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Uo . ' ARCH .-Qrchitcct Chapter , No . 1375 . -tanmore Chapter , No . 1 S 49 . MARK . — s ' - Martin's Lodge , No . 414 .

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SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 24 , 1892 .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

It is evident from the American Tyler that editors of Masonic journals take things easil y in the United States . Our worthy contemporary announces in its number for Thursday , the 18 th August last , that" there was no issue of The Tyler last week , owing to the absence of the editor at Denver . We can assure our readers that we will more than make up for our annual

outing before the year closes . " Here in this effete old country of ours it is imperative we should manage things differently . Outing or no outing , the usual amount of copy must be forthcoming , and the regular weekly ( or daily ) number published to the very hour , or—well , " there'd be the de'il to pay and no pitch hot . "

* * » Frater General J . P . S . Gobin , the retiring Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States , saw much active service during the War of Secession , 1861-65 . According to the American Tyler , "when 'the irrepressible conflict '

was precipitated upon the Northern States , and it was realised that war could not be averted , young Gobin tossed aside his law books and briefs , and enlisted as a private soldier . He was one of the most active spirits in hel ping to organise a military company at Sunbury ,

Pa ., the services of which were offered to Governor Curtin before the attack on Fort Sampter , and , in recognition of his prompt work and entire fitness for the place , he was elected First Lieutenant b y his comrades . "

* * * After taking part in the battle of Falling Waters , he reorganised his command and re-inlisted as Captain of C Company , 47 th Pennsylvania Volunteers . He remained with the Army of the Potomac till January , 1862 , when the regiment was transferred to Key West ,

Florida , whence it was taken on two occasions to Hillon Head in order to participate in the operations against Charleston and Savannah . Subsequentl y he took part in the St . John ' s River Expedition , and in Louisiana in the Red River Expedition , and the operations under General Banks , being promoted Major for

his services at the battle of Savine Cross Roads and Pleasant Hill . In July , 1864 , the regiment was ordered north , and took part in the operations of General Sheridan in the Shenandrah Valley , and having been promoted successively to Lieut .-Colonel and Colonel , was in command of his regiment , and for a time ofthe

brigade to which it was attached , at the battle of Cedar Creek . In the winter of 1864-5 ne served with General Homeraks Veteran Corps . He subsequently became Brevet Brigadier-General , and quitted the service in January , 1866 . His Masonic career dates from 1859 , when he was initiated in the Sunbury Lodge , No . 22 ,

Pa ., being exalted to the Royal Arch Degree while home on furlough , in 1865 , and was installed K . T . the year following . He was elected Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of the United States , at Washington , in 1882 , and retired on the completion of his three years' term of service in August of the present year .

* The Ecclesburne Lodge , No . 2425 , which was recently consecrated at Duffield by Bro . Haughton C . Okeover , P . G . W . England , Deputy P . G . M . Derbyshire , has started on its onward career under most favourable auspices . His Grace the Prov . Grand Master was

unable to preside , but his able Deputy performed the ceremony in a masterful manner in the presence of upwards of 120 brethren , fully one-half of whom were Past Masters , while the W . M . designate was installed in the chair of K . S . by one of the most popular members of the Craft in Derbyshire , Bro . Percy Wallis . With such

sponsors at its inaugural meeting , the Ecclesburne should prove a worthy addition to the roll , nor do we think it will be long before its makes its mark locally . Its officers include several efficient Craftsmen , who will see that its duties are properly fulfilled , and the long

list of candidates for initiation and joining that was handed in before the proceedings at the meeting in question terminated , conveys the idea that it will be , numerically , a strong lodge when the time comes round for the election of a successor to the present W . M . The lodge has our best wishes for its success .

Masonic Notes.

