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our next , was then preached by Bro , the Rev . E . N . Sanderson , Paw . G . Chaplain , from Genesis , chap , 28 , v . 1 § , " And Jacob awaked out of his sleep , and he said , Surely theLord is inthis place , and I knew it not /* tfHE BA 3 f & tJE < t
At the conclusion of divine service , the Brethren returned to the Assembly Rooms , where , shortly after five o ' clock an elegant dinner was served by Bro , Guiyer , thehost of the White Horse Hotel . The chair was taken by the R . W . G > Reg ; ( acting Prov . G . M . ) , who was supported by his officers and the various Brethren whose names we have given as present in Provincial Grand Lodge .
On the removal of the cloth , the R W . G . Reg . said the first toast he had to propose was the health of " Her Majesty the Queen , " who hy her many virtues had endeared herself to the whole of her subjects , and who by the recent alliance of her daughter to their royal hrotbeiyPrince Frederick William of Prussia , had become more closely connected with their order than hitherto , though he eould not add more dear to the hearts of Masons . ( Gheers ) .
The next toast given was the " Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family /' the Grand Registrar saying that he was sorry Prince Albert was not a Mason , and was consequently in a darkness from which he might perhaps emerge at no distant-day ^ to partake of the light and advantages enjoyed by his illustrious son-in-law . iSose who had heard Prince Frederick William speak on the occasion of his visit to Grand Lodge must have been struck with the interest he displayed in the Citaft , and which could not have been exceeded by any English Mason ; and he hoped before
the close of another year , should he visit this country , that the illustrious Prince would again do them the honour to appear amongst them in Grand Lodge . ( Cheers ) . The Grand Registrar next said that , having discharged their duties as loyal subjects , to the Queen and royal / family , it was now his pleasing duty to propose to them the health of the sovereign of the Craft , the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . * and in doing so , he must preface it with a few observations . The Earl
of Zetland had filled the office of Grand Master for many years , and he would venture to say that it would have been impossible for the duties of his high office to have been better discharged by any Grand Master . Not only did he pay the utmost attention to the various reports and correspondence laid before him , but he deemed no sacrifice too great to make when he believed he should be thereby serving the interests of the Craft ; and he often travelled nearly 200 miles to and from Grand Lodge to preside over its meetings . The many years which the Earl
of Zetland had served the Craft , ought to have been a sufficient guarantee when taken in conjunction with the high personal character which his Lordship bore , of the integrity with which he hacl conducted the business , to have protected him from any attack upon his honour ( hear , hear ) . He regretted that it had not been so , and he could not forbear from calling their attention to an attack which had been made upon his Lordship in a publication which was probably unknown to the majority of the Brethren present , and which he trusted Would continue unknown . To reply to that attack might be unnecessary where his Lordship ' s character was known , but It was understood that the Masonic Observer was
gratuitously circulated in the colonies and other districts where his Lordship ' s qualifications for his office and high honour are comparatively unknown ; but amongst the Masons of England generally , he was sure that such attacks Would have no weight . That publication , notwithstanding the honourable character of Lord Zetland , had presumed to accuse his Lordship of having prostituted to- party purposes the powers with which he was invested , in the appointment of Grand Officers . He ( Bro . Roxburgh ) thought ib but right , as the poison had beeii spread ,
to take every opportunity of applying the antidote , believing that it would bo impossible throughout the breadth and length of the land , to find a nobleman more distinguished for his impartiality than Lord Zetland . He ventured to assert , that no appointment made by Lord Zetland had ever been dictated by political motives—indeed , many of the highest appointments had been conferred upon his lordship ' s political opponents-Mvhilst in the majority of instances , he believed his lordship had no knowledge of their opinions . Could the Grand
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our next , was then preached by Bro , the Rev . E . N . Sanderson , Paw . G . Chaplain , from Genesis , chap , 28 , v . 1 § , " And Jacob awaked out of his sleep , and he said , Surely theLord is inthis place , and I knew it not /* tfHE BA 3 f & tJE < t
At the conclusion of divine service , the Brethren returned to the Assembly Rooms , where , shortly after five o ' clock an elegant dinner was served by Bro , Guiyer , thehost of the White Horse Hotel . The chair was taken by the R . W . G > Reg ; ( acting Prov . G . M . ) , who was supported by his officers and the various Brethren whose names we have given as present in Provincial Grand Lodge .
On the removal of the cloth , the R W . G . Reg . said the first toast he had to propose was the health of " Her Majesty the Queen , " who hy her many virtues had endeared herself to the whole of her subjects , and who by the recent alliance of her daughter to their royal hrotbeiyPrince Frederick William of Prussia , had become more closely connected with their order than hitherto , though he eould not add more dear to the hearts of Masons . ( Gheers ) .
The next toast given was the " Prince Consort and the rest of the Royal Family /' the Grand Registrar saying that he was sorry Prince Albert was not a Mason , and was consequently in a darkness from which he might perhaps emerge at no distant-day ^ to partake of the light and advantages enjoyed by his illustrious son-in-law . iSose who had heard Prince Frederick William speak on the occasion of his visit to Grand Lodge must have been struck with the interest he displayed in the Citaft , and which could not have been exceeded by any English Mason ; and he hoped before
the close of another year , should he visit this country , that the illustrious Prince would again do them the honour to appear amongst them in Grand Lodge . ( Cheers ) . The Grand Registrar next said that , having discharged their duties as loyal subjects , to the Queen and royal / family , it was now his pleasing duty to propose to them the health of the sovereign of the Craft , the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . * and in doing so , he must preface it with a few observations . The Earl
of Zetland had filled the office of Grand Master for many years , and he would venture to say that it would have been impossible for the duties of his high office to have been better discharged by any Grand Master . Not only did he pay the utmost attention to the various reports and correspondence laid before him , but he deemed no sacrifice too great to make when he believed he should be thereby serving the interests of the Craft ; and he often travelled nearly 200 miles to and from Grand Lodge to preside over its meetings . The many years which the Earl
of Zetland had served the Craft , ought to have been a sufficient guarantee when taken in conjunction with the high personal character which his Lordship bore , of the integrity with which he hacl conducted the business , to have protected him from any attack upon his honour ( hear , hear ) . He regretted that it had not been so , and he could not forbear from calling their attention to an attack which had been made upon his Lordship in a publication which was probably unknown to the majority of the Brethren present , and which he trusted Would continue unknown . To reply to that attack might be unnecessary where his Lordship ' s character was known , but It was understood that the Masonic Observer was
gratuitously circulated in the colonies and other districts where his Lordship ' s qualifications for his office and high honour are comparatively unknown ; but amongst the Masons of England generally , he was sure that such attacks Would have no weight . That publication , notwithstanding the honourable character of Lord Zetland , had presumed to accuse his Lordship of having prostituted to- party purposes the powers with which he was invested , in the appointment of Grand Officers . He ( Bro . Roxburgh ) thought ib but right , as the poison had beeii spread ,
to take every opportunity of applying the antidote , believing that it would bo impossible throughout the breadth and length of the land , to find a nobleman more distinguished for his impartiality than Lord Zetland . He ventured to assert , that no appointment made by Lord Zetland had ever been dictated by political motives—indeed , many of the highest appointments had been conferred upon his lordship ' s political opponents-Mvhilst in the majority of instances , he believed his lordship had no knowledge of their opinions . Could the Grand