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enough to invite all , but his room was not sufficiently large to accommodate them . It had accordingly been represented to his lordship that such a general invitation would bring together upwards of 500 of the Brethren , and that it would therefore be advisable to limit it to the present and past officers of the various Lodges ; and how well the invitation had been responded to was shown by the numerous body
of Brethren then present . ( Applause . ) He only mentioned this because it was but fair that it should be known that , could he have found room for them , Lord Leigh would have been happy to have welcomed the whole of the Masons of the Province under his roof . ( Cheers . ) For the high honour conferred upon the B . W . D . G . M . of England , and the Grand Officers , he begged most heartily to thank them ; and he would take an early opportunity of reporting to his brother Grand Officers how cordially the toast had been responded to . ( Cheers . )
The B . W . Capt . Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , said it had devolved upon him to have the honour of proposing the next toast , and he assured them he approached it with great humility . The honour had been altogether unexpected by him , and he regretted in some measure that it had not fallen into the hands of a Brother better able to do justice to it ; but he was consoled by the knowledge that he had only to mention it to ensure its being responded to with the greatest cordiality , so highly and universally was the Brother whose name he
was about to bring before them esteemed throughout the province . It was " The health of their noble chairman and munificent host , Bro . the Bight Hon . Lord Leigh . " ( Applause . ) So much had been said— -and so well said—by Bro . Elkington , that he was spared the necessity of doing more than expressing the gratification which he—and he was sure he might add all the visitors—had experienced by the events of the day—a day of happiness to his noble friend which neither
station , wealth , or talent could produce , but happiness arising from the virtues of the man ( applause ) who they were proud to honour in his distinguished position of Prov . G . M . of Warwickshire . ( Applause . ) Time would not permit him to express all that he felt towards the noble lord , and he would therefore conclude by calling upon them to drink with all their hearts and every feeling of love and affection to " The health and long life of the Bight Hon . Lord Leigh , W . M . Stoneleigh Lodge , No . 1 , 027 , Prov . G . M . of Warwickshire . "
The toast was drunk with three times three distinct Masonic fires , followed by loud and prolonged cheering ; when silence was in some measure restored—The B . W . Prov . G . M . thanked his B . W . Brother for the kind manner in which he had been pleased to propose his health , and the Brethren for the very cordial manner in which they had received the toast . He could unfeignedly assure them that the day had been a happy one to him —( cheers ) , —as it had given him the opportunity of meeting with so many Brethren whom he had not had the
opportunity of seeing together on any former occasion . His esteemed Bro . Elkington had only done justice to him when he said that he ( Lord Leigh ) conld have wished to have the opportunity of entertaining the whole of the Masons of the province , as he had formed friendships amongst Masons which he hoped would never be dissevered . He loved the county of Warwick ; he was born and bred in it , he lived amongst its inhabitants , and he hoped he should die amongst them . He had the happiness of knowing all classes of the
county i but he had never known them so well as he had since he became a Mason . He knew the feelings of the agricultural districts , and thought he knew those of the cities . But since he became a Mason he had formed many friendships in the large towns—Coventry and Birmingham—and had learned something that he did not know before he became a Mason . Every man who had a heart beating beneath his waistcoat ought to endeavour to learn the feelings of every class of society , as without that knowledge he could not properly discharge
the dutieB which devolved upon him . ( Cheers . ) He knew that he had derived much good from Freemasonry—that not the least of that good arose from mixing with the Brethren , and he hoped and trusted he had profited by it . ( Cheers . ) Trusting that the Stoneleigh Lodge founded that day would long prosper , ho had great pleasure in again acknowledging the compliment paid to him , and in return to drink all their good healths . ( Cheers . ) Bro , Elkington said , that shortly after it was made known that Lord Leigh
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enough to invite all , but his room was not sufficiently large to accommodate them . It had accordingly been represented to his lordship that such a general invitation would bring together upwards of 500 of the Brethren , and that it would therefore be advisable to limit it to the present and past officers of the various Lodges ; and how well the invitation had been responded to was shown by the numerous body
of Brethren then present . ( Applause . ) He only mentioned this because it was but fair that it should be known that , could he have found room for them , Lord Leigh would have been happy to have welcomed the whole of the Masons of the Province under his roof . ( Cheers . ) For the high honour conferred upon the B . W . D . G . M . of England , and the Grand Officers , he begged most heartily to thank them ; and he would take an early opportunity of reporting to his brother Grand Officers how cordially the toast had been responded to . ( Cheers . )
The B . W . Capt . Bowyer , Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , said it had devolved upon him to have the honour of proposing the next toast , and he assured them he approached it with great humility . The honour had been altogether unexpected by him , and he regretted in some measure that it had not fallen into the hands of a Brother better able to do justice to it ; but he was consoled by the knowledge that he had only to mention it to ensure its being responded to with the greatest cordiality , so highly and universally was the Brother whose name he
was about to bring before them esteemed throughout the province . It was " The health of their noble chairman and munificent host , Bro . the Bight Hon . Lord Leigh . " ( Applause . ) So much had been said— -and so well said—by Bro . Elkington , that he was spared the necessity of doing more than expressing the gratification which he—and he was sure he might add all the visitors—had experienced by the events of the day—a day of happiness to his noble friend which neither
station , wealth , or talent could produce , but happiness arising from the virtues of the man ( applause ) who they were proud to honour in his distinguished position of Prov . G . M . of Warwickshire . ( Applause . ) Time would not permit him to express all that he felt towards the noble lord , and he would therefore conclude by calling upon them to drink with all their hearts and every feeling of love and affection to " The health and long life of the Bight Hon . Lord Leigh , W . M . Stoneleigh Lodge , No . 1 , 027 , Prov . G . M . of Warwickshire . "
The toast was drunk with three times three distinct Masonic fires , followed by loud and prolonged cheering ; when silence was in some measure restored—The B . W . Prov . G . M . thanked his B . W . Brother for the kind manner in which he had been pleased to propose his health , and the Brethren for the very cordial manner in which they had received the toast . He could unfeignedly assure them that the day had been a happy one to him —( cheers ) , —as it had given him the opportunity of meeting with so many Brethren whom he had not had the
opportunity of seeing together on any former occasion . His esteemed Bro . Elkington had only done justice to him when he said that he ( Lord Leigh ) conld have wished to have the opportunity of entertaining the whole of the Masons of the province , as he had formed friendships amongst Masons which he hoped would never be dissevered . He loved the county of Warwick ; he was born and bred in it , he lived amongst its inhabitants , and he hoped he should die amongst them . He had the happiness of knowing all classes of the
county i but he had never known them so well as he had since he became a Mason . He knew the feelings of the agricultural districts , and thought he knew those of the cities . But since he became a Mason he had formed many friendships in the large towns—Coventry and Birmingham—and had learned something that he did not know before he became a Mason . Every man who had a heart beating beneath his waistcoat ought to endeavour to learn the feelings of every class of society , as without that knowledge he could not properly discharge
the dutieB which devolved upon him . ( Cheers . ) He knew that he had derived much good from Freemasonry—that not the least of that good arose from mixing with the Brethren , and he hoped and trusted he had profited by it . ( Cheers . ) Trusting that the Stoneleigh Lodge founded that day would long prosper , ho had great pleasure in again acknowledging the compliment paid to him , and in return to drink all their good healths . ( Cheers . ) Bro , Elkington said , that shortly after it was made known that Lord Leigh