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The .Masonic Mirror.
had been entrusted with a duty of a most pleasing nature , and one which was highly gratifying to himself . Though well aware of the difficult task entrusted to him , he could assure the Brethren he had accepted it with pleasure , inasmuch as it gave him the opportunity of expressing in the name of the Brethren the great respect in which their worthy Bro . Henderson was held in the Lodge of Antiquity . He was sure there was not a single Brother in the Lodge but who highly estimated the qualities and the talents by which their worthy and excellent Brother was
distinguished . Bro . Henderson was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge of Antiquity as long since as the year 1827 , and from that hour he had continued to take a never-failing interest in the prosperity of the Lodge ; but it was not merely in the Lodge of Antiquity that Bro . Henderson had shown the interest he took in the Craft , he had twice filled a most distinguished position in Grand Lodge , once by the appointment of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and more recently at the request of the present M . W . G . M . Of the manner in which Bro . Henderson had discharged the duties of every office in the Lodge which had devolved
upon him , it was unnecessary for him to speak , neither would he speak of those excellences of character and amiability of disposition which had rendered him so beloved in private life . But he might be allowed to say , that in the discharge of his duties , when holding the highest official position , that of Grand Registrar- ^ -the lord chancellor of the Order—he had brought to bear an amount of talent and a degree of courtesy which made his opinion listened to with the greatest deference and which graced the councils of their Order ; but it was not for what had taken place in his public life that they were about to present a small testimonial to their excellent
Brother , it was to mark the estimation in which he was held m the Lodge of Antiquity . He wished that they lived in the days of what some called the black art , and others necromancy , in order that they might have been better enabled to express their obligations to their worthy brother . They needed , however , no divining rod to discover his excellences * for all must feel that Bro . Henderson possessed a magic staff in his kindness and courtesy to all , w hich had secured to him the regard , the esteem , and the affection of every person who had the honour of being acquainted with him . It w as impossible properly to express the many obligations the Lodge
was under to Bro . Henderson ; it was through his exertions it had continued to bear its high character in the Craft , he having been ever ready to diffuse the light of his knowledge , and to communicate it . He ( Bro . Jennings ) had been called upon to perform this duty as the eldest born Mason under the mastership of Bro . Henderson , and whilst doing so with pleasure , must regret that the duty had not fallen into abler hands . He had now , in the name of the Lodge of Antiquity , to thank Bro . Henderson for the many services he had performed to it , and to request him , in their name , to accept the box he held in his hand , as a small mark
of their esteem and their love , trusting he would live for many years to be among them , and add to the happiness of their meetings . He had nearly forgotten one part of his duty . In the chapter it was written , he would not say what ( Laughter ) , but in the St . James ' s Chapter there was written esteem and affection for Bro . Henderson ; and many of its members , not members of the Lodge of Antiquity , had claimed the privilege of subscribing their quota towards this small testimonial of regard . Bro . Jennings here , amidst loud applause , handed a very handsome and massive gold snuff-box to Bro . Henderson , first reading the following inscription : —•
" Presented to the R . W . Bro . John Henderson , P . G . Keg ., P . M ., P . Z ., & c . & c , by certain Brethren of the Lodge of Antiquity , and Companions of the St . James ' s Chapter as a trifling testimonial of their sincere affection and regard to him as a man , and their admiration of him as a Mason ; also , of their gratitude for his incessant and unwearied exertions on behalf of the Lodge and Chapter , and for his zeal and unremitting attention to the interests of Masonry . London , May 26 ,
a . l . 5858 . " Bro . Henderson , who appeared much affected , rose amidst loud applause , and said that he felt deeply gratified with what had just passed . The sense of duty should afford to every man , and especially to every Mason , a sufficient and abiding motive for tho performance , to tho best of his ability , of whatever it devolved on him to do . The consciousness of having diligently fulfilled a duty was in itself a high reward , but it was often , too often , in this world , the only reward . He was more fortunate—it was his high privilege to learn , from what
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The .Masonic Mirror.
