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sympathy and approval of the brethren . He could only say this—that , speaking for himself and his two good brethren on his right , they had never shirked work or duty , and , he trusted , never would while health was spared . However that might be , while thanking them and appreciating their hospitality , which they did to the utmost extent , his colleagues would allow him to be their mouthpiece to
express to the VV . Master their congratulations , which should be as earnest and hearty as the members , on the distinguished position he had attained , and no wishes could be more sincere that he would enjoy a happy and prosperous year of office . Bro . S . Cochrane , I . P . M , in giving "The Health of the VV . M ., " said the brethren had had the opportunity of
seeing and hearing the VV . M . invest his officers , which was only a slight test of how he was going to continue during the year . They must not be too critical on the first night , for it was a severe ordeal to stand up and address 70 brethren , many of whom were Past Masters . Before the W . M . left his office he would have worked the Degrees in a masterly manner . They had never had a better man as VV . M ., for
Bro . Larkin had started by making a present of new collars for the officers . The brethren would therefore be upstanding ^ . ndjrihk to the health of the W . M ., wishing him health and Stangth to enjoy a prosperous year of office . Bro . J . Larkin , W . M ., thanked the I . P . M for the kind words in which-he had proposed the toast . He regarded it as a great compliment , and thanked him for his kind
wishes , and also thanked the brethren for placing him in that important office . He should endeavour to deserve , before the year was out , the position in which he was placed . Be-. fore resuming his seat he would propose " The Health of the Installing Officer and I . P . M . " He sincerely thanked Bro . Cochrane , I . P . M ., for the way in which he had attracted the attention of the brethren to the working of the
lodge during the past year and put them on the alert . He was grateful to the I . P . M . for help in the past , and had no doubt that help would also be extended to him during the coming year . He had the pleasure of placing a Past . blaster ' s jewel on Bro . Cochrane ' s breast , trusting he would
be spared with health and strength for many years . Bro . S . Cochrane , I . P . M ., returned thanks for the cordiality evinced in the reception of the toast , and for the / kindness he had received from every member throughout his year of office . His year had been a very pleasant one , and if he had done the business to their satisfaction , he did
. not require any more praise . "The Initiate" was next given and appropriately I responded to . Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I ., in response to the toast of "The Masonic Charities , " assured the brethren that the Institution the W . M . was about to represent was one that must commend itself to the most favourable
consideration of every I'reemason . There were unfortunately 151 seeking election and but 13 vacancies . This was a most lamentable state of things , and entirely different to their Educational Institutions , where there were two elections . annually . If a candidate was not successful at an election of the Benevolent Institution he had 12 months to wait , and of necessity there would be something like 130 who would
have to go away unrequited at the next election . This was very lamentable , but there was the truth to face , and \ i he . could only get a number of Stewards like the VV . M , who would head their list by a princely donation , it would be of great assistance . The Institution had received from this lodge many Stewards , and the W . M . was following out what had been done before , not only to support the dignity
of the lodge , but all concerned in Freemasonry . When they considered that all these old folks were over 60 , some over 70 , and some S , it was a serious thing if they had to wait another 12 months , for when the day came they might not be here to be elected . Therefore , if there were any present who had not contributed he trusted they would place their names upon the W . M . ' s list .
Bro . John Barnett , jun ., VV . M . elect 2192 , in response to " The Visitors , " said he was always gratified to find himself a visitor in a Masonic lodge . That occurred pretty frequently , but , at the same time , the present occasion was an exceptionally pleasant one , and few things would have kept him away from this very old lodge , for he had seen the
W . M . installed . He had sat under Bro . Larkin s Mastership in another Degree , and would confirm the 1 . P . M . ' s observations that their VV . M . would perform the work to the satisfaction of all . The W . M . installed that night was a man of honour , generosity , and fidelity , and he was gratified to be present , amongst so many distinguished Masons ,
to see him attain the chair . Bro . George Everett , P . M . 177 , thanked the I . P . M . for the privilege of visiting that old lodge , and right glad was . he that he availed himself of the invitation , as he had spent a very pleasant evening . He thought that the custom prevailing of visiting other lodges was a useful one , for it afforded the opportunity of rem wing old friendships and
making new ones , and of cementing that great bond of fraternity of which they boasted . He knew Bro . Cochrane was a hard-working and enthusiastic Mason , but he was quite unprepared to find him going through the installation ceremony in so able and impressive a manner , being aware that lately he had had little or no practice . Bros . C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., and Lloyd , VV . M . 145 , also replied .
