Skip to main content
Museum of Freemasonry

Masonic Periodicals Online

  • Explore
  • Advanced Search
  • Home
  • Explore
  • The Freemason
  • April 18, 1891
  • Page 5
Current:

The Freemason, April 18, 1891: Page 5

  • Back to The Freemason, April 18, 1891
  • Print image
  • Articles/Ads
    Ad Untitled Page 1 of 1
    Article To Correspondents. Page 1 of 1
    Article Untitled Page 1 of 1
    Article Masonic Notes. Page 1 of 1
    Article Masonic Notes. Page 1 of 1
    Article Masonic Notes. Page 1 of 1
    Article Correspondence. Page 1 of 1
Page 5

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Ad00505

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . INSTITUTED 17 S 8 . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . TlRELY SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS . THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , W . C , ON TUESDAY , 12 th OF MAY , UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF THE RIGHT HON < L 0 RD CARRINGTON , G . C . M . G ., M . W . Past Grand Master New South Wales , ' and R . W . Prov . Grand Master Bucks . P RESIDENT BOARD OF S TEWARDS . R . W . Bro . Sir JOHN B . MONCKTON , F . S . A ., P . G . W . TREASURER . W . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion are urgently needed , and will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . W . HEDGES , Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . Great Queen-street , W . C . pS—As the Chairman of the Festival is Past Grand Master of New South Wales , the Committee will be delighted to welcome all subscribing New South Wales Brethren , not only at the Institution on the Prize Day , Monday , nth May , but also at the Festival .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

N EWCASTLE . —The following extract from the Book of Constitutions , Rule 130 , will answer your query : "Every lodge shall annually , on the day named in its by-laws for that purpose , proceed to elect its Master by ballot from among those of its members who have served for one year the office of Master or Warden in a regular lodge warranted under the English Constitution . " The following communications unavoidably stand over :

CKAFTLion and Lamb Chapter , No . iga . Annual Festival of Grand Masters' Mark Lodge of Instruction

Ar00506

SATURDAY , APRIL I 8 , 1891 . . »

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

We congratulate the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ( Bro . J . Morrison McLeod ) on the recognition which his services have received from the

Quarterly General Court of Governors and Subscribers , who so heartily adopted the recommendation of the late Provisional Management Committee to increase the emoluments of his office from ^ 300 to ^ 400 per

annum . Bro . McLeod has not been a year in harness , ° ut he has fully realised the great expectations that were formed of his fitness for the post and the energy

with which it was almost certain he would discharge his duties . Moreover , the Provisional Management Lommittee appear to have recognised that in fixing his commencing salary at £ 300 per annum , they were ,

' » point of fact , assigning him a remuneration which hardl y corresponded with the laborious nature of his unties and the wei ght of his responsibilities . They

wisel y , therefore , availed themselves of the opportunity ° f recommending in their final report that this shortcoming should be remedied , and the General Court has wisel y acted on their recommendation .

* * * Ihe news as regards the approaching Festival of the Wal Masonic Institution for Girls is satisfactory , veral additions having been made since we last wrote the Board of Stewards , which is now more nearly

n a level than it was a fortni ght since with last year ' s ara . But we cannot expect , under circumstances 'ch have been again and again described in these

columns that the Returns , will be on a much larger ^ than they were last year . Indeed , we shall coner ^ e Institution fortunate if the subscriptions rea ch as hi gh a total .

n ° ur article last week on Bro . Sadler ' s new work 1 nomas Dunckerley : his Life , Labours , and Letters : " , ,. . \ omitted to mention the plates with th . is embellished . The most important of D ° is obviousl y the portrait of Bro . Thomas n erley . which serves as the frontispiece

Masonic Notes.

to the work . It is described at foot as having been engraved by a J . Jones , from a painting by Thomas Beach , and is dedicated to H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland , who was M . W . G . M . from 1782 till his death in 1790 . It has all the appearance of being an

excellent likeness , while as an engraving it possesses undoubted merit . Those who are curious in such matters will have little difficulty in detecting a strong likeness between Dunckerley and his putative father , George II . * * *

