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to take care of the brethrens refreshment . The banquet at which they were now assisting was under his superintendence , and he need but point to it . Of the Senior and Junior Deacons he could only speak in similar terms of commendation ; and he would particularly take occasion to mention the regret he felt that Bro . Dolieny , the Junior Deacon , was about to remove to one of the new ports , and thus would be lost to the lodge . He could not allow him to go from among them without
paying a tribute not only to his excellence and his promising qualities as a Mason , but also to his thorough goodness of heart , and the esteem felt for him throughout the whole community . Of Bro . Ansell , the Secretary , he would only say , but not as a more unmeaning adulation , that a better or more efficient Secretary there could not be . The other officers of the lodge had been recently advancedand were as yet untriedbut gave
pro-, , mise of attaining prominence in the Craft . He finished by proposing "The Officers of the Yokohama Lodge . " Bro . T . W . Miller , J . W ., proposed in a very short but appropriate speech "The Visiting- Brethren , " which , having been done full justice to , Bro . J . W . Doheny , J . D ., as the youngest bachelor among the officers of the lodge , proposed "The Ladies . " This he did
in a capital speech , so humourous as to elicit occasional roars of laughter ; and so effective as to command lengthened applause . Such a toast so introduced could not but be warmly responded to . The next toast was at the request of the W . M ., proposed by Bro . Black , who said that he considered it a very high privilege to be permitted to propose such a toast as that delegated to
him , as even unprefaced with any remarks , its very words , the form in which it was presented , commended it to them all : — " Absent Friends ! " We all delighted to remember our friends who were absent , but as among Masons , and given as a Masonic toast , the words meant more than ordinarily . A Masonic friend is a brother , bound by ties stronger than blood . This being so , it would be fitting to mention some brethren now absent , but
who were certainly not forgotten . First , Bro . C . H . Dallas , the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , for whom Bro . Smythe , P . M ., was so kindly officiating . He was worthy of especial remembrance , not only as the W . M ., but as the originator or proposer
of the lodge ; for though the preliminary meetings were held at the house of the speaker , the proposition that an application be made to the Grand Lodge of England for a Charter for Yokohama came from him , and he was the most active in working to secure it . It was more than probable that he is spending this season and this great festival among friends to whom he is bound by ties of domestic associations ; but it will be pleasant for him to hear that he was kindly remembered and mentioned at this
banquet . Another who ought to be borne in our minds to-night was he who was our first W . M ., and our president at the last St . John ' s banquet , Bro . Monk , P . M . Without him our lodge never could have made the start it did ; and it was satisfactory now to feel that we appreciated him whilst he was with us , and shall always be glad to hear of- his welfaie . Perhaps allusion may also be permitted to some brethren who expressed their
wish to be with us at this Masonic gathering , but who are absent solely through the calls of duty . Of these the British Admiral , Sir Harry Keppel , and Commodore Goldsborough , of U . S . ship Shenandoah , both of thom Masons in fact , as well as in name , are absent . It would be mere reiteration to allude more particularly to the brethren we all hoped to have shared our feast this evening , but who were obliged to depart for Hiogo
and Osaka , to serve their country—one of the first and most important duties of every Mason . But before proposing the toast he would make a remark suggested to him by something that was said in tho speech of a previous speaker . This great Masonic festival is held on St . John's Day . St . John is adopted as the Patron Saint of the Order . Tradition tells us that when the Apostle was ninety years of age , and only waiting to ha taken
to his rest , he could preach no longer , but contented himself with always saying to those about him " My children—lore one another . " When asked wh y he now never said anything but this , he replied " because if ye love one another it includes everything . " This is the true spirit , the life ' s blood of Masonry . The word love is one more constantly on a Mason's lips than almost any other . It was to be hoped that its spirit was with them on all occasions—as it certainly would be as they now
responded to the toast—first , in reference to absent brethrenand then iu its far wider and more universal sense as they raised their glasses to drink— " To Absent Friends . " This having passed with all the honours , the Tyler's toast
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was drunk in solemn silence , and the Masonic toasts being ended the brethren were called from refreshment to labour , and the lodge formally closed . The majority of the members then retired , but several adjourned to the refectory , and kept it up till far on in the small hours . After every toast the band played appropriate airs , and during the dinner they had given some excellent selections . The life thus added to the proceedings was very notable .
