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Notices Of Meetings
S . Handler 1017 , V . E . Etienne 1612 , & c . Lodge having been opened in the second degree , Bros . Robson and Cowland were passed , the ceremony being performed most efficiently by tho W . M . Subsequently the ballot was opened for four candidates for admission to the mysteries and privileges , viz ., Mr . William Burgess , who had been proposed by Bro . Newland , and seconded by P . M . Bro . Penn
Treasurer ; Mr . Henry Foskitt , whoso sponsors wore the W . M . and See . ; Mr . John Mitchell Huish , proposed by tho W . M . and seconded by the Treas . ; and Mr . Henry Taylor , nominated by tho Sec . and Treas . The assent of tho brethren was unanimous in each case , and the candidates were severally initiated by the W . M ., the ceremony being rendered all the more impressive by the musical
accompaniments , led by Bro . Delevanto at the organ . Time allowing , the Lodge was again advanced for the purpose of passing Bro . William Henry Rusdell , who was not present in time for the opening ; and at the conclusion of this ceremony , Bros . Walter Graves 753 , James Flood 201 , and Stephen Etherington 1035 , were balloted for , and accepted as joining members of the Lodge . The W . M . received the
deserved congratulations of the brethren for the ability with which he had carried out a somewhat heavy amount of work , and at the conclusion of business the brethren adjourned to the theatre , where a recherche" banquet had been spread by Bro . J . Linscott . Interspersing the dishes on the tables were vases and epergnes of exquisite flowers , which imparted additional beauty to the lofty and
well . ventilated banqueting . hall , and the arrangements were in every way conducive to the entire comfort and enjoyment of tho mvmeroTia company . The prefatory toasts having been disposed of , with felicitous allusions to the active and warm interest always displayed by the M . W . G . M . in all charitable and benevolent movements , the W . M . gave , as a " special" toast , tho R . W . Pro Grand Master of
England the Earl of Carnarvon . All those who wore present on the last occasion , and heard the letter read from tho noble Earl after whom this Lodge was named , must have felt how deep and personal an interest his Lordship took in its welfare and progress . He Could only say that those who had the privilege of attending Grand Lodge must know how efficiently and well our
Pro G . M . did his duty there . He ( the speaker ) had the privilege of attending the last Grand Lodgo meeting , and he noticed with what enthusiasm and applause the name of the Earl of Carnarvon was received as the Pro Grand Master for the ensuing year . It only showed how much the noble Earl was appreciated , not only in this Lodge , bnt in every Lodge connected with English
Freemasonry . The toast was received with " special" honours , after which the W . M . again rcse , and said he had now the pleasing duty of asking them to join with him in drinking to the health of the Grand Officers , two of whom they were very glad to welcome this evening . In proposing the health of the D . G . M . and the rest of the Grand Officers , he would associate the names of their esteemed
brethren Jabez Hogg P . G . D . and E . P . Albert P . G . P . He need not speak of the qualities of the first named , for all who had listened to Bro . Hogg in the Lodge of Benevolence would not only have been struck by the manner in which the work of the Lodge was conducted under his vice-presidency , bnt also with the discrimination with which every single case tbat was brought
before him was considered . Bro . Hogg endeavoured to administer the funds of that Lodge with discretion , yet with a liberal and generous hand , if he saw that the cases were deserving . Bro . Albert was also well-known in this Lodge , and the brethren were always delighted to see him in their midst . The toast having been cordially received , Bro . Jabez Hcgg returned thanks with
the greatest sincerity . Ho had been on several occasions invited to meet the brethren of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , but it had unfortunately happened that he had been prevented by circumstances oyor which he had no control . Bro . Murlis had again kindly invited him , and he was afraid he should have been prevented in consequence of having suffered from what every one almost had suffered
from during this severe weather—an attack of bronchitis . Bnt he was happy to say the G . A . O . T . U . had restored him , and the temperature of the day had enabled him to fulfil the promise he had long made , to visit this Lodge . He had been much delighted and gratified by what he had seen in the Lodge . The working was excellent j and , on behalf of himself and the other visiting brethren ,
lie must say that it was of a most perfect character . They had also been delighted with the kind hospitality which had been extended to them , which left nothing to be desired , and for which they thanked the brethren of the Lodge most sincerely . With regard to the toast of the Grand Officers , he believed that on all occasions they strove to make themselves useful . Indeed , it
was their duty , as it was their privilege , to do so ; because their experience in the working of tho Craft and in the various depart , ments of the ritual must be greater than that of many of the brethren , and they ought to show they appreciated the good and kindly feeling that was always meted out to them when they visited the various Lodges of the Craft , and should make all the return they
