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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
tunity of thinking it over , and ascertaining whether they could not , in spite of those extra labours which had been so wisely put upon him , make the office of Provincial Grand Master comfortable for him in the future . ( Applause . ) Let them ask their Provincial Grand Master to give them a little notice . They did not like summary evictions , and would be glad of , at least , 12 months' notice . ( Applause . )
Bro . GEE , S 30 , who described himself as a Cheshire lad and a Cheshire Mason , said he remembered when their Prov . G . M . was installed Junior Warden of Provincial Grand Lodge . He was then known to them as the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , and he had watched his lordship ' s career with keen interest . He joined earnestly in the appeal that Bro . Sir Horatio Lloyd had made to his lordship to reconsider his decision , being convinced with their Dep . Prov . Grand Master that Earl Egerton , as Prov . G . Master of Cheshife , was " the right man in the right place . "
The next business was the election of Prov . Grand Treasurer , and in felicitous terms , Bro . GEO . R . BRADY moved the appointment of Bro . Harry Howard Royle . Bro . Royle , he said , was initiated in 1 SS 3 , and passed on to the chair in 1 S 87 , and for the last seven years he had discharged the office of Treasurer to the lodge with fidelity and zeal . He was a good Mason and a sympathetic supporter of all its Charities .
Bro . WM . WOOD , P . J . G . D ., seconded the appointment , and , he too , referred to the many appropriate qualities Bro . Royle possessed for the office . He was a man of the strictest integrity , and he would do the office credit . Bro . J AMES COOKSON , P . P . G . W ., also emphasised the many qualities
that Bro . H . H . Royle possessed as fitting him specially for the position to which he had been nominated , and he might tell the lodge that the Reception Committee had unanimously agreed that Bro . Royle ' s appointment was to be recommended . Bro . Brady ' s resolution was carried unanimously , and
Bro . ROYLE returned thanks for the honour conferred . He would do his best to discharge the duties as faithfully as any brother who had preceded him . The Provincial Grand Master appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows :
Bro . his Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd ... D . P . G . M . „ J . Fred May , 297 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . Booth , 104 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . ;; ! . l . ^ X , 135 l ::: ::: }^ . C ^ , „ H . H . Royle , 322 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ II . Taylor , 425 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ R . Newhouse ( re-appointed ) ... ... Prov . G . Sec . " J- R * . * J eftrev > 321 . » \ Prnv . S . G . Ds .
„ VV . Wood , 323 ... ... ... ) B . C . Bradley , 461 ] Prov . J . G . Ds . „ li . laylor , 2690 ... ... ... ) „ F . J . Duck , 238 G ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of Wks . ,, H . Gordon Small , 23 G 8 ( re-appointed ) ... Prov . G . D . C . „ T . H . Davies , 2607 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ C . W . Phillips , 75 S ... ... ... *) .. I . T . Catlow , 10 SS ... ... ... SProv . A . G . D . ofCs .
,, Richard Parry , 1276 ... ... ... J „ J . H . Whiteley , 293 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ A . Saunders , 477 | p Q Std Bfs < „ A . Pnth , 20 7 ... ... ... ) „ J . Ferguson , 1 045 ... ... ... Prov . Asst . G . Sec . „ G . W . Bebbington , 941 ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ J . Plant , 23 S 9 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst .
„ W . Gregg 2144 X Prov . A . G . Pursts . „ H . Greenhalgh , 111 ... ... ... j „ W . Johnson , 323 ... ... ... " 1 „ J . Winter , 1 957 ... ... ... | „ T . Johnson , 104 ... ... ... }• Prov . G . Stwds . ,, F . Clarke , 322 „ G . W . Henley , 2 S 7 ... ... ... J ,, A . Huxley , 1045 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . George Ibeson , James Cookson , Peter Davies , and J . W . Byson were elected Auditors for the ensuing year . Bro . DAVIES returned thanks , and said the duty was always a
pleasurable one , but he notified their new Prov . G . Treasurer that unless he was quite up to the mark at the year's end he would have a bad half hour with the Auditors . ( Loud laughter , in which Earl Egerton heartily joined . ) A cordial vote of thanks was extended to Bro . Benson for his services as Representative of the Charity Board on the Boys' School Committee .
