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Prov. Grand Lodge Of Devon.
diminishing , owing to the indiscriminate admission made during the last few years by many of our lodges . Men without means have been admitted without question , ancl , for years to come , they , their widows and orphans , will come to us for relief , and we must admit their claims . I believe , he added in conclusion , you will carry this resolution by an
immense majority for the vindication and advancement of Masonic principles . I do believe that we have too much pride to shirk the responsibility on to the shoulders of our neighbours of maintaining our aged and distressed brethren , who are our brothers by a double tie , their widows and their orphans . I believe you will not , like the Pharisee
and the Publican , pass by those of our unhappy brethren who , less fortunate than ourselves , have laid them down to die by the roadside of life ; that you will not leave it to strangers to bind up their wounds and to pour in oil and wine , but that you will yourselves minister to their comforts ancl their wants . I believe that in the dark hour of a
brother ' s need you will raise them foot to foot , and heart to heart , to a re-union with the former companions of their toils , and if their hour has come to them , as it must come to all—that still darker hour when they must pass through the gloomy portals of death—I know you will not leave them then ; that you will not content yourselves with
crying , " Alas I my brother , alas I my brother , but that you will whisper into the dying ear , " Leave thy fatherless ; children to me , I will protect them alive , and let your widows trust in me . " ( Cheers . ) The motion was then put to the lodge and carried unanimously , amidst much applause . Bro . METHAM , D . P . G . M ., next moved that twenty
guineas be voted for the Boys' School and twenty guineas for the Girls' School . Bro . J WAY seconded the motion , and it was carried unanimously . Bro . SAMUEL J ONES moved that twenty guineas be voted to the Fortescue Annuity Fund . This was also agreed to , and some matters
relating to the relief of indigent Masons were left to be treated by the committee , who would have authority to deal with them according to their discretion . The following brethren were appointed Grand Officers of the province for the year ensuing : —Bros . Major Yates , S . G . W . ; Capt . Prinsep , J . G . W . ; the Rev . Dr . Pope ancl Rev . Maitland , G . Chaplains
John Sharland , G . Treas . ; Wm . Harris , G . Reg . ; W . G . Rogers , G . Sec . ; Dr . Owen , G . S . D . ; C G . Gibson , G . J . D . ; William Easton , G . S . of Works ; C . Willshire , G . D . C . ; W . Mitchell , G . A . D . C . ; F . Codd , G . O . ; Capt . Clerke , G . S . B . ; John Brown , G . Purst . ; William Oram , S . Jones , J . . Snell , Price , Hifflcy , and J . Way , G . Stewards ; J . Gregory ,
G . Tyler ; J . Rogers , A . G . Tyler . It being now two o ' clock the brethren formed in order , and went in procession to church . There were thousands of people to witness thc ceremony , and thc brethren were headed by the band of the 14 th Devon Rifle Volunteers . At church thc services
were read by the Rev . Michael Thome , and a sermon was preached by the Rev . Dr . Pope , the Grand Chaplain , founded on thc 22 nd Rev . 1 st to the 15 th verses . A collection was made at lhe close of the sermon , which was handed over to the infirmary . Thc brethren then returned to the lodge , which was shortly afterwards duly closed .
I he banquet was held in the Athenamin , under thc able presidency of the R . W . thc Prov . Grand Master , and a very pleasant afternoon was passed by those who were able to stay for the dinner . 'There arc now thirty-nine lodges actively working in the Province of Devon , and about 2 , 000 subscribing members . — Western Daily Mercury .
