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Masonic Portraits. (No. 44.)
office of Provincial Grand Master for Lancashire and Cheshire in the Royal Order of Scotland , Ave shall have said enough to show that " A Warden of the Fens , " is as highly respected among other Masonic bodies as he is among his brethren of the Craft , Arch , and Mark Degrees ,
lo proclaim that our brother is an active promoter of our Charitable Institutions , that Avhenever timo and his engagements permit , ho devotes himself heart and soul to the very onerous duties of a stewardship to this or that Charity , is simply to repeat what has already been recorded
on several occasions in these columns , what has , indeed , 1 > ng been known throughout Masonry . Ho is a Vice-Patron of the Boys , a Vice-President of the Girls , and a Vice-President or very nearly so of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . He has served some thirteen
Stewardships in all , and has shown himself on all occasions , ns well in Prov . Grand Lodge as in the subordinate Lodges of Avhich he is a member , as ready to do his utmost in furtherance of the interests of our groat central c iarities . We hope and believe there are others like him , others Avho are
as ready to uphold the banner of Freemasonry under no matter Avhat difficulties or at how great personal convenience . He has worthily attained to a high position in
every branch of Masonry with Avhich ho is associated . In his business ho has few equals , Avhile in the circle of his family and friends there is no one more loved , more honoured , or more respected .
" Honour nnd shame from no condition rise ; Act well yonr part , there all the honour lies . Fortune in men bus some small difference made , Ones flaunts in rags , ono flutters in brocade ; The cobbler apron'd , and the parson gown'd ,
Tho friar hooded , and the monarch crown'd . ' What differ more ( yon cry ) than crown and cowl ? I'll tell yon friend ! a wise man aud a fool .
Yon'll find if once the monarch acts the monk , Or , cobbler-like , the parson will be drunk , Worth makes tho man , and want of ifc the fellow ; Tho rest is all bnt leather orprunello . "
The Masonic Review announces that the twenty-third Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States will bo held at tho Masonic Hall , Buffalo , New York , on Tuesday , the 21 st instant . Tho Grand Encampment of Kni ghts Tem p lar will be held afc Cleveland , Ohio , on the 28 th instant .
We learn from the same source that tho Masonic Journal of Louisville , Kentucky , is now incorporated Avith the Review . The arrangement Avas made too late for any comment in the Jul y number . We trust tho union of these tAvo journals may prove advantageous to all concerned , both to those Avho labour and those AVIIO read .
We learn from the Masonio Record of Western India , that at a meeting of the Keystone Chapter of Western India , No . 757 , Bombay , , on the 13 th May , Comps . H . W . Barrow , T . Counsel ! and C . Tudball , were severall y elected Z ., H ., and J . for the ensuing year . At a recent meeting of the Lodge
Morning Star , No . 1439 , Palumpore , Bro . C . W . Calthrop M . D . was installed W . M . for the ensuing- year . He subsequentl y appointed ancl invested the following- brethren as his officers , namel y , Bros . T . Cooke I . P . M . and Treasurer , J . W . Peachey and W . G . Thomas S . W . and J . W .
respectively , F . 0 . Passy Sec , C . Davies , ancl G . Hughes S . D . aud J . D ., ancl A . Turnbull I . G . A P . M . ' s Jewel had previousl y been voted to tho retiring W . M ., Bro . T . Cooke as a sli g ht appreciation b y the Lodge of his services since its removal to Palumpore . A meeting of the Mount Zion Lodgo
Preceptory , aud Mount Moriah Priory , Avas held afc Bombay , on the 4 th May . E . Sir Knight H . W . Barrow Preceptor , occupied the chair . E . Sir Kni g hts John Dixon ancl J . L . Madden were elected as re-joining members . Mount Moriah
Priory AVUS subsequentl y opened , ancl E . Sir Kni ght Barrow installed as Prior . The Officers lor the ensuing year were appointed , and Sir Kni ght J . Luke was installed a Knight of Malta , Sir Kt . Rowe being the officiating officer .
