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Masonic Portraits (No. 17.) The Christian Minister.
difficulties of its infancy , and it is now in a most flourishing condition . During his Mastership , tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk met at Sudbury , having previously attended service at Melford Church , on which occasion our brother preached a sermon to the assembled
Craft , which was afterwards published , under tho title of " The True Masonic Temple . " It is impossible for us in this sketch to mention in detail all the honours and distinctions
our worthy brother has won , but wo may say , before we leave this part of our subject , that he is a Vice Patron of all the Masonic Institutions , and has served as Steward at the Anniversary Festivals of the Charities on sixteen
occasions . In society our brother is highly popular . Like many clergymen he possesses an intimato knowledge of human nature . He has a host of friends , and so far as we know not a single enemy . He is philosophical enough to hold
that there are few things in this world worth quarrelling about , and none worth the loss of temper . Christians generally would stand higher in the estimation of men of the world if they were all . to imitate this side of his character . Quarrels about trifles degrade " professors" in the
eyes of ' worldlings , " and loss of temper is one of the besetting sins of a multitude of worldly people . Into our brother ' s domestic circle we shall not venture to intrude , but we may mention that his family make a perfect Lodge in number , and that his eldest son is at Harrow , under the tuition of his distinguished father ' s old master .
Our brother is , we need scarcely say , a regular attendant at Grand Lodge . During the last ten years he has only missed one meeting . He speaks occasionally , and always to the point , and takes the greatest interest in the
working of the Charities . Indeed , he never visits a Lodge without making some attempt to stir up the members to renewed exertion in the cause of these admirable Institutions , which have largely profited by his intelligent appreciation , and his great labours on their behalf .
"Kear'd , was this stately pile , by pious Keverential hands , whoso cunning work Mocks the base art of these degenei'ate days .
Fit temple this for sacrifice , or prayer ; Here , in its arched aisles , and shadow'd nooks , The humble , toilsome peasant , turns His weary heart to God . "
The Subscriptions At The Regent Festival.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THE REGENT FESTIVAL .
WE have been at considerable pains in analysing the subscription list at the annual Festival , on the 9 th instant , of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Our purpose has been to show our readers not only what was done on that occasion , but also where brethren of energy may find fields open to them in their zealous promotion of
the cause of charity . It is not just that the same brethren should bo called upon to repeat their donations every year , while others are entirely overlooked and left out in the cold . The support accorded to our Institutions must be , not sectional , but general , and in the course of the evidence
we shall offer by-and-bye , we shall clearly demonstrate that only a very small section of Masonry contributed on this occasion to the funds of theBenevolentlustitution . No doubt it will be urged that several who do not figure in this year ' s list were not unmindful of their duty last year . We shall
have occasion to mention one or two notable instances . No doubt it is creditable to a Lodge to figure two years running in the subscription list to the same Charity , but it does nob speak well for the general activity of the Craft when we find so many as 63 Lodges sent representatives to both
Festivals . It will also be urged that figures may be made to prove anything , but we deny emphatically that the most experienced manipulator of figures could so have dealt with them in this instance as to show that all sections of the Craft are equally attentive to the claims of charity . We have
already expressed our gratification that the sum realised this year is so considerably in excess of last year ' s amount . But all is not clone that could and should be done , and till the universal practice is in accord with the universal precept , we must not rest from the task of urging on Craftsmen the
fulfilment of their duty . We have no hesitation in saying that if all worked equally , the income of each of our Instil tutions should reach the sum of £ 20 , 000 per annum . We are a long way from this figure yet , and to show how it is "we are so far off , we invite our readers to ponder well over
The Subscriptions At The Regent Festival.
the following analysis . We will premise that the sum subscribed is stated in our report of the Festival as £ 9 , 184 10 s 6 d , but the list of amounts in detail casts to £ 9 , 178 8 s—owing , no doubt , to one or more trifling
clerical errors having crept in . We have distributed and redistributed these details in a variety of ways , but no matter how we arranged them , they always cast to £ 9 , 178 8 s , and it s this amount we have dealt with .