On the motion of the PROV . G . MASTER , it was decided to record and to transmit a vote of condolence from thc Prov . G . Lodge to H . R . H . the G . Master of England . He could but very inadequately express the regrets that he was sure every Freemason in England lelt that sorrow and death intruded into the Royal Family , and hc had no doubt of the intensity of sympathy thai was realised in that Prov . G . Lodge with his Royal Highness in nis Dereavement .
Bro . HORATIO LLOYD seconded the resolution , which was carried with
significant feeling . Two brethren from Runcorn gave the Prov . G . Lodge a cordial invitation to hold its next annual " conference" in that town , assuring the brethren r / £ ** . cardial reception . Hro . Col . Dr . ix sain lie was sorry to appear to throw the slightest
discord into that happy and harmonious gathering . But he had to invite the Prov . G . Lodge to the Hoylake and West Kirby district next year . That honour had never yet been extended to the West Kirby district , and it was only under pressure that the brethren there held their hand last year in order that Stockport might have the hoiic . ir this year . Col . Dean gave cogent reasons why the I loylake district should have the preference next year .
Bro . KKLI . KT-SMITH , another Prov . G . Officer , supported Bro . Dean ' s appeal , whereupon the Runcorn brethren withdrew their " application . " The PROV , G . MASTER then said he had pleasure in stating that the next Prov . G . Lodge would be holden at West Kirby . The West Kirby brethren hailed the announcement with cheers .
Bro . Sir HORATIO LLOYD moved a cordial vote of thanks to the Vicar of St . George ' s for the use of the church , and said the pleasure in moving the vote was enhanced because his great grandfather was for many years rector of one of the churches in Stockport . The vote was carried , and this concluded the business of the lodge , which was closed by the Prov . G . Master .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
The brethren were then formed in order by the Prov . G . D . of C , Bro . Small , for procession to the church , their appearance in full regalia of the richest character being nothing less than attractively imposing . The Volume of the Sacred Law on cushion was borne by Harold Hayes , Anthony Burgess , Norman Harrow Newton , and George Fairbarn , and each of these boys ( distinguished by the appellation of Lewis's ) was presented by Earl Egerton with a copy of the Bible in beautiful < ase . The Mayor of Stockport ( Councillor T . Webb ) accompanied the brethren to the church .
The service in St . George's Church , which was well attended , was of a bright and interesting character . A special form of evensong was used , the musical arrangements being under the direction of Bro . George William Bebbington , Prov . G . Org ., who was assisted by the choir of the church . The processional hymn was " Praise to the Holiest in the height , " the hymn before the sermon " O Lord , how joyful 'tis to see , " and that after the sermon " O Lord of Heaven . " The anthem was Sir John Stainer ' s " I am Alpha and Omega , " and a most effective solo was rendered by a treble voice .
Bro . the Rev . F . H . MENTHA delivered the following discourse from the
text" For none of us liveth to himself . "—Romans , xiv ., 7 . These words form one of those frequent sayings which strike us from time to time in the Holy Scriptures , to startle us with their anticipation of what we sometimes think the enlightened conclusions of modern thoughts , to remind us , if we will accept their suggestion , that notwithstanding the intellectual and moral progress of to-day whatever we have of things that are true , and pure , and of good report , these things are given us from above . For when we engage ,
formally or informally , in that most interesting of all human studies , the study of ourselves , i . e ., the study of man , the study of human nature , we recognise that it is not enough to confine our attention to the individual with his faculties and powers , intellect , emotion , will , our study is incomplete if we isolate man from his fellows , unless we consider him in his relation with others , acting upon them , and acted upon by them , * we have to study not only man the individual , but man the member of society , to use language with which every newspaper reader is
familial , we pass from the individualist to the collectivist standpoint . This is the point of view of modern science , and I say it is a striking fact that it is after all no way in advance of the point of view adopted 19 centuries ago by an inspired apostle , and contained in the words of my text , " None of us liveth to himself . " This , then , is not merely a luminous suggestion , dependent for its acceptance on religious faith , but one of those great declarations of science which we call natural laws , and which appeal to experience for an attestation of their truth .
