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Brown will , I think , add something to what I have said for considering the way in which I 3 ro . Samuel has done the duties of Secretary during the past two years , we cannot say too much for him . Bro . Brown : I am only too happy to accept the suggestion . of the W . M . to say something on the subject of this toast . AVith regard to the office of Secretary those who have not . sirred it , have no idea of the amount of work involved in it ,

It is not only the issuing of the summons , from past experience 1 can tell you that it is a great deal that the Secretary has to do , so far as Bro . Samuel is concerned , be has done it with pleasure , he has always been a Mason at heart and has done his duty to the satisfaction of everyone in this lodge and the lodge is losing in him a very worthy officer . Since the time I 'have been in Welchpool , with tho exception of my Bro . Pryce , 'I have been more with him than with other member of

any tliis lodge . I shall have a great loss , for the very look- of Bro . ¦ Samuel is enough to cheer one up . So far as the lodge is concerned , and if the brethren wish it , I will take the office with ¦ p leasure until such time as another Secretary is appointed . Bro . Edward Pryce : I hope I am not impertinent in taking -up the time and asking your permission to say a few words to the toast . When I heard you , AV . Master , propose the

. health of our worthy Bro . Samuel , I thought and felt I should like to say a few words and I trust I am not intruding . In losing Bro . Samuel , who has been an associate my own family for three years , I really hardly know how to express my regret for next to my own brother he has been to me a brother indeed . I regret that circumstances should have arisen to induce him to leave this neighbourhood and I can only express the great loss we all shall feel , a greater loss to mo than perhaps to any of you . " Tbe Westminster Chimes "—Bro . Francis Smith .

Bro . Samuel : W . Master—I am sure my thoughts are going "far in advance of words in my attempt to express my feelings -for the kind way in which you , Bros . Goldsbro ' , Brown , and Pyrce , have thought proper to make use of my name . It ahvays ¦ gave me pleasure to prepare the summons and perform the other duties appertaining to the office of Secretary . Whatever we may feel hard to undergo in the world , there is always a little feeling of pleasurable anticipation that every alternate mouth

¦ wo shall meet as we have done this evening , and associate with -each other as brethren , and although I may not be able to be present so otteu as heretofore , I can assure you that my heart v .-ill be with you ; I shall always look back with grateful feelings "to my mother lodge . . The idea of quitting this place after four years residence and four years happy membership of this lodge , -of having to say good bye to the hospitable roof of Bro . Edward Prycewhere and from whom I have always received the most

, , fatherly kindness and advice fills my heart with such painful regrets , that I hope you , brethren , will excuse my attempting to say more than from the depths of my heart , I return you my most sincere thanks for the kind feelings you have expressed towards me .

Song , " Forgive and Forget "—Bro . Brown . Bro . Brown : The Worshipful Master has kindly permitted me to propose the next toast ; it is that of our worth y brother Stewards ; not that , upon this occasion I am about to " speak of them as the directors of our banquet table , but as two of the most worthy men in the town of Welchpool . It may be true that in some respects opinions may differ" upon certain points , -but when we meet in a Mason ' s lodwe never allow those

difge ferences of opinion even to be mentioned . We speak of men as we find them . AVe know that these two brethren act conscientiously , and do that which they consider right in the outer world , and set an excellent example by showing that they can . enter the lodge together and there forget those private opinions which lie without the pale of Masonry , and which , though . unhappily tending but too often to place father in opposition ° to son , and son against father , cease to exert their baneful

inilueueo within our sacred walls ; this , freemasonry teaches us to do , and did we not carry out practically the principles inculcated in our lodges , it would be a farce . Freemasonry teaches ¦ us to fear God , to love our neighbour , to remember that there is a world beyond this , and not only to tolerate but to respect the feelings and opinions of others , whether iu respect to forms of religious worship or civil polity . There are no two better Jvlasoiis , or men of more honest opinions , or who do more good , to be found in this town than Bro . Edward Pryce and Bro .