Bro . Low , P . M ., responded for "The Past Masters , " expressing his regret that Bro . Squires , P . M ., Sec , was absent through ill-health , this being but his third abstention in 47 years . Bro . Dr . Lovett , S . W ., returned thanks for "The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast closed an enjoyable evening-. A programme of music was rendered under the direction of Bro . Sebastian Hart , Organist , assisted by Bros . R . J . Ward , Lovett King , and the Lyra Quartette .
Lodge Of Tranquillity ( No . 185 ) . —The installation of this old lodge was held on the 17 th inst ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Bro . J . M . Levy , W . M ., presiding . The brethren present included Bros . Alexander Levy , Prov . G . Treas . Griqualand , P . VI , J . M . Levy , I . P . M . ; Meyer Harris , P . M . ; A . A . Marks , P . M . ; R . J . Bloomlield , P . M . ( Installing Master ); ] . D . Barnett , P . M . ; W . D .
Bayley , P . M . ; S . M . Boaz , P . M . ; J . H . Ross , P . M . ; Nathan Defnes , P . M . ; and Solomon Barnett , P . M . Visitors : Bros . R . E . H . Goffin , W . M . 2030 , P . M . 1572 , and P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ; Emanuel , W . M . 205 ; Lancaster , W . M . 166 S ; H . Massey , P . M . C 19 and 192 S ; N . P . Vallentine , P . M . 1017 ; Sandheim , P . M . 225 ; Vandyck , P . M . 1017 ; Biankesley , 129 S ; Tite , 1558 ; Ordfi , 144 ; Rev . Irancis L . Cohen , 120 ( I . C . ); J . E . Blank , 205 ;
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Weber , 90 ; Osborne , P . M . 1602 and 1 S 97 ; Meyer , 215 s ; Gardner , iSS ; Honey , 1017 ; Telling , 21 S 2 ; Price , 1920 ; and T . Nelson MacLean , 179 . The VV . M . initiated in splendid style Mr . Philip Ornstein and Mr . John Wm . Taylor , after which ceremony , Bro . Bloomlield , P . M ., at the request of the W . M , installed -Bro . Asher Isaac Myers , a member of the lodge for nearly
20 years , and its Secretary , as VV . M . for the ensuing year , in a Board of Installed Masters to the number of 22 . The new VV . M . invested as his officers for the year Bros . L . L . Bloomfield , S . W . ; J . Eisenmann , J . W . ; Harry Tipper , P . M ., Treas . ; S . Rosenfeld , Sec . ; J . D . Barnett , P . M ., Org .-, E . Barnett , S . D . ; Lewis Levy , LD . ; I . M . Marks , l . G . ; I . Lazarus , D . C . ; D . Hills and L . L . Bloomfield , Stwds . ; and Rawles , Tyler . After the delivery
of the addresses by Bro . Bloomfield , P . M ., a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to the I . P . M . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a choice banquet . The Worshipful Master subsequently in giving the toast of "The Oueen and the Craft , " said loyal Englishmen
were always pleased to have the opportunity of drinking this toast , and it gave him great pleasure to ask the brethren to give expressions to those feelings of loyalty which he knew animated them . The Queen reigned on the throne , and she reigned in the hearts of all her subjects . He remembered on one occasion seeing her Majesty open a hospital , and every one present thought how suitable her
position was then . I hey all had evidence when human suffering occurred , how her womanly heart went out to show the sympathy she had with that suffering , and how she , as a woman , poured out sympathetic words to console the bereaved . The Worshipful Master , in giving " The M . W . G . M ., " said that from a Masonic point of view this was one of the
most important toasts . The Prince of Wales was the head of the Masonic Fraternity ; he was no mere ligure-head . They had been told on authority that he took a personal and intimate interest in everythingdowntothemostminutedetail , connected with the Order . He had been told by a P . M . of the lodge that he was Steward on the occasion of the installation of the Prince of Wales , and he was very much
honoured by taking part 111 that ceremony , and by being picked out to be one of the .-tewards to meet the Prince of Wales the night before . To show how the Prince went into detail , he might mention that his Royal Highness went to look at the chair he would have to sit in to see if it fitted him . It was a remarkable fact that the Prince of Wales did take in every possible way
a similar interest in everything He saw once an amusing incident , which showed clearly the kindliness of the Prince of Wales . It was at the opening of one of the exhibitions , when the provincial mayors were invited , and they were all introduced to the Prince . One of them fell down sprawling —a big fat man . Everyone laughed ; but the Prince , with the true instincts of an Englishman , thought of the feelings
of the poor man on the Hour , and he was the first to go to the man and ask whether he was hurt . The Prince never forgot the name of an individual who was presented to him . All these things went to show that he endeavoured to make life agreeable to those about him . The Prince of Wales was the beau ideal of an Engli-h gentleman , and the brethren , as Masons , knew the interest he took in the Craft
