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Earl AMHERST then moved , and Bro . STRACHAN seconded , successively the following resolutions , all of which were carried unanimously , with cries of " Agreed , " as soon as they were read : 2 nd Resolution . —That so long as the Grand Lodge of Peru , or the lodges holding thereunder , require or authorise the holding of lodge meetings from which the Volume of thc Sacred Law is absent , or in the ceremonies of which no mention of the Bible is made , they cannot be

recognised as true and lawful Masonic lodges or bodies . 3 rd Resolution . —That this Grand Lodge requests that his Royal Highness the Most Worshipful Grand Master will be pleased to take such steps for giving effect to the foregoing resolutions , as he may consider consistent with the honour of this Grand Lodge ; and to take such further steps , ii any , as he may deem desirable for the recognition of those brethren in Peru who determine to abide by the ancient

landmarks of the Order . 4 th Resolution . —That this Grand Lodge hereby rc-affirms and again places on record thc resolution adopted by Grand Lodge , on the Gth day of March , 1 S 7 S , as follows : That in view of the foregoing resolutions , the Worshipful Masters of all lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England be directed not to admit any foreign brother as a visitor

unless—1 st . —He is duly vouched for , or unless his certificate shows lhat he has been initiated according to the ancient rites and ceremonies in a lodge professing belief in T . G . A . O . T . U ., and 2 ndly . —Not unless he himself shall acknowledge that this belief is an essential landmark of the Order . 5 th Resolution . —That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted

to the Grand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland , to each Grand Lodge with which this Grand Lodge is in communication , and to the Worshipful Masters of all lodges holding under the Grand Lodge of England , each of whom is hereby instructed to cause these resolutions to be read at the first meeting of his lodge after the receipt thereof , and to direct that they shall be entered on the

minutes . Bro . Earl AMHERST then announced that there was a motion standing in the name of Sir John Monckton further down the paper of business , but as that brother was desirous of going away early , he ( Earl Amherst ) would , with the pleat ure of the brethren , take it now . Bro . Sir J B . MONCKTON thereupon rose , and moved—That the sum of 500 guineas be given from the funds at the disposal of Grand Lodge to the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , on the occasion of the Centenary Festival , at which the M . W . Grand Master will preside , in June next .

H " . said he had first to acknowledge the indulgence of the Deputy Grand Master in allowing him to move the resolution then . There were only one or two points to be considered . One was that at thc Jubilee of the Old People , six years ago—speaking from memory , he thought he moved the resolution , but whether he did or not , it was unanimously carried , to give 500 guineas to the Institution . It was also done at the Centenary of thc Girls when the Grand Master had the motion in his name , but as his Royal Highness was not able to be present it was moved by the

Deputy Grand Master . If it was done on those occasions a fortiori he ventured to think it should be done now . If 503 guineas were thought the proper amount when the Deputy Grand Master presided at the Old People ' s Jubilee , surely no less a sum should be given when H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was going to take the chair for the Centenary of the Boys' School . The occasion would be the most notable Masonic event of the year . Grand Lodge had plenty of funds . If any benevolently-disposed moneyed man desired to give a very large sum they would be happy to receive it . Grand Lodge ought to give out of its abundance .

Bro . KiciiAKii EVK , P . G . T ., in seconding the motion , said Bro . Monckton bad given precedents for the proposed motion , and as the Grand Master had honoured the Institution by taking the chair , no Mason , he was sure , would hold his hand from subscribing , as far as he could , to the great object they all had in view . They wished to have a record year under the presidency of the M . W . G . M ., and he believed it would take something to beat in future years ; at all events , they felt when the M . W . G . M . took the

chair ihey should do all they could to make the sum a record , an honour to the Graud Master , and an honour to the Craft to which they belonged . He believed that the sense of Grand Lodge on that motion would make an impression on the minds of those who had not yet decided what amount they would give . The molion was carried unanimously . Bro . Sir J . 13 . Monckton then left the lodge , and his position as S . G . W . was taken by Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C .

