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RSJ ' ORTS or MAStNio MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry , ¦ 49 | Irstruclion 49 " Royal Masonic Institution for Grrls 497 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 49 ? Greece and Freemasonry 49 ^ 'l'he Library of the Supreme Council 49 ^ The London Masonic Charity Association 498
Koyal Arcll Masonry in Canada 49 8 Masonic and General Tidings « 49 ^ Reviews 499 Report of the London Masonic Charity Association 499 Notes on Art , & c 499 Thc Fete at the Trocadero S Thc Girls' School Election S °° Election for thc Boys' School 5 00 Lodge Funds S" ° 0
The Rite Lcossais 5 : C ORRESPONDENCE : — A Protest 5 01 The Supreme Councils and New Zealand 5 or The Mark Degree 5 ° ' AiQuery S ° Consecration of the Royal Hanover Lodge , No . r 777 S 02 Provincial Grind Lodge of North and East Yorkshire 503
Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex S ° i Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland ~ . 5 ° 4 D . rhlin Masnnic Orphan ljoys' School T " .. $° 4 Grand Lodge of Canada 5 ° + The Madras Dist-ict 5 ° 4 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 5 ° 5 Advertisements ¦ ., H ., iii ., iv „ v ., vi
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REPORTS , etc ., intended for insertion in current number , should reach , the Office , ( 198 , Fleet-street ) , by 12 o ' clock noon , on Wednesdays .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft Itoottra .
HERVEY LODGE ( No . 12 C 0 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , 10 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . J . II . Southwood , W . M ., presided . About thirty brethren attended , and among them were Bros . E . J . Goodman , S . W . ; E . S . Foot , as J . W . ; Dr . Jabez Hogg , Treas . ; C . J . Atkins , Sec ; O . Latrielle , I . G .: H . L . Dean , Org . ; A . Lear Room , W . M . 1227 ;
P . H . Protheroe , 375 ; J . B . Lambc , 145 ; W . W . Morgan , j-n ., 1385 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ) . The work of the evening consisted of raising Bros . Fildew and Cadcnhcad , and passing Bros . Kirby and Hart . After the completion of this work , a resolution was passed ap-( . e . inting a Committee for forming bye-laws foi re-establishing a benevolent fund . On the motion of Bro . Dr .
Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., P . M ., Treas ., a vote of thanks was passed to the W . M . and Bro . Atkins , the Secretary , for the highly successful summer festival lately held . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren subsequently partook of supper at Fremasons' Tavern . The toasts followed , and Dr . Hogg , P . G . D ., P . M . and Treas ., responded to the toast of " The Grand Officers , " and in the course of his
reply , referring to his connection with thc Hervey Lodge , said he should always strive to serve the lodge with all his heart . Whatever funds were entrusted to his care would be laid out by him with the same care as if they were his own . He was constantly seeking the welfare of the lodge , and to do so ' properly he attended allies meetings Even though he had illness at home at the present time
he could not separate himself from the brethren , and one of his greatest pleasures out of his home was to be in this lodge . "The Visitors " , toast was respondetl _ to by Bros . Lambe , Lear Room , Protheroe , Massey , and Morgan . Dr . Hogg proposed ; " The Health of the W . M . " He stated that Bro . Southwood continued to maintain his supremacy over the affections of every member of the lodge .
