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honour to belong . —The final toast having been given , the joyous hand separated at a quarter to eleven o'clock , well delighted and gratified with the evening ' s entertainment . Several bretliren contributed to the evening ' s pleasure hy their humourous songs .
Ceylon.
CEYLON .
KANDY . ANNIVEESAEY OE ST . JOHN ' S DAY . The Members of St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 454 , late 665 , E . G . ) , Kandy , held a general meeting on St . John ' s Day , June 24 th , when after the conclusion of the regular business of the lodge the bretliren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , at which nearly thirty were present . Bro . Wyllie , P . M ., presided .
Ample justice having been done to the excellent fare which had been provided for the occasion , The CHAIEMAN requested the brethren to charge their glasses to the brim , as he wished to proposed a toast always received with thunders of applause by all British subjects , but more particularly by Masons ; aud as the Queen is always the first toast at all Masonic meetings , lie called upon the brethren to drink " The Health of their Gracious QueenGod bless her . " Saluted
, with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN , in proposing the next toast , said , —I will not detain you by expatiating upon the noble virtues of the Prince and Princess of AVales , our future king and queen , as they have evinced to all the world their good and excellent qualities , and with their names I would wish to couple the health of the rest of the Royal family . "The Prince and Princess of AVales and the rest of the Royal Family . " Saluted
¦ with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN said , —I will now propose the health of the Grand Master of England , the Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland , under whose wise and vigilant rule Masonry has made such strides , and will I trust continue to do so . " The Health of the Grand Master of England . " Saluted with Masonic honours . The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Deputy Grand Master aud the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England
, and said , —Although much of the success of the Grand Lodge of England is owing to the exertions of its Grand Master , ¦ whose health you have just drank , still we must remember that much of his success has heen owing to the support received from the Deputy Grand Master and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Tlie Health of the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Officers . " Saluted with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN said—In proposing the next toast I would
, wish to remind certain brethren present that in Masonry Scotlaud hath precedence of Ireland , I call upon you to drink the healths of the Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland . " Tbe Health of the Grand Masters of Ireland ancl Scotland . " Saluted with Masonic honours .
The CHAIEMAN then rose and said , —The next toast on my list is " The Health of the Sister Lodges of the Island , the Sphinx Lodge ( No . 107 ) , and the Serendib Lodge ( No . 112 ) , " the latter is a young lodge and of it I know but little ; the former is a well-known lodge , and it has been the means of diffusing Masonry among the inhabitants of the island . AVhen any of our brethren go to Colombo they are received in a cordial manner , and I must confess I was much gratified hy the
reception I met with when attending a banquet given by the brethren to celebrate tire Festival of St . John the Baptist . I see several brethren belonging to that lodge amongst us , and 1 would wish to couple the health of Bro . J . W . with the toast , While I admit that Sphinx Lodge ( No . 107 ) has been preeminently successful , I cannot lose sight of the facts that whereas most of its members reside iu Colombo , not far from the lodge , our members reside at a distance from Kandy , and
frequently have to attend lodge at considerable inconvenience . The JT / NIOE AA ' ARDEN , in returning thanks for the toast , said , —I must thank you in behalf of the sister -lodges of the island , and more particularly of my mother lodge , the Sphinx , ( No . 107 ) , for the kind manner in which the toast has been received ; the greatest cordiality always has existed between the various lodges in the island , and I trust that brotherly love and perfect unanimity of feeling will always continue , and that although our sister lodges belong to the Irish Constitution , the Great Architect of the Universe , in whose name all our
our proceedings are conducted , watches over and protects each of us . The CHAIEMAN called upon the brethren to charge their glasses , ancl said—I have a toast to propose , which I feel sure you will drink with acclamation ; it is " The Health of our absent AV . M ., Bro . Major O'Brien . " We elected him our Master but a short time ago , and though duty has called him away from amongst us , nevertheless I feel sure that wherever he may he
his heart will be with us , and , should he be now at any Masonic banquet celebrating this festival , his thought will revert to the lodge which hails him as Worshipful Master . He has the good of Masonry at heart and will , I am sure , do much to advance it , and I trust ere long to see a Royal Arch Chapter established through the instrumentality of our W . M . Bro . Dr . ROE , in proposing the next toast said—I find on perusing the list of toasts that I have been selected to propose
the health of our brother who is presiding this evening , your immediate Past Master . In doing so , I feel that I labour under a great disadvantage , as he is so much better known to all of you than he is to me . I comparatively know little of him ; but during our short acquaintance , I have found him distinguished for urbanity , courtesy , and truly Masonic feeling . Bro . AA YLLIE said , —In returning thanks for the honour you have done me iu drinking my healthand for the extremely
