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his truly Masonic and jovial manner that we are all brethren , no matter under what constitution we work . May he ( the R . W . the D . G . M . of Canterbury , E . C ) live long to be an ornament to the Craft and a pattern to all Free and Accepted Masons . 1 remain , yours fraternally , I . P . P ., Hon . Sec . of Canterbury Kilwinning .
AN AMERICAN INSTALLATION . To the Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I occasionally see a " back number " of your journal from the R . W . M . of a lodge in your city , and lately observed in the issue of 27 th March , 1875 , an article entitled " Our Lodge Meetings . " With reference to the
interesting and instructive suggestions therein , I hasten to send by this post the programme of an entertainment given by Montgomery Lodge , No . 6 9 , on the 23 rd December last , and call your particular attention to the invitation at foot " Our guests are all invited to the centennial in 1925 . " At the installation ceremonies ladies werpresent , and listened with much delight to a very hue morous description of the mysteries of our Craft by the
R . W . M . With you , I believe that the presence of the fair sex would not only add to the pleasure of Masonic social gathering , but strengthen the lodges in every way . I am , yours truly and fraternally , Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 . New York , Jan . 31 st , 1876 .
1 , voluntary , Organ ; 2 , Opening ode , "America : Glad hearts to Thee we bring , With joy Thy name we sing . Father above—Creation praises Thee , Thy bounty ' s full and free , In all around we see Emblems of love .
Unite our souls in love , Smile on us from above , Till life is o ' er ; Then gather us to Thee , Thy kingdom , Lord , to see . In Thine own fold to be , For evermore .
When our last labour ' s o ' er , And scenes of life no more Charm our frail sight , Then in God ' s holy care May each protection share , Bliss find unending there , In perfect light .
3 , Prayer by the Chaplain ( " So Mote it be " ); 4 , Installation , R . W . William T . Woodruff , officiating , assisted by W . Geo . Dessoye , as Marshal ; 3 , Presentation of the Master Elect ; 6 , Presentation of the Senior Warden Elect ; 7 , Presentation of the Junior Warden Elect ; Master beholel
your brethren ! Brethren ^ . behold your Master ! " Grand honours ; " Procession . Behold ! in the East our new Master appear , Come , brothers , we'll greet him with hearts all sincere . We'll serve him with freedom , with fervour and zeal , And aid him his duties and trust to fulfil .
In the West see the Warden with gavel in hand , The Master to aid and obey his command , We'll aid him with freedom , with fervour and zeal , And help him his duties and trust to fulfil . In the South seethe Warden by plumb stand upright , Who watches the sun and takes note of his fli ght . We'll aid him with freedom , with fervour and zeal ,
And help him his duties and trust to fulfil . 8 , Presentation of Treasurer and Secretary elect ; 9 , Presentation of Chaplainjjio , Presentation of | Marshal ; 11 , Presentation of Deacons ; 12 , Presentation of Masters of Ceremonies ; 13 , Presentation of Stewards ; 14 , Presentation of Tyler . Proclamation South , West and East , by the Marshall Doxology :
Be Thou , O God , exalted high , And as Thy glory fills the sky , So let it be on earth displayed 'Till Thou art here as there obeyed .
A QUERY . To the Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — A few evenings since , in a London lodge , old and respectable , the third toast was given in due form , " The Pro Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master , and the rest
of the Grand Officers , Past and Present , " coupling with them the names of Bros . . Pickwick , P . G . S . D . Diddlesex ; Nickleby , P . Prov . G . P . Oxbridgeshire ; and O . Twist , P . G . J . D . Camfordshire , who each responded for the honour done to their lordships and themselves ( the Provincial
Grands , and Past Provincial Grand ) by the proposal of the toast , and the cordial manner in which it had been received . Was this O . K . ? Yours fraternally , " I WANT TO KNOW , YOU KNOW . "
ELECTION OF PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICERS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I thank you for insertion in your last number of my letter to you under this heading .
