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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADIR . •••¦•• " ; ill Inauguration of a New Provincial Grand Lodge for the Isle of Man j }> Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland 583
Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwick .,...,,.. 5 S 3 C ORRESPONDENCEFreemasonry in Bengal 585 Notice of Lodge Meetings 58 $ Notice of Lodge Meetings 586 The 1 J 3 8 Constitutions S 6 Notes and Queries $ 86
Bro . Hughan and Dr . Morris JSG REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry JSIS Instruction S ^ Royal Arch—Instruction 5 S 8
Knights Templar $ 88 Cryptic Masonry 589 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 589 Bro . John Lane's "Masonic Records" ... 589 Obituary 589 Masonic and General Tidings 591 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 592
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PERHAPS it will be as well we should remind our readers that the Autumn School Elections are at hand , that of the Girls' School , at which 16 Girls from an approved list of 33 will be elected , being fixed for to-morrow ( Saturday ) at noon , and that of the Boys' School for Monday the I ith instant , when 32 out of an approved list of 44 will be chosen . We have
already drawn attention to all those circumstances connected with the two lists which appeared to be worthy of any remark . We need not , therefore , do more than repeat the hope that , in the case of both Elections , the results will be such as to cause the least possible amount of disappointment to the candidates and their friends and supporters .
* * OUR very full report of the proceedings in the Isle of Man in connection with the consecration of a new Iodge and the constitution of the Island as a Masonic Province under the Grand Lodge of England , leaves us but little space for offering any remarks on the success which attended both
ceremonies . But we must not let pass the opportunity of congratulating the GRAND SECRETARY and the deputation of Grand Officers , including Bros , the Rev . C . W . SPENCER-STANHOPE , Past G . Chap . ; PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . Reg . ; FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D . j C . J . BANISTER , P . G . S . B . ; and J . H . MATTHEWS . P . G . Std . Br .: as well as R . W . Bro . W . W . B . BEACH , M . P .,
Prov . G . M . of Hants and the Isle of Wight , who , in the unavoiable absence of Bro . the Earl of LATHOM , D . G . M . of England , installed the Prov . G . M . designate in office , on the admirable manner in which the duties were carried out . That this should have been the case with such a gathering of our
ablest brethren will surprise no one , but the fact that everything passed off as every one expected it would pass off , does not lessen our sense of obligation to the Grand Officers we have n'amed , who gave little heed to questions of time and the distance to be travelled when they found their services were in requisition .
# * # IT is a piece of rare good fortune for Suffolk that it should have had so able and popular a brother as Lord HENNIKER appointed to succeed the late Lord WAVENEY as its Prov . Grand Master . Moreover , his lordship is not only a Suffolk magnate , but his earliest insight into Masonry was obtained
in a Suffolk Lodge , his initiation having taken place in January , 1869 , in the Fidelity Lodge , No . 555 , Framlingham , of which two years later he was chosen W . Master . He is also a founder and was W . M . for the first two years of its existence of the Hartismere Lodge , No . 1663 , Eye , which was warranted in 1877 and has for its designation the title by which his lordship
sits in the House of Lords . He is also a Past G . S . Warden of the Province , having been appointed to that office by the late Lord WAVENEY in 1871 , the year of his Mastership of his mother lodge , and in 1878 was invested as G , S . Warden of United Grand Lodge . Lastly he has already won distinction as a provincial chief in this part of the country , having been appointed
in 1883 to the Prov . G . Mastership of the Mark Province of East Angl a , of which the county of Suffolk is a part , while his capacity as a ruler has been still further enhanced by his experience first as Deputy Grand Master and then as Grand Master of the Mark Grand Lodge . Such is the man whom the Prince of WALES as Grand Master has designated to succeed the
late Lord WAVENEY , and who will this ( Friday ) afternoon be solemnly inducted into office by R . W . Bro . Earl AMHERST , Prov . Grand Master of Kent , in the presence of the Suffolk brethren in Prov . Grand Lodge assembled at the Town Hall , Ipswich . We have no doubt the ceremony , as do most ceremonies in which Lord AMHERST plays a leading part , will
