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sonrco of pleasure to do everything he possibly could , so far as lay in his power , for the welfare of tlio Province . His was not altogether a bed of roses , for he was not only called upon to rejoice with thoso who were in prosperity , but sometimes to lament over and to offer the best advice to thoso who wero in difficulty and trouble . Bnt ho thought ho might say that on tho presont occasion his lot had fallen with the
former . The unanimity of tho brethren showed him that , though the Eleanor Cross Lodgo was only started two years ago , it had been carried on successfully by the two Masters who had held office , and ho thought he might say its success in the future was ensured . He wonld , in conclusion , congratulate tho Worshipful Master who had been installed that day ' , at the commencement of tho third year of tho
existence of tho Ledge , upon having had two such predecessors , and if ho only followed their example , he ( Bro . Wilkins ) was sure ho would bo able to carry out the duties of the . office , not only with credit to himself , bnt also for the welfare of tho Lodge over which ho presided . Bro . the Rev . S . J . W . Sanders then proposed " Tho health of tho Worshipful Master of the Eleanor Cross Lodge . " It was a caso of
" Tho King is dead ; long live tho King , with this difference—that the king who was dead came to lifo again , to say so . In an Inslitntion liko Freemasonry the king never dies , for no sooner does tho Master get round to tho East than , nnliko the snn , and contrary to all the laws of natural philosophy , he departs rdnrd tho eastern corner to reappear at tho banquet , which is tho fourth degree , or fntnre state .
One great advantage of Freemasonry was this—that tho king never dies ; ho only appears to die , and the brethren had only to take care that their choice was wise and jndicionsly made—ho did not say that they had not chosen wisely and jndicionsly that night— and they would bo perfectly satisfied . lie remembered how nervous he was when ho got into tho chair , and ho could scarcely say a singlo word ; but
out came Bro . Atkins , with all the addresses , in tho most marvellous manner , and he ( Bro . Sanders ) could not help thinking how promising it looked for the working next year . Ho could assnro him that his reception that day was only tho typo of the way in which he would be received in tho coming year . Ho asked that they wonld rally ronrjd Bro . Atkins as they had rallied round him ( Bro . Sanders ) . He had
been treated most kindly , and should remember it with gratitude to the end of his days . He felt sure that they would treat Bro . Atkins in the same manner during tho next twelve months . A year ago ho ( Bro . Sanders ) felt that he had taken upon himself an enormous responsibility , and he was not sure whether he should be equal to it . To-day he felt very differently . He had eaten a good dinner , which was not
the case last year , and he had been congratulated several times on having a countenance beaming with smiles . This was becanso he had given up the Mastership of the vesspl , which had not been in peril , but had glided over smooth waters ; and now Bro . Atkins had taken tho command , and was just venturing out of port—well , ho did not intend to make a pun , but would take credit for it—while he ( Bro .
