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Bro . METHAII , of Devonport , Prov . S . G . AV ., then advanced to the pedestal , and thus addressed the Acting Prov . G . M .: Very Worthy and AA ' orshipful Sir , —As Senior AA arden of the province , I am deputed by my brethren to request you will clo them the honour to invest our Provincial Grand Master with this chain of solid gold , these gauntlets , collar , find apron , which have

been provided for the occasion by the voluntary contributions of the Masons of Devonshire , in their collective ancl individual character . The business-like habits , the zeal ancl Masonic energy of our newly-installed Provincial Grand Master and kite Deputy Prov . G . M . are , I am well aware , fully recognised by the Grand Lodge . But we are desirous that you , AVorshipful Sir , to whom

I beg to tender the thanks of my brethren and myself for the honour you have done us in coming among us to perform this interesting ceremony , should have the opportunity of witnessing for yourself , and of reporting to the Most AA ' orshipful the Grand Master , when you return to London , the estimation in which our Provincial Grand Master is held by us , aud our appreciation of

those private virtues ancl excellent public qualities , which have not only rendered him so popular as our ruler , but whieh have . made him the adviser , friend , and more than brother of all of us . To those qualities must also be ascribed the eminence which Devonshire enjoys among the provinces of England . The poet of all time , the immortal Shakespere , whose writings teem with

so much of universal brotherhood and Masonic sentiment , has furnished us with a passage most appropriate to the position of our newly-installed Provincial Grand Master . He says" Some are born great , some achieve greatness ,

And some have greatness thrust upon them . It has heen the enviable lot of our Bro . Hciyshe to achieve greatness for himself—a greatness built up stone by stone and step by step , by services rendered , through long and arduous zeal , not only to the Craft , but to humanity at large , and cemented together by " brotherly love , relief , and truth , " in their best aud ^ widest sense . As a clergyman , as a magistrate ,

a landlord , and a friend , as well as Deputy Provincial Grand Master of this Province , he has led a life of usefulness such as best became a true Masonic gentleman . AA'ith regard to such men , it has been bitterly said of us as a nation , " That we love to deck the tomb , but neglect to crown the living brow . " I trust this will never he saicl of Masons even in the

acknowledgment of smaller services than have been rendered to the Craft hy our Provincial Grand Master . In his case we desire , to-day , emphatically to recognise living worth , ancl to record our many anil deep obligations to him , our only regret being that our offering is so little commensurate with the occasior . ( Turning

then to the . Prov . G . M ., the speaker saicl ) : Dear Bro . Huyshe , pardon , I pray yon , this familiar expression in the midst of this august ceremonial . Had it pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to visit you with bodily illness , to reduce you from affluence and comfort to the lowest depth of poverty and want , or to afflict you with that greatest , because most irreparable , of all earthly trials—the loss of those nearest and dearest to you ,

our condolence would be prefaced by those simple words—Dear Bro . Huyshe . And now , when you aro installed in that eminent position , which you have proved yourself , by long and devoted services to the Craft , so well qualified to adorn ; when we congratulate you and ourselves on this auspicious fulfilment of ajust . and honourable ambition , and offeryou these tokens of our esteem

¦ and regard , I can find no preface to my pleasing task more . grateful to my own lips , more grateful , 1 am sure , to the brethren , and , as 1 believe , to yourself , than those simple words , " Dear Bro . Huyshe . " I dwell on those words , so often and so fam iliarly used in our long social ancl fraternal intercourse , ere they fall into disuse , but never into forgetfulness , and make

way for that prouder but more formal title which befits your new ancl exalted rank . Dear Bro . Huyshe , the chain of solid gold which it is my privilege to offer you in the name of your brethren , is by its strength , purity , and durability , meant to symbolise both our reverence for you and our willing obedience to you in the discharge of your exalted functions , and our strong , unalloyed , ancl enduring attachment to you personally .

Long may you wear and grace our gift ; long may you be spared in bodily and mental health to exercise over us youv genial and fraternal sway ; long distant be the period when the Great Architect of the Universe shall summon you to take your place in the Grand Lodge above . But when that time comes to you , as come it must to all of us may the Masons of

that day be able to declare , as we the Masons of this day declare , with fervent , sincere , ancl grateful feelings for all yon have done for us and for our Craft , "He fed us with a true ancl faithful heart , and ruled us prudently with all his power . " The speaker concluded amidst loud cheers , which had frequently interrupted him in the course of his eloquent address .

The chain of office was duly placed round the neck of the Prov . G . M . by the Grand Registrar amidst the hearty and prolonged cheers of the brethren . The PEOV . G . MASTEE having now taken the chair which had been hitherto occupied by the Grand Registrar , proceeded to thank the bretliren for the distinguished honour they had

conferred upon him . It was difficult , he said , to flud words on this occasion to express to them the feelings which he experienced at these expressions of their regard and esteem . The testimonial of their kindness was the most superb one , he believed , that had ever been presented to any Provincial Grand Master . But great as was its value , its cost constituted a very small portion of its merit in his eyes . The evidence that it

gave of their regard and esteem for him gilded even refined gold . The GEA & D REGISTBAB then requested the Prov . G . M . to appoint his officers . Thereupon The PaovisciAii GUARS MASTEE . called forward the Prov . G . Sec , Bro . Dennis Moore , and addressing him saicl he had the happiness of conferring upon him the high honour of appointing

him D . Prov . G . M . of Devon . For thirty-six years had Bro . Moore laboured hard in Masonry , ancl he believed that there was no one who would not bear testimony to the uniform courtesy with which he had carried out tho duties of his office . On that account he felt that in appointing him his deputy he was appointing a brother who might be said to be helcl in the

highest esteem that a man can attain . He trusted that he would so assist him in presiding over this province , that it might remain what it had long been , one of the best ancl most flourishing provinces in Freemasonry in the whole country . The Prov . G . M . then placed the collar of office ronnd the Avorthy D . Prov G . M . 's neck .

The Prov . G . M . then re-appointed all the present Provincial Grand Officers as his officers for the remainder of the Masonic year for which they already held office , under his sway as D . Prov . G . M . These were duly saluted with the customary honours . The other officers having also been duly saluted , The GEAND REGISTBAB then delivered an eloquent address ,

in which he enlarged on the beauties of Masonic principles , and enjoined on the bretliren the duty of carrying out those principles before the world , and in every relation of life . The charge was a beautiful exposition of the principles which should guide and actuate the brethren at all times , and it was most enthusiastically applauded . The PEOV . G . MASTEE then expressed his thanks to the Grand Registrar for having come down at great inconvenience to instal