HOLT . OWAY ' S Pitts AND 0 NTMMT .- —The exceptional weather of tho season inclicat s a disturbed state of the atmosphere , and causes a very great tendency to the development of epidemics . It is in such seasons that diarrhoea , dysentery , cholera , cramps , and fevers so frequently appear , and all should be on their guard against them . The consumption of uncooked or ripe fruit , or food not perfectly fresh , is a common excitinjr causo of these complaints , and if the early symptoms are m t proaerlv treated , very serious results may ensue . Houoway ' s Ointment , rabbet f briskly and etficioutly mo the stomach and surface of tho bowels , relieves tho cramp and vomiting very q iukly , aud tho internal use of the Pills cspols from tlie bowels the irritant matter .
Festival Of The Mark Masters' Benevolent Fund.
FESTIVAL OF THE MARK MASTERS ' BENEVOLENT FUND .
OF tho numerous events ifc is onr duty to record m connection with Freemasonry , few , if any , give ns greater pleasure to chronicle than the doings afc the periodical festivals held in connection with the charities of onr order . There it is wo hear announced tho resnlfc of tlie efforts of thoso brethren who undertake tho office of steward , and of lato these announcements havo been of snch enormous amounts as to merit the approbation , not only of the
mnsonic bnt also of the enter world . Some nine years since a fund was established by tho Mark Master Masons for the especial relief of members of that decree who had nnfortnnately fallen into reduced circumstances . Fnmi its commencement the subscriptions of tho brethren to this f nd havo enabled tho committee to relieve tho wants of each applicant , at first by small amounts of £ 5
or so , bnt latterly by more substantial grants amounting in soma cases to as much as £ 30 ; in addition to which there is funded property , amounting to £ 600 , to the credit of the . fund . It will therefore bo seen that , since its inauguration , this fund has been well supported ; still , wo consider that if further effort a were made by tho members of the Degree , the receipts might bo
srreatly increased . Considering the very great additions to Mark Masonry during tho past two or three years , we hardly think a fund , whose benefits aro devoted entirely to the members thereof , should not bo moro widely and generally supported . The festival of 1877 was hold cm Wednesday last , at tho Alexandra Palace , under tha presidency of tho R . W . Bro . IU . Hon . tho Earl of Dononuhmore , who
was supported by several Past aud Present Grand Officers of the Doaree . Tho dinner , which was well served , having been bronghfc to a close , tho Chairman rose to propose the toast of the Qnoen , before doing so ho briefly referred to the nature of tho various toasts of tho evening , all of which ho said wero important ones , and he trusted would be well received . lie would not keep the company long
in introducing them , as ifc was certainly nofc his wish to bo ranked among the members of a most objectionable class which had lately arisen ; ho considered it moro than sufficient to havo " obstructionists" in the House of Commons , without their presence at tho banquet table , so wonld at once proceed to tho work of the evening . Tho toast of Her Majesty , with which was
coupled success to Mark Masonry , having been duly honoured , was followed by the National Anthem . Tho chairman next proposed that of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , coupled with the rest of the Eoyal Family ; one member of whom—Princo Leopold—deserved especial mention in connection with Mark Masonry . The toast was well received and was
followed by that of tho Grand Masters . Only a few weeks since , the chairman said , ho had had to propose this toast at a meeting of brethren , and he then did so after very valuable advice from tho brother now sitting opposite to him ( Bro . F . Binckes . ) He then reminded tho brethren that they had many of their Grand Masters still among them , and ho would now repeat for
tho benefit of tho ladies somo other of his remarks on thafc occasion . Ho considered it a very curious fact with reference to tho Mark degree that they had seven Grand Masters alive , and in good health ; this he considered was very good proof that the work entailed by that office was not detrimental to health . Lord Limerick
had been pleased to associate him with the work of the Mark degree for tho present year , ancl he hoped to fill his office with credit . He specially referred to Lord Carnarvon , whose labours on behalf of Craft , as well as Mark Masonry , were so well known , and after briefly referring to tho other Masters , concluded by calling upon tho brethren to hononr tho toast . Bro . Baron De Ferrieres next rose . Ho
