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Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 7 th Juno 1876 . 1 . The Minutes of tho Quarterly Communication of tho 1 st March for Confirmation . 2 . Tho Minutes of the Grand Festival of tho 26 th April for
Confirmation . 3 . Tho M . W . Grand Master will make an announcement with reference to certain alterations and additions which it is tho pleasure of His Eoyal Highness to make in relation to tho Charity Jewel . 4 . Election of Members of tho Board of General Purposes .
5 . Election of Members of the Colonial Board . 6 . Election of Members for tho Committeo of Management of tho " Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . " 7 . Report of the Lodgo of Benovolence for tho last quarter , in which aro recommendations for tho following grants , viz .:
—Tho Widow of a Brother of St . Bartholomew ' s Lodge , No . 696 , Wcdnesbury ... £ 50 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of tho Lodgo of Nino Muses , No . 235 , London £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the De Grey and Eipon Lodge , No . 905 , London £ 100 0 0 The Daughter of a lato Brother of tho St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 222 , London ... £ 50 0 0 The Daughters of a lato Brother of tho Eoyal Forest Lodge , No . 401 , Slaidburn £ 50 0 0
A Brother of tho Star of Hope Lodge , No . 520 , Agra , Bengal £ 50 0 0
8 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodye of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes havo to report as follows : — Several questions bearing on tho interpretation of the Book of
Constitutions havo been , during tho past quarter , brought under the notice of the Board , which , having beon duly considered , havo been satisfactorily dealt with , no specific report to Grand Lodge upon or in connection with them becoming necessary . Some important matters connected with the buildings of tho Society havo been dealt with by
the Premises Committee , and approved by tho Board . Tho question of a re-arrangement of tho seating accommodation for the Brethren iu Grand Lodgo has received considerable attention , rosnlting in tho addition of upwards of one hundred scats , which , in the opinion of the Board , is tho utmost that can bo dono in tho existing area .
The Board havo been for a long period engaged in correspondence with tho Lessees of Freemasons' Tavern with reference to tho question of rent , and in result recommend to Grand Lodge that if a thoroughly responsible Tenant or Tenants can be found by the Tavern Company ( tho present lessees ) , who would be willing to take over the lease ,
Grand Lodge should assent to a reduction of the Rent of tho Tavern from £ 1 , 500 , at which it at present stands , to £ 1 , 200 per annum , and to such re-adjnstmont of tho Term as may appear fair and reasonable , and that the Board of General Purposes bo empowered to negotiato and act accordingly .
Tho President will therefore movo to that effect . ( Signed ) JOHN B . MONCKTON , FREEMASONS' HAT . I , LONDON , W . C . President . 16 th May 1876 . At the Meeting on the 16 th May , after tho ordinary business was
concluded , it was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that the best thanks of the Members of tho Board aro eminently merited by tho President for the great attention he has paid to the duties of his office , for the admirable manner in which he has discharged them , and the great courtesy and kindness he has on all occasions eviucedto his colleagues , and they aro therefore fraternally tendered to him .
( Signed ) PETER DE LANDE LONG , Vice-President . To the Report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last Meeting of tho Finance Committeo , held on Friday , tho 12 th May instant , shewing a balanco in the hands of tho Grand Treasurer of £ 6172 12 s 8 d ; and in tho hands of the Grand Secretary , for Petty Cash , £ 75 ; aud for Servants' Wages , £ 9 G 15 s .
9 . APPEAL . Appeal of Brother W . C . ROWE , W . Master of the Lodgo of Truth , No . 911-, Bombay , against tbe decision of the R . W . District Grand Master of Bombay , censuring the Lodge for having passed and raised
a Brother at ouc and the same meeting . N . B . —The papers relating to this Appeal will be in the Grand Secretary ' s Office till the meeting of Grand , Lodge , and open for the inspection of the Brethren during Office hours .
10 . The Report of a Special General Meeting of tho Governors and Subscribers of i lie Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , held nt Freemasons' Hall , on
Tuesday , the 25 th day of April 1876 , will belaid before Grand Lodge , and the following proposed alterations in the Rules which were then agreed to will , in accordance with the Laws of the Institution , be submitted for tho approval of Grand Lodgo . That Law 4 , page 12 , be altered by substituting the figures " £ 40 "
for £ 36 , and that Law 4 , pago 13 , bo also altered by substituting tho figures " £ 32 " for £ 28 . The Laws as altered now read thus : — " Tho amount of tho Annuity shall bo £ 10 per annum , " and
" Tho amount of the Annuity shall bo £ 32 per annum . " 11 . Tho Annual Report of tho Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freomasons , dated tho 19 th of May 1876 , will bo laid before Grand Lodge .
