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Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " whose , renown as a Mason was known and acknowledged by all . This toast needed no explanation from him , and he was sure that it would meet with a hearty response . The toast was cordially received , followed by the solo and chorus , " God bless the Prince of Wales , " with the following new verse by Bro . Hook , the Orsranist of the lodge : —
" True Masons greet , with one accord , Our Master once again ! And thank the World ' s Great Architect , Our prayers were not in vain . Again our Prince amongst us ,
Each loving heart now hails , From danger now , as in the past , God shield our Prince of Wales . " This new verse was loudly applauded . The W . Master said the next toast to which he wished to called the attention of the brethren was that of ' •The Right Worshipful Pro GrandMaster , the Earl of Carnarvon , " and said he
believed that his services were unequalled by any member of the Craft . Holding such a high position he was entitled to their respect and esteem , and he trusted that his health would be drunk in proper form , and with all due enthusiasm . The toast was duly honoured . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose was a very comprehensive one , as it was " The Right Worshipful the Deputy
Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " It was superfluous on his part to remark that the Grand Lodge was the ruling body of the Craft , and was formed of those members who had obtained distinction in it , and there was a further distinction to those who had become Grand Officers . It was composed of Past and Present Grand Officers , and they
had both amongst them in the lodge that evening . He believed that there were present the oldest member of Grand Lodge , Bros . Dr . J . E . Cox ; the Rev . R . J . Simpsnn , Jno . Hervey , the G . Secretary , members of their own lodge ; Bro . Fenn , P . G . D . C . ; and Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst . He was proud to see them present , and he gave them all a hearty welcome . He connected with the toast the names
of Dr . J . E . Cox , P . Grand Chaplain ; and Bro . T . Fenn , Past Grand Assist . Dir . of Ceremonies . The toast was most cordially received . Bro . the Rev . Dr . J . E . Cox , P . G . Chaplain , said : The Worshipful Mister , Wardens , and Bretliren of 1 he Great City Lodge , and those other brethren who arc here present , will receive from myself , as the representative to-night of Grand Lodge , I am assured , my
warmest thanks for the manner in which they have taken notice of the toast of our esteemed Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Officers of Grand Lodge . It is always a satisfaction to myself to have to return thanks for this toast , because when received as it has been to-night with so many demonstrations of satisfaction , and with so much enthusiasm , it is an assurance
to my mind that the Officers , Past and Present , of Grand Lodge live in your esteem , and that you are disposed by every means in your power to strengthen tfecir hands in their efforts to promote the usefulness and the welfare of our noble and venerable Order , ( Hear , hear . ) I believe amongst newly made Masons—and 1 may call the Dep . Grand Master a newly made Mason in comparison with
myself—there is no brother in the Craft who desires more earnestly to promote its welfare , or to support its grand and benevolent purposes , and the more I sec of those who arc associated with him as leading members of that assembly , the more am I persuaded that the great principles of Masonry arc advancing , and that they are becoming of more and more value as time goes by .
( Hear , hear . ) It is a great satisfaction to myself to mark the peaceful relations ^ which at the present time exist in Grand Lodge . At the time when 1 first became a member of the Craft there was much division , and I regret to say , much un-Masonic feeling demonstrated therein ; but those times happily have passed away , and with the peace of the present time we have also the augmentation of those great
benefits which Masonry stands foremost to promote and confirm—I mean the noblest principles for the development of charity ( Hear , hear ) , not only charity in the matter of giving of that substance with which the Great Architect of the Universe has blessed us , but in the manifestation of that noble feeling which suffereth long , and is kind , which envieth not , and which seeks to promote the welfare not
only of the brethren themselves , but of society at large . ( Hear , hear . ) And my mind is more peculiarly directed at this moment to the matter of charity , because at this season two important events are bting carried forward . On this day an election has taken place of candidates for the Girls' School , and on Monday next fifteen boys will be admitted into the kindred Institution ; and with
reference to the first and foremost—as it always will be in the estimation of the brethren—the Girls' School , 1 have been charmed to-day to see an engraving in the " Builder " newspaper , showing what is the intention for the enlargement of that Institution , and for the increase of benefit to the youthful female children of our decayed and deceased brethren ; and then next I turn my attention to the Boys '
School , in which my heart has been always deeply interested , arid with which , ' . without boasting—I am sure you will pardon me foriskying . it—I have taken an earnest and a continual interest . . ( Hear , hear . ) At the present time , especially , 1 rejoice lo'Undw that a subject , which has had my consideration for at least a quarter of a century , is very near its fulfilment . My esteemed and worthy brother on my left hand . ( Bro . the Rev .
