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The Weak Point In Masonic Lodges.
It always has the elements of success within itself , and will always succeed when conducted upon Masonic and business principles . Why , then , should any Lodgo ever surrender its charter or suffer it to be revoked by the Grand Lodge ? The answer can only be , becanse it is not well
managed nor conducted on correct business principles . The weakest point in Lodges generally is in not looking more closely after its finances . The revenue of a Lodge , when fully collected , is not generally much in excess of its actual expenses . If the one is not collected the other
cannot be paid . This is a self-evident proposition , and just as soon as any Lodge allows a large proportion of its members to become delinquent for dues and carries them along in that condition , the time is not far distant svhen its charter will repose in the archives of the Grand Lodge , and another vacancy will appear on the roll of Lodges .
Experience has fully demonstrated that numbers do not constitute strength in a Masonic Lodge . Most Lodges when first organised have less than a score of members , and yet with this little number they are strong and prosperous for a season , becanse the member ; ; are interested in
making the Lodge a success , and necessity compels them to look closely after its finances . The same interest and attention to business would make a strong and prosperous Lodge for all time . It is certainly for the best interests of the members that it should be so , and it is very strange that thay will permit it to be otherwise , as is so often the
case . The merchant who trusts out his goods and makes no collections , or the manufacturer who sells his wares with out getting pay for them , must soon go into bankruptcy . His failure is only a question of time . The Lodge that
does not collect its revenue is travelling in the same direction . One of the oldest and the largest Lodges in this State is now on the verge of bankruptcy from this very cause . If it had required its members to live up to the bye-laws of the Lodge , as they had obligated themselves to
do , and not permitted them to become delinquent for dues , instead of being in its present unhappy condition the Lodge might now be occupying a magnificent Temple of its own , free from debt , and an honour instead of a discredit to Masonry in this Grand jurisdiction . There are other
large Lodges , to a greater or lesser extent , in a similar condition . There is not one but what can be placed on a good footing in six months time if a majority of the members will unite in an earnest effort to compel all to pay up their delinquent dues and become contributing members .
Let the good work begin at once , so that the change may be made as speedily as possible . It is better to lose onehalf the membership than for a Lodge to carry them as dead-heads on the roll , and thus depleting its treasury annually to the amount of their Grand Lodge dues . —Masonic Advocate .
With great regret we have to announce the death of Bro . J . C . Cox P . M . He was initiated in the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 1257 , in the year 1869 . He was the first Initiate of the Lodge who became its Master , and was Treasurer at
the time of his death . He was P . Z . of the Prudent Brethren Chapter , No . 145 , and P . M . Grosvenor Mark Lodge 146 . Bro . Cox had been in failing health for some time .
The Royal Alfred Lodge of Instruction , No . 780 , has invited Bro . James Stevens P . M . P . Z . to deliver his Lecture , " Knobs and Excrescences , " explanatory of the ritual of the first degree , at the Star and Garter Hotel ,
Kew Bridge , on Friday evening , the 31 st inst . Lodge will be opened at 7 o'clock precisely . Brethren from other Lodges , and especially from those in the neighbourhood , will be cordially welcomed .
The Mount Edgcumbe Lodge of Instruction , No . 1446 , has removed from Jermyn-street , to the Three Stags , Kennington-road . Bro . Wise P . M . is the Preceptor .
HOUOWAY ' Pitts . —With darkening days and changing temperatures the digestion becomes impaired , the liver disordered , and the mind despondent , unless tho cause of the irregularity be expelled from the blood and body by such an alterative as these Pills . They directly attack the source of the evil , thrust out all impuratives from the circulation , restore tho distempered organs to their
natnral state , aud correct all defective or contaminated secretions . Such an easy means of instituting health , strength , and cheerfulness should be applied by all whose stomachs are weak , whose minds are much harassed , or whose brains are overworked . Holloway's is essentially a blood tempering medicine , whereby its influence reaches the remotest fibre of tho frame and effects a universal good .
Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
— : o : — THE GREAT CITY LODGE , No . 142 G . THE annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Saturday , 11 th inst ., at tho Cannon-street Hotel , E . C , when the following Officers were present : —Bro . P . T . C . Keeblo W . M ., W . Baber S . W ., R . Fendick J . W ., Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . C . Chap ., N . B . Headon P . M . Treasurer . G . W . Blaokie P . M . Secretary , W . P . Kibblo P . M ., R . Stanway P . M ., James Steven 9 P . M ., T . Hamer P . M ., Jno . Sees P . M ., P . W . Potter S . D ., E . II . Cadiot D . C ., George Jenkins
Organist , If . J . Bertram and L . J . Hudd Stewards . Lodgo having been opened and the usual formalities observed , the ballot was taken on behalf of two enndidatsa for initiation—Mr . Prank Evans Bailey and Mr . Frederick Jumps Bigcs . Proving unanimous in their favour , tho two gentlemen were regularly admitted into Freemasonry , after which tho installation of the W . M . elect was proceeded with . Tho
ceremony was performed by the retiring W . M ., who placed Bro . Wm . Hiihrr in the chair , in t . r-a presence of a largo number of installed Masters . The new W . M . invested the following as his Offioers for the year , the appointment of Seoretary being made pro tern , in consequence of Bro . Blackio having intimated his inability to continue the work of the office : —P . T . 0 . Keeblo T . P . M ., R . Fendick S . W .,
F . W . Potter J . W ., N . B . Hendon P . M . Treasurer , G . W . Blackie P . M . Secretary pro tern , E . H . Cadiot S . D ., H . J . Bertram J . D , L . J . Hudd I . G ., S . White D . C ., G . Jenkins Org ., J . A . W . Stephens and A . Cumner Stewards , R . Potter P . M . Tyler . After the completion of the installation ceremony and the transaction of formal business , Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to
the banquet hall , where the usual repast awaited them . At the conclusion of the banquet , grace was sung , and then the W . M . proposed the toast of Her Majesty the Queen . The toast was one so often given in onr assemblies , and the Queen , her reign , and everything con . nected with her were so well known , that few words were needed in offering tbe toast for acceptance . Her Majesty ' s reign had been
snch as to endear her to the hearts of her subjects . The toast having been honoured , that of the Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master followed . His Royal Highness was , said the W . M ., certainly the most popular man in Freemasonry . His heart was thoroughly devoted to it , although he was not seen so often in it as many would like , on account of his many other calls . His duties were so varied
and nnmerons that it was impossible he should be able to attend the meetings of the Craft even as much as he wished . The next toast was that of the Pro G . M ., the Deputy G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Offioers Present and Past . This was a toast always well received in The Great City Lodge . They had the honour of ranking among their members two Grand Officers of England , both of whom
were present that evening , and whose names he shonld associate with the toast—they were Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . Chap , and Bro . Thomas Fenn P . G . D . President of the Board of General Pur . poses . The brethren having accorded a hearty welcome to the toast , Bro . Simpson replied to it . He found himself in a peculiarly happy position that night . He had been again honoured with
appointment as Chaplain of the Lodge , and was gratified at being supported in the toast to whioh he had been called upon to respond by so distinguished a Mason as Bro . Penn . He felt that the moral effect of Bro . Penn's presence in the Lodge " was great , for when he was present the brethren felt they must be even more particular in ceremonial than usual . The Pro and Deputy Grand Masters were men of
whom Freemasons might well be prond ; well capable of managing the affairs of the Order in the absence of the Grand Master , who it was to be regretted was not more frequently present at Masonic ceremonies . His absence , however , was in consequence of his other labonrs being so great—he might justly be termed the busiest of English workmen—not from any lack of interest on his part . Bro .
