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Provincial.
ing Brethren , which were all suitably acknowledged . The toast of " thc Ladies" having been given , the meeting separated at seven o ' clock . The provincial press has very generally denounced the authors of the ungracious treatment of Dr . Oliver ; the following are among the mildest opinions offered on the subject ; while agreeing with the Lincolnshire Chronicle and some other journals , we are restrained from republication of their articles , from a desire of forbearance , believing that thereby we act in better conformity with the wishes of Dr . Oliver himself : —
• ' The Masonic Brotherhood will hear , with deep regret , that Dr . Oliver has been removed by Prov . G . M . D'Eyncourt from his office of D . P . G . M- of Lincolnshire . The Brethren of this province have thus sustained a severe loss—the Rev . Doctor heing one of the brightest lights of Masonry , and enjoying a high reputation for learning and ability , not in this country only , but on the continent . The Prov . G . M . has an undoubted right to select his own Deputy ; but whoever he may appoint the successor of Dr . Olivermust suffer bcomparison with one
, y who has long enjoyed , in an extraordinary degree , the confidence and respect of the Craft . —Boston Herald . £ These are fantastic tricks which few provincial authorities will feel inclined to imitate ! Dr . Oliver ' s literary labours have done more for the cause of Freemasonry than those of any man who has preceded him in the Craft ; and having ourselves the honour of enjoying his Fraternal acquaintance , —having viewed With inexpressible delight his Mosaic intellectual tablets , and culled
many a sweet from the beautiful variegated flowerets , which , by his care and taste , have been reared in the Masonic fields of literature , —we are hold to declare that the Doctor ' s removal , although optional with the Prov . G . M ., is a 'heavy blow * at the honour and intelligence of our mystic Fratsrnity . —EDITOR . "—Leamington Spa Courier ^ DR . OLIVER ' SUCCESSOR . —The Right Hon . C . T . D'Eyncourt , P . G . M . of Lincolnshire , has appointed the Rev . George I ' oltman , of Stickney Rectory , D . P . G . M ., in the place of the Rev . Dr . Oliver .
AVAKEFIELD . —The Brethren of the West Riding assembled in the large-room of the Corn Exchange Buildings , to hold the annual Provincial Grand Lodge . The gathering was large . The Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , P . G . M ., who was saluted with a merry peal from the bells of the parish church upon his arrival , was received b y his P . G . Officers , and conducted to the P . G . Master ' s chair , when he was greeted with the grand Masonic lonoufs . His lordship was in excellent health and spiritsand took much interest in the proceedings of
, the Lodge . The Rev . Charles Clapham , M . A ., incumbent of Armley , having taken rank as Past Prov . Grand Chaplain , the Hon . and Rev . Philip Yorke-Savile , rector of Metheley , and third son of the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , was appointed one of the Prov . G . Chaplains , by his noble ' father , at the earnest solicitation and spontaneous call , in one voice , of the Brethren ; and right glad were they when their Hon . and Rev . Brother responded to their calland to them
; it was a joyous sight to behold the noble father invest the son with the jewel of the P . G . Chaplain , and it was gladdening to the heart of every true Mason to observe the father and the son greet each other as Masonic Brethren , the while the father not compromising his paternal right , nor the son forgetting his filial duty ; but , all these feelings in happy concord blended ,-uniting , by the mystic union , in closer , firmer
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Provincial.
ing Brethren , which were all suitably acknowledged . The toast of " thc Ladies" having been given , the meeting separated at seven o ' clock . The provincial press has very generally denounced the authors of the ungracious treatment of Dr . Oliver ; the following are among the mildest opinions offered on the subject ; while agreeing with the Lincolnshire Chronicle and some other journals , we are restrained from republication of their articles , from a desire of forbearance , believing that thereby we act in better conformity with the wishes of Dr . Oliver himself : —
• ' The Masonic Brotherhood will hear , with deep regret , that Dr . Oliver has been removed by Prov . G . M . D'Eyncourt from his office of D . P . G . M- of Lincolnshire . The Brethren of this province have thus sustained a severe loss—the Rev . Doctor heing one of the brightest lights of Masonry , and enjoying a high reputation for learning and ability , not in this country only , but on the continent . The Prov . G . M . has an undoubted right to select his own Deputy ; but whoever he may appoint the successor of Dr . Olivermust suffer bcomparison with one
, y who has long enjoyed , in an extraordinary degree , the confidence and respect of the Craft . —Boston Herald . £ These are fantastic tricks which few provincial authorities will feel inclined to imitate ! Dr . Oliver ' s literary labours have done more for the cause of Freemasonry than those of any man who has preceded him in the Craft ; and having ourselves the honour of enjoying his Fraternal acquaintance , —having viewed With inexpressible delight his Mosaic intellectual tablets , and culled
many a sweet from the beautiful variegated flowerets , which , by his care and taste , have been reared in the Masonic fields of literature , —we are hold to declare that the Doctor ' s removal , although optional with the Prov . G . M ., is a 'heavy blow * at the honour and intelligence of our mystic Fratsrnity . —EDITOR . "—Leamington Spa Courier ^ DR . OLIVER ' SUCCESSOR . —The Right Hon . C . T . D'Eyncourt , P . G . M . of Lincolnshire , has appointed the Rev . George I ' oltman , of Stickney Rectory , D . P . G . M ., in the place of the Rev . Dr . Oliver .
AVAKEFIELD . —The Brethren of the West Riding assembled in the large-room of the Corn Exchange Buildings , to hold the annual Provincial Grand Lodge . The gathering was large . The Ri ght Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , P . G . M ., who was saluted with a merry peal from the bells of the parish church upon his arrival , was received b y his P . G . Officers , and conducted to the P . G . Master ' s chair , when he was greeted with the grand Masonic lonoufs . His lordship was in excellent health and spiritsand took much interest in the proceedings of
, the Lodge . The Rev . Charles Clapham , M . A ., incumbent of Armley , having taken rank as Past Prov . Grand Chaplain , the Hon . and Rev . Philip Yorke-Savile , rector of Metheley , and third son of the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , was appointed one of the Prov . G . Chaplains , by his noble ' father , at the earnest solicitation and spontaneous call , in one voice , of the Brethren ; and right glad were they when their Hon . and Rev . Brother responded to their calland to them
; it was a joyous sight to behold the noble father invest the son with the jewel of the P . G . Chaplain , and it was gladdening to the heart of every true Mason to observe the father and the son greet each other as Masonic Brethren , the while the father not compromising his paternal right , nor the son forgetting his filial duty ; but , all these feelings in happy concord blended ,-uniting , by the mystic union , in closer , firmer