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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord de Tabley , R . W . P . G . M ., a Provincial Grand Lodge of the Masonic brethren in Cheshire was held on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., in the Town Hall of the ancient city of Chester . No larger gathering of the brethren of the province ot" Cheshire has
ever been held ; and if any proof of the vitality and progress were wanted by outsiders , they were abundantly furnished , not only in the mere numerical strength of the assembly , but also by the most influential nature ofthe gathering . Every one of the 37 lodges under Bro . Lord De
Tabley ' s jurisdiction was represented on the occasion . No . 721 ( Independence , Chester ) sending 50 brethren , and No . 477 ( Mersey , Birkenhead ) no fewer than 48 brethren—and the total number of those who were present could not have been fewer than about 400 . these
included upwards of 80 W . M . s and P . M . s , a brilliant array of P . G . officers , and a strong muster of Wardens and other officers . The use of the Town Hall had been kindly given by the Corporation of Chester , and about one o ' clock the Craft lodges assembled in the
council chamber , to receive the P . G . M . and P . G . Lodge , which they did with the usual honours . Bro . the Rt . Hon . LorddeTabley , R . W . P . G . M . was accompanied by a numerous assemblage of Provincial Grand Officers of his own and other provinces , and a large gathering of members of
the various lodges in the province . After the Provincial Grand Lodge had been opened , and letters of apology for non-attendance from several distinguished brethren had been read , the roll of lodges was called by the P . G . Sec , Bro . E . II . Griffiths , lie . also read the
minutes of previous P . G . Lodge , held at Altrincham , and a special P . G . Lodge held at Knutsford , in September last , in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the new college there . The minutes having been confirmed , Bro . Jackson , Assistant P . G . Treasurer , submitted
the annual accounts , from which it appears that there was a balance to the credit of the Fund of Benevolence , amounting to . £ 1402 18 s . id ., and to the Provincial Grand Lodge of upwards of ^ 3 ^ 3 i - 8 d . After the accounts had been
passed , the P . G . See . read a letter from Bro . Bland , P . G . Treasurer , resigning his office , in consequence of ill health , after holding the appointment for upwards of a quarter of a century .
The R . W . P . G . M . ( Bro Lord de Tabley ) said he would now address a few words to the brethren of his piovince with respect to the state ancl progress of Masonry during the past year , its present condition , and also refer to its future prospects . Those words , however , must be
very few , because he was present that day at the Provincial Grand Lodge meeting in disobedience to his medical adviser ' s orders , and for this reason he must also apologise for not taking his usual place at the banquet . He could hardly address them on the state of Masonry without mentioning
what must be a subject of the deepest regret to the whole Craft throughout the kingdom , namely , thc retirement of their late Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Marquis of Ripon . Into the reasons for that retirement it was not for him or the brethren to inquire , far less to
judge ; but in the regret which that retirement had occasioned , let them not forget the eminent services which his lordship had rendered to the Craft , not only during the short time he presided over them as Grand Master , but also during the series of years when , as Deputy Grand Master ,
he so ably and zealously supported Lord Zetland , their late Grand Master . He was certain that their thanks for those valuable past services would follow the Marquis of Ripon into the retirement to which he had gone . Referring to the affairs of the province , his lordship said he
had only to continue the same congratulatory strain which it had been his good fortune to address to them in previous years during his Masonic rule . The very large assembly over which he had the honour of presiding that day sufficiently indicated the flourishing state of Masonry in the province of Cheshire . Every lodge in that
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province was represented there—several of them most numerously—and every lodge , he felt convinced , came there actuated by a spirit of good fellowship , and determined to do the best which could be done , not only to promote the welfare of their own individual lodges , but of
Freemasonry generally , and the great and sacred cause of charity . The retirement of Bro . Bland , the P . G . Treasurer , his lordship said , mnst be a matter of great regret to every one who had known him during his long service as P . G . Treasurer , and he was sure that a vote of thanks , which he was about to submit , would be heartily
passed to Bro . Bland for his valuable services in the past . During the period of his Provincial Grand Mastership , his lordship said , the efforts of that province in the cause of charity had been most successful . He had only held thc office for nine years , yet during that time they had carried iS candidates to their various
Masonic charities , x his had only been accomplished by the hearty co-operation of every lodge in the province , and he therefore trusted thisco-operation would continue , for by acting together they were always sure to carry their candidates , whilst by acting separately they must very frequently
f . til . The lodges ot the province had , as a rule , acted very energetically in the cause of charity . When he first assumed office , scarcely a lodge had votes for the charities , but now most of them had , and he would specially refer to the Cestvian Lodge , held in Chester , which had
made most zealous and liberal exertions , greatly aided by Bro . Williams , of that lodge . Last year he ( the P . G . M . ) suggested the propriety of their making a Masonic gift to the Chester Cathedral , now undergoing restoration , and the subscriptions for that object had been most
liberally contributed by almost every lodge in the province . Already £ 363 had been raised ; and as other contributions had yet to come , he had no doubt about . £ 400 would be realised , with which to make a gift to the ancient cathedral which would be worthy of the Cralt . If the
Provincial Grand Lodge approved , they would be able to present either a pulpit or a font , but it would be necessary to consult Mr . Gilbert Scott , the architect , as to the style ; and he would suggest that Bros . Griffiths , Dutton , and Lloyd should be appointed a Committee to consult
with the Dean of Chester as to the form and details of the gift . In conclusion , he thanked the brethren from his heart for the constant support which he had received at their hands , and hoped when he got over his present
weakness he might long be able and have the honour of presiding over them . His lordship , before sitting down , formally moved that Bro . Bland ' s resignation as P . G . Treas . be accepted , and that the thanks of the P . G . Lodge be conveyed to him for his past services .
