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leading article of the Trinidad Sentinel , " Mr . Tench is in every respect the man for the head of such an undertaking , his intimate knowledge and minute acquaintance with the banking business and with the whole community eminently fit him for such a responsible post . "
To the Worshipful Brother John Alexander Tench , & c . & c . & c . Worshipful Sir and Brother ,- —The Office-bearers , members , and honorary members of the Lodge of United Brothers , No . 251 upon the registry of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , approach you with the most fraternal feelings of regard for your person . They are persuaded , Worshipful Sir and Brother , no one knows better than yourself , as a ruler in the ancient and honourable Fraternity , that "Man is born unto sorrow as the sparks fly upward , " and how uncertain is everything in this transitory world .
Knowing , as they necessarily do , your intrinsic merit , not only as a member of the Craft , but as a man , they had fondly hoped the possession of those virtues which adorn the man and the Mason , would have protected yon from the misfortune that has fallen upon you now , when you are approaching to the evening of your days . The assurance is one of consolation to your Brethren that you possess , in a high degree those truly Masonic virtues , Fortitude and Batience . When the Craft consider you as an innocent man suffering most unjustly for crimes committed by others , it is their bounden duty to offer you , in accordance with the principles of our noble institution , the fullest expression of their deep sympathy and the unabated esteem and regard they do now , and hope ever to entertain for vou .
In requesting your acceptance of a purse for the purchase of some trifling article of domestic use , your Brethren would impress upon you that they do so not only as a token of regard for you as the Master of the Lodge of United Brothers , but as a grateful acknowledgment , on their part , of the urbanity which it is their pleasing duty to say , characterizes your Mastership . Your Brethren invoke the blessing of the Grand Architect of the Universe upon you and your family ; they pray Him to strengthen your Faith , enliven your Hope in His promises , fill you with that Charity which extends beyond the grave ; and to receive you into His bosom when you shall be summoned by the Supreme Grand Master to sit in the Grand Lodge above , where they trust to meet you when they too shall leave this earthly tabernacle and be translated to that " undiscovered country , from whose bourne no traveller returns . " Done in Lodge , this 6 th day of August , 1857 .
By order , ( Signed ) Kenneth Clarke , Sec . A true copy , Kenneth Clarke , Sec . L . U . B ., No . 251 . Trinidad , 2 nd September , 1857 .
To Bro . Kenneth Clarke , Sec . Lodge of United Brethren , No . 251 . My Dear Sir and Brother , —Keenly to have felt the mortification of being dismissed from a situation which I had attained after twenty years' employment and undiminished zeal in their service , by the directors of the Colonial Bank , was but a natural emotion which any one placed in the same circumstances would have felt as acutely as myself .
I scarcely know , however , whether the pain inflicted by the sudden , unexpected , and I may conscientiously add , most undeserved dismissal from the situation I held , is greater than the pleasure I derive from the testimonies which I have received , that my innocence of all complicity in any fraudulent transaction is so universally acknowledged . More particularly consoling to me is the manifestation of the affection and esteem manifested by mylbeloved Brethren of the Lodge United Brethren , No . 251 ,
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leading article of the Trinidad Sentinel , " Mr . Tench is in every respect the man for the head of such an undertaking , his intimate knowledge and minute acquaintance with the banking business and with the whole community eminently fit him for such a responsible post . "
To the Worshipful Brother John Alexander Tench , & c . & c . & c . Worshipful Sir and Brother ,- —The Office-bearers , members , and honorary members of the Lodge of United Brothers , No . 251 upon the registry of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , approach you with the most fraternal feelings of regard for your person . They are persuaded , Worshipful Sir and Brother , no one knows better than yourself , as a ruler in the ancient and honourable Fraternity , that "Man is born unto sorrow as the sparks fly upward , " and how uncertain is everything in this transitory world .
Knowing , as they necessarily do , your intrinsic merit , not only as a member of the Craft , but as a man , they had fondly hoped the possession of those virtues which adorn the man and the Mason , would have protected yon from the misfortune that has fallen upon you now , when you are approaching to the evening of your days . The assurance is one of consolation to your Brethren that you possess , in a high degree those truly Masonic virtues , Fortitude and Batience . When the Craft consider you as an innocent man suffering most unjustly for crimes committed by others , it is their bounden duty to offer you , in accordance with the principles of our noble institution , the fullest expression of their deep sympathy and the unabated esteem and regard they do now , and hope ever to entertain for vou .
In requesting your acceptance of a purse for the purchase of some trifling article of domestic use , your Brethren would impress upon you that they do so not only as a token of regard for you as the Master of the Lodge of United Brothers , but as a grateful acknowledgment , on their part , of the urbanity which it is their pleasing duty to say , characterizes your Mastership . Your Brethren invoke the blessing of the Grand Architect of the Universe upon you and your family ; they pray Him to strengthen your Faith , enliven your Hope in His promises , fill you with that Charity which extends beyond the grave ; and to receive you into His bosom when you shall be summoned by the Supreme Grand Master to sit in the Grand Lodge above , where they trust to meet you when they too shall leave this earthly tabernacle and be translated to that " undiscovered country , from whose bourne no traveller returns . " Done in Lodge , this 6 th day of August , 1857 .
By order , ( Signed ) Kenneth Clarke , Sec . A true copy , Kenneth Clarke , Sec . L . U . B ., No . 251 . Trinidad , 2 nd September , 1857 .
To Bro . Kenneth Clarke , Sec . Lodge of United Brethren , No . 251 . My Dear Sir and Brother , —Keenly to have felt the mortification of being dismissed from a situation which I had attained after twenty years' employment and undiminished zeal in their service , by the directors of the Colonial Bank , was but a natural emotion which any one placed in the same circumstances would have felt as acutely as myself .
I scarcely know , however , whether the pain inflicted by the sudden , unexpected , and I may conscientiously add , most undeserved dismissal from the situation I held , is greater than the pleasure I derive from the testimonies which I have received , that my innocence of all complicity in any fraudulent transaction is so universally acknowledged . More particularly consoling to me is the manifestation of the affection and esteem manifested by mylbeloved Brethren of the Lodge United Brethren , No . 251 ,