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The New Grand Officers.
THE NEW GRAND OFFICERS .
As will be seen by a report elsewhere , the following brethren have been appointed by the Grand Master to the purple for 1879-80 : —Bros , lord Kensington , S . G . W . j Ma ) or-General the Hon . S . G . Calthorpe , J . G . W . ¦ Rev . W . A . Hill ,
G . Chap , j Rev . Chas . Spencer Stanhope , Asst . G * Chap- ; Lieut .-Col . John Creaton , G . Treas . ; j £ „ J . Mclntyre , Q . C , G . Reg . ; J . B . Monckton , Pres . B . G . P . ; John Hervey , G . Sec . ; Ernst E . Wendt , G . Sec . Ger . Cor . Reginald Bird , S . G . D . ; George Mellor , S . G . D . ; Horatio Lloyd , J . G . D . ; Matthew Clark , J . G . D . ; John Gibson , Sir Albert Woods Garter
GS . of W . ; W . ( ) , G . D . of Cer . ; Sheriff George Burt , Asst . G . D . of Cer . ; Samuel Mullens , G S . B . ; Christopher Willing , G . Org . ; H . G . Buss , Asst .- G . Sec . ; W . Wilson , G . Purst . ; James Kench , Asst . G . Purst . ; C . B . Payne , G . Tyler . \ Ve hope in our next to give an account of their Masonic services .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , thc opinions expressed by onr correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
THE RESTORATION OF THE WEST FRONT OF ST . ALBAN'S CATHED < AL . To the F . dilor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have been directed by my Committee to forward to you the enclosed circular , which will fully explain
the proposed scheme for carrying out the above-mentioned object , and I shall be much obliged if you will bring this matter before the Worshipful Master and the members of your lodge , and trust that we may obtain their active support for this great Masnic undertaking .
I shall be glad to receive a list of the names of those who subscribe , or promise to do so , on the annexed form , at your early convenience . I have the honour to remain , yours faithfully and fraternally ,
CHARLES E . KEYSER , 47 , Wilton Crescent , Hon . Secretary . London , S . W . N . B . —Subscriptions are invited from is . up to £ 3 . [ See appeal printed elsewhere . —ED . ]
AN OLD MASON . To the Editor ofthe " Fra mason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As Bro . It . F . Gould has dt throned Bro . Charles Marsh from being the " Father " of English Masons , or the oldest living Mason in England , in favcur uf Bro . Sir
Moses Montefioie , so must I depose the latter in favour of Bro . "James Norris , " the present Warden tf the Royal Benevolent Institution of the Order , who was initiated on the 10 th day of March , 1 S 12 , in the Lodge of " Sincerity " then No . " 200 , " No . 174 now . Bro . James Norris was
born in January , 1798 , and is now not only in very fair health , but held in high esteem by ah who have the pleasure and honour ot his acquaintance . Yours fraternally , CHAKLES JOHN PERCEVAL , V . P . 17 . 1 .
In answer to the letter of Bro . Gould in your last number , asking if there is an older Mason than Bro . Sir Moses Mountefiore , I am in a position to tell you there is in the person of Bro . James Mori is , the esteemed Warden of the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Croydon .
Bro . Morris was initiated in the Lodge of Sincerity , then No . 290 , now 174 , on March 10 th , 1812 . I am happy to atld that he is veiy well , and in full possession of all his faculties . Yours fraternally ,
HENRY J . STRONG , M . D ., Hon . Surgeon to the Benevolent Institution , Croydon .
THE INSTALLATION ENGRAVING . To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir mid Brother , — Those who were privileged to witness the installation of H . K . H . the Prime if Wale-, at the Allien Hall , four yiars ago this day , as M . W . Grand Master , can never
f'J ' get the impressiveness and surpassing grandeur of the scene . Tnis scene , making allowance for the almost insuperable difficulties in the way , arising from its magnitude , and the necessity of turning the faces of the great majority , at least , of thc brethren represented towards the spectators , our worthy Bro . Harty has succeeded in depicting
successfully , and he has been ably seconded by the talented artists whom he engaged to execute the engraving . Satis fat tory , however , as the piint is in other respects , there is one respect in which it is , to my mind , and I imagine to everv subscriber , sadly d > ficient—the want of a ley by which to identify the portraits of the many
cement members of the Ctalt included in it Even to the metropolitan brethren , who can constantly attend the Quarterly Communicatiuns of Grand Lo . lge , very many ( f the portraits introduced must be unknown to them , whilst to the bulk of thc brethren who , like myself , are only able occasionally , owing to distance , to be Present , but few , very few , of them are recognisable .
