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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
would secure the right of presentation to the Boys' School once in every three years , and proposed that a recommendation be given to Prov . Grand Lodge that the offerings of the brethren of the province during the coming year should be devoted to the attainment of this object in connection with the Oliver MemorialjFund , so that there might always be an " Oliver boy " in the school , thus keeping
alive the memory of that worthy and learned Mason , of whom this province has so much reason to be proud . Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , proposed as an amendment that Provincial Grand Lodge be recommended to g ive its support during the ensuing year to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . J . Sutcliffe , P . M . 1294 , P . P . G . S . W ., here gave
some interesting statistics respecting the voting power of the province , and the ever increasing difficulties in securing a candidate ' s election for cither of the schools , after which the amendment was put to the meeting and lost , the proposition of the chairman being carried almost unanimously . 1 Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , then proposed , and Bro .
Jas . Robinson , W . M . 792 , seconded , "That the Provincial Grand Lodge be recommended to give one hundred guineas out of the Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund of Lincolnshire in aid of the charity selected this year to receive the support of the province , which was carried unanimously . Bro . H . Watson , P . G . Reg ., gave some interesting
statistics relating to the fund at the disposal of this committee , shewing that since its formation in 1865 the grants to petitioners had been equal to the annual income received , independently [ of the interest arising from monies at first invested , and ( while advocating the practice of a liberal charity as far as possible ) strongly deprecated the idea of touching the invested fund .
The report of the committee having received the unanimous approval of the brethren , The Provincial Grand Registrar , Bro . II . Watson , gave the return from the various lodges during the past years shewing a total increase of forty two members , as against an increase of forty-one members in 1874 . The tables were drawn up very carefully and accurately ,
shewing that Bro . Watson was quite at home m his work , and the province may be congratulated on having such an efficient officer . One additional lodge , the Hamilton , 1 G 00 , had also been constituted in March last , whose returns would not be sent in until December next . Bro . Radley , 838 , P . P . G . S . W . and Sec . to the Provincial Charity Committee , was called upon by the P . G . M .
to read his annual report , but said that , owing to pressure of business that day and the late arrivals of the tra ins at Brigg , the committee had not yet met . He should be happy to submit his report to the committee at Boston on the 27 th inst ., due notice of which would be given . Bro . R . J . Boyall , P . M . 3 62 , Prov . Charity Steward , then presented a list of subscriptions coll-ected by him last
year from the brethren of the province in aid of the fund of the R . M . I , for Gills , amounting to £ 5 64 14 s ., and presented at the festival in May last . He tendered his sincere thanks to the brethren for the kind assistance they had given him in his work . . * A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Bro . Boyall for his exertions as Provincial Charity Steward of
1875 , on the subsequent motion of the W . Dep . G . M . Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , proposed , on behalf of Bro . Jno . Sutcliffe , 1294 ( who , we regret to say , had met with an accident during the course of the morning ) , "That the sum of one hundred guineas be given out of the P . G . Benevolent Fund to the charity selected by the province for general support during the ensuing year .
