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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .
THE annual Provincial Grand Lodge for the province of Suffolk was held at Ipswich , on Monday . The brethren assembled afc 12 o ' clock in the handsome Council Chamber of the Town Hall , and ranged themselves under their respective banners . They were preaided over by the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Waveney . On the roll of the Lodges being called ifc was found that all were
represented except one , and in nearly every case the representative was the W . M . The minutes of the Finance Board , held on the previous Monday , recommended grants of £ 10 to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows , 10 guineas to the Masonic Boys ' School , and 10 guineas to the Masonic Girls' School , and tho grants
were unanimously confirmed . The R . W . P . G . M . also intimated that , in the exercise of his prerogative , he should order £ 10 to be given to the widow of the late Rev . J . J . Farnham , an application on whose behalf had been made , but in an informal manner . The E . W . P . G . M . then proceeded to the appointment and investment of officers , and the following brethren were conducted to the
pedestal by the D . of C .: —Bros . S . H . Wright 516 ( Stowmarket ) P . G . J . W ., A . D . George 114 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Reg ., W . Clarke 959 ( Ipswich ) P . G . D . of C , W . D . Paine 959 ( Ipswich ) P . G . A . D . of C , Lindley Nunn 114 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Org ., Dakin 225 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Steward , A . Read 376 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Steward , G . Paine 1008 ( Bury St . Edmunds ) P . G . Steward .
The P . G . Lodge then proceeded to the election of Treasurer , and Bro . T . J . Huddleston was unanimously re-elected . Tho P . G . M . then delivered an address on the general business of the province , congratulating the brethren on the steady progress made by the Craft , as shown by the returns made by the representatives of Lodges , and welcoming amongst them the brethren who
had been kind enough to accept the invitation which had been sent to the province of Norfolk . The brethren attended Divine service at the Church of St . Mary . le-Tower , afc abont two o ' clock . The benches in the nave were reserved for the members of the Craft . The side benches , reserved for the general public , were well filled . The Rector , the Rev . J . R .
Turnock , and the curate , the Rev . A . C . Raymond , and the Rev . R . N . Sanderson took parfc in the services , the last-named gentleman reading the lessons . The sermon was preached by the P . G . C , Rev . J . B . Tweed , of Capel , who took for his text Matthew xxiii . 8 : " All ye are brethren . " The Rev . gentleman delivered an eloquent and appropriate discourse . Ho alluded to the fact that on occasions of
thafc kind the brethren were , in the habit of assembling together in the place where prayer was wont to be made—not as a mere matter of routine in connection with the observance of the day , but they came their to express their gratitude for blessings spiritual and temporal that God had poured npon them during the past year , and to pray for His help , direction , support and blessing in the future .
Speaking of our mutual relation to each other , the preacher showed that Christ ' s design in coming into the world was to unite the whole of mankind in one universal brotherhood , and he said the closer we were united to Christ the closer waa the tie which bound us to each other . In the course of his remarks on this head , he pointed out that the spirit and profession of the Masonic brotherhood was in harmony
with the mission of the Christian Church , as to the promotion of brotherly love and Christian Charity , and it was because the design and objects were so good that he , as a clergyman of the Church of England , could give them his support and seek to extend ifcs influence . Ifc could be said of Masonry , as of Christianity , " All ye are brethren . " Having spoken of Masonry as a very ancient institution ,
the Rev . gentleman proceeded to remark that we had one nature in common , and we were bound to exercise the intentions and fulfil the obligations of brethren towards each other . He made some admirable observations as to what those intentions and observations were . We ought to live as brethren ; unity was the strength of our race We wero not born to live in a state of independence of each other .
In combination , men might accomplish great things . Isolated sparks of fire were very easily extinguished , but when millions were blended together they became almost unextinguishable . If wo would accomplish a great work and exercise great power , wo must be united . Division was weakness , union was strength . Let us seek to be united in heart as well as in name—in fact as well as in form , and
we shonld be stronger , both to derive and to communicate good . Our unity must bo more than mere sentiment—ifc must be practical . They , as Masons , were bound together to afford mutual sympathy and help in times of adversity . In any way , and in every way , they must help their brethren when help was needed . In conclusion , the Rev . gentleman commented on the special duties and obligations
which rested upon those who belonged to the brotherhood . The musical portions of the services were admirably rendered by the largo and efficient choir connected with the church . Bro . Lindley Nunn , Mus . Bach ., presided at the organ , and played an introductory and concluding voluntary . The latter , " Thanks bo to God , " from Elijah , was executed in a manner which brought out to perfection the
powers of this , one of , if not the finest organ' in the county . Bro . Nunn was that day appointed P . G . Organist . The offertory was devoted to tho Children ' s Wing of the East Suffolk Hospital . On leaving the Church , the brethren re-formed in procession and marched back to the Town Hall , when the remainder of the Lodge business was then completed , and P . G . Lodge was closed in due form .
