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Consecration Of The Earl Of Warwick Lodge. No. 2504.
CONSECRATION OF THE EARL OF WARWICK LODGE . No . 2504 .
Almost immediately after the installation of Bro . Lord Brooke to the Provincial Grand Mastership of the Province of Essex , some worthy brethren sought for and obtained his lordshi p ' s permission to found a lodge , to be called after his name , and the Brooke Lodge , No , 2005 , was warranted , and has been doing-good work in the province since 1 S 8 . 3 . Similarly , now , that
his lordship has succeeded to the earldom of Warwick , one of his first Masonic official acts has been to recommend to the favourable consideration of his Royal Highness , the Grand Master , the petition of some five-andtwenty brethren , to be allowed to form and hold a lodge at the Roebuck , Buckhurst Hill , to be called the Earl of Warwick . The Grand Master
having acceded to the prayer of the petitioners , the noble Earl paid his first visit to the province since the death of his father , and on Wednesdayi the nth inst ., consecrated the lodge . As might be expected upon so interesting an occasion , there was a large attendance , those associated with the noble Karl in the consecration ceremony
being Bros . Fred . A . Philbrick , O . C ., G . Reg ., Deputy Prov . G . M . ; B . Hoddinot , Prov . S . G . W . ; Harris Hills , Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . II . T . Armfield , Prov . G . Chap . ; T . J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C , Prov . G . Sec , ; Albert Lucking , P . G . P ., Prov . G . D . of C . ; and I-:. H . Baily , P . P . J . G . W ., acting I . G .
After the usual preliminaries , the PROV . GRAND MASTER addressed the brethren , assuring them of his continued interest in the work ol Freemasonry in the province , and his pleasure at the progress that had been made since he had the honour of having been appointed Provincial Grand Master .
In considering applications for new lodges , both himself and his advisers were most careful to consider the requirements of the district in which it was desired to hold the lodge . When the application came before him for that new lodge , there was an opening for it , and he considered it a great compliment that the founders wished to call it after himself .
The Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . T . J . RAM . ING , then read the petition of those who wished to found this lodge , and the warrant , signed by the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , for its foundation .
The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER then called upon the Chaplain of the Province , Bro . the Rev . H . T . ARMI ' IEI . D , for an oration on the nature and princi ples of the institution . The Chaplain ' s oration was an extemporaneous address , which for some 10 minutes held the brethren spellbound , as well by the ability and research displayed in its composition as thc impressive
manner of its delivery . He said : No one acquainted with the principles of Christianity as enunciated in the New Testament , and those of Freemasonry , could fail to be struck with the remarkable similarity of the two ; and both institutions had , at times , been seriously misunderstood or very much maligned . The tenets of the former laid down by St .
Paul in the words— " Honour all men , love the brotherhood , fear God , honour the king , " so exactly represented the principles inculcated by their Order that the impression generally , prevailed among them that they had been adopted from Christianity . This had been his view until a close examination of the Testament , aided by an intimate knowledge of the language in which it was written , us well
as of Hebrew and some kindred tongues , compelled him to doubt whether , on the contrary , the founder of the Christian faith had not accepted and enforced princi ples already propounded by their Order as it then existed . Expressions or words from time to time made use of in the sacred writings , though translated in cur English version in such a manner as to conceal allusions which would
otherwise have been apparent to any Freemason , were , in the original terms , which undoubtedl y corresponded with those then used in connection with the mysteries , and in no other sense . There were allusions to initiation , ' builder" should appear as "master mason , " and several other examples were given . The very charge on which Christ was slain was shown to be Masonic ; and hs thought the hostility of the priesthood to the teaching of Christ gave a clue to the derivation
and meaning of a word used in Masonic ritual to denote " stranger" or " enemy , " ° t which no one had given a satisfactory explanation , but which he found , vas Pure Hebrew for " priest . " It was very clear to him that not one of the translators ° ' 'he authorised version of the New Testament was a Freemason . Concluding tne most able oration on the Order it has been our lot to hear , the speaker urged e brethren so to carry out what they had undertaken that the correspondence to Which he bad drawn attention might be apparent to all .
