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Masonic Testimonial To Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , M.D.
will have , the high honour of having laid and cemented the cope-stone of Masonic charity —( loud and continued cheering ) . This was the Brother whom the Craft delighted to honour —( cheers ) . Was it enough that they gave him their esteem ? Was it enough that they gave him their praise ? Was it enough that they gave him their friendship ? It was not enough ; and happily they felt it was not enough —( hear and cheers ) They felt that something due to his worth than
. more was mere verbal expressions of friendshi p ancl esteem—( cheers ) . Something more was due to a Brother who would leave , both to friends and foes , a pattern of Masonic charity and Masonic virtue —( cheers ) . At this moment the Chairman took Dr . Crucefix by the right hand who rose from his chair , and thus was presented to the company—the two friends , with their right hands clasped , while the Chairman continued his address .
To his foes , did he say ?—( hear , hear ) . Was it possible that such a man could have foes ?—( hear ) . Yes , it was possible , he was sorry to say it—( hear , hear)—and not only possible , but a fact . But superior merit always had —( hear ) . " Envy pursues merit as its shadow "—( cheers ) . Yet was it to be regretted that such a man should have an enemy ? that a man who in friendshi p was sincere—in private life , estimable—in charities , munificent —( loud cheers)—should , like St . Paul , be in perils from his ? cheers Crucefix
own countrymen —( ) . ( Dr . was compelled , by evident emotion , to sit down . ) After paying some other high compliments to Brother Crucefix , the Chairman alluded to the fact of his having proposed to allocate out of the testimonial subscriptions , two sums of fifty guineas each , to the Boys' and Girls' Schools ; ancl although the committee found it impossible to comply with this request , yet he remarked that this circumstance of itself , spoke volumes for the purity and benevolence of their worthy Brother ' s heart —( cheers ) . He concluded by giving the health of Bro . Dr . Crucefix , Past Grand Deacon —( loud cheers" ) .
The toast was drunk with all the honours . The CHAIRMAN , after a brief space , rose to present the Testimonial in due form , ancl prefaced that act with a few appropriate ancl well-chosen expressions of fraternal respect and esteem . He felt exceedingly proud that the duty had devolved upon him , of publicly expressing their united sense of the many benefits which their worthy Brother had conferred upon Masonry , and ofthe heavy debt of gratitude which he conceived to be due to him from the at had the
Fraternity large . He pleasure of requesting his acceptance . pf that Testimony of their gratitude and esteem , which , although it could not be considered a reward adequate to his merits , would , at least , show the world that the Free ancl Accepted Mason has a heart to feel for benefits conferred upon him , and a hand to record them in permanent acknowledgment —( cheers ) . [ Dr . Crucefix here rose from his chair , and seemed to lean on the Chairman . ] He ( Brother Crucefix ) must not estimate the of their
extept friendship by the intrinsic value of their offering ; for , the richest metals or the most costly jewels , would imperfectly represent the pure feelings of a refined affection . It was a brightly-polished Testimonial—emblematical of the brightness of his Masonic virtues—sterling silver—an emblem of his own sterling worth , purified by labours the most abundant , and privations the most intense —( loud cheers ) . Dr . Oliver concluded by entreating , in the name of the Brethren present , ancl the Fraternity at large , his acceptance of the offering , trusting that it woulcl be some gratification to have a memorial
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Testimonial To Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , M.D.
will have , the high honour of having laid and cemented the cope-stone of Masonic charity —( loud and continued cheering ) . This was the Brother whom the Craft delighted to honour —( cheers ) . Was it enough that they gave him their esteem ? Was it enough that they gave him their praise ? Was it enough that they gave him their friendship ? It was not enough ; and happily they felt it was not enough —( hear and cheers ) They felt that something due to his worth than
. more was mere verbal expressions of friendshi p ancl esteem—( cheers ) . Something more was due to a Brother who would leave , both to friends and foes , a pattern of Masonic charity and Masonic virtue —( cheers ) . At this moment the Chairman took Dr . Crucefix by the right hand who rose from his chair , and thus was presented to the company—the two friends , with their right hands clasped , while the Chairman continued his address .
To his foes , did he say ?—( hear , hear ) . Was it possible that such a man could have foes ?—( hear ) . Yes , it was possible , he was sorry to say it—( hear , hear)—and not only possible , but a fact . But superior merit always had —( hear ) . " Envy pursues merit as its shadow "—( cheers ) . Yet was it to be regretted that such a man should have an enemy ? that a man who in friendshi p was sincere—in private life , estimable—in charities , munificent —( loud cheers)—should , like St . Paul , be in perils from his ? cheers Crucefix
own countrymen —( ) . ( Dr . was compelled , by evident emotion , to sit down . ) After paying some other high compliments to Brother Crucefix , the Chairman alluded to the fact of his having proposed to allocate out of the testimonial subscriptions , two sums of fifty guineas each , to the Boys' and Girls' Schools ; ancl although the committee found it impossible to comply with this request , yet he remarked that this circumstance of itself , spoke volumes for the purity and benevolence of their worthy Brother ' s heart —( cheers ) . He concluded by giving the health of Bro . Dr . Crucefix , Past Grand Deacon —( loud cheers" ) .
The toast was drunk with all the honours . The CHAIRMAN , after a brief space , rose to present the Testimonial in due form , ancl prefaced that act with a few appropriate ancl well-chosen expressions of fraternal respect and esteem . He felt exceedingly proud that the duty had devolved upon him , of publicly expressing their united sense of the many benefits which their worthy Brother had conferred upon Masonry , and ofthe heavy debt of gratitude which he conceived to be due to him from the at had the
Fraternity large . He pleasure of requesting his acceptance . pf that Testimony of their gratitude and esteem , which , although it could not be considered a reward adequate to his merits , would , at least , show the world that the Free ancl Accepted Mason has a heart to feel for benefits conferred upon him , and a hand to record them in permanent acknowledgment —( cheers ) . [ Dr . Crucefix here rose from his chair , and seemed to lean on the Chairman . ] He ( Brother Crucefix ) must not estimate the of their
extept friendship by the intrinsic value of their offering ; for , the richest metals or the most costly jewels , would imperfectly represent the pure feelings of a refined affection . It was a brightly-polished Testimonial—emblematical of the brightness of his Masonic virtues—sterling silver—an emblem of his own sterling worth , purified by labours the most abundant , and privations the most intense —( loud cheers ) . Dr . Oliver concluded by entreating , in the name of the Brethren present , ancl the Fraternity at large , his acceptance of the offering , trusting that it woulcl be some gratification to have a memorial