Our Irish brethren—members of the Israel and other Dublin lodges—who paid a return visit to the St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 1676 , Newcastle-on-Tyne , in the early days of last week , must have had some difficulty in keeping pace with the demands made upon their energies b y their worthy hosts . The visit extended

over three clear days , the guests leaving Dublin at 7 p . m . on Sunday , the nth inst , by mail steamer , and reaching their destination by 9 a . m . on Monday . The programme that followed included breakfast , and then after a five hours' drive in brakes and a four-in-hand for the purpose of seeing the sights of the city and its

vicinity , the party adjourned to the Crown Hotel , where luncheon was served . A brief inspection of the Tyne Theatre , during which Bro . Radcliffe recited " The Charge of the Lig ht Brigade" in various dialects , brought the afternoon ' s proceedings to a

close . The evening was devoted to a visit to St . Nicholas Lodge , where a strong muster of the officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Northumberland was in attendance , and gave their Irish brethren a hearty welcome , after which the banquet .

* * * The two following days were similarly occupied , and then came the inevitable parting , and our Irish frien ds , amid the hearty adieux of their English hosts , started for home , where by this time we trust they have

contrived to settle down to their normal avocations . Verily , these members of the Israel and other Irish lodges , and their Novocastrian hosts must have been cast in no ordinary mould to be able to go through such a " Newcastle programme , " and yet survive to tell the tale of their prowess .

* * * It is with very great regret we announce the death of Bro . William Roebuck , who was appointed G . S . B . in the United Grand Lodge of England and G . Std . Br . in Supreme Grand Chapter in the year 1886 . Bro . Roebuck had been for very many years a prominent

Craftsman , and had won distinction in nearly every branch of Freemasonry . He had also taken great interest in our Institutions , and especially in the Boys ' School , of which he was one of the Trustees . The funeral took place , at Woking on Wednesday , and among the many memorial wreaths which were hung

around the coffin , was one sent by Bro . J . M . McLeod , Secretary of the R . M . I , for Boys , on behalf of its Board of Management . We tender our respectful sympathy to the widow of our late brother , of whose Masonic career we shall furnish full particulars next week .

* Bro . the Earl of Lathom , Pro Grand Master and Prov . Grand Master of West Lancashire , has very kindly consented to lay , with Masonic ceremonial , the foundation-stone at the Cross Deaf and Dumb School

for North and East Lancashire , which is about to be erectedat Preston , Thedayappointedfortheceremonyis Saturday , the ist prox ,, and the committee in charge of the arrangements are making great efforts in order to ensure the success of the proceedings .

* * * Our Scottish brethren had a grand gala lodge at Kilwinning on Saturday last , when Bro . the Hon , Thomas Cochrane , M . P ., R . W . M . of Mother Kilwinning and Prov . G . Master of Ayrshire , laid the foundationstone of a new hall for the use of the premier lodge on

the roll of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . There was a very large concourse of brethren present , among whom were deputations from Lodges of Edinburgh ( Jersey Chapel ) , No . Canongate Kilwinning , No . 2 , Edinburgh , St . John ' s Lodge , No . 3 J , and Lodge Journeymen , No . 8 , Glasgow , and many others among the senior of the Scottish lodges , and as the weather

was very favourable the ceremony was witnessed by crowds of people , who had thronged from all the nei g hbourhood round about in order to see so unwonted a spectacle . The proceedings were carried out most successfully , and the event was commemorated in the evening by a cake and wine banquet held under the presidency of the Prov . Grand Master at the Conservative Club .

Correspondence.

Correspondence .

I We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to ail to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , ]

THE PROPOSED NEW GRAND OFFICERS . To the Editor of the "Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , Permit me to point out that the talk about a supposed affront to the Grand Master in the recent debate in Grand Lodge violates a well recognised rule

of parliamentary debate . In the legislature it is not permissible on one side or the other to make use of the name of the Sovereign in party discussion . The excellence of this rule needs no demonstration , and the truest way of honouring the ruler of the Craft would be to imitate it . Anyone who has studied his public