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were brought together for the restoration of a temple for' the worship and honour of Almighty God , I think it would be worse than foolish to suppose that we could have gone through such a blasphemous mimicry if really our hearts had been turned in the opposite direction and wc had been plotters against social order and deniers of a Supreme Bein-r . 1 am convinced , brethren , that social order and religion
have no stronger friends , no truer pillars to rest upon than the Masonic bodies of England . I deeply regret , brethren , that any person in the position of the Pope should have been so far misled by false representations as to put his hand—I am sure most undesignedly—to such a mis-statement of facts as this encyclical contains . 1 wish and think that anything I can say or that we could do here would open his eyes to the facts of the case , but
whether that be so or not we have one duty to ourselves and to the ancient and venerable Order that wc represent , and it is this , in the most temperate language that we can command , but al the same time the most decisive , to protest against this charge and to spread far and wide our protest against it , and with this object , and with this purpose I beg now to submit to Grand Lodge a motion , trusting that on this , as on the former occasion to
which I alluded , there will be neither dissentient voice nor gesture . I beg now to move , ' * First , that this Grand Lodge has seen with great regret the recent encyclical letter , in which the charges of atheism , sedition , and vice are made against Masonry in general without discrimination or qualification ; and , secondly , that this Grand Lodge , whilst it does not deny that meetings for political and seditious purposes have in some countries been
• held under the pretence of their being Masonic lodges , can only express its astonishment and regret that English Freemasonry should by some strange misapprehension of facts be included in this sweeping charge , which the law , practices , and traditions of the Order , as well as the position of its rulers , clearly prove to be utterly without foundation . " Bro . J HAVERS , P . G . W ., in seconding the resolution , said he thought
lhey were most deeply indebted ta their Pro Grand Master for thc thoughtful care which had made him bring this subject before the brethren , ana for his constant care and attention to all the works of Grand Lodge . Next let him say how they thanked his lordship for the admirable manner in which he had put before them that eveningthe resolution he moved . - As he had ' . said before to his lordship , this resolution was hot necessary for Freemasons ";
they knew it was not necessary even for Roman Catholics , because , while they should treat them with the greatest respect , they were free to do , say , and think what they liked ; but there might be in this wide world of ours some good , dear old ladies , of both sexes , who had the idea that Freemasons . were rather a bad class , and those would be reconciled by those great and beautiful words which tiad fallen from their chief . Having said this much , hc begged to second the resolution .
The Earl of CARNARVON having put thc resolution , said he had the satisfaction of declaring that it was carried " nemine contradicente . " Loud cheers followed thc announcement . The Earl of CARNARVON said he had to make one further announcement that Sir John B . Monckton had requested that hc should no longer be appointed President of the Board of General Purposes . Sir John B .
Mockton had served a long time , and had great labours and very heavy work often passed through his hands . It would not surprise Grand Lodge if he added that the M . W . G . M . had conferred on Sir John Monckton , on the occasion of his retirement , the rank of Past Grand Junior Warden . In that honour , so well conferred by his Royal Highness , Sir John Monckton received a hearty Masonic welcome as well as a personal one , hc was sure , from , nverv Freemason .
