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Royalty And Freemasonry.
ROYALTY AND FREEMASONRY .
DURING the past week two of the most distinguished members of the English Eoyal Family have shown , bv attendance and narticination
in the work of Freemasonry and its allied degrees , their personal interest in the cause we have at heart , and their desire to promote the interest and welfare of the Order .
The consecration of the Chancery Bar Lodge , on Tuesday , marked an epoch in Freemasonry which will long be remembered by those who were privileged to take part in the ceremonies of the day . H . R . H . the Prince of "Wales Grand Master of the Craft
attended the meeting , and took an active part in the work , a fact that is all the more noticeable because , although the Prince of Wales has been at the head of the Craft for many years past , this was the first
Lodge consecration he had attended , and it is not to be wondered at , therefore , that the members of the Lodge he so honoured felt the compliment he paid them .
The previous Saturday H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught was installed as Provincial Grand Prior of Sussex in the Order of the Temple , and subsequently attended , as Provincial Grand Master in the Craft the regular meeting of the Earl of Sussex Lodse .
when the Master for the year was installed and other business transacted . These events , coming so closely together , would seem to imply a renewal of interest on the Dart of
members of our Royal Family in the work of Freemasonry , and were we not fully alive to the fact that both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught continually interest themselves in the work of their
respective offices in Freemasonry , but are prevented from making such public display of it as they both desire , we should feel inclined to accept their public appearance at so close an interval as indicative of something out of the common : but we are convinced
that the joint re-appearance of the two leaders of these Craft after so long a period was merely a coincidence , brought about by the course of events , and delayed by the force of circumstances .
In another part of this issue we give details of the meeting at which the Grand Master took so prominent a part , and we shall next week refer more fully to the visit of the Duke of Connaught to Brighton . All we need do on the present occasion is to add our
expressions of gratification to themany that havealready been offered in connection with the two gatherings to which we refer , and express a hope that the future may witness many repetitions of such personal interest on
the part of our Royal Family . We further hope that the other engagements of our Princes may not press so heavily upon them as to prevent their more frequent participation in the doings of Freemasonry in years to come , as compared with the past .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
WE publish in another column the full agenda for the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , to be held on Wednesday next . As usual at
this season of the year the meeting will be particularly interesting from the fact that the business will include the nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . This part of the business ,
however , may be dismissed m a word—the Prince of Wales will be renominated , and the popularity he enjoys is so well known that no other proposition will be thought of , much less seriously entertained or submitted to Grand Lodge .
Then will follow the nomination of Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year , and here we look for a little diversity of opinion , or , as it would perhaps be better to put it , enthusiasm on behalf of different brethren .
It is generally understood there will be more than one nomination for this appointment , followed by a contested election at the following meeting of Grand Lodge , but the future must decide these points , as it
is difficult as well as most unwise to prophesy on so delicate a question as the nomination and excitement of such a contest as is here involved . We like to see unanimity in such matters , but as has often been pointed out , there are many obstacles in the way of
such a course , and as a consequence the Craft has occasionally to witness a display of friendly rivalry in connection with one of its most important offices . All we can hope for is that if a contest is necessary this
year the brethren engaged in it will work towards each other with the same kindly feeling as has actuated the candidates of the past , who , it can truly be said , have never brought discredit on the system under
which our Grand Treasurers are now selected . The President of the Board of Benevolence will next be appointed and invested , and then the Senior and Junior Vice Presidents will be elected . As there is only one nomination for each office the election will
be a mere matter of form , and Bros . James Brett and C . A . Cottebrune will be returned for the respective appointments . Twelve Past Masters will then have to be elected to serve on the Board during the ensuing
year , and for these twelve appointments there are fifteen nominations . A ballot may therefore be expected under this head . The Report of the Board of Benevolence for the quarter contains recommendations for three grants of
£ 50 each , and one of £ 75 , and there is also a resolution of this Board to deal with , in the form of a vote of thanks to the President ,, Bro . Robert Grey , for his courtesy dnring the past year , while presiding over the
meetings of the Board . The Report of the Board of General Purposes brings forward a most unusual and happily uncommon item , it being proposed to suspend a Brother for contumacy , under the powers of Rule 274 of the Constitutions . We are sure that the justice of the case will be tempered
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Royalty And Freemasonry.
