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Provincial Grand Chapter Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SUFFOLK .
The annual Provincial Grand Meeting of the several chapters in the Province of Suffolk was held at Woodbridge , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Supt ., Comp . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , who was assisted by Comps . W . P . Mills and S . R . Anness , and supported by a large number of the fraternity , including Comps . J . Neal York , Prov . G . Supt . Cambridgeshire ; W . Clarke , P . Z . 37 6 ; WBobv . P . P . G . H ., Treas . ; N . Tracy , P . G . S . E . ; W . J . Nunn , Z „ P . G . Org . 100 S ;
B . Gall , P . Z ., P . G . S . B . Si ; VV . H . Hessey , J . Si ; B . P . Grimsey , H . 376 ; E . St . G . Cobbold , H . Si ; J . H . Staddon , P . P . G . H . 376 ; Ewd . Smith , P . S . Si ; A . A . Bennett , P . Z ., P . G . S . 956 ; S . H . Wright , P . Z ., P . P . G . A . S . 37 6 ; W . M . Dods , P . Z ., P . P . G . H . 1631 ; W . P . T . Phillips , P . Z ., P . P . G . H . 81 ; A . Barnes , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . B . Si ; R . Allen , A . S . Si ; A . J . Grimwade , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . N . 37 6 ; H . J . Wright , Z . 376 ; G . Abbott , P . G . A . S . 225 ; C . Byford , P . Z . 225 ; W . E . Smith , 37 6 ; A . Barber , P . P . G . S . B . 223 ; A . E . Smith , 376 ; G . Booth , Si ; J . C . Norman , 376 ; F . Bloomfield , 225 ; H . W . H . Elwes , 1361 ; and W . Minter , 555 . After the transaction of some routine business , the Prov . Grand Superintendent appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as
follows : Comp . W . P . Mills , P . P . G . J ., 16 31 ... ... Prov . G . H . „ W . J . Nunn , P . P . G . O ., 100 S ... ... Prov . G . J . „ N . Tracy , 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E , „\ E . St . G . Cobbold , H . 81 ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ H . J . Wright , Z . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S .
„ H . O . Hinton , Z . 1631 ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ E . J . Brown , Z . 959 ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . „ W . H . Hessey , J . 81 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ C . Byford , P . Z . 225 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br .
„ B . P . Grimsey , H . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ C . W . Clarke , P . Z . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ J . Collins , 81 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ G . Halls , 81 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Comp . W . Boby was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The roll of the chapters was then called over , and it appeared that there were 144 members in the province , and a hope was expressed that the number would be increased by present members drawing the attention of Freemasons generally to the virtues and advantages of the Order . The PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT then delivered an address to the
companions , in which he expressed his satisfaction with the present position of the province , and said the Committee who had had in hand the matter of a memorial in Clare Church to the memory of the late Duke of Albany
had decided to set up a very handsome brass . Comp . W . CLARKE expressed the great pleasure it gave him to find that Suffolk had recently taken so high a place in the Charities . Much credit was due to Comp . Grimwade for the progress the county had made .
Comp . E . ST . G . COBBOLD endorsed the remarks as to the value of Comp . Grimwade ' s work , and the PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT spoke to the same effect . The chapter was then closed in due form , and the companions adjourned to the Bull Hotel , where a banquet was held under the presidency of the Provincial Grand Superintendent .
Comp . PHILLIPS , in proposing " The Health of the Rev . C . J . Martyn , " said the name of Martyn , wherever it was known , was honoured . The career of their Chairman began at Oxford ; he had been Grand Chaplain of the Craft , he was D . Prov- Grand Master , and Prov . Grand
Superintendent of Suffolk , and member of he would not like to state how many lodges in England . They all knew the interest he took in all matters pertaining to . the Craft , and as to the Charities , he was a sort of perennial Steward of them , and he found he was the holder of no less than 307 votes in the Institutions out of 1380 in the county .
The PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT , in proposing "The Charities , " said that as an instance of the way in which Freemasons helped the helpless , he might repeat the statement made in Grand Lodge , that in the Grand Mastership of the Prince of Wales , during the past nine or ten years , no less than £ 350 , 000 had been subscribed to the Masonic Institutions . In the course of the evening those present subscribed ^ 10 10 s . to the Girls' Institution , entitling the Province to a Life Governorship .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Oxfordshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF OXFORDSHIRE .
this Provincial Grand Chapter , of which the lamented Duke of Albany was First Principal , was opened in ancient and solemn form on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., in the chapter room of the Apollo University Chapter , No . 357 , M . E . Comps . Reginald Bird , P . Z . 357 , Prov . G . H ., as Prov . G . Z . ; Rev . H . A . Pickard , P . Z . 340 , 357 , as Prov . G . H . j L . G . Bruton , P . Z . 340 , Z . 1399 , as Prov . G . J .
The M . E . Comp . L . G . Bruton was then obligated and installed in the chair of Prov . G . J ., and Comp . Emberlin was unanimously re-elected ¦ Treasurer , and the following companions nominated and invested : Comp . E . L . Hawkins , P . Z . 357 ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ J . Jenkin , P . Z . 340 ... ... .,. Prov . G . S . N .
„ Rev . T . H . Jukes , P . Z . 357 ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ Rev . J . A . Lloyd , Z . 357 ... ... Prov . ist G . A . S . „ T . Eley , J . 340 ... ... ... Prov . 2 nd G . A . S . „ Emberlin , Treas . 340 ... ,., .,, Prov . G . Treas . „ G . H . Osmond , Stwd . 340 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . » H . O . Crane , H . 1300 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br .
„ Rev . F . H . Penny , H . 357 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ R . E . Baynes , J . 357 ... ... ,., Prov . G . D . C . » H . Plumridge , J . 1399 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . » H . Norwood ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Consecration Of The Harlesden Lodge, No. 2098.
CONSECRATION OF THE HARLESDEN LODGE , No . 2098 .
The consecration of this lodge took place on Monday , the Sth inst ., at the lodge rooms , National Schools , Hariesden . The Grand Secretary , V . W . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , was the Consecrating Officer
and was assisted by W . Bro . J . M . P . Montague , P . G . D ., as S . W . ; W Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigott , A . G . D . of C , as J . W . ; V . W . Bro . the Rev . R , J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., as Chaplain ; VV . Bro . Frank Richardscn , P . G . D ., as Director of Ceremonies ; and Bro . W . B . Stanger , No . 197 , as I . G . The following brethren were also present : Founders—Bros . Canon
W . H . Cooper , P . M ., P . D . G . Chap . ; Fred . Levick , P . M . 404 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . O . Lyon , P . M . 34 ; Henry J . Reed , P . M . ; the Rev , H . Courtenay Atwool ; Dr . H . Branthwaite , P . M . 1041 ; Henry Hughes , S . W . S 69 ; Major C . Abercrombie Cooper ; Arthur Ball , J . D . 5 ; G . Goldney-Cary , and F . S . Long . Visitors : V . W . Bro . A . F . Godson , D . P . G . M . Worcester ; Bros . D . S . Skinner , P . M . 665 ; C . E . Botley , l . P . M . 1996 ; M . W . Chubb , P . M . 709 ; C . Kempton , l . P . M . 1287 ; G . Carter , P . M . 382 . ;
John Hodges , P . M . 1706 ; H . S . Pearce , 1672 ; W . Soden , 12 S 7 ; W . H . Writton , 34 ; John Fisher , 2029 ; M . B . Chubb , 1 S 63 J John H . Hughes , 404 ; Thos . Pink , 1791 ; Albert Moore , 107 ; J . Court-Medway , 1678 ; W . D . Wedlake , 1599 ; Herbert Goodwin , 166 9 ; W . Memory , 2029 ; J . Reynolds , 635 ; Theo . Distin ; and H . Sadler , G . Tyler . The ceremony of consecration was performed in a very impressive
manner . The musical arrangements for the evening were made by Bro . W . O . Lyon , P . M ., and were exceedingly well carried out . The anthem , * ' Behold how good and joyful , " was rendered by the choir with excellent effect .
