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Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043.
CONSECRATION OF THE KENDRICK LODGE , No . 2043 .
THIS interesting event , which adds another Lodge to the roll of the Province of Berks and Bneks , was consummated under most gratifying auspices on Thursday afternoon , the 2 nd instant . The ceremony was conduoted by the V . W . the Rev . J . Stndholme Brownrigg P . G . C , the popular Deputy Provincial Grand Master , assisted by Bro . Samuel Wheeler W . M . 414 Provincial Grand Superintendent
of Works , and Bro . Walford Ridley W . M . 1101 Prov . G . A . D . C , with other Officers of P . G . Lodge . The brethren assembled with that regard to punctuality that characterises thi 3 Province , when the proceedings were carried through with every respeot to dignity and propriety , Bros . Wheeler and Ridley occupying the Wardens ' chairs , and Bro . Robert Bradley fnlfilling the functions of Secretary .
Amongst those present were the following : —Bros . R . Bradley Prov . G . Secretary , T . Cooke jnn . P . M . 1060 P . P . S . G . D . Staffs , W . W . Morgan W . M . 211 , J . Dow P . M . 694 P . P . G . Reg ., G . Lear P . M . 694 P . P . G . S . D ., W . Morris W . M . 1566 Prov . G . J . W . Members of 414—J . H . Walters , T . J . E . Howlett , M . J . Withers ( S . W . ) , H . T . Knill , J . W . Martin ( I . G . ) , J . C . B . Tirbntt ( Organist ) , S . Bradley ( P . M . ) ,
J . T . Dodd , A . W . Parry ( Secretary ) , C . T . Rayner , T . H . Hawkes ( Steward ) . Members of 1101—B . W . Bennett , J . T . Brown ( P . M . ) , J . Sparrow , F . Coates , J . T . Freeman ' ( P . M . ) , W . Ferguson ( P . M . ) , J . Greenaway ( Assistant Secretary ) , E . Blackwell ( P . M . ) , Charles Slaughter , W . A . Hukins , W . Ridley ( W . M . ) . J . T . Strnnsom ( Treas . ) Arthur Welch ( P . M . ) , R . Dowsett ( I . P . M . ) C . Beckett 1319 , H ,
Schartau 1549 , R . De Lacy , F . Brown , W . Collins . Letters of apology for inability to attend were received from R . W . Sir Daniel Gooch . . Bros . Sir Paul Hunter Prov . G . Chap ., C . Stephens , Canon Garry , Leighton Coleman , J . Terry , R . C . Monnt , and several others . The W . M . designate , Bro . W . G . Flanagan P . P . G . P . was installed as the first Master , and he appointed the following brethren as his
Officers : —Bros . F . J . Ferguson I . P . M ., Chas . G . Ruoker S . W ., Geo W . Webb J . W ., E . G . H . Stubington Sec , C . H . Tench S . D ., J . E Sydenham J . D ., C . B . Tubbs I . G ., J . F . Stevens Tyler . Bro Flanagan on investing these brethren addressed eaoh in some well considered remarks , whioh were most happily delivered , and to the Founders he presented an elegant jewel , to commemorate the
establishment of their Lodge . Bro . the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg then delivered the addresses to Master , Wardens , and Brethren , and propositions for joining and initiation were handed in . Shortly afterwards Lodge was closed . The election of Treasurer was deferred . The banquet was served at the Great Western Railway Hotel , and the way in which it was placed on the table will well sustain the
reputation of this establishment . The W . M . in proposing the health of Her Majesty alluded to the fact of her having constituted herself Patroness of each of the Masonio Charitable Institutions . After the toast had reoeived due honour the , National Anthem was given , and the W . M . rose to propose the second toast—H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., the M . W . Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon ,
the R . W . the Deputy Grand Master , and Grand Officers of Grand Lodge of England . It was scarcely necessary for him to say muoh in commendation of this toast . The Prince of Wales had endeared himself to all classes of society . Especially had he honoured the Masonio body . If any testimony were needed that the Craft is above the slur lately cast upon it , it may be found in the fact that the Prince
who we look forward to as onr future King had now for nine years been at its head . He would call on the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg to respond . In his reply , Bro . Brownrigg said he would be brief . As year by year the work of Masonry increases , the manner in which the Grand Officers discharge their duties becomes more and more satisfactory . There was a time when the business of Grand Lodge was carried on
in a very loose Jway . In the present day , however , it would be generally conceded that the dnties were not entrusted to dummies . All appointments were carefully considered , and as a consequence the work of G . Lodge was carried out in an eminently satisfactory manner , In introducing the third toast—The R . W . the Provincial Grand Master of Berks and Bucks , Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., M . P ., the V . W .
