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Consecration Of A New Mark Lodge In Liverpool.
were saluted according to their rank . Amongst those present were Bros . W . Romaine Callender , Prov . G . M . M ., Lancashire ; Geo . Mellor , Prov . G . G . W . ; Jno . Duffield , Prov . G . Treas . ; Jno . Chadwick , Prov . G . Sec . ; T . J . Lancashire , Prov . J . O . j W . G . Alpass , Prov . M . O . ; W . O . Walker ,
P . Prov . G . M . O . ; Thos . Morris , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; Jno . Brandwood , Prov . G . Standard Bearer ; W . H . Prince , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; J : Hamer , Past G . M . O . and Prov . G . M . O . ; W . J . Lunt , Past G . S . of Works ; J . Kellet Smith , Grand Sword Bearer ; Chas . Leedham , Past G .
Steward ; Thomas Ashmore , W . M . 65 ; W . Shortis , M . O . 65 ; C . H . Hill , R . O . F . M . 65 ; John Heyes , S . 65 ; J . Sillitoe , joppa Lodge 11 ; J . C . Lunt , "W . M . Designate ; Thos . Chesworth , S . W . Designate ; Robt . Cain , J . W . Designate ; Jesse Banning , P . Armstrong , Wm . Divelly ,
Rev . Dr . Hyde , G . E . Hanmer , Wm . G . Barker , H . Jackson , and others . Bro . J . C . Lunt , W . M . designate , explained the reason why a warrant for the new lodge had been applied for , and pointed out the advantages which it was hoped would accrue therefrom to
Mark Masonry . Bro . Chadwick , P . G . Sec , then read the ¦ warrant , and the members expressed their approval of the ' officers named therein . The R . W . P . G . M . M . then proceeded to consecrate and dedicate the Walton Mark Lodge No . 161 , E . C , according to ancient usoge and
custom Bro . J . K . Smith , Grand S . B ., then presented Bro . J . C Lunt to the R . W . P . G . M . M . for the benefit of installation as the first W . M . of the
new lodge . A board of installed Masters was declared open , when Bro . Lunt was regularly installed , and on the readmission of the brethren they saluted him with the honours due to his rank .
The W . M . afterwards invested the following brethren as his offices : —Bro . W . J . Lunt , P . M ., Past Grand S . of W ., J . P . M . ; Thos . Chesworth , S . W . ; 11 . Cain , J . W . ; T . Ashmore , W . M . 65 , M . O . ; J . Banning , S . O . ; R . Brown , J . O . ; Rev . Dr . Hyde , Chaplain ; R . Armstrong ( elected
unanimously ) Treas . ; \ V . S . Barker , Sec ; G . E . Hanmer , S . D . ; Wm . Dwelly . I . G . ; Geo . Ladmore ( unanimously elected ) Tyler ; the rest of the offices remaining open until the next meeting . The W . M . afterwards proposed that the
heartiest thanks of the lodge should be given to the R . W . P . G . M . M . and his officers for their presence and assistance on that occasion , and further that the vote should be recorded on the minutes . This motion was seconded by Bro . Banning , S . O ., and carried unanimously .
The P . G . M . M ., in returning thanks for the honour , said it gave him great pleasure to be present on that occasion . The duties of Chaplain were very efficiently performed by Bro . Dr . Hyde in the absence of Bro . the Rev . J . L . Figgins , M . A ., P . G . C ., who
was prevented by illness from being present . At the banquet which followed , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toasts , which were followed by that of Bro . ' the Rev . G . R . Portal , M . A ., G . M . M . of England , with his deputy the Earl Percy , G . M . M . Elect , and the rest of the Grand Officers .
The W . M . proposed the "R . W . P . G . M . M ., " and said : —In our present Prov . G . M . we have an excellent and worthy Mason who is ever ready to sacrifice time and convenience to show his appreciation of Masonry , and who , since his appointment , has done very much for Mark Masonry . We have to thank him for his
presence here to-day , and for the admirable manner in which he has consecrated the Lotlge . 1 am sure you will show by your hearty response how much you appreciate his kindness , and let us hope that at some future date he will favour us with his presence to witness the working , & : c ., of the Lodge .
