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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
necessary , with tho pressure upon our space this week , to furnish only tho above superficial resume of this year ' s doings , and to congratulate Bro . Binckes and the Managers of the Boys' School upon the very fair amount of support which has been accorded to the Charity from all quarters .
We must not shut our eyes to tho fact that tho other Institutions have both received very largely increased subscriptions this year ; and in the present outlook of trade
and commerce wo mnst not anticipate too largely . Compared with many other Institutions which call for a relaxing of the purses of tho large-hearted , Ave have reason to content ourselves with tho motto " rest and be thankful . "
Installation Of Lord Tenterden Prov. G.M. For Essex.
INSTALLATION OF LORD TENTERDEN PROV . G . M . FOR ESSEX .
AN important event , and ono that marks an epoch in the history of Freemasonry in tho Province of Essex , occurred on
Wednesday , at Chelmsford , the occasion being the installation of the Right Hon . Lord Tenterden as Provincial Grand Master , a position to which he had been appointed by H . R . H . tho Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master of England . Reviewing tho progress of the mystic art in tho Province of Essex , we find that as far back as 1735 a Warrant was granted by the Grand Lodge of England ( Moderns )
for a Lodge to be held at the Three Cups , Colchester . This Lodge , which , according to the list published in 1736 , was numbered 141 on tho register of the Grand Lodge , and which at , that time bore no distinctive name , had by the various " closings up ' that occurred between that year and tho time of tho " Union " been respectively designated as No . 126 , 76 , 64 , 51 and 47 . In 1814 at
the Union of the " Ancient" and " Modern " branches of Freemasonry it was again altered , on this occasion to No . 67 , while at the change of 1863 it once more assumed its old nnmber , and the one it now bears , viz ., 51 , it having been classified in the interim ( i . e ., from 1832 to 1863 ) as No . 59 . As a proof of the tenacity of tho Lodge to its native hostelry it may be mentioned that its present meetings are
held at the same place as were those at tho time of its foundation in 1735 , an almost unprecedented event in the career of Freemasonry . Next as regards age among the Lodges at present existing in the Province is that meeting at Rochford ( now numbered 160 ) which traces back its origin to tho 4 th . of December 1766 , and Avas then numbered 380 . At its establishment , and for many years subsequent
tho meetings of this Lodgo were lield in London , and later on at Bromley , Middlesex ; finally , about tho beginning of tho present century , it migrated to its present locality , and assumed the name "Lodge of True Friendship , " and as such it is now recorded in the Calender of the Grand Lodge . No . 214 Hope and Unity Lodge , now meeting at Brentwood , Avas warranted by the " Ancients . ' For
many years its meetings Avero held at Romford , its removal from that town being as recent as 1877 . The fourth on the list—and the ono Avhich perhaps occupied the most prominent position in the ceremony of Wednesday—is that hold at Chelmsford , now bearing the number 276 . The early meetings of this Lodgo wero held under a dispensation from H . R . H . the Duke of
Cumberland , who Avas Grand Master at the time of its establishment ( 1789 ) . In 1793 , however , it was regularly Avarranted and duly congecrated by the then Provincial Grand Master Bro . Thomas Dunckerley , who may perhaps bo regarded as one of the most distinguished Masons that ever graced the Order . He has been justly described by Oliver as the " Oracle of Grand Lodge , " and
styled by Preston " that truly Masonic luminary . " Tho Consecration took placo on tho anniversary of the birthday of the then Grand Master , H . R . H . George Prince of Wales , and from tho accounts published at the time , tho ceremony and general arrangements of the day must have been most interesting . At the time of the " Union " tho affairs of the Province were presided over
by Bro . William Wix , but under his rule , aa Avell us that of his immediate predecessors and successors , Freemasonry does not appear to havo made much advance in the Province j indeed no new Lodges ATere Avarranted there during a period of nearly half a century . Tho remaining Essex Lodges may therefore be looked upon as of com - paratively recent establishment , thoir present numbers , names , places of meeting , and dates of Constitution being as under : —
No . Name Held at Constituted 433 Hope Brightlingsea 1836 453 Chigwell Woodford 1838 650 Star in tho East Harwich 1855 697 United Colchester 1857 1000 Priory Southend 1864 1024 St . Peter Maldon 1864 1280 Walden Saffron Walden 1869 1312 St . Mary Bockinr * 1870
1343 St . John Gray ' s 1870 1437 Inberty of Havering Romford 1873 1457 Bagshaw Buekhurst Hill 1873 15-13 Rosslyn Dunmow 1875 1734 Trinity Rayleigh 1877 1799 Arnold Walton-on-the-Naze 1879 1817 St . Andrew Shoeburyness 1879
Tho present Provincial Grand Master ( Lord Tenterden ) was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of R . W . Bro . Robert J . Bagshaw , Avho had occupied the position for a period of nearly twenty-four years , his presidency of the Province dating from tho 5 th December 1854 , until his death , which occurred on 14 th August 1878 . He was , like his successor , installed at Chelmsford , the ceremony being performed by the Earl of Yarborough , then Depnty
Installation Of Lord Tenterden Prov. G.M. For Essex.
