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Province Of East Lancashire.
PROVINCE OF EAST LANCASHIRE .
CONSECRATION OF STARKIE LODGE , No . 1634
ON "Wednesday , 27 th ult ., tho anniversary of tho festival of St . John , a new Lodge waa consecrated and constituted at tho Railway Hotel , Ramsbottom . Hitherto there had been no Masonic Lodge in Ramsbottom , and brethreu resident there hv . d to travel a number of miles , either to Bury on tho one hand , or Uasliugden c . n tho other , in order to participate in the proceedings incident to tho
niystic Craft . Wednesday ' s ceremony was numerously attended , and passed off with great eclat . About ninety of tho brethren were present from different parts of tho province of East Lancashire , inclnding the following Provincial Grand Officer : ; : — Co ! oriel Lo Geridre , K . Starkie R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Will a ¦ Ifaaiuoa S . G . W ., of Samlesbary Hall , near Preston , Thomas Choi ' . ton G . Registrar , Manchester , John Tunnah G . Secratary , Boltou , V . ' . 0 . Walker S . G . D ., Bury , John Pilling G . Superintendent of Works , Baoup , C . M . Jones G . Director of Ceremonies , Rochdale , J . li . Sillitoe assistant ditto , Manchester , James Mills G . S . B ., Heywood , Thomas
Hargreaves G . Organist , Haslingden , Westray Bonn assistant G . Pursuivant , Bacup , Rawdon Ashworth P . G . S ., Joseph Hand ley P . P . G . Treasurer , Bury , Henry Maiden P . P . G . S . B ., Bury . The proceedings commenced about half-past two o ' clock in the afternoon . Bro . S . Porritt P . M . opened a Craft Lodge to the third degree , after which the R . W . Prov . Grand Master aud his officers
were admitted in procession , aud Bro . Le Gendre Starkie having taken his seat in the W . M . ' s chair the ceremony commenced , aud was performed in a most impressive manner . Bros . A . Wroe , S . Bailey , J . Simpson aud Kershaw , of Bury , sang the anthems and musical responses most effectively , Bro . J . R . Fletcher , of Bury , officiating as accompanist . The petition and warrant of the new Lodge—which
bears the name " Starkie , " No . 1 G 34—having been read , and the petitioning brethren having signified their approval of tho officers named in tho warrant . The Prov . Grand Master delivered a short oration on the nature and design of Freemasonry . In the course of hia remarks ho said he hoped that tho brethren composing this new Lodge would
maintain the dignity and unity which wero so essential in Masonry , aud which would not only be a credit to themselves , but would show to the outer world that there was something more than moro banquets . Far be it from him to say they should not have their banquets and convivial meetings . Ho did not see , in their own precepts nor yet in any system of morality , why men should not meet together to
enjoy themselves ; but when they had certain rules laid down , as they had in Freemasonry , that those enjoyments should bo fraternal and rational , a Mason who outstepped them and traduced his obligations was much moro culpable than the man who had never been taught them or had the principle brought before him . He wished them to be very careful , concerning oharacter aud antecedents , as to
who they elected into this Lodge , so that no troublo liuii uo experienced by having among them porsous who joined Masonry for uitiniato ends of their own , aud not for tho good of society . The Christmas of 1 S 7 G had brought to them the nativity of their Lodge , and he hoped it would bo a Christmas hereafter which to tho poor might be a benefit , to the oppressed a solace , and to the well-doing a
source of brotherly association whereby they might receive benefit . The remaining portion of the ceromony was then proceeded with , and the consecration being completed , the Prov . Grand Master vacated the chair iu favour of the installing master , Bvo . W . 0 . Walker , who installed Bro . Henry Heys as the W . M . of the Lodge , following which Bro . Jos . Handley invested the W . M . ' s officers , viz ., Bros . Thomas
Peak S . W ., Samuel Porritt J . W ., George J . Cottrill S . D ., Samuel Wilson J . D ., Samuel Horrocks I . G ., Lawrence Stead Ch ., John Spencer D . of C , George Thorpe Treasurer , Hazell Imeson Secretary , Henry Lee Sladin Organist , Abel Booth T ., John Schofield aud Thomas Smith Stewards . This being completed , the Prov . Grand Master returned his hearty