R . J . Simpson , P . G . C . ) has in some degree stolen my thunder ; but for that I heartily forgive-him . He'has had more opportunity of assisting the working out of this most important subject than Iiiave' had ; but I am with him , as you are , I am sure , heart and souUin the promotion of his scheme for the establishing of exhibitions in our Universities , which shall be the means of giving that completed form of education to those children of
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higher intellect , who , had their parents been spared to them , or had their prosperity increased , would have had the opportunity of finishing its course by means of the highest educational privileges this land can afford . Although it has not been my province to carry out that which I so much desired myself , yet it will be my happiness to assist my worthy brother and others in the promotion of lease the Great Archi
that great object , and when it shall p - tect of the Universe to call me hence , nothing will be looked back upon by myself with greater satisfaction than that in my position as a Past Grand Chaplain of England , and as a Minister of the Truths of the Gieat Architect of the Universe , I had been enabled in some way to do something for the alleviation of the suffering of mankind .
( Hear , hear . ) I will not detain you at much greater length , because I have said almost as much as you can bear to hear ( No , no ) , and as much as 1 have to say ; but there is one subject—of which I have been reminded by an observation of your Worshipful Master—which has quite gone home to my heart . In mentioning my name he stated that I was the Father of Grand Lodge . I cannot
lay claim myself to that position , for there is' brie brother and a brother clergyman also , older than myself ( Bro . the Rev . Sir J . W . Hayes ' 1 , who is the Father of Grand Lodge ; but l stand next to him , for I have b ? en a mem - ber of that Grand Lodge for thirty years , ( Hear , hear . ) And in those thirty years you may suppose how many I have seen depart hence , whose memory is treasured in
our regard , and whose works for the benefit of Masonry and mankind are registered in the Grand Lodge above . ( Hear , hear . ) It cannot be in God ' s Providence' that I shall remain much longer in this sublunary state ; but so long as I am spared I will work for Masonry , as I have endeavoured to do during the years I have been a member of the Ciaft , and it will be , I repeat , a satisfaction to
myself , when I go hence and be no morc ' scen , to die with the conviction that my name will live amongst those members of mafikind who have striven to promote the welfare and the increase of Masonry , to shew that it is the mother of civilisation , and to prove that it is the great benefactress of the human race . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D . C ., said : It is rather an awkward thing at this period
of the evening to be called upon to respond second to a toast , when ° one has to speak after so exhaustive and ready a speaker as our excellent Bro . Cox . There is , however , one subject which he has left untouched , as probably it has not come under his immediate knowledge . The Grand Officers would be undeserving of the honour which has been conferred on them , and of the compliment which
your Worshipful Master has paid them , were they not desirous on all occasions to do all in their power , and to avail themselves of every opportunity to advance the interests of the Craft . I cannot better , perhaps , illustrate the desire which the Grand Officers appear to me always to have in that direction than by mentioning to you that on the 24 th of November the annual festival of the Emulation
Lodge will take p lace . On that occasion eight sections will be worked by eight Past Grand Officers , and the Earl of Carnarvon , our Pro Grand Master , will take the chair . The chair in the lodge will be filled by our very excellent and worthy brother Hervey . The Stewards will be also forty Grand Officers . That may be illustration enough to show the interest which they take in the working of
Freemasonry , and I am sure to a lodge which claims to have a Lodge of Instruction of its own , this must be very interesting information , and I hope to yourselves , brethren , it is equally gratifying . I feel bound to admit that perhaps it is not exactly love alone for the Emulation Lodge of Improvement that that lodge is so mixed up and so bound up with my Masonic life . I wish I could but think
so ; there is something else at the * bottom of it . I don't know why I should not be prepared even to admit it , because I am sure you will all yourselves join in the same feeling which has predominated in myself . Our Bro . Hervey enters on his 30 th year of Treasurership , and it is out ot respect for him that this great meeting is about to take place . I will nr-t detain you longer , Worshipful
