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Consecration Of The Sub-Urban Lodge, No. 1702.
for his principal officers , because the great and the noble oress into your ranks and participate in your mysteries ; because your loyalty to your Queen is undoubted , be not elated or " vain in your own conceits . " Although the numbers ranged under your banners are increasing with such marvelous rapidity , this , remember , is not necessarily any indication whatever of strength .
Numbers , vast numbers , do but indicate weakness and danger when they are unarmed and ill-disciplined ; and even one ignorant , or far worse still , one intemperate Mason may do the society to which he obtains accession almost irreparable injuty -, for men do not , and they will not , pause to discriminate , but they will ascribe to the system the errors of the professor . Ar . d
remember that a thousand eyes jealously watch you , Argus eyes that will not fail accurately to detect any variance brethren your profession and your practice . Let us then , as worthy men and Masons , endeavour to apply the principles of our ancient and beautiful Order to our lives , and model our conduct upon the sublime principles which it teaches , inculcates , and enforces . As the poet
says : — " So live that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm , where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death ; Thou go , not like the quarry slave at night , Scourged to his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed ,
By an unfaltiring trust ; approach thy grave Like one who draws the drapery of h's couch about him , And lies down to pleasant dreams . " Before I sit down , allow me to thank you , Worshipful Sir , anil all the brethren present , for the very kind ar d flattering manner in which you have been pleased to listen to this , the humble effort of a very humble individual in the
discharge of a most pleasing duty at the consecration of this new lodge . ( Great applause . ) The remaining portion of the ceremonial , according to ancient form , was proceeded with after this address , and the petitioners for the warrant were constituted into a regular lodge of Free and Accepted Masons . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., then presented to Bro . Hervey , Bro .
Jap heth Tickle , P . M . 1196 , who was thereupon installed as Master rf the Sub-Urban Lodge , 1 7 02 , for the year ensuing . Bro . C . E . Hawkesley was invested as S . W . ; Pros . Roberts , J . W . ; ] . B . D . Wall , Secretary ; Wm . Radford , S . D . ; Charles Willett , J . D . ; J . L . Mather , I . G . ( pro tern ); H . Llewellyn Winter , Organist ; and Bro . Middleton , Tyler . Bro . Hervey delivered the address to
the W . M . ; Bro . Howe , the address to the Wardens ; and the Rev . P . M . Holden that to the brethren . Bros . Hervey , Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . of Middlesex ; Little , D . P . G . M . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , W . T . Howe , Frank Green , J . L . Mather , Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction founded by the W . M . during his year of office in the Uiban Lodge ; Dr . J . E . Carpenter , and Winter , Mus . Bac . Cambridge ,
were elected as honorary members of the lodge . Dr . Carpenter was among the brethren who returned thanks for the honour of being elected as an honorary member , and in doing so said that though the compliment was unexpected as far as he was concerned , he was vain enough to think it was not altogether undeserved , because he was the founder and first W . M . < f the Urban Lodge ,
out of which the present lodge had sprung . Bro . S . W . whispered that he was the grandfather . Well , he did not mind being called the father , and he hoped he mi ght live to be the grandfather , but that would only be when a lodge arose out of the Sub-Urban , as the Sub-Urban had arisen from the Urban . It was rather a strange
coincidence , though not an unpleasmg , one that this lodge should be consecrated just ten years all but a day after the Urban Lodge was consecrated , the latter having been consecrated on the 10 th October , 1877 . In those ten years the Urban Lodge had had close upon one hundred members , and still had over sixty subscribing members . He would hope that the Sub-Urban would be equally
prosperous . Lodge was thereupon closed and the brethren adjourned to a delightful banquet , supplied by " Brethere Chas . Veal , ye Manciple . " Banquet having been disposed of , the VV . M . at once proceeded to propose the toasts , and after " The Queen and
the Cra t" had been honoured , the . W . M . 111 proposing "The M . W . G . M . " said that it was to the condescension of his Royal Highness in granting the warrant of the Sub-Urban Lodge that the brethren were indebted for meeting together that evening . If his Royal Highness , who was heir presumptive to the throne of England became as excellent a monarch as he had been a Grand Master he
would earn the gratitude of all Englishmen . Bro . Hervey responded to the toast of " The Pro and Deputy Grand Masters and the rest of the Grand Officers . " He said that for nearly twenty-four years past he had been returning thanks for the toast of "The Grand Officers , " and he did not find that he was a bit better prepared to do so now than he was
when first called upon to undertake the duty . He found a difficulty with the beginning of the toast ; he found a difficulty with the middle of it ; and he found a difficulty with the end of it ; consequently he was always in a difficulty from the beginning to the end . But he could not but appreciate the kindness with which the W . M . had given " The Health of Lord Carnarvon , Lord Skelmersdale , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and
he was sure if those noblemen were now here they would equall y appreciate the kind sentiments which the W . M . had expressed towards them . The other Grand Officers who were now standing up with him and those who were not here were as appreciative of the W . M . ' s cordiality . The brethren had met there that day for the purpose of inlroducing a new lodge into the Craft , and he trusted that by it a new link was formed in the chain of lodges which would shed credit on the Order . Whether such credit was
Consecration Of The Sub-Urban Lodge, No. 1702.
