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ourselves solemn obligations which ought to be binding upon the conscience . It would be obviously improper at this time to enter fully upon the nature of those obligations : suffice it to say that they are such as the purest morality and the most enlightened piety must approve ; in a word , they are all drawn from the only source of infallible teaching , the word of God . As Masons we have our own fixed laws and directions , and that man is but an unworthy brother who willingly transgresses or neglects
his obligation . lie breaks the golden bond of brotherly love ; he sins a twofold sin , violating his own conscience ancl casting a shade of disrepute on the society which has the misfortune to rank him among its members . As in a family the evil life of one member is looked upon as a disgrace to all connected with him , so is it in such a society , such a family as this our own . AVe have each of us in some respect the honour of the whole bodiu our keeping . It is of no avail for us to profess our
ady miration for " piety , holiness , virtue , charity , temperance , ancl brotherly love , " if we cle not endeavour to act up to our professions . The world knows nothing of our theory , but our practice is patent to all . The object of all who seek an entry into Masonry ought to be simply that they may become better men than they were before , ancl we who are initiated into its mysteries are taught to look upon it as a " progressive science , "
ancl to do our best daily to become more worthy of our privileges , and more confirmed in our resolution to shine in all our words and works to do the will of the Most High . This is the true secret of all brotherhood . He who has the fear of God before his eyes is the man who may be trusted . In the hands of such the property and reputation of his fellowmen are safe , and the society to which he may belong will be brought to shame by his own unworthiness . Our old Masonic charge directs that he who would become a JMason should know how to practise all private virtues , to avoid all intemperance or
excess which might lead him to enormities which might reflect dishonour on the ancient faternity ; he is to seek to acquire , as far as possible , the virtues of patience , meekness , self-denial , ancl forbearance ; to afford succour to the distressed ; to divide his bread with the industrious poor ; to put the misguided traveller on his way . It is also necessary that all who would be true Masons should learn to abstain from all malice , slander , evil speaking ; from all provoking , reproachful , and ungodly
language , keeping always the tongue of good report . Brethren ! as Masons , let us look to ourselves , hearing in mind the Scripture which saith , " Fear God and keep His Commandments , for this is the whole duty of man . " Let us also show that we do venerate the Sacred AVord , by using it as a " light to our path and a lantern to our feet . " Let us show that we do reverence Him who made heaven and earth , by prayerfully endeavouring to do His will . Let us show our brotherly love by endeavouring ,
"both hy example and precept , as far as it may be in our power , to confirm each other in all practical goodness and virtue . The rev . brother concluded by appealing to his hearers in behalf of the Norwich Indigent Blind School and Asylum , in aid of which a collection was made at the close of the service . The amount obtained was £ 12 10 s . Sljd ., of which exactly £ 10 was contributed by the Masonic portion of the congregation . The following munificent donations were presented by Bro . B . B . Cabbell to the local charities : —
£ s . Indigent Blind School 21 0 Eye Infirmary 21 0 Decayed Traclesmens'Benevolent Assoc ... 21 0 Female Home 21 0 Dispensary 10 10 District Visiting Society 10 0 Sick Poor Spciet 10 0
y Stanley Home 10 0 Total 121 10 THE BANQUET , AVhich was sumptuously provided by Mrs . Louth , of the Rampant Horse , was held in the Assembly-rooms , at four o'clock , ancl was attended by about ninety brethren . The Prov . G . M .,
Bro . B . B . Cabbell , F . P . S ., presided , and was supported by the ollowing- brethren-. —Sir Henry Strncey , Bari ., M . P . ; the Hon . P . AValpole ; the Eev . F . H . S . Hodgson ; the Rev . S . Titlow ; the Rev . F . AV . Freeman ; A . V . Morgan , P . Prov . J . G . AV . ; the Rev . C Martyn ; the Rev . G . Coleby , and Dr . Dalrymple . The vicechairs were occupied by the two Grand Wardens , Bro . J . Caparn Smith , ancl Bro , G . Ehvard Simpson . Grace having been said after dinner by the Grand Chaplain ,
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The PROV . G . M . proposed the first toast , the " Queen and the Craft , " and made a feeling allusion to the loss sustained by her Majesty . In proposing the " Health of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , " Bro . CABBELL said that that noble and distinguished brother was well knoivn to all Masons for the due fulfilment of every duty of his high office . He succeeded to ib under some degree of disadvantage , having to follow an
illustrious prince who had presided over the Order for more than a quarter of a century , but it might be truly said that during the twenty years that Lord Zetland had filled the office , he had fully succeeded in gaining the affectionate regard and respect of every brother belonging to the fraternity , and he ( Bro . Cabbell ) might say , without any flattery , that the noble lord might he considered a personification of all the virtues which -were characteristic of their Order . ( Applause . )
The next toast was " The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl cle Grey ancl Ripon , " of whom Bro . Cabbell said that though he had only lately joined the Order , it could not be doubted , from what he had seen of him during the short time he hacl been a Mason , that he was a great acquisition to the Craft , and that from his high rank ancl ability , he ivould confer honour on it .
