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Provincial.
Song— " Arise and blow thy trumpet , Fame . " "The Provincial Grand Master , Lord Combermere . "—Song , "AA e shall never see his like again . " ' 'The D . P . G . M . John Finchett Maddock , Esq .. "—The W . M . observed that this toast required some little comment . It was very well known that in this provinceas in many othersall the arduous duties
, , , if not the responsibility of the Provincial Grand Lodges devolved upon the U . P . G . M ., and it must be very gratifying to the P . G . M . Lord Combermere , to find that , during his unavoidable and frequent absence , the Masonic affairs of his Province were so ably conducted by his Deputy . The toast was responded to in a very complimentary manner . Song—( written for the occasion ) :
" The Free and accepted Mason , One of the olden time . " " The Installing Master , Charles Hamilton , with thanks to him for his valuable services during the day . " Bro . HAMILTON acknowledged the toast at some length , and complimented the Mersey Lodge on the progress made by so young a Lodge ; he wished to see it go on and prosper . Bro . Hamilton then
claimed the privilege of proposing to toast , which he did iii a very complimentary manne-. — "The AV . M . of the Mersey Lodge . " The AA ^ . M . in reply , thanked Bro . Hamilton for the compliment he had paid him , and assured him that being a Member also of the Cestrian Lodge , over which he ( Bro . Hamilton ) had presided for three years , it was the display of zeal and ability which he had witnessed in him there , that had aroused within his own breast a spirit of emulation , proving to him the admitted superiority of example to precept ; it would be his anxious endeavour to tread in his steps .
SONG . * ' In hist ' ry we ' re told , How tile Lodges of old . " The AA . M . then proposed the Immediate Past Master , who had had the honour of being the First Master of this Lodge ; his name appeared in the Warrant of Constitution , and would be handed down to posterity as the Father of the Mersey Lodge . The worthy Past Master
returned thanks in a very appropriate speech . Song— " AVith harmony and flowing wine . " The W . M . in proposing the health of the AVardens and Officers took the opportunity to remind them , that however desirous he might be to bring the Lodge to some degree of perfection , yet his individual exertion would be of little avail without the co-operation of his Brother Officers .
The SENIOR AVARDEN returned thanks , and in the name of the Officers promised to give their mutual support to the AY . M . in carrying out his object . " The Officers and Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge . " Bro . HAMILTON acknowledged the compliment . Song— " The Enter'd Apprentice . " The AY . M . then said , that the next toast he should propose was one which , he was sure , would be responded to with a great deal of cordiality ; it was the health of a venerable Brother , who , through a long course of years " spent in acts of piety and devotion , "—piety to his
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Song— " Arise and blow thy trumpet , Fame . " "The Provincial Grand Master , Lord Combermere . "—Song , "AA e shall never see his like again . " ' 'The D . P . G . M . John Finchett Maddock , Esq .. "—The W . M . observed that this toast required some little comment . It was very well known that in this provinceas in many othersall the arduous duties
, , , if not the responsibility of the Provincial Grand Lodges devolved upon the U . P . G . M ., and it must be very gratifying to the P . G . M . Lord Combermere , to find that , during his unavoidable and frequent absence , the Masonic affairs of his Province were so ably conducted by his Deputy . The toast was responded to in a very complimentary manner . Song—( written for the occasion ) :
" The Free and accepted Mason , One of the olden time . " " The Installing Master , Charles Hamilton , with thanks to him for his valuable services during the day . " Bro . HAMILTON acknowledged the toast at some length , and complimented the Mersey Lodge on the progress made by so young a Lodge ; he wished to see it go on and prosper . Bro . Hamilton then
claimed the privilege of proposing to toast , which he did iii a very complimentary manne-. — "The AV . M . of the Mersey Lodge . " The AA ^ . M . in reply , thanked Bro . Hamilton for the compliment he had paid him , and assured him that being a Member also of the Cestrian Lodge , over which he ( Bro . Hamilton ) had presided for three years , it was the display of zeal and ability which he had witnessed in him there , that had aroused within his own breast a spirit of emulation , proving to him the admitted superiority of example to precept ; it would be his anxious endeavour to tread in his steps .
SONG . * ' In hist ' ry we ' re told , How tile Lodges of old . " The AA . M . then proposed the Immediate Past Master , who had had the honour of being the First Master of this Lodge ; his name appeared in the Warrant of Constitution , and would be handed down to posterity as the Father of the Mersey Lodge . The worthy Past Master
returned thanks in a very appropriate speech . Song— " AVith harmony and flowing wine . " The W . M . in proposing the health of the AVardens and Officers took the opportunity to remind them , that however desirous he might be to bring the Lodge to some degree of perfection , yet his individual exertion would be of little avail without the co-operation of his Brother Officers .
The SENIOR AVARDEN returned thanks , and in the name of the Officers promised to give their mutual support to the AY . M . in carrying out his object . " The Officers and Brethren of the Cestrian Lodge . " Bro . HAMILTON acknowledged the compliment . Song— " The Enter'd Apprentice . " The AY . M . then said , that the next toast he should propose was one which , he was sure , would be responded to with a great deal of cordiality ; it was the health of a venerable Brother , who , through a long course of years " spent in acts of piety and devotion , "—piety to his