The motion was seconded b y Bro . Dutton , and carried unanimously . Bro . f . Jackson was appointed P . G . Treasurer , and Bros . E . H . Griffiths , Dutton , and Horatio Lloyd were appointed a deputation to wait upon the Dean of Chester with respect to the proposed Masonic
gift . Bro . Lord de Tabley next moved that the salary of the P . G . Sec . ( Bro . Griffiths ) should be increased to £ 80 per year , a proposal , he was sure , which would meet with the entire approval of the brethren . When they remembered the
amount of work which Bro . Griffiths had uow to perform , and the zeal , courtesy , aud kindness with which he discharged his duties , he was sure every one would agree with the propriety of the increase . When Bro . Griffiths was
appointed , in 18 . 39 , there was only 17 lodges ; but now , iu 1874 , there were no fewer then 37 lodges . The number of members then was 413 , but they had now increased to 15 jo , thus greately increasing the work and responsibility of tbeir I ' . Ci . Sec .
Bro . Gilbert , W . M . of the Cestrian Lodge , seconded the proposition , which was carried by acclamation , the vote being suitably acknowledged by Bro . Griffiths . Bro . C ; i [ . tain Cope then moved that the sum
of 1 jo guineas be voted to the funds of the Masonic Institution for Boys , for the purpose of constituting the R . W . D . P . G . M ., Bro . George Cornwall Legh , a vice-patron in perpetuity of that institntion . —Bro . Dutton seconded the
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motion , which was also carried without a dissentient voice . Bro . F . Binckes , Sec . to the Boys' School , acknowledged the handsome gift in very
appropriate and eloquent terms . On thc motion of Bro . Cope , seconded b y Bro . Dutton , the sum of £ 100 was also voted for the purpose of making the D . G . M . a vicepatron of the Royal Institution for Aged
Freemasons . The R . W . P . G . M . then appointed the following as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . Horatio Lloyd , P . S . G . W . ; William Bulley , P . J . G . W . Rey R . Hodgson and Rev . J . Lomax , P . G . Chaplains ; J . Wood , P . G . Reg . ; F . Jackson , P . G . Treas . ; E . H . Griffiths , P . G . Sec . ;
James Salmon , P . G . S . D . ; G . Burrows , P . G . J . D . ; W . Blackshaw , P . G . S . of W . ; Wilmot Eardley , P . G . D . C ; R . Newhonse , P . G . A . D . C ; R . Worrall , P . G . S . B . ; T . H . Kirk , P . G . O . ; William Greatrix , P . G . Pur . ; J . Swindells , P . G . Tyler ; J . J . Cunnah , W . Johnson , J . Knox , T . M . Lockwood , W . Matthews , S . Spencer , P . G . Stewards .
