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every way ; the Brethren had found him to be a good Mason , and now they had honoured him by naming a Lodge after him . Bro . Terry had honoured the Lodge by permitting his name to be given as W . M . He asked the Brethren to drink the toast , wishing him not only a genial

and kindly year of office , but a long life and greater happiness as years passed by ; that . when the Great Architect called him to Himself , he would have the same kindly regard from them as he had now , and would have the same kindly feelings toward them .

Bro . Edward Terry said in reply to his dear old mend , Bro . John Strachan Grand Registrar of England , for his kind remarks , he did not know what he ^ could say . He , did not feel that he deserved one-tenth he had said about him . He . could only say that he had the very greatest feeling for

Masonry . He felt that if he . was not a good man he ought to be by the teaching of Masonry—that a man to be a perfect man , must be a perfect Mason , to which . he did not aspire ; but he would say this , that very many of his good impulses , and a few momentary impulses for good had been impressed

upon him by Masonry , and of course he had to thank the greatest morality that was ever devised by human minds for it . He felt very strongly upon , the point . He was somewhat of a sentimental man , as Bro . Strachan had said . He did not feel he deserved to have a Lodge named after

him ( No , No ) . He did not say that in order to draw expressions of " No , No . " He felt it a great honour , . but he felt with the Grand Officers , it was always an exceptional honour to a man to have a Lodge named after him . Therefore he did feel it as a very , very great compliment that he

could not forget in the rest of his life , and it was in the sense of believing in that compliment that he hoped to have the pleasure of making his son a Mason at their next meeting ; During the existence of the Lodge it was his sincere wish that the Lodge Which had honoured him by having his name attached to it would exist and flourish very many yeari after he had passed away , and he hoped and thought that

they would' have a Lodge at Barnes , the foundation stone of which they had laid that day , which would last for many , many years . They had an exceptional body of founders , founders who had come forward in every possible way to help them , who had given things to their Lodge , who had

furnished the Lodge , and yet had consented to take inferior office : at least he should not say inferior office , because every Office in the Lodge was an honour . His only difficulty was to assure the Officers of the Lodge of his impartiality . It was an invidious thing for a Master to say whom he would

put forward , and whom he would not put forward . He thought he had done the right thing in the appointments he had made . The members came from various parts of Surrey , and he hoped he had been fair in his selection , and that he had not acted from any ulterior motive , but from a desire to meet all parties .

The toast of the Visitors was responded to by Bro , Gerald Maxwell W . M . Drury Lane Lodge , James Fernandez P . M . Drury Lane Lodge , T . Skewes Cox , M . P ., and Bro . Pickering P . M . 29 . The toast of the Officers , which was replied to by the Senior and Junior Wardens , and others followed , and the Tyler signalled the separation of the Brethren .

The Visitors included Bros . T . Skewes Cox , M . P ., P . G . S ., Sir John B . Monckton P . G . W ., Geo . A . Pickering P . G . S ., Henry Sadler G . T ., Charles B Gadd P . M . 27 , E . E . Peacock P . M . 1928 , I * . A . Hazzledine P . M . 2098 . B . F , Stratton P . M . 49 , E . S . Crick P . M . 2192 , E . Bland P . M . 1672 , A . Aldeu P . M , 2032 , B . Barrett P . M . 172 , Gerald Maxwell W . M . 2127 , B . W . Bice P . M .

1656 , G . Mead P . M . 2162 , James Fernandez P . M . 2127 , Eustace Anderson P . M . 49 and 715 , J . Eilwood P . M . 179 , Hy . Massey P . M . 1928 , Geo . Elkington P . M . 2416 , Orlton Cooper P . M . 211 , A . Bonveur 2206 , Willis J . Bull 33 , Thomas Wall 1155 , T . 0 . Johnson 2200 , Arthur Colls 141 , James March 1238 . John Josey 1706 , E . Lionel Walsh 2032 , Godfrey E . P . Hertslet 1656 , O . Talbot 65

, T . Foster 1656 , E . J . Mann 2029 , A . W . Tribe 1732 , Herbert Johnson 2190 , E . A . Brooking 2032 , E . J . Partridge 2032 , Gustave Loosen 1656 , John Ambrose 2032 , J . Ashton 2032 , Prank Hitchens jun . 58 F . 0 . Tubby 907 , W . N . Green 1178 , D . 0 . Lethera 362 , B . Messeun 2032 , D . G . F . Simmons 1853 , Thos .. Cretney 823 , C . M . Hammerfcon 2650 , William Lowe 2264 , and others .

Maristowe Lodge.

MARISTOWE LODGE .

