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7 ZT . 5 CRAFT . ¦ METROPOLITAN * . Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 . —The meeting of this old lodge was held on Tuesday , 21 st inst ., at Bridge House Hotel , Southwark , Bro . M . E . Loewenstark , W . M ., presided . There were present Bros . G . Free , S . W . ; G . J . Grace , J . W . ; E . Harris ,
P . M ., Treas . and Sec . ; A . L . Dussek , S . D . ; S . Harman , J . D . ; Gomme , I . G . ; T . Wilkins , D . C . ; F . Walters , P . M . ; H . Moore , P . M . ; F . H . Ebsworth , P . M . ; T . J . Sabine , P . M . ; H . Keeble , Rayden , and a large number of brethren . The only work that
presented itself , was passing Bro . Hill to the second degree . A six-guinea P . M . jewel was voted to Bro . M . A . Loewenstark , W . M ., for his efficient services rendered to the lodge . Several candidates for initiation were proposed , and the lodge was closed .
Rose of Denmark Lodge , No . 975 . —This installation meeting of this lodge was held at the White Hart , Barnes , Surrey , on Friday , the 17 th inst ., Bro . C . A . Smith , W . M ., after passing Bros . Mullins , Jackson , and Edmonds , and raising Bro . Hinton , installed his successor , Bro . W . H . Barnard
in capital style , and afterwards delivered the three addresses with remarkable fluency and effect . The officers invested were Bros . S . H . Stephens , S . W . ; J . H . Tyler , J . W . ; Rev . J . S . Darvell , Chap . ; G . T . Novce , P . M ., Treas ; R . W . Little , P . M ., Sec ; H . N . Hewett , S . D . ; W . Bell , J . D . ; J . Ayles , I . G . ; S .
Farrell , W . S . The new Master then initiated two gentlemen into the Order in a very correct and impressive manner , after which the lodge was closed , and the brethren sat down to a banquet comprising all the good things of the season . All the loyal and Masonic toasts were duly proposed and honoured ,
and the new Master proved himself a worthy successor of Bro . Smith , whose services to the lodge were rewarded during the evening with a splendid P . M . ' s jewel , for which the sum often guineas had been voted from the funds . There were about
forty-five brethren present , including several visitors , Bros . L . Stean , P . M ., and F . G . Baker , P . M ., being amongst the latter . After a pleasant evening the Tyler ' s toast gave the signal for retiring from the festive scene .
Capper Lodge , No . 1076 . —This lodge held its annual meeting at the Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , on Thursday , gth inst . Bro . Joseph Gaskell , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers and P . M . ' s . After the minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed , four candidates were duly
initiated . Bro . Charles Ashdown , W . M .-elect , was presented to Bro . P . M . Sisley to receive the benefit of installation , which ceremony was proceeded with . A Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Charles Ashdown , W . M .-elect , was then installed
according to ancient custom , by Bro . P . M . Sisley , who also delivered the usual addresses . The W . M . then appointed the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . W . Brown , S . W . ; B . Brayshaw , J . W . ; John Henderson , P . M ., as Sec . ; A . Knox , S . D . ; Priestley , J . D . ; W . W . Moot
I . G . ; John Martin , W . S . ; Rhill , D . C . ; Ii . G . Park , Treas . ( re-elected ); and Allison , Tyler . They were invested by the Installing Master , Bro . Sisley , to whom a vote of thanks was recorded . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to partake of an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . Oad , to which upwards of 100 sat down . After the
cloth was withdrawn , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , and a very happy evening was spent . Amongst thc visitors present wc noticed the following : The W . M . of Lodge No . 13 ; the W . M . and S . W . of No . 700 ; the W . M . of No . 212 ; thc S . W . and J . W . of No .
1327 ; with several other brethren . Perfect Ashlar Lodge , A o . 1178 . -An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 20 th inst ., at the Gregorian Arms' Tavern , Bermondsey . Bro . G . J . Grace , W . M ., opened the lodge . There were present : Bros . J . W . Dudley , S . W . ; J . II .
