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Colonial.
The Secretary having iufbrmed the R . W . Prov , G . M . that the Brethren desired to be formed into a new Lodge , & c . ; the R . W . Prov . G . M . ordered him to read the petition to the Prov . R . G . M . for a warrant of dispensationi the petition to the M . W . G . M . for a warrant of constitution , and the minutes of the Lodge to that date . The R . W . Prov . G . ]\ L haying signified his approval of , and declared the minutes to be regular and valid , signed the same , and inquired of the Brethren if they approved of the Officers who had been nominated to preside over them , to which the Brethren responded in the affirmative in Masonic form .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . then delivered an oration on the nature and design of the institution , and congratulated the resident Brethren of the populous municipality of Collingwood on the opening of a Lodge under such favourable auspices . After a preliminary ceremony , the R . W . Prov . G . M . asked the installing Master if he had examined the W . M . and Wardens and found the proposed
Master well skilled in the noble science and duly instructed in our mysteries & c ., to which he replied in the affirmative , and by the order of the R . W . Prx > v . G . M . presented him , sayin g * ¦ " I present this my worthy Brother J . J . Moody to be installed Worshipful Master of the Combermere Lodge , whom I know to be of good morals and great skill , true and trusty , and a lover of the whole fraternity wheresoever dispersed over the whole world . "
The R . W . Prov . G . M ; , placing the candidate in the proper position , and having asked and obtained the unanimous consent of all the BFethren , said "I appoint you Brother J . J . Moody , the Master of this Lodge , not doubting your capacity and care to preserve the cement of the Lodge / . ' & c ; The Secretary then rehearsed the ancient charges and regulations , and assent having been given thereto , Bro . Lowry proceeded with the full ceremony of installation .
The following Brethren were then appointed and invested by the Worshipful Master : —Melmotb Hall , S . W . ; Thomas G . Atkinson , J . W . ; Rev . C . P . M . Bardin , Chaplain ; John Barnett , Treas . ; Charles Le Cren , Sec . ; Arthur T , Porter , S . D . ; B . L . Webber , J . D . ; William H . Bucirde , Dir . of Cers . ; Ferinayle , Organist ; Isaac Waterman , S . Steward ; Joseph C . Passmore , J . Steward ; James M . Gill , I . G . ; John Taylor Smith , Tyler . Business having been concluded , the Brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet provided by Bro . Turner , the bill of fare of which proves that the Australian Brethren have not forgotten the habits of their native land .
A portion of the band of the 40 th regiment , under their leader , Mr . Johnston , was stationed in an ante-room , and played the airs in the list of toasts and other enlivening strains . Bro . Ferenayle , the Prov . G . Org ., presided at the piano , and Bro .. II . W . Bucirde , Dir . of Cers ., discharged the duties of his office most satisfactorily . Grace having been said by the Chaplain of the Lodge ^ the Prov . G . Chap ., and the cloth removed , the W . M . commenced to give the toasts in the programme .
The W-M . said , " Brethren , the first toast on my list is ever remarkable for eliciting one of the proudest characteristics of Freemasonry—loyalty to' their sovereign . I give you c Our most [ "gracious Queen Victoria / who is adorned with every public and private virtue , and universally beloved by the people . From our hearts we say , God bless her . " The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm .
The W . M . then gave " The enlightened patron of science , literature , and the arts , and the supporter of all our cherished institutions , H . R . 1 L Albert the Prince Consort , with the Prince of Wales ami the rest of the royal family . " The W . M ., in appropriate terms , then gave " His Excellency the Governor of Victoria , Sir Henry Barkly , knight . "
The W . M " . then said , " Brethren , I have now to propose a toast in which the name of a great British dependency is included . No language that I can command can adequately pourtray the conflicting emotions with which it alternately depresses and inspires me : ( Our Brethren of , and the Army in , India . ' On the one hand , we behold the deeds of the ever i nfamous mutinous sepoys in all their
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Colonial.
