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one to a Master of a lodge , but more especially to that of a new lodge like their own , when they found gentlemen come forward to join their ranks and to extend the great principles of Freemasonry . It was a great and solemn step that they had taken , but it was one that they would look back to witii pleasure for the rest of their lives . They were enrolled amongst the members of a noble Orderwhoso great principles
, were the diffusion of kindness and goo ? ivill amongst all mankind , and the promotion of acts of charity which were the distinguishing characteristics of their Order . Let them not be unmindful of tbe tenets which had that night been impressed upon their attention and carry out in life the sublime principles inculcated upon them . In Freemasonry they would find a great deal that would he useful to them in life , and when they
met their brethren in the Craft they would find that there was a silver cord that united man to man ; they would meet together as no other class of men met and they would find in all tho transactions of life 'that ennobling principle which led man to higher hopes and holier aspirations . Ho concluded by giving " The health of their newly-initiated brethren—Bros . Shepherd , Farmerand Walklake . " This toastlike the proceedingwas
, , , most enthusiastically received . Bros . Shepherd , Farmer , and "Walklake severally returned thanks . Bro . Potter , P . M ., requested the brethren to charge their glasses bumpers for the toast he was about to nroposo . He had for a brief space of time got possession of the W . M . 's gavel , and the use he should apply it to was to propose the health of tho W . M . The brethren had that evening seen the way in . which lie had gone through his
duties , and when they recollected the strain upon the mind to go through all the three different ceremonies , lie thought thev would admit that their W . M . was deserving a tribute of praise at their hands . He called upon them to join with him in drinking "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Henry Thompson . " The toast was drank with great cordiality . Bro . Thompson . "W . M .. in respondingsaid he wished that his imaginativ
, e powers were equal to the occasion so that ho might in non- and fitting terms express bis thanks to tho brethren for the kindness they always manifested towards him . Ho had ou several other occasions had to acknowledge this murk of their favour , but every time it was renewed demanded from him suitable i
terms to express h is gratitude for their kindness . He was , however , " poor in thanks , " and was unable adequately to replv to the kind way in which his health had been proposed by his esteemed Bro . Potter , or the cordiality with which the brethren had received it . Therefore he had simply to thank them for their good opinion , adding only that it was a hi gh honour to bo the Master of any lodge , bnt it was especially so to be selected as the first Master of a new lodgeaud to be supported in the
, way he had been by his brother oflicers and the rest of the brethren . They had been in existence scarcely six months , and yet during that time nearly twenty members had been initiated in the lodge , which spoke well for its future prosperity , and as long as he had the honour to belong to it , ho would do everything in his power to promote its welfare and the happiness of the brethren . The W . M . said to secure the well-working of the
lodge and keep it in a satisfactory state they must have good officers , and he felt that he was peculiarly " fortunate in " that respect , for every one of his oflicers was fullv competent to tho duties he had to discharge . His brother S . W . was ' quite equal to any duty , and when he should arrive at the chair he was quite able to carry out the duties of that office to their entire satisfaction . He might the of BroMargerison
say same . . , J . W ., and the rest of the officers , and ho called noon the brethren to join him in drinking "The Health of the Officers of the Southern Star Lodge . " Bro . Pulsion ! , Clarke . Thompson , and Bartlett severally returned thanks . The W . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Potter , I' . M ., and adverted to the assistance he had always received from him . and the kind and genial good nature with which he was alwavs readv to discharge duties assi '
any gned to him . The toasc was " well received . Bro . Potter returned thanks and congratulated the lodge on its present prosperity . Tho W . M ' . gave ' ' The Masonic Charities , " and alluded to the claims that the Roval Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows had upon their attention . Tlie toast was drank with great cordiality and several of the members at became % ub
