Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

Druids , Redruth , 26 guineas ; Mount Edgcumbe , Camborne , 23 guineas ; One and All , Bodmin , 19 guineas ; Love and Honour , Falmouth , 15 guineas ; True and Faithful , Helston , 13 guineas ; Dunheved , Launceston , 12 guineas ; Molesworth , Wadebridge , 10 guineas ; total from 10 lodges 283 guineas ; from the remaining 17 subscribing lodges 66 guineas . Of the total 181 guineas came from East Cornwall , and 168 guineas from West

Cornwall . Ihe number of new members was 31 , but the total number was one less , and Bro . Pearce therefore made an earnest appeal for new subscriptions . Of the 340 guineas distributed 330 guineas went to the Jubilee Festival of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for A ged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons , 10 guineas going to the Girls' School . As soon as it became known that their greatly esteemed ruler had consented to

preside at the Festival , steps were taken to inform the brethren and induce some to become Stewards with the following result : Bros . Anderton representing the province generally , ^ 309 5 s . ; Venning , Liskeard , - £ 105 ; Pearce , Hayle , ^ 100 ; Ross , Penzance , ^ 73 10 s . ; Truscott , St . Austell , ^ 31 10 s . ; F . W . Thomas , Camborne , £ 31 ios . ; Remfry , £ 10 10 s . ; and another unattached , £ 10 ios . ; which , with the noble Chairman ' s subscription , made a total from the province of £ 775 15 s .

Bro . C . TRUSCOTT , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W ., manager of the votes for the great Masonic Charities , presented his annual report . The votes received from the province during the past 12 months , embracing the elections of October , 1891 , and April and May , 1892 , were as follows : Girls , October , 1891 , 37 . ' A P *> l 8 9 » 382 ; total , 753 ; boys , October , 1891 , 377 ; April , 1892 , 376 ; total , 753 ; males , May , 1892 , 762 ; widows , 913 ; total , 16 75 ;

grand total , 3181 ; being an increase received over the previous year of g irls' votes , 25 ; boys ' , 48 ; benevolent , 740 ; total , 813 . The present voting power of the province he estimated to be about * . Girls' votes per year 964 ; boys ' , 816 ; benevolent , 1773 ; total , 3553 , being an increase of 1069 votes . At the election of the R . M . I . B . last October there were 37 candidates for 24 vacancies , one being from Cornwall , and he was pleased to report that they succeeded in carrying the boy with 2276 votes , placing him 21 st on the

list of 24 . Ihe highest polled was 3171 and the 24 th 1573 . In April last their votes went towards the repayment of loans contracted the previous October . At the May election of the R . M . B . I , there were 70 widow candidates for 28 vacancies , and consequent on the issue of so many extra votes then , the polling was expected to run high . Acting accordingly , he polled for the woman candidate from Cornwall 4136 votes , and succeeded in placing

her 12 th on the list of 28 , the highest polling 5699 , and the 2 Sth 2485 . To do this he had to borrow again , but not heavily . The province now stood as owing to other provinces 1043 boys and 728 widows , total 1771 votes . The boys they would repay very nearly in October next , and in April next would be free to lend their votes or poll for a candidate . He thought the better course would be to defer polling for the boy adopted by the

Committee until October , when they would have a good balance of votes in hand . In May they would repa } ' all their loans of benevolent votes , and would still have a balance of about 1000 to lend or exchange for boys votes for October . At present there was only one candidate—a boy—adopted by their Committee , and they relied on securing his election next year . At the same time , he understood there were two or three other cases for the Schools to

come before the Committee . At present they had four girls , three boys in the Schools , and two old men receiving £ 40 , and five widows ^ 32 a year each . This year had been very eventful as regards the Masonic Charities . The Jubilee Festival of the R . M . B . I , was celebrated in February under the presidency of their much respected Prov . Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , and the total of the lists on that occasion amounted to the magnificent sum of ^ 67 000 , far exceeding any previous

, Masonic Festival , even the centenary of the Girls' School , a few years since . Cornwall was represented by 10 Stewards , whose lists amounted to the total ° f £ l 775- The lists of the other Festivals this year amounted to R . M . I . G ., £ 10 , 002 ; R . M . I . B ., ^ 12 , 319 , making the total of the contributions to the three Institutions of - £ 89 , 321 . Cornwall sent no Steward to the R . M . I . G ., but contributed 45 guineas . Bro . W . Lake represented the province at the R . M . I . B ., with a list of 35 guineas .

