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Consecration Of The St. Chads (Mark) Lodge, No. 374, West Yorkshire.
f a new Mark Lodge , that some few words should be said in reference to ur Order , and also as an encouragement to those who have undertaken the task of promoting its foundation . I should , however , in the first place , like to say a few words of congratulation to my old friend Bro . Dr . Smyth , jylark Mason of 35 years standing , on the choice made in selecting him
as the first Master , an honour not sought by him , and only accepted after mature consideration and consultation with his friends , and also that the name the new lodge bears will for ever perpetuate not only his sacred calling but also the place where his ministerial work more particularly lies . We have seen in the ceremony that we have this evening witnessed one peculiar
teaching of the Mark Degree , the candidate going forth in the enthusiasm of his work , exercising his skill and ingenuity , carefully preparing his work , and presenting it ,-when to his sorrow and confusion he finds it rejected and thrown over among the rubbish as useless . Mark Masonry has existed for years . Its friends have worked and toiled hard in its behalf , but ever it
has been rejected , cast aside as useless , or as being no integral part of Masonry , yet when the time came it was found to contain , as it were the connecting link , to compress and cement the whole fabric of Masonry in one firm and solid whole . Again , we find in our daily intercourse in life , that there are some men who are steadily walking on , persuing their way quietly
and inoffensively , the world watches them , pities them , and even holds them lip to ridicule , yet the time eomes when some more important work is required to be done , when some true philanthropist is needed to take the head , and he is found amongst those who previously have been held up as spending useless lives , although they may have been gradually training for the special
work required of them . Mark Masonry teaches us not to be discouraged by want of success . We have all our allotted task to fulfil , and whatever may be our lot , whether great or insignificant , whether in the front or in the rear , we have our special work to do ; our works , words , and actions , may be all misunderstood , improper motives may be attributed to us , yet in steadily
pursuing our way , and although we may in the moment of dissppointment exclaim " My labour is lost , " yet it is not so , and in due time , if we faint not , we shall reap our reward , and exclaim with the Craftsmen of old "Thanks be to God , I have my reward . " In the Degree the advantage of education and refinement are forcibly impressed upon our minds , and it
has not been unaptly termed the degree of uprightness . The upright man I What a flood of thought those words bring to our recollection . Who can properly estimate the upright man ; a man who always acts upon the
square ; one who always tninks of the wants . of others before his own ; wherever sorrow or suffering is to be found there we find him doing to others as he would have others do to him ; dealing fairly with all men . In the words of one well known to us . He is "One to whom the burdened
heart may pour forth its sorrows , to whom distress may prefer its suit , whose head is guided by justice , and his heart expanded by benevolence . " As in the Craft the square teaches us morality and justice , the level equality , and the plumb-line integrity . So in Mark Masonry do the various symbols
used convey to us moral lessons . The hour-glass reminds us that life is quickly passing away , and teaches us to improve the remaining portions of our life . The rope and anchor remind us of a well-spent life , and teach us to look forward to that time when we shall be safely anchored in the peaceful haven
Where the wicked ceased from troubling And the weary are at rest . The axe teaches us to avoid the danger of indulging in deception and of attempting fraud ; to act openly with our fellow men , so that with minds conscious of right we can work forward void of offence to God and man .
the All-seeing eye remind us of the vigilance and unceasing watchfulness of the G . O . O . T . W . which teaches us to take heed of our steps , to be cautious in our demeanour , to avoid offending with the tongue , and so to direct our conduct in every relation of life as to give evidence that we are conscious of the care of the G . O . O . T . W . The lodge was then solemnly consecrated in ancient form .
Ihe P . G . M . then installed the W . M . nominate , V . W . Bro . Rev . Thos . Cartwri ght Smyth , Vicar of St . Chads , Headlingley , into the chair of A ., there being 17 installed Masters present . He aftewards invested Bro . Dr . Hollingsworth , S . W . ; Bro . Dr . McGill , J . W . The other officers having been duly invested the lodge was duly closed .
Consecration Of The Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter.
CONSECRATION OF THE ADONIRAM ROSE CROIX CHAPTER .
