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within very few backs , to he present on an occasion ( to Bro . Fourdrinier ) not less gratifying to you , sir , than it was to myself and the brethren who were present , to see you and another very dear and estimable brother ( a past master whom -we have the honour to greet as being present on this occusion ) ¦ decorated by a more ancient lodge than this is , with a Past Master ' s jewel , which I am sure you very highly prize . We have the

, by unanimous decision of this lodge , as can be testified by one and all present , come to the resolution that , for the services and for the laborious exertions rendered by you to this ¦ lodge , a Past Provincial Grand Junior Wardens jewel , should be presented to you , a very imperfect tribute of our gratitude , -esteem , and veneration . I know , sir , that you seek , you require no reward ; the onlreward ask for and aim atis to ive

y you , g -satisfaction to your brethren generally . It is indeed a gratifying circumstance to me , brethren , old in years but young in Masonry , that ifc has fallen to my lot to initiate this testimony to my friend , and ifc is peculiarly gratifying to me to announce to you that we have , I would say , without ; straining any point V . iatever , by the gratuitous and spontaneous act of the brethren of this lodgeand I may sayof a few elsewhere collected such

, , a sum of money , which I hold in my hand in the form of a cheque , to present to him on this occasion , as I think may be worthy of his acceptance . I could have wished that the sum was -double or treble the amount , but I am prond to say , that from our small lodge , there is in this purse the value of eighty-five

¦ pounds , which I hope that brother will accept . Money is but a fleeting commodity , there is something else which I hold in my hand to add to the decorations he already possesses . Brethren , you have only to look to see how the breast of our dear brother is already decorated by the testimonials of esteem , thankfulness , and gratitude , hut I am sure few , if any of those emblems of regard which have already been conferred upon him will be held more precious bhim than those which I am now about to

y present to him . We are , as a lodge , indebted to him as the first Master of it . You , brethren , who through his instrumentality first saw lights in a Masons lodge will testify how anxiously , how sedulously and how hard he has worked for us , and ought we not to be proud as well as grateful we have such a man who takes such an interest in the Craft ? Por myself , I would say one or two wordsI am grateful to him not onlfor

, y introducing me here as the second Master of this lodge , but for his services , his valued and inestimable services in the neighbouring lodge of Saint Tudno , where he stood in he gap when I wanted an officer to take a place vacated afc a time when the lodge was in the greatest difficulty ; but my friend and brother aided me in coming to my rescue , and he is the Worshipful Master of the Tudno Lodat the present momentI will now

ge . invest our brother with this badge , and may the Great Architect of the Universe grant him long life to do honour to this lodge and credit to himself . I beg his acceptance of this inadequate proof of our gratitude , our regard , and our veneration . With your permission I will read an address which has been

beautifully got up , and more beautifully penned by our esteemed brother and friend Dr . Roden : — "Ancient and Honourable Fraternit y of Free and Accepted Masons . Anglesea Lodge , No . 1 , 113 Langefni , May 5 th , 1868 . To the Very Worshipful Brother , John Coles Fourdrinier , Past Master , Past Prov . G . Warden North Wales and Shropshire . Worshipful Paster , in requesting your acceptance of a Past Provincial

Grand Junior Warden ' s jewel and a purse of money , as a slight return for your expenditure of time , labour , and money iu the service of this lodge , and as a sincere though humble token of the respect and regard in which you are held by its members , as well as by the other brethren who have desired to unite with them in this testimony to your high personal and Masonic character , it has been presumed that a copy of the resolution unanimousl

y passed by the lodge , which briefly and nadequately expressed the grounds on which they consider you ¦ entitled to their gratitude and lasting remembrance would be acceptable to you . Signed , on behalf the lodge , and with fraternal wishes for your welfare and and happiness . " Signed WILLIAM BULKELEV HUGHES , W . M . WILLIAM HUGHES , SW . R . H . WILLIAMS , J . W . "

