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Freemasonry In 1893.
the aggregate of grants than in 1892 , when the foririer was returned Els 334 and the latter as £ 8320 , the highest figures in any one month having been in November , when 43 cases were relieved with £ 1050 ; while the present furnishes two instances—in March and November—in which these figures have been exceeded , there having been 51 cases relieved wilh £ 1225 in thc former
month , and 51 cases in the latter relieved with £ 1210 ; the month of May having likewise furnished 43 cases , relieved with £ 1015 . This excess is to be accounted for by the greater amount of distress which has prevailed during the year through the general depression of trade and the disastrous effects of strikes in the shipping and coal trades .
OBITUARY . The tale of our losses b y death , though not greatly-, if at all , exceeding that of ordinary years , is nevertheless a very formidable one , and will be found to include several whose places it will bc somewhat difficult to fill , Among the most serious are thc losses caused by the recent deaths of Bros , the Earl of Bective and Sir George Elliot , Bart . The former , though barely 50 years
of age , had been a member of our Society for 30 years , and had held the important office of Prov . Grand Master of Cumberland and Westmorland since 1 S 67 , and that of Grand Superintendent since 1 S 77 , ^ " ' was also Past Grand Sovereign of the Order of Rome and Red Cross of Constantine , Hon . President of the Rosicrucians , and Prov . Grand Mastcr of Cumberland and Westmorland for the Mark Degree . Bro . Sir George Elliot , who died on Saturday , the
23 rd ult ., after a severe illness , was in his 79 th year , and at the time of his death was Prov . G . Master of South Wales , Eastern Division , to which post his Royal Highness , the M . W . G . Master , was pleased to appoint him towards the close of 1876 . Both these distinguished brethren took an active part in our proceedings till quite recently , Bro . Sir George Elliot having presided as Chairman at thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in 1888 ,
when , notwithstanding the very strenuous efforts that were being made in respect of the Centenary of the Girls' School , a goodly sum was raised under his auspices for the Old People . In January , within ' 48 hours , occurred the deaths of Bros . Col . Marmaduke Ramsay and Samuel Rawson , the former of whom was Dist . G . Master of the Punjab from 1 S 74 toiSSi . andG . Superintendent , 1875-81 , and at the lime of his death was Dist . G . Master
and G . Superintendent of Malta , and Dist . Grand Mark Master for the Mediterranean . Bro . Rawson ' s services had bfen equall y distinguished , but his chief work was done some 40 years ago , his appointment as Prov . G . Master of China dating from 1 S 47 , and of G . Superintendent from 1852 . In 185 7 he was appointed Prov . G . Mark Master for China , and he had also held the office of Prov . G . Commander for the same district in the Order of
thfe Temple ; in addition to which he was a 33 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , andhadin his day done valuable service in support of that branch orsystem of Masonry . We havealso tolament thedeathsof Bros . J . Derby Allcroft , who waselectedtoserveas G . Treas . during the year 1883-4 , and who was , or rather , but for an attack of gout , would have been Chairman of the Festival of the Benevolent Institution in 1884 ; Bro . George Cooper , P . G . D ., who was
carried off after a few days' illness by typhoid fever ; Bro . L . F . B . Dykes , one of the brethren on whom the Prince of Wales was pleased to confer thc brevet rank of P . G . D . of England at thc Masonic commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee , who a short time prior to his death had resigned the office of Deputy P . G . M . of Cumberland and Westmorland ; Bro . Sir W . G . Cusins , Past G . Org ., the Queen ' s " Master of the Musicke , - " the veteran , Bro .
