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Tim DUKE OF SUSSEX , on rising , was received with a burst of cheers that was absolutel y deafening . When the enthusiasm of the company subsided into silence , His Royal Highness said , — " Most Worshipful Pro-Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and Brethren , —In the first instance , allow me to express to you my thanks for the mannerin which you have received the toast proposed b y your noble Chairman ; and , secondlyto express to him my thanks for the kindhandsomeand
, , , feeling manner in which he has introduced it to your notice . My noble Brother and friend has done me justice in stating that I have viewed with extreme anxiety and infinite pleasure the whole of the proceedings of this day ; because I need not tell you that a gathering of this sort must have great weight in a populous district like this ; and it must impress upon the minds of those who are not connected with our
Fraternity , a respect for an Order which can conduct itself with such propriety and such decorum . —( Cheers . ) It must afford every ' profane ' individual—to use the technical term , by which , upon the present occasion , I mean those who are uninitiated in the mysteries of our art—it must , I am satisfied , afford to all such persons matter for deep reflection and consideration when they see , in a procession such as ours was to-day , persons of a variety of opinions , of different feelings , of different religions , entertaining , in factall the differences politics and reliion
, upon g which are the most capable of exciting the passions , and arraying man against man ; it must , I say , afford matter for deep consideration , when it is seen that a body so composed can assemble together in one great cause , and , burying all minor feelings , join cordially in the great work of benefiting society at large , by contributing not only their exertions , but their example , in the promotion of every thing that is liberal , every thing calculated to heihten the character of man—( Loud cheers ) If
g . . Brethren , when they enter into this Society , do not reflect upon the principles upon which it is founded ; if they do not act upon the obligations which they have taken upon themselves to discharge , all I can say is , that the sooner any such individuals retire from the Order the better it will be for the Society , and the more creditable it ivould be
to themselves . —( Cheers . ) I am satisfied that the Brethren whom I am now addressing do not want such an exhortation on my part . However , I think it necessary to impress upon them these facts , because the individual who is now addressing them , not only from the high position wliich he holds in the () rd er ( and that by the good-will of the Brethren ) , but likewise from the number of years which he has had the honour of belonging to that noble Institution ( for my period of service in the Order
of Masonry dates from the year 1798 , a period of not less than forty-one years , twenty-six of ivhich I have had the honour and satisfaction of presiding over tbe Craft of England ) , may be allowed to express his opinion as to the duties ivhich attach to every member of the Order . —( Cheers . ) When I first determined to link myself ivith this noble Institution , it was a matter of very serious consideration ivith me ; and I can assure the Brethren that it was at a period when , at leasthad the of well
, I power considering the matter , for it was not in the boyish days of my youth , but at the more mature age of twentyfive or twenty-six years . I did not take it up as a light and trivial matter , but as a grave and serious concern of my life . I worked my way diligently , passing through all the different offices of Junior and Senior Warden , Master of a Lodge , then Deputy Grand Master , until I finally closed it by the proud station which I have now the honour to VOL . vi . ^ x
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Tim DUKE OF SUSSEX , on rising , was received with a burst of cheers that was absolutel y deafening . When the enthusiasm of the company subsided into silence , His Royal Highness said , — " Most Worshipful Pro-Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , and Brethren , —In the first instance , allow me to express to you my thanks for the mannerin which you have received the toast proposed b y your noble Chairman ; and , secondlyto express to him my thanks for the kindhandsomeand
, , , feeling manner in which he has introduced it to your notice . My noble Brother and friend has done me justice in stating that I have viewed with extreme anxiety and infinite pleasure the whole of the proceedings of this day ; because I need not tell you that a gathering of this sort must have great weight in a populous district like this ; and it must impress upon the minds of those who are not connected with our
Fraternity , a respect for an Order which can conduct itself with such propriety and such decorum . —( Cheers . ) It must afford every ' profane ' individual—to use the technical term , by which , upon the present occasion , I mean those who are uninitiated in the mysteries of our art—it must , I am satisfied , afford to all such persons matter for deep reflection and consideration when they see , in a procession such as ours was to-day , persons of a variety of opinions , of different feelings , of different religions , entertaining , in factall the differences politics and reliion
, upon g which are the most capable of exciting the passions , and arraying man against man ; it must , I say , afford matter for deep consideration , when it is seen that a body so composed can assemble together in one great cause , and , burying all minor feelings , join cordially in the great work of benefiting society at large , by contributing not only their exertions , but their example , in the promotion of every thing that is liberal , every thing calculated to heihten the character of man—( Loud cheers ) If
g . . Brethren , when they enter into this Society , do not reflect upon the principles upon which it is founded ; if they do not act upon the obligations which they have taken upon themselves to discharge , all I can say is , that the sooner any such individuals retire from the Order the better it will be for the Society , and the more creditable it ivould be
to themselves . —( Cheers . ) I am satisfied that the Brethren whom I am now addressing do not want such an exhortation on my part . However , I think it necessary to impress upon them these facts , because the individual who is now addressing them , not only from the high position wliich he holds in the () rd er ( and that by the good-will of the Brethren ) , but likewise from the number of years which he has had the honour of belonging to that noble Institution ( for my period of service in the Order
of Masonry dates from the year 1798 , a period of not less than forty-one years , twenty-six of ivhich I have had the honour and satisfaction of presiding over tbe Craft of England ) , may be allowed to express his opinion as to the duties ivhich attach to every member of the Order . —( Cheers . ) When I first determined to link myself ivith this noble Institution , it was a matter of very serious consideration ivith me ; and I can assure the Brethren that it was at a period when , at leasthad the of well
, I power considering the matter , for it was not in the boyish days of my youth , but at the more mature age of twentyfive or twenty-six years . I did not take it up as a light and trivial matter , but as a grave and serious concern of my life . I worked my way diligently , passing through all the different offices of Junior and Senior Warden , Master of a Lodge , then Deputy Grand Master , until I finally closed it by the proud station which I have now the honour to VOL . vi . ^ x