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in bidding us perform our allotted task whilst it is yet day ; and as she points out to us the source from whence she derives all her teaching she bids us drink from the same stream ; she tells us that whilst we are honestly endeavouring to regulate our life and actions by the Divine precepts we have a source of strength in the consciousness of a Divine appointment that in seasons of difficulty and

depression is invaluable ; for the promise that was made to J acob of old holds good to each one of us to-night— " I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest . " I hope , W . M ., you will pardon me if I am somewhat dilating on this subject , but I thought that inasmuch as we have this evening welcomed amongst us some new members it would not be entirely out of place if I endeavoured to show them

what is the spirit of our teaching . And the point that am urging is this—that no man ' s life is an accident ; the G . A . O . T . U . has placed us where we are . His providence has guided us to this moment of our meeting here to-night . He has work , and definite work for each of us to do , and in the discharge of that work He strengthens and encourages us . Now this thought is very consoling ; it gives great

strength to us in the discharge of our duty , it enables us to go forward in our work with a cheerful alacrity , it cheers us in many a season of despondency , and makes us willing to repel many a temptation . And therefore I urge that whatever allurements are around us , and whatever our inherent weakness may be , God's strong hand is in reserve to enable us to do the work which He sent us here to do .

Oh , that each in the day of His coming may say , " I have fought my way through , I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do . " Oh , that each from his Lord may receive the glad word , "Well and faithfully done , Enter into My joy , and sit down on My throne . "

Bro . Godfrey Lyons , I . P . M ., proposed "The Health of the W . M ., " and said that , although there were many difficulties surrounding the Master ' s chair , he was sure that when 1 S 93 was over the brethren would find that Bro . Willby had mastered them . Bro . Willby was known to him as a Mason of the very highest order as far as the ritual of the Craft was concerned , and there were many members of the lodge who shared this feeling .

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER . The W . M ., in reply , said the difficulties Bro . Lyons had spoken of had already commenced , for he did not know how to reply to such kind words . It was not possible for him to excel Bro . Lyons , but if he could only imitate him he should satisfy himself , and he felt he should satisfy the brethren . He had learned a great deal in the past yearnot , perhaps , in the ceremonial work—but how to conduct

the lodge when there was really nothing grandtodo . He had learned this from the Past Masters , and had taken the lesson to heart . As to the ceremonies , he had learned them in lodges of instruction , and his great study would be to copy the I . P . M . and other Past Mast Masters , and so keep up the high position of Lodge La Tolerance . Bro . Godfrey Lyons , responding to the toast of " The

I . P . M ., " said that any effort he had made during his year of office had been more a pleasure to him than a duty . The remarks which the W . M . had made concerning him were totally , or almost totally undeserved . He thanked the brethren for the Past Master's jewel , and said he hoped to wear it on many occasions . He should endeavour as far as Masonry was concerned to act as a Mason up to the hilt .

The Worshipful Master , in proposing "The Initiates , " said it was no mean honour to become a Mason j it was something not to be lightly regarded ; it was something to be proud of , and ought to be properly carried out , acted up to and studied . He wanted the initiates to attend lodges of Instruction . where thev would learn more than thev had

learned that night , where they svould see what was the origin of Masonry . He hoped they would make rapid progress , and that they would Ion ? be members of the lodge . Both the initiates responded , after which the Charity-box was announced to have yielded £ 1 7 s . Od . Several visitors replied to the toast of " The Visitors . "

Bros . Humphrey , Skinner , Elvin , Smale , Bicknell , and fenn acknowledged the toast of "The Past Masters . " Bros . Kench and Sly responded to the toast of "The t reasurer and Secretary , " and the officers having replied to their toast , Bro . Walkley gave the Tyler ' s toast , and the brethren separated .

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The above portrait appeared in error in our issue of the 31 st of December , when , as a matter of fact , Bro . Willby was only W . M . elect ; however , we have very great pleasure in rectifying the mistake by reproducing the portrait of our worthy brother in connection with the above report of his installation as Master .

