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rose to propose thc toast of the evening' — "Thc Health of Bro . De . Mot-re , " which was received with great cordiality . In thc course of his remarks the Chairman said the honourable position which he occupied as Worshipful Master of thc Rowley Lodge had imposed on him the performance of a most pleasing duty , which was to convey

to their guest that evening—Bro . Moore—thc thanks of the members of that lodge , and to express to him their esteem and admiration for the invaluable assistance he had rendered not only to the lodge but the members individually . ( Hear , hear . ) There might be a few members of the lodge who were acquainted with the services rendered by their respected brother , but there were many who had no

conception of them . He ( the Chairman ) would therefore claim their indulgence for a short time , and also that of their guest , which he was sure he would require , whilst he gave expression to the feelings entertained by thc members of the lodge towards Dr . Moore . Fortunately for him = elf , the members had wisely determined that those feelings should he recorded in an address , to be hereafter presented to Dr .

Moore . ( Hear , hear . ) They had however , given a more tangible expression to their feelings by providing thc handsonic epergne before him , and which it would he his pleasing dut / to present to Bro . Moore . B .-fore doing so , ht might not be deemed irregular if he related a few of the many services Bro . Moore had rendered to the lodge during his connection with it . If he mistook not , the lodge was

formed in 1865—the consecration taking place on the 3 rd March in that year , since which time his relations to it had been ot a most intimate character . Although Bro . Moore was not a member < f the lodge when it was founded , yet at the lodge of emergency held on the same day he was initiated into Masonry . . A very short time elapsed before he distinguished himself , and that fact wa ; recorded in the

lodge hooks . Five or six meetings afterwards they found Bro . Moore occupying thc scat of Senior Warden in thc lodge . In December , 1866 , he was elected to thc office of Worshipful Master of thc lodge , a most unparalleled advancement in Masonry . About this lime also , Bro . Moore , not finding sufficient to engage his zeal and energy in the Master ' s chair , took upon himself also

the duties of Secretary of thc . lodge , and from that time down to thc end oF last year , the minutes would be found recorded in his well-known characteristic handwriting , and to which office he was formally appointed at thc end of 186 S , having filled thc duties two years previous to that date . Frorii thc time that Bro . Moore took charge of thc Secretaryship , thev would find a marked increase in the

attendance of members at thc lodge meetings . In 1867 he was re-ilccted Worshipful Master of the lodge , and on his attendance r , t Grand Lodge shortly aft : rwards he formed one of a d . patatio : ) who waited on the M . W . G . M ., the late Earl of Zetland , to ask him to lay the foundation stone of the Royal Albeit Asylum . They all . doubtless , knew that the Grand Master did attend , and knew also in what an

( fiicicnt manner the ceremony was performed , and how everything passed off satisfactorily , but he ( the Chairman ) believed they did not know that ihe success of that inciting depended greatly oa the skill , energy , zeal , and tact of Bro . Moore . ( Hear , hear . ) They found also that when there was no business ot special interest before thc lodge , Bro . Moore was always ready to turn it into one of

instruction , and himself occupying the chair was willing to impart the light of Masonry to those not so well up in matters as himself , and with an ability which few were so well able to compare . At one of the meetings of the Grand Lodge , the year following Bro . Moore ' s re-election to the office of W . M ., the Grand Master was pleased to bestow on him thc office of Grand Sword Bearer

of England , an office which was not only an honour to the brother on whom it was conferred , but to thc advantage of the Craft in thc town generally . ( Hear , hear . ) How many times he had represented the various charities , he ( thc chairman ) was at a loss tosay-buthethought he was within the mark if he put them down at sixteen or seventeen , but thc amount of time devoted by lirn . Moore to those

kindred mailers connected with the Craft was more than they could have any idea of . During thc existence of the lodge . Bro . Moore , had given then lectures on many occasions , and on various subjects connected with Masonry . The = e were a few of the services rendered by Bro . Moore t" the lodge , and which could not be done except at the s'Krific ; of much personal comfort , of which no one but

tiieir worth y brother lum > elf knew , and for which he had only thc approbation r . f his own conscience . ( Hear , hear . ) The Chairman , addressing Bro . Moore , said ; I have great pleasure in giving to you the sincere thanks of the brethren of thc Rowley Lodge for thc many valuable services which from time to time you have rendered them , and at their wish , and in their behalf , to present you with

