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fellowship . Since patriotisni did not forbid it , Masonry effaced front their minds the lingering |> rejindices Against the into and the nation . Napoleon III . had restored ; order and tranquimtiy to France , and had h elfied to preserve the balance of power in Uurope—and he was a Brother I A ^ could there be au ^ bt , sihc ^ in pur & $ & £ , . th ^ he threw warinth into the etiqu ^ vie $ > because he folt that h ^ v ^ \ v & s both the idaughtex and the niece M : ? U ;^ W ; : ^
h es feared that tfe a ^ h ^ appear cphl anol fiat ^ ber the eloquence of the speech which had jJist been hiade by tie R . Wv $ roi Clarke . Bu ^ j ^ wbpyv ^ u ^ ^ ro > T ^^ G ^ ahd Orient ^ forthe honour which had just been accorded tp that hody * and % pjeelally for the ^ j ^ lusiohs which h ^ to the Ehvperor ; JBro . Tpiinexre tjie that the last had read out letter
r ^ n ^ ncfed Brethren at banque t he a fron © pjuftt W ^ ewski , feni which it appeared that ^^ that 0 e % pp ^ i ^ r | mten ^ lie hto w begged to stated that it was his intention to report f p the Sn ^ ejo ^ ^ ^ n ^ inh ^ r -He was quite of opinion that the present friendship beiv \ re ^ n En ^ jawod and France ' was somethihg nipre than a political " entente cQrdiale ^ such as hadt existpdwhenLouis ( Philippehad receivedQ ^ een Victoria . at the Chateau I ) Tfc -E & ex present alliance stb ^ d pn the ^
permanent , feelings . How epuld the ^^ the Emperor had been received by the people , as he passed through the c > pwdeil streets in which he had once stood as a " special constable !'' ( A laugh . ) Sow could they otherwise account for the citizens of Paris abandoning themselves to a generous enthusiasm , and receiving Queen Victoria into their very hearts ! How was it that the people of England , as soon as they heard a cry of distress rising above the waters of France ^ xiished forward and poured in an inundation of money 1 Were they impelled to do so by self-interested , calculating , and political views ? Oh , no ! Freemasons , too , had shared in that good work -and all had shown an eagerness to contribute , which it was doubtful whether they would have displayed
for the relief of Turkey , or Prussia , or of any other country in Europe . No ; this was not merely a political alliance ! May the fraternal ingredients in it increase and spread , and make it perpetual ! The B . W . Bro . J . J . L . Hoff proposed " The Grand Lodges of the United States of America . " Bro . Hoff commenced by alluding to the hue and cry whiela
bad been raised in America some years ago against Masonry , on the d isappearance of Morgan . But the uproar and persecution had ceased . Men had come to their senses , and a reaction had taken place in favour of Masonry , which was now firmly rooted , and full of sap , and was spreading forth its branches ? vigorously in the land in which Franklin and Washington had been Masons . Bro . Hoff proceeded to state that the American Brethijen whom he had met in Calcutta were true to their
landmarks ; and he had now the pleasure of proposing " The Grand Lodges of America , " and of coupling with the toast the name of our hi g hly-esteemed Brother the Coasul-General of the United States , Bro . Hnffnagle . Bro , Huffnagle having received a letter which had obliged him to leave the ball a short time previously , Bro . Wilmer acknowledged the toast . He said that he had recently returned to this country , and was rejoiced to find that , during his absence , Masonry had flourished , He considered this to be a subject for qongratulation , and he hoped that the fraternal bond which united such large bodies of men in the eastern and western hemispheres , might continue to increase in strength !
TWbK . W , BrovWm . Clayk gave <( The sister Provincial Grand Lodges of Madras and Bombay , and the Lodges working under them .. '' The I & . W . Bro . LeGeytsaid , that as he believed there was no representative of the Madras Masons present , it devolved upon him to return thanks for them , as well
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fellowship . Since patriotisni did not forbid it , Masonry effaced front their minds the lingering |> rejindices Against the into and the nation . Napoleon III . had restored ; order and tranquimtiy to France , and had h elfied to preserve the balance of power in Uurope—and he was a Brother I A ^ could there be au ^ bt , sihc ^ in pur & $ & £ , . th ^ he threw warinth into the etiqu ^ vie $ > because he folt that h ^ v ^ \ v & s both the idaughtex and the niece M : ? U ;^ W ; : ^
h es feared that tfe a ^ h ^ appear cphl anol fiat ^ ber the eloquence of the speech which had jJist been hiade by tie R . Wv $ roi Clarke . Bu ^ j ^ wbpyv ^ u ^ ^ ro > T ^^ G ^ ahd Orient ^ forthe honour which had just been accorded tp that hody * and % pjeelally for the ^ j ^ lusiohs which h ^ to the Ehvperor ; JBro . Tpiinexre tjie that the last had read out letter
r ^ n ^ ncfed Brethren at banque t he a fron © pjuftt W ^ ewski , feni which it appeared that ^^ that 0 e % pp ^ i ^ r | mten ^ lie hto w begged to stated that it was his intention to report f p the Sn ^ ejo ^ ^ ^ n ^ inh ^ r -He was quite of opinion that the present friendship beiv \ re ^ n En ^ jawod and France ' was somethihg nipre than a political " entente cQrdiale ^ such as hadt existpdwhenLouis ( Philippehad receivedQ ^ een Victoria . at the Chateau I ) Tfc -E & ex present alliance stb ^ d pn the ^
permanent , feelings . How epuld the ^^ the Emperor had been received by the people , as he passed through the c > pwdeil streets in which he had once stood as a " special constable !'' ( A laugh . ) Sow could they otherwise account for the citizens of Paris abandoning themselves to a generous enthusiasm , and receiving Queen Victoria into their very hearts ! How was it that the people of England , as soon as they heard a cry of distress rising above the waters of France ^ xiished forward and poured in an inundation of money 1 Were they impelled to do so by self-interested , calculating , and political views ? Oh , no ! Freemasons , too , had shared in that good work -and all had shown an eagerness to contribute , which it was doubtful whether they would have displayed
for the relief of Turkey , or Prussia , or of any other country in Europe . No ; this was not merely a political alliance ! May the fraternal ingredients in it increase and spread , and make it perpetual ! The B . W . Bro . J . J . L . Hoff proposed " The Grand Lodges of the United States of America . " Bro . Hoff commenced by alluding to the hue and cry whiela
bad been raised in America some years ago against Masonry , on the d isappearance of Morgan . But the uproar and persecution had ceased . Men had come to their senses , and a reaction had taken place in favour of Masonry , which was now firmly rooted , and full of sap , and was spreading forth its branches ? vigorously in the land in which Franklin and Washington had been Masons . Bro . Hoff proceeded to state that the American Brethijen whom he had met in Calcutta were true to their
landmarks ; and he had now the pleasure of proposing " The Grand Lodges of America , " and of coupling with the toast the name of our hi g hly-esteemed Brother the Coasul-General of the United States , Bro . Hnffnagle . Bro , Huffnagle having received a letter which had obliged him to leave the ball a short time previously , Bro . Wilmer acknowledged the toast . He said that he had recently returned to this country , and was rejoiced to find that , during his absence , Masonry had flourished , He considered this to be a subject for qongratulation , and he hoped that the fraternal bond which united such large bodies of men in the eastern and western hemispheres , might continue to increase in strength !
TWbK . W , BrovWm . Clayk gave <( The sister Provincial Grand Lodges of Madras and Bombay , and the Lodges working under them .. '' The I & . W . Bro . LeGeytsaid , that as he believed there was no representative of the Madras Masons present , it devolved upon him to return thanks for them , as well