H . G . Buss , Past Asst . G . Secretary , who spent so many years of his life in the office of the Grand Secretary , and was Assistant Grand Secretary from 1877 to 18 S 4 ; Bro . Felix H . Gottlieb , Past G . S . B ., who had played a prominent part in Masonry in the District of thc Eastern Archipelago ; Bro . C . J . Banister , a leading Northumbrian brother and Grand Sword Bearer of England in 186 3 ; Bro . Lieut .-Col . W . H . Hutton , a P . G . D . of England ,
and at the time of his death , Deputy District Grand Master of Montreal j Bro . Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill , who was J . G . Warden in 1890 ; and Bro . James Moon , P . G . Std . Bearer nominate , who died quite enexpectedly a few days before Grand Festival , when he was lo have been invested as a Grand Officer of England . Among other well-known members of the Craft , whose death we have to lament , will be found Bro . Peter Ball , for many years
Prov . G . l ylcrof West Lancashire ; Bro . J . Bagot Scriven , a member of the well-known firm of Barclay , Perkins , and Co ., and nephew of the late Bro . Algernon Perkins , P . G . W ., who was a P . M . of No . 5 , Past G . Stwd ., P . M .. and P . Z . No . 409 , and P . P . G . W . and P . P . G . H . Hertfordshire ; Bro . W . Poore , I . P . M . No . 1580 Prov . J . G . W . Hertfordshire ; Bro . H . J . Whymper , author of the well-known work entitled "Thc Religion of Freemas ' onry , "
who had served as Dep . Dist . G . M . of the Punjab , and but for thc stale of his health would have been its Dist . G . Mastcr : and Bro . T . W . Embleton , a well-known figure in Wcsl Yorkshire Masonry , a Past S . G . W . of lhat Province , who had attained the ripe age of 84 years . Others of lesser note in the Craft have passed away , including Bro . Lord Brabournc , who was initiated , during his career at Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , and Bros . Thomas Bates , P . M ., P . Z . ; George Bolton , " P . M ., P . Z . ;
H . Hollis P . M . No . 504 ; Jas . Wilson , P . M . No . 1326 ; R . McVicar . LP . M . No . 204 C , E . M . Palmer , P . M ., P . Z . No . 913 ; Robert Cross , M . D ., P . M . No . 198 ; Thomas Lawler , thc well-known baritone and vicar-choral of Westminster Abbey ; G . VV . Taylor , P . M . ; W . Wingham , P . M . No . 25 ; G . H . White , P . M . No . 1 395 ; Jfsse Banning , P . M . ; E . Jacobs , P . M ., Treas . Nos . 1 348 and 1 O 14 ; W . Mackney , P . M . No . 1620 ; ' J . D . Smith , P . M ., P . Z .: James Garner , P . M ., P . Z . ; " E . M . Sheldon , P . M . No . 1394 ; H . Canham , P . M ., P . Z ., aged 00 years ; and II . Cox , No . 933 .
SCOTLAND . The Craft in Scotland has well maintained the position of prosperity which has marked ils career under lhe distinguished brethren who have presided over its fortunes in these later years . There have been , it is true , no occurrences of exceptional importance during the past 12 months , but good solid work has been done , and the Order
is stronger now in its organisation , if not greatly in point of numbers , than it was when wc wrote our review of Freemasonry for 1892 . Ki ghl new lodges have been added to ils roll , and of these seven arc located at home and one in foreign pails , the former being St . John Corslorphinc , No . 788 ; the St . Drostane , No . 789 , New Aberdour ; the St . Gilbert , No . 790 , Dornoch ; the Captain Spcirs , No . 791 , Houston ; the Blairhoylc , No . 792 ,
Ihomhill ; the Pohnont , No . 793 , Brighlons , Stirlingshire ; and thc St . John , No . 795 , Auckmill , Aberdeenshire . The lodge abroad is the Middleburg United , No . 794 , meeting in the town of Middleburg , in the South African Republic . Our most important task , however , is to record the changes that have taken place in the personnel of Grand Lodge and some of the Provincial Grand Lodges . Bro . the Earl of Haddington , having expressed a desire not to be re-elected as M . W . G . M ., his Grand Master Depute , Bro , Sir
Freemasonry In 1893.