Harmsworth , J . W . ; F . H . Ebsworth , P . M ., Treas . ; F . Walters , P . M ., Sec . ; J . A . Axtell , as S . D . ; T . W . Cox , J . D . ; C . Deakin , I . G . ; J . Green , I . P . M . ; W . May , A . Lewis , J . Hyde , G . Drapper , G . Mabbs , J . Wootton , G . Free , & c . The visitors were Bros . C . J . Bass ( 79 ) , E . Mallet ( 141 ) , B . J . Cole ( 871 ) , C . Sargeant ( 700 ) , A . Overton ( 1309 ) , & c . Ballots ,
taken separately , were declared to be unanimously in favour ofthe admission of Messrs . W . J . Barber , "W . Hayes , T . Pindar , J . Walter , and J . G . Tanyer . W . J . Barber , J . G . Tanyer , and W . Hayes being in attendance , were introduced separately , and duly initiated . The W . M . performed the work in an able manner . Thc lodge was then closed .
PROVINCIAL . STOCK PORT . —St . Joints Lodge No . 104 . —This > odgc held its ordinary monthly meeting on Monday last week , at the Old Admiral , Middle Hilgatc .
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The fact of Lord de Tabley , R . W . Prov . G . M . Cheshire , having signified his intention to visit the Lodge on this occasion , rendered the meeting more than' usually interesting , and there was a large attendance of brethren from Stockport and the neighbourhood . His lordship was accompanied by
the following provincial officers ; Bros . J . A . Birch , P . P . G . S . D . ; Henry Howard , P . P . G . D . ; Major Wilkinson , P . G . S . D ., and D . Smith , P . G . J . D . The lodge was opened at five o ' clock , the W . M . ' s chair being occupied by Bro . Sykes , this being the concluding meeting of his term of office . He was
supported by the following P . M . ' s of the lodge ; Bros . Jackson , Berresford , Backhouse , and Bidder ; and by the following officers : Bros . Goodacre , S . W . ; Pepper , J . W . ; Wakefield , Secretary ; Moore , Treasurer ; Collier , Organist ; Greenwood , S . D . ; Finch , J . D . ; Whittaker , I . G , ; Cooke and
Kelsall , Stewards . Shortly after the opening of the Lodge , the attendance of the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord de Tabley , was announced , and permission having been granted for his admission , his lordship entered the lodge in company with his provincial officers , and was saluted by the brethren in the distinctive
manner peculiar to his high Masonic rank . The business of the meeting was resumed , and Messrs . Isaac Housley , of Stalybridge , and W . S . Foster , of Manchester , were initiated in due form . Bro . the Rev . J . Crennell , P . M ., was by the unanimous vote of the lodge elected an honorary member ,
several of the brethren speaking in terms of high praise of the services he had rendered the Craft generally and more especially in the Stockport lodges . The election of the W . M . for the ensuing year was then proceeded with , and the choice fell by almost unanimous consent upon Bro . Goodacre ,
S . W . Bro . Moore was re-elected Treasurer ; and the W . M .-elect , having expressed his acknowledgments for the honour conferred upon him , and greetings having been received from various sister lodges , the R . W . P . G . M . retired after the customary salutation , and the lodge was closed in due
form . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment , and , after discussing a sumptuous repast , provided by Bro . Raynor , " mine host" at the Old Admiral , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toasts , which were drunk with enthusiasm . The W . M . next gave the health ofthe M . W . G . M ., the Marquis
of Ripon , and that of the M . W . D . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon . ( The toasts were heartily received and duly honoured . )—The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose was what he might justly term the toast ofthe evening . It was a toast that he was proud indeed to have the honour of
proposing on the present occasion , when they were honoured by the presence of their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ( Applause . ) He took his lordship ' s visit not only as a personal compliment to himself , for which he could not but feel extremely gratified , but also as a still greater
compliment to thc Lodge of St . John , and he was sure the members would show by the hearty manner in which they received the toast , how much they appreciated his lordship ' s kindness in visiting them that evening . ( Hear , hear . ) He had much pleasure in giving them thc health of
Lord de Tabley , thc Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire . ( The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm , the brethren saluting his lordship with " twenty and one " and three ringing cheers . )—The R . W . P . G . M ., in responding , said he thanked thc brethren from the bottom of his
heart for thc very fraternal and affectionate way in which they had been good enough to drink his health . His first duty was to " express to the Worshipful Master of the Lodge his apologies for his remissness—being an honorary member of St . John's—for not having attended thc lodge for such
a length of time . He could plead as an excuse tlie many calls upon his time , and thc many duties he had to perform both as Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire and otherwise . The last occasion on which he visited St . John's Lodge they elected him an honorary member of it , and presented him with
