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India.
return to India ( Which it is fully my iri ^ wiat j have iipw tinu ^ tp ^ ^ d ^ tuted authorities , and iliat I shall ha ^ ypu all in this Hall ^
leave you * Brethren , every pleasure has its pain ; and althpugh I am abp to ^ return to nay native land a ^ those wi &^ bm L ^ p ^ ace and fften ^ in bidding ^ health of the ] Pr ^ the Province of Bengal . "}' :
The R . W * Bro . Hpff then heartfelt tha ^ all '¦' the kiiidiy feeling which he had evm ^ ihterest whiph he ; had t ^ e Bjengah ^ ^ ethtexi in the Mofu Prov > Gr , SL ; was regarded vvith $ f | bctw ^
" 3 ^ fallen to him to pr ^ pse a toast wli ^ had never in his life felt so anxious to give utterahce to expressions y ^ rt ^ of the subject before him , and yet so p ^ what point or feature he coidd bring to hotice which ^ W Tlie toast which he had the li be needless to speak to the Brethren
character , or of the successf which had attended his rule in Bengal . But there was one circumstahce on which he ( Brpi Cameron ) must dwell with peculiar faction . It was under Bi ^ Ram say ' s rule that the " partition wall ^ betw ^ h the En ^ ish anxl Scotch Masons in Calcutta had been broken dow n quite . Sirice that tinie , it was pleasing to reflec ^^ supported Lodge '' St . David" in a small " way , and that the Lodge had been aide to hold up its head among them . He hoped that the Prov . G ; M . would he ahle tp visit the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and to bring back to India some marks of
Scotch Masonry . The Prpv . G . M . had much to see in his native country , of which , probably , he was as yet ignorant . He would find that the connection between the Masons in England and Scotland was stronger than was supposed in India . The Earl of Zetland himself was a member of a Scotch Lodge . Why , the Brethren ought to be afraid to let their Prpv . G . M . go to Scotland where he might imbibe strange notions . At any rate , he might be sure of a right hearty welcome there ; and it was to be hoped that he would meet the members of his family in jjerfect health .
The Prov . G . M . rose amid much cheering , and thanked the Brethren , not only for the honour they had done him this evening , but for the kindness which they had evinced towards him on every occasion on which they had met him . With regard to what Bro . Cameron had stated about the partition wall , " he ( the Prov . G . M . ) was not aware that any portion of it existed . If it did , it was neither his fault , nor Bro . Cameron ' s fault . The Prov . Grand Lodge had , by a formal resolution , recognized the Scotch Lodge ; and , whenever opportunities
might offer , he ( the Prov . G . M . ) would exert the weight of his authority and example to promote a free intercourse between the Brethren . At present , however , he must confess that he was bent on a little mischief to the Scotch Chapter . He was aware that it possessed a rule which induced many English Brethren to join its columns . On reaching England , he would use his endeavours to have
the English Chapters in Calcutta placed on the same footing ; but he would exert himself with no feelings of hostility . He offered Bro . Cameron his hearty good wishes , and said that he hoped to be able to visit the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and to beconae acquainted with the G . M . He should be delighted to rule over both the bodies of Masons in Calcutta , and he would do his utmost to promote harmony between them . He once more thanked the Brethren , and felt himself
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India.
return to India ( Which it is fully my iri ^ wiat j have iipw tinu ^ tp ^ ^ d ^ tuted authorities , and iliat I shall ha ^ ypu all in this Hall ^
leave you * Brethren , every pleasure has its pain ; and althpugh I am abp to ^ return to nay native land a ^ those wi &^ bm L ^ p ^ ace and fften ^ in bidding ^ health of the ] Pr ^ the Province of Bengal . "}' :
The R . W * Bro . Hpff then heartfelt tha ^ all '¦' the kiiidiy feeling which he had evm ^ ihterest whiph he ; had t ^ e Bjengah ^ ^ ethtexi in the Mofu Prov > Gr , SL ; was regarded vvith $ f | bctw ^
" 3 ^ fallen to him to pr ^ pse a toast wli ^ had never in his life felt so anxious to give utterahce to expressions y ^ rt ^ of the subject before him , and yet so p ^ what point or feature he coidd bring to hotice which ^ W Tlie toast which he had the li be needless to speak to the Brethren
character , or of the successf which had attended his rule in Bengal . But there was one circumstahce on which he ( Brpi Cameron ) must dwell with peculiar faction . It was under Bi ^ Ram say ' s rule that the " partition wall ^ betw ^ h the En ^ ish anxl Scotch Masons in Calcutta had been broken dow n quite . Sirice that tinie , it was pleasing to reflec ^^ supported Lodge '' St . David" in a small " way , and that the Lodge had been aide to hold up its head among them . He hoped that the Prov . G ; M . would he ahle tp visit the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and to bring back to India some marks of
Scotch Masonry . The Prpv . G . M . had much to see in his native country , of which , probably , he was as yet ignorant . He would find that the connection between the Masons in England and Scotland was stronger than was supposed in India . The Earl of Zetland himself was a member of a Scotch Lodge . Why , the Brethren ought to be afraid to let their Prpv . G . M . go to Scotland where he might imbibe strange notions . At any rate , he might be sure of a right hearty welcome there ; and it was to be hoped that he would meet the members of his family in jjerfect health .
The Prov . G . M . rose amid much cheering , and thanked the Brethren , not only for the honour they had done him this evening , but for the kindness which they had evinced towards him on every occasion on which they had met him . With regard to what Bro . Cameron had stated about the partition wall , " he ( the Prov . G . M . ) was not aware that any portion of it existed . If it did , it was neither his fault , nor Bro . Cameron ' s fault . The Prov . Grand Lodge had , by a formal resolution , recognized the Scotch Lodge ; and , whenever opportunities
might offer , he ( the Prov . G . M . ) would exert the weight of his authority and example to promote a free intercourse between the Brethren . At present , however , he must confess that he was bent on a little mischief to the Scotch Chapter . He was aware that it possessed a rule which induced many English Brethren to join its columns . On reaching England , he would use his endeavours to have
the English Chapters in Calcutta placed on the same footing ; but he would exert himself with no feelings of hostility . He offered Bro . Cameron his hearty good wishes , and said that he hoped to be able to visit the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and to beconae acquainted with the G . M . He should be delighted to rule over both the bodies of Masons in Calcutta , and he would do his utmost to promote harmony between them . He once more thanked the Brethren , and felt himself