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Madras.
already been discussed by the Committee , who were of opinion that the course now followed sliould be continued , W . B . Laurence was satisfied . It was then proposed by W . B . Dickson , seconded by W . B . Ouchterlony , and carried unanimously , —That tiie thanks of Grand Lodge be tendered to Brother Lees for his disinterested exertions on behalf of our local charity .
The Grand Treasurer W . B . Whannell having resigned his office , a ballot was taken for a successor , and on collecting the votes , W . B . Patridge was found to be duly elected . He was accordingly called to the East , invested , and inducted in his seat as Grand Treasurer . The D . G . M . stated that he had informed the Grand Lodge at the last communication , that , in consequence of his intended return to Englandhe had tendered to the P . G . M . Lord
Elhin-, p stone , his resignation of the office of D . G . M . He had since received a reply from his Lordship , stating that he would take an early opportunity of seeing the Earl of Zetland , and obtain the appointment of a Grand Master for this province in lieu of himself , and also send out a warrant of nomination of a Deputy . No further communication from his Lordship had however been receivedneither had any one been appointed either to the office of
, P . G . M . or D . G . M . —As R . W . Bro . Key would return to England by the steamer of this month , he was obliged to give up his office , the duties of which would be conducted by the Grand Officers until the appointment of his successor , and he expressed a hope that those Officers would carry on their duties as efficiently as
they did when he was present . He took this opportunity of tendering his thanks to the Brethren for the indulgence extended to ¦ him whilst presiding over the Craft in this province , he regretted that he had not filled the office more worthily , and exhorted them to perse vere in their exertions for the good of the Order . W . B . Ouchterlony , on behalf of the Brethren of the Grand Lodge , begged to be allowed to differ from the R . W . D . G . M . in the
estimate he had set upon his services while presiding over the Craft in the Province . The Brethren recognized in them a real advantage to Masonry . They admired , and had to express their gratitude for , a mingled firmness and conciliation , which had left uninterrupted harmony in the working of the Lodges , had preserved all things in order , had promoted goodwill amongst the Brethren , and had contributed to diffuse that spirit of active charity which was the
distinguishing ornament of our Order , The best wishes of the Brethren would attend R . W . Bro . Key wherever he went , and while a return amongst them would be hailed with a frank and cordial welcome , they now prayed the G . A , 0 . T . U . to shield him and his family in their voyage to their native land , and to shower His best blessings upon them . The D . G . M . replied that he felt grateful for the sentiments
expressed by W . B . Ouchterlony on behalf of the Members of Grand Lodge—he really did not deserve all that had been said in his favour by that Brother , which he could not but attribute more to his feelings of private friendship towards himself , than to any particular merit attaching to the services rendered by him to the Craft . He was , however , thankful to W . B . Ouchterlony , and the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Madras.
already been discussed by the Committee , who were of opinion that the course now followed sliould be continued , W . B . Laurence was satisfied . It was then proposed by W . B . Dickson , seconded by W . B . Ouchterlony , and carried unanimously , —That tiie thanks of Grand Lodge be tendered to Brother Lees for his disinterested exertions on behalf of our local charity .
The Grand Treasurer W . B . Whannell having resigned his office , a ballot was taken for a successor , and on collecting the votes , W . B . Patridge was found to be duly elected . He was accordingly called to the East , invested , and inducted in his seat as Grand Treasurer . The D . G . M . stated that he had informed the Grand Lodge at the last communication , that , in consequence of his intended return to Englandhe had tendered to the P . G . M . Lord
Elhin-, p stone , his resignation of the office of D . G . M . He had since received a reply from his Lordship , stating that he would take an early opportunity of seeing the Earl of Zetland , and obtain the appointment of a Grand Master for this province in lieu of himself , and also send out a warrant of nomination of a Deputy . No further communication from his Lordship had however been receivedneither had any one been appointed either to the office of
, P . G . M . or D . G . M . —As R . W . Bro . Key would return to England by the steamer of this month , he was obliged to give up his office , the duties of which would be conducted by the Grand Officers until the appointment of his successor , and he expressed a hope that those Officers would carry on their duties as efficiently as
they did when he was present . He took this opportunity of tendering his thanks to the Brethren for the indulgence extended to ¦ him whilst presiding over the Craft in this province , he regretted that he had not filled the office more worthily , and exhorted them to perse vere in their exertions for the good of the Order . W . B . Ouchterlony , on behalf of the Brethren of the Grand Lodge , begged to be allowed to differ from the R . W . D . G . M . in the
estimate he had set upon his services while presiding over the Craft in the Province . The Brethren recognized in them a real advantage to Masonry . They admired , and had to express their gratitude for , a mingled firmness and conciliation , which had left uninterrupted harmony in the working of the Lodges , had preserved all things in order , had promoted goodwill amongst the Brethren , and had contributed to diffuse that spirit of active charity which was the
distinguishing ornament of our Order , The best wishes of the Brethren would attend R . W . Bro . Key wherever he went , and while a return amongst them would be hailed with a frank and cordial welcome , they now prayed the G . A , 0 . T . U . to shield him and his family in their voyage to their native land , and to shower His best blessings upon them . The D . G . M . replied that he felt grateful for the sentiments
expressed by W . B . Ouchterlony on behalf of the Members of Grand Lodge—he really did not deserve all that had been said in his favour by that Brother , which he could not but attribute more to his feelings of private friendship towards himself , than to any particular merit attaching to the services rendered by him to the Craft . He was , however , thankful to W . B . Ouchterlony , and the