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Consecrations.
CONSECRATIONS .
WALTHAM ABBEY LODGE .
IT was certainly quite in accordance with the eternal fitness of things that the Earl of Warwick Deputy Grand Master of England and Provincial Grand Master of Essex should have travelled down to Waltham Abbey on Wednesday of last week , to consecrate the forty-second Lodge in his Province , because the grand old Abbey , which dates from the
time of Canute , is associated with the ancient history of his family . Thus we are told that John , Earl of Warwick in 1547 , wrote an article upon the Western Tower , which paper still
is preserved in the archives- of the Abbey . Again , the second entry in the Register for June 1563 records the baptism of Kattern Brooke , daughter of Humphrey , the then Earl .
The Rev . F . B . Johnston , vicar of the parish , although not a Freemason , courteously allowed the ceremony to take place in the Lady Chapel attached to the Abbey , which
considerably enhanced both the solemnity and dignity of the proceedings . The Lodge was opened at five o ' clock ' by Bro . Thomas J . Railing P . A . G . D . C . England Provincial Grand Secretary , when there were present Bros . J . J . C . Turner
P . P . S . G . W ., R . B . Colvin J . D . 859 , James Speller P . P . J . G . D ., James Graham P . M . 652 , Thomas P . Trounce W . M . 453 , Albert J . Monk P . M . 1237 , Benjamin Hooker P . M . 1260 , C . S . Cutchey P . G . S . I . P . M . 2252 , T . Scoresby Jackson P . P . S . G . D . P . M . 2256 , J . Ramsey Prov . G . R . P . M . 214 , G . T . Richards P . M . 1707 , J . A . Taverner P . M . 1237 ,
W . Metcalfe P . M . 2372 , W . Beasley P . M . 1766 , F . Godfree I . P . M . 2372 , W . R . Benjafield 1579 , E . T . Pearce S . W . 1260 , Jas . H . Widdowson 72 , H . W . Dobb J . D . 1579 , John Moule S . D . 1579 , W . F . Feldon S . D . 2579 , Alfred Manners 33 , W . Humphrey I . P . M . 1237 , H . A . Baxter 879 John
, Page 879 , W . Corbett Goulding 2167 , Lewis Vincent 1929 , E . E . Vining 788 , W . C . Tyler W . M . 862 , H . E . Cockell P . M . 507 , W . H . G . Rudderforth W . M . 2742 , Henry P . Railing 51 , Joseph Huckle J . W . 65 , Albert J . Moule P . M . 1237 , G . T . Kinipple P . M . 65 , Orlton Cooper P . M . 211 .
The Brethren stood to order while the Provincial Grand Master ' s procession , marshalled by Bro . Albert Lucking Prov . G . D . C , entered to the solemn strains of the organ . His lordship was accompanied by Bros . Col . Lockwood
M . P ., Deputy Prov . G . M ., Robert Woodhouse Prov . S . G . W ., Col . Frank Landon Prov . J . G . W ., Rev . William Cree Prov . G . C , W . Shurmur P . G . S . B ., James Stephens P . D . G . D . C ., J . M . McLeod P . G . S . B ., and Richard ClowesP . G . S . B
Having received the gavel from Bro . Railing , the Earl of Warwick took the chair and was formally saluted by the Brethren . His lordship ,, addressing the Lodge , said it added considerably to the ceremony they were about to perform by its being allowed to take place in the sacred building-, and . he
had particular pleasure in visiting the grand old Abbey , for the reasons above stated . They were met together for the purpose of Consecrating a new Lodge , the Warrant for which had been granted by the Prince of Wales , who had commissioned him to act in his stead . He therefore called upon the Provincial Chaplain to open the proceedings with
prayer . This was done , and Bro . Railing then read the Warrant granted by Grand Lodge , which is the first signed by the Earl of Warwick in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master . The petitioners having signified their approval of the Officers designate , his lordship called upon Bro . Cree for an Oration upon the nature and principles of the Institution .
Our Reverend Brother said The Great Architect of the Universe had made the world , and the world belonged to Him . It mattered not when the beginning was , whether six
thousand or twenty million years ago ; in the far distant past God created the heavens and the earth , vegetable , animal , and human life , and they became His absolute property , and He Supreme Ruler over all .