" None of us liveth to himself . " It is inevitable ; you cannot escape from it . The slightest reflection shows you how we all depend one upon another ; in trade , the consumer upon the distributor and the manufacturer , the manufacturer upon the workman ; the skilled labourer upon the producer of the raw material ; in our home life it is the same , we are all dependent on the service , on the good feeling , on the sense of duty one of another . Nay , take the man who will unblushing ! / confess to you that his whole aim in life is success in business , the acquisition of
wealth by whatever means the law allows ; even he must influence the life of the world . Through him national interests are served ; the commerce he promotes feeds the hungry and clothes the naked , and serves to advance the general wellbeing of the world . The profligate , the drunkard , live not to themselves , but in the lower sense of the words' not in the higher ; in the evil they work , in the ruined home , in children destined to hand on to future generations the tainted blood , the weakened brain of the victim of excess . So likewise in the moral
sphere , the power of personal influence , the power of example for good or evil , whether it be in the wide arena of public life , in the more restricted activity of the house of business or the club , or in the quiet circle of domestic life , these teach us with unmistakable accuracy that for weal or woe , for better or worse , whether we evade or accept the responsibility , "None of us liveth to himself . " No man of reverent mind can recognise the existence of this law , can feel himself thc possessor of this power without the added consciousness of responsibility as to its
righteous and proper exercise . The wisest , the best , the most honoured , the most useful are those who feel this responsibility the most keenly . It is thus we find me , n of wealth and rank the most illustrious in the land renounce a life of luxurious ease to serve their country , on the battlefield , in Parliament , on thc platform in the committee , in connection room , with the multifarious agencies , whose aim is to make the lives of other men happier and better . And surely on none can this sense of responsibility be more fittingly impressed than upon
ourselves , upon us who have been solemnly associated in mutual fellowship and brotherhood . Surely thc fundamental basis of Masonry is the thought that none of us liveth to himself . We proclaim it by our corporate action in the foundation and maintenance of scholastic and other benevolent institutions , managed as they are by the unpaid and devoted services of members of our Craft , evidence that the main object ot our efforts is the welfare of others , the satisfaction of thc claims of benevolence and charity . They arc unworthy Masons , and I trust and
believe very few in number , whose membership is connected with any thought of personal advantage or gratification . And let us remember , brethren , that if Masonry is to flourish and abound , and to continue to merit the respect of all men whose respect is worth having , it can only be because we continue to cherish the thought that we live , not each to himself , but to others ; we must make it plain to our brethren fir . t by habitual courtesy and graciousness of demeanour , and this no mere conventional politeness , but the outward sign of sympathy ,
ever ready and sincere with all members of the Craft , whatever position in the social scale , showing that the bond of Brotherhood is no mere figure of spec : h , but an inward reality to the mind of each one of us—by open-handed generosity according to the means with which the proidence of God has blessed us , toevery worthy object and every needy and deserving brother , or those depending on him —hy gravity and seriousness of speech and action in ill that concerns transactions of the Craft , lest our example may lead others to think lightly of
its privileges and its obligations . In the second place we must make the outside world recognise that Masonry widens rather than narrows our sympathies and our sense of duty by a strict discharge of the obligations of citizenship , an observance of the ties of the home and family , an unselfish willingness to help those who need and claim our service not less but more scrupulous than before , so that when anyone is said to be a Mason the world may know that
he is one to weom the burdened heart may pour forth its scrrows , to whom thc distressed may prefer their suit , whose heart is guided by justice , and whose h . ind is extended by benevolence . While this is our ideal and our aim , we may pursue our course in our Order and as individuals in firm and unbroken confidence that our work will be blessed from on high to the welfare of man and the glory of Almighty t ' od .
A collection was made on behalf of the Provincial Fund of Benevolence and the Stockport Infirmary . In the evening the customary banquet ( catered for in excellent style by Mr . Hampshire , of the Warren Bulkeley Arms Hotel ) was held in tlie Volunteer Armoury , which had been tastetully decorated by Messrs . Jepson and Co . for the occasion .
