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The " Gould " Testimonial.
rather he the material evidence of a gratification which we know exists in many quarters , and which we
hope only needs the opportunity in order to make itself conspicuous . This we are convinced is the object of those who have started the project , which we trust will he Drought to a successful and satisfactory termination .
We may add that individual subscriptions to the Testimonial are limited to one guinea ; Lodges and other Bodies being unrestricted in this respect .
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to Dr . Kalph Gooding , P . G . D . ( Heath Lodge , The Grove , Blackheath , S . E . ) , the Hon . Secretary and interim
Treasurer , who will also be pleased to receive the names of any brethren willing to act on the Committee , answer inquiries , or give any information that may be desired .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THB Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held afc Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the Right
Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master presiding . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , Prov . G . M . Hants and the Isle of Wight , acted as Deputy Grand Master , Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett P . G . W . as Senior
Warden , and Rev . C . J . Martyn Deputy G . M . Suffolk as Junior Warden . The minutes of the last Communication having been confirmed , Col . Shadwell Gierke Grand Secretary said : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , I have
just read the minutes of the last Grand Lodge , in which is reported the presentation to His Majesty the King of Sweden of a Past Grand Master ' s clothing . I have now
the honour to lay before Grand Lodge a letter , which has been received from His Majesty , acknowledging that present , and with your permission I will read it . Ifc is as follows : — Stockholm , 12 th November 1888 . SIR AND MOST WORSHIPJUL BROTHER , —With great pleasure I have received the insignia that yonr Eoyal Highness , aa Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England , has been graciously pleased to send to me in token of tbe dignity as Past Grand Master
of the said Grand Lodge , with which I was invested daring my last sojourn in England . I pray your Koyal Highness and the Grand Lodge to accept my sincere and cordial thanks for this new testimony of the friendly
relations that exist between the Grand Lodges of England and Sweden . I have the honour to remain , your Eoyal Highness ' s faithful Brother and true friend , OSCAR , V . S . V .,
P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of England
To His Eoyal Highness Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , & c , & 0 ., & 0 ., & 0 . The Earl of Carnarvon proposed , aud Bro . Beach seconded , that the letter from the King of Sweden be entered on the minutes . This motion was carried unanimously . The Earl of Carnarvon then addressed Grand Lodge , as follows : —
Ifc becomes my duty to snbmifc to you a resolution by command of our Illustrious and Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales . Some , perhaps , here present may remember thafc I alluded at our last Quarterly Communication to the possibility of some such reference being made to you , and I doubt
not thafc the general facts are more or less within the knowledge of all who are now present . Ton will , no doubt , remember thafc for some time past , Masonry in New South Wales , thafc great and most flourishing colony , has not presented thafc unanimity which , as Masons , we could desire to see exhibited by the Craft all over the
world . And , brethren , when I , myself , was in the Colony of New South Wales afc the commencement of this year , ifc grieved me to see the disunion and the dissension which existed in so many quarters . It would be alike a painful and an unnecessary task for me to recite or to expatiate npon those dissensions j and all the more that during
the last six months , to my infinite satisfaction , those difficulties have cleared away , the dissensions have passed into ancient history , aud a new order of things has arisen in the colony . Brethren , it is my good fortune and my great satisfaction this evening to announce to you formally that those dissensions have been closed , and that all the
dissentients , as far as I know , whether English , Scottish , or Irish , of those who stood aloof and formed themselves into a separate and dissentient Grand Lodge , all those have combined to unite upon what I believe to be true Masonic principles , and to constitute henceforward a United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . New South Wales
has tbe good fortune to be governed b y one of the most popular and euccessful administrators who could be found , and whom England bus sent forth to thafc great country . In New South Wales I think there is no name that is more popular than thafc of my noble friend and brother , Lord Carrington . Our Illustrious Grand Master , with thafc
United Grand Lodge.
