Prov. Grand Lodge Of Derbyshire

cause of charity . He said they would all be grieved to hear that Bro . Wright himself felt the sands of his life were fast running ont . Any one who had known Bro .

Wright ' s services in the cause of charity would feel that they had been of a splendid character , and deserved tho heartiest recognition in their power . The resolution would , he was sure , have the heartfelt appreciation of them all .

Bro . Percy Wallis seconded tbe resolution , which was supported by Bro . Naylor , and carried . Bro . Piper P . M . moved a resolution of sympathy with P . G . M . the Marquis of Hartington in the domestic troubles which' had overtaken him , and expressing the hope that his venerable and distinguished father might be restored to health .

Bro . Roe P . P . G . Treasurer seconded the resolution , which was supported by the D . P . G . M ., and carried with acclamation . Incidentally , Bro . Terry drew attention to the approaching Jubilee Festival of the Benevolent Institution for Aged

Freemasons and their Widows , and bespoke the cordial co-operation of the Derbyshire Province , especially as it would appear the particular Institution in question had previously received comparatively little support from this

locality / He pointed ont that the means at the disposal of the Governors were quite anadequate to meet the many claims addressed to them , and it was hoped that the special effort to be made next year would tend to permanently

increase its usefulness . Bro . Naylor P . G . Secretary announced his intention of representing the P . G . Lodge on the occasion , aud expressed the hope that every Lodge in the Province wonldj send a Steward . The Lodge was then closed .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

— : o *—PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE . AT the Masonic Hall , Cheltenham , on Tuesday , the 8 th inst ., a meeting was held under the presidency of the Grand Superintendent , tho Right Hon . Sir Michael Hicks-Beaob , Bart ., and was attended by a large gathering of Masons . Among those present in addition to Sir Michael were Comps . R . V . Vassar-Smith Prov . G . H ., W .

Forth Prov . G . J ., Jas . B . Winterbotham Prov . G . S . E ., J . Bruton Prov . G . S . N ., J . A . Matthews Prov . G . Regis ., J . L .. Brotherton Prov . G . Prin . Soj ., W . C . Hcarc and J . S . Carleton Assist . G . Sojs ., J . Balcomb Prov . G . S . B ., W . 0 . Ferris Prov . G . Standard Bearar , Dr . Campbell

Prov . G . D . C ., J . A . Matthews Organist ( present Officers of PrOv . G . Chapter ) ; also Comos . A . Woodward P . Z ? . 493 P . P . Assist , G . Soj ., Sir Brook ' Kay 82 , Rev . P . Hattcrsley Smith 82 , W . Ren wick 493 , F . W . Fisher 493 P . P . G . R ., Rev . C . E-. Lefroy Austin 82 , E . W . Brcreton 82 , J . David

H . 839 , R . W ; Ndrtbcote 839 , R . Prowdo Smith J . 82 , R . H . Barrett 493 , C . S . Atkins 82 , J . L . Butler I . P . Z . 82 , Rev . W . S . Fallon 82 , A . R . Grieve Z . 403 , H . S . Stephens P . Z . 839 , COIODCI Moutray Read 82 P . G . S . D . Malta , W . R . Felton P . Z . 82 , W . 11 . Porcher P . Z . S 2 P . P . G . J .,

E . L . Baylis 82 . The Prov . G . Treasurer ' s report having been presented aud passed , Comp . Bryan wa 3 rc-cloctcd Treasurer , votes to Charities were made , and tlio roll ot tho Chapter was called . The Graud Supt . then appointed and invested the Officers for tho ensuing year , as follows : —

It . V . Vassar-Smith H . J . Albin Roberts J . Jas . B . Wintoibotham Scribe E . W . R . Felton Scribe N . J . Bryan Treasurer

A . Woodward Registrar J . Shaw Carleton Principal Scj . Albany R . Gricvo lBt Aasiat . Soj . II . S . Stevens 2 nd Assist . Soj .

W . Ren wick Sword Bearer R . Prowdo Smith Standard Bemor James David Director of Coremonios J . A . Matthews Organist II . Phillips Janitor

Provincial Grand Chapter having been closed , tho Companions dined together in the Banqueting hall , the Provincial Grand Superintendent ( Sir Micliacl Hicks-Bend * . ) presiding .

Consecration Of The Hicks-Beach Lodge, No. 2407.

CONSECRATION OF THE HICKS-BEACH LODGE , No . 2407 .

ON the 17 th nit ., a new Lodge was formally consecrated at Strand , by Sir Michael Hicks . Beach , Bart ., H . P ., R . W . P . G . M . There was n large gathering of the brethren from throughout the Province . The occasion was notable for tbo delivery of an address to the brethren by the Rev . Chris . Venn Ghildo , of Christ Chnroh , Cheltenham , the text of which follows : — "Right Worshipfal Provinoial Grand Master and Brethren , —It has brum wisely ordained that at

the consecration of a new Lodge wo should call to mind thoso grand prinoiplea npon which oar Institution is founded , and which constitute its real nature , its hidden mysteries , and deepest significance . For there is a danger amid the pressure of life ' s fin ties , yes , and even in the social enjoyments of fraternal intercourse , lest on the one hand in the symbols we should lose sight of tha things signified , and on the