Grand Master of England , on the 17 th of May 1855 . Under his rule the number of Lodges in Essex increased considerably , no less than from eight to seventeen . Still the increaio during the last few years Avas hardly so great as might have been expected , and from tho fact that two warrants havo already been granted since his decease , thero may be somo truth in tho statement that he was
somewhat averse to tho formation of now Lodges . However this may be , tho new Prov Grand Master starts witb a roll of nineteen . Lodges , most of which are in a flourishing condition , while signs are not Avanting of still further increase taking placo very shortly . The success which has already attended the Arnold Lodge , consecrated by Lord Skelmersdale , Deputy Grand Master , as recently as the 7 th of
May , can but act as an incentive to thoso brethren who contemplate applying for new warrants ; ancl AVO aro therefore the more assured that the Province Avill create ample work for its new ruler . Lord Tenterden was first admitted to Masonic light on tlie 22 nd January 1856 , in the Lodge of Harmony , held at Richmond , Surrey . At the time of his initiation , and up to 1863 this Lodge was numbered 317
on the books of Grand Lodge . He was elected to preside over the Lodge in 1859 , and again in 1864 , on both of which occasions he displayed great ability in the duties required of him . In 1872 he was appointed by the Marquess of Ripon , Grand Master , to the position of Senior Warden in the Grand Lodge of England , his contemporary of the year in the chair of Junior Grand Warden being tho late Hon . John Cranch
Walker Vivian . The Province has a good reputation as regards the Charities of our Order , and it is to bo hoped the new Grand Master will make it his especial care that this feature is never neglected while tho Province may remain under his guidance , but rather that increased efforts Avill bo made by its members on behalf of those who aro
unfortunately obliged to crave tho assistance of others . As an idea of what is expected of his lordship ' s constituency in the future , it may be as well to refer to what the Province has done for the central Masonio Charities during the past few years . The total of it s contributions at the various Festivals of the three Institution s durinsr the
last five years amounts to abont £ 1 , 050 . Upwards of £ 626 having been contributed in that period to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , £ 256 to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and £ 164 to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The totals for tho various years being as follow : —
1875 3 Stewards 154 11 6 * 1876 3 „ 187 8 0 1877 8 „ 227 18 0 1878 9 „ 362 15 4 * 1879 3 „ 114 7 6 £ 1 , 047 0 4
It may thus be imagined that it will bo no light task to keep the Province up to its standard as regai'ds this feature of Freemasonry . It is well known that it is only by continued exertiom that anything liko success can be achieved , still we entertain no doubt but that such exertions as aro required will be forthcoming , and that the reign on Avhich Lord Tenterden has just entered will be
a prosperous and pleasant one . Snch wo feel assured is the wish entertained by every Freemason , not only in his own Province of Essex , but throaghout the country generally . The ceremony of Wednesday took place in the Shire Hall , where tho brethren assembled at one o ' clock . Among those who signed the attendance book were the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon Pro G . M . of England , Lord Tenterden Prov . Grand Master Essex ,
Lord Ebrington Prov . G . M . designate of Devon , Sir Albert W . Woods P . G . W . and G . D . C , Rev . S . R . Wigram P . G . C ., Rev . Charles J . Martyn P . G . C . Deputy Prov . G . M . Suffolk , R . W . H . Giddy D . G . M . Griqualand , South Africa ; Ernest Emil Wendt G . S . ( G . Con-. ) , Shadwell H . Clerke P . G . D ., T . Fenn P . G . D ., Rev . C . W . Arnold P . G . C . and D . Pror . G . M . Surrey , J . Nunn P . G . S . B . Senior Vice President Board of Benevolence , Matthew Clark J . G . D ., Gordon W . Clark P . M . 255 .