Sanders ) was on the shore , jnsfc round the eastern corner , and watch , ing the vessel , which was well found in overy respect . He conld not but have a feeling of sympathy with his brother who was just setting out . He knew so well what tho feelings of Bro . Atkins must be , and begged to assnro him , in the name of the brethren , that he had nothing to fear from the voyage . Thoy know what his
seamanship was likely to he , and if they wonld all stand round an able captain , with the obedience of all , there was no doubt a successful voyage would be made , and that the next 20 th of September tho vessel wonld come into harbour to bo re-ported . Tho W . M ., in reply , said there were occasions in tho lives of most of us when we felt ourselves utterly unable to express the thoughts that
arose within ns , and he candidly confessed that that was his present position . Ho thanked them for the toast , which had met with such a hearty reception , proposed as it was by the I . P . M . He felt that he did not deserve all the good things said of him , and he was afraid ho should fall very short of the high standard of his predecessors . It was not an easy task that ho had undertaken , and he should have
hesitated had it not been that he felt sure he should have the hearty cooperation of tho Officers and the brethren during his year of office . He entered upon it with the utmost desire to promote the interests of Masonry in general , and those of tho Eleanor Cross Lodge in particular . It was a satisfaction to him , as ODC of the founders , to note the rapid strides the Lodge had made in two years . At tho
Consecration ceremony there were only fourteen members , but since then the number had been increased by joining and initiated members to upwards of forty , which spoke well for its position ; not that he thought numbers an indication of success—in some cases it was quite the reverse where persons wore not worthy to be entrusted with the secrets of Masonry—but that in this Lodge it represented the
addition of those who were an hononr to the Lodge—those of rank and position who had been willing to come forward and contribute to the success of the Lodge . He again thanked the brethren for the way in which the toast had been received , and said ho should endeavour to follow in tho footsteps of his predecessors . No effort should be wanting on his part to make his year of office a successful one , and he
trusted that when ho had to hand tho gavel to his successor , it wonld be with a feeling of satisfaction to himself that he had done his dut y , and done it to the advantage of the Lodge . Bro . Rev . T . C . Beasley proposed the health of the Installing Master Bro . Rev . S . J . W . Sanders . He said there was a good old man who , when ho conferred a kindness said to the recipient , on his wishing to exoress his
gratitude , ' •' Don't mention it ; pass it on . " It seemed to him that that was a very noble sentiment and appropriate in the caso of the gentleman whose health he had to propose—one whom they must call with many regrets ( ho did not say it with a want of respect to the W . M . )—their I . P . M . He ( Bro . Beasley ) could not help feeling that tho I . P . M . had shown himself a truly gencrons man in the way
in which he spoke of his successor ( Bro . Atkins ) , and believed that , if he ( Bro . Sanders ) had felt it to be a high privilege to bo tho W . M ., he had felt even greater pleasure in handing over the gavel to Bro . Atkins for the next twelve months . With regard to the I . P . M ., he ( Bro . Beasley ) had had an opportunity of examining the jewel presented to him that night . On it was tho word " secuudus , " which he
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tired hardly say referred to his being tho second Mastershi p , bnt it might also havo been recorded with eqnal jnstico that ho was second to none , and ho felt that that might havo been a moro snitablo inscription . It was an old saying that distance lent enchantment to tho view , and such was in reality tho ens" . Still he felt that tho brethren who had already ocenpied
the chair of this Lodgo would lose none of tho bistro with which they were snrronnded in tho eyes . of the brethren , as year by year they passed further from the office they had filled . Bro . Beasley wont on to say that the Lodgo had a history , nnd that in the future there would bo that which would make them proud , remembering tho brethren who had filled tho high office of Worshipful Master , and ,
in concluding , described tho picture presented that evening by the threo W . M . 's of the Lodgo as most pleasing to tho Masonio eyo . Tho I . P . M . ( Bro . Sanders ) , on rising to reply , said Bro . Beasley had kept up his reputation for speech-making , only tho picture ho had presonted was too much after tho manner of a Claude—it had too much roso colour in it . ( A brother : " Yes , Bio . Beasley rose to tho
occasion . " Laughter . ) Having recovered from tho effects of tho pun , Bro . Sanders proceeded to thank tho brethren for their kindness and consideration during the past year , and said that this toast was like the last straw , that whioh breaks the camel ' s back . Ho had certainly been taken aback by tho magnificent presont ho received in the Lodgo . Ho made up his mind that if it had been proposed to defray
