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Provincial.
each of which was succeeded by an air from the band , and an appropriate glee from the vocalists . The D . Prov . G . M . then rose and said , " Brethren , I rise to propose a toast which I am sure you will receive with the highest gratification . The Right Honourable Charles Tennyson , our worthy and
respected P . G . M . ( Cheers . ) It is unnecessary for me to expatiate on his excellence or activity as a Mason , because the former has been fully evidenced this day , in whose splendid specimens of oratory which have elicited so many expressions of enthusiastic approbation ; and the latter by the fact that three new Lodges have been established within his province since the last annual meeting . The personal sacrifices
which he has made to the welfare of tbe Craft , entitle him to our highest regard ; and I can affirm , from a long and personal friendship , that such is his zeal in the cause , that if called on to make any sacrifice for the benefit , not merely of Masonry , but of an individual Brother , be would not only do it without a sigh , but with the utmost cheerfulness and alacrity . And this , considering the hig h station ivhich he at
present occupies in the political world as a heavy tax upon his leisure , is no small recommendation to our most unbounded esteem . I do not introduce politics in this place with any other view than to intimate my firm conviction , that when engaged in Masonic pursuits they are entirely
dismissed from his bosom , leaving his heart open to the full exercise of universal benevolence . ( Applause . ) These observations , M . W . Provincial Grand Master , are not made because I have enjoyed the honour of a personal friendship with you , uninterrupted for so many years ; but because they are the sentiments of every brother present ( Cheers ) , because they aie the result of an estimation arising from
the services which you have rendered to Freemasonry within the province . Masonry , as you so well know , is a system of benevolence and brotherl y love , embracing in an ample bond the whole Fraternity of every clime and nation . Do we meet with a worthy Brother in distress , we stop not to enquire what are his religious principles , or his political opinions . We inquire not where he was born , or to whom he is related : though his skin " be dark as the raven ' s wing , or fair as the unsullied flower , ive extend to him the hand of relief and consolation .
We greet him with the embrace of fraternal kindness , because he is a Brother and a Mason . ( Cheers ) . To disseminate these principles in the province where we are now assembled you have exerted yourself faithfully and effectually ; and the results are before you . R . W . Sir , we owe you much . When you first undertook the superintendence of our Order in Lincolnshire , Masonry was declining ; but under your
fostering care it has not merely revived , but has re-assumed a triumphant influence of an increasing and we hope of a permanen t character . Such , Brethren , are the genial fruits which have been produced by the
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Provincial.
each of which was succeeded by an air from the band , and an appropriate glee from the vocalists . The D . Prov . G . M . then rose and said , " Brethren , I rise to propose a toast which I am sure you will receive with the highest gratification . The Right Honourable Charles Tennyson , our worthy and
respected P . G . M . ( Cheers . ) It is unnecessary for me to expatiate on his excellence or activity as a Mason , because the former has been fully evidenced this day , in whose splendid specimens of oratory which have elicited so many expressions of enthusiastic approbation ; and the latter by the fact that three new Lodges have been established within his province since the last annual meeting . The personal sacrifices
which he has made to the welfare of tbe Craft , entitle him to our highest regard ; and I can affirm , from a long and personal friendship , that such is his zeal in the cause , that if called on to make any sacrifice for the benefit , not merely of Masonry , but of an individual Brother , be would not only do it without a sigh , but with the utmost cheerfulness and alacrity . And this , considering the hig h station ivhich he at
present occupies in the political world as a heavy tax upon his leisure , is no small recommendation to our most unbounded esteem . I do not introduce politics in this place with any other view than to intimate my firm conviction , that when engaged in Masonic pursuits they are entirely
dismissed from his bosom , leaving his heart open to the full exercise of universal benevolence . ( Applause . ) These observations , M . W . Provincial Grand Master , are not made because I have enjoyed the honour of a personal friendship with you , uninterrupted for so many years ; but because they are the sentiments of every brother present ( Cheers ) , because they aie the result of an estimation arising from
the services which you have rendered to Freemasonry within the province . Masonry , as you so well know , is a system of benevolence and brotherl y love , embracing in an ample bond the whole Fraternity of every clime and nation . Do we meet with a worthy Brother in distress , we stop not to enquire what are his religious principles , or his political opinions . We inquire not where he was born , or to whom he is related : though his skin " be dark as the raven ' s wing , or fair as the unsullied flower , ive extend to him the hand of relief and consolation .
We greet him with the embrace of fraternal kindness , because he is a Brother and a Mason . ( Cheers ) . To disseminate these principles in the province where we are now assembled you have exerted yourself faithfully and effectually ; and the results are before you . R . W . Sir , we owe you much . When you first undertook the superintendence of our Order in Lincolnshire , Masonry was declining ; but under your
fostering care it has not merely revived , but has re-assumed a triumphant influence of an increasing and we hope of a permanen t character . Such , Brethren , are the genial fruits which have been produced by the