Tho banquet was held at tho Assembly Rooms , Northgate-street , the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Waveney , uithechair , and covers were laid for 120 persons , the company present being much the same as those who attecded P . G . Lodge . The dinner was admirably served by Bro . Ashford , of the Runniug Buck , and altogether about 110 sat down . Grace having been said , the R . W . P . M . gave "The health of the first Lady of the land and Mother of their Grand Master , " and with this toast was also coupled that of " The Graft , " The toast was nest
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enthusiastically drunk , and the National Anthem was then sung by an amateur choir , the solos being taken by Bro . Steel P . G . S . D . The Chairman next gave the first Craft toast of the evening , " The health of the first Mason of the land , " who having left ns for a short time , had returned , bearing with him a load of affection , respect and admiration from the foreign subjects of England , such as would bear
down any man who was not prepared to bear what he would have some day to bear—the mighty weight of the Crown of England . He gave the " Health of the Prince of Wales , " with Masonic Honours . ( Applause . ) Song : " God Bless the Prince of Wales , " Bro . Grayston . The R . W . P . G . M . next gave the toast " Pro Grand Master , the
Deputy Grand Master , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge . " The acting or Pro Grand Master he personally knew ; the Deputy Grand Master , on no very distant occasion , gave them , in Norfolk , a proof of the interest ho took in the Craffc ; and as for the Grand Officers , their work spoke for themselves . ( Applause . ) Duet : — " Love and War , " Bros . Grayston and Steele .
Bro . Benjamin Head , with whose name the toast was coupled , said he thanked them most heartily for the manner in which the toast was received , but they must remember that ho was not a stranger among them . His visit to the Suffolk Lodge was always ono of the most delightful ho ever spent . He was one of themselves , and had been a member of one of their Lodges for fifty years , and was a Prov .
Grand Officer of Suffolk . ( Applause . ) The R . W . P . G . M . next gave " The Representatives of tho P . G . Lodge of Norfolk , a hearty welcome to them , much prosperity , and great sympathy with them in the bereavement they had suffered by the death of their respected Grand Master . " Song : " Will-o ' -the-Wisp , " Bro . Steele .
W . Bro . Morgan , D . P . G . M . of Norfolk , whose name the R . W . P . G . M . coupled with the toast , returned thanks for the kind and thoroughly Masonic hospitality and welcome they had given the Norfolk brethren that day . Their thoughts were naturally carried back to the day , in November last , when the brethren of Suffolk and their P . G . M . honoured them with their presence . Little did they then think that
their sun was so soon to set . Tho Norfolk brethren thanked those of Suffolk for their invitation to be present to-day , but ten thousand times more from the bottom of their hearts for the deep sympathy , so eloquently expressed , and so deeply felt , as he was sure it was , in the calamity under which they were at present suffering . Ifc would not be well to dwell too much upon such painful thoughts on the
present occasion . After the sun sets the sun rises , and they had in Norfolk the prospect of a very admirable Provincial Grand Master , probably appointed and probably to bo installed by His Royal Highness in October or November next . If they would on that occasion honour Norfolk with their presence , he could assure them they would have as cordial a welcome as they had given to their
brother or sister county to-night . ( Applause . ) His presence that night recalled the day when he had the honour of witnessing tho installation of the R . W . P . G . M . of Suffolk , Lord Wavcnoy , in tbe chair , which ho trusted he might not be deemed presumptuous in saying he filled with such intense satisfaction to the Craft , —( applause ) , —nofc only in this province , but throughout the country , —( hear , hear ) , —
and fulfilled , he might add , in a manner thafc must bo satisfactory to his own conscience . ( Hear , hear . ) Ifc seemed to be a geographical mistake to have separated Norfolk and Suffolk , but ho would ask them nofc to perpetuate thafc mistake , but in all Masonic objects to show that their was between them a peculiar Masonic feeling . ( Applause . )
The D . P . G . M . in proposing " the health of the Provincial Grand Master , Lord Waveney , " acknowledged the kindness and indulgence which he always received from him , and testified to his readiness at all times to turn away from the high and responsible duties which devolved upon him as a peer of the realm to devote his time to the welfare of the Craft . ( Applause ) .
