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that , with the very best intentions , he was not popular . He would say , " the Grand Master , I know , does not sanction this , or that ( as the case might be ) , and , therefore , I , as his deputy , am bound to respect his opinion . " There was a frankness about him , however , which marked him as sincere in whatever he did . As has been already observed , his discipline was professional , ancl in enforcing it upon the masonic codeit would not cohere . The late Deputy Grand Master
, possessed high qualifications : he was most liberal according to his means ; served all the Stewardships , the asylum excepted , ancl to which he was always opposed ; never , however , giving any other reasons than that such institution must injure the other charities . His succession to office was not at a fortunate moment ; the Grand Lodge had scarcely felt the high moral advantage of the master-mind of the Earl of Durhamwhobeing appointed Ambassador Extraordinary to the
, , Court of St . Petersburg !! , was obliged to resign ; ancl Lord John ( he was generally so called ) appeared in contrast—the one always desirous that every Brother should speak , the other acting from a different impression . Differing , as many did , from Lord J . Churchill , a deep regret is felt at his loss ; few men were more beloved by those who . knew him . He was characterised by affability and good sense . He passed through both Grand Wardenships with great credit ; was for
two or three years on the Board of General Purposes , where he acquired much information . During his time , there was a marked attention to decorum : complainants were treated with respect , and the accused with kindness . The greatest exertions were used by the Board to prevent the possibility of anything unpleasant reaching the Grand Lodge , by reconciling all differences . At one time , a motion , however , was about to be submitted , that the Signature Book should be presented
to G . L . to mark those who had neglected to inscribe their names as Masters and Wardens to be dealt with according to Masonic law . " Stop a bit , " said Lord John , then President ofthe Board ; " by Jupiter ! I have never signed the book ; White , give it me " ( and he appended nearly a page of his signatures ) . "A pretty figure I should have cut in G . L . had I not been apprised of this matter . " His mother , the now Dowager Duchess , at his request , became a Vice Patroness of
the girl's school . Lord John took an active part in the Committee for the Masonic offering to the Grand Master , whose fostering kindness he always acknowleged . He was a long time unemployed , and had not long been appointed to command the Druid frigate , which was ordered to China , when he arrived only to breath his last . We had intended to have given some anecdotes of the deceased Brother , but as they refer to Masonic statistics of some importance , we may , probably , give them hereafter in a separate paper . Lord John was also Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire .
Lately , Miss FRITH , in advanced years , she was the daughter of the late Rev . John Frith , for many years the Chaplain of the Grand Steward ' s Lodge . Sept . in Regent-street , Sir JAMES LAWRENCE , Knight of Malta , the only Englishman who enjoyed that honour . He was the eldest son of the late Richard Lawrence of Fairfield estate , Jamaica , a lineal descendant of Henry Lawrence , lord president of Oliver Cromwell ' s
Privy Council . Sir James hacl been long known in the literary world , he was also a pretty minor-poet . Oct . 27 , at his residence in West-exe , Tiverton , after a lingering illness , universally respected and lamented , Brother Capt . Heniy Caiew ,
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Obituary.
that , with the very best intentions , he was not popular . He would say , " the Grand Master , I know , does not sanction this , or that ( as the case might be ) , and , therefore , I , as his deputy , am bound to respect his opinion . " There was a frankness about him , however , which marked him as sincere in whatever he did . As has been already observed , his discipline was professional , ancl in enforcing it upon the masonic codeit would not cohere . The late Deputy Grand Master
, possessed high qualifications : he was most liberal according to his means ; served all the Stewardships , the asylum excepted , ancl to which he was always opposed ; never , however , giving any other reasons than that such institution must injure the other charities . His succession to office was not at a fortunate moment ; the Grand Lodge had scarcely felt the high moral advantage of the master-mind of the Earl of Durhamwhobeing appointed Ambassador Extraordinary to the
, , Court of St . Petersburg !! , was obliged to resign ; ancl Lord John ( he was generally so called ) appeared in contrast—the one always desirous that every Brother should speak , the other acting from a different impression . Differing , as many did , from Lord J . Churchill , a deep regret is felt at his loss ; few men were more beloved by those who . knew him . He was characterised by affability and good sense . He passed through both Grand Wardenships with great credit ; was for
two or three years on the Board of General Purposes , where he acquired much information . During his time , there was a marked attention to decorum : complainants were treated with respect , and the accused with kindness . The greatest exertions were used by the Board to prevent the possibility of anything unpleasant reaching the Grand Lodge , by reconciling all differences . At one time , a motion , however , was about to be submitted , that the Signature Book should be presented
to G . L . to mark those who had neglected to inscribe their names as Masters and Wardens to be dealt with according to Masonic law . " Stop a bit , " said Lord John , then President ofthe Board ; " by Jupiter ! I have never signed the book ; White , give it me " ( and he appended nearly a page of his signatures ) . "A pretty figure I should have cut in G . L . had I not been apprised of this matter . " His mother , the now Dowager Duchess , at his request , became a Vice Patroness of
the girl's school . Lord John took an active part in the Committee for the Masonic offering to the Grand Master , whose fostering kindness he always acknowleged . He was a long time unemployed , and had not long been appointed to command the Druid frigate , which was ordered to China , when he arrived only to breath his last . We had intended to have given some anecdotes of the deceased Brother , but as they refer to Masonic statistics of some importance , we may , probably , give them hereafter in a separate paper . Lord John was also Prov . G . M . for Oxfordshire .
Lately , Miss FRITH , in advanced years , she was the daughter of the late Rev . John Frith , for many years the Chaplain of the Grand Steward ' s Lodge . Sept . in Regent-street , Sir JAMES LAWRENCE , Knight of Malta , the only Englishman who enjoyed that honour . He was the eldest son of the late Richard Lawrence of Fairfield estate , Jamaica , a lineal descendant of Henry Lawrence , lord president of Oliver Cromwell ' s
Privy Council . Sir James hacl been long known in the literary world , he was also a pretty minor-poet . Oct . 27 , at his residence in West-exe , Tiverton , after a lingering illness , universally respected and lamented , Brother Capt . Heniy Caiew ,