Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

R EPORTS OF M ASONIC MKETINOS : — Craft Masonry 5 ° J Hoval Arch 5 ° » Red Cross of Constantine 5 ° » Scotland S ° » Grand Lodge of Scotlanl S ° » Consecration of a Lodge at Morecambe S ° 7 Masonic and General Tidings S ° S at Feltham

Consecration of a Lodge £° S Reviews 509 Roval Arch Masonry in Constantinople 500 Frcemasonrv in India 5 ° 9 Our Royal Grand Master ' s Visit to India 510 Mew Lodges S' ° Semper Failem Sn Masonic Truth 5 n jottings of Transatlantic Frcemasonrv S 12 Alb .-e Dies 5 ' 3 CORRESPONDENCE : —

The Boys' School S ^ A Quotation 512 Hro . Bernard ' s Last 512 The Masonic Charities 513 The Mark Degree SU Royal Masonic ( Benevolent Institution 514 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys SM Consecration of a Lodge at Camborne 515 Vrovincial Grant ! Lodge of Durham 515 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 515 Masonic Meetings for next week 515 Advertisements t . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .

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LODGE OF FAITH ( No . 141 ) . —An exceedingly strong meeting of this lodge was held at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on October 26 th last . The lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Kcnnett , assisted by Bros . Waygond , S . W ., and W . M . elect ; Davis , J . W . ; Mallett , S . D . ; Fox . J . D . ; Darcy , I . G . ; Cater , P . M ., Treas . ; Stuart , P . M ., Sec . ; Themans , I . P . M . ; Bye , W . S . ; Davis D . C . ; Hopwood , P . M . ; and

Taylor , P . M . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , the report of the Auditors , Bros . Walls , Wilson , Hewlet , Bye , and Holland , was received and adopted . The W . M . then initiated Mr . F . A . Ormston into the mysteries ot the Craft , and passed Bro . Martin . Bro . Keimett having vacated the chair , Bro . Themans , at his request , passed Bro . Politzer to the Sublime Degree .

The whole of the ceremonies were most ably carried out . This being the night of installation , after the usual preliminaries a Board of Installed Masters was formed , and the S . W ., Bro . Waygood , was duly and according to ancient form inducted into the chair of K . S . Upon the return of the brethren the ceremonial was proceeded with anel brought to a satisfactory conclusion . The whole of the

beautiful ceremony , including the investiture of the officers , was carried out by the retiring Master , Bro . Kcnnett . The officers appointed were as follows : Bros . Davis , S . W . ; Mallett , J . W . ; Fox , S . D . ; Darey , J . D . ; Bye , I . G . ; Davis , W . S . ; Rumbold , D . C . ; Carter , Treasurer ; Stuart , Sccretaiy ; Longstaffe , Tyler . The lodge having closed , the brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was well served .

Among the visitors were Bros . J . Hill , J . W . 228 ; Snare , S . D . 228 ; Cook , 382 ; Bull , 007 ; Simpson , 1178 ; and Dr . Heringer ( Philadelphia ) . The Royal and Craft toasts were given briefly by the W . M . and well received . The " Health of the W . M . " followed in due course and was heartily drank . Bro . Waygood , in reply , stated that he hoped the brethren would excuse him from making a long speech

that evening , as he was new lo the position , but that at the next meeting he would endeavour to fully express how gratified he felt at having been elected to prcsielc over so important a loelge as the " Faith . " " The Health of the Initiate" ( Bro . Ormston ) was then given , and that brother made a most excellent reply . " The Visitors " toast having been duly honoured , Bros . Hill anil Snare acknowledged

the compliment on behalf of themselves and their visiting brethren . In proposing " The Health of the P . M . ' s , " the W . M . paid a high compliment to the I . P . M ., whose attention and ability in the discharge of a very heavy year of office had been most praiseworthy ; and with regard to the other Past Masters of No . 141 , their abilities were too well known to the brethren to need any eulogy from him . Bros . Kcnnett and Stuart replied in well-set terms to the

compliment passed them . Bro . W ' alls having recited the "Charge of the Light Brigade , " "The Health of the Junior Officers of the Lodge " was then duly proposed and drank , anil Bro . Davis , the S . W ., made a neat reply . The proceedings of the evening were enlivened by the instrumental and vocal contributions of Bros . Bird , Themans , and Walls . Bro . Longstaffe having given the concluding toast , the proceedings terminated .