The other portraits are of Frederick Prince of Wales , who was Dunckerley ' s half-brother—if the latter's by no means improbable story of his parentage is correct—and was the first member of our Royal Family who was initiated into Freemasonry , and

George II . Both these are engravings by J . Faber , the painter of Fred . Prince of Wales being Bro . I . Davison , and of King George II ., Bro . J . Hig hmore . These also are valuable as engravings as well as from their connection with Dunckerley . * * *

There are also engravings of Dunckerley's book plate , his armorial seal , a seal or paper stamp containing a number of Masonic emblems , and his seals of the Chevalier Kadosh and the Grand Conclave of the Order of the Temple , of which he was the first

Grand Master . For the particulars relating to these engravings we must refer our readers to the preface , which Bro . W . H . Rylands—a most learned authority

on all such matters—has so kindly and so ably written . The explanations he furnishes are so clear and concise that they must be read , as he has set them forth , in order to be rightly understood and appreciated .

A lecture on " The Degrees of Pure and Antient Freemasonry" was delivered by Bro . R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., before the Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , at Portsmouth on the nth inst . A report of the proceedings will be given in our next issue . * * *

The annual report of the Grand Lodge of Maryland is full of interesting details , particularly for the members of that active body , but also for many of the Brotherhood in England , who remember the welcome

visit to this country of the M . W . Bro . Thomas J . Shryock , the esteemed Grand Master , who is Grand Representative of our Grand Lodge . * * *

One of the illustrations in the handsomely got up volume represents the costly silver service , which was presented to the M . W . Bro . T . J . Shryock by the lodges in Baltimore , in appreciation of his " noble and

unselfish devotion to the interests of our Order in accomplishing so many grand and beneficial results , " and trusting that the beautiful gift " may serve through life to keep ever alive in his memory his grand and good work for the Masons of Maryland . "

Through the Grand Master ' s efforts mainly , and by his able management , the large debt on the Masonic Temple of nearly half a million dollars has been reduced to some 50 , 000 , and this only during five years . * * * The destruction of the Temple by fire so soon after

the great bazaar was a terrible catastrophe , but we understand the insurance on the building and probable sale of the site for a remunerative price will lead to the cost of erection of another Masonic hall being wholly covered . We congratulate our distinguished

brother on such a well-deserved presentation , and trust he will , as Grand Master , not only lay the foundationstone of a new Masonic Temple worthy of his Grand Lodge , but be spared to rejoice and take part in its completion . * # #

The Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland has granted three warrants for Mark lodges in Melbourne , Australia . A Provincial Grand Lodge is also to be formed .

Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart ., M . W . G . M . of Victoria ,, will pay another visit to England next November . He will be accompanied by Lady Clarke and his second son , Mr . Clive Clarke , who is to enter the Sandhurst Military College .

The last meeting of the Drury Lane Lodge for thewinter session was held at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday last . Bro . Fernandez occupied the chair of W . M ., and Bros . Bancroft and Harry Nicholls those of the S . W . and J . W . respectively . Three candidates were initiated and one passed . Amongst the visitors

Masonic Notes.

present was Bro . Lord Justice Fitzgibbon , of Dublin , who warmly congratulated the W . M . on the working , and tendered his grateful thanks for the elocutionary treat that had been afforded to him by a visit to the lodge . * * *

The Cornish Lodge met at Mark Masons' Hall on Saturday , and the W . M ., Bro . N . J . West , conferred the three Degrees on the several candidates . There was a good attendance of members and visitors , and

the founders can now fairly congratulate themselves on the decided success that has crowned their efforts to establish a centre of Masonic interest in London for resident and visiting Cornishmen . We hope to give a report in our next .

It is with unfeigned regret we hear that the late Bro . T . Carter , Lay-Vicar of Westminster Abbey , has left his widow and daughter in very reduced circumstances . A long illness , extending over three years , both lessened his opportunities for following his profession , and at

the same time made very serious inroads on the provision he had made against the inevitable rainy day . However , we are pleased to see that his services have not been lost sight of , and that a Committee has been formed for the purpose of raising a fund to assist

the family who survive him . Among the members of this Committee are the Rev . S . Flood Jones , M . A ., Preceptor of Westminster Abbey ; and Bros . J .

