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Provincial.
Lord Monson declared that he felt greater difficulty in responding to the toast , in suitable terms , than the excellent Brother who proposed it . The ivhole tenor of it laid him under an obligation by no means easy to estimate . He felt duly sensible of the very kind , but scarcely deserved , encomiums with which the toast had been proposed , and equally so the expression of fraternal kindness with which it had been received ; ancl for both of which he begged to offer his most grateful thanks . Placed
at the head of the Fraternity in that county , it was to him a pleasant duty to foster and encourage the practice and extension of Freemasonry ; and he left the progress which the Order had made under his short government—the numbers assembled that clay—to speak for the sincerity of his determination . —( Hear , hear ) . Individually and collectively , he thanked those who had thus honoured him , and ivould drink to their happiness and prosperity in return ( Cheers ) .
Song , by Fitzwilliam— " Railways now are all the go . " Lord Monson then said , he hacl a very pleasing duty to perform ; it was to call attention to the merits of a gentleman who was an active , able , and zealous promoter of Freemasonry * in that province—one who had already rendered it great assistance—one who , in his own immediate locality , had found the Order , as it were , dead and buried , hut had resuscitated it , and rendered it infinitely more vigorous and flourishing
than in the palmiest days of its former existence . It would be anticipated that he meant their worthy Deputy Grand Master . —( Cheers ) . Yet Brother Francis had not stopped satisfied with his exertions at Guildford , but had extended them ivith equal success to Chertsey . —
( Loud cheers ) . He felt deeply indebted to him for his Masonic industry , and would conclude by proposing , " The health of G . Francis , Esq . , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . "—( Cheers ) . ( Masonic fire ) . G . Francis , Esq . assured the Brethren , and his Lordship especially , that he was most grateful for this kindness at their hands , whilst he felt that the honour previously conferred on him b y his Lordship , —in naming him as Deputy for the Province—was one of so flattering a
nature , as of itself to call for au expression of thanks beyond the scope of his ability . It implied their concurrence in the proud distinction made by his Lordship—a distinction which naturall y inferred confidence , because it involved co-operation . ( Hear , hear . ) He must be dull indeed , if he could not appreciate the honour , and feel duly grateful , however inadequate he might be to its verbal expression . Under the guidance of the Noble Lordthere could be no fear for Freemasonry
, in that Province ; it was already too firmly planted—rooted to the soil , and now flourishing far and near . ( Hear , hear . ) In the performance of the duties imposed on him by the office with which he had heen honoured , he ivould adhere strictly to the regulations of the Order—to maintain its discipline , and in the performance of those duties , he would endeavour to emulate the urbanity of their excellent Provincial . Master . ( Cheers . ) And again thanking all who heard him for their
kindness that day , he ivould pray to the Almi ghty Architect of the Universe to prosper their undertakings . ( Cheers . ) Glee- " Merrily goes the bark . " Lord Monson , with a few appropriate remarks , proposed "Th . Present and Past Grand Officers for Surrey . "
Martin , Esq . who officiated as Senior Warden in the absence ol the Hon . Mr . Norton , returned thanks , and in the course of his address , remarked , that since Lord Monson had become Provincial Grand Mas-
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Provincial.
Lord Monson declared that he felt greater difficulty in responding to the toast , in suitable terms , than the excellent Brother who proposed it . The ivhole tenor of it laid him under an obligation by no means easy to estimate . He felt duly sensible of the very kind , but scarcely deserved , encomiums with which the toast had been proposed , and equally so the expression of fraternal kindness with which it had been received ; ancl for both of which he begged to offer his most grateful thanks . Placed
at the head of the Fraternity in that county , it was to him a pleasant duty to foster and encourage the practice and extension of Freemasonry ; and he left the progress which the Order had made under his short government—the numbers assembled that clay—to speak for the sincerity of his determination . —( Hear , hear ) . Individually and collectively , he thanked those who had thus honoured him , and ivould drink to their happiness and prosperity in return ( Cheers ) .
Song , by Fitzwilliam— " Railways now are all the go . " Lord Monson then said , he hacl a very pleasing duty to perform ; it was to call attention to the merits of a gentleman who was an active , able , and zealous promoter of Freemasonry * in that province—one who had already rendered it great assistance—one who , in his own immediate locality , had found the Order , as it were , dead and buried , hut had resuscitated it , and rendered it infinitely more vigorous and flourishing
than in the palmiest days of its former existence . It would be anticipated that he meant their worthy Deputy Grand Master . —( Cheers ) . Yet Brother Francis had not stopped satisfied with his exertions at Guildford , but had extended them ivith equal success to Chertsey . —
( Loud cheers ) . He felt deeply indebted to him for his Masonic industry , and would conclude by proposing , " The health of G . Francis , Esq . , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master . "—( Cheers ) . ( Masonic fire ) . G . Francis , Esq . assured the Brethren , and his Lordship especially , that he was most grateful for this kindness at their hands , whilst he felt that the honour previously conferred on him b y his Lordship , —in naming him as Deputy for the Province—was one of so flattering a
nature , as of itself to call for au expression of thanks beyond the scope of his ability . It implied their concurrence in the proud distinction made by his Lordship—a distinction which naturall y inferred confidence , because it involved co-operation . ( Hear , hear . ) He must be dull indeed , if he could not appreciate the honour , and feel duly grateful , however inadequate he might be to its verbal expression . Under the guidance of the Noble Lordthere could be no fear for Freemasonry
, in that Province ; it was already too firmly planted—rooted to the soil , and now flourishing far and near . ( Hear , hear . ) In the performance of the duties imposed on him by the office with which he had heen honoured , he ivould adhere strictly to the regulations of the Order—to maintain its discipline , and in the performance of those duties , he would endeavour to emulate the urbanity of their excellent Provincial . Master . ( Cheers . ) And again thanking all who heard him for their
kindness that day , he ivould pray to the Almi ghty Architect of the Universe to prosper their undertakings . ( Cheers . ) Glee- " Merrily goes the bark . " Lord Monson , with a few appropriate remarks , proposed "Th . Present and Past Grand Officers for Surrey . "
Martin , Esq . who officiated as Senior Warden in the absence ol the Hon . Mr . Norton , returned thanks , and in the course of his address , remarked , that since Lord Monson had become Provincial Grand Mas-