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thing uf late years in the south and west of England in the restoration of Cathedrals , although the Grand Lodge could not see its way clear to give a penny towards the restoration of St . Paul's , though one of its earliest Granel Masters , Sir Christopher Wren , was the architect of the building , which some call the glory of London . But provincial Masons have proved themselves large-hearted or
more mindful of the fact that our historic fanes were built by their ancestors , the travelling Freemasons of the middle ages . Worcester . Cathedral , Bath Abbey , Gloucester Cathedral , St . Mary Redcliffc Church , Bristol , and the Cathetlral there , all bear witness to the fact that Freemasons , if they cannot work with their hands as operative masons , can at all events give of their means to beautify
and adorn such noble structures . Let the Freemasons of Cornwall take the matter up , anil with a little of the zeal they can show in supporting * their own charities , much may be done to make the Cornish Cathedral , now a dream , into a reality . Pardon these ideas for they come from a stranger , a zealous Churchman , anel A POOR CIVIL SERVANT .
A COMPLAINT . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Whilst the question of "jobbery" is on the tapis , might I ask if there is not a little too much of it going on with regard to the election of officers of our lodges ? For instance , a brother refuses to pay up unless he has the
promise of being made I . G . next year , another says he thinks he shall resign ; but the W . M . elect has a friend of his own whom he intends to put in , merit being altogether left out of the question . I have spoken to several old Masons , inquiring if it was usual to hive so much backstairs work to get into office ; the answer I got was , "They are all alike . " I hipe it is not true . Would it not be
just as well that we had a lottery of all those who were competent , and wished to take oflice ? Hoping you will think this worthy of insertion in the Frcemaion , I remain , yours fraternally , A YOUNG M . M . [ Our young brother seems to have fallen among thc " Philistines . " We do not think that any such complaints are justified , except in very particular cases . —ED . ]
" DER JUDE W 1 RD VERBRONNT . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Bro . rindel ' s words refer to Bro . Lcssing ' s Dramatic Poem of " Nathan the Wise , " act four scene two where the patriarch of the Christians is talking with thc Templar about Nathan , and says that under any
circumstances the Jew will be burnt , because he has committed an offence against the Christians . Bro . Lcssing meant , and Bro . Findel applies it in the sense that however worthy the individual , the law must take its course— and in reply to the arguments of the Templar , his invariable remark is " Thut nichts ! du jude wird verbronnt . " "It
matters not ! we'll burn the Jew . ' * Meaning thathowever really good and noble , precedent is greater than virtue . On the main question I do not agree with Bro . Findel . I hope this will reach in time for Saturday ' s number . I write in haste as my Freemason has been elelayed . Yours truly and [ rate . r :. ally , KENNETH R . H . MACKENZIE .
THE ORDER OFjjTHE TEMPLE IN IRELAND . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As it is probable that you will take some notice in your paper , the Freemason , ol the installation of the Duke of Connaught as " Great Prior of the Order of the Temple in Ireland , " of which you may see notice taken by
all the Dublin newspapers , I enclose you a cutting from the Dublin Evening Mail of tlie 29 th inst . ( last evening ) . It is the only correct report which has been published , as you will , no doubt , perceive ( if you be a member of the Order of the Temple ) from the phraseology and the erroneous terms used in all other Dublin newspapers-. Should you think fit to take any notice of this matter in
your publication , you may as well have a correct version of the ceremonies which tcok place , and with this object I enclose the cutting . I am , Sir , A SUBSCRIBER TO YOUR PAPER FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME . [ Many thanks ; we had already received the account . —ED . ]
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
We have seen an official account of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire on thc 10 th of January , which was a largely attended one , and wc think it well to notice th ; following points
in it . The lodge was opened in thc three degrees by the W . M . and officers of Sincerity Lodge , No . 1019 , at 1 . 15 p . m ., and at 1 . . io p . m ., the R . W . Prov . G . Master , the W . D . P . G . M ., ami the Prov . G . Officers entered , anel Prov . G . Lodge was opened in due form ; solemn prayer was offered , and a portion of Holy Scripture read by the Prov , G . Chaplains .
