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Provincial.
obtrusive , but there were fruits by which it might be known and judged in part ; there were the institutions for educating and establishing in life the children of their decayed Brethren ; there were the Asylums for the aged , the sick , and infirm ; and the Fund of Benevolence on which every Brother , his widow , and his child had a claim in affliction and adversity . We have not attempted to give even an outline of this learned and
instructive sermon , the reverend Brother having consented to allow its publication . The collection at the close of the service amounted to about eighteen pounds , which will be devoted to the Masonic Charities . The Brethren again formed in procession on leaving the sacred edifice , and repaired to the George Hotel , where the banquet was provided . The ft . W . the Prov . Grand Master was supported on his riht
g and left by his Deputy , the Grand Chaplain , Bro . Captain Veinon , and several visiting Brethren ; the S . and AY . were presided over by the P . G . Wardens , Bros . Mason and Fourdrinier . During dinner the band , in an adjoining apartment , played the overture to Semiramide , Jullien ' s British Navy Quadrilles , and other pieces exquisitely . On the cloth being removed , " Non Nobis" was most effectively chanted by Bros . PearsalBakerand Sherwin ; the health
, , of the Queen was given with a response of three times three , the band playing the national anthem . The healths of the Queen Dowager , Prince Albert , & c , were given with suitable remarks , after which , the Lodge being close tiled , the R . W . P . G . Master proceeded with the Masonic toasts , the first in order
being that of the " Grand Master the Earl of Zetland . " The Hon . Bro . observed that he felt he could say but little which could add to the marked favour and esteem with which the noble earl was regarded by the fraternity at large . He ( Colonel Anson ) could bear testimony to the zeal and anxiety of their present Grand Master in behalf of the Craft , and he knew no one who could do it more honour than the Earl of Zetland —( Masonic honours ) . " The R . W . the D . G . M . the Earl of Yarboroughand the other
, , Officers of the Grand Lodge of England . " The V . W . the GRAND CHAPLAIN said , that as an officer of the Grand Lodge of England , he could not allow the toast to pass unacknowledged . As to the Deputy Grand Master , he could cordially testify to the truthfulness of the eulogy passed upon him by the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master . Coming from a county where that nobleman was so well knownhe could speak to the estimation in which he was
, held there ; and he could aver that no man , whether peer or peasant , was more Tespected than the Earl of Yarborough . He also returned his best thanks on behalf of the Officers of the Grand Lodge . He regarded his own appointment , as a member of a distant country Lodge , as a proof that their Most Worshipful Grand Master meant to distribute the honours of the Craft more amongst the provincial Brethren ; and not confine them to those of the metropolis . He trusted that the labours of
the Grand Lodge would for the future he better understood and appreciated , since the Earl of Zetland had ordered a regular report , not of the proceedings only , but of the debates and details of discussions'ln Grand Lodge , to be circulated amongst the Brethren ' generally ? ^ ' He regarded this as one of the most important steps ever takeni iri >< the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
obtrusive , but there were fruits by which it might be known and judged in part ; there were the institutions for educating and establishing in life the children of their decayed Brethren ; there were the Asylums for the aged , the sick , and infirm ; and the Fund of Benevolence on which every Brother , his widow , and his child had a claim in affliction and adversity . We have not attempted to give even an outline of this learned and
instructive sermon , the reverend Brother having consented to allow its publication . The collection at the close of the service amounted to about eighteen pounds , which will be devoted to the Masonic Charities . The Brethren again formed in procession on leaving the sacred edifice , and repaired to the George Hotel , where the banquet was provided . The ft . W . the Prov . Grand Master was supported on his riht
g and left by his Deputy , the Grand Chaplain , Bro . Captain Veinon , and several visiting Brethren ; the S . and AY . were presided over by the P . G . Wardens , Bros . Mason and Fourdrinier . During dinner the band , in an adjoining apartment , played the overture to Semiramide , Jullien ' s British Navy Quadrilles , and other pieces exquisitely . On the cloth being removed , " Non Nobis" was most effectively chanted by Bros . PearsalBakerand Sherwin ; the health
, , of the Queen was given with a response of three times three , the band playing the national anthem . The healths of the Queen Dowager , Prince Albert , & c , were given with suitable remarks , after which , the Lodge being close tiled , the R . W . P . G . Master proceeded with the Masonic toasts , the first in order
being that of the " Grand Master the Earl of Zetland . " The Hon . Bro . observed that he felt he could say but little which could add to the marked favour and esteem with which the noble earl was regarded by the fraternity at large . He ( Colonel Anson ) could bear testimony to the zeal and anxiety of their present Grand Master in behalf of the Craft , and he knew no one who could do it more honour than the Earl of Zetland —( Masonic honours ) . " The R . W . the D . G . M . the Earl of Yarboroughand the other
, , Officers of the Grand Lodge of England . " The V . W . the GRAND CHAPLAIN said , that as an officer of the Grand Lodge of England , he could not allow the toast to pass unacknowledged . As to the Deputy Grand Master , he could cordially testify to the truthfulness of the eulogy passed upon him by the R . W . the Prov . Grand Master . Coming from a county where that nobleman was so well knownhe could speak to the estimation in which he was
, held there ; and he could aver that no man , whether peer or peasant , was more Tespected than the Earl of Yarborough . He also returned his best thanks on behalf of the Officers of the Grand Lodge . He regarded his own appointment , as a member of a distant country Lodge , as a proof that their Most Worshipful Grand Master meant to distribute the honours of the Craft more amongst the provincial Brethren ; and not confine them to those of the metropolis . He trusted that the labours of
the Grand Lodge would for the future he better understood and appreciated , since the Earl of Zetland had ordered a regular report , not of the proceedings only , but of the debates and details of discussions'ln Grand Lodge , to be circulated amongst the Brethren ' generally ? ^ ' He regarded this as one of the most important steps ever takeni iri >< the