had been entrusted with a duty of a most pleasing nature , and one which was highly gratifying to himself . Though well aware of the difficult task entrusted to him , he could assure the Brethren he had accepted it with pleasure , inasmuch as it gave him the opportunity of expressing in the name of the Brethren the great respect in which their worthy Bro . Henderson was held in the Lodge of Antiquity . He was sure there was not a single Brother in the Lodge but who highly estimated the qualities and the talents by which their worthy and excellent Brother was
distinguished . Bro . Henderson was initiated into Freemasonry in the Lodge of Antiquity as long since as the year 1827 , and from that hour he had continued to take a never-failing interest in the prosperity of the Lodge ; but it was not merely in the Lodge of Antiquity that Bro . Henderson had shown the interest he took in the Craft , he had twice filled a most distinguished position in Grand Lodge , once by the appointment of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and more recently at the request of the present M . W . G . M . Of the manner in which Bro . Henderson had discharged the duties of every office in the Lodge which had devolved
upon him , it was unnecessary for him to speak , neither would he speak of those excellences of character and amiability of disposition which had rendered him so beloved in private life . But he might be allowed to say , that in the discharge of his duties , when holding the highest official position , that of Grand Registrar- ^ -the lord chancellor of the Order—he had brought to bear an amount of talent and a degree of courtesy which made his opinion listened to with the greatest deference and which graced the councils of their Order ; but it was not for what had taken place in his public life that they were about to present a small testimonial to their excellent
Brother , it was to mark the estimation in which he was held m the Lodge of Antiquity . He wished that they lived in the days of what some called the black art , and others necromancy , in order that they might have been better enabled to express their obligations to their worthy brother . They needed , however , no divining rod to discover his excellences * for all must feel that Bro . Henderson possessed a magic staff in his kindness and courtesy to all , w hich had secured to him the regard , the esteem , and the affection of every person who had the honour of being acquainted with him . It w as impossible properly to express the many obligations the Lodge
was under to Bro . Henderson ; it was through his exertions it had continued to bear its high character in the Craft , he having been ever ready to diffuse the light of his knowledge , and to communicate it . He ( Bro . Jennings ) had been called upon to perform this duty as the eldest born Mason under the mastership of Bro . Henderson , and whilst doing so with pleasure , must regret that the duty had not fallen into abler hands . He had now , in the name of the Lodge of Antiquity , to thank Bro . Henderson for the many services he had performed to it , and to request him , in their name , to accept the box he held in his hand , as a small mark
of their esteem and their love , trusting he would live for many years to be among them , and add to the happiness of their meetings . He had nearly forgotten one part of his duty . In the chapter it was written , he would not say what ( Laughter ) , but in the St . James ' s Chapter there was written esteem and affection for Bro . Henderson ; and many of its members , not members of the Lodge of Antiquity , had claimed the privilege of subscribing their quota towards this small testimonial of regard . Bro . Jennings here , amidst loud applause , handed a very handsome and massive gold snuff-box to Bro . Henderson , first reading the following inscription : —•
" Presented to the R . W . Bro . John Henderson , P . G . Keg ., P . M ., P . Z ., & c . & c , by certain Brethren of the Lodge of Antiquity , and Companions of the St . James ' s Chapter as a trifling testimonial of their sincere affection and regard to him as a man , and their admiration of him as a Mason ; also , of their gratitude for his incessant and unwearied exertions on behalf of the Lodge and Chapter , and for his zeal and unremitting attention to the interests of Masonry . London , May 26 ,
a . l . 5858 . " Bro . Henderson , who appeared much affected , rose amidst loud applause , and said that he felt deeply gratified with what had just passed . The sense of duty should afford to every man , and especially to every Mason , a sufficient and abiding motive for tho performance , to tho best of his ability , of whatever it devolved on him to do . The consciousness of having diligently fulfilled a duty was in itself a high reward , but it was often , too often , in this world , the only reward . He was more fortunate—it was his high privilege to learn , from what