once - senbers to the funds . The Tyler ' s toast brought a truly iiappy meeting to a close , which was agreeably diversified by songs from Bro . Potter , Mackney , and several " other brethren i and all separated highly pleased at the Masonic » - 'eat 'bev ¦ had had . - i
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
BEDFORDSHIRE . BEDFOHD . —Stuart Lodge ( No . 510 ) . Tho 20 th anniversary of the constitution of this prosperous and well-conducted lodge was celebrated on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., when brethren to the number of between fifty and sixty ,
including visitors , assembled in the lodge room , at the Swan Hotel , Bedford . Tbe business of the lodge consisted of a raising , the initiation of one candidate , and the installation of the W . M . elect . The lodge was opened at four o ' clock . The ceremony of raising Bro . J . J . Cooke to the degree of a M . M . was most solemnly , impressively , and beautifully rendered by Bro . John Sergeant , WM . ; all the oflicers of the lodge
performing their respective duties in such a manner as to deserve and evoke the marked admiration of all present . Lodge was resumed in the first degree and the candidate for initiation being in attendance , the ballot was taken , and proving to be unanimously in favour of his admission he was duly initiated into Masonry . Bro . Cookson , a member of the lodge presided at the harmonium and played the appropriate selections in the several degrees with good taste . The report of the audit committee proved the highly
prosperous financial state of the lodge and also that the brethren had neither been unmindful of their duties to the noble institutions in London nor of their own local charities . By the request of the retiring Master , Bro . Nash , P . M ., took the chair , who , after the usual preliminaries , most ably installed Bro . Christopher Pickering in the chair of K . S . The new Muster , having been sainted and proclaimed , was addressed by Bro . Thomas Rilej-P . M . and Sec . of the lodge
, , upon the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the Master . The board of Installed Masters numbered some fourteen or fifteen Past Masters , amongst whom were Bros . Lieut-Col . Stuart , SU . P ., for the borough of Bedford , P . S . G . D . of England ; Capt . Polhiil Turner ; Goldsbro ' , Prov . S . G . W . North Wales and Shopshire ; NashP . M . 510 ; ThomsonF . R . C . S .. P . Prov .
, , S . G . W . Herts ; John Sergeant , I . P . M . ; Thomas Riley , P . M . and Sec ; Wells , Hurst , Fisher . There were also present in the lodge Bros . Dr . Williams , H . iyden , Rev . Sedgegrare , Chap . ; Russell , Piper , Lovell , Robt . E . Boberts , CaptT W . T . Deverell , loth Regiment : & c . The following brethren were invested as oflicers for the ensuing vear : —
Bro . Johnson , , S . W . „ Ballard J . W . „ T . Riley Sec . ., Cookson S . D . ,. Nash T , D . ,. Reynolds Tyler . Tho business of the loclge being ended the brethren sat down
to an excellent dinner , provided by Bro . Wicks , of tho Swap Hotel , the new . Master , Bro . C . Pickering , presiding , supported by Bro . Col . Stuart , tbe I . PM ., and about fifty other brethren ; members and visitors . After the cloth was removed , grace was pronounced by the Rev . Bro . Chaplain . The W . M . proposed the toast of tiie' - 'Queen and the Craft , " observing that it was one whicli every
Englishman would drink , and especially every English Freemason . The toast was followed by tho " National Anthem , " Bro- Cookson presiding 115 tlie piano . The usual Masonic toasts of " The Most Worshipful Grand Master " aud " Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Mas ' ter " of the Order were severally given and duly honoured . Glee— "The Red Cross Knight , " Bro . Riley , P . M ., Piper ,
Clark , and Russell . Bro . Nash , P . M ., rose , and said : The gavel has beon placed in my bands for a few minutes , and I cheerfully avail myself of the honour to propose a toast which I do with the greatest cordiality , it is " The Health of tho Worshipful . Vaster for the next year . He has been almost through every office in th lodge and has been most- painstaking and zealous in all
duties- His kindly' honest , and Masonic heart is a guarantee your happiness for the ensuing year . Let us drink bis health with oil the honours . , Bro . C . Pickering , W . M .: Brother Past Masters , Wardens and brethren , I am very much obliged to you for the kind manner in which my health has been proposed and I can assure
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Metropolitan.