this epergne , which I hope you and yours may long enjoy , and I hope also that you may have n long , prosperous , and happy life . ( Loud applause . ) Bro . Moore , who was received en rising with great cordiality , said he really knew so little whit to say in reply to thc kind speech and thc handsome present which bad been made to him that he thought the wisest course

would he to simply say "Thank you , " and sit clown . He felt , however , that that would not convey the degree of thanks he was desirous of doing-. Such a present was entirel y unexpected on his part , ami although Bro . f » arneit h-. d once surprised him in the same manner in another lodge—and hemest confess it was a very pleasant -urpri ; e indeed—yet , he had not the slightest idea in thc v >' oild that lie was coming there that evening ti do more

L « in take his place and partake of the capital dinner which l » "y had prov ' ded , and which he considered amply rec » mpenfcd him for any humble services he mi ght have rendered to the lodge . ( Applause . ) Bro . Moore "' en detailed the circumstances under which he joined "' e Craft , remarking that when he undertook the duties of Secretary during the time he was W . M . it was on account of the illness of the late Bro . Hans-Mow . He next went on to say that with regard to

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his career in Masonry , with regard lo his duty to the Craft and to the lodge , he was amply repaid . He was indeed proud , and he hoped pardonably so , of the position in which he had been placed both in the Grand Lodge and also in the Rowley Lodge , but he was much more proud to receive at their hands thar gratifying acknowledgment of any humble services which he might have rendered to

them . ( Hear , hear . ) During his Masonic career it had been his earnest endeavour , as far as possible , not only to improve the lodge as a body , but to give instruction to those who were junior members of the Craft . It had been said with regard to many Masons , that they wished to get all the knowledge they could and keep it to themselves . That , however , was not in the true spirit of Masonry , as

Masons should always be ready both to give and receive instruction from their brethren in the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) In conclusion , Bro . Moore begged to thank the Chairman for thc very complimentary terms in which he had addressed him , and also the brethren for the kindness he had always met with at their hands . ( Applause . ) Other toasts followed , and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was spent .

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BRO . JOHN MILLER , D . G . M . OF MADRAS . It is our painful duty to have to chronicle the death of BrflT John Miller , the distinguished and highly populai Distiict Grand Master of the Madras Presidency . Born in the city of Madras 4 6 years ago , Bro . Miller , through lii-i own abilities and exertions , raised himself from a very humble rank to the proud position of leading barrister and

Administrator General of the Presidency . His int'mate acquaintance with the vernaculars of the land of his birth , his acutcness as a lawyer , soon enabled him lo assume a position with his clients , more especially those of thc native community , seldom obtained by members of the legal profession in India , and his upright character and unwearied assiduity soon attracted the notice of

Government . Early in his career he held official position in the High Court , and he could easily have amassed a large fortune ; but his generosity and liberality were proverbial , and of all thc stories extant , and their number is legion , respecting his charity and beneficence in private life , not one is so authentic or so well known amongst the Craft of his own district , as that one where , to rescue a brother

Mason from a serious defalcation , Bro . Miller , without . moment ' s hesitation , advanced several thousand rupees An ardent supporter of the turf , gcniil in disposition , generous to a fault , and ever ready to promote thc interests of our Order in pur-c and person , not the Cr . iftnnly , but thc community generally of Southern India , have sustained an irreparable loss . Bro . Miller commenced his Masonic

life in thc lodge " Perfect Unanimity , " and he attained the rank he held at his el-ath in 1 S 75 , on the retirement of Bro . A . M . Ritchie . Bro . Miller threw all thc energy ol his character into Freemasonry , and the Zealand assiduity with which he promulgated the : tenets of thc Order were worthy of all praise . Recently he had been greatl y interested in the spread of Freemasonry in the Mysore

