Provincial Grand Lodge Of North And East Yorkshire.

naries the lodge was opened , Sir C . Legard occuping the chair of S . W ., in p lace of Sir F . Milner , who was unavoidably absent , and Bro . F . Bell being in his chair as J . W . Lord ZETLAND began by alluding in feeling terms to the severe illness of Dr . Bell , who , for some 40 years , had worked well and diligently in the services of the Craft , 20 of those years as Deputy Prov . Grand Master .

Shattered health now compelled his retirement , and his lotdship moved a vote of sympathy with his old and honoured brother thus . prostrated on a bed of sicknes 3 . He then proceeded to appoint Bro . Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett to the office of Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and that brother was forthwith installed , and invested and saluted . The appointment was plainly most popular with the brethren , as was shown by the enthusiasm with which Lord Zetland ' s announcement was received .

Bro . Walter Reynolds , of Hull , was re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer , on the nomination of Bro . T . B . Whytehead . Bro . WHITEHEAD then proposed a resolution to the effect that , £ 100 should be voted for the establishment of an Educational Fund for the children of deceased and destitute Masons , to be administered locally . This was seconded by Bro . ASCOUGH , the W . M . of the Denison Lodge at Scarborough .

Bro . TODD moved an amendment , the effect of which would be to give a wider effect to the resolution , and this amendment , having been accepted by Bro . Whytehead , was put as the resolution , and carried unanimously , several brethren speaking warmly in favour of the idea . Various Committees were appointed , and other business transacted , and then Lord Zetland made his annual appointment of officers as follows : — Bros . Capt . H . Darley , 643 ... ... ,.. Prov . G . S . W .

„ S . Walker , 1848 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ Rev . Canon McCormick ... ... - ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Rev . J . W . Dales ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ H . J . White , 250 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ M . C . Peck ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec .

„ J . Walton , 75 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . D . „ J . Brooks , 312 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D . „ G . Kirby , 23 6 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ Major McGachen , 1991 ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ W . S . Dixon , 543 ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . B . „ W . B . Hmgham , 1244 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . B .

„ Thos . Verity , 561 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . B . „ A . Sample , 236 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Fidler , 602 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ Palliser , 1337 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ Lambert , 1010 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler .

His LORDSHIP stated that four invitations had been received for the place of holding of the next P . G . Lodge , viz ., from York Lodge , Lennox Lodge , the Camalodunum Lodge , and the Falcon Lodge . Inasmuch as , however , he had previously received , but not honoured , an invitation from York Lodge , he had decided that the next gathering should take place in the ancient

city of York , which he believed claimed to be the most ancient seat of Freemasonry in the province . After the conclusion of the business , a banquet took place at the Crescent Hotel , at which the Earl of Zetland presided , supported by a large number of his officers and brethren .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of The Isle Of Man.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF THE ISLE OF MAN .

[ BY TELEGRAM . ] The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Isle of Man was inaugurated at the Masonic Hall , Douglas this afternoon ( Wednesday , the 29 th ult . ) , in the presence of a large gathering of Insular Freemasons and visitors . The Grand Secretary of England presided , and the installation of Bro . Major

Taubman , speaker of the House of Keys , as first Provincial Grand Master , was conducted by Bro . J . Hicks , M . P ., Grand Master for Hampshire , The Provincial Grand Officers were also invested . The visitors included brethren from the London district , and from the Provincial Grand Lodges of Lancashire , Yorkshire , Cumberland , Cheshire , and Queensland .

Special services were held at church , and a banquet took place at the Castle Mona Hotel during the evening . There was the largest gathering of Freemasons ever held in the Isle of Man . [ A full report of the proceedings will appear next week . ]

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Cheshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND MARK LODGE OF CHESHIRE .

The Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of Cheshire was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Chester , on Monday , the 20 th ult ., under the presidency of Bro . Lord Egerton of Tatton , R . W . P . G . M . M ., and Deputy G . M . M . of England . Among the brethren present

were—Bros , the Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope , D . P . G . M . M . ; the Rev . J . W . Newell Tanner , P . G . Chaplain ; the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., J . W . 148 ; R . Newhouse , P . G . S . W . ; J . Salmon , P . G . I . G . ; J . Pemberton , P . P . G . S . W . ; H . Ellis , P . G . Stwd . ; C . K . Benson , P . G . J . W . ; A . Stevenson , P . P . G . M . O . ; I . Matthews Jones , P . P . G . S . O . ; Hugh Williams , P . P . G . S . D . ; T . C . Thorburn , P . P . G . J . W . ; J .

Webster , P . P . G . J . O . ; J . D . Murray , P . P . G . S . B . ; S . W . Ramsden , P . G . Swd . Br . ; George W . Marsh , P . G . Std . Br . ; J . G . Parker , P . GJ . S . D . ; S . Ellis , P . P . G . D . ; W . M . Roberts , P . G . J . O . ; J . J . White , R . W . Banks , G . J . Willis , I . E . Fletcher , A . P . Peterkin , R . Moore , W . Kohn , R . H . Middleton , Batrow , R . Foote , T . E . Nabb , and others .

The accounts having been submitted and passed , the Deputy P . G . M . M ., Bro . STANHOPE , rose , and in laudatory terms moved the confirmation of the nomination of Lord Egerton as Provincial Grand Master . He referred to the deep interest which his lordship had always taken in the -. welfare of the Mark Lodge . and congratulated the province on having so distinguished a Mason at its head . j The proposition was duly seconded and carried unanimously , the R . W . j Prov . G . Mark Master being accorded the usual honours . J

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Cheshire.

