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The Masonic Province Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
shire , and Huntingdonshire ) , and some useful Mason \ c notes , & c ., and concludes with a summary of the votes for the Charities possessed by brethren and others in the district . From this list we gather that tho total voting
strength of the Province is as follows : —Girls , 20 * 4 votes ; Boys , 4 * 28 ; Benevolent ( Male Fund ) , 172 ; do . ( Widows ' Fund ) , 235 ; total , 1039 .
In concluding our remarks , we take the opportunity of congratulating the brethren of the district on the apparent prosperity of their several Lodges , and wish them continued and increased success in the future .
Province Of Sussex.
PROVINCE OF SUSSEX .
THE next few weeks will undoubtedly be active ones , so far as Freemasonry in Sussex is affected . Tuesday , the 22 nd instant , is the day appointed by His Royal Highness the Grand Master for the installation of His
Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , Earl of Sussex , K . G ., & c , as Right Worshipful Grand Master , in place of the late Sir Walter W . Bnrrell , whose death occurred in January last .
The Provincial Grand Officers , with the Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of the Lodges in the Province will attend an especial Provincial Grand
Lodge , to be holden in the Dome at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on the day we have named , at twelve o ' clock noon , for the Installation ceremony , which will be performed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , KG ., in person .
These periodical Masonic celebrations , in which our Grand Master takes so lively an interest , offer many inducements to those Craftsmen who have time and opportunity at their disposal , and we look forward to the
gathering at Brighton on this occasion commanding as large , if not even a larger attendance , than the meeting at York , in 1883 , when the Prince of Wales laid tbe Memorial Stone of the New Institute there , with Masonic honours . In order to further the efforts of the Committee who have
charge of the arrangements it is requested the following regulation will be fully considered by those who intend to present themselves : — " No one will be admitted to the
Royal Pavilion on this occasion without a Ticket , " application for which should be made not later than this day ( Saturday ) , the 12 th instant , to the Provincial Grand
Secretary , Brother V . P . Freeman , 9 St . George ' s-place , Brighton .
The following memorandum has been issued from the Grand Secretary ' s Office : — There will be a special train for the conveyance of H . R . H . the Grand Master , and the Grand Officers , & c . —leaving Victoria at 10 . 15 o'clock a . m ., and arriving at Brighton at 11 . 30 o'clock . The return special train will leave Brighton at 4 . 25 o ' clock p . m ..
arriving at Victoria at 5 . 40 o'clock . Brethren desirous of travelling by the special train , are requested to inform the Grand Secretary as soon as possible , in order that
seats may be reserved for them , for which he will transmit a voucher . The fare by this train will be first-class single for the double journey . SHAD - WELL H . CLEEKE , Grand Secretary . Freemasons' Hall , 9 th June 1886 .
The June meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , Bro . Edgar Bowyer P . G . Standard Bearer in the chair . The minutes of tbe
previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the Warden ' s report for the past month was read and approved . The petitions of seven old people—five men and two widows—were considered , and ordered to be
placed on the list of candidates for election in May next year . The members of the House and Audit Committees were re-elected , and a vote of thanks to Bro . Bowyer for presiding closed the proceedings .
We have been requested to make a correction in the list of Bro . W . B . Ackerman J . W . 317 ; the amount was put down at the time of the Girls' School Festival as £ 10 10 s , whereas it should have been £ 52 10 s . We congratulate Bro . Ackerman on his having secured so large an amount .
Masonry's Aspiration.
MASONRY'S ASPIRATION .
An Oration by Bev . Bro . George McClellan Fishe at tlie Dedication of the Nciv Masonic Temple in Providence , Bhode Island , 3 rd February 1 SS 6 .
THIS clay's event is one which will be kept for ever green in the annals of the Masonic Order within this jurisdiction . The expert craftsmen of Rhode Island have distinguished themselves in their day and generation by rearing this edifice , which will long remain to be at once a rendezvous for those at labour and a monument to those
who shall be called , from time to time , from labour here to refreshment everlasting . In the rapidly developing prosperity of Providence , as she stretches out her branches unto the sea and her boughs unto the river , this temple rises
no insignificant memento of principles which keep the teeming city pure and sweet , with peace within her walls and plenteousness within her palaces . Well and wisely have you wrought here , my brothers , and in the completion of this fair and unblemished work we all rejoice .
Praise to that Father , in whose house are many mansions ! Praise to the Lord , thy Saviour and thy Redeemer , the Mighty One of Jacob ! Praise to that Holy
Spirit , who enriched your hearts with the inspiration of His counsel , and guided your bands to perform your heart ' s desire ! Praise , praise , thrice praise to that Thrice Holy One , under whose Almighty Shadow as a Column of
Cloud by day and a Pillar of Fire by night , we would , as Masons true , always abide !
