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the great God in thc divine boat ; I fight for thee ; I am one of the divine chiefs who are the True Living Word of Osiris . I am Thot , who makes to be real the word of Horus against his enemies . The Word of Osiris against his enemies make truth in Thot , and the order is executed by Thot . I am with Horus on the day of celebrating the festival of Osiris , the good Being , whose Word is
truth ; I make offerings to Ra ( the sun ); I am a simple priest in the Under-world , anointing in Abydos , elevating in higher degrees of initiation . ; l am prophet in Abydos on the day of opening or upheaving the earth . I behold the mysteries of the door of the Under-world ; I direct the ceremonies of Mendes ; I am the assistant in the exercise of their functions ; I am Grand Master of the Craftsmen who
set up thc Sacred Arch for support . " How . full of meaning is this language to the Freemason ! Degrees of initiation ! The true living Word ' . The Grand Master of the Craftsmen who set up the Sacred Arch for a support ! And all this language used five thousand years ago ! And used still ! VVe have submitted the article to a very learned Egyptological authority , and we append his comments :
" The piece given in the Masonic World is not the whole of this portion of the text . Dr . Birch , in 'Bunsen's Egypt , ' thus translates the two sentences , or at least w'hat seem to be the two sentences of most importance . First' Elevating to higher degrees , ' & c , Birch translates ' I see the hidden places of the Rusta . ' The previous sentence about the 'True living word of Osiris' runs 'justifying
Osiris against his enemies . ' That about Grand Master ' seems to be 'I am thc great workman who made the Ark of Socharis on thc Stocks '—a possible explanation is if he translated the text from the French the word ' arclic ' has been made into arch , instead of ark . It is a singular fact that , although this writer is particular to give his authorities in other instances , all , I think , but to this one
is no reference to whence it was obtained . " It is just possible that the writer may have taken the extract from " Tide's History ; " he has not obtained it from Rawlinson or Bunsen , but we are inclined to think it comes from his " inner consciousness , " and is only another proof what a foolish way some good folks have of stating facts , and composing history . - *¦
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Masonic Notes and Queries .
361 ] SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN'S FUNERAL . Can any Dryasdustian brother collect from dusty files of contemporary papers a full account of Sir Christopher Wren ' s funeral in 172 * 1 ? Such no doubt exists . VVe have
seen one account , —a short one— , which merely says that the funeral procession was attended by mourning carriages with his friends . But no names are given . There are pressing reasons why I ask for this information , which I have not time to obtain myself at present . ANTIQUITY .
3 C 21 SCOTS MASONS . Much obliged to Bro . Woodford for the explanation offered as to the title " Scots Masons , " though I cannot say it quite satisfies me , because the period covered by his supposed clue is not early enough for the purpose . "Scots Masons Lodge" occurs so early as 1736 , and brethren were made "Scots Masons" in 1746 . There is also the singular titles of " Highrodian , " & c , of the old
Lodge of Industry , in 1746 . I am now investigating this point as to " Scots Masons , " & c , and have other references which appear to me to throw more lighten the subject , one especially being a translation from one of Dr . Kloss ' s works ( kindly made for me by Bro . Speth ) . These will be duly noted in my forthcoming work , entitled " Origin of the English Rite of Freemasonry , " which I am now having printedor they should be mentioned herewith .
