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Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . W . CARTER P . M . HI . WE are sorry to have to annouuce the death of this well known and respected Brother , which sad event took place on Sunday , the 9 th inst . Brother Carter was initiated ia the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , in 1852 ,
and served the several offices . He was W . M . in 1857 , and was elected Treasurer in 1859 , which office he has held ever since . A few year ' s back Bro . Carter was presented with a splendid time-piece , and a silver tea pot to Mrs . Carter . He was the father of the Faith Lodge , and was
universally respected , and deservedly so , for the true free spirit of Masonry was evincod ia all his actions . He was a widower , but leaves a family of sons and daughters . Bro . Carter was buried at Brompton Cemetery yesterday ( Friday ) , when a large number of friends attended to pay the last mark of respect to a much regretted friend .
They are passing one by one , Thoy are fading from onr view ; With aad regret wo feel the loss Of those so loved , so true .
Time , like a river at our feet , Ceaselessly doth flow , Whilo on its brink we sadly think Of dear friends long ago .
BRO . J . J . SHERLOCK . IN the little parish churchyard of Lantechell , near Anglesey , on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., were interred the remains of the late Bro . J . J . Sherlock , of Tregela , the Immediate Past Master of the St . Eleth Lodge , Amlwch . The deceased , who was in hia 43 rd year , was well known
throughout Anglesey , hia kmdly and benevolent disposition having won for him a large circle of friends and admirers . The funeral was of a semi-public character . The service
was read by the Rev . Mr . Jones rector , and at the graveside a number of young ladies gave a pathetic rendering of the well known hymn , " My God , my Father , while I stray . "
BRO . WILLIAM ORMSON . OK Tuesday , the 28 th ult ., the funeral of Bro . William Ormson , of the Uxbridgo Hotel , Hednesford , took place , and was attended by brethren connected with several
Lodges iu the district , Bro . Ormson boing a Past Master of the Rugoley Lodge . The service was conducted by Prebendary Grier . Brother Ormson died suddenly on Saturday night , having reached tho age of 69 .
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His Royal Highness the Dnke of Connanght has graciously signified to Bro . Lennox Browne his pleasure to become Patron of the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital , Grays Inn Road , of
which the Archbishop of Canterbury ia President , and has headed the list of aubscribers to the Building Extension Fund , rendered necessary by the increaaed demand for accommodation , by a donation of twenty pounds .
At a banquet given in New England , a clergyman waa asked to pronounce tho blessing ; not being a Mason , hia grace waa : Oh , Lord , thou knowest why we aro assembled together . I don't . Thou knowest the object of this organisation . I don ' t . If it be for thy good , 0 Lord blesa 'em ; but if they be for tho evil , 0 Lord , cusa ' em . Amen .
"It ia a long whilo since Spenser told us that Dan Chancer was ' a woll of English undefiled , ' but ever since the Pilgrim Fathers first approached the storm-beaten shore of Massachusetts , the deatiuy of the English language as the dominant tongue of the futnre world WUB fixed , and the settlement of Australia by England confirmed this destiny , humanly speaking , beyond all revocation . "
As showing a solid benefit of Masonry , a Brother in good repute , who was cut of employment and financially in a low condition , waa left by will a sum of money amounting to several hundreds of pounds to receive which it waa necessary that he should at once proceed to England . In order not to trespass heavily upon the funds of the
Board of Benevolence , a sufficient sum waB speedily contributed by guinea subscriptions from a number of Brethren ( one advancing £ 5 ) , and the Brother despatched to England by the first steamer . The Board of Benevolence hna generously granted a weekly sum to
maintain his wife and . family in Sydney until a remittance ia cabled ont by him . It ia act 8 such aa this which prove that Maaonry is doiri " its work at the Antipodes , as it is all over the world . —Svdney Fivemaaoli ,.
Masonic Sonnets.—No. 46.
MASONIC SONNETS . —No . 46 .
By B RO . C HAS . F . F OKSHAW , LL . D ., 295 , 1214 , 2417 ( EC . ) , 24 , 761 ( S . C . ) — : o : — THE MASONIC PRESS .
