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duties of bis Office ^ m accessions during the past year is Sir Arthur ^ G of the baronet of the same name of historicaL celebnty during ^ the ci ^ J # ^ . iv ; ^
B 0 ST 0 Ni ~ -i / 0 t ^ € of Ha ? of this Lodge hplden oh & chair , the folio wing resolution was proposed by P . , 'jl . ITricker , seconded by PV My Greenwood , an deep than ^ froui death by shipwreck , oh the occasion of the ^
Zoe on the night of the 28 th ult . That the Lodge desire , first , to express their fervent gratifude to te He has preserved to t to offer to the Earl of Yafborough their humble congratulations o ^^^ ahd the expression . ' . ¦' of their earnest h ^ over the Grand Lodge of this pruyince . Th