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Degrees , Bros . Hall , Panley , Parker , Sheath , and Thompson were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . Bros . J . Clarkson and J . Sheppard were passed to the Second Degree . On the proposition of Bro . Willing , P . M ., seconded by Bro . J . J . Michael , P . M ., it was unanimously resolved that the Secretary bc instructed to write a letter of
condolence to Bro . T . Williams , P . M ., who has been suffering from a serious illness for a long period , necessitating absence from the lodge . At the close of the proceedings , the brethren arijeurned to banquet , served in excellent style by Bro . Clemow . The usual toasts were honoured , and some excellent songs were given by Bro . G . Musgrave , Thompson , and others .
NEW CROSS LODGE ( No . 1330 ) . —On Saturday , the 4 th inst ,. at the New Cross Public Hall , Lewisham Hig h-road , an emergency meeting of the above lodge was called and holden . Punctually to the summons time lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Walter Simmonds , who was supported by Bros . E . H . Thiellay , P . M . 73 , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., S . W . ; Louis Beck , P . M . Rothesay , J . W . ; Ernest
E . Smith , J . D . ( acting as S . D ., in the absence , through ill-health , of respected Bro . P . M . Green ) ; A . McGillivray , C . S . ( acting as S . D . ) ; T . Grummant , D . C . ( acting as I . G . ); H . Keeble , I . P . M ., P . M . 1275 , S . W . 73 , Sec . ; J . Moss , W . S . ; S . Wise , A . Priest , H . Metham , T . Metham , S . H . Knipps , W . Clarke , W . Bull , jun . ; anil the following visitors : —Bros . John Thomas Moss , P . M ., P . P . G . R . Middx .
Ingle , P . M . Era ; Woodland , P . M . 781 ; and H . Penney , 147 . Lodge being opened , Messrs J . Ross , F . T . Dowden , Fredk . Cash , and William R . Witers were admitted and severally initiated into the mysteries of the Craft , Bro . Simmonds being at his best , and performing his duties with appropriate seriousness . Bro . W . Clarke was then raised to the degree of a M . M . by the Secretary , and the lodge was
closed . An adjournment then took place to the banqueting hall below , where the brethren were soon busily engaged with the good things their esteemed caterer , Bro . Liedig , had provided for them . Having done justice to the inner man , and disposed of the usual loval and Masonic toasts , Bro . Keeble gave "The Htalth ' of the W . M ., " which was drunk heartily and "fired" a la New Cross .
Bro . Simmonds replied neatly and tersely , thanking the brethren for their hearty support during his year of office , and wishing to his successor , Bro . B : ch , an equally enjoyable twelvemonths' occupation of the chair of K . S . Bro . Simmonds then gave the toast of " 'The W . M . Elect , " who in the course of his reply assured the brethren that it would be no fault of his if the forthcoming twelvemonths ,
so far as it affected the Masonic gatherings of 1559 , was not a happy one for the brethren . He promised them " good times , " and intimated that since the honour had been done him—his election to the chair—he had thought of several improvements in the shape of comfort , which he trusted would meet with general approval . " The Initiates " was next proposed by the W . M ., the " Entered
Apprentice ' s Song " being given by Bro . P . M . Moss , in most spirited voice ( Bro . Moss was evidently in full song ) , and then Bro . Cash replied on behalf of himself and brother initiates . For " The Visitors " Bro . Moss made a most interesting reply . After thanking the VV . M . and brethren for his kindly reception , he proceeded to entertain them with a synopsis of his Masonic career and experiences .
Touching upon the subject of " good fellowship , " our worthy brother was most happy . Said he , in the course of my Masonic life I have visited a vast number of lodges , but never have I sat down to banquet with jollier companions than those surrounding me . lt is evident that the brethren of 1559 do not meet to sigh and be seiious . Up stairs in lodge he had seen the work done in the serious manner it
should be , and the officers had performed their various functions in a manner which was highly creditable to the lodge , and the W . M . who presided over it . Down stairs at table , he must admit that the proceedings were anything but serious , save so far as in the direction of doing justice to
the viands was concerned . On the other hand , joviality and hilarity , inseparable companions in the spice of good fellowship , had prevailed throughout the proceedings . The officers replied individually , and after the Tyler ' s toast , music passed the time away , until the brethren separated .