happy perception of circumstances which characterises him , appointed Lord Carrington District Grand Master of New South Wales and it was very much due , indeed , to that felicitous appointment thafc the present happy state of things came to pass , for Lord Carrington , being in the position of District Grand Master , waa hailed through ,
the length and breadth of that great land with one unanimous declaim , as the future Gran _ Master of the United Grand Lodge . Our Illustrious Grand Master has not withheld his consent , and now the United Grand Lodge has been formed , and Lord Carrington has accepted the position of Master of that Grand Lodge . Brethren , it
was but a short time since that his installation took place in Sydnoy . There are few towns in the New World which aro more worthy of admiration than Sydney , with its exquisite harbour ; and probably no place in Australia conld have been better fitted for such a solemnity . In the Old World , from all that I have heard , Lord Carrington ' s
installation would have been a splendid and a noteworthy event . In the New World of Australia it was absolutely without precedent . Between 400 and 500 Masons , of all ranks and estates , and degrees , and conditions , and kinds , met from all parts of that mighty con . tinent to do him honour who was so well worthy to receive it , and
at the same time to lay fit ; hands upon the foundations of the new United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . And now , brethren , tonight it is my duty , in the name of our illustrious Grand Master , to ask you to confirm that act of our New South Wales brethren , and I cannot doubt that you will readily do so . You , as Englishmen ,
whether Masons or otherwise , have fche wholesome practice of being largely guided by precedent , and the precedents leave us in this matter no option , but identically , I may say , tbe same state of things arose only three years ago in South Australia . A Grand Lodge was there formed , and it applied to this Grand Lodge , as the Grand
Lodge of New South Wales applies to ns to-night—for recognition . This Grand Lodge , I think most wisely , following upon fche conditions which have been established now , and which have guided us for many years , at once accepted and confirmed the acfc , and I trust that they will do the same unanimously this evening . I can say
from my own experience thafc the results in South Australia have been very happy . The Grand Lodge there thrives and flourishes ; and if the welcome that they gave to me in my capacity of Pro Grand Master can be accepted as any evidence of the strength of thn ties of affection , then I have a proof that I could not for one moment
doubt that the old loyalty , though turned into a different channel , remains identically the same , and that our brethren in South Australia are as much our brethren as if they were our brethren iu West Yorkshire . Our Illustrious Grand Master has folly accepted th . it principle , because you may remember that at last Grand Lodgo
I announced to you that His Eoyal Highness had consented to become the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Sooth Australia . Now , brethren , I have one word more , and only one , to say with regard to this new Grand Lodge of New South Wales . I believe that the vote has been
practically—perhaps actually—unanimous . We have not received news of any one single lodge being dissentient on any ground ; but there are two or three lodges that have not given in their answer ? . There are 82 English lodges that have consented , 56 Scotch , and 51 under the dissentient Grand Lodge , and my belief is that there is no
one single Lodge throughout the length and breadth of the colony that dissents from the proposal ; bub it is right , and ifc is in accordance with all our practice up to this time , that we should reserve the full right of any who may chance fco dissent from the vote of the majority I believe that , in this case ifc is a purely formal act , bufc it is my
duty not tbe less to mention it and to insist on it . Brethren , I havo nothing further to add except to say this , that if we seem to lose from under our control , so to say , fche prosperous lodges of tho grand Colony of New South Wales , we are losing nothing that we could possibly have retained for one moment against their wish . Wo
are following the analogy of Imperial Administration in this matter . Self-government has been freely and fully accorded , without stint and without reserve , to these great self-governing colonies , and there is no one in England so blind or so mad as to repent that gift . They have repaid ifc with a feeling of affection and loyalty
towards the mother country , and it is my conviction thafc in the same way we are bound to give freely , generously , and without stint the powers of self-government in Masonio matters to our Masonic brethren in the New World . They deserve it , they are fully capable
of using it ; and lam convinced that as time goes on we shall find thafc tbe ties of Masonic affection have nob iu tbe least degree been weakened by that concession . Brethren , I have now , on the part of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master , to move " That this Grand Lodge do recognise the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . "
Bro . ¥ . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar , seconded . After the very eloquent speech thafc we have heard , ifc wants but lifcfcle , beyond the simple seconding of the proposition , to ensure its acceptance with this Grand Lodge . But the duty devolves upon me , and a most grateful duty ifc is , to second fche proposition to recognise the Grand Lodge of New Sooth Wales . We , as the Grand Lodge of
England—the oldest Grand Lodge existing in the world , —when we find the brethren of Lodges owning allegiance to our jurisdiction , and situated in a country where a spontaneous wish of many and divided Masonic authorities has created a Grand Lodgo for the district or country , where the creation of such a Grand Lodge is spontaneous
and practically unanimous , where it tends to the great cause of Masonic unity , have never in a grudging spirit withheld our recogni . tion or have considered aught but the gre ; it interests O" the Craft , which we have so mnchatheait . That the limitation wuicb the Pro Grand Master has expressed is a wise one it is our duty to accede to .
No establishment of a new body , however lawful it may be , however much , and however gladly , and however cordially WM iii __ y recognise it , as we do this new Grand Lodge , can for one moinoo ; b ' held to
render unlawful that which was lawful before its enauon . Having the honour to hold the position of adviser to this Grand Lodge , I should say it is my duty to inform the brethren that we are bound to protect those who should not feel themselves enabled to join with
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The " Gould " Testimonial.
rather he the material evidence of a gratification which we know exists in many quarters , and which we
hope only needs the opportunity in order to make itself conspicuous . This we are convinced is the object of those who have started the project , which we trust will he Drought to a successful and satisfactory termination .
