History Of The Airedale Lodge, No. 387,

Barker , and John Walker , sen ., P . M . ) attended the funeral of Bro . Teal , an aged member of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge , Keighley . Had Bro . Teal lived a few clays longer he Avould have completed his 50 th year as a member of the Keighley Lodge . He died as he had lived , beloved and respected by all who knew him .

The Scientific Lodge , Bingley , Avas constituted this year as No . 642 , its warrant being dated September 23 rd , 1836 . On November 23 rd , 1836 , Wm . Simpson , one of the two brethren who removed the Duke of York ' s Lodge from Doncaster to Bingley ( described as initiated in Kendal Lodge , 171 , aud W . Master of the Duke of York ' s Lodge at Bingley in 1808 , 1809 , ' and 1810 ) , was accepted as a joining member . I clo not however find that he was present once after that dateandas in many other cases of joining brethrenno further

, , , record was taken , ancl no returns were ever made either to the Grand or Provincial Lodge . In this year a young man of wonderful talents and real genius entered a nei ghbouring Lodge ( 3 Graces Haworth ) . Under different circumstances , no doubt this brother would have made the name of Bronte still more famous . Patrick Bran well Bronte was proposed and accepted February 1 st , 1836 , initiated February 29 th , passed March 28 th , and raised April 25 th , 1836 .

John Brown , W . M ., John Bland , S . W ., John Roper . J . W ., Jos . Redman , Sec . He was present at 11 meetings in 1836 , the minutes of one of these ( September 18 th ) being fully entered by him . On December 26 th , he acted as J . W ., also on the following meeting January 16 th , 1837 . On June 12 th , 1837 , July 24 th , August 14 th , September 11 th , ' October 9 th , and December 11 th , 1837 , he was Secretary , and entered the minutes . On December 25 th

, ( Christmas Day ) , 1838 , he acted as Organist . I have often talked to those who knew him most intimatel y , and have reasons for believing that he never deserved the obloquy which has been asoociated with his memory in the public mind . Surel y it is a greater sin to hypocritically hide the known good qualities of a man under the cloak of presumed general wickedness of characterthan it is a virtue to screen his faults

, and weaknesses , even in the sacred name of Charit y ! De mortuis nil nisi bonum . It matters little now Avhat may be said for or against him . October 11 th , 1837 , being the election of Lycias Barker as W . M ., the following entry is made : —

The 2 nd day of this month Lycias Barker was delegate to attend at a meeting at the White Hart Inn , Leeds , which was for instructions in the working part of Masonry ; about 27 brothers were present , and another meeting was settled for , to be at Huddersfield on the first Monday in January , aud to be regularly carried through all the lodges At this time our long-standing errors with the Provincial Lodge , Wakefield , were all settled , and Bro . Ellis Gfaunt ' s name for the first time appeared right in their books .

On March 20 th , 1837 , Harmony Lodge , Halifax , 342 , was removed to Huddersfield . During this year the attendance of members was so unsatisfactory that , on the installation of Bro . Lycias Barker as W . M ., December 27 th , he felt it his duty to take action in the matter , and on the first meeting in 1838 ( February 7 th ) , also on the second meeting ( March 14 ) , reference is made to it as under :

After Bro . Barker ' s enquiry of the brethren their opinions of three-monthly [ quarterly ] meetings , aud finding it an opposite idea , it was dropped . However , ofter different ideas had been expressed , yet to the dissatisfaction of the brethren then present , it was then unanimously agreed for each member to state his opinion , what would be his wish for the future destination of the lodge , on the next meeting , in writing , and the same to be read by the W . M . in open lodge , and the majority of opinions to decide on its aforesaid future destiny .

On Wednesday , March 14 th , 1838 , the same subject ivas again brought before the lodge , consisting of ten members , eight of whom were present at the previous meeting ; and they " had a long , but not a decided discussion over the future destiny of the lodge , as stated last meeting . However , it was