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Masonry In Sweden And Norway.
ch arge of the finances of the Order in general and authority over the works of charity . 2 . The Directory of the Lodges , which superintends the Lodges , and sees that the statutes
and rituals are properly observed . 3 . The Directory of Masonic Orphanages , which controls the many established orp han asylums .
Masonry was introduced into Sweden from England , in 1736 , and was from the first nnder Government protection . After the coronation of the Duke of Snndermannland as Charles XIII ., in 1780 , he was elected Grand Master , and
retained the office until 1811 , when he was succeeded by the Crown Prince Charles John . The " Order of Charles XIII . " was instituted in 1811 , as an order of knighthood , and has become the highest degree of Masonry
in Sweden , and as the King is the Master of that Order , he is consequently the Grand Master of Masons in the kingdom . The present membership of the Lodges is reported as over 10 , 000 . —Kansas Light .
Calling On.
CALLING ON .
THE time of year has arrived when the Lodge is again called to labour . It is presumed that the members have had a long rest , and that they are pleased that the work is again resumed . Men do not engage in the work of Masonry from a sense of duty , bnt from a desire to be of
service to their fellow man , which duty affords them very much p leasure and satisfaction , and all the more so because it is not compulsory . The coming together this year will be like tbe previous ones , with the usual interchange of
sentiment , handshaking and mutual pledges of brotherly love and affection . Masons always like to see the happy faces of their fraternity , and we imagine that upon this year ' s reunion the greetings will be unusually strong . We
hope that the work will go on with increased vigour . The indications are roost favourable for prosperous times , Masonically speaking . In reading the Proceedings of
Oregon , we find the following elegant sentiment , which seems to prompt the lesson of Masonry . If each Brother can say that he has acted the part as mentioned below , then indeed he is a Mason in all respects .
" In reviewing the past , who of us can look back and see where we have performed our whole duty as Masons , and can say that we have always assisted a poor , distressed Brother , his widow or his orphan , and that in no instance
have we allowed them to go hungry and gave them no meat , thirsty and gave them no drink , naked and clothed tbem not , sick and visited them not ? If any there be among us who feels conscientiousl y that he has discharged
his whole duty as a Mason , he may well feel prond , and I trust that every Brother—scanning his own actions , being the judge of bis own past conduct—who feels that he has fallen short of his duty , will see that the future brings full reparation for any errors or shortcomings . "
In this spirit we extend onr congratulations to each member , with the hope that in the work to come he may receive an abundance of wages as a faithful Craftsman . — Freemason ' s Journal .
Masonry Among The Aborigines.
MASONRY AMONG THE ABORIGINES .
TN the journal of Mr . John McDouall Stuart , the cele-J - brated Australian explorer , and a brother Mason , kept during his fourth expedition , in 1850 , for fixing the centre of Australia , he spoke of encountering some natives . ' One was an old man , and seemed to be the father of
these two fine young men . He was very talkative , but I could make nothing of him . I have endeavoured by signs to get information from him as to where the next water is ; out we cannot understand each other . After some time
, and having conferred with his two sons , he turned round , and surprised me by giving one of the Masonic signs . I looked at him steadily •he repeated it , and so did his two sous I then returned it , which seemed to nlease thfim
u , ' old man patting me on the shoulders and strokes ° wn my beard . They then took their departure , making fr . endly signs until they were out of sight . " So Dat where a white man or a civilized man had not been f tufZ * ' * % found cerfcairi Masonic signs in use amongst ^ e heads of tribes . —Keystone . *
Provincial Grand Lodge Of South Wales (Eastern Division).
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) .
THE annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Penarth , under the banner of the Windsor Lodge , on Wednesday . The proceedings commenced soon
after three o'clock at the Penarth Hotel , Deputy Provincial Grand Master Marmaduke Tennant presiding . The Rig ht Worshipful Sir George Elliot appointed the following Officers for the ensuing year , viz : —
JJro . J . Hurman - - - Senior Warden J . C . Sliulen - - - Jnnior Warden Canon Walters - - - ) «( , „ ., •„ Canon William Williams - - j H . White .... Treasurer H . N . D : \ vies - - ' - Registrar John Jones - - - S"cn > tnry D . E . Jones - - - Ass ' s tint Secretary — Clay . ... Senior Deacon C . B . Hugho 3 - - - Junior Pmcnn — Clay .... Superintendent of Works A . Hnssey - - - •] Directors of Ceremonies G . Dean Burdett - - - J H . Taylor .... Sword Bearer Jame * Hashes - - - } gtandard Bearera J . C . Vye-Parmmter - - J J . E . Deacon . - . - Organist -Hawkins - - -Jpnranivanta — Harris - - - - 1 T . W . Jones - - - } D . L . Davies - - - > Stewards C . Patre - ) G . Ballerwell - - - Tyler The annual report was adopted . Five guineas was voted to the testimonial being raised for Bro , Binckes , who has filled the post of Secretary to the Masonic Boys' School
for so long a time , and sums of twenty-five guineas each were voted to both the Provincial Education Fund and the Boys' and Girls' Institutions . After the usual business Lodge was closed , and in the evening the brethren were
entertained at a banqnet provided by Bro . Wain at the Penarth Hotel , Sir George Elliot presiding , and there being also present a large number of visitors , members of the Penarth Lodge , and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Worcestershire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WORCESTERSHIRE .
