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Inauguration Of The Corinthian Lodge, New Zealand.
singing suitable selections ) and poured out the customary oblations of corn , wine , and oil , and the Chaplain , having invoked the Divine blessing on the officers and members of the new Lodge , and on the brethren scattered throughout the world , and the usual responses and honours being- given , tho Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Jenkins , made the following declaration : — "Brethren , I am directed
by the Most Worshipful the Acting Deputy Provincial Grand Master to make proclamation that by virtue of the power and authority of Grand Lodge , these brethren are now constituted a regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , by the title and designation of the Corfuthian Lodge . And from henceforth they are fully entitled to exercise all their rights and privileges agreeably to the tenour of their charter ,
tho laws of the Grand Lodge , and the ancient usages of the Fraternity , and may God be with them . So mote it be . " Bro . Rev . C M . Nelson G . Chaplain then read a selection from the Sth chapter of the First Book of Kings , after which the R . W . M . of Sir Walter Scott Lodge , the Rev . J . Hill , delivered an address to the brethren assembled . After suitable , anthems had been snug by the choir , this portion of
tbe ceremony was brought to a termination . Bro . Leers officiated as Installing Master . Bro . Wildman , the W . M . elect of the Corinthian Lodge , was presented by Bro . Bagnall W . M . Lodge of Light I . C . and Bro . the Rev . J . Hill R . W . M . Lodge Sir Walter Scott S . C . in the customary form . Bro . Wildman having given his adhesion to the charges and regulations , which were read to him by the Secretary ,
was received by tho Installing Master , and having taken the obligation of Worshipful Master , he was duly installed with the insignia and implements of his office . The fol - lowing officers were then invested by the Worshipful Master : —Bro . L . Ebrenfried S . W ., H . Goldsmith J . W ., Rev . V . Lush
Chap ., F . R . G . Woodward Sec , J . Osborne Treas ., T . Bell Organist , G . Best S . D ., D . Boone J . D ., Hopkins I . G ., 0 . Garrett Tyler . The new Master then thanked the Installing Officer and the officers of Grand Lodge , and also the brethren of the Lodge who had elected him to his present position .
Eoyal Veterans Encampment , Plymouth . — The annual Convocation was held at the Huyshe Masonio Temple , on Thursday , 22 nd March . Comp . John P . Sawyer having been duly incepted , was then installed a Knight of the Order . Tho installation of the Eminent Commander followed , both ceremonies being performed very efficiently by the retiring E . C . Sir Knight Godtschalk . The newly installed
E . C . Sir Knight J . B . Gover appointed and invested the following officers : —Sir Knights S . Jew 1 st Captain , XV . Browning 2 nd Captain , L . D . Westoott Prelate , J . Austin Treasurer , V . Bird Registrar , J . H . Keats Ext ., T . Heath C . of L ., Templer Almoner , Charles Godtschalk I . P . C A Priory of Malta was then opened , and Sir Knight J . B . Gover was installed Prior , this ceremony being
performed impressively by Sir Knight V . Bird . The customary salutations , proclamations , & c , having been made , the Encamp , ment was closed in ancient form . The Sir Knights assembled at the Globe Hotel for the purpose of dining . The usual loyal and other toasts of tho Order were given and heartily responded to . Sir Knight Charles Godtschalk the I . P . Commander ,
rose and proposed the toast of the evening , that of the Newly In . stalled Commander , Sir Knight J . B . Gover , in the following terms : — Our Brother graduated through all tho important chairs of Masonry , and displayed skill and great judgment in the work . He was recognised as worthy of honours by the then aristocratic chief of this im « portant Province , the late Earl Fortescue , and a Provincial collar was