and matters pertaining thereto . Following this toast up with that of " The Pro Grand Master , " & c , the W . iVI . said the Grand Officers did all they could to keep the high ideal of the Earl of Carnarvon , the Earl of Lathom , and others before their brethren . The W . M . next gave "The Initiates , " and said all who were present in the lodge knew how well and worthily the
initiates of the evening went through the ceremony . He need not repeat what he said in lodge about Bro . Ornstein , but Bro . Ornstein had proved himself to the brethren to be a right worthy Mason . When he and Bro . Ornstein were talking once about Masonry some two years ago he ( the VV . M . ) said if ever he was Master he should wish him to be his first initiate ; and so he was that night . Those of the
brethren who knew Bro . Ornstein knew him to be as honourable and zealous as he was a right good fellow in every relation of life , and from what was said in lodge of Bro . Taylor , he was sure he would prove himself to be an equally good Mason am ) an equally good fellow among them . Bro . Ornstein , in reply , said he had to express to the VV . M . and the brethren his warmest thanks . He was deeply
touched at the kind manner in which the VV . M . had referred to the acquaintance which had existed between them—an acquaintance he might say , which had been long and had grown into a very close friendship . That close friendship had extended with the growth of years . From the superficial knowledge of Masonry , which he had only been able to obtain during the proceedings of that evening , it appeared
to him that the ancient Craft was intended to toster and promote such friendship as that to which he alluded . He sincerely hoped that he might be an honourable member of the ancient Lodge of Tranquillity , and he assured them he highly prized having been admitted a member of it . He thanked the brethren for electing him , and expressed to them at the same time his sincere obligation for the kind
way in which his health had been proposed and drunk . Bro . I aylor thanked the VV . M . for proposing , and the brethren for drinking , his health so heartily . He would do his best to appreciate the honour they had done him b y electing him a member . Bro . Alfred A . Marks , P . M . ( for the I . P . M ., who had been obliged to leave early ) , proposed " The Health of the
W . M . " In the first place he would refer to the W . M . as having done a great many duties in the lodge . He had long acted as Secretary of the Lodge of Tranquillity , and had fulfilled the duties of that office to the satisfaction , not only of Freemasonry in general and to Grand Lodge , but to this lodge in particular . Every member of the lodge , judging from his ( Bro . Mark ' s ) own experience of ten years , " had
always received every kindness at his hands ; everything they wanted to know they had only to apply to Bro . Myers for , and they were always received with kindness and hospitality . Going to the work of the Worshipful Master , he could not help thinking of it . When the VV . Master proposed the health of the M . W . G . M ., he said the Prince of Wales ' s health was not simply an ornamental toast ; it
was a toast of usefulness that could not be done without . Now he ( Bro . Marks ) said the toast of the M . W . G . M . was one that was always received with every obligation in Freemasonry in general . So should he the toast of the VV . M . who had acted as he had with similar cordiality . The W . M . was not only the head-stone or an ornamental stone , j The toast of the VV . M . was a most important one , if they
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had to look to the W . M . as a head in various subjects—in the religious course , the philosophical course , the Masonic course . With regard to the present VV . M . of the Lodge of Tranquillity , whose name was Asher Myers , on the toast list they had the Scriptural quotation , " Let Asher be acceptable unto his brethren . " The toast of the W . M . was acceptable to the brethren . He ( Bro . Marks ) had
known him man ) ' years , and it seemed a remarkable point that his name was Asher , as the brethren were all perfectly aware of his qualities as a man , as a Mason , and as the Master of the lodge . The Worshipful Master , in reply , said he was pleased to be in the chair , and he was more pleased that he was there by the favour of the brethren . He looked forward to
having that good favour , not only during the ensuing- year , but during many , many years . He hoped to live to perform that most pleasing task any Mason could have , that of initiating his son . Such a privilege had been accorded several P . M . 's of the lodge . One had the great distinction of initiating his grandson , but his ( the W . M . ' s ) - eldest son was a long way off the limited age yet , but he ( the VV . M . )
hoped that all the brethren would be spared to see the ceremony . He most heartily appreciated the honour the brethren had conferred upon him . Nothing should be wanting on his part to keep the confidence the brethren had reposed in him , or to serve the brethren as well as they deserved . To be the VV . M . of the Tranquillity Lodge was about as high an honour , short of