At this stage of the proceedings Bro . Sutcliffe entered the lodge , and having taken his place on the dais amidst the acclamations of the brethren , seconded the proposition , which , having been recommended by the Committee of the Fund of Benevolence , was carried nem . con . The P . G . Secretary asked permission to print a new edition of the P . G . Bye-laws , and suggested that a copy
should be presented to every officer on his appointment to P . G . Lodge , which was granted . Bro . Weston , P . G . Treasurer , proposed , and Bro . Rev . D . Ace , D . D ., W . M . 1232 , and P . P . G . Chap ., seconded , " That Bro . James Fowler , P . M . 712 , P . P . G . S . W ., be elected Provincial Grand Charity Steward for the ensuiig year , and that the special object for the consideration and
charity of the Province should be the " Oliver Memorial Fund . " His Grace the Duke of St . Alban's , P . G . M ., said , before putting this resolution to the meeting , he thought it might be convenient if the brethren were informed of the extent and nature of the proposed " Oliver Memorial , " and asked the P . G . Registrar to shadow forth , as far as might be ,
the purpose to which the contributions of the brethren were to be devoted . This would much strengthen the hands of the Charity Steward , as the brethren would feel more confidence in subscribing when they knew simply to what purpose the fund was to be applied . Bro . H . Watson , 297 , P . G . Reg ., stated , in reply , that this fund was started immediately after the death of their
revered brother , Bro . Dr . Oliver . The brethren deemed it expedient that a substantial sum should be raised , and a fitting memorial obtained , so that the namcof that great and good man should be handed down to posterity , and some recognition made of his numerous works and great services on behalf of Masonry . Acting upon this suggestion , Bro . Richard Hall , P . Prov . G . S . W ., and Dr . Harrison ,
P . P . G . J . W ., who was at that time W . M . of the Witham Lodge , started a subscription , but which , after an expenditure of nearly £ 20 for advertisements , printing , and postage , resulted in a nett sum of £ 200 odd . This not being a sufficient sum to procure a fitting memorial to so revered a brother , it was decided that the fund should be increased , and assimilate itself with Prov . Grand Lodge .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
Dr . Oliver being peculiarly associated with this province , it was thought desirable that the fund should be taken cut of the hands of the Oliver Memorial Committee and placed under the control of Prov . Grand Lodge , so that a suitahle tribute might be paid to the memory of so good a Mason . It was ultimately resolved that the £ 200 which had been already subscribed should be presented to Prov .
Grand Lodge on condition that they endeavoured to raise a sum of at least £ 200 in addition . At the last meeting of Prov- Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund , and after considerable discussion , it was resolved that the Oliver Memorial Fund should hi supported , and the W . D . P . G . M . shadowed forth a plan which met with lhc entire concurrence of all present . It was that the Provincial Grand Lodge should
accept the £ 200 subscribed , as a nucleus , and then grant £ 100 in addition from the benevolent Fund . Then if this £ 300 were supplemented by another . t ' 700 in the province , it would make £ 1000 , which , if presented to the Boys' School , would entitle the province in perpetuity to present a boy annually (?) for admission into that institutulion . ( Applause . ) Such boy would be termed the
" Oliver Memorial Boy . " ( Renewed applause . ) This would show their love for one who had done so much for Masonry , not only in Lincolnshire , but throughout the whole world . When he looked at the register and found no less than 784 subscribing brethren in the province , he thought that if this matter were thoroughly taken up by the Masters and Secretaries of ledges there would be no
difficulty in raising the £ 1000 . If this were done it would be a permanent benefit to the province , and also a fitting memorial to the name of Dr . Oliver . ( Applause . ) The motion having been put to the meeting was carried with applause . Bro . Thomas Slator , 838 , P . G . S . W ., proposed , and
Bro . Watson , P . G . Reg ., seconded " The re-election of Bro . Chas . Michcll Nesbitt , 712 , as P . G . Treas . for the ensuing year . " This was carried unanimously , and Bros . Fowler and Griffin were again elected auditors of the Provincial Grand Lodge accounts . The Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to invest the following officers for the ensuing year : —
¥ Wor . Bro . Major W . H . Smyth , Elkington Hall , D . P . G . M . ; Wm . Pigott , 12 S 2 , P . P . G . Charity Steward , P . G . S . W . ; Fred Watson , 13 S 6 , P . G . J . W . ; Rev . G W . Lowe , 272 , P . G . Chaplain ; * C . M . Nesbitt , 712 , P . G . Treas . ; * ll . Watson , 297 , P . G . Keg . ; * F . D , Marsden , 712 , P . G . Sec ; Jack Sutcliffe , 1294 , P . G , S . D . ; James Robinson , 792 , P . G . J . D . ; E . Chamberlain , i 2- { 2 , P . G . S . of VV . ; George Nelson , 1282 , P . G .