We have distributed the subscriptions under three heads—London , Provinces , and Abroad—with the following result : —London , £ 4 , 067 Lis composed thus : 73 Lodges , £ 3 , 779 7 s Gd ; four Chapters , £ 107 lis 6 d ; various ( including M . M . ; the President and
Treasurer of tho Board of Stewards , and Bro . T . Cnbitt ) £ 180 15 s ; Provinces £ 5 , 040 14 s ; Abroad £ 70 , including D . G . L . Punjab , £ 10 , Andrew Hay P . D . D . G . M . Bombay £ 5 , L . 549 , Mazagon Bombay £ 5 , and L . 1307 Mooltan , Punjab , C . Rnshworth , own donation
£ 50 . We next compare the number of Lodges contributing with the number on the roll of Grand Lodge . In London , there were , according to Grand Lodge Calendar for 1875 , 212 Lodges . Of these , 71 Lodges , of which 41 contributed last year , appear in the presentlist , together with
two that have been since constituted , making together 73 . As regards the provinces , we note the following facts : — Bedfordshire ( 5 Lodges ) and the Provinces of Berks and Bucks ( 14 L . ) , Bristol ( 8 L . ) , Cambridgeshire ( 4 L . ) , Cornwall ( 24 L . ) , Cumberland and Westmoreland ( 17 L . ) ,
Derbyshire ( 17 L . ) , Durham ( 23 L . ) , Gloucestershire ( 14 L . ) , Monmouth ( 7 L . ) , Notts ( 8 L . ) , North Wales and Shropshire ( 19 L . ) , Staffordshire ( 19 L . ) , Warwickshire ( 26 L . ) , Worcestershire ( 10 L . ) , and Jersey ( 7 L . ) , are not represented directly , nor do any of their Lodges
appear in the list . Of the remainder , Cheshire with 37 Lodges is represented by 1 Lodge , contributing £ 47 7 s . Devon with 45 Lodges by two , contributing together £ 122 10 s ; Dorset ( 13 Lodges ) is represented by its D . P . G . M ., Bro . Montagu , and figures for £ 222 ; Essex
( 15 L . ) , stands for £ 42 10 s , the contribution of 1 Lodge . Of 28 Lodges in Hants and the Isle of Wight , five contribute together £ 285 lis 6 d . Of 4 Herefordshire Lodges , one appears with £ 66 5 s . Four of the nine Herts Lodges contribute £ 102 13 s . Six of 39 Kent Lodges send
£ 465 19 s . East Lancashire with 80 Lodges has a single representative only , for £ 15 . West Lancashire with 69 Lodges grandly supported Lord Skelmersdale , its Grand Master ; to the magnificent extent of £ 1 , 508 10 s . Leicestershire and Rutlandshire ( 9 Lodges ) is set down at
£ 109 10 s , while Lincolnshire with 19 Lodges appears with £ 6 10 s , the contribution of a single Lod ^ e . In Middlesex there are 19 Lodges , of which 6 contribute £ 198 2 s . Six of the 14 Norfolk Lodges contribute £ 128 6 s together ; Northumberland ( 13 Lodges ) is entered for £ 112 4 . 0 s ,
Oxfordshire ( 6 Lodges ) gives £ 87 10 s , and one of its Lodges , No . 1036 , Chipping Norton , is down for £ 12 12 s ; total for Oxon £ 100 2 s . Somersetshire ( 12 Lodges ) is represented by £ 66 6 s from one of its Lodges . The two Divisions of South Wales ( 17 Lodges together ) appear for
£ 250 . Two of the 16 Suffolk Lodges contribute £ 77 ; three of 12 Surrey Lodges £ 65 5 s , 1 Sussex Lodge out of 17 sends £ 106 . Wilts ( 9 Lodges ) stands for £ 201 6 s 6 d . The North and East Ridings of Yorkshire ( 22 Lodges ) are represented by 2 Lodges for £ 46 ,
while West Yorkshire by the hands of its G . M . and 25 other stewards , and having 58 Lodges , figures for £ 550 . Thus , of 41 Provinces , or with Bedfordshire , * Isle of Man , and the Channel Islands , of 44 groups of Lodges , 18 , comprising together 22 'J Lodges , are not represented this year ,
at least so far as we yet know—we say this because there are some lists still outstanding ; Bristol , for instance , appearing by its P . G . Registrar in the List of the Board of Stewards , but not in the List of Subscriptions . We may reckon that to the end of the year 1875 there were 850
Lodges in the Provinces , and if we allow that all the Lodges contributed in the case of those provinces which appear for a lump sum , and that in the case of West Yorkshire each of the 26 Stewards represented a Lodge , we can only account for about 170 Lodges , or 20 per cent ., as contributing .
