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benefit of the institution " as may seem feasible , practicable , or worthy . A steady unanimity of feeling between every brother is the sure means of advancing our Order ; to effect which a strict compliance with your Lodge duties and a faithful discharge of your solemn obligations is of paramount necessity , You are not ignorant of the manner in which Freemasonry is extending in all puts of the world , and knowing such , I am confident you will not permit yourselves to be designated as "brethren in the shade" but will joiu hand and heart in doing all iu your powev

, to raise it hi this island to that pinnacle of eminence which it so well deserves . Permit me to observe that if you work cheerfully together it is impossible to say how much good will be effected for yourselves and for others , so long as you endeavour to make progress ; so long as unanimity exists , so will our noble Order expand . For myself , I am most anxious to do all I can for the extension and sustentation of the Craft under my jurisdiction ; in this , however , f must ask , nay , I expect , that you will also afford me your aid , and by such a co-operation , the great

moral , social , and religious advantages of the Order will become stimulated and ultimately extend ; it is good producing good to the manifest benefit of all ; your unanimity will tend for good ; your works will be of social profit ; your deeds of benevolence and charity will be acknowledged by au all-wise Providence . ' 'ft is also necessary that your researches should he given to the past , your improvements to the present , and your provisions for the future ; aets which will spread far and wide , and by which Masonry will in this island become better known

and more revered . "A strict adherence to the constitutions and the by-laws of your respective Lodges , a steady attendance to your Lodge duties , and a faithful discharge of the same , will always entitle you to that consideration which all good Masons ever meet with , In complying with your Lodge duties , you will not only strengthen the bonds of unity and brotherly love , but will tend to emulate others who have allowed themselves to fall on the bed of lethargy . You have raised superstructures , and your Masonic obligations compel you to uphold them ; and in your exertions , your

determination and your good will in this and all matters connected with our timehonoured institution , I rest my hope . Allow me to say , befoi'e I conclude , that I trust that this meeting , favoured as it is with the visit of Freemasons under different Grand Lodges , may be regarded as a proof of the approach of that period when not only are the principles of Freemasonry to obtain a more lasting and a more permanent place than ever they had since the days of Solomon in the hearts of mankind , but that the , unanimity of feeling which has been this evening evinced , may bo considered as a typo of a sincere disposition to cultivate that social intercourse which

is so desirable , and which must naturally tend to bind us tho more in the bonds of unity and brotherly affection ; and may the Most . High strengthen our endeavours in the fulfilment of this great object . " The Provincial Grand Master then stated that it was of urgent necessity that a c . 'de of by-laws , for the Provincial Grand Lodge , should be drawn tip without delay , and for which purpose he now appointed as a committee , to carry out the samethe Provincial Grand Secretarythe Provincial Grand Director of

Ceremo-, , nies , and the Provincial Grand Senior Deacon . The Provincial Grand Lodge was thou closed in due form , when tho following benediction was pronounced : — " May this Provincial Grand Lodge be ever tho sanctuary and receptacle of virtue , universal charity , and benevolence . ; and may the Great Architect of the universe bless all here assembled , and till the brethren throughout the world , henceforth , aud for over . " ' ¦ So moto it be . "

The business of the Provincial Grand Lod ^ s having terminated , the brethren , sixty-two in number , adjourned to the banqueting room , where they partook of a most excellent ' supper , the R . W . Provincial Grand Master presiding . Ample justice having been done to the good things on the table , the R . W . Provincial Grand Master gave "The health of Her Majesty the Queen , " which was drunk with all the honours . The Prov . G . M . next gave "HisRoyal Highness thePrince Consort , and the royal family . " The Provincial Grand Master then gave , preceded by a very eloquent speech , the health of "The Right Honourable the Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M ., and all the Officer of the Grand Lodge of England . " The toast was received and drunk