, W . J . HUGHAN . 363 ] CHESHUNT GREAT HOUSE . By Bro . F . D . REES COPESTICK . The present home of the Gresham Lodge , No . SC 9 , is in the Cheshunt Great House , in the Manor of Andrewes , and Le Motte , Hertfordshire , and as the brethren enjoy such
unique privileges through the kindness of the Rev . Charles Erskine Mayo , meeting as they do in the only Baronial Hall in the kingdom which has been placed of late years at thc service of the members of the mystic tie , a history of their special surroundings should certainly be furnished in a handy form , for the information of all concerned . This Bro . F . D . Rees Copestick has well done , for within
the compass of some thirty pages is graphically described the more prominent features of the grand and imposing old building from the fourteenth century down to the present time , both architecturally and generally , the line hall , and a list of paintings therein , being duly noted . Bro . Copestick corrects an error of previous historians , who declare that the estate was granted by Henry VIII . to Wolsey ,
whereas the fact is proved incontestably from evidence at the Record Oflice , that it was purchased by the Cardinal in 1519 . Its subsequent history is carefully and interestingly narrated , so much so as to make it most p leasant reading for all antiquaries , whether connected with the lodge or otherwise ; and as I see any profit arising from its sale will be devoted to the Masonic Charities , 1 hope this short
reference to its merits will lead many to become purchasers , though if the edition is exhausted , the net result cannot be much , as the cost per copy is only three shillings and sixpence . The frontispiece of the "Banqueting HaU " gives a good idea of the character of the building , and makes one wish other lodges were equally fortunate in having such a congenial and most suggestive habitation . Walter
The history of the lodge has been written by Bro . E . Gompertz , so the brethren may well congratulate themselves on having two such able and zealous oflicers as their Treasurer and Secretary to thus describe their eventful career as a lodge from 1 SG 1 , and the magnificent home in which they are privileged to be located . The printing in each case was done at the Freemason oflice , and is creditable to all concerned . VV . J . HUGHAN .
The Prov . Grand Superintendent for Kent , Lord Holmesdale , has fixed Saturday , the 28 th ( to-morrow ) , for the consecration of the Knole Chapter , No . 1414 . A report will appear in our next .
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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Hxztt iWusomg . QUEEN'S WESTMINSTER LODGE ( No . 2021 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , Holborn , on Tuesday ,
the 17 th inst . Present : liros . Geo . Lambert , r . U . b . b ., W . M . ; R . Payne , J . W . ; C . Bellerby , Treas . ; G . Coop , Sec . ; H . C . Lambert , P . G . D . Herts , S . D . ; Wm . Jones , J . D . ; A . Jones , I . G . ; Delevante , Org . ; T . liradley , Tyler ; Goldney , Kingdon , Walters , Fowley ,
Livett , Payne , Hodges , Russell , Gibson , Kempton , Currie , Godfrey , Nugent , Birch , and Hotton . Visitors : Bros . Brewey , 141 ; F . Smith , 1305 ; and Chapman , 1962 . The lodge was opened in ample form , and Bros . Hodges and Brewey ( by permission of the W . M . of Lodge of Faith , 141 ) , having proved their proficiency , were entrusted . The lodge having been advanced those brethren were duly passed . The lodge was resumed , and a ballot was taken
for Messrs . J . E . W . Birch , E . R . Hotton , and G . J . Nugent , which proving unanimous in their favour , those gentlemen were duly admitted into the Order . Several letters were read from members regretting that their duties at the regimental camp at Sandown Park prevented their attendance . The Secretary informed the lodge that the W . M . had paid the sum of £ 10 ios . to the Boys' School Festival in the name of the lodge . The J . W . proposed ,
and Bro . C . Kempton seconded , that the best thanks of the lodge are due to Bro . G . Lambert for his many services and great interest he took in all matters connected with the lodge , and also for his kindness in going up as Steward for the lodge , and hoped that , as the Master had made so good a beginning , the lodge would be well represented at future festivals of the Institutions .
The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant . During the evening the Master announced that he had secured the Venetian Saloon for Tuesday , November iSth , and trusted that he should be able to see every member of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge present on that occasion , as it would be the date of his giving up the Mastership of the lodge , and taking up the less onerous duties of I . P . M . The usual Masonic toasts were duly given and responded to .
CRYSTAL PALACE LODGE ( No . 742 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., at the Crystal Palace , S y denham , when the following oflicers were present : Bros . Edward Ayres , VV . M . ; F . A . Pullen , S . W . ; J . Kay , J . W . ; T . Foxall , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Land , P . M ., Sec . ; Wm . H . Toten , S . D . ; F . Wright , I . G . ; W . Seymour Smith , Org . ; B . Fullwood , P . M ., D . C , J . W . Lassam , Stwd . ; Geo . Cole , P . M . ; Chas
D . Hume , P . M . ; J . Blundell , P . M . ; H . Cox , P . M . ; George Weeks , P . M . ; Dick Radclyffe , P . M . ; VV . W . Baxter , P . M . ; R . Roberts , P . M . ; H . Finch , P . M . ; H . T . Thompson , P . M . ; and others . The lodge having been opened with the customary formalities , the reports of the Audit and of the Benevolent Fund Committees were submitted . Bro . F . J . Ingram was passed , and then the W . M . elect was presented for
installation . In due course he was placed in the chair of K . S ., Bro . Hume , P . M ., carrying out the ceremony in a really impressive manner , even excelling his previous efforts in this respect . Having been saluted by the brethren , the new VV . M . proceeded to invest his officers , conferring * the collars on the following brethren : Bros . Kay , S . VV . ; Toten , I . W . ; Foxall , P . M ., Treas . ; Land , P . M ., Sec ; " Wright , S . D . ; W . Morrow , J . D . ; A . Levy , I . G . ; W .
