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Meteopoiitah.
have always found the greatest cordiality existing between the sister Grand Lodges . " Bro . Beach , MP ., said : "M . W . G . M ., G . Officers , and Brethren , it is with much pleasure that I find myself privileged to have the opportunity of proposing to your notice the next toast ; I am sure you will receive it with enthusiasm when I tell you what it is— 'The Brethren whom the M . W . the G . M . has delegated to represent
him as Prov . G-. Ms . of the different Provinces / ( Hear , hear . ) It must be evident to all that such appointments must be very . 'difficult ( hear ) ; and their importance cannot be exaggerated , because upon the efficiency of our Prov . G . Ms . depends in a very high degree the welfare of the Craft . ( Hear . ) These appointments , moreover , are not confined to this our native land , but are extended over the entire surface of the globe . ( Cheers . ) The respect in which those Brethren are universally held is the best practical proof of their efficiency , and of the care
with which these appointments have been made . The skill and ability with which those Brethren have discharged their important duties do credit to the selection which the G . M . has made . ( Hear . ) I need only add that it is with the greatest pleasure that we see so many of them among us upon this interesting occasion . { Hear , hear . ) And I call upon you to rise with becoming enthusiasm and to drink to the Prov . G . Ms ., coupling with the toast ' The health of Bro . Hall , the Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire . '"
The toast having been duly honoured , Bro . Hall returned thanks . He said he felt some 'difficulty in returning thanks for that distinguished body to which he had the honour of belonging , and who had so numerously testified by their presence upon that interesting occasion the respect which they entertained for the noble lord the W . M . of that Lodge . ( Cheers . ) He felt bound to refer to the splendid hospitality of that evening and to the cordial reception which they had given them , and he could only refer to it in the most complimentary manner . ( Hear , hear . ) He could
hardly regard that as an ordinary Lodge Meeting ( hear ) ; he rather looked upon it as an important Masonic demonstration . ( Hear . ) They had around them Brethren of every rank in society . ( Hear . ) Ministers of the Crown , noblemen and gentlemen of education and talent , men of fortune , and others who , not participating in those advantages , —all met there with one Masonic feeling , and threw aside all distinctions of rank except those which belonged to Masonry . ( Hear , hear . )
The W . M . of the Lodge could not regard the assembly before him with other feelings than those of just pride ; and he was sure he was expressing , not only his own sentiments , but those of all the Prov . G . Ms ., when he cordially congratulated the W . M . on the position he then occupied ( hear , hear ) , and assured him that while he adhered to the principles of Masonry , he would possess the affection , and esteem of the Brethren , and enjoy a satisfaction which could not be exceeded by any which his rank and position in society afforded . ( Cheers . )
The M . W . G . M . : " Bro , S . W ., Bro . J . W ., Grand Officers , and Brethren , I have the permission of the W . M . to propose the next toast , which it is most gratifying to me to do . You will all anticipate what the toast is whdch I am about to propose . ( Cheers . ) It would be much easier for me to propose the health of my Brother on my left , were he not present upon this occasion , because in his presence . I cannot say all that I really , from my heart , feel with respect to him . Brethren , when we meet in Lodge , we are all upon an equality , but I am sure
there is no Brother present who will not agree with me in thinking it a great advantage to the Craft when we have the aristocracy of the land taking so deep an interest in our proceedings . ( Hear , hear . ) I was never more struck with this than when I was invited the other day , by the Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , to attend the Prov . Grand Lodge of that Province . There I found a number of members of the Apollo Lodge , of whom the majority , I believe , were gentlemen
educated at the University of Oxford ( hear ); and it then occurred to me what an advantage it was to Masonry that it should be so cultivated at Oxford , where it not only promoted harmony between 'Town' and c Gown ; ' but that those highly educated gentlemen will carry their Masonry with them when they leave Oxford and take up their abodes in various parts of the country . ( Hear . ) My noble friend on my left is a member of the Apollo Lodge to which I have referred ; and those who know how highly he has distinguished himself in the
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Meteopoiitah.
