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Contents.
CONTENTS .
L « AD « RS 45 T Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire 432 The Anglo-Amencan Banquet at York ... 452 Devonshire Masonic Knishts Templar 434 Col . Macleod Moore ' s "Allocution , " 188 } 4 J 5 The History of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls from its Origin , 1588 , to
its Centenary , 1888—( Continued ) 45 ^ Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 457 Presentation to Bro . the Rev . W . C . Harris , P . P . G . C . Durham 4 J 7 Summer Festival of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 .,, , 457 Masonic Charity in New Zealand 457 CoRB EK ,, nN 1 ) KNOKSeniority of Membership 4 J 9 The RfCent Banquet of the Anglo-American Lodge 4 S 9
Reviews 4 J 9 REPOKTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry , 439 Instruction , 459 Royal Arch—Instruction 460 Mark Masonry , 4 60 Order of Scotland
Royal 460 Presentation to Bro . Henri Bue , P . G . S . B . 460 Bro . Sadler's New Work 460 Knights Templar of Canada 460 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 461 Chine Lodge Building Fu . id 461 Theatres 46 r Masonic and General Tidings , 4 61 Lodge Meetings for Next Week , „ . „ ,. 46 a
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THE step announced by GRAND S CRIBE E . at the Quarterly Royal Arch Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter on Wednesday , the Brevetf 3 rd inst ., was a fitting pendant to the proceedings in the Royal Albert Hall at the Jubilee Convention of Masons on the 13 th June last ,
when H . R . H . the M . W . GRAND MASTER conferred brevet rank in Grand Lodge on a large number of distinguished brethren . The Royal Arch being a recognised part of constitutional Freemasonry , it was natural that members of Royal Arch chapters should have their part in the Jubilee honours : and as at the regular annual elections of Grand Officers in the
Supreme Grand Chapter the appointments are made from the Craft Grand Officers , provided—of course , they are duly qualified , according to the Regulations—the Royal Arch " Honours' " list , so far as it goes , is a repetition of that which appeared in our account of the Craft proceedings in the Roval Albert Hall , as aforementioned .
THE muster of the brethren at the annual meeting at Exeter Lodge of ' on the 2 nd instant of the Provincial G . Lodge of Devonshire , Devonshire . was larger than usual , there being quite 600 present to welcome
their Prov . G . Master , Viscount EBRINGTON , M . P ., and assist in the transaction of the business of the P . G . Lodge . The Prov . G . Officers , both present and past , were in great force , and the lodges were well and ably represented , while the announcement made sometime since that Bro . Viscount EBRINGTON had very kindly consented to preside at the 90 th
Anniversary Festival , to be held in June of next year , of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , seems to have had the effect of inspiring all present with an unwonted amount of enthusiasm . This is a duty which Lord EBRINGTON has not had an opportunity of discharging before since his appointment as P . G . M ., and our Devon friends , therefore , having had no
chance of exhibiting their zeal in this particular branch of Masonic duty—though of course they have figured many times and creditably in the lists of Returns—are naturally desirous of performing their part on the occasion in a manner which—to use the words of Bro . the Rev . WILLIAM WHITLEY , the London representative of the
province , shall be " worthy of Devon and of the year of the P . G . MASTER ' presidency . " A very good start in this direction was made by the Committee of Petitions , which takes charge of the business of the province ,
and having carefully examined into whatever is brought under its notice , recommends to Provincial Grand Lodge the course which it considers best to pursue in each case or set of circumstances . There were four petitions submitted to the Committee , and when they had made up their minds what
sum to grant in each case and what to recommend Provincial Grand Lodge to grant in addition , there remained to the credit of the Charity Fund at their disposal a balance of about £ 110 , of which they recommended that loo guineas ( £ 105 ) should be voted to the Boys' School towards its Festival subscri ption next year . We trust the private lodges and individual brethren
will follow this excellent example , and that Devon with its 50 lodges and over 2600 members will acquit itself in a manner worthy of so ancient and so strong a province . In almost all other respects , the meeting passed off satisfactoril y . The TREASURER ' report of the financial condition of affairs Was very gratifying , but the Committee of Petitions in their report spoke
