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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 117 United Grand Lodge of England 117 Grand Mark Lodge 118 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 119 Consecration of the Blundellsands Lodge , No . 228 9 124 Masonic Facts net Fictions 123 C ORRESPONDENCE— The Grand Treasnrership 137 Mark Grand Lodge and Bacon's Hotel ... 137 The Commemoration Jewel 137 Notes and Queries 137 RIPORTS OJ MASONIC MMTINOS— Craft Masonry 127 Instruction ...... 139
R EPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Royal Arch 130 Instruction 130 Mark Masonry 130 Ancient and Accepted Rite 130 Rosicrucian Society of England 13 ° Ireland 130 Order of the Secret Monitor 131 Malta 131 Masonic Banquet to the R . W . the Mayor of Hull , Bro . Dr . Sherburn 111 The Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement 132 Masonic and General Tidings 134 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 133
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THE proceedings of United Grand Lodge at its Quarterly United Grand Communication on Wednesday will be looked forward to with a very large amount of interest . In the first place , there will be the usual contest for the Grand Treasurership j and as the rival candidates—Bro . EDWARD TERRY , P . G . Stwd ., and Bro . GEORGE EVERETT
P . M . 177 , & c . —are well matched and have both of them established claims , by the length and excellence of their past services , on the support of the brethren , the result will be very anxiously awaited by their respective supporters . But what will cause even a greater stir than the comparative merits of Bros . TERRY and EVERETT , is an announcement contained in
the Report of the Board of General Purposes to the effect that the said Board has been in treaty with the General Committee of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , on the subject of what is most familiarly known as Bacon ' s Hotel , the lease of which to Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) ceased and determined on Christmas Day last . The Grand
Mark Committee have offered to take the hotel for a term of 49 years , at a yearly rental of £ 360 , and to expend about - £ 3000 in converting it into a suitable head-quarters for the Mark Degree , and the Board of General Purposes have accepted the offer , subject to the approval of Grand Lodge . At first sight , it may seem incongruous that a branch of
Masonry which is not recognised as constitutional—that is , as forming any part of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry—by United G . Lodge , should occupy premises belonging to the latter body , and there celebrate its unrecognised rites and mysteries . But , though Craft and Mark Masonry are separate and distinct branches of what is commonly spoken of as
Freemasonry , and exist under separate and distinct organisations , there is no reason why they should not work to accomplish their respective objects and desires under what virtually may be regarded as one roof . No one can become a Mark Mason who has not already taken the Craft Degrees ; ¦ each Grand Lodge is presided over by the Prince of WALES
as Grand Master , and all the Past Grand Mark Masters from Lord LEIGH , who was appointed and installed in 1856 , till now have been or are brethren of high and even the highest rank in Craft Masonry . The Grand Mark Officers , too , both Present and Past , are in like manner , and in nearly all cases , distinguished Craft Masons . Thus the members of the
Mark must have been in the first place Craftsmen , ' and the two organisations , though separate and distinct from each other , have the same principal object in view , namely , to strengthen the bonds of Charity and good-fellowship among men of different classes and creeds . We trust , therefore , that United Grand Lodge will endorse with its approval the recommendation
of its Board of General Purposes in respect of leasing Bacon ' s Hotel to the Mark Grand Lodge , and that at no distant date we may see the Mark Degree housed in premises belonging to our United Grand Lodge . As will be seen elsewhere , the proposal has already been sanctioned by the Mark Grand Lodge .
* SEEING how ample is the report we publish elsewhere of the ' L 0 d dg 1 " proceedings of the Especial Grand Mark Lod ge on Monday , and that we have referred to the subject at length in the preceding paragraph , it does not appear to be necessary for us to say more in
connection with those proceedings than that we consider the Grand Mark authorities have acted wisely in offering to lease Bacon ' s Hotel for a long term of years , so that they may have a local habitation as well as the distinguished name they have possessed for so many years , and , at the same time , may be able to derive some advantage from their large outlay and ine
additional responsibilities they have undertaken . We consider , also , that the authorities of United Grand Lodge have acted as wisely as they have courteousl y in receiving and favourably entertaining the proposal of the Mark Committee ; and in congratulating the latter on the spirit of enter-, Pnse it has shown in this matter , we express a hope that they may soon be ¦ in a position to realise their very natural and reasonable aspirations .