rpHE brethren of this Province assembled for their annual - * - meeting on the 15 th instant at Stourbridge , when the Provincial Grand Master , Sir Edmund A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., presided . He was supported by Bro . A , P .
Godson , M . P ., the Deputy of tbe Province , Colonel Foster Gough Deputy Provincial Grand Master Staffordshire , and a large number of brethren . On the recommendation of the Library and Museum Committee it was decided to
take the necessary steps to acquire for the Province the collection of Masonic curiosities and antiquities formed by Bro . George Taylor . Sir Edmund Lechmere moved a resolution expressing the regret of the brethren
at the loss they had sustained by the death of Bro . Albert Brown , the former Treasurer of Provincial Grand Lodge , and proposed that a vote of condolence be sent to the family of their deceased brother . Brother Godson seconded ,
and the brethren nnammously endorsed the propositions . Bro . A . Green , W . M . of the Royal Standard Lodge , No . 498 , Dudley , was then elected to the office of Treasurer , and the other Officers for the year were appointed . A
handsome illuminated address was subsequently presented to Brother G . Taylor , the Provincial Grand Secretary , in recognition of his valuable services to the Province , and in due course Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
At the conclusion of the business , the brethren walked in procession to attend service at St . Thomas ' s Church , where an eloquent and instructive sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . A . B . Timbrell , Provincial Grand Chaplain . In
the evening a banquet was held at the Talbofc Hotel . The usual Masonic toasts were honoured , and wero interspersed with glees and songs , effectively rendered by the Dudley Glee Union ( Bros . E . W . Smith , Ales . Smith , W . H . Smith ); Bro . T Troman , M . B ., P . G . O ., officiating as musical director .
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Masonry In Sweden And Norway.
ch arge of the finances of the Order in general and authority over the works of charity . 2 . The Directory of the Lodges , which superintends the Lodges , and sees that the statutes
and rituals are properly observed . 3 . The Directory of Masonic Orphanages , which controls the many established orp han asylums .
Masonry was introduced into Sweden from England , in 1736 , and was from the first nnder Government protection . After the coronation of the Duke of Snndermannland as Charles XIII ., in 1780 , he was elected Grand Master , and
retained the office until 1811 , when he was succeeded by the Crown Prince Charles John . The " Order of Charles XIII . " was instituted in 1811 , as an order of knighthood , and has become the highest degree of Masonry
in Sweden , and as the King is the Master of that Order , he is consequently the Grand Master of Masons in the kingdom . The present membership of the Lodges is reported as over 10 , 000 . —Kansas Light .
Calling On.
CALLING ON .
THE time of year has arrived when the Lodge is again called to labour . It is presumed that the members have had a long rest , and that they are pleased that the work is again resumed . Men do not engage in the work of Masonry from a sense of duty , bnt from a desire to be of
service to their fellow man , which duty affords them very much p leasure and satisfaction , and all the more so because it is not compulsory . The coming together this year will be like tbe previous ones , with the usual interchange of
sentiment , handshaking and mutual pledges of brotherly love and affection . Masons always like to see the happy faces of their fraternity , and we imagine that upon this year ' s reunion the greetings will be unusually strong . We
hope that the work will go on with increased vigour . The indications are roost favourable for prosperous times , Masonically speaking . In reading the Proceedings of
Oregon , we find the following elegant sentiment , which seems to prompt the lesson of Masonry . If each Brother can say that he has acted the part as mentioned below , then indeed he is a Mason in all respects .
" In reviewing the past , who of us can look back and see where we have performed our whole duty as Masons , and can say that we have always assisted a poor , distressed Brother , his widow or his orphan , and that in no instance
have we allowed them to go hungry and gave them no meat , thirsty and gave them no drink , naked and clothed tbem not , sick and visited them not ? If any there be among us who feels conscientiousl y that he has discharged
his whole duty as a Mason , he may well feel prond , and I trust that every Brother—scanning his own actions , being the judge of bis own past conduct—who feels that he has fallen short of his duty , will see that the future brings full reparation for any errors or shortcomings . "
In this spirit we extend onr congratulations to each member , with the hope that in the work to come he may receive an abundance of wages as a faithful Craftsman . — Freemason ' s Journal .
