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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Cornwall was held on the 7 th inst . at Bodmin , and was very largely attended , there being about three hundred brethren present , drawn together for the most part , probably , by
the announcement that the new Masonic lodge " One and All" would be dedicated by the Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe . The inhabitants did their best to give the brethren a hearty welcome , and the town presented a very lively appearance by a large display of bunting in the principal thoroughfares . All
the arrangements were of the most complete and satisfactory character , and every facility was afforded to distant brethren by Bro . Sandoe , of the Royal Hotel , who sent several conveyances to meet the up and down trains to Bodminroad Station , single fares only being charged . Members met at the Shire Hall at ten o ' clock
in the morning , and having clothed they formed in procession , and at once marched to the Masonic Hall , where the business of the Grand Lodge was transacted . The members of " One and All" can now boast of having as handsome a lodge as is to be found in the whole province . It is most
tastefully decorated , the entire work having been entrusted to the master hand of Bro . Solomon , of Truro . On one side of the building there are three fine stained windows , the centre one being a memorial window , the gift ofthe widow of the late Sir Hugh Molesworth , Bart ,, P . M . The one on the higher side has been subscribed for
by the Past Masters of the Lodge , whilst the officers and other members of the lodge have given the third . All three of them are exceedingly handsome , and Bro . Fouracre , of Stonehouse , who supplied them , is deserving of all praise for having produced such excellent works of art . A fourth ( transparent ) window
overlooking the street , was given by the Hon . F . L . Gower , the much respected member for the borough . It was in the New Masonic Hall that the Grand Lodge was held , the Right Worshipful Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ,
Prov . Grand Master , presiding . The brethren present included Bros . L . P . Metham , P . G . D . of England , and D . P . G . M . of Devonshire , the Rev . Past Grand Chaplain of England , and William James Hughan , Past S . G . D . of England ., Captain G . H . Colvill , W . M . 330 , P . Prov . G . W .
and a number of other distinguished Masons . The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened in due form by the R . W . Brother , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall , Bro . Johns , Prov . G . Secretary , read the minutes of the last P . G . Lodge meeting , held
at Truro in 1873 , and they were confirmed . In the absence of Bro . Tweedy , P . G . Treasurer , the annual accounts were read b y Bro . F . W . Dabb , auditor . These accounts showed that the expenditure forthe yearhad been ^ ijt 13 s . 7 d ., and the receipts s £ 168 17 s . 4 d . Added to this
latter sum there was a credit balance brought forward from the last account , amounting to •= £ 47 9 s . jd ., and this is now increased to £ 6 4 13 s . 2 d . Bro . R . Johns read the report ofthe Provincial Grand Secretary , which stated the number of
lod ges in the province was twenty-four . The number of initiations during the year was 176 ; the joining members 36 ; members , 929 ; total 1 141 . In the previous year the initiations num . bered 130 , showing an increase of 46 ; the joining
members were 37 ; decrease 1 ; members , 80 r ; increase , 128 : showing a total increase during the past year of 173 . The committee were glad to state that the returns had been much more regular than heretofore , and consequently " } n handsome directory so kindly and so
effiuently edited by W . Bro . J . Hughan , was issued ln due time . Bro . Hughan next read the report relating to ™ Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent I ' tind , showing that the present entire capital of the fund amounted to ^ 2 , 049 I SS- 3 d . The Prov . Grand Master remarked that this
clarity was one of the principal features of the Province , and to see that it was carried out in so
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.
satisfactory a manner must be very pleasing to all of them . The report of the " Committee of Relief " was read by Bro . Jenkins . Bro . Hughan reported that as Steward of the Province of Cornwall for the Masonic
Charities , London , for 1873-4 , he obtained over £ 170 for the " Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , " which is the largest sum raised for any Masonic charity in Cornwall , for one of the annual festivals . The sum , however , would have been much larger , if the brethren in several lodges which contributed nothing , had thoroughly considered the claims of tho Institution . He commenced
the election in October 1873 m debt , but paid oil * all the votes owing , and not having any candidates he lent their votes as a Province to Octavia Helen Wheeler , Province of Worcester , and Ethel Seaton , Province of Yorkshire , both of whom were successful . In April last they had
no candidate for Cornwall , but having Bro . Edward Penman , P . M ., 589 , Redruth , as a candidate in the following month for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , he again lent their votes , one portion being given to Cornelia Man' Allison ( London ) - another portion to Wm .