shed upon it must depend upon the brethren during the next year , because it was materially on the way in which the W . M . conducted the business of a lodge in its first year of existence that the question of its being a flourishing and prosperous lodge in after years and an ornament to the Craft rested . When he said " flourishing and prosperous" he trusted the brethren would not imagine that
he was wishing to see the lodge numbering a vast concourse of brethren—brethren whom they might not know , but who were brought in merely for the purpose of swelling the ranks and funds . When he spoke of-prosperity he looked to the character of the initiated or joining brethren . He was sure that under the rule of the present W . M . there would be a steady superintendence exerted as to what
members were brought in . Lodges did not prosper in proportion to their numbers he thought . They might prosper in funds ; they might have more to spend on their banquets ; but the great thing he looked to was the tone of a lodge , the character of the members , and the feelings which those members entertained one to the other . They ought to be ns they professed to be , a band of brothers ;
they ought to be , if he might venture to use the term , a small family ; for a lodge was a family , and it was ruled over as much by the Master and Wardens as a family was ruled over by its father and mother . The brethren should never introduce a man to the lodge whom they could not introduce to their own table . They ought to see that those men they introduced to the Craft were such
as they could hail as friends , meet as brothers , and when they parted with them , feel that they parted as those they were sorry to leave , from whose society they felt it diffcult to sever themselves , and to whom they could look to in a time of distress , not only for material help , but for that which probably was of much more account , counsel in their afflictions , and sympathy in their sufferings .
These were the men they ought to brieg into their lodges , and if they were to confine their ranks to such men the Order of Freemasonry would be looked up to even more than it was now . The brethren would feel they had among them those who would always sympathise with them in distress and always rally round them . He trusted those were the brethren he would find in this lodge when
he came again among those who were now present . He sincerely trusted that he should come again , and all the Grand Officers of the Order would be equally rejoiced to find another lodge founded on the basis he had pourtrayed . ( Hear , hear . ) The W . M . then gave " The Right W . Prov . G . M ., Col . Burdett , " and when this had been enthusiastically received
he followed it up with the toast of " The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . R . W . Little , and the rest of the Prov . G . Officers . " The W . M . said it was with great regret that he found he had to propose Bro . Little ' s health in that brother ' s absence . He was respected far and near thioughout the Craft , but more especially by those who were constantly in communication" with him . He ( the W . M . )
called upon him on the previous Wednesday to see if his health would permit him to be present ; but he then saw that it would be quite impossible , and that it would be a great unkindness to press him . Bro . Little said he regretted that he could net come , more particularly because he had had the honour of consecrating the Urban Lodge , and when he ( the W . M . ) told him that many of his old friends
were sure to be present , he expressed still more regret that he would not be able to attend . At the same tiVne the lodge had Bro . Little ' s best wishes for its success and prosperity . Although such a notable brother was an absentee that evening , the brethren were honoured by the presence of other well-known brothers , who well and worthily filled his place — Bros . Howe ,
Green , and Holden , the last of whom had kindly acted as Chaplain , and the other two as Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . Bro . Green had been personally known to him ( the W . M . ) for some years , and he hoped the brethren would often see him among them . Bro . Howe was not so well known to him , but the brethren were gieatly honoured by his presence , and he hoped that
that brother also would often come and see them . Bro . Holden was well known , and therefore , did not require any adulation . The solemn and interesting manner in which he undertook the duties cf Chaplain left an impression on the brethren which would not easily be effaced . As Bro . Holden would have to reply to another toast , he would not call upon him for a reply to the present .