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Th • ¦ IS evlclent tnat we were a ' lttle t 0 ° sangume m our anticipar of the " ' tions that the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institu-R . M . B . I . tion on Wednesday would prove at least as successful as that of last year . The number of brethren who gave their services as Stewards
was so largely in excess of what it was in 1888 , and so many of the Provinces which are known to be regular contributors , and on a large scale , at these gatherings , were well , and even numerously represented , that we are afraid we did not make sufficient allowance for two counteracting influences , namely ( a ) , the heavy drain on the purses of Craftsmen caused by the
Centenary of the Girls' School in June last ; ( b ) the criticisms which obtained publicity through the medium of other Masonic journals , not during the slack season of the year , when there would have been ample time to discuss the various questions that were raised , but just at the most critical period—that is , within a few weeks of the day appointed for the Festival ,
when all interested in , or connected officially with , the Institution , were straining every nerve in order to obtain the requisite funds for the year ' s expenditure , and more , if possible . However , the Anniversary has come and gone , with the result that a Board of 360 Stewards has iailed to raise as much by some £ 2000 as the smaller one of last year , which
numbered only 276 members , experienced no special difficulty in obtaining . This is very much to be regretted , not only on account of the Institution , which will be compelled to draw upon its capital in order to make good the difference between the close on . £ 15 , , which must be found somehow or somewhere , and the £ 13 , 000 , which was announced as the total of the contributions ; but also because there is a more formidable list of candidates
than usual—62 men and 81 widows ; and had the necessary £ 15 , 000 been exceeded to any appreciable extent , it is possible the . Committee of Management mig ht have been induced to enlarge their responsibilities and increase to a slight extent the number of annuitants . But regrets are unavailing now , and we gladly turn to the more agreeable duty
which devolves upon us of expressing as far as in us lies the thanks of the general body of English Masons for the services rendered by the Chairman , his Board of Stewards , and the brethren who assisted them with their donations and subscriptions . Bro . Lord EUSTON piesided so ably and worked so energetically that we should gladly have congratulated
him if the measure of his success had been more nearly what it deserved f . o be , and what we anticipated it would be . His Province , too , which , as we point out elsewhere , is by no means strong , supported him most loyally and generously , while London and the rest of the Provinces did their part well , though their efforts were not rewarded with the same success as in former years .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday next : 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th December , 1888 , will be read and put lor confirmation . 2 . Election of a M . W . Grand Master .
3 . Election of a Grand 'I reasurer . 4 . Report of theBoatdof Benevolence for the last qiarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz . : — The widow of a brother of the Beacontree Lodge , No . 1228 , London £ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Excelsior Lodge , No . 1722 , Dagshai , E . l . ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o
The widow of a brother of the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 63 , Croydon ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Marquis of Ripon Lodge , No . 14 S 9 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . S 60 , London 50 o o A brother of the British Union Lodge , No . 114 , Ipswich ... 50 o o The widow of a biother of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 278 , Gibraltar ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o
A brother of the Stoneleigh Lodge , No . 725 , Coventry ... 50 o o A brother of the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , London 100 o o A brother of the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 37 6 , Ipswich 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Sphinx Lodge , No . 1329 , Camberwell ... ... ... ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Grenadiers Lodge , No . 66 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Restoration Lodge , No . in , Darlington ... 100 o o A brother of the Lodge 0 / Tranquillity , No . 274 , Nevvchurch ... 50 o o
5 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England , The Board have to report that on the ist of December last they received notice from Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) , the lessees of Bacon ' s Hotel , Great Queen-street , of their intention not to apply lor a renewal of the lease , whicn terminated at Christmas .
