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Grand Lodge Of New York. U. S. A.
or another Grand Lodge , especially of those with which the G . Lodge of New York is in alliance , which was unanimously adopted .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
fotft H ' asonvu . METROPOLITAN .
DORIC : LOIX . K ( NO . 9 , 33 ) . — -A special emergency meeting of this Lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , on Tuesday evening , 25 th ult ., to testify the repect ofthe brethren to the memory of the late esteemed Treasurer , Bro . Daniel Scurr , P . M ., whose sudden demise was lately recorded
in these columns . The AV . M ., Bro . Jas Griffin , having taken the chair , was supported by his AVardens , Bros . Austin and Marsh ; Past Masters Hawkins , Barns , Gilchrist , Yetton , AVainwright ; Bros . J . G . Stevens , P . AL , Sec . ; Ay ton , S . D . ;
and Seedon , Organist ; with a goodly assemlage of the members of the Lodge , and as visitors Bros . Newton , P . M . 174 ; Mortlock , P . M . 186 ; Chadwick , P . M . 554 ; Poynter , P . M . 902 , and several other visitors . The business of the
evening commenced with the ceremony of raising , admirably performed by the AV . M ., the candidates being Bros . Edney , Payne , and Pollock . The ceremony of passing followed , when Bro . Martin was advanced to the degree of a Fellow Craft , and the ritualistic labours of ihe meetinsr
terminated by the initiation of Air . Tadman , a ceremony which the AV . M . performed with his accustomed and now well-known ability . The said duty , for the performance of which the brethren had been specially convened , now claimed the attention of the lodge , and was
appropriately heralded by the mournful strains of Handel ' s sublime " Dead March , " admirably rendered on the harmonium by the organist , Bro . Seddon . Bro . Hawkins , P . M ., tlun rose , pursuant to notice , to move an address of condolence to the widow and familv of their late
respected Treasurer , and in doing so . paid a touching tribute to the excellent qualities of theii departed brother . He concluded by moving " That this lodge fully and justly appreciating
the manly , honest , and truly Masonic quilities of our late liro . Daniel Scurr ( who was one of the founders , a P . M ., and the Treasurer of the lodge ) , desires to express its deep and heartfelt sorrow at the loss it has suffered
by his death , and , 111 all symyalhy with the widow and children , to condole with her and them in their great and irreparable bereavement ; and this lodge prays the Great . Architect of the Universe to enable the widow to bear her great trial with fortitude , —and that time , the great
soother of till human sorrows , may soften the poignancy of the grief which now lays so heavy on her and her family . " Uro . Barnes , P . M ., in seconding the above resolution , alluded in feeling terms to the kindl y nature and sterling goodness of heart of the subject of the motion .
Although he , Bro . Barnes , had not joined the Doric Lodge immediately on its formation , he had become a member within three months of its consecration , and remained connected with it ever since . During that long period of ten years he had . had many opportunities of
observing the character of him whose loss the } - till deplored ; and if , in addition to that Masonic proficiency for which he was conspicuous , both in its theory and exalted practice , there was another quality in which Bro . Scurr excelled , it was in that virtue which they were taught should be the predominant characteristic of every
freemason s heart , he meant charitj—and by charity he would be understood as not limiting the virtue as possessed by our late brother to its mere minor manifestation of alms-giving ; but that broad and comprehensive spirit , which never imagined unkindly , or judged harshl y of another —which
" Thought no evil , for it knew no ill ! ' " Although not initiated in the Doric Lodge , Bro . Scurr ' s hopes and affections were all centred in it ; while during all his Masonic career , he
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sought the good of the Craft in general , the happiness , the success , the renown , the prosperity of the Doric Lodge in particular , together with the comfort of every one of its members , was the object always dearest to his heart . Bro . Barnes , who had shown unmistakcable signs of deep
