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Contents.
CONTENTS .
L EADERS 713 Old Warrants . —XXXII . and XXXIII 714 Notes on the Ceremony of Installation ... ' 14 United Grand Lodge ot England 716 provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire ... 518 Consecration of the Thornham Lodge , No . 2279 719 Grand Mark Lodge 720
CoKRBSPONDKNCEBro . Woodward's Motion 723 R IPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 723 Instruction 725 Roval Arch 726 Instruction 726 Mark Masonry 726 Ancient and Accepted Rite 726 Rosicrucian Society of England 726
Contents.
Cryptic Masonry 726 South Africa 726 Banquet and Ball of the Skelmersdale Lodge , No . 1658 7 " 7 The Annual Supper of the Ranelagh Lodge of Instruction , No . 8 34 727 Presentation of Provincial Grand Lodge Clothing to Bro . Henry Axlev , P . M .
No . 405 7 " 7 Festival of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ... 727 Saint Helena ..... 728 Historical Notes on Scotch Lodges 728 Order oE the Secret Monitor 729 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 729 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 729 Eastern Archipelago 729 Masonic and General Tidings 730 Lodge Meetings for Next Week iv .
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THE result of the more important portion of the business Un ' !* , jran transacted at the regular Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge on Wednesday is precisely what we anticipated it would be . The recommendation ol his Royal Highness the GRAND MASTER that the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales , which was
constituted in September last , with Bro . Lord CARRINGTON , P . S . G . Warden of England , as Most Worshipful Grand . Master , should be recognised by our Grand Lodge as a sovereign and independent Masonic Power , was unhesitatingly adopted , and we are now in a position to congratulate the new Grand Lodge , not only on the successful
termination of the schism which had prevailed for some years past among the Masonic Fraternity in the colony of New South Wales , but also on the brilliant career which apparently awaits this particular section of Masonry . It is a pleasure also to be able to record that the Prince of WALES , though he will no longer preside over the New South Wales
brethren as Grand Master , will retain his connection with them as Patron of their United Grand Lodge . Under his auspices the old and the new will work together as harmoniously as ever , but each will have its own government and laws . As for the other business , it will be seen from the report elsewhere , that a letter of thanks was read from the King of SWEDEN
for the clothing of a Past G . Master of England which was presented to his Majesty on his acceptance of that exalted position ; that Bros . EDWARD TERRY and GEORGE EVERETT were severally nominated for the Grand
Treasurership for the ensuing year , and that the usual reports from the Boards of Benevolence and General Purposes were submitted . Such remarks , however , as we may consider it desirable to offer on Bro . WOODWARD ' motion must be deferred till next week .
_ . , , THE Grand Lodge of Scotland , on St . Andrew ' s Day , has l'c ^ tivn . i of the Grand i . dge been the first to recognise the newly-formed Grand Lodge of of Scotland . >^ sout ' Wales . Such an act will speak more eloquently than words to Scottish brethren belonging to any of the 57 lodges chartered for that Colony by the Grand Lodge of Scotland , who still hold aloof from
the new organisation , and coupled with a similar kindly recognition from the Grand Lodge of England , affec ' . ing almost double the number of lod ges , will prove unmistakably and emphatically to the M . W . Bro . Lord CARRINGTON , Grand Master , and the membersof the Grand Lodge of New South Wales lh ? t the home authorities desire the separation to be thorough
and the union to be complete . The telegram sent from the banquet , with Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Bart ., Grand Master , in the chair , on behalf of the Scottish Craft ( by desire of Lord SALTOUN , J . G . W ., and through the medium of the Grand Secretary , Bro . D . MURRAY LYON ) will be an earnest to the brethren in New South Wales that the recognition thus
granted is given in no grudging spirit , but with heart and soul , as from members of the same great family . The toast proposed by the GRAND MASTER to ihe health of Bro . LYON was not only well received , but well
deserved , and we echo the hope and wishes of Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL that the Grand Secretary ' s health will continue equal to the great strain , not only of the past , but also in store for him in regard to the new scheme ° f Masonic benevolence .