Fenn followed . He alway ; 3 felt a great difficulty in responding to the toast of the Grand Officers , although he had spoken to it more or less for the past twenty years . He felt himself in a position to say a fow words both as a Past and a Present Grand Officer , having , as he had already said , been a Past Grand Officer for something like twpnty years , and at the present time occupied the important post
of President of the Board of General Purposes . The Grand Officers did all they conld to further the interests of the Craft . He thanked the W . M . for the compliment he had paid him and the Grand Officers in proposing the toast and the brethren of The Great City Lodge for the reception they invariably accorded to it . The I . P . M . next assumed the gavel and proposed the health of tho W . M . It was a
pleasure to have to propose this toast . Bro . Baber was one of the oldest members of The Great City Lodge , indeed , one of those who were admitted at the first meeting available for initiation . He had filled every office , and had attained tbe position of W . M . after mos-t arduous and painstaking labour . His term of office conld bnt bo n benefit to the Lodge , while his influence in the City was likely to
be instrumental in bringing him work in the Lodge . The W . M . sincerely thanked the brethren for their hearty reception of the toast . He felt very prond in having attained the summit of his ambition in this Lodge . He was afraid that , as he succeeded such an array of eloquent Masters , he shonld make but little impression on the brothren by his speeches . He should try his utmost to carry on the
work of the Lodge in a manner which should redound to his credit . He then proposed the toast of the Initiates . It was necessary in all institutions that new blood shonld be infu 3 ed from time to time , in order to keep up a state of activity . He trusted that the admission of the two brethren initiated that evening would be a benefit , both to ( hem and The Great City Lodge . He further hoped that they might
find in Freemasonry advantages of which they were at presentnnaware . l ! ro . Bailey was the first to reply . He hoped and trusted he mi ght prove himself deserving of the compliment which had been paid him ihat night . Bro . Biggs said it was very difficult for any man to speak on snch an occasion . It was at all times a task to express one ' s ideas after initiation into any fresh institution . He conld form
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The Weak Point In Masonic Lodges.
It always has the elements of success within itself , and will always succeed when conducted upon Masonic and business principles . Why , then , should any Lodgo ever surrender its charter or suffer it to be revoked by the Grand Lodge ? The answer can only be , becanse it is not well
managed nor conducted on correct business principles . The weakest point in Lodges generally is in not looking more closely after its finances . The revenue of a Lodge , when fully collected , is not generally much in excess of its actual expenses . If the one is not collected the other
cannot be paid . This is a self-evident proposition , and just as soon as any Lodge allows a large proportion of its members to become delinquent for dues and carries them along in that condition , the time is not far distant svhen its charter will repose in the archives of the Grand Lodge , and another vacancy will appear on the roll of Lodges .
Experience has fully demonstrated that numbers do not constitute strength in a Masonic Lodge . Most Lodges when first organised have less than a score of members , and yet with this little number they are strong and prosperous for a season , becanse the member ; ; are interested in
making the Lodge a success , and necessity compels them to look closely after its finances . The same interest and attention to business would make a strong and prosperous Lodge for all time . It is certainly for the best interests of the members that it should be so , and it is very strange that thay will permit it to be otherwise , as is so often the
case . The merchant who trusts out his goods and makes no collections , or the manufacturer who sells his wares with out getting pay for them , must soon go into bankruptcy . His failure is only a question of time . The Lodge that
does not collect its revenue is travelling in the same direction . One of the oldest and the largest Lodges in this State is now on the verge of bankruptcy from this very cause . If it had required its members to live up to the bye-laws of the Lodge , as they had obligated themselves to
do , and not permitted them to become delinquent for dues , instead of being in its present unhappy condition the Lodge might now be occupying a magnificent Temple of its own , free from debt , and an honour instead of a discredit to Masonry in this Grand jurisdiction . There are other
large Lodges , to a greater or lesser extent , in a similar condition . There is not one but what can be placed on a good footing in six months time if a majority of the members will unite in an earnest effort to compel all to pay up their delinquent dues and become contributing members .
