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The New Lodge Of Alexandra Palace.
united forthe high purposes of ourCraft . ( Cheers ) . ! have been at sonic pains to inform myself of the actual condition of Freemasonry in Italy at the present time , and am in constant correspondence with my friends among the leading Freemasons of Rome , and I am in a position to reassure brethren who have been disposed to take alarm at the stories industriously , shall I say maliciously ,
circulated to the disparagement of the Italian Lodges . There are now nearly 200 of these and about 1 o , ooo Masons working under the Grand Orient of Italy , and the oilicers of Ihe Grand Orient include illustrious patriots , and some cf the most distinguished names in Italy . Nowwhatever may have been the case in the past , and when persecution ( the bayonet of foreign mercenaries , and the
dungeon of home tyrants ) are the fate of 1-reemasons in any country , is it not a sacred duty to combine for freedom ? _ affirm that whatever may have been the case in Italy ' s dark post , the lessons enforced by Freemasonry now that she is free arc identical with those practised in England , and that her official recognition by our Grand Lodge was a gracious and useful act , which well becomes our Royal GrantI Master , and one which
furnishes the most complete answer to thc heated vituperation of Pope , prelate , and pamph ' etcer . Our Italian brethren take pride in the position and progress of Masonry in England , and have learnt with the deepest interest of the approaching establishment of this Alexandra Palace Lodge . 1 Iere is a letter I receive i this morning from the Grand Master of Italy . It is countersigned by the . Grand Chancellor , and bears the official seal of the Grand Oriente , and
says : — " Dear Brother Parkinson , " On the inaugural day of the Alexandra Palace Lodge , the Grand Orient of Italy begs to offer you and thc brethren its most heartfelt congratulations . " . Happy in its surroundings , where Art and Nature invite honorable industry to mental and physical
recreationhappy in you , bro' . hcr , its first Worshipful Master , whose trenchant vindications of the Craft , as the tried anil true auxiliary of freedom , civil and religious , art nowhere more gratefully appreciated than in emancipated Italy—happy , above all in a name which at once awakens sentiments sodeartothe Italian breast , Loyalty and Charity ,
religious toleration , and constitutional liberty , may the Alexandra Lodge , under the blessing of the Great Architect , continue long to enjoy every good and perfect gift from above , and to deserve well of the Crown , the Constitution , and the Craft . "Accept , illustrious Brother Parkinson ,
"Our fraternal salutations , ( Signed . ) " . GIUSEI-PE MAZZONI , 33 ( Grand Master ) . ( Signed . ) " | * G . TAMAJO , 33 , ( Grand Chancellor ) . " Passing by the too kind comuliment paid to myself , ! will say that this letter docs honour to the writers , and that it indicates a conclusive answer to those who would persuade us that Italian and English Masonry are not
identical . 1 know too , from English brethren who have visited lodges in Rome at my rtquest , that in all essentials their working is the same as ours ; the chief difference being that the ceremonies have become slightly abbreviated during the long years in which it was dangerous to liberty , and even to life , to practise them , just as the Scotch Covenanters shortened their services when Claverhouse ' s dragoons were seen on the hill-side . Official relations
having been established between the Grand Lodge of Italy and that of England , thc best answer . Freemasons can make to the embittered railing of those who would , doubtless , put them 10 the torture if they dared , is Loyalty and Charity—Loyalty tothe principles and rulers of the Craft , Charity and toleration to all mankind , including our persecutors and slanderers . A Roman Catholic poet once wrote in a purely Masonic spirit ,
" For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight , He can't be wrong whose life is in the right . " ( Cheers . ) Freemasonry has nothing to do with sects or creeds , or with their professors as such . Its motto is , Liberty of Conscience , and , as William Penn said long ago , liberty of conscience is the foundation of all religion . I now thank
you heartily for your good wishes , and trust with you that what we have done to-day may advance the interests of thc universal Craft . The W . M . resumed his chair amid great applause . He subsequently proposed " The Visitors , " coupling the name of Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , of whom he spoke in the warmest terms , and said that the fact that dignitaries of
our National Church were members of the Craft , and gave their sacred culture and honoured names , was a proof of the goodness of the cause . The toast was honoured , and the Past Grand Chaplain responded , and , speaking of the widespread and universal character of Freemasonry , told an anecdote of the meeting by travellers with a tribe of aborigines in the wilds of
Australia , who refused to permit the travellers to pass until the Masonic sign was given , and then they acted " like brothers , " thc chiefs having recognised in the travellers friends ofthe dark man . The story was received with loud laughter , which was due to the exquisite manner in which it vvas told . The W . Master then proposed "The Officers of the
Lodge , " and said they had done him the extraordinary compliment of asking him to be thc Master when they had so many efficient Alasons in their midst , and though he accepted the compliment , he did so wonderingly , and he feared not for the ceremonies in the future . He had seen a spirit of kindly self-sacrifice among thc ofiicers , and
while the Senior Warden had refused the first Mastership , so had thc other officers taken lesser positions than they were entitled to , a spirit , he thought , which would do much to carry on the lodge to a wide sphere of usefulness . ' / 'he toast , which vvas honoured by all , was responded to by the S . W ., Bro . Kelly King .
