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upon that principle he thought it but due tha ^ others shotdd ^ h of enjoying tlie honours of the Graft as w ^ that there were many Brethren in the province who , by their position and abilities were fully entitled to them . ( Applause ) . He could further assure the Brethren that he had no intention of retiring from Freemasohry , and that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to witness its continued and increased prosperity in the province of Suffolk . ( Applause ) ;
The Prov . S . G . W . wished to ask a question of the R . W . G . Reg . which he deemed of the highest importance . It had been a custom in their province for Brethren , upon being appointed to Prov . G . office , at ohce to place upon their aprons thelevels worn by a P . M . There was a division of opinion in the province as to the propriety of such a proceeding , and he therefore wished to be authoritatively informed whether it was correct .
The R . W . G . Reg . said if he understood the question put by the Prov . S . G . Warden , he took it to be this : —^ Whether a brother on being appointed to office in Prov . G . Lodge had a right to assume the Master ' s emblem , without having been duly installed into the chair of a Lodge ; was that so V TheProv . S . G . W ., — "Yes . The R . W . G . Reg . could at once answer that question , his reply being— -certainly not . ( Hear , hear ) . No brother had a right to wear , under any circumstances , emblems of a Master or Past Master until he had been regularly Installed into the chair of a Lodge . ( Cheers ) .
Bro . Dorling , Prov . G . See ., then read a letter from Bro . Symonds , requesting him to bring the circular relative to the two schools , signed by himself , Bro . Lyall and Bro . Binckes , tinder the notice of the Prov . G . Lodge ; and at the same time calling attention to his ( Bro . Symonds ' s ) letter at page 465 of the Freemasons ' Magazine of September 8 th .
In reply to a question , the R . W . G . Reg . stated that there could be no doubt that the object of the circular and of the letter was , to serve the institutions , in which he knew the worthy brothers took the greatest interest , by obtaining the appointment of a committee in each province to secure to them greater support . The schools were most useful institutions , and recommended themselves to the
support of every Mason . Bro . Benj . Head having been appealed to upon the subject , stated that he was a member of the committees of all the charities , and he might observe that the circular was not issued by the authority of those bodies ; but it was the act of the three brothers who had sighed it , whom he knew to be actuated by the very best motives in issuing the circular , and as being most zealous in their endeavours to promote the interests of the various charitable institutions of the Order .
Bro . Ellis , Prov . G . Treas . was then unanimously re-elected , but being unavoidably absent was not re-invested . The R . W . G . Reg . then proceeded to appoint his Grand Officers as follows : — Rev . F . W . Freeman , ( No . 757 ) D . Prov . G . M . ; Spencer Freeman , ( No . 757 ) Prov . S . G . W . ; J . S . Gissing , ( No . 96 ) Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . J . Sanderson , ( No . 522 ) Prov . G . Chap . ; J . K . Sidgwick , ( No . 757 ) Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Dorling , ( No . 522 ) Prov
G . Sec . ; J . Richmond , ( No . 272 ) Prov . S . G . D . ; J . Ludbrook , ( No . 544 ) Prov . J . G . D . ; T , Downes , ( No . 417 ) Prov . G . Supt . of Works G ; J . Tracy , ( No J . H 131 G ) Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . Harding , ( No . 417 ) Asst . ^ rov . . Dir . of Cers . ; . . . Ball , ( No . 522 ) Prov . G . Orgt . ; W . H . Sams , ( No . 910 ) Prov , G . Sword Bearer ; W . C . Randall , ( No . 272 ) Prov . G . Burst . ; Alexander Robertson , Prov . G . Tyler . Prov . G . Stewards —Bros . Bowles , ( No . 417 ); Jennings and Turner , ( No . 522 ); Harris , ( No . 131 ); Breckles , ( No . 96 ); Cade , ( No . 272 ) .