somewhat severely of the indifference shown by some of the Devon lodges to the requirements of our Charitable Institutions ; but no doubt the circumstance we have alread y alluded to of the PROV . GRAND MASTER having undertaken to preside at the next Boys' School Festival will bring these more prominentl y under their noticeand induce them to be mort- generous , as well
, a } more frequent , than they have been heretofore in their contributions in 'heir behalf . On the other hand , it was reported that there were only four inuitants on the FORTESCUE Annuity Fund , which , however , was capable ., . PPorting some six or seven , so that when the Devon brethren have 's before them , their comparative indifference to the needs of the Central
amies is easier of explanation . In all other respects the meeting was a ccess , and probably no one more sincerely regretted than Bro . Lord RINBTON that his Parliamentary duties rendered it necessary he should a H to London immediately after Provincial Grand Lodge was closed , i ,- ,, deprived the banquet , which brought the day to a close , of his Kindl y n resence . n
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„ . OUR readers will hear with regret , and especially those resiton , D ' . G . M . dent in Malta , that Bro . WILLIAM KINGSTON , District Grand Maita . Master of Malta , died on Thursday morning . Bro . KINGSTON had come over to this country about a month since in order to recruit
his health , but the change of scene and climate did not have the desired effect . Our respected brother has passed away , and tor some time to come his presence in lodge and D . G . Lodge will be seriously missed . The deceased had held his important office since 186 9 , and during that long term of years , Freemasonry under his guidance had a very successful lile . It
could scarcely have been otherwise , for Bro . KINGSTON was one ot the most genial of men , and whatever he attempted or had a hand in assisting or promoting was pretty certain to move on flourishingly . We offer our sincere sympathy to the widow , the friends , and the fellow Masons of Bro . KINGSTON , who , we are convinced , will long preserve the
pleasant memories which are associated with his career , both as a private individual and as a member ot the Masonic Fraternity . We will add , for the information of those who may wish to pay tl . eir respect to the memory ol a worthy Mason , that the funeral will take place at Norwood Cemetery to-morrow ( Saturday ) alternoon , at 4 p . m .
* * * It strikes us that Masonic Knight Templary needs only a Prov . Prior little encourrgement to activity in order to play its part in the of Devon . worid 0 f Masonry more conspicuously , and in a manner worthier of its ancient fame as an early offshoot of our modern society . If
Provincial Priories and subordinate Preceptories met more frequentl y , or , perhaps we ought more properly to say , if we heard more frequently of their meeting , the Order ot Knights Templar might be able to show itself as a progressive body . However , we are occasionally favoured with a glimjse
of Templar life , and on Thursday , the 4 th inst . there appears to have been a more than usually successtul gathering of the Fratres—or Sir Kni ghts as they are more commonly spoken of—at Stonehouse . Certainly the occasion , which was that of the induction of Frater the Rev . T . VV . Lemon
M . A ., into the office of Provincial Prior of Devonshire , justified the interest that was shown and the strong muster that was present . Frater the Rev . Lemon is one of our ablest , most energetic , and most popular brethren . He takes kindly to every thing Masonic , and what he does he does well . We are far from being surprised , therefore , at the successful
meeting of Prov . Priory on the occasion , and we congratulate Frater Lemon very heartily on his appointment to so distinguished an office in ihe Order of the Temple . We trust he will long enjoy the new honour conferred upon him and have many opportunities tor promoting the weltare of Templary in his province .
* # * According to the returns compiled by Bro . J OSIAH < reemasonry £ ) RUMM 0 NDj p Q > jyj 0 f Maine , there are 55 grand North America . \ 0 ( iges ; n ]\[ ort . h America , with less than 605 . 408 members ,
the strongest grand lodge being that of New York , wmch has 71977 subscribing members , and the weakest that of British Columbia which has only 333 . Next in order to New York is the Grand Lod ge ot Illinois , with 40 . 203 members , the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania occupying the third place with 37 , 343 members , and that of Ohio the fourth with 32 , 022 .
