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Article ASYLUM FOR WORTHY AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS. ← Page 3 of 12 →
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Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
to him . Having had the good fortune from earl y life of enjoying the acquaintance of the noble earl , I can bear testimony to the amiable qualities and excellent disposition of the worth y Grand Master of England —( cheers ) . Drunk with all the honours . The Chairman , —Brethren and gentlemen , I have the greatest pleasure in offering to you another toast which I am sure you will respond to with enthusiasm , and that is the health of the Earl of Yarborougha
, most excellent and amiable man and a most zealous Mason . I offer this toast wills the greatest confidence , because 1 can do so with the name of a Brother Mason , and I shall associate with that nobleman that of the Provincial Grand Master of Bristol , Bro . Major Shute—( cheers)—a most influential member of the Craft , and one who has largely subscribed to the cause of charity ; and I last week received a letter in which his exertions in that cause are hi ghly and justly
spoken of , and which showed the feelings of the Order respecting him . I , therefore , propose to you the " Health ofthe Earl of Yarborough and the Grand Officers of England , and I shall associate with that the name of Bro . Shute "—( cheers ) . Drunk with all the honours . Bro . SHUTE . —Brethren and gentlemen , I assure you that if I had been aware that my health would have been proposed , I would have been better prepared than I am to acknowledge it in suitable terms . It is , however , more than 1 can at present do , especially as my name has
been connected with the Grand Lodge of England . Without reference to my own Lodge , I may say that charity is one ofthe principal features of Masonry , and in support of which Masons have always exerted themselves . Although I am the only Provincial Grand Master present , I should have been happy to have seen others present ; and I hope that the provincial Masons will be better and more numerously represented on a future occasion . It is very gratifj'ing to me , as has been so
flatteringly stated by the chairman , to think that I have the favourable feelings of the Craft generally in my favour . After the able manner in which the Chairman has introduced every toast to your notice , I am painfully sensible of my own inability to address you effectively . It is now twenty-five years since . I became a Mason ; and I hope that as a Provincial Grantl Master , I shall never disgrace the Craft or the honourable position which I hold —( cheers ) .
The CHAIRMAN ' . —Brethren and gentlemen , all Masons know that although there are distinctions as to the names of different Lodges , there is no difference in principle and object , and that in fact we are all as one ( cheers ) , and that we wish success and prosperity to every Lodge , wherever situated and under whatever name ; and I have therefore much pleasure in proposing to you , with all due deference and respect , the " Health of the Dukes of Leinster and Athol , the Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland , and success to all Masonic Lodges all over the world ' ' '—/ cheers ) . Drunk with three times three .
The Chairman . —Brethren and gentlemen , the next toast I have to propose to you is one to which I am sure you will do justice—it is all the Foreign : Grand Lodges ; and I wish to couple with that toast the name of a distinguished Mason present , who is connected with the Masonic Lodges of America —( cheers ) , —and one who has shown the greatest degree of liberality and support to our English Lodges . He has on many occasions shown his true appreciation of the principles of Masonry by becoming a member of several Lodges in England , and doing all in his power to promote their interests . The gentleman to
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Asylum For Worthy Aged And Decayed Freemasons.
to him . Having had the good fortune from earl y life of enjoying the acquaintance of the noble earl , I can bear testimony to the amiable qualities and excellent disposition of the worth y Grand Master of England —( cheers ) . Drunk with all the honours . The Chairman , —Brethren and gentlemen , I have the greatest pleasure in offering to you another toast which I am sure you will respond to with enthusiasm , and that is the health of the Earl of Yarborougha
, most excellent and amiable man and a most zealous Mason . I offer this toast wills the greatest confidence , because 1 can do so with the name of a Brother Mason , and I shall associate with that nobleman that of the Provincial Grand Master of Bristol , Bro . Major Shute—( cheers)—a most influential member of the Craft , and one who has largely subscribed to the cause of charity ; and I last week received a letter in which his exertions in that cause are hi ghly and justly
spoken of , and which showed the feelings of the Order respecting him . I , therefore , propose to you the " Health ofthe Earl of Yarborough and the Grand Officers of England , and I shall associate with that the name of Bro . Shute "—( cheers ) . Drunk with all the honours . Bro . SHUTE . —Brethren and gentlemen , I assure you that if I had been aware that my health would have been proposed , I would have been better prepared than I am to acknowledge it in suitable terms . It is , however , more than 1 can at present do , especially as my name has
been connected with the Grand Lodge of England . Without reference to my own Lodge , I may say that charity is one ofthe principal features of Masonry , and in support of which Masons have always exerted themselves . Although I am the only Provincial Grand Master present , I should have been happy to have seen others present ; and I hope that the provincial Masons will be better and more numerously represented on a future occasion . It is very gratifj'ing to me , as has been so
flatteringly stated by the chairman , to think that I have the favourable feelings of the Craft generally in my favour . After the able manner in which the Chairman has introduced every toast to your notice , I am painfully sensible of my own inability to address you effectively . It is now twenty-five years since . I became a Mason ; and I hope that as a Provincial Grantl Master , I shall never disgrace the Craft or the honourable position which I hold —( cheers ) .
The CHAIRMAN ' . —Brethren and gentlemen , all Masons know that although there are distinctions as to the names of different Lodges , there is no difference in principle and object , and that in fact we are all as one ( cheers ) , and that we wish success and prosperity to every Lodge , wherever situated and under whatever name ; and I have therefore much pleasure in proposing to you , with all due deference and respect , the " Health of the Dukes of Leinster and Athol , the Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland , and success to all Masonic Lodges all over the world ' ' '—/ cheers ) . Drunk with three times three .
The Chairman . —Brethren and gentlemen , the next toast I have to propose to you is one to which I am sure you will do justice—it is all the Foreign : Grand Lodges ; and I wish to couple with that toast the name of a distinguished Mason present , who is connected with the Masonic Lodges of America —( cheers ) , —and one who has shown the greatest degree of liberality and support to our English Lodges . He has on many occasions shown his true appreciation of the principles of Masonry by becoming a member of several Lodges in England , and doing all in his power to promote their interests . The gentleman to