Bro . Howe , in a very brief speech , said he was quite taken aback when he found himself elected an honorary member of the lodge . He hoped to visit the lodge on a future occasion , and to find it in great prosperity . Bro . Frank Green said it had afforded him much gratification to see Bro . Tickle installed in the chair of this lodge . He felt that the lodge had started on the high
road to fortune , and that it would prosper in the future . Everything depended on a good start in such matters . It very seldom happened in Freemasonry that lodges which started on a good foundation , carried on with real animation and integrity on the part of their founders and first officers , failed . He was convinced that the Sub-Urban would not fail .
The W . M . next said that this was an age of digressions , and he was going to digress from the routine toasts and now propose " The Consecrating Officers , " and he did that because he felt he had been guilty of an omission , although it was an involuntary one , and that involved an involuntary injustice to one to whom this lodge was largely indebted for its ability to meet there that evening . They were
largely indebted to Bro . Holden , Prov . G . Chaplain , for his condescension in honouring them with his presence . They were also largely indebted to Bro . Hervey for the imposing ceremony they had witnessed . But they were even more largely indebted to Bro . Nunn , because without his valuable counsel , aid , and assistance they might not have been able to meet so successfully and happily as they had met . He ( the W . M . ) did not know whether he was
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transgressing or not , but he was anxious to do honour to whom honour was due , and although Bro . Nunn was really one of themselves , it would be idle for them to disguise the fact that they were largely in his debt . He , therefore , had great pleasure in coupling his name as well as that of Bro . Holden with tbe toast , and he would call upon the brethren to drink the toast with a great deal
of fervour and cordiality . The Rev . P . M . Holden in reply said , he could only say that if he had been of any material assistance he was very glad . He had assisted Bro . Hervey on many occasions , and Bro . Hervey had so thoroughly drilled him that he was very much indebted to him for giving him instruction If he were a prophet he might venture to say there was a
great future before the lodge , as it was composed of the tight elements , for he had noticed very great attention to details . It showed that the brethren connected with it were thoughtful men , men with brains , and these were alw ays very thoughtful men to associate with , and they would be certain to insure the success of the lodge . He was very much pleased to be present-, as it was one of those
occasions when he made very kind and valuable friends , with whom he was always glad to renew an acquaintance . Bro . Joshua Nunn said he had hardly expected to be called upon , being a member of the lodge . He hoped that the lodge which had so well commenced that evening would increase in prosperity . He felt assured that it would be a successful lodge , and Bro . Holden had struck the right
note when he told them that the success ot a lodge depended on the elements of strength within it . Instead o the lodge being honoured by what he had done for it , he considered it a great act of condescension on their part to have singled him out as one of those to whom thanks were due . Before sitting down he would propose a toast On the list of toasts they had the line from Othello , " We
cannot all be Masters . " That was a very good remark to make on an occasion like the present . It was true we could not all be Masters , but they might all aspire to having that rank some day . If they referred to the programme they would also see on it , " They have sent me such a man as I could have wished for . " In the present instance nothing more appropriate could have been said . In the first place they had a gentleman who held a position
in society , a leading professional man , one who was anxious about Freemasonry , who was a I ' ast Master of his mother lodge , and who desired to do well in every position in which he might be placed , and who now wished to bring his friends around him in the village of Stanmore in a lodge called the Sub-Urban Lodge . Itwas a very great pleasure to him ( Bro . Nunn ) to bring the toast of the W . M . before the brethren , for he was quite sure the brethren could not have a better Master or a brother who
could belter than he embody in himself all the requirements of W . M . The W . M . next proposed " The W . M . ' s of the Lodges in the Province . " Referring to Bro . Vincent , W . M . of the Abercorn Lodge , he said that that lodge recommended the petition of the brethren who sought for a warrant for the Sub-Urban Lodge . He also included Bro . Charles
