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Peovifcial.
Nothing further offering , the Grand Lodge was closed in due form ; and the brethren , in number about forty , proceeded to the banqueting-room of the Hall , where a banquet was provided , consisting of all the delicacies of the season , served in most excellent style , and partaken of with that gusto which always attends refreshment when preceded by labour . The cloth having been removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , all of which were appropriately given and enthusiastically received . The first toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " was followed by the first verse of the National Anthem , and a verse added specially
P . M . No . 97 , and Rev . Chris . Fawcett , No . 862 , Prov . G . Chaps . ; Sir Maxwell Steele , Bart / , No . 97 , Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Trinder , No . 862 , Prov . G . Sec . ; James Cornwall , P . M . No . 862 , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . Slade , P . M . No . 307 , Prov . J . G . D . ; T . J . Cottle . J . D . No . 97 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . ; A . Sleed , No . 97 , Prov . G . S . B . ; J . O . Smith , No . 97 , Prov . G . Org . ; T . Williams , No . 307 , Prov . G . Purs . ; Bro . John Matthews , No . 862 , was unanimously re-elected Prov . G . Treas . It affords us much pleasure to state that everything was conducted in the able manner which the businessdike habits and practice of the R . W . Prov . G . M . are sure to command .
for the occasion , which we subjoin : — God , grant our prayer may r To Thee above the skies : So mote it be Masonic unity , Noble Fraternity , Faith , Hope , and Charity ,
Ever agree ! The toast of "The D . Prov . G . M . and the Officers Past and Present" was honoured by a special musical accompaniment , in the shape of a song , the words of which are so apt , and the music so sweet , that we have no hesitation in recommending its general adoption . We cannot resist the temptation to insert the words : —
A mason ' s true jewels . * You know all the jewels that mark each degree , As we rise in the Lodge , the accepted and free , The blue and the silver , the purple and gold , Familiar to Masons—the young and the old . Yet still the true Mason has jewels more rare , Which Time cannot tarnish , though always in wear . I'll name them , and if in the naming I ' m true ,
Let these priceless treasures be chorused by you , Sweet Hope , that gives comfort wherever we go ; The shield of true Faith , that protects from the foe , ' And Charity , seeking to comfort and bless Child , widow , and Brother , bowed down by distress .
A sound heart ' s the shrine where these relics repose , Giving grace to our mirth , shedding balm o ' er our woes , Shining out through our life with a lustre more bright , Than the diamonds that Ind sends to dazzle our sight . The Power that spans Heaven and measures the wave Gave these to be worn by the good and the brave , And in closing my song , let me name them again , And then in full chorus re-echo the strain : Sweet Hope , that gives comfort wherever we go ; The shield of true Faith , that protects from the foe ; And Charity , seeking to comfort and bless Child , widow , and Brother , bowed down by distress .
* The above song , dedicated to the R . W . Prov . G . M . and Officers of the province , is published by Bro . Hale , Promenade House , Cheltenham , price 2 s . TOL . III . ( 5 P
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Peovifcial.
Nothing further offering , the Grand Lodge was closed in due form ; and the brethren , in number about forty , proceeded to the banqueting-room of the Hall , where a banquet was provided , consisting of all the delicacies of the season , served in most excellent style , and partaken of with that gusto which always attends refreshment when preceded by labour . The cloth having been removed , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts followed , all of which were appropriately given and enthusiastically received . The first toast , " The Queen and the Craft , " was followed by the first verse of the National Anthem , and a verse added specially
P . M . No . 97 , and Rev . Chris . Fawcett , No . 862 , Prov . G . Chaps . ; Sir Maxwell Steele , Bart / , No . 97 , Prov . G . Reg . ; E . Trinder , No . 862 , Prov . G . Sec . ; James Cornwall , P . M . No . 862 , Prov . S . G . D . ; W . Slade , P . M . No . 307 , Prov . J . G . D . ; T . J . Cottle . J . D . No . 97 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . ; A . Sleed , No . 97 , Prov . G . S . B . ; J . O . Smith , No . 97 , Prov . G . Org . ; T . Williams , No . 307 , Prov . G . Purs . ; Bro . John Matthews , No . 862 , was unanimously re-elected Prov . G . Treas . It affords us much pleasure to state that everything was conducted in the able manner which the businessdike habits and practice of the R . W . Prov . G . M . are sure to command .
for the occasion , which we subjoin : — God , grant our prayer may r To Thee above the skies : So mote it be Masonic unity , Noble Fraternity , Faith , Hope , and Charity ,
Ever agree ! The toast of "The D . Prov . G . M . and the Officers Past and Present" was honoured by a special musical accompaniment , in the shape of a song , the words of which are so apt , and the music so sweet , that we have no hesitation in recommending its general adoption . We cannot resist the temptation to insert the words : —
A mason ' s true jewels . * You know all the jewels that mark each degree , As we rise in the Lodge , the accepted and free , The blue and the silver , the purple and gold , Familiar to Masons—the young and the old . Yet still the true Mason has jewels more rare , Which Time cannot tarnish , though always in wear . I'll name them , and if in the naming I ' m true ,
Let these priceless treasures be chorused by you , Sweet Hope , that gives comfort wherever we go ; The shield of true Faith , that protects from the foe , ' And Charity , seeking to comfort and bless Child , widow , and Brother , bowed down by distress .
A sound heart ' s the shrine where these relics repose , Giving grace to our mirth , shedding balm o ' er our woes , Shining out through our life with a lustre more bright , Than the diamonds that Ind sends to dazzle our sight . The Power that spans Heaven and measures the wave Gave these to be worn by the good and the brave , And in closing my song , let me name them again , And then in full chorus re-echo the strain : Sweet Hope , that gives comfort wherever we go ; The shield of true Faith , that protects from the foe ; And Charity , seeking to comfort and bless Child , widow , and Brother , bowed down by distress .
* The above song , dedicated to the R . W . Prov . G . M . and Officers of the province , is published by Bro . Hale , Promenade House , Cheltenham , price 2 s . TOL . III . ( 5 P