TEMPLE BAR LODGE ( No . 1728 ; . —The in stallation meeting of this lo Ige was held on Thursday week at The Lon Ion , Fleet-street , on which occasion there were present the following brethren : —Bros . J . Dixon , W . M . ; Butcher , S . W . ; Bush , J . W . ; Adamson , Treas . ; Reed , Sec . ; Staley , S . D . ; Harris , J . D . ; B . Buckworth , I . G . ; J . Kimpton , W . S . ; R . Kimpton , Carter , Recknell ,
Lehany , Chapman , Rexworthy , Mackrell , Charles , Rev . R . J . Simpson , J . Buckworth , Woodward , Rayner , Searle , and Frost . Visitors-. —Bros . T . S . Hellitr , W . M . 1572 ; W . T . Howe , G . Purst . ; J . Terry , P . G . J . W . Herts ; E . C . Bishop , P . P . G . J . W . Northumberland ; E . Bowyer , P . P . G . D . Herts ; E . Simm , I . P . M . 1602 ; W . Foulsham , P . M . 24 ; E . Barlow , P . M . 15 ; E . Bruin , P . M . 1571 ; W . S . Whitaker ,
P . M . and Sec . 1572 ; Higgins . P . M . 421 ; W . W . Medcalf , S . W . 1671 ; J . Bergmann , J . W . 1671 ; W . S . Bayley , 185 ; R . A . Morgan , J . D . 1 G 71 ; S . Clark , J . D . 1632 ; W . H . Graham , Chap . 1397 ; A . Sturt , 1328 ; P . Chatterton , 1692 ; J . Rexworthy , 205 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason . ) Bro . John Dixon , W . M ., presided , and passed Bro . Frost to the Second Degree . Bro . George Adamson , P . Prov . G . D . C . Kent , then installed Bro . T .
W . C . Bush , W . M . elect , as the W . M . of the lodge , and the following brethren were invested as his officers lor the year : —Bros . J . Dixon , I . P . M . ; Charles Butcher , S . W . ; A . F . Staley , J . W . j George Ailamsun , P . M . 199 and 1298 Treas . ; Nelson Heed , I . P . M . 16 71 , S . W . 1572 , S . W . 1 O 01 Sec . ; K . Harris , S . D . ; B . Buckworth , J . D . ; J . Kimpton ' I . G . ; James Rexworthy , D . C . ; W . Woodward , Steward , W . A . Frost , Organist ; and Church , ( Tyler . After the ; delivery of the addresses by Bro . Adamson , the worthy
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brother presented to the loilge in the name of Bro . Rayner , a handsome portrait , framed and glazed of Bro . John Dixon , I . P . M ., and Bro . Nelson Reed , Secretary , having read the balance sheet of the loilge , which showed a balance in hand after all expenses had been paid , this balance sheet was passed , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . When the toasts were proposed , the
Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C , in responding to the toast which included the names of " The Grand Officers , " said that with regard to the Earl of Carnarvon , the brethren trusted that his lordship ' s new wife might never be the cause of his not att : nding a Masonic meeting , for there was " naught but what ' s good to be understood by a Free and an Accepted Mason . " With respect to the present
meeting the two Grand Officers present , himself and Bro . Howe , felt very much honoured by having thepiivilegcof attending , and though they had domestic tics at home , readily accepted the invitation to meet the brethren of the Temple Bar Lodge . They had seen the work of the lodge , admirably performed , especially by the Installing Master , and W . Master in the chair , and would be able to give a good
account to their wives and families of the way in which they had spent their time . One thing he was quite satisfied of as to Masonry , that as the msmory of the just smelt sweet and blossomed ir . the dust and lasted longer than the memory of other glories , which soon died away ; so the beautiful words , high thoughts , and blessed doctrines of the Craft , repeated as they were , not by any
means usque ad nauseam , but rather to an improvement in life , when delivered intelligently and eloquently as they had been that day , remain with those who heard them ; while coarse sentiments , low jests , and unhappy allusions passed away and were forgotten . The one rested upon the mind , and oft as it was repeated became not so familiar as to breed contempt , but rather improvement . He
and Bro . Howe felt that however highly well might have worked as Masons , ; and however often they might have heard the ceremonies , they still were a lesson to them , and they felt the better for attending these meetings and hearing the ceremonies beautifully delivered . When one found them butchered it was a terrible and awful farce , and more or less tolerated in the language of the Great Master of
old , " Whatever thy hand findeth to do , do it with thy might . " He hoped the lodge would go on from strength to strength , and that in : ime there would bc in it a long line of Masters , who , both in appearance and work , would rival the Master who retired that day , and whose portrait this lodge had had presented to it by Bro . Rayner . Before sitting down he would express the hope that Grand Lodge
and all the other lodges associated with it would do their best to make Masonry a praise , not only in this country but on the whole earth . He believed that Masonry , extensive as it was becoming , and holding a prominent place among the nations as it did , had a great career before it if it acted up to its responsibilities . He did not know what limit could be placed on it in the present day when we
were surrounded by infidelity on the one side , and superstition on the other , or what great position it might take in the minds of plain , sensible , sincere men ; but this he did feel , that if we did for a moment allow hypocrisy , or jobbery , or any low feeling to become rife among us , soaslo eat as doth a canker into Masonry , it would sink to the level of the lowest unions that there were
