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Oration Delivered At The Dedication Of The Surrey Masonic Hall, July 14th, 1875.
for ever . M . W . Sir , I beg to thank you and the brethren for [ he kindness and patience with which you have listened to me , and must beg you , in conclusion , to permit me to tender my hearty good wishes for my brethren who shall _ ather together within this newly-dedicated lodge room , and for their constitutional progress and their Masonic prosperity . To use the words of a poet of our Order" Oh ! may we ,
Who wear these honour'd badges , accepted , free , To every grace and virtue temples raise , And by our useful lives our Order praise . "
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .
( Continued from Page 310 ) .
The brethren marched from the Town Hall , down Abbeygate-street , and across the Angel-hill to St . James ' s church , where , by the permission of the Rev . C . F . Wilson , the vicar , Divine service -was held . There was full choral service , and the talented organist , Bro . F . Feamside ,
bad taken especial pains to make the musical portion of the service well worthy the occasion . The anthem was one of his own composition , on words from i Kings , viii n , " I have surely built thee an house , " & c , and was no only extremely appropriate , but , as a composition , is deserving of the highest praise . It was admirably sung by the choir , and was thoroughly appreciated by the large
congregation who filled the spacious church . Before the service a special hymn was suvg , " When the Architect Almighty had created heaven and earth , " to a tune especially composed for the occasion , and full of beautiful harmony , the composer being Bro . Medley Bevan , the W . M . of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge . A speciality of thc service was that all the music used was the
composition of craftsmen . Two of the psalms of the day , the Magnificat and Xunc Dimillis , were sung to chants compesed by Bro . F . Fearnside , S . W . IOOS ; one of the special psalms to a chant by Bro . F . C . Atkinson , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org . West Riding of Yorkshire ; the hymn before the sermon , " O Lord , how joyful ' tis to see our brethren join in love to Thee , " to Lucerne , by Bro . A . R . Gaul , Mus .
Bac . ; and the hymn after the sermon , " Praise , my soul , the King of Heaven , " to Wolverhampton , by Bro . F . A . Mann , of Melford , Org . 1452 . The concluding voluntary was the march from Naaman , by Bro . Sir Michael Costa . The prayers were read by Bro . the Rev . 11 . Hall , senior curate , thc first lesson by the Rev . R . Evans , rector oi West Stow , the second lesson by thc vicar , the Rev . C .
F . Wilson , and thc sermon was preached by the Rev . A . G . Moore , Prov . Grand Chaplain , from 1 Kings , vi ., 7 . The subject was the building of the Temple of Solomon , and the preacher dwelt upon the peculiar manner in which that wonderful structure was silently and imperceptibly erected under the guidance of the Great Architect of thc Universe , and pointed out the lessons to be learnt
from the narrative . That ancient temple was the type of the infinitely more magnificent Church which would be in Heaven hereafter , and of wliich they at baptism were designed each to be a living stone . The materials of thc temple were all selected and prepared in a distant land and then shipped to Jerusalem , just as they were prepared on earth by God ' s appointed agents , each
polished and shapen for his appointed place in the spiritual fabric , in order to be shipped hereafter on the rafter of the cross , over the dark waters which separate time from eternity , and fixed for ever in the proper place in that heavenly Jerusalem which should never crumble or decay . As the 3300 overseers of old ( who were compared to the Angels ) tested each massive stone and stately cedar to
prove that it wis sound and solid to its very heart , shipping only those that were so , and rejecting all that were found otherwise , so with us , for no stone could ever adorn the temple ou high which was not fitted and polished , and sound . It should be the duty of each one to see that he was not a crumbling or a rotten stone , and that all the rough outer coatings ( the sins of daily
life ) were polished away , leaving only the genuine stone . Let them work day by day imperceptibly , as it were , to thc world , thinking not time tedious , nor thc battle long . Life was short , but long enough to do their work in , and the gate of life was broad enough for all to enter , though not for their sins as well . Might God's Holy Spirit dwell iu all their hearts , and make them more and