Charles Dalryniple , of Ncwhailcs , Bart ., M . P ., was elected in his stead , and installed in office at the Festival of Grand Lodge on St . Andrew ' s Day , the new Grand Master Depute being Bro . Lord Saltoun , the new Substitute Grand Mastcr , Bro . John Graham , of Broadstonc , Prov . G . M . of Glasgow , and thc new Wardens , Bros . Lieut .-Col . John Campbell , Senior , and the Karl of Rosslyn , Junior , thc latter being the son and successor of a former
highly distinguished Grand Mastcr Mason of Scotland , who died not so very long ago . Thc first official act of the new Grand Master after his installation was to propose a resolution of cordial thanks to his predecessor for the very valuable services he had rendered to Scottish Freemasonry , and the first act of Grand Lodge under the new regime was to accept this resolution with acclamation . Among the
dignitaries who have been appointed to high office in thc Provinces are included Bro . J . H . Forshaw , Prov . Grand Master of Aberdeen City , and Bro . George Christie , Prov . Grand Mastcr of Stirlingshire ; while among those who have died is Comp . Major A . E . Black , Prov . G . H . of thc Lower Ward of Lanarkshire . Visitations were also paid by Bro . the Earl of Haddington , while still in office as M . W . Grand Mastcr , to sundry of the
Provincial Grand Lodges , thc welcome his lordship received being in every case most cordial . Lastly , and it may certainly be noted as not thc least of the many official acts of the ex-Grand Master Mason of Scotland , must be recorded thc visit which he and a deputation of his Grand Lodge paid to thc residence of his predecessor , Bro . Lord . Blythswood , who had preceded him
as head of Scottish Masonry , on the 26 th November , when the noble Earl presented Bro . Lord Blythswood with his bust as a memento of the affectionate regard in which he was held by the brethren in Scotland , as well as of thc many important services he had rendered , but more particularly in connection with the Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence , during his tenure of the Grantl Mastership .
IRELAND . For reasons which it is difficult to fathom , our Irish brethren fight shy of communicating particulars of their proceedings to the Masonic world , though strange to say there is hardly a Masonic event of any consequence which occurs in Irish Masonry which is not duly and very circumstantially reported in the regular , or as some people delight in calling it , the profane
press . However , from the limited material we have been able to obtain , we have no hesitation in affirming that the Craft has well maintained its position in spite of the difficulties b y which it is confronted . Here and in Scotland a Papal bull of excommunication against Masonry and all its works passes almost without notice , but in Ireland thc Romish priesthood is a power which cannot bc ignored , and the Freemasons , of whom no
inconsiderable number are Roman Catholics , every now and then lind themselves somewhat awkwardl y placed between their allegiance to the Craft and their allegiance to Mother Church . However , all has gone well considering the disturbed stale of political affairs , thc principal event of the year being thc fete and distribution of prizes lo the pupils of the Masonic Female Orphan School , Dublin , which took place , as usual , towards the end of May .
There has also been consecrated—b y Bro . G . II . Miller , Prov . G . Secretary Meath—a new lodge at Belturbet , bearing the old number 99 , while Lodge No . 79 , which was in a languishing condition , has removed its quarters from Donaghmore to Ncwry , where there is considered to be a fair prospect of a future of renewed energy and success . In June , Bro . the Rev . Dr . Clarke , D . P . G . M . of North Connaught , consecrated a new Masonic Hall at Mohill ,
co . Leitrim : while in September , at thc Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of the same Province , Bro . T . ord Harlech , Provincial Grand Master , presented a portrait of the late Bro . Surgeon-Major Parke , who had served as the chief medical officer in Stanley ' s expedition for the discovery and relief of Emin Pasha . These few circumstances , and others we might enumerate , fully bear out our contention , that , considering all things , the Craft has flourished iu this part of thc United Kingdom , the one
event of a distressing nature , which it is our duty to chronicle , being thc death , on the 2 nd February , of one of the most distinguished of our Irish brethren , to wit , Bro . J . F . Townsend , LL . D ., Judge of the High Court of Admiralty , who had served for many years as Dep . G . Master , under thc late Bro . the Duke of Leinster , and who , at the time of his death , was S . G . Commander of thc Supreme Council , xf , ol thc Ancient and Accepted Rile for Ireland . This is , indeed , a loss which will be universally regretted , and which time only will enable the Craft in Ireland to repair .