one to a Master of a lodge , but more especially to that of a new lodge like their own , when they found gentlemen come forward to join their ranks and to extend the great principles of Freemasonry . It was a great and solemn step that they had taken , but it was one that they would look back to witii pleasure for the rest of their lives . They were enrolled amongst the members of a noble Orderwhoso great principles
, were the diffusion of kindness and goo ? ivill amongst all mankind , and the promotion of acts of charity which were the distinguishing characteristics of their Order . Let them not be unmindful of tbe tenets which had that night been impressed upon their attention and carry out in life the sublime principles inculcated upon them . In Freemasonry they would find a great deal that would he useful to them in life , and when they
met their brethren in the Craft they would find that there was a silver cord that united man to man ; they would meet together as no other class of men met and they would find in all tho transactions of life 'that ennobling principle which led man to higher hopes and holier aspirations . Ho concluded by giving " The health of their newly-initiated brethren—Bros . Shepherd , Farmerand Walklake . " This toastlike the proceedingwas
, , , most enthusiastically received . Bros . Shepherd , Farmer , and "Walklake severally returned thanks . Bro . Potter , P . M ., requested the brethren to charge their glasses bumpers for the toast he was about to nroposo . He had for a brief space of time got possession of the W . M . 's gavel , and the use he should apply it to was to propose the health of tho W . M . The brethren had that evening seen the way in . which lie had gone through his
duties , and when they recollected the strain upon the mind to go through all the three different ceremonies , lie thought thev would admit that their W . M . was deserving a tribute of praise at their hands . He called upon them to join with him in drinking "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Henry Thompson . " The toast was drank with great cordiality . Bro . Thompson . "W . M .. in respondingsaid he wished that his imaginativ
, e powers were equal to the occasion so that ho might in non- and fitting terms express bis thanks to tho brethren for the kindness they always manifested towards him . Ho had ou several other occasions had to acknowledge this murk of their favour , but every time it was renewed demanded from him suitable i
terms to express h is gratitude for their kindness . He was , however , " poor in thanks , " and was unable adequately to replv to the kind way in which his health had been proposed by his esteemed Bro . Potter , or the cordiality with which the brethren had received it . Therefore he had simply to thank them for their good opinion , adding only that it was a hi gh honour to bo the Master of any lodge , bnt it was especially so to be selected as the first Master of a new lodgeaud to be supported in the
, way he had been by his brother oflicers and the rest of the brethren . They had been in existence scarcely six months , and yet during that time nearly twenty members had been initiated in the lodge , which spoke well for its future prosperity , and as long as he had the honour to belong to it , ho would do everything in his power to promote its welfare and the happiness of the brethren . The W . M . said to secure the well-working of the
lodge and keep it in a satisfactory state they must have good officers , and he felt that he was peculiarly " fortunate in " that respect , for every one of his oflicers was fullv competent to tho duties he had to discharge . His brother S . W . was ' quite equal to any duty , and when he should arrive at the chair he was quite able to carry out the duties of that office to their entire satisfaction . He might the of BroMargerison
say same . . , J . W ., and the rest of the officers , and ho called noon the brethren to join him in drinking "The Health of the Officers of the Southern Star Lodge . " Bro . Pulsion ! , Clarke . Thompson , and Bartlett severally returned thanks . The W . M . next proposed the health of Bro . Potter , I' . M ., and adverted to the assistance he had always received from him . and the kind and genial good nature with which he was alwavs readv to discharge duties assi '
any gned to him . The toasc was " well received . Bro . Potter returned thanks and congratulated the lodge on its present prosperity . Tho W . M ' . gave ' ' The Masonic Charities , " and alluded to the claims that the Roval Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows had upon their attention . Tlie toast was drank with great cordiality and several of the members at became % ub