a jewel which he greatly prized . The recollection of that day was quite as fresh and green as ever in his memory . Times hacl changed , and circumstances were altered since the day , exactly six years ago , that he last visited St . John ' s Lodge , ancl he need not tell them how happy he was to receive the same warm welcome as he received on thc
occasion of his last visit . He still saw around him many of the old faces which he then saw . It was a source of much pleasure to him to see their faces again , and to see their numbers recruited and added to by so many other congenial spirits . It was an illustration of the immutability of the principles of Freemasonry , to find that thc same feelings which
animated the lodge at that timo animated it still . Ho found thc same hearty welcome , the same fraternal greeting , thc same harmonious working , and the same zeal in promoting the great cause of charity on which their order was founded . ( Hear , hear . ) He was very glad to find the working of the lodge in such admirable order . The P . W . M . had discharged his duties in a manner that must have
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commended itself to the admiration of his provincial officers , and there was every likelihood of his finding a worthy successor in the W . M .-elect . ( Hear , hear . ) He could only say to the lodge " Go on and prosper . " The lodge of St . John had prospered to a remarkable degree . He found it one of the most numerous lodges in his province . He would only
repeat a caution which he hoped they would not take amiss , —it was a caution he had repeated to many lodges , and one it was essential to give . It was that they would be careful not to be led away by mere numbers , but in the selection of their initiates to have regard to their correct moral bearing outside the lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) These injunctions were set forth in a letter that had been
addressed to the various lodges in the country , by the late Grand Master of England , Lord Zetland . ( Hear , hear . ) And he commended that letter to the earnest consideration of the many Past Masters and other officers he saw before him . Let them enquire particularly into the character of the
candidates for the order , and they would support the credit and status of Masonry more by so doing , and by exercising a sound discretion in the admission of candidates , than by the mere fact of having large numbers initiated in their lodges . ( Hear , hear . ) He felt it his duty to make these remarks ,
inasmuch as he knew how strong a temptation it was to a W . M . to initiate as many candidates as he could during his term of office . He thanked the brethren for the kind way in which they had drank his health , and the Stockport brethren generally , for the way in which they had gathered round him
in that ancient town . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted that when he next visited the Lodge of St . John , he might still find it prospering . He was especially glad to note that the lodge had continued to support the charities of the order . Charity was the greatest ornament in the Masonic crown .
( Hear , hear . ) He exhorted them to stand fast to the principles of their order , to abide by the ancient landmarks of brotherly love , relief , and truth , and by so doing they would sustain and keep their order in the high state it now is . ( Hear , hear . ) He begged to drink their good healths , and to
return thanks for the manner in which they had drank his own . —The W . M . proposed , as the next toast the healths ofthe D . P . G . M ., the Right Hon . G . Cornwall Legh , and the rest of the Provincial Officers . ( The toast was drunk with " three times seven . " )—Bro . Henry Howard responded , and
expressed a hope that at some future time Lord de Tabley would favour some of the other Stockport Lodges with a visit , in order that they might have some wholesome incentive to exertion , and that they might show they were not behindhand in the workings of Masonry . —Lord de Tabley proposed
the health of the W . M . in eulogistic terms . The toast was heartily received , and suitably responded to . — -Bro . Goodacre , S . W ., gave the toast of the visiting brethren , which was responded to by Bro . Major Wilkinson , P . G . S . D ., and Bro . D . Smith , P . G . J . D . —Other toasts followed , including "The
Masonic Charities , " "The Past Masters of the Lodge , " & c . The evening's enjoyment was considerably enhanced by some capital songs , and the able performances of Bro . Collier on the pianoforte . Amongst the visiting brethren were Bro . Matthews ( W . M . 993 ) , Bro . Abbey ( P . M . 993 ) ,
Bro . Guttridgc ( P . M . 1005 ) , and Bro . Provis ( P . M . 104 ) . We should not omit to state that Bro . Berrcsford , P . M ., discharged the all-important duties of D . C . throughout the evening with his accustomed felicity and success . BROMLEV , KI- . VT . — Acacia Lodsre , No . 1314
—This flourishing lodge , met at the Bell Hotel , on Tuesday , the 14 th inst ., Bro . Thomas Knott , W . M ., presided , suppportcd by Bros . R . H . Williams , S . W . ; S . Wells , J . W . ; E . Coste , P . M ., Secretary ; A . Avery , I . P . M . ; W . T . Manger , S . D . ; W . Seaman , J . D . ; F . Deering , I . G . ; J . Avery , W . S . ; W .