pass off successfully , and that the arrangements made for the occasion by Bro . N . TRACY , the indefatigable Prov . Grand Secretary , will be found full y equal to any strain that may be imposed on them . The Great Eastern Railway Company appear to have shown their usual liberality in providing
for the transit of brethren intending to be present at his lordship's installation , and we shall probably not be considered over-sanguine if we anticipate that , in our issue of next week , we shall be in a position to furnish a full and particular account of one of the most numerous and enthusiastic gatherings of Freemasons ever assembled in the town of Ipswich ,
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IT is a pleasure to turn over the pages of the report in which are described the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Canada at its 31 st annual communication held in the town of Windsor on the 14 th and 15 th July last . There can be no doubt as to the prosperity of the Craft in this jurisdiction , while its quiet and dignified conduct offers a marked contrast to that slate of
unrest which appears to have become chronic in the neighbouring jurisdiction of Quebec . In the latter the position of Freemasonry seems to have altered but little from what it was in 186 9 , when the Grand Lodge of Quebec was established . In Canada , almost every year shows some advance upon its predecessor , an advance which is all the more substantial , because
it is not made by leaps and bounds , but by slow , yet sure degrees . Thus , as regards the position of the Craft numerically , we learn from a tabular statement prepared by the Grand Secretary , that during the years from 1866 to 1885 both inclusive , the total membership of the lodges has increased from 626 3 in the former year , to 18 , 983 in the latter , but the bulk of this
increase took place in the earlier half of the period , from 626 3 in 1 S 66 , to 15 . 934 i * 1 iS 75 > while between 1876 and 1 S 85 , the advance did not much exceed 2000 , the numbers being for the former year 16 , 719 , and for the latter 18 , 983 . This is a sure sign that Freemasonty has got a firm hold in this portion of the Dominion , the yearly gains by initiations , joinings ,
and restorations , being , with one exception , always in excess of the losses by resignations , deaths , suspensions , and expulsions . Then , as to the financial position of Grand Lodge , nothing could well be more satisfactory . The receipts for the year from the ist June , 1 S 85 , to the 31 st May , 1886 , including a balance brought
forward from the previous account , amounting to over 12 , 994 dollars , reached the sum total of 29 , 476-58 dollars , while the expenditure was I 5 , 9 i 6 ' 64 dollars , leaving a balance to the good of 13 , 559 * 94 dollars . Of this expenditure , 5831 * 64 dollars was for general purposes and 10 , 085 dollars for benevolence . As to the funds of Grand Lodge , they amount to
68 , 959 * 94 dollars , of which 55 , 400 dollars is deposited in the Canadian Bank of Commerce , yielding 4 ^ per cent ., the remainder being cash in bank . This isa healthy state of things , on which our Canadian brethren may well be congratulated , the most noteworthy feature , however , being the outlay of so large a sum for purposes of benevolence , the moneys thus disbursed exof
ceeding ^ 2000 British money . address delivered by Grand Master MURRAY related principally to matters of local interest , the most noticeable exception being his remarks in the case of agnosticism , which attracted notice some time ago , and the action in which—that of expelling the errant brother from Freemasonry—he considers was perfectly justifiable .
There is one other report to which reference should be made , namely , the report of the Committee appointed at the annual Communication in 1885 to superintend the revision of the Constitutions . The work of the Committee is completed , and the Constitutions as revised are included in this report , and are recommended by the GRAND MASTER to the careful
consideration of thc brethren during the current year , so that at its next annual meeting Grand Lodge may be able to fulfil its desire for a revised code of laws for the government of the Craft . These are the salient features of tho report as to Canadian Freemasonry for the past year , and it only remains that we should express our thanks for the opportunity afforded us of studying it at length .
Inauguration Of A New Provincial Grand Lodge For The Isle Of Man.
INAUGURATION OF A NEW PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE FOR THE ISLE OF MAN .