once - senbers to the funds . The Tyler ' s toast brought a truly iiappy meeting to a close , which was agreeably diversified by songs from Bro . Potter , Mackney , and several " other brethren i and all separated highly pleased at the Masonic » - 'eat 'bev ¦ had had . - i
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
BEDFORDSHIRE . BEDFOHD . —Stuart Lodge ( No . 510 ) . Tho 20 th anniversary of the constitution of this prosperous and well-conducted lodge was celebrated on Wednesday , the 27 th ult ., when brethren to the number of between fifty and sixty ,
including visitors , assembled in the lodge room , at the Swan Hotel , Bedford . Tbe business of the lodge consisted of a raising , the initiation of one candidate , and the installation of the W . M . elect . The lodge was opened at four o ' clock . The ceremony of raising Bro . J . J . Cooke to the degree of a M . M . was most solemnly , impressively , and beautifully rendered by Bro . John Sergeant , WM . ; all the oflicers of the lodge
performing their respective duties in such a manner as to deserve and evoke the marked admiration of all present . Lodge was resumed in the first degree and the candidate for initiation being in attendance , the ballot was taken , and proving to be unanimously in favour of his admission he was duly initiated into Masonry . Bro . Cookson , a member of the lodge presided at the harmonium and played the appropriate selections in the several degrees with good taste . The report of the audit committee proved the highly
prosperous financial state of the lodge and also that the brethren had neither been unmindful of their duties to the noble institutions in London nor of their own local charities . By the request of the retiring Master , Bro . Nash , P . M ., took the chair , who , after the usual preliminaries , most ably installed Bro . Christopher Pickering in the chair of K . S . The new Muster , having been sainted and proclaimed , was addressed by Bro . Thomas Rilej-P . M . and Sec . of the lodge
, , upon the nature of the duties and responsibilities of the Master . The board of Installed Masters numbered some fourteen or fifteen Past Masters , amongst whom were Bros . Lieut-Col . Stuart , SU . P ., for the borough of Bedford , P . S . G . D . of England ; Capt . Polhiil Turner ; Goldsbro ' , Prov . S . G . W . North Wales and Shopshire ; NashP . M . 510 ; ThomsonF . R . C . S .. P . Prov .
, , S . G . W . Herts ; John Sergeant , I . P . M . ; Thomas Riley , P . M . and Sec ; Wells , Hurst , Fisher . There were also present in the lodge Bros . Dr . Williams , H . iyden , Rev . Sedgegrare , Chap . ; Russell , Piper , Lovell , Robt . E . Boberts , CaptT W . T . Deverell , loth Regiment : & c . The following brethren were invested as oflicers for the ensuing vear : —
Bro . Johnson , , S . W . „ Ballard J . W . „ T . Riley Sec . ., Cookson S . D . ,. Nash T , D . ,. Reynolds Tyler . Tho business of the loclge being ended the brethren sat down
to an excellent dinner , provided by Bro . Wicks , of tho Swap Hotel , the new . Master , Bro . C . Pickering , presiding , supported by Bro . Col . Stuart , tbe I . PM ., and about fifty other brethren ; members and visitors . After the cloth was removed , grace was pronounced by the Rev . Bro . Chaplain . The W . M . proposed the toast of tiie' - 'Queen and the Craft , " observing that it was one whicli every
Englishman would drink , and especially every English Freemason . The toast was followed by tho " National Anthem , " Bro- Cookson presiding 115 tlie piano . The usual Masonic toasts of " The Most Worshipful Grand Master " aud " Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Mas ' ter " of the Order were severally given and duly honoured . Glee— "The Red Cross Knight , " Bro . Riley , P . M ., Piper ,
Clark , and Russell . Bro . Nash , P . M ., rose , and said : The gavel has beon placed in my bands for a few minutes , and I cheerfully avail myself of the honour to propose a toast which I do with the greatest cordiality , it is " The Health of tho Worshipful . Vaster for the next year . He has been almost through every office in th lodge and has been most- painstaking and zealous in all
duties- His kindly' honest , and Masonic heart is a guarantee your happiness for the ensuing year . Let us drink bis health with oil the honours . , Bro . C . Pickering , W . M .: Brother Past Masters , Wardens and brethren , I am very much obliged to you for the kind manner in which my health has been proposed and I can assure