could for the honours conferred upon them by assisting the brethren in every possible way , especially in the consecration and the founda . tion of new Lodges . Bro . E . Albert P . G . P . also suitably responded , and the W . M . then proposed the health of the Initiates . Consider , ing that the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had only been consecrated
three years , it had been their privilege on almost every occasion to have one or more initiates . So far as the Officers were personally concerned , they had not taken the trouble to get men to join them ; they had endeavoured , as far as possiblo , to secure the right sort of men—such ns tbey should be proud to meet and to receive in their own homes and amongst their own families . No brother shonld
propose a man as a candidate for Freemasonry unless he was satisfied that he could so receive him into his most intimate acquaintanceship . Tbey had also , in their selection , tried to avoid introducing men amongst whom any kind of angry feeling might hereafter arise . In fact , their aim had been to unite all who joined them in the one bond of brotherhood . They had succeeded in this endeavour ; not a single disagreement had occurred between any of the brethren ,
Notices Of Meetings
Their Lodge had been a great success , and it had been so because they had endeavoured to get the right sort of men amongst them . To-night they had several new members , who wero well known to the brethren , and who were the right men in the right place . The toast was received with a bumper , and Bro . Taylor , in responding , said he counted it a very high honour to have been received in so cordial a
mauner by the brethren of this Lodge . He hoped they would find him not only a worthy member , but a diligent and studious pupil of the Order of Masonry . He promised he would endeavour to acquit himself to their satisfaction , and to acquaint himself as fully as he possibly could with the duties that pertained to the Institution into which ho had this day had the honour of being received . Bros
Huish , Foskitt , and Burgess also briefly returned thanks for the compliment paid them . P . M . Bro . Penn next proposed the health of their excellent W . M ., who had so ably presided over them this evening . He must say , on behalf of the members , they were delighted with the admirable manner in which he had done the work . They all knew that Bro . Parkhouso was a thorough Mason , who had
had the interests of this Lodge at heart from the very time of its consecration . Their W . M . must be very gratified to find such an excellent assembly on the present occasion , and with such a very respectable number of initiates and joining members . It showed the popularity of the W . M ., and it also proved that the brethren did not make any mistake when they elected Bro . Parkhouse to the chair
which he had so ably filled . The W . M ., after responding for the compliment paid to himself , proposed the Visitovs , which he did in the heartiest fashion , reading over the list and extending a cordial welcome to each and all personally . He associated with the toast especially the name of a " distinguished foreign brother , " Bro . S . 0 . Burke , Deputy G . M . of Jamaica , which was received with prolonged
cheering . Bro . Burke , who was greeted with quite an ovation , said it was a matter of considerable pleasure to him to be called upon to respond at a Lodge of this character for such a toast as that of the Visitors . As a good Mason , paying perfect obedience to their W . M ., he responded to the toast ; but he must at the same time take one very small exception to the remark he had made in proposing his
health , in designating him as a "distinguished foreign brother . " The W . M . probably did not think that , in standing there , he should claim no relationship with that distinguished brother . He stood there as an English colonist , coming from one of our most ancient colonies , where Masonry had been observed during the last 200 years ; and he was very proud to tell them that the manner in which
Masonry was worked in Jamaica would give plensure and pride to every good Mason who felt that the essential principles of the Order should extend over tho whole universe . It was within the last twelve days that he had come across the Atlantic , travelled over 5000 miles , and landed on the English coast—which they as colonists claimed as their mother country . The very first hand of fellowship
held out to him was that by a brother Mason , who told him the morning after his arrival that on the same afternoon the Grand Lodge of England was to meet , and that if he conld possibly make his way there , they wonld be most glad to see him . That was a practical exemplification of the universality of Freemasonry , and illustrated the practical advantage of belonging to our great and
distinguished Order . He thanked the W . M . sincerely for the manner in which he had proposed the toast . He could only say this—he had travelled a good deal and for a considerable time , and he had discovered that Freemasonry had its advantages wherever he had been . He had felt that Freemasonry was not an ordinary institution , but one whose essential principles were such as to recommend it to every
