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and zealous friend of Masonry than the individual whom you have placed this day in the chair . ( Hear . ) He makes great sacrifices of his valuable time , and brings great energy and ability to bear upon Masonic questions . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) By these means he has secured the respect and affection of his Brethren . ( Hear . ) He has been rewarded by a high position in Grand Lodge . He possesses the
confidence of the Grand Master . ( Hear . ) But there is one thing which he appreciates as highly as any other mark of the confidence of his Brethren that has been conferred upon him , and that is the honour of being chosen to preside over you on the present occasion . /( . Cheers . ) It is not by routine that he has been called upon to fill this high position , hut by the spontaneous and unanimous voice ' of the Brethren .
( Applause . ) How he has discharged the duties devolving upon him this evening you are as well able to judge as I am . ( Cheers . ) I now call upon you , therefore , to testify your appreciation of the manner in which he has discharged those duties and of his claims upon your gratitude and affection , by uniting with me in drinking ' health and prosperity to him . " ( A i ^ p lause . ) The toast was enthusiastically honoured .
The Worshipful Master said—Brethren , I should be unworthy of your kind reception if I ventured at any length to trespass further upon your time . I will only thank you , and say that there is nothing / that I desire more than to be recognized as an honourable , zealous , and upright Freemason . ( Cheers ) . Bro . Jennings , G . Dir . of Cers ., said he had a toast to propose which he was sure would be acceptable . He had made some inquiries into the genealogy of this Lodge of Instruction , knowing that they must pay due regard to the parent , if
they would do justice and honour to the child . ( Hear . ) He had found that the Emulation Lodge of Improvement sprang from the Lodge of Unions , and to that Lodge he was sure that they would all admit that they were deeply indebted . He asked them , therefore , to do honour to that Lodge by drinking to its prosperity , and with the toast he would couple the health of one of its Past Masters , who was present , Bro . Green . ( Cheers ) . The toast having been cordially drunk ,
Bro . Green , on behalf of himself and the Lodge of Unions , acknowledged the compliment . He assured the Brethren that the Lodge of Unions felt the deepest interest in the welfare and prosperity of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . He apologized also for the unavoidable absence of the present Master of that Lodge . He cordially echoed the sentiments which had that evening gone forth from the chair with respect to the cultivation of science by the Masonic body . He should be delighted to see , under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of England , scholarships founded which would materially assist in carrying out tlieir objects . ( Hear . ) But after the eloquent speech to which , they had listened from the chair ,
—( hear , hear , )—he would not detain" them by going into details , and having again thanked the Brethren , he sat down amidst considerable applause . Bro . Savage proposed the next toast , which was " Prosperity to the Stability Lodge -of Instruction / 5 which he described as holding , in the eastering portion of the metropolis , a -similar position to that held by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement in the west . He spoke in the highest terms of the excellent working at the " Stability , " which were only equalled , he said , by the working which they had witnessed that evening . He described the " Emulation" and " Stability" as twin
sisters . The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm . Bro . Dr . Howe , P . G . D ., then gave " The Stewards and the General Committee , " which , having been duly honoured , was responded to by Bro . Hervey , who said that they would endeavour to make all those who honoured them with their presence next year as comfortable as they had been this . ( Cheers . )
The next toast proposed was the health of the Brethren who had worked in the Lodge , to whose Masonic knowledge and experience a high and . well-deserved compliment was paid . The toast having been drunk , was duly responded to by the S . W ., Bro . Fenn . Then came the Tyler ' s toast , which was given by Bro ^ Jlice in , his . usual impressive ma nner , aud the proceedings terminated .
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and zealous friend of Masonry than the individual whom you have placed this day in the chair . ( Hear . ) He makes great sacrifices of his valuable time , and brings great energy and ability to bear upon Masonic questions . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) By these means he has secured the respect and affection of his Brethren . ( Hear . ) He has been rewarded by a high position in Grand Lodge . He possesses the
confidence of the Grand Master . ( Hear . ) But there is one thing which he appreciates as highly as any other mark of the confidence of his Brethren that has been conferred upon him , and that is the honour of being chosen to preside over you on the present occasion . /( . Cheers . ) It is not by routine that he has been called upon to fill this high position , hut by the spontaneous and unanimous voice ' of the Brethren .
( Applause . ) How he has discharged the duties devolving upon him this evening you are as well able to judge as I am . ( Cheers . ) I now call upon you , therefore , to testify your appreciation of the manner in which he has discharged those duties and of his claims upon your gratitude and affection , by uniting with me in drinking ' health and prosperity to him . " ( A i ^ p lause . ) The toast was enthusiastically honoured .
The Worshipful Master said—Brethren , I should be unworthy of your kind reception if I ventured at any length to trespass further upon your time . I will only thank you , and say that there is nothing / that I desire more than to be recognized as an honourable , zealous , and upright Freemason . ( Cheers ) . Bro . Jennings , G . Dir . of Cers ., said he had a toast to propose which he was sure would be acceptable . He had made some inquiries into the genealogy of this Lodge of Instruction , knowing that they must pay due regard to the parent , if
they would do justice and honour to the child . ( Hear . ) He had found that the Emulation Lodge of Improvement sprang from the Lodge of Unions , and to that Lodge he was sure that they would all admit that they were deeply indebted . He asked them , therefore , to do honour to that Lodge by drinking to its prosperity , and with the toast he would couple the health of one of its Past Masters , who was present , Bro . Green . ( Cheers ) . The toast having been cordially drunk ,
Bro . Green , on behalf of himself and the Lodge of Unions , acknowledged the compliment . He assured the Brethren that the Lodge of Unions felt the deepest interest in the welfare and prosperity of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . He apologized also for the unavoidable absence of the present Master of that Lodge . He cordially echoed the sentiments which had that evening gone forth from the chair with respect to the cultivation of science by the Masonic body . He should be delighted to see , under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of England , scholarships founded which would materially assist in carrying out tlieir objects . ( Hear . ) But after the eloquent speech to which , they had listened from the chair ,
—( hear , hear , )—he would not detain" them by going into details , and having again thanked the Brethren , he sat down amidst considerable applause . Bro . Savage proposed the next toast , which was " Prosperity to the Stability Lodge -of Instruction / 5 which he described as holding , in the eastering portion of the metropolis , a -similar position to that held by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement in the west . He spoke in the highest terms of the excellent working at the " Stability , " which were only equalled , he said , by the working which they had witnessed that evening . He described the " Emulation" and " Stability" as twin
sisters . The toast was drunk with much enthusiasm . Bro . Dr . Howe , P . G . D ., then gave " The Stewards and the General Committee , " which , having been duly honoured , was responded to by Bro . Hervey , who said that they would endeavour to make all those who honoured them with their presence next year as comfortable as they had been this . ( Cheers . )
The next toast proposed was the health of the Brethren who had worked in the Lodge , to whose Masonic knowledge and experience a high and . well-deserved compliment was paid . The toast having been drunk , was duly responded to by the S . W ., Bro . Fenn . Then came the Tyler ' s toast , which was given by Bro ^ Jlice in , his . usual impressive ma nner , aud the proceedings terminated .