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not sufficiently resemble the year 1 S / 0 , and that the Prussian knew not that the drowning man was a Frenchman ? Will it not be better to represent to our Brother chat the League is a lamentable violation of the principles of ITniveisal Freemasonry , and of the four Particular Freeniasonries , Christian FVeemasonry ,

Jewish Freemasonry , Mahommedan Freemasonry , and Parsee Fremasonry ? The Anecdote . "A . D . 1793 . The Master of a Berlin Lodge , whilst walking in a meadow adjoining the Spree , heard the cries of a man who by some accident had fallen into the river , and he speedily ran to the bank , but being a very indifferent swimmer he

hesitated to go any further . The drowning man had already sunk twice , when , on coming to the surface once more , he contrived , in the midst of his struggles , to make a Masonic sign . The Master of the Lodge recognised it , and he hesitated no longer ; he plunged into the water , and succeeded , although with great difficulty , in rescuing the brother , who proved to be a Frenchman , holding a hig h office in the Grand Orient of Paris . "—A PAST PEOVINCIAL GEAND MASTEE .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , held in the city of Providence , Monday , May 15 th , the following officers were elected lor the ensuing year : Bros . Thomas A . Doyle , G . M . ¦ Lloyd Morton , D . G . M . ; Emerson Goddard , G . S . W . ; William Gilpin , G . J . W . ; Gardner T .

Swartz . G . T . ; Charles D . Greene , G . S . ; Daniel Babcoek G . S . D . ; Benjamin Tallman , G . J . D . ; Israel E . Sheldon , and William T . C . Wardwell , G . S . ; Israel M . Hopkins , G . M . ; Eev . Henry W . Eugg , G . O . ; Charles E . Cutter , G . S . B ; John B . Pierce , G . P . ; Henry C . Field , Grand Lecturer ; and Ebenczer B . White , G . Tyler .

It was regretted by all the Craft in New York , that some demonstration in honour of the Grand Master Mason of England , M . W . Bro . Earl de Grey and Eipon could not be made ( as every brother , from our M . W . Grand Master , Bro . John H . Anthon , his Grand officers , and all of our subordinate Lodge Masons desired ) , so as ,

to extend to him , before his departure for the motherland of our American Masonry , and giving an expression of our fraternal regard and respect , and an opportunity to greet him , as his exalted Masonic rank demanded . The mission—a glorious one , and worthy of a Masonwhich brought him . here , to establish Peace between two

kindred nations , now successfully accomplished , detained him at Washington , until almost the last moment ; merely giving his Lordship time to make his arrangements for embarkation ; much to the regret of Grand Master Anthon , and the great body he represents—and will continue to represent .

An incident , successful in its issue , however , occurred , and we record it with much pleasure . Everybody in New York knows that the Masonic heart of W . Bro . Isaac H . Brown , Master of Puritan Lodge , No . 339 , is as large as himself—and by way of parenthesis we

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

would say he only weighs 387 lbs . averdupois—stole a march on all . He is a sharp coon , and having set himself to work to beat us all , succeeded in his undertaking What was it ? Why he procured a copy of R . W . Bro Daniel Sickels '" Ahiman Eezon , " had it bound in Turkey Moroccoand on the cover stamped in gilt letters :

, RT . HON . EARL DE GREY AND RIPON , Grand Master of Masons of EX & IAKD . From ISAAC H . BROWN , Master Puritan Lodge , 339 , of New Yorlc

, 1871 . and presented the same to his Lordship , on Tuesday , May 23 rd , the eve of his departure , by whom it was cordially and fraternally received . —Pomeroy's De mocrat .

Obituary.

Obituary .

W . BEO . WILLIAM PETTIFOE , P . PEOV . G . S . W . FOE LEICESTEESHIEE AND EUTLAND . We regret to have to record the decease , on the 28 th ultimo , at his residence , Eushin Terrace , Leicester , of the above named Brother , at the age of fifty-one . The lamented Brother , who was esteemed and respected ball who knew himwas one of the oldest Past Masters

y , and most zealous Masons in the Province . Bro . Pettifor was initiated in St . John ' s Lodge , Leicester , in the year 1845 , and at the end of the following year he was appointed Junior Warden . In 1848-9 he served the office of Master , and on retiring from the chair , was presented with a Past Master ' s Jewel by the unanimous vote of the Lod .