man who desired to do good in his own country , or in any country in which he was placed . It was a common brotherhood , which united the world , and bound man to man in whatever country they lived , or wherever they might be . That principle he had never failed to inculcate wherever he had gone , as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland or as Depnty Grand Master of Jamaica ;
and he assured them , if they carried their Masonry into the tropics , they would come out of those tropics after having , in both senses , met with a very warm reception . In addition to the warmth of the climate they would find true , loyal hearts , who recognised and felt that every man who belonged to the old country should be heartily greeted while ho was there to see what he could ; and he
would be thoroughly appreciated from the fact of his being a good Freemason . He then eulogised the working which he had seen in the Lodge that evening , and which , he thought , must have made a deep impression upon the initiates . It must have taught them tbat it was a high privilege to be introduced into so noblo and distinguished an Order . He had great pleasure in recognising that
this Lodge bore tho name of one who in the colonies , as at home , was revered as one of England ' s most distinguished statesmenwhose policy as Colonial Secretary had done so much for the welfare and prosperity of the dependencies of Great Britain . He conld only tell them this—and he spoke irrespective of politics—go where they might , every colonist would admit that there was not a man who
had more thoroughly identified himself with the progress of the colonies , and the unity of the colonies with tbe mother country , than the distinguished statesman whose name this Lodge bore . He thanked them , not as a "distinguished foreigner , " but as a colonist , who had come to his mother country to see the progress and improvements that had been made in the arts , sciences ,
manufactures and so forth , and one who was proud to know and to feel that he was a colonist . Brother Beasley P . M . also humorously acknowledged the compliment , and was followed in suitable language by Bro . Prickett . Several other complimentary toasts followed , and the evening ' s enjoyment was materially enhanced
by excellent selections of vocal and instrumental music , Bro . Heath giving as a cornet solo , " When Other Lips , " in a style that elioited the rapturous applause of the brethren . P . M . Bro . Beasley's rendering of the familiar song , " Believe me , if all those endearing young charms , " was accepted as a rare treat ; and capital songs were sung in good style b y Bros . S . Smout jun ., Ward , J . E . Carpenter , and others , Bro , Delevanto tendering effioient assistance as accompanyist .
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Notices Of Meetings
S . Handler 1017 , V . E . Etienne 1612 , & c . Lodge having been opened in the second degree , Bros . Robson and Cowland were passed , the ceremony being performed most efficiently by tho W . M . Subsequently the ballot was opened for four candidates for admission to the mysteries and privileges , viz ., Mr . William Burgess , who had been proposed by Bro . Newland , and seconded by P . M . Bro . Penn
Treasurer ; Mr . Henry Foskitt , whoso sponsors wore the W . M . and See . ; Mr . John Mitchell Huish , proposed by tho W . M . and seconded by the Treas . ; and Mr . Henry Taylor , nominated by tho Sec . and Treas . The assent of tho brethren was unanimous in each case , and the candidates were severally initiated by the W . M ., the ceremony being rendered all the more impressive by the musical
accompaniments , led by Bro . Delevanto at the organ . Time allowing , the Lodge was again advanced for the purpose of passing Bro . William Henry Rusdell , who was not present in time for the opening ; and at the conclusion of this ceremony , Bros . Walter Graves 753 , James Flood 201 , and Stephen Etherington 1035 , were balloted for , and accepted as joining members of the Lodge . The W . M . received the
deserved congratulations of the brethren for the ability with which he had carried out a somewhat heavy amount of work , and at the conclusion of business the brethren adjourned to the theatre , where a recherche" banquet had been spread by Bro . J . Linscott . Interspersing the dishes on the tables were vases and epergnes of exquisite flowers , which imparted additional beauty to the lofty and
well . ventilated banqueting . hall , and the arrangements were in every way conducive to the entire comfort and enjoyment of tho mvmeroTia company . The prefatory toasts having been disposed of , with felicitous allusions to the active and warm interest always displayed by the M . W . G . M . in all charitable and benevolent movements , the W . M . gave , as a " special" toast , tho R . W . Pro Grand Master of
England the Earl of Carnarvon . All those who wore present on the last occasion , and heard the letter read from tho noble Earl after whom this Lodge was named , must have felt how deep and personal an interest his Lordship took in its welfare and progress . He Could only say that those who had the privilege of attending Grand Lodge must know how efficiently and well our
Pro G . M . did his duty there . He ( the speaker ) had the privilege of attending the last Grand Lodgo meeting , and he noticed with what enthusiasm and applause the name of the Earl of Carnarvon was received as the Pro Grand Master for the ensuing year . It only showed how much the noble Earl was appreciated , not only in this Lodge , bnt in every Lodge connected with English
