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nsrow iur TIEIIE PBESS . NOTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION . By H . SADLER , P . M . & P . Z . Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian ofthe Grand Lodge of England . AUTHOR OF "MASONIC FACTS AND FICTIONS . " ABOUT 60 pages of Letterpress , printed in demy octavo , on good paper , bound in cloth , red edges , with a PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH OF SIR ALBERT W . WOODS , C . B . ( Garter King at Arms ) , Paat Grand Warden of England , and Grand Director of Ceremonies , As a Frontispiece . Postage free to any part of the United Kingdom and the United States and Canada , 2 s 2 d ; India , 2 s 6 d ; and the Australian Colonies , 2 s 8 d . Address—H . SADtEB , c / o G . KENNING , 16 Great Queen Street , London , W . C . P . O . O . payable at 42 Drury Lane , W . C . N . B . —With the view of curtailing expense of Postage and Stationery , a remittance is reqtiested with each order .
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KAYO'S GASYLS BOYI & , EAST MOLESEY , HAMPTON COURT STATION ( Adjoining the EAILWAY , and facing the RIVER and PALACE ) . BRO . JOHN MAYO has ample accommodation in the new wing of this old-established and noted Riverside Hotol for Banquets for any number up to 100 . Every convenience for Ladies' Gatherings . Spacious landing to river , whence Steam Launches can start . Specimens of Menus , with prices , sent on application . Three Lodges meet afc the Castle Hotel , and referonce may be made to the respective Masters as to the catering , & c .
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BRO . G . S , GRAHAM , The Popular Tenor and Buffo Vocalist , from St . James ' s Hall Crystal Palace , & c . IS OPEN TO ACCEPT ENGAGEMENTS FOE € anaxte , faUrtenmrnts ft $$ te < $ 0 MC ^ mxqxuh * G . S . GRAHAM , Hazeldean , Cornford Grove , Balham , Surrey .
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Obituary.
Obituary .
THE EEV . A . B . COOMBE , M . A . THE annonncement , on tbe 17 th of February , of tbe sudden death of tho Rev . A . B . Coombe , M . A ., Oxon , Provincial Grand Chaplain of West Yorks , vvas received by the brethren in Leeds with feelings of the deepest grief . Both as a man and a Mason the late Bro . Coombe possessed in an eminent degree the qualities which endeared him to all with whom he came in contact , and singled him
out as the best type of what a Freemason ought to be . Bro . Coombe was Chaplain of Armley Gaol , Leeds , and on the morning of Satur . day , the 16 th Febrnary , he had discharged his duties , as usual , and to all appearance was in the best of health and spirits . At noon he visited the Chnrch Institute , as was his daily custom , to read the
papers , whilst so engaged , he waa noticed by an official to sink helplessly forward . He was then found to be suffering from an apoplectic seizure , and was as speedily as possible removed to his home , Clarendon Road , in a state of insensibility . Ho never regained consciousness , and died in about 24 hours afterwards , to fche unfeigned
grief of all who knew him . Bro . Trevor was with him to the lasfc , and was of material assistance to the grief stricken family . Bro . Coombe who waa in his 52 nd year , and leaves a widow and five daughters to mourn his untimely fate , first saw the light of Masonry four years ago , in Goderich Lodge , No . 1211 , and succeeded Bro . Canon Bullock
as Chaplain . His worth was recognised by the R . W . P . G . M ., last April , when he was created Provincial Grand Chaplain of the Province , succeeding' fche late Rev . Bro . Greenbury , 30 & , who singular to relate , also died during his year of office . Brother Coombe was also Chaplain of Fidelity Lodge 289 , but though officially
connected with these two Lodges , tho 8 Leeds Lodges , in common looked upon him as a member , for he was a frequent and a welcome visitor all round . Nowhere was he a moro honoured guest than at Lodge Prudenco , 2061 ) , aud jnst 8 days prior to his death he was present at tha regular meeting of that Lod ^ t * , and acted as Chaplain .
In responding to tho toasfc of tho Visitors , he remarked that ho had but one regret with regard fco Masonry , namely , that he had not been initiated 20 years earlier . W . Bro . W . F . Smiths ™ P . M . P . P . G . D .
