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who has passed the allotted years of man , can continue long in this sublunary abode . Still however long it may please the Great Architect of the Universe to permit , I will do my duty , wherever I may be and on whatever occasion , with fidelity , rectitude , and honour . It is now my province to give you the next toast , and it is one which comes from my heart . It is "The Health of the Worshipful Master" in the chair . I know

no man to whom we are so much indebted as we are to the W . Master of this lodge . He has been the means of establishing in a pre-eminent degree the Lodge of St . Tudno , of the St . David's Lodge at Bangor as well as of establishing a lodge in the County of Anglesea , and of supporting the Royal Segoutium and other Lodges , so that he lias by his efforts proved himself a real and true Mason . Whilst alluding to the Anglesea Lodgelet me hope that on the morrow some of you will do

, us the honour to attend upon an occasion that I have had much at heart for a considerable time—tbe day has arrived and I am confident that it will be a success . Let me invite you one and all to crown our efforts and come and see what we will do in the island of Anglesea . What we lack in energy we possess in zeal for the Craft . We have had the experience of an old Past Master , and on the morrow we shall have the honour of

presenting to him what he values more than gold or silver , and he will receive at my hands the good fellowship of the Anglesea Lodge . Imperfect as my expressions may be of his merits , permit me to ask you with all the fervour and cordiality of Welshmen and of brethren , to drink " The Health of the Worshipful Master . Bro . Fourdrinier : I fear a too partial estimate of my services at a time of some little needhas been formed by the Immediate

, Past Master , and for that slight relief his feelings would have carried him away . I have not been an inactive Mason for many years ; if a thing is worth doing , it is worth doing well , and this is my observation ' on the duties , to all young Masons on every opportunity as far as possible . Punctual attendancce is one of the main elements of success . One may say , with great

truth , that many young Masons by punctual attendance , without any further instruction than that which he gains from being present and seeing the working , literally by punctual attendance and reasonable attention , has been enabled to make himself a most useful member of the Craft . I say it in great sincerity , that every member punctual in attendance , not only discharges a duty he has solemnly undertaken to perform , but he confers a benefit on the body of the members . lb is the conviction of

every right thinking man that an obligation voluntarily assumed , requires its scrupulous discharge . Thero are some , perhaps , who are known as , and have the discredit of , being dining Masons , but who do not carry out the points we would wish to enforce , viz ., the duties we have all assumed voluntarily , and which we ought to discharge faithfully . I pray you to pardon my dissertationbut it is not mat . I thank

, apropos you , brethren , for your great kindness to me on all occasions . The W . M . proposed "The Health of the Past Masters , " and said : No lodge can get on without a good staff of Past Masters . I may say it with pride and satisfaction ; this evening , Dr . Roden , holding the responsible position as Secretary , has taken one of the chairs . It is no trouble to him , and he is not in any way compromised by taking the office he has discharged . The

Immediate Past Master walks into the Senior Warden ' s chair , as if he had never been out of it . Our good friend , Bro . Dr . Goldsbro , ' coining down to Llandudno as a visitor to this lodge as Past Senior Grand Warden of the provinco , simply obeys the Master's command , and takes the collar of I . G . I simply mention these facts to show the advantages a lodge possesses , and the members derive from , a number of Past Masters , who will always give you assistance and advicenot onlin Masonry

, y but also in all relations of life . I have often endeavoured to bring before you the merits of our Bco . Bulkeley Hughes , the Immediate Past Master , but I also mention the name of Bro . Dr . Roden . They are the most constant attendants of this lodge , and it would ill become us not to remember them with that gratitude which every member of the lodge entertains for both of them .