The New Lodge Of Alexandra Palace.
The W . M . then proposed " The Masonic Charities , " and called attention to the [ noble institutions supported hy the Craft , coupling the toast with the name of Bro . R . W . Little , who referred to the great progress of the charities , and expressed the hope that tlie Girls' School would not stand still at 150 girls , the Boys' with 177 boys , or the Benevolent with its present number of beneficiares .
Tlie meeting concluded in time for the brethren to catch a '' ten o ' clock express " from the Palace , but this never went until half au hour after Ibis time , and then was express only to tlie next station , the effect of the railway arrangements being that the visitors were landed in thc
heait of the City only just before midnight , thus marring an otherwise pleasant day , and teaching the lodge that they must start home earlier , and have no thought of shadowy " expresses . " The Masonic furniture was supplied by Bro . George Kenning .
Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund.
GRAND MARK LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND .
The annual festival in aid of the Benevolent Fund attached to the Mark Grand Lodge , and established four years ago , was held on Wednesday evening at the Alexandra Palace , Muswellhill , when a select party of brethren and ladies sat down to a choice banquet provided by Bros .
Bertram and Roberts . The chair was taken by a very popular brother , Bro . W . Romaine Callender , M . P ., Deputy Grand Mark Master , and Prov . Grand Mark . Master of Lancashire . Among the brethren who supported him were Bros . C . F . Matier , P . G . W . ; Joseph H . Spencer , G . I . G . ;
D . M . Dewar , J . H . Wynne , P . G . I . G . ; . G . W . Verry , R . L . Sturtevant , C . Lacey , Kinnear , Nathl . Horrocks , R . Bowker , Richd . Chambers , Jno . Davison , Jack Sutcliffe , Prov * . G . Treas . Lincolnshire ; F . Binckes , G . Sec . Jno . Watson , T . J . Lancashire , S . B . Ellis , Thos Trollope , W .
A . Scott , P . G . Steward ; Simpson , Frederic Davison , G . Treas . ; Major Geo . Barlow , P . G . M . O . ; Wm . Roebuck , H . W Binckes . Asst . G . Sec . H . W , Massey , Freemason , P . G . S . and A . Middlemass . At the conclusion of the dinner , which was
elegantly laid and admirably served , grace was sung , and the toasts were then proposed . The Chairman , in proposing " The Queen , " said that though unfortunately Her Majesty could not be a Mason herself , she had shown her appreciation of the Order by permitting the Heir
Apparent to become a member of that body , and Masons welcomed that mark of her sympathy and good will witli the loyalty and affection which it was impossible for them by outward signs to express . The Chairman , in giving "The Prince and
Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family , " said that although the Prince of Wales was not yet a Mark Mason , it was well known to most Masons in the room that the Swedish Constitution , under which he became a Freemason , recognised this branch of Masonic science .
