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Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
FESTIVAL of the EMULATION LODGE of IMPROVEMENT .
The annual festival of this lodge of improvement was held on Friday , the 25 th ult . The brethren first assembled in the Temple , where the lodge was first opened , Bro . John Hervey presiding as W . M ., supported by Bros . T . Fenn , S . W . ; H . V . Cvassweller , J . W . ; C . A . Murton , Sec ; A . Green , S . D . ; T . W . Boord , J . D . ; and T . A . Rucker , I . G . The lodge was tyled by Bro . John
Daly . There were some 160 brethren present , among them being Bros . Benj . Head , Ll . Evans , Joshua Nunn , Horace Lloyd , Q . C , James Mason , H . Browse , Rev . R . J . Simpson , R . Wentworth Little . W . Farnfield , H . Muggeridge , F . II . Gottlieb , Conrad C . Dumas , J . Glaisher , Henry Greene , Hyde Pullen , Major Finney , T . Symonds , and Dr . Jas . Self .
The following sections of the First Lecture were admirably worked . - —The 1 st , by Bro . T . W . Boord , J . 222 ; the 4 U 1 , by Bro . II . V . Crassweller , P . M . 7 ; the 5 th , by Bro . A . Green , S . D . 7 ; the 6 th , by Bro . H . W . Lindus , P . M . 1269 ; and the 7 th , by Bro . J . A . Rucker , W . M . 66 . A vote of thanks was passed to Bro . John Hervey and these brethren on the motion of Bro . Ll .
Evans , seconded by Bro . H . Browne ; and Bro . Hervey , in response , said it always gave him great pleasure if he could be of any service to brethren who aspired to distinction in Masonic working . After the lodge was closed the brethren adjourned to Freemasons' Tavern , where they partook of supper under the chairmanship of Bro . Horace Lloyd , Q . C , S . G . D .
When the cloth was removed the usual Masonic toasts were proposed in excellent speeches , and when the toast ofthe evening came round , " Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " the Chairman presented to Bro . C . A . Murton , the Secretary of the lodge , a massive silver centre-piece and a valuable Secretary ' s jewel , for the energy he had displayed in discharging the duties of
Secretary to the lodge for seven years . In doing so , The Chairman said .- Brethren , I nowask yourattention to what is , for more than one reason , the toast of the evening . On the list of toasts handed to me by our excellent and worthy brother , the Secretary of this lodge , I find placed before me the next toast in these words : — " Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement "
( cheers ) ; and if I had no other topic but that to dilate on , I know it is one which you will receive with enthusiasm . But there is a special reason why on this present occasion you will , I think , be glad to drink that toastthat I am about to couple it with the health of the Secreretary of that lodge , our Bro . Murton , and to make the toast the occasion for uttering a few words—I am sure as
the mouthpiece of all whom I address--to Bro . Murton himself . That being so , I shall pass shortly over what I have to say about the Emulation Lodge itself . Why , we are all , or nearly all , members of the lodge . Those who are not , if I may judge from the immense number of cards of proposal handed in to-day , are ashamed of being not in it ; and I have no right to praise yourselves to
yourselves and to dilate on the merits of the lodge to which we all belong . But I may remark that the lodge originated in a very humble way fifty years ago , I believe working at lhat lime under Lodge No . 7 . We have no member who can quite trace back his memory to the first establishment of the lodge , but we have here present a member of the loilge who joined it in the year 1 S 25 , and
who has therefore been a member of this lodge for fortyfive years . Under any other circumstances I should , of course , associate his name with the toast of the lodge ; but he would be the man who would least desire I should do so on the present occasion , to the exclusion of Brother Murton under the circumstances I am now about to state . Of course you know wc do not now work under No . 7 ,
but under No . 256 , a lodge whose health I hope to have the pleasure later in the evening of proposing . Now let us turn to that which gives so much interest lo our proceedings to-night . We take advantage of our being met here for the purpose , among other things , of presenting lo Bro . Murton our thanks for his services as Secretary . Bro . Murton is a young man , and in the presence of the many
older Masons whom I see around me in this hall , I think I may call him not only a young but a very young Mason , for he was initiated only in the month of November 1 S 56 . And when you consider what his present knowledge of Masonry is , and how much he has done for ihis lodge and Masonry in general , I would have you bear in mind that it is only fourteen years ago that lie became a brother
amongst us . Almost immediately be became a Master Alason he joined the Emulation Lodge . lie distinguished himself from the first by the regularity of his attendance and the excellence of his work ; and in the year 1 S 63 , when our Bro . Fenn , another very meritorious Mason , desired lo retire , Bro . Murton was unanimously elected Secretary of this lodge , the duties of which office he lias
fulfilled ever since . Wc are all Master Masons , and members of other lodges besides the Lodge of Emulation , and we all know what the duties of Secretaries are in our own lodges—how much they take upon themselves of arduous and thankless work ; but that does uot iu the , ' S ' ° ne an idea of what arc the duties of Secretary of the Emulation Lodge . Just imagine that instead of a lod
ge meeting five or six times in a year the Emulation Meets every week , the dues have to be collected every time , and the minutes , in the most strictly accurate form , nave to be written up for the ensuing week , and you will see that the ordinary duties of a lodge such as this impose u Pon a man who undertakes to fill the post of Secretary a task from which any but one desiring lo serve Masonry tor its