Lea ( West Lancashire ) , both being elected •and the remainder of the votes were lent to the province of Oxfordshire for Percy Edward Howard , who was unsuccessful . In May the votes were repaid in proxies for "Aged Freemasons , " and ( with those he borrowed and obtained trom the
province of Cornwall , and elsewhere ) he polled 794 for Bro . Edward Penman , and returned him fourth on the list ont of the twenty who were elected . Tho " widows , ' " votes he exchanged for " old men ' s , " in favour of Judith Baker , of Bristol , who was elected , so that out of the six
candidates he supported on behalf of the Prov . of Cornwall five were elected , and their friends repaid him the votes they borrrowed , by which he secured the election of Bro . Penman for £ 36 per annum for life . Had the votes not been so collected and thus dealt with , Bro . Penman
would not have been elected , neither would the little boy , Sparke , have been previously elected . In October of this year he should secure the election , all being well , of Emily Snowdon Treleaven , for the Province of Cornwall , and in May , 187 5 , he-hoped to return a Cornish brother , as a London annuitant , after which he should
have to rest a bit , pay off all the debts , and then commence afresh . To do this he would require the earnest support of the Province , and if they followed the example set them by the Prov . G . M ., the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , and the D . P . G . M ., Sir F . M . Williams , he did not despair of fulfilling the programme to the very letter .
The whole of the reports were adopted . On the motion of Bro . Carlyon , seconded by Bro . J . Paull , the sum of £ 2 <; was voted to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , and on the motion of Bro . Dabb , seconded by Bro . R . Rich , /' 20 was voted to the Royal Masonic
Benevolent Institution , London . Bro . Metham , D . P . G . Master of Devonshire , introduced by the Prov . G . M ., made an earnest and eloquent appeal to the Prov . Grand Lodge , on behalf of the Female Orphan Asylum at Stoke . He remarked that although the Asylum
was situated on ( he other side of the Tamar , it had no local preferences of any kind whatever , children being elected from all parts of the country , they being the destitute female orphans of our soldiers , sailors , and marines , their only credentials being a record of their father ' s
services . Although the charity had existed for a very considerable number of years , he had never yet made any appeal to the Prov . Grand Lodge of Devonshire , or to its lodges , until the present moment , but a claim had now come upon the committee of the institution to consider , either
to enlarge the building so as to increase the number of its inmates , or to shut the doors against a very large number who were crowding upon them for admission . That decision was left to him
individually , and when he remembered that during thirty-five years more than a thousand children had been admitted into the asylum , every one of whom he had known personally , and who , but for the shelter thus afforded them , would have beei * . inmates of our hospitals and
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.
unions , he could not take upon himself the responsibility of saying " No , " for he could not shutout from his mind how dismal and dark must be the future of those unfortunate children who would be shut out from the comforts of the asylum . Therefore he came to them as
fearlessly as he went to Devonshire , or London , or any other place , and he came to them all the more readily because he felt that he had a special claim upon them from the fact that , leaving the three towns out of the question , Cornwall had as many children in the asylum as
Devonshire , there being eleven or twelve Cornish girls within the institution ; besides which , at the election which took place last week , out of the eight candidates who succeeded two of them were from Cornwall . Tho asylum having already done so much , the committee were now
placed in the position of having to say whether its operations should be enlarged or not , but if they could not succeed in raising the ^ 4000 which was necessary for the purpose they would have to close their doors for years to come in the faces of the 12 j children whom they were
obliged to reject last week . He appealed to them as Cornishmen , as Englishmen , and as Masons , and he felt sure that he should not appeal to them in vain . ( Applause . ) Bro . Carlyon then moved , and Bro . Grach seconded , that the sum of ten guineas be voted
to the Asylum . This was carried unanimously ; several brethren also promised subscriptions in the room , and it was understood that the W . M . ' s would bring the claims ofthe Institution before their various lodges . The Prov . Grand Master mentioned that the
memorial stone of the new wing of the building wouldbelaid during the coming month by H . R . Highness thc Duke of Edinburgh , and it was proposed that on that occasion there should be a Masonic purse filled with subscriptions from all Masonic sources . ( Hear , hear . ) He should be
very glad to add twenty guineas to the ten guineas alread y voted by the lodge . ( Applause . ) The Treasurer , Secretary , and two Auditors for the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , appointed last year , were reelected .
