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Provincial.
The CHAIRMAN—Brethren , I now rise to propose to you the health of the head of our Order ( loud cheers)—the Earl of Zetland , the Most AVorshipful the Grand Master of England ( cheers ) . I have had the honour to know his lordship in public and in private for many years ; and I am thoroughly assured that we could not have at the head of our Order a nobleman or a Brother more anxious to confer all the benefit in his poiver upon us —( loud and continued cheering ) .
The CHAIRMAN—Brethren , I rise again to give you the health of the second to the chief of Masonry in England—the Earl of Yarborongh , ( cheering)—the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England cheering ) . Bro . BUSHELL , D . P . G . M . of Bristol , then said—Brethren , I beg to propose to you a toast which Masonic etiquette suggests should receive your prompt and considerate attention . Brethrenit is of no service
, that we have a good executive government in London , unless we are supplied with due representation in the provinces ; and it does , therefore , give me great pleasure on the present occasion to be the medium of proposing to you for your acceptance the first tcast of the kind that has ever been given—the health of the present Grancl Master of Monmouthshire—( protracted cheering ) . Brethren , I cannot but recal the feelings of proud satisfaction which 1 entertained the moment I stood in this
room after effecting the consummation of Masonry in the provinces , by the creation of the Silurian Lodge —( cheers ) . But , Brethren , if I felt pride at the foundation of the building ,, how proud , how rejoiced ought I not to be to think I have contributed to adorn its Corinthian column ( cheers ) . It is true , Brethren , that sickness has been the cause of my
presenting myself before you at this moment , unprepared and unexpected ; but the act of a Mason requires little preparation—he speaks from his heart—( cheers ) . The voice of Monmouthshire came to Bristol as a command— " Come to us and give us our Provincial Grand Master . " We came , Brethren , with alacrity and joy ( cheers ) , and we have this day installed on the throne of your Ledge , a nobleman in every sense ofthe word ( loud cheers ) . Brethrenlong he live ( cheers ) . The
, may voice of fulsome praise is distasteful to a Mason ' s ears ; but join with me in heartfelt expression that he may live for years , to be a blessing to the Graft—that his life may be happy in all its results , ancl a benefit to Freemasonry—( loud cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN rose , amid much cheering , to respond to the toast . He said—Brethren , I rise to thank you most sincerely for the honour
you have clone me in so enthusiastically receiving my name , and in so kindly drinking my health ( cheers ) . I have also to thank my excellent Brother on my right for the extremely kind ancl handsome terms in which he has proposed it . 1 will endeavour—for 1 feel I cannot attempt to make one half as good a speech as he has—to say a few words to you ( cheers ) . It is well knoivn to the Brethren over whom I have the honour of presiding , that my appointment has heen of long date ; but at the time my appointment was made—I merelname this to the
y Brethren who have kindly visited us this day , in order that they may understand the somewhat anomalous position in which I stand here this day , as having been long nominall y the Grand Master of this province , and my installation having only taken place within the last few hourswhen I was first nominated as chief of this province by his late lamented Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Masonry , it is well known to the Silurian and Loyal Monmouth Lodges , was at a low ebb in the province
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The CHAIRMAN—Brethren , I now rise to propose to you the health of the head of our Order ( loud cheers)—the Earl of Zetland , the Most AVorshipful the Grand Master of England ( cheers ) . I have had the honour to know his lordship in public and in private for many years ; and I am thoroughly assured that we could not have at the head of our Order a nobleman or a Brother more anxious to confer all the benefit in his poiver upon us —( loud and continued cheering ) .
The CHAIRMAN—Brethren , I rise again to give you the health of the second to the chief of Masonry in England—the Earl of Yarborongh , ( cheering)—the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England cheering ) . Bro . BUSHELL , D . P . G . M . of Bristol , then said—Brethren , I beg to propose to you a toast which Masonic etiquette suggests should receive your prompt and considerate attention . Brethrenit is of no service
, that we have a good executive government in London , unless we are supplied with due representation in the provinces ; and it does , therefore , give me great pleasure on the present occasion to be the medium of proposing to you for your acceptance the first tcast of the kind that has ever been given—the health of the present Grancl Master of Monmouthshire—( protracted cheering ) . Brethren , I cannot but recal the feelings of proud satisfaction which 1 entertained the moment I stood in this
room after effecting the consummation of Masonry in the provinces , by the creation of the Silurian Lodge —( cheers ) . But , Brethren , if I felt pride at the foundation of the building ,, how proud , how rejoiced ought I not to be to think I have contributed to adorn its Corinthian column ( cheers ) . It is true , Brethren , that sickness has been the cause of my
presenting myself before you at this moment , unprepared and unexpected ; but the act of a Mason requires little preparation—he speaks from his heart—( cheers ) . The voice of Monmouthshire came to Bristol as a command— " Come to us and give us our Provincial Grand Master . " We came , Brethren , with alacrity and joy ( cheers ) , and we have this day installed on the throne of your Ledge , a nobleman in every sense ofthe word ( loud cheers ) . Brethrenlong he live ( cheers ) . The
, may voice of fulsome praise is distasteful to a Mason ' s ears ; but join with me in heartfelt expression that he may live for years , to be a blessing to the Graft—that his life may be happy in all its results , ancl a benefit to Freemasonry—( loud cheers ) . The CHAIRMAN rose , amid much cheering , to respond to the toast . He said—Brethren , I rise to thank you most sincerely for the honour
you have clone me in so enthusiastically receiving my name , and in so kindly drinking my health ( cheers ) . I have also to thank my excellent Brother on my right for the extremely kind ancl handsome terms in which he has proposed it . 1 will endeavour—for 1 feel I cannot attempt to make one half as good a speech as he has—to say a few words to you ( cheers ) . It is well knoivn to the Brethren over whom I have the honour of presiding , that my appointment has heen of long date ; but at the time my appointment was made—I merelname this to the
y Brethren who have kindly visited us this day , in order that they may understand the somewhat anomalous position in which I stand here this day , as having been long nominall y the Grand Master of this province , and my installation having only taken place within the last few hourswhen I was first nominated as chief of this province by his late lamented Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Masonry , it is well known to the Silurian and Loyal Monmouth Lodges , was at a low ebb in the province