WE have very great pleasure in directing thc special attention of our readers to the advertisement of thc Rev . Dr . Goodwin's school at Croom ' shill , Blackheath . The excellence of the education imparted by our worthy brother may be estimated by a reference to the division lists of the last eight
years at the Oxford Local Examinations . Thus : "In 1861 it passed 13 candidates ; in 1862 , 12 ; in 1863 , 16 ; in 1864 , 13 ; in 1865 , 13 ; in 1866 , 12 ; in 1867 , 14 ; in 1868 , 12 ; in i 860 , 15 . Many of these candidates in each year , it may be seen on reference to the division lists published bv the
delegates , and obtainable at Messrs . Parkers ' , booksellers , West Strand , obtained the highest honours awarded ; thus , a candidate from ihis school , sixteen years old , at midsummer , 1867 , gained the distinguished position of having been placed fifth in the first class of seniors , thereby
entitling himself to one of thc five exhibitions of . £ 52 10 s . per annum , tenable for four years , as offered by Baliol College , Oxford , for open competition to the first five candidates from all Kngland . " The school , we may add , is highly recommended by the parents ancl guardiansof present and former pupils ,
AN excellent Italian version of Charles Dickens ' s "The Cricket on the Hearth " has been written by Sili'iora Grazia Mancini Pierantoni .
Masonic Presentation To Bro. W. Creswick.
MASONIC PRESENTATION TO BRO . W . CRESWICK .
On Friday evening last week the brethren of Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , through their Worshipful Master , Bro . W . Sawyer , presented Bro . Creswick with a valedictory address , on vellum , in token of their esteem and regard .
The W . M . in presenting it , said : I have asked you , brethren , to meet for a few minutes this evening , because one of our most attached and beloved brothers—one of the ornaments ofthe lodge over which I have
the honour of presiding , is about , as you know , to leave these shores for the United States . And I have thought , and the other brethren of the lodge agree with me—indeed , I am happy to say that in our lodge
we act in unison and accord only—that on this occasion it would be gratifying to us to present him with some mark of our regard and esteem . Bro . Creswick , you know
that among the principles which actuate us none is stronger than that which calls on us on all occasions to extend thc hand of brotherhood to all who need it . But in the
Urban Lodge even a higher feeling prevails , and that is , that the fact of a man being our brother is sufficient for us not only to sympathise with him in hisafflictions , butalsoto extend that sympathy to all that affects his
welfare and prosperity . ( Hear , hear . ) Wc rejoice with him when he rejoices ; mourn with him when he mourns ; are interested in all that interests him—in a word , when we extend the right hand of fellowship to
him , we do so with all our hearts and souls . ( Applause . ) You , Bro . Creswick , are about to go from these shores . Let us hope it will be for a short time ; that you will succeed in the object which draws you away ,
and will speedily return to us . It is not the first time you have visited the United States . You are going among old friends , and you will also meet with new faces , which , by the magic of your genius—above all , by the
magic of that kindness of heart which is your chief characteristic—you will convert into old friends . ( Applause . ) I present this address to you as simply and honestly expressive of what is here set down : —
"To WILLIAM CRESWICK , Tragedian , on the eve of his leaving Kngland for the United States , his brethren thc members ofthe Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , desire to express their admiration of his genius as an actor , their high respect ancl esteem for him
as a man , and the affectionate regard 111 which they hold him as a brother . ( Signed ) , William Sawyer , W . M . ; Henry Marston , P . M . ; J . E . Carpenter , P . M . ; Charles Braid , S . W . ; J . Redding Ware
I . W . ; J . Crawford Wilson , S . D . ; J . Callingham , J . D . ; James Terry , P . M ., Sec . ; Henry Johnson , Treas . ; E . L . Blanchard , James Henderson , G . Wharton Simpson .
I will only add that whatever fortune may befall you—whether you succeed as your merits deserve , or whether depressing influences may act upon you as they have acted upon other men of genius—you will
always , I trust , find comfort in recollecting that you leave behind you a little knot of men devoted to your interests , and who will
never hear your name mentioned , or give a thought to you , without having in their hearts the most ardent wishes for your welfare . ( Applause . )
Bro . WILLIAM CRESWICK , in returning thanks , said : Worshipful Master and brethren of the Urban Lodge , I am too poor in words to thank you , hut my gratitude , though not expressed , is engrafted in tiic
inmost recesses of my heart . I shall esteem this rich gift to its fullest extent , if that be possible . That I , as a new member of the Urban Lodge , should carry away with mc a testimonial like this , has made an impression upon me—an impression not to be
Masonic Presentation To Bro. W. Creswick.
effaced . ( Hear , hear . ) The great fact that you will remember me when I am afar off will ever be engraven on my memorylocked in my heart of hearts—and " you yourselves shall keep the key of it . " (
Applause . ) I shall say to myself , " There are men in the Old World who have a regard for me , and an affection and esteem for me above casual acquaintanceship ; " and that reflection will give me hope , and strength ,
and encouragement . ( Applause . ) I have no words in which to acknowledge these things , and you must give me credit for much more than I can possibly express . I thank you for the great honour you have done me . ( Cheers . ) This concluded the proceedings .
Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.
RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTINE .
CONSECRATION OF A NEW CONCLAVE AT PONTYPOOL . On the 22 nd inst ., the Gwent Conclave , No . 23 , was opened at Pontypool , by Major General Sir Knight Gore Munbee , Past Sovereign of the Rose and Lily Conclave , Weston-super-Mare , and Inspector General of Somersetshire .
There were present , Illustrious Sir Knight J . C . Pigott , High Prelate ; and from the Rose of Sharon Conclave , Birmingham , the following Knights : Eminent and Perfect Sir Knt . Thomas Partridge , M . D ., M . P . S ., No . 19 ; Sir Knts . J . L . Kennedy , V . E . ; A . Horrocks , V . E . ; W . T . Belcher , V . E . ; Henry Sanderson , and W . Moody .
The Conclave having been opened by the Eminent and Perfect Sovereign , Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , the warrant constituting No . 23 was read by the Acting Recorder , Sir Knt . Horrocks , in which Sir Knt . William Williams , jun ., was appointed Prince Sovereign , and Sir Knt . W . E . J ones , Viceroy Eusebius . The Gwent Conclave was then declared
duly established . The Installing Sovereign , Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , opened a Grand College of Priest Masons and Viceroys of thc Order , and consecrated Illustrious Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., as a Priest Mason and Eusebius .
A Grand Senate of Prince Masons and Sovereigns of the Order was then opened by the Most Ex . and Per . Sov . Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , who enthroned thc Em . Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., as a Sovereign of the Order , ancl placed him in the chair of Constantine .
The Ex . and Per . Sov ., Sir Knt . William Williams , jun ., then installed the following brethren as Knts . of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , viz .: — Bros . T . Waite , J . C . Sladen , W . H . Lloyd , E . D , J . Tapson , C . B . / Williams , W . Sandbrook , and J . Green .
Sir Knt . W . Sandbrook was then chosen Treas . of thc Conclave , ancl the Prince Sov . 111 . Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., then invested the officers with the collars ancl badges of their respective offices . After all thc business of the Conclave had been completed , thc Em . and Per . Sir Knt . Gore
Munbee ( in the unavoidable absence of Sir Knt . J . C . Pigott , H . P . ) , recited the historical oration of the Order , ancl after solemn prayer thc Conclave was closed in faith , unity , ancl zeal . Sir Knt . W . T . Belcher , Mus . Bac . Oxon ., during the ceremony played thc beautiful music composed
by him for the Rose of Sharon Conclave . The Sir Knights , fifteen in number , then adjourned to a sumptuous banquet provided by the proprietor of the Clarence Hotel . After the cloth was drawn , the M . P . S ., Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., gave the first toast , " The memory of Constantine and
Eusebius , " which was drank in solemn silence . " Her Majesty thc Queen , and thc Christian Orders in Masonry " followed , and was received with enthusiasm , the National Anthem being sung by Sir Knt . Kennedy , Sir Knt . Belcher playing thc accompaniment .
The next toast " The health of Lord Kenlis , thc Most 111 . Grand Sovereign , and the rest ofthe Grand Council , " was proposed by thc M . P . S ., and received most enthusiastically . " The Grand Senate and thc Inspector-General
of Division" was also heartily responded to . Major-General MUNBEE responded in a most eloquent speech , and thanked the Sir Knights for the kind manner in which his health had been proposed and its hearty reception .
