Reply to the visitors toast

Generally in many lodges the candidate is asked to reply to the toast given in. We are all visitors on this sublunary abode and as the humble representative of those who are now visiting your small part of it, i thank you for your welcome and for the pleasure of your company. This evening i find myself a welcome visitor in your lodge. I am being installed as wjw next year and have been asked to do a toast to the visitors at our annual installation. Later that evening in reply to a toast in his honour, he said how proud he was to be. On occasions like tonight, when we are honoured by having with us, it is also gratifying to see that so many distinguished visitors have accompanied him. Here are a few tips to make your response worthwhile and. Remember that you are replying to the visitors toast already made, not making it. Try to use your script as a prompt and to avoid just reading it like a book.

It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to propose what i consider the most important toast of the evening unless theres a candidate. Right, lets draft out a toast to the visitors we need a beginning, a middle and an end. Pgm reply to the visitors toast february 2004 by chris daya on february 21, 2004 in pgm reply to the visitors there is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Here are a few tips to make your response worthwhile and appreciated.

Your excellencies, excellent companions, companions all i am delighted to be here this evening and delighted to have the honour of replying to the toast to the visitors. Tis time to drink full time to think tomorrowwhen youre mending. Full text of small collection of masonic visitors toasts. This record is held by bolton archives and local studies service see contact details. A tired old mason whose hair was grey, came to the gates of heaven one day, when asked, what on earth he had done the most, he said he had replied to the visitors toast, st peter said as he tolled. It is important to encourage the master to practice the toasts at the lodge of. A mason who had just been installed as master of his lodge and was duly attending all the functions he. Keep within the limits of your toast do not encroach on another persons toast. Talks and speeches masonic speech making lewis masonic. May you continue to be a visitor as the hand of fellowship is always extended. This is my first visit to the ingrebourne chapter and i very much hope that. Looking for tips on a toast to the visitors hello worthy brothers.

While visiting a newly initiated brother at home one day, the new brothers. Catalogue description the reply to the visitors toast given by w. Guest toasts toasts and toasting etiquette etiquette. I trust that we of lodge have greeted you, and treated you each and all as someone special.

Brethren of lodge, will you please be upstanding and drink with me a toast to our visiting brethren to our visitors. Normal form to open worshipful master, bro who gave the toast, brethren all. Heres a toast to all who are here, no matter where youre from. Take your time in delivering the toast and make sure you speak to the whole audience and not just to one section. May the best day you have seen be worse than your worst to come. Replying to the visitors toast freemasons new zealand. A small collection of visitors toasts from various sources it is a pleasure for me. Visitors responses this evening i find myself a welcome visitor in your lodge. Heres to our guest dont let him rest, but keep his elbow bending. Replying to the visitors toast is a privilege as you are responding on behalf of all the visitors present.