The consecration of the Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter , under the authority of the Supreme Council , 33 , took place at the Masonic Hall , * - - Red Lion-square , on Friday , the nth inst . The following members of
ihe Supreme Council were present ; Capt . N . G . Philips , Most Illustrious ¦ eutenant G . Commander ; Major-General Clerk , G . Treasurer General ; •D . Sandeman , G . Secretary General ; General Brownrigg , G . Prior ; L ° l . A . W . Adair , G . C . of Gds . ; and Major G . Lambert . There were also
Present Rev . T . W . Lemon , 31 ; W . M . Bywater , 31 ; Sir Love Jones ^ y , Bart ., Col . W . Newton , R . Loveland ' Loveland , 31 ° ; George Kenning , 2 o ° ; Capt . R . F . Castellari , 30 ; A . F . Godson , M . P ., 32 ; JV M . Broadley , iS ° ; Augustus Harris , 18 ; G . Graveley , L . Steele , '•' -ovegrove , Dr . G . Mickley , G . P . Festa , Capt . S . G . Kirchhoffer , 32 ; *¦ J- Moore , Rev . J . Cochrane , Col . C . Bignold , 18 ; W . Lake , 18 ; and •Davison .
teeJ aCtmg M > P - - Commander , III . Bro . H . D . Sandeman , then proaft l . ° ° P Supreme Council Chapter Rose Croix in ancient form , er which the ballot was taken for the candidates as enumerated on the
an ° convening the convocation , which in each case proved unanimous , rec •following brethren , being in attendance , were duly perfected and eived into the Order -. B . R . Bryant , W . Vincent , J . Taylor , J . Main-Wailn g- M . Mildred , and J . Terry .
Consecration Of The Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter.
Ihe M . Ill , Lieut . Grand Commander then proceeded to consecrate the chapter , and having addressed the illustrious and perfected brethren present , called on Bro . Col . Somerville Burney to read the warrant granted by the Supreme Council , 33 . After the completion of the ceremony of
consecration , III . Bro . H . D . SANDEMAN , G . Sec . Gen ., 33 , announced that , owing to unavoidable circumstances , 111 . Bro . Lord Henniker , M . W . S . designate , was not present , and that 111 . Bro . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . for Hants and Isle of Wight , had accepted the position of M . W . Sovereign , and he was duly installed by the Grand Secretary General , 33 .
The Treasurer and Equerries of the chapter having been duly elected , the following brethren were appointed as officers of the chapter by the newly-installed M . W . S . Bros . Robert Berridge , ist Gen .,- James Moon , 2 nd Gen . ; A . Williams , Treas . ; A . Tisley , G . Marshal ; C . F . Matier , 33 ° , Recorder ; E . M . Lott , 30 , Org . ; G . Cooper , ist Herald ; C- H . Driver , D . of C . j G . Austin , G . Equerry .
The M . W . SOVEREIGN thanked the brethren present for the honour they had done him . He had no idea when he entered the room that the office would be conferred on him , and he asked their indulgence in an office for which he had not hitherto qualified himself . The Acting M . P . S . G . COMMANDER then addressed the officers as to their duties .
The M . W . S . proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the Supreme Council , 33 , for attending on that occasion . He said that amongst their important duties not the least was that of consecrating a new chapter , and they offered them their thanks . He iurther proposed that the consecrating officers be elected honorary members of the chapter . The Lieut . Grand COMMANDER acknowledged the compliment .
Ihe chapter was then closed , and the illustrious excellent and perfect brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Holborn Restaurant under the presidency of the M . W . S ., at which nearly all the brethren sat down . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and the Most Illustrious Lieut . Grand Commander Captain PHILIPS , in responding to
that part of the toast referring to the Supreme Council , said it gave the members great pleasure to take part in the witnessing into this world of a new chapter . He regretted the absence of the Earl of Lathom whom he had hoped would have been present . The chapter should , he said , under .. the able auspices of those who- had launched it , be second to none
on the roll of the Supreme Council . The Most Wise Sovereign had been good enough to refer 10 the work of the Supreme Council . There were always six or seven present every Wednesday and the time they devoted to the work of the Order , was freely given without fee or reward of any kind . Before sitting down he desired to propose " Thc Health of the M . W . S . '' In the Craft Bro . Beach was the Provincial Grand
Master of Hampshire , and the Isle of Wight . In the Mark Degree he had been Grand Master . He frequently presided at Grand Lodge , and had filled many important offices . They had especially to thank him that evening for undertaking the duties which Lord Henniker had been prevented from doing , and he felt sure that under the rule of Bro . Beach the Adoniram Chapter would prosper .
