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Provincial
tb ^ dGnor of ^ very much regretted ^ ( Cheers . ) ^ G & M . W ; Brother / -siBiri ^ jhfe' ^ ' ^ ipt ^ id " ,- . -xilow ;^ - p . iro ^ os ^' - ' ^ " ^^ : .- ttO ^ sit - - - ^ r ^ iG ^ v . ^^ - " : y ?^ s .- " . ^ ^ ^^ -- " * l * . ? 3 r would drink with very gre ^ and Brethren of the Lodge whicE cheei ^^^^; : ; : ; ' ::: v ; - ' : v ^ . t : ; - -V ^;
BtpvThomasi W . M , y on behalf of his ^ their sincere- thanks for the kind manner ' in which they had accepted the toast , and for the mention of the obligations under which they all held themselvea tO' be for the arrangements of the day . He wask indeed very happy to hud , front the testimony of all withl whom be had had com those arrangements had met with their entire approvah ( Cheers . ) The Bret ^^ Lodge felt it to be & duty they owed tb the Provincial Grand
receive therh with all t ^ pains to render thejrcbmfbrt certain ^ should be spared ; and satisfaction it had given the large assemblage of Brethren who had honoured them with their presence at that auspicious solemnity amply repaid them ^ ^ excused if he detained them a few moments in ^ explaining the reasons which
induced them to erect a Masonic Hail at Torquay ; It wouldL ho doubt be recollected b ^ a great ma the Provincial Grand Lodge wasrlast held in this ^ w ^ badly situated , and ill adapted for the purposes of Preemasonry , The paucity in the number of Brethren in fe want of a- proper building in which to conduct their ceremonies ; and they therefore determined to build such an edifice as would be at once creditable to the town
in which they lived ; honourable to the Province to which they belonged , consistent with the greaii principles with the beautiful ceremonies they had to perform within its walls . ( Cheers . ) That ( pointing to a sketch of the building ) was the plan of their intended hall , which they hoped to carry out in its integrity ; so that whenever any Brother from a distant part of the country should visit Torquay , and be led to inquire as to the existence of Freemasonry in this place ; every finger would be at once
pointed to the new hall , as a proof that Freemasonry really had a local dwellings place here . ( Cheers . ) They had seen the foundation-stone of the building laid ; and he only hoped that " upon that foundation a superstructure might be raised ^ perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builder . " ( Cheers . ) It but remained for him to mention that the members of the Torquay Lodge had had many difficulties to overcome in this undertaking , arising chiefly from a want of funds—the necessary consequence indeed of the smallness of their number ; for he was bappy
to bear testimony to the readiness with which the Brethren of his Lodge had responded to the call made upon them : they had subscribed to the full extent of their means towards this very laudable object . ( Cheers . ) Arrangements had , however , been made that would leave them something in debt ; still they hoped , by the probable increase to their numbers , and the assistance they might reasonably expect from other Brethren , they would speedily see an end to their difficulties , and that before that day six months they should be in a position to invite , not only the Brethren of this Province , but their wives and their daughters , to
celebrate the opening of the new hall with , he hoped , a Masonic ball . ( Cheers . ) For he was not one of those who would confine all the enjoyment of Freemasonry to men ; he thought it highly desirable that their wives , and daughters , and sisters should have as good an opinion of Freemasonry as themselves ; and nothing so much conduced to that end as for them to partake in some of the enjoyments which they had it in their power to afford them . ( Cheers . ) The W , M . again thanked the Brethren , not only for the compliment they had paid the members of the Torquay Lodge in drinking their healths , but for attending in such large numbers on the present occasion . ( Much cheering . )
The M . W . D . Prov . G . M . next gave " The Provincial Grand Officers , and Visiting Brethren from other Provinces ; " and in again expressing his gratification at the great success of the day ' s arrangements , could not help particularizing the
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Provincial
tb ^ dGnor of ^ very much regretted ^ ( Cheers . ) ^ G & M . W ; Brother / -siBiri ^ jhfe' ^ ' ^ ipt ^ id " ,- . -xilow ;^ - p . iro ^ os ^' - ' ^ " ^^ : .- ttO ^ sit - - - ^ r ^ iG ^ v . ^^ - " : y ?^ s .- " . ^ ^ ^^ -- " * l * . ? 3 r would drink with very gre ^ and Brethren of the Lodge whicE cheei ^^^^; : ; : ; ' ::: v ; - ' : v ^ . t : ; - -V ^;
BtpvThomasi W . M , y on behalf of his ^ their sincere- thanks for the kind manner ' in which they had accepted the toast , and for the mention of the obligations under which they all held themselvea tO' be for the arrangements of the day . He wask indeed very happy to hud , front the testimony of all withl whom be had had com those arrangements had met with their entire approvah ( Cheers . ) The Bret ^^ Lodge felt it to be & duty they owed tb the Provincial Grand
receive therh with all t ^ pains to render thejrcbmfbrt certain ^ should be spared ; and satisfaction it had given the large assemblage of Brethren who had honoured them with their presence at that auspicious solemnity amply repaid them ^ ^ excused if he detained them a few moments in ^ explaining the reasons which
induced them to erect a Masonic Hail at Torquay ; It wouldL ho doubt be recollected b ^ a great ma the Provincial Grand Lodge wasrlast held in this ^ w ^ badly situated , and ill adapted for the purposes of Preemasonry , The paucity in the number of Brethren in fe want of a- proper building in which to conduct their ceremonies ; and they therefore determined to build such an edifice as would be at once creditable to the town
in which they lived ; honourable to the Province to which they belonged , consistent with the greaii principles with the beautiful ceremonies they had to perform within its walls . ( Cheers . ) That ( pointing to a sketch of the building ) was the plan of their intended hall , which they hoped to carry out in its integrity ; so that whenever any Brother from a distant part of the country should visit Torquay , and be led to inquire as to the existence of Freemasonry in this place ; every finger would be at once
pointed to the new hall , as a proof that Freemasonry really had a local dwellings place here . ( Cheers . ) They had seen the foundation-stone of the building laid ; and he only hoped that " upon that foundation a superstructure might be raised ^ perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builder . " ( Cheers . ) It but remained for him to mention that the members of the Torquay Lodge had had many difficulties to overcome in this undertaking , arising chiefly from a want of funds—the necessary consequence indeed of the smallness of their number ; for he was bappy
to bear testimony to the readiness with which the Brethren of his Lodge had responded to the call made upon them : they had subscribed to the full extent of their means towards this very laudable object . ( Cheers . ) Arrangements had , however , been made that would leave them something in debt ; still they hoped , by the probable increase to their numbers , and the assistance they might reasonably expect from other Brethren , they would speedily see an end to their difficulties , and that before that day six months they should be in a position to invite , not only the Brethren of this Province , but their wives and their daughters , to
celebrate the opening of the new hall with , he hoped , a Masonic ball . ( Cheers . ) For he was not one of those who would confine all the enjoyment of Freemasonry to men ; he thought it highly desirable that their wives , and daughters , and sisters should have as good an opinion of Freemasonry as themselves ; and nothing so much conduced to that end as for them to partake in some of the enjoyments which they had it in their power to afford them . ( Cheers . ) The W , M . again thanked the Brethren , not only for the compliment they had paid the members of the Torquay Lodge in drinking their healths , but for attending in such large numbers on the present occasion . ( Much cheering . )
The M . W . D . Prov . G . M . next gave " The Provincial Grand Officers , and Visiting Brethren from other Provinces ; " and in again expressing his gratification at the great success of the day ' s arrangements , could not help particularizing the