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R o B RACKSTONE BAKER , P . G . D ., supported the motion , and denied Rro S . Pope , Q . C , G . D ., was riarht when he said on a former occasion t he " ' liar was " an emblem of office , and not of rank . It was a refinet of argument to say it vvas . In different ceremonies the rank of a r " " Was mentioned , and not his office . The motion was carried by an overwhelming majority , and amidst
C Bro " N ICHOLL next moved—That the Board of General Purposes be , and are hereby authorised and emred to determine , and they shall so determine whether such distinction shall be P *? r cord in the centre , or whether it should be cord or braid or lace on the edges , and h t they re-arrange Article 307 accordingly , and report Jhe same in Grand Lodge
in June next . He desired to delegate this function to the Board of General Purposes , because he believed they were best able to exercise it . Rro . G EORGE HUNT seconded .
gro . PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . R ., opposed on the ground that the intion was out of order after the minutes had been confirmed . Were Grand fod ^ e to act in that way it would become a laughing stock , and bring the er y business of Grand Lodge itself into confusion . He did not think that V ourse dignified . The matter was discussed and dealt with at last Grand
J Bro . the Rev . J . A . LLOYD , W . M . 379 , G . C . West Lancashire , said brethren had been put to a great deal of inconvenience and expense in coming from the country to take part in the debate on that subject , and they
felt strongly upon it . He thought that at least it would be a point of politeness on the part of the Board of General Purposes to entertain that idea . He was quite certain thebrethren intended tohave a collar , and a distinctive collar , and they would not let this matter rest .
Bro . N ICHOLL said that at the proposal to confirm the minutes it was a bit of smartness on the part of Bro . Philbrick when he put his point . Perhaps Bro . Philbrick had more knowledge of the rules of Chairmanship than he had , and also of the rules of nonconfirmation of minutes ; but he knew
how matters were conducted in the Houses of Parliament and other assemblies . Bro . Philbrick knew perhaps more of Masonry than he ( Bro . Nicholl ); but he ( Bro . Nicholl ) knew how to govern ordinary societies * md bodies of gentlemen . ( Sensation and cries of " Withdraw . " )
Earl AMHERST said he must request Bro . Nicholl to withdraw the expression ; it was clearly out of order . Bro . W . NICHOLL said if it was so objectionable , he would say he would make the distinction between a body of legal men and professional men , or between professional gentlemen and gentlemen who were not professional gentlemen . ( "Withdraw . " ) Bro . Nicholl said as the idea did not seem
to be acceptable , he would withdraw it without reserve . He had written a great many letters on the subject under discussion till perhaps the Grand Registrar and the Grand Secretary and the Board of General Purposes were tired of hearing his voice and reading his letters . He would state in Grand Lodge openly , and before the whole Craft that the most secret conclave was the Board of General Purposes .
Earl AMHERST said Bro . Nicholl was raking up matter which was not within the substance of the motion , to which he must strictly confine himself . Bro . NICHOLL added that he could not get a proper hearing before the Board of General Purposes , and therefore he brought the matter before the
Grand Lodge . Earl AMHERST having pointed out that he could not put the last part of the motion as to reporting to Grand Lodge in June next , to which Bro . Nicholl agreed , the motion with this exception was put , and his Lordship having declared that he thought the " noes " had it ,
Bro . NICHOLL demanded a division , the result of which was , after a delay of some 20 minutes , that there 282 votes for , and 117 against , the motion .
