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country.Behold thy compensation 1 The gratitude often millions of freemen* the applause ruM admiration of the enlightened of every nation: Even the wilderness smiles with^by and the suvtige is gladdened a', thy presence. • . ,Amidst this Jubilee of feeling, permit me to offer you again the grateful rejoicings of my associates and Brethren of the society of.Free-Matons in beholding you ainoiigus. Koyal tyranny nitty condemn, ignorance mny reproach and blaspheme the holy mysteries of our institution; yet u ith Lafnyettefor her support the science of Masonry will continue to illumine and harmonize mankind to endless ngcs.— Gratitude must hrtyc fled from the breast of man, humanity loose ftc refuge on earth, and tneiuoryloose it seat, ere the virtuous deeds of the geperous, amiable, distinguished and exemplary Lafayette shall be forgotten.,To which the General replied in an animated manner-— •t* The very grateful reception I have met among my brethren demands of me an expression of my most sincere and affectionate acknowledgements. Permit me to declare to you particularly, and the hrefhren^jf your Lodge, an unfeigned obligation for the very flattering regard you have been pleased to express for me.“.The science of Frec-Masonry, to which I have for iirony pears been nnhuin-ble-rotary, is wonderfully calculated to alleviate the many distresses and cahim--ities *o which mankind are* exposed in their variegated, and manifold'dnlies in society, and whicfrl rechr to those scenes, to wjuch you have been pleased so delicately to allude, l am constrained to acknowledge haw much I have been eh^er- ■ vCd. sustained and unimated in the various vicissitudes of my life, by the holy pre-ce|)ts and.examples of your institution.That you and your Lodge mny be blessed, with prosperity and harmony, that the rising find improving town of Mafconmny . ^continue in its successful advancement, that Masonry may flourish, and theCiti-i/ens enjoy all the social and intellectual blessings, it so eminently mcirlcates,.I » pray you, sir, with the rest* of niy . jJret-hren to accept as my mast sinacre and ardcat Wis^ * * • • • ’’tfrj.u .. i
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Savannah Republican
Savannah, Georgia, US
Sat, Apr 09, 1825
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