Consecration Of The Arnold Lodge , No. 1981, At Molesey.

General Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., " the W . M . said that he was sure that every brother present was satisfied that their Provincial Grand Master had the interests oE Freemasonry at heart . The W . M . said he had seen the General in the chair at Grand Lodge oftcner , he thought , than any

other Provincial Grand Master , and the way in which he did his work there was admirable . Not only the brethren of his own province , but Masons from other provinces , he had frequently heard say that they liked to see the General there because he kept discussion to the point , and would not admit anything irrelevant .

The W . M . on rising again said , the next toast he had to bring before the brethren was "The health of the V . W . Bro . the Rev . C . W . Arnold , M . A ., Past Grand Chaplain of England , and Deputy Prov . Grand Master for Surrey , and the Officers of Prov . Grand Lodge , Present and Past ; " and he should , in order to save time , associate that toast with the next on the list , viz ., " The Consecrating Officer . " The brethren of the lodge were very much indebted to the Deputy Prov . Grand Master for the kindness which

he had shown them in the matter of establishing this lodge , and he trusted that the lodge might go on to enjoy a long course of prosperity and success to enable them toshow that they were not unworthy of the name which they had taken . He had not only allowed them to use his name , but he had also done good service by coming that day to consecrate the lodge at his own express desire , and had besides authorised them to adopt and use his arms and crest as those of the Arnold Lodge , No . 19 S 1 . The brethren were much indebted to him for his kindness and would now drink his health .

Bro . ARNOLD , in reply , said that he returned the brethren his hearty thanks , not only for himself but for the rest of the Provincial Grand Officers , and those who had assisted him that day , for the very kind words in which the toast was introduced , and for the very kind way in which it had been responded to . Bro . Youldon had said that the lodge was indebted to him for the use of his name , and for allowing them to make use of his crest . He felt

himself highly honoured by the lodge ma king such a request , for he felt that no one could have received a higher honour , as Deputy Grand Master , than to be asked for the use of his name for such a purpose . All that he had seen to-day , in connection with the preparation of the lodge , had been thoroughly good ; all preparations had been made most carefully , and therefore he thought they might prophecy a most successful career to the young lodge .

The motto they had adopted was most appropriate—¦ " Vixit qui bene vixit " ( He has lived who has lived well ) . They could not have adopted a better motto for a Mason . What was the meaning of living well ? Was it not that so living as to reverence the Great Architect of the Universe . It had been well put to them that day by the Prov . Grand Chaplain in the very nice oration which he had given them , that everything in Masonry should be

based upon T . G . A . O . T . U ., and that if they were not true to Him , they were not true to themselves or to Masonry , and , going a little further , were not carrying out the great principles of the Order , of brotherly love , relief , and truth . He might tiuly say that if a man had lived well , not only as to himself , but doing as he would be done by to his fellow men , when he came to die he might expect to go to the Grand Lodge above ,

and receive a hearty welcome there . He trusted that that motto would always be held in reverence by every brother initiated into the lodge , because he felt that if they would only act upon it they could not have a better one . He had always told them that he loved Masonry : he did not look upon what they had been doing as mere by-play , but as a most serious matter , a means of making men better here , and he trusted better eternally ; and if

they all looked upon Masonry in a serious light , as he trusted all did who truly appreciated the principles of the Order , he did think Masonry was a thing to help a man on in the path of life , which made him a useful and therefore a good Christian , and if a man once thoroughly mastered the principles of Freemasonry he would be a better man , a better father , a better citizen of the world , and he would add

that he would die a better man . With these few observations he returned the brethren his hearty thanks for the compliment they had paid the Provincial Grand Officers , and he trusted that the lodge might have a career of good fortune , that it might always be ably presided over and stand high among the lodges of the province of Surrey . Before he sat down , he had , he said , a duty to perform , which was to propose