The M . W . S . thanked the proposer of the toast for his kind words . It gave him , he said , great pleasure and pride to preside over them , but if there ever was a case of blushing honours being thrust on one , it was in that instance , but he could not refuse his old friends , and he had stepped
into the gap without hesitation . It was true he had served many offices in Freemasonry , and he had done his best to discharge those offices efficiently , but in this case he was totally ignorant of his duties , and he had to appeal to their indulgence . With the assistance , however , of the officers , he would do his best to sustain the reputation of the new chapter .
The toast of " The Visitors , " was next given and responded to by III . Bro . GODSON , M . P ., 32 , and 111 . Bro . LEMON , 31 . 111 . Bro . SANDEMAN then said that he had the honour of proposing the toast of " The Candidates , " whom he had had the piivilege of perlecting in that Degree . He would like to say in reference to the Supreme Council ,
that there were six present at the consecration , which showed the great interest they took in the new chapter . The threeabsent were Bros . Lord Lathom , Lord Limerick , and J . M . P . Montagu . The two former were kept away by a political engagement , and the latter was abroad , thus accounting for all the nine . The work of the Supreme Council was very heavy j they had a large
number of chapters abroad which entailed correspondence in all languages . Col . Clerke would tell them that they had letters from every country under the sun . They were , he was happy to say , working in amity all over the globe . Bro . Sandeman , in conclusion , referred to the tact that Bro . Beach Wis to
preside at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution on the 22 nd inst ., of which one of the candidates—Bro . Terry—was the Secretary , and they could not pay a better compliment to the M . W . S . and the candidate , than by placing any five pound notes they had to spare on his list .
The M . W . S . then proposed " The Health of the Officers , " and coupled the toast with the names ot III . Bro . Berridge , ist General , and 111 . Bro . Matier , Recorder . Bro . BERRIDGE , in reply , expressed his thanks , and said he considered it
a great privilege to be appointed as the ist General of that chapter . It had been said by Bro . Sandeman that the Supreme Council looked for good work from the Adoniram Chapter ; he sincerely trusted that they would fulfil all the expectations that had been formed of them .
111 . Bro . MATIER said that he felt proud that their services had met with reward . They were fully alive to the responsibilities and duties of the several offices they had undertaken . The other toasts were duly acknowledged , and the company soon after separated .
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Consecration Of The St. Chads (Mark) Lodge, No. 374, West Yorkshire.
f a new Mark Lodge , that some few words should be said in reference to ur Order , and also as an encouragement to those who have undertaken the task of promoting its foundation . I should , however , in the first place , like to say a few words of congratulation to my old friend Bro . Dr . Smyth , jylark Mason of 35 years standing , on the choice made in selecting him
as the first Master , an honour not sought by him , and only accepted after mature consideration and consultation with his friends , and also that the name the new lodge bears will for ever perpetuate not only his sacred calling but also the place where his ministerial work more particularly lies . We have seen in the ceremony that we have this evening witnessed one peculiar
teaching of the Mark Degree , the candidate going forth in the enthusiasm of his work , exercising his skill and ingenuity , carefully preparing his work , and presenting it ,-when to his sorrow and confusion he finds it rejected and thrown over among the rubbish as useless . Mark Masonry has existed for years . Its friends have worked and toiled hard in its behalf , but ever it
has been rejected , cast aside as useless , or as being no integral part of Masonry , yet when the time came it was found to contain , as it were the connecting link , to compress and cement the whole fabric of Masonry in one firm and solid whole . Again , we find in our daily intercourse in life , that there are some men who are steadily walking on , persuing their way quietly
and inoffensively , the world watches them , pities them , and even holds them lip to ridicule , yet the time eomes when some more important work is required to be done , when some true philanthropist is needed to take the head , and he is found amongst those who previously have been held up as spending useless lives , although they may have been gradually training for the special
work required of them . Mark Masonry teaches us not to be discouraged by want of success . We have all our allotted task to fulfil , and whatever may be our lot , whether great or insignificant , whether in the front or in the rear , we have our special work to do ; our works , words , and actions , may be all misunderstood , improper motives may be attributed to us , yet in steadily
pursuing our way , and although we may in the moment of dissppointment exclaim " My labour is lost , " yet it is not so , and in due time , if we faint not , we shall reap our reward , and exclaim with the Craftsmen of old "Thanks be to God , I have my reward . " In the Degree the advantage of education and refinement are forcibly impressed upon our minds , and it
has not been unaptly termed the degree of uprightness . The upright man I What a flood of thought those words bring to our recollection . Who can properly estimate the upright man ; a man who always acts upon the
square ; one who always tninks of the wants . of others before his own ; wherever sorrow or suffering is to be found there we find him doing to others as he would have others do to him ; dealing fairly with all men . In the words of one well known to us . He is "One to whom the burdened
heart may pour forth its sorrows , to whom distress may prefer its suit , whose head is guided by justice , and his heart expanded by benevolence . " As in the Craft the square teaches us morality and justice , the level equality , and the plumb-line integrity . So in Mark Masonry do the various symbols
used convey to us moral lessons . The hour-glass reminds us that life is quickly passing away , and teaches us to improve the remaining portions of our life . The rope and anchor remind us of a well-spent life , and teach us to look forward to that time when we shall be safely anchored in the peaceful haven
Where the wicked ceased from troubling And the weary are at rest . The axe teaches us to avoid the danger of indulging in deception and of attempting fraud ; to act openly with our fellow men , so that with minds conscious of right we can work forward void of offence to God and man .