CONSECRATION OF A LODGE AT PEEL . For a number of years Freemasonry has been in a state of suspense in the good old " city of Peel , " the lodge which formerly met there , under the warrant of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , having practically ceased to exist . A few months ago , however , it was determined to make an effort to resuscitate the Order , and , with the help of a few enthusiastic brethren from
Douglas , the operation has been effectually carried out . A petition to the Grand Lodge of England was very favourably received , and the warrant was granted in due course . The Island , Masonically , owes a debt of gratitude to Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , the Grand Secretary , for many favours , and he has still further increased the indebtedness of the brethren to him by again going over to consecrate the St . Germain ' s Lodge , at
Peel . The ceremony of consecration , followed by installation of the W . M . and the investiture of officers , took place on Tuesday , the 28 th ult . The room
for the meeting of the new Iodge is situated in the Peel Castle Hotel ; but , as a large gathering of the Craft was expected on the occasion , it was arranged that the important ceremony should take place in the Centenary Hall . The anticipation as to the largeness of the attendance was fully
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADIR . •••¦•• " ; ill Inauguration of a New Provincial Grand Lodge for the Isle of Man j }> Provincial Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmorland 583
Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwick .,...,,.. 5 S 3 C ORRESPONDENCEFreemasonry in Bengal 585 Notice of Lodge Meetings 58 $ Notice of Lodge Meetings 586 The 1 J 3 8 Constitutions S 6 Notes and Queries $ 86
Bro . Hughan and Dr . Morris JSG REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry JSIS Instruction S ^ Royal Arch—Instruction 5 S 8
Knights Templar $ 88 Cryptic Masonry 589 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 589 Bro . John Lane's "Masonic Records" ... 589 Obituary 589 Masonic and General Tidings 591 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 592
Ar00101
PERHAPS it will be as well we should remind our readers that the Autumn School Elections are at hand , that of the Girls' School , at which 16 Girls from an approved list of 33 will be elected , being fixed for to-morrow ( Saturday ) at noon , and that of the Boys' School for Monday the I ith instant , when 32 out of an approved list of 44 will be chosen . We have
already drawn attention to all those circumstances connected with the two lists which appeared to be worthy of any remark . We need not , therefore , do more than repeat the hope that , in the case of both Elections , the results will be such as to cause the least possible amount of disappointment to the candidates and their friends and supporters .
* * OUR very full report of the proceedings in the Isle of Man in connection with the consecration of a new Iodge and the constitution of the Island as a Masonic Province under the Grand Lodge of England , leaves us but little space for offering any remarks on the success which attended both
ceremonies . But we must not let pass the opportunity of congratulating the GRAND SECRETARY and the deputation of Grand Officers , including Bros , the Rev . C . W . SPENCER-STANHOPE , Past G . Chap . ; PHILBRICK , Q . C , G . Reg . ; FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D . j C . J . BANISTER , P . G . S . B . ; and J . H . MATTHEWS . P . G . Std . Br .: as well as R . W . Bro . W . W . B . BEACH , M . P .,
Prov . G . M . of Hants and the Isle of Wight , who , in the unavoiable absence of Bro . the Earl of LATHOM , D . G . M . of England , installed the Prov . G . M . designate in office , on the admirable manner in which the duties were carried out . That this should have been the case with such a gathering of our
ablest brethren will surprise no one , but the fact that everything passed off as every one expected it would pass off , does not lessen our sense of obligation to the Grand Officers we have n'amed , who gave little heed to questions of time and the distance to be travelled when they found their services were in requisition .
# * # IT is a piece of rare good fortune for Suffolk that it should have had so able and popular a brother as Lord HENNIKER appointed to succeed the late Lord WAVENEY as its Prov . Grand Master . Moreover , his lordship is not only a Suffolk magnate , but his earliest insight into Masonry was obtained
in a Suffolk Lodge , his initiation having taken place in January , 1869 , in the Fidelity Lodge , No . 555 , Framlingham , of which two years later he was chosen W . Master . He is also a founder and was W . M . for the first two years of its existence of the Hartismere Lodge , No . 1663 , Eye , which was warranted in 1877 and has for its designation the title by which his lordship
sits in the House of Lords . He is also a Past G . S . Warden of the Province , having been appointed to that office by the late Lord WAVENEY in 1871 , the year of his Mastership of his mother lodge , and in 1878 was invested as G , S . Warden of United Grand Lodge . Lastly he has already won distinction as a provincial chief in this part of the country , having been appointed
in 1883 to the Prov . G . Mastership of the Mark Province of East Angl a , of which the county of Suffolk is a part , while his capacity as a ruler has been still further enhanced by his experience first as Deputy Grand Master and then as Grand Master of the Mark Grand Lodge . Such is the man whom the Prince of WALES as Grand Master has designated to succeed the
late Lord WAVENEY , and who will this ( Friday ) afternoon be solemnly inducted into office by R . W . Bro . Earl AMHERST , Prov . Grand Master of Kent , in the presence of the Suffolk brethren in Prov . Grand Lodge assembled at the Town Hall , Ipswich . We have no doubt the ceremony , as do most ceremonies in which Lord AMHERST plays a leading part , will
