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on the subject of his selection , proceeded to make the following appointments : —Provincial Deputy Grand Master , AA'illiam Roden , M . D ., Lodge 730 , Kidderminster ; Provincial Grand AVardens , AA'illiam Masefield , and Harvey Eginton : Grand Chaplain , Rev . AA ' . __ ,. Isaac , M . A . ; Grand Treasurer , F . T . Elgie , Mayor of Worcester ; Grancl Registrar , Bro . John Simpson ; Grand Secretary , Bro . C . C . Griffiths ; Grand DeaconsBro . John Boltonand Bro . A . Patterson ; Grand
Superin-, , , tendent of AVorks , Bro . Marcus Smith ; Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . R . Harris , ; Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . B . L . Stable ; Grand Sword Bearer , AA ' . D . Lingham ; Grand Pursuivant , F . N . Gosling ; Grand Tyler , W . H . Davis ; Grand Stewards , Bros . John Aston , Thomas Payne , Giles , Bowers , Joseph Boycott , and AV . E . Ilasell . About five o ' clock upwards of one hundred Brethren sat down to a banquet . The Grand Registrarthe R . AV . Bro . Dobie
presidedsup-, , ported on the right by the Provincial Deputy Grand Master , the W . Bro . Elgie , Mayor of AVorcester , & c . ; and on the left by the V . W . the Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain ; the V . AV . Bro . AA'hite , Grand Secretary ; and Bros . Lloyd , Dee , & c , of the Staffordshire Grand Lodge . The Provincial Grand AVardens occupied their respective chairs . The Provincial Grand Chaplain , the Rev . AV . L . Isaac , did not attend the banquethaving an indispensable engagement to fulfil at a
dis-, tance , but his duties were performed by the Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain of England . The cloth having been drawn , and grace pronounced by the Grand Chaplain , the Chairman gave , as the first toast , " The ladies , " which was drunk and honoured in a manner peculiar to this fraternity . He
then called upon the Brethren to drink " The Queen ancl the Craft . " Drunk with Masonic honours . The chairman then gave "The Most AVorshipful Grancl Master , the Earl of Zetland . " Drunk with the usual honours . The next toast was " The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Yarborough . " Drunk with Masonic honours . This was followed by the health of" The Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain , and Bro . AVhite , Grancl Secretary . " In the course of his remarks the Grand Registrar spoke in terms of deserved praise of the Masonic career of
these Brethren , and alluded forcibly to the long and faithful services of Bro . AA'hite , as Grand Secretary to the Craft . The V . AV . GRAND CHAPLAIN returned thanks in a long and powerful speech , in which he forcibly ancl beautifully portrayed the excellence of Freemasonry , and the great benefit it must be to society and to individuals if rightly understood and acted upon . He trusted he should be excused if he assumed , in the course of his remarks , rather more of
the chaplain than was usually compatible with the convivialities of a large meeting like the present . The opportunity , however , did not frequently occur , ancl , as a minister of the Established Church , he felt it his duty , whenever occasion offered , to state his opinions on this subject .
especially when he found their excellent institution had suffered the most unjustifiable abuse in a certain publication to which he alluded . The Rev . Brother went on to state that not a word of tbe article to which he referred was grounded on truth , but , on the contrary , showed a perfect ignorance of the genuine princi ples on which their holy institution was founded . He could not conceive that if , as a minister of God ' s word , he found nothing in Freemasonry to find fault with , that his lay brethren had anything to fear as to its tendencies . He had been for nearly a quarter of a century a Freemason , and had never regretted it ,
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Provincial.
on the subject of his selection , proceeded to make the following appointments : —Provincial Deputy Grand Master , AA'illiam Roden , M . D ., Lodge 730 , Kidderminster ; Provincial Grand AVardens , AA'illiam Masefield , and Harvey Eginton : Grand Chaplain , Rev . AA ' . __ ,. Isaac , M . A . ; Grand Treasurer , F . T . Elgie , Mayor of Worcester ; Grancl Registrar , Bro . John Simpson ; Grand Secretary , Bro . C . C . Griffiths ; Grand DeaconsBro . John Boltonand Bro . A . Patterson ; Grand
Superin-, , , tendent of AVorks , Bro . Marcus Smith ; Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . R . Harris , ; Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . B . L . Stable ; Grand Sword Bearer , AA ' . D . Lingham ; Grand Pursuivant , F . N . Gosling ; Grand Tyler , W . H . Davis ; Grand Stewards , Bros . John Aston , Thomas Payne , Giles , Bowers , Joseph Boycott , and AV . E . Ilasell . About five o ' clock upwards of one hundred Brethren sat down to a banquet . The Grand Registrarthe R . AV . Bro . Dobie
presidedsup-, , ported on the right by the Provincial Deputy Grand Master , the W . Bro . Elgie , Mayor of AVorcester , & c . ; and on the left by the V . W . the Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain ; the V . AV . Bro . AA'hite , Grand Secretary ; and Bros . Lloyd , Dee , & c , of the Staffordshire Grand Lodge . The Provincial Grand AVardens occupied their respective chairs . The Provincial Grand Chaplain , the Rev . AV . L . Isaac , did not attend the banquethaving an indispensable engagement to fulfil at a
dis-, tance , but his duties were performed by the Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain of England . The cloth having been drawn , and grace pronounced by the Grand Chaplain , the Chairman gave , as the first toast , " The ladies , " which was drunk and honoured in a manner peculiar to this fraternity . He
then called upon the Brethren to drink " The Queen ancl the Craft . " Drunk with Masonic honours . The chairman then gave "The Most AVorshipful Grancl Master , the Earl of Zetland . " Drunk with the usual honours . The next toast was " The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl of Yarborough . " Drunk with Masonic honours . This was followed by the health of" The Rev . J . O . Dakeyne , Grand Chaplain , and Bro . AVhite , Grancl Secretary . " In the course of his remarks the Grand Registrar spoke in terms of deserved praise of the Masonic career of
these Brethren , and alluded forcibly to the long and faithful services of Bro . AA'hite , as Grand Secretary to the Craft . The V . AV . GRAND CHAPLAIN returned thanks in a long and powerful speech , in which he forcibly ancl beautifully portrayed the excellence of Freemasonry , and the great benefit it must be to society and to individuals if rightly understood and acted upon . He trusted he should be excused if he assumed , in the course of his remarks , rather more of
the chaplain than was usually compatible with the convivialities of a large meeting like the present . The opportunity , however , did not frequently occur , ancl , as a minister of the Established Church , he felt it his duty , whenever occasion offered , to state his opinions on this subject .
especially when he found their excellent institution had suffered the most unjustifiable abuse in a certain publication to which he alluded . The Rev . Brother went on to state that not a word of tbe article to which he referred was grounded on truth , but , on the contrary , showed a perfect ignorance of the genuine princi ples on which their holy institution was founded . He could not conceive that if , as a minister of God ' s word , he found nothing in Freemasonry to find fault with , that his lay brethren had anything to fear as to its tendencies . He had been for nearly a quarter of a century a Freemason , and had never regretted it ,