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Pro Vino I At
sacred law which , as a minister of the gospel ^ he deeply and sincerely venerated ; Cheers . ) * The Rev . Bro . Hill ( incumbent of St . Peter ' s , Maidstone ) , Prov . G . Chaplain for Worcestershire , in proposing the next toast , said be ought , perhaps , as he was a comparative stranger to the county of Kent , to introduee himself as having bedii for many years a Mason . ( Cheers . ) A man could not enter warmly into
Freemasonry for a series of years without becoming inoculated -with a love of the Order and it was because he felt a deep attachment to the Craffc that he was present on that Occasion . He had watched * with great attention the proceedings of the day , and it must be gratifying to them to know that the result was exceedingly favourable in every sense of the word , ( Cheers . ) The goodly band which had mustered together in the morning , the great judgment and skill with which the Prov . G-. M . had performed the duties devolving upon him , and the judicious
selection he had made of Graind Officers for the ensuing year , as well as the hearty reception which the clergy always niet with at such assemblages as that , had afforded hirri the greatest pleasure . From the day ' s experience he saw no reason to abandon his adhesion to the cause of Masonry ; and he hoped that' by next year the brethren would know hirri rather betteT tlian they did at present . ( Cheers . ) The toast which he had the great gratification to propose was that of the Prov . Grand Wardens appointed that day , and he did so with the more pleasure
because one 6 fV the gentlemen who had been raised to that dignity was known to nini- ^ -be referred to Bro . Cooke . ( Cheers . ) It was justice to him to say tha t since he had resided in Maidstone a more zealous , well-directed , and active member of thecommunity he ^ had not met with in the whole place . Whatever niight be the differences of opinion which existed between him and others on certain topics to which further allusion must not be made at a Masonic gathering , it must be acknowledged that , as a public journalist [ Bro . Coke is the editor of the Maidstone
Journal ] be was entitled to respect . ( Cheers . ) He had not the pleasure of knowing the other Grand Warden , but he could see from his appearance that he Well represented the goodLodge of Gravesend . ( Cheers . ) In these appointments there was an instance of the discreet way in which the Grand Master had selected those brethren for the honour ; the patronage was not confined to one or two particular Lodges , but was fairly distributed to all the Lodges in the county . ( Cheers . ) He would couple with this toast a fervent wish for the prosperity of
Masonry ; and he earnestly exhorted them to carry out zealously the distinguishing principles of the Order ; let every one feel that a sacred trust was reposed in hirri , and never , by any act of indiscretion upon their part , cause a brother to blush . ( Cheers . ) Having entered the Order with a pre-conceived feeling in favour of Masonry , and with a desire to make themselves useful to their fellow-creaturen generally , let them , in truth , be men of benevolence , men of probity , and men whom to know was to honour . ( Loud cheers . )
The Prov . S . G . W . felt extremely gratified at the reception the toast had met with , and that pleasure was greatly increased by the manner in which it had been proposed . He was sure that the duties devolving on the Grand Wardens would be none the less zealously discharged if they were performed in the way indicated by his ' reverend Brother and he might say ^ that both his colleague and himself had the interests of the Craft at heart . They knew how intimately the diffusion of the principles of Masonry were connected with the
welfare of society at large—they knew that it filled a gap which even religion did not always reach—and they , therefore , felt it to be their duty , in the office which they held , to carry out those principles in the highest and ' best possible manner . ( Cheers . ) Many and great as had been the events of the day to excite feelings of congratulation among the Masons of Kent , lie thought the peculiar circumstances of the occasion demanded still greater thankfulness on their
part , It had been customary in thia part of theoounty to look upon their most excellent D . Prov . G , M . as the impersona . tion of that romantic unknown principle which gave a charm to Freemasonry , and it was something to be connected , although remotely , with the actual appearance , of thut distinguished personage amongst them . ( A laugh . ) As a timorous bather only advanced gradually into the water , so the the D , Prov , G , M beginning at Dartforef ,