The R . W . Prov . G . Master was then saluted according to ancient custom , and delivered an address , of which we give thc main portion : — Brethren , —In compliance with establisheel custom , I embrace the opportunity of meeting you thus assembled in this Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , to address to you a few words on topics of interest . I need only briefly express to you thc pleasure I experience in being
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present with you to-day . In acknowledging your salutation , I appreciate most highly the reception again accordeel to me , and , let me assure you , I am proud not only of belonging to your body as Freemasons , but that I am called upon to presiele over these quarterly gatherings . Allow me to offer the congratulations of the new year to every brother in this hall , and to express the hope that as
new year succeeds new year , our distinguishing characteristics may still tenel to bind us together in those bonds of brotherly communication for thc promotion of peace and the extension of charity which have existed for so many centuries , as principles of the Craft . It is our good fortune to meet under thc banner of the Lodge of Sincerity , in Wakefield ,
at this winterly season of the year . We have an agree , able recollection of a previous occasion when , uneler the banner of Unanimity , April , 1876 , we assembled in this same most hospitable town . I observe that Freemasonry is on the increase in Wakefield , and that Sincerity Lodge , the youngest of the three , founded in 1864 , is growing up into a wiele-sprcading tree . Uneler its banner have
been enlisted brethren of personal influence , who will carry the principles of tlie Craft wherever they go , so that wherever the name of Sincerity Lodge is mentioned , and wherever the names of its Worshipful "Masters are spoken of , there also will this lodge bc respected . Sincerity Lodge numbers in its ranks 50 members , some of them active business men of the town . It is , I am informed by my
Deputy , a popular loelge , and of which thc present Ex-Mayor of Wakefield had the honour of being elected the first Master . From the annual returns , I learn this lodge has had a steady course of prosperity . Bro . Wm . Clayton has earned the highest honour his brethren could confer upon him , viz ., —electing . him W . Matter for 1 S 78 . We thank him for the excellency of thc arrangements to
receive thc bicthren of this Provincial Granel Lodge tc-day . The prosperity of Wakefield appears to follow thc prosperity of its three lodges . A visitor coming to the town now , after the lapse of a few years , would at once notice thc change which is taking place in the architectural appearance of the streets . Wakefield will not be behind other towns in the Riding , and will shortly possess a
magnificent Town Hall , a necessity which has long been felt . On Saturday , thc 25 th November , 1876 , under the auspices of Lodge No . 495 , I was present on that wet November day , at the commencement of a noble pile of buildings for thc relief of suffering humanity—thc Clayton Hospital , aciedit to the town and its principal contributors , amongst others , Bro . Col . Charlcsworth , and the family of our
respected D . P . G . M ., Bro . Tew , and which is approaching completion under its able architect , Bro . Bakewell , of Leeds . Much of this architectural extension and educational expansion of Wakefield is due to the individual efforts of the Freemasons of the three loelges , and more particularly acting under the untiring exertions of Bro . W . H . Gill , who has shown himself to be , not only an
eminent speculative Mason in the science of jurisprudence , either Masonic or legal , but we may venture to call him also a scientific operative master builder . 1 must make a brief remark upon thc recent proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England relative to the position which that body has taken up towards the Grand Orient of France and the Berlin Granel Loelge . This Provincial
Grand Lodge must endorse the individual opinion of the Pro Grand Master of England in regretting the course which the Grand Loelge of the " Three Globes , " of Berlin , has followed . But we have faith in the wisdom and expediency of the " course which our Grand Loilge has taken , lest wc should be interfering with the internal regulations of an independent Masonic body , with which
perhaps English Freemasons have not at present an opportune t'mc to bring to the notice of the Emperor of Germany , through our Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , certain recommendations , having for their object the removal from its constitutions of what may be most fittingly described as thc " Jewish Disabilities . " The Grand Orient had proposed a startling innovation ,
which would be repugnant to the human mind and startling to the general intellect . It would be impossible for English Freemasons to act in harmony with those who would base their system of ethics upon such a doctrine as that of negation , a doctrine which has ever tended to retard the progress of the French nation , and which , in its very essence , must always mar thc universal spread of