1 know full well that the Prov . G . M . has the election , what I want to know is how he is guided in his selection of officers . I am , dear Sir and brother , yours very fraternally , A LOVER OF J USTICE .
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MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the " Freemason " of February 19 th , under the heading of answers to correspondence , 1 find " J . M . S . D . in our next . "
That , no doubt , alluded to the questtuns I asked . As nothing appeared in last Saturdays , " Freemason , " I venture to repeat the questions . If other business be done than that written in the summons , can the same be legally confirmed ? Can a brother who is in arrears be appointed and serve as Warden ?
J . M . S . D . 1 . No business can be properly entered upon , except such as is contained among the agenda , relief excepted . 2 . It depends on the bye-laws of the lodge . —En .
To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — For the sake of ilnov . ii'g lig ht on a matter which has arisen , and is disputed in open lodge , will you , or any of your correspondents who may be taken as reliable authority , be kind enough to reply to the following question
through the columns of the " Freemason , " viz .: " Does St . John ' s Masonry embrace , teach , and enjoin nothing more than a high standard of morality ? " A reply in Saturday's issue will very much oblige . Yours fraternally , ENQUIRER . [ Such a question cannot be answered offhand . Some of our able correspondents may perhaps reply to it . —En . ]
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .
AMERICAN AND GERMAN GRAND MASTERS . I shall be glad to receive from American brethren a list of the Grand Masters to insert in the Cyclopaedia . £ If my good brother , J . G , Findel , would favour me with a list of German Grand Masters , I shall be happy also to insert them . A . F . A . W .
THE WILSON MS . 1 am very pleased to hear of the find of Wilson ' s MS ., and hope it is the herald of subsequent discoveries of still more importance . Bros , the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford and S . B . Ellis arc to be heartily congratulated on so happy a result frcm their researches , and now we shall all , as eager Masonic students , be anxious to either inspect the MS . or
peruse a certified transcript . Bro . Woodford tells us that the present owner dates the MS . of the 17 th century , and that it is written on vellum ( as a roll , we presume . ) The first notice we meet with in in reference to the MS . is in the Manifesto issued by the " Right Worshipful Lodge of Antiquity , 1778 , " which was agreed to in open lodge , 16 th day of December of that
year , and signed by J . Sealy , Secretary , accordingly ( Reprinted in our " Masonic Sketches and Reprints , " and in our " History of Freemasonry at York , " Kingston Masonic Annual , pages 102 to 108 . ) The reference is in a note at the side of the ' text , and is as follows : " MS . in the hands of Mr . Wilson , of Broomhead , near Sheffield , Yorkshire , written in the reign of King Henry
VIII . " It was judged at that period to be of the sixteenth century . However , the matter can now be soon approximately decided , and wc await with interest the particulars so kindly promised by Bro . Woodford , who in this case , as is so many others , is ready to place the information obtained at the service of his brethren . WILLIAM J AMES HIOIIAN .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The quarterly communication of Grand Lodge of English Freemasons was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . The attendance of brethren was very large , notwithstanding there was very little business Jto be done . There was , however , comparatively a small attendance of Past Grand Officers , and the dais looked baie .
For once Grand Lodge was not opened punctually at seven o ' clock , which , considering the usual strict punctuality of the Grand Master presiding , and the rest of the Grand Officers , surprised a good many brethren . About a quarterpast seven the procession made its appearance at the doors of the Temple , and though several brethren had expected the presence of Prince Leopold , and that he would preside
on this occasion , it was soon seen that the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , would take the chair . Grand Lodge was opened at twenty minutes past seven , when it was thus formed : —Lord Skelmersdale , as Grand Master ; the Marqiiis of Hamilton , S . G . W . ; Bros . F . Pattison , J . G . W . ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson and the Rev . J . R . Wigram , G . Chaplains ; S . Tomkins , G . T . ; JR . J . Mclntyre ,
Q . C , G . T . ; John Hervey , G . S . ; M . J . Guest and William Speed , S . G . D . ' s ; Robert Grey and Frederick Parker Morrcll , J . G . D . ' s ; Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , G . D . C ; Samuel George Homfray , Asst . G . D . C . ; John B . Monckton , President Board of General Purposes ; Dr . W . R . Woodman , G . Swd . B . ; Wilhelm Kuhe , G . Organist ; John Wright , G . P . ; E . P . Albert , A . G . P . ; and C . B .