The Earl of Carnarvon having invested Sir John Monckton , the customary salute was given . The Earl of CARNARVON said he had to announce that the Prince of Wales had appointed Bro . Thomas Fenn to the post of President of thc Board of General Purposes . Addressing Bro . Fenn after he had invested him , the noble earl said , Bro . Fenn , I congratulate you , and I wish you both
for myself , and I am sure I "may add in thc name of Grand Lodge also , my own heartiest good , wishes in the great and responsible duties which you liave undertaken . Thc appointment was received with loud cheers . The following is the result of the election of thc Board of General Purposes : —Brethren nominated by the Grand Master—Bros . T . Fenn , ( President ); Sir Albert Woods ( Carter ); Ai . L Mclntyre , Q . C , M . P . ; __¦• T I , \ f _ . _ ... ! . »_ ... I ? A D 1 . _ IU .. ; .. 1 _ ' t ~\ C I \ i C <_ . « . _ _!_ ..- _ . T A D .. _ . ! . _ ... O Oir niuinl L ^^ ... uauiiuwa _» . ixurwuii \
J . E > . .--un _ -, _•» . III " » « . » ,.., j . , j . . , . F . Gould , F . Davison , E . Letchworth , and Alfred Richards . Brethren elected b y Grand Lodge—Bros . John Lawrence Mather , P . M . 1471 ; Thomas Hastings Miller , W . M . 1964 ; Wm . Bristow , W . M . 2041 ; Giovanni P . Festa , P . M . 1900 ; Ralph * Glutton , P . M . 143 ; Alfred Meadows , M . D . ' , P . M . 4 ; James Willing , jun ., P . M . 1507 ; Thomas C . Bush , W . M . 1728 ; James Stevens . P . AI . 1216 ; Thomas C . Walls , W . M . 1 503 ; Edward F . Storr , P . M . 22 ; Frederick T . . C . Keeble , W . M . 1426 ; Samuel Hill , W . M . 21 ; and Leopold G . Gordon Robbins , W . M . 10 .
The following is thc list on thc Colonial Board ; no others being nominated , there was no election : —Bros . Charles R . Rivington , 2 ; James Brett , 177 ; Wm . Stephens , 1489 ; Frederic W . Coles , U 50 ; Edward Garnet Man , 143 ; John Andrew Maitland , 92 ; George Haldane ( Lieut .-Col . ) 1615 . The Earl of CARNARVON announced the appointment of Lieut .-Colonel George Haldane as President .
Bro . GEORGE HOPKINSON , P . M . 14 , proposed Bro . Standish Harding , No . 10 , for Grand Lodge Auditor , in succession to his father , Bro . R . P . Harding , who , having been appointed Chief Receiver in Bankruptcy , wished to resign Grand Lodge Auditorship . Bro . F . KNYVETT , P . G . S ., seconded the motion . Carried unanimously .
GRAND SECRETARY announced that the following brethren had been nominated for the Committee of Management for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , and as no others had been nominated , an election was not required : Bros . Thomas W . C . Bush , P . M . 1728 ; Chas . A . Cottebrune , P . M . 1257 ; Chas . Dairy , P . M . 141 ; William H . Goodall , P . M . 1567 ; Henry McPherson , P . M . 800 ; George L .. Moore , P . M . 169 ; Wm . J . Murlis , P . M . 1642 ; Robert
Perry Tate , P . M . 860 ; A . 'H . lattershall , P . M . 140 ; and James Willing , jun ., P . M . 1507 .. * The following recommendations of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter were confirmed : m The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 298 , Rochdale £ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 298 , Rochdale 75 o o
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The widow of a brother of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 90 , London ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 , London ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 o o . The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , No . 261 , Taunton 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Surrey . Lodge , No . 416 , Reigate ... 75 o o Abrotherof the Portland Lodge , No . 1037 , Portland 50 o o ' brother of the Sutherland Lod
A ge , No . 451 , Burslem 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Phmnix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth 50 o o A brother of the Fowey Lodge , No . 977 , Fowey 75 o o A brother of the Atholl Lodge , No . 74 , Birmingham ... 100 o o A brother of the Beadon Lodge , No . 619 , Dulwich ... 100 o o A brother of the St . Matthew ' s Lodge , No . 1447 , Barton-on-I lumber 150 o o
Ihe widow ot a brother ot the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , London 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 4 S 1 , Newcastleon-Tyne ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Thomas' Lodge , No . 142 , London 50 00 A brother of the Stuart Lodge , No . 1632 , London 75 o o The widow of a brother of the All Souls' Lodge , No . 170 , Weymouth 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Granite Lodge , No . 1328 , London ... 50 o 6 The widow of brother of the Lod
a Royal Kensington ge , No . 1627 , London ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 o o A brother of the West Smithfield Lodge , No . 1623 , London ... 50 o o The annual report of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated the 16 th May , 1884 , was laid before Grand Lodge . The next business was an appeal from the Punjab .