own sake might well shrink . But I should bc doing our Bro . Murton very Utile justice if I stopped tlicri ! , and characterised him as one who had merely done his duty , However arduous that duty might be . He has done much wore - . he has felt it incumbent on him , it seems by the natural promptings of his heart , when he could assist a Mason , old or young , to give him his services in the kind-
Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
est and handsomest way , often unasked and unsought . There are many in this hall who could bear me out in saying that much as they have learned within the walls of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement itself , they have been yet more instructed by Bro . Murton on private occasions . The Emulation Lodge felt this and recognised it , and their desire was to testify in some appropriate manner
to our Brother Murton their sense of his worth and his services ; and I am happy to say they have found the occasion af doing so . We have on the present occasion two testimonials which I hope he will consider worthy of his acceptance , which I venture to think he may consider a high honour to him as Secretary of the lodge and a Mason , and of which I shall now ask his acceptance .
The first is the handsome piece of plate which stands on the pedestal in front of this table , which has been contributed by the voluntary subscriptions of members of the lodge . The lodge itself subscribes nothing from its funds towards it , but the whole is the product of the genuine desire of the members of the lodge to testify by their voluntary subscriptions their sense of the worth of Brother
Murton . The other testimonial , which I hold in my hand , was voted from the funds of the lodge , and is a Secretary ' s jewel , presented by the members of the lodge to their Brother Murton , and which also I have now the very great pleasure of presenting to him . ( Loud cheers . ) Brethren , I should weaken what I have already said if I went on to dilate on this topic . Let me say in conclusion ,
for myself , that it will be a proud memory for me that it fell to my lot , by the private subscriptions of members of this lodge , to be the presenter of this testimonial ; but I think it will be a prouder day for our Brother Murton that on it his services are so acknowledged . What I am especially proud of is that the presents come as our genuine feeling ; there is no afterthought in the matter ; it is an
expression of what we feel we owe to him ; it is not one of those things , as sometimes happens , that people cannot refuse to subscribe to ; in this case they have rushed in to subscribe , and the difficulty has been to repress rather than to incite the brethren . I give you "Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and the health of Brother Murton , its Secretary . "
The toast having been duly honoured , Bro . Murton said : Worshipful Master and Brethren , I can scarcely find words adequately to express my gratitude to you for the kind sentiments towards me which you have made use of in presenting me with this handsome testimonial and this jewel . If I cannot find eloquence to thank you , I am sure you will accept what I say as the
best thanks I am able to give you . It is true I have been only fourteen years a Mason , and very nearly for fourteen years I have been a member of this lodge of improvement . For half that period I have been your Secretary , and have endeavoured during that time to discharge my duties in that position . It has been my aim to endeavour to assist to the best of my ability , in conjunction with
several distinguished Masons , some of whom are present to-night , in promoting the correct working of our beautiful ceremonies as they were practised by our lamented brother Stephen Barton Wilson , and it has been my desire that we should work them with a true appreciation of their meaning , as I am persuaded that much scandal arises from the loose and imperfect way in which the offices are often
performed . I think I owe lhe circumstance of my taking such an interest in Masonry to the effective way in which the ceremony of initiation was worked on my entering Masonry . I came into Masonry under very favourable auspices ; and perhaps I should not have been in the position I am in but for that . Our excellent Brother Hervey passed , raised , and installed me . I can never
forget the evening I was initialed . I feel convinced in my own mind that it was the impressive manner in which that ceremony was conducted that caused me to take such an interest and delight in the teachings of Masonry . 1 have said I have endeavoured to further this object , but in so doing I have simply done my duly . I have always been received by the brethren of this lodge with the greatest
kindness and courtesy . I car . never forget it . The brethren have always been most kind to me , and in their approbation I have my reward . I confess I did hope at some future period to be decorated with this jewel . I value it immensely , as connecting me with this great lodge of improvement . I call it great , as I think the benefit the Craft has derived from it , as well as from sister lodges of
instruction , is incalculable . 1 hey do an immense amount of good to the Craft , if brethren will only attend to the instruction they receive at them . Brethren , I really cannot sufficiently thank you for your great kindness to me . You have decorated me with this jewel , but above all you have been so generous as to "ive me this other
testimonial . Given so generously and spontaneously as it is , I cannot sufficiently thank you . I trust I shall wear it with pride , for it will testify to the good-will and esteem in which 1 have been held by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . Brethren , I thank you heartily . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Ll . Evans proposed "The health of the W . M ., " a brother who though filling a high position in his
profession found time to devote attention to the best interests of the Craft .
