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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Oxfordshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF OXFORDSHIRE .
ON Thursday , tho . 10 th inst ., a special Grand Lodge was held in the Apollo ( Ui iversity ) Masonic Hall , fur the purpose , of pass , ing addresses of condolence to Her Majesty tin * Quet-n , Her R « yal Highness the Duchess cf Albany , and His Royal Ili » hnes- the Piince of Wales , K . d ' .. en the death <> f the Provincial Grand Muster , His
Rural Highwss Prime Leopold , Duke of Albany , K . 0 . There wns a large attendance of brethren liom all the Lodges in the Province , who appeared in Masonic innnrniiig . The LmL-e wns also draped in mourning . Bio . Reginald Bird P . G . D ., the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presided . Bro . the Rf v . H . Adair Pickard P . G . C . gave a
most , feeling address , and proposed that the following vnt ' 8 of con . di'lence should be carried by ihe l . od p . This was seconded by Uro . F . P . Morrell P . G . D .. and was supported bv Bro . the Rov . R . VV . M . Pope ami the Deputy Provincial Giund Muster . Tho votes were all nnanimously agreed to .
To THE QUERN S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY . We . the Freemasons of Ox f ordshire in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , respectfully ai ptoach yonr Majesty with tho expression of our deep grief at the great loss which your Majesty has sustained bv the nntiinelv death of our dearly loved and mnch lamented
Provincial Grand Mister , your Majesty s highly gifted and illustrious youngest son , H . R . H . Prince Leopold Duke of Albany , K . G . During his residence in this City as a member of the University , we , as Freemasons , enjoyed special opportunities of becoming acquainted with the many graces of His Royal Highness ' s character from the time when he first condescended to patronise our mysteries
and join in our assemblies . While continuing to manifest a special interest in this Province bv his fraternal ru ' e over it , H . R . H ., hy bis many acts of brotherl y kind , ness , had endeared himself to Freemasons throughout the length nn <> breadth of the country , when it seemed good to the Great Architect of the Universe to call him from our midst .
With the example of his illustrious father ever before his eyes , the first aim of H R . H . during his brief span of life was to increase the happiness of yonr Majesty ' s subjects by encouraging and actively assisting all efforts tending to promote the welfare of his fellow , creatures .
Himself a sufferer , he sympathised with the sufferings of others , and on all occasions showed that he adopted as his own the maxim that Charity is the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason ' s heart .
While thus expressing our condolence , our fervent prayer is that fche Great Architect of the Universe may endue yonr Majesty with fortitude to support the heavy trial which has so suddenly overtaken you , and that He may vouchsafe to you a continuance of that health and strength which are so precious to all your Majest y ' s faithful subjects .
To H . R . H . THE DUCHKSS OF ALBANY . We , the Freemasons of Oxfordshire , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , desire to express onr ardent grief at the irreparable loss which yonr Royal Highness has sustained b y the untimely death of our dearly beloved brother aud mnch lamented Provincial Grand Master H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , K . G .
It was in this ancient City that yonr beloved husband first formed that connection with Pre' masonry which he maintained until the closing hour of his existence—he joined in onr meetings—he presided over our deliberations—and hy his conrteons demeanour and urbanity of manner he attached the hearts of all in this Province to himself .
We welcomed your Royal Highness into this realm ns a member of the Royal Family , and we rejoiced still further when yon graced our Festivities by yonr presence in this University at the last commemoration .
And now in this sad hour of yonr grief we offer onr condolence on the awfully sudden termination of that wedded life which we had trusted it might have p leased the Gnat Architect of the Universe to have prolonged for many years to come , and we pray that the Father of the Fatherless and the God of the Widow may sustain and protect your Royal Highness and your infant daughter in this your hour of supreme trial .
To H . R . H . ALBERT EDWARD , PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., GRAND MASTER OF ENGLAND . Most Worshipful Sir , —We , the Freemasons of Oxfordshire , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , respectfull y approach your Royal
Highness with the expression of our deep grief at the great loss which your Royal Highness has sustained by tho untimely death of onr dearly loved and much lamented Provincial Grand Master , yonr highly gifted and illustrious brother H . R . H . the Dukeof Albany , K . G ., Past Grand Warden of England .
