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reward of the " good and faithful servant / ' to practise the Ceremonies with diligence and fidelity , and to take care that the affairs of the Imperial George were administered in a constitutional and becoming manner . The W . M ., in responding to the toast , said , it should always be his aim so to conduct and manage the affairs of the Lodge as best to promote its prosperity , and while
endeavouring to discharge his duty faithfully to the best of his ability ,, he trusted to receive from the Brethren of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 344 , Oldham , that advice and assistance which has hitherto been so kindly lent , and for which the members of the Imperial George were so deeply indebted . The S . W ., J . W , & c , followed , and were acknowledged in appropriate terms , and the Brethren separated , highly pleased with the proceedings of the evening .
Oldham . —Tudor Lodge ( ISTo . 6 S 8 ) . <—This Lodge , which has recently been removed from Waterhead Mill , in the province of West Yorkshire , to Greenacre ' s Moor , Oldham , in the province of East Lancashire , met here for the first time on the 5 th January , to celebrate the Festival of St . John , on which occasion Bro . William Tweedale was installed W . M ., and the other Officers for the current
year were invested . Two candidates for initiation and three for joining were proposed , —the breaking , it is to be hoped , of the dawn of a brighter day for the Tudor , for it has for a long time owed its existence to the praiseworthy and untiring exertions of a few zealous Brethren , who deserve to have the satisfaction of seeing their endeavours crowned with success .
Bindleton . —St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 407 ) . —The festival of St . John the Evangelist was celebrated by this . Lodge on Wednesday , the 7 th January . The Lodge was opened at two o ' clock ; a g-entleman was initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . Bro . J . L . Hine was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , and appointed Bro . Bichard Broadbent , S . W . ; Bro . John Thorley , J . W . ; Bro . Thomas Allen , Sec . ; Bro . C . B . Erie , S . D . ; Bro . Bichard Benhan , J . D . ; Bro . Hiram Morton , I . G . ; Bros . Thomas Ledward and Thomas Lomas having been respectively
previously elected Treasurer and Tyler . The ceremonies were most ably performed by Bro . William Hill . Several visiting Brethren were present , among whom was Bro . Lyons Wright , No . 399 , and Bro . John Bartholomew Hide , quarterraasterserjeant of the 51 st regiment , at present stationed at the Cunagh Camp , Ireland , recently returned from Malta ; eighteen months ago he left Manchester for the seat of war , and his return has been most heartily welcomed . St . John ' s Lodge , four months ago , w as removed from Eccles to Bendleton , during which time it has received a tolerable accession of new members .
Wig an . —t Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 207 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met on Monday , 5 th January , to celebrate the Festival of St . John , when there was a goodly muster of the Brethren , from Lodges both in this and the neighbouring provinces . The Lodge was opened at five o ' clock p . m ., and the ordinary business disposed of , when the Brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was prepared in Bro . Whiteside ' s best style . After the cloth had / been removed , and the usual loyab and Masonic toasts given and replied to , Bro . T . L . Bold , W . M ., gave
"Bro . Henry Miller , P . M ., the immediate Past Master of the Lodge , " to whom an elegant Masonic badge had been presented in the course of the evening . In proposing the toast , Bro . Bold related that Bro . Miller had been a member of / the Lodge for nearly fifty years , he having been initiated in it , and never belonged to any other . He had during that length of time been absent from the Lodge only a few times , and then only when prevented by sickness , or very particularly pressing circumstances . Bro . Miller had entered the Lodge at the time of its
greatest prosperity , and together with a few other staunch Brethren kept it together at the time of its deepest adversity . He had stood to his colours through the tide of good report and of evil report , and he merited the utmost of Fraternal affection and esteem , and he had it . The W . M . would not detain the Brethren , as no culogium he could possibly givo was too high , . since Bro . Miller was well known to alb Bro . Miller replied , and said he felt overpowered by the handsome manner he had been treated that evening , —he never expected it , but he was exceedingly ohligcd to the Brethren lor it , and for the flattering reception given to his name . He had
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Provincial.
reward of the " good and faithful servant / ' to practise the Ceremonies with diligence and fidelity , and to take care that the affairs of the Imperial George were administered in a constitutional and becoming manner . The W . M ., in responding to the toast , said , it should always be his aim so to conduct and manage the affairs of the Lodge as best to promote its prosperity , and while
endeavouring to discharge his duty faithfully to the best of his ability ,, he trusted to receive from the Brethren of the Lodge of Friendship , No . 344 , Oldham , that advice and assistance which has hitherto been so kindly lent , and for which the members of the Imperial George were so deeply indebted . The S . W ., J . W , & c , followed , and were acknowledged in appropriate terms , and the Brethren separated , highly pleased with the proceedings of the evening .