have always found the greatest cordiality existing between the sister Grand Lodges . " Bro . Beach , MP ., said : "M . W . G . M ., G . Officers , and Brethren , it is with much pleasure that I find myself privileged to have the opportunity of proposing to your notice the next toast ; I am sure you will receive it with enthusiasm when I tell you what it is— 'The Brethren whom the M . W . the G . M . has delegated to represent
him as Prov . G-. Ms . of the different Provinces / ( Hear , hear . ) It must be evident to all that such appointments must be very . 'difficult ( hear ) ; and their importance cannot be exaggerated , because upon the efficiency of our Prov . G . Ms . depends in a very high degree the welfare of the Craft . ( Hear . ) These appointments , moreover , are not confined to this our native land , but are extended over the entire surface of the globe . ( Cheers . ) The respect in which those Brethren are universally held is the best practical proof of their efficiency , and of the care
with which these appointments have been made . The skill and ability with which those Brethren have discharged their important duties do credit to the selection which the G . M . has made . ( Hear . ) I need only add that it is with the greatest pleasure that we see so many of them among us upon this interesting occasion . { Hear , hear . ) And I call upon you to rise with becoming enthusiasm and to drink to the Prov . G . Ms ., coupling with the toast ' The health of Bro . Hall , the Prov . G . M . for Cambridgeshire . '"
The toast having been duly honoured , Bro . Hall returned thanks . He said he felt some 'difficulty in returning thanks for that distinguished body to which he had the honour of belonging , and who had so numerously testified by their presence upon that interesting occasion the respect which they entertained for the noble lord the W . M . of that Lodge . ( Cheers . ) He felt bound to refer to the splendid hospitality of that evening and to the cordial reception which they had given them , and he could only refer to it in the most complimentary manner . ( Hear , hear . ) He could
hardly regard that as an ordinary Lodge Meeting ( hear ) ; he rather looked upon it as an important Masonic demonstration . ( Hear . ) They had around them Brethren of every rank in society . ( Hear . ) Ministers of the Crown , noblemen and gentlemen of education and talent , men of fortune , and others who , not participating in those advantages , —all met there with one Masonic feeling , and threw aside all distinctions of rank except those which belonged to Masonry . ( Hear , hear . )
The W . M . of the Lodge could not regard the assembly before him with other feelings than those of just pride ; and he was sure he was expressing , not only his own sentiments , but those of all the Prov . G . Ms ., when he cordially congratulated the W . M . on the position he then occupied ( hear , hear ) , and assured him that while he adhered to the principles of Masonry , he would possess the affection , and esteem of the Brethren , and enjoy a satisfaction which could not be exceeded by any which his rank and position in society afforded . ( Cheers . )
The M . W . G . M . : " Bro , S . W ., Bro . J . W ., Grand Officers , and Brethren , I have the permission of the W . M . to propose the next toast , which it is most gratifying to me to do . You will all anticipate what the toast is whdch I am about to propose . ( Cheers . ) It would be much easier for me to propose the health of my Brother on my left , were he not present upon this occasion , because in his presence . I cannot say all that I really , from my heart , feel with respect to him . Brethren , when we meet in Lodge , we are all upon an equality , but I am sure
there is no Brother present who will not agree with me in thinking it a great advantage to the Craft when we have the aristocracy of the land taking so deep an interest in our proceedings . ( Hear , hear . ) I was never more struck with this than when I was invited the other day , by the Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire , to attend the Prov . Grand Lodge of that Province . There I found a number of members of the Apollo Lodge , of whom the majority , I believe , were gentlemen
educated at the University of Oxford ( hear ); and it then occurred to me what an advantage it was to Masonry that it should be so cultivated at Oxford , where it not only promoted harmony between 'Town' and c Gown ; ' but that those highly educated gentlemen will carry their Masonry with them when they leave Oxford and take up their abodes in various parts of the country . ( Hear . ) My noble friend on my left is a member of the Apollo Lodge to which I have referred ; and those who know how highly he has distinguished himself in the