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TABLE OF CONTENTS .

R EPORTS OF M ASONIC MEETINGS : — Craft Masonry 593 Red Cross of Constantine 594 Royal Arch 594 Mark Masonry 594 Scotland 595

Consecration of a new Lodge at Kingsland 595 Consecration of a new Chapter at Brighton 59 6 Poetry 59 Obituary 597 Presentation from His Holiness the Pope 597 An Oration 59 Laying the Foundation Stone of . 1 Town I lall at Dunoon .-... 599

ConnESPONDENCE : — Sp iritualists °°° Language of Freemasonry 600 Bro . Holmes and the United Orders of tho Temple and Hospital 600 Masonic Bibliography 601 Freemasonry in Western Australia 601 Lodge Meetings for next week 602 Advertisements 591 592 602 603 C 04 ( 103 606

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Craft Ifasmuin BRADFORII . —Lodge of Hope ( No . . 302 ) . —On Tuesday , the 2 nd inst ., the brethren of this Iodge gave a complimentary dinner to their W . M ., Bro . Geo . Richardson , and made him a presentation of a silver salver , value sixty guineas , on the occasion of his marriage . Bro . M . Rhodes ,

P . M ., P . Prov . G . W . occupied the chair , and was supported on his left by Bros , the Rev . Flyn , P . Prov . G . Chap . ; T . Hill , P . M ., P . Prov . G . W . - Schaeppi , P . M ., Prov . G . S . D . ; C . H . Taylor , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . D . ; W . Ibbetson , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . D . 5 W . Beanland , P . M . J . R .

Armitage , P . M ., P . Prov . S . of W . ; J . Rhodes , P . M ., P . Prov . G . O . J . Oddy , P . Prov . G . C . ¦ and on his right by Bros . Geo . Richardson , W . M . 302 J . Ambler , W . M . 874 ; A . Briggs , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . B . ; J . Green , P . M . ; W . W . Barlow , P . M . ; H . Smith , P . M ., Prov . G . Sec . ; H . O .

Mawson , P . M . ; A . Hunter , P . M . ; Thos . Senior , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Reg .- Robt . Richardson , P . M . ; J . White , P . M . 4 . 39 ; T . W . MacGowen , ( Town Clerk ) . The Chair man read letters of apology for unavoidable absence , from Bro . Bentley Shaw , LL . D ., D . Prov . G . M ., and several

other brethren , and then proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts . Bro . Broughton , who occupied one of the vice-chairs ( the other being ably filled by Bro . J . A . Binns , S . W . ) , was called upon to give a toast , and in doing so , said , the toast I have to propose need only be named to

meet with your hearty acceptance , namely , " The Right Worshipful the Prov . G . M ., the W . D . Prov . G . M ., and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers . " Our worthy Chairman has spoken in eulogistic terms of our G . M ., and as thc same brother is also Prov . G . M ., I may well say ditto

to what he has said with reference to him . Our D . Prov . G . M . is Bro . Bentley Shaw , and when I mention his name I am sure it will be received with the greatest applause , since his name is a household word in Yorkshire , and when I allude to the other Prov . Grand Officers , I am pleased

to speak of such men . We , in the Lodge of Hope have been highly honoured by the province , and I trust the province will never have cause to regret the selections . We have present tonight , Bro . Henry Smith , Prov . Grand Secretary ,

who fills the post so admirably and is so much esteemed by all the brethren . We have also a number of other brethren present , both past and present officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . I have much pleasure in giving you the toast entrusted to me . The

chairman called upon Bro . II . Smith , Prov . y- Sec , to respond , who said I feel very proud 'ndeed to reply , I feel it is 3 great honour to the Lod ge of Hope to see so many brethren stand u l- to acknowledge this toast , and for the honour you have done to the Prov . G . Officers , I return Vou my most hearty thanks , and feel it a

privile ge to belong to such a lodge , and I feel ¦ especiall y proud to be present on such an interesting occasion as the present . I wish not to detain you from the special business of the evening , and beg heartily to thank you for the compliment paid the Prov . Grand Officers . The yliairman again rising , said I have a very pleasm S > at the same time a very difficult duty , to

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perform , to do it to the satisfaction of all the brethren . I don ' t know why I have been selected forthis position except that , if not the oldest member of the lodge , the oldest one present . Brethren , it is rather an unusual thing to present a piece of plate as we are doing this evening : it

is not often that a W . M . marries during his year of office . We have had W . Ms , do so , but then they have been widowers . I can only tell the W . M . we heartily congratulate him on the auspicious occasion , we did remember him during his absence on his wedding tour , and suggestions

were thrown out that something should be done , and I have pleasure in saying that what has been done has been entirely voluntary , and if one thing more than another gives me pleasure it is that the 74 brethren who have made this presentation , do so with the best wishes for yourself

and your wife , and I was going to say family , but those in prospect , and should it please the Great Architect that you should be blest with a son , we hope lhat you will hand down this salver as a heirloom in your family . I wish your good lady could have been with us , as I know

she would have been pleased . In making this presentation on the part of the brethren , I trust it will be your lot to pass through life with the greatest happiness and pleasure . The inscription on the salver is is follows— " Presented by the brethren of the Lodge of Hope , , 302 , of Free and

Accepted Masons of England to the Worshipful Master , Bro . George Richardson , onthe occasion of his marriage , as a mark of their fraternal regard , and as an expression of their congratulations and best wishes for his future happiness and prosperity , Bradford , 2 nd