Seymour Smith , Org . ; Fullwood , P . M ., D . C . ; and J . Woodstock , Tyler . The ceremony of installation was then completed , after which Bro . F . A . Pullen at once proceeded to show his ability to carry out the duties of his office . The ballot was brought into requisition , first on behalf of Bro . Frederic Purkiss , 720 , who desired to join , and then for Mr . William Richard Parker , who came forward as a candidate for initiation . The result was favourable in each
case , and the latter gentleman was at once brought forward to receive the benefit of Masonic light . Having been initiated , he was regularly entrusted , and the business of the day thus brought to a conclusion . The brethren then repaired to the banquet room , where the remainder of a very enjoyable day was spent . At the conclusion of the banquet , and after grace had been said , the VVorshipful Master proceeded with the
customary toasts . The first on the list—that of "The Queen and the Craft" —needed no words of introduction in so loyal a lodge as the Crystal Palace had ever shewn itself to be . It was heartily drunk and followed by the National Anthem . The toast of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of the Order , " was another equally sure of a hearty welcome . At all times and in all places the Prince of Wales had proved himself worthy of every
esteem , and among Masons especially so . They were always pleased to do him honour . The Worshipful Master in proposing " The Health of the Grand Officers" referred to the recent action of the Earl of Carnarvon in Grand Lodge concerning the Pope ' s letter . He considered the Earl refuted , in the most emphatic manner , the charges made by the Pope against l ^ reemasonry , and he hoped when his Highness received
that flat contradiction , especially emanating as it did from such an authority as thc Grand Lodge of England , which has the Prince of Wales at its head and is backed up by such men as the Earl of Carnarvon , that he might see the error of his statements and be induced to offer some sort of apology . The W . M . had pleasure in coupling with the toast the name of an old and esteemed member of Grand Lodge , Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . Bro . Cottebrune in the course of his reolv referred to the
approval which had been expressed and which would be expressed at the action taken by the Pro Grand Master to which reference had just been made . This was but another evidence of the way in which the Earl of Carnarvon performed the work which fell to him in his official capacity , and was but a pattern of how the Grand Oflicers generally fulfilled their duties ; they were one and all willing at all times to undertake such work in order to benefit Freemasonry and Freemasons . Bro . Cottebrune was especially
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m pleased to sec the W . M . placed in the chair that night , as he could distinctly remember the day when he was initiated , and it was always gratifying to see the advancement of brethren who in years gone by had stood before them as initiates . The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Health of the Initiate . " This he considered a most important toast in Freemasonry . Without initiates the Order must soon
come to an end . Masters must naturally feel a little proud of their first initiate—he knew he did . He hoped the reception accorded to Bro . Parker that day and the ceremony he had taken the chief part in , had made a lasting impression on his mind . If they had , he ( Bro . Pullen ) should feel he had done well in his first attempt at carrying out the duties of W . M . Bro . Parker desired to tender his sincere thanks for the
manner in which he had been received that day , for the way in which his health had been proposed , and the hearty reception it had met with . He considered it a very high honour to be admitted into Freemasonry . He hoped he might become a good Mason , and , as a true brother , ever be a loyal subject of her Majesty the Queen . " The Health of the Visitors " was next honoured . The W . M . gave them a most hearty reception . It was at all
