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REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry' , Royal Masonic Institution for Boys je Royal Masonic Institution lor Gills " ## 16 Masonic and General Tidings , 16 Masonic Notes and Queries jy Notes on Art ! j Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 18 of
A Note Warning , , 8 The Indian Famine Fund , , xg The State of Trade 19 Friendly Advice 10 Communirnie 19 The Grand Orient of France and the Grand Orient of Italy 20 Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopedia , 20 CORRESPONDENCE : — The Grand Orient oE France 20 The Order of St . John 20 The Apollo University Lodge , 20
Masonic Slander 20 National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis ... 20 Consecration of the Temple Bar Lodge , No . 15-8 2 c Consecration of the Chclmeley Lodge 23 Opening of a new Masonic Hall in Liverpool 32 Reviews 2 a Obituary 2 ^ Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 2 . 1 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 24 Advertisements i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi . vii . viii .
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JOPPA LODGE ( No . 188 . )—The installation meeting of this old loelge was held on Monday at the Albion , Aldersgate-st ., when Bro . Lewis Lazarus , W . M ., presided . Bro . Cox was passed to the second degree , anil G . J . Wyman was initiated , both degrees being admirably worked by the W . M . Bro . E . P . Albert , P . M ., P . G . P ., then presented to Bro . Lewis Lazarus , Bro . Joan T . Miller ,
the W . M . elect , and Bro . Lewis Lazarus impressively installed Bro . Milcr in the W . M . chair . The Board of Installed Masters , which numbered ao brethren , included thc names of Bros . Hyde Pullen , Thos . Cubitt , John Boyd and Col . Shadwell Clarke . Thc officers appointed were Bros . Speigal , S . W . ; Hyman , J . W . ; E . P . Albeit , Secretary ; Bro , Campion , S . D . ; Baker , J . D . ; Isaacs ,
I . G . ; Gencse , D . C ; Benjamin , Steward ; and Black , Steward . The sum of £ 5 was voted to the list of Bro . Speigal , S . W ., who was deputed by the lodge to act as Steward at the forthcoming festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Thc W . M . then rose and addressing Bro . Lewis Lazarus , I . P . M ., said : —I have invested all the officers whom it has been my privilege to
nominate . You , Worshipful Sir , claim your rank of P . M . as a light , and no words of mine can add to your dignity . But a very pleasing duty now devolves upon me , and in the name and on behalf of the Lodge of Joppa I present you with this P . M . jewel as a mark of the esteem and regard in which you are held by your brethren . May your valuable life be long spared to wear this jewel ,
which I have no doubt you will with honest priele , and may it be handed down in your family as a heir-loom from generation to generation . I could say a great deal more as to your excellent working , and the satisfactory manner in which you have discharged your important duties , but I shall reserve what I have to say on that subject to a later pciiod of the evening , when I am sure
the brethren will honour with heartiness the mention of your name . I thank you on my own behalf for your most excellent rendering of the ceremony of Installation , which I can assure you has left a deep impression upon my mind , with a lively sense of the great cost of time and labour the mastering of it must have entailed upon you . Bro . Lewis Lazarus , in returning
thanks for the presentation , said he could not find words which would adequately express his feelings . He hail received much kindness from the brethren , and it would be his constant aim to do all in his power to promote the interests of thc lodge . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren , to the number of 168 , adjourned to the bane [ uet table , and under the presidency of the W . M ., partook of
a sumptuous repast , provided by Bro . Jennings . After banquet the usual toasts were proposed , and after that of " The Queen and the Craft , " had been duly honoured , thc W . M . proposed " Thc Grand Master . " In the course of his observations on this toast he said the whole Craft felt justly proud that the heir to the throne of this mighty empire filled the important position of Grand Master of
Freemasons . It was a matter for much congratulation that Masonry had made such great strides under His Royal Highness ' s rule , and he thought that the more the Order increased the better it would be , provided the brethren admitted worthy men ; for if Freemasonry was , as the brethren believed it to bc , founded upon the purest principles of piety and virtue , surely it shoulel be encouraged to
grow . Moreover , every brother who introduced a candidate conferred a great and lasting boon upon him . In giving the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , & c , " the W . M . said that those who were entitled to attend Grand Lodge ( and there were a great many then present ) , must have witnessed the dignified , effective and courteous manner in which the duties were performed by the Earl of
Carnarvon . He would for one moment refer to the proceedings at the last Grand Lodge when in a powerful speech which should be read by every Freemason , the Pro Grand Master referred to the recent action of thc Grand Orient of France . The brethren never need fear losing any of their ancient landmarks whilst Masonry possessed such a champion in the Earl of Carnarvon . Ignore T . G . A . O . T . U .