LION AND LAMB LODGE ( No . 191 ) . — The regular ineeeting of this old lodge was held on the 4 th inst ., when there was a good gathering of brethren and visitors . The three Craft Degrees were on the summons , providing therefore the prospect of a full evening ' s work , but owing to the absence of the candidate for the passing the " work " was limited to the First and Third . The

business in lodge , however , included some interesting proceedings , which it will not be out ot place to mention . Bro . G . Newman , the W . M ., presided , anel was supported by the whole of his officers , with the exception of erne who was absent through illness . There were present Bros . G . Abbott , I . P . M . ; George Kenning , P . M . ; T . Cohu

S . W . ; C . Arkcll , J . W . j J . G . Marsh , P . M . and Sec . j II . Leggr , J . D . ; F . Fellowcs , I . G . The visitors included Bros . Captain G . J . Kain , P . M . of the Shakespeare , and William Preston , and P . G . S . of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire ; J . F . Raalte , of the Cosmopolitan , No . < j 17 ; A . Morgan , ol the South Middlesex , No . SjS ; W . Arnold , ol the Burgoyne , No .

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( ) oz ; T . J . Sterne , of the St . Marylebonc , No . 130 s ; While , W . M . United Strength , No . 128 , ( " Freemason " ) ; F . Walters , P . G . P . of Middlesex ; G . T . Thorne , of the Lily , No . 820 ; G . Mirton , of Peace and Harmony , No . 60 ; H . Dunn , of the Old King ' s Arms , No . 28 ; W . T . Smart , of the William Preston , N 0 . 766 ; J . Bradley , of the New Zealand Pacific , No . 517 ; and Bro . j .

Moore , of the Great City , 1426 . Bros . E . C . Scholes and T . T . Hampton were raised to the dignity of M . M . by the W . M ., who was ably assisted by his most efficient officers , the work being according to the teaching of Bro . Muggeridge . The ballot was then taken for four candidates for initiation , and the box showing in their favour , they are to present themselves for the ceremony at the next

meeting . The ballot was also taken for the election of Bro . S . H . Roberts as a joining member with the like result . The W . M . then proposeel , and Bro . Kenning seconded , that Bro . J . Hordern Jukes , P . M . of 120 and 892 , P . P . J . G . W . of Herefordshire , should be an honorary member of the lodge . Bro . Jukes had placed the lodge under an obligation , for having come into possession of a very curious

apron , and an olel certificate of one Jonathan Smith , who was initiated in 1801 , Bro . Jukes made diligent search after the lodge'in which Jonathan Smith was initiated , and having identified the Lion and Lamb as | that loelge , forthwith presented the apron and certificate to the lodge which now represents that to which Jonathan Smith owed his first knowledge of the Craft . It was for this kind service that it was

now proposed to confer the honorary membership upon Bro . Jukes , and the proposal was carried with cordial unanimity . The I . P . M ., Bro . Abbott , then announced that the W . M . had kindly acceded to a wish he had expressed to initiate Mr . W . Portch , the candidate of that evening , who was an old friend , and had been a companion from boyhood . Bro . Abbott , being invested as Master , then

initiated Mr . Portch , and the work was perfectly rendered according to the language employed in what is termed the Muggeridge " work . " It was brought to the notice of the lodge that when in April last , at the " emergency " meeting , it was resolved to present the W . M . with a Steward's jewel for attending the Granel Master ' s installation , the lodge had not the power to do it , and that the vote was informal .