The P . G . M . then presented a very handsome chronometer and appendages to Bro . J . P . Piatt , P . P . J . G . W ., subscribed by a number of brethren in the province , in recognition ofhis valuable and successful efforts in connection with the Masonic
charities . Bro . Piatt suitably acknowledged the presentation . A charity jewel was subsequently presented to Bro . Williams , one ofthe P . M . ' s of the Cestrian Lodge , in acknowledgement of his having filled the office of Steward to one of the London
Masonic chanties . After thc business of the P . G . Lodge had been concluded , the brethren walked in procession to attend divine service at the Cathedral , the musical portion of the service being rendered by the cathedral choir , under the direction of
Bro . Kirk , the P . G . O . Mr . Gunton and Mr . Irons presided at the organ . The musical service comprised the processional hymn " Onward , Christian Soldiers , " the " ' Magnificat , " and " Nunc Dimittis , " being Tours' in F , and the anthem was Dr . S . S . Westley ' s " Blessed be the God and Father . " The sermon was preached
by Bro . the Rev . J . Lomax , one of the P . G . Chaplains , the text being taken from Romans xii ., 5 , " So we , being many , are one body in Christ , and every one members one of another . " A collection was made at the close in aid of the Chester Infirmary and the Provincial Fund of Benevolence .
After the service about 2 jo brethren sat down to a banquet at the Town Hall , provided by Bro . Bolland , of Chester . In the absence of the P . G . M ., Bro . Horatio Lloyd , P . G . S . W ., presided , and after the toast of "The Queen" had been proposed and cordially responded , he gave " The
Health of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester , M . W . Past Grand Master of England ; the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " In doing so , he expressed a hope that when His Royal Highness returned to this country he would give a
favourable answer to the request to become the Grand Master , so that the brethren might again have a royal scion at the head of the Order . It waa a good thing for Masonry to have a member of the Royal Family at its head , and no one better could be found than the Prince of Wales .
The P . G . S . W . next gave " The R . W . the D . G . M ., and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , " and added that he could only follow the remarks which had been made that day by the P . G . M . with respect to the retirement of the Marquis of Ripon . They
must remember him as an able and efficient Grand Master , and for the great services he had rendered to the Craft in that capacity , as well as in his position as D . G . M ., they must all very much regret his loss , and he hoped that his successor might fulfil the duties of that hig h office as well as he had done .
Bro . Latham , Past Grand Deacon of England , responded to the toast , and remarked that in their hour of danger and difficulty it was not for him to say with what feelings of dismay the Grand Lotlge received the tidings of the resignation of the Grand Master . He was not going to say one single word as to the motives which actuated the course taken by Lord Ripon . He
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CHESHIRE .
By command of Bro . the Right Hon . Lord de Tabley , R . W . P . G . M ., a Provincial Grand Lodge of the Masonic brethren in Cheshire was held on Thursday , the 17 th inst ., in the Town Hall of the ancient city of Chester . No larger gathering of the brethren of the province ot" Cheshire has
ever been held ; and if any proof of the vitality and progress were wanted by outsiders , they were abundantly furnished , not only in the mere numerical strength of the assembly , but also by the most influential nature ofthe gathering . Every one of the 37 lodges under Bro . Lord De
Tabley ' s jurisdiction was represented on the occasion . No . 721 ( Independence , Chester ) sending 50 brethren , and No . 477 ( Mersey , Birkenhead ) no fewer than 48 brethren—and the total number of those who were present could not have been fewer than about 400 . these
included upwards of 80 W . M . s and P . M . s , a brilliant array of P . G . officers , and a strong muster of Wardens and other officers . The use of the Town Hall had been kindly given by the Corporation of Chester , and about one o ' clock the Craft lodges assembled in the
council chamber , to receive the P . G . M . and P . G . Lodge , which they did with the usual honours . Bro . the Rt . Hon . LorddeTabley , R . W . P . G . M . was accompanied by a numerous assemblage of Provincial Grand Officers of his own and other provinces , and a large gathering of members of
the various lodges in the province . After the Provincial Grand Lodge had been opened , and letters of apology for non-attendance from several distinguished brethren had been read , the roll of lodges was called by the P . G . Sec , Bro . E . II . Griffiths , lie . also read the
minutes of previous P . G . Lodge , held at Altrincham , and a special P . G . Lodge held at Knutsford , in September last , in connection with the laying of the foundation stone of the new college there . The minutes having been confirmed , Bro . Jackson , Assistant P . G . Treasurer , submitted
the annual accounts , from which it appears that there was a balance to the credit of the Fund of Benevolence , amounting to . £ 1402 18 s . id ., and to the Provincial Grand Lodge of upwards of ^ 3 ^ 3 i - 8 d . After the accounts had been
passed , the P . G . See . read a letter from Bro . Bland , P . G . Treasurer , resigning his office , in consequence of ill health , after holding the appointment for upwards of a quarter of a century .