From the time when he first saw Iho light of Masonry in this ancient city , we , ns Freemasons , enjoyed special opportunities of observing and appreciating the many excellences of character displayed by his Royal Highness , and it was thus with special gratifica . tion that we hailed the select ion made by yonr Royal Highness when you appointed him to preside over ns in this Province .
The duties of this high office he discharged for eight years with snch zeal and ability ns to win the esteem nnd affection of every member of the Craft , not only in this Province , but throughout the Kingdom .
We . feel most , keenly the grievous loss which has been sustained b y your Royal Highness , b y Freemasons in general , and by this Provincial Grand Lodge iti particular , hnf , while mourning for his departure , vce dare not repine at the edict of tho Great Architect of the Universe which has summoned him to tho Grand Lodgo above , where the blessed ever rest in eternal peace .
Prov. Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROV . GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
/^ \ N Wednesday , tho lBUi instant , the Wor « hip ul Mister and V / Officers of the Tlnddersfield L-idge , No . 290 , opened a preli . mimvry Lod ' . 'o at the Masonio Hall , South Parade , Huddersfleld , pre . sided over bv LieiUonant-C ilonol Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., C . B ., f > . I ,., Provituvnl Grand Master , and assisted by Brother T . W . Tew ,
S enior Grand D neon of England and Depnty Provincial Grand Master , nnd a fnll gathering of Provincial Grand Officers aud Brethren . After the minutes of the previous nwting , holden at Halifax in January , had been confi mel , and the customary salnta . tions accorded , Bro . Sir Henry Edwards addressed the brethren as follows : —
I am glad to he again present at the annnal assembly of Provincial Grand Lodge , under the banner of the Hnddersfield Lodge , No 200 , nnd surrounded bv tbe representatives of the various Lodges of West Yorkshire . Each year as it rolls by tells me that at my time of life I cannot apply that vigour of mind and oha . rncter to mv multifarious duties which I conld wish ; therefore ,
whilst thanking yon for the reception you have given me , 1 must claim your co-operation nnd forbearance in the delibera . 'ions on which we now enter . It is encouragement to my mind to realise tho fact that tho Lodges are this d iv well represented on the roll-call of the Province . Last October , and again at Halifax , no less thin 18 Lodges were represente'' . This was a mat .
ter of regret tn me . I think nt least every Worshipful Master and eharitv member of each Lodge shonld try to be present at our Quarterly Communications , because I regard these gatherings as an illustration of the advantages of free conference , to keep alive the interests of the Lodges and to co-operate together in beneficent nets of charity , to promote a good fraternal understanding among
the brethren , and to work ont practical solutions such as are referred to in our charity report , and other matters connected with Grand Lodge which require serious consideration and remedial reo-? ifiention as they arise year by year ; therefore , Brethren , nonrepporsivn Lodges detract from the utility of these gatherings . R-ethren , I nm glad that this quarterly meeting is held iu
Uuddersfiold . It reminds us of that greater and brilliant gathering on the 15 » h October last , when wo assembled in this town to present an address of welcome to His Royal Highness the late Dnke of Albanv , K . G ., K T „ & c , & c The then Mayor of Hudder-field ia , I believe , here to-day , nnd I again thank him , and the present M ivor of this town , for the facilities they placed at the disposal of this Pre .
