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The Reporter.
excellent addresses , and we must crave pardon from Dr . Crucefix and Bro . Wyld , for not otherwise alluding to speeches which were received with hearty cheers , not the more deserved from the truthful acknowledgements of the example shown in the Lodge , than for the popularity with which they had been received , All praise to Brother Rackstraw for one of the best dinners we ever sat down to . ST . PAUL ' LODGE ( NO . 229 ) , Feb . 18 . —This excellent Lodgesince
, its removal to its present quarters , appears to have acquired additional strength as well as comfort . Always an example , it shone forth this day with unexampled splendour . Brother Veal , P . M . officiated as W . M . in the absence of Bro . Cleghorn , ancl initiated in a most careful and able manner an E . A . P ., Bro . Win . Bartholomew , who on his health being proposed , returned his acknowledgment in an address of surpassing elegance ancl eloquence ; we sincerely regret that our limits prevent
our giving the address itself , it was clear that Bro . Wm . Bartholomew hacl not only conceived a favourable impression of our order , but that he had so studied the operative branches of art in connection with its moral sciences , that he was intuitively prepared to express himself " with freedom , fervency , and zeal . " We predicate his attainment of high . honours in Masonry , ancl that the Craft will be indebted to him for future contributions to its welfare . * When all are excellent we should not select ,
still we cannot pass over our old friend , we hope he will pardon our freedom , although our greetings have assumed the angel phrase of few ancl far between , we mean Bro . Leonard Chandler , P . M ., whose generous liberality is so well known ; and who served for the second time as Steward to the Boys' School on the 12 th inst ., not forgetting to present an additional 10 / . 10 s . to the funds of the charity , and in this praiseworthy act he was well seconded by another member of the Lodge , Bro . White , who has made several elegant presents to his Mother Lodge , and ivhose rising Masonic talents point him out as one of the future worthies of St . Paul .
LODGE OF HONOUR AND GENEROSITY ( NO . 274 ) . —Bro . Davyd W . Nash was installed by Bro . R . L . Wilson . These worthies may justly be termed in Masonry , par nobile fratrum . In Bro . Nash we recognize the erudite scholar and the Masonic gentleman . Bro . R . Wilson as an installing Master , and as an accomplished general practitioner in Masonry , is too well knoivn and respected to need any praise from us . BANK OF ENGLAND ( NO . 329 ) . —Not to be behind hand with his
competitors , Bro . W . Giay Clark surmounted the difficulties of the installation with admirable tact , ancl introduced his successor to the chair , Dr . Bainbridge , with the marked approbation of a numerous assembly .
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The Reporter.
excellent addresses , and we must crave pardon from Dr . Crucefix and Bro . Wyld , for not otherwise alluding to speeches which were received with hearty cheers , not the more deserved from the truthful acknowledgements of the example shown in the Lodge , than for the popularity with which they had been received , All praise to Brother Rackstraw for one of the best dinners we ever sat down to . ST . PAUL ' LODGE ( NO . 229 ) , Feb . 18 . —This excellent Lodgesince
, its removal to its present quarters , appears to have acquired additional strength as well as comfort . Always an example , it shone forth this day with unexampled splendour . Brother Veal , P . M . officiated as W . M . in the absence of Bro . Cleghorn , ancl initiated in a most careful and able manner an E . A . P ., Bro . Win . Bartholomew , who on his health being proposed , returned his acknowledgment in an address of surpassing elegance ancl eloquence ; we sincerely regret that our limits prevent
our giving the address itself , it was clear that Bro . Wm . Bartholomew hacl not only conceived a favourable impression of our order , but that he had so studied the operative branches of art in connection with its moral sciences , that he was intuitively prepared to express himself " with freedom , fervency , and zeal . " We predicate his attainment of high . honours in Masonry , ancl that the Craft will be indebted to him for future contributions to its welfare . * When all are excellent we should not select ,
still we cannot pass over our old friend , we hope he will pardon our freedom , although our greetings have assumed the angel phrase of few ancl far between , we mean Bro . Leonard Chandler , P . M ., whose generous liberality is so well known ; and who served for the second time as Steward to the Boys' School on the 12 th inst ., not forgetting to present an additional 10 / . 10 s . to the funds of the charity , and in this praiseworthy act he was well seconded by another member of the Lodge , Bro . White , who has made several elegant presents to his Mother Lodge , and ivhose rising Masonic talents point him out as one of the future worthies of St . Paul .
LODGE OF HONOUR AND GENEROSITY ( NO . 274 ) . —Bro . Davyd W . Nash was installed by Bro . R . L . Wilson . These worthies may justly be termed in Masonry , par nobile fratrum . In Bro . Nash we recognize the erudite scholar and the Masonic gentleman . Bro . R . Wilson as an installing Master , and as an accomplished general practitioner in Masonry , is too well knoivn and respected to need any praise from us . BANK OF ENGLAND ( NO . 329 ) . —Not to be behind hand with his
competitors , Bro . W . Giay Clark surmounted the difficulties of the installation with admirable tact , ancl introduced his successor to the chair , Dr . Bainbridge , with the marked approbation of a numerous assembly .