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CONTENTS .
LEADERS 391 Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons 391 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—Eighty . eighth Anniversary Festival and
Annual Fete and Stewards' Visit 392 The Empire Lodge , No . 2108—Entertainment to Colonial and Indian Brethren ... 398 Provincial Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks , at Aylesbury 400 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Middlesex and Surrey 401
Past Masters ( England ) 401 Notes and Queries 403 REPORTS or MASONIC
MEETINGSCraft Masonry 403 Instruction 406 Royal Arch 406 Allied Masonic Degrees 406 Masonic and General Tidings 407 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 408
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WITH the celebration at Brighton on Wednesday of the SSth Anniversary Festival of the Royal iMasonic Institution for Boys the efforts of the Craft in aid of our great central Charities may be said to close for the current year . Not that there is ever any absolute cessation from labour in their behalf . Brethren are always being invited to contribute , whether there is a
Festival on the way or not , while the Boards of Stewards for the several Anniversaries in 188 7 are already in course of formation . But there is a sort of respite from the more active duties of canvassing , a kind of ten minutes' interval , in which we are permitted to take a glance at the general aspect of things ; and we are glad to say that the position , if in some
respects disappointing , is by no means unsatisfactory . The aggregate of the sums announced at the Festivals of the three Institutions is considerably less than it was last year , but , notwithstanding , it is a few hundreds above £ 40 , 000 : namely , , £ 15 , 000 for the Benevolent Institution in February : £ 13 , 000 for the Girls' School in May ; and , in round figures , £ 12 , 300 for
tne Hoys acnooi on Wednesday . It needs a tremendous amount of canvassing on the part of three Boards of Stewards—and the Boards must be very numerous as well—in order to raise so substantial a contribution , and it would seem both ungraceful and ungrateful on our part if we did not express our belief that the
shortcomings which have caused us some disappointment are attributable to a combination of various causes with which it was well nigh impossible to cope successfull y . We have alluded to these causes in previous articles and it is unnecessary , therefore , that we should repeat them here . The result it is which concerns us now , and that result
is undoubtedly satisfactory , even if it is not quite equal to what in our sanguine moments we had had reason to anticipate . At all events , those who have played thc chief part as executive officers , or Stewards , in the benevolent labours of the year must feel that they have done good service and deserve the hearty congratulations of the Fraternity . That thev will
have their reward in the thanks and enhanced respect of their fellow Masons is beyond all question , and if a few years hence some genial statistician , with nothing but figures for his guide , seems disposed to judge slightingly of their efforts as coir pared with those of iSS *; or other vears . thev have , but
to refer to the commercial depression and political convulsions of the time , and their apology will more than counterbalance ' the intended slight . This year ' s Festivals have not been all we hoped for , but their results are a splendid evidence of the beneficent vitality of the Craft .
* * * As regards the Boys' School Festival , we confess we are among the disappointed ones . We looked for a result of over £ 13 , 000 , and we have to content ourselves with one of about £ 12 , 300 . We are somewhat at a loss , too , to account for our miscalculation . The Board of Stewards was as
nearly as possible of the same strength as that of 1884 , when it was composed of 290 brethren , yet the returns are about £ 1800 less . London was certainl y weaker on Wednesday , especially in the number of represented lodges j but in 18 S 4 it returned about £ 7750 , while on Wednesday its total was within £ 5250 . The Provincial Stewards were more numerous , and the lodges they represented were distrihntpH nmr 3 « , irW ar » 3 h „ t th » .. ...
