Province Of Essex.

G . J . Glasscock W . M . 1817 - - Prov . Grabd Sword Bearer E . Gower Organist 1024 . . „ Organist W . B . J . Harrington I . P . M . 160 - „ Pursuivant Berry W . M . 1000 .... „ Steward T . F . Barrett S . W . 1000 - „ „

W . D . Merrett J . W . 1000 - „ W . Richey W . M . 51 - „ „ J . Dean W . M . 433 .. . „ „ Debane S . W . 1543 .. . „ T . S . Sarel 276 ... . Tyler

After the Prov . Grand Officers had been saluted , what may be considered the feature of the day ' s proceedings was bronght under notice , that is the proposition for the adoption of certain Byelaws relating to charity organisation in the Province . In these col - umns we have already fnlly expressed ourselves as to the merits of this proposed code , which was printed in extenso in our issue of last

week ; suffice it , therefore , if we state that each of the seven clauses was most carefully considered in its relative bearings , and a due meed of praise awarded to the Committee to whom the duty of framing them had been entrusted . Several happy suggestions were made as to the sense in whioh it was intended they should be exer . cised , and arrangements made for a Committee who should undertake

the establishment of the organisation , which consequently we may soon hope to see in full operation . The remaining business was then proceeded with . A sum of £ 10 10 s was voted in aid of the Southend Life Boat Sustentation Fond , and after the brethren had expressed their thanks to Lord Tenterden for his kindness in attending . Prov . Grand Lodge was closed in regular form .

The banquet ; took place at the Terminus Hotel , where ample accommodation was provided for the eighty-two brethreu who partook . On the removal of the cloth , the Loyal toasts were fully honoured , the Prov . Grand Master , in consequence of being compelled to leave by an early train made his introductory remarks somewhat brief . The health of the Right Hon . the Lord Tenterden was

proposed by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master , who introduced the toast with happy nllnsions to the interest their Prov . Grand Master had unquestionably displayed in his conduct of the business of the day . One thing could but have struck all who were present—that was , their Prov . Grand Master was equal to any emergency . He knew he was expressing the opinion of one and all when he announced they

gave him a hearty welcome . If—as had been said—happy was the Province that had no history ; he might venture to predict that Freemasonry in the Province of Essex had a brilliant future before ifc in being under the rule of snch a Prov . Grand Master . The toast was received most enthusiastically , and on Lord Tenterden ' s rising , be was vociferousl y cheered . His address throughout was listened

to with intense interest . After thanking his Deputy for the way he had submitted the toast , he spoke as follows : — BRETHKEN , —In the first place , let me congratulate myself at meeting you all at Southend . Although my earliest Masonio experiences in the Province were at the old Lodge of Hope and Unity , at Romford , it was afc Southend that I became so to speak

naturalized in the county , and I think that there are very few people , not natives of the place , who have spent more pleasant holi . day hours than I have , collecting wild flowers in the pretty rural lanes of the neighbourhood , or sailing and fishing off its coast . It is therefore a personal satisfaction to me to be able to assemble the Provincial Grand Lodge at Southend , where ifc has not met since

1872 . Well , brethren , when I first knew Southend , thirty years ago , it was a little village , merely a row of houses by the sea . By the census I notice that it has doubled its population during the last ten years . In that time Freemasonry in the Province has increased in even greater proportions , six Lodges having been consecrated , and this is but a very small fraction indeed of the vast increase

of Freemasonry which has taken place throughout the British Dominions under the Masonic jurisdiction of H . R . H . The Prince of Wales . During the last three years upwards of 150 Warrants have been granted by Grand Lodge to Lodges in all parts of the world . We may truly say , " Quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris . " Lodges have been constituted in Bengal , Bombay , Madras , New

Zealand , New South Wales , Jamaica , the Island of Dominica , British Burmah , South Africa , Trinidad , China , New Caledonia , and in the county of which some of us hear a good deal just now , Tunis . The o ? iSl nnmber of Lodges is about 1900 , and will soon , I suppose , be 2000 . I have no reason to doubt that in other countries , especially m the United States , there has been a corresponding increase . Now , what is

the reason of this great spread of Freemasonry ? Some of the uninitiated say—Oh , it is because the Prince of Wales is Grand Master . We all of us here present , I am sure , fully acknowledge the obligations of the Craft to the zealous ability with which His Royal Highness presides over it , and his example has probably attracted roany to onr ranks , but it must be something more than the fact thafc ratt ln

« ue ^ i ^ giiHHi ia governed by so popular a Prince which leads onr brethren all over the world to establish Masonic Lodges . Other people say—It is because Freemasonry leads to pleasant dinners and social gatherings j bub in tbe days when conviviality , singing Bao-° /}" + * cnornseB » and drinking endless toasts , were the fashion , and the popular idea of a Freemasonas illustrated by Hogarthwas

, , a man m a fantastic opron staggering home at early morning , Freeasonry made comparatively little progress . Others , again , say"is because it is a great Charitable Institution ; and this is the true swer , although we must not take the expression in its narrowest itsTw ^ . " table Institution , because it inculcates Charily in widest

tear r •' aspect . INofc only must a Freemason havo " a bon it . " ^ ' and B band open BS day for meltiDg charity , " but he is brort , I i Masonic obligations to exercise the spirit of charity in breth •£ towards M mankind , and especially towards hi ? soverlf" Iv . Freemasonr y- It is often very much easier to give a onlvt t 0 for £ ' Te SD injury . Freemnsonry tenches us not and tr . 8 UC ? the distressed , but to exercise universal toleration , ° receivo and treat as brethren men of all races and creeds

