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QOUTH AFRICAN MASONIC ^ RELIEF FUND . A FUND from which the several DISTRICT GRAND LODGES under the English Constitution in SOUTH AFRICA may be assisted to RELIEVE THE DISTRESSES OF THEIR LOYAL MEMBERS , occasioned directly by the War in that quarter . £ s . d . Amount previously acknowledged ... 10 , 16 5 S 7 Robert Burns Lodpe , No . 25 ... ... 10 10 o Cambrian Lodge , No . 4 G 4 ... ... 220 Neyland Lodge , No . 990 ... ... ... 220 Pentangle Lodge , No . 1174 ... ... 1 1 o
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PRICE 6 S . jV / rASONIC REPRINTS AND HISTORICAL REVELATIONS By HENRY SADLER , P . M . & P . Z ., Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge . Author of " Masonic Facts & Fictions , " "Thomas Dunckerley , " & c . AND W . J . CHETWODE CRAWLEY , LL . D ., D . C . L ., •Past Senior Grand Deacon , Ireland , & c , & c . Upwards of 250 pages demy octavo , handsomely bound in cloth gilt , top edges gilt . GEORGE K ENNING , 16 & 16 a , GREAT QUEEN ST ., W . C .
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^ fe ^^ & feWMy ^^^^ " ^^^^^^^^^ ! $ MiS ] hr * 4 & Pill fI f ^ lfWfl id ^^m^^&s^^^m SATURDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1900 . , ¦*_ . .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
The great function in Cheshire has passed oft , as we anticipated , with brilliant success , and on Monday , the 17 th instant , the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Past ( J . W ., was installed in office with the customary pomp and ceremony , as Prov . G . Master
of Cheshire , in succession to his brother , Earl Egerton of Tatton , who has resigned after holding the position for 14 years . The ceremony was performed by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , in the absence through illness of Lord Egerton , and we have good reason to hope that
under the ^ uspices of the new chief the Craft in Cheshire will go on prosperously . He has already won the esteem and respect of the Province as Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry and Prov . G . M . in
the Mark Degree , nor will it be one of the least of the advantages he will enjoy that the government of Craft , Royal Arch , and Mark Masonrv will be entrusted to him .
It is a great distinction , and an enviable one , that has thus been conferred upon the new Provincial Grand Master . Cheshire is about the oldest of our Provinces , the deputation granted to Bro . Col . F . Columbine bearing date—see our Grand Lodge Calendar—in 1725 .
Moreover , from the very earliest years of our Grand Lodge era , it seems to have taken kindly to Masonry , A glance at the early lists of lodges shows that there were lodges in the city of Chester and elsewhere of 1724 creation , and though these have passed away ,
there are still lodges on the roll—such as Unanimity , No . 89 , Dukinfield , and others—which date from the 18 th century . There are now 55 lodges in the Province , of which some 15 were warranted during Earl Egerton ' s Provincial Grand Mastership . Moreover
under his lordship ' s rule Cheshire has done great things in thc way of Charity on special occasions , bot h locally and generally , so that all things point to a continuance , and it may well be also an increase , of that good fortune which has attended it during the 19 th century .
* * » There is one circumstance in connection with Cheshire as a Masonic Province to which it may be worth while drawing attention . During the present century there have been—excepting , of course , the
one installed on Monday—only four Prov . Grand Masters . In 1801 Sir John Egerton—doubtless an ancestor of the present and past rulers — was appointed , and in lSjo was succeeded by Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere . In 1865 the late
Lord de Tabley was appointed , and on his retirement in 1886 , llarl—then Lord—Egerton of Tatton was chosen to succeed him . There are not many of our Provinces that can point to so limited a succession of rulers whose tenure of ollice endured for such a time .
We note with pleasure that Bro . Sir Horatio Lloyd , l' . G . D ., has been re-appointed to the important post of Deputy Prov . G . Master . In the discharge of his duties he has shown all the qualities that are looked for in a Deputy , and with Sir Horatio ' s knowledge and
experience and the example of his brother , the Past P . G . M ., the new chief cannot fail , apart from his own merits and ability , to have a successful career , and for his own sake , as well as in the interests of Cheshire , we trust that career may be prolonged for many , many years .