THE ceremony of Consecrating and constituting this new Lodge , No . 2725 , to meet at the Yelverton Hotel , Yelverton , took place on 30 th ult ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Princess Square ; Plymouth . The ceremony was performed

by the Hon . Sir Stafford Northcote , Bart ., C . B ., M . P ., Prov . Grand Master of Devonshire , assisted by Bros . G . C . Davie P . A . G . D . C . Eng . Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and many other prominent Masons of the district . The Prov . Grand Master said before proceeding with the

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business he had a resolution to submit , which he was sure would be received with unanimity and with the deepest sympathy . He moved ** . That the members of this Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire desire to express their regret at the great loss which the nation , as well as the Craft ,

has sustained by the death of the Bight Hon . the Earl of Lathom , G . C . B ., Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master , and their sense of the eminent and distinguished services he has rendered to the Order for a long series of years . And they further desire to express their heartfelt sympathy with every member of his bereaved family .

As one who had the privilege of knowing Lord Lathom he . would like to add his personal tribute to the memory of one who had rendered such distinguished services to the Craft ,

and in every way shed lustre upon it . The best tribute they could all bear to his memory would be to set the late Lord Lathom . before them as an example in Freemasonry , and in every other relation of life .

Deputy Provincial Grand Master Davie seconded the resolution , and remarked that it seemed but yesterday that they had to pass a similar resolution on the occasion of the death of Lord Carnarvon , of whom Lord Lathom was the worthy successor .

The ceremony of consecrating Lodge Manstowe was then proceeded with in due form , and its impressiveness was enhanced by the music , which was directed by the Prov .

Grand Organist Brother F . J . Shapcott , assisted by Brother Willoughby P . P . G . O ., Mus . Bac . ( Oxon ) . Solos in the anthems were sung by Bro . Pastfield , of Exeter , and Bro . Dunn , of Plymouth .

In the course of the ceremony Bro . Shorto delivered an Oration . . There was no doubt , he said , of the growth of their great Institution , of which they were all so proud . It was little more than a year ago that he took a prominent part in the foundation of a new . , Lodge , which they were proud to

know bore the name of their Provincial Grand Master . But the number of the new Lodge they consecrated now was sixty-six beypnd the number of the Lodge they consecrated then , thus showing the zeal and vitality that abounded among them . What was the secret of this growth and

expansion ? They were often designated an ancient body , and no doubt that was true . The beginnings of the Craft went back to prehistoric times , and it was easy to believe that the Pyramids of Egypt , or the temple of Jerusalem , or their own magnificent cathedral were erected by organised

bodies of men . But Freemasonry could not rest upon antiquity alone . There was a noble teaching of morality which permeated the whole system . But those beautiful lessons of a sublime morality were , happily , not exclusively Masonic . . They also made a feature of charity , and their

hearts were opened in the most liberal manner at the recent Centenary of the Boys School ; but other bodies maintained charities , and , after all , the giving of money was often doing charity by deputy . There was no charity like personal

service ; and when they were admitted into Freemasonry they all professed a sincere desire to make themselves more extensively serviceable to their fellow creatures . The great band which kept them together was the three great principles of brotherly love , relief , and truth—the relief which lifted up , for that was the meaning of the word .

After the Provincial Grand Lodge was closed the first meeting of the Maristowe Lodge was opened , and Bro . R . R . Rodd was installed the first W . M . by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master .

The following are the Founders and first Officers of the new Lodge : —Bros . R . Robinson Rodd P . M . 105 W . M ., Thomas George Taylor acting I . P . M ., J . J . Blagden S . W ., E . Marriette J . W ., Charles Edward Cottier Sec , William Edward Corbett S . D ., Robert Toop J . D ., Walter Foot I . G ., Edward Arthur D . C , Arthur Debnam A . D . C , John Atwill

Senior Steward , William Henry Westlake Junior Steward , William Henry Treasurer , James Clift . The first banquet of the Lodge was afterwards held at the Club , the W . M . Bro . R . R . Rodd presiding . For the toast of the Grand Lodge Bro . Sandeman responded . He incidentally remarked that he had been a Freemason fifty-one

years , and feelingly alluded to the loss Grand Lodge had sustained by the death of Lord Lathom . The Prov . Grand Master Sir Stafford Northcote , in response to his health , which was proposed by the W . M ., said he could assure them his interest in Freemasonry was genuine , and sincere , and it was a great pleasure to him to

come to any part of Devonshire , and not least to the Three Towns , where he always received so kindly a welcome , to do anything in his power to promote the interests of the Craft . He was especially glad to assist in the formation of a new Lodge , which by its geographical position ought to enable