Bro . Abbott now proposed , and the S . W . seconded , that notice of motion should be given for a proposal to carry out the action of the emergency . The lodge , after the greetings oi the visitors , was closed in perfect harmony , and the brethren then aeljourncd to the Pillar Hall , where an excellent banquet was served . The W . M . gave the toasts of "Loyalty to the Head of the State , " and to "The

Rulers in the Craft" in a few effective sentences , and his remarks were warmly received , and the toasts cordially accepted . Bro . Abbot then took the gavel , and proposed the toast of "The W . M ., " for his own part thanking the Master for the cordiality with which he bad assented to having part of his ' work of the day taken out of his hand by permitting Bro . Portch to be initiated by

his old friend . He also bore testimony to the earnestness of the services which the W . M . gave the lodge , and said that the brethren were always glad to testify their appreciation of their Master in every possible way . The W . M ., in reply , expressed himself as deeply gratified by the manner in which the toast had been proposed and received , and said he had besides to thank . thc lodge for the many honours the

members had conferred upon him , not the least of which were electing him as Steward for the installation of the Grand Master , and then presenting him with the jewel . These jewels were , he said , limited in number , and he was sorry to say that the wearers had become lessened in number through death , no less than thirteen having died since the installation . The lodge had two members wearing them ,

Bro . P . M . Marsh , who , as a member of the Colonial Board , was a Steward , having one as well as himself . For himself , he should wear the jewel thus presented to him as one of the highest honour , and he could assure the members that he should always have the best interests of the lodge at heart . Some harmony was given by singing brethren , and the W . M . then proposed " The Health of the Initiate ,

Bro . Portch , who , in a short speech , thanked the brethren for having elected him a member o ! the brotherhood , and expressed his appreciation of . the ceremony . The W . M . then proposed " The Visitors , " and said the Lion and Lamb Lodge was always glad to sec visitors , and often did sec them , and having read the list of those present he coupled the toast with the names of Bros . Kain and F . Walters .

The former bore testimony to the excellence of the workeven to the Fourth , anel the latter , after recalling his memories of the lodge in bygone times , thanked his Brother Kenning for the opportunity of visiting the lodge that evening afforded to him . He also congratulatcel the lodge upon having as the Secretary a Provincial Grand Officer ,

whose earnest love of the Craft was shown by his busy work in many lodges . The W . M . then proposed the toast of the " Masonic Press , " saying that to it the Order had much to be thankful for , and expressing his opinion that if the whole of the Craft became subscribers to the " Freemason " the members would be led to take a warmer interest in the

work of the Order . lie pointed out that 111 the columns of this journal were regularly recorded not only the proceedings of lodges over the kingdom , but reports were given , by authority , of the meeting of Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , besides supplying the readers with the working of the Craft in all parts of the world . He coupled the toast with the name of Bro . While , as representing the " Freemason . " The toast having been duly honoured ,

Bro . While , ut responding , thanked the W . M . and the brethren for the compliment , and said that what the general press was to the public the Masonic press was to the Order . The time was when some small portion of the public of this country and Parliament were opposed to a free press , and the battle of that free press was fought for us by men who had left honoured names in our history . The battle for a free press in England had given

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us what wc now claimed as a birthright , all who " speak the tongue which Shakespeare spake , " looking to these prints for the daily history of our globe . The " Freemason " gave the Craft what the general paper gave the public . Grand Lodge was closed to the large body of the Craft , just as Parliament was closed to all but the representatives of the electors ; yet the constituent body of the

Craft could know all that was done b y Grand Lodge , and all that was proposed to be done , and by reading the columns of the Craft organ the members of the Order would , besides acquiring knowledge of the work of the Craft over the world , become qualified to exercise the privilege of giving instructions to those who represented them in Grand Loelge . Whatever might be the prejudices

in the minds of some against printing in regard to the affairs of the Craft , there should be none against a free and acknowledged organ , for no dangers could exist in regard to that , such as existed when the organs of opinion were without responsibility and character . After again thanking the W . M . and brethren for coupling his name with the

toast , the speaker concluded by stating that the energy which had characterised the " Freemason " from the first would not be lacking to make it the worthy representative of the Craft . The W . M . then proposed "The Health of the Past Masters , " and took occasion to call the attention of the brethren to the lamented deaths of two from their

ranks , Bros . Trott and Goodyear . Of the former , he said , that having been disappointed in regard to a position which he looked to achieve he fell into a decline , which caused his death , and he had left several young children . The lodge had undertaken to endeavour to place a boy in the school , and as the boy could , from his age , only stand at one election , the utmost energies would be required , for 2000

votes would be required . Bro . Abbott , in reply , after acknowledging the toast , also warmly urged the claims of Bro . Trott ' s boy upon the brethren , and said that if the boy should not be elected it would be a great disappointment to the brethren , and a great calamity to the mother . The W . M . then proposed the toast of " The Officers , " and spoke

in warm terms of the support they gave him . The toast was responded to by the S . W ., and by Bro . Marsh , the Secretary , who said that every brother was ready to render suit and service in the work of the Craft . The Tyler ' s toast brought the harmonious proceedings to a close .