The W . M . always found some new thing between their periods of meeting for them to thank him for . Since they last met they had a very pleasant summer festival in August , when all the brethren had a happy [ day . The W . M . said he wished them to be happy , and he put himself to a great deal of inconvenience to make thc pleasure of the day perfect . Fortunately they had very fine weather
on that day , although about that time there was much unpleasant weather . After the working of the lodge , they drove to a most delightful part of the country , where they enjoyed some lovely scenery , in addition to the other pleasures of the day . The W . M . was mainly instrumental in bringing about the happiness of the brethren on that occasion , and it behoved the brethren now to remember that
fact and to give the toast a warm reception . The W . M ., in reply , said it was always a pleasure to find the efforts made by a W . M . for the enjoyment of the brethren and the honour of the Craft met with the satisfaction of the brethren . First , it was pleasing to him personally ; and , secondly , he felt he had discharged a duty which devolved on him in the capacity to which the brethren had elected
him . The Master of a lodge should at all times be able to command , not simply the satisfaction , but the appreciation of the brethren , and he had been particularly happy in his second year of office , untrammelled by any fetters , to obtain from the members of the lodge the full meed of their satisfaction for the work done . He sometimes thought they were much more liberal than his humble efforts
justified . Hc recognised when he was placed in the chair the very responsible duties appertaining to his office , and , above all , when he left the chair he hoped it would be practicall y brought out that hc left behind him in the working of the lodge a pleasant recognition of his year of office . If he lived many more years even than he expected he should retain the most vivid recollection of the happy days he had spent in the lodge . While Master of the
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lodge he trusted it might please T . G . A . O . T . U . so to exercise his mind and inclination , and so to dispose his will that what he did as W . M . he might do , not simply to meet with the brethren ' s satisfaction , but that it might redound to the honour and welfare of the Craft . For he maintained that much as we might be esteemed in our individual capacity we . had each and all of us to fulfil a
certain duty . When he joined the Hervey Lodge , some five years ago , he found too soon for his own happiness that there were certain elements that would lead to the ruin of the lodge , and he determined if it were possible to hold on to the actual work until such time that he should be elected W . M ., and then , with the hearty co-operation of the members of the lodge , to reform those blots which had
become conspicuous , to put on , as it were , a new coat and start afresh , and show to the Craft that the individual blemishes should not be allowed to extend , and so pollute the whole Craft ; to recognise whatever little evil there was , and purge themselves of it ; to show to the Craft generally that they were not brethren who should be laid under the ban of contumely , but rather , that like
the fabled phcenix , they could rise from the ashes a living body full of vitality , and able to make themselves felt through all the ramifications of the Order . The resolution it had been his pleasing duty to get passed that evening was one which would make the Hervey Lodge a power in the Craft . The effect of the resolution was thafinstead of the major part of their money being
devoted to refreshment it would be given for the furtherance of the true principles of Masonry . Out of the initiation and joining fees he should submit that one-half should go to the benevolent fund . He also should propose to raise the annual subscription from three guineas to £ 3 ., and devote the ten shillings to the benevolent fund . These were the main alterations he should propose , and he hoped the Committee would recommend them ,
and that when the recommendation came before the lodge the brethren would pass them unanimously . He also hoped that the brethren of the lodge would qualify themselves as Governors of the Institutions , He did not expect any brother who could not afford it to do so , but the W . M . ' s eye would be on those who could afford it . The other toasts were afterwards given , and the brethren separated .
THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Saturday , Oct . 12 th , at thc City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , and was very numerously attended by both members and visitors . Bros . Stanway , W . M . ; Freeman , S . W . ; Blackie , J . W . ; Catchpolc . S . D . ; Hamer , J . D . ; 'Headon , Treas . ; Moody , Sec ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson , Chaplain ; Taylor , I . G . ;
Jenkins , Organist ; W . H . Hook , Steward ; Thompson ( Freemason ); and a long list of visitors , amongst whom were Bros . ThonesTewn , P . G . D ., Rorsignol , 1216 ; Alcock , ii 4 Q ; Baup , Vraie Union ; Berryman , P . M . 3 ; Lake , 1471 ; Davis , P . M . 95 and 172 ; a P . M . of 104 , and one of 27 ( names illegible ); M'Kay , W . M . 720 ; Benstead , 657 ; Siul . S . W . 1201 ; Churchill , W . M . 615 ; Mackney , 200 , ' P . P . G . O ,
Kent ; Dakins , 1669 ; Carper , 1246 ; Eastgate , 1563 ; T . Harper , 1216 ; Edmondston , W . M . 1658 ; Bradley , 1669 ; Kcrrell , 145 ; Brook , 73 ; Sutton , P'M . 73 ; Binet , 179 ; Preston , 1669 ; Green , 225 ; Light , 959 ; Partridge , 1445 ; Medwin , 1613 ; O'Connor , 636 ; Manger , J 314 ; George Kenning , P . M . 192 , P . G . D . Middlesex ; Latrielle , 1260 ; Fountain , S . W . 1216 ; Pritchard , P . M . 117 ;
W . W . Morgan , jun ., 1385 ; Richardson , 1658 ; Reeding , 1475 ; Thomas , 1396 ; Vernon , 1441 ; Lane , 1275 ; Saunders , 1293 , and others . The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the last regular and an emergency meetings read and confirmed , Bro . Freeman , S . W ., and W . M . elect , was presented to receive from the retiring W . M . ( Bro . Stanway ) the benefit of
installation . The brethren below the chair having retired , a Board of twenty Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Freeman was , in due form , installed as Master of the lodge . The brethren having been admitted , and the W . M . saluted in the different degrees , he appointed his officers as follows : Bros . Blackie , S . W . ; Catchpole , J . W . ; Headon , Treasurer ; Moody , Secretary ; Simpson , Chaplain ; Haner , S . D . ;
Taylor , J . D . ; Riffle , I . G . ; Hook , D . C . ; Jenkins , Organist ; Steedman , P . M . Tyler . The customary addresse were delivered by Bro . Stanway , and the lodge was closed in due form . The brethren and visitors then retired to the large hall , where a splendid banquet was provided . On the withdrawal of the cloth , grace was sung by Bros . Thornton and Kempton , and Messrs . Frost and Hanson . The W .
Master then said , the toast he was about to propose was one that was always well received by Freemasons , as it was that of " The Queen . " He need say nothing of her , as she was loved and honoured by all . He gave " The Queen and the Craft , " which was well responded to , and followed by the National Anthem . The W . M . said—Brethren , the next toast I have to propose is " The Most
Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " and said as a man and a Mason we ought to be very proud of him . I have not had the honour of meeting him in Grand Lodge , and , therefore , I cannot speak personally of his working , but I understand from others that hc does everything that is required of him in the high position in which he is placed . The toast was
enthusiastically received . Mr . Hanson sung in exquisite style , Dibdin ' s well known " Tom Bowling , " and there was an unanimous encore . The W . M . —Brethren , I rise to propose " The Health of the Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , K . G ., the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmcrsdale , and the rest of
the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " With respect to the Worshipful Pro Grand Master I had the pleasure of seeing his working in the Grand Lodge , and I must say that I was struck with the gentlemanly and courteous manner in which he conducted the affairs of Grand Lodge , and the same remarks will apply to
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Lord Skelmersdale , the Deputy Grand Master . They had that night the pleasure of seeing two Grand Officers at their table , and he had coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Fenn and Simpson . " Mr . J . Harper played a solo on the trumpet and was encored . Bro . R . J . Simpson said , after having listened to such delightful sounds as they had just heard it would ill become them , as