more as polished stones , meet to be grafted in that great cathedral of souls which in His own good time thc Great Master would erect in the celestial lodge of Heaven . The service was a most admirable one , and we only wish wc could publish it in extenso for the benefit of the Craft . Thc offertory was devoted to the funds of the Suffolk General I lospital and thc fund for relieving the
sufferers from thc recent inundations in France , and amounted to £ 13 iGs . 43 d . The musical portion of the service was splendidly rendered , and , indeed , the service generally was of that thoroughly hearty character that it could not fail to be enjoyed by the brethren and the vast congregation which filled the noble Gothic Church on this occasion . The first
church here was erected about 1200 , by Abbot Sampson , who was dissuaded by his brethren of the Abbey from his intention of performing a pilgrimage to the shrine of St . James , at Compostclla , in Spain ; and in compliance with their recommendation he founded this edifice iu honour of the saint . The ' present noble edifice , though far advanced in thc year 1 - ; oo , was not finished till the Reformation ,
when Edward VI . gave £ 200 towards its completion . There is a magnificent nave , and the Masonic procession made a gallant show as it marched up , and the lvrethren took their places . It will be many years before we shall forget that service , and we suspect there are many more like-minded with ourselves . On returning to the lodge after the service the Provincial Grand Master , jn a long anti eloquent speech ,
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.
dwelt upon thc -state of the Order in this province , the mode of conferring Provincial Grand rank , and thc care he had always taken to select the best men for office . He regretted that his many public and private avocations prevented his visiting the lodges as much as he could wish . He particularly regretted that only recently he had been most unwillingly compelled to decline an invitation to
attend a very interesting festival at Ipswich ( alluding to the Feast of Roses of the British Union Lodge ) , but he trusted the brethren would understand that it was from no want of interest in thc Order that he was unable to come amongst them so much as he could wish . Speaking of the magnificent service they had just
listened to , he said he should ask the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies to present Bro . Fearnside to him when he had concluded his remarks . After dwelling upon one or two other matters , especially with regard to the representation of lodges by their Masters , the noble lord sat down amidst applause from the
brethren . Bro . Emra Holmes , P . G . D . C , then introduced Bro . Fearnside , when the Provincial Grand Master informed him that as a mark of his favour for the beautiful musical service performed that day , and in consideration of his great abilities , he should confer _ upon him the past rank of a Provincial Grand Organist .
This announcement , which was evidently very popular , vvas received with great applanse . At 5 o'clock the brethren , to the number of about 90 , sat down to a capital banquet served by Bro . Eny , cf the Angel Hotel , but we are bound to say the waiting was not all that could be desired . Bro . Clarke proved an admirable A . D . C , and , assisted by the P . G . Stewards , did his
utmost to see that the guests were well placed and properly served , but there was a lack of waiters , as there always seems to be on these occasions . The Provincial Grand Master was supported on his right by Bros , the Rev . E . J . Lockwood , D . P . G . M . ; T . J . Huddleston , P . G . Treas . ; J . D . Perrott , P . P . G . S . W . South Wales , and Captain Oakes , P . G . Reg . ; and on the
left by Bros , the Rev . f . B . Tweed , P . G . Chaplain ; Emra Holmes , P . P . G . Reg . and P . G . D . C . ; W . Boby , P . P . G . S . W . ; the Mayor of Bury , and Bro . Nevvson Garrett , P . P . G . R . The banquet was served in the Athenamm Hall , which , under the direction of the P . G . Secretary , Bro . W . II . Lucia , and the P . G . J . W ., Bro . W . Armstrong , had been elaborately decorated for the occasion . For the
P . G . M . and the officers and visitors a raised dais was prepared . Behind the Grand Master ' s chair was a crimson banner bearing the Bury Arms , three pierced crowns , and the words , " Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , | ioo 8 , " in gold letters . The panels on each side of it held the mottoes , " Audi , vide , tace , " and " Faith , Hope , and Charity , " in gold on crimson ; and the spaces between were occupied