conferred on him . Our Brother is yet in harness , zealously working for the Order with a well digested knowledge of our laws and constitutions . He is Secretary of your Committee of Petitions , which in itself unites the functions of a Lodge of Benevolence and Board of General Purposes for the whole Province . The duties of this impor . tant office , with the large amount of other Masonic matters
undertaken by our brother , can only be done by one who has both heart and soul in the work . It having fallen to me , Sir Knights , to instal our brother in the chair of our Encampment , I am honoured thereby and proud of my task . I ask you all to drink long life , health and prosperity to him . The E . Commander , Sir Knight J . B . Gover , feelingly and with emotion , alluding to the high honour of his present position
in the Commandery , said , the Sir Knights knew quite enough of him to know he would do his duty and preserve the hononr of the Encampment , but they would remember that if he did not work the ceremony perfectly it wonld be for the reason that in after life or in later years the memory was not so retentive . Ceremonies learned when a young man adhered with more tenacity , and at all times came readily to aid
when wanted . Neither could he help saying the Order was in a transitory state . They even did not know but the ceremony of installation they harl hc-iird and witnessed that day from Sir Knt . Godtschalk wuuld be denied them in future , and a new ritual attempted to be thvus upon them . These thoughts led him to express afervout hope that every Installed Commander in the Province would make it his
business to be at the next Convent General in May , to support the majority of the Sir Knights of the Order in confirming the proceedings of last Convent General , the majority at that meeting wishing for a return to the names and forms dear to us as Knights Templar . He was proud to have taken hia obligation as an Installed Commander and not as a Preceptor . Sir Knt . Isaac Watts , P . G . T . of the Province ,
then proposed the health of the I . P . Commander , Sir Knt . Charles Godtschalk . Adverting to tho work he did in the various degrees , his connection with the Charities , and his late most succesful Stewardship for the Province , he waa very sure they all could have but one opinion in reference to the brother who was that day amongst thorn .
This having been responded to by tho I . P . Commander , the health of the Novice who had that day been installed into the Order was proposed , and replied to in a few well-chosen remarks . The conversation then turned npon the best means for the organisation of a strong party of E . Commanders to attend Convent General in May next , to support the motions , & c , carried last December .
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cot ' respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , «• necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
THE JEWISH QUESTION . To the Editor of THE FBEEMASON ' CHHONICXJC . DEAE SIB AND BROTHER , —Before " Equity " had written in yonrs of the 17 th inst ., concerning the Lodge of Montefiore , No . 1017 , 1 think it would have been well if he had made an inquiry of our excel * lent brother Secretary , one of the Grand Officers of England , who
wonld have assnred him that this Lodge is condncted on the purest principles of Freemasonry . I myself am an instance , having been initiated in the Montefiore about seven years ago , and having passed through each successive office to the chair of S . W ., and I can only say
that all the brethren have cordially endorsed each suoces tve appointment ; that I am not an Israelite has not made any difference at all . Indeed , I can truly say that in this Lodge , which includes brethren of various creeds , the only desideratum to ensure being received in good fellowship , is that a man approve himself a good Mason .
