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Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of Monmouthshire.
to be firm and faithful in their allegiance , to walk uprightly in the world , respecting themselves , and thereby ensuring the respect of others . The toast was received with musical honours . The Provincial Grand Master , in response , said he was utterly at a loss to express the gratification he felt at the very complimentary manner in which the toast had been given
and received . How was it possible , after a long absence from the county , to find phrases generous enough to express his pleasure at the way they had received the toast , and the hearty welcome they had given him ? It was with intense pleasure that he found himself once more in the good old county . Although he must appear to many of them as a stranger , he prophesied that at no very distant date they
would all be very good friends . It had been said that once a Mason , always a Mason ; and he was under the impression that he could claim a position in Masonry which had not been conferred upon him , and one which would not be coveted—it was that he was the senior Mason within the borders of the province . He would ask them to view the Provincial Grand Master as their elder brother , and he at
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once claimed their fealty and their friendship . He thanked them one and all for the very hearty way in which they had received him . "The Installing Master , R . W . Bro . Lord Llangattock , " and other toasts followed , and the proceedings , which throughout were of a most enthusiastic character , were closed .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Installation Of The Provincial Grand Master Of Monmouthshire.
to be firm and faithful in their allegiance , to walk uprightly in the world , respecting themselves , and thereby ensuring the respect of others . The toast was received with musical honours . The Provincial Grand Master , in response , said he was utterly at a loss to express the gratification he felt at the very complimentary manner in which the toast had been given
and received . How was it possible , after a long absence from the county , to find phrases generous enough to express his pleasure at the way they had received the toast , and the hearty welcome they had given him ? It was with intense pleasure that he found himself once more in the good old county . Although he must appear to many of them as a stranger , he prophesied that at no very distant date they
would all be very good friends . It had been said that once a Mason , always a Mason ; and he was under the impression that he could claim a position in Masonry which had not been conferred upon him , and one which would not be coveted—it was that he was the senior Mason within the borders of the province . He would ask them to view the Provincial Grand Master as their elder brother , and he at
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S-, o r ~ . O 5
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once claimed their fealty and their friendship . He thanked them one and all for the very hearty way in which they had received him . "The Installing Master , R . W . Bro . Lord Llangattock , " and other toasts followed , and the proceedings , which throughout were of a most enthusiastic character , were closed .