Wyer , D . C . The lodge was opened in thc three degrees and Bros . Boden and Kingstone were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . by thc W . M . in a very impressive manner , thc lodge was then closed . The brethren sat down to a very excellent banquet , served in Bro . Sutton's usual good style . Thc
W . M . proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , which were heartily received and ably responded to . Thc evening was enlivened by the very excellent singing of Bros . Deering , Manly , Searle , Smith , and others . The visitors present were Bros . G . A . Smith , W . M . Bcadon Lodge , 619 , W . Green , S . W .
Harrow Lodge , 1310 , Turner , Rl . Albert Lodge , Child , Jubilee Lodge , 72 , Balfour , Justice , 147 , who expressed their approbation in very flattering terms on thc working of the lodge , ancl thc hearty welcome they had received from the brethren present . Thc Tylers toast brought this pleasant meeting to a close .
l ' l 11 : following reports stand over till next week : — Craft Lodges 523 , 650 , 11 S 2 , 1326 , 1327 , 1331 , 1365 ; Chapters 27 S and 1031 ; Mark Lodge 43 ; the Ipswich Koyal Plantagenet Encampment of Knights Templar ; and the Domatic Lodge of Instruction , No . 177 ( anniversary supper ) .
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7 ZT . 5 CRAFT . ¦ METROPOLITAN * . Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 . —The meeting of this old lodge was held on Tuesday , 21 st inst ., at Bridge House Hotel , Southwark , Bro . M . E . Loewenstark , W . M ., presided . There were present Bros . G . Free , S . W . ; G . J . Grace , J . W . ; E . Harris ,
P . M ., Treas . and Sec . ; A . L . Dussek , S . D . ; S . Harman , J . D . ; Gomme , I . G . ; T . Wilkins , D . C . ; F . Walters , P . M . ; H . Moore , P . M . ; F . H . Ebsworth , P . M . ; T . J . Sabine , P . M . ; H . Keeble , Rayden , and a large number of brethren . The only work that
presented itself , was passing Bro . Hill to the second degree . A six-guinea P . M . jewel was voted to Bro . M . A . Loewenstark , W . M ., for his efficient services rendered to the lodge . Several candidates for initiation were proposed , and the lodge was closed .
Rose of Denmark Lodge , No . 975 . —This installation meeting of this lodge was held at the White Hart , Barnes , Surrey , on Friday , the 17 th inst ., Bro . C . A . Smith , W . M ., after passing Bros . Mullins , Jackson , and Edmonds , and raising Bro . Hinton , installed his successor , Bro . W . H . Barnard
in capital style , and afterwards delivered the three addresses with remarkable fluency and effect . The officers invested were Bros . S . H . Stephens , S . W . ; J . H . Tyler , J . W . ; Rev . J . S . Darvell , Chap . ; G . T . Novce , P . M ., Treas ; R . W . Little , P . M ., Sec ; H . N . Hewett , S . D . ; W . Bell , J . D . ; J . Ayles , I . G . ; S .
Farrell , W . S . The new Master then initiated two gentlemen into the Order in a very correct and impressive manner , after which the lodge was closed , and the brethren sat down to a banquet comprising all the good things of the season . All the loyal and Masonic toasts were duly proposed and honoured ,
and the new Master proved himself a worthy successor of Bro . Smith , whose services to the lodge were rewarded during the evening with a splendid P . M . ' s jewel , for which the sum often guineas had been voted from the funds . There were about
forty-five brethren present , including several visitors , Bros . L . Stean , P . M ., and F . G . Baker , P . M ., being amongst the latter . After a pleasant evening the Tyler ' s toast gave the signal for retiring from the festive scene .
