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Provincial.
At a meeting of the Hertford Lodge of Freemasons , held on the 9 th of December , the following address was unanimously agreed upon to be presented to the Marquess of Salisbury , Provincial Grand Master for the county of Hertford : —
" To the Most Honourable the Marquess of Salisbury , Grand Master of Masons for the county of Hertford , & c . & c . & c . " Most Honourable and Right Worshipful Lord and Brother . —We , the Master , Past Masters , Wardens , Officers and Members of the Hertford Lodge , No . 578 in the Registry of England , beg to express our deep sorrow and regret at the melancholy calamity with which your lordship has been lately visited . As Grand Master of our Ancient Order
for this province you are justly entitled to the first consideration of our Lodge ; but your claim to our regard is still stronger than that arising from the high and distinguished rank which you hold in the Craft . By the urbanity and kindness which you have ever shown towards us , both as a Lodge and as individuals , and the friendly and social manner in which you have always mixed amongst us , you have rendered yourself an object of our warmest respect and esteem . We , therefore , no
less as friends than as Masons , claim the melancholy privilege of expressing our deep sympath y in the sufferings of a Brother , i ' or whom we feel so sincere and affectionate a regard . " In condoling with your lordship on the loss of a venerable and most respected parent , we venture to express a hope that it will be some alleviation to your grief to reflect , that , owing to the charitable and other virtues which so eminentl y distinguished her career through life , her memory will be long cherished in the grateful remembrance of all who knew her .
" lhat the GREAT ARCHITECT of the universe may prove a Comforter to you in the hour of affliction , and that He may pour down the dew of His blessing upon your lordship and family , is " the sincere and fervent prayer of the Brethren assembled at this Lodge . " Signed and Sealed in the name and on behalf of the Lodge , this ninth day of December , in the year of our Lord , one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five . —A . L . 5 S 35 . "
CAjiBiunGE , Oct . 12 . —Scientific Lodge . —The first Masonic sessional meeting in this University was held this day , and in the absence of the W . M . Brother Barker , who was engaged in the registration in the adjoining County of Suffolk , the chair was filled by Br . H . F . Rowe , who presided with his accustomed skill and ability . The general proceedings of the evening were marked by that iiropriety which has hitherto distinguished this Lodge , and which is so naturally expected from brethren who possess the enviable opportunity of distinguishing
themselves under the tutelage and protection of the Rev . Geo . Adam Brown , the Acting Prov . G . M . of the province , who not only associates among the fraternity as a member , but brings into prominent observation those high qualifications which his standing in the University of Cambridge have rendered so valuable to the Order . We are not , therefore , surprised that the undergraduates feel an honest pride in ranging themselves under his auspicious banner . The distinguished Mason to
whom we refer upon this occasion , visited the Lodge , and took occasion , to call the attention of its members to the present state of the society : he dwelt with marked emphasis upon the general tenets of the Craft , and most urgently impressed upon them the necessity of strict subordination to those whom the M . W . G . M . had placed in authority . We
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
At a meeting of the Hertford Lodge of Freemasons , held on the 9 th of December , the following address was unanimously agreed upon to be presented to the Marquess of Salisbury , Provincial Grand Master for the county of Hertford : —
" To the Most Honourable the Marquess of Salisbury , Grand Master of Masons for the county of Hertford , & c . & c . & c . " Most Honourable and Right Worshipful Lord and Brother . —We , the Master , Past Masters , Wardens , Officers and Members of the Hertford Lodge , No . 578 in the Registry of England , beg to express our deep sorrow and regret at the melancholy calamity with which your lordship has been lately visited . As Grand Master of our Ancient Order
for this province you are justly entitled to the first consideration of our Lodge ; but your claim to our regard is still stronger than that arising from the high and distinguished rank which you hold in the Craft . By the urbanity and kindness which you have ever shown towards us , both as a Lodge and as individuals , and the friendly and social manner in which you have always mixed amongst us , you have rendered yourself an object of our warmest respect and esteem . We , therefore , no
less as friends than as Masons , claim the melancholy privilege of expressing our deep sympath y in the sufferings of a Brother , i ' or whom we feel so sincere and affectionate a regard . " In condoling with your lordship on the loss of a venerable and most respected parent , we venture to express a hope that it will be some alleviation to your grief to reflect , that , owing to the charitable and other virtues which so eminentl y distinguished her career through life , her memory will be long cherished in the grateful remembrance of all who knew her .
" lhat the GREAT ARCHITECT of the universe may prove a Comforter to you in the hour of affliction , and that He may pour down the dew of His blessing upon your lordship and family , is " the sincere and fervent prayer of the Brethren assembled at this Lodge . " Signed and Sealed in the name and on behalf of the Lodge , this ninth day of December , in the year of our Lord , one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five . —A . L . 5 S 35 . "
CAjiBiunGE , Oct . 12 . —Scientific Lodge . —The first Masonic sessional meeting in this University was held this day , and in the absence of the W . M . Brother Barker , who was engaged in the registration in the adjoining County of Suffolk , the chair was filled by Br . H . F . Rowe , who presided with his accustomed skill and ability . The general proceedings of the evening were marked by that iiropriety which has hitherto distinguished this Lodge , and which is so naturally expected from brethren who possess the enviable opportunity of distinguishing
themselves under the tutelage and protection of the Rev . Geo . Adam Brown , the Acting Prov . G . M . of the province , who not only associates among the fraternity as a member , but brings into prominent observation those high qualifications which his standing in the University of Cambridge have rendered so valuable to the Order . We are not , therefore , surprised that the undergraduates feel an honest pride in ranging themselves under his auspicious banner . The distinguished Mason to
whom we refer upon this occasion , visited the Lodge , and took occasion , to call the attention of its members to the present state of the society : he dwelt with marked emphasis upon the general tenets of the Craft , and most urgently impressed upon them the necessity of strict subordination to those whom the M . W . G . M . had placed in authority . We