times a pleasure to see visitors in a Masonic lodge ; he knew of no lodge where they were more welcome than they were there . He hoped all would enjoy themselves . Bro . Bush , P . M . 1 S 5 , felt the W . M . had entrusted the toast to very unworthy hands , but nothing gave him greater pleasure than to reply to the kindly words which had just been spoken . _ On behalf of himself and brother visitors he tendered his sincere congratulations to the Master on
the position he had that day been installed into . Personally he felt assured that the work of the coming year would be properly done , and that the interests of the lodge would be advanced , because he knew the way in which Bro . Pullen had always carried out the true principles of the Order—brotherly love , relief , and truthand felt sure he would continue to act in the future as he had done in the past . He hoped he might leave the chair , as he was certain he would do , with the
hearty approval of the members , and that not only would it be found that he had been honoured by the confidence reposed in him , but also that the lodge had conferred honour on itself by the selection made . If the brethren who were to follow on in the chair of the Crystal Palace Lodge only acted as he felt sure Bro . Pullen would do , the success of the lodge was assured , and the good name it had enjoyed in the past would be handed down to posterity . He
sincerely hoped that both the W . M . and every member of the lodge would . enjoy every happiness in the future . Other visitors having also responded to the toast , the I . P . M . assumed the gavel . In asking the brethren to drink to "The Health of the VV . M ., " he was asking them to honour one who had filled his offices in the Crystal Palace Lodge with credit to himself and satisfaction to the lodge . He felt sure that Bro . Pullen would carry out any duties he
might be called upon to [ perform in a manner that would meet the approval of the brethren . In acknowled ging * the toast , the W . M . expressed the pleasure he felt in being elevated to the position he then occupied . He should do all that lay in his power to properly discharge the duties of his office . He now had a most pleasing duty to perform—to wish long life and happiness to his predecessor—and in doing so he had the additional
pleasure of presenting to him a P . M . ' s jewel , which he hoped he would live to wear for many years to come . He felt that no one more fully deserved such a distinction than did his Immediate P . M . He congratulated him upon having ended his term of office in so auspicious a manner , and having finished a work the arduous nature of which he fully appreciated . Bro . Ayres tendered his thanks . He had passed through his term of office to the best of his poor ability . Whether
or no he had been able _ to carry it through in a way which should have satisfied himself had been decided for him by the way in which the brethren had so kindly voted the jewel with which he had been just presented . He endeavoured to do his best for all with whom he came in contact , especially was this the case in regard to Freemasonry . He hoped his efforts met with some amount of success ; he felt from his reception that night among them
that they did . The next toast , the W . M . considered , was a very simple one to propose , as it required but very few words from him to ensure a hearty welcome . The toast was "The Installing Master , Bro . Hume , and the Past Masters generally . " They could but thank one and all of them for what they had done for the Crystal Palace Lodge . Bro . Hume did not feel himself able to respond on behalf
of the many Past Masters then around him . It had been his good fortune to place the present Master in the chair , as he had the good fortune to do as regarded other of the Masters of the Crystal Palace Lodge in the past . If what he had done had but given the brethren satisfaction he was amply repaid . Bro . Cox considered it was their privilege , as it was their pleasure , to do all they could for the Crystal Palace Lodge .
It was then nearly twenty-one years since he had been initiated in the lodge ; he had filled every office in it , and was proud to see it making such progress . The installation ceremony had been well performed that day , and he hoped would prove to be a specimen of what was in store for the lodge during the coming year . He concluded by thanking the brethren for the assistance they had rendered him at the time he acted as Steward for the Girls' School .
