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their guide . The present was an extraordinary occasion , for it was not often that the public could listen to an explanation of the principles of their order . He asked his hearers who were not Masons to cast aside the vulgar idea that the ancient craft was a club , in the ordinary sense of the word , or that convivial and carnal feastings were the objects in view at their meetings . To the members he enforced the commandment enjoined in his textwhichthough called a new
, , commandment was still an old precept , as shown in many passages of the Old Testament . Any offence against the law of love was an offence against the Saviour ; and it was in this that Freemasonry ought to show that the love enjoined was reciprocal . A Christian should love the outcast , when that love could not be returned ; but Freemasonry , when acted up to its spiritexhibited a reciprocitof brotherllovo
, y y between those separated by religious and political differences . The preacher then addressed the congregation generally on the duty of showing love ; and applied the subject by enforcing the practical proof of it , in support of the local charity for which the offertory of that day was to be devoted . In giving they must not contribute the usual shilling , half-crown , or sovereignbecause they wero in the habit of doing so when
, called upon ; but remember that true charity meant the giving that involved a sacrifice . The response to this able discourse we have so imperfectly outlined was a sum of £ 21 towards the funds of a local charity . The service being concluded , the members returned in procession to tho Assembly Rooms , where was laid
THE BANQUET . The Right AA ' orshipftil Grand Master presided , supported right and left by the Grand Master of Herefordshire , the Deputy Grand Master of North AVales aud Shropshire , and officers of the Grand Lodge . Non Nobis . Domino having been sung , The PHOV . G . MASTEE said—He was sorry that ladies could not become members of the Craftand thoughthereforethe
; , , Queen could not be one , her father was a very good Mason , as was also her uncle , the late Grand Master of England . It is acknowledged by all who know anything of Masonry , that there is not a more loyal body of men than Masons . It must be a great pleasure to you all to see that her Majesty is now shaking off her sorrow and is coming more among her subjects . I beg to propose "The Health of the Queen . "
Song— "Sigh no more ladies , " by Bro . Bartholomew . The PKOV . G . MASTEE said—The next toast is one I am sure will he excessively acceptable to all here . It is "The Health of the Princo of " Wales . " Though here weare not quite in the principality of Wales , we aro very near to it . AA e all hope that the Prince of AVales , beloved as be is by all who know him , will become better known in his principality .
The Rev . Bro . DYMOCK , D . Prov . G . M ., proposed the next toast , viz ., "The Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . AV . G . M ., the Earl de Grey and Ripon , R . W . D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers of England . "
Chorus— " Prosper the art . " The PKOV . G . MASTEE said—The next toast I have to propose is that of "Tho Right AVorshipful Provincial Graud Masters of the adjoining Counties . " The Prov . G . M . with great feeling paid a just tribute of respect to the memory of tho late Prov . G . M . for Cheshire , aud observed that the late Lord Combermere was the last of that gallant body of officers who were , from this part of the country and from this province" the Duke of AA
el-, lington's right hand , " from one end of the Peninsula to the other . The Prov . G . M . coupled with this toast the name ofthe Prov . G . M . for Herefordshire , the A ory Rev . Dr . Bowles , D . T ) . The A ery Rev . Bro . Dr . BOWLES , in reply to the last toast , said—Brethren of the province of North AA ' ales and Shropshire , on behalf of myself and of the Provincial Grand Masters of tho adjoining provinces , I return you my grateful thanks for the
manner in which you have received this toast . When I received from your Provincial Grand Master the letter inviting me to be present to-day and to assist in his Grand Lodge , to have declined such an invitation would have shown a want of tiiat brotherhood which is the glory of our ancient fraternity . To have desired any reward for coming here to-day , I should have been doubly paid in the reception you have given to this
, but chiefly for the privilege accorded to me of proposing the next . Before I propose that toast suffer me to say that I felt great satisfaction that your Prov . G . M . would not allow the proceedings of to-ni ght to sink into the depths of the unremembered
past , without paying a tribute of respect to the memory of that illustrious Provincial Grand Master , whose province adjoins his own , who was his intimate friend , and who has recently sunk beneath the horizon in a good old age , leaving behind him the most precious legacy which a father can bequeath to his children—an unsullied name , one that will never grow cold , and an example of exalted courage and patriotism , which will shed its light around for coming ages , and influence
generations yet unmarked and unborn . The young Masons whom I see , and am very happy to see around me , are perhaps not aware of the vast debt of gratitude that we owe to this veteran soldier , who lived at the time when the nations of Europe were struggling for existence and not for empire . There are not many who , like the late Provincial Grand Master for Cheshire , witnessed the discharge of that mighty tempest on which the eyes of the world were fixed in awful expectation .
