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you I will endeavour to do my best , and I trust my conduct will be such as to gain the respect of tbe lodge ; I am very much obliged for tlie honour you have paid mo . Bro . Coi . Stuart , If . P ., P . G . D . of England , then rose , and said : The Worshipful Master has allowed me to propose the next toast and which I do with much pleasure , j have had the pleasure of being acquainted and connected with tbis lodge since
the second year of its formation . I joined it in the year ISIS —I was abroad at the time it was formed—and I have had the pleasure to watch it during its career since that time ; its working , its strength , and its prosperity denote the great activity and zeal which must have prevailed amongst its early members and they have been raised to high rank in it , No lodge can prosper unless its oflicers are efficient in their duties ,
it is by gradations of rank that they rise , and if they do not attend to their duties , when they hold the lower offices , it is not likely they will do so when they arrive at the higher . "Without a staff of Past Masters no lodge can flourish ; if illness or other grave cause prevent the officers from attending to their duties they have to be performed by others , and unless there be Past Masters present to take those duties , they
cannot bo satisfactorily discharged . From the second or third years of the constitution of this lodge , there have always been two or three Past Masters ready to take the chair when wanted , and it is gratifying to sec the spirit with which they are animated ; it is encouraging to see in those whose years are wearing on them , that they are not afraid to undertake those duties which they may have thought they had
left behind them . Those who have been twenty-five years in Masonry may feel they have done their work , but they being ready to do that work at any time when called upon , manage to retain a good deal of the knowledge of tho duties they
have before performed , and our Immediate Past Master will bear mo out in saying , efficiently . There are so many whom I see around this table ; there is Past Master Nash , one of the oldest members of the lodge ; I need hardly mention to you the name of Bro . Riley , he has held every office—Secretary-, Master , Public Orator ( though this he never aspired to ) , Director of the Musical Department—all these he has well and ably filled , and and
we can speak of him as the father and main-stay of the lodge . If it had not been for Bro . Riley it would not have been formed when it was , if at all ; his zeal alone mainly caused the formation of this lodge . I scarcely know whom to select , there are our brothers , Bro . Nash , Fisher , Wells , and Bro . Captain Polbill Turner , whom we hope will always remain in the neighbourhood ; if I omit any names , it is because the length of the table
prevents my seeing tho brethren . I hope that all the brethren , even the brother who has been initiated tliis evening , will rise and give this toast that honour it deserves to receive , I am quite certain the brethren will be grateful to them . We were informed that , with the exception of Bro . Colonel Stuart and Bro . lilley , all the other membors had been initiated into Masonry in tbe Stuart Lod
ge . Bro . John Sergeant , the 1 . 1 'M ., replied : On behalf of the Past Masters , I thank you heartily and sincerely for drinking our healths . We are delighted to see so goodly an assemblage here to-night , I personally return thanks to my predecessors for so kindly 'assisting me in tbe discharge of tho onerous duties of the past year : it lias been the happiest year I ever spent in my life , and if tho present Master is assisted as much and as
well as I have been , I am sure ho will be able to say tbe same at the end of his year of office . Our Secretary , Bro . Riley , has been an invaluable aid to me . I thank you all for drinking the health of the Past Masters .
