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His virtues , his goodness and affectionate heart , And willingness at all times to bear well his part In aiding the orphan , the widow , or friend , Who from sickness or age could no longer depend On himself alone for his daily bread , But forced to seek help that his children might be fed ; For such as these Turner's great heart nobly bled .
He became my Senior Warden the very next year , When Muggeridge kindly installed me in the chair . And Turner in his turn 1 also placed there , Performing his duties in a most able way , Till sickness and death at length took him away From amongst us , just about Brother G . Snow ' s election , When wc mourned a brother we loved with affection .
By your leave , I'll go back to where I began , And so say a word or two respecting each man ; We were sare from the first the lodge never could fail , When Freemasons we made the Brothers Latrcillc , Then came Chittem , George Adams , 11 . Wainwri ght , and dark Brown , For further proof that the lodge would gain great renown
Of which we were certain when on looking before , Wc saw men on the roau like Alt Robbins and Moore , With Tisen and Alter in a good steady march , And , quite close at their heels , Shears , Joe Morton , and Marsh ; Then nobleWill Ashby , 'Maggs , and Joseph Slade Brown—That brother who just now has gained such renown ,
Having kept up the pace , and run in the great race , Till at last he has reached the much coveted place , Where we know he will work in a most masterly way , And amply repay us for our labours to-day . Our lodge soon commenced to grow big like a whale , When we introduced O'Neill , Macgregor , and Gale , With John Williams and White , and a great many more ,
Including James C . Henry , and fair Arthur Willmorc ; And Will Perrin , that boy we ' re all glad to have seen , Who , with his "Old Grey Mare" and his "Thomas's Machine , " Has ever been galloping , trotting , and pegging away , Till our Senior Warden he ' s appointed to-day ; Then have wc II . Allen , George Harwood , and
Skelton—The new J unior Warden—and brave Georgie Felton Who on being S . D . was thoroughly bent on , And with George Gauge Durrant for his good Junior D ., Sure no blithe Irish boy could much happier be , For his duties , I know , he will never find hard , When he is backed up by that great Inner Guard , Who will stand firm like a town that is walled ,
Though he may have become a little bit bald . There are others to mention if I only had time , Or could manage to dish up a little more rhyme , For our Brothers , Will . Medcalf , James Boulton , and Long , Whose good names 1 should wish to bring into my song , With Will . Tomsett and Caink , Samuel Cochrane and
Coutts , For such names to find rhyme I should wear out my boots ; And it is just the same with Musson , Byford , and Port , For in their cases also I appear to run rather short , So with Morrison , George Collier , and more even now , As Brothers James Pullcn , Ralph Hayward , and Hough , With other supports like strong beams that arc feruled ,
When wc also include James Felton and Herald . We now come to the last of our Freemasons born—Bowles , Vilvcn , and Bassam , also Bro . Cleghorn ; So having mentioned all I will now draw the curtain On him raised to-night , our new Bro . Alf . Kirton . Yet stay , we have another most worthy of praises , And that is our good friend and kind Brother Davics ; .
And here let me add , 1 have been much to blame , As 1 long ago ( ught to have mentioned his name , Because most of you know , if not indeed all , 1 low kindly he responded , last year , to my call , When a Girls' Steward we wanted to go to the Hall ,. And take our subscriptions to increase the amount , Which we only hoped would be too much to count .
We have now a great duty , that ' s a very sure fact—We must not go to sleep , but all be ready to act , And lay well to our hearts that Masonic great rule ,. Brotherly love , and get Que ' ch into the School ; So I call upon each , saying , Now don ' t be a ninny ,. But open your purses and out with a guinea , And buy for the small boy a great number of votes ,.
And so land him in school o'er a bridge of oar boats- ; : I appeal to you all , whether Scotch , Irish , or Welsh , Whatever you do , don ' t forget poor little Quelch ; At the last election he fell short by a few , So at the next his case must depend upon you . Bro . Wrenn , our Steward has consented to be , Therefore 1 trust yon will do your utmost with me ,.