in the counrry , and instead of being 111 the fore front and van of civilization , become only a mere convivial association . He trusted that the convivial element would be kept up , and kept up as only Masons knew how to keep it up ; but at the same time he . hoped they would put forth the true principles which would ever illustrate Masonry , and make it , as he had said before , " a praise upon earth . "
With respect to the Temple Bar Lodge , he hoped to live to see it prosper , and adopt that noble word which they had often heard in song , " Excelsior . " Bro . Dixon , I . P . M ., in proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " said that it was a difficult matter to please everyone , and a W . M . was sorely puzzled to do it ; but as the brethren had elected Bro . Bush he ( Bro . Dixon ) thought
they would find the present W . M . a better than the last . When he arrived at the end of his year he hoped the brethren would say of him , " well and nobly done . " The W . M ., in reply , said that no Master of a lodge ever felt the responsibilities of his position more than he did . To be the first elected Master of the lodge was to him a great honour , and he felt in duty bound so to act during
his year of office that at the end of that year they should not regret the choice they had made . If , at that time , the brethren approved of his Mastership , he should consider that an ample reward for his humble services . He would as far as in him lay study the harmony and good feeling of the brethren , and , T . G . A . O . T . U . granting him health and strength , would endeavour to prevent any
passing feeling of discord or ill will which might perchance arise , which , he hoped , might be speedily scattered like the down from the thistle . Such being the case , he had no doubt that at the end of the year it would be found to be a prosperous lodge . The W . M . next proposed " The Installing Master , " whom he highly complimented on his delivery of the installation ceremony . Bro . Adamson
replied . When he joined the lodge he did it with a sincere desire to enhance its prosperity , and he was willing to contribute in any way to that prosperity . Whether in a junior or a higher office the brethren wonld always find him willing to take any position they might like to place him in . He hailed from Kent , in which province he had learned what he knew of Freemasonry , and where he had
visited something like forty lodges . He had found invariably that there was good working there , and he would never give the palm away till he found the working better elsewhere . Bios . Koulsham , Hellier , E . Barlow , and Dr . Chatterton responded to the toast of " The Visitors , " and Bro . John Dixon , in replying to the toast of " The I . P . M ., " said he was proud to have been Master of the lodge and he was proud of his officers . The lodge started last year ,
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and by its establishment Temple Bar , which was pulled down , rose Phcenix like from its ashes . He acknowledged the great assistance he had received from Bro . Adamson and the other officers . He now retired and gave up the command to Bro . Bush . It should not be his fault if the lodge did not prosper . He did not retire from the good ship , and while a timber [ remained he should stick to it .
The W . M . then proposed " The Masonic Charities , " to which Bro . James Terry replied , fully explaining the position of the three Masonic Institutions , the large number of persons they benefitted , the large amount of money it needed it to meet their requirements , and their reliance upon the Craft generally to enable them
to meet m the future the increasing demands which would be made upon them . Bros . G . Adams and Nelson Reed , replied to the toast of " The 'Treasurer and Secretary , " and the other officers replied to the toast of " The Officers of the Lodge . " The brethren who had been entertained with some excellent music and singing in the course of the evening , then separated .
BOLTON . —Anchor and Hope Lodge ( No . 37 ) . —The installation meeting ol this lodge was held in Freemasons' Hall , Church Institute , on Monday , the 6 th inst . There was a good attendance of brethren on the occasion , amongst whom were Bros . Jas . Brown , W . M . ; S . Crowther , S . W . ; J . Mills , J . W . ; G . P . Brockbank , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . Slater , P . P . S . G . D . ; R . Harwood ,
P . G . S . of W . ; Jas . Newton , Walker , Freeman , Knowles , and J . Horroi-ks , Past Masters ; Rev . J . II . Gibbons , Porteous , Garstang , Booth , Pennington , Robinson , and otheis . Visitors : —Bros . Duxburg , W . M . 146 ; Wild , P . M . 146 ; Morris , P . M . 146 ; Hough , P . M . 146 ; Greenhalgh , W . M . 1723 ; Collins , 678 ; R . Moir , Boden , and others . The lodge having been opened in tbe First Degree , and the
nunutes read and confirmed , the Secretary read the correspondence , tec . The ballot was then taken for the election of Bro . John Morris , P . M . 146 , as a joining member , the result being that he was unanimously elected . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , when the chair was assumed by Bro . James Newton , P . M ., who at once proceeded to instal Bro . Samuel Crowther , the W . M .