Bro . b . A . PHILBRICK , Q . C , Grand Registrar , said the appeal woul d be withdrawn , but he wished to - draw attention to a subject which would be useful to the brethren everywhere . There had grown up a usage in thc Punjab to elect a joining member of a lodge by acclamation . Now the only way in which a joining member could be elected to a lodge was by ballot . If a lodge were permitted to dispense with the plain written law of
the Book ol Constitutions by electing a member by show of hand < , they might go so far as to elect a Master or a Treasurer in the same way . Every brother , however young , was lo exercise his unbiased vote without being swayed by the weight or authority of old Masons . If a Master was elected by show . of hands all his appointments would be illegal , and the S . W . would not be eligible for the chair next year . It would lead lo interminable confusion , and he begged to draw attention to the irregularity .
Bro . CHARLES FREDERICK . HOGARD , P . M . 205 , brought forward the following motion : — .
To add to Rule 190 ! the Book of Constitutions—" Election of Grand Treasurer . If more than one brother is nominated the names shall be printed in a list , a copy of which shall be delivered to each member present at the Grand Lodge . The balloting lists having been delivered to the members of Grand Lodge are to be collected by the Scrutineers appointed for that purpose , and are not to be signed . In order to carry out the above law , eight Scrutineers are to be elected at the General Committee previous to the Grand Lodge in March , and eight other Scrutineers are to be nominated by the
Grand Master or Presiding Officer at that Grand Lodge . The Scrutineers arc to collect the lists from the brethren to whom they have been delivered , and shall solemnly pledge themselves to make a correct report under their hands of the result of thc ballot . They shall then retire and , having ascertained the numbers for the respective candidates , shall present thc report in Grand Lodge . But if their report be not ready b y the time the Grand Lodge is about to be closed , the Grand Master or thc Presiding Ollicer shall , after tne receive tne in his
closing Urano Lodge , report private room , and in such case a copy thereof , verified by the Grand Secretary , shall be immediately posted'up in the Grand Secretary ' s office , and remain during one week for the information ofthe Craft . " Bro . Hogard stated that he concurred in a suggestion that had bcen made ' to him that thc election should be in June , and he altered his motion in that particular .
Bro . G . P . BRITTEN seconded thc motion . Bro . THOMAS FENN , President of thc Board of General Purposes , pro * posed as an . amendment—to save the addition of 200 words to the Book of Constitutions—to add to the law as to Grand Treasurer , "That the Grand Treasurer must be an actual member or Past Master of a lodge , and shall be nominated and elected at the same time , and in the same manner , as the members of thc Board of General Purposes . " After a short discussion , it was arranged that thc subject should come on at the next Quarterly Communication .
Bro . Lieut .-Col . J CREATON , Past Grand Treasurer , moved 1 " That the sum of £ 70 be voted from the funds of the Board of General Purposes j that thc same be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , to provide the residents of the Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter months . " Bro . RAYMOND W . STEWART , P . G . D ., seconded thc motion , which was put and carried .
The Report of the Scrutineers not being ready thc Earl of CARNARVON stated hc would receive it in his private room . Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form .
Grand Mark Lodge.
GRAND MARK LODGE .
