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The Ancient And Accepted Rite
Soy . ; there ^ b lieesdn ; the 111 . G / Trea ^ . Gen , ; C ^ SirJohn He la Pp le ^ B ^ Gajrt . ^
Bbwyer ; Dr . Jones , 1 st Gen Marshal ; Sato were also presebt the B Henry : © llarles ¥ erhon > Dr . PI . H . Gboldeii , I ) i \ Hinxmahj Hyde Piillen , Charles Goblden , J , ' 3 Jow > John Stmonds , J ^ Sto ne , & cl
Bros ; GaptrBv admitted into this SubUme He manner , assisted b y ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^^ Barker , M . W . So v . of M ^ ¦ affiliated as a member of the Chapter . V ' > The M . ^ Accepted Rite , introducing a historyof Preemasonry and its Grand Ijbdges , which he promised tp conclude Brp . Edn ey , at the direction of the M . \ V . Soyv , assisted at the organ .
The eereinonials conclu aojohrned tb a sum The 111 . Brov Oole ; M . W . Sov ., presided , being supported by all the Brethren we have named ; the 1 ^ After dinher ^ t ^ Allowed by another toast , ^ The Prince Coiisort . ' - " V-
Bro . Gole again rose , and said ^ i % proposing the first toast peculiarly belonging to themselves , her would not ^ ay one word with rega ^ eminent Brother whose health he w generally knew but little of the learning required to encompass the various Degrees united under the Ariel ent and Accepted Rite by the one presiding head , 'whom they were bound to obey . He proposed , " The Health of the Sov . G ; Com ., Br . Leeson . " .
Dr . Leeson said , he rose with feelings of heartfelt gratitude , to return thanks for the courteous way in which they had mentioned him , and his generous reception by the Brethren . So many times was this repeated , and on each occasion lie pledged himself to do all he could , and with each returning meeting he felt he had done but little . He assured them lie was most desirous to render the knowledge he possessed of those beautiful rites available to the Brethren , but he saw how inadequate were quarter ) y meetings to attain that end , even to the communicating
all that was necessary to be known . The . arduous duties of the chief officer in this Degree he believed all would appreciate , and all would allpw the imposing nature of the ceremonial . He should be always ready to aid the cause of genuine Freemasonry ; and it afforded him pleasure to welcome a Brother such as Bro . John Barker , who was so thoroughly impressed with the genuine principles of Masonry .
Bro . Leeson , after a pause of a few minutes , again rose , and said he had had great satisfaction to see them presided over by a Brother who was determined to do the best for all he engaged in , and in Masonry they knew how perfectly and impressively he conducted the ceremonials . He was glad to inform them that their M . W . Sov , had that day been installed a member of the Supreme Council— - ( hear , hear)—and he was sure , so highly did they estimate his attainments and courtesy , that had the election been in their own hands the choice would have
been the same . Bro . Cole had given proof of his earnestness in the cause of Masonry , by taking upon himself , and so well discharging , the duties of the Rose * J « Degree . He begged Bro . Cole to accept his kind acknowledgment in return , and he asked them to join him in expressing their gratitude to the M . W . Sov ., trusting that he might long continue among them . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Cole said the difficulty of responding to the toast in terms worthy of the occasion was very great , so generous had been their Sov . Commander in his encomia , and so kindly had they responded . The duties he had undertaken he had endeavoured to discharge , and he was disposed to think , from their kindness
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Ancient And Accepted Rite
Soy . ; there ^ b lieesdn ; the 111 . G / Trea ^ . Gen , ; C ^ SirJohn He la Pp le ^ B ^ Gajrt . ^
Bbwyer ; Dr . Jones , 1 st Gen Marshal ; Sato were also presebt the B Henry : © llarles ¥ erhon > Dr . PI . H . Gboldeii , I ) i \ Hinxmahj Hyde Piillen , Charles Goblden , J , ' 3 Jow > John Stmonds , J ^ Sto ne , & cl
Bros ; GaptrBv admitted into this SubUme He manner , assisted b y ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^^ Barker , M . W . So v . of M ^ ¦ affiliated as a member of the Chapter . V ' > The M . ^ Accepted Rite , introducing a historyof Preemasonry and its Grand Ijbdges , which he promised tp conclude Brp . Edn ey , at the direction of the M . \ V . Soyv , assisted at the organ .
The eereinonials conclu aojohrned tb a sum The 111 . Brov Oole ; M . W . Sov ., presided , being supported by all the Brethren we have named ; the 1 ^ After dinher ^ t ^ Allowed by another toast , ^ The Prince Coiisort . ' - " V-
Bro . Gole again rose , and said ^ i % proposing the first toast peculiarly belonging to themselves , her would not ^ ay one word with rega ^ eminent Brother whose health he w generally knew but little of the learning required to encompass the various Degrees united under the Ariel ent and Accepted Rite by the one presiding head , 'whom they were bound to obey . He proposed , " The Health of the Sov . G ; Com ., Br . Leeson . " .
Dr . Leeson said , he rose with feelings of heartfelt gratitude , to return thanks for the courteous way in which they had mentioned him , and his generous reception by the Brethren . So many times was this repeated , and on each occasion lie pledged himself to do all he could , and with each returning meeting he felt he had done but little . He assured them lie was most desirous to render the knowledge he possessed of those beautiful rites available to the Brethren , but he saw how inadequate were quarter ) y meetings to attain that end , even to the communicating
all that was necessary to be known . The . arduous duties of the chief officer in this Degree he believed all would appreciate , and all would allpw the imposing nature of the ceremonial . He should be always ready to aid the cause of genuine Freemasonry ; and it afforded him pleasure to welcome a Brother such as Bro . John Barker , who was so thoroughly impressed with the genuine principles of Masonry .
Bro . Leeson , after a pause of a few minutes , again rose , and said he had had great satisfaction to see them presided over by a Brother who was determined to do the best for all he engaged in , and in Masonry they knew how perfectly and impressively he conducted the ceremonials . He was glad to inform them that their M . W . Sov , had that day been installed a member of the Supreme Council— - ( hear , hear)—and he was sure , so highly did they estimate his attainments and courtesy , that had the election been in their own hands the choice would have
been the same . Bro . Cole had given proof of his earnestness in the cause of Masonry , by taking upon himself , and so well discharging , the duties of the Rose * J « Degree . He begged Bro . Cole to accept his kind acknowledgment in return , and he asked them to join him in expressing their gratitude to the M . W . Sov ., trusting that he might long continue among them . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Cole said the difficulty of responding to the toast in terms worthy of the occasion was very great , so generous had been their Sov . Commander in his encomia , and so kindly had they responded . The duties he had undertaken he had endeavoured to discharge , and he was disposed to think , from their kindness