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hold . —( Great cheering . ) Therefore , having studied it , having reflected upon it , I know the value of the Institution ; and , I may venture to say , that in all my transactions through life , the rules and principles laid down and prescribed by our Order have been , to the best of my faculties , strictly followed . —( Cheers . ) And if I have been of any use to society at large , it must be attributed , in a great degree , to the impetus derived from Masonry . —( Cheers . )
" As I have stated before , the Mason , when he comes into the Lodge , lays aside all matters of private feeling . He looks upon man as his fellow-creature , as his brother , springing from the same origin , claiming the same father , and therefore participating all the kind feelings which , under the protection of the Divine Architect of the universe , we are bound each of us to entertain toivards one another . —( Cheers . ) These are the feelings which are inspiring you now , and I am sure when we
depart , it will be a signal gratification to each of you to think that an opportunity has been afforded by which whatever little differences that existed between you have been composed , enabling you now to stand upon the same corner-stone , and to erect yourselves in a temple of harmony and good will . —( Cheers . ) Your noble Chairman has most properly stated his own feeling , in ivhich , with one consent , you expressed your hearty concurrencerespecting the illustrious personage who now
, presides over the destinies of the kingdom . — ( Loud cheers . ) As his lordship said , she has a double claim upon your loyalty and affection . — ( Great cheering . ) I need not tell you that the wife , the sister , the daughter of every Mason ought to he guarded and defended by every individual throughout the Body . —( Cheers . ) Her Majesty is the
daughter of a Mason —( enthusiastic cheering)—and a great and good Mason he was . —( Renewed cheering . ) It is but due to his illustrious memory to record here , that it was owing to his exertions combined with mine , each being bound by the ties of an intimate affection , and liaving a perfect confidence in the other ' s honour , that the union between the two Grand Lodges of England was effected , whose unfortunate differences had disturbed the harmony of the Craft for many previous years .
( Loud cheers . ) It is this Brother ' s daughter whom you are called upon to stand by and protect—( enthusiastic cheering)—and sure I am that no true Brother of the Craft will flinch from so sacred a duty ;—( loud and long continued cheering )—and after all is said and done , who is it upon whom these attacks are made ? A young and virtuous—I was going to say , but God forbid I should do so , an unprotected female . —( Here the cheering was absolutely deafening . ) But as long as there exists a
proper feeling in the breast of every honest , upright Mason , as long as there remains any portion of the feeling which ought to glow in the bosom of every manly , independent Briton , the sovereign lady of these realms ivill be defended and guarded against any attack that may be made upon her " —( here the enthusiasm of the assembly could no longer brook control one spontaneous cheer burst from every corner of the room , the company sprung upon their feetand for many minutes continuedbunbroken
, , y applause , to express their concurrence in the sentiment of the illustrious speaker . When at length silence was restored , his Royal Highness proceeded)— " You have kindly responded to the opinion I ventured to express , and I thank you for it . I now proceed to advert again to the business of the day . I need not state to those Brethren who study Freemasonry , that without the acquirement of the liberal arts , and the study of the higher sciences , it is impossible to arrive at that height of
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Provincial.
hold . —( Great cheering . ) Therefore , having studied it , having reflected upon it , I know the value of the Institution ; and , I may venture to say , that in all my transactions through life , the rules and principles laid down and prescribed by our Order have been , to the best of my faculties , strictly followed . —( Cheers . ) And if I have been of any use to society at large , it must be attributed , in a great degree , to the impetus derived from Masonry . —( Cheers . )
" As I have stated before , the Mason , when he comes into the Lodge , lays aside all matters of private feeling . He looks upon man as his fellow-creature , as his brother , springing from the same origin , claiming the same father , and therefore participating all the kind feelings which , under the protection of the Divine Architect of the universe , we are bound each of us to entertain toivards one another . —( Cheers . ) These are the feelings which are inspiring you now , and I am sure when we
depart , it will be a signal gratification to each of you to think that an opportunity has been afforded by which whatever little differences that existed between you have been composed , enabling you now to stand upon the same corner-stone , and to erect yourselves in a temple of harmony and good will . —( Cheers . ) Your noble Chairman has most properly stated his own feeling , in ivhich , with one consent , you expressed your hearty concurrencerespecting the illustrious personage who now
, presides over the destinies of the kingdom . — ( Loud cheers . ) As his lordship said , she has a double claim upon your loyalty and affection . — ( Great cheering . ) I need not tell you that the wife , the sister , the daughter of every Mason ought to he guarded and defended by every individual throughout the Body . —( Cheers . ) Her Majesty is the
daughter of a Mason —( enthusiastic cheering)—and a great and good Mason he was . —( Renewed cheering . ) It is but due to his illustrious memory to record here , that it was owing to his exertions combined with mine , each being bound by the ties of an intimate affection , and liaving a perfect confidence in the other ' s honour , that the union between the two Grand Lodges of England was effected , whose unfortunate differences had disturbed the harmony of the Craft for many previous years .
( Loud cheers . ) It is this Brother ' s daughter whom you are called upon to stand by and protect—( enthusiastic cheering)—and sure I am that no true Brother of the Craft will flinch from so sacred a duty ;—( loud and long continued cheering )—and after all is said and done , who is it upon whom these attacks are made ? A young and virtuous—I was going to say , but God forbid I should do so , an unprotected female . —( Here the cheering was absolutely deafening . ) But as long as there exists a
proper feeling in the breast of every honest , upright Mason , as long as there remains any portion of the feeling which ought to glow in the bosom of every manly , independent Briton , the sovereign lady of these realms ivill be defended and guarded against any attack that may be made upon her " —( here the enthusiasm of the assembly could no longer brook control one spontaneous cheer burst from every corner of the room , the company sprung upon their feetand for many minutes continuedbunbroken
, , y applause , to express their concurrence in the sentiment of the illustrious speaker . When at length silence was restored , his Royal Highness proceeded)— " You have kindly responded to the opinion I ventured to express , and I thank you for it . I now proceed to advert again to the business of the day . I need not state to those Brethren who study Freemasonry , that without the acquirement of the liberal arts , and the study of the higher sciences , it is impossible to arrive at that height of