And make up his good list to a fair sum to-ni gh * .,. And so render liin \ thanks , and thus give him ( k'i g ) it , - For , good man ' . hat he is , his great joy now will be On Lodge Victoria's list a good round sum to see ; S ; u . e prudence , let your benevolence not know any bounds . Till you raise the amount to quite a full hundred pounds . In order to do this we want a goodish bit more ,
I'cr the total at present is but about fifty-four , So Wrenn will take the chance , as soon as he's able , To semi his boy ' s paper once more round the table . We are all in good feather , in a prosperous suite , For we have in our ranks men of great weight—A Bishop , a King , besides birds of song both early anil late ;
There's a sweet Jenny Wrenn , a lillle Cock Hobhin , A Maitin and Eagles to keep them all bobbing , Both a White , a Dunn , a Light , and dark Brown , And a Moore , and a Marsh on which to fly down ; An ' we hope in their songs they never may fail , Th . » ugh it blow a strong Winder or even a Gale , For the note of this Roliliin on road or rail , Is a music t < i charm cell Brother Latvrille .
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If you think in my rhyme any folly appears , You can soon lop it off with our excellent Shears ; Or should any one say I have made use of a growl , He need not wait long to wipe it out with a Towell , Or if you imagine I've said anything rude , Remember , it ' s done in a comical mood ; But if what I have said can make any one merry ,
It will afford much p leasure to Alf Pendlebury . I suppose I must return thanks for not only myself , But for the rest of the lumber that's placed on the shelf , As the chirping Cock Robin has thought proper to name The Masters , when their year is over and they are crowned by fame . This day wc have another P . M . to add to our
number—Brother Joe Morton , a noble specimen of very fine lumber , To assist the new Master who will near him sit under . Wer ' c all ready when wanted to be taken down and dusted , And prove to the Brethren we arc not at all rusted By being laid up thus so quietly out of the way , But ready to help should the Master go a little astray ; For we ' re ever at hand , with our knowledge and aid ,
At all times when needful or application be made . I will now conclude the few words I have to say By wishing you all many happy returns of the day Of these happy meetings , where we ever desire To join you in the toasts and the Victoria fire , For many years to come , and have pleasure to find Your reception of us will be always as kind
As it has hitherto been for many years past , And which I trust will continue so to the last . The other Past Masters a few words have to say , To thank you all for your good wishes to-day—Robbins , Wrenn , Roberts , Morton , Latrcillc and George Snow Are first-rate Past Masters , as ail of you know ,
And whom you are always delighted to see When at lodge they make it convenient to be . For myself I will say no more than wish you good night , Hope you'll get home early , and not put your wives in a fri g ht . "The Principal Officers and other Officers " were then proposed , and allusions made to the able manner in which
they had discharged the duties of their offices . The Master observed that it afforded him much pleasure to have such officers , well knowing what an advantage it is to a new Master to have the assistance of officers so well acquainted with their work , and who , when in their turn they arrived at the exalted position he now held , would maintain the prestige of the lodge by performing their duties in a most
able manner . The Senior Warden , on behalf of the Officers , in a neat and able speech , returned thanks , and promised that the Master would be aided by his officers to the utmost of their ability . Bro . Caink , and several other brethren , enlivened the evening with their musical abilities , and the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close of one of the largest meetings of the lodge since its foundation .