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who join with us in recognising the landmarks of our Order , the duties we owe to the Most High , to our Fraternity , and to the Queen . This is the true secret of Freemasonry , and it is in this respect that Freemasonry may be said to bo tho handmaid of religion and the support of social order . There have been days when "Christians have burnt each other , quit © persuaded that all the

Apostles would have done as they did . Thoso days have passed , never , ifc is to be hoped , to return ; bufc tho spirit of bigotry still survives in many forms , and ifc is the great advantage of Freemasonry , as an institution of universal charity , that by banishing from its Lodges all questions of political or religions differences , it enables men to " meet on the level , and to part on the square . " To enter a Masonic

Lodge should at all times have elevating and moral influence , and m times of strife and contention should bo like taking refuge within the shady aisle of some cathedral from the burning heat of a tropical sun . It is this characteristic of Freemasonry which constitutes its real value to mankind , which has given it permanence , and which is ever attracting worthy members to its ranks . At the present time , when secret

societies are principally known as recklessly threatening death and revolution , it seems to me a fitting opportunity for calling attention to the true objects of our Order , and to the fact that throughout the British Dominions , and in every country where freedom and enlightenment prevail , there are thousands , probably hundreds of thousands , of brethren of our Society , who , while recognising the great principles

of natural equality and mutual dependence , are bound to exercise universal fraternal toleration , and above all to render reverence to the Great Architect of the Universe and respect to all lawfully con . stituted authority . The next toast bronght under consideration was " The Worshipful Brother Bro . F . A . Philbrick , Q . C ., P . G . D . D . P . G . M ., and the rest of

the Prov . Grand Officers Present and Past . " The Prov . Grand Master thanked those who had rendered him such goodly assistance in the past . For his present Officers he had realised the difficulties he had to encounter in making appointments . His idea was to distribute the honours , nofc to individuals who were popular in any special district , but to those who had distinguished themselves in Freemasonry . In this

regard he had done bis best to appoint worthy men . He called upon Bro . Philbrick to reply . Our learned brother , in the course of his response , remarked that the Prov . Grand Master had alluded to the position Freemasonry had taken up both in this country and abroad , likewise to the advance it had made in their own Province . The unswerving permanence of our stability was attributable to the fact that we were

true to ourselves , true to oar Order , and true to our God . This made Masonry what it was—a living pen , and nofc a dead letter . In his opinion , in which he thought all would coincide , Freemasonry in the Province was well represented by its Officers . They were a good , hard working body ; men who would strive to uphold the best iuterests of the Craft . On his own and their behalf he thanked

one and alt for the reception given to the toast . In speaking to the toast of the Visitors , Lord Tenterden regretted the absence of many whose avocations had prevented their attendance ; with it he would associate the name of Bro . Leith Past District Grand S . W . of Bombay—a Mason well known and highly esteemed , and father of the present District GrandrJMaster of Bombay . Bro . Leith feared he

might trespass somewhat upon the limited time at the disposal of the brethren . However , with their permission , he would say a few words respecting what was being done in the District with which he and his sons were more immediately associated . Our worthy brother then detailed some interesting experiences in connection with Freemasonry in the East , his remarks making a very powerful impression npon

those who were privileged to listen to them . At this stage of the proceedings the exigencies of the train service necessitated the departure of the P . G . Master and many of the brethren who had corresponding trains to catch . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , however , assumed the chair , and gave several other toasts , making a fervid appeal to the brethren of the Province to sustain the several

Charifceble Institutions in their present state of efficiency . With the " Masonic Charities" he associated the name of Bro . Wood , a Vice-President of each , and the first Worshipfnl Master of the Priory Lodge , under whose banner they were assembled thafc clay . After this had been acknowledged by Bro . Wood , the W . M . ' s of Lodges in the Province were complimented . Then came the " Reception

Committee , " a special word of praise being vouchsafed to Bros . Wardell and Albert Lucking . The Tyler was then summoned , and the formal proceedings closed , though for some hour or so afterwards a spirit of harmony prevailed . The musical arrangements were entrusted to Bro . Fred Cozens , who had for his associates Bros . J . Brown , Tnrle Lee , and T . Lawler .

Before concluding our notice of the day's proceedings we may mention , iu reference to the brethren of this Province , that they have consistently supported tbe three Institutions during the seven years whioh have come particularly under our notice . During thafc period the Benevolent Institution has had the services of its Stewards afc six of seven Festivals ; the Eoyal Masonic Institution for Girls has

been represented at five Festivals ; while the Boys' School has been even still more fortunate—Stewards loyally representing their Province at each of its annual gatherings . The amount subscribed during the Septennial period has been—Boys' School , £ 890 5 s ld ; Girls ' School , £ 623 Os 3 d ; while the Benevolent Institution has received £ 493 lis 6 d ; this makes a total of £ 2 , 006 16 s lOd ; not a bad result from a Province with only nineteen Lodges on its roll .

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