The result vvas received with loud applause . The Scrutineers of votes for the election of Grand Treasurer having by this time returned to Grand Lodge their report was given in , which was read by Bro . Earl Amherst as follows : —
Bro . Richard Eve ... ... ,,, 765 Bro . A . F . Godson .,. ... ... 462 Majority for Eve ,,. ... 303 Bro . Earl AMHERST having given Bro . Eve permission to interrupt the business of Grand Lodge , which was the consideration of a string of six consecutive motions of Bro . Nicholl ,
t 5 ro . RICHARD EVE , who was received with loud cheering , said the M . W . G . M . in the chair has given me his consent to address to you the thanks that I feel with reference to the election of to-day . I can assure you I feel that the honour that you , the brethren of this Grand Lodge , has heaped upon my shoulders to-day—whatever my services to the Craft have been in the past , I feel that the double dutv is imposed upon me to still
further discharge those duties to the benefit of the Craft and to the good of Freemasonry in all parts of the world . I feel a deep debt of gratitude to those brethren who have come over 100 miles and more , to vote for me on this occasion . To many brethren who have come at great inconvenience I express my deep obligation for their kindness to-day . I thank you for the great honour you have done me to-night . I beg to thank you . ( A pplause . )
Most of the brethren then left the Grand Lodge and the business proceeded . Bro . NICHOLL next movedenftil A ^ asl ; M ' > ^ ' y qualified as members of Grand Lodge , shall be "led to wear such collar on all occasions when Craft clothing may be worn . Bro . Canon PORTAL , P . G . C , seconded the motion . Ihe motion was put and carried . Bro . NICHOLL next
movedmav Masters and Wardens when visiting officially , as enjoined in Article 149 , an , i n * . " ' collars and jewels of office , and shall wear them in Grand and Provincial antl District Grand Lodge . Th * e motion having been seconded visjf ^ HILBRICK pointed out that there was no such thing as official t * . S , and also that the Master was distinguished by his square . He i
j ; "there was no necessity for altering the law . 0 f A * THOMAS FENN remarked that if this motion was carried the whole "Je lectures would have to be altered . * ne motion was withdrawn . r ° - NICHOLL ' next motion was also withdrawn . "That by dispensa-
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tion full Masonic clothing may be worn b y all officers wherever they are permitted to be present , " it being shown that the Constitutions at present laid down the same rule . Bro . NICHOLL proposed , and Bro . GEORGE HUNT seconded "That the Board of General Purposes be requested to re-draft Article 308 , " and the motion was carried without opposition . By Bro . J AMES STEVENS , P . M .,
1216—That Article No . 153 of the General Laws and Regulations for the government of the Craft , vvhich declares that " All lodges held within ten miles of Freemasons' Hall , London , be London lodges , and are to pay the London fees and dues , " be repealed . And stated in the course of his remarks upon it that brethren and lodges in the London District were now so numerous that there was no chance of the brethren getting , however eminent their services , Grand Lodge honours , or , as he put it , " a reward for their services . "
Bro . NICHOLL heartily sympathised with Bro . Stevens , the Provincial brethren thinking it a great p ity that the brethren who worked very hard in a number of lodges within the ten mile radius of London should not get any mark of favour . Bro . PHILBRICK showed that the granting of Provinces or Districts was a prerogative of the M . W . G . Master , and the Grand Lodge would be interfering with this prerogative if they passed this motion .
Bro . STEVENS denied that it would be subversive of the prerogative of the Grand Master , and subsequently withdrew the motion , the brethren showing a disposition that it should be withdrawn rather than they should be put tothe trouble of dividing . Bro . J OSEPH CLEVER , P . M . No . 171 ,
moved—That one thousand pounds be paid fiom the Fund of General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to the funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , to assist in placing extra annuitants on the funds , in view of the large number ( 130 candidates ) seeking election in May next . Bro . EDGAR BOWYER , P . G . St . Br ., seconded the motion which was unanimously carried . Bro . NICHOLL did not obtain a seconder for his
motion—That the Board of General Purposes be requested to examine into the laws relating to the elections of all elective officers . Boards and Committees in Grand Lodge , and td report to next Quarterly Communication whether it is desirable or practicable to adopt some system ot voting by proxy papers , or otherwise , not necessitating personal attendance of brethren from a distance .
and consequently it dropped . Bro . NICHOLL lastly moved—That Article 75 Book of Constitutions be referred to Board of General Purposes for the purposes of ascertaining if it is possible to remodel and simplify and render it more workable as to the mode of recording and counting the votes in Grand Lodge .
