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Dedication Of A Masonic Lodge At Chacewater.
DEDICATION OF A MASONIC LODGE AT CHACEWATER .
BRO . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . Master of Cornwall , accompanied by other Prov . Grand Officers , visited Chacewater yesterday , and on Monday afternoon formally dedicated Boscawen Lodge , No . 699 , in the presence of a large number of brethren . The Lodge in which the brethren now transact their business was opened about three years ago , and is a commodions and well-furnished room , forming part of a large building erected at the rear of the Britannia
Hotel . In the ordinary course of events the Lodge would have been dedicated long since ; but unforeseen circumstances have on one or two occasions prevented the ceremony from being performed before , and it was not until yesterday that it was found possible to consult the convenience both of the Prov . Grand Master and the brethren of the Lodge . The brethren met at one o ' clock for the transaction of ordinary business , and this over , the ceremony of dedication was proceeded with .
Bro . Boscawen , the W . M ., said he was depnted by the brethren to ask the Prov . Grand Master to dedicate the Lodge to the purposes of Freemasonry , and he did so with all the greater pleasure because he believed the work had been carried out in a way that would at once commend itself to his lordship , who had always expressed a strong opinion that it was undesirable for any Masonio Lodge to be in
immediate connection with a public house . This was a feeling whioh the brethren of Boscawen Lodge fully shared , and he had now to ask his lordship to dedicate the Lodge which the brethren , in recognition of this feeling , had provided for themselves . The Provincial Grand Master said it gave him great pleasure to be present on an occasion of so muoh interest , and the Wor . Master had
rightly expressed his feelings in saying that he rejoiced whenever be found a Lodge had a room of its own , and was not compelled to hold its meetings in a public-house . He was glad to see that they had so excellent a room at Chacewater , and to be present to take part in the ceremony of dedication . It was usual , he believed , on such an occasion for the Provincial Grand Master to address a few words to the
brethren , but it had never been his custom to make what was called a Masonio oration or address of any kind . From their initiation and in the various degrees through which they had all passed , as well 83 through seeing the rites performed in the case of others , they had heard the precepts of the Ordei * repeated to them in solemn terms over and over again , and he hoped they had always regarded them as
a reality , and not merely as a form of words or as a matter of ancient custom . It was not necessary , therefore , that he should repeat to them on the present occasion what those broad principles and precepts were , and if he said anything at all as to the principles of Freemasonry his objeot was to point out to the brethren how necessary it was that those principles should have a practical bearing on their own actions
in the present day , as members of the fraternity . Especially was it necessary that those principles shonld be carried out in the work , ing of the Lodge itself . Masonry was but a human system , and human frailty often came in and created difficulties amongst its members . And one of the greatest difficulties , one of the greatest snares , perhaps , to which Masonry was exposed was the very Datura !
feeling of ambition on the part of the brethren to hold office m the Craft . Ifc was a difficulty which he trusted was merely temporary in Lodges , and he hoped it might never occur amongst the brethren of Boscawen . As he had just said , it was a feeling of very natural ambition to hold office in a Masonic Lodge , bnt , at the same time he conld not refrain from saying that the white badge of an " entered
apprentice" was , iu itself , a more honourable badge to wear than the apron of tho master of a Lodge , if ifc was obtained by any other means than the unsought-for votes of the brethren . Any canvassing or undue influence of any kind that was brought to bear took away , in a great measure , from tho honour attaching to that high office . It was usual—and a very natural thing it was—that Officers who held
subordinate positions shonld expect in turn to fill the Master's chair . Bat there were certainly some occasions on which that rule could not always be followed . He did not withdraw from what he had said before , and in which he believed they would all agree with him , that they ought not to admit into Masonry any brother whom they would not be disposed to see Master of their Lodge . At the same time
circumstances might occur which would render it sometimes necessary , in the interests of the Lodge , to interrupt the ordinary course of promotion ; and the brother who was thus passed over and his pro . motion interfered with might be inclined to feelings of irritation in conseqaence . Bnt be was quite sure the respect felt for that brother by the members generally would be increased when they saw that he
accepted what had been done in a loyal and fraternal spirit , and iu recognition of the object in view . Iu conclusion , he trusted that Boscowan Lodge would be a credit to the Craft in the Province of Cornwall , and that all the ordinances of the Craft would be duly and prominently observed . Masonry ought to be a real thing and not a mere matter of form , and if it did
not cement real brotherhood , if it did not smooth over political antagonisms among the brethren , sectarian difficnlties , personal rivalries , and everything to create discord between man and man , then he thought it would be better not to be a Mason at all . The interesting and impressive ceremony of dedication was then performed by the Prov . G . M ., corn , wine , and oil being used
according to ancient custom . The musical portion of the ceremony , under Bro . Niness ' s direction , was well carried out , and the prayers were read by Bro . the Rev . G . L . Church . After the Lodge was closed , the brethren dined in another part of the building , Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe presiding . The usual Masonic toasts were proposed . —Western Morning News .