* * * THE Winter Half-yearly Communication of the Grand Lodge Grind Lod e ° * Mark Master Masons , on Tuesday , was very nume " rously attended , and , as will be seen from our report of the Proceedings which appears in another part of our columns , the business
a Ppointed to be done was transacted with commendable promptitude . The most satisfactory part of this record is the report which was presented , as Usual , by the General Board . From this it appears that the Mark Degree
11 as popular as ever , and that its position becomes more and mote Prosperous every year . In the six months ending on the 30 th September last warrants for five new lodges and 577 Mark certificates were granted . Five provinces have been re-
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organised under newly-appointed Provincial Grand Masters and the patents of three o her P . G . M . ' s have been renewed for the customary term of three years . Financially , the position of this Grand Lodge is most satisfactory , the balances on each Fund being on the right side of the account , that of the General Fund amounting to upwards of £ 203 , and that of the
Fund of Benevolence in its several branches , and including the Festival Account , to over ^ 1442 , while the investments are not far short of ^ to . ooo , taking the General and Benevolent Funds together . VVe congratulate the Executive of the Mark Grand Lodge on the excellence of the work they have done during the past half-year .
Our readers are aware that every now and then it becomes i * es . Hvai " " our duly t 0 remind them of the near approach of one of those * occasions on which it is necessary they should fulfil the grave responsibilities they have undertaken in respect of one or other of our Charitable Institutions . It is , no doubt , to be regretted that these Charities , which
effect so much good , and of whic h , therefore , we are so justly proud , should be as yet unable to maintain themselves without the voluntary contributions of the Crait ; but the iact remains that they are thus circumstanced , and the appeals which are annually made to the brethren in their behalf are a necessity that must be confronted to the best of our ability . The particular
occasion which is now approaching is the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The preliminary arrangements for its celebration , so far as time , place , and the Chairman who will preside are concerned , were long since settled , Bro . TERRY , Secretary of the Institution , having fortunately been able to announce at the annual meeting of the
Governors and Subscribers in May last , that his Royal Highness the M . W . GRAND MASTER had been graciously pleased to approve of next year ' s Festival being held on the 27 th February , 1 S 8 9 , and that the Earl of EUSTON , R . W . Provincial Grand Master Northants and Hunts , had very kindl y consented to act as Chairman on the occasion . Since then—indeed , we
may say with truth since the morning alter the Anniversary Festival of the current year—our indefatigable Bro . TERRY has been exerting all his influence and powers of persuasion to enlist the services of brethren as Stewards ; and if he has not succeeded in his task to the full extent of his wishes , we may be sure it is not due to any failure of zeal or eloquence on his
part , but rather to the intervention of difficulties of a more than usuall y formidable character . However , up to the present time he has obtained the assistance of some 160 brethren , or about a dozen short of his usual number at this advanced period of the season . So slight a falling off £ may not appear to be of great importance to some of our readers , who will naturally argue
that fluctuations in the number of brethren who give their services as Stewards must be expected , and that there is plenty of time between now and the 27 th February to make up the necessary leeway . It may be so . The Board of Stewards for this year's Festival was 276 strong , and it is devoutly to be wished that the Board which is now in course of formation will be at
least as numerous . As regards the subscriptions we are confident Bro . the Earl of EUSTON will make an excellent Chairman , and that , as far ai > he is concerned , no effort will be spared to raise the sum required for the purposes of the Institution . We know , too , that his lordshi p's efforts will be loyally supported by the lodges and brethren of his Province of
Norths and Hunts , which , since 1878 , when the Duke of MANCHESTER , its then Prov . G . M ., presided at the Festival of this Institution , has had no opportunity of distinguishing itself as " the Chairman ' s Province . " But for all its loyalty and the generous instincts which characterise it , Norths and Hunts is but a small province , with less than a dozen lodges on its roll , and we
cannot expect from it , even in these days of astounding totals , more than it is capable of performing . There are , of course , the Provinces which always enter an appearance , and to good purpose , at all our Festivals , and we may assume that London will figure at least as prominently as it ordinarily does at the Anniversaries of this particular Charity .
But , even when we have taken into account every possible and probable source of supply , we may be pardoned if we still experience some misgivings as to the requisite total being forthcoming on the appointed day . We all know the effect on the Boys' School Festival receipts of the Centenary Celebration of the Girls' School , and he must be indeed a sanguine
man who imagines that the influence of the efforts then made has entirely passed away . Under no circumstances is it an easy task to compass the receipt of ^ 15 , 000 at a single Festival , and the task is certain to be still less easy of accomplishment when so large a total as /" qo . ooo has been
absorbed at a previous Festival . Yet this is the sum—or , at all events , as nearly as possible £ 15 , 000—which Bro . TERRY , to use a familiar expression , is moving heaven and earth to obtain for the necessary disbursement in annuities during the coming year , the permanent income of the Institution
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Contents.
CONTENTS .
