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The Charities.
I have now arrived , said the chairman , at the last toast of the evening , and it is one which deserves not only our attention , but also our best acknowledgments . It must be evident to every one that the progress of the building we have consecrated to-day must have been watched over and attended to by more than one individual . In this instance there has been an active and efficient Building Committee , who for years past have been unceasing in their exertions to fulfil the
arduous duties imposed upon them , and faithfully have they been discharged , otherwise I fear we should not have assembled here to-day ; and in particular I cannot avoid mentioning one of the members , who is also the Hon . Secretary , Bro . Whitmore —( loud cheers)—whose time and talents have been most successfully devoted to this object from its commencement , and of whose excellent management we have had an admirable specimen in this day ' s arrangements ; and in
speaking of those arrangements let me here offer in the name of all present a tribute of sincere thanks to our Bro . Ransford , his son , and accomplished daughter for the kind and gratuitous assistance they have lent , and the musical treat they have afforded us , for I am certain I speak the united opinion of all present when I say that everything has been conducted in a manner the most agreeable and satisfactory , and that we offer our sincere thanks to Bro . Whitmore and the other
members of the Building Committee for the gratif ying pleasures of this day . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) Bro . WHITMORE rose ' to reply , and spoke as follows : I feel , said the worthy Brother , that any other member of tbe Building Committee would more appropriately have responded to this toast , but having been individually referred to by our excellent chairman , I cannot for a moment hesitate acknowledging this kind compliment and saying , on behalf of my colleagues and myselfthat we gratefully and sincerelthank
, y you . The exertions of the Building Committee—of which your chairman has spoken in too flattering terms—have been prompted by an honest conviction of the great necessity that has long existed for this Asylum , and tbe more it was assailed by opposition and prejudice—the more they witnessed the defection of some friends , and the lukewarmness of others—the more determined they have been to prove their own consistency and independence of spirit , by increased
determination and redoubled efforts in its behalf . The history of this charity , ladies and gentlemen , is most interesting and instructive ; it is interesting as shewing how chequered , varied , and beset with difficulties are all great undertakings ; it is instructive as shewing most strongly the virtue of steady perseverance . I have been in conjunction with one of my colleagues , Bro . Wright , connected with this Asylum from its commencement . 1 have beheld and wondered at the unremitting
toil , the indomitable perseverance , and ceaseless energy of its late benevolent founder , Dr . Crueefix , in my official capacity as its late Secretary . I have often attended meetings which , under the influence of a very pleasing delusion , we called the General Committee ; those meetings consisted for the most part of only three individuals , the late Doctor , myself , and a most worthy Brother , here to-day—I mean Brother Turner . At those times I confess , not then fully understanding the patient and
enduring attributes of our late respected friend , I often thought we were embarked in a hopeless enterprise . Not so Bro . Crueefix ; he never lost sig ht of the beacon—hope ; he never doubted for an instant a successful and triumphant issue to his great and benevolent exertions—and in this
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The Charities.
I have now arrived , said the chairman , at the last toast of the evening , and it is one which deserves not only our attention , but also our best acknowledgments . It must be evident to every one that the progress of the building we have consecrated to-day must have been watched over and attended to by more than one individual . In this instance there has been an active and efficient Building Committee , who for years past have been unceasing in their exertions to fulfil the
arduous duties imposed upon them , and faithfully have they been discharged , otherwise I fear we should not have assembled here to-day ; and in particular I cannot avoid mentioning one of the members , who is also the Hon . Secretary , Bro . Whitmore —( loud cheers)—whose time and talents have been most successfully devoted to this object from its commencement , and of whose excellent management we have had an admirable specimen in this day ' s arrangements ; and in
speaking of those arrangements let me here offer in the name of all present a tribute of sincere thanks to our Bro . Ransford , his son , and accomplished daughter for the kind and gratuitous assistance they have lent , and the musical treat they have afforded us , for I am certain I speak the united opinion of all present when I say that everything has been conducted in a manner the most agreeable and satisfactory , and that we offer our sincere thanks to Bro . Whitmore and the other
members of the Building Committee for the gratif ying pleasures of this day . ( Loud and long continued cheering . ) Bro . WHITMORE rose ' to reply , and spoke as follows : I feel , said the worthy Brother , that any other member of tbe Building Committee would more appropriately have responded to this toast , but having been individually referred to by our excellent chairman , I cannot for a moment hesitate acknowledging this kind compliment and saying , on behalf of my colleagues and myselfthat we gratefully and sincerelthank
, y you . The exertions of the Building Committee—of which your chairman has spoken in too flattering terms—have been prompted by an honest conviction of the great necessity that has long existed for this Asylum , and tbe more it was assailed by opposition and prejudice—the more they witnessed the defection of some friends , and the lukewarmness of others—the more determined they have been to prove their own consistency and independence of spirit , by increased
determination and redoubled efforts in its behalf . The history of this charity , ladies and gentlemen , is most interesting and instructive ; it is interesting as shewing how chequered , varied , and beset with difficulties are all great undertakings ; it is instructive as shewing most strongly the virtue of steady perseverance . I have been in conjunction with one of my colleagues , Bro . Wright , connected with this Asylum from its commencement . 1 have beheld and wondered at the unremitting
toil , the indomitable perseverance , and ceaseless energy of its late benevolent founder , Dr . Crueefix , in my official capacity as its late Secretary . I have often attended meetings which , under the influence of a very pleasing delusion , we called the General Committee ; those meetings consisted for the most part of only three individuals , the late Doctor , myself , and a most worthy Brother , here to-day—I mean Brother Turner . At those times I confess , not then fully understanding the patient and
enduring attributes of our late respected friend , I often thought we were embarked in a hopeless enterprise . Not so Bro . Crueefix ; he never lost sig ht of the beacon—hope ; he never doubted for an instant a successful and triumphant issue to his great and benevolent exertions—and in this