Master , but I cannot sit down without congratulating you on the progress you are making , and on the excellent manner in which you keep up the working of this lodge . It has afforded me , I assure you , great pleasure to be present to-night , and I hope when on any future occasion I may be asked to attend this lodge I may observe the same strict adherence to good working , with ' the same advance
and prosperity , which 1 have the pleasure of congratulating you upon to-night . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., saH the toast he had the honour to submit he felt sure would be received with acclamation when he told them that it was " The Health of Bro . John Seex , W . M . of The Great City Lodge . " He had always found him most perfect in working the ritual of the lodge , and he had
endeared himself to all by his genial disposition during the time he had held the different offices since the consecration of the lodge , and the manner in which be had performed his duties must be satisfactory to every member . He felt assured that the lodge would never suffer while he filled the chair , and he hoped he might have as happy a year in it as he ( Bro Townend ) had . He asked them to drink to
" The Health of their W . M . " The W . M . said he felt obliged to them for their compliment , and nothing should be wanting on his part to render him worthy of the position in which , by their kindness , he had been placed , for there was a great responsibility in being placed at the head of one of the most important lodges in the City of London . In proportion to the fame and renown of the lodge , so
concurrently were the difficulties and responsibilities of the W . M . He thanked them for the kindly feelings and the joyful congratulation which one and all had tendered to him . The W . M . said the next toast lie had to propose was one that was always received with great enthusiasm in The Great City Lodge . They had rarely met without having one or more initiates , and on many occasions they had five . They had had two that evening , and five at a
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lodge of emergency held only a fortnight ago , and he be lieved that they would all prove true and good members " He gave " The Health of the Initiates , " for which they severally returned thanks . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " bidding them welcome , and , having read the list of them , said it would be invidious on his part to call upon any one in particular to respond to the toast
Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst ., Bro . Swallow , W . M . of the City of Westminster Lodge , and Bro . Dyer , W . M . of the Industry Lodge , severally returned thanks . The W . M . in giving "The Health of Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., and ' I . M ., " said the manner in which he had conducted the duties of the chair had secured for him the esteem of the brethren , and he had then the honour of presenting him
with a substantial mark of their gratitude , by placing on his breast the jewel which had been voted to him , and long might he live to wear it with pleasure , as it was the jewel of The Great City Lodge . He then attached the jewel amidst cheering . Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., said he rose with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , regret because he ceased to be the Master of one of the greatest
lodges in the City of London , and wifh pleasure because he knew he left the chair with the good wiliof the . brc . thren , and particularly so as he had received every assistance from the present W . M . of the lodge . In that lodge they worked the Emulation Lodge ritual , whilst he was brought up in the Stability , and he wished that the two modes of working could be brought together , as he
believed that they might advantageously adopt a portion of each ceremony and omit the rest . He saw that he had to return thanks as l . P . M . and I . M ., and most heartily did he thank them for their kindness , and for the jewel they had unanimously voted to him . He could n ot say that it was the proudest moment-of his life , as he gave a preference to his mother lodge , in which he had worked
up to every office , from that of Inner Guard , and when he went home after quitting the chair in that lodge he thought he was in the proudest position a . nd the greatest man in Masonry ( a laugh ) . The next toast was " The P . M . ' s , " for which Bros . Headon and Stevens returned thanks . Bro . Hervey , G . Sec ., in p " roposing " Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , " said he well
recollected that it was three years ago when he had the gratification , with two other brethren , of performing the ceremony of consecration and installation , when more than 200 members were assembled . On that occasion he was supported by two Wardens , one of whom was Bro . Fenn , then present , and one who was now no more , Bro . Savage , who was second to none in the Craft , and whose loss had