The VV . M . said the toast of "The Treasurer and Secretary " was one that was sure of a hearty reception without any word of introduction from him . The brethren who filled these two offices in the Crystal Palace Lodge were held in the greatest respect , and he felt sure that no lodge in England had better Masons on its roll than the two officers he was then referring to . Bro . Land , thc Secretary , replied . He thanked the
company for the handsome manner in which they had just honoured the toast . He was happy to say that the lodge had been brought into the position he desired for it many years ago—that it should be among the foremost as regards Charity , that it be kept from running into debt , and that it should number among its members a number of the shining
lights of Masonry . The lodge was now 58 members strong , and of that number 22 were Past Masters of the Order—a fact which was in itself , he thought , a great credential that the lodge was upheld . As regarded the funds of the lodge , he was happy to say they were in a most satisfactory condition . The lodge was Vice-President of the Boys' and the
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the great God in thc divine boat ; I fight for thee ; I am one of the divine chiefs who are the True Living Word of Osiris . I am Thot , who makes to be real the word of Horus against his enemies . The Word of Osiris against his enemies make truth in Thot , and the order is executed by Thot . I am with Horus on the day of celebrating the festival of Osiris , the good Being , whose Word is
truth ; I make offerings to Ra ( the sun ); I am a simple priest in the Under-world , anointing in Abydos , elevating in higher degrees of initiation . ; l am prophet in Abydos on the day of opening or upheaving the earth . I behold the mysteries of the door of the Under-world ; I direct the ceremonies of Mendes ; I am the assistant in the exercise of their functions ; I am Grand Master of the Craftsmen who
set up thc Sacred Arch for support . " How . full of meaning is this language to the Freemason ! Degrees of initiation ! The true living Word ' . The Grand Master of the Craftsmen who set up the Sacred Arch for a support ! And all this language used five thousand years ago ! And used still ! VVe have submitted the article to a very learned Egyptological authority , and we append his comments :
" The piece given in the Masonic World is not the whole of this portion of the text . Dr . Birch , in 'Bunsen's Egypt , ' thus translates the two sentences , or at least w'hat seem to be the two sentences of most importance . First' Elevating to higher degrees , ' & c , Birch translates ' I see the hidden places of the Rusta . ' The previous sentence about the 'True living word of Osiris' runs 'justifying
Osiris against his enemies . ' That about Grand Master ' seems to be 'I am thc great workman who made the Ark of Socharis on thc Stocks '—a possible explanation is if he translated the text from the French the word ' arclic ' has been made into arch , instead of ark . It is a singular fact that , although this writer is particular to give his authorities in other instances , all , I think , but to this one
is no reference to whence it was obtained . " It is just possible that the writer may have taken the extract from " Tide's History ; " he has not obtained it from Rawlinson or Bunsen , but we are inclined to think it comes from his " inner consciousness , " and is only another proof what a foolish way some good folks have of stating facts , and composing history . - *¦
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
361 ] SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN'S FUNERAL . Can any Dryasdustian brother collect from dusty files of contemporary papers a full account of Sir Christopher Wren ' s funeral in 172 * 1 ? Such no doubt exists . VVe have
seen one account , —a short one— , which merely says that the funeral procession was attended by mourning carriages with his friends . But no names are given . There are pressing reasons why I ask for this information , which I have not time to obtain myself at present . ANTIQUITY .
3 C 21 SCOTS MASONS . Much obliged to Bro . Woodford for the explanation offered as to the title " Scots Masons , " though I cannot say it quite satisfies me , because the period covered by his supposed clue is not early enough for the purpose . "Scots Masons Lodge" occurs so early as 1736 , and brethren were made "Scots Masons" in 1746 . There is also the singular titles of " Highrodian , " & c , of the old
Lodge of Industry , in 1746 . I am now investigating this point as to " Scots Masons , " & c , and have other references which appear to me to throw more lighten the subject , one especially being a translation from one of Dr . Kloss ' s works ( kindly made for me by Bro . Speth ) . These will be duly noted in my forthcoming work , entitled " Origin of the English Rite of Freemasonry , " which I am now having printedor they should be mentioned herewith .
, W . J . HUGHAN . 363 ] CHESHUNT GREAT HOUSE . By Bro . F . D . REES COPESTICK . The present home of the Gresham Lodge , No . SC 9 , is in the Cheshunt Great House , in the Manor of Andrewes , and Le Motte , Hertfordshire , and as the brethren enjoy such
unique privileges through the kindness of the Rev . Charles Erskine Mayo , meeting as they do in the only Baronial Hall in the kingdom which has been placed of late years at thc service of the members of the mystic tie , a history of their special surroundings should certainly be furnished in a handy form , for the information of all concerned . This Bro . F . D . Rees Copestick has well done , for within
the compass of some thirty pages is graphically described the more prominent features of the grand and imposing old building from the fourteenth century down to the present time , both architecturally and generally , the line hall , and a list of paintings therein , being duly noted . Bro . Copestick corrects an error of previous historians , who declare that the estate was granted by Henry VIII . to Wolsey ,
whereas the fact is proved incontestably from evidence at the Record Oflice , that it was purchased by the Cardinal in 1519 . Its subsequent history is carefully and interestingly narrated , so much so as to make it most p leasant reading for all antiquaries , whether connected with the lodge or otherwise ; and as I see any profit arising from its sale will be devoted to the Masonic Charities , 1 hope this short
reference to its merits will lead many to become purchasers , though if the edition is exhausted , the net result cannot be much , as the cost per copy is only three shillings and sixpence . The frontispiece of the "Banqueting HaU " gives a good idea of the character of the building , and makes one wish other lodges were equally fortunate in having such a congenial and most suggestive habitation . Walter
The history of the lodge has been written by Bro . E . Gompertz , so the brethren may well congratulate themselves on having two such able and zealous oflicers as their Treasurer and Secretary to thus describe their eventful career as a lodge from 1 SG 1 , and the magnificent home in which they are privileged to be located . The printing in each case was done at the Freemason oflice , and is creditable to all concerned . VV . J . HUGHAN .
