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and to assure the company , that of the humble individual who had been called upon to occupy the chair on that occasion , the hon . Baronet had spoken much too favourably . ( No , no . ) He might , however , say that he was anxious to perform his duties to the fullest extent his humble abilities would permit him , and to carry out their principles , not only within the limit of their Order , but also to give full effect to their principles without the limit of their Order . ( Applause . )
Amongst the Brethren who felt the importance of their principles , who felt an interest in the Order , and desired to carry out those principles , who desired to establish to the Avorld that they did not meet merely for convival purposes , and that they had no secrets except those which were essential to the honour and dignity of the Order—they could not name a Brother who was more anxious to perform his duty than the humble individual who then stood before them ; ( Cheers . ) He had belonged to the Order of Freemasons for more than thirty or
thirty-five years . He Avas introduced through the Instrumentality of the Duke of Sussex , Avho presided over them for more than a quarter of a century . It was the mere accident of falling in with him , and upon his recommendation , that he joined the Order , and if he had been of service to the institution , it was from a desire to prove himself worthy of his Royal Highness ' s confidence , and that he might have no occasion to regret the choice he had made . ( Cheers . ) At a very early period he Avas called upon to fill the office of Treasurer . That made him more efficient . He believed that during that period he attended every meeting of the
Order . This shoAved them that he had attempted to perform his duties , and whatever his excellent Brother Sir Henry Stracey had said , he had not gone before his feelings , though he thought he had spoken much too favourably . So long as it pleased the Great Architect to alloAV him to remain amongst them , considering that their principles were calculated to raise the character of our country , to promote freedom through the world by the instrumentality of a free , enlightened , and independent press—for it was in the power of the press to raise the Order to the high position to which it AA as justly entitled , and to divest its constitution of those ridiculous ideas with which it is associated—he should have
pleasure in assisting them . He did hope that those who had it m their power would give publicity to the principles of their Order , thus promoting the great cause of their country , and thereby helping to make this nation the pride and glory of the Avorlcl . ( Loud cheers ) . The Prov . Grand Master next proposed in complimentary terms the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk , Bro . the Rev . Frederick William Freeman , ( Cheers . )
Bro . the Rev . Frederick Wm . Freeman having thanked the company for the compliment paid him , observed that Masonry in Suffolk was at present under a cloud , owing to the lamented death of Sir Edward Gooch , a man toAvhom he himself owed a debt of gratitude ; and he was sure the province of Suffolk deeply felt his loss . He would congratulate that Lodge on the increase of Masonry in it . He was present Avhen the Provincial Grand Master was installed , and he must say that under his presidency they had built a fine superstructure . ( Applause . )
The Prov . Grand Master proposed the health ofthe Prov . S . G . Warden , Sir Henry Stracey , and the Officers of the Prov . G . Lodge . Sir Henry Stracey had on all occasions manifested an anxiety to perform every duty imposed upon him by the Order , and to promote the honour of the Craft . ( Applause ) . Bro . Sir H . Stracey , Bart ., as the humble representative of the officers under the Provincial Grand Master , rose with infinite pleasure to return thanks for himself and them . The chairman had j ) aid him personally a very high compliment , and although he ought to blush to acknowledge himself justly entitled to receive it , ho
would nevertheless candidly acknowledge that he felt entitled to the praise Avhich he understood to be conveyed by the Prov . G . M ., that in all relations of life , he did , to the best of his ability , endeavour to do his duty . ( Applause . ) He had been , as the chairman had very justly said , for some years associated Avith the Order to which they all had the honour to belong ; to that Order he was greatly attached . He wished to carry out the dictates of that Order ; he wished , in all things , to do that which he ( the chairman ) had so justly represented as the duty of every Freemason . ( Applause . ) lie happened to read tlu other day , an account of the
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Provincial.
and to assure the company , that of the humble individual who had been called upon to occupy the chair on that occasion , the hon . Baronet had spoken much too favourably . ( No , no . ) He might , however , say that he was anxious to perform his duties to the fullest extent his humble abilities would permit him , and to carry out their principles , not only within the limit of their Order , but also to give full effect to their principles without the limit of their Order . ( Applause . )
Amongst the Brethren who felt the importance of their principles , who felt an interest in the Order , and desired to carry out those principles , who desired to establish to the Avorld that they did not meet merely for convival purposes , and that they had no secrets except those which were essential to the honour and dignity of the Order—they could not name a Brother who was more anxious to perform his duty than the humble individual who then stood before them ; ( Cheers . ) He had belonged to the Order of Freemasons for more than thirty or
thirty-five years . He Avas introduced through the Instrumentality of the Duke of Sussex , Avho presided over them for more than a quarter of a century . It was the mere accident of falling in with him , and upon his recommendation , that he joined the Order , and if he had been of service to the institution , it was from a desire to prove himself worthy of his Royal Highness ' s confidence , and that he might have no occasion to regret the choice he had made . ( Cheers . ) At a very early period he Avas called upon to fill the office of Treasurer . That made him more efficient . He believed that during that period he attended every meeting of the
Order . This shoAved them that he had attempted to perform his duties , and whatever his excellent Brother Sir Henry Stracey had said , he had not gone before his feelings , though he thought he had spoken much too favourably . So long as it pleased the Great Architect to alloAV him to remain amongst them , considering that their principles were calculated to raise the character of our country , to promote freedom through the world by the instrumentality of a free , enlightened , and independent press—for it was in the power of the press to raise the Order to the high position to which it AA as justly entitled , and to divest its constitution of those ridiculous ideas with which it is associated—he should have
pleasure in assisting them . He did hope that those who had it m their power would give publicity to the principles of their Order , thus promoting the great cause of their country , and thereby helping to make this nation the pride and glory of the Avorlcl . ( Loud cheers ) . The Prov . Grand Master next proposed in complimentary terms the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Suffolk , Bro . the Rev . Frederick William Freeman , ( Cheers . )
Bro . the Rev . Frederick Wm . Freeman having thanked the company for the compliment paid him , observed that Masonry in Suffolk was at present under a cloud , owing to the lamented death of Sir Edward Gooch , a man toAvhom he himself owed a debt of gratitude ; and he was sure the province of Suffolk deeply felt his loss . He would congratulate that Lodge on the increase of Masonry in it . He was present Avhen the Provincial Grand Master was installed , and he must say that under his presidency they had built a fine superstructure . ( Applause . )
The Prov . Grand Master proposed the health ofthe Prov . S . G . Warden , Sir Henry Stracey , and the Officers of the Prov . G . Lodge . Sir Henry Stracey had on all occasions manifested an anxiety to perform every duty imposed upon him by the Order , and to promote the honour of the Craft . ( Applause ) . Bro . Sir H . Stracey , Bart ., as the humble representative of the officers under the Provincial Grand Master , rose with infinite pleasure to return thanks for himself and them . The chairman had j ) aid him personally a very high compliment , and although he ought to blush to acknowledge himself justly entitled to receive it , ho
would nevertheless candidly acknowledge that he felt entitled to the praise Avhich he understood to be conveyed by the Prov . G . M ., that in all relations of life , he did , to the best of his ability , endeavour to do his duty . ( Applause . ) He had been , as the chairman had very justly said , for some years associated Avith the Order to which they all had the honour to belong ; to that Order he was greatly attached . He wished to carry out the dictates of that Order ; he wished , in all things , to do that which he ( the chairman ) had so justly represented as the duty of every Freemason . ( Applause . ) lie happened to read tlu other day , an account of the