12 . PROPOSED MOTIONS . 1 . —By R . W . Brother JoriN HAVERS , P . G . W . : — That this Grand Lodgo desires to return its humblo and hearty thanks to tho Almighty Architect of tho Universe for the safe return
to his native land of their beloved Grand Master , His Royal Highness tho PRINCE OF WALES , and in memory of that happy event , determine to devote the sum of £ 2 , 000 in aid of tho restoration of tho two Churches which are most intimately connected with tho history of Freemasonry in England .
Resolved therefore —• ( 1 st . ) " That a sum of £ 1 , 000 be granted from the Fund for " General Pnrposos towards the restoration of St . Paul ' s Cathe" dral , and tho like sum of £ 1 , 000 from tho same Fund towards " the restoration of St . Alban ' s Abbey . "
( 2 nd . ) " That a Committee , to consist of the Pro Grand " Master , tho Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Treasurer , Grand " Registrar , President of the Board of Goneral Purposes , and the " Grand Superintendent of Works , bo and is hereby appointed ,
" and such Committoo ( aftor conforence with tho Restoration " Committeo of tho respective Churches ) shall decide in what " manner tho gifts can best be made so as to carry out tho wishes " of Grand Lodgo . "
2 . —By W . Brother BENJAMIN HEAD , P . G . D . : — That tho sum of £ 70 be given from the Fund of General Purposes ;
that tho monoy be placed in the hands of tho Secretary of tho " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , " to supply the Inmates of the Asylum at Croydon with Coals during the winter months .
3 . —By Brother HENRY GREENE , P . M . No . 256 : — That tho death of the late Brother William Farnfield , Past Assistant Grand Secretary , having left his widow and two daughters in very restricted circumstances , ho having been unable—in consequence of
tho expenses incidental to tho bringing up of his numerous family ( ten)—to mako snitablo provision for them , that an annuity of £ 100 per annum bo granted to Mrs . Farnfield during the pleasure of Grand Lodge .
4 . —By V . W . Brother tho Rov . ROBERT JAMES SIMPSON , P . G . Chaplain . Resolved—( 1 ) " That this Grand Lodgo desires to record its humble and " hearty thanks to Almighty God for tho preservation and safe " return of H . R . H . The Princo of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand
" Master of English Freemasons , and that with a view to testi" fying to this loyal and devout feeling in a more united , public , " and solemn manner , this Grand Lodge Resolves ( with tho " approval of Tho Most Worshipful The Grand Master , and with
" tho kind permission of the proper authorities ) to hold on somo " convenient day a service of praiso and thanksgiving in St . " Paul ' s Cathedral . "
( 2 ) " That as a Thankoffering on this occasion this Grand " Lodge votes from its fund the sum of £ 1 , 000 , which , together " with the offerings made at tho service at St . Paul ' s , shall be " devoted to the benefit of such charitable object in India as " may be recommended by the Most Worshipful Grand Master . "
In the event of the above resolutions being passed , Resolved—( 3 ) That tho following brethren constitute a special Committee to carry out tho Resolutions , viz .:
—R . W . Bro . Lord Skclmersdalo D . G . M . R . W . Bro . Earl of DonouEthtnore G . S . W . R . W . Bro . Hon . William W . Vernon G . J . W . V . W . Bro . yBneas J . Mclntyre , QC G . R . R . W . Bro . John Havers ... * P . G . W . V . W . Bro . John B . Moncktou Pres . B . G . P . W . Bro . John M . Clabon P . G . D .
R . W . Bro . Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , P . G . W . and G . D . C . V . W . Bro . John Hervey G . Sec . V . W . Bro . Rev . Spencer R . Wigram G . Chap . W . Bro . Erasmus Wilson Dept . W . M . No . 2 . W . Bro . Standish Grove Grady P . M . No . 14 . W . Bro . General Ch'tko P . M . No . 706 . V . W . Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . Chap .
Two Amateur Dramatic Performances will be given by members of the Craft at the Theatre Eoyal , Plymouth , ( the use of which has been kindly granted by Bro . Neweombe ) , on Wednesday the 14 th , and Friday the 16 th of June next . Ono moiety of tho proceeds will be
devoted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Coys , and the other to secure tho election of orphans of Freemasons in the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum , of whom there aro no less than five on the present list of candidates .
