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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
ments of theirs—of generosity , charity , and goodwill , which adorned their lives and claim from us our acclamations of gratitude aud respect . To keep tho Lodges as one perfect Lodge in harmony and friendship is no ignoble sentiment . To try to have a nevv earth upon earth , if we could not have a nevv heaven upon earth ; to make the West
Elding one vast Lodge and every man a brother , is no vain apprecia tion of the capabilities of our principles and the measure of our faith May this be so . May I have your co-operation in this aspiration May I believe in a better time for human comfort and hnman happi ness , and for Christian charity everywhere , and leave to my sue
cessor in this chair a satisfied Province and the administration of its affairs marked only by unbroken , conscientious consistency , are the sincere desires of myself and my Deputy for the future well government of this Province . The Provincial Grand Master referred to an alteration in the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge which he had
adopted , dispensing with the opening of a preliminary Lodge , ns had previously been the case , thus giving Provincial Grand Lodge the premier place in the day ' s proceedings . The invitation to meet here is from the Craven Lodge , No . S 10—a Lodge whose warrant dates from 14 th February I 860 , and where the Provincial Grand Lodge
has only been held once before , when it was consecrated , on 3 rd July 1867 , by Bro . Bentley Shaw , the late esteemed Deputy . But Freemasonry here is older than this , becanse there was a Lodge here in 1789 , called tho Albion Lodge , No . 551 , and whioh , I think , was altered to tho Philanthropic , No . 460 , in the year 1792 . The Craven
Lodge ia a small Lodge in numbers , but one animated with zeal for the prosperity of the Order in this most lovely part of Yorkshire . It gave a grant to the Sir Henry Edwards' Presentation Fund , arid paid its annual subscription to the Freemasons' Widows' Annuity Fnnd Festival , which was held on the 25 th February 1885 . Oar
acknowledgments are due to the Worshipful Master and brethren of the Craven Lodgo to ment here this afternoon in the vale formed by the Kildwiok and Cross Hills , to visit the ancient memorial of the past , the Castle of the Cliffords , which now as then bids us to stand by our Royal Grand Master , and protect the
Throne and his rights to it against innovations foreign to tho principles of Freemasonry , and in accepting the privilege of tho Rector to march to the church of " Robert de Renville , " there to pray to the Great Architect of the Universe that " all things may be so ordered and settled upon the best and surest foundations , that peace anrl
happiness , truth and justice , religion and piety may be preserved among us for many generations . " Situated as this Lodge is here , forming a connecting link between the two populous connties of York and Lancaster , it ought to flourish , and we wish it prosperity and perpetuity . The permission to participate in the reception
accorded to Prince Albert victor in the Corn Exchange at Sheffield on the 1 st July last was most gratifying , and also the presentation of an address of welcome on the 15 th July to bis Royal Hignness the Prince of Wales at Leeds , on the inauguration of the Victoria College there , are instances of our sympathetic acclivity in the
prosperity and welfare of institutions and principles for the progress and benefit of our fellow-creatures , and in which FI-PO - masonry takes an especial plensnre and delight . In the 97 th report of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls is an acknowledgment of the Sir Henry Edwards presentation of £ 1050 , handed over to
that noble Institution by this Province for the purpose of ensnring to West Yorkshire the right of perpetually presenting a properly qualified child to receive the benefits conferred by the Institution , and to
place on record for ever onr deep rcpeet for our retired Provinci'il Grand Blaster , and thanking us also for an additional sum of £ 546 to the Annual Festival on tho 13 th May last , when many West Yorkshire brethren attended in Freemasons' Hall . Your
contributions this year to the three Institutions have amounted to the sum of £ 2273 2 s . You have further granted a sum of £ 60 from the funds of this Provincial Grand Lodge towards constituting this Provincial Grand Lodgo Patron of the Girls ' Institution . For your munificence and generosity I and mv
Officers thank you heartily . A few words in concluding this address . Since we last assembled together many friendly faces are missed , among them being Brothers Wrigley and Anderson , and their absence is mourned in several homes . The sable curtain of sorrowful remembrance must be drawn over the losses this Province has