the expense of it out of the Lodge funds ho should havo a word to say on the subject of its advisability , but when he was told that it was obtained by means of tho spontaneous contributions of the members he was completely overcome . He did not feel that he conld adequately express his gratitude . He set out last year with high aims , and if he had not succeeded in doing all he wished , he could
say that during his year of office brethren had been admitted into their ranks of whom any Lodge might be proud . He was not like some foolish Freemasons , if he might call them so , who believed conscien . tiously that thore was a Grand Lodge on Mount Sinai , and that Noah was Grand Master of a Lodge , even if Adam had not one to himself in tho garden of Eden . Thero wero certainly some who believed
that Freemasonry flourished at an early age in this country , and that when a Lord Mayor of London addressed a certain rebel , he merely asked , What Tyler ? Some argued that Shakespeare was a Mason , because from tho beginning to tho end of his works there was nothing about Freemasonry , and , therefore , ho must havo known how to keep the secret . Setting all this aside , he ( Bro . Sanders ) was sure they
all believed in tho substantial antiquity of what might be called a mighty institution , and that it was not without a feeling of pride that ono was called to occupy the chair of King Solomon , with the desire at tho samo timo to do nothing unworthy of that position . He concluded by again thanking them for the charitable construction they had placed upon his mistakes , and the veil they had thrown
over his faults , while , at the samo time , they had picked out such poor merits as he had for special mention , believing that he had always endeavoured to do his duty , and he trusted it had nob been without advantage to tho Eleanor Cross Lodge . Bro . Hamilton W . Parker proposed " Tho Masonic Charities , " he considered this one , if not the , most important toast of tho evening . He could only account
for tho Master having deputed to him tho hononr of proposing it becanso he claimed to bo second to none in his regard for the Charities , or for tho brother thoy had among them , who was so intimately connected with the Benevolent Institution . Ho could but rejoice at the way in which tho wholo of that day ' s proceedings had been condncted , especially as , to his mind , the greatest aim of
their gatherings was' charity . If they wero not exactly a friendly society they could at least boast of being charitable . To Bro . Terry , who , he said , was intimately connected with the best—or at least one of the best—of our Institutions , he wonld leave further details ; he now simply called upon the brethren to hononr tho toast of tho Charities , and to conplo wi th that toast the namo of Bro . Terry .
In his reply Bro . Terry expressed the great pleasure it afforded him to respond to the toast of the Masonic Institutions within the walls of the Eleanor Cross Lodge . Ho had not had the pleasure of attending any of its meetings since the day of its consecration , and was now gratified to seo the progress it had made . He thought that some of
the older Lodges of the Province wonld havo to look to their laurels or they would be outstripped by the baby Lodge of the Province . Brother Terry proceeded to give most elaborate details of tho Girls' and Boys' Schools . When they camo to the consideration of the ' Benevolent Institution , they
could not speak of such things as they prided themselves on in tho case of the Boys and Girls . There they had no results of scholastic examinations to point to as a result of what " was being done , but he felt sure that tho details they could give left them , with-but very few exceptions , only too pleased to know that there was snch an Institution in existence . He was "ratified to seo how well tho Institutions
were supported in the Provinco of Norths and Hunts , but ho would remind the brethren that to keep np tho state of efficiency continued efforts were needed , lie asked tho brethren to forego in the future , as they had in the past , thoir personal votes , and givo them in the name of tho Lodges , thereby securing a perpetual voico in tlio Elections . Ifo thonghfc it was at the suggestion of their esteemed
friend tho lute Bro . Cox that this course had been so universally adnplod in tlio Province , and that it had materially conduced to securing the position tho district then occupied in tho Craft . He hoped that Bro . Stanton ( who had undertaken a Stewardship for the next Festival of tho Benevolent Institution ) might have to announce , iu February next , such an amount as would not only redound to his credit , as well as to the Lodge of which he is a member , but to tho
Provinco at largo . Tho next toast—that of the Visitors—the W . M . was very pleased and proud to propose . Ho considered it one of tho grenlest pleasures he conld enjoy to visita Lodgo of Freemasons , and he hoped the guests that evening wero in a position to express a similar opinion . Bro . Welch expressed his thanks to the brethren . Ho was extremely gratified to seo his old friend Bro . Atkins at tho head of a Lodge , and specially congratulated him on the character of the
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Installation Meetings, &C.