Yarborough Lodge ( No . 554 ) . —The installation meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 5 th instant , at the London Tavern , Fenchurch-street , Bro . F . Whitworth , W . M ., presiding . There was a large attendance of brethren , and many of the Past Masters cf the lodge were present , including Bro . Barnes , who is more than S 3 years of age . Bro . John G . Stevens , P . M ., the W . M .

elect , was installed into the chair of K . S ., a chair which he filled in the lodge 25 years ago . The ceremony of installation was performed in most excellent style by Bro . G . Ward Verry , P . M ., Secretary . Bro . Stevens appointed and invested his officers as follows : Bros . F . Whitworth , I . P . M . ; J . L . Anderson , P . M ., S . W . j A . E . Sallaway , J . W . ; H . Cotter , P . M ., Treas . ; G . Ward Verrv , P . M ., Sec . ; W .

Murnn , P . M ., S . D . ; S . H . Latham , J . D .,- W . Fawkes , I . G . ; G . T . H . Seddon , P . M ., Org . ( for the 21 st time ) ; and Taylor , P . M ., Tyler . Before the lodge was closed , the Worshipful Master presented the I . P . M . with a Past Master's jewel , and in doing so said that whatever it had been Bro . Whitworth ' s duty to do had been done with Masonic feeling , which had endeared him to the heart

of every member of the Yarborough Lodge , and he hoped he would live many years to wear the jewel . Bro . Whitworth having replied in suitable terms , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banquet room . Among the visitors present were Bros . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . L ; F . R . W . Hedges , Sec . R . M . I . G . ; J . M . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . B . ; Henry W . Clark Trew , P . M . ;

Rogers , P . M . ; Tucker , W . M . 2409 ; B . Foster , VV . H . Latham , Charles Lacey , P . G . D . Herts ; Tapley , P . M , ; W . H . Lee , P . G . D . Middx . ; H . Green , B . Cox , Bowman , B . Church , T . Otter , D . McKish , W . T . Massey , 160 ; and A . Court , 1539 . After the banquet the Worshipful Master gave " The Oueen and the Craft , " which was duly honoured , as was

also the toast of " The Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M . " The Worshipful Master next proposed " The M . W . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master ; the R . W . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Deputy Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . " He said the Earl of Lathom was a nobleman who had been thrice honoured , firstly by receiving the confidence of her Majesty ,

who had on one occasion appointed him her Lord Chamber-Iain ; secondly , he was honoured by the Prince of Wales , who appointed him Pro Grand Master ; and , thirdly , he was Provincia ) Grand Master of West Lancashire , over whose destiny he presided with dignity and urbanity . He was the best Provincial Grand Master they could have . The R . W . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe was a nobleman

and gentleman who also deserved the encomiums of every Mason . He was at the head of another influential province , and it was his pleasure to preside over the Jubilee Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution at Covent Garden . Both of the Grind Officers he had mentioned deserved their hearty encomiums . None of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , had been appointed to their

respective offices without due enquiry into their character , and they must have had a status in the Order , without which they would not have been promoted . The words " Present and Past" struck him as a misnomer , as they had that night Past Grand Officers who were present there , and he coupled the names of Bros . Terry and Hedges with the toast .

Bro . 1 erry , as one of the Past Grand Officers present , thanked the W . M . very sincerely for the kind way in which he had put the toast before the brethren . Bro . Hedges said he would content himself with joining Bro . Terry in expressing his warmest thanks to the brethren for the manner they had received the toast . Bro . Whitworth , I . P . M ., said it devolved upon him to

give the next toast , that of " The Worshipful Master , Bro . John G . Stevens , P . M . " In doing so he could say with confidence that the members of the Yarborough Lodge were one and all highly pleased to have Bro . Stevens again in the chair , although so long as 25 years had passed since he previously occupUd it . They knew he would fill it with credit to himself and to the lodge , the whole of whose

members trusted he would be spared for many years . The toast having been cordially received , The Worshipful Master responded . He thanked the brethren very gratefully for the hearty manner in which they had received the toast so ably given by Bro . Whitworth . It was true that it was 25 years since he had the proud honour of being Master of the Yarborough Lodp-e .