The P . G . M ., in responding , said he felt they had received him with a welcome far more warm than he deserved , but ifc was a pleasure to be comforted and supported with the evidence they had given of the manner in which they had appreciated his efforts , as expressed by his worshipful friend on the right . He had every day something to learn , and if he had to sit afc the feet of a teacher , as the saying was ,
he should be a Suffolk man if possible ; he should be one well acquainted with the peculiarities of Craft knowledge ; and he should bo such a one as their Brother Head , who in pointing out some mistakes in the programme , did it with the authority of age , but without its severity . ( Hear , hear . ) The way to reap advantage from another ' s knowledge was to follow his precepts , and ho ( the R . W . P . G . M . )
attnbuted the success they had credited to him in a measure to what he had learned from him . Ho had learned one lesson in particular , " Once engaged as a Suffolk Craftsman , engaged for all time . " ( Applause . ) He ( the R . W . P . G . M . ) was not amongst them as much as he could wish , but when he came they received him as well as if he had been with them every week giving them counsels , which , if
they had been worth anything , he felt would have been effective , from the effective way in which they would have been carried out . ( Hear , hear . ) He was proud of being in such a field , with such colleagues as he had . He thanked them once more for their hearty welcome , which compensated for many a doubt , many an anxiety , many an uncertainty , assuring him , as it did , of their confidence , that ifc was
his strong desire to do thafc which was right and just in his position . ( Applause . ) The P . G . M . then proposed the health of a brother , who , ho said , was the worthy head of their organisation , who was always amongst them , and had grown old in their service . He was indebted to him
for faithful , true counsel afc all times , and he wished honour to be given to whom honour was due . ( Applause . ) Song : " The Pilgrim of Love , " Bro . Abbott . The W . D . P . G . M . in responding , said his labour was a labour of love , and as long as they would bear with him in his old age , so long would he have pleasure in being associated with the Province of Suffolk , ( Applause . )
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .
THE annual Provincial Grand Lodge for the province of Suffolk was held at Ipswich , on Monday . The brethren assembled afc 12 o ' clock in the handsome Council Chamber of the Town Hall , and ranged themselves under their respective banners . They were preaided over by the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Waveney . On the roll of the Lodges being called ifc was found that all were
represented except one , and in nearly every case the representative was the W . M . The minutes of the Finance Board , held on the previous Monday , recommended grants of £ 10 to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows , 10 guineas to the Masonic Boys ' School , and 10 guineas to the Masonic Girls' School , and tho grants
were unanimously confirmed . The R . W . P . G . M . also intimated that , in the exercise of his prerogative , he should order £ 10 to be given to the widow of the late Rev . J . J . Farnham , an application on whose behalf had been made , but in an informal manner . The E . W . P . G . M . then proceeded to the appointment and investment of officers , and the following brethren were conducted to the
pedestal by the D . of C .: —Bros . S . H . Wright 516 ( Stowmarket ) P . G . J . W ., A . D . George 114 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Reg ., W . Clarke 959 ( Ipswich ) P . G . D . of C , W . D . Paine 959 ( Ipswich ) P . G . A . D . of C , Lindley Nunn 114 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Org ., Dakin 225 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Steward , A . Read 376 ( Ipswich ) P . G . Steward , G . Paine 1008 ( Bury St . Edmunds ) P . G . Steward .
The P . G . Lodge then proceeded to the election of Treasurer , and Bro . T . J . Huddleston was unanimously re-elected . Tho P . G . M . then delivered an address on the general business of the province , congratulating the brethren on the steady progress made by the Craft , as shown by the returns made by the representatives of Lodges , and welcoming amongst them the brethren who
had been kind enough to accept the invitation which had been sent to the province of Norfolk . The brethren attended Divine service at the Church of St . Mary . le-Tower , afc abont two o ' clock . The benches in the nave were reserved for the members of the Craft . The side benches , reserved for the general public , were well filled . The Rector , the Rev . J . R .