by the square and compasses , with the letter " G in the centre . The staircases leading to the balcony at the opposite end were draped with crimson , and bore the letters " I . T . N . O . T . G . A . O . T . U ., " and on the front of the balcony itself was the word , " Faith , " all thc letters being in blue and gold . The staircase was further decorated with the very handsome silken bannerets of the White Rose
Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons , attached to the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge . They are beautifully emblazoned with emblems of the twelve tribes of Israel , and with Royal Arch symbols , and formed a very effective portion of the adornments of thc hall . The east side of the hall was decorated with the square and compasses , and equilateral triangles alternately , within circles , elegantly formed of
flowers and evergreens . In the centre was a portrait ol the Prince of Wales , in his clothing as Grand Master of England , in a massive gilt frame . On each side were crimson cloth panels , bearing the working tools of the Craft Masonry and of the Royal Arch , and coloured engravings of the Masonic Girls' School and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . On the opposite
side of the hall were squares and compasses formed of evergreens , anil the motto put forward by the Provincial Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , as the watchword of the Craft , at the Installation of thc Prince of Wales , " Loyalty and Charity . " The recess , occupied by the piano and thc singers , was elegantly festooned with evergreens . Outside the hall , over thc entrance , was also placed the motto ,
" Loyalty and Charity . " During thc banquet Bro . F . Fearnside and Mr . B . Fearnside played an admirable selection of music on one of Broadwood's iron grand pianofortes , which was obtained specially for the occasion ; and afterwards some capital glees and part songs were sung by the members of St . James's choir , under the direction of Bro . F .
Fearnside . The toasts of The Queen ; the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; the Pro Grand Alaster , Earl Carnarvon ; and the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , having been duly honoured , The Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . E . J . Lockwood , proposed "The Health of the P . G . M . of Suffolk , Lord
Waveney , " remarking that thc toast was one which needed no great eloquence to recommend it ; but he , from the position he held , had peculiar opportunities of knowing the invaluable , prompt , wise , and judicious attention which the P . G . M . at all times gave to thc affairs of Provincial Grand Lodge . ( Applause . ) Remembering the great demands there were on their P . G . M ., both in his private and public
capacity , in the civil and military department , he had often had occasion to wonder that when he had been obliged to trouble | him on matters relating to the province he had never delayed answering his application . ( Applause . ) The D . P . G . M . then read a telegram from the Rev . C . J . Martyn ,
P . G . C , who was unable to be present , " Hearty good wishes for a successful meeting , congratulations to the Bury brethren , long life to the Provincial Grand Master . " ( Cheers . ) Duet , " Sul campo della gloria , " Bros , Griffiths and Fearnside ,
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The P . G . M ., in responding , said he thought the D . P . G . M . had rather exaggerated the claims he had upon their kindness . He thanked them for their willingness to accept whatever he did as being done forthe best . After touching upon one or two Masonic subjects , the Chairman expressed the obligations the brethren were under to those who had so kindly contributed to the harmony of thc evening by the
admirable music with which they had been favoured . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then proposed " The Health of the D . P . G . M ., " on whom , he remarked , a great portion of the burden of the work of the province devolved . ( Cheers . ) When it was his unhappy misfortune not to be able to attend thc installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master ( the P . G . M . observed ) the D . P . G . M ., in spite
of physical difficulty , made a point at being present . He hoped thc D . P . G . M . might long remain among them , and he called upon the brothers to drink most heartily the health of as true a friend and counsellor as ever a man weighted with official responsibility had . ( Cheers . ) " Blow Gentle Gales , " by Bros . Nunn , Griffiths , aud Fearnside .
