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Provincial.
Craft , and then , when they met again ,, whether it was hero or hereafter , they would have nothing to reproach themselves with . ; ( Applause . ) The D . P . G . M . next gave . the health of , Brother Thomasfleyton , D . P . G . M . for East Lancashire ; Brother . John Finehett Maddock , D . P . G . M . for Cheshire ( Mason ichonours ) ; i and afterwards ; the Provincial Grand Wardens . ¦; .- : ; : - : ¦ ¦;¦¦ -::. ' . 1 ¦¦;¦ Brother Joseph HESSP . G . W . ; acknowledged ! the compliment paid
, to himself and colleague , whose absence he regretted . He felt obliged by the kind manner iu which the D . G . M . had been pleased to . say they had fulfilled the duties of their offices . ' It had always been his endeavour-. to carry out the principles of Freemasonry , which were of such a nature that they must conduce to good when properly applied . He would take the present opportunity of entreating his younger Brethren to , appro : ? , priate a part of their time ( which was so frequently devoted ; to . pleasure ) ,
to the study of the principles . of . the Order , from which they wouldinot only derive instruction , but it would . bethe means of advancing , themito j the higher offices , as it had done with him . . He had heart-felt-pleasure ' s in saying that his father ancl grandfather were . iFreemasons ; Tie , had ; endeavoured to walk in their steps ; and by so doing , : and ; by ; fbeikind-i i ness of his worthy friend the Deputy , he had . arriyediat the'honouRbf being Junior Grand Warden . He trusted , when it pleaseckthe Almighty ,
Architect of the universe to summon him from this sublunary abodeito . ; the Grand Lodge above , he would not leave an unworthy , successor ; to .. his Masonic honours in his son , ( one . of theiActing Grand Stewards of < the day ) . Again thanking them for the honour conferredj . he ' beggedito ;;
drink health and long life to them all . ( Applause . ) : ; . ¦ = ¦ . ; . ; . ,- )/ , •¦ H : iX- - { piU ' : The D . ? . G . M . next proposed the health : of their . Provincial Graild ; . Chaplain . ( Loud applause . ) He had . now . filled . that . office , for . aboutl ! twenty years , and his-zeal ancl attention . to the interests of Masonry were d too well known and appreciated torequireany eulogium . ; iThe , toast was- '; very . warmly received , and drank with Masonic honours ; -riori-i tXoi ^ ) fB : The Rev . ' Brother . RoBiNSON ; in -returning , thanks , , expressed-his ehtireiS devotion to the causeof Masonry . ; -and . made . 'somehexcejlerit remarks :::
, upon its . universality ; itsiexcellence , ; ancl its ; usefulness .- vj- ' yi-K . " &™ i f-hXu : The' D . 'P . G . ¦ M- ; ithen gave the health of the Provincial G < Treasurer ' < : This pleasure was increased by the reflection . that . he belonged rtp ! a peoplei ' i who in this worldsuffered many privations on iaccourit . of . jtheirirreligioniu-As no distinction : of creedjbKpolitics , waSiknown . among . Mason ' syhe hadrj ; the : opportunity of doing : honour to his worth as a . man , and . his zeal andi-.: intelligence as a Mason ; ( Alause . ) r-r-Masonic honours . ! .: ' . r .-iH :: i ; :,,-: . a :
pp 'Brothr , LEWIS-SAMUEL ibegged to tender his : best ; thanks : fonthe kindi . v way in : which . lie , ; was . noticed :: by . ihis . friend . the D . i . P . 'G . uYI . y wlio ; was pleased to flatter him by the observations I he made . ' iThe . appointmeht this day again conferred , oh him ; .. asP .: G . Treasurer , he " trusted ; he : should fulfil with the same assiduity and attention whict'had already . given ' thern . 'i satisfaction ; . and as the Masonic : barorneter : wa ' s risingislowly . butisurely ; iiit was a sure siofthe prosperityofthe . C ' raft jHandiherhad-no . doitbt
gn ; ; hut that the sun of Freemasonry would shed itsibenign influence . on .-all- , i . within . its enlivening , rays . :.- > -:, ¦ -.-, <¦ : ?; . ,.-yX . H-. ' !/ : ,:: . ; ...: ¦ ,, ! : io rUv .-n . ; ::. ' The next toast on the list was " The Provincial : G : i Secretary ; ; :: in ... proposing which , the D . P . G . M . paid him a high compliment for the extraordinary order and regularity manifested in this department . The system organized by the G . Secretary was so perfect , that every
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Provincial.