D . of C . ; Robert Nicholson , 1504 , P . G . Assist . D . of C . ; W . S . Bladon , 422 , P . G . S . B . ; W . Mason , 297 , P . G . O . ; J . Queenborough , 272 , P . G . P . ; F . Goodhand , 712 , P . G . Steward ; H . Sharpe , 1304 , P . ' ? . Steward ; E . R . Dibben , 5 88 , P . G . Steward ; E . E . Jevons , 1286 , P . G . Steward ; ' A . Field , 1282 , P . G . Steward ; II . Smith , 272 , P . G . Steward ; * Benj . Box , 422 , P . G . Tyler . Those marked * have held the same office before .
Bro . Jas . Robinson , W . M . 792 , the newly-appointed P . G . J . D ., on behalf of the Pclham Pillar Lodge invited P . G . Lodge to visit Grimsby in i . S ; S . The imitation was warmly supported by Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , on behalf of the St . Alban ' s Lodge , and met with a ready acquiescence from His Giace the R . W . P . G . M .. The D . P . G . M . also mentioned that he had received an
invitation from the Hundred of Ellor Lodge at Spalding , and His Grace promised that , though no decided answer could he given now , yet the kind invitations should receive due and careful consideration . The Dep . P . G . M . anuou- ccd that the next Provincial Grand Lodge would be held under the banner of the Olive Union Lodge , 1304 , at Ilorncastle .
Bro . Jas . Fowler , the newly-appointed Grand Steward for the Oliver Memorial Fund , rose to thank the brethren for the honour they had done him in electing him , and expressed the hope that they would assist him to the utmost , seeing that the object to be obtained , viz ., a permanent presentation to the Boys' School , would be to the honour as well as the great benefit of the province . He assured
them that while the smallest contributions would be thankfully received , he should not ref'isc the larger ones . Bro . T . E . Jacobson , of Sleaford , suggested that , as it was inconvenient for many of the brethren at the extreme limits of the county to come so great a distance to Prov . Grand Lodges , it should be . 1 matter for consideration whether two meetings should not be held each year , one
for the northern and another for the southern divisions . In replying , I lis Grace the R . W . P . G . M . said he would do his best to consult the wishes of the brethren , but could not help thinking that one of the great advantages of this meeting was that it brought together the brethren from the north and from the south , and he personallj should be very sorrv if there was one meeting for the south and
another for the north . Before closing , he wist-ed to say a itw words in respect of the Ancholmc Lodge , which was comparatively a new one . He felt that the brethren from a distance must consider that they had been most loyally and well received by the fraternity at Biigg , whose arrangements for the Prov . Grand Lodge had been simply admirable . ( Applause . )
J he lodge was then closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet provided by Mr . Kirkham , of the Angel Hotel , and served in a magnificent marquee , obtained from Mr . Fussey , of Hull . The chair was occupied by the R . W . P . G . M ., and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , the brethren separating at an early hour .
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A Sermon
A SERMON
PREACHED IN CROYDON PARISH CHURCH BY THE REV . G . W . ARNOLD , GRAND CHAPLAIN , TO THE BRETHREN OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUIIHEY . " According to the grace of God which is given unto me , as a wise Master Builder , I have laid the foundation , and another buildcth thereon . But let every man take
heed how he buildcth thereupon . For other foundations can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ . " —1 Cor . iii . m . The Apostle St . Paul is very fond of introducing into his writings allusions taken from the various occupations of the nations to whom he wrote . Thus we find him referring to the great national games of Greece , boxing , racing , and wrestling , for which the
most careful training was required , and from which the Apostle draws a moral lesson applicable to the Church to which he was writing . In the present chapter he draws his similitude from gardening and building . He com- > mences by speaking of himself as planting ; Apollon , who succeeded him , as watering the plants he had already reared . But suddenly he changes his figures with the
words , le are God ' s husbandry , ye are God's building : " doubtless the latter word brought back to his mind the glorious buildings of Corinth , a city renowned throughout the world as the place where one of the most beautiful orders of architecture ( the Corinthian ) took its origin , and so , as usual , a single word changed the current of his thoughts , and in working out the new idea he
proceeds , in the words of my text , and how beautiful , how grand is his conception of the Christian Church . God , the Great Architect , marked out the plan ( formed in his mind before the creation of the world ) . The Apostle , as a wise master builder , and therefore selected for the most important work , laid the foundation . Other hands , not necessarily so skilful , were called on to complete the
building , and so the stately fabric rose , the ( voile , no doubt , of many hands , but one master-mind controlled them all , so that unity of design pervaded the whole edifice . This was the reason for the Apostle ' s advice . The unity of the Church was in danger , and he wrote to the Corinthians to rebuke them for their divisions and quarrels . And if we examine into the similitude he , uses , how well dots a
building illustrate the unity that ought to exist in a brotherhood or church . Just as each stone in a building has its suitable place in its own course , so each member has his relative pcsiiion assigned to him according to his talents ; and as each stone is firmly cemented to the rest , so should each brother be united to those on either side of him ( as well as those in the courses above and below ) by a close .