those truly humanitarian ideas which include the exercise of every \ ittue , and by which the principles upon which the government of the Craft has been founded can only be effectually and logically inculcated , in conjunction with a firm and unhesitating faith in thc Grand Geometrician of the Universe . W . Bro . Tew , D . P . G . M ., then offered , for the acceptance
of Provincial G . Lodge , a complete set of Masonic clothing for all its officers , now laid before them , as some little token of the respect and esteem in which he held thc brethren of the province ( applause ) , as well as a slight acknowledgment of their hospitality . The clothing which now adorned the officers of the lodge had been in use since the establishment of that Provincial Granel Lodge , in 1823 ,
and he ventured to hope that the emblems on the new clothing would also continue to be emblems of the beautiful principles of charity anel brotheily love which West Yorkshire hael aelvocated during the fifty-four years of its existence . He would offer one suggestion , that the old clothing , which has been repaired , should be preserved for public ceiemonials outside the lodge , and the new
clothing used for Prov . G . Lodge meetings only . ( Applause . ) R . W . Bro . Sir Henri' Edwards in feeling terms accepted the handsome gift , and thanked the W . Deputy Prov . G . Master in behalf of all the brethren for his unostenlatious and munificent act . ( Applause . ) Bro . W . H . B . Tomlinson , Chairman of the Charityi Committee , stated that there were no petitions for relief but several candidates for the April and May elections ,
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in which he hoped to be as successful as during the past year , when all were elected ; he spoke in the warmest terms of the ability and energy of his Vice-Chairman , Bro . John Wordsworth , anel embraced the opportunity to inform Prov . G . Lodge how much he esteemed and appreciated the voluntary assistance of Bro . Thomas Hill , his predecessor in the chair , who had scarcely ever failed to be present in London at the elections and give him the
benefit of his knowledge and experience on those important occasions . He concluded his remarks by stating how highly he valued the office his brethren had conferred upon him . An invitation from the seven Leeds lodges for the annual meeting in April was accepted by thc Prov . G . Master . Prov . G . Lodge was then closed in form at 3 p . m .
The banquet was served at the Bull Hotel , at 3 o ' clock ., the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Tew , presiding . Owing to indisposition , the R . W . P . G . M . hacl been obliged to return home early . [ We are pleased to add that our brethren of West Yorkshire are as usual bestirring themselves for thc various charities , and that while for the Royal Masonic
Benevolent Festival they are preparing to send up eighteen Stewards and £ 330 in round numbers , they are also preparing to be represented at the Girls' School with twentyseven Stewards and £ 333 , and at the Boys' School with thirty Steward ' s and £ 430 . These sums are in round numbers , and will probably be much increased . Let others go and do likewise . —ED ]
Masonic Charity Ball At Bootle.
MASONIC CHARITY BALL AT BOOTLE .
The fourth annual ball , organised and carried out chiefly through the instrumentality of the Masonic brethren connected with the Bootle Lodge , No . ' 1473 , took place on Thursday evening , the 24 th January , at the Town Hall , Bootle , and as the grand element of charity was again a conspicious idea in connection with the festive gathering ,
the active brethren must be congratulated on the spirit which actuated , and the success which crowned their laudable efforts for the fourth time . Thc benefit of the funds of the Bootle Borough Hospital , an institution which has done and is still doing a very great deal of admirable work—was the object in view in giving the ball . No less a sum than £ 33 was realised by mcins of the ball last
year , and it is expected that the seventy-eighth Masonic assembly of the brethren in the comparatively juvenile Borough of Bootle will realise ncaily £ 40 . All thc arrangments were of the most admirable and satisfactory nature , and therefore genuine enjoyment went hand-in-hand with the highly successful and commendable charitable efforts . Thc Lady Patronesses were the Right Hon the Countess
Bective , and the Right Hon . La . ly Skelmersdale . The Patrons of the ball were his Worship the Mayor of Bootle , ( Mr . Ale ' erman Heintz , who was present ) ; Bro . Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M . England , R . W . P . G . M . West Lancashire ; Bro . Earl Bective , R . W . P . G . M . Cumberland and Westmorland ; Bro . Hon . Frederick A . Stanley , W . D ., Prov . G . M . West Lancashire ; W . Geves ,
Esq ., T . P . Danson , Esq ., and Geo . Barnes , Esq . The ball was entirely organised and carrieel out by the following Committee , most of whom were present : —Bros . Richard Roberts , W . M . 1473 , ( Chairman ); Councillor S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; Harold Wyatt , ( Vice-Chairman ); J . W . Turley , P . M ., P . P . G . J . D .-, Bros . John Duncan , S . W . - W . H . Clemmy , J . W .: J . C . Paterson , S . ; Robert A .