The R . W . P . G . M . ( Bro Lord de Tabley ) said he would now address a few words to the brethren of his piovince with respect to the state ancl progress of Masonry during the past year , its present condition , and also refer to its future prospects . Those words , however , must be
very few , because he was present that day at the Provincial Grand Lodge meeting in disobedience to his medical adviser ' s orders , and for this reason he must also apologise for not taking his usual place at the banquet . He could hardly address them on the state of Masonry without mentioning
what must be a subject of the deepest regret to the whole Craft throughout the kingdom , namely , thc retirement of their late Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Marquis of Ripon . Into the reasons for that retirement it was not for him or the brethren to inquire , far less to
judge ; but in the regret which that retirement had occasioned , let them not forget the eminent services which his lordship had rendered to the Craft , not only during the short time he presided over them as Grand Master , but also during the series of years when , as Deputy Grand Master ,
he so ably and zealously supported Lord Zetland , their late Grand Master . He was certain that their thanks for those valuable past services would follow the Marquis of Ripon into the retirement to which he had gone . Referring to the affairs of the province , his lordship said he
had only to continue the same congratulatory strain which it had been his good fortune to address to them in previous years during his Masonic rule . The very large assembly over which he had the honour of presiding that day sufficiently indicated the flourishing state of Masonry in the province of Cheshire . Every lodge in that
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cheshire.
province was represented there—several of them most numerously—and every lodge , he felt convinced , came there actuated by a spirit of good fellowship , and determined to do the best which could be done , not only to promote the welfare of their own individual lodges , but of
Freemasonry generally , and the great and sacred cause of charity . The retirement of Bro . Bland , the P . G . Treasurer , his lordship said , mnst be a matter of great regret to every one who had known him during his long service as P . G . Treasurer , and he was sure that a vote of thanks , which he was about to submit , would be heartily
passed to Bro . Bland for his valuable services in the past . During the period of his Provincial Grand Mastership , his lordship said , the efforts of that province in the cause of charity had been most successful . He had only held thc office for nine years , yet during that time they had carried iS candidates to their various
Masonic charities , x his had only been accomplished by the hearty co-operation of every lodge in the province , and he therefore trusted thisco-operation would continue , for by acting together they were always sure to carry their candidates , whilst by acting separately they must very frequently
f . til . The lodges ot the province had , as a rule , acted very energetically in the cause of charity . When he first assumed office , scarcely a lodge had votes for the charities , but now most of them had , and he would specially refer to the Cestvian Lodge , held in Chester , which had
made most zealous and liberal exertions , greatly aided by Bro . Williams , of that lodge . Last year he ( the P . G . M . ) suggested the propriety of their making a Masonic gift to the Chester Cathedral , now undergoing restoration , and the subscriptions for that object had been most
liberally contributed by almost every lodge in the province . Already £ 363 had been raised ; and as other contributions had yet to come , he had no doubt about . £ 400 would be realised , with which to make a gift to the ancient cathedral which would be worthy of the Cralt . If the
Provincial Grand Lodge approved , they would be able to present either a pulpit or a font , but it would be necessary to consult Mr . Gilbert Scott , the architect , as to the style ; and he would suggest that Bros . Griffiths , Dutton , and Lloyd should be appointed a Committee to consult
with the Dean of Chester as to the form and details of the gift . In conclusion , he thanked the brethren from his heart for the constant support which he had received at their hands , and hoped when he got over his present
weakness he might long be able and have the honour of presiding over them . His lordship , before sitting down , formally moved that Bro . Bland ' s resignation as P . G . Treas . be accepted , and that the thanks of the P . G . Lodge be conveyed to him for his past services .
The motion was seconded b y Bro . Dutton , and carried unanimously . Bro . f . Jackson was appointed P . G . Treasurer , and Bros . E . H . Griffiths , Dutton , and Horatio Lloyd were appointed a deputation to wait upon the Dean of Chester with respect to the proposed Masonic
gift . Bro . Lord de Tabley next moved that the salary of the P . G . Sec . ( Bro . Griffiths ) should be increased to £ 80 per year , a proposal , he was sure , which would meet with the entire approval of the brethren . When they remembered the
amount of work which Bro . Griffiths had uow to perform , and the zeal , courtesy , aud kindness with which he discharged his duties , he was sure every one would agree with the propriety of the increase . When Bro . Griffiths was
appointed , in 18 . 39 , there was only 17 lodges ; but now , iu 1874 , there were no fewer then 37 lodges . The number of members then was 413 , but they had now increased to 15 jo , thus greately increasing the work and responsibility of tbeir I ' . Ci . Sec .