The Deputy Prov . G . M . presided , and the following toast list was duly honoured : " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Oueen ; " " H . R . H . the Princess ot
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
tunity of thinking it over , and ascertaining whether they could not , in spite of those extra labours which had been so wisely put upon him , make the office of Provincial Grand Master comfortable for him in the future . ( Applause . ) Let them ask their Provincial Grand Master to give them a little notice . They did not like summary evictions , and would be glad of , at least , 12 months' notice . ( Applause . )
Bro . GEE , S 30 , who described himself as a Cheshire lad and a Cheshire Mason , said he remembered when their Prov . G . M . was installed Junior Warden of Provincial Grand Lodge . He was then known to them as the Hon . Wilbraham Egerton , and he had watched his lordship ' s career with keen interest . He joined earnestly in the appeal that Bro . Sir Horatio Lloyd had made to his lordship to reconsider his decision , being convinced with their Dep . Prov . Grand Master that Earl Egerton , as Prov . G . Master of Cheshife , was " the right man in the right place . "
The next business was the election of Prov . Grand Treasurer , and in felicitous terms , Bro . GEO . R . BRADY moved the appointment of Bro . Harry Howard Royle . Bro . Royle , he said , was initiated in 1 SS 3 , and passed on to the chair in 1 S 87 , and for the last seven years he had discharged the office of Treasurer to the lodge with fidelity and zeal . He was a good Mason and a sympathetic supporter of all its Charities .
Bro . WM . WOOD , P . J . G . D ., seconded the appointment , and , he too , referred to the many appropriate qualities Bro . Royle possessed for the office . He was a man of the strictest integrity , and he would do the office credit . Bro . J AMES COOKSON , P . P . G . W ., also emphasised the many qualities
that Bro . H . H . Royle possessed as fitting him specially for the position to which he had been nominated , and he might tell the lodge that the Reception Committee had unanimously agreed that Bro . Royle ' s appointment was to be recommended . Bro . Brady ' s resolution was carried unanimously , and
Bro . ROYLE returned thanks for the honour conferred . He would do his best to discharge the duties as faithfully as any brother who had preceded him . The Provincial Grand Master appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows :
Bro . his Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd ... D . P . G . M . „ J . Fred May , 297 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . Booth , 104 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . ;; ! . l . ^ X , 135 l ::: ::: }^ . C ^ , „ H . H . Royle , 322 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ II . Taylor , 425 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ R . Newhouse ( re-appointed ) ... ... Prov . G . Sec . " J- R * . * J eftrev > 321 . » \ Prnv . S . G . Ds .
„ VV . Wood , 323 ... ... ... ) B . C . Bradley , 461 ] Prov . J . G . Ds . „ li . laylor , 2690 ... ... ... ) „ F . J . Duck , 238 G ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of Wks . ,, H . Gordon Small , 23 G 8 ( re-appointed ) ... Prov . G . D . C . „ T . H . Davies , 2607 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ C . W . Phillips , 75 S ... ... ... *) .. I . T . Catlow , 10 SS ... ... ... SProv . A . G . D . ofCs .
,, Richard Parry , 1276 ... ... ... J „ J . H . Whiteley , 293 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ A . Saunders , 477 | p Q Std Bfs < „ A . Pnth , 20 7 ... ... ... ) „ J . Ferguson , 1 045 ... ... ... Prov . Asst . G . Sec . „ G . W . Bebbington , 941 ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ J . Plant , 23 S 9 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst .
„ W . Gregg 2144 X Prov . A . G . Pursts . „ H . Greenhalgh , 111 ... ... ... j „ W . Johnson , 323 ... ... ... " 1 „ J . Winter , 1 957 ... ... ... | „ T . Johnson , 104 ... ... ... }• Prov . G . Stwds . ,, F . Clarke , 322 „ G . W . Henley , 2 S 7 ... ... ... J ,, A . Huxley , 1045 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . George Ibeson , James Cookson , Peter Davies , and J . W . Byson were elected Auditors for the ensuing year . Bro . DAVIES returned thanks , and said the duty was always a
pleasurable one , but he notified their new Prov . G . Treasurer that unless he was quite up to the mark at the year's end he would have a bad half hour with the Auditors . ( Loud laughter , in which Earl Egerton heartily joined . ) A cordial vote of thanks was extended to Bro . Benson for his services as Representative of the Charity Board on the Boys' School Committee .
