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The Reporter.
is tne count J . Jberclinanct de laaffe , who has evinced a most praiseworthy anxiety for advancement . Brother G . P . Bushe , the private secretary to the Earl of Durham , has also been passed and raised in it , previous to his departure for Canada . There is perhaps no Lodge in the Order where Masonry is better understood , or more worthily practised .
THE TEMPLE , ( No . 118 . )—Brother AYeichbrodt has done his duty , and his Lodge is grateful . Nothing is required but the accession of a few Members to allow a spirit of reaction , which it is clearly to be seen , is ready to burst forth , and to offer its share of " light" to the general principle . Its present Master , Brother Evans , although modest and unassuming , is not thereb y deficient in other essential qualifications .
1 HE CALEDONIAN ( NO . 156 . ) , Jan . 8 . —The installation of Brother H C . Sirr , as Master of the Lodge , was very ably conducted by Brother Hailes ; and the Master entered upon his office by going through the full ceremonies of the three degrees , an arduous task for an experienced workman ; and Brother Sirr did all this with great ability . Brother Crawford , one of the initiated , in the course of the evening deli ghted the Lodge by a very eloquent address , which marked his attainments to
be of superior order . The Master too , on his health being proposed , deviated from the general custom in returning thanks , by entering into a detail of the history of his Lodge from its inauguration to the present time . His address would be a valuable document , and we should be happy to store it among our "Annals of Lodges . " Brother Martin , M . P ., has been initiated ; and the Caledonian promises well for its restoration to former splendour .
LODGE OF UNIONS , ( NO . 318 . )—Whilst other Lodges have suffered by defection of Members , this Lodge has received such an accession as to make the office of Master one of onerous labour , instead of being , as had been the case for many years , a mere sinecure . The impetus which the Asylum question has given to the Lodge , aided by the natural spirit ofthe Brethren , has enabled the Master , Brother AVhitmore , who lacks neither the will nor the ability to direct their intelligence—to earn a deserved reputation for Masonic zeal , as well as for the exercise of social duties . As far as Charity is concerned , the Lodge of Unions is proudly in her van .
BANK OF ENGLAND ( NO . 329 . )—There are freaks in circumstance which it is not easy to account for ; and , assuredly , how this Lodge should be reduced from an efficient battalion to a mere staff , will not be easily explained . The retiring Members have , una voce , expressed themselves most warml y in favour of the Lodge ; and there is no interruption of that spirited and cordial friendship that has so long united the Brethren The Annual Ball was as numerously attended as upon any former
occasion , and the installation of Brother W . L . Wright , by Brother G . Dickinson , was marked by that propriety which hi ghly satisfied all present . There have been some initiations , so that the numbers are improving ; among them Brother AValker , who will not forget his third degree ; and Brother W . C . Brown , who was introduced under the auspices , and in the presence , of his respected father , Brother Brown , lately a Member . Such instances are among the highest tributes paid to Masonry . A father introducing his son to participate in its mysteriesthus redeeming , in its most sacred sense , the promise given on the altar . C Various Lodges in our next . )
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The Reporter.
is tne count J . Jberclinanct de laaffe , who has evinced a most praiseworthy anxiety for advancement . Brother G . P . Bushe , the private secretary to the Earl of Durham , has also been passed and raised in it , previous to his departure for Canada . There is perhaps no Lodge in the Order where Masonry is better understood , or more worthily practised .
THE TEMPLE , ( No . 118 . )—Brother AYeichbrodt has done his duty , and his Lodge is grateful . Nothing is required but the accession of a few Members to allow a spirit of reaction , which it is clearly to be seen , is ready to burst forth , and to offer its share of " light" to the general principle . Its present Master , Brother Evans , although modest and unassuming , is not thereb y deficient in other essential qualifications .
1 HE CALEDONIAN ( NO . 156 . ) , Jan . 8 . —The installation of Brother H C . Sirr , as Master of the Lodge , was very ably conducted by Brother Hailes ; and the Master entered upon his office by going through the full ceremonies of the three degrees , an arduous task for an experienced workman ; and Brother Sirr did all this with great ability . Brother Crawford , one of the initiated , in the course of the evening deli ghted the Lodge by a very eloquent address , which marked his attainments to
be of superior order . The Master too , on his health being proposed , deviated from the general custom in returning thanks , by entering into a detail of the history of his Lodge from its inauguration to the present time . His address would be a valuable document , and we should be happy to store it among our "Annals of Lodges . " Brother Martin , M . P ., has been initiated ; and the Caledonian promises well for its restoration to former splendour .
LODGE OF UNIONS , ( NO . 318 . )—Whilst other Lodges have suffered by defection of Members , this Lodge has received such an accession as to make the office of Master one of onerous labour , instead of being , as had been the case for many years , a mere sinecure . The impetus which the Asylum question has given to the Lodge , aided by the natural spirit ofthe Brethren , has enabled the Master , Brother AVhitmore , who lacks neither the will nor the ability to direct their intelligence—to earn a deserved reputation for Masonic zeal , as well as for the exercise of social duties . As far as Charity is concerned , the Lodge of Unions is proudly in her van .
BANK OF ENGLAND ( NO . 329 . )—There are freaks in circumstance which it is not easy to account for ; and , assuredly , how this Lodge should be reduced from an efficient battalion to a mere staff , will not be easily explained . The retiring Members have , una voce , expressed themselves most warml y in favour of the Lodge ; and there is no interruption of that spirited and cordial friendship that has so long united the Brethren The Annual Ball was as numerously attended as upon any former
occasion , and the installation of Brother W . L . Wright , by Brother G . Dickinson , was marked by that propriety which hi ghly satisfied all present . There have been some initiations , so that the numbers are improving ; among them Brother AValker , who will not forget his third degree ; and Brother W . C . Brown , who was introduced under the auspices , and in the presence , of his respected father , Brother Brown , lately a Member . Such instances are among the highest tributes paid to Masonry . A father introducing his son to participate in its mysteriesthus redeeming , in its most sacred sense , the promise given on the altar . C Various Lodges in our next . )