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Consecration Of The Lewis Chapter.
CONSECRATION OF THE LEWIS CHAPTER .
* SPHERE is a tide in the affairs of men , " as the poet has said , JL " which , taken at the flood , leads ou to fortune . " The remark may , with equal truth , bo applied to localities , and the propriety of the application will be manifest when we look at the present prosperous condition of our northern subnrb of VJTood Green . Taken in connection with the Boys' School , it may be regarded as one of the centres of Masonry , and perhaps enjoys a far wider reputation iu
our Order than places of far greater commercial importance . During the past twelve months it has done much to prove the popularity thus claimed for it , two new Lodges ( the Alexandra Palace No . 1511 and the Loyalty No . lf > 07 ) having been consecrated . The special object of our notice this week is to report further progress , by tho foundation of a Chapter in connection with tho Lewis Lodge , No . 1185 , which was consecrated about nine years since , aud was ,
we believe , the first homo of Masonry iu theso parts . Couip . Hervey G . S . E . officiated as consecrating officer , supported by Comps . A . A . Richards as H ., J . Terry as J ., Bev . C . T . Eidgway as Chaplain , Dr . B . Kingrose as S . E ., and H . G . Bnss as D . C . Comp . Hervey having addressed the Companions as to the nature of the meeting , and ably worked the usual portions of the ceremony , the Chaplain delivered the following oration : —
The beantil'nl ceremony prescribed to be used at the consecration of a new Lodge or Chapter includes , as a prominent feature , an oration on the merits of Freemasonry . We should be doing the wisdom of our ancient brethren who devised this ceremony a great injustice if we supposed that this was meant to be confined to a mere enlogiuni on the system or on those who possess it . The former is unnecessary , for the
science of Freemasonry speaks for itself ; neither would the latter be congenial to its spirit , for the practice of Freemasonry carries with it its own reward to those who practise it aright , and thoy value not the praise or flattery of men . The purpose of an oration has a higher and a nobler aim ; for as every human institution is liable to be deteriorated and corrupted by the wear and tear of ages , it is
intended to carry the mind back to the iirst principles of the Order , to trace tho stream of Freemasonry through tho quicksands which beset its course , to clear away the rocks and shoals which time has accumulated , until we reach the clear pellucid fountain from which flow the pure and crystal waters of charity , morality and justice . It is intended to enforce on the members of every new Chapter that
they are to guard its landmarks with jealous care , and to extend its principles with unflagging , self-denying zeal . Such is , I believe , the object of this prescribed oration ; aud I conld only wish that I hud power of language sufficient to enforce upon yon the importance of exercising this care . I pray you to remember that on you is thrown the responsibility of evincing to the Craft at large that the
confidence placed in you by the Supreme Grand Chapter has not been misplaced . I trust you will never forget that this Chapter should be so conducted as to improve the quality of Freemasonry rather than to increase the numbers of professing Freemasons ; above all , that it may be a great centre for the dift ' usfon of brotherly love , relief and truth ; brotherly love , as shewn in mutual forbearance and
forgiveness , mutual aid and sympathy—joy in a companion ' s joy , and grief in a companion ' s grief , relief of his wants freely and ungrudgingly given , relief not only to his bodily bnt to his mental wants , relief not only to himself but to those who aro nearest and dearest to him , in the persons of his widow and his oiphans . And , above all , that the hand of a brother given to a brother Mason should be the sure
pledge of brotherhood ; ay , and when given to any of the outer world should bo received as an obligation binding as any the law of man could devise , because given by a Mason . Above all , let charity and benevolence-be your motto , words tending to the same end , but by different means ; charity to give when yon have tho power , to every one of your fellow creatures in the hour of their need , and his
handmaid benevolence to wish well to and to strive well lor every good cause , even when , as in the Apostles' case , " silver and gold we have none" to give . Remember that tho noblest instinct of man , his noblest attribute , is labour , to work through the morn , to work through the noon , to work through the evening ot life , nntil " the night cometh when r . o man can work . " And when man is in muscular life he
should be in the higher domain of spiritual life . The highest and most complete state of man which his nature most longs for , and in which it fulfils its most sublime instinct , is work , bodily and intellectual , leading np to moral and religions work . For , as the race began with an outward paradise , which being lost may yet offer tho type of a higher paradise to be gained , so each individual life begins