the All-seeing eye remind us of the vigilance and unceasing watchfulness of the G . O . O . T . W . which teaches us to take heed of our steps , to be cautious in our demeanour , to avoid offending with the tongue , and so to direct our conduct in every relation of life as to give evidence that we are conscious of the care of the G . O . O . T . W . The lodge was then solemnly consecrated in ancient form .
Ihe P . G . M . then installed the W . M . nominate , V . W . Bro . Rev . Thos . Cartwri ght Smyth , Vicar of St . Chads , Headlingley , into the chair of A ., there being 17 installed Masters present . He aftewards invested Bro . Dr . Hollingsworth , S . W . ; Bro . Dr . McGill , J . W . The other officers having been duly invested the lodge was duly closed .
Consecration Of The Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter.
CONSECRATION OF THE ADONIRAM ROSE CROIX CHAPTER .
The consecration of the Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter , under the authority of the Supreme Council , 33 , took place at the Masonic Hall , * - - Red Lion-square , on Friday , the nth inst . The following members of
ihe Supreme Council were present ; Capt . N . G . Philips , Most Illustrious ¦ eutenant G . Commander ; Major-General Clerk , G . Treasurer General ; •D . Sandeman , G . Secretary General ; General Brownrigg , G . Prior ; L ° l . A . W . Adair , G . C . of Gds . ; and Major G . Lambert . There were also
Present Rev . T . W . Lemon , 31 ; W . M . Bywater , 31 ; Sir Love Jones ^ y , Bart ., Col . W . Newton , R . Loveland ' Loveland , 31 ° ; George Kenning , 2 o ° ; Capt . R . F . Castellari , 30 ; A . F . Godson , M . P ., 32 ; JV M . Broadley , iS ° ; Augustus Harris , 18 ; G . Graveley , L . Steele , '•' -ovegrove , Dr . G . Mickley , G . P . Festa , Capt . S . G . Kirchhoffer , 32 ; *¦ J- Moore , Rev . J . Cochrane , Col . C . Bignold , 18 ; W . Lake , 18 ; and •Davison .
teeJ aCtmg M > P - - Commander , III . Bro . H . D . Sandeman , then proaft l . ° ° P Supreme Council Chapter Rose Croix in ancient form , er which the ballot was taken for the candidates as enumerated on the
an ° convening the convocation , which in each case proved unanimous , rec •following brethren , being in attendance , were duly perfected and eived into the Order -. B . R . Bryant , W . Vincent , J . Taylor , J . Main-Wailn g- M . Mildred , and J . Terry .
Consecration Of The Adoniram Rose Croix Chapter.
Ihe M . Ill , Lieut . Grand Commander then proceeded to consecrate the chapter , and having addressed the illustrious and perfected brethren present , called on Bro . Col . Somerville Burney to read the warrant granted by the Supreme Council , 33 . After the completion of the ceremony of
consecration , III . Bro . H . D . SANDEMAN , G . Sec . Gen ., 33 , announced that , owing to unavoidable circumstances , 111 . Bro . Lord Henniker , M . W . S . designate , was not present , and that 111 . Bro . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G . M . for Hants and Isle of Wight , had accepted the position of M . W . Sovereign , and he was duly installed by the Grand Secretary General , 33 .