Let the good work begin at once , so that the change may be made as speedily as possible . It is better to lose onehalf the membership than for a Lodge to carry them as dead-heads on the roll , and thus depleting its treasury annually to the amount of their Grand Lodge dues . —Masonic Advocate .
With great regret we have to announce the death of Bro . J . C . Cox P . M . He was initiated in the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 1257 , in the year 1869 . He was the first Initiate of the Lodge who became its Master , and was Treasurer at
the time of his death . He was P . Z . of the Prudent Brethren Chapter , No . 145 , and P . M . Grosvenor Mark Lodge 146 . Bro . Cox had been in failing health for some time .
The Royal Alfred Lodge of Instruction , No . 780 , has invited Bro . James Stevens P . M . P . Z . to deliver his Lecture , " Knobs and Excrescences , " explanatory of the ritual of the first degree , at the Star and Garter Hotel ,
Kew Bridge , on Friday evening , the 31 st inst . Lodge will be opened at 7 o'clock precisely . Brethren from other Lodges , and especially from those in the neighbourhood , will be cordially welcomed .
The Mount Edgcumbe Lodge of Instruction , No . 1446 , has removed from Jermyn-street , to the Three Stags , Kennington-road . Bro . Wise P . M . is the Preceptor .
HOUOWAY ' Pitts . —With darkening days and changing temperatures the digestion becomes impaired , the liver disordered , and the mind despondent , unless tho cause of the irregularity be expelled from the blood and body by such an alterative as these Pills . They directly attack the source of the evil , thrust out all impuratives from the circulation , restore tho distempered organs to their
natnral state , aud correct all defective or contaminated secretions . Such an easy means of instituting health , strength , and cheerfulness should be applied by all whose stomachs are weak , whose minds are much harassed , or whose brains are overworked . Holloway's is essentially a blood tempering medicine , whereby its influence reaches the remotest fibre of tho frame and effects a universal good .
Installation Meetings, &C.
INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .
— : o : — THE GREAT CITY LODGE , No . 142 G . THE annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held on Saturday , 11 th inst ., at tho Cannon-street Hotel , E . C , when the following Officers were present : —Bro . P . T . C . Keeblo W . M ., W . Baber S . W ., R . Fendick J . W ., Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . C . Chap ., N . B . Headon P . M . Treasurer . G . W . Blaokie P . M . Secretary , W . P . Kibblo P . M ., R . Stanway P . M ., James Steven 9 P . M ., T . Hamer P . M ., Jno . Sees P . M ., P . W . Potter S . D ., E . II . Cadiot D . C ., George Jenkins
Organist , If . J . Bertram and L . J . Hudd Stewards . Lodgo having been opened and the usual formalities observed , the ballot was taken on behalf of two enndidatsa for initiation—Mr . Prank Evans Bailey and Mr . Frederick Jumps Bigcs . Proving unanimous in their favour , tho two gentlemen were regularly admitted into Freemasonry , after which tho installation of the W . M . elect was proceeded with . Tho
ceremony was performed by the retiring W . M ., who placed Bro . Wm . Hiihrr in the chair , in t . r-a presence of a largo number of installed Masters . The new W . M . invested the following as his Offioers for the year , the appointment of Seoretary being made pro tern , in consequence of Bro . Blackio having intimated his inability to continue the work of the office : —P . T . 0 . Keeblo T . P . M ., R . Fendick S . W .,
F . W . Potter J . W ., N . B . Hendon P . M . Treasurer , G . W . Blackie P . M . Secretary pro tern , E . H . Cadiot S . D ., H . J . Bertram J . D , L . J . Hudd I . G ., S . White D . C ., G . Jenkins Org ., J . A . W . Stephens and A . Cumner Stewards , R . Potter P . M . Tyler . After the completion of the installation ceremony and the transaction of formal business , Lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to
the banquet hall , where the usual repast awaited them . At the conclusion of the banquet , grace was sung , and then the W . M . proposed the toast of Her Majesty the Queen . The toast was one so often given in onr assemblies , and the Queen , her reign , and everything con . nected with her were so well known , that few words were needed in offering tbe toast for acceptance . Her Majesty ' s reign had been