We regret to have to record the decease of Bro . Past Master Henry Browse , who died 28 th September , aged 41 years .
Committee Meeting Of The Girls' School.
COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
THE monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girl 8 was held on Thursday , at Freemasons' Hall . There were present Bros . Lieut .-Colonel Creaton Grand Treasnrer ( in the chair ) , E . Spooner , S . Eawson , A . H . Tatter , shall . Arthur E . Gladwell , H . A . Dubois , James Peters , E . Letch , worth , John A . Rocker , Joshua Nunn , and F . R . W . Hedges ( Seore .
tary . ) Two out of three petitioners had their cases placed on the list of candidates for the April election . The following notices of motion were given for the Quarterly Court of next Saturday : —B y Bro . Nunn : " That in the opinion of the Honse Committee , it is desirable to erect a swimming bath for the use of the Girls , and that application be made to the Quarterly Court to sanction the
expenditure of £ 2 , 000 for the above purpose . By Bro . Frank Richard , son : " That the rank of Vice Patron be conferred upon Bro . Charles Hammerton , in recognition of his valuable services to the Institution . " By Bro . Arthur E . Gladwell : " The Secretary for the time being of a Masonio Charitable Association ( such as those usually associated with Lodges of Instruction ) , which has paid to the Institution a sum not less than one hundred guineas , shall upon proof thereof be entitled to
the honorary rank of a Life Governor , and all the privileges of the same ; and further , that the Secretary of an Association , which has paid to the Institution during his Secretaryship a sum of not less than two hundred guineas shall upon proof thereof , on his retiring from such office , or on the Association ceasing to exist , be entitled to all the privileges of a Life Governor in his own right . " The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the gallant Chairman .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , of Cumberland , will be held on Friday next , at Workington , under the Banner of the Derwent Lodge , when Major Sewell P . M . 229 P . G . M . O . will be formally appointed and installed as Deputy Prov . G . M . M . M .
We beg to remind our readers that the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will be held on Friday next , at Workington ,
under the auspices of the Sua and Sector Lodge , No . 962 . On this occasion Bro . Jonas Lindow Burns Lindow P . M . 1267 , P . P . G . S . W ., will be appointed and installed D . Prov . G . Master in succession to the late Col , Whitwell , M . P .
On Tuesday evening , R . W . Bro . the Earl of Breadalbane , Prov . Grand Master of Perthshire East , assisted by his Officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , solemnly consecrated the new Lodge quarters in South Tay-street , Perth ,
which have been recently acquired by the St . Andrew ' s Lodgo , No . 74 , of that city . Some time after the Masonic proceedings of the day bad been brought to a conclusion , a grand ball was given for the purpose of celebrating the event .
The Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement will resume its meetings tor the season ou Tuesday , 4 th October , at the Jamaica , St . Michael ' s Alley , Cornbill . The Officers are Comps . Taylor Z ., A . Payne H ., Chicken J ., W . Fraser N ,, Goodchild P . S ., F . Brown S . E . and Preceptor .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex will be held at the Royal Pavilion , on the 7 th inst . R . W . Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M ., will open his Lodge at 2 . 30 p . m .
The Ottawa Free Press makes mention of a valuable apron belonging to a brother in Canada who , some forty years since , emigrated tbither from Ireland . The said brother , John Kyle , was initiated in 1838 , in Lodge No . 19 , Grand Lodge Ireland , and resigned three years later on leaving
for North America . The apron in question belonged to Bro . Kyle ' s grandfatber , who banded it to his son , from whom the present owner received it . It is 120 years old , and is described as being a yard long by about three-quarters wide , and is an almost perfect tracing board
done in needle work on very fine bunting . All the emblems of the three degree are worked with loving faithfulness , and evidently by the deft fingers of the owner s wife or daughter Women , bo it noted , are aware that they are under the special protection of the Craft , and , therefore , are always ready to decorate the brethren .
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will pay a visit of four or five days to the Dnke of Portland , at Wej beck , some time in the course of next month , but whether it will be the 14 th or 15 th Nov . has not been settled definitively .
The visit will be of a private rather than of a public nature , and the Prince will be accompanied by a select party of friends . There will be plenty of pheasant shooting , and it is on the cards that His Boyal Highness will have a run with either the Galway or Rufford Hounds .
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Dedication Of A Masonic Lodge At Chacewater.