Hough , F . J . Mortleman , J . Lecomber , W . M . 594 ; S . Stott , Dr . Young , Dr . Willis , J . J . Doling , Dr . Hill , W . Humphreys , R . Harley , and Jos . Sharpe . Bro . H . M . Molyneux , P . M . 823 , was Master of the Ceremonies , and thc onerous duties of Honorary Secretaries were most efficiently elischarged by Bros . Councillor J . P . Mc . Arthur , J . P ., andT . Pierce , town clerk nf the borough . The council chamber which was tastefully decorated , was
used for the purpose of dancing ( Mr . Martin ' s band supplying the music ) , and the lower apartments were used as supper , card , and smoke rooms . There were nearly 200 ladies and brethren present ; and as thc latter wore their Masonic jewels and clothing , the assembly was one of the most attractive kind . Bro . Dowling , of the Derby Arms Hotel , was again entrusted with thc catering , and this gave the greatest satisfaction to all who attended thc ball .
Multum In Parbo,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
ROSLIN CASTLE . Referring to Bro . Chirnsides letter uneler this heading in the Freemason of 19 th January last , I take the liberty to ask him to be so good as mention the authority for stating that the dignity of Granel Master Mason of Scotlanel was conferred on William St . Clair , by James II ., in 1455 ; anel where that authority can be seen . From my
knowledge of the subject , I am afraid Bro . Chirnside has no reliable authority for thc statement in question . I will , however , bc gratified to learn that he has , and what it is . If Bre > . Chirnside would take the trouble to look into Bro . Murray Lyon ' s history of the " Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Scotland , " he will find the subject ably
and authoritatively treated by that learned Masonic author . The name of the brother to whom Bro . Chirnside refers in his letter is not "Skcr" but " Kerr , " a well known and much respected member of the Scotch Craft . Yours fraternally , A P . M . of No . 1 , S . C .
We learn that the Queen was graciously pleased to express her wish to confer the vacant Garter on the Earl of Beaconsfield , but the offer was , with Her Majesty ' s permission , declined .
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thing uf late years in the south and west of England in the restoration of Cathedrals , although the Grand Lodge could not see its way clear to give a penny towards the restoration of St . Paul's , though one of its earliest Granel Masters , Sir Christopher Wren , was the architect of the building , which some call the glory of London . But provincial Masons have proved themselves large-hearted or
more mindful of the fact that our historic fanes were built by their ancestors , the travelling Freemasons of the middle ages . Worcester . Cathedral , Bath Abbey , Gloucester Cathedral , St . Mary Redcliffc Church , Bristol , and the Cathetlral there , all bear witness to the fact that Freemasons , if they cannot work with their hands as operative masons , can at all events give of their means to beautify
and adorn such noble structures . Let the Freemasons of Cornwall take the matter up , anil with a little of the zeal they can show in supporting * their own charities , much may be done to make the Cornish Cathedral , now a dream , into a reality . Pardon these ideas for they come from a stranger , a zealous Churchman , anel A POOR CIVIL SERVANT .
A COMPLAINT . To the Editor ofthe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Whilst the question of "jobbery" is on the tapis , might I ask if there is not a little too much of it going on with regard to the election of officers of our lodges ? For instance , a brother refuses to pay up unless he has the
promise of being made I . G . next year , another says he thinks he shall resign ; but the W . M . elect has a friend of his own whom he intends to put in , merit being altogether left out of the question . I have spoken to several old Masons , inquiring if it was usual to hive so much backstairs work to get into office ; the answer I got was , "They are all alike . " I hipe it is not true . Would it not be
just as well that we had a lottery of all those who were competent , and wished to take oflice ? Hoping you will think this worthy of insertion in the Frcemaion , I remain , yours fraternally , A YOUNG M . M . [ Our young brother seems to have fallen among thc " Philistines . " We do not think that any such complaints are justified , except in very particular cases . —ED . ]
" DER JUDE W 1 RD VERBRONNT . " To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Bro . rindel ' s words refer to Bro . Lcssing ' s Dramatic Poem of " Nathan the Wise , " act four scene two where the patriarch of the Christians is talking with thc Templar about Nathan , and says that under any
circumstances the Jew will be burnt , because he has committed an offence against the Christians . Bro . Lcssing meant , and Bro . Findel applies it in the sense that however worthy the individual , the law must take its course— and in reply to the arguments of the Templar , his invariable remark is " Thut nichts ! du jude wird verbronnt . " "It
matters not ! we'll burn the Jew . ' * Meaning thathowever really good and noble , precedent is greater than virtue . On the main question I do not agree with Bro . Findel . I hope this will reach in time for Saturday ' s number . I write in haste as my Freemason has been elelayed . Yours truly and [ rate . r :. ally , KENNETH R . H . MACKENZIE .