Tiir . COI . ONIKS , Src . It is impossible , in the short space that remains to us , to do more than glance at the condition of Freemasonry in the British Colonies and possessions , and the leading circumstances which have happened during the past 12 months . In Canada—Province of Ontario—Bro . J . M . Gibson , Q . C , has been re-elected M . W . G . M ., having under his charge upwards of 350
lodges , with an aggregate subscribing membership of Iully 23 . 000 . Comp . John L . Harding remains Grand Z . of the G . Chapter , and Frater E . T . Malone , the Great Prior of the Sovereign Great Priory . In the jurisdictions of Quebec , Manitoba , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , and British Columbia , the Craft has remained much in thc same position as in 1892 , with the exception that in British Columbia there has been
substantial progress made , while in Manitoba , Freemasonry seems inclined to go ahead rapidly . In India , what has always been thc most noticeable feature remains , and English and Scottish Craftsmen live in the same slate of friendl y intercourse as heretofore . In Australasia , also , matters remain about as they were a year ago , the only change of note being the substitution of Bro . Sir R . W . Duff , the new Governor of New South
Wales , for Bro . the Earl of Jersey , as M . W . G . M . of thc United Grand Lodge , thc former having been installed iu office by his Excellency Bro . the Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . of South Australia , who travelled all the way from Adelaide to Sydney for the purpose of performing this friendly office to his brother representative of the Queen . There is , too , unfortunately , as there was last year , thc one exception to the agreeable account of Freemn' -onry al
the Antipodes . New Zealand , we regret to say , remains Masonically in precisely the same disturbed condition as in 1892 , the bitterness of feeling , which then existed , having become , if possible , more intense , owing to the apparent determination of the lodges which have seceded from England to retain their English warrants in spite of the law which provides for their surrender to our Grand Lodge , and to the counter measures which are
being taken b y our District Grand Lodge , acting under authority from United Grand Lodge , to enforce their return . However , the subject is a most unsavoury one , nor should we have referred lo it in this Review had it not been our duty to chronicle what is unfavourable as well as what is favourable ; and with this remark we bring our sketch of " Freemasonry in 1893 " to a close .
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Freemasonry In 1893.
the aggregate of grants than in 1892 , when the foririer was returned Els 334 and the latter as £ 8320 , the highest figures in any one month having been in November , when 43 cases were relieved with £ 1050 ; while the present furnishes two instances—in March and November—in which these figures have been exceeded , there having been 51 cases relieved wilh £ 1225 in thc former
month , and 51 cases in the latter relieved with £ 1210 ; the month of May having likewise furnished 43 cases , relieved with £ 1015 . This excess is to be accounted for by the greater amount of distress which has prevailed during the year through the general depression of trade and the disastrous effects of strikes in the shipping and coal trades .
OBITUARY . The tale of our losses b y death , though not greatly-, if at all , exceeding that of ordinary years , is nevertheless a very formidable one , and will be found to include several whose places it will bc somewhat difficult to fill , Among the most serious are thc losses caused by the recent deaths of Bros , the Earl of Bective and Sir George Elliot , Bart . The former , though barely 50 years
of age , had been a member of our Society for 30 years , and had held the important office of Prov . Grand Master of Cumberland and Westmorland since 1 S 67 , and that of Grand Superintendent since 1 S 77 , ^ " ' was also Past Grand Sovereign of the Order of Rome and Red Cross of Constantine , Hon . President of the Rosicrucians , and Prov . Grand Mastcr of Cumberland and Westmorland for the Mark Degree . Bro . Sir George Elliot , who died on Saturday , the
23 rd ult ., after a severe illness , was in his 79 th year , and at the time of his death was Prov . G . Master of South Wales , Eastern Division , to which post his Royal Highness , the M . W . G . Master , was pleased to appoint him towards the close of 1876 . Both these distinguished brethren took an active part in our proceedings till quite recently , Bro . Sir George Elliot having presided as Chairman at thc Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in 1888 ,