Sept . 187 , 3 . Will you accept this , Worshipful Sir , on behalf of the brethren of thc Lodge of Hope ? Bro . Geo . Richardson , W . M ., on rising to respond , was received with the greatest applause , and on its subsiding said , Worthy Chairman , Vice Chairman , and brethren , I have been sitting

here for some time thinking how I should address you , not feeling , under the present peculiar and flattering circumstances , quite so much at home as usual , but the kind way in which Bro . P . M . Rhodes has introduced the toast , and presented your splendid gift , has set me in some measure

nt ease . I knew that on my return home you would be glad toseeme again in my old place , but I was not prepared for the magnilicent welcome with which you have received me to-ni ght . To most men in their lives there comes a special time for laudable pride and heartfelt gratification ,

to me this evening is such , and when I look round upon this noble assembly , and reflect that you have each come from your own home circles to make me , as it were , the centre of this inner circle , to entertain me as your guest , and to show your personal regard for me , I am at a loss how

to thank you , or where to find words which will fully express to you my deep appreciation of this , your great kindness to me . I have no sympathy with , or respect for those men who are careless of the | opinion of their fellows , and profess to consider such carelessness as a mark of independence

and manliness , but candidl y acknowledge that I have always wished to stand well with my fellow men , and more particularly with my brethren of the Lodge of Hope , and I am glad to lind tonight that the kindly regards you have towards me are greater than I expected , and that I have

gained a higher place in your estimation than I could have anticipated . As the student gaining knowledge longs for more , so I , with the knowledge of your great good feeling towards me , shall desire to gain your yet further respect , and shall look upon this evening as a stand point from

which to build a still closer friendship with you . In thanking you once more , brethren , I feel that I cannot express myself sufficiently for the estimable gift you have made me , and for the feelings which it represents , and if in the vicissitudes of lifc a dark cloud should ever overhgne me I shall

think of this evening with the greatest consolation . Bro . A . Briggs , P . M ., witlv the permission of the Chairman , desired to oiler a suggestion with reference to the forthcoming meeting of the British Association , stating that in different towns

where he had attended its meetings , it had been usual for the Freemasons to lix a meeting of the brethren to which the members ofthe Association vvho are Masons could be invited to have a friendly meeting , and he would suggest that the same be done here . The proposition met with the hearty

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response of thebrethren present . Bro . Briggs said further that he could not sit down without expressing his deep gratification at being present this evening to welcome one Benedict amongst us whom we thought hopeless , and hoped from that stock good Lewises will spring , linking the

present with the future . Bro . Broughton , Vicechairman , called upon Bro . Schaeppi , P . M ., for thc next toast , who said I do so with pleasure , as it commends itself without ? ny preface from me , and when I tell yoa it is "The Health of the Chairman , " I know that it will be so . I am

o-lad to propose his health to you as one of the best brethren amongst us , and one who has done so much for Freemasonry , striving for the good of every brother . It is rare to find such a one to preside over us ; and although he may begin to feel himself advancing in years , he seems ever

young among us , and I am sure he will have had much p leasure in presenting this plate to the newly-married couple ; and I trust he will be long spared , as also the W . M ., to whom the presentation is made , to share a long-lived happiness with us . Bro . W . Rhodes , P . M . ( the

Chairman ) , who was received with much applause , said , I rise with great pleasure to respond , and I can assure you the gratification I feel in meeting you grows no less as years roll on . I cannot disguise from myself that I am getting older , and that I cannot expect to meet you so

many years longer . It affords me great pleasure to be with you , and to see so many here who have worked so much together for the good of my fellow-men . It is especially gratifying to me to see the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys out of debt , and so placed in a position for a long

career of usefulness . Allow me to thank you for the compliment you have paid me . Bro . T . Hill , P . M ., rose to propose the next toast , but said previous to doing so , he wished to congratulate thc W . M . on his new position , and to express to him the gratification he felt to see the high

estimation he is held in by the brethren . The toast I have to propose is the health of the two Vice-Presidents , Bros . Broughton and Binns , and I feel very much pleasure in calling npon you to drink with me heartily to their good health . Bro . Broughton being called upon , said , Mr . Chairman

and brethren , in responding to his toast it is not my intention to trespass upon your time more than a few moments . In the first place allow me to thank the Presentation Committee for placing me in this position , and I thank you for the compliment paid me by you and the brethren .

Referring to the circumstance calling us together this evening , I wish to express my opinion of our W . M . ' s great worth from my acquaintance of many years standing . I know he possesses the qualifications of a good Mason , and therefore of a good man , as I have ever found him

influenced by those principles which constitute the spirit and essence of Freemasonry . We cannot all expect to attain the high distinction of W . M ., but we may all attain the reputation of good and worthy Masons , by the practice of the Masonic virtues , faith , hope , charity , temperance ,

fortitude , prudence , and justice , and thus command the i ' respect and esteem of our fellowmen . Let ] this be the aim of every one of us , and then we shall have the satisfaction of feeling that in honouring others we honour ourselves . Bro . Ibbetson , P . M . ( in the temporary absence

of Bro . Binns ) also shortly responded to the toast , excusing himself saying much after the admirable expressions which had fallen from Bro . Broughton . Bro . W . T . MacGowen , ( Town Clerk ) was called upon to give the next toast "The Wife of the W . M ., and the Ladies , "

and said , I consider , Mr . Chairman . jthat in calling upon me you have displayed your usual good reason—gentlemen laugh but they don ' t see why—I am the youngest " Mason , " present and consider I know the pleasures of matrimony most . There must be someting in the

the position of W . M . tending in this direction , for no sooner does Bro . Geo . Richardson find himself installed W . M ., than hc finds out the great mistake he has made and marries . I am asked to propose the health of thc wife of the

W . M . and the ladies , and have very great pleasure in doing so . I am happy to say that although it is some time since I took to myself a wife , I feel as happy as on the day I was married . As to the testimonial just presented , I think nothing of its intrinsic value , but as show-