After the Grand Lodge had been formally opened , the Earl of Carnarvon was saluted according to ancient custom . The minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed , and the roll of the Lodges of the Province Avas called over . The announcement of the contributions of the Lodges of the Province was made , and the auditors ' report Avas read .
The Earl of Carnarvon then said : I now will inform the Provincial Grand Lodge of the occasion which has called the brethren together . Brethren , you are aware that since the lamented death of your late Provincial Grand Master , this Province has been without its head , and it has pleased his Royal Highness the Grand Master to appoint our brother Lord Tenterden to fill this high office . I am quite satisfied from tbe way in which his name is received bow
popular that appointment Avill be with you . In some respects it is easier to pronounce praise upon a man in his absence than in his presence , but I think for the feAV remarks Avhich I need make in this Grand Lodge , it will be better that Lord Tenterden himself should be here , and should hear Avhat I have to say after the obligation has been administered to him , and therefore I shall now desire that the deputation , formed in the usual fashion , should proceed to introduce onr Bro . Lord Tenterden .
Lord Tenterden was then introduced to the Grand Lodge , and formally installed as Provincial Grand Master . The Earl of Carnarvon , after having installed Lord Tenterden , said : —Right Worshipful Sir , my noble Brother , —It has been my duty , and a most grateful duty it is to me , to place you in this
chair . Very little indeed is needed noAV for me to add to the ceremony in which we have both taken this part . At the same time , it has always been held , I believe , customary that the Installing Master should at least tender bis congratulations and good wishes , first of all to the Provincial Grand Master Avho henceforth is to rule the * In each of these two cases there was the list of one Steward not returned at the time the lists Avere mado up .
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Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
necessary , with tho pressure upon our space this week , to furnish only tho above superficial resume of this year ' s doings , and to congratulate Bro . Binckes and the Managers of the Boys' School upon the very fair amount of support which has been accorded to the Charity from all quarters .
We must not shut our eyes to tho fact that tho other Institutions have both received very largely increased subscriptions this year ; and in the present outlook of trade
and commerce wo mnst not anticipate too largely . Compared with many other Institutions which call for a relaxing of the purses of tho large-hearted , Ave have reason to content ourselves with tho motto " rest and be thankful . "
Installation Of Lord Tenterden Prov. G.M. For Essex.
INSTALLATION OF LORD TENTERDEN PROV . G . M . FOR ESSEX .
AN important event , and ono that marks an epoch in the history of Freemasonry in tho Province of Essex , occurred on
Wednesday , at Chelmsford , the occasion being the installation of the Right Hon . Lord Tenterden as Provincial Grand Master , a position to which he had been appointed by H . R . H . tho Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master of England . Reviewing tho progress of the mystic art in tho Province of Essex , we find that as far back as 1735 a Warrant was granted by the Grand Lodge of England ( Moderns )
for a Lodge to be held at the Three Cups , Colchester . This Lodge , which , according to the list published in 1736 , was numbered 141 on tho register of the Grand Lodge , and which at , that time bore no distinctive name , had by the various " closings up ' that occurred between that year and tho time of tho " Union " been respectively designated as No . 126 , 76 , 64 , 51 and 47 . In 1814 at
