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Provincial.
Prince Edwyn ' s Lodge , Bury , No . 150 ; Brother Gooch , of Lodge 44 , Bolton , spoke at some length in support of the views of the R . W . D . P . G . M . He contended , that Masonry being an universal science , and , like the light shed upon us by the Most High , intended for the benefit of God ' s creatures , it was a departure from the genuine principles of the Royal Order to give it the mere character of Benefit Societies , by each Lodge assuming an exclusive character and depending upon its own funds , in
preference to a general Fund of Benevolence , to which all would have an equal claim ; and he trusted to see the day when such views would be abandoned . The R . W . D . P G . M . said , that the reliance of Lodges upon exclusive funds of their own was not by any means viewed favourably at Headquarters , and he should not be surprised if something was shortly heard from thence on the subject .
Brother Gooch , of 44 , then moved that the subject be at once put to the vote , which was seconded , but withdrawn at the request of the R . W . D . P . G . M . and some other Brethren , for the present . The R . W . D . P . G . M . then said , he understood some Brethren at Blackburn had purchased a Lodge warrant , without the permission of G . L . of England , and asked if there were any Brother present cognizant of the circumstanceU a Brother stating he washe was asked if the
. pon , parties were willing to give up the warrant . After a short pause , an answer was given in the affirmative . The R . W . D . P . G . M . then complimented the parties upon their ready acquiescence , and added , that in the event of a refusal , he had instructions from the Grand Lodge to demand it . The business of the R . W . P . G . L . being closed , the
Brethren then went in procession , preceded by an excellent band , from the Lodge to the parish church , the use of which bad been kindly granted by the Vicar , the Rev . J . Slade , A . M ., in strictly Craft clothing , with banners , & c . & c in close accordance with the Book of Constitutions , where the service was read , and an admirable discourse delivered to them by their estimable P . G . C . Brother Birkett Dawson , B D-, P-M . of Lodge 44 , and a most zealous lover of the Order . During the service ,
a collection was made amongst the Brethren for the benefit of that excellent charity , the Bolton Dispensary , which amounted to upwards of 6 l ., and was increased by a Brother of Lodge , No . 3 , whose name we do not recollect , presenting Brother S . Blair , Esq ., with a guinea . The Brethren returned to the Swan Hotel in the order they went , and shortly after sat down to one of the most sumptuous dinners we ever remember to have seen laced on a table . The R . W . D . P . G . M . and all the
Brep thren present were so much gratified with the exertions of the host and hostess , Mr . and Mrs . Ward , that an unanimous vote of thanks was passed to them , and a deputation appointed to wait upon them to express the approbation of the R . W . D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the Brethren . Game of every description was placed on the table in profusion , and here we feel bound to notice the thanks that accompanied the health of Brother SBlairEsqwho filled the Vice-chairas S . W . and had
oc-. , ., , , cupied himself some days previously , shooting over his well-preserved moors and manor , that the Craft might not lack the delicacies of the season . After the cloth was drawn , the R . W . D . P G . M . proposed a round of Toasts , drunk with Masonic Honours , including , " The King and the Craft "— " H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , M . W . G . M . "— " Lord Dundas , Pro .-G . M . "— " Lord John Churchill , D . G . M . " — "The Rev . B . Dawson , P . G . C . "— "Lord Suffield , S . M . of England " —
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Provincial.
Prince Edwyn ' s Lodge , Bury , No . 150 ; Brother Gooch , of Lodge 44 , Bolton , spoke at some length in support of the views of the R . W . D . P . G . M . He contended , that Masonry being an universal science , and , like the light shed upon us by the Most High , intended for the benefit of God ' s creatures , it was a departure from the genuine principles of the Royal Order to give it the mere character of Benefit Societies , by each Lodge assuming an exclusive character and depending upon its own funds , in
preference to a general Fund of Benevolence , to which all would have an equal claim ; and he trusted to see the day when such views would be abandoned . The R . W . D . P G . M . said , that the reliance of Lodges upon exclusive funds of their own was not by any means viewed favourably at Headquarters , and he should not be surprised if something was shortly heard from thence on the subject .
Brother Gooch , of 44 , then moved that the subject be at once put to the vote , which was seconded , but withdrawn at the request of the R . W . D . P . G . M . and some other Brethren , for the present . The R . W . D . P . G . M . then said , he understood some Brethren at Blackburn had purchased a Lodge warrant , without the permission of G . L . of England , and asked if there were any Brother present cognizant of the circumstanceU a Brother stating he washe was asked if the
. pon , parties were willing to give up the warrant . After a short pause , an answer was given in the affirmative . The R . W . D . P . G . M . then complimented the parties upon their ready acquiescence , and added , that in the event of a refusal , he had instructions from the Grand Lodge to demand it . The business of the R . W . P . G . L . being closed , the
Brethren then went in procession , preceded by an excellent band , from the Lodge to the parish church , the use of which bad been kindly granted by the Vicar , the Rev . J . Slade , A . M ., in strictly Craft clothing , with banners , & c . & c in close accordance with the Book of Constitutions , where the service was read , and an admirable discourse delivered to them by their estimable P . G . C . Brother Birkett Dawson , B D-, P-M . of Lodge 44 , and a most zealous lover of the Order . During the service ,
a collection was made amongst the Brethren for the benefit of that excellent charity , the Bolton Dispensary , which amounted to upwards of 6 l ., and was increased by a Brother of Lodge , No . 3 , whose name we do not recollect , presenting Brother S . Blair , Esq ., with a guinea . The Brethren returned to the Swan Hotel in the order they went , and shortly after sat down to one of the most sumptuous dinners we ever remember to have seen laced on a table . The R . W . D . P . G . M . and all the
Brep thren present were so much gratified with the exertions of the host and hostess , Mr . and Mrs . Ward , that an unanimous vote of thanks was passed to them , and a deputation appointed to wait upon them to express the approbation of the R . W . D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the Brethren . Game of every description was placed on the table in profusion , and here we feel bound to notice the thanks that accompanied the health of Brother SBlairEsqwho filled the Vice-chairas S . W . and had
oc-. , ., , , cupied himself some days previously , shooting over his well-preserved moors and manor , that the Craft might not lack the delicacies of the season . After the cloth was drawn , the R . W . D . P G . M . proposed a round of Toasts , drunk with Masonic Honours , including , " The King and the Craft "— " H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , M . W . G . M . "— " Lord Dundas , Pro .-G . M . "— " Lord John Churchill , D . G . M . " — "The Rev . B . Dawson , P . G . C . "— "Lord Suffield , S . M . of England " —