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Damant , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; W . H . Evens , Jun ., P . M ., P . Prov . GSJD . ; A . Narracott , P . W ., P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Peter Ellison Rowe , P . M ., P . Prov , G . Dir . of Cers . ; W . E . Phillips , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Treas . -Thomas Russell , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . D . ; EdwardW . Cole , P . M . ; Samuel Cave , W . M ., No . 122 , Prov . Q Supt . of Works ; R . Dowse , M . D ., P . M . Nos . 176 , 491 , and 723 ; Janiea Hughes ,
P . M ., Steward ; George Knowling , itfU ., Oxon , Chaplain ; R . Lidstone , W . M ., No . 27 a ; James Gilhard ; R . J . Squire ; Robinson Ridley , S . D . ; H . Emlyn Barton , J 3 J : ; John Hon ey , Steward ; J . R . Newcombe ; V . Narracott ; William Rennell Coleridge ; Paul Oliver ; R . E . Knowling ; C . Spence Bate ; Henshaw Russell ; Kadri Bey , Colonel ( Turkish Service ) ; J . P . Mann ; Robert H . Rae ; Samuel Triseott ; E . M . Russell Rendle ; Henry Charles Lopes ; G . Sidney Strode ; Arundel Rogers Nos ; 224 and 10 ; John Rogers , P . M ., Tyler ; John Cree Hancock , P . M ., Secretary . "
" Worshipful Master , so far as this address goes , it is , I am quite sure , a faithful reflection of the feelings of every Lodge of Sincerity ; some of the Brethren of the Lodge are non-resident , and others are abroad on service in the navy and army . Our only regret is that words will not more fully convey the sentiments we entertain towards you . Were it possible to have made it a perfect photograph of our feelings , the address would be far stronger in expression than it is possible to render it by any words . You , I am persuaded , will accept our offering
in the kindly and fraternal spirit in which it is made , and with a sincerity corresponding to our own , you will , amongst the many congratulatory addresses presented on this auspicious occasion , ever regard that of your devoted and attached Brethren of Lodge No . 224 , with even something beyond ordinary esteem . Your early return to Mount Edgcumbe after your marriage , is hailed with delight , as indicative of your disposition to make this neighbourhood your principal place of residence .
It is of great importance to any neighbourhood , for very strong reasons that I will not now detain you by enumerating , that it should have resident noblemen ^ and gentlemen . I think also , that the interest in this case is reciprocal , and that it is of importance to these persons themselves that they should live principally amongst their tenantry and country neighbours . Everyone has a desire to distinguish himself , to exert influence—in fact to he somebody in his day and generation ; and I contend that so far as the owners of land and the rich are concerned , this natural ,
and when properly directed , laudable ambition , would have the best chance of being effectually and usefully gratified by their living principally in the districts in which their lands and property are situated . The influence which would be great and most useful in a rural or provincial district is far too often lost , or next to lost in the crowds of a metropolis . " It is ourjhope and prayer , Worshipful Master , that you may long enjoy all the pleasures of the condition of life into which you have recently entered , and that
from time to time we shall continue in this Lodge to receive the advantage of your presence and wise counsels ; and that your wife , Lady Katharine , may long be the sharer of your happiness , become more and more attached to our neighbourhood , and henceforth be the worthy coadjutor with your most excellent mother , and so assist you in practically carrying into effect that virtue which has been justly denominated the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason ' s heart— ' ever blessed charity /
" Before ] resuming my seat , I would congratulate the Lodge and you on your attainment " of so high a position in the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon ; and 1 will venture to * hape that this and every accession of Masonic honour nray act as inducements to seek and obtain those larger , more extensive , and purer views of Freemasonry which the inquiring and diligent alone attain , so that the things hidden from the careless and indolent may to you be ' familiar as household word ?;'
m that you may be able to guide and instruct the less informed , and diffuse light over the paths which to others are dark and obscure . Truly and well has it been said of the attainment of Masonic knowledge , ' that the labour of such a pursuit ia itself refreshment , and the reward great / Freshjflowers bloom at every step , and the prospect on every side is filled with beauty and enchantment , so that the pursuer , ravished a , t the sight , will rush on with enthusiasm from fact to fact , and