vincial Grand Lodge on that occasion . The Ri ght Worshipful Pro . vincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire ' s visit to Durham ou the 30 'h January last , tho addresses he gave this and that Province , and the Freemasons of Seaham Harbour on the 19 th February , merit our cordial acknowledgments . We now loyally treasure them np in onr hearts because God has taken him from ns , and we reciprocate
His Eoyal Highness ' s sentiments of his " satisfao ' ion at finding thafc the beneficial influences of Freemasonry are recognised and appreciated in onr communities" outside as inside the various Lodges . This Province was represented on this occasion of the Royal visit to Durham hy my Deputy and many other brethren from West Yorkshire . T must refer also to our Royal Grand Master , who has placed
himself in the forefront of this campaign of usefulness and beneficent influences of noble works and generous actions . The Prince of Wales ¦ s a member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry concerning the Dwellings of the Poor in London , and by his personal inspection of some of the worst localities in Saint Pancras and Holborn , hns set an example of personal service for the good of the
poor and the increase of their social happiness , and which will be taken up by its citizens and the Craft in our great metropolis with a zest ont of which nothing but good can come . The interest which he has taken in tho National Lifeboat Institution , and the Fisheries Exhibition , and the safety and welfare of our sailors , and his promise to lav the stone of that great work of restoration of
Peterborough Cathedral on the 7 th May next ( but which he has announced he cannot do now ) are , however , acts of gracionsness which have won the love and respect of the Craft and of tho people of this country fothe Queen , to himself , and fche other members of the Eoyal Family of this coun ' ry , nnd done more to cousolidate the throuo on a solid foundation than if they had led our armies to the recent victories
which our soldiers have so gallantly achieved . Our loyalty to the throne , sympathy to tho Queen , and to Her Royal Highness the Dnchess of Albany in their great bereavement , and our faithful adherence to the principles of onr Order , as set forth in the volume of the Sacred Law , are in my humble opinion sure safeguards against the fostering and plotting of outrages in our midst , which have for
their objects the undermining the very foundations of social order . I refer to a Lenten pastoral issued on the 26 th February in a neighbouring i land on tho evil of unlawful associations , and classing Freemasons as tho outcome of revolutionary secret societies . Brethren , the Irish Freemasons are a most , loyal bodv of men . The Freemasons of England are sanctioned
and upheld by Acts of Parliament as a collective body aud styled the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England , and every Freemason's name is registered in the office of the Oleic o the Peace . We have nothing illegally secret about us , and as loval , peaceable , and well conducted Freemasons of England and Ireland , wo protest , against these audacious charges thafc we can
be counterpart of other illegal and inhuman associations . It affords me much pride to notice tho gradual increase of the influence and usefulness of tho Craft . May ifc , under judicious administration , p'osperand flourish in the midst of all sections of the owmmiMity , so that peace aud happiness , truth and jnstice , religion and piety , may ,
upon the best , and surest foundations , be established among us for all generations . In 1875 the Freemasons of the Aite ar , d Calder Lodge laid the foundations of Chris Church , at Gonl- > , and on the 18 th of March last , there was a , religious service held therein on the opening of the new Sailors' Institute for tho port of Goole . This institute , built , at a cost of £ 1700 , by the help of the Freemasons and others ,
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Oxfordshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF OXFORDSHIRE .
ON Thursday , tho . 10 th inst ., a special Grand Lodge was held in the Apollo ( Ui iversity ) Masonic Hall , fur the purpose , of pass , ing addresses of condolence to Her Majesty tin * Quet-n , Her R « yal Highness the Duchess cf Albany , and His Royal Ili » hnes- the Piince of Wales , K . d ' .. en the death <> f the Provincial Grand Muster , His
Rural Highwss Prime Leopold , Duke of Albany , K . 0 . There wns a large attendance of brethren liom all the Lodges in the Province , who appeared in Masonic innnrniiig . The LmL-e wns also draped in mourning . Bio . Reginald Bird P . G . D ., the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presided . Bro . the Rf v . H . Adair Pickard P . G . C . gave a
most , feeling address , and proposed that the following vnt ' 8 of con . di'lence should be carried by ihe l . od p . This was seconded by Uro . F . P . Morrell P . G . D .. and was supported bv Bro . the Rov . R . VV . M . Pope ami the Deputy Provincial Giund Muster . Tho votes were all nnanimously agreed to .
To THE QUERN S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY . We . the Freemasons of Ox f ordshire in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , respectfully ai ptoach yonr Majesty with tho expression of our deep grief at the great loss which your Majesty has sustained bv the nntiinelv death of our dearly loved and mnch lamented
Provincial Grand Mister , your Majesty s highly gifted and illustrious youngest son , H . R . H . Prince Leopold Duke of Albany , K . G . During his residence in this City as a member of the University , we , as Freemasons , enjoyed special opportunities of becoming acquainted with the many graces of His Royal Highness ' s character from the time when he first condescended to patronise our mysteries
and join in our assemblies . While continuing to manifest a special interest in this Province bv his fraternal ru ' e over it , H . R . H ., hy bis many acts of brotherl y kind , ness , had endeared himself to Freemasons throughout the length nn <> breadth of the country , when it seemed good to the Great Architect of the Universe to call him from our midst .
With the example of his illustrious father ever before his eyes , the first aim of H R . H . during his brief span of life was to increase the happiness of yonr Majesty ' s subjects by encouraging and actively assisting all efforts tending to promote the welfare of his fellow , creatures .