with muscular life , the passing through the hard struggles of work in which body , mind and soul are alike engaged , it may carry its ideal with it , and emerge at last into a state of inspired liberty and spontaneous Leanty . It may be a gigantic task that which has been sketched ont tor us by the wisdom and self-denial of our forefathers in ihe Order ,- but if any of the objects of human activity are worth
Lvmg for at all , if , on the whole , it is not the highest wisdom to say , 'Met ns eat and drink , for to-morrow we die , " it is impossible to imagine a ncbier or more stiinng object of ambition , a cause for which a man could work with more complete satisfaction , or in which he would be sure to meet with a fader or purer reward , and to which he could devote all the energies of his life as a
Mason , than to carry out to their limit the principles inculcated b > Freemasonry . Let each iu his own sphere , each according to the talents with which God has endowed him , tako up his share ot the work which lies at his door waiting to be done . There is work lor all , and if Masons would but do the work which they should do , then wonld they be fulfilling indeed that the ; , ii .-td undertaken , iu the first
and second degrees , to perform . Then ot tnuin it would be said , and it deserved , how sweet would it be to hear it said , " when the ear heard me , then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw nie . thon it gave witness to me ; Lecause I relieved the poor that cried , and the fatherless , and him that had none to help him ; the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me , and I caused the widow ' s heart to sing for
Consecration Of The Lewis Chapter.
joy . " God imposes on us serious duties ; we must struggle in the interests of humanity against tho strong whon they abuse their strength , and against tho powerful when they abuse their power . From timo to time the struggle is interrupted , to contemplate its fruits ; tke oppressed delivered from the tyrant , the poverty or diseased stricken man snatched from the abyss of want , and sent
forward rejoicing on a new career of life ; the widow encouraged , protected and supported , when she believed she was forsaken by all the world ; the orphan , once wan and emaciated , now lighted up aud rosy iu tho splendid dawn of its youug life . Thus do we pass from indignation to tenderness , and wo understand the aim of life . Then may we thank God , who , giving us the task to combat the powerful and the
wicked , gives us also to succour the innocent and the feeble , and who , side by side with the grave duties of life , has placed the cheerful ones , the latter to uphold the former . The man who so understands and practices Freemasonry , even if he has not progressed beyond this degree , and even if he does not caro to display one
single jewel , is a better Mason and better acquainted with its symbolical teachings than he who , having taken every degree under the sun , has never carried into every day life the principles and teachings which Freemasonry has perpetually enjoined upon him . Ho is a Mason who can , and he is not a Mason who
cannot" Grasp the whole world of reason , life and sense In one close system of benevolence ; Happier , as feeling in whate ' er degree , Tho height of bliss in height of charity . " The ceremony having been completed , the installation of the principals followed , Comp . Leared being appointed Z ., Row H .,
and Dnrrant J . The following companions were the officers selected , viz .: B . Ringrose S . E ., G . Newman S . N ., J . Berrie P . S ., S . May P . Z . Treasurer , and C . T . Speight Janitor . The thanks of tho Chapter were then voted to the Companions who had consecrated it , and Comps . Hervey , Terry , Buss , Richards and Rev . C . T . Ridgway were elected honorary members . Comp . Hervey acknowledged the
compliment on behalf of himself and the others . Several propositions were then handed in , after which tho Chapter was closed . At the banquet which followed , the toasts of the Queen , the Prince of Wales , and the Grand Officers were given . In responding to that of the Grand Officers , Comp . Raynham Stewart expressed his regret at tho lateness of his arrival . Ho was present when the Lewis Lodge was consecrated , and was pleased to see such a hopeful future before
the Chapter . He concluded by wishing the Chapter as prosperous an existence as that which tho Lodge had enjoyed . The toast of the Consecrating Officers having been duly honoured , Comp . Hervey replied , and then proposed the health of the Principals , and coupled with it " Success to the Chapter . " Other toasts having been duly honoured , the Companions dispersed after spending a very agreeable day .
Presentation To Bro. W. G. Jennings.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . W . G . JENNINGS .
