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respond to the toast which had been so kindly proposed and received ; but he could not do so , as , were the noble lord present , he ( Bro . Hervey ) would be deprived of the opportunity of expressing the great gratification he had experienced at being present thaj day , and of thankirig them for the kindness with which they had received him . He could truly assure them that Lord Panmure , since his appointment to the high office which he had the honour to hold , had shown
the utmost anxiety to promote the interests of the Craft , and to discharge the important duties which had devolved upon him . He ( Bro . Hervey ) had had the honour of being present a few weeks since at the consecration of the Florence Nightingale Lodge , and the installation of the W . M ., when Lord Panmure presided with marked ability and courtesy . One of the first acts of the noble lord , too , after accepting office , was to preside at the festival of the Freemasons' Girls ' School , one of the results of which was the adding of upwards of £ 1 , 850 to the funds of the institution . He would not say that that result was entirely owing to the exertions of the noble lord—he knew Freemasons too well for that ; but he would say ,
that he believed those exertions , and the presence of the noble lord , did much towards it . It could not be expected , looking at the distinguished position held by Lord Panmure , and the present aspect of affairs , that he could give the whole of his time to Masonry , but he knew that the noble lord took the greatest interest in the performance of his duties to the Graft . For himself , he might be allowed to say , that with one exception some years since , this was the first visit he had made to the county of Sussex ; and he had been much gratified by the kindness of his reception , for which he begged to return them his best and heartfelt thanks . ( Applause . )
The next toast was the a R . W . G . M . of the Province , his Grace the Duke of Richmond . " Bro . Foikard , Prov . G . Reg ., would call upon them to fill a bumper to the next toast , as it was the health of a Brother to whom the warmest gratitude of the Grand Lodge of Sussex was due ; he need not say he alluded to the D . Prov . G . M . ( Applause . ) They were indebted to that worthy Brother for having restored the ancient Masonic spirit of Old Sussex , and promoting tfye true principles of unity amongst them . This was but the fourth annual gathering since the resuscitation of
the Prov . Grand Lodge , on the appointment of Col . McQueen as D . Prov . G . M . ; and the ability and courtesy he had shown had endeared him to every Brother in the Province . He was aware that , in the earlier part of the time he held office , his position had not been a " bed of roses ; " but by strictly determining to observe for himself , and / regardless of all influence , to act for himself in the appointment of his Officers , he had given very general satisfaction to the Craft He would now give them , " Health , happiness , and prosperity , to the R . W . I } . Prov . G . M ., Col . McQueen ; long might lie be spared to preside over the Province of Sussex ] " The toast was drunk with immense applause .
The R . W . D . Prov . G . M . could not sufficiently thank them for the kind manner in which they had drunk his health . Much had been said of him by the worthy Brother who proposed the toast , which he did not deserve ( No , no ) ; but he could assure them it had always been his utmost endeavour to promote the interests of the Province . ( Applause . ) He had ever endeavoured to carry out his office on the true principles of Masonry , justice , good fellowship , charity , and kindliness ; and he could not but congratulate himself on the hearty and friendly support which he had invariably received from the Brethren . He could assure
them that he never felt so happy as when he was endeavouring to contribute to the prosperity of the Craft and the happiness of the Brethren . He congratulated the Grand Lodge on the success which had attended their united exertions to promote the interests of the Craft in the Province ; and on the zeal and ability which had been displayed by all its officers . It was but four years since the Prov . Grand Lodge , after a cessation of many years , had resumed its meetings ,
which , he was happy to say , had been attended with the greatest success , as was proved by the numbers present that day and the prosperity of the different Lodges . He thanked the Brethren most sincerely , not only for the manner in which they had drunk his health , but for the uniform kindness which had been shown towards him since the day he became the D . Prov , G . M ,, and could assure TOL , III . 5 P
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respond to the toast which had been so kindly proposed and received ; but he could not do so , as , were the noble lord present , he ( Bro . Hervey ) would be deprived of the opportunity of expressing the great gratification he had experienced at being present thaj day , and of thankirig them for the kindness with which they had received him . He could truly assure them that Lord Panmure , since his appointment to the high office which he had the honour to hold , had shown
the utmost anxiety to promote the interests of the Craft , and to discharge the important duties which had devolved upon him . He ( Bro . Hervey ) had had the honour of being present a few weeks since at the consecration of the Florence Nightingale Lodge , and the installation of the W . M ., when Lord Panmure presided with marked ability and courtesy . One of the first acts of the noble lord , too , after accepting office , was to preside at the festival of the Freemasons' Girls ' School , one of the results of which was the adding of upwards of £ 1 , 850 to the funds of the institution . He would not say that that result was entirely owing to the exertions of the noble lord—he knew Freemasons too well for that ; but he would say ,
that he believed those exertions , and the presence of the noble lord , did much towards it . It could not be expected , looking at the distinguished position held by Lord Panmure , and the present aspect of affairs , that he could give the whole of his time to Masonry , but he knew that the noble lord took the greatest interest in the performance of his duties to the Graft . For himself , he might be allowed to say , that with one exception some years since , this was the first visit he had made to the county of Sussex ; and he had been much gratified by the kindness of his reception , for which he begged to return them his best and heartfelt thanks . ( Applause . )
The next toast was the a R . W . G . M . of the Province , his Grace the Duke of Richmond . " Bro . Foikard , Prov . G . Reg ., would call upon them to fill a bumper to the next toast , as it was the health of a Brother to whom the warmest gratitude of the Grand Lodge of Sussex was due ; he need not say he alluded to the D . Prov . G . M . ( Applause . ) They were indebted to that worthy Brother for having restored the ancient Masonic spirit of Old Sussex , and promoting tfye true principles of unity amongst them . This was but the fourth annual gathering since the resuscitation of
the Prov . Grand Lodge , on the appointment of Col . McQueen as D . Prov . G . M . ; and the ability and courtesy he had shown had endeared him to every Brother in the Province . He was aware that , in the earlier part of the time he held office , his position had not been a " bed of roses ; " but by strictly determining to observe for himself , and / regardless of all influence , to act for himself in the appointment of his Officers , he had given very general satisfaction to the Craft He would now give them , " Health , happiness , and prosperity , to the R . W . I } . Prov . G . M ., Col . McQueen ; long might lie be spared to preside over the Province of Sussex ] " The toast was drunk with immense applause .
The R . W . D . Prov . G . M . could not sufficiently thank them for the kind manner in which they had drunk his health . Much had been said of him by the worthy Brother who proposed the toast , which he did not deserve ( No , no ) ; but he could assure them it had always been his utmost endeavour to promote the interests of the Province . ( Applause . ) He had ever endeavoured to carry out his office on the true principles of Masonry , justice , good fellowship , charity , and kindliness ; and he could not but congratulate himself on the hearty and friendly support which he had invariably received from the Brethren . He could assure
them that he never felt so happy as when he was endeavouring to contribute to the prosperity of the Craft and the happiness of the Brethren . He congratulated the Grand Lodge on the success which had attended their united exertions to promote the interests of the Craft in the Province ; and on the zeal and ability which had been displayed by all its officers . It was but four years since the Prov . Grand Lodge , after a cessation of many years , had resumed its meetings ,
which , he was happy to say , had been attended with the greatest success , as was proved by the numbers present that day and the prosperity of the different Lodges . He thanked the Brethren most sincerely , not only for the manner in which they had drunk his health , but for the uniform kindness which had been shown towards him since the day he became the D . Prov , G . M ,, and could assure TOL , III . 5 P