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my family and my ancestors have resided for some hundreds of years ; that I should meet so many old friends , and receive their cordial welcome to what I almost consider my native county ^ -is to me sl great satisfaction . I can only hope that if the occupation of any of you bring you to town , you will not fail to meet me at No . 5 , and give me an opportunity of proving to you that I retain a strong feeling of the welcome I have met here . ( Loud cheers ) .
Bro . Martin , P . B . Prov . G . M ., felt happy that the duty had devolved upon him of proposing a toast which must meet with a cordial reception , but to which he regretted he could not do justice . The toast he had to propose was the health of the R . W . Grand Registrar of England , the acting Prov . Grand Master for Suffolk . ( Cheers . ) He had hy his presence favoured them with a scintillation
of light from the Grand Lodge—or he might say was a kind of second Dpnati ' s comet come to enlighten the eastern hemisphere . ( Laughter ) . Though this was the first time the Suffolk brethren had had the haj ^ piness to meet with him , he was sure that they hoped his connection with them might not be of a transitory nature , but that they might long enjoy the pleasure of seeing him at their meetings . ( Applause . )
The Grand Reg . would not detain them at any length in returning thanks for the great honour conferred Upon him . He could assure them , that day had been one of great pleasure to him—one which he should remember through life . He had taken the chair with considerable diffidence , feeling the difficulties ancl responsibilities of that important position ; but these difficulties had been removed by the great assistance and advice which he had received from their excellent D . Prov . G . M . the Rev . Bro . Freeman . He had felt it his duty to be amongst them ,
feeling bound always to discharge the duties of any position in which he was placed ; and the reception accorded to him had been most gratifying , and demanded his warmest acknowledgments . ( Cheers . ) This was his first appearance in Masonry in Suffolk—and he trusted it would not be his last—though he hoped ; for the sake of the Brethren , that it would he the last occasion upon which he should be called upon to perform the duties of the office which was temporarily placed under his charge . He again thanked them for the flattering reception they had
given him , and having endeavoured to discharge his duties to their satisfaction , he hoped the meeting had been one of equal satisfaction to them as it had to him . ( Cheers . ) He would now recall their attention to something which had occurred in the course of the day—and he was satisfied that every Brother in the room would be happy to do honour to the name he should bring before them . In the appointment of Prov . Grand Officers , he had selected such Brethren as lie was satisfied would efficiently discharge their duties to the Craft ; but there was one
of those officers—the manner of the performance of whose duties they had already had an opportunity of judging—and he could fairly say that he had discharged his duty so as to make a deeper impression upon him ( the G . Reg . ) than had any thing he had heard since he became a Mason . He had been in the habit , both in London and the provinces of hearing many admirable discourses , but he had never heard anything which had given him greater pleasure than the eloquent discourse of their Prov . G . Chaplain that day . ( Cheers . ) The happy elucidation of his text , and the
truly Masonic feeling which he exhibited throughout his address , had given him , as he was sure it had the Brethren , the greatest delight- —( applause)—and he hoped their rev . brother would give them the benefit of being enabled to read his sermon , for it was too good to be lost . ( Cheers . ) He , therefore , in proposing the health of the " Prov . G . Chaplain / ' would ask him' to allow it to be printed , so that it might be read and preserved , not only in that province , but throughout tlie Craft -, —and he could assure them , he should look forward with plea-sure to having the opportunity of again hearing their brother Sanderson . ( Cheors . )
Tho Rev . Bro . Sanderson , Prov . G . Chap , assured tho R . W . acting . Prov . G . M . and the Brethren that he felt deeply the honour which had been conferred upon him as a young Mason , very young as regarded Suffolk , having only been connected with the ' province about nine months . He was much gratified by the position which had been bestowed , upon him ,, and lie should ever endeavour to merit the good 2 R
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my family and my ancestors have resided for some hundreds of years ; that I should meet so many old friends , and receive their cordial welcome to what I almost consider my native county ^ -is to me sl great satisfaction . I can only hope that if the occupation of any of you bring you to town , you will not fail to meet me at No . 5 , and give me an opportunity of proving to you that I retain a strong feeling of the welcome I have met here . ( Loud cheers ) .
Bro . Martin , P . B . Prov . G . M ., felt happy that the duty had devolved upon him of proposing a toast which must meet with a cordial reception , but to which he regretted he could not do justice . The toast he had to propose was the health of the R . W . Grand Registrar of England , the acting Prov . Grand Master for Suffolk . ( Cheers . ) He had hy his presence favoured them with a scintillation
of light from the Grand Lodge—or he might say was a kind of second Dpnati ' s comet come to enlighten the eastern hemisphere . ( Laughter ) . Though this was the first time the Suffolk brethren had had the haj ^ piness to meet with him , he was sure that they hoped his connection with them might not be of a transitory nature , but that they might long enjoy the pleasure of seeing him at their meetings . ( Applause . )
The Grand Reg . would not detain them at any length in returning thanks for the great honour conferred Upon him . He could assure them , that day had been one of great pleasure to him—one which he should remember through life . He had taken the chair with considerable diffidence , feeling the difficulties ancl responsibilities of that important position ; but these difficulties had been removed by the great assistance and advice which he had received from their excellent D . Prov . G . M . the Rev . Bro . Freeman . He had felt it his duty to be amongst them ,
feeling bound always to discharge the duties of any position in which he was placed ; and the reception accorded to him had been most gratifying , and demanded his warmest acknowledgments . ( Cheers . ) This was his first appearance in Masonry in Suffolk—and he trusted it would not be his last—though he hoped ; for the sake of the Brethren , that it would he the last occasion upon which he should be called upon to perform the duties of the office which was temporarily placed under his charge . He again thanked them for the flattering reception they had
given him , and having endeavoured to discharge his duties to their satisfaction , he hoped the meeting had been one of equal satisfaction to them as it had to him . ( Cheers . ) He would now recall their attention to something which had occurred in the course of the day—and he was satisfied that every Brother in the room would be happy to do honour to the name he should bring before them . In the appointment of Prov . Grand Officers , he had selected such Brethren as lie was satisfied would efficiently discharge their duties to the Craft ; but there was one
of those officers—the manner of the performance of whose duties they had already had an opportunity of judging—and he could fairly say that he had discharged his duty so as to make a deeper impression upon him ( the G . Reg . ) than had any thing he had heard since he became a Mason . He had been in the habit , both in London and the provinces of hearing many admirable discourses , but he had never heard anything which had given him greater pleasure than the eloquent discourse of their Prov . G . Chaplain that day . ( Cheers . ) The happy elucidation of his text , and the
truly Masonic feeling which he exhibited throughout his address , had given him , as he was sure it had the Brethren , the greatest delight- —( applause)—and he hoped their rev . brother would give them the benefit of being enabled to read his sermon , for it was too good to be lost . ( Cheers . ) He , therefore , in proposing the health of the " Prov . G . Chaplain / ' would ask him' to allow it to be printed , so that it might be read and preserved , not only in that province , but throughout tlie Craft -, —and he could assure them , he should look forward with plea-sure to having the opportunity of again hearing their brother Sanderson . ( Cheors . )
Tho Rev . Bro . Sanderson , Prov . G . Chap , assured tho R . W . acting . Prov . G . M . and the Brethren that he felt deeply the honour which had been conferred upon him as a young Mason , very young as regarded Suffolk , having only been connected with the ' province about nine months . He was much gratified by the position which had been bestowed , upon him ,, and lie should ever endeavour to merit the good 2 R