He was initiated in it in 1 S 62 , and he arrived at the Master ' s chair in 1 S 6 S . Since then time had turned over the leaf 25 times , and by their suffrages found him there again Worshipful Master . The Yarborough Lodge to him was the son of a mother , and in his Masonic career , which during 31 years had been rather an eventful one , it occupied the lirst place in his heart . Masonry had made for him manv .

many friends , and he saw there , with the largest amount of gratification , a brother whom he had the honour of being Deacon to 30 years ago . He should do his best for the lodge during his year of ofiice , and he should rely on the help of the brethren . It would be his earnest endeavour and hope to bring the ship with a wet sheet and flowing sail into harbour at the end of his year .

The W . M . next submitted "The Past Masters . " He said some of them were not present , but they wished them God speed , good health , and prosperity , and to the present ones they offered hearty good fellowship . Among the P . M . 's present were Bros . Whitworth , G . Ward Verry , Barnes , Taylor , Murrin , Wood , and Hawes , and he asked the brethren to drink to their health .

Bro . Whitworth said , in response , that he hoped he might be spared to become as useful in the ranks of the P . M . 's as he had been in the ranks of the officers of the lodge . Bro . Verry also responded , and said the P . M . ' s of a lodge were usually jocularly described as a lumber troup , but he did not

think that in the Yarborough Lodge the P . M . ' s formed a lumber troup , but on the contrary they were the working officers for the year 1 S 03 . The VV . M . was the senior P . M . of the lodge , and he ( llro . Verry ) was the second senior P . M ., having been Master 20 years ago . He had been one of the heartiest working members of the

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lodge , and he had been permitted to install the W . M ., a ceremony which he hoped he had done to the satisfaction of the brethren . In whatever capacity he was appointed nothing should be wantirg on his part to enhance the prosperity of the lodge . Pro . Barnes aUo replied . Bro . John G . Stevens , W . M ., gave "The Masonic Institutions . " He said the toast occupied only three words

in print , but had it ever struck them whit underlaid those three words ? They met with many ph ases in their everyday life , and passed them by without thinking what they meant . One of the underlying principles of the toast was the amelioration of human suffering , the sustentation of children of Freemasons , and the salvation of poor old Freemasons and widows of Freemasons . There were three Institutions , one a school for the education of girls , the

oldest in Freemasonry , measuring its length by 105 years ; the next was the school for the education of sons of Freemasons with a good and respectable old age of 95 years ; and the next was the Benevolent Institution for Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , which has been established for 50 years . What did those three Institutions do ? He found in the Girls' School there were 263 children , in the Boys ' 26 S , and in the Benevolent , 454 persons , making a total of

985 individuals . The Masonic Institutions meant that they were ameliorating the sufferings of 985 persons per annum . He was going up as a Steward for the Festival of the Institution for Aged Freemasons , and he hoped the brethren would give him a bumper list . Bro . F . R . W . Hedges , Sec R . M . I . G ., said it was only to be anticipated that they would have selected the Benevolent ] Institution this year , and he congratulated the

Yarborough Lodge on having so able a brother to represent them as Steward . He could only say that when the Benevolent Institution was over , if there was anything left the Girls' School would be grateful to receive any assistance they might render . 1 he Institution , he could assure them , was never doing better work than now . Bro . McLeod , Sec . R . M . I . B ., having also appealed on behalf of the Institution he represented ,

Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . L , said that when their W . M . had told them that they were ameliorating the sufferings of 985 persons , he lost sight that there were nearly three times that number , because there were the children who were relieved from contributing to their parents' support , and also the parents who were relieved from the education of the children , so that there were nearly 3000 persons who benefited by the existence of the Institutions . They had before them next election 110 candidates for 15

vacancies , although they took in CS annuitants last year , when the Benevolent Institution at their jubilee had a magnificent result . Their invested money had never been drawn upon since it had been invested , and he hoped they should never have to trench upon it . He did not know ivio was to be his Chairman yet , but he hoped it might be the Junior Grand Warden of England , the Marquis of Granby . He hoped the Yarborough Lodge would send up a large list , and he appealed to every brother to hand over some metallic substance to their W . M .