Veal in the toast . Bro . Osman Vincent thanked the W . M . in the name of the W . M . ' s of the lodges of the province . As regarded himself , he was exceedingly pleased to be W . Master of the lodge which signed tbe petition which had enabled the Sub-Urban Lodge to meet . He congratulated the lodge on having selected the charming retreat of Stanmore for
its meetings . Judging by his own experiences in the Abercorn Lodge , they would meet with every assistance from the worthy host of the Abercorn Arms , and it would be their own fault if they were not comfortable . He was sure they would be comfortable . He was sure of one thing , that on the foundation laid that evening they would raise a superslructure perfect in its parts and honourable to the
builder . Bro . Charles Veal said that as he had gone through all the offices of a lodge he felt he would bc able to assist the brethren , and as they had favoured him with their patronage he should be most happy to do everything in his power for them . The W . M ., as the time was pressing and the brethren
were desirous to get back to town by the last train , next gave " The Visitors . " Bro . Dr . Carpenter said he had been reminded that lime , tide , and trains waited for no man , but he would bc guilty of great disrespect if he did not reply to this toast . As he had said in the lodge , he felt a very great deal of pleasure and gratification at the unexpected compl ' mcnt paid to
him by electing him an honorary member . He was afiaid that to the lodge the compliment would be an expensive one , ( laughter ) , for he had been so hi ghly satisfied with the reception he had met with that he should exercise his prerogative , and frequently come among them . He was quite sure nevertheless that the brethren would be glad to see him . The brethren of 1196 , who joined this lodge , felt
that they had joined another 1196 , which he thought was established for a little extraordinary Masonry , for an outing in the summer , and for the furtherance of the good of the Craft . As the father and founder of 1196 he could say that its members were good boys , and were not going to desert their mother although they joined the Sub-Urban , but would do their duties to her and in due course he
hoped become Masters of the Urban Lodge . The W . M ., Bro . Tickle , would of course become P . M ., and how many other lodges would he become a P . M . of , if he lived to be as old as he ( Dr . Carpenter ) . Bro . Radford and Hawskley he knew would remain in 1196 ar . d become P . M . ' s of that lodge , and they would also . go through the
chair of the Sub-Urban . He was sure that there was nothing but friendship , brotherly love , and true Masonic feeling between all the brethren of the father lodge and the son lodge , and he hoped in due time to be a grandfather . Bro . J . L . Mather knew the W . M . ' s working very well , and was sure that with his gentlemer . ly manner , his
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Consecration Of The Sub-Urban Lodge, No. 1702.
for his principal officers , because the great and the noble oress into your ranks and participate in your mysteries ; because your loyalty to your Queen is undoubted , be not elated or " vain in your own conceits . " Although the numbers ranged under your banners are increasing with such marvelous rapidity , this , remember , is not necessarily any indication whatever of strength .
Numbers , vast numbers , do but indicate weakness and danger when they are unarmed and ill-disciplined ; and even one ignorant , or far worse still , one intemperate Mason may do the society to which he obtains accession almost irreparable injuty -, for men do not , and they will not , pause to discriminate , but they will ascribe to the system the errors of the professor . Ar . d
remember that a thousand eyes jealously watch you , Argus eyes that will not fail accurately to detect any variance brethren your profession and your practice . Let us then , as worthy men and Masons , endeavour to apply the principles of our ancient and beautiful Order to our lives , and model our conduct upon the sublime principles which it teaches , inculcates , and enforces . As the poet
says : — " So live that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan which moves To that mysterious realm , where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death ; Thou go , not like the quarry slave at night , Scourged to his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed ,
By an unfaltiring trust ; approach thy grave Like one who draws the drapery of h's couch about him , And lies down to pleasant dreams . " Before I sit down , allow me to thank you , Worshipful Sir , anil all the brethren present , for the very kind ar d flattering manner in which you have been pleased to listen to this , the humble effort of a very humble individual in the
discharge of a most pleasing duty at the consecration of this new lodge . ( Great applause . ) The remaining portion of the ceremonial , according to ancient form , was proceeded with after this address , and the petitioners for the warrant were constituted into a regular lodge of Free and Accepted Masons . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., then presented to Bro . Hervey , Bro .
