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The Ancient Ahd Accepted Rite
evincing any s % ns of fatigue . The office-bearers present were—Bros . Gould , W . M . ; Irwin , S . W . ; Hamilton , acting J . W . ; Ingram , acting S . D . ; Beard , J . D . ; Swetenham , I . G . ; Prancis , ( P . M . ) Treasurer ; Shannon and Deacon , Stewards . Before closing , Bro . Irwin , S . W . / rose and begged that the W . M . would be kind enough to retire for a few minutes , and allow one of the P . Ms , present to occupy the chair . Bro . Gould , though evidently at a loss how to account for the request ,
immediately complied ; and on Bro . Ellison , P . M ., assuming the gavel , Bro . Irwin again rose and said , " Worshipful sir , I need not inform the Brethren that we are about to suffer a great loss . It is already but too well - 'known that the 31 st regiment—to which our much esteemed W . M ., Bro . Gould , belongs—is under orders to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope . The Brethren will , I am sure , agree with me that this is a serious blow to the prospects of the Inhabitants ' Lodge , No . 178 ; for it is to Bro . Gould ' s extraordinary ability , zeal , and activity ,
that we owe its revival and present prosperous condition ; and I feel confident th ^ t I am expressing the sentiments of almost every member of the Lodge , when I say that we ought not to allow Bro . Gould to leave us without giving him some slight token of our appreciation of his merits , and of our regret at losing him . I believe the most appropriate present would be a Past Master ' s jewel , as there is no human probability of his returning amongst us before the expiration of his year of pffilce , and he wul be at too great a distance to admit of our presenting it to him
then . T therefore propose 'That a Past Master ' s jewel be procured from England , and presented by the Lodge No . 178 to Bro . Gould on his leaving this station . '" Bro . Riera , P . M ., having briefly seconded the proposition , it was put and carried unanimously . Bro . Gould having been requested to re-enter and resume the chair , Bro . Irwin , in a few words , expressed the pleasure , he had in informing the W . M . of the resolution " which had been passed in his absence , and begged he would kindly notify his willingness to accept the jewel as an expression
of the sincere regret those members of the Lodge whom he would leave behind all felt at losing his rule , and as a token of the high estimation in which the Lodge generally held him as a man and as a Mason , and their gratitude for his exertions as W . M . in its resuscitation and re-organization . The W . M . said that he was completely taken by surprise at the resolution which had been passed in his temporary absence , and did not consider that his individual exertion entitled him to such a substantial mark of approbation . He thought that the honour
which the Lodge had paid him by his election as W . M . was a . sufficient reward for any little trouble he might have taken in the re-organization of No . 178 ; and , notwithstanding the gratification and pleasure with which he had listened to the speech of the S . W . > he begged that the Lodge would re-consider its determination , the more especially as he considered that their funds might be turned to better advantage by the purchase of various indispensable articles of Lodge furniture than by so expensive a present to an individual member . Bro . Irwin hoped
the W . M . would not withhold his consent ; the proposition had been talked of , discussed , and considered ^ amongst most of the members not belonging to the 31 st regiment before they had assembled that evening ; it had just been carried by all the members present unanimously , and he did not believe that any amount of reconsideration would induce the Lodge to alter its intention . The \ V . M . expressed his gratification and thanks for so . marked a demonstration of esteem ; and no further propositions being made , the Lodge was closed in due form . The labours
of the evening having been long and arduous , refreshment proved most acceptable , and the arrangements of the stewards found general approbation . Amongst the members present were—Bros . Ellison , P . M . ; Ortelli , P . M . ; Riera , P . M . ; Searle , P . M . ; Law , James , Loveldn , Gray , Mitchell , Fairfax , Dunstan , Moneypenny , Atrill , & c . The visitors were—the Brethren of the Lodge of Unity , Peace , and Concord , No . 396 ( held in the Royal Regiment ); Bros . Gabay , I . G ., No . 132 ;
Thompson , 325 ; and several others , The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , the W . M . said , "I beg to propose 'Health and prosperity to the Lodge of Unity , Peace , and Concprd , No . 396 , held in tho Royal Regiment . ' It is rarely , Brethren , on occasions like the present , when Lodge entertains Lodge , that the proceedings terminate in any other way than in the greatest harmony and good feeling . The business of this evening being concluded , we have ad-