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Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 7 th Juno 1876 . 1 . The Minutes of tho Quarterly Communication of tho 1 st March for Confirmation . 2 . Tho Minutes of the Grand Festival of tho 26 th April for
Confirmation . 3 . Tho M . W . Grand Master will make an announcement with reference to certain alterations and additions which it is tho pleasure of His Eoyal Highness to make in relation to tho Charity Jewel . 4 . Election of Members of tho Board of General Purposes .
5 . Election of Members of the Colonial Board . 6 . Election of Members for tho Committeo of Management of tho " Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons . " 7 . Report of the Lodgo of Benovolence for tho last quarter , in which aro recommendations for tho following grants , viz .:
—Tho Widow of a Brother of St . Bartholomew ' s Lodge , No . 696 , Wcdnesbury ... £ 50 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of tho Lodgo of Nino Muses , No . 235 , London £ 50 0 0 A Brother of the De Grey and Eipon Lodge , No . 905 , London £ 100 0 0 The Daughter of a lato Brother of tho St . Andrew's Lodge , No . 222 , London ... £ 50 0 0 The Daughters of a lato Brother of tho Eoyal Forest Lodge , No . 401 , Slaidburn £ 50 0 0
A Brother of tho Star of Hope Lodge , No . 520 , Agra , Bengal £ 50 0 0
8 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodye of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes havo to report as follows : — Several questions bearing on tho interpretation of the Book of
Constitutions havo been , during tho past quarter , brought under the notice of the Board , which , having beon duly considered , havo been satisfactorily dealt with , no specific report to Grand Lodge upon or in connection with them becoming necessary . Some important matters connected with the buildings of tho Society havo been dealt with by
the Premises Committee , and approved by tho Board . Tho question of a re-arrangement of tho seating accommodation for the Brethren iu Grand Lodgo has received considerable attention , rosnlting in tho addition of upwards of one hundred scats , which , in the opinion of the Board , is tho utmost that can bo dono in tho existing area .
The Board havo been for a long period engaged in correspondence with tho Lessees of Freemasons' Tavern with reference to tho question of rent , and in result recommend to Grand Lodge that if a thoroughly responsible Tenant or Tenants can be found by the Tavern Company ( tho present lessees ) , who would be willing to take over the lease ,
Grand Lodge should assent to a reduction of the Rent of tho Tavern from £ 1 , 500 , at which it at present stands , to £ 1 , 200 per annum , and to such re-adjnstmont of tho Term as may appear fair and reasonable , and that the Board of General Purposes bo empowered to negotiato and act accordingly .
Tho President will therefore movo to that effect . ( Signed ) JOHN B . MONCKTON , FREEMASONS' HAT . I , LONDON , W . C . President . 16 th May 1876 . At the Meeting on the 16 th May , after tho ordinary business was
concluded , it was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that the best thanks of the Members of tho Board aro eminently merited by tho President for the great attention he has paid to the duties of his office , for the admirable manner in which he has discharged them , and the great courtesy and kindness he has on all occasions eviucedto his colleagues , and they aro therefore fraternally tendered to him .
( Signed ) PETER DE LANDE LONG , Vice-President . To the Report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last Meeting of tho Finance Committeo , held on Friday , tho 12 th May instant , shewing a balanco in the hands of tho Grand Treasurer of £ 6172 12 s 8 d ; and in tho hands of the Grand Secretary , for Petty Cash , £ 75 ; aud for Servants' Wages , £ 9 G 15 s .
9 . APPEAL . Appeal of Brother W . C . ROWE , W . Master of the Lodgo of Truth , No . 911-, Bombay , against tbe decision of the R . W . District Grand Master of Bombay , censuring the Lodge for having passed and raised
a Brother at ouc and the same meeting . N . B . —The papers relating to this Appeal will be in the Grand Secretary ' s Office till the meeting of Grand , Lodge , and open for the inspection of the Brethren during Office hours .
10 . The Report of a Special General Meeting of tho Governors and Subscribers of i lie Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , held nt Freemasons' Hall , on
Tuesday , the 25 th day of April 1876 , will belaid before Grand Lodge , and the following proposed alterations in the Rules which were then agreed to will , in accordance with the Laws of the Institution , be submitted for tho approval of Grand Lodgo . That Law 4 , page 12 , be altered by substituting the figures " £ 40 "
for £ 36 , and that Law 4 , pago 13 , bo also altered by substituting tho figures " £ 32 " for £ 28 . The Laws as altered now read thus : — " Tho amount of tho Annuity shall bo £ 10 per annum , " and
" Tho amount of the Annuity shall bo £ 32 per annum . " 11 . Tho Annual Report of tho Royal Masonio Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freomasons , dated tho 19 th of May 1876 , will bo laid before Grand Lodge .
