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Provincial.
the case , for my excellent and esteemed friend and brother—your friend and brother—has all those excellent qualities that inevitably command perfect success : he has urbanity of manner , kindness of heart , and untiring zeal in the cause on which his heart is devotedly fixed . These , then , I repeat , are the groundwork of the expectation I have already alluded to , that he will gain more and more the love and lasting respect of bis approving brethren . Thatmy brethrenis tbe only consolation
, , I have in again leaving you for a short period ; and I clo most sincerely hope it may be my happy lot to return again to you from those public professional duties that devolve upon me , to fulfil in the future my important duties in ' this Province —( cheers ) . Oratory is not classed in the duties of the profession to which I have the honour to belong ; our business is not so much to speak as to act ; and I therefore resign the former to those whose powers of rhetoricnaturally as it werefit them
, , for the spontaneous and appropriate exercise of them . Yet , believe me , the little that 1 have advanced is pure and from the heart , antl I hope you will regard it , for the sake of an ardent brother A'lason , as quite as valuable as tlie most flowery language man can use towards , his fellowmen —( Immense cheering ) . We may meet again ; my hope is that such may be my fate ; but I am advanced in years , and God alone knows if those hopes -oill be confirmed : but brethrenwhatever be
, my , may my individual destiny , may the Great Architect of the Universe strengthen and build you all up in perfect health and happiness—and not only yourselves but all those most dear to you . ( The gallant admiral resumed his seat amidst applause that lasted for some minutes . ) Bro . CAPTAIN NEVILLE , R . N . on rising , said he bad been requested
by their R . W . Prov . Grand Master to propose the next toast . It was a pleasing although a painful task , inasmuch as he was incapable of performing it with anything like satisfaction to himself or those whom he had the honour of addressing . The only comfort he had in the matter was derived from the fact that an exhibition of eloquence on his part was not at ail necessary , since they were all of them so intimate with the excellent character of the Deputy Grant ! Master of the Province . For himself ,
he spoke of their respected brother as he at all times found him , hospitable in his own mansion , a friend indeed to many , and an honour to his profession . Asa man and a Mason he stood in the proud list of those who had been described by the poet as " the noblest work of God . " ( Loud ancl prolonged cheers ) . Bro . C E . DEACON , the D . P . G . M . was received with the strongest marks of approbationancl saidthat it was with natural feelings of pride
, , ancl gratitude that he rose to thank Bro . Neville for the very kind and flattering manner in which he had proposed his health , and to thank the R . W . P . G . Master , Sir Lucius Curtis , ancl the brethren for the glorious tribute he had received by their spontaneous expression of kindness and friendship towards himself , and their approbation of his masonic conduct . He acknowledged that he had accepted office impressed with the importance of the eludes which devolved upon him—feeling an
anxious desire to uphold and maintain the high character and best interests of Masonry in the province , and that its lustre should not be tarnished by his appointment . Words would but feebly indicate his feelings , powerful and grateful as they were , for their constant kindness arid for their approbation , which assured him that he had not altogether failed in his exertions . He had been accustomed at their former provincial meetings , when presiding over them ( ancl he had felt it his
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Provincial.
the case , for my excellent and esteemed friend and brother—your friend and brother—has all those excellent qualities that inevitably command perfect success : he has urbanity of manner , kindness of heart , and untiring zeal in the cause on which his heart is devotedly fixed . These , then , I repeat , are the groundwork of the expectation I have already alluded to , that he will gain more and more the love and lasting respect of bis approving brethren . Thatmy brethrenis tbe only consolation
, , I have in again leaving you for a short period ; and I clo most sincerely hope it may be my happy lot to return again to you from those public professional duties that devolve upon me , to fulfil in the future my important duties in ' this Province —( cheers ) . Oratory is not classed in the duties of the profession to which I have the honour to belong ; our business is not so much to speak as to act ; and I therefore resign the former to those whose powers of rhetoricnaturally as it werefit them
, , for the spontaneous and appropriate exercise of them . Yet , believe me , the little that 1 have advanced is pure and from the heart , antl I hope you will regard it , for the sake of an ardent brother A'lason , as quite as valuable as tlie most flowery language man can use towards , his fellowmen —( Immense cheering ) . We may meet again ; my hope is that such may be my fate ; but I am advanced in years , and God alone knows if those hopes -oill be confirmed : but brethrenwhatever be
, my , may my individual destiny , may the Great Architect of the Universe strengthen and build you all up in perfect health and happiness—and not only yourselves but all those most dear to you . ( The gallant admiral resumed his seat amidst applause that lasted for some minutes . ) Bro . CAPTAIN NEVILLE , R . N . on rising , said he bad been requested
by their R . W . Prov . Grand Master to propose the next toast . It was a pleasing although a painful task , inasmuch as he was incapable of performing it with anything like satisfaction to himself or those whom he had the honour of addressing . The only comfort he had in the matter was derived from the fact that an exhibition of eloquence on his part was not at ail necessary , since they were all of them so intimate with the excellent character of the Deputy Grant ! Master of the Province . For himself ,
he spoke of their respected brother as he at all times found him , hospitable in his own mansion , a friend indeed to many , and an honour to his profession . Asa man and a Mason he stood in the proud list of those who had been described by the poet as " the noblest work of God . " ( Loud ancl prolonged cheers ) . Bro . C E . DEACON , the D . P . G . M . was received with the strongest marks of approbationancl saidthat it was with natural feelings of pride
, , ancl gratitude that he rose to thank Bro . Neville for the very kind and flattering manner in which he had proposed his health , and to thank the R . W . P . G . Master , Sir Lucius Curtis , ancl the brethren for the glorious tribute he had received by their spontaneous expression of kindness and friendship towards himself , and their approbation of his masonic conduct . He acknowledged that he had accepted office impressed with the importance of the eludes which devolved upon him—feeling an
anxious desire to uphold and maintain the high character and best interests of Masonry in the province , and that its lustre should not be tarnished by his appointment . Words would but feebly indicate his feelings , powerful and grateful as they were , for their constant kindness arid for their approbation , which assured him that he had not altogether failed in his exertions . He had been accustomed at their former provincial meetings , when presiding over them ( ancl he had felt it his