been severely felt . With what he had seen of the workjng of the lodge that evening he was well satisfied , and therefore he thought there was no one better qualified to propose the toast that had been entrusted to him . He was gratified to see the prosperity of the lodge , and , therefore , he need not wish prosperity to it , as that had been alread y achieved , and he would add one word to the toast he had
to propose , and that was " Continued Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , and might its prosperity in the future be as great as it had been in the past . " The toast was heartily responded to . The W . M ., in proposing " The Treasurer and Secretary , " said he had a pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to Bro . Freeman , their late Treasurer , a jewel , which he hoped he would wear as a
recognition by the brethren of the duties he had so willingly undertaken . Bro . Freeman suitably responded . The Secretary , the W . M . considered , was the most important officer in the lodge , and he had to thank Bro . Moody for what he had done , and to ask for his valuable assistance in the future . The l . P . M . took this opportunity of publicly thanking the Secretary for the assistance he had rendered during the past year , and hoped that future
Masters would have him as a guide . Bro . Moody expressed himself very much gratified at the remaiks of the W . M . and l . P . M . He found that the duties of Secretary to so large a lodge occupied a great deal of time , and if he did appear another year as Secretary , all he wanted was to meet with a reception such as had just been accorded to him , even though it might be as " Past" Secretary . Some other toasts were given , and the business of the evening , harmonious throughout , was broueht to a close .
METROPOLITAN LODGE ( No . 1507 ) . —The installation of this lodge was held- at the Metropolitan Club , 269 , Pentonville-road , on the 19 th inst . Bro . J . J . Michael , W . M ., presided . There were present besides , Bros . T . Williams , S . W . ; R . ' T . Kingbam , J . W . ; Willing , jun ., l . P . M . ; R . Rose , Treas . ; Tims , Sec . ; Douglass , S . D . ; Scalls , J . D . ; W . Side , I . G . ; Daley ,
Tyler ; Samtsbury , Colls , Cheek , Clarke , Cadett , Reed , Simona , Levi , Solomon , Brumell , and others . Visitors J . Smith . P . G . P . ; Adams , P . G . P . ; Ferguson , P . M . ; Tims , P . M . ; Millis , P . M . ; Sach , P . M . ; Levi , P . M . Everett , P . M . ; Garrett , P . M . ; Frost , P . M . ; Rocstcr , P . M . ; Wuest , P . M . ; Morgan , I . G . ; and Hudson , J . W . j and others . Bro . Booker was raised , and Bros .
Wngley , Knight , Tuck , Deboeuf , and Lefebore were passed . Bro . Michael installed Bro . T . Williams as W . M ., who was presented by Bro . James Willing , jun . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . T . Williams , W . M . ; R . T . Kingham , S . W . ; J . Douglass , J . W . ; R . Rose , Treas . ; G . Tims , Sec . ; C . Scales , J . D . ; W . Side , J . D . ; W . M . Stiles , I . G . ; Daley , Tyler . A committee
was rormea to consider the advisability of removing the lodge in consequence of increase in number of members . A testimonial on vellum was presented to Bro . James Willing , jun ., P . M ., in recognition of services rendered by him to the lodge . The testimonial was duly acknowledged , and the brethren , to the number of about 100 ,
adjourned to an excellent banquet , after which there were the usual toasts , and some pleasant singing and recitations . CHAUCER LODGE ( No . 1540 ) . —The installation meeting of this young and prosperous lodge was held on Wednesday evening' at Bro . Joseph Spencer ' s , Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge . Twelve months ago the
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Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , " whose , renown as a Mason was known and acknowledged by all . This toast needed no explanation from him , and he was sure that it would meet with a hearty response . The toast was cordially received , followed by the solo and chorus , " God bless the Prince of Wales , " with the following new verse by Bro . Hook , the Orsranist of the lodge : —
" True Masons greet , with one accord , Our Master once again ! And thank the World ' s Great Architect , Our prayers were not in vain . Again our Prince amongst us ,
Each loving heart now hails , From danger now , as in the past , God shield our Prince of Wales . " This new verse was loudly applauded . The W . Master said the next toast to which he wished to called the attention of the brethren was that of ' •The Right Worshipful Pro GrandMaster , the Earl of Carnarvon , " and said he