Bro . Gilbert , W . M . of the Cestrian Lodge , seconded the proposition , which was carried by acclamation , the vote being suitably acknowledged by Bro . Griffiths . Bro . C ; i [ . tain Cope then moved that the sum
of 1 jo guineas be voted to the funds of the Masonic Institution for Boys , for the purpose of constituting the R . W . D . P . G . M ., Bro . George Cornwall Legh , a vice-patron in perpetuity of that institntion . —Bro . Dutton seconded the
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motion , which was also carried without a dissentient voice . Bro . F . Binckes , Sec . to the Boys' School , acknowledged the handsome gift in very
appropriate and eloquent terms . On thc motion of Bro . Cope , seconded b y Bro . Dutton , the sum of £ 100 was also voted for the purpose of making the D . G . M . a vicepatron of the Royal Institution for Aged
Freemasons . The R . W . P . G . M . then appointed the following as his officers for the ensuing year : —Bros . Horatio Lloyd , P . S . G . W . ; William Bulley , P . J . G . W . Rey R . Hodgson and Rev . J . Lomax , P . G . Chaplains ; J . Wood , P . G . Reg . ; F . Jackson , P . G . Treas . ; E . H . Griffiths , P . G . Sec . ;
James Salmon , P . G . S . D . ; G . Burrows , P . G . J . D . ; W . Blackshaw , P . G . S . of W . ; Wilmot Eardley , P . G . D . C ; R . Newhonse , P . G . A . D . C ; R . Worrall , P . G . S . B . ; T . H . Kirk , P . G . O . ; William Greatrix , P . G . Pur . ; J . Swindells , P . G . Tyler ; J . J . Cunnah , W . Johnson , J . Knox , T . M . Lockwood , W . Matthews , S . Spencer , P . G . Stewards .
The P . G . M . then presented a very handsome chronometer and appendages to Bro . J . P . Piatt , P . P . J . G . W ., subscribed by a number of brethren in the province , in recognition ofhis valuable and successful efforts in connection with the Masonic
charities . Bro . Piatt suitably acknowledged the presentation . A charity jewel was subsequently presented to Bro . Williams , one ofthe P . M . ' s of the Cestrian Lodge , in acknowledgement of his having filled the office of Steward to one of the London
Masonic chanties . After thc business of the P . G . Lodge had been concluded , the brethren walked in procession to attend divine service at the Cathedral , the musical portion of the service being rendered by the cathedral choir , under the direction of
Bro . Kirk , the P . G . O . Mr . Gunton and Mr . Irons presided at the organ . The musical service comprised the processional hymn " Onward , Christian Soldiers , " the " ' Magnificat , " and " Nunc Dimittis , " being Tours' in F , and the anthem was Dr . S . S . Westley ' s " Blessed be the God and Father . " The sermon was preached
by Bro . the Rev . J . Lomax , one of the P . G . Chaplains , the text being taken from Romans xii ., 5 , " So we , being many , are one body in Christ , and every one members one of another . " A collection was made at the close in aid of the Chester Infirmary and the Provincial Fund of Benevolence .
After the service about 2 jo brethren sat down to a banquet at the Town Hall , provided by Bro . Bolland , of Chester . In the absence of the P . G . M ., Bro . Horatio Lloyd , P . G . S . W ., presided , and after the toast of "The Queen" had been proposed and cordially responded , he gave " The
Health of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester , M . W . Past Grand Master of England ; the Princess of Wales , and the rest of the Royal Family . " In doing so , he expressed a hope that when His Royal Highness returned to this country he would give a
favourable answer to the request to become the Grand Master , so that the brethren might again have a royal scion at the head of the Order . It waa a good thing for Masonry to have a member of the Royal Family at its head , and no one better could be found than the Prince of Wales .
The P . G . S . W . next gave " The R . W . the D . G . M ., and the other Officers of the Grand Lodge of England , " and added that he could only follow the remarks which had been made that day by the P . G . M . with respect to the retirement of the Marquis of Ripon . They
must remember him as an able and efficient Grand Master , and for the great services he had rendered to the Craft in that capacity , as well as in his position as D . G . M ., they must all very much regret his loss , and he hoped that his successor might fulfil the duties of that hig h office as well as he had done .
Bro . Latham , Past Grand Deacon of England , responded to the toast , and remarked that in their hour of danger and difficulty it was not for him to say with what feelings of dismay the Grand Lotlge received the tidings of the resignation of the Grand Master . He was not going to say one single word as to the motives which actuated the course taken by Lord Ripon . He