The W . M . next gave " The Visitors , " to which Bros . W . H . Lee , Trew , Tucker , and Tapley replied . " The Officers" and Tyler's toasts closed the pr ceedings . During the evening a choice selection of vocal and instru mental music was given by Bro . G . T . H . Seddon , P . M ., Org ., assisted by Bros . Weige , P . M ., and Court .

Kennington Lodge ( No . 1381 ) . —This lodge met for the dispatch of business at the Horns Tavern , Kennington Park , on the 3 rd inst ., when there were present , among others , rtros . James Dennis , VV . M . ; Lundie , S . W . ; Heard , J . VV . ; George Everett , P . M ., P . G . Treas ., Treas . ; W . Stuirt , P . M ., Sec . ; Millsom , J . D . ; Colwell , I . G . j H . Higgins , P . M . ; Capt . T . C . Walls , P . M . ; R . La Feullade , P . M . ; Foale , P . M . ; VV . W . Westley ,

P . M . j J . La Feullade , P . M . ; and Hopkins , Hon . Org . Amongst the visitors were Bros . Clark , W . M . SC 5 ; VV . Chapman , S . D . 6 iy ; and H . Brown , 144 G . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , Bro . George Reddish was raised to the Third Degree , the ceremony being impressively performed . Bros . Lundie was unanimously elected VV . M . ; George Everett , Treasurer ; and F . Reinardt , Tyler . The Audit

Committee was elected , and directed to audit the accounts on the lOth inst . A Past Master ' s jewel was unanimously voted to the W . M . The Treasurer gave a notice of motion , " That in future the January meeting be discontinued . " A notice of motion was also given to increase the initiation and joining fees , on and after March , 1 S 93 . The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . The usual toasts followed .

In giving " Hie Health of the W . M ., " the I . P . M . spoke in high terms of Bro . Dennis ' s working . He said that he personally thought that the Third Degree could not have been worked better than it had been that evening . The Worshipful Master , in the course of his reply , slid that he regretted that his year of olfice was nearly at an end , because he felt that he was , so far as the cerein jnies were concerned , in good working order . Diiring his year the brethren had had every comfort , and he was pleased to

say that the funds were in quite as good a condition as when he took them over . Bro . Clark responded on behalf of "The Visitors , " and Bro . J . La Feullade for "The Past Masters . " In giving "The Treasurer and Secretary , " the W . M . extolled the Masonic merits and business qualifications of both those officers . Bros . G . Everett and W . Stuart replied . The former

said that he was proud of being a Past Grand Treasurer ot England , but still prouder of being the present Treasurer of so good and prosperous a lodge as No . 13 S 1 . Bro . Lundie responded for the toast of " The VV . M . elect , " and Bros . Heard and Colwell for "The Officers . " During the evening Bros . Hopkins , Davis , Lundie , and others , greatly entertained the brethren , instrumentally and vocally .

Quatuor Coronati Lodge ( No . 2076 ) . — This lodue met at Freemasons' Hall on Friday , the 6 th inst ., when there were present Bros . VV . H . Ryland ? , P . G . Stwd ., I . P . M ., in the chair ; Dr . VV . VV . Westcott , S . VV . j Kev . . 1 . C . Hall , J . VV . ; G . W . Speth , Sec ; K . Macbean , S . D . ; K . F . Gould , P . G . D ., D . C ; C . Purdon Clarke , Stwd . ; S . T . Klein , VV . M . Bywater , P . G . S . B ., and Dr . B . VV . Richardson . Also the following members of the Correspondence Circle , viz .: Bros . E . Haward , Rev . C . H .