being a Grand Officer , that could possibly be attained to . He was looking the other day over a list of the old members of the lodge , and Vie found recorded the names of some of the most honourable men they had in the Jewish community . So great a man as Edward Larker was recorded on the roll . The majority of the present honorary officers of the United Synagogue , one of the largest Jewish
congregations in the world , all entered when they were young , and it was known that they were of the right stuff , and he believed they had still many years before them to have recorded such honourable names . Being Master of such a lodge , to his mind meant a very great honour , and he meant to try and deserve and be worthy of it . Bro . Goffin , replying to the toast of " The Visitors , " said
it was always a delightful task to do so , and that night there was a goodly number of visitors . The W . M . and his colleagues had p beyed the injunction of the constitutions of Masonry in inviting visitors to the lodge that they mi" -ht perform their duty . He was delighted beyond what he could say that Bro . Philip Isaacs had given him the opportunity of meeting the brethren , and particularly to be
introduced to that veritable progenitor of Bro . P . Isaacs , that grand old Mason who had passed more years in Masonry than Bro . Isaacs could upon earth . He would congratulate the VV . M . upon being installed in the chair of so worthy and noble a lodge as the Tranquillity , and he congratulated all the officers , and the Installing Officer , on the way in which the ceremony was performed . It was quite
evident to his mind that all the brethren of the ledo-e were animated by one sentiment to make Masonry what the grand old types , Moses , Abraham , and Solomon intended Masonry should be . It was an institution which taught men that although they were divided on earth by those social cobwebs which so often jarred and disturbed their happiness , the divisions of politics , the dogmas of so-called religion ^
the environments that surrounded them in their daily avocations , yet in lodge those cobwebs were swept away , and men met as brothers who knew nothing but the grand brotherhood of man . Masonry taught them above all things to honour God , love their country , and obey its laws ; it taught their hearts to beat in harmony with the wants of those who were true to their sacred vows to Masonry ; and
although he would not say that Masonry could make bad men good—the bad men had no right and no business among Masons—it did make them as men better men , better fathers , better husbands , and better friends ; it taught them to live the life of human creatures , that they were honestly , uprightly , manly , and benevolentl y to live the life of to-day , not the life of yesterday , lest they became
murmurers against God ; not the life of to-morrow , lest they became visionaries and forgot Him , but to live the life of human creatures to-day , because they were to act as in His presence . Masonry led them on to that noble future where the divisions of time should cease , where sorrow and si ° -hin ° - should flee away . And if they all lived up to the tenet ' s and principles that were incorporated in the beautiful and " -rand
old ritual of Freemasonry , founded upon the ages of the past , they might then with pleasure and with confidence say that if all the so-called religions of the earth were scattered to the winds and chained up by the Haines , leave them only the remants of the teachings of Freemasonry , and it would be said— " Well done , good and faithful servantsenter into
, the Grand Lodge above , where the divisions of time shall cease , and brotherhood continue throughout all eternity " Bro . Emanuel . W . M . 205 , also replied , remarking that the fact of all the Masters of the Jewish lodges being invited , showed that those lod ges were unanimous in their feelings .
Bro . the Rev . 1 ' rancis Cohen said that nothing could have given him greater pleasure than to be present at the installation of one who in private life he was proud to call a friend . Again , nothing could have afforded him greater gratification than to have been present when Bro . Ornstein was initiated . There were others present , somewhoknewhim when he was a child , and others whom he had known when
they were children . He had come across men in Masonry whoin he had reason to esteem and prize , in many other capacities in the outside world , and this was a great pleasure because until that evening he was not aware they belonged to the world-wide Fraternity . Nothing could more forcibly impress on one ' s mind the living realities of Freemasonry than to find at a time , and in a manner when sentiments
towards the Sister Isle were so very varied that there was but one sentiment , that of true Fraternity , so aptly expressed from the chair . In communicating with his mother lodge it would afford him the hi ghest gratification to say that whatever might be the feelings Englishmen privately and individually might entertain towards Irishmen , the English Masons and the Irish Masons had but one feeling towards each other , that of true Masonic Fraternity .
