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Provincial.
as I am by the whole Craft in this island , in carrying out those truly grand and noble principles inculcated in our Lodges , viz .: Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth—divine principles , without which Masonry , like other institutions , would ere this have been swept from off the face of the earth . It could not have resisted the lapse and ravages , not only of time , but of that still greater destructive power , the hand of man ; for no society or institution has had in all ages or countriesor even in
, this present age , more enemies than Masonry . In contending with those enemies , Masonry has never used any other weapons but truth and toleration ; and with those mighty weapons she has conquered , and still conquers , and rides triumphant over , ignorance , bigotry , and superstition . In taking a view of our past Masonic years , there is much for us to rejoice over . Our members have not only increased in numbers , but in that which should ever be the constant care of every Mason to watch
over , the moral qualities for initiation . We must also rejoice in this day ' s proceeding : I allude to the erection of another temple dedicated to religion , virtue , and science . When the petition for its formation was forwarded to me , I felt no hesitation in recommending the prayers of the petitioners to the favourable consideration of the Right . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , our Most Worshipful Grand Master . The name of
Cesaree , considering the working of that Lodge in the French language , is truly appropriate . That name calls to the memory the loyalty , attachment , and veneration which her inhabitants from generation to generation have felt for their sovereign , their laws , and their customs ; and I feel convinced that the members of La Cesaree , No . 860 , true to the laws , and attached to the principles of Masonry , will transmit their Lodge , like the inhabitants of this island , whence it takes its name , unconquered and unconquerable . I shall not trespass any longer upon
your time and patience , but pray the Great Architect of the Universe to pour down his blessing upon you all , and , when this transitory life shall pass away , you may be in possession of that true Masonic hope upon which alone every well-regulated mind can rely . This speech , delivered with much feeling , was repeatedly cheered , and at its conclusion elicited loud and long-continued plaudits . The V . W . Prov . S . G . W ., Bro . STEVENSONthen gave " The V . W .
, D . Prov . G . M . j Bro . Harding , M . D ., and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Jersey . " Thanks were returned by Bro . Harding , in a very appropriate manner . After which , the R . W . Prov . G . M . toasted "La Cesaree Lodge , " when thanks were returned by the W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . J . T . Du . Jardin , as follows : —Among the popular objections to Masonry , is the assertion that we have secrets hidden from the rest of mankind . We at
once admit the fact , and ages have demonstrated that they are entrusted to safe keeping—for neither the resentment of the unworthy or rejected Brethren , the indiscretion of confiding friendship , nor the conviviality of wine , which opens all hearts , have disclosed them ; neither have the importunities of love and beauty , with all their allurements , been able to extort them . Again , we are told , that there are members of our Order who are intemperate , vicious , and profligate : admitting this to be a fact , nothing could be more unjust than to condemn an institution , good in
itself , because of the faults of those who pretend to adhere to it . It must be admitted that in all societies there will be bad men ; but if the unworthiness of the professor casts reflection on the profession , it must necessarily , by the same reason , be inferred that the misconduct of a
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Provincial.
as I am by the whole Craft in this island , in carrying out those truly grand and noble principles inculcated in our Lodges , viz .: Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth—divine principles , without which Masonry , like other institutions , would ere this have been swept from off the face of the earth . It could not have resisted the lapse and ravages , not only of time , but of that still greater destructive power , the hand of man ; for no society or institution has had in all ages or countriesor even in
, this present age , more enemies than Masonry . In contending with those enemies , Masonry has never used any other weapons but truth and toleration ; and with those mighty weapons she has conquered , and still conquers , and rides triumphant over , ignorance , bigotry , and superstition . In taking a view of our past Masonic years , there is much for us to rejoice over . Our members have not only increased in numbers , but in that which should ever be the constant care of every Mason to watch
over , the moral qualities for initiation . We must also rejoice in this day ' s proceeding : I allude to the erection of another temple dedicated to religion , virtue , and science . When the petition for its formation was forwarded to me , I felt no hesitation in recommending the prayers of the petitioners to the favourable consideration of the Right . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , our Most Worshipful Grand Master . The name of
Cesaree , considering the working of that Lodge in the French language , is truly appropriate . That name calls to the memory the loyalty , attachment , and veneration which her inhabitants from generation to generation have felt for their sovereign , their laws , and their customs ; and I feel convinced that the members of La Cesaree , No . 860 , true to the laws , and attached to the principles of Masonry , will transmit their Lodge , like the inhabitants of this island , whence it takes its name , unconquered and unconquerable . I shall not trespass any longer upon
your time and patience , but pray the Great Architect of the Universe to pour down his blessing upon you all , and , when this transitory life shall pass away , you may be in possession of that true Masonic hope upon which alone every well-regulated mind can rely . This speech , delivered with much feeling , was repeatedly cheered , and at its conclusion elicited loud and long-continued plaudits . The V . W . Prov . S . G . W ., Bro . STEVENSONthen gave " The V . W .
, D . Prov . G . M . j Bro . Harding , M . D ., and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Jersey . " Thanks were returned by Bro . Harding , in a very appropriate manner . After which , the R . W . Prov . G . M . toasted "La Cesaree Lodge , " when thanks were returned by the W . M . of the Lodge , Bro . J . T . Du . Jardin , as follows : —Among the popular objections to Masonry , is the assertion that we have secrets hidden from the rest of mankind . We at
once admit the fact , and ages have demonstrated that they are entrusted to safe keeping—for neither the resentment of the unworthy or rejected Brethren , the indiscretion of confiding friendship , nor the conviviality of wine , which opens all hearts , have disclosed them ; neither have the importunities of love and beauty , with all their allurements , been able to extort them . Again , we are told , that there are members of our Order who are intemperate , vicious , and profligate : admitting this to be a fact , nothing could be more unjust than to condemn an institution , good in
itself , because of the faults of those who pretend to adhere to it . It must be admitted that in all societies there will be bad men ; but if the unworthiness of the professor casts reflection on the profession , it must necessarily , by the same reason , be inferred that the misconduct of a