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To The Editor.
In Hull I found the Craft exceedingly well supported by the middle class of society-according to the local standard—but to a great extent disregarded by those whose position in life , wealth , or professional pursuits , might add greatly to the effectiveness and influence of Freemasonrv . To the credit of the Freemasons of Hull they meet only under their own roof-trees ; two capital halls being respectively appropriated to the Humber and the Minerva Lodges . The Humber , No . 65 , is possessed of the more recentlv erected building ; and , from the number ot subscribing Members , and some excellent regulations respecting their fund of benevolence , is a Lodge calculated beyond many to maintain mat
the truly charitable objects of our Order . I regret , exceedingly , A have not been favoured with several interesting particulars respecting the institution , propertv , and charitable disbursements of the Humber Lodge , in such a form * as to give them ivith a thorough conviction ot their accuracy ; and respectfully trust that this reminder of the promise made to me on that subject bv its leading Members , will stimulate them to communicate with you . They must not be permitted to hide their
talents under a bushel . . . , Among them is an excellent young Mason ; a qualification which he could not have assigned to him if he were not , also , an unexceptionable member of society , possessed of more than common ability and attainments ; and the Humber Lodge will not have done justice to his Masonic merits , or satisfied its own honour , until Brother Bethel Jac ? bsthe present working Master of the Lodge—shall have been invested with the insignia of actual Master . Any Lodge might feel proud of his
government . The Minerva Lodge . No . 311 , is far from being so numerous , or so well stored in the treasury as the Humber ; nor do I think the operative business so correctly and impressively performed as in the last named . And these deficiencies , during my visits , which were at the close of the last year , were made more disadvantageously prominent by some bickerings between the two Lodges , not creditable to either ; but which , 1 have to believe bthis time set at restSuch
interevery reason , are y . ruptions of Masonic harmony occur only when Lodges , supported by men moving in the same station in life , become competitive for candidates ; and the most certain cure for the immediate evil , and at the same time , the best means for turning it to good account , will be found in the advancement of one or other ofthe Lodges in the scale by which society is universally measured—local rank and influence . Could I attain my humblebut sincere and wellintentioned wishesrespecting the Hull
, - , Lodges , I would have the resident gentry and professional men associated with a proficient Mason , like Brother Jacobs , and confide to them such a resuscitation of the Minerva Lodge as would render that and the Humber Lodge the two most useful Masonic bodies m the kingdom . The one more by the effect of moral impression on the non-masonic ; the other more by extensive practical good . It is with a few only to work out the formerthe latter alone be done bnumbers .
— can y Thus far of the provinces . Although North and South Shields , Whitby , Scarborough , and other important towns , have received from me the personal attention and expenditure of time necessary for the commercial obiect of mv iourneys , yet I have been unable , at any of
them , to suit my stay to the periodical meetings of the Craft in their localities . My brief notices , therefore , have been necessarily confined to Newcastle , eminent in other respects for her varied mineral wealth
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor.
In Hull I found the Craft exceedingly well supported by the middle class of society-according to the local standard—but to a great extent disregarded by those whose position in life , wealth , or professional pursuits , might add greatly to the effectiveness and influence of Freemasonrv . To the credit of the Freemasons of Hull they meet only under their own roof-trees ; two capital halls being respectively appropriated to the Humber and the Minerva Lodges . The Humber , No . 65 , is possessed of the more recentlv erected building ; and , from the number ot subscribing Members , and some excellent regulations respecting their fund of benevolence , is a Lodge calculated beyond many to maintain mat
the truly charitable objects of our Order . I regret , exceedingly , A have not been favoured with several interesting particulars respecting the institution , propertv , and charitable disbursements of the Humber Lodge , in such a form * as to give them ivith a thorough conviction ot their accuracy ; and respectfully trust that this reminder of the promise made to me on that subject bv its leading Members , will stimulate them to communicate with you . They must not be permitted to hide their
talents under a bushel . . . , Among them is an excellent young Mason ; a qualification which he could not have assigned to him if he were not , also , an unexceptionable member of society , possessed of more than common ability and attainments ; and the Humber Lodge will not have done justice to his Masonic merits , or satisfied its own honour , until Brother Bethel Jac ? bsthe present working Master of the Lodge—shall have been invested with the insignia of actual Master . Any Lodge might feel proud of his
government . The Minerva Lodge . No . 311 , is far from being so numerous , or so well stored in the treasury as the Humber ; nor do I think the operative business so correctly and impressively performed as in the last named . And these deficiencies , during my visits , which were at the close of the last year , were made more disadvantageously prominent by some bickerings between the two Lodges , not creditable to either ; but which , 1 have to believe bthis time set at restSuch
interevery reason , are y . ruptions of Masonic harmony occur only when Lodges , supported by men moving in the same station in life , become competitive for candidates ; and the most certain cure for the immediate evil , and at the same time , the best means for turning it to good account , will be found in the advancement of one or other ofthe Lodges in the scale by which society is universally measured—local rank and influence . Could I attain my humblebut sincere and wellintentioned wishesrespecting the Hull
, - , Lodges , I would have the resident gentry and professional men associated with a proficient Mason , like Brother Jacobs , and confide to them such a resuscitation of the Minerva Lodge as would render that and the Humber Lodge the two most useful Masonic bodies m the kingdom . The one more by the effect of moral impression on the non-masonic ; the other more by extensive practical good . It is with a few only to work out the formerthe latter alone be done bnumbers .
— can y Thus far of the provinces . Although North and South Shields , Whitby , Scarborough , and other important towns , have received from me the personal attention and expenditure of time necessary for the commercial obiect of mv iourneys , yet I have been unable , at any of
them , to suit my stay to the periodical meetings of the Craft in their localities . My brief notices , therefore , have been necessarily confined to Newcastle , eminent in other respects for her varied mineral wealth