" The Health of the W . M . " Bro . Youldon had been associated with the speaker for several years , not only in the Brownrigg Lodge , but he had visited him at the Wallington Lodge , than which he did not think there was a better working lodge to be found , and lie knew the way in which Bro . Youlton was looked up to in the lodge . He ( Bro . Arnold ) did not think they could have selected a better man ; and if they thoroughly put themselves under

his guidance he would carry out all the offices to their satisfaction , and he was quite sure would never do anything which would not redound to the credit of the lodge . In reply , the W . M . said that he could scarcely express his thanks for the kind manner in which the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and the brethren appreciated him in having spoken so kindly , and in having selected him

to be the first Master to occupy the chair of the lodge . He had worked in Masonry now for something like eighteen years or thereabout , and had always been willing to do what he could in the interests of the Craft , and he hoped that to the day of his death he should carry out the principles of the Order . He had taken great interest in the formation of that lodge , which was at first proposed to be held at Maldon ; but finding that that place was to ust nttie

just within the district ot uranci i . ocige , tney naa naa come ] a further afield , to enable them to inaugurate a lodge of the Province of Surrey . They had got comfortably located at Bro . Pinkney ' s house , and had determined to carry on the lodge to the very best of their ability . As W . M . for the first year , he should do all that lay in his power , and trusted that he should be as successful as on the occasion when he had the honour of

presiding over another lodge . The W . M . next proposed "The Health of the Visitors , " giving them a hearty welcome , and expressing the hope that they would meet there again on other occasions . He coupled with the toast the names of Bros . Elsam , S 9 , and Drewett , 1638 .

both the brethren named responaeu , una uxpresseu me pieusuiu UIUL IU had given them to be present at the consecration , and at the installation of Bro . Youldon , who was well known to both , and had a most successful year in the other lodge of which he had been the Master . The ceremonies which they had >; cen worked on the present occasion had been most ably performed , and no one could have witnessed the proceedings without being greatly

impressed by them . 'The next toast was proposed by Bro . EI . SAM , and was to "The Health of the Officers and Founders of the New Lodge . " This was a toast which , as one of the founders , the W . M . could not propose , and as the other present brethren were either founders or officers , they were likewise precluded

Consecration Of The Arnold Lodge , No. 1981, At Molesey.

from the honour of proposing this toast . It , therefore , devolved upon him , as one of the visitors , to ask the numerous visitors present to join with him in drinking the health of the founders and officers , hoping that the new lodge would be a great success , and that they would enjoy many years of Masonic fraternity within those walls .

The W . M ., the I . P . M . and the Wardens , having briefly replied , the CHAIRMAN proposed " Success to the Masonic Charities , " reminding those present that three members of the lodge had premised to stand as Stewards at the festivals of the three charities . Their Prov . Grand Master had undertaken to preside at the festival to be held in February , and he ( the W . M . ) , hoped that the brethren would see to it that he was well supported by the province . The Tyler ' s toast , as usual , closed the proceedings .

Presentation To Bro. Terry.

PRESENTATION TO BRO . TERRY .

It has been an open secret for some time past that the friends and admirers of Bro . James Terry , the indefatigable Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , were having his portrait painted , with the intention of placing it in the hall of the Asylum al Croydon , as a mark of their appreciation of his services to the Institution , and of the estimation in which he is held b y the Fraternity . Bro . Raynham VV . Stewart and Bro .

Farnfield were constituted joint Secretaries , and Bro . Edgar Bowyer was the Treasurer of the fund raised for the purpose . It will not create any surprise , therefore , to learn that when it was known that a fund for such a purpose , and under such able management , was being raised , contributions came in for a good deal more than was necessary for the production of the portrait .

The Committee appointed had therefore to consider in what way the surplus could be applied lor Bro . Terry ' s honour and advantage ; and it was decided that , in addition to the portrait , Bro . Terry should " have presented to him the jewel and clothing of Senior Grand Warden for Northampton and Huntingdon , which office he now holds . The providing these articles , however , did not exhaust the fund , and , we believe , Bro ' . Terry was applied to that his wishes might be ascertained as to the shape

in which a supplementary present should take ; and Bro . Terr ) ' , bearing in mind that while he had been devoting his whole time , so to speak , to the cause of the Institution , he had frequently been obliged to leave Mrs . Terry companionlcss , thought that this further surplus " might reasonably be devoted to some purchase for the pleasure of his good wife . The hint was taken by the Committee , and resulted in Mrs . Terry being presented with u handsome bracelet .

The unveiling of the portrait , and the presentation to Bro . and Mrs . Terry of the articles mentioned , took place on Thursday , after a dinner held in the Hall of the Institution , at which a limited number of Bro . Terry's friends , presided over by Bro . Raynham Stewart , were present . The meeting did not terminate at a sufficiently early hour to enable us to insert a report in the present number , but a full report of the interesting proceedings of the meeting will appear in our next .

District Grand Lodge Of South Australia.

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA .

The Annual Communication was held at Freemasons' Hall , Flindeis-street , Adelaide , on Wednesday , 4 th October , when there were present : Bros . Arthur Hardy , M . P ., Right Worshipful District Grand Master , in the chair ; Henry E . Downer , M . P ., Deputy District Grand Master ; M . Salom , D . G . S . W j . H . Cunningham , as D . G . j . W . ; H . M . Addison , D . G . Treas .: R . F . Lurv

r r re ' ' u , # ' # , l D- ? -Z- Dea <;» n ; W . L . Ware , as D . G . J . Deacon ; ? -. £ ¦ ?• ^ " - 'abrook , D . G . Dir . of Cers . ; L . von Doussa , as D . G . Purst . ; H . Turner . D . G . Stwd . ; E . Saint ( acting ); N . Kildael , D . G . Tyler ; F . Olifent , W . M . 505 ; G . G . Stewart , W . M . soS ; VV . . Williams . P . M . s . iS : I . WestnvPr . P M r „ R . \ V ' 1 „„

P . M . yS ; J . Benbow , P . M . C 40 ; VV . J . Curtis , P . M . 947 ; J . Haslani , j ' . VV . 423 ; T . ' £ . £ *? . J-VV . 505 ; G . C . Knight S . VV 5 S 3 ; G . H . Guymer / j . W . yS ; F . C . Uowen . S . W . 649 . Visitor : Bro . LionelS . Wicksteed , 5 S 3 . The lodge was opened in ample form and the minutes of last inectintr read and confirmed .

The report of the General Committee was received and adopted . The R . W . the DISTRICT GRAND MASTER then proceeded to appoint some of the District Grand Officers for the ensuing year as follows •—Bro . Arthur Hardy , J . P ., M . P ., P . M . 423 I ) isl o M „ II . E . Downer , M . P ., P . M . 583 l ) isl . i ) ep . G , . iodioin

„ « . , IU . L . U . , r . m . 505 ... ... | jj st . G . S . W . „ S . Solomon , P . M . 423 ... ... ... ]) ist GJW " ^\ F \ jI ^ l \ - ' ^ Disl . G . Chap . " n ^^' nM 5 ? Dist . G . Treas . » J . -5 u i A - " 1 p - -5 & 4- Dist . G . Reg . " , . " ?; V : S ^ rooj 5 , ^ 1-l ) - - - 5 ° 5 Dist . P . B . ofG . P . „ h . Makm . J . P ., P . M . 584 Dist . G . S . D .

„ L . L . burner , M . P ., P . M . 1252 ... Djst G I D „ HC Mais , J . PP . M 423 ;; . Dist ' . G . S . of W . „ J . C . Ferguson , J P ., P . M . 8 42 Dist . G . D . of C . „ J . Holman , P . M . S 42 Dist . G . A . D . of C .

" Z'k , are * WaM -+ 3 Dist . G . Swd . Br . „ VV . Shakespeare , 583 Dist . G . Org . „ L . Von Doussa , P . M . 1172 ... ... Dist G Purs Bros . W . R . Wigley , F . Olifant , E . Saint , W . F . Stock , \ n . , ' , H . Turner , and F . H , Wigg ) Ulst ' G . Slewards . Bro . N . Kildael , P . M 649 ... . ' . ' . ' _ Dist . G . Tyler .

GENERAL COMMITTEE AND SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MASONIC BENEVOLENT FUND . Ex Officio Members : Bros , the D . G . Master , the D . D . G . Master the D . G . Treasurer , and the D . G . Sccrctary .-Members : Bros . S . Solomon , . V , ' " » V ?^ rook , K . h ; . " Y- J- - Alison , VV . L . Ware , D . Morris II . C . Mais , I " . Ohfant , E . Saint , W . F . Shier . — Auditors : Bros W I Ware , Harry Turner , and F . H . Wigg .

It was proposed by Bro . W . P . LKK , P . M . 59 8 , seconded by Bro . J . II CUNNINGHAM , 'That the sum of £ 50 be granted out of the funds of the D . G Lodge in aid of the building fund of the Port Adelaide Masonic Hall " The motion was carried .

A proposition by Bro . J . H . CUNNINGHAM that the actual transit expenses by road , rail , or steamer of District Grand Officers , be defrived by D . G . Lodge , and that the D . G . Treasurer be instructed to pay such expenses , was , after discussion , withdrawn . A resolution to present the District Grand Secretary with a jewel for his efficient services during the fifteen years he has held office , was carried There being no further business the lod ge was closed in due form