Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

R EPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS : — 1 ' - \ GE Craft Masoniy 21 Royal Arch 24 Mark Masonry 25 Red Cross of Constantine 25 Scotland 2 $ The Installation of the Grand Master 26 The Progress of Masonic Archaeology 2 C

Freemasonry in America 20 C ORRESPONDENCE : — The Installation of the Grand Master 27 Masonic Jurisprudence 27 The Degrees of Mark and Excellent Master 27 Masonic Portraits 2 S Masonic Notesand Queries 2 S Rnval Masonic Benevolent Institution 2 S

2 \ ov . il Mnsonic Institution for Girls 2 S Roval'Masnnic Institution for Boys 29 Masonic Tidings 21 ) Freemasonr } ' in New Zealand 29 Masonic Archaeological Institute 29 Obituary 29 Lodge Meetings for next Week 30 Advertisements i . ii . iii . iv . v . vi .

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ROYAL KENT LODGE OF ANTIQUITY ( NO . 20 ) . —The installation meeting of this ancient lodge was held on Wednesday last at the Sun Hotel , Chatham . The lodge , which was opened on the third Wednesday in December , 1874 , and called off , was resumed by Bro . Walter Downing , W . M ., and at the resumption a very large body of Freemasons were present , both from this lodge , the Gundulph ,

and the Brownrigg , besides many Provincial Grand Officers , brethren from the province of Kent and from London . The only work remaining before the lodge was the installation of the W . M ., and for the performance of this ceremony Bro . R . C . Burfield , a Vast Master of the lodge , took the chair . Bro . Edwards , P . M ., presented Bro . Humphrey Wood , S . W . and W . M . elect , and Bro . Burfield

immediately proceeded to instal him in the chair . At the board of Installed Masters nearly thirty brethren were present . On the admission of the brethren the customary forms were gone through , and the W . M . then appointed the following brethren as his officers : —Bros . Thornton , S . W . ; Gamon , J . W . ; Walter Smith , Treasurer ; Dclacour , Secretary ; S . M . Heckford , S . D . ; Naylor , J . D . ;

Bentley , l . G . ; A . T . Randall , D . C . ; Wilson , S . Steward ; Sinclair , J . Steward ; Heckford , Organist ; Fearn , Tyler . After the delivery of the addresses the W . M . presented Bro . Downing with a valuable Past Master ' s jewel , and said it was extremely gratifying to him to commence his year of office with such a pleasing duty . Bro . Downing commenced his year under vather melancholy circumstances ,

a vote of condolence having to be passed to a brother who was suffering from affliction . His year , however , had been a successful one , and the arduous duties had been well performed . But , before being Master , he had discharged the duties of Secretary , and in that position he had succeeded in collecting a vast amount of dues which were owing to the lodge . The hospitality of the lodge had

been well sustained during Bro . Downing s Mastership , and for the many services he had rendered to the lodge , the brethren had resolved to present him with a Past Master ' s jewel , but he was not to look on its intrinsic value as in any way an adequate representation of the estimate which the lodge put upon those services . Bro . Downing having acknowledged the gift , stated that ever since he had joined

the lodge he had only been absent from its meetings once , and then it was through illness , he left the W . M . chair with greater pleasure than he entered it , because he knew that a much better Master than himself would occupy it . Nevertheless , he was pleased to find that in whatever post he had been placed in the lodge he had given satisfaction to the brethren . Bro . Edwards , P . M ., proposed ,

and the I . P . M . seconded a vote of thanks to Bro . Burfield for installing the W . M ., and Bro . Burfield having returned f hanks , lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . Willis . During the dinner , the band of the Royal Marines played several lively airs . When the dinner was disposed of , the W . M , proposed the toasts . The toast of" The Pro Grand Master" was proposed

by Uro . Fnstes , D . Prov . G . M . Kent , who repeated the many kind remarks which proposers of his lordship ' s health have lately made concerning him . The Rev . R . Robinson , Prov . G . S . W ., proposed " Lord Skelmersdale , D . G . M ., oic . " In the course of his observations he said that the appointments of the Grand Lodge were always directed by the great merit and ability of the brethren who were

appointed , and though the brethren could not hope toatlam the distinguished position of Lord Skelmersdale , they might be Grand Wardens , Deacons , or Chaplains . The W . M . proposed "Viscount I lolinesdale , Prov . G . M . of Kent . " The brethren of the Royal Kent Lodge would have been delighted to sec his lordship present , but they could hardly expect it , because there were nearly 40 lodges in the

province , which made great demands on his time . I lis lordship honoured them with his presence in the Provincial Grand Lodge two years since , and they then experienced what an active , zealous , and good Mason he was . They also witnessed the great interest lie took in the Craft and everything that concerned it , and what large assemblages of . Masons he brought together at the Annual Provincial