Masonry Among The Aborigines.
MASONRY AMONG THE ABORIGINES .
TN the journal of Mr . John McDouall Stuart , the cele-J - brated Australian explorer , and a brother Mason , kept during his fourth expedition , in 1850 , for fixing the centre of Australia , he spoke of encountering some natives . ' One was an old man , and seemed to be the father of
these two fine young men . He was very talkative , but I could make nothing of him . I have endeavoured by signs to get information from him as to where the next water is ; out we cannot understand each other . After some time
, and having conferred with his two sons , he turned round , and surprised me by giving one of the Masonic signs . I looked at him steadily •he repeated it , and so did his two sous I then returned it , which seemed to nlease thfim
u , ' old man patting me on the shoulders and strokes ° wn my beard . They then took their departure , making fr . endly signs until they were out of sight . " So Dat where a white man or a civilized man had not been f tufZ * ' * % found cerfcairi Masonic signs in use amongst ^ e heads of tribes . —Keystone . *
Provincial Grand Lodge Of South Wales (Eastern Division).
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH WALES ( EASTERN DIVISION ) .
THE annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Penarth , under the banner of the Windsor Lodge , on Wednesday . The proceedings commenced soon
after three o'clock at the Penarth Hotel , Deputy Provincial Grand Master Marmaduke Tennant presiding . The Rig ht Worshipful Sir George Elliot appointed the following Officers for the ensuing year , viz : —
JJro . J . Hurman - - - Senior Warden J . C . Sliulen - - - Jnnior Warden Canon Walters - - - ) «( , „ ., •„ Canon William Williams - - j H . White .... Treasurer H . N . D : \ vies - - ' - Registrar John Jones - - - S"cn > tnry D . E . Jones - - - Ass ' s tint Secretary — Clay . ... Senior Deacon C . B . Hugho 3 - - - Junior Pmcnn — Clay .... Superintendent of Works A . Hnssey - - - •] Directors of Ceremonies G . Dean Burdett - - - J H . Taylor .... Sword Bearer Jame * Hashes - - - } gtandard Bearera J . C . Vye-Parmmter - - J J . E . Deacon . - . - Organist -Hawkins - - -Jpnranivanta — Harris - - - - 1 T . W . Jones - - - } D . L . Davies - - - > Stewards C . Patre - ) G . Ballerwell - - - Tyler The annual report was adopted . Five guineas was voted to the testimonial being raised for Bro , Binckes , who has filled the post of Secretary to the Masonic Boys' School
for so long a time , and sums of twenty-five guineas each were voted to both the Provincial Education Fund and the Boys' and Girls' Institutions . After the usual business Lodge was closed , and in the evening the brethren were
entertained at a banqnet provided by Bro . Wain at the Penarth Hotel , Sir George Elliot presiding , and there being also present a large number of visitors , members of the Penarth Lodge , and the Officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Worcestershire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WORCESTERSHIRE .
rpHE brethren of this Province assembled for their annual - * - meeting on the 15 th instant at Stourbridge , when the Provincial Grand Master , Sir Edmund A . H . Lechmere , Bart ., M . P ., presided . He was supported by Bro . A , P .
Godson , M . P ., the Deputy of tbe Province , Colonel Foster Gough Deputy Provincial Grand Master Staffordshire , and a large number of brethren . On the recommendation of the Library and Museum Committee it was decided to
take the necessary steps to acquire for the Province the collection of Masonic curiosities and antiquities formed by Bro . George Taylor . Sir Edmund Lechmere moved a resolution expressing the regret of the brethren
at the loss they had sustained by the death of Bro . Albert Brown , the former Treasurer of Provincial Grand Lodge , and proposed that a vote of condolence be sent to the family of their deceased brother . Brother Godson seconded ,
and the brethren nnammously endorsed the propositions . Bro . A . Green , W . M . of the Royal Standard Lodge , No . 498 , Dudley , was then elected to the office of Treasurer , and the other Officers for the year were appointed . A
handsome illuminated address was subsequently presented to Brother G . Taylor , the Provincial Grand Secretary , in recognition of his valuable services to the Province , and in due course Provincial Grand Lodge was closed .
At the conclusion of the business , the brethren walked in procession to attend service at St . Thomas ' s Church , where an eloquent and instructive sermon was preached by Bro . the Rev . A . B . Timbrell , Provincial Grand Chaplain . In
the evening a banquet was held at the Talbofc Hotel . The usual Masonic toasts were honoured , and wero interspersed with glees and songs , effectively rendered by the Dudley Glee Union ( Bros . E . W . Smith , Ales . Smith , W . H . Smith ); Bro . T Troman , M . B ., P . G . O ., officiating as musical director .