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Installation Of The Earl Of Radnor As Provincial Grand Master Of Wiltshire.
was deputed by his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . to perform this important ceremony , and he did so with the greatest pleasure , not only on account of it being the first time that he had been requested so to officiate since the high distinction was given him of the rank of Past Grand Master of England , but also on account of his being Provincial Grand Master of a neighbouring county , and District Grand Master of one of
England ' s great possessions . It was an occasion of deep interest to them all , and he sincerely hoped that the choice which H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . had made of Lord Radnor would be a very excellent one . Since this province was founded in the year 1777 , during the time of that most distinguished Mason Bro . Thos . Dunckerley , who was then appointed Prov . Grand Master , the province had gone on flourishing . His successor was appointed in 1792 ,
and in 1825 Bro . J . R . Groset , M . P ., was Prov . Grand Master . After his death , in the year 1847 , the province became vacant till 1853 , when the late Lord Methuen was appointed Prov . Grand Master—an office which he held to his death with honour to himself and advantage to the province which he represented . He was sure it would not be out of place on this occasion , when they were there to install the new Prov . Grand Master , for him to
express deep regret at the great loss this province had sustained by Lord Methuen ' s death . There were at present 11 lodges in the province . The oldest—the Lodge of Rectitude , No . 335 , Corsham—was founded in 1812 , and the youngest—the White Horse , No . 2227 , Westbury—in 18 S 7 . The first lodge of which there was any record in Wiltshire met at the Three Lions , Salisbury , as far back as 1732 , but it waserased from the roll in 1801 .
The new Prov . Grand Master designate , Lord Radnor , was initiated a few years ago in the Bard of Avon Lodge , No . 778 , Hampton Court , and vvas its present Master . He was also in the Royal Arch chapter attached to that lodge . : Therefore they saw he was a brother who was likely to carry out the duties of the high and important office of Provincial Grand Master of Wilts , and the province had to congratulate itself on having a brother who would carry out those duties with so much dignity and tact .
Bro . F . RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., who was acting as Director of Ceremonies , then announced that the Earl of Radnor was outside the lodge desiring to be installed as Provincial Grand Master . The patent of appointment having been sent in and examined , a deputation consisting of the following Past Masters of Wiltshire lodges were directed to conduct Lord Radnor into the lodge : Bros . A * . Mitchell , 335 ; John Chandler , 355 ; the Rev . F . King , 586 ; B . H . Watts , 626 ; W . J . Mann , 632 ; J . H . Chandler , 66 3 ; and James Sparks , 1271 .
His lordship having entered , the usual forms were observed , and Bro . Lord Radnor was invested and installed as Prov . G . M . for Wiltshire . Bro .
Sir Gabriel Goldney was appointed Deputy Prov . G . M ., and the following brethren were appointed the other Prov . Grand Officers : — Bro . Rev . John A . Lloyd , 335 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . Charles Povvning , 586 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . F . W . Macdonald , 335 and 586 ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Frederick Goldney ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas .
„ F . S . Hancock , 663 , S . G . D . ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Harry Bevir , 335 and 355 ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Edwin Eyres , 626 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ Frederick Newton , 1295 ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ Viscount Folkestone , 586 ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ John Chandler , 355 , 1295 , S . G . W .... ... Prov . G . D . C .