Lord Combermere was in the foremost rank of those valiant men who fought with and ultimately conquered "that enemy" whose element was war and conquest , whose ambition was boundless , the intoxication of whose success caused him to conclude that "he world was within his grasp , who made Europe a highway , who sent the terror of his name across seas and across oceans , who made Europe his camp , drenched it with human blood , and strove to drive it back to
the ages of calamity and darkness , where the only law was the sword . Under such an appalling form of so vast a catastrophe , the reputation of England was saved by men like Wellington , Anglesey , Hill , and Combermere , who , wich their gallant compeers , rolled back the tide of conquest , saved England from the shipwreck of nations , and preserved , as on a rock , the precious remains of civilisation . The late Provincial Grand Master has left our earthly lodges . Youriht worshiful sirwere one of
, g p , those who assisted in placing him in his last resting-place . The glory is not entombed in his sepulchre , and his memory will never perish . Death makes no conquest of this conqueror—he still lives in fame , though he is not on earth . Right worshipful sir , it is now my privilege to advert to a subject especially interesting to ail the brethren of this province , and to the Craft generally . The Great Architect of the Universe has bestowed a large portion of earth ' s goods upon you ' that you might be the
dispenser of His bounty . Yon have been blessed ( which is not always the privilege of rank ) with the object of your choice . You have enjoyed the sweets of connubial and domestic felicity . One thing only was required to make your happiness complete , which was that your wife might become the living mother of a child . That event , an event which must have been anxiously anticipated , has arrived , and we must cordially congratulate you , mingling with our congratulations our prayers , that this
infant may draw ( if that be possible ) , still more closely the ties of domestic love , and that Lady AVynn , whoso kindness spreads itself around her neighbours , like the fragrance of sweet flowers , may long be spared to you , and that after a long , and we trust a very long period , your child then , like its mother now , diffusing blessings around her , may receive the rich inheritance devolved from her father . Brethren , it only now remains for me to propose the toast which needs no eulogium ,
and therefore I will not further expatiate upon , by asking you to give tbe honours due to it , wishing long lifo and happiness to the Provincial Grand Master . ( Cheers ) . The PBOV . G . MASTEE , in reply , said—I hope and trust , if I remain in Masonry , that my so doing may tend to the good of Masonry . I cannot hope that anything I can do will effect this , unless I am assisted by the various lodges , and I sincerely hope
that the Masters of the lodges will exert themselves to keep up Masonry as much as possible . You heard in the sermon to-day the good of Masonry . There are three things which , if yon carry out , there can be no earthly difference about . To worship your God , to be loyal to your sovereign , and to be charitable to your poor neighbours , and to strive to do it . As to the best means of doing these , there are differences of opinion . There is no person , I believe , who knows the real system of
Masonry , but must learn to respect it . I beg to thank you all for the assistance given to me , and to drink all your very good healths . The PKOV . G . MASTEE then said—The great man already alluded to by Bro . Dr . Bowles , viz ., the Duke of Wellington , could not have achieved his great victories had it not been for the officers under his command . The Deputy Grand Master is never absent from his post . Our Bro . Dymock has well filled that post , as everyone in the Grand Lodge can testify" Prosper the Art . "
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Provincial
their guide . The present was an extraordinary occasion , for it was not often that the public could listen to an explanation of the principles of their order . He asked his hearers who were not Masons to cast aside the vulgar idea that the ancient craft was a club , in the ordinary sense of the word , or that convivial and carnal feastings were the objects in view at their meetings . To the members he enforced the commandment enjoined in his textwhichthough called a new
, , commandment was still an old precept , as shown in many passages of the Old Testament . Any offence against the law of love was an offence against the Saviour ; and it was in this that Freemasonry ought to show that the love enjoined was reciprocal . A Christian should love the outcast , when that love could not be returned ; but Freemasonry , when acted up to its spiritexhibited a reciprocitof brotherllovo