emotion while uttering this well-conceived panegyric , resumed his seat amidst the deepfelt , but silently expressed , appreciation of the brethren . Bro . Poynter , P . M . 902 , could not allow the sad occasion to pass without offering his poor tribute as a visitor to the man ) ' excellences of their
departed brother . This was his ( Bro . Poynter ' s ) first visit to the Doric Lodge , and melancholy as was the occasion , he was emboldened by the kind reception he had met with to assure them that other lodges participated with the Doric in the grief thev felt at the loss Masonry in general ,
and that lodge in particular , had sustained , On the formation of his ( Bro . Poynter ' s ) mother lodge—the Burgoyne—now more than ten years ago many members of that lodge were resident in the nei ghbourhoiid of Bro . Scurr ' s place of business , and they found it a very great
convenience to have a friend and a brother on the spot that the ) ' could run into at any time , and as most convenient to themselves , acquire , at odd moments , some addition to their store of Masonic knowledge . In this respect , Bro . Scurr was a well that never ran dry . livery draught was
honoured , for Bro . Scurr , although as Bro . Barnes had said , the Doric Lodge stood first , and deservedly and properly first , in his affections , never failed in doing all he possibly could to promote the welfare of every other lodge , for he had from the first , of his becoming a Mason , realised the beautiful truth that in their beloved
Craft , the most ardent emulation could exist without the sli g htest rivalry . This , indeed , as had been well pointed out , was the great feature ol Bro . Scurr ' s character . That broad , that comprehensive , that catholic charity , compared to which the most ample benevolence was but a
minor virtue . A ' et , even in the exercise ol that minor virtue , Bro . Scurr was not deficient , as many could testify . for the rest , said Bro . Poynter in conclusion , our Masonic profession bids us not to sorrow as those without hope ; anil even turning only to this sublunary sphere ( or consolation , we can find it in reflecting that
the example , the virtues of our departed brother have afforded , must excite and inspire those yet remaining , to follow in his steps in promoting the happiness of their fellows , and the prosperity of our noble Order . AVe are the better that such men have lived . AVe are the better as men ; we are the better as . Masons , if , in the words of ihe poet ,
" we but remember only Such as these ha \ e lived and died . " liro . Poynter resumed his seat amidst the thanks and suppressed applause of the brethren , and was followed b y Bro . Stevens , P . M . and Secretary , whose emotion was so poignant that it was
several moments before he could proceed . He begged the lodge to excuse this display , which he was really unable to prevent . His feelings at this moment were beyond his control , which he was sure the brethren would believe , when he assured them that Daniel Scurr was his dearest
mend . I lis emotion would allow him to add nothing to what had fallen from the lips of the previous speakers as to the character of the good friend the lodge had lost , but he was reluctantly compelled to make an appeal to the brethren on behalf of those their departed brother had left
behind . That generosity of disposition , which numerous speakers had to-night eulogised , had had the not infrequent effect of preventing Bro . Scurr from making that provision for his family which would have precluded the necessity of bringing the pecuniary position in which they
had been left before the eves of the Craft at large . He ( Bro . Stevens ) would not dwell at length on this painful subject . Suffice it to say , that the widow earnestl y desired to obtain for two of her children the benefits of that liberal
education , provision tor which was so liberally made by our Order . The kindness of an old friend of Bro . Scurr ( Bro . Snow , a well-known member of the Craft , who was not present , but had sent a letter explaining his absence , expressing his sympathy with the objects of the
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meeting , and enclosing a cheque ) , had guaranteed the reception of one cf the two daughters into the Girls' School , but the boy still required the aid of his departed father ' s Masonic friends . Thc Doric Lodge could not aid him at the election in October , as all their votes had been