Himself a sufferer , he sympathised with the sufferings of others , and on all occasions showed that he adopted as his own the maxim that Charity is the distinguishing characteristic of a Freemason ' s heart .
While thus expressing our condolence , our fervent prayer is that fche Great Architect of the Universe may endue yonr Majesty with fortitude to support the heavy trial which has so suddenly overtaken you , and that He may vouchsafe to you a continuance of that health and strength which are so precious to all your Majest y ' s faithful subjects .
To H . R . H . THE DUCHKSS OF ALBANY . We , the Freemasons of Oxfordshire , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , desire to express onr ardent grief at the irreparable loss which yonr Royal Highness has sustained b y the untimely death of our dearly beloved brother aud mnch lamented Provincial Grand Master H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , K . G .
It was in this ancient City that yonr beloved husband first formed that connection with Pre' masonry which he maintained until the closing hour of his existence—he joined in onr meetings—he presided over our deliberations—and hy his conrteons demeanour and urbanity of manner he attached the hearts of all in this Province to himself .
We welcomed your Royal Highness into this realm ns a member of the Royal Family , and we rejoiced still further when yon graced our Festivities by yonr presence in this University at the last commemoration .
And now in this sad hour of yonr grief we offer onr condolence on the awfully sudden termination of that wedded life which we had trusted it might have p leased the Gnat Architect of the Universe to have prolonged for many years to come , and we pray that the Father of the Fatherless and the God of the Widow may sustain and protect your Royal Highness and your infant daughter in this your hour of supreme trial .
To H . R . H . ALBERT EDWARD , PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., GRAND MASTER OF ENGLAND . Most Worshipful Sir , —We , the Freemasons of Oxfordshire , in Provincial Grand Lodge assembled , respectfull y approach your Royal
Highness with the expression of our deep grief at the great loss which your Royal Highness has sustained by tho untimely death of onr dearly loved and much lamented Provincial Grand Master , yonr highly gifted and illustrious brother H . R . H . the Dukeof Albany , K . G ., Past Grand Warden of England .
From the time when he first saw Iho light of Masonry in this ancient city , we , ns Freemasons , enjoyed special opportunities of observing and appreciating the many excellences of character displayed by his Royal Highness , and it was thus with special gratifica . tion that we hailed the select ion made by yonr Royal Highness when you appointed him to preside over ns in this Province .
The duties of this high office he discharged for eight years with snch zeal and ability ns to win the esteem nnd affection of every member of the Craft , not only in this Province , but throughout the Kingdom .
We . feel most , keenly the grievous loss which has been sustained b y your Royal Highness , b y Freemasons in general , and by this Provincial Grand Lodge iti particular , hnf , while mourning for his departure , vce dare not repine at the edict of tho Great Architect of the Universe which has summoned him to tho Grand Lodgo above , where the blessed ever rest in eternal peace .
Prov. Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROV . GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
/^ \ N Wednesday , tho lBUi instant , the Wor « hip ul Mister and V / Officers of the Tlnddersfield L-idge , No . 290 , opened a preli . mimvry Lod ' . 'o at the Masonio Hall , South Parade , Huddersfleld , pre . sided over bv LieiUonant-C ilonol Sir Henry Edwards , Bart ., C . B ., f > . I ,., Provituvnl Grand Master , and assisted by Brother T . W . Tew ,
S enior Grand D neon of England and Depnty Provincial Grand Master , nnd a fnll gathering of Provincial Grand Officers aud Brethren . After the minutes of the previous nwting , holden at Halifax in January , had been confi mel , and the customary salnta . tions accorded , Bro . Sir Henry Edwards addressed the brethren as follows : —
I am glad to he again present at the annnal assembly of Provincial Grand Lodge , under the banner of the Hnddersfield Lodge , No 200 , nnd surrounded bv tbe representatives of the various Lodges of West Yorkshire . Each year as it rolls by tells me that at my time of life I cannot apply that vigour of mind and oha . rncter to mv multifarious duties which I conld wish ; therefore ,
whilst thanking yon for the reception you have given me , 1 must claim your co-operation nnd forbearance in the delibera . 'ions on which we now enter . It is encouragement to my mind to realise tho fact that tho Lodges are this d iv well represented on the roll-call of the Province . Last October , and again at Halifax , no less thin 18 Lodges were represente'' . This was a mat .