Jap heth Tickle , P . M . 1196 , who was thereupon installed as Master rf the Sub-Urban Lodge , 1 7 02 , for the year ensuing . Bro . C . E . Hawkesley was invested as S . W . ; Pros . Roberts , J . W . ; ] . B . D . Wall , Secretary ; Wm . Radford , S . D . ; Charles Willett , J . D . ; J . L . Mather , I . G . ( pro tern ); H . Llewellyn Winter , Organist ; and Bro . Middleton , Tyler . Bro . Hervey delivered the address to
the W . M . ; Bro . Howe , the address to the Wardens ; and the Rev . P . M . Holden that to the brethren . Bros . Hervey , Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . of Middlesex ; Little , D . P . G . M . ; the Rev . P . M . Holden , W . T . Howe , Frank Green , J . L . Mather , Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction founded by the W . M . during his year of office in the Uiban Lodge ; Dr . J . E . Carpenter , and Winter , Mus . Bac . Cambridge ,
were elected as honorary members of the lodge . Dr . Carpenter was among the brethren who returned thanks for the honour of being elected as an honorary member , and in doing so said that though the compliment was unexpected as far as he was concerned , he was vain enough to think it was not altogether undeserved , because he was the founder and first W . M . < f the Urban Lodge ,
out of which the present lodge had sprung . Bro . S . W . whispered that he was the grandfather . Well , he did not mind being called the father , and he hoped he mi ght live to be the grandfather , but that would only be when a lodge arose out of the Sub-Urban , as the Sub-Urban had arisen from the Urban . It was rather a strange
coincidence , though not an unpleasmg , one that this lodge should be consecrated just ten years all but a day after the Urban Lodge was consecrated , the latter having been consecrated on the 10 th October , 1877 . In those ten years the Urban Lodge had had close upon one hundred members , and still had over sixty subscribing members . He would hope that the Sub-Urban would be equally
prosperous . Lodge was thereupon closed and the brethren adjourned to a delightful banquet , supplied by " Brethere Chas . Veal , ye Manciple . " Banquet having been disposed of , the VV . M . at once proceeded to propose the toasts , and after " The Queen and
the Cra t" had been honoured , the . W . M . 111 proposing "The M . W . G . M . " said that it was to the condescension of his Royal Highness in granting the warrant of the Sub-Urban Lodge that the brethren were indebted for meeting together that evening . If his Royal Highness , who was heir presumptive to the throne of England became as excellent a monarch as he had been a Grand Master he
would earn the gratitude of all Englishmen . Bro . Hervey responded to the toast of " The Pro and Deputy Grand Masters and the rest of the Grand Officers . " He said that for nearly twenty-four years past he had been returning thanks for the toast of "The Grand Officers , " and he did not find that he was a bit better prepared to do so now than he was
when first called upon to undertake the duty . He found a difficulty with the beginning of the toast ; he found a difficulty with the middle of it ; and he found a difficulty with the end of it ; consequently he was always in a difficulty from the beginning to the end . But he could not but appreciate the kindness with which the W . M . had given " The Health of Lord Carnarvon , Lord Skelmersdale , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " and
he was sure if those noblemen were now here they would equall y appreciate the kind sentiments which the W . M . had expressed towards them . The other Grand Officers who were now standing up with him and those who were not here were as appreciative of the W . M . ' s cordiality . The brethren had met there that day for the purpose of inlroducing a new lodge into the Craft , and he trusted that by it a new link was formed in the chain of lodges which would shed credit on the Order . Whether such credit was
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shed upon it must depend upon the brethren during the next year , because it was materially on the way in which the W . M . conducted the business of a lodge in its first year of existence that the question of its being a flourishing and prosperous lodge in after years and an ornament to the Craft rested . When he said " flourishing and prosperous" he trusted the brethren would not imagine that
he was wishing to see the lodge numbering a vast concourse of brethren—brethren whom they might not know , but who were brought in merely for the purpose of swelling the ranks and funds . When he spoke of-prosperity he looked to the character of the initiated or joining brethren . He was sure that under the rule of the present W . M . there would be a steady superintendence exerted as to what
members were brought in . Lodges did not prosper in proportion to their numbers he thought . They might prosper in funds ; they might have more to spend on their banquets ; but the great thing he looked to was the tone of a lodge , the character of the members , and the feelings which those members entertained one to the other . They ought to be ns they professed to be , a band of brothers ;
they ought to be , if he might venture to use the term , a small family ; for a lodge was a family , and it was ruled over as much by the Master and Wardens as a family was ruled over by its father and mother . The brethren should never introduce a man to the lodge whom they could not introduce to their own table . They ought to see that those men they introduced to the Craft were such
as they could hail as friends , meet as brothers , and when they parted with them , feel that they parted as those they were sorry to leave , from whose society they felt it diffcult to sever themselves , and to whom they could look to in a time of distress , not only for material help , but for that which probably was of much more account , counsel in their afflictions , and sympathy in their sufferings .