promised for the child of another deceased member , before the death of Bro . Scurr , and at the ensuing election the lad would be too old for admission . It had , therefore , been resolved to raise a fund of one hundred and fifty guineas to buy an admission to the school , and Bro . Stevens
concluded a pathetic address , with a powerful appeato the members present , on behalf of this benevolent project . The AV . M . ( Bro . Jas . Griffin ) also bore testimony to the esteem in which Bro . Scurr had been held , and expressed his full
approval and best wishes for the success of the enterprise proposed to be taken b y Bro . Stevens . Three of the visitors , Bros . Mortlock , Chadwick , and Newton , addressed the lodge to the same effect , and while bearing testimony to the general esteem in which the brother who had now craw
to his reward had been held , promised the cooperation of their respective lodges in the proposed scheme , and liro . Poynter , rising again , also pledged the participation of the Burgoyne Lodge , of which he was Treasurer , in so good a work . Indeed , the design had ( he said ) been
informally mooted , and not unfavourabl y received , at an emergency meeting of that lodge , held on the previous evening . After a few remarks on the memory of the late brother , delivered in an impressive manner b y Bro . Marsh , the J . W ., the resolution of condolence was put
to the meeting and carried unanimousl y , the brethren upstanding , and testif ying every mark of respect and reverence . A copy was ordered to be forwarded by the Secretary to the widow . Before the brethren separated , it Mas resolved to constitute a committee , composed of members ofthe lodge and those brethren in the Craft who
had known Bro . Scurr , and appreciated the excellence ol his character , to co-operate in carrying out the admission of his son to the School at Wood Green , by the method suggested by Bro . Stevens , who will be very happy to receive the names of any brethren desirous of rendering assistance to this p ious work , at his residence , 7 , Upper-place , Roniford-road , E .
Loi ) i ; i : or As . wu ( No . 1 , 319 . ) - —The brethren of this lodge held their hist regular monthl y meeting of the season at the Freemasons' Hall , AV . C , on Monday , the ist inst ., and was but thinly attended , owing to the brethren being so much engaged at this season of the year . There
were present Bros . C . Coote , P . M ., AV .. M . ; E . Stanton Jones , P . M ., l . P . M . ; J . M . f Jhamberlin , P . M ., S . AV . ; J . AVeaver , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Org ., Middlesex , J . W . ; Edward Frewin . S . D . ; Charles S . Jekyll , J . D . ; AVilliam A , Tinney , I . G . ; John Boatwright , Thos . Edgar .
Henry Baker , AVilliam Maby , George Horton , John ' M . Ball , Henry Snyders , AVilliam A . Easlnn , Edward Terry , Leopold Silberberg , Joseph Horton , J . R . Egerton , and O . Svensden , The business consisted in initiating Mr . J . H . Maycock , which ceremony was very ably
performed by the AV . M . I'lus being the meeting to elect a AV . M . for the ensuing year , the AV . M . proceeded with thc ballot , which proved unanimously in favour of Bro . Chamberlin , S . AV . Bro . Coote , jun ., was re-elected Treasurer ; the ( ) ffleers and Committee of the Benevolent Fund
attached to this lodge were re-elected as follows : —Bros . E . S . Jones , President ; J . M . Chamberlin , Vice-President ; C . Coote , jun ., Treasurer ; J . AVeaver , Secretary ; C . Coote , F . Ledger , and AV . F . Crcmer , Trustees . The Committee consists of six members : — -Bros . E .
Frewin , T . Edgar , C . S . Jey kll , E . Terry , AV . H . Stevens , and G . A . Coinpton . An Audit Committee was appointed , to consist of three lay brethren—Bros . C . B . AVright , G . R . Egerton , and J . M . Ball . Bro . E . S . Jones proposed , seconded by Bro . J . M . Chamberlin , and carried
unanimously , that a Past Master ' s Jewel , value ten guineas , be presented to Bro . C . Coote , for his \ ery efficient services as AV . M .. during his year of office . Bro . J . Weaver proposed , seconded by Bro . T . Edgar , and carried unanimously , that a testimonial , engrossed on vellum , be presented to Bro , Coote , AV . M ., for his kind and good
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Grand Lodge Of New York. U. S. A.
or another Grand Lodge , especially of those with which the G . Lodge of New York is in alliance , which was unanimously adopted .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
fotft H ' asonvu . METROPOLITAN .