thanks to the Provincial Grand Officers for the assistance they had given him , and especially acknowledged his obligation to Bros . W . O . Walker and Jos . Handley for tho admirable manner in which they had performed the installation and investiture respectively . They wero not , he was happy to say , under the necessity of procuring extraneous aid from other provinces . It was an honour and credit to
the province to have brethren who could perform the ceremony as it had been performed that day , and it was no small gratification to him to know that he had officora under him who wero capable of doing their duty , and over willing to do it , in a manner that could not be beaten by tho officers in any othor province . The Prov . Grand Master aud his officers then retired , and tho
W . M . closed the Lodgo in due form , announcing that tho regular meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of every month . It may be stated that tho Lodge furniture , & o ., are of an unusually rich and costly description , aud excited much admiration on tho part of tho visitors . The brethren subsequently adjourned to St . Paul ' s school-r & oni ,
which had been appropriately adorned , with a variety of festoons , mottoes , & c , and where a most substantial banquet waa served ; lo a company of 93 , by Bro . John Rostrou , of Boltou . Tho chair was occupied by Bro . Hoys , who was supported by tho Prov . Grand Mastur ant bin officers . In the course of tho evening a number of choice songs , duets , and glees wero given by the vocalists already mimed aj sustaining the musical part of tho consecration ceremony , a song oi
Bro . J . R . Fletcher ' s , sung by Bro . Wroc— " -Hero's to his health "being enthusiastically encored . The W . M . proposed in sucooa . iiou "The QLIOIMI , " " II . R . II . the Princo of Walea , M . W . Grand Master , " " H . R . II . tho Priueo ,-:. - ; ui Wales and the rest of tho Royal family , " " Tho Righ . 5 Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master , tho Right Hon . LC-AI Skelmersdale , R . W . Deputy Grand jJIastor , aud tho GrandOtlicuro past and present , " aud " Colonel , lo Gcadro N , Stavkio , ll . W . Prov .
Province Of East Lancashire.
GraiTd Master . In giving tne hitter toast ho referred in terms of high praise to the good qualities of Bio . Starkie , and said that they must all feel that tho Lodgo No . 1 , 031 had not been misnamed in being styled after him . ( Cheers . ) Tho Prov . Grand Master , on rising to respond , met with a perfect ovation . After some preliminary observations , ho said Masonry was
a system which , it properly and duly stndied , would elevate a man in his social position—would elevate his thoughts and inspire him with ideas whereby he could not only ameliorato himself , but also bo of great advantage to his brother citizens . Freemasonry was open to the world—to all who believe in Him who is the Great Architect of tho Universe . An atheist or deist could not conscientiously outor
within tho precincts of their Order , bnt a man was allowed that grand liberty of consciouoo whoreby ho could make himself known to bo a good citizen , a mora ! man—and there was no morality without a certain amount of religious feeling—and an obediont citizen to the oivil law . Everything noble , generous , and sublime that a man could wish constituted the elements of tho groat cardinal virtues , the basis
find bulwarks of their Order—Faith , Hopo and Charity . Would any . one toll him that in this largo province of East Lancashire over which he ruled—with its muster roll of 3 , 880 to 4 , 000 brethren—Freemasonry had not done good ? As this was the christening day of one of tho junior members of his provincial family of 84 , ho thought it would not be inopportuno if ho gavo them a few statistics relative
to thoir numerical position , there wero -11 Provincial Graud Lodges in England and Wales , and 37 District Grand Lodges in the colonies and foreign parts , giving a total of 78 under tho Grand Lodge of England . There wore on the register of tho Grand Lodgo of England 1 , 648 Lodges , dividing which by the 78 Provincial or District Grand Lodges they had an average of 21 Lodges to each province or
district . How did they stand in the province of East Lancashire ? Why they had 84 Lodges , or nearly one-twentioth of the whole of tho Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Graud Lodgo of England . Taking Lancashire as a wholo—84 in the East , and 74 in the West province , or a total of 15 S Lodges—they had nearly , one-tenth of tho whole of tho Lodges on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England .
