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Presentation At Southampton.
PRESENTATION AT SOUTHAMPTON .
' glHERE was a large gathering of Brethren from all parts JL of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight at the Masonic Hall , Albion Place , Southampton , last month , on the occasion of a visit to the Albert Edward Lodge of
Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master , with many of his Provincial Officers present and past . The regular Lodge meeting had been adjourned by dispensation to meet the convenience of the Provincial Grand Master .
After the ordinary Lodge business had been transacted the Prov . G . Master and his Officers arrived , and after some formal preliminaries Bro . Prowse I . P . M . requested the Provincial Grand Master to present to the Lodge a banner on behalf of the Brethren . It gave him , he said , great
pleasure to ask this of the Prov . G . M ., knowing that he was the most beloved and most respected Mason in the Province over which he had so long presided , and he hoped an overruling Providence would spare him for many years to occupy the position he now so worthily filled .
The Provincial Grand Master said it was with great pleasure he acceded to the request made to him . The presentation of so handsome a banner as that before them was a memorable occasion in the history of the Lodge . He referred to the signification of the emblems emblazoned
thereon , and said it was a happy omen that the Lodge was identified with the name of the Grand Master , who since he had held that office had done so much to advance the interests of Freemasonry . As the colours of a regiment inicited the soldiers to victory , so should their banner incite
the Brethren to do all they could , individually and collectively , to advance the true interests of Freemasonry . The Albert Edward Lodge , though not one of the oldest in the Province , had done a great deal for Freemasonry , and he hoped that under the banner which it now possessed it would go on and prosper .
The W . M . Bro . Drysdall having accepted the banner , Bro . Prowse moved that at the next meeting a Past Master ' s jewel be presented to the W . M ., for the way in which he had fulfilled the duties of the chair during the year . This was seconded by Bro . Berry , supported by the Wardens Bros . R . W . Denness and T . G . King , and carried unanimously .
The W . M . expressed his acknowledgments , and proposed a vote of thanks to the Prov . G . M . for his attendance that day . The Albert Edward , as he had said , was not an old Lodge , but it had contributed its fair share to the Charities . It was now in its twenty-first year , and it was apropos that the
Provincial Grand Master , who presided at the Consecration , should be present when it attained its majority . If in its old age the Lodge did as well as it had done in its youth , it would have nothing to be ashamed of . Bro . Algar seconded , and reminded the Lodge that the late D . P . G . M . Bro . Hickman was the first Master of the Lodge .
The Provincial Grand Master briefly returned thanks , and announced that the Provincial Grand Secretary Bro ! Giles was unable to attend through family bereavement . A vote of sympathy with Bro . Giles was passedand
, then to mark the visit of the Provincial Grand Master to the Lodge , the sum of twenty guineas was voted to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows , on the motion of Bro . Algar , seconded by Bro . E . Warren .
A banquet followed , provided under the superintendence of Bro . Hussey D . C ., and presided over by the W . M . The health of the Prov . G . M . was cordialhy honoured among other toasts ; and Bro . Beach , in responding , mentioned the interesting fact that though Earl Amherst the
Pro G . M . appointed to succeed Lord Lathom , was senior to himself as a Provincial Grand Master , he himself initiated him . The Earl was in the Crimean War , and , hearing that a life was saved by a Masonic sign , he took the earliest opportunity when he reached England of joining the Craft of which he had been an enthusiastic member ever since .
The banner , which is of Craft blue , bearing the Prince of Wales ' s coat-of-arms and motto , with the name and number of the Lodge , was supplied by Bros . Kenning , of London .
The annual supper of the Westbourne Lodge of Instruction , No . 733 , will be held on Tuesday next , 21 st inst ., at the Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne Terrace , Bishops Road , under the presidency of its Treasurer Bro . R . J . Rogers P . M . Any further particulars in regard to the meeting may be had of Bro . G . D . Mogford P . M . Sec , 30 Fernhead Road , St . Peter ' s Park .
Masonic Visiting.
MASONIC VISITING .
