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After the cloth was removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been proposed and drunk with great applause , the Dep . P . G . M . rose , and proposed , in an eloquent speech , the health of a Brother whose name was dear to every Mason in England , but more especially to those in the province of Oxford . The R . AA . Brother then , in a touching manner , alluded to the probability of that eminent Brother being removed from themand encountering the perils of the vasty
, deep , of storms and tempests ; and after feelingly assuring that worthy and illustrious ruler of our Order , that wherever he went or was carried by wind or water , the hearts of Oxford Masons would be with him , and their lips would breathe prayers and vows for his safety and his happy return among them , concluded by proposing the health of the R . W . the P . G . Master , Lord J . Churchill . The health was drunk with enthusiasm . His Lordship returned
thanks for the manner in which his health had been received , ancl after a few pithy sentences , sat down evidently much affected . Several other toasts were drunk , and several Brethren enlivened the meeting with harmonious songs . His Lordship being obliged to return to London early the next morning , regretted that he must leave the Brethren at an early hour , and proposed , as a final toast , one which was most warmly applaud ' £ — " The Ladies of Oxfordshire who are Masonically connected . " he P . G . M . then retired amidst the loud applause of all the Brethren .
The Brethren of the Apollo Lodge celebrated their anniversary on this day . About an hour before the banquet , the Brethren of this Lodge met , and proceeded to initiate into the first degree of Masonry Sir Robert Brownrigg , Bart , of Ch . Ch . Feb . 22 . —A Royal A . Chapter was held this day , and Brother AVilliam Thompson , the son ofthe oldest and most esteemed Mason in Oxford , was duly received into the Order of the R . A . concludedsaid
E . C . Lane , Z .. after the impressive ceremonies were , that he could not refrain from expressing the p leasure it gave him to admit to the sublime mysteries of the R . A- the son of that worthy Bro . who had originally proposed him ( Comp . Lane ) as a candidate for the first degree in Masonry , and to whose great knowledge and constant kindness in imparting it , he , in common with almost every other Mason in Oxford , owed so much . The Chapter was then closed .
NORWICH . —It is to be hoped that the " Provincial Visitor ' will delay his tour hither , until we shall be able to receive him with some decency . Our rulers are seemingly indifferent to our position , and unless the Board of General Purposes can help , us , this province , once one of the proudest stations , will be a desert . Yet there are Masons willing and hopeful ; and if the standard were once raised , they would flock around it .
NORTHAMPTON , Pomfret Lodge , 463 . —It is -with pleasure we hear of the prosperity of this Lodge , as also the rapid progress Masonry appears to be making in Northamptonshire . The Meetings are punctually held , and both numerously and respectably attended . At the Meeting in September , a beautiful Silver Cup , value £ 20 , chastely and Masonically engraved , was presented by the Lodge to Brother
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
After the cloth was removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been proposed and drunk with great applause , the Dep . P . G . M . rose , and proposed , in an eloquent speech , the health of a Brother whose name was dear to every Mason in England , but more especially to those in the province of Oxford . The R . AA . Brother then , in a touching manner , alluded to the probability of that eminent Brother being removed from themand encountering the perils of the vasty
, deep , of storms and tempests ; and after feelingly assuring that worthy and illustrious ruler of our Order , that wherever he went or was carried by wind or water , the hearts of Oxford Masons would be with him , and their lips would breathe prayers and vows for his safety and his happy return among them , concluded by proposing the health of the R . W . the P . G . Master , Lord J . Churchill . The health was drunk with enthusiasm . His Lordship returned
thanks for the manner in which his health had been received , ancl after a few pithy sentences , sat down evidently much affected . Several other toasts were drunk , and several Brethren enlivened the meeting with harmonious songs . His Lordship being obliged to return to London early the next morning , regretted that he must leave the Brethren at an early hour , and proposed , as a final toast , one which was most warmly applaud ' £ — " The Ladies of Oxfordshire who are Masonically connected . " he P . G . M . then retired amidst the loud applause of all the Brethren .
The Brethren of the Apollo Lodge celebrated their anniversary on this day . About an hour before the banquet , the Brethren of this Lodge met , and proceeded to initiate into the first degree of Masonry Sir Robert Brownrigg , Bart , of Ch . Ch . Feb . 22 . —A Royal A . Chapter was held this day , and Brother AVilliam Thompson , the son ofthe oldest and most esteemed Mason in Oxford , was duly received into the Order of the R . A . concludedsaid
E . C . Lane , Z .. after the impressive ceremonies were , that he could not refrain from expressing the p leasure it gave him to admit to the sublime mysteries of the R . A- the son of that worthy Bro . who had originally proposed him ( Comp . Lane ) as a candidate for the first degree in Masonry , and to whose great knowledge and constant kindness in imparting it , he , in common with almost every other Mason in Oxford , owed so much . The Chapter was then closed .
NORWICH . —It is to be hoped that the " Provincial Visitor ' will delay his tour hither , until we shall be able to receive him with some decency . Our rulers are seemingly indifferent to our position , and unless the Board of General Purposes can help , us , this province , once one of the proudest stations , will be a desert . Yet there are Masons willing and hopeful ; and if the standard were once raised , they would flock around it .
NORTHAMPTON , Pomfret Lodge , 463 . —It is -with pleasure we hear of the prosperity of this Lodge , as also the rapid progress Masonry appears to be making in Northamptonshire . The Meetings are punctually held , and both numerously and respectably attended . At the Meeting in September , a beautiful Silver Cup , value £ 20 , chastely and Masonically engraved , was presented by the Lodge to Brother