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Provincial.
The PEOV . GRAND MASTER said .- I will not delay ono moment in returning thanks for the manner in which my health has been proposed ancl received . I well know the high honour of being placed in such a position as has been conferred on me to-day , being , as I am , so young a Mason , and I will not shrink from the responsibilities which it carries with it . ( A pplause . ) If one thmg , however , is more gratifying than another to me , it is that of being Provincial Master of tho island , in which I havo spent the greater part of my infancy , — in ivhich I have so many friends , ancl in which I take so deep an interest . I do feel it honour to hold
a great this office in tho province , for however gratifying it may be to a leader of a political party , it is much more gratifying to bo the chief of a body , whose objects are the promotion of philanthropy ancl social elevation , rather than such as too often excite bitter feelings , and lead to tho keenest disappointments which men can suffer . ( Hear . ) Bemg proud of holding this position in the Craft , behove me I shall exercise my best judgment ancl prudence in fulfilling the duties belonging to it , and no one will pray more fervently to the Great Architect of tho Universe for his guidance , in order that my efforts may be so shaped as to be in accordance with His holwillSuch shall
y . be my object and endeavour , that should any one , in years to come , write the history of Masonry in the Isle of Wight , I do hope that my name may be found worthy of being associated ivith those good and esteemed men who have preceded me in the office in which I have been installed to-day . ( Applause . ) With my oivn efforts , ancl your assistance , I do hope that Masonry will bo sustained in the ^ Isle of Wight . When we , as Englishmen , look around ancl see many nations not so happily placed as our own , we cannot help feeling that we are looked upon by heaven with a kind and beneficent eye , and , as Masons , we must feel that this should be an incentive to further the true interests of
mankind , and to bind closer the bonds of human brotherhood . ( Applause . ) I shall be most anxious to hear of the progress of the different Lodges , and you may unexpectedly often hear the name of the Grancl Master annoimced at your Lodge door . ( Cheers . ) I again return you my best thanks for tho honour conferred on me this day . The PROV . G . M . again rose , and said , that in such a numerous body as that of the Masons , there must necessarily be many who were not in the possession of all the comforts of life . Those Brethren they must not forget , whilst they were enjoying themselves ; he therefore asked them to fill their glasses to those Brethren , and he woidd also express a hope that they woidd never ask assistance from the more fortunate without receiving it . ( Applause . )
A variety of other toasts followed , and the evening passed in the most convivial manner . LANCASHIRE . — Laying the Foundation-stone of St . Leonard ' s Church , Balderstone . —On Thursday , the 22 nd of July , the foundation-stone of the new church at Balderstone , to be dedicated to St . Leonard , was laid under circumstances whicli will serve to rivet the interesting ceremonial in the memory of those who enjoyed the
pleasure of being present on the occasion . The new church is to be erected nearly upon the site of the old one , which will be' almost wholly pulled down . The style adopted is that prevalent in the fourteenth century , and known as Decorated English . The church will consist merely of a nave fifty-seven feet by thirty-six , and a chancel eighteen feet by twelve , with a porch on the north sideand a belfry at the west end . The church will
, accommodate nearly four hundred persons . The day fixed upon for laying the foundation-stone of the new church was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the induction of the Rev . W . Hartley to the incumbency . Arrangements were made for celebrating the event as a general holiday in the immediate locality . Considerable interest was also felt in the ceremony by the inhabitants of Blackburn , Preston , ancl other neighbouring towns , in con-
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Provincial.
The PEOV . GRAND MASTER said .- I will not delay ono moment in returning thanks for the manner in which my health has been proposed ancl received . I well know the high honour of being placed in such a position as has been conferred on me to-day , being , as I am , so young a Mason , and I will not shrink from the responsibilities which it carries with it . ( A pplause . ) If one thmg , however , is more gratifying than another to me , it is that of being Provincial Master of tho island , in which I havo spent the greater part of my infancy , — in ivhich I have so many friends , ancl in which I take so deep an interest . I do feel it honour to hold
a great this office in tho province , for however gratifying it may be to a leader of a political party , it is much more gratifying to bo the chief of a body , whose objects are the promotion of philanthropy ancl social elevation , rather than such as too often excite bitter feelings , and lead to tho keenest disappointments which men can suffer . ( Hear . ) Bemg proud of holding this position in the Craft , behove me I shall exercise my best judgment ancl prudence in fulfilling the duties belonging to it , and no one will pray more fervently to the Great Architect of tho Universe for his guidance , in order that my efforts may be so shaped as to be in accordance with His holwillSuch shall
y . be my object and endeavour , that should any one , in years to come , write the history of Masonry in the Isle of Wight , I do hope that my name may be found worthy of being associated ivith those good and esteemed men who have preceded me in the office in which I have been installed to-day . ( Applause . ) With my oivn efforts , ancl your assistance , I do hope that Masonry will bo sustained in the ^ Isle of Wight . When we , as Englishmen , look around ancl see many nations not so happily placed as our own , we cannot help feeling that we are looked upon by heaven with a kind and beneficent eye , and , as Masons , we must feel that this should be an incentive to further the true interests of
mankind , and to bind closer the bonds of human brotherhood . ( Applause . ) I shall be most anxious to hear of the progress of the different Lodges , and you may unexpectedly often hear the name of the Grancl Master annoimced at your Lodge door . ( Cheers . ) I again return you my best thanks for tho honour conferred on me this day . The PROV . G . M . again rose , and said , that in such a numerous body as that of the Masons , there must necessarily be many who were not in the possession of all the comforts of life . Those Brethren they must not forget , whilst they were enjoying themselves ; he therefore asked them to fill their glasses to those Brethren , and he woidd also express a hope that they woidd never ask assistance from the more fortunate without receiving it . ( Applause . )
A variety of other toasts followed , and the evening passed in the most convivial manner . LANCASHIRE . — Laying the Foundation-stone of St . Leonard ' s Church , Balderstone . —On Thursday , the 22 nd of July , the foundation-stone of the new church at Balderstone , to be dedicated to St . Leonard , was laid under circumstances whicli will serve to rivet the interesting ceremonial in the memory of those who enjoyed the
pleasure of being present on the occasion . The new church is to be erected nearly upon the site of the old one , which will be' almost wholly pulled down . The style adopted is that prevalent in the fourteenth century , and known as Decorated English . The church will consist merely of a nave fifty-seven feet by thirty-six , and a chancel eighteen feet by twelve , with a porch on the north sideand a belfry at the west end . The church will
, accommodate nearly four hundred persons . The day fixed upon for laying the foundation-stone of the new church was the twenty-fifth anniversary of the induction of the Rev . W . Hartley to the incumbency . Arrangements were made for celebrating the event as a general holiday in the immediate locality . Considerable interest was also felt in the ceremony by the inhabitants of Blackburn , Preston , ancl other neighbouring towns , in con-