A collection having been made for the benefit of the Provincial Benevolent Fund , which amounted to about £ 8 , the business was concluded , and the Lodge closed in due form . The Brethren then formed in procession , and proceeded to St . Mary ' s Tower Church , where divine service was performed ( no collection being made ) . The musical portion of the service was arranged by Bro . Bowles , P . Prov . 0 . Organist , and performed by Bro . W . Norman , Prov . G . Organist for Norfolk . An elegant Masonic sermon , which press of matter compels us to postpone till
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upon that principle he thought it but due tha ^ others shotdd ^ h of enjoying tlie honours of the Graft as w ^ that there were many Brethren in the province who , by their position and abilities were fully entitled to them . ( Applause ) . He could further assure the Brethren that he had no intention of retiring from Freemasohry , and that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to witness its continued and increased prosperity in the province of Suffolk . ( Applause ) ;
The Prov . S . G . W . wished to ask a question of the R . W . G . Reg . which he deemed of the highest importance . It had been a custom in their province for Brethren , upon being appointed to Prov . G . office , at ohce to place upon their aprons thelevels worn by a P . M . There was a division of opinion in the province as to the propriety of such a proceeding , and he therefore wished to be authoritatively informed whether it was correct .
The R . W . G . Reg . said if he understood the question put by the Prov . S . G . Warden , he took it to be this : —^ Whether a brother on being appointed to office in Prov . G . Lodge had a right to assume the Master ' s emblem , without having been duly installed into the chair of a Lodge ; was that so V TheProv . S . G . W ., — "Yes . The R . W . G . Reg . could at once answer that question , his reply being— -certainly not . ( Hear , hear ) . No brother had a right to wear , under any circumstances , emblems of a Master or Past Master until he had been regularly Installed into the chair of a Lodge . ( Cheers ) .
Bro . Dorling , Prov . G . See ., then read a letter from Bro . Symonds , requesting him to bring the circular relative to the two schools , signed by himself , Bro . Lyall and Bro . Binckes , tinder the notice of the Prov . G . Lodge ; and at the same time calling attention to his ( Bro . Symonds ' s ) letter at page 465 of the Freemasons ' Magazine of September 8 th .
In reply to a question , the R . W . G . Reg . stated that there could be no doubt that the object of the circular and of the letter was , to serve the institutions , in which he knew the worthy brothers took the greatest interest , by obtaining the appointment of a committee in each province to secure to them greater support . The schools were most useful institutions , and recommended themselves to the
support of every Mason . Bro . Benj . Head having been appealed to upon the subject , stated that he was a member of the committees of all the charities , and he might observe that the circular was not issued by the authority of those bodies ; but it was the act of the three brothers who had sighed it , whom he knew to be actuated by the very best motives in issuing the circular , and as being most zealous in their endeavours to promote the interests of the various charitable institutions of the Order .
Bro . Ellis , Prov . G . Treas . was then unanimously re-elected , but being unavoidably absent was not re-invested . The R . W . G . Reg . then proceeded to appoint his Grand Officers as follows : — Rev . F . W . Freeman , ( No . 757 ) D . Prov . G . M . ; Spencer Freeman , ( No . 757 ) Prov . S . G . W . ; J . S . Gissing , ( No . 96 ) Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . J . Sanderson , ( No . 522 ) Prov . G . Chap . ; J . K . Sidgwick , ( No . 757 ) Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Dorling , ( No . 522 ) Prov
G . Sec . ; J . Richmond , ( No . 272 ) Prov . S . G . D . ; J . Ludbrook , ( No . 544 ) Prov . J . G . D . ; T , Downes , ( No . 417 ) Prov . G . Supt . of Works G ; J . Tracy , ( No J . H 131 G ) Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; J . Harding , ( No . 417 ) Asst . ^ rov . . Dir . of Cers . ; . . . Ball , ( No . 522 ) Prov . G . Orgt . ; W . H . Sams , ( No . 910 ) Prov , G . Sword Bearer ; W . C . Randall , ( No . 272 ) Prov . G . Burst . ; Alexander Robertson , Prov . G . Tyler . Prov . G . Stewards —Bros . Bowles , ( No . 417 ); Jennings and Turner , ( No . 522 ); Harris , ( No . 131 ); Breckles , ( No . 96 ); Cade , ( No . 272 ) .
A collection having been made for the benefit of the Provincial Benevolent Fund , which amounted to about £ 8 , the business was concluded , and the Lodge closed in due form . The Brethren then formed in procession , and proceeded to St . Mary ' s Tower Church , where divine service was performed ( no collection being made ) . The musical portion of the service was arranged by Bro . Bowles , P . Prov . 0 . Organist , and performed by Bro . W . Norman , Prov . G . Organist for Norfolk . An elegant Masonic sermon , which press of matter compels us to postpone till