ge He was appointed a Steward in the Provincial Grand Lodge , in 1846 , Superintendent of Works in 1847 , and Senior Grand Warden in 1848 . Having been exalted in Eoyal Arch Chapter of Fortitude , attached to the Lodge ; he was elected Principal Sojourner , the duties of which office ( as , indeed he did all which he undertook , ) he performed with efficiencyand having passed through

; the third and second chairs , he was appointed M . E . Z . in 1851 , and in 1858 the Grand Superintendent , Earl Howe , appointed him Third Principal in the Provincial Grand Chapter . He was advanced a Mark Master in the Newstead Lodge , at Nottingham , and was one of the Founders of

the Howe Lodge of Mark Masters , 21 , at Leicester , ( now removed to Melton Mowbray ) , iu which he served the office of Warden in the years 1858 aud 1859 , and in the following year he was elected Master ; and also held office in the Mark Grand Lodge of the Province . He was a zealous Mason , and during his membership of more than a quarter of a century , his services were always

available in any capacity whenever required , either in Lodge or Chapter , and although more than once declining to preside over the Lodge as Master a second time , on two occasions , in the years 1855 and 1862 , he accepted the subordinate office of S . W ., under other brethren . Bro . Pettifor -was one of the most quiet , unobtrusive Masons , and his obliging disposition , and strict integrity

of character caused him to be universally esteemed and respected . After an illness , of many months duration , hegradually sank , and expired on the 28 th ult ., at a comparatively early age , leaving a widow and young family to mourn his loss . At a meeting of St . John's Lodge , 279 , on the 7 th

inst ., a resolution , expressive of the deep regret of thebrethren at his decease , and of their sympathy with his widow and family , was adopted , as reported in anotherpart of our paper .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1871-06-17, Page 10” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 24 March 2023, www.masonicperiodicals.org/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_17061871/page/10/.
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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 1
THE M.W. GRAND MASTER. Article 2
GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE. Article 2
"POMEROY'S DEMOCRAT," NEW YORK, AND THE " FREEMASON," LONDON. Article 3
ADDRESS TO SIR R. A. SHAFTO ADAIR, PROV. G.M. SUFFOLK. Article 5
ADDRESS BY THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. Article 5
THE EYE THAT SEETH IN SECRET. Article 7
MASONIC JOTTINGS, No. 74. Article 8
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Article 10
Obituary. Article 10
MASONIC MEMS. Article 11
Craft Masonry. Article 11
PROVINCIAL. Article 11
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
MARK MASONRY. Article 16
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 17
BLACKBURN. Article 17
LIST OF LODGE MEETINGS &c., FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 24TH, 1871. Article 20
METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION . Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Masonic Notes And Queries.

not sufficiently resemble the year 1 S / 0 , and that the Prussian knew not that the drowning man was a Frenchman ? Will it not be better to represent to our Brother chat the League is a lamentable violation of the principles of ITniveisal Freemasonry , and of the four Particular Freeniasonries , Christian FVeemasonry ,

Jewish Freemasonry , Mahommedan Freemasonry , and Parsee Fremasonry ? The Anecdote . "A . D . 1793 . The Master of a Berlin Lodge , whilst walking in a meadow adjoining the Spree , heard the cries of a man who by some accident had fallen into the river , and he speedily ran to the bank , but being a very indifferent swimmer he

hesitated to go any further . The drowning man had already sunk twice , when , on coming to the surface once more , he contrived , in the midst of his struggles , to make a Masonic sign . The Master of the Lodge recognised it , and he hesitated no longer ; he plunged into the water , and succeeded , although with great difficulty , in rescuing the brother , who proved to be a Frenchman , holding a hig h office in the Grand Orient of Paris . "—A PAST PEOVINCIAL GEAND MASTEE .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

At the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , held in the city of Providence , Monday , May 15 th , the following officers were elected lor the ensuing year : Bros . Thomas A . Doyle , G . M . ¦ Lloyd Morton , D . G . M . ; Emerson Goddard , G . S . W . ; William Gilpin , G . J . W . ; Gardner T .

Swartz . G . T . ; Charles D . Greene , G . S . ; Daniel Babcoek G . S . D . ; Benjamin Tallman , G . J . D . ; Israel E . Sheldon , and William T . C . Wardwell , G . S . ; Israel M . Hopkins , G . M . ; Eev . Henry W . Eugg , G . O . ; Charles E . Cutter , G . S . B ; John B . Pierce , G . P . ; Henry C . Field , Grand Lecturer ; and Ebenczer B . White , G . Tyler .

