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The healths of ^ M ; W . ^ Zetland , & nd of the M . W . G . M . ofIreland and Scotland , were thensuccessively drunk . ^; :. ; ^ . r . ¦ •\ . -- \ :- ; ' ; ¦ : ;;^ ' : ^ ^^ ;^/ - ;¦;;'^ v- ';^ v . ' / --- '' /' v ¦"/ ' ¦ ¦ ';; j ;;' : '"' , ' ¦ v \ ; : ' : ¦ -. ' - ' ¦ - The B . W . Chairman was quite sure that the ; toast he was about to propose would be received with unmitigated p ^ of deep regret , in which every Brother sha ^
distinguished Masdn whbse hame he shomd Resent . For thirty-seyeh yeans had he enjoyed the honour of presiding over thus progress of the 1 ^ deep and sihcere-- ~ was still unabated , Peclining health alphe prevented his attendance on that day ; but he was truly representing his lordship ' s feelings when he said that his heart was with them . He gave " The health of the E . W . Pro Eait ;| H ^^ This toast wass duly lionoured ;
Bro . P . Thomas , W . M > , St . Jbh ^ say that ho such feelings M regret as necessarily attended the reception of the last toast could mingle with the ^ P . Prov . G . M ; j which he had the ^ ( Cheers . ) He performed that duty w ^ he ( the ^ W . M . )> and through him the m bound to express to the p ; Prov . G ; M . their deep gratitude for « the very kind
rnanner in which he had entered into the feelings which dictated to the proceedings of that day r formed the onerous duties that had fallen Upon him . They desired also to manifest their gratitude to the oth ^ readiness with which they had assembled with all the pomp and circumstance " that should ever attend demonstrations of tha ^ e ^ posing manner ih which the whole ceremony h ^
exceedingly aii the large assemblage of Brethren that had gathered together at Torquay on that day / Preemasohry had been for a considerable time at a very low ebb in this town ; so much so , that it was almost regarded as a thing passed away . But he was proud to say that that day ' s demonstration would prove that Freemasonry was not merely a name—that it was a fact , and not a fiction ( hear , hear ); and he was confident that from the auspicious commencement of this Lodge would date a new era of Preemasonry in Torquay , and that great
numbers would speedily determine to rank under its banners . ( Cheers . ) To the D . Prov . G . M . and his Officers were they indebted for the opportunity of showing to the people of Torquay how great a thing Freemasonry was ; and , therefore , without dilating on his personal excellences , or the efficiency with which he discharged the duties of his high office ^ which were patent to them all , he would ask them to drink , with all the enthusiasm the toast demanded , " The health of the D . Prov . G . M . of Devon , Brother the Bev . John Huyshe . " ( Loud cheers . )
The R . W . D . Prov . G . M . could not adequately express his gratitude for the cordiality with which they had drunk his health . He assured the W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge that , whatever might have been its prosperity with regard to numbers , Torquay stood very high in Masonic estimation ; for that was the second time within the last three years that he had had the honour of presiding , in that very room , over larger meetings of Brethren than he had ever witnessed at other parts of the Province . To the efficient manner in which the Officers of the Grand
Lodge , and indeed the W . M . of the St . John ' s Lodge , had pre-arranged everything , was alone to be attributed the completely successful manner in which the different beautiful ceremonial rites of the day had been carried out . With regard to the exceedingly interesting event that had occasioned their meeting , he could only say that the new Lodge had been indeed commenced with very great zeal on
the part of the Torquay Brethren , had been hitherto carried on in perfect harmony , and—he felt assured from a conviction of the Masonic character of them all , he might add—would end in what a Mason ' s work always did end , in Brotherly love . ( Cheers . ) . TheJ & . W . D . Prov . G . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Lawrence Palk , M . P .,
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Provincial
The healths of ^ M ; W . ^ Zetland , & nd of the M . W . G . M . ofIreland and Scotland , were thensuccessively drunk . ^; :. ; ^ . r . ¦ •\ . -- \ :- ; ' ; ¦ : ;;^ ' : ^ ^^ ;^/ - ;¦;;'^ v- ';^ v . ' / --- '' /' v ¦"/ ' ¦ ¦ ';; j ;;' : '"' , ' ¦ v \ ; : ' : ¦ -. ' - ' ¦ - The B . W . Chairman was quite sure that the ; toast he was about to propose would be received with unmitigated p ^ of deep regret , in which every Brother sha ^
distinguished Masdn whbse hame he shomd Resent . For thirty-seyeh yeans had he enjoyed the honour of presiding over thus progress of the 1 ^ deep and sihcere-- ~ was still unabated , Peclining health alphe prevented his attendance on that day ; but he was truly representing his lordship ' s feelings when he said that his heart was with them . He gave " The health of the E . W . Pro Eait ;| H ^^ This toast wass duly lionoured ;
Bro . P . Thomas , W . M > , St . Jbh ^ say that ho such feelings M regret as necessarily attended the reception of the last toast could mingle with the ^ P . Prov . G . M ; j which he had the ^ ( Cheers . ) He performed that duty w ^ he ( the ^ W . M . )> and through him the m bound to express to the p ; Prov . G ; M . their deep gratitude for « the very kind
rnanner in which he had entered into the feelings which dictated to the proceedings of that day r formed the onerous duties that had fallen Upon him . They desired also to manifest their gratitude to the oth ^ readiness with which they had assembled with all the pomp and circumstance " that should ever attend demonstrations of tha ^ e ^ posing manner ih which the whole ceremony h ^
exceedingly aii the large assemblage of Brethren that had gathered together at Torquay on that day / Preemasohry had been for a considerable time at a very low ebb in this town ; so much so , that it was almost regarded as a thing passed away . But he was proud to say that that day ' s demonstration would prove that Freemasonry was not merely a name—that it was a fact , and not a fiction ( hear , hear ); and he was confident that from the auspicious commencement of this Lodge would date a new era of Preemasonry in Torquay , and that great
numbers would speedily determine to rank under its banners . ( Cheers . ) To the D . Prov . G . M . and his Officers were they indebted for the opportunity of showing to the people of Torquay how great a thing Freemasonry was ; and , therefore , without dilating on his personal excellences , or the efficiency with which he discharged the duties of his high office ^ which were patent to them all , he would ask them to drink , with all the enthusiasm the toast demanded , " The health of the D . Prov . G . M . of Devon , Brother the Bev . John Huyshe . " ( Loud cheers . )
The R . W . D . Prov . G . M . could not adequately express his gratitude for the cordiality with which they had drunk his health . He assured the W . M . of St . John ' s Lodge that , whatever might have been its prosperity with regard to numbers , Torquay stood very high in Masonic estimation ; for that was the second time within the last three years that he had had the honour of presiding , in that very room , over larger meetings of Brethren than he had ever witnessed at other parts of the Province . To the efficient manner in which the Officers of the Grand
Lodge , and indeed the W . M . of the St . John ' s Lodge , had pre-arranged everything , was alone to be attributed the completely successful manner in which the different beautiful ceremonial rites of the day had been carried out . With regard to the exceedingly interesting event that had occasioned their meeting , he could only say that the new Lodge had been indeed commenced with very great zeal on
the part of the Torquay Brethren , had been hitherto carried on in perfect harmony , and—he felt assured from a conviction of the Masonic character of them all , he might add—would end in what a Mason ' s work always did end , in Brotherly love . ( Cheers . ) . TheJ & . W . D . Prov . G . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Lawrence Palk , M . P .,