The Chairman responded , and proposed "The Lodge of Unions , " coupling with it the name of Bro . Henry Greene , P . M . —Bro . IL Greene replied . " The Sister Lodges of Inslruclion " was acknowledged by Bro . II . Muggeridge , who said that though the system he practised and taught differed in some respects from that taught in the Emulation , it was only in minor points
it differed , and did not make it another system . He only knew one system of Masonry . At his lodge ( Stability ) ol instruction the same system was practised . There was only a difference in carrying it out ; the essentials were really the same . Bro . Fenn replied for "The Officers of the Lodge . " Bro . John Hervey proposed "The Stewards , " to which Bro . J , Glaisher responded , and the brethren separated .
The Freemasons' Life Boat.
THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT .
The Committee held their usual monthly meeting at Bro . Forster ' s , Railway Tavern , London-street , E . C ., on Thursday , the 1 st . inst . Present : Bros . H . M . Levy , P . M . 18 S , in the chair ; S . Davis , 141 ; E . Gottheil , P . M . 141 ; C . C . Taylor , S . W . 141 ; A . E . Harris , P . M . 141 ; T . Mortlock , P . M . 1 S 6 ; N . Gluckstein . 141 , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . S . W . Essex .
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , a variety of provincial correspondence was submitted to the committee for consideration . Bros . Fred . Webb , W . M . 704 , and John Coombe ,
P . M . 450 and 1272 , P . G . S ., P . G . Steward , and P . P . G . S . W . Cornwall , & c , were proposed and accepted as members of the committee . Bro . H . M . Levy proposed , Bro . Davis seconded , and it was unanimously resolved that a vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes to Bro . James
Wykl , 511 , proprietor and editor of the Licensed Victuallers' Guardian , for his very valuable assistance in promoting the success of the Freemasons ' Life-Boat , and also for his kindness in publishing the various notices of meetings and lists of subscriptions , entirely free of charge , in his valuable paper .
It was also resolved that a vote of thanks be recorded to Bro . Kelly , 186 , for his kindness in presenting the committee with 1500 circulars and lists of subscriptions . The following further subscriptions were then announced : — £ s . d .
Bro . Smithers , P . M . 901 .. .. o 10 o „ W . Nott , P . M . and Sec . 663 , P . P . S . G . D . Wilts .. 050 ,, F . Crossley , W . M . 1231 .. 1 1 o ,, Jas . Wykl , 511 , Pr . and Editor
Lie . Vic . Guardian .. 110 Brethren of Stanhope Lodge , 1045 • 200 Bro . Christie , 754 .. .. 050 Per Bro . A . E . Harris .. .. 026 Bro . Stephens , S 7 .. .. 026 ,, S . Lloyd , 7 S 0 and 127 S .. 026
Wilts Lodge of 1- ulehty .. .. 1 1 o Royal Alfred Lodge , 777 ( 2 nd sub . ) o 10 o Pomfret Lodge , 360 .. .. 220 Lodge Love and Honour , 2 S 5 .. 100 Lodge Peace and Harmony , 359 . 220 Oakley Lodge , 694 .. .. 220 Erme Lodge , 1091 .. 1 1 o
15 8 6 Subscriptions previously announced 161 7 6 Total .. .. , £ 176 16 o After a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting was adjourned to the first Thursday in January , 1871 , at S p . m .
