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resident chief should be appointed . As English Masons , they had also much reason to acknowledge the kindness with which the Grand Lodges and brethren of the two other Constitutions had kindly assisted at the installation that morning . Every Mason was naturally proud of the connection of his mother lodge with the Grand Lodges of the mother countiy , but most kindly and cordial feeling had heen evinced to them as Masons under the English Constitution . ( Masonic honours . )
Bro . J . WOOLLEY found that the ministerial office which he had discharged that morning , involved the necessity of his performing another one of a different character that evening , to wliich . he regretted that he could not do justice . He should like , for this reason , that it had fallen into abler hands . He desired , however , to say that he had the greatest pleasure in proposing " The Health of their Honoured Guest that evening , the Right AVorshipful Provincial Grand MasterJohn AA'illiams ; " and he did this with
, the warmest feelings of hearty esteem and respect . He had been present at his installation that morning , and the ceremony had been one which had afforded him the utmost satisfaction . He could not hut entertain a very lively sense of the manner in which the Most AVorshipful Grand JIaster of England had complied with their request . He had the more pleasure in being able to say this , because ha ( Dr . Woolley ) as a member of the Grand Lodge , had once been in some degree opposed to some details in the
management of their present prov . Grand Master . Now , however , he was as warm an adherent as he had formerly been opponent . ( Applause . ) Still what he ( Dr . AA' oolley ) had done at the tune he ' had done conscientiously , and , under the same circumstances , would do again . He believed there was now not a single dissentient to the appointment of Bro . AA'illiams . ( Applause . ) It was not a mere question as to his qualifications as a Mason which fitted him for the post of Prov . G . Master , although those were very great . Bro .
AVilliams was well versed in all the forms and principles of speculative Masonry , and had already been their virtual head for manyyears ; they knew by personal observation and by experience that he was the right man in the right place . ( Applause . ) He was an enthusiast in Masonry , and the services of any man who was not such an enthusiast were useless to the Order . Then , again , Bro . AVilliams ivas no mere mystic dreamer , but an eminently practical man in all that he did . Let them look around that noble room . He felt sure that he was wronging no other brother in saying that to him the erection of that spacious apartment had been mainly
oiving , —a chamber well worthy , not only of the colony , but also of any place in Europe . The speaker then proceeded to advert to the opinions ivhieh the R . AV . Prov . G . Master was known to entertain as to the necessity of obedience to the Grand Chapter , and of supporting Masonic charities . There had been some occasional disturbances amongst the Masons , which had been frequently the result of the want of a resident head . The want of such a head had led to frequent appeals to the distant head of the Order . He
( Dr . AA ' oolley ) in this had himself offended , but he hoped that they had now done with all that for ever . ( Applause . ) He had every confidence in the judgment of the man who had been placed in this high and honourable position , and it would be a wise course for Masons generally to suspend , as it were , their own judgment when they differed from that of their present experienced Provincial Master of Masons holding under the English Constitution . They had now twenty-five flourishing daughter lodges in this colonyat
, which the attendance was regular , and the ivorking materially improved . After drawing a sketch of the favourable results which he hoped to see gained under the rule of their guest , the speaker concluded by a serio-comic allusion to the ladies , deprecating the common distrust with which so many of them regarded the Order . ( Cheers . ) Tbe R . W . Prov . G . M . AVILLIAMS returned thanks . He was not possessed of oratorical powers sufficient for him to express all that
he felt towards them , for all that they had done for him , and for the feelings they had expressed towards him . Ifc was at all times a difficult thing for a man to speak of himself , aud he could only trust that they would kindly supplement his language if it should appear to be short of the occasion . AA'hatever ability he had he should always study to apply to the benefit of the Order , for which he had a deep veneration . In all that he had done he had been animated by a sincere desire to promote its good and welfare ,
satisfied that in so doing he was advancing the best interests , not oniy of the brotherhood , but of mankind at large . None that were there assembled at that board could feel more than he did the magnitude of . the trust which had devolved upon him—a trust which he should always do his utmost to keep intact . He should ever do his best io keep in the path of duty , upholding the great principles of the order —• Brotherly love , relief to the poor , and truth . The A ' ICE-CHAIEMAN ( Bro . A . T . Hoh-oyd ) proposed <• ' The Prov . Grand Masters of the Irish and Scotch Constitutions , and the lodges presided over by them . " Bro GEORGE THORNTON , Prov . G . M ., returned thanks on behalf
of the Irish Constitution , and Bro . MCFAELANE , P . G . M ., on behalf of the Scotch . The R . W . Prov . G . M . AA ' ILLIAMS , in highly complimentary terms , proposed " The Health of Past Prov . Grand Master , Sir Samuel Osborne Gibbes . " The next toast drunk was the " Army , Navy , and Volunteers , " to which Bro . AA ' . AA ' INDEYER replied in suitable terms , the band playing . " Rule Britannia" and other suitable airs .