ONE of the signal pleasures arising from Freemasonry is that which is incident to Masonic visiting . Of course we enjoy attending our own Lodge ; it is our especial home ; there we meet the members of our own immediate family ; but Freemasonry is an endless chain of families extending around the globe . In every land the Freemason may find a home , and in every clime a
Brother . This is not a figure of speech , but fact . But many who never become travellers desire to visit in their own country , and their own city . There is a charm in visiting another Masonic Lodge , meeting even in the same Masonic Temple as our own Lodge . It may be a next-door neighbour . Yet in it we are abroad . We there widen our circle of experience , our knowledge
of the Masonic world . We there , amid old associations , meet new associates . It is the same old work , the same secret art and mystery , the same symbols and allegories , but all else is new , and new life is sometimes tbus acquired by the Brother , who has been previously following only a time-worn monotonous path .
Wherever there are all the outward tokens of Freemasonrya Masonic Hall , a Masonic Temple , or even an unpretentious Lodge Eoom , —duly guarded by the Tyler , and thus proctected from the approach of the profane—a Freemason may venture to present himself . But if the customary Craft indications are lacking—the doors kept wide open , or ajar , where one may walk
in unchallenged , or peep in—beware ! It requires some skill to visit wisely . The Brother must have his Masonic wits about him . He must not be like the Acacia , ever green . He must be bright , a reading Mason , not merely on speaking terms with Freemasonry , but intimately familiar with its mysteries . Such an one cannot go astray .
We will suppose a discreet Brother to be on his travels m quest of " more Light . " He presents himself to a Lodge where he is unknown , and requests admission as a visitor . What is the usual course which ensues ? That depends on the Master of the Lodge . The Master is master . His will and pleasure rules the
Craft . He may perform his duty , or neglect it . He may in due course hear the request for admission presented , and for a good cause , or a poor cause , or no cause at all , pay no immediate attention to it , or temporarily overlook it , or lose sight of it altogether . The constant recurrence of one or other of these lines
of conduct is becoming a crying evil in the Craft . A visiting Brother who sends in his request to a Lodge has the right to have it treated with Masonic courtesy , and with all possible promptness acted upon . He is a Brother of the Craft . Every Lodge should be made a home to him . We , of course , recognise the right of a
Master to refuse admittance to any visiting Brother whom he thinks would mar the harmony of that particular Lodge , and also the personal right of any member , for the same reason , to object to a visitor ; bub we are not now treating of that aspect of the subject . We are assuming that there is no formal objection to his
admission , and that his request is simply neglected or ignored . This is wrong . There is no good reason why tiis request should be treated with neglect , and every reason why it should be treated with the civility due a gentleman and a Freemason . Put yourself in his place ! How would you like to be kept loitering
in the outer courts of the Temple , while within those mystic rites which have so great a fascination to the average initiate are being enacted by your Brethren ? We trust the day , or the night , is at hand when all Masters of Lodges will be thoughtful of the visiting Brother , give him instant attention if practicable , and treat him
with that fraternal spirit which he would invoke for himself were he knocking at the portals of another Lodge . The Tyler ' s room , or closet , or entry , is not always the most agreeable place in the Masonic world . ' Sometimes the stove is uncomfortably near , or the smoke unpleasantly thick , or the seats disagreeably hard , or
the monotony decidedly marked . Then the proposing visitor has a dull time of it . But even when the surroundings are the best imaginable , they are nob what- he is in quest of . He desires to enter the portals of Freemasonry , to visit his Brethren , to sit in
the Lodge . He ought not to be unreasonably kept out . He should have the right hand of friendship and Brotherly love extended to him . He is one of us , probably , and he should be duly noticed , promptly examined , and , if found to be a Freemason , warmly welcomed as a visiting Brother . — " Keystone . "
The fourth annual Ladies' social and conversazione in connection with the Emulation Lodge , No . 1505 , was held at the Grand Central Cafe , North John Street , Liverpool , on Wednesday , 8 th inst ., and the AVorshipful Master may be
congratulated on the very successful and enjoyable evening spent . Brother F . Simpson D . C . presented to Mrs . Gardner , the wife of the Worshipful Master , a very handsome bouquet , on behalf of the Lodge , as a token of their esteem and regard .
