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Provincial.
" Nor can we fail , Right Worshipful Sir , to feel a little pride , when we recollect that two successive Masters of our beloved Lodge have been found worthy to fill the lofty and dazzling eminence of Provincial Masonic rank , to which we have now the happiness of seeing you elevated , and to which we consider your zeal , your virtues , and your integrity so fully entitle you . " That you may long continue to preside over the Lodges in your province , preserving their ancient landmarks , and enjoying their confidence and esteem , is our sincere and earnest prayer to the Great Architect of the Universe . "
The W . M . concluded by proposing the P . G . M . of Dorset , Br . Eliot . The P . G . M . then rose and addressed the W . M ., Wardens , and Brethren of " All Souls' Lodge" to the following effect , and said , " that during the long period that he had been a member of ' All Souls ' Lodge' he had frequently received much satisfaction from their repeated marks of kindness , but the address they had now presented him with , assuring him of their fraternal regard , and their approbation of his
conduct as a man and a Mason , afforded him greater gratification than he had ever before experienced . This approbation , though undeservedly partial and exaggerated in praise , he said he knew was sincere , and as such he took it to his heart , and most unfeignedly thanked them for their kind congratulations on his having been appointed to the high and important situation of Provincial Grand Master for this county , and for the zealous co-operation they kindlproffered himHe saidthat " in
y . , so immediately succeeding their late esteemed Provincial Grand Master , whose loss he as well as they so deeply lamented , and who they so justly considered as one of the brightest luminaries of the Masonic Order , he felt how inferior his abilities would be to tread in his footsteps , and to follow his brilliant Masonic career . He was well aware of the arduous duties he was about to undertake , and of his incapability to fulfil them to _ the extent of his own -wishes and to their satisfaction ; but he
promised them zeal and assiduity , and that he should throw himself on their characteristic kindliness , as in it his weakness would find a sympathy , and the goodness of a Mason ' s heart would make up for the deficiency in him . _ He felt a conviction that nothing , whilst he had life , would lessen his attachment to their venerable institution , or alter the heartfelt wishes he ever had entertained for their welfare , and the honour and
prosperity of the Craft in general . He also assured them that he felt not a little proud at having been initiated , and having received his Masonic knowledge in the 'All Souls' Lodge ; ' and that its continued prosperity would be ever dear to his heart , and have his anxious solicitude ; and that they might rely on his cheerful readiness at all times to afford them Masonic information to the utmost of his ability and power . " Then , in a manner which plainly showed that his feelings had nearl y the of his utterance
got mastery , he told them " that to the last he should be consoled by the recollection of this glorious tribute of their esteem aud approbation , which would add to his resolutions , and cheer him in the course he was about to pursue , —that he should prize it beyond what he could express , and should hand it down to his children as the proudest memento of Masonic affection . " He concluded by earnestly praying that the Great Architect of the Universe , in whom all live , and move , and have their being , would , of his infinite goodness and mercy , bless them all with health , prosperity , and happiness ; and that He -would , at the VOL , VI . T ,
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Provincial.
" Nor can we fail , Right Worshipful Sir , to feel a little pride , when we recollect that two successive Masters of our beloved Lodge have been found worthy to fill the lofty and dazzling eminence of Provincial Masonic rank , to which we have now the happiness of seeing you elevated , and to which we consider your zeal , your virtues , and your integrity so fully entitle you . " That you may long continue to preside over the Lodges in your province , preserving their ancient landmarks , and enjoying their confidence and esteem , is our sincere and earnest prayer to the Great Architect of the Universe . "
The W . M . concluded by proposing the P . G . M . of Dorset , Br . Eliot . The P . G . M . then rose and addressed the W . M ., Wardens , and Brethren of " All Souls' Lodge" to the following effect , and said , " that during the long period that he had been a member of ' All Souls ' Lodge' he had frequently received much satisfaction from their repeated marks of kindness , but the address they had now presented him with , assuring him of their fraternal regard , and their approbation of his
conduct as a man and a Mason , afforded him greater gratification than he had ever before experienced . This approbation , though undeservedly partial and exaggerated in praise , he said he knew was sincere , and as such he took it to his heart , and most unfeignedly thanked them for their kind congratulations on his having been appointed to the high and important situation of Provincial Grand Master for this county , and for the zealous co-operation they kindlproffered himHe saidthat " in
y . , so immediately succeeding their late esteemed Provincial Grand Master , whose loss he as well as they so deeply lamented , and who they so justly considered as one of the brightest luminaries of the Masonic Order , he felt how inferior his abilities would be to tread in his footsteps , and to follow his brilliant Masonic career . He was well aware of the arduous duties he was about to undertake , and of his incapability to fulfil them to _ the extent of his own -wishes and to their satisfaction ; but he
promised them zeal and assiduity , and that he should throw himself on their characteristic kindliness , as in it his weakness would find a sympathy , and the goodness of a Mason ' s heart would make up for the deficiency in him . _ He felt a conviction that nothing , whilst he had life , would lessen his attachment to their venerable institution , or alter the heartfelt wishes he ever had entertained for their welfare , and the honour and
prosperity of the Craft in general . He also assured them that he felt not a little proud at having been initiated , and having received his Masonic knowledge in the 'All Souls' Lodge ; ' and that its continued prosperity would be ever dear to his heart , and have his anxious solicitude ; and that they might rely on his cheerful readiness at all times to afford them Masonic information to the utmost of his ability and power . " Then , in a manner which plainly showed that his feelings had nearl y the of his utterance
got mastery , he told them " that to the last he should be consoled by the recollection of this glorious tribute of their esteem aud approbation , which would add to his resolutions , and cheer him in the course he was about to pursue , —that he should prize it beyond what he could express , and should hand it down to his children as the proudest memento of Masonic affection . " He concluded by earnestly praying that the Great Architect of the Universe , in whom all live , and move , and have their being , would , of his infinite goodness and mercy , bless them all with health , prosperity , and happiness ; and that He -would , at the VOL , VI . T ,