Song— - 'The men of merry , merry England , " Bro . Arthur Riley . Bro . T . Riley , P . M . and Sec .: Brethren of the Stuart Lodge , I am going to address this toast to you—by permission of tlie "W . M . —and I could not have a more gratifying one to suggest to you than the one placed into my hands , it is " The Health of the Visiting Brethren , " and with that toast we wish them every possible prosperity to their respective lodges . Since the csta " - Wislmient of this lodge , it has always been a very fortunate occurrence on our anniversary that we have been favoured with
a great number ot visitors , but we have never had so goodly a show as we have the happiness to see around us now . There are no members of any lodge in the world that can more truly appreciate the seeing as their guests those worthy and distinguished brethren and those worthy men whom we have the happiness now to see around us . It has been our fortunate fate to be happily placed with regard to financial affairs . There are
many lodges which cannot do with the same liberality that which we can do with perfect justice to ourselves . "We have this evening the happiness of seeing the largest assemblage of visitors since tho Stuart Lodge was established , and nothing can bo a greater pleasure than seeing them amongst us . I hope all our brother visitors understand that they are our guests ; it would detract from our pleasure in seeing tbem unless they
always understand that when paying us a visit they are received as Freemasons ought to be received—as welcome guests . There aro two or three whom I would name , Bros . Collins Wells , and Dr . Williams—brethren whose admission as joining members was decided without a dissentient voice . No two members could bo more decidedly acceptable to this lodge . Our brother Dr . Goldsbro' ( who is the Provincial Senior Grand Warden of
. North Wales and Shropshire ) I have had the great pleasure of meeting on several occasions , and I am sure a more honourable and generous gentleman , or a truer Mason than he is , you cannot meet with . I should be able to say something of each individual visitor who on this occasion has favoured us with his presence ; but , without any further observation , I ask the Stuart Lodge to rise and give that hearty welcome which every true
Mason will ever delight in giving to those guests who have honoured this lodge by visiting us to-day . Now , brethren ,. " Stuart Lodge , fire , " short , sharp , and decided . Gflee— " Willie brew'd a peck o' maut , " Bros . Riley , Cookson , Piper , and Russell . Bros . Wells , P . M . ; Goldsbro '; Lovell , P . M . of the Buckingham Lod and P . Z . No . 88 ; and LearW . M . of the Beaudeserfc
ge , , Lodge , No . 1 , 087 , respectively returned thanks , each brother expressing in the warmest terms their pleasure and admiration of the manner in whicli the duties of the Stuart Lodge were carried on by all the officers from the W . M . to the I . G ., and of the fraternal and hospitable welcome accorded to the visitors , and congratulated the lodge upon its possessing so estimable ,
distinguished , and indefatigable a Mason as their veteran Past Master and Secretary , Bro . Riley . Song— " The Standard Bearer . " Bro . J . Sergeant . Bro . Captain Polbill Turner , P . M .: Brethren , the toast committed to my charge is , I venture to say , a very important one , it is that of "The Officers of this Lodge . " We all know that without discipline nothing is properly carried on . As an old soldierI feel that disciline is necessary above all things . We
, p have heard to-night the high enconiums passed upon the officers of this lodgo by the brethren who have done us the honour of visiting us . " ' I am quite sure that those who have been appointed as the new officers of the lodge for the coming year will maintain the discipline of our lodge and keep it unsullied in its integrity , and will preserve the prestige it has had for so many yearssecond to none of the best lodges . I am quite sure , from what
1 know of the WM . who fills the chair of this lodge , and of the oflicers who occupy the different chairs , they will do so . It is a great pleasure to us as Past Masters to see that the lodgo keeps up its ancient name ; I am sure it will always do so , and that the officers will do their best to maintain its reputation . I propose the health of the Senior Warden and the oflicers of the lod
ge . Bro . Johnson , S . W .: I have very much pleasure in responding to the toast proposed by Bro . Polbill Turner , and with respect to bis remarks as to keeping up the discipline and efficiency of the Stuart Lxlge , I hope that in the hands of those -fho are going up the hill , that efficiency will never be diminished . I am happy and proud in saying for my humble self and for the junior officers we will do our utmost to promote itand we hope