and they destroyed the whole fabric of Freemasonry . Bro . Hyde Pullen , P . G . S . B ., replied . Bro . L . Alexander , P . M ., replying to the toast of " The Benevolent Fund of thc Lodge of Joppa , " said that he had that day attained his majority as an Installeel Master . He also said that he BentTolent Fund of the Lodge now amounted to £ 1400 , and it was invested in consols . Thc W . M . in proposing
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"The Health of Bro . Lewis Lazarus , " I . P . M ., said he need not remind the brethren of thc Lodge of Joppa how admirably Bro . Lazarus had worked the ceremonies during his year of office : but it was not only the members of the lodge but visitors had had that evening an opportunity of witnessing the grand ceremony of installation executed in a masterly and perfect manner by the I . P . M . It must be
a source of much gratification to P . M . Lazarus that the brethren appreciated his merits , a fact which was abundantly clear by the presentation of the P . M . ' s jewel with which his breast had been adorned that evening . 3 ro . Lewis Lazarus in reply said that having already addressed the brethren in open Lodge it would be simply superfluous for him to detain them now by making a long speech ;
and the greatest satisfaction he felt in the receipt of the jewel was in the inward conviction that he had discharged his duties of the chair in a way that was pleasing to the brethren . Bro . Lazarus then proposed " The Health of the W . M . " and said that during the W . M . ' s year the brethren would find they had placed thc right man in the right place . The W . M . in acknowledging the toast said
I thank Past Master Lazurus very much for the kind expressions he has made use of in proposing my health , and I also desire to tender the brethren my most heaity thanks for the corelial , and , I might say , enthusiastic manner in which they have receiveel it . A great man in returning thanks recently for a toast drunk in his honour said that to disclaim all the kind things that had been
pronounced in his favour would seem to invite contraeliction and thereby reiteration . 5 . -would therefore say at once 1 I am thankful for your good opinion : it has been my constant aim to secure it . You ha \ e conferred upon me this evening the highest honour it is in the power of a lodge to bestow on one of its members ; and I wish to assure you of my profound gratitude for and appreciation of it .
To tell you lhat I shall do my best to merit a continuance of your confidence is to say very little ; that is only what you have a light to demand of me ; and when I look round upon the long and distinguished list of my predecessors who have so worthily filled this chair , many of whom have made their mark in the Craft , I may well feel the deep responsibility of the trust you have
reposed in me . I shall strive , in season and out of season , in the lodge and out of it , to the utmost of my ability , to promote the interest and maintain the dignity of the Lodge of Joppa . I call to mind with much pleasure and satisfaction this evening , six years ago , when I was initiated in this lodge ; but the retrospect that causes me the greatest pleasure and thankfulness is the recollection of that
genuine brotherly kindness and generous encouragement I have received from every member of thc lodge during the intervening period , as step by step I have worked through the various offices , and to this mainly I owe my proud position to-night . Contiuue . to me that support you have so freely given in the past , so as to make my year of office eminently successful . Let us all be animated with
one desire , the well being and prosperity of the lodge . The Loelge of Joppa stands high in the Craft ; kt us strive to raise it higher . Our lodge is only a unit of a vast community . Masonry is doing a grand work . Look at our three great and flourishing Institutions . What other body of men can boast of anything like them in the way of charity ? Each year as the festivals come round witnesses
a larger sum of money contributed by the Craft , and this enables thc authorities to increase the accommodation , so as to extend thc benefit of the charities . The W . M . next proposed "The P . M . ' s , " and said that from the newly-initiated brethren upwards there was a feeling of admiration for the veterans whose breasts were decorated with jewels ; but the higher a brother advanced
