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lEight Masters were then appointed to collect the balloting-papers for the election of twelve P . M . ' s to attend the Board of Masters and Benevolence for the ensuing year . This being the period for the nomination of the CM ., the Earl of Zetland was nominated by Bro . Br . Jones .
Bro . Henry G . Warren P . M ., No . 202 , said it was with great regret he found himself compelled to oppose the nomination . He felt , however , that any person was guilty of a want of moral courage if he allowed a motion to pass without entering his protest against it , merely from feelings of false delicacy . They were aware that , owing to the lamented illness of a near and amiable connection of the M . W . G . M . he had been prevented from laying the foundation-stone of a building
which was being raised as a testimonial to their late highly-respected G . M . H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex . The duties upon that occasion were most ably performed by the R . W . Brother who presided over them that evening , every brother then feeling
that the M . W . G . M . had a good and sufficient cause for his absence . At the next meeting of G . L . the M . W . G . M . was again absent , and an apology on the same ground as on the previous occasion was read from the noble earl by the G . Secretary . In the interval , however , between the two events , the name of the noble earl had appeared in the newspapers as taking his pleasure at Goodwood . It was most painful to hear the comments made on this subject at various lodges ; and
therefore he { Bro . Warren ) , for the purpose of eliciting an explanation regarding it for the information of the Craft , had felt bound to bring it forward . He was aware he should not be in order in making these observations if he did not conclude with a substantive motion ; and he therefore begged to propose their highly-valued Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough as a fit and proper candidate to be elected their M . W . G . M . ( cheers ) , though he was bound at the same time to state that he was fearful the delicate state of his lordship ' s health
might prevent his accepting the office . Bro . Dobie did not wish to boast of his acquaintance with the noble earl , though he had had that honour long prior to his being elected G . M . ; but he was in a position positively to contradict the rumour that the noble earl was at Goodwood . The list alluded to , and which he was sorry to find had caused this misconception , was the house " list of persons invited , and not of those who actually visited the
noble duke ( Richmond ) . This " house" list had been supplied to the newspapers in the same way as he believed was usual at fashionable parties . At the same time he might be allowed to say that though their noble D . G . M . was rapidly recovering from his late severe illness ( and he hoped to see him again amongst them within a very short time ) , he could assure the Brethren that the noble earl would not feel himeelf sufficiently strong to take upon him the onerous duties of
Gr . Master . Bro . Warren thanked the R . W . G . M . of the evening-for his explanation , which he felt the Graft would be glad had been elicited ( cheers ) , and he would therefore withdraw the nomination of the Earl of Yarborough . Another Brother , whose name we could not learn , however , immediately nominated the same noble earl . By the Report of the Board of Benevolence , next read , it appeared that at the Board in September , 7 applicants were relieved , to the amount of . £ 07 ; in October , 5 to the amount of £ 51 ; in November , 13 to the amount of , £ 132 , making together £ 250 ,
J he Report further showed that the Amount brought forward was . .. .. £ ( M 6 7 2 Since received 128 4 9 »¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ — ' ¦——£ 781 11 11
That the sum of £ !)() 0 0 had been paid : — Leaving the present balance 088 11 11 £ 781 11 11 Bro . Hkubiokt Lloyd , S . G . I ) , then rose , and moved that the memorial from the Grand Orient de France ( which we gave in our November number ) , respecting
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United Gkand Lodge.
lEight Masters were then appointed to collect the balloting-papers for the election of twelve P . M . ' s to attend the Board of Masters and Benevolence for the ensuing year . This being the period for the nomination of the CM ., the Earl of Zetland was nominated by Bro . Br . Jones .
Bro . Henry G . Warren P . M ., No . 202 , said it was with great regret he found himself compelled to oppose the nomination . He felt , however , that any person was guilty of a want of moral courage if he allowed a motion to pass without entering his protest against it , merely from feelings of false delicacy . They were aware that , owing to the lamented illness of a near and amiable connection of the M . W . G . M . he had been prevented from laying the foundation-stone of a building
which was being raised as a testimonial to their late highly-respected G . M . H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex . The duties upon that occasion were most ably performed by the R . W . Brother who presided over them that evening , every brother then feeling
that the M . W . G . M . had a good and sufficient cause for his absence . At the next meeting of G . L . the M . W . G . M . was again absent , and an apology on the same ground as on the previous occasion was read from the noble earl by the G . Secretary . In the interval , however , between the two events , the name of the noble earl had appeared in the newspapers as taking his pleasure at Goodwood . It was most painful to hear the comments made on this subject at various lodges ; and
therefore he { Bro . Warren ) , for the purpose of eliciting an explanation regarding it for the information of the Craft , had felt bound to bring it forward . He was aware he should not be in order in making these observations if he did not conclude with a substantive motion ; and he therefore begged to propose their highly-valued Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough as a fit and proper candidate to be elected their M . W . G . M . ( cheers ) , though he was bound at the same time to state that he was fearful the delicate state of his lordship ' s health
might prevent his accepting the office . Bro . Dobie did not wish to boast of his acquaintance with the noble earl , though he had had that honour long prior to his being elected G . M . ; but he was in a position positively to contradict the rumour that the noble earl was at Goodwood . The list alluded to , and which he was sorry to find had caused this misconception , was the house " list of persons invited , and not of those who actually visited the
noble duke ( Richmond ) . This " house" list had been supplied to the newspapers in the same way as he believed was usual at fashionable parties . At the same time he might be allowed to say that though their noble D . G . M . was rapidly recovering from his late severe illness ( and he hoped to see him again amongst them within a very short time ) , he could assure the Brethren that the noble earl would not feel himeelf sufficiently strong to take upon him the onerous duties of
Gr . Master . Bro . Warren thanked the R . W . G . M . of the evening-for his explanation , which he felt the Graft would be glad had been elicited ( cheers ) , and he would therefore withdraw the nomination of the Earl of Yarborough . Another Brother , whose name we could not learn , however , immediately nominated the same noble earl . By the Report of the Board of Benevolence , next read , it appeared that at the Board in September , 7 applicants were relieved , to the amount of . £ 07 ; in October , 5 to the amount of £ 51 ; in November , 13 to the amount of , £ 132 , making together £ 250 ,
J he Report further showed that the Amount brought forward was . .. .. £ ( M 6 7 2 Since received 128 4 9 »¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ — ' ¦——£ 781 11 11
That the sum of £ !)() 0 0 had been paid : — Leaving the present balance 088 11 11 £ 781 11 11 Bro . Hkubiokt Lloyd , S . G . I ) , then rose , and moved that the memorial from the Grand Orient de France ( which we gave in our November number ) , respecting