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Masonic Intelligence.
mittee , ancl the truly Masonic zeal with which tbey had carried out all tho arrangements for the most interesting ceremonies of this clay , wero at once honourable to themselves as a Lodge , and creditable to the time-honoured institution of which they formed a part . It could not fail to excite tho proudest satisfaction in every Freemason ' s breast , to see that the principles of the Craft were still identified , in the most intimate relationship , with everything ivhich tended to promote the moral ancl social welfare of
mankind . And most appropriately had it been confided to them to begin the superstructure of which they had that day laid the foundation stone . It was indeed a reflection of which the Lodge of Hope migbt feel justly proud , that they hacl been instrumental in bringing the G . L . of England , for the first time , into the province of West'Yorkshire . Bro . Carter ventured to prognosticate that it ivould not be the last . The truly courteous response of the M . AV . G . M ., to perforin the interesting ceremony , and attended as he
had been by so numerous and distinguished a staff of the officers of G . L . bad produced an impression not likely soon to he forgotten , and whilst it augured well for the future prospects of the building they had now commenced , it also proved the honourable position which the Brethren of the Lodge of Hope were held in the estimation of then- fellow-townsmen , that to them had been entrusted , in so eminent a degree , the preliminary arrangement of a treat which every Brother ofthe Craft , as he doubted not every gentleman in the room , hacl so richly enjoyed . The future , he believed , would reveal to them , that the principles of then- venerable Order ,
on which the present was not the most fitting opportunity for his enlarging , were destined to spread , as they were calculated to enhance the welfare of our fellow-men . This added peculiar force to the toast he proposed— " Tho AV . M . ancl Brethren , and prosperity to the Lodge of Hope . " ( Cheers . ) BRO . THOMAS DEWHIRST of Bradford , expressed the great pleasure he bad felt in the jiroceeclings of this day , and tbe obligations they were under to the Earl of Zetland for the honour he had done the Brethren of this district in consenting to lay the foundation stone . He proposed " The AV .
Ms . P . Ms . and Brethren of their respective Lodges . " Bro . PITT acknowledged the toast , ancl the National Anthem was then sung . At the suggestion of Mr . AAf-igley , the mill was appropriately christened " Zetland Mill . " The company separated a little before nine o'clock . AVe cannot close this account without recording , and we do it without " note or comment , " the charitable act being sufficiently trumpet-tongued , that
the Masons have left a lasting and significant memorial of the interesting events of the day , by opening one of the hitherto unoccupied wards in the Bradford Infirmary on Monday last . The ward is fitted up with eight beds , tbe whole of which , together with the linen , ancl every possible convenience that may be required , have been furnished gratuitously , and with a perfect disregard as to cost . [ We beg to express onr acknowledgments to the Proprietors of the "Bradford Observer" and the " Halifax Guardian , " to whom we are indebted for this interesting report . —PlD . J
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Masonic Intelligence.
mittee , ancl the truly Masonic zeal with which tbey had carried out all tho arrangements for the most interesting ceremonies of this clay , wero at once honourable to themselves as a Lodge , and creditable to the time-honoured institution of which they formed a part . It could not fail to excite tho proudest satisfaction in every Freemason ' s breast , to see that the principles of the Craft were still identified , in the most intimate relationship , with everything ivhich tended to promote the moral ancl social welfare of
mankind . And most appropriately had it been confided to them to begin the superstructure of which they had that day laid the foundation stone . It was indeed a reflection of which the Lodge of Hope migbt feel justly proud , that they hacl been instrumental in bringing the G . L . of England , for the first time , into the province of West'Yorkshire . Bro . Carter ventured to prognosticate that it ivould not be the last . The truly courteous response of the M . AV . G . M ., to perforin the interesting ceremony , and attended as he
had been by so numerous and distinguished a staff of the officers of G . L . bad produced an impression not likely soon to he forgotten , and whilst it augured well for the future prospects of the building they had now commenced , it also proved the honourable position which the Brethren of the Lodge of Hope were held in the estimation of then- fellow-townsmen , that to them had been entrusted , in so eminent a degree , the preliminary arrangement of a treat which every Brother ofthe Craft , as he doubted not every gentleman in the room , hacl so richly enjoyed . The future , he believed , would reveal to them , that the principles of then- venerable Order ,
on which the present was not the most fitting opportunity for his enlarging , were destined to spread , as they were calculated to enhance the welfare of our fellow-men . This added peculiar force to the toast he proposed— " Tho AV . M . ancl Brethren , and prosperity to the Lodge of Hope . " ( Cheers . ) BRO . THOMAS DEWHIRST of Bradford , expressed the great pleasure he bad felt in the jiroceeclings of this day , and tbe obligations they were under to the Earl of Zetland for the honour he had done the Brethren of this district in consenting to lay the foundation stone . He proposed " The AV .
Ms . P . Ms . and Brethren of their respective Lodges . " Bro . PITT acknowledged the toast , ancl the National Anthem was then sung . At the suggestion of Mr . AAf-igley , the mill was appropriately christened " Zetland Mill . " The company separated a little before nine o'clock . AVe cannot close this account without recording , and we do it without " note or comment , " the charitable act being sufficiently trumpet-tongued , that
the Masons have left a lasting and significant memorial of the interesting events of the day , by opening one of the hitherto unoccupied wards in the Bradford Infirmary on Monday last . The ward is fitted up with eight beds , tbe whole of which , together with the linen , ancl every possible convenience that may be required , have been furnished gratuitously , and with a perfect disregard as to cost . [ We beg to express onr acknowledgments to the Proprietors of the "Bradford Observer" and the " Halifax Guardian , " to whom we are indebted for this interesting report . —PlD . J