„ Charles Mitchell , 586 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Amos Barns , 355 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . ,, W . S . Bambridge , Mus . Bac , 1533 ... Prov . G- Org . ,, J . Harwood , 5 S 6 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ William Dean ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ T . B . Goss , W . M . 335 - ... " 1
„ S . Snell , W . M . 355 ... „ C . J . Wmson , W . M . 586 „ J . Parker , W . M . 626 ... „ F . W . Selfe , VV . M . 632 ... ... ... p , „ H . J . Johnson , P . M . 66 3 ... ... f Prov' G' btwds „ A . Wallington , I . P . M . 1271
„ E . T . Lewis , VV . M . 1478 „ H . Leaf , VV . M . 1533 ... ,, H . W . Pinninger , W . M . 2227
The PROV . GRAND MASTER , before Grand Lodge was closed , proposed a vote of regret at the death of Lord Methuen and of appreciation of the way in vvhich he had performed the duties of his office for 38 years . Sir GABRIEL GOLDNEY , D . P . G . M ., seconded the motion , and it was put and carried unanimously .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed , and Bro . WINSON seconded , a vote of thanks to the Mayor of Salisbury for lending the use of the Council Chamber to the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the motion was carried .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER then said : I have one pleasing duty to perform . I think you will all agree with me that it is ri ght that I should ask you to adopt a resolution which I now propose to place before you , and that is a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness the Dukeof Connaught for having so kindly come here to occupy the office of Installing Master on this occasion , which will be for ever memorable in my mind as one of the
proudest moments' of my life . We do not very often have a member of thc Royal ¦ ¦ Famil y _ among us , and I am quite sure that thc fact of his Royal Highness having kindly consented to take upon his shoulders the duties which ' he has done to-day has been more fully appreciated by us on that account . I will not say anything more , brethren , but I will ask you to adopt at once the expression of your thanks to his Royal Highness for the kind work which he has undertaken for us on this occasion .
The . Duke of CONNAUGHT said : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , I thank you for the vote of thanks you have proposed , and you , brethren , Tor the warm reception that you have accorded to it . The alms were then collected , the closing chorale was sung , ancl the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
. The brethren afterwards lunched in the County Hall , which was elegantly laid out . ' A splendid show of silver , worth £ 2000 was lent for the occasion . The usual toasts followed the banquet . "The Queen and the Craft " and " The M . W . G . M . " having been duly proposed and . honoured ,
liie PROV . GRAND MASTER said he was now going to propose a toast vvhich lie was sure the brethren would respond to with the very greatest cordiality— " The Health of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught . " Some time ago , when he ( the Prov . Grand Master ) had it intimated to him that the Prince of Wales desired him to be the Grand Master of the Province of Wiltshire , he immediately approached H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught with I
Installation Of The Earl Of Radnor As Provincial Grand Master Of Wiltshire.
the view of his undertaking the duty of Installing Master for him . Thc Duke of Connaught responded most cordially to the request , and he was happy to say they were able to find a time which was convenient to his Royal Highness to attend , and to all brethren vvho wished to attend on this most auspicious occasion . The Duke of Connaught , as thc brethren were aware , was present as a triune Mason , being a Past Grand Master of Grand
Lodge representing the principal combination of lodges ancl provinces perhaps in the world ; he was also Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , in which post he represented the country districts , ancl he was also District Grand Master of Bombay , thereby representing the Colonies . He asked the brethren to drink his Royal Highness ' s health , both in his personal and in his triune country .
The Duke of CONNAUGHT , who on rising to respond was received with the greatest enthusiasm , said he was very grateful to the Provincial Grand Master for having proposed his health , and to the brethren for the very kind manner in which they had received it . He could assure them it was both an honour and a pleasure to him to be there on that occasion , an honour in his having been permitted by H . R . H . the Grand Master to represent him ,
and a pleasure that he should have been able to help in any way a ceremony which would long be remembered among the Freemasons of Wiltshire . The Provincial Grand Master had referred to his ( the Duke of Connaught ) being there in a triple capacity . That vvas one which he was sure he had every reason to be proud of , because it was an exceptional position . He felt very greatly honoured by having * had tlie rank given to him of Past Grand
Master of England , and by being * in the position of Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , he felt he was representing a province which had always held a high position in Masonry , one which he hoped was progressing in its position in the Craft . With regard to his being District Grand Master of Bombay , the brethren would be interested to know that during the three years he had held that office Masonry had made great strides in
the Bombay Presidency . It had there brought together nationalities and creeds that hitherto would not sit at the same table . -During the time that he was there he visited not only our own English lodges , but native lodges , both Parsee and Hindoo , and he was sure thc brethren would have been pleased to see the admirable and
decorous manner in which they carried out their duties , all speaking English the same as we did . He was indeed truly grateful to the brethren for the right hand of fellowship they had so warmly extended to him on this occasion , and he could assure them that he should not leave Wiltshire without taking away with him the most pleasant recollections of the kind and fraternal manner in which they had received him .