It was regretted by all the Craft in New York , that some demonstration in honour of the Grand Master Mason of England , M . W . Bro . Earl de Grey and Eipon could not be made ( as every brother , from our M . W . Grand Master , Bro . John H . Anthon , his Grand officers , and all of our subordinate Lodge Masons desired ) , so as ,

to extend to him , before his departure for the motherland of our American Masonry , and giving an expression of our fraternal regard and respect , and an opportunity to greet him , as his exalted Masonic rank demanded . The mission—a glorious one , and worthy of a Masonwhich brought him . here , to establish Peace between two

kindred nations , now successfully accomplished , detained him at Washington , until almost the last moment ; merely giving his Lordship time to make his arrangements for embarkation ; much to the regret of Grand Master Anthon , and the great body he represents—and will continue to represent .

An incident , successful in its issue , however , occurred , and we record it with much pleasure . Everybody in New York knows that the Masonic heart of W . Bro . Isaac H . Brown , Master of Puritan Lodge , No . 339 , is as large as himself—and by way of parenthesis we

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

would say he only weighs 387 lbs . averdupois—stole a march on all . He is a sharp coon , and having set himself to work to beat us all , succeeded in his undertaking What was it ? Why he procured a copy of R . W . Bro Daniel Sickels '" Ahiman Eezon , " had it bound in Turkey Moroccoand on the cover stamped in gilt letters :

, RT . HON . EARL DE GREY AND RIPON , Grand Master of Masons of EX & IAKD . From ISAAC H . BROWN , Master Puritan Lodge , 339 , of New Yorlc

, 1871 . and presented the same to his Lordship , on Tuesday , May 23 rd , the eve of his departure , by whom it was cordially and fraternally received . —Pomeroy's De mocrat .

Obituary.

Obituary .

W . BEO . WILLIAM PETTIFOE , P . PEOV . G . S . W . FOE LEICESTEESHIEE AND EUTLAND . We regret to have to record the decease , on the 28 th ultimo , at his residence , Eushin Terrace , Leicester , of the above named Brother , at the age of fifty-one . The lamented Brother , who was esteemed and respected ball who knew himwas one of the oldest Past Masters

y , and most zealous Masons in the Province . Bro . Pettifor was initiated in St . John ' s Lodge , Leicester , in the year 1845 , and at the end of the following year he was appointed Junior Warden . In 1848-9 he served the office of Master , and on retiring from the chair , was presented with a Past Master ' s Jewel by the unanimous vote of the Lod .

ge He was appointed a Steward in the Provincial Grand Lodge , in 1846 , Superintendent of Works in 1847 , and Senior Grand Warden in 1848 . Having been exalted in Eoyal Arch Chapter of Fortitude , attached to the Lodge ; he was elected Principal Sojourner , the duties of which office ( as , indeed he did all which he undertook , ) he performed with efficiencyand having passed through

; the third and second chairs , he was appointed M . E . Z . in 1851 , and in 1858 the Grand Superintendent , Earl Howe , appointed him Third Principal in the Provincial Grand Chapter . He was advanced a Mark Master in the Newstead Lodge , at Nottingham , and was one of the Founders of

the Howe Lodge of Mark Masters , 21 , at Leicester , ( now removed to Melton Mowbray ) , iu which he served the office of Warden in the years 1858 aud 1859 , and in the following year he was elected Master ; and also held office in the Mark Grand Lodge of the Province . He was a zealous Mason , and during his membership of more than a quarter of a century , his services were always

available in any capacity whenever required , either in Lodge or Chapter , and although more than once declining to preside over the Lodge as Master a second time , on two occasions , in the years 1855 and 1862 , he accepted the subordinate office of S . W ., under other brethren . Bro . Pettifor -was one of the most quiet , unobtrusive Masons , and his obliging disposition , and strict integrity

of character caused him to be universally esteemed and respected . After an illness , of many months duration , hegradually sank , and expired on the 28 th ult ., at a comparatively early age , leaving a widow and young family to mourn his loss . At a meeting of St . John's Lodge , 279 , on the 7 th

inst ., a resolution , expressive of the deep regret of thebrethren at his decease , and of their sympathy with his widow and family , was adopted , as reported in anotherpart of our paper .

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