The Board thereon consulted with the Grand Superintendent of Works as to the amount to be claimed for dilapidations , and also as to the steps which should be taken for re-letting the building , and this latter business was placed in the hands of a leading firm of agents , through whom an offer was received of £ 300 per annum from a gentleman proposing to open the house as a temperance hotel . The Board , however , considered that there
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 117 United Grand Lodge of England 117 Grand Mark Lodge 118 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 119 Consecration of the Blundellsands Lodge , No . 228 9 124 Masonic Facts net Fictions 123 C ORRESPONDENCE— The Grand Treasnrership 137 Mark Grand Lodge and Bacon's Hotel ... 137 The Commemoration Jewel 137 Notes and Queries 137 RIPORTS OJ MASONIC MMTINOS— Craft Masonry 127 Instruction ...... 139
R EPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Royal Arch 130 Instruction 130 Mark Masonry 130 Ancient and Accepted Rite 130 Rosicrucian Society of England 13 ° Ireland 130 Order of the Secret Monitor 131 Malta 131 Masonic Banquet to the R . W . the Mayor of Hull , Bro . Dr . Sherburn 111 The Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement 132 Masonic and General Tidings 134 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 133
Ar00101
THE proceedings of United Grand Lodge at its Quarterly United Grand Communication on Wednesday will be looked forward to with a very large amount of interest . In the first place , there will be the usual contest for the Grand Treasurership j and as the rival candidates—Bro . EDWARD TERRY , P . G . Stwd ., and Bro . GEORGE EVERETT
P . M . 177 , & c . —are well matched and have both of them established claims , by the length and excellence of their past services , on the support of the brethren , the result will be very anxiously awaited by their respective supporters . But what will cause even a greater stir than the comparative merits of Bros . TERRY and EVERETT , is an announcement contained in
the Report of the Board of General Purposes to the effect that the said Board has been in treaty with the General Committee of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons , on the subject of what is most familiarly known as Bacon ' s Hotel , the lease of which to Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) ceased and determined on Christmas Day last . The Grand
Mark Committee have offered to take the hotel for a term of 49 years , at a yearly rental of £ 360 , and to expend about - £ 3000 in converting it into a suitable head-quarters for the Mark Degree , and the Board of General Purposes have accepted the offer , subject to the approval of Grand Lodge . At first sight , it may seem incongruous that a branch of
Masonry which is not recognised as constitutional—that is , as forming any part of Ancient Free and Accepted Masonry—by United G . Lodge , should occupy premises belonging to the latter body , and there celebrate its unrecognised rites and mysteries . But , though Craft and Mark Masonry are separate and distinct branches of what is commonly spoken of as
Freemasonry , and exist under separate and distinct organisations , there is no reason why they should not work to accomplish their respective objects and desires under what virtually may be regarded as one roof . No one can become a Mark Mason who has not already taken the Craft Degrees ; ¦ each Grand Lodge is presided over by the Prince of WALES
as Grand Master , and all the Past Grand Mark Masters from Lord LEIGH , who was appointed and installed in 1856 , till now have been or are brethren of high and even the highest rank in Craft Masonry . The Grand Mark Officers , too , both Present and Past , are in like manner , and in nearly all cases , distinguished Craft Masons . Thus the members of the
Mark must have been in the first place Craftsmen , ' and the two organisations , though separate and distinct from each other , have the same principal object in view , namely , to strengthen the bonds of Charity and good-fellowship among men of different classes and creeds . We trust , therefore , that United Grand Lodge will endorse with its approval the recommendation
of its Board of General Purposes in respect of leasing Bacon ' s Hotel to the Mark Grand Lodge , and that at no distant date we may see the Mark Degree housed in premises belonging to our United Grand Lodge . As will be seen elsewhere , the proposal has already been sanctioned by the Mark Grand Lodge .
* SEEING how ample is the report we publish elsewhere of the ' L 0 d dg 1 " proceedings of the Especial Grand Mark Lod ge on Monday , and that we have referred to the subject at length in the preceding paragraph , it does not appear to be necessary for us to say more in
connection with those proceedings than that we consider the Grand Mark authorities have acted wisely in offering to lease Bacon ' s Hotel for a long term of years , so that they may have a local habitation as well as the distinguished name they have possessed for so many years , and , at the same time , may be able to derive some advantage from their large outlay and ine
additional responsibilities they have undertaken . We consider , also , that the authorities of United Grand Lodge have acted as wisely as they have courteousl y in receiving and favourably entertaining the proposal of the Mark Committee ; and in congratulating the latter on the spirit of enter-, Pnse it has shown in this matter , we express a hope that they may soon be ¦ in a position to realise their very natural and reasonable aspirations .