Grand Officers , to blow their own trumpet , but he would say that their illustrious Grand Master shed a lustre on the Order to which they had the honour to belong . The duties of the Grand Lodge were sometimes of a verv trying character , but he trusted that they would always do what they were then most ably doing , promoting a belief in the Great Architect of the Universe , and promulga'ing the
principles of Freemasonry over the different quarters of the world . He thanked the W . Master for again placing him in the high position of their Chaplain , an office which he had held in the lodge from the time of its consecration and he was deeply indebted to the Worshipful Master fur that appointment . In addition to any duties he might have to perform as the Chaplain of their lodge , whether it
was in the time of sickness or sorrow , should any member wish for his assistance , at all times his humble services would always be at his command . He had heard a few years ago from a brother not a hundred miles from where they then were , that he looked upon his admission into Masonry as a great blessing , for it had been to him the turning point in his life , for during the ceremony of his
initiation , although he did not know the voice , it was one that reached his heart when he was asked , " In times of difficulty or danger in whom do you put your trust ? " That question , not put to him irreverently or heedlessly , had such an effect in bringing out the feelings o' his heart , such a powerful influence upon him , that from that very moment he became a changed and different
man , and if he ( Bro . Simpson ) dared to mention his name it would be found amongst the most eminent Masons of the present day . As their Bro . Fenn was with them that night they hailed his presence with tire greatest pleasure , and he might say that he was present at every lodge throughout the country , and he did not flatter Bro . Fenn , but he spoke the truth when he said that the Lodge of
Emulation affected every other lodge in the kingdom , and wherever that working was adopted there was Bro . Fenn present amongst them . The reverend brother then related that he had lately visited a town called Dunwich , on the coast of Suffolk , of whose geographical position until then he was ignorant , and he found that it was a most ancient place , having existed since the time of King John ,
that it at one time , sent two members to Parliament , but the sea had washed away its ancient landmarks , but it had no promontory like Dover , which had stood the storms of centuries . So in Masonry there was still preserved a great moral principle and landmarks , which had escaped the ravages of time and title . Freemasonry had stood
its trial against all the shafts of ridicule levelled at it on the one hand , and against the anathemas of superstition on the other . Their only duty was to uphold their principles , make Freemasonry what it should be , amidst good repute and evil repute , and preserve that noble character it should always maintain . Bro . Fenr > , P . G . D ., said when he entered the lodge that evening and beheld
Bro . Simpson , he felt and believed that he should be relieved from the pleasure of returning thanks for any toast , but he found himself in the position of no ordinary difficulty in having to respond to a toast , the subject of which had been already exhausted by one of the most eloquent members of the Craft , so that he hardly knew what to say . Before , however , he spoke to the toast , he must deliver a
message he had received yesterday from Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary , which has to express his regret , in consequence of illness , of being unable to be present with them that night , and that was an announcement he was sure they would all share with regret . I le ( Bro . Fenn ) had not been with them for two years , but he did not think it was so long , as time had so rapidly passed away ,
but during that period they had lost Bro . Bagshawe , the Provincial Grand Master for Essex , Sir Frederick Williams , and last , but not least , Bro . Tomkins . That , however , was not a pleasant subject to contemplate after dinner , and , therefore , he would take up a more pleasant subject than speaking of the losses they had sustained . He would ask them to look at the accessions they had received to
Freemasonry of late years , and which formed their she < t anchor , for they had the Prince of Wales presiding over them , and two princes of the blood in the other two chairs . Therefore , while Freemasonry was supported by the throne on the one hand , and religion on the other , they might look forward with confidence to the future , when it was thus maintained by the great and good of the land . He ( Bro .
