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The Festival.
the Asylum , and was always ready to perform his promise whenever he could be of use—( renewed cheers ) . In conclusion , he thanked them most kindly and cordially for the mark of good feeling which they had manifested towards him by the way in which they had drunk his health ; and if they felt satisfied that he had performed his duty , it was in the highest degree gratifying lo him . He wished them all long life , and every happinessand resumed his seat amid loud cheers .
, Bro . BREWSTER next rose , arid said he had obtained permission from the Chairman to propose a toast ; and that which he should have the honour of submitting for the approbation of the company , was one which , if he was not mistaken , would be received with favour b y every Brother present —( hear , hear ) . It might occur to their minds , as it did at the present moment to his ( Bro . Brewster ' s \ that it was from among the ranks of the Craft that the Chairmen of the Anniversary
Meetings of this excellent Institution had generally been found —( hear , hear ) . It was an old and true adage , " that the cedar of the mountain side looked as fine , and grew as fair , as that of the royal palace ";—( cheers ) , and it was from their Brethren " of the mountain side , " rather than from the " palace garden , " that their cedars had been found— - ( hear ) . The good which had been effected through the operations of this Institutionwas done by those Brethren who were more
distin-, guished for usefulness , and for zeal and energy in the sacred cause of charity , than for the high posts or distinguished rank which they might hold in Masonry—( cheers ) . After expatiating at some length on the merits of the Brethren who had on previous occasions filled the chair so worthily occupied this evening by Bro . Shaw —( cheers ) , and dwelling
more particularly on tbe talents of a Brother ( Bell ) who oh two similar occasions had presided over them —( cheers ) , he concluded by proposing the health of " The Brethren who had passed the Festival Chair : of the Asylum , " coupling with the toast the name of Bro . Bell—( cheers ) . The toast was drunk with three times three hearty cheers . BRO . BELL rose and returned thanks . Having been so pointedly , and he might add so kindlyalluded to bthe worthBrother who
, y y had proposed the health of those of their Order who had had the honour of presiding at the annual meetings of this excellent and laudable Institution , he felt that it was incumbent upon him to return thanks for the honour which had been done them . It was true , as had been said , that the names of the chairmen , in some measure , formed the history of the society —( cheers ); for they had stood by it when it could not well stand by itself ; and had encountered obstacles which
ought never to have been thrown in their way —( renewed cheers ) . The worthy Brother then proceeded to remark upon the refusal of the new Society to accept their proffered co-operation , and called upon them to emulate it in their efforts to do good . '' And , " said the worthy Brother , " if they beat us in the race , we will envy their better success in that laudable spirit of rivalry , which shall induce us to do all in our power to overtake and pass them "—( cheers ) . Let the honour
of victory rest upon tbe brow of those who should prove themselves the best and the strongest —( cheers ) . Bro . Bell resumed his seat amid the warmest demonstrations of approbation . " The Oak and the Ivy , " words by Bro . J . E . Carpenter , inimitably sung by Bro . Ransford , was rapturously encored . The Rev . FRANCIS MAHONY , in a speech of great eloquence proposed the healths of those amiable , gifted , and beautiful beings , who
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The Festival.
the Asylum , and was always ready to perform his promise whenever he could be of use—( renewed cheers ) . In conclusion , he thanked them most kindly and cordially for the mark of good feeling which they had manifested towards him by the way in which they had drunk his health ; and if they felt satisfied that he had performed his duty , it was in the highest degree gratifying lo him . He wished them all long life , and every happinessand resumed his seat amid loud cheers .
, Bro . BREWSTER next rose , arid said he had obtained permission from the Chairman to propose a toast ; and that which he should have the honour of submitting for the approbation of the company , was one which , if he was not mistaken , would be received with favour b y every Brother present —( hear , hear ) . It might occur to their minds , as it did at the present moment to his ( Bro . Brewster ' s \ that it was from among the ranks of the Craft that the Chairmen of the Anniversary
Meetings of this excellent Institution had generally been found —( hear , hear ) . It was an old and true adage , " that the cedar of the mountain side looked as fine , and grew as fair , as that of the royal palace ";—( cheers ) , and it was from their Brethren " of the mountain side , " rather than from the " palace garden , " that their cedars had been found— - ( hear ) . The good which had been effected through the operations of this Institutionwas done by those Brethren who were more
distin-, guished for usefulness , and for zeal and energy in the sacred cause of charity , than for the high posts or distinguished rank which they might hold in Masonry—( cheers ) . After expatiating at some length on the merits of the Brethren who had on previous occasions filled the chair so worthily occupied this evening by Bro . Shaw —( cheers ) , and dwelling
more particularly on tbe talents of a Brother ( Bell ) who oh two similar occasions had presided over them —( cheers ) , he concluded by proposing the health of " The Brethren who had passed the Festival Chair : of the Asylum , " coupling with the toast the name of Bro . Bell—( cheers ) . The toast was drunk with three times three hearty cheers . BRO . BELL rose and returned thanks . Having been so pointedly , and he might add so kindlyalluded to bthe worthBrother who
, y y had proposed the health of those of their Order who had had the honour of presiding at the annual meetings of this excellent and laudable Institution , he felt that it was incumbent upon him to return thanks for the honour which had been done them . It was true , as had been said , that the names of the chairmen , in some measure , formed the history of the society —( cheers ); for they had stood by it when it could not well stand by itself ; and had encountered obstacles which
ought never to have been thrown in their way —( renewed cheers ) . The worthy Brother then proceeded to remark upon the refusal of the new Society to accept their proffered co-operation , and called upon them to emulate it in their efforts to do good . '' And , " said the worthy Brother , " if they beat us in the race , we will envy their better success in that laudable spirit of rivalry , which shall induce us to do all in our power to overtake and pass them "—( cheers ) . Let the honour
of victory rest upon tbe brow of those who should prove themselves the best and the strongest —( cheers ) . Bro . Bell resumed his seat amid the warmest demonstrations of approbation . " The Oak and the Ivy , " words by Bro . J . E . Carpenter , inimitably sung by Bro . Ransford , was rapturously encored . The Rev . FRANCIS MAHONY , in a speech of great eloquence proposed the healths of those amiable , gifted , and beautiful beings , who