Chairman of the Charity Committee of West ; Yorks , W . M . of Lod ^ e Goderich , held a Lodgo of Sorrow oa Thursday , the 21 st inat ., the day fixed for the funeral . The pedestals were draped iu mourning , aud each Brother wore a sprig of acacia . About 100 brethren were present ,
Obituary.
including R . W . Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., of Carleton Grange , the P . G . M ., Bro . Henry Smith D . P . G . M ., Bro . Keighley , J . P ., Prov . G . J . W ., and many past and present members of Provincial Grand Lodge , the W . M . ' s and a large per centage of fche members of fche 8 Leeds Lodges . Proceedings were opened by the singing of that beautiful hymn
" 0 God , our help in ages past . " V . W . Bro . Dr . Smyth , P . G . Chaplain of England and Vicar of Farheadingley , read the lesson , from Eoolesiastes , and offered np a special prayer . W . Bro . Smifchson , who was deeply affected , then spoke , as follows : —We are called together to-day to mourn the loss of a
Brother who has been suddenly taken away from ns , in the very prime of life , and which has caused a most painful shock to all of ns who knew him so well . It is just 4 years ago since Bro . Coombe first saw tbe light of Freemasonry , and from the period of his initiation he has lived and breathed amongst ns as a trne and faithful brother .
He was one of the most regular attendants at our meetings and Lodges of Instruction , ever ready to take a part in oar rites and ceremonies . He was a most sincere and devoted Mason , taking an active interest in everything that tended to the welfare of onr Lodge and the happiness of its members . He was a frequent and ever welcome visitor
to onr sister Lodges in Leeds , and attended on many occasions oar Provincial Grand Lodges . Some time after initiation , he waa appointed Chaplain of our Lodge in succession to Bro . Canon Bullock , who is now an acting Warden , and whose unavoidable absence to-day , ( he being engaged in the conduct of a Mission in the South of
England ) , I much regret . Last April Bro . Coombe was appointed to the high and dignified position of Grand Chaplain of this Province , by fche R . W . P . G . M . He died with those honours upon him , ever zealous in the true cause of Freemasonry . He , indeed , showed ns , by a good and bright example , the truest and highest principles of our
Brotherhood . Not only this Lodge , but the Craft in this Province , haa lost a good and faithful Brother and an upright Mason . His quiet and unobtrusive manner on all occasions , his kind heartedness to all brethren who came in personal contact with him , endeared him to all , and for some time his death will cause an irreparable blank in our
midst . Ifc has , however , pleased the G . A . O . T . U . to take him from us . May some of those excellent qualities and estimable virtnes , which he possessed when living , fall upon ns and teach us to practise more and more those first great principles of our Order , whioh adorned hia character in so marked a degree . It ia most gratifying
to ns of Goderich Lodge to find here , on this sad and solemn occasion , the Prov . G . M ., his Deputy , and so many Officers and Brethren to pay this last sad tribute to our departed Brother . Let us all fervently pray that , on leaving this Lodge below , he has ascended to the Grand Lodge above , where the world's great Architect reigns for
evermore . The hymn "Solemn strikes fche funeral chime" was then sung , followed by the Dead March , Bro . Townsend P . M . P . P . G . O . presiding at the harmonium with his accustomed ability . The V . W . Bro . the Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . D ., LL . D ., then delivered the funeral oration , as
follows : — It does peem to me a mysterious dispensation of Providence that I , who am 15 years older than our dear departed Brother , should be called npon to pronounce his funeral oration . I have but left a sick bed in order to perform thia sad duty j bufc brethren from the love I
bear to our late Brother and the affection I bear to our noble Order I could not refrain from being here , and availingmy self of the opportunity of paying the last sad tribute of respect to departed worth . As I have frequently said to the Prov . Grand Master and to other brethren , ifc has often been a source of greafc surprise to me that Masonry does
not flourish more in this kingdom than ia the case . In America the members are numbered by tens of thousands , whilst here they are only numbered by hundreds . When I bear in mind what a mighty engine for usefulness our Fraternity might be , and is , in spite of its limited numbers , in cementing all classes of society , and softening
