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earnest in the cause , I was but little versed in the practice of the CrafL It was therefore with unaffected diffidence and distrust that I undertook the post , but with a promise and a resolution to do my utmost to give satisfaction . That I have been successful on this point , I have had every reason to believe , from the numbers that have flocked to my standard , the full attendance of the Lodge , anil from the kind and very flattering marks of attention which I have uniformly received . If these
however had left any doubts upon my mind , they must have been entirely dissipated by this evening ' s princely entertainment , and by this splendid mark of your approbation which I now wear round my neck , Dear Brethren of No . 1 , lam totally at a loss for words to express what I feel , or to thank you as you deserve for all your kindness to me . You have , I am sure , in this crowning act been desirous to confer honour and happiness upon meand it may be a gratification to you to know
, , that you have succeeded to the fullest possible extent . I only wish I was more deserving of ' your kindness , and could make some portion of my present happiness recoil upon your own generous hearts . Brethren , your noble and disinterested gift , the token of past success , shall be to me the beacon of future exertion . I will preserve it as the cherished memento of a body of men with whom I have shared much intellectual
enjoyment in tracing Masonry from its rise in time to its full developement in eternity , with all whom Lam on terms of friendly intimacy , and many of whom , I am proud to say , I rank among the nearest and dearest friends of my-heart . I have ever been enthusiastic in the cause of Masonry , but this night ' s proceedings must for the future render it part and parcel of my very existence . I will not go the length of saying that when I die , " Mason" will be found engraven on my heart , but I
trust it will be found recorded in every action of my life as long as the sand of humanity shall continue to flow , and when the hand of death shall shiver the glass and change time into eternity , I trust the Great Judge of All will not deem me a worse Christian for having been a good Mason . Brethren all , I crave your pardon for having trespassed so long on your time . I have but feebly expressed what 1 feel , the more so because your kindness has completely overpowered me . If there is any
point I have left untouched—any thing I ought to have said which has been left unsaid , I pray you to say it for me in your own hearts . And may the Almighty , in the various attributes in which we worship Him in the several degrees of Masonry , bless and preserve you all , and may He continue to uphold our Order by inclining the hearts of its members to the exercise of every moral and social virtue . —Spectator , Calcutta Paper , Dec . 23 .
KURNAUL . —On Tuesday , the 27 th of December , being St . John ' s day , the Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons meeting at Kurnaul , under the designation of Lodge " Light of the North , " accompanied by the greater number of the Brethren of the station not members of the Lodge , walked in procession this day , to hear Divine service . The appearance of the Mystic Craft was most imposing and grand
, they were arrayed in jewels , sashes , and aprons , and marched from a tent erected near the Rocket Court to the Church Bungalow ; a good long distance . The Rev . AV . Parish , A . B ., our station chaplain , kindly preached an excellent sermon on the occasion from the 13 th chap . 1 st Corinthians , 13 th verse , which afforded the Brethren much satisfaction .
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earnest in the cause , I was but little versed in the practice of the CrafL It was therefore with unaffected diffidence and distrust that I undertook the post , but with a promise and a resolution to do my utmost to give satisfaction . That I have been successful on this point , I have had every reason to believe , from the numbers that have flocked to my standard , the full attendance of the Lodge , anil from the kind and very flattering marks of attention which I have uniformly received . If these
however had left any doubts upon my mind , they must have been entirely dissipated by this evening ' s princely entertainment , and by this splendid mark of your approbation which I now wear round my neck , Dear Brethren of No . 1 , lam totally at a loss for words to express what I feel , or to thank you as you deserve for all your kindness to me . You have , I am sure , in this crowning act been desirous to confer honour and happiness upon meand it may be a gratification to you to know
, , that you have succeeded to the fullest possible extent . I only wish I was more deserving of ' your kindness , and could make some portion of my present happiness recoil upon your own generous hearts . Brethren , your noble and disinterested gift , the token of past success , shall be to me the beacon of future exertion . I will preserve it as the cherished memento of a body of men with whom I have shared much intellectual
enjoyment in tracing Masonry from its rise in time to its full developement in eternity , with all whom Lam on terms of friendly intimacy , and many of whom , I am proud to say , I rank among the nearest and dearest friends of my-heart . I have ever been enthusiastic in the cause of Masonry , but this night ' s proceedings must for the future render it part and parcel of my very existence . I will not go the length of saying that when I die , " Mason" will be found engraven on my heart , but I
trust it will be found recorded in every action of my life as long as the sand of humanity shall continue to flow , and when the hand of death shall shiver the glass and change time into eternity , I trust the Great Judge of All will not deem me a worse Christian for having been a good Mason . Brethren all , I crave your pardon for having trespassed so long on your time . I have but feebly expressed what 1 feel , the more so because your kindness has completely overpowered me . If there is any
point I have left untouched—any thing I ought to have said which has been left unsaid , I pray you to say it for me in your own hearts . And may the Almighty , in the various attributes in which we worship Him in the several degrees of Masonry , bless and preserve you all , and may He continue to uphold our Order by inclining the hearts of its members to the exercise of every moral and social virtue . —Spectator , Calcutta Paper , Dec . 23 .
KURNAUL . —On Tuesday , the 27 th of December , being St . John ' s day , the Brethren of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons meeting at Kurnaul , under the designation of Lodge " Light of the North , " accompanied by the greater number of the Brethren of the station not members of the Lodge , walked in procession this day , to hear Divine service . The appearance of the Mystic Craft was most imposing and grand
, they were arrayed in jewels , sashes , and aprons , and marched from a tent erected near the Rocket Court to the Church Bungalow ; a good long distance . The Rev . AV . Parish , A . B ., our station chaplain , kindly preached an excellent sermon on the occasion from the 13 th chap . 1 st Corinthians , 13 th verse , which afforded the Brethren much satisfaction .