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Provincial.
Do Thou whoso mighty power we own , This humble dwelling-place behold , Form in our hearts one mighty U * , TO * Ae ., Of love—one universal fold . And as we may to others show Sweet Charity—that purest leaven , So give us grace , while here below . That we may join thy Lodge in Heaven . The dedication service then concluded .
DISMISSAL OF DR . OLIVER . After the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren had laid aside their clothing , the Mayor of Boston , Bro . W . H . Adams , Esq ., was called to the chair , and the following resolution , on the part of the Brethren of the several Masonic Lodges of the province , was unanimously agreed to : —
* ' That this meeting beg to express their unfeigned regret at the removal of Dr . Oliver from the office of D . l' . G . M . for Lincolnshire ; for which removal no cause whatever has been assigned , nor any explanation given j at the same time , they are desirous to express their ' unshaken confidence in , and high esteem for , the character of Dr . Oliver in every relation of life . It was also agreed to advertise such resolution in the public papers of the province , and in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review .
THE DINNER . At three o ' clock , the Brethren , about eighty in number , sat down to a sumptuous banquet , provided by Bro . Melton , in the large room of the City Arms Hotel . The cloth having been withdrawn , the Worshipful Master first proposed the health of Her Majesty , and having briefly adverted to the late treasonable attack , referred to the connexion which had so long existed between the Royal Family and the Masonic bod . "
y He then gave the toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " which was drunk with Masonic honours . "The M . W . the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master , " and the " R . W . the Earl of Zetland , and the Marquis of Salisbury , Pro-Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master of England , " were in like manner honoured with the Masonic cheers . The next toast proposed from the chair was "The R .. W . the
Provincial Grand Master , the V . W . his Deputy , and the Grand Officers of the Province of Lincoln . " A short and very significant silence ensued , after Which a Brother on the dais drank to the S . W . presiding in the west as Provincial Grand Secretary , others addressed themselves to the Mayor of Boston as a Grand Deacon , and the names of all the Provincial Officers present were given by one or another , after which all arose , and the Masonic cheers were heartil y given ( with , doubtless , a
mental reservation as to part of the toast ) . Bro . GODDARD , S . W ., and P . G . Secretary , then returned thanks on behalf of the Vrovincial Grand Officers , very delicately alluding to the peculiar situation in which they were placed . The healths of " The Provincial Grand Officers of Leicester and of Nottingham" were then given , and acknowledged by Bro . Miller and Bro . Strong . The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then adverted to the Meeting as a Centenary one ; whilst Masons were subject to the common law of mortality , Masonry was immortal . It had been thought fit , whilst
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Provincial.
Do Thou whoso mighty power we own , This humble dwelling-place behold , Form in our hearts one mighty U * , TO * Ae ., Of love—one universal fold . And as we may to others show Sweet Charity—that purest leaven , So give us grace , while here below . That we may join thy Lodge in Heaven . The dedication service then concluded .
DISMISSAL OF DR . OLIVER . After the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren had laid aside their clothing , the Mayor of Boston , Bro . W . H . Adams , Esq ., was called to the chair , and the following resolution , on the part of the Brethren of the several Masonic Lodges of the province , was unanimously agreed to : —
* ' That this meeting beg to express their unfeigned regret at the removal of Dr . Oliver from the office of D . l' . G . M . for Lincolnshire ; for which removal no cause whatever has been assigned , nor any explanation given j at the same time , they are desirous to express their ' unshaken confidence in , and high esteem for , the character of Dr . Oliver in every relation of life . It was also agreed to advertise such resolution in the public papers of the province , and in the Freemasons' Quarterly Review .
THE DINNER . At three o ' clock , the Brethren , about eighty in number , sat down to a sumptuous banquet , provided by Bro . Melton , in the large room of the City Arms Hotel . The cloth having been withdrawn , the Worshipful Master first proposed the health of Her Majesty , and having briefly adverted to the late treasonable attack , referred to the connexion which had so long existed between the Royal Family and the Masonic bod . "
y He then gave the toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " which was drunk with Masonic honours . "The M . W . the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master , " and the " R . W . the Earl of Zetland , and the Marquis of Salisbury , Pro-Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master of England , " were in like manner honoured with the Masonic cheers . The next toast proposed from the chair was "The R .. W . the
Provincial Grand Master , the V . W . his Deputy , and the Grand Officers of the Province of Lincoln . " A short and very significant silence ensued , after Which a Brother on the dais drank to the S . W . presiding in the west as Provincial Grand Secretary , others addressed themselves to the Mayor of Boston as a Grand Deacon , and the names of all the Provincial Officers present were given by one or another , after which all arose , and the Masonic cheers were heartil y given ( with , doubtless , a
mental reservation as to part of the toast ) . Bro . GODDARD , S . W ., and P . G . Secretary , then returned thanks on behalf of the Vrovincial Grand Officers , very delicately alluding to the peculiar situation in which they were placed . The healths of " The Provincial Grand Officers of Leicester and of Nottingham" were then given , and acknowledged by Bro . Miller and Bro . Strong . The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then adverted to the Meeting as a Centenary one ; whilst Masons were subject to the common law of mortality , Masonry was immortal . It had been thought fit , whilst