Copy of resolution of the lodge held January 7 , 1868 : —It was proposed by the Worshipful Master , seconded by Bro . Henry Pritchard , and passed unanimously , thafc some recognition of the regard and gratitude of the brethren be made to the Immediate Past Master , Bro . John Coles Fourdrinier for the

remarkable zeal and efficiency with which he has discharged the duties of the chair and other offices , during the past year , for the active and laborious part he has taken in the establishment of this lodge , and for his eminent services to the Craft in general in this portion of the province , and that a fund be created for the purpose of presenting him with a Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden's jewel accompanied by a purse of money . " My very dear brother , continued the W . M ., this imperfect

recognition of our regard I present to you , I know there is one near and dear to you who , when it pleases the Great Architect of the Universe to take you from this sublunary world , will regard it with the same veneration as that with whieh you will now receive it . The warmhearted , kind , and feeling , address of the W . M . was received by the brethren with the most unmistakeable and enthusiastic marks of pleasure and-satisfaction . Some minutes

elapsed before Bro . Fourdrinier had sufficeutly recovered from tbe deep emotion under which he "' laboured , to reply , which he did as follows : —Brethren all , you are all friends , and sympathising friends , or you would not be here . I pray you extend to me that feeling of sympathy , and to place yourselves for an instant in my position , and then realize what I do feel . Brethren , it is impossible with a heart overcharged for the tongue to speak . I did hope , and I confess I did endeavour to

prepare myself for this most serious , at the same time pleasing opportunity , but my preparation is gone , I am utterly powerless . Worshipful Master , I did hope , I admit I did hope and expect to receive from the brethren an acknowledgment of their thanks , and I may say I expected to receive , it might be possible a medal , not so much for my own deserts , as a token of that regard and good feeling which the brethren entertain towards me ; hutto be the reciient of such a testimonial as

, p this , is so truly beyond my merits and was so unexpected that on its first announcement to myself I was quite incapable of saying one word . I do claim to myself the merit of ono word which our dear brother Dr . Roden was kind enough to express of me on one occasion , I claim to be an " earnest" man . I have [ endeavoured through many years to devote myself to the good of the Craft , to do all the good I possibly could , and I hope , if my senses are spared to me , I shall be enabled , very

inefficiently perhaps to take part in onr interesting ceremonies so long as life is spared to me . I see that the brethren are sympathising friends , I pray them to believe I am sincerely grateful and to understand that their kindness is so undeserved ; I do hope they will take my very inadequate expressions of an honest heart . Bro . Fourdrinier was warmly cheered in the course of his reply , and at its conclusion

Bro . Goldsbro' said : Brethren , I have the permission of the Worshipful Master to say a few words , and I have preferred the request that I might communicate to my brethren of the Anglesea Lodge , that which I know will give them great pleasure and satisfaction . Having attended the Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Wellington , on the 24 th ult ., I had the distinguished honour to be the humble , still the proud , representative of the V . WBro . William Bulkeley Hughesour esteemed and

Wor-. , shipful Master , and of being invested , on his behalf , wifch the insignia of office of the Grand Senior Warden of the Province . I feel that it is a subject of congratulation to the Craft of the Province generally , and to the members of this Lodge in particular , that the E . W . Provincial Grand Master has been pleased to confer this , the highest distinction , upon so universally and worthily esteemed a brother as the Worshipful Master of the

Anglesea Lodge , and I claim the honours for him as our V . W . Provincial Grand Senior Warden . Grand honours having been given , V . W . Bro . William Bulkeley Hughes said : I feel deeply indebted to my very dear brother for his kindness in introducing me to your notice , I must say I feel very proud of standing in the position next to our Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy , the Senior Officer in the Province . It is one I never sought , and never expected ,

but I prize it greatly . It could not be supposed ifc is conferred upon the individual so much as upon fche Master of this Lodge , and in consequence of my having been Master for two years of the Saint Tudno Lodge , and in recognition of the services of this part of the Province . 1 little thought it would fall on the individual who now addresses you . I have a duty to perform in fche Provincial Grand Lodge which I hope I may do with consistency . Let me advise you , my brethren , to pay constant attention to the duties of the Craft , and to follow in worthier footsteps , by which means alone you will attain to the summit