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to reign over them , and to become a patron of that Order to which so many of his predecessors had been attached ( cheers ) . The AV . M . then proposed "The Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland , " to whom , he said , the Craft were under great obligation for the able , efficient , and successful manner in which he presided over it ( cheers ) . The W . M . then gave "The Dep . Grand Master of England , and the Grand Officers , " and congratulated the Brethren on having the presence of the Prov .
G . M . of Oxfordshire , Bro . Ridley , and the Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire , Bro . Col . Vernon . The continued success of the Lodges in this Province , and the high position which they held in the Craft , was owing in a great degree to the zeal and ability with which they were presided over by Bro . Ridley , who testified on all occasions an anxious desire to promote the interests of every Lodge committed to his charge ( cheers ) . It was a great pleasure to himself and to the members of the Cherwell Lodge to welcome at their Festival two such distinguished Masons as Bro . Ridley and Bro . Vernonand he doubted not that
, they would exemplify this by the reception which they would give to the toast ( much cheering ) . Bro . RIDLEA * said that as their time was limited , he would trouble them with but very few words , and hoped that they would not , on that account , consider that be was the less sensible of the honour which they had conferred on him . This was the third occasion on which he had been present at their festivals , and they had on each occasion given him a kind and cordial reception . On his way to Banbury this day he observed that tbe sun shone brightlythe valleys looked
, ^ cheerful , and the Cherwell , though turbid , pursued under the broad blue sky the even tenor of its way ; and thus it was that Masonry progressed , notwithstanding wars and rumours of wars were rattling about their ears . He , and they , doubtless , had relatives who were going over the surging waves to far-distant lands , and it would be gratifying to them to hear that they found a home and a shelter under a Mason ' s roof . He rejoiced to hear that in New Zealand , a Lodge , called the St . Augustine Lodge , had been established through the instrumentality of an
Oxford Brother , Bro . Luck , and he hoped that it would rise like the stately palmtree , and spread its sheltering branches far and wide ( cheers ) . He ( Bro . Ridley ) loved all new Lodges , especially when they were intimately connected with that Province over which he had the honour to preside ; and he assured them , that for everything which he had done for the advancement of Masonry , he had been amply repaid by the kindness which they had manifested towards him on every occasion ( cheers ) . Bro . Col . VEKNON also responded to the toast , and observed that as reference
had been made to the Earl of * Yarborough , he could assure them that there was no Brother who deserved more at their hands , and that proud as he ( Col . Vernon ) was to be associated with the Grand Lodge of England , he could truly say there was no body of men more worthy of the esteem and affection of the Craft than the Officers of the Grand Lodge ( cheers ) . The Prov . G . M . then proposed " The health of the Dep . Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Bro . Capt . Bowyer , " and said it was extremely gratify ing to find that his appointment to that oflice had met with the cordial approval of every Brother in
the Province ( much cheering ) . Bro . BOWYER returned thanks , and said that the high office to which he had been appointed through the kindness of the Prov . G . M . was an unexpected honour , and in no way deserved on his part , except that in warmth of affection to Masonry he would yield to no man . This was his only claim , and as it had been recognised in so flattering a manner , he would strenuously endeavour to retain their regard and good opinion for the future ( cheers ) . Before sitting down he begged to propose "The health of their AV . M . Bro . Vernon Blake" ( much
, cheering ) . His qualities were so well known and appreciated , that it was unnecessary for him to dilate on them ; but he could not refrain from alluding to the admirable manner in which lie had fulfilled the duties devolving on him in the Lodge ; it was an earnest for the future , and it would maintain the hig h character of the Cherwell Lodge , and fully justified him in saying that the Cherwell had never had a better commander on board , or a more efficient crew ( loud cheers ) . L 2
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Provincial.
to reign over them , and to become a patron of that Order to which so many of his predecessors had been attached ( cheers ) . The AV . M . then proposed "The Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland , " to whom , he said , the Craft were under great obligation for the able , efficient , and successful manner in which he presided over it ( cheers ) . The W . M . then gave "The Dep . Grand Master of England , and the Grand Officers , " and congratulated the Brethren on having the presence of the Prov .
G . M . of Oxfordshire , Bro . Ridley , and the Prov . G . M . of Staffordshire , Bro . Col . Vernon . The continued success of the Lodges in this Province , and the high position which they held in the Craft , was owing in a great degree to the zeal and ability with which they were presided over by Bro . Ridley , who testified on all occasions an anxious desire to promote the interests of every Lodge committed to his charge ( cheers ) . It was a great pleasure to himself and to the members of the Cherwell Lodge to welcome at their Festival two such distinguished Masons as Bro . Ridley and Bro . Vernonand he doubted not that
, they would exemplify this by the reception which they would give to the toast ( much cheering ) . Bro . RIDLEA * said that as their time was limited , he would trouble them with but very few words , and hoped that they would not , on that account , consider that be was the less sensible of the honour which they had conferred on him . This was the third occasion on which he had been present at their festivals , and they had on each occasion given him a kind and cordial reception . On his way to Banbury this day he observed that tbe sun shone brightlythe valleys looked
, ^ cheerful , and the Cherwell , though turbid , pursued under the broad blue sky the even tenor of its way ; and thus it was that Masonry progressed , notwithstanding wars and rumours of wars were rattling about their ears . He , and they , doubtless , had relatives who were going over the surging waves to far-distant lands , and it would be gratifying to them to hear that they found a home and a shelter under a Mason ' s roof . He rejoiced to hear that in New Zealand , a Lodge , called the St . Augustine Lodge , had been established through the instrumentality of an
Oxford Brother , Bro . Luck , and he hoped that it would rise like the stately palmtree , and spread its sheltering branches far and wide ( cheers ) . He ( Bro . Ridley ) loved all new Lodges , especially when they were intimately connected with that Province over which he had the honour to preside ; and he assured them , that for everything which he had done for the advancement of Masonry , he had been amply repaid by the kindness which they had manifested towards him on every occasion ( cheers ) . Bro . Col . VEKNON also responded to the toast , and observed that as reference
had been made to the Earl of * Yarborough , he could assure them that there was no Brother who deserved more at their hands , and that proud as he ( Col . Vernon ) was to be associated with the Grand Lodge of England , he could truly say there was no body of men more worthy of the esteem and affection of the Craft than the Officers of the Grand Lodge ( cheers ) . The Prov . G . M . then proposed " The health of the Dep . Prov . G . M . of Oxfordshire , Bro . Capt . Bowyer , " and said it was extremely gratify ing to find that his appointment to that oflice had met with the cordial approval of every Brother in
the Province ( much cheering ) . Bro . BOWYER returned thanks , and said that the high office to which he had been appointed through the kindness of the Prov . G . M . was an unexpected honour , and in no way deserved on his part , except that in warmth of affection to Masonry he would yield to no man . This was his only claim , and as it had been recognised in so flattering a manner , he would strenuously endeavour to retain their regard and good opinion for the future ( cheers ) . Before sitting down he begged to propose "The health of their AV . M . Bro . Vernon Blake" ( much
, cheering ) . His qualities were so well known and appreciated , that it was unnecessary for him to dilate on them ; but he could not refrain from alluding to the admirable manner in which lie had fulfilled the duties devolving on him in the Lodge ; it was an earnest for the future , and it would maintain the hig h character of the Cherwell Lodge , and fully justified him in saying that the Cherwell had never had a better commander on board , or a more efficient crew ( loud cheers ) . L 2