Several brethren , at the call of the W . M ., sung between the toasts . Bros . Whitfield , Ansell , and Downie , in " Rule Britannia , " a Masonic song , " The Quicksands of Life , and " Auld Lang Syne , " respectively , being the most effective . Bros . Crane , Furness , Black , and Fletcher also assisted in the vocal department , and , by the way , the Entered Apprentices ' song , by the W . M ., must not be forgotten .
On the whole , it was one of the most agreeable and successful banquets wc ever attended ; and having passed oil' without any drawbacks , must have made a good impression on the minds of all who were present .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
METROPOLITAN . DOMATIO CHAPTER ( NO . 177 ) . —The installation meeting of this chapter was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Thursday , the 26 th ult . The chapter was opened by Comp . Little , P . Z . 975 , as M . E . Z ., supported by Comps . Brett and Tyrrell , and the minutes having boen read and confirmed , the acting M . E . Z . dulinstalled Comp . C . B . Payne as Z . the rest of
y , the officers being Comps . Little , H . ; Hubbard , J . ; Buss , P . Z . ; E . Smith , P . Z ., Treas . ; T . H . Foulger , N . ; Gilbert , P . S . ; Wilson and J . H . Foulger , Assists . ; Tyrell , P . Z ., Dir . of Cers . A Past Principal's jewel was presented to Comp . Sutton , the retiring M . E . Z . A large number of companions were present during the evening , including besides those already named , Comps . Carpenter , Cottebrune , Sisson , and Dickie , P . Z . 's ; MacDougal ,
F . P . C . S ., Merrifield , Cuhitt , Dalwood , Berri , Geddes , & c . The visitors were also numerous , and we particularly noticed Comps . Fox , Z . 19 ; Ough , Z . 7-1-9 ; Rev . D . Sliabee , W . F . N . Quilty , 975 , & c .
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MARK MASONRY .
DEVONSHIRE . TORQUAY / . —St . John , s Lodge ( No . 328 ) . —The members of this lodgo , under the presidency of Bro . the Rev . R . Bowden , P . Prov . G . Chap ., of Stoke Gabriel , met at the Masonic Hall on Monday , the 16 th ult ., to do honour to a brother they were about to lose , after many years' devoted service . The W . M . having opened the lodgeproceeded to state that the usual
, Masonic business for that evening would be postponed , and that it would be their pleasurable duty to devote the time to offer a testimony of fraternal regard to their esteemed Bro . Melluish , P . Prov . G . O ., whose presence amongst them they were unfortunately to lose . He was pleased to announce that an appropropriate Masonic jewel had been purchased by voluntary contributions amongst the brethren , and that a parchment scroll
with the names of tho contributors had been prepared for presentation that evening , and he begged to call upon their worthy P . M ., Bro . Glaiifield , to address the lodge in reference thereto . Bro . Glaiifield , P . M ., Prov . G . S . D ., alluded in becoming terms to the pleasure it had afforded him and the brethren to make this recognition of the valuable services of Bro . Melluish to the Craft iu general , and St . John's lodge in particular ; and stated that for the past forty years Bro . Melluish had been a member
of the Craft ; that he had been a P . M . of St . John ' s Lodge before any of the present members were connected with it ; that his Masonic knowledge , his regular attendance , and his willingness to impart information to the brethren , coupled with his many social virtues and habitual kindness of disposition , had raised him to the high position he held in the hearts of all the brethren with whom he had been associatedas well in the province of Devon as in the lodge of
, St . John . Bro . Glaiifield then presented Bro . Melluish to receive from the hands of the W . M . the well-merited testimonial of the esteem of the brethren . Bro . Bowden , in presenting the jewel and scroll to Bro . Melluish , observed that beautiful as was the jewel , its chief value iu the eyes of the recipient would be that it
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to take care of the brethrens refreshment . The banquet at which they were now assisting was under his superintendence , and he need but point to it . Of the Senior and Junior Deacons he could only speak in similar terms of commendation ; and he would particularly take occasion to mention the regret he felt that Bro . Dolieny , the Junior Deacon , was about to remove to one of the new ports , and thus would be lost to the lodge . He could not allow him to go from among them without