He did not think the accusation had ever been made of Lancashire people that they were wantiug either in enterprise or acumeu ; they did not tako things up with a futile notion . It was with great pride when he camo through those valleys to see how his frieuds had mado fortunes for themselves by their industry and enterprise and knowledge of commerce ; and when ho found those men likewise
great advocates of Freemasonry , it was still more gratifying to him that he held tho high and honourable position which he had among them , because thoy must have taken up Masonry in a very earnest and proper sense , or ho should not have found their Lodges so strong and flourishing . This portion of Christmastido had been one of the hap . piest days he ever spent in his lifo , and ho thought that if Dickens ,
tho great master of Christmas literature , had been a Freemason aud could have been with them that day , and havo described tho proceedings of that day , it would have formod a chapter that would havo been eagerly perused by the Masona of Lancashire , and never havo been forgotten . It was likewise the Festival of St . John , aud he had never spent a happier ; . ' . ! . John ' s Festival than this one . He
congratulated Bro . lleys upon boing the first Master of this now Lodge , and ho must also congratulate them upon tho Lodgo furniture . He was a sort of provincial octogenarian , aud he trusted that his family of SI Lodges might thrive apace , and that his rule over them might bo long . He trusted they might steer clear of all shoals , and that thoy would kaep thoir charities well supplied with funds , remembering
that charity should begin at homo . Let not the outer world have to aconso them of indifference or neglect in respect to poor and distressed Masons or their children . They had to bo judged by tho world , and tho world judged very fairly by men ' s actions . Lot them show an example to others , proving by their actions that thoy wished to enhance tho valuo of morality , pay respect to religion , obey the
civil law , and , whatever their political or religious opinions , prove themselves loyal and true to those who wore above them ; so that as they passed away they might be remembered as meu who worked for tho good of their country , their neighbours , and the Almighty . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Peak proposed the health of " George Mellor , Esq ., W . Deputy
Prov . Grand Ma ' stor , and the Prov . Grand Officers , present and past , " and Bro . Harrison responded . Bro . Hargreaves proposed " The now Lodge , " and Bro . L . Stead responded . Tho Prov . G . M . gave the next toast , " Tho newly-installed Master , " and expressed much pleasure at the selection which had been made ; to which the W . M . responded iu appropriate terms . "The Officers of tho Lodgo" waa
proposod by Bro . George O ' rJoil P . M . 191 Bury , and responded to b y Bro . Peak ; " Masonic Charities , " proposod by Bro . Heywood , of Clayton-Ie-Moors , and responded to by Bro . Spencer ; " The Visiting Brethren , " proposed by Bro . Porritt , and responded to by Bro . Siuothurafc ; and tho Tyler ' s toast brought tho proceedings to a close .
Renew your subscription promptly . Wo must row with the oiua wo havo , and , as wo cauuofc ordor the wind , wo aro obliged to sail with tho wind that God gives . iSobinty of birth is like a cipher ; it has no power in itself , liku wealth or talent , but it tells with ail tho power of a cipher when added to cither of tho oil : ' - ; . 'two .
JJ ; . cema . ^ iuy hay ua uL ; . ory—a history full of generous and noble dced'j , wuii worthy to bo preserved and cherished through ages to come . Shu had survived tho vicissitude : * , tho wars and revolutions of nearly thirty i . 'onairioj ; lus witues . iod tho riso aud growth of all tho wviiiicd nation-. ; on the i ' aco of tho globe . Death co ; aos equally i J u : > all , and makca ua all equal when it
:: oiue ; i . .. no asnea ot an oaic m a , chimney aro uo evidence of how high or how iargo it wa : ' . ; it tolls mo . not what docks it sheltered when it stood , nor what men it hurt when it fell . Tho dust of a - •vent person ' s gravo m speechless too . ; it says nothing—it tlistiugiufjuea nothing , — -Masonic M ' . 'ocaie ,
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Province Of East Lancashire.