After the consecration the V . W . Grand Secretary installed , as the first W . M ., Bro . Canon W . H . Cooper , who appointed and invested the foh lowing officers : Bros . C . A . Cooper , S . W ., ' Arthur Ball , J . W . ; H . T , Reed ( after ballot ) , Treasurer ; W . O . Lyon , Secretary ; G . Goldney ^ Cary , S . D . ; and F . S . Long , J . D .
Several brethren were proposed as joining members , and three candidates for initiation . The Bye-laws Committee was appointed , and the lodge being then closed , the brethren , with their guests , adjourned for refreshment . After the customary loyal toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " The WORSHIPI ' MASTER gave "The Health of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " who , he rejoiced to say , was not
only an ornament to Masonry , but a working Mason , taking an interest in the general well-being of the Craft , and also able to take the chair as Master of a lodge , and—as he had lately done in the case of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor—perform the ceremony of initiation in a solemn and impressive manner . The Craft owed much to his Royal Highness , and he hoped that for many years the M . W . the Grand Master would occupy his present position .
The toast was drunk with Masonic honours , and " God bless the Prince o ! Wales " was sung . The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then proposed "The Health of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " coupling with this toast the name of V . W . Bro . Rev . R . J . SIMPSON , P . G . C , who , after a glee had been sung , responded in an eloquent and appropriate speech .
Bro . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , Grand Secretary , then rose , and said he would begin his speech with a new and original " remark , which probably had never been heard by any of the brethren present , and it was that he was now about to propose the toast of the evening in earnest ; and that was " The Health of the Worshipful Master . " It was a great honour for any brother to have conferred on him the position of first W . M ., for this might be
regarded as the foundation upon which the lodge was to be built . The founders had paid a great compliment to Bro . Cooper in selecting him as their chief ; but as an old District Grand Officer ( whom he had known / or years ) who had worked in New Zealand , Australia , and Canada , he might speak of him as a perfect type of a cosmopolitan Mason , bringing the experience of a keen and energetic Masonic career to bear upon the working of the new
lodge . He ( Bro . Clerke ; had had great pleasure in recommending the granting of the warrant , and felt additional pleasure in coming down to launch the ship . He wished the lodge and the Worshipful Master every prosperity . Bro . Canon COOPER , W . M ., in reply , said that , although the position he occupied that evening was not a new one to him , still he felt new responsibilities and the difficulty of occupying worthily so important a position . He
had been for more than 30 years a Mason , and had founded and been the first W . M . of Lodge 1666 , in New Zealand ; then he had been W . M . of Glen Innes Lodge , New South Wales j but never before had the grave character of a W . M . 's obligation been so impressed upon him . His desire had always been to work up to the highest principles of the Craft , to make Masonry a great reality , and to raise the tone of any lodge with which he
was connected . These high aims he would continue to keep before him , and , while he most heartily thanked his brethren for putting him into the honourable position of their first W . M ., he had no doubt each one of them would help in the great work of building up upon the foundation laid that evening a lodge of the highest character , which would exercise a great and good influence upon themselves and the neighbourhood ; for , let men talk as
they would , Masonry was a great power , and if its members lived up to its high principles it must be a regenerator of Society . He would again most heartily thank his brethren for their kindness , and the Grand Secretary for the flattering way in which he had spoken of him . "The Health of the V . W . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S ., ' was then proposed by the W . M ., who said that although he had frequently , in his position as District G . C ., been present at the consecration of lodges , he
never had heard the ceremony so solemnly and impressively given as it had been that evening by the Grand Secretary . He considered that the position held by Bro . Clerke was one of the greatest importance to the Craft ; how well and ably that position was filled every Mason could testify . The high administrative ability , the brotherly solicitude shown in the welfare of the Craft , the perfect manner in which the ritual of every ceremony was carried out , combined to exalt their brother to the nearest approach to a perfect
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Provincial Grand Chapter Of Suffolk.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SUFFOLK .