Michigan , Massachusetts , and Missouri form a compact group of pretty nearly equal strength , Michigan having 28 , 470 members , Massachusetts 28 , 163 members , and Missouri 26 , 571 members . The four following have upwards of 20 , 000 each , namely : Indiana , 22 , 548 members j Iowa , 21 , 816 ; Maine , 20 , 218 ; and Texas , 20 , 117 ; Canada being close up with a total of
19 , 256 . There are also nine other grand lodges which can boast of a membership exceeding 10 , 000 , namely : Connecticut , 15 , 029 ; Kansas , 14 , 638 ; Calilornia , 14 , 441 ; Tennessee , 14 , 345 ; Kentucky , 13 , 410 ; Wisconsin , 12 , 922 ; New Jersey , 12 , 660 ; Georgia , 11 , 258 ; and Arkansas , 10 , 49 6 . Of the remaining 34 grand lodges there are
nine with upwards of 5 , 000 members ; 17 with upwards of 1000 members ; and eight with less than 1000 members , two of these being in British territory , and the other six in the United States . Of the whole body of Grand Lodges 48 are in the Unued States , with an aggregate membership of 576 , 224 , and the remaining seven in British Nonh Am nca ,
namely , Giand LoUgeol Canada wan 19 . 256 memDers ; Grand Lod ^ eot Nova Scolia , 2922 members . ; Grand Lodgeol yueuec , 2876 members ; Grand Ludge ol New Brunswick , 1881 members ; Grand Lodge ot Manitoba , 1508 members ; Grand Lodge ot Prince Edward Island , 448 members ; and Grand Lodge of British Columbia , 333 members ; giving an aggregate for tne
seven independent Grand Lodges in tSriusii territory ot ^ 9 , ^ 84 members . Considering that only about one halt ot mese Grand Lodges were in existence half-a-century ago , lliougn there were a lew scatteied lod ges in the territories of some ol mem , wmch have since lormed tnemselves into independent Grand Lodges , and that at tne time the war of American
Independence broke out there were probably only within half as many Masons scattered over the face of the whole North American Continent as there are now under the Grand Lodge of Canada , these figures show an enormous development such as perhaps can be paralleled b y no other Society in the world .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
L « AD « RS 45 T Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire 432 The Anglo-Amencan Banquet at York ... 452 Devonshire Masonic Knishts Templar 434 Col . Macleod Moore ' s "Allocution , " 188 } 4 J 5 The History of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls from its Origin , 1588 , to
its Centenary , 1888—( Continued ) 45 ^ Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 457 Presentation to Bro . the Rev . W . C . Harris , P . P . G . C . Durham 4 J 7 Summer Festival of the Covent Garden Lodge of Instruction , No . 1614 .,, , 457 Masonic Charity in New Zealand 457 CoRB EK ,, nN 1 ) KNOKSeniority of Membership 4 J 9 The RfCent Banquet of the Anglo-American Lodge 4 S 9
Reviews 4 J 9 REPOKTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry , 439 Instruction , 459 Royal Arch—Instruction 460 Mark Masonry , 4 60 Order of Scotland
Royal 460 Presentation to Bro . Henri Bue , P . G . S . B . 460 Bro . Sadler's New Work 460 Knights Templar of Canada 460 Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution 461 Chine Lodge Building Fu . id 461 Theatres 46 r Masonic and General Tidings , 4 61 Lodge Meetings for Next Week , „ . „ ,. 46 a
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THE step announced by GRAND S CRIBE E . at the Quarterly Royal Arch Convocation of Supreme Grand Chapter on Wednesday , the Brevetf 3 rd inst ., was a fitting pendant to the proceedings in the Royal Albert Hall at the Jubilee Convention of Masons on the 13 th June last ,
when H . R . H . the M . W . GRAND MASTER conferred brevet rank in Grand Lodge on a large number of distinguished brethren . The Royal Arch being a recognised part of constitutional Freemasonry , it was natural that members of Royal Arch chapters should have their part in the Jubilee honours : and as at the regular annual elections of Grand Officers in the
Supreme Grand Chapter the appointments are made from the Craft Grand Officers , provided—of course , they are duly qualified , according to the Regulations—the Royal Arch " Honours' " list , so far as it goes , is a repetition of that which appeared in our account of the Craft proceedings in the Roval Albert Hall , as aforementioned .
