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Article GRAND MASONIC MEETING. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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Grand Masonic Meeting.
" The Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland , " and the Right Hon . Lord Dundas , the Pro-Grand Master , were severally g iven , and each received with very marked respect . The health of Lord John Churchill , the Deputy Grand Master , was then proposed , and most warmly greeted by the company . In returning thanks , his lordship observed , that such was the attention he had
personally received , and the delightful cordiality , as well as the very creditable arrangements of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , that it would become his duty to report accordingly , and he felt confident the information he would have to give would much gratify His Royal Highness . " The Heart of a True British Sailor , " was appropriately sung by brother Hawkins .
The Deputy Grand Master then proposed " the health of the Worshipful Master , and prosperity to the Grand Stewards' Lodge ; " his lordship adverted very concisely to the merits of the presiding officer , the character of the Lodge , and the respectability of its members . Brother Giraud , the Worshipful Master , in reply to the compliment of the distinguished guest , for his own part , felt how needful it was to solicit indulgence upon the present occasion ; whenalthough pledged
, , from the peculiar situation in which he was placed , to maintain the character of the Lodge and its members , still he was also warranted in relying upon them all , as Freemasons , to overlook on his part any want of oratory . His noble brother might be safely trusted to exercise his indulgence on this evening , but he could assure the visitors collectively , that he was but the organ of every individual member in sincerely bidding them a hearty Masonic welcome , and also in expressing towards
them the high sense of gratitude felt by the Lodge at the fraternal manner in which their invitation had been accepted . He concluded by wishing prosperity to all other Lodges . " Lord Durham , the Past Deputy Grand Master , " now absent from England , was next proposed , and most enthusiastically received . " ¦ The Provincial Grand Masters , " followed , after which , brother Parry favoured the company with a most delightful air on the
Accordion . " Brother Fallowfield and the Grand Officers of the year , " was next given , and very chastely replied to by the reverend chaplain . " Brother David Pollock and the Past Masters of the Lodge , " was , as might be expected , received with every demonstration of respect . Brother Pollock , on the part of his friends , rose , and said that he felt , when a Master of the Lodgean honest pride in presiding ; it was
, indeed an honour to sit in that chair ; he would contend , that in the present Master would be found every requisite ; he had filled office with integrity , and would retire from it with honour . It was something to say , that a Lodge that had commenced under such peculiar circumstances , had , at the end of a century , lost at any rate nothing of
its real dignity . The glee " Poculum elevatum , " ( by Dr . Arne ) was then delightfully sung by brother Bellamy and the musical brethren , and most rapturously encored . Brother Bellamy ' s voice , however , soared above;—all a patriarch bard himself , he seemed to hallow the moment , and to recall the inaugural period of the original consecration ; his mellow , yet happy notes , revelled in natural minstrelsy , and like Aaron ' s bells , chimed in a merry and rapturous peal of song , diffusing hilarity , not without kin to that
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Grand Masonic Meeting.
" The Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland , " and the Right Hon . Lord Dundas , the Pro-Grand Master , were severally g iven , and each received with very marked respect . The health of Lord John Churchill , the Deputy Grand Master , was then proposed , and most warmly greeted by the company . In returning thanks , his lordship observed , that such was the attention he had
personally received , and the delightful cordiality , as well as the very creditable arrangements of the Grand Stewards' Lodge , that it would become his duty to report accordingly , and he felt confident the information he would have to give would much gratify His Royal Highness . " The Heart of a True British Sailor , " was appropriately sung by brother Hawkins .
The Deputy Grand Master then proposed " the health of the Worshipful Master , and prosperity to the Grand Stewards' Lodge ; " his lordship adverted very concisely to the merits of the presiding officer , the character of the Lodge , and the respectability of its members . Brother Giraud , the Worshipful Master , in reply to the compliment of the distinguished guest , for his own part , felt how needful it was to solicit indulgence upon the present occasion ; whenalthough pledged
, , from the peculiar situation in which he was placed , to maintain the character of the Lodge and its members , still he was also warranted in relying upon them all , as Freemasons , to overlook on his part any want of oratory . His noble brother might be safely trusted to exercise his indulgence on this evening , but he could assure the visitors collectively , that he was but the organ of every individual member in sincerely bidding them a hearty Masonic welcome , and also in expressing towards
them the high sense of gratitude felt by the Lodge at the fraternal manner in which their invitation had been accepted . He concluded by wishing prosperity to all other Lodges . " Lord Durham , the Past Deputy Grand Master , " now absent from England , was next proposed , and most enthusiastically received . " ¦ The Provincial Grand Masters , " followed , after which , brother Parry favoured the company with a most delightful air on the
Accordion . " Brother Fallowfield and the Grand Officers of the year , " was next given , and very chastely replied to by the reverend chaplain . " Brother David Pollock and the Past Masters of the Lodge , " was , as might be expected , received with every demonstration of respect . Brother Pollock , on the part of his friends , rose , and said that he felt , when a Master of the Lodgean honest pride in presiding ; it was
, indeed an honour to sit in that chair ; he would contend , that in the present Master would be found every requisite ; he had filled office with integrity , and would retire from it with honour . It was something to say , that a Lodge that had commenced under such peculiar circumstances , had , at the end of a century , lost at any rate nothing of
its real dignity . The glee " Poculum elevatum , " ( by Dr . Arne ) was then delightfully sung by brother Bellamy and the musical brethren , and most rapturously encored . Brother Bellamy ' s voice , however , soared above;—all a patriarch bard himself , he seemed to hallow the moment , and to recall the inaugural period of the original consecration ; his mellow , yet happy notes , revelled in natural minstrelsy , and like Aaron ' s bells , chimed in a merry and rapturous peal of song , diffusing hilarity , not without kin to that