The annual Provincial Grand Meeting of the several chapters in the Province of Suffolk was held at Woodbridge , on Friday , the 5 th inst ., under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Supt ., Comp . the Rev . C . J . Martyn , who was assisted by Comps . W . P . Mills and S . R . Anness , and supported by a large number of the fraternity , including Comps . J . Neal York , Prov . G . Supt . Cambridgeshire ; W . Clarke , P . Z . 37 6 ; WBobv . P . P . G . H ., Treas . ; N . Tracy , P . G . S . E . ; W . J . Nunn , Z „ P . G . Org . 100 S ;
B . Gall , P . Z ., P . G . S . B . Si ; VV . H . Hessey , J . Si ; B . P . Grimsey , H . 376 ; E . St . G . Cobbold , H . Si ; J . H . Staddon , P . P . G . H . 376 ; Ewd . Smith , P . S . Si ; A . A . Bennett , P . Z ., P . G . S . 956 ; S . H . Wright , P . Z ., P . P . G . A . S . 37 6 ; W . M . Dods , P . Z ., P . P . G . H . 1631 ; W . P . T . Phillips , P . Z ., P . P . G . H . 81 ; A . Barnes , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . B . Si ; R . Allen , A . S . Si ; A . J . Grimwade , P . Z ., P . P . G . S . N . 37 6 ; H . J . Wright , Z . 376 ; G . Abbott , P . G . A . S . 225 ; C . Byford , P . Z . 225 ; W . E . Smith , 37 6 ; A . Barber , P . P . G . S . B . 223 ; A . E . Smith , 376 ; G . Booth , Si ; J . C . Norman , 376 ; F . Bloomfield , 225 ; H . W . H . Elwes , 1361 ; and W . Minter , 555 . After the transaction of some routine business , the Prov . Grand Superintendent appointed and invested his officers for the ensuing year as
follows : Comp . W . P . Mills , P . P . G . J ., 16 31 ... ... Prov . G . H . „ W . J . Nunn , P . P . G . O ., 100 S ... ... Prov . G . J . „ N . Tracy , 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E , „\ E . St . G . Cobbold , H . 81 ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ H . J . Wright , Z . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S .
„ H . O . Hinton , Z . 1631 ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ E . J . Brown , Z . 959 ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . „ W . H . Hessey , J . 81 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ C . Byford , P . Z . 225 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br .
„ B . P . Grimsey , H . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ C . W . Clarke , P . Z . 376 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ J . Collins , 81 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ G . Halls , 81 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Comp . W . Boby was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The roll of the chapters was then called over , and it appeared that there were 144 members in the province , and a hope was expressed that the number would be increased by present members drawing the attention of Freemasons generally to the virtues and advantages of the Order . The PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT then delivered an address to the
companions , in which he expressed his satisfaction with the present position of the province , and said the Committee who had had in hand the matter of a memorial in Clare Church to the memory of the late Duke of Albany
had decided to set up a very handsome brass . Comp . W . CLARKE expressed the great pleasure it gave him to find that Suffolk had recently taken so high a place in the Charities . Much credit was due to Comp . Grimwade for the progress the county had made .
Comp . E . ST . G . COBBOLD endorsed the remarks as to the value of Comp . Grimwade ' s work , and the PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT spoke to the same effect . The chapter was then closed in due form , and the companions adjourned to the Bull Hotel , where a banquet was held under the presidency of the Provincial Grand Superintendent .
Comp . PHILLIPS , in proposing " The Health of the Rev . C . J . Martyn , " said the name of Martyn , wherever it was known , was honoured . The career of their Chairman began at Oxford ; he had been Grand Chaplain of the Craft , he was D . Prov- Grand Master , and Prov . Grand
Superintendent of Suffolk , and member of he would not like to state how many lodges in England . They all knew the interest he took in all matters pertaining to . the Craft , and as to the Charities , he was a sort of perennial Steward of them , and he found he was the holder of no less than 307 votes in the Institutions out of 1380 in the county .
The PROV . GRAND SUPERINTENDENT , in proposing "The Charities , " said that as an instance of the way in which Freemasons helped the helpless , he might repeat the statement made in Grand Lodge , that in the Grand Mastership of the Prince of Wales , during the past nine or ten years , no less than £ 350 , 000 had been subscribed to the Masonic Institutions . In the course of the evening those present subscribed ^ 10 10 s . to the Girls' Institution , entitling the Province to a Life Governorship .
