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Provincial.
the Chigwell Lodge could not do better than follow his example ( hear . ) Tohis exertions , and to the unblemished character he bore , should be mainly attributed the support he had received in procuring the warrant of the Lodge . Aided by him , powerful in numbers ancl powerful in respectability ancl station , it woulcl indeed have been a marvel , as his son had expressed it , if success had not accompanied the application ; ancl marvellous it woulcl be if prosperity were not to crown ^ the work
thus happily begun ( hear . ) For himself , he coulcl say , that he knew of no parallel—he believed none existed in the recollection of any ( hear , hear , hear . ) He woulcl repeat , that the whole was chiefl y owing to thenexcellent leader , ancl it was therefore with the utmost satisfaction and pleasure that he proposed the health of ' * Brother G . It . Rowe , the AVorshipful Master ofthe Chigwell Lodge . " ( Continued cheers . ) Brother G . R . Roweevidently affected bthe fraternal greetings the
, y announcement received , returned thanks to the Provincial Grancl Master ancl the Brethren assembled , for the honour ancl kindness thus conferred on him . To all who had that day joined in the duties and socialities of the Craft , he felt deeply ancl sincerely indebted ; ancl long as he lived , he woulcl cherish the recollections of the clay with fondness ancl regard . It was the fostering kindness of the Brethren who hacl joined the Lodge —who hacl so cordiallresponded to his wishes—and to the itious
y prop auspices of their Provincial Grancl Leaders , that success was attributable , infinitel y beyond his own humble efforts ancl deserts . And thus uniting in Masonic sentiment , and Masonic services , they were fulfilling the holy dictates of him who said— " I command you to love one another . " That command was of the very essence of Freemasonry , and in its spirit
it would always be a gratification to him to contribute to the prosperity ancl happiness of any one in communion with the Order ( hear , hear , hear . ) As the presiding officer of the Chigwell Lodge , he woulcl endeavour to render himself deserving of the honour , by the most zealous discharge of its duties , and to every one he had the pleasure of addressing , he would say— " May you live long , may you live happily , ancl when He shall call you , whose mandate all men must obey , may goodness and
you fill up one monument . " ( Loud cheers . ) "Health to the newly-initiated Brethren" having been given , the toast was acknowledged by them , respectively , in suitable terms . The Deputy Provincial Grancl Master having obtained the sanction of the Chair to propose a toast , assured the company that he embraced with much gratification the opportunity afforded to him , of testifying his opinion of the vast utility of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review
( cheers ) . It was of great service to the Craft , and of advantage to all mankind , that such an organ should exist to publish ancl extend throughout the world the principles of Freemasonry ( hear , hear ) . In connexion , therefore , with that opinion , he would give " The health of Dr . Crucefix" ( cheers ) . Brother Crucefix , on returning thanks , observed , that such acknowledgments of the usefulness of his labours fell like music ou the earand
, he trusted that the compliment was not totally undeserved ( hear ) . The object of his Masonic career was the extension of the Order under the most favourable and enduring circumstances . He concurred with what had been so ably expressed by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , that this must be best accomplished by diffusing its principles far and wide—by assimilating the Masonic to the mariner ' s compass , and that the Mason who would restrict or limit the operation of those principles
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Provincial.
the Chigwell Lodge could not do better than follow his example ( hear . ) Tohis exertions , and to the unblemished character he bore , should be mainly attributed the support he had received in procuring the warrant of the Lodge . Aided by him , powerful in numbers ancl powerful in respectability ancl station , it woulcl indeed have been a marvel , as his son had expressed it , if success had not accompanied the application ; ancl marvellous it woulcl be if prosperity were not to crown ^ the work
thus happily begun ( hear . ) For himself , he coulcl say , that he knew of no parallel—he believed none existed in the recollection of any ( hear , hear , hear . ) He woulcl repeat , that the whole was chiefl y owing to thenexcellent leader , ancl it was therefore with the utmost satisfaction and pleasure that he proposed the health of ' * Brother G . It . Rowe , the AVorshipful Master ofthe Chigwell Lodge . " ( Continued cheers . ) Brother G . R . Roweevidently affected bthe fraternal greetings the
, y announcement received , returned thanks to the Provincial Grancl Master ancl the Brethren assembled , for the honour ancl kindness thus conferred on him . To all who had that day joined in the duties and socialities of the Craft , he felt deeply ancl sincerely indebted ; ancl long as he lived , he woulcl cherish the recollections of the clay with fondness ancl regard . It was the fostering kindness of the Brethren who hacl joined the Lodge —who hacl so cordiallresponded to his wishes—and to the itious
y prop auspices of their Provincial Grancl Leaders , that success was attributable , infinitel y beyond his own humble efforts ancl deserts . And thus uniting in Masonic sentiment , and Masonic services , they were fulfilling the holy dictates of him who said— " I command you to love one another . " That command was of the very essence of Freemasonry , and in its spirit
it would always be a gratification to him to contribute to the prosperity ancl happiness of any one in communion with the Order ( hear , hear , hear . ) As the presiding officer of the Chigwell Lodge , he woulcl endeavour to render himself deserving of the honour , by the most zealous discharge of its duties , and to every one he had the pleasure of addressing , he would say— " May you live long , may you live happily , ancl when He shall call you , whose mandate all men must obey , may goodness and
you fill up one monument . " ( Loud cheers . ) "Health to the newly-initiated Brethren" having been given , the toast was acknowledged by them , respectively , in suitable terms . The Deputy Provincial Grancl Master having obtained the sanction of the Chair to propose a toast , assured the company that he embraced with much gratification the opportunity afforded to him , of testifying his opinion of the vast utility of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review
( cheers ) . It was of great service to the Craft , and of advantage to all mankind , that such an organ should exist to publish ancl extend throughout the world the principles of Freemasonry ( hear , hear ) . In connexion , therefore , with that opinion , he would give " The health of Dr . Crucefix" ( cheers ) . Brother Crucefix , on returning thanks , observed , that such acknowledgments of the usefulness of his labours fell like music ou the earand
, he trusted that the compliment was not totally undeserved ( hear ) . The object of his Masonic career was the extension of the Order under the most favourable and enduring circumstances . He concurred with what had been so ably expressed by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , that this must be best accomplished by diffusing its principles far and wide—by assimilating the Masonic to the mariner ' s compass , and that the Mason who would restrict or limit the operation of those principles