Payne , G . Tyler . Bro . XV . XV . B . Beach , M . P ., acted as D . G . M ., and Bro . R . J . Bagshaw as Past G . Master . Among the other brethren present were 'the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , P . G . M . Staffordshire ; Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; Col . Brownrigg , P . G . M . Surrey ; Col . Lyne , P . G . M . ; the Rev . C . J . Martyn . Col .
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Adair , Bro . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Herts . ; Bro . Clabon , Bro . S . Rawson , P . D . G . M . China ; Col Creaton , P . G . D . ; Bros . Benj . Head , P . G . D . ; J . A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; , ) . Glaisher , P . G . D . ; Peter de Lande Long ; W . Fenn , P . G . S . D . ; Brackstone Baker , P . G . D . ; S . L . Tomkins , P . G . D . ; C . A . Murton , P . G . D . ; Dr . Erasmus Wilson , G . S . ; John Symonds , P . G . D . ; Raynham W Stewart ,
P . G . D . ; James Mason , P . G . S . B . ; R . J . Spiers , P . G . S . B . ; N . Bradford , P . G . D . ; Joseph C . Parkinson , P . G . D . ; Joshua Nuwn , P . G . S . B . ; Capt . Piatt , P . G . J . W .-, Bros . W . Ough , J . Smith , C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; H . Massey , ( " Freemason " ) ; and H .
G . Buss , G . Treas . Middlesex . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , Grand Secretary read the regulations for the government of Grand Lodge during the t ' me of public business ; after which the minutes of last Quarterly Communication of the 1 st of December , 1875 , were read by Grand Secretary and put and
confirmed . The election of a Most Worshipful Grand Master being the next business in order .
Bro . J . M . Case , P . M . No . 1 , rose , and said that at the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge he had the honour of nominating his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Grand Master for the ensuing year . He had now the distinguished privilege of proposing as a substantive resolution the election of His Royal Highness to that office , the highest the Craft could bestow and one to which
His Royal Highness had given so much grace and dignity He ( Bro . Case ) did not think otherwise than that the brethren would affirm this with one voice , and he would conclude by saying with reference to His Royal Highness ' s late magnificent procession in the East that it was a most appropriate and significant occasion for improving the Craft . He was confident that all the brethren would join
with him in wishing His Royal Highness a safe and speedy return to his native country , and that he might long live to rule over the Craft , wherever dispersed over the face of land and water . ( Hear , hear . ; Dr . Rhys Williams , in seconding the election of His Royal Highness , said that it was with a feeling of diffidence that he rose to second the proposition just made ,
because though on the one hand he could not but feel it a distinguished honour , on the other hand he could nft he unmindful that there were other brethren present who could bring greater ability to the task than himself . However , nothing he could say could add to the enthusiasm with which this proposition would be received , and nothing he might leave unsaid would mar it . Every ^' one knew the
ability of His Royal Highness and the kindness of heart which had distinguished his rule over Freemasons during the past year , and thty all hoped that he would be long spared to occupy his proud position in the Craft . The motion having been put was carried unanimously , amidst great applause , and Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , proclaimed His Royal Highness duly elected as Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Bro . John Gibson , Deputy Master , No . 259 , proposed the re-election of Bro . Samuel Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . He had served the office for so many years , and with so much credit to himself , and satisfaction to Grand Lodge , that he ( Bro . Gibson ) trusted he would be re-elected unanimously . Bro . Lees having seconded the motion , it was put an 1 unanimously carried . Bro . Samuel Tomkins thanked the brethren for the
honour again conferred upon him . He had been already twenty-four years their Steward , and he viewed the brotherhood every year with increasing satisfaction , forever ) year had seen an increase in the prosperity of Masonry . He trusted that in the next 24 . or 25 years those who came after him in the office would see a progression in Freemasonry in the same ratio as he himself had seen it . ( Cheers . )
The following grants , recommended in the report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , were moved by Bro . J . M . Clabon , seconded by Bro . J oshua Nunn , and carried : — A brother of the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 , Hitchin £ 75 o 0 The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Temperance , No . 169 , Deptford ... 50 o o
A brother of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 , Oxford 50 o 0 A brother of the Enoch Lodge , No . 11 , London ... ... ... ... ... 75 o 0 And a brother of the London Lodge , No . 108 , London ... ... ... ... ... 75 o 0 The following was the report of the Board of General Purposes , next taken : — 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 meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the nth day of February , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 4373 17 s . 4 d . ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash i > c , and for servants' wages .