thc more he appreciated the P . M . ' s , because he felt the need of the experience and advice of the P . M . ' s , which they were always willing to give . Bro . L . Alexander , P . M ., replied . " Thc Visitors , " and other toasts were then given , and the brethren separated after witnessing a most successful evening . The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . Grove Ellis , Bro . James Kift ,
presiding at the pianoforte . The music peiformed at the Lodge of Joppa is always of a high order , andJ | on this occasion , when it was equal to the Joppa standard , was participated in by Miss M . Lyiiton , Mr . C . Rowcliffe , Madame Alice Barnet , Bros . Kift and Ellis . The following were present as visitors : —Bros . Hyde Pullen , P . G . S . B . ; John Cubitt , P . G . P .: John Boyd , P . G . P . and
G . Steward ; C . F . Hogard , Col . Shadwell H . Clerk , P . G . D . 1383 ; J . P . Cohen , W . M . 205 ; I . Peertree , W . M . 185 ; W . H . ' Gulliford , W . M . 1017 ; A . D . Loewenstark , I . Lazarus , S . W . 1017 ; G . Manners , 158 9 ; C . Barnett , 1707 ; C , Taylor , 1426 ; A . Tisley , 8 ; H . I . Lyons , 205 ; A . I . Mawkes , 315 ; Murgloski , 39 8 ; C . Davis , 222 ; Lcchoritz , 1642 ; Williams , 933 ; Noble , 901 •, Dolling , 1673 ; A . Barnard , 749 ; Maynard , 205 ; I . Beverielge ,
1319 ; Forge , 619 ; Morson , 1320 ; Jewell , 1559 ; C . Isaacs , 141 ; C . Horsey , 3 ; P . G . Jupe , J 287 ; Hatter ]; W . Roroby , 917 ; B . Newton , 1201 ; J . Botobol , 1201 ; W . R . Phillips , 975 ; H . J . Lewis ejo 7 ; H . E . Bonhein , W . Birdseye , 711 ;; C . Coleman , 907 ; E . Lancaster , 1044 ; Hodgers , 902 ; Noble , 902 ; J . Colver , 1031 ; A , H . Brown , 174 ; Frankenberg , 73 ; Field , 65 ; Fletcher , 180 ; Rev . V . Rosonsten .
LION AND LAMB LODGE ( No . 192 ) . —A meeting of thc above lodge was held on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel , when there were present Bros . E . Jones , W . M . ; Legge , S . W . j Fellows , J . W . ; George Kenning , P . M ., Treasurer ; Uickwood , Secretary ; Thomas Cohu , P . M . ; George Abbott , P . M . ;
West , Henry Child , John Kent , Charles Cann , Thomas Fisher , S . T . Lucas , Wm . Cotter , W . Figes , George Taylor , Alfred Lewis , E . J . Kellaway , T . T . Hampton , C . Gale Sparrow , R . J . Dart , W . H . L . Davies , and others . Visitors , Bro . Farthing and another . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed ; the W . M . appointed Bro . W , T . Rickwood as Secretary , pro . tern ., in conse-
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quence of ihe inelisposition of Bro . J . G . Marsh , P . M . Two gentlemen were proposed for initiation at the next meeting . The lodge was then closed . The brethren sat down to a very enjoyable banquet , served under the superintendence of Bro . Rand . The usual toasts were given by the W . M . Bro . Davies added much to the enjoyment of the brethren by his performance on the piano .
KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . —This lodge held its last meeting at the Surrey Club House , Kennington Oval , on thc ist inst ., when there were present B 103 . H . Higgins , W . M . ; Reeves , S . W . ; Walls , P . G . O . Middlesex , J . W . ( Freemason ) ; G . Everett , P . M . 177 , I . P . M . ; E . Page , P . G . S ., Treas . ; Stuart , P . M . 141 , Sec ; Kohler , S . D . ; Speedy , J . D . ; Webb , I . G . ; Robinson ,
D . C . ; Marsden , W . S . ; Stokes , A . W . S . ; Gardner , P . M . ; Drysdale , P . M . ; Longstaff-, Tyler . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M . raised Bros . Pim and Barry , and passed Bro . Webster , thc ceremonies being most carefully and correctly performed . The elections for W . M ., Treasurer , and Tyler , were unanimously in favour of Bros . Reeves ,
S . W . ; Page , P . M ., Treas . ; and Longstaffe , Tyler ; Bros . Stranger , Fowler , and Higgins , jun ., were elected Auditors , and a jewel voted to the out-going Master . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . Thc cloth having been removed , thc W . M . gave the preliminary toasts , which were duly drank . In proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " the I . P . M . called attention