At this stage of the proceedings business was temporarily suspended , and the brethren marched in procession to the parish church , where an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev . H . Ferris , P . G . A . Chaplain . The usual collection was afterwards made , and it amounted to £ i 3 'js *
On resuming business , the Prov . Grand Master at once proceeded to dedicate the hall of " One and All , " Lodge , 330 , to Masonic purposes . Captain Colville , as the W . M . of the lodge formally invited his lordship to perform the ceremony . He remarked that for many years
the brethren were unable to obtain a building in which they could properly perform the ceremonies of the Craft , and it had been a matter of great regret to them that they had been obliged for so long a time to meet in undesirable places . But now they had a hall of which they might be
proud , and the beauty of its decorations reflected high credit upon Bro . Solomon , in whose hands the work had been placed . ( Applause . ) The interesting and impressive ceremony of dedication was then performed by the Prov . Grand Master with great solemnity , the use of
the corn , the wine , the oil , and the salt , being observed according to ancient custom . There were also choral responses , thc musical arrangements being under the efficient direction of Bro . J . Hele , Mus . Bac , P . P . G . Organist . His lordship was well assisted in the ceremony by the
Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devon , Bro . Metham ; the acting S . G . W ., Bro . Solomon ; and the J . G . W ., Bro . Worth , and during its performance the choir sang the anthems " Hail ! Universal Lord , " " Behold , how good and joyful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity , " and " Great and Marvellous are Thy works . "
The dedicatory ceremony over the Prov . G . M . appointed the following as his officers for the year ensuing : — Sir . F . M . Williams , Bart ., M . P .. D . Prov . G . M , . Capt . Colville Prov , G . S . W .
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CORNWALL .
The annual Provincial Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of Cornwall was held on the 7 th inst . at Bodmin , and was very largely attended , there being about three hundred brethren present , drawn together for the most part , probably , by
the announcement that the new Masonic lodge " One and All" would be dedicated by the Provincial Grand Master , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe . The inhabitants did their best to give the brethren a hearty welcome , and the town presented a very lively appearance by a large display of bunting in the principal thoroughfares . All
the arrangements were of the most complete and satisfactory character , and every facility was afforded to distant brethren by Bro . Sandoe , of the Royal Hotel , who sent several conveyances to meet the up and down trains to Bodminroad Station , single fares only being charged . Members met at the Shire Hall at ten o ' clock
in the morning , and having clothed they formed in procession , and at once marched to the Masonic Hall , where the business of the Grand Lodge was transacted . The members of " One and All" can now boast of having as handsome a lodge as is to be found in the whole province . It is most
tastefully decorated , the entire work having been entrusted to the master hand of Bro . Solomon , of Truro . On one side of the building there are three fine stained windows , the centre one being a memorial window , the gift ofthe widow of the late Sir Hugh Molesworth , Bart ,, P . M . The one on the higher side has been subscribed for
by the Past Masters of the Lodge , whilst the officers and other members of the lodge have given the third . All three of them are exceedingly handsome , and Bro . Fouracre , of Stonehouse , who supplied them , is deserving of all praise for having produced such excellent works of art . A fourth ( transparent ) window
overlooking the street , was given by the Hon . F . L . Gower , the much respected member for the borough . It was in the New Masonic Hall that the Grand Lodge was held , the Right Worshipful Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ,
Prov . Grand Master , presiding . The brethren present included Bros . L . P . Metham , P . G . D . of England , and D . P . G . M . of Devonshire , the Rev . Past Grand Chaplain of England , and William James Hughan , Past S . G . D . of England ., Captain G . H . Colvill , W . M . 330 , P . Prov . G . W .