the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the Rev . J . Stndholme Brownrigg P . G . C , and Grand Officers of the Province Past and Present , Brother Flanagan enlarged on the remarks just made by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master . The members of the Kendrick Lodge would agree with him there had been no dummy work there . The way in which the ceremony had been conducted left nothing to be desired .
The W . M . next commented on the zeal displayed by Bro . Bradley P . G . Sec . With the name of this brother he wonld conneot the toast . Bro . Bradley in the course of a highly interesting speech gave the members of the new Lodge some excellent advice , which we are sure will be well received and acted upon . He bore testimony to the sterling qualities of the W . M ., who was well qualified for the position
in which the Founders had placed him . He urged on the Officers to manifest a continuous and sustained interest in the work of their Lodge . The Province of Berks and Bocks had attained a good position , and it was the duty of the several Lodges to sustain this . This would best be carried out by their exercising a careful supervision over all who might present themselves as candidates for the
Lodge , whether as initiates or as joining members . Bro . Bradley then referred to the organisation that prevailed in the Province as to the proper utilisation of votes , and expressed a fervent hope that the brethren of the new Lodge would fall in with the general wish that pervaded the Province , viz ., to forward all votes to one common centre . The health of the W . M . was proposed in highly complimentary terms by Bro . P . M . Moxhay , who spoke of the ability Bro . Flanagan had
displayed while filling the chair of 1101 . His many qualities had endeared him to the Masons of Reading , who had done him the honour of making him the first W . M . of the Lodge which had been so happily inaugurated that day . In reply the W . M . thanked Brother Moxhay . When , some seven years since , he filled the chair of 1101 he thought his active duties as Master of a Lodge had come to an end . He never thought he shonld be called on to fill the chair a second time , bnt unforeseen causes had led [ to the establishment of
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043.
a third Lodge in the township of Reading . He could assure the Founders he felt it a great honour they had conferred on him in making him the first W . M . In conolnsion he urged on them to assist him in oondnoting the business in a creditable and Batisfao . tnry way . Bro . Blackwell P . M . propose ! the toast of the Masonio Charities . It had been a source of gratification that the interest
exhibited in the Masonio Institutions had been well sustained during the current year . This was particularly evidenced by the faot that even the Boys * School , whioh had been placed somewhat on thehorna of a dilemma through the sudden death of the Duke of Albany , who had undertaken to preside at its Annual Festival , was able to realize as goodly an amount as had been anticipated by its most sanguine
snpporters . Amongst the Founders of the Kendrick Lodge were brethren who had already done good suit and Bervice for the Institutions , and the efforts they had already made would be still further exeroised in the time yet to come . With this toast was associated the name of Bro . R . Dowsett , who in response said that the present was essentially an age of surprises , and it waa
certainly a surprise to him to be called upon to respond to this toast . However , the spirit of emulation was abroad , and he felt the claims of the Masonio Charitable Institution would not be over , looked by the members of the new Lodge . He had the gratification to announce that the contents of the Charity Book , whioh had just been handed to him , amounted to £ 2 13 s 6 d . The next toast—the
health of the Consecrating Offioer , was given by the W . M ., and the compliment was acknowledged by Bro . J . S . Brownrigg . In response to a general request , Bro . Morgan now favoured the company with a recitation , selecting for the ocoasion the legendary story "Brought to Light . " This was most attentively listened to . The next toast—the Worshipful Master , Past Masters , and Brethren
of the Lodge of Union , 414 , the Worshipful Master , Past Masters and Brethren of the Greyfriars' Lodge 1101—was given , and responded to by Bros . Wheeler and Ridley , and then the Visitors were toasted , Bro . W . W . Morgan and Rev . Bro . Walsh acknowledging the compliment . Several other toasts followed , bnt we were compelled to leave , having proper regard to the train service . Unfortunately , however , a delay had arisen , and we did not reaoh onr destination for
some two hours beyond the time we had anticipated . Subject to this contretemps the proceedings of the day will leave a most pleasurable recollection in onr minds , and we tender our best wishes for the prosperity of this the latest on the roll of United Grand Lodge Register . The mnaioal arrangements of the day were entrusted to Bro . J . C . B . Tirbntt P . P . G . O ., who was assisted by Bros Dyson , Schartau , Beckett , and De Laoy .
