Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of West Yorkshire.

tlieir reception . The last time Prov . Grand Lodge visited Huddersfield as in February , 1881 . Since then many changes had taken place . Some Ld been called away , yet he rejoiced to find still actively supporting the T edge of Truth such old and esteemed P . M . ' s as Bros . Marshall and VVilliamson . All lodges had their periods of vicissitude and prosperity ,

nd " Truth " was no exception to this rule . Under the skilful Mastership of Bro . Barker , P . M . ( this year Grand Inspector of Works ) , he had n 0 doubt it would continue to prosper . The V . W . Deputy Prov . G . M . had kindly undertaken to give an address , so that it was not necessary for him to occupy much time , but be should , however , like to call the attention of the

brethren to the installation ofthe Prov . G . M . of N . and E . Yorkshire , R . W . Bro . the Hon . T . W . Orde-Powlett . P . G . Warden , which would take place at Malton on Wednesday , tbe 24 th inst . His Deputy and himself had received invitations to be present , and he hoped he might be also accompanied by other members of the province . Notwithstanding the heavy claims of

the Roy 3 ' Masonic Institution for Girls at the Centenary Festival he was informed that their Mark Benevolent Festival was likely also to receive a fair amount of support . Several brethren of West Yorks had intimated their

intention of being Stewards . Bro . Matier forcibly put before them at the meeting at Barnsley the object and work of the Fund . It was doing a quiet , unobtrusive work ; 36 children were being and had been educated , besides annuities paid to decayed brethren . He commended it to their kind

sympathy and support . The roll of lodges was called , when it was found all the lodges in the province were represented . Tbe roll of Provincial Officers was called , and the minutes of the last meeting at Barnsley , on October 24 th , 1887 , were confirmed .

Bro . T . C . SMYTH , D . D ., Past G . Chap ., D . Prov . G . M ., then read a very able paper on the mark made by notable pillars of Masonry as K . S . and H . K . of T . In conclusion he said he would add a few words regarding the material works of those who have " made their mark " in a literal as well as a figurative sense . They little knew how the dwellers in foreign

countries , such as the one in which his lot was cast , for many and many a year lament the absence of those sweet associations , those assuring thoughts , with which the temples of their native land have of old affected them . They think of the feet that in by-gone years have trod those aisles ; of the fervent hearts that have throbbed beneath those ancient walls ; of the

lips that have swelled with a trembling joy ; the songs of praise that so often have echoed from those hallowed roofs . Built forthe most part by the tasteful skill and not rarely endowed by the piety of brethren and rulers in Masonry were the stately cathedrals and venerable churches throughout the length and breadth of England ; those noble monuments of faith and

wisdom , of strength and beauty . The marks of the workmen still remain on the stones which they laid , the memorials of many such builders and founders are still reposing within those walls , while their best and truest record is on high ; their names are inscribed , as we trustfully hope , in the books of Heaven ; their spirits in the regions of rest and

bliss are awaiting the dawn of the resurrection day . Removed from the labours of an earthly lodge , they still , as our fathers and brethren in Masonry , are united with them by indissoluble ties . Our Divine Grand Master , our noble brotherhood , our final home , are

all the same ; that home where they who built the house and they who , for ages , have worshipped within it , may yet be one , children alike of that glorious Fraternity , of which her loving and faithful members will ever declare "Thy people shall be my people , and thy God my God . The Lord do so to me and more also if aught but death part thee and me . "

" They built in marble—built as they Who wished these stones might see the day When God shall come , and these vast walls May stand o ' er them when judgment calls . Not that the shrines in grandeur built Can do away the stains of guilt , Butwitnesses they are of love , Which only shall unfailing prove Of paths in deep abasement trod , Of self that died to live to God . "

^• ch then were a f ew of the i essons w hj the " marks" moral and material , of Phoenicians , of Hebrew , of Ancient and Modern Masons in thn " J had su £ & ested t 0 h ! m for their edification . The names of ousands among them were forgotten , but still their labours still remain to ac . " ""Perishable truths to Craftsmen in every Degree .

for h y and unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to Dr . Smyth n 's paper , and a wish expressed that it might be published . npv ! nVltat . lons were given from Sheffield , Wakefield , and Halifax , for the next meeting of Prov . G . Lodge . downt ^' i nd Lodge was then closed , and the brethren afterwards sat to tea , after which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given .

