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TOght , ahd he was sur ^ they amongst them . ( Cheers . ) - Bro . 0 r Lucius C ^ the B . W . Brother , in order adequately to returh thanks for the great honour conferred upon him . There was np man \ vho more sincerely felt the beauties and advantages of l ^ asoriry than he did . He hap ! been a Masoh ^ i ^ Indeed , he was the oldestp ^ in England but one— --but he felt that in Masonry he was always young . ( Cb
at home and abroad . A than had only to present himself at the door of a foreign Lpdge , and prove himself a Mason , to receive am in the hour of battle they never forgot their sovereign , or their countfyy yet when the battle w ^ spye found themselves treate army . W would always find Brethren , a ^ thei best society / Bte again " thai ^ wished tlieni all the
The Prov . G * M . tr ^ them another Prov . G . M ., in the peispn of his v / prthy and distinguished Brp ; Capt ; Bo ^ vvyer ; This was the first occasion he had mot himin th ^ Isle of ^ but he hoped it would / not he / the last . lie had first learned the advantage of having ladies present at these f $ tm ^ Capt ; Bpvfy ^ r ^ - ^ having been present at a Masonic ftti in the gardens pi ] Sfe \ v College , Oxford ; during his mastership , when 1 ^ determined ^ at the earliest period ; to follow the example > and ask the ladies to iheet them in the ^ fe of Bro . Capt ; Bowyer , ahd the other ^ the
Bro . Capt . Bowyer responded ^ He could not too strx ) n ^ y express pleas he felt at theproceedings o £ ^ would give him the greatest gratification to again come amongst them on the ^ nothing could be more gratifying to gpod and worthy Masons than to be present , surrounded by those blessings of the creation , the ladies , who were too often absent
from . their fostivals ; ta which they added so rich a grace . No men bowed with greater love and reverence to the authority of the ladies than Masons ; and though he was perfectly aware that the sometimes left at home whilst their husbands attended to their Lodge duties , he could assure them that it was a remembrance of them which spread a sunshine over absent hours . ( Cheers . ) He sincerely thanked them for the honour conferred upon him and his Brother visitors .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . had now a toast to propose which he was sure would be most cordially responded to . He was himself often an absentee from the island , and but for the assistance of his worthy Bro . Hyde Pullen , the I ) . Prov . G . M ., his duties would be but inadequately attended to . Bro . Pullen , however , most adequately performed all the duties of his high office—he' was ever ready to give advice to the Brethren—he spared neither trouble nor expense to advance the prosperity of the Order- —and he should be indeed ungrateful if he did not admit that it was to the unwearied exertions of Bro . Pullen that they Were indebted for the flourishing state of Masonry in the Isle of Wight . ( Cheers . )
Bro . Pullen , B . Prov . G . M ., thanked the B . W , Brother in the chair and the Brethren for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and responded to . He was glad to see , by the number present , how much the ftte of last year had been appreciated , and he hoped that when they met next year their numbers would be still further enlarged . He never went to a Lodge without feeling that he carried with him the good wishes of the Prov . G . M . for its prosperity . Before he sat down , he trusted he might be allowed to propose as a toast , " Prosperity to the Masonic
Charities . " The Isle of Wight was much indebted to these institutions , two candidates from the island having been successful in obtaining their benefits during the past twelve months . He was sure they would all be gratified to learn , that within the last twelve months , through the festivals which had been held on behalf of those charities , £ 4 , 700 had been added to their funds . ( Cheers . ) He was happy to say that they had , the previous evening , laid the foundation of a VOL . III . ' ' 4 P
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Peoyihcial
TOght , ahd he was sur ^ they amongst them . ( Cheers . ) - Bro . 0 r Lucius C ^ the B . W . Brother , in order adequately to returh thanks for the great honour conferred upon him . There was np man \ vho more sincerely felt the beauties and advantages of l ^ asoriry than he did . He hap ! been a Masoh ^ i ^ Indeed , he was the oldestp ^ in England but one— --but he felt that in Masonry he was always young . ( Cb
at home and abroad . A than had only to present himself at the door of a foreign Lpdge , and prove himself a Mason , to receive am in the hour of battle they never forgot their sovereign , or their countfyy yet when the battle w ^ spye found themselves treate army . W would always find Brethren , a ^ thei best society / Bte again " thai ^ wished tlieni all the
The Prov . G * M . tr ^ them another Prov . G . M ., in the peispn of his v / prthy and distinguished Brp ; Capt ; Bo ^ vvyer ; This was the first occasion he had mot himin th ^ Isle of ^ but he hoped it would / not he / the last . lie had first learned the advantage of having ladies present at these f $ tm ^ Capt ; Bpvfy ^ r ^ - ^ having been present at a Masonic ftti in the gardens pi ] Sfe \ v College , Oxford ; during his mastership , when 1 ^ determined ^ at the earliest period ; to follow the example > and ask the ladies to iheet them in the ^ fe of Bro . Capt ; Bowyer , ahd the other ^ the
Bro . Capt . Bowyer responded ^ He could not too strx ) n ^ y express pleas he felt at theproceedings o £ ^ would give him the greatest gratification to again come amongst them on the ^ nothing could be more gratifying to gpod and worthy Masons than to be present , surrounded by those blessings of the creation , the ladies , who were too often absent
from . their fostivals ; ta which they added so rich a grace . No men bowed with greater love and reverence to the authority of the ladies than Masons ; and though he was perfectly aware that the sometimes left at home whilst their husbands attended to their Lodge duties , he could assure them that it was a remembrance of them which spread a sunshine over absent hours . ( Cheers . ) He sincerely thanked them for the honour conferred upon him and his Brother visitors .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . had now a toast to propose which he was sure would be most cordially responded to . He was himself often an absentee from the island , and but for the assistance of his worthy Bro . Hyde Pullen , the I ) . Prov . G . M ., his duties would be but inadequately attended to . Bro . Pullen , however , most adequately performed all the duties of his high office—he' was ever ready to give advice to the Brethren—he spared neither trouble nor expense to advance the prosperity of the Order- —and he should be indeed ungrateful if he did not admit that it was to the unwearied exertions of Bro . Pullen that they Were indebted for the flourishing state of Masonry in the Isle of Wight . ( Cheers . )
Bro . Pullen , B . Prov . G . M ., thanked the B . W , Brother in the chair and the Brethren for the kind manner in which the toast had been proposed and responded to . He was glad to see , by the number present , how much the ftte of last year had been appreciated , and he hoped that when they met next year their numbers would be still further enlarged . He never went to a Lodge without feeling that he carried with him the good wishes of the Prov . G . M . for its prosperity . Before he sat down , he trusted he might be allowed to propose as a toast , " Prosperity to the Masonic
Charities . " The Isle of Wight was much indebted to these institutions , two candidates from the island having been successful in obtaining their benefits during the past twelve months . He was sure they would all be gratified to learn , that within the last twelve months , through the festivals which had been held on behalf of those charities , £ 4 , 700 had been added to their funds . ( Cheers . ) He was happy to say that they had , the previous evening , laid the foundation of a VOL . III . ' ' 4 P