ON Friday , 9 th inst ., a presentation of a very gratifying character was made to Bro . W . G . Jennings , manager of the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday . The staff of the establishment , with a few other personal friends , had united to give him a testimonial of their esteem and regard , and it took the form of a timepiece aud two candelabra , all under glass shades ,
together with a handsome silver salver , bearing a suitable inscription . The presentation was made by Mr . J . Staples , C . C . ( one of the directors ) , in the name of the donors , and in concluding a highly complimentary address , the speaker expressed a hope that Mr . Jennings , with Mrs . Jennings , would be spared for many years to come , and that each succeeding year wonld be pleasanter and more
prosperous than the preceding—a wish that was heartily endorsed by the staff assembled . Bro . Jennings , in the course of his reply , said that when a few weeks previously he expressed a wish to meet a few friends on his fiftieth birthday , he did not at all think it would be made the occasion of such a presentation . He had endeavoured to do his duty both to employers and employed . He could not say that the
handsome testimonial now presented to him wonld be handed down to his heirs , because he was not blessed with any ; but some member of his family would have it when he was gone , and would see that there had been some one connected with them who had honestly striven to do ln ' s duty , and not unsuccessfully . He thanked them most sincerely , and he hoped all connected with tho Albion would
over do their utmost to make it a continned success . A further testimonial , in the form of a couple of silver breakfast cups and saucers with spoons , in a case , was then presented from the Directors . Bro . Jennings expressed his acknowledgments for this further agreeable surprise , and called for three cheers for the Directors . Before leaving the room , the members of the staff severally
congratulatcd Bro . Jennings upon the auspicious event . In the evening , a select circle of frieucls , with tho principal members of the Albion staif , were entertained at dinner . The arrangements were of a thoroughly social character , such exercise of speech as was indulged in beiug rather of a conversational than of an oratorical order .
A few toasts were duly honoured , the list including the usual expressions of loyalty and patriotism . The proceedings , which were throughout of a pleasant character , were agreeab'y varied by some capital singing by Miss Bessie Stroud , Messrs . Lester , Michael Watson , and Chaplin Henry , whose efficient services were duly acknowledged .
CHINESE CARVING . —For Sale , an elaborately carved Set of Ivory Chessmen . The Kings stand si inches high , the other pieces in proportion . Knights and Fawns on horseback , all mounted on stands , with concentric balls . Can be seen , and full particulars obtained , on application to W . W . MOBGAIT , 67 Barbican . —Advt ,
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Consecration Of The Lewis Chapter.
CONSECRATION OF THE LEWIS CHAPTER .
* SPHERE is a tide in the affairs of men , " as the poet has said , JL " which , taken at the flood , leads ou to fortune . " The remark may , with equal truth , bo applied to localities , and the propriety of the application will be manifest when we look at the present prosperous condition of our northern subnrb of VJTood Green . Taken in connection with the Boys' School , it may be regarded as one of the centres of Masonry , and perhaps enjoys a far wider reputation iu
our Order than places of far greater commercial importance . During the past twelve months it has done much to prove the popularity thus claimed for it , two new Lodges ( the Alexandra Palace No . 1511 and the Loyalty No . lf > 07 ) having been consecrated . The special object of our notice this week is to report further progress , by tho foundation of a Chapter in connection with tho Lewis Lodge , No . 1185 , which was consecrated about nine years since , aud was ,
we believe , the first homo of Masonry iu theso parts . Couip . Hervey G . S . E . officiated as consecrating officer , supported by Comps . A . A . Richards as H ., J . Terry as J ., Bev . C . T . Eidgway as Chaplain , Dr . B . Kingrose as S . E ., and H . G . Bnss as D . C . Comp . Hervey having addressed the Companions as to the nature of the meeting , and ably worked the usual portions of the ceremony , the Chaplain delivered the following oration : —
The beantil'nl ceremony prescribed to be used at the consecration of a new Lodge or Chapter includes , as a prominent feature , an oration on the merits of Freemasonry . We should be doing the wisdom of our ancient brethren who devised this ceremony a great injustice if we supposed that this was meant to be confined to a mere enlogiuni on the system or on those who possess it . The former is unnecessary , for the