Soon after noon the brethren formed in procession on the Green at the back of the Public Hall , and went to the Cathedral , headed by the Volunteer Band , under Mr . Traise . There were about 475 brethren in the procession , a novel feature of which was the Volume of the Sacred Law , carried by four Lewises , or sons of Masons . At church Bro . Rev . T . S . Kendall presided at the organ . A shortened form of evensong was said by the Rev

Canon Donaldson , and the lesson was read by Bro . the Rev . A . H . Ferris . The Prov . Grand Chaplain , Bro . the Rev . JOHN CORE , preached a brief and most effective sermon from Chron . vi ., 9— " Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house unto Mine name , thou did ' st well that it was in thine heart . " He alluded to Solomon ' s Temple , and the strength and beauty of human effort inspired by God . Thev had come into that temple of God ,

the new cathedral of the ancient Catholic Church of this land , to render their homage to Almighty God . They saw the characteristics of that building were strength and beauty . They were there that day as Masons , out they remembered that Freemasonry was not a religion ; it did not profess to provide the consolations of the spiritual life the Christian religion did , but it was a Societv founded on the principles of religion—on the fear of

• jod , morality of life , and charity or love . Masons should be true men , showing true moral strength , and also beauty of life and the virtues of holiness , as seen in faith , and hope , and love . The collection , part of which was for the Royal % Corn \ vail Infirmary , amounted to £ 16 5 s . id ., against £ 9 17 s . 6 d . last year . On the return from church , the Prov . Grand Master made a presentation « the door of the lod to thc four Lewises who had carried the volumes of

ge the Sacred Law in the procession . The presentation consisted of beautifull y bound copies of Bagster ' s " Comprehensive Teachers' Bibles . " His dshi p inscribed each Bible with his own hand , the first one as follows : — th esented to Thomas Chirgwin Wade as a remembrance of his having , vvith , '' ' other Lewises , carried out the volume of the Sacred Law in the procession ¦ the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall to Truro Cathedral , August 23 rd , ' 92 , Mount EdgcumbeD . G . M ., Prov . G . M . of Cornwall . "

, of T otner Lewises were Arthur Jarvis Mack , Clarence Jowett Edwards , ,. r uro Lothar Hugo Mermagen , of Feock . dui ! PR 0 V - GRAND MASTER , addressing the lads , said it had been their „ V as sons of Masnim » n rarrv In tlin tpmnle of God thc volmnp nf thp

pl . i * '' aw ' ' >' accompanied all their processions , and had a L ' j . all their lodges , and they regarded it as the foundation of the live ^ t ° ^ ' ' Order , anc - tlley desired to make it the guide of their own as a ' tnereforc gave him peculiar pleasure to present to each of them tne rem ( -jmbrance of that day a copy of the Sacred Law , which he hoped v Would keep in remembrance of the part they had taken that day in the

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

procession , and that when they came of age , whether they joined the Order or not , whether they took upon themselves the obligations of Freemasons or not , they would not forget the obligation they had already taken upon themselves , but let the Book always be their guide and their true comfort through life .

The Committee of Relief reported that they had considered three petitions for relief , and they recommended the following grants . * the widow of a brother , late of No . 1006 , £ 10 ; to a brother , late of No . 131 , £ 15 ; and the widow of a brother , late of No . 1272 , £ \ o . At the last meeting of the Committeee some conversation took place as to the amounts which ought to be voted this year for Masonic Charity , and so far as they might ,

they wished to express their opinion that it was desirable , that the following grants be made : 50 guineas to the Coin wall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , 10 guineas to the Cornwall Masonic Institution for Widows , 20 guineas for the Boys' School , and 20 guineas for the Girls' School . The SECRETARY reported that the result of the voting for thc election of three male annuitants and one educational grant in connection with the

Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund was that the Committee ' s recommendations were adopted . Annuities were voted to the following : . £ 15 to a distressed brother of No . 1151 ; £ 10 to a brother of No . 970 ; and £ 20 to a brother o ' " No . 75 . An educational grant of £ 10 per year for five years was granted to the dauehter of a deceased brother of No . 1-U 4 .