The D . P . G . M ., in acknowledging the toast , said that what little he could do for Masonry he did most cheerfully . This , he remarked , was a proud time for Masonry , and the honour of holding office in the Craft was ample ' compensation for any exertions of his . ( Cheers . ) They knew that the supreme head of their Order vvas the Heir Apparent to the Crown ; and those who had lately the privilege of
being present at the most wonderful and glorious scene , he believed , that Freemasonry ever knew , would never forget the simple dignity and unaffected eloquence with which his Royal Highness went through the duties of the day . ( Cheers . ) Alluding to thc secession of the late Grand Master , he remarked that that would serve to remind them that Masonry was free , and did not allow one brother on
any occasion to pass judgement on the conscience of another . They all knew that Christian brotherhood and Masonic brotherhood were perfectly harmonious one with another . ( Applause . ) The Chairman next called upon the brethren to drink " The Health of the Officers ofthe Province , " whose merits , he remarked , were of the highest order . With the toast
he coupled the name of T . J . Huddleston , the P . G . Treasurer . ( Cheers . ) Song , " Excelsior , " Bro . Griffiths . Bro . Major Huddleston , in acknowledging the toast , expressed his thanks to the brethren for the honour they had done him that day in electing him to thc important office of Treasurer . After alluding to the inauguration
of the Royal St . Edmund's Lodge ten years ago , and the success which has since attended it , Major Huddleston said if he could only discharge the duties of thc treasurership as well as his predecessor he should lie very well satisfied . ( Cheers . ) The P . G . M . next gave "The Health of th ; Past Grand Officers , " coupling with it the name of Bro . Nevvson
Garrett . Glee , " Comrades in Arms . " Bro . Newson Garrett , P . P . G . S . W ., in responding , said he was a Mason of forty-two years' standing , and thc more he saw of Masonry the better he liked it . The happiness of meeting his fellow Masons , year by year , as
brother to brother , was one of the greatest privileges of his long life . ( Cheers . ) Some of his best and oldest friends he had met in Masonry , and he rejoiced in what he might call its resuscitation , when " Kings , dukes , arid lords Lay'd by their swords ,
Our myst'nes to put a good face on , And are not ashamed To hear themselves named With a Free and Accepted Mason . " The outside world might sneer at their clothing paraphernalia , but Masons would continue to go on in their accustomed course , holding out the right hand of
friendship and advice to a brother in distress . ( Cheers . ) He hoped that his lordship might long rule over them , and that lhey might meet him on many future occasions . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then proposed " The Royal St . Edmund's Lodge , " whose reception of P . G . Lodge had that day been of so remarkable a character . They were well received
wherever they went , but the musical character of their reception that day had been of a most signal kind . He congratulated the lodge on its progress , and remarked that if it went on as it had begun , there was no telling where it would end . He was particularly struck with the number who rose in P . G . Lodge when thc Royal St . Edmund's Lodge was called upon , and he could not but
remark the great energy which the brethren of that lodge had thrown into their welcome of P . G . Lodge . The P . G . M ., after complimenting the lodge net only on the magnificent room in which they were assembled , and the great taste and skill with which it was adorned , but also on the excellent dinner of wliich they had partaken , coupled with the toast the names of P . G . S . W ., Bro . Iledley
Bevan , W . M . of thc Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , and thc Mayor of Bury , Bro . Geo . Thompson , P . M . of thc Lodge . Romance : " Si tu savais , " Bro . Griffiths . Bro . Bevan , P . G . S . W ., expressed his high sense of thc double honour which he had in being Master of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , and also of receiving P . G . L . during his year of office . ( Cheers . ) Bro . G . Thompson , P . M ., also expressed the pleasure
with which the Koyal St . Edmund's Lodge had welcomed the visit of P . G . Lodge , and in the course of his remarks said he strongly desired that the ladies should be permitted to join in these gatherings , a sentiment which was very heartily received by thc brethren . Bro . Boby , P . G . S . W ., then proposed thc toast of " The Masonic Charities , " and stated that there are 200 boys and 120 girls now being educated in the Masonic Schools , and alread y more than 1000 had passed through each school j
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Oration Delivered At The Dedication Of The Surrey Masonic Hall, July 14th, 1875.
for ever . M . W . Sir , I beg to thank you and the brethren for [ he kindness and patience with which you have listened to me , and must beg you , in conclusion , to permit me to tender my hearty good wishes for my brethren who shall _ ather together within this newly-dedicated lodge room , and for their constitutional progress and their Masonic prosperity . To use the words of a poet of our Order" Oh ! may we ,
Who wear these honour'd badges , accepted , free , To every grace and virtue temples raise , And by our useful lives our Order praise . "
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .
