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The Boys' School.
them before they could acknowledge his services . There was another rev . gentleman , howevery to whom they were equally indebted—the Rev . Mr . Winter , who had not only so kindly granted them the use of his church , but had himself taken part in the service of the : day . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . Mr . Winter regretted that the rev . gentleman who had delivered them so eloquent a discourse that morning , and who was more acquainted with the
principles of Freemasonry than he could pretend to be , was not present to acknowledge the toa ' st ; ' but he could not refuse the task which had devolved upon him . He was profoundly ignorant of the mysteries of Freemasonry , but whatever they were , he could judge the tree by the fruit— -that fruit was charity ; and he sincerely wished them God speed in this holy work . When he was asked for the use of his church , and was informed of the nature of the charity which it was intended to promote , he felt that he could not refuse it , and felt most gratified in being able to place it at the disposal of the Committee of so noble an institution . When he
first came into the Green Lanes , there were but a few cottages in the neighbourhood , 3 , nd when his church was built , it seemed doubtful from whence a congregation could be found . There had been no difficulty in that respect , however ; a neighbourhood and congregation had grown up around him , and he was glad to h ail the establish merit of the Freemasons' School anion gst them ; and he could not help being struck with the applicability of the words at the end of the second lesson of the day to the work in which they had been engaged i " Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this—to visit the fatherless and widows
in their affliction , and to keep himself unspotted from the world . Bro . Jennings * G . D . C , had been entrusted with a toast which he was aware required no observations of his to recommend it to notice . He was sure that every person present must be greatly gratified with what had taken place that day , and have been pleased to meet in so commodious and beautiful a building as tbat which had been inaugurated for the Boys' School . But they would not have
had theopportunity of being present—they would not have been the possessors of the building—had it not been for the untiring zeal and great exertions of the committee to carry out the wishes of the Brethren for the establishment of the school . He was sure they were deeply indebted to those gentlemen for what they had done , and he begged them to drink to the " Committee , " coupled with the name of their chairman , Bro . Hopwood , who he knew had been most untiring in his endeavours to carry out successfully the ceremonies of the day , and promote the happiness of those who had honoured the inauguration of the school with their
presence . Bro . Hopwood briefly replied on behalf of the committee ; after which the health of the ladies was most enthusiastically drunk , thus bringing this part of the day ' s proceedings to a close . During the banquet it was announced that the collection at the church including some £ 5 . 5 s . purses from ladies , and £ 10 . 10 * . from Bro . Rawson , had . amounted to nearly £ 100 ; £ 1 , 200 having been subscribed to the institution at the
festival held about two months since . At the conclusion of the banquet , dancing and other amusements became the prevailing order , and were kept up with great spirit within the building and under the tents until a somewhat advanced hour , notwithstanding a pouring rain which came on about six o ' clock ; Bro . Donald King , who was present as one of the company , adding not a little to their enjoyment hy his excellent ballads . Bro . B . Banks , Jun ., was an efficient toast-master .
Bro . Distin . —It will be seen from our advertising columns that Bro . Distin , Sen ., the well-known trumpeter and sax-horn player , takes a benefit at the Crystal Palace , on Saturday , the 19 th inst . Bro . Distin— -who has played at three coronations of the sovereigns of England—has secured the services of Madame Clara Novello , and expects to be supported by other talent , which will render this the most attractive Shilling fite of the season .
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The Boys' School.
them before they could acknowledge his services . There was another rev . gentleman , howevery to whom they were equally indebted—the Rev . Mr . Winter , who had not only so kindly granted them the use of his church , but had himself taken part in the service of the : day . ( Cheers . ) The Rev . Mr . Winter regretted that the rev . gentleman who had delivered them so eloquent a discourse that morning , and who was more acquainted with the
principles of Freemasonry than he could pretend to be , was not present to acknowledge the toa ' st ; ' but he could not refuse the task which had devolved upon him . He was profoundly ignorant of the mysteries of Freemasonry , but whatever they were , he could judge the tree by the fruit— -that fruit was charity ; and he sincerely wished them God speed in this holy work . When he was asked for the use of his church , and was informed of the nature of the charity which it was intended to promote , he felt that he could not refuse it , and felt most gratified in being able to place it at the disposal of the Committee of so noble an institution . When he
first came into the Green Lanes , there were but a few cottages in the neighbourhood , 3 , nd when his church was built , it seemed doubtful from whence a congregation could be found . There had been no difficulty in that respect , however ; a neighbourhood and congregation had grown up around him , and he was glad to h ail the establish merit of the Freemasons' School anion gst them ; and he could not help being struck with the applicability of the words at the end of the second lesson of the day to the work in which they had been engaged i " Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this—to visit the fatherless and widows
in their affliction , and to keep himself unspotted from the world . Bro . Jennings * G . D . C , had been entrusted with a toast which he was aware required no observations of his to recommend it to notice . He was sure that every person present must be greatly gratified with what had taken place that day , and have been pleased to meet in so commodious and beautiful a building as tbat which had been inaugurated for the Boys' School . But they would not have
had theopportunity of being present—they would not have been the possessors of the building—had it not been for the untiring zeal and great exertions of the committee to carry out the wishes of the Brethren for the establishment of the school . He was sure they were deeply indebted to those gentlemen for what they had done , and he begged them to drink to the " Committee , " coupled with the name of their chairman , Bro . Hopwood , who he knew had been most untiring in his endeavours to carry out successfully the ceremonies of the day , and promote the happiness of those who had honoured the inauguration of the school with their
presence . Bro . Hopwood briefly replied on behalf of the committee ; after which the health of the ladies was most enthusiastically drunk , thus bringing this part of the day ' s proceedings to a close . During the banquet it was announced that the collection at the church including some £ 5 . 5 s . purses from ladies , and £ 10 . 10 * . from Bro . Rawson , had . amounted to nearly £ 100 ; £ 1 , 200 having been subscribed to the institution at the
festival held about two months since . At the conclusion of the banquet , dancing and other amusements became the prevailing order , and were kept up with great spirit within the building and under the tents until a somewhat advanced hour , notwithstanding a pouring rain which came on about six o ' clock ; Bro . Donald King , who was present as one of the company , adding not a little to their enjoyment hy his excellent ballads . Bro . B . Banks , Jun ., was an efficient toast-master .
Bro . Distin . —It will be seen from our advertising columns that Bro . Distin , Sen ., the well-known trumpeter and sax-horn player , takes a benefit at the Crystal Palace , on Saturday , the 19 th inst . Bro . Distin— -who has played at three coronations of the sovereigns of England—has secured the services of Madame Clara Novello , and expects to be supported by other talent , which will render this the most attractive Shilling fite of the season .