ROYALTY AND FREEMASONRY .
DURING the past week two of the most distinguished members of the English Eoyal Family have shown , bv attendance and narticination
in the work of Freemasonry and its allied degrees , their personal interest in the cause we have at heart , and their desire to promote the interest and welfare of the Order .
The consecration of the Chancery Bar Lodge , on Tuesday , marked an epoch in Freemasonry which will long be remembered by those who were privileged to take part in the ceremonies of the day . H . R . H . the Prince of "Wales Grand Master of the Craft
attended the meeting , and took an active part in the work , a fact that is all the more noticeable because , although the Prince of Wales has been at the head of the Craft for many years past , this was the first
Lodge consecration he had attended , and it is not to be wondered at , therefore , that the members of the Lodge he so honoured felt the compliment he paid them .
The previous Saturday H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught was installed as Provincial Grand Prior of Sussex in the Order of the Temple , and subsequently attended , as Provincial Grand Master in the Craft the regular meeting of the Earl of Sussex Lodse .
when the Master for the year was installed and other business transacted . These events , coming so closely together , would seem to imply a renewal of interest on the Dart of
members of our Royal Family in the work of Freemasonry , and were we not fully alive to the fact that both the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught continually interest themselves in the work of their
respective offices in Freemasonry , but are prevented from making such public display of it as they both desire , we should feel inclined to accept their public appearance at so close an interval as indicative of something out of the common : but we are convinced
that the joint re-appearance of the two leaders of these Craft after so long a period was merely a coincidence , brought about by the course of events , and delayed by the force of circumstances .
In another part of this issue we give details of the meeting at which the Grand Master took so prominent a part , and we shall next week refer more fully to the visit of the Duke of Connaught to Brighton . All we need do on the present occasion is to add our
expressions of gratification to themany that havealready been offered in connection with the two gatherings to which we refer , and express a hope that the future may witness many repetitions of such personal interest on
the part of our Royal Family . We further hope that the other engagements of our Princes may not press so heavily upon them as to prevent their more frequent participation in the doings of Freemasonry in years to come , as compared with the past .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
WE publish in another column the full agenda for the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge , to be held on Wednesday next . As usual at
this season of the year the meeting will be particularly interesting from the fact that the business will include the nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . This part of the business ,
however , may be dismissed m a word—the Prince of Wales will be renominated , and the popularity he enjoys is so well known that no other proposition will be thought of , much less seriously entertained or submitted to Grand Lodge .
Then will follow the nomination of Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year , and here we look for a little diversity of opinion , or , as it would perhaps be better to put it , enthusiasm on behalf of different brethren .
It is generally understood there will be more than one nomination for this appointment , followed by a contested election at the following meeting of Grand Lodge , but the future must decide these points , as it
is difficult as well as most unwise to prophesy on so delicate a question as the nomination and excitement of such a contest as is here involved . We like to see unanimity in such matters , but as has often been pointed out , there are many obstacles in the way of
such a course , and as a consequence the Craft has occasionally to witness a display of friendly rivalry in connection with one of its most important offices . All we can hope for is that if a contest is necessary this
year the brethren engaged in it will work towards each other with the same kindly feeling as has actuated the candidates of the past , who , it can truly be said , have never brought discredit on the system under
which our Grand Treasurers are now selected . The President of the Board of Benevolence will next be appointed and invested , and then the Senior and Junior Vice Presidents will be elected . As there is only one nomination for each office the election will
be a mere matter of form , and Bros . James Brett and C . A . Cottebrune will be returned for the respective appointments . Twelve Past Masters will then have to be elected to serve on the Board during the ensuing
year , and for these twelve appointments there are fifteen nominations . A ballot may therefore be expected under this head . The Report of the Board of Benevolence for the quarter contains recommendations for three grants of
£ 50 each , and one of £ 75 , and there is also a resolution of this Board to deal with , in the form of a vote of thanks to the President ,, Bro . Robert Grey , for his courtesy dnring the past year , while presiding over the
meetings of the Board . The Report of the Board of General Purposes brings forward a most unusual and happily uncommon item , it being proposed to suspend a Brother for contumacy , under the powers of Rule 274 of the Constitutions . We are sure that the justice of the case will be tempered