These were the men they ought to brieg into their lodges , and if they were to confine their ranks to such men the Order of Freemasonry would be looked up to even more than it was now . The brethren would feel they had among them those who would always sympathise with them in distress and always rally round them . He trusted those were the brethren he would find in this lodge when
he came again among those who were now present . He sincerely trusted that he should come again , and all the Grand Officers of the Order would be equally rejoiced to find another lodge founded on the basis he had pourtrayed . ( Hear , hear . ) The W . M . then gave " The Right W . Prov . G . M ., Col . Burdett , " and when this had been enthusiastically received
he followed it up with the toast of " The Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . R . W . Little , and the rest of the Prov . G . Officers . " The W . M . said it was with great regret that he found he had to propose Bro . Little ' s health in that brother ' s absence . He was respected far and near thioughout the Craft , but more especially by those who were constantly in communication" with him . He ( the W . M . )
called upon him on the previous Wednesday to see if his health would permit him to be present ; but he then saw that it would be quite impossible , and that it would be a great unkindness to press him . Bro . Little said he regretted that he could net come , more particularly because he had had the honour of consecrating the Urban Lodge , and when he ( the W . M . ) told him that many of his old friends
were sure to be present , he expressed still more regret that he would not be able to attend . At the same tiVne the lodge had Bro . Little ' s best wishes for its success and prosperity . Although such a notable brother was an absentee that evening , the brethren were honoured by the presence of other well-known brothers , who well and worthily filled his place — Bros . Howe ,
Green , and Holden , the last of whom had kindly acted as Chaplain , and the other two as Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . Bro . Green had been personally known to him ( the W . M . ) for some years , and he hoped the brethren would often see him among them . Bro . Howe was not so well known to him , but the brethren were gieatly honoured by his presence , and he hoped that
that brother also would often come and see them . Bro . Holden was well known , and therefore , did not require any adulation . The solemn and interesting manner in which he undertook the duties cf Chaplain left an impression on the brethren which would not easily be effaced . As Bro . Holden would have to reply to another toast , he would not call upon him for a reply to the present .
Bro . Howe , in a very brief speech , said he was quite taken aback when he found himself elected an honorary member of the lodge . He hoped to visit the lodge on a future occasion , and to find it in great prosperity . Bro . Frank Green said it had afforded him much gratification to see Bro . Tickle installed in the chair of this lodge . He felt that the lodge had started on the high
road to fortune , and that it would prosper in the future . Everything depended on a good start in such matters . It very seldom happened in Freemasonry that lodges which started on a good foundation , carried on with real animation and integrity on the part of their founders and first officers , failed . He was convinced that the Sub-Urban would not fail .
The W . M . next said that this was an age of digressions , and he was going to digress from the routine toasts and now propose " The Consecrating Officers , " and he did that because he felt he had been guilty of an omission , although it was an involuntary one , and that involved an involuntary injustice to one to whom this lodge was largely indebted for its ability to meet there that evening . They were
largely indebted to Bro . Holden , Prov . G . Chaplain , for his condescension in honouring them with his presence . They were also largely indebted to Bro . Hervey for the imposing ceremony they had witnessed . But they were even more largely indebted to Bro . Nunn , because without his valuable counsel , aid , and assistance they might not have been able to meet so successfully and happily as they had met . He ( the W . M . ) did not know whether he was
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transgressing or not , but he was anxious to do honour to whom honour was due , and although Bro . Nunn was really one of themselves , it would be idle for them to disguise the fact that they were largely in his debt . He , therefore , had great pleasure in coupling his name as well as that of Bro . Holden with tbe toast , and he would call upon the brethren to drink the toast with a great deal
of fervour and cordiality . The Rev . P . M . Holden in reply said , he could only say that if he had been of any material assistance he was very glad . He had assisted Bro . Hervey on many occasions , and Bro . Hervey had so thoroughly drilled him that he was very much indebted to him for giving him instruction If he were a prophet he might venture to say there was a
