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Provincial.
not with the oppressed '—( cheers ) . Again— ' I exceedingly regret to hear of the very unadvised step taken by your chief . The consequences must be extremely unpropitious to Masonry in your province . ' Another worthy Brother says— ' The Masonic Brotherhood will hear with deep regret that you have been removed from the office of D . P . G . M . The Brethren of the province have thus sustained a severe loss . I have just heard of dismissal- These are heavy tidings for the Craft .
your If Freemasonry is thus to become famous ( or rather infamous ) for the persecution of talent and virtue , the sooner it is extinguished the better . ' Another says strongly— ' Good God ! has the P . G . M . taken leave of his senses ? He has struck a blow at Masonry , through your sides , which years will not retrieve '—( cheers ) . Another says , hyperbolically I confess— ' The Craft ought to put on the same mourning for your loss as for the death of a Grand officer ; and show their sense of the proceeding
by appearing at the next P . G . Lodge with crape rosettes on their aprons ' —( cheers ) . I could multiply these extracts , if necessary ; for I have received many letters on the subject , which are highly complimentary to myself ; and there are some which reflect with great severity on the P . G . M . ; and for that reason I refrain from producing them ,- because my object is not recrimination , but self-defence . There are other explanations attending this unprecedented proceedingwhichbeing
per-, , sonal , I shall reserve till the P . G . Lodge at Spalding , in the autumn of the present year ; because I should consider it a breach of courtesy to bring them forward in the absence of the P . G . M . I hope to have the honour of meeting him at Spalding —( loud cheers ) , when all the circumstances connected with this unfortunate transaction shall be laid before
you . Brethren , I return you my most sincere thanks for the attention which you have paid to these necessary explanations ; and I take my leave of you , in the hope that during the ten years which I have presided over the province , I have done nothing to merit your unfavourable opinion . I can conscientiously say , that I have not sought popularity by illegitimate means—1 have never endeavoured to make a party by the sacrifice of Masonic principles—I have on all occasions discharged my duty without fearfavouror partiality—I have conferred honours
, , on deserving Brethren without respect of persons—and I flatter myself that Masonry in the province has been so conducted as to merit the approbation of the world , and ensure to myself the confidence of the Fraternity . " The Rev . Doctor then left the room , the Brethren all rising , as a mark of respect , and the cheering and applause continued for some minutes after he was gone .
J . R . CROPPER , Esq ., P . P . G . S . W ., then proposed the health of the W . M ., for tbe manner in which he had conducted the business of the day ; and Bro . GOODACRE acknowledged it at some length . Bro . R . S . HARVEY , Esq ., P . M ., gave health and prosperity to the Newstead Lodge at Nottingham , which had also passed its centenary , and was one of the oldest Lodges in the country , having never known any suspension of its warrant .
Bro . W . H . AVYNN returned thanks on behalf of a numerous deputation of Brethren , and expressed his satisfaction at finding the W . M ., who was a Brother initiated by them , advanced to preside over the Witham Lodge . The other toasts were , " the Lodge of Harmony , at Boston , " "the Doric Lodge , Grantham , " the other Lodges of the province , and Visit- !
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Provincial.
not with the oppressed '—( cheers ) . Again— ' I exceedingly regret to hear of the very unadvised step taken by your chief . The consequences must be extremely unpropitious to Masonry in your province . ' Another worthy Brother says— ' The Masonic Brotherhood will hear with deep regret that you have been removed from the office of D . P . G . M . The Brethren of the province have thus sustained a severe loss . I have just heard of dismissal- These are heavy tidings for the Craft .
your If Freemasonry is thus to become famous ( or rather infamous ) for the persecution of talent and virtue , the sooner it is extinguished the better . ' Another says strongly— ' Good God ! has the P . G . M . taken leave of his senses ? He has struck a blow at Masonry , through your sides , which years will not retrieve '—( cheers ) . Another says , hyperbolically I confess— ' The Craft ought to put on the same mourning for your loss as for the death of a Grand officer ; and show their sense of the proceeding
by appearing at the next P . G . Lodge with crape rosettes on their aprons ' —( cheers ) . I could multiply these extracts , if necessary ; for I have received many letters on the subject , which are highly complimentary to myself ; and there are some which reflect with great severity on the P . G . M . ; and for that reason I refrain from producing them ,- because my object is not recrimination , but self-defence . There are other explanations attending this unprecedented proceedingwhichbeing
per-, , sonal , I shall reserve till the P . G . Lodge at Spalding , in the autumn of the present year ; because I should consider it a breach of courtesy to bring them forward in the absence of the P . G . M . I hope to have the honour of meeting him at Spalding —( loud cheers ) , when all the circumstances connected with this unfortunate transaction shall be laid before
you . Brethren , I return you my most sincere thanks for the attention which you have paid to these necessary explanations ; and I take my leave of you , in the hope that during the ten years which I have presided over the province , I have done nothing to merit your unfavourable opinion . I can conscientiously say , that I have not sought popularity by illegitimate means—1 have never endeavoured to make a party by the sacrifice of Masonic principles—I have on all occasions discharged my duty without fearfavouror partiality—I have conferred honours
, , on deserving Brethren without respect of persons—and I flatter myself that Masonry in the province has been so conducted as to merit the approbation of the world , and ensure to myself the confidence of the Fraternity . " The Rev . Doctor then left the room , the Brethren all rising , as a mark of respect , and the cheering and applause continued for some minutes after he was gone .
J . R . CROPPER , Esq ., P . P . G . S . W ., then proposed the health of the W . M ., for tbe manner in which he had conducted the business of the day ; and Bro . GOODACRE acknowledged it at some length . Bro . R . S . HARVEY , Esq ., P . M ., gave health and prosperity to the Newstead Lodge at Nottingham , which had also passed its centenary , and was one of the oldest Lodges in the country , having never known any suspension of its warrant .
Bro . W . H . AVYNN returned thanks on behalf of a numerous deputation of Brethren , and expressed his satisfaction at finding the W . M ., who was a Brother initiated by them , advanced to preside over the Witham Lodge . The other toasts were , " the Lodge of Harmony , at Boston , " "the Doric Lodge , Grantham , " the other Lodges of the province , and Visit- !