remarked that it was a great pleasure to be able to say " Ladies and Brethren . " Tho Masons of this country , he said , had not made such progress as their brethren of America with reference to tho admission of ladies among their numbers . He considered that Mark Masons treated tho ladies better than their Craft brethren . At the last Festival at -which he was present ho observed
that tho ladies wero almost as badly provided for as at the Houses of Parliament . He felt sure they had all enjoyed themselves better on this occasion from tho fact of thoir partaking of dinner with them , and not as at Freemasons' Hall , looking on from an tincomfortable sent in the gallery . The toast committed to his caro was the health of Lord Skelmersdale aud the rest of tho Grand
Officers , and he trusted that all present would join in giving that toast a hearty welcome . He considered Mark Masonry was not recognised as it ought to be , but ho felt sure ifc would continue to increase . He called npon Bro . Matier to respond , who on rising , said that for the past five or six years as a rule it > ad been his fortune to have his name coupled with this toast . He fclb that the Past Grand
Officers had performed their duties to tho best of their abilities , aud , as far as the present ones were concerned their names were in themselves a towerof strength , the rpsult of their meeting this evening was evidence that they had performed their duties in the right spirit . Bro . Major Barlow lose to propose a toast which ho was perfectl y satisfied would meet with a hearty reception ; ho alluded to that of
their Chairman . ( Lond cheers ) . After such a reception , he said it was not necessary for him to refer to his especial qualities . Tho present was the most successful Festival they had ever had , and he felt that much was due to tho Chairman . The song which was to follow the toast , * ' Tho Love that has Sailed away , " was , he considered , a very appropriate ono , from the fact of their always expecting a different Chairman to preside on such occasions as tiie present . Ho
concluded by wishing health ana prosperity to their Chairman , who , lie hoptd , would , before long , bo appointed to the position of Grand Master of Mark Masonry . The Earl of Donoughmore , in reply , thanked tho brethren for the compliment paid him . It was rather suddenly that he was called npon to preside on tho present occasion , but , as with all sudden pleasures , he had enjoyed it the more . Ho would next proceed to a much more important toast—viz ., Success to
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Masonic Portraits. (No. 44.)
office of Provincial Grand Master for Lancashire and Cheshire in the Royal Order of Scotland , Ave shall have said enough to show that " A Warden of the Fens , " is as highly respected among other Masonic bodies as he is among his brethren of the Craft , Arch , and Mark Degrees ,
lo proclaim that our brother is an active promoter of our Charitable Institutions , that Avhenever timo and his engagements permit , ho devotes himself heart and soul to the very onerous duties of a stewardship to this or that Charity , is simply to repeat what has already been recorded
on several occasions in these columns , what has , indeed , 1 > ng been known throughout Masonry . Ho is a Vice-Patron of the Boys , a Vice-President of the Girls , and a Vice-President or very nearly so of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . He has served some thirteen
Stewardships in all , and has shown himself on all occasions , ns well in Prov . Grand Lodge as in the subordinate Lodges of Avhich he is a member , as ready to do his utmost in furtherance of the interests of our groat central c iarities . We hope and believe there are others like him , others Avho are
as ready to uphold the banner of Freemasonry under no matter Avhat difficulties or at how great personal convenience . He has worthily attained to a high position in
every branch of Masonry with Avhich ho is associated . In his business ho has few equals , Avhile in the circle of his family and friends there is no one more loved , more honoured , or more respected .
" Honour nnd shame from no condition rise ; Act well yonr part , there all the honour lies . Fortune in men bus some small difference made , Ones flaunts in rags , ono flutters in brocade ; The cobbler apron'd , and the parson gown'd ,
Tho friar hooded , and the monarch crown'd . ' What differ more ( yon cry ) than crown and cowl ? I'll tell yon friend ! a wise man aud a fool .
Yon'll find if once the monarch acts the monk , Or , cobbler-like , the parson will be drunk , Worth makes tho man , and want of ifc the fellow ; Tho rest is all bnt leather orprunello . "
The Masonic Review announces that the twenty-third Triennial Convocation of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States will bo held at tho Masonic Hall , Buffalo , New York , on Tuesday , the 21 st instant . Tho Grand Encampment of Kni ghts Tem p lar will be held afc Cleveland , Ohio , on the 28 th instant .