We may add that individual subscriptions to the Testimonial are limited to one guinea ; Lodges and other Bodies being unrestricted in this respect .
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to Dr . Kalph Gooding , P . G . D . ( Heath Lodge , The Grove , Blackheath , S . E . ) , the Hon . Secretary and interim
Treasurer , who will also be pleased to receive the names of any brethren willing to act on the Committee , answer inquiries , or give any information that may be desired .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
THB Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held afc Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the Right
Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master presiding . Bro . W . W . B . Beach , Prov . G . M . Hants and the Isle of Wight , acted as Deputy Grand Master , Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett P . G . W . as Senior
Warden , and Rev . C . J . Martyn Deputy G . M . Suffolk as Junior Warden . The minutes of the last Communication having been confirmed , Col . Shadwell Gierke Grand Secretary said : Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , I have
just read the minutes of the last Grand Lodge , in which is reported the presentation to His Majesty the King of Sweden of a Past Grand Master ' s clothing . I have now
the honour to lay before Grand Lodge a letter , which has been received from His Majesty , acknowledging that present , and with your permission I will read it . Ifc is as follows : — Stockholm , 12 th November 1888 . SIR AND MOST WORSHIPJUL BROTHER , —With great pleasure I have received the insignia that yonr Eoyal Highness , aa Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England , has been graciously pleased to send to me in token of tbe dignity as Past Grand Master
of the said Grand Lodge , with which I was invested daring my last sojourn in England . I pray your Koyal Highness and the Grand Lodge to accept my sincere and cordial thanks for this new testimony of the friendly
relations that exist between the Grand Lodges of England and Sweden . I have the honour to remain , your Eoyal Highness ' s faithful Brother and true friend , OSCAR , V . S . V .,
P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of England
To His Eoyal Highness Albert Edward , Prince of Wales , & c , & 0 ., & 0 ., & 0 . The Earl of Carnarvon proposed , aud Bro . Beach seconded , that the letter from the King of Sweden be entered on the minutes . This motion was carried unanimously . The Earl of Carnarvon then addressed Grand Lodge , as follows : —
Ifc becomes my duty to snbmifc to you a resolution by command of our Illustrious and Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales . Some , perhaps , here present may remember thafc I alluded at our last Quarterly Communication to the possibility of some such reference being made to you , and I doubt
not thafc the general facts are more or less within the knowledge of all who are now present . Ton will , no doubt , remember thafc for some time past , Masonry in New South Wales , thafc great and most flourishing colony , has not presented thafc unanimity which , as Masons , we could desire to see exhibited by the Craft all over the
world . And , brethren , when I , myself , was in the Colony of New South Wales afc the commencement of this year , ifc grieved me to see the disunion and the dissension which existed in so many quarters . It would be alike a painful and an unnecessary task for me to recite or to expatiate npon those dissensions j and all the more that during
the last six months , to my infinite satisfaction , those difficulties have cleared away , the dissensions have passed into ancient history , aud a new order of things has arisen in the colony . Brethren , it is my good fortune and my great satisfaction this evening to announce to you formally that those dissensions have been closed , and that all the
dissentients , as far as I know , whether English , Scottish , or Irish , of those who stood aloof and formed themselves into a separate and dissentient Grand Lodge , all those have combined to unite upon what I believe to be true Masonic principles , and to constitute henceforward a United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . New South Wales
has tbe good fortune to be governed b y one of the most popular and euccessful administrators who could be found , and whom England bus sent forth to thafc great country . In New South Wales I think there is no name that is more popular than thafc of my noble friend and brother , Lord Carrington . Our Illustrious Grand Master , with thafc
United Grand Lodge.