bond of friendship . The courses of stones represent the different orders and ranks of men , and just as the effect of a building is sp ,- ; i ! t by any inequality of surface , so a brother who puts himself out of his proper position mars that unanimity which ought to exist throughout the community . Again , the fact that each stone is supported by those on cither side
and those below , calls to our mind the words of St . Paul , " Bear ye one another ' s burdens , and so fulfil the law of Christ . " It iiitulcates the great doctrine of brotherly love , to support . 1 brother in his laudable undertakings , to be swift of loot to preserve him from sorrow or suffering , to give him material aid in the time of distress , to remember his wants in our daily supplications , to bear him , as it
were , upon our breast , ar . tl cave for his interest and that of those dependent upon him , asking the Most High to provide for him cv . 'n as for ourselves , to give him sound advice in time of difficulty , and to support his character in his absence as well as in his presence' . And as each stone should clearly bear the impress of the chisel upon its surface , anil be free from any flaw or defect , coated over or
concealed by any foreign substance , so should the charai ter of each member he stamped by sincerity and truth , and shine forth undisguised by hypocrisy or deceit of any kind . Thus should truth , brotherly love , and unanimity he the distinguishing features of every brotherhood . Notice carefully the humility of the Apostle . He calls himself , indeed , a wise Master Builder , but he takes no credit
to himself ; whatever he was , it was Gods doing . He says , " According to the grace of God which is given me I have laid the foundation . " All the glory is given to God , for St . Paul never forgot that he was once Saul the Persecutor , and that it was only by the direct interposition of God that he became Paul , the chosen Apostle . He woilced entirely by God's direction ; he taught entirely
by God ' s revelation . I low strongly docs he urge this in the 1 st chapter of his Epistle to the Galatians . The building was God ' s , and if he were the Master Builder , itwas God ' s grace that made him so and gave him the ability . Here then , we can each learn a lesson . We have all got God ' s work to do ; we arc all called in some degree or other to build for God , to be God ' s Masons . Let us then learn
the lesson of humility , not boasting for fear we should presume and fall , but giving God ' all the glory if He has thought fil to make us " labourers together with God , " and asking him to give us grace sufficient to enable us to carry out his work so as to merit his approval , and so that it may stand the test in the day of trial , to which the Apostle alludes a few verses further on . Notice secondly
the importance the Apostle gives to the foundation , " other foundations can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ . " In his Sermon on the Mount our Lord points out the necessity of a solid foundation in his parable of the wise man who built upon the rock , and the foolish man who built upon the sand , and in his
conversation with St . Peter it was the confession that Jesus Christ was the Son of God , which our Lord declared to be that rock on which he would build His church , for as this same Apostle stated before the Jewish Council "there is none other name g iven among man whereby we must be saved . " This , then , was the foundation laid by the Apostle : this was the
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
would secure the right of presentation to the Boys' School once in every three years , and proposed that a recommendation be given to Prov . Grand Lodge that the offerings of the brethren of the province during the coming year should be devoted to the attainment of this object in connection with the Oliver MemorialjFund , so that there might always be an " Oliver boy " in the school , thus keeping
alive the memory of that worthy and learned Mason , of whom this province has so much reason to be proud . Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , proposed as an amendment that Provincial Grand Lodge be recommended to g ive its support during the ensuing year to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . Bro . J . Sutcliffe , P . M . 1294 , P . P . G . S . W ., here gave
some interesting statistics respecting the voting power of the province , and the ever increasing difficulties in securing a candidate ' s election for cither of the schools , after which the amendment was put to the meeting and lost , the proposition of the chairman being carried almost unanimously . 1 Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , then proposed , and Bro .