snch as to endear her to the hearts of her subjects . The toast having been honoured , that of the Prince of Wales M . W . Grand Master followed . His Royal Highness was , said the W . M ., certainly the most popular man in Freemasonry . His heart was thoroughly devoted to it , although he was not seen so often in it as many would like , on account of his many other calls . His duties were so varied
and nnmerons that it was impossible he should be able to attend the meetings of the Craft even as much as he wished . The next toast was that of the Pro G . M ., the Deputy G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Offioers Present and Past . This was a toast always well received in The Great City Lodge . They had the honour of ranking among their members two Grand Officers of England , both of whom
were present that evening , and whose names he shonld associate with the toast—they were Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . Chap , and Bro . Thomas Fenn P . G . D . President of the Board of General Pur . poses . The brethren having accorded a hearty welcome to the toast , Bro . Simpson replied to it . He found himself in a peculiarly happy position that night . He had been again honoured with
appointment as Chaplain of the Lodge , and was gratified at being supported in the toast to whioh he had been called upon to respond by so distinguished a Mason as Bro . Penn . He felt that the moral effect of Bro . Penn's presence in the Lodge " was great , for when he was present the brethren felt they must be even more particular in ceremonial than usual . The Pro and Deputy Grand Masters were men of
whom Freemasons might well be prond ; well capable of managing the affairs of the Order in the absence of the Grand Master , who it was to be regretted was not more frequently present at Masonic ceremonies . His absence , however , was in consequence of his other labonrs being so great—he might justly be termed the busiest of English workmen—not from any lack of interest on his part . Bro .
Fenn followed . He alway ; 3 felt a great difficulty in responding to the toast of the Grand Officers , although he had spoken to it more or less for the past twenty years . He felt himself in a position to say a fow words both as a Past and a Present Grand Officer , having , as he had already said , been a Past Grand Officer for something like twpnty years , and at the present time occupied the important post
of President of the Board of General Purposes . The Grand Officers did all they conld to further the interests of the Craft . He thanked the W . M . for the compliment he had paid him and the Grand Officers in proposing the toast and the brethren of The Great City Lodge for the reception they invariably accorded to it . The I . P . M . next assumed the gavel and proposed the health of tho W . M . It was a
pleasure to have to propose this toast . Bro . Baber was one of the oldest members of The Great City Lodge , indeed , one of those who were admitted at the first meeting available for initiation . He had filled every office , and had attained tbe position of W . M . after mos-t arduous and painstaking labour . His term of office conld bnt bo n benefit to the Lodge , while his influence in the City was likely to
be instrumental in bringing him work in the Lodge . The W . M . sincerely thanked the brethren for their hearty reception of the toast . He felt very prond in having attained the summit of his ambition in this Lodge . He was afraid that , as he succeeded such an array of eloquent Masters , he shonld make but little impression on the brothren by his speeches . He should try his utmost to carry on the
work of the Lodge in a manner which should redound to his credit . He then proposed the toast of the Initiates . It was necessary in all institutions that new blood shonld be infu 3 ed from time to time , in order to keep up a state of activity . He trusted that the admission of the two brethren initiated that evening would be a benefit , both to ( hem and The Great City Lodge . He further hoped that they might
find in Freemasonry advantages of which they were at presentnnaware . l ! ro . Bailey was the first to reply . He hoped and trusted he mi ght prove himself deserving of the compliment which had been paid him ihat night . Bro . Biggs said it was very difficult for any man to speak on snch an occasion . It was at all times a task to express one ' s ideas after initiation into any fresh institution . He conld form