THE muster of the brethren at the annual meeting at Exeter Lodge of ' on the 2 nd instant of the Provincial G . Lodge of Devonshire , Devonshire . was larger than usual , there being quite 600 present to welcome
their Prov . G . Master , Viscount EBRINGTON , M . P ., and assist in the transaction of the business of the P . G . Lodge . The Prov . G . Officers , both present and past , were in great force , and the lodges were well and ably represented , while the announcement made sometime since that Bro . Viscount EBRINGTON had very kindly consented to preside at the 90 th
Anniversary Festival , to be held in June of next year , of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , seems to have had the effect of inspiring all present with an unwonted amount of enthusiasm . This is a duty which Lord EBRINGTON has not had an opportunity of discharging before since his appointment as P . G . M ., and our Devon friends , therefore , having had no
chance of exhibiting their zeal in this particular branch of Masonic duty—though of course they have figured many times and creditably in the lists of Returns—are naturally desirous of performing their part on the occasion in a manner which—to use the words of Bro . the Rev . WILLIAM WHITLEY , the London representative of the
province , shall be " worthy of Devon and of the year of the P . G . MASTER ' presidency . " A very good start in this direction was made by the Committee of Petitions , which takes charge of the business of the province ,
and having carefully examined into whatever is brought under its notice , recommends to Provincial Grand Lodge the course which it considers best to pursue in each case or set of circumstances . There were four petitions submitted to the Committee , and when they had made up their minds what
sum to grant in each case and what to recommend Provincial Grand Lodge to grant in addition , there remained to the credit of the Charity Fund at their disposal a balance of about £ 110 , of which they recommended that loo guineas ( £ 105 ) should be voted to the Boys' School towards its Festival subscri ption next year . We trust the private lodges and individual brethren
will follow this excellent example , and that Devon with its 50 lodges and over 2600 members will acquit itself in a manner worthy of so ancient and so strong a province . In almost all other respects , the meeting passed off satisfactoril y . The TREASURER ' report of the financial condition of affairs Was very gratifying , but the Committee of Petitions in their report spoke
somewhat severely of the indifference shown by some of the Devon lodges to the requirements of our Charitable Institutions ; but no doubt the circumstance we have alread y alluded to of the PROV . GRAND MASTER having undertaken to preside at the next Boys' School Festival will bring these more prominentl y under their noticeand induce them to be mort- generous , as well
, a } more frequent , than they have been heretofore in their contributions in 'heir behalf . On the other hand , it was reported that there were only four inuitants on the FORTESCUE Annuity Fund , which , however , was capable ., . PPorting some six or seven , so that when the Devon brethren have 's before them , their comparative indifference to the needs of the Central
amies is easier of explanation . In all other respects the meeting was a ccess , and probably no one more sincerely regretted than Bro . Lord RINBTON that his Parliamentary duties rendered it necessary he should a H to London immediately after Provincial Grand Lodge was closed , i ,- ,, deprived the banquet , which brought the day to a close , of his Kindl y n resence . n
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„ . OUR readers will hear with regret , and especially those resiton , D ' . G . M . dent in Malta , that Bro . WILLIAM KINGSTON , District Grand Maita . Master of Malta , died on Thursday morning . Bro . KINGSTON had come over to this country about a month since in order to recruit
his health , but the change of scene and climate did not have the desired effect . Our respected brother has passed away , and tor some time to come his presence in lodge and D . G . Lodge will be seriously missed . The deceased had held his important office since 186 9 , and during that long term of years , Freemasonry under his guidance had a very successful lile . It
could scarcely have been otherwise , for Bro . KINGSTON was one ot the most genial of men , and whatever he attempted or had a hand in assisting or promoting was pretty certain to move on flourishingly . We offer our sincere sympathy to the widow , the friends , and the fellow Masons of Bro . KINGSTON , who , we are convinced , will long preserve the
pleasant memories which are associated with his career , both as a private individual and as a member ot the Masonic Fraternity . We will add , for the information of those who may wish to pay tl . eir respect to the memory ol a worthy Mason , that the funeral will take place at Norwood Cemetery to-morrow ( Saturday ) alternoon , at 4 p . m .