1 he solemn ceremony of consecration was then proceeded with , the anthems and other musical portions being beautifully sung by Bros . JuUon ( ot St . Paul ' s Cathedral , ) , Lovett King , and G . T . Miles , under the direction of Bro . Walter Latter , R . A . M ., acting as Organist . lir ° . C . C . Black , P . M . 20 , P . G . Steward , was then installed as first
Consecration Of The Earl Of Warwick Lodge. No. 2504.
W . M ., the ceremony being performed with his well-known dignity and ability by Bro . F . A . Philbrick , the D . P . G . M . At its conclusion the officers for the year were invested as follows : Bros . C . G . Cutchey , I . P . M . ; Col . Lockwood , M . P ., S . W . ; J . H . Retallack-Moloney , J . W . ; thc Rev . Thos . Lloyd , Chap . ; Sir W . N . Abdy , Bart ., Treas . ; VV . G . Norman , Sec . ;
W . G . Bridges , S . D . ; T . Brandreth Gibbs , J . D . ; C . J . Smith , I . G . ; Walter Latter , Org . ; E . Whiteand J . B . Gregar , Stewards ; and J . Ives , Tyler . Bro . the Rev . Thos . Lloyd , P . M . 2342 , P . P . G . C ., was elected to
represent the lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , and several propositions for initiation and joining having been made , the Consecrating Officers were , on the motion of the W . M ., all elected as honorary members , and were presented with a founder ' s jewel as a memento of the day ' s proceedings .
About 80 brethren afterwards dined together at ( he Roebuck , a very recherche dinner being well served by Bro . Smith , the highly-respected host .
The new W . M . presided , and was supported on his right by the Earl of Warwick and a number of distinguished Grand and Provincial Grand Officers . In replying to the toast of his health , proposed by the WORSHIPFUL MASTKR ,
The Earl of WARWICK said they had it on the highest authority that a good name was more to be desired than great riches . He knew he had succeeded to a name that was untarnished ; his great desire for himself was that it should remain so . In confiding it to the brethren of the new lodge , he felt confident that they would so carry on the work of Freemasonry in the province that no taint would fall upon this escutcheon .
The consecration of the Earl of Warwick Lodge brings up the number of lodges in Essex to 35 , and we understand that the strength of the province will be still further increased directly , his Royal Hi ghness having granted warrants for the Ixion Lodge , No . 25 m , and the Thomas Railing Lodge , No . 2508 . The Prov . Grand Master has fixed April 30 th and May 1 st for thc respective consecrations of these two lodges .
Consecration Of The Goodacre Lodge, No. 2495, At Bootle.
CONSECRATION OF THE GOODACRE LODGE , No . 2495 , AT BOOTLE .
An event of considerable interest to local Masons took place on Monday , at the County Hall , Bootle , the occasion being the consecration of a new lodge to be called the Goodacre , No . 2495 . The ceremony brought together a strong and representative assembly of
brethren from the Province of West Lancashire , among whom , in addition to the Consecrating Officer , the Pro G . M . of England , Prov . G . M . of West Lancashire the Right Hon . the Karl of Lathom , were : Bros , the Rev . T . Barton Spencer , P . G . Chap . ; Walter Simpson , P . S . G . W . ; J . B . Murray , P . G . Treas . ; Thomas Forrester , P . G . Std . ! 3 r . ; G . A . Myers , D . C . ;
R . G . Bradley , A . D . C . ; \ V . Goodacre , P . G . Sec . ; John C . Robinson , P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . H . Barrow , P . P . G . D . ; David Jones , P . M . 1070 , P . P . G . D . ; J . N . Patterson P . P . G . D . C . ; Thomas Milligan , P . P . G . D . ; John Newell , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . P McArthur , P . P . J . G . W . ; John Christie , P . P . G . W . ; Alfred Cross , P . P . S . G . D .