LODGE OF UNITED STRENGTH ( No . 228 ) . —The usual meeting of this lodge was held on Tuesday , at the Gate of St . John of Jerusalem , St . John ' s Lane , Smith field , Bro . While , W . M ., presiding . The officers were Bros . Griggs , S . W . ; J . Hill , J . W . ; Snare , S . D . ; Halford , J . D . ; Pearcy , I . G . ; and Todd , Flaws , and Patmore . There was a good attenelance of the brethren , both

members of the lodge and visitors , among the latter being Bro . Dr . H . Dempster , W . M . of the Earl Spencer , 1420 ; Thomas Fox , P . M . of the Royal Athelstan , 19 ; Lane , of St . John the Baptist , 475 ; W . II . Main , P . M . of the New Concord , 813 ; Terry , P . M . of the West Kent , 1297 ; Edward Harty , S . D . of the Eclectic , 1201 ; and A . Smith , P . M . of the Royal Arthur , 1360 . The lotlge having been

duly opened in the two degrees , Bro . Prof . Bartlett underwent the examination preliminary to the third . The lodge was opened in the Third Degree , and Bro . Bartlett was in due form raised to the Master Mason tlcgree . The lodge was then resumed to the Second Degree , and Bro . Whiting was introduced as a candidate for the raising , and the ceremony was repeated . The working was greatly enhanced

by the skill and ability with which Bro . Harty presided at the organ . The ballots were then taken for the election of five gentlemen for initiation , and for Bro . T . R . Bull , of the Southwark Park Lodge , and Bro . Dr . W . J . Hunter , of the Star Lodge , 219 , Scotland , as joining members . The ballots were unanimous , and the new admissions to the Craft were Mr . G . C . Baker , Mr . Edward C . Adams , Mr . W . Slcdman

Gcdgc , Mr . George Bcllott , and Mr . Edward Holmes . The repetition of the ceremony gave hard work to the W . M . and officers , and the whole was performed withouta call off from beginning to end . In the concluding business of the lodge the W . M . moved that certain words be omitted in one of the by-laws , these words seeming to be contrary to the principle of equality , in asking the members , when

electing a W . M ., to prefer an initiated member of the lodge to a joining member . The proposition came hastily before the lodge , for time did not permit of its being fully discussed , and though the majority present did not vote for or against , the show of hands was in opposition to change , The lodge , on the motion of Bro . Halford , adopted resolutions to raise the initiation fee from five to seven guineas ,

the joining fee from two to three guineas , and the country members' subscription from ten shillings ( the unaltered rate from bygone times ) to a guinea , exclusive of the subscription to the Benevolent Fund . The loelge was then closed , and the brethren sat down to a very excellent banepret provided by the host , Bro . Gay . The W . M . was supported by the Secretary , Bro . P . M . Crump

Bros . Winslanil , P . M . and Treas . ; Coulson , and Davies After the loyal toasts , the loving cup went round in honou of the Grand Master's natal day , and he was followed in his journey by the good wishes of the brethren . The usual toasts as to the Grand Officers were given , and then P . M Winsland proposed the toast of " The W . M ., " remarking that this year had been one of the most prosperous the

lodge had hail , and that the balance to the good of the lodge stood in three good figures . The W . M . responded , and thanked the brethren , who , in support of the W . M . ' s proposition that the individual members should make the loelge a Vice-President of the Benevolent Institution of

which their Bro . I crry is the Secretary , and as a testimonial ot appreciation to him as their twice Master , subscribed at once more than half the requisite funds to carry out the purpose . The W . Master then gave " The Visitors , " and in the name of the lodge thanked Bro . Harty for the assistance he had given them at the organ , in the enforced nh