arisen from a blindness , or indifference to the claims you have upon us—far , very far from it—it has long , very
long , been in contemplation . The doubt in our minds has been—what we ~ should offer , worthy your acceptance , or commensurate to our own wishes . " In both these points , we must fail , although we are aware that the most welcome return for all your labours , and the only one you desire , is to see the Craft of your province living in peace , harmony , and brotherly love , holding out an example to others of those moral and social ' incul
duties , which the tenets and principles of our institution forcibly - cate—by a strict adherence to the recognised statutes of our society , and by a steady obedience to the laws of our country—in all which , we confidently trust you are fully gratified , for it would indeed be a severe reflection upon us were it otherwise , under such protection , and with such an example . " Indeedsirwe owe you much more than the most grateful hearts
, , can acknowledge or express ; you have exerted yourself faithfully and effectually in disseminating the true principles of Masonry in your province , and the result is now before you , " Still , R . W . sir , we hope—indeed , we know—you will graciously accept this humble tribute at our hands , if only to satisfy us in the reflection , that our sentiments towards you will thus be handed down
to posterity . " For , though the records of every Lodge in the provinces teem with acknowledgments of your services and the impartial administration of your public duties—which we would all the world to know—these would otherwise be locked in the secret depositories of our own archives . " Permit me then , R . W . sir , as your much honoured , devoted , and inefficient Deputy , and at the earnest solicitation of your Brethren , to crave acceptance of this our humble tributeand to assure you ,
your , that whatever vicissitudes may befal you or us in this life , the remembrance of your private virtues and public services will be deeply impressed in our heart of hearts , and will live there for ever . " I must not resume my seat without making our grateful acknowledgments to the numerous and distinguished Brethren who have done us the honour to attend on this interesting occasion—doubly welcome to us in the manifestation of sentiments in unison with our own , and by a