DORIC : LOIX . K ( NO . 9 , 33 ) . — -A special emergency meeting of this Lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , on Tuesday evening , 25 th ult ., to testify the repect ofthe brethren to the memory of the late esteemed Treasurer , Bro . Daniel Scurr , P . M ., whose sudden demise was lately recorded
in these columns . The AV . M ., Bro . Jas Griffin , having taken the chair , was supported by his AVardens , Bros . Austin and Marsh ; Past Masters Hawkins , Barns , Gilchrist , Yetton , AVainwright ; Bros . J . G . Stevens , P . AL , Sec . ; Ay ton , S . D . ;
and Seedon , Organist ; with a goodly assemlage of the members of the Lodge , and as visitors Bros . Newton , P . M . 174 ; Mortlock , P . M . 186 ; Chadwick , P . M . 554 ; Poynter , P . M . 902 , and several other visitors . The business of the
evening commenced with the ceremony of raising , admirably performed by the AV . M ., the candidates being Bros . Edney , Payne , and Pollock . The ceremony of passing followed , when Bro . Martin was advanced to the degree of a Fellow Craft , and the ritualistic labours of ihe meetinsr
terminated by the initiation of Air . Tadman , a ceremony which the AV . M . performed with his accustomed and now well-known ability . The said duty , for the performance of which the brethren had been specially convened , now claimed the attention of the lodge , and was
appropriately heralded by the mournful strains of Handel ' s sublime " Dead March , " admirably rendered on the harmonium by the organist , Bro . Seddon . Bro . Hawkins , P . M ., tlun rose , pursuant to notice , to move an address of condolence to the widow and familv of their late
respected Treasurer , and in doing so . paid a touching tribute to the excellent qualities of theii departed brother . He concluded by moving " That this lodge fully and justly appreciating
the manly , honest , and truly Masonic quilities of our late liro . Daniel Scurr ( who was one of the founders , a P . M ., and the Treasurer of the lodge ) , desires to express its deep and heartfelt sorrow at the loss it has suffered
by his death , and , 111 all symyalhy with the widow and children , to condole with her and them in their great and irreparable bereavement ; and this lodge prays the Great . Architect of the Universe to enable the widow to bear her great trial with fortitude , —and that time , the great
soother of till human sorrows , may soften the poignancy of the grief which now lays so heavy on her and her family . " Uro . Barnes , P . M ., in seconding the above resolution , alluded in feeling terms to the kindl y nature and sterling goodness of heart of the subject of the motion .
Although he , Bro . Barnes , had not joined the Doric Lodge immediately on its formation , he had become a member within three months of its consecration , and remained connected with it ever since . During that long period of ten years he had . had many opportunities of
observing the character of him whose loss the } - till deplored ; and if , in addition to that Masonic proficiency for which he was conspicuous , both in its theory and exalted practice , there was another quality in which Bro . Scurr excelled , it was in that virtue which they were taught should be the predominant characteristic of every
freemason s heart , he meant charitj—and by charity he would be understood as not limiting the virtue as possessed by our late brother to its mere minor manifestation of alms-giving ; but that broad and comprehensive spirit , which never imagined unkindly , or judged harshl y of another —which
" Thought no evil , for it knew no ill ! ' " Although not initiated in the Doric Lodge , Bro . Scurr ' s hopes and affections were all centred in it ; while during all his Masonic career , he
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sought the good of the Craft in general , the happiness , the success , the renown , the prosperity of the Doric Lodge in particular , together with the comfort of every one of its members , was the object always dearest to his heart . Bro . Barnes , who had shown unmistakcable signs of deep
emotion while uttering this well-conceived panegyric , resumed his seat amidst the deepfelt , but silently expressed , appreciation of the brethren . Bro . Poynter , P . M . 902 , could not allow the sad occasion to pass without offering his poor tribute as a visitor to the man ) ' excellences of their