down all aaperitiea of opinion , I am much surprised that it does not flourish to a greater extent . It has been a great satisfaction to me in the Lodge to which I belong ( Prudence , No . 2069 ) to see so many of my own profession coming forward to be initiated into the Order , because I do feel that especially to the clergy Freemasonry may
prove of great and lasting benefit in softening down the asperities of theological views which may and often do arise where conflicting opinions are held . I am free to confess that there is a danger to the clergy in this respect , a danger lest they should fall into narrow mindedness from working in particular grooves , and from the fact
that they are looked up to and deferred to on account of their education and position . Freemasonry it seems to me helps to counteract this by giving enlarged ideas and a higher appreciation of the benefits of benevolent toleration . So was ifc , aa you well know , wifch Bro . Coombe . All who possessed the greafc privilege of acquaintance wifch
him cau never forget the large heartedness and geniality which he possessed in an eminent degree , and which form so conapicuoua a feature of our Order . For brethren , even upon this solemn occasion I cannot refrain from alluding to the social element which is no unimportant feature in Freemasonry . Our meetings at the festive
board are sanctioned by the Volume of the Sacred Law , which tells us , " Go your way , and eab the fat and drink the swoeb with a merry heart . " afc fche same time bearing in mind and acting up to the principal of temperance in all things , which all should boar in mind , particularly v / o Freemasons . Ifc is a melancholy pleasure to me to
know that probably one of the lasfc—if nofc the very last Lodge which Bro . Coombe visited / was Lodge Prudence , of which I have the honour to be a Pasfc Master . I was nofc present on that occasion , but I am informed by those who wore thafc ho displayed those kindly feelinga of harmony and good-will which ever characterised him both in the
Lodge and out of it . Though he had only been admitted into our Order four years he had heartily , from the first , grasped the grand truths of Freemasonry —those truths which teach generosity , a
feeling of sympathy with suffering , a love of peaco subordinate only to a lovo of freedom , tho glorious principles of a vast philanthropy embracing all nations and views , that charity which is the very copestone and crown of our noble Order , and which shall endure lor ever ,
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Ad00902
nsrow iur TIEIIE PBESS . NOTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION . By H . SADLER , P . M . & P . Z . Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian ofthe Grand Lodge of England . AUTHOR OF "MASONIC FACTS AND FICTIONS . " ABOUT 60 pages of Letterpress , printed in demy octavo , on good paper , bound in cloth , red edges , with a PORTRAIT AND AUTOGRAPH OF SIR ALBERT W . WOODS , C . B . ( Garter King at Arms ) , Paat Grand Warden of England , and Grand Director of Ceremonies , As a Frontispiece . Postage free to any part of the United Kingdom and the United States and Canada , 2 s 2 d ; India , 2 s 6 d ; and the Australian Colonies , 2 s 8 d . Address—H . SADtEB , c / o G . KENNING , 16 Great Queen Street , London , W . C . P . O . O . payable at 42 Drury Lane , W . C . N . B . —With the view of curtailing expense of Postage and Stationery , a remittance is reqtiested with each order .
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KAYO'S GASYLS BOYI & , EAST MOLESEY , HAMPTON COURT STATION ( Adjoining the EAILWAY , and facing the RIVER and PALACE ) . BRO . JOHN MAYO has ample accommodation in the new wing of this old-established and noted Riverside Hotol for Banquets for any number up to 100 . Every convenience for Ladies' Gatherings . Spacious landing to river , whence Steam Launches can start . Specimens of Menus , with prices , sent on application . Three Lodges meet afc the Castle Hotel , and referonce may be made to the respective Masters as to the catering , & c .
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BRO . G . S , GRAHAM , The Popular Tenor and Buffo Vocalist , from St . James ' s Hall Crystal Palace , & c . IS OPEN TO ACCEPT ENGAGEMENTS FOE € anaxte , faUrtenmrnts ft $$ te < $ 0 MC ^ mxqxuh * G . S . GRAHAM , Hazeldean , Cornford Grove , Balham , Surrey .
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Obituary.
Obituary .
