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are ever increasing in the sarne ratio j & $ our means of knowing and appreciating them . ( Cheerfi . ) v ct Worshipful Master and Brethren—One of the advantages of Freemasonry is its connectingpeople of differentcolours , countries , religions , creeds , and classes "by an additional bond of brotherhood— -its creating a link of mutual interest between persons who without it would have remained strangers— -its Originating new ' ties of
kindred feeling and sympathy , and so contributing to strengthen the coherence of society * and add to the sum total of human kindliness , and thereibre of human happiness . This advantage springs out of , and is maintained by , &^ first leading principle * brotherly love / which teaches us ever to regard the interests of our Brethren and fellows as inseparable from our own ';' . ' which prompts to the exercise of good offices and the interchange of kindly feeling ; makes us
rejoice with our Brethren when they are in the bright sunshine of prosperity and happiness ; and mourn with them and , if possible , help them , when , under the dark clouds of affliction and distress . It is , Worshipful Master , this first principle of Freemasonry that has prompted the preparationandpresentation-pf thia address . In the right of our fellowship- —in Me bonds of the Order—we claim to share in the satisfaction and joy consequent on the accession to your happiness in attaining the blessedness and the dignity of being a married man . ( Applause ;)
" Residing , as we do , in the vicinity of Mount Edgcumbe , a ^ our neighbours in the respect and esteem in which the noble family connected that charming place are so universally and deservedly held , wei should doubtless have rejoiced at any event calculated to enhance the happiness of that family . But how much greater must be our satisfaction , when that event is no less important
and joyous than the happy marriage of so prominent a member of the family as the heir to its honours and its fortunes ; who to his elevated social position , superadds the high advantages and claims of great intelligence , moral worth , and the kindliness , yet dignity , of disposition and manner that ever characterises noble natures ; and to whom we are bound by the strong and ' indissoluble chain' of fraternal affection , and to whom , also , we owe allegiance , as the Worshipful Master of our
Lodge . " You , then , Worshipful Master , will be pleased to accept this address , as the sincere , though inadequate expression of our feelings ; which , as it was suggested by the first leading principle of our Order , has been written under the direction of another fundamental principle of Freemasonry , ' truth / " It is in these words : ' To the V . W . Bro . Viscount Valletort , Prov . J . G . W ., and W . M . of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 224 .
' «* We , the Freemasons , being members of the Lodge of Sincerity , No , 224 , beg most cordially to offer you our hearty and fraternal congratulations on your marriage . *< < "VVe venture to hope that this union may mark the commencement of a long series of happy years yet to come , for you and your noble bride , and that you may be enabled , as time rolls on , to look back to the year in which you presided over the Lodge of Sincerity , as one to which memory will recur with grateful remembrances .
Ci c Connected as your family is with fihis neighbourhood , and eminent as the name » of your noble father and mother have become for the practice of every social and moral virtue , especially those truly Masonic ornaments , charity and benevolence—we cannot allow this occasion to pass without including them in our congratulations ; with a confident belief , that an example so excellent will be emulated by yourself in the long and bright career which we trust lies before you . r
"' It is with feelings of great pleasure and satisfaction that we meet you , Worshipful Master , this day , feeling assured that to whatever Masonic rank you may be advanced , none will ever be regarded by you as more valuable than that conferred by the free and unsolicited voice of your Brethren of this Lodge , "' With a fervent prayer that the Great Architect of the universe may be pleased
to bestow on you and your family every happiness , both present and future , we beg to subscribe ourselves , Worshipful Master , your faithful and attached Brethren , William Hunt , RM ., Prov , G . D ., Devon . ; R . Robinson Rodd , ¦ S . W . ; Prov . G . & ; GvmB , . T . W ., Prov . G . S .: L . P . Tripe , P . M ., TreaB .:, P . Prov . G . S . I ) . ; Walter
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are ever increasing in the sarne ratio j & $ our means of knowing and appreciating them . ( Cheerfi . ) v ct Worshipful Master and Brethren—One of the advantages of Freemasonry is its connectingpeople of differentcolours , countries , religions , creeds , and classes "by an additional bond of brotherhood— -its creating a link of mutual interest between persons who without it would have remained strangers— -its Originating new ' ties of
kindred feeling and sympathy , and so contributing to strengthen the coherence of society * and add to the sum total of human kindliness , and thereibre of human happiness . This advantage springs out of , and is maintained by , &^ first leading principle * brotherly love / which teaches us ever to regard the interests of our Brethren and fellows as inseparable from our own ';' . ' which prompts to the exercise of good offices and the interchange of kindly feeling ; makes us
rejoice with our Brethren when they are in the bright sunshine of prosperity and happiness ; and mourn with them and , if possible , help them , when , under the dark clouds of affliction and distress . It is , Worshipful Master , this first principle of Freemasonry that has prompted the preparationandpresentation-pf thia address . In the right of our fellowship- —in Me bonds of the Order—we claim to share in the satisfaction and joy consequent on the accession to your happiness in attaining the blessedness and the dignity of being a married man . ( Applause ;)
" Residing , as we do , in the vicinity of Mount Edgcumbe , a ^ our neighbours in the respect and esteem in which the noble family connected that charming place are so universally and deservedly held , wei should doubtless have rejoiced at any event calculated to enhance the happiness of that family . But how much greater must be our satisfaction , when that event is no less important
and joyous than the happy marriage of so prominent a member of the family as the heir to its honours and its fortunes ; who to his elevated social position , superadds the high advantages and claims of great intelligence , moral worth , and the kindliness , yet dignity , of disposition and manner that ever characterises noble natures ; and to whom we are bound by the strong and ' indissoluble chain' of fraternal affection , and to whom , also , we owe allegiance , as the Worshipful Master of our
Lodge . " You , then , Worshipful Master , will be pleased to accept this address , as the sincere , though inadequate expression of our feelings ; which , as it was suggested by the first leading principle of our Order , has been written under the direction of another fundamental principle of Freemasonry , ' truth / " It is in these words : ' To the V . W . Bro . Viscount Valletort , Prov . J . G . W ., and W . M . of the Lodge of Sincerity , No . 224 .
' «* We , the Freemasons , being members of the Lodge of Sincerity , No , 224 , beg most cordially to offer you our hearty and fraternal congratulations on your marriage . *< < "VVe venture to hope that this union may mark the commencement of a long series of happy years yet to come , for you and your noble bride , and that you may be enabled , as time rolls on , to look back to the year in which you presided over the Lodge of Sincerity , as one to which memory will recur with grateful remembrances .
Ci c Connected as your family is with fihis neighbourhood , and eminent as the name » of your noble father and mother have become for the practice of every social and moral virtue , especially those truly Masonic ornaments , charity and benevolence—we cannot allow this occasion to pass without including them in our congratulations ; with a confident belief , that an example so excellent will be emulated by yourself in the long and bright career which we trust lies before you . r
"' It is with feelings of great pleasure and satisfaction that we meet you , Worshipful Master , this day , feeling assured that to whatever Masonic rank you may be advanced , none will ever be regarded by you as more valuable than that conferred by the free and unsolicited voice of your Brethren of this Lodge , "' With a fervent prayer that the Great Architect of the universe may be pleased
to bestow on you and your family every happiness , both present and future , we beg to subscribe ourselves , Worshipful Master , your faithful and attached Brethren , William Hunt , RM ., Prov , G . D ., Devon . ; R . Robinson Rodd , ¦ S . W . ; Prov . G . & ; GvmB , . T . W ., Prov . G . S .: L . P . Tripe , P . M ., TreaB .:, P . Prov . G . S . I ) . ; Walter