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the high station , to which he was called by the Present Grandl Master , who partook in a great measure of the honour resulting therefrom . Lord Durham won every heart in Grand Lodge and out of it , by his impartiality when ontheMasonic throne ; whereby peace and good order were invariably protected ; as well as by the effect produced without the walls of Grand Lodge , by the pu ^ actions that reflected honour and credit on the Order .
'f His loss is & Masonic calamity , and one , indeed , deeply deplored ; but there remains in the memory of his bright and noble example a precious legacy which will , even in after ages , shed an influence over Ereemasonry , and teach the Brethren of all time how priceless is honour , how majestic is justice , how beautiful is charity !
The G . J . Ward was initiated in the Grand Master ^ ^ He served the office of ^ (^ 1846 , and of the Britannia Lodge in 1 M 7 . He was also Master of the Lambton Lodge in the years 1853 and 1854 . He has been Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Durham since 1850- Bro , Fenwick also served the office of Steward at the Girls' School
Festival in 1845 . Bro . John Henderson / G . Registrar , though no new man , appear * likely to prove one of the most popular of G . Officers . Bro . Henderson , a barrister of high standing , was initiated in the "L odge of Antiquity , on the 25 th May , 1827 . At that time the Duke of Sussex was , as he had long been , and continued until his death , W . M . of
the Lodge—that portion of our Constitution prohibiting any Brother from continuing the Master of a Lodge for more than two years in succession ( unless by dispensation ) not extending to Princes of the Blood "Royal , appointing a deputy , though it does apply to the deputy . The result was that Bro . Henderson , by his Royal Highness e s appointment , successively filled the offices of I . G ., S . D ., J . W .,
and S . W . of the Lodge , concluding by filling the chair as D . Master for two years . At a subsequent period his Royal Highness appointed Bro . Henderson to the office of Chancellor of the Lodge , vacant by the death of Bro . Meyrick , the first Grand Registrar under the Union , an office which he continued to hold for several years , it being now filled by Bro . Willett , the respected Prov . G . M . for Dorsetshire . Bro . Henderson was exalted as an Arch Mason in
the St . James ' s Chapter ( attached to the Lodge of Antiquity ) , and passed through its various offices up to and including that of First Principal . Bro . Henderson has shown his attachment to the Chapter ( as well as the Lodge ) by still continuing a member of it ; the worthy Brother being also a member of the Alpha Lodge ( a Lodge consisting of not more than twenty-five Grand Officers or Past Grand Officers ) and the German or Pilgrim Lodge . Whilst Bro .
Henderson held the office of I ) . Master of the Lodge of Antiquity , his Royal Highness was pleased to appoint him Grand S . Deacon , and in * 1837 G . Registrar , each of which offices he held for a year , discharging the duties in such a manner as to win the esteem of all the Brethren who had the honour to come ii > connection with him . For two years , we believe , Bro . Henderson was also president of the
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the high station , to which he was called by the Present Grandl Master , who partook in a great measure of the honour resulting therefrom . Lord Durham won every heart in Grand Lodge and out of it , by his impartiality when ontheMasonic throne ; whereby peace and good order were invariably protected ; as well as by the effect produced without the walls of Grand Lodge , by the pu ^ actions that reflected honour and credit on the Order .
'f His loss is & Masonic calamity , and one , indeed , deeply deplored ; but there remains in the memory of his bright and noble example a precious legacy which will , even in after ages , shed an influence over Ereemasonry , and teach the Brethren of all time how priceless is honour , how majestic is justice , how beautiful is charity !
The G . J . Ward was initiated in the Grand Master ^ ^ He served the office of ^ (^ 1846 , and of the Britannia Lodge in 1 M 7 . He was also Master of the Lambton Lodge in the years 1853 and 1854 . He has been Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Durham since 1850- Bro , Fenwick also served the office of Steward at the Girls' School
Festival in 1845 . Bro . John Henderson / G . Registrar , though no new man , appear * likely to prove one of the most popular of G . Officers . Bro . Henderson , a barrister of high standing , was initiated in the "L odge of Antiquity , on the 25 th May , 1827 . At that time the Duke of Sussex was , as he had long been , and continued until his death , W . M . of
the Lodge—that portion of our Constitution prohibiting any Brother from continuing the Master of a Lodge for more than two years in succession ( unless by dispensation ) not extending to Princes of the Blood "Royal , appointing a deputy , though it does apply to the deputy . The result was that Bro . Henderson , by his Royal Highness e s appointment , successively filled the offices of I . G ., S . D ., J . W .,
and S . W . of the Lodge , concluding by filling the chair as D . Master for two years . At a subsequent period his Royal Highness appointed Bro . Henderson to the office of Chancellor of the Lodge , vacant by the death of Bro . Meyrick , the first Grand Registrar under the Union , an office which he continued to hold for several years , it being now filled by Bro . Willett , the respected Prov . G . M . for Dorsetshire . Bro . Henderson was exalted as an Arch Mason in
the St . James ' s Chapter ( attached to the Lodge of Antiquity ) , and passed through its various offices up to and including that of First Principal . Bro . Henderson has shown his attachment to the Chapter ( as well as the Lodge ) by still continuing a member of it ; the worthy Brother being also a member of the Alpha Lodge ( a Lodge consisting of not more than twenty-five Grand Officers or Past Grand Officers ) and the German or Pilgrim Lodge . Whilst Bro .
Henderson held the office of I ) . Master of the Lodge of Antiquity , his Royal Highness was pleased to appoint him Grand S . Deacon , and in * 1837 G . Registrar , each of which offices he held for a year , discharging the duties in such a manner as to win the esteem of all the Brethren who had the honour to come ii > connection with him . For two years , we believe , Bro . Henderson was also president of the