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all inquiring Brethren , so fully carry out ihe cheering text , " Seek and ye shall find , ask and ye shall receive , knock and it shall be opened to you . " At five o ' clock the Brethren were summoned to refreshment , and here our fidelity prompts us to declare that Bio . Petherick is as good a caterer as he is a Mason . Bro . Powney sustained the duties of chairman " right merrilie , " having the Right W . D . P . G . M . and Chaplain on his right hand , and the P . M . ( Rev . W . Carwithen ) and the "Apprentices "
on his left ; the " Points" being ably protected by Bro . Rev . John Carwithen and Rev . John Huyshe . The toasts , " The Queen and the Craft , " "the M . W . G . M . " " the P . G . M . " received the honour due unto their names . The announcement of the D . P . G . M . drew forth an extra
round of applause ; it was acknowledged by the worthy Doctor in his usual rich and glowing language , and alluded to a remembered kindness of the Right W . P . G . M . for Somerset , Colonel Tynte , in assisting at the installation of Lord Ebrington , and complimenting Brothers Mosse and Eales White , for the attention of their presence , proposed " Col . Tynte and the Grand Lodge and P . G . Officers of Somerset . " Brother Eales White , P . J . G . W . offered appropriate thanks . When the health of the W . M . Brother Powney was announcedthe
, reception of the toast must have been truly gratifying to him , and it was acknowledged in a very cordial and Masonic manner by Bro . Powney , who " took that opportunity of completing the most pleasing investiture of the day , namely , the presentation of an elegant Past Master ' s Jewel to Bro . Rev . W . Carwithen , on the conclusion of his year ' s services " —( cheering ) . The W . M . most properly alluded to the able manner in which the onerous duties of the Chair had been conducted
, and felt grateful for the privilege of so advantageous an example , concluding his address by affixing the Jewel to his breast , and proposing the health of the P . M ., which Bro . W . Carwithen responded to in language doing much honour to his name . We may here take leave to commend this most wholesome custom ; the desire of obtaining honorary distinction must operate as a powerful stimulus to young Masons , and induce , in an especial manner , their industry and research . We should
be unjust did we not direct attention to the exquisite taste in which Bro . Acklam has got up the very pretty Gem dedicated to this occasion . " Speedy restoration to perfect health ' of Bro . Captain Dickson , S . W . " was feelingly given , and most warmly received . Bro . Mosse neatly acknowledged the toast of " The Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton ; " Bro . Diane that of "Somerset House Lodge ; " Bro . Coles and Eales White for " The Musical Brethren , " and Bro . John Carwithen for the newly appointed officerswhen the Rt . W . D . P . G . M . Dr .
, Carwithen rose , and in a stream of that ever ready and happy eloquence which is so peculiarly his own , proposed " the last toast ; " " seeing a worthy Brother near me , ( continued the Doctor ) who has earned infinite honour by his unwearied exertions in behalf of the poor old Mason—( cheers ) , I am desirous of connecting with it a sentiment which all good and true Masons can receive with exultation . —I mean that of ' Prosperity to the Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason '—(
re-, iterated cheering ) , —the progress of this truly Masonic Charity has met with some obstructions founded on an apprehension that it might interrupt the beams of Masonic favour which cherish the two other Charities , but it was a gratifying fact to know that the very reverse of the apprehension has been the result , the Funds and the Festival of both have been better supported since the announcement of this great tvork , and NOW MAY THE MOST HIGH PROSPER THE UNDERTAKING . " We OWe
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all inquiring Brethren , so fully carry out ihe cheering text , " Seek and ye shall find , ask and ye shall receive , knock and it shall be opened to you . " At five o ' clock the Brethren were summoned to refreshment , and here our fidelity prompts us to declare that Bio . Petherick is as good a caterer as he is a Mason . Bro . Powney sustained the duties of chairman " right merrilie , " having the Right W . D . P . G . M . and Chaplain on his right hand , and the P . M . ( Rev . W . Carwithen ) and the "Apprentices "
on his left ; the " Points" being ably protected by Bro . Rev . John Carwithen and Rev . John Huyshe . The toasts , " The Queen and the Craft , " "the M . W . G . M . " " the P . G . M . " received the honour due unto their names . The announcement of the D . P . G . M . drew forth an extra
round of applause ; it was acknowledged by the worthy Doctor in his usual rich and glowing language , and alluded to a remembered kindness of the Right W . P . G . M . for Somerset , Colonel Tynte , in assisting at the installation of Lord Ebrington , and complimenting Brothers Mosse and Eales White , for the attention of their presence , proposed " Col . Tynte and the Grand Lodge and P . G . Officers of Somerset . " Brother Eales White , P . J . G . W . offered appropriate thanks . When the health of the W . M . Brother Powney was announcedthe
, reception of the toast must have been truly gratifying to him , and it was acknowledged in a very cordial and Masonic manner by Bro . Powney , who " took that opportunity of completing the most pleasing investiture of the day , namely , the presentation of an elegant Past Master ' s Jewel to Bro . Rev . W . Carwithen , on the conclusion of his year ' s services " —( cheering ) . The W . M . most properly alluded to the able manner in which the onerous duties of the Chair had been conducted
, and felt grateful for the privilege of so advantageous an example , concluding his address by affixing the Jewel to his breast , and proposing the health of the P . M ., which Bro . W . Carwithen responded to in language doing much honour to his name . We may here take leave to commend this most wholesome custom ; the desire of obtaining honorary distinction must operate as a powerful stimulus to young Masons , and induce , in an especial manner , their industry and research . We should
be unjust did we not direct attention to the exquisite taste in which Bro . Acklam has got up the very pretty Gem dedicated to this occasion . " Speedy restoration to perfect health ' of Bro . Captain Dickson , S . W . " was feelingly given , and most warmly received . Bro . Mosse neatly acknowledged the toast of " The Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , Taunton ; " Bro . Diane that of "Somerset House Lodge ; " Bro . Coles and Eales White for " The Musical Brethren , " and Bro . John Carwithen for the newly appointed officerswhen the Rt . W . D . P . G . M . Dr .
, Carwithen rose , and in a stream of that ever ready and happy eloquence which is so peculiarly his own , proposed " the last toast ; " " seeing a worthy Brother near me , ( continued the Doctor ) who has earned infinite honour by his unwearied exertions in behalf of the poor old Mason—( cheers ) , I am desirous of connecting with it a sentiment which all good and true Masons can receive with exultation . —I mean that of ' Prosperity to the Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason '—(
re-, iterated cheering ) , —the progress of this truly Masonic Charity has met with some obstructions founded on an apprehension that it might interrupt the beams of Masonic favour which cherish the two other Charities , but it was a gratifying fact to know that the very reverse of the apprehension has been the result , the Funds and the Festival of both have been better supported since the announcement of this great tvork , and NOW MAY THE MOST HIGH PROSPER THE UNDERTAKING . " We OWe