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Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
UxnRrnGE . —At the last Convocation of the Royal Union Chapter , the Rev . J . Jacob , LL . D ., Vicar of Uxbridge , was exalted in a very impressive manner . HERTS . —BERKHAMPSTEAD LODGE , No . 742 , Nov . 12 . —A very numerous attendance of the Brethren took p lace for the purpose of initiating two candidates , and for the election of W . M . The S . W . Brotherthe Rev . Frederick Ormewas unanimously elected ; and a
, , testimonial of the esteem and regard of the Lodge was voted to the Present Master , and actual founder of the Lodge , the Rev . Stephen Lea Wilson , to be presented to him on the 7 th of January , the first anniversary of the Lodge , when a numerous attendance of the Brethren of the AVatford Lodge , and other Lodges in the Province , is expected . Although we believe this Lodge endeavours to keep itself select , rather than numerous , having obtained a peep at the treasurer ' s book ,
we were surprised to find in this , its first year , that the income was considerably above 100 / ., and a fund of many pounds also , as a Fund of Benevolence , not to be frittered away in small ( generally useless ) donations , but to accumulate , so that if , unfortunately , any one of the memberSj " owing to unavoidable circumstances of calamity or misfortune , " should be plunged into poverty or distress , something really serviceable might be done for him ; and although such is hardly likely to be the
case with any of their present members , yet , especially in a country Lodge , we cannot too highly estimate the principle of such a fund . This meeting was a most pleasant and intellectual one , both in Lodge ancl at the Banquet . In Lodge , besides the ceremonies being gone
through in the fullest and most perfect manner , Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , and other Brethren , worked some of the Lectures according to the regime of the Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; and at the Banquet , Brothers Crouch , Blakeney , ancl others , delighted and enlivened the party ( although the piano certainly was only fit for fire-wood ) . It is , however , a pity that , with such a splendid Banqueting Hall as they have , the Lodge-room is not a little larger . Many of the Brethren attended on the next day the Consecration by
the Bishop of London , of Christchurch , Charleywood , near Rickmansworth , ancl having obtained a ticket , we ourselves did the same ; and though it hardly comes under our province to report the proceedings , we cannot but express our gratification at the super-excellent manner in which they were conducted . The courtesy shown to all the visitors ( numerous , crowded as they were ) by the munificent donor of nearly 2 , 000 / . to endow the church , Mr . Hayward , of Loudivater , we ourselves ,
though perfect strangers , have to thank him'for—a slight kindness and courtesy which , in the hurry of the moment , might easily have been omitted . AVe wish he were a Mason , when he would be able more fully to follow out what he has so nobly begun at Charleywood . Although no great admirer of the conduct of the Bishop of London for the last four or five years , we were much pleased with his sermon , which was both practical and evangelical ; ancl altogether , we hope many out of the large congregation , at the end of the impressive ceremony , arose from their knees , as well as ourselves , more deeply convinced of the important truths so amply illustrated ancl enforced by Freemasonry , and reminded " to per-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
UxnRrnGE . —At the last Convocation of the Royal Union Chapter , the Rev . J . Jacob , LL . D ., Vicar of Uxbridge , was exalted in a very impressive manner . HERTS . —BERKHAMPSTEAD LODGE , No . 742 , Nov . 12 . —A very numerous attendance of the Brethren took p lace for the purpose of initiating two candidates , and for the election of W . M . The S . W . Brotherthe Rev . Frederick Ormewas unanimously elected ; and a
, , testimonial of the esteem and regard of the Lodge was voted to the Present Master , and actual founder of the Lodge , the Rev . Stephen Lea Wilson , to be presented to him on the 7 th of January , the first anniversary of the Lodge , when a numerous attendance of the Brethren of the AVatford Lodge , and other Lodges in the Province , is expected . Although we believe this Lodge endeavours to keep itself select , rather than numerous , having obtained a peep at the treasurer ' s book ,
we were surprised to find in this , its first year , that the income was considerably above 100 / ., and a fund of many pounds also , as a Fund of Benevolence , not to be frittered away in small ( generally useless ) donations , but to accumulate , so that if , unfortunately , any one of the memberSj " owing to unavoidable circumstances of calamity or misfortune , " should be plunged into poverty or distress , something really serviceable might be done for him ; and although such is hardly likely to be the
case with any of their present members , yet , especially in a country Lodge , we cannot too highly estimate the principle of such a fund . This meeting was a most pleasant and intellectual one , both in Lodge ancl at the Banquet . In Lodge , besides the ceremonies being gone
through in the fullest and most perfect manner , Bro . Richard Lea Wilson , and other Brethren , worked some of the Lectures according to the regime of the Grand Stewards ' Lodge ; and at the Banquet , Brothers Crouch , Blakeney , ancl others , delighted and enlivened the party ( although the piano certainly was only fit for fire-wood ) . It is , however , a pity that , with such a splendid Banqueting Hall as they have , the Lodge-room is not a little larger . Many of the Brethren attended on the next day the Consecration by
the Bishop of London , of Christchurch , Charleywood , near Rickmansworth , ancl having obtained a ticket , we ourselves did the same ; and though it hardly comes under our province to report the proceedings , we cannot but express our gratification at the super-excellent manner in which they were conducted . The courtesy shown to all the visitors ( numerous , crowded as they were ) by the munificent donor of nearly 2 , 000 / . to endow the church , Mr . Hayward , of Loudivater , we ourselves ,
though perfect strangers , have to thank him'for—a slight kindness and courtesy which , in the hurry of the moment , might easily have been omitted . AVe wish he were a Mason , when he would be able more fully to follow out what he has so nobly begun at Charleywood . Although no great admirer of the conduct of the Bishop of London for the last four or five years , we were much pleased with his sermon , which was both practical and evangelical ; ancl altogether , we hope many out of the large congregation , at the end of the impressive ceremony , arose from their knees , as well as ourselves , more deeply convinced of the important truths so amply illustrated ancl enforced by Freemasonry , and reminded " to per-