On the motion of the PROV . G . MASTER , it was decided to record and to transmit a vote of condolence from thc Prov . G . Lodge to H . R . H . the G . Master of England . He could but very inadequately express the regrets that he was sure every Freemason in England lelt that sorrow and death intruded into the Royal Family , and hc had no doubt of the intensity of sympathy thai was realised in that Prov . G . Lodge with his Royal Highness in nis Dereavement .
Bro . HORATIO LLOYD seconded the resolution , which was carried with
significant feeling . Two brethren from Runcorn gave the Prov . G . Lodge a cordial invitation to hold its next annual " conference" in that town , assuring the brethren r / £ ** . cardial reception . Hro . Col . Dr . ix sain lie was sorry to appear to throw the slightest
discord into that happy and harmonious gathering . But he had to invite the Prov . G . Lodge to the Hoylake and West Kirby district next year . That honour had never yet been extended to the West Kirby district , and it was only under pressure that the brethren there held their hand last year in order that Stockport might have the hoiic . ir this year . Col . Dean gave cogent reasons why the I loylake district should have the preference next year .
Bro . KKLI . KT-SMITH , another Prov . G . Officer , supported Bro . Dean ' s appeal , whereupon the Runcorn brethren withdrew their " application . " The PROV , G . MASTER then said he had pleasure in stating that the next Prov . G . Lodge would be holden at West Kirby . The West Kirby brethren hailed the announcement with cheers .
Bro . Sir HORATIO LLOYD moved a cordial vote of thanks to the Vicar of St . George ' s for the use of the church , and said the pleasure in moving the vote was enhanced because his great grandfather was for many years rector of one of the churches in Stockport . The vote was carried , and this concluded the business of the lodge , which was closed by the Prov . G . Master .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
The brethren were then formed in order by the Prov . G . D . of C , Bro . Small , for procession to the church , their appearance in full regalia of the richest character being nothing less than attractively imposing . The Volume of the Sacred Law on cushion was borne by Harold Hayes , Anthony Burgess , Norman Harrow Newton , and George Fairbarn , and each of these boys ( distinguished by the appellation of Lewis's ) was presented by Earl Egerton with a copy of the Bible in beautiful < ase . The Mayor of Stockport ( Councillor T . Webb ) accompanied the brethren to the church .
The service in St . George's Church , which was well attended , was of a bright and interesting character . A special form of evensong was used , the musical arrangements being under the direction of Bro . George William Bebbington , Prov . G . Org ., who was assisted by the choir of the church . The processional hymn was " Praise to the Holiest in the height , " the hymn before the sermon " O Lord , how joyful 'tis to see , " and that after the sermon " O Lord of Heaven . " The anthem was Sir John Stainer ' s " I am Alpha and Omega , " and a most effective solo was rendered by a treble voice .
Bro . the Rev . F . H . MENTHA delivered the following discourse from the
text" For none of us liveth to himself . "—Romans , xiv ., 7 . These words form one of those frequent sayings which strike us from time to time in the Holy Scriptures , to startle us with their anticipation of what we sometimes think the enlightened conclusions of modern thoughts , to remind us , if we will accept their suggestion , that notwithstanding the intellectual and moral progress of to-day whatever we have of things that are true , and pure , and of good report , these things are given us from above . For when we engage ,
formally or informally , in that most interesting of all human studies , the study of ourselves , i . e ., the study of man , the study of human nature , we recognise that it is not enough to confine our attention to the individual with his faculties and powers , intellect , emotion , will , our study is incomplete if we isolate man from his fellows , unless we consider him in his relation with others , acting upon them , and acted upon by them , * we have to study not only man the individual , but man the member of society , to use language with which every newspaper reader is
familial , we pass from the individualist to the collectivist standpoint . This is the point of view of modern science , and I say it is a striking fact that it is after all no way in advance of the point of view adopted 19 centuries ago by an inspired apostle , and contained in the words of my text , " None of us liveth to himself . " This , then , is not merely a luminous suggestion , dependent for its acceptance on religious faith , but one of those great declarations of science which we call natural laws , and which appeal to experience for an attestation of their truth .
