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hospitality of Bro . T . Allen they returned to the Lodge , where they were joined by the R . AA' . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , when the AV . M . elect , Bro . Frederick Barrow , of the Manor House , AVedmore , was installed in the chair , according to ancient custom , the ceremony being performed by that excellent Mason and respected Brother , Dr . Pope . The duties of the Lodge having closed , the Brethren adjourned to the banquet-room , where they sat downsixty in numberto a sumptuous dinner . The
, , AV . M . being supported on his right by the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte ; Dr . Tunstall , AV . M ., G . R . ; Rev . J . S . Broderip , G . C . ; T . D . King , P . M . y P . P . G . S ., & c . ; and on his left by Dr . Pope , P . M ., P . G . S . AV . ; Dr . Bryant , P . M ., P . G . R . ; Dr . Woodforde , AV . M ., P . G . J . AV . ; Dr . Cardew , S . AV ., & c . The vice-chairs were ably filled by the AVardens of the Lodge , Brothers John AVick Bennett , ancl John 15 . Thivaites . The cloth having been withdrawnnon nobis Domino was chaunted b
, y Brothers Rolle , Burr , Martin , and Bedford . " The Queen" and the usual loyal and high Masonic toasts having been drunk , the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , rose to propose the . health of Dr . Pope , to whom the Brethren were indebted for . the zeal and spirit with which he hacl restored the Lodge from its fallen state to the highly flourishing and prosperous condition to which it then was ; at the same time he was deputed by them to present him with a Past Master ' s
Jewel , as a testimony of respect and esteem for his services , and as a tribute of their fraternal regard for him . The P . G . M . concluded in an eloquent and complimentary speech , ancl the toast was drunk with Masonic honours . The jewel , which is of most beautiful workmanship and made by Bro . Evans , of Great Queen-street , London , is a gold one
encircled with a wreath of frosted gold , elegantly chased ancl set with brilliants ; the square and problem is fine gold on purple enamelled ground , surmounted with Masonic emblems . The jewel bears { the following inscription : — " To Brother Dr . Charles Pope P . G . S . AV ., P . M ., and AVorshipful Master of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , No . 367 , A . D . 1847 : a grateful tribute of esteem from the Brethren of that Lodge ; which , when fast lapsing into decay , was , by his energy and zeal for Masonry , lifted up and restored to its ancient prosperity . "
Bro . Dr . POPE , on rising to return thanks , was received with much applause , and stated that he should use no worthless language when he said how incapable he was of expressing his gratitude to them ; for it was true his tongue could not express the sensibility of his heart . If he felt proud with the magnificent jewel which they had presented to him , he felt , if possible , a higher gratification from being so much the object of their respect , and in standing so high in their estimation . If he had been instrumental in restoring the Lodge and Masonry in that neighbourhood to prosperity , the reward was great fiom the happiness he experienced in
having ins efforts crowned with success . He then took a short retrospect of Masonry , and stated that from the period when St . Alban formed the first Grand Lodge in Britain , in the year 287 , it had never been in a more flourishing condition than at the present time ; ancl concluded in a fervid , affectionate , and Masonic style . , The pleasures of the evening were much enhanced by the musical talent of the professional and amateur Brethren . Every arrangement had been . made for the enjoyment and comfort of the visiting Brethren , the wholeof whoin expressed themselves highly delighted in the manner in which they had been received , and stated it was one of the most pleasant Masonic days they had ever spent . The festivities of the evening were
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hospitality of Bro . T . Allen they returned to the Lodge , where they were joined by the R . AA' . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , when the AV . M . elect , Bro . Frederick Barrow , of the Manor House , AVedmore , was installed in the chair , according to ancient custom , the ceremony being performed by that excellent Mason and respected Brother , Dr . Pope . The duties of the Lodge having closed , the Brethren adjourned to the banquet-room , where they sat downsixty in numberto a sumptuous dinner . The
, , AV . M . being supported on his right by the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte ; Dr . Tunstall , AV . M ., G . R . ; Rev . J . S . Broderip , G . C . ; T . D . King , P . M . y P . P . G . S ., & c . ; and on his left by Dr . Pope , P . M ., P . G . S . AV . ; Dr . Bryant , P . M ., P . G . R . ; Dr . Woodforde , AV . M ., P . G . J . AV . ; Dr . Cardew , S . AV ., & c . The vice-chairs were ably filled by the AVardens of the Lodge , Brothers John AVick Bennett , ancl John 15 . Thivaites . The cloth having been withdrawnnon nobis Domino was chaunted b
, y Brothers Rolle , Burr , Martin , and Bedford . " The Queen" and the usual loyal and high Masonic toasts having been drunk , the R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , rose to propose the . health of Dr . Pope , to whom the Brethren were indebted for . the zeal and spirit with which he hacl restored the Lodge from its fallen state to the highly flourishing and prosperous condition to which it then was ; at the same time he was deputed by them to present him with a Past Master ' s
Jewel , as a testimony of respect and esteem for his services , and as a tribute of their fraternal regard for him . The P . G . M . concluded in an eloquent and complimentary speech , ancl the toast was drunk with Masonic honours . The jewel , which is of most beautiful workmanship and made by Bro . Evans , of Great Queen-street , London , is a gold one
encircled with a wreath of frosted gold , elegantly chased ancl set with brilliants ; the square and problem is fine gold on purple enamelled ground , surmounted with Masonic emblems . The jewel bears { the following inscription : — " To Brother Dr . Charles Pope P . G . S . AV ., P . M ., and AVorshipful Master of the Rural Philanthropic Lodge , No . 367 , A . D . 1847 : a grateful tribute of esteem from the Brethren of that Lodge ; which , when fast lapsing into decay , was , by his energy and zeal for Masonry , lifted up and restored to its ancient prosperity . "
Bro . Dr . POPE , on rising to return thanks , was received with much applause , and stated that he should use no worthless language when he said how incapable he was of expressing his gratitude to them ; for it was true his tongue could not express the sensibility of his heart . If he felt proud with the magnificent jewel which they had presented to him , he felt , if possible , a higher gratification from being so much the object of their respect , and in standing so high in their estimation . If he had been instrumental in restoring the Lodge and Masonry in that neighbourhood to prosperity , the reward was great fiom the happiness he experienced in
having ins efforts crowned with success . He then took a short retrospect of Masonry , and stated that from the period when St . Alban formed the first Grand Lodge in Britain , in the year 287 , it had never been in a more flourishing condition than at the present time ; ancl concluded in a fervid , affectionate , and Masonic style . , The pleasures of the evening were much enhanced by the musical talent of the professional and amateur Brethren . Every arrangement had been . made for the enjoyment and comfort of the visiting Brethren , the wholeof whoin expressed themselves highly delighted in the manner in which they had been received , and stated it was one of the most pleasant Masonic days they had ever spent . The festivities of the evening were