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Grrylls , Vicar of St . Neots , regretting his inability to be present in consequence of the illness of one of his daughters , and his being obliged immediately to proceed with her to London . The funeral was appointed to take place at noon on Wednesday , September 10 , when the Brethren assembled from the Boscawen Lodge ) Chacewater , No . 1 , 000 ; the Druids' Lodge , Redruth , No . 859 ; the Peace and Harmony Lodge , St . Austell ,
No . 728 ; the Cofnubian Lodge , Hayle , No . 659 ; the Phcenix Lodge , Truro , No . 415 ; the True and Faithful Lodge , Helston , No . 400 ; the Fortitude Lodge , Truro , No . 153 ; the Mount Sinai Lodge , Penzance , No . 142 ; and the Lore and Honour Lodge , Falmouth , No , 89 . Soon after noon the Lodge was opened by the P . D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Richard Pearce , assisted by the Wardens of the province , and other Provincial Officers ; and the P . D . Prov . G . M . delivered an address , of which the following is the substance : —
Just fifteen days ago we met our venerated and respected Brother , the P . D . Prov . G . M ., John Ellis , at our annual Provincial Festival in Truro , in the full enjoyment of health and spirits , parting in the evening with the pleasing : anticipation of a delightful reunion in the coming year . He proved himself then , as he had ever been , the heart and soul of Masonry . Do you not remember , when we drank to his health , the glowing terms G in which he acknowledged the eloquent address of our president ^ the JD . Prov . . M ., Bro . Augustus Smith , saying in conclusion , ¦
¦ I have completed my Masonic Jubilee this day ; I am glad that I have accomplishedit . " My own acquaintance with our departed friend dates from 1811 , when we came as fellow-passengers from Lisbon to Falmouth in the Walsingham Packets Six years later we met in Lodge as Brothers , and steadily and progressively passed through the ordeals of the high orders of Masonry together , up to the 32 nd Degree / under the guidance of those bright examples of Masonic excellence our long ago departed Brothers , John Knight and Peter Pender , of
Redruth . We also pursued our career in Craft Masonry , animated by feelings of "Peace , Harmony , and Brotherly Love , " and I know not that I can pay a higher tribute of respect and regard to the memory of my friend , than by declaring , as I now do most solemnly , that through all this period , of more than forty years , nothing ever occurred to disturb our friendship as men and Masons . I am quite
aware that there are many whom I am now addressing much better qualified than myself to expatiate on the many virtues and excellences of our departed friend and Brother . In the unavoidable absence , at his island home , of the V . W . D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Augustus Smith , M . P ., the duty of conducting this mournful ceremony has been confided to me , as a Past Deputy of the province , by our venerated chief , the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Sir Charles Lemon , Bart . Thus do
I account to you for the position in which I find myself , and I beseech you to bear with me if I fail , for I assure you that my heart is full to overflowing with the recollections of the various and chequered passages which have occurred between our deeply lamented , highly talented , and truly excellent friend and Brother and myself during a long and eventful life . I speak of him as I always found him , as " an honest man , the noblest work of God , " and as a first class practical Mason , always ready to be going about doing good . It is always extremely grateful to us of the Brotherhood to know that there was no man whom the inhabitants of this
his native town more delighted to honour—confiding in him as their guardian of the poor—repeatedly electing him to office as their chief magistrate , and placing him on the bench as a borough justice for life—that life which has been so suddenly brought to a close . He has passed from amongst us without a struggle—die fell asleep . May we hope and believe that whilst we are here assembled in our earthly Lodge , to testify to his worth and mourn over our bereavement , he may be in the full enjoyment of all bliss at the feet of the G . A . O . T . IL in the kingdom of heaven .
