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Lodge Semper Fidelis . 772 . The company numbered upwards of 130 . The cloth having been withdiaivn , and thanks returned by the Chaplain to " The Great Architect of the Universe , " for blessings received upon that , as on all other occasions , the P G . M . retired , in consequence of indisposition , when the chair was taken by Bro . Hyde . The first toast of the evening was " the Queen and the Craft" which
, experienced that reception ivhich is usual among all classes on the mention of the name of the Sovereign , and more particularly among Freemasons . A number of other toasts followed , including " the Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland ; " "the I ) . G . M . of England , the Earl of Yarborough , and the other Grand Officers , " to which Bro . AV . Tucker replied in the following terms ;—
My Brethren , —Often as I have been called upon to make a speech at a Masonic Banquet , never did I feel so diffident as on the present occasion , because 1 am now , for the first time , called on to return thanks for our Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , a nobleman , who , in whatever light he is considered , either as a private gentleman , or as a public character , is alike kind , gentlemanlike , and affable to all , and eminentl y fitted to fill the chair as the chief of the Masonic Craft . In the Earl of Yarborough , the D . G . M , you have also a nobleman , who has distinguished himself in his Parliamentary career , not more than he has endeared himself to all , who honour him for his many private virtues :
as D . G . M ., 1 must say 1 have never seen any one who has , as a chairman , conducted Masonic meetings more ably . For and on behalf of the G . M . and D . G . M ., with the other officers of Grand Lodge , I return you my best thanks . But to ourselves : you have done me the honour of drinking my health as the Installing Master , this day ; I do feel particularly proud of having been invited to perform this highly honourable office ; and more so , as I see , on my left , Dr . Bowles , whom I had the great pleasure of placing in his chair , at Herefordlast year .
, It is indeed a circumstance that rarely occurs for one brother , in so short a period , to place two such Masonic chiefs at the head of their respective provinces—men who cannot fail to throw a lustre on whatever they undertake , and under whose guidance and advice , . Masonry is sure to flourish . AA ' e must now come directly home , and to ourselves , to look at our own P . G . M ., Bro . A ^ ernon , whose installation Ave have this day witnessed ; in him , you have a good man and true , one ivho obeys the
moral law ; one , who having ever acted on the Masonic principles in every relation of life , has justly and properly become beloved and respected by all , more particularly by the Masonic Fraternity ; such a man has the G . M . chosen , and such a man 1 have had the high honour of installing ; the whole Craft , searched and researched , could not have found a Brother more eminently calculated for the position of your P . G . M . Let me then congratulate you , on this occasion , as your Masonic chief , a congratulation , in ivhich , I am certain , every good man and Mason will join , when they see that our Bro . Vernon possesses every moral and social virtue ivhich can adorn the human character . It is
indeed a pleasure to look on so bright a picture ; hut it cannot be denied that there are occasionally to be found , in our ranks . , bad men , bad Masons , men who have not acted up to the solemn and serious vows which they have taken ; still in a society , so vastly extended as that ot Freemasonry , this is not to be ivondercd at ; all large flocks contain a
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Provincial.
Lodge Semper Fidelis . 772 . The company numbered upwards of 130 . The cloth having been withdiaivn , and thanks returned by the Chaplain to " The Great Architect of the Universe , " for blessings received upon that , as on all other occasions , the P G . M . retired , in consequence of indisposition , when the chair was taken by Bro . Hyde . The first toast of the evening was " the Queen and the Craft" which
, experienced that reception ivhich is usual among all classes on the mention of the name of the Sovereign , and more particularly among Freemasons . A number of other toasts followed , including " the Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland ; " "the I ) . G . M . of England , the Earl of Yarborough , and the other Grand Officers , " to which Bro . AV . Tucker replied in the following terms ;—
My Brethren , —Often as I have been called upon to make a speech at a Masonic Banquet , never did I feel so diffident as on the present occasion , because 1 am now , for the first time , called on to return thanks for our Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , a nobleman , who , in whatever light he is considered , either as a private gentleman , or as a public character , is alike kind , gentlemanlike , and affable to all , and eminentl y fitted to fill the chair as the chief of the Masonic Craft . In the Earl of Yarborough , the D . G . M , you have also a nobleman , who has distinguished himself in his Parliamentary career , not more than he has endeared himself to all , who honour him for his many private virtues :
as D . G . M ., 1 must say 1 have never seen any one who has , as a chairman , conducted Masonic meetings more ably . For and on behalf of the G . M . and D . G . M ., with the other officers of Grand Lodge , I return you my best thanks . But to ourselves : you have done me the honour of drinking my health as the Installing Master , this day ; I do feel particularly proud of having been invited to perform this highly honourable office ; and more so , as I see , on my left , Dr . Bowles , whom I had the great pleasure of placing in his chair , at Herefordlast year .
, It is indeed a circumstance that rarely occurs for one brother , in so short a period , to place two such Masonic chiefs at the head of their respective provinces—men who cannot fail to throw a lustre on whatever they undertake , and under whose guidance and advice , . Masonry is sure to flourish . AA ' e must now come directly home , and to ourselves , to look at our own P . G . M ., Bro . A ^ ernon , whose installation Ave have this day witnessed ; in him , you have a good man and true , one ivho obeys the
moral law ; one , who having ever acted on the Masonic principles in every relation of life , has justly and properly become beloved and respected by all , more particularly by the Masonic Fraternity ; such a man has the G . M . chosen , and such a man 1 have had the high honour of installing ; the whole Craft , searched and researched , could not have found a Brother more eminently calculated for the position of your P . G . M . Let me then congratulate you , on this occasion , as your Masonic chief , a congratulation , in ivhich , I am certain , every good man and Mason will join , when they see that our Bro . Vernon possesses every moral and social virtue ivhich can adorn the human character . It is
indeed a pleasure to look on so bright a picture ; hut it cannot be denied that there are occasionally to be found , in our ranks . , bad men , bad Masons , men who have not acted up to the solemn and serious vows which they have taken ; still in a society , so vastly extended as that ot Freemasonry , this is not to be ivondercd at ; all large flocks contain a