elect , into the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . The installation being completed , the W . M . appointed his officers , and they were invested by Bro . Newton , viz .: —Bros . J . Mills , S . W . ; Rooke Pennington , J . W . ; Rev . J . H . Gibbon , Chap . ; W . Slater Treas . ( elected ); J . D . Porteous ,. Sec . ; E . M . Garstang , S . D . ; John Booth , J . D . ; Robt . Harwood ,
Dir . of Cer . ; b . W . Pacey , Org . ; Jas . Robinson , I . G . ; and J . W . Roiley , Tyler . The addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren were then delivered by Bro . Newton , the Installing Master . It was agreed that a Past Master ' s jewel be abtained for Bro . Brown , the Installing Master . " Hearty good wishes " were tendered by the visitors , and thebrethren adjourned to the banqueting room .
BOLTON . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 14 G ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Bull's Head Inn , Bradshawgate , on Wednesday , the Sth inst . There was a numerous attendance , including Bros . John Duxbury , W . M . ; Robt . Horridge , S . W . ; Jas . Dooley , J . W . ; Thos . Glaister , P . Prov . S . G . Warden ; H . Ainsworth , Jno . Morris , Jno . Wild , Richard Hough , P . M's . ;
and other members of the lodge . The visitors were Bros . S . P . Brockbank , P . Prov . S . G . Deacon ; 'Thus . Er . twistle , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Hy . Greenwood , P . Prov . G . Pursuivant ; Saml . Crowther , W . M . 3 ;; Jas . Newton , P . M , 37 ; Jas . Richardson , W . M . 221 ; jno . Wolstenhnme , W . M . 34 8 ; Jno . Alcock , P . M . 34 S ; J . II . Greenhalgh , W . M . 1723 , & c . The lodge being opened and the
minutes read and confirmed , the chair was taken by Bro . Jno . Wild , P . M ., who proceeded to install Bro . Robt . Horridge , the W . M . elect , after which Bro Wild invested the officers for the ensuing year , viz : —Bro . Jas . Dooley , S . W . ; Wm . Cooper , J . Vf . ; Wm . Nicholson , Treas . ; M . Burgess , Sec ; Geo . Taylor , S . D . ; Richd . Duxbury , J . D . ; Jas . Heywood , Org . ; J . Galloway , I . G . ; Thos . Higson , Tyler .
Business being concluded the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . In the course of the evening Bro . Thos . Glaister , P . Prov . S . G . Warden appealed to the brethren for subscriptions on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows , tbe result being that about . £ 22 was subscribed and placed on Bro . Glaister's list as steward for the ensuing festival of the institution .
SWANSEA . — Indefatigable Lodge ( No . 237 ) . —The installation of Bro . Thos . M'Kimm as W . M . of this lodge took place on Monday , the 13 th inst . A large number of the brethren assembled in the lodge-room , Masonic Hall , among them being the Worshi pful the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Marmaduke Tennant . There were also present Bros . Hartland , W . M ., 'Talbot
Lodge ; Jones , W . M ., Afan Lodge ; Goodfellow , W . M ., Merthyr Lodge ; J . W . Woolley , W . M ., Ogmore Lodge ; Mitchell , W . M ., Caradec Lodge ; with other representative brethren from various parts of the province and from adjoining provinces . The duties of Installing Master were performed by Bro . Canton , the Immediate Past Master of the Indefatigable Lodge , who went through the ceremony
with care and skill . The W . M . having been installed , he invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bros . Simons , S . W . ; Dr . Morgan , J . W . ; Thomas Powell , Treasurer ; J . Morlase Gwynne , Secretary ; Lcworthy , S . D . ; W . H . Headdon , J . D . ; J . W . Lloyd . I . G . ; Harrup and Tuttiette , Stewards ; Bullerwell , Tyler ; George
Bradford , P . M . of the lodge , and P . Prov . Supt . Works , accepted office as Director of Ceremonies . The business being over , the lodge was closed , after which the brethren , to the number of 50 , sat down to a banquet provided at the Cameron Arms , in Bro . Clare ' s very best style of catering , and a most enjoyable Masonic evening was spent . The W . M . presided , and the Deputy Provincial Grand
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Degrees , Bros . Hall , Panley , Parker , Sheath , and Thompson were raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason . Bros . J . Clarkson and J . Sheppard were passed to the Second Degree . On the proposition of Bro . Willing , P . M ., seconded by Bro . J . J . Michael , P . M ., it was unanimously resolved that the Secretary bc instructed to write a letter of
condolence to Bro . T . Williams , P . M ., who has been suffering from a serious illness for a long period , necessitating absence from the lodge . At the close of the proceedings , the brethren arijeurned to banquet , served in excellent style by Bro . Clemow . The usual toasts were honoured , and some excellent songs were given by Bro . G . Musgrave , Thompson , and others .
