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Board Of Benevolence.
ing to the principles and the tendency of the objects pursued in attaining that quality . I confess I have been ambitious to acquire your good opinion and regard , and to promote the success of the Moira Lodge , as far as my individual exertions could conduce to that object . That success has crowned our efforts may be best attested by the fact , that whilst no other Lodge in London has , during the two last years , " made" so many Masons '" ' as The Moirathe actual state of its
, finances , and its high character in the Craft , offer a gratifying and conclusive proof of its present condition . But , sir , highly as I value this superb medal for its metallic worth , I should hold it as nothing , did it not convey to me sentiments from the donors which I shall prize to the latest moment of my existence . I esteem the affectionate regard of the Brethren above all value ; because I consider it as an emanation from hearts in which neither envy
nor dissimulation can find a place , and an indication of true Masonic feeling , characterised by brotherly love , reciprocity , and truth . ( Cheers ) . Sir , it has been my good fortune to have presided over the Moira Lodge for two successive years , and to have filled that exalted station at the request and by the unanimous vote of the Brethren . I may with truth , and I trust without offence , affirm , that I did not seek that office , but that it was conferred upon me by the spontaneous and general
voice of the Brethren . But having undertaken the office , I from that moment resolved to endeavour to discharge its important duties with sincerity , fervency , and zeal . I felt conscious that a high moral responsibility had devolved upon me ; that I had entered into a compact
sacred and inviolable ; and that , as Master , it became my imperative duty to see that the lustre of its office should be preserved untarnished , and the discipline of the Lodge continued unimpaired . ( Cheers ) . With the able assistance of the Past Masters ( and especially of my distinguished Brother , Henry Phillips ) , I trust that our object has been accomplished ; and I am the more persuaded that it has been , by the embodying of your opinion in the present you have this day made to
me , which is alike honourable to the giver and the receiver , and of which I shall feel an honest pride in all Masonic societies it may be my good fortune to visit . Sir , may the circular form of this medal indicate the never-ending reciprocal regard and affection of all the Brethren ; and may the jewel in the " centre" illustrate the centralization of those great Masonic feelings in the heart , namely , —brotherly love , relief , and truth , and may they be exercised with a moral character
effulgence , dazzling as the gem which typifies their ! ( Cheers ) , I trust , sir , that the Moira Lodge will continue its auspicious career unimpeded , and , like the fructify ing waters of the Nile , proceed in its benign course , overflowing and fertilizing the Masonic soil with the rich harvest of its holy influences . And now to you , Brother Cardozo , who have been the kind instrument bwliieh this tribute has been presentedI scarcely know how
y , to address myself . I see before me the Patriarch of the Lodge , who , embodying the genuine principles of Masonry in your every act of life , now attend to shed the halo of your bright precept and example over the Lodge , and to hallow this testimonial with your Masonic benediction , lielieve me , sir , it is most gratifying to my feelings to have this medal from the Brethren presented to me by one to whom 1 am under
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Board Of Benevolence.
ing to the principles and the tendency of the objects pursued in attaining that quality . I confess I have been ambitious to acquire your good opinion and regard , and to promote the success of the Moira Lodge , as far as my individual exertions could conduce to that object . That success has crowned our efforts may be best attested by the fact , that whilst no other Lodge in London has , during the two last years , " made" so many Masons '" ' as The Moirathe actual state of its
, finances , and its high character in the Craft , offer a gratifying and conclusive proof of its present condition . But , sir , highly as I value this superb medal for its metallic worth , I should hold it as nothing , did it not convey to me sentiments from the donors which I shall prize to the latest moment of my existence . I esteem the affectionate regard of the Brethren above all value ; because I consider it as an emanation from hearts in which neither envy
nor dissimulation can find a place , and an indication of true Masonic feeling , characterised by brotherly love , reciprocity , and truth . ( Cheers ) . Sir , it has been my good fortune to have presided over the Moira Lodge for two successive years , and to have filled that exalted station at the request and by the unanimous vote of the Brethren . I may with truth , and I trust without offence , affirm , that I did not seek that office , but that it was conferred upon me by the spontaneous and general
voice of the Brethren . But having undertaken the office , I from that moment resolved to endeavour to discharge its important duties with sincerity , fervency , and zeal . I felt conscious that a high moral responsibility had devolved upon me ; that I had entered into a compact
sacred and inviolable ; and that , as Master , it became my imperative duty to see that the lustre of its office should be preserved untarnished , and the discipline of the Lodge continued unimpaired . ( Cheers ) . With the able assistance of the Past Masters ( and especially of my distinguished Brother , Henry Phillips ) , I trust that our object has been accomplished ; and I am the more persuaded that it has been , by the embodying of your opinion in the present you have this day made to
me , which is alike honourable to the giver and the receiver , and of which I shall feel an honest pride in all Masonic societies it may be my good fortune to visit . Sir , may the circular form of this medal indicate the never-ending reciprocal regard and affection of all the Brethren ; and may the jewel in the " centre" illustrate the centralization of those great Masonic feelings in the heart , namely , —brotherly love , relief , and truth , and may they be exercised with a moral character
effulgence , dazzling as the gem which typifies their ! ( Cheers ) , I trust , sir , that the Moira Lodge will continue its auspicious career unimpeded , and , like the fructify ing waters of the Nile , proceed in its benign course , overflowing and fertilizing the Masonic soil with the rich harvest of its holy influences . And now to you , Brother Cardozo , who have been the kind instrument bwliieh this tribute has been presentedI scarcely know how
y , to address myself . I see before me the Patriarch of the Lodge , who , embodying the genuine principles of Masonry in your every act of life , now attend to shed the halo of your bright precept and example over the Lodge , and to hallow this testimonial with your Masonic benediction , lielieve me , sir , it is most gratifying to my feelings to have this medal from the Brethren presented to me by one to whom 1 am under