Capper Lodge , No . 1076 . —This lodge held its annual meeting at the Marine Hotel , Victoria Docks , on Thursday , gth inst . Bro . Joseph Gaskell , W . M ., presided , supported by his officers and P . M . ' s . After the minutes of the former meeting were read and confirmed , four candidates were duly
initiated . Bro . Charles Ashdown , W . M .-elect , was presented to Bro . P . M . Sisley to receive the benefit of installation , which ceremony was proceeded with . A Board of Installed Masters was formed , and Bro . Charles Ashdown , W . M .-elect , was then installed
according to ancient custom , by Bro . P . M . Sisley , who also delivered the usual addresses . The W . M . then appointed the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . W . Brown , S . W . ; B . Brayshaw , J . W . ; John Henderson , P . M ., as Sec . ; A . Knox , S . D . ; Priestley , J . D . ; W . W . Moot
I . G . ; John Martin , W . S . ; Rhill , D . C . ; Ii . G . Park , Treas . ( re-elected ); and Allison , Tyler . They were invested by the Installing Master , Bro . Sisley , to whom a vote of thanks was recorded . The lodge was closed , and the brethren adjourned to partake of an excellent banquet , provided by Bro . Oad , to which upwards of 100 sat down . After the
cloth was withdrawn , the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to , and a very happy evening was spent . Amongst thc visitors present wc noticed the following : The W . M . of Lodge No . 13 ; the W . M . and S . W . of No . 700 ; the W . M . of No . 212 ; thc S . W . and J . W . of No .
1327 ; with several other brethren . Perfect Ashlar Lodge , A o . 1178 . -An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the 20 th inst ., at the Gregorian Arms' Tavern , Bermondsey . Bro . G . J . Grace , W . M ., opened the lodge . There were present : Bros . J . W . Dudley , S . W . ; J . II .
Harmsworth , J . W . ; F . H . Ebsworth , P . M ., Treas . ; F . Walters , P . M ., Sec . ; J . A . Axtell , as S . D . ; T . W . Cox , J . D . ; C . Deakin , I . G . ; J . Green , I . P . M . ; W . May , A . Lewis , J . Hyde , G . Drapper , G . Mabbs , J . Wootton , G . Free , & c . The visitors were Bros . C . J . Bass ( 79 ) , E . Mallet ( 141 ) , B . J . Cole ( 871 ) , C . Sargeant ( 700 ) , A . Overton ( 1309 ) , & c . Ballots ,
taken separately , were declared to be unanimously in favour ofthe admission of Messrs . W . J . Barber , "W . Hayes , T . Pindar , J . Walter , and J . G . Tanyer . W . J . Barber , J . G . Tanyer , and W . Hayes being in attendance , were introduced separately , and duly initiated . The W . M . performed the work in an able manner . Thc lodge was then closed .
PROVINCIAL . STOCK PORT . —St . Joints Lodge No . 104 . —This > odgc held its ordinary monthly meeting on Monday last week , at the Old Admiral , Middle Hilgatc .