Grand Meetings . The toast was enthusiastically drunk , and the W . M . then proposed "The Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Fastes , and the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers . " 'The D . P . G . M . had put himself to considerable inconvenience to be present , and had come by a circuitous route from

Asbford . Of him he also spoke m high terms as an energetic Mason , a proof of which was his appointment by Lord 1 lolinesdale as his Deputy . If Lord 1 lolinesdale had not known of Bro . Eastes ' s great personal qualities and abilities as a Mason , he would not have appointed him . The lodge was also favoured with the presence of several

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Provincial Grand Officers ; so many , indeed , that it was not often a lodge was so highly favoured . It was a source of great gratification to the brethren to have their company . No doubt this lodge being the oldest in the province , was the cause of their coming . The lodge thanked them very earnestly and cordially for the honour thus conferred . Bro . Eastes replied , and on behalf of Lord Holmesdale said the

toast which had previously been drank to him was worthy of being received as it had been . His lordship was heart and soul in Freemasonry , and in the welfare of the Order and the Province of Kent . That was saying a great deal , for his lordship ' s time was taken up by other duties as well . But he had studied the interests of Masonry , and all the brethren would join in wishing he might rule over the

Province of Kent for many years to come . He would leave the other officers to speak for themselves . He would now come to speak of the Royal Kent Lodge of Antiquity , which was the very first in the Province of Kent . It could boast of possessing a warrant a century and a half old . Speaking of a Kentish lodge , led him to say there were 38 lodges and r , 8 oo Masons in the province , and with so

many there ought to be a very strong support of the charities of the Order . He did not think they had , as yet , done sufficient in that direction . The charities had a constant claim upon them , and he would urge upon every brother the duty of doing something for the charities . In the language of Byron , " much has been done , yet more remains t » do , " and he would request them to lay this to

heart . No man had done his duty as a Mason unless at the end of the year he could say he had contributed something to the charities of the Order . He then drew attention to some oi the leading events in Masonry during 1874 ; the secession of Lord Ripon ; the death of the Grand Master of Ireland , and the accession of the Prince of Wales to the throne of the Craft . The installation of the Duke

of Abercorn as Grand Blaster of Ireland would come into the events of 18 7 s , and the installation of the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of England would Lake its place among those events . At that ceremony the Province of Kent ought to take an important position , and he hoped that with no niggard hand the Freemasons of Kent would assist in carrying it out . No doubt every brother would

be glad to attend and there would be such a demonstration by the whole of the lodges as had never before been seen . At that most interesting event he hoped to meet all the brethren then before him . The Rev . R . Robinson , P . G . S . W ., also responded . Formerly he had been the constant attendant at lodge and chapter , but lately private circumstances had prevented him . It was now with feelings of the utmost

possible pleasure he attended to respond to the hearty and fraternal greetings of the brethren . Since he was there last he had been raised to the high and honourable position of P . G . S . W . ; and it was with , he thought , pardonable pride he looked upon his rank . They were all pleased to leave the blue and silver for the purple and gold ; and he trusted that many of the brethren of this lodge ,

although some thirty of its Past Masters had already worn the purple , would yet obtain it . He might remind them that when brethren did get it , they were not content to rest from Masonic duties . There were duties connected with the purple , and the brethren were always zealous in performing then . Among their duties was the recommending other brethren to the Prov . G . M . for Grand Office ,

and this was a very difficult matter , as it required very nice consideration to do justice to all parties . For a just and impartial decision in these matters he hoped the brethren would give the Grand Officers every credit . Bros . W . Page , P . G . J . W ., and Bro . Alfred Spencer , P . G . S ., also responded , the latter brother remarking that he sat at the hospitable table of the oldest lodge in the province , and ,

