The International Masonic Gathering.

my official position than any of the brethren ; but if there is any possible occasion on which we ought to cordiall y welcome from the other side of the Atlantic brethren coining here to visit us , as they do , under the hospitable roof of our Bro . Kenning , it ought to be on this occasion . I suppose such a thing has never happened before , where one hundred English brethren met to welcome a corps of American brethren ancl extend the right hand of fellowship , to tell them , as the emblems on our banquet hall showthat the stars and

, stripes ancl the Union Jack shall be indissolubl y bound together and that the motto of "E pluribtis unum , " and "Dieu et mon Droit , " shall be the guide of our Masonic existence . If we require any other incentive it would be in the knowledge that our brethren come mostly , ancl almost without exception , from Pennsylvania and Philadel phia—the city of brotherly love ; that brotherly love , Pbiladelphian affectionI may say that we ought properlto extendand do extend

, y , we to brethren m Masonry , we surely should extend to the Phdadel phhrnS f . who are brethren in Masonry , ancl not merely in name . Let us remember thaliiier ^ ikve inst lieal ' d ' - „ . ' / $ fGR 4 ND \ A " Fn-m , united let us be , U . , Y \ Eallying round our liberty , . L u D G E U As a band of brothers joined , VA ' - 'SffARv ' •¦ I Peace aud safety shall find 77

we . " ^ y I cannot better introduce this toast than by citing the charaeteristicsP ) i . 9 iiL ^ v 6 ii ations well-known in a familiar expression of each of our countries . We Englishmen are known , b y " Ah right , " ancl Americans b y " Go ahead . " With those phrases " AU right" and "Go ahead" we are sure to prosper . I \ viH not detain you any longer except to ask you to do justice to the entertainment , the rich , the sumptuous entertainmentthat

, _ our Bro . Kenning has spread before us to-day , by giving a hearty welcome to our Philadel phia ^ , brethren ; and , as our Bro ; Gotwalts said just now , may they live long and prosper . We have heard that before on this dais . As long as we have these sentiments so long will Masonry flourish . As long as Masonry maintains its course as it does at present so long shall we extend the ri ght hand of fellowshi p to our brethren . The toast is , " Welcome to our American Guests from the other side of the Atlantic . "

The toast having been most warmly received , Bro . Sutter , in reply , said : Ton have heard a great deal about Masonry , and I am not going to tell you much -about it on this occasion ; what I am going to ' do is to teU you who we are , where we come from , a little story , and to thank you . We come from the State of Pennsylvania ( which I suppose every Englishmen in this room wiU know was settled by Wm . Perm , the Quaker ) . We are not here to-ni ght in our broad-brims , having left them at home

, but we are here with full hearts . From the time that we left home we have received nothing but kindness . We started from Philadel phia , came to JNew York-, stayed there one night , had a reception ancl a God speed , and next morning , on our sailing , a large steamer accompanied us five miles out to sea , and the people on board gave us " Good-bye and God speed , " ancl the cordial welcome which we have received here to-nig ht will for ever be impressed the hearts of little The

on our party . Messing of heaven seems to have rested upon us ever since we left home . We were rocked on the gentle bosom of the deep , but we came over here safel y , and the right Hand of brotherhood was extended to us before we stepped on British soU . We have leceived nothing but kindness wherever we have been , in England , Ireland , and Scotland . JNow I will tell you a little story . Bro . Meyer and I were in the Tower ro-ctay , and it was brought to my recollection that there was a legend in the town in MUCH 1 bornthat

was , an old blacksmith , living hi Iron Work Hall , made with his own ancts a cannon out of hoops , that he took the cannon into battle , that it was captured "V rue troops of the mother government , and that it was to be seen in the Tower of -wmcton I asked the old guard to let me see the cannon , and be said to me , " My dear MI , we have nothing hi this Tower captured from America : we do not want anything , tnliT ' f , , l ) ect t 0 get anything . " Now , that made me feel very good . In i ^ enmg through your country I have seen many relics of the past , in the ' shape of the