The Half-Yearly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and the Colonics and Dependencies of thc British Crown was held on Tuesday evening in the large hall of Freemasons' Tavern . Thc Earl of Kintore , R . VV . Deputy Grand Master , presided , in the absence of Lord Henniker , M . W . Grand Master , who had met with' a severe accident . Sir Pryse-Pryse acted as Deputy Grand Master , Capt . N . G . Philips , S . W ., and Col . Shadwell H . Clerke as J . W . The other Present and Past Grand Officers in attendance were as follows : —
. M . W . Bro . Rev . Canon Portal , Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , P . G . M . M . M . ; R . W . Bros . R . J . Finnemore , Prov . G . M . Natal ; Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , Prov . G . M . Bucks ; R . C . Else , Prov . G . M . Somerset ; C . F . Matier , P . G . W . ; V . W . Bros . William Roebuck , P . G . O ., as G . M . O . ; E . C . Mather , P . G . O ., as G . S . O . j Capt . S . G . Kirchoffer , G . J . O . ; R . J . Mure , O . H . Pearson , Thomas Cubitt , James . Stevens , J . E . Le Feuvre , and Richard Eve , P . G . Os . ; Rev . F . J . C de Crespigny , tl ¦ j tannuue fti
U . map . ; Kev . . u . morse , ana rcev . _ ,. w . openccr _ , uep . rrov . u .. Cheshire , P . G . Chaps-. ; Frederick Davison , Dep . Prov . G . M . Middx ., Sic , G . Treas . ; H . C Levander , G . Reg . ; Frederick Binckes , G . Sec . ; George Cooper , G . S . D . ; T . J . Railing , G . J . D . ; W . Bros . T . Y . Strachan , Dep . Prov . G . M . Northumberland and Durham ; A . F . Godson , Dep . Prov . G . M ; Warwick ; A . Williams , P . G . D . ; C H . Driverand H . Lovegrove , P . G . L of Ws . ; Robert Berridge , G . D . of C . ; Geo . Dalrymple and Edward Friend , G . A . D . of C ; Controller S . G . Bake , G . Swd . Hr . ;
T . C . Walls , P . G . Swd . Br . ; Wm . Watkins , G . _ td . Br . ; Iv . M . Lott , P . G . Org ., as G . Org . ; Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; J . H . Hanks , G . I . G . ; C . Pullman , P . G . I . G . ; T . Taylor , John Tomkins , Wm . March , and J . S . Cumberland , G . Stwds . ; H . Massey , R . P . Spice , George Yaxley , I . Mainwaring , Wm . Stephens , Geo . Powell , C W . Duke , H . Faija , John Barker , and Henry George , P . G . Stwds . ; C . T . Speight , Tyler ; there being altogether a very large attendance of brethren . After the formal opening of Grand Lodge and the reading and confirmation of the minutes of Grand Lodge of 4 th December , 188 . 3 , a "d of Special
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United Grand Lodge.
were brought together for the restoration of a temple for' the worship and honour of Almighty God , I think it would be worse than foolish to suppose that we could have gone through such a blasphemous mimicry if really our hearts had been turned in the opposite direction and wc had been plotters against social order and deniers of a Supreme Bein-r . 1 am convinced , brethren , that social order and religion
have no stronger friends , no truer pillars to rest upon than the Masonic bodies of England . I deeply regret , brethren , that any person in the position of the Pope should have been so far misled by false representations as to put his hand—I am sure most undesignedly—to such a mis-statement of facts as this encyclical contains . 1 wish and think that anything I can say or that we could do here would open his eyes to the facts of the case , but
whether that be so or not we have one duty to ourselves and to the ancient and venerable Order that wc represent , and it is this , in the most temperate language that we can command , but al the same time the most decisive , to protest against this charge and to spread far and wide our protest against it , and with this object , and with this purpose I beg now to submit to Grand Lodge a motion , trusting that on this , as on the former occasion to
which I alluded , there will be neither dissentient voice nor gesture . I beg now to move , ' * First , that this Grand Lodge has seen with great regret the recent encyclical letter , in which the charges of atheism , sedition , and vice are made against Masonry in general without discrimination or qualification ; and , secondly , that this Grand Lodge , whilst it does not deny that meetings for political and seditious purposes have in some countries been
• held under the pretence of their being Masonic lodges , can only express its astonishment and regret that English Freemasonry should by some strange misapprehension of facts be included in this sweeping charge , which the law , practices , and traditions of the Order , as well as the position of its rulers , clearly prove to be utterly without foundation . " Bro . J HAVERS , P . G . W ., in seconding the resolution , said he thought
lhey were most deeply indebted ta their Pro Grand Master for thc thoughtful care which had made him bring this subject before the brethren , ana for his constant care and attention to all the works of Grand Lodge . Next let him say how they thanked his lordship for the admirable manner in which he had put before them that eveningthe resolution he moved . - As he had ' . said before to his lordship , this resolution was hot necessary for Freemasons ";
they knew it was not necessary even for Roman Catholics , because , while they should treat them with the greatest respect , they were free to do , say , and think what they liked ; but there might be in this wide world of ours some good , dear old ladies , of both sexes , who had the idea that Freemasons . were rather a bad class , and those would be reconciled by those great and beautiful words which tiad fallen from their chief . Having said this much , hc begged to second the resolution .
