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the cloth was Withdrawn , the usual Masonic toasts were given , and amongst others , the W . M . proposed " Bro . Henderson , G . Beg ., and Prov . G . M . pro * tern , for Suffolk , " coupling therewith ¦¦ " . Bro . ' . Martin , D . Prov . G . M , " who was present . He observed , he was proud to see Bro . Martin on the occasion , and he hoped that the working of the Lodge had been to his ( Bro . Martin ' s ) satisfaction . To know the D . Prow G . M . was to respect him , and he called upon the Brethren to drink ,
in bumpers , " The health of the Prov . G . M ., and the D . Prov . G . M . " Bro . Martin returned thanks , and said he felt much pleasure in responding to the toast on behalf of Bro . Henderson , who he knew very much regretted that he had not as * yet been able to make the acquaintance of the Suffolk Brethren . Indeed , he had that morning received a letter from that H . W . Bro ., stating how sincerely desirous he was of doing so '; and expressing , in the most earnest and kind manner , his good wishes for the prosperity of the Graft in general , and the province of Suffolk in particular . He ( Bro . Martin ) had , during the time he had held the
office of D . Prov . G . M ., visited almost every Lodge in the province , and he felt proud in saying that the working in the greater part of them was a credit to the Brethren who presided over them . He had been particularly pleased with the able and correct working he had seen that evening , and begged to assure the Brethren that he never felt more pleased than he did when associated with Masons in Masonry . He received the toast as regarded himself , not as a mere compliment ; he believed that the W . M . and Brethren were sincere when they expressed their devotion and respect to him as D . Prov . G . M . He had received
at their hands so many tokens of brotherly love and friendship , that he should be wanting indeed in candour did he not express the gratitude he felt for so many and continued marks of kindness from them , and he trusted that when we were called upon to part from each other in this world , we should meet , never again to part , in the Grand Lodge above , and be eternally happy with the G-. A . O . T . TJ . The afterwards proposed "The health of the Chaplain of the Lodge , " Bro . the Rev . W . D . Poore , who had , he said , travelled more than fifty miles , to be present on this occasion . As Bro . Poore was about to leave England for Antigua , he was sure
the Brethren present , as well as himself , wished the reverend gentleman happiness and prosperity . He had been a valuable member to the Lodge , and it was with great regret they found he was about to leave it . The reverend Brother returned thanks as follows : — It is sometimes difficult , even on ordinary occasions , when one ' s health and future happiness have been kindly proposed as the subject of a toast , and as kindly responded to , suitably and briefly to return thanks . I feel that this difficulty has been more than doubled on the present occasion , for I have not only to return you my best thanks for the kind manner in which you have
responded to the toast , but I have also to bid you farewell . When first I joined this Lodge , my wish , my expectation was , that I might long continue a member of it ; that I might , by diligent attendance at our monthly meetings , and at the Lodge of Instruction , become a Mason in deed as well as in name . I was proud of the Lodge to which I belonged , proud of the office to which I had been appointed , and I had hoped to have proved myself nob altogether unworthy of it . I had also hoped that the bond of good fellowship and Masonic brotherhood would , in the course of time , be strengthened by mutual feelings of esteem and
friendship . But the G . A . O . T . U . has ordained it otherwise . He has called me to another sphere of action ; that call I am bound to obey . Still , I felt that it was my duty to be here this evening to mark my sense of the kindness of you all towards me as a brother Mason , to show my respect and dutiful obedience to our W . M ., to thank you for your kindness , and to bid you farewell . Distance may hereafter (
separate us in body , ' hut in thought we may still be united . And there is one thought , one wish which is , and ever will be , common to \\ s all-- ' May the Perfect Friendship Lodge , and every member of it , prosper . ' This thought , this wish , will unite us here below ; our strict observance of the principles and practice of Freemasonry will enable us , with the blessing of the ( I . A . O . T . U ., to re-assemble in the Grand Lodge above . Now , with my best thanks for your kindness , J . bid you all farewell . " Other toasts having been drunk , the Brethren separated in love and harmony ^