Bro . Lieut .-Cul . Charles Hunter had the pleasure , not only of being able to preside in person at thc recent annual meeting of the Provincial' Grand Mark Lodge of North Wales , but also of hearing highly favourable reports as to the position and prospects of
the Province over whicn he has presided with so much ability for the last 11 years . lt is not by any means one of the strongholds of the Degree as regards the number of its lodges and their membership , but itwas
in evidence at the meeting that the work is being well done and the funds at the disposal of the Provincial Grand Lodge are ample for all needful purposes . There was , however , one drawback from thc satisfaction which was generally felt by thc brethren , Thc
Masonic Notes.
Prov . Grand Master found himself under the necessity of announcing that his able Deputy , Bro . George Gordon Warren , who has held the office since 18 S 6 , had expressed a wish to be relieved of his duties and responsibilities , and Bro . Lieut .-Col . Hunter had no
alternative but to acquiesce in that wish and select a successor . He has found one in the person of Bro . Rev . Thomas Edwards , P . G . Chap . Eng ., whom we congratulate on his appointment as heartily as we do the retiring Deputy on the manner in which he carried out his work . ^^^
# •* We congratulate the Prov . Grand Chapter of Essex on the success of its recent annual meeting at Colchester . It has but 13 chapters on its roll , with an aggregate membership of 357 , as compared with 341 the preceding year , but it is a Province that is well
administered and prosperous . This is not surprising when we mention that its Grand Superintendent is none other than Comp . his Honour Judge Philbrick , Q . C , who has held the office for not far short of iS years . His Honour delivered a very feeling and eloquent address , in the coufse of which , after
pointing out that success was not to be gauged by mere numbers , he congratulated the companions on the manner in which their duties had been carried out , and the harmony and goodwill which prevailed everywhere amongst them . He paid them a very great compliment when , in describing his high sense of the
responsibilities devolving upon him as their chief , he remarked that " his duties became a pleasure , and his anxieties wer" ; reduced to nothing , on account of the true Masonic spirit which pervaded tho whole Province . " We trust that future annual meetings of our Essex companions may pass as pleasantly as this did at Colchester on the 27 th ult .
We have much pleasure in announcing that our usual Christmas Number has been issued this week , and we can only hope that its contents will be as favourably received as those of its predecessors have been . They include the review of " Freemasonry in 1900 " and the Table of Occurrences from 1 st
December , 18 99 , to the 30 th November , 1 9 , together with papers by " j . T . L ., " Bro . W . ] . Hughan , P . G . D ., and Bro . Crowe , and some light literature contributed by our evergreen Bro . Major T . C . Walls , P . G . Std . Br ., and Bro . Professor Driver . It is more numerously illustrated than previous Christmas numbers .
* * The Chine Lodge , No . 1884 , Shanklin , has done good work during the 20 years that have elapsed since its consecration by Bro . the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . Within a few years of
its birth it ventured on holding a Masonic Exhibition , and that Exhibition , considering that it was organised , not by a Province or band of lodges , but by a single Iodge of only a few years' standing , was a great success , and far beyond what might have been anticipated . To-day we publish a report of another
remarkable gathering held under its banner on Friday , the 30 th ult ., at which Bro . Beach unveiled a tablet commemorative of the freedom of the lodge ownership of the Hall in which it holds its meetings . The llall was erected for the use of the lodge , but the members were unable to do this entirely out of their own funds , and the property was mortgaged . But
the mortgage has been cleared off , and Chine Lodge is in possession of a hall which is free of all encum brance . It is a great thing for a new lodge to have accomplished all this in so short a space of time as 20 years , and the Prov . G . Master has shown that he recognised the greatness of the achievement by personally attending on this occasion , and unveiling the tablet which commemorates this particular event .
* * * Nor must we overlook the claims which Bro . A . Greenham , the W . M ., has established upon the respect of all our Hants and the Isle of Wight brethren , lt is he who has been the prime mover in all thc good work which the Chine Lodge has done during its brief
career . It was hc who took the chief part in organising the Masonic Exhibition held under the auspices of the lodge in 1886 . He it was who led the way in promoting thc erection of the lodge hall , an d it is chiefly through his instrumentality that the hall is now the absolute property of the Chine Lodge . He has thrice been
elected to the chair of the lodge , and it is bare justice to the splendid work he has taken the principal part in doing that we should say these few words of commendation , and congratulate him , as we do most sincerely , on the success of all his plans for advancing the prosperity of thc Chine Lodge .