The position of Architect and Ruler of the Universe had never been abandoned . All things at present existing owed their existence to Him , and without Him none would have
their being . This made us all His . No rejection or denial of Him on our part could in any way alter the fact of our creation ., or diminish the right of God to be Ruler of the Universe . We were , and must remain , His .
The present existence of creation pointed the enquiring mind to the Creator . All the signs of order and design directed us to an All Wise and All Mighty Architect , and not only was this true in what was called nature , but the more carefull y we observed events as they passed , the more we
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studied the course of history of the past , so much the more we must realise the truth of the saying of our greatest poet :
" There is a Divinity which shapes our ends , Rough hew them how we will . " Had he chosen , the Great Architect might have
abandoned His work , or ceased to care for it , and allowed it to follow the dictates of its own choice . But He did not do so . He loved His creatures , and cared for them always , and in return He claimed their service and their love .
God , who had assigned us our work , had a right to it . His almighty power , as shown in creation , it was hopeless to resist ; His goodness and love , as shown in all the provision made for our wants , was an additional reason for our
compliance with His will . He , the source of all life , the element in which alone was life , the end and object to which all life tended ; He , . the Great Architect of the Universe , demanded our service , and expected our love .
Then , Brethren , continued the speaker , try to know this great God better . To know Him in His Revealed Word , to know Him by His Works of Creation , to know Him in His Providence , they must not confine their studies of Him to the Volume of the Sacred Law . They were bidden as Fellow
Crafts to extend their researches into the hidden mysteries of nature and science , and he exhorted them to read His character in His works , as well as in His word . As they were told in the third degree , they Avere led through the paths of Heavenly Science even to the throne of God himself .
Lastly , both nature and revelation showed that this world , and all that was in it in its present form , must come to an end . Just as the Temple of King Solomon was destroyed , or , coming nearer home , just as the beautiful Church under whose shadow , so to speak , they were
consecrating their Lodge to the glory of the Most High , founded by Earl Tovi , the Standard Bearer of Canute , and raised to the dignity of an Abbey in 1188 by Henry II ., had now—all
but the nave—passed away , so the earth itself must in some future time come to nothing , and the unspeakably grand design of the G . A . O . T . U . must give way to some further and grander development .
The speaker implored his audience to be careful to perform their alloted task while it was yet day , and concluded with the impressive exhortation which forms part of the ritual of the third degree , and bears directly upon this duty .
The ceremony then proceeded on the usual lines , and the Lodge was duly dedicated and constituted by the Provincial Grand Master . The musical arrangements were admirably carried out by Bro . H . E . Cockell , who was assisted by Bros . Walter Shiner , Lewis Vincent , and Wingrove Ives .
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony Lord Warwick resigned the chair to Colonel Lockwood , who had kindly consented to perform the installation . Bro . James Speller was presented by Bro . Lucking , and was regularly installed in due form as the first Master of the new Lodge .
The following Officers were appointed and invested for the year : John Henry Roach as acting I . P . M ., James Graham S . W ., Henry Adolphus Baxter J . W ., Thos . P . Trounce Treasurer , William B . Rutherford Secretary ,
Albert J . Monk D . C , J . H . Kirby S . D ., Harry Palmer J . D ., H . B . Wooldridge I . G ., Arthur E . Caiger Organist , Austin Coles Steward , George Rowe Tyler . The Warrant of the Lodge was duly handed to the Master .
Owing to the lateness of the hour the usual addresses were omitted on this occasion . Bro . Graham was elected as the Charity Representative of the Lodge , and a Committee was appointed to frame the Bye-laws .
The Earl of Warwick proposed a vote of thanks to the Rev . F . B . Johnson for so kindly placing the Chapel at their disposal ; he ventured to think the proceedings were in no way inimical to the sacred edifice . This was of course agreed to .
Bro . James Speller proposed that the Consecrating Officers should be requested to become honorary members of the Lodge , which was accepted . Several candidates and joining members were proposed , and the business being concluded the Lodge was closed with prayer and harmony .
Before leaving the Abbey , which was the burial place of Harold and his brothers , the visitors inspected the monument ' s , the quaintly painted roof , and the curiously carved pillars , and afterwards proceeded to the house of Bro : T . P . Trounce , where they were photographed in the garden .
The banquet was held at the Cock Hotel , Waltham , where Bro . Fred K . Ward provided an excellent repast . After grace , the customary Loyal and Masonic toasts were
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Consecrations.
