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Jersey And Guernsey.
The duties of B . AV . P . G . M . on the occasion were very onerous , but excellently performed . The prayers and orations were delivered with much solemnity and impressive effect . Each Member of the Farmers' Lodge , No . 302 , to xvhich the deceased belonged , carried in his hand a xxliite wand , displaying a boxv of crapethe usual sign of mourning .
, Through the kindness of the Superintendent of the Government AVorks , the services of the St . Catherine ' s band wero given on the occasion , and , by its exceUent performances , added greatly to the solemnity . Much credit is due to P . M . J . Baker , who was both undertaker and conductor of ceremonies , and to his able management it was
owing that the whole of the procession xx * as so weU conducted . The service in the church , as weh as at the grave , was performed by V . AV . Bro . Chas . Marett , P . G . C , Sector of St . Clement's . The beautiful anthem , " A ital Spark" was admirably sung during the church service by a portion of the choir and several amateurs , accompanied on the organ by Mr . Fentum . Upwards of a hundred Masons attended to pay their last respects to a deceased Brother .
Pursuant to an unanimous resolution of the Farmers' Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , No . 302 , a vote of thanks xx * as presented to the E . AV . Prov . G . M ., J . J . Hammond , Esq ., at Samares Manor House , on Friday evening last , hy a deputation from thafc Lodge . The deputation was received b y the Prov . G . Stewards , headed by Bro . Nott , P . G . Dir . of Cerem ., and escorted to the E . AV . P . G . M " , who was attended by the G . Officers of the Provincethe G .
Chap-, lain of Guernsey , and the AV . Masters of all the Lodges in the Proxdnce , except one , unavoidably absent on his professional duties . Several others of the Brothers were present on this interesting occasion .
The AV . M . of the Lodge ( Bro . Badchffe ) then advanced and said , — EIGHT W . Sin , —The duty that devolves on me this evening , I can assure you , I scarcely feel myself competent to fulfil . Hoxvever , I hope you will take the xvill for the deed , as xve are not all gifted with the same talent , and that fluency of language which we are accustomed to hear from some of our Brethren present , and which I only wish bad fallen to me . However , Eight AV . Sir , as it has fallen to my lot , I will endeavour to discharge that duty to the best of my weak abilities ; that duty is , Eight W . Sir , to present to you this evening a small token of respect
voted to you by the Farmers' Lodge , some short time since , when there xvas a Committee of that Lodge appointed to xvord the same aud agree on some respectful mode of presenting it to you . That Committee , having completed their labours , uoxv wait on you , Eight W . Sir , to present you this vote of thanks , as a token of respect for the very able and efficient manner in xvhich you headed and conducted the funeral obsequies of our late Bro . Francis Levens , on the 10 th of November last . I am very sorry to say , EightW . Sir , that it is not in the power of theFarmers ' Lodgeat presentto present with something more valuableAlthough small
, , you . , Eight W . Sir , I feel confident that our testimonial will be received with that same feeling as if it xvere something more substantial . Therefore , Eight W . Sir , without any further ceremony or preface , I now present to you this vote of thanks , unanimously adopted at Farmers' Lodge on Monday , tbe 6 lH of December . And I do hope and trust , Eight W . Sir , that this may be the cause of our being united
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Jersey And Guernsey.
The duties of B . AV . P . G . M . on the occasion were very onerous , but excellently performed . The prayers and orations were delivered with much solemnity and impressive effect . Each Member of the Farmers' Lodge , No . 302 , to xvhich the deceased belonged , carried in his hand a xxliite wand , displaying a boxv of crapethe usual sign of mourning .
, Through the kindness of the Superintendent of the Government AVorks , the services of the St . Catherine ' s band wero given on the occasion , and , by its exceUent performances , added greatly to the solemnity . Much credit is due to P . M . J . Baker , who was both undertaker and conductor of ceremonies , and to his able management it was
owing that the whole of the procession xx * as so weU conducted . The service in the church , as weh as at the grave , was performed by V . AV . Bro . Chas . Marett , P . G . C , Sector of St . Clement's . The beautiful anthem , " A ital Spark" was admirably sung during the church service by a portion of the choir and several amateurs , accompanied on the organ by Mr . Fentum . Upwards of a hundred Masons attended to pay their last respects to a deceased Brother .
Pursuant to an unanimous resolution of the Farmers' Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , No . 302 , a vote of thanks xx * as presented to the E . AV . Prov . G . M ., J . J . Hammond , Esq ., at Samares Manor House , on Friday evening last , hy a deputation from thafc Lodge . The deputation was received b y the Prov . G . Stewards , headed by Bro . Nott , P . G . Dir . of Cerem ., and escorted to the E . AV . P . G . M " , who was attended by the G . Officers of the Provincethe G .
Chap-, lain of Guernsey , and the AV . Masters of all the Lodges in the Proxdnce , except one , unavoidably absent on his professional duties . Several others of the Brothers were present on this interesting occasion .
The AV . M . of the Lodge ( Bro . Badchffe ) then advanced and said , — EIGHT W . Sin , —The duty that devolves on me this evening , I can assure you , I scarcely feel myself competent to fulfil . Hoxvever , I hope you will take the xvill for the deed , as xve are not all gifted with the same talent , and that fluency of language which we are accustomed to hear from some of our Brethren present , and which I only wish bad fallen to me . However , Eight AV . Sir , as it has fallen to my lot , I will endeavour to discharge that duty to the best of my weak abilities ; that duty is , Eight W . Sir , to present to you this evening a small token of respect
voted to you by the Farmers' Lodge , some short time since , when there xvas a Committee of that Lodge appointed to xvord the same aud agree on some respectful mode of presenting it to you . That Committee , having completed their labours , uoxv wait on you , Eight W . Sir , to present you this vote of thanks , as a token of respect for the very able and efficient manner in xvhich you headed and conducted the funeral obsequies of our late Bro . Francis Levens , on the 10 th of November last . I am very sorry to say , EightW . Sir , that it is not in the power of theFarmers ' Lodgeat presentto present with something more valuableAlthough small
, , you . , Eight W . Sir , I feel confident that our testimonial will be received with that same feeling as if it xvere something more substantial . Therefore , Eight W . Sir , without any further ceremony or preface , I now present to you this vote of thanks , unanimously adopted at Farmers' Lodge on Monday , tbe 6 lH of December . And I do hope and trust , Eight W . Sir , that this may be the cause of our being united