, cordial way in which you have received my name , I can hardly imagine what slight service of mine can have induced you thus to honour me . During my period of office I endeavoured to do my duty , and during the first six months of this year I have admitted some of the brethren present into the rights and privileges of Freemasonry . Brethren , let us strive to raise the working of our loelge to the highest pitch of perfection , for I
maintain that the Kandy Lodge ought to be second to none in the island . The SENIOR WAEDEN , in rising to propose the next toast , said , —Hospitality is one of the most distinguishing marks of Freemasons , ancl I am very proud to have the honour of proposing the toast which has been allotted to me . I feel the honour the more because I am able to couple with the toast the health of Bro . B . oe , an excellent man and a good Mason , whom one cannot help liking , and I trust , brethren , that many of you
will have an opportunity of becoming more intimately acquainted with him . Bro . ROE , in returning thanks said , —I can hardly express to you my thanks for the way in which my health has been drunk . I came a stranger amongst you and by virtue of the Masonic passwords I have heen welcomed as a brother . Masonry is universal and diffused throughout the world , ancl under its banners are gathered both rich and poor , high and low , all of whom
meet in the body of a lodge on equal terms . Moreover , 1 can inform yon that during the Crimean war many of our brethren when prisoners of war received great kindness at the hands of their opponents who , although enemies , were Masons . I return you my most sincere thanks for the honour you have done me . The SECEETAEY in proposing the next toast saicl , —I will not detain you by expatiating on the duties of the Wardens , which are probably well known to all of you ; they have each
their respective and relative labours to perform , which I trust they will carry on as hitherto . " The Health of the Senior ancl Junior AVardens . " The JUNIOR WAEDEN , in returning thanks , said , —I offer yon my most sincere thanks on behalf of Bro . Senior Warden and myself , for the most fraternal manner in which you have received our names . I have been but a short time a member of lodge . Shortly after joining the AV . M . appointed me
your you , to the J . V . chair , which I have endeavoured to fill to the best of my ability . I trust that the bretliren will overlook my shortcomings , and will accept my sincere endeavours for the good of tlie Craft , as an earnest ot the sincerity of my intentions . I am about to leave you for a time , and trust that by regularly attending the meetings of our sister lodge , I shall he able to make progress in the hidden mysteries of Masonry , and when I return once more amongst you , I shall return , if not a better
Mason , at any rate a wiser one , for it is only by a regular attendance at lodge , and by endeavouring to profit hy instruction there conveyed , that we can hope to fathom the unknown depths of Masonry , and thoroughly appreciate the benefit it confers upon all candidates for its privileges . And when a brother lives to be a good Mason , he must be a natural consequence a good citizen , a good husband , a fond brother , and last , but not least , a good son . Bro . DXTNTJ- WILLE , in proposing the next toast , said , —I havo
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honour to belong . —The final toast having been given , the joyous hand separated at a quarter to eleven o'clock , well delighted and gratified with the evening ' s entertainment . Several bretliren contributed to the evening ' s pleasure hy their humourous songs .
Ceylon.
CEYLON .
KANDY . ANNIVEESAEY OE ST . JOHN ' S DAY . The Members of St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 454 , late 665 , E . G . ) , Kandy , held a general meeting on St . John ' s Day , June 24 th , when after the conclusion of the regular business of the lodge the bretliren adjourned to a sumptuous banquet , at which nearly thirty were present . Bro . Wyllie , P . M ., presided .
Ample justice having been done to the excellent fare which had been provided for the occasion , The CHAIEMAN requested the brethren to charge their glasses to the brim , as he wished to proposed a toast always received with thunders of applause by all British subjects , but more particularly by Masons ; aud as the Queen is always the first toast at all Masonic meetings , lie called upon the brethren to drink " The Health of their Gracious QueenGod bless her . " Saluted
, with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN , in proposing the next toast , said , —I will not detain you by expatiating upon the noble virtues of the Prince and Princess of AVales , our future king and queen , as they have evinced to all the world their good and excellent qualities , and with their names I would wish to couple the health of the rest of the Royal family . "The Prince and Princess of AVales and the rest of the Royal Family . " Saluted
¦ with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN said , —I will now propose the health of the Grand Master of England , the Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland , under whose wise and vigilant rule Masonry has made such strides , and will I trust continue to do so . " The Health of the Grand Master of England . " Saluted with Masonic honours . The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Deputy Grand Master aud the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England
, and said , —Although much of the success of the Grand Lodge of England is owing to the exertions of its Grand Master , ¦ whose health you have just drank , still we must remember that much of his success has heen owing to the support received from the Deputy Grand Master and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Tlie Health of the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Officers . " Saluted with Masonic honours . The CHAIEMAN said—In proposing the next toast I would
, wish to remind certain brethren present that in Masonry Scotlaud hath precedence of Ireland , I call upon you to drink the healths of the Grand Masters of Ireland and Scotland . " Tbe Health of the Grand Masters of Ireland ancl Scotland . " Saluted with Masonic honours .
