-
Articles/Ads
Article PROVINCIAL ← Page 26 of 36 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial
The Lodge was opened in due form in the spacious room of the Public Buildings , which ; though for many years devoted to public purposes , has at length become the peaceful arena for the transaction of the high and dignified business of Freemasonry .
A large assemblage of the Fraternity gathered around the W . M ., the He v . B . J . Wood ( rector of Auckland , near Louth ) ; and amongst a variety of other Masonic business , Bro . Ingoldsby was raised to the Degree of M . M ., by the W . M . / assisted by Bro . Poeklington ( Boston ) . It is needless to say that the ceremony was ably performed , at the hands of two such experienced members of the Craft .
Lodge business being concluded / and the Lodge duly closed , the Brethren repaired to Mrs . Mitchell ' s ( widow of our late respected Bro . R . Mitchell ) , where a most sumptuous banquet was spread , materially enhanced by a profuse display of a variety of game from the preserves of the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , P . D . G . M . of England , and Prov . G . M . of Lincolnshire . The W . M . presided , surrounded by the numerous assemblage of whom we have spoken . The cloth having been drawn ,
The W . M . proposed "The Queen and the Craft . " He said their Order was usually honoured by some member of the royal family belonging to it ; and although it was impossible , from her Majesty ' s sex , that she could be a Mason , yet her Majesty / as the daughter and the niece of a Freemason , was so intimately connected with the Fraternity , that he trusted that , at some future period , when they had arrived at the " mature age" enjoined by the Craft , some of her sons might be enrolled amongst them . ( Loud cheers . ) The W . M . next gave " The Prince Consort , the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Boyal Family . " ( Cheers . )
The W . M . then gave " The Army and Jtfavy ; " speaking in terms eulogistic of their ever having been found ready at their country ' s call to nobly fight her battles , and to stand by her in * every emergency . And he , in common with the country at large , had not the slightest doubt that in this their hour of severest trial in India they would , under such noble and gallant men as Havelock , Nicholson , and Neill , add fresh lustre to their name , and renewed honour to their
laurels , in dealing out that retribution to the sepoys who had so basely revolted , and who bad , more basely still , committed atrocities which had caused a universal shudder through the civilized world . All honour , then , to the brave and gallant twin services , whose " deeds of note " were never more heartily acknowledged by any class of men in the kingdom , than they were by the Masonic Craft . ( Enthusiastic cheering . )
The W . M . next gave "The M . W . G . M ., the Earl of Zetland . " Lie needed scarcely advert to the good qualities of this esteemed nobleman at the head of the Craft . He would , therefore , leave the toast in their hands , well convinced that they would do that justice to it which it so eminently merited . This was followed by " The B . W . B . G . M ., Lord Panmure , "—than whom a truer Mason did not live ; and who had evinced a warm and zealous interest in all that belonged to the well-being and advancement of Freemasonry .
The W . M . then proposed " The health of the RW . P . D . G . M . of England and Prov . G . M . of Lincolnshire , the Earl of Yarborougli . " ( Loud cheers . ) lie said it woul d indeed be superfluous for him ( the W . M . ) , in an assembly of Lincolnshire Freemasons , or , indeed , in any gathering of the Fraternity in the country , to dwell at any length upon the estimable qualities and virtues of the noble lord , whether as a Mason or as a man . In bis capacity as a Mason , all who were acquainted with his lordship were aware of the lively interest he had ever felt in
the prosperity and advancement of Freemasonry generally throughout the kingdom ; but more especially for its welfare and progress in that province . All , too , were not less aware of , and all who had ever come into contact with him would cheerfully acknowledge , the urbanity and zeal which characterized and distinguished the discharge of the manifold duties of his elevated office . Ever ready at the call of Masonic duty , his lordship had always been in the van in the onward march of the € raft ; and long might he remain , as ho so long had been , a , distinguished ornament and a linn support to the Order . He ( the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial
The Lodge was opened in due form in the spacious room of the Public Buildings , which ; though for many years devoted to public purposes , has at length become the peaceful arena for the transaction of the high and dignified business of Freemasonry .
A large assemblage of the Fraternity gathered around the W . M ., the He v . B . J . Wood ( rector of Auckland , near Louth ) ; and amongst a variety of other Masonic business , Bro . Ingoldsby was raised to the Degree of M . M ., by the W . M . / assisted by Bro . Poeklington ( Boston ) . It is needless to say that the ceremony was ably performed , at the hands of two such experienced members of the Craft .
Lodge business being concluded / and the Lodge duly closed , the Brethren repaired to Mrs . Mitchell ' s ( widow of our late respected Bro . R . Mitchell ) , where a most sumptuous banquet was spread , materially enhanced by a profuse display of a variety of game from the preserves of the Right Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , P . D . G . M . of England , and Prov . G . M . of Lincolnshire . The W . M . presided , surrounded by the numerous assemblage of whom we have spoken . The cloth having been drawn ,
The W . M . proposed "The Queen and the Craft . " He said their Order was usually honoured by some member of the royal family belonging to it ; and although it was impossible , from her Majesty ' s sex , that she could be a Mason , yet her Majesty / as the daughter and the niece of a Freemason , was so intimately connected with the Fraternity , that he trusted that , at some future period , when they had arrived at the " mature age" enjoined by the Craft , some of her sons might be enrolled amongst them . ( Loud cheers . ) The W . M . next gave " The Prince Consort , the Prince of Wales , and the rest of the Boyal Family . " ( Cheers . )
The W . M . then gave " The Army and Jtfavy ; " speaking in terms eulogistic of their ever having been found ready at their country ' s call to nobly fight her battles , and to stand by her in * every emergency . And he , in common with the country at large , had not the slightest doubt that in this their hour of severest trial in India they would , under such noble and gallant men as Havelock , Nicholson , and Neill , add fresh lustre to their name , and renewed honour to their
laurels , in dealing out that retribution to the sepoys who had so basely revolted , and who bad , more basely still , committed atrocities which had caused a universal shudder through the civilized world . All honour , then , to the brave and gallant twin services , whose " deeds of note " were never more heartily acknowledged by any class of men in the kingdom , than they were by the Masonic Craft . ( Enthusiastic cheering . )
The W . M . next gave "The M . W . G . M ., the Earl of Zetland . " Lie needed scarcely advert to the good qualities of this esteemed nobleman at the head of the Craft . He would , therefore , leave the toast in their hands , well convinced that they would do that justice to it which it so eminently merited . This was followed by " The B . W . B . G . M ., Lord Panmure , "—than whom a truer Mason did not live ; and who had evinced a warm and zealous interest in all that belonged to the well-being and advancement of Freemasonry .
The W . M . then proposed " The health of the RW . P . D . G . M . of England and Prov . G . M . of Lincolnshire , the Earl of Yarborougli . " ( Loud cheers . ) lie said it woul d indeed be superfluous for him ( the W . M . ) , in an assembly of Lincolnshire Freemasons , or , indeed , in any gathering of the Fraternity in the country , to dwell at any length upon the estimable qualities and virtues of the noble lord , whether as a Mason or as a man . In bis capacity as a Mason , all who were acquainted with his lordship were aware of the lively interest he had ever felt in
the prosperity and advancement of Freemasonry generally throughout the kingdom ; but more especially for its welfare and progress in that province . All , too , were not less aware of , and all who had ever come into contact with him would cheerfully acknowledge , the urbanity and zeal which characterized and distinguished the discharge of the manifold duties of his elevated office . Ever ready at the call of Masonic duty , his lordship had always been in the van in the onward march of the € raft ; and long might he remain , as ho so long had been , a , distinguished ornament and a linn support to the Order . He ( the