believed that his services were unequalled by any member of the Craft . Holding such a high position he was entitled to their respect and esteem , and he trusted that his health would be drunk in proper form , and with all due enthusiasm . The toast was duly honoured . The W . Master said the next toast he had to propose was a very comprehensive one , as it was " The Right Worshipful the Deputy
Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Past and Present . " It was superfluous on his part to remark that the Grand Lodge was the ruling body of the Craft , and was formed of those members who had obtained distinction in it , and there was a further distinction to those who had become Grand Officers . It was composed of Past and Present Grand Officers , and they
had both amongst them in the lodge that evening . He believed that there were present the oldest member of Grand Lodge , Bros . Dr . J . E . Cox ; the Rev . R . J . Simpsnn , Jno . Hervey , the G . Secretary , members of their own lodge ; Bro . Fenn , P . G . D . C . ; and Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst . He was proud to see them present , and he gave them all a hearty welcome . He connected with the toast the names
of Dr . J . E . Cox , P . Grand Chaplain ; and Bro . T . Fenn , Past Grand Assist . Dir . of Ceremonies . The toast was most cordially received . Bro . the Rev . Dr . J . E . Cox , P . G . Chaplain , said : The Worshipful Mister , Wardens , and Bretliren of 1 he Great City Lodge , and those other brethren who arc here present , will receive from myself , as the representative to-night of Grand Lodge , I am assured , my
warmest thanks for the manner in which they have taken notice of the toast of our esteemed Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , and the rest of the Officers of Grand Lodge . It is always a satisfaction to myself to have to return thanks for this toast , because when received as it has been to-night with so many demonstrations of satisfaction , and with so much enthusiasm , it is an assurance
to my mind that the Officers , Past and Present , of Grand Lodge live in your esteem , and that you are disposed by every means in your power to strengthen tfecir hands in their efforts to promote the usefulness and the welfare of our noble and venerable Order , ( Hear , hear . ) I believe amongst newly made Masons—and 1 may call the Dep . Grand Master a newly made Mason in comparison with
myself—there is no brother in the Craft who desires more earnestly to promote its welfare , or to support its grand and benevolent purposes , and the more I sec of those who arc associated with him as leading members of that assembly , the more am I persuaded that the great principles of Masonry arc advancing , and that they are becoming of more and more value as time goes by .
( Hear , hear . ) It is a great satisfaction to myself to mark the peaceful relations ^ which at the present time exist in Grand Lodge . At the time when 1 first became a member of the Craft there was much division , and I regret to say , much un-Masonic feeling demonstrated therein ; but those times happily have passed away , and with the peace of the present time we have also the augmentation of those great
benefits which Masonry stands foremost to promote and confirm—I mean the noblest principles for the development of charity ( Hear , hear ) , not only charity in the matter of giving of that substance with which the Great Architect of the Universe has blessed us , but in the manifestation of that noble feeling which suffereth long , and is kind , which envieth not , and which seeks to promote the welfare not
only of the brethren themselves , but of society at large . ( Hear , hear . ) And my mind is more peculiarly directed at this moment to the matter of charity , because at this season two important events are bting carried forward . On this day an election has taken place of candidates for the Girls' School , and on Monday next fifteen boys will be admitted into the kindred Institution ; and with
reference to the first and foremost—as it always will be in the estimation of the brethren—the Girls' School , 1 have been charmed to-day to see an engraving in the " Builder " newspaper , showing what is the intention for the enlargement of that Institution , and for the increase of benefit to the youthful female children of our decayed and deceased brethren ; and then next I turn my attention to the Boys '
School , in which my heart has been always deeply interested , arid with which , ' . without boasting—I am sure you will pardon me foriskying . it—I have taken an earnest and a continual interest . . ( Hear , hear . ) At the present time , especially , 1 rejoice lo'Undw that a subject , which has had my consideration for at least a quarter of a century , is very near its fulfilment . My esteemed and worthy brother on my left hand . ( Bro . the Rev .