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Pro Vino I At
sacred law which , as a minister of the gospel ^ he deeply and sincerely venerated ; Cheers . ) * The Rev . Bro . Hill ( incumbent of St . Peter ' s , Maidstone ) , Prov . G . Chaplain for Worcestershire , in proposing the next toast , said be ought , perhaps , as he was a comparative stranger to the county of Kent , to introduee himself as having bedii for many years a Mason . ( Cheers . ) A man could not enter warmly into
Freemasonry for a series of years without becoming inoculated -with a love of the Order and it was because he felt a deep attachment to the Craffc that he was present on that Occasion . He had watched * with great attention the proceedings of the day , and it must be gratifying to them to know that the result was exceedingly favourable in every sense of the word , ( Cheers . ) The goodly band which had mustered together in the morning , the great judgment and skill with which the Prov . G-. M . had performed the duties devolving upon him , and the judicious
selection he had made of Graind Officers for the ensuing year , as well as the hearty reception which the clergy always niet with at such assemblages as that , had afforded hirri the greatest pleasure . From the day ' s experience he saw no reason to abandon his adhesion to the cause of Masonry ; and he hoped that' by next year the brethren would know hirri rather betteT tlian they did at present . ( Cheers . ) The toast which he had the great gratification to propose was that of the Prov . Grand Wardens appointed that day , and he did so with the more pleasure
because one 6 fV the gentlemen who had been raised to that dignity was known to nini- ^ -be referred to Bro . Cooke . ( Cheers . ) It was justice to him to say tha t since he had resided in Maidstone a more zealous , well-directed , and active member of thecommunity he ^ had not met with in the whole place . Whatever niight be the differences of opinion which existed between him and others on certain topics to which further allusion must not be made at a Masonic gathering , it must be acknowledged that , as a public journalist [ Bro . Coke is the editor of the Maidstone
Journal ] be was entitled to respect . ( Cheers . ) He had not the pleasure of knowing the other Grand Warden , but he could see from his appearance that he Well represented the goodLodge of Gravesend . ( Cheers . ) In these appointments there was an instance of the discreet way in which the Grand Master had selected those brethren for the honour ; the patronage was not confined to one or two particular Lodges , but was fairly distributed to all the Lodges in the county . ( Cheers . ) He would couple with this toast a fervent wish for the prosperity of
Masonry ; and he earnestly exhorted them to carry out zealously the distinguishing principles of the Order ; let every one feel that a sacred trust was reposed in hirri , and never , by any act of indiscretion upon their part , cause a brother to blush . ( Cheers . ) Having entered the Order with a pre-conceived feeling in favour of Masonry , and with a desire to make themselves useful to their fellow-creaturen generally , let them , in truth , be men of benevolence , men of probity , and men whom to know was to honour . ( Loud cheers . )
The Prov . S . G . W . felt extremely gratified at the reception the toast had met with , and that pleasure was greatly increased by the manner in which it had been proposed . He was sure that the duties devolving on the Grand Wardens would be none the less zealously discharged if they were performed in the way indicated by his ' reverend Brother and he might say ^ that both his colleague and himself had the interests of the Craft at heart . They knew how intimately the diffusion of the principles of Masonry were connected with the
welfare of society at large—they knew that it filled a gap which even religion did not always reach—and they , therefore , felt it to be their duty , in the office which they held , to carry out those principles in the highest and ' best possible manner . ( Cheers . ) Many and great as had been the events of the day to excite feelings of congratulation among the Masons of Kent , lie thought the peculiar circumstances of the occasion demanded still greater thankfulness on their
part , It had been customary in thia part of theoounty to look upon their most excellent D . Prov . G , M . as the impersona . tion of that romantic unknown principle which gave a charm to Freemasonry , and it was something to be connected , although remotely , with the actual appearance , of thut distinguished personage amongst them . ( A laugh . ) As a timorous bather only advanced gradually into the water , so the the D , Prov , G , M beginning at Dartforef ,