Rutter ; I therefore propose their health . Both of them were Masons in heart before they were members of this lodge , and the better the man the better the Mason . Brothers Edward Pryce and Rutter respectively returned thanks . The final toast was given by the AV . M ., and the proceedings brought to a conclusion . "

SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) . SWANSEA . —Indefatigable Lodge ( No . 237 ) . —The brethren of this iuiluenti . il lodge celebrated the Festival of St . John on Friday last , the 27 th inst ., in accordance with their usual custom , when a most agreeable and satisfactory meeting was held . The attendance of members was very numerous , aud the brethren of the neighbouring lodges also mustered in good force . The lodge was opened shortly after four o ' clock p . m . by the W . M .,

Bro . Charles , P . Prov . S . G . W ., and immediately afterwards the brethren hacl tiie pleasure of receiving the Prov . G . M ., accompanied by the D . Prov . G . M ., and attended by an excellent array of Prov . G . officers . The Prov . G . M ., who was most heartily welcomed , having addressed a few words to the brethren expressive of his gratification at being present on the occasion , the business of the evening was at once proceeded with , viz ., the installation of Bro . D . Williams , Prov . G . Sec , as W . M . for the

ensuing year . The ceremony was most impressively performed by the retiring AV . M ., Bro . Charles Bath ; after which the newly installed W . M . appointed and invested his officers for the year follows : —Bros . F . A . Hopwood , S . AA . ; J . I ! . Brock , J . W . ; C . T . Heartlev , Chap . ; J . T . Nettell , Sec ; T . L . Jowett , S . D . ; George Bradford , J . D . ; W . E . Brown , Dir . of Cers . ; Edward Flicker , ( P . Prov . G . Org . ) , Org . ; W . T . Canton , I . G . ; William Andrew and John BrownStewardsBroThomas PowellP . Prov . G .

, . . , Dir . oi Cers ., was unanimously re-elected Treasurer for the ninth time , a position which this worthy brother fills with tho utmost credit to himself and the greatest advantage to the lodge . Bro . J . Jones Hewson was unanimously appointed Hon . Tyler . The AA . M ., Bro . D . Williams , having , in feeling and appropriate terms , rhanked the brethren for the honour conferred upon him ,

proceeded to invest the retiring AV . M ., Bro . Charles Bath , with a very handsome P . M . ' s jewel , which had been subscribed for by nearly every member of the lodge . In presenting this elegant jewel , the AV . M . took the occasion to remark that for the last two years Bro . Bath had presided over the lodge in a manner that had endeared him to every member of it . The admirable way in which every part of the ceremonial working of tbe lodge had beeu attended to , the painstaking , zeal , and the gentlemanly

courtesy which had been displayed were deserving of the highest eulogium , and he concluded by stating , amid loud acclamation , that Bro . Bath had left tbe chair , taking with him the esteem and affectionate regard of every brother connected with the lodge . On the proposition of the W . M ., seconded hy the S . AV ., Bros . Charles Bath aud James Griffith Hall were elected to serve on the Provincial Grand Lodge Committee for the year as the P . M . 's representing this lodge . Tbe Prov . G . M . made a forcible

and earnest appeal to the brethren on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , as the first steward from the province , for this excellent charity . The lodge being closed , the brethren adjourned to the Cameron Arms Hotel , where tbe annual banquet was served , ivhen upwards of seventy sat down to partake ofthe good things prepared for them . The AV . M . presided . The proceedings were of the most agreeable character . The W . M . gave the customary loyal and Masonic toasts with great

spirit , which were most fraternally received throughout , the speeches being most admirable . There was some excellent singing , contributed by Bros . Jones , Hewson , Robinson , Brown , Jowett , and others . Bro . Pricker , P . Prov . G . Org ., presided at the pianoforte with his usual ability . Altogether a most cheerful and harmonious evening was spent , and the brethren separated about eleven o ' clock .

YORKSHIRE ( NORTH AND EAST . ) HULL . —Humber Lodge ( No . 57 . )—The members of this lodge held their usual meeting in the lodge-room iu Osborne-street , for the purpose of witnessing tbe installation of Bro . John Walker as W . M . for the ensuing year . The ceremony was very carefully performed by liro . J . B . Bell , M . D ., D . Prov . G . M . North and East York . The newly installed W . M . then appointed or invested the following brethren as ollicers of the lodge for next year : —Bros . TV . D . Keyworth , P . M . ; J . J . Runtou , S . AV . ; R . T . Alvian , J . W . ; J . L . Seaton , Treas . of Pension and Bene-