ceeaed in obtaining no more than £ 7060 , as against the £ 6350 of 1884 . However , these are differences which are inevitable at some time or other , and it we dwelt upon them too seriously , the Chairman , the Stewards , ana the Iixccutive might imagine that we considered them as
hPinon some way or other answerable for the falling off , which ovrJrt ? ' 17 fl fr ° being the case * ° ur formei agreeable experience of Lord SUFFIELD as a Masonic Festival Chairman was more most 2 1 tn Wednesday . He pleaded the cause of the Institution most ably , and his Prov nrP nf M ^ fn . ,. _ ,. . „ , _ r c . ulll i nis 01 steward
„ -,, J ; , _ . ij „ o " " as wen as uoaru s , 1 1 , ^ Secretary , Bro . BINCKES , laid themselves out in every Hesc nln ? IT ' adv ° CaCy - Eve " the Clerk of the Weather concZZi m , ? heda S en , al warmth over the proceedings , and but for the General Flection intervening just at the most critical time of all , we imagine
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our anticipations would have been more than realised , and that we should have been now in a position to congratulate Lord Sui'liELD and those assisting him in the beneficent work , on what in every-day parlance is known as a bumper Festival . But , even as it is , we venture to affirm that his lordship and his Stewards have achieved what no other body of men
outside of Masonry would have done under similarly unpropitious circumstances . If his and their efforts of Wednesday have been surpassed , it is only by men of the same Masonic society on whom Fortune happened to be rather more lavish of her favours . * * *
THE question of lodge subscription and membership appears to be misunderstood in some quarters , notwithstanding the clearness of the revised Book of Constitutions . We take it that all members must pay the stipulated quarterage , excepting the Secretary of the lodge , who , if exempted from such payment by the by-laws , is in all respects , the same as the
contributing members . There must le an annual payment of dues to the Grand Lodge made by every member , or in other words , in accordance with Rules 174 and 235 , no brother is exempt from subscribing to the lodge funds ( a portion of which is forwarded to the Grand Lodge ) unless it be the Secretary ; otherwise , whether honorary or not , his membership lapses , and Rule
152 applies to such a case . We find , however , in a code of by-laws before us of a lodge in one of the provinces , that one of the laws referring to the election of Treasurer provides that " while holding such office he shall be
free from quarterage . " Now as we read the Constitutions , such a regulation is not legal , and we invite the opinion of the Craft on the subject . Our point is , that no officer or brother can be exempted from the payment of the quarterage but the Secretary , and then only when the by-laws so provide .
* # * THE " Illustrated News " for Cincinnati contains an excellent portrait of our well-known Bro . ENOCH TERRY CARSON , the Masonic bibliographer , collector , and student . He has been selected—wisely we think—as one of the " Prominent Men of Ohio " for the excellent series . The Hon . E . T .
CARSON , it appears , was born in 1822 , and came to Cincinnati during President LINCCLN ' administration , when he filled the important post of Collector to the Port . For many years he was active in public affairs , and held many important trusts . Of his Masonic career we are told that he entered the Craft in 1845 , and has been three times elected Master of a
lodge . Elected in 1856 as Commander-in-Chief of the Ohio Consistory , 33 , he , for the last 30 years , ably discharged the manifold duties of that high office as chief of the largest subordinate body of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in the world . His collection of Masonic works is considered the largest and best of its kind , and comprises an extraordinary number of
books relating to Secret Societies generally . The appreciative biograph concludes with the following estimate of the character of our old friend , which we heartily endorse : " Mr . CARSON is by nature a lover of the arts , is a great reader and student , and is considered one of the best Shakespearian and Miltonian scholars in the United States . He is much respected and liked by all who know him . "
Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .
INSTALLATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AS GRAND MASTER .
The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons at Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday was carried through most satisfactorily , and we must offer our congratulations to the Executive Grand Officers on the manner in which they discharged the duties assigned to them . It goes without saying that the attendance was a very full one , beyond any ever
known since the Grand Lodge was constituted 30 years ago . The Masonic members of the Royal Family have taken an active part in the labours of the Craft , so far as their multitudinous engagements would permit . But not one of them has been installed as Mark Grand Master , though both the Prince of Wales and his late brother the Duke of Albany had had the rank
of Past Grand Master conferred upon them in open Grand Lodge , and it is not surprising , therefore , that the muster should have been unprecedently great . In all other respects but this , and the fact that the Grand Officers wore their new jewels of office , the proceedings were of the usual character . The Prince was formally inducted into office by the Earl of Kintore , and
having appointed his lordship Pro Grand Master , and Lord ligerton ot Tatton , Deputy Grand Master , his Royal Highness was enthusiastically greeted by the brethren and having appointed and invested the Duke of Connaught , as G . S . W ., and the rest of the Grand Officers for the year carried to a conclusion the usual business of such a meeting and Grand Lodge was closed . Luncheon was afterwards served to the Prince and Grand
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CONTENTS .