The Earl of CARNARVON having put thc resolution , said he had the satisfaction of declaring that it was carried " nemine contradicente . " Loud cheers followed thc announcement . The Earl of CARNARVON said he had to make one further announcement that Sir John B . Monckton had requested that hc should no longer be appointed President of the Board of General Purposes . Sir John B .
Mockton had served a long time , and had great labours and very heavy work often passed through his hands . It would not surprise Grand Lodge if he added that the M . W . G . M . had conferred on Sir John Monckton , on the occasion of his retirement , the rank of Past Grand Junior Warden . In that honour , so well conferred by his Royal Highness , Sir John Monckton received a hearty Masonic welcome as well as a personal one , hc was sure , from , nverv Freemason .
The Earl of Carnarvon having invested Sir John Monckton , the customary salute was given . The Earl of CARNARVON said he had to announce that the Prince of Wales had appointed Bro . Thomas Fenn to the post of President of thc Board of General Purposes . Addressing Bro . Fenn after he had invested him , the noble earl said , Bro . Fenn , I congratulate you , and I wish you both
for myself , and I am sure I "may add in thc name of Grand Lodge also , my own heartiest good , wishes in the great and responsible duties which you liave undertaken . Thc appointment was received with loud cheers . The following is the result of the election of thc Board of General Purposes : —Brethren nominated by the Grand Master—Bros . T . Fenn , ( President ); Sir Albert Woods ( Carter ); Ai . L Mclntyre , Q . C , M . P . ; __¦• T I , \ f _ . _ ... ! . »_ ... I ? A D 1 . _ IU .. ; .. 1 _ ' t ~\ C I \ i C <_ . « . _ _!_ ..- _ . T A D .. _ . ! . _ ... O Oir niuinl L ^^ ... uauiiuwa _» . ixurwuii \
J . E > . .--un _ -, _•» . III " » « . » ,.., j . , j . . , . F . Gould , F . Davison , E . Letchworth , and Alfred Richards . Brethren elected b y Grand Lodge—Bros . John Lawrence Mather , P . M . 1471 ; Thomas Hastings Miller , W . M . 1964 ; Wm . Bristow , W . M . 2041 ; Giovanni P . Festa , P . M . 1900 ; Ralph * Glutton , P . M . 143 ; Alfred Meadows , M . D . ' , P . M . 4 ; James Willing , jun ., P . M . 1507 ; Thomas C . Bush , W . M . 1728 ; James Stevens . P . AI . 1216 ; Thomas C . Walls , W . M . 1 503 ; Edward F . Storr , P . M . 22 ; Frederick T . . C . Keeble , W . M . 1426 ; Samuel Hill , W . M . 21 ; and Leopold G . Gordon Robbins , W . M . 10 .
The following is thc list on thc Colonial Board ; no others being nominated , there was no election : —Bros . Charles R . Rivington , 2 ; James Brett , 177 ; Wm . Stephens , 1489 ; Frederic W . Coles , U 50 ; Edward Garnet Man , 143 ; John Andrew Maitland , 92 ; George Haldane ( Lieut .-Col . ) 1615 . The Earl of CARNARVON announced the appointment of Lieut .-Colonel George Haldane as President .
Bro . GEORGE HOPKINSON , P . M . 14 , proposed Bro . Standish Harding , No . 10 , for Grand Lodge Auditor , in succession to his father , Bro . R . P . Harding , who , having been appointed Chief Receiver in Bankruptcy , wished to resign Grand Lodge Auditorship . Bro . F . KNYVETT , P . G . S ., seconded the motion . Carried unanimously .
