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decayed Masons and their widows , he hoped yet to see in Bristol , so that the citizens may say : see what practical good tlie Masons are doing amongst us . Should the undertaking be commenced during his year of civic office , he assured the Brethren that every influence he possessed should be at their service , and his purse should be readily opened in promoting such a laudable undertaking . After the long-continued cheers with which Bro . Shaw ' s speech was received had subsided , he again rose and called on the Brethren to fill a bumper to Bro . G . C . GlassonAV . M . ; he congratulated both him and them on the perfect order
, and true brotherly feeling that has so long existed amongst the Brethren of the Lodge . The Royal Sussex had ever been celebrated for its unanimity , and he trusted it ever would so continue ; under the present W . M . he was certain nothing would occur to disturb the perfect harmony he and every Brother were so anxious to maintain . He called upon them to drink with all the honours to the long life , health , and happiness , of Bro . G . C . Glasson , W . M . of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 221 . The W . M ., on rising , appeared to be much affected by the manner he was
received . He assured the Brethren he deeply felt the kind terms in which Bro . Shaw had proposed his health , and the manner they had responded to it . Nothing gave him greater pleasure than meeting his Brethren both in the Lodge and on such occasions as the present ; he congratulated the Lodge on its steady progress , and hoped it would ever continue its present prosperous career . He could not sit down without again expressing how much he was indebted to the Brethren of the Province and other visitors , for the honour they had conferred on the Lodge in attending in such numbers ; it looked well for Masonry when such meetings took
place , and the ceremony they then witnessed he believed had had some influence on the world without , as they had received five propositions for candidates for initiation on that evening . The next toast was that of " The Officers and Past Officers ofthe P . G . L . " of the Province of Bristol , which was acknowledged by Bro . G . Chick , P . M . and T . of the Clarence , No . 81 , who , thanking the Brethren on behalf of the Grand Lodge , said he was sure the Lodge he had the honour of being Treasurer of , would warmly second the proposal of Bro . Shaw , both with a grant from its funds and individual subscriptions amongst its members .
Bro . A . H . PALMER gave the health of " The Visiting Brethren , " coupling with it the names of Bro . Percy AVells , AV . M ., Royal Cumberland Lodge , No . 48 , and Bro . Harris , Lodge of Honour , No . 528 , of Bath . Bro . P . AVELLS in returning thanks expressed himself as deeply indebted to the Craft in Bristol for the Masonic information he had acquired during his stay amongst them ; not onl y was he indebted to their admirable Lodge of Instruction , but also to many of the Brethren , at whose hands he had ever experienced the utmost kindness .
The AV . M . then gave the following toasts : — " W . M . Officers and Brethren , Royal Clarence , No . 81 , "—responded to by Bro . J . P . Derham , W . M . " AV . M . Officers and Brethren , Beaufort , No . 120 , "—responded to by Bro . R . Fendick , AV . M . _ " W . M . Officers and Brethren , Moira , No . 408 , "—responded to by Bro . John Linter , AV . M . " Officers ofthe Sussex Lodge , No . 221 , "—responded to by Bro . H . Fargus , P . M . and T . Then followed " The Governors of the F . M . Hall "— "Tlie President of the Lodge of Instruction "— " The Musical Brethren ;" after which Bro . T . Green , in trul y eloquent and Masonic terms , gave " The
Entered Apprentices , " three of whom were present . Bro . J . C . SHAW then said , —AV . M . Officers and Brethren , as I have been called upon to return thanks for the E . A . present this evening , I do so with great pleasure , and yet with great diffidence , having been so recently admitted in the Craft y and all being yet so new to me . I need not assure you that , previous to my initiation , I had formed a good opinion of Masonry , or that I had judged it an estimable institution ; the many honourable and worthy Brethren now around me , men so valued and respected in our city , prove to me that I was not mistaken .
