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Contents.
CONTENTS .
12 d , uVited Vrand ' u > tlge of England isj Roval Masonic Benevolent Institution r 26 Old Lists of Lodges 131 /* 0 R g £ SPO . VI > ENCSOur Masonic Charities—A Suggestion ... 133 The Benevolent Festival 133 nl * R . B . Folger's "History of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite " 133
The Silver Wedding 133 Who is the Oldest Freemason ? 134 iReviews ' 34 . R BPOBTS OF M ASONIC MKBTINGSCraft Masonry 134 Instruction 138 Royal Arch 139 Instruction 139
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Mark Masonry 139 Ancient and Accepted Rite 139 Royal and Select Masters 140 Order of the Secret Monitor 140 Jamaica 140 Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement 140
Annual Supper of the Ivy Lodge of Instruction , No . 1441 141 The City of Westminster Lodge Ball 141 Masonic Charity in West Lancashire 142 The Craft Abroad 14 a Obituary 142 Masonic and General Tidings 143 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 144
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ALL anxiety is now at rest as to the result of the Festival of ^ the ^ M . t ie R ° ya Masonic Benevolent Institution . As everyone Benevolent expected , there is a substantial falling off from the Returns of 1887 , but the celebration of a Queen ' s Jubilee is of rare occurrence in a nation ' s history , and so exceptional an amount as £ 19 , 200 and
upwards must be ascribed in great measure to the exceptional rejoicings in connection with that event , in which English Masons , like the rest of their fellow countrymen , felt it their duty to indulge . But setting aside the Festival of the Queen ' s Jubilee year , the result of Wednesday ' s gathering will compare very favourably with those of preceding years , particularly
with that of 1886 , when Bro . the Marquis of HERTFORD presided , and the total of donations and subscriptions announced was £ 15 , 000 . On this occasion , the total . was ^ 15 , 117 , so that , with the one exception just referred to , the Festival of the R . M . B . I . in 1888 has been onl y once surpassed , namely in 1885 , when Bro . Sir M . E . HICKS-BEACH was in the chair , and
the total reached £ 17 , 770 . At all events , the result is considerably in advance of what even the most sanguine friends of the Institution were prepared for . Many were the speculations as to the sum which Bro . TERRY would be called upon to announce , but in no case was a higher figure
suggested than £ 13 , 000 , and consequently , the result , being immeasurably beyond what vvas anticipated , is the more welcome . We congratulate Bro . Sir GEO . ELLIOT the Chairman , his Province of South Wales East , and Bro . TERRY on what has taken place , and we trust the remaining Festivals of the year will be on an equally successful scale .
WE imagine there will be a certain amount of excitement in GrandL . d connection with one part of the proceedings in Grand Lodge on Wednesday . The re-election of the Prince of WALES as
M . W . G . Master will be a matter of course , but as regards the Grand Treasurershi p for next year , there are two candidates for the office—Bro . STEPHEN BARTON WILSON , a P . M . of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , and Bro . ASHER BARFIELD , P . M . Zetland Lodge , No . 511—and it will be for the brethren present to determine , by their votes , which of the two
wormy orethren shall be invested with the purple and gold of Grand Lod ge . The Reports from the Boards of Benevolence and General Purposes are of the ordinary character , while in the list of new lodges for which warrants have been granted since the Quarterly Communication in December last , we observe that out of the 16 so granted nine are colonial str
A u Se n ° IesS than ^ are * tlie *^'' ° * Victoria ) , four provincial , and three metropolitan , one of this last group being intended for rowing men , a"d searing the appropriate name of Tha Argonauts . Thus the only part ot the business to be transacted which will create anything in the way of
f q « : ' wm be * as we have sald > the election of a Grand Treasurer or 1888-9 , and as we are entirely neutral in contests of this character , vvh ^ u "' y ex ress a ho e that he W'U secure a greater number of votes who is the better able to discharge the duties of the office with advantage t 0 Grand Lodge .
