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' V Bro . Peter Matthews , with thanks for his able assistance that day , and also prior to the consecration of the Lodge . ( Honours . ) Bro , Matthews acknowledged the compliment , and said he had seen a great deal of the working of Lodges , but never saw one which , for its age , deserved greater
credit in that respect ; and another remarkable feature was , that while so many of its original members had departed to carry the good seed of Freemasonry to a foreign land , their place had been supplied by others for whom probably the same destiny was in store ; so that in time the United Lodge would probably become as well known in India as it was in Colchester . ( Cheers . )
The W . M . gave the health of the W . M . of the Angel Lodge , Bro . Hall , and again acknowledged the ready assistance and co-operation which he ( Bro . Maydwell ) had met with at his hands . Bro . Hall returned thanks , and said whatever assistance he had been able to render was not due to himself individually , but to the position in which he happened to be placed as Master of the Angel Lodge . He considered it his duty
to do what he considered best , both for the interests of that Lodge and for Masonry generally ; and when a new Lodge was suggested to give military Brethren a better chance of advancement , he felt it was a thing which ought to be encouraged ; and therefore , although lie was in the painful position of seeing the members of his own Lodge equally divided in opinion , he considered it his duty to give the casting vote in favour of the proposal . ( CheersA "
The W . M . proposed " The Ladies , " for which Capt . Brown was called upon to return thanks ; and after drinking the parting toast— "To all Poor and Distressed Masons throughout the world , speedy relief "— -the Brethren separated . The evening was enlivened by some excellent singing by Bros . Palmer , Matthews , Wood , Hazlevvood , and others .
LANCASHIRE . Blackburn . —Lodge of Fidelity ( No . 336 ) . —Regularly as years roll on returns the annual festival of St . John the Evangelist , and as regularly do the Brethren of this Lodge celebrate the ancient feast . This year the gathering was on New Year ' s day , and it happened to be on the regular Lodge meeting , on which occasion the W . M . elect , Bro . John Yates , was duly installed by P . M . Bro . Collinson , who performed the impressive ceremony in his usual excellent manner . The
installation over , the W . M . was invested , and the officers w ere appointed and invested , viz . —Bro . E . S . Morley , S . W . ; Bro . B , D . Johnson , J . W . ; Bro , D . Thwaites , Jun . ( P . M . ) , Treas .. ; Bro . Eanes ( P . M . ) , Sec . ; Bro . Cbatburn , S . D . ; Bro . Spencer , J . D . ; Bro . Codrington , I . G . ; Bro . Fish , Steward ; Bro . John Brierley , Steward , and Bro . Pearson ( P . M . ) , Tyler . The Brethren at once adjourned from labour to refreshment , the W . M . presiding , supported by Bros . George Stocks , P . M ., R . Watson , P . M ., Win , Harrison , W . M . No . 432 , and by
several visiting Brethren . The banquet provided by the respected hostess ( Mrs . Pemberton ) fully sustained her well-known reputation , and comprised the delicacies of the season . After the good things had been done justice to the cloth was withdrawn , and the W . M . gave the usual selection of loyal , patriotic , and Masonic toasts , the S . W . responding to "The Army and Navy , " all being received with that enthusiasm and feeling evinced at all times by the Brethren of the " mystic tie . " Bro . Thwaites gave " Bros . S . Blair , A . 11 . Royds , and the Past and
Present Prov . Grand Officers of East Lancashire . " Bro . Stocks gave " Our Visiting Brethren , " which was responded to by Bro . Bell , S . W . No . 432 . Bro . Jos , Brierley gave " Prosperity to Lodge No . 336 , " and the W . M . and Bro . Watson replied in effective speeches . At this part of the festivities , Biro . Watson , having permission of the W . M ., delivered a highly interesting speech , and took occasion to remark on the retirement of Bro . Stocks from the office of Treasurer , held by him
for a period of sixteen years , and to express the regret ofthe Lodge at Bro . Stocks having decided to give up his post of usefulness ; he descanted in complimentary terms on the uniformly punctual fulfilment of Bro . Stocks ' s duties , and on his unremitting attendance as a member ofthe Lodge , which had enabled it to be said of him that he had only omitted two or three Lodge meetings during the whole period of sixteen years ; he commended him for his zeal and fidelity , and in the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provlirclax.