Sampson Peirce , P . G . D . ; C . S . Jeky ll , P . G . Org . ; Theodore Distin , and J . Finch , and we strongly recommend the case to the kind consideration and sympathy of our readers .

* * * We are very pleased to note that the Grand Lodge of Maryland ( Bro . T . J . Shryock , G . M . ) accepted the report of the Committee on Correspondence , submitted

by Bro . E . 1 . Schultz , the Chairman , in tavour of not recognising the so-called " Grand Lodge of New Zealand" ( because of the reasons stated ) , but " to defer the subject awaiting further developments . "

Bro . Schultz declares that out of 148 lodges 58 have withheld their assent , " and thus he styles the seceders " the majority . " According 10 the careiul report prepared by Bros . James and Neill ,. the Prov . Grand Secretaries at Dunedin for the English and

Scottish Grand Lodges respectively , only 52 have seceded out of 14 S , so that the new creation , lermed the '' Grand Loage of New Zealand , " is in tne minority

and those lodges who remain under the Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland are in the majority . It is well to bear this fact in mind , the official report of which bears date ist October , 1 S 90 .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain , necessary limits—free discussion . ^ ROYAL ARCH MASONRY IN QUEENSLAND .

To the Editor of the Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , As a regular subscriber and reader of the Freemason , it is refreshing to read the reports of the various meetings of the chapters and lodges of the higher Degrees in the Old Country ; but , taking as I do

great interest in all affairs Masonic in this Colony , the reading of these reports often fills me with grief that such gatherings are not in vogue in this portion of the world , i ' o all English Masons , looking upon the Royal Arch as the acme of pure and ancient Masonry , it seems strange that in Queensland there are so few

facilities for obtaining that Degree in an English chapter . At the present time there is but one English chapter working in the district , which comprises an area equal to about four times that of the United Kingdom , and this has only recently been resuscitated after a long period of inactivity . The Scotch bretnren

have chapters established , and in active operation in many towns , all of which are well worked and attended . Personally , I ascribe this to the fact that there is no head to English Arch Masonry in the Colony , and my object in writing this is to endeavour to enlist your attention and sympathy in urging the appointment of

a Grand Superintendent for the district , who would give an impetus to the progress of Royal Arch Masonry for English Masons in Queensland . The same remarks apply to Mark Masonry , only one lodge meeting in Queensland under the English banner .

In our honoured District Grand Master , Bro . the Hon . A . C . Gregory , in our Deputy , Bro . Barnett , and in our respected Secretary , Bro . Fenwick , we have men enthusiastic in Masonry , and the government of the Craft in Queensland could not be in better hands . I only hope that it is feasible to establish a District Grand

Chapter and a District Grand Lodge respectively tor Queensland Royal Arch and Mark Masons , and thus give an opportunity for English Masons to remain under their proper banners and afford another opportunity of making Freemasonry flourish . —Yours lraternally ,

A R . A . AND M . M . M . ; Brisbane , Queensland , March 4 th .

“The Freemason: 1891-04-18, Page 5” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2 Aug. 2025, django:8000/periodicals/fvl/issues/fvl_18041891/page/5/.
  • List
  • Grid
Title Category Page
THE RECENT SCHOOL ELECTIONS. Article 1
OLD "ATHOL" WARRANTS. Article 1
STAFFORDSHIRE. Article 2
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF SUSSEX. Article 2
BALL OF THE PRIORY LODGE AT SOUTHEND. Article 3
THE EARL OF JERSEY AT SYDNEY. Article 3
INTERESTING CEREMONY AT STRATHAPEFFER SPA, ROSS-SHIRE. Article 3
ENGLISH CATHEDRALS. Article 3
The Theatres. Article 3
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 4
Untitled Ad 5
To Correspondents. Article 5
Untitled Article 5
Masonic Notes. Article 5
Correspondence. Article 5
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS. Article 6
PROVINCIAL MEETINGS. Article 8
Royal Arch. Article 9
Mark Masonry. Article 9
Lodges and Chapters of Instruction. Article 9
Knights Templar. Article 10
Rosicrucian Society of England. Article 10
PRESENTATION TO BRO. BAKER. Article 10
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS. Article 10
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS. Article 11
AN AUSTRALIAN VETERAN AT REST. Article 11
Obituary. Article 11
Untitled Ad 11
Untitled Ad 11
Untitled Ad 11
Untitled Ad 11
Untitled Ad 11
Untitled Ad 11
MASONIC AND GENERAL TIDINGS Article 12
Page 1