to the excellent manner in which the W . M . had discharged his duties during his year of office , and which official year was nearly at a cl ise . He had had a very onerous term , and he had petformed the responsibilities of his position most ably , and he would carry with him in his retirement the well-wishes of every member of Number 1381 . In conclusion the speaker said that on that
auspicious occasion , being the advent of 1878 , he should without further preface wish him good health and a most happy and prosperous new year . The W . M . briefly , in reply , thanked the brethren for the very hearty manner in which , on all occasions he had been received by them . He had endeavoured to do his duty , and he believed he had given them every satisfaction in that particular , both
in and out of lodge , and in conclusion , he said that he had passed a most pleasant year , and one that he should ever remember with satisfaction . "The Visitors " having been proposed , was responded to by Bros . Andrews , Hon . Sec . . 115 , in the absence of his colleague , Bro . Bingamann , P . M . 5 , 5 , & e . In introducing " The Past Masters , " the W . M . said that thc lodge was to be
congratulated upon having so many distinguish ed brethren amongst them . Some of them were large supporters of the different charities , and he felt sorry that so few were present that evening , but their health notwithstanding would bc drank none the less hearty . Bro . Drysdale in reply , having thanked the W . M . and the brethren for
thc very cordial manner in which the toast had been proposed anil responded to , said that he consielered it the duty of every Past Master to attend the meetings of the lodge and to assist their younger brethren—and that without distinction—in the carrying out of their multifarious and onerous responsibilities . The W . M . then rose , and said he was about to propose , and that for the first and last
time , a most important toast , namely " The W . M . elect . " They all knew the good and genial qualities of Bro . Reeves , who was moreover their first initiate . He had been throughout his Masonic career most indefatigable in his attendance , which characteristic augured well for his successful occupancy of the Master's chair . In personally wishing him a most prosperous year of office , he only
expressed that which was the unaminous hope of every member of his mother lodge . This toast having been received with excellent " fire , " Bro . Reeves duly replieJ . In proposing " The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary " the W . M . took occasion to speak of the careful manner i n which Bro . Page husbanded their funds , and also in other respects watched over their interests . In Bro . Stuart they
also posse ssed an excellent Secretary , and one who at all times was ready to assist them with the benefit of his advice . The Secretary in response said he felt sorry that the Treasurer had been compelled to leave them at the conclusion of their Masonic labour , but he would take advantage of that circumstance to tell them that in Bro . Page they possessed one of the best Treasurers that he
had ever been associated with . He then in conclusion expressed his own thanks for the compliment conferred upon him as Secretary . " The Officers " followed , and was acknowledged by Bros . Walls , Kohler , Webb , and Robinson . During the evening Bros . Everett , Walls , and others entertained the brethren , who separated at an early hour . The installation of Bro . Reeves will take
place on the 5 th proximo . BATH . —Royal Cumberland Lodge t , No . 41 ) . —On Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., a regular meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , which was unusually well attended . Among those present were Bros . F . Wilkinson , W . M . ; Ashley , Treas ., as I . P . M . ; Falkner , S . W . j Rubie , P . M ., as J . W . ; Capt . Peel , as Dir . of Cer . ; Braham , Sec .:
Gummer , S . D . ; Hunt , J . D . ; Robinson and Jacob Smith , Stewards ; Bigwood , Tyler ; E . White , P . M . ; Dr . Hopkins , P . M . 43 and 95 8 , P . P . G . S . W . for Warwickshire ; F . Baldwin , W . M . 355 . As visitors Bros . Sir John Floyd , 654 •, Gen . Doheity , P . M . 53 and 906 , ana P . P . G . S . W . ; Williamson , W . M . 906 ; Hill , P . M . 906 ; Dill , P . M . 906 ; Reeves , P . M . 906 , P . P . G . O . ; J . Shaw , S . W . 326 ; P . G . Young , S . W . 906 ; Howes , J . W . 906 ; Ha ' yward , S . D .
