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United Grand Lodge Of Victoria.
it One matter would now most likely agitate us—that is , one Grand Lodge of Australia and Tasmania . Some of you remember when the Commonwealth just consummated was first spoken of . It was said it was unworkable , but my Brother the Grand Junior Warden showed the country it
was not , and he might yet shew us how to complete Federated Masonry , " and only have one great Constitution . lie had been waited upon by the representative of the London Press for permission to report the fact that we were meeting as a Grand Lodge of Victoria , and that should be known
throughout the world . He was sorry the King was no longer our Grand Master . Still , we need have no fears of the future . The great ties of loyalty and devotion , the great teachings of Brotherly Love , Relief and Truth would cement
the Commonwealth . They could congratulate themselves as Masons , as citizens , as a State , that their Order assisted in proclaiming to the world that they had consummated in such a manner the birth of the Commonwealth .
Bro . Sir J . Quick proposed the health of the Visitors of sister Grand Lodges . The assemblage was graced by the presence of Brethren of rank from the states of South Australia , West Australia , New South Wales , Tasmania , and , in addition , they had one from Canada—Bro . the Hon . Dr .
Montague . He need not say any words to > commend the toast as far as regarded the M . W . Grand Master of South Australia . Flis name was a household word in Victoria , and , he believed , in the other states his name was as well known and equally honoured by the Masonic Fraternity , but they
of this Grand Lodge looked upon him with pride and gratitude for services rendered to them and the Craft in general . A gentleman holding such a high station in life as Chief Justice , Lieutenant Governor of the State of South Australia , was to be sincerely thanked for the time he devoted to Craft matters . Well did he and others remember the brilliant
speech made in the Melbourne Town Hall on the occasion of the installation of Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke as M . W . Grand Master of Victoria ; he uttered , his sentiments with force and power . The Grand Master of Tasmania , Bro . Davies , sprang from a family of honoured Freemasons . They had the
M . W . Pro Grand . Master of West Australia the Bishop of Perth , of whom all Freemasons were proud , the Junior Grand Warden of New South Wales Bro . J . G . Moon , representing the M . W . Grand Master of that state , who though not present had thoughtfully sent Fraternal greetings by
telegram from himself and the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . And , then , far distant Canada had honoured them . They welcomed most heartily their respected Bro . Dr . Montague , and asked him to take to his Mother Lodge , and to the Grand Lodge of Canada , the greetings of his Brethren
under the Southern Cross , expressive of the hope that Freemasonry might flourish throughout their countries , whether under burning sun or within cold , ice-bound shores . They
ought throughout their lives to remember that they were one people—Canada and Australia were one . They had one God , one King , and one Country , and that was an underlying principle in the universality of Freemasonry .
Bro . Sir Samuel Way said , in reply to the toast so ably proposed and so heartily responded to , he was going to give them a surprise . lie was not going to speak himself , he would give way to Tasmania , Perth , New South Wales and Canada .
Bro . Davies ( Tasmania ) said it was his privilege and pleasant duty to acknowledge the compliment they had paid them and Bro . Sir John Quick for his words . He had often attended their social gatherings under the late Sir W . Clarke , and the same warm feelings under these altered
circumstances would , he trusted , be further cemented . They had assembled to commemorate the greatest event ever yet seen in Australia , and this vast gathering was a fitting close to the proceedings . A new era had now dawned . He would like Masons of the Commonwealth to meet more frequently
together , and to assist by their united endeavours to make theirs the greatest Commonwealth of the world . He regretted that they could not as Masons meet the distinguished guest of the Commonwealth . His father , the Kinp-. was the
Patron of their Order . They would have been pleased to give the son of such a sire a Masonic welcome . He referred to their revered P . G . M . Bro . Coppin , who had so well performed the duties of Installing Master , and said he could not but allude to the memory of one they loved so well—the late
United Grand Lodge Of Victoria.
Sir W . Clarke . He was a Tasmanian , he was a member of his Mother Lodge , and he had been dear to them all ; they cherished his memory . On behalf of his Brethren he thanked them for their hospitality .
Bro . J . G . Moon J . G . W . said the occasion of his visit to Melbourne was the wish of the M . W . G . M . of New South Wales that one of his Officers should be present at the installation of the Grand Master of the state of Victoria .
Bro . Bishop Riley said after having listened to some of the most eloquent Masonic speeches it had ever been his privilege to hear , they would not expect a speech from him at that late hour . He was pleased to be amongst them , and he would explain how it was he was there ; a late Bishop of
Melbourne , Bishop Moorhouse , was looking out for a Bishop , and happening to spot him , offered . him the Bishopric , which he had accepted . He was pleased to be there that evening , to visit the Grand Lodge and see the magnificent ceremony of installation . It was with great pleasure and pride that
he represented the Freemasons of Western Australia . He would like to be with them more often , and if the great Commonwealth now so happily formed which made them one nation would only find the money and build a railway across the continent he would try and come more often . Pie would
tell them what they were doing in the West . The Grand Lodge had only been opened one year . He represented the first Grand Master . The Grand Lodge of England had conferred honours on Sir Samuel Way and himself . In his
case it was to West Australia , but in Sir Samuel ' s case he thought the honour was personal . They started with 320 members ; they had now 500 . He would now tell them why he became a Mason . In his travels he found men divided
in opinions—it was not a good thing to be religiously divided . In a Lodge they had a neutral platform . He knew Masonry was doing a great amount of good—it breathed Brotherly Love . He was as well known in Western Australia as a politician . They were proud of their nation , and at being a large pant of it .