sustained by the death of several brethren since April . We know that where life is on earth , there death must surely follow . Life and death are inseparably associated here below , and to which onr ritnal symbolically refers . In the Grand Lodge above let us hope we shall meet our brethren who have gone before us , renewing each tender
tie and fond association which has been so rudely broken by the inflexible hand of life ' s destroyer . Let me indulge in one brief reflection . The inflnence of a Masonic gathering of this kind npon the future of our common conntry is too important to bo overlooked . We shall be shortly called upon according to our consciences to take a
part in iorthcoming electoral contests . God grant that they may not be bitter ones . Differences of opinion may separate friendships . leaving between them yawning chasms and leading to discords and uncharitable strifes . Let the principles and roots of your Masonic obligations exercise a wise influence over your decisions . " Be ye
angry and sin not . " When this fenrfnl strife is over come to yonr Lodges , again , and let yonr solemn vows bring unification and harmony to ono and all of you . Leave sectional feelings outside the doors of your Lodge ? . Merge differences in politics and religious contentions upon that higher piano of
brotherhood that finds in patriotism and in a love of union one of its brightest and most emphatic expressions . Rejoin your brotherhood ; rouc-v those Masonic friendships that know no county or borough divisions , but whose mystic chords of memory will vibrate in tuneful unison in every Lodge from one cud of this Province to tho other . These are
stronger ties than Franchise Acts or snch like Babel laws , or even the hempen thews of commerce . No steel sword , no cable iow can stab or strangle them . The issue is iu your hands . Show by yonr courage and devotion the benign influence of Masonry , and by precept and example that it iu a huuniniaiii '' force , and which , whilo it has
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
filled the ages that have passed with its aroma of love , can yet Accomplish its greatest work—good-will towards all men . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master also briefl y returned thanks , in the coarse of which lie offered some
excellent advice as to carrying out the regulations of the Craft , and urged Worshipful . Masters to assist in keeping up tlie reputation of the Province for the promptness with which its returns are made .
The Vice Chairman of tho Charity Committee tendered the report of that Committee , and urged the brethren to increase as far as possible their individual subscri ptions to the various Charities .
After the business of the Lodge was concluded , the brethren assembled in order of procession , and marched to the Parish Church , where a choral service was rendered
and a sermon preached by Brother the Rev . J . J . Needham , of Pontefract , tho offertory being for the Eoyal Masonic Boys' Junior School . A banquet was afterwards served at tho Devonshire Arms Hotel . —Yorkshire Post .
The monthly meeting of the general committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was hold on Saturday , at Freemasons' Hall . The chair was taken by Bro . J . L . Mather , and amongst those present were Bros . Hosrai'd ,
Snppet , Willaras , Gillard , Roebuck , Scurrah , Constable , Webb , Cumberland , Glad well , Adlard , Dr . Morris , Cubitt , Saunders , Dicketts , Moon , Baron , Bowyer , Knightley Belton , Controller Bake , Morgan , P . Binckes ( Sec ) , & c .
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed , and then the minutes of the meetings of the House Committee , both for 21 st August and 18 th September , were read for information . A sum of £ 5 per quarter was granted
towards the education of a pupil whose state of health rendered it desirable he should reside nearer to his friends , and then the Secretary reported that he had that morning received notice of the withdrawal of another
candidate—No . 20 , L . C . E . Ambrose . This , with the two withdrawals officially reported last week , will reduce the list of ap . proved candidates who will go to the poll on Monday next to 53 , of whom 37 are to be elected . Three
petitions were considered , and the candidates approved . There wero eight applications for grauts for outfits , & c . on leaving the School ; seven of these were approved—and £ 5 voted for each . With respect to the eighth case , there
were special circumstances connected with it ; the mother applied for a sum of money , to be expended by way of a premium towards apprenticing her son . This case was
deferred , as it was the general impression further particulars should be supplied . A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the procedings .