Freemasonry . The toast was received with " special" honours , after which the W . M . again rcse , and said he had now the pleasing duty of asking them to join with him in drinking to the health of the Grand Officers , two of whom they were very glad to welcome this evening . In proposing the health of the D . G . M . and the rest of the Grand Officers , he would associate the names of their esteemed
brethren Jabez Hogg P . G . D . and E . P . Albert P . G . P . He need not speak of the qualities of the first named , for all who had listened to Bro . Hogg in the Lodge of Benevolence would not only have been struck by the manner in which the work of the Lodge was conducted under his vice-presidency , bnt also with the discrimination with which every single case tbat was brought
before him was considered . Bro . Hogg endeavoured to administer the funds of that Lodge with discretion , yet with a liberal and generous hand , if he saw that the cases were deserving . Bro . Albert was also well-known in this Lodge , and the brethren were always delighted to see him in their midst . The toast having been cordially received , Bro . Jabez Hcgg returned thanks with
the greatest sincerity . Ho had been on several occasions invited to meet the brethren of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , but it had unfortunately happened that he had been prevented by circumstances oyor which he had no control . Bro . Murlis had again kindly invited him , and he was afraid he should have been prevented in consequence of having suffered from what every one almost had suffered
from during this severe weather—an attack of bronchitis . Bnt he was happy to say the G . A . O . T . U . had restored him , and the temperature of the day had enabled him to fulfil the promise he had long made , to visit this Lodge . He had been much delighted and gratified by what he had seen in the Lodge . The working was excellent j and , on behalf of himself and the other visiting brethren ,
lie must say that it was of a most perfect character . They had also been delighted with the kind hospitality which had been extended to them , which left nothing to be desired , and for which they thanked the brethren of the Lodge most sincerely . With regard to the toast of the Grand Officers , he believed that on all occasions they strove to make themselves useful . Indeed , it
was their duty , as it was their privilege , to do so ; because their experience in the working of tho Craft and in the various depart , ments of the ritual must be greater than that of many of the brethren , and they ought to show they appreciated the good and kindly feeling that was always meted out to them when they visited the various Lodges of the Craft , and should make all the return they
could for the honours conferred upon them by assisting the brethren in every possible way , especially in the consecration and the founda . tion of new Lodges . Bro . E . Albert P . G . P . also suitably responded , and the W . M . then proposed the health of the Initiates . Consider , ing that the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge had only been consecrated
three years , it had been their privilege on almost every occasion to have one or more initiates . So far as the Officers were personally concerned , they had not taken the trouble to get men to join them ; they had endeavoured , as far as possiblo , to secure the right sort of men—such ns tbey should be proud to meet and to receive in their own homes and amongst their own families . No brother shonld
propose a man as a candidate for Freemasonry unless he was satisfied that he could so receive him into his most intimate acquaintanceship . Tbey had also , in their selection , tried to avoid introducing men amongst whom any kind of angry feeling might hereafter arise . In fact , their aim had been to unite all who joined them in the one bond of brotherhood . They had succeeded in this endeavour ; not a single disagreement had occurred between any of the brethren ,
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Their Lodge had been a great success , and it had been so because they had endeavoured to get the right sort of men amongst them . To-night they had several new members , who wero well known to the brethren , and who were the right men in the right place . The toast was received with a bumper , and Bro . Taylor , in responding , said he counted it a very high honour to have been received in so cordial a
mauner by the brethren of this Lodge . He hoped they would find him not only a worthy member , but a diligent and studious pupil of the Order of Masonry . He promised he would endeavour to acquit himself to their satisfaction , and to acquaint himself as fully as he possibly could with the duties that pertained to the Institution into which ho had this day had the honour of being received . Bros
Huish , Foskitt , and Burgess also briefly returned thanks for the compliment paid them . P . M . Bro . Penn next proposed the health of their excellent W . M ., who had so ably presided over them this evening . He must say , on behalf of the members , they were delighted with the admirable manner in which he had done the work . They all knew that Bro . Parkhouso was a thorough Mason , who had