Provincial Grand Chapter Of Oxfordshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF OXFORDSHIRE .
this Provincial Grand Chapter , of which the lamented Duke of Albany was First Principal , was opened in ancient and solemn form on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., in the chapter room of the Apollo University Chapter , No . 357 , M . E . Comps . Reginald Bird , P . Z . 357 , Prov . G . H ., as Prov . G . Z . ; Rev . H . A . Pickard , P . Z . 340 , 357 , as Prov . G . H . j L . G . Bruton , P . Z . 340 , Z . 1399 , as Prov . G . J .
The M . E . Comp . L . G . Bruton was then obligated and installed in the chair of Prov . G . J ., and Comp . Emberlin was unanimously re-elected ¦ Treasurer , and the following companions nominated and invested : Comp . E . L . Hawkins , P . Z . 357 ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ J . Jenkin , P . Z . 340 ... ... .,. Prov . G . S . N .
„ Rev . T . H . Jukes , P . Z . 357 ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ Rev . J . A . Lloyd , Z . 357 ... ... Prov . ist G . A . S . „ T . Eley , J . 340 ... ... ... Prov . 2 nd G . A . S . „ Emberlin , Treas . 340 ... ,., .,, Prov . G . Treas . „ G . H . Osmond , Stwd . 340 ... ... Prov . G . Reg . » H . O . Crane , H . 1300 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br .
„ Rev . F . H . Penny , H . 357 ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ R . E . Baynes , J . 357 ... ... ,., Prov . G . D . C . » H . Plumridge , J . 1399 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . » H . Norwood ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .
Consecration Of The Harlesden Lodge, No. 2098.
CONSECRATION OF THE HARLESDEN LODGE , No . 2098 .
The consecration of this lodge took place on Monday , the Sth inst ., at the lodge rooms , National Schools , Hariesden . The Grand Secretary , V . W . Bro . Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , was the Consecrating Officer
and was assisted by W . Bro . J . M . P . Montague , P . G . D ., as S . W . ; W Bro . Dr . Turtle Pigott , A . G . D . of C , as J . W . ; V . W . Bro . the Rev . R , J . Simpson , P . G . Chap ., as Chaplain ; VV . Bro . Frank Richardscn , P . G . D ., as Director of Ceremonies ; and Bro . W . B . Stanger , No . 197 , as I . G . The following brethren were also present : Founders—Bros . Canon
W . H . Cooper , P . M ., P . D . G . Chap . ; Fred . Levick , P . M . 404 , P . P . G . S . D . ; W . O . Lyon , P . M . 34 ; Henry J . Reed , P . M . ; the Rev , H . Courtenay Atwool ; Dr . H . Branthwaite , P . M . 1041 ; Henry Hughes , S . W . S 69 ; Major C . Abercrombie Cooper ; Arthur Ball , J . D . 5 ; G . Goldney-Cary , and F . S . Long . Visitors : V . W . Bro . A . F . Godson , D . P . G . M . Worcester ; Bros . D . S . Skinner , P . M . 665 ; C . E . Botley , l . P . M . 1996 ; M . W . Chubb , P . M . 709 ; C . Kempton , l . P . M . 1287 ; G . Carter , P . M . 382 . ;
John Hodges , P . M . 1706 ; H . S . Pearce , 1672 ; W . Soden , 12 S 7 ; W . H . Writton , 34 ; John Fisher , 2029 ; M . B . Chubb , 1 S 63 J John H . Hughes , 404 ; Thos . Pink , 1791 ; Albert Moore , 107 ; J . Court-Medway , 1678 ; W . D . Wedlake , 1599 ; Herbert Goodwin , 166 9 ; W . Memory , 2029 ; J . Reynolds , 635 ; Theo . Distin ; and H . Sadler , G . Tyler . The ceremony of consecration was performed in a very impressive
manner . The musical arrangements for the evening were made by Bro . W . O . Lyon , P . M ., and were exceedingly well carried out . The anthem , * ' Behold how good and joyful , " was rendered by the choir with excellent effect .
