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not a mere glittering bauble or meaningless ornament , but au honourable and enviable testimony of your worth as a Mason and as a man . " We also hope that , for every Brother of lodge No . 20—from the senior , grown gray in the service of the Craft , and decorated with the honourable insignia of its highest degrees and offices , to the junior , on whom its glorious light as yet but feebly dawns—this little jewel will have its value ; that to each and all of us it will suggestaud perpetually suggestthe
ex-, , alted duties , the holy charities , and the universal brotherhood to which we have been so solemnly obligated . "The uninitiated may smile at ourmystories , but they smile in ignorance , while WE know that , hi its true spirit aud meaning , Masonry involves and inculcates allegiance to our spiritualfaith , loyalty to our queen and country , and lovingkindness and goodwill to all mankind . " In the handsomest and most complimentary manner this Jewel has
been unanimously , and with acclamation , awarded you , for your zealous exertions , during your year of office as our AVorshipful Master , to awake the slumbering spirit of Masonry in Sligo , and , with its resuscitation , to spread wider and deeper through the ramifications of general society , the inestimable practical benefits , which , from the earliest ages , it has been the aim and object of the Order to realize and set in active operation . These zealous exertions , we are proud to say , have , with God's blessing , been
crowned with complete success ; and Lodge No . 20 , as this room and this numerous and respectable assemblage of the Brethren amply testify , flourishes with a new-born vigour , which bids fair for permanence and maturity . " To you , sir , ive are mainly indebted for this result , so gratifying and so dear to the heart of every true and worthy Brother , and so important to the interests of society in general , for , show me a ' good Mason' and I will show you a ' good Man . ' Accept , then , Brother Martin , this token of our appreciation of your Masonic services and of your general character . It gives me peculiar pleasure to be the medium of its presentation .
" You won it well , and may you wear it long . ' " Signed , J . G . JOHSSTOS , AV . Master . " To this address Bro . Martin has given the following very appropriate reply : — "WoitSHirFULAND DEAR SIR , —I feel and consider myself highlyhonoured at receiving , through you , on the part of our Brethren , such a flattering addressaccompanied with your truly handsome and valuable giftwhich
, , will be always worn by me with pride , and I trust with credit to the Order to which I have the honour to belong ; in fact , it is impossible for me to find words sufficiently aderjuate to express the deep sense of gratitude I owe to the officers and members of Lodge No . 20 , for their uuwearied zeal and unanimous support during the period that I had the privilege and pleasure to preside over you . " As Mason : ; wo all feel a deep interest in the welfare and prosperity of
the Craft . Se long as union and harmony , which constitute the essence of our Order , exist among us , so long shall our society flourish , and private animosities yield to peace and good fellowship : it is by this we mark our superiority among men . I am happy to congratulate you , AVorshipful Sir and Brethren , on the prosperous condition of our Lodge , seeing that it is progressing steadily , with satisfaction to ourselves and credit to him who lias the honour to preside over you . " You have been kind enough to allude to my . Masonic i-r-rviceii in pro-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
not a mere glittering bauble or meaningless ornament , but au honourable and enviable testimony of your worth as a Mason and as a man . " We also hope that , for every Brother of lodge No . 20—from the senior , grown gray in the service of the Craft , and decorated with the honourable insignia of its highest degrees and offices , to the junior , on whom its glorious light as yet but feebly dawns—this little jewel will have its value ; that to each and all of us it will suggestaud perpetually suggestthe
ex-, , alted duties , the holy charities , and the universal brotherhood to which we have been so solemnly obligated . "The uninitiated may smile at ourmystories , but they smile in ignorance , while WE know that , hi its true spirit aud meaning , Masonry involves and inculcates allegiance to our spiritualfaith , loyalty to our queen and country , and lovingkindness and goodwill to all mankind . " In the handsomest and most complimentary manner this Jewel has
been unanimously , and with acclamation , awarded you , for your zealous exertions , during your year of office as our AVorshipful Master , to awake the slumbering spirit of Masonry in Sligo , and , with its resuscitation , to spread wider and deeper through the ramifications of general society , the inestimable practical benefits , which , from the earliest ages , it has been the aim and object of the Order to realize and set in active operation . These zealous exertions , we are proud to say , have , with God's blessing , been
crowned with complete success ; and Lodge No . 20 , as this room and this numerous and respectable assemblage of the Brethren amply testify , flourishes with a new-born vigour , which bids fair for permanence and maturity . " To you , sir , ive are mainly indebted for this result , so gratifying and so dear to the heart of every true and worthy Brother , and so important to the interests of society in general , for , show me a ' good Mason' and I will show you a ' good Man . ' Accept , then , Brother Martin , this token of our appreciation of your Masonic services and of your general character . It gives me peculiar pleasure to be the medium of its presentation .
" You won it well , and may you wear it long . ' " Signed , J . G . JOHSSTOS , AV . Master . " To this address Bro . Martin has given the following very appropriate reply : — "WoitSHirFULAND DEAR SIR , —I feel and consider myself highlyhonoured at receiving , through you , on the part of our Brethren , such a flattering addressaccompanied with your truly handsome and valuable giftwhich
, , will be always worn by me with pride , and I trust with credit to the Order to which I have the honour to belong ; in fact , it is impossible for me to find words sufficiently aderjuate to express the deep sense of gratitude I owe to the officers and members of Lodge No . 20 , for their uuwearied zeal and unanimous support during the period that I had the privilege and pleasure to preside over you . " As Mason : ; wo all feel a deep interest in the welfare and prosperity of
the Craft . Se long as union and harmony , which constitute the essence of our Order , exist among us , so long shall our society flourish , and private animosities yield to peace and good fellowship : it is by this we mark our superiority among men . I am happy to congratulate you , AVorshipful Sir and Brethren , on the prosperous condition of our Lodge , seeing that it is progressing steadily , with satisfaction to ourselves and credit to him who lias the honour to preside over you . " You have been kind enough to allude to my . Masonic i-r-rviceii in pro-