Drink deep , my brethren , with a right good will , Loug life , long health , to the Ma 8 onio Preas , And wish them more of well-deserved success ; For they e'er atrive onr longing minds to fill With true fraternal knowledge , which doth thrill
And soothe and succour with a sweet caress , Giving UB joy—dispelling wearineas . So powerful ia their strength , so gr * eat their skill , Truth ia their Watchword , WiBdom their device , Light ia their banner , it triumphant wares ,
Their armour ia a weak and puny pen ; Yet tho' 'tis weak—it kills all Bin aud vice , And takes away the vilenesa that depraves , And makes us feel once more that we are men . Winder House , Bradford . 12 th April 1893 .
According to a cablegram from Washington , dated 8 th April , it appears that the United Statea Miniater in Peru had sent a dispatch to Mr . Gresham , the Secretary of State , informing him of the burning by a mob of a Masonic Temple , followed by an attack on the American Consulate . The incident ocoured at La Paz , in Bolivia ,
on 2 yth Maroh , whan a number of American students were attending a service in the Masonic Temple on the occasion of the fnneral of a Chilian merchant ; the bnilding waa forcibly entered by an anti-Hasonio mob , who drove away the mourners , assailing them with stones and firing npon them with revolvers . The populace then set fire to the Temple and burned it to the ground .
With a good Maater , Wardens , and other Officers promptly m their places and knowing their work , one of the most valuable elements in a Lodge will be always present—skilfully performed work . Without this no Lodge can prosper ; with it no Lodge oan fail .
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CRITERION GRAND HALL . THE THIS WEEK . Miss LOUISE LEE & MR . GILBERT THORNE YOOALISTS . mimi UB us ns AT AT 5 I- & 71-, 4 I-, 6 to 9 * 30 . 11 to 12 * 30 . NO CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE . SEPARATE TABLES . LIFT FROM GRAND VESTIBULE TO GRAND HALL Constantly Varied Programme and Musical Novelties ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . W . CARTER P . M . HI . WE are sorry to have to annouuce the death of this well known and respected Brother , which sad event took place on Sunday , the 9 th inst . Brother Carter was initiated ia the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , in 1852 ,
and served the several offices . He was W . M . in 1857 , and was elected Treasurer in 1859 , which office he has held ever since . A few year ' s back Bro . Carter was presented with a splendid time-piece , and a silver tea pot to Mrs . Carter . He was the father of the Faith Lodge , and was
universally respected , and deservedly so , for the true free spirit of Masonry was evincod ia all his actions . He was a widower , but leaves a family of sons and daughters . Bro . Carter was buried at Brompton Cemetery yesterday ( Friday ) , when a large number of friends attended to pay the last mark of respect to a much regretted friend .
They are passing one by one , Thoy are fading from onr view ; With aad regret wo feel the loss Of those so loved , so true .
Time , like a river at our feet , Ceaselessly doth flow , Whilo on its brink we sadly think Of dear friends long ago .
BRO . J . J . SHERLOCK . IN the little parish churchyard of Lantechell , near Anglesey , on Thursday , the 30 th ult ., were interred the remains of the late Bro . J . J . Sherlock , of Tregela , the Immediate Past Master of the St . Eleth Lodge , Amlwch . The deceased , who was in hia 43 rd year , was well known
throughout Anglesey , hia kmdly and benevolent disposition having won for him a large circle of friends and admirers . The funeral was of a semi-public character . The service
was read by the Rev . Mr . Jones rector , and at the graveside a number of young ladies gave a pathetic rendering of the well known hymn , " My God , my Father , while I stray . "
BRO . WILLIAM ORMSON . OK Tuesday , the 28 th ult ., the funeral of Bro . William Ormson , of the Uxbridgo Hotel , Hednesford , took place , and was attended by brethren connected with several
Lodges iu the district , Bro . Ormson boing a Past Master of the Rugoley Lodge . The service was conducted by Prebendary Grier . Brother Ormson died suddenly on Saturday night , having reached tho age of 69 .
