Provincial Grand Chapter Of Cumberland And Westmorland,

Chas . Gowan , H . 119 , P . G . Stwd . ; Robt . Hudson , P . Z ., P . G . Std . Br . of England , P . G . S . E . Durham ; Wm . Logan , P . Z . 124 , P . G . D . C Durham ; Chas . J . Nanson , H . 310 ; Geo . Starkey , Asst . S . 119 ; Thos . Allinson , S . N . 119 ; W . Carlyle , 119 ; J . S . Moffatt , 119 ; H . Bewes , P . Z . 327 , P . P . G . P . S . ; W . S . Ponton , P . S . 327 ; Wm . Middleton , H . 129 ; J . Abbott , P . S . 371 ; H . Moser , J . 129 ; G . F . Gent , 310 j William Court , 310 ; J . Cook , P . Z . 310 , P . P . A . G . S . ; W . J . Richardson , 310 ; J . Eden , 371 ; Thos . Usher , 1073 ; and others .

Provincial Grand Chapter was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last annual meeting read and confirmed , when Comp . GARDINER moved , and Comp . Dr . GORE-RING seconded the motion that Comp . Nelson be again elected Grand Treasurer ; carried unanimously . Comp . Thomas Usher , Janitor 1073 , was , by a similar vote , elected Prov . Grand Janitor . The following companions were then invested Prov . Grand Officers for ,

the year , viz . : — Comp . Dr . Charies Gore-Ring , P . Z . 1073 ... ... Prov . G . H . „ James Gardiner , P . Z . 371 ... ... Prov . G . J . „ Geo . J . McKay , P . Z . 129 ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ James Copland , P . Z . 129 ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ Charles Gowan , H . 119 ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ Charles J . Nanson , 310 ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ Wm . Middleton , 129 ... .., ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . „ R . J . Nelson , P , Z . 129 ( elected ) ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ Hebert Moser , J . 129 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Dr . Chas . E . Paget ... ... ... Prov . G . Swd . Br . „ Wm . Carlyle , 11 9 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Jas . C . Mason , 310 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . of C . „ Thomas Richards ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .

„ Jas . W . Kirkland ... ... ... } „ W . S . Ponton , 327 ... ... ... > Prov . G . Stewards . „ Jos . Eden , 371 ... ... ...J „ Thomas Usher , 1073 ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .

The PROV . G . TREAS . read the balance-sheet for the year , which showed favourable , and on the motion of Comp . Dr . GORE-RING , was passed as read . The usual dues from the chapters of the province were paid , also fees of honour . Comp . MCKAY , P . G . S . E ., moved a hearty vote of thanks to the M . E . Z . and companions of the Union Chapter , No . 3 1 $ , Carlisle , for their excellent arrangements to entertain Prov . G . Chapter .

Comp . GARDINER , P . G . J ., supported the vote , which was carried with app ' ause . " Hearty good wishes " was given by Comps . HUDSON and LOGAN from the Province of Durham ; the former also expressed the great pleasure it had given them to visit the sister Province of Cumberland and Westmorland , and he hoped the two provinces would be as united in the time to come as they had been in the past . The Prov . Grand Chapter was then closed , and the companions dined at the County Hotel .

Provincial Grand Chapter Op North And East Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OP NORTH AND EAST YORKSHIRE .

The annual meeting of the above Provincial Grand Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Dagger-lane , Hull ( at the invitation of the Minerva Chapter , No . 250 ) , on Wednesday , the 17 th inst ., Comp . the Right Hon , the Earl of Zetland , Grand Superintendent of the province , presiding , and he was supported by the following officers and companions : —