The Earl of LATHOM , Pro Grand Master , in responding to the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " vvhich was proposed by the PROV . GRAND MASTER , said on his own part he thanked his relative and brother for the kind way he had spoken of him and of the small services he had been able to perform for Masonrv' . It was true his Masonic career extended a long
way back . He was initiated in Masonry in 1 S 56 , but he had been amply rewarded for the little he had done by seeing how Masonry had grown in favour with the public , but more especially by the way the great principles of the Craft were now carried out . On behalf of his colleague , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe had been only recently appointed , but he was wellknown to the brethren . Only the day before he expressed his regret that he vvould not able to be present . As to what had been said of the Grand
Officers , he ( the Earl of Lathom ) most thoroughly endorsed ; they had done their duty in the past , and they would do it in the future . They ought to be grateful to the Grand Officers for so readil y coming forward at all times to assist at the festivals ancl to promote in any way they could the cause of Masonry throughout the country . For himself , he came with the greatest gladness from Lancashire to be here , and he brought the best wishes of the 106 lodges there for the 11 lodges here .
Ihe Duke of CONNAUGHT said : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Grand Officers , ancl Brethren , I rise to propose a health which I am sure will be received by all the brethren here in a most cordial manner . I propose " The Health of the Prov . G . M . of Wilts , the Earl of Radnor . " Brethren , vve remember the terms of affection and esteem with which Lord Radnor ' s predecessor was looked on in this province . We regret more than
we can express his demise , but I am sure that we all feel that in Lord Radnor you have a Provincial Grand Master whose greatest object will be to keep up all that is good ancl great in Freemasonry , and I am certain we cannot wish him to do better than to walk in the footsteps of his distinguishd predecessor . Brethren , he is well-known to you all , and so are all his family , and I feel that in proposing his health I am proposing it to ears which will
receive it with the greatest -welcome . I am only proud to have been able on this occasion as thc representative of his Royal Highness our Grand Master to install him , and I shall ever remember with pride and pleasure the office I performed on this occasion . Brethren , I would ask you to join with me in drinking vvith all cordiality and enthusiasm the health of your Provincial Grand Master .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER , in acknowledging tlie toast , said : Your Royal Highness , I beg to thank you most heartily for the very kind terms in which you have proposed to my brethren here present the toast of my health , and I beg most cordially to thank my brethren in the room for the kind svay in which they have received that toast . Your Royal Highness has alluded to 1113 ' predecessor . My predecessor was a neat * relative of mine , and
I hope most sincerely to be able to follow truthfull y in his footsteps . I shall do all I can , all that lies my power to advance the cause of Masoniy , which we have been told by Lord Lathom has been flourishing of late years in England . I shall do my best to make it as flourishing , and if possible , more flourishing in Wilts over vvhich I have been now appointed to rule . Brethren , I am but a baby Mason , but as you are aware , no doubt , babies generally when
they come into this world are not endowed with many hirsute appendages on their heads . I rather imitate their example by being a little thin on the thatch . If my predecessor ruled you with a rod of iron a long time , if he beat you with whips , depend upon it I will scourge you vvith scorpions . I remember on the last occasion I looked in at this hall that it was when the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows held their meeting of the annual migratory congress . 1 was very much struck on that occasion by the autocratic way
in which their democratic Chairman ruled the delegates . Brethren , I warn you that I ruling on ever } ' occasion at once without a murmur shall have to treat you in thc same way as that democratic Chairman treated the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows . But , brethren , I have no fear that I shall have to exercise the privilege of my evil temper , and I am quite certain that you will do the best you can on your part as I shall do the best I can on my part , that you and I may live together in brotherly friendship and in unity .