ter of regret tn me . I think nt least every Worshipful Master and eharitv member of each Lodge shonld try to be present at our Quarterly Communications , because I regard these gatherings as an illustration of the advantages of free conference , to keep alive the interests of the Lodges and to co-operate together in beneficent nets of charity , to promote a good fraternal understanding among
the brethren , and to work ont practical solutions such as are referred to in our charity report , and other matters connected with Grand Lodge which require serious consideration and remedial reo-? ifiention as they arise year by year ; therefore , Brethren , nonrepporsivn Lodges detract from the utility of these gatherings . R-ethren , I nm glad that this quarterly meeting is held iu
Uuddersfiold . It reminds us of that greater and brilliant gathering on the 15 » h October last , when wo assembled in this town to present an address of welcome to His Royal Highness the late Dnke of Albanv , K . G ., K T „ & c , & c The then Mayor of Hudder-field ia , I believe , here to-day , nnd I again thank him , and the present M ivor of this town , for the facilities they placed at the disposal of this Pre .
vincial Grand Lodge on that occasion . The Ri ght Worshipful Pro . vincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire ' s visit to Durham ou the 30 'h January last , tho addresses he gave this and that Province , and the Freemasons of Seaham Harbour on the 19 th February , merit our cordial acknowledgments . We now loyally treasure them np in onr hearts because God has taken him from ns , and we reciprocate
His Eoyal Highness ' s sentiments of his " satisfao ' ion at finding thafc the beneficial influences of Freemasonry are recognised and appreciated in onr communities" outside as inside the various Lodges . This Province was represented on this occasion of the Royal visit to Durham hy my Deputy and many other brethren from West Yorkshire . T must refer also to our Royal Grand Master , who has placed
himself in the forefront of this campaign of usefulness and beneficent influences of noble works and generous actions . The Prince of Wales ¦ s a member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry concerning the Dwellings of the Poor in London , and by his personal inspection of some of the worst localities in Saint Pancras and Holborn , hns set an example of personal service for the good of the
poor and the increase of their social happiness , and which will be taken up by its citizens and the Craft in our great metropolis with a zest ont of which nothing but good can come . The interest which he has taken in tho National Lifeboat Institution , and the Fisheries Exhibition , and the safety and welfare of our sailors , and his promise to lav the stone of that great work of restoration of
Peterborough Cathedral on the 7 th May next ( but which he has announced he cannot do now ) are , however , acts of gracionsness which have won the love and respect of the Craft and of tho people of this country fothe Queen , to himself , and fche other members of the Eoyal Family of this coun ' ry , nnd done more to cousolidate the throuo on a solid foundation than if they had led our armies to the recent victories
which our soldiers have so gallantly achieved . Our loyalty to the throne , sympathy to tho Queen , and to Her Royal Highness the Dnchess of Albany in their great bereavement , and our faithful adherence to the principles of onr Order , as set forth in the volume of the Sacred Law , are in my humble opinion sure safeguards against the fostering and plotting of outrages in our midst , which have for
their objects the undermining the very foundations of social order . I refer to a Lenten pastoral issued on the 26 th February in a neighbouring i land on tho evil of unlawful associations , and classing Freemasons as tho outcome of revolutionary secret societies . Brethren , the Irish Freemasons are a most , loyal bodv of men . The Freemasons of England are sanctioned
and upheld by Acts of Parliament as a collective body aud styled the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England , and every Freemason's name is registered in the office of the Oleic o the Peace . We have nothing illegally secret about us , and as loval , peaceable , and well conducted Freemasons of England and Ireland , wo protest , against these audacious charges thafc we can
be counterpart of other illegal and inhuman associations . It affords me much pride to notice tho gradual increase of the influence and usefulness of tho Craft . May ifc , under judicious administration , p'osperand flourish in the midst of all sections of the owmmiMity , so that peace aud happiness , truth and jnstice , religion and piety , may ,
upon the best , and surest foundations , be established among us for all generations . In 1875 the Freemasons of the Aite ar , d Calder Lodge laid the foundations of Chris Church , at Gonl- > , and on the 18 th of March last , there was a , religious service held therein on the opening of the new Sailors' Institute for tho port of Goole . This institute , built , at a cost of £ 1700 , by the help of the Freemasons and others ,