OoO ; Davis , I . G . 906 ; W . II . Young , 906 ; Besford , Sec , 703 ; Ash , 703 ; Freeman , 90 G . There were also many members of 41 . The lodge having been opened at 7 . 40 by thc W . M ., the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . At thc request of the W . M ., Bro . Dr . Hop . kins reported the proceedings of the committee appointed to promote the interests of the family of the late Bro . , Cooper , stating that the name of the youngest son had
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry' , Royal Masonic Institution for Boys je Royal Masonic Institution lor Gills " ## 16 Masonic and General Tidings , 16 Masonic Notes and Queries jy Notes on Art ! j Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 18 of
A Note Warning , , 8 The Indian Famine Fund , , xg The State of Trade 19 Friendly Advice 10 Communirnie 19 The Grand Orient of France and the Grand Orient of Italy 20 Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopedia , 20 CORRESPONDENCE : — The Grand Orient oE France 20 The Order of St . John 20 The Apollo University Lodge , 20
Masonic Slander 20 National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Paralysis ... 20 Consecration of the Temple Bar Lodge , No . 15-8 2 c Consecration of the Chclmeley Lodge 23 Opening of a new Masonic Hall in Liverpool 32 Reviews 2 a Obituary 2 ^ Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 2 . 1 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 24 Advertisements i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi . vii . viii .
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JOPPA LODGE ( No . 188 . )—The installation meeting of this old loelge was held on Monday at the Albion , Aldersgate-st ., when Bro . Lewis Lazarus , W . M ., presided . Bro . Cox was passed to the second degree , anil G . J . Wyman was initiated , both degrees being admirably worked by the W . M . Bro . E . P . Albert , P . M ., P . G . P ., then presented to Bro . Lewis Lazarus , Bro . Joan T . Miller ,
the W . M . elect , and Bro . Lewis Lazarus impressively installed Bro . Milcr in the W . M . chair . The Board of Installed Masters , which numbered ao brethren , included thc names of Bros . Hyde Pullen , Thos . Cubitt , John Boyd and Col . Shadwell Clarke . Thc officers appointed were Bros . Speigal , S . W . ; Hyman , J . W . ; E . P . Albeit , Secretary ; Bro , Campion , S . D . ; Baker , J . D . ; Isaacs ,
I . G . ; Gencse , D . C ; Benjamin , Steward ; and Black , Steward . The sum of £ 5 was voted to the list of Bro . Speigal , S . W ., who was deputed by the lodge to act as Steward at the forthcoming festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution . Thc W . M . then rose and addressing Bro . Lewis Lazarus , I . P . M ., said : —I have invested all the officers whom it has been my privilege to
nominate . You , Worshipful Sir , claim your rank of P . M . as a light , and no words of mine can add to your dignity . But a very pleasing duty now devolves upon me , and in the name and on behalf of the Lodge of Joppa I present you with this P . M . jewel as a mark of the esteem and regard in which you are held by your brethren . May your valuable life be long spared to wear this jewel ,
which I have no doubt you will with honest priele , and may it be handed down in your family as a heir-loom from generation to generation . I could say a great deal more as to your excellent working , and the satisfactory manner in which you have discharged your important duties , but I shall reserve what I have to say on that subject to a later pciiod of the evening , when I am sure
the brethren will honour with heartiness the mention of your name . I thank you on my own behalf for your most excellent rendering of the ceremony of Installation , which I can assure you has left a deep impression upon my mind , with a lively sense of the great cost of time and labour the mastering of it must have entailed upon you . Bro . Lewis Lazarus , in returning
thanks for the presentation , said he could not find words which would adequately express his feelings . He hail received much kindness from the brethren , and it would be his constant aim to do all in his power to promote the interests of thc lodge . Lodge was then closed , and the brethren , to the number of 168 , adjourned to the bane [ uet table , and under the presidency of the W . M ., partook of
a sumptuous repast , provided by Bro . Jennings . After banquet the usual toasts were proposed , and after that of " The Queen and the Craft , " had been duly honoured , thc W . M . proposed " Thc Grand Master . " In the course of his observations on this toast he said the whole Craft felt justly proud that the heir to the throne of this mighty empire filled the important position of Grand Master of
Freemasons . It was a matter for much congratulation that Masonry had made such great strides under His Royal Highness ' s rule , and he thought that the more the Order increased the better it would be , provided the brethren admitted worthy men ; for if Freemasonry was , as the brethren believed it to bc , founded upon the purest principles of piety and virtue , surely it shoulel be encouraged to
grow . Moreover , every brother who introduced a candidate conferred a great and lasting boon upon him . In giving the toast of " The Pro Grand Master , & c , " the W . M . said that those who were entitled to attend Grand Lodge ( and there were a great many then present ) , must have witnessed the dignified , effective and courteous manner in which the duties were performed by the Earl of
Carnarvon . He would for one moment refer to the proceedings at the last Grand Lodge when in a powerful speech which should be read by every Freemason , the Pro Grand Master referred to the recent action of thc Grand Orient of France . The brethren never need fear losing any of their ancient landmarks whilst Masonry possessed such a champion in the Earl of Carnarvon . Ignore T . G . A . O . T . U .