' V Bro . Peter Matthews , with thanks for his able assistance that day , and also prior to the consecration of the Lodge . ( Honours . ) Bro , Matthews acknowledged the compliment , and said he had seen a great deal of the working of Lodges , but never saw one which , for its age , deserved greater
credit in that respect ; and another remarkable feature was , that while so many of its original members had departed to carry the good seed of Freemasonry to a foreign land , their place had been supplied by others for whom probably the same destiny was in store ; so that in time the United Lodge would probably become as well known in India as it was in Colchester . ( Cheers . )
The W . M . gave the health of the W . M . of the Angel Lodge , Bro . Hall , and again acknowledged the ready assistance and co-operation which he ( Bro . Maydwell ) had met with at his hands . Bro . Hall returned thanks , and said whatever assistance he had been able to render was not due to himself individually , but to the position in which he happened to be placed as Master of the Angel Lodge . He considered it his duty
to do what he considered best , both for the interests of that Lodge and for Masonry generally ; and when a new Lodge was suggested to give military Brethren a better chance of advancement , he felt it was a thing which ought to be encouraged ; and therefore , although lie was in the painful position of seeing the members of his own Lodge equally divided in opinion , he considered it his duty to give the casting vote in favour of the proposal . ( CheersA "
The W . M . proposed " The Ladies , " for which Capt . Brown was called upon to return thanks ; and after drinking the parting toast— "To all Poor and Distressed Masons throughout the world , speedy relief "— -the Brethren separated . The evening was enlivened by some excellent singing by Bros . Palmer , Matthews , Wood , Hazlevvood , and others .
LANCASHIRE . Blackburn . —Lodge of Fidelity ( No . 336 ) . —Regularly as years roll on returns the annual festival of St . John the Evangelist , and as regularly do the Brethren of this Lodge celebrate the ancient feast . This year the gathering was on New Year ' s day , and it happened to be on the regular Lodge meeting , on which occasion the W . M . elect , Bro . John Yates , was duly installed by P . M . Bro . Collinson , who performed the impressive ceremony in his usual excellent manner . The
installation over , the W . M . was invested , and the officers w ere appointed and invested , viz . —Bro . E . S . Morley , S . W . ; Bro . B , D . Johnson , J . W . ; Bro , D . Thwaites , Jun . ( P . M . ) , Treas .. ; Bro . Eanes ( P . M . ) , Sec . ; Bro . Cbatburn , S . D . ; Bro . Spencer , J . D . ; Bro . Codrington , I . G . ; Bro . Fish , Steward ; Bro . John Brierley , Steward , and Bro . Pearson ( P . M . ) , Tyler . The Brethren at once adjourned from labour to refreshment , the W . M . presiding , supported by Bros . George Stocks , P . M ., R . Watson , P . M ., Win , Harrison , W . M . No . 432 , and by
several visiting Brethren . The banquet provided by the respected hostess ( Mrs . Pemberton ) fully sustained her well-known reputation , and comprised the delicacies of the season . After the good things had been done justice to the cloth was withdrawn , and the W . M . gave the usual selection of loyal , patriotic , and Masonic toasts , the S . W . responding to "The Army and Navy , " all being received with that enthusiasm and feeling evinced at all times by the Brethren of the " mystic tie . " Bro . Thwaites gave " Bros . S . Blair , A . 11 . Royds , and the Past and
Present Prov . Grand Officers of East Lancashire . " Bro . Stocks gave " Our Visiting Brethren , " which was responded to by Bro . Bell , S . W . No . 432 . Bro . Jos , Brierley gave " Prosperity to Lodge No . 336 , " and the W . M . and Bro . Watson replied in effective speeches . At this part of the festivities , Biro . Watson , having permission of the W . M ., delivered a highly interesting speech , and took occasion to remark on the retirement of Bro . Stocks from the office of Treasurer , held by him
for a period of sixteen years , and to express the regret ofthe Lodge at Bro . Stocks having decided to give up his post of usefulness ; he descanted in complimentary terms on the uniformly punctual fulfilment of Bro . Stocks ' s duties , and on his unremitting attendance as a member ofthe Lodge , which had enabled it to be said of him that he had only omitted two or three Lodge meetings during the whole period of sixteen years ; he commended him for his zeal and fidelity , and in the