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Foreign.
Arch Degree —( hear , hear)—therefore I feel that something more than the style if Brother is owing to him from me—( hear)—for I assure you , that whenever I have visited Grenada , I have been received by him in such a manner as to ever make me remember the same , and I should be void of gratitude were I ever to allow the same to escape my memory . No ! it is too well engraved in my heart ever to become faded . I am , howeverintruding much on your patience—( nono ) . —Thensince you
, , , are kind enough to listen to me , I will merely say , that all depends now on our own exertions : the state of society , of government , and may I be permitted to say , of knowledge with us , is sufficiently calculated to countenance and encourage Freemasonry in Trinidad , and like seed thrown into a congenial soil , must flourish accordingly ; some of its most important doctrines are now practicall y illustrated in the condition of our species . Man here recovers his dignity , he no longer exists a slave
—( hear , hear , hear ) . Thus , under these circumstances , we have now merely to avail ourselves of the aid tendered us by the P . G . M ., who now sits on my right , and who has already expressed his readiness to render any assistance in his power . I shall no longer occupy your time , but propose the health of the ' Provincial Grand Master of Grenada , the Hon . William Stephenson '" —( three times three , loud cheering ) . Song— " Come Brothersprepare . "
, To which the PROV . GRAND M ASTER made the following reply : — " Brethren , the very flattering manner in which our worthy host has been pleased to propose my health , and which you have all been kind enough to drink with such marks of respect , has , I confess , so acted on my feelings , as to , in a degree , deprive me ofthe words I would wish to express ;
and , under the circumstances , should I in any way err in thus returning you my thanks , I hope you will treat the same with charity , the true land mark of Masons—( hear , hear ) . My Brethren , I come among you with no other earthly purpose than to endeavour to clo the best I can for the good of tha Craft in general—( hear)—and if my advice and suggestions can be available , I assure you it will afford me pleasure . The warm reception I have met with since my arrival here , and the zeal
evinced by you all for the furtherance of Freemasonry , makes me sanguine that our sublime institution will never lose ground , supported as it is by so many who are ready to give their support , ancl to lay cement whenever required for binding each other together the stronger ; therefore , let me then exhort all of you , my Brethren , to vie with each other , by which means a happy union must exist , and which ought to be the case among Masons . The very kind way that Brother Hart has thought
proper to mention my name , as regards the high office I now hold in Masonry , is one of whicli I must of course be proud—knowing , as I do , that such honours are only bestowed on " noblemen appertaining to the Craft ; but , my Brethren , I should never have been able to arrive at such a height in Masonry , had it not been for the assistance of the Craft . Permit me to assure you that my utmost endeavours will at all times be given when the institution or any of its members can be
benefited —( hear , hear ) . Oo not , my Brethren , think for one moment that although I do not reside among you that I shall neglect you —( hear)—¦ nay , I can only say— Tho' far they ' re frae us . Still they ' re wi' us * , Present in our minds . Allow me , therefore , to return you , my Brethren , my warmest thanks
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign.
Arch Degree —( hear , hear)—therefore I feel that something more than the style if Brother is owing to him from me—( hear)—for I assure you , that whenever I have visited Grenada , I have been received by him in such a manner as to ever make me remember the same , and I should be void of gratitude were I ever to allow the same to escape my memory . No ! it is too well engraved in my heart ever to become faded . I am , howeverintruding much on your patience—( nono ) . —Thensince you
, , , are kind enough to listen to me , I will merely say , that all depends now on our own exertions : the state of society , of government , and may I be permitted to say , of knowledge with us , is sufficiently calculated to countenance and encourage Freemasonry in Trinidad , and like seed thrown into a congenial soil , must flourish accordingly ; some of its most important doctrines are now practicall y illustrated in the condition of our species . Man here recovers his dignity , he no longer exists a slave
—( hear , hear , hear ) . Thus , under these circumstances , we have now merely to avail ourselves of the aid tendered us by the P . G . M ., who now sits on my right , and who has already expressed his readiness to render any assistance in his power . I shall no longer occupy your time , but propose the health of the ' Provincial Grand Master of Grenada , the Hon . William Stephenson '" —( three times three , loud cheering ) . Song— " Come Brothersprepare . "
, To which the PROV . GRAND M ASTER made the following reply : — " Brethren , the very flattering manner in which our worthy host has been pleased to propose my health , and which you have all been kind enough to drink with such marks of respect , has , I confess , so acted on my feelings , as to , in a degree , deprive me ofthe words I would wish to express ;
and , under the circumstances , should I in any way err in thus returning you my thanks , I hope you will treat the same with charity , the true land mark of Masons—( hear , hear ) . My Brethren , I come among you with no other earthly purpose than to endeavour to clo the best I can for the good of tha Craft in general—( hear)—and if my advice and suggestions can be available , I assure you it will afford me pleasure . The warm reception I have met with since my arrival here , and the zeal
evinced by you all for the furtherance of Freemasonry , makes me sanguine that our sublime institution will never lose ground , supported as it is by so many who are ready to give their support , ancl to lay cement whenever required for binding each other together the stronger ; therefore , let me then exhort all of you , my Brethren , to vie with each other , by which means a happy union must exist , and which ought to be the case among Masons . The very kind way that Brother Hart has thought
proper to mention my name , as regards the high office I now hold in Masonry , is one of whicli I must of course be proud—knowing , as I do , that such honours are only bestowed on " noblemen appertaining to the Craft ; but , my Brethren , I should never have been able to arrive at such a height in Masonry , had it not been for the assistance of the Craft . Permit me to assure you that my utmost endeavours will at all times be given when the institution or any of its members can be
benefited —( hear , hear ) . Oo not , my Brethren , think for one moment that although I do not reside among you that I shall neglect you —( hear)—¦ nay , I can only say— Tho' far they ' re frae us . Still they ' re wi' us * , Present in our minds . Allow me , therefore , to return you , my Brethren , my warmest thanks