had the interests of this Lodge at heart from the very time of its consecration . Their W . M . must be very gratified to find such an excellent assembly on the present occasion , and with such a very respectable number of initiates and joining members . It showed the popularity of the W . M ., and it also proved that the brethren did not make any mistake when they elected Bro . Parkhouse to the chair
which he had so ably filled . The W . M ., after responding for the compliment paid to himself , proposed the Visitovs , which he did in the heartiest fashion , reading over the list and extending a cordial welcome to each and all personally . He associated with the toast especially the name of a " distinguished foreign brother , " Bro . S . 0 . Burke , Deputy G . M . of Jamaica , which was received with prolonged
cheering . Bro . Burke , who was greeted with quite an ovation , said it was a matter of considerable pleasure to him to be called upon to respond at a Lodge of this character for such a toast as that of the Visitors . As a good Mason , paying perfect obedience to their W . M ., he responded to the toast ; but he must at the same time take one very small exception to the remark he had made in proposing his
health , in designating him as a "distinguished foreign brother . " The W . M . probably did not think that , in standing there , he should claim no relationship with that distinguished brother . He stood there as an English colonist , coming from one of our most ancient colonies , where Masonry had been observed during the last 200 years ; and he was very proud to tell them that the manner in which
Masonry was worked in Jamaica would give plensure and pride to every good Mason who felt that the essential principles of the Order should extend over tho whole universe . It was within the last twelve days that he had come across the Atlantic , travelled over 5000 miles , and landed on the English coast—which they as colonists claimed as their mother country . The very first hand of fellowship
held out to him was that by a brother Mason , who told him the morning after his arrival that on the same afternoon the Grand Lodge of England was to meet , and that if he conld possibly make his way there , they wonld be most glad to see him . That was a practical exemplification of the universality of Freemasonry , and illustrated the practical advantage of belonging to our great and
distinguished Order . He thanked the W . M . sincerely for the manner in which he had proposed the toast . He could only say this—he had travelled a good deal and for a considerable time , and he had discovered that Freemasonry had its advantages wherever he had been . He had felt that Freemasonry was not an ordinary institution , but one whose essential principles were such as to recommend it to every
man who desired to do good in his own country , or in any country in which he was placed . It was a common brotherhood , which united the world , and bound man to man in whatever country they lived , or wherever they might be . That principle he had never failed to inculcate wherever he had gone , as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland or as Depnty Grand Master of Jamaica ;
and he assured them , if they carried their Masonry into the tropics , they would come out of those tropics after having , in both senses , met with a very warm reception . In addition to the warmth of the climate they would find true , loyal hearts , who recognised and felt that every man who belonged to the old country should be heartily greeted while ho was there to see what he could ; and he
would be thoroughly appreciated from the fact of his being a good Freemason . He then eulogised the working which he had seen in the Lodge that evening , and which , he thought , must have made a deep impression upon the initiates . It must have taught them tbat it was a high privilege to be introduced into so noblo and distinguished an Order . He had great pleasure in recognising that
this Lodge bore tho name of one who in the colonies , as at home , was revered as one of England ' s most distinguished statesmenwhose policy as Colonial Secretary had done so much for the welfare and prosperity of the dependencies of Great Britain . He conld only tell them this—and he spoke irrespective of politics—go where they might , every colonist would admit that there was not a man who
had more thoroughly identified himself with the progress of the colonies , and the unity of the colonies with tbe mother country , than the distinguished statesman whose name this Lodge bore . He thanked them , not as a "distinguished foreigner , " but as a colonist , who had come to his mother country to see the progress and improvements that had been made in the arts , sciences ,
manufactures and so forth , and one who was proud to know and to feel that he was a colonist . Brother Beasley P . M . also humorously acknowledged the compliment , and was followed in suitable language by Bro . Prickett . Several other complimentary toasts followed , and the evening ' s enjoyment was materially enhanced
by excellent selections of vocal and instrumental music , Bro . Heath giving as a cornet solo , " When Other Lips , " in a style that elioited the rapturous applause of the brethren . P . M . Bro . Beasley's rendering of the familiar song , " Believe me , if all those endearing young charms , " was accepted as a rare treat ; and capital songs were sung in good style b y Bros . S . Smout jun ., Ward , J . E . Carpenter , and others , Bro , Delevanto tendering effioient assistance as accompanyist .