I he Worshipful Master next gave "The Past Masters , " one of whom was the present Lord Mayor of London . Ihey had also Bro . Marks , whose working they had the benefit of in his own year , and also only a few months ago . They ought to value the presence of Bro . Levy , who was Master of the lodge so long ago as 1 S 51 , the Exhibition year . Then they had Bro . Meyer Harris , who had been so well referred to by Bro . Goffin , who was not
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sympathy and approval of the brethren . He could only say this—that , speaking for himself and his two good brethren on his right , they had never shirked work or duty , and , he trusted , never would while health was spared . However that might be , while thanking them and appreciating their hospitality , which they did to the utmost extent , his colleagues would allow him to be their mouthpiece to
express to the VV . Master their congratulations , which should be as earnest and hearty as the members , on the distinguished position he had attained , and no wishes could be more sincere that he would enjoy a happy and prosperous year of office . Bro . S . Cochrane , I . P . M , in giving "The Health of the VV . M ., " said the brethren had had the opportunity of
seeing and hearing the VV . M . invest his officers , which was only a slight test of how he was going to continue during the year . They must not be too critical on the first night , for it was a severe ordeal to stand up and address 70 brethren , many of whom were Past Masters . Before the W . M . left his office he would have worked the Degrees in a masterly manner . They had never had a better man as VV . M ., for
Bro . Larkin had started by making a present of new collars for the officers . The brethren would therefore be upstanding ^ . ndjrihk to the health of the W . M ., wishing him health and Stangth to enjoy a prosperous year of office . Bro . J . Larkin , W . M ., thanked the I . P . M for the kind words in which-he had proposed the toast . He regarded it as a great compliment , and thanked him for his kind
wishes , and also thanked the brethren for placing him in that important office . He should endeavour to deserve , before the year was out , the position in which he was placed . Be-. fore resuming his seat he would propose " The Health of the Installing Officer and I . P . M . " He sincerely thanked Bro . Cochrane , I . P . M ., for the way in which he had attracted the attention of the brethren to the working of the
lodge during the past year and put them on the alert . He was grateful to the I . P . M . for help in the past , and had no doubt that help would also be extended to him during the coming year . He had the pleasure of placing a Past . blaster ' s jewel on Bro . Cochrane ' s breast , trusting he would
be spared with health and strength for many years . Bro . S . Cochrane , I . P . M ., returned thanks for the cordiality evinced in the reception of the toast , and for the / kindness he had received from every member throughout his year of office . His year had been a very pleasant one , and if he had done the business to their satisfaction , he did
. not require any more praise . "The Initiate" was next given and appropriately I responded to . Bro . James Terry , Sec . R . M . B . I ., in response to the toast of "The Masonic Charities , " assured the brethren that the Institution the W . M . was about to represent was one that must commend itself to the most favourable
consideration of every I'reemason . There were unfortunately 151 seeking election and but 13 vacancies . This was a most lamentable state of things , and entirely different to their Educational Institutions , where there were two elections . annually . If a candidate was not successful at an election of the Benevolent Institution he had 12 months to wait , and of necessity there would be something like 130 who would
have to go away unrequited at the next election . This was very lamentable , but there was the truth to face , and \ i he . could only get a number of Stewards like the VV . M , who would head their list by a princely donation , it would be of great assistance . The Institution had received from this lodge many Stewards , and the W . M . was following out what had been done before , not only to support the dignity
of the lodge , but all concerned in Freemasonry . When they considered that all these old folks were over 60 , some over 70 , and some S , it was a serious thing if they had to wait another 12 months , for when the day came they might not be here to be elected . Therefore , if there were any present who had not contributed he trusted they would place their names upon the W . M . ' s list .
Bro . John Barnett , jun ., VV . M . elect 2192 , in response to " The Visitors , " said he was always gratified to find himself a visitor in a Masonic lodge . That occurred pretty frequently , but , at the same time , the present occasion was an exceptionally pleasant one , and few things would have kept him away from this very old lodge , for he had seen the
W . M . installed . He had sat under Bro . Larkin s Mastership in another Degree , and would confirm the 1 . P . M . ' s observations that their VV . M . would perform the work to the satisfaction of all . The W . M . installed that night was a man of honour , generosity , and fidelity , and he was gratified to be present , amongst so many distinguished Masons ,
to see him attain the chair . Bro . George Everett , P . M . 177 , thanked the I . P . M . for the privilege of visiting that old lodge , and right glad was . he that he availed himself of the invitation , as he had spent a very pleasant evening . He thought that the custom prevailing of visiting other lodges was a useful one , for it afforded the opportunity of rem wing old friendships and
making new ones , and of cementing that great bond of fraternity of which they boasted . He knew Bro . Cochrane was a hard-working and enthusiastic Mason , but he was quite unprepared to find him going through the installation ceremony in so able and impressive a manner , being aware that lately he had had little or no practice . Bros . C . F . Hogard , P . G . Std . Br ., and Lloyd , VV . M . 145 , also replied .
