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Provincial.
YOBKSHIEE . In our last number , we published the farewell address of Bro . Charles Lee to his Brethren , upon his retirement from the responsible Office of D . Prov . Grand Master of West Yorkshire ; since then , however , the matter has assumed a new
phase , produced by the extraordinary exhibition of attachment to and esteem for Bro . Charles Lee , as D . Prov . Grand Master , as will be exemplified by the subjoined memorial from the Brethren of West Yorkshire , to the Et . Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , R . W . Prov . G . M ., which memorial , although produced in haste , bears the signatures of upwards of two hundred of the Brethren , and among them the names of some most influential Brethren in the province .
Memorial of the W . Masters , P . Masters , Officers , and Brethren of tbe Province of West Yorkshire , to the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , B . W . Prov . G . M . : ¦ — "We , the undersigned Masters , Past Masters , Officers of Lodges , and Brethren of the Province of West Yorkshire , having heard that our W . B . Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Charles Lee , has tendered to your lordship his resignation of the Office of D . Prov . Grand Master of this Province , do hasten , with all due respect , to represent unto your lordship , that we do deeply sympathize with our much
esteemed Bro . Charles Lee , now sufFering under heavy affliction ; that we do entertain the highest opinion of his moral worth and upright conduct ; and that we do feel the fullest confidence in his ability to fill the Office of D . Brov . Grand Master , so long as he shall be spared , with satisfaction to your lordship , and with great advantage to the Province at large . We do , therefore , respectfully assure your lordship , that if you would be pleased to continue Bro . Charles Lee in his Office of D . Prov . Grand Master , such a mark of consideration for the feelings
and wishes of the Brethren would be highly appreciated by all , and we approach your lordship the more readily in this matter from a conviction , that in thus desiring the continuance of Bro . diaries Lee in his Office , we are merely giving expression to your lordship ' s own feelings and wishes on tbe subject , your lordship having repeatedly expressed in the highest terms your satisfaction with the manner in which our worthy Brother has performed the duties of the Office which he has now so creditably filled for a space of nearly twenty years .
" We feel assured that this memorial will meet with your lordship ' s favourable consideration , and we present to your lordship our hearty good wishes and fraternal regards . " This memorial was transmitted to Bro . Charles Lee by the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , Prov . G . M ., accompanied by the following most pleasing and impressive note : —• " Methley Park , Oct . 10 , 185 G . " Mv deae Brother , —With such a memorial and such signatures , I cannot
for a moment doubt but that you will kindly recall your resignation of the office of D . Prov . Grand Master . You know that it has from the first been my most earnest wish that you should do so , and I now most sincerely and in true brotherly love request you to reconsider your verdict ; and I ask you to give me the satisfaction of announcing to our Brethren that you will continue to assist me in the province . Pray allow me again to have the gratification of having at my right hand so good , so competent , and in every way excellent a helpmate . " Ever yours most truly and fraternally , "Ciimileh Lee , Es ( p , Leeds" " Mexbouougit , Prov , G . M :.
These interesting and imperative documents have produced their due effect on the mind of our Bro . Charles Leo ; his heart has yielded to their powerful influence , all his strong resolves have vanished , he bows to the will of his honoured Prov . Grand Master ; and him , whose farewell address we published in our last number , we may now announce as re-instated in the high office of D . Prov . Grand Master of West Yorkshire . So deeply is ho impressed with the honours and the brotherly love thus manifested towards him , that he declares he attaches a higher moral value to the foregoing memorial and its accompaniment than if the most splendid testimonial of gold or silver bad been presented unto him .
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Provincial.
YOBKSHIEE . In our last number , we published the farewell address of Bro . Charles Lee to his Brethren , upon his retirement from the responsible Office of D . Prov . Grand Master of West Yorkshire ; since then , however , the matter has assumed a new
phase , produced by the extraordinary exhibition of attachment to and esteem for Bro . Charles Lee , as D . Prov . Grand Master , as will be exemplified by the subjoined memorial from the Brethren of West Yorkshire , to the Et . Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , R . W . Prov . G . M ., which memorial , although produced in haste , bears the signatures of upwards of two hundred of the Brethren , and among them the names of some most influential Brethren in the province .
Memorial of the W . Masters , P . Masters , Officers , and Brethren of tbe Province of West Yorkshire , to the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , B . W . Prov . G . M . : ¦ — "We , the undersigned Masters , Past Masters , Officers of Lodges , and Brethren of the Province of West Yorkshire , having heard that our W . B . Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Charles Lee , has tendered to your lordship his resignation of the Office of D . Prov . Grand Master of this Province , do hasten , with all due respect , to represent unto your lordship , that we do deeply sympathize with our much
esteemed Bro . Charles Lee , now sufFering under heavy affliction ; that we do entertain the highest opinion of his moral worth and upright conduct ; and that we do feel the fullest confidence in his ability to fill the Office of D . Brov . Grand Master , so long as he shall be spared , with satisfaction to your lordship , and with great advantage to the Province at large . We do , therefore , respectfully assure your lordship , that if you would be pleased to continue Bro . Charles Lee in his Office of D . Prov . Grand Master , such a mark of consideration for the feelings
and wishes of the Brethren would be highly appreciated by all , and we approach your lordship the more readily in this matter from a conviction , that in thus desiring the continuance of Bro . diaries Lee in his Office , we are merely giving expression to your lordship ' s own feelings and wishes on tbe subject , your lordship having repeatedly expressed in the highest terms your satisfaction with the manner in which our worthy Brother has performed the duties of the Office which he has now so creditably filled for a space of nearly twenty years .
" We feel assured that this memorial will meet with your lordship ' s favourable consideration , and we present to your lordship our hearty good wishes and fraternal regards . " This memorial was transmitted to Bro . Charles Lee by the Right Hon . the Earl of Mexborough , Prov . G . M ., accompanied by the following most pleasing and impressive note : —• " Methley Park , Oct . 10 , 185 G . " Mv deae Brother , —With such a memorial and such signatures , I cannot
for a moment doubt but that you will kindly recall your resignation of the office of D . Prov . Grand Master . You know that it has from the first been my most earnest wish that you should do so , and I now most sincerely and in true brotherly love request you to reconsider your verdict ; and I ask you to give me the satisfaction of announcing to our Brethren that you will continue to assist me in the province . Pray allow me again to have the gratification of having at my right hand so good , so competent , and in every way excellent a helpmate . " Ever yours most truly and fraternally , "Ciimileh Lee , Es ( p , Leeds" " Mexbouougit , Prov , G . M :.
These interesting and imperative documents have produced their due effect on the mind of our Bro . Charles Leo ; his heart has yielded to their powerful influence , all his strong resolves have vanished , he bows to the will of his honoured Prov . Grand Master ; and him , whose farewell address we published in our last number , we may now announce as re-instated in the high office of D . Prov . Grand Master of West Yorkshire . So deeply is ho impressed with the honours and the brotherly love thus manifested towards him , that he declares he attaches a higher moral value to the foregoing memorial and its accompaniment than if the most splendid testimonial of gold or silver bad been presented unto him .