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Prov. Grand Lodge Of Devon.
diminishing , owing to the indiscriminate admission made during the last few years by many of our lodges . Men without means have been admitted without question , ancl , for years to come , they , their widows and orphans , will come to us for relief , and we must admit their claims . I believe , he added in conclusion , you will carry this resolution by an
immense majority for the vindication and advancement of Masonic principles . I do believe that we have too much pride to shirk the responsibility on to the shoulders of our neighbours of maintaining our aged and distressed brethren , who are our brothers by a double tie , their widows and their orphans . I believe you will not , like the Pharisee
and the Publican , pass by those of our unhappy brethren who , less fortunate than ourselves , have laid them down to die by the roadside of life ; that you will not leave it to strangers to bind up their wounds and to pour in oil and wine , but that you will yourselves minister to their comforts ancl their wants . I believe that in the dark hour of a
brother ' s need you will raise them foot to foot , and heart to heart , to a re-union with the former companions of their toils , and if their hour has come to them , as it must come to all—that still darker hour when they must pass through the gloomy portals of death—I know you will not leave them then ; that you will not content yourselves with
crying , " Alas I my brother , alas I my brother , but that you will whisper into the dying ear , " Leave thy fatherless ; children to me , I will protect them alive , and let your widows trust in me . " ( Cheers . ) The motion was then put to the lodge and carried unanimously , amidst much applause . Bro . METHAM , D . P . G . M ., next moved that twenty
guineas be voted for the Boys' School and twenty guineas for the Girls' School . Bro . J WAY seconded the motion , and it was carried unanimously . Bro . SAMUEL J ONES moved that twenty guineas be voted to the Fortescue Annuity Fund . This was also agreed to , and some matters
relating to the relief of indigent Masons were left to be treated by the committee , who would have authority to deal with them according to their discretion . The following brethren were appointed Grand Officers of the province for the year ensuing : —Bros . Major Yates , S . G . W . ; Capt . Prinsep , J . G . W . ; the Rev . Dr . Pope ancl Rev . Maitland , G . Chaplains
John Sharland , G . Treas . ; Wm . Harris , G . Reg . ; W . G . Rogers , G . Sec . ; Dr . Owen , G . S . D . ; C G . Gibson , G . J . D . ; William Easton , G . S . of Works ; C . Willshire , G . D . C . ; W . Mitchell , G . A . D . C . ; F . Codd , G . O . ; Capt . Clerke , G . S . B . ; John Brown , G . Purst . ; William Oram , S . Jones , J . . Snell , Price , Hifflcy , and J . Way , G . Stewards ; J . Gregory ,
G . Tyler ; J . Rogers , A . G . Tyler . It being now two o ' clock the brethren formed in order , and went in procession to church . There were thousands of people to witness thc ceremony , and thc brethren were headed by the band of the 14 th Devon Rifle Volunteers . At church thc services
were read by the Rev . Michael Thome , and a sermon was preached by the Rev . Dr . Pope , the Grand Chaplain , founded on thc 22 nd Rev . 1 st to the 15 th verses . A collection was made at lhe close of the sermon , which was handed over to the infirmary . Thc brethren then returned to the lodge , which was shortly afterwards duly closed .
I he banquet was held in the Athenamin , under thc able presidency of the R . W . thc Prov . Grand Master , and a very pleasant afternoon was passed by those who were able to stay for the dinner . 'There arc now thirty-nine lodges actively working in the Province of Devon , and about 2 , 000 subscribing members . — Western Daily Mercury .