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Installation Of The Earl Of Radnor As Provincial Grand Master Of Wiltshire.
was deputed by his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . to perform this important ceremony , and he did so with the greatest pleasure , not only on account of it being the first time that he had been requested so to officiate since the high distinction was given him of the rank of Past Grand Master of England , but also on account of his being Provincial Grand Master of a neighbouring county , and District Grand Master of one of
England ' s great possessions . It was an occasion of deep interest to them all , and he sincerely hoped that the choice which H . R . H . the M . W . G . M . had made of Lord Radnor would be a very excellent one . Since this province was founded in the year 1777 , during the time of that most distinguished Mason Bro . Thos . Dunckerley , who was then appointed Prov . Grand Master , the province had gone on flourishing . His successor was appointed in 1792 ,
and in 1825 Bro . J . R . Groset , M . P ., was Prov . Grand Master . After his death , in the year 1847 , the province became vacant till 1853 , when the late Lord Methuen was appointed Prov . Grand Master—an office which he held to his death with honour to himself and advantage to the province which he represented . He was sure it would not be out of place on this occasion , when they were there to install the new Prov . Grand Master , for him to
express deep regret at the great loss this province had sustained by Lord Methuen ' s death . There were at present 11 lodges in the province . The oldest—the Lodge of Rectitude , No . 335 , Corsham—was founded in 1812 , and the youngest—the White Horse , No . 2227 , Westbury—in 18 S 7 . The first lodge of which there was any record in Wiltshire met at the Three Lions , Salisbury , as far back as 1732 , but it waserased from the roll in 1801 .
The new Prov . Grand Master designate , Lord Radnor , was initiated a few years ago in the Bard of Avon Lodge , No . 778 , Hampton Court , and vvas its present Master . He was also in the Royal Arch chapter attached to that lodge . : Therefore they saw he was a brother who was likely to carry out the duties of the high and important office of Provincial Grand Master of Wilts , and the province had to congratulate itself on having a brother who would carry out those duties with so much dignity and tact .
Bro . F . RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., who was acting as Director of Ceremonies , then announced that the Earl of Radnor was outside the lodge desiring to be installed as Provincial Grand Master . The patent of appointment having been sent in and examined , a deputation consisting of the following Past Masters of Wiltshire lodges were directed to conduct Lord Radnor into the lodge : Bros . A * . Mitchell , 335 ; John Chandler , 355 ; the Rev . F . King , 586 ; B . H . Watts , 626 ; W . J . Mann , 632 ; J . H . Chandler , 66 3 ; and James Sparks , 1271 .
His lordship having entered , the usual forms were observed , and Bro . Lord Radnor was invested and installed as Prov . G . M . for Wiltshire . Bro .
Sir Gabriel Goldney was appointed Deputy Prov . G . M ., and the following brethren were appointed the other Prov . Grand Officers : — Bro . Rev . John A . Lloyd , 335 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . Charles Povvning , 586 ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . F . W . Macdonald , 335 and 586 ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Frederick Goldney ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas .
„ F . S . Hancock , 663 , S . G . D . ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Harry Bevir , 335 and 355 ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Edwin Eyres , 626 ... ... ... Prov . S . G . D . „ Frederick Newton , 1295 ... ... Prov . J . G . D . „ Viscount Folkestone , 586 ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ John Chandler , 355 , 1295 , S . G . W .... ... Prov . G . D . C .