Turnock , and the curate , the Rev . A . C . Raymond , and the Rev . R . N . Sanderson took parfc in the services , the last-named gentleman reading the lessons . The sermon was preached by the P . G . C , Rev . J . B . Tweed , of Capel , who took for his text Matthew xxiii . 8 : " All ye are brethren . " The Rev . gentleman delivered an eloquent and appropriate discourse . Ho alluded to the fact that on occasions of
thafc kind the brethren were , in the habit of assembling together in the place where prayer was wont to be made—not as a mere matter of routine in connection with the observance of the day , but they came their to express their gratitude for blessings spiritual and temporal that God had poured npon them during the past year , and to pray for His help , direction , support and blessing in the future .
Speaking of our mutual relation to each other , the preacher showed that Christ ' s design in coming into the world was to unite the whole of mankind in one universal brotherhood , and he said the closer we were united to Christ the closer waa the tie which bound us to each other . In the course of his remarks on this head , he pointed out that the spirit and profession of the Masonic brotherhood was in harmony
with the mission of the Christian Church , as to the promotion of brotherly love and Christian Charity , and it was because the design and objects were so good that he , as a clergyman of the Church of England , could give them his support and seek to extend ifcs influence . Ifc could be said of Masonry , as of Christianity , " All ye are brethren . " Having spoken of Masonry as a very ancient institution ,
the Rev . gentleman proceeded to remark that we had one nature in common , and we were bound to exercise the intentions and fulfil the obligations of brethren towards each other . He made some admirable observations as to what those intentions and observations were . We ought to live as brethren ; unity was the strength of our race We wero not born to live in a state of independence of each other .
In combination , men might accomplish great things . Isolated sparks of fire were very easily extinguished , but when millions were blended together they became almost unextinguishable . If wo would accomplish a great work and exercise great power , wo must be united . Division was weakness , union was strength . Let us seek to be united in heart as well as in name—in fact as well as in form , and
we shonld be stronger , both to derive and to communicate good . Our unity must bo more than mere sentiment—ifc must be practical . They , as Masons , were bound together to afford mutual sympathy and help in times of adversity . In any way , and in every way , they must help their brethren when help was needed . In conclusion , the Rev . gentleman commented on the special duties and obligations
which rested upon those who belonged to the brotherhood . The musical portions of the services were admirably rendered by the largo and efficient choir connected with the church . Bro . Lindley Nunn , Mus . Bach ., presided at the organ , and played an introductory and concluding voluntary . The latter , " Thanks bo to God , " from Elijah , was executed in a manner which brought out to perfection the
powers of this , one of , if not the finest organ' in the county . Bro . Nunn was that day appointed P . G . Organist . The offertory was devoted to tho Children ' s Wing of the East Suffolk Hospital . On leaving the Church , the brethren re-formed in procession and marched back to the Town Hall , when the remainder of the Lodge business was then completed , and P . G . Lodge was closed in due form .
Tho banquet was held at tho Assembly Rooms , Northgate-street , the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord Waveney , uithechair , and covers were laid for 120 persons , the company present being much the same as those who attecded P . G . Lodge . The dinner was admirably served by Bro . Ashford , of the Runniug Buck , and altogether about 110 sat down . Grace having been said , the R . W . P . M . gave "The health of the first Lady of the land and Mother of their Grand Master , " and with this toast was also coupled that of " The Graft , " The toast was nest
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enthusiastically drunk , and the National Anthem was then sung by an amateur choir , the solos being taken by Bro . Steel P . G . S . D . The Chairman next gave the first Craft toast of the evening , " The health of the first Mason of the land , " who having left ns for a short time , had returned , bearing with him a load of affection , respect and admiration from the foreign subjects of England , such as would bear
down any man who was not prepared to bear what he would have some day to bear—the mighty weight of the Crown of England . He gave the " Health of the Prince of Wales , " with Masonic Honours . ( Applause . ) Song : " God Bless the Prince of Wales , " Bro . Grayston . The R . W . P . G . M . next gave the toast " Pro Grand Master , the
Deputy Grand Master , and the Officers of the Grand Lodge . " The acting or Pro Grand Master he personally knew ; the Deputy Grand Master , on no very distant occasion , gave them , in Norfolk , a proof of the interest ho took in the Craffc ; and as for the Grand Officers , their work spoke for themselves . ( Applause . ) Duet : — " Love and War , " Bros . Grayston and Steele .
Bro . Benjamin Head , with whose name the toast was coupled , said he thanked them most heartily for the manner in which the toast was received , but they must remember that ho was not a stranger among them . His visit to the Suffolk Lodge was always ono of the most delightful ho ever spent . He was one of themselves , and had been a member of one of their Lodges for fifty years , and was a Prov .
