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which I have taught Masonry in this country—having in turn been taught by such Brethren as W . Honey , S . B . Wilson , and John Savage , who have been the great teachers in the Lodge of Emulation in London , and who were previously pupils of the great Peter Gilkes ^ -I may with s afe ty say that any of my pupils who may at some future period attend the Emulation , will feel satisfied that I have been teaching them according to the ritual as practised by those whom we lookup to
with pride and satisfaction . Worshipful Sir , it would ill become me at this late period to occupy your time longer ; but of this you may rest assured , that , whenever my services can be made useful , I shall at all times be most happy to assist in carrying out the great work we have in view—to promote Masonry in all its degrees ; and I may with safety add , this is the great desire of the P . Ms , who have the honour of being connected with the Lodges of Victoria . Worshipful Sir , I thank you sincerely on behalf of the P . Ms . "
Bro . J . Gol ding Fell , B . M . Golden Lodge of Bendigo , Sandhurst , said , — " Worshipful Sir and Brethren , as the only representative of the country Lodges present on this eventful occasion , it would ill become me to allow this toast to pass without offering a few brief remarks in connection therewith , particularly as you have done me the honour of coupling my name with the toast , and also , as I shall feel hound on my return to give an account of my stewardship to the Lodge to which I have the honour to belong * I have designated this an eventful occasion , and such in my opinion it must long be considered in-the annals of Freemasonry
in Victoria . When we see such an assemblage of the high officers and rulers of the Craft- ^ -sueh a gathering of the present and Past Masters of the various Lodges congregated to do honour to a worthy and distinguished Brother , whose name has long been famous in Masonry , not only in Australia Felix , but also in the mother country- —I say , when we see that Brother supported on the right hand and on the left by the Prov . G . M . and officers , of not only our own constitution , but also that under the Grand Lodge of Ireland , it must in all justice be called an eventful occasion , and proves also to the Brethren of the
mystic tie , that in the choice of Bro . Moody as their W . M . the members of the Combermere Lodge have secured to themselves the services of one whose energy is not confined to one individual branch , but whose motto is proved oy his acts to be " Masonry universal . " The Combermere Lodge , whose- inaguration we this day celebrate , must under such favourable auspices take a prominent position among the Lodges of this country , and although the youngest branch of the noble art under the English constitution , it bids fair in a short time to become firmly rooted and full of life , and by its character will evidence to the outer world how
beautiful are the principles of masonry . The firm stand the science has taken in Australia proves its universal utility ; and not to Melbourne or to Collingwood are its advantages confined , but in the far distant bush , where a few brief years ago the savage stalked undisturbed by the foot of the white man , Freemasonry has reared her beauteous head , and numbers of true spirits and enthusiastic members [ rally beneath her standard . In my own particular locality , the gold fields of Bendigo , a noble hall has been erected , where her true and genuine precepts are taught , and her solemn mysteries practised and expounded ; I trust
it will not long be the boast of the members of the Golden Lodge of Bendigo , that theirs is the only hall solely appropriated to Freemasonry in the colony , but that when I again have the pleasure of visiting the Combermere Lodge , it may be under its own roof . With every kind and fraternal wish for your prosperity individually , Worshipful Sir ., and also of the officers and members of the Combermere Lodge , I beg in the name of the country Lodges to thank you most heartily , for the happy and flattering manner in which this toast has been proposed , and to assure you that I personally fully estimate the high honour conferred upon myself , by ray name being mentioned in connection therewith .