PROVINCE OF EAST LANCASHIRE .
CONSECRATION OF STARKIE LODGE , No . 1634
ON "Wednesday , 27 th ult ., tho anniversary of tho festival of St . John , a new Lodge waa consecrated and constituted at tho Railway Hotel , Ramsbottom . Hitherto there had been no Masonic Lodge in Ramsbottom , and brethreu resident there hv . d to travel a number of miles , either to Bury on tho one hand , or Uasliugden c . n tho other , in order to participate in the proceedings incident to tho
niystic Craft . Wednesday ' s ceremony was numerously attended , and passed off with great eclat . About ninety of tho brethren were present from different parts of tho province of East Lancashire , inclnding the following Provincial Grand Officer : ; : — Co ! oriel Lo Geridre , K . Starkie R . W . Provincial Grand Master , Will a ¦ Ifaaiuoa S . G . W ., of Samlesbary Hall , near Preston , Thomas Choi ' . ton G . Registrar , Manchester , John Tunnah G . Secratary , Boltou , V . ' . 0 . Walker S . G . D ., Bury , John Pilling G . Superintendent of Works , Baoup , C . M . Jones G . Director of Ceremonies , Rochdale , J . li . Sillitoe assistant ditto , Manchester , James Mills G . S . B ., Heywood , Thomas
Hargreaves G . Organist , Haslingden , Westray Bonn assistant G . Pursuivant , Bacup , Rawdon Ashworth P . G . S ., Joseph Hand ley P . P . G . Treasurer , Bury , Henry Maiden P . P . G . S . B ., Bury . The proceedings commenced about half-past two o ' clock in the afternoon . Bro . S . Porritt P . M . opened a Craft Lodge to the third degree , after which the R . W . Prov . Grand Master aud his officers
were admitted in procession , aud Bro . Le Gendre Starkie having taken his seat in the W . M . ' s chair the ceremony commenced , aud was performed in a most impressive manner . Bros . A . Wroe , S . Bailey , J . Simpson aud Kershaw , of Bury , sang the anthems and musical responses most effectively , Bro . J . R . Fletcher , of Bury , officiating as accompanist . The petition and warrant of the new Lodge—which
bears the name " Starkie , " No . 1 G 34—having been read , and the petitioning brethren having signified their approval of tho officers named in tho warrant . The Prov . Grand Master delivered a short oration on the nature and design of Freemasonry . In the course of hia remarks ho said he hoped that tho brethren composing this new Lodge would
maintain the dignity and unity which wero so essential in Masonry , aud which would not only be a credit to themselves , but would show to the outer world that there was something more than moro banquets . Far be it from him to say they should not have their banquets and convivial meetings . Ho did not see , in their own precepts nor yet in any system of morality , why men should not meet together to
enjoy themselves ; but when they had certain rules laid down , as they had in Freemasonry , that those enjoyments should bo fraternal and rational , a Mason who outstepped them and traduced his obligations was much moro culpable than the man who had never been taught them or had the principle brought before him . He wished them to be very careful , concerning oharacter aud antecedents , as to
who they elected into this Lodge , so that no troublo liuii uo experienced by having among them porsous who joined Masonry for uitiniato ends of their own , aud not for tho good of society . The Christmas of 1 S 7 G had brought to them the nativity of their Lodge , and he hoped it would bo a Christmas hereafter which to tho poor might be a benefit , to the oppressed a solace , and to the well-doing a
source of brotherly association whereby they might receive benefit . The remaining portion of the ceromony was then proceeded with , and the consecration being completed , the Prov . Grand Master vacated the chair iu favour of the installing master , Bvo . W . 0 . Walker , who installed Bro . Henry Heys as the W . M . of the Lodge , following which Bro . Jos . Handley invested the W . M . ' s officers , viz ., Bros . Thomas
Peak S . W ., Samuel Porritt J . W ., George J . Cottrill S . D ., Samuel Wilson J . D ., Samuel Horrocks I . G ., Lawrence Stead Ch ., John Spencer D . of C , George Thorpe Treasurer , Hazell Imeson Secretary , Henry Lee Sladin Organist , Abel Booth T ., John Schofield aud Thomas Smith Stewards . This being completed , the Prov . Grand Master returned his hearty