science of Freemasonry speaks for itself ; neither would the latter be congenial to its spirit , for the practice of Freemasonry carries with it its own reward to those who practise it aright , and thoy value not the praise or flattery of men . The purpose of an oration has a higher and a nobler aim ; for as every human institution is liable to be deteriorated and corrupted by the wear and tear of ages , it is
intended to carry the mind back to the iirst principles of the Order , to trace tho stream of Freemasonry through tho quicksands which beset its course , to clear away the rocks and shoals which time has accumulated , until we reach the clear pellucid fountain from which flow the pure and crystal waters of charity , morality and justice . It is intended to enforce on the members of every new Chapter that
they are to guard its landmarks with jealous care , and to extend its principles with unflagging , self-denying zeal . Such is , I believe , the object of this prescribed oration ; aud I conld only wish that I hud power of language sufficient to enforce upon yon the importance of exercising this care . I pray you to remember that on you is thrown the responsibility of evincing to the Craft at large that the
confidence placed in you by the Supreme Grand Chapter has not been misplaced . I trust you will never forget that this Chapter should be so conducted as to improve the quality of Freemasonry rather than to increase the numbers of professing Freemasons ; above all , that it may be a great centre for the dift ' usfon of brotherly love , relief and truth ; brotherly love , as shewn in mutual forbearance and
forgiveness , mutual aid and sympathy—joy in a companion ' s joy , and grief in a companion ' s grief , relief of his wants freely and ungrudgingly given , relief not only to his bodily bnt to his mental wants , relief not only to himself but to those who aro nearest and dearest to him , in the persons of his widow and his oiphans . And , above all , that the hand of a brother given to a brother Mason should be the sure
pledge of brotherhood ; ay , and when given to any of the outer world should bo received as an obligation binding as any the law of man could devise , because given by a Mason . Above all , let charity and benevolence-be your motto , words tending to the same end , but by different means ; charity to give when yon have tho power , to every one of your fellow creatures in the hour of their need , and his
handmaid benevolence to wish well to and to strive well lor every good cause , even when , as in the Apostles' case , " silver and gold we have none" to give . Remember that tho noblest instinct of man , his noblest attribute , is labour , to work through the morn , to work through the noon , to work through the evening ot life , nntil " the night cometh when r . o man can work . " And when man is in muscular life he
should be in the higher domain of spiritual life . The highest and most complete state of man which his nature most longs for , and in which it fulfils its most sublime instinct , is work , bodily and intellectual , leading np to moral and religions work . For , as the race began with an outward paradise , which being lost may yet offer tho type of a higher paradise to be gained , so each individual life begins
with muscular life , the passing through the hard struggles of work in which body , mind and soul are alike engaged , it may carry its ideal with it , and emerge at last into a state of inspired liberty and spontaneous Leanty . It may be a gigantic task that which has been sketched ont tor us by the wisdom and self-denial of our forefathers in ihe Order ,- but if any of the objects of human activity are worth
Lvmg for at all , if , on the whole , it is not the highest wisdom to say , 'Met ns eat and drink , for to-morrow we die , " it is impossible to imagine a ncbier or more stiinng object of ambition , a cause for which a man could work with more complete satisfaction , or in which he would be sure to meet with a fader or purer reward , and to which he could devote all the energies of his life as a
Mason , than to carry out to their limit the principles inculcated b > Freemasonry . Let each iu his own sphere , each according to the talents with which God has endowed him , tako up his share ot the work which lies at his door waiting to be done . There is work lor all , and if Masons would but do the work which they should do , then wonld they be fulfilling indeed that the ; , ii .-td undertaken , iu the first
and second degrees , to perform . Then ot tnuin it would be said , and it deserved , how sweet would it be to hear it said , " when the ear heard me , then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw nie . thon it gave witness to me ; Lecause I relieved the poor that cried , and the fatherless , and him that had none to help him ; the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me , and I caused the widow ' s heart to sing for
Consecration Of The Lewis Chapter.