H . R . H . had done good service to the Craft , and no doubt from the position he held among Masons , and also as the acting and actual Grand Master of the Order , he had done good service to it , rbecause his presence was a guarantee for that loyalty to the Masonic Constitution which no
one could deny . As the Prince of Wales had many private engagements , his joining the Order was a proof that , in addition to having a mere outward existence , it was of practical benefit and of some value . He had also done good service to himself in joining the Order . No one who
witnessed the magnific . nt assembly in the Albert Hall three months ago could deny that a meeting of the Heir to the Throne with a large body of his fellow-subjects must conduce to the linking together of all classes ol society , and the securing
of the prosperity , happiness , and goodwill of all persons in the United Kingdom . As regarded the other members of tbe Royal family , at least , they illustrated in the most striking manner some of our principal Masonic virtues . Almost within the recollection of our own time there had been
circumstances which showed there were strife and unseemly divisions in the Royal family of this country ; but in the present existing family there were goodwill , peace , and harmony . The Chairman next proposed " The Right Honourable the Earl of Limerick , M . W . G . M . M . M ., and tlie Past Grand Masters , " viz ., the Right Hon . the Lord Lei g h , the Right Hon .
Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund.
the Earl of Carnarvon , the Viscount Holmesdal e M . P ., W . W . B . Beach , Esq ., M . P ., Rev . Gcor _ e Raymond Portal , M . A ., and the Right Hon the Earl Percy , M . P . He said all these brethren had made their mark . But they were known not only in the Masonic but in the outer world
many of them by their public acts as legislators . If any enquiry were made as to what were their abilities he would adopt the old Roman motto and say , " IF you wish a monument of their virtues , look at the position which Mark Masonry gives them . " It required no great effort
of memory to look back a few years , when Mark Masonry , diligently pursued and thoroughl y - understood by scattered societies in various parts of this country , languished for want of a common centre and a proper head ; and it was thought , and wisely thought , that an effort ought to be
made—he would not say to " resuscitate " Mark Masonry , but to draw together to one focus those various efforts which were being made in different parts . Those brethren who used the efforts made a wise election in taking Lord Leigh as their first Grand Master . That brother
who first distinguished himself in the Craft in his own province , had been followed by other brethren whom it would be invidious to particularize one by one , but he would refer to thc exertions of Bro . Portal , by whose efforts the success of Mark Masonry was visible in a
surprising degree . He was succeeded by a nobleman with whom he ( the Chairman ) had the honour of a personal acquaintance . Lord Percy had been very energetic in the movement , and he was now succeeded by Lord Limerick , of whom many present were qualified to speak . Speaking
of him politically , he ably performed his duties in one House of Legislature , and there was no member of that House more regular than he in his attendance on the deliberations of the other House of which he ( thc Chairman ) had the honour of being a member . Who could
wish for Lord Limerick a better lot than when his time of office in Mark Grand Lodge expired he might leave Mark Masonry in the same happy state of progress as that in wliich it now was ? Bro . C . F . Matier proposed "The Chairman , " and referred the brethren to the great popularity
of that brother in the province of Lancashire , to which he ( Bro . Matier ) also had the privilege of belonging . He also referred the brethren to the circumstance ofthe concord which existed between Scotland and England with reference to
Mark Masonry , and he informed them that it was in Lancashire where that good feeling was brought about , and through the exertions of the chairman . He ( Bro . Matier ) could fearlessly assert that it would never have been effected
under a brother less courteous or less beloved . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman in reply , said there was an old saying to the effect , " Call no man happy before his death , " and perhaps he ought not to consider himself happy till this dinner was over , and
until the brethren had had some little longer experience of whatever little ability he possessed . With regard to the position he then held , it was a very great honour and satisfaction to be present on such an occasion , and that his first appearance before a metropolitan audience was in
the character of Deputy Grand Mark Master Mason of England , ( applause ) , and in that work of charity which was so distinguished a feature with the Order . It was a matter of great regret to him that he was unable to attend the last Grand Lodge to be invested as Deputy Grand
Mark Master ; but it was owing to his parliamentary duties in connection with friendly societies , which might be looked upon as bearing some resemblance to Masonry , and which alfected a very large number of persons bound together by somewhat similar ties as
Freemasons . Ihe Friendly Societies' Bill was then in committee in the House of Commons , and it was ^ impossible for him to leave even for a moment . He concluded by again thanking tl > brethren for the toast .
