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Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
UXBRIDGE . —ROYAL UNION ARCH CHAPTER . —We gave an account of the revival of this Chapter at p . 65 . It is now in excellent working condition . A Chapter was held at the King ' s Arms Inn , Uxbridge , on the 23 rd September , on which occasion Bros . George Jeffkins and Samuel Nixon , of the Oak Lodge , were exalted , and several other Brethren were proposed . Companion Gibbons was re-elected to the First Chair , which during the past year'he filled so efficiently . Companions Elliot and
Robinson , ( W . M . of No . 225 ) , were elected Second and Third Principals , ancl Companion Pryer , Principal Sojourner . Nothing conduces so much to the dissemination of Masonry in the provinces as the establishment of good working Royal Arch Chapters .
OXFORD , Oct . 24 . —A Provincial Grand Lodge for Oxfordshire was held at the Masonic Hall . The meeting was numerously attended . Amongst those present , -were—Bro . T . H . Hall , Grand Registrar of England , acting as Grand Master of the Province ; Bro . Ridley , Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; and most of the Provincial Grand Officers . There was also a large assemblage of the Brethren of this Province , and members of other Lodges .
In the evening , a Grand Masonic Banquet was provided ; and the chair was taken by the Grand Registrar , supported by the Deputy Provincial G . M . on his right , and by Bro . B . Bond Cabbell , Past J , G . Warden of England , on his left . The dinner was also attended by Bros . Blake and Thomas , the Masters of the two Oxford Lodges ; ancl by Bros . Meredith , Farley , Hickman , Hitchings , Landon , and Boyd , ancl by many other Brethren , residents in the city , ancl members of the University .
The usual toasts were given from the chair . The memory of the late Grand Master , H . R . PI . the Duke of Sussex , was drank in solemn silence . The D . P . G . M ., in proposing the health of the Grand Registrar , congratulated the Brethren on their having amongst them one so eminent in the Craft , and so greatly esteemed as a man . He felt assured , that the presence of such a worth y Brother must be especially gratifying to those more immediately connected with the studies of this place , as they
hacl now the pleasure of welcoming in Oxford Bro . Hall , who , in his earty career at their sister University , had gained high academical distinction , for two successive years . The GRAND REGISTRAR returned thanks for the compliment he hacl received , in most eloquent terms ; and expressed how greatly he was pleased with the state of Masonry in the Province of Oxfordshire ; and with the cordiality that existed between the Brethren of the Alfred and Apollo Lodges . The GRAND REGISTRAR then proposed the health of Bro . Ridley ,
D . P . G . M . Bro . RIDLEY , in acknowledging the honour which had been paid to him in so kind a manner , stated his conviction that there was nothing learnt within the walls of a Masonic Lodge which could , for a moment , tend to diminish the adherence of any oue to his religious faith , or his obedience to the precepts of the Gospel . Bro . CABBELL shortly afterwards advocated , in most forcible language , the principles of Masonry ; and expressed his satisfaction at revisiting the seat of his University education . Several other speeches were delivered in the course of the evening .
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Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
UXBRIDGE . —ROYAL UNION ARCH CHAPTER . —We gave an account of the revival of this Chapter at p . 65 . It is now in excellent working condition . A Chapter was held at the King ' s Arms Inn , Uxbridge , on the 23 rd September , on which occasion Bros . George Jeffkins and Samuel Nixon , of the Oak Lodge , were exalted , and several other Brethren were proposed . Companion Gibbons was re-elected to the First Chair , which during the past year'he filled so efficiently . Companions Elliot and
Robinson , ( W . M . of No . 225 ) , were elected Second and Third Principals , ancl Companion Pryer , Principal Sojourner . Nothing conduces so much to the dissemination of Masonry in the provinces as the establishment of good working Royal Arch Chapters .
OXFORD , Oct . 24 . —A Provincial Grand Lodge for Oxfordshire was held at the Masonic Hall . The meeting was numerously attended . Amongst those present , -were—Bro . T . H . Hall , Grand Registrar of England , acting as Grand Master of the Province ; Bro . Ridley , Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; and most of the Provincial Grand Officers . There was also a large assemblage of the Brethren of this Province , and members of other Lodges .
In the evening , a Grand Masonic Banquet was provided ; and the chair was taken by the Grand Registrar , supported by the Deputy Provincial G . M . on his right , and by Bro . B . Bond Cabbell , Past J , G . Warden of England , on his left . The dinner was also attended by Bros . Blake and Thomas , the Masters of the two Oxford Lodges ; ancl by Bros . Meredith , Farley , Hickman , Hitchings , Landon , and Boyd , ancl by many other Brethren , residents in the city , ancl members of the University .
The usual toasts were given from the chair . The memory of the late Grand Master , H . R . PI . the Duke of Sussex , was drank in solemn silence . The D . P . G . M ., in proposing the health of the Grand Registrar , congratulated the Brethren on their having amongst them one so eminent in the Craft , and so greatly esteemed as a man . He felt assured , that the presence of such a worth y Brother must be especially gratifying to those more immediately connected with the studies of this place , as they
hacl now the pleasure of welcoming in Oxford Bro . Hall , who , in his earty career at their sister University , had gained high academical distinction , for two successive years . The GRAND REGISTRAR returned thanks for the compliment he hacl received , in most eloquent terms ; and expressed how greatly he was pleased with the state of Masonry in the Province of Oxfordshire ; and with the cordiality that existed between the Brethren of the Alfred and Apollo Lodges . The GRAND REGISTRAR then proposed the health of Bro . Ridley ,
D . P . G . M . Bro . RIDLEY , in acknowledging the honour which had been paid to him in so kind a manner , stated his conviction that there was nothing learnt within the walls of a Masonic Lodge which could , for a moment , tend to diminish the adherence of any oue to his religious faith , or his obedience to the precepts of the Gospel . Bro . CABBELL shortly afterwards advocated , in most forcible language , the principles of Masonry ; and expressed his satisfaction at revisiting the seat of his University education . Several other speeches were delivered in the course of the evening .