joy . " God imposes on us serious duties ; we must struggle in the interests of humanity against tho strong whon they abuse their strength , and against tho powerful when they abuse their power . From timo to time the struggle is interrupted , to contemplate its fruits ; tke oppressed delivered from the tyrant , the poverty or diseased stricken man snatched from the abyss of want , and sent
forward rejoicing on a new career of life ; the widow encouraged , protected and supported , when she believed she was forsaken by all the world ; the orphan , once wan and emaciated , now lighted up aud rosy iu tho splendid dawn of its youug life . Thus do we pass from indignation to tenderness , and wo understand the aim of life . Then may we thank God , who , giving us the task to combat the powerful and the
wicked , gives us also to succour the innocent and the feeble , and who , side by side with the grave duties of life , has placed the cheerful ones , the latter to uphold the former . The man who so understands and practices Freemasonry , even if he has not progressed beyond this degree , and even if he does not caro to display one
single jewel , is a better Mason and better acquainted with its symbolical teachings than he who , having taken every degree under the sun , has never carried into every day life the principles and teachings which Freemasonry has perpetually enjoined upon him . Ho is a Mason who can , and he is not a Mason who
cannot" Grasp the whole world of reason , life and sense In one close system of benevolence ; Happier , as feeling in whate ' er degree , Tho height of bliss in height of charity . " The ceremony having been completed , the installation of the principals followed , Comp . Leared being appointed Z ., Row H .,
and Dnrrant J . The following companions were the officers selected , viz .: B . Ringrose S . E ., G . Newman S . N ., J . Berrie P . S ., S . May P . Z . Treasurer , and C . T . Speight Janitor . The thanks of tho Chapter were then voted to the Companions who had consecrated it , and Comps . Hervey , Terry , Buss , Richards and Rev . C . T . Ridgway were elected honorary members . Comp . Hervey acknowledged the
compliment on behalf of himself and the others . Several propositions were then handed in , after which tho Chapter was closed . At the banquet which followed , the toasts of the Queen , the Prince of Wales , and the Grand Officers were given . In responding to that of the Grand Officers , Comp . Raynham Stewart expressed his regret at tho lateness of his arrival . Ho was present when the Lewis Lodge was consecrated , and was pleased to see such a hopeful future before
the Chapter . He concluded by wishing the Chapter as prosperous an existence as that which tho Lodge had enjoyed . The toast of the Consecrating Officers having been duly honoured , Comp . Hervey replied , and then proposed the health of the Principals , and coupled with it " Success to the Chapter . " Other toasts having been duly honoured , the Companions dispersed after spending a very agreeable day .
Presentation To Bro. W. G. Jennings.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . W . G . JENNINGS .
ON Friday , 9 th inst ., a presentation of a very gratifying character was made to Bro . W . G . Jennings , manager of the Albion , Aldersgate-street , on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday . The staff of the establishment , with a few other personal friends , had united to give him a testimonial of their esteem and regard , and it took the form of a timepiece aud two candelabra , all under glass shades ,
together with a handsome silver salver , bearing a suitable inscription . The presentation was made by Mr . J . Staples , C . C . ( one of the directors ) , in the name of the donors , and in concluding a highly complimentary address , the speaker expressed a hope that Mr . Jennings , with Mrs . Jennings , would be spared for many years to come , and that each succeeding year wonld be pleasanter and more
prosperous than the preceding—a wish that was heartily endorsed by the staff assembled . Bro . Jennings , in the course of his reply , said that when a few weeks previously he expressed a wish to meet a few friends on his fiftieth birthday , he did not at all think it would be made the occasion of such a presentation . He had endeavoured to do his duty both to employers and employed . He could not say that the
handsome testimonial now presented to him wonld be handed down to his heirs , because he was not blessed with any ; but some member of his family would have it when he was gone , and would see that there had been some one connected with them who had honestly striven to do ln ' s duty , and not unsuccessfully . He thanked them most sincerely , and he hoped all connected with tho Albion would
over do their utmost to make it a continned success . A further testimonial , in the form of a couple of silver breakfast cups and saucers with spoons , in a case , was then presented from the Directors . Bro . Jennings expressed his acknowledgments for this further agreeable surprise , and called for three cheers for the Directors . Before leaving the room , the members of the staff severally
congratulatcd Bro . Jennings upon the auspicious event . In the evening , a select circle of frieucls , with tho principal members of the Albion staif , were entertained at dinner . The arrangements were of a thoroughly social character , such exercise of speech as was indulged in beiug rather of a conversational than of an oratorical order .
A few toasts were duly honoured , the list including the usual expressions of loyalty and patriotism . The proceedings , which were throughout of a pleasant character , were agreeab'y varied by some capital singing by Miss Bessie Stroud , Messrs . Lester , Michael Watson , and Chaplin Henry , whose efficient services were duly acknowledged .
CHINESE CARVING . —For Sale , an elaborately carved Set of Ivory Chessmen . The Kings stand si inches high , the other pieces in proportion . Knights and Fawns on horseback , all mounted on stands , with concentric balls . Can be seen , and full particulars obtained , on application to W . W . MOBGAIT , 67 Barbican . —Advt ,