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India.
which has prompted the gift , that I hold io constitute ils value . And believe me , my Brethren , that into whatever Lodge I may enter , whether iu this country , or in the opposite quarter of the globe , I shall , on iny first visit there , make it a point to wear this jewel , in me . uory of the kind feeling with which it has been given to me . " The Provincial Grand Lodge was now closed , and the Brethren repaired to the banquet ; audon the cloth being removedthe AA . M .
, , Macdonald and his AVardens resigned their chairs to the D . G . M . and his Grancl AVardens of the night , and the following toasts were proposed : — By Brother Neave , D . G . M . — " The Daughter of one and Niece of another Freemason—our gracious Queen , " with grand honours . By Brother Neave —• " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , M . W . G . M . "—grand honours .
By Brother Neave— " The M . W . G . M . of Scotland aud Ireland ''grand honours . By Brother Neave- —¦ " The R . W . G . M . of Bengal and its dependencies , Brother John Grant "— grand honours . This tcast having been most enthusiastically drunk with grand honours—Brother MACDONALD arose and saidthat he felt himself called upon
, in a double capacity , to notice the toast which had been so enthusiastically drunk . That lie felt it was net only his duty , ix-inp : theAV . J .-of this Lodge , to acknowledge the just compliment paid to the ruler of the Indian Craft ; but he felt more forcibly called upon to do so , being himself one of the officers for the year in the Grancl Lodge of Bengal .
The Brother then drew a striking contrast between the Craft as it existed previous to the re-opening of the Grancl Lodge , and its present flourishing condition—that no less than four new Ledges had been opened by zealous Brethren in different parts of the country , and that every successive meeting hailed an accession to the Craft of , in many cases , the most talented and respected members of society . " This result , " the AVorshipful Brother observed , " was mainly attributable to the high personal esteem in which the character of our G . M . in Bengal —( hear ) —
is held by all ranks— -whether of the Craft , whether of the uninitiatedboth as a man and a Mason , joined also to his admirably judicious selection , himself humbly excepted —( cheers)—of the officers who now compose this Grand Lodge , aud likewise to the able and judicious arrangements promulgated by them for the benefit of the Indian Craft . To the Grand Lodge , therefore , who have so nobly supported the views of their G . M ., a most ample tribute of applause was due —(
cheers)and he therefore felt assured that the toast he was about to propose would be received with every honour ivhieh it merited . " " Brothers Sir Edward Ryan and Major Burlton , Grand AVardens of the year "—grand honours . ; Song—Brother Brooke . Brother MACDONALD then rising , said that be was sure that the Brethren would all unite in doing justice to the toast he was about to
propose—that of a Brother whose ability as a Mason was only equalled by the exalted station be holds in the Craft —( hear , hear ) . That he had been most deservedly selected for that high office , every Brother and every Lodge cordially admitted . But it was not so much in his official situation that he called upon the Brethren to do him honour , but it was in a far more flattering one to themselves . He therefore
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India.
which has prompted the gift , that I hold io constitute ils value . And believe me , my Brethren , that into whatever Lodge I may enter , whether iu this country , or in the opposite quarter of the globe , I shall , on iny first visit there , make it a point to wear this jewel , in me . uory of the kind feeling with which it has been given to me . " The Provincial Grand Lodge was now closed , and the Brethren repaired to the banquet ; audon the cloth being removedthe AA . M .
, , Macdonald and his AVardens resigned their chairs to the D . G . M . and his Grancl AVardens of the night , and the following toasts were proposed : — By Brother Neave , D . G . M . — " The Daughter of one and Niece of another Freemason—our gracious Queen , " with grand honours . By Brother Neave —• " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , M . W . G . M . "—grand honours .
By Brother Neave— " The M . W . G . M . of Scotland aud Ireland ''grand honours . By Brother Neave- —¦ " The R . W . G . M . of Bengal and its dependencies , Brother John Grant "— grand honours . This tcast having been most enthusiastically drunk with grand honours—Brother MACDONALD arose and saidthat he felt himself called upon
, in a double capacity , to notice the toast which had been so enthusiastically drunk . That lie felt it was net only his duty , ix-inp : theAV . J .-of this Lodge , to acknowledge the just compliment paid to the ruler of the Indian Craft ; but he felt more forcibly called upon to do so , being himself one of the officers for the year in the Grancl Lodge of Bengal .
The Brother then drew a striking contrast between the Craft as it existed previous to the re-opening of the Grancl Lodge , and its present flourishing condition—that no less than four new Ledges had been opened by zealous Brethren in different parts of the country , and that every successive meeting hailed an accession to the Craft of , in many cases , the most talented and respected members of society . " This result , " the AVorshipful Brother observed , " was mainly attributable to the high personal esteem in which the character of our G . M . in Bengal —( hear ) —
is held by all ranks— -whether of the Craft , whether of the uninitiatedboth as a man and a Mason , joined also to his admirably judicious selection , himself humbly excepted —( cheers)—of the officers who now compose this Grand Lodge , aud likewise to the able and judicious arrangements promulgated by them for the benefit of the Indian Craft . To the Grand Lodge , therefore , who have so nobly supported the views of their G . M ., a most ample tribute of applause was due —(
cheers)and he therefore felt assured that the toast he was about to propose would be received with every honour ivhieh it merited . " " Brothers Sir Edward Ryan and Major Burlton , Grand AVardens of the year "—grand honours . ; Song—Brother Brooke . Brother MACDONALD then rising , said that be was sure that the Brethren would all unite in doing justice to the toast he was about to
propose—that of a Brother whose ability as a Mason was only equalled by the exalted station be holds in the Craft —( hear , hear ) . That he had been most deservedly selected for that high office , every Brother and every Lodge cordially admitted . But it was not so much in his official situation that he called upon the Brethren to do him honour , but it was in a far more flattering one to themselves . He therefore