and they destroyed the whole fabric of Freemasonry . Bro . Hyde Pullen , P . G . S . B ., replied . Bro . L . Alexander , P . M ., replying to the toast of " The Benevolent Fund of thc Lodge of Joppa , " said that he had that day attained his majority as an Installeel Master . He also said that he BentTolent Fund of the Lodge now amounted to £ 1400 , and it was invested in consols . Thc W . M . in proposing
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"The Health of Bro . Lewis Lazarus , " I . P . M ., said he need not remind the brethren of thc Lodge of Joppa how admirably Bro . Lazarus had worked the ceremonies during his year of office : but it was not only the members of the lodge but visitors had had that evening an opportunity of witnessing the grand ceremony of installation executed in a masterly and perfect manner by the I . P . M . It must be
a source of much gratification to P . M . Lazarus that the brethren appreciated his merits , a fact which was abundantly clear by the presentation of the P . M . ' s jewel with which his breast had been adorned that evening . 3 ro . Lewis Lazarus in reply said that having already addressed the brethren in open Lodge it would be simply superfluous for him to detain them now by making a long speech ;
and the greatest satisfaction he felt in the receipt of the jewel was in the inward conviction that he had discharged his duties of the chair in a way that was pleasing to the brethren . Bro . Lazarus then proposed " The Health of the W . M . " and said that during the W . M . ' s year the brethren would find they had placed thc right man in the right place . The W . M . in acknowledging the toast said
I thank Past Master Lazurus very much for the kind expressions he has made use of in proposing my health , and I also desire to tender the brethren my most heaity thanks for the corelial , and , I might say , enthusiastic manner in which they have receiveel it . A great man in returning thanks recently for a toast drunk in his honour said that to disclaim all the kind things that had been
pronounced in his favour would seem to invite contraeliction and thereby reiteration . 5 . -would therefore say at once 1 I am thankful for your good opinion : it has been my constant aim to secure it . You ha \ e conferred upon me this evening the highest honour it is in the power of a lodge to bestow on one of its members ; and I wish to assure you of my profound gratitude for and appreciation of it .
To tell you lhat I shall do my best to merit a continuance of your confidence is to say very little ; that is only what you have a light to demand of me ; and when I look round upon the long and distinguished list of my predecessors who have so worthily filled this chair , many of whom have made their mark in the Craft , I may well feel the deep responsibility of the trust you have
reposed in me . I shall strive , in season and out of season , in the lodge and out of it , to the utmost of my ability , to promote the interest and maintain the dignity of the Lodge of Joppa . I call to mind with much pleasure and satisfaction this evening , six years ago , when I was initiated in this lodge ; but the retrospect that causes me the greatest pleasure and thankfulness is the recollection of that
genuine brotherly kindness and generous encouragement I have received from every member of thc lodge during the intervening period , as step by step I have worked through the various offices , and to this mainly I owe my proud position to-night . Contiuue . to me that support you have so freely given in the past , so as to make my year of office eminently successful . Let us all be animated with
one desire , the well being and prosperity of the lodge . The Loelge of Joppa stands high in the Craft ; kt us strive to raise it higher . Our lodge is only a unit of a vast community . Masonry is doing a grand work . Look at our three great and flourishing Institutions . What other body of men can boast of anything like them in the way of charity ? Each year as the festivals come round witnesses
a larger sum of money contributed by the Craft , and this enables thc authorities to increase the accommodation , so as to extend thc benefit of the charities . The W . M . next proposed "The P . M . ' s , " and said that from the newly-initiated brethren upwards there was a feeling of admiration for the veterans whose breasts were decorated with jewels ; but the higher a brother advanced
