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suggested the formation of an institution to be called the Ark Life Assurance Society , which should be chiefly applied to the mutual benefit of the Craft ; and at ono of the meetings of the Directors after it had been organised , the Doctor was requested to conduct the correspondence . As this promised to be a laborious and weighty undertaking , he was desired to state to the mooting on
what terms ho was willing to incur the toil and responsibility of the office . Being pressed to name his remuneration , he at length complied with the reiterated intreaties of tho board , ancl his demand was considered so reasonable , that a resolution to the following effect was unanimously agreed to . "Besolved—That the services of Dr . Crucefix , in suggesting and
materially assisting in the formation of this society , and in extending its interests , more especially throughout the provinces , have been and are most important ; this meeting do therefore strongly recommend that those services be secured by requesting him to accept a remuneration upon the following scale , viz ., 100 ? , per annum ; to increasewith the progress of the associationup to
, , 400 ? . per annum , as a maximum ; and that , should his demise take place before that of Mrs . Crucefix , and within five years , she should receive 100 ? . per annum , for life . " Some months subsequently to the passing of this resolution , owing to certain misunderstandings which I am unable to explain ,
the board issued a prospectus , to which was appended a version of the above facts , which placed the Doctor before the public in such an equivocal position , as could not fail to be extremely painful to his feelings . The directors said , "If it was one of the original principles of the society that directors were to make money by their offices , there certainly has been , so far , an abandonment of a principle . Bro . Crucefix was connected with the society at the
time when this original principle seems to have been considered by him in force , and he appears to have been disposed to carry it out to the fullest extent . " This view of the case appears to be a mis-statement based on truth . Dr . Crucefix was not a director ; and by omitting to say a word about the onerous duties which he had undertaken on behalf
of the society , for which the remuneration had been awarded , it gave a false colouring to the transaction , which was calculated to operate greatly to his discredit . And it did so operate . His enemies seized with avidity on the most unfavourable points , ancl brought them to bear on other matters , which told fearfully against him till they were officially contradicted . And even then
the impression was difficult to erase . The French say , Futile secret , que de mentir EL propos . In the case of Dr . Crucefix , the effects of this absiu'd fiction were never totally eradicated . There are thoso who believe it to this day , ancl will bear the unfavourable conviction to their graves . He himself thus speakes of it , " TVitli deep VOL . i . 3 s
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Obituary.
suggested the formation of an institution to be called the Ark Life Assurance Society , which should be chiefly applied to the mutual benefit of the Craft ; and at ono of the meetings of the Directors after it had been organised , the Doctor was requested to conduct the correspondence . As this promised to be a laborious and weighty undertaking , he was desired to state to the mooting on
what terms ho was willing to incur the toil and responsibility of the office . Being pressed to name his remuneration , he at length complied with the reiterated intreaties of tho board , ancl his demand was considered so reasonable , that a resolution to the following effect was unanimously agreed to . "Besolved—That the services of Dr . Crucefix , in suggesting and
materially assisting in the formation of this society , and in extending its interests , more especially throughout the provinces , have been and are most important ; this meeting do therefore strongly recommend that those services be secured by requesting him to accept a remuneration upon the following scale , viz ., 100 ? , per annum ; to increasewith the progress of the associationup to
, , 400 ? . per annum , as a maximum ; and that , should his demise take place before that of Mrs . Crucefix , and within five years , she should receive 100 ? . per annum , for life . " Some months subsequently to the passing of this resolution , owing to certain misunderstandings which I am unable to explain ,
the board issued a prospectus , to which was appended a version of the above facts , which placed the Doctor before the public in such an equivocal position , as could not fail to be extremely painful to his feelings . The directors said , "If it was one of the original principles of the society that directors were to make money by their offices , there certainly has been , so far , an abandonment of a principle . Bro . Crucefix was connected with the society at the
time when this original principle seems to have been considered by him in force , and he appears to have been disposed to carry it out to the fullest extent . " This view of the case appears to be a mis-statement based on truth . Dr . Crucefix was not a director ; and by omitting to say a word about the onerous duties which he had undertaken on behalf
of the society , for which the remuneration had been awarded , it gave a false colouring to the transaction , which was calculated to operate greatly to his discredit . And it did so operate . His enemies seized with avidity on the most unfavourable points , ancl brought them to bear on other matters , which told fearfully against him till they were officially contradicted . And even then
the impression was difficult to erase . The French say , Futile secret , que de mentir EL propos . In the case of Dr . Crucefix , the effects of this absiu'd fiction were never totally eradicated . There are thoso who believe it to this day , ancl will bear the unfavourable conviction to their graves . He himself thus speakes of it , " TVitli deep VOL . i . 3 s