The Prov . Grand Superintendent for Kent , Lord Holmesdale , has fixed Saturday , the 28 th ( to-morrow ) , for the consecration of the Knole Chapter , No . 1414 . A report will appear in our next .
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REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
( Hxztt iWusomg . QUEEN'S WESTMINSTER LODGE ( No . 2021 ) . —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Red Lion-square , Holborn , on Tuesday ,
the 17 th inst . Present : liros . Geo . Lambert , r . U . b . b ., W . M . ; R . Payne , J . W . ; C . Bellerby , Treas . ; G . Coop , Sec . ; H . C . Lambert , P . G . D . Herts , S . D . ; Wm . Jones , J . D . ; A . Jones , I . G . ; Delevante , Org . ; T . liradley , Tyler ; Goldney , Kingdon , Walters , Fowley ,
Livett , Payne , Hodges , Russell , Gibson , Kempton , Currie , Godfrey , Nugent , Birch , and Hotton . Visitors : Bros . Brewey , 141 ; F . Smith , 1305 ; and Chapman , 1962 . The lodge was opened in ample form , and Bros . Hodges and Brewey ( by permission of the W . M . of Lodge of Faith , 141 ) , having proved their proficiency , were entrusted . The lodge having been advanced those brethren were duly passed . The lodge was resumed , and a ballot was taken
for Messrs . J . E . W . Birch , E . R . Hotton , and G . J . Nugent , which proving unanimous in their favour , those gentlemen were duly admitted into the Order . Several letters were read from members regretting that their duties at the regimental camp at Sandown Park prevented their attendance . The Secretary informed the lodge that the W . M . had paid the sum of £ 10 ios . to the Boys' School Festival in the name of the lodge . The J . W . proposed ,
and Bro . C . Kempton seconded , that the best thanks of the lodge are due to Bro . G . Lambert for his many services and great interest he took in all matters connected with the lodge , and also for his kindness in going up as Steward for the lodge , and hoped that , as the Master had made so good a beginning , the lodge would be well represented at future festivals of the Institutions .
The lodge was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant . During the evening the Master announced that he had secured the Venetian Saloon for Tuesday , November iSth , and trusted that he should be able to see every member of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge present on that occasion , as it would be the date of his giving up the Mastership of the lodge , and taking up the less onerous duties of I . P . M . The usual Masonic toasts were duly given and responded to .
CRYSTAL PALACE LODGE ( No . 742 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , the 5 th inst ., at the Crystal Palace , S y denham , when the following oflicers were present : Bros . Edward Ayres , VV . M . ; F . A . Pullen , S . W . ; J . Kay , J . W . ; T . Foxall , P . M ., Treas . ; W . Land , P . M ., Sec . ; Wm . H . Toten , S . D . ; F . Wright , I . G . ; W . Seymour Smith , Org . ; B . Fullwood , P . M ., D . C , J . W . Lassam , Stwd . ; Geo . Cole , P . M . ; Chas
D . Hume , P . M . ; J . Blundell , P . M . ; H . Cox , P . M . ; George Weeks , P . M . ; Dick Radclyffe , P . M . ; VV . W . Baxter , P . M . ; R . Roberts , P . M . ; H . Finch , P . M . ; H . T . Thompson , P . M . ; and others . The lodge having been opened with the customary formalities , the reports of the Audit and of the Benevolent Fund Committees were submitted . Bro . F . J . Ingram was passed , and then the W . M . elect was presented for
installation . In due course he was placed in the chair of K . S ., Bro . Hume , P . M ., carrying out the ceremony in a really impressive manner , even excelling his previous efforts in this respect . Having been saluted by the brethren , the new VV . M . proceeded to invest his officers , conferring * the collars on the following brethren : Bros . Kay , S . VV . ; Toten , I . W . ; Foxall , P . M ., Treas . ; Land , P . M ., Sec ; " Wright , S . D . ; W . Morrow , J . D . ; A . Levy , I . G . ; W .
