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Ireland.
was that universal glow of love and happiness pervading the company ( truly known but to the craft ) on this reunion , after a separation of five months . The W . Master , AVilliam Henry Alassy , presided in the most efficient style , and after happily prefacing the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , proposed the health of' their distinguished guest , in a most animated and vivid address . In his exordium he entered into the subject of
Freemasonry , its principles , and its great moral power over the human heart and mind ; he next drew the character of a true ancl faithful Mason , and summed up this character by naming Brother Michael Furnell . Bro . Massy concluded as follows : —It therefore only remains for roe to say , Right AVorshipful Sir , that during your visit to the Continent , while we looked fondly forward to your return , and counted the days of your absencewe also looked carefullthat allegiance to as
, y you , our Grand Master , ancl to Masonic principles , should remain unbroken : and though efforts to the contrary may have been attempted , it only carries out one of those strange problems of human nature , namely , that greatness and distinction must pay the penalty of their superiority by being pursued by envy and calumny . I speak this in general terms , and I desire not to make any particular allusion . Should you , Right AVorshipfulbe pursued by such unmasonic sentimentsyou can throw it
, , off with as much ease and disdain us the lion does the fly from his neck , which buzzes round him and attempts to sting : and for ourselves—the Triune Lodge—composed , as it is , of the elite of our county , as well in rank ancl station as in Masonic worth , we—the youngest born of your Masonic progeny—have , during your absence on the Continent , guarded your honour and fair fame as warmly , as jealously as every member of
our Lodge would do his own . Right AVorshipful Sir , the members of 333 are your faithful children in Masonry . We are ready to stand by you on all occasions ; we offer ourselves to you as your body-guardyou will find us firm in danger—faithful in love—ever ready to uphold the pure principles of Masonry , ancl you its brightest ornament—its " decus et tutamen . " We thank you , Right Worshipful , for coming amongst us this evening ; our hearts bound joyfullat seeing in the
y you midst of us . In the name of the Lodge , over which 1 preside , I give you a hundred thousand welcomes on your return to your native land , and drink your health and long life , and every happiness to you . It is impossible to describe the rapturous reception given to the toast , and to which the R . W . Provincial Grand Master responded in trul y affectionate and soul-thrilling terms ; the meeting was one rarely , if
ever , equalled in pleasurable nappiness , confidence , and love . Eden Masonic Lodge , 73 , Aug . 22 . —The P . G . M .: N . M . was entertained to dinner by Lodge 73 , on his arrival from a continental tour . The chair was filled by W . M ., Bro . R . AVallace , on his right the P . G . M .: N . M ., Bro . Furnell ; on his left the Dep . P . G . M ., Bro . Dean Freeman ; Bro . Alassy , AV . M . 73 ; Bro . Sexton , AV . M . 13 ; Bro . A'l'Donogh , G . R . C . Albert Lodge , 100 ; Bro . George Furnell , S . W . 12 and several other visiting Brethren .
, The cloth being removed , the first toast , as is usual , " Our lovely , gracious , amiable Queen ; " '' Prince Albert ; Albert , Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " The three Grand Masters , the Duke of Leinster , Earl of Zetland , Lord Glenlyon . " The CHAIRMAN then observed , the next toast ivas the toast of the evening , and said—Brethren , if 1 rightly know the object of our meeting here this evening , it is to testify our respect to Masonic worth—lo
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Ireland.
was that universal glow of love and happiness pervading the company ( truly known but to the craft ) on this reunion , after a separation of five months . The W . Master , AVilliam Henry Alassy , presided in the most efficient style , and after happily prefacing the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , proposed the health of' their distinguished guest , in a most animated and vivid address . In his exordium he entered into the subject of
Freemasonry , its principles , and its great moral power over the human heart and mind ; he next drew the character of a true ancl faithful Mason , and summed up this character by naming Brother Michael Furnell . Bro . Massy concluded as follows : —It therefore only remains for roe to say , Right AVorshipful Sir , that during your visit to the Continent , while we looked fondly forward to your return , and counted the days of your absencewe also looked carefullthat allegiance to as
, y you , our Grand Master , ancl to Masonic principles , should remain unbroken : and though efforts to the contrary may have been attempted , it only carries out one of those strange problems of human nature , namely , that greatness and distinction must pay the penalty of their superiority by being pursued by envy and calumny . I speak this in general terms , and I desire not to make any particular allusion . Should you , Right AVorshipfulbe pursued by such unmasonic sentimentsyou can throw it
, , off with as much ease and disdain us the lion does the fly from his neck , which buzzes round him and attempts to sting : and for ourselves—the Triune Lodge—composed , as it is , of the elite of our county , as well in rank ancl station as in Masonic worth , we—the youngest born of your Masonic progeny—have , during your absence on the Continent , guarded your honour and fair fame as warmly , as jealously as every member of
our Lodge would do his own . Right AVorshipful Sir , the members of 333 are your faithful children in Masonry . We are ready to stand by you on all occasions ; we offer ourselves to you as your body-guardyou will find us firm in danger—faithful in love—ever ready to uphold the pure principles of Masonry , ancl you its brightest ornament—its " decus et tutamen . " We thank you , Right Worshipful , for coming amongst us this evening ; our hearts bound joyfullat seeing in the
y you midst of us . In the name of the Lodge , over which 1 preside , I give you a hundred thousand welcomes on your return to your native land , and drink your health and long life , and every happiness to you . It is impossible to describe the rapturous reception given to the toast , and to which the R . W . Provincial Grand Master responded in trul y affectionate and soul-thrilling terms ; the meeting was one rarely , if
ever , equalled in pleasurable nappiness , confidence , and love . Eden Masonic Lodge , 73 , Aug . 22 . —The P . G . M .: N . M . was entertained to dinner by Lodge 73 , on his arrival from a continental tour . The chair was filled by W . M ., Bro . R . AVallace , on his right the P . G . M .: N . M ., Bro . Furnell ; on his left the Dep . P . G . M ., Bro . Dean Freeman ; Bro . Alassy , AV . M . 73 ; Bro . Sexton , AV . M . 13 ; Bro . A'l'Donogh , G . R . C . Albert Lodge , 100 ; Bro . George Furnell , S . W . 12 and several other visiting Brethren .
, The cloth being removed , the first toast , as is usual , " Our lovely , gracious , amiable Queen ; " '' Prince Albert ; Albert , Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family ; " " The three Grand Masters , the Duke of Leinster , Earl of Zetland , Lord Glenlyon . " The CHAIRMAN then observed , the next toast ivas the toast of the evening , and said—Brethren , if 1 rightly know the object of our meeting here this evening , it is to testify our respect to Masonic worth—lo