Major Barlow also responded , and rejoiced , as a Grand Office bearer , that from the lodge ' » which he was advanced sprang this Grand Lodge of England . He was glad to sea that since that time Mark Masonry had so progressed , not only in the metropolitan counties but also all over
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The New Lodge Of Alexandra Palace.
united forthe high purposes of ourCraft . ( Cheers ) . ! have been at sonic pains to inform myself of the actual condition of Freemasonry in Italy at the present time , and am in constant correspondence with my friends among the leading Freemasons of Rome , and I am in a position to reassure brethren who have been disposed to take alarm at the stories industriously , shall I say maliciously ,
circulated to the disparagement of the Italian Lodges . There are now nearly 200 of these and about 1 o , ooo Masons working under the Grand Orient of Italy , and the oilicers of Ihe Grand Orient include illustrious patriots , and some cf the most distinguished names in Italy . Nowwhatever may have been the case in the past , and when persecution ( the bayonet of foreign mercenaries , and the
dungeon of home tyrants ) are the fate of 1-reemasons in any country , is it not a sacred duty to combine for freedom ? _ affirm that whatever may have been the case in Italy ' s dark post , the lessons enforced by Freemasonry now that she is free arc identical with those practised in England , and that her official recognition by our Grand Lodge was a gracious and useful act , which well becomes our Royal GrantI Master , and one which
furnishes the most complete answer to thc heated vituperation of Pope , prelate , and pamph ' etcer . Our Italian brethren take pride in the position and progress of Masonry in England , and have learnt with the deepest interest of the approaching establishment of this Alexandra Palace Lodge . 1 Iere is a letter I receive i this morning from the Grand Master of Italy . It is countersigned by the . Grand Chancellor , and bears the official seal of the Grand Oriente , and
says : — " Dear Brother Parkinson , " On the inaugural day of the Alexandra Palace Lodge , the Grand Orient of Italy begs to offer you and thc brethren its most heartfelt congratulations . " . Happy in its surroundings , where Art and Nature invite honorable industry to mental and physical
recreationhappy in you , bro' . hcr , its first Worshipful Master , whose trenchant vindications of the Craft , as the tried anil true auxiliary of freedom , civil and religious , art nowhere more gratefully appreciated than in emancipated Italy—happy , above all in a name which at once awakens sentiments sodeartothe Italian breast , Loyalty and Charity ,
religious toleration , and constitutional liberty , may the Alexandra Lodge , under the blessing of the Great Architect , continue long to enjoy every good and perfect gift from above , and to deserve well of the Crown , the Constitution , and the Craft . "Accept , illustrious Brother Parkinson ,
"Our fraternal salutations , ( Signed . ) " . GIUSEI-PE MAZZONI , 33 ( Grand Master ) . ( Signed . ) " | * G . TAMAJO , 33 , ( Grand Chancellor ) . " Passing by the too kind comuliment paid to myself , ! will say that this letter docs honour to the writers , and that it indicates a conclusive answer to those who would persuade us that Italian and English Masonry are not
identical . 1 know too , from English brethren who have visited lodges in Rome at my rtquest , that in all essentials their working is the same as ours ; the chief difference being that the ceremonies have become slightly abbreviated during the long years in which it was dangerous to liberty , and even to life , to practise them , just as the Scotch Covenanters shortened their services when Claverhouse ' s dragoons were seen on the hill-side . Official relations
having been established between the Grand Lodge of Italy and that of England , thc best answer . Freemasons can make to the embittered railing of those who would , doubtless , put them 10 the torture if they dared , is Loyalty and Charity—Loyalty tothe principles and rulers of the Craft , Charity and toleration to all mankind , including our persecutors and slanderers . A Roman Catholic poet once wrote in a purely Masonic spirit ,
" For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight , He can't be wrong whose life is in the right . " ( Cheers . ) Freemasonry has nothing to do with sects or creeds , or with their professors as such . Its motto is , Liberty of Conscience , and , as William Penn said long ago , liberty of conscience is the foundation of all religion . I now thank
you heartily for your good wishes , and trust with you that what we have done to-day may advance the interests of thc universal Craft . The W . M . resumed his chair amid great applause . He subsequently proposed " The Visitors , " coupling the name of Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson , of whom he spoke in the warmest terms , and said that the fact that dignitaries of
our National Church were members of the Craft , and gave their sacred culture and honoured names , was a proof of the goodness of the cause . The toast was honoured , and the Past Grand Chaplain responded , and , speaking of the widespread and universal character of Freemasonry , told an anecdote of the meeting by travellers with a tribe of aborigines in the wilds of
Australia , who refused to permit the travellers to pass until the Masonic sign was given , and then they acted " like brothers , " thc chiefs having recognised in the travellers friends ofthe dark man . The story was received with loud laughter , which was due to the exquisite manner in which it vvas told . The W . Master then proposed "The Officers of the
Lodge , " and said they had done him the extraordinary compliment of asking him to be thc Master when they had so many efficient Alasons in their midst , and though he accepted the compliment , he did so wonderingly , and he feared not for the ceremonies in the future . He had seen a spirit of kindly self-sacrifice among thc ofiicers , and
while the Senior Warden had refused the first Mastership , so had thc other officers taken lesser positions than they were entitled to , a spirit , he thought , which would do much to carry on the lodge to a wide sphere of usefulness . ' / 'he toast , which vvas honoured by all , was responded to by the S . W ., Bro . Kelly King .
