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upon him , and he considered him as one of the mainstays of the Craft They were greatly indebted to him for the manner in which he had conducted the ceremonial of the foundation-stone ; he knew that the ? hi ' W V ? " ° . ' , S 3 rt 2 . " vain - " The health of Bro . Harvey , the W . M . with best thanks to him for his manner of conducting the business of the day "—( loud cheers ) . ° II . S . HARVEY Esqmost sincerelthanked them for their
., y kindness to him , which was above his deserts , and which made him more than ever proud of the honourable situation in which he had been placed . The circumstances of the day would be deeply engraven on his memory , and faithfully treasured in the recesses of a : \ Fa . W =
WHbo tar as his humble abilities woulcl permit him , they should be exercised for the advancement and best interests of the Craft He had to attribute much of the present success to the labours of his predeces-SSohp ?' * ^! , took ° ? three years ago , found a very few members attached to the Lodge , but he had been so assiduous , that no fewer ' than twenty-nine members had been added to the Lodge in that period and & abef the 11
wmW t ° , * T i ? ° P ened > ™ " * "or ^ pprentke pZ M T he i" u ItteC " , , He be ^ to propose the health of the Past Master , whom tbey all knew to be an excellent working Masonapplause ) . He was most loved where he was best known VV . A NICHOLSON Esq . acknowled ged the compliment paid to him £ eh 3 Z ? 7 that t hM Se f r - Vice ? bee " ovei-rateri ; as suspicions a ^ tached to all secret societies , it was m the power of no individual to enhance them in public opinion , if the fitting time had not arrived
waving neen for some time under the cloud , it so happened , when he came into office that the period had occurred when those clouds we e dissipated , and Masonry again flourished , every effort being used to remove hat taint which appeared to attach to it / With permission he M ? fot 'qEhrsr ' ^ * " ^ ** " *** "" DOt vn ^ ^ Vff JT ^ . BUMER - Bart ., M . P ., being loudly called for , rose on behalf of the visitorsto acknowled the toast proposed and
, ge ; as it was the first time , so he hoped it was thS last , on which he shouU be ffiV vlslto ^ , froly . _ Gf the Masonic services of the gentleman nothinV b ^ rrf e T h 7 P ° P ° S their healths , he knew noth ng but he had seen the superb mansion of his friend , Mr D'Evncourt , of which he was the architect , and if ever he should be able to build a castle for himself , he should call in the aid of Mr . Nicholson WhT nn ? v i V V 6 re indeei J t ™ ly delightful , where the sli ghtest breath of pohtical controversy could never be heard , but all men of Kinu
every pt opinion met as Brothers . When he recollected the antiquity of the institution , which Dr . Oliver had so learnedly illustratedand having himself some Utile pretensions to literary character , knowiii" - the learned Doctor as a student of letters , whose name was well known wherever letters were known-he could not fail , though a stranger to catch some of the enthusiasm which animated him . For centurifs and centuries had Freemasonry existed , ere modern political controvertes were ever heard ofand when the which
, topics now agitate society were not known but all were united in brotherhood ancl afffection . Even the angry breath of warfare was powerless before the ties of Freemasonry Wn tnn f , 1 S " lnai 7 ww between England and France , he had canturel bv F ^ f " - ° ^ " gl sh merchant vesseI who had been captured b y a French privateer , and on being recognised as a Freemason , he had been restored to his own country in tafcty . The cele-
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upon him , and he considered him as one of the mainstays of the Craft They were greatly indebted to him for the manner in which he had conducted the ceremonial of the foundation-stone ; he knew that the ? hi ' W V ? " ° . ' , S 3 rt 2 . " vain - " The health of Bro . Harvey , the W . M . with best thanks to him for his manner of conducting the business of the day "—( loud cheers ) . ° II . S . HARVEY Esqmost sincerelthanked them for their
., y kindness to him , which was above his deserts , and which made him more than ever proud of the honourable situation in which he had been placed . The circumstances of the day would be deeply engraven on his memory , and faithfully treasured in the recesses of a : \ Fa . W =
WHbo tar as his humble abilities woulcl permit him , they should be exercised for the advancement and best interests of the Craft He had to attribute much of the present success to the labours of his predeces-SSohp ?' * ^! , took ° ? three years ago , found a very few members attached to the Lodge , but he had been so assiduous , that no fewer ' than twenty-nine members had been added to the Lodge in that period and & abef the 11
wmW t ° , * T i ? ° P ened > ™ " * "or ^ pprentke pZ M T he i" u ItteC " , , He be ^ to propose the health of the Past Master , whom tbey all knew to be an excellent working Masonapplause ) . He was most loved where he was best known VV . A NICHOLSON Esq . acknowled ged the compliment paid to him £ eh 3 Z ? 7 that t hM Se f r - Vice ? bee " ovei-rateri ; as suspicions a ^ tached to all secret societies , it was m the power of no individual to enhance them in public opinion , if the fitting time had not arrived
waving neen for some time under the cloud , it so happened , when he came into office that the period had occurred when those clouds we e dissipated , and Masonry again flourished , every effort being used to remove hat taint which appeared to attach to it / With permission he M ? fot 'qEhrsr ' ^ * " ^ ** " *** "" DOt vn ^ ^ Vff JT ^ . BUMER - Bart ., M . P ., being loudly called for , rose on behalf of the visitorsto acknowled the toast proposed and
, ge ; as it was the first time , so he hoped it was thS last , on which he shouU be ffiV vlslto ^ , froly . _ Gf the Masonic services of the gentleman nothinV b ^ rrf e T h 7 P ° P ° S their healths , he knew noth ng but he had seen the superb mansion of his friend , Mr D'Evncourt , of which he was the architect , and if ever he should be able to build a castle for himself , he should call in the aid of Mr . Nicholson WhT nn ? v i V V 6 re indeei J t ™ ly delightful , where the sli ghtest breath of pohtical controversy could never be heard , but all men of Kinu
every pt opinion met as Brothers . When he recollected the antiquity of the institution , which Dr . Oliver had so learnedly illustratedand having himself some Utile pretensions to literary character , knowiii" - the learned Doctor as a student of letters , whose name was well known wherever letters were known-he could not fail , though a stranger to catch some of the enthusiasm which animated him . For centurifs and centuries had Freemasonry existed , ere modern political controvertes were ever heard ofand when the which
, topics now agitate society were not known but all were united in brotherhood ancl afffection . Even the angry breath of warfare was powerless before the ties of Freemasonry Wn tnn f , 1 S " lnai 7 ww between England and France , he had canturel bv F ^ f " - ° ^ " gl sh merchant vesseI who had been captured b y a French privateer , and on being recognised as a Freemason , he had been restored to his own country in tafcty . The cele-