Bro . PHILBRICK in seconding the motion , said the complicated rule of voting , which he had been obliged to read out that evening , when the brethren divided on a motion of Bro . Nicholl , was the outcome of an enthusiastic and diligent brother ' s eloquence , who had found it impossible to carry
out the scheme in any other way . He asked that if any brother could hit upon a scheme that would less inconvenience the brethren than that they had had to go through that ni ght , they would forward it tothe Grand'Secretary , and he could promise that it would be considered by the Board of General Purposes .
The motion was carried amidst applause , and Grand Lodge was then closed in form , and adjourned . The clothing and insignia of office , vvith which Bro . Robert Grey was invested as President of the Board of Benevolence , as mentioned in our above report , were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .
Consecration Of The Adur Lodge, No. 2187, At Henfield.
CONSECRATION OF THE ADUR LODGE , No . 2187 , AT HENFIELD .
A large gathering of brethren took place on Friday afternoon , the 18 th ult ., at the Assembly Rooms , Henfield , on the occasion of the consecration of the Adur Lodge , No . 2187 . The ceremonies of consecration and of the installation of the VV . M . designate were performed by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , who was assisted by the Provincial Grand Officers . The brethren assembled in the large room at halfpast three , when the chair was taken by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke ,
while Bros . C J . Corder , P . P . S . G . W ., and Sir F . Knowles , Bart ., P . P . G . J . W ., occupied the Wardens' chairs ; the latter brother resigning his post on the arrival of Bro . C VV . Hudson , Prov . J . G . W . The Provincial Grand Officers , Past and Present , with other members of the Craft , who attended , included Bros . Gerard Ford , Deputy Prov . G . M . designate ; V . P . Freeman , Prov . G . Sec ; J . M . Reed , P . P . G . S . of W . ; H . T . S . Burney , P . G . D . ; B . Burfield , Prov . G . Asst . Sec . ; and others .
The lodge having been duly opened in the Three Degrees , and the hymn , " Hail Eternal , by Whose aid , " having been sung , Bro . Colonel SHADWELL H . CLERKE addressed the brethren on the motive of the
meeting . In September last , he said , the brethren of Henfield and its vicinity expressed a desire to have a new lodge , believing that , in the handsome building in which they were assembled , they would be enabled to promote their object successfully . Their petition to the Provincial Grand Lodge vvas not at first favourably entertained , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master fearing the movement would not receive sufficient Masonic support in the
neighbourhood . Ultimately the petition was reconsidered , and the approval of the Grand Master was secured . The warrant was issued , and the Iodge vvas named the Adur , from the river which flowed close by- The brethren assembled vvere present to give effect to the charter . The Prov . G . Master , H . R . H . the Dukeof Connaught , was , as they vvere aware , unable to attend , and in addition they had recently lost their Dep , Prov . Grand Master , Bro .
J . Henderson Scott , vvho had passed away to his rest . He , himself , had been commissioned to fill the gap , and he embraced the opportunity of congraulating Bro . Gerard Ford upon his appointment as Dep . Prov . G . Master . ' He firmly believed he was the tight man in the right place , and worthy to wear the mantle of his eminent predecessor . Addressing the founders of the new lodge , he expressed the hope that that would exercise care in the reception of members .
