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SATURDAY , AUGUST 20 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

Bro . Lord Brooke has every reason to be gratified with the further progress which Freemasonry has made in Essex under his auspices . When his lordship was appointed Grand Master of the Province in 1 SS 2 , the number of lodges on the roll was 20 and the number of

members 8 97 ; to-day there are 32 lodges and 165 7 members , and the income has increased from . £ 70 to £ 170 . Such evidence as this as showing the development of the Craft in these last nine years is invaluable ,

and though it is not to be questioned that the brethren themselves have had a considerable hand in achieving this success , there is no doubt the example of industry , zeal , and goodwill set by the Provincial Grand Master has been a principal factor in the achievement .

* * * Bro . Lord Brooke , indeed , has worked most assiduously in his endeavours to advance the cause of Freemasonry . He had not been long in office when he presided at one of the Festivals of the Royal Masonic

Institution for Girls , and his Province most loyally responded to his earnest appeal for support in behalf of our senior Charity . He took part in the Centenary celebration of the same Institution ; while at the Jubilee ot the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in

February of the current year , Essex figured among the most generous of the contributing Provinces . He has lately accepted an invitation to preside as Chairman at next year ' s Festival of the Boys' School , when we hope to see the Province again occupying an equally prominent place in the List of Returns .

* * * Bro . the Earl of Bective is to be presented with an address on the occasion of the 25 th anniversary of his Provincial Grand Mastership of Cumberland and Westmorland , at the half-yearly meeting of the

Province , which is to be held next month , under the banner of Underley Lodge , No . 1074 , Kirkby Lonsdale . Time flies ; but it only seems the other day since our noble brother was installed Provincial Grand Master of

Cumberland and Westmorland , at Kirkby Lonsdale , in the presence of perhaps the largest gathering of the Craft ever held in those parts , and presided over by the late Lord de Tabley , at that time Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire . The Earl of Lathom also assisted .

Another prominent Mason and firm supporter of the old regime in New Zealand has died , to the very great grief of the brethren , as well as of the whole body politic in the Colony , in which he had been for so many years one of the most prominent figures . Bro . Sir H .

A . Atkinson , K . C . M . G ., District Grand Master of Wellington , North Island , for the past five years , died suddenly on the 28 th June last . At the time of the sad occurrence , Bro . Sir H . A . Atkinson , who was Speaker of the Legislative Council , had retired to his room

immediately after the adjournment of the Council , and in reply to some remark about his health , had exclaimed — " I have received my marching orders ; I may go at any moment , " when he complained of feeling unwell ,

and expired before medical aid could be summoned . On the news , which has caused profound sensation throughout the Colony , reaching the Lower House , it at once adjourned out of respect for our deceased brother .

# * * Bro . Sir H . A . Atkinson won his earlier distinctions in the field during the Waitara War , in which he held the rank of major of volunteers . When the war was over , he devoted himself to politics , and had thrice held

office as Premier and served as Treasurer , and , on his health breaking down some two years ago , he was appointed to the post in which he died , that of Speaker of the Upper House of the Legislature . He received the distinction of a K . C . M . G . in 1888 , and was universally respected throughout the Colony .

During the recent dissensions in the Masonic world , which culminated two years ago in the establishment of the unrecognised Grand Lodge of New Zealand , our late distinguished brother held aloof from the movement—retaining his post of District Grand Master under the English Constitution , and doing his utmost

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to preserve the old status quo . He took a prominen t part in the discussion with the United Grand Lodge of England over the right interpretation of Article 219 , the view he held on the subject being identical with that of the late Bro . Sir F . Whitaker , a Prov . Grand

Master in New Zealand under the Scotch Constitution , whose death preceded that of Sir H . Atkinson by a comparatively brief period . To our English brethren in the Colony , and indeed to the Craft generally , we tender our heartfelt sympathy on the sad and sudden death of one of their ablest members .

* * * The Grand Lodge of Canada has acted wisely in rejecting the resolution to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages at Masonic gatherings . It is not because A , B , and C abuse these things , that all the rest of the alphabet is to be prohibited from using them . We

yield to none in our respect and desire for temperance , but we fail to understand why the sins of the intemperate few should be visited on the temperate many . Moreover , in this country , at all events , there is a very strong suspicion of politics about the great " drink " question , and it is the duty of Masons to eschew politics in connection with the proceedings of Craft bodies .

* * It is gratifying to learn that the Grand Lodge of Canada is financially in so sound a position . Last year its receipts amounted to 20 , 460 dollars , and its

expenditure for general purposes and benevolence together to 14 , 346 dollars . The balance at credit to current account on 31 st May last was 7549 ' dollars , while the invested assets reached 77 , 549 dollars . * * *

We are pleased to note in connection with the article in another column that Bro . Ross Robertson , P . G . M . Canada , is again on a visit to this Country . His stay will , however , be short , and it is to be regretted that it will

not admit of his being present at either tne Grand Lodge Communication on the 7 th prox ., or that of the Grand Mark on the 6 th , at either of which functions he would be cordially welcomed .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

I We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play fo all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DISASTER . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Will you allow me through your journal to endeavour to awaken the interest and enlist the svmnathv and practical help of our English lodges and

brethren on behalf of a section of their colonial brothers , who are at this moment in deep trouble and distress—homeless , penniless , and ruined—I mean those in St . Johns , Newfoundland . I have had occasion to be many times in that city myself and know personally how terrible the calamity

is that has befallen them , and expect in a few days again to see the places where happy homes once stood , now covered with ruins left by fire . The fund which my Lord Mayor has opened , and the public has subscribed to , will not reach those who are the greatest sufferers and most sorely need it , but who

from the position in life they have to keep up cannot make application for a share without great loss of dignity and social position . It will be distributed to the poor who have always been classed as such , while the lower middle classes , buyers , salesmen , and clerks in the stores it will not reach .

These men are poorly paid as I know , and have had , therefore , no chance of saving . Insurance is high in the Colony , none are wholly , some partially , and most are not insured at all . These men's wealth has been in their homes which they have spent their lives in forming , and these homes have been destroyed , and

their dear ones , with themselves , homeless and penniless . Very many of these men are Masons—our brothers , under our own jurisdiction—and through you , sir , I would make this appeal for help on their behalf , and

ask that in this the time of their sore distress , the hand of fraternal assistance and sympathy may be extended to them , showing that with us Masonry is more than a name , and that the exhortation made to us each after a peculiar experience may be remembered , and the virtue we then professed to admire be brought into active service .

St . Johns possessed a fine Masonic Hall and building , in which three lodges—the St . John ' s , the Tasker , and the Avalon—met , besides the chapters . This hall has been utterly destroyed .. The three lodges numbered about 300 or 400 members , besides which there is a

large number of unattached Masons in the city . If you , sir , would consent to initiate a fund for the relief of our brethren in that unfortunate city , I have every confidence it would be a success , and would meet with the support so worthy an object deserves .