Original Correspondence.
I happen to possess ensrravings of the well-known pair of historical pictures , by West , " Oivtr Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament , " and "Charles II . landing on the beach at Dover , " the former engraved by Hall , and the litter etched by Woollctt , and engraved by Sharp , which are accompanied iby a kty in outline , the faees numbered and described below , and I believe it has been the invariable rule for such historical representations to be
accompanied by such a key . Soon after the issue of the engraving , I saw our excellent Bro . Hirty in town , and named this great desideratum to him , when I understood it to be his full intention to furnish such a key to the subscribers , and that he was only waiting to get the proper Masonic titles , & c , of the numerous brethren represented .
As a very considerable tim ; has since elapsed without anything further having been heard of this key , may I ask if this project has been unfortunately abandoned . Without such a key the picture might as well represent so many Browns , Joneses , and Robinsons , instead of men eminent in rank an 1 in the Craft ; with it , the historical value of the engraving will be very greatly enhanced . I am , diar Sir and Brother , yours fraternally ,
WILLIAM KKLLY , F . S . A ., P . Prov . G . M ., and G . Supt . Leicestershire and Rutland .
Leicester , April 28 th , 1879 . P . S . —As a case in point , I may mention the key to the portraits of flic R > yal Dukes , the Chevalier Ruspini , and others , in the well-known engraving of the " Festival of the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children . "
Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda of business for Wednesday , 7 th May : — lhe regulations for the government of the Supreme Grand Chapter during the time of public business to be read .
The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . Installation of Principals , and appointment and investiture of officers for the ensuing year . THE REPORT or THE C OMMITTEE or GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supr-me Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
England . The Committee i _ f General ' ' urposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 15 th January to the 15 th April , 1879 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —
£ s . d . To Balance , Grand Chaptir 757 18 9 „ Unappropriated Account ... 177 15 5 „ Subsequent Receipts ... 31 ) 9 9 3
£ ' 335 3 S £ s . d . By Disbursements during the quarter ... 231 6 2 „ Balance 929 1 8 ,, in Unappropriated Account ... 174 15 7
£ 335 3 5 which balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : — ist . From Comps . James Meacham Batham , as Z . ; Henry Chailes Adolphus Wandram , as H . ; Frederick
Irving de Lisle , as J . ; and twelve others for a chapter to be attached to the Victoria Lodge , No . 1577 , Napier , to be called the Victoria Chapter , and to meet at Napier , Wellington , North Island , New Zealand . 2 nd . From Comps . Charles Thomas Pearce , as Z . * , John Peter , as H . ; John Kempthorne , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to the Loyal Victoria Lodge ,
No . 557 , Callington , to be called the Valletort Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Callington , in the county of Cornwall . 3 rd . From Comps . Edward John Bradshaw Bumstead , as Z . ; John Franks Chittenden , as H . ; William Youldon , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to tbe Wellington Lodge , N . > . 548 , Deptford , to be called the
Wellington Chapter , antl to meet at the White Swan Hotel , Deptford , in the county of Kent . 4 th . From Comps . Henry Thomas Wood , as Z . ; Charles Chester Cheston , as H . ; Peter Lund Simmonds , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Marquis of Drlhousie Lodge , No . 1159 , 10 be called the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter , and to mret at No . 33 , Golden-square , London .