INSTRUCTION . Tin ; DALIIOUSIE LODGE or ISSTHCCTION ( No . 86 o ) . — The Fifteen Sections were worked in this flourishing Lodge of Instruction , on Tuesday , May i ith , 1875 , at Bro . Allen ' s " Royal Edward , " Triangle , Hackney , under the conduct of the zealous and efficient Preceptor , Bro . Crawley ; Bro , Wallington , S . W . ; Bro . Webb , J . W ., in the following order : —
1 st Section Bro . Lowe 2 nd „ i > Webb 3 rd „ . 1 Mien 4 th „ ... •.. Wallington 5 th „ Crawley 6 th „ Horsley 71 I 1 „ Horsley
1 st Hill 2 nd „ „ Crawley 3 rd „ » Horsley 4 U 1 „ . < Gross Sth „ Christian
1 st „ ..Wallington 2 nd „ » Brown * 3 . rd „ ..wcbb Bros . Cambridge , ; Worsley , Smith , Cull , Cmttenden , Brown , Folliott , & C were also present .
PROVINCIAL . HULL . —Hi'MiiEii LODGE ( No . 57 ) . —The brethren of this lodge celebrated the forty-eig hth anniversary of laying the foundation-stone of the Freemasons' Hall , in Osborne Street , on Friday week . At seven o ' clock the lodge was opened in the First Degree , the Worship ful Master , Bro . J . West , presiding . At the close Of the business a banquet
was provided by Bro . Preston , l . P . M . of the lodge , when nearly seventy brethren sat down , the company including the Worship ful Masters of the Kingston and Minerva Lodges , Hull ; the Constitutional Lodge , Beverley ; the Crystal Palace Lodge , Kew ; and many Past Masters and Officers . After the ' repast , the toast of " The Queen and the Craft" was proposed , followed by that of " His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master , ' in giving which W . M . Bro . West made appropriate allusion to the recent installation ceremony at the Albert I lall . lie then proposed " The Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro . G . M . ; the Rig ht Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , K . W . D . G . M . ; the Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Zetland , It . W . P . G . M . of North and East Yorkshire ; and Bro John Pearson Bell , M . D ., P . S . G . D . of England , W . D . P . G . M . of
North and East Yorkshire , and P . M . and Trustee of the lluniber Lodge . " The toast was received with the utmost enthusiasm . The W . D . Prov . G . M ., in responding , expressed his sense of the honour conferred upon him by being called upon to return thanks for the toast just proposed . With regard to the names which had been mentioned , he reminded them that the Earl of Carnarvon stood in the same position as he would do if he were in
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reality the Grand Master of England . The M . W . Grand Master being , as they all rejoiced to know , a Prince of the blood Royal , has the prerogative of appointing a Pro-Grand Master , who , in the absence of His Royal Highness , possesses all the powers of the Grand Master himself . They must , therefore , in reality , look upon the Earl of Carnarvon for all practical purposes , and honour him as a
Grand Master , and upon Lord Skelmersdale as the Deputy Grand Master of England . With regard to his own excellent chief , the Earl of Zetland , he ( the speaker ) had the pleasure of meeting him the other day in Grand Lodge , when his Lordship expressed his gratification that everything was going on so harmoniously and well in the Province . He also trusted that , as there was to be a
meeting of the Board of Benevolence at Scarborough next month , as many of the members of the Provincial Grand Chapter as could make it convenient would endeavour to be present . Now that they had Royalty so nearly allied to the Craft , he trusted it would go oil and prosper still more in the future than it had done in the past . With the greater
impetus that had been given to Freemasonry it would behove them tc be more careful as to admission into the Order , and he trusted that the various lodges would take this matter into their serious consideration . They did not require numbers as much as stability in membership . The question also presented itself of increasing the fees to Grand Lodge , and no doubt that was a matter which would soon
receive due attention from the private lodges throughout the kingdom . With regard to the position of Masonry , the Craft never appeared under more auspicious circumstances than it did at present . Never in its history was it so popular as at this moment , and the speaker contrasted the present aspect of the Order with that which it presented half a century ago . Fifty years ago society was
exclusive , but now it had become more diffused and general in its lines of demarcation . Freemasonry was now a society composed chiefly of the middle classes , and never was it move deservedly popular . To maintain this popularity ought to be the aim of every member of the fraternity , who ought to feel that the character of the society depended in a great measure upon nimsclf individually . Therefore ,
every one ought , as far as he could , to act in accordance with the tenets and principles which had been taught him in his lodge . With regard to the attacks that had been made upon Freemasonry , he thought the demonstration the other day in the Albert Hal ' , set at nought whatever might have been said by the detractors of the Craft . There could be no doubt at all of the loyalty of the Order ; they
should not have had the Prince of Wales at their head if there had been the slightest feeling of disloyalty amongst any of them . Therefore he felt quite happy that the aspersions recently cast upon Masonry had been completely met by the demonstration to which he had alluded . In a violent attack made upon them by the Saturday Review the writer seemed to labour under the impression that
Masons were a lot of men who merely boasted of having built the Tower of Babel , and of being fond of good dinners . The Saturday Review was , huwever , cleverly answered by an article in the franmun , of last week , which amongst other things remarked that if Masons built the Tower of Babel it showed they were "bricks ; " and the term " brick" in common parlance signified a good fellow .
