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India.
meeting . The following beautiful passage from an eloquent address by Dr . Burnes , is too expressive to be omitted . " One of the lesser obligations of Charity in our practice , is the toast I have to propose , which , as with every thing else in Masonry , is intended to convey its lesson , reminding us , then on the full tide of festivity , like the veiled skeleton at the revels of the Egyptians , of the instability of all human enjoyment . Surrounded bevery luxurywe
y , are now required to suspend our smiles ; and by a silent and solemn formality to recal to memory all our poor and suffering Brethren throughout the globe , to reflect on our compact with them , and since we cannot relieve their distresses , to invoke the blessing of our Everlasting Maker on their lot . This is more impressive even when there is a gap in our own circle , occasioned by the absence of a Brother in distress ; and it becomes deeply affectingwhenas at presentwe know that an
, , , esteemed and faithful functionary of this Provincial Grand Lodgea steady , determined , and uncompromising servant of our Order—one who has devoted the indomitable energies which have descended to him , from the ardent and enduring race of the flood ancl mountain from which he is sprung , to the advancement of its interests , lies bowed down with domestic affliction , and heart-stricken b y the same shaft of the great Leveller which has robbed him of his first-born . It is the feeling
of all present that 1 should place Brother Alexander Grant foremost amongst those distressed Masons , whom we pray Heaven to comfort . I offered him my feeble consolations as became me , and it was gratifying to me to learn in return , that in the hour ofhis sorrow , the same warm sympathy of his Brethren had been as balm to his wounded spirit , and that Masonic principles had been his anchor and his hope , teaching him to bow with humility , resignation , and fortitude , to the will of Him whose all-seeing eye is never withdrawn from us . "
The Lodge Industry with Perseverance have enrolled some distinguished individuals under its banner , Capt . D . L . Richardson , F . Hamptonj Esq ., Capt . Boileau , and Lieut . Fergusson , having been initiated on the occasion . The R . W . P . G . M . of Bombay , in the absence , in consequence of indisposition , of V . W . Bro . Sir Edward Ryan , the Master of the Lodge , officiated as Master during the earlier part of the ^ evening , and was relieved by V . W . Bros . Cragg and Birch , alternately .
Several of the officers of the Grand Lodge , and of other working Lodges , nvere present . After the business of the evening was finished , the Brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , and a pleasanter party we never were at . Several excellent songs were sung , and Bro- D . L . Richardson , doubting liis vocal powers , reatl to . the Brethren , in his masterly style , a beautiful and truly Masouic song , which he had composed ten years previously ,
when he first contemplated becoming one ofthe "favoured few . " The " Englishman" has devoted several columns to a biography of ¦ our talented Brother ; but extensive as is the circulation of " that well conducted journal , we hope such biography will not be confined to its present limits , but suggest that it be reprinted in a separate form , and that some spirited compiler ( and we have our eye upon a Brother of peculiar talent ) may be induced to collect all the addresses delivered b y
Brothers J . Grant , Dr . Burnes , R . Neave , Sir E . Ryan , ancl other distinguished Masons , prefixing or appending a compendious statement of the revival of Masonry in India , in connexion with the visit of the Prov . Grand Master for Western India . Such a pamphlet will clo much
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India.
meeting . The following beautiful passage from an eloquent address by Dr . Burnes , is too expressive to be omitted . " One of the lesser obligations of Charity in our practice , is the toast I have to propose , which , as with every thing else in Masonry , is intended to convey its lesson , reminding us , then on the full tide of festivity , like the veiled skeleton at the revels of the Egyptians , of the instability of all human enjoyment . Surrounded bevery luxurywe
y , are now required to suspend our smiles ; and by a silent and solemn formality to recal to memory all our poor and suffering Brethren throughout the globe , to reflect on our compact with them , and since we cannot relieve their distresses , to invoke the blessing of our Everlasting Maker on their lot . This is more impressive even when there is a gap in our own circle , occasioned by the absence of a Brother in distress ; and it becomes deeply affectingwhenas at presentwe know that an
, , , esteemed and faithful functionary of this Provincial Grand Lodgea steady , determined , and uncompromising servant of our Order—one who has devoted the indomitable energies which have descended to him , from the ardent and enduring race of the flood ancl mountain from which he is sprung , to the advancement of its interests , lies bowed down with domestic affliction , and heart-stricken b y the same shaft of the great Leveller which has robbed him of his first-born . It is the feeling
of all present that 1 should place Brother Alexander Grant foremost amongst those distressed Masons , whom we pray Heaven to comfort . I offered him my feeble consolations as became me , and it was gratifying to me to learn in return , that in the hour ofhis sorrow , the same warm sympathy of his Brethren had been as balm to his wounded spirit , and that Masonic principles had been his anchor and his hope , teaching him to bow with humility , resignation , and fortitude , to the will of Him whose all-seeing eye is never withdrawn from us . "
The Lodge Industry with Perseverance have enrolled some distinguished individuals under its banner , Capt . D . L . Richardson , F . Hamptonj Esq ., Capt . Boileau , and Lieut . Fergusson , having been initiated on the occasion . The R . W . P . G . M . of Bombay , in the absence , in consequence of indisposition , of V . W . Bro . Sir Edward Ryan , the Master of the Lodge , officiated as Master during the earlier part of the ^ evening , and was relieved by V . W . Bros . Cragg and Birch , alternately .
Several of the officers of the Grand Lodge , and of other working Lodges , nvere present . After the business of the evening was finished , the Brethren sat down to an excellent banquet , and a pleasanter party we never were at . Several excellent songs were sung , and Bro- D . L . Richardson , doubting liis vocal powers , reatl to . the Brethren , in his masterly style , a beautiful and truly Masouic song , which he had composed ten years previously ,
when he first contemplated becoming one ofthe "favoured few . " The " Englishman" has devoted several columns to a biography of ¦ our talented Brother ; but extensive as is the circulation of " that well conducted journal , we hope such biography will not be confined to its present limits , but suggest that it be reprinted in a separate form , and that some spirited compiler ( and we have our eye upon a Brother of peculiar talent ) may be induced to collect all the addresses delivered b y
Brothers J . Grant , Dr . Burnes , R . Neave , Sir E . Ryan , ancl other distinguished Masons , prefixing or appending a compendious statement of the revival of Masonry in India , in connexion with the visit of the Prov . Grand Master for Western India . Such a pamphlet will clo much