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CONTENTS .
LEADERS 6 l 3 Whymper's "Religion of Freemasonry" 614 Grand Masters , See , o £ Ireland 615 Old Warrants . —XXIX fnj provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales 616 Consecration of the Rye Lodge , No . 2372 61 !) Consecration of the Loyal Monmouth
Chapter , No . 41 $ , at Monmouth ( ii ? Formation of a United Grand Lodge of New South Wales GiS Freemasonry in India 618 Board of Benevolence 619 Lay ing the Memorial-stone of the Children ' s ftospital at Leicester big Kaiser Wilhelm II . and the Freemasons ... 6 in
Contents.
Knights Templar ( '' 9 Queensland ° ' 9 CORRESPOND UNC EThe Anglo-American Lodge Jar Reviews " Notes and Queries b 2 - RKPORTS OF MASONIC
MBBTINOSCraft Masonry " 22 Instruction *> 25 Royal Arch <> - > Instruction 621 " Mark Masonry 626 Ancient and Accepted Rite 626 Masonic and General Tidings 037 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 628
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WE beg to remind our readers that the Quarterly General School Court of the Boys' School will be held in the great hall of Elections . Freemasons' Tavern to-day ( Friday ) , when , in the event of Bro . A . F . GODSON ' S motion being carried , 24 instead of 21 boys , as
originally announced , will be elected from an approved list of 75 candidates . The Girls' School Quarterly General Court will be held in the . same place to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when nine girls will be elected from an approved list of 63 . At both Courts the chair will be taken at 12 noon precisely , and the poll will be closed precisely at 3 p . m .
* * * , MANY will rejoice to read the account we gave in the Free-United Grand , * f . . Lodge o £ New mason for last week , of the proceedings at the inauguration of South Wales . the Un ; ted Grand Lod of New South Wa ! es . Lord
CARRINGTON , Past S . G . W . of England , is the first Grand Master , and all is looking so bright and happy for the future that we trust the insignificant minority of which we spoke will long ere this have melted away , and the whole of the lodges and brethren , amounting to nearly 200 of the former and some thousands ot the latter , become one compact and united body .
We shall soon have particulars of the installation of his lordship , the ceremony having been fixed for last month , and it is to be hoped that any little difficulty will be adjusted prior to that great event , so that the labours of our beloved Pro G . M ., Bro . the Earl of CARNARVON , as well as those of the local Craft , will result in a permanent and complete union of the Fraternity
m New South Wales . If one or more lodges " hold out , we are bound to say that they will be acting within their rights , and we feel assured full liberty will be granted them so to do , as in the case of South Australia ;
but for the sake of peace and harmony , for the prosperity of the Craft , and also for the good of the minority even , we ardently hope and trust that not one lodge , not even a solitary brother will refuse to join in the consummation of the " Blessed union " so Ions desired and so much needed .
* * * IT was a thoughtful act on the part of Bro . TEW , P . G . M . of in West Yorkshire , to so arrange the date and place of the West Yorkshire . Autumn Communication of his Prov . G . Lodge that the
former should coincide with the day appointed for the celebration of the Centenary Festival of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 265 ; and , as regards the latter , that the town of Keighley , in which the lodge is located , should be the trysting place of the brethren . By this arrangement , due honour was done to a worthy lodge , while what might otherwise have been
a formal gathering was invested with all the attributes of an important provincial assembly . Moreover , Bro . TEW , as his custom is , improved the occasion by delivering one of those long and interesting addresses for which he has become famous , the burden of his speech—though it proved no burden either to him who made it or the brethren who listened to it with
such rapt attention—being the virtues of the lodge which had just completed the first century of its existence , and was entering on its second century with so bright a prospect , of further and still greater good fortune . The Royal Yorkshire Lodge , which was warranted by the " Moderns " on the 2 3 rd August , 1788 , appears to have enjoyed an uninterrupted flow of
prospertty . In 1822 , when the records of West Yorkshire begin , it had a roll ° ' 24 members , and for the last 15 years it has mustered an average of 62 . '' has also been conspicuous for the ability of its members , many of the ablest and most impressive exponents of our ritual having obtained their nrst glimmerings of Masonic knowledge within its precincts . Above allit
, "as shown itself in complete sympathy with our Charities and the several JJtovernents which have taken place in West Yorkshire with a view to benetln g those Institutions , its contributions to the three , exclusive of a substantial annual subscription to the Male Fund of the R . M . Benevolent
ns titution , being in excess of £ 300 . Prov . G . Lodge has twice previously met under the auspices of this lodge , namely , in 1848 and 1855 , and it is ee dless to say that on this , the third occasion of its being similarly 0 n oured , every effort was made , both by the lodge itself and its visitors , in rde r that the Centenary meeting should be celebrated with the utmost
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possible eclat . The Keighley Institute was engaged for the meeting of Prov . G . Lodge ; the brethren attended Divine service in full Craft clothing in Keighley parish church , and a handsome offertory , amounting to some ^ 20 , was raised at the conclusion of the service for the Keighley Cottage Hospital and , after Prov . G . Lodge had been closed , the brethren dined