Bro . Dr . Montague ( Canada ) said his first duty was to say a word for the Postmaster-General of Canada . Only illness prevented his being there that night . Coming from a country having such a salubrious climate he was suffering in their state from rheumatics . That accounted for his friend
and Brother , Mr . Muloch , not being there . The Australian people had the name abroad for princely hospitality . What he had seen was . true hospitality . The half of it was not known to the rest of the world . He was surprised at the loyalty shown towards the throne , and the expressions of that
loyalty shown to their Royal Highnesses during the great Commonwealth celebration . Flis first duty was to his own country , and next to . the Grand Lodge of Canada , from which he came . Pie regretted he had no official status which would allow him to speak on behalf of the Freemasons of North
America . Pie would take to that Grand Lodge their Fraternal greeting , which was a cordial greeting , and he would say " God bless you in your work . " Let it bring forth a purer Brotherhood of Man , resting on the Fatherhood of God . His line was politics , he therefore was not able to find
time- to take Office in Masonry . The Centenary of his Mother Lodge was held a few years ago . The Barton Lodge , in which he first saw Masonic light , had George Washington as a member . In those days fines were imposed on members for non-attendance . One case recorded " a Brother fined half a
gallon of spirits for non-attendance , " for the enlivenment of members , and to be distributed by Bro . Junior Warden These laws were strictly carried out , but those laws of the Medes and Persians did not obtain at the present time . He was pleased with the good feeling of the Brothers , and the
absence of any political feeling which might endanger their happiness . He was delighted with two things in their country—the love of home and the pride of nationality . They in Canada had the same feeling—loyalty to the British Crown .
The last dollar would be spent , the last drop of British blood would be spilt before die British flag—the flag they lovedwould ever be lowered . They loved the Australians , and when Australia ' s sons and their sons went out to South
Africa to shed their blood for their Queen and their country , in the words of Rudyard Kipling , they went as " Sons of the Empire , " and the underlying spirit was purely Masonic . The most interesting proceedings were shortly afterwards brought to a successful conclusion .- — " Masonry . "
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United Grand Lodge Of Victoria.
it One matter would now most likely agitate us—that is , one Grand Lodge of Australia and Tasmania . Some of you remember when the Commonwealth just consummated was first spoken of . It was said it was unworkable , but my Brother the Grand Junior Warden showed the country it
was not , and he might yet shew us how to complete Federated Masonry , " and only have one great Constitution . lie had been waited upon by the representative of the London Press for permission to report the fact that we were meeting as a Grand Lodge of Victoria , and that should be known
throughout the world . He was sorry the King was no longer our Grand Master . Still , we need have no fears of the future . The great ties of loyalty and devotion , the great teachings of Brotherly Love , Relief and Truth would cement
the Commonwealth . They could congratulate themselves as Masons , as citizens , as a State , that their Order assisted in proclaiming to the world that they had consummated in such a manner the birth of the Commonwealth .
Bro . Sir J . Quick proposed the health of the Visitors of sister Grand Lodges . The assemblage was graced by the presence of Brethren of rank from the states of South Australia , West Australia , New South Wales , Tasmania , and , in addition , they had one from Canada—Bro . the Hon . Dr .
Montague . He need not say any words to > commend the toast as far as regarded the M . W . Grand Master of South Australia . Flis name was a household word in Victoria , and , he believed , in the other states his name was as well known and equally honoured by the Masonic Fraternity , but they
of this Grand Lodge looked upon him with pride and gratitude for services rendered to them and the Craft in general . A gentleman holding such a high station in life as Chief Justice , Lieutenant Governor of the State of South Australia , was to be sincerely thanked for the time he devoted to Craft matters . Well did he and others remember the brilliant
speech made in the Melbourne Town Hall on the occasion of the installation of Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke as M . W . Grand Master of Victoria ; he uttered , his sentiments with force and power . The Grand Master of Tasmania , Bro . Davies , sprang from a family of honoured Freemasons . They had the
M . W . Pro Grand . Master of West Australia the Bishop of Perth , of whom all Freemasons were proud , the Junior Grand Warden of New South Wales Bro . J . G . Moon , representing the M . W . Grand Master of that state , who though not present had thoughtfully sent Fraternal greetings by
telegram from himself and the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . And , then , far distant Canada had honoured them . They welcomed most heartily their respected Bro . Dr . Montague , and asked him to take to his Mother Lodge , and to the Grand Lodge of Canada , the greetings of his Brethren
under the Southern Cross , expressive of the hope that Freemasonry might flourish throughout their countries , whether under burning sun or within cold , ice-bound shores . They
ought throughout their lives to remember that they were one people—Canada and Australia were one . They had one God , one King , and one Country , and that was an underlying principle in the universality of Freemasonry .
