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Supreme Council 33nn Degree For England And Wales.
his , decision , he so impressed the Supretne Council of the Grand Orient of the undoubted authority under which he acted , that . a due acknowledgment was made , and the happiest results ensued . ; : DR . LEESON remarked , in reply , that his friend had used his privilege with more zeal than discretion . In performing , or rather in attempting to perform , his duty , he ( Dr . L . ) had only to look a-head , arid' to take example from others . His directions were clear arid iristrpctiye , * arid
if he had succeeded in his mission , he was ampl y repaid . ' The . 'Grarid Commander had applied to him in an earlier stage , and he certainl y ' felt that , a- high compliment had been paid to him , arid haying agreed to enter into the holy compact , " he felt bound with his allegiance to . giye also his unalloyed friendship . , He hoped most sincerely that , the bond of union would lead to permanent happiness .. ' .. ¦ Bro . WILSON proposed the health of a very distinguished Mason ; the
, Secretary General , Bro . D . W . Nash , the selection of whom for such an office clearly proved the acumen of the Grand Commander . Bro Nash was too . well known to require at his hands other noticei than ... that ' . iii i > rbposing . his health , he ( Bro . W . ) should add , that he hoped hislabours would find reward in the lasting and affectionate esteem . " of all the . members of the Order . ¦ y _ ' ... ' !; , ';;; V ''; ¦ ' . Bro . NASH thanked the Brethren for their very kind receptionofthe
toast dedicated to . his health . He freelyconfessed , thatiri accepting ^ tlie office , he did not anticipate one fourth of the trouble" and ; anxipty that would : attend itj or he certainl y should have declined " the ; horiour , biit the trouble , however great , aud the correspondence , hovyever voluminous , extending into every quarter ofthe globe , wasaccompanied by sb ' mpeh satisfaction to his mind , and was so consonant with his . feelings , ; that he no longer , considered trouble . as such , but as a . pleasure which' ' the ' fliieart acknowledged .: -.. ry ¦• " . -. . . . ¦ . •¦ -,, ¦ ¦ .,. . ,- . . " , !¦ ¦ y l ' ,.. 7 ' y . " . } ' .-. ' * . „ '' , '' --i . ' .-.-.
' . Bro : WEICHBRODT nex : t rose and proposed the health of Biro' Thomas Pryer ,. of whose attainments in Masonry he had ample .-knowledge' from several elegant and erudite articles that appeared in the Freemasons : Quarterly -Review . Independently of those proofs , he should ' observe that BrOi Pryer was well known in the east of London , where ; he Had established a high character for every estimable quality ' . ; , 'Few ; meii were more respected as a gentleman— -no one more so as . a Mason . ''' . ; ' ., ' < - ' Bro . PRYER observedthat however unexpected the cohiplirrientj lie
, trusted he was not altogether without some general chains to kindness ]; pot for having , merely endeavoured to carry out general , principles , ; p ' ut for : striving ' cto follow good examples . He couklnbt sit ; , clownwithout adding his sincere conviction that , however beautifulythe . Craft degrees were , he only considered them as the casket ; and that , unless the" ; M thereof was lifted , the contents would remain unknown and how much would be lost to those who , admiring the temple , lacked the ' spirit' to ¦
enter within . . ' -, - •'' ¦¦'••' , ' ¦ - ' ' -.... ' ..-. The GRAND COMMANDER , severally proposed the' healths' of Brother Wilson , Bro . Spiers , and visitors from Oxford ; also Bros , Weichbr & dt and Evans . The Brethren severally returned thanks . . ¦ '" _ . ' ; ., , ' * ^^ The concluding toast was , " Our vocal friends , arid thanks to fliem for their kindness in so delightfully contributing to the happiness . of the day . " * Bro . , Jolly having replied on behalf of hirri ' splfand friend ? , jihfe meeting was dissolved . . . ' .. ' , ,,:, >}' ¦¦¦ . ' . -. ¦ ,. ' . , )
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Supreme Council 33nn Degree For England And Wales.
