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Provincial.
Divine blessing , to preside over the P . G . L . of this county for many a year to come , which may God of his infinite mercy grant , & c . " On returning from church , the Brethren perambulated the-grounds and the walks around the lake , and the effect from the latter was at this time picturesque in the extreme . A fine sheet of water in front , girt with the band of Brethren in all their paraphernalia of office , the old mansion in the
distance—the Park finel y studded with trees—and hundreds ( perhaps we might say thousands ) of persons , amongst whom was a large proportion of the fair sex , in various groups occupying the space between . 'The weather too , being finely propitious , combined to render it a scene to he admired by every spectator . Soon after three , the banquet was announced , being prepared in the hall , which was surrounded by a number of old family portraits , of which should calculate
we there cannot be less than one hundred in different parts—that of the lion . Baronet occupied a conspicuous place . P . V . Robinson , Esq . the D . P . G . M ., occupied the chair , supported by the P . G . officers , Grylls , Ellis , Cornish , Williams , & c . & c . & c , and Brother Gore , Past Grand Steward . Brother Richard Pearce , of Penzance , presided in the West . The cloth being removed , after the toasts of "The King , " as Patron , and his Royal Highness the " Duke of Sussex , " as Grand Master , had been given from the chair , the D . P . G . M ., P . V . Robinson , Esq . addressed the Brethren to the following effect- — °
In requesting you to fill a bumper to the next toast , and announcing to you the distinguished name of Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., I am confident I shall call forth your liveliest energies ; and that you will all heartil y hail with me any era that may particularl y mark his happy government over the Craft in Cornwall : but when 1 make allusion to the present meeting as a jubilee of his elevation in the province , and proclaim this as the 50 th anniversary of his Grand Mastership , I feel assured that it will be
unnecessary for me to utter another syllable ; and that the spontaneous bursts of your own warm hearts will do more justice to the merits and virtues of our revered Provincial Grand Master , than any eulogy I might presume to offer from the cherished seat in which I now represent him . I shall therefore only add , that fifty years have gone b y since Sir John St . Aubyn first assumed the Provincial Chair—first officially exercised his Masonic philanthropy on behalf of his fellow men .
And what have been the results ? One uniform career of benevolence , charity , and affection—one consistent feeling of kindness towards his Brethren—one di gnified and undeviating line of conduct in the conscious discharge of those high duties of his office , which in no single instance have been superseded by those alluring calls of worldl y pleasure , which fall more exclusivel y within the reach of the rich and the great . Full of years and Masonic honours , he now dwells triumphantl y in all our heartsAnd when the Almi
. ghty Architect of the Universe may be pleased to call him from this earthly Lodge to the realms above , his name and virtues will descend in union with Freemasonry , universally revered and venerated by the Craft , to the latest posterity of the world . The Deputy Provincial having called upon the Brethren to respond to this toast , the Provincial Grand Secretary , Brother Ellis , addressed the meeting nearly in the following words : — I have great pleasure in expressing the full concurrence of my grateful feelings , and those of our auditory , as being in perfect unison with those sentiments just delivered by our highly respected Chairman on
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Provincial.
Divine blessing , to preside over the P . G . L . of this county for many a year to come , which may God of his infinite mercy grant , & c . " On returning from church , the Brethren perambulated the-grounds and the walks around the lake , and the effect from the latter was at this time picturesque in the extreme . A fine sheet of water in front , girt with the band of Brethren in all their paraphernalia of office , the old mansion in the
distance—the Park finel y studded with trees—and hundreds ( perhaps we might say thousands ) of persons , amongst whom was a large proportion of the fair sex , in various groups occupying the space between . 'The weather too , being finely propitious , combined to render it a scene to he admired by every spectator . Soon after three , the banquet was announced , being prepared in the hall , which was surrounded by a number of old family portraits , of which should calculate
we there cannot be less than one hundred in different parts—that of the lion . Baronet occupied a conspicuous place . P . V . Robinson , Esq . the D . P . G . M ., occupied the chair , supported by the P . G . officers , Grylls , Ellis , Cornish , Williams , & c . & c . & c , and Brother Gore , Past Grand Steward . Brother Richard Pearce , of Penzance , presided in the West . The cloth being removed , after the toasts of "The King , " as Patron , and his Royal Highness the " Duke of Sussex , " as Grand Master , had been given from the chair , the D . P . G . M ., P . V . Robinson , Esq . addressed the Brethren to the following effect- — °
In requesting you to fill a bumper to the next toast , and announcing to you the distinguished name of Sir John St . Aubyn , Bart ., I am confident I shall call forth your liveliest energies ; and that you will all heartil y hail with me any era that may particularl y mark his happy government over the Craft in Cornwall : but when 1 make allusion to the present meeting as a jubilee of his elevation in the province , and proclaim this as the 50 th anniversary of his Grand Mastership , I feel assured that it will be
unnecessary for me to utter another syllable ; and that the spontaneous bursts of your own warm hearts will do more justice to the merits and virtues of our revered Provincial Grand Master , than any eulogy I might presume to offer from the cherished seat in which I now represent him . I shall therefore only add , that fifty years have gone b y since Sir John St . Aubyn first assumed the Provincial Chair—first officially exercised his Masonic philanthropy on behalf of his fellow men .
And what have been the results ? One uniform career of benevolence , charity , and affection—one consistent feeling of kindness towards his Brethren—one di gnified and undeviating line of conduct in the conscious discharge of those high duties of his office , which in no single instance have been superseded by those alluring calls of worldl y pleasure , which fall more exclusivel y within the reach of the rich and the great . Full of years and Masonic honours , he now dwells triumphantl y in all our heartsAnd when the Almi
. ghty Architect of the Universe may be pleased to call him from this earthly Lodge to the realms above , his name and virtues will descend in union with Freemasonry , universally revered and venerated by the Craft , to the latest posterity of the world . The Deputy Provincial having called upon the Brethren to respond to this toast , the Provincial Grand Secretary , Brother Ellis , addressed the meeting nearly in the following words : — I have great pleasure in expressing the full concurrence of my grateful feelings , and those of our auditory , as being in perfect unison with those sentiments just delivered by our highly respected Chairman on