( Continued from Page 310 ) .
The brethren marched from the Town Hall , down Abbeygate-street , and across the Angel-hill to St . James ' s church , where , by the permission of the Rev . C . F . Wilson , the vicar , Divine service -was held . There was full choral service , and the talented organist , Bro . F . Feamside ,
bad taken especial pains to make the musical portion of the service well worthy the occasion . The anthem was one of his own composition , on words from i Kings , viii n , " I have surely built thee an house , " & c , and was no only extremely appropriate , but , as a composition , is deserving of the highest praise . It was admirably sung by the choir , and was thoroughly appreciated by the large
congregation who filled the spacious church . Before the service a special hymn was suvg , " When the Architect Almighty had created heaven and earth , " to a tune especially composed for the occasion , and full of beautiful harmony , the composer being Bro . Medley Bevan , the W . M . of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge . A speciality of thc service was that all the music used was the
composition of craftsmen . Two of the psalms of the day , the Magnificat and Xunc Dimillis , were sung to chants compesed by Bro . F . Fearnside , S . W . IOOS ; one of the special psalms to a chant by Bro . F . C . Atkinson , Mus . Bac , P . G . Org . West Riding of Yorkshire ; the hymn before the sermon , " O Lord , how joyful ' tis to see our brethren join in love to Thee , " to Lucerne , by Bro . A . R . Gaul , Mus .
Bac . ; and the hymn after the sermon , " Praise , my soul , the King of Heaven , " to Wolverhampton , by Bro . F . A . Mann , of Melford , Org . 1452 . The concluding voluntary was the march from Naaman , by Bro . Sir Michael Costa . The prayers were read by Bro . the Rev . 11 . Hall , senior curate , thc first lesson by the Rev . R . Evans , rector oi West Stow , the second lesson by thc vicar , the Rev . C .
F . Wilson , and thc sermon was preached by the Rev . A . G . Moore , Prov . Grand Chaplain , from 1 Kings , vi ., 7 . The subject was the building of the Temple of Solomon , and the preacher dwelt upon the peculiar manner in which that wonderful structure was silently and imperceptibly erected under the guidance of the Great Architect of thc Universe , and pointed out the lessons to be learnt
from the narrative . That ancient temple was the type of the infinitely more magnificent Church which would be in Heaven hereafter , and of wliich they at baptism were designed each to be a living stone . The materials of thc temple were all selected and prepared in a distant land and then shipped to Jerusalem , just as they were prepared on earth by God ' s appointed agents , each
polished and shapen for his appointed place in the spiritual fabric , in order to be shipped hereafter on the rafter of the cross , over the dark waters which separate time from eternity , and fixed for ever in the proper place in that heavenly Jerusalem which should never crumble or decay . As the 3300 overseers of old ( who were compared to the Angels ) tested each massive stone and stately cedar to
prove that it wis sound and solid to its very heart , shipping only those that were so , and rejecting all that were found otherwise , so with us , for no stone could ever adorn the temple ou high which was not fitted and polished , and sound . It should be the duty of each one to see that he was not a crumbling or a rotten stone , and that all the rough outer coatings ( the sins of daily
life ) were polished away , leaving only the genuine stone . Let them work day by day imperceptibly , as it were , to thc world , thinking not time tedious , nor thc battle long . Life was short , but long enough to do their work in , and the gate of life was broad enough for all to enter , though not for their sins as well . Might God's Holy Spirit dwell iu all their hearts , and make them more and
more as polished stones , meet to be grafted in that great cathedral of souls which in His own good time thc Great Master would erect in the celestial lodge of Heaven . The service was a most admirable one , and we only wish wc could publish it in extenso for the benefit of the Craft . Thc offertory was devoted to the funds of the Suffolk General I lospital and thc fund for relieving the