Again , of the Provinces which are not entirely excluded : Cheshire had 37 Lodges at the beginning of last year , and in it are such rich and influential towns as
Birkenhead , Macclesfield , Staleybndge and Stockport , yet to a Crewe Lodge ( No . 321 ) is left the honour of representing Cheshire . A Plymouth Lodge ( No . 156 ) , and an East Stonehouse ( No . 189 ) , out of 45 Lodges , support
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Masonic Portraits (No. 17.) The Christian Minister.
difficulties of its infancy , and it is now in a most flourishing condition . During his Mastership , tho Provincial Grand Lodge of Suffolk met at Sudbury , having previously attended service at Melford Church , on which occasion our brother preached a sermon to the assembled
Craft , which was afterwards published , under tho title of " The True Masonic Temple . " It is impossible for us in this sketch to mention in detail all the honours and distinctions
our worthy brother has won , but wo may say , before we leave this part of our subject , that he is a Vice Patron of all the Masonic Institutions , and has served as Steward at the Anniversary Festivals of the Charities on sixteen
occasions . In society our brother is highly popular . Like many clergymen he possesses an intimato knowledge of human nature . He has a host of friends , and so far as we know not a single enemy . He is philosophical enough to hold
that there are few things in this world worth quarrelling about , and none worth the loss of temper . Christians generally would stand higher in the estimation of men of the world if they were all . to imitate this side of his character . Quarrels about trifles degrade " professors" in the
eyes of ' worldlings , " and loss of temper is one of the besetting sins of a multitude of worldly people . Into our brother ' s domestic circle we shall not venture to intrude , but we may mention that his family make a perfect Lodge in number , and that his eldest son is at Harrow , under the tuition of his distinguished father ' s old master .
Our brother is , we need scarcely say , a regular attendant at Grand Lodge . During the last ten years he has only missed one meeting . He speaks occasionally , and always to the point , and takes the greatest interest in the
working of the Charities . Indeed , he never visits a Lodge without making some attempt to stir up the members to renewed exertion in the cause of these admirable Institutions , which have largely profited by his intelligent appreciation , and his great labours on their behalf .
"Kear'd , was this stately pile , by pious Keverential hands , whoso cunning work Mocks the base art of these degenei'ate days .
Fit temple this for sacrifice , or prayer ; Here , in its arched aisles , and shadow'd nooks , The humble , toilsome peasant , turns His weary heart to God . "
The Subscriptions At The Regent Festival.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THE REGENT FESTIVAL .
WE have been at considerable pains in analysing the subscription list at the annual Festival , on the 9 th instant , of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Our purpose has been to show our readers not only what was done on that occasion , but also where brethren of energy may find fields open to them in their zealous promotion of
the cause of charity . It is not just that the same brethren should bo called upon to repeat their donations every year , while others are entirely overlooked and left out in the cold . The support accorded to our Institutions must be , not sectional , but general , and in the course of the evidence
we shall offer by-and-bye , we shall clearly demonstrate that only a very small section of Masonry contributed on this occasion to the funds of theBenevolentlustitution . No doubt it will be urged that several who do not figure in this year ' s list were not unmindful of their duty last year . We shall
have occasion to mention one or two notable instances . No doubt it is creditable to a Lodge to figure two years running in the subscription list to the same Charity , but it does nob speak well for the general activity of the Craft when we find so many as 63 Lodges sent representatives to both
Festivals . It will also be urged that figures may be made to prove anything , but we deny emphatically that the most experienced manipulator of figures could so have dealt with them in this instance as to show that all sections of the Craft are equally attentive to the claims of charity . We have
already expressed our gratification that the sum realised this year is so considerably in excess of last year ' s amount . But all is not clone that could and should be done , and till the universal practice is in accord with the universal precept , we must not rest from the task of urging on Craftsmen the
fulfilment of their duty . We have no hesitation in saying that if all worked equally , the income of each of our Instil tutions should reach the sum of £ 20 , 000 per annum . We are a long way from this figure yet , and to show how it is "we are so far off , we invite our readers to ponder well over
The Subscriptions At The Regent Festival.
the following analysis . We will premise that the sum subscribed is stated in our report of the Festival as £ 9 , 184 10 s 6 d , but the list of amounts in detail casts to £ 9 , 178 8 s—owing , no doubt , to one or more trifling
clerical errors having crept in . We have distributed and redistributed these details in a variety of ways , but no matter how we arranged them , they always cast to £ 9 , 178 8 s , and it s this amount we have dealt with .