CONSECRATIONS .
WALTHAM ABBEY LODGE .
IT was certainly quite in accordance with the eternal fitness of things that the Earl of Warwick Deputy Grand Master of England and Provincial Grand Master of Essex should have travelled down to Waltham Abbey on Wednesday of last week , to consecrate the forty-second Lodge in his Province , because the grand old Abbey , which dates from the
time of Canute , is associated with the ancient history of his family . Thus we are told that John , Earl of Warwick in 1547 , wrote an article upon the Western Tower , which paper still
is preserved in the archives- of the Abbey . Again , the second entry in the Register for June 1563 records the baptism of Kattern Brooke , daughter of Humphrey , the then Earl .
The Rev . F . B . Johnston , vicar of the parish , although not a Freemason , courteously allowed the ceremony to take place in the Lady Chapel attached to the Abbey , which
considerably enhanced both the solemnity and dignity of the proceedings . The Lodge was opened at five o ' clock ' by Bro . Thomas J . Railing P . A . G . D . C . England Provincial Grand Secretary , when there were present Bros . J . J . C . Turner
P . P . S . G . W ., R . B . Colvin J . D . 859 , James Speller P . P . J . G . D ., James Graham P . M . 652 , Thomas P . Trounce W . M . 453 , Albert J . Monk P . M . 1237 , Benjamin Hooker P . M . 1260 , C . S . Cutchey P . G . S . I . P . M . 2252 , T . Scoresby Jackson P . P . S . G . D . P . M . 2256 , J . Ramsey Prov . G . R . P . M . 214 , G . T . Richards P . M . 1707 , J . A . Taverner P . M . 1237 ,
W . Metcalfe P . M . 2372 , W . Beasley P . M . 1766 , F . Godfree I . P . M . 2372 , W . R . Benjafield 1579 , E . T . Pearce S . W . 1260 , Jas . H . Widdowson 72 , H . W . Dobb J . D . 1579 , John Moule S . D . 1579 , W . F . Feldon S . D . 2579 , Alfred Manners 33 , W . Humphrey I . P . M . 1237 , H . A . Baxter 879 John
, Page 879 , W . Corbett Goulding 2167 , Lewis Vincent 1929 , E . E . Vining 788 , W . C . Tyler W . M . 862 , H . E . Cockell P . M . 507 , W . H . G . Rudderforth W . M . 2742 , Henry P . Railing 51 , Joseph Huckle J . W . 65 , Albert J . Moule P . M . 1237 , G . T . Kinipple P . M . 65 , Orlton Cooper P . M . 211 .
The Brethren stood to order while the Provincial Grand Master ' s procession , marshalled by Bro . Albert Lucking Prov . G . D . C , entered to the solemn strains of the organ . His lordship was accompanied by Bros . Col . Lockwood
M . P ., Deputy Prov . G . M ., Robert Woodhouse Prov . S . G . W ., Col . Frank Landon Prov . J . G . W ., Rev . William Cree Prov . G . C , W . Shurmur P . G . S . B ., James Stephens P . D . G . D . C ., J . M . McLeod P . G . S . B ., and Richard ClowesP . G . S . B
Having received the gavel from Bro . Railing , the Earl of Warwick took the chair and was formally saluted by the Brethren . His lordship ,, addressing the Lodge , said it added considerably to the ceremony they were about to perform by its being allowed to take place in the sacred building-, and . he
had particular pleasure in visiting the grand old Abbey , for the reasons above stated . They were met together for the purpose of Consecrating a new Lodge , the Warrant for which had been granted by the Prince of Wales , who had commissioned him to act in his stead . He therefore called upon the Provincial Chaplain to open the proceedings with
prayer . This was done , and Bro . Railing then read the Warrant granted by Grand Lodge , which is the first signed by the Earl of Warwick in his capacity as Deputy Grand Master . The petitioners having signified their approval of the Officers designate , his lordship called upon Bro . Cree for an Oration upon the nature and principles of the Institution .
Our Reverend Brother said The Great Architect of the Universe had made the world , and the world belonged to Him . It mattered not when the beginning was , whether six
thousand or twenty million years ago ; in the far distant past God created the heavens and the earth , vegetable , animal , and human life , and they became His absolute property , and He Supreme Ruler over all .
