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Extracts, With Notes, From The Minutes Of The Lodge Of Friendship, No. 277, Oldham.
The " liquidation "—i . e ., the G . L . and the P . G . L . clues , were paid in addition to the monthly subscription . A minute to the same effect occurs on the 21 st of June following . The " liquidation" to be paid in February was 2 s . Jany . 25 th—Resolved to give a yearly subscription of 10 s . 6 d . to the Medical charity . March 29 th—Resolved that William Tristram having appealed to this
Lodge concerning a censure cast upon him b y the Lodge of Hope , Bradford , it is the opinion of this lodge that the affair ought to be referred to the Grand Lodge , & that it is not meet for any private lodge to interfere in any difference betwixt a Lodge ancl any Individual the merits of which they consider themselves incompetent to decide upon & that this be signified to the Lodge of Hope at Bradford . "
" 2—That it appears to this Lodge that Brother Luke Tristram has been initiated into the Misteries of antient Masonry contrary to the book of Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England that in conformity to such constitutions we are under the necessit y of excluding the said Luke Tristram unless he is willing to pay his fees or give such satisfaction as the Lodge may require that the said Brother Luke Tristram did pay his fees ancl make full
satisfaction to the Lodge an account of the above resolution . " April 26 th— " Luke Tristram made in first step . " Nov . 22 nd—Br . J . B . was dismissed from the lodge for breaking his obligation as a M . M . b y immoral conduct . June 27 th—St . John ' s Festival opened on this clay , Sunday , at 1 p . m . ; closed at 8 p . m . The last record of the first minute book is dated July llth , 1810 . ( To be continued )
Acrostic.
ACROSTIC .
rr _ HE budding grace of youth fair promise did foretell—- * - Her perfect womanhood has proved that promise well . Endearing are the charms of Denmark ' s choicest flower , Pre-eminent her life—unrivalled to this hour . Rare chance that made her onrs—old England ' s own—to love , Innate , her goodness spreads like sunshine from above . No king had fairer child , or prince a gentler wife , Coequal stands her name with all that ' s good in life ; Effulgent lig ht from thrones almost divinely shines :
Surrounding kings ancl queens by many hopeful signs . So should all shine and live , a light of love ancl worth , On peaceful missions bent , right gladly going forth . Fair field for pleasant tasks , a nation ' s heart must be , Where reigns loyal love , ancl as the air is free : — A love of right aud home , of sweet affections gained ;
Led ever upward till celestial life ' s attained . Each year we live on earth , a lasting peace we crave , Supremely loving her whose heart is good and brave . SAVARICUS .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Extracts, With Notes, From The Minutes Of The Lodge Of Friendship, No. 277, Oldham.
The " liquidation "—i . e ., the G . L . and the P . G . L . clues , were paid in addition to the monthly subscription . A minute to the same effect occurs on the 21 st of June following . The " liquidation" to be paid in February was 2 s . Jany . 25 th—Resolved to give a yearly subscription of 10 s . 6 d . to the Medical charity . March 29 th—Resolved that William Tristram having appealed to this
Lodge concerning a censure cast upon him b y the Lodge of Hope , Bradford , it is the opinion of this lodge that the affair ought to be referred to the Grand Lodge , & that it is not meet for any private lodge to interfere in any difference betwixt a Lodge ancl any Individual the merits of which they consider themselves incompetent to decide upon & that this be signified to the Lodge of Hope at Bradford . "
" 2—That it appears to this Lodge that Brother Luke Tristram has been initiated into the Misteries of antient Masonry contrary to the book of Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of England that in conformity to such constitutions we are under the necessit y of excluding the said Luke Tristram unless he is willing to pay his fees or give such satisfaction as the Lodge may require that the said Brother Luke Tristram did pay his fees ancl make full
satisfaction to the Lodge an account of the above resolution . " April 26 th— " Luke Tristram made in first step . " Nov . 22 nd—Br . J . B . was dismissed from the lodge for breaking his obligation as a M . M . b y immoral conduct . June 27 th—St . John ' s Festival opened on this clay , Sunday , at 1 p . m . ; closed at 8 p . m . The last record of the first minute book is dated July llth , 1810 . ( To be continued )
Acrostic.
ACROSTIC .
rr _ HE budding grace of youth fair promise did foretell—- * - Her perfect womanhood has proved that promise well . Endearing are the charms of Denmark ' s choicest flower , Pre-eminent her life—unrivalled to this hour . Rare chance that made her onrs—old England ' s own—to love , Innate , her goodness spreads like sunshine from above . No king had fairer child , or prince a gentler wife , Coequal stands her name with all that ' s good in life ; Effulgent lig ht from thrones almost divinely shines :
Surrounding kings ancl queens by many hopeful signs . So should all shine and live , a light of love ancl worth , On peaceful missions bent , right gladly going forth . Fair field for pleasant tasks , a nation ' s heart must be , Where reigns loyal love , ancl as the air is free : — A love of right aud home , of sweet affections gained ;
Led ever upward till celestial life ' s attained . Each year we live on earth , a lasting peace we crave , Supremely loving her whose heart is good and brave . SAVARICUS .