Bro . Richard Loveland Loveland , O . C , having been again appointed by the Grand Master President of the Board of General Purposes , was reinvested by Earl Amherst . Bro . John Smith was again elected Auditor of Grand Lodge accounts . Em I AMHERST declared thc following brethren duly elected members of

the Committee of Management for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institutiou for Aged Freemasons * and Widows of Freemasons : Bros . C . A . Cottcl . iuiie , P . M . 733 , \ V . 1 ) . Child , P . M . 1719 . Lieut .-Col . A . Durrant , P . M . V"i , (' 011 s' -uitine Doresa , P . M . 749 , William H . Hubbert , P . M . 1625 , John l . inies Pakes , P . M . 871 , Leonard Potts , P . M . 1716 , John Robertson Reep , P . M . 121 x 1 , George Graveley , P . M . 898 , and Robert Colsell , W . M . 1685 . '

The brethic 11 adopted the Report of the Board of Benevolence for the months of March , April , and May , and confirmed recommendations for thc following grants * . Ihe widow of a brother of the Kilburn Lodge , No . 1 G 0 S , London ... ... ... ... ... £$ <> ° ° A brother of the Fenwick Lodge , No . 13 ^ 9 , Sunderland 50 o o The widow of a brother of the York Lodge , No . 2 . 51 * -,

York ... ... ... ... ... 75 o o A l-riiibrr of the Duke of Albany Lodge , No . 1 ¦/> . ? , London ... ... ... ... ... so o o A brother ol the Co ' . tcswold Lodge , No . s'J- ' . Cirencester 50 o o A brother of the Temperance-in-the-East Lodge , No . SyS , London ... ... ... ... ... 5 " " o A lirs / ihi-r ol thc New Finsbury Park Lodge , No . ifijs , London .. ... ... ... ... So o o

The widow of a brother of the Kcs ' ormel Ludge , No . S 70 , Lostwithiel ... ... ... ... 75 ° " A biutlicr of the Kuuthwaik Lidge , No . S ; ,, London ... 5 " o o 1 lie lit / eiJipban cliildien of a biother uf the Faith Ludge , Nn . 141 , London ... ... ... ... , v * » o Aliiothcrol the Krclcslun Lodge , No . io _\| , London ... y > o u B o . R , LOVEI . AMI l . uviu . A . MJ , < J . C , in moving the adoption of 1 I 13 it-port of tieBoaidof General Purposes—already published in the Free-

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mason—said that arising out of that the brethren would see that the Board had recently had tinker their consideration thc purchase of extra ground near Freemasons' Hall on account of two very important matters . One was , as the brethren had seen that night , that there was not sufficient room in the Temple to seat all comfortably ; and , secondly , that in the case of fire it was essential they should have a back entrance or a second entrance to

get out of the buildirg ; but also next door the lessees were not willing when the lease fell in to renew it if it was contemplated as the County Council would not license it , there being no exit at the back . Therefore , on those grounds the Board had entered into a provisional agreement for the purchase of property at the rear of the building which had a frontage to Wild Court of about 170 feet with a depth of about 30 feet , making

altogether 5200 left super , the ground ancl premises being Block B and Block C , known as 6 * ,. j \ , and S \ in Wild Court , and Block A , known as iS in that Court . It might be in the brethren ' s knowledge that the leases of the two houses next to the " Temple , " Nos , 58 and 57 in Great Queen Street fell in in June next year , and , ihercf ire , although Grand Lodge was purchasing these properties at the back now , because there was a talk about

a road being cut between Holborn and the Strand , and another purchaser might step in , Grand Lodge did not want it until it got 58 and 57 when they would make a clean sweep for a library and offices and several other rooms to be built . The rental Grand Lodge would receive until they wanted the property would come to £ 212 1 us ., which would be 2 } percent . He then moved a resolution authorising the Board to carry out the purchase .

Bro . W . J . MASON , Vice-President of the Board , seconded the motion , which was carried ncm . con . Bro . JOHN ALBERT FARNI'IELII , P . A . G . D . C . then moved : That the sum of £ jo be given from the Fund of General Purposes ; that thc money be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the " Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons ancl Widows of Freemasons , " to supply the inmates of the Institution at Croydon with coals during the winter season .

