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Provincial.
The Brethren then left the church in the same order as they entered , and returned to the Town-hall , when the duties of the Lodge were resumed . The Worship ful Master appointed the following Brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : — Brothers—Curme , Senior Warden ; Groves , Junior Warden ; bcnven , Senior Deacon ; H . Williams , Secretary ; Parr , Treasurer The whole of the provincial business having been gone through , tiie
Lodge was closed in ample form with a solemn prayer . The thanks of the Grand Loclge were voted to the Chaplains lor their valuable services ; to the Earl of Digby , for the use ot the 1 own Hall ; and to the Rev . John Parsons , Vicar of Sherborne , for the use of the Church . About four o'clock the Brethren sat doivn to a sumptuous dinner in
the Town Hall , provided by Brother Hilhar . . After the removal of the cloth , jXon Nobis Domine was sung witli excellent effect by Brothers Curme , of Weymouth , ancl Cox and Patch , of Dorchester ; after which the following toasts were given : — the Kin" -, the Patron of Freemasonry—the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of the Order—the rest of lhe Royal Brothers—the Pro-Grand Master , Lord Dundas—the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Durham ,
The D . P . G . M . Brother Eliot ; then rose and stated to the P . G . M . that he had been requested by the Brethren of the province of Dorset to present him that day with the silver candelabra IIOAV before him , a « a small token of the love , gratitude , and esteem of the Brethren , for the eminent and valuable services he had rendered the province , and the Craft in general , for the last , 24 years , in the capacity ot 1 roviucial Grancl Master of DorsetWhen he looked back to the state
. of the province of Dorset at the time of his appointment , and when he referred to it now , distinguished in the first rank of Masonic knowledge , and that that increase of knoAvledge was to be mainly attributed to his great ancl unwearied exertions , he thought the candelabra now presented ( although admitted by princes , nobles , and multitudes who had seen it ) to be chaste , valuable , and beautiful , yet it in comparison of those lendid services . " A . ,, ur
Mawas as nothing sp sonic services , Rig ht Worshipful Sir , have not , been restricted to the province of Dorset , but . in the Grancl Lodge of England they have been acknowledged and rewarded with jewels of merit , "i our labours in revising the laws , charges , aud regulations of the ivhole Craft , at the request of our Royal Grand Master , have been great , for which vmi iwcived tho thanks of the United Grand Lodge , and ot the whole
Craft . It Avould be too tedious on this occasion to recount those services—they are engraven on the hearts of the Brethren , and can never be effaced from their recollection . We have witnessed with iear and trembliii"' the severe illness under which vou have laboured , ami we thank tiie Grand Architect , of the Universe , that he has , of his infinite goodness and mercy , restored you to us again;—we hope ant trust will be long spared to and that will accept the address 1
you ns , you now hold in my hand from the Masters and Wardens of all the Lodges in the province , earnestly beseeching you to continue , with God s blessing , their Provincial Grancl Master . Brother Eliot then read extracts from various letters , and communicated , by special request , the fraternal and comp limentary regards of the Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex ; of C . K . K . Tynte , 1 . G . M .
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Provincial.
The Brethren then left the church in the same order as they entered , and returned to the Town-hall , when the duties of the Lodge were resumed . The Worship ful Master appointed the following Brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : — Brothers—Curme , Senior Warden ; Groves , Junior Warden ; bcnven , Senior Deacon ; H . Williams , Secretary ; Parr , Treasurer The whole of the provincial business having been gone through , tiie
Lodge was closed in ample form with a solemn prayer . The thanks of the Grand Loclge were voted to the Chaplains lor their valuable services ; to the Earl of Digby , for the use ot the 1 own Hall ; and to the Rev . John Parsons , Vicar of Sherborne , for the use of the Church . About four o'clock the Brethren sat doivn to a sumptuous dinner in
the Town Hall , provided by Brother Hilhar . . After the removal of the cloth , jXon Nobis Domine was sung witli excellent effect by Brothers Curme , of Weymouth , ancl Cox and Patch , of Dorchester ; after which the following toasts were given : — the Kin" -, the Patron of Freemasonry—the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master of the Order—the rest of lhe Royal Brothers—the Pro-Grand Master , Lord Dundas—the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Durham ,
The D . P . G . M . Brother Eliot ; then rose and stated to the P . G . M . that he had been requested by the Brethren of the province of Dorset to present him that day with the silver candelabra IIOAV before him , a « a small token of the love , gratitude , and esteem of the Brethren , for the eminent and valuable services he had rendered the province , and the Craft in general , for the last , 24 years , in the capacity ot 1 roviucial Grancl Master of DorsetWhen he looked back to the state
. of the province of Dorset at the time of his appointment , and when he referred to it now , distinguished in the first rank of Masonic knowledge , and that that increase of knoAvledge was to be mainly attributed to his great ancl unwearied exertions , he thought the candelabra now presented ( although admitted by princes , nobles , and multitudes who had seen it ) to be chaste , valuable , and beautiful , yet it in comparison of those lendid services . " A . ,, ur
Mawas as nothing sp sonic services , Rig ht Worshipful Sir , have not , been restricted to the province of Dorset , but . in the Grancl Lodge of England they have been acknowledged and rewarded with jewels of merit , "i our labours in revising the laws , charges , aud regulations of the ivhole Craft , at the request of our Royal Grand Master , have been great , for which vmi iwcived tho thanks of the United Grand Lodge , and ot the whole
Craft . It Avould be too tedious on this occasion to recount those services—they are engraven on the hearts of the Brethren , and can never be effaced from their recollection . We have witnessed with iear and trembliii"' the severe illness under which vou have laboured , ami we thank tiie Grand Architect , of the Universe , that he has , of his infinite goodness and mercy , restored you to us again;—we hope ant trust will be long spared to and that will accept the address 1
you ns , you now hold in my hand from the Masters and Wardens of all the Lodges in the province , earnestly beseeching you to continue , with God s blessing , their Provincial Grancl Master . Brother Eliot then read extracts from various letters , and communicated , by special request , the fraternal and comp limentary regards of the Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex ; of C . K . K . Tynte , 1 . G . M .