together at the Devonshire Hotel , under the presidency of their respected Prov . G . Master , who was well supported by his Prov . G . Officers and the representatives of about 60 of the lodges in the Province . Nor must we omit to mention that , in the course of the proceedings in Prov . G . Lodge , Bro . TEW presented Bro . LEE , W . M . of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , with
the Centenary Warrant , which had been granted by the M . W . GRAND MASTER , and was graced with his Royal Highness ' s signature , and afterwards invested him with the Centenary Jewel , which it is permitted to all subscribing members of the lodge to wear at our Masonic meetings . This graceful act of presentation and investiture by the Prov . G . Master
may be looked upon as the public recognition on his part not only of the important event in the history of this private lodge , which the brethren had been called together to celebrate , but likewise of the sterling merits it had exhibited , and the services it had rendered to the Province and to Masonry
generally in the course of a long and worthy career . We are convinced the members of the lodge must have appreciated the publicity thus given to their services by Bro . TEW , and we trust it will always retain the high character it has won among the constituent parts of the United Grand Lodge of England . * .. *
THE Provincial Grand Lodge of the Eastern Division of o £ South ' Wales , South Wales had its annual field-day at . Merthyr Tydfil on East Division . the 9 th jnsti when Br 0- sir GEORGE ELLIOT , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M ., and the members of the lodges he presides over met under
circumstances that were more than usually encouraging . The year they were looking back upon had been one of great activity , and the brethren had had the opportunity—which it is needless to say they had turned to most excellent account—of exhibiting the respect they entertain for their chief and the love they bear towards our Charitable Institutions , by
supporting the former as a Festival Chairman , and generously contributing to the funds of one of the latter . Bro . Sir GEORGE ELLIOT had presided at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution in February , and the Province , albeit one of moderate strength only , had raised the handsome sum of £ 870 as a contribution to its funds . It was also able to congratulate itself
on the manner in which the duties of its various lodges had been fulfilled , and the favourable account which the Prov . Grand Treasurer was able to give of the financial condition of the Province . Indeed , the events of the past year had been , without exception , of a most gratifying character , while as regards the year on which the Province was entering there was every
reason to hope that it would prove at least as successful as its predecessor . One announcement in particular appears to have been received with universal satisfaction—namely , that as regards the votes at its disposal for the elections into our several Institutions , the Province for the first time for many years had a balance in its favour with the Western Provinces Charity
Association , and would therefore be in a better position to promote the success of its candidates . In short , the meeting at Merthyr Tydfil appears to have been in all respects a success , and we trust the authorities of the Eastern Division of South Wales may never have a less favourable account to render of their stewardship . It has an able and justly popular ruler in »
the person of Bro . Sir GEORGE ELLIOT , who is well backed up by his Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . MARMADUKE TENNANT , and the Prov . Grand Officers generally , and it is only reasonable to infer that under the guidance of such as these the condition of the Province will be one of steady progress and prosperity . •« »
American THERE was a time—and there are many still living who can Masonic easily recall it—when everything connected with Masonry was Statistics . wrapped ; n the most profound mystery . Not only were the proceedings in our lodges—as , indeed , we rejoice to say , they are still—most religiously guarded from the knowledge of the general public , but the same
secrecy was observed as regards our numbers and organisation , and the ramifications of our Society throughout the civilised world . Even now we occasionally meet with the most extraordinary estimates of our influence and numerical strength , many of those estimates being designedly circulated with a view to bringing us into disrepute , while others are started by
the merest visionaries , and with no other purpose than to create astonishment in the minds of the persons they are addressing . But the Americans are a practical people . They go about their Masonry as they do about
their business methodically , and , above all things , they are fond of having chapter and verse for everything they state . It is true they do not divulge those secrets of the Craft which they have solemnly bound themselves to keep . But they delight in telling everybody what they may lawfully tell ,
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 6 l 3 Whymper's "Religion of Freemasonry" 614 Grand Masters , See , o £ Ireland 615 Old Warrants . —XXIX fnj provincial Grand Lodge of North Wales 616 Consecration of the Rye Lodge , No . 2372 61 !) Consecration of the Loyal Monmouth
Chapter , No . 41 $ , at Monmouth ( ii ? Formation of a United Grand Lodge of New South Wales GiS Freemasonry in India 618 Board of Benevolence 619 Lay ing the Memorial-stone of the Children ' s ftospital at Leicester big Kaiser Wilhelm II . and the Freemasons ... 6 in
Contents.
