-
Articles/Ads
Article GRAND CONCLAVE OF ENGLAND AND WALES. ← Page 5 of 6 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Conclave Of England And Wales.
In that flower of chivalry , the gallant boy , ( continued Sir Knight Crucefix ) , we find historical proof of the ancestry of our present newl y elected Grand Master , Sir Knight Colonel Tynte . Had the Grand Conclave been actuated by a spirit of enquiry into these circumstances , it would have reflected a credit on them to have elected the descendant of such a hero . But the legend is not the less valuable , that its identity with the present meeting has been entirely fortuitous . Long our gallant
may Grand Master live to enjoy his dignity and maintain our princi ples—( great cheering ) . The GRAND MASTER then gave—The Duke of Leinster , the Grand Master of Masonic Knights Templar , and Sir Knight Michael Furnell , the Provincial Grand Commander for North Munster—( cheers ) . Sir Knight M . FURNELL expressed his gratitude for the honour done to his noble chief and himselfand assured the Grand iM aster that the
, proceedings of the day had so deeply impressed him , as to lead to the conviction that from this moment he dated the resuscitation of the great moral power derivable therefrom ; its influence would spread with energy , and dignify the sister Grand Conclaves with a spirit of emulation—he was about to visit the continent , and should be proud to be the messenger of joyful tidings —( cheering . ) The GRAND MASTER next gave— "The Provincial Encampments
and their Commanders . " ( Much cheering . ) Sir Knight ELLIS ( of Falmouth ) was the first to reply , in an address remarkable for its neatness and point ; be took a pleasing range of the transactions of the day—adverted to the long dormant state of the Order—and paid a well-merited tribute to the qualifications of the Grand Master for the office . Sir Knight Ellis was much cheered . Sir Knight FOWLER ( of Bristol , ) followed . He deeply regretted that the Order had slumbered in London for thirty years ; but hoped that
, as the M . E . Grand Master had so eloquently declared his determination to rally the Masonic Knights under their proper banners , that his efforts would be crowned with success . ( Cheering . ) Sir Knight TUCKER ( of Coryton , ) briefly expressed his accordance iu the views of his Brother Provincial Commanders—assuring the Grand Master that the allegiance of his encampment to the Grand Conclave was most sincere . ( Cheers . )
The next toast was— " Knights from foreign Encampments . " Acknowledged by Sir Knight Beniowski . The GRAND MASTER proposed the health of all Knights Templars wives , widows , and orphans , which was received with acclamation . Some other toasts followed . At length the concluding one to— " The Poor and Distressed" ended the list ; when the Grand Master retiretl amid the affectionate applause of his comrades , and the meeting separated .
AA ' e cannot conclude our account of this most auspicious meeting without apologizing for the meagreness of the report , whicli is entirel y from memory . That the meeting , both in Grand Conclave and at the banquet , was every thing that was desirable and much more than was hoped for , is generally understood to be the case . In the previous arrangements and ceremonial of installation , there w ere no references to precedents ; for it is to be lamented that all the records and books of the Grand Conclave were destroyed by the fire that took place in thc house of the late Sir Knight Gill , the Grand Registrar . So that the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Conclave Of England And Wales.
In that flower of chivalry , the gallant boy , ( continued Sir Knight Crucefix ) , we find historical proof of the ancestry of our present newl y elected Grand Master , Sir Knight Colonel Tynte . Had the Grand Conclave been actuated by a spirit of enquiry into these circumstances , it would have reflected a credit on them to have elected the descendant of such a hero . But the legend is not the less valuable , that its identity with the present meeting has been entirely fortuitous . Long our gallant
may Grand Master live to enjoy his dignity and maintain our princi ples—( great cheering ) . The GRAND MASTER then gave—The Duke of Leinster , the Grand Master of Masonic Knights Templar , and Sir Knight Michael Furnell , the Provincial Grand Commander for North Munster—( cheers ) . Sir Knight M . FURNELL expressed his gratitude for the honour done to his noble chief and himselfand assured the Grand iM aster that the
, proceedings of the day had so deeply impressed him , as to lead to the conviction that from this moment he dated the resuscitation of the great moral power derivable therefrom ; its influence would spread with energy , and dignify the sister Grand Conclaves with a spirit of emulation—he was about to visit the continent , and should be proud to be the messenger of joyful tidings —( cheering . ) The GRAND MASTER next gave— "The Provincial Encampments
and their Commanders . " ( Much cheering . ) Sir Knight ELLIS ( of Falmouth ) was the first to reply , in an address remarkable for its neatness and point ; be took a pleasing range of the transactions of the day—adverted to the long dormant state of the Order—and paid a well-merited tribute to the qualifications of the Grand Master for the office . Sir Knight Ellis was much cheered . Sir Knight FOWLER ( of Bristol , ) followed . He deeply regretted that the Order had slumbered in London for thirty years ; but hoped that
, as the M . E . Grand Master had so eloquently declared his determination to rally the Masonic Knights under their proper banners , that his efforts would be crowned with success . ( Cheering . ) Sir Knight TUCKER ( of Coryton , ) briefly expressed his accordance iu the views of his Brother Provincial Commanders—assuring the Grand Master that the allegiance of his encampment to the Grand Conclave was most sincere . ( Cheers . )
The next toast was— " Knights from foreign Encampments . " Acknowledged by Sir Knight Beniowski . The GRAND MASTER proposed the health of all Knights Templars wives , widows , and orphans , which was received with acclamation . Some other toasts followed . At length the concluding one to— " The Poor and Distressed" ended the list ; when the Grand Master retiretl amid the affectionate applause of his comrades , and the meeting separated .
AA ' e cannot conclude our account of this most auspicious meeting without apologizing for the meagreness of the report , whicli is entirel y from memory . That the meeting , both in Grand Conclave and at the banquet , was every thing that was desirable and much more than was hoped for , is generally understood to be the case . In the previous arrangements and ceremonial of installation , there w ere no references to precedents ; for it is to be lamented that all the records and books of the Grand Conclave were destroyed by the fire that took place in thc house of the late Sir Knight Gill , the Grand Registrar . So that the