The Lion And Lamb Lodge And Chapter, No. 192.

THE LION AND LAMB LODGE AND CHAPTER , No . 192 .

Bv BRO . R . F . GOULD . ( Continued from page 147 . ) Under the year 1 S 45—November 6 th—the incident is recorded of a member having been raised , who had been initiated and passed in the Lion and Lamb so far back as 1 S 27 ; and in connection with it a somewhat curious case of much later date , which arose in the same lodge , was cited .

A candidate was being initiated , but , after the preliminary questions had been put , it was found that he was suffering from such acute deafness as to render it impossible to proceed with the ceremony , and he was therefore conducted out of the lodge . The matter was referred to the late Grand Secretary , who decided— "That the lodge having gone so far , are now bound to initiate the candidate as best they can , either by means of an eartrumpet , or by a deaf alphabet . "

At this point of the narrative our Bro . Hughan makes a pause , while he explains : — " Work begun , all things being equal , should be finished . In my own experience once , a candidate was taken with fainting fits during the ceremony of initiation . He was not , however , conducted outside the lodge , but accommodated wilh a scat inside ; as soon as he was sufficiently restored , and before another attack came on , the chief portion of the Degree was conferred . "

Fainting fits were not uncommon during the earl y " fifties" in lodges which possessed a strong military element , and by no means unheard of in others where the membership was practically restricted lo civilians . Indeed , in the St . John ' s Lodge , Gibraltar , then No . 132 , 11010 No . n 5 i

composed of Spaniards , the amazing trials of their fortitude , to which the candidates were subjected in 1857-58 , more often than not , resulted in one at least of the number who underwent them—the initiations were ordinarily conducted in batches—falling into a swoon before the conclusion of the ceremony .

Very curious cases occur in lodges , and to the record of Bro . Hughan ' s experience in this direction I should like to add a reminiscence or two of my own . But I must not lose si ght of the fact that my function in the present instance is to write a review , not an autobiography .

The admissions into the Lion and Lamb Lodge from 1 S 01 to 1 S 70 were very numerous . Bro . George Kenning was initialed on April 4 th in the former year , and installed as Matter on January 5 th , 1871 , by Bro . Henry Miiggeridee . He subsequently served as Treasurer from December 2 nd , 1 S 75 , to November < rd , 18 S 1 .

Bro . Kenning is now the third oldest on the Roll of members , and of the services which he has rendered to the Craft , our Bro . Hughan observes "So few particulars have been published of my old friend ' s eventful Masonic career , that I have taken the liberty to obtain those of the more important , so as to meet the wishes of brethren in and out of the Lion and Lamb Lodge . He joined the Villiers , No . 1104 , and was a founder and member of the

Burdett , No . 1293 , in 1869 , both being held at Hampton Court ; and participated in the formation of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex , in 1870 , when he was appointed Prov . Grand Steward , and Prov . Grand Deacon in 1871 . Of No . 1293 aforesaid , he was the first Senior Warden by nomination on the warrant of November 9 th , 1 S 6 9 ; Junior Warden in 1871 , and also officiated as Secretary . The Mariners , No . 249 , Liverpool , elected him a

joining member ( 1875 ) , and so did the Anglo-American , No . 2191 , London i' ^ 7 ) . He waslikewise a founder of the Aldcisgate , No . 1 ( 157 . '" 1 S 77 , and ? the St . Botolph , No . 20211 , in 1884 , bciny ; ihe lirst Treasurer of the former "J ' 77-781 Senior Warden in 18 79 , and . Master in 1 S 811-S 1 . The members ° f this lodge , to mark their appreciation of his 11 'forts on their behalf , decided lo ask Mrs . Kenning ' s .-acceptance of a gift of the value of 30 guineas ; having

presented Bro . Kenning with a handsome Past Master ' s je . vel on the completion of his first term as W . M . That lady in the most sisterly manner , ard knowing how interested her husband was in the support of the Masonic Charities ( as Patron of the Boys' School , Vice-Patron of the Girls' School a "d R . M . B . I ., and having served 31 Sicwardships ) , prelerred lo endow _{_ « Master ' s chair of the Aldersgate Lodge as a Vice-President of one of lne

Institutions , by adding 20 guineas to ihe intended gift . The P . M . LB . was selected for that purpose by the grateful brethren . " Bro . George Kenning was one of the eai liest lo join the Correspondence j . ' ' of the celebrated Ouatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , London ; is a We member of St . John ' sl . rdge , No . 3 , bis . Glasgow ; was also affiliated in J ' - David ' s , No . - ? 6 , Kdinburirh . durinir 1 S 77 . and has the honour of havimr

Jenelected a member of the Masonic Veterans' Association of Pennsylvania . Ils fame , however , throughout the Masonic world is due lo his ori ginating ! e I'ret mason newspaper in 1 S 69 , of which he is the energetic proprietor , no Paper in connection wilh ihe Craft being so well known . The ' Cosmopolitan asonic Calendar , ' and many other works piinted and published by him , aV ? , ^ 's name a ' household word' wherever the Fraternity nourishes .

k "entertaining a large party ol American brethren at an international roquet , at his sole cost , on July 31 st , 1 S 7 S , doubiless paved tin : way for the I aler "al courtesies which have happily distinguished members of the Grand ¦ c U | eof Knglnnd and the Grand Lodges of North America of 1 . tie years . " , ¦ J" 'he banquet itfeired to , I had I lie privih ge of being a guest , and was en > ^ ^' J ' ^ lnntlt f ° r lrie host , a circiimslance which remains la /' . raVCn . on my rncmor )' i from the candour of ihe worthy knight , at a w period of ( he evening , in assuring me that I ought to feel highly

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llaltered , considering how much better looking Bro . Kenning was than myself ! Bro . Hughan ' s graceful allusion to ( he wcll-meriled fame of the Freemason , will be heartily endorsed by the numerous readers of this paper , nor

shall I err in ascribing no slight measure of its success to the unswerving support rendered by Bro . Hughan himself , who wrote an article in the first number of all , and has since contributed , almost without a break , to each succeeding copy of what is now generally recognised as the leading journal of the Craft .

