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Provincial.
The cloth being withdrawn , and grace said by the Rev . M . Jones , P . G . Chaplain— " Queen aud the Craft , " were given , and " God save the Queen , " sung by the company . The next toast given was the " Duke of Sussex , R . W . G . M . " This was followed by " the health of the Lion . T . Fiennes , P . G . M . " The health of Brother Windeyer , D . P . G . M ., was then proposed by Brother HallowesProv-G . Oratorwho expatiated on the zeal displayed
, , by him in the fulfilment of his duties , and wishing he might many years more preside over them . Brother Windeyer , in returning thanks , observed , that they might have a more active man than himself , but there could not be a more zealous one .
Brother Firminger , W . M ., of Lodge 184 , then proposed the health of Brother Jones , and in so doing said , that the thanks of the Brethren were due to that individual for his excellent sermon of that day , and ( rusted that the maxims inculcated would not be forgotten , and that we should not "fall out by the way "—( loud cheers ) . Brother Jones felt grateful for the favour he had found in the eyes of the Brethren that day , and added , that the subject of his sermon needed but little talentas he trusted it went home to the feelings of his hearers
, , and that their kindness bad made up for his deficiency in talent . —He also expressed his admiration of and attachment to Masonry , for its antiquity , morality , & c . —that his professional duties as a humble minister of Christianity were very heavy , and living at so great a distance as he did , he could not pay that attention to Masonry that it required —( hear ) ; but that he always felt great pleasure in attending their provincial meetings—( cheers ) .
Song— " The Battle and the Breeze . " The W . M . and Brethren of Lodge 184 , was then given with great applause ; and Brother Firminger in reply said , that he thanked them with feelings of gratitude for the honour they had done him and his Brethren . It could not be expected that they could become acquainted
with the merits and excellencies of those Brethren in the course of a few hours , but he could assure them , that leaving himself out of the question , their moral excellencies were such as reflected honour on the Craft —( hear , hear ); he might be allowed to express himself with regard to the excellencies and sublimities of Masonry , although himself a young Mason , from his acquaintance with the sacred volume he could the more readily admire the sublimity of those symbols which characterize Masonry—and he could not but rejoice at the high tone of moral feeling
that was diffusing itself through that high literary publication , The Freemasons' Quarterly Review ; that to the honour of his Lodge , it numbered among its members , one who had contributed to the literary talent of that publication ; and . he humbly hoped that Masonry would rise in the county , and that every Brother would fix his eye on that Bright Star in the East , which was the harbinger of mercy , until he should finally be introduced into the presence of the Great Architect of
the Universe in the Grand Lodge above—( loud cheers ) . He could not retire without expressing his gratitude to the Brethren for their kind attention to the proceedings of the day , and that if every thing had not met with their expectation , it was not for want of anxiety and attention on their part—( cheers ) . The following toasts were then given : —
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Provincial.
The cloth being withdrawn , and grace said by the Rev . M . Jones , P . G . Chaplain— " Queen aud the Craft , " were given , and " God save the Queen , " sung by the company . The next toast given was the " Duke of Sussex , R . W . G . M . " This was followed by " the health of the Lion . T . Fiennes , P . G . M . " The health of Brother Windeyer , D . P . G . M ., was then proposed by Brother HallowesProv-G . Oratorwho expatiated on the zeal displayed
, , by him in the fulfilment of his duties , and wishing he might many years more preside over them . Brother Windeyer , in returning thanks , observed , that they might have a more active man than himself , but there could not be a more zealous one .
Brother Firminger , W . M ., of Lodge 184 , then proposed the health of Brother Jones , and in so doing said , that the thanks of the Brethren were due to that individual for his excellent sermon of that day , and ( rusted that the maxims inculcated would not be forgotten , and that we should not "fall out by the way "—( loud cheers ) . Brother Jones felt grateful for the favour he had found in the eyes of the Brethren that day , and added , that the subject of his sermon needed but little talentas he trusted it went home to the feelings of his hearers
, , and that their kindness bad made up for his deficiency in talent . —He also expressed his admiration of and attachment to Masonry , for its antiquity , morality , & c . —that his professional duties as a humble minister of Christianity were very heavy , and living at so great a distance as he did , he could not pay that attention to Masonry that it required —( hear ) ; but that he always felt great pleasure in attending their provincial meetings—( cheers ) .
Song— " The Battle and the Breeze . " The W . M . and Brethren of Lodge 184 , was then given with great applause ; and Brother Firminger in reply said , that he thanked them with feelings of gratitude for the honour they had done him and his Brethren . It could not be expected that they could become acquainted
with the merits and excellencies of those Brethren in the course of a few hours , but he could assure them , that leaving himself out of the question , their moral excellencies were such as reflected honour on the Craft —( hear , hear ); he might be allowed to express himself with regard to the excellencies and sublimities of Masonry , although himself a young Mason , from his acquaintance with the sacred volume he could the more readily admire the sublimity of those symbols which characterize Masonry—and he could not but rejoice at the high tone of moral feeling
that was diffusing itself through that high literary publication , The Freemasons' Quarterly Review ; that to the honour of his Lodge , it numbered among its members , one who had contributed to the literary talent of that publication ; and . he humbly hoped that Masonry would rise in the county , and that every Brother would fix his eye on that Bright Star in the East , which was the harbinger of mercy , until he should finally be introduced into the presence of the Great Architect of
the Universe in the Grand Lodge above—( loud cheers ) . He could not retire without expressing his gratitude to the Brethren for their kind attention to the proceedings of the day , and that if every thing had not met with their expectation , it was not for want of anxiety and attention on their part—( cheers ) . The following toasts were then given : —