It is not often we report the post prandial proceedings of tho Boys ' School Dinner Club , bat on Saturday last these were of so especially interesting a character that wo feel we shonld scarcely be doing justice to an esteemed and worthy brother were we entirely to pass them over on this occasion . Briefly then , it is doubtless well known
to the majority of our readers that the ' Committee Dinner Club is an old and well-recognized institution , and invariably is represented by its Steward at the Annual Festival of the Institution with which it is more immediately associated . On Saturday last the merry gathering was presided over by Bro . George Alex . Vennell , who COD .
ducted the proceedings in a happy and congenial spirit . The dinner was served iu the Duke ' s Salon , at the Holborn Restaurant , and a most recherche repast was supplied uuder the personal supervision of Bro . Thomas Hamp . On the removal of the cloth the customary loyal to ; i 3 t was honoured , and shortly afterwards Bro . Frederick
Binckes rose . He made reference to some remarks that had emanated from Bro . James Terry , as to how the Eoyal Masonic Institutions had profited by tho exertions of Bro . John Constable , who was present ou this occasion as a Visitor . It was now generally known to most of the brethren assembled around that table that it was in
contemplation to present Bro . Constable—who was again about to leave I'higlund—with ; i souvenir of tho regard and esteem in which the brethren with whom he had laboured an zealously still held him . lie ( Bro . Hinokes ) was gratified iu being able to state that their funds wore in tin eminently satisfactory state : ho would therefore at
once ninko a propo .-itiosi that five pounds be voted by the Boys School Committee Dinner Club towards defraying the cost of the testimonial that was about to be presented , to Bro . Constable , who he felt he might describe as tho guest of the evening . This having been seconded by Bro . Belton , was put to the meeting aud unanimously
aureed to . Bro . Constable , who had left the room during the remarks of Bro . Binckes , having again taken his seat , Bro . Binckes once more rose , flo thought tltey were approaching what might be considered tlie sciorems moment of the evening . The graceful act
just committed had somownab cleared his path , so far as regarded any opening statement he might deem it necessary to make . Their worthy brother was only present that evening iu the capacity of a Visitor , but duriug the period of liia momborahip of tho Boya' School
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
ments of theirs—of generosity , charity , and goodwill , which adorned their lives and claim from us our acclamations of gratitude aud respect . To keep tho Lodges as one perfect Lodge in harmony and friendship is no ignoble sentiment . To try to have a nevv earth upon earth , if we could not have a nevv heaven upon earth ; to make the West
Elding one vast Lodge and every man a brother , is no vain apprecia tion of the capabilities of our principles and the measure of our faith May this be so . May I have your co-operation in this aspiration May I believe in a better time for human comfort and hnman happi ness , and for Christian charity everywhere , and leave to my sue
cessor in this chair a satisfied Province and the administration of its affairs marked only by unbroken , conscientious consistency , are the sincere desires of myself and my Deputy for the future well government of this Province . The Provincial Grand Master referred to an alteration in the opening of Provincial Grand Lodge which he had
adopted , dispensing with the opening of a preliminary Lodge , ns had previously been the case , thus giving Provincial Grand Lodge the premier place in the day ' s proceedings . The invitation to meet here is from the Craven Lodge , No . S 10—a Lodge whose warrant dates from 14 th February I 860 , and where the Provincial Grand Lodge
has only been held once before , when it was consecrated , on 3 rd July 1867 , by Bro . Bentley Shaw , the late esteemed Deputy . But Freemasonry here is older than this , becanse there was a Lodge here in 1789 , called tho Albion Lodge , No . 551 , and whioh , I think , was altered to tho Philanthropic , No . 460 , in the year 1792 . The Craven
Lodge ia a small Lodge in numbers , but one animated with zeal for the prosperity of the Order in this most lovely part of Yorkshire . It gave a grant to the Sir Henry Edwards' Presentation Fund , arid paid its annual subscription to the Freemasons' Widows' Annuity Fnnd Festival , which was held on the 25 th February 1885 . Oar
acknowledgments are due to the Worshipful Master and brethren of the Craven Lodgo to ment here this afternoon in the vale formed by the Kildwiok and Cross Hills , to visit the ancient memorial of the past , the Castle of the Cliffords , which now as then bids us to stand by our Royal Grand Master , and protect the
