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—( cheers ) . Your cheering emboldens me . When I reflect that however proudly the name of this great and good man stands forward for the qualities I have but feebly alluded to—how much more promincnr . lv does it advance as the very attribute of the purest friendship —( immense cheering ) . " Brethren , You have heard the cause of the removal of Dr . Oliver from the Deputy Provincial Grand Mastership of Lincolnshireto be for
, no other reason than that he presided at a dinner given in London to the humble individual who is now addressing you —( shame , shame ) . On that occasion against me the hand of power was not raised ; but my friend and protector has received a dastardly offence , and from an impotent quarter . The province of Lincolnshire will , however , do him justice—the free Brethren of our Order will do him justice—the press will do him justice ; if time permitted , I could read such extracts from
the public papers , as would show you the contrast of estimation of character with the disgust for the sycophant —( cheers ) . Brethren , 1 feel that I am obeying a general impulse , that we only await the demonstration from Lincolnshire , to record with the Brethren of that province our names with theirs , in raising a tribute of lasting testimony of his honour and of our gratitude —( great applause ) . I am grateful for your approbation , and I devote myself heart and soul to the cause , which is that of Masonry . I beg to propose the health and happiness of the
historian of Freemasonry , our beloved Brother Dr . Oliver' —( long continued cheering , with a good Lincolnshire fire ) . The AV . M . of the Lodge , Bro . TOTTEY , drank the Visiting Brethren and the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stafford , in the following address : — " Worshipful Sir , Officers , and Brethren , —! rise with pleasure to give the toast entrusted to me , it is our " Visiting Brothers . " Among , sir , the numberless associations the world has seen rise , flourish , and decay ,
it was destined for cur Order to exhibit to mankind the only society where the bonds of fellowship were made to hang together closely and permanently ; where men were knit together for the mutual interchange of good offices ; where brotherly love existed without alloy ; where men ' s virtues were revered , admired , and loved—their faults hid , forgiven , and forgotten ; where mutual forbearance was exercised—in short , a peculiar ' system of morality . ' Claiming , sir , these advantages for our
Order , I think we are much indebted to our visiting Brethren ( many of whom are come some distance ) for their presence here to-day , to do honour to our eminent Brother Crucefix , to give us the pleasure of their society , and an opportunity of practising some of the virtues I have mentioned . For the honour done to Dr . Crucefix , and the pleasure given to us , I , as Master of this Lodge , most heartily thank them , and will conclude with the wish , that the good they do to their fellow-creatures may return threefold—good measure , well pressed down , and overflowinrr—to their own bosoms . "
The Rev . Bro . BUCKERIDGE rose and returned thanks , as a junior member of the P . G . L . " The Stewards of the banquet , and thanks to mine host of the Star and Garter , for the very excellent manner in which he had zealousl y catered for the occasion , " was very humorously proposed by Bro . De Loude , a native of Holland . Bro . Z . AYATKINS , Grand Steward , drank to the wives , daughters , and sweethearts of Masons , prefacing the toast by a very eloquent address , which was enthusiastically cheered .
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Provincial.
—( cheers ) . Your cheering emboldens me . When I reflect that however proudly the name of this great and good man stands forward for the qualities I have but feebly alluded to—how much more promincnr . lv does it advance as the very attribute of the purest friendship —( immense cheering ) . " Brethren , You have heard the cause of the removal of Dr . Oliver from the Deputy Provincial Grand Mastership of Lincolnshireto be for
, no other reason than that he presided at a dinner given in London to the humble individual who is now addressing you —( shame , shame ) . On that occasion against me the hand of power was not raised ; but my friend and protector has received a dastardly offence , and from an impotent quarter . The province of Lincolnshire will , however , do him justice—the free Brethren of our Order will do him justice—the press will do him justice ; if time permitted , I could read such extracts from
the public papers , as would show you the contrast of estimation of character with the disgust for the sycophant —( cheers ) . Brethren , 1 feel that I am obeying a general impulse , that we only await the demonstration from Lincolnshire , to record with the Brethren of that province our names with theirs , in raising a tribute of lasting testimony of his honour and of our gratitude —( great applause ) . I am grateful for your approbation , and I devote myself heart and soul to the cause , which is that of Masonry . I beg to propose the health and happiness of the
historian of Freemasonry , our beloved Brother Dr . Oliver' —( long continued cheering , with a good Lincolnshire fire ) . The AV . M . of the Lodge , Bro . TOTTEY , drank the Visiting Brethren and the Provincial Grand Lodge of Stafford , in the following address : — " Worshipful Sir , Officers , and Brethren , —! rise with pleasure to give the toast entrusted to me , it is our " Visiting Brothers . " Among , sir , the numberless associations the world has seen rise , flourish , and decay ,
it was destined for cur Order to exhibit to mankind the only society where the bonds of fellowship were made to hang together closely and permanently ; where men were knit together for the mutual interchange of good offices ; where brotherly love existed without alloy ; where men ' s virtues were revered , admired , and loved—their faults hid , forgiven , and forgotten ; where mutual forbearance was exercised—in short , a peculiar ' system of morality . ' Claiming , sir , these advantages for our
Order , I think we are much indebted to our visiting Brethren ( many of whom are come some distance ) for their presence here to-day , to do honour to our eminent Brother Crucefix , to give us the pleasure of their society , and an opportunity of practising some of the virtues I have mentioned . For the honour done to Dr . Crucefix , and the pleasure given to us , I , as Master of this Lodge , most heartily thank them , and will conclude with the wish , that the good they do to their fellow-creatures may return threefold—good measure , well pressed down , and overflowinrr—to their own bosoms . "
The Rev . Bro . BUCKERIDGE rose and returned thanks , as a junior member of the P . G . L . " The Stewards of the banquet , and thanks to mine host of the Star and Garter , for the very excellent manner in which he had zealousl y catered for the occasion , " was very humorously proposed by Bro . De Loude , a native of Holland . Bro . Z . AYATKINS , Grand Steward , drank to the wives , daughters , and sweethearts of Masons , prefacing the toast by a very eloquent address , which was enthusiastically cheered .