With such ascription , first of all to the Supreme Architect and Master , and then , with every sentiment of congratulation to the august Fraternity assembled here—I greet you —counting it an especial honour , hailing as I do from a
sister jurisdiction , the Grand Lodge of New York , to be present here and to be a spokesman at an hour like this . Were it not one of the landmarks of the Order that every Eastward , stepping traveller finds welcome awaiting him in
every Lodge , I should feel as if the gladness of to-day were so entirely yours that unfamiliar voices should be silent as in the presence of that joy with which the stranger intermeddleth not . But as is is , the echoes of your rejoicings
will send a kindred joyous thrill through all the Lodges far and near , and all Masonic work will be the better , the stronger , and the more enduring , because you have built solidly and well .
As we stand here together and survey the thronging Craft , sheltered beneath the canopy of this fine building , we cannot but be conscious that public attention is naturally attracted towards us in a new degree . Under
these new circumstances we begin a fresh and larger epoch of Masonic life . We rise to a more exalted station before the eyes of the world . We come forward to the front on the platform of the civic life of Providence .
Enshrined in its own imposing habitation , the Masonic Order invites observation , and provokes inquiry as to its mission and its message . Has it any noteworthy mission to fulfil ? Has it any edifying
message to deliver ? A personage or an institution appearing in the arena of an industrial , inquisitive , and practical country , must have some definite aim and purpose to
propose . To an age critical , incredulous and unsentimental , credentials of identification and usefulness must be shown , if respect , sympathy and admiration are to be
commanded . What has Masonry to say for itself ? What account of its past can it render ? What promise can it hold out to us for the future ? We , of course , believe that the Masonic Order has a
distinct mission to discharge , and a definite message to impart—a mission and a message pertinent to and needful for these times . The Masonic Order , I make bold to announce and
characterise it , faces the world as a prophet . A prophet , you will remember , was entrusted with two great functions —one was to urge and expound truth in its application to the present time , the other was to foretel the things which should be hereafter . Both of these functions the Masonic
Order is , in a sense , concerned with . It is an exponent of that truth , divine and heavenly , which alone can beautify ancl irradiate our daily lives and make us truer men ; and
it continually holds up before us the prospect of the life of the world to come . In its own graphic manner , with its own dramatic eloquence , it admonishes us of death momentarily impending , of that resurrection victory , in which
death is swallowed up , and of the eternal bliss which we
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The Masonic Province Of Leicestershire And Rutland.
shire , and Huntingdonshire ) , and some useful Mason \ c notes , & c ., and concludes with a summary of the votes for the Charities possessed by brethren and others in the district . From this list we gather that tho total voting
strength of the Province is as follows : —Girls , 20 * 4 votes ; Boys , 4 * 28 ; Benevolent ( Male Fund ) , 172 ; do . ( Widows ' Fund ) , 235 ; total , 1039 .
In concluding our remarks , we take the opportunity of congratulating the brethren of the district on the apparent prosperity of their several Lodges , and wish them continued and increased success in the future .
Province Of Sussex.
PROVINCE OF SUSSEX .
THE next few weeks will undoubtedly be active ones , so far as Freemasonry in Sussex is affected . Tuesday , the 22 nd instant , is the day appointed by His Royal Highness the Grand Master for the installation of His
Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn , Earl of Sussex , K . G ., & c , as Right Worshipful Grand Master , in place of the late Sir Walter W . Bnrrell , whose death occurred in January last .
The Provincial Grand Officers , with the Worshipful Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of the Lodges in the Province will attend an especial Provincial Grand
Lodge , to be holden in the Dome at the Royal Pavilion , Brighton , on the day we have named , at twelve o ' clock noon , for the Installation ceremony , which will be performed by the Most Worshipful Grand Master His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , KG ., in person .
These periodical Masonic celebrations , in which our Grand Master takes so lively an interest , offer many inducements to those Craftsmen who have time and opportunity at their disposal , and we look forward to the
gathering at Brighton on this occasion commanding as large , if not even a larger attendance , than the meeting at York , in 1883 , when the Prince of Wales laid tbe Memorial Stone of the New Institute there , with Masonic honours . In order to further the efforts of the Committee who have
charge of the arrangements it is requested the following regulation will be fully considered by those who intend to present themselves : — " No one will be admitted to the
Royal Pavilion on this occasion without a Ticket , " application for which should be made not later than this day ( Saturday ) , the 12 th instant , to the Provincial Grand
Secretary , Brother V . P . Freeman , 9 St . George ' s-place , Brighton .
The following memorandum has been issued from the Grand Secretary ' s Office : — There will be a special train for the conveyance of H . R . H . the Grand Master , and the Grand Officers , & c . —leaving Victoria at 10 . 15 o'clock a . m ., and arriving at Brighton at 11 . 30 o'clock . The return special train will leave Brighton at 4 . 25 o ' clock p . m ..
arriving at Victoria at 5 . 40 o'clock . Brethren desirous of travelling by the special train , are requested to inform the Grand Secretary as soon as possible , in order that
seats may be reserved for them , for which he will transmit a voucher . The fare by this train will be first-class single for the double journey . SHAD - WELL H . CLEEKE , Grand Secretary . Freemasons' Hall , 9 th June 1886 .