WE have very great pleasure in directing thc special attention of our readers to the advertisement of thc Rev . Dr . Goodwin's school at Croom ' shill , Blackheath . The excellence of the education imparted by our worthy brother may be estimated by a reference to the division lists of the last eight
years at the Oxford Local Examinations . Thus : "In 1861 it passed 13 candidates ; in 1862 , 12 ; in 1863 , 16 ; in 1864 , 13 ; in 1865 , 13 ; in 1866 , 12 ; in 1867 , 14 ; in 1868 , 12 ; in i 860 , 15 . Many of these candidates in each year , it may be seen on reference to the division lists published bv the
delegates , and obtainable at Messrs . Parkers ' , booksellers , West Strand , obtained the highest honours awarded ; thus , a candidate from ihis school , sixteen years old , at midsummer , 1867 , gained the distinguished position of having been placed fifth in the first class of seniors , thereby
entitling himself to one of thc five exhibitions of . £ 52 10 s . per annum , tenable for four years , as offered by Baliol College , Oxford , for open competition to the first five candidates from all Kngland . " The school , we may add , is highly recommended by the parents ancl guardiansof present and former pupils ,
AN excellent Italian version of Charles Dickens ' s "The Cricket on the Hearth " has been written by Sili'iora Grazia Mancini Pierantoni .
Masonic Presentation To Bro. W. Creswick.
MASONIC PRESENTATION TO BRO . W . CRESWICK .
On Friday evening last week the brethren of Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , through their Worshipful Master , Bro . W . Sawyer , presented Bro . Creswick with a valedictory address , on vellum , in token of their esteem and regard .
The W . M . in presenting it , said : I have asked you , brethren , to meet for a few minutes this evening , because one of our most attached and beloved brothers—one of the ornaments ofthe lodge over which I have
the honour of presiding , is about , as you know , to leave these shores for the United States . And I have thought , and the other brethren of the lodge agree with me—indeed , I am happy to say that in our lodge
we act in unison and accord only—that on this occasion it would be gratifying to us to present him with some mark of our regard and esteem . Bro . Creswick , you know
that among the principles which actuate us none is stronger than that which calls on us on all occasions to extend thc hand of brotherhood to all who need it . But in the
Urban Lodge even a higher feeling prevails , and that is , that the fact of a man being our brother is sufficient for us not only to sympathise with him in hisafflictions , butalsoto extend that sympathy to all that affects his
welfare and prosperity . ( Hear , hear . ) Wc rejoice with him when he rejoices ; mourn with him when he mourns ; are interested in all that interests him—in a word , when we extend the right hand of fellowship to
him , we do so with all our hearts and souls . ( Applause . ) You , Bro . Creswick , are about to go from these shores . Let us hope it will be for a short time ; that you will succeed in the object which draws you away ,
and will speedily return to us . It is not the first time you have visited the United States . You are going among old friends , and you will also meet with new faces , which , by the magic of your genius—above all , by the
magic of that kindness of heart which is your chief characteristic—you will convert into old friends . ( Applause . ) I present this address to you as simply and honestly expressive of what is here set down : —
"To WILLIAM CRESWICK , Tragedian , on the eve of his leaving Kngland for the United States , his brethren thc members ofthe Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , desire to express their admiration of his genius as an actor , their high respect ancl esteem for him
as a man , and the affectionate regard 111 which they hold him as a brother . ( Signed ) , William Sawyer , W . M . ; Henry Marston , P . M . ; J . E . Carpenter , P . M . ; Charles Braid , S . W . ; J . Redding Ware
I . W . ; J . Crawford Wilson , S . D . ; J . Callingham , J . D . ; James Terry , P . M ., Sec . ; Henry Johnson , Treas . ; E . L . Blanchard , James Henderson , G . Wharton Simpson .
I will only add that whatever fortune may befall you—whether you succeed as your merits deserve , or whether depressing influences may act upon you as they have acted upon other men of genius—you will
always , I trust , find comfort in recollecting that you leave behind you a little knot of men devoted to your interests , and who will
never hear your name mentioned , or give a thought to you , without having in their hearts the most ardent wishes for your welfare . ( Applause . )
Bro . WILLIAM CRESWICK , in returning thanks , said : Worshipful Master and brethren of the Urban Lodge , I am too poor in words to thank you , hut my gratitude , though not expressed , is engrafted in tiic
inmost recesses of my heart . I shall esteem this rich gift to its fullest extent , if that be possible . That I , as a new member of the Urban Lodge , should carry away with mc a testimonial like this , has made an impression upon me—an impression not to be
Masonic Presentation To Bro. W. Creswick.
effaced . ( Hear , hear . ) The great fact that you will remember me when I am afar off will ever be engraven on my memorylocked in my heart of hearts—and " you yourselves shall keep the key of it . " (
Applause . ) I shall say to myself , " There are men in the Old World who have a regard for me , and an affection and esteem for me above casual acquaintanceship ; " and that reflection will give me hope , and strength ,
and encouragement . ( Applause . ) I have no words in which to acknowledge these things , and you must give me credit for much more than I can possibly express . I thank you for the great honour you have done me . ( Cheers . ) This concluded the proceedings .
