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The Centenary
Quartet . My Brothers , in unity iet us combine In praises of Masonry—science divine ; Sigh not for time , though our moments be few . We'll pledge in bright brimmers to hearts good and true . Crie' -wi * . Our father ' s Lodge—tlie Unity I The effect was electric . The arrangement for this composition was
, without airy show of pretension , especially effective , and created a burst of sensation . Brother DOBIE gave " The Memory of the Forefathers of the Lodge , " and alluded , in a very affecting manner , to some points in the Ode . " What a pleasing duty , " said he ,
" ' While Fortune ' s stream unequal flows , To soothe a hapless Brother's woes , ' and , after a lapse of a hundred years , to find 'In Unity fraternal love . ' Let us pay the debt of gratitude to the founder of the Lodge " * — ( great cheering ) . The WonsiiippuL MASTER then proposed " The Health of a most excellent Brotherthe Dep . Prov . G . M . for Surrey—always the
gentle-, man and Mason—and many thanks to him for the honour of his attendance . " Brother FRANCIS returned thanks , and took an opportunity to observe , that nearly all the Brethren of the Lodge were also members of his province . He , therefore , knew their great value , and had never felt so much pleasure in conferring the distinction of the Provincial Purple , as he had done in requesting the Brethren of the Unity to accept office at
his hands —( much applause . ) The next toast was , " The other visiting Brethren who had accepted invitations to commemorate the Centenary . " The W- Master prefaced this toast with some very apposite remarks . Brother SAVAGE , W . M . of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , replied in a very happy strain , speaking of tbe lecture he had heard in Lodge , but he was notas many probably weretaken bsurprise ; for some of the
, , y Brethren who had so ably worked it , had done him the honour to accept of office also under him , and their spirit and intelligence gave an earnest of prosperity to the Grand Stewards' Lodge . He should avail himself of the kind invitation of the Master to visit the Lodge occasionally , and for this he had an excellent excuse , in the too remote probability of attending the next centenary —( laughter and cheering ) . The health of Brother FrazerP . M . 116 the talented author of the
, , Masonic Ode , was then proposed and accepted with great delight . Brother FRAZER briefl y thanked the Brethren for the kind mark of their attention . The request to write the ode he looked upon as a command he very gratefully obeyed , and he felt but too happy in having brought his humble aid in the celebration of such a meeting . " The newly initiated Brethren" were then proposed by the Master ,
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The Centenary
Quartet . My Brothers , in unity iet us combine In praises of Masonry—science divine ; Sigh not for time , though our moments be few . We'll pledge in bright brimmers to hearts good and true . Crie' -wi * . Our father ' s Lodge—tlie Unity I The effect was electric . The arrangement for this composition was
, without airy show of pretension , especially effective , and created a burst of sensation . Brother DOBIE gave " The Memory of the Forefathers of the Lodge , " and alluded , in a very affecting manner , to some points in the Ode . " What a pleasing duty , " said he ,
" ' While Fortune ' s stream unequal flows , To soothe a hapless Brother's woes , ' and , after a lapse of a hundred years , to find 'In Unity fraternal love . ' Let us pay the debt of gratitude to the founder of the Lodge " * — ( great cheering ) . The WonsiiippuL MASTER then proposed " The Health of a most excellent Brotherthe Dep . Prov . G . M . for Surrey—always the
gentle-, man and Mason—and many thanks to him for the honour of his attendance . " Brother FRANCIS returned thanks , and took an opportunity to observe , that nearly all the Brethren of the Lodge were also members of his province . He , therefore , knew their great value , and had never felt so much pleasure in conferring the distinction of the Provincial Purple , as he had done in requesting the Brethren of the Unity to accept office at
his hands —( much applause . ) The next toast was , " The other visiting Brethren who had accepted invitations to commemorate the Centenary . " The W- Master prefaced this toast with some very apposite remarks . Brother SAVAGE , W . M . of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , replied in a very happy strain , speaking of tbe lecture he had heard in Lodge , but he was notas many probably weretaken bsurprise ; for some of the
, , y Brethren who had so ably worked it , had done him the honour to accept of office also under him , and their spirit and intelligence gave an earnest of prosperity to the Grand Stewards' Lodge . He should avail himself of the kind invitation of the Master to visit the Lodge occasionally , and for this he had an excellent excuse , in the too remote probability of attending the next centenary —( laughter and cheering ) . The health of Brother FrazerP . M . 116 the talented author of the
, , Masonic Ode , was then proposed and accepted with great delight . Brother FRAZER briefl y thanked the Brethren for the kind mark of their attention . The request to write the ode he looked upon as a command he very gratefully obeyed , and he felt but too happy in having brought his humble aid in the celebration of such a meeting . " The newly initiated Brethren" were then proposed by the Master ,