The P . G . M was warmly received , and replied at great length , referring to Mark Masonry , and to the very great pleasure it had given him to be present to consecrate the Lodge in such an important town as Liverpool , where Masonry was making such rapid progress .
The Prov ; G . M . asked permission to propose the next toast , his time being limited . He then gave the " Health of the W . M ., and prosperity
Consecration Of A New Mark Lodge In Liverpool.
to the Walton Lodge , congratulating the Brethren in having so worthy a Brother to preside over them . He also spoke of the duties of a W . M ., and the difficulties to overcome in directing a new Lodge , and concluded by wishing it every prosperity . It would give him very
great pleasure , he said , to visit the Lodge on a future occasion . Bro . J . C . Lunt , who on rising was warmly received , thanked the P . G . M . for the kind manner he had spoken of him , and to the Brethren for the manner in which they had
responded . It was almost needless for him to say that he was deeply sensible of the honour of being the first Master of the Walton Mark Lodge . He should endeavour to discharge the duties of the office to the best of his ability . He was happy to think of the efficient assistance he
was sure to receive from the officers of the Lodge , and trusted that they would be all animated with one desire to promote the welfare of the Lodge . If Masonry entailed duties , it also conferred great advantages . He was fully conscious of the responsibilities and duties devolving upon him ,
and it would be his constant endeavour so to conduct the lodge as to give complete satisfaction . " The W . M ., and brethren of the West Lancashire Lodge , No , 65 , " proposed by Bro . Banning , S . O . was responded to by Bro . Ashmore , \\ r i \ r
The W . M . proposed " ¦ The Visiting Brethren , " which was acknowledged by Bro . IT . Morris , P . G . S . B . ; C . Leedham , P . M ., 6 $ , P . G . S . ; and Bro . C . H . Hill , R . of M . 65 . In giving " The Officers of the Lodge , " the W . M . said he knew that they had accepted office with the determination to fulfil the duties with
zeal and to the best of their ability . Bro . Chesworth , S . W . responded , and the evening ' s proceedings shortly afterwards terminated .
Presentation To Bro. S. B. Oldham, P.M. And Sec. No. 4, Dublin.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . S . B . OLDHAM , P . M . AND SEC . NO . 4 , DUBLIN .
The regular monthly meeting of the lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall , Molesworthstreet , on Tuesday , March 25 th , when there was an unusually large attendance of the members of the lodge . The Visitors present included the R . W . the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Treasurer , the Grand Chaplain , Bro . Quin , Past
Grand Organist , the Deputy Grand Secretary , the Representatives from the Grand Lodges of Canada and Nova Scotia ; apologies were received from several of the other Grand Officers , including the Hon . Judge Townshend , P . D . G . M ., Rig ht Hon . Major General Dunne , Hon . D . Plunket . M . P ., U . C Clos \ D . L ., P . G . S .
The lodge having been closed , the brethren adjourned to the spacious dining room , where a superb banquet was served in Bro . Murphy ' s best style . The usual loyal toasts and those of the Grand Officers having been proposed and responded to , in the most hearty manner , the W . Master , ( Bro . William Deake-r ) announced
that the members of the lodge had decided upon taking that opportunity of presenting to Bro . Samuel B . Oldham , their valued Secretary , a token of their respect and esteem for him individually , and their of appreciation of his services as their Secretary for the last thirteen years ; an office which he hoped Bro . Oldham would lontr continue to hold .