51 I 1 . ( rom Comps . Willi im Henry Lee , as Z . ; George William Frederick Neiille Green , as H . ; Thomas Charles Chapman , as J . * , and six others for a chapter to be attached tothe Duke of Connaught Lodge , No . 1524 , Dalston , to be ctiled the Duke of Connaught Chapter , and to meet at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , in the City of London . These petitions bting in all respects regular , the
Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . They have also received a petition from Comps . William Alexander Barrett , as Z . ; Charles Coolden , as II . ; Wilhelm Ganz , as J . ; and six others foi a chapter to be attached to the O . pheus Lodge , No . 1706 , to be called the Orpheus Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Great
Queen-street , London . This petiti m is regular in form , but as the lodge has not yei been in existence for two years , the Com . uittee , 1 earing their resolution in mind that three years should elapse before a charter to be attached to a lodge be granted , except in very exceptionable c ises , cannot recommend that the prayer of the petition be yet compljed with ,
Supreme Grand Chapter.
A letter , dated 14 th March last , from Comp . the Hon . Henry Thoby Prinsep , Grand Superintendent of Bengal , was read , pointing out the great inconveniences which arise from Superintendents not being able to issue provisional charters pending the applications to Grand Chapter . The Committee , feeling fully satisfied that the complaint is well grounded , beg to recommend that the Supreme
Grand Chapter authorise tbe Most Excellent First Grand Principal to grant powers to such Superintendents as be may think fit to issue dispensations for the meeting of chapters in cases of necessity , pending the applications for charters to the Supreme Grand Chapter . The Committee beg further to state that on the ist November , 1876 , a charter was granted to be attached to
the Fitzrlan Lodge , No . 1432 , Oswestry , which has not been taken up , and from information they have received they have reason to conclude that it never will be taken up . Under these circumstances , the Committee recommend that the charter be cancelled . ( Signed ) J CREATON , President .
Consecration Of Ntcholson Chapter, No. 371.
CONSECRATION OF NTCHOLSON CHAPTER , No . 371 .
This new chapter of Royal Arch Masons , attached to Lodge of Perseverance , No . 371 , Maryp > rt , was consecrated on Tuesday , the 22 nd ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street , Maryport . It makes the eighth chapter in the Royal Arch province of Cumberland and Westmorland ,
and , judging from the fact that the promoters , though resident in Maryport , are members of the Whitehaven and Wigton Chapters , there is sufficient reason that a chapter at Maryport was necessary ; whilst , from the substantial beginning , there can be little doubt that , ultimately , it will prove one of the most flourishing Royal Arch organisations in the two counties . The title is most apropos ,
and a direct compliment to Comp . Joseph Nicholson , the oldest P . M . of Lodge of Perseverance . Comp . Nicholson , though now in the sear and yellow leaf cf seventy-three winttrs and summers , nevertheless , is yet fully as active and indefatigable in Masonic pursuits as half-a-century ago , when he " first saw light . " He it was , along with
a brother now deceased , who , many years since , by pecuniary sacrifices , and a thorough love of our grand old Institution , kept the tottering Lodge of Perseverance on its legs , and he can now look with pride on what is one of the most flourishing Masonic bodies under the regime of the Earl of Bective , M . P ., P . G . M . and Supt . of Cumberland and Westmorland .
The important duty of consecration and dedication was delegated to M . E . Comp . John Bowes , P . Z . of half-adozen chapters , and P . P . G . S . N . Cumberland and Westmorland , as also P . P . G . St . Br . of West Lancashire . The other companions present were : Comp =. II . Bewes , P . Z . 327 , P . G . S . N . ; F . W . Hayward , P . Z . 310 ; Capt . Sewell , 119 ; P . Dodgson , 119 ; J . Abbotts . 327 * , J . R .