when , notwithstanding the very strenuous efforts that were being made in respect of the Centenary of the Girls' School , a goodly sum was raised under his auspices for the Old People . In January , within ' 48 hours , occurred the deaths of Bros . Col . Marmaduke Ramsay and Samuel Rawson , the former of whom was Dist . G . Master of the Punjab from 1 S 74 toiSSi . andG . Superintendent , 1875-81 , and at the lime of his death was Dist . G . Master
and G . Superintendent of Malta , and Dist . Grand Mark Master for the Mediterranean . Bro . Rawson ' s services had bfen equall y distinguished , but his chief work was done some 40 years ago , his appointment as Prov . G . Master of China dating from 1 S 47 , and of G . Superintendent from 1852 . In 185 7 he was appointed Prov . G . Mark Master for China , and he had also held the office of Prov . G . Commander for the same district in the Order of
thfe Temple ; in addition to which he was a 33 in the Ancient and Accepted Rite , andhadin his day done valuable service in support of that branch orsystem of Masonry . We havealso tolament thedeathsof Bros . J . Derby Allcroft , who waselectedtoserveas G . Treas . during the year 1883-4 , and who was , or rather , but for an attack of gout , would have been Chairman of the Festival of the Benevolent Institution in 1884 ; Bro . George Cooper , P . G . D ., who was
carried off after a few days' illness by typhoid fever ; Bro . L . F . B . Dykes , one of the brethren on whom the Prince of Wales was pleased to confer thc brevet rank of P . G . D . of England at thc Masonic commemoration of the Queen ' s Jubilee , who a short time prior to his death had resigned the office of Deputy P . G . M . of Cumberland and Westmorland ; Bro . Sir W . G . Cusins , Past G . Org ., the Queen ' s " Master of the Musicke , - " the veteran , Bro .
H . G . Buss , Past Asst . G . Secretary , who spent so many years of his life in the office of the Grand Secretary , and was Assistant Grand Secretary from 1877 to 18 S 4 ; Bro . Felix H . Gottlieb , Past G . S . B ., who had played a prominent part in Masonry in the District of thc Eastern Archipelago ; Bro . C . J . Banister , a leading Northumbrian brother and Grand Sword Bearer of England in 186 3 ; Bro . Lieut .-Col . W . H . Hutton , a P . G . D . of England ,
and at the time of his death , Deputy District Grand Master of Montreal j Bro . Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill , who was J . G . Warden in 1890 ; and Bro . James Moon , P . G . Std . Bearer nominate , who died quite enexpectedly a few days before Grand Festival , when he was lo have been invested as a Grand Officer of England . Among other well-known members of the Craft , whose death we have to lament , will be found Bro . Peter Ball , for many years
Prov . G . l ylcrof West Lancashire ; Bro . J . Bagot Scriven , a member of the well-known firm of Barclay , Perkins , and Co ., and nephew of the late Bro . Algernon Perkins , P . G . W ., who was a P . M . of No . 5 , Past G . Stwd ., P . M .. and P . Z . No . 409 , and P . P . G . W . and P . P . G . H . Hertfordshire ; Bro . W . Poore , I . P . M . No . 1580 Prov . J . G . W . Hertfordshire ; Bro . H . J . Whymper , author of the well-known work entitled "Thc Religion of Freemas ' onry , "
who had served as Dep . Dist . G . M . of the Punjab , and but for thc stale of his health would have been its Dist . G . Mastcr : and Bro . T . W . Embleton , a well-known figure in Wcsl Yorkshire Masonry , a Past S . G . W . of lhat Province , who had attained the ripe age of 84 years . Others of lesser note in the Craft have passed away , including Bro . Lord Brabournc , who was initiated , during his career at Oxford , in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 , and Bros . Thomas Bates , P . M ., P . Z . ; George Bolton , " P . M ., P . Z . ;
H . Hollis P . M . No . 504 ; Jas . Wilson , P . M . No . 1326 ; R . McVicar . LP . M . No . 204 C , E . M . Palmer , P . M ., P . Z . No . 913 ; Robert Cross , M . D ., P . M . No . 198 ; Thomas Lawler , thc well-known baritone and vicar-choral of Westminster Abbey ; G . VV . Taylor , P . M . ; W . Wingham , P . M . No . 25 ; G . H . White , P . M . No . 1 395 ; Jfsse Banning , P . M . ; E . Jacobs , P . M ., Treas . Nos . 1 348 and 1 O 14 ; W . Mackney , P . M . No . 1620 ; ' J . D . Smith , P . M ., P . Z .: James Garner , P . M ., P . Z . ; " E . M . Sheldon , P . M . No . 1394 ; H . Canham , P . M ., P . Z ., aged 00 years ; and II . Cox , No . 933 .