Bro . the Hon . F . AA ALTOLE then rose and said : Brethren , I have been entrusted with the next toast , which is the " Health of the Prov . Grand Master of Norfolk , Bro . Cabbell . " ( Tremendous cheering , which lasted for some moments . ) The way in which you have received the mere intimation of the toast assures me that it needs no phrases of mine to ask you to receive it with cordiality and enthusiasm . I should have shrunk from the task hacl not his own acts and your knowledge of them made
it sufficiently easy . The very room in ivhieh we are assembled , ancl the banquet we have just enjoyed , ive owe to our Prov . Grand Master . ( Hear . ) I hold in my hand now a list of " charities which he has to day dispensed in this city , but I am sure I should be insulting the generosity which gave them were I to publish them in this room before the donor . Nevertheless , I may say that whenever there is charity or need in this county or elsewhere , there the name of the Prov . Grand Master of the Freemasons of Norfolk is to be found as a munificent contributor .
( Cheers . ) I am sure I need say nothing more , hut call upon you to drink , with all warmth ancl cordiality , the health of our Right AVorshipful Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell . ( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with the Masonic honours , and in the most enthusiastic manner . Bro . B . B . CABBELL , Prov . G . M ., replied : I am sure you will do me full justice ivhen I assure you that I deeplfeel the
comy pliment paid to me by the manner in which my excellent brother was kind enough to propose my health , in language certainly undeserving —{ "No , no . " )—and by the way in which you , brethren , received the toast . All I have to say is that I have the greatest pleasure in meeting you , not only here , but on all other occasions , in your different lodges . It lately pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to visit me with a very severe
illness , which I was afraid would deprive me of the pleasure of being here on this occasion . I witnessed my gradual recovery from that illness with the greatest gratification , because it held out to me the hope of being- able to fill my post , and at the earliest moment I intimated to Bro . Fox , our Secretary , my belief that , with God's blessing , I should be enabled to attend on this occasion . So long as I remain among you , and so long as I am able to fulfil the duties confided to me by our excellent Grand Master , so long shall I be ready to do so , and to try to deserve your approbation ancl good will . I claim no other
credit than that which is common to every brother present , namely , an anxious and au earnest desire to fulfil all the duties devolving upon me to the best of my humble power and abilities ; ancl so long as it shall please Providence to enable mo to fulfil those duties , so long shall I be anxious to meet you and to join you in endeavouring to carry into effect those great and glorious principles which distinguish our Order . ( Loud applause . ) The PROV . GRAXD MASTER next gave "The health ofthe
Prov . Grand Chaplain , " Bro . Hodgson , who had preached so eloquent a discourse to the brethren ; and also of Bro . Titlow , Past Prov . G . C , who assisted Bro . Hodgson in the service at St . Peter ' s . Bro . Cabbell observed that order was the great rule of all JIasonie proceedings , ancl he was sure that nothing tended more to preserve order among Masons than the presence of their reverend brethren at all their meetings , ancl more particularly at those of a convivial nature .