pass off successfully , and that the arrangements made for the occasion by Bro . N . TRACY , the indefatigable Prov . Grand Secretary , will be found full y equal to any strain that may be imposed on them . The Great Eastern Railway Company appear to have shown their usual liberality in providing
for the transit of brethren intending to be present at his lordship's installation , and we shall probably not be considered over-sanguine if we anticipate that , in our issue of next week , we shall be in a position to furnish a full and particular account of one of the most numerous and enthusiastic gatherings of Freemasons ever assembled in the town of Ipswich ,
Ar00102
IT is a pleasure to turn over the pages of the report in which are described the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Canada at its 31 st annual communication held in the town of Windsor on the 14 th and 15 th July last . There can be no doubt as to the prosperity of the Craft in this jurisdiction , while its quiet and dignified conduct offers a marked contrast to that slate of
unrest which appears to have become chronic in the neighbouring jurisdiction of Quebec . In the latter the position of Freemasonry seems to have altered but little from what it was in 186 9 , when the Grand Lodge of Quebec was established . In Canada , almost every year shows some advance upon its predecessor , an advance which is all the more substantial , because
it is not made by leaps and bounds , but by slow , yet sure degrees . Thus , as regards the position of the Craft numerically , we learn from a tabular statement prepared by the Grand Secretary , that during the years from 1866 to 1885 both inclusive , the total membership of the lodges has increased from 626 3 in the former year , to 18 , 983 in the latter , but the bulk of this
increase took place in the earlier half of the period , from 626 3 in 1 S 66 , to 15 . 934 i * 1 iS 75 > while between 1876 and 1 S 85 , the advance did not much exceed 2000 , the numbers being for the former year 16 , 719 , and for the latter 18 , 983 . This is a sure sign that Freemasonty has got a firm hold in this portion of the Dominion , the yearly gains by initiations , joinings ,
and restorations , being , with one exception , always in excess of the losses by resignations , deaths , suspensions , and expulsions . Then , as to the financial position of Grand Lodge , nothing could well be more satisfactory . The receipts for the year from the ist June , 1 S 85 , to the 31 st May , 1886 , including a balance brought
forward from the previous account , amounting to over 12 , 994 dollars , reached the sum total of 29 , 476-58 dollars , while the expenditure was I 5 , 9 i 6 ' 64 dollars , leaving a balance to the good of 13 , 559 * 94 dollars . Of this expenditure , 5831 * 64 dollars was for general purposes and 10 , 085 dollars for benevolence . As to the funds of Grand Lodge , they amount to
68 , 959 * 94 dollars , of which 55 , 400 dollars is deposited in the Canadian Bank of Commerce , yielding 4 ^ per cent ., the remainder being cash in bank . This isa healthy state of things , on which our Canadian brethren may well be congratulated , the most noteworthy feature , however , being the outlay of so large a sum for purposes of benevolence , the moneys thus disbursed exof
ceeding ^ 2000 British money . address delivered by Grand Master MURRAY related principally to matters of local interest , the most noticeable exception being his remarks in the case of agnosticism , which attracted notice some time ago , and the action in which—that of expelling the errant brother from Freemasonry—he considers was perfectly justifiable .
There is one other report to which reference should be made , namely , the report of the Committee appointed at the annual Communication in 1885 to superintend the revision of the Constitutions . The work of the Committee is completed , and the Constitutions as revised are included in this report , and are recommended by the GRAND MASTER to the careful
consideration of thc brethren during the current year , so that at its next annual meeting Grand Lodge may be able to fulfil its desire for a revised code of laws for the government of the Craft . These are the salient features of tho report as to Canadian Freemasonry for the past year , and it only remains that we should express our thanks for the opportunity afforded us of studying it at length .
Inauguration Of A New Provincial Grand Lodge For The Isle Of Man.
INAUGURATION OF A NEW PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE FOR THE ISLE OF MAN .
CONSECRATION OF A LODGE AT PEEL . For a number of years Freemasonry has been in a state of suspense in the good old " city of Peel , " the lodge which formerly met there , under the warrant of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , having practically ceased to exist . A few months ago , however , it was determined to make an effort to resuscitate the Order , and , with the help of a few enthusiastic brethren from
Douglas , the operation has been effectually carried out . A petition to the Grand Lodge of England was very favourably received , and the warrant was granted in due course . The Island , Masonically , owes a debt of gratitude to Bro . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , the Grand Secretary , for many favours , and he has still further increased the indebtedness of the brethren to him by again going over to consecrate the St . Germain ' s Lodge , at
Peel . The ceremony of consecration , followed by installation of the W . M . and the investiture of officers , took place on Tuesday , the 28 th ult . The room
for the meeting of the new Iodge is situated in the Peel Castle Hotel ; but , as a large gathering of the Craft was expected on the occasion , it was arranged that the important ceremony should take place in the Centenary Hall . The anticipation as to the largeness of the attendance was fully