Banks , 119 ; and W . F . Lamonby , H . 1 ( 9 . P . P . G . Swd . B . The Principals designate and charter members of the new chapter were as follows : Comps . Jos . Nicholson , Z . ; P . de E . Collin , H . ; Thos . Mandle , J . ; J . H . Banks , E . G . Mitchell , A . Walter , J . Gardiner , R . Brown , and J . Quay . No fewer than five ol the . nine mentioned are Past Masters of Lodge of Perseverance . About three o ' clock
the chapter was opened by the Installing 1 'iincipal , assisted by Comps . Bewes and Hayward , in the Second and Third Principals' chairs . On the other companions being admitted , the beautiful ceremony of consecration was proceeded with by M . H . Comp . Bowes , who , at the proper place , delivered the following oration : — Companions , —From time out of mind—from time
whereof the memory of man reacheth not to the contrary —it has been customary among Royal Arch Masons , on occasions like the present , to deliver an address , usually called an oration , on some subject connected with our Royal art . A former Grand Chaplain of this province , some fourteen years ago , at a great Masonic gathering at Cockermouth , eloquently remarked that every traveller in
foreign lands had been struck with the memorials of ancient greatness in the ruined buildings , that , standing in majestic solitude , arc now the only remains of those ' grcat empires of antiquity which played such a distinguished part in the world ' s history . Egypt , once the centre of learning and power of the woild , has left behind her little to boast ol but those magnificent temples , triumphs of Masonic
art , that amaze the Nile traveller at Karnda * , at Luxor , or at Thebes . Thoughts of sadness must be excited in the breasts of those who , standing in the luxuriant plain 0 } Ccele-Syiia , by those three enormous and highly-decorated columns of the Temple of the Sun at Baalbec , they wilt doubt which most to admire , the chasteness of the carving 01 the stupendous traridtur of the arrhitecture j hut , in .
either case , they will lnvuluntary raise their hands , anil exclaim , "Oh , wonderful Masons I " What traveller , but has painfully pleasurable motions stirred up within him . when , according to Mahommedan rule , he takes his shoes from off his feet , and treads noiselessly in thoughtful silence over the temple area of Mount Moiiah , where our Grand Master Solomon , guided by the
Great Architect of the Universe , built that temple to the Most High , in which were the emblematic pillars ? Wander now over the marshy plain through which the Meander flows , and what is now left of the once proud capital of Pro-consular Asia—Ephesus ? Where now is that temple with its one hundred and twen'y-seven kingly pillars , the shrine of the great goddess Diana , of whom
Demetrius , the Craftsman—not , indeed , of our Craft—tioasted , perhaps , with a little pardonable vanity , "All Asia and the world worshippeth ? " Why , its site cannot now be identified—its pillars , each of them the gift of a king , serve only to adorn the Mosque of St , Sophia , in Stamboul . Yes , companions , Greece has bequeathed to us her everliving tongue , and Rome the gerrrif of polity and law ;
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The New Grand Officers.
THE NEW GRAND OFFICERS .
As will be seen by a report elsewhere , the following brethren have been appointed by the Grand Master to the purple for 1879-80 : —Bros , lord Kensington , S . G . W . j Ma ) or-General the Hon . S . G . Calthorpe , J . G . W . ¦ Rev . W . A . Hill ,
G . Chap , j Rev . Chas . Spencer Stanhope , Asst . G * Chap- ; Lieut .-Col . John Creaton , G . Treas . ; j £ „ J . Mclntyre , Q . C , G . Reg . ; J . B . Monckton , Pres . B . G . P . ; John Hervey , G . Sec . ; Ernst E . Wendt , G . Sec . Ger . Cor . Reginald Bird , S . G . D . ; George Mellor , S . G . D . ; Horatio Lloyd , J . G . D . ; Matthew Clark , J . G . D . ; John Gibson , Sir Albert Woods Garter
GS . of W . ; W . ( ) , G . D . of Cer . ; Sheriff George Burt , Asst . G . D . of Cer . ; Samuel Mullens , G S . B . ; Christopher Willing , G . Org . ; H . G . Buss , Asst .- G . Sec . ; W . Wilson , G . Purst . ; James Kench , Asst . G . Purst . ; C . B . Payne , G . Tyler . \ Ve hope in our next to give an account of their Masonic services .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , thc opinions expressed by onr correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
THE RESTORATION OF THE WEST FRONT OF ST . ALBAN'S CATHED < AL . To the F . dilor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have been directed by my Committee to forward to you the enclosed circular , which will fully explain
the proposed scheme for carrying out the above-mentioned object , and I shall be much obliged if you will bring this matter before the Worshipful Master and the members of your lodge , and trust that we may obtain their active support for this great Masnic undertaking .
