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mony , and was pleased at seeing that Gloucestershire had a Grand Master who was a Mason at heart , and who evinced a disposition to render his province second to none in the Graft . The Prov . Grand Master again rose and asked the Brethren there assembled , to give a kind greeting , as well as their warmest thanks , to the Worshipful Brother who had that day come down to perform the solemn ceremonial of installation , a duty for which that worthy Brother ' s long experience had fitted him ; and as a due acknowledgment of the efficient and admirable manner in which that
ceremony was discharged , he proposed the health of the " V . W . Bro . W . P . Beadon , Prov . J . G . W . " Bro . Beadon , after first thanking the Prov . Grand Master and the Brethren for the reception of his name , said , it w as a matter of no slight importance in his Masonic career , that after a lapse of twenty-two years , the re-opening of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Gloucester had been intrusted to him . The duties his excellent friend Bro . Button had undertaken were serious and solemn , and he
( Bro . Beadon ) was quite satisfied they could not have been intrusted to safer hands . Bro . Dutton had evinced a sincere regard for the Order in the short period he had been in it , and in so wealthy and prosperous a province nothing but exertion was required to render Masonry as universal as in the neighbouring province of Oxford . He looked forward with aspiration and hope to a future visit to the province , and seeing that , notwithstanding long years of neglect , the spirit of Masonry was undying .
Bro . Beadon , having possession of the gavel , then proposed the health of the " B . W . Prov . G . M . Bro . Dutton . " If to the Brethren that was a joyful occasion , it was at the same time a solemn one , as they were called upon as a duty to aid , assist , and support their Grand Master on every occasion . The Book of Constitutions was to be well read , and well attended to . When met in Grand Lodge they were to set examples to the Lodges in the province of good order and regularity in all proceedings . From a personal knowledge of him he was quite satisfied their new Prov . Grand Master would fill the chair worthily and well . They had but to aid and obey him , and carry out the great princip les of Brotherly love ,
Belief , and Truth . Bro . Beadon concluded by giving the health of the " Prov . Grand Master . " The Prov . Grand Master , on rising to tender his grateful acknowledgments to all present , said , that the Masons of Gloucestershire having begun clenovo , were possessed of an advantage — they had no old prejudices to combat , no recollections to forget ; they had the Book of Constitutions for their guidance , and must
endeavour to fulfil the aspirations of his worthy friend Bro . Beadon . " The Prov . Grand Master , the Grand Masters and Deputies of Provinces present , " which was responded to by the It . W . Bro . iEneas Mcdownnell , P . Prov . G . M . for Madras . The Prov . Grand Master , in again rising , said , he could hut think that he ought to be second on this occasion , as tho Brother whose name he was now about
to offer to their notice , was the individual to whom he and every one present was primarily indebted for the success that had attended the re-establishment of the Prov . Grand Lodge . By his exertions alone had Masonry been kept alive in Gloucestershire , and to Bro . Newmarch , his very excellent and efficient Deputy , were their thanks due . They , therefore , would one and all unite in wishing " Lonor Life and Health to ' Bro . Newmarch ; " the toast was received with
acclamations . Bro . Newmarch said , he must acknowledge that he had ever done his best for the diffusion of Masonic knowledge , but he disclaimed all the praise his superior had been pleased to bestow upon him , as the members of the Craft generally had always kindly given him support . This occasion he had long looked for as a means of uniting many Masons resident in the province , and be an inducement for them to join the Lodges in the province : it but required the countenance o ( x -l "X" 1 1 * a Grand Lodge to make them alive to the interests of the Order . In concluding , he said , that by promoting Lodges of Instruction , and in every way in his power aiding the Brethren , his Herviccs were always at their command . The Prov . Grand Master , in proposing the Bev . Bros . Southwood and Pay ley , VOTi . lb r l
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Provincial.
mony , and was pleased at seeing that Gloucestershire had a Grand Master who was a Mason at heart , and who evinced a disposition to render his province second to none in the Graft . The Prov . Grand Master again rose and asked the Brethren there assembled , to give a kind greeting , as well as their warmest thanks , to the Worshipful Brother who had that day come down to perform the solemn ceremonial of installation , a duty for which that worthy Brother ' s long experience had fitted him ; and as a due acknowledgment of the efficient and admirable manner in which that
ceremony was discharged , he proposed the health of the " V . W . Bro . W . P . Beadon , Prov . J . G . W . " Bro . Beadon , after first thanking the Prov . Grand Master and the Brethren for the reception of his name , said , it w as a matter of no slight importance in his Masonic career , that after a lapse of twenty-two years , the re-opening of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Gloucester had been intrusted to him . The duties his excellent friend Bro . Button had undertaken were serious and solemn , and he
( Bro . Beadon ) was quite satisfied they could not have been intrusted to safer hands . Bro . Dutton had evinced a sincere regard for the Order in the short period he had been in it , and in so wealthy and prosperous a province nothing but exertion was required to render Masonry as universal as in the neighbouring province of Oxford . He looked forward with aspiration and hope to a future visit to the province , and seeing that , notwithstanding long years of neglect , the spirit of Masonry was undying .
Bro . Beadon , having possession of the gavel , then proposed the health of the " B . W . Prov . G . M . Bro . Dutton . " If to the Brethren that was a joyful occasion , it was at the same time a solemn one , as they were called upon as a duty to aid , assist , and support their Grand Master on every occasion . The Book of Constitutions was to be well read , and well attended to . When met in Grand Lodge they were to set examples to the Lodges in the province of good order and regularity in all proceedings . From a personal knowledge of him he was quite satisfied their new Prov . Grand Master would fill the chair worthily and well . They had but to aid and obey him , and carry out the great princip les of Brotherly love ,
Belief , and Truth . Bro . Beadon concluded by giving the health of the " Prov . Grand Master . " The Prov . Grand Master , on rising to tender his grateful acknowledgments to all present , said , that the Masons of Gloucestershire having begun clenovo , were possessed of an advantage — they had no old prejudices to combat , no recollections to forget ; they had the Book of Constitutions for their guidance , and must
endeavour to fulfil the aspirations of his worthy friend Bro . Beadon . " The Prov . Grand Master , the Grand Masters and Deputies of Provinces present , " which was responded to by the It . W . Bro . iEneas Mcdownnell , P . Prov . G . M . for Madras . The Prov . Grand Master , in again rising , said , he could hut think that he ought to be second on this occasion , as tho Brother whose name he was now about
to offer to their notice , was the individual to whom he and every one present was primarily indebted for the success that had attended the re-establishment of the Prov . Grand Lodge . By his exertions alone had Masonry been kept alive in Gloucestershire , and to Bro . Newmarch , his very excellent and efficient Deputy , were their thanks due . They , therefore , would one and all unite in wishing " Lonor Life and Health to ' Bro . Newmarch ; " the toast was received with
acclamations . Bro . Newmarch said , he must acknowledge that he had ever done his best for the diffusion of Masonic knowledge , but he disclaimed all the praise his superior had been pleased to bestow upon him , as the members of the Craft generally had always kindly given him support . This occasion he had long looked for as a means of uniting many Masons resident in the province , and be an inducement for them to join the Lodges in the province : it but required the countenance o ( x -l "X" 1 1 * a Grand Lodge to make them alive to the interests of the Order . In concluding , he said , that by promoting Lodges of Instruction , and in every way in his power aiding the Brethren , his Herviccs were always at their command . The Prov . Grand Master , in proposing the Bev . Bros . Southwood and Pay ley , VOTi . lb r l