his , decision , he so impressed the Supretne Council of the Grand Orient of the undoubted authority under which he acted , that . a due acknowledgment was made , and the happiest results ensued . ; : DR . LEESON remarked , in reply , that his friend had used his privilege with more zeal than discretion . In performing , or rather in attempting to perform , his duty , he ( Dr . L . ) had only to look a-head , arid' to take example from others . His directions were clear arid iristrpctiye , * arid
if he had succeeded in his mission , he was ampl y repaid . ' The . 'Grarid Commander had applied to him in an earlier stage , and he certainl y ' felt that , a- high compliment had been paid to him , arid haying agreed to enter into the holy compact , " he felt bound with his allegiance to . giye also his unalloyed friendship . , He hoped most sincerely that , the bond of union would lead to permanent happiness .. ' .. ¦ Bro . WILSON proposed the health of a very distinguished Mason ; the
, Secretary General , Bro . D . W . Nash , the selection of whom for such an office clearly proved the acumen of the Grand Commander . Bro Nash was too . well known to require at his hands other noticei than ... that ' . iii i > rbposing . his health , he ( Bro . W . ) should add , that he hoped hislabours would find reward in the lasting and affectionate esteem . " of all the . members of the Order . ¦ y _ ' ... ' !; , ';;; V ''; ¦ ' . Bro . NASH thanked the Brethren for their very kind receptionofthe
toast dedicated to . his health . He freelyconfessed , thatiri accepting ^ tlie office , he did not anticipate one fourth of the trouble" and ; anxipty that would : attend itj or he certainl y should have declined " the ; horiour , biit the trouble , however great , aud the correspondence , hovyever voluminous , extending into every quarter ofthe globe , wasaccompanied by sb ' mpeh satisfaction to his mind , and was so consonant with his . feelings , ; that he no longer , considered trouble . as such , but as a . pleasure which' ' the ' fliieart acknowledged .: -.. ry ¦• " . -. . . . ¦ . •¦ -,, ¦ ¦ .,. . ,- . . " , !¦ ¦ y l ' ,.. 7 ' y . " . } ' .-. ' * . „ '' , '' --i . ' .-.-.
' . Bro : WEICHBRODT nex : t rose and proposed the health of Biro' Thomas Pryer ,. of whose attainments in Masonry he had ample .-knowledge' from several elegant and erudite articles that appeared in the Freemasons : Quarterly -Review . Independently of those proofs , he should ' observe that BrOi Pryer was well known in the east of London , where ; he Had established a high character for every estimable quality ' . ; , 'Few ; meii were more respected as a gentleman— -no one more so as . a Mason . ''' . ; ' ., ' < - ' Bro . PRYER observedthat however unexpected the cohiplirrientj lie
, trusted he was not altogether without some general chains to kindness ]; pot for having , merely endeavoured to carry out general , principles , ; p ' ut for : striving ' cto follow good examples . He couklnbt sit ; , clownwithout adding his sincere conviction that , however beautifulythe . Craft degrees were , he only considered them as the casket ; and that , unless the" ; M thereof was lifted , the contents would remain unknown and how much would be lost to those who , admiring the temple , lacked the ' spirit' to ¦
enter within . . ' -, - •'' ¦¦'••' , ' ¦ - ' ' -.... ' ..-. The GRAND COMMANDER , severally proposed the' healths' of Brother Wilson , Bro . Spiers , and visitors from Oxford ; also Bros , Weichbr & dt and Evans . The Brethren severally returned thanks . . ¦ '" _ . ' ; ., , ' * ^^ The concluding toast was , " Our vocal friends , arid thanks to fliem for their kindness in so delightfully contributing to the happiness . of the day . " * Bro . , Jolly having replied on behalf of hirri ' splfand friend ? , jihfe meeting was dissolved . . . ' .. ' , ,,:, >}' ¦¦¦ . ' . -. ¦ ,. ' . , )