Seymour Smith , Org . ; Fullwood , P . M ., D . C . ; and J . Woodstock , Tyler . The ceremony of installation was then completed , after which Bro . F . A . Pullen at once proceeded to show his ability to carry out the duties of his office . The ballot was brought into requisition , first on behalf of Bro . Frederic Purkiss , 720 , who desired to join , and then for Mr . William Richard Parker , who came forward as a candidate for initiation . The result was favourable in each
case , and the latter gentleman was at once brought forward to receive the benefit of Masonic light . Having been initiated , he was regularly entrusted , and the business of the day thus brought to a conclusion . The brethren then repaired to the banquet room , where the remainder of a very enjoyable day was spent . At the conclusion of the banquet , and after grace had been said , the VVorshipful Master proceeded with the
customary toasts . The first on the list—that of "The Queen and the Craft" —needed no words of introduction in so loyal a lodge as the Crystal Palace had ever shewn itself to be . It was heartily drunk and followed by the National Anthem . The toast of " H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master of the Order , " was another equally sure of a hearty welcome . At all times and in all places the Prince of Wales had proved himself worthy of every
esteem , and among Masons especially so . They were always pleased to do him honour . The Worshipful Master in proposing " The Health of the Grand Officers" referred to the recent action of the Earl of Carnarvon in Grand Lodge concerning the Pope ' s letter . He considered the Earl refuted , in the most emphatic manner , the charges made by the Pope against l ^ reemasonry , and he hoped when his Highness received
that flat contradiction , especially emanating as it did from such an authority as thc Grand Lodge of England , which has the Prince of Wales at its head and is backed up by such men as the Earl of Carnarvon , that he might see the error of his statements and be induced to offer some sort of apology . The W . M . had pleasure in coupling with the toast the name of an old and esteemed member of Grand Lodge , Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , P . G . P . Bro . Cottebrune in the course of his reolv referred to the
approval which had been expressed and which would be expressed at the action taken by the Pro Grand Master to which reference had just been made . This was but another evidence of the way in which the Earl of Carnarvon performed the work which fell to him in his official capacity , and was but a pattern of how the Grand Oflicers generally fulfilled their duties ; they were one and all willing at all times to undertake such work in order to benefit Freemasonry and Freemasons . Bro . Cottebrune was especially
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m pleased to sec the W . M . placed in the chair that night , as he could distinctly remember the day when he was initiated , and it was always gratifying to see the advancement of brethren who in years gone by had stood before them as initiates . The Worshipful Master then proposed "The Health of the Initiate . " This he considered a most important toast in Freemasonry . Without initiates the Order must soon
come to an end . Masters must naturally feel a little proud of their first initiate—he knew he did . He hoped the reception accorded to Bro . Parker that day and the ceremony he had taken the chief part in , had made a lasting impression on his mind . If they had , he ( Bro . Pullen ) should feel he had done well in his first attempt at carrying out the duties of W . M . Bro . Parker desired to tender his sincere thanks for the
manner in which he had been received that day , for the way in which his health had been proposed , and the hearty reception it had met with . He considered it a very high honour to be admitted into Freemasonry . He hoped he might become a good Mason , and , as a true brother , ever be a loyal subject of her Majesty the Queen . " The Health of the Visitors " was next honoured . The W . M . gave them a most hearty reception . It was at all
times a pleasure to see visitors in a Masonic lodge ; he knew of no lodge where they were more welcome than they were there . He hoped all would enjoy themselves . Bro . Bush , P . M . 1 S 5 , felt the W . M . had entrusted the toast to very unworthy hands , but nothing gave him greater pleasure than to reply to the kindly words which had just been spoken . _ On behalf of himself and brother visitors he tendered his sincere congratulations to the Master on
the position he had that day been installed into . Personally he felt assured that the work of the coming year would be properly done , and that the interests of the lodge would be advanced , because he knew the way in which Bro . Pullen had always carried out the true principles of the Order—brotherly love , relief , and truthand felt sure he would continue to act in the future as he had done in the past . He hoped he might leave the chair , as he was certain he would do , with the