Knights Templar ( '' 9 Queensland ° ' 9 CORRESPOND UNC EThe Anglo-American Lodge Jar Reviews " Notes and Queries b 2 - RKPORTS OF MASONIC
MBBTINOSCraft Masonry " 22 Instruction *> 25 Royal Arch <> - > Instruction 621 " Mark Masonry 626 Ancient and Accepted Rite 626 Masonic and General Tidings 037 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 628
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WE beg to remind our readers that the Quarterly General School Court of the Boys' School will be held in the great hall of Elections . Freemasons' Tavern to-day ( Friday ) , when , in the event of Bro . A . F . GODSON ' S motion being carried , 24 instead of 21 boys , as
originally announced , will be elected from an approved list of 75 candidates . The Girls' School Quarterly General Court will be held in the . same place to-morrow ( Saturday ) , when nine girls will be elected from an approved list of 63 . At both Courts the chair will be taken at 12 noon precisely , and the poll will be closed precisely at 3 p . m .
* * * , MANY will rejoice to read the account we gave in the Free-United Grand , * f . . Lodge o £ New mason for last week , of the proceedings at the inauguration of South Wales . the Un ; ted Grand Lod of New South Wa ! es . Lord
CARRINGTON , Past S . G . W . of England , is the first Grand Master , and all is looking so bright and happy for the future that we trust the insignificant minority of which we spoke will long ere this have melted away , and the whole of the lodges and brethren , amounting to nearly 200 of the former and some thousands ot the latter , become one compact and united body .
We shall soon have particulars of the installation of his lordship , the ceremony having been fixed for last month , and it is to be hoped that any little difficulty will be adjusted prior to that great event , so that the labours of our beloved Pro G . M ., Bro . the Earl of CARNARVON , as well as those of the local Craft , will result in a permanent and complete union of the Fraternity
m New South Wales . If one or more lodges " hold out , we are bound to say that they will be acting within their rights , and we feel assured full liberty will be granted them so to do , as in the case of South Australia ;
but for the sake of peace and harmony , for the prosperity of the Craft , and also for the good of the minority even , we ardently hope and trust that not one lodge , not even a solitary brother will refuse to join in the consummation of the " Blessed union " so Ions desired and so much needed .
* * * IT was a thoughtful act on the part of Bro . TEW , P . G . M . of in West Yorkshire , to so arrange the date and place of the West Yorkshire . Autumn Communication of his Prov . G . Lodge that the
former should coincide with the day appointed for the celebration of the Centenary Festival of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 265 ; and , as regards the latter , that the town of Keighley , in which the lodge is located , should be the trysting place of the brethren . By this arrangement , due honour was done to a worthy lodge , while what might otherwise have been
a formal gathering was invested with all the attributes of an important provincial assembly . Moreover , Bro . TEW , as his custom is , improved the occasion by delivering one of those long and interesting addresses for which he has become famous , the burden of his speech—though it proved no burden either to him who made it or the brethren who listened to it with
such rapt attention—being the virtues of the lodge which had just completed the first century of its existence , and was entering on its second century with so bright a prospect , of further and still greater good fortune . The Royal Yorkshire Lodge , which was warranted by the " Moderns " on the 2 3 rd August , 1788 , appears to have enjoyed an uninterrupted flow of
prospertty . In 1822 , when the records of West Yorkshire begin , it had a roll ° ' 24 members , and for the last 15 years it has mustered an average of 62 . '' has also been conspicuous for the ability of its members , many of the ablest and most impressive exponents of our ritual having obtained their nrst glimmerings of Masonic knowledge within its precincts . Above allit
, "as shown itself in complete sympathy with our Charities and the several JJtovernents which have taken place in West Yorkshire with a view to benetln g those Institutions , its contributions to the three , exclusive of a substantial annual subscription to the Male Fund of the R . M . Benevolent
ns titution , being in excess of £ 300 . Prov . G . Lodge has twice previously met under the auspices of this lodge , namely , in 1848 and 1855 , and it is ee dless to say that on this , the third occasion of its being similarly 0 n oured , every effort was made , both by the lodge itself and its visitors , in rde r that the Centenary meeting should be celebrated with the utmost
Ar00101
possible eclat . The Keighley Institute was engaged for the meeting of Prov . G . Lodge ; the brethren attended Divine service in full Craft clothing in Keighley parish church , and a handsome offertory , amounting to some ^ 20 , was raised at the conclusion of the service for the Keighley Cottage Hospital and , after Prov . G . Lodge had been closed , the brethren dined
