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CONTEN . TS . LEADERS- — PAGE . The Eastern Division of South Africa ... ... ... ... 631 General Grand Chapter of the United States ... ... ... G 31 Great Pricry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 632 Consecration of the Columbia Chapter , No . 2397 ... ... ... ' G 33 The Chiistmis Observance ... ... ... ... ... 634
Craft Masonry ... ... " ... ... ... ... 6 34 Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 637 Lodges of Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... 637 MASONIC NOTESResignation of the Prov . Grand Master of Nottinghamshire , Bro . the Duke of'St . Albans ... ... ... ... ... ... G 39 Board of Stewards of Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Festival ... 639 Resignation of the Prov . Grand Secretary of Middlesex , Bro . Howard
H . Room ... ... ... ... ... ... 639 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 640 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... .., ... 647 Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 640 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 641 "A Life ' s Hatred" ... ... ... ... ... ... 643
The Eastern Division Of South Africa.
THE EASTERN DIVISION OF SOUTH AFRICA .
A regular communication of the District Grand Lodge of South Africa ( E . D . ) , was held in King William ' s Town on the 7 th September last , and to judge from the report of the proceedings with which we have been favoured , Freemasonry is in
a very prosperous condition in the District . Indeed , the Hoard of General Purposes commenced the report it was their duty to lay before District Grand Lodge by stating " that the course of Freemasonry throughout the Eastern Division during the year
has run so smoothly that no occasion has arisen for any special action or remarks , " while the Dep . Dist . G . Master—who , in the absence in England of the Dist . G . Master , presided at the gathering—spoke in the most encouraging terms of the welcome
he bad received from the lodges he had taken occasion to visit , the readiness with which all his inquiries had been met , and the kindly spirit prevailing among the members . " In every instance , "
said Dep . Dist . G . Master AUSTIN , "the greatest cordiality has been shown to me as representing the R . W . the Dist . G . Master , arid in each case the VV . M . and Wardens have done all in
their power to assist and explain entries in their minute books which appeared 'to call for question . Any suggestions that I have made have been received and adopted in that spirit which should always characterise Freemasons , and
1 wish here to express my thanks to the representatives of the above-named lodges for the cordiality and fraternal kindness exhibited to me as inspecting officer . " But this was very far
from being the only matter on which the Deputy District Grand Master considered it his duty to tender his sincere congratulations to the brethren . The District Educational Fund has more
than maintained its position . . "The contributions of the past year show a considerable increase , and I trust that in the near future this Division will be enabled to establish a School of its own . " Moreover , the number of subscribing members is
returned as 134 8 , as compared with 1276 the previous year , and of the 134 S there arc 1258 returned as being in " good standing , " leaving go brethren in arrcar . The Address voted to the OuKKN on her " Diamond Jubilee" was also referred to , and
announcement made that it had been graciously received by her Majesty , as set forth in the reply received from the Right Hon . J . CHAMBERLAIN , Secretary of State for the Colonies , and
the Dist . ( j . Secretary—Bro . R . J . DiCR—was warmly congratulated on his appointment to the brevet rank of Past A G . D . C . in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee , Mention was also made of the scheme for a District Benevolent Fund ; which the District
Grand Master recommended to the lodges and brethren as being worthy of their support as commemorating the auspicious event of the year , but we gather from the report of the Board of
The Eastern Division Of South Africa.
Genera ! Purposes lhat the response to the recommendation had not been on as large a scale as had been expected—owing , it may be , to the man ) ' other calls of all kinds that had been made upon the brethren during ( his year of Jubilee . Be tin ' s
as it may , the scheme has been started as a memorial of a unique historical event in English history , and there will probably be little , if any , difficulty in the near future , when there are no longer any special calls being made upon the purses of the
brethren , in making goodthe deficiencies in Ihe initial subscription list . As regards the Educational Fund , to the prosperity of which we have already referred , it appears from the statement of account that during the year close upon £ 600 was
subscribed by lodges and brethren to the General Fund , while £ 3 66 was spent on the education of children , the expenses ol management amounting to less than ^ 20 . The assets in
respect of this and of the Endowment Fund reach / J 9 60 , of which £ 1251 is in respect of the General and £ 709 in respect of the Endowment Fund . In estimating the merits of the work we have described we must bear in mind that the District Grand
Lodge of South Africa ( E . D . ) was only formed in 18 77 , when South Africa was split into Eastern and Western , the former being placed under Bro . . CtlARLES J . EGAN , its present chief , and according to our Grand Lodge Calendar , when that broiler
was appointed to office , the number of lodges on the roll , which is now 31 , was only 14 . We need hardly be at ( he pains of adding that the progress indicated by the facts we have just
recorded must be a subject of congratulation , not only to Bro . EGAN and the District he has so ably administered , but also to the English Craft generally . We trust the progress it has thus far made may be continued in future years .