The position of Architect and Ruler of the Universe had never been abandoned . All things at present existing owed their existence to Him , and without Him none would have
their being . This made us all His . No rejection or denial of Him on our part could in any way alter the fact of our creation ., or diminish the right of God to be Ruler of the Universe . We were , and must remain , His .
The present existence of creation pointed the enquiring mind to the Creator . All the signs of order and design directed us to an All Wise and All Mighty Architect , and not only was this true in what was called nature , but the more carefull y we observed events as they passed , the more we
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studied the course of history of the past , so much the more we must realise the truth of the saying of our greatest poet :
" There is a Divinity which shapes our ends , Rough hew them how we will . " Had he chosen , the Great Architect might have
abandoned His work , or ceased to care for it , and allowed it to follow the dictates of its own choice . But He did not do so . He loved His creatures , and cared for them always , and in return He claimed their service and their love .
God , who had assigned us our work , had a right to it . His almighty power , as shown in creation , it was hopeless to resist ; His goodness and love , as shown in all the provision made for our wants , was an additional reason for our
compliance with His will . He , the source of all life , the element in which alone was life , the end and object to which all life tended ; He , . the Great Architect of the Universe , demanded our service , and expected our love .
Then , Brethren , continued the speaker , try to know this great God better . To know Him in His Revealed Word , to know Him by His Works of Creation , to know Him in His Providence , they must not confine their studies of Him to the Volume of the Sacred Law . They were bidden as Fellow
Crafts to extend their researches into the hidden mysteries of nature and science , and he exhorted them to read His character in His works , as well as in His word . As they were told in the third degree , they Avere led through the paths of Heavenly Science even to the throne of God himself .
Lastly , both nature and revelation showed that this world , and all that was in it in its present form , must come to an end . Just as the Temple of King Solomon was destroyed , or , coming nearer home , just as the beautiful Church under whose shadow , so to speak , they were
consecrating their Lodge to the glory of the Most High , founded by Earl Tovi , the Standard Bearer of Canute , and raised to the dignity of an Abbey in 1188 by Henry II ., had now—all
but the nave—passed away , so the earth itself must in some future time come to nothing , and the unspeakably grand design of the G . A . O . T . U . must give way to some further and grander development .
The speaker implored his audience to be careful to perform their alloted task while it was yet day , and concluded with the impressive exhortation which forms part of the ritual of the third degree , and bears directly upon this duty .
The ceremony then proceeded on the usual lines , and the Lodge was duly dedicated and constituted by the Provincial Grand Master . The musical arrangements were admirably carried out by Bro . H . E . Cockell , who was assisted by Bros . Walter Shiner , Lewis Vincent , and Wingrove Ives .
Upon the conclusion of the ceremony Lord Warwick resigned the chair to Colonel Lockwood , who had kindly consented to perform the installation . Bro . James Speller was presented by Bro . Lucking , and was regularly installed in due form as the first Master of the new Lodge .
The following Officers were appointed and invested for the year : John Henry Roach as acting I . P . M ., James Graham S . W ., Henry Adolphus Baxter J . W ., Thos . P . Trounce Treasurer , William B . Rutherford Secretary ,
Albert J . Monk D . C , J . H . Kirby S . D ., Harry Palmer J . D ., H . B . Wooldridge I . G ., Arthur E . Caiger Organist , Austin Coles Steward , George Rowe Tyler . The Warrant of the Lodge was duly handed to the Master .
Owing to the lateness of the hour the usual addresses were omitted on this occasion . Bro . Graham was elected as the Charity Representative of the Lodge , and a Committee was appointed to frame the Bye-laws .
The Earl of Warwick proposed a vote of thanks to the Rev . F . B . Johnson for so kindly placing the Chapel at their disposal ; he ventured to think the proceedings were in no way inimical to the sacred edifice . This was of course agreed to .
Bro . James Speller proposed that the Consecrating Officers should be requested to become honorary members of the Lodge , which was accepted . Several candidates and joining members were proposed , and the business being concluded the Lodge was closed with prayer and harmony .
Before leaving the Abbey , which was the burial place of Harold and his brothers , the visitors inspected the monument ' s , the quaintly painted roof , and the curiously carved pillars , and afterwards proceeded to the house of Bro : T . P . Trounce , where they were photographed in the garden .
The banquet was held at the Cock Hotel , Waltham , where Bro . Fred K . Ward provided an excellent repast . After grace , the customary Loyal and Masonic toasts were