Ar00102
Th • ¦ IS evlclent tnat we were a ' lttle t 0 ° sangume m our anticipar of the " ' tions that the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institu-R . M . B . I . tion on Wednesday would prove at least as successful as that of last year . The number of brethren who gave their services as Stewards
was so largely in excess of what it was in 1888 , and so many of the Provinces which are known to be regular contributors , and on a large scale , at these gatherings , were well , and even numerously represented , that we are afraid we did not make sufficient allowance for two counteracting influences , namely ( a ) , the heavy drain on the purses of Craftsmen caused by the
Centenary of the Girls' School in June last ; ( b ) the criticisms which obtained publicity through the medium of other Masonic journals , not during the slack season of the year , when there would have been ample time to discuss the various questions that were raised , but just at the most critical period—that is , within a few weeks of the day appointed for the Festival ,
when all interested in , or connected officially with , the Institution , were straining every nerve in order to obtain the requisite funds for the year ' s expenditure , and more , if possible . However , the Anniversary has come and gone , with the result that a Board of 360 Stewards has iailed to raise as much by some £ 2000 as the smaller one of last year , which
numbered only 276 members , experienced no special difficulty in obtaining . This is very much to be regretted , not only on account of the Institution , which will be compelled to draw upon its capital in order to make good the difference between the close on . £ 15 , , which must be found somehow or somewhere , and the £ 13 , 000 , which was announced as the total of the contributions ; but also because there is a more formidable list of candidates
than usual—62 men and 81 widows ; and had the necessary £ 15 , 000 been exceeded to any appreciable extent , it is possible the . Committee of Management mig ht have been induced to enlarge their responsibilities and increase to a slight extent the number of annuitants . But regrets are unavailing now , and we gladly turn to the more agreeable duty
which devolves upon us of expressing as far as in us lies the thanks of the general body of English Masons for the services rendered by the Chairman , his Board of Stewards , and the brethren who assisted them with their donations and subscriptions . Bro . Lord EUSTON piesided so ably and worked so energetically that we should gladly have congratulated
him if the measure of his success had been more nearly what it deserved f . o be , and what we anticipated it would be . His Province , too , which , as we point out elsewhere , is by no means strong , supported him most loyally and generously , while London and the rest of the Provinces did their part well , though their efforts were not rewarded with the same success as in former years .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday next : 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 5 th December , 1888 , will be read and put lor confirmation . 2 . Election of a M . W . Grand Master .
3 . Election of a Grand 'I reasurer . 4 . Report of theBoatdof Benevolence for the last qiarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz . : — The widow of a brother of the Beacontree Lodge , No . 1228 , London £ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Excelsior Lodge , No . 1722 , Dagshai , E . l . ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o
The widow of a brother of the East Surrey Lodge of Concord , No . 4 63 , Croydon ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Marquis of Ripon Lodge , No . 14 S 9 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Dalhousie Lodge , No . S 60 , London 50 o o A brother of the British Union Lodge , No . 114 , Ipswich ... 50 o o The widow of a biother of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 278 , Gibraltar ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o
A brother of the Stoneleigh Lodge , No . 725 , Coventry ... 50 o o A brother of the London Rifle Brigade Lodge , No . 1962 , London 100 o o A brother of the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 37 6 , Ipswich 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Sphinx Lodge , No . 1329 , Camberwell ... ... ... ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Grenadiers Lodge , No . 66 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Restoration Lodge , No . in , Darlington ... 100 o o A brother of the Lodge 0 / Tranquillity , No . 274 , Nevvchurch ... 50 o o
5 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England , The Board have to report that on the ist of December last they received notice from Messrs . Spiers and Pond ( Limited ) , the lessees of Bacon ' s Hotel , Great Queen-street , of their intention not to apply lor a renewal of the lease , whicn terminated at Christmas .
The Board thereon consulted with the Grand Superintendent of Works as to the amount to be claimed for dilapidations , and also as to the steps which should be taken for re-letting the building , and this latter business was placed in the hands of a leading firm of agents , through whom an offer was received of £ 300 per annum from a gentleman proposing to open the house as a temperance hotel . The Board , however , considered that there