General Grand Chapter Of The United States.
GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES .
The body which presides over Royal Arch Masonry in the United States , and is known as the General Grand Chapter , recently celebrated the centenary of its foundation . The scene of the gathering was in the City of Baltimore , and tin ; fetes lasted from the r 2 th to the 15 th October . On the lirst day the
proceedings were restricted to an " elegant reception" of the members of the General Grand Chapter , while on tin : second day , which appears to have been devoted to work , the General Grand Chapter met with a " Royal welcome , " at which Comp . WILLIAM II . SHRYOCK , G . II . Priest of Marvland , delivered a
long and interesting historical address , in the course of which the fortunes of the General Grand Chapter were traced from the very foundation of the body till the present time . At the inaugural meeting in Boston , Mass ., on the 24 th October , 1797 , only two States were represented and only seven companions
present , while " their entire constituency would be outnumbered by many single chapters of the present day . " Now , in October , 18 97 , the General Grand Chapter is composed of representatives from the Grand Chapters of 45 States and Territories , with an aggregate membershi p of 1 75 , 000 companions . But great trials
and difficulties appear to have beset the path of the General Grand Chapter . The war between the United Kingdom and the United States in the earlier years of the prcsenl century led to the desertion of lodge and chapter for service in
the army and navy , but the " war clouds rolled away , ' and on the 6 th June , 1816 , in the City of New Vork , the General Grand Chapter became in lact , as ir name , a national
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CONTEN . TS . LEADERS- — PAGE . The Eastern Division of South Africa ... ... ... ... 631 General Grand Chapter of the United States ... ... ... G 31 Great Pricry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 632 Consecration of the Columbia Chapter , No . 2397 ... ... ... ' G 33 The Chiistmis Observance ... ... ... ... ... 634
Craft Masonry ... ... " ... ... ... ... 6 34 Mark Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 637 Lodges of Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... 637 MASONIC NOTESResignation of the Prov . Grand Master of Nottinghamshire , Bro . the Duke of'St . Albans ... ... ... ... ... ... G 39 Board of Stewards of Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution Festival ... 639 Resignation of the Prov . Grand Secretary of Middlesex , Bro . Howard
H . Room ... ... ... ... ... ... 639 Correspondence ... ... ... ... ... ... 640 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... .., ... 647 Royal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 640 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 641 "A Life ' s Hatred" ... ... ... ... ... ... 643
The Eastern Division Of South Africa.
THE EASTERN DIVISION OF SOUTH AFRICA .