ASifor a good dinner , a writer who replied to the Sfilitrduy Review hinted that he who penned the ? attack would himself not object to one . It Hail" been said , moreover , that Masonry taught nothing but the " Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man . " Well , if that were all , there was a great deal in such a belief . Many did not believe in the fatherhood of
God , and as to the brotherhood of man , if they could meet in unity and harmony in their lodges , sinking all political and religious differences in their aim to benefit and elevate each other , they were content to do so . Ax long as the universality of Freemasonry was maintained it must go on anil prosper , anil he for one was content to allow the outer world to think that the " Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of Man " was one of the lessons which Masonry taught . Bro . Holden , P . M ., P . G . S . D ., next gave "The Founders of the I lumber Lodge , " the toast being drunk in solemn silence ; and it was replied to by P . M . Bro Martin Kemp , W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Bell next proposed " The Worshipful Master and Officers of the [ lumber Lodge , " to which Bro . Jonathan West , W . M ., Bro . Francis
Summers ( Sheriff of IIull ) , S . W ., and Bro . Il . Tozer icspondcd P . M . Bro . John Wilson then gave " The Worshipful Masters , Officers , and Brethren of the Sister Lodges ; " Bro . Ernes , W . M . of the Minerva 250 , and Bro . Garforth W . M , of the Kingston 1101 , responding in suitable terms . Bro , Ernes proposed "The Trustees , Treasurers , and Past Masters of the 1 lumber Lodge , "for whom replies were made
by the W . D . G . P . M . of North and East Yorkshire , and P . M . Bro . Banks Hay . Bro . Dr . Bell next gave " The Masonic Charities , " and in doing so dilated upon the essential principle of charity which was characteristic of Freemasonry . S . W . Bro . F . Summers proposed "The Visiting Brethren , ' the toast being acknowledged by P . M . Bro . Acton , of the Crjstal Palace Lodge 742 , and bv Bro . II . J . Amphlett , of
the Alexandra Lodge 1311 , Hornsea . J . D . Bro . T . laylor gave " The Absent Members of the 1 lumber Lodge , especially the Sea-going Brethren , " and the list closed with "Prosperity , Unanimity , and Perpetuity to the 1 lumber Lodge . " LEICESTER . —ST . J ' S LOIAIK ( NO . 279 ) . —' I' ' "; ordinary meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons
Hall , Leicester , on Wednesday the 5 H 1 of May . There were present Bros . | . W . Smith " , W . M ., A . Palmer , l . P . M ., J . M . MacAllislcr , S . W ., G . W . Stathani , J . W ., W . Wcare , P . M ., Treasurer , S . Knight , 1 391 , as Secretary ; S . Cleaver , S . D ., S . TV-buLt , | . D ., Orlando Law , I . G ., William Kelly , P . P . G . M ., S' ' . iM . WaiL ,-, P . M ., C . Toller , 279 , P . M . 523 ; S . S . Partridge 279 , W . M . 52 . I i
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His virtues , his goodness and affectionate heart , And willingness at all times to bear well his part In aiding the orphan , the widow , or friend , Who from sickness or age could no longer depend On himself alone for his daily bread , But forced to seek help that his children might be fed ; For such as these Turner's great heart nobly bled .