L EADERS 713 Old Warrants . —XXXII . and XXXIII 714 Notes on the Ceremony of Installation ... ' 14 United Grand Lodge ot England 716 provincial Grand Lodge of Wiltshire ... 518 Consecration of the Thornham Lodge , No . 2279 719 Grand Mark Lodge 720
CoKRBSPONDKNCEBro . Woodward's Motion 723 R IPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 723 Instruction 725 Roval Arch 726 Instruction 726 Mark Masonry 726 Ancient and Accepted Rite 726 Rosicrucian Society of England 726
Contents.
Cryptic Masonry 726 South Africa 726 Banquet and Ball of the Skelmersdale Lodge , No . 1658 7 " 7 The Annual Supper of the Ranelagh Lodge of Instruction , No . 8 34 727 Presentation of Provincial Grand Lodge Clothing to Bro . Henry Axlev , P . M .
No . 405 7 " 7 Festival of the Grand Lodge of Scotland ... 727 Saint Helena ..... 728 Historical Notes on Scotch Lodges 728 Order oE the Secret Monitor 729 Royal Masonic Institution for Girls 729 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 729 Eastern Archipelago 729 Masonic and General Tidings 730 Lodge Meetings for Next Week iv .
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THE result of the more important portion of the business Un ' !* , jran transacted at the regular Quarterly Communication of United Grand Lodge on Wednesday is precisely what we anticipated it would be . The recommendation ol his Royal Highness the GRAND MASTER that the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales , which was
constituted in September last , with Bro . Lord CARRINGTON , P . S . G . Warden of England , as Most Worshipful Grand . Master , should be recognised by our Grand Lodge as a sovereign and independent Masonic Power , was unhesitatingly adopted , and we are now in a position to congratulate the new Grand Lodge , not only on the successful
termination of the schism which had prevailed for some years past among the Masonic Fraternity in the colony of New South Wales , but also on the brilliant career which apparently awaits this particular section of Masonry . It is a pleasure also to be able to record that the Prince of WALES , though he will no longer preside over the New South Wales
brethren as Grand Master , will retain his connection with them as Patron of their United Grand Lodge . Under his auspices the old and the new will work together as harmoniously as ever , but each will have its own government and laws . As for the other business , it will be seen from the report elsewhere , that a letter of thanks was read from the King of SWEDEN
for the clothing of a Past G . Master of England which was presented to his Majesty on his acceptance of that exalted position ; that Bros . EDWARD TERRY and GEORGE EVERETT were severally nominated for the Grand
Treasurership for the ensuing year , and that the usual reports from the Boards of Benevolence and General Purposes were submitted . Such remarks , however , as we may consider it desirable to offer on Bro . WOODWARD ' motion must be deferred till next week .
_ . , , THE Grand Lodge of Scotland , on St . Andrew ' s Day , has l'c ^ tivn . i of the Grand i . dge been the first to recognise the newly-formed Grand Lodge of of Scotland . >^ sout ' Wales . Such an act will speak more eloquently than words to Scottish brethren belonging to any of the 57 lodges chartered for that Colony by the Grand Lodge of Scotland , who still hold aloof from
the new organisation , and coupled with a similar kindly recognition from the Grand Lodge of England , affec ' . ing almost double the number of lod ges , will prove unmistakably and emphatically to the M . W . Bro . Lord CARRINGTON , Grand Master , and the membersof the Grand Lodge of New South Wales lh ? t the home authorities desire the separation to be thorough
and the union to be complete . The telegram sent from the banquet , with Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Bart ., Grand Master , in the chair , on behalf of the Scottish Craft ( by desire of Lord SALTOUN , J . G . W ., and through the medium of the Grand Secretary , Bro . D . MURRAY LYON ) will be an earnest to the brethren in New South Wales that the recognition thus
granted is given in no grudging spirit , but with heart and soul , as from members of the same great family . The toast proposed by the GRAND MASTER to ihe health of Bro . LYON was not only well received , but well
deserved , and we echo the hope and wishes of Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL that the Grand Secretary ' s health will continue equal to the great strain , not only of the past , but also in store for him in regard to the new scheme ° f Masonic benevolence .