Bro . Low , P . M ., responded for "The Past Masters , " expressing his regret that Bro . Squires , P . M ., Sec , was absent through ill-health , this being but his third abstention in 47 years . Bro . Dr . Lovett , S . W ., returned thanks for "The Officers , " and the Tyler ' s toast closed an enjoyable evening-. A programme of music was rendered under the direction of Bro . Sebastian Hart , Organist , assisted by Bros . R . J . Ward , Lovett King , and the Lyra Quartette .
Lodge Of Tranquillity ( No . 185 ) . —The installation of this old lodge was held on the 17 th inst ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Bro . J . M . Levy , W . M ., presiding . The brethren present included Bros . Alexander Levy , Prov . G . Treas . Griqualand , P . VI , J . M . Levy , I . P . M . ; Meyer Harris , P . M . ; A . A . Marks , P . M . ; R . J . Bloomlield , P . M . ( Installing Master ); ] . D . Barnett , P . M . ; W . D .
Bayley , P . M . ; S . M . Boaz , P . M . ; J . H . Ross , P . M . ; Nathan Defnes , P . M . ; and Solomon Barnett , P . M . Visitors : Bros . R . E . H . Goffin , W . M . 2030 , P . M . 1572 , and P . P . G . D . C . Surrey ; Emanuel , W . M . 205 ; Lancaster , W . M . 166 S ; H . Massey , P . M . C 19 and 192 S ; N . P . Vallentine , P . M . 1017 ; Sandheim , P . M . 225 ; Vandyck , P . M . 1017 ; Biankesley , 129 S ; Tite , 1558 ; Ordfi , 144 ; Rev . Irancis L . Cohen , 120 ( I . C . ); J . E . Blank , 205 ;
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Weber , 90 ; Osborne , P . M . 1602 and 1 S 97 ; Meyer , 215 s ; Gardner , iSS ; Honey , 1017 ; Telling , 21 S 2 ; Price , 1920 ; and T . Nelson MacLean , 179 . The VV . M . initiated in splendid style Mr . Philip Ornstein and Mr . John Wm . Taylor , after which ceremony , Bro . Bloomlield , P . M ., at the request of the W . M , installed -Bro . Asher Isaac Myers , a member of the lodge for nearly
20 years , and its Secretary , as VV . M . for the ensuing year , in a Board of Installed Masters to the number of 22 . The new VV . M . invested as his officers for the year Bros . L . L . Bloomfield , S . W . ; J . Eisenmann , J . W . ; Harry Tipper , P . M ., Treas . ; S . Rosenfeld , Sec . ; J . D . Barnett , P . M ., Org .-, E . Barnett , S . D . ; Lewis Levy , LD . ; I . M . Marks , l . G . ; I . Lazarus , D . C . ; D . Hills and L . L . Bloomfield , Stwds . ; and Rawles , Tyler . After the delivery
of the addresses by Bro . Bloomfield , P . M ., a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to the I . P . M . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to a choice banquet . The Worshipful Master subsequently in giving the toast of "The Oueen and the Craft , " said loyal Englishmen
were always pleased to have the opportunity of drinking this toast , and it gave him great pleasure to ask the brethren to give expressions to those feelings of loyalty which he knew animated them . The Queen reigned on the throne , and she reigned in the hearts of all her subjects . He remembered on one occasion seeing her Majesty open a hospital , and every one present thought how suitable her
position was then . I hey all had evidence when human suffering occurred , how her womanly heart went out to show the sympathy she had with that suffering , and how she , as a woman , poured out sympathetic words to console the bereaved . The Worshipful Master , in giving " The M . W . G . M ., " said that from a Masonic point of view this was one of the
most important toasts . The Prince of Wales was the head of the Masonic Fraternity ; he was no mere ligure-head . They had been told on authority that he took a personal and intimate interest in everythingdowntothemostminutedetail , connected with the Order . He had been told by a P . M . of the lodge that he was Steward on the occasion of the installation of the Prince of Wales , and he was very much
honoured by taking part 111 that ceremony , and by being picked out to be one of the .-tewards to meet the Prince of Wales the night before . To show how the Prince went into detail , he might mention that his Royal Highness went to look at the chair he would have to sit in to see if it fitted him . It was a remarkable fact that the Prince of Wales did take in every possible way
a similar interest in everything He saw once an amusing incident , which showed clearly the kindliness of the Prince of Wales . It was at the opening of one of the exhibitions , when the provincial mayors were invited , and they were all introduced to the Prince . One of them fell down sprawling —a big fat man . Everyone laughed ; but the Prince , with the true instincts of an Englishman , thought of the feelings
of the poor man on the Hour , and he was the first to go to the man and ask whether he was hurt . The Prince never forgot the name of an individual who was presented to him . All these things went to show that he endeavoured to make life agreeable to those about him . The Prince of Wales was the beau ideal of an Engli-h gentleman , and the brethren , as Masons , knew the interest he took in the Craft
and matters pertaining thereto . Following this toast up with that of " The Pro Grand Master , " & c , the W . iVI . said the Grand Officers did all they could to keep the high ideal of the Earl of Carnarvon , the Earl of Lathom , and others before their brethren . The W . M . next gave "The Initiates , " and said all who were present in the lodge knew how well and worthily the
