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lodges had increased from 723 in 1844 , to 1 , 299 ' 186 9 , while the certificates issued in the former year were 1 , 5 8 4 and in the latter , 7 , 000 , while in the sums period the income had trebled . Much had also been clone for the comfort and convenience of the brethren in regard to the meetings
INSTALLATION OF H . ll . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AS PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF SUSSEX .
of Grand Lodge , Freemasons' Hall having been built in his lordships' term of office . On his retirement from the Grand Mastership in 1870 , he was presented with an address which was supplemented by a testimonial consisting of a sum of £ 2 , 730 , together with a silver inkstand . This sum formed
what is now known as the "Zetland Fund" for the relief of distinguished brethren who might become distressed , and its disposal remained in the hands of Lord Zetland during his life ; it was afterwards vested in the Grand Master for the time being .
INSTALLATION GHOUP , WITH H . ll . H . THE DUKE OF COX . VA L'OMT .
THE MARQUIS OR RIPON , then Earl de Grey and Ripon , was elected Grand Master in March , 1870 , and was installed by the Earl of Zetland in the presence of the Prince of Wales and a large assembly of brethren . During the short period of his rule Earl de Grey
and Ripon proved himself an active and capable ruler , indeed , no Grand Mastership had opened with fairer prospects of successful administration of the affairs of the Craft , but he had , subsequently to his appointment , embraced the Roman Catholic faith , and at the quarterly communication in
September , 1 8 / 4 , amidst general expressions of regret at the loss of an able and high-minded ruler , his resignation was read , no other reason being assigned than that " he finds himself unable any longer to discharge the duties of Grand Master . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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lodges had increased from 723 in 1844 , to 1 , 299 ' 186 9 , while the certificates issued in the former year were 1 , 5 8 4 and in the latter , 7 , 000 , while in the sums period the income had trebled . Much had also been clone for the comfort and convenience of the brethren in regard to the meetings
INSTALLATION OF H . ll . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AS PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF SUSSEX .
of Grand Lodge , Freemasons' Hall having been built in his lordships' term of office . On his retirement from the Grand Mastership in 1870 , he was presented with an address which was supplemented by a testimonial consisting of a sum of £ 2 , 730 , together with a silver inkstand . This sum formed
what is now known as the "Zetland Fund" for the relief of distinguished brethren who might become distressed , and its disposal remained in the hands of Lord Zetland during his life ; it was afterwards vested in the Grand Master for the time being .
INSTALLATION GHOUP , WITH H . ll . H . THE DUKE OF COX . VA L'OMT .
THE MARQUIS OR RIPON , then Earl de Grey and Ripon , was elected Grand Master in March , 1870 , and was installed by the Earl of Zetland in the presence of the Prince of Wales and a large assembly of brethren . During the short period of his rule Earl de Grey
and Ripon proved himself an active and capable ruler , indeed , no Grand Mastership had opened with fairer prospects of successful administration of the affairs of the Craft , but he had , subsequently to his appointment , embraced the Roman Catholic faith , and at the quarterly communication in
September , 1 8 / 4 , amidst general expressions of regret at the loss of an able and high-minded ruler , his resignation was read , no other reason being assigned than that " he finds himself unable any longer to discharge the duties of Grand Master . "