* * * THE Winter Half-yearly Communication of the Grand Lodge Grind Lod e ° * Mark Master Masons , on Tuesday , was very nume " rously attended , and , as will be seen from our report of the Proceedings which appears in another part of our columns , the business
a Ppointed to be done was transacted with commendable promptitude . The most satisfactory part of this record is the report which was presented , as Usual , by the General Board . From this it appears that the Mark Degree
11 as popular as ever , and that its position becomes more and mote Prosperous every year . In the six months ending on the 30 th September last warrants for five new lodges and 577 Mark certificates were granted . Five provinces have been re-
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organised under newly-appointed Provincial Grand Masters and the patents of three o her P . G . M . ' s have been renewed for the customary term of three years . Financially , the position of this Grand Lodge is most satisfactory , the balances on each Fund being on the right side of the account , that of the General Fund amounting to upwards of £ 203 , and that of the
Fund of Benevolence in its several branches , and including the Festival Account , to over ^ 1442 , while the investments are not far short of ^ to . ooo , taking the General and Benevolent Funds together . VVe congratulate the Executive of the Mark Grand Lodge on the excellence of the work they have done during the past half-year .
Our readers are aware that every now and then it becomes i * es . Hvai " " our duly t 0 remind them of the near approach of one of those * occasions on which it is necessary they should fulfil the grave responsibilities they have undertaken in respect of one or other of our Charitable Institutions . It is , no doubt , to be regretted that these Charities , which
effect so much good , and of whic h , therefore , we are so justly proud , should be as yet unable to maintain themselves without the voluntary contributions of the Crait ; but the iact remains that they are thus circumstanced , and the appeals which are annually made to the brethren in their behalf are a necessity that must be confronted to the best of our ability . The particular
occasion which is now approaching is the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . The preliminary arrangements for its celebration , so far as time , place , and the Chairman who will preside are concerned , were long since settled , Bro . TERRY , Secretary of the Institution , having fortunately been able to announce at the annual meeting of the
Governors and Subscribers in May last , that his Royal Highness the M . W . GRAND MASTER had been graciously pleased to approve of next year ' s Festival being held on the 27 th February , 1 S 8 9 , and that the Earl of EUSTON , R . W . Provincial Grand Master Northants and Hunts , had very kindl y consented to act as Chairman on the occasion . Since then—indeed , we
may say with truth since the morning alter the Anniversary Festival of the current year—our indefatigable Bro . TERRY has been exerting all his influence and powers of persuasion to enlist the services of brethren as Stewards ; and if he has not succeeded in his task to the full extent of his wishes , we may be sure it is not due to any failure of zeal or eloquence on his
part , but rather to the intervention of difficulties of a more than usuall y formidable character . However , up to the present time he has obtained the assistance of some 160 brethren , or about a dozen short of his usual number at this advanced period of the season . So slight a falling off £ may not appear to be of great importance to some of our readers , who will naturally argue
that fluctuations in the number of brethren who give their services as Stewards must be expected , and that there is plenty of time between now and the 27 th February to make up the necessary leeway . It may be so . The Board of Stewards for this year's Festival was 276 strong , and it is devoutly to be wished that the Board which is now in course of formation will be at
least as numerous . As regards the subscriptions we are confident Bro . the Earl of EUSTON will make an excellent Chairman , and that , as far ai > he is concerned , no effort will be spared to raise the sum required for the purposes of the Institution . We know , too , that his lordshi p's efforts will be loyally supported by the lodges and brethren of his Province of
Norths and Hunts , which , since 1878 , when the Duke of MANCHESTER , its then Prov . G . M ., presided at the Festival of this Institution , has had no opportunity of distinguishing itself as " the Chairman ' s Province . " But for all its loyalty and the generous instincts which characterise it , Norths and Hunts is but a small province , with less than a dozen lodges on its roll , and we
cannot expect from it , even in these days of astounding totals , more than it is capable of performing . There are , of course , the Provinces which always enter an appearance , and to good purpose , at all our Festivals , and we may assume that London will figure at least as prominently as it ordinarily does at the Anniversaries of this particular Charity .
But , even when we have taken into account every possible and probable source of supply , we may be pardoned if we still experience some misgivings as to the requisite total being forthcoming on the appointed day . We all know the effect on the Boys' School Festival receipts of the Centenary Celebration of the Girls' School , and he must be indeed a sanguine
man who imagines that the influence of the efforts then made has entirely passed away . Under no circumstances is it an easy task to compass the receipt of ^ 15 , 000 at a single Festival , and the task is certain to be still less easy of accomplishment when so large a total as /" qo . ooo has been
absorbed at a previous Festival . Yet this is the sum—or , at all events , as nearly as possible £ 15 , 000—which Bro . TERRY , to use a familiar expression , is moving heaven and earth to obtain for the necessary disbursement in annuities during the coming year , the permanent income of the Institution