the Union of the " Ancient" and " Modern " branches of Freemasonry it was again altered , on this occasion to No . 67 , while at the change of 1863 it once more assumed its old nnmber , and the one it now bears , viz ., 51 , it having been classified in the interim ( i . e ., from 1832 to 1863 ) as No . 59 . As a proof of the tenacity of tho Lodge to its native hostelry it may be mentioned that its present meetings are
held at the same place as were those at tho time of its foundation in 1735 , an almost unprecedented event in the career of Freemasonry . Next as regards age among the Lodges at present existing in the Province is that meeting at Rochford ( now numbered 160 ) which traces back its origin to tho 4 th . of December 1766 , and Avas then numbered 380 . At its establishment , and for many years subsequent
tho meetings of this Lodgo were lield in London , and later on at Bromley , Middlesex ; finally , about tho beginning of tho present century , it migrated to its present locality , and assumed the name "Lodge of True Friendship , " and as such it is now recorded in the Calender of the Grand Lodge . No . 214 Hope and Unity Lodge , now meeting at Brentwood , Avas warranted by the " Ancients . ' For
many years its meetings Avero held at Romford , its removal from that town being as recent as 1877 . The fourth on the list—and the ono Avhich perhaps occupied the most prominent position in the ceremony of Wednesday—is that hold at Chelmsford , now bearing the number 276 . The early meetings of this Lodgo wero held under a dispensation from H . R . H . the Duke of
Cumberland , who Avas Grand Master at the time of its establishment ( 1789 ) . In 1793 , however , it was regularly Avarranted and duly congecrated by the then Provincial Grand Master Bro . Thomas Dunckerley , who may perhaps bo regarded as one of the most distinguished Masons that ever graced the Order . He has been justly described by Oliver as the " Oracle of Grand Lodge , " and
styled by Preston " that truly Masonic luminary . " Tho Consecration took placo on tho anniversary of the birthday of the then Grand Master , H . R . H . George Prince of Wales , and from tho accounts published at the time , tho ceremony and general arrangements of the day must have been most interesting . At the time of the " Union " tho affairs of the Province were presided over
by Bro . William Wix , but under his rule , aa Avell us that of his immediate predecessors and successors , Freemasonry does not appear to havo made much advance in the Province j indeed no new Lodges ATere Avarranted there during a period of nearly half a century . Tho remaining Essex Lodges may therefore be looked upon as of com - paratively recent establishment , thoir present numbers , names , places of meeting , and dates of Constitution being as under : —
No . Name Held at Constituted 433 Hope Brightlingsea 1836 453 Chigwell Woodford 1838 650 Star in tho East Harwich 1855 697 United Colchester 1857 1000 Priory Southend 1864 1024 St . Peter Maldon 1864 1280 Walden Saffron Walden 1869 1312 St . Mary Bockinr * 1870
1343 St . John Gray ' s 1870 1437 Inberty of Havering Romford 1873 1457 Bagshaw Buekhurst Hill 1873 15-13 Rosslyn Dunmow 1875 1734 Trinity Rayleigh 1877 1799 Arnold Walton-on-the-Naze 1879 1817 St . Andrew Shoeburyness 1879
Tho present Provincial Grand Master ( Lord Tenterden ) was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of R . W . Bro . Robert J . Bagshaw , Avho had occupied the position for a period of nearly twenty-four years , his presidency of the Province dating from tho 5 th December 1854 , until his death , which occurred on 14 th August 1878 . He was , like his successor , installed at Chelmsford , the ceremony being performed by the Earl of Yarborough , then Depnty
Installation Of Lord Tenterden Prov. G.M. For Essex.