We learn from the same source that tho Masonic Journal of Louisville , Kentucky , is now incorporated Avith the Review . The arrangement Avas made too late for any comment in the Jul y number . We trust tho union of these tAvo journals may prove advantageous to all concerned , both to those Avho labour and those AVIIO read .
We learn from the Masonio Record of Western India , that at a meeting of the Keystone Chapter of Western India , No . 757 , Bombay , , on the 13 th May , Comps . H . W . Barrow , T . Counsel ! and C . Tudball , were severall y elected Z ., H ., and J . for the ensuing year . At a recent meeting of the Lodge
Morning Star , No . 1439 , Palumpore , Bro . C . W . Calthrop M . D . was installed W . M . for the ensuing- year . He subsequentl y appointed ancl invested the following- brethren as his officers , namel y , Bros . T . Cooke I . P . M . and Treasurer , J . W . Peachey and W . G . Thomas S . W . and J . W .
respectively , F . 0 . Passy Sec , C . Davies , ancl G . Hughes S . D . aud J . D ., ancl A . Turnbull I . G . A P . M . ' s Jewel had previousl y been voted to tho retiring W . M ., Bro . T . Cooke as a sli g ht appreciation b y the Lodge of his services since its removal to Palumpore . A meeting of the Mount Zion Lodgo
Preceptory , aud Mount Moriah Priory , Avas held afc Bombay , on the 4 th May . E . Sir Knight H . W . Barrow Preceptor , occupied the chair . E . Sir Kni g hts John Dixon ancl J . L . Madden were elected as re-joining members . Mount Moriah
Priory AVUS subsequentl y opened , ancl E . Sir Kni ght Barrow installed as Prior . The Officers lor the ensuing year were appointed , and Sir Kni ght J . Luke was installed a Knight of Malta , Sir Kt . Rowe being the officiating officer .
HOLT . OWAY ' S Pitts AND 0 NTMMT .- —The exceptional weather of tho season inclicat s a disturbed state of the atmosphere , and causes a very great tendency to the development of epidemics . It is in such seasons that diarrhoea , dysentery , cholera , cramps , and fevers so frequently appear , and all should be on their guard against them . The consumption of uncooked or ripe fruit , or food not perfectly fresh , is a common excitinjr causo of these complaints , and if the early symptoms are m t proaerlv treated , very serious results may ensue . Houoway ' s Ointment , rabbet f briskly and etficioutly mo the stomach and surface of tho bowels , relieves tho cramp and vomiting very q iukly , aud tho internal use of the Pills cspols from tlie bowels the irritant matter .
Festival Of The Mark Masters' Benevolent Fund.
FESTIVAL OF THE MARK MASTERS ' BENEVOLENT FUND .
OF tho numerous events ifc is onr duty to record m connection with Freemasonry , few , if any , give ns greater pleasure to chronicle than the doings afc the periodical festivals held in connection with the charities of onr order . There it is wo hear announced tho resnlfc of tlie efforts of thoso brethren who undertake tho office of steward , and of lato these announcements havo been of snch enormous amounts as to merit the approbation , not only of the
mnsonic bnt also of the enter world . Some nine years since a fund was established by tho Mark Master Masons for the especial relief of members of that decree who had nnfortnnately fallen into reduced circumstances . Fnmi its commencement the subscriptions of tho brethren to this f nd havo enabled tho committee to relieve tho wants of each applicant , at first by small amounts of £ 5
or so , bnt latterly by more substantial grants amounting in soma cases to as much as £ 30 ; in addition to which there is funded property , amounting to £ 600 , to the credit of the . fund . It will therefore bo seen that , since its inauguration , this fund has been well supported ; still , wo consider that if further effort a were made by tho members of the Degree , the receipts might bo
srreatly increased . Considering the very great additions to Mark Masonry during tho past two or three years , we hardly think a fund , whose benefits aro devoted entirely to the members thereof , should not bo moro widely and generally supported . The festival of 1877 was hold cm Wednesday last , at tho Alexandra Palace , under tha presidency of tho R . W . Bro . IU . Hon . tho Earl of Dononuhmore , who
was supported by several Past aud Present Grand Officers of the Doaree . Tho dinner , which was well served , having been bronghfc to a close , tho Chairman rose to propose the toast of the Qnoen , before doing so ho briefly referred to the nature of tho various toasts of tho evening , all of which ho said wero important ones , and he trusted would be well received . lie would not keep the company long