The motion was seconded by Bro . I , HASTINGS MILLER , and carried unanimously . The report of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , dated 20 th May , 18 9 8 , was laid before Grand Lodge .

Bro . JOHN STRACHAN , Q . C , brought up the following appeal by Bro . Waher James , of the Tennant Lodge , No . 1992 , against a decision of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master of South Wales ( E . D . ) , that a candidate for initiation in the lodge , who had been declared duly elected , was not duly elected a member of the lodge . After going through the facts of the case , which he said required a great deal of care in elucidating them , Bro .

Strachan advised that the appeal should be dismissed , holding , as he did , that under thc circumstances it was frivolous and vexatious . The motion having been seconded , and carried without further remark , Earl AMHERST announced that as the Scrutineers of the ballot for members for the Board of General Purposes had not yet completed the work , he would take the report in the Grand Master ' s room . Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .

Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons.

GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS .

The Quarterl y Communication of Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of England , Wales , and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown was held on Tuesday evening at Mark Masons' Hall , Great Queen-street . In the absence thro Jgh illness of the M . W . Pro Grand Master , the Earl of Euston , the throne was occupied by Viscount Dungarvan , R . W . Deputy Grand Master , and Bro . C . Letch Mason , R . W . Prov . Grand Master for

West Yorkshire , acted as Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Thomas Fenn held the chair of S . G . W ., and Bro . Sir Joseph C . Dimsdale the chair of J . G . W ., Bro . Charles Belton acted as G . M . O ., and liro . Richard Eve as J . G . O . Among numerous other brethren present were Bros , the Right Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Prov . G . M . Cheshire ; Frank Richardson , Richard Loveland Loveland , Q . C , C F . Matier , G . Sec ; Col . A . B . Cook , Major C W . Carrell , G . D . C . ; Edward Letchworth , Major Woodall , Robert

Berridge , F . Mead , Dr . Clement Godson , John Strachan , O . C , Colonel Clifford Probyn , Henry Lovegrove , C . E . Keyser , T . H . Gardiner , Gordon Miller , W . M . Stiles , A . F ilzroy Tower , and W . F . Roberts . Bros . Kelso King , M . W . G . M . of New South Wales , E . C . Davies , M . W . G . M . ( Craft ) of Tasmania , and Walters , Grand Overseer New South Wales , were

present as visitors . Grand Lodge having been opened in due form , and the minutes of the last Quarterly Communication read and confirmed , Bro . Major C W . CARRELL , G . D . C , announced that Bro . Kelso King , M . W . G . M . of New South Wales , was present , and he called upon the brethren to salute him with the honours due to the rank of Grand Master . This having been done Ilro . Kelso King bowed his acknowledgments .

Bro . MATIER , G . Sec , read a letter hc had received from the Earl of Fusion , Pro G . M ., asking him to very kindly tell ihs Deputy Grand Master how sorry hc was that serious illness prevented his attendance at Grand Lodge that evening , and hoping that the brethren would enjoy themselves , ending with " Pray remember me to all , "

The report of the General Board was , on the motion of Bro . R . L OVELAND LOVELAND , President , seconded by Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , G . Reg ., taken as read , and ordered to be received and entered on the minutes . On the motion of Bro . » L <* v *; i . \ No LOVELAND , seconded by Bro . F RANK RICHARDSON , " That the report be adopted , "

Bro . MIKJ ; put the question raised in the correspondence above given between Bro . Lambert and the Grand Secretary , as to thc confirmation of lodge minutes , and contended that the word " confirmation " in the note to Rule 12 C 1 of the Book of Constitutions was misleading . He submitted that in societies outside Masonry and in Joint Stock Companies , the vote of confirmation of minutes merely meant that the minutes were correctly recorded . Ilethoutiht the Grand Sc : relarv ' s letter did not answer Bro . Lamberts

question , and the matter should be referred to the General Board . Bro . J STRACII \ N , O . C , s lid he had the opportunity of talking tne mailer over with the President of the General Board , and he would like to say thai this very question of what was the n . eaning of the confirmation was being considered elsewhere , and it might be that action would b ; taken thereon , and the subject brought before Grand Lodge .