SCOTLAND . The Craft in Scotland has well maintained the position of prosperity which has marked ils career under lhe distinguished brethren who have presided over its fortunes in these later years . There have been , it is true , no occurrences of exceptional importance during the past 12 months , but good solid work has been done , and the Order
is stronger now in its organisation , if not greatly in point of numbers , than it was when wc wrote our review of Freemasonry for 1892 . Ki ghl new lodges have been added to ils roll , and of these seven arc located at home and one in foreign pails , the former being St . John Corslorphinc , No . 788 ; the St . Drostane , No . 789 , New Aberdour ; the St . Gilbert , No . 790 , Dornoch ; the Captain Spcirs , No . 791 , Houston ; the Blairhoylc , No . 792 ,
Ihomhill ; the Pohnont , No . 793 , Brighlons , Stirlingshire ; and thc St . John , No . 795 , Auckmill , Aberdeenshire . The lodge abroad is the Middleburg United , No . 794 , meeting in the town of Middleburg , in the South African Republic . Our most important task , however , is to record the changes that have taken place in the personnel of Grand Lodge and some of the Provincial Grand Lodges . Bro . the Earl of Haddington , having expressed a desire not to be re-elected as M . W . G . M ., his Grand Master Depute , Bro , Sir
Freemasonry In 1893.
Charles Dalryniple , of Ncwhailcs , Bart ., M . P ., was elected in his stead , and installed in office at the Festival of Grand Lodge on St . Andrew ' s Day , the new Grand Master Depute being Bro . Lord Saltoun , the new Substitute Grand Mastcr , Bro . John Graham , of Broadstonc , Prov . G . M . of Glasgow , and thc new Wardens , Bros . Lieut .-Col . John Campbell , Senior , and the Karl of Rosslyn , Junior , thc latter being the son and successor of a former
highly distinguished Grand Mastcr Mason of Scotland , who died not so very long ago . Thc first official act of the new Grand Master after his installation was to propose a resolution of cordial thanks to his predecessor for the very valuable services he had rendered to Scottish Freemasonry , and the first act of Grand Lodge under the new regime was to accept this resolution with acclamation . Among the
dignitaries who have been appointed to high office in thc Provinces are included Bro . J . H . Forshaw , Prov . Grand Master of Aberdeen City , and Bro . George Christie , Prov . Grand Mastcr of Stirlingshire ; while among those who have died is Comp . Major A . E . Black , Prov . G . H . of thc Lower Ward of Lanarkshire . Visitations were also paid by Bro . the Earl of Haddington , while still in office as M . W . Grand Mastcr , to sundry of the
Provincial Grand Lodges , thc welcome his lordship received being in every case most cordial . Lastly , and it may certainly be noted as not thc least of the many official acts of the ex-Grand Master Mason of Scotland , must be recorded thc visit which he and a deputation of his Grand Lodge paid to thc residence of his predecessor , Bro . Lord . Blythswood , who had preceded him
as head of Scottish Masonry , on the 26 th November , when the noble Earl presented Bro . Lord Blythswood with his bust as a memento of the affectionate regard in which he was held by the brethren in Scotland , as well as of thc many important services he had rendered , but more particularly in connection with the Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence , during his tenure of the Grantl Mastership .