GOVETT ' S LEAP . —The Blue Mountains , the Alps of New South Wales , which are orossed by a railway , regarded by many as the eighth wonder of the world , abound with picturesque spots which often rival those of the Tyrol or the Bernese Oberland in majestio grandenr . Among these is that known as " Govett ' s Leap , " whioh is generally viewed from a shelf-like ridge of cliff , whioh has to be
very carefully reached to avoid the risk of accident . The spectacle is grand in the extreme . Many writers have attempted to adequately describe the awful majesty of the scene aB taken in by the eye from the edge of the cliff , but even the most skilful word-painter must fail utterly . Pen or pencil can but mimio the vast panorama stretching to the right and left , with the hidden winding creek and
the forest valley extending from the foot of the cliff for miles in front . Tall timber trees and majestic tree-ferns , with luxuriant rank vegetation , aro all dwarfed by the distance , and present a dull , dead level of scrub , lighted up here and there by bright tints of the fern fronds , to the beholder ' s eye . On the right is seen Govett ' s Falls , the bright , glistening waters of whioh have a clear drop of 520 feet .
Below this is the fine cataract known as " Trinity Cascade , " and still further below and to the left ia what is known as the " Lefthand Fall . " Indeed there are several falls forming pretty sabjeots for the artist , but which are quite eclipsed by the larger proportions of the tumbling mass of waters at Govett's Leap . The centre of the Gorge is about 1 , 800 feet below the spectator ' s standpoint ,
whence it gradually descends to a depth of 2 , 027 feet—being then about 1 , 050 feet above sea level—where the silver thread of the creek draining the valley mingles its waters with those of the Grose River , under the cliffs of Mount King George . The width of the valley , as defined by the surrounding cliffs , ranges from threequarters of a mile to a mile and a half . The descent to the foot of
the falls is at present impracticable , except by some elaborate engineering efforts or feats of daring , the cliffs being 800 feet high at the most accessible point . A colonial writer , Mr . Edmund Barton , says : — " Once on the track the visitor ha 3 nothing to do bnt to follow it up until he reaches the tremendous rent or depression in the earth ,
which is said to be the deepest chasm with perpendicular cliffs in the known world . It is almost surrounded by these cliffs , which are believed to be nowhere loss than 3 , 000 feet above sea-level . The fall snblimity and grandeur of the scene is not realised at the first glance . After contemplating it for some time the mind becomes filled with awe and wonder as it vainly strives to comprehend
' the vast immeasurable abyss , Outrageous as a sea , dark , wasteful , wild !' The trees in the valley below , although one or two hundred feet high , or perhaps more , are indistinguishable in their individuality . The scenery is full of grandeurand to add to its beauty there are two
, streams which are precipitated into the mighty chasm , and although meeting with no impediment but tho atmosphere in their descent , they are dissipated into mist before their waters can reach the bottom ; and often , when the wind is favourable , they are wafted upwards and along for a considerable distance . "
Freemasonry is a world society , the type of the great millennial society of the future . In our Lodges the lion and the lamb lay down together—to say nothing of the goat .
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Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043.