John Slyman , 1730 , P . P . G . D , ; G . S . Willing , P . M . 617 , P . P . G . D . ; James J Lambert , P . P . G . R . ; William Savage . P . P . G . T . ; A . Kirkpatrick , P . P . G . S . B H . Lanes . ; J unes Piatt , P . P . G . D . ; Richard Slurrock , P . M . 1313 , P . A . G D . C . Richard ArniiUge , P . P . G . Reg . ; C . Foithcrgill , W . M . 2403 , P . G . D . ; George A Harradon , P . P . G . Treas ., and others .
The founders of the new lodge who were present were Bros . John Fletcher , W . M . designate ; I . Plaits , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., S . W . designate ; G . C . A . Moir , J . W . designate ; A . E . Smith , Gilbert Leigh , W . Taylor , P . M . ; R . Rawlinson , James Pearson , Thos . McHugh , and John Blundell .
At the conclusion of the consecration ceremony , Bro . John Fletcher w .-w installed the first W . M . by Bro . W . Simpson , Prov . S . G . W ., after which Bro . Fletcher invested his officers as follows : Bros . A . E . Smith , acting
I . P . M . ; Isaac Platts , S . W . ; G . C . A . Moir , J . W . ; Gilbert Leigh , Treas . ; W . Taylor , Sec ; W . Macvie , Asst . Sec ; J . Pearson , S . D . ; H . Muskcr , J . D . ; R . Rawlinson , D . C . ; J . Blundell , I . G . ; T . McHugh , W . Musker , and 1 ) . W . Molyncux , Stwds . ; and W . J . Doran , T yler .
Subsequently the brethren sat down to a banquet supplied by Bro . W . Holmes , of the Metropole , Liverpool . The newly-installed W . M ., Bro John Fletcher , presided , and he was supported by the Earl of Lathom and the Provincial Grand Officers who had assisted in the ceremony of consecration .
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Consecration Of The Earl Of Warwick Lodge. No. 2504.
CONSECRATION OF THE EARL OF WARWICK LODGE . No . 2504 .
Almost immediately after the installation of Bro . Lord Brooke to the Provincial Grand Mastership of the Province of Essex , some worthy brethren sought for and obtained his lordshi p ' s permission to found a lodge , to be called after his name , and the Brooke Lodge , No , 2005 , was warranted , and has been doing-good work in the province since 1 S 8 . 3 . Similarly , now , that
his lordship has succeeded to the earldom of Warwick , one of his first Masonic official acts has been to recommend to the favourable consideration of his Royal Highness , the Grand Master , the petition of some five-andtwenty brethren , to be allowed to form and hold a lodge at the Roebuck , Buckhurst Hill , to be called the Earl of Warwick . The Grand Master
having acceded to the prayer of the petitioners , the noble Earl paid his first visit to the province since the death of his father , and on Wednesdayi the nth inst ., consecrated the lodge . As might be expected upon so interesting an occasion , there was a large attendance , those associated with the noble Karl in the consecration ceremony
being Bros . Fred . A . Philbrick , O . C ., G . Reg ., Deputy Prov . G . M . ; B . Hoddinot , Prov . S . G . W . ; Harris Hills , Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . II . T . Armfield , Prov . G . Chap . ; T . J . Railing , P . A . G . D . C , Prov . G . Sec , ; Albert Lucking , P . G . P ., Prov . G . D . of C . ; and I-:. H . Baily , P . P . J . G . W ., acting I . G .
After the usual preliminaries , the PROV . GRAND MASTER addressed the brethren , assuring them of his continued interest in the work ol Freemasonry in the province , and his pleasure at the progress that had been made since he had the honour of having been appointed Provincial Grand Master .
In considering applications for new lodges , both himself and his advisers were most careful to consider the requirements of the district in which it was desired to hold the lodge . When the application came before him for that new lodge , there was an opening for it , and he considered it a great compliment that the founders wished to call it after himself .