IRELAND . For reasons which it is difficult to fathom , our Irish brethren fight shy of communicating particulars of their proceedings to the Masonic world , though strange to say there is hardly a Masonic event of any consequence which occurs in Irish Masonry which is not duly and very circumstantially reported in the regular , or as some people delight in calling it , the profane
press . However , from the limited material we have been able to obtain , we have no hesitation in affirming that the Craft has well maintained its position in spite of the difficulties b y which it is confronted . Here and in Scotland a Papal bull of excommunication against Masonry and all its works passes almost without notice , but in Ireland thc Romish priesthood is a power which cannot bc ignored , and the Freemasons , of whom no
inconsiderable number are Roman Catholics , every now and then lind themselves somewhat awkwardl y placed between their allegiance to the Craft and their allegiance to Mother Church . However , all has gone well considering the disturbed stale of political affairs , thc principal event of the year being thc fete and distribution of prizes lo the pupils of the Masonic Female Orphan School , Dublin , which took place , as usual , towards the end of May .
There has also been consecrated—b y Bro . G . II . Miller , Prov . G . Secretary Meath—a new lodge at Belturbet , bearing the old number 99 , while Lodge No . 79 , which was in a languishing condition , has removed its quarters from Donaghmore to Ncwry , where there is considered to be a fair prospect of a future of renewed energy and success . In June , Bro . the Rev . Dr . Clarke , D . P . G . M . of North Connaught , consecrated a new Masonic Hall at Mohill ,
co . Leitrim : while in September , at thc Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of the same Province , Bro . T . ord Harlech , Provincial Grand Master , presented a portrait of the late Bro . Surgeon-Major Parke , who had served as the chief medical officer in Stanley ' s expedition for the discovery and relief of Emin Pasha . These few circumstances , and others we might enumerate , fully bear out our contention , that , considering all things , the Craft has flourished iu this part of thc United Kingdom , the one
event of a distressing nature , which it is our duty to chronicle , being thc death , on the 2 nd February , of one of the most distinguished of our Irish brethren , to wit , Bro . J . F . Townsend , LL . D ., Judge of the High Court of Admiralty , who had served for many years as Dep . G . Master , under thc late Bro . the Duke of Leinster , and who , at the time of his death , was S . G . Commander of thc Supreme Council , xf , ol thc Ancient and Accepted Rile for Ireland . This is , indeed , a loss which will be universally regretted , and which time only will enable the Craft in Ireland to repair .
Tiir . COI . ONIKS , Src . It is impossible , in the short space that remains to us , to do more than glance at the condition of Freemasonry in the British Colonies and possessions , and the leading circumstances which have happened during the past 12 months . In Canada—Province of Ontario—Bro . J . M . Gibson , Q . C , has been re-elected M . W . G . M ., having under his charge upwards of 350
lodges , with an aggregate subscribing membership of Iully 23 . 000 . Comp . John L . Harding remains Grand Z . of the G . Chapter , and Frater E . T . Malone , the Great Prior of the Sovereign Great Priory . In the jurisdictions of Quebec , Manitoba , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , and British Columbia , the Craft has remained much in thc same position as in 1892 , with the exception that in British Columbia there has been
substantial progress made , while in Manitoba , Freemasonry seems inclined to go ahead rapidly . In India , what has always been thc most noticeable feature remains , and English and Scottish Craftsmen live in the same slate of friendl y intercourse as heretofore . In Australasia , also , matters remain about as they were a year ago , the only change of note being the substitution of Bro . Sir R . W . Duff , the new Governor of New South
Wales , for Bro . the Earl of Jersey , as M . W . G . M . of thc United Grand Lodge , thc former having been installed iu office by his Excellency Bro . the Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . of South Australia , who travelled all the way from Adelaide to Sydney for the purpose of performing this friendly office to his brother representative of the Queen . There is , too , unfortunately , as there was last year , thc one exception to the agreeable account of Freemn' -onry al
the Antipodes . New Zealand , we regret to say , remains Masonically in precisely the same disturbed condition as in 1892 , the bitterness of feeling , which then existed , having become , if possible , more intense , owing to the apparent determination of the lodges which have seceded from England to retain their English warrants in spite of the law which provides for their surrender to our Grand Lodge , and to the counter measures which are
being taken b y our District Grand Lodge , acting under authority from United Grand Lodge , to enforce their return . However , the subject is a most unsavoury one , nor should we have referred lo it in this Review had it not been our duty to chronicle what is unfavourable as well as what is favourable ; and with this remark we bring our sketch of " Freemasonry in 1893 " to a close .