Bro . Roden : My estimate of the value and importance of Freemasonry , and of the obligations entailed on all its members , is better exemplified than stated , in the fact that I have never been absent except when detained by illness . My opinion of the importance of Masons attending to the summonses of their lodge is such , that I never in my life , on the day of my lodge meeting made an engagement or committed myself so as to keep me from my lodge , except my professional engagements . I

always found , ° that I could so manage , with tact , as to present myself at my lodge when I was not confined to my bed . It unfortunately happens I have , like many , had plenty of illness and have been laid on a bed of sickness for a considerable time . If all Masons viewed their lodge in that light , and considered its claims , the attendance at lodges would be better than it is . I say this in reference to members in general , who are not

officers . The obligation that an officer takes on himself when he consents to receive from the Master the collar and jewel of office , is such that ho ought never to absent himself from the duties of the lodge . Whenhedid I should almost feel sufficiently angry to be severe , but it is not becoming a Mason . I reiterate , it is most culpable on the part of any brother thus to absent himself systematically . We all feel that the position we hold in Masonry is honourable , and nothing canbe plainer than if a

man consents to receive an honour , it is incumbent on him to perform the virtue of that office , and if he have any regard for the welfare of this lodge , or estimate of the value of Freemasonry in his mind , he would consider it imperative on him . to discharge the duties he had undertaken . As Past Masters , we feel the importance of these things more than our younger brethren , for whom some allowance is to be made . The conduct of Past Mastersin most lodgesis such as to impress the minds

, , of the younger brethren with their high estimate of the importance of their obligations to the Craft , and they are always glad to do anything a Master may ask them in , as well as out of , the lodge . The duties of a Mason do not begin aud end in the lodge , but ought to accompany us in every act of everyday life . No one ought to forget that he is a Mason , and if he bear this in mind in his intercourse with his brethren , he will be led

by an invisible hand , and instead of taking part against a brother , as he might otherwise be tempted to do , he is impelled to do everything he can to assist him , not only Masonically , but extra-Masonically . I say it unfeignedly to every brother who apologises for troubling me , that I consider it my duty as a brother to assist them all in my power if they will only make their wants known . I am always ready to attend to their desires . These are some of the views of an old Past Master ; I commend them to my younger brethren , and I hope they , one and all , will take these views of what a Mason's duty is . I am

not perfect , and am not a standara for imitation , but let us , as Masons , do the best we can to carry out our professions . I thank you for the compliment you have paid to the Past Masters of the St . Tudno ' s Lodge . The AV . M .: The last toast was an important one , but we know and acknowledge that the one which usually follows is , if possible , a greater favourite than that of the Past Masters , it is that of the visitors . The constitutions , I may say , suggest

that each brother so far as opportunities occur , should visit other lodges , and the reason is perfectly apparent as there is a difference of working in some lodges , and lie may see improvements and bring them home to his own lodge . Visitors bring with them great recommendations to a lodge . We have here this evening Bro . Dr . Goldsbro , a member of this province . I should be unable to give you the real estimate of my dear friend if I attempted to put into words what I think of him . You all

know him as a most meritorious officer in his high position in the Provincial Grand Lodge . Many of you attended the different lodges he inaugurated and consecrated iu this province , and I am bound to say as a simple truth I know of no other province in which the actual officer of the year has been able to assist the Provincial Grand Master , as the Provincial Grand Master has been assisted by Bro . Goldsbro' ; I am quite surethat the exertions of our good brotherand the abilities he has

, brought with them , must bring to him a great reward . He has been able to merit and receive the heartfelt thanks that all should receive for erecting a new lodge . AVhen a number of brethren make up their minds to form a new lodge and find a brother able and willing to give the least impetus to the rolling hall and put it rig ht and set it going , the brethren feel indebted towards him beyond expression . It is that fact which really makes me feel incapable of saying what I would of the

individual and private claims of my dear friend and Bro . Goldsbro' . 1 have also to introduce our Bro . Charles Darbishire , one of a family intimately connected with this lodge . His brother Vernon is a member at present . His brother Arthur we all regret , aud his brother Francis has also left us for Australia . It is a great pleasure and satisfaction to me , seeing him here to-day . I hope if we have not been able to pay him that attention we think he will believe we sincerely welcome him , and we hope we shall have the pleasure of seeing him again .