R . J . Simpson , P . G . C . ) has in some degree stolen my thunder ; but for that I heartily forgive-him . He'has had more opportunity of assisting the working out of this most important subject than Iiiave' had ; but I am with him , as you are , I am sure , heart and souUin the promotion of his scheme for the establishing of exhibitions in our Universities , which shall be the means of giving that completed form of education to those children of
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higher intellect , who , had their parents been spared to them , or had their prosperity increased , would have had the opportunity of finishing its course by means of the highest educational privileges this land can afford . Although it has not been my province to carry out that which I so much desired myself , yet it will be my happiness to assist my worthy brother and others in the promotion of lease the Great Archi
that great object , and when it shall p - tect of the Universe to call me hence , nothing will be looked back upon by myself with greater satisfaction than that in my position as a Past Grand Chaplain of England , and as a Minister of the Truths of the Gieat Architect of the Universe , I had been enabled in some way to do something for the alleviation of the suffering of mankind .
( Hear , hear . ) I will not detain you at much greater length , because I have said almost as much as you can bear to hear ( No , no ) , and as much as 1 have to say ; but there is one subject—of which I have been reminded by an observation of your Worshipful Master—which has quite gone home to my heart . In mentioning my name he stated that I was the Father of Grand Lodge . I cannot
lay claim myself to that position , for there is' brie brother and a brother clergyman also , older than myself ( Bro . the Rev . Sir J . W . Hayes ' 1 , who is the Father of Grand Lodge ; but l stand next to him , for I have b ? en a mem - ber of that Grand Lodge for thirty years , ( Hear , hear . ) And in those thirty years you may suppose how many I have seen depart hence , whose memory is treasured in
our regard , and whose works for the benefit of Masonry and mankind are registered in the Grand Lodge above . ( Hear , hear . ) It cannot be in God ' s Providence' that I shall remain much longer in this sublunary state ; but so long as I am spared I will work for Masonry , as I have endeavoured to do during the years I have been a member of the Ciaft , and it will be , I repeat , a satisfaction to
myself , when I go hence and be no morc ' scen , to die with the conviction that my name will live amongst those members of mafikind who have striven to promote the welfare and the increase of Masonry , to shew that it is the mother of civilisation , and to prove that it is the great benefactress of the human race . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D . C ., said : It is rather an awkward thing at this period
of the evening to be called upon to respond second to a toast , when ° one has to speak after so exhaustive and ready a speaker as our excellent Bro . Cox . There is , however , one subject which he has left untouched , as probably it has not come under his immediate knowledge . The Grand Officers would be undeserving of the honour which has been conferred on them , and of the compliment which
your Worshipful Master has paid them , were they not desirous on all occasions to do all in their power , and to avail themselves of every opportunity to advance the interests of the Craft . I cannot better , perhaps , illustrate the desire which the Grand Officers appear to me always to have in that direction than by mentioning to you that on the 24 th of November the annual festival of the Emulation
Lodge will take p lace . On that occasion eight sections will be worked by eight Past Grand Officers , and the Earl of Carnarvon , our Pro Grand Master , will take the chair . The chair in the lodge will be filled by our very excellent and worthy brother Hervey . The Stewards will be also forty Grand Officers . That may be illustration enough to show the interest which they take in the working of
Freemasonry , and I am sure to a lodge which claims to have a Lodge of Instruction of its own , this must be very interesting information , and I hope to yourselves , brethren , it is equally gratifying . I feel bound to admit that perhaps it is not exactly love alone for the Emulation Lodge of Improvement that that lodge is so mixed up and so bound up with my Masonic life . I wish I could but think