I shall be glad to receive a list of the names of those who subscribe , or promise to do so , on the annexed form , at your early convenience . I have the honour to remain , yours faithfully and fraternally ,
CHARLES E . KEYSER , 47 , Wilton Crescent , Hon . Secretary . London , S . W . N . B . —Subscriptions are invited from is . up to £ 3 . [ See appeal printed elsewhere . —ED . ]
AN OLD MASON . To the Editor ofthe " Fra mason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — As Bro . It . F . Gould has dt throned Bro . Charles Marsh from being the " Father " of English Masons , or the oldest living Mason in England , in favcur uf Bro . Sir
Moses Montefioie , so must I depose the latter in favour of Bro . "James Norris , " the present Warden tf the Royal Benevolent Institution of the Order , who was initiated on the 10 th day of March , 1 S 12 , in the Lodge of " Sincerity " then No . " 200 , " No . 174 now . Bro . James Norris was
born in January , 1798 , and is now not only in very fair health , but held in high esteem by ah who have the pleasure and honour ot his acquaintance . Yours fraternally , CHAKLES JOHN PERCEVAL , V . P . 17 . 1 .
In answer to the letter of Bro . Gould in your last number , asking if there is an older Mason than Bro . Sir Moses Mountefiore , I am in a position to tell you there is in the person of Bro . James Mori is , the esteemed Warden of the Koyal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Croydon .
Bro . Morris was initiated in the Lodge of Sincerity , then No . 290 , now 174 , on March 10 th , 1812 . I am happy to atld that he is veiy well , and in full possession of all his faculties . Yours fraternally ,
HENRY J . STRONG , M . D ., Hon . Surgeon to the Benevolent Institution , Croydon .
THE INSTALLATION ENGRAVING . To thc Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir mid Brother , — Those who were privileged to witness the installation of H . K . H . the Prime if Wale-, at the Allien Hall , four yiars ago this day , as M . W . Grand Master , can never
f'J ' get the impressiveness and surpassing grandeur of the scene . Tnis scene , making allowance for the almost insuperable difficulties in the way , arising from its magnitude , and the necessity of turning the faces of the great majority , at least , of thc brethren represented towards the spectators , our worthy Bro . Harty has succeeded in depicting
successfully , and he has been ably seconded by the talented artists whom he engaged to execute the engraving . Satis fat tory , however , as the piint is in other respects , there is one respect in which it is , to my mind , and I imagine to everv subscriber , sadly d > ficient—the want of a ley by which to identify the portraits of the many
cement members of the Ctalt included in it Even to the metropolitan brethren , who can constantly attend the Quarterly Communicatiuns of Grand Lo . lge , very many ( f the portraits introduced must be unknown to them , whilst to the bulk of thc brethren who , like myself , are only able occasionally , owing to distance , to be Present , but few , very few , of them are recognisable .
Original Correspondence.
I happen to possess ensrravings of the well-known pair of historical pictures , by West , " Oivtr Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament , " and "Charles II . landing on the beach at Dover , " the former engraved by Hall , and the litter etched by Woollctt , and engraved by Sharp , which are accompanied iby a kty in outline , the faees numbered and described below , and I believe it has been the invariable rule for such historical representations to be
accompanied by such a key . Soon after the issue of the engraving , I saw our excellent Bro . Hirty in town , and named this great desideratum to him , when I understood it to be his full intention to furnish such a key to the subscribers , and that he was only waiting to get the proper Masonic titles , & c , of the numerous brethren represented .
As a very considerable tim ; has since elapsed without anything further having been heard of this key , may I ask if this project has been unfortunately abandoned . Without such a key the picture might as well represent so many Browns , Joneses , and Robinsons , instead of men eminent in rank an 1 in the Craft ; with it , the historical value of the engraving will be very greatly enhanced . I am , diar Sir and Brother , yours fraternally ,
WILLIAM KKLLY , F . S . A ., P . Prov . G . M ., and G . Supt . Leicestershire and Rutland .
Leicester , April 28 th , 1879 . P . S . —As a case in point , I may mention the key to the portraits of flic R > yal Dukes , the Chevalier Ruspini , and others , in the well-known engraving of the " Festival of the Royal Freemasons' School for Female Children . "
Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda of business for Wednesday , 7 th May : — lhe regulations for the government of the Supreme Grand Chapter during the time of public business to be read .
