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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADER * JJO United Grand Lodge 119 Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution T 20
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Ancient and Accepted Rite 133 Rosicrucian Society 133 South Wales 134
Review ' . ' . "' . ' . ' . "I .. ! 12 5 Reviews .... * . ' . " .. ___ .. 127 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 128 Instruction " ... 132 Royal Arch .. _ ... ' . ' .. 132 Mark Masonry _ . " . __ . "_ .. 133 Knights Templar .... " .. 133
New Annual Installation Dinner of the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 222 , Bray 134 Bro . G . Taylor ' s Masonic Collection 134 Theatres 135 Obituary 135 The Craft Abroad 135 Masonic and General Tidings 136
Ar00101
THE first of our great Anniversary Festivals for the current year took place on Wednesday last , and though the result is some £ 3000 short of what it was in February last , the sum announced was within measurable distance of £ 15 , , and every one will congratulate the noble brother who presided , the Board of Stewards , and Bro . JAMES TERRY , the indefatigable Secretary
of the Benevolent Institution , on their having conjointl y laboured to such excellent purpose . Like every one else , we had our misgivings as to the result . We do not mean that we had the slightest doubt about the goodwill of the Craft as a bod y to find the wherewithal for the maintenance of our Charities . But we know how hard the times have been of late , how
serious has been the depression that has prevailed so long in almost every branch of trade and commerce , and we not unreasonably doubted if , with all the will in the world to do what is necessary , the very large sum required by the Benevolent Institution for maintaining it in its present state of efficiency could [ possibly be spared . However ,, the Festival has taken place ;
Bro . TERRY was able to announce in the course of the evening a total of j ^ H . SS-k with a few lists still outstanding , and , as a consequence , all fears as to the immediate future are at rest . So auspicious a beginning augurs well for the success of the other Festivals . What is wanted is " a long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altogether , " in order to ensure the proper carrying
out of the rest of the year ' s programme . In Masonry , whatever may happen in other Societies , it is not our custom to regard success in one direction as an excuse , or even a reason for failure in another . If we start badly , we lose no time in pulling ourselves together ; if we start well , we go on as we began , and keep on pegging away in a quiet , business , dogged
kind of way till the whole of our prescribed work is done thoroughly . But we shall have more to say in this fashion later on . What is wanted now is that the Craft should grasp the full measure of Wednesday ' s triumph , and the account and criticisms we publish elsewhere will tell our readers all they will want to know .
# » WE may reasonably take to ourselves some credit for the increase in the Board of Stewards which occurred during the thtee or four days immediatel y preceding Wednesday ' s celebration . When we wrote our leader paragraph of last week , again urging on the brethien how necessary it was there
should be more support than then seemed likely to be forthcoming towards the R . M . B . I ., and that it was not too late for some of them to assume the duties of Steward , the list of those already secured to act in that capacity was 261 —we stated roundl y 260 as compared with the 350 of 1885 . On Wednesday the Board consisted of 276 brethren , so that between the Friday when our
remarks came before the public , and the eventful day itself , 15 brethren added their names to the previous 261 . We are not oftentimes given to sounding a note on our own trumpet , but there appears to us to be some soil of connection between our remarks of last week and Wednesdav ' s
Board of Stewards 276 strong , just that kind of connection one is apt to trace between " cause " and " effect , " and as it is the Benevolent Institution which has received such benefit as may have followed our appeal for further Stewards , we do not mind drawing attention to the matter .
* . * WE have received communications from several correspondents relative to the election to the Grand Treasureshi p , which takes place in Grand Lodge on Wednesday next . No doubt our friends will see , when they have given
the matter some further consideration , that , as the merits of the rival candidates have been for some time already before the Craft , it will be better for the Craft , in Grand Lodge assembled , to be left to exercise its own judgment and elect the candidate of its choice .