thc more he appreciated the P . M . ' s , because he felt the need of the experience and advice of the P . M . ' s , which they were always willing to give . Bro . L . Alexander , P . M ., replied . " Thc Visitors , " and other toasts were then given , and the brethren separated after witnessing a most successful evening . The musical arrangements were under the direction of Bro . Grove Ellis , Bro . James Kift ,
presiding at the pianoforte . The music peiformed at the Lodge of Joppa is always of a high order , andJ | on this occasion , when it was equal to the Joppa standard , was participated in by Miss M . Lyiiton , Mr . C . Rowcliffe , Madame Alice Barnet , Bros . Kift and Ellis . The following were present as visitors : —Bros . Hyde Pullen , P . G . S . B . ; John Cubitt , P . G . P .: John Boyd , P . G . P . and
G . Steward ; C . F . Hogard , Col . Shadwell H . Clerk , P . G . D . 1383 ; J . P . Cohen , W . M . 205 ; I . Peertree , W . M . 185 ; W . H . ' Gulliford , W . M . 1017 ; A . D . Loewenstark , I . Lazarus , S . W . 1017 ; G . Manners , 158 9 ; C . Barnett , 1707 ; C , Taylor , 1426 ; A . Tisley , 8 ; H . I . Lyons , 205 ; A . I . Mawkes , 315 ; Murgloski , 39 8 ; C . Davis , 222 ; Lcchoritz , 1642 ; Williams , 933 ; Noble , 901 •, Dolling , 1673 ; A . Barnard , 749 ; Maynard , 205 ; I . Beverielge ,
1319 ; Forge , 619 ; Morson , 1320 ; Jewell , 1559 ; C . Isaacs , 141 ; C . Horsey , 3 ; P . G . Jupe , J 287 ; Hatter ]; W . Roroby , 917 ; B . Newton , 1201 ; J . Botobol , 1201 ; W . R . Phillips , 975 ; H . J . Lewis ejo 7 ; H . E . Bonhein , W . Birdseye , 711 ;; C . Coleman , 907 ; E . Lancaster , 1044 ; Hodgers , 902 ; Noble , 902 ; J . Colver , 1031 ; A , H . Brown , 174 ; Frankenberg , 73 ; Field , 65 ; Fletcher , 180 ; Rev . V . Rosonsten .
LION AND LAMB LODGE ( No . 192 ) . —A meeting of thc above lodge was held on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., at the Cannon-street Hotel , when there were present Bros . E . Jones , W . M . ; Legge , S . W . j Fellows , J . W . ; George Kenning , P . M ., Treasurer ; Uickwood , Secretary ; Thomas Cohu , P . M . ; George Abbott , P . M . ;
West , Henry Child , John Kent , Charles Cann , Thomas Fisher , S . T . Lucas , Wm . Cotter , W . Figes , George Taylor , Alfred Lewis , E . J . Kellaway , T . T . Hampton , C . Gale Sparrow , R . J . Dart , W . H . L . Davies , and others . Visitors , Bro . Farthing and another . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed ; the W . M . appointed Bro . W , T . Rickwood as Secretary , pro . tern ., in conse-
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quence of ihe inelisposition of Bro . J . G . Marsh , P . M . Two gentlemen were proposed for initiation at the next meeting . The lodge was then closed . The brethren sat down to a very enjoyable banquet , served under the superintendence of Bro . Rand . The usual toasts were given by the W . M . Bro . Davies added much to the enjoyment of the brethren by his performance on the piano .
KENNINGTON LODGE ( No . 1381 ) . —This lodge held its last meeting at the Surrey Club House , Kennington Oval , on thc ist inst ., when there were present B 103 . H . Higgins , W . M . ; Reeves , S . W . ; Walls , P . G . O . Middlesex , J . W . ( Freemason ) ; G . Everett , P . M . 177 , I . P . M . ; E . Page , P . G . S ., Treas . ; Stuart , P . M . 141 , Sec ; Kohler , S . D . ; Speedy , J . D . ; Webb , I . G . ; Robinson ,
D . C . ; Marsden , W . S . ; Stokes , A . W . S . ; Gardner , P . M . ; Drysdale , P . M . ; Longstaff-, Tyler . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the W . M . raised Bros . Pim and Barry , and passed Bro . Webster , thc ceremonies being most carefully and correctly performed . The elections for W . M ., Treasurer , and Tyler , were unanimously in favour of Bros . Reeves ,
S . W . ; Page , P . M ., Treas . ; and Longstaffe , Tyler ; Bros . Stranger , Fowler , and Higgins , jun ., were elected Auditors , and a jewel voted to the out-going Master . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . Thc cloth having been removed , thc W . M . gave the preliminary toasts , which were duly drank . In proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " the I . P . M . called attention
to the excellent manner in which the W . M . had discharged his duties during his year of office , and which official year was nearly at a cl ise . He had had a very onerous term , and he had petformed the responsibilities of his position most ably , and he would carry with him in his retirement the well-wishes of every member of Number 1381 . In conclusion the speaker said that on that