THE ORDER OFjjTHE TEMPLE IN IRELAND . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As it is probable that you will take some notice in your paper , the Freemason , ol the installation of the Duke of Connaught as " Great Prior of the Order of the Temple in Ireland , " of which you may see notice taken by
all the Dublin newspapers , I enclose you a cutting from the Dublin Evening Mail of tlie 29 th inst . ( last evening ) . It is the only correct report which has been published , as you will , no doubt , perceive ( if you be a member of the Order of the Temple ) from the phraseology and the erroneous terms used in all other Dublin newspapers-. Should you think fit to take any notice of this matter in
your publication , you may as well have a correct version of the ceremonies which tcok place , and with this object I enclose the cutting . I am , Sir , A SUBSCRIBER TO YOUR PAPER FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME . [ Many thanks ; we had already received the account . —ED . ]
Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .
We have seen an official account of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire on thc 10 th of January , which was a largely attended one , and wc think it well to notice th ; following points
in it . The lodge was opened in thc three degrees by the W . M . and officers of Sincerity Lodge , No . 1019 , at 1 . 15 p . m ., and at 1 . . io p . m ., the R . W . Prov . G . Master , the W . D . P . G . M ., ami the Prov . G . Officers entered , anel Prov . G . Lodge was opened in due form ; solemn prayer was offered , and a portion of Holy Scripture read by the Prov , G . Chaplains .
The R . W . Prov . G . Master was then saluted according to ancient custom , and delivered an address , of which we give thc main portion : — Brethren , —In compliance with establisheel custom , I embrace the opportunity of meeting you thus assembled in this Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , to address to you a few words on topics of interest . I need only briefly express to you thc pleasure I experience in being
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present with you to-day . In acknowledging your salutation , I appreciate most highly the reception again accordeel to me , and , let me assure you , I am proud not only of belonging to your body as Freemasons , but that I am called upon to presiele over these quarterly gatherings . Allow me to offer the congratulations of the new year to every brother in this hall , and to express the hope that as
new year succeeds new year , our distinguishing characteristics may still tenel to bind us together in those bonds of brotherly communication for thc promotion of peace and the extension of charity which have existed for so many centuries , as principles of the Craft . It is our good fortune to meet under thc banner of the Lodge of Sincerity , in Wakefield ,
at this winterly season of the year . We have an agree , able recollection of a previous occasion when , uneler the banner of Unanimity , April , 1876 , we assembled in this same most hospitable town . I observe that Freemasonry is on the increase in Wakefield , and that Sincerity Lodge , the youngest of the three , founded in 1864 , is growing up into a wiele-sprcading tree . Uneler its banner have
been enlisted brethren of personal influence , who will carry the principles of tlie Craft wherever they go , so that wherever the name of Sincerity Lodge is mentioned , and wherever the names of its Worshipful "Masters are spoken of , there also will this lodge bc respected . Sincerity Lodge numbers in its ranks 50 members , some of them active business men of the town . It is , I am informed by my
Deputy , a popular loelge , and of which thc present Ex-Mayor of Wakefield had the honour of being elected the first Master . From the annual returns , I learn this lodge has had a steady course of prosperity . Bro . Wm . Clayton has earned the highest honour his brethren could confer upon him , viz ., —electing . him W . Matter for 1 S 78 . We thank him for the excellency of thc arrangements to
receive thc bicthren of this Provincial Granel Lodge tc-day . The prosperity of Wakefield appears to follow thc prosperity of its three lodges . A visitor coming to the town now , after the lapse of a few years , would at once notice thc change which is taking place in the architectural appearance of the streets . Wakefield will not be behind other towns in the Riding , and will shortly possess a
magnificent Town Hall , a necessity which has long been felt . On Saturday , thc 25 th November , 1876 , under the auspices of Lodge No . 495 , I was present on that wet November day , at the commencement of a noble pile of buildings for thc relief of suffering humanity—thc Clayton Hospital , aciedit to the town and its principal contributors , amongst others , Bro . Col . Charlcsworth , and the family of our