Bro . AA ' ATT ( of the Sydney University ) proposed " The Ladies . " The toast was followed by loud cheering and appropriate airs . Bro . Driver returning thanks . Bro . DALGLEISH proposed " The Press , " and the toast ivas duly honoured . Bro . REEVE responded . The two remaining toasts on the programme were , " Poor and Distressed Brethren , " and "The Committee "—the former proposed by Bro . G . F . MACARTHUR , aud the latter by Bro . DALGLAISH . The banquet was brought to a termination shortly after eleven o'clock .
SOUTH AUSTRALIA . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Adelaide , 30 th August , 1861 , present , the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Hardy , in the chair , officers of Provincial Grand Lodge , and the Masters , and nearly all the Past Masters and AVardens of all the lodges ( E . C . ) in the colony . The minutes of the previous meeting ivere read and confirmed .
The Prov . G . M . called upon Bro . Andrews to move the motion standing in his name . Bro . Fiveash , P . M ., asked why a notice of motion given by him was not inserted in the summons , Bros . Hughes , P . M ., and Leon , P . M ., put the like question . The Prov . G . M . stated he ivould give answers when the business on the paper had been disposed of . Bro . Andrews then moved "That a Committee of five be
appointed to endeavour to heal the differences which unfortunately exist between various members of the Craft . " Seconded by Bro . Boyer , Prov . G . D . C . JBro . Fiveash , P . M ., moved as an amendment "That in the opinion of this Provincial Grand JLodge the present R . AA' . Prov . G . M . Bro . A . Hardy , Esq ., does not possess the confidence of the Craft here , over which he presides , and that he be respectfully requested to resign . " Bro . Fiveash proceeded to comment upon the conduct of
the Prov , G . M . since his appointment , the injudicious selection of officers , and the proceedings at the last Provincial Grand Lodge , when the Prov . G . M . interrupted him , and stated he should not allow the amendment to be put to the lodge . Bro . Leon , P . M ., seconded the amendment , and pointed out that any brother had a constitutional right to move an amendment . Several brethren , including Bros . Lazar , P . D . Prov . G . M . ; Higher , P . Prov . G . Sec . ; Downer , P . Prov . G . S . D . ; and AVoods , S . AA' ., 933 ;
addressed the R . AA' . Prov . G . M . and showed that the Booh of Constitulioiis did not prevent such an amendment being put ( a somewhat similar motion was once made and discussed in Grand Lodge ) . Several authorities was cited , but the Prov . G . M . ruled that he should not allow it to be put , because it interfered with the prerogative of the M . AV . the G . M . in the appointment of a Prov . G . M . Bro . Hughes , P . M ., then moved as an amendment " That a memorial be ' . prepared and forwarded to the M . AA' . the G . M . on the
subject of the present state of the Craft in this colony , and the steps necessary to be taken to amend the same . Bro . Fiveash seconded . The" Prov . G . M . declined to receive this amendment also , and would not allow it to be discussed . Bro . Downer , P . M ., then moved as an amendment , " That in the opinion ot this Provincial Grand Lodge the appointment of a Committee to heal differences will have no beneficial effectbut
, that the R . AA ' . the Prov . G . M . be respectfully requested to resign . The Prov . G . M . stated that he would not ' allow the latter part of the amendment to be put to the lodge . . Bro . Hughes , P . M ., gave notice of his intention to appeal to the Board of General Purposes , and also to the M . AV . the G . M . against the Prov . G . M ' s .. ruling as to the several amendments . The Prov . G . M . then put Bro . Andrew ' s motion and declared it
lost , the votes being , for , 11 , against it , 22 . The Prov . Grand Master was then asked why the following notices of motion were not inserted in the summonses , viz .: By Bro . Fiveash , " That as Bro . Hardy , Prov . G . M ., does not possess the confidence of the Craft here , he be respectfully requested to resign . " By Bro . Hughes , " That the continuance in office of Bro . B . J . Price as Prov . G . Sec , will be detrimental to the interests of the Craft in this province . "
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resident chief should be appointed . As English Masons , they had also much reason to acknowledge the kindness with which the Grand Lodges and brethren of the two other Constitutions had kindly assisted at the installation that morning . Every Mason was naturally proud of the connection of his mother lodge with the Grand Lodges of the mother countiy , but most kindly and cordial feeling had heen evinced to them as Masons under the English Constitution . ( Masonic honours . )
Bro . J . WOOLLEY found that the ministerial office which he had discharged that morning , involved the necessity of his performing another one of a different character that evening , to wliich . he regretted that he could not do justice . He should like , for this reason , that it had fallen into abler hands . He desired , however , to say that he had the greatest pleasure in proposing " The Health of their Honoured Guest that evening , the Right AVorshipful Provincial Grand MasterJohn AA'illiams ; " and he did this with