DEDICATION OF A MASONIC LODGE AT CHACEWATER .
BRO . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . G . Master of Cornwall , accompanied by other Prov . Grand Officers , visited Chacewater yesterday , and on Monday afternoon formally dedicated Boscawen Lodge , No . 699 , in the presence of a large number of brethren . The Lodge in which the brethren now transact their business was opened about three years ago , and is a commodions and well-furnished room , forming part of a large building erected at the rear of the Britannia
Hotel . In the ordinary course of events the Lodge would have been dedicated long since ; but unforeseen circumstances have on one or two occasions prevented the ceremony from being performed before , and it was not until yesterday that it was found possible to consult the convenience both of the Prov . Grand Master and the brethren of the Lodge . The brethren met at one o ' clock for the transaction of ordinary business , and this over , the ceremony of dedication was proceeded with .
Bro . Boscawen , the W . M ., said he was depnted by the brethren to ask the Prov . Grand Master to dedicate the Lodge to the purposes of Freemasonry , and he did so with all the greater pleasure because he believed the work had been carried out in a way that would at once commend itself to his lordship , who had always expressed a strong opinion that it was undesirable for any Masonio Lodge to be in
immediate connection with a public house . This was a feeling whioh the brethren of Boscawen Lodge fully shared , and he had now to ask his lordship to dedicate the Lodge which the brethren , in recognition of this feeling , had provided for themselves . The Provincial Grand Master said it gave him great pleasure to be present on an occasion of so muoh interest , and the Wor . Master had
rightly expressed his feelings in saying that he rejoiced whenever be found a Lodge had a room of its own , and was not compelled to hold its meetings in a public-house . He was glad to see that they had so excellent a room at Chacewater , and to be present to take part in the ceremony of dedication . It was usual , he believed , on such an occasion for the Provincial Grand Master to address a few words to the
brethren , but it had never been his custom to make what was called a Masonio oration or address of any kind . From their initiation and in the various degrees through which they had all passed , as well 83 through seeing the rites performed in the case of others , they had heard the precepts of the Ordei * repeated to them in solemn terms over and over again , and he hoped they had always regarded them as
a reality , and not merely as a form of words or as a matter of ancient custom . It was not necessary , therefore , that he should repeat to them on the present occasion what those broad principles and precepts were , and if he said anything at all as to the principles of Freemasonry his objeot was to point out to the brethren how necessary it was that those principles should have a practical bearing on their own actions
in the present day , as members of the fraternity . Especially was it necessary that those principles shonld be carried out in the work , ing of the Lodge itself . Masonry was but a human system , and human frailty often came in and created difficulties amongst its members . And one of the greatest difficulties , one of the greatest snares , perhaps , to which Masonry was exposed was the very Datura !
feeling of ambition on the part of the brethren to hold office m the Craft . Ifc was a difficulty which he trusted was merely temporary in Lodges , and he hoped it might never occur amongst the brethren of Boscawen . As he had just said , it was a feeling of very natural ambition to hold office in a Masonic Lodge , bnt , at the same time he conld not refrain from saying that the white badge of an " entered
apprentice" was , iu itself , a more honourable badge to wear than the apron of tho master of a Lodge , if ifc was obtained by any other means than the unsought-for votes of the brethren . Any canvassing or undue influence of any kind that was brought to bear took away , in a great measure , from tho honour attaching to that high office . It was usual—and a very natural thing it was—that Officers who held
subordinate positions shonld expect in turn to fill the Master's chair . Bat there were certainly some occasions on which that rule could not always be followed . He did not withdraw from what he had said before , and in which he believed they would all agree with him , that they ought not to admit into Masonry any brother whom they would not be disposed to see Master of their Lodge . At the same time
circumstances might occur which would render it sometimes necessary , in the interests of the Lodge , to interrupt the ordinary course of promotion ; and the brother who was thus passed over and his pro . motion interfered with might be inclined to feelings of irritation in conseqaence . Bnt be was quite sure the respect felt for that brother by the members generally would be increased when they saw that he
accepted what had been done in a loyal and fraternal spirit , and iu recognition of the object in view . Iu conclusion , he trusted that Boscowan Lodge would be a credit to the Craft in the Province of Cornwall , and that all the ordinances of the Craft would be duly and prominently observed . Masonry ought to be a real thing and not a mere matter of form , and if it did
not cement real brotherhood , if it did not smooth over political antagonisms among the brethren , sectarian difficnlties , personal rivalries , and everything to create discord between man and man , then he thought it would be better not to be a Mason at all . The interesting and impressive ceremony of dedication was then performed by the Prov . G . M ., corn , wine , and oil being used
according to ancient custom . The musical portion of the ceremony , under Bro . Niness ' s direction , was well carried out , and the prayers were read by Bro . the Rev . G . L . Church . After the Lodge was closed , the brethren dined in another part of the building , Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe presiding . The usual Masonic toasts were proposed . —Western Morning News .