happy perception of circumstances which characterises him , appointed Lord Carrington District Grand Master of New South Wales and it was very much due , indeed , to that felicitous appointment thafc the present happy state of things came to pass , for Lord Carrington , being in the position of District Grand Master , waa hailed through ,
the length and breadth of that great land with one unanimous declaim , as the future Gran _ Master of the United Grand Lodge . Our Illustrious Grand Master has not withheld his consent , and now the United Grand Lodge has been formed , and Lord Carrington has accepted the position of Master of that Grand Lodge . Brethren , it
was but a short time since that his installation took place in Sydnoy . There are few towns in the New World which aro more worthy of admiration than Sydney , with its exquisite harbour ; and probably no place in Australia conld have been better fitted for such a solemnity . In the Old World , from all that I have heard , Lord Carrington ' s
installation would have been a splendid and a noteworthy event . In the New World of Australia it was absolutely without precedent . Between 400 and 500 Masons , of all ranks and estates , and degrees , and conditions , and kinds , met from all parts of that mighty con . tinent to do him honour who was so well worthy to receive it , and
at the same time to lay fit ; hands upon the foundations of the new United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . And now , brethren , tonight it is my duty , in the name of our illustrious Grand Master , to ask you to confirm that act of our New South Wales brethren , and I cannot doubt that you will readily do so . You , as Englishmen ,
whether Masons or otherwise , have fche wholesome practice of being largely guided by precedent , and the precedents leave us in this matter no option , but identically , I may say , tbe same state of things arose only three years ago in South Australia . A Grand Lodge was there formed , and it applied to this Grand Lodge , as the Grand
Lodge of New South Wales applies to ns to-night—for recognition . This Grand Lodge , I think most wisely , following upon fche conditions which have been established now , and which have guided us for many years , at once accepted and confirmed the acfc , and I trust that they will do the same unanimously this evening . I can say
from my own experience thafc the results in South Australia have been very happy . The Grand Lodge there thrives and flourishes ; and if the welcome that they gave to me in my capacity of Pro Grand Master can be accepted as any evidence of the strength of thn ties of affection , then I have a proof that I could not for one moment
doubt that the old loyalty , though turned into a different channel , remains identically the same , and that our brethren in South Australia are as much our brethren as if they were our brethren iu West Yorkshire . Our Illustrious Grand Master has folly accepted th . it principle , because you may remember that at last Grand Lodgo
I announced to you that His Eoyal Highness had consented to become the Grand Patron of the Grand Lodge of Sooth Australia . Now , brethren , I have one word more , and only one , to say with regard to this new Grand Lodge of New South Wales . I believe that the vote has been
practically—perhaps actually—unanimous . We have not received news of any one single lodge being dissentient on any ground ; but there are two or three lodges that have not given in their answer ? . There are 82 English lodges that have consented , 56 Scotch , and 51 under the dissentient Grand Lodge , and my belief is that there is no
one single Lodge throughout the length and breadth of the colony that dissents from the proposal ; bub it is right , and ifc is in accordance with all our practice up to this time , that we should reserve the full right of any who may chance fco dissent from the vote of the majority I believe that , in this case ifc is a purely formal act , bufc it is my
duty not tbe less to mention it and to insist on it . Brethren , I havo nothing further to add except to say this , that if we seem to lose from under our control , so to say , fche prosperous lodges of tho grand Colony of New South Wales , we are losing nothing that we could possibly have retained for one moment against their wish . Wo
are following the analogy of Imperial Administration in this matter . Self-government has been freely and fully accorded , without stint and without reserve , to these great self-governing colonies , and there is no one in England so blind or so mad as to repent that gift . They have repaid ifc with a feeling of affection and loyalty
towards the mother country , and it is my conviction thafc in the same way we are bound to give freely , generously , and without stint the powers of self-government in Masonio matters to our Masonic brethren in the New World . They deserve it , they are fully capable
of using it ; and lam convinced that as time goes on we shall find thafc tbe ties of Masonic affection have nob iu tbe least degree been weakened by that concession . Brethren , I have now , on the part of the Most Worshipful the Grand Master , to move " That this Grand Lodge do recognise the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales . "
Bro . ¥ . A . Philbrick , Q . C , Grand Registrar , seconded . After the very eloquent speech thafc we have heard , ifc wants but lifcfcle , beyond the simple seconding of the proposition , to ensure its acceptance with this Grand Lodge . But the duty devolves upon me , and a most grateful duty ifc is , to second fche proposition to recognise the Grand Lodge of New Sooth Wales . We , as the Grand Lodge of
England—the oldest Grand Lodge existing in the world , —when we find the brethren of Lodges owning allegiance to our jurisdiction , and situated in a country where a spontaneous wish of many and divided Masonic authorities has created a Grand Lodgo for the district or country , where the creation of such a Grand Lodge is spontaneous
and practically unanimous , where it tends to the great cause of Masonic unity , have never in a grudging spirit withheld our recogni . tion or have considered aught but the gre ; it interests O" the Craft , which we have so mnchatheait . That the limitation wuicb the Pro Grand Master has expressed is a wise one it is our duty to accede to .
No establishment of a new body , however lawful it may be , however much , and however gladly , and however cordially WM iii __ y recognise it , as we do this new Grand Lodge , can for one moinoo ; b ' held to
render unlawful that which was lawful before its enauon . Having the honour to hold the position of adviser to this Grand Lodge , I should say it is my duty to inform the brethren that we are bound to protect those who should not feel themselves enabled to join with