Notice . —In the Circular which has just been issued by the Committee , the item in the list of subscriptions " Per S . Davis , £ 1 5 s . " should read " Per Bro . C . Davis , from the following brethren : A . Collins , tos . ; L . Marks , 5 s . ; Hoffwing , 5 s . ; Druyff , 5 s .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
LAYING FOUNDATION-STONE OF A NEW HALL FOR LODGE JOURNEYMEN , EDINBURGH , No . S . The foundation-stone of the new hnll ofthe Edinburgh Mason Lodge Journeymen , No . S , in Blackfriars ' -street , was laid on Thursday , the 30 th ult .,
by Lord Dalhousie , Grand Master Mason of Scotland . The ceremony was taken part in by a large number ofthe brethren of Edinburgh , and by several deputations from lodges in other parts ofthe country . The Lodge Journeymen assembled in the Freemasons' Hall , George-street , at noon ; and
having been opened in the usual manner , the Grand Master was received with the usual honours . Among the members ofthe Grand Lodge present on the occasion were : — Bros . II . Inglis , of Torsoncc , R . W . S . G . M . ; Wm . Mann , S . G . W . ; Col . Arch . A . Campbell , of Blythswood , J . G . W . ; Wm . Officer ,
J . G . D . ; Capt . Grant , A . G . S . B . ; Alexander F . Stewart , G . Sec . : John Lawrie , G . Clerk ; and Wm . Bryce , G . Tyler . The Grand Master having taken his place on the dais , Bro . Field , R . W . M ., requested his Lordship ' s
acceptance of a handsome mallctt with which to assist in the work he had undertaken to perform . The mallet was mounted with siver , and bore an inscription which set forth that the implement was made out of a piece of oak-beam taken from Cardinal Beaton . s palace , which formerly adjoined the
old hall of Lodge Journeymen . The Grand Master , in accepting the gift , expressed the satisfaction and honour he felt in being called upon to perform what would be his last official act as Grand Master Mason for Scotland . As to the mallet , he would prize it very much , and cause it to pass as an heirloom in his family . H «
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Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
FESTIVAL of the EMULATION LODGE of IMPROVEMENT .
The annual festival of this lodge of improvement was held on Friday , the 25 th ult . The brethren first assembled in the Temple , where the lodge was first opened , Bro . John Hervey presiding as W . M ., supported by Bros . T . Fenn , S . W . ; H . V . Cvassweller , J . W . ; C . A . Murton , Sec ; A . Green , S . D . ; T . W . Boord , J . D . ; and T . A . Rucker , I . G . The lodge was tyled by Bro . John
Daly . There were some 160 brethren present , among them being Bros . Benj . Head , Ll . Evans , Joshua Nunn , Horace Lloyd , Q . C , James Mason , H . Browse , Rev . R . J . Simpson , R . Wentworth Little . W . Farnfield , H . Muggeridge , F . II . Gottlieb , Conrad C . Dumas , J . Glaisher , Henry Greene , Hyde Pullen , Major Finney , T . Symonds , and Dr . Jas . Self .
The following sections of the First Lecture were admirably worked . - —The 1 st , by Bro . T . W . Boord , J . 222 ; the 4 U 1 , by Bro . II . V . Crassweller , P . M . 7 ; the 5 th , by Bro . A . Green , S . D . 7 ; the 6 th , by Bro . H . W . Lindus , P . M . 1269 ; and the 7 th , by Bro . J . A . Rucker , W . M . 66 . A vote of thanks was passed to Bro . John Hervey and these brethren on the motion of Bro . Ll .
Evans , seconded by Bro . H . Browne ; and Bro . Hervey , in response , said it always gave him great pleasure if he could be of any service to brethren who aspired to distinction in Masonic working . After the lodge was closed the brethren adjourned to Freemasons' Tavern , where they partook of supper under the chairmanship of Bro . Horace Lloyd , Q . C , S . G . D .