hearty approval of the members , and that not only would it be found that he had been honoured by the confidence reposed in him , but also that the lodge had conferred honour on itself by the selection made . If the brethren who were to follow on in the chair of the Crystal Palace Lodge only acted as he felt sure Bro . Pullen would do , the success of the lodge was assured , and the good name it had enjoyed in the past would be handed down to posterity . He
sincerely hoped that both the W . M . and every member of the lodge would . enjoy every happiness in the future . Other visitors having also responded to the toast , the I . P . M . assumed the gavel . In asking the brethren to drink to "The Health of the VV . M ., " he was asking them to honour one who had filled his offices in the Crystal Palace Lodge with credit to himself and satisfaction to the lodge . He felt sure that Bro . Pullen would carry out any duties he
might be called upon to [ perform in a manner that would meet the approval of the brethren . In acknowled ging * the toast , the W . M . expressed the pleasure he felt in being elevated to the position he then occupied . He should do all that lay in his power to properly discharge the duties of his office . He now had a most pleasing duty to perform—to wish long life and happiness to his predecessor—and in doing so he had the additional
pleasure of presenting to him a P . M . ' s jewel , which he hoped he would live to wear for many years to come . He felt that no one more fully deserved such a distinction than did his Immediate P . M . He congratulated him upon having ended his term of office in so auspicious a manner , and having finished a work the arduous nature of which he fully appreciated . Bro . Ayres tendered his thanks . He had passed through his term of office to the best of his poor ability . Whether
or no he had been able _ to carry it through in a way which should have satisfied himself had been decided for him by the way in which the brethren had so kindly voted the jewel with which he had been just presented . He endeavoured to do his best for all with whom he came in contact , especially was this the case in regard to Freemasonry . He hoped his efforts met with some amount of success ; he felt from his reception that night among them
that they did . The next toast , the W . M . considered , was a very simple one to propose , as it required but very few words from him to ensure a hearty welcome . The toast was "The Installing Master , Bro . Hume , and the Past Masters generally . " They could but thank one and all of them for what they had done for the Crystal Palace Lodge . Bro . Hume did not feel himself able to respond on behalf
of the many Past Masters then around him . It had been his good fortune to place the present Master in the chair , as he had the good fortune to do as regarded other of the Masters of the Crystal Palace Lodge in the past . If what he had done had but given the brethren satisfaction he was amply repaid . Bro . Cox considered it was their privilege , as it was their pleasure , to do all they could for the Crystal Palace Lodge .
It was then nearly twenty-one years since he had been initiated in the lodge ; he had filled every office in it , and was proud to see it making such progress . The installation ceremony had been well performed that day , and he hoped would prove to be a specimen of what was in store for the lodge during the coming year . He concluded by thanking the brethren for the assistance they had rendered him at the time he acted as Steward for the Girls' School .
The VV . M . said the toast of "The Treasurer and Secretary " was one that was sure of a hearty reception without any word of introduction from him . The brethren who filled these two offices in the Crystal Palace Lodge were held in the greatest respect , and he felt sure that no lodge in England had better Masons on its roll than the two officers he was then referring to . Bro . Land , thc Secretary , replied . He thanked the
company for the handsome manner in which they had just honoured the toast . He was happy to say that the lodge had been brought into the position he desired for it many years ago—that it should be among the foremost as regards Charity , that it be kept from running into debt , and that it should number among its members a number of the shining
lights of Masonry . The lodge was now 58 members strong , and of that number 22 were Past Masters of the Order—a fact which was in itself , he thought , a great credential that the lodge was upheld . As regarded the funds of the lodge , he was happy to say they were in a most satisfactory condition . The lodge was Vice-President of the Boys' and the