and a number of other distinguished Masons . The Provincial Grand Lodge having been opened in due form by the R . W . Brother , the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Prov . Grand Master of Cornwall , Bro . Johns , Prov . G . Secretary , read the minutes of the last P . G . Lodge meeting , held
at Truro in 1873 , and they were confirmed . In the absence of Bro . Tweedy , P . G . Treasurer , the annual accounts were read b y Bro . F . W . Dabb , auditor . These accounts showed that the expenditure forthe yearhad been ^ ijt 13 s . 7 d ., and the receipts s £ 168 17 s . 4 d . Added to this
latter sum there was a credit balance brought forward from the last account , amounting to •= £ 47 9 s . jd ., and this is now increased to £ 6 4 13 s . 2 d . Bro . R . Johns read the report ofthe Provincial Grand Secretary , which stated the number of
lod ges in the province was twenty-four . The number of initiations during the year was 176 ; the joining members 36 ; members , 929 ; total 1 141 . In the previous year the initiations num . bered 130 , showing an increase of 46 ; the joining
members were 37 ; decrease 1 ; members , 80 r ; increase , 128 : showing a total increase during the past year of 173 . The committee were glad to state that the returns had been much more regular than heretofore , and consequently " } n handsome directory so kindly and so
effiuently edited by W . Bro . J . Hughan , was issued ln due time . Bro . Hughan next read the report relating to ™ Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent I ' tind , showing that the present entire capital of the fund amounted to ^ 2 , 049 I SS- 3 d . The Prov . Grand Master remarked that this
clarity was one of the principal features of the Province , and to see that it was carried out in so
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.
satisfactory a manner must be very pleasing to all of them . The report of the " Committee of Relief " was read by Bro . Jenkins . Bro . Hughan reported that as Steward of the Province of Cornwall for the Masonic
Charities , London , for 1873-4 , he obtained over £ 170 for the " Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , " which is the largest sum raised for any Masonic charity in Cornwall , for one of the annual festivals . The sum , however , would have been much larger , if the brethren in several lodges which contributed nothing , had thoroughly considered the claims of tho Institution . He commenced
the election in October 1873 m debt , but paid oil * all the votes owing , and not having any candidates he lent their votes as a Province to Octavia Helen Wheeler , Province of Worcester , and Ethel Seaton , Province of Yorkshire , both of whom were successful . In April last they had
no candidate for Cornwall , but having Bro . Edward Penman , P . M ., 589 , Redruth , as a candidate in the following month for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , he again lent their votes , one portion being given to Cornelia Man' Allison ( London ) - another portion to Wm .
Lea ( West Lancashire ) , both being elected •and the remainder of the votes were lent to the province of Oxfordshire for Percy Edward Howard , who was unsuccessful . In May the votes were repaid in proxies for "Aged Freemasons , " and ( with those he borrowed and obtained trom the
province of Cornwall , and elsewhere ) he polled 794 for Bro . Edward Penman , and returned him fourth on the list ont of the twenty who were elected . Tho " widows , ' " votes he exchanged for " old men ' s , " in favour of Judith Baker , of Bristol , who was elected , so that out of the six
candidates he supported on behalf of the Prov . of Cornwall five were elected , and their friends repaid him the votes they borrrowed , by which he secured the election of Bro . Penman for £ 36 per annum for life . Had the votes not been so collected and thus dealt with , Bro . Penman
would not have been elected , neither would the little boy , Sparke , have been previously elected . In October of this year he should secure the election , all being well , of Emily Snowdon Treleaven , for the Province of Cornwall , and in May , 187 5 , he-hoped to return a Cornish brother , as a London annuitant , after which he should
have to rest a bit , pay off all the debts , and then commence afresh . To do this he would require the earnest support of the Province , and if they followed the example set them by the Prov . G . M ., the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , and the D . P . G . M ., Sir F . M . Williams , he did not despair of fulfilling the programme to the very letter .