Province ; and one of his latest official acts as D . G . M . was to issue a warrant fur thc establishment of a new lodge in the city of Mysore , and but a few short hours before he was seized with the deadly typhoid fever which carried him off he forwarded a dispensation to Bro . Balfour Cockburn , P . M ., at Bangalore , empowering him to instal the W . M . elect of the Lodge " Mysore , " and he

had further deputed this well-known and distinguished brother to proceed with thc least possible delay to open and consecrate the new lodge at Mysore . A funeral service was held , on the evening of Bro . Miller ' s death , at his own resilience , at Adyar , and the funeral itself , which look place on the 3 rd ult ., was attended by a numerous concourse of relatives , friends , and brethren . It will be

indeed a most difficult task to fill thc void which has been occasioned by thc death of Bro . Miller . Zealons and energetic Masons no doubt abound in Madras , but more is required than mere Masonic zeal and energy in one destined to take up thc reins of authority which have so suddenly fallen from the hands of thc late District Grand Master . Southern India , however , is a large , a very

large , district , and doubtless there arc many very eminent Masons and capable men to be found in the olher large towns and in thc Mofussil . The brethren of the Presidency therefore may rest assured that our illustrious G arol Master will exercise his high prerogative with that wisdom and judgment which has ever characterize I his Masonic acts , and rendered his ruh over the whole Craft so happy and so beneficent .

BRO . JOHN HENDERSON . We have this week to record the death of Bro . John Henderson , of Woolwich , who departed this life on Wednesday , the 20 th ult ., nt his residence in Wellingtonstreet , after a shott but painful illness of a few days , caused by acute inflammation of the lungs , at the goodV Id age of sixty-nine years . He had long since passed through the

highest offices of Ihe Craft and Arch Masonry , and was well-known to thc Masonic world in those parts for his active and efficient aid as an instructor in the mystic lore . His Masonic career commenced upwards of thirty years ago , when he was initiated at the Union Waterloo ' Lodge , No . 13 , and passing thechair in his mother lodge , was for many years Treasurer of it . He was the first Master of the Sydney Lodge , No . Riq , and was nlso its Secretary .

He was Secretary of thc Nelson Lodge , No . 700 , from 186 3 till thc day of his death . He was also Secretary of the Henley Lodge , No . 1472 , and till within the last few months Secretary of the Capper Lodge , No . 1076 . He was as well a member of thc Pattison , Cornwallis , St . Paul's and St . John's , and King Harold Lodges . He was in Arch Masonry P . P . Z . of the Union Waterloo Chapter , and its Treasurer . He was a Mark Mason , and a mem-

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ber of the Rose Criox and Knights Templar , and among his many duties ho was Preceptor to the King Harold , Capper , and Henley Lodges of Instruction . " Brother John , " as he was affectionately and familiarily called , was in every respect a just , perfect , and upright man , always striving to do his duty as a leader in the Craft , and giving the benefit of his experience to all

who required it . He was essentially a worker , nor was there formerl y for many years in the Woolwich district a ceremony that was not primarily organised and arranged by him , and under his superintendence most of the successes ill it have been achieved . He was not only one of the oldest , but for many years one of the most prominent Masons among a number not undistinguished for charity

and brotherly love in this district . He was always ready to serve a brother in time of need by every means in his power . As an instructor he was relentlessly perfect , and his teaching has set thc rule in some of thc best worked lodges in thc district . To all aspirants for Masonic honours he was at once " a guide , philosopher , and friend . " He has gone to his rest full of years and full of honours ,

and has left behind him a name that will long he associated with all things good and true in Masonry by all who knew him and appreciated his value , and their name is legion . He will be missed and lamented by a large circle of private friends , to whom he was ever staunch and true , while his bereaved family mourn for one who was at once a loving husband and good father .

The funeral took place on Tuesday , the 26 th ult ., at Wickham Cemetery . Thc cortege consisted of a hearse and three mourning coaches , containing the family of the deceased . These were followed by twenty-six private carriages and cabs conveying the brethren , who had assembled previously at the Masonic Hal ) . The Rev . Bro . Solbu , Chaplain , R . A ., and Chaplain to the United

Military Lodge , No . 1536 , officiated at the grave . Among some two hundred brethren present there we noticed of the Pattison No . 913 , C . Coupland , P . M ., and P . P . G . J . W . Kent , E . Denton , P . M . and Secretary ; W . T . Vincent , P . M . ; A . Pcnfold , P . M . ; Knight , P . M . ; Payne , P . M . ; T . D . Hayes , S . W . ; H . Pryce , W . S . ; Sadler , Long , Recce , Lytton , D . Davics , Lester