A regular communication of the District Grand Lodge of South Africa ( E . D . ) , was held in King William ' s Town on the 7 th September last , and to judge from the report of the proceedings with which we have been favoured , Freemasonry is in
a very prosperous condition in the District . Indeed , the Hoard of General Purposes commenced the report it was their duty to lay before District Grand Lodge by stating " that the course of Freemasonry throughout the Eastern Division during the year
has run so smoothly that no occasion has arisen for any special action or remarks , " while the Dep . Dist . G . Master—who , in the absence in England of the Dist . G . Master , presided at the gathering—spoke in the most encouraging terms of the welcome
he bad received from the lodges he had taken occasion to visit , the readiness with which all his inquiries had been met , and the kindly spirit prevailing among the members . " In every instance , "
said Dep . Dist . G . Master AUSTIN , "the greatest cordiality has been shown to me as representing the R . W . the Dist . G . Master , arid in each case the VV . M . and Wardens have done all in
their power to assist and explain entries in their minute books which appeared 'to call for question . Any suggestions that I have made have been received and adopted in that spirit which should always characterise Freemasons , and
1 wish here to express my thanks to the representatives of the above-named lodges for the cordiality and fraternal kindness exhibited to me as inspecting officer . " But this was very far
from being the only matter on which the Deputy District Grand Master considered it his duty to tender his sincere congratulations to the brethren . The District Educational Fund has more
than maintained its position . . "The contributions of the past year show a considerable increase , and I trust that in the near future this Division will be enabled to establish a School of its own . " Moreover , the number of subscribing members is
returned as 134 8 , as compared with 1276 the previous year , and of the 134 S there arc 1258 returned as being in " good standing , " leaving go brethren in arrcar . The Address voted to the OuKKN on her " Diamond Jubilee" was also referred to , and
announcement made that it had been graciously received by her Majesty , as set forth in the reply received from the Right Hon . J . CHAMBERLAIN , Secretary of State for the Colonies , and
the Dist . ( j . Secretary—Bro . R . J . DiCR—was warmly congratulated on his appointment to the brevet rank of Past A G . D . C . in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee , Mention was also made of the scheme for a District Benevolent Fund ; which the District
Grand Master recommended to the lodges and brethren as being worthy of their support as commemorating the auspicious event of the year , but we gather from the report of the Board of
The Eastern Division Of South Africa.
Genera ! Purposes lhat the response to the recommendation had not been on as large a scale as had been expected—owing , it may be , to the man ) ' other calls of all kinds that had been made upon the brethren during ( his year of Jubilee . Be tin ' s
as it may , the scheme has been started as a memorial of a unique historical event in English history , and there will probably be little , if any , difficulty in the near future , when there are no longer any special calls being made upon the purses of the
brethren , in making goodthe deficiencies in Ihe initial subscription list . As regards the Educational Fund , to the prosperity of which we have already referred , it appears from the statement of account that during the year close upon £ 600 was
subscribed by lodges and brethren to the General Fund , while £ 3 66 was spent on the education of children , the expenses ol management amounting to less than ^ 20 . The assets in
respect of this and of the Endowment Fund reach / J 9 60 , of which £ 1251 is in respect of the General and £ 709 in respect of the Endowment Fund . In estimating the merits of the work we have described we must bear in mind that the District Grand
Lodge of South Africa ( E . D . ) was only formed in 18 77 , when South Africa was split into Eastern and Western , the former being placed under Bro . . CtlARLES J . EGAN , its present chief , and according to our Grand Lodge Calendar , when that broiler
was appointed to office , the number of lodges on the roll , which is now 31 , was only 14 . We need hardly be at ( he pains of adding that the progress indicated by the facts we have just
recorded must be a subject of congratulation , not only to Bro . EGAN and the District he has so ably administered , but also to the English Craft generally . We trust the progress it has thus far made may be continued in future years .
General Grand Chapter Of The United States.
GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES .
The body which presides over Royal Arch Masonry in the United States , and is known as the General Grand Chapter , recently celebrated the centenary of its foundation . The scene of the gathering was in the City of Baltimore , and tin ; fetes lasted from the r 2 th to the 15 th October . On the lirst day the
proceedings were restricted to an " elegant reception" of the members of the General Grand Chapter , while on tin : second day , which appears to have been devoted to work , the General Grand Chapter met with a " Royal welcome , " at which Comp . WILLIAM II . SHRYOCK , G . II . Priest of Marvland , delivered a
long and interesting historical address , in the course of which the fortunes of the General Grand Chapter were traced from the very foundation of the body till the present time . At the inaugural meeting in Boston , Mass ., on the 24 th October , 1797 , only two States were represented and only seven companions
present , while " their entire constituency would be outnumbered by many single chapters of the present day . " Now , in October , 18 97 , the General Grand Chapter is composed of representatives from the Grand Chapters of 45 States and Territories , with an aggregate membershi p of 1 75 , 000 companions . But great trials
and difficulties appear to have beset the path of the General Grand Chapter . The war between the United Kingdom and the United States in the earlier years of the prcsenl century led to the desertion of lodge and chapter for service in
the army and navy , but the " war clouds rolled away , ' and on the 6 th June , 1816 , in the City of New Vork , the General Grand Chapter became in lact , as ir name , a national