* * * It strikes us that Masonic Knight Templary needs only a Prov . Prior little encourrgement to activity in order to play its part in the of Devon . worid 0 f Masonry more conspicuously , and in a manner worthier of its ancient fame as an early offshoot of our modern society . If
Provincial Priories and subordinate Preceptories met more frequentl y , or , perhaps we ought more properly to say , if we heard more frequently of their meeting , the Order ot Knights Templar might be able to show itself as a progressive body . However , we are occasionally favoured with a glimjse
of Templar life , and on Thursday , the 4 th inst . there appears to have been a more than usually successtul gathering of the Fratres—or Sir Kni ghts as they are more commonly spoken of—at Stonehouse . Certainly the occasion , which was that of the induction of Frater the Rev . T . VV . Lemon
M . A ., into the office of Provincial Prior of Devonshire , justified the interest that was shown and the strong muster that was present . Frater the Rev . Lemon is one of our ablest , most energetic , and most popular brethren . He takes kindly to every thing Masonic , and what he does he does well . We are far from being surprised , therefore , at the successful
meeting of Prov . Priory on the occasion , and we congratulate Frater Lemon very heartily on his appointment to so distinguished an office in ihe Order of the Temple . We trust he will long enjoy the new honour conferred upon him and have many opportunities tor promoting the weltare of Templary in his province .
* # * According to the returns compiled by Bro . J OSIAH < reemasonry £ ) RUMM 0 NDj p Q > jyj 0 f Maine , there are 55 grand North America . \ 0 ( iges ; n ]\[ ort . h America , with less than 605 . 408 members ,
the strongest grand lodge being that of New York , wmch has 71977 subscribing members , and the weakest that of British Columbia which has only 333 . Next in order to New York is the Grand Lod ge ot Illinois , with 40 . 203 members , the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania occupying the third place with 37 , 343 members , and that of Ohio the fourth with 32 , 022 .
Michigan , Massachusetts , and Missouri form a compact group of pretty nearly equal strength , Michigan having 28 , 470 members , Massachusetts 28 , 163 members , and Missouri 26 , 571 members . The four following have upwards of 20 , 000 each , namely : Indiana , 22 , 548 members j Iowa , 21 , 816 ; Maine , 20 , 218 ; and Texas , 20 , 117 ; Canada being close up with a total of
19 , 256 . There are also nine other grand lodges which can boast of a membership exceeding 10 , 000 , namely : Connecticut , 15 , 029 ; Kansas , 14 , 638 ; Calilornia , 14 , 441 ; Tennessee , 14 , 345 ; Kentucky , 13 , 410 ; Wisconsin , 12 , 922 ; New Jersey , 12 , 660 ; Georgia , 11 , 258 ; and Arkansas , 10 , 49 6 . Of the remaining 34 grand lodges there are
nine with upwards of 5 , 000 members ; 17 with upwards of 1000 members ; and eight with less than 1000 members , two of these being in British territory , and the other six in the United States . Of the whole body of Grand Lodges 48 are in the Unued States , with an aggregate membership of 576 , 224 , and the remaining seven in British Nonh Am nca ,
namely , Giand LoUgeol Canada wan 19 . 256 memDers ; Grand Lod ^ eot Nova Scolia , 2922 members . ; Grand Lodgeol yueuec , 2876 members ; Grand Ludge ol New Brunswick , 1881 members ; Grand Lodge ot Manitoba , 1508 members ; Grand Lodge ot Prince Edward Island , 448 members ; and Grand Lodge of British Columbia , 333 members ; giving an aggregate for tne
seven independent Grand Lodges in tSriusii territory ot ^ 9 , ^ 84 members . Considering that only about one halt ot mese Grand Lodges were in existence half-a-century ago , lliougn there were a lew scatteied lod ges in the territories of some ol mem , wmch have since lormed tnemselves into independent Grand Lodges , and that at tne time the war of American
Independence broke out there were probably only within half as many Masons scattered over the face of the whole North American Continent as there are now under the Grand Lodge of Canada , these figures show an enormous development such as perhaps can be paralleled b y no other Society in the world .