The CHAIEMAN then rose and said , —The next toast on my list is " The Health of the Sister Lodges of the Island , the Sphinx Lodge ( No . 107 ) , and the Serendib Lodge ( No . 112 ) , " the latter is a young lodge and of it I know but little ; the former is a well-known lodge , and it has been the means of diffusing Masonry among the inhabitants of the island . AVhen any of our brethren go to Colombo they are received in a cordial manner , and I must confess I was much gratified hy the
reception I met with when attending a banquet given by the brethren to celebrate tire Festival of St . John the Baptist . I see several brethren belonging to that lodge amongst us , and 1 would wish to couple the health of Bro . J . W . with the toast , While I admit that Sphinx Lodge ( No . 107 ) has been preeminently successful , I cannot lose sight of the facts that whereas most of its members reside iu Colombo , not far from the lodge , our members reside at a distance from Kandy , and
frequently have to attend lodge at considerable inconvenience . The JT / NIOE AA ' ARDEN , in returning thanks for the toast , said , —I must thank you in behalf of the sister -lodges of the island , and more particularly of my mother lodge , the Sphinx , ( No . 107 ) , for the kind manner in which the toast has been received ; the greatest cordiality always has existed between the various lodges in the island , and I trust that brotherly love and perfect unanimity of feeling will always continue , and that although our sister lodges belong to the Irish Constitution , the Great Architect of the Universe , in whose name all our
our proceedings are conducted , watches over and protects each of us . The CHAIEMAN called upon the brethren to charge their glasses , ancl said—I have a toast to propose , which I feel sure you will drink with acclamation ; it is " The Health of our absent AV . M ., Bro . Major O'Brien . " We elected him our Master but a short time ago , and though duty has called him away from amongst us , nevertheless I feel sure that wherever he may he
his heart will be with us , and , should he be now at any Masonic banquet celebrating this festival , his thought will revert to the lodge which hails him as Worshipful Master . He has the good of Masonry at heart and will , I am sure , do much to advance it , and I trust ere long to see a Royal Arch Chapter established through the instrumentality of our W . M . Bro . Dr . ROE , in proposing the next toast said—I find on perusing the list of toasts that I have been selected to propose
the health of our brother who is presiding this evening , your immediate Past Master . In doing so , I feel that I labour under a great disadvantage , as he is so much better known to all of you than he is to me . I comparatively know little of him ; but during our short acquaintance , I have found him distinguished for urbanity , courtesy , and truly Masonic feeling . Bro . AA YLLIE said , —In returning thanks for the honour you have done me iu drinking my healthand for the extremely
, cordial way in which you have received my name , I can hardly imagine what slight service of mine can have induced you thus to honour me . During my period of office I endeavoured to do my duty , and during the first six months of this year I have admitted some of the brethren present into the rights and privileges of Freemasonry . Brethren , let us strive to raise the working of our loelge to the highest pitch of perfection , for I
maintain that the Kandy Lodge ought to be second to none in the island . The SENIOR WAEDEN , in rising to propose the next toast , said , —Hospitality is one of the most distinguishing marks of Freemasons , ancl I am very proud to have the honour of proposing the toast which has been allotted to me . I feel the honour the more because I am able to couple with the toast the health of Bro . B . oe , an excellent man and a good Mason , whom one cannot help liking , and I trust , brethren , that many of you
will have an opportunity of becoming more intimately acquainted with him . Bro . ROE , in returning thanks said , —I can hardly express to you my thanks for the way in which my health has been drunk . I came a stranger amongst you and by virtue of the Masonic passwords I have heen welcomed as a brother . Masonry is universal and diffused throughout the world , ancl under its banners are gathered both rich and poor , high and low , all of whom
meet in the body of a lodge on equal terms . Moreover , 1 can inform yon that during the Crimean war many of our brethren when prisoners of war received great kindness at the hands of their opponents who , although enemies , were Masons . I return you my most sincere thanks for the honour you have done me . The SECEETAEY in proposing the next toast saicl , —I will not detain you by expatiating on the duties of the Wardens , which are probably well known to all of you ; they have each
their respective and relative labours to perform , which I trust they will carry on as hitherto . " The Health of the Senior ancl Junior AVardens . " The JUNIOR WAEDEN , in returning thanks , said , —I offer yon my most sincere thanks on behalf of Bro . Senior Warden and myself , for the most fraternal manner in which you have received our names . I have been but a short time a member of lodge . Shortly after joining the AV . M . appointed me
your you , to the J . V . chair , which I have endeavoured to fill to the best of my ability . I trust that the bretliren will overlook my shortcomings , and will accept my sincere endeavours for the good of tlie Craft , as an earnest ot the sincerity of my intentions . I am about to leave you for a time , and trust that by regularly attending the meetings of our sister lodge , I shall he able to make progress in the hidden mysteries of Masonry , and when I return once more amongst you , I shall return , if not a better
Mason , at any rate a wiser one , for it is only by a regular attendance at lodge , and by endeavouring to profit hy instruction there conveyed , that we can hope to fathom the unknown depths of Masonry , and thoroughly appreciate the benefit it confers upon all candidates for its privileges . And when a brother lives to be a good Mason , he must be a natural consequence a good citizen , a good husband , a fond brother , and last , but not least , a good son . Bro . DXTNTJ- WILLE , in proposing the next toast , said , —I havo