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hied with the following fraternal address , presented in an impressive style , by the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , George L . Phillips , Esq .
• ' To the Worshipful Past Master , Barnett Isaacs . " Worshipful Sir and Brother , —The Members of the Lodge have only done justice to themselves in tendering you a token of that approbation which you so highly deserve . For their sakes , I could have wished the honour of addressing you on this occasion had fallen to the lot of some one more competent than myself to do justice to them and yourselfbut at the same timeI can with sincerity that no one
; , say , could have done so with more genuine feeling and satisfaction than I do . To expatiate at any length on the services you have rendered the Friendly Lodge , and the Craft in general , would be superfluous ; those services and their results are matters of record indisputable , and will ever remain imprinted on the memory of each member . We may well style you , Worshipful Sir , the Father of the Friendly Lodge ; and no parent could have watched over his offspring more tenaciously , than you have watched the Lod
over ge which you assisted in founding . Every member must feel , that it is to you our Lodge owes not only its present flourishing condition , but probably , its very existence , up to this period . Had it not been for your fostering care on more than one occasion , the Lodge must have sunk under the difficulties which surrounded it ; but you combatted all these difficulties with a masterl y hand , and came off gloriously victorious . The trophies of victory in the hearts of
your you possess every well-wisher of the society ; and I could almost envy you the pride with which you must now look at the work of your own hands—a Lodge equalled by few , surpassed by none—a Lodge , daily gaining ground in Members and respectability—in short , a Lodge which does
credit to the Craft—and all this chiefly brought about by the zeal and ability displayed by yourself under every difficulty , by conduct which has secured you the respect and esteem of the Fraternity . What return can the members make to you for all the benefits you have conferred on our Institution ? They cannot possibly pay the debt of gratitude your valuable services demand from them ; but they come forward before the whole world , to acknowledge the debt ; and , with sincere thanks for exertions in their behalf
your unequalled , they respectfully request your acceptance of this vase , in testimony of the personal regard they individually entertain for you , and in acknowledgment of your valuable services to the Institution of which you have been , and still are so efficient a member . I feel confident you will receive this tribute as it is tendered , not for its trifling value , but as a lasting testimonial of the heartfelt gratitude and esteem of the members of the FriendlLod
y ge . Having expressed what I believe to be the feelings of every member of the Lodge , I cannot suffer this opportunity to pass , without taking leave to say how much I individually feel on this occasion . To you I feel myself indebted for what little advancement I may have made in the Science of Masonry ; and , raised as I have been by the too flattering opinion of my Brethren , thus early to the distinguished situation which I now have the honour of filling in the Lod I have been relieved from
ge , much difficulty , by the ready assistance and valuable advice I have received from you on every occasion that I have required them . " I am joined by every member , in the hope , Worshipful Sir , that you may long live to remember , with gratification , the events of this
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hied with the following fraternal address , presented in an impressive style , by the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , George L . Phillips , Esq .
• ' To the Worshipful Past Master , Barnett Isaacs . " Worshipful Sir and Brother , —The Members of the Lodge have only done justice to themselves in tendering you a token of that approbation which you so highly deserve . For their sakes , I could have wished the honour of addressing you on this occasion had fallen to the lot of some one more competent than myself to do justice to them and yourselfbut at the same timeI can with sincerity that no one
; , say , could have done so with more genuine feeling and satisfaction than I do . To expatiate at any length on the services you have rendered the Friendly Lodge , and the Craft in general , would be superfluous ; those services and their results are matters of record indisputable , and will ever remain imprinted on the memory of each member . We may well style you , Worshipful Sir , the Father of the Friendly Lodge ; and no parent could have watched over his offspring more tenaciously , than you have watched the Lod
over ge which you assisted in founding . Every member must feel , that it is to you our Lodge owes not only its present flourishing condition , but probably , its very existence , up to this period . Had it not been for your fostering care on more than one occasion , the Lodge must have sunk under the difficulties which surrounded it ; but you combatted all these difficulties with a masterl y hand , and came off gloriously victorious . The trophies of victory in the hearts of
your you possess every well-wisher of the society ; and I could almost envy you the pride with which you must now look at the work of your own hands—a Lodge equalled by few , surpassed by none—a Lodge , daily gaining ground in Members and respectability—in short , a Lodge which does
credit to the Craft—and all this chiefly brought about by the zeal and ability displayed by yourself under every difficulty , by conduct which has secured you the respect and esteem of the Fraternity . What return can the members make to you for all the benefits you have conferred on our Institution ? They cannot possibly pay the debt of gratitude your valuable services demand from them ; but they come forward before the whole world , to acknowledge the debt ; and , with sincere thanks for exertions in their behalf
your unequalled , they respectfully request your acceptance of this vase , in testimony of the personal regard they individually entertain for you , and in acknowledgment of your valuable services to the Institution of which you have been , and still are so efficient a member . I feel confident you will receive this tribute as it is tendered , not for its trifling value , but as a lasting testimonial of the heartfelt gratitude and esteem of the members of the FriendlLod
y ge . Having expressed what I believe to be the feelings of every member of the Lodge , I cannot suffer this opportunity to pass , without taking leave to say how much I individually feel on this occasion . To you I feel myself indebted for what little advancement I may have made in the Science of Masonry ; and , raised as I have been by the too flattering opinion of my Brethren , thus early to the distinguished situation which I now have the honour of filling in the Lod I have been relieved from
ge , much difficulty , by the ready assistance and valuable advice I have received from you on every occasion that I have required them . " I am joined by every member , in the hope , Worshipful Sir , that you may long live to remember , with gratification , the events of this