Consecration Of The St. Oswald Lodge Op Mark Master Masons, No. 387, At Crowle.

CONSECRATION OF THE ST . OSWALD LODGE OP MARK MASTER MASONS , No . 387 , AT CROWLE .

P'ease ' d t P " ° Wa , eS ' M'W * Gra"d Mark Master * havi "S been t 0 be , . ° £ rant a warrant of constitution for a new lod ge of Mark Masters , L ° dfreN t Cr 0 wle ' " Doncaster ' and t 0 be called the St . Oswald Sutcliff n ' the lod ge was consecrated on the 17 th inst ., by Bro . Jack „ "re , Prov . Grand Mark Mastpr nf f . WnlncKJro

of tl ^ Th ° ^ consecrat ' ceremony , Bro . F . Baines , P . P . G . S . B ., W . M . br ethre ° ' Gaunt Lod £ e- W , assisted by his officers , advanced seven 0 ffi < - ers If A Su'c * iffe P G M Lincolnshire , assisted b y the Grand anci ent cust vince ' then consecrated the new lodge , according to

Consecration Of The St. Oswald Lodge Op Mark Master Masons, No. 387, At Crowle.

Bro . Thomas Staniforth , P . G . S . O ., S . W . 172 , was afterwards installed as W . M ., by Bro . Anderson Bates . D . P . G . M . M ., and invested his officers as follows : Bros . W . Delanoy , S . W ; r R . N . Brunyee , P . G . I . G ., J . W . ;

Rev . J . B . Le Gassick , M . A ., M . O . and Chap . ; C- Fox , S . O . ; R . J . M . Behrendt , J . O . ; T , C . Horobin , Treas . and R . of M . ; R . Wood , Sec . ; W . Chamberlain , S . D . ; Baines , J . D . ( protein . ); G . Robinson , I . G . - and W . Pickering , Tyler .

Among the visitors present were—Bros . G . Scott , Tyler 172 ; W . H . Roberts , P . G . D . C ; W . R . F . Morton , P . G . Sec ; A . F . Curtis , P . S . G . D . ; C . Greenback , P . P . G . S . of Wks . ; W . Mason , P . P . A . G . D . C ; G . Wright , P . P . j . G . O . ; B . F . Adlard , Sec . 172 ; J . M . Read , P . S . G VV , W . M . 117 ; F . Baines , P . P . G . S . B ., W . M . 172 ; J . Laughton , P . P . J . G . W . ; R . J . Tonge , P . G . C ; C . F . Liversldge , P . P . S . G . W . ; J . F . Jonson , 172 ; Rev . C . E . Laing , Chap . 172 ; and others .

After the installation the brethren attended a banquet , at which the newly-installed W . M . presided . In proposing the toast of "The M . W . G . M . and the Officers of the Grand Lodge , " Bro . STANIFORTH referred to the great progress that Mark Masonry had made under the Grand Mastership of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales .

Bro . STANIFORTH , in proposing the toast of "The R . W . P . G . M ., the W . D . P . G . M ., and the rest of the P . G . Officers , Present and Past , "said that that was the toast of the evening . The name of Sutcliffe was honoured and revered throughout the Province of Lincolnshire . A memorial to the

late Ero . John Sutcliffe , father of Bro . Jack Sutcliffe , had just been completed . He wished to thank Bro . Sutcliffe for the assistance he had given him in establishing the lodge , and also to thank Bro . Anderson Bates for his kindness in installing him .

