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27 th of January , 1851 ; passed through the Wardens' chairs , and was elected W . M . in 1856 . The duties of the office were most satisfactorily , filled , and Bro . Eoxburgh was re-elected W . M . for the present year . The Brother is also a P . G . Steward and a Life Governor ( having passed through the Stewardship of the Festivals ) ,
both of the Boys' and Girls' Schools . In Arch Masonry , Bro . Boxburgh holds the position of P . S . of the St . George ' s Chapter , 'No . 5 . Bro . Roxburgh has of late been a frequent speaker in Grand Lodge ; and , though we have more than once considered him to be on the wrong side of the question , we have never doubted the ability which he possessed to command attention from his audience .
Brov Stephen Barton Wilson , G . J . D . —This is decidedly one of the most popular appointments it was possible to make throughout the Craft . Bro . Wilson was initiated in the Royal A jfp . 19 , in June , 1830 , and has presided over it as Master , as he has also done upon more than occasion over the St . Michael ' s Lodge , Kov 255 , into which he was introduced by the late respected Bro .
Peter Gilkes . Bro . Wilson also joined the Blackfriars Lodge , jfb .-188 , which he revived and remodelled . Having done this , he petitioned the M . W . G . M . for permission to change the name to the Cadogan , which it now bears . Over the Lodge he has several times presided as W . M . ; having also held the same proud position in Prince Edward ' s Lodge , No . 147 . Our Brother is further a member
of the London Lodge , No . 125 , and of the Temple Lodge , No . 816 ' . ; being likewise an honorary member of the Ionic Lodge , No . 275 , and of the Tyrian Lodge , No . 315 . In addition to these , Bro . Wilson has also been a member , at different times , of several other Lodges , more particularly the Eoyal York , No . 7 ; the Lodge of Union , No . 818 ; and the East Medina , No . 204 . Bro . Wilson , being
by profession an architect , is a P . Prov . Grand Supt . of Works , both in the Isle of Wight and Kent . He has long been the President and Director of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , held under the warrant of the Lodge of Union , and a Vice-President of the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons and their Widows . The worthy Brother is not unfavourably known to the elder of our
readers , he having contributed several articles to the Freemasons ' Quarterly Magazine and fieview , one of which , " The Rise of the Five Order ^ of Architecture , " has become a standard in the Craft . He is also the author of a beautiful description of the P . M . ' s Jewel , and various other matters . The volume of the Jh * eemason £ Review
of 1849 was partly dedicated to him ; and thus wrote our predecessor in the editorial chair , in the Freemasons' Review , so long since as the year we have just named : — " The mantle of Peter Gilkes fell direct upon the shoulders of the subject of our
present sketch ; he felt the responsibility ; studied carefully the difficulty of his position , with a determination , if possible , to advance the value of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , in giving proofs for many traditionary observations by evidences of their truth . In this respect the disciple soon , exceeded the master ; for Peter Gilkes . although a most zealous and enthusiastic Mason , and letter
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27 th of January , 1851 ; passed through the Wardens' chairs , and was elected W . M . in 1856 . The duties of the office were most satisfactorily , filled , and Bro . Eoxburgh was re-elected W . M . for the present year . The Brother is also a P . G . Steward and a Life Governor ( having passed through the Stewardship of the Festivals ) ,
both of the Boys' and Girls' Schools . In Arch Masonry , Bro . Boxburgh holds the position of P . S . of the St . George ' s Chapter , 'No . 5 . Bro . Roxburgh has of late been a frequent speaker in Grand Lodge ; and , though we have more than once considered him to be on the wrong side of the question , we have never doubted the ability which he possessed to command attention from his audience .
Brov Stephen Barton Wilson , G . J . D . —This is decidedly one of the most popular appointments it was possible to make throughout the Craft . Bro . Wilson was initiated in the Royal A jfp . 19 , in June , 1830 , and has presided over it as Master , as he has also done upon more than occasion over the St . Michael ' s Lodge , Kov 255 , into which he was introduced by the late respected Bro .
Peter Gilkes . Bro . Wilson also joined the Blackfriars Lodge , jfb .-188 , which he revived and remodelled . Having done this , he petitioned the M . W . G . M . for permission to change the name to the Cadogan , which it now bears . Over the Lodge he has several times presided as W . M . ; having also held the same proud position in Prince Edward ' s Lodge , No . 147 . Our Brother is further a member
of the London Lodge , No . 125 , and of the Temple Lodge , No . 816 ' . ; being likewise an honorary member of the Ionic Lodge , No . 275 , and of the Tyrian Lodge , No . 315 . In addition to these , Bro . Wilson has also been a member , at different times , of several other Lodges , more particularly the Eoyal York , No . 7 ; the Lodge of Union , No . 818 ; and the East Medina , No . 204 . Bro . Wilson , being
by profession an architect , is a P . Prov . Grand Supt . of Works , both in the Isle of Wight and Kent . He has long been the President and Director of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , held under the warrant of the Lodge of Union , and a Vice-President of the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons and their Widows . The worthy Brother is not unfavourably known to the elder of our
readers , he having contributed several articles to the Freemasons ' Quarterly Magazine and fieview , one of which , " The Rise of the Five Order ^ of Architecture , " has become a standard in the Craft . He is also the author of a beautiful description of the P . M . ' s Jewel , and various other matters . The volume of the Jh * eemason £ Review
of 1849 was partly dedicated to him ; and thus wrote our predecessor in the editorial chair , in the Freemasons' Review , so long since as the year we have just named : — " The mantle of Peter Gilkes fell direct upon the shoulders of the subject of our
present sketch ; he felt the responsibility ; studied carefully the difficulty of his position , with a determination , if possible , to advance the value of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , in giving proofs for many traditionary observations by evidences of their truth . In this respect the disciple soon , exceeded the master ; for Peter Gilkes . although a most zealous and enthusiastic Mason , and letter