thanks to the Provincial Grand Officers for the assistance they had given him , and especially acknowledged his obligation to Bros . W . O . Walker and Jos . Handley for tho admirable manner in which they had performed the installation and investiture respectively . They wero not , he was happy to say , under the necessity of procuring extraneous aid from other provinces . It was an honour and credit to
the province to have brethren who could perform the ceremony as it had been performed that day , and it was no small gratification to him to know that he had officora under him who wero capable of doing their duty , and over willing to do it , in a manner that could not be beaten by tho officers in any othor province . The Prov . Grand Master aud his officers then retired , and tho
W . M . closed the Lodgo in due form , announcing that tho regular meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of every month . It may be stated that tho Lodge furniture , & o ., are of an unusually rich and costly description , aud excited much admiration on tho part of tho visitors . The brethren subsequently adjourned to St . Paul ' s school-r & oni ,
which had been appropriately adorned , with a variety of festoons , mottoes , & c , and where a most substantial banquet waa served ; lo a company of 93 , by Bro . John Rostrou , of Boltou . Tho chair was occupied by Bro . Hoys , who was supported by tho Prov . Grand Mastur ant bin officers . In the course of tho evening a number of choice songs , duets , and glees wero given by the vocalists already mimed aj sustaining the musical part of tho consecration ceremony , a song oi
Bro . J . R . Fletcher ' s , sung by Bro . Wroc— " -Hero's to his health "being enthusiastically encored . The W . M . proposed in sucooa . iiou "The QLIOIMI , " " II . R . II . the Princo of Walea , M . W . Grand Master , " " H . R . II . tho Priueo ,-:. - ; ui Wales and the rest of tho Royal family , " " Tho Righ . 5 Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , M . W . Pro Grand Master , tho Right Hon . LC-AI Skelmersdale , R . W . Deputy Grand jJIastor , aud tho GrandOtlicuro past and present , " aud " Colonel , lo Gcadro N , Stavkio , ll . W . Prov .
Province Of East Lancashire.
GraiTd Master . In giving tne hitter toast ho referred in terms of high praise to the good qualities of Bio . Starkie , and said that they must all feel that tho Lodgo No . 1 , 031 had not been misnamed in being styled after him . ( Cheers . ) Tho Prov . Grand Master , on rising to respond , met with a perfect ovation . After some preliminary observations , ho said Masonry was
a system which , it properly and duly stndied , would elevate a man in his social position—would elevate his thoughts and inspire him with ideas whereby he could not only ameliorato himself , but also bo of great advantage to his brother citizens . Freemasonry was open to the world—to all who believe in Him who is the Great Architect of tho Universe . An atheist or deist could not conscientiously outor
within tho precincts of their Order , bnt a man was allowed that grand liberty of consciouoo whoreby ho could make himself known to bo a good citizen , a mora ! man—and there was no morality without a certain amount of religious feeling—and an obediont citizen to the oivil law . Everything noble , generous , and sublime that a man could wish constituted the elements of tho groat cardinal virtues , the basis
find bulwarks of their Order—Faith , Hopo and Charity . Would any . one toll him that in this largo province of East Lancashire over which he ruled—with its muster roll of 3 , 880 to 4 , 000 brethren—Freemasonry had not done good ? As this was the christening day of one of tho junior members of his provincial family of 84 , ho thought it would not be inopportuno if ho gavo them a few statistics relative
to thoir numerical position , there wero -11 Provincial Graud Lodges in England and Wales , and 37 District Grand Lodges in the colonies and foreign parts , giving a total of 78 under tho Grand Lodge of England . There wore on the register of tho Grand Lodgo of England 1 , 648 Lodges , dividing which by the 78 Provincial or District Grand Lodges they had an average of 21 Lodges to each province or
district . How did they stand in the province of East Lancashire ? Why they had 84 Lodges , or nearly one-twentioth of the whole of tho Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Graud Lodgo of England . Taking Lancashire as a wholo—84 in the East , and 74 in the West province , or a total of 15 S Lodges—they had nearly , one-tenth of tho whole of tho Lodges on the roll of the Grand Lodge of England .