" None of us liveth to himself . " It is inevitable ; you cannot escape from it . The slightest reflection shows you how we all depend one upon another ; in trade , the consumer upon the distributor and the manufacturer , the manufacturer upon the workman ; the skilled labourer upon the producer of the raw material ; in our home life it is the same , we are all dependent on the service , on the good feeling , on the sense of duty one of another . Nay , take the man who will unblushing ! / confess to you that his whole aim in life is success in business , the acquisition of
wealth by whatever means the law allows ; even he must influence the life of the world . Through him national interests are served ; the commerce he promotes feeds the hungry and clothes the naked , and serves to advance the general wellbeing of the world . The profligate , the drunkard , live not to themselves , but in the lower sense of the words' not in the higher ; in the evil they work , in the ruined home , in children destined to hand on to future generations the tainted blood , the weakened brain of the victim of excess . So likewise in the moral
sphere , the power of personal influence , the power of example for good or evil , whether it be in the wide arena of public life , in the more restricted activity of the house of business or the club , or in the quiet circle of domestic life , these teach us with unmistakable accuracy that for weal or woe , for better or worse , whether we evade or accept the responsibility , "None of us liveth to himself . " No man of reverent mind can recognise the existence of this law , can feel himself thc possessor of this power without the added consciousness of responsibility as to its
righteous and proper exercise . The wisest , the best , the most honoured , the most useful are those who feel this responsibility the most keenly . It is thus we find me , n of wealth and rank the most illustrious in the land renounce a life of luxurious ease to serve their country , on the battlefield , in Parliament , on thc platform in the committee , in connection room , with the multifarious agencies , whose aim is to make the lives of other men happier and better . And surely on none can this sense of responsibility be more fittingly impressed than upon
ourselves , upon us who have been solemnly associated in mutual fellowship and brotherhood . Surely thc fundamental basis of Masonry is the thought that none of us liveth to himself . We proclaim it by our corporate action in the foundation and maintenance of scholastic and other benevolent institutions , managed as they are by the unpaid and devoted services of members of our Craft , evidence that the main object ot our efforts is the welfare of others , the satisfaction of thc claims of benevolence and charity . They arc unworthy Masons , and I trust and
believe very few in number , whose membership is connected with any thought of personal advantage or gratification . And let us remember , brethren , that if Masonry is to flourish and abound , and to continue to merit the respect of all men whose respect is worth having , it can only be because we continue to cherish the thought that we live , not each to himself , but to others ; we must make it plain to our brethren fir . t by habitual courtesy and graciousness of demeanour , and this no mere conventional politeness , but the outward sign of sympathy ,
ever ready and sincere with all members of the Craft , whatever position in the social scale , showing that the bond of Brotherhood is no mere figure of spec : h , but an inward reality to the mind of each one of us—by open-handed generosity according to the means with which the proidence of God has blessed us , toevery worthy object and every needy and deserving brother , or those depending on him —hy gravity and seriousness of speech and action in ill that concerns transactions of the Craft , lest our example may lead others to think lightly of
its privileges and its obligations . In the second place we must make the outside world recognise that Masonry widens rather than narrows our sympathies and our sense of duty by a strict discharge of the obligations of citizenship , an observance of the ties of the home and family , an unselfish willingness to help those who need and claim our service not less but more scrupulous than before , so that when anyone is said to be a Mason the world may know that
he is one to weom the burdened heart may pour forth its scrrows , to whom thc distressed may prefer their suit , whose heart is guided by justice , and whose h . ind is extended by benevolence . While this is our ideal and our aim , we may pursue our course in our Order and as individuals in firm and unbroken confidence that our work will be blessed from on high to the welfare of man and the glory of Almighty t ' od .
A collection was made on behalf of the Provincial Fund of Benevolence and the Stockport Infirmary . In the evening the customary banquet ( catered for in excellent style by Mr . Hampshire , of the Warren Bulkeley Arms Hotel ) was held in tlie Volunteer Armoury , which had been tastetully decorated by Messrs . Jepson and Co . for the occasion .
The Deputy Prov . G . M . presided , and the following toast list was duly honoured : " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Oueen ; " " H . R . H . the Princess ot