The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-01

served 3 just aud lawful tim: as
Fellow Craft Masons. and had been
foupd by your Master to be skilled
and proficient workmen, and your
ffaGthful attention to work. and your
| cheerful obedience given by Mas.
ter OF Construction, you were tn en-
advanced to sublime degree oi a
Master Mason.
After being admitted into Iull fcl-
lowship 10 Master Ma son IS Lodge
you. BY strict appreciation to your
work. aud your faithful aud prompt
attendance Of your Lodge, aud your
cheerful obedience, rendered to the
| Master thereof. you were oy the
ballots OF your brothers CT this
Lodge. elected 10 ill the office Of
Junior Warden therein.
After having served just and
lawful time as Junior Warden, and
had BY your perseverance. energy
aud ability, faithfully. efficiently;
aud correctly performed the duties
ppertaining to that Office. your
brothers, bv their ballots, elected
f, you to the important office OF Senior
Warde1.
In which Office you served just
and lawful period Of time and so ac-
ceptably filled this Important Office.
To the pleasure of thc Worshipful
! Master an brother members of this
lodge, and thereby, having gained
their res pect, confidence and esteem,
they elected you,to ths honorable
and digntied Office Of Worshipful
! Master OF Washington Lodge, No. l,
Of TIL, Masonic Jurisdiction OF Della.
ware, which was instituted in this
city (tnen the burough OF Whining
tom, prior to the American Revolu.
tion, by which the thirteen British
colonies became the thirteen original
states QS the United States OF Amer.
lea, known as the land Of the free
and the ZONE Of the brave.
! Since that time its borders have eX-
| tend.d from the great Lakes to the
Gulf of Mexico and from the Allan.
tic to the Pacific Ocean, and recent.
ly by its army and navy, It wrested
the islands Of the sea from Spanish
control, and at this time the sun
! never sets on this the Greatest,
Grandest, Noblest and Freest nation
ofpeoplco on which the ight of Heaven
has ever shonc
The title given to this lodge is in
honor of General Washing the
Commander and Chief of the Ameri.
can army that gained our indepen.
dence, and the first President OF the
United States of America. You, my
brother TO whom this lodge is now
| about to present the thirteen elegant
! Past Master Jewels, as worthy Past
Master of this lodge, a title you have
| Justly and honorablv earned, and one
which you, | am sure, duly apprecl.
ate.
And this evening this lodge in ap.
| preci ation Of your faithful and valu-
able services, therein have charged
me as their representative, toprcscnt
toeach of you, on behalf Of this lodge
for your faithful labor, strict tidc!!ty
and the esteem and confidence in
which you are held by 1t, reward
| Of merit
And assure You my brothers, as
Master Mason of this lodge, it af-
iords me very great pleasure to now
present to each Of you an elegant
solid gold Past Master 8 jewel.
Here presents the Jewels.
This testimonial. my br others.
con(ers upon you, a greater honor
than any which could be conferred
by any organized body Of men, out
slue OF the Fraternity OF Free and
accepted Masons,
In conclusion my brother, / sin.
cerely trust that tie choicest bless.
ings of the Great Grand Master of
the universe, our Creator. Preser.
er and bountlful benelactor, will
rest. and remain with each one of
you whilst life with you shall re.
main.
am fully con vinced that each OF
you place your trust in God. in
times OF danger. which trust we'll
and | sincerely trust that when
time on earth, OF each OF you, and
all other brothers and our female
guests here Assem- bled, shall ter.
inmate, that ali Of us may be ad-
mtted into that Great Temple, not
made with hands, and there begv-
ell a seat at the right hand of the
Most High, there to forever dwell
IN the realms OF Eternal Bliss.
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