great future before the lodge , as it was composed of the tight elements , for he had noticed very great attention to details . It showed that the brethren connected with it were thoughtful men , men with brains , and these were alw ays very thoughtful men to associate with , and they would be certain to insure the success of the lodge . He was very much pleased to be present-, as it was one of those
occasions when he made very kind and valuable friends , with whom he was always glad to renew an acquaintance . Bro . Joshua Nunn said he had hardly expected to be called upon , being a member of the lodge . He hoped that the lodge which had so well commenced that evening would increase in prosperity . He felt assured that it would be a successful lodge , and Bro . Holden had struck the right
note when he told them that the success ot a lodge depended on the elements of strength within it . Instead o the lodge being honoured by what he had done for it , he considered it a great act of condescension on their part to have singled him out as one of those to whom thanks were due . Before sitting down he would propose a toast On the list of toasts they had the line from Othello , " We
cannot all be Masters . " That was a very good remark to make on an occasion like the present . It was true we could not all be Masters , but they might all aspire to having that rank some day . If they referred to the programme they would also see on it , " They have sent me such a man as I could have wished for . " In the present instance nothing more appropriate could have been said . In the first place they had a gentleman who held a position
in society , a leading professional man , one who was anxious about Freemasonry , who was a I ' ast Master of his mother lodge , and who desired to do well in every position in which he might be placed , and who now wished to bring his friends around him in the village of Stanmore in a lodge called the Sub-Urban Lodge . Itwas a very great pleasure to him ( Bro . Nunn ) to bring the toast of the W . M . before the brethren , for he was quite sure the brethren could not have a better Master or a brother who
could belter than he embody in himself all the requirements of W . M . The W . M . next proposed " The W . M . ' s of the Lodges in the Province . " Referring to Bro . Vincent , W . M . of the Abercorn Lodge , he said that that lodge recommended the petition of the brethren who sought for a warrant for the Sub-Urban Lodge . He also included Bro . Charles
Veal in the toast . Bro . Osman Vincent thanked the W . M . in the name of the W . M . ' s of the lodges of the province . As regarded himself , he was exceedingly pleased to be W . Master of the lodge which signed tbe petition which had enabled the Sub-Urban Lodge to meet . He congratulated the lodge on having selected the charming retreat of Stanmore for
its meetings . Judging by his own experiences in the Abercorn Lodge , they would meet with every assistance from the worthy host of the Abercorn Arms , and it would be their own fault if they were not comfortable . He was sure they would be comfortable . He was sure of one thing , that on the foundation laid that evening they would raise a superslructure perfect in its parts and honourable to the
builder . Bro . Charles Veal said that as he had gone through all the offices of a lodge he felt he would bc able to assist the brethren , and as they had favoured him with their patronage he should be most happy to do everything in his power for them . The W . M ., as the time was pressing and the brethren
were desirous to get back to town by the last train , next gave " The Visitors . " Bro . Dr . Carpenter said he had been reminded that lime , tide , and trains waited for no man , but he would bc guilty of great disrespect if he did not reply to this toast . As he had said in the lodge , he felt a very great deal of pleasure and gratification at the unexpected compl ' mcnt paid to
him by electing him an honorary member . He was afiaid that to the lodge the compliment would be an expensive one , ( laughter ) , for he had been so hi ghly satisfied with the reception he had met with that he should exercise his prerogative , and frequently come among them . He was quite sure nevertheless that the brethren would be glad to see him . The brethren of 1196 , who joined this lodge , felt
that they had joined another 1196 , which he thought was established for a little extraordinary Masonry , for an outing in the summer , and for the furtherance of the good of the Craft . As the father and founder of 1196 he could say that its members were good boys , and were not going to desert their mother although they joined the Sub-Urban , but would do their duties to her and in due course he
hoped become Masters of the Urban Lodge . The W . M ., Bro . Tickle , would of course become P . M ., and how many other lodges would he become a P . M . of , if he lived to be as old as he ( Dr . Carpenter ) . Bro . Radford and Hawskley he knew would remain in 1196 ar . d become P . M . ' s of that lodge , and they would also . go through the
chair of the Sub-Urban . He was sure that there was nothing but friendship , brotherly love , and true Masonic feeling between all the brethren of the father lodge and the son lodge , and he hoped in due time to be a grandfather . Bro . J . L . Mather knew the W . M . ' s working very well , and was sure that with his gentlemer . ly manner , his