Bro . Oldham having been brought up by the two Senior Past Masters of the lodge , amidst the most enthusiastic applause—the brethren all standing—the W . Master called on Bro . G . Woodward who had acted as Secretary to the
Presentation Committee , to read the address , which was as follows" Dear Bro . Oldham , —We your brethren of the Victoria Masonic Lodge No . IV ., Dublin , being desirous of expressing in some measure our sense of the many obligations we are under
to you For the manner in which you have fulfilled the duties of our Secretary for the past thirteen years , big your acceptance of the accompanying purse of sovereigns , as a mark of our esteem and appreciation of your fraternal labours on our behalf . The present flourishing condition of our lodge is mainly owing to your own untiring
Presentation To Bro. S. B. Oldham, P.M. And Sec. No. 4, Dublin.
zeal and exertions , and we congratulate ourselves on the happy circumstance of being associated with one possessing so much worth , and who IVJS endeared himself to all who know him . We trust you will receive this gift as an inadequate mark of the brotherly love and regard
we entertain for you , and we sincerel y pray that you may be long spared to enjoy the many degrees the order has conferred on so worthy a member . ( Signed ) William Deaker , W . Master j Benjamin Mullen , Senior Warden ; Thomas J .
Robinson , Junior Warden ; George Wood , Secretary ; March 25 th 1873 . The W . Master then , in the name of the lodge presented Bro . Oldham with the address , which was beautifully illuminated and superbl y bound in blue morocco , and enclosed in a handsome
morocco case ; and along with it , a highly ornamental purse containing One Hundred and Seventy-five Sovereigns . Bro . Oldham having briefly returned thanks for the unusuall y enthusiastic reception which had been accorded to him , read the following
reply : — " W . Sir and Brethren , —Most heartily do I thank you for the kind and hi ghly flattering address , and very valuable present , which you have just presented to me . When some thirteen years since , I acceded to the unanimousl y
expressed desire of my brethren , to undertake the duties of Secretary , I did so , I confess , with considerable diffidence ; fearing , lest any want of experience , or deficiency of judgment , on my part , should have a tendency to lower in any degree , the hi gh position which the Victoria
Lodge had attained in the Masonic Order in Ireland . It was a critical period in the history of our lodge , as we had but recently lost the valuable and hi ghly valued services of some of our oldest and most experienced members . And it was only natural that I should shrink from
undertaking the duties of a position which had been so ably filled by my predecessors . You have been kind enough to speak in the most flattering terms of the way in which , during the last thirteen years , the duties of that office have been performed , and I beg most heartily to thank
you for the fraternal manner in which you have overlooked my many shortcomings , while , at the same time , you have vastly overrated any services I have rendered . Without at all underrating the important—and at times onerous—nature of the duties devolving on your Secretary , I must be
allowed to say , that the present flourishing condition of our lodge is mainly owing to that mutual confidence and good feeling which exists amongst its members , and the truly Masonic spirit with which they merge all minor differences where the welfare of the lodge , or the good of
the Order at large , is concerned . Allow me most sincerely to assure you that your giftmunificent though it be—was not at all requisite to convince me of the fraternal regard and esteem of my Brethren of Lodge IV . 1 accept it gratefully , most gratefully ; but believe me , I value far more highly the truly brotherly feeling which
prompted it , and the words of kindness and confidence with which it is accompanied ; and I shall deem myself happy indeed , if , by perseverance in the course you have approved , I am able to retain those feelings of esteem you have expressed and of which I shall ever cherish a grateful remembrance . ( Signed ) Samuel B . Oldham , 30 . "
The Perilous Moment.
THE PERILOUS MOMENT .
BY KOBKRT MORRIS , LL . D . ( Continued from page 259 J . Then Brother Larkin informed the excited crowd that he was a peaceful tradesman , journeying to the East , and took care to say that as a Freemason , he had his diploma in his pocket .
Plus turned the tables . A dozen men in the company formed a semi-circle before him , their backs toward him , and declared he should not leave the house till morning . The grey-haired preacher loudly approving their determination .