He became my Senior Warden the very next year , When Muggeridge kindly installed me in the chair . And Turner in his turn 1 also placed there , Performing his duties in a most able way , Till sickness and death at length took him away From amongst us , just about Brother G . Snow ' s election , When wc mourned a brother we loved with affection .
By your leave , I'll go back to where I began , And so say a word or two respecting each man ; We were sare from the first the lodge never could fail , When Freemasons we made the Brothers Latrcillc , Then came Chittem , George Adams , 11 . Wainwri ght , and dark Brown , For further proof that the lodge would gain great renown
Of which we were certain when on looking before , Wc saw men on the roau like Alt Robbins and Moore , With Tisen and Alter in a good steady march , And , quite close at their heels , Shears , Joe Morton , and Marsh ; Then nobleWill Ashby , 'Maggs , and Joseph Slade Brown—That brother who just now has gained such renown ,
Having kept up the pace , and run in the great race , Till at last he has reached the much coveted place , Where we know he will work in a most masterly way , And amply repay us for our labours to-day . Our lodge soon commenced to grow big like a whale , When we introduced O'Neill , Macgregor , and Gale , With John Williams and White , and a great many more ,
Including James C . Henry , and fair Arthur Willmorc ; And Will Perrin , that boy we ' re all glad to have seen , Who , with his "Old Grey Mare" and his "Thomas's Machine , " Has ever been galloping , trotting , and pegging away , Till our Senior Warden he ' s appointed to-day ; Then have wc II . Allen , George Harwood , and
Skelton—The new J unior Warden—and brave Georgie Felton Who on being S . D . was thoroughly bent on , And with George Gauge Durrant for his good Junior D ., Sure no blithe Irish boy could much happier be , For his duties , I know , he will never find hard , When he is backed up by that great Inner Guard , Who will stand firm like a town that is walled ,
Though he may have become a little bit bald . There are others to mention if I only had time , Or could manage to dish up a little more rhyme , For our Brothers , Will . Medcalf , James Boulton , and Long , Whose good names 1 should wish to bring into my song , With Will . Tomsett and Caink , Samuel Cochrane and
Coutts , For such names to find rhyme I should wear out my boots ; And it is just the same with Musson , Byford , and Port , For in their cases also I appear to run rather short , So with Morrison , George Collier , and more even now , As Brothers James Pullcn , Ralph Hayward , and Hough , With other supports like strong beams that arc feruled ,
When wc also include James Felton and Herald . We now come to the last of our Freemasons born—Bowles , Vilvcn , and Bassam , also Bro . Cleghorn ; So having mentioned all I will now draw the curtain On him raised to-night , our new Bro . Alf . Kirton . Yet stay , we have another most worthy of praises , And that is our good friend and kind Brother Davics ; .
And here let me add , 1 have been much to blame , As 1 long ago ( ught to have mentioned his name , Because most of you know , if not indeed all , 1 low kindly he responded , last year , to my call , When a Girls' Steward we wanted to go to the Hall ,. And take our subscriptions to increase the amount , Which we only hoped would be too much to count .
We have now a great duty , that ' s a very sure fact—We must not go to sleep , but all be ready to act , And lay well to our hearts that Masonic great rule ,. Brotherly love , and get Que ' ch into the School ; So I call upon each , saying , Now don ' t be a ninny ,. But open your purses and out with a guinea , And buy for the small boy a great number of votes ,.
And so land him in school o'er a bridge of oar boats- ; : I appeal to you all , whether Scotch , Irish , or Welsh , Whatever you do , don ' t forget poor little Quelch ; At the last election he fell short by a few , So at the next his case must depend upon you . Bro . Wrenn , our Steward has consented to be , Therefore 1 trust yon will do your utmost with me ,.