, we shall have at our future gatherings as many kind visitors as we can entertain . We shall do our utmost to give them as much pleasure as they have received this evening . Bro . J . Sergeant , LP . M ., proposed the toast of "Tho Masonic Charities . "
Glee by Bros . Riley , Cookson , and Russell . Bro . lilley , referring to the Masonic Charities , directed the attention of the brethren of the lodge and visitors to the distressing case that had arisen in London , viz ., the sudden death of a brother , a medical man , whose widow , formerly a resident of Bedford , was left with a large family of young children . This case ( continued Bro . Riley ) is one which we feel to be especially of local and personal interest . The brother was cut off in the
very prime of life , at a time when lie might be expected to make provision for that family now left in a state approaching destitution . The Board of Benevolence will , on Wednesday next , no doubt obtain the sanction of the Grand Lodge of a grant recommended by that Board , and we hope that the children may
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you I will endeavour to do my best , and I trust my conduct will be such as to gain the respect of tbe lodge ; I am very much obliged for tlie honour you have paid mo . Bro . Coi . Stuart , If . P ., P . G . D . of England , then rose , and said : The Worshipful Master has allowed me to propose the next toast and which I do with much pleasure , j have had the pleasure of being acquainted and connected with tbis lodge since
the second year of its formation . I joined it in the year ISIS —I was abroad at the time it was formed—and I have had the pleasure to watch it during its career since that time ; its working , its strength , and its prosperity denote the great activity and zeal which must have prevailed amongst its early members and they have been raised to high rank in it , No lodge can prosper unless its oflicers are efficient in their duties ,
it is by gradations of rank that they rise , and if they do not attend to their duties , when they hold the lower offices , it is not likely they will do so when they arrive at the higher . "Without a staff of Past Masters no lodge can flourish ; if illness or other grave cause prevent the officers from attending to their duties they have to be performed by others , and unless there be Past Masters present to take those duties , they
cannot bo satisfactorily discharged . From the second or third years of the constitution of this lodge , there have always been two or three Past Masters ready to take the chair when wanted , and it is gratifying to sec the spirit with which they are animated ; it is encouraging to see in those whose years are wearing on them , that they are not afraid to undertake those duties which they may have thought they had
left behind them . Those who have been twenty-five years in Masonry may feel they have done their work , but they being ready to do that work at any time when called upon , manage to retain a good deal of the knowledge of tho duties they
have before performed , and our Immediate Past Master will bear mo out in saying , efficiently . There are so many whom I see around this table ; there is Past Master Nash , one of the oldest members of the lodge ; I need hardly mention to you the name of Bro . Riley , he has held every office—Secretary-, Master , Public Orator ( though this he never aspired to ) , Director of the Musical Department—all these he has well and ably filled , and and
we can speak of him as the father and main-stay of the lodge . If it had not been for Bro . Riley it would not have been formed when it was , if at all ; his zeal alone mainly caused the formation of this lodge . I scarcely know whom to select , there are our brothers , Bro . Nash , Fisher , Wells , and Bro . Captain Polbill Turner , whom we hope will always remain in the neighbourhood ; if I omit any names , it is because the length of the table
prevents my seeing tho brethren . I hope that all the brethren , even the brother who has been initiated tliis evening , will rise and give this toast that honour it deserves to receive , I am quite certain the brethren will be grateful to them . We were informed that , with the exception of Bro . Colonel Stuart and Bro . lilley , all the other membors had been initiated into Masonry in tbe Stuart Lod
ge . Bro . John Sergeant , the 1 . 1 'M ., replied : On behalf of the Past Masters , I thank you heartily and sincerely for drinking our healths . We are delighted to see so goodly an assemblage here to-night , I personally return thanks to my predecessors for so kindly 'assisting me in tbe discharge of tho onerous duties of the past year : it lias been the happiest year I ever spent in my life , and if tho present Master is assisted as much and as
well as I have been , I am sure ho will be able to say tbe same at the end of his year of office . Our Secretary , Bro . Riley , has been an invaluable aid to me . I thank you all for drinking the health of the Past Masters .