so ; there is something else at the * bottom of it . I don't know why I should not be prepared even to admit it , because I am sure you will all yourselves join in the same feeling which has predominated in myself . Our Bro . Hervey enters on his 30 th year of Treasurership , and it is out ot respect for him that this great meeting is about to take place . I will nr-t detain you longer , Worshipful
Master , but I cannot sit down without congratulating you on the progress you are making , and on the excellent manner in which you keep up the working of this lodge . It has afforded me , I assure you , great pleasure to be present to-night , and I hope when on any future occasion I may be asked to attend this lodge I may observe the same strict adherence to good working , with ' the same advance
and prosperity , which 1 have the pleasure of congratulating you upon to-night . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., saH the toast he had the honour to submit he felt sure would be received with acclamation when he told them that it was " The Health of Bro . John Seex , W . M . of The Great City Lodge . " He had always found him most perfect in working the ritual of the lodge , and he had
endeared himself to all by his genial disposition during the time he had held the different offices since the consecration of the lodge , and the manner in which be had performed his duties must be satisfactory to every member . He felt assured that the lodge would never suffer while he filled the chair , and he hoped he might have as happy a year in it as he ( Bro Townend ) had . He asked them to drink to
" The Health of their W . M . " The W . M . said he felt obliged to them for their compliment , and nothing should be wanting on his part to render him worthy of the position in which , by their kindness , he had been placed , for there was a great responsibility in being placed at the head of one of the most important lodges in the City of London . In proportion to the fame and renown of the lodge , so
concurrently were the difficulties and responsibilities of the W . M . He thanked them for the kindly feelings and the joyful congratulation which one and all had tendered to him . The W . M . said the next toast lie had to propose was one that was always received with great enthusiasm in The Great City Lodge . They had rarely met without having one or more initiates , and on many occasions they had five . They had had two that evening , and five at a
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lodge of emergency held only a fortnight ago , and he be lieved that they would all prove true and good members " He gave " The Health of the Initiates , " for which they severally returned thanks . The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " bidding them welcome , and , having read the list of them , said it would be invidious on his part to call upon any one in particular to respond to the toast
Bro . Cottebrune , P . G . Purst ., Bro . Swallow , W . M . of the City of Westminster Lodge , and Bro . Dyer , W . M . of the Industry Lodge , severally returned thanks . The W . M . in giving "The Health of Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., and ' I . M ., " said the manner in which he had conducted the duties of the chair had secured for him the esteem of the brethren , and he had then the honour of presenting him
with a substantial mark of their gratitude , by placing on his breast the jewel which had been voted to him , and long might he live to wear it with pleasure , as it was the jewel of The Great City Lodge . He then attached the jewel amidst cheering . Bro . Townend , I . P . M ., said he rose with mingled feelings of regret and pleasure , regret because he ceased to be the Master of one of the greatest
lodges in the City of London , and wifh pleasure because he knew he left the chair with the good wiliof the . brc . thren , and particularly so as he had received every assistance from the present W . M . of the lodge . In that lodge they worked the Emulation Lodge ritual , whilst he was brought up in the Stability , and he wished that the two modes of working could be brought together , as he
believed that they might advantageously adopt a portion of each ceremony and omit the rest . He saw that he had to return thanks as l . P . M . and I . M ., and most heartily did he thank them for their kindness , and for the jewel they had unanimously voted to him . He could n ot say that it was the proudest moment-of his life , as he gave a preference to his mother lodge , in which he had worked