At his own suggestion he was guarded through the night in the landlord ' s private parlour , but not hand-cuffed . At early day his notes to old friends in St . Louis brought a half-dozen prominent citizens to identify and release him . " Andafteran inter-
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Consecration Of A New Mark Lodge In Liverpool.
were saluted according to their rank . Amongst those present were Bros . W . Romaine Callender , Prov . G . M . M ., Lancashire ; Geo . Mellor , Prov . G . G . W . ; Jno . Duffield , Prov . G . Treas . ; Jno . Chadwick , Prov . G . Sec . ; T . J . Lancashire , Prov . J . O . j W . G . Alpass , Prov . M . O . ; W . O . Walker ,
P . Prov . G . M . O . ; Thos . Morris , Prov . G . Sword Bearer ; Jno . Brandwood , Prov . G . Standard Bearer ; W . H . Prince , P . Prov . S . G . D . ; J : Hamer , Past G . M . O . and Prov . G . M . O . ; W . J . Lunt , Past G . S . of Works ; J . Kellet Smith , Grand Sword Bearer ; Chas . Leedham , Past G .
Steward ; Thomas Ashmore , W . M . 65 ; W . Shortis , M . O . 65 ; C . H . Hill , R . O . F . M . 65 ; John Heyes , S . 65 ; J . Sillitoe , joppa Lodge 11 ; J . C . Lunt , "W . M . Designate ; Thos . Chesworth , S . W . Designate ; Robt . Cain , J . W . Designate ; Jesse Banning , P . Armstrong , Wm . Divelly ,
Rev . Dr . Hyde , G . E . Hanmer , Wm . G . Barker , H . Jackson , and others . Bro . J . C . Lunt , W . M . designate , explained the reason why a warrant for the new lodge had been applied for , and pointed out the advantages which it was hoped would accrue therefrom to
Mark Masonry . Bro . Chadwick , P . G . Sec , then read the ¦ warrant , and the members expressed their approval of the ' officers named therein . The R . W . P . G . M . M . then proceeded to consecrate and dedicate the Walton Mark Lodge No . 161 , E . C , according to ancient usoge and
custom Bro . J . K . Smith , Grand S . B ., then presented Bro . J . C Lunt to the R . W . P . G . M . M . for the benefit of installation as the first W . M . of the
new lodge . A board of installed Masters was declared open , when Bro . Lunt was regularly installed , and on the readmission of the brethren they saluted him with the honours due to his rank .
The W . M . afterwards invested the following brethren as his offices : —Bro . W . J . Lunt , P . M ., Past Grand S . of W ., J . P . M . ; Thos . Chesworth , S . W . ; 11 . Cain , J . W . ; T . Ashmore , W . M . 65 , M . O . ; J . Banning , S . O . ; R . Brown , J . O . ; Rev . Dr . Hyde , Chaplain ; R . Armstrong ( elected
unanimously ) Treas . ; \ V . S . Barker , Sec ; G . E . Hanmer , S . D . ; Wm . Dwelly . I . G . ; Geo . Ladmore ( unanimously elected ) Tyler ; the rest of the offices remaining open until the next meeting . The W . M . afterwards proposed that the
heartiest thanks of the lodge should be given to the R . W . P . G . M . M . and his officers for their presence and assistance on that occasion , and further that the vote should be recorded on the minutes . This motion was seconded by Bro . Banning , S . O ., and carried unanimously .
The P . G . M . M ., in returning thanks for the honour , said it gave him great pleasure to be present on that occasion . The duties of Chaplain were very efficiently performed by Bro . Dr . Hyde in the absence of Bro . the Rev . J . L . Figgins , M . A ., P . G . C ., who
was prevented by illness from being present . At the banquet which followed , the W . M . gave the usual loyal toasts , which were followed by that of Bro . ' the Rev . G . R . Portal , M . A ., G . M . M . of England , with his deputy the Earl Percy , G . M . M . Elect , and the rest of the Grand Officers .
The W . M . proposed the "R . W . P . G . M . M ., " and said : —In our present Prov . G . M . we have an excellent and worthy Mason who is ever ready to sacrifice time and convenience to show his appreciation of Masonry , and who , since his appointment , has done very much for Mark Masonry . We have to thank him for his
presence here to-day , and for the admirable manner in which he has consecrated the Lotlge . 1 am sure you will show by your hearty response how much you appreciate his kindness , and let us hope that at some future date he will favour us with his presence to witness the working , & : c ., of the Lodge .
