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Provincial.
The orders do not simply intimate that the Provincial Grand Lodge may be assembled ; but they declare it ?! . s to be assembled : and as I point out what my construction of the law is as regards myself , I do not hesitate to tell you that I fully expect you will use your best endeavours to prove expert and proficient Masons . " His lordship concluded a very animated address to the perfect satisfaction of his delighted Brethren . The business of the Lodge being finished , it was then closed in due form and order ; after which his lordship and the Brethren withdrew .
About six o clock the Brethren re-assembled in the Lodge , and were individually introduced to the Provincial Grand Master by his Senior Warden . About half-past six his lordship and the Brethren adjourned to the banquet-room , where a sumptuous dinner was provided by the excellent stewards Brothers Townsend and Perkins . His lordship , as Provincial Grand Master , fiUedthe chair , and was surrounded by his officers and the Brethren , amounting to about fifty . In an earnest and spirited manner he proposed the first toastand begged them to drinkin their
, , fullest bumpers , that which claimed precedence in every society , but more particularl y in the company of Masons , whose loyalty and attachment to their king were unshaken and unquestioned , and who had conferred on them the high honor of his especial patronage"The King , the Patron ofthe Craft . " " The Queen , the Patroness of the Royal Freemasons' Charit y for Female Children . "
The noble Chairman , in rising to propose the health of the Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex , adverted to the zeal and interest which his Royal Hi ghness felt in the cause of Freemasonry . He assured them that it was undiminished , ami that during that infirmity , under which he had suffered , his inability to mingle with his Masonic Brethren , and receive their testimonies of affection and esteem , was a source of much regret to his Royal Highness . Me was gratified , and it was a subject of
gratification to all the Masonic Fraternity , that the Great Architect of the Universe had been pleased to restore their lloyal Master ' s sight , and enable him once more to fulfil those duties , so congenial to his feelings , and so beneficial to the Craft .
His lordship then gave , " the Princess A ^ ictoria , and the rest of the Royal Famil y ; " afterwards , " the Pro-Grand Master , Lord Dundas ;" and " the Past Deputy <_ rand Master , the Earl of Durham . " The Senior Warden , Brother Sadler , then rose to propose the health of the Chairman , the Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . He assured them , that long as he had been of the Fraternity , and devoted as he was to it , nothing had afforded him so much gratification , or was so
calculated to further the interests of Freemasonry as the occasion on which they were that day assembled . He rejoiced at the appointment of the Provincial Master , because it was one that could not but give the highest satisfaction , and promote the greatest unanimity . Of this he felt the strongest assurance , for the high character which his lordship held had elevated him to the distinguished office , which was second only to that of Grand Master of Englandin addition to this he possessed
; the confidence and esteem of the Grand Master , and was so connected with this county , that the Fraternity of the province could not fail to awaken his zeal and interest in their behalf . But if there was one circumstance more gratifying than another , or more likely to strengthen the bonds of union , it was that strict impartiality which his lordship had VOL . iv . o
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
The orders do not simply intimate that the Provincial Grand Lodge may be assembled ; but they declare it ?! . s to be assembled : and as I point out what my construction of the law is as regards myself , I do not hesitate to tell you that I fully expect you will use your best endeavours to prove expert and proficient Masons . " His lordship concluded a very animated address to the perfect satisfaction of his delighted Brethren . The business of the Lodge being finished , it was then closed in due form and order ; after which his lordship and the Brethren withdrew .
About six o clock the Brethren re-assembled in the Lodge , and were individually introduced to the Provincial Grand Master by his Senior Warden . About half-past six his lordship and the Brethren adjourned to the banquet-room , where a sumptuous dinner was provided by the excellent stewards Brothers Townsend and Perkins . His lordship , as Provincial Grand Master , fiUedthe chair , and was surrounded by his officers and the Brethren , amounting to about fifty . In an earnest and spirited manner he proposed the first toastand begged them to drinkin their
, , fullest bumpers , that which claimed precedence in every society , but more particularl y in the company of Masons , whose loyalty and attachment to their king were unshaken and unquestioned , and who had conferred on them the high honor of his especial patronage"The King , the Patron ofthe Craft . " " The Queen , the Patroness of the Royal Freemasons' Charit y for Female Children . "
The noble Chairman , in rising to propose the health of the Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex , adverted to the zeal and interest which his Royal Hi ghness felt in the cause of Freemasonry . He assured them that it was undiminished , ami that during that infirmity , under which he had suffered , his inability to mingle with his Masonic Brethren , and receive their testimonies of affection and esteem , was a source of much regret to his Royal Highness . Me was gratified , and it was a subject of
gratification to all the Masonic Fraternity , that the Great Architect of the Universe had been pleased to restore their lloyal Master ' s sight , and enable him once more to fulfil those duties , so congenial to his feelings , and so beneficial to the Craft .
His lordship then gave , " the Princess A ^ ictoria , and the rest of the Royal Famil y ; " afterwards , " the Pro-Grand Master , Lord Dundas ;" and " the Past Deputy <_ rand Master , the Earl of Durham . " The Senior Warden , Brother Sadler , then rose to propose the health of the Chairman , the Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire . He assured them , that long as he had been of the Fraternity , and devoted as he was to it , nothing had afforded him so much gratification , or was so
calculated to further the interests of Freemasonry as the occasion on which they were that day assembled . He rejoiced at the appointment of the Provincial Master , because it was one that could not but give the highest satisfaction , and promote the greatest unanimity . Of this he felt the strongest assurance , for the high character which his lordship held had elevated him to the distinguished office , which was second only to that of Grand Master of Englandin addition to this he possessed
; the confidence and esteem of the Grand Master , and was so connected with this county , that the Fraternity of the province could not fail to awaken his zeal and interest in their behalf . But if there was one circumstance more gratifying than another , or more likely to strengthen the bonds of union , it was that strict impartiality which his lordship had VOL . iv . o