Song— - 'The men of merry , merry England , " Bro . Arthur Riley . Bro . T . Riley , P . M . and Sec .: Brethren of the Stuart Lodge , I am going to address this toast to you—by permission of tlie "W . M . —and I could not have a more gratifying one to suggest to you than the one placed into my hands , it is " The Health of the Visiting Brethren , " and with that toast we wish them every possible prosperity to their respective lodges . Since the csta " - Wislmient of this lodge , it has always been a very fortunate occurrence on our anniversary that we have been favoured with
a great number ot visitors , but we have never had so goodly a show as we have the happiness to see around us now . There are no members of any lodge in the world that can more truly appreciate the seeing as their guests those worthy and distinguished brethren and those worthy men whom we have the happiness now to see around us . It has been our fortunate fate to be happily placed with regard to financial affairs . There are
many lodges which cannot do with the same liberality that which we can do with perfect justice to ourselves . "We have this evening the happiness of seeing the largest assemblage of visitors since tho Stuart Lodge was established , and nothing can bo a greater pleasure than seeing them amongst us . I hope all our brother visitors understand that they are our guests ; it would detract from our pleasure in seeing tbem unless they
always understand that when paying us a visit they are received as Freemasons ought to be received—as welcome guests . There aro two or three whom I would name , Bros . Collins Wells , and Dr . Williams—brethren whose admission as joining members was decided without a dissentient voice . No two members could bo more decidedly acceptable to this lodge . Our brother Dr . Goldsbro' ( who is the Provincial Senior Grand Warden of
. North Wales and Shropshire ) I have had the great pleasure of meeting on several occasions , and I am sure a more honourable and generous gentleman , or a truer Mason than he is , you cannot meet with . I should be able to say something of each individual visitor who on this occasion has favoured us with his presence ; but , without any further observation , I ask the Stuart Lodge to rise and give that hearty welcome which every true
Mason will ever delight in giving to those guests who have honoured this lodge by visiting us to-day . Now , brethren ,. " Stuart Lodge , fire , " short , sharp , and decided . Gflee— " Willie brew'd a peck o' maut , " Bros . Riley , Cookson , Piper , and Russell . Bros . Wells , P . M . ; Goldsbro '; Lovell , P . M . of the Buckingham Lod and P . Z . No . 88 ; and LearW . M . of the Beaudeserfc
ge , , Lodge , No . 1 , 087 , respectively returned thanks , each brother expressing in the warmest terms their pleasure and admiration of the manner in whicli the duties of the Stuart Lodge were carried on by all the officers from the W . M . to the I . G ., and of the fraternal and hospitable welcome accorded to the visitors , and congratulated the lodge upon its possessing so estimable ,
distinguished , and indefatigable a Mason as their veteran Past Master and Secretary , Bro . Riley . Song— " The Standard Bearer . " Bro . J . Sergeant . Bro . Captain Polbill Turner , P . M .: Brethren , the toast committed to my charge is , I venture to say , a very important one , it is that of "The Officers of this Lodge . " We all know that without discipline nothing is properly carried on . As an old soldierI feel that disciline is necessary above all things . We
, p have heard to-night the high enconiums passed upon the officers of this lodgo by the brethren who have done us the honour of visiting us . " ' I am quite sure that those who have been appointed as the new officers of the lodge for the coming year will maintain the discipline of our lodge and keep it unsullied in its integrity , and will preserve the prestige it has had for so many yearssecond to none of the best lodges . I am quite sure , from what
1 know of the WM . who fills the chair of this lodge , and of the oflicers who occupy the different chairs , they will do so . It is a great pleasure to us as Past Masters to see that the lodgo keeps up its ancient name ; I am sure it will always do so , and that the officers will do their best to maintain its reputation . I propose the health of the Senior Warden and the oflicers of the lod
ge . Bro . Johnson , S . W .: I have very much pleasure in responding to the toast proposed by Bro . Polbill Turner , and with respect to bis remarks as to keeping up the discipline and efficiency of the Stuart Lxlge , I hope that in the hands of those -fho are going up the hill , that efficiency will never be diminished . I am happy and proud in saying for my humble self and for the junior officers we will do our utmost to promote itand we hope
, we shall have at our future gatherings as many kind visitors as we can entertain . We shall do our utmost to give them as much pleasure as they have received this evening . Bro . J . Sergeant , LP . M ., proposed the toast of "Tho Masonic Charities . "
Glee by Bros . Riley , Cookson , and Russell . Bro . lilley , referring to the Masonic Charities , directed the attention of the brethren of the lodge and visitors to the distressing case that had arisen in London , viz ., the sudden death of a brother , a medical man , whose widow , formerly a resident of Bedford , was left with a large family of young children . This case ( continued Bro . Riley ) is one which we feel to be especially of local and personal interest . The brother was cut off in the
very prime of life , at a time when lie might be expected to make provision for that family now left in a state approaching destitution . The Board of Benevolence will , on Wednesday next , no doubt obtain the sanction of the Grand Lodge of a grant recommended by that Board , and we hope that the children may