Grand Master of England , on the 17 th of May 1855 . Under his rule the number of Lodges in Essex increased considerably , no less than from eight to seventeen . Still the increaio during the last few years Avas hardly so great as might have been expected , and from tho fact that two warrants havo already been granted since his decease , thero may be somo truth in tho statement that he was
somewhat averse to tho formation of now Lodges . However this may be , tho new Prov Grand Master starts witb a roll of nineteen . Lodges , most of which are in a flourishing condition , while signs are not Avanting of still further increase taking placo very shortly . The success which has already attended the Arnold Lodge , consecrated by Lord Skelmersdale , Deputy Grand Master , as recently as the 7 th of
May , can but act as an incentive to thoso brethren who contemplate applying for new warrants ; ancl AVO aro therefore the more assured that the Province Avill create ample work for its new ruler . Lord Tenterden was first admitted to Masonic light on tlie 22 nd January 1856 , in the Lodge of Harmony , held at Richmond , Surrey . At the time of his initiation , and up to 1863 this Lodge was numbered 317
on the books of Grand Lodge . He was elected to preside over the Lodge in 1859 , and again in 1864 , on both of which occasions he displayed great ability in the duties required of him . In 1872 he was appointed by the Marquess of Ripon , Grand Master , to the position of Senior Warden in the Grand Lodge of England , his contemporary of the year in the chair of Junior Grand Warden being tho late Hon . John Cranch
Walker Vivian . The Province has a good reputation as regards the Charities of our Order , and it is to bo hoped the new Grand Master will make it his especial care that this feature is never neglected while tho Province may remain under his guidance , but rather that increased efforts Avill bo made by its members on behalf of those who aro
unfortunately obliged to crave tho assistance of others . As an idea of what is expected of his lordship ' s constituency in the future , it may be as well to refer to what the Province has done for the central Masonio Charities during the past few years . The total of it s contributions at the various Festivals of the three Institution s durinsr the
last five years amounts to abont £ 1 , 050 . Upwards of £ 626 having been contributed in that period to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , £ 256 to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and £ 164 to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . The totals for tho various years being as follow : —
1875 3 Stewards 154 11 6 * 1876 3 „ 187 8 0 1877 8 „ 227 18 0 1878 9 „ 362 15 4 * 1879 3 „ 114 7 6 £ 1 , 047 0 4
It may thus be imagined that it will bo no light task to keep the Province up to its standard as regai'ds this feature of Freemasonry . It is well known that it is only by continued exertiom that anything liko success can be achieved , still we entertain no doubt but that such exertions as aro required will be forthcoming , and that the reign on Avhich Lord Tenterden has just entered will be
a prosperous and pleasant one . Snch wo feel assured is the wish entertained by every Freemason , not only in his own Province of Essex , but throaghout the country generally . The ceremony of Wednesday took place in the Shire Hall , where tho brethren assembled at one o ' clock . Among those who signed the attendance book were the Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon Pro G . M . of England , Lord Tenterden Prov . Grand Master Essex ,
Lord Ebrington Prov . G . M . designate of Devon , Sir Albert W . Woods P . G . W . and G . D . C , Rev . S . R . Wigram P . G . C ., Rev . Charles J . Martyn P . G . C . Deputy Prov . G . M . Suffolk , R . W . H . Giddy D . G . M . Griqualand , South Africa ; Ernest Emil Wendt G . S . ( G . Con-. ) , Shadwell H . Clerke P . G . D ., T . Fenn P . G . D ., Rev . C . W . Arnold P . G . C . and D . Pror . G . M . Surrey , J . Nunn P . G . S . B . Senior Vice President Board of Benevolence , Matthew Clark J . G . D ., Gordon W . Clark P . M . 255 .
After the Grand Lodge had been formally opened , the Earl of Carnarvon was saluted according to ancient custom . The minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed , and the roll of the Lodges of the Province Avas called over . The announcement of the contributions of the Lodges of the Province was made , and the auditors ' report Avas read .
The Earl of Carnarvon then said : I now will inform the Provincial Grand Lodge of the occasion which has called the brethren together . Brethren , you are aware that since the lamented death of your late Provincial Grand Master , this Province has been without its head , and it has pleased his Royal Highness the Grand Master to appoint our brother Lord Tenterden to fill this high office . I am quite satisfied from tbe way in which his name is received bow
popular that appointment Avill be with you . In some respects it is easier to pronounce praise upon a man in his absence than in his presence , but I think for the feAV remarks Avhich I need make in this Grand Lodge , it will be better that Lord Tenterden himself should be here , and should hear Avhat I have to say after the obligation has been administered to him , and therefore I shall now desire that the deputation , formed in the usual fashion , should proceed to introduce onr Bro . Lord Tenterden .
Lord Tenterden was then introduced to the Grand Lodge , and formally installed as Provincial Grand Master . The Earl of Carnarvon , after having installed Lord Tenterden , said : —Right Worshipful Sir , my noble Brother , —It has been my duty , and a most grateful duty it is to me , to place you in this
chair . Very little indeed is needed noAV for me to add to the ceremony in which we have both taken this part . At the same time , it has always been held , I believe , customary that the Installing Master should at least tender bis congratulations and good wishes , first of all to the Provincial Grand Master Avho henceforth is to rule the * In each of these two cases there was the list of one Steward not returned at the time the lists Avere mado up .