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condescended to continue the Patroness of the Female Orphan Schooh —( Applause , and three times three cheers . ) " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , " was then proposed ; and the P . G . M . remarked , that to no individual in this or any other country was Masonry indebted so greatly as to His Royal Highness , who had been at all times the friend and patron of its interestsand the ardent promoter of the arts and
, sciences . Indeed , if it had not been for his zeal and example , Masonry ivould not have been in the high station it now occupied , and every Mason would join him in prayers , that the Divine Architect of the Universe would long spare him to fill the office he now occupied , for the happiness and benefit of the united body of which he was the honoured and beloved President . — ( Prolonged cheering . ) Air— " Star of Brunswick . "
Toast— " The Officers of the Grand Lodge . " The Rev . Dr . Oliver , D . P . G . M ., rose and observed that he had the jileasure of informing the Brethren that one of the Past-Officers ofthe Grand Lodge had made arrangements for attending the present meeting ; but owing to the change of the day from the 5 th to the 19 th of October , his engagements prevented him from carrying his intentions into effect . He alluded to a Brother well known and universally respected , Dr . Crucefix . He had received a communication from that Brother on the subject , an extract from which he ivould lay before them . The Rev . Dr . then read as follows : —
" My Dear Sir and Brethren —You may have heard from our mutual friend and Brother Fen ton , P . G . Sec . that I had con tern jdated attending your P . G . meeting at Sj > ilsby . The change of time , however , has made this a matter of more than doubt ; so much so , that I consider it a duty to wiite to you on the subject . I had anticipated your personal welcome with a heartfelt interest ; but I can now only repeat my warm regards , and entrust you with my respectful and
fraternal compliments to the Provincial Grand Master , thanking him for the invitation so courteously conveyed by Brother Barton , which I so much regret being obliged to decline . Generally speaking , Masonry is looking up . There certainly is in London an anxious desire to examine into the great principle ; and much good would result if the Provincial authorities generally were to emulate the example of LincolnDurhamLancashireYorkDevonand Somerset . Next to
, , , , , making your personal acquaintance , I had intended to suggest the hope of obtaining a grant of money from your Provincial Grand Lodge in aid of the Asylum . Devon and the West Riding of York have each sent us twenty guineas . To no abler advocate can its interests be committed than to yourself ; and should you consider it desirable to urge the point , I cannot but entertain hopes of your success . "
The D , P . G . M . then proceeded—In reference to the subject contained in the concluding paragrajih of this letter , it is well known to every reader of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review , that my opinions are on record . I consider the projected Asylum to be a most praiseworthy idea , worthy of the beneficent institution from which it emanates , and of which it will form such an apt and striking illustration . In this point of view , we may consider Freemasonry as a beautiful polished column of jiure white marble , based on charity . Its jilintb as the fund of benevolence for the destitute VIRTUOUS Mason : the fluted shaft com-
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Provincial.
condescended to continue the Patroness of the Female Orphan Schooh —( Applause , and three times three cheers . ) " The Most Worshipful the Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , " was then proposed ; and the P . G . M . remarked , that to no individual in this or any other country was Masonry indebted so greatly as to His Royal Highness , who had been at all times the friend and patron of its interestsand the ardent promoter of the arts and
, sciences . Indeed , if it had not been for his zeal and example , Masonry ivould not have been in the high station it now occupied , and every Mason would join him in prayers , that the Divine Architect of the Universe would long spare him to fill the office he now occupied , for the happiness and benefit of the united body of which he was the honoured and beloved President . — ( Prolonged cheering . ) Air— " Star of Brunswick . "
Toast— " The Officers of the Grand Lodge . " The Rev . Dr . Oliver , D . P . G . M ., rose and observed that he had the jileasure of informing the Brethren that one of the Past-Officers ofthe Grand Lodge had made arrangements for attending the present meeting ; but owing to the change of the day from the 5 th to the 19 th of October , his engagements prevented him from carrying his intentions into effect . He alluded to a Brother well known and universally respected , Dr . Crucefix . He had received a communication from that Brother on the subject , an extract from which he ivould lay before them . The Rev . Dr . then read as follows : —
" My Dear Sir and Brethren —You may have heard from our mutual friend and Brother Fen ton , P . G . Sec . that I had con tern jdated attending your P . G . meeting at Sj > ilsby . The change of time , however , has made this a matter of more than doubt ; so much so , that I consider it a duty to wiite to you on the subject . I had anticipated your personal welcome with a heartfelt interest ; but I can now only repeat my warm regards , and entrust you with my respectful and
fraternal compliments to the Provincial Grand Master , thanking him for the invitation so courteously conveyed by Brother Barton , which I so much regret being obliged to decline . Generally speaking , Masonry is looking up . There certainly is in London an anxious desire to examine into the great principle ; and much good would result if the Provincial authorities generally were to emulate the example of LincolnDurhamLancashireYorkDevonand Somerset . Next to
, , , , , making your personal acquaintance , I had intended to suggest the hope of obtaining a grant of money from your Provincial Grand Lodge in aid of the Asylum . Devon and the West Riding of York have each sent us twenty guineas . To no abler advocate can its interests be committed than to yourself ; and should you consider it desirable to urge the point , I cannot but entertain hopes of your success . "
The D , P . G . M . then proceeded—In reference to the subject contained in the concluding paragrajih of this letter , it is well known to every reader of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review , that my opinions are on record . I consider the projected Asylum to be a most praiseworthy idea , worthy of the beneficent institution from which it emanates , and of which it will form such an apt and striking illustration . In this point of view , we may consider Freemasonry as a beautiful polished column of jiure white marble , based on charity . Its jilintb as the fund of benevolence for the destitute VIRTUOUS Mason : the fluted shaft com-