Comps . Col . Richard Geo . Smith , 1010 , P . P . G . D . C , Prov . G . H . ; W . Benson Richardson , 200 , Prov . G . J . ; Michael Chas . Peck , 250 , P . A . G . D . C . Eng ., Prov . G . S . E . ; Edward Corris , 57 , Prov . G . S . N . ; Walter Reynolds , 250 , P . P . G . H ., Prov . G . 1 ' reas . ; Geo . L . Shackle- ; , 1511 , P . P . G . Reg ., as Prov . G . Reg . ; Richard Beevers , 57 , P . P . G . P . S ., as Prov . G . P . S . ; Thomas Hewson , 57 , P . P . A . G . S . _ as Prov . G . ist A . S . ; James Thyer , 57 , Prov . G . 2 nd A . S . ; James Bordass , 734 , P . P . G . D . C , as Prov . G . Swd . Br . ; James Robinson , 1 G 05 , Prov . G . Std . Br . ; Martin M . Westerby , 2 g 4 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; John Mackaill , 57 , Prov . G . Asst , Dir . of Cers . ; Vessey King , 250 , P . P . G . O . as Piov . G . Org . ; Thomas Oates , 250 , Prov . G . Asst . S . E . ; Fredk . ] . Lambert , 1010 , Prov . G . Janitor ; Lieut .-Col . the Hon . W . T . Orde-Powlett , 236 , P . G . S . N . Eng . ; John Kemp , 294 ; T . B . Whytehead , 1611 , P . P . G . H . ; H . Onslow Piercy , 734 ; j . S , Cumberland , 23 6 , P . P . G . J . ; Geo . Wilson , 57 , P . P . G . S . N . ; J . Frank Nicholson , IOIO , P . P . G . P . S . ; John Marshall . 660 , P . P . G . A . S . ; VV . Tesseyman , 57 ; John B . Nicholl , 660 ; . T . M . Goldie , 6 G 0 , P P . G . Std . Br . ; Ed . Kipps , 1010 ; G . W . Stourton , 2 TO ; Wm . Holder , 250 ; P . C . Whitfield , P . Z . 1 C 05 ; Geo . Kirby , 236 ; W . C . Whitesfde , 250 ; Eli Bryan , 734 ; W . Ascough , Z . 1248 ; John Clark , 57 ; F . Blackburn , 250 ; James Buckle , 6 G 0 ; H . Holgraves , 734 ; John Chappell , H . 1605 ; Samuel Rutter , 57 ; R . R . Hawley , 250 ; Lieut .-Col . H . Fawcett Pudsey , 1010 ; W . B . Dyson , J . 6 II ; J . R . Stringer , Wm . Brook , James Taylor , James Mathews , 57 ; H . B . Anderson , Geo . Nightscales , Thos . Weatherill , Robert Watson , J . W . Burton , C . T . Capes , H . Hollis , J . York Torr , Geo . Quibell , W . Clayton , T . B . Redfearn , J . I ' . Gibson , Geo . Leng , 250 ; F . W . Adams , 294 ; W . H . Attley , S . Chadwick , 312 ; W . C . Pearson , 1010 ; T . A . Haigh , George Spink , 1511 ; George Greenwood , Wm . Owen , F . Winter , 1 G 05 ; T . W . Halliwell , 1 G 11 ; and others . Visitor : Comp . W . Marling Sissons , 1447 , P . G . S . B . Eng .

The Provincial Grand Chapter having been opened , and the Grand Superintendent and Grand Officers saluted with Grand Honours , the minutes of the last Provincial Grand Chapter , held at Scarborough on the 9 th May , 1888 , were read and confirmed . Letters of apology for non-attendance were received from Comps . Sir Frederick Milner , Bart ., 1611 ; Rev . W . Valentine , 236 ; Jos . Todd , 236 ; Sir James Meek , 236 ; Jos . Knaggs , 200 ; A . W . Walker , 660 ; M . Millington , 1611 ; and many others .

1 he Prov . Grand Treasurer read the annual balance sheet , which had been audited and found correct , it was unanimously adopted . Among the payments were subscriptions to the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , 10 guineas ; Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , five guineas ; and the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , five guineas . The various chapters in the province then communicated , all of which were represented . The following Prov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year were then appointed and invested ;— -

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Comp . William Tesseyman , 57 ... ,,. Prov . G . H . „ H . J . Morton , 1248 ... ... ... Prov . G . J . „ M . C . Peck , 250 , A . G . D . C . Eng . ( re-aopointed ) Prov . G . S . E . „ W . C . Whiteside , 2 50 ... ... " ... Prov . G . S . N . „ Geo . Kirby , 236 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ John Clark , 57 ... ... ... Prov . G . P . S . „ VV . H . Attley , 312 ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ W . Ascough , 1248 ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd AiS . „ W . B . Dyson , 1611 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ Jas . Buckle , 660 ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ Eli Bryan , 734 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ P . C . Whitfield , 1605 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ J . R . Stringer , 57 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Thomas Oates , 25 ( re-appointed ) ... ... Prov . A . G . S . E . „ Fredk . J . Lambert , 1010 ... ... Prov . G . Janitor .

Comp . Walter Reynolds , the Prov . Grand Treasurer , was unanimousl y re-elected upon the proposition of Comp . T . B . Whytehead , 1611 , seconded by Comp . Richard Beevers , 57 . The M . E . Grand Superintendent then addressed the Prov . Grand Chapter as follows ; --.-Excellent Companions o £ the Royal Arch , —The rolling - year has again brought us together at this , our Annual Convocation , when we greet each other as brethren and

companions , and renew our old friendships . How pleasant these assemblies are ; for although , alas , we missmany who have gone from us at the summons of the Most High , we find new and enthusiastic searchers after the truth to fill their places , and we know that when we , in our turn , shall no longer appear arrayed in symbolic garb , others will take up our duties and continue the great work of Freemasonry which has ever been an important factor in promoting the happiness of mankind . At our initiation we cannot fail to be struck with the beautiful and simple manner in which the candidate is taught

that the end and aim of Freemasonry is comprised in the exercise of brotherly love , relief , and truth ; it recognises no creed , alone requiring ( as an essential ) a firm belief in the Great Architect of the Universe , our Creator , Preserver , and Moral Governor . A striking lesson of humility is taught in the ceremonial , and the greatest of all virtues , Charity , is inculcated in a manner never to be forgotten . The beauties of the Craft gradually unfold themselves to our view , and in the Second Degree our researches after the hidden truth are continued through the varied paths of nature and science .