# ' The Crown ^ ^ ^ programme of ordinary business contains nothing Gelman ° E Very remarkable « t is gratifying to know that the DEPUTY GRAND MASTER has given notice of his intention to move a resolution of sympathy with his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of
Dleac ; . f ' and expressing at the same time the earnest hope "that it may againt h ! *!* » y chitectof the Universe to restore his Imperial Highness bv hi ° . ' 1 he Crown Prince is intimately connected with this country ° f Gre ™ n ! S e with . the Q UEEN ' eldest daughter , the PRINCESS ROYAL firmest ir ntai c n ' . ^' s na tive country of Prussia is one of the oldest and < -, r ;„* , _ . , es l ' ne United Kingdom , and owiner to our oartlv Teutonic
People ' s ofp alwa s been a strong feeling of sympathy between the to us Fr Sla and England , as well as between their sovereigns . But member r maso s his Imperial Hi ghness is something more . He is a ir > iS * -, *! ? j , " rotherhood of long standing , having been initiated in Berlin win . ?? ' S . nd w en he came over to England about : the time nf his marriacrp
fy the lai p NCESS YAL , he visited our Grand Lodge , and was presented handsompi k L 01 ' ZETLAND » then M . W . G . Master , on its behalf , with a lod ge , tc ) nd C 0 Py of our Book of Constitutions . One of our London Enoiicii * . ^ ' ls name after him , so that his Imperial Highness is known in
, Br o . the P 1 n t i Clrcles as wel 1 as politically and socially , and we thank an opportun ' , f ™ for having s 0 thoughtfull y afforded Grand Lodge guished a sofcT ex ressin g its sympathy with , a brother who is so distinr £ lation tn ik le £ a d statesman , and who occupies so exalted a position in 0 tfte Craft in Germany and here .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on the 7 th instant : — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 7 th December , 1887 , will be read and put for confirmation . 2 , The Right Worshi pful the Deputy Grand Master will move : "That this Grand Lodge offers to the Most Worshipful Brother his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Germany , Protector of Freemasonry in that
country , its most fraternal and heartfelt sympathy in the affliction under which he is suffering , and begs to express its earnest hope that it may please the Great Architect of the Universe to restore his Imperial Hig hness again to health . " 3 . Election of a M . W . Grand Master . 4 . Election of a Grand Treasurer . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz .:
—A brother of the Aire and Calder Lodge , No . 458 , Goole ... £ 50 00 A brother of the United Pilgrims Lodge , No . 507 , London ... 50 o o ' A brother of the Trinity Lodge , No . 254 , Coventry ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Humphrey Chetham Lodge , No . 643 , Manchester 100 o o The widow of a brother of the St . George's Lodge , No . 100 S ,
Tredegar ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 180 , London ... 50 0 o The widow of a brother of the Royal Somerset Lodge , No . 973 , Frome ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Thomas's Lodge , No . 1914 ,
Kidsgrove ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o . A brother of the Vale of Catmos Lodge , No . 1265 , Oakham ... 50 o o A brother of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Maughold Lodge , No . 1075 , Ramsey , Isle of Man ... ... ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Montefiore Lodge , No . 1017 , London ... ... 3 C 100 o o
A brother of the Holmesdale Lodge , No . S 74 , Tunbridge Wells ... 100 o o A brother of the Marquis of Dalhousie Lodge , No . 1159 , London 50 o o A brother of the Southwark Lodge , No . 879 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Salopian Lodgeof Charity , No . 117 , Shrewsbury 50 o o A brother of the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Whittington Lodge , No . 862 , London ... 50 o o
6 . REPORT or THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on
Friday , the 17 th day of February instant , showing a Balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) ot £ 5712 18 s . 7 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 17 £ s . iod . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 2 ist February , 1888 .
7 . Report of Bro . John Smith , Auditor of the Grand Lodge Accounts , of Receipts and Disbursements during the year 1887 .
8 . APPEALS . 1 . By Bro . William Henry Messenger , P . M . of the Canterbury Lodge , No . 1048 , Christchurch , New Zealand , against his expulsion from the Craft by the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury , New Zealand .
2 . By Bro . John C . Cobbe , P . M . of Lodge Goodwill , No . 465 , Bellary , Madras , against the decision of the Deputy District Grand Master , in charge , of Madras , declining to interfere in a matter at issue between Bro . Cobbe and Lodge No . 465 , relative to a proposed presentation from it to him .