Bro . SUTCLIFFE , in responding to the toast , said that he wished to thank the brethren for the hearty manner in which they had received the toast . It was a pleasure to visit Crowle . The ceremony in which they had just been engaged was an evidence that Mark Masonry was making

progress in the Province of Lincolnshire . He must refer to the efficient and earnest manner in which the ceremony of advancement had been carried out by the officers of the John O'Gaunt Lodge . The whole province would be gratified that an additional wing had been attached to the main body .

Bro . ANDERSON BATES proposed "The Health of the first W . M . of the St . Oswald Lodge . " He said he wished to congratulite the lodge upon the efficiency of its Master . It was of great importance that the first Master of a lodge should possess an ardent love for Masonry , and should also possess personal characteristics which would attract the brethren to the

lodge , and add to its prosperity and harmony . A Mark lodge conferred only one Degree , and the interest sometimes flagged when no advancements were on , but he trusted that would not be the case in the St . Oswald Lodge . It was important that in all lodges an interest should be created , not only in the ceremonies , but beyond the ceremonies , in promoting a spirit of Brotherhood in binding the brethren together .

Bro . STANIFORTH , in reply , said that the staff of officers that had been appointed that day were men upon whom he could thoroughly rely for assistance . Many of them had ably assisted him when he was Master of the Craft lodge . It was no light matter to discharge the duties of Master , but he would strive to do his best , with the assistance of his officers .

Bro . R . WOOD , in proposing "The Health of the Installing Master and the Visiting Brethren , " said that it was a pleasure to witness the efficient and quiet way in which Bro . Bates had performed his wo rk that day . The new W . M . was an old friend of his , and he was pleased with the kind and gentle manner in which he had been handled b y Bro . Bates . As regarded

the visitors , it was not generally known that the Isle of Axholme was situated in the county of Lincoln . The inhabitants of the Isle were peculiar , but they were exceedingly hospitable . The Crowle Masons had always welcomed their brethren from foreign parts , and hospitality was one of their

characteristics . They were proud of their Gainsborough brethren , and proud that they emanated from the John O'Gaunt Lodge . He hoped it would not be the last time that the Provincial Grand Officers visited the lodge .

Bro . MASON , on behalf of the visitors , thanked the brethren of the St . Oswald Lodge for the spontaneous and exuberant greeting that they had received . On behalf of the officers of John O'Gaunt Lodge , he thanked the brethred who had spoken of the way in which the ceremony of advancement had been performed .

Bro . BAINES proposed " The Health of the Officers of the New Lodge . " He felt some diffidence in coming among Provincial Grand Officers , after having been installed only three weeks since . He was pleased that the new lodge had emanated from Gainsborough , and also that his S . W . had been chosen its first Master .

Bro . T . C . HOROBIN then proposed "The Charities . " Bro . Fox having responded to the toast , Bro . BATES said he wished to say a word or two in response to the contributions of the province to the Charities . He was one of the leaders in getting up " The Sutcliffe Memorial Fund , " for Aged and Distressed Masons in Lincolnshire . In a few

days he would be able to hand over a 1000 guineas to the Fund . No lodge had so promptly answered his call as had the Isle of Axholme Lodge . Certain reflections had recently been cast on the Province of Lincolnshire on account of the effort that had been made to raise this Fund . In his

opinion they were not robbing the Central Charities , but were supporting them in so far as they relieved the claims upon the principal funds , and he also believed and trusted that the lodges of the province subscribed as liberally to those funds as they would otherwise have done .

Bro . Rev . J . B . LE GASSICK having proposed " The Ladies , " and Bro , W . PICKERING the Tyler ' s toast , the proceedings closed , after a very enjoyable day , with the singing of " Auld Lang Syne . " The speeches were interspersed with songs by Bros . Adlard , Fox , and Wood , and during the evening the bells of the parish church of St . Oswald rang out merrily in honour of the New St . Oswald Lodge .

In connection with the ceremonies of the day , special mention should be made of the manner in which Bro . Roberts , P . G . D . C ., discharged his duties . He is the prince of D . C . ' s .