NEW CROSS LODGE ( No . 1330 ) . —On Saturday , the 4 th inst ,. at the New Cross Public Hall , Lewisham Hig h-road , an emergency meeting of the above lodge was called and holden . Punctually to the summons time lodge was opened by the W . M ., Bro . Walter Simmonds , who was supported by Bros . E . H . Thiellay , P . M . 73 , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., S . W . ; Louis Beck , P . M . Rothesay , J . W . ; Ernest
E . Smith , J . D . ( acting as S . D ., in the absence , through ill-health , of respected Bro . P . M . Green ) ; A . McGillivray , C . S . ( acting as S . D . ) ; T . Grummant , D . C . ( acting as I . G . ); H . Keeble , I . P . M ., P . M . 1275 , S . W . 73 , Sec . ; J . Moss , W . S . ; S . Wise , A . Priest , H . Metham , T . Metham , S . H . Knipps , W . Clarke , W . Bull , jun . ; anil the following visitors : —Bros . John Thomas Moss , P . M ., P . P . G . R . Middx .
Ingle , P . M . Era ; Woodland , P . M . 781 ; and H . Penney , 147 . Lodge being opened , Messrs J . Ross , F . T . Dowden , Fredk . Cash , and William R . Witers were admitted and severally initiated into the mysteries of the Craft , Bro . Simmonds being at his best , and performing his duties with appropriate seriousness . Bro . W . Clarke was then raised to the degree of a M . M . by the Secretary , and the lodge was
closed . An adjournment then took place to the banqueting hall below , where the brethren were soon busily engaged with the good things their esteemed caterer , Bro . Liedig , had provided for them . Having done justice to the inner man , and disposed of the usual loval and Masonic toasts , Bro . Keeble gave "The Htalth ' of the W . M ., " which was drunk heartily and "fired" a la New Cross .
Bro . Simmonds replied neatly and tersely , thanking the brethren for their hearty support during his year of office , and wishing to his successor , Bro . B : ch , an equally enjoyable twelvemonths' occupation of the chair of K . S . Bro . Simmonds then gave the toast of " 'The W . M . Elect , " who in the course of his reply assured the brethren that it would be no fault of his if the forthcoming twelvemonths ,
so far as it affected the Masonic gatherings of 1559 , was not a happy one for the brethren . He promised them " good times , " and intimated that since the honour had been done him—his election to the chair—he had thought of several improvements in the shape of comfort , which he trusted would meet with general approval . " The Initiates " was next proposed by the W . M ., the " Entered
Apprentice ' s Song " being given by Bro . P . M . Moss , in most spirited voice ( Bro . Moss was evidently in full song ) , and then Bro . Cash replied on behalf of himself and brother initiates . For " The Visitors " Bro . Moss made a most interesting reply . After thanking the VV . M . and brethren for his kindly reception , he proceeded to entertain them with a synopsis of his Masonic career and experiences .
Touching upon the subject of " good fellowship , " our worthy brother was most happy . Said he , in the course of my Masonic life I have visited a vast number of lodges , but never have I sat down to banquet with jollier companions than those surrounding me . lt is evident that the brethren of 1559 do not meet to sigh and be seiious . Up stairs in lodge he had seen the work done in the serious manner it
should be , and the officers had performed their various functions in a manner which was highly creditable to the lodge , and the W . M . who presided over it . Down stairs at table , he must admit that the proceedings were anything but serious , save so far as in the direction of doing justice to
the viands was concerned . On the other hand , joviality and hilarity , inseparable companions in the spice of good fellowship , had prevailed throughout the proceedings . The officers replied individually , and after the Tyler ' s toast , music passed the time away , until the brethren separated .