The P . G . M was warmly received , and replied at great length , referring to Mark Masonry , and to the very great pleasure it had given him to be present to consecrate the Lodge in such an important town as Liverpool , where Masonry was making such rapid progress .
The Prov ; G . M . asked permission to propose the next toast , his time being limited . He then gave the " Health of the W . M ., and prosperity
Consecration Of A New Mark Lodge In Liverpool.
to the Walton Lodge , congratulating the Brethren in having so worthy a Brother to preside over them . He also spoke of the duties of a W . M ., and the difficulties to overcome in directing a new Lodge , and concluded by wishing it every prosperity . It would give him very
great pleasure , he said , to visit the Lodge on a future occasion . Bro . J . C . Lunt , who on rising was warmly received , thanked the P . G . M . for the kind manner he had spoken of him , and to the Brethren for the manner in which they had
responded . It was almost needless for him to say that he was deeply sensible of the honour of being the first Master of the Walton Mark Lodge . He should endeavour to discharge the duties of the office to the best of his ability . He was happy to think of the efficient assistance he
was sure to receive from the officers of the Lodge , and trusted that they would be all animated with one desire to promote the welfare of the Lodge . If Masonry entailed duties , it also conferred great advantages . He was fully conscious of the responsibilities and duties devolving upon him ,
and it would be his constant endeavour so to conduct the lodge as to give complete satisfaction . " The W . M ., and brethren of the West Lancashire Lodge , No , 65 , " proposed by Bro . Banning , S . O . was responded to by Bro . Ashmore , \\ r i \ r
The W . M . proposed " ¦ The Visiting Brethren , " which was acknowledged by Bro . IT . Morris , P . G . S . B . ; C . Leedham , P . M ., 6 $ , P . G . S . ; and Bro . C . H . Hill , R . of M . 65 . In giving " The Officers of the Lodge , " the W . M . said he knew that they had accepted office with the determination to fulfil the duties with
zeal and to the best of their ability . Bro . Chesworth , S . W . responded , and the evening ' s proceedings shortly afterwards terminated .
Presentation To Bro. S. B. Oldham, P.M. And Sec. No. 4, Dublin.
PRESENTATION TO BRO . S . B . OLDHAM , P . M . AND SEC . NO . 4 , DUBLIN .
The regular monthly meeting of the lodge was held at Freemasons' Hall , Molesworthstreet , on Tuesday , March 25 th , when there was an unusually large attendance of the members of the lodge . The Visitors present included the R . W . the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Treasurer , the Grand Chaplain , Bro . Quin , Past
Grand Organist , the Deputy Grand Secretary , the Representatives from the Grand Lodges of Canada and Nova Scotia ; apologies were received from several of the other Grand Officers , including the Hon . Judge Townshend , P . D . G . M ., Rig ht Hon . Major General Dunne , Hon . D . Plunket . M . P ., U . C Clos \ D . L ., P . G . S .
The lodge having been closed , the brethren adjourned to the spacious dining room , where a superb banquet was served in Bro . Murphy ' s best style . The usual loyal toasts and those of the Grand Officers having been proposed and responded to , in the most hearty manner , the W . Master , ( Bro . William Deake-r ) announced
that the members of the lodge had decided upon taking that opportunity of presenting to Bro . Samuel B . Oldham , their valued Secretary , a token of their respect and esteem for him individually , and their of appreciation of his services as their Secretary for the last thirteen years ; an office which he hoped Bro . Oldham would lontr continue to hold .