Throne and his rights to it against innovations foreign to tho principles of Freemasonry , and in accepting the privilege of tho Rector to march to the church of " Robert de Renville , " there to pray to the Great Architect of the Universe that " all things may be so ordered and settled upon the best and surest foundations , that peace anrl
happiness , truth and justice , religion and piety may be preserved among us for many generations . " Situated as this Lodge is here , forming a connecting link between the two populous connties of York and Lancaster , it ought to flourish , and we wish it prosperity and perpetuity . The permission to participate in the reception
accorded to Prince Albert victor in the Corn Exchange at Sheffield on the 1 st July last was most gratifying , and also the presentation of an address of welcome on the 15 th July to bis Royal Hignness the Prince of Wales at Leeds , on the inauguration of the Victoria College there , are instances of our sympathetic acclivity in the
prosperity and welfare of institutions and principles for the progress and benefit of our fellow-creatures , and in which FI-PO - masonry takes an especial plensnre and delight . In the 97 th report of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls is an acknowledgment of the Sir Henry Edwards presentation of £ 1050 , handed over to
that noble Institution by this Province for the purpose of ensnring to West Yorkshire the right of perpetually presenting a properly qualified child to receive the benefits conferred by the Institution , and to
place on record for ever onr deep rcpeet for our retired Provinci'il Grand Blaster , and thanking us also for an additional sum of £ 546 to the Annual Festival on tho 13 th May last , when many West Yorkshire brethren attended in Freemasons' Hall . Your
contributions this year to the three Institutions have amounted to the sum of £ 2273 2 s . You have further granted a sum of £ 60 from the funds of this Provincial Grand Lodge towards constituting this Provincial Grand Lodgo Patron of the Girls ' Institution . For your munificence and generosity I and mv
Officers thank you heartily . A few words in concluding this address . Since we last assembled together many friendly faces are missed , among them being Brothers Wrigley and Anderson , and their absence is mourned in several homes . The sable curtain of sorrowful remembrance must be drawn over the losses this Province has
sustained by the death of several brethren since April . We know that where life is on earth , there death must surely follow . Life and death are inseparably associated here below , and to which onr ritnal symbolically refers . In the Grand Lodge above let us hope we shall meet our brethren who have gone before us , renewing each tender
tie and fond association which has been so rudely broken by the inflexible hand of life ' s destroyer . Let me indulge in one brief reflection . The inflnence of a Masonic gathering of this kind npon the future of our common conntry is too important to bo overlooked . We shall be shortly called upon according to our consciences to take a
part in iorthcoming electoral contests . God grant that they may not be bitter ones . Differences of opinion may separate friendships . leaving between them yawning chasms and leading to discords and uncharitable strifes . Let the principles and roots of your Masonic obligations exercise a wise influence over your decisions . " Be ye
angry and sin not . " When this fenrfnl strife is over come to yonr Lodges , again , and let yonr solemn vows bring unification and harmony to ono and all of you . Leave sectional feelings outside the doors of your Lodge ? . Merge differences in politics and religious contentions upon that higher piano of
brotherhood that finds in patriotism and in a love of union one of its brightest and most emphatic expressions . Rejoin your brotherhood ; rouc-v those Masonic friendships that know no county or borough divisions , but whose mystic chords of memory will vibrate in tuneful unison in every Lodge from one cud of this Province to tho other . These are
stronger ties than Franchise Acts or snch like Babel laws , or even the hempen thews of commerce . No steel sword , no cable iow can stab or strangle them . The issue is iu your hands . Show by yonr courage and devotion the benign influence of Masonry , and by precept and example that it iu a huuniniaiii '' force , and which , whilo it has
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
filled the ages that have passed with its aroma of love , can yet Accomplish its greatest work—good-will towards all men . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master also briefl y returned thanks , in the coarse of which lie offered some
excellent advice as to carrying out the regulations of the Craft , and urged Worshipful . Masters to assist in keeping up tlie reputation of the Province for the promptness with which its returns are made .