in introducing them , as ifc was certainly nofc his wish to bo ranked among the members of a most objectionable class which had lately arisen ; ho considered it moro than sufficient to havo " obstructionists" in the House of Commons , without their presence at tho banquet table , so wonld at once proceed to tho work of the evening . Tho toast of Her Majesty , with which was
coupled success to Mark Masonry , having been duly honoured , was followed by the National Anthem . Tho chairman next proposed that of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , coupled with the rest of the Eoyal Family ; one member of whom—Princo Leopold—deserved especial mention in connection with Mark Masonry . The toast was well received and was
followed by that of tho Grand Masters . Only a few weeks since , the chairman said , ho had had to propose this toast at a meeting of brethren , and he then did so after very valuable advice from tho brother now sitting opposite to him ( Bro . F . Binckes . ) He then reminded tho brethren that they had many of their Grand Masters still among them , and ho would now repeat for
tho benefit of tho ladies somo other of his remarks on thafc occasion . Ho considered it a very curious fact with reference to tho Mark degree that they had seven Grand Masters alive , and in good health ; this he considered was very good proof that the work entailed by that office was not detrimental to health . Lord Limerick
had been pleased to associate him with the work of the Mark degree for tho present year , ancl he hoped to fill his office with credit . He specially referred to Lord Carnarvon , whose labours on behalf of Craft , as well as Mark Masonry , were so well known , and after briefly referring to tho other Masters , concluded by calling upon tho brethren to hononr tho toast . Bro . Baron De Ferrieres next rose . Ho
remarked that it was a great pleasure to be able to say " Ladies and Brethren . " Tho Masons of this country , he said , had not made such progress as their brethren of America with reference to tho admission of ladies among their numbers . He considered that Mark Masons treated tho ladies better than their Craft brethren . At the last Festival at -which he was present ho observed
that tho ladies wero almost as badly provided for as at the Houses of Parliament . He felt sure they had all enjoyed themselves better on this occasion from tho fact of thoir partaking of dinner with them , and not as at Freemasons' Hall , looking on from an tincomfortable sent in the gallery . The toast committed to his caro was the health of Lord Skelmersdale aud the rest of tho Grand
Officers , and he trusted that all present would join in giving that toast a hearty welcome . He considered Mark Masonry was not recognised as it ought to be , but ho felt sure ifc would continue to increase . He called npon Bro . Matier to respond , who on rising , said that for the past five or six years as a rule it > ad been his fortune to have his name coupled with this toast . He fclb that the Past Grand
Officers had performed their duties to tho best of their abilities , aud , as far as the present ones were concerned their names were in themselves a towerof strength , the rpsult of their meeting this evening was evidence that they had performed their duties in the right spirit . Bro . Major Barlow lose to propose a toast which ho was perfectl y satisfied would meet with a hearty reception ; ho alluded to that of
their Chairman . ( Lond cheers ) . After such a reception , he said it was not necessary for him to refer to his especial qualities . Tho present was the most successful Festival they had ever had , and he felt that much was due to tho Chairman . The song which was to follow the toast , * ' Tho Love that has Sailed away , " was , he considered , a very appropriate ono , from the fact of their always expecting a different Chairman to preside on such occasions as tiie present . Ho
concluded by wishing health ana prosperity to their Chairman , who , lie hoptd , would , before long , bo appointed to the position of Grand Master of Mark Masonry . The Earl of Donoughmore , in reply , thanked tho brethren for the compliment paid him . It was rather suddenly that he was called npon to preside on tho present occasion , but , as with all sudden pleasures , he had enjoyed it the more . Ho would next proceed to a much more important toast—viz ., Success to