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The fact of Lord de Tabley , R . W . Prov . G . M . Cheshire , having signified his intention to visit the Lodge on this occasion , rendered the meeting more than' usually interesting , and there was a large attendance of brethren from Stockport and the neighbourhood . His lordship was accompanied by
the following provincial officers ; Bros . J . A . Birch , P . P . G . S . D . ; Henry Howard , P . P . G . D . ; Major Wilkinson , P . G . S . D ., and D . Smith , P . G . J . D . The lodge was opened at five o ' clock , the W . M . ' s chair being occupied by Bro . Sykes , this being the concluding meeting of his term of office . He was
supported by the following P . M . ' s of the lodge ; Bros . Jackson , Berresford , Backhouse , and Bidder ; and by the following officers : Bros . Goodacre , S . W . ; Pepper , J . W . ; Wakefield , Secretary ; Moore , Treasurer ; Collier , Organist ; Greenwood , S . D . ; Finch , J . D . ; Whittaker , I . G , ; Cooke and
Kelsall , Stewards . Shortly after the opening of the Lodge , the attendance of the R . W . P . G . M ., Lord de Tabley , was announced , and permission having been granted for his admission , his lordship entered the lodge in company with his provincial officers , and was saluted by the brethren in the distinctive
manner peculiar to his high Masonic rank . The business of the meeting was resumed , and Messrs . Isaac Housley , of Stalybridge , and W . S . Foster , of Manchester , were initiated in due form . Bro . the Rev . J . Crennell , P . M ., was by the unanimous vote of the lodge elected an honorary member ,
several of the brethren speaking in terms of high praise of the services he had rendered the Craft generally and more especially in the Stockport lodges . The election of the W . M . for the ensuing year was then proceeded with , and the choice fell by almost unanimous consent upon Bro . Goodacre ,
S . W . Bro . Moore was re-elected Treasurer ; and the W . M .-elect , having expressed his acknowledgments for the honour conferred upon him , and greetings having been received from various sister lodges , the R . W . P . G . M . retired after the customary salutation , and the lodge was closed in due
form . The brethren then adjourned to refreshment , and , after discussing a sumptuous repast , provided by Bro . Raynor , " mine host" at the Old Admiral , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toasts , which were drunk with enthusiasm . The W . M . next gave the health ofthe M . W . G . M ., the Marquis
of Ripon , and that of the M . W . D . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon . ( The toasts were heartily received and duly honoured . )—The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose was what he might justly term the toast ofthe evening . It was a toast that he was proud indeed to have the honour of
proposing on the present occasion , when they were honoured by the presence of their Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master . ( Applause . ) He took his lordship ' s visit not only as a personal compliment to himself , for which he could not but feel extremely gratified , but also as a still greater
compliment to thc Lodge of St . John , and he was sure the members would show by the hearty manner in which they received the toast , how much they appreciated his lordship ' s kindness in visiting them that evening . ( Hear , hear . ) He had much pleasure in giving them thc health of
Lord de Tabley , thc Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire . ( The toast was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm , the brethren saluting his lordship with " twenty and one " and three ringing cheers . )—The R . W . P . G . M ., in responding , said he thanked thc brethren from the bottom of his
heart for thc very fraternal and affectionate way in which they had been good enough to drink his health . His first duty was to " express to the Worshipful Master of the Lodge his apologies for his remissness—being an honorary member of St . John's—for not having attended thc lodge for such
a length of time . He could plead as an excuse tlie many calls upon his time , and thc many duties he had to perform both as Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire and otherwise . The last occasion on which he visited St . John's Lodge they elected him an honorary member of it , and presented him with
a jewel which he greatly prized . The recollection of that day was quite as fresh and green as ever in his memory . Times hacl changed , and circumstances were altered since the day , exactly six years ago , that he last visited St . John ' s Lodge , ancl he need not tell them how happy he was to receive the same warm welcome as he received on thc
occasion of his last visit . He still saw around him many of the old faces which he then saw . It was a source of much pleasure to him to see their faces again , and to see their numbers recruited and added to by so many other congenial spirits . It was an illustration of the immutability of the principles of Freemasonry , to find that thc same feelings which
animated the lodge at that timo animated it still . Ho found thc same hearty welcome , the same fraternal greeting , thc same harmonious working , and the same zeal in promoting the great cause of charity on which their order was founded . ( Hear , hear . ) He was very glad to find the working of the lodge in such admirable order . The P . W . M . had discharged his duties in a manner that must have
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commended itself to the admiration of his provincial officers , and there was every likelihood of his finding a worthy successor in the W . M .-elect . ( Hear , hear . ) He could only say to the lodge " Go on and prosper . " The lodge of St . John had prospered to a remarkable degree . He found it one of the most numerous lodges in his province . He would only
repeat a caution which he hoped they would not take amiss , —it was a caution he had repeated to many lodges , and one it was essential to give . It was that they would be careful not to be led away by mere numbers , but in the selection of their initiates to have regard to their correct moral bearing outside the lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) These injunctions were set forth in a letter that had been
addressed to the various lodges in the country , by the late Grand Master of England , Lord Zetland . ( Hear , hear . ) And he commended that letter to the earnest consideration of the many Past Masters and other officers he saw before him . Let them enquire particularly into the character of the
candidates for the order , and they would support the credit and status of Masonry more by so doing , and by exercising a sound discretion in the admission of candidates , than by the mere fact of having large numbers initiated in their lodges . ( Hear , hear . ) He felt it his duty to make these remarks ,
inasmuch as he knew how strong a temptation it was to a W . M . to initiate as many candidates as he could during his term of office . He thanked the brethren for the kind way in which they had drank his health , and the Stockport brethren generally , for the way in which they had gathered round him
in that ancient town . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted that when he next visited the Lodge of St . John , he might still find it prospering . He was especially glad to note that the lodge had continued to support the charities of the order . Charity was the greatest ornament in the Masonic crown .
