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Provincial.
" My Lord and Worshi p ful Brother—The regular business of this Lodge being concluded , I rise to perform an agreeable task , ivhich the kindness of the Brethren , and my office of S . W ., alike impose on me ; and , Sir , the pleasure I feel on this interesting occasion has only one alloy , in the knowledge I possess of my OAVII inability to do justice to the subject of my address;—the Brethren have appreciated , as they could not fail in justness to appreciate unwearied exertions and princelliberality
, your y in ' founding , and , if I may use the expression , endowing this Loclge . Neither time , nor labour , nor expense , has been spared by you , in rendering it efficient for the high purposes of Masonry , and worthy of the Brethren AVIIO now , or at any future time , may hai'e the honour to belong to it . Ancl , Sir , when I look around , ancl behold the respectable body of ivhich this Loclge is composed , Avhere , only tAvo short years ago , all was ivaste and desert in the county , as respects substantial testimonies of
Masonry ; and Avhen I view the elegant and your munificence , * Avhich surround me , and consider AVIIO produced this splendid addition to the Craft , and that the author of so much good is now before me , I feel IIOAV inadequate are my feeble poAvers of language to express the debt of gratitude that is due to you . " The sentiments , Sir , ivhich I have expressed , are eutertamed b y in with all the Members of this Lod ancl AVIIO have
me , common ge , requested me to present to you a JeAvel , Avhich has been prepared for the occasion , ancl Avhich I IIOAV hold in my hand . I will not , by any further remark , Aveaken the effect of the Inscription , Avhich I trust fully expresses the feelings of the Brethren , and Avhich , Avith your permission , I Avill IIOAV read :
" Presented " By the Brethren of the Surrey Lodge , No . C 03 , " To Brother LORD MONSON , its Founder , " In testimony of their hig h estimation of the " Munificence , zeal , and urbanity , displayed " by him , Avhilst presiding over them in " the years 1834 ancl 1835 . " Brother Clay then presented the Jewel to the W . M . and concluded
, by expressing his fervent prayer , that the Noble Brother mig ht longlive to wear it amongst the Craft , of Avhich it might be said he Avas one of the brig htest jeAvels . Lord Monson then immediately rose , ancl addressed the Brethren to
the following effect : — " Although on occasions similar to the present , it is usual to express utter inability to return thanks in adequate terms , yet I can assure you , it is with perfect sincerity I assert , that , no language which I can use , Avill express to you the emotion Avith Avhich I receive this token of your kind regard . " When I first became a resident amongst you , and necessarily connected with the toAvn of ReigateI regretted to observethat no
, , bond of social union existed amongst you ; ancl thinking it highly desirable that a kindly feeling should be promoted between different classes of the community , ancl knowing that Masonry was so ivell adapted for that end , I was induced to promote the establishment of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
" My Lord and Worshi p ful Brother—The regular business of this Lodge being concluded , I rise to perform an agreeable task , ivhich the kindness of the Brethren , and my office of S . W ., alike impose on me ; and , Sir , the pleasure I feel on this interesting occasion has only one alloy , in the knowledge I possess of my OAVII inability to do justice to the subject of my address;—the Brethren have appreciated , as they could not fail in justness to appreciate unwearied exertions and princelliberality
, your y in ' founding , and , if I may use the expression , endowing this Loclge . Neither time , nor labour , nor expense , has been spared by you , in rendering it efficient for the high purposes of Masonry , and worthy of the Brethren AVIIO now , or at any future time , may hai'e the honour to belong to it . Ancl , Sir , when I look around , ancl behold the respectable body of ivhich this Loclge is composed , Avhere , only tAvo short years ago , all was ivaste and desert in the county , as respects substantial testimonies of
Masonry ; and Avhen I view the elegant and your munificence , * Avhich surround me , and consider AVIIO produced this splendid addition to the Craft , and that the author of so much good is now before me , I feel IIOAV inadequate are my feeble poAvers of language to express the debt of gratitude that is due to you . " The sentiments , Sir , ivhich I have expressed , are eutertamed b y in with all the Members of this Lod ancl AVIIO have
me , common ge , requested me to present to you a JeAvel , Avhich has been prepared for the occasion , ancl Avhich I IIOAV hold in my hand . I will not , by any further remark , Aveaken the effect of the Inscription , Avhich I trust fully expresses the feelings of the Brethren , and Avhich , Avith your permission , I Avill IIOAV read :
" Presented " By the Brethren of the Surrey Lodge , No . C 03 , " To Brother LORD MONSON , its Founder , " In testimony of their hig h estimation of the " Munificence , zeal , and urbanity , displayed " by him , Avhilst presiding over them in " the years 1834 ancl 1835 . " Brother Clay then presented the Jewel to the W . M . and concluded
, by expressing his fervent prayer , that the Noble Brother mig ht longlive to wear it amongst the Craft , of Avhich it might be said he Avas one of the brig htest jeAvels . Lord Monson then immediately rose , ancl addressed the Brethren to
the following effect : — " Although on occasions similar to the present , it is usual to express utter inability to return thanks in adequate terms , yet I can assure you , it is with perfect sincerity I assert , that , no language which I can use , Avill express to you the emotion Avith Avhich I receive this token of your kind regard . " When I first became a resident amongst you , and necessarily connected with the toAvn of ReigateI regretted to observethat no
, , bond of social union existed amongst you ; ancl thinking it highly desirable that a kindly feeling should be promoted between different classes of the community , ancl knowing that Masonry was so ivell adapted for that end , I was induced to promote the establishment of