initiates of the evening went through the ceremony . He need not repeat what he said in lodge about Bro . Ornstein , but Bro . Ornstein had proved himself to the brethren to be a right worthy Mason . When he and Bro . Ornstein were talking once about Masonry some two years ago he ( the VV . M . ) said if ever he was Master he should wish him to be his first initiate ; and so he was that night . Those of the
brethren who knew Bro . Ornstein knew him to be as honourable and zealous as he was a right good fellow in every relation of life , and from what was said in lodge of Bro . Taylor , he was sure he would prove himself to be an equally good Mason am ) an equally good fellow among them . Bro . Ornstein , in reply , said he had to express to the VV . M . and the brethren his warmest thanks . He was deeply
touched at the kind manner in which the VV . M . had referred to the acquaintance which had existed between them—an acquaintance he might say , which had been long and had grown into a very close friendship . That close friendship had extended with the growth of years . From the superficial knowledge of Masonry , which he had only been able to obtain during the proceedings of that evening , it appeared
to him that the ancient Craft was intended to toster and promote such friendship as that to which he alluded . He sincerely hoped that he might be an honourable member of the ancient Lodge of Tranquillity , and he assured them he highly prized having been admitted a member of it . He thanked the brethren for electing him , and expressed to them at the same time his sincere obligation for the kind
way in which his health had been proposed and drunk . Bro . I aylor thanked the VV . M . for proposing , and the brethren for drinking , his health so heartily . He would do his best to appreciate the honour they had done him b y electing him a member . Bro . Alfred A . Marks , P . M . ( for the I . P . M ., who had been obliged to leave early ) , proposed " The Health of the
W . M . " In the first place he would refer to the W . M . as having done a great many duties in the lodge . He had long acted as Secretary of the Lodge of Tranquillity , and had fulfilled the duties of that office to the satisfaction , not only of Freemasonry in general and to Grand Lodge , but to this lodge in particular . Every member of the lodge , judging from his ( Bro . Mark ' s ) own experience of ten years , " had
always received every kindness at his hands ; everything they wanted to know they had only to apply to Bro . Myers for , and they were always received with kindness and hospitality . Going to the work of the Worshipful Master , he could not help thinking of it . When the VV . Master proposed the health of the M . W . G . M ., he said the Prince of Wales ' s health was not simply an ornamental toast ; it
was a toast of usefulness that could not be done without . Now he ( Bro . Marks ) said the toast of the M . W . G . M . was one that was always received with every obligation in Freemasonry in general . So should he the toast of the VV . M . who had acted as he had with similar cordiality . The W . M . was not only the head-stone or an ornamental stone , j The toast of the VV . M . was a most important one , if they
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had to look to the W . M . as a head in various subjects—in the religious course , the philosophical course , the Masonic course . With regard to the present VV . M . of the Lodge of Tranquillity , whose name was Asher Myers , on the toast list they had the Scriptural quotation , " Let Asher be acceptable unto his brethren . " The toast of the W . M . was acceptable to the brethren . He ( Bro . Marks ) had
known him man ) ' years , and it seemed a remarkable point that his name was Asher , as the brethren were all perfectly aware of his qualities as a man , as a Mason , and as the Master of the lodge . The Worshipful Master , in reply , said he was pleased to be in the chair , and he was more pleased that he was there by the favour of the brethren . He looked forward to
having that good favour , not only during the ensuing- year , but during many , many years . He hoped to live to perform that most pleasing task any Mason could have , that of initiating his son . Such a privilege had been accorded several P . M . 's of the lodge . One had the great distinction of initiating his grandson , but his ( the W . M . ' s ) - eldest son was a long way off the limited age yet , but he ( the VV . M . )
hoped that all the brethren would be spared to see the ceremony . He most heartily appreciated the honour the brethren had conferred upon him . Nothing should be wanting on his part to keep the confidence the brethren had reposed in him , or to serve the brethren as well as they deserved . To be the VV . M . of the Tranquillity Lodge was about as high an honour , short of
being a Grand Officer , that could possibly be attained to . He was looking the other day over a list of the old members of the lodge , and Vie found recorded the names of some of the most honourable men they had in the Jewish community . So great a man as Edward Larker was recorded on the roll . The majority of the present honorary officers of the United Synagogue , one of the largest Jewish