£ 9 6 15 s . ( Signed ) J B . MONCKTON , President . Bro . John B . Monckton , in moving that it be received and entered on the minutes , said the members of the Grand Lodge would see it was only of a financial character ; but he trusted the brethren would not think that the labours of the Board had been only formal , and that no work hail
been done by the Board . There had been a great deal , but , happily , no case had occurred which it was necessary to report to Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) Bro . P . de L . Long having seconded the motion , it was carried unanimously . The report of Bro . R . P . Harding , Auditor of Grand Lodge accounts , of receipts and disbursements during the year 1875 , was adopted , and Grand Lodge was closed in he usual ceremonial form .
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his truly Masonic and jovial manner that we are all brethren , no matter under what constitution we work . May he ( the R . W . the D . G . M . of Canterbury , E . C ) live long to be an ornament to the Craft and a pattern to all Free and Accepted Masons . 1 remain , yours fraternally , I . P . P ., Hon . Sec . of Canterbury Kilwinning .
AN AMERICAN INSTALLATION . To the Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I occasionally see a " back number " of your journal from the R . W . M . of a lodge in your city , and lately observed in the issue of 27 th March , 1875 , an article entitled " Our Lodge Meetings . " With reference to the
interesting and instructive suggestions therein , I hasten to send by this post the programme of an entertainment given by Montgomery Lodge , No . 6 9 , on the 23 rd December last , and call your particular attention to the invitation at foot " Our guests are all invited to the centennial in 1925 . " At the installation ceremonies ladies werpresent , and listened with much delight to a very hue morous description of the mysteries of our Craft by the
R . W . M . With you , I believe that the presence of the fair sex would not only add to the pleasure of Masonic social gathering , but strengthen the lodges in every way . I am , yours truly and fraternally , Mary ' s Chapel , No . 1 . New York , Jan . 31 st , 1876 .
1 , voluntary , Organ ; 2 , Opening ode , "America : Glad hearts to Thee we bring , With joy Thy name we sing . Father above—Creation praises Thee , Thy bounty ' s full and free , In all around we see Emblems of love .
Unite our souls in love , Smile on us from above , Till life is o ' er ; Then gather us to Thee , Thy kingdom , Lord , to see . In Thine own fold to be , For evermore .
When our last labour ' s o ' er , And scenes of life no more Charm our frail sight , Then in God ' s holy care May each protection share , Bliss find unending there , In perfect light .
3 , Prayer by the Chaplain ( " So Mote it be " ); 4 , Installation , R . W . William T . Woodruff , officiating , assisted by W . Geo . Dessoye , as Marshal ; 3 , Presentation of the Master Elect ; 6 , Presentation of the Senior Warden Elect ; 7 , Presentation of the Junior Warden Elect ; Master beholel
your brethren ! Brethren ^ . behold your Master ! " Grand honours ; " Procession . Behold ! in the East our new Master appear , Come , brothers , we'll greet him with hearts all sincere . We'll serve him with freedom , with fervour and zeal , And aid him his duties and trust to fulfil .