CONSECRATION OF THE KENDRICK LODGE , No . 2043 .
THIS interesting event , which adds another Lodge to the roll of the Province of Berks and Bneks , was consummated under most gratifying auspices on Thursday afternoon , the 2 nd instant . The ceremony was conduoted by the V . W . the Rev . J . Stndholme Brownrigg P . G . C , the popular Deputy Provincial Grand Master , assisted by Bro . Samuel Wheeler W . M . 414 Provincial Grand Superintendent
of Works , and Bro . Walford Ridley W . M . 1101 Prov . G . A . D . C , with other Officers of P . G . Lodge . The brethren assembled with that regard to punctuality that characterises thi 3 Province , when the proceedings were carried through with every respeot to dignity and propriety , Bros . Wheeler and Ridley occupying the Wardens ' chairs , and Bro . Robert Bradley fnlfilling the functions of Secretary .
Amongst those present were the following : —Bros . R . Bradley Prov . G . Secretary , T . Cooke jnn . P . M . 1060 P . P . S . G . D . Staffs , W . W . Morgan W . M . 211 , J . Dow P . M . 694 P . P . G . Reg ., G . Lear P . M . 694 P . P . G . S . D ., W . Morris W . M . 1566 Prov . G . J . W . Members of 414—J . H . Walters , T . J . E . Howlett , M . J . Withers ( S . W . ) , H . T . Knill , J . W . Martin ( I . G . ) , J . C . B . Tirbntt ( Organist ) , S . Bradley ( P . M . ) ,
J . T . Dodd , A . W . Parry ( Secretary ) , C . T . Rayner , T . H . Hawkes ( Steward ) . Members of 1101—B . W . Bennett , J . T . Brown ( P . M . ) , J . Sparrow , F . Coates , J . T . Freeman ' ( P . M . ) , W . Ferguson ( P . M . ) , J . Greenaway ( Assistant Secretary ) , E . Blackwell ( P . M . ) , Charles Slaughter , W . A . Hukins , W . Ridley ( W . M . ) . J . T . Strnnsom ( Treas . ) Arthur Welch ( P . M . ) , R . Dowsett ( I . P . M . ) C . Beckett 1319 , H ,
Schartau 1549 , R . De Lacy , F . Brown , W . Collins . Letters of apology for inability to attend were received from R . W . Sir Daniel Gooch . . Bros . Sir Paul Hunter Prov . G . Chap ., C . Stephens , Canon Garry , Leighton Coleman , J . Terry , R . C . Monnt , and several others . The W . M . designate , Bro . W . G . Flanagan P . P . G . P . was installed as the first Master , and he appointed the following brethren as his
Officers : —Bros . F . J . Ferguson I . P . M ., Chas . G . Ruoker S . W ., Geo W . Webb J . W ., E . G . H . Stubington Sec , C . H . Tench S . D ., J . E Sydenham J . D ., C . B . Tubbs I . G ., J . F . Stevens Tyler . Bro Flanagan on investing these brethren addressed eaoh in some well considered remarks , whioh were most happily delivered , and to the Founders he presented an elegant jewel , to commemorate the
establishment of their Lodge . Bro . the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg then delivered the addresses to Master , Wardens , and Brethren , and propositions for joining and initiation were handed in . Shortly afterwards Lodge was closed . The election of Treasurer was deferred . The banquet was served at the Great Western Railway Hotel , and the way in which it was placed on the table will well sustain the
reputation of this establishment . The W . M . in proposing the health of Her Majesty alluded to the fact of her having constituted herself Patroness of each of the Masonio Charitable Institutions . After the toast had reoeived due honour the , National Anthem was given , and the W . M . rose to propose the second toast—H . R . H . the Prince of Wales M . W . G . M ., the M . W . Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon ,
the R . W . the Deputy Grand Master , and Grand Officers of Grand Lodge of England . It was scarcely necessary for him to say muoh in commendation of this toast . The Prince of Wales had endeared himself to all classes of society . Especially had he honoured the Masonio body . If any testimony were needed that the Craft is above the slur lately cast upon it , it may be found in the fact that the Prince
who we look forward to as onr future King had now for nine years been at its head . He would call on the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg to respond . In his reply , Bro . Brownrigg said he would be brief . As year by year the work of Masonry increases , the manner in which the Grand Officers discharge their duties becomes more and more satisfactory . There was a time when the business of Grand Lodge was carried on
in a very loose Jway . In the present day , however , it would be generally conceded that the dnties were not entrusted to dummies . All appointments were carefully considered , and as a consequence the work of G . Lodge was carried out in an eminently satisfactory manner , In introducing the third toast—The R . W . the Provincial Grand Master of Berks and Bucks , Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., M . P ., the V . W .