Bro . Terry reminded him , the oldest lodge out of the precincts of London . It was not only the oldest provincial lodge in England , but in the world , which was something to know and feel . After some further remarks on the excellence of the lodge ' s working , and the warmth of its hospitality , he reminded this and all other lodges in the province of the duty they owed of sending in their

returns to the Provincial Grand Lodge as quickly and regularly as possible , and , with regard lo the Masonic charities , reiterated the observations he made at the Brownrigg Lodge , which appeared in our impression of the 2 nd inst . Bro . T . M . Rigg , P . G . Reg ., likewise replied . The W . M . gave ( he toast of "The Masonic Charities , " and stated that Bro . lames Terry , who was the Secretary of the

Benevolent Institution , and was present , was obliged to go away by train , and he would at once claim a hearing for him , that he might not suffer any delay . He , the W . M ., considered that the three Masonic charities were the three lights of Masonry , scarcely inferior to those of the lodge . It was the duty of Freemasons constantly to support these charities to the greatest extent possible , by which he meant contributing

money towards them . He was exceedingly glad lo find Bro . Terry present ; they were usually also favoured with the company of Bro . Binckes , the representative of the Boys ' School , who so ably put before the brethren the requirements of the charities . This year , although Bro . Binckes , through a prior engagement , was not present , they had Bro . Terry , the representative of an institution by which the

Province of Kent was benefited . Bro . Terry replied , and informed the brethren that five of the annuitants of the Benevolent Institution were from the Province oi Kent , and on that very day , two additional candidates from the same province came before the committee to be placed on the list for election in May . What did this represent ? £ 172 received yearly by the Province of Kent from the Benevolent

Institution . At the last Provincial Grand Lodge £ 160 was voted , certainly a large donation ; but he thought the brethren would agree that £ 172 a year return was a very good one . As the Deputy Prov . G . M . had said , no doubt much had been done by the province for the charities , but still there was more to be done , and he trusted that the members of Kent Lodge of Antiquity , the premier provincial lodge in the world , would liberally support these

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chanties , which were the pride , the honour , and the keystone of the whole Masonic structure . Five shilings a year from each Mason , though scarcely one out of every hundred gave that amount , would enable the institution to do an amount of good so enormous that no other institution could compare with them . It was rather a reproach that so few did contribute , and he trusted that in future this

reproach would be wiped out . The elections to the three Masonic institutions were in April and May next , and on those occasions the largest known list of candidates would be seen , and the smallest number of vacancies . It rested with the Craft whether they would , in the ensuing year , contribute to the funds and enable the institutions to extend their benefits . The committee did not go about seeking

candidates ; they came without seeking . He knew that in the Province of Kent he had only to bring these facts before the notice of the brethren to receive the necessary support . There in Chatham , one old woman was experiencing the benefits of his institution , though she was not a Kentish widow . Out of the forthcoming lists fifty candidates would have to be sent away unsuccessful

from the Benevolent Institution ; the Boys' School could only take 8 out of 48 , and the Girls , 13 out of 33 or 34 . Would the brethren allow this state of things to continue ? He would appeal to the Masons of Kent lo do what each could individually . He was last week at Margate , he had £ 17 or £ 18 subscribed . A Brother of No . 184 was anxious to swell his list , and the brethren of

Chatham had an opportunity now of helping him to do so . They had sympathising hearts , and would help him . The Benevolent Institution had 120 men and 115 widows on the funds : the men received £ 3 6 a year , and the women £ 28 . Such an amount of benefit must encourage the brethren to do still more . As a man of Kent himself , he knew he should not appeal in vain . He would say " never

forget the boys , never forget the girls , " but at the same time look with a feeling of kindness and affection on those who , in limes gone by , had borne the burden and heat of the day , and who ought , by reason of age , to be exempt from further toil and trouble . The W . M . announced that he would make himself a life governor , and Bro . Carter , as a Steward , solicited the brethren ' s assistance . The

other toasts followed in due course before the brethren separated . The brethren numbered nearly 100 , and among the visitors present were Bros . J . Eastes , D . P . G . M . ; Rev . R . Robinson , P . G . S . W . ; W . Page , P . G . J . W . ; T . M . Rigg , P . G . R . ; A . Spencer , P . G . Secretary ; Webb , P . Prov . G . J . 15 . ; Ward , P . Prov . G . D . of C ; Windeyer , P . Prov . G . R . ; Carter , P . Prov . G . S . D . ; Wylcs , P . Prov . G . J . D . ; Price Edwards ,

