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Article ¦ I; THE I MKSOMC MIRKOII. ; ← Page 4 of 11 →
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Craft . ( Cheers . ) > He again thanked his noble friend for the way in which he had proposed his health , and . the Brethren for the cordiality with which they had responded to it , as he bad no higher aspirations than to merit the continuance of their approbation . ( Cheers *) The M . W . G . M . had now to propose a toa st which , though not usually given on these occasions , would / he was sure , be most cordially responded to . A
representative had been sent by him to be present at the Grand Lodge of Hanover , on the recent installation of the King as G . M .,, and he might state that he had lately received a communication from that country bearing the sign manual of the King as G . M ., expressive of his desire to join with the Grand Lodge of England in the promotion of the interests of the Craft . He begged to give '¦ ' * The Sister Grand Lodges of Scotland , Ireland , and Hanover . "
Bro . Col . Tynte , Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire , had been permitted to propose a toast , and he did so with the greatest of pleasures-he would therefore give " The Health of the R . W . D . G . M , "~ -the Right Hon . Lord Panmure . He could assure them that he could scarcely give utterance to his sentiments on this occasion . He had long had the pleasure of the noble lord ' s acquaintance , and ever knew him to be a most honourable , upright , and talented nobleman , Mason , and statesman ; and , though from his ( CoL Tynte ' s ) advanced years ( nearly eighty-five , we believe ) he had not been much in the habit of raising his voice amongst them of late years , he could not resist the pleasure of being present to congratulate the noble lord on his advancement to so high a distinction as that of
'D . 'G . M . of Freemasons . ( Cheers . ) They had many of them heard that day the truly Masonic sentiments uttered by Lord Panmure in the Temple , and he ( Bro . Tynte ) knew that those sentiments came from his heart . ( Cheers . ) He had known his Lordship as the boy Eox Maule , and watched his progress as the man Panmure , and in every relation of life he had ever found him actuated by the strictest integrity , and a sincere desire to aid and assist his fellow-man . He begged them to fill their glasses , and drink to " The Health of their D . G . M ., Lord Panmure , —long might he live !" The toast having been most cordially responded to ,
The Ii . W . D . G . M . rose amidst loud cheers to acknowledge the compliment . He assured them he felt most deeply the manner in which they had drunk his health , and the terms in which it had been proposed by an old and most earnest Mason and esteemed friend . He felt that a deep responsibility now rested upon him , as holding the second highest position in the Craft , and he would say again as he had
said in the Temple , that it should be his utmost endeavour to promote the interests of the Craft—to bind up wounds where , any existed—and whilst conceding such measures as the interests of the Craft demanded , preserve the integrity and unity of the whole . In doing so , he should rely on the kind indulgence of the Craft , as it was only by their active and cordial co-operation that he could succeed in his endeavours . He would now do a little business on his own account . He was no sooner in office than he was seized upon by Bro . Crew , who urged upon him that
it w as his duty to take the chair at the Girls' School Festival , on the 13 th of May , and , desiring to express his obligations to them for the manner in which he had been received , he had willingly consented to do so , when he hoped to again have the pleasure of meeting every Brother then present ( cheers ) , and in the presence of the numerous ladies gracing the gallery , he should like to see the Brother who would dare decline his invitation . ( Cheers and laughter . ) iC
The M . W . G . M . had much pleasure in proposing the next toast : The Health of the G . S . W . and the rest of the Grand Gfficers . " With respect to the G . S . W ., the Earl of Durham , he was proud to have had the opportunity of placing that nobleman in office , well recollecting , as no doubt many Brethren present did , the father of the noble earl presiding over them in Grand Lodge as D . G . M ., and as chairman at the festivals of the Masonic charities , of which he was a most ardent and liberal supporter . WCl \ H 7
. rillw . li \„ l ^ -F Tk ^ . lirt . v * T R WSG n W At , ~ -, „— Q 1 * ^ C 1 j . K ~ « - n £ 4-l . ~ The Earl of Durham , ....., in the name of himself and the rest of the Grand Officers , begged to thank them for the last toast . The M . W . G . M . might have found one more able to discharge the duties of G , W . than himself , but not one taking a greater interest in the prosperity of the Craft . As the M . W . G . M .