Fenn ) had been a Past and Present Grand Officer for fourteen years , and he could state confidently from his experience of the Grand Officers , and assure them that they were most desirous of maintaining Freemasonry in all the prosperity it possessed at the present time . Their Bro . Simpson had alluded to his connection with the Lodge of Emulation , and he was hardly tempted to add anything
to what he had said , except to say that hc agreed with him that they had been engaged for about twenty years iu bringing about a proper and decorous working of Freemasonry . He would not take it upon himself , but he would say that he believed the Lodge of Emulation had worked a marked effect , for he recollected the time when there was very irreverent and slovenly working , but that
was now the exception , and thc change was due to the improved ideas of the new candidates who entered their Order , In the name of the Grand Officers hc thanked them for the kind compliment that they had paid to them that evening . Bro . Stanway , I . P . M ., proposed " The Health of the W . M ., " Bro . Freeman , and after referring to the liberal advance of money he had made for the establishing of the lodge , said he was a man whose
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
RSJ ' ORTS or MAStNio MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry , ¦ 49 | Irstruclion 49 " Royal Masonic Institution for Grrls 497 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 49 ? Greece and Freemasonry 49 ^ 'l'he Library of the Supreme Council 49 ^ The London Masonic Charity Association 498
Koyal Arcll Masonry in Canada 49 8 Masonic and General Tidings « 49 ^ Reviews 499 Report of the London Masonic Charity Association 499 Notes on Art , & c 499 Thc Fete at the Trocadero S Thc Girls' School Election S °° Election for thc Boys' School 5 00 Lodge Funds S" ° 0
The Rite Lcossais 5 : C ORRESPONDENCE : — A Protest 5 01 The Supreme Councils and New Zealand 5 or The Mark Degree 5 ° ' AiQuery S ° Consecration of the Royal Hanover Lodge , No . r 777 S 02 Provincial Grind Lodge of North and East Yorkshire 503
Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex S ° i Provincial Grand Lodge of Northumberland ~ . 5 ° 4 D . rhlin Masnnic Orphan ljoys' School T " .. $° 4 Grand Lodge of Canada 5 ° + The Madras Dist-ict 5 ° 4 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 5 ° 5 Advertisements ¦ ., H ., iii ., iv „ v ., vi
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REPORTS , etc ., intended for insertion in current number , should reach , the Office , ( 198 , Fleet-street ) , by 12 o ' clock noon , on Wednesdays .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft Itoottra .
HERVEY LODGE ( No . 12 C 0 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , 10 th inst ., at Freemasons' Hall . Bro . J . II . Southwood , W . M ., presided . About thirty brethren attended , and among them were Bros . E . J . Goodman , S . W . ; E . S . Foot , as J . W . ; Dr . Jabez Hogg , Treas . ; C . J . Atkins , Sec ; O . Latrielle , I . G .: H . L . Dean , Org . ; A . Lear Room , W . M . 1227 ;
P . H . Protheroe , 375 ; J . B . Lambc , 145 ; W . W . Morgan , j-n ., 1385 ; H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason ) . The work of the evening consisted of raising Bros . Fildew and Cadcnhcad , and passing Bros . Kirby and Hart . After the completion of this work , a resolution was passed ap-( . e . inting a Committee for forming bye-laws foi re-establishing a benevolent fund . On the motion of Bro . Dr .
Jabez Hogg , P . G . D ., P . M ., Treas ., a vote of thanks was passed to the W . M . and Bro . Atkins , the Secretary , for the highly successful summer festival lately held . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren subsequently partook of supper at Fremasons' Tavern . The toasts followed , and Dr . Hogg , P . G . D ., P . M . and Treas ., responded to the toast of " The Grand Officers , " and in the course of his
reply , referring to his connection with thc Hervey Lodge , said he should always strive to serve the lodge with all his heart . Whatever funds were entrusted to his care would be laid out by him with the same care as if they were his own . He was constantly seeking the welfare of the lodge , and to do so ' properly he attended allies meetings Even though he had illness at home at the present time
he could not separate himself from the brethren , and one of his greatest pleasures out of his home was to be in this lodge . "The Visitors " , toast was respondetl _ to by Bros . Lambe , Lear Room , Protheroe , Massey , and Morgan . Dr . Hogg proposed ; " The Health of the W . M . " He stated that Bro . Southwood continued to maintain his supremacy over the affections of every member of the lodge .