up to every office , from that of Inner Guard , and when he went home after quitting the chair in that lodge he thought he was in the proudest position a . nd the greatest man in Masonry ( a laugh ) . The next toast was " The P . M . ' s , " for which Bros . Headon and Stevens returned thanks . Bro . Hervey , G . Sec ., in p " roposing " Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , " said he well
recollected that it was three years ago when he had the gratification , with two other brethren , of performing the ceremony of consecration and installation , when more than 200 members were assembled . On that occasion he was supported by two Wardens , one of whom was Bro . Fenn , then present , and one who was now no more , Bro . Savage , who was second to none in the Craft , and whose loss had
been severely felt . With what he had seen of the workjng of the lodge that evening he was well satisfied , and therefore he thought there was no one better qualified to propose the toast that had been entrusted to him . He was gratified to see the prosperity of the lodge , and , therefore , he need not wish prosperity to it , as that had been alread y achieved , and he would add one word to the toast he had
to propose , and that was " Continued Prosperity to The Great City Lodge , and might its prosperity in the future be as great as it had been in the past . " The toast was heartily responded to . The W . M ., in proposing " The Treasurer and Secretary , " said he had a pleasing duty to perform , which was to present to Bro . Freeman , their late Treasurer , a jewel , which he hoped he would wear as a
recognition by the brethren of the duties he had so willingly undertaken . Bro . Freeman suitably responded . The Secretary , the W . M . considered , was the most important officer in the lodge , and he had to thank Bro . Moody for what he had done , and to ask for his valuable assistance in the future . The l . P . M . took this opportunity of publicly thanking the Secretary for the assistance he had rendered during the past year , and hoped that future
Masters would have him as a guide . Bro . Moody expressed himself very much gratified at the remaiks of the W . M . and l . P . M . He found that the duties of Secretary to so large a lodge occupied a great deal of time , and if he did appear another year as Secretary , all he wanted was to meet with a reception such as had just been accorded to him , even though it might be as " Past" Secretary . Some other toasts were given , and the business of the evening , harmonious throughout , was broueht to a close .
METROPOLITAN LODGE ( No . 1507 ) . —The installation of this lodge was held- at the Metropolitan Club , 269 , Pentonville-road , on the 19 th inst . Bro . J . J . Michael , W . M ., presided . There were present besides , Bros . T . Williams , S . W . ; R . ' T . Kingbam , J . W . ; Willing , jun ., l . P . M . ; R . Rose , Treas . ; Tims , Sec . ; Douglass , S . D . ; Scalls , J . D . ; W . Side , I . G . ; Daley ,
Tyler ; Samtsbury , Colls , Cheek , Clarke , Cadett , Reed , Simona , Levi , Solomon , Brumell , and others . Visitors J . Smith . P . G . P . ; Adams , P . G . P . ; Ferguson , P . M . ; Tims , P . M . ; Millis , P . M . ; Sach , P . M . ; Levi , P . M . Everett , P . M . ; Garrett , P . M . ; Frost , P . M . ; Rocstcr , P . M . ; Wuest , P . M . ; Morgan , I . G . ; and Hudson , J . W . j and others . Bro . Booker was raised , and Bros .
Wngley , Knight , Tuck , Deboeuf , and Lefebore were passed . Bro . Michael installed Bro . T . Williams as W . M ., who was presented by Bro . James Willing , jun . The brethren appointed to office were Bros . T . Williams , W . M . ; R . T . Kingham , S . W . ; J . Douglass , J . W . ; R . Rose , Treas . ; G . Tims , Sec . ; C . Scales , J . D . ; W . Side , J . D . ; W . M . Stiles , I . G . ; Daley , Tyler . A committee
was rormea to consider the advisability of removing the lodge in consequence of increase in number of members . A testimonial on vellum was presented to Bro . James Willing , jun ., P . M ., in recognition of services rendered by him to the lodge . The testimonial was duly acknowledged , and the brethren , to the number of about 100 ,
adjourned to an excellent banquet , after which there were the usual toasts , and some pleasant singing and recitations . CHAUCER LODGE ( No . 1540 ) . —The installation meeting of this young and prosperous lodge was held on Wednesday evening' at Bro . Joseph Spencer ' s , Bridge House Hotel , London Bridge . Twelve months ago the