Bro. Sir H. Morland, G.M. Of All Scottish Freemasonry In India.

BRO . SIR H . MORLAND , G . M . OF ALL SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY IN INDIA .

The late Bro . Sir H . MORLAND , Grand Master of All Scottish Freemasonry , who died on the 28 th July , of carbuncle supervening on a prolonged attack of diabetes , was one of the most distinguished Masons in India as well as a man who , in the Indian

naval service and various other capacities had achieved the very hig hest distinction , and was generally esteemed and respected by all classes of the community in Bombay . As a Mason , indeed , his career had been throughout a most brilliant one . He was

initiated in Lodge Felix , No . 355 , Aden , under the Scottish Constitution , and exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in Felix Chapter , No . go , in 1857 . Having on his return to Bombay been elected a joiningmember of the Lodge of Perseverance , No . 351 , he gradually

rose to be its R . W . M ., and after holding sundry provincial offices was in 1870 appointed by the Grand Lodge of Scotland to be Provincial Grand Master for Western India . Four years later he had conferred upon him the still more important post of

Grand Master of All Scottish Freemasonry in India , and it was in this capacity that the most brilliant of his many services to Scottish Freemasonry were rendered . In 18 75 he was appointed Provincial Grand Superintendent of Koyal Arch Masons for

Bombay . He was also Great Prior of the Indian Langue in the Scottish branch of the Order of the Temple , Grand Master for India of the Royal Order of Scotland , Intendant-General of the Order of Rome and the Red Cross of Constantine , and Sovereign

Grand Inspector General of India in the Supreme Council , 33 , of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , Scotland . As Grand Master he had always been on the most intimate and friendly terms with the English Masonic authorities in Bombay ,

and on the occasion of the grand banquet given by the Scottish Fraternity to H . R . H . the Duke of CONNAUGHT , D . G . M . Bombay , our late brother had the great honour of presiding and welcoming his Royal Highness and presenting to him his

patent as Hon . Grand Master ofthe Scottish Order in India . It was on this occasion , too , that the Duke paid Sir HENRY those compliments for his long and eminent services to the Craft which he so justly merited . As regards his extra-Masonic

work , let it suffice if we state that as an officer of the Indian Marine and in various other capacities he had rendered signal service to the State , and richly deserved the honour of kni ghthood which her MAJESTY vvas graciously pleased to confer upon

him in commemoration of the Jubilee of her reign . The funeral of our deceased brother took place the day following his death amid the most genuine demonstrations of sorrow , those who had known him best and been longest associated with him in his

Masonic and naval and civil career being present at the mournful ceremony and rendering their several tributes of respect to one who had fulfilled his part in life so nobly .

Consecration Of The Woodgrange Lodge, No. 2409.

CONSECRATION OF THE WOODGRANGE LODGE , No . 2409 .

This — the youngest of the Metropolitan Masonic lodges — was consecrated on the 3 rd instant , at the Princess Alice Hotel , Forest Gate , E . — a house admirabl y suited for meetings of Masonic bodies , and from the way in which the brethren ' s requirements were catered for , we may confidentl y say it deserves the most extensive patronage which can be given to it .

Everything combined to augur well for the prosperity of the lodge . The clay was fine , the accommodation was excellent , the Grand Secretary , who performed the consecration ceremony , was in his best form , the music , under

Bro . Robert De Lacy ( vicar choral , St . Paul ' s Cathedral ) , was very superior , the Wardens , Bros . Philbrick , Q . C , and Jas . Terry , were facile princeps in the art , Bro . J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . C ., was one of theablest Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Brownrigg , the Chaplain , delivered about the best and

most masculine addresses the brethren ever had the pleasure of listening to , and Bro . John G . Stevens , who is always to thc fore when a Masonic function is required of him , was most active in seeing that no brother was without what he required . The attendance of brethren was large , there being over 70 of them present . The following visitors were present :

Bros . J . Mason , P . M . 309 , P . P . S G . D . Middlesex ; J . Hunt , P . M . 376 P P G P F . C . Atkinson , I . P . M . 376 , P . A . G . S . Suffolk ; J . M . McLeod , 113 , Prov . S G W Derbyshire , Sec . R . M . I . B . ; F . R . W . Hedges , P . G . S . B ., Sec . R . M . I . G .- C . Parsons , 16 37 . P . A . G . D . C . Middlesex ; C . W . Smith , P . M . 8 98 ; J . G . Twinn '

