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Ireland.
Hail ! Mystic Light divine , May ' st thou ne ' er cease to shine Over this land . AVisdom in thee we find , Beauty and strength combin'd—Masons are ever join'd In heart and hand .
Come then , ye Sons of Light , In joyous strains unite—God save the Queen Long may Victoria reign , Queen of the azure main , Masons resound the strain , God save the Queen
The next toast was " The Duke of Sussex and the Earl of Dalhousie , Grand-Masters of England and Scotland , and our Brethren in those countries . " Salute eleven on the third . Air— " Burn ' s Farewell . " The next toast was " The Duke of Leinster , our own Grand-Master . " Masonic salute . Song and chorus— " Fill to him , to the brim . '' The worth
y President then proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand-Master , elect , of Armagh , " dwelling , at the same time , on his social powers and urbanity , descanting on his zeal and talents ; and , in conclusion , hoping that the Armagh men would always uphold Brother Tenison , and that the authorities would confirm an appointment , so congenial to the wishes of the county at large . Air— " A Free and Accepted Mason . "
This toast having been drunk in a manner most gratifying to the amour propre of the learned gentleman , Brother Tenison rose and spoke nearly as follows : —AVorshipful President and Brethren , —I can , -with difficulty , find words sufficiently strong to express to you my sense of the kindness I have not only experienced from this Meeting , but indeed from the Fraternity of the entire county . Be assured , that I do not possess so much personal vanity ,
as to attribute such manifestations to any merits of my own , but rather to the prominent part I have hitherto enacted , in endeavouring to reduce to practice those pure and philanthropic principles which charaterize our ancient Order , and identify it so much with the well-being of the community ( hear , hear ) . Believe me , AVorshipful Sir , that where genuine Masonry prevails , we have also loyalty to our Queen , respect i ' or our rulers , obedience to the laws , and a charitable forbearance towards the
prejudices of our fellow-men . But where spurious Freemasonry alone exists , that is , where persons are only Masons in name , without in the slightest degree being under the influence of its healing and healthful spirit , then , perhaps , intemperances ancl indiscretions may arise , which are calculated to offend those good workmen , who are anxious to preserve our sacred Institution from the incrustations of time , and to hand clown to posterity an Order , which makes us denizens of every country , ancl whose elements are the cultivation of morality , ancl have a natural tendency to socialize the heart , and fit us for the offices of humanity ( applause ) . I shall , therefore , my Brethren , take the liberty of endea-
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Ireland.
Hail ! Mystic Light divine , May ' st thou ne ' er cease to shine Over this land . AVisdom in thee we find , Beauty and strength combin'd—Masons are ever join'd In heart and hand .
Come then , ye Sons of Light , In joyous strains unite—God save the Queen Long may Victoria reign , Queen of the azure main , Masons resound the strain , God save the Queen
The next toast was " The Duke of Sussex and the Earl of Dalhousie , Grand-Masters of England and Scotland , and our Brethren in those countries . " Salute eleven on the third . Air— " Burn ' s Farewell . " The next toast was " The Duke of Leinster , our own Grand-Master . " Masonic salute . Song and chorus— " Fill to him , to the brim . '' The worth
y President then proposed the health of " The Provincial Grand-Master , elect , of Armagh , " dwelling , at the same time , on his social powers and urbanity , descanting on his zeal and talents ; and , in conclusion , hoping that the Armagh men would always uphold Brother Tenison , and that the authorities would confirm an appointment , so congenial to the wishes of the county at large . Air— " A Free and Accepted Mason . "
This toast having been drunk in a manner most gratifying to the amour propre of the learned gentleman , Brother Tenison rose and spoke nearly as follows : —AVorshipful President and Brethren , —I can , -with difficulty , find words sufficiently strong to express to you my sense of the kindness I have not only experienced from this Meeting , but indeed from the Fraternity of the entire county . Be assured , that I do not possess so much personal vanity ,
as to attribute such manifestations to any merits of my own , but rather to the prominent part I have hitherto enacted , in endeavouring to reduce to practice those pure and philanthropic principles which charaterize our ancient Order , and identify it so much with the well-being of the community ( hear , hear ) . Believe me , AVorshipful Sir , that where genuine Masonry prevails , we have also loyalty to our Queen , respect i ' or our rulers , obedience to the laws , and a charitable forbearance towards the
prejudices of our fellow-men . But where spurious Freemasonry alone exists , that is , where persons are only Masons in name , without in the slightest degree being under the influence of its healing and healthful spirit , then , perhaps , intemperances ancl indiscretions may arise , which are calculated to offend those good workmen , who are anxious to preserve our sacred Institution from the incrustations of time , and to hand clown to posterity an Order , which makes us denizens of every country , ancl whose elements are the cultivation of morality , ancl have a natural tendency to socialize the heart , and fit us for the offices of humanity ( applause ) . I shall , therefore , my Brethren , take the liberty of endea-