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Meteopoiitah.
At the conclusion of the dinner , which was most elegantly served , The . W . M . said : " Brethren , I need hardly think it necessary to announce to you the first toast which is drunk on all occasions such as this . It is one which I will venture to say , that there is not one person in this large room will not drink with enthusiasm . It is " -. "The Queen and the Craft . " ( Cheers . ) It is . Brethren , a double toast , but it is not the worse for being that . Being double , it symbolizes ,
first of all , a proper deference and submission to the laws and constituted authority of the country in which we live ; and , secondly ) obedience to the constitutions of the Craft of which we are all members . Of the Queen I can only say that she possesses all the graces that adorn a woman , and all the virtues which befit the Sovereign of an empire like that of Great Britain . Of the Craft , I will say that it is , to our eyes , the embodiment of all that is ancient , sacred , and venerable .
( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) There is no good Mason who is not also at the same time a true and loyal subject ; and I am quite sure that her Majesty , having the support of the Brethren of the 600 Lodges which are in dSngland , may rest in greater security than if surrounded by the bayonets of ten thousand legions . I give you ' The Queen and the Craft . '" The toast having been drunk withenthusiasm ^
The W . M . next said : f < Brethren , I know but of one toast that can legitimately follow the one which we have just now pledged , and that is the Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland , who now sits at my right hand . ( Great applause . ) When I think of the intimacy which has existed between his lordship ' s family and mine , and of which he and I have been talking during dinner , I can only say that I most cordially join in the applause and enthusiasm with which his lordship ' s name has been received ; and I venture to think that there is not one Mason present who will not feel proud to do honour to the Grand
Master of England . ( Hear , hear . ) Out of the sphere of public life there is , m my opinion , no position in society which carries with it so high an honour , and at the same time so high a responsibility . "When I find , superadded to all this , personal courtesy , kindness , and consideration for the opinions of others , I may venture to say that his lordship is to the Order the ornamental and graceful capital that adorns the substantial column . Let me then give you i The Grand Master of England . '" ( Cheers . ) The toast having been duly honoured ,
The Most Worshipful the Grand Master rose to reply to the compliment , and said : " Worshipful Master , Bro . S . W ., Bro . J . W ., and Brethren , I return you my grateful thanks for the kind manner in which you have drunk my health ; I assure you , Brethren , that Ii thank the W . M . most sincerely for the kind and flattering manner in which he has introduced my name to you . It is to me a source of the greatest gratification to be present on this occasion , and I feel grateful for the honour you have done me in making me the guest of so distinguished a
Lodge as the Westminster and Keystone . I attended at the working of the Lodge , and I cannot find words to express the gratification I felt at seeing the business of the evening gone through in so able and impressive a manner by Bro . Beach . ( Hear , hear . ) It is also , Brethren , most gratifying to me to be present when I can congratulate the Lodge on selecting such a Master as my noble friend in the chair . The W . M . has kindly alluded to the intimacy which has existed between his family and mine . It is not only because his lordship is one for whose family
and connections I feel a great interest and affection that I hold the dignity which he has tin ' s night attained to be but an instalment of the honours to be hereafter conferred upon him , but because of his high character and the able and talented manner in which he has hitherto performed the duties which have devolved upon liim . His installation this night is not only an ornament to the Lodge , but a happy omen of its prosperity . It is with much gratification and pleasure that I
see him in the position he now occupies , and I feel it a high honour to be received among you in so flattering a manner on such an auspicious occasion as this evening . " ( Cheers . ) The W . M . then said : — I beg now to give you the next toast in point of dignity , 'The Grand Officers of England . ' It is , Brethren , with peculiar pleasure I hail amongst us the presence of so many of those officers in the blaze of purple and
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Meteopoiitah.
At the conclusion of the dinner , which was most elegantly served , The . W . M . said : " Brethren , I need hardly think it necessary to announce to you the first toast which is drunk on all occasions such as this . It is one which I will venture to say , that there is not one person in this large room will not drink with enthusiasm . It is " -. "The Queen and the Craft . " ( Cheers . ) It is . Brethren , a double toast , but it is not the worse for being that . Being double , it symbolizes ,
first of all , a proper deference and submission to the laws and constituted authority of the country in which we live ; and , secondly ) obedience to the constitutions of the Craft of which we are all members . Of the Queen I can only say that she possesses all the graces that adorn a woman , and all the virtues which befit the Sovereign of an empire like that of Great Britain . Of the Craft , I will say that it is , to our eyes , the embodiment of all that is ancient , sacred , and venerable .
( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) There is no good Mason who is not also at the same time a true and loyal subject ; and I am quite sure that her Majesty , having the support of the Brethren of the 600 Lodges which are in dSngland , may rest in greater security than if surrounded by the bayonets of ten thousand legions . I give you ' The Queen and the Craft . '" The toast having been drunk withenthusiasm ^
The W . M . next said : f < Brethren , I know but of one toast that can legitimately follow the one which we have just now pledged , and that is the Grand Master of England , the Earl of Zetland , who now sits at my right hand . ( Great applause . ) When I think of the intimacy which has existed between his lordship ' s family and mine , and of which he and I have been talking during dinner , I can only say that I most cordially join in the applause and enthusiasm with which his lordship ' s name has been received ; and I venture to think that there is not one Mason present who will not feel proud to do honour to the Grand
Master of England . ( Hear , hear . ) Out of the sphere of public life there is , m my opinion , no position in society which carries with it so high an honour , and at the same time so high a responsibility . "When I find , superadded to all this , personal courtesy , kindness , and consideration for the opinions of others , I may venture to say that his lordship is to the Order the ornamental and graceful capital that adorns the substantial column . Let me then give you i The Grand Master of England . '" ( Cheers . ) The toast having been duly honoured ,
The Most Worshipful the Grand Master rose to reply to the compliment , and said : " Worshipful Master , Bro . S . W ., Bro . J . W ., and Brethren , I return you my grateful thanks for the kind manner in which you have drunk my health ; I assure you , Brethren , that Ii thank the W . M . most sincerely for the kind and flattering manner in which he has introduced my name to you . It is to me a source of the greatest gratification to be present on this occasion , and I feel grateful for the honour you have done me in making me the guest of so distinguished a
Lodge as the Westminster and Keystone . I attended at the working of the Lodge , and I cannot find words to express the gratification I felt at seeing the business of the evening gone through in so able and impressive a manner by Bro . Beach . ( Hear , hear . ) It is also , Brethren , most gratifying to me to be present when I can congratulate the Lodge on selecting such a Master as my noble friend in the chair . The W . M . has kindly alluded to the intimacy which has existed between his family and mine . It is not only because his lordship is one for whose family
and connections I feel a great interest and affection that I hold the dignity which he has tin ' s night attained to be but an instalment of the honours to be hereafter conferred upon him , but because of his high character and the able and talented manner in which he has hitherto performed the duties which have devolved upon liim . His installation this night is not only an ornament to the Lodge , but a happy omen of its prosperity . It is with much gratification and pleasure that I
see him in the position he now occupies , and I feel it a high honour to be received among you in so flattering a manner on such an auspicious occasion as this evening . " ( Cheers . ) The W . M . then said : — I beg now to give you the next toast in point of dignity , 'The Grand Officers of England . ' It is , Brethren , with peculiar pleasure I hail amongst us the presence of so many of those officers in the blaze of purple and