together at the Devonshire Hotel , under the presidency of their respected Prov . G . Master , who was well supported by his Prov . G . Officers and the representatives of about 60 of the lodges in the Province . Nor must we omit to mention that , in the course of the proceedings in Prov . G . Lodge , Bro . TEW presented Bro . LEE , W . M . of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , with
the Centenary Warrant , which had been granted by the M . W . GRAND MASTER , and was graced with his Royal Highness ' s signature , and afterwards invested him with the Centenary Jewel , which it is permitted to all subscribing members of the lodge to wear at our Masonic meetings . This graceful act of presentation and investiture by the Prov . G . Master
may be looked upon as the public recognition on his part not only of the important event in the history of this private lodge , which the brethren had been called together to celebrate , but likewise of the sterling merits it had exhibited , and the services it had rendered to the Province and to Masonry
generally in the course of a long and worthy career . We are convinced the members of the lodge must have appreciated the publicity thus given to their services by Bro . TEW , and we trust it will always retain the high character it has won among the constituent parts of the United Grand Lodge of England . * .. *
THE Provincial Grand Lodge of the Eastern Division of o £ South ' Wales , South Wales had its annual field-day at . Merthyr Tydfil on East Division . the 9 th jnsti when Br 0- sir GEORGE ELLIOT , Bart ., M . P ., Prov . G . M ., and the members of the lodges he presides over met under
circumstances that were more than usually encouraging . The year they were looking back upon had been one of great activity , and the brethren had had the opportunity—which it is needless to say they had turned to most excellent account—of exhibiting the respect they entertain for their chief and the love they bear towards our Charitable Institutions , by
supporting the former as a Festival Chairman , and generously contributing to the funds of one of the latter . Bro . Sir GEORGE ELLIOT had presided at the Festival of the Benevolent Institution in February , and the Province , albeit one of moderate strength only , had raised the handsome sum of £ 870 as a contribution to its funds . It was also able to congratulate itself
on the manner in which the duties of its various lodges had been fulfilled , and the favourable account which the Prov . Grand Treasurer was able to give of the financial condition of the Province . Indeed , the events of the past year had been , without exception , of a most gratifying character , while as regards the year on which the Province was entering there was every
reason to hope that it would prove at least as successful as its predecessor . One announcement in particular appears to have been received with universal satisfaction—namely , that as regards the votes at its disposal for the elections into our several Institutions , the Province for the first time for many years had a balance in its favour with the Western Provinces Charity
Association , and would therefore be in a better position to promote the success of its candidates . In short , the meeting at Merthyr Tydfil appears to have been in all respects a success , and we trust the authorities of the Eastern Division of South Wales may never have a less favourable account to render of their stewardship . It has an able and justly popular ruler in »
the person of Bro . Sir GEORGE ELLIOT , who is well backed up by his Deputy P . G . M ., Bro . MARMADUKE TENNANT , and the Prov . Grand Officers generally , and it is only reasonable to infer that under the guidance of such as these the condition of the Province will be one of steady progress and prosperity . •« »
American THERE was a time—and there are many still living who can Masonic easily recall it—when everything connected with Masonry was Statistics . wrapped ; n the most profound mystery . Not only were the proceedings in our lodges—as , indeed , we rejoice to say , they are still—most religiously guarded from the knowledge of the general public , but the same
secrecy was observed as regards our numbers and organisation , and the ramifications of our Society throughout the civilised world . Even now we occasionally meet with the most extraordinary estimates of our influence and numerical strength , many of those estimates being designedly circulated with a view to bringing us into disrepute , while others are started by
the merest visionaries , and with no other purpose than to create astonishment in the minds of the persons they are addressing . But the Americans are a practical people . They go about their Masonry as they do about
their business methodically , and , above all things , they are fond of having chapter and verse for everything they state . It is true they do not divulge those secrets of the Craft which they have solemnly bound themselves to keep . But they delight in telling everybody what they may lawfully tell ,