The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . Installation of Principals , and appointment and investiture of officers for the ensuing year . THE REPORT or THE C OMMITTEE or GENERAL PURPOSES . To the Supr-me Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of
England . The Committee i _ f General ' ' urposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 15 th January to the 15 th April , 1879 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : —
£ s . d . To Balance , Grand Chaptir 757 18 9 „ Unappropriated Account ... 177 15 5 „ Subsequent Receipts ... 31 ) 9 9 3
£ ' 335 3 S £ s . d . By Disbursements during the quarter ... 231 6 2 „ Balance 929 1 8 ,, in Unappropriated Account ... 174 15 7
£ 335 3 5 which balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : — ist . From Comps . James Meacham Batham , as Z . ; Henry Chailes Adolphus Wandram , as H . ; Frederick
Irving de Lisle , as J . ; and twelve others for a chapter to be attached to the Victoria Lodge , No . 1577 , Napier , to be called the Victoria Chapter , and to meet at Napier , Wellington , North Island , New Zealand . 2 nd . From Comps . Charles Thomas Pearce , as Z . * , John Peter , as H . ; John Kempthorne , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to the Loyal Victoria Lodge ,
No . 557 , Callington , to be called the Valletort Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Callington , in the county of Cornwall . 3 rd . From Comps . Edward John Bradshaw Bumstead , as Z . ; John Franks Chittenden , as H . ; William Youldon , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to tbe Wellington Lodge , N . > . 548 , Deptford , to be called the
Wellington Chapter , antl to meet at the White Swan Hotel , Deptford , in the county of Kent . 4 th . From Comps . Henry Thomas Wood , as Z . ; Charles Chester Cheston , as H . ; Peter Lund Simmonds , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Marquis of Drlhousie Lodge , No . 1159 , 10 be called the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter , and to mret at No . 33 , Golden-square , London .
51 I 1 . ( rom Comps . Willi im Henry Lee , as Z . ; George William Frederick Neiille Green , as H . ; Thomas Charles Chapman , as J . * , and six others for a chapter to be attached tothe Duke of Connaught Lodge , No . 1524 , Dalston , to be ctiled the Duke of Connaught Chapter , and to meet at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , in the City of London . These petitions bting in all respects regular , the
Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted . They have also received a petition from Comps . William Alexander Barrett , as Z . ; Charles Coolden , as II . ; Wilhelm Ganz , as J . ; and six others foi a chapter to be attached to the O . pheus Lodge , No . 1706 , to be called the Orpheus Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons' Hall , Great
Queen-street , London . This petiti m is regular in form , but as the lodge has not yei been in existence for two years , the Com . uittee , 1 earing their resolution in mind that three years should elapse before a charter to be attached to a lodge be granted , except in very exceptionable c ises , cannot recommend that the prayer of the petition be yet compljed with ,
Supreme Grand Chapter.
A letter , dated 14 th March last , from Comp . the Hon . Henry Thoby Prinsep , Grand Superintendent of Bengal , was read , pointing out the great inconveniences which arise from Superintendents not being able to issue provisional charters pending the applications to Grand Chapter . The Committee , feeling fully satisfied that the complaint is well grounded , beg to recommend that the Supreme
Grand Chapter authorise tbe Most Excellent First Grand Principal to grant powers to such Superintendents as be may think fit to issue dispensations for the meeting of chapters in cases of necessity , pending the applications for charters to the Supreme Grand Chapter . The Committee beg further to state that on the ist November , 1876 , a charter was granted to be attached to
the Fitzrlan Lodge , No . 1432 , Oswestry , which has not been taken up , and from information they have received they have reason to conclude that it never will be taken up . Under these circumstances , the Committee recommend that the charter be cancelled . ( Signed ) J CREATON , President .
Consecration Of Ntcholson Chapter, No. 371.
CONSECRATION OF NTCHOLSON CHAPTER , No . 371 .