After the consecration the V . W . Grand Secretary installed , as the first W . M ., Bro . Canon W . H . Cooper , who appointed and invested the foh lowing officers : Bros . C . A . Cooper , S . W ., ' Arthur Ball , J . W . ; H . T , Reed ( after ballot ) , Treasurer ; W . O . Lyon , Secretary ; G . Goldney ^ Cary , S . D . ; and F . S . Long , J . D .
Several brethren were proposed as joining members , and three candidates for initiation . The Bye-laws Committee was appointed , and the lodge being then closed , the brethren , with their guests , adjourned for refreshment . After the customary loyal toast of " The Queen and the Craft , " The WORSHIPI ' MASTER gave "The Health of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , " who , he rejoiced to say , was not
only an ornament to Masonry , but a working Mason , taking an interest in the general well-being of the Craft , and also able to take the chair as Master of a lodge , and—as he had lately done in the case of H . R . H . Prince Albert Victor—perform the ceremony of initiation in a solemn and impressive manner . The Craft owed much to his Royal Highness , and he hoped that for many years the M . W . the Grand Master would occupy his present position .
The toast was drunk with Masonic honours , and " God bless the Prince o ! Wales " was sung . The WORSHIPFUL MASTER then proposed "The Health of the Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " coupling with this toast the name of V . W . Bro . Rev . R . J . SIMPSON , P . G . C , who , after a glee had been sung , responded in an eloquent and appropriate speech .
Bro . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , Grand Secretary , then rose , and said he would begin his speech with a new and original " remark , which probably had never been heard by any of the brethren present , and it was that he was now about to propose the toast of the evening in earnest ; and that was " The Health of the Worshipful Master . " It was a great honour for any brother to have conferred on him the position of first W . M ., for this might be
regarded as the foundation upon which the lodge was to be built . The founders had paid a great compliment to Bro . Cooper in selecting him as their chief ; but as an old District Grand Officer ( whom he had known / or years ) who had worked in New Zealand , Australia , and Canada , he might speak of him as a perfect type of a cosmopolitan Mason , bringing the experience of a keen and energetic Masonic career to bear upon the working of the new
lodge . He ( Bro . Clerke ; had had great pleasure in recommending the granting of the warrant , and felt additional pleasure in coming down to launch the ship . He wished the lodge and the Worshipful Master every prosperity . Bro . Canon COOPER , W . M ., in reply , said that , although the position he occupied that evening was not a new one to him , still he felt new responsibilities and the difficulty of occupying worthily so important a position . He
had been for more than 30 years a Mason , and had founded and been the first W . M . of Lodge 1666 , in New Zealand ; then he had been W . M . of Glen Innes Lodge , New South Wales j but never before had the grave character of a W . M . 's obligation been so impressed upon him . His desire had always been to work up to the highest principles of the Craft , to make Masonry a great reality , and to raise the tone of any lodge with which he
was connected . These high aims he would continue to keep before him , and , while he most heartily thanked his brethren for putting him into the honourable position of their first W . M ., he had no doubt each one of them would help in the great work of building up upon the foundation laid that evening a lodge of the highest character , which would exercise a great and good influence upon themselves and the neighbourhood ; for , let men talk as
they would , Masonry was a great power , and if its members lived up to its high principles it must be a regenerator of Society . He would again most heartily thank his brethren for their kindness , and the Grand Secretary for the flattering way in which he had spoken of him . "The Health of the V . W . Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . S ., ' was then proposed by the W . M ., who said that although he had frequently , in his position as District G . C ., been present at the consecration of lodges , he
never had heard the ceremony so solemnly and impressively given as it had been that evening by the Grand Secretary . He considered that the position held by Bro . Clerke was one of the greatest importance to the Craft ; how well and ably that position was filled every Mason could testify . The high administrative ability , the brotherly solicitude shown in the welfare of the Craft , the perfect manner in which the ritual of every ceremony was carried out , combined to exalt their brother to the nearest approach to a perfect