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the cloth was Withdrawn , the usual Masonic toasts were given , and amongst others , the W . M . proposed " Bro . Henderson , G . Beg ., and Prov . G . M . pro * tern , for Suffolk , " coupling therewith ¦¦ " . Bro . ' . Martin , D . Prov . G . M , " who was present . He observed , he was proud to see Bro . Martin on the occasion , and he hoped that the working of the Lodge had been to his ( Bro . Martin ' s ) satisfaction . To know the D . Prow G . M . was to respect him , and he called upon the Brethren to drink ,
in bumpers , " The health of the Prov . G . M ., and the D . Prov . G . M . " Bro . Martin returned thanks , and said he felt much pleasure in responding to the toast on behalf of Bro . Henderson , who he knew very much regretted that he had not as * yet been able to make the acquaintance of the Suffolk Brethren . Indeed , he had that morning received a letter from that H . W . Bro ., stating how sincerely desirous he was of doing so '; and expressing , in the most earnest and kind manner , his good wishes for the prosperity of the Graft in general , and the province of Suffolk in particular . He ( Bro . Martin ) had , during the time he had held the
office of D . Prov . G . M ., visited almost every Lodge in the province , and he felt proud in saying that the working in the greater part of them was a credit to the Brethren who presided over them . He had been particularly pleased with the able and correct working he had seen that evening , and begged to assure the Brethren that he never felt more pleased than he did when associated with Masons in Masonry . He received the toast as regarded himself , not as a mere compliment ; he believed that the W . M . and Brethren were sincere when they expressed their devotion and respect to him as D . Prov . G . M . He had received
at their hands so many tokens of brotherly love and friendship , that he should be wanting indeed in candour did he not express the gratitude he felt for so many and continued marks of kindness from them , and he trusted that when we were called upon to part from each other in this world , we should meet , never again to part , in the Grand Lodge above , and be eternally happy with the G-. A . O . T . TJ . The afterwards proposed "The health of the Chaplain of the Lodge , " Bro . the Rev . W . D . Poore , who had , he said , travelled more than fifty miles , to be present on this occasion . As Bro . Poore was about to leave England for Antigua , he was sure
the Brethren present , as well as himself , wished the reverend gentleman happiness and prosperity . He had been a valuable member to the Lodge , and it was with great regret they found he was about to leave it . The reverend Brother returned thanks as follows : — It is sometimes difficult , even on ordinary occasions , when one ' s health and future happiness have been kindly proposed as the subject of a toast , and as kindly responded to , suitably and briefly to return thanks . I feel that this difficulty has been more than doubled on the present occasion , for I have not only to return you my best thanks for the kind manner in which you have
responded to the toast , but I have also to bid you farewell . When first I joined this Lodge , my wish , my expectation was , that I might long continue a member of it ; that I might , by diligent attendance at our monthly meetings , and at the Lodge of Instruction , become a Mason in deed as well as in name . I was proud of the Lodge to which I belonged , proud of the office to which I had been appointed , and I had hoped to have proved myself nob altogether unworthy of it . I had also hoped that the bond of good fellowship and Masonic brotherhood would , in the course of time , be strengthened by mutual feelings of esteem and
friendship . But the G . A . O . T . U . has ordained it otherwise . He has called me to another sphere of action ; that call I am bound to obey . Still , I felt that it was my duty to be here this evening to mark my sense of the kindness of you all towards me as a brother Mason , to show my respect and dutiful obedience to our W . M ., to thank you for your kindness , and to bid you farewell . Distance may hereafter (
separate us in body , ' hut in thought we may still be united . And there is one thought , one wish which is , and ever will be , common to \\ s all-- ' May the Perfect Friendship Lodge , and every member of it , prosper . ' This thought , this wish , will unite us here below ; our strict observance of the principles and practice of Freemasonry will enable us , with the blessing of the ( I . A . O . T . U ., to re-assemble in the Grand Lodge above . Now , with my best thanks for your kindness , J . bid you all farewell . " Other toasts having been drunk , the Brethren separated in love and harmony ^