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The Ancient Ahd Accepted Rite
evincing any s % ns of fatigue . The office-bearers present were—Bros . Gould , W . M . ; Irwin , S . W . ; Hamilton , acting J . W . ; Ingram , acting S . D . ; Beard , J . D . ; Swetenham , I . G . ; Prancis , ( P . M . ) Treasurer ; Shannon and Deacon , Stewards . Before closing , Bro . Irwin , S . W . / rose and begged that the W . M . would be kind enough to retire for a few minutes , and allow one of the P . Ms , present to occupy the chair . Bro . Gould , though evidently at a loss how to account for the request ,
immediately complied ; and on Bro . Ellison , P . M ., assuming the gavel , Bro . Irwin again rose and said , " Worshipful sir , I need not inform the Brethren that we are about to suffer a great loss . It is already but too well - 'known that the 31 st regiment—to which our much esteemed W . M ., Bro . Gould , belongs—is under orders to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope . The Brethren will , I am sure , agree with me that this is a serious blow to the prospects of the Inhabitants ' Lodge , No . 178 ; for it is to Bro . Gould ' s extraordinary ability , zeal , and activity ,
that we owe its revival and present prosperous condition ; and I feel confident th ^ t I am expressing the sentiments of almost every member of the Lodge , when I say that we ought not to allow Bro . Gould to leave us without giving him some slight token of our appreciation of his merits , and of our regret at losing him . I believe the most appropriate present would be a Past Master ' s jewel , as there is no human probability of his returning amongst us before the expiration of his year of pffilce , and he wul be at too great a distance to admit of our presenting it to him
then . T therefore propose 'That a Past Master ' s jewel be procured from England , and presented by the Lodge No . 178 to Bro . Gould on his leaving this station . '" Bro . Riera , P . M ., having briefly seconded the proposition , it was put and carried unanimously . Bro . Gould having been requested to re-enter and resume the chair , Bro . Irwin , in a few words , expressed the pleasure , he had in informing the W . M . of the resolution " which had been passed in his absence , and begged he would kindly notify his willingness to accept the jewel as an expression
of the sincere regret those members of the Lodge whom he would leave behind all felt at losing his rule , and as a token of the high estimation in which the Lodge generally held him as a man and as a Mason , and their gratitude for his exertions as W . M . in its resuscitation and re-organization . The W . M . said that he was completely taken by surprise at the resolution which had been passed in his temporary absence , and did not consider that his individual exertion entitled him to such a substantial mark of approbation . He thought that the honour
which the Lodge had paid him by his election as W . M . was a . sufficient reward for any little trouble he might have taken in the re-organization of No . 178 ; and , notwithstanding the gratification and pleasure with which he had listened to the speech of the S . W . > he begged that the Lodge would re-consider its determination , the more especially as he considered that their funds might be turned to better advantage by the purchase of various indispensable articles of Lodge furniture than by so expensive a present to an individual member . Bro . Irwin hoped
the W . M . would not withhold his consent ; the proposition had been talked of , discussed , and considered ^ amongst most of the members not belonging to the 31 st regiment before they had assembled that evening ; it had just been carried by all the members present unanimously , and he did not believe that any amount of reconsideration would induce the Lodge to alter its intention . The \ V . M . expressed his gratification and thanks for so . marked a demonstration of esteem ; and no further propositions being made , the Lodge was closed in due form . The labours
of the evening having been long and arduous , refreshment proved most acceptable , and the arrangements of the stewards found general approbation . Amongst the members present were—Bros . Ellison , P . M . ; Ortelli , P . M . ; Riera , P . M . ; Searle , P . M . ; Law , James , Loveldn , Gray , Mitchell , Fairfax , Dunstan , Moneypenny , Atrill , & c . The visitors were—the Brethren of the Lodge of Unity , Peace , and Concord , No . 396 ( held in the Royal Regiment ); Bros . Gabay , I . G ., No . 132 ;
Thompson , 325 ; and several others , The usual loyal and Masonic toasts having been duly honoured , the W . M . said , "I beg to propose 'Health and prosperity to the Lodge of Unity , Peace , and Concprd , No . 396 , held in tho Royal Regiment . ' It is rarely , Brethren , on occasions like the present , when Lodge entertains Lodge , that the proceedings terminate in any other way than in the greatest harmony and good feeling . The business of this evening being concluded , we have ad-