The Provincial Grand Secretary , Bro . T . J . RAM . ING , then read the petition of those who wished to found this lodge , and the warrant , signed by the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , for its foundation .
The PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER then called upon the Chaplain of the Province , Bro . the Rev . H . T . ARMI ' IEI . D , for an oration on the nature and princi ples of the institution . The Chaplain ' s oration was an extemporaneous address , which for some 10 minutes held the brethren spellbound , as well by the ability and research displayed in its composition as thc impressive
manner of its delivery . He said : No one acquainted with the principles of Christianity as enunciated in the New Testament , and those of Freemasonry , could fail to be struck with the remarkable similarity of the two ; and both institutions had , at times , been seriously misunderstood or very much maligned . The tenets of the former laid down by St .
Paul in the words— " Honour all men , love the brotherhood , fear God , honour the king , " so exactly represented the principles inculcated by their Order that the impression generally , prevailed among them that they had been adopted from Christianity . This had been his view until a close examination of the Testament , aided by an intimate knowledge of the language in which it was written , us well
as of Hebrew and some kindred tongues , compelled him to doubt whether , on the contrary , the founder of the Christian faith had not accepted and enforced princi ples already propounded by their Order as it then existed . Expressions or words from time to time made use of in the sacred writings , though translated in cur English version in such a manner as to conceal allusions which would
otherwise have been apparent to any Freemason , were , in the original terms , which undoubtedl y corresponded with those then used in connection with the mysteries , and in no other sense . There were allusions to initiation , ' builder" should appear as "master mason , " and several other examples were given . The very charge on which Christ was slain was shown to be Masonic ; and hs thought the hostility of the priesthood to the teaching of Christ gave a clue to the derivation
and meaning of a word used in Masonic ritual to denote " stranger" or " enemy , " ° t which no one had given a satisfactory explanation , but which he found , vas Pure Hebrew for " priest . " It was very clear to him that not one of the translators ° ' 'he authorised version of the New Testament was a Freemason . Concluding tne most able oration on the Order it has been our lot to hear , the speaker urged e brethren so to carry out what they had undertaken that the correspondence to Which he bad drawn attention might be apparent to all .
1 he solemn ceremony of consecration was then proceeded with , the anthems and other musical portions being beautifully sung by Bros . JuUon ( ot St . Paul ' s Cathedral , ) , Lovett King , and G . T . Miles , under the direction of Bro . Walter Latter , R . A . M ., acting as Organist . lir ° . C . C . Black , P . M . 20 , P . G . Steward , was then installed as first
Consecration Of The Earl Of Warwick Lodge. No. 2504.
W . M ., the ceremony being performed with his well-known dignity and ability by Bro . F . A . Philbrick , the D . P . G . M . At its conclusion the officers for the year were invested as follows : Bros . C . G . Cutchey , I . P . M . ; Col . Lockwood , M . P ., S . W . ; J . H . Retallack-Moloney , J . W . ; thc Rev . Thos . Lloyd , Chap . ; Sir W . N . Abdy , Bart ., Treas . ; VV . G . Norman , Sec . ;
W . G . Bridges , S . D . ; T . Brandreth Gibbs , J . D . ; C . J . Smith , I . G . ; Walter Latter , Org . ; E . Whiteand J . B . Gregar , Stewards ; and J . Ives , Tyler . Bro . the Rev . Thos . Lloyd , P . M . 2342 , P . P . G . C ., was elected to
represent the lodge on the Essex Provincial Charity Committee , and several propositions for initiation and joining having been made , the Consecrating Officers were , on the motion of the W . M ., all elected as honorary members , and were presented with a founder ' s jewel as a memento of the day ' s proceedings .
About 80 brethren afterwards dined together at ( he Roebuck , a very recherche dinner being well served by Bro . Smith , the highly-respected host .