P . M . and Sec . 1306 ; G . Morris , J . W . 1816 ; R . J . Scriven , 1489 ; J . Wayland 95 ; G . W . Kidd , S . D . 2291 ; H . Sadler , G . Tyler ; G . Bashford , 1604 ; J . E ' . Shand , P . M ., Sec . 1563 and 2030 ; R . D ^ Lacy , 1706 ; W . A . Frost , 1728 ; A . Lawrence Fryer , 1624 ; W . Henson , 65 ; C . Hofson , 1421 ; A . Colver , P . M . 933 ;

Consecration Of The Woodgrange Lodge, No. 2409.

F . Wakefield , P . M . 548 ; T . I . Barnes , P . M . 933 ; W . Forty , P . M . 1733 , J . W . 1365 ; J . Smith , P . M . 49 ; C . W . Meiter , P . M . 1671 ; J . C . Armstrong , W . M . 898 ; W . H . Hubbert , P . M . 1625 ; W . M . Mead , J . W . 1805 ; E . Triggs , W . M . 749 ; W . W . Gibson , J . W . 1421 ; C . F . Knowler , 1563 ; C . Colwell , D . C . 1381 ; C . MansfieldI . P . M . 1421 ; E . Christian , P . M . 860 ; Charles C . Sharman , 441 ;

, E . A . Gibbs , 1804 ; J . P . Acock , I . P . M . 1685 ; J . W . Croft , 1804 ; Frank Evans , Stwd ., 1421 ; W . King , J . D . 167 ; J . Myerscough , 1625 ; C . R . Higgins , 1076 ; Alfred Kenningham , 1706 ; J . W . F . Cox , 1314 ; T . Thompson , 8 79 ; P . W . Brannon , 151 ; Alexander , 1339 ; J . Sadler , 51 ; A . H . Fisher , 1563 ; Digby GreenS . D . 19 ; H . Poston , J . W . 19 ; J . Spearing , 1625 ; J . C . Edmonds , 6 73 ;

, G . W . Austen , D . C . 933 ; H . J . Thrower , W . M . 1766 ; Duncombe Lines , 902 ; T . S . Taylor , P . M . SS 4 ; D . R . Bryce , W . M . 1421 ; H . Rogers , P . M . 89 8 ; H . Massey , P . M . 1928 ; W . G . Norman , W . M . 2291 ; W . Vincent , 749 ; J . F . Wesley , 2291 ; T . C . Canter , 2191 ; E . Black , 959 ; Charles Reeve , P . M . 1816 ;

Albert Govier , P . M . 1816 , 2291 ; R . H . Brannon , P . M . 394 , P . P . G . S . B . Hants and Isle of Wight ; H . Chown , 1349 ; W . A . Moss , S . D . 933 ; H . B . Holiday , P . M . 1076 ; Boulton , P . M . 2291 ; J . J . Berry , P . M . and Treas . 554 ; John Newcomb , 742 ; G . W . Warry ( S . C ) , and others .

When the lodge was opened the following were the officers : Bros . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Consecrating Master ; F . A . Philbrick , Q . C , G . Reg ., S . W . ; James Terry , P . G . S . B ., J . W . ; the Rev . J . S . Brownrigg , P . G . C , Chaplain ; J . H . Matthews , P . D . G . D . C , D . C ; and N . Tracy , Prov . G . Sec . of Suffolk , I . G . The musical brethren who assisted Bro . De Lacy were Bros . W . A . Frost , A . Kenningham , L . Fryer , and T . Kempton .