But whatever my previous opinions may have been , they are still more strengthened and decided by the remarks which have just fallen from Dr . —I believe I ought to say Brother—Green ; I hope I may realise his descri ption of what Masonry really consists in , and that I may , by my future progress in the Craft ,
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Provincial.
decayed Masons and their widows , he hoped yet to see in Bristol , so that the citizens may say : see what practical good tlie Masons are doing amongst us . Should the undertaking be commenced during his year of civic office , he assured the Brethren that every influence he possessed should be at their service , and his purse should be readily opened in promoting such a laudable undertaking . After the long-continued cheers with which Bro . Shaw ' s speech was received had subsided , he again rose and called on the Brethren to fill a bumper to Bro . G . C . GlassonAV . M . ; he congratulated both him and them on the perfect order
, and true brotherly feeling that has so long existed amongst the Brethren of the Lodge . The Royal Sussex had ever been celebrated for its unanimity , and he trusted it ever would so continue ; under the present W . M . he was certain nothing would occur to disturb the perfect harmony he and every Brother were so anxious to maintain . He called upon them to drink with all the honours to the long life , health , and happiness , of Bro . G . C . Glasson , W . M . of the Royal Sussex Lodge , No . 221 . The W . M ., on rising , appeared to be much affected by the manner he was
received . He assured the Brethren he deeply felt the kind terms in which Bro . Shaw had proposed his health , and the manner they had responded to it . Nothing gave him greater pleasure than meeting his Brethren both in the Lodge and on such occasions as the present ; he congratulated the Lodge on its steady progress , and hoped it would ever continue its present prosperous career . He could not sit down without again expressing how much he was indebted to the Brethren of the Province and other visitors , for the honour they had conferred on the Lodge in attending in such numbers ; it looked well for Masonry when such meetings took
place , and the ceremony they then witnessed he believed had had some influence on the world without , as they had received five propositions for candidates for initiation on that evening . The next toast was that of " The Officers and Past Officers ofthe P . G . L . " of the Province of Bristol , which was acknowledged by Bro . G . Chick , P . M . and T . of the Clarence , No . 81 , who , thanking the Brethren on behalf of the Grand Lodge , said he was sure the Lodge he had the honour of being Treasurer of , would warmly second the proposal of Bro . Shaw , both with a grant from its funds and individual subscriptions amongst its members .
Bro . A . H . PALMER gave the health of " The Visiting Brethren , " coupling with it the names of Bro . Percy AVells , AV . M ., Royal Cumberland Lodge , No . 48 , and Bro . Harris , Lodge of Honour , No . 528 , of Bath . Bro . P . AVELLS in returning thanks expressed himself as deeply indebted to the Craft in Bristol for the Masonic information he had acquired during his stay amongst them ; not onl y was he indebted to their admirable Lodge of Instruction , but also to many of the Brethren , at whose hands he had ever experienced the utmost kindness .
The AV . M . then gave the following toasts : — " W . M . Officers and Brethren , Royal Clarence , No . 81 , "—responded to by Bro . J . P . Derham , W . M . " AV . M . Officers and Brethren , Beaufort , No . 120 , "—responded to by Bro . R . Fendick , AV . M . _ " W . M . Officers and Brethren , Moira , No . 408 , "—responded to by Bro . John Linter , AV . M . " Officers ofthe Sussex Lodge , No . 221 , "—responded to by Bro . H . Fargus , P . M . and T . Then followed " The Governors of the F . M . Hall "— "Tlie President of the Lodge of Instruction "— " The Musical Brethren ;" after which Bro . T . Green , in trul y eloquent and Masonic terms , gave " The
Entered Apprentices , " three of whom were present . Bro . J . C . SHAW then said , —AV . M . Officers and Brethren , as I have been called upon to return thanks for the E . A . present this evening , I do so with great pleasure , and yet with great diffidence , having been so recently admitted in the Craft y and all being yet so new to me . I need not assure you that , previous to my initiation , I had formed a good opinion of Masonry , or that I had judged it an estimable institution ; the many honourable and worthy Brethren now around me , men so valued and respected in our city , prove to me that I was not mistaken .
But whatever my previous opinions may have been , they are still more strengthened and decided by the remarks which have just fallen from Dr . —I believe I ought to say Brother—Green ; I hope I may realise his descri ption of what Masonry really consists in , and that I may , by my future progress in the Craft ,