When the cloth was removed the usual Masonic toasts were proposed in excellent speeches , and when the toast ofthe evening came round , " Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , " the Chairman presented to Bro . C . A . Murton , the Secretary of the lodge , a massive silver centre-piece and a valuable Secretary ' s jewel , for the energy he had displayed in discharging the duties of
Secretary to the lodge for seven years . In doing so , The Chairman said .- Brethren , I nowask yourattention to what is , for more than one reason , the toast of the evening . On the list of toasts handed to me by our excellent and worthy brother , the Secretary of this lodge , I find placed before me the next toast in these words : — " Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement "
( cheers ) ; and if I had no other topic but that to dilate on , I know it is one which you will receive with enthusiasm . But there is a special reason why on this present occasion you will , I think , be glad to drink that toastthat I am about to couple it with the health of the Secreretary of that lodge , our Bro . Murton , and to make the toast the occasion for uttering a few words—I am sure as
the mouthpiece of all whom I address--to Bro . Murton himself . That being so , I shall pass shortly over what I have to say about the Emulation Lodge itself . Why , we are all , or nearly all , members of the lodge . Those who are not , if I may judge from the immense number of cards of proposal handed in to-day , are ashamed of being not in it ; and I have no right to praise yourselves to
yourselves and to dilate on the merits of the lodge to which we all belong . But I may remark that the lodge originated in a very humble way fifty years ago , I believe working at lhat lime under Lodge No . 7 . We have no member who can quite trace back his memory to the first establishment of the lodge , but we have here present a member of the loilge who joined it in the year 1 S 25 , and
who has therefore been a member of this lodge for fortyfive years . Under any other circumstances I should , of course , associate his name with the toast of the lodge ; but he would be the man who would least desire I should do so on the present occasion , to the exclusion of Brother Murton under the circumstances I am now about to state . Of course you know wc do not now work under No . 7 ,
but under No . 256 , a lodge whose health I hope to have the pleasure later in the evening of proposing . Now let us turn to that which gives so much interest lo our proceedings to-night . We take advantage of our being met here for the purpose , among other things , of presenting lo Bro . Murton our thanks for his services as Secretary . Bro . Murton is a young man , and in the presence of the many
older Masons whom I see around me in this hall , I think I may call him not only a young but a very young Mason , for he was initiated only in the month of November 1 S 56 . And when you consider what his present knowledge of Masonry is , and how much he has done for ihis lodge and Masonry in general , I would have you bear in mind that it is only fourteen years ago that lie became a brother
amongst us . Almost immediately be became a Master Alason he joined the Emulation Lodge . lie distinguished himself from the first by the regularity of his attendance and the excellence of his work ; and in the year 1 S 63 , when our Bro . Fenn , another very meritorious Mason , desired lo retire , Bro . Murton was unanimously elected Secretary of this lodge , the duties of which office he lias
fulfilled ever since . Wc are all Master Masons , and members of other lodges besides the Lodge of Emulation , and we all know what the duties of Secretaries are in our own lodges—how much they take upon themselves of arduous and thankless work ; but that does uot iu the , ' S ' ° ne an idea of what arc the duties of Secretary of the Emulation Lodge . Just imagine that instead of a lod
ge meeting five or six times in a year the Emulation Meets every week , the dues have to be collected every time , and the minutes , in the most strictly accurate form , nave to be written up for the ensuing week , and you will see that the ordinary duties of a lodge such as this impose u Pon a man who undertakes to fill the post of Secretary a task from which any but one desiring lo serve Masonry tor its
own sake might well shrink . But I should bc doing our Bro . Murton very Utile justice if I stopped tlicri ! , and characterised him as one who had merely done his duty , However arduous that duty might be . He has done much wore - . he has felt it incumbent on him , it seems by the natural promptings of his heart , when he could assist a Mason , old or young , to give him his services in the kind-
Festival Of The Emulation Lodge Of Improvement.
est and handsomest way , often unasked and unsought . There are many in this hall who could bear me out in saying that much as they have learned within the walls of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement itself , they have been yet more instructed by Bro . Murton on private occasions . The Emulation Lodge felt this and recognised it , and their desire was to testify in some appropriate manner
to our Brother Murton their sense of his worth and his services ; and I am happy to say they have found the occasion af doing so . We have on the present occasion two testimonials which I hope he will consider worthy of his acceptance , which I venture to think he may consider a high honour to him as Secretary of the lodge and a Mason , and of which I shall now ask his acceptance .