The whole of the reports were adopted . On the motion of Bro . Carlyon , seconded by Bro . J . Paull , the sum of £ 2 <; was voted to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , and on the motion of Bro . Dabb , seconded by Bro . R . Rich , /' 20 was voted to the Royal Masonic
Benevolent Institution , London . Bro . Metham , D . P . G . Master of Devonshire , introduced by the Prov . G . M ., made an earnest and eloquent appeal to the Prov . Grand Lodge , on behalf of the Female Orphan Asylum at Stoke . He remarked that although the Asylum
was situated on ( he other side of the Tamar , it had no local preferences of any kind whatever , children being elected from all parts of the country , they being the destitute female orphans of our soldiers , sailors , and marines , their only credentials being a record of their father ' s
services . Although the charity had existed for a very considerable number of years , he had never yet made any appeal to the Prov . Grand Lodge of Devonshire , or to its lodges , until the present moment , but a claim had now come upon the committee of the institution to consider , either
to enlarge the building so as to increase the number of its inmates , or to shut the doors against a very large number who were crowding upon them for admission . That decision was left to him
individually , and when he remembered that during thirty-five years more than a thousand children had been admitted into the asylum , every one of whom he had known personally , and who , but for the shelter thus afforded them , would have beei * . inmates of our hospitals and
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unions , he could not take upon himself the responsibility of saying " No , " for he could not shutout from his mind how dismal and dark must be the future of those unfortunate children who would be shut out from the comforts of the asylum . Therefore he came to them as
fearlessly as he went to Devonshire , or London , or any other place , and he came to them all the more readily because he felt that he had a special claim upon them from the fact that , leaving the three towns out of the question , Cornwall had as many children in the asylum as
Devonshire , there being eleven or twelve Cornish girls within the institution ; besides which , at the election which took place last week , out of the eight candidates who succeeded two of them were from Cornwall . Tho asylum having already done so much , the committee were now
placed in the position of having to say whether its operations should be enlarged or not , but if they could not succeed in raising the ^ 4000 which was necessary for the purpose they would have to close their doors for years to come in the faces of the 12 j children whom they were
obliged to reject last week . He appealed to them as Cornishmen , as Englishmen , and as Masons , and he felt sure that he should not appeal to them in vain . ( Applause . ) Bro . Carlyon then moved , and Bro . Grach seconded , that the sum of ten guineas be voted
to the Asylum . This was carried unanimously ; several brethren also promised subscriptions in the room , and it was understood that the W . M . ' s would bring the claims ofthe Institution before their various lodges . The Prov . Grand Master mentioned that the
memorial stone of the new wing of the building wouldbelaid during the coming month by H . R . Highness thc Duke of Edinburgh , and it was proposed that on that occasion there should be a Masonic purse filled with subscriptions from all Masonic sources . ( Hear , hear . ) He should be
very glad to add twenty guineas to the ten guineas alread y voted by the lodge . ( Applause . ) The Treasurer , Secretary , and two Auditors for the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , appointed last year , were reelected .
At this stage of the proceedings business was temporarily suspended , and the brethren marched in procession to the parish church , where an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev . H . Ferris , P . G . A . Chaplain . The usual collection was afterwards made , and it amounted to £ i 3 'js *
On resuming business , the Prov . Grand Master at once proceeded to dedicate the hall of " One and All , " Lodge , 330 , to Masonic purposes . Captain Colville , as the W . M . of the lodge formally invited his lordship to perform the ceremony . He remarked that for many years
the brethren were unable to obtain a building in which they could properly perform the ceremonies of the Craft , and it had been a matter of great regret to them that they had been obliged for so long a time to meet in undesirable places . But now they had a hall of which they might be
proud , and the beauty of its decorations reflected high credit upon Bro . Solomon , in whose hands the work had been placed . ( Applause . ) The interesting and impressive ceremony of dedication was then performed by the Prov . Grand Master with great solemnity , the use of
the corn , the wine , the oil , and the salt , being observed according to ancient custom . There were also choral responses , thc musical arrangements being under the efficient direction of Bro . J . Hele , Mus . Bac , P . P . G . Organist . His lordship was well assisted in the ceremony by the
Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Devon , Bro . Metham ; the acting S . G . W ., Bro . Solomon ; and the J . G . W ., Bro . Worth , and during its performance the choir sang the anthems " Hail ! Universal Lord , " " Behold , how good and joyful a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity , " and " Great and Marvellous are Thy works . "
The dedicatory ceremony over the Prov . G . M . appointed the following as his officers for the year ensuing : — Sir . F . M . Williams , Bart ., M . P .. D . Prov . G . M , . Capt . Colville Prov , G . S . W .