Oldham . —Tudor Lodge ( ISTo . 6 S 8 ) . <—This Lodge , which has recently been removed from Waterhead Mill , in the province of West Yorkshire , to Greenacre ' s Moor , Oldham , in the province of East Lancashire , met here for the first time on the 5 th January , to celebrate the Festival of St . John , on which occasion Bro . William Tweedale was installed W . M ., and the other Officers for the current
year were invested . Two candidates for initiation and three for joining were proposed , —the breaking , it is to be hoped , of the dawn of a brighter day for the Tudor , for it has for a long time owed its existence to the praiseworthy and untiring exertions of a few zealous Brethren , who deserve to have the satisfaction of seeing their endeavours crowned with success .
Bindleton . —St . John ' s Lodge ( No . 407 ) . —The festival of St . John the Evangelist was celebrated by this . Lodge on Wednesday , the 7 th January . The Lodge was opened at two o ' clock ; a g-entleman was initiated into the mysteries of the Craft . Bro . J . L . Hine was installed W . M . for the ensuing year , and appointed Bro . Bichard Broadbent , S . W . ; Bro . John Thorley , J . W . ; Bro . Thomas Allen , Sec . ; Bro . C . B . Erie , S . D . ; Bro . Bichard Benhan , J . D . ; Bro . Hiram Morton , I . G . ; Bros . Thomas Ledward and Thomas Lomas having been respectively
previously elected Treasurer and Tyler . The ceremonies were most ably performed by Bro . William Hill . Several visiting Brethren were present , among whom was Bro . Lyons Wright , No . 399 , and Bro . John Bartholomew Hide , quarterraasterserjeant of the 51 st regiment , at present stationed at the Cunagh Camp , Ireland , recently returned from Malta ; eighteen months ago he left Manchester for the seat of war , and his return has been most heartily welcomed . St . John ' s Lodge , four months ago , w as removed from Eccles to Bendleton , during which time it has received a tolerable accession of new members .
Wig an . —t Lodge of Antiquity ( No . 207 ) . —The Brethren of this Lodge met on Monday , 5 th January , to celebrate the Festival of St . John , when there was a goodly muster of the Brethren , from Lodges both in this and the neighbouring provinces . The Lodge was opened at five o ' clock p . m ., and the ordinary business disposed of , when the Brethren adjourned to the banquet , which was prepared in Bro . Whiteside ' s best style . After the cloth had / been removed , and the usual loyab and Masonic toasts given and replied to , Bro . T . L . Bold , W . M ., gave
"Bro . Henry Miller , P . M ., the immediate Past Master of the Lodge , " to whom an elegant Masonic badge had been presented in the course of the evening . In proposing the toast , Bro . Bold related that Bro . Miller had been a member of / the Lodge for nearly fifty years , he having been initiated in it , and never belonged to any other . He had during that length of time been absent from the Lodge only a few times , and then only when prevented by sickness , or very particularly pressing circumstances . Bro . Miller had entered the Lodge at the time of its
greatest prosperity , and together with a few other staunch Brethren kept it together at the time of its deepest adversity . He had stood to his colours through the tide of good report and of evil report , and he merited the utmost of Fraternal affection and esteem , and he had it . The W . M . would not detain the Brethren , as no culogium he could possibly givo was too high , . since Bro . Miller was well known to alb Bro . Miller replied , and said he felt overpowered by the handsome manner he had been treated that evening , —he never expected it , but he was exceedingly ohligcd to the Brethren lor it , and for the flattering reception given to his name . He had