other of not maintaining & doe harmony ia tho relative proportion of the several parts of that moral superstructure , whioh as Free and Accepted , or rather Speculative Mason * , wo are sworn to raise , under the guidance and help of the Grent Architect of the Uuiverao , in accordance with the de ? ign and plan nnfolded in tho Volume of the Sacred Law . For the truest and best Mason ia the brother who

seeks to penetrate tbe deepest into tho mysteries of the Craft , and appropriate and make his own , both by apprehension and practioe , the truths veiled in its allegories and illustrated by its symbols , and bnt ' prentice hands will his always bt * , no matter to what high office he may rise , who is content to rest in tho mere surfaoa beanty of onr ritnal or the indolent enjoyment of our privileges . Therefore

it is that the consecration of a new Lodge is an event of immeasurable importance , nob merely to the Order in general or to the Provinco in particular , bnb to tha community in whioh it ia established ; for it is in the power of that Lodge , either through the maturing charaoter and forceful example of its members , to be a centre of light and life , diffusing outside its wails a braoiog , refining ,

ennobling influence which cannot fail to bless , or to degenerate into a source of additional temptation to disregard those very social duties and personal virtues which ic is the great object of onr Institution to inonlcate and foster , so bringing discredit npon itself , mis-representation npon the Order . Therefore , guard well the portals of this Lodge : keep ever bright in anBullied beauty the foundation stones

upon whioh it will be built to-day—Brotherly Love , Relief , Truth . Familiar are the words to us , old aa the hills , still found emblazoned to-day—as recent travellers tell ns—in the sanctuaries of the worship of the Syrian Druses , the lineal descendants of those first Phoenician Craftsmen who accompanied our first Grand Master to tbe building of King Solomon ' s temple , the first but never surpassed achievement

of oar Order . Bat , though familiar , bow wo need ever to reburnish those foundation principles that they may reflect to others tbe beanty of our Fraternity . Brotherly Love , which shall be no mere vagae sentiment of genial benevolence , bnb that Unity which emphasises the brotherhood of men in the Fatherhood of God , oemeutiug ( hem , as in onr Order , into yet closer fraternity of its myetio points of fellow *

ship—ever careful , moreover , to guard against that shadow of defect which tends to mar the luatre of every virtne , for eveo Brotherly Lovo may blind the eyes and warp the judgment nntil the well-being and good government and fair fame of a Lodge may be sacrificed to personal preference aud individual opinions , engendering uubrotherly cliqu 03 and factions . Brotherly Love means unity—a unity whioh shall ever

sbon and disoonntenauce self-regarding rivalries and competitions between Brother nutl Brother , between Ludge un < l Lodgo ; a unity which shall ever jealously gn-ird tho fair nama and honour of our Order by keeping it freo from j ^ alonsv ; a unity lika th" consecrating oil of the onuienb priesthood , overflowing in its abundance , an nnction of the whole body , diCfasiog its fragrance to all aronnd .

"Behold how good imd joyful a thin- < it-id for brethren to divoll together in unity . " But to Brotherly Love , there must bo added its active expression , Relief . Again , something far highor , far deBpnr than that charity of beneficence and magnificent liberality to wh c ' l we may justly point in refutation of the ignorant calumnies of the nninitiated . And to prove worthy of tho name it receives to-dav , this

new Lodge cannot fail to be conspicuous in the Province for its zeal , within its measure , in the cause of Masonic Charity . Bat , Brothers , we hnve each need of more consistent , practice of th'it truest charity symbolised by the mystic key which hangs and does not lie , over ready to protect and never to betray-- * heaven-boru charity of thought and word , which , like tho golden corn scattered in plenty

broadcast , brings forth its rich harvest of blessing , blessing him who gives and him who takes . Bnt to these fonndation-stones , Brother ? , Lovo and Relief , thcro mast bo joined a third , binding tho t * ao togothor , tho bed on which they rest . —Truth . Something mote , again , than moro veracity of speech . Truth demands that in all the domestic , social , and political relations of life , we should nob ba

bonnd by tho average standards and the popular fallacies , but do tho thing and that only which is right , and do it in the teeth of natural indolence and inherent selfishness . Truth is that sincerity which cannot brook tho sh » m 3 and unrealities of life ; sincerity which , liko some generous wino upheld before tho sun , sparkling and glowing in unadulterated purity , shall give the strength of confidence and tho joy of trust . May wo each , Brethren , ever and again , look to tho

fonndatiou-stoncs upon which we aro to bnild , tearing away all tbat mars their beanty or would forco them apart , whilo slowly but surely upon them wa rai 30 tho glorious superstructure of maturing charactor mid consistant life ; and so in llis infinite mercy may tli 9 Great Architect Himself , tho Master Builder , not ouly pass our work , but take us as living stonss , to bo bails by Hitn into tho glorious temple above , made pillars in the Hoti 20 of onr God , to tho glory of Ilia Hcly Name . ¦¦¦ ' "IHI ii !¦ ¦¦¦ HX'i ' W i | M » T »» M if II FMWj . « imm , ti ,. > TnBn . I— III !¦ 11 ¦ I . 1 !!¦ II IP I IHIIIMKI ¦¦ ¦ IIII ¦—¦ 11 — ¦—¦ mW

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