GRAND SECRETARY announced that the following brethren had been nominated for the Committee of Management for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , and as no others had been nominated , an election was not required : Bros . Thomas W . C . Bush , P . M . 1728 ; Chas . A . Cottebrune , P . M . 1257 ; Chas . Dairy , P . M . 141 ; William H . Goodall , P . M . 1567 ; Henry McPherson , P . M . 800 ; George L .. Moore , P . M . 169 ; Wm . J . Murlis , P . M . 1642 ; Robert
Perry Tate , P . M . 860 ; A . 'H . lattershall , P . M . 140 ; and James Willing , jun ., P . M . 1507 .. * The following recommendations of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter were confirmed : m The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 298 , Rochdale £ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Harmony , No . 298 , Rochdale 75 o o
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The widow of a brother of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 90 , London ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Royal Athelstan Lodge , No . 19 , London ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 o o . The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Unanimity and Sincerity , No . 261 , Taunton 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Surrey . Lodge , No . 416 , Reigate ... 75 o o Abrotherof the Portland Lodge , No . 1037 , Portland 50 o o ' brother of the Sutherland Lod
A ge , No . 451 , Burslem 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Victoria Lodge , No . 1056 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Phmnix Lodge , No . 257 , Portsmouth 50 o o A brother of the Fowey Lodge , No . 977 , Fowey 75 o o A brother of the Atholl Lodge , No . 74 , Birmingham ... 100 o o A brother of the Beadon Lodge , No . 619 , Dulwich ... 100 o o A brother of the St . Matthew ' s Lodge , No . 1447 , Barton-on-I lumber 150 o o
Ihe widow ot a brother ot the Westbourne Lodge , No . 733 , London 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 4 S 1 , Newcastleon-Tyne ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Thomas' Lodge , No . 142 , London 50 00 A brother of the Stuart Lodge , No . 1632 , London 75 o o The widow of a brother of the All Souls' Lodge , No . 170 , Weymouth 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Granite Lodge , No . 1328 , London ... 50 o 6 The widow of brother of the Lod
a Royal Kensington ge , No . 1627 , London ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 o o A brother of the West Smithfield Lodge , No . 1623 , London ... 50 o o The annual report of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated the 16 th May , 1884 , was laid before Grand Lodge . The next business was an appeal from the Punjab .
Bro . b . A . PHILBRICK , Q . C , Grand Registrar , said the appeal woul d be withdrawn , but he wished to - draw attention to a subject which would be useful to the brethren everywhere . There had grown up a usage in thc Punjab to elect a joining member of a lodge by acclamation . Now the only way in which a joining member could be elected to a lodge was by ballot . If a lodge were permitted to dispense with the plain written law of
the Book ol Constitutions by electing a member by show of hand < , they might go so far as to elect a Master or a Treasurer in the same way . Every brother , however young , was lo exercise his unbiased vote without being swayed by the weight or authority of old Masons . If a Master was elected by show . of hands all his appointments would be illegal , and the S . W . would not be eligible for the chair next year . It would lead lo interminable confusion , and he begged to draw attention to the irregularity .
Bro . CHARLES FREDERICK . HOGARD , P . M . 205 , brought forward the following motion : — .
To add to Rule 190 ! the Book of Constitutions—" Election of Grand Treasurer . If more than one brother is nominated the names shall be printed in a list , a copy of which shall be delivered to each member present at the Grand Lodge . The balloting lists having been delivered to the members of Grand Lodge are to be collected by the Scrutineers appointed for that purpose , and are not to be signed . In order to carry out the above law , eight Scrutineers are to be elected at the General Committee previous to the Grand Lodge in March , and eight other Scrutineers are to be nominated by the
Grand Master or Presiding Officer at that Grand Lodge . The Scrutineers arc to collect the lists from the brethren to whom they have been delivered , and shall solemnly pledge themselves to make a correct report under their hands of the result of thc ballot . They shall then retire and , having ascertained the numbers for the respective candidates , shall present thc report in Grand Lodge . But if their report be not ready b y the time the Grand Lodge is about to be closed , the Grand Master or thc Presiding Ollicer shall , after tne receive tne in his
closing Urano Lodge , report private room , and in such case a copy thereof , verified by the Grand Secretary , shall be immediately posted'up in the Grand Secretary ' s office , and remain during one week for the information ofthe Craft . " Bro . Hogard stated that he concurred in a suggestion that had bcen made ' to him that thc election should be in June , and he altered his motion in that particular .