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QOUTH AFRICAN MASONIC ^ RELIEF FUND . A FUND from which the several DISTRICT GRAND LODGES under the English Constitution in SOUTH AFRICA may be assisted to RELIEVE THE DISTRESSES OF THEIR LOYAL MEMBERS , occasioned directly by the War in that quarter . £ s . d . Amount previously acknowledged ... 10 , 16 5 S 7 Robert Burns Lodpe , No . 25 ... ... 10 10 o Cambrian Lodge , No . 4 G 4 ... ... 220 Neyland Lodge , No . 990 ... ... ... 220 Pentangle Lodge , No . 1174 ... ... 1 1 o
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PRICE 6 S . jV / rASONIC REPRINTS AND HISTORICAL REVELATIONS By HENRY SADLER , P . M . & P . Z ., Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge . Author of " Masonic Facts & Fictions , " "Thomas Dunckerley , " & c . AND W . J . CHETWODE CRAWLEY , LL . D ., D . C . L ., •Past Senior Grand Deacon , Ireland , & c , & c . Upwards of 250 pages demy octavo , handsomely bound in cloth gilt , top edges gilt . GEORGE K ENNING , 16 & 16 a , GREAT QUEEN ST ., W . C .
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^ fe ^^ & feWMy ^^^^ " ^^^^^^^^^ ! $ MiS ] hr * 4 & Pill fI f ^ lfWfl id ^^m^^&s^^^m SATURDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1900 . , ¦*_ . .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
The great function in Cheshire has passed oft , as we anticipated , with brilliant success , and on Monday , the 17 th instant , the Hon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P ., Past ( J . W ., was installed in office with the customary pomp and ceremony , as Prov . G . Master
of Cheshire , in succession to his brother , Earl Egerton of Tatton , who has resigned after holding the position for 14 years . The ceremony was performed by Bro . E . Letchworth , G . Sec , in the absence through illness of Lord Egerton , and we have good reason to hope that
under the ^ uspices of the new chief the Craft in Cheshire will go on prosperously . He has already won the esteem and respect of the Province as Grand Superintendent of Royal Arch Masonry and Prov . G . M . in
the Mark Degree , nor will it be one of the least of the advantages he will enjoy that the government of Craft , Royal Arch , and Mark Masonrv will be entrusted to him .
It is a great distinction , and an enviable one , that has thus been conferred upon the new Provincial Grand Master . Cheshire is about the oldest of our Provinces , the deputation granted to Bro . Col . F . Columbine bearing date—see our Grand Lodge Calendar—in 1725 .
Moreover , from the very earliest years of our Grand Lodge era , it seems to have taken kindly to Masonry , A glance at the early lists of lodges shows that there were lodges in the city of Chester and elsewhere of 1724 creation , and though these have passed away ,
there are still lodges on the roll—such as Unanimity , No . 89 , Dukinfield , and others—which date from the 18 th century . There are now 55 lodges in the Province , of which some 15 were warranted during Earl Egerton ' s Provincial Grand Mastership . Moreover
under his lordship ' s rule Cheshire has done great things in thc way of Charity on special occasions , bot h locally and generally , so that all things point to a continuance , and it may well be also an increase , of that good fortune which has attended it during the 19 th century .
* * » There is one circumstance in connection with Cheshire as a Masonic Province to which it may be worth while drawing attention . During the present century there have been—excepting , of course , the
one installed on Monday—only four Prov . Grand Masters . In 1801 Sir John Egerton—doubtless an ancestor of the present and past rulers — was appointed , and in lSjo was succeeded by Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere . In 1865 the late
Lord de Tabley was appointed , and on his retirement in 1886 , llarl—then Lord—Egerton of Tatton was chosen to succeed him . There are not many of our Provinces that can point to so limited a succession of rulers whose tenure of ollice endured for such a time .
We note with pleasure that Bro . Sir Horatio Lloyd , l' . G . D ., has been re-appointed to the important post of Deputy Prov . G . Master . In the discharge of his duties he has shown all the qualities that are looked for in a Deputy , and with Sir Horatio ' s knowledge and
experience and the example of his brother , the Past P . G . M ., the new chief cannot fail , apart from his own merits and ability , to have a successful career , and for his own sake , as well as in the interests of Cheshire , we trust that career may be prolonged for many , many years .