TEMPLE BAR LODGE ( No . 1728 ; . —The in stallation meeting of this lo Ige was held on Thursday week at The Lon Ion , Fleet-street , on which occasion there were present the following brethren : —Bros . J . Dixon , W . M . ; Butcher , S . W . ; Bush , J . W . ; Adamson , Treas . ; Reed , Sec . ; Staley , S . D . ; Harris , J . D . ; B . Buckworth , I . G . ; J . Kimpton , W . S . ; R . Kimpton , Carter , Recknell ,
Lehany , Chapman , Rexworthy , Mackrell , Charles , Rev . R . J . Simpson , J . Buckworth , Woodward , Rayner , Searle , and Frost . Visitors-. —Bros . T . S . Hellitr , W . M . 1572 ; W . T . Howe , G . Purst . ; J . Terry , P . G . J . W . Herts ; E . C . Bishop , P . P . G . J . W . Northumberland ; E . Bowyer , P . P . G . D . Herts ; E . Simm , I . P . M . 1602 ; W . Foulsham , P . M . 24 ; E . Barlow , P . M . 15 ; E . Bruin , P . M . 1571 ; W . S . Whitaker ,
P . M . and Sec . 1572 ; Higgins . P . M . 421 ; W . W . Medcalf , S . W . 1671 ; J . Bergmann , J . W . 1671 ; W . S . Bayley , 185 ; R . A . Morgan , J . D . 1 G 71 ; S . Clark , J . D . 1632 ; W . H . Graham , Chap . 1397 ; A . Sturt , 1328 ; P . Chatterton , 1692 ; J . Rexworthy , 205 ; and H . Massey , P . M . 619 ( Freemason . ) Bro . John Dixon , W . M ., presided , and passed Bro . Frost to the Second Degree . Bro . George Adamson , P . Prov . G . D . C . Kent , then installed Bro . T .
W . C . Bush , W . M . elect , as the W . M . of the lodge , and the following brethren were invested as his officers lor the year : —Bros . J . Dixon , I . P . M . ; Charles Butcher , S . W . ; A . F . Staley , J . W . j George Ailamsun , P . M . 199 and 1298 Treas . ; Nelson Heed , I . P . M . 16 71 , S . W . 1572 , S . W . 1 O 01 Sec . ; K . Harris , S . D . ; B . Buckworth , J . D . ; J . Kimpton ' I . G . ; James Rexworthy , D . C . ; W . Woodward , Steward , W . A . Frost , Organist ; and Church , ( Tyler . After the ; delivery of the addresses by Bro . Adamson , the worthy
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brother presented to the loilge in the name of Bro . Rayner , a handsome portrait , framed and glazed of Bro . John Dixon , I . P . M ., and Bro . Nelson Reed , Secretary , having read the balance sheet of the loilge , which showed a balance in hand after all expenses had been paid , this balance sheet was passed , the lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet . When the toasts were proposed , the
Rev . R . J . Simpson , P . G . C , in responding to the toast which included the names of " The Grand Officers , " said that with regard to the Earl of Carnarvon , the brethren trusted that his lordship ' s new wife might never be the cause of his not att : nding a Masonic meeting , for there was " naught but what ' s good to be understood by a Free and an Accepted Mason . " With respect to the present
meeting the two Grand Officers present , himself and Bro . Howe , felt very much honoured by having thepiivilegcof attending , and though they had domestic tics at home , readily accepted the invitation to meet the brethren of the Temple Bar Lodge . They had seen the work of the lodge , admirably performed , especially by the Installing Master , and W . Master in the chair , and would be able to give a good
account to their wives and families of the way in which they had spent their time . One thing he was quite satisfied of as to Masonry , that as the msmory of the just smelt sweet and blossomed ir . the dust and lasted longer than the memory of other glories , which soon died away ; so the beautiful words , high thoughts , and blessed doctrines of the Craft , repeated as they were , not by any
means usque ad nauseam , but rather to an improvement in life , when delivered intelligently and eloquently as they had been that day , remain with those who heard them ; while coarse sentiments , low jests , and unhappy allusions passed away and were forgotten . The one rested upon the mind , and oft as it was repeated became not so familiar as to breed contempt , but rather improvement . He
and Bro . Howe felt that however highly well might have worked as Masons , ; and however often they might have heard the ceremonies , they still were a lesson to them , and they felt the better for attending these meetings and hearing the ceremonies beautifully delivered . When one found them butchered it was a terrible and awful farce , and more or less tolerated in the language of the Great Master of
old , " Whatever thy hand findeth to do , do it with thy might . " He hoped the lodge would go on from strength to strength , and that in : ime there would bc in it a long line of Masters , who , both in appearance and work , would rival the Master who retired that day , and whose portrait this lodge had had presented to it by Bro . Rayner . Before sitting down he would express the hope that Grand Lodge
and all the other lodges associated with it would do their best to make Masonry a praise , not only in this country but on the whole earth . He believed that Masonry , extensive as it was becoming , and holding a prominent place among the nations as it did , had a great career before it if it acted up to its responsibilities . He did not know what limit could be placed on it in the present day when we
were surrounded by infidelity on the one side , and superstition on the other , or what great position it might take in the minds of plain , sensible , sincere men ; but this he did feel , that if we did for a moment allow hypocrisy , or jobbery , or any low feeling to become rife among us , soaslo eat as doth a canker into Masonry , it would sink to the level of the lowest unions that there were