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Presentation At Southampton.
PRESENTATION AT SOUTHAMPTON .
' glHERE was a large gathering of Brethren from all parts JL of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight at the Masonic Hall , Albion Place , Southampton , last month , on the occasion of a visit to the Albert Edward Lodge of
Bro . W . W . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master , with many of his Provincial Officers present and past . The regular Lodge meeting had been adjourned by dispensation to meet the convenience of the Provincial Grand Master .
After the ordinary Lodge business had been transacted the Prov . G . Master and his Officers arrived , and after some formal preliminaries Bro . Prowse I . P . M . requested the Provincial Grand Master to present to the Lodge a banner on behalf of the Brethren . It gave him , he said , great
pleasure to ask this of the Prov . G . M ., knowing that he was the most beloved and most respected Mason in the Province over which he had so long presided , and he hoped an overruling Providence would spare him for many years to occupy the position he now so worthily filled .
The Provincial Grand Master said it was with great pleasure he acceded to the request made to him . The presentation of so handsome a banner as that before them was a memorable occasion in the history of the Lodge . He referred to the signification of the emblems emblazoned
thereon , and said it was a happy omen that the Lodge was identified with the name of the Grand Master , who since he had held that office had done so much to advance the interests of Freemasonry . As the colours of a regiment inicited the soldiers to victory , so should their banner incite
the Brethren to do all they could , individually and collectively , to advance the true interests of Freemasonry . The Albert Edward Lodge , though not one of the oldest in the Province , had done a great deal for Freemasonry , and he hoped that under the banner which it now possessed it would go on and prosper .
The W . M . Bro . Drysdall having accepted the banner , Bro . Prowse moved that at the next meeting a Past Master ' s jewel be presented to the W . M ., for the way in which he had fulfilled the duties of the chair during the year . This was seconded by Bro . Berry , supported by the Wardens Bros . R . W . Denness and T . G . King , and carried unanimously .
The W . M . expressed his acknowledgments , and proposed a vote of thanks to the Prov . G . M . for his attendance that day . The Albert Edward , as he had said , was not an old Lodge , but it had contributed its fair share to the Charities . It was now in its twenty-first year , and it was apropos that the
Provincial Grand Master , who presided at the Consecration , should be present when it attained its majority . If in its old age the Lodge did as well as it had done in its youth , it would have nothing to be ashamed of . Bro . Algar seconded , and reminded the Lodge that the late D . P . G . M . Bro . Hickman was the first Master of the Lodge .
The Provincial Grand Master briefly returned thanks , and announced that the Provincial Grand Secretary Bro ! Giles was unable to attend through family bereavement . A vote of sympathy with Bro . Giles was passedand
, then to mark the visit of the Provincial Grand Master to the Lodge , the sum of twenty guineas was voted to the Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and their Widows , on the motion of Bro . Algar , seconded by Bro . E . Warren .
A banquet followed , provided under the superintendence of Bro . Hussey D . C ., and presided over by the W . M . The health of the Prov . G . M . was cordialhy honoured among other toasts ; and Bro . Beach , in responding , mentioned the interesting fact that though Earl Amherst the
Pro G . M . appointed to succeed Lord Lathom , was senior to himself as a Provincial Grand Master , he himself initiated him . The Earl was in the Crimean War , and , hearing that a life was saved by a Masonic sign , he took the earliest opportunity when he reached England of joining the Craft of which he had been an enthusiastic member ever since .
The banner , which is of Craft blue , bearing the Prince of Wales ' s coat-of-arms and motto , with the name and number of the Lodge , was supplied by Bros . Kenning , of London .
The annual supper of the Westbourne Lodge of Instruction , No . 733 , will be held on Tuesday next , 21 st inst ., at the Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne Terrace , Bishops Road , under the presidency of its Treasurer Bro . R . J . Rogers P . M . Any further particulars in regard to the meeting may be had of Bro . G . D . Mogford P . M . Sec , 30 Fernhead Road , St . Peter ' s Park .
Masonic Visiting.
MASONIC VISITING .