Chapters VI . and VII . carry on the history of the lodge from 1868 to 1 SS 1 , and from the latter year to 1 S 93—the principal event in these two periods being the completion by the Lion and J ^ amb of the firs t loo years of its existence . The centenary was celebrated with much rejoicing on February 6 th , 1 S 90 . ( To be continued . )

Consecration Of The Southport Mark Lodge, No. 473, At Southport.

CONSECRATION OF THE SOUTHPORT MARK LODGE , No . 473 , AT SOUTHPORT .

Bro . the Karl of Lathom , P . G . M ., on Thursday , the 29 th ult ., performed at the Masonic Buildings , Lord-street , Southport , the somewhat rare ceremony of consecrating a Mark lodge , which will be numbered 473 on the Grand Mark Lodge of England , and is named the Southport Lodge . The

P . G . M . was assisted by Bros . Walter Simpson , P . S . G . W ., as S . W . ; D . Jones , P . P . S . G . W ., as J . W . ; the Rev . T . B . Spencer , P . G . C . England , as Chaplain ( assisted by Bro . the Rev . C . Ilcsketh Knowlys , P . P . G . C . ) ; J . C . Robinson , P . G . D . C , as D . C . ; and John Fletcher , P . G . Steward , as I . G .

After the consecration had been most impressively performed in the presence of about 60 brethren , including many of the Grand and Prov . Grand Officers , the installation of the VV . M ., Bro . W . Plait , P . P . G . Organist , was proceeded with by Bro . J . H . Barrow , P . P . J . G . W . ; and the newly-installed VV . M . invested his officers , nine of whom had joined wilh him in the petition for the foundation of the lodge . The officers were Bros . Warwick Wood ,

P . P . f . G . O ., S . W . ; Walter Connard , J . W . ; ] . Plait , P . P . | . G . \ V ., Sec . ' ; f . II . Barrow , P . P . J . G . W ., Treas . ; P . Rawsthorne , M . O . ; H . Peak , S ' . O . ; W . K . Bland ' , j . O . ; J . C . Robinson , P . P . G . D . C , D . C . ; James | . Lambert , P . P . G . R ., ' K . of M . ; Fawcett Cave , S . D . ; K . Leigh , J . D . ; K . J . Coop , I . G . ; C . F . Woodworth , F . W . igh ' , and T . A . Hudson , Stewards ; and G . Rockliff , Tyler .

The following oration was delivered by Bro . the Rev . T . BAKTDV Si'KNCi ' . u , M . A ., P . G . C . England , P . P . G . C . ( Vicar of St . James ' s , Preston ) : Von begin your lodge to-day under most auspicious circumstances . Von are honoured in having your lodge consecrated by the Right Hon . the Karl of Lathom , our beloved Provincial Grand Master , whose presence gives eclat to any gathering , and great pleasure toall who are met together . In addition

JOII have made a wise and admirable selection for your three principal officers in Bros . William Piatt , Warwick Wood , and Walter Connard ; while in the other founders you have brethren who are well known to be true and trusty in Bros . James Plait , J . H . Barrow , J . J . Lambert , John C . Robinson , P . Rawsthorne , H . Peak , and VV . K . Bland . As you have said , my lord , it gives pleasure to you , and also , I am sure , to our genial and kind-hearted

Prov . G . Sec , Bro . John Chadwick , to sec a lodge planted in the Southport soil which contains within itself such good seed for a future crop of excellent Worship ful Mnsiers and officers , and I join in wishing from iny heart Godspeed to this Southport Lodge of Mark Masons . Now , in speaking to you upon Mark Masonry this afternoon , let me lirst bring before you a lesson taught by this Decree , namely , that those in higher positions in Masonry

should help their brethren 111 lower ones to rise to superior stations—to hig her ollices . We le rn this because when the timber prepared in the forest of Lebanon was carried on lloats by sea lo the place of its destination , tradition informs us thit the shore was so steep that it wis impossible to ascend from the rafts without assistance from above , which was rendered by persons stationed ihere . This help is given

both in ihe Craft and Mark Provinces of Lancashire , b . it still it is well lo keep it in mind . This aid may be given by actual help . This was done by our ancient brethren on the rocks above . Those in a higher position may help others in a lower one by helping them directly in the performance of their duty , or by acting in such a way towards them as shall make the performance of it more easy . But because this hel p

is afforded , it must not he made ten excuse for laziness or incompetence e 11 the part of those to whom il is rendered . These must do their best to exert themselves in order to prolit by the fid given , juslas those on the rafis would have lo exert all their powers to take advantage of the assistance given by those stationed ab -vc But help may bj rendered by tho . se in higher positions in Mark Masonry to others in lower ones by means of kind words of

encouragement . Do you not think thai among our ancient brethren standing on thu lloats 1 here would be some more timid than others , who would require not only help , but kind words of encouragement , to persevere in irying lo rise from the -. 1 fts to the rocks ab ive . And so it is with many of our yoiini ' i r lm thren . Some of them are ol a retiring disposition , anil distrustful

ol their own p > uoi , . and need not only help , but kind words of encouragement , to enable ih- m to persevere in rising irom the lo . ierolli esto thehigl est the lodge cm best < w . But a kind word , or even look , or a cordial shake of hand , is most helpful to them , because it is cheerful and cheering , and thus gives strength . Kind words of encouragement arc the bright flowers of