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exhibited in the selection of his officers from the two . Lodges . He sincerely hoped that his lordship ' s views and wishes might be realised , and that he might long live to extend and reap the blessings of Freemasonry . His lordship returned thanks , and regretted that illness precluded him from addressing them at so great a length as he wished . He felt highly honoured at the appointment conferred ' on him , and much gratified with the warm and open-hearted reception he had met from the Brethren of
the province . He trusted that the science would continue to prosper in their hands , and he sincerely wished them prosperity and happiness individually and collectively . The noble Chairman then proposed the health ofhis Senior AA arflen , Brother Sadler , and took occasion to advert to the honourable office whicli that Brother held in this city , hoping that whetherin or out of office he might ever receive the cordial support and assistance of all around
him . He concluded by alluding to the great assistance afforded him by his Senior AVarden , to whom the Brethren were mainl y indebted for the establishment of a Provincial Lodge . Brother Sadler returned thanks , and expressed his willingness to cooperate in all that could promote the interests of the Craft and extend its benefits . His lordship had complimentarily alluded to the honourable office to which he had been called by the unanimous voice of his fellow
citizens . His determination was to act upon true Masonic principles , by fulfilling the duties of his station with strict impartiality to all—by fairly dispensing justice , and acting at all times for the interest and benefit of all . He ivould not recognise party of any kind , but his efforts should be to promote the prosperity of his native city , and his desire was to receive at the close of his office the best rewards a man could have—the approval of his own conscience , and the approbation of his fellow citizens .
His lordship then gave the health of his Junior Warden , the Rev . Brother Ridley , of University college . Brother Ridley , in returning thanks , expressed the high gratification which that meeting afforded him . He could not but look on the establishment of a Provincial Lodge in this county as a new and happy era in the existence of Freemasonry—it was a circumstance that would unite them to each other in still stronger ties , by enlisting them in one Lodge
where there ivould be but one object and one interest to further . He was fully sensible of their zeal and devotion in Masonry , and it was a source of pride to him that he had been associated with the Brotherhood for many years , and that his attachment to it was strengthened by each succeeding year . No man appreciated the princi ples of the Order more than he did ; and , founded as they ivere on truly scriptural and moral groundshe felt assured thatin their operationsthey contributed
ma-, , , terially to the social and moral happiness ofthe creature , and to the fulfilment of the designs of the Creator . His lordship , he had heard , would shortly be wafted on the waves of ocean , and while he traversed the wide waters in those wooden walls of native oak , beneath that flag which had long been the emblem of our national glory and greatness , it . would be gratifying to him to revert to this iky when not in wooden , but in Mason ' s walls , he was surrounded by those who appreciated his
worth , and who , by their enthusiastic cheers , and co-operation , testified their admiration of the Mason and the man . He trusted that the grand social chain , which embraced every nation upon earth , might still exist unshaken , and that the noble Brother mi ght find in every clime he
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Provincial.
exhibited in the selection of his officers from the two . Lodges . He sincerely hoped that his lordship ' s views and wishes might be realised , and that he might long live to extend and reap the blessings of Freemasonry . His lordship returned thanks , and regretted that illness precluded him from addressing them at so great a length as he wished . He felt highly honoured at the appointment conferred ' on him , and much gratified with the warm and open-hearted reception he had met from the Brethren of
the province . He trusted that the science would continue to prosper in their hands , and he sincerely wished them prosperity and happiness individually and collectively . The noble Chairman then proposed the health ofhis Senior AA arflen , Brother Sadler , and took occasion to advert to the honourable office whicli that Brother held in this city , hoping that whetherin or out of office he might ever receive the cordial support and assistance of all around
him . He concluded by alluding to the great assistance afforded him by his Senior AVarden , to whom the Brethren were mainl y indebted for the establishment of a Provincial Lodge . Brother Sadler returned thanks , and expressed his willingness to cooperate in all that could promote the interests of the Craft and extend its benefits . His lordship had complimentarily alluded to the honourable office to which he had been called by the unanimous voice of his fellow
citizens . His determination was to act upon true Masonic principles , by fulfilling the duties of his station with strict impartiality to all—by fairly dispensing justice , and acting at all times for the interest and benefit of all . He ivould not recognise party of any kind , but his efforts should be to promote the prosperity of his native city , and his desire was to receive at the close of his office the best rewards a man could have—the approval of his own conscience , and the approbation of his fellow citizens .
His lordship then gave the health of his Junior Warden , the Rev . Brother Ridley , of University college . Brother Ridley , in returning thanks , expressed the high gratification which that meeting afforded him . He could not but look on the establishment of a Provincial Lodge in this county as a new and happy era in the existence of Freemasonry—it was a circumstance that would unite them to each other in still stronger ties , by enlisting them in one Lodge
where there ivould be but one object and one interest to further . He was fully sensible of their zeal and devotion in Masonry , and it was a source of pride to him that he had been associated with the Brotherhood for many years , and that his attachment to it was strengthened by each succeeding year . No man appreciated the princi ples of the Order more than he did ; and , founded as they ivere on truly scriptural and moral groundshe felt assured thatin their operationsthey contributed
ma-, , , terially to the social and moral happiness ofthe creature , and to the fulfilment of the designs of the Creator . His lordship , he had heard , would shortly be wafted on the waves of ocean , and while he traversed the wide waters in those wooden walls of native oak , beneath that flag which had long been the emblem of our national glory and greatness , it . would be gratifying to him to revert to this iky when not in wooden , but in Mason ' s walls , he was surrounded by those who appreciated his
worth , and who , by their enthusiastic cheers , and co-operation , testified their admiration of the Mason and the man . He trusted that the grand social chain , which embraced every nation upon earth , might still exist unshaken , and that the noble Brother mi ght find in every clime he