Bro . Oldham having been brought up by the two Senior Past Masters of the lodge , amidst the most enthusiastic applause—the brethren all standing—the W . Master called on Bro . G . Woodward who had acted as Secretary to the
Presentation Committee , to read the address , which was as follows" Dear Bro . Oldham , —We your brethren of the Victoria Masonic Lodge No . IV ., Dublin , being desirous of expressing in some measure our sense of the many obligations we are under
to you For the manner in which you have fulfilled the duties of our Secretary for the past thirteen years , big your acceptance of the accompanying purse of sovereigns , as a mark of our esteem and appreciation of your fraternal labours on our behalf . The present flourishing condition of our lodge is mainly owing to your own untiring
Presentation To Bro. S. B. Oldham, P.M. And Sec. No. 4, Dublin.
zeal and exertions , and we congratulate ourselves on the happy circumstance of being associated with one possessing so much worth , and who IVJS endeared himself to all who know him . We trust you will receive this gift as an inadequate mark of the brotherly love and regard
we entertain for you , and we sincerel y pray that you may be long spared to enjoy the many degrees the order has conferred on so worthy a member . ( Signed ) William Deaker , W . Master j Benjamin Mullen , Senior Warden ; Thomas J .
Robinson , Junior Warden ; George Wood , Secretary ; March 25 th 1873 . The W . Master then , in the name of the lodge presented Bro . Oldham with the address , which was beautifully illuminated and superbl y bound in blue morocco , and enclosed in a handsome
morocco case ; and along with it , a highly ornamental purse containing One Hundred and Seventy-five Sovereigns . Bro . Oldham having briefly returned thanks for the unusuall y enthusiastic reception which had been accorded to him , read the following
reply : — " W . Sir and Brethren , —Most heartily do I thank you for the kind and hi ghly flattering address , and very valuable present , which you have just presented to me . When some thirteen years since , I acceded to the unanimousl y
expressed desire of my brethren , to undertake the duties of Secretary , I did so , I confess , with considerable diffidence ; fearing , lest any want of experience , or deficiency of judgment , on my part , should have a tendency to lower in any degree , the hi gh position which the Victoria
Lodge had attained in the Masonic Order in Ireland . It was a critical period in the history of our lodge , as we had but recently lost the valuable and hi ghly valued services of some of our oldest and most experienced members . And it was only natural that I should shrink from
undertaking the duties of a position which had been so ably filled by my predecessors . You have been kind enough to speak in the most flattering terms of the way in which , during the last thirteen years , the duties of that office have been performed , and I beg most heartily to thank
you for the fraternal manner in which you have overlooked my many shortcomings , while , at the same time , you have vastly overrated any services I have rendered . Without at all underrating the important—and at times onerous—nature of the duties devolving on your Secretary , I must be
allowed to say , that the present flourishing condition of our lodge is mainly owing to that mutual confidence and good feeling which exists amongst its members , and the truly Masonic spirit with which they merge all minor differences where the welfare of the lodge , or the good of
the Order at large , is concerned . Allow me most sincerely to assure you that your giftmunificent though it be—was not at all requisite to convince me of the fraternal regard and esteem of my Brethren of Lodge IV . 1 accept it gratefully , most gratefully ; but believe me , I value far more highly the truly brotherly feeling which
prompted it , and the words of kindness and confidence with which it is accompanied ; and I shall deem myself happy indeed , if , by perseverance in the course you have approved , I am able to retain those feelings of esteem you have expressed and of which I shall ever cherish a grateful remembrance . ( Signed ) Samuel B . Oldham , 30 . "
The Perilous Moment.
THE PERILOUS MOMENT .
BY KOBKRT MORRIS , LL . D . ( Continued from page 259 J . Then Brother Larkin informed the excited crowd that he was a peaceful tradesman , journeying to the East , and took care to say that as a Freemason , he had his diploma in his pocket .
Plus turned the tables . A dozen men in the company formed a semi-circle before him , their backs toward him , and declared he should not leave the house till morning . The grey-haired preacher loudly approving their determination .
At his own suggestion he was guarded through the night in the landlord ' s private parlour , but not hand-cuffed . At early day his notes to old friends in St . Louis brought a half-dozen prominent citizens to identify and release him . " Andafteran inter-