sufferers from thc recent inundations in France , and amounted to £ 13 iGs . 43 d . The musical portion of the service was splendidly rendered , and , indeed , the service generally was of that thoroughly hearty character that it could not fail to be enjoyed by the brethren and the vast congregation which filled the noble Gothic Church on this occasion . The first
church here was erected about 1200 , by Abbot Sampson , who was dissuaded by his brethren of the Abbey from his intention of performing a pilgrimage to the shrine of St . James , at Compostclla , in Spain ; and in compliance with their recommendation he founded this edifice iu honour of the saint . The ' present noble edifice , though far advanced in thc year 1 - ; oo , was not finished till the Reformation ,
when Edward VI . gave £ 200 towards its completion . There is a magnificent nave , and the Masonic procession made a gallant show as it marched up , and the lvrethren took their places . It will be many years before we shall forget that service , and we suspect there are many more like-minded with ourselves . On returning to the lodge after the service the Provincial Grand Master , jn a long anti eloquent speech ,
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dwelt upon thc -state of the Order in this province , the mode of conferring Provincial Grand rank , and thc care he had always taken to select the best men for office . He regretted that his many public and private avocations prevented his visiting the lodges as much as he could wish . He particularly regretted that only recently he had been most unwillingly compelled to decline an invitation to
attend a very interesting festival at Ipswich ( alluding to the Feast of Roses of the British Union Lodge ) , but he trusted the brethren would understand that it was from no want of interest in thc Order that he was unable to come amongst them so much as he could wish . Speaking of the magnificent service they had just
listened to , he said he should ask the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies to present Bro . Fearnside to him when he had concluded his remarks . After dwelling upon one or two other matters , especially with regard to the representation of lodges by their Masters , the noble lord sat down amidst applause from the
brethren . Bro . Emra Holmes , P . G . D . C , then introduced Bro . Fearnside , when the Provincial Grand Master informed him that as a mark of his favour for the beautiful musical service performed that day , and in consideration of his great abilities , he should confer _ upon him the past rank of a Provincial Grand Organist .
This announcement , which was evidently very popular , vvas received with great applanse . At 5 o'clock the brethren , to the number of about 90 , sat down to a capital banquet served by Bro . Eny , cf the Angel Hotel , but we are bound to say the waiting was not all that could be desired . Bro . Clarke proved an admirable A . D . C , and , assisted by the P . G . Stewards , did his
utmost to see that the guests were well placed and properly served , but there was a lack of waiters , as there always seems to be on these occasions . The Provincial Grand Master was supported on his right by Bros , the Rev . E . J . Lockwood , D . P . G . M . ; T . J . Huddleston , P . G . Treas . ; J . D . Perrott , P . P . G . S . W . South Wales , and Captain Oakes , P . G . Reg . ; and on the
left by Bros , the Rev . f . B . Tweed , P . G . Chaplain ; Emra Holmes , P . P . G . Reg . and P . G . D . C . ; W . Boby , P . P . G . S . W . ; the Mayor of Bury , and Bro . Nevvson Garrett , P . P . G . R . The banquet was served in the Athenamm Hall , which , under the direction of the P . G . Secretary , Bro . W . II . Lucia , and the P . G . J . W ., Bro . W . Armstrong , had been elaborately decorated for the occasion . For the
P . G . M . and the officers and visitors a raised dais was prepared . Behind the Grand Master ' s chair was a crimson banner bearing the Bury Arms , three pierced crowns , and the words , " Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , | ioo 8 , " in gold letters . The panels on each side of it held the mottoes , " Audi , vide , tace , " and " Faith , Hope , and Charity , " in gold on crimson ; and the spaces between were occupied
by the square and compasses , with the letter " G in the centre . The staircases leading to the balcony at the opposite end were draped with crimson , and bore the letters " I . T . N . O . T . G . A . O . T . U ., " and on the front of the balcony itself was the word , " Faith , " all thc letters being in blue and gold . The staircase was further decorated with the very handsome silken bannerets of the White Rose
Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons , attached to the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge . They are beautifully emblazoned with emblems of the twelve tribes of Israel , and with Royal Arch symbols , and formed a very effective portion of the adornments of thc hall . The east side of the hall was decorated with the square and compasses , and equilateral triangles alternately , within circles , elegantly formed of
flowers and evergreens . In the centre was a portrait ol the Prince of Wales , in his clothing as Grand Master of England , in a massive gilt frame . On each side were crimson cloth panels , bearing the working tools of the Craft Masonry and of the Royal Arch , and coloured engravings of the Masonic Girls' School and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . On the opposite
side of the hall were squares and compasses formed of evergreens , anil the motto put forward by the Provincial Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , as the watchword of the Craft , at the Installation of thc Prince of Wales , " Loyalty and Charity . " The recess , occupied by the piano and thc singers , was elegantly festooned with evergreens . Outside the hall , over thc entrance , was also placed the motto ,
" Loyalty and Charity . " During thc banquet Bro . F . Fearnside and Mr . B . Fearnside played an admirable selection of music on one of Broadwood's iron grand pianofortes , which was obtained specially for the occasion ; and afterwards some capital glees and part songs were sung by the members of St . James's choir , under the direction of Bro . F .
Fearnside . The toasts of The Queen ; the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales ; the Pro Grand Alaster , Earl Carnarvon ; and the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , having been duly honoured , The Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . the Rev . E . J . Lockwood , proposed "The Health of the P . G . M . of Suffolk , Lord
Waveney , " remarking that thc toast was one which needed no great eloquence to recommend it ; but he , from the position he held , had peculiar opportunities of knowing the invaluable , prompt , wise , and judicious attention which the P . G . M . at all times gave to thc affairs of Provincial Grand Lodge . ( Applause . ) Remembering the great demands there were on their P . G . M ., both in his private and public
capacity , in the civil and military department , he had often had occasion to wonder that when he had been obliged to trouble | him on matters relating to the province he had never delayed answering his application . ( Applause . ) The D . P . G . M . then read a telegram from the Rev . C . J . Martyn ,
P . G . C , who was unable to be present , " Hearty good wishes for a successful meeting , congratulations to the Bury brethren , long life to the Provincial Grand Master . " ( Cheers . ) Duet , " Sul campo della gloria , " Bros , Griffiths and Fearnside ,
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The P . G . M ., in responding , said he thought the D . P . G . M . had rather exaggerated the claims he had upon their kindness . He thanked them for their willingness to accept whatever he did as being done forthe best . After touching upon one or two Masonic subjects , the Chairman expressed the obligations the brethren were under to those who had so kindly contributed to the harmony of thc evening by the
admirable music with which they had been favoured . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then proposed " The Health of the D . P . G . M ., " on whom , he remarked , a great portion of the burden of the work of the province devolved . ( Cheers . ) When it was his unhappy misfortune not to be able to attend thc installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master ( the P . G . M . observed ) the D . P . G . M ., in spite
of physical difficulty , made a point at being present . He hoped thc D . P . G . M . might long remain among them , and he called upon the brothers to drink most heartily the health of as true a friend and counsellor as ever a man weighted with official responsibility had . ( Cheers . ) " Blow Gentle Gales , " by Bros . Nunn , Griffiths , aud Fearnside .