, the warmest feelings of hearty esteem and respect . He had been present at his installation that morning , and the ceremony had been one which had afforded him the utmost satisfaction . He could not hut entertain a very lively sense of the manner in which the Most AVorshipful Grand JIaster of England had complied with their request . He had the more pleasure in being able to say this , because ha ( Dr . Woolley ) as a member of the Grand Lodge , had once been in some degree opposed to some details in the
management of their present prov . Grand Master . Now , however , he was as warm an adherent as he had formerly been opponent . ( Applause . ) Still what he ( Dr . AA' oolley ) had done at the tune he ' had done conscientiously , and , under the same circumstances , would do again . He believed there was now not a single dissentient to the appointment of Bro . AA'illiams . ( Applause . ) It was not a mere question as to his qualifications as a Mason which fitted him for the post of Prov . G . Master , although those were very great . Bro .
AVilliams was well versed in all the forms and principles of speculative Masonry , and had already been their virtual head for manyyears ; they knew by personal observation and by experience that he was the right man in the right place . ( Applause . ) He was an enthusiast in Masonry , and the services of any man who was not such an enthusiast were useless to the Order . Then , again , Bro . AVilliams ivas no mere mystic dreamer , but an eminently practical man in all that he did . Let them look around that noble room . He felt sure that he was wronging no other brother in saying that to him the erection of that spacious apartment had been mainly
oiving , —a chamber well worthy , not only of the colony , but also of any place in Europe . The speaker then proceeded to advert to the opinions ivhieh the R . AV . Prov . G . Master was known to entertain as to the necessity of obedience to the Grand Chapter , and of supporting Masonic charities . There had been some occasional disturbances amongst the Masons , which had been frequently the result of the want of a resident head . The want of such a head had led to frequent appeals to the distant head of the Order . He
( Dr . AA ' oolley ) in this had himself offended , but he hoped that they had now done with all that for ever . ( Applause . ) He had every confidence in the judgment of the man who had been placed in this high and honourable position , and it would be a wise course for Masons generally to suspend , as it were , their own judgment when they differed from that of their present experienced Provincial Master of Masons holding under the English Constitution . They had now twenty-five flourishing daughter lodges in this colonyat
, which the attendance was regular , and the ivorking materially improved . After drawing a sketch of the favourable results which he hoped to see gained under the rule of their guest , the speaker concluded by a serio-comic allusion to the ladies , deprecating the common distrust with which so many of them regarded the Order . ( Cheers . ) Tbe R . W . Prov . G . M . AVILLIAMS returned thanks . He was not possessed of oratorical powers sufficient for him to express all that
he felt towards them , for all that they had done for him , and for the feelings they had expressed towards him . Ifc was at all times a difficult thing for a man to speak of himself , aud he could only trust that they would kindly supplement his language if it should appear to be short of the occasion . AA'hatever ability he had he should always study to apply to the benefit of the Order , for which he had a deep veneration . In all that he had done he had been animated by a sincere desire to promote its good and welfare ,
satisfied that in so doing he was advancing the best interests , not oniy of the brotherhood , but of mankind at large . None that were there assembled at that board could feel more than he did the magnitude of . the trust which had devolved upon him—a trust which he should always do his utmost to keep intact . He should ever do his best io keep in the path of duty , upholding the great principles of the order —• Brotherly love , relief to the poor , and truth . The A ' ICE-CHAIEMAN ( Bro . A . T . Hoh-oyd ) proposed <• ' The Prov . Grand Masters of the Irish and Scotch Constitutions , and the lodges presided over by them . " Bro GEORGE THORNTON , Prov . G . M ., returned thanks on behalf
of the Irish Constitution , and Bro . MCFAELANE , P . G . M ., on behalf of the Scotch . The R . W . Prov . G . M . AA ' ILLIAMS , in highly complimentary terms , proposed " The Health of Past Prov . Grand Master , Sir Samuel Osborne Gibbes . " The next toast drunk was the " Army , Navy , and Volunteers , " to which Bro . AA ' . AA ' INDEYER replied in suitable terms , the band playing . " Rule Britannia" and other suitable airs .
