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Provincial.
regret the absence of his chief ; but are most glad to have so able a representative —( cheers . ) The performance of his duties in the Grand Lodge this day you all witnessed ; and you all know how well they were executed . You all heard an encouraging speech from his own lips , and you have been well able to judge how zealous and excellent a Mason he is —( cheers . ) I give you the health of the D . P . G . M . of Bristol —( loud and protracted cheering . )
Brother BUSHELL , D . P . G . M . of Bristol , returned thanks . He could not indulge in such language as his heart desired , but they would allow him to address a few words to the Provincial Grand Officers they had installed this day . Brethren , he continued , you have undertaken the most serious and important duties —( cheers . ) It is not the mere dress of a Mason—it is not the mere ornaments that adorn your person , that constitutes Masonry , but there are practical principles taught in your Lodges
which must be carried out in the common duties of active life . You will perhaps say to me " We do not know what those principles are . " I will tell you what they are . We always argue best by example ; and I will tell you a striking incident which occurred in 1813 . During the late war letters of marque were granted to merchants , by which they were allowed to sieze on property belonging to foreign countries . It happened that a vesselin sailing from the Mediterranean to Bristolwas seized by a
, , French privateer . The captain of each vessel was a Mason . The result was most satisfactory . The captain of the privateer released the vessel , the cargo of which was valued at 8000 / . He bade him go his way , and reach if he could his native shore in safety —( loud cheers ) . That Brother arrived in Bristol in safety , and his first duty as became a man and a Mason , was to repair to the Grand Lodge , and there , in the presence of the
Brethren assembled , he stated the facts 1 have just described to you . He said more ; he produced a written form of an agreement , into which he had entered with the French privateer . And thesewerethe conditions . He gave the vessel and cargo on condition that he should return to Bristol , and endeavour to communicate with the Grand Lodge of England and obtain the release of three Frenchmen —( cheers ) . The Grand Lodge took a course suggested to them by his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . The Frenchmen were discoveredand theywith two othersleft the
, , , British shores free men— ( cheers ) . This , Brethren , is what I callMasonry - —( loud cheers ) . But , again , let me come to a more modern instance ; one with which probably some of you are acquainted . There lived in the county of Essex a clergyman named Hewlett—he died of malaria . His difficulties had been of no common kind . His wife died of consumption about three months previously , and nine orphan children were left without a shilling in the world to provide for them . There was a Lodge in Rochford , Essex : they met : took the case into consideration : and
before they separated nine Brethren took each of them a child to his home —( loud cheering ) . Now , Brethren , that is what I mean by Masonry—( cheers ) . If I were to preach to you for an hour ; if I were attempting to urge any considerations whatever , I could not impress your minds better than by the production of these two naked facts —( cheers ) . I say , then , that the Provincial Grand Lodge has duties to perform . After some further observations the speaker resumed his seat amid much applause . The C HAIRMAN then proposed the health of Bro . De Bernard ! . He felt perfectly , sure that in having conferred on him the office which He how filled , he made a good selection ; Bio . De Bernardi hacl ever been
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Provincial.
regret the absence of his chief ; but are most glad to have so able a representative —( cheers . ) The performance of his duties in the Grand Lodge this day you all witnessed ; and you all know how well they were executed . You all heard an encouraging speech from his own lips , and you have been well able to judge how zealous and excellent a Mason he is —( cheers . ) I give you the health of the D . P . G . M . of Bristol —( loud and protracted cheering . )
Brother BUSHELL , D . P . G . M . of Bristol , returned thanks . He could not indulge in such language as his heart desired , but they would allow him to address a few words to the Provincial Grand Officers they had installed this day . Brethren , he continued , you have undertaken the most serious and important duties —( cheers . ) It is not the mere dress of a Mason—it is not the mere ornaments that adorn your person , that constitutes Masonry , but there are practical principles taught in your Lodges
which must be carried out in the common duties of active life . You will perhaps say to me " We do not know what those principles are . " I will tell you what they are . We always argue best by example ; and I will tell you a striking incident which occurred in 1813 . During the late war letters of marque were granted to merchants , by which they were allowed to sieze on property belonging to foreign countries . It happened that a vesselin sailing from the Mediterranean to Bristolwas seized by a
, , French privateer . The captain of each vessel was a Mason . The result was most satisfactory . The captain of the privateer released the vessel , the cargo of which was valued at 8000 / . He bade him go his way , and reach if he could his native shore in safety —( loud cheers ) . That Brother arrived in Bristol in safety , and his first duty as became a man and a Mason , was to repair to the Grand Lodge , and there , in the presence of the
Brethren assembled , he stated the facts 1 have just described to you . He said more ; he produced a written form of an agreement , into which he had entered with the French privateer . And thesewerethe conditions . He gave the vessel and cargo on condition that he should return to Bristol , and endeavour to communicate with the Grand Lodge of England and obtain the release of three Frenchmen —( cheers ) . The Grand Lodge took a course suggested to them by his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex . The Frenchmen were discoveredand theywith two othersleft the
, , , British shores free men— ( cheers ) . This , Brethren , is what I callMasonry - —( loud cheers ) . But , again , let me come to a more modern instance ; one with which probably some of you are acquainted . There lived in the county of Essex a clergyman named Hewlett—he died of malaria . His difficulties had been of no common kind . His wife died of consumption about three months previously , and nine orphan children were left without a shilling in the world to provide for them . There was a Lodge in Rochford , Essex : they met : took the case into consideration : and
before they separated nine Brethren took each of them a child to his home —( loud cheering ) . Now , Brethren , that is what I mean by Masonry—( cheers ) . If I were to preach to you for an hour ; if I were attempting to urge any considerations whatever , I could not impress your minds better than by the production of these two naked facts —( cheers ) . I say , then , that the Provincial Grand Lodge has duties to perform . After some further observations the speaker resumed his seat amid much applause . The C HAIRMAN then proposed the health of Bro . De Bernard ! . He felt perfectly , sure that in having conferred on him the office which He how filled , he made a good selection ; Bio . De Bernardi hacl ever been