the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the Rev . J . Stndholme Brownrigg P . G . C , and Grand Officers of the Province Past and Present , Brother Flanagan enlarged on the remarks just made by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master . The members of the Kendrick Lodge would agree with him there had been no dummy work there . The way in which the ceremony had been conducted left nothing to be desired .
The W . M . next commented on the zeal displayed by Bro . Bradley P . G . Sec . With the name of this brother he wonld conneot the toast . Bro . Bradley in the course of a highly interesting speech gave the members of the new Lodge some excellent advice , which we are sure will be well received and acted upon . He bore testimony to the sterling qualities of the W . M ., who was well qualified for the position
in which the Founders had placed him . He urged on the Officers to manifest a continuous and sustained interest in the work of their Lodge . The Province of Berks and Bocks had attained a good position , and it was the duty of the several Lodges to sustain this . This would best be carried out by their exercising a careful supervision over all who might present themselves as candidates for the
Lodge , whether as initiates or as joining members . Bro . Bradley then referred to the organisation that prevailed in the Province as to the proper utilisation of votes , and expressed a fervent hope that the brethren of the new Lodge would fall in with the general wish that pervaded the Province , viz ., to forward all votes to one common centre . The health of the W . M . was proposed in highly complimentary terms by Bro . P . M . Moxhay , who spoke of the ability Bro . Flanagan had
displayed while filling the chair of 1101 . His many qualities had endeared him to the Masons of Reading , who had done him the honour of making him the first W . M . of the Lodge which had been so happily inaugurated that day . In reply the W . M . thanked Brother Moxhay . When , some seven years since , he filled the chair of 1101 he thought his active duties as Master of a Lodge had come to an end . He never thought he shonld be called on to fill the chair a second time , bnt unforeseen causes had led [ to the establishment of
Consecration Of The Kendrick Lodge, No. 2043.
a third Lodge in the township of Reading . He could assure the Founders he felt it a great honour they had conferred on him in making him the first W . M . In conolnsion he urged on them to assist him in oondnoting the business in a creditable and Batisfao . tnry way . Bro . Blackwell P . M . propose ! the toast of the Masonio Charities . It had been a source of gratification that the interest
exhibited in the Masonio Institutions had been well sustained during the current year . This was particularly evidenced by the faot that even the Boys * School , whioh had been placed somewhat on thehorna of a dilemma through the sudden death of the Duke of Albany , who had undertaken to preside at its Annual Festival , was able to realize as goodly an amount as had been anticipated by its most sanguine
snpporters . Amongst the Founders of the Kendrick Lodge were brethren who had already done good suit and Bervice for the Institutions , and the efforts they had already made would be still further exeroised in the time yet to come . With this toast was associated the name of Bro . R . Dowsett , who in response said that the present was essentially an age of surprises , and it waa
certainly a surprise to him to be called upon to respond to this toast . However , the spirit of emulation was abroad , and he felt the claims of the Masonio Charitable Institution would not be over , looked by the members of the new Lodge . He had the gratification to announce that the contents of the Charity Book , whioh had just been handed to him , amounted to £ 2 13 s 6 d . The next toast—the
health of the Consecrating Offioer , was given by the W . M ., and the compliment was acknowledged by Bro . J . S . Brownrigg . In response to a general request , Bro . Morgan now favoured the company with a recitation , selecting for the ocoasion the legendary story "Brought to Light . " This was most attentively listened to . The next toast—the Worshipful Master , Past Masters , and Brethren
of the Lodge of Union , 414 , the Worshipful Master , Past Masters and Brethren of the Greyfriars' Lodge 1101—was given , and responded to by Bros . Wheeler and Ridley , and then the Visitors were toasted , Bro . W . W . Morgan and Rev . Bro . Walsh acknowledging the compliment . Several other toasts followed , bnt we were compelled to leave , having proper regard to the train service . Unfortunately , however , a delay had arisen , and we did not reaoh onr destination for
some two hours beyond the time we had anticipated . Subject to this contretemps the proceedings of the day will leave a most pleasurable recollection in onr minds , and we tender our best wishes for the prosperity of this the latest on the roll of United Grand Lodge Register . The mnaioal arrangements of the day were entrusted to Bro . J . C . B . Tirbntt P . P . G . O ., who was assisted by Bros Dyson , Schartau , Beckett , and De Laoy .