Page 1

3 Articles
Page 2

Page 2

4 Articles
Page 3

Page 3

7 Articles
Page 4

Page 4

19 Articles
Page 5

Page 5

7 Articles
Page 6

Page 6

3 Articles
Page 7

Page 7

3 Articles
Page 8

Page 8

4 Articles
Page 9

Page 9

5 Articles
Page 10

Page 10

7 Articles
Page 11

Page 11

12 Articles
Page 12

Page 12

3 Articles
Page 5

Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Ad00505

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS , ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . INSTITUTED 17 S 8 . CHIEF PATRONESS : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN . TlRELY SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS . THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Will be held AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , LONDON , W . C , ON TUESDAY , 12 th OF MAY , UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENCY OF THE RIGHT HON < L 0 RD CARRINGTON , G . C . M . G ., M . W . Past Grand Master New South Wales , ' and R . W . Prov . Grand Master Bucks . P RESIDENT BOARD OF S TEWARDS . R . W . Bro . Sir JOHN B . MONCKTON , F . S . A ., P . G . W . TREASURER . W . Bro . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D . Brethren willing to act as Stewards on the above important occasion are urgently needed , and will greatly oblige by sending in their names as early as convenient . F . R . W . HEDGES , Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Secretary . Great Queen-street , W . C . pS—As the Chairman of the Festival is Past Grand Master of New South Wales , the Committee will be delighted to welcome all subscribing New South Wales Brethren , not only at the Institution on the Prize Day , Monday , nth May , but also at the Festival .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

N EWCASTLE . —The following extract from the Book of Constitutions , Rule 130 , will answer your query : "Every lodge shall annually , on the day named in its by-laws for that purpose , proceed to elect its Master by ballot from among those of its members who have served for one year the office of Master or Warden in a regular lodge warranted under the English Constitution . " The following communications unavoidably stand over :

CKAFTLion and Lamb Chapter , No . iga . Annual Festival of Grand Masters' Mark Lodge of Instruction

Ar00506

SATURDAY , APRIL I 8 , 1891 . . »

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

We congratulate the Secretary of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ( Bro . J . Morrison McLeod ) on the recognition which his services have received from the

Quarterly General Court of Governors and Subscribers , who so heartily adopted the recommendation of the late Provisional Management Committee to increase the emoluments of his office from ^ 300 to ^ 400 per

annum . Bro . McLeod has not been a year in harness , ° ut he has fully realised the great expectations that were formed of his fitness for the post and the energy

with which it was almost certain he would discharge his duties . Moreover , the Provisional Management Lommittee appear to have recognised that in fixing his commencing salary at £ 300 per annum , they were ,

' » point of fact , assigning him a remuneration which hardl y corresponded with the laborious nature of his unties and the wei ght of his responsibilities . They

wisel y , therefore , availed themselves of the opportunity ° f recommending in their final report that this shortcoming should be remedied , and the General Court has wisel y acted on their recommendation .

* * * Ihe news as regards the approaching Festival of the Wal Masonic Institution for Girls is satisfactory , veral additions having been made since we last wrote the Board of Stewards , which is now more nearly

n a level than it was a fortni ght since with last year ' s ara . But we cannot expect , under circumstances 'ch have been again and again described in these

columns that the Returns , will be on a much larger ^ than they were last year . Indeed , we shall coner ^ e Institution fortunate if the subscriptions rea ch as hi gh a total .

n ° ur article last week on Bro . Sadler ' s new work 1 nomas Dunckerley : his Life , Labours , and Letters : " , ,. . \ omitted to mention the plates with th . is embellished . The most important of D ° is obviousl y the portrait of Bro . Thomas n erley . which serves as the frontispiece