The Secretary having iufbrmed the R . W . Prov , G . M . that the Brethren desired to be formed into a new Lodge , & c . ; the R . W . Prov . G . M . ordered him to read the petition to the Prov . R . G . M . for a warrant of dispensationi the petition to the M . W . G . M . for a warrant of constitution , and the minutes of the Lodge to that date . The R . W . Prov . G . ]\ L haying signified his approval of , and declared the minutes to be regular and valid , signed the same , and inquired of the Brethren if they approved of the Officers who had been nominated to preside over them , to which the Brethren responded in the affirmative in Masonic form .
The R . W . Prov . G . M . then delivered an oration on the nature and design of the institution , and congratulated the resident Brethren of the populous municipality of Collingwood on the opening of a Lodge under such favourable auspices . After a preliminary ceremony , the R . W . Prov . G . M . asked the installing Master if he had examined the W . M . and Wardens and found the proposed
Master well skilled in the noble science and duly instructed in our mysteries & c ., to which he replied in the affirmative , and by the order of the R . W . Prx > v . G . M . presented him , sayin g * ¦ " I present this my worthy Brother J . J . Moody to be installed Worshipful Master of the Combermere Lodge , whom I know to be of good morals and great skill , true and trusty , and a lover of the whole fraternity wheresoever dispersed over the whole world . "
The R . W . Prov . G . M ; , placing the candidate in the proper position , and having asked and obtained the unanimous consent of all the BFethren , said "I appoint you Brother J . J . Moody , the Master of this Lodge , not doubting your capacity and care to preserve the cement of the Lodge / . ' & c ; The Secretary then rehearsed the ancient charges and regulations , and assent having been given thereto , Bro . Lowry proceeded with the full ceremony of installation .
The following Brethren were then appointed and invested by the Worshipful Master : —Melmotb Hall , S . W . ; Thomas G . Atkinson , J . W . ; Rev . C . P . M . Bardin , Chaplain ; John Barnett , Treas . ; Charles Le Cren , Sec . ; Arthur T , Porter , S . D . ; B . L . Webber , J . D . ; William H . Bucirde , Dir . of Cers . ; Ferinayle , Organist ; Isaac Waterman , S . Steward ; Joseph C . Passmore , J . Steward ; James M . Gill , I . G . ; John Taylor Smith , Tyler . Business having been concluded , the Brethren adjourned to a very elegant banquet provided by Bro . Turner , the bill of fare of which proves that the Australian Brethren have not forgotten the habits of their native land .
A portion of the band of the 40 th regiment , under their leader , Mr . Johnston , was stationed in an ante-room , and played the airs in the list of toasts and other enlivening strains . Bro . Ferenayle , the Prov . G . Org ., presided at the piano , and Bro .. II . W . Bucirde , Dir . of Cers ., discharged the duties of his office most satisfactorily . Grace having been said by the Chaplain of the Lodge ^ the Prov . G . Chap ., and the cloth removed , the W . M . commenced to give the toasts in the programme .
The W-M . said , " Brethren , the first toast on my list is ever remarkable for eliciting one of the proudest characteristics of Freemasonry—loyalty to' their sovereign . I give you c Our most [ "gracious Queen Victoria / who is adorned with every public and private virtue , and universally beloved by the people . From our hearts we say , God bless her . " The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm .
The W . M . then gave " The enlightened patron of science , literature , and the arts , and the supporter of all our cherished institutions , H . R . 1 L Albert the Prince Consort , with the Prince of Wales ami the rest of the royal family . " The W . M ., in appropriate terms , then gave " His Excellency the Governor of Victoria , Sir Henry Barkly , knight . "
The W . M " . then said , " Brethren , I have now to propose a toast in which the name of a great British dependency is included . No language that I can command can adequately pourtray the conflicting emotions with which it alternately depresses and inspires me : ( Our Brethren of , and the Army in , India . ' On the one hand , we behold the deeds of the ever i nfamous mutinous sepoys in all their