Red Cross Of Rome And Constantine.
RED CROSS OF ROME AND CONSTANTINE .
CONSECRATION OF A NEW CONCLAVE AT PONTYPOOL . On the 22 nd inst ., the Gwent Conclave , No . 23 , was opened at Pontypool , by Major General Sir Knight Gore Munbee , Past Sovereign of the Rose and Lily Conclave , Weston-super-Mare , and Inspector General of Somersetshire .
There were present , Illustrious Sir Knight J . C . Pigott , High Prelate ; and from the Rose of Sharon Conclave , Birmingham , the following Knights : Eminent and Perfect Sir Knt . Thomas Partridge , M . D ., M . P . S ., No . 19 ; Sir Knts . J . L . Kennedy , V . E . ; A . Horrocks , V . E . ; W . T . Belcher , V . E . ; Henry Sanderson , and W . Moody .
The Conclave having been opened by the Eminent and Perfect Sovereign , Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , the warrant constituting No . 23 was read by the Acting Recorder , Sir Knt . Horrocks , in which Sir Knt . William Williams , jun ., was appointed Prince Sovereign , and Sir Knt . W . E . J ones , Viceroy Eusebius . The Gwent Conclave was then declared
duly established . The Installing Sovereign , Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , opened a Grand College of Priest Masons and Viceroys of thc Order , and consecrated Illustrious Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., as a Priest Mason and Eusebius .
A Grand Senate of Prince Masons and Sovereigns of the Order was then opened by the Most Ex . and Per . Sov . Sir Knt . Gore Munbee , who enthroned thc Em . Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., as a Sovereign of the Order , ancl placed him in the chair of Constantine .
The Ex . and Per . Sov ., Sir Knt . William Williams , jun ., then installed the following brethren as Knts . of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantine , viz .: — Bros . T . Waite , J . C . Sladen , W . H . Lloyd , E . D , J . Tapson , C . B . / Williams , W . Sandbrook , and J . Green .
Sir Knt . W . Sandbrook was then chosen Treas . of thc Conclave , ancl the Prince Sov . 111 . Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., then invested the officers with the collars ancl badges of their respective offices . After all thc business of the Conclave had been completed , thc Em . and Per . Sir Knt . Gore
Munbee ( in the unavoidable absence of Sir Knt . J . C . Pigott , H . P . ) , recited the historical oration of the Order , ancl after solemn prayer thc Conclave was closed in faith , unity , ancl zeal . Sir Knt . W . T . Belcher , Mus . Bac . Oxon ., during the ceremony played thc beautiful music composed
by him for the Rose of Sharon Conclave . The Sir Knights , fifteen in number , then adjourned to a sumptuous banquet provided by the proprietor of the Clarence Hotel . After the cloth was drawn , the M . P . S ., Sir Knt . W . Williams , jun ., gave the first toast , " The memory of Constantine and
Eusebius , " which was drank in solemn silence . " Her Majesty thc Queen , and thc Christian Orders in Masonry " followed , and was received with enthusiasm , the National Anthem being sung by Sir Knt . Kennedy , Sir Knt . Belcher playing thc accompaniment .
The next toast " The health of Lord Kenlis , thc Most 111 . Grand Sovereign , and the rest ofthe Grand Council , " was proposed by thc M . P . S ., and received most enthusiastically . " The Grand Senate and thc Inspector-General
of Division" was also heartily responded to . Major-General MUNBEE responded in a most eloquent speech , and thanked the Sir Knights for the kind manner in which his health had been proposed and its hearty reception .