And make up his good list to a fair sum to-ni gh * .,. And so render liin \ thanks , and thus give him ( k'i g ) it , - For , good man ' . hat he is , his great joy now will be On Lodge Victoria's list a good round sum to see ; S ; u . e prudence , let your benevolence not know any bounds . Till you raise the amount to quite a full hundred pounds . In order to do this we want a goodish bit more ,
I'cr the total at present is but about fifty-four , So Wrenn will take the chance , as soon as he's able , To semi his boy ' s paper once more round the table . We are all in good feather , in a prosperous suite , For we have in our ranks men of great weight—A Bishop , a King , besides birds of song both early anil late ;
There's a sweet Jenny Wrenn , a lillle Cock Hobhin , A Maitin and Eagles to keep them all bobbing , Both a White , a Dunn , a Light , and dark Brown , And a Moore , and a Marsh on which to fly down ; An ' we hope in their songs they never may fail , Th . » ugh it blow a strong Winder or even a Gale , For the note of this Roliliin on road or rail , Is a music t < i charm cell Brother Latvrille .
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If you think in my rhyme any folly appears , You can soon lop it off with our excellent Shears ; Or should any one say I have made use of a growl , He need not wait long to wipe it out with a Towell , Or if you imagine I've said anything rude , Remember , it ' s done in a comical mood ; But if what I have said can make any one merry ,
It will afford much p leasure to Alf Pendlebury . I suppose I must return thanks for not only myself , But for the rest of the lumber that's placed on the shelf , As the chirping Cock Robin has thought proper to name The Masters , when their year is over and they are crowned by fame . This day wc have another P . M . to add to our
number—Brother Joe Morton , a noble specimen of very fine lumber , To assist the new Master who will near him sit under . Wer ' c all ready when wanted to be taken down and dusted , And prove to the Brethren we arc not at all rusted By being laid up thus so quietly out of the way , But ready to help should the Master go a little astray ; For we ' re ever at hand , with our knowledge and aid ,
At all times when needful or application be made . I will now conclude the few words I have to say By wishing you all many happy returns of the day Of these happy meetings , where we ever desire To join you in the toasts and the Victoria fire , For many years to come , and have pleasure to find Your reception of us will be always as kind
As it has hitherto been for many years past , And which I trust will continue so to the last . The other Past Masters a few words have to say , To thank you all for your good wishes to-day—Robbins , Wrenn , Roberts , Morton , Latrcillc and George Snow Are first-rate Past Masters , as ail of you know ,
And whom you are always delighted to see When at lodge they make it convenient to be . For myself I will say no more than wish you good night , Hope you'll get home early , and not put your wives in a fri g ht . "The Principal Officers and other Officers " were then proposed , and allusions made to the able manner in which
they had discharged the duties of their offices . The Master observed that it afforded him much pleasure to have such officers , well knowing what an advantage it is to a new Master to have the assistance of officers so well acquainted with their work , and who , when in their turn they arrived at the exalted position he now held , would maintain the prestige of the lodge by performing their duties in a most
able manner . The Senior Warden , on behalf of the Officers , in a neat and able speech , returned thanks , and promised that the Master would be aided by his officers to the utmost of their ability . Bro . Caink , and several other brethren , enlivened the evening with their musical abilities , and the Tyler ' s toast brought the proceedings to a close of one of the largest meetings of the lodge since its foundation .
INSTRUCTION . Tin ; DALIIOUSIE LODGE or ISSTHCCTION ( No . 86 o ) . — The Fifteen Sections were worked in this flourishing Lodge of Instruction , on Tuesday , May i ith , 1875 , at Bro . Allen ' s " Royal Edward , " Triangle , Hackney , under the conduct of the zealous and efficient Preceptor , Bro . Crawley ; Bro , Wallington , S . W . ; Bro . Webb , J . W ., in the following order : —
1 st Section Bro . Lowe 2 nd „ i > Webb 3 rd „ . 1 Mien 4 th „ ... •.. Wallington 5 th „ Crawley 6 th „ Horsley 71 I 1 „ Horsley
1 st Hill 2 nd „ „ Crawley 3 rd „ » Horsley 4 U 1 „ . < Gross Sth „ Christian
1 st „ ..Wallington 2 nd „ » Brown * 3 . rd „ ..wcbb Bros . Cambridge , ; Worsley , Smith , Cull , Cmttenden , Brown , Folliott , & C were also present .