in the counrry , and instead of being 111 the fore front and van of civilization , become only a mere convivial association . He trusted that the convivial element would be kept up , and kept up as only Masons knew how to keep it up ; but at the same time he . hoped they would put forth the true principles which would ever illustrate Masonry , and make it , as he had said before , " a praise upon earth . "
With respect to the Temple Bar Lodge , he hoped to live to see it prosper , and adopt that noble word which they had often heard in song , " Excelsior . " Bro . Dixon , I . P . M ., in proposing " The Health of the W . M ., " said that it was a difficult matter to please everyone , and a W . M . was sorely puzzled to do it ; but as the brethren had elected Bro . Bush he ( Bro . Dixon ) thought
they would find the present W . M . a better than the last . When he arrived at the end of his year he hoped the brethren would say of him , " well and nobly done . " The W . M ., in reply , said that no Master of a lodge ever felt the responsibilities of his position more than he did . To be the first elected Master of the lodge was to him a great honour , and he felt in duty bound so to act during
his year of office that at the end of that year they should not regret the choice they had made . If , at that time , the brethren approved of his Mastership , he should consider that an ample reward for his humble services . He would as far as in him lay study the harmony and good feeling of the brethren , and , T . G . A . O . T . U . granting him health and strength , would endeavour to prevent any
passing feeling of discord or ill will which might perchance arise , which , he hoped , might be speedily scattered like the down from the thistle . Such being the case , he had no doubt that at the end of the year it would be found to be a prosperous lodge . The W . M . next proposed " The Installing Master , " whom he highly complimented on his delivery of the installation ceremony . Bro . Adamson
replied . When he joined the lodge he did it with a sincere desire to enhance its prosperity , and he was willing to contribute in any way to that prosperity . Whether in a junior or a higher office the brethren wonld always find him willing to take any position they might like to place him in . He hailed from Kent , in which province he had learned what he knew of Freemasonry , and where he had
visited something like forty lodges . He had found invariably that there was good working there , and he would never give the palm away till he found the working better elsewhere . Bios . Koulsham , Hellier , E . Barlow , and Dr . Chatterton responded to the toast of " The Visitors , " and Bro . John Dixon , in replying to the toast of " The I . P . M ., " said he was proud to have been Master of the lodge and he was proud of his officers . The lodge started last year ,
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and by its establishment Temple Bar , which was pulled down , rose Phcenix like from its ashes . He acknowledged the great assistance he had received from Bro . Adamson and the other officers . He now retired and gave up the command to Bro . Bush . It should not be his fault if the lodge did not prosper . He did not retire from the good ship , and while a timber [ remained he should stick to it .
The W . M . then proposed " The Masonic Charities , " to which Bro . James Terry replied , fully explaining the position of the three Masonic Institutions , the large number of persons they benefitted , the large amount of money it needed it to meet their requirements , and their reliance upon the Craft generally to enable them
to meet m the future the increasing demands which would be made upon them . Bros . G . Adams and Nelson Reed , replied to the toast of " The 'Treasurer and Secretary , " and the other officers replied to the toast of " The Officers of the Lodge . " The brethren who had been entertained with some excellent music and singing in the course of the evening , then separated .
BOLTON . —Anchor and Hope Lodge ( No . 37 ) . —The installation meeting ol this lodge was held in Freemasons' Hall , Church Institute , on Monday , the 6 th inst . There was a good attendance of brethren on the occasion , amongst whom were Bros . Jas . Brown , W . M . ; S . Crowther , S . W . ; J . Mills , J . W . ; G . P . Brockbank , P . P . S . G . D . ; W . Slater , P . P . S . G . D . ; R . Harwood ,
P . G . S . of W . ; Jas . Newton , Walker , Freeman , Knowles , and J . Horroi-ks , Past Masters ; Rev . J . II . Gibbons , Porteous , Garstang , Booth , Pennington , Robinson , and otheis . Visitors : —Bros . Duxburg , W . M . 146 ; Wild , P . M . 146 ; Morris , P . M . 146 ; Hough , P . M . 146 ; Greenhalgh , W . M . 1723 ; Collins , 678 ; R . Moir , Boden , and others . The lodge having been opened in tbe First Degree , and the
nunutes read and confirmed , the Secretary read the correspondence , tec . The ballot was then taken for the election of Bro . John Morris , P . M . 146 , as a joining member , the result being that he was unanimously elected . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , when the chair was assumed by Bro . James Newton , P . M ., who at once proceeded to instal Bro . Samuel Crowther , the W . M .