The Treasurer and Equerries of the chapter having been duly elected , the following brethren were appointed as officers of the chapter by the newly-installed M . W . S . Bros . Robert Berridge , ist Gen .,- James Moon , 2 nd Gen . ; A . Williams , Treas . ; A . Tisley , G . Marshal ; C . F . Matier , 33 ° , Recorder ; E . M . Lott , 30 , Org . ; G . Cooper , ist Herald ; C- H . Driver , D . of C . j G . Austin , G . Equerry .
The M . W . SOVEREIGN thanked the brethren present for the honour they had done him . He had no idea when he entered the room that the office would be conferred on him , and he asked their indulgence in an office for which he had not hitherto qualified himself . The Acting M . P . S . G . COMMANDER then addressed the officers as to their duties .
The M . W . S . proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the Supreme Council , 33 , for attending on that occasion . He said that amongst their important duties not the least was that of consecrating a new chapter , and they offered them their thanks . He iurther proposed that the consecrating officers be elected honorary members of the chapter . The Lieut . Grand COMMANDER acknowledged the compliment .
Ihe chapter was then closed , and the illustrious excellent and perfect brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Holborn Restaurant under the presidency of the M . W . S ., at which nearly all the brethren sat down . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were duly honoured , and the Most Illustrious Lieut . Grand Commander Captain PHILIPS , in responding to
that part of the toast referring to the Supreme Council , said it gave the members great pleasure to take part in the witnessing into this world of a new chapter . He regretted the absence of the Earl of Lathom whom he had hoped would have been present . The chapter should , he said , under .. the able auspices of those who- had launched it , be second to none
on the roll of the Supreme Council . The Most Wise Sovereign had been good enough to refer 10 the work of the Supreme Council . There were always six or seven present every Wednesday and the time they devoted to the work of the Order , was freely given without fee or reward of any kind . Before sitting down he desired to propose " Thc Health of the M . W . S . '' In the Craft Bro . Beach was the Provincial Grand
Master of Hampshire , and the Isle of Wight . In the Mark Degree he had been Grand Master . He frequently presided at Grand Lodge , and had filled many important offices . They had especially to thank him that evening for undertaking the duties which Lord Henniker had been prevented from doing , and he felt sure that under the rule of Bro . Beach the Adoniram Chapter would prosper .
The M . W . S . thanked the proposer of the toast for his kind words . It gave him , he said , great pleasure and pride to preside over them , but if there ever was a case of blushing honours being thrust on one , it was in that instance , but he could not refuse his old friends , and he had stepped
into the gap without hesitation . It was true he had served many offices in Freemasonry , and he had done his best to discharge those offices efficiently , but in this case he was totally ignorant of his duties , and he had to appeal to their indulgence . With the assistance , however , of the officers , he would do his best to sustain the reputation of the new chapter .
The toast of " The Visitors , " was next given and responded to by III . Bro . GODSON , M . P ., 32 , and 111 . Bro . LEMON , 31 . 111 . Bro . SANDEMAN then said that he had the honour of proposing the toast of " The Candidates , " whom he had had the piivilege of perlecting in that Degree . He would like to say in reference to the Supreme Council ,
that there were six present at the consecration , which showed the great interest they took in the new chapter . The threeabsent were Bros . Lord Lathom , Lord Limerick , and J . M . P . Montagu . The two former were kept away by a political engagement , and the latter was abroad , thus accounting for all the nine . The work of the Supreme Council was very heavy j they had a large
number of chapters abroad which entailed correspondence in all languages . Col . Clerke would tell them that they had letters from every country under the sun . They were , he was happy to say , working in amity all over the globe . Bro . Sandeman , in conclusion , referred to the tact that Bro . Beach Wis to
preside at the Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution on the 22 nd inst ., of which one of the candidates—Bro . Terry—was the Secretary , and they could not pay a better compliment to the M . W . S . and the candidate , than by placing any five pound notes they had to spare on his list .
The M . W . S . then proposed " The Health of the Officers , " and coupled the toast with the names ot III . Bro . Berridge , ist General , and 111 . Bro . Matier , Recorder . Bro . BERRIDGE , in reply , expressed his thanks , and said he considered it
a great privilege to be appointed as the ist General of that chapter . It had been said by Bro . Sandeman that the Supreme Council looked for good work from the Adoniram Chapter ; he sincerely trusted that they would fulfil all the expectations that had been formed of them .
111 . Bro . MATIER said that he felt proud that their services had met with reward . They were fully alive to the responsibilities and duties of the several offices they had undertaken . The other toasts were duly acknowledged , and the company soon after separated .