In the West see the Warden with gavel in hand , The Master to aid and obey his command , We'll aid him with freedom , with fervour and zeal , And help him his duties and trust to fulfil . In the South seethe Warden by plumb stand upright , Who watches the sun and takes note of his fli ght . We'll aid him with freedom , with fervour and zeal ,
And help him his duties and trust to fulfil . 8 , Presentation of Treasurer and Secretary elect ; 9 , Presentation of Chaplainjjio , Presentation of | Marshal ; 11 , Presentation of Deacons ; 12 , Presentation of Masters of Ceremonies ; 13 , Presentation of Stewards ; 14 , Presentation of Tyler . Proclamation South , West and East , by the Marshall Doxology :
Be Thou , O God , exalted high , And as Thy glory fills the sky , So let it be on earth displayed 'Till Thou art here as there obeyed .
A QUERY . To the Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — A few evenings since , in a London lodge , old and respectable , the third toast was given in due form , " The Pro Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master , and the rest
of the Grand Officers , Past and Present , " coupling with them the names of Bros . . Pickwick , P . G . S . D . Diddlesex ; Nickleby , P . Prov . G . P . Oxbridgeshire ; and O . Twist , P . G . J . D . Camfordshire , who each responded for the honour done to their lordships and themselves ( the Provincial
Grands , and Past Provincial Grand ) by the proposal of the toast , and the cordial manner in which it had been received . Was this O . K . ? Yours fraternally , " I WANT TO KNOW , YOU KNOW . "
ELECTION OF PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICERS . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I thank you for insertion in your last number of my letter to you under this heading .
1 know full well that the Prov . G . M . has the election , what I want to know is how he is guided in his selection of officers . I am , dear Sir and brother , yours very fraternally , A LOVER OF J USTICE .
Original Correspondence.
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In the " Freemason " of February 19 th , under the heading of answers to correspondence , 1 find " J . M . S . D . in our next . "
That , no doubt , alluded to the questtuns I asked . As nothing appeared in last Saturdays , " Freemason , " I venture to repeat the questions . If other business be done than that written in the summons , can the same be legally confirmed ? Can a brother who is in arrears be appointed and serve as Warden ?
J . M . S . D . 1 . No business can be properly entered upon , except such as is contained among the agenda , relief excepted . 2 . It depends on the bye-laws of the lodge . —En .
To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — For the sake of ilnov . ii'g lig ht on a matter which has arisen , and is disputed in open lodge , will you , or any of your correspondents who may be taken as reliable authority , be kind enough to reply to the following question
through the columns of the " Freemason , " viz .: " Does St . John ' s Masonry embrace , teach , and enjoin nothing more than a high standard of morality ? " A reply in Saturday's issue will very much oblige . Yours fraternally , ENQUIRER . [ Such a question cannot be answered offhand . Some of our able correspondents may perhaps reply to it . —En . ]
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .
AMERICAN AND GERMAN GRAND MASTERS . I shall be glad to receive from American brethren a list of the Grand Masters to insert in the Cyclopaedia . £ If my good brother , J . G , Findel , would favour me with a list of German Grand Masters , I shall be happy also to insert them . A . F . A . W .