„ Charles Mitchell , 586 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ Amos Barns , 355 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . ,, W . S . Bambridge , Mus . Bac , 1533 ... Prov . G- Org . ,, J . Harwood , 5 S 6 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ William Dean ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ T . B . Goss , W . M . 335 - ... " 1
„ S . Snell , W . M . 355 ... „ C . J . Wmson , W . M . 586 „ J . Parker , W . M . 626 ... „ F . W . Selfe , VV . M . 632 ... ... ... p , „ H . J . Johnson , P . M . 66 3 ... ... f Prov' G' btwds „ A . Wallington , I . P . M . 1271
„ E . T . Lewis , VV . M . 1478 „ H . Leaf , VV . M . 1533 ... ,, H . W . Pinninger , W . M . 2227
The PROV . GRAND MASTER , before Grand Lodge was closed , proposed a vote of regret at the death of Lord Methuen and of appreciation of the way in vvhich he had performed the duties of his office for 38 years . Sir GABRIEL GOLDNEY , D . P . G . M ., seconded the motion , and it was put and carried unanimously .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER proposed , and Bro . WINSON seconded , a vote of thanks to the Mayor of Salisbury for lending the use of the Council Chamber to the Provincial Grand Lodge , and the motion was carried .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER then said : I have one pleasing duty to perform . I think you will all agree with me that it is ri ght that I should ask you to adopt a resolution which I now propose to place before you , and that is a vote of thanks to his Royal Highness the Dukeof Connaught for having so kindly come here to occupy the office of Installing Master on this occasion , which will be for ever memorable in my mind as one of the
proudest moments' of my life . We do not very often have a member of thc Royal ¦ ¦ Famil y _ among us , and I am quite sure that thc fact of his Royal Highness having kindly consented to take upon his shoulders the duties which ' he has done to-day has been more fully appreciated by us on that account . I will not say anything more , brethren , but I will ask you to adopt at once the expression of your thanks to his Royal Highness for the kind work which he has undertaken for us on this occasion .
The . Duke of CONNAUGHT said : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , I thank you for the vote of thanks you have proposed , and you , brethren , Tor the warm reception that you have accorded to it . The alms were then collected , the closing chorale was sung , ancl the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
. The brethren afterwards lunched in the County Hall , which was elegantly laid out . ' A splendid show of silver , worth £ 2000 was lent for the occasion . The usual toasts followed the banquet . "The Queen and the Craft " and " The M . W . G . M . " having been duly proposed and . honoured ,
liie PROV . GRAND MASTER said he was now going to propose a toast vvhich lie was sure the brethren would respond to with the very greatest cordiality— " The Health of H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught . " Some time ago , when he ( the Prov . Grand Master ) had it intimated to him that the Prince of Wales desired him to be the Grand Master of the Province of Wiltshire , he immediately approached H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught with I
Installation Of The Earl Of Radnor As Provincial Grand Master Of Wiltshire.
the view of his undertaking the duty of Installing Master for him . Thc Duke of Connaught responded most cordially to the request , and he was happy to say they were able to find a time which was convenient to his Royal Highness to attend , and to all brethren vvho wished to attend on this most auspicious occasion . The Duke of Connaught , as thc brethren were aware , was present as a triune Mason , being a Past Grand Master of Grand
Lodge representing the principal combination of lodges ancl provinces perhaps in the world ; he was also Prov . Grand Master of Sussex , in which post he represented the country districts , ancl he was also District Grand Master of Bombay , thereby representing the Colonies . He asked the brethren to drink his Royal Highness ' s health , both in his personal and in his triune country .
The Duke of CONNAUGHT , who on rising to respond was received with the greatest enthusiasm , said he was very grateful to the Provincial Grand Master for having proposed his health , and to the brethren for the very kind manner in which they had received it . He could assure them it was both an honour and a pleasure to him to be there on that occasion , an honour in his having been permitted by H . R . H . the Grand Master to represent him ,
and a pleasure that he should have been able to help in any way a ceremony which would long be remembered among the Freemasons of Wiltshire . The Provincial Grand Master had referred to his ( the Duke of Connaught ) being there in a triple capacity . That vvas one which he was sure he had every reason to be proud of , because it was an exceptional position . He felt very greatly honoured by having * had tlie rank given to him of Past Grand
Master of England , and by being * in the position of Provincial Grand Master of Sussex , he felt he was representing a province which had always held a high position in Masonry , one which he hoped was progressing in its position in the Craft . With regard to his being District Grand Master of Bombay , the brethren would be interested to know that during the three years he had held that office Masonry had made great strides in
the Bombay Presidency . It had there brought together nationalities and creeds that hitherto would not sit at the same table . -During the time that he was there he visited not only our own English lodges , but native lodges , both Parsee and Hindoo , and he was sure thc brethren would have been pleased to see the admirable and
decorous manner in which they carried out their duties , all speaking English the same as we did . He was indeed truly grateful to the brethren for the right hand of fellowship they had so warmly extended to him on this occasion , and he could assure them that he should not leave Wiltshire without taking away with him the most pleasant recollections of the kind and fraternal manner in which they had received him .
