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every good Mason ; his hand and purse , we all know , are at the command of every Brother in need / Sir Lucius , we are indebted to you for your presence this day , and we hope you will long remain to preside over this province . " Sir Lucius said , the kind and brotherly feeling with which his name was received was but a repetition of many previous greetings , and he should think himself happ \ if he deserved a fourth part of the encomiums he received . During
the thirteen years he had presided over the province he had endeavoured to practise impartiality . He was deeply impressed by their joyous feelings ; to live in the hearts of the Brethren was his desire . He would endeavour to discharge his duties honestly : all were liable to err ; but there was Cue above who knew the secrets of all hearts , who he hoped would read his sincerity . He begged the Brethren would receive his thanks in the same kind and cordial spirit as they were offered .
The Prov . Grand Master then said , he had to propose the health of the Brother who presided over them in his absence . It had been his good fortune to know Bro . Deacon for some years , and each year he hecame more endeared to him . As a Mason , he was almost unparalleled ; his enthusiasm for our Order no one can equal ; his practice of our principles none can excel . " Bro . Beacon , the Da Prov . G . M . " The enthusiastic cheers that followed having subsided , Bro . Beacon rose and said , " Permit me to offer my sincere and grateful thanks for the honour you have
conferred on me ; the only difficulty I hare is to convey , in language I could wish , the feelings of my heart for these marks of your esteem and confidence . These repeated marks of your kindness will he treasured up in the inmost recesses of my heart as long as life shall endure . On my first appointment to the office I hold many years since , I said I would not suffer Masonry to be injured by that appointment ; and each succeeding year I receive your commendations of my conduct , and a new link annually added to the chain of brotherly affection and friendly intercourse , besides that increase of private friendship that Masonry
engenders . That chain can only be severed by the hand of death ; and when that day arrives , I trust it will not be forgotten that I have endeavoured to be a good and faithful Mason . Masonry embodies the great principles of truth and justice , and is an aid to the fulfilment of the great designs of the G . A . O . T . U . On some minds it may have no effect ; it is as glorious music to the deaf man , or a beautiful picture to one deprived of sight . Masonry generates that friendship that rivets man to man ; it directs us to do unto all men as they should do unto us ; and the great keystone of a Mason ' s arch is charity . "
" The Visitors" was the next toast , and was responded to by Bros . Blake , Powell , and Wood . The Prov . Grand Master then proposed the Prov . Crand Officers , which was acknowledged by Bro . Emanuel , Prov . G . S . W ., who said the Grand Secretary would convey their united thanks in more fitting terms than ho was capable of affording . Bro . Stebbing , whose Masonic attainments arc of the highest grade , said , " It was not his wish to intrude on the patience of the Brethren at so late an hour ,
but thus called upon , he would endeavour to impart the gratitude he and others felt for the glorious meeting of the day . Pie would tell them all , that if they wished to move on in Masonry , there was something more to covet than the tinsel , greater than the Crand Lodge honours , a higher principle to be sought—each must show he has done some good thing in his generation , something for Masonry . Their noble Institution had many points deserving of study ; it taught them to
practise greater kindness and greater charity . It dated from the foundation of the Temple ; in their own country it rose one thousand years ago ; it had existed through all ages , all changes of men ami of time ; it had survived the crush of empires , and resisted the destroying hand of time . Lot them show the world how Masons loved one another ; let Masonic principles rule their hearts and . govern . their conduct , and they would attain the goodwill of their fellow-men , and . at their last hour would have tho consolation of feeling they have done their duty . Tho toast of "The Newly-appointed Officers , " was responded to by Bro . Savage , S . G . W .
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Provincial.
every good Mason ; his hand and purse , we all know , are at the command of every Brother in need / Sir Lucius , we are indebted to you for your presence this day , and we hope you will long remain to preside over this province . " Sir Lucius said , the kind and brotherly feeling with which his name was received was but a repetition of many previous greetings , and he should think himself happ \ if he deserved a fourth part of the encomiums he received . During
the thirteen years he had presided over the province he had endeavoured to practise impartiality . He was deeply impressed by their joyous feelings ; to live in the hearts of the Brethren was his desire . He would endeavour to discharge his duties honestly : all were liable to err ; but there was Cue above who knew the secrets of all hearts , who he hoped would read his sincerity . He begged the Brethren would receive his thanks in the same kind and cordial spirit as they were offered .
The Prov . Grand Master then said , he had to propose the health of the Brother who presided over them in his absence . It had been his good fortune to know Bro . Deacon for some years , and each year he hecame more endeared to him . As a Mason , he was almost unparalleled ; his enthusiasm for our Order no one can equal ; his practice of our principles none can excel . " Bro . Beacon , the Da Prov . G . M . " The enthusiastic cheers that followed having subsided , Bro . Beacon rose and said , " Permit me to offer my sincere and grateful thanks for the honour you have
conferred on me ; the only difficulty I hare is to convey , in language I could wish , the feelings of my heart for these marks of your esteem and confidence . These repeated marks of your kindness will he treasured up in the inmost recesses of my heart as long as life shall endure . On my first appointment to the office I hold many years since , I said I would not suffer Masonry to be injured by that appointment ; and each succeeding year I receive your commendations of my conduct , and a new link annually added to the chain of brotherly affection and friendly intercourse , besides that increase of private friendship that Masonry
engenders . That chain can only be severed by the hand of death ; and when that day arrives , I trust it will not be forgotten that I have endeavoured to be a good and faithful Mason . Masonry embodies the great principles of truth and justice , and is an aid to the fulfilment of the great designs of the G . A . O . T . U . On some minds it may have no effect ; it is as glorious music to the deaf man , or a beautiful picture to one deprived of sight . Masonry generates that friendship that rivets man to man ; it directs us to do unto all men as they should do unto us ; and the great keystone of a Mason ' s arch is charity . "
" The Visitors" was the next toast , and was responded to by Bros . Blake , Powell , and Wood . The Prov . Grand Master then proposed the Prov . Crand Officers , which was acknowledged by Bro . Emanuel , Prov . G . S . W ., who said the Grand Secretary would convey their united thanks in more fitting terms than ho was capable of affording . Bro . Stebbing , whose Masonic attainments arc of the highest grade , said , " It was not his wish to intrude on the patience of the Brethren at so late an hour ,
but thus called upon , he would endeavour to impart the gratitude he and others felt for the glorious meeting of the day . Pie would tell them all , that if they wished to move on in Masonry , there was something more to covet than the tinsel , greater than the Crand Lodge honours , a higher principle to be sought—each must show he has done some good thing in his generation , something for Masonry . Their noble Institution had many points deserving of study ; it taught them to
practise greater kindness and greater charity . It dated from the foundation of the Temple ; in their own country it rose one thousand years ago ; it had existed through all ages , all changes of men ami of time ; it had survived the crush of empires , and resisted the destroying hand of time . Lot them show the world how Masons loved one another ; let Masonic principles rule their hearts and . govern . their conduct , and they would attain the goodwill of their fellow-men , and . at their last hour would have tho consolation of feeling they have done their duty . Tho toast of "The Newly-appointed Officers , " was responded to by Bro . Savage , S . G . W .