I am , Yonrs faithfully and fraternally , W . H . G UMIFOED S . W ., Montefiore , 1017 . 11 Caroline-street , Bedford . square , 22 nd March 1877 .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was very glad to see in your last impression that several brethren , high in authority in the Montefiore Lodge , had come forward to give you the information which I took the liberty of asking you on this matter . There was likewise an indirect answer to my question , supplied in the shape of an explanation
of what the Jewish Lodges are j information which I perused with interest , because it conveyed to me matter of which I was to soma extent formerly ignorant . Of course , to me it was so natural to have a Jew sitting by my side , and to consider him an equal-born brother without an arriere pensie , that when the circular appealing for the intervention of the
Grand Lodge of England , was submitted to the private Lodge for their support , for the purpose of averting the threatened exclusion of the Jews from the Lodges in Germany , I gave it my hearty and undivided approbation . Now , sir , you will , of course , want to know , as you have a perfect right to know , what should have prompted me to ask such a
question . Well , it was neither idle curiosity nor , as was hinted , a love of mischief which induced me to appeal to you . It struck me , when I saw the circular of the Montefiore Lodge , that it waa the very same Lodge which some eight or nine years ago—I won't be certain about the exact year—refused me , on the ground which I havo stated . However , in the bustle of life , the incident had long
since totally escaped my memory , until it was suddenly revived by the circular in question . Now , why should the brother who brought me the answer of which I complain have tumbled on such an excuse , of all the excuses in the world , he himself being a Jew , if it was not true ? If the Montefiore Lodge now repudiates such an imputation as never having had any foundation in fact ,
nothing , I assure you , can be more gratifying to me ; and I commend the readiness and the thoroughness of their repudiation . All I can say , then , is , that I or my friend , or both of us , mnst have been the victims of a mystification which can only be explained in one way , viz ., that the Montefiore Lodge , being a so-called Jewish Lodge , and the then W . M . or Secretary , I do not exactly
know which , with whom my friend communicated on the subject , being a more zealous Jew than others , would rather not admit any moro non-Jewish members , without a pressing or particular reason . My apology for intruding upon your valuable space must therefore be my anxious desire to have an impression removed from my
mind , which if it was true , must have made the Montefiore Lodge appear to put themselves forward as the champions of the universal Fraternity of all Freemasons vithout distinction , whilst they themselves were hatching narrow-minded and exclusive privileges , which , if they existed , must have been at once torn up root aud branch by every lover of EQUITY . London , 26 th March 1877 .
THE ELECTION OF GRAND SECRETARY OE SCOTLAND .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As the unsuccessful English candidate for the Grand Secretaryship of Grand Ledge of Scotland , may I beg space in your columns for a few remarks ?
The office was , I believe , declared vacant at Grand Lodge 5 th February last , and no intimation to the contrary appearing , it was , I imagine , pretty generally understood that a native of Scotland only would be eligible . In the London Times , however , of the 3 rd inst ., appeared au advertisement inviting application from ejjlewnt member *
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Inauguration Of The Corinthian Lodge, New Zealand.
singing suitable selections ) and poured out the customary oblations of corn , wine , and oil , and the Chaplain , having invoked the Divine blessing on the officers and members of the new Lodge , and on the brethren scattered throughout the world , and the usual responses and honours being- given , tho Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Jenkins , made the following declaration : — "Brethren , I am directed
by the Most Worshipful the Acting Deputy Provincial Grand Master to make proclamation that by virtue of the power and authority of Grand Lodge , these brethren are now constituted a regular Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , by the title and designation of the Corfuthian Lodge . And from henceforth they are fully entitled to exercise all their rights and privileges agreeably to the tenour of their charter ,
tho laws of the Grand Lodge , and the ancient usages of the Fraternity , and may God be with them . So mote it be . " Bro . Rev . C M . Nelson G . Chaplain then read a selection from the Sth chapter of the First Book of Kings , after which the R . W . M . of Sir Walter Scott Lodge , the Rev . J . Hill , delivered an address to the brethren assembled . After suitable , anthems had been snug by the choir , this portion of
tbe ceremony was brought to a termination . Bro . Leers officiated as Installing Master . Bro . Wildman , the W . M . elect of the Corinthian Lodge , was presented by Bro . Bagnall W . M . Lodge of Light I . C . and Bro . the Rev . J . Hill R . W . M . Lodge Sir Walter Scott S . C . in the customary form . Bro . Wildman having given his adhesion to the charges and regulations , which were read to him by the Secretary ,
was received by tho Installing Master , and having taken the obligation of Worshipful Master , he was duly installed with the insignia and implements of his office . The fol - lowing officers were then invested by the Worshipful Master : —Bro . L . Ebrenfried S . W ., H . Goldsmith J . W ., Rev . V . Lush
Chap ., F . R . G . Woodward Sec , J . Osborne Treas ., T . Bell Organist , G . Best S . D ., D . Boone J . D ., Hopkins I . G ., 0 . Garrett Tyler . The new Master then thanked the Installing Officer and the officers of Grand Lodge , and also the brethren of the Lodge who had elected him to his present position .