The usual formularies having been gone through in the Lodge , a deputation proceeded to the dwelling of the late lamented Brother ; after which a procession was formed , numbering between eighty and ninety Brethren , which , with the town-sergeants , the police , and the town council of Falmouth , preceded the body to its grave in the cemetery , the pall being borne by the following old Maaons : — Bros . Henry Harris , of Truro ; William Kitt , of St . Austell ; Sergeant-Major Wing , TOIi . III . 5 s
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Grrylls , Vicar of St . Neots , regretting his inability to be present in consequence of the illness of one of his daughters , and his being obliged immediately to proceed with her to London . The funeral was appointed to take place at noon on Wednesday , September 10 , when the Brethren assembled from the Boscawen Lodge ) Chacewater , No . 1 , 000 ; the Druids' Lodge , Redruth , No . 859 ; the Peace and Harmony Lodge , St . Austell ,
No . 728 ; the Cofnubian Lodge , Hayle , No . 659 ; the Phcenix Lodge , Truro , No . 415 ; the True and Faithful Lodge , Helston , No . 400 ; the Fortitude Lodge , Truro , No . 153 ; the Mount Sinai Lodge , Penzance , No . 142 ; and the Lore and Honour Lodge , Falmouth , No , 89 . Soon after noon the Lodge was opened by the P . D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Richard Pearce , assisted by the Wardens of the province , and other Provincial Officers ; and the P . D . Prov . G . M . delivered an address , of which the following is the substance : —
Just fifteen days ago we met our venerated and respected Brother , the P . D . Prov . G . M ., John Ellis , at our annual Provincial Festival in Truro , in the full enjoyment of health and spirits , parting in the evening with the pleasing : anticipation of a delightful reunion in the coming year . He proved himself then , as he had ever been , the heart and soul of Masonry . Do you not remember , when we drank to his health , the glowing terms G in which he acknowledged the eloquent address of our president ^ the JD . Prov . . M ., Bro . Augustus Smith , saying in conclusion , ¦
¦ I have completed my Masonic Jubilee this day ; I am glad that I have accomplishedit . " My own acquaintance with our departed friend dates from 1811 , when we came as fellow-passengers from Lisbon to Falmouth in the Walsingham Packets Six years later we met in Lodge as Brothers , and steadily and progressively passed through the ordeals of the high orders of Masonry together , up to the 32 nd Degree / under the guidance of those bright examples of Masonic excellence our long ago departed Brothers , John Knight and Peter Pender , of
Redruth . We also pursued our career in Craft Masonry , animated by feelings of "Peace , Harmony , and Brotherly Love , " and I know not that I can pay a higher tribute of respect and regard to the memory of my friend , than by declaring , as I now do most solemnly , that through all this period , of more than forty years , nothing ever occurred to disturb our friendship as men and Masons . I am quite
aware that there are many whom I am now addressing much better qualified than myself to expatiate on the many virtues and excellences of our departed friend and Brother . In the unavoidable absence , at his island home , of the V . W . D . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Augustus Smith , M . P ., the duty of conducting this mournful ceremony has been confided to me , as a Past Deputy of the province , by our venerated chief , the R . W . Prov . G . M ., Bro . Sir Charles Lemon , Bart . Thus do
I account to you for the position in which I find myself , and I beseech you to bear with me if I fail , for I assure you that my heart is full to overflowing with the recollections of the various and chequered passages which have occurred between our deeply lamented , highly talented , and truly excellent friend and Brother and myself during a long and eventful life . I speak of him as I always found him , as " an honest man , the noblest work of God , " and as a first class practical Mason , always ready to be going about doing good . It is always extremely grateful to us of the Brotherhood to know that there was no man whom the inhabitants of this
his native town more delighted to honour—confiding in him as their guardian of the poor—repeatedly electing him to office as their chief magistrate , and placing him on the bench as a borough justice for life—that life which has been so suddenly brought to a close . He has passed from amongst us without a struggle—die fell asleep . May we hope and believe that whilst we are here assembled in our earthly Lodge , to testify to his worth and mourn over our bereavement , he may be in the full enjoyment of all bliss at the feet of the G . A . O . T . IL in the kingdom of heaven .
The usual formularies having been gone through in the Lodge , a deputation proceeded to the dwelling of the late lamented Brother ; after which a procession was formed , numbering between eighty and ninety Brethren , which , with the town-sergeants , the police , and the town council of Falmouth , preceded the body to its grave in the cemetery , the pall being borne by the following old Maaons : — Bros . Henry Harris , of Truro ; William Kitt , of St . Austell ; Sergeant-Major Wing , TOIi . III . 5 s