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Provincial.
ready to help them > Let them bear them upon their spirits to the throne of grace , and supplicate God ' s assistance in their desire to do them good , entreating that they may be blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places , that they may be put in possession of the unsearchable riches of Christ , and finally obtain that inheritance which is " incorruptible , unclefiled , and fadeth not aAvay . " At the conclusion of the sermon , Avhich was delivered by the rev . brother in a clear , loud voice , and listened to with marked attention , the 100 th Psalm was sung . The collection realized £ 30 Is . § d .
The members of the Lodge returned to the Priory Hall in the same order in which they went to church .
THE DINNER took place at the ' Town Hall , at half-past four , when 135 Brethren sat down .. The chair was filled by the Prov . G . M . Bro . B . Bond Cabbell , supported on his right and left by several distinguished visitors , including Bro . Hodgkinson , Prov . G . D . of England ; Bro . the Rev . J . W . Freeman , D . Prov . G . M . for Suffolk ; Bro . Garnham , P . Prov . G . W ., Suffolk ; Bro . the Rev . J . G . Fardell , P . Prov . G . W ., Yorkshire West ; Bro . W . Stagg , P . Prov . G . S . B ., Suffolk ; Bro . C . J , Martyn , P . Prov . G . Sec , Oxfordshire , & c , & c . The preparation of the dinner was entrusted to Bro . James Plumb . Grace before and after dinner was said by the Rev . S . Titlow , Prov . G . Chap .
Selections of music were performed during the entertainment by Bro . Burton ' s band , from Norwich . Bro . Harker , from London , officiated as toast master . The cloth being removed—The Prov . Grand Master rose and said , the first toast in every society of a convivial character , was a tribute of affection to the throne—a tribute no less of their feeling of love and affection personally to her Majesty , than a A ^ eneration to that constitution under which this country had flourished for ages , and he hoped might flourish for ages yet to come . ( Applause . ) Our constitution had given to
this land its power , and had made it pre- eminently one of the first nations in the world . It had acquired a dominion in our colonial possessions upon which the sun never sets —( applause )—and if ever the day should come when the sun should decline in this land , it must be obvious to every Brother of the Order that their principles , and the firm expression of English sentiments in our colonial possessions , and in that mighty republic on the other side of the Atlantic , would descend upon our sons and daughters in every part of the world . With whatever feelings of satisfaction and delight this toast might create in every community and
in every society , yet he ventured to say that in no society could it be drunk with greater satisfaction and with greater delight than in the society of Freemasons ( Cheers . ) Her Majesty was beloved by every Freemason , as impersonating those principles and those virtues which distinguish their Order , and moreover , she had imbued those principles in the administration , and in all the high duties appertaining to her in this country . As to her public conduct , it was not necessary
that he should say one word on her behalf . Her Majesty had reigned for years , she had reigned as she did at that moment , in the hearts of her people . ( Cheers . ) Ably and efficiently as her Majesty had performed her public duties , she was equally inestimable in the nearer and dearer relations in private life ; and her example was worthy of imitation by every daughter , mother , and wife in this kingdom . He gave " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Loud cheers . )
The Prov . Grand Master said , the next toast he had the honour to propose was one he was sure they would receive with the respect to which it was so eminently entitled—it was the toast of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of the Order . ( Cheers . ) That high office had been filled during the reign of upwards of a quarter of a century by a person who devoted himself to the promotion of their Order in every way , and who spared no time or trouble , not only on behalf of the Order ,
but on behalf of every Brother connected with it , and who gave to them the influence of his high name , and the prestige of his high rank , and the energy of his abilities . He mentioned this to show that any one succeeding to that office had no common duties to perform . Their distinguished Brother , the present Grand Master had , however , come out in a way that eminently entitled him to their suipport . He had turned his attention to the charities connected with the Order ,
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Provincial.
ready to help them > Let them bear them upon their spirits to the throne of grace , and supplicate God ' s assistance in their desire to do them good , entreating that they may be blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places , that they may be put in possession of the unsearchable riches of Christ , and finally obtain that inheritance which is " incorruptible , unclefiled , and fadeth not aAvay . " At the conclusion of the sermon , Avhich was delivered by the rev . brother in a clear , loud voice , and listened to with marked attention , the 100 th Psalm was sung . The collection realized £ 30 Is . § d .
The members of the Lodge returned to the Priory Hall in the same order in which they went to church .
THE DINNER took place at the ' Town Hall , at half-past four , when 135 Brethren sat down .. The chair was filled by the Prov . G . M . Bro . B . Bond Cabbell , supported on his right and left by several distinguished visitors , including Bro . Hodgkinson , Prov . G . D . of England ; Bro . the Rev . J . W . Freeman , D . Prov . G . M . for Suffolk ; Bro . Garnham , P . Prov . G . W ., Suffolk ; Bro . the Rev . J . G . Fardell , P . Prov . G . W ., Yorkshire West ; Bro . W . Stagg , P . Prov . G . S . B ., Suffolk ; Bro . C . J , Martyn , P . Prov . G . Sec , Oxfordshire , & c , & c . The preparation of the dinner was entrusted to Bro . James Plumb . Grace before and after dinner was said by the Rev . S . Titlow , Prov . G . Chap .
Selections of music were performed during the entertainment by Bro . Burton ' s band , from Norwich . Bro . Harker , from London , officiated as toast master . The cloth being removed—The Prov . Grand Master rose and said , the first toast in every society of a convivial character , was a tribute of affection to the throne—a tribute no less of their feeling of love and affection personally to her Majesty , than a A ^ eneration to that constitution under which this country had flourished for ages , and he hoped might flourish for ages yet to come . ( Applause . ) Our constitution had given to
this land its power , and had made it pre- eminently one of the first nations in the world . It had acquired a dominion in our colonial possessions upon which the sun never sets —( applause )—and if ever the day should come when the sun should decline in this land , it must be obvious to every Brother of the Order that their principles , and the firm expression of English sentiments in our colonial possessions , and in that mighty republic on the other side of the Atlantic , would descend upon our sons and daughters in every part of the world . With whatever feelings of satisfaction and delight this toast might create in every community and
in every society , yet he ventured to say that in no society could it be drunk with greater satisfaction and with greater delight than in the society of Freemasons ( Cheers . ) Her Majesty was beloved by every Freemason , as impersonating those principles and those virtues which distinguish their Order , and moreover , she had imbued those principles in the administration , and in all the high duties appertaining to her in this country . As to her public conduct , it was not necessary
that he should say one word on her behalf . Her Majesty had reigned for years , she had reigned as she did at that moment , in the hearts of her people . ( Cheers . ) Ably and efficiently as her Majesty had performed her public duties , she was equally inestimable in the nearer and dearer relations in private life ; and her example was worthy of imitation by every daughter , mother , and wife in this kingdom . He gave " The Queen and the Craft . " ( Loud cheers . )
The Prov . Grand Master said , the next toast he had the honour to propose was one he was sure they would receive with the respect to which it was so eminently entitled—it was the toast of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master of the Order . ( Cheers . ) That high office had been filled during the reign of upwards of a quarter of a century by a person who devoted himself to the promotion of their Order in every way , and who spared no time or trouble , not only on behalf of the Order ,
but on behalf of every Brother connected with it , and who gave to them the influence of his high name , and the prestige of his high rank , and the energy of his abilities . He mentioned this to show that any one succeeding to that office had no common duties to perform . Their distinguished Brother , the present Grand Master had , however , come out in a way that eminently entitled him to their suipport . He had turned his attention to the charities connected with the Order ,