respected D . P . G . M ., Bro . Tew , and which is approaching completion under its able architect , Bro . Bakewell , of Leeds . Much of this architectural extension and educational expansion of Wakefield is due to the individual efforts of the Freemasons of the three loelges , and more particularly acting under the untiring exertions of Bro . W . H . Gill , who has shown himself to be , not only an
eminent speculative Mason in the science of jurisprudence , either Masonic or legal , but we may venture to call him also a scientific operative master builder . 1 must make a brief remark upon thc recent proceedings of the Grand Lodge of England relative to the position which that body has taken up towards the Grand Orient of France and the Berlin Granel Loelge . This Provincial
Grand Lodge must endorse the individual opinion of the Pro Grand Master of England in regretting the course which the Grand Loelge of the " Three Globes , " of Berlin , has followed . But we have faith in the wisdom and expediency of the " course which our Grand Loilge has taken , lest wc should be interfering with the internal regulations of an independent Masonic body , with which
perhaps English Freemasons have not at present an opportune t'mc to bring to the notice of the Emperor of Germany , through our Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , certain recommendations , having for their object the removal from its constitutions of what may be most fittingly described as thc " Jewish Disabilities . " The Grand Orient had proposed a startling innovation ,
which would be repugnant to the human mind and startling to the general intellect . It would be impossible for English Freemasons to act in harmony with those who would base their system of ethics upon such a doctrine as that of negation , a doctrine which has ever tended to retard the progress of the French nation , and which , in its very essence , must always mar thc universal spread of
those truly humanitarian ideas which include the exercise of every \ ittue , and by which the principles upon which the government of the Craft has been founded can only be effectually and logically inculcated , in conjunction with a firm and unhesitating faith in thc Grand Geometrician of the Universe . W . Bro . Tew , D . P . G . M ., then offered , for the acceptance
of Provincial G . Lodge , a complete set of Masonic clothing for all its officers , now laid before them , as some little token of the respect and esteem in which he held thc brethren of the province ( applause ) , as well as a slight acknowledgment of their hospitality . The clothing which now adorned the officers of the lodge had been in use since the establishment of that Provincial Granel Lodge , in 1823 ,
and he ventured to hope that the emblems on the new clothing would also continue to be emblems of the beautiful principles of charity anel brotheily love which West Yorkshire hael aelvocated during the fifty-four years of its existence . He would offer one suggestion , that the old clothing , which has been repaired , should be preserved for public ceiemonials outside the lodge , and the new
clothing used for Prov . G . Lodge meetings only . ( Applause . ) R . W . Bro . Sir Henri' Edwards in feeling terms accepted the handsome gift , and thanked the W . Deputy Prov . G . Master in behalf of all the brethren for his unostenlatious and munificent act . ( Applause . ) Bro . W . H . B . Tomlinson , Chairman of the Charityi Committee , stated that there were no petitions for relief but several candidates for the April and May elections ,
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in which he hoped to be as successful as during the past year , when all were elected ; he spoke in the warmest terms of the ability and energy of his Vice-Chairman , Bro . John Wordsworth , anel embraced the opportunity to inform Prov . G . Lodge how much he esteemed and appreciated the voluntary assistance of Bro . Thomas Hill , his predecessor in the chair , who had scarcely ever failed to be present in London at the elections and give him the
benefit of his knowledge and experience on those important occasions . He concluded his remarks by stating how highly he valued the office his brethren had conferred upon him . An invitation from the seven Leeds lodges for the annual meeting in April was accepted by thc Prov . G . Master . Prov . G . Lodge was then closed in form at 3 p . m .
The banquet was served at the Bull Hotel , at 3 o ' clock ., the D . P . G . M ., Bro . Tew , presiding . Owing to indisposition , the R . W . P . G . M . hacl been obliged to return home early . [ We are pleased to add that our brethren of West Yorkshire are as usual bestirring themselves for thc various charities , and that while for the Royal Masonic
Benevolent Festival they are preparing to send up eighteen Stewards and £ 330 in round numbers , they are also preparing to be represented at the Girls' School with twentyseven Stewards and £ 333 , and at the Boys' School with thirty Steward ' s and £ 430 . These sums are in round numbers , and will probably be much increased . Let others go and do likewise . —ED ]
Masonic Charity Ball At Bootle.