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¦ I; The I Mksomc Mirkoii. ;
Craft . ( Cheers . ) > He again thanked his noble friend for the way in which he had proposed his health , and . the Brethren for the cordiality with which they had responded to it , as he bad no higher aspirations than to merit the continuance of their approbation . ( Cheers *) The M . W . G . M . had now to propose a toa st which , though not usually given on these occasions , would / he was sure , be most cordially responded to . A
representative had been sent by him to be present at the Grand Lodge of Hanover , on the recent installation of the King as G . M .,, and he might state that he had lately received a communication from that country bearing the sign manual of the King as G . M ., expressive of his desire to join with the Grand Lodge of England in the promotion of the interests of the Craft . He begged to give '¦ ' * The Sister Grand Lodges of Scotland , Ireland , and Hanover . "
Bro . Col . Tynte , Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire , had been permitted to propose a toast , and he did so with the greatest of pleasures-he would therefore give " The Health of the R . W . D . G . M , "~ -the Right Hon . Lord Panmure . He could assure them that he could scarcely give utterance to his sentiments on this occasion . He had long had the pleasure of the noble lord ' s acquaintance , and ever knew him to be a most honourable , upright , and talented nobleman , Mason , and statesman ; and , though from his ( CoL Tynte ' s ) advanced years ( nearly eighty-five , we believe ) he had not been much in the habit of raising his voice amongst them of late years , he could not resist the pleasure of being present to congratulate the noble lord on his advancement to so high a distinction as that of
'D . 'G . M . of Freemasons . ( Cheers . ) They had many of them heard that day the truly Masonic sentiments uttered by Lord Panmure in the Temple , and he ( Bro . Tynte ) knew that those sentiments came from his heart . ( Cheers . ) He had known his Lordship as the boy Eox Maule , and watched his progress as the man Panmure , and in every relation of life he had ever found him actuated by the strictest integrity , and a sincere desire to aid and assist his fellow-man . He begged them to fill their glasses , and drink to " The Health of their D . G . M ., Lord Panmure , —long might he live !" The toast having been most cordially responded to ,
The Ii . W . D . G . M . rose amidst loud cheers to acknowledge the compliment . He assured them he felt most deeply the manner in which they had drunk his health , and the terms in which it had been proposed by an old and most earnest Mason and esteemed friend . He felt that a deep responsibility now rested upon him , as holding the second highest position in the Craft , and he would say again as he had
said in the Temple , that it should be his utmost endeavour to promote the interests of the Craft—to bind up wounds where , any existed—and whilst conceding such measures as the interests of the Craft demanded , preserve the integrity and unity of the whole . In doing so , he should rely on the kind indulgence of the Craft , as it was only by their active and cordial co-operation that he could succeed in his endeavours . He would now do a little business on his own account . He was no sooner in office than he was seized upon by Bro . Crew , who urged upon him that
it w as his duty to take the chair at the Girls' School Festival , on the 13 th of May , and , desiring to express his obligations to them for the manner in which he had been received , he had willingly consented to do so , when he hoped to again have the pleasure of meeting every Brother then present ( cheers ) , and in the presence of the numerous ladies gracing the gallery , he should like to see the Brother who would dare decline his invitation . ( Cheers and laughter . ) iC
The M . W . G . M . had much pleasure in proposing the next toast : The Health of the G . S . W . and the rest of the Grand Gfficers . " With respect to the G . S . W ., the Earl of Durham , he was proud to have had the opportunity of placing that nobleman in office , well recollecting , as no doubt many Brethren present did , the father of the noble earl presiding over them in Grand Lodge as D . G . M ., and as chairman at the festivals of the Masonic charities , of which he was a most ardent and liberal supporter . WCl \ H 7
. rillw . li \„ l ^ -F Tk ^ . lirt . v * T R WSG n W At , ~ -, „— Q 1 * ^ C 1 j . K ~ « - n £ 4-l . ~ The Earl of Durham , ....., in the name of himself and the rest of the Grand Officers , begged to thank them for the last toast . The M . W . G . M . might have found one more able to discharge the duties of G , W . than himself , but not one taking a greater interest in the prosperity of the Craft . As the M . W . G . M .