sonrco of pleasure to do everything he possibly could , so far as lay in his power , for the welfare of tlio Province . His was not altogether a bed of roses , for he was not only called upon to rejoice with thoso who were in prosperity , but sometimes to lament over and to offer the best advice to thoso who wero in difficulty and trouble . Bnt ho thought ho might say that on tho presont occasion his lot had fallen with the
former . The unanimity of tho brethren showed him that , though the Eleanor Cross Lodgo was only started two years ago , it had been carried on successfully by the two Masters who had held office , and ho thought he might say its success in the future was ensured . He wonld , in conclusion , congratulate tho Worshipful Master who had been installed that day ' , at the commencement of tho third year of tho
existence of tho Ledge , upon having had two such predecessors , and if ho only followed their example , he ( Bro . Wilkins ) was sure ho would bo able to carry out the duties of the . office , not only with credit to himself , bnt also for the welfare of tho Lodge over which ho presided . Bro . the Rev . S . J . W . Sanders then proposed " Tho health of tho Worshipful Master of the Eleanor Cross Lodge . " It was a caso of
" Tho King is dead ; long live tho King , with this difference—that the king who was dead came to lifo again , to say so . In an Inslitntion liko Freemasonry the king never dies , for no sooner does tho Master get round to tho East than , nnliko the snn , and contrary to all the laws of natural philosophy , he departs rdnrd tho eastern corner to reappear at tho banquet , which is tho fourth degree , or fntnre state .
One great advantage of Freemasonry was this—that tho king never dies ; ho only appears to die , and the brethren had only to take care that their choice was wise and jndicionsly made—ho did not say that they had not chosen wisely and jndicionsly that night— and they would bo perfectly satisfied . lie remembered how nervous he was when ho got into tho chair , and ho could scarcely say a singlo word ; but
out came Bro . Atkins , with all the addresses , in tho most marvellous manner , and he ( Bro . Sanders ) could not help thinking how promising it looked for the working next year . Ho could assnro him that his reception that day was only tho typo of the way in which he would be received in tho coming year . Ho asked that they wonld rally ronrjd Bro . Atkins as they had rallied round him ( Bro . Sanders ) . He had
been treated most kindly , and should remember it with gratitude to the end of his days . He felt sure that they would treat Bro . Atkins in the same manner during tho next twelve months . A year ago ho ( Bro . Sanders ) felt that he had taken upon himself an enormous responsibility , and he was not sure whether he should be equal to it . To-day he felt very differently . He had eaten a good dinner , which was not
the case last year , and he had been congratulated several times on having a countenance beaming with smiles . This was becanso he had given up the Mastership of the vesspl , which had not been in peril , but had glided over smooth waters ; and now Bro . Atkins had taken tho command , and was just venturing out of port—well , ho did not intend to make a pun , but would take credit for it—while he ( Bro .