The New Lodge Of Alexandra Palace.
The W . M . then proposed " The Masonic Charities , " and called attention to the [ noble institutions supported hy the Craft , coupling the toast with the name of Bro . R . W . Little , who referred to the great progress of the charities , and expressed the hope that tlie Girls' School would not stand still at 150 girls , the Boys' with 177 boys , or the Benevolent with its present number of beneficiares .
Tlie meeting concluded in time for the brethren to catch a '' ten o ' clock express " from the Palace , but this never went until half au hour after Ibis time , and then was express only to tlie next station , the effect of the railway arrangements being that the visitors were landed in thc
heait of the City only just before midnight , thus marring an otherwise pleasant day , and teaching the lodge that they must start home earlier , and have no thought of shadowy " expresses . " The Masonic furniture was supplied by Bro . George Kenning .
Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund.
GRAND MARK LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND .
The annual festival in aid of the Benevolent Fund attached to the Mark Grand Lodge , and established four years ago , was held on Wednesday evening at the Alexandra Palace , Muswellhill , when a select party of brethren and ladies sat down to a choice banquet provided by Bros .
Bertram and Roberts . The chair was taken by a very popular brother , Bro . W . Romaine Callender , M . P ., Deputy Grand Mark Master , and Prov . Grand Mark . Master of Lancashire . Among the brethren who supported him were Bros . C . F . Matier , P . G . W . ; Joseph H . Spencer , G . I . G . ;
D . M . Dewar , J . H . Wynne , P . G . I . G . ; . G . W . Verry , R . L . Sturtevant , C . Lacey , Kinnear , Nathl . Horrocks , R . Bowker , Richd . Chambers , Jno . Davison , Jack Sutcliffe , Prov * . G . Treas . Lincolnshire ; F . Binckes , G . Sec . Jno . Watson , T . J . Lancashire , S . B . Ellis , Thos Trollope , W .
A . Scott , P . G . Steward ; Simpson , Frederic Davison , G . Treas . ; Major Geo . Barlow , P . G . M . O . ; Wm . Roebuck , H . W Binckes . Asst . G . Sec . H . W , Massey , Freemason , P . G . S . and A . Middlemass . At the conclusion of the dinner , which was
elegantly laid and admirably served , grace was sung , and the toasts were then proposed . The Chairman , in proposing " The Queen , " said that though unfortunately Her Majesty could not be a Mason herself , she had shown her appreciation of the Order by permitting the Heir
Apparent to become a member of that body , and Masons welcomed that mark of her sympathy and good will witli the loyalty and affection which it was impossible for them by outward signs to express . The Chairman , in giving "The Prince and
Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family , " said that although the Prince of Wales was not yet a Mark Mason , it was well known to most Masons in the room that the Swedish Constitution , under which he became a Freemason , recognised this branch of Masonic science .