, y y between those separated by religious and political differences . The preacher then addressed the congregation generally on the duty of showing love ; and applied the subject by enforcing the practical proof of it , in support of the local charity for which the offertory of that day was to be devoted . In giving they must not contribute the usual shilling , half-crown , or sovereignbecause they wero in the habit of doing so when
, called upon ; but remember that true charity meant the giving that involved a sacrifice . The response to this able discourse we have so imperfectly outlined was a sum of £ 21 towards the funds of a local charity . The service being concluded , the members returned in procession to tho Assembly Rooms , where was laid
THE BANQUET . The Right AA ' orshipftil Grand Master presided , supported right and left by the Grand Master of Herefordshire , the Deputy Grand Master of North AVales aud Shropshire , and officers of the Grand Lodge . Non Nobis . Domino having been sung , The PHOV . G . MASTEE said—He was sorry that ladies could not become members of the Craftand thoughthereforethe
; , , Queen could not be one , her father was a very good Mason , as was also her uncle , the late Grand Master of England . It is acknowledged by all who know anything of Masonry , that there is not a more loyal body of men than Masons . It must be a great pleasure to you all to see that her Majesty is now shaking off her sorrow and is coming more among her subjects . I beg to propose "The Health of the Queen . "
Song— "Sigh no more ladies , " by Bro . Bartholomew . The PKOV . G . MASTEE said—The next toast is one I am sure will he excessively acceptable to all here . It is "The Health of the Princo of " Wales . " Though here weare not quite in the principality of Wales , we aro very near to it . AA e all hope that the Prince of AVales , beloved as be is by all who know him , will become better known in his principality .
The Rev . Bro . DYMOCK , D . Prov . G . M ., proposed the next toast , viz ., "The Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , M . AV . G . M ., the Earl de Grey and Ripon , R . W . D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers of England . "
Chorus— " Prosper the art . " The PKOV . G . MASTEE said—The next toast I have to propose is that of "Tho Right AVorshipful Provincial Graud Masters of the adjoining Counties . " The Prov . G . M . with great feeling paid a just tribute of respect to the memory of tho late Prov . G . M . for Cheshire , aud observed that the late Lord Combermere was the last of that gallant body of officers who were , from this part of the country and from this province" the Duke of AA
el-, lington's right hand , " from one end of the Peninsula to the other . The Prov . G . M . coupled with this toast the name ofthe Prov . G . M . for Herefordshire , the A ory Rev . Dr . Bowles , D . T ) . The A ery Rev . Bro . Dr . BOWLES , in reply to the last toast , said—Brethren of the province of North AA ' ales and Shropshire , on behalf of myself and of the Provincial Grand Masters of tho adjoining provinces , I return you my grateful thanks for the
manner in which you have received this toast . When I received from your Provincial Grand Master the letter inviting me to be present to-day and to assist in his Grand Lodge , to have declined such an invitation would have shown a want of tiiat brotherhood which is the glory of our ancient fraternity . To have desired any reward for coming here to-day , I should have been doubly paid in the reception you have given to this
, but chiefly for the privilege accorded to me of proposing the next . Before I propose that toast suffer me to say that I felt great satisfaction that your Prov . G . M . would not allow the proceedings of to-ni ght to sink into the depths of the unremembered
past , without paying a tribute of respect to the memory of that illustrious Provincial Grand Master , whose province adjoins his own , who was his intimate friend , and who has recently sunk beneath the horizon in a good old age , leaving behind him the most precious legacy which a father can bequeath to his children—an unsullied name , one that will never grow cold , and an example of exalted courage and patriotism , which will shed its light around for coming ages , and influence
generations yet unmarked and unborn . The young Masons whom I see , and am very happy to see around me , are perhaps not aware of the vast debt of gratitude that we owe to this veteran soldier , who lived at the time when the nations of Europe were struggling for existence and not for empire . There are not many who , like the late Provincial Grand Master for Cheshire , witnessed the discharge of that mighty tempest on which the eyes of the world were fixed in awful expectation .