THE WILSON MS . 1 am very pleased to hear of the find of Wilson ' s MS ., and hope it is the herald of subsequent discoveries of still more importance . Bros , the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford and S . B . Ellis arc to be heartily congratulated on so happy a result frcm their researches , and now we shall all , as eager Masonic students , be anxious to either inspect the MS . or
peruse a certified transcript . Bro . Woodford tells us that the present owner dates the MS . of the 17 th century , and that it is written on vellum ( as a roll , we presume . ) The first notice we meet with in in reference to the MS . is in the Manifesto issued by the " Right Worshipful Lodge of Antiquity , 1778 , " which was agreed to in open lodge , 16 th day of December of that
year , and signed by J . Sealy , Secretary , accordingly ( Reprinted in our " Masonic Sketches and Reprints , " and in our " History of Freemasonry at York , " Kingston Masonic Annual , pages 102 to 108 . ) The reference is in a note at the side of the ' text , and is as follows : " MS . in the hands of Mr . Wilson , of Broomhead , near Sheffield , Yorkshire , written in the reign of King Henry
VIII . " It was judged at that period to be of the sixteenth century . However , the matter can now be soon approximately decided , and wc await with interest the particulars so kindly promised by Bro . Woodford , who in this case , as is so many others , is ready to place the information obtained at the service of his brethren . WILLIAM J AMES HIOIIAN .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The quarterly communication of Grand Lodge of English Freemasons was held on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . The attendance of brethren was very large , notwithstanding there was very little business Jto be done . There was , however , comparatively a small attendance of Past Grand Officers , and the dais looked baie .
For once Grand Lodge was not opened punctually at seven o ' clock , which , considering the usual strict punctuality of the Grand Master presiding , and the rest of the Grand Officers , surprised a good many brethren . About a quarterpast seven the procession made its appearance at the doors of the Temple , and though several brethren had expected the presence of Prince Leopold , and that he would preside
on this occasion , it was soon seen that the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale , would take the chair . Grand Lodge was opened at twenty minutes past seven , when it was thus formed : —Lord Skelmersdale , as Grand Master ; the Marqiiis of Hamilton , S . G . W . ; Bros . F . Pattison , J . G . W . ; the Rev . R . J . Simpson and the Rev . J . R . Wigram , G . Chaplains ; S . Tomkins , G . T . ; JR . J . Mclntyre ,
Q . C , G . T . ; John Hervey , G . S . ; M . J . Guest and William Speed , S . G . D . ' s ; Robert Grey and Frederick Parker Morrcll , J . G . D . ' s ; Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , G . D . C ; Samuel George Homfray , Asst . G . D . C . ; John B . Monckton , President Board of General Purposes ; Dr . W . R . Woodman , G . Swd . B . ; Wilhelm Kuhe , G . Organist ; John Wright , G . P . ; E . P . Albert , A . G . P . ; and C . B .
Payne , G . Tyler . Bro . XV . XV . B . Beach , M . P ., acted as D . G . M ., and Bro . R . J . Bagshaw as Past G . Master . Among the other brethren present were 'the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot , P . G . M . Staffordshire ; Col . Burdett , Prov . G . M . Middlesex ; Col . Brownrigg , P . G . M . Surrey ; Col . Lyne , P . G . M . ; the Rev . C . J . Martyn . Col .
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Adair , Bro . T . F . Halsey , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Herts . ; Bro . Clabon , Bro . S . Rawson , P . D . G . M . China ; Col Creaton , P . G . D . ; Bros . Benj . Head , P . G . D . ; J . A . Rucker , P . G . D . ; , ) . Glaisher , P . G . D . ; Peter de Lande Long ; W . Fenn , P . G . S . D . ; Brackstone Baker , P . G . D . ; S . L . Tomkins , P . G . D . ; C . A . Murton , P . G . D . ; Dr . Erasmus Wilson , G . S . ; John Symonds , P . G . D . ; Raynham W Stewart ,
P . G . D . ; James Mason , P . G . S . B . ; R . J . Spiers , P . G . S . B . ; N . Bradford , P . G . D . ; Joseph C . Parkinson , P . G . D . ; Joshua Nuwn , P . G . S . B . ; Capt . Piatt , P . G . J . W .-, Bros . W . Ough , J . Smith , C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . ; Wilhelm Ganz , P . G . Org . ; H . Massey , ( " Freemason " ) ; and H .