The Earl of LATHOM , Pro Grand Master , in responding to the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " vvhich was proposed by the PROV . GRAND MASTER , said on his own part he thanked his relative and brother for the kind way he had spoken of him and of the small services he had been able to perform for Masonrv' . It was true his Masonic career extended a long
way back . He was initiated in Masonry in 1 S 56 , but he had been amply rewarded for the little he had done by seeing how Masonry had grown in favour with the public , but more especially by the way the great principles of the Craft were now carried out . On behalf of his colleague , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe had been only recently appointed , but he was wellknown to the brethren . Only the day before he expressed his regret that he vvould not able to be present . As to what had been said of the Grand
Officers , he ( the Earl of Lathom ) most thoroughly endorsed ; they had done their duty in the past , and they would do it in the future . They ought to be grateful to the Grand Officers for so readil y coming forward at all times to assist at the festivals ancl to promote in any way they could the cause of Masonry throughout the country . For himself , he came with the greatest gladness from Lancashire to be here , and he brought the best wishes of the 106 lodges there for the 11 lodges here .
Ihe Duke of CONNAUGHT said : Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Grand Officers , ancl Brethren , I rise to propose a health which I am sure will be received by all the brethren here in a most cordial manner . I propose " The Health of the Prov . G . M . of Wilts , the Earl of Radnor . " Brethren , vve remember the terms of affection and esteem with which Lord Radnor ' s predecessor was looked on in this province . We regret more than
we can express his demise , but I am sure that we all feel that in Lord Radnor you have a Provincial Grand Master whose greatest object will be to keep up all that is good ancl great in Freemasonry , and I am certain we cannot wish him to do better than to walk in the footsteps of his distinguishd predecessor . Brethren , he is well-known to you all , and so are all his family , and I feel that in proposing his health I am proposing it to ears which will
receive it with the greatest -welcome . I am only proud to have been able on this occasion as thc representative of his Royal Highness our Grand Master to install him , and I shall ever remember with pride and pleasure the office I performed on this occasion . Brethren , I would ask you to join with me in drinking vvith all cordiality and enthusiasm the health of your Provincial Grand Master .
The PROV . GRAND MASTER , in acknowledging tlie toast , said : Your Royal Highness , I beg to thank you most heartily for the very kind terms in which you have proposed to my brethren here present the toast of my health , and I beg most cordially to thank my brethren in the room for the kind svay in which they have received that toast . Your Royal Highness has alluded to 1113 ' predecessor . My predecessor was a neat * relative of mine , and
I hope most sincerely to be able to follow truthfull y in his footsteps . I shall do all I can , all that lies my power to advance the cause of Masoniy , which we have been told by Lord Lathom has been flourishing of late years in England . I shall do my best to make it as flourishing , and if possible , more flourishing in Wilts over vvhich I have been now appointed to rule . Brethren , I am but a baby Mason , but as you are aware , no doubt , babies generally when
they come into this world are not endowed with many hirsute appendages on their heads . I rather imitate their example by being a little thin on the thatch . If my predecessor ruled you with a rod of iron a long time , if he beat you with whips , depend upon it I will scourge you vvith scorpions . I remember on the last occasion I looked in at this hall that it was when the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows held their meeting of the annual migratory congress . 1 was very much struck on that occasion by the autocratic way
in which their democratic Chairman ruled the delegates . Brethren , I warn you that I ruling on ever } ' occasion at once without a murmur shall have to treat you in thc same way as that democratic Chairman treated the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows . But , brethren , I have no fear that I shall have to exercise the privilege of my evil temper , and I am quite certain that you will do the best you can on your part as I shall do the best I can on my part , that you and I may live together in brotherly friendship and in unity .