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Provincial.
The AVORSHIPFUL MASTER than gave the following toasts in succession : — "Tbe Qneen and the Craft ; " "The Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England ; " " The Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Yarborough , and the Officers and Past Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Bro . MASSON , Past . Grand Sword Bearer , responded to the toast , and remarked that the Officers of the Grand Loclge were distinguished either fbrilicirhili position in societyor for the excellent manner in which they
g , performed their respective duties ; ancl , from the hi ghest to the lowest , there was not one who did not feel the greatest anxiety to promote the interests of the Order , and tbe welfare of the brethren . He referred to the circumstance of his having accepted the chair of the Lodge of Benevolence iu London , when the case of a widow cf a Mason of tbis province was submitted to its consideration b y Bro . S piers ; and a careful examination of its merits led bim to see that it was well
deserving of a liberal grant , and it was unanimously recommended that HOI . should be awarded . He assured tbem thathe meant no flattery when he said that after being aMason thirty-four years , and payingtbe greatest attention to tbescience , he had never seen in allthe lodges which he hacl visited , the work so well performed as in the lodge this day . This was exemplified not onl y by tlie late AA'orshi pful Blaster , who had just concluded his three ' dutybut b subordinate officerand
years , y every , more especially by the brother who had " that day succeeded to the chair . If anything could be gratifying in the hi ghest degree lo one long attached to the Craft , as he was , it was to witness this state , of things , and see brethren who gave hopes that , in after years they would shed lustre wherever they went by the develonment and diffusion nf
Masonic princi p les , and by the faithful discharge of their duties whereever a Masonic lodge might call upon them . In conclusion , he sincerely hoped that the Apollo Lodge might long continue to flourish , and to be not only au ornament to the Province , but a benefit to society . _ The AVORSHIPFUL MASTER said they had done honour to some distinguished brethren at a distance ; but he begged now to call upon them to drink the health of one nearer home , to whom all the brethren of this
Province , both collectively and individually , owed a large debt of gratitude . They all hacl experienced the greatest kindness ' from him ; and all Masters ancl Officers , past and present , would look back with p leasure to that period of their lives when they ivere intimately associated with their Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Ridley . Bro . RIDLEV , who was received in the most enthusiastic manner , said that , in returning thanks for the honour which he had received , he miht venture to
g assume that it was not directed to an unworthy brother ; because if it ivere not s i , he should not have been called to hold the high situation which he now possessed . It was true that he had spared no exertions , ancl bad been supported by all the brethren of the Province ; and had they not done so , he could not have gone on so quietly , perseveringly , and determinedl y in bis duties ; while , with their assistance , he trusted he mi ght say , with honest pride , that he had laboured to advance
this Province , and with some degree of success . If the brethren were satisfied that such was the case , the best return they could make for it ivould be by strictly adhering to the ancient landmarks of the Order , which , even in times of progress like the present , must not be lost sight of . It was gratifying to know that Masonry was progressing both in England and abroad ; but he desired to see it extended more in the Colonies , because , though he ivould not
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Provincial.
The AVORSHIPFUL MASTER than gave the following toasts in succession : — "Tbe Qneen and the Craft ; " "The Earl of Zetland , Grand Master of England ; " " The Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Yarborough , and the Officers and Past Officers of the Grand Lodge . " Bro . MASSON , Past . Grand Sword Bearer , responded to the toast , and remarked that the Officers of the Grand Loclge were distinguished either fbrilicirhili position in societyor for the excellent manner in which they
g , performed their respective duties ; ancl , from the hi ghest to the lowest , there was not one who did not feel the greatest anxiety to promote the interests of the Order , and tbe welfare of the brethren . He referred to the circumstance of his having accepted the chair of the Lodge of Benevolence iu London , when the case of a widow cf a Mason of tbis province was submitted to its consideration b y Bro . S piers ; and a careful examination of its merits led bim to see that it was well
deserving of a liberal grant , and it was unanimously recommended that HOI . should be awarded . He assured tbem thathe meant no flattery when he said that after being aMason thirty-four years , and payingtbe greatest attention to tbescience , he had never seen in allthe lodges which he hacl visited , the work so well performed as in the lodge this day . This was exemplified not onl y by tlie late AA'orshi pful Blaster , who had just concluded his three ' dutybut b subordinate officerand
years , y every , more especially by the brother who had " that day succeeded to the chair . If anything could be gratifying in the hi ghest degree lo one long attached to the Craft , as he was , it was to witness this state , of things , and see brethren who gave hopes that , in after years they would shed lustre wherever they went by the develonment and diffusion nf
Masonic princi p les , and by the faithful discharge of their duties whereever a Masonic lodge might call upon them . In conclusion , he sincerely hoped that the Apollo Lodge might long continue to flourish , and to be not only au ornament to the Province , but a benefit to society . _ The AVORSHIPFUL MASTER said they had done honour to some distinguished brethren at a distance ; but he begged now to call upon them to drink the health of one nearer home , to whom all the brethren of this
Province , both collectively and individually , owed a large debt of gratitude . They all hacl experienced the greatest kindness ' from him ; and all Masters ancl Officers , past and present , would look back with p leasure to that period of their lives when they ivere intimately associated with their Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Ridley . Bro . RIDLEV , who was received in the most enthusiastic manner , said that , in returning thanks for the honour which he had received , he miht venture to
g assume that it was not directed to an unworthy brother ; because if it ivere not s i , he should not have been called to hold the high situation which he now possessed . It was true that he had spared no exertions , ancl bad been supported by all the brethren of the Province ; and had they not done so , he could not have gone on so quietly , perseveringly , and determinedl y in bis duties ; while , with their assistance , he trusted he mi ght say , with honest pride , that he had laboured to advance
this Province , and with some degree of success . If the brethren were satisfied that such was the case , the best return they could make for it ivould be by strictly adhering to the ancient landmarks of the Order , which , even in times of progress like the present , must not be lost sight of . It was gratifying to know that Masonry was progressing both in England and abroad ; but he desired to see it extended more in the Colonies , because , though he ivould not