congregations in the world , all entered when they were young , and it was known that they were of the right stuff , and he believed they had still many years before them to have recorded such honourable names . Being Master of such a lodge , to his mind meant a very great honour , and he meant to try and deserve and be worthy of it . Bro . Goffin , replying to the toast of " The Visitors , " said
it was always a delightful task to do so , and that night there was a goodly number of visitors . The W . M . and his colleagues had p beyed the injunction of the constitutions of Masonry in inviting visitors to the lodge that they mi" -ht perform their duty . He was delighted beyond what he could say that Bro . Philip Isaacs had given him the opportunity of meeting the brethren , and particularly to be
introduced to that veritable progenitor of Bro . P . Isaacs , that grand old Mason who had passed more years in Masonry than Bro . Isaacs could upon earth . He would congratulate the VV . M . upon being installed in the chair of so worthy and noble a lodge as the Tranquillity , and he congratulated all the officers , and the Installing Officer , on the way in which the ceremony was performed . It was quite
evident to his mind that all the brethren of the ledo-e were animated by one sentiment to make Masonry what the grand old types , Moses , Abraham , and Solomon intended Masonry should be . It was an institution which taught men that although they were divided on earth by those social cobwebs which so often jarred and disturbed their happiness , the divisions of politics , the dogmas of so-called religion ^
the environments that surrounded them in their daily avocations , yet in lodge those cobwebs were swept away , and men met as brothers who knew nothing but the grand brotherhood of man . Masonry taught them above all things to honour God , love their country , and obey its laws ; it taught their hearts to beat in harmony with the wants of those who were true to their sacred vows to Masonry ; and
although he would not say that Masonry could make bad men good—the bad men had no right and no business among Masons—it did make them as men better men , better fathers , better husbands , and better friends ; it taught them to live the life of human creatures , that they were honestly , uprightly , manly , and benevolentl y to live the life of to-day , not the life of yesterday , lest they became
murmurers against God ; not the life of to-morrow , lest they became visionaries and forgot Him , but to live the life of human creatures to-day , because they were to act as in His presence . Masonry led them on to that noble future where the divisions of time should cease , where sorrow and si ° -hin ° - should flee away . And if they all lived up to the tenet ' s and principles that were incorporated in the beautiful and " -rand
old ritual of Freemasonry , founded upon the ages of the past , they might then with pleasure and with confidence say that if all the so-called religions of the earth were scattered to the winds and chained up by the Haines , leave them only the remants of the teachings of Freemasonry , and it would be said— " Well done , good and faithful servantsenter into
, the Grand Lodge above , where the divisions of time shall cease , and brotherhood continue throughout all eternity " Bro . Emanuel . W . M . 205 , also replied , remarking that the fact of all the Masters of the Jewish lodges being invited , showed that those lod ges were unanimous in their feelings .
Bro . the Rev . 1 ' rancis Cohen said that nothing could have given him greater pleasure than to be present at the installation of one who in private life he was proud to call a friend . Again , nothing could have afforded him greater gratification than to have been present when Bro . Ornstein was initiated . There were others present , somewhoknewhim when he was a child , and others whom he had known when
they were children . He had come across men in Masonry whoin he had reason to esteem and prize , in many other capacities in the outside world , and this was a great pleasure because until that evening he was not aware they belonged to the world-wide Fraternity . Nothing could more forcibly impress on one ' s mind the living realities of Freemasonry than to find at a time , and in a manner when sentiments
towards the Sister Isle were so very varied that there was but one sentiment , that of true Fraternity , so aptly expressed from the chair . In communicating with his mother lodge it would afford him the hi ghest gratification to say that whatever might be the feelings Englishmen privately and individually might entertain towards Irishmen , the English Masons and the Irish Masons had but one feeling towards each other , that of true Masonic Fraternity .
I he Worshipful Master next gave "The Past Masters , " one of whom was the present Lord Mayor of London . Ihey had also Bro . Marks , whose working they had the benefit of in his own year , and also only a few months ago . They ought to value the presence of Bro . Levy , who was Master of the lodge so long ago as 1 S 51 , the Exhibition year . Then they had Bro . Meyer Harris , who had been so well referred to by Bro . Goffin , who was not