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to Bro . Locke , as an acknowledgment of his services ; it was elegantly handled and as eloquentl y accomplished , bearing witness to the high claims of the excellent brother on the Craft , and the pleasure which every individual felt in the indulgence of being permitted to assist Bro . Clench in the testimony which one gifted brother was bearing to another . 'The compliment to the visitors was loudly responded to , and the calls for Bro . White so vehementthat this brother at once took upon himself
, the responsible position of representing so many distinguished Masons , who could better express the grateful sentiments at the reception , as well as the unbounded gratification at the working and conduct of this eminent lodge , both as to labour and refreshment ; many other eloquent addresses were made on the occasion , delightfully intermingled by some charming vocal music , kindly given by Bros . Franklin , Laidman , jun ., Eales AVhite HirtzelHexterand
, Cann , , , Kingsbury . We were glad to find that an ill-tempered * publication , by a Mason near the province , was not taken any notice of " most severely ; " nothing , indeed , seemed to interfere with the general and determined harmony and good feeling which characterize this excellent lodge of excellent Masons .
Mem . —There is no greater masonic treat than a visit to Lodge 650 . SOUTHAMPTON . —Several brethren having expressed a desire that we should give an address delivered by Bro . J . R . Stebbing , at Ringwood , in October last , we most cheerfully comply and sincerely wish that the province may continue to profit -for many many years , by the untiring zeal of this distinguished Mason . BRO . STEBBING addressed the assemblage thus : — " Riht
Worshig p ful Provincial Grand Master for Hampshire , and Right Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Masters of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , Ladies and gentlemen , I have'the honour of delivering on this occasion the customary masonic Oration , which according to immemorial usage amongst the brethren of the ancient and honourable Order to which it is my great privilege to belong is never omitted , and I do so on this occasion at the special request of my Grand Masterbut
, under circumstances which without affectation require me to claim your indulgence , for it is only within the last ten minutes that this important duty has been requested of me . But nerved by the interest I feel in this valuable work , and viewing its object as being so much akin to the purposes of Masonry , I trust I may be enabled in some fitting manner to discharge the trust reposed in me , imperfect indeed as even the best efforts must be . I have now formally to announce to you that as
Masons our masonic labours in connection with this work are over ; the foundation stone has been duly and properly laid ; and may there be raised therefrom a superstructure perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builder . I congratulate you , and especially the town of Ringwood , on this most auspicious event , an event of the deepest interest to this neighbourhood , and of a character that speaks loudl y in honour of its liberality and benevolence . I congratulate this vast assembly , that a work of so much usefulness and of so much excellence should have been
commenced m the reign of a monarch , at once the brightest ornament of her sex , and a pattern to every nation of the earth , a monarch uniting in her personal character all those virtues , and largely indeed of those intellectual qualities , for the promotion of which amongst her humbler subjects this building is so essentially to be devoted . A sovereign conspicuous , ( as is her illustrious consort ) , as a patron of those arts and
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Provincial.
to Bro . Locke , as an acknowledgment of his services ; it was elegantly handled and as eloquentl y accomplished , bearing witness to the high claims of the excellent brother on the Craft , and the pleasure which every individual felt in the indulgence of being permitted to assist Bro . Clench in the testimony which one gifted brother was bearing to another . 'The compliment to the visitors was loudly responded to , and the calls for Bro . White so vehementthat this brother at once took upon himself
, the responsible position of representing so many distinguished Masons , who could better express the grateful sentiments at the reception , as well as the unbounded gratification at the working and conduct of this eminent lodge , both as to labour and refreshment ; many other eloquent addresses were made on the occasion , delightfully intermingled by some charming vocal music , kindly given by Bros . Franklin , Laidman , jun ., Eales AVhite HirtzelHexterand
, Cann , , , Kingsbury . We were glad to find that an ill-tempered * publication , by a Mason near the province , was not taken any notice of " most severely ; " nothing , indeed , seemed to interfere with the general and determined harmony and good feeling which characterize this excellent lodge of excellent Masons .
Mem . —There is no greater masonic treat than a visit to Lodge 650 . SOUTHAMPTON . —Several brethren having expressed a desire that we should give an address delivered by Bro . J . R . Stebbing , at Ringwood , in October last , we most cheerfully comply and sincerely wish that the province may continue to profit -for many many years , by the untiring zeal of this distinguished Mason . BRO . STEBBING addressed the assemblage thus : — " Riht
Worshig p ful Provincial Grand Master for Hampshire , and Right Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Masters of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight , Ladies and gentlemen , I have'the honour of delivering on this occasion the customary masonic Oration , which according to immemorial usage amongst the brethren of the ancient and honourable Order to which it is my great privilege to belong is never omitted , and I do so on this occasion at the special request of my Grand Masterbut
, under circumstances which without affectation require me to claim your indulgence , for it is only within the last ten minutes that this important duty has been requested of me . But nerved by the interest I feel in this valuable work , and viewing its object as being so much akin to the purposes of Masonry , I trust I may be enabled in some fitting manner to discharge the trust reposed in me , imperfect indeed as even the best efforts must be . I have now formally to announce to you that as
Masons our masonic labours in connection with this work are over ; the foundation stone has been duly and properly laid ; and may there be raised therefrom a superstructure perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builder . I congratulate you , and especially the town of Ringwood , on this most auspicious event , an event of the deepest interest to this neighbourhood , and of a character that speaks loudl y in honour of its liberality and benevolence . I congratulate this vast assembly , that a work of so much usefulness and of so much excellence should have been
commenced m the reign of a monarch , at once the brightest ornament of her sex , and a pattern to every nation of the earth , a monarch uniting in her personal character all those virtues , and largely indeed of those intellectual qualities , for the promotion of which amongst her humbler subjects this building is so essentially to be devoted . A sovereign conspicuous , ( as is her illustrious consort ) , as a patron of those arts and