12 . PROPOSED MOTIONS . 1 . —By R . W . Brother JoriN HAVERS , P . G . W . : — That this Grand Lodgo desires to return its humblo and hearty thanks to tho Almighty Architect of tho Universe for the safe return
to his native land of their beloved Grand Master , His Royal Highness tho PRINCE OF WALES , and in memory of that happy event , determine to devote the sum of £ 2 , 000 in aid of tho restoration of tho two Churches which are most intimately connected with tho history of Freemasonry in England .
Resolved therefore —• ( 1 st . ) " That a sum of £ 1 , 000 be granted from the Fund for " General Pnrposos towards the restoration of St . Paul ' s Cathe" dral , and tho like sum of £ 1 , 000 from tho same Fund towards " the restoration of St . Alban ' s Abbey . "
( 2 nd . ) " That a Committee , to consist of the Pro Grand " Master , tho Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Treasurer , Grand " Registrar , President of the Board of Goneral Purposes , and the " Grand Superintendent of Works , bo and is hereby appointed ,
" and such Committoo ( aftor conforence with tho Restoration " Committeo of tho respective Churches ) shall decide in what " manner tho gifts can best be made so as to carry out tho wishes " of Grand Lodgo . "
2 . —By W . Brother BENJAMIN HEAD , P . G . D . : — That tho sum of £ 70 be given from the Fund of General Purposes ;
that tho monoy be placed in the hands of tho Secretary of tho " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , " to supply the Inmates of the Asylum at Croydon with Coals during the winter months .
3 . —By Brother HENRY GREENE , P . M . No . 256 : — That tho death of the late Brother William Farnfield , Past Assistant Grand Secretary , having left his widow and two daughters in very restricted circumstances , ho having been unable—in consequence of
tho expenses incidental to tho bringing up of his numerous family ( ten)—to mako snitablo provision for them , that an annuity of £ 100 per annum bo granted to Mrs . Farnfield during the pleasure of Grand Lodge .
4 . —By V . W . Brother tho Rov . ROBERT JAMES SIMPSON , P . G . Chaplain . Resolved—( 1 ) " That this Grand Lodgo desires to record its humble and " hearty thanks to Almighty God for tho preservation and safe " return of H . R . H . The Princo of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand
" Master of English Freemasons , and that with a view to testi" fying to this loyal and devout feeling in a more united , public , " and solemn manner , this Grand Lodge Resolves ( with tho " approval of Tho Most Worshipful The Grand Master , and with
" tho kind permission of the proper authorities ) to hold on somo " convenient day a service of praiso and thanksgiving in St . " Paul ' s Cathedral . "
( 2 ) " That as a Thankoffering on this occasion this Grand " Lodge votes from its fund the sum of £ 1 , 000 , which , together " with the offerings made at tho service at St . Paul ' s , shall be " devoted to the benefit of such charitable object in India as " may be recommended by the Most Worshipful Grand Master . "
In the event of the above resolutions being passed , Resolved—( 3 ) That tho following brethren constitute a special Committee to carry out tho Resolutions , viz .:
—R . W . Bro . Lord Skclmersdalo D . G . M . R . W . Bro . Earl of DonouEthtnore G . S . W . R . W . Bro . Hon . William W . Vernon G . J . W . V . W . Bro . yBneas J . Mclntyre , QC G . R . R . W . Bro . John Havers ... * P . G . W . V . W . Bro . John B . Moncktou Pres . B . G . P . W . Bro . John M . Clabon P . G . D .
R . W . Bro . Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , P . G . W . and G . D . C . V . W . Bro . John Hervey G . Sec . V . W . Bro . Rev . Spencer R . Wigram G . Chap . W . Bro . Erasmus Wilson Dept . W . M . No . 2 . W . Bro . Standish Grove Grady P . M . No . 14 . W . Bro . General Ch'tko P . M . No . 706 . V . W . Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . Chap .
Two Amateur Dramatic Performances will be given by members of the Craft at the Theatre Eoyal , Plymouth , ( the use of which has been kindly granted by Bro . Neweombe ) , on Wednesday the 14 th , and Friday the 16 th of June next . Ono moiety of tho proceeds will be
devoted to the Royal Masonic Institution for Coys , and the other to secure tho election of orphans of Freemasons in the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum , of whom there aro no less than five on the present list of candidates .