Bro . Lieut .-Cul . Charles Hunter had the pleasure , not only of being able to preside in person at thc recent annual meeting of the Provincial' Grand Mark Lodge of North Wales , but also of hearing highly favourable reports as to the position and prospects of
the Province over whicn he has presided with so much ability for the last 11 years . lt is not by any means one of the strongholds of the Degree as regards the number of its lodges and their membership , but itwas
in evidence at the meeting that the work is being well done and the funds at the disposal of the Provincial Grand Lodge are ample for all needful purposes . There was , however , one drawback from thc satisfaction which was generally felt by thc brethren , Thc
Masonic Notes.
Prov . Grand Master found himself under the necessity of announcing that his able Deputy , Bro . George Gordon Warren , who has held the office since 18 S 6 , had expressed a wish to be relieved of his duties and responsibilities , and Bro . Lieut .-Col . Hunter had no
alternative but to acquiesce in that wish and select a successor . He has found one in the person of Bro . Rev . Thomas Edwards , P . G . Chap . Eng ., whom we congratulate on his appointment as heartily as we do the retiring Deputy on the manner in which he carried out his work . ^^^
# •* We congratulate the Prov . Grand Chapter of Essex on the success of its recent annual meeting at Colchester . It has but 13 chapters on its roll , with an aggregate membership of 357 , as compared with 341 the preceding year , but it is a Province that is well
administered and prosperous . This is not surprising when we mention that its Grand Superintendent is none other than Comp . his Honour Judge Philbrick , Q . C , who has held the office for not far short of iS years . His Honour delivered a very feeling and eloquent address , in the coufse of which , after
pointing out that success was not to be gauged by mere numbers , he congratulated the companions on the manner in which their duties had been carried out , and the harmony and goodwill which prevailed everywhere amongst them . He paid them a very great compliment when , in describing his high sense of the
responsibilities devolving upon him as their chief , he remarked that " his duties became a pleasure , and his anxieties wer" ; reduced to nothing , on account of the true Masonic spirit which pervaded tho whole Province . " We trust that future annual meetings of our Essex companions may pass as pleasantly as this did at Colchester on the 27 th ult .
We have much pleasure in announcing that our usual Christmas Number has been issued this week , and we can only hope that its contents will be as favourably received as those of its predecessors have been . They include the review of " Freemasonry in 1900 " and the Table of Occurrences from 1 st
December , 18 99 , to the 30 th November , 1 9 , together with papers by " j . T . L ., " Bro . W . ] . Hughan , P . G . D ., and Bro . Crowe , and some light literature contributed by our evergreen Bro . Major T . C . Walls , P . G . Std . Br ., and Bro . Professor Driver . It is more numerously illustrated than previous Christmas numbers .
* * The Chine Lodge , No . 1884 , Shanklin , has done good work during the 20 years that have elapsed since its consecration by Bro . the Right Hon . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . G . Master of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . Within a few years of
its birth it ventured on holding a Masonic Exhibition , and that Exhibition , considering that it was organised , not by a Province or band of lodges , but by a single Iodge of only a few years' standing , was a great success , and far beyond what might have been anticipated . To-day we publish a report of another
remarkable gathering held under its banner on Friday , the 30 th ult ., at which Bro . Beach unveiled a tablet commemorative of the freedom of the lodge ownership of the Hall in which it holds its meetings . The llall was erected for the use of the lodge , but the members were unable to do this entirely out of their own funds , and the property was mortgaged . But
the mortgage has been cleared off , and Chine Lodge is in possession of a hall which is free of all encum brance . It is a great thing for a new lodge to have accomplished all this in so short a space of time as 20 years , and the Prov . G . Master has shown that he recognised the greatness of the achievement by personally attending on this occasion , and unveiling the tablet which commemorates this particular event .
* * * Nor must we overlook the claims which Bro . A . Greenham , the W . M ., has established upon the respect of all our Hants and the Isle of Wight brethren , lt is he who has been the prime mover in all thc good work which the Chine Lodge has done during its brief
career . It was hc who took the chief part in organising the Masonic Exhibition held under the auspices of the lodge in 1886 . He it was who led the way in promoting thc erection of the lodge hall , an d it is chiefly through his instrumentality that the hall is now the absolute property of the Chine Lodge . He has thrice been
elected to the chair of the lodge , and it is bare justice to the splendid work he has taken the principal part in doing that we should say these few words of commendation , and congratulate him , as we do most sincerely , on the success of all his plans for advancing the prosperity of thc Chine Lodge .