G . Buss , G . Treas . Middlesex . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , Grand Secretary read the regulations for the government of Grand Lodge during the t ' me of public business ; after which the minutes of last Quarterly Communication of the 1 st of December , 1875 , were read by Grand Secretary and put and
confirmed . The election of a Most Worshipful Grand Master being the next business in order .
Bro . J . M . Case , P . M . No . 1 , rose , and said that at the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge he had the honour of nominating his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Grand Master for the ensuing year . He had now the distinguished privilege of proposing as a substantive resolution the election of His Royal Highness to that office , the highest the Craft could bestow and one to which
His Royal Highness had given so much grace and dignity He ( Bro . Case ) did not think otherwise than that the brethren would affirm this with one voice , and he would conclude by saying with reference to His Royal Highness ' s late magnificent procession in the East that it was a most appropriate and significant occasion for improving the Craft . He was confident that all the brethren would join
with him in wishing His Royal Highness a safe and speedy return to his native country , and that he might long live to rule over the Craft , wherever dispersed over the face of land and water . ( Hear , hear . ; Dr . Rhys Williams , in seconding the election of His Royal Highness , said that it was with a feeling of diffidence that he rose to second the proposition just made ,
because though on the one hand he could not but feel it a distinguished honour , on the other hand he could nft he unmindful that there were other brethren present who could bring greater ability to the task than himself . However , nothing he could say could add to the enthusiasm with which this proposition would be received , and nothing he might leave unsaid would mar it . Every ^' one knew the
ability of His Royal Highness and the kindness of heart which had distinguished his rule over Freemasons during the past year , and thty all hoped that he would be long spared to occupy his proud position in the Craft . The motion having been put was carried unanimously , amidst great applause , and Sir Albert W . Woods , Garter , proclaimed His Royal Highness duly elected as Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Bro . John Gibson , Deputy Master , No . 259 , proposed the re-election of Bro . Samuel Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . He had served the office for so many years , and with so much credit to himself , and satisfaction to Grand Lodge , that he ( Bro . Gibson ) trusted he would be re-elected unanimously . Bro . Lees having seconded the motion , it was put an 1 unanimously carried . Bro . Samuel Tomkins thanked the brethren for the
honour again conferred upon him . He had been already twenty-four years their Steward , and he viewed the brotherhood every year with increasing satisfaction , forever ) year had seen an increase in the prosperity of Masonry . He trusted that in the next 24 . or 25 years those who came after him in the office would see a progression in Freemasonry in the same ratio as he himself had seen it . ( Cheers . )
The following grants , recommended in the report of the Lodge of Benevolence for the last quarter , were moved by Bro . J . M . Clabon , seconded by Bro . J oshua Nunn , and carried : — A brother of the Cecil Lodge , No . 449 , Hitchin £ 75 o 0 The widow of a brother of the Lodge of Temperance , No . 169 , Deptford ... 50 o o
A brother of the Alfred Lodge , No . 340 , Oxford 50 o 0 A brother of the Enoch Lodge , No . 11 , London ... ... ... ... ... 75 o 0 And a brother of the London Lodge , No . 108 , London ... ... ... ... ... 75 o 0 The following was the report of the Board of General Purposes , next taken : — 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 meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the nth day of February , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 4373 17 s . 4 d . ; and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash i > c , and for servants' wages .
£ 9 6 15 s . ( Signed ) J B . MONCKTON , President . Bro . John B . Monckton , in moving that it be received and entered on the minutes , said the members of the Grand Lodge would see it was only of a financial character ; but he trusted the brethren would not think that the labours of the Board had been only formal , and that no work hail
been done by the Board . There had been a great deal , but , happily , no case had occurred which it was necessary to report to Grand Lodge . ( Cheers . ) Bro . P . de L . Long having seconded the motion , it was carried unanimously . The report of Bro . R . P . Harding , Auditor of Grand Lodge accounts , of receipts and disbursements during the year 1875 , was adopted , and Grand Lodge was closed in he usual ceremonial form .