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Provincial.
The Dinner . —At a quarter past four , about fifty Brethren assembled at the Red Lion Inn . On the removal of the cloth Non nobis Domine was very effectivel y sung . Shortly after , the Right Al orshipful Provincial Grand Master gave , amongst others , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , prefacing each with a suitable introduction . The D . P . G . M . Brother Eliot then rose and saidthat at their last
, Provincial Meeting at Sherborne , he had had the honour of being deputed by them to present to their talented , worthy , and highly respected P . G . M . a splendid candelabra , as a small token of respect from the Craft in general of the Province of Dorset . He had first been initiated into Masonry in the Lodge of All Souls , AVeymouth , and it was to him a source of high gratification to state that he was initiated by their Right W . P . G . M . The Brethren of the Province of Dorset had especial
reason to congratulate themselves in having the countenance of one so talented as the Brother who then sat on the throne—for not only was he known in this his own Province , but wherever Masonry was known—so long as Freemasonry existed , so would the name of AVilliam Williams , and tlie Province of Dorset ; and wherever the Banner of Masonry was unfolded in after-time , there would the name of their P . G . M . receive that homage which was due to him . They must not take these remarks
as the partial feelings of friendship , for every Brother was fully aware , that to his cultivated mind and vast research amongst the archives of Masonry , they owe the Book of Constitutions—the text-book , as it were , of the Order , and in which its ancient landmarks are accurately defined . He would not detain them much longer , but he could not sit down
without congratulating the Province on their still retaining his valuable services , which ill health at one time made him anxious to resign : but , it had pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to restore him to comparative health , and he hoped and trusted that that blessing would long enable him to fill the office of their P . G . M . He therefore begged leave to propose " . The health of their Right AA ' orshipful P . G . M . Brother Wm . AVilliams , " which was hailed with long and continued Masonic
honours . The R . AV . P . G . M . then rose and said , that the too partial way in which the Brethren always testified theii kindness to him was overpowering . It was true that his health at one time had led him to tender his resignation to his R . H . the Duke of Sussex , than whom a more just , upright , and honourable character , as a Mason and a man , did not exist ; but that distinguished Brother had not accepted his resignation when so
tendered , ancl ( saicl he ) " upon your requesting me at your last P . G . Meeting to continue my services in the Province , I wrote to his It . IL , and he was pleased to grant my request , and to continue me as your P . G . M . " He had always felt the highest pleasure at meeting the Brethren in his Mother Lodge at Weymouth , as well as in the Province , and as long as he could with propriety to himself and credit to the Craft continue their P . G . M ., they would always find him strenuous in his
endeavours to support Freemasonry : to know that he had their esteem ancl regard was to him a source of infinite pleasure . He should now propose to them the health of a Brother , from whom he had received at all times and upon all occasions the greatest Masonic assistance ; ancl he would not detain them with any eulogy , because it would teem as if they were paying each other unmeaning compliments : he felt assured that none of the Brethren needed a stimulus from him to honour ivith VOL . in . il A
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Provincial.
The Dinner . —At a quarter past four , about fifty Brethren assembled at the Red Lion Inn . On the removal of the cloth Non nobis Domine was very effectivel y sung . Shortly after , the Right Al orshipful Provincial Grand Master gave , amongst others , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , prefacing each with a suitable introduction . The D . P . G . M . Brother Eliot then rose and saidthat at their last
, Provincial Meeting at Sherborne , he had had the honour of being deputed by them to present to their talented , worthy , and highly respected P . G . M . a splendid candelabra , as a small token of respect from the Craft in general of the Province of Dorset . He had first been initiated into Masonry in the Lodge of All Souls , AVeymouth , and it was to him a source of high gratification to state that he was initiated by their Right W . P . G . M . The Brethren of the Province of Dorset had especial
reason to congratulate themselves in having the countenance of one so talented as the Brother who then sat on the throne—for not only was he known in this his own Province , but wherever Masonry was known—so long as Freemasonry existed , so would the name of AVilliam Williams , and tlie Province of Dorset ; and wherever the Banner of Masonry was unfolded in after-time , there would the name of their P . G . M . receive that homage which was due to him . They must not take these remarks
as the partial feelings of friendship , for every Brother was fully aware , that to his cultivated mind and vast research amongst the archives of Masonry , they owe the Book of Constitutions—the text-book , as it were , of the Order , and in which its ancient landmarks are accurately defined . He would not detain them much longer , but he could not sit down
without congratulating the Province on their still retaining his valuable services , which ill health at one time made him anxious to resign : but , it had pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to restore him to comparative health , and he hoped and trusted that that blessing would long enable him to fill the office of their P . G . M . He therefore begged leave to propose " . The health of their Right AA ' orshipful P . G . M . Brother Wm . AVilliams , " which was hailed with long and continued Masonic
honours . The R . AV . P . G . M . then rose and said , that the too partial way in which the Brethren always testified theii kindness to him was overpowering . It was true that his health at one time had led him to tender his resignation to his R . H . the Duke of Sussex , than whom a more just , upright , and honourable character , as a Mason and a man , did not exist ; but that distinguished Brother had not accepted his resignation when so
tendered , ancl ( saicl he ) " upon your requesting me at your last P . G . Meeting to continue my services in the Province , I wrote to his It . IL , and he was pleased to grant my request , and to continue me as your P . G . M . " He had always felt the highest pleasure at meeting the Brethren in his Mother Lodge at Weymouth , as well as in the Province , and as long as he could with propriety to himself and credit to the Craft continue their P . G . M ., they would always find him strenuous in his
endeavours to support Freemasonry : to know that he had their esteem ancl regard was to him a source of infinite pleasure . He should now propose to them the health of a Brother , from whom he had received at all times and upon all occasions the greatest Masonic assistance ; ancl he would not detain them with any eulogy , because it would teem as if they were paying each other unmeaning compliments : he felt assured that none of the Brethren needed a stimulus from him to honour ivith VOL . in . il A