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His Royal Highness the Dnke of Connanght has graciously signified to Bro . Lennox Browne his pleasure to become Patron of the Central London Throat and Ear Hospital , Grays Inn Road , of
which the Archbishop of Canterbury ia President , and has headed the list of aubscribers to the Building Extension Fund , rendered necessary by the increaaed demand for accommodation , by a donation of twenty pounds .
At a banquet given in New England , a clergyman waa asked to pronounce tho blessing ; not being a Mason , hia grace waa : Oh , Lord , thou knowest why we aro assembled together . I don't . Thou knowest the object of this organisation . I don ' t . If it be for thy good , 0 Lord blesa 'em ; but if they be for tho evil , 0 Lord , cusa ' em . Amen .
"It ia a long whilo since Spenser told us that Dan Chancer was ' a woll of English undefiled , ' but ever since the Pilgrim Fathers first approached the storm-beaten shore of Massachusetts , the deatiuy of the English language as the dominant tongue of the futnre world WUB fixed , and the settlement of Australia by England confirmed this destiny , humanly speaking , beyond all revocation . "
As showing a solid benefit of Masonry , a Brother in good repute , who was cut of employment and financially in a low condition , waa left by will a sum of money amounting to several hundreds of pounds to receive which it waa necessary that he should at once proceed to England . In order not to trespass heavily upon the funds of the
Board of Benevolence , a sufficient sum waB speedily contributed by guinea subscriptions from a number of Brethren ( one advancing £ 5 ) , and the Brother despatched to England by the first steamer . The Board of Benevolence hna generously granted a weekly sum to
maintain his wife and . family in Sydney until a remittance ia cabled ont by him . It ia act 8 such aa this which prove that Maaonry is doiri " its work at the Antipodes , as it is all over the world . —Svdney Fivemaaoli ,.
Masonic Sonnets.—No. 46.
MASONIC SONNETS . —No . 46 .
By B RO . C HAS . F . F OKSHAW , LL . D ., 295 , 1214 , 2417 ( EC . ) , 24 , 761 ( S . C . ) — : o : — THE MASONIC PRESS .
Drink deep , my brethren , with a right good will , Loug life , long health , to the Ma 8 onio Preas , And wish them more of well-deserved success ; For they e'er atrive onr longing minds to fill With true fraternal knowledge , which doth thrill
And soothe and succour with a sweet caress , Giving UB joy—dispelling wearineas . So powerful ia their strength , so gr * eat their skill , Truth ia their Watchword , WiBdom their device , Light ia their banner , it triumphant wares ,
Their armour ia a weak and puny pen ; Yet tho' 'tis weak—it kills all Bin aud vice , And takes away the vilenesa that depraves , And makes us feel once more that we are men . Winder House , Bradford . 12 th April 1893 .
According to a cablegram from Washington , dated 8 th April , it appears that the United Statea Miniater in Peru had sent a dispatch to Mr . Gresham , the Secretary of State , informing him of the burning by a mob of a Masonic Temple , followed by an attack on the American Consulate . The incident ocoured at La Paz , in Bolivia ,
on 2 yth Maroh , whan a number of American students were attending a service in the Masonic Temple on the occasion of the fnneral of a Chilian merchant ; the bnilding waa forcibly entered by an anti-Hasonio mob , who drove away the mourners , assailing them with stones and firing npon them with revolvers . The populace then set fire to the Temple and burned it to the ground .
With a good Maater , Wardens , and other Officers promptly m their places and knowing their work , one of the most valuable elements in a Lodge will be always present—skilfully performed work . Without this no Lodge can prosper ; with it no Lodge oan fail .
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CRITERION GRAND HALL . THE THIS WEEK . Miss LOUISE LEE & MR . GILBERT THORNE YOOALISTS . mimi UB us ns AT AT 5 I- & 71-, 4 I-, 6 to 9 * 30 . 11 to 12 * 30 . NO CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE . SEPARATE TABLES . LIFT FROM GRAND VESTIBULE TO GRAND HALL Constantly Varied Programme and Musical Novelties ,