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Provincial.
ourselves solemn obligations which ought to be binding upon the conscience . It would be obviously improper at this time to enter fully upon the nature of those obligations : suffice it to say that they are such as the purest morality and the most enlightened piety must approve ; in a word , they are all drawn from the only source of infallible teaching , the word of God . As Masons we have our own fixed laws and directions , and that man is but an unworthy brother who willingly transgresses or neglects
his obligation . lie breaks the golden bond of brotherly love ; he sins a twofold sin , violating his own conscience ancl casting a shade of disrepute on the society which has the misfortune to rank him among its members . As in a family the evil life of one member is looked upon as a disgrace to all connected with him , so is it in such a society , such a family as this our own . AVe have each of us in some respect the honour of the whole bodiu our keeping . It is of no avail for us to profess our
ady miration for " piety , holiness , virtue , charity , temperance , ancl brotherly love , " if we cle not endeavour to act up to our professions . The world knows nothing of our theory , but our practice is patent to all . The object of all who seek an entry into Masonry ought to be simply that they may become better men than they were before , ancl we who are initiated into its mysteries are taught to look upon it as a " progressive science , "
ancl to do our best daily to become more worthy of our privileges , and more confirmed in our resolution to shine in all our words and works to do the will of the Most High . This is the true secret of all brotherhood . He who has the fear of God before his eyes is the man who may be trusted . In the hands of such the property and reputation of his fellowmen are safe , and the society to which he may belong will be brought to shame by his own unworthiness . Our old Masonic charge directs that he who would become a JMason should know how to practise all private virtues , to avoid all intemperance or
excess which might lead him to enormities which might reflect dishonour on the ancient faternity ; he is to seek to acquire , as far as possible , the virtues of patience , meekness , self-denial , ancl forbearance ; to afford succour to the distressed ; to divide his bread with the industrious poor ; to put the misguided traveller on his way . It is also necessary that all who would be true Masons should learn to abstain from all malice , slander , evil speaking ; from all provoking , reproachful , and ungodly
language , keeping always the tongue of good report . Brethren ! as Masons , let us look to ourselves , hearing in mind the Scripture which saith , " Fear God and keep His Commandments , for this is the whole duty of man . " Let us also show that we do venerate the Sacred AVord , by using it as a " light to our path and a lantern to our feet . " Let us show that we do reverence Him who made heaven and earth , by prayerfully endeavouring to do His will . Let us show our brotherly love by endeavouring ,
"both hy example and precept , as far as it may be in our power , to confirm each other in all practical goodness and virtue . The rev . brother concluded by appealing to his hearers in behalf of the Norwich Indigent Blind School and Asylum , in aid of which a collection was made at the close of the service . The amount obtained was £ 12 10 s . Sljd ., of which exactly £ 10 was contributed by the Masonic portion of the congregation . The following munificent donations were presented by Bro . B . B . Cabbell to the local charities : —
£ s . Indigent Blind School 21 0 Eye Infirmary 21 0 Decayed Traclesmens'Benevolent Assoc ... 21 0 Female Home 21 0 Dispensary 10 10 District Visiting Society 10 0 Sick Poor Spciet 10 0
y Stanley Home 10 0 Total 121 10 THE BANQUET , AVhich was sumptuously provided by Mrs . Louth , of the Rampant Horse , was held in the Assembly-rooms , at four o'clock , ancl was attended by about ninety brethren . The Prov . G . M .,
Bro . B . B . Cabbell , F . P . S ., presided , and was supported by the ollowing- brethren-. —Sir Henry Strncey , Bari ., M . P . ; the Hon . P . AValpole ; the Eev . F . H . S . Hodgson ; the Rev . S . Titlow ; the Rev . F . AV . Freeman ; A . V . Morgan , P . Prov . J . G . AV . ; the Rev . C Martyn ; the Rev . G . Coleby , and Dr . Dalrymple . The vicechairs were occupied by the two Grand Wardens , Bro . J . Caparn Smith , ancl Bro , G . Ehvard Simpson . Grace having been said after dinner by the Grand Chaplain ,
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The PROV . G . M . proposed the first toast , the " Queen and the Craft , " and made a feeling allusion to the loss sustained by her Majesty . In proposing the " Health of the Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England , " Bro . CABBELL said that that noble and distinguished brother was well knoivn to all Masons for the due fulfilment of every duty of his high office . He succeeded to ib under some degree of disadvantage , having to follow an
illustrious prince who had presided over the Order for more than a quarter of a century , but it might be truly said that during the twenty years that Lord Zetland had filled the office , he had fully succeeded in gaining the affectionate regard and respect of every brother belonging to the fraternity , and he ( Bro . Cabbell ) might say , without any flattery , that the noble lord might he considered a personification of all the virtues which -were characteristic of their Order . ( Applause . )
The next toast was " The Deputy Grand Master of England , the Earl cle Grey ancl Ripon , " of whom Bro . Cabbell said that though he had only lately joined the Order , it could not be doubted , from what he had seen of him during the short time he hacl been a Mason , that he was a great acquisition to the Craft , and that from his high rank ancl ability , he ivould confer honour on it .