LEADERS 391 Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons 391 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys—Eighty . eighth Anniversary Festival and
Annual Fete and Stewards' Visit 392 The Empire Lodge , No . 2108—Entertainment to Colonial and Indian Brethren ... 398 Provincial Grand Lodge of Berks and Bucks , at Aylesbury 400 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Middlesex and Surrey 401
Past Masters ( England ) 401 Notes and Queries 403 REPORTS or MASONIC
MEETINGSCraft Masonry 403 Instruction 406 Royal Arch 406 Allied Masonic Degrees 406 Masonic and General Tidings 407 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 408
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WITH the celebration at Brighton on Wednesday of the SSth Anniversary Festival of the Royal iMasonic Institution for Boys the efforts of the Craft in aid of our great central Charities may be said to close for the current year . Not that there is ever any absolute cessation from labour in their behalf . Brethren are always being invited to contribute , whether there is a
Festival on the way or not , while the Boards of Stewards for the several Anniversaries in 188 7 are already in course of formation . But there is a sort of respite from the more active duties of canvassing , a kind of ten minutes' interval , in which we are permitted to take a glance at the general aspect of things ; and we are glad to say that the position , if in some
respects disappointing , is by no means unsatisfactory . The aggregate of the sums announced at the Festivals of the three Institutions is considerably less than it was last year , but , notwithstanding , it is a few hundreds above £ 40 , 000 : namely , , £ 15 , 000 for the Benevolent Institution in February : £ 13 , 000 for the Girls' School in May ; and , in round figures , £ 12 , 300 for
tne Hoys acnooi on Wednesday . It needs a tremendous amount of canvassing on the part of three Boards of Stewards—and the Boards must be very numerous as well—in order to raise so substantial a contribution , and it would seem both ungraceful and ungrateful on our part if we did not express our belief that the
shortcomings which have caused us some disappointment are attributable to a combination of various causes with which it was well nigh impossible to cope successfull y . We have alluded to these causes in previous articles and it is unnecessary , therefore , that we should repeat them here . The result it is which concerns us now , and that result
is undoubtedly satisfactory , even if it is not quite equal to what in our sanguine moments we had had reason to anticipate . At all events , those who have played thc chief part as executive officers , or Stewards , in the benevolent labours of the year must feel that they have done good service and deserve the hearty congratulations of the Fraternity . That thev will
have their reward in the thanks and enhanced respect of their fellow Masons is beyond all question , and if a few years hence some genial statistician , with nothing but figures for his guide , seems disposed to judge slightingly of their efforts as coir pared with those of iSS *; or other vears . thev have , but
to refer to the commercial depression and political convulsions of the time , and their apology will more than counterbalance ' the intended slight . This year ' s Festivals have not been all we hoped for , but their results are a splendid evidence of the beneficent vitality of the Craft .
* * * As regards the Boys' School Festival , we confess we are among the disappointed ones . We looked for a result of over £ 13 , 000 , and we have to content ourselves with one of about £ 12 , 300 . We are somewhat at a loss , too , to account for our miscalculation . The Board of Stewards was as
nearly as possible of the same strength as that of 1884 , when it was composed of 290 brethren , yet the returns are about £ 1800 less . London was certainl y weaker on Wednesday , especially in the number of represented lodges j but in 18 S 4 it returned about £ 7750 , while on Wednesday its total was within £ 5250 . The Provincial Stewards were more numerous , and the lodges they represented were distrihntpH nmr 3 « , irW ar » 3 h „ t th » .. ...