Jas . Robinson , W . M . 792 , seconded , "That the Provincial Grand Lodge be recommended to give one hundred guineas out of the Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund of Lincolnshire in aid of the charity selected this year to receive the support of the province , which was carried unanimously . Bro . H . Watson , P . G . Reg ., gave some interesting
statistics relating to the fund at the disposal of this committee , shewing that since its formation in 1865 the grants to petitioners had been equal to the annual income received , independently [ of the interest arising from monies at first invested , and ( while advocating the practice of a liberal charity as far as possible ) strongly deprecated the idea of touching the invested fund .
The report of the committee having received the unanimous approval of the brethren , The Provincial Grand Registrar , Bro . II . Watson , gave the return from the various lodges during the past years shewing a total increase of forty two members , as against an increase of forty-one members in 1874 . The tables were drawn up very carefully and accurately ,
shewing that Bro . Watson was quite at home m his work , and the province may be congratulated on having such an efficient officer . One additional lodge , the Hamilton , 1 G 00 , had also been constituted in March last , whose returns would not be sent in until December next . Bro . Radley , 838 , P . P . G . S . W . and Sec . to the Provincial Charity Committee , was called upon by the P . G . M .
to read his annual report , but said that , owing to pressure of business that day and the late arrivals of the tra ins at Brigg , the committee had not yet met . He should be happy to submit his report to the committee at Boston on the 27 th inst ., due notice of which would be given . Bro . R . J . Boyall , P . M . 3 62 , Prov . Charity Steward , then presented a list of subscriptions coll-ected by him last
year from the brethren of the province in aid of the fund of the R . M . I , for Gills , amounting to £ 5 64 14 s ., and presented at the festival in May last . He tendered his sincere thanks to the brethren for the kind assistance they had given him in his work . . * A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Bro . Boyall for his exertions as Provincial Charity Steward of
1875 , on the subsequent motion of the W . Dep . G . M . Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , proposed , on behalf of Bro . Jno . Sutcliffe , 1294 ( who , we regret to say , had met with an accident during the course of the morning ) , "That the sum of one hundred guineas be given out of the P . G . Benevolent Fund to the charity selected by the province for general support during the ensuing year .
At this stage of the proceedings Bro . Sutcliffe entered the lodge , and having taken his place on the dais amidst the acclamations of the brethren , seconded the proposition , which , having been recommended by the Committee of the Fund of Benevolence , was carried nem . con . The P . G . Secretary asked permission to print a new edition of the P . G . Bye-laws , and suggested that a copy
should be presented to every officer on his appointment to P . G . Lodge , which was granted . Bro . Weston , P . G . Treasurer , proposed , and Bro . Rev . D . Ace , D . D ., W . M . 1232 , and P . P . G . Chap ., seconded , " That Bro . James Fowler , P . M . 712 , P . P . G . S . W ., be elected Provincial Grand Charity Steward for the ensuiig year , and that the special object for the consideration and
charity of the Province should be the " Oliver Memorial Fund . " His Grace the Duke of St . Alban's , P . G . M ., said , before putting this resolution to the meeting , he thought it might be convenient if the brethren were informed of the extent and nature of the proposed " Oliver Memorial , " and asked the P . G . Registrar to shadow forth , as far as might be ,
the purpose to which the contributions of the brethren were to be devoted . This would much strengthen the hands of the Charity Steward , as the brethren would feel more confidence in subscribing when they knew simply to what purpose the fund was to be applied . Bro . H . Watson , 297 , P . G . Reg ., stated , in reply , that this fund was started immediately after the death of their
revered brother , Bro . Dr . Oliver . The brethren deemed it expedient that a substantial sum should be raised , and a fitting memorial obtained , so that the namcof that great and good man should be handed down to posterity , and some recognition made of his numerous works and great services on behalf of Masonry . Acting upon this suggestion , Bro . Richard Hall , P . Prov . G . S . W ., and Dr . Harrison ,
P . P . G . J . W ., who was at that time W . M . of the Witham Lodge , started a subscription , but which , after an expenditure of nearly £ 20 for advertisements , printing , and postage , resulted in a nett sum of £ 200 odd . This not being a sufficient sum to procure a fitting memorial to so revered a brother , it was decided that the fund should be increased , and assimilate itself with Prov . Grand Lodge .