paying a tribute not only to his excellence and his promising qualities as a Mason , but also to his thorough goodness of heart , and the esteem felt for him throughout the whole community . Of Bro . Ansell , the Secretary , he would only say , but not as a more unmeaning adulation , that a better or more efficient Secretary there could not be . The other officers of the lodge had been recently advancedand were as yet untriedbut gave
pro-, , mise of attaining prominence in the Craft . He finished by proposing "The Officers of the Yokohama Lodge . " Bro . T . W . Miller , J . W ., proposed in a very short but appropriate speech "The Visiting- Brethren , " which , having been done full justice to , Bro . J . W . Doheny , J . D ., as the youngest bachelor among the officers of the lodge , proposed "The Ladies . " This he did
in a capital speech , so humourous as to elicit occasional roars of laughter ; and so effective as to command lengthened applause . Such a toast so introduced could not but be warmly responded to . The next toast was at the request of the W . M ., proposed by Bro . Black , who said that he considered it a very high privilege to be permitted to propose such a toast as that delegated to
him , as even unprefaced with any remarks , its very words , the form in which it was presented , commended it to them all : — " Absent Friends ! " We all delighted to remember our friends who were absent , but as among Masons , and given as a Masonic toast , the words meant more than ordinarily . A Masonic friend is a brother , bound by ties stronger than blood . This being so , it would be fitting to mention some brethren now absent , but
who were certainly not forgotten . First , Bro . C . H . Dallas , the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , for whom Bro . Smythe , P . M ., was so kindly officiating . He was worthy of especial remembrance , not only as the W . M ., but as the originator or proposer
of the lodge ; for though the preliminary meetings were held at the house of the speaker , the proposition that an application be made to the Grand Lodge of England for a Charter for Yokohama came from him , and he was the most active in working to secure it . It was more than probable that he is spending this season and this great festival among friends to whom he is bound by ties of domestic associations ; but it will be pleasant for him to hear that he was kindly remembered and mentioned at this
banquet . Another who ought to be borne in our minds to-night was he who was our first W . M ., and our president at the last St . John ' s banquet , Bro . Monk , P . M . Without him our lodge never could have made the start it did ; and it was satisfactory now to feel that we appreciated him whilst he was with us , and shall always be glad to hear of- his welfaie . Perhaps allusion may also be permitted to some brethren who expressed their
wish to be with us at this Masonic gathering , but who are absent solely through the calls of duty . Of these the British Admiral , Sir Harry Keppel , and Commodore Goldsborough , of U . S . ship Shenandoah , both of thom Masons in fact , as well as in name , are absent . It would be mere reiteration to allude more particularly to the brethren we all hoped to have shared our feast this evening , but who were obliged to depart for Hiogo
and Osaka , to serve their country—one of the first and most important duties of every Mason . But before proposing the toast he would make a remark suggested to him by something that was said in tho speech of a previous speaker . This great Masonic festival is held on St . John's Day . St . John is adopted as the Patron Saint of the Order . Tradition tells us that when the Apostle was ninety years of age , and only waiting to ha taken
to his rest , he could preach no longer , but contented himself with always saying to those about him " My children—lore one another . " When asked wh y he now never said anything but this , he replied " because if ye love one another it includes everything . " This is the true spirit , the life ' s blood of Masonry . The word love is one more constantly on a Mason's lips than almost any other . It was to be hoped that its spirit was with them on all occasions—as it certainly would be as they now
responded to the toast—first , in reference to absent brethrenand then iu its far wider and more universal sense as they raised their glasses to drink— " To Absent Friends . " This having passed with all the honours , the Tyler's toast
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was drunk in solemn silence , and the Masonic toasts being ended the brethren were called from refreshment to labour , and the lodge formally closed . The majority of the members then retired , but several adjourned to the refectory , and kept it up till far on in the small hours . After every toast the band played appropriate airs , and during the dinner they had given some excellent selections . The life thus added to the proceedings was very notable .