3 . By Bro . Henry Alfred Michael , of the Emulation Lodge , No . 2071 , Sydney , N . S . W ., against a ruling of the District Grand Master of New South Wales declaring that Bro . Joseph James Allen , J . W ., had been duly elected W . M . of the said lodge . List of brethren nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer : —
Stephen Barton Wilson , P . M . of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , London . Nominated by Bro . Frederick Joseph Tyler , W . M . No . 59 , London .
Asher Barfield , P . M . of the Zetland Lodge , No . 511 , London . Nominated by Bro . George Read , P . M . No . 511 , London . List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge;—No . 2236 , The Kaikoura Lodge , Kaikoura , New Zealand . ,, 2237 . The Earl of Leicester , Wells , Norfolk .
„ 2238 , The Rewa Lodge of Viti , Nausori Rewa , Viti Levu , Fiji . ,, 2239 , The Norman Lodge , Normanton , Queensland . „ 2240 , The Arrow Lodge , Kington , H eretordshire . ,, 2241 , The Cordwainer Ward Lodge , London . „ 2242 , The Tyssen-Amherst Lodge , Hackney .
„ 2243 , The Argonauts Lodge , Putney . „ 2244 , The Cowper and Newton Lodge , Olney , Buckinghamshire . ,, 2245 , The Advance Lodge , Brunnerton , Westland , N . Z . „ 2246 , The Cyclist Lodge , East Molesey , Surrey . „ 2247 , The Albert Lodge , South Melbourne , Victoria . ,, 2248 , The Shakespere Lodge , Melbourne , Victoria . ,, 2249 , The Jubilee Lodge , Rushworth , Victoria . ,, 2250 , The Caulfield Lodge , Caulfield , Victoria . „ 2251 , The Alberton Lodge , Port Albert , Victoria .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
12 d , uVited Vrand ' u > tlge of England isj Roval Masonic Benevolent Institution r 26 Old Lists of Lodges 131 /* 0 R g £ SPO . VI > ENCSOur Masonic Charities—A Suggestion ... 133 The Benevolent Festival 133 nl * R . B . Folger's "History of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite " 133
The Silver Wedding 133 Who is the Oldest Freemason ? 134 iReviews ' 34 . R BPOBTS OF M ASONIC MKBTINGSCraft Masonry 134 Instruction 138 Royal Arch 139 Instruction 139
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Mark Masonry 139 Ancient and Accepted Rite 139 Royal and Select Masters 140 Order of the Secret Monitor 140 Jamaica 140 Annual Festival of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement 140
Annual Supper of the Ivy Lodge of Instruction , No . 1441 141 The City of Westminster Lodge Ball 141 Masonic Charity in West Lancashire 142 The Craft Abroad 14 a Obituary 142 Masonic and General Tidings 143 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 144
Ar00101
ALL anxiety is now at rest as to the result of the Festival of ^ the ^ M . t ie R ° ya Masonic Benevolent Institution . As everyone Benevolent expected , there is a substantial falling off from the Returns of 1887 , but the celebration of a Queen ' s Jubilee is of rare occurrence in a nation ' s history , and so exceptional an amount as £ 19 , 200 and
upwards must be ascribed in great measure to the exceptional rejoicings in connection with that event , in which English Masons , like the rest of their fellow countrymen , felt it their duty to indulge . But setting aside the Festival of the Queen ' s Jubilee year , the result of Wednesday ' s gathering will compare very favourably with those of preceding years , particularly
with that of 1886 , when Bro . the Marquis of HERTFORD presided , and the total of donations and subscriptions announced was £ 15 , 000 . On this occasion , the total . was ^ 15 , 117 , so that , with the one exception just referred to , the Festival of the R . M . B . I . in 1888 has been onl y once surpassed , namely in 1885 , when Bro . Sir M . E . HICKS-BEACH was in the chair , and
the total reached £ 17 , 770 . At all events , the result is considerably in advance of what even the most sanguine friends of the Institution were prepared for . Many were the speculations as to the sum which Bro . TERRY would be called upon to announce , but in no case was a higher figure
suggested than £ 13 , 000 , and consequently , the result , being immeasurably beyond what vvas anticipated , is the more welcome . We congratulate Bro . Sir GEO . ELLIOT the Chairman , his Province of South Wales East , and Bro . TERRY on what has taken place , and we trust the remaining Festivals of the year will be on an equally successful scale .