PROVINCIAL . HULL . —Hi'MiiEii LODGE ( No . 57 ) . —The brethren of this lodge celebrated the forty-eig hth anniversary of laying the foundation-stone of the Freemasons' Hall , in Osborne Street , on Friday week . At seven o ' clock the lodge was opened in the First Degree , the Worship ful Master , Bro . J . West , presiding . At the close Of the business a banquet
was provided by Bro . Preston , l . P . M . of the lodge , when nearly seventy brethren sat down , the company including the Worship ful Masters of the Kingston and Minerva Lodges , Hull ; the Constitutional Lodge , Beverley ; the Crystal Palace Lodge , Kew ; and many Past Masters and Officers . After the ' repast , the toast of " The Queen and the Craft" was proposed , followed by that of " His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , M . W . Grand Master , ' in giving which W . M . Bro . West made appropriate allusion to the recent installation ceremony at the Albert I lall . lie then proposed " The Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro . G . M . ; the Rig ht Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , K . W . D . G . M . ; the Rig ht Hon . the Earl of Zetland , It . W . P . G . M . of North and East Yorkshire ; and Bro John Pearson Bell , M . D ., P . S . G . D . of England , W . D . P . G . M . of
North and East Yorkshire , and P . M . and Trustee of the lluniber Lodge . " The toast was received with the utmost enthusiasm . The W . D . Prov . G . M ., in responding , expressed his sense of the honour conferred upon him by being called upon to return thanks for the toast just proposed . With regard to the names which had been mentioned , he reminded them that the Earl of Carnarvon stood in the same position as he would do if he were in
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reality the Grand Master of England . The M . W . Grand Master being , as they all rejoiced to know , a Prince of the blood Royal , has the prerogative of appointing a Pro-Grand Master , who , in the absence of His Royal Highness , possesses all the powers of the Grand Master himself . They must , therefore , in reality , look upon the Earl of Carnarvon for all practical purposes , and honour him as a
Grand Master , and upon Lord Skelmersdale as the Deputy Grand Master of England . With regard to his own excellent chief , the Earl of Zetland , he ( the speaker ) had the pleasure of meeting him the other day in Grand Lodge , when his Lordship expressed his gratification that everything was going on so harmoniously and well in the Province . He also trusted that , as there was to be a
meeting of the Board of Benevolence at Scarborough next month , as many of the members of the Provincial Grand Chapter as could make it convenient would endeavour to be present . Now that they had Royalty so nearly allied to the Craft , he trusted it would go oil and prosper still more in the future than it had done in the past . With the greater
impetus that had been given to Freemasonry it would behove them tc be more careful as to admission into the Order , and he trusted that the various lodges would take this matter into their serious consideration . They did not require numbers as much as stability in membership . The question also presented itself of increasing the fees to Grand Lodge , and no doubt that was a matter which would soon
receive due attention from the private lodges throughout the kingdom . With regard to the position of Masonry , the Craft never appeared under more auspicious circumstances than it did at present . Never in its history was it so popular as at this moment , and the speaker contrasted the present aspect of the Order with that which it presented half a century ago . Fifty years ago society was
exclusive , but now it had become more diffused and general in its lines of demarcation . Freemasonry was now a society composed chiefly of the middle classes , and never was it move deservedly popular . To maintain this popularity ought to be the aim of every member of the fraternity , who ought to feel that the character of the society depended in a great measure upon nimsclf individually . Therefore ,
every one ought , as far as he could , to act in accordance with the tenets and principles which had been taught him in his lodge . With regard to the attacks that had been made upon Freemasonry , he thought the demonstration the other day in the Albert Hal ' , set at nought whatever might have been said by the detractors of the Craft . There could be no doubt at all of the loyalty of the Order ; they
should not have had the Prince of Wales at their head if there had been the slightest feeling of disloyalty amongst any of them . Therefore he felt quite happy that the aspersions recently cast upon Masonry had been completely met by the demonstration to which he had alluded . In a violent attack made upon them by the Saturday Review the writer seemed to labour under the impression that
Masons were a lot of men who merely boasted of having built the Tower of Babel , and of being fond of good dinners . The Saturday Review was , huwever , cleverly answered by an article in the franmun , of last week , which amongst other things remarked that if Masons built the Tower of Babel it showed they were "bricks ; " and the term " brick" in common parlance signified a good fellow .
