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Freemasonry In South Wales. By Bro. J. C. Manning.
above such mummery . Submit yourself quietly to the guidance of the Tyler in the sanctity of this preparing-room , and you will be all right . Reserve your banter , my more ancient brother , in the robing-room , till the newly-made comes out of the fiery ordeal , and then but let him prepare in
peace . Returning into the corridor , you pass at once into the lodge-room—a spacious , well-proportioned apartment , 40 feet by 22 , and 16 feet high . At the east end is a raised dai ' s , running the whole
width of the room , ascended by three steps , on which is placed the throne of the Worship ful Master , with chairs on either side for Past Masters , Provincial Grand Officers , and those exalted in che craft . On the south and north sides of the room
run raised platforms , OD which the seats for the members generally are placed , and which will accommodate comfortably between forty and fifty persons . These raised platforms are clothed with crimson drugget , the floor of the lodge being
covered by an appropriate carpet of Masonicdesign . In the ceiling , in the centre , is a handsome sunlight of thirty-five jets , which , when lighted , has a very beautiful appearance . The furniture of the lodge is of dark polished oak , richly carved and
ornamented , and it is intended to embellish the walls with appropriate paintings and other artistic garniture . The symbolic jewels are to be all of solid silver , and will be for the most part presented by the brethren who first hold office in the
new lodge . The architect , I am told , is Mr . Davies , of Page-street ; the builder , Mr . White , of the Strand , both of Swansea ; the furniture having been selected and provided by Messrs . Spiers and Son , of Oxford .
The consecration of the neAV lodge is to take place the first Aveek in December—in all probability on Thursday , the 8 th of that month . Brethren from all parts of the province are to be present on the interesting occasion , which will form one of
the most brilliant episodes in connection Avith the craft that has ever been known in Wales . From the great Masonic ability of those AVIIO are rearing the structure , the Talbot Lodge , I am sure , will be a model of perfect Masonic work in its internal
mechanism , and will come to be looked up to by older lodges in the province as a piece of masonry worthy of their closest study , and a contemplation of which must lead to the ultimate improvement
Freemasonry In South Wales. By Bro. J. C. Manning.
of a system which those who belong to it have every right to be proud of , and to enhance the beauty and completeness of which should be their daily desire and their continual effort . The new lodge will be opened by the
Worshipful Master of the Cambrian Lodge , No . 364 , Neath , assisted by the Past Masters of his lodge as officers . The right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore Mansel Talbot , of Margan ( after whom the lodge is named ) , will then
consecrate and dedicate the lodge in conformity with ancient custom ; after which he -will instal the Worshipful Master Designate , the brother selected for this honour being the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Edward J . Morris ,
whose exertions on behalf of the Craft in this province are without precedent , and Avhose selection as Worshipful Master of the new Lodge is a graceful recognition of the efforts Avhich he has made in that direction for many years past , and an
appropriate tribute to his high Masonic ability . The officers-designate of the new Lodge are these : —¦ Bros . Charles Bath , P . Prov . S . G . W ., Senior Warden ; G . B . Brock , P . Prov . J . G . W ., Junior Warden ; Rev . C . T . Heartley , Prov . G .
Chaplain ; S . B . Power , Treas . ; Bro . W . Cox , P . Prov . G . Treas ., Sec . ; R . A . ° Sssery , Senr . Deac . ; John Jones Hewson , Prov . G . Director Ceremonies Junior Deacon ; J . G . Hall , Prov . S . G . W ., Director . of ceremonies ; G . Allen , P . Prov . G .
Sec , Organist ; H . W . Y ^ illiatns , P . Prov . G . Pursuivant , Inner Guard ; Henry Simons , Tyler . With such a selection of official Masonic ability as is represented by the foregoing , the working of the new Lodge cannot be anything but perfect .
May its career in the future be as encouraging , and its success as complete , as the most sanguine of its promoters can wish .
TRAVEL . —Our ancient brethren are ITasonically said to have travelled from west to east in search of instruction ; and it is an undeniable fact , that all knowledge , all religion , all arts and sciences , have travelled according to the course of the sun , from east to west . From that
quarter the Divine glory first came , and thence the rays of Divine light continue to diffuse themselves over theface of the earth . From thence came the Bible , and through that the new covenant . From thence came the prophets , the apostles , and the first missionaries that , brought the knowledge of God to Europe , to the isles of the sea , and to the west . — Adam Clarice .