This new chapter of Royal Arch Masons , attached to Lodge of Perseverance , No . 371 , Maryp > rt , was consecrated on Tuesday , the 22 nd ult ., at the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street , Maryport . It makes the eighth chapter in the Royal Arch province of Cumberland and Westmorland ,
and , judging from the fact that the promoters , though resident in Maryport , are members of the Whitehaven and Wigton Chapters , there is sufficient reason that a chapter at Maryport was necessary ; whilst , from the substantial beginning , there can be little doubt that , ultimately , it will prove one of the most flourishing Royal Arch organisations in the two counties . The title is most apropos ,
and a direct compliment to Comp . Joseph Nicholson , the oldest P . M . of Lodge of Perseverance . Comp . Nicholson , though now in the sear and yellow leaf cf seventy-three winttrs and summers , nevertheless , is yet fully as active and indefatigable in Masonic pursuits as half-a-century ago , when he " first saw light . " He it was , along with
a brother now deceased , who , many years since , by pecuniary sacrifices , and a thorough love of our grand old Institution , kept the tottering Lodge of Perseverance on its legs , and he can now look with pride on what is one of the most flourishing Masonic bodies under the regime of the Earl of Bective , M . P ., P . G . M . and Supt . of Cumberland and Westmorland .
The important duty of consecration and dedication was delegated to M . E . Comp . John Bowes , P . Z . of half-adozen chapters , and P . P . G . S . N . Cumberland and Westmorland , as also P . P . G . St . Br . of West Lancashire . The other companions present were : Comp =. II . Bewes , P . Z . 327 , P . G . S . N . ; F . W . Hayward , P . Z . 310 ; Capt . Sewell , 119 ; P . Dodgson , 119 ; J . Abbotts . 327 * , J . R .
Banks , 119 ; and W . F . Lamonby , H . 1 ( 9 . P . P . G . Swd . B . The Principals designate and charter members of the new chapter were as follows : Comps . Jos . Nicholson , Z . ; P . de E . Collin , H . ; Thos . Mandle , J . ; J . H . Banks , E . G . Mitchell , A . Walter , J . Gardiner , R . Brown , and J . Quay . No fewer than five ol the . nine mentioned are Past Masters of Lodge of Perseverance . About three o ' clock
the chapter was opened by the Installing 1 'iincipal , assisted by Comps . Bewes and Hayward , in the Second and Third Principals' chairs . On the other companions being admitted , the beautiful ceremony of consecration was proceeded with by M . H . Comp . Bowes , who , at the proper place , delivered the following oration : — Companions , —From time out of mind—from time
whereof the memory of man reacheth not to the contrary —it has been customary among Royal Arch Masons , on occasions like the present , to deliver an address , usually called an oration , on some subject connected with our Royal art . A former Grand Chaplain of this province , some fourteen years ago , at a great Masonic gathering at Cockermouth , eloquently remarked that every traveller in
foreign lands had been struck with the memorials of ancient greatness in the ruined buildings , that , standing in majestic solitude , arc now the only remains of those ' grcat empires of antiquity which played such a distinguished part in the world ' s history . Egypt , once the centre of learning and power of the woild , has left behind her little to boast ol but those magnificent temples , triumphs of Masonic
art , that amaze the Nile traveller at Karnda * , at Luxor , or at Thebes . Thoughts of sadness must be excited in the breasts of those who , standing in the luxuriant plain 0 } Ccele-Syiia , by those three enormous and highly-decorated columns of the Temple of the Sun at Baalbec , they wilt doubt which most to admire , the chasteness of the carving 01 the stupendous traridtur of the arrhitecture j hut , in .
either case , they will lnvuluntary raise their hands , anil exclaim , "Oh , wonderful Masons I " What traveller , but has painfully pleasurable motions stirred up within him . when , according to Mahommedan rule , he takes his shoes from off his feet , and treads noiselessly in thoughtful silence over the temple area of Mount Moiiah , where our Grand Master Solomon , guided by the
Great Architect of the Universe , built that temple to the Most High , in which were the emblematic pillars ? Wander now over the marshy plain through which the Meander flows , and what is now left of the once proud capital of Pro-consular Asia—Ephesus ? Where now is that temple with its one hundred and twen'y-seven kingly pillars , the shrine of the great goddess Diana , of whom
Demetrius , the Craftsman—not , indeed , of our Craft—tioasted , perhaps , with a little pardonable vanity , "All Asia and the world worshippeth ? " Why , its site cannot now be identified—its pillars , each of them the gift of a king , serve only to adorn the Mosque of St , Sophia , in Stamboul . Yes , companions , Greece has bequeathed to us her everliving tongue , and Rome the gerrrif of polity and law ;