The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER , in the course of his reply , adverted to the satisfactory progress of Mark Masonry in the province , and to the fact that the Degree had received further favour from the Royal Family . The Prince of Wales had now become the Grand Master of the Mark Masons , and he ( Lord Egerton ) felt that his Royal Highness would take as deep an interest in that he did

as in the other Degrees of Freemasonry . Their Charities were in a satisfactory state , and the prospects of the Order generally were of a most encourag ing character . The next annual meeting of the Provincial Giand Lodge would be held at Birkenhead . The R . W . Provincial Grand Master then invested his officers for the ensuing- vear a = under : — & J Bro . The Rev . C . W . Spencer Stanhope ... ... D . Prov . G . M .

„ J . P . Piatt ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . W . „ A . Stevenson ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . W . „ S . W . Ramsden ... ... ... p . G . M . O . „ L . Marsh ... ... ... ... p . G . S . O . „ The Hon . Alan de Tatton E gerton ... ... Prov . G . J . O . „ The Rev . J . Newell Tanner ... ... Prov . G . Chap .

„ J . K .. btevenson ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . A . Fletcher ... ... ... ... p . G . Reg . „ R . Newhouse ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ E . Brassey ... ... ... ... p . G . S . D . „ R . W . Banks ... ... ... ... Prov . G . J . D . „ Helsby ... ... ... ... p . G . I . of W T . w . w ; n ; = D „ .. / - r > ,-

„ J . J . White ... ... ... ... Prov . G . A . D . C . „ Dr . Moore ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . B „ J . Newell ... ... ... ... p rov . G . Std . B . „ J . T . Kirke ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ J . F . Edisbury ... ... ... p v . G . Purst . Bros . A .. G . Peterkin and R . H . Middleton ... Prov . G . Stwds .

Bro . Mark Alcock was elected Prov . Grand Tyler . The Provincial Grand Lodge then voted 10 guineas to the Mark Benevolent Fund , and at the close of the proceedings the brethren dined together , under the presidency of the R . VV . P . G . M .

Knight Templary.

KNIGHT TEMPLARY .

Colonel W . J . B . MacLeod Moore , of Prescot , Ontario , is , undoubtedly , one of the most reliable writers on Masonic Templary in the world . He has for long been fascinated with the study , and as an old student of the Craft , with special facilities in the past , as also for long the honoured Great Prior , or Grand Master of the Canadian Templars , it has been his pleasing duty

to . annually pronounce his allocution , and descant on the eventful past of that Masonic Body which in some measure may be said to represent the Templars of old . His address for 1886 is equal to any of the previous deliverances on the subject , and shows no lack of interest nor zest in the study . I always look for these annuals myself , and enjoy their perusal immensely , for though I am an indifferent Masonic Templar , the words of one of our ablest and

wisest rulers are never unprofitable nor untimely , especially as they combine Masonic researches with those of a Kni ghtly character . I need not allude to the difficulties with the New Brunswick Fratres , for that has already been amply noted in the Freemason . It seems preposterous , however , to think that as time rolls onwards no method has yet been found whereby peace may be attained , and brethren

enabled to live in unity . It will never be brought about by coercion , for any legislation in that direction is repugnant to free Masonry . Colonel Moore alludes at length to the old and new rituals of thc Degree , and then states , "It is useless to assert that any body or society calling themselves Templars who base their origin on ' Free and Accepted Masonry , ' represent the Ancient Religious Military Order of thc Crusades in any way . " As

the peculiar dogmas of Christianity could not be identified with the " universal creed " of modern Freemasonry , he considers a ' * Masonic Christian Order of Knighthood " to be an anomaly . " The idea , then , of amalgamating true Templary with Masonry destroys the very foundation of both . " He considers that the Craft ignores the Templars , which is true so far as it goes—officially ; but on that ground he bases his assertion that they are

quite distinct , and that there is not the connection between them that so many suppose . Colonel Moore believes that on the dispersion of the early Templars ( fourteenth century ) , those in England and Scotland brought with them the symbolic religious teaching of their old Order , the " sacred mysteries" — "Mesouraneo . " The early "Christian" Masonry of the builders , which was thus preserved until the Reformation , when the

combined Orders in Scotland surrendered their lands to the Crown , & c . . . From the Protestant members of the former combined Orders of "St . John and the Temple" in Scotland their ceremonial and " secret doctrine " were obtained and privately made known . Free and Accepted Masonry is now the stepping to the Templar system j but the latter Degrees are not

intended " as a continuation in ' direct descent , as at one time supposed , of the old Orders of Chivalry . " * ' The Templar Degrees since the Union of the Grand Lodge of England ( 1813 ) are only considered as allied bodies to Craft Masonry , and in no ivay a part of it . " These , in brief , are Colonel Moore's matured opinions on the subject , and they are entitled to our respectful consideration . I cannot , however , follow him throughout , though no one admires our dear brother more than I do . W . J . HUGHAN .

HESSE DARMSTADT . —It would almost seem certain that Freemasonry in Hesse Darmstadt takes its origin from the Lodge " Zu den drei goldenen Lowen" at Giessen , though mention is made of a Lodge " Zur weissen Taube" at Darmstadt , a daughter of the Grand Countries Lodge at Berlin . But of this lodge doubts exist . The Lodge " Die drei Disteln , " at Mayence in 1765 , afterwards removed to Frankfort , may also be considered

one of the earliest lodges in the present Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt . After many vicissitudes , the Darmstadt lodges , which had at one time formed part of the Frankfort Eclectic Union , in 1845 formed the Grand Lodge "Zur Eintracht" at Darmstadt . At this present moment it has nine lodges under it . Its actual German name is " Die grosse Loge des Freimaurer Bundes zur Eintracht in Darmstadt . "—Kenning ' s Cyclopedia of Freemasonry .