Masonic Notes.

to the work . It is described at foot as having been engraved by a J . Jones , from a painting by Thomas Beach , and is dedicated to H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland , who was M . W . G . M . from 1782 till his death in 1790 . It has all the appearance of being an

excellent likeness , while as an engraving it possesses undoubted merit . Those who are curious in such matters will have little difficulty in detecting a strong likeness between Dunckerley and his putative father , George II . * * *

The other portraits are of Frederick Prince of Wales , who was Dunckerley ' s half-brother—if the latter's by no means improbable story of his parentage is correct—and was the first member of our Royal Family who was initiated into Freemasonry , and

George II . Both these are engravings by J . Faber , the painter of Fred . Prince of Wales being Bro . I . Davison , and of King George II ., Bro . J . Hig hmore . These also are valuable as engravings as well as from their connection with Dunckerley . * * *

There are also engravings of Dunckerley's book plate , his armorial seal , a seal or paper stamp containing a number of Masonic emblems , and his seals of the Chevalier Kadosh and the Grand Conclave of the Order of the Temple , of which he was the first

Grand Master . For the particulars relating to these engravings we must refer our readers to the preface , which Bro . W . H . Rylands—a most learned authority

on all such matters—has so kindly and so ably written . The explanations he furnishes are so clear and concise that they must be read , as he has set them forth , in order to be rightly understood and appreciated .

A lecture on " The Degrees of Pure and Antient Freemasonry" was delivered by Bro . R . F . Gould , P . G . D ., before the Hampshire Lodge of Emulation , No . 1990 , at Portsmouth on the nth inst . A report of the proceedings will be given in our next issue . * * *

The annual report of the Grand Lodge of Maryland is full of interesting details , particularly for the members of that active body , but also for many of the Brotherhood in England , who remember the welcome

visit to this country of the M . W . Bro . Thomas J . Shryock , the esteemed Grand Master , who is Grand Representative of our Grand Lodge . * * *

One of the illustrations in the handsomely got up volume represents the costly silver service , which was presented to the M . W . Bro . T . J . Shryock by the lodges in Baltimore , in appreciation of his " noble and

unselfish devotion to the interests of our Order in accomplishing so many grand and beneficial results , " and trusting that the beautiful gift " may serve through life to keep ever alive in his memory his grand and good work for the Masons of Maryland . "

Through the Grand Master ' s efforts mainly , and by his able management , the large debt on the Masonic Temple of nearly half a million dollars has been reduced to some 50 , 000 , and this only during five years . * * * The destruction of the Temple by fire so soon after

the great bazaar was a terrible catastrophe , but we understand the insurance on the building and probable sale of the site for a remunerative price will lead to the cost of erection of another Masonic hall being wholly covered . We congratulate our distinguished

brother on such a well-deserved presentation , and trust he will , as Grand Master , not only lay the foundationstone of a new Masonic Temple worthy of his Grand Lodge , but be spared to rejoice and take part in its completion . * # #

The Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland has granted three warrants for Mark lodges in Melbourne , Australia . A Provincial Grand Lodge is also to be formed .

Bro . Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart ., M . W . G . M . of Victoria ,, will pay another visit to England next November . He will be accompanied by Lady Clarke and his second son , Mr . Clive Clarke , who is to enter the Sandhurst Military College .

The last meeting of the Drury Lane Lodge for thewinter session was held at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday last . Bro . Fernandez occupied the chair of W . M ., and Bros . Bancroft and Harry Nicholls those of the S . W . and J . W . respectively . Three candidates were initiated and one passed . Amongst the visitors

Masonic Notes.

present was Bro . Lord Justice Fitzgibbon , of Dublin , who warmly congratulated the W . M . on the working , and tendered his grateful thanks for the elocutionary treat that had been afforded to him by a visit to the lodge . * * *

The Cornish Lodge met at Mark Masons' Hall on Saturday , and the W . M ., Bro . N . J . West , conferred the three Degrees on the several candidates . There was a good attendance of members and visitors , and

the founders can now fairly congratulate themselves on the decided success that has crowned their efforts to establish a centre of Masonic interest in London for resident and visiting Cornishmen . We hope to give a report in our next .