We regret to have to record the decease of Bro . Past Master Henry Browse , who died 28 th September , aged 41 years .
Committee Meeting Of The Girls' School.
COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
THE monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girl 8 was held on Thursday , at Freemasons' Hall . There were present Bros . Lieut .-Colonel Creaton Grand Treasnrer ( in the chair ) , E . Spooner , S . Eawson , A . H . Tatter , shall . Arthur E . Gladwell , H . A . Dubois , James Peters , E . Letch , worth , John A . Rocker , Joshua Nunn , and F . R . W . Hedges ( Seore .
tary . ) Two out of three petitioners had their cases placed on the list of candidates for the April election . The following notices of motion were given for the Quarterly Court of next Saturday : —B y Bro . Nunn : " That in the opinion of the Honse Committee , it is desirable to erect a swimming bath for the use of the Girls , and that application be made to the Quarterly Court to sanction the
expenditure of £ 2 , 000 for the above purpose . By Bro . Frank Richard , son : " That the rank of Vice Patron be conferred upon Bro . Charles Hammerton , in recognition of his valuable services to the Institution . " By Bro . Arthur E . Gladwell : " The Secretary for the time being of a Masonio Charitable Association ( such as those usually associated with Lodges of Instruction ) , which has paid to the Institution a sum not less than one hundred guineas , shall upon proof thereof be entitled to
the honorary rank of a Life Governor , and all the privileges of the same ; and further , that the Secretary of an Association , which has paid to the Institution during his Secretaryship a sum of not less than two hundred guineas shall upon proof thereof , on his retiring from such office , or on the Association ceasing to exist , be entitled to all the privileges of a Life Governor in his own right . " The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the gallant Chairman .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , of Cumberland , will be held on Friday next , at Workington , under the Banner of the Derwent Lodge , when Major Sewell P . M . 229 P . G . M . O . will be formally appointed and installed as Deputy Prov . G . M . M . M .
We beg to remind our readers that the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland will be held on Friday next , at Workington ,
under the auspices of the Sua and Sector Lodge , No . 962 . On this occasion Bro . Jonas Lindow Burns Lindow P . M . 1267 , P . P . G . S . W ., will be appointed and installed D . Prov . G . Master in succession to the late Col , Whitwell , M . P .
On Tuesday evening , R . W . Bro . the Earl of Breadalbane , Prov . Grand Master of Perthshire East , assisted by his Officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , solemnly consecrated the new Lodge quarters in South Tay-street , Perth ,
which have been recently acquired by the St . Andrew ' s Lodgo , No . 74 , of that city . Some time after the Masonic proceedings of the day bad been brought to a conclusion , a grand ball was given for the purpose of celebrating the event .
The Metropolitan Chapter of Improvement will resume its meetings tor the season ou Tuesday , 4 th October , at the Jamaica , St . Michael ' s Alley , Cornbill . The Officers are Comps . Taylor Z ., A . Payne H ., Chicken J ., W . Fraser N ,, Goodchild P . S ., F . Brown S . E . and Preceptor .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex will be held at the Royal Pavilion , on the 7 th inst . R . W . Bro . Sir W . W . Burrell , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M ., will open his Lodge at 2 . 30 p . m .
The Ottawa Free Press makes mention of a valuable apron belonging to a brother in Canada who , some forty years since , emigrated tbither from Ireland . The said brother , John Kyle , was initiated in 1838 , in Lodge No . 19 , Grand Lodge Ireland , and resigned three years later on leaving
for North America . The apron in question belonged to Bro . Kyle ' s grandfatber , who banded it to his son , from whom the present owner received it . It is 120 years old , and is described as being a yard long by about three-quarters wide , and is an almost perfect tracing board
done in needle work on very fine bunting . All the emblems of the three degree are worked with loving faithfulness , and evidently by the deft fingers of the owner s wife or daughter Women , bo it noted , are aware that they are under the special protection of the Craft , and , therefore , are always ready to decorate the brethren .
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will pay a visit of four or five days to the Dnke of Portland , at Wej beck , some time in the course of next month , but whether it will be the 14 th or 15 th Nov . has not been settled definitively .
The visit will be of a private rather than of a public nature , and the Prince will be accompanied by a select party of friends . There will be plenty of pheasant shooting , and it is on the cards that His Boyal Highness will have a run with either the Galway or Rufford Hounds .