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Freemasonry In South Wales. By Bro. J. C. Manning.
above such mummery . Submit yourself quietly to the guidance of the Tyler in the sanctity of this preparing-room , and you will be all right . Reserve your banter , my more ancient brother , in the robing-room , till the newly-made comes out of the fiery ordeal , and then but let him prepare in
peace . Returning into the corridor , you pass at once into the lodge-room—a spacious , well-proportioned apartment , 40 feet by 22 , and 16 feet high . At the east end is a raised dai ' s , running the whole
width of the room , ascended by three steps , on which is placed the throne of the Worship ful Master , with chairs on either side for Past Masters , Provincial Grand Officers , and those exalted in che craft . On the south and north sides of the room
run raised platforms , OD which the seats for the members generally are placed , and which will accommodate comfortably between forty and fifty persons . These raised platforms are clothed with crimson drugget , the floor of the lodge being
covered by an appropriate carpet of Masonicdesign . In the ceiling , in the centre , is a handsome sunlight of thirty-five jets , which , when lighted , has a very beautiful appearance . The furniture of the lodge is of dark polished oak , richly carved and
ornamented , and it is intended to embellish the walls with appropriate paintings and other artistic garniture . The symbolic jewels are to be all of solid silver , and will be for the most part presented by the brethren who first hold office in the
new lodge . The architect , I am told , is Mr . Davies , of Page-street ; the builder , Mr . White , of the Strand , both of Swansea ; the furniture having been selected and provided by Messrs . Spiers and Son , of Oxford .
The consecration of the neAV lodge is to take place the first Aveek in December—in all probability on Thursday , the 8 th of that month . Brethren from all parts of the province are to be present on the interesting occasion , which will form one of
the most brilliant episodes in connection Avith the craft that has ever been known in Wales . From the great Masonic ability of those AVIIO are rearing the structure , the Talbot Lodge , I am sure , will be a model of perfect Masonic work in its internal
mechanism , and will come to be looked up to by older lodges in the province as a piece of masonry worthy of their closest study , and a contemplation of which must lead to the ultimate improvement
Freemasonry In South Wales. By Bro. J. C. Manning.
of a system which those who belong to it have every right to be proud of , and to enhance the beauty and completeness of which should be their daily desire and their continual effort . The new lodge will be opened by the
Worshipful Master of the Cambrian Lodge , No . 364 , Neath , assisted by the Past Masters of his lodge as officers . The right Worshipful the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Theodore Mansel Talbot , of Margan ( after whom the lodge is named ) , will then
consecrate and dedicate the lodge in conformity with ancient custom ; after which he -will instal the Worshipful Master Designate , the brother selected for this honour being the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Edward J . Morris ,
whose exertions on behalf of the Craft in this province are without precedent , and Avhose selection as Worshipful Master of the new Lodge is a graceful recognition of the efforts Avhich he has made in that direction for many years past , and an
appropriate tribute to his high Masonic ability . The officers-designate of the new Lodge are these : —¦ Bros . Charles Bath , P . Prov . S . G . W ., Senior Warden ; G . B . Brock , P . Prov . J . G . W ., Junior Warden ; Rev . C . T . Heartley , Prov . G .
Chaplain ; S . B . Power , Treas . ; Bro . W . Cox , P . Prov . G . Treas ., Sec . ; R . A . ° Sssery , Senr . Deac . ; John Jones Hewson , Prov . G . Director Ceremonies Junior Deacon ; J . G . Hall , Prov . S . G . W ., Director . of ceremonies ; G . Allen , P . Prov . G .
Sec , Organist ; H . W . Y ^ illiatns , P . Prov . G . Pursuivant , Inner Guard ; Henry Simons , Tyler . With such a selection of official Masonic ability as is represented by the foregoing , the working of the new Lodge cannot be anything but perfect .
May its career in the future be as encouraging , and its success as complete , as the most sanguine of its promoters can wish .
TRAVEL . —Our ancient brethren are ITasonically said to have travelled from west to east in search of instruction ; and it is an undeniable fact , that all knowledge , all religion , all arts and sciences , have travelled according to the course of the sun , from east to west . From that
quarter the Divine glory first came , and thence the rays of Divine light continue to diffuse themselves over theface of the earth . From thence came the Bible , and through that the new covenant . From thence came the prophets , the apostles , and the first missionaries that , brought the knowledge of God to Europe , to the isles of the sea , and to the west . — Adam Clarice .