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Provincial
Damant , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; W . H . Evens , Jun ., P . M ., P . Prov . GSJD . ; A . Narracott , P . W ., P . Prov . G . S . B . ; Peter Ellison Rowe , P . M ., P . Prov , G . Dir . of Cers . ; W . E . Phillips , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Treas . -Thomas Russell , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . D . ; EdwardW . Cole , P . M . ; Samuel Cave , W . M ., No . 122 , Prov . Q Supt . of Works ; R . Dowse , M . D ., P . M . Nos . 176 , 491 , and 723 ; Janiea Hughes ,
P . M ., Steward ; George Knowling , itfU ., Oxon , Chaplain ; R . Lidstone , W . M ., No . 27 a ; James Gilhard ; R . J . Squire ; Robinson Ridley , S . D . ; H . Emlyn Barton , J 3 J : ; John Hon ey , Steward ; J . R . Newcombe ; V . Narracott ; William Rennell Coleridge ; Paul Oliver ; R . E . Knowling ; C . Spence Bate ; Henshaw Russell ; Kadri Bey , Colonel ( Turkish Service ) ; J . P . Mann ; Robert H . Rae ; Samuel Triseott ; E . M . Russell Rendle ; Henry Charles Lopes ; G . Sidney Strode ; Arundel Rogers Nos ; 224 and 10 ; John Rogers , P . M ., Tyler ; John Cree Hancock , P . M ., Secretary . "
" Worshipful Master , so far as this address goes , it is , I am quite sure , a faithful reflection of the feelings of every Lodge of Sincerity ; some of the Brethren of the Lodge are non-resident , and others are abroad on service in the navy and army . Our only regret is that words will not more fully convey the sentiments we entertain towards you . Were it possible to have made it a perfect photograph of our feelings , the address would be far stronger in expression than it is possible to render it by any words . You , I am persuaded , will accept our offering
in the kindly and fraternal spirit in which it is made , and with a sincerity corresponding to our own , you will , amongst the many congratulatory addresses presented on this auspicious occasion , ever regard that of your devoted and attached Brethren of Lodge No . 224 , with even something beyond ordinary esteem . Your early return to Mount Edgcumbe after your marriage , is hailed with delight , as indicative of your disposition to make this neighbourhood your principal place of residence .
It is of great importance to any neighbourhood , for very strong reasons that I will not now detain you by enumerating , that it should have resident noblemen ^ and gentlemen . I think also , that the interest in this case is reciprocal , and that it is of importance to these persons themselves that they should live principally amongst their tenantry and country neighbours . Everyone has a desire to distinguish himself , to exert influence—in fact to he somebody in his day and generation ; and I contend that so far as the owners of land and the rich are concerned , this natural ,
and when properly directed , laudable ambition , would have the best chance of being effectually and usefully gratified by their living principally in the districts in which their lands and property are situated . The influence which would be great and most useful in a rural or provincial district is far too often lost , or next to lost in the crowds of a metropolis . " It is ourjhope and prayer , Worshipful Master , that you may long enjoy all the pleasures of the condition of life into which you have recently entered , and that
from time to time we shall continue in this Lodge to receive the advantage of your presence and wise counsels ; and that your wife , Lady Katharine , may long be the sharer of your happiness , become more and more attached to our neighbourhood , and henceforth be the worthy coadjutor with your most excellent mother , and so assist you in practically carrying into effect that virtue which has been justly denominated the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason ' s heart— ' ever blessed charity /
" Before ] resuming my seat , I would congratulate the Lodge and you on your attainment " of so high a position in the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon ; and 1 will venture to * hape that this and every accession of Masonic honour nray act as inducements to seek and obtain those larger , more extensive , and purer views of Freemasonry which the inquiring and diligent alone attain , so that the things hidden from the careless and indolent may to you be ' familiar as household word ?;'
m that you may be able to guide and instruct the less informed , and diffuse light over the paths which to others are dark and obscure . Truly and well has it been said of the attainment of Masonic knowledge , ' that the labour of such a pursuit ia itself refreshment , and the reward great / Freshjflowers bloom at every step , and the prospect on every side is filled with beauty and enchantment , so that the pursuer , ravished a , t the sight , will rush on with enthusiasm from fact to fact , and