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infinite pleasure we have derived , and beg to assure you of our sincere desire for the welfare of your Lodge , and of our unabated attachment to tlie interests of the Craft iu general "—( cheers ) . Bro . Major BRANDON ( of Cheltenham ) and ' other Brethren , also briefly responded to the compliment . —Toast , by the S . AV ., " the Grand Lodges of Ireland Scotland . "
Bro . Dr . CRUCEFIX then rose . The Master having entrusted him with a toast , involving a spirit and feeling of the highest character , he begged to read a letter to the Master , in reference to the jubilee , from the distinguished Mason , whose health he was about to propose : — - " Scopwiek Vicarage , near Lincoln , June 10 , 1 S 41 . " AV . SIR and BROTHER , —! am obliged by your invitation to the forthcoming jubileebut must request that will
, you excuse my attendance on that occasion . At my time of life a journey to AVarwick is too formidable an undertaking for me to think of . Nothing would have afforded me greater pleasure than to be present at such an interesting meeting ofthe Brethrenand particularly as you have given me the gratifying intelligence that Freemasonry in AVarwickshire has become an intellectual pursuit ; for lam eonvmced that , unless it be invested with this character , a Mason ' s Lodge does not rise superior to other societieswhich have
, no pretensions to anv thin < - beyond social conviviality . Freemasonry is an institution of a . much higher class . It professes to blend science with morals ; and therefore the Brethren are under a tacit obligation to make the scientific pursuits of their J-odges conduce to then- moral and social improvement—that Freemasonry may diffuse a tone of moderation and kindly feeling into general society , and its influence in cementing the bonds of friendshi p and brotherly love and increasing the intelligence and refinement of the community , be universally known and admired .
You will be kind enough to present my fraternal respects to the Brethren , stating my regret at being unable to be present at the commemo . nf TJ i WJ ! " £ ^ Cn ? eVCTy ha PP iness and enjoyment in the celebration ot their important festival . " Believe me to be , AVorshipful Sir , your faithful Brother , " GEO . OLIVER , D . D . " —( cheering ) He ( Bro . C ) possessed advantage
an over many of them , from ns personal knowled ge of the kind and good Mason to whom he had risen m their name , to do honour ; from his Ion" continued correspondence on subjects of the hi ghest consequence to Masonry which had ripened into a friendshi p of no common kind , sanctioned by the highest sympathies of humanity on the one part , and by the deepest sense of gratitude and veneration on the other In the letter just readit is observed that DrOliver '
, , . congratulatedthis Bodge , that Freemasonry is an intellectual pursuit in AVarwickshireit became the Lodge , therefore , to satisf y the reverend Brother , that he was not mistaken in his hopeful expectati on of so happy an illustration , and that they deserved the approbation of a Mason of such high moral worth , who had created a literature of such intense interest as tomake time itself for a moment pause and wonder that man should have thus dignified our Graft- ( cheers ) He thought he could
. have done justice to the toast , and be had risen with gratitude when it was offered to him , but he felt abashed at a failure , when a subject of such inspiriting interest was placed in his hands ; he was compelled , therefore to concentrate the expression of the respectful thanks of the Masons of AVarwickshire to their friend and Brother Dr . Oliver , for his unceasing
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Provincial.
infinite pleasure we have derived , and beg to assure you of our sincere desire for the welfare of your Lodge , and of our unabated attachment to tlie interests of the Craft iu general "—( cheers ) . Bro . Major BRANDON ( of Cheltenham ) and ' other Brethren , also briefly responded to the compliment . —Toast , by the S . AV ., " the Grand Lodges of Ireland Scotland . "
Bro . Dr . CRUCEFIX then rose . The Master having entrusted him with a toast , involving a spirit and feeling of the highest character , he begged to read a letter to the Master , in reference to the jubilee , from the distinguished Mason , whose health he was about to propose : — - " Scopwiek Vicarage , near Lincoln , June 10 , 1 S 41 . " AV . SIR and BROTHER , —! am obliged by your invitation to the forthcoming jubileebut must request that will
, you excuse my attendance on that occasion . At my time of life a journey to AVarwick is too formidable an undertaking for me to think of . Nothing would have afforded me greater pleasure than to be present at such an interesting meeting ofthe Brethrenand particularly as you have given me the gratifying intelligence that Freemasonry in AVarwickshire has become an intellectual pursuit ; for lam eonvmced that , unless it be invested with this character , a Mason ' s Lodge does not rise superior to other societieswhich have
, no pretensions to anv thin < - beyond social conviviality . Freemasonry is an institution of a . much higher class . It professes to blend science with morals ; and therefore the Brethren are under a tacit obligation to make the scientific pursuits of their J-odges conduce to then- moral and social improvement—that Freemasonry may diffuse a tone of moderation and kindly feeling into general society , and its influence in cementing the bonds of friendshi p and brotherly love and increasing the intelligence and refinement of the community , be universally known and admired .
You will be kind enough to present my fraternal respects to the Brethren , stating my regret at being unable to be present at the commemo . nf TJ i WJ ! " £ ^ Cn ? eVCTy ha PP iness and enjoyment in the celebration ot their important festival . " Believe me to be , AVorshipful Sir , your faithful Brother , " GEO . OLIVER , D . D . " —( cheering ) He ( Bro . C ) possessed advantage
an over many of them , from ns personal knowled ge of the kind and good Mason to whom he had risen m their name , to do honour ; from his Ion" continued correspondence on subjects of the hi ghest consequence to Masonry which had ripened into a friendshi p of no common kind , sanctioned by the highest sympathies of humanity on the one part , and by the deepest sense of gratitude and veneration on the other In the letter just readit is observed that DrOliver '
, , . congratulatedthis Bodge , that Freemasonry is an intellectual pursuit in AVarwickshireit became the Lodge , therefore , to satisf y the reverend Brother , that he was not mistaken in his hopeful expectati on of so happy an illustration , and that they deserved the approbation of a Mason of such high moral worth , who had created a literature of such intense interest as tomake time itself for a moment pause and wonder that man should have thus dignified our Graft- ( cheers ) He thought he could
. have done justice to the toast , and be had risen with gratitude when it was offered to him , but he felt abashed at a failure , when a subject of such inspiriting interest was placed in his hands ; he was compelled , therefore to concentrate the expression of the respectful thanks of the Masons of AVarwickshire to their friend and Brother Dr . Oliver , for his unceasing