The W . M . then proposed the " Senior and Junior Wardens , and the other Officers and Members of the Combermere Lodge . " He said he had the pleasure to take an important part in resuscitating the Australasia Lodge , of which he had afterwards installed his worthy Senior Warden , Bro . Melmoth Hall , the Master , and by a course of fortuitous events he had become his successor in the chair of that Lodge . He was confident of the zeal of his Senior Warden , of the laudable
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Colonial.
which I have taught Masonry in this country—having in turn been taught by such Brethren as W . Honey , S . B . Wilson , and John Savage , who have been the great teachers in the Lodge of Emulation in London , and who were previously pupils of the great Peter Gilkes ^ -I may with s afe ty say that any of my pupils who may at some future period attend the Emulation , will feel satisfied that I have been teaching them according to the ritual as practised by those whom we lookup to
with pride and satisfaction . Worshipful Sir , it would ill become me at this late period to occupy your time longer ; but of this you may rest assured , that , whenever my services can be made useful , I shall at all times be most happy to assist in carrying out the great work we have in view—to promote Masonry in all its degrees ; and I may with safety add , this is the great desire of the P . Ms , who have the honour of being connected with the Lodges of Victoria . Worshipful Sir , I thank you sincerely on behalf of the P . Ms . "
Bro . J . Gol ding Fell , B . M . Golden Lodge of Bendigo , Sandhurst , said , — " Worshipful Sir and Brethren , as the only representative of the country Lodges present on this eventful occasion , it would ill become me to allow this toast to pass without offering a few brief remarks in connection therewith , particularly as you have done me the honour of coupling my name with the toast , and also , as I shall feel hound on my return to give an account of my stewardship to the Lodge to which I have the honour to belong * I have designated this an eventful occasion , and such in my opinion it must long be considered in-the annals of Freemasonry
in Victoria . When we see such an assemblage of the high officers and rulers of the Craft- ^ -sueh a gathering of the present and Past Masters of the various Lodges congregated to do honour to a worthy and distinguished Brother , whose name has long been famous in Masonry , not only in Australia Felix , but also in the mother country- —I say , when we see that Brother supported on the right hand and on the left by the Prov . G . M . and officers , of not only our own constitution , but also that under the Grand Lodge of Ireland , it must in all justice be called an eventful occasion , and proves also to the Brethren of the
mystic tie , that in the choice of Bro . Moody as their W . M . the members of the Combermere Lodge have secured to themselves the services of one whose energy is not confined to one individual branch , but whose motto is proved oy his acts to be " Masonry universal . " The Combermere Lodge , whose- inaguration we this day celebrate , must under such favourable auspices take a prominent position among the Lodges of this country , and although the youngest branch of the noble art under the English constitution , it bids fair in a short time to become firmly rooted and full of life , and by its character will evidence to the outer world how
beautiful are the principles of masonry . The firm stand the science has taken in Australia proves its universal utility ; and not to Melbourne or to Collingwood are its advantages confined , but in the far distant bush , where a few brief years ago the savage stalked undisturbed by the foot of the white man , Freemasonry has reared her beauteous head , and numbers of true spirits and enthusiastic members [ rally beneath her standard . In my own particular locality , the gold fields of Bendigo , a noble hall has been erected , where her true and genuine precepts are taught , and her solemn mysteries practised and expounded ; I trust
it will not long be the boast of the members of the Golden Lodge of Bendigo , that theirs is the only hall solely appropriated to Freemasonry in the colony , but that when I again have the pleasure of visiting the Combermere Lodge , it may be under its own roof . With every kind and fraternal wish for your prosperity individually , Worshipful Sir ., and also of the officers and members of the Combermere Lodge , I beg in the name of the country Lodges to thank you most heartily , for the happy and flattering manner in which this toast has been proposed , and to assure you that I personally fully estimate the high honour conferred upon myself , by ray name being mentioned in connection therewith .
The W . M . then proposed the " Senior and Junior Wardens , and the other Officers and Members of the Combermere Lodge . " He said he had the pleasure to take an important part in resuscitating the Australasia Lodge , of which he had afterwards installed his worthy Senior Warden , Bro . Melmoth Hall , the Master , and by a course of fortuitous events he had become his successor in the chair of that Lodge . He was confident of the zeal of his Senior Warden , of the laudable