Bro . Sir Samuel Way said , in reply to the toast so ably proposed and so heartily responded to , he was going to give them a surprise . lie was not going to speak himself , he would give way to Tasmania , Perth , New South Wales and Canada .
Bro . Davies ( Tasmania ) said it was his privilege and pleasant duty to acknowledge the compliment they had paid them and Bro . Sir John Quick for his words . He had often attended their social gatherings under the late Sir W . Clarke , and the same warm feelings under these altered
circumstances would , he trusted , be further cemented . They had assembled to commemorate the greatest event ever yet seen in Australia , and this vast gathering was a fitting close to the proceedings . A new era had now dawned . He would like Masons of the Commonwealth to meet more frequently
together , and to assist by their united endeavours to make theirs the greatest Commonwealth of the world . He regretted that they could not as Masons meet the distinguished guest of the Commonwealth . His father , the Kinp-. was the
Patron of their Order . They would have been pleased to give the son of such a sire a Masonic welcome . He referred to their revered P . G . M . Bro . Coppin , who had so well performed the duties of Installing Master , and said he could not but allude to the memory of one they loved so well—the late
United Grand Lodge Of Victoria.
Sir W . Clarke . He was a Tasmanian , he was a member of his Mother Lodge , and he had been dear to them all ; they cherished his memory . On behalf of his Brethren he thanked them for their hospitality .
Bro . J . G . Moon J . G . W . said the occasion of his visit to Melbourne was the wish of the M . W . G . M . of New South Wales that one of his Officers should be present at the installation of the Grand Master of the state of Victoria .
Bro . Bishop Riley said after having listened to some of the most eloquent Masonic speeches it had ever been his privilege to hear , they would not expect a speech from him at that late hour . He was pleased to be amongst them , and he would explain how it was he was there ; a late Bishop of
Melbourne , Bishop Moorhouse , was looking out for a Bishop , and happening to spot him , offered . him the Bishopric , which he had accepted . He was pleased to be there that evening , to visit the Grand Lodge and see the magnificent ceremony of installation . It was with great pleasure and pride that
he represented the Freemasons of Western Australia . He would like to be with them more often , and if the great Commonwealth now so happily formed which made them one nation would only find the money and build a railway across the continent he would try and come more often . Pie would
tell them what they were doing in the West . The Grand Lodge had only been opened one year . He represented the first Grand Master . The Grand Lodge of England had conferred honours on Sir Samuel Way and himself . In his
case it was to West Australia , but in Sir Samuel ' s case he thought the honour was personal . They started with 320 members ; they had now 500 . He would now tell them why he became a Mason . In his travels he found men divided
in opinions—it was not a good thing to be religiously divided . In a Lodge they had a neutral platform . He knew Masonry was doing a great amount of good—it breathed Brotherly Love . He was as well known in Western Australia as a politician . They were proud of their nation , and at being a large pant of it .
Bro . Dr . Montague ( Canada ) said his first duty was to say a word for the Postmaster-General of Canada . Only illness prevented his being there that night . Coming from a country having such a salubrious climate he was suffering in their state from rheumatics . That accounted for his friend
and Brother , Mr . Muloch , not being there . The Australian people had the name abroad for princely hospitality . What he had seen was . true hospitality . The half of it was not known to the rest of the world . He was surprised at the loyalty shown towards the throne , and the expressions of that
loyalty shown to their Royal Highnesses during the great Commonwealth celebration . Flis first duty was to his own country , and next to . the Grand Lodge of Canada , from which he came . Pie regretted he had no official status which would allow him to speak on behalf of the Freemasons of North
America . Pie would take to that Grand Lodge their Fraternal greeting , which was a cordial greeting , and he would say " God bless you in your work . " Let it bring forth a purer Brotherhood of Man , resting on the Fatherhood of God . His line was politics , he therefore was not able to find
time- to take Office in Masonry . The Centenary of his Mother Lodge was held a few years ago . The Barton Lodge , in which he first saw Masonic light , had George Washington as a member . In those days fines were imposed on members for non-attendance . One case recorded " a Brother fined half a
gallon of spirits for non-attendance , " for the enlivenment of members , and to be distributed by Bro . Junior Warden These laws were strictly carried out , but those laws of the Medes and Persians did not obtain at the present time . He was pleased with the good feeling of the Brothers , and the
absence of any political feeling which might endanger their happiness . He was delighted with two things in their country—the love of home and the pride of nationality . They in Canada had the same feeling—loyalty to the British Crown .
The last dollar would be spent , the last drop of British blood would be spilt before die British flag—the flag they lovedwould ever be lowered . They loved the Australians , and when Australia ' s sons and their sons went out to South
Africa to shed their blood for their Queen and their country , in the words of Rudyard Kipling , they went as " Sons of the Empire , " and the underlying spirit was purely Masonic . The most interesting proceedings were shortly afterwards brought to a successful conclusion .- — " Masonry . "