He did not think the accusation had ever been made of Lancashire people that they were wantiug either in enterprise or acumeu ; they did not tako things up with a futile notion . It was with great pride when he camo through those valleys to see how his frieuds had mado fortunes for themselves by their industry and enterprise and knowledge of commerce ; and when ho found those men likewise
great advocates of Freemasonry , it was still more gratifying to him that he held tho high and honourable position which he had among them , because thoy must have taken up Masonry in a very earnest and proper sense , or ho should not have found their Lodges so strong and flourishing . This portion of Christmastido had been one of the hap . piest days he ever spent in his lifo , and ho thought that if Dickens ,
tho great master of Christmas literature , had been a Freemason aud could have been with them that day , and havo described tho proceedings of that day , it would have formod a chapter that would havo been eagerly perused by the Masona of Lancashire , and never havo been forgotten . It was likewise the Festival of St . John , aud he had never spent a happier ; . ' . ! . John ' s Festival than this one . He
congratulated Bro . lleys upon boing the first Master of this now Lodge , and ho must also congratulate them upon tho Lodgo furniture . He was a sort of provincial octogenarian , aud he trusted that his family of SI Lodges might thrive apace , and that his rule over them might bo long . He trusted they might steer clear of all shoals , and that thoy would kaep thoir charities well supplied with funds , remembering
that charity should begin at homo . Let not the outer world have to aconso them of indifference or neglect in respect to poor and distressed Masons or their children . They had to bo judged by tho world , and tho world judged very fairly by men ' s actions . Lot them show an example to others , proving by their actions that thoy wished to enhance tho valuo of morality , pay respect to religion , obey the
civil law , and , whatever their political or religious opinions , prove themselves loyal and true to those who wore above them ; so that as they passed away they might be remembered as meu who worked for tho good of their country , their neighbours , and the Almighty . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Peak proposed the health of " George Mellor , Esq ., W . Deputy
Prov . Grand Ma ' stor , and the Prov . Grand Officers , present and past , " and Bro . Harrison responded . Bro . Hargreaves proposed " The now Lodge , " and Bro . L . Stead responded . Tho Prov . G . M . gave the next toast , " Tho newly-installed Master , " and expressed much pleasure at the selection which had been made ; to which the W . M . responded iu appropriate terms . "The Officers of tho Lodgo" waa
proposod by Bro . George O ' rJoil P . M . 191 Bury , and responded to b y Bro . Peak ; " Masonic Charities , " proposod by Bro . Heywood , of Clayton-Ie-Moors , and responded to by Bro . Spencer ; " The Visiting Brethren , " proposed by Bro . Porritt , and responded to by Bro . Siuothurafc ; and tho Tyler ' s toast brought tho proceedings to a close .
Renew your subscription promptly . Wo must row with the oiua wo havo , and , as wo cauuofc ordor the wind , wo aro obliged to sail with tho wind that God gives . iSobinty of birth is like a cipher ; it has no power in itself , liku wealth or talent , but it tells with ail tho power of a cipher when added to cither of tho oil : ' - ; . 'two .
JJ ; . cema . ^ iuy hay ua uL ; . ory—a history full of generous and noble dced'j , wuii worthy to bo preserved and cherished through ages to come . Shu had survived tho vicissitude : * , tho wars and revolutions of nearly thirty i . 'onairioj ; lus witues . iod tho riso aud growth of all tho wviiiicd nation-. ; on the i ' aco of tho globe . Death co ; aos equally i J u : > all , and makca ua all equal when it
:: oiue ; i . .. no asnea ot an oaic m a , chimney aro uo evidence of how high or how iargo it wa : ' . ; it tolls mo . not what docks it sheltered when it stood , nor what men it hurt when it fell . Tho dust of a - •vent person ' s gravo m speechless too . ; it says nothing—it tlistiugiufjuea nothing , — -Masonic M ' . 'ocaie ,