Eoyal Veterans Encampment , Plymouth . — The annual Convocation was held at the Huyshe Masonio Temple , on Thursday , 22 nd March . Comp . John P . Sawyer having been duly incepted , was then installed a Knight of the Order . Tho installation of the Eminent Commander followed , both ceremonies being performed very efficiently by the retiring E . C . Sir Knight Godtschalk . The newly installed
E . C . Sir Knight J . B . Gover appointed and invested the following officers : —Sir Knights S . Jew 1 st Captain , XV . Browning 2 nd Captain , L . D . Westoott Prelate , J . Austin Treasurer , V . Bird Registrar , J . H . Keats Ext ., T . Heath C . of L ., Templer Almoner , Charles Godtschalk I . P . C A Priory of Malta was then opened , and Sir Knight J . B . Gover was installed Prior , this ceremony being
performed impressively by Sir Knight V . Bird . The customary salutations , proclamations , & c , having been made , the Encamp , ment was closed in ancient form . The Sir Knights assembled at the Globe Hotel for the purpose of dining . The usual loyal and other toasts of tho Order were given and heartily responded to . Sir Knight Charles Godtschalk the I . P . Commander ,
rose and proposed the toast of the evening , that of the Newly In . stalled Commander , Sir Knight J . B . Gover , in the following terms : — Our Brother graduated through all tho important chairs of Masonry , and displayed skill and great judgment in the work . He was recognised as worthy of honours by the then aristocratic chief of this im « portant Province , the late Earl Fortescue , and a Provincial collar was
conferred on him . Our Brother is yet in harness , zealously working for the Order with a well digested knowledge of our laws and constitutions . He is Secretary of your Committee of Petitions , which in itself unites the functions of a Lodge of Benevolence and Board of General Purposes for the whole Province . The duties of this impor . tant office , with the large amount of other Masonic matters
undertaken by our brother , can only be done by one who has both heart and soul in the work . It having fallen to me , Sir Knights , to instal our brother in the chair of our Encampment , I am honoured thereby and proud of my task . I ask you all to drink long life , health and prosperity to him . The E . Commander , Sir Knight J . B . Gover , feelingly and with emotion , alluding to the high honour of his present position
in the Commandery , said , the Sir Knights knew quite enough of him to know he would do his duty and preserve the hononr of the Encampment , but they would remember that if he did not work the ceremony perfectly it wonld be for the reason that in after life or in later years the memory was not so retentive . Ceremonies learned when a young man adhered with more tenacity , and at all times came readily to aid
when wanted . Neither could he help saying the Order was in a transitory state . They even did not know but the ceremony of installation they harl hc-iird and witnessed that day from Sir Knt . Godtschalk wuuld be denied them in future , and a new ritual attempted to be thvus upon them . These thoughts led him to express afervout hope that every Installed Commander in the Province would make it his
business to be at the next Convent General in May , to support the majority of the Sir Knights of the Order in confirming the proceedings of last Convent General , the majority at that meeting wishing for a return to the names and forms dear to us as Knights Templar . He was proud to have taken hia obligation as an Installed Commander and not as a Preceptor . Sir Knt . Isaac Watts , P . G . T . of the Province ,
then proposed the health of the I . P . Commander , Sir Knt . Charles Godtschalk . Adverting to tho work he did in the various degrees , his connection with the Charities , and his late most succesful Stewardship for the Province , he waa very sure they all could have but one opinion in reference to the brother who was that day amongst thorn .
This having been responded to by tho I . P . Commander , the health of the Novice who had that day been installed into the Order was proposed , and replied to in a few well-chosen remarks . The conversation then turned npon the best means for the organisation of a strong party of E . Commanders to attend Convent General in May next , to support the motions , & c , carried last December .
Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cot ' respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , «• necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
THE JEWISH QUESTION . To the Editor of THE FBEEMASON ' CHHONICXJC . DEAE SIB AND BROTHER , —Before " Equity " had written in yonrs of the 17 th inst ., concerning the Lodge of Montefiore , No . 1017 , 1 think it would have been well if he had made an inquiry of our excel * lent brother Secretary , one of the Grand Officers of England , who
wonld have assnred him that this Lodge is condncted on the purest principles of Freemasonry . I myself am an instance , having been initiated in the Montefiore about seven years ago , and having passed through each successive office to the chair of S . W ., and I can only say
that all the brethren have cordially endorsed each suoces tve appointment ; that I am not an Israelite has not made any difference at all . Indeed , I can truly say that in this Lodge , which includes brethren of various creeds , the only desideratum to ensure being received in good fellowship , is that a man approve himself a good Mason .
I am , Yonrs faithfully and fraternally , W . H . G UMIFOED S . W ., Montefiore , 1017 . 11 Caroline-street , Bedford . square , 22 nd March 1877 .
To the Editor of THE FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was very glad to see in your last impression that several brethren , high in authority in the Montefiore Lodge , had come forward to give you the information which I took the liberty of asking you on this matter . There was likewise an indirect answer to my question , supplied in the shape of an explanation
of what the Jewish Lodges are j information which I perused with interest , because it conveyed to me matter of which I was to soma extent formerly ignorant . Of course , to me it was so natural to have a Jew sitting by my side , and to consider him an equal-born brother without an arriere pensie , that when the circular appealing for the intervention of the
Grand Lodge of England , was submitted to the private Lodge for their support , for the purpose of averting the threatened exclusion of the Jews from the Lodges in Germany , I gave it my hearty and undivided approbation . Now , sir , you will , of course , want to know , as you have a perfect right to know , what should have prompted me to ask such a
question . Well , it was neither idle curiosity nor , as was hinted , a love of mischief which induced me to appeal to you . It struck me , when I saw the circular of the Montefiore Lodge , that it waa the very same Lodge which some eight or nine years ago—I won't be certain about the exact year—refused me , on the ground which I havo stated . However , in the bustle of life , the incident had long
since totally escaped my memory , until it was suddenly revived by the circular in question . Now , why should the brother who brought me the answer of which I complain have tumbled on such an excuse , of all the excuses in the world , he himself being a Jew , if it was not true ? If the Montefiore Lodge now repudiates such an imputation as never having had any foundation in fact ,
nothing , I assure you , can be more gratifying to me ; and I commend the readiness and the thoroughness of their repudiation . All I can say , then , is , that I or my friend , or both of us , mnst have been the victims of a mystification which can only be explained in one way , viz ., that the Montefiore Lodge , being a so-called Jewish Lodge , and the then W . M . or Secretary , I do not exactly
know which , with whom my friend communicated on the subject , being a more zealous Jew than others , would rather not admit any moro non-Jewish members , without a pressing or particular reason . My apology for intruding upon your valuable space must therefore be my anxious desire to have an impression removed from my
mind , which if it was true , must have made the Montefiore Lodge appear to put themselves forward as the champions of the universal Fraternity of all Freemasons vithout distinction , whilst they themselves were hatching narrow-minded and exclusive privileges , which , if they existed , must have been at once torn up root aud branch by every lover of EQUITY . London , 26 th March 1877 .
THE ELECTION OF GRAND SECRETARY OE SCOTLAND .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As the unsuccessful English candidate for the Grand Secretaryship of Grand Ledge of Scotland , may I beg space in your columns for a few remarks ?
The office was , I believe , declared vacant at Grand Lodge 5 th February last , and no intimation to the contrary appearing , it was , I imagine , pretty generally understood that a native of Scotland only would be eligible . In the London Times , however , of the 3 rd inst ., appeared au advertisement inviting application from ejjlewnt member *