The W . M . always found some new thing between their periods of meeting for them to thank him for . Since they last met they had a very pleasant summer festival in August , when all the brethren had a happy [ day . The W . M . said he wished them to be happy , and he put himself to a great deal of inconvenience to make thc pleasure of the day perfect . Fortunately they had very fine weather
on that day , although about that time there was much unpleasant weather . After the working of the lodge , they drove to a most delightful part of the country , where they enjoyed some lovely scenery , in addition to the other pleasures of the day . The W . M . was mainly instrumental in bringing about the happiness of the brethren on that occasion , and it behoved the brethren now to remember that
fact and to give the toast a warm reception . The W . M ., in reply , said it was always a pleasure to find the efforts made by a W . M . for the enjoyment of the brethren and the honour of the Craft met with the satisfaction of the brethren . First , it was pleasing to him personally ; and , secondly , he felt he had discharged a duty which devolved on him in the capacity to which the brethren had elected
him . The Master of a lodge should at all times be able to command , not simply the satisfaction , but the appreciation of the brethren , and he had been particularly happy in his second year of office , untrammelled by any fetters , to obtain from the members of the lodge the full meed of their satisfaction for the work done . He sometimes thought they were much more liberal than his humble efforts
justified . Hc recognised when he was placed in the chair the very responsible duties appertaining to his office , and , above all , when he left the chair he hoped it would be practicall y brought out that hc left behind him in the working of the lodge a pleasant recognition of his year of office . If he lived many more years even than he expected he should retain the most vivid recollection of the happy days he had spent in the lodge . While Master of the
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lodge he trusted it might please T . G . A . O . T . U . so to exercise his mind and inclination , and so to dispose his will that what he did as W . M . he might do , not simply to meet with the brethren ' s satisfaction , but that it might redound to the honour and welfare of the Craft . For he maintained that much as we might be esteemed in our individual capacity we . had each and all of us to fulfil a
certain duty . When he joined the Hervey Lodge , some five years ago , he found too soon for his own happiness that there were certain elements that would lead to the ruin of the lodge , and he determined if it were possible to hold on to the actual work until such time that he should be elected W . M ., and then , with the hearty co-operation of the members of the lodge , to reform those blots which had
become conspicuous , to put on , as it were , a new coat and start afresh , and show to the Craft that the individual blemishes should not be allowed to extend , and so pollute the whole Craft ; to recognise whatever little evil there was , and purge themselves of it ; to show to the Craft generally that they were not brethren who should be laid under the ban of contumely , but rather , that like
the fabled phcenix , they could rise from the ashes a living body full of vitality , and able to make themselves felt through all the ramifications of the Order . The resolution it had been his pleasing duty to get passed that evening was one which would make the Hervey Lodge a power in the Craft . The effect of the resolution was thafinstead of the major part of their money being
devoted to refreshment it would be given for the furtherance of the true principles of Masonry . Out of the initiation and joining fees he should submit that one-half should go to the benevolent fund . He also should propose to raise the annual subscription from three guineas to £ 3 ., and devote the ten shillings to the benevolent fund . These were the main alterations he should propose , and he hoped the Committee would recommend them ,
and that when the recommendation came before the lodge the brethren would pass them unanimously . He also hoped that the brethren of the lodge would qualify themselves as Governors of the Institutions , He did not expect any brother who could not afford it to do so , but the W . M . ' s eye would be on those who could afford it . The other toasts were afterwards given , and the brethren separated .