THE EEV . A . B . COOMBE , M . A . THE annonncement , on tbe 17 th of February , of tbe sudden death of tho Rev . A . B . Coombe , M . A ., Oxon , Provincial Grand Chaplain of West Yorks , vvas received by the brethren in Leeds with feelings of the deepest grief . Both as a man and a Mason the late Bro . Coombe possessed in an eminent degree the qualities which endeared him to all with whom he came in contact , and singled him
out as the best type of what a Freemason ought to be . Bro . Coombe was Chaplain of Armley Gaol , Leeds , and on the morning of Satur . day , the 16 th Febrnary , he had discharged his duties , as usual , and to all appearance was in the best of health and spirits . At noon he visited the Chnrch Institute , as was his daily custom , to read the
papers , whilst so engaged , he waa noticed by an official to sink helplessly forward . He was then found to be suffering from an apoplectic seizure , and was as speedily as possible removed to his home , Clarendon Road , in a state of insensibility . Ho never regained consciousness , and died in about 24 hours afterwards , to fche unfeigned
grief of all who knew him . Bro . Trevor was with him to the lasfc , and was of material assistance to the grief stricken family . Bro . Coombe who waa in his 52 nd year , and leaves a widow and five daughters to mourn his untimely fate , first saw the light of Masonry four years ago , in Goderich Lodge , No . 1211 , and succeeded Bro . Canon Bullock
as Chaplain . His worth was recognised by the R . W . P . G . M ., last April , when he was created Provincial Grand Chaplain of the Province , succeeding' fche late Rev . Bro . Greenbury , 30 & , who singular to relate , also died during his year of office . Brother Coombe was also Chaplain of Fidelity Lodge 289 , but though officially
connected with these two Lodges , tho 8 Leeds Lodges , in common looked upon him as a member , for he was a frequent and a welcome visitor all round . Nowhere was he a moro honoured guest than at Lodge Prudenco , 2061 ) , aud jnst 8 days prior to his death he was present at tha regular meeting of that Lod ^ t * , and acted as Chaplain .
In responding to tho toasfc of tho Visitors , he remarked that ho had but one regret with regard fco Masonry , namely , that he had not been initiated 20 years earlier . W . Bro . W . F . Smiths ™ P . M . P . P . G . D .
Chairman of the Charity Committee of West ; Yorks , W . M . of Lod ^ e Goderich , held a Lodgo of Sorrow oa Thursday , the 21 st inat ., the day fixed for the funeral . The pedestals were draped iu mourning , aud each Brother wore a sprig of acacia . About 100 brethren were present ,
Obituary.
including R . W . Bro . T . W . Tew , J . P ., of Carleton Grange , the P . G . M ., Bro . Henry Smith D . P . G . M ., Bro . Keighley , J . P ., Prov . G . J . W ., and many past and present members of Provincial Grand Lodge , the W . M . ' s and a large per centage of fche members of fche 8 Leeds Lodges . Proceedings were opened by the singing of that beautiful hymn
" 0 God , our help in ages past . " V . W . Bro . Dr . Smyth , P . G . Chaplain of England and Vicar of Farheadingley , read the lesson , from Eoolesiastes , and offered np a special prayer . W . Bro . Smifchson , who was deeply affected , then spoke , as follows : —We are called together to-day to mourn the loss of a
Brother who has been suddenly taken away from ns , in the very prime of life , and which has caused a most painful shock to all of ns who knew him so well . It is just 4 years ago since Bro . Coombe first saw tbe light of Freemasonry , and from the period of his initiation he has lived and breathed amongst ns as a trne and faithful brother .