P . Prov . G . J . W . ; Ransom , P . G . Org . ; Redman , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Penfold , P . Prov . G . Org . ; Moore , P . Prov . G . J . D . ; J . Lane Nottcr , M . D ., R . A ., P . Prov . G . D . of the District Lodge of Malta ; and W . M . Pentangle , Lodge 1174 ; Newton , W . M . 1050 ; Nicholls , I . P . M . 1050 ; Fleming , P . M . 174 ; Fowle , P . M . 20 ; Burfield , P . M . 20 ; Coles , P . M . 20 ; Wood , W . M . 1273 ; Burlcy , W . M . 184 ; Sergeant

Jervis , W . M . 1424 ; Quarter-Master G . White , R . M ., S . W ., Pentangle ; James Terry , P . P . G . S . B ., and P . G . D . C . Herts ( Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ) ; H . Massey { Freemason ) . The band of the Royal Marines played some excellent music during dinner . KiNGSTON-uPON-Hur . i .. —ffumhr Lodge ( No . 57 ) . —The installation of Bro . Jonathan West , as W . M . of this lodge

for the ensuing year took place last week at the Freemasons' Hall , Osbornc-strcet , Kingston-upon-Hull . There was a large attendance , especially of Past Masters of the Craft , and the proceedings throughout were of the most interesting description . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Dr . Bell , P . G . D ., installed the recently-elected Worshipful Master , Bro . Jonathan West , who subsequently

invested his officers for the year as follows : —Henry Preston , Immediate Past Master ; Francis Summers , S . W . ; Thomas Thompson , J . W . ; William Tesseyman , P . M ., P . P . G ., Superintendent of Works , Chaplain ; John Fountain , P . Prov . G . S . B ., Treasurer ; John Love Scaton , P . M ., P . P . J . G . W ., Treasurer of the Benevolent and Pension Fund ; P . M . William Banks Hay , M . I ) ., P . S . P . G . D .,

Treasurer of the Improvement Sinking Fund ; P . M . William Day Keyworth , P . Prov . G ., Superintendent of Works , Treasurer and Almoner of the Poor Fund ; William Henry Wcllsted , Secretary ; Thomas Hcwson , P . M ., P . Prov . G . S . B ., Lecture Master ; Joseph Ilindson , S . D . ; Thomas Taylor , J . D . ; Alfred Whealley Ansell , D . C ; Richard Boggett , Librarian ; John William Stephenson , Organist ;

Edward Kidil , C . S . ; Adam Shand , Andrew King , Alfred Loftus , jun ., Alfred Milncr , and Thomas Middleton , Stewards ; John E . Winspcar , l . G . ; Thomas Crier , Tyler ; Isaac Dawson , Assistant Tyler . At the conclusion of the ceremony Bro . John Love Scaton , P . M ., presented to the retiring Master ^ Bro . Henry Preston ) a gold P . M . jewel , accompanied by a beautifully illuminated address , with

the names of the subscribers , as a mark of respect and appreciation of the able manner in which the affairs of the lodge had been conducted during his year of office . Bro . Preston returned thanks in an appropriate speech . The installation banquet was subsequently held , when there was a large accession to the number of the brethren present . Bro . West , W . M ., presided , and was supported

in the chair by the installing officer , Bro . . ) . Pearson Bell , M . D ., P . G . D ., and Deputy Prov . G . M . of North and East Yorkshire ; Bro . Charles Wells , P . M . ( the Worshipful the Mayor of Hull ); Bro . llenrv Preston , P . M . ; Bro . J . L . Seaton , P . M . ( ex-Mayor of Hull ); Bro . Ernes , W . M ., Minerva Lodge , 250 ; Bro . Garforth , W . M . Kingston Lodge , 1 , 010 ; Bro . Thos . Oates , W . M .

Alexandra Lodge , 1 , 511 ; Bro . Hardy , P . M . ; Bro . Needier , P . M . ; Bro . R . Dawson , P . M ., Sykes Lodge , Driffield ; liro . Stirling , P . M . ; Bro . Jonathan Turner , P . M . ; Bro . Vivian , P . M . ; Bro . Tesseyman , P . M . ; Bro . Hay , P . M . ; Bro . Hcwson , P . M . ; Bro . Hudson , P . M . ; Bro . Henry Toozer ; Bros . W . H . Wellsted , J . Hutchinson , Middleton , Witispcnr , Kidd , Shand , Linging , R . Boggett , A . Milncr , T . Middleton , j . G . Crier , Dawson , Martin Kemp , P . M . ; II . J . Am .