Bro . AA ' ATT ( of the Sydney University ) proposed " The Ladies . " The toast was followed by loud cheering and appropriate airs . Bro . Driver returning thanks . Bro . DALGLEISH proposed " The Press , " and the toast ivas duly honoured . Bro . REEVE responded . The two remaining toasts on the programme were , " Poor and Distressed Brethren , " and "The Committee "—the former proposed by Bro . G . F . MACARTHUR , aud the latter by Bro . DALGLAISH . The banquet was brought to a termination shortly after eleven o'clock .
SOUTH AUSTRALIA . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE . The Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Adelaide , 30 th August , 1861 , present , the Prov . G . M ., Bro . Hardy , in the chair , officers of Provincial Grand Lodge , and the Masters , and nearly all the Past Masters and AVardens of all the lodges ( E . C . ) in the colony . The minutes of the previous meeting ivere read and confirmed .
The Prov . G . M . called upon Bro . Andrews to move the motion standing in his name . Bro . Fiveash , P . M ., asked why a notice of motion given by him was not inserted in the summons , Bros . Hughes , P . M ., and Leon , P . M ., put the like question . The Prov . G . M . stated he ivould give answers when the business on the paper had been disposed of . Bro . Andrews then moved "That a Committee of five be
appointed to endeavour to heal the differences which unfortunately exist between various members of the Craft . " Seconded by Bro . Boyer , Prov . G . D . C . JBro . Fiveash , P . M ., moved as an amendment "That in the opinion of this Provincial Grand JLodge the present R . AA' . Prov . G . M . Bro . A . Hardy , Esq ., does not possess the confidence of the Craft here , over which he presides , and that he be respectfully requested to resign . " Bro . Fiveash proceeded to comment upon the conduct of
the Prov , G . M . since his appointment , the injudicious selection of officers , and the proceedings at the last Provincial Grand Lodge , when the Prov . G . M . interrupted him , and stated he should not allow the amendment to be put to the lodge . Bro . Leon , P . M ., seconded the amendment , and pointed out that any brother had a constitutional right to move an amendment . Several brethren , including Bros . Lazar , P . D . Prov . G . M . ; Higher , P . Prov . G . Sec . ; Downer , P . Prov . G . S . D . ; and AVoods , S . AA' ., 933 ;
addressed the R . AA' . Prov . G . M . and showed that the Booh of Constitulioiis did not prevent such an amendment being put ( a somewhat similar motion was once made and discussed in Grand Lodge ) . Several authorities was cited , but the Prov . G . M . ruled that he should not allow it to be put , because it interfered with the prerogative of the M . AV . the G . M . in the appointment of a Prov . G . M . Bro . Hughes , P . M ., then moved as an amendment " That a memorial be ' . prepared and forwarded to the M . AA' . the G . M . on the
subject of the present state of the Craft in this colony , and the steps necessary to be taken to amend the same . Bro . Fiveash seconded . The" Prov . G . M . declined to receive this amendment also , and would not allow it to be discussed . Bro . Downer , P . M ., then moved as an amendment , " That in the opinion ot this Provincial Grand Lodge the appointment of a Committee to heal differences will have no beneficial effectbut
, that the R . AA ' . the Prov . G . M . be respectfully requested to resign . The Prov . G . M . stated that he would not ' allow the latter part of the amendment to be put to the lodge . . Bro . Hughes , P . M ., gave notice of his intention to appeal to the Board of General Purposes , and also to the M . AV . the G . M . against the Prov . G . M ' s .. ruling as to the several amendments . The Prov . G . M . then put Bro . Andrew ' s motion and declared it
lost , the votes being , for , 11 , against it , 22 . The Prov . Grand Master was then asked why the following notices of motion were not inserted in the summonses , viz .: By Bro . Fiveash , " That as Bro . Hardy , Prov . G . M ., does not possess the confidence of the Craft here , he be respectfully requested to resign . " By Bro . Hughes , " That the continuance in office of Bro . B . J . Price as Prov . G . Sec , will be detrimental to the interests of the Craft in this province . "