Bro . the Hon . F . AA ALTOLE then rose and said : Brethren , I have been entrusted with the next toast , which is the " Health of the Prov . Grand Master of Norfolk , Bro . Cabbell . " ( Tremendous cheering , which lasted for some moments . ) The way in which you have received the mere intimation of the toast assures me that it needs no phrases of mine to ask you to receive it with cordiality and enthusiasm . I should have shrunk from the task hacl not his own acts and your knowledge of them made
it sufficiently easy . The very room in ivhieh we are assembled , ancl the banquet we have just enjoyed , ive owe to our Prov . Grand Master . ( Hear . ) I hold in my hand now a list of " charities which he has to day dispensed in this city , but I am sure I should be insulting the generosity which gave them were I to publish them in this room before the donor . Nevertheless , I may say that whenever there is charity or need in this county or elsewhere , there the name of the Prov . Grand Master of the Freemasons of Norfolk is to be found as a munificent contributor .
( Cheers . ) I am sure I need say nothing more , hut call upon you to drink , with all warmth ancl cordiality , the health of our Right AVorshipful Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Benjamin Bond Cabbell . ( Loud cheers . ) The toast was drunk with the Masonic honours , and in the most enthusiastic manner . Bro . B . B . CABBELL , Prov . G . M ., replied : I am sure you will do me full justice ivhen I assure you that I deeplfeel the
comy pliment paid to me by the manner in which my excellent brother was kind enough to propose my health , in language certainly undeserving —{ "No , no . " )—and by the way in which you , brethren , received the toast . All I have to say is that I have the greatest pleasure in meeting you , not only here , but on all other occasions , in your different lodges . It lately pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to visit me with a very severe
illness , which I was afraid would deprive me of the pleasure of being here on this occasion . I witnessed my gradual recovery from that illness with the greatest gratification , because it held out to me the hope of being- able to fill my post , and at the earliest moment I intimated to Bro . Fox , our Secretary , my belief that , with God's blessing , I should be enabled to attend on this occasion . So long as I remain among you , and so long as I am able to fulfil the duties confided to me by our excellent Grand Master , so long shall I be ready to do so , and to try to deserve your approbation ancl good will . I claim no other
credit than that which is common to every brother present , namely , an anxious and au earnest desire to fulfil all the duties devolving upon me to the best of my humble power and abilities ; ancl so long as it shall please Providence to enable mo to fulfil those duties , so long shall I be anxious to meet you and to join you in endeavouring to carry into effect those great and glorious principles which distinguish our Order . ( Loud applause . ) The PROV . GRAXD MASTER next gave "The health ofthe
Prov . Grand Chaplain , " Bro . Hodgson , who had preached so eloquent a discourse to the brethren ; and also of Bro . Titlow , Past Prov . G . C , who assisted Bro . Hodgson in the service at St . Peter ' s . Bro . Cabbell observed that order was the great rule of all JIasonie proceedings , ancl he was sure that nothing tended more to preserve order among Masons than the presence of their reverend brethren at all their meetings , ancl more particularly at those of a convivial nature .