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.
Dr . Oliver being peculiarly associated with this province , it was thought desirable that the fund should be taken cut of the hands of the Oliver Memorial Committee and placed under the control of Prov . Grand Lodge , so that a suitahle tribute might be paid to the memory of so good a Mason . It was ultimately resolved that the £ 200 which had been already subscribed should be presented to Prov .
Grand Lodge on condition that they endeavoured to raise a sum of at least £ 200 in addition . At the last meeting of Prov- Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund , and after considerable discussion , it was resolved that the Oliver Memorial Fund should hi supported , and the W . D . P . G . M . shadowed forth a plan which met with lhc entire concurrence of all present . It was that the Provincial Grand Lodge should
accept the £ 200 subscribed , as a nucleus , and then grant £ 100 in addition from the benevolent Fund . Then if this £ 300 were supplemented by another . t ' 700 in the province , it would make £ 1000 , which , if presented to the Boys' School , would entitle the province in perpetuity to present a boy annually (?) for admission into that institutulion . ( Applause . ) Such boy would be termed the
" Oliver Memorial Boy . " ( Renewed applause . ) This would show their love for one who had done so much for Masonry , not only in Lincolnshire , but throughout the whole world . When he looked at the register and found no less than 784 subscribing brethren in the province , he thought that if this matter were thoroughly taken up by the Masters and Secretaries of ledges there would be no
difficulty in raising the £ 1000 . If this were done it would be a permanent benefit to the province , and also a fitting memorial to the name of Dr . Oliver . ( Applause . ) The motion having been put to the meeting was carried with applause . Bro . Thomas Slator , 838 , P . G . S . W ., proposed , and
Bro . Watson , P . G . Reg ., seconded " The re-election of Bro . Chas . Michcll Nesbitt , 712 , as P . G . Treas . for the ensuing year . " This was carried unanimously , and Bros . Fowler and Griffin were again elected auditors of the Provincial Grand Lodge accounts . The Provincial Grand Master then proceeded to invest the following officers for the ensuing year : —
¥ Wor . Bro . Major W . H . Smyth , Elkington Hall , D . P . G . M . ; Wm . Pigott , 12 S 2 , P . P . G . Charity Steward , P . G . S . W . ; Fred Watson , 13 S 6 , P . G . J . W . ; Rev . G W . Lowe , 272 , P . G . Chaplain ; * C . M . Nesbitt , 712 , P . G . Treas . ; * ll . Watson , 297 , P . G . Keg . ; * F . D , Marsden , 712 , P . G . Sec ; Jack Sutcliffe , 1294 , P . G , S . D . ; James Robinson , 792 , P . G . J . D . ; E . Chamberlain , i 2- { 2 , P . G . S . of VV . ; George Nelson , 1282 , P . G .