H . R . H . had done good service to the Craft , and no doubt from the position he held among Masons , and also as the acting and actual Grand Master of the Order , he had done good service to it , rbecause his presence was a guarantee for that loyalty to the Masonic Constitution which no
one could deny . As the Prince of Wales had many private engagements , his joining the Order was a proof that , in addition to having a mere outward existence , it was of practical benefit and of some value . He had also done good service to himself in joining the Order . No one who
witnessed the magnific . nt assembly in the Albert Hall three months ago could deny that a meeting of the Heir to the Throne with a large body of his fellow-subjects must conduce to the linking together of all classes ol society , and the securing
of the prosperity , happiness , and goodwill of all persons in the United Kingdom . As regarded the other members of tbe Royal family , at least , they illustrated in the most striking manner some of our principal Masonic virtues . Almost within the recollection of our own time there had been
circumstances which showed there were strife and unseemly divisions in the Royal family of this country ; but in the present existing family there were goodwill , peace , and harmony . The Chairman next proposed " The Right Honourable the Earl of Limerick , M . W . G . M . M . M ., and tlie Past Grand Masters , " viz ., the Right Hon . the Lord Lei g h , the Right Hon .
Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund.
the Earl of Carnarvon , the Viscount Holmesdal e M . P ., W . W . B . Beach , Esq ., M . P ., Rev . Gcor _ e Raymond Portal , M . A ., and the Right Hon the Earl Percy , M . P . He said all these brethren had made their mark . But they were known not only in the Masonic but in the outer world
many of them by their public acts as legislators . If any enquiry were made as to what were their abilities he would adopt the old Roman motto and say , " IF you wish a monument of their virtues , look at the position which Mark Masonry gives them . " It required no great effort
of memory to look back a few years , when Mark Masonry , diligently pursued and thoroughl y - understood by scattered societies in various parts of this country , languished for want of a common centre and a proper head ; and it was thought , and wisely thought , that an effort ought to be
made—he would not say to " resuscitate " Mark Masonry , but to draw together to one focus those various efforts which were being made in different parts . Those brethren who used the efforts made a wise election in taking Lord Leigh as their first Grand Master . That brother
who first distinguished himself in the Craft in his own province , had been followed by other brethren whom it would be invidious to particularize one by one , but he would refer to thc exertions of Bro . Portal , by whose efforts the success of Mark Masonry was visible in a
surprising degree . He was succeeded by a nobleman with whom he ( the Chairman ) had the honour of a personal acquaintance . Lord Percy had been very energetic in the movement , and he was now succeeded by Lord Limerick , of whom many present were qualified to speak . Speaking
of him politically , he ably performed his duties in one House of Legislature , and there was no member of that House more regular than he in his attendance on the deliberations of the other House of which he ( thc Chairman ) had the honour of being a member . Who could
wish for Lord Limerick a better lot than when his time of office in Mark Grand Lodge expired he might leave Mark Masonry in the same happy state of progress as that in wliich it now was ? Bro . C . F . Matier proposed "The Chairman , " and referred the brethren to the great popularity
of that brother in the province of Lancashire , to which he ( Bro . Matier ) also had the privilege of belonging . He also referred the brethren to the circumstance ofthe concord which existed between Scotland and England with reference to
Mark Masonry , and he informed them that it was in Lancashire where that good feeling was brought about , and through the exertions of the chairman . He ( Bro . Matier ) could fearlessly assert that it would never have been effected
under a brother less courteous or less beloved . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman in reply , said there was an old saying to the effect , " Call no man happy before his death , " and perhaps he ought not to consider himself happy till this dinner was over , and
until the brethren had had some little longer experience of whatever little ability he possessed . With regard to the position he then held , it was a very great honour and satisfaction to be present on such an occasion , and that his first appearance before a metropolitan audience was in
the character of Deputy Grand Mark Master Mason of England , ( applause ) , and in that work of charity which was so distinguished a feature with the Order . It was a matter of great regret to him that he was unable to attend the last Grand Lodge to be invested as Deputy Grand
Mark Master ; but it was owing to his parliamentary duties in connection with friendly societies , which might be looked upon as bearing some resemblance to Masonry , and which alfected a very large number of persons bound together by somewhat similar ties as
Freemasons . Ihe Friendly Societies' Bill was then in committee in the House of Commons , and it was ^ impossible for him to leave even for a moment . He concluded by again thanking tl > brethren for the toast .
Major Barlow also responded , and rejoiced , as a Grand Office bearer , that from the lodge ' » which he was advanced sprang this Grand Lodge of England . He was glad to sea that since that time Mark Masonry had so progressed , not only in the metropolitan counties but also all over