GOVETT ' S LEAP . —The Blue Mountains , the Alps of New South Wales , which are orossed by a railway , regarded by many as the eighth wonder of the world , abound with picturesque spots which often rival those of the Tyrol or the Bernese Oberland in majestio grandenr . Among these is that known as " Govett ' s Leap , " whioh is generally viewed from a shelf-like ridge of cliff , whioh has to be
very carefully reached to avoid the risk of accident . The spectacle is grand in the extreme . Many writers have attempted to adequately describe the awful majesty of the scene aB taken in by the eye from the edge of the cliff , but even the most skilful word-painter must fail utterly . Pen or pencil can but mimio the vast panorama stretching to the right and left , with the hidden winding creek and
the forest valley extending from the foot of the cliff for miles in front . Tall timber trees and majestic tree-ferns , with luxuriant rank vegetation , aro all dwarfed by the distance , and present a dull , dead level of scrub , lighted up here and there by bright tints of the fern fronds , to the beholder ' s eye . On the right is seen Govett ' s Falls , the bright , glistening waters of whioh have a clear drop of 520 feet .
Below this is the fine cataract known as " Trinity Cascade , " and still further below and to the left ia what is known as the " Lefthand Fall . " Indeed there are several falls forming pretty sabjeots for the artist , but which are quite eclipsed by the larger proportions of the tumbling mass of waters at Govett's Leap . The centre of the Gorge is about 1 , 800 feet below the spectator ' s standpoint ,
whence it gradually descends to a depth of 2 , 027 feet—being then about 1 , 050 feet above sea level—where the silver thread of the creek draining the valley mingles its waters with those of the Grose River , under the cliffs of Mount King George . The width of the valley , as defined by the surrounding cliffs , ranges from threequarters of a mile to a mile and a half . The descent to the foot of
the falls is at present impracticable , except by some elaborate engineering efforts or feats of daring , the cliffs being 800 feet high at the most accessible point . A colonial writer , Mr . Edmund Barton , says : — " Once on the track the visitor ha 3 nothing to do bnt to follow it up until he reaches the tremendous rent or depression in the earth ,
which is said to be the deepest chasm with perpendicular cliffs in the known world . It is almost surrounded by these cliffs , which are believed to be nowhere loss than 3 , 000 feet above sea-level . The fall snblimity and grandeur of the scene is not realised at the first glance . After contemplating it for some time the mind becomes filled with awe and wonder as it vainly strives to comprehend
' the vast immeasurable abyss , Outrageous as a sea , dark , wasteful , wild !' The trees in the valley below , although one or two hundred feet high , or perhaps more , are indistinguishable in their individuality . The scenery is full of grandeurand to add to its beauty there are two
, streams which are precipitated into the mighty chasm , and although meeting with no impediment but tho atmosphere in their descent , they are dissipated into mist before their waters can reach the bottom ; and often , when the wind is favourable , they are wafted upwards and along for a considerable distance . "
Freemasonry is a world society , the type of the great millennial society of the future . In our Lodges the lion and the lamb lay down together—to say nothing of the goat .