Prayer having been offered up by Bro . DOWDALL , Prov . G . Chap ., Bro , V . P . FREEMAN , Prov . G . Sec , read the charter , petition , and warrant , staling that the movement had the recommendation of the Southdown . Lodge . Bro . J . PUTTICK , Prov . G . Chap ., then delivered an oration on the : principles of the Institution . He congratulated the lodge upon being consecrated in the Jubilee year , and trusted that might prove an augury of its future success . The consecration of a lodge doubtless reminded them
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R o B RACKSTONE BAKER , P . G . D ., supported the motion , and denied Rro S . Pope , Q . C , G . D ., was riarht when he said on a former occasion t he " ' liar was " an emblem of office , and not of rank . It was a refinet of argument to say it vvas . In different ceremonies the rank of a r " " Was mentioned , and not his office . The motion was carried by an overwhelming majority , and amidst
C Bro " N ICHOLL next moved—That the Board of General Purposes be , and are hereby authorised and emred to determine , and they shall so determine whether such distinction shall be P *? r cord in the centre , or whether it should be cord or braid or lace on the edges , and h t they re-arrange Article 307 accordingly , and report Jhe same in Grand Lodge
in June next . He desired to delegate this function to the Board of General Purposes , because he believed they were best able to exercise it . Rro . G EORGE HUNT seconded .
gro . PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . R ., opposed on the ground that the intion was out of order after the minutes had been confirmed . Were Grand fod ^ e to act in that way it would become a laughing stock , and bring the er y business of Grand Lodge itself into confusion . He did not think that V ourse dignified . The matter was discussed and dealt with at last Grand
J Bro . the Rev . J . A . LLOYD , W . M . 379 , G . C . West Lancashire , said brethren had been put to a great deal of inconvenience and expense in coming from the country to take part in the debate on that subject , and they
felt strongly upon it . He thought that at least it would be a point of politeness on the part of the Board of General Purposes to entertain that idea . He was quite certain thebrethren intended tohave a collar , and a distinctive collar , and they would not let this matter rest .
Bro . N ICHOLL said that at the proposal to confirm the minutes it was a bit of smartness on the part of Bro . Philbrick when he put his point . Perhaps Bro . Philbrick had more knowledge of the rules of Chairmanship than he had , and also of the rules of nonconfirmation of minutes ; but he knew
how matters were conducted in the Houses of Parliament and other assemblies . Bro . Philbrick knew perhaps more of Masonry than he ( Bro . Nicholl ); but he ( Bro . Nicholl ) knew how to govern ordinary societies * md bodies of gentlemen . ( Sensation and cries of " Withdraw . " )
Earl AMHERST said he must request Bro . Nicholl to withdraw the expression ; it was clearly out of order . Bro . W . NICHOLL said if it was so objectionable , he would say he would make the distinction between a body of legal men and professional men , or between professional gentlemen and gentlemen who were not professional gentlemen . ( "Withdraw . " ) Bro . Nicholl said as the idea did not seem
to be acceptable , he would withdraw it without reserve . He had written a great many letters on the subject under discussion till perhaps the Grand Registrar and the Grand Secretary and the Board of General Purposes were tired of hearing his voice and reading his letters . He would state in Grand Lodge openly , and before the whole Craft that the most secret conclave was the Board of General Purposes .
Earl AMHERST said Bro . Nicholl was raking up matter which was not within the substance of the motion , to which he must strictly confine himself . Bro . NICHOLL added that he could not get a proper hearing before the Board of General Purposes , and therefore he brought the matter before the
Grand Lodge . Earl AMHERST having pointed out that he could not put the last part of the motion as to reporting to Grand Lodge in June next , to which Bro . Nicholl agreed , the motion with this exception was put , and his Lordship having declared that he thought the " noes " had it ,
Bro . NICHOLL demanded a division , the result of which was , after a delay of some 20 minutes , that there 282 votes for , and 117 against , the motion .