The first is the handsome piece of plate which stands on the pedestal in front of this table , which has been contributed by the voluntary subscriptions of members of the lodge . The lodge itself subscribes nothing from its funds towards it , but the whole is the product of the genuine desire of the members of the lodge to testify by their voluntary subscriptions their sense of the worth of Brother
Murton . The other testimonial , which I hold in my hand , was voted from the funds of the lodge , and is a Secretary ' s jewel , presented by the members of the lodge to their Brother Murton , and which also I have now the very great pleasure of presenting to him . ( Loud cheers . ) Brethren , I should weaken what I have already said if I went on to dilate on this topic . Let me say in conclusion ,
for myself , that it will be a proud memory for me that it fell to my lot , by the private subscriptions of members of this lodge , to be the presenter of this testimonial ; but I think it will be a prouder day for our Brother Murton that on it his services are so acknowledged . What I am especially proud of is that the presents come as our genuine feeling ; there is no afterthought in the matter ; it is an
expression of what we feel we owe to him ; it is not one of those things , as sometimes happens , that people cannot refuse to subscribe to ; in this case they have rushed in to subscribe , and the difficulty has been to repress rather than to incite the brethren . I give you "Success to the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , and the health of Brother Murton , its Secretary . "
The toast having been duly honoured , Bro . Murton said : Worshipful Master and Brethren , I can scarcely find words adequately to express my gratitude to you for the kind sentiments towards me which you have made use of in presenting me with this handsome testimonial and this jewel . If I cannot find eloquence to thank you , I am sure you will accept what I say as the
best thanks I am able to give you . It is true I have been only fourteen years a Mason , and very nearly for fourteen years I have been a member of this lodge of improvement . For half that period I have been your Secretary , and have endeavoured during that time to discharge my duties in that position . It has been my aim to endeavour to assist to the best of my ability , in conjunction with
several distinguished Masons , some of whom are present to-night , in promoting the correct working of our beautiful ceremonies as they were practised by our lamented brother Stephen Barton Wilson , and it has been my desire that we should work them with a true appreciation of their meaning , as I am persuaded that much scandal arises from the loose and imperfect way in which the offices are often
performed . I think I owe lhe circumstance of my taking such an interest in Masonry to the effective way in which the ceremony of initiation was worked on my entering Masonry . I came into Masonry under very favourable auspices ; and perhaps I should not have been in the position I am in but for that . Our excellent Brother Hervey passed , raised , and installed me . I can never
forget the evening I was initialed . I feel convinced in my own mind that it was the impressive manner in which that ceremony was conducted that caused me to take such an interest and delight in the teachings of Masonry . 1 have said I have endeavoured to further this object , but in so doing I have simply done my duly . I have always been received by the brethren of this lodge with the greatest
kindness and courtesy . I car . never forget it . The brethren have always been most kind to me , and in their approbation I have my reward . I confess I did hope at some future period to be decorated with this jewel . I value it immensely , as connecting me with this great lodge of improvement . I call it great , as I think the benefit the Craft has derived from it , as well as from sister lodges of
instruction , is incalculable . 1 hey do an immense amount of good to the Craft , if brethren will only attend to the instruction they receive at them . Brethren , I really cannot sufficiently thank you for your great kindness to me . You have decorated me with this jewel , but above all you have been so generous as to "ive me this other
testimonial . Given so generously and spontaneously as it is , I cannot sufficiently thank you . I trust I shall wear it with pride , for it will testify to the good-will and esteem in which 1 have been held by the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . Brethren , I thank you heartily . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Ll . Evans proposed "The health of the W . M ., " a brother who though filling a high position in his
profession found time to devote attention to the best interests of the Craft .
The Chairman responded , and proposed "The Lodge of Unions , " coupling with it the name of Bro . Henry Greene , P . M . —Bro . IL Greene replied . " The Sister Lodges of Inslruclion " was acknowledged by Bro . II . Muggeridge , who said that though the system he practised and taught differed in some respects from that taught in the Emulation , it was only in minor points
it differed , and did not make it another system . He only knew one system of Masonry . At his lodge ( Stability ) ol instruction the same system was practised . There was only a difference in carrying it out ; the essentials were really the same . Bro . Fenn replied for "The Officers of the Lodge . " Bro . John Hervey proposed "The Stewards , " to which Bro . J , Glaisher responded , and the brethren separated .
The Freemasons' Life Boat.
THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT .
The Committee held their usual monthly meeting at Bro . Forster ' s , Railway Tavern , London-street , E . C ., on Thursday , the 1 st . inst . Present : Bros . H . M . Levy , P . M . 18 S , in the chair ; S . Davis , 141 ; E . Gottheil , P . M . 141 ; C . C . Taylor , S . W . 141 ; A . E . Harris , P . M . 141 ; T . Mortlock , P . M . 1 S 6 ; N . Gluckstein . 141 , P . M . 51 , P . P . G . S . W . Essex .