The Vice Chairman of tho Charity Committee tendered the report of that Committee , and urged the brethren to increase as far as possible their individual subscri ptions to the various Charities .
After the business of the Lodge was concluded , the brethren assembled in order of procession , and marched to the Parish Church , where a choral service was rendered
and a sermon preached by Brother the Rev . J . J . Needham , of Pontefract , tho offertory being for the Eoyal Masonic Boys' Junior School . A banquet was afterwards served at tho Devonshire Arms Hotel . —Yorkshire Post .
The monthly meeting of the general committee of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys was hold on Saturday , at Freemasons' Hall . The chair was taken by Bro . J . L . Mather , and amongst those present were Bros . Hosrai'd ,
Snppet , Willaras , Gillard , Roebuck , Scurrah , Constable , Webb , Cumberland , Glad well , Adlard , Dr . Morris , Cubitt , Saunders , Dicketts , Moon , Baron , Bowyer , Knightley Belton , Controller Bake , Morgan , P . Binckes ( Sec ) , & c .
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed , and then the minutes of the meetings of the House Committee , both for 21 st August and 18 th September , were read for information . A sum of £ 5 per quarter was granted
towards the education of a pupil whose state of health rendered it desirable he should reside nearer to his friends , and then the Secretary reported that he had that morning received notice of the withdrawal of another
candidate—No . 20 , L . C . E . Ambrose . This , with the two withdrawals officially reported last week , will reduce the list of ap . proved candidates who will go to the poll on Monday next to 53 , of whom 37 are to be elected . Three
petitions were considered , and the candidates approved . There wero eight applications for grauts for outfits , & c . on leaving the School ; seven of these were approved—and £ 5 voted for each . With respect to the eighth case , there
were special circumstances connected with it ; the mother applied for a sum of money , to be expended by way of a premium towards apprenticing her son . This case was
deferred , as it was the general impression further particulars should be supplied . A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the procedings .
It is not often we report the post prandial proceedings of tho Boys ' School Dinner Club , bat on Saturday last these were of so especially interesting a character that wo feel we shonld scarcely be doing justice to an esteemed and worthy brother were we entirely to pass them over on this occasion . Briefly then , it is doubtless well known
to the majority of our readers that the ' Committee Dinner Club is an old and well-recognized institution , and invariably is represented by its Steward at the Annual Festival of the Institution with which it is more immediately associated . On Saturday last the merry gathering was presided over by Bro . George Alex . Vennell , who COD .
ducted the proceedings in a happy and congenial spirit . The dinner was served iu the Duke ' s Salon , at the Holborn Restaurant , and a most recherche repast was supplied uuder the personal supervision of Bro . Thomas Hamp . On the removal of the cloth the customary loyal to ; i 3 t was honoured , and shortly afterwards Bro . Frederick
Binckes rose . He made reference to some remarks that had emanated from Bro . James Terry , as to how the Eoyal Masonic Institutions had profited by tho exertions of Bro . John Constable , who was present ou this occasion as a Visitor . It was now generally known to most of the brethren assembled around that table that it was in
contemplation to present Bro . Constable—who was again about to leave I'higlund—with ; i souvenir of tho regard and esteem in which the brethren with whom he had laboured an zealously still held him . lie ( Bro . Hinokes ) was gratified iu being able to state that their funds wore in tin eminently satisfactory state : ho would therefore at
once ninko a propo .-itiosi that five pounds be voted by the Boys School Committee Dinner Club towards defraying the cost of the testimonial that was about to be presented , to Bro . Constable , who he felt he might describe as tho guest of the evening . This having been seconded by Bro . Belton , was put to the meeting aud unanimously
aureed to . Bro . Constable , who had left the room during the remarks of Bro . Binckes , having again taken his seat , Bro . Binckes once more rose , flo thought tltey were approaching what might be considered tlie sciorems moment of the evening . The graceful act
just committed had somownab cleared his path , so far as regarded any opening statement he might deem it necessary to make . Their worthy brother was only present that evening iu the capacity of a Visitor , but duriug the period of liia momborahip of tho Boya' School