ASifor a good dinner , a writer who replied to the Sfilitrduy Review hinted that he who penned the ? attack would himself not object to one . It Hail" been said , moreover , that Masonry taught nothing but the " Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man . " Well , if that were all , there was a great deal in such a belief . Many did not believe in the fatherhood of
God , and as to the brotherhood of man , if they could meet in unity and harmony in their lodges , sinking all political and religious differences in their aim to benefit and elevate each other , they were content to do so . Ax long as the universality of Freemasonry was maintained it must go on anil prosper , anil he for one was content to allow the outer world to think that the " Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of Man " was one of the lessons which Masonry taught . Bro . Holden , P . M ., P . G . S . D ., next gave "The Founders of the I lumber Lodge , " the toast being drunk in solemn silence ; and it was replied to by P . M . Bro Martin Kemp , W . D . P . G . M . Bro . Bell next proposed " The Worshipful Master and Officers of the [ lumber Lodge , " to which Bro . Jonathan West , W . M ., Bro . Francis
Summers ( Sheriff of IIull ) , S . W ., and Bro . Il . Tozer icspondcd P . M . Bro . John Wilson then gave " The Worshipful Masters , Officers , and Brethren of the Sister Lodges ; " Bro . Ernes , W . M . of the Minerva 250 , and Bro . Garforth W . M , of the Kingston 1101 , responding in suitable terms . Bro , Ernes proposed "The Trustees , Treasurers , and Past Masters of the 1 lumber Lodge , "for whom replies were made
by the W . D . G . P . M . of North and East Yorkshire , and P . M . Bro . Banks Hay . Bro . Dr . Bell next gave " The Masonic Charities , " and in doing so dilated upon the essential principle of charity which was characteristic of Freemasonry . S . W . Bro . F . Summers proposed "The Visiting Brethren , ' the toast being acknowledged by P . M . Bro . Acton , of the Crjstal Palace Lodge 742 , and bv Bro . II . J . Amphlett , of
the Alexandra Lodge 1311 , Hornsea . J . D . Bro . T . laylor gave " The Absent Members of the 1 lumber Lodge , especially the Sea-going Brethren , " and the list closed with "Prosperity , Unanimity , and Perpetuity to the 1 lumber Lodge . " LEICESTER . —ST . J ' S LOIAIK ( NO . 279 ) . —' I' ' "; ordinary meeting of this lodge was held at Freemasons
Hall , Leicester , on Wednesday the 5 H 1 of May . There were present Bros . | . W . Smith " , W . M ., A . Palmer , l . P . M ., J . M . MacAllislcr , S . W ., G . W . Stathani , J . W ., W . Wcare , P . M ., Treasurer , S . Knight , 1 391 , as Secretary ; S . Cleaver , S . D ., S . TV-buLt , | . D ., Orlando Law , I . G ., William Kelly , P . P . G . M ., S' ' . iM . WaiL ,-, P . M ., C . Toller , 279 , P . M . 523 ; S . S . Partridge 279 , W . M . 52 . I i