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that upon the occasion of the Prov . Grand Meeting at Tipton , in September , he might be ahle to earn , if not confirm their good opinions , as that was almost the only duty he had to perform . As a visitor he congratulated the Brethren upon the manner in which Lodge business had been transacted that evening . Bro . Robinson being compelled to leave at a very early hour , the chair was

taken by the Rev . Bro . Gwynne , who introduced the toast of the absent W . M ., in highly eulogistic terms . In speaking of the W . M . pro tern ., he said that Bro . Robinson bid fairly to become equal to the most experienced Mason of his Lodge , —a greater compliment than which , considering the Brethren to whom he alluded , he thought could not he passed upon him . Considering the manner in of he

which he had performed the ^ ceremony of passing ^ the first that degree had gone through in public , as he was a young W . M . ) , he thought he was fully justified in making it . " The Officers , " & c , having been duly proposed , drunk , and responded to , Bro . Wigginton introduced , by permission of the W . M ., a toast that Brethren in general are not accustomed to ; it was , nevertheless , he said , a toast of very great

importance , and one which would meet with as fraternal a welcome as any possibly that they had had brought before them . The Brethren need not be reminded that they had now an organ devoted exclusively to the interests of the Craft ; a publication which had shown fully and practically that on every occasion those interests alone had been cared for , and well and ably watched . To the Freemasons Monthly Magazine was Royal Arch Masonry indebted for the very great victory it had achieved over a most dangerous resolution , which had for its

object an innovation seriously derogatory to the dignity ot that Degree . To the able report of the meeting of the Supreme Grand Chapter , which the Magazine published , they were indebted for information as to what was contemplated : to the notice of that report which their most highly respected Bro . the Rev . E . A . Gwynne ( P . M . No . 435 , and Prov . G . Chapter ) brought before the Royal Standard Chapter , No . 730 , did they owe the memorial for which they requested insertion in its pages , and which had , from the prominent position given it , drawn universal attention . The opposition thus begun and thrown into shape by the Prov . G . Chap , for this Province , had ended in the victory that

had been announced to them that evening , a victory which would tend to make the London Chapters cautious , and not rashly to bring before their convocations movements antagonistic to the principles of the Order . To Craft Masonry , in an equal degree , had the Magazine rendered essential service , and thus had the Lodge even , individually , benefited by the advantages gained to the Craft in general . He therefore gave , with all the sincerity and cordiality possible , — " The Editor of the Freemasons' Magazine . "

The Rev . Bro . Gwynne could not let the toast pass without bearing witness to the zeal and talent displayed in this Magazine by its able Editor . He joined most cordially in all that had been said in his praise , although he could not take all that had been given to him in his efforts to overthrow the " probationary

resolution , " as he had a most able coadjutor in Bro . Wigginton . To the Magazine were they indebted for the overthrow of a resolution which he had rightly said was couched in a " reckless and revolutionary spirit , " and he would therefore most cordially join in the toast which had just been drunk .

Bro . John Davies ( M . 110 . 8 . ) , J . W ., having proposed " The Visitors , " it was responded to by Bro . Wigginton , who expressed himself anxious , while holding a subordinate office in Lodge , to make himself acquainted with the working of other Lodges , in which much that was valuable might be continually gained . He thought it was necessary to keep up a similarity of work , as well as to exchange fraternal greetings .

The other toasts having been duly honoured , the Brethren separated at an early hour . [ We have to thank our Rev . Bro . Gwynne and Bro . Wigginton not only for their courteous recognition of our efforts , attested by their good wishes upon this occasion , hut also for never losing an opportunity to substantiate our labours for the benefit of the Craft . We gratefully acknowledge their attention , and shall not forget our debt to the worthy brethren of the Dartmouth Lodge , whom we thank pordially .--Ed . P . M . ]