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p ; G . & ., and the rest ^ ^ ^ from carry days with Kent , he welcomed , in one of the Grand Officers , Bro . sm / Wiison ^ th ^ B ^ him much pleasure to be present on the occasion , and he was en ^
Pahniure they ; had a Mason of many years * standing , an one who was capable of advancing the m was second to none for his attention of Grand Lodge , arid lie did riot hesitate to there was ho GJfc $ 6 much entitled to the esteem of every Mason in / his province as Bro ; Cooper . His intentions were the pinre ^ t , and , if / he didhot plpase eve ^ his fault ; Ppr ^ ¦
the compliment , ^' ¦ '/^> : ' / - / - .: '"' - ^ The W . M . then gave The him how h he ( the W . Mv ) , wit ^ to dictate to Bro * Cooper ) ventured to hint a hope that next year , in the distribution ^ of the instaDing Mlaster p j The ^ wishing them all health arid prosper
re ^ erition they M occasions bestovfed upon hiin . He hoped the G ^ L . ^^ oyer sucii an excellent province , and such super-expellent Lpdgesv Their W $£ + had suggested a naraie for advancement with which he was somewhat ftoijiarv He was to some extent a sovereign j but he had a ministry , aiid he was enalbled to say that at a . eahinet nieeting a resolution was ; passed that Bro . Spencer ' s a ^ a ^ qeniein \ shpu ^
he had those in his eye he should like to have advanced long ago j but really he left them to govern these matters themselves , without at all surrendering his privileges . He should endeavour to carr ^ by whom he was surrounded , as he thought it impossible to find in the Craft two Lodges so vfell conducted as those of Gravesend . 5
To the toast ; "The D . Prov . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , 'Bro . Gore , A . D . C ., responded . The Prov . G . M . again rose , and said , he purposed availing himself of his privilege to propose "¦ ' . ' The health of the WorshipM Masters of Nos . 91 and 709 ^ 'but , before proceeding to the point , he made some remarks on the recent proceedings
in Grand Lodge , and expressed a confident hope that the changes that would be brought about would be done with the concurrence of Lord Zetland . Never was Masonry so nourishing ,---never were Masons so zealous for the prosperity of the institution ; and he was proud to assert that Kent was pre-eminent in its position . He concluded by proposing " The healths of Bros . Hills and Martin , the Worshipful Masters of Nos . 91 and 709 . " v >
Bros . Hills and Martin , in reply , said they would endeavour to deserve the high honour with which they had been invested , by discharging the duties of the office to the best of their ability . The W . M . then proposed " Bro . Pullen , the D . Prov . G . M . of the Isle of Wight ; " and Bro . Pullen , in responding , said it afforded him ranch pleasure to be a visitor in a Kentish Lodge . He was initiated in the province , and with such zeal did he enter the Order , that he was put into the chair fifteen months after he had become a Master Mason , and he could assure every young and aspiring Mason that there was no office which he might not attain if he was determined
to do his duty . The W . M . then gave " The newly-initiated Brethren , " to which after Bro . Proude had briefly responded , Bro . Hester said , he could not adequately convey to them his sense of the solemnity of the day ' s proceedings , as the novelty was too overpowering ; he could only say , that every tree was known by its fruits ; his avocations might , perhaps , not allow him to climb the highest point , but his motto should be " Excelsior ; " and if he did not rise , it should not be for want of enthusiasm .
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Peoyihcial
p ; G . & ., and the rest ^ ^ ^ from carry days with Kent , he welcomed , in one of the Grand Officers , Bro . sm / Wiison ^ th ^ B ^ him much pleasure to be present on the occasion , and he was en ^
Pahniure they ; had a Mason of many years * standing , an one who was capable of advancing the m was second to none for his attention of Grand Lodge , arid lie did riot hesitate to there was ho GJfc $ 6 much entitled to the esteem of every Mason in / his province as Bro ; Cooper . His intentions were the pinre ^ t , and , if / he didhot plpase eve ^ his fault ; Ppr ^ ¦
the compliment , ^' ¦ '/^> : ' / - / - .: '"' - ^ The W . M . then gave The him how h he ( the W . Mv ) , wit ^ to dictate to Bro * Cooper ) ventured to hint a hope that next year , in the distribution ^ of the instaDing Mlaster p j The ^ wishing them all health arid prosper
re ^ erition they M occasions bestovfed upon hiin . He hoped the G ^ L . ^^ oyer sucii an excellent province , and such super-expellent Lpdgesv Their W $£ + had suggested a naraie for advancement with which he was somewhat ftoijiarv He was to some extent a sovereign j but he had a ministry , aiid he was enalbled to say that at a . eahinet nieeting a resolution was ; passed that Bro . Spencer ' s a ^ a ^ qeniein \ shpu ^
he had those in his eye he should like to have advanced long ago j but really he left them to govern these matters themselves , without at all surrendering his privileges . He should endeavour to carr ^ by whom he was surrounded , as he thought it impossible to find in the Craft two Lodges so vfell conducted as those of Gravesend . 5
To the toast ; "The D . Prov . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , 'Bro . Gore , A . D . C ., responded . The Prov . G . M . again rose , and said , he purposed availing himself of his privilege to propose "¦ ' . ' The health of the WorshipM Masters of Nos . 91 and 709 ^ 'but , before proceeding to the point , he made some remarks on the recent proceedings
in Grand Lodge , and expressed a confident hope that the changes that would be brought about would be done with the concurrence of Lord Zetland . Never was Masonry so nourishing ,---never were Masons so zealous for the prosperity of the institution ; and he was proud to assert that Kent was pre-eminent in its position . He concluded by proposing " The healths of Bros . Hills and Martin , the Worshipful Masters of Nos . 91 and 709 . " v >
Bros . Hills and Martin , in reply , said they would endeavour to deserve the high honour with which they had been invested , by discharging the duties of the office to the best of their ability . The W . M . then proposed " Bro . Pullen , the D . Prov . G . M . of the Isle of Wight ; " and Bro . Pullen , in responding , said it afforded him ranch pleasure to be a visitor in a Kentish Lodge . He was initiated in the province , and with such zeal did he enter the Order , that he was put into the chair fifteen months after he had become a Master Mason , and he could assure every young and aspiring Mason that there was no office which he might not attain if he was determined
to do his duty . The W . M . then gave " The newly-initiated Brethren , " to which after Bro . Proude had briefly responded , Bro . Hester said , he could not adequately convey to them his sense of the solemnity of the day ' s proceedings , as the novelty was too overpowering ; he could only say , that every tree was known by its fruits ; his avocations might , perhaps , not allow him to climb the highest point , but his motto should be " Excelsior ; " and if he did not rise , it should not be for want of enthusiasm .