departed brother . This was his ( Bro . Poynter ' s ) first visit to the Doric Lodge , and melancholy as was the occasion , he was emboldened by the kind reception he had met with to assure them that other lodges participated with the Doric in the grief thev felt at the loss Masonry in general ,
and that lodge in particular , had sustained , On the formation of his ( Bro . Poynter ' s ) mother lodge—the Burgoyne—now more than ten years ago many members of that lodge were resident in the nei ghbourhoiid of Bro . Scurr ' s place of business , and they found it a very great
convenience to have a friend and a brother on the spot that the ) ' could run into at any time , and as most convenient to themselves , acquire , at odd moments , some addition to their store of Masonic knowledge . In this respect , Bro . Scurr was a well that never ran dry . livery draught was
honoured , for Bro . Scurr , although as Bro . Barnes had said , the Doric Lodge stood first , and deservedly and properly first , in his affections , never failed in doing all he possibly could to promote the welfare of every other lodge , for he had from the first , of his becoming a Mason , realised the beautiful truth that in their beloved
Craft , the most ardent emulation could exist without the sli g htest rivalry . This , indeed , as had been well pointed out , was the great feature ol Bro . Scurr ' s character . That broad , that comprehensive , that catholic charity , compared to which the most ample benevolence was but a
minor virtue . A ' et , even in the exercise ol that minor virtue , Bro . Scurr was not deficient , as many could testify . for the rest , said Bro . Poynter in conclusion , our Masonic profession bids us not to sorrow as those without hope ; anil even turning only to this sublunary sphere ( or consolation , we can find it in reflecting that
the example , the virtues of our departed brother have afforded , must excite and inspire those yet remaining , to follow in his steps in promoting the happiness of their fellows , and the prosperity of our noble Order . AVe are the better that such men have lived . AVe are the better as men ; we are the better as . Masons , if , in the words of ihe poet ,
" we but remember only Such as these ha \ e lived and died . " liro . Poynter resumed his seat amidst the thanks and suppressed applause of the brethren , and was followed b y Bro . Stevens , P . M . and Secretary , whose emotion was so poignant that it was
several moments before he could proceed . He begged the lodge to excuse this display , which he was really unable to prevent . His feelings at this moment were beyond his control , which he was sure the brethren would believe , when he assured them that Daniel Scurr was his dearest
mend . I lis emotion would allow him to add nothing to what had fallen from the lips of the previous speakers as to the character of the good friend the lodge had lost , but he was reluctantly compelled to make an appeal to the brethren on behalf of those their departed brother had left
behind . That generosity of disposition , which numerous speakers had to-night eulogised , had had the not infrequent effect of preventing Bro . Scurr from making that provision for his family which would have precluded the necessity of bringing the pecuniary position in which they
had been left before the eves of the Craft at large . He ( Bro . Stevens ) would not dwell at length on this painful subject . Suffice it to say , that the widow earnestl y desired to obtain for two of her children the benefits of that liberal
education , provision tor which was so liberally made by our Order . The kindness of an old friend of Bro . Scurr ( Bro . Snow , a well-known member of the Craft , who was not present , but had sent a letter explaining his absence , expressing his sympathy with the objects of the
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meeting , and enclosing a cheque ) , had guaranteed the reception of one cf the two daughters into the Girls' School , but the boy still required the aid of his departed father ' s Masonic friends . Thc Doric Lodge could not aid him at the election in October , as all their votes had been
