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Provincial.
duplicity seeks admission in vain , and to a Brother , — " When he speaks ' tis verily ; " reposing in undisturbed confidence his pleasures or his pains . Brothers , it is the singular fortune of this Province to be protected by a Chief —( cheers)—who is a rich example of all that kindliness , urbanity , and forbearance , which should adorn the Mason . I feel inspired in the contemplation of his excellence , and but for his presence , I should run the risk ( per adventure ) of tiring you in employing the
, , tongue of good report ; as it is , let me ask for bumpers , and propose our beloved "R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , health and happiness to him and his . "—( All the honours ) . Colonel TYNTE . —It would be affectation in me not to expect that toast to have been given , but I did not expect the warmth of manner in which you have responded to a proposition which has been presented to youclothed in so bright and glowing a character ; it is most satisfactory
, to me , to find that the confidence which you reposed in me twenty years since , when I was honoured ivith this appointment , is unaltered . I have always supposed that the business of the Provincial Chair , is to make all things as smooth as possible ; and delicate and embarrassing as the situation sometimes is , yet I have uniformly found , that this spirit has prevailed , in conjunction with that fair principle of " give and take , " ivhich should regulate our actions , and which appears to be broadly carried out
in this Province . I attribute my success to the harmony which consequently exists between the different Lodges , and the excellence of my Officers ; in accordance with my duty , I would take this opportunity of cautioning the Craft not to be led away by any desire of numbers in their Lodges , in preference to selecting such as possess only the requisite qualifications for a Freemason . —( Hear , hear ) . It is a rock on which many Lodges have foundered , and a proceeding which has occasionally produced some mischievous reproach on our profession . It
would , perhaps , be wise not to initiate candidates immediately prior to the celebration of our Masonic Festivals , for the conviviality enjoyed at these festive seasons , may lead the newly elected apprentice to misunderstand the nature of our science at a first impression , the difficulty of removing which , is generally admitted . —( Hear , hear ) . In answer to a suggestion which has been most courteously put to me , as to the convenience of altering the time of assembling to a more congenial season
of the year . —( Hear , hear ) . I beg to say I feel complimented by the very proper manner in which the enquiry has been put , and being equally desirous for as full an attendance as convenient , on those important occasions , I shall be glad to give the subject my best attention . —( Cheers ) . The R . AV . thanked the Brethren for their expressed attachment and manifest satisfaction , and sat down amid much cheering . " The Grand Officers for the year ";— " Past Grand Officers of the
year . Brothers TEMPLE , HASELER , INMAN , and STRADLING , in returning thanks , severally bore testimony to the general confidence reposed in , and the gratitude felt by all to their Prov . G . M ,, and could conscientiously add their belief , that the flourishing aspect of the Craft , was attributable to his paternal protection . " The Grand Chaplain . " Brother PARSONS most eloquently responded , and concluded an animated eulogium on the '' House of Halswell , " by proposing the R . AV . P . G . M . for Monmouth , Brother C . J . K . Tynte . - ( Full honours ) . Colonel TYNTE expressed his gratitude for this additional mark of
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Provincial.
duplicity seeks admission in vain , and to a Brother , — " When he speaks ' tis verily ; " reposing in undisturbed confidence his pleasures or his pains . Brothers , it is the singular fortune of this Province to be protected by a Chief —( cheers)—who is a rich example of all that kindliness , urbanity , and forbearance , which should adorn the Mason . I feel inspired in the contemplation of his excellence , and but for his presence , I should run the risk ( per adventure ) of tiring you in employing the
, , tongue of good report ; as it is , let me ask for bumpers , and propose our beloved "R . AV . P . G . M . Colonel Tynte , health and happiness to him and his . "—( All the honours ) . Colonel TYNTE . —It would be affectation in me not to expect that toast to have been given , but I did not expect the warmth of manner in which you have responded to a proposition which has been presented to youclothed in so bright and glowing a character ; it is most satisfactory
, to me , to find that the confidence which you reposed in me twenty years since , when I was honoured ivith this appointment , is unaltered . I have always supposed that the business of the Provincial Chair , is to make all things as smooth as possible ; and delicate and embarrassing as the situation sometimes is , yet I have uniformly found , that this spirit has prevailed , in conjunction with that fair principle of " give and take , " ivhich should regulate our actions , and which appears to be broadly carried out
in this Province . I attribute my success to the harmony which consequently exists between the different Lodges , and the excellence of my Officers ; in accordance with my duty , I would take this opportunity of cautioning the Craft not to be led away by any desire of numbers in their Lodges , in preference to selecting such as possess only the requisite qualifications for a Freemason . —( Hear , hear ) . It is a rock on which many Lodges have foundered , and a proceeding which has occasionally produced some mischievous reproach on our profession . It
would , perhaps , be wise not to initiate candidates immediately prior to the celebration of our Masonic Festivals , for the conviviality enjoyed at these festive seasons , may lead the newly elected apprentice to misunderstand the nature of our science at a first impression , the difficulty of removing which , is generally admitted . —( Hear , hear ) . In answer to a suggestion which has been most courteously put to me , as to the convenience of altering the time of assembling to a more congenial season
of the year . —( Hear , hear ) . I beg to say I feel complimented by the very proper manner in which the enquiry has been put , and being equally desirous for as full an attendance as convenient , on those important occasions , I shall be glad to give the subject my best attention . —( Cheers ) . The R . AV . thanked the Brethren for their expressed attachment and manifest satisfaction , and sat down amid much cheering . " The Grand Officers for the year ";— " Past Grand Officers of the
year . Brothers TEMPLE , HASELER , INMAN , and STRADLING , in returning thanks , severally bore testimony to the general confidence reposed in , and the gratitude felt by all to their Prov . G . M ,, and could conscientiously add their belief , that the flourishing aspect of the Craft , was attributable to his paternal protection . " The Grand Chaplain . " Brother PARSONS most eloquently responded , and concluded an animated eulogium on the '' House of Halswell , " by proposing the R . AV . P . G . M . for Monmouth , Brother C . J . K . Tynte . - ( Full honours ) . Colonel TYNTE expressed his gratitude for this additional mark of