ceeaed in obtaining no more than £ 7060 , as against the £ 6350 of 1884 . However , these are differences which are inevitable at some time or other , and it we dwelt upon them too seriously , the Chairman , the Stewards , ana the Iixccutive might imagine that we considered them as
hPinon some way or other answerable for the falling off , which ovrJrt ? ' 17 fl fr ° being the case * ° ur formei agreeable experience of Lord SUFFIELD as a Masonic Festival Chairman was more most 2 1 tn Wednesday . He pleaded the cause of the Institution most ably , and his Prov nrP nf M ^ fn . ,. _ ,. . „ , _ r c . ulll i nis 01 steward
„ -,, J ; , _ . ij „ o " " as wen as uoaru s , 1 1 , ^ Secretary , Bro . BINCKES , laid themselves out in every Hesc nln ? IT ' adv ° CaCy - Eve " the Clerk of the Weather concZZi m , ? heda S en , al warmth over the proceedings , and but for the General Flection intervening just at the most critical time of all , we imagine
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our anticipations would have been more than realised , and that we should have been now in a position to congratulate Lord Sui'liELD and those assisting him in the beneficent work , on what in every-day parlance is known as a bumper Festival . But , even as it is , we venture to affirm that his lordship and his Stewards have achieved what no other body of men
outside of Masonry would have done under similarly unpropitious circumstances . If his and their efforts of Wednesday have been surpassed , it is only by men of the same Masonic society on whom Fortune happened to be rather more lavish of her favours . * * *
THE question of lodge subscription and membership appears to be misunderstood in some quarters , notwithstanding the clearness of the revised Book of Constitutions . We take it that all members must pay the stipulated quarterage , excepting the Secretary of the lodge , who , if exempted from such payment by the by-laws , is in all respects , the same as the
contributing members . There must le an annual payment of dues to the Grand Lodge made by every member , or in other words , in accordance with Rules 174 and 235 , no brother is exempt from subscribing to the lodge funds ( a portion of which is forwarded to the Grand Lodge ) unless it be the Secretary ; otherwise , whether honorary or not , his membership lapses , and Rule
152 applies to such a case . We find , however , in a code of by-laws before us of a lodge in one of the provinces , that one of the laws referring to the election of Treasurer provides that " while holding such office he shall be
free from quarterage . " Now as we read the Constitutions , such a regulation is not legal , and we invite the opinion of the Craft on the subject . Our point is , that no officer or brother can be exempted from the payment of the quarterage but the Secretary , and then only when the by-laws so provide .
* # * THE " Illustrated News " for Cincinnati contains an excellent portrait of our well-known Bro . ENOCH TERRY CARSON , the Masonic bibliographer , collector , and student . He has been selected—wisely we think—as one of the " Prominent Men of Ohio " for the excellent series . The Hon . E . T .
CARSON , it appears , was born in 1822 , and came to Cincinnati during President LINCCLN ' administration , when he filled the important post of Collector to the Port . For many years he was active in public affairs , and held many important trusts . Of his Masonic career we are told that he entered the Craft in 1845 , and has been three times elected Master of a
lodge . Elected in 1856 as Commander-in-Chief of the Ohio Consistory , 33 , he , for the last 30 years , ably discharged the manifold duties of that high office as chief of the largest subordinate body of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in the world . His collection of Masonic works is considered the largest and best of its kind , and comprises an extraordinary number of
books relating to Secret Societies generally . The appreciative biograph concludes with the following estimate of the character of our old friend , which we heartily endorse : " Mr . CARSON is by nature a lover of the arts , is a great reader and student , and is considered one of the best Shakespearian and Miltonian scholars in the United States . He is much respected and liked by all who know him . "
Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.
GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .
INSTALLATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AS GRAND MASTER .
The meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons at Freemasons' Tavern on Thursday was carried through most satisfactorily , and we must offer our congratulations to the Executive Grand Officers on the manner in which they discharged the duties assigned to them . It goes without saying that the attendance was a very full one , beyond any ever
known since the Grand Lodge was constituted 30 years ago . The Masonic members of the Royal Family have taken an active part in the labours of the Craft , so far as their multitudinous engagements would permit . But not one of them has been installed as Mark Grand Master , though both the Prince of Wales and his late brother the Duke of Albany had had the rank
of Past Grand Master conferred upon them in open Grand Lodge , and it is not surprising , therefore , that the muster should have been unprecedently great . In all other respects but this , and the fact that the Grand Officers wore their new jewels of office , the proceedings were of the usual character . The Prince was formally inducted into office by the Earl of Kintore , and
having appointed his lordship Pro Grand Master , and Lord ligerton ot Tatton , Deputy Grand Master , his Royal Highness was enthusiastically greeted by the brethren and having appointed and invested the Duke of Connaught , as G . S . W ., and the rest of the Grand Officers for the year carried to a conclusion the usual business of such a meeting and Grand Lodge was closed . Luncheon was afterwards served to the Prince and Grand