promised for the child of another deceased member , before the death of Bro . Scurr , and at the ensuing election the lad would be too old for admission . It had , therefore , been resolved to raise a fund of one hundred and fifty guineas to buy an admission to the school , and Bro . Stevens
concluded a pathetic address , with a powerful appeato the members present , on behalf of this benevolent project . The AV . M . ( Bro . Jas . Griffin ) also bore testimony to the esteem in which Bro . Scurr had been held , and expressed his full
approval and best wishes for the success of the enterprise proposed to be taken b y Bro . Stevens . Three of the visitors , Bros . Mortlock , Chadwick , and Newton , addressed the lodge to the same effect , and while bearing testimony to the general esteem in which the brother who had now craw
to his reward had been held , promised the cooperation of their respective lodges in the proposed scheme , and liro . Poynter , rising again , also pledged the participation of the Burgoyne Lodge , of which he was Treasurer , in so good a work . Indeed , the design had ( he said ) been
informally mooted , and not unfavourabl y received , at an emergency meeting of that lodge , held on the previous evening . After a few remarks on the memory of the late brother , delivered in an impressive manner b y Bro . Marsh , the J . W ., the resolution of condolence was put
to the meeting and carried unanimousl y , the brethren upstanding , and testif ying every mark of respect and reverence . A copy was ordered to be forwarded by the Secretary to the widow . Before the brethren separated , it Mas resolved to constitute a committee , composed of members ofthe lodge and those brethren in the Craft who
had known Bro . Scurr , and appreciated the excellence ol his character , to co-operate in carrying out the admission of his son to the School at Wood Green , by the method suggested by Bro . Stevens , who will be very happy to receive the names of any brethren desirous of rendering assistance to this p ious work , at his residence , 7 , Upper-place , Roniford-road , E .
Loi ) i ; i : or As . wu ( No . 1 , 319 . ) - —The brethren of this lodge held their hist regular monthl y meeting of the season at the Freemasons' Hall , AV . C , on Monday , the ist inst ., and was but thinly attended , owing to the brethren being so much engaged at this season of the year . There
were present Bros . C . Coote , P . M ., AV .. M . ; E . Stanton Jones , P . M ., l . P . M . ; J . M . f Jhamberlin , P . M ., S . AV . ; J . AVeaver , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Org ., Middlesex , J . W . ; Edward Frewin . S . D . ; Charles S . Jekyll , J . D . ; AVilliam A , Tinney , I . G . ; John Boatwright , Thos . Edgar .
Henry Baker , AVilliam Maby , George Horton , John ' M . Ball , Henry Snyders , AVilliam A . Easlnn , Edward Terry , Leopold Silberberg , Joseph Horton , J . R . Egerton , and O . Svensden , The business consisted in initiating Mr . J . H . Maycock , which ceremony was very ably
performed by the AV . M . I'lus being the meeting to elect a AV . M . for the ensuing year , the AV . M . proceeded with thc ballot , which proved unanimously in favour of Bro . Chamberlin , S . AV . Bro . Coote , jun ., was re-elected Treasurer ; the ( ) ffleers and Committee of the Benevolent Fund
attached to this lodge were re-elected as follows : —Bros . E . S . Jones , President ; J . M . Chamberlin , Vice-President ; C . Coote , jun ., Treasurer ; J . AVeaver , Secretary ; C . Coote , F . Ledger , and AV . F . Crcmer , Trustees . The Committee consists of six members : — -Bros . E .
Frewin , T . Edgar , C . S . Jey kll , E . Terry , AV . H . Stevens , and G . A . Coinpton . An Audit Committee was appointed , to consist of three lay brethren—Bros . C . B . AVright , G . R . Egerton , and J . M . Ball . Bro . E . S . Jones proposed , seconded by Bro . J . M . Chamberlin , and carried
unanimously , that a Past Master ' s Jewel , value ten guineas , be presented to Bro . C . Coote , for his \ ery efficient services as AV . M .. during his year of office . Bro . J . Weaver proposed , seconded by Bro . T . Edgar , and carried unanimously , that a testimonial , engrossed on vellum , be presented to Bro , Coote , AV . M ., for his kind and good