Craft , and then , when they met again ,, whether it was hero or hereafter , they would have nothing to reproach themselves with . ; ( Applause . ) The D . P . G . M . next gave . the health of , Brother Thomasfleyton , D . P . G . M . for East Lancashire ; Brother . John Finehett Maddock , D . P . G . M . for Cheshire ( Mason ichonours ) ; i and afterwards ; the Provincial Grand Wardens . ¦; .- : ; : - : ¦ ¦;¦¦ -::. ' . 1 ¦¦;¦ Brother Joseph HESSP . G . W . ; acknowledged ! the compliment paid
, to himself and colleague , whose absence he regretted . He felt obliged by the kind manner iu which the D . G . M . had been pleased to . say they had fulfilled the duties of their offices . ' It had always been his endeavour-. to carry out the principles of Freemasonry , which were of such a nature that they must conduce to good when properly applied . He would take the present opportunity of entreating his younger Brethren to , appro : ? , priate a part of their time ( which was so frequently devoted ; to . pleasure ) ,
to the study of the principles . of . the Order , from which they wouldinot only derive instruction , but it would . bethe means of advancing , themito j the higher offices , as it had done with him . . He had heart-felt-pleasure ' s in saying that his father ancl grandfather were . iFreemasons ; Tie , had ; endeavoured to walk in their steps ; and by so doing , : and ; by ; fbeikind-i i ness of his worthy friend the Deputy , he had . arriyediat the'honouRbf being Junior Grand Warden . He trusted , when it pleaseckthe Almighty ,
Architect of the universe to summon him from this sublunary abodeito . ; the Grand Lodge above , he would not leave an unworthy , successor ; to .. his Masonic honours in his son , ( one . of theiActing Grand Stewards of < the day ) . Again thanking them for the honour conferredj . he ' beggedito ;;
drink health and long life to them all . ( Applause . ) : ; . ¦ = ¦ . ; . ; . ,- )/ , •¦ H : iX- - { piU ' : The D . ? . G . M . next proposed the health : of their . Provincial Graild ; . Chaplain . ( Loud applause . ) He had . now . filled . that . office , for . aboutl ! twenty years , and his-zeal ancl attention . to the interests of Masonry were d too well known and appreciated torequireany eulogium . ; iThe , toast was- '; very . warmly received , and drank with Masonic honours ; -riori-i tXoi ^ ) fB : The Rev . ' Brother . RoBiNSON ; in -returning , thanks , , expressed-his ehtireiS devotion to the causeof Masonry . ; -and . made . 'somehexcejlerit remarks :::
, upon its . universality ; itsiexcellence , ; ancl its ; usefulness .- vj- ' yi-K . " &™ i f-hXu : The' D . 'P . G . ¦ M- ; ithen gave the health of the Provincial G < Treasurer ' < : This pleasure was increased by the reflection . that . he belonged rtp ! a peoplei ' i who in this worldsuffered many privations on iaccourit . of . jtheirirreligioniu-As no distinction : of creedjbKpolitics , waSiknown . among . Mason ' syhe hadrj ; the : opportunity of doing : honour to his worth as a . man , and . his zeal andi-.: intelligence as a Mason ; ( Alause . ) r-r-Masonic honours . ! .: ' . r .-iH :: i ; :,,-: . a :
pp 'Brothr , LEWIS-SAMUEL ibegged to tender his : best ; thanks : fonthe kindi . v way in : which . lie , ; was . noticed :: by . ihis . friend . the D . i . P . 'G . uYI . y wlio ; was pleased to flatter him by the observations I he made . ' iThe . appointmeht this day again conferred , oh him ; .. asP .: G . Treasurer , he " trusted ; he : should fulfil with the same assiduity and attention whict'had already . given ' thern . 'i satisfaction ; . and as the Masonic : barorneter : wa ' s risingislowly . butisurely ; iiit was a sure siofthe prosperityofthe . C ' raft jHandiherhad-no . doitbt
gn ; ; hut that the sun of Freemasonry would shed itsibenign influence . on .-all- , i . within . its enlivening , rays . :.- > -:, ¦ -.-, <¦ : ?; . ,.-yX . H-. ' !/ : ,:: . ; ...: ¦ ,, ! : io rUv .-n . ; ::. ' The next toast on the list was " The Provincial : G : i Secretary ; ; :: in ... proposing which , the D . P . G . M . paid him a high compliment for the extraordinary order and regularity manifested in this department . The system organized by the G . Secretary was so perfect , that every