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Provincial.
Brother Smith , in an excellent address , detailed the duties of the Brethren , and impressed upon them the necessity of continuing to keep good hours ; his allusions to the Masonic character ancl talents of H . R . H . the Grand Master , and their potent influence in the Craft , bespoke his own loyalty , and the acclamations of the Brethren proved the truth of his observation . 'The Lodge is prospering in the increased efficiency ancl respectability of members .
CHESTER , Dec . 27 . —St . Johns day was celebrated with unusual splendour by the Cestrian Lodge . The Prov . Grand Master , Lord Combermere , presided : we regret that , having mislaid the account , we cannot give the particulars of a very interesting meeting . CHESTER , Jan . 7 .- —There was a very full attendance of the members of the Deva Lodge of Freemasons , held at the Hop Pole Inn , when John Henry BlakeEsq . was initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . After
, , which , Brother William Massey was called upon to read the report of the Masonic Trust Committee ; the report was elaborately drawn up , and it was evident it had been intrusted into the hands of expert Masons . After reading it , brother Massey proved , in a lucid and argumentative speech , the necessity , not only in theory , but in practice , of accumulating a provision to relieve the aged and infirm , and support the widow and the orphan . This speech throughout elicited general approbation . After
some brief but beautiful observations by the Brethren , the report was unanimously adopted . About thirty of the Brethren immediately enrolled their names as members of the institution , intimating that they were only discharging the duties of moral and social life in so doing . We are confident , under the inimitable Mastership of the venerable Lloyd Wilbraham , this Lodge will place Masonry in the ancient and loyal city of Chester , upon that sure footing not to be surpassed in the
kingdom , ancl thus confirm the title we bear , and convince the world at large , that the word " Brother" among Masons is more than a name . Our respected and indefatigable fellow-citizen , AV . Bage , Esq ., has been unanimously elected surgeon to the institution .
' INITIATION OF THE HON . AVELMNGTON COTTON . — January 8 . — The Cestrian Lodge held their monthly meeting at the Royal Hotel , in this city , when the P . G M . Viscount Combermere , the D . P . G . M . Finchett Maddock , with several provincial officers of this province , and also of tbe eastern and western division of the province of Lancashire , with a numerous and highly respectable assemblage of Brethren from the city and county of Chester , Shropshire , and Lancashire , attended to witness the initiation of the Hon . Wellington Cotton into the mysteries
of the Craft . At two o ' clock the Lodge was opened , when the P . G . M . entered the Lodge with the D . P . G . M ., and preceded by the D . of the C . L . and the provincial officers : the initiation of the hon . gent , then took place : the Lodge was afterwards closed for refreshment , when the Brethren sat down to a banquet , provided in very good style by Brother AVilloughby . The evening was passed with the utmost conviviality and brotherly feelingancl rarely has been witnessed an occasion which
, afforded so much satisfaction to the members of the Masonic Order . Among the toasts , the health of the P . G . M- was drunk in an enthusiastic manner , when , on returning thanks , he said he had never met the Brethren with greater pleasure ; it was highly pleasing to him to be present , upon the initiation of his son , and he had no doubt that upon further acquaintance with Masonry , his son would become a zealous
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Brother Smith , in an excellent address , detailed the duties of the Brethren , and impressed upon them the necessity of continuing to keep good hours ; his allusions to the Masonic character ancl talents of H . R . H . the Grand Master , and their potent influence in the Craft , bespoke his own loyalty , and the acclamations of the Brethren proved the truth of his observation . 'The Lodge is prospering in the increased efficiency ancl respectability of members .
CHESTER , Dec . 27 . —St . Johns day was celebrated with unusual splendour by the Cestrian Lodge . The Prov . Grand Master , Lord Combermere , presided : we regret that , having mislaid the account , we cannot give the particulars of a very interesting meeting . CHESTER , Jan . 7 .- —There was a very full attendance of the members of the Deva Lodge of Freemasons , held at the Hop Pole Inn , when John Henry BlakeEsq . was initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . After
, , which , Brother William Massey was called upon to read the report of the Masonic Trust Committee ; the report was elaborately drawn up , and it was evident it had been intrusted into the hands of expert Masons . After reading it , brother Massey proved , in a lucid and argumentative speech , the necessity , not only in theory , but in practice , of accumulating a provision to relieve the aged and infirm , and support the widow and the orphan . This speech throughout elicited general approbation . After
some brief but beautiful observations by the Brethren , the report was unanimously adopted . About thirty of the Brethren immediately enrolled their names as members of the institution , intimating that they were only discharging the duties of moral and social life in so doing . We are confident , under the inimitable Mastership of the venerable Lloyd Wilbraham , this Lodge will place Masonry in the ancient and loyal city of Chester , upon that sure footing not to be surpassed in the
kingdom , ancl thus confirm the title we bear , and convince the world at large , that the word " Brother" among Masons is more than a name . Our respected and indefatigable fellow-citizen , AV . Bage , Esq ., has been unanimously elected surgeon to the institution .
' INITIATION OF THE HON . AVELMNGTON COTTON . — January 8 . — The Cestrian Lodge held their monthly meeting at the Royal Hotel , in this city , when the P . G M . Viscount Combermere , the D . P . G . M . Finchett Maddock , with several provincial officers of this province , and also of tbe eastern and western division of the province of Lancashire , with a numerous and highly respectable assemblage of Brethren from the city and county of Chester , Shropshire , and Lancashire , attended to witness the initiation of the Hon . Wellington Cotton into the mysteries
of the Craft . At two o ' clock the Lodge was opened , when the P . G . M . entered the Lodge with the D . P . G . M ., and preceded by the D . of the C . L . and the provincial officers : the initiation of the hon . gent , then took place : the Lodge was afterwards closed for refreshment , when the Brethren sat down to a banquet , provided in very good style by Brother AVilloughby . The evening was passed with the utmost conviviality and brotherly feelingancl rarely has been witnessed an occasion which
, afforded so much satisfaction to the members of the Masonic Order . Among the toasts , the health of the P . G . M- was drunk in an enthusiastic manner , when , on returning thanks , he said he had never met the Brethren with greater pleasure ; it was highly pleasing to him to be present , upon the initiation of his son , and he had no doubt that upon further acquaintance with Masonry , his son would become a zealous