Sanders ) was on the shore , jnsfc round the eastern corner , and watch , ing the vessel , which was well found in overy respect . He conld not but have a feeling of sympathy with his brother who was just setting out . He knew so well what tho feelings of Bro . Atkins must be , and begged to assnro him , in the name of the brethren , that he had nothing to fear from the voyage . Thoy know what his
seamanship was likely to he , and if they wonld all stand round an able captain , with the obedience of all , there was no doubt a successful voyage would be made , and that the next 20 th of September tho vessel wonld come into harbour to bo re-ported . Tho W . M ., in reply , said there were occasions in tho lives of most of us when we felt ourselves utterly unable to express the thoughts that
arose within ns , and he candidly confessed that that was his present position . Ho thanked them for the toast , which had met with such a hearty reception , proposed as it was by the I . P . M . He felt that he did not deserve all the good things said of him , and he was afraid ho should fall very short of the high standard of his predecessors . It was not an easy task that ho had undertaken , and he should have
hesitated had it not been that he felt sure he should have the hearty cooperation of tho Officers and the brethren during his year of office . He entered upon it with the utmost desire to promote the interests of Masonry in general , and those of tho Eleanor Cross Lodge in particular . It was a satisfaction to him , as ODC of the founders , to note the rapid strides the Lodge had made in two years . At tho
Consecration ceremony there were only fourteen members , but since then the number had been increased by joining and initiated members to upwards of forty , which spoke well for its position ; not that he thought numbers an indication of success—in some cases it was quite the reverse where persons wore not worthy to be entrusted with the secrets of Masonry—but that in this Lodge it represented the
addition of those who were an hononr to the Lodge—those of rank and position who had been willing to come forward and contribute to the success of the Lodge . He again thanked the brethren for the way in which the toast had been received , and said ho should endeavour to follow in tho footsteps of his predecessors . No effort should be wanting on his part to make his year of office a successful one , and he
trusted that when ho had to hand tho gavel to his successor , it wonld be with a feeling of satisfaction to himself that he had done his dut y , and done it to the advantage of the Lodge . Bro . Rev . T . C . Beasley proposed the health of the Installing Master Bro . Rev . S . J . W . Sanders . He said there was a good old man who , when ho conferred a kindness said to the recipient , on his wishing to exoress his
gratitude , ' •' Don't mention it ; pass it on . " It seemed to him that that was a very noble sentiment and appropriate in the caso of the gentleman whose health he had to propose—one whom they must call with many regrets ( ho did not say it with a want of respect to the W . M . )—their I . P . M . He ( Bro . Beasley ) could not help feeling that tho I . P . M . had shown himself a truly gencrons man in the way
in which he spoke of his successor ( Bro . Atkins ) , and believed that , if he ( Bro . Sanders ) had felt it to be a high privilege to bo tho W . M ., he had felt even greater pleasure in handing over the gavel to Bro . Atkins for the next twelve months . With regard to the I . P . M ., he ( Bro . Beasley ) had had an opportunity of examining the jewel presented to him that night . On it was tho word " secuudus , " which he
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tired hardly say referred to his being tho second Mastershi p , bnt it might also havo been recorded with eqnal jnstico that ho was second to none , and ho felt that that might havo been a moro snitablo inscription . It was an old saying that distance lent enchantment to tho view , and such was in reality tho ens" . Still he felt that tho brethren who had already ocenpied
the chair of this Lodgo would lose none of tho bistro with which they were snrronnded in tho eyes . of the brethren , as year by year they passed further from the office they had filled . Bro . Beasley wont on to say that the Lodgo had a history , nnd that in the future there would bo that which would make them proud , remembering tho brethren who had filled tho high office of Worshipful Master , and ,
in concluding , described tho picture presented that evening by the threo W . M . 's of the Lodgo as most pleasing to tho Masonio eyo . Tho I . P . M . ( Bro . Sanders ) , on rising to reply , said Bro . Beasley had kept up his reputation for speech-making , only tho picture ho had presonted was too much after tho manner of a Claude—it had too much roso colour in it . ( A brother : " Yes , Bio . Beasley rose to tho
occasion . " Laughter . ) Having recovered from tho effects of tho pun , Bro . Sanders proceeded to thank tho brethren for their kindness and consideration during the past year , and said that this toast was like the last straw , that whioh breaks the camel ' s back . Ho had certainly been taken aback by tho magnificent presont ho received in the Lodgo . Ho made up his mind that if it had been proposed to defray