ONE of the signal pleasures arising from Freemasonry is that which is incident to Masonic visiting . Of course we enjoy attending our own Lodge ; it is our especial home ; there we meet the members of our own immediate family ; but Freemasonry is an endless chain of families extending around the globe . In every land the Freemason may find a home , and in every clime a
Brother . This is not a figure of speech , but fact . But many who never become travellers desire to visit in their own country , and their own city . There is a charm in visiting another Masonic Lodge , meeting even in the same Masonic Temple as our own Lodge . It may be a next-door neighbour . Yet in it we are abroad . We there widen our circle of experience , our knowledge
of the Masonic world . We there , amid old associations , meet new associates . It is the same old work , the same secret art and mystery , the same symbols and allegories , but all else is new , and new life is sometimes tbus acquired by the Brother , who has been previously following only a time-worn monotonous path .
Wherever there are all the outward tokens of Freemasonrya Masonic Hall , a Masonic Temple , or even an unpretentious Lodge Eoom , —duly guarded by the Tyler , and thus proctected from the approach of the profane—a Freemason may venture to present himself . But if the customary Craft indications are lacking—the doors kept wide open , or ajar , where one may walk
in unchallenged , or peep in—beware ! It requires some skill to visit wisely . The Brother must have his Masonic wits about him . He must not be like the Acacia , ever green . He must be bright , a reading Mason , not merely on speaking terms with Freemasonry , but intimately familiar with its mysteries . Such an one cannot go astray .
We will suppose a discreet Brother to be on his travels m quest of " more Light . " He presents himself to a Lodge where he is unknown , and requests admission as a visitor . What is the usual course which ensues ? That depends on the Master of the Lodge . The Master is master . His will and pleasure rules the
Craft . He may perform his duty , or neglect it . He may in due course hear the request for admission presented , and for a good cause , or a poor cause , or no cause at all , pay no immediate attention to it , or temporarily overlook it , or lose sight of it altogether . The constant recurrence of one or other of these lines
of conduct is becoming a crying evil in the Craft . A visiting Brother who sends in his request to a Lodge has the right to have it treated with Masonic courtesy , and with all possible promptness acted upon . He is a Brother of the Craft . Every Lodge should be made a home to him . We , of course , recognise the right of a
Master to refuse admittance to any visiting Brother whom he thinks would mar the harmony of that particular Lodge , and also the personal right of any member , for the same reason , to object to a visitor ; bub we are not now treating of that aspect of the subject . We are assuming that there is no formal objection to his
admission , and that his request is simply neglected or ignored . This is wrong . There is no good reason why tiis request should be treated with neglect , and every reason why it should be treated with the civility due a gentleman and a Freemason . Put yourself in his place ! How would you like to be kept loitering
in the outer courts of the Temple , while within those mystic rites which have so great a fascination to the average initiate are being enacted by your Brethren ? We trust the day , or the night , is at hand when all Masters of Lodges will be thoughtful of the visiting Brother , give him instant attention if practicable , and treat him
with that fraternal spirit which he would invoke for himself were he knocking at the portals of another Lodge . The Tyler ' s room , or closet , or entry , is not always the most agreeable place in the Masonic world . ' Sometimes the stove is uncomfortably near , or the smoke unpleasantly thick , or the seats disagreeably hard , or
the monotony decidedly marked . Then the proposing visitor has a dull time of it . But even when the surroundings are the best imaginable , they are nob what- he is in quest of . He desires to enter the portals of Freemasonry , to visit his Brethren , to sit in
the Lodge . He ought not to be unreasonably kept out . He should have the right hand of friendship and Brotherly love extended to him . He is one of us , probably , and he should be duly noticed , promptly examined , and , if found to be a Freemason , warmly welcomed as a visiting Brother . — " Keystone . "
The fourth annual Ladies' social and conversazione in connection with the Emulation Lodge , No . 1505 , was held at the Grand Central Cafe , North John Street , Liverpool , on Wednesday , 8 th inst ., and the AVorshipful Master may be
congratulated on the very successful and enjoyable evening spent . Brother F . Simpson D . C . presented to Mrs . Gardner , the wife of the Worshipful Master , a very handsome bouquet , on behalf of the Lodge , as a token of their esteem and regard .