WE imagine there will be a certain amount of excitement in GrandL . d connection with one part of the proceedings in Grand Lodge on Wednesday . The re-election of the Prince of WALES as
M . W . G . Master will be a matter of course , but as regards the Grand Treasurershi p for next year , there are two candidates for the office—Bro . STEPHEN BARTON WILSON , a P . M . of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , and Bro . ASHER BARFIELD , P . M . Zetland Lodge , No . 511—and it will be for the brethren present to determine , by their votes , which of the two
wormy orethren shall be invested with the purple and gold of Grand Lod ge . The Reports from the Boards of Benevolence and General Purposes are of the ordinary character , while in the list of new lodges for which warrants have been granted since the Quarterly Communication in December last , we observe that out of the 16 so granted nine are colonial str
A u Se n ° IesS than ^ are * tlie *^'' ° * Victoria ) , four provincial , and three metropolitan , one of this last group being intended for rowing men , a"d searing the appropriate name of Tha Argonauts . Thus the only part ot the business to be transacted which will create anything in the way of
f q « : ' wm be * as we have sald > the election of a Grand Treasurer or 1888-9 , and as we are entirely neutral in contests of this character , vvh ^ u "' y ex ress a ho e that he W'U secure a greater number of votes who is the better able to discharge the duties of the office with advantage t 0 Grand Lodge .
# ' The Crown ^ ^ ^ programme of ordinary business contains nothing Gelman ° E Very remarkable « t is gratifying to know that the DEPUTY GRAND MASTER has given notice of his intention to move a resolution of sympathy with his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of
Dleac ; . f ' and expressing at the same time the earnest hope "that it may againt h ! *!* » y chitectof the Universe to restore his Imperial Highness bv hi ° . ' 1 he Crown Prince is intimately connected with this country ° f Gre ™ n ! S e with . the Q UEEN ' eldest daughter , the PRINCESS ROYAL firmest ir ntai c n ' . ^' s na tive country of Prussia is one of the oldest and < -, r ;„* , _ . , es l ' ne United Kingdom , and owiner to our oartlv Teutonic
People ' s ofp alwa s been a strong feeling of sympathy between the to us Fr Sla and England , as well as between their sovereigns . But member r maso s his Imperial Hi ghness is something more . He is a ir > iS * -, *! ? j , " rotherhood of long standing , having been initiated in Berlin win . ?? ' S . nd w en he came over to England about : the time nf his marriacrp
fy the lai p NCESS YAL , he visited our Grand Lodge , and was presented handsompi k L 01 ' ZETLAND » then M . W . G . Master , on its behalf , with a lod ge , tc ) nd C 0 Py of our Book of Constitutions . One of our London Enoiicii * . ^ ' ls name after him , so that his Imperial Highness is known in
, Br o . the P 1 n t i Clrcles as wel 1 as politically and socially , and we thank an opportun ' , f ™ for having s 0 thoughtfull y afforded Grand Lodge guished a sofcT ex ressin g its sympathy with , a brother who is so distinr £ lation tn ik le £ a d statesman , and who occupies so exalted a position in 0 tfte Craft in Germany and here .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on the 7 th instant : — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 7 th December , 1887 , will be read and put for confirmation . 2 , The Right Worshi pful the Deputy Grand Master will move : "That this Grand Lodge offers to the Most Worshipful Brother his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Germany , Protector of Freemasonry in that
country , its most fraternal and heartfelt sympathy in the affliction under which he is suffering , and begs to express its earnest hope that it may please the Great Architect of the Universe to restore his Imperial Hig hness again to health . " 3 . Election of a M . W . Grand Master . 4 . Election of a Grand Treasurer . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following Grants , viz .:
—A brother of the Aire and Calder Lodge , No . 458 , Goole ... £ 50 00 A brother of the United Pilgrims Lodge , No . 507 , London ... 50 o o ' A brother of the Trinity Lodge , No . 254 , Coventry ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Humphrey Chetham Lodge , No . 643 , Manchester 100 o o The widow of a brother of the St . George's Lodge , No . 100 S ,
Tredegar ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 180 , London ... 50 0 o The widow of a brother of the Royal Somerset Lodge , No . 973 , Frome ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Thomas's Lodge , No . 1914 ,
Kidsgrove ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o . A brother of the Vale of Catmos Lodge , No . 1265 , Oakham ... 50 o o A brother of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , No . 1642 , London ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the St . Maughold Lodge , No . 1075 , Ramsey , Isle of Man ... ... ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Montefiore Lodge , No . 1017 , London ... ... 3 C 100 o o
A brother of the Holmesdale Lodge , No . S 74 , Tunbridge Wells ... 100 o o A brother of the Marquis of Dalhousie Lodge , No . 1159 , London 50 o o A brother of the Southwark Lodge , No . 879 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Salopian Lodgeof Charity , No . 117 , Shrewsbury 50 o o A brother of the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Whittington Lodge , No . 862 , London ... 50 o o
6 . REPORT or THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a Statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on
Friday , the 17 th day of February instant , showing a Balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) ot £ 5712 18 s . 7 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants' Wages £ 100 , and Balance of Annual Allowance for Library £ 17 £ s . iod . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 2 ist February , 1888 .
7 . Report of Bro . John Smith , Auditor of the Grand Lodge Accounts , of Receipts and Disbursements during the year 1887 .
8 . APPEALS . 1 . By Bro . William Henry Messenger , P . M . of the Canterbury Lodge , No . 1048 , Christchurch , New Zealand , against his expulsion from the Craft by the District Grand Lodge of Canterbury , New Zealand .
2 . By Bro . John C . Cobbe , P . M . of Lodge Goodwill , No . 465 , Bellary , Madras , against the decision of the Deputy District Grand Master , in charge , of Madras , declining to interfere in a matter at issue between Bro . Cobbe and Lodge No . 465 , relative to a proposed presentation from it to him .
3 . By Bro . Henry Alfred Michael , of the Emulation Lodge , No . 2071 , Sydney , N . S . W ., against a ruling of the District Grand Master of New South Wales declaring that Bro . Joseph James Allen , J . W ., had been duly elected W . M . of the said lodge . List of brethren nominated for the office of Grand Treasurer : —
Stephen Barton Wilson , P . M . of the Royal Naval Lodge , No . 59 , London . Nominated by Bro . Frederick Joseph Tyler , W . M . No . 59 , London .
Asher Barfield , P . M . of the Zetland Lodge , No . 511 , London . Nominated by Bro . George Read , P . M . No . 511 , London . List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted b y the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge;—No . 2236 , The Kaikoura Lodge , Kaikoura , New Zealand . ,, 2237 . The Earl of Leicester , Wells , Norfolk .
„ 2238 , The Rewa Lodge of Viti , Nausori Rewa , Viti Levu , Fiji . ,, 2239 , The Norman Lodge , Normanton , Queensland . „ 2240 , The Arrow Lodge , Kington , H eretordshire . ,, 2241 , The Cordwainer Ward Lodge , London . „ 2242 , The Tyssen-Amherst Lodge , Hackney .
„ 2243 , The Argonauts Lodge , Putney . „ 2244 , The Cowper and Newton Lodge , Olney , Buckinghamshire . ,, 2245 , The Advance Lodge , Brunnerton , Westland , N . Z . „ 2246 , The Cyclist Lodge , East Molesey , Surrey . „ 2247 , The Albert Lodge , South Melbourne , Victoria . ,, 2248 , The Shakespere Lodge , Melbourne , Victoria . ,, 2249 , The Jubilee Lodge , Rushworth , Victoria . ,, 2250 , The Caulfield Lodge , Caulfield , Victoria . „ 2251 , The Alberton Lodge , Port Albert , Victoria .