The founders of the new lodge were Bros . Archibald R . Trew , 2291 , P . M . 959 , P . P . G . D . Suffolk , W . M . designate ; Robert Henry Brannon , P . M . 394 , P . P . G . Std . Br . Hants and Isle of Wight , S . W . designate ; Robert James Tucker , P . M . 933 , J . W . designate ; Henry William Clarke , P . M . 1625 ; John Geeves Stevens , P . M . 554 , 933 ; James Hall Brown ,

P . M . 933 ; James Everett , 871 ; George Pidduck , jun ., J . W . 1107 ; Albert Hagan , 147 1 , 1625 ; Edward Smith , 1816 ; Alfred James Hardwick , 834 ; William Munro , 959 ; Clarence C . Knowles , 507 ; Octavius E . Riche , 2291 ; Christopher Slater , 1076 ; and William Wilkinson , J . W . 1298 . After the lodge had been opened in the Three Degrees ,

Bro . Col . SHADWELL H . CLERKE , first addressed the brethren . He said the brethren were assembled on a very important Masonic occasion , and one which he was sure would be of great interest to all the brethren who were connected with Masonry in that part of London who had the prosperity of

the Order at heart . They were assembled for the purpose of giving effect to a warrant recentl y issued by the M . W . G . M . for the formation and consecration of a lodge in the building where they then were . They were of course aware that there were a large number of lodges at present in London , and that unless a p-ood case was made out for the establishment of a new

lodge it was very difficult indeed to obtain a fresh warrant , because as a rule they had enough warrants for lodges in the district of the Metropolis . But of course there were occasions when exceptions mi g ht be made , and it so happened that in the Forest Gate suburb of London there was a very largely increasing population , as houses had sprung up very largely and

there was no Masonic lodge in the immediate vicinity which would supply the Masonic requirements of the inhabitants of the district . When some brethren residing in the locality recently petitioned the M . W . G . M . to grant a warrant for the formation of a Iodge there his Royal Hig hness after deliberation and consideration came to the conclusion that thc

request was a reasonable one , and that a lodge mig ht safely be established in that particular place . His Royal Hig hness had therefore issued his mandate in the form of a warrant , and the brethren were now gathered together to give effect to it . On the opening of a new lodge he always considered it his duty to say a few words of warning to the

brethren connected with it , because at the present time Masonry had come very much in evidence . When the proceedings of Masonry were reported fully—and he was afraid too fully—in the public newspapers there must necessaril y be some persons who would wish to rush into the Order who wero not desirable persons to be received into it . He therefore said to the founders

of this lodge what he said whenever he consecrated a new lodge—that they should exercise the greatest caution and care in the selection of initiates and members , and that it was not necessary to have a large number of members of the lodge , but to remember that quality was better than quantity . If they admitted onl y men of high character and conduct they would make the lodge

one which would be respected , and it would be considered an honour to belong to it . He had no doubt , from what he knew of the founders of the lodge , many of whom were Past Masters , that this would be the case , and he trusted and believed they would fully justify the confidence of the M . WGrand Master in entrusting the warrant to their hands .

Bro . the Rev . J . S . BROWNRIGG , P . G . C , at the call of the Consecrating ' Officer , delivered the following oration : We are always most properly reminded at the consecration of a new lodge of tho extreme importance of guarding well its portals , of allowing no one to pass the Tyler ' s sword without the assured conviction thit the new member will be a credit

to the Craft and to his lodge . I would venture in the few words I address to yo « to ask you carefully to lay down for yourselves a few leading and general princip les to guide you in your selection , and to establish the grounds upon which you oug ht to base your rejection of candidates . First of all every candidate should be a man of honour . Honour is a difficult thing to define . It is something more than the

avoidance of base and mean actions . It is a high and sensitive appreciation oj what we owe to ourselves and to the world . It is the disregard of all selfish and low motives which are ever tempting us from the clear narrow line of duty . } is the fixed determination at all costs and with all courage to maintain what is right in the face of the bitterest opposition of the strongest power .

Secondly , your candidate should be a m in of Charity . Charity is a comprehensive word . It means something more than the giving of what it costs us nothing to give ; something more than the easy , self-complacent desire to be recognised as the benefactor of mankind . It is the grasping of the great truth that each man lives not for himself alone , that he does owe great and important brother

duties to his brother man ; th it wherever and whenever he can help his , it is sin to abstain from giving that help ; that no time , no trouble , must oe grudged if thereby any one with whom he is thrown into contact can be thereby bettered and improved . It is one of the great laws of our existence that in ou lives we are either hel ping or hindering others . The question , " What are vve