Bro . Charles Bryant , 31 , was unanimously elected Treasurer , and Bros . Bullen and Hockin Auditors . The P . G . M . then appointed and invested the following brethren as his officers for the year ensuing : — Bro . Sir Chas . B . Graves-Sawle , Bart . ... ... Prov . D . P . G . M .

„ Col . Pndeaux Brune , 1785 ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ W . J . Johns , 331 ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . J . Core ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ Chas . Bryant , 131 ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ T . Chirgwin , 131 ... ... ... Prov . G . Sec . „ W . W . Hockin , 331 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg .

,, H . W . Durant , 977 ... ... ... ) n e r ^ r \ > „ J . Duckett , 893 J Prov . S . G . D . ' s . „ W . Hall , 699 ... ... - ( Prm , inn * * „ H . Lander , 1954 ... ... j Prov . J . G . D . s . „ W . Wales , jun ., 589 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ W . H Stantan , 510 ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C .

„ Geo . Stephens , 450 ... ... ... Prov . D . G . D . C . „ J . P . Polglase , 75 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ R . C . Revell , 1071 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . ,, W . Colenso , 121 ... ... ... In r- C . J r > 1 " J . H . Phil P S 5 j Prov . G . Std . Br . ' s „ F . I . Mountford , 331 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org .

„ John Pearse , 1136 ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . ,, J . Langdon ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Purst . „ C . W . Sowden , 2166 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ T . Gattey , 1529 „ John Willey , 418

,, R . Rundell , 1151 ... ... ... n ~ c , , „ J . McTurk , 496 V Prov . G . Stwds . „ Rollo Henry Hare , 1954 ... ,, Geo . Timmins , 1006 ... ... ... J „ John Ruse , 331 ... ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Luncheon was held at the Corn Exchange , which , like the Concert Mall , had been nicely decorated by Messrs . Criddle and Smith . The Volunteer

band played outside . The attendance was larger than could be accommodated . The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE proposed " The M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Duke of Cornwall . " Bro . ANDERTON gave " The Deputy Grand Master and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past . "

Bro . HUGHAN responded . Masonry , he said , was never more prosperous than now ; in fact , the great number of members led one to fear that there might not be the care exercised in the use of the ballot that there should be . Bro . Sir CHARLES SAWLE proposed "The R . W . Provincial Grand Master . "

The Earl of MOUNT EDGCUMBE , in reply , expressed his pleasure at the exceedingly good muster , and his thanks to the Truro lodges who had received them , and to the Cathedral authorities . He also mentioned that he had been asked by Bro . Davey , the Treasurer , whose accounts were taken as read , to say that thc balance was now ^ 174 . Ten years ago—in 1882—it was only ^ 28 , which showed that during the last 10 years Masonry had been prospering in the province . Bro . Davey had also asked him

to thank the W . M . ' s for the prompt manner in which the dues had been paid this year . " The Health of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master " was given by Bro . WILLIAMS HOCKIN . For " The Wardens and Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge " Bro . Col . Pndeaux Brune was called upon to respond .

With the toast of " The Visitors " the PROV . GRAND MASTER coupled the names of Bros . R . Bird and Rev . Dr . Lemon . Bros . Rev . Dr . LEMON and ( in the absence of Bro . Bird ) J . B . CRABB responded . This concluded the proceedings , which passed off most satisfactorily . The arrangements at Truro were made by a Reception Committee , of which Bros , the Rev . R . F . Frazer-Frizell was Chairman , and Lawrence Carlyon , Secretary .

Masonry And Business.

MASONRY AND BUSINESS .

It is said that water and oil will not mix , without some other element to bring the two together . It has also been remarked that Masonry was one thing and business another , and the two will not mix . While it is undoubtedly true that Masonry and business are not synonymous terms , yet it is equally certain there is 110 antagonism between the two , and the one ought to help thc other . A man joins the Masonic fraternity , if he has the right conception of it ,

not for any pecuniary benefit he expects to receive , but for the good it will do him in his daily life , and his business is a part of his dail y life . He looks upon the institution , if he gives the matter any consideration at all , as one that extends over the whole world . A brotherhood where all arc bound by some mysterious principle or impulse , and each is friend to the other . An institution regarded as ancient and honourable . A society of sociability .