The result vvas received with loud applause . The Scrutineers of votes for the election of Grand Treasurer having by this time returned to Grand Lodge their report was given in , which was read by Bro . Earl Amherst as follows : —
Bro . Richard Eve ... ... ,,, 765 Bro . A . F . Godson .,. ... ... 462 Majority for Eve ,,. ... 303 Bro . Earl AMHERST having given Bro . Eve permission to interrupt the business of Grand Lodge , which was the consideration of a string of six consecutive motions of Bro . Nicholl ,
t 5 ro . RICHARD EVE , who was received with loud cheering , said the M . W . G . M . in the chair has given me his consent to address to you the thanks that I feel with reference to the election of to-day . I can assure you I feel that the honour that you , the brethren of this Grand Lodge , has heaped upon my shoulders to-day—whatever my services to the Craft have been in the past , I feel that the double dutv is imposed upon me to still
further discharge those duties to the benefit of the Craft and to the good of Freemasonry in all parts of the world . I feel a deep debt of gratitude to those brethren who have come over 100 miles and more , to vote for me on this occasion . To many brethren who have come at great inconvenience I express my deep obligation for their kindness to-day . I thank you for the great honour you have done me to-night . I beg to thank you . ( A pplause . )
Most of the brethren then left the Grand Lodge and the business proceeded . Bro . NICHOLL next movedenftil A ^ asl ; M ' > ^ ' y qualified as members of Grand Lodge , shall be "led to wear such collar on all occasions when Craft clothing may be worn . Bro . Canon PORTAL , P . G . C , seconded the motion . Ihe motion was put and carried . Bro . NICHOLL next
movedmav Masters and Wardens when visiting officially , as enjoined in Article 149 , an , i n * . " ' collars and jewels of office , and shall wear them in Grand and Provincial antl District Grand Lodge . Th * e motion having been seconded visjf ^ HILBRICK pointed out that there was no such thing as official t * . S , and also that the Master was distinguished by his square . He i
j ; "there was no necessity for altering the law . 0 f A * THOMAS FENN remarked that if this motion was carried the whole "Je lectures would have to be altered . * ne motion was withdrawn . r ° - NICHOLL ' next motion was also withdrawn . "That by dispensa-
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tion full Masonic clothing may be worn b y all officers wherever they are permitted to be present , " it being shown that the Constitutions at present laid down the same rule . Bro . NICHOLL proposed , and Bro . GEORGE HUNT seconded "That the Board of General Purposes be requested to re-draft Article 308 , " and the motion was carried without opposition . By Bro . J AMES STEVENS , P . M .,
1216—That Article No . 153 of the General Laws and Regulations for the government of the Craft , vvhich declares that " All lodges held within ten miles of Freemasons' Hall , London , be London lodges , and are to pay the London fees and dues , " be repealed . And stated in the course of his remarks upon it that brethren and lodges in the London District were now so numerous that there was no chance of the brethren getting , however eminent their services , Grand Lodge honours , or , as he put it , " a reward for their services . "
Bro . NICHOLL heartily sympathised with Bro . Stevens , the Provincial brethren thinking it a great p ity that the brethren who worked very hard in a number of lodges within the ten mile radius of London should not get any mark of favour . Bro . PHILBRICK showed that the granting of Provinces or Districts was a prerogative of the M . W . G . Master , and the Grand Lodge would be interfering with this prerogative if they passed this motion .
Bro . STEVENS denied that it would be subversive of the prerogative of the Grand Master , and subsequently withdrew the motion , the brethren showing a disposition that it should be withdrawn rather than they should be put tothe trouble of dividing . Bro . J OSEPH CLEVER , P . M . No . 171 ,
moved—That one thousand pounds be paid fiom the Fund of General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to the funds of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , to assist in placing extra annuitants on the funds , in view of the large number ( 130 candidates ) seeking election in May next . Bro . EDGAR BOWYER , P . G . St . Br ., seconded the motion which was unanimously carried . Bro . NICHOLL did not obtain a seconder for his
motion—That the Board of General Purposes be requested to examine into the laws relating to the elections of all elective officers . Boards and Committees in Grand Lodge , and td report to next Quarterly Communication whether it is desirable or practicable to adopt some system ot voting by proxy papers , or otherwise , not necessitating personal attendance of brethren from a distance .
and consequently it dropped . Bro . NICHOLL lastly moved—That Article 75 Book of Constitutions be referred to Board of General Purposes for the purposes of ascertaining if it is possible to remodel and simplify and render it more workable as to the mode of recording and counting the votes in Grand Lodge .