We have distributed the subscriptions under three heads—London , Provinces , and Abroad—with the following result : —London , £ 4 , 067 Lis composed thus : 73 Lodges , £ 3 , 779 7 s Gd ; four Chapters , £ 107 lis 6 d ; various ( including M . M . ; the President and
Treasurer of tho Board of Stewards , and Bro . T . Cnbitt ) £ 180 15 s ; Provinces £ 5 , 040 14 s ; Abroad £ 70 , including D . G . L . Punjab , £ 10 , Andrew Hay P . D . D . G . M . Bombay £ 5 , L . 549 , Mazagon Bombay £ 5 , and L . 1307 Mooltan , Punjab , C . Rnshworth , own donation
£ 50 . We next compare the number of Lodges contributing with the number on the roll of Grand Lodge . In London , there were , according to Grand Lodge Calendar for 1875 , 212 Lodges . Of these , 71 Lodges , of which 41 contributed last year , appear in the presentlist , together with
two that have been since constituted , making together 73 . As regards the provinces , we note the following facts : — Bedfordshire ( 5 Lodges ) and the Provinces of Berks and Bucks ( 14 L . ) , Bristol ( 8 L . ) , Cambridgeshire ( 4 L . ) , Cornwall ( 24 L . ) , Cumberland and Westmoreland ( 17 L . ) ,
Derbyshire ( 17 L . ) , Durham ( 23 L . ) , Gloucestershire ( 14 L . ) , Monmouth ( 7 L . ) , Notts ( 8 L . ) , North Wales and Shropshire ( 19 L . ) , Staffordshire ( 19 L . ) , Warwickshire ( 26 L . ) , Worcestershire ( 10 L . ) , and Jersey ( 7 L . ) , are not represented directly , nor do any of their Lodges
appear in the list . Of the remainder , Cheshire with 37 Lodges is represented by 1 Lodge , contributing £ 47 7 s . Devon with 45 Lodges by two , contributing together £ 122 10 s ; Dorset ( 13 Lodges ) is represented by its D . P . G . M ., Bro . Montagu , and figures for £ 222 ; Essex
( 15 L . ) , stands for £ 42 10 s , the contribution of 1 Lodge . Of 28 Lodges in Hants and the Isle of Wight , five contribute together £ 285 lis 6 d . Of 4 Herefordshire Lodges , one appears with £ 66 5 s . Four of the nine Herts Lodges contribute £ 102 13 s . Six of 39 Kent Lodges send
£ 465 19 s . East Lancashire with 80 Lodges has a single representative only , for £ 15 . West Lancashire with 69 Lodges grandly supported Lord Skelmersdale , its Grand Master ; to the magnificent extent of £ 1 , 508 10 s . Leicestershire and Rutlandshire ( 9 Lodges ) is set down at
£ 109 10 s , while Lincolnshire with 19 Lodges appears with £ 6 10 s , the contribution of a single Lod ^ e . In Middlesex there are 19 Lodges , of which 6 contribute £ 198 2 s . Six of the 14 Norfolk Lodges contribute £ 128 6 s together ; Northumberland ( 13 Lodges ) is entered for £ 112 4 . 0 s ,
Oxfordshire ( 6 Lodges ) gives £ 87 10 s , and one of its Lodges , No . 1036 , Chipping Norton , is down for £ 12 12 s ; total for Oxon £ 100 2 s . Somersetshire ( 12 Lodges ) is represented by £ 66 6 s from one of its Lodges . The two Divisions of South Wales ( 17 Lodges together ) appear for
£ 250 . Two of the 16 Suffolk Lodges contribute £ 77 ; three of 12 Surrey Lodges £ 65 5 s , 1 Sussex Lodge out of 17 sends £ 106 . Wilts ( 9 Lodges ) stands for £ 201 6 s 6 d . The North and East Ridings of Yorkshire ( 22 Lodges ) are represented by 2 Lodges for £ 46 ,
while West Yorkshire by the hands of its G . M . and 25 other stewards , and having 58 Lodges , figures for £ 550 . Thus , of 41 Provinces , or with Bedfordshire , * Isle of Man , and the Channel Islands , of 44 groups of Lodges , 18 , comprising together 22 'J Lodges , are not represented this year ,
at least so far as we yet know—we say this because there are some lists still outstanding ; Bristol , for instance , appearing by its P . G . Registrar in the List of the Board of Stewards , but not in the List of Subscriptions . We may reckon that to the end of the year 1875 there were 850
Lodges in the Provinces , and if we allow that all the Lodges contributed in the case of those provinces which appear for a lump sum , and that in the case of West Yorkshire each of the 26 Stewards represented a Lodge , we can only account for about 170 Lodges , or 20 per cent ., as contributing .
Again , of the Provinces which are not entirely excluded : Cheshire had 37 Lodges at the beginning of last year , and in it are such rich and influential towns as
Birkenhead , Macclesfield , Staleybndge and Stockport , yet to a Crewe Lodge ( No . 321 ) is left the honour of representing Cheshire . A Plymouth Lodge ( No . 156 ) , and an East Stonehouse ( No . 189 ) , out of 45 Lodges , support