MASONIC CHARITY BALL AT BOOTLE .
The fourth annual ball , organised and carried out chiefly through the instrumentality of the Masonic brethren connected with the Bootle Lodge , No . ' 1473 , took place on Thursday evening , the 24 th January , at the Town Hall , Bootle , and as the grand element of charity was again a conspicious idea in connection with the festive gathering ,
the active brethren must be congratulated on the spirit which actuated , and the success which crowned their laudable efforts for the fourth time . Thc benefit of the funds of the Bootle Borough Hospital , an institution which has done and is still doing a very great deal of admirable work—was the object in view in giving the ball . No less a sum than £ 33 was realised by mcins of the ball last
year , and it is expected that the seventy-eighth Masonic assembly of the brethren in the comparatively juvenile Borough of Bootle will realise ncaily £ 40 . All thc arrangments were of the most admirable and satisfactory nature , and therefore genuine enjoyment went hand-in-hand with the highly successful and commendable charitable efforts . Thc Lady Patronesses were the Right Hon the Countess
Bective , and the Right Hon . La . ly Skelmersdale . The Patrons of the ball were his Worship the Mayor of Bootle , ( Mr . Ale ' erman Heintz , who was present ) ; Bro . Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M . England , R . W . P . G . M . West Lancashire ; Bro . Earl Bective , R . W . P . G . M . Cumberland and Westmorland ; Bro . Hon . Frederick A . Stanley , W . D ., Prov . G . M . West Lancashire ; W . Geves ,
Esq ., T . P . Danson , Esq ., and Geo . Barnes , Esq . The ball was entirely organised and carrieel out by the following Committee , most of whom were present : —Bros . Richard Roberts , W . M . 1473 , ( Chairman ); Councillor S . E . Ibbs , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; Harold Wyatt , ( Vice-Chairman ); J . W . Turley , P . M ., P . P . G . J . D .-, Bros . John Duncan , S . W . - W . H . Clemmy , J . W .: J . C . Paterson , S . ; Robert A .
Hough , F . J . Mortleman , J . Lecomber , W . M . 594 ; S . Stott , Dr . Young , Dr . Willis , J . J . Doling , Dr . Hill , W . Humphreys , R . Harley , and Jos . Sharpe . Bro . H . M . Molyneux , P . M . 823 , was Master of the Ceremonies , and thc onerous duties of Honorary Secretaries were most efficiently elischarged by Bros . Councillor J . P . Mc . Arthur , J . P ., andT . Pierce , town clerk nf the borough . The council chamber which was tastefully decorated , was
used for the purpose of dancing ( Mr . Martin ' s band supplying the music ) , and the lower apartments were used as supper , card , and smoke rooms . There were nearly 200 ladies and brethren present ; and as thc latter wore their Masonic jewels and clothing , the assembly was one of the most attractive kind . Bro . Dowling , of the Derby Arms Hotel , was again entrusted with thc catering , and this gave the greatest satisfaction to all who attended thc ball .
Multum In Parbo,Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
ROSLIN CASTLE . Referring to Bro . Chirnsides letter uneler this heading in the Freemason of 19 th January last , I take the liberty to ask him to be so good as mention the authority for stating that the dignity of Granel Master Mason of Scotlanel was conferred on William St . Clair , by James II ., in 1455 ; anel where that authority can be seen . From my
knowledge of the subject , I am afraid Bro . Chirnside has no reliable authority for thc statement in question . I will , however , bc gratified to learn that he has , and what it is . If Bre > . Chirnside would take the trouble to look into Bro . Murray Lyon ' s history of the " Rise and Progress of Freemasonry in Scotland , " he will find the subject ably
and authoritatively treated by that learned Masonic author . The name of the brother to whom Bro . Chirnside refers in his letter is not "Skcr" but " Kerr , " a well known and much respected member of the Scotch Craft . Yours fraternally , A P . M . of No . 1 , S . C .
We learn that the Queen was graciously pleased to express her wish to confer the vacant Garter on the Earl of Beaconsfield , but the offer was , with Her Majesty ' s permission , declined .