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Provincial.
paper or document connected with his office could be immediately fonnd and referred to ; and he congratulated the Lodge on their possessing so trul y valuable an officer . ; 'The toast ' was drank with Masonic honours . Song , Brother Dodd- ^ - " The : Boivld Soger Boy , " ( Lover ) . Encored . Brother NORRIS acknowledged the compliment in a neat speech . When he first accepted his present appointment , he was quite a young member of the Grand Lod- arid he felt astonished at his own audacity .
ge ; He had , however , done hisbesf ; and if he had discharged bis duty in a manner which gave satisfaction-he-felt amply repaid : ( Applausei ) He concluded by giving "The La'dies . " ( Loud applause . ) Duet- " Meet Me by Moonlight , " ( Lee . ) The D . P . G ; M . next : proposed "The Provincial G . Officers of West Lancashire . " - -- .. ¦¦ .: - ' : ' ¦ : ' .-: ¦ .. - .-- .
, ( Brother , ELLis YATES acknowledged the compliment . ¦ TheD . P ; G . M ; j in giving fc The Provincial G . Stewards , " remarked thatitwasa very great pleasure to him that he had to highly commend the stewards . No person ' s could have done the duty more efficiently . ( Loudapplause . ); Incleed , - the Grand Lodge never had six more efficient officers' ( Applause . ) ' . 'Brother iA : 'R . MARTIN said -he was deputed by his brother stewards to
retuw their acknowledgments for the handsome and unexpected compliment thatihadheeiriiaid to their exertions . They were young Masons , and couldscarceiy-have ' anticipafed' -beingsosoon called upon to take part iri'theibusirressiOf- the' Provincial : Grand Lodge ; but having been summdnedj-anclJcoiisidering that any office in Freemasonry was honourable , they gladly accepted tbeinvitation ; aud their sole care had been to " endeavour to'do theif duty- 'Thesohg which they had just heard reminded
th ' emTtbatichatiges would ' Come over the face of nature , and it pointedly hinted ' { that ' -Tiv after -years' the . places now occupied- by-themselves and Brethreni-Would be'fille'd'byiother . persons ; but inwhatever quarter of the globe their lotimig h ' t-. be . cast , itwas gratifying ' toiremember : that , though ftHey might-but- ' at ^ first . be knoivri as'men ,- they ( would very soon , and . easilyberecognised'as Freemasons ,: and received with kindness ; 'He might here briefly rCmarkfthattheicharity ' ofvMasonr ' y ^ which ; was one
ofitsileading ' features , ' -did not simi > ly consist iu . thegivihg oiie ' s money fori the'relief iof ; the » distressed—though , that was an incumbent duty oh alb who ! could ' afford , it—but in thatenlighteneckandiunshackled stale of mind which ' imagined'no : illy and could' practice no evil ; against one ' s erHngifellowimortalsi ; iJwhich neither yaunteditself : nor was pufffedup in the sunshine of .: prosperity ; . but wasVkind ; iiIo ' n ' g-sufferihg ,: ancl ; enlightenedsi-aisUre ' . ' andscertain , hope in ; : the troubles-of adversity . . ( Applause . ' ) iTheiDi' PJG . M / hext gave' WThe Masters arid'Wardens of iLodges . " . Brother . CARLISLE returned'thanks :- ' ; r . ^ io odt v . ; u-. ni v .. :.,,:: ' .,-,- . -. ¦¦
Tberlastitbast ; . '' To . alhpoor : and ) distressed , ' ' & c ., "having been , drahk ^ the Di p ; -. Gi-Mv anddiis : 0 fHcers retired . 'in procession ' ¦ ¦ $ > and the 'Brethren shprrly afterAvards ' sepa ' ratedphaving . ispehta'moM delightful-evening .: jl'heirausic . was excellerit ; . both ' i itu point ; of selection and execution ; anhkar new'feature wasiritrdduced ihiconnection witfctliis department— , the words of the songs , glees , & c , having been printed and distributed amdngstthe : Brethferi ; : : > "i-o : ' . " : >" 'T ' * ; ::: v ; AX X : :- < , ¦ -.-.. ¦ .. < : vbL / Mr " " . ¦" . ¦'''¦ •' '¦ ' - ' - <¦>¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ' v . " - ' '' - ^ •' - '•' ¦' " ¦¦ ' ¦ ' - ¦ ' . ' ¦¦ ' ---. ' : 3 P -. '•
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Provincial.