The new W . M . presided , and was supported on his right by the Earl of Warwick and a number of distinguished Grand and Provincial Grand Officers . In replying to the toast of his health , proposed by the WORSHIPFUL MASTKR ,
The Earl of WARWICK said they had it on the highest authority that a good name was more to be desired than great riches . He knew he had succeeded to a name that was untarnished ; his great desire for himself was that it should remain so . In confiding it to the brethren of the new lodge , he felt confident that they would so carry on the work of Freemasonry in the province that no taint would fall upon this escutcheon .
The consecration of the Earl of Warwick Lodge brings up the number of lodges in Essex to 35 , and we understand that the strength of the province will be still further increased directly , his Royal Hi ghness having granted warrants for the Ixion Lodge , No . 25 m , and the Thomas Railing Lodge , No . 2508 . The Prov . Grand Master has fixed April 30 th and May 1 st for thc respective consecrations of these two lodges .
Consecration Of The Goodacre Lodge, No. 2495, At Bootle.
CONSECRATION OF THE GOODACRE LODGE , No . 2495 , AT BOOTLE .
An event of considerable interest to local Masons took place on Monday , at the County Hall , Bootle , the occasion being the consecration of a new lodge to be called the Goodacre , No . 2495 . The ceremony brought together a strong and representative assembly of
brethren from the Province of West Lancashire , among whom , in addition to the Consecrating Officer , the Pro G . M . of England , Prov . G . M . of West Lancashire the Right Hon . the Karl of Lathom , were : Bros , the Rev . T . Barton Spencer , P . G . Chap . ; Walter Simpson , P . S . G . W . ; J . B . Murray , P . G . Treas . ; Thomas Forrester , P . G . Std . ! 3 r . ; G . A . Myers , D . C . ;
R . G . Bradley , A . D . C . ; \ V . Goodacre , P . G . Sec . ; John C . Robinson , P . P . A . G . D . C ; J . H . Barrow , P . P . G . D . ; David Jones , P . M . 1070 , P . P . G . D . ; J . N . Patterson P . P . G . D . C . ; Thomas Milligan , P . P . G . D . ; John Newell , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . P McArthur , P . P . J . G . W . ; John Christie , P . P . G . W . ; Alfred Cross , P . P . S . G . D .
John Slyman , 1730 , P . P . G . D , ; G . S . Willing , P . M . 617 , P . P . G . D . ; James J Lambert , P . P . G . R . ; William Savage . P . P . G . T . ; A . Kirkpatrick , P . P . G . S . B H . Lanes . ; J unes Piatt , P . P . G . D . ; Richard Slurrock , P . M . 1313 , P . A . G D . C . Richard ArniiUge , P . P . G . Reg . ; C . Foithcrgill , W . M . 2403 , P . G . D . ; George A Harradon , P . P . G . Treas ., and others .
The founders of the new lodge who were present were Bros . John Fletcher , W . M . designate ; I . Plaits , P . M ., P . P . G . S . of W ., S . W . designate ; G . C . A . Moir , J . W . designate ; A . E . Smith , Gilbert Leigh , W . Taylor , P . M . ; R . Rawlinson , James Pearson , Thos . McHugh , and John Blundell .
At the conclusion of the consecration ceremony , Bro . John Fletcher w .-w installed the first W . M . by Bro . W . Simpson , Prov . S . G . W ., after which Bro . Fletcher invested his officers as follows : Bros . A . E . Smith , acting
I . P . M . ; Isaac Platts , S . W . ; G . C . A . Moir , J . W . ; Gilbert Leigh , Treas . ; W . Taylor , Sec ; W . Macvie , Asst . Sec ; J . Pearson , S . D . ; H . Muskcr , J . D . ; R . Rawlinson , D . C . ; J . Blundell , I . G . ; T . McHugh , W . Musker , and 1 ) . W . Molyncux , Stwds . ; and W . J . Doran , T yler .
Subsequently the brethren sat down to a banquet supplied by Bro . W . Holmes , of the Metropole , Liverpool . The newly-installed W . M ., Bro John Fletcher , presided , and he was supported by the Earl of Lathom and the Provincial Grand Officers who had assisted in the ceremony of consecration .