the expense of it out of the Lodge funds ho should havo a word to say on the subject of its advisability , but when he was told that it was obtained by means of tho spontaneous contributions of the members he was completely overcome . He did not feel that he conld adequately express his gratitude . He set out last year with high aims , and if he had not succeeded in doing all he wished , he could
say that during his year of office brethren had been admitted into their ranks of whom any Lodge might be proud . He was not like some foolish Freemasons , if he might call them so , who believed conscien . tiously that thore was a Grand Lodge on Mount Sinai , and that Noah was Grand Master of a Lodge , even if Adam had not one to himself in tho garden of Eden . Thero wero certainly some who believed
that Freemasonry flourished at an early age in this country , and that when a Lord Mayor of London addressed a certain rebel , he merely asked , What Tyler ? Some argued that Shakespeare was a Mason , because from tho beginning to tho end of his works there was nothing about Freemasonry , and , therefore , ho must havo known how to keep the secret . Setting all this aside , he ( Bro . Sanders ) was sure they
all believed in tho substantial antiquity of what might be called a mighty institution , and that it was not without a feeling of pride that ono was called to occupy the chair of King Solomon , with the desire at tho samo timo to do nothing unworthy of that position . He concluded by again thanking them for the charitable construction they had placed upon his mistakes , and the veil they had thrown
over his faults , while , at the samo time , they had picked out such poor merits as he had for special mention , believing that he had always endeavoured to do his duty , and he trusted it had nob been without advantage to tho Eleanor Cross Lodge . Bro . Hamilton W . Parker proposed " Tho Masonic Charities , " he considered this one , if not the , most important toast of tho evening . He could only account
for tho Master having deputed to him tho hononr of proposing it becanso he claimed to bo second to none in his regard for the Charities , or for tho brother thoy had among them , who was so intimately connected with the Benevolent Institution . Ho could but rejoice at the way in which tho wholo of that day ' s proceedings had been condncted , especially as , to his mind , the greatest aim of
their gatherings was' charity . If they wero not exactly a friendly society they could at least boast of being charitable . To Bro . Terry , who , he said , was intimately connected with the best—or at least one of the best—of our Institutions , he wonld leave further details ; he now simply called upon the brethren to hononr tho toast of tho Charities , and to conplo wi th that toast the namo of Bro . Terry .
In his reply Bro . Terry expressed the great pleasure it afforded him to respond to the toast of the Masonic Institutions within the walls of the Eleanor Cross Lodge . Ho had not had the pleasure of attending any of its meetings since the day of its consecration , and was now gratified to seo the progress it had made . He thought that some of
the older Lodges of the Province wonld havo to look to their laurels or they would be outstripped by the baby Lodge of the Province . Brother Terry proceeded to give most elaborate details of tho Girls' and Boys' Schools . When they camo to the consideration of the ' Benevolent Institution , they
could not speak of such things as they prided themselves on in tho case of the Boys and Girls . There they had no results of scholastic examinations to point to as a result of what " was being done , but he felt sure that tho details they could give left them , with-but very few exceptions , only too pleased to know that there was snch an Institution in existence . He was "ratified to seo how well tho Institutions
were supported in the Provinco of Norths and Hunts , but ho would remind the brethren that to keep np tho state of efficiency continued efforts were needed , lie asked tho brethren to forego in the future , as they had in the past , thoir personal votes , and givo them in the name of tho Lodges , thereby securing a perpetual voico in tlio Elections . Ifo thonghfc it was at the suggestion of their esteemed
friend tho lute Bro . Cox that this course had been so universally adnplod in tlio Province , and that it had materially conduced to securing the position tho district then occupied in tho Craft . He hoped that Bro . Stanton ( who had undertaken a Stewardship for the next Festival of tho Benevolent Institution ) might have to announce , iu February next , such an amount as would not only redound to his credit , as well as to the Lodge of which he is a member , but to tho
Provinco at largo . Tho next toast—that of the Visitors—the W . M . was very pleased and proud to propose . Ho considered it one of tho grenlest pleasures he conld enjoy to visita Lodgo of Freemasons , and he hoped the guests that evening wero in a position to express a similar opinion . Bro . Welch expressed his thanks to the brethren . Ho was extremely gratified to seo his old friend Bro . Atkins at tho head of a Lodge , and specially congratulated him on the character of the