Grand Officer of Suffolk . ( Applause . ) The R . W . P . G . M . next gave " The Representatives of tho P . G . Lodge of Norfolk , a hearty welcome to them , much prosperity , and great sympathy with them in the bereavement they had suffered by the death of their respected Grand Master . " Song : " Will-o ' -the-Wisp , " Bro . Steele .
W . Bro . Morgan , D . P . G . M . of Norfolk , whose name the R . W . P . G . M . coupled with the toast , returned thanks for the kind and thoroughly Masonic hospitality and welcome they had given the Norfolk brethren that day . Their thoughts were naturally carried back to the day , in November last , when the brethren of Suffolk and their P . G . M . honoured them with their presence . Little did they then think that
their sun was so soon to set . Tho Norfolk brethren thanked those of Suffolk for their invitation to be present to-day , but ten thousand times more from the bottom of their hearts for the deep sympathy , so eloquently expressed , and so deeply felt , as he was sure it was , in the calamity under which they were at present suffering . Ifc would not be well to dwell too much upon such painful thoughts on the
present occasion . After the sun sets the sun rises , and they had in Norfolk the prospect of a very admirable Provincial Grand Master , probably appointed and probably to bo installed by His Royal Highness in October or November next . If they would on that occasion honour Norfolk with their presence , he could assure them they would have as cordial a welcome as they had given to their
brother or sister county to-night . ( Applause . ) His presence that night recalled the day when he had the honour of witnessing tho installation of the R . W . P . G . M . of Suffolk , Lord Wavcnoy , in tbe chair , which ho trusted he might not be deemed presumptuous in saying he filled with such intense satisfaction to the Craft , —( applause ) , —nofc only in this province , but throughout the country , —( hear , hear ) , —
and fulfilled , he might add , in a manner thafc must bo satisfactory to his own conscience . ( Hear , hear . ) Ifc seemed to be a geographical mistake to have separated Norfolk and Suffolk , but ho would ask them nofc to perpetuate thafc mistake , but in all Masonic objects to show that their was between them a peculiar Masonic feeling . ( Applause . )
The D . P . G . M . in proposing " the health of the Provincial Grand Master , Lord Waveney , " acknowledged the kindness and indulgence which he always received from him , and testified to his readiness at all times to turn away from the high and responsible duties which devolved upon him as a peer of the realm to devote his time to the welfare of the Craft . ( Applause ) .
The P . G . M ., in responding , said he felt they had received him with a welcome far more warm than he deserved , but ifc was a pleasure to be comforted and supported with the evidence they had given of the manner in which they had appreciated his efforts , as expressed by his worshipful friend on the right . He had every day something to learn , and if he had to sit afc the feet of a teacher , as the saying was ,
he should be a Suffolk man if possible ; he should be one well acquainted with the peculiarities of Craft knowledge ; and he should bo such a one as their Brother Head , who in pointing out some mistakes in the programme , did it with the authority of age , but without its severity . ( Hear , hear . ) The way to reap advantage from another ' s knowledge was to follow his precepts , and ho ( the R . W . P . G . M . )
attnbuted the success they had credited to him in a measure to what he had learned from him . Ho had learned one lesson in particular , " Once engaged as a Suffolk Craftsman , engaged for all time . " ( Applause . ) He ( the R . W . P . G . M . ) was not amongst them as much as he could wish , but when he came they received him as well as if he had been with them every week giving them counsels , which , if
they had been worth anything , he felt would have been effective , from the effective way in which they would have been carried out . ( Hear , hear . ) He was proud of being in such a field , with such colleagues as he had . He thanked them once more for their hearty welcome , which compensated for many a doubt , many an anxiety , many an uncertainty , assuring him , as it did , of their confidence , that ifc was
his strong desire to do thafc which was right and just in his position . ( Applause . ) The P . G . M . then proposed the health of a brother , who , ho said , was the worthy head of their organisation , who was always amongst them , and had grown old in their service . He was indebted to him
for faithful , true counsel afc all times , and he wished honour to be given to whom honour was due . ( Applause . ) Song : " The Pilgrim of Love , " Bro . Abbott . The W . D . P . G . M . in responding , said his labour was a labour of love , and as long as they would bear with him in his old age , so long would he have pleasure in being associated with the Province of Suffolk , ( Applause . )