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Provincial.
recognised in him a Brother . He felt the responsibility of the office they had entrusted to his care ; he Avould do his utmost to carry out the true principles of the Order , and he hoped all the Avorking of the Lodge might be equal to the ceremony of consecration they had witnessed that day . The Prov . G . M . then gave the health of the D . Prov . G . M . ; when
he selected him as his Deputy , he felt no apprehension as to Avbat Avould be the result of that appointment ; the manner in which they received his name assured him that anything he could say would fall very short of Avhat the Brethren felt towards him ; but of this he was perfectly assured , as they all did , that that Province must flourish under his guidance . The D . Prov . G . M . said he had again to thank them ; and as this Avas the first time he had met them in his official capacity as
D . Prov . G . M . of the Province of Bristol , he received their kindness as a guarantee that they Avere pleased with his appointment ; he had accepted the office with great diffidence , for when he looked back to his predecessors , the Smiths , Husenbeth , his old school-fellow , Bro . Bushel , and the lamented Bro . Powell , he felt he had
undertaken an office of important and arduous responsibility ; but the assistance and support he received from the Brethren of the Province rendered his duty comparatively easy ; he had been anxious that the ceremony of consecrating the Colston Lodge should be as perfect as possible , and he could not sufficiently thank those Brethren , who had assisted him with their experience in the Craft in general for their attention and support on this occasion . He also had to thank
them for their full attendance at SAvindon , at the late ceremonies ; amongst that great assemblage of the Craft , he felt proud , indeed , of the position he occupied , Avhen he saw what an important part the Lodges of Bristol formed of that magnificent procession . He trusted on all future occasions to receive a continuation of that kindl y feeling that had been so manifested towards him ; and then the rule and guidance of the Province of Bristol would indeed be as he would
wish it . Several other toasts followed , including the four other Lodges of the Province , responded to by the respective W . M . s and the Visitors , responded to by Bro . Major Brandon . The Brethren then separated , having spent a most pleasant evening , the pleasure of which was greatly enhanced by the capital singing of the professional Brethren .
STAFFORDSHIRE . TIBTON . —Noah ' s Ark Lodge ( No . 435 ) . This Lodge , held at Bro . Benjamin Whitehouse ' s Navigation Inn , and lately removed from Bilston , bids fair , now that some new blood has been diffused into it , to become one of the first in the province . It Avas recently visited bthe Prov . G . M . Col . VernonAVIIO expressed his entire
y , approbation and satisfaction at the good working of it , which must be mainly attributed to the indefatigable exertions of the worthy W . M . J . F . Warner , P . M . Prov . G . D . C . The Brethren have just exhibited one of the true characteristics of Freemasonry , in pre-Y 2
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Provincial.
recognised in him a Brother . He felt the responsibility of the office they had entrusted to his care ; he Avould do his utmost to carry out the true principles of the Order , and he hoped all the Avorking of the Lodge might be equal to the ceremony of consecration they had witnessed that day . The Prov . G . M . then gave the health of the D . Prov . G . M . ; when
he selected him as his Deputy , he felt no apprehension as to Avbat Avould be the result of that appointment ; the manner in which they received his name assured him that anything he could say would fall very short of Avhat the Brethren felt towards him ; but of this he was perfectly assured , as they all did , that that Province must flourish under his guidance . The D . Prov . G . M . said he had again to thank them ; and as this Avas the first time he had met them in his official capacity as
D . Prov . G . M . of the Province of Bristol , he received their kindness as a guarantee that they Avere pleased with his appointment ; he had accepted the office with great diffidence , for when he looked back to his predecessors , the Smiths , Husenbeth , his old school-fellow , Bro . Bushel , and the lamented Bro . Powell , he felt he had
undertaken an office of important and arduous responsibility ; but the assistance and support he received from the Brethren of the Province rendered his duty comparatively easy ; he had been anxious that the ceremony of consecrating the Colston Lodge should be as perfect as possible , and he could not sufficiently thank those Brethren , who had assisted him with their experience in the Craft in general for their attention and support on this occasion . He also had to thank
them for their full attendance at SAvindon , at the late ceremonies ; amongst that great assemblage of the Craft , he felt proud , indeed , of the position he occupied , Avhen he saw what an important part the Lodges of Bristol formed of that magnificent procession . He trusted on all future occasions to receive a continuation of that kindl y feeling that had been so manifested towards him ; and then the rule and guidance of the Province of Bristol would indeed be as he would
wish it . Several other toasts followed , including the four other Lodges of the Province , responded to by the respective W . M . s and the Visitors , responded to by Bro . Major Brandon . The Brethren then separated , having spent a most pleasant evening , the pleasure of which was greatly enhanced by the capital singing of the professional Brethren .
STAFFORDSHIRE . TIBTON . —Noah ' s Ark Lodge ( No . 435 ) . This Lodge , held at Bro . Benjamin Whitehouse ' s Navigation Inn , and lately removed from Bilston , bids fair , now that some new blood has been diffused into it , to become one of the first in the province . It Avas recently visited bthe Prov . G . M . Col . VernonAVIIO expressed his entire
y , approbation and satisfaction at the good working of it , which must be mainly attributed to the indefatigable exertions of the worthy W . M . J . F . Warner , P . M . Prov . G . D . C . The Brethren have just exhibited one of the true characteristics of Freemasonry , in pre-Y 2