Bro . PHILBRICK in seconding the motion , said the complicated rule of voting , which he had been obliged to read out that evening , when the brethren divided on a motion of Bro . Nicholl , was the outcome of an enthusiastic and diligent brother ' s eloquence , who had found it impossible to carry
out the scheme in any other way . He asked that if any brother could hit upon a scheme that would less inconvenience the brethren than that they had had to go through that ni ght , they would forward it tothe Grand'Secretary , and he could promise that it would be considered by the Board of General Purposes .
The motion was carried amidst applause , and Grand Lodge was then closed in form , and adjourned . The clothing and insignia of office , vvith which Bro . Robert Grey was invested as President of the Board of Benevolence , as mentioned in our above report , were manufactured by Bro . George Kenning .
Consecration Of The Adur Lodge, No. 2187, At Henfield.
CONSECRATION OF THE ADUR LODGE , No . 2187 , AT HENFIELD .
A large gathering of brethren took place on Friday afternoon , the 18 th ult ., at the Assembly Rooms , Henfield , on the occasion of the consecration of the Adur Lodge , No . 2187 . The ceremonies of consecration and of the installation of the VV . M . designate were performed by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Grand Secretary of England , who was assisted by the Provincial Grand Officers . The brethren assembled in the large room at halfpast three , when the chair was taken by Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke ,
while Bros . C J . Corder , P . P . S . G . W ., and Sir F . Knowles , Bart ., P . P . G . J . W ., occupied the Wardens' chairs ; the latter brother resigning his post on the arrival of Bro . C VV . Hudson , Prov . J . G . W . The Provincial Grand Officers , Past and Present , with other members of the Craft , who attended , included Bros . Gerard Ford , Deputy Prov . G . M . designate ; V . P . Freeman , Prov . G . Sec ; J . M . Reed , P . P . G . S . of W . ; H . T . S . Burney , P . G . D . ; B . Burfield , Prov . G . Asst . Sec . ; and others .
The lodge having been duly opened in the Three Degrees , and the hymn , " Hail Eternal , by Whose aid , " having been sung , Bro . Colonel SHADWELL H . CLERKE addressed the brethren on the motive of the
meeting . In September last , he said , the brethren of Henfield and its vicinity expressed a desire to have a new lodge , believing that , in the handsome building in which they were assembled , they would be enabled to promote their object successfully . Their petition to the Provincial Grand Lodge vvas not at first favourably entertained , the Deputy Prov . Grand Master fearing the movement would not receive sufficient Masonic support in the
neighbourhood . Ultimately the petition was reconsidered , and the approval of the Grand Master was secured . The warrant was issued , and the Iodge vvas named the Adur , from the river which flowed close by- The brethren assembled vvere present to give effect to the charter . The Prov . G . Master , H . R . H . the Dukeof Connaught , was , as they vvere aware , unable to attend , and in addition they had recently lost their Dep , Prov . Grand Master , Bro .
J . Henderson Scott , vvho had passed away to his rest . He , himself , had been commissioned to fill the gap , and he embraced the opportunity of congraulating Bro . Gerard Ford upon his appointment as Dep . Prov . G . Master . ' He firmly believed he was the tight man in the right place , and worthy to wear the mantle of his eminent predecessor . Addressing the founders of the new lodge , he expressed the hope that that would exercise care in the reception of members .
Prayer having been offered up by Bro . DOWDALL , Prov . G . Chap ., Bro , V . P . FREEMAN , Prov . G . Sec , read the charter , petition , and warrant , staling that the movement had the recommendation of the Southdown . Lodge . Bro . J . PUTTICK , Prov . G . Chap ., then delivered an oration on the : principles of the Institution . He congratulated the lodge upon being consecrated in the Jubilee year , and trusted that might prove an augury of its future success . The consecration of a lodge doubtless reminded them