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History Of The Airedale Lodge, No. 387,
a sumptuous dinner , after which the brethren partook of good cheer , giving toasts and sentiments with the honours of Masonry suitable to the occasion . " What a day to look back upon must this be to the Worshipful Master and Secretary after the lapse of fifty-two years ! Need it be wondered at that events should pour upon the memory of Bro . Wainman Holmes when writing his "Fifty Yeai's' Reminiscences , " like a hailstone shower ? May the sunset of their lives be clouded by no misfortunes or anxieties , but pass in peace and happiness so well deserved as worthy Masons ! The first returns included Wainman Holmes , John Smith , Abraham
Hartley , Richard Stell , Thomas Lund , William Fox , Abraham Bolton , and the six brethren initiated May 9 th and June 6 th , 1827 , and were made to Grand Lodge , February 6 th , 1828 , and to Prov . Grand Lodge , April 21 st , 1828 , with remittances in both cases . It is very remarkable that the Grand Lodge circular publishing the receipt of Airedale first returns ( 5 th March , 1828 , ) also announces erasure of the Duke of York ' s Lodge , Bingley . Bro . John Smith and the other five following brethren ( petitioners for the warrant ) were never
afterwards returned . The John Myers of June 6 th minutes was proposed September 24 th , 1828 , by Wainman Holmes , but rejected . The musical talent of our brethren of the Airedale appears to have been acknowledged at a very early period of the lodge ' s history , the following letter having been sent to the W . M . from the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 503 , Keighley , in 1829 : — KeihleyAug . 19 th 1829 .
g , , W . Sir and Brother , —We have obtained an answer from Wakefield favourable to our request , as I stated to you on the 9 th inst . It is therefore our intention to have the procession on the 7 th September , and go to Church about 11 o'clock , a . m . We are very anxious to see as many brothers of your Lodge on the occasion as can make it convenient to attend , with whose company we hope to be honoured on that day . The whole of yonr musicians are desired to attend , as we shall looh after no other , and shall treat with them accordingly . Yon can bring your own clothing and jewels according to what you have received ; wo are not restricted in the dispensation . From yours fraternally , R . C . SHARPS , Secretary .
Tickets for Dinner , Liquor , etc ., 3 s . 6 d . P . S . —If anything should happen different to what I have stated , I'll lot you know immediately . ( 2 b be continued ) .
The Present Position Of Masonic History And Criticism.
THE PRESENT POSITION OF MASONIC HISTORY AND CRITICISM .
BY THE EDITOR . No . I . I THINK it is well for us , who interest ourselves in such matters—the few , I fear , still among the many , for such discussions are " caviare " to a
large number of our excellent Order , —that we should attempt to realize where we are just now as regards Masonic history and criticism . It is quite clear to all " students" that for some time the question of "hermeticism" has been gradually coming to the "fore , " that it is clearly a "factor" in all true Masonic history which it is neither safe nor wise to overlook , and that no theory can be satisfactory without taking it carefully into consideration , no conclusion can be sound in which it is altogether ignored . But by that immutable law of human destiny , by that token unchanging of the finite
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
History Of The Airedale Lodge, No. 387,
a sumptuous dinner , after which the brethren partook of good cheer , giving toasts and sentiments with the honours of Masonry suitable to the occasion . " What a day to look back upon must this be to the Worshipful Master and Secretary after the lapse of fifty-two years ! Need it be wondered at that events should pour upon the memory of Bro . Wainman Holmes when writing his "Fifty Yeai's' Reminiscences , " like a hailstone shower ? May the sunset of their lives be clouded by no misfortunes or anxieties , but pass in peace and happiness so well deserved as worthy Masons ! The first returns included Wainman Holmes , John Smith , Abraham
Hartley , Richard Stell , Thomas Lund , William Fox , Abraham Bolton , and the six brethren initiated May 9 th and June 6 th , 1827 , and were made to Grand Lodge , February 6 th , 1828 , and to Prov . Grand Lodge , April 21 st , 1828 , with remittances in both cases . It is very remarkable that the Grand Lodge circular publishing the receipt of Airedale first returns ( 5 th March , 1828 , ) also announces erasure of the Duke of York ' s Lodge , Bingley . Bro . John Smith and the other five following brethren ( petitioners for the warrant ) were never
afterwards returned . The John Myers of June 6 th minutes was proposed September 24 th , 1828 , by Wainman Holmes , but rejected . The musical talent of our brethren of the Airedale appears to have been acknowledged at a very early period of the lodge ' s history , the following letter having been sent to the W . M . from the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , No . 503 , Keighley , in 1829 : — KeihleyAug . 19 th 1829 .
g , , W . Sir and Brother , —We have obtained an answer from Wakefield favourable to our request , as I stated to you on the 9 th inst . It is therefore our intention to have the procession on the 7 th September , and go to Church about 11 o'clock , a . m . We are very anxious to see as many brothers of your Lodge on the occasion as can make it convenient to attend , with whose company we hope to be honoured on that day . The whole of yonr musicians are desired to attend , as we shall looh after no other , and shall treat with them accordingly . Yon can bring your own clothing and jewels according to what you have received ; wo are not restricted in the dispensation . From yours fraternally , R . C . SHARPS , Secretary .
Tickets for Dinner , Liquor , etc ., 3 s . 6 d . P . S . —If anything should happen different to what I have stated , I'll lot you know immediately . ( 2 b be continued ) .
The Present Position Of Masonic History And Criticism.
THE PRESENT POSITION OF MASONIC HISTORY AND CRITICISM .
BY THE EDITOR . No . I . I THINK it is well for us , who interest ourselves in such matters—the few , I fear , still among the many , for such discussions are " caviare " to a
large number of our excellent Order , —that we should attempt to realize where we are just now as regards Masonic history and criticism . It is quite clear to all " students" that for some time the question of "hermeticism" has been gradually coming to the "fore , " that it is clearly a "factor" in all true Masonic history which it is neither safe nor wise to overlook , and that no theory can be satisfactory without taking it carefully into consideration , no conclusion can be sound in which it is altogether ignored . But by that immutable law of human destiny , by that token unchanging of the finite