D . of C . ; Robert Nicholson , 1504 , P . G . Assist . D . of C . ; W . S . Bladon , 422 , P . G . S . B . ; W . Mason , 297 , P . G . O . ; J . Queenborough , 272 , P . G . P . ; F . Goodhand , 712 , P . G . Steward ; H . Sharpe , 1304 , P . ' ? . Steward ; E . R . Dibben , 5 88 , P . G . Steward ; E . E . Jevons , 1286 , P . G . Steward ; ' A . Field , 1282 , P . G . Steward ; II . Smith , 272 , P . G . Steward ; * Benj . Box , 422 , P . G . Tyler . Those marked * have held the same office before .
Bro . Jas . Robinson , W . M . 792 , the newly-appointed P . G . J . D ., on behalf of the Pclham Pillar Lodge invited P . G . Lodge to visit Grimsby in i . S ; S . The imitation was warmly supported by Bro . Chapman , W . M . 1294 , on behalf of the St . Alban ' s Lodge , and met with a ready acquiescence from His Giace the R . W . P . G . M .. The D . P . G . M . also mentioned that he had received an
invitation from the Hundred of Ellor Lodge at Spalding , and His Grace promised that , though no decided answer could he given now , yet the kind invitations should receive due and careful consideration . The Dep . P . G . M . anuou- ccd that the next Provincial Grand Lodge would be held under the banner of the Olive Union Lodge , 1304 , at Ilorncastle .
Bro . Jas . Fowler , the newly-appointed Grand Steward for the Oliver Memorial Fund , rose to thank the brethren for the honour they had done him in electing him , and expressed the hope that they would assist him to the utmost , seeing that the object to be obtained , viz ., a permanent presentation to the Boys' School , would be to the honour as well as the great benefit of the province . He assured
them that while the smallest contributions would be thankfully received , he should not ref'isc the larger ones . Bro . T . E . Jacobson , of Sleaford , suggested that , as it was inconvenient for many of the brethren at the extreme limits of the county to come so great a distance to Prov . Grand Lodges , it should be . 1 matter for consideration whether two meetings should not be held each year , one
for the northern and another for the southern divisions . In replying , I lis Grace the R . W . P . G . M . said he would do his best to consult the wishes of the brethren , but could not help thinking that one of the great advantages of this meeting was that it brought together the brethren from the north and from the south , and he personallj should be very sorrv if there was one meeting for the south and
another for the north . Before closing , he wist-ed to say a itw words in respect of the Ancholmc Lodge , which was comparatively a new one . He felt that the brethren from a distance must consider that they had been most loyally and well received by the fraternity at Biigg , whose arrangements for the Prov . Grand Lodge had been simply admirable . ( Applause . )
J he lodge was then closed in due form , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet provided by Mr . Kirkham , of the Angel Hotel , and served in a magnificent marquee , obtained from Mr . Fussey , of Hull . The chair was occupied by the R . W . P . G . M ., and the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , the brethren separating at an early hour .
DAYLIGHT reflected in dark rooms . Gas superseded in day time . Health , comfort , and economy promoted by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylight Reflectors . — Manufactory , 69 , Fleet-street , London .