elect , into the chair of K . S ., according to ancient custom . The installation being completed , the W . M . appointed his officers , and they were invested by Bro . Newton , viz .: —Bros . J . Mills , S . W . ; Rooke Pennington , J . W . ; Rev . J . H . Gibbon , Chap . ; W . Slater Treas . ( elected ); J . D . Porteous ,. Sec . ; E . M . Garstang , S . D . ; John Booth , J . D . ; Robt . Harwood ,
Dir . of Cer . ; b . W . Pacey , Org . ; Jas . Robinson , I . G . ; and J . W . Roiley , Tyler . The addresses to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren were then delivered by Bro . Newton , the Installing Master . It was agreed that a Past Master ' s jewel be abtained for Bro . Brown , the Installing Master . " Hearty good wishes " were tendered by the visitors , and thebrethren adjourned to the banqueting room .
BOLTON . —Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 14 G ) . — The installation meeting of this lodge was held at the Bull's Head Inn , Bradshawgate , on Wednesday , the Sth inst . There was a numerous attendance , including Bros . John Duxbury , W . M . ; Robt . Horridge , S . W . ; Jas . Dooley , J . W . ; Thos . Glaister , P . Prov . S . G . Warden ; H . Ainsworth , Jno . Morris , Jno . Wild , Richard Hough , P . M's . ;
and other members of the lodge . The visitors were Bros . S . P . Brockbank , P . Prov . S . G . Deacon ; 'Thus . Er . twistle , P . Prov . G . Supt . of Works ; Hy . Greenwood , P . Prov . G . Pursuivant ; Saml . Crowther , W . M . 3 ;; Jas . Newton , P . M , 37 ; Jas . Richardson , W . M . 221 ; jno . Wolstenhnme , W . M . 34 8 ; Jno . Alcock , P . M . 34 S ; J . II . Greenhalgh , W . M . 1723 , & c . The lodge being opened and the
minutes read and confirmed , the chair was taken by Bro . Jno . Wild , P . M ., who proceeded to install Bro . Robt . Horridge , the W . M . elect , after which Bro Wild invested the officers for the ensuing year , viz : —Bro . Jas . Dooley , S . W . ; Wm . Cooper , J . Vf . ; Wm . Nicholson , Treas . ; M . Burgess , Sec ; Geo . Taylor , S . D . ; Richd . Duxbury , J . D . ; Jas . Heywood , Org . ; J . Galloway , I . G . ; Thos . Higson , Tyler .
Business being concluded the lodge was closed and the brethren adjourned to refreshment . In the course of the evening Bro . Thos . Glaister , P . Prov . S . G . Warden appealed to the brethren for subscriptions on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for aged Freemasons and widows , tbe result being that about . £ 22 was subscribed and placed on Bro . Glaister's list as steward for the ensuing festival of the institution .
SWANSEA . — Indefatigable Lodge ( No . 237 ) . —The installation of Bro . Thos . M'Kimm as W . M . of this lodge took place on Monday , the 13 th inst . A large number of the brethren assembled in the lodge-room , Masonic Hall , among them being the Worshi pful the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Marmaduke Tennant . There were also present Bros . Hartland , W . M ., 'Talbot
Lodge ; Jones , W . M ., Afan Lodge ; Goodfellow , W . M ., Merthyr Lodge ; J . W . Woolley , W . M ., Ogmore Lodge ; Mitchell , W . M ., Caradec Lodge ; with other representative brethren from various parts of the province and from adjoining provinces . The duties of Installing Master were performed by Bro . Canton , the Immediate Past Master of the Indefatigable Lodge , who went through the ceremony
with care and skill . The W . M . having been installed , he invested his officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bros . Simons , S . W . ; Dr . Morgan , J . W . ; Thomas Powell , Treasurer ; J . Morlase Gwynne , Secretary ; Lcworthy , S . D . ; W . H . Headdon , J . D . ; J . W . Lloyd . I . G . ; Harrup and Tuttiette , Stewards ; Bullerwell , Tyler ; George
Bradford , P . M . of the lodge , and P . Prov . Supt . Works , accepted office as Director of Ceremonies . The business being over , the lodge was closed , after which the brethren , to the number of 50 , sat down to a banquet provided at the Cameron Arms , in Bro . Clare ' s very best style of catering , and a most enjoyable Masonic evening was spent . The W . M . presided , and the Deputy Provincial Grand