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and the illustration OF brotherly kindness and
love-work that 50 emuates Him who was the
embodiment of an benevOlence and l0Fe-ls
above all praise. thank You for your atten-
ton.
REV 3. 5 IIrGHLEY.
Mr.. Highley. who i a Royal Arch Mason
was the next speaker. lie SAID Anything
that has for its object the amclioraIon oi the
condition of mankind deserves and ordinarily
receives the admiration of the world There Is
mo- question OF the fact that there Is som tihihs
abou. Masonry that las challenged the adnura-
ton of men in an ages /, seems 20 have COM
maulcl NJ he es.crs q smir1lOa. ana u ne
has been mlSins any progress az an az lhese
annual supper, he NAV hc raSlriei by virtue
of hi. r. c,iidr a.-en llnce san Enterci Ap-
prentice in the Order. In tlking an opSerVa-
tion OF this blnqlt-in hal | see no evidence
of Morgan h8vin ia "a vic.im To- the YER
..alrce of the Crlt bat If the old adage that
"workmcu gr. knowl b Their chips Is true,
Won Nls1n> haze leel in some fearful exc
cu.i0n In q less offensive Way on tins OCCASION
Cor. WM z. CRArGHILL.
Col Crsishiil being loudly called correspond
ell. am very much obliged toYou, Gentlemen,
for reco.uiZing me on al occasion Ike TINS; DIN
think IL is rather roI IN % call ON man Who
is not I'm the habi, o. speaking to talk after me
short but appropriate ldre,seS we have heard.
Al the same time | wish 20 expires ms thanks
Id those whom / see around me-manN OF
whom have known me for long tine-ior
taking So much interest in me: and wish to
testify the plea ,u-c / have of being an humoit
member of the noble O-ler of Free Masons. /
hope that everyone ina ! see before mn Will lie
able SD 90 conduct himself as "a Mason I'm this
world chat he may o. able 20 climb up our the
o'1sical lad r. of VIII Cd Il round, are fath,
Hope and Charity and IA 40 last ne may en-
t.r through the gl-c' into the Temple ana
when his work come, up tp hc inspector pF our
Grand Master. Ruler and Judge that each one
NAV hear tine sentence Well done.
REy \. G.. lIorK w.
Rev. NIr. Hopkins said Brethren ! suppose
be,bnrd of surprise has been struck sufficient
~ often % become familiar, still 10 Nbrtes
tlrolgh every corner of mF .trt. Il Is the
irs. tim, iu my lif. that have been called
upon on am OCCASION like this Like Brother
R,-..ter. au novice; "a novice, too no Spit'
ot wears Aly thoughts have run very mu 10 mn
the line of those who have preceded me nm
f.,lin. chat thc social replsts oi the Masonic
fraternity are worthy of the hi-hc'. am" most
extended cultivation. In thi, world OF c1ili-
II I'D. nf strife and of selt,hne-- everything THAT
hriu.,> men torCtlcra- social h'in ami cu.ti-
Yates social f,c.i1ns and mu M respect. ad-
n.rltiln and friendship l> Wo tlf Cd. c'l~' .er-
Atom lis worth s very n icl gre i'r man
aag OF % have tim. O. gn-.llt tn- cf sam Is.
When ,hiul l-i1 of On am 'i0rriu5 il-
Gl.acc. II tIe Masonic or Der and tl- prime
tf..~ Masonry holds prc'ipu. ! >c' -rc 90 ]
t1c1nm.uj it. / rcmc'ah,r on O. BOO th' het
u. b .,'.c % man " l- m lriiIl. 'hl. u " .i.i'-
T ,Iic ami d.- r,,>.n-lt w'llj.d -.tn' ...' lh.
t'I.lIu i~ut tIepr. l,lue i"-' lttMa- Dare
al'c {, rive -I. -i-i and assure l.- Itt- ar.D,
tll. Do, h.ol-cl O. t.e Mas 1.- .fa c-n i'--
From hc.u cd .e. hra uurr wlt received a~
h.l-l.r E..-y ministry titI t.ui.ru.. anI
kia Iuc.- cllI t.>.1N Wcr' 80 l"i COB Nm-