auspicious occasion , being the advent of 1878 , he should without further preface wish him good health and a most happy and prosperous new year . The W . M . briefly , in reply , thanked the brethren for the very hearty manner in which , on all occasions he had been received by them . He had endeavoured to do his duty , and he believed he had given them every satisfaction in that particular , both
in and out of lodge , and in conclusion , he said that he had passed a most pleasant year , and one that he should ever remember with satisfaction . "The Visitors " having been proposed , was responded to by Bros . Andrews , Hon . Sec . . 115 , in the absence of his colleague , Bro . Bingamann , P . M . 5 , 5 , & e . In introducing " The Past Masters , " the W . M . said that thc lodge was to be
congratulated upon having so many distinguish ed brethren amongst them . Some of them were large supporters of the different charities , and he felt sorry that so few were present that evening , but their health notwithstanding would bc drank none the less hearty . Bro . Drysdale in reply , having thanked the W . M . and the brethren for
thc very cordial manner in which the toast had been proposed anil responded to , said that he consielered it the duty of every Past Master to attend the meetings of the lodge and to assist their younger brethren—and that without distinction—in the carrying out of their multifarious and onerous responsibilities . The W . M . then rose , and said he was about to propose , and that for the first and last
time , a most important toast , namely " The W . M . elect . " They all knew the good and genial qualities of Bro . Reeves , who was moreover their first initiate . He had been throughout his Masonic career most indefatigable in his attendance , which characteristic augured well for his successful occupancy of the Master's chair . In personally wishing him a most prosperous year of office , he only
expressed that which was the unaminous hope of every member of his mother lodge . This toast having been received with excellent " fire , " Bro . Reeves duly replieJ . In proposing " The Health of the Treasurer and Secretary " the W . M . took occasion to speak of the careful manner i n which Bro . Page husbanded their funds , and also in other respects watched over their interests . In Bro . Stuart they
also posse ssed an excellent Secretary , and one who at all times was ready to assist them with the benefit of his advice . The Secretary in response said he felt sorry that the Treasurer had been compelled to leave them at the conclusion of their Masonic labour , but he would take advantage of that circumstance to tell them that in Bro . Page they possessed one of the best Treasurers that he
had ever been associated with . He then in conclusion expressed his own thanks for the compliment conferred upon him as Secretary . " The Officers " followed , and was acknowledged by Bros . Walls , Kohler , Webb , and Robinson . During the evening Bros . Everett , Walls , and others entertained the brethren , who separated at an early hour . The installation of Bro . Reeves will take
place on the 5 th proximo . BATH . —Royal Cumberland Lodge t , No . 41 ) . —On Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., a regular meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , which was unusually well attended . Among those present were Bros . F . Wilkinson , W . M . ; Ashley , Treas ., as I . P . M . ; Falkner , S . W . j Rubie , P . M ., as J . W . ; Capt . Peel , as Dir . of Cer . ; Braham , Sec .:
Gummer , S . D . ; Hunt , J . D . ; Robinson and Jacob Smith , Stewards ; Bigwood , Tyler ; E . White , P . M . ; Dr . Hopkins , P . M . 43 and 95 8 , P . P . G . S . W . for Warwickshire ; F . Baldwin , W . M . 355 . As visitors Bros . Sir John Floyd , 654 •, Gen . Doheity , P . M . 53 and 906 , ana P . P . G . S . W . ; Williamson , W . M . 906 ; Hill , P . M . 906 ; Dill , P . M . 906 ; Reeves , P . M . 906 , P . P . G . O . ; J . Shaw , S . W . 326 ; P . G . Young , S . W . 906 ; Howes , J . W . 906 ; Ha ' yward , S . D .
OoO ; Davis , I . G . 906 ; W . II . Young , 906 ; Besford , Sec , 703 ; Ash , 703 ; Freeman , 90 G . There were also many members of 41 . The lodge having been opened at 7 . 40 by thc W . M ., the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . At thc request of the W . M ., Bro . Dr . Hop . kins reported the proceedings of the committee appointed to promote the interests of the family of the late Bro . , Cooper , stating that the name of the youngest son had