The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , a variety of provincial correspondence was submitted to the committee for consideration . Bros . Fred . Webb , W . M . 704 , and John Coombe ,
P . M . 450 and 1272 , P . G . S ., P . G . Steward , and P . P . G . S . W . Cornwall , & c , were proposed and accepted as members of the committee . Bro . H . M . Levy proposed , Bro . Davis seconded , and it was unanimously resolved that a vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes to Bro . James
Wykl , 511 , proprietor and editor of the Licensed Victuallers' Guardian , for his very valuable assistance in promoting the success of the Freemasons ' Life-Boat , and also for his kindness in publishing the various notices of meetings and lists of subscriptions , entirely free of charge , in his valuable paper .
It was also resolved that a vote of thanks be recorded to Bro . Kelly , 186 , for his kindness in presenting the committee with 1500 circulars and lists of subscriptions . The following further subscriptions were then announced : — £ s . d .
Bro . Smithers , P . M . 901 .. .. o 10 o „ W . Nott , P . M . and Sec . 663 , P . P . S . G . D . Wilts .. 050 ,, F . Crossley , W . M . 1231 .. 1 1 o ,, Jas . Wykl , 511 , Pr . and Editor
Lie . Vic . Guardian .. 110 Brethren of Stanhope Lodge , 1045 • 200 Bro . Christie , 754 .. .. 050 Per Bro . A . E . Harris .. .. 026 Bro . Stephens , S 7 .. .. 026 ,, S . Lloyd , 7 S 0 and 127 S .. 026
Wilts Lodge of 1- ulehty .. .. 1 1 o Royal Alfred Lodge , 777 ( 2 nd sub . ) o 10 o Pomfret Lodge , 360 .. .. 220 Lodge Love and Honour , 2 S 5 .. 100 Lodge Peace and Harmony , 359 . 220 Oakley Lodge , 694 .. .. 220 Erme Lodge , 1091 .. 1 1 o
15 8 6 Subscriptions previously announced 161 7 6 Total .. .. , £ 176 16 o After a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting was adjourned to the first Thursday in January , 1871 , at S p . m .
Notice . —In the Circular which has just been issued by the Committee , the item in the list of subscriptions " Per S . Davis , £ 1 5 s . " should read " Per Bro . C . Davis , from the following brethren : A . Collins , tos . ; L . Marks , 5 s . ; Hoffwing , 5 s . ; Druyff , 5 s .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
LAYING FOUNDATION-STONE OF A NEW HALL FOR LODGE JOURNEYMEN , EDINBURGH , No . S . The foundation-stone of the new hnll ofthe Edinburgh Mason Lodge Journeymen , No . S , in Blackfriars ' -street , was laid on Thursday , the 30 th ult .,
by Lord Dalhousie , Grand Master Mason of Scotland . The ceremony was taken part in by a large number ofthe brethren of Edinburgh , and by several deputations from lodges in other parts ofthe country . The Lodge Journeymen assembled in the Freemasons' Hall , George-street , at noon ; and
having been opened in the usual manner , the Grand Master was received with the usual honours . Among the members ofthe Grand Lodge present on the occasion were : — Bros . II . Inglis , of Torsoncc , R . W . S . G . M . ; Wm . Mann , S . G . W . ; Col . Arch . A . Campbell , of Blythswood , J . G . W . ; Wm . Officer ,
J . G . D . ; Capt . Grant , A . G . S . B . ; Alexander F . Stewart , G . Sec . : John Lawrie , G . Clerk ; and Wm . Bryce , G . Tyler . The Grand Master having taken his place on the dais , Bro . Field , R . W . M ., requested his Lordship ' s
acceptance of a handsome mallctt with which to assist in the work he had undertaken to perform . The mallet was mounted with siver , and bore an inscription which set forth that the implement was made out of a piece of oak-beam taken from Cardinal Beaton . s palace , which formerly adjoined the
old hall of Lodge Journeymen . The Grand Master , in accepting the gift , expressed the satisfaction and honour he felt in being called upon to perform what would be his last official act as Grand Master Mason for Scotland . As to the mallet , he would prize it very much , and cause it to pass as an heirloom in his family . H «