The June meeting of the Committee of Management of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution was held at Freemasons' Hall on Wednesday , Bro . Edgar Bowyer P . G . Standard Bearer in the chair . The minutes of tbe
previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the Warden ' s report for the past month was read and approved . The petitions of seven old people—five men and two widows—were considered , and ordered to be
placed on the list of candidates for election in May next year . The members of the House and Audit Committees were re-elected , and a vote of thanks to Bro . Bowyer for presiding closed the proceedings .
We have been requested to make a correction in the list of Bro . W . B . Ackerman J . W . 317 ; the amount was put down at the time of the Girls' School Festival as £ 10 10 s , whereas it should have been £ 52 10 s . We congratulate Bro . Ackerman on his having secured so large an amount .
Masonry's Aspiration.
MASONRY'S ASPIRATION .
An Oration by Bev . Bro . George McClellan Fishe at tlie Dedication of the Nciv Masonic Temple in Providence , Bhode Island , 3 rd February 1 SS 6 .
THIS clay's event is one which will be kept for ever green in the annals of the Masonic Order within this jurisdiction . The expert craftsmen of Rhode Island have distinguished themselves in their day and generation by rearing this edifice , which will long remain to be at once a rendezvous for those at labour and a monument to those
who shall be called , from time to time , from labour here to refreshment everlasting . In the rapidly developing prosperity of Providence , as she stretches out her branches unto the sea and her boughs unto the river , this temple rises
no insignificant memento of principles which keep the teeming city pure and sweet , with peace within her walls and plenteousness within her palaces . Well and wisely have you wrought here , my brothers , and in the completion of this fair and unblemished work we all rejoice .
Praise to that Father , in whose house are many mansions ! Praise to the Lord , thy Saviour and thy Redeemer , the Mighty One of Jacob ! Praise to that Holy
Spirit , who enriched your hearts with the inspiration of His counsel , and guided your bands to perform your heart ' s desire ! Praise , praise , thrice praise to that Thrice Holy One , under whose Almighty Shadow as a Column of
Cloud by day and a Pillar of Fire by night , we would , as Masons true , always abide !
With such ascription , first of all to the Supreme Architect and Master , and then , with every sentiment of congratulation to the august Fraternity assembled here—I greet you —counting it an especial honour , hailing as I do from a
sister jurisdiction , the Grand Lodge of New York , to be present here and to be a spokesman at an hour like this . Were it not one of the landmarks of the Order that every Eastward , stepping traveller finds welcome awaiting him in
every Lodge , I should feel as if the gladness of to-day were so entirely yours that unfamiliar voices should be silent as in the presence of that joy with which the stranger intermeddleth not . But as is is , the echoes of your rejoicings
will send a kindred joyous thrill through all the Lodges far and near , and all Masonic work will be the better , the stronger , and the more enduring , because you have built solidly and well .
As we stand here together and survey the thronging Craft , sheltered beneath the canopy of this fine building , we cannot but be conscious that public attention is naturally attracted towards us in a new degree . Under
these new circumstances we begin a fresh and larger epoch of Masonic life . We rise to a more exalted station before the eyes of the world . We come forward to the front on the platform of the civic life of Providence .
Enshrined in its own imposing habitation , the Masonic Order invites observation , and provokes inquiry as to its mission and its message . Has it any noteworthy mission to fulfil ? Has it any edifying
message to deliver ? A personage or an institution appearing in the arena of an industrial , inquisitive , and practical country , must have some definite aim and purpose to
propose . To an age critical , incredulous and unsentimental , credentials of identification and usefulness must be shown , if respect , sympathy and admiration are to be
commanded . What has Masonry to say for itself ? What account of its past can it render ? What promise can it hold out to us for the future ? We , of course , believe that the Masonic Order has a
distinct mission to discharge , and a definite message to impart—a mission and a message pertinent to and needful for these times . The Masonic Order , I make bold to announce and
characterise it , faces the world as a prophet . A prophet , you will remember , was entrusted with two great functions —one was to urge and expound truth in its application to the present time , the other was to foretel the things which should be hereafter . Both of these functions the Masonic
Order is , in a sense , concerned with . It is an exponent of that truth , divine and heavenly , which alone can beautify ancl irradiate our daily lives and make us truer men ; and
it continually holds up before us the prospect of the life of the world to come . In its own graphic manner , with its own dramatic eloquence , it admonishes us of death momentarily impending , of that resurrection victory , in which
death is swallowed up , and of the eternal bliss which we