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Provincial.
those fraternal principles which can best make us contented in our respective stations in life ; and it appeals too , to our affections , as Masons , m associating with the memory of our departed Brethren , the brightest anticipations of the future . Death may have deprived us of late years , of many active and enterprising spirits-so much the more is it incumbent upon us , their successors , to use increased exertions in our attempts to render this Lodge worth y of ' tbe ancient recollections ' which Pime has thrown around it;—and , whilst remembering those \ vho now share ' the midni ght of the grave , ' perhaps , not a stone ' s throw from this very spot—perchance
" ' Beneath those rugge-l elms , that yew tree ' s shade . Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap , Each in his narrow cell ' s for ever laid . ' "It is incumbent upon us , I repeat , to cherish their memories with the deepest feelings of respect , and never to let their names perish from our records , —to preserve all personal memorials of them as of men who once shared largelin those peaceful victories which assured
y , we are , ennoble the human mind , ancl open a wide and extending field of happiness and intelligence , for ages yet to come , —thereby so keeping alive the sentiments which predominate in the minds of all present , that after the flight of another half century , those who succeed us may appreciate to the full that intelligence and virtue which led you , my Brethren , in the present day , to entertain upon such a subject , and in reference to such an event , feelings of no ordinary character . Methinks , should it amid circumstances
occur , that still remain unravelled by time , to fall to the lot of many of our successors iu the Masonic Brotherhood to celebrate a centenary anniversary of the Lodge , they , also , will refer to this festival , —this ' high holiday ' of the Craft , —with emotions of gratitude , hallowed by recollections of the deepest interest ; whilst the sons , perhaps , of many of us will preserve the record of this dav ' s proceedings , and point with all ' pride of heart' to the names of their inactive
parents as being no agents in this goodl y work of celebration . They will rejoice in the reflection that ' our handywork' on this side the grave had ' prospered , ' and indulge in the pious hope that in a matter of hi gher moment , 'our labour was not in vain . ' Let , then , this spirit animate us for the future , ancl allow me to request you , in drinking to ' The Memory of the Founders of the Shakspeare Lodge , ' mentally to address the names of each of the departed Brethren of the mystic tie , in the words of an unrivalled poet , —may
"' No exerciser harm thee . And no witchcraft charm thee , Ghost unlaid forbear thee , Nothing ill come near thee , Quiet consummation have . And peaceful be thy grave V ' ( This toast—the prominent one of the day—was drunk in solemn
_ silence . ) Br . MAYLE then sang the following song , the concluding stanza of which was written expressly for the Jubilee , by its author , Brother J . E , Carpenter : —
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Provincial.
those fraternal principles which can best make us contented in our respective stations in life ; and it appeals too , to our affections , as Masons , m associating with the memory of our departed Brethren , the brightest anticipations of the future . Death may have deprived us of late years , of many active and enterprising spirits-so much the more is it incumbent upon us , their successors , to use increased exertions in our attempts to render this Lodge worth y of ' tbe ancient recollections ' which Pime has thrown around it;—and , whilst remembering those \ vho now share ' the midni ght of the grave , ' perhaps , not a stone ' s throw from this very spot—perchance
" ' Beneath those rugge-l elms , that yew tree ' s shade . Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap , Each in his narrow cell ' s for ever laid . ' "It is incumbent upon us , I repeat , to cherish their memories with the deepest feelings of respect , and never to let their names perish from our records , —to preserve all personal memorials of them as of men who once shared largelin those peaceful victories which assured
y , we are , ennoble the human mind , ancl open a wide and extending field of happiness and intelligence , for ages yet to come , —thereby so keeping alive the sentiments which predominate in the minds of all present , that after the flight of another half century , those who succeed us may appreciate to the full that intelligence and virtue which led you , my Brethren , in the present day , to entertain upon such a subject , and in reference to such an event , feelings of no ordinary character . Methinks , should it amid circumstances
occur , that still remain unravelled by time , to fall to the lot of many of our successors iu the Masonic Brotherhood to celebrate a centenary anniversary of the Lodge , they , also , will refer to this festival , —this ' high holiday ' of the Craft , —with emotions of gratitude , hallowed by recollections of the deepest interest ; whilst the sons , perhaps , of many of us will preserve the record of this dav ' s proceedings , and point with all ' pride of heart' to the names of their inactive
parents as being no agents in this goodl y work of celebration . They will rejoice in the reflection that ' our handywork' on this side the grave had ' prospered , ' and indulge in the pious hope that in a matter of hi gher moment , 'our labour was not in vain . ' Let , then , this spirit animate us for the future , ancl allow me to request you , in drinking to ' The Memory of the Founders of the Shakspeare Lodge , ' mentally to address the names of each of the departed Brethren of the mystic tie , in the words of an unrivalled poet , —may
"' No exerciser harm thee . And no witchcraft charm thee , Ghost unlaid forbear thee , Nothing ill come near thee , Quiet consummation have . And peaceful be thy grave V ' ( This toast—the prominent one of the day—was drunk in solemn
_ silence . ) Br . MAYLE then sang the following song , the concluding stanza of which was written expressly for the Jubilee , by its author , Brother J . E , Carpenter : —