Mitchell , Randall , Capon , Beamish , Bormett , Barrett , Howard , Stabback , Haywanl , Agate , Tozer , Widgery , and C . Jolly ( Freemason ) . Of the Union Waterloo , No . 13 : G . W . Heed , W . M . ; G . Davies , P . M . ; Tattershall , P . M ; H . Sycr , Secretary ; T . Hutton , J . W . ; N . Brown , S . D . ; Hosgood , I . G . ; Reilly , Huntingford , Sweeting , and Norman . Of thc Florence Nightingale : Sydnev Clarke ,

P . M . of thc Nelson : A . Woodley , S . W .: . Rowland , P . M .: C . Norman , P . M .: W . Graham , P . M .: Bowles , P . M . ; G . B . ave-r , Hill , Ellis , Roberts , Prance , G . Mitchell , Heard , W . Beaver , and Bidgood . Of thc United Military ; Decves , 1 . G . ; Kinnecly , Secretary ; llollyman , D . C , C . Buekland , S . and G . ' Smith . Of the Capper ; White

W . M . ; Dorton , I . P . M . ; T . Day , P . M . ; E . West , P . M . ; Page , P . M . ; Mitchell , Secretary ; Jch , S . D . ; Brian , J . D . ; Dorton , I . G . ; Old . Greene , Christopher , Ginger , Walden , Staplcy . Of the . ( Inky : A . Manning , W . M . ; Steele , I . P . M . ; Plume , J . W . ; Dr . Vance , S . D . ; Geller , Treasure r , and Sanderson . Of the S"ilney and Cornwallis Lodges : Bros . Dr . Spurrell W . M ., anel P . G . J . W .

Kent ; Birt , P . M . ; T . Smith , B . M . ; and P . P . G . P . Kent ; T . Hastings , P . M ., and P . G . P . Kent ; Hanson , Moulder , Styles , Ethcredge , Crackncll , Symonds , Kent , Macklin , Lee , Judge , Jacobs , Hawkins , Miller , Tuhey , and Gibson ; Bros . Bickcrstaff , P . M . 1329 ; Hards , 147 ; Harries , l . D .

8 71 ; Bros . Coombes , J . Allen , Cooper , and King ; Tydcman , W . M . 1327 ; BraeU-tock , Secretary 1327 ; Fairlcss , 10 7 6 , anel others . After thc relatives of the deceased had taken their farewell look , the brethren did so , and as they parcel throw into thc grave sprigs of acacia , anil so departed .

Cyclopædia Of Freemasonry.

CYCLOP ? DIA OF FREEMASONRY .

Although it is admitted that Masonic literature is practically a "drug in thc market , " many members of thc Craft will , wc feel assured , corelially welcome the : handsome volume just issued under thc title of " Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopaedia and Hindbook of Masonic Archrealogy , History , air . d Biography . " Thc alitor , thc Rev . A .

F . A . Woodford , P . G . C . of England , announce- ; that he has studied every known Masonic Cyclopedia or dictionary , except an Italian one ; and the result of his labours is a work of great completeness , filling more than 650 pages . Writing for members of the Order , he decs not stop to argue , contenting himself with thc remark that "there arc no objections to Freemasonry which

patient inquiry will not answer , and truthful fairness refute . " In a similar way he enumerates sixteen theories as to the ori gin of Freemasonry , and then expresses his own opinion that " we have in speculative Masonry the srquenc : of thc guild system , which seems to have had a Roman origin , and to have been grafted on to Greek , Egyptian , and Hebrew teaching . " Thc high aims anel

lofty teaching of the Oreler arc eloquently set forth b y Mr . Woodford , who rays , "Speculative Freemasonry , after many struggle . " :, proclaims wilh unfaltering tongue the great lei-sons of religious reverence , toleration , and benevolence ; asserts the absolute necessity of moial living , and the ceaseless claims of opcn-handeel charity .

It declares itself to be a cosmopolitan , loyal , peaceable , God-fearing , law-abiding brotherhood ; the resort of good men and Irue , a centre of intellectual li ght anil anient aspiration after whatsoever things arc pure ' , honest , and of gooel report . " This is the theory , and that weak members sometimes fall short of the ideal must , wc presume , be ascribed to thc failings of human nature . All who desire

to possess a compendious handbook of Masonry will find Mr . Woodford ' s exactly suited to their requirements . It is published by George Kenning , Fleet-street and Little Britain . —London Dail y Chronicle ,