The D . P . G . M ., in acknowledging the toast , said that what little he could do for Masonry he did most cheerfully . This , he remarked , was a proud time for Masonry , and the honour of holding office in the Craft was ample ' compensation for any exertions of his . ( Cheers . ) They knew that the supreme head of their Order vvas the Heir Apparent to the Crown ; and those who had lately the privilege of
being present at the most wonderful and glorious scene , he believed , that Freemasonry ever knew , would never forget the simple dignity and unaffected eloquence with which his Royal Highness went through the duties of the day . ( Cheers . ) Alluding to thc secession of the late Grand Master , he remarked that that would serve to remind them that Masonry was free , and did not allow one brother on
any occasion to pass judgement on the conscience of another . They all knew that Christian brotherhood and Masonic brotherhood were perfectly harmonious one with another . ( Applause . ) The Chairman next called upon the brethren to drink " The Health of the Officers ofthe Province , " whose merits , he remarked , were of the highest order . With the toast
he coupled the name of T . J . Huddleston , the P . G . Treasurer . ( Cheers . ) Song , " Excelsior , " Bro . Griffiths . Bro . Major Huddleston , in acknowledging the toast , expressed his thanks to the brethren for the honour they had done him that day in electing him to thc important office of Treasurer . After alluding to the inauguration
of the Royal St . Edmund's Lodge ten years ago , and the success which has since attended it , Major Huddleston said if he could only discharge the duties of thc treasurership as well as his predecessor he should lie very well satisfied . ( Cheers . ) The P . G . M . next gave "The Health of th ; Past Grand Officers , " coupling with it the name of Bro . Nevvson
Garrett . Glee , " Comrades in Arms . " Bro . Newson Garrett , P . P . G . S . W ., in responding , said he was a Mason of forty-two years' standing , and thc more he saw of Masonry the better he liked it . The happiness of meeting his fellow Masons , year by year , as
brother to brother , was one of the greatest privileges of his long life . ( Cheers . ) Some of his best and oldest friends he had met in Masonry , and he rejoiced in what he might call its resuscitation , when " Kings , dukes , arid lords Lay'd by their swords ,
Our myst'nes to put a good face on , And are not ashamed To hear themselves named With a Free and Accepted Mason . " The outside world might sneer at their clothing paraphernalia , but Masons would continue to go on in their accustomed course , holding out the right hand of
friendship and advice to a brother in distress . ( Cheers . ) He hoped that his lordship might long rule over them , and that lhey might meet him on many future occasions . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman then proposed " The Royal St . Edmund's Lodge , " whose reception of P . G . Lodge had that day been of so remarkable a character . They were well received
wherever they went , but the musical character of their reception that day had been of a most signal kind . He congratulated the lodge on its progress , and remarked that if it went on as it had begun , there was no telling where it would end . He was particularly struck with the number who rose in P . G . Lodge when thc Royal St . Edmund's Lodge was called upon , and he could not but
remark the great energy which the brethren of that lodge had thrown into their welcome of P . G . Lodge . The P . G . M ., after complimenting the lodge net only on the magnificent room in which they were assembled , and the great taste and skill with which it was adorned , but also on the excellent dinner of wliich they had partaken , coupled with the toast the names of P . G . S . W ., Bro . Iledley
Bevan , W . M . of thc Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , and thc Mayor of Bury , Bro . Geo . Thompson , P . M . of thc Lodge . Romance : " Si tu savais , " Bro . Griffiths . Bro . Bevan , P . G . S . W ., expressed his high sense of thc double honour which he had in being Master of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , and also of receiving P . G . L . during his year of office . ( Cheers . ) Bro . G . Thompson , P . M ., also expressed the pleasure
with which the Koyal St . Edmund's Lodge had welcomed the visit of P . G . Lodge , and in the course of his remarks said he strongly desired that the ladies should be permitted to join in these gatherings , a sentiment which was very heartily received by thc brethren . Bro . Boby , P . G . S . W ., then proposed thc toast of " The Masonic Charities , " and stated that there are 200 boys and 120 girls now being educated in the Masonic Schools , and alread y more than 1000 had passed through each school j