Lord Combermere was in the foremost rank of those valiant men who fought with and ultimately conquered "that enemy" whose element was war and conquest , whose ambition was boundless , the intoxication of whose success caused him to conclude that "he world was within his grasp , who made Europe a highway , who sent the terror of his name across seas and across oceans , who made Europe his camp , drenched it with human blood , and strove to drive it back to
the ages of calamity and darkness , where the only law was the sword . Under such an appalling form of so vast a catastrophe , the reputation of England was saved by men like Wellington , Anglesey , Hill , and Combermere , who , wich their gallant compeers , rolled back the tide of conquest , saved England from the shipwreck of nations , and preserved , as on a rock , the precious remains of civilisation . The late Provincial Grand Master has left our earthly lodges . Youriht worshiful sirwere one of
, g p , those who assisted in placing him in his last resting-place . The glory is not entombed in his sepulchre , and his memory will never perish . Death makes no conquest of this conqueror—he still lives in fame , though he is not on earth . Right worshipful sir , it is now my privilege to advert to a subject especially interesting to ail the brethren of this province , and to the Craft generally . The Great Architect of the Universe has bestowed a large portion of earth ' s goods upon you ' that you might be the
dispenser of His bounty . Yon have been blessed ( which is not always the privilege of rank ) with the object of your choice . You have enjoyed the sweets of connubial and domestic felicity . One thing only was required to make your happiness complete , which was that your wife might become the living mother of a child . That event , an event which must have been anxiously anticipated , has arrived , and we must cordially congratulate you , mingling with our congratulations our prayers , that this
infant may draw ( if that be possible ) , still more closely the ties of domestic love , and that Lady AVynn , whoso kindness spreads itself around her neighbours , like the fragrance of sweet flowers , may long be spared to you , and that after a long , and we trust a very long period , your child then , like its mother now , diffusing blessings around her , may receive the rich inheritance devolved from her father . Brethren , it only now remains for me to propose the toast which needs no eulogium ,
and therefore I will not further expatiate upon , by asking you to give tbe honours due to it , wishing long lifo and happiness to the Provincial Grand Master . ( Cheers ) . The PBOV . G . MASTEE , in reply , said—I hope and trust , if I remain in Masonry , that my so doing may tend to the good of Masonry . I cannot hope that anything I can do will effect this , unless I am assisted by the various lodges , and I sincerely hope
that the Masters of the lodges will exert themselves to keep up Masonry as much as possible . You heard in the sermon to-day the good of Masonry . There are three things which , if yon carry out , there can be no earthly difference about . To worship your God , to be loyal to your sovereign , and to be charitable to your poor neighbours , and to strive to do it . As to the best means of doing these , there are differences of opinion . There is no person , I believe , who knows the real system of
Masonry , but must learn to respect it . I beg to thank you all for the assistance given to me , and to drink all your very good healths . The PKOV . G . MASTEE then said—The great man already alluded to by Bro . Dr . Bowles , viz ., the Duke of Wellington , could not have achieved his great victories had it not been for the officers under his command . The Deputy Grand Master is never absent from his post . Our Bro . Dymock has well filled that post , as everyone in the Grand Lodge can testify" Prosper the Art . "