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was then given , which was responded to by Brother the Rev . W . James , who , in an address replete with the true Masonic and fraternal feeling , congratulated the Lotlge on the zeal and assiduity which actuated its members , the rapid progress it had made in correct Masonic working , and the high position it had attained in the province since its formation . Brother AA'elsh , P . M ., in proposing the health of the AV . M ., Brother Dr . Coster , united with the Brethren in rejoicing at the selection they
had made of " one to rule over them , " and felt convinced that , from the efficient manner in which Brother Coster had discharged the duties of the several offices he had previously held in the Lodge , they might rest assured that , under his auspices , the business and interests of Freemasonry would steadily progress . This toast was hailed by the assembled Brethren with much cordiality ; and returning thanks , the AV . M . observedthat whilst his best energies should be directed to the correct
, discharge of the important duties of the high station to which he had been called , he should depend on that assistance and co-operation from his Brethren which is at all times necessary to the effective management and well-being of a Lodge , and trusted that the high character the Lodge had acquired would not , during his presidency , suffer diminution . The AV . M . then proposed the health of Brother AVelsh , who had presided over the Lodge during the past year ; and of Brother Lax , P . P .
G . R ., and Robins , P . P . J . G . W ., who had presided over the Lodge during the preceding years , to whose united endeavours and unwearied exertions the great success of the Lodge since its formation was to be attributed . This toast was received with much warmth by the Brethren , and was suitably acknowledged by each . Brother the Rev . P . J . Wetherstone , Chaplain of the Lodge , on his health being drunk , proved to the Brethren how beautifully the genuine principles and sacred tenets of
Freemasonry may be blended with those of his holy order , and how much the brilliancy of the former becomes enhanced when brought more closely into connection with the latter . Brother Livett , S . AV ., returned thanks upon the occasion of the health of the officers of the Lodge being given , and took that opportunity of pointing out to the Brethren the advantages to be derived from a constant attention to Lodge duties . The health of Brother the Rev . J . F . S . Phabayn was
proposed , as the junior member of the Lodge , who , in acknowledging the distinction , assured the Brethren that the many beauties he had already discerned in the system of Freemasonry had engendered in his mind a thirst for Masonic knowledge which would induce him to press onward until he became numbered amongst the elders of the Craft . At an early hour the Brethren separated , having throughout the day experienced how pure the satisfaction to be derived from the exercise of the three grand principles of the Order—brotherly love , relief , and truth .
BATH , Jan . 10 . —The public were admitted gratis to the Freemasons Hall , York-street , preparatorily to the installation of the Worshipful Master of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 61 . The room was brilliantly illuminated with gas and wax-lights , and was magnificently adorned with the varietl and striking paraphernalia of the Order . The furniture , we understand , was that used on the occasion of the consecration of the building by H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , and is of the most gorgeous description—the " Master ' s chair" alone being valued at fifty guineas . The jewels and emblems were exceedingly brilliant . Nearly 800 persons were gratified with the sight of these curious ornaments .
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was then given , which was responded to by Brother the Rev . W . James , who , in an address replete with the true Masonic and fraternal feeling , congratulated the Lotlge on the zeal and assiduity which actuated its members , the rapid progress it had made in correct Masonic working , and the high position it had attained in the province since its formation . Brother AA'elsh , P . M ., in proposing the health of the AV . M ., Brother Dr . Coster , united with the Brethren in rejoicing at the selection they
had made of " one to rule over them , " and felt convinced that , from the efficient manner in which Brother Coster had discharged the duties of the several offices he had previously held in the Lodge , they might rest assured that , under his auspices , the business and interests of Freemasonry would steadily progress . This toast was hailed by the assembled Brethren with much cordiality ; and returning thanks , the AV . M . observedthat whilst his best energies should be directed to the correct
, discharge of the important duties of the high station to which he had been called , he should depend on that assistance and co-operation from his Brethren which is at all times necessary to the effective management and well-being of a Lodge , and trusted that the high character the Lodge had acquired would not , during his presidency , suffer diminution . The AV . M . then proposed the health of Brother AVelsh , who had presided over the Lodge during the past year ; and of Brother Lax , P . P .
G . R ., and Robins , P . P . J . G . W ., who had presided over the Lodge during the preceding years , to whose united endeavours and unwearied exertions the great success of the Lodge since its formation was to be attributed . This toast was received with much warmth by the Brethren , and was suitably acknowledged by each . Brother the Rev . P . J . Wetherstone , Chaplain of the Lodge , on his health being drunk , proved to the Brethren how beautifully the genuine principles and sacred tenets of
Freemasonry may be blended with those of his holy order , and how much the brilliancy of the former becomes enhanced when brought more closely into connection with the latter . Brother Livett , S . AV ., returned thanks upon the occasion of the health of the officers of the Lodge being given , and took that opportunity of pointing out to the Brethren the advantages to be derived from a constant attention to Lodge duties . The health of Brother the Rev . J . F . S . Phabayn was
proposed , as the junior member of the Lodge , who , in acknowledging the distinction , assured the Brethren that the many beauties he had already discerned in the system of Freemasonry had engendered in his mind a thirst for Masonic knowledge which would induce him to press onward until he became numbered amongst the elders of the Craft . At an early hour the Brethren separated , having throughout the day experienced how pure the satisfaction to be derived from the exercise of the three grand principles of the Order—brotherly love , relief , and truth .
BATH , Jan . 10 . —The public were admitted gratis to the Freemasons Hall , York-street , preparatorily to the installation of the Worshipful Master of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 61 . The room was brilliantly illuminated with gas and wax-lights , and was magnificently adorned with the varietl and striking paraphernalia of the Order . The furniture , we understand , was that used on the occasion of the consecration of the building by H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , and is of the most gorgeous description—the " Master ' s chair" alone being valued at fifty guineas . The jewels and emblems were exceedingly brilliant . Nearly 800 persons were gratified with the sight of these curious ornaments .