He was one of the most regular attendants at our meetings and Lodges of Instruction , ever ready to take a part in oar rites and ceremonies . He was a most sincere and devoted Mason , taking an active interest in everything that tended to the welfare of onr Lodge and the happiness of its members . He was a frequent and ever welcome visitor
to onr sister Lodges in Leeds , and attended on many occasions oar Provincial Grand Lodges . Some time after initiation , he waa appointed Chaplain of our Lodge in succession to Bro . Canon Bullock , who is now an acting Warden , and whose unavoidable absence to-day , ( he being engaged in the conduct of a Mission in the South of
England ) , I much regret . Last April Bro . Coombe was appointed to the high and dignified position of Grand Chaplain of this Province , by fche R . W . P . G . M . He died with those honours upon him , ever zealous in the true cause of Freemasonry . He , indeed , showed ns , by a good and bright example , the truest and highest principles of our
Brotherhood . Not only this Lodge , but the Craft in this Province , haa lost a good and faithful Brother and an upright Mason . His quiet and unobtrusive manner on all occasions , his kind heartedness to all brethren who came in personal contact with him , endeared him to all , and for some time his death will cause an irreparable blank in our
midst . Ifc has , however , pleased the G . A . O . T . U . to take him from us . May some of those excellent qualities and estimable virtnes , which he possessed when living , fall upon ns and teach us to practise more and more those first great principles of our Order , whioh adorned hia character in so marked a degree . It ia most gratifying
to ns of Goderich Lodge to find here , on this sad and solemn occasion , the Prov . G . M ., his Deputy , and so many Officers and Brethren to pay this last sad tribute to our departed Brother . Let us all fervently pray that , on leaving this Lodge below , he has ascended to the Grand Lodge above , where the world's great Architect reigns for
evermore . The hymn "Solemn strikes fche funeral chime" was then sung , followed by the Dead March , Bro . Townsend P . M . P . P . G . O . presiding at the harmonium with his accustomed ability . The V . W . Bro . the Rev . T . C . Smyth , D . D ., LL . D ., then delivered the funeral oration , as
follows : — It does peem to me a mysterious dispensation of Providence that I , who am 15 years older than our dear departed Brother , should be called npon to pronounce his funeral oration . I have but left a sick bed in order to perform thia sad duty j bufc brethren from the love I
bear to our late Brother and the affection I bear to our noble Order I could not refrain from being here , and availingmy self of the opportunity of paying the last sad tribute of respect to departed worth . As I have frequently said to the Prov . Grand Master and to other brethren , ifc has often been a source of greafc surprise to me that Masonry does
not flourish more in this kingdom than ia the case . In America the members are numbered by tens of thousands , whilst here they are only numbered by hundreds . When I bear in mind what a mighty engine for usefulness our Fraternity might be , and is , in spite of its limited numbers , in cementing all classes of society , and softening
down all aaperitiea of opinion , I am much surprised that it does not flourish to a greater extent . It has been a great satisfaction to me in the Lodge to which I belong ( Prudence , No . 2069 ) to see so many of my own profession coming forward to be initiated into the Order , because I do feel that especially to the clergy Freemasonry may
prove of great and lasting benefit in softening down the asperities of theological views which may and often do arise where conflicting opinions are held . I am free to confess that there is a danger to the clergy in this respect , a danger lest they should fall into narrow mindedness from working in particular grooves , and from the fact
that they are looked up to and deferred to on account of their education and position . Freemasonry it seems to me helps to counteract this by giving enlarged ideas and a higher appreciation of the benefits of benevolent toleration . So was ifc , aa you well know , wifch Bro . Coombe . All who possessed the greafc privilege of acquaintance wifch
him cau never forget the large heartedness and geniality which he possessed in an eminent degree , and which form so conapicuoua a feature of our Order . For brethren , even upon this solemn occasion I cannot refrain from alluding to the social element which is no unimportant feature in Freemasonry . Our meetings at the festive
board are sanctioned by the Volume of the Sacred Law , which tells us , " Go your way , and eab the fat and drink the swoeb with a merry heart . " afc fche same time bearing in mind and acting up to the principal of temperance in all things , which all should boar in mind , particularly v / o Freemasons . Ifc is a melancholy pleasure to me to
know that probably one of the lasfc—if nofc the very last Lodge which Bro . Coombe visited / was Lodge Prudence , of which I have the honour to be a Pasfc Master . I was nofc present on that occasion , but I am informed by those who wore thafc ho displayed those kindly feelinga of harmony and good-will which ever characterised him both in the
Lodge and out of it . Though he had only been admitted into our Order four years he had heartily , from the first , grasped the grand truths of Freemasonry —those truths which teach generosity , a
feeling of sympathy with suffering , a love of peaco subordinate only to a lovo of freedom , tho glorious principles of a vast philanthropy embracing all nations and views , that charity which is the very copestone and crown of our noble Order , and which shall endure lor ever ,