It is with unfeigned regret we hear that the late Bro . T . Carter , Lay-Vicar of Westminster Abbey , has left his widow and daughter in very reduced circumstances . A long illness , extending over three years , both lessened his opportunities for following his profession , and at

the same time made very serious inroads on the provision he had made against the inevitable rainy day . However , we are pleased to see that his services have not been lost sight of , and that a Committee has been formed for the purpose of raising a fund to assist

the family who survive him . Among the members of this Committee are the Rev . S . Flood Jones , M . A ., Preceptor of Westminster Abbey ; and Bros . J .

Sampson Peirce , P . G . D . ; C . S . Jeky ll , P . G . Org . ; Theodore Distin , and J . Finch , and we strongly recommend the case to the kind consideration and sympathy of our readers .

* * * We are very pleased to note that the Grand Lodge of Maryland ( Bro . T . J . Shryock , G . M . ) accepted the report of the Committee on Correspondence , submitted

by Bro . E . 1 . Schultz , the Chairman , in tavour of not recognising the so-called " Grand Lodge of New Zealand" ( because of the reasons stated ) , but " to defer the subject awaiting further developments . "

Bro . Schultz declares that out of 148 lodges 58 have withheld their assent , " and thus he styles the seceders " the majority . " According 10 the careiul report prepared by Bros . James and Neill ,. the Prov . Grand Secretaries at Dunedin for the English and

Scottish Grand Lodges respectively , only 52 have seceded out of 14 S , so that the new creation , lermed the '' Grand Loage of New Zealand , " is in tne minority

and those lodges who remain under the Grand Lodges of England , Ireland , and Scotland are in the majority . It is well to bear this fact in mind , the official report of which bears date ist October , 1 S 90 .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain , necessary limits—free discussion . ^ ROYAL ARCH MASONRY IN QUEENSLAND .

To the Editor of the Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , As a regular subscriber and reader of the Freemason , it is refreshing to read the reports of the various meetings of the chapters and lodges of the higher Degrees in the Old Country ; but , taking as I do

great interest in all affairs Masonic in this Colony , the reading of these reports often fills me with grief that such gatherings are not in vogue in this portion of the world , i ' o all English Masons , looking upon the Royal Arch as the acme of pure and ancient Masonry , it seems strange that in Queensland there are so few

facilities for obtaining that Degree in an English chapter . At the present time there is but one English chapter working in the district , which comprises an area equal to about four times that of the United Kingdom , and this has only recently been resuscitated after a long period of inactivity . The Scotch bretnren

have chapters established , and in active operation in many towns , all of which are well worked and attended . Personally , I ascribe this to the fact that there is no head to English Arch Masonry in the Colony , and my object in writing this is to endeavour to enlist your attention and sympathy in urging the appointment of

a Grand Superintendent for the district , who would give an impetus to the progress of Royal Arch Masonry for English Masons in Queensland . The same remarks apply to Mark Masonry , only one lodge meeting in Queensland under the English banner .

In our honoured District Grand Master , Bro . the Hon . A . C . Gregory , in our Deputy , Bro . Barnett , and in our respected Secretary , Bro . Fenwick , we have men enthusiastic in Masonry , and the government of the Craft in Queensland could not be in better hands . I only hope that it is feasible to establish a District Grand

Chapter and a District Grand Lodge respectively tor Queensland Royal Arch and Mark Masons , and thus give an opportunity for English Masons to remain under their proper banners and afford another opportunity of making Freemasonry flourish . —Yours lraternally ,

A R . A . AND M . M . M . ; Brisbane , Queensland , March 4 th .

  • Prev page
  • 1
  • 4
  • You're on page5
  • 6
  • 12
  • Next page
  • Accredited Museum Designated Outstanding Collection
  • LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CHARITABLE TRUST OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1058497 / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2025

  • Accessibility statement

  • Designed, developed, and maintained by King's Digital Lab

We use cookies to track usage and preferences.

Privacy & cookie policy