A Sermon
A SERMON
PREACHED IN CROYDON PARISH CHURCH BY THE REV . G . W . ARNOLD , GRAND CHAPLAIN , TO THE BRETHREN OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUIIHEY . " According to the grace of God which is given unto me , as a wise Master Builder , I have laid the foundation , and another buildcth thereon . But let every man take
heed how he buildcth thereupon . For other foundations can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ . " —1 Cor . iii . m . The Apostle St . Paul is very fond of introducing into his writings allusions taken from the various occupations of the nations to whom he wrote . Thus we find him referring to the great national games of Greece , boxing , racing , and wrestling , for which the
most careful training was required , and from which the Apostle draws a moral lesson applicable to the Church to which he was writing . In the present chapter he draws his similitude from gardening and building . He com- > mences by speaking of himself as planting ; Apollon , who succeeded him , as watering the plants he had already reared . But suddenly he changes his figures with the
words , le are God ' s husbandry , ye are God's building : " doubtless the latter word brought back to his mind the glorious buildings of Corinth , a city renowned throughout the world as the place where one of the most beautiful orders of architecture ( the Corinthian ) took its origin , and so , as usual , a single word changed the current of his thoughts , and in working out the new idea he
proceeds , in the words of my text , and how beautiful , how grand is his conception of the Christian Church . God , the Great Architect , marked out the plan ( formed in his mind before the creation of the world ) . The Apostle , as a wise master builder , and therefore selected for the most important work , laid the foundation . Other hands , not necessarily so skilful , were called on to complete the
building , and so the stately fabric rose , the ( voile , no doubt , of many hands , but one master-mind controlled them all , so that unity of design pervaded the whole edifice . This was the reason for the Apostle ' s advice . The unity of the Church was in danger , and he wrote to the Corinthians to rebuke them for their divisions and quarrels . And if we examine into the similitude he , uses , how well dots a
building illustrate the unity that ought to exist in a brotherhood or church . Just as each stone in a building has its suitable place in its own course , so each member has his relative pcsiiion assigned to him according to his talents ; and as each stone is firmly cemented to the rest , so should each brother be united to those on either side of him ( as well as those in the courses above and below ) by a close .
bond of friendship . The courses of stones represent the different orders and ranks of men , and just as the effect of a building is sp ,- ; i ! t by any inequality of surface , so a brother who puts himself out of his proper position mars that unanimity which ought to exist throughout the community . Again , the fact that each stone is supported by those on cither side
and those below , calls to our mind the words of St . Paul , " Bear ye one another ' s burdens , and so fulfil the law of Christ . " It iiitulcates the great doctrine of brotherly love , to support . 1 brother in his laudable undertakings , to be swift of loot to preserve him from sorrow or suffering , to give him material aid in the time of distress , to remember his wants in our daily supplications , to bear him , as it
were , upon our breast , ar . tl cave for his interest and that of those dependent upon him , asking the Most High to provide for him cv . 'n as for ourselves , to give him sound advice in time of difficulty , and to support his character in his absence as well as in his presence' . And as each stone should clearly bear the impress of the chisel upon its surface , anil be free from any flaw or defect , coated over or
concealed by any foreign substance , so should the charai ter of each member he stamped by sincerity and truth , and shine forth undisguised by hypocrisy or deceit of any kind . Thus should truth , brotherly love , and unanimity he the distinguishing features of every brotherhood . Notice carefully the humility of the Apostle . He calls himself , indeed , a wise Master Builder , but he takes no credit
to himself ; whatever he was , it was Gods doing . He says , " According to the grace of God which is given me I have laid the foundation . " All the glory is given to God , for St . Paul never forgot that he was once Saul the Persecutor , and that it was only by the direct interposition of God that he became Paul , the chosen Apostle . He woilced entirely by God's direction ; he taught entirely
by God ' s revelation . I low strongly docs he urge this in the 1 st chapter of his Epistle to the Galatians . The building was God ' s , and if he were the Master Builder , itwas God ' s grace that made him so and gave him the ability . Here then , we can each learn a lesson . We have all got God ' s work to do ; we arc all called in some degree or other to build for God , to be God ' s Masons . Let us then learn
the lesson of humility , not boasting for fear we should presume and fall , but giving God ' all the glory if He has thought fil to make us " labourers together with God , " and asking him to give us grace sufficient to enable us to carry out his work so as to merit his approval , and so that it may stand the test in the day of trial , to which the Apostle alludes a few verses further on . Notice secondly
the importance the Apostle gives to the foundation , " other foundations can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ . " In his Sermon on the Mount our Lord points out the necessity of a solid foundation in his parable of the wise man who built upon the rock , and the foolish man who built upon the sand , and in his
conversation with St . Peter it was the confession that Jesus Christ was the Son of God , which our Lord declared to be that rock on which he would build His church , for as this same Apostle stated before the Jewish Council "there is none other name g iven among man whereby we must be saved . " This , then , was the foundation laid by the Apostle : this was the