Bro . G . P . BRITTEN seconded thc motion . Bro . THOMAS FENN , President of thc Board of General Purposes , pro * posed as an . amendment—to save the addition of 200 words to the Book of Constitutions—to add to the law as to Grand Treasurer , "That the Grand Treasurer must be an actual member or Past Master of a lodge , and shall be nominated and elected at the same time , and in the same manner , as the members of thc Board of General Purposes . " After a short discussion , it was arranged that thc subject should come on at the next Quarterly Communication .
Bro . Lieut .-Col . J CREATON , Past Grand Treasurer , moved 1 " That the sum of £ 70 be voted from the funds of the Board of General Purposes j that thc same be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , to provide the residents of the Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter months . " Bro . RAYMOND W . STEWART , P . G . D ., seconded thc motion , which was put and carried .
The Report of the Scrutineers not being ready thc Earl of CARNARVON stated hc would receive it in his private room . Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form .
Grand Mark Lodge.
GRAND MARK LODGE .
The Half-Yearly Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and the Colonics and Dependencies of thc British Crown was held on Tuesday evening in the large hall of Freemasons' Tavern . Thc Earl of Kintore , R . VV . Deputy Grand Master , presided , in the absence of Lord Henniker , M . W . Grand Master , who had met with' a severe accident . Sir Pryse-Pryse acted as Deputy Grand Master , Capt . N . G . Philips , S . W ., and Col . Shadwell H . Clerke as J . W . The other Present and Past Grand Officers in attendance were as follows : —
. M . W . Bro . Rev . Canon Portal , Prov . G . M . Hants and Isle of Wight , P . G . M . M . M . ; R . W . Bros . R . J . Finnemore , Prov . G . M . Natal ; Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , Prov . G . M . Bucks ; R . C . Else , Prov . G . M . Somerset ; C . F . Matier , P . G . W . ; V . W . Bros . William Roebuck , P . G . O ., as G . M . O . ; E . C . Mather , P . G . O ., as G . S . O . j Capt . S . G . Kirchoffer , G . J . O . ; R . J . Mure , O . H . Pearson , Thomas Cubitt , James . Stevens , J . E . Le Feuvre , and Richard Eve , P . G . Os . ; Rev . F . J . C de Crespigny , tl ¦ j tannuue fti
U . map . ; Kev . . u . morse , ana rcev . _ ,. w . openccr _ , uep . rrov . u .. Cheshire , P . G . Chaps-. ; Frederick Davison , Dep . Prov . G . M . Middx ., Sic , G . Treas . ; H . C Levander , G . Reg . ; Frederick Binckes , G . Sec . ; George Cooper , G . S . D . ; T . J . Railing , G . J . D . ; W . Bros . T . Y . Strachan , Dep . Prov . G . M . Northumberland and Durham ; A . F . Godson , Dep . Prov . G . M ; Warwick ; A . Williams , P . G . D . ; C H . Driverand H . Lovegrove , P . G . L of Ws . ; Robert Berridge , G . D . of C . ; Geo . Dalrymple and Edward Friend , G . A . D . of C ; Controller S . G . Bake , G . Swd . Hr . ;
T . C . Walls , P . G . Swd . Br . ; Wm . Watkins , G . _ td . Br . ; Iv . M . Lott , P . G . Org ., as G . Org . ; Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; J . H . Hanks , G . I . G . ; C . Pullman , P . G . I . G . ; T . Taylor , John Tomkins , Wm . March , and J . S . Cumberland , G . Stwds . ; H . Massey , R . P . Spice , George Yaxley , I . Mainwaring , Wm . Stephens , Geo . Powell , C W . Duke , H . Faija , John Barker , and Henry George , P . G . Stwds . ; C . T . Speight , Tyler ; there being altogether a very large attendance of brethren . After the formal opening of Grand Lodge and the reading and confirmation of the minutes of Grand Lodge of 4 th December , 188 . 3 , a "d of Special