( Hear , hear . ) He exhorted them to stand fast to the principles of their order , to abide by the ancient landmarks of brotherly love , relief , and truth , and by so doing they would sustain and keep their order in the high state it now is . ( Hear , hear . ) He begged to drink their good healths , and to
return thanks for the manner in which they had drank his own . —The W . M . proposed , as the next toast the healths ofthe D . P . G . M ., the Right Hon . G . Cornwall Legh , and the rest of the Provincial Officers . ( The toast was drunk with " three times seven . " )—Bro . Henry Howard responded , and
expressed a hope that at some future time Lord de Tabley would favour some of the other Stockport Lodges with a visit , in order that they might have some wholesome incentive to exertion , and that they might show they were not behindhand in the workings of Masonry . —Lord de Tabley proposed
the health of the W . M . in eulogistic terms . The toast was heartily received , and suitably responded to . — -Bro . Goodacre , S . W ., gave the toast of the visiting brethren , which was responded to by Bro . Major Wilkinson , P . G . S . D ., and Bro . D . Smith , P . G . J . D . —Other toasts followed , including "The
Masonic Charities , " "The Past Masters of the Lodge , " & c . The evening's enjoyment was considerably enhanced by some capital songs , and the able performances of Bro . Collier on the pianoforte . Amongst the visiting brethren were Bro . Matthews ( W . M . 993 ) , Bro . Abbey ( P . M . 993 ) ,
Bro . Guttridgc ( P . M . 1005 ) , and Bro . Provis ( P . M . 104 ) . We should not omit to state that Bro . Berrcsford , P . M ., discharged the all-important duties of D . C . throughout the evening with his accustomed felicity and success . BROMLEV , KI- . VT . — Acacia Lodsre , No . 1314
—This flourishing lodge , met at the Bell Hotel , on Tuesday , the 14 th inst ., Bro . Thomas Knott , W . M ., presided , suppportcd by Bros . R . H . Williams , S . W . ; S . Wells , J . W . ; E . Coste , P . M ., Secretary ; A . Avery , I . P . M . ; W . T . Manger , S . D . ; W . Seaman , J . D . ; F . Deering , I . G . ; J . Avery , W . S . ; W .
Wyer , D . C . The lodge was opened in thc three degrees and Bros . Boden and Kingstone were raised to the sublime degree of M . M . by thc W . M . in a very impressive manner , thc lodge was then closed . The brethren sat down to a very excellent banquet , served in Bro . Sutton's usual good style . Thc
W . M . proposed the usual loyal and Masonic toasts , which were heartily received and ably responded to . Thc evening was enlivened by the very excellent singing of Bros . Deering , Manly , Searle , Smith , and others . The visitors present were Bros . G . A . Smith , W . M . Bcadon Lodge , 619 , W . Green , S . W .
Harrow Lodge , 1310 , Turner , Rl . Albert Lodge , Child , Jubilee Lodge , 72 , Balfour , Justice , 147 , who expressed their approbation in very flattering terms on thc working of the lodge , ancl thc hearty welcome they had received from the brethren present . Thc Tylers toast brought this pleasant meeting to a close .
l ' l 11 : following reports stand over till next week : — Craft Lodges 523 , 650 , 11 S 2 , 1326 , 1327 , 1331 , 1365 ; Chapters 27 S and 1031 ; Mark Lodge 43 ; the Ipswich Koyal Plantagenet Encampment of Knights Templar ; and the Domatic Lodge of Instruction , No . 177 ( anniversary supper ) .