THE GREAT CITY LODGE ( No . 1426 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Saturday , Oct . 12 th , at thc City Terminus Hotel , Cannon-street , and was very numerously attended by both members and visitors . Bros . Stanway , W . M . ; Freeman , S . W . ; Blackie , J . W . ; Catchpolc . S . D . ; Hamer , J . D . ; 'Headon , Treas . ; Moody , Sec ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson , Chaplain ; Taylor , I . G . ;
Jenkins , Organist ; W . H . Hook , Steward ; Thompson ( Freemason ); and a long list of visitors , amongst whom were Bros . ThonesTewn , P . G . D ., Rorsignol , 1216 ; Alcock , ii 4 Q ; Baup , Vraie Union ; Berryman , P . M . 3 ; Lake , 1471 ; Davis , P . M . 95 and 172 ; a P . M . of 104 , and one of 27 ( names illegible ); M'Kay , W . M . 720 ; Benstead , 657 ; Siul . S . W . 1201 ; Churchill , W . M . 615 ; Mackney , 200 , ' P . P . G . O ,
Kent ; Dakins , 1669 ; Carper , 1246 ; Eastgate , 1563 ; T . Harper , 1216 ; Edmondston , W . M . 1658 ; Bradley , 1669 ; Kcrrell , 145 ; Brook , 73 ; Sutton , P'M . 73 ; Binet , 179 ; Preston , 1669 ; Green , 225 ; Light , 959 ; Partridge , 1445 ; Medwin , 1613 ; O'Connor , 636 ; Manger , J 314 ; George Kenning , P . M . 192 , P . G . D . Middlesex ; Latrielle , 1260 ; Fountain , S . W . 1216 ; Pritchard , P . M . 117 ;
W . W . Morgan , jun ., 1385 ; Richardson , 1658 ; Reeding , 1475 ; Thomas , 1396 ; Vernon , 1441 ; Lane , 1275 ; Saunders , 1293 , and others . The lodge having been opened , and the minutes of the last regular and an emergency meetings read and confirmed , Bro . Freeman , S . W ., and W . M . elect , was presented to receive from the retiring W . M . ( Bro . Stanway ) the benefit of
installation . The brethren below the chair having retired , a Board of twenty Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Freeman was , in due form , installed as Master of the lodge . The brethren having been admitted , and the W . M . saluted in the different degrees , he appointed his officers as follows : Bros . Blackie , S . W . ; Catchpole , J . W . ; Headon , Treasurer ; Moody , Secretary ; Simpson , Chaplain ; Haner , S . D . ;
Taylor , J . D . ; Riffle , I . G . ; Hook , D . C . ; Jenkins , Organist ; Steedman , P . M . Tyler . The customary addresse were delivered by Bro . Stanway , and the lodge was closed in due form . The brethren and visitors then retired to the large hall , where a splendid banquet was provided . On the withdrawal of the cloth , grace was sung by Bros . Thornton and Kempton , and Messrs . Frost and Hanson . The W .
Master then said , the toast he was about to propose was one that was always well received by Freemasons , as it was that of " The Queen . " He need say nothing of her , as she was loved and honoured by all . He gave " The Queen and the Craft , " which was well responded to , and followed by the National Anthem . The W . M . said—Brethren , the next toast I have to propose is " The Most
Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " and said as a man and a Mason we ought to be very proud of him . I have not had the honour of meeting him in Grand Lodge , and , therefore , I cannot speak personally of his working , but I understand from others that hc does everything that is required of him in the high position in which he is placed . The toast was
enthusiastically received . Mr . Hanson sung in exquisite style , Dibdin ' s well known " Tom Bowling , " and there was an unanimous encore . The W . M . —Brethren , I rise to propose " The Health of the Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Carnarvon , K . G ., the Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmcrsdale , and the rest of
the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " With respect to the Worshipful Pro Grand Master I had the pleasure of seeing his working in the Grand Lodge , and I must say that I was struck with the gentlemanly and courteous manner in which he conducted the affairs of Grand Lodge , and the same remarks will apply to
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Lord Skelmersdale , the Deputy Grand Master . They had that night the pleasure of seeing two Grand Officers at their table , and he had coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Fenn and Simpson . " Mr . J . Harper played a solo on the trumpet and was encored . Bro . R . J . Simpson said , after having listened to such delightful sounds as they had just heard it would ill become them , as
Grand Officers , to blow their own trumpet , but he would say that their illustrious Grand Master shed a lustre on the Order to which they had the honour to belong . The duties of the Grand Lodge were sometimes of a verv trying character , but he trusted that they would always do what they were then most ably doing , promoting a belief in the Great Architect of the Universe , and promulga'ing the
principles of Freemasonry over the different quarters of the world . He thanked the W . Master for again placing him in the high position of their Chaplain , an office which he had held in the lodge from the time of its consecration and he was deeply indebted to the Worshipful Master fur that appointment . In addition to any duties he might have to perform as the Chaplain of their lodge , whether it