Several brethren , at the call of the W . M ., sung between the toasts . Bros . Whitfield , Ansell , and Downie , in " Rule Britannia , " a Masonic song , " The Quicksands of Life , and " Auld Lang Syne , " respectively , being the most effective . Bros . Crane , Furness , Black , and Fletcher also assisted in the vocal department , and , by the way , the Entered Apprentices ' song , by the W . M ., must not be forgotten .
On the whole , it was one of the most agreeable and successful banquets wc ever attended ; and having passed oil' without any drawbacks , must have made a good impression on the minds of all who were present .
Royal Arch.
ROYAL ARCH .
METROPOLITAN . DOMATIO CHAPTER ( NO . 177 ) . —The installation meeting of this chapter was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Thursday , the 26 th ult . The chapter was opened by Comp . Little , P . Z . 975 , as M . E . Z ., supported by Comps . Brett and Tyrrell , and the minutes having boen read and confirmed , the acting M . E . Z . dulinstalled Comp . C . B . Payne as Z . the rest of
y , the officers being Comps . Little , H . ; Hubbard , J . ; Buss , P . Z . ; E . Smith , P . Z ., Treas . ; T . H . Foulger , N . ; Gilbert , P . S . ; Wilson and J . H . Foulger , Assists . ; Tyrell , P . Z ., Dir . of Cers . A Past Principal's jewel was presented to Comp . Sutton , the retiring M . E . Z . A large number of companions were present during the evening , including besides those already named , Comps . Carpenter , Cottebrune , Sisson , and Dickie , P . Z . 's ; MacDougal ,
F . P . C . S ., Merrifield , Cuhitt , Dalwood , Berri , Geddes , & c . The visitors were also numerous , and we particularly noticed Comps . Fox , Z . 19 ; Ough , Z . 7-1-9 ; Rev . D . Sliabee , W . F . N . Quilty , 975 , & c .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
DEVONSHIRE . TORQUAY / . —St . John , s Lodge ( No . 328 ) . —The members of this lodgo , under the presidency of Bro . the Rev . R . Bowden , P . Prov . G . Chap ., of Stoke Gabriel , met at the Masonic Hall on Monday , the 16 th ult ., to do honour to a brother they were about to lose , after many years' devoted service . The W . M . having opened the lodgeproceeded to state that the usual
, Masonic business for that evening would be postponed , and that it would be their pleasurable duty to devote the time to offer a testimony of fraternal regard to their esteemed Bro . Melluish , P . Prov . G . O ., whose presence amongst them they were unfortunately to lose . He was pleased to announce that an appropropriate Masonic jewel had been purchased by voluntary contributions amongst the brethren , and that a parchment scroll
with the names of tho contributors had been prepared for presentation that evening , and he begged to call upon their worthy P . M ., Bro . Glaiifield , to address the lodge in reference thereto . Bro . Glaiifield , P . M ., Prov . G . S . D ., alluded in becoming terms to the pleasure it had afforded him and the brethren to make this recognition of the valuable services of Bro . Melluish to the Craft iu general , and St . John's lodge in particular ; and stated that for the past forty years Bro . Melluish had been a member
of the Craft ; that he had been a P . M . of St . John ' s Lodge before any of the present members were connected with it ; that his Masonic knowledge , his regular attendance , and his willingness to impart information to the brethren , coupled with his many social virtues and habitual kindness of disposition , had raised him to the high position he held in the hearts of all the brethren with whom he had been associatedas well in the province of Devon as in the lodge of
, St . John . Bro . Glaiifield then presented Bro . Melluish to receive from the hands of the W . M . the well-merited testimonial of the esteem of the brethren . Bro . Bowden , in presenting the jewel and scroll to Bro . Melluish , observed that beautiful as was the jewel , its chief value iu the eyes of the recipient would be that it