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THE first three days in March are to be memorable ones in the experience of our brethren in Worcestershire , as that is the period fixed for the exhibition of the very valuable Masonic collection made by Bro . GEORGE TAYLOR , the esteemed Provincial Grand Secretary , and which , we understand , that zealous and enthusiastic Craftman is willing to allow the
province to purchase at cost price . We are not aware of the amount expended in the obtaining of such a unique and vast assemblage of Masonic curios , books , prints , and medals ; but , bearing in mind its special character and extent , we shall not be far wrong in estimating the marketable value at not less than t-vo thousand , guineas , whereas the important collection is to
become the property of the province at less than quarter that sum , so careful and successful has Bro . T AYLOR been in his numerous purchases through advertising , agents , and friends throughout the wide world . Such a pleasing result from the " Worcester Masonic Exhibition " in August , 1884 , was never
anticipated at that time , and the province is to be congratulated on having such an opportunity of acquiring the materials for a Masonic Museum , the like of which no other province can hope to obtain , because so many of the articles of virtu , medals , & c , cannot now be purchased for " love or
money . " WE are sorry the announcement we made last week with reference to this meeting that Bro . W . J . HUGHAN would be present and describe the chief
features of the collection , will not be carried out . Bro . H UGHAN is prevented leaving home by the dangerous illness of a very near relative , and will be unable , therefore to attend , but we believe we are right in stating that the lecture he had prepared has been forwarded , and will be read for him by one of his numerous Kidderminster friends .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is the business to be transacted in United Grand Lodge on Wednesday next : — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 nd December , 1885 , will be read and put tor confirmation . 2 . Election of a M . W . G . M . 3 . Election of a Grand Treasurer .
4 . The M . W . G . M . will move , that the sum of 200 guineas be voted from the Fund of General Purposes as a donation from Grand Lodge to the Mansion House Fund now being raised for the relief of the Unemployed in London . . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants : — The han daughters of a brother of the Evening Star Lodge , No .
orp 1719 , London ••• £ ? 5 o o The widow of a brother of the Priory Lodge , No . 1 S 63 , Tynemouth 50 o o A brother of the Prudent Brethren Lodge , No . 145 , London ... too o o A brother of the St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 1046 , l'arnham ... 50 o o A brother of the Harmonic Lodge , No . 252 , Dudley ... ••¦ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Whitehaven ... ... ... 100 o o The orphan daughter of a brother of the Royal Clarence Lodge ,
No . 271 , Brighton ... ... ... - 5 ° ° ° A brother of the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 938 , Birmingham ... 50 o o A brother of the Canonbury Lodge , No . 657 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Emblematic Lodge , No . 1321 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Dundas Lodge , No . 1255 , Plymouth ... ... too o o 50
A brother of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , No . 37 S , Pembroke Dock ... o o The widow of a brother of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , London ... 75 o o A brother of the Glamorgan Lodge , No . 3 6 , Cardiff ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , London ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge La Tolerance , No . 538 ,
London „ ¦••_ , •¦ NT 5 ° ° ° The widow of a brother of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , No . 39 , Exeter 75 o o A brother of the Temple Lodge , No . 101 , London ... ... 150 ° ° A brother of the Lodge of Prudent Brethren , No . 145 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Mizpah Lodge , No . 1671 , London ... ... 50 o o
6 . R EPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board have to report that they have had under their consideration the rates of salary hitherto received by Bro . Wm . Henry Lee , third clerk , and Bro . Neville Green , fourth clerk , in the Grand Secretary ' s Office , who
have served therein for 13 years , and have already arrived at the maximum rate of j £ 200 a year , as fixed for all the junior clerks by Grand Lodge in the year 1874 , and whose prospects of future advancement arc remote . As it appears to the Board that the maximum rates of salary of these two officials mig ht fairly be fixed in gradation between that of the second clerk , which is £ 300 a year , ar . d that of the junior clerks , the Board now recommend the following arrangement for the approval of Grand Lodge ,
yj 2 , ;—The salary of Bro . Wm . Henry Lee to be raised to £ 230 from the 1 st January last , and to increase by £ 10 a year until it arrives at ^ 250 , which shall be the maximum salary of the third clerk .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADER * JJO United Grand Lodge 119 Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution T 20
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS ( Continued)—Ancient and Accepted Rite 133 Rosicrucian Society 133 South Wales 134
Review ' . ' . "' . ' . ' . "I .. ! 12 5 Reviews .... * . ' . " .. ___ .. 127 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 128 Instruction " ... 132 Royal Arch .. _ ... ' . ' .. 132 Mark Masonry _ . " . __ . "_ .. 133 Knights Templar .... " .. 133
New Annual Installation Dinner of the Prince of Wales Lodge , No . 222 , Bray 134 Bro . G . Taylor ' s Masonic Collection 134 Theatres 135 Obituary 135 The Craft Abroad 135 Masonic and General Tidings 136
Ar00101
THE first of our great Anniversary Festivals for the current year took place on Wednesday last , and though the result is some £ 3000 short of what it was in February last , the sum announced was within measurable distance of £ 15 , , and every one will congratulate the noble brother who presided , the Board of Stewards , and Bro . JAMES TERRY , the indefatigable Secretary
of the Benevolent Institution , on their having conjointl y laboured to such excellent purpose . Like every one else , we had our misgivings as to the result . We do not mean that we had the slightest doubt about the goodwill of the Craft as a bod y to find the wherewithal for the maintenance of our Charities . But we know how hard the times have been of late , how
serious has been the depression that has prevailed so long in almost every branch of trade and commerce , and we not unreasonably doubted if , with all the will in the world to do what is necessary , the very large sum required by the Benevolent Institution for maintaining it in its present state of efficiency could [ possibly be spared . However ,, the Festival has taken place ;
Bro . TERRY was able to announce in the course of the evening a total of j ^ H . SS-k with a few lists still outstanding , and , as a consequence , all fears as to the immediate future are at rest . So auspicious a beginning augurs well for the success of the other Festivals . What is wanted is " a long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altogether , " in order to ensure the proper carrying
out of the rest of the year ' s programme . In Masonry , whatever may happen in other Societies , it is not our custom to regard success in one direction as an excuse , or even a reason for failure in another . If we start badly , we lose no time in pulling ourselves together ; if we start well , we go on as we began , and keep on pegging away in a quiet , business , dogged
kind of way till the whole of our prescribed work is done thoroughly . But we shall have more to say in this fashion later on . What is wanted now is that the Craft should grasp the full measure of Wednesday ' s triumph , and the account and criticisms we publish elsewhere will tell our readers all they will want to know .
# » WE may reasonably take to ourselves some credit for the increase in the Board of Stewards which occurred during the thtee or four days immediatel y preceding Wednesday ' s celebration . When we wrote our leader paragraph of last week , again urging on the brethien how necessary it was there
should be more support than then seemed likely to be forthcoming towards the R . M . B . I ., and that it was not too late for some of them to assume the duties of Steward , the list of those already secured to act in that capacity was 261 —we stated roundl y 260 as compared with the 350 of 1885 . On Wednesday the Board consisted of 276 brethren , so that between the Friday when our
remarks came before the public , and the eventful day itself , 15 brethren added their names to the previous 261 . We are not oftentimes given to sounding a note on our own trumpet , but there appears to us to be some soil of connection between our remarks of last week and Wednesdav ' s
Board of Stewards 276 strong , just that kind of connection one is apt to trace between " cause " and " effect , " and as it is the Benevolent Institution which has received such benefit as may have followed our appeal for further Stewards , we do not mind drawing attention to the matter .
* . * WE have received communications from several correspondents relative to the election to the Grand Treasureshi p , which takes place in Grand Lodge on Wednesday next . No doubt our friends will see , when they have given
the matter some further consideration , that , as the merits of the rival candidates have been for some time already before the Craft , it will be better for the Craft , in Grand Lodge assembled , to be left to exercise its own judgment and elect the candidate of its choice .
Ar00102
THE first three days in March are to be memorable ones in the experience of our brethren in Worcestershire , as that is the period fixed for the exhibition of the very valuable Masonic collection made by Bro . GEORGE TAYLOR , the esteemed Provincial Grand Secretary , and which , we understand , that zealous and enthusiastic Craftman is willing to allow the
province to purchase at cost price . We are not aware of the amount expended in the obtaining of such a unique and vast assemblage of Masonic curios , books , prints , and medals ; but , bearing in mind its special character and extent , we shall not be far wrong in estimating the marketable value at not less than t-vo thousand , guineas , whereas the important collection is to
become the property of the province at less than quarter that sum , so careful and successful has Bro . T AYLOR been in his numerous purchases through advertising , agents , and friends throughout the wide world . Such a pleasing result from the " Worcester Masonic Exhibition " in August , 1884 , was never
anticipated at that time , and the province is to be congratulated on having such an opportunity of acquiring the materials for a Masonic Museum , the like of which no other province can hope to obtain , because so many of the articles of virtu , medals , & c , cannot now be purchased for " love or
money . " WE are sorry the announcement we made last week with reference to this meeting that Bro . W . J . HUGHAN would be present and describe the chief
features of the collection , will not be carried out . Bro . H UGHAN is prevented leaving home by the dangerous illness of a very near relative , and will be unable , therefore to attend , but we believe we are right in stating that the lecture he had prepared has been forwarded , and will be read for him by one of his numerous Kidderminster friends .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following is the business to be transacted in United Grand Lodge on Wednesday next : — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 nd December , 1885 , will be read and put tor confirmation . 2 . Election of a M . W . G . M . 3 . Election of a Grand Treasurer .
4 . The M . W . G . M . will move , that the sum of 200 guineas be voted from the Fund of General Purposes as a donation from Grand Lodge to the Mansion House Fund now being raised for the relief of the Unemployed in London . . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants : — The han daughters of a brother of the Evening Star Lodge , No .
orp 1719 , London ••• £ ? 5 o o The widow of a brother of the Priory Lodge , No . 1 S 63 , Tynemouth 50 o o A brother of the Prudent Brethren Lodge , No . 145 , London ... too o o A brother of the St . Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 1046 , l'arnham ... 50 o o A brother of the Harmonic Lodge , No . 252 , Dudley ... ••¦ 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Sun , Square , and Compasses Lodge , No . 119 , Whitehaven ... ... ... 100 o o The orphan daughter of a brother of the Royal Clarence Lodge ,
No . 271 , Brighton ... ... ... - 5 ° ° ° A brother of the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 938 , Birmingham ... 50 o o A brother of the Canonbury Lodge , No . 657 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Emblematic Lodge , No . 1321 , London ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Dundas Lodge , No . 1255 , Plymouth ... ... too o o 50
A brother of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , No . 37 S , Pembroke Dock ... o o The widow of a brother of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 , London ... 75 o o A brother of the Glamorgan Lodge , No . 3 6 , Cardiff ... ... 75 o o A brother of the Constitutional Lodge , No . 55 , London ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Lodge La Tolerance , No . 538 ,
London „ ¦••_ , •¦ NT 5 ° ° ° The widow of a brother of the St . John the Baptist Lodge , No . 39 , Exeter 75 o o A brother of the Temple Lodge , No . 101 , London ... ... 150 ° ° A brother of the Lodge of Prudent Brethren , No . 145 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Mizpah Lodge , No . 1671 , London ... ... 50 o o
6 . R EPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board have to report that they have had under their consideration the rates of salary hitherto received by Bro . Wm . Henry Lee , third clerk , and Bro . Neville Green , fourth clerk , in the Grand Secretary ' s Office , who
have served therein for 13 years , and have already arrived at the maximum rate of j £ 200 a year , as fixed for all the junior clerks by Grand Lodge in the year 1874 , and whose prospects of future advancement arc remote . As it appears to the Board that the maximum rates of salary of these two officials mig ht fairly be fixed in gradation between that of the second clerk , which is £ 300 a year , ar . d that of the junior clerks , the Board now recommend the following arrangement for the approval of Grand Lodge ,
yj 2 , ;—The salary of Bro . Wm . Henry Lee to be raised to £ 230 from the 1 st January last , and to increase by £ 10 a year until it arrives at ^ 250 , which shall be the maximum salary of the third clerk .