was in the time of sickness or sorrow , should any member wish for his assistance , at all times his humble services would always be at his command . He had heard a few years ago from a brother not a hundred miles from where they then were , that he looked upon his admission into Masonry as a great blessing , for it had been to him the turning point in his life , for during the ceremony of his
initiation , although he did not know the voice , it was one that reached his heart when he was asked , " In times of difficulty or danger in whom do you put your trust ? " That question , not put to him irreverently or heedlessly , had such an effect in bringing out the feelings o' his heart , such a powerful influence upon him , that from that very moment he became a changed and different
man , and if he ( Bro . Simpson ) dared to mention his name it would be found amongst the most eminent Masons of the present day . As their Bro . Fenn was with them that night they hailed his presence with tire greatest pleasure , and he might say that he was present at every lodge throughout the country , and he did not flatter Bro . Fenn , but he spoke the truth when he said that the Lodge of
Emulation affected every other lodge in the kingdom , and wherever that working was adopted there was Bro . Fenn present amongst them . The reverend brother then related that he had lately visited a town called Dunwich , on the coast of Suffolk , of whose geographical position until then he was ignorant , and he found that it was a most ancient place , having existed since the time of King John ,
that it at one time , sent two members to Parliament , but the sea had washed away its ancient landmarks , but it had no promontory like Dover , which had stood the storms of centuries . So in Masonry there was still preserved a great moral principle and landmarks , which had escaped the ravages of time and title . Freemasonry had stood
its trial against all the shafts of ridicule levelled at it on the one hand , and against the anathemas of superstition on the other . Their only duty was to uphold their principles , make Freemasonry what it should be , amidst good repute and evil repute , and preserve that noble character it should always maintain . Bro . Fenr > , P . G . D ., said when he entered the lodge that evening and beheld
Bro . Simpson , he felt and believed that he should be relieved from the pleasure of returning thanks for any toast , but he found himself in the position of no ordinary difficulty in having to respond to a toast , the subject of which had been already exhausted by one of the most eloquent members of the Craft , so that he hardly knew what to say . Before , however , he spoke to the toast , he must deliver a
message he had received yesterday from Bro . Hervey , the Grand Secretary , which has to express his regret , in consequence of illness , of being unable to be present with them that night , and that was an announcement he was sure they would all share with regret . I le ( Bro . Fenn ) had not been with them for two years , but he did not think it was so long , as time had so rapidly passed away ,
but during that period they had lost Bro . Bagshawe , the Provincial Grand Master for Essex , Sir Frederick Williams , and last , but not least , Bro . Tomkins . That , however , was not a pleasant subject to contemplate after dinner , and , therefore , he would take up a more pleasant subject than speaking of the losses they had sustained . He would ask them to look at the accessions they had received to
Freemasonry of late years , and which formed their she < t anchor , for they had the Prince of Wales presiding over them , and two princes of the blood in the other two chairs . Therefore , while Freemasonry was supported by the throne on the one hand , and religion on the other , they might look forward with confidence to the future , when it was thus maintained by the great and good of the land . He ( Bro .
Fenn ) had been a Past and Present Grand Officer for fourteen years , and he could state confidently from his experience of the Grand Officers , and assure them that they were most desirous of maintaining Freemasonry in all the prosperity it possessed at the present time . Their Bro . Simpson had alluded to his connection with the Lodge of Emulation , and he was hardly tempted to add anything
to what he had said , except to say that hc agreed with him that they had been engaged for about twenty years iu bringing about a proper and decorous working of Freemasonry . He would not take it upon himself , but he would say that he believed the Lodge of Emulation had worked a marked effect , for he recollected the time when there was very irreverent and slovenly working , but that
was now the exception , and thc change was due to the improved ideas of the new candidates who entered their Order , In the name of the Grand Officers hc thanked them for the kind compliment that they had paid to them that evening . Bro . Stanway , I . P . M ., proposed " The Health of the W . M ., " Bro . Freeman , and after referring to the liberal advance of money he had made for the establishing of the lodge , said he was a man whose