Continuing our progress we arrive at the Master Mason ' s Degree ; here we are introduced to the first revealed form of religion with which God ' s favoured nation was entrusted , historical legends are detailed , and learned by the most solemn and affecting ritual to contemplate death as the end of affliction and the entrance into a better life . Our laws then wisely require a year to be spent in the study of the Three Degrees of Craft Masonry , and at the expiration of that period are exalted to the Royal Arch . To the earnest student of God ' s Holy Book what can be more beautiful than the rites and ceremonies of

this sacred Order . The building of the House of the Lord at Jerusalem is its leading theme , and the officers and companions represent those who were engaged upon that holy work . We can well imagine with what delight the Jewish rulers returned from their captivity , encouraged and aided by the pious King Cyrus , who had been foretold by the prophet Isaiah actually more than 200 years before his birth , in this remarkable prophecy : — "He is my shepherd and shall perform all my pleasures , tven saying to Jerusalem , Thou shalt be built , and to the Temple , Thy foundation shall be

laid . "—Isaiah xliv ., v . 2 S . To the ancient Israelites the Temple was not simply a church such as we now build any day and everywhere , but the veritable dwelling-place of the great Jehovah , selected by Omnipotence as His abode amongst men . How grand , how awful , how solemn the thought ; within that glorious structure itself , a small apartment built of the fragrant cedar wood , and overlaid with massive plates of pure gold . Between the outspread wings of the mysterious cherubim , whose figures knelt in adoration upon the Ark of the Covenant , vested the divine Shechinah ( the Almighty Presence ) , that lambent flame whence issued

the divine oracle of God . The substituted'secrets of the Master ' s Degree are now replaced by the onl y thing left to discover , the Tetragrammaton , the sacred name , to the knowledge of which the ancient Hebrews ascribed the power and wisdom of King Solomon , and the true pronunciation of which had been forgotten by the Jewish nation . Thus , then , the Royal Arch is the climax oi ancient Freemasonry , and fitly crowns the edifice whose foundation was laid at initiation . Then should the members of this exalted Order be most attentive to their obligations and use the most scrupulous care in the

admission of candidates , so that this sacred and royal Order should consist only of those who have been selected from the Craft for their Masonic zeal and moral worth . We may then use the mottoes inscribed on our symbolic jewel , and exclaim , " Invenimus cultor Dei civis mundi" ( We have found the worship of God , 0 citizen of the world ) , and "Si talia jungere possis sit tibi scire satis" ( If thou canst unite such things thou knowest enough ) . The Provincial Grand Chapter was then closed .

CLAVEL , F . J . BEGUE . —A well-known French writer and brother , but of whom not much is known apparentl y beyond his literary productions . He issued , Kloss tells us , in 1843 , at Paris , " Histoire Pittoresque de la Franche Maconnerie , " etc ., an interesting work , though not altogether reliable , as he has sacrificed accuracy to theory , and history to effect ; Kloss also informs us that in 1844 , he edited "Almanach Pittoresoue

Universel de la Franche Maconnerie . " He was also W . M . of the Lodge " Emeth , " and pronounced a discourse on the 3 rd of November , 1824 , on the occasion of the death of H . M . Louis XV III ., and the succession of Charles X . This was published , according to Kloss , in 1824 . He also , together with a " Frere Caille , " seems to have put out " Les Meneurs du Grand

Orient juges d apres leurs CEuvres , " etc ., which , though , without date , is said to be printed in the " Annales , etc ,, des Pays Bas , " vol . vi . He also edited the " Revue Historique , Scientifique et Morale de la Franche Maconnerie " ( Paris , 1830 , 1833 ) , according to Kloss , in six parts , meant to be a French continuation of the ' * Annales des Pays Bas , "

Mackey , who deals with him only in his " Supplement , " says that he also , in 1844 , was the author of " Histoire Pittoresque des Religions , etc ., de tous les Peuples du Monde . " Kloss does not mention this work , neither does he record the Masonic journal , the " Grand Orient , " or " Orient , " which Mackey says he also edited in 1844 . We are inclined to think that there is a little confusion about datesthoug h

, we confesss to great difficulty in finding out much about him . Clavel , in his " Histoire Pittoresque , " gives us a full account of a quarrel he had with the Grand Orient of France , in or obout 1826 , and of the sentence of exclusion passed upon him and others ; but it is one of those squabbles which are a discredit to Freemasonry ,

and certainly will not interest our readers . Indeed , it is nothing but a conflict between the Grand Orient and the Rite Ecossais , of which Clavel seems to have been a warm supporter . His fame as a Masonic writer rests upon his " Histoire Pittoresque . " —Kenning's Cyclopaedia of Freemasonry .

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