paper or document connected with his office could be immediately fonnd and referred to ; and he congratulated the Lodge on their possessing so trul y valuable an officer . ; 'The toast ' was drank with Masonic honours . Song , Brother Dodd- ^ - " The : Boivld Soger Boy , " ( Lover ) . Encored . Brother NORRIS acknowledged the compliment in a neat speech . When he first accepted his present appointment , he was quite a young member of the Grand Lod- arid he felt astonished at his own audacity .
ge ; He had , however , done hisbesf ; and if he had discharged bis duty in a manner which gave satisfaction-he-felt amply repaid : ( Applausei ) He concluded by giving "The La'dies . " ( Loud applause . ) Duet- " Meet Me by Moonlight , " ( Lee . ) The D . P . G ; M . next : proposed "The Provincial G . Officers of West Lancashire . " - -- .. ¦¦ .: - ' : ' ¦ : ' .-: ¦ .. - .-- .
, ( Brother , ELLis YATES acknowledged the compliment . ¦ TheD . P ; G . M ; j in giving fc The Provincial G . Stewards , " remarked thatitwasa very great pleasure to him that he had to highly commend the stewards . No person ' s could have done the duty more efficiently . ( Loudapplause . ); Incleed , - the Grand Lodge never had six more efficient officers' ( Applause . ) ' . 'Brother iA : 'R . MARTIN said -he was deputed by his brother stewards to
retuw their acknowledgments for the handsome and unexpected compliment thatihadheeiriiaid to their exertions . They were young Masons , and couldscarceiy-have ' anticipafed' -beingsosoon called upon to take part iri'theibusirressiOf- the' Provincial : Grand Lodge ; but having been summdnedj-anclJcoiisidering that any office in Freemasonry was honourable , they gladly accepted tbeinvitation ; aud their sole care had been to " endeavour to'do theif duty- 'Thesohg which they had just heard reminded
th ' emTtbatichatiges would ' Come over the face of nature , and it pointedly hinted ' { that ' -Tiv after -years' the . places now occupied- by-themselves and Brethreni-Would be'fille'd'byiother . persons ; but inwhatever quarter of the globe their lotimig h ' t-. be . cast , itwas gratifying ' toiremember : that , though ftHey might-but- ' at ^ first . be knoivri as'men ,- they ( would very soon , and . easilyberecognised'as Freemasons ,: and received with kindness ; 'He might here briefly rCmarkfthattheicharity ' ofvMasonr ' y ^ which ; was one
ofitsileading ' features , ' -did not simi > ly consist iu . thegivihg oiie ' s money fori the'relief iof ; the » distressed—though , that was an incumbent duty oh alb who ! could ' afford , it—but in thatenlighteneckandiunshackled stale of mind which ' imagined'no : illy and could' practice no evil ; against one ' s erHngifellowimortalsi ; iJwhich neither yaunteditself : nor was pufffedup in the sunshine of .: prosperity ; . but wasVkind ; iiIo ' n ' g-sufferihg ,: ancl ; enlightenedsi-aisUre ' . ' andscertain , hope in ; : the troubles-of adversity . . ( Applause . ' ) iTheiDi' PJG . M / hext gave' WThe Masters arid'Wardens of iLodges . " . Brother . CARLISLE returned'thanks :- ' ; r . ^ io odt v . ; u-. ni v .. :.,,:: ' .,-,- . -. ¦¦
Tberlastitbast ; . '' To . alhpoor : and ) distressed , ' ' & c ., "having been , drahk ^ the Di p ; -. Gi-Mv anddiis : 0 fHcers retired . 'in procession ' ¦ ¦ $ > and the 'Brethren shprrly afterAvards ' sepa ' ratedphaving . ispehta'moM delightful-evening .: jl'heirausic . was excellerit ; . both ' i itu point ; of selection and execution ; anhkar new'feature wasiritrdduced ihiconnection witfctliis department— , the words of the songs , glees , & c , having been printed and distributed amdngstthe : Brethferi ; : : > "i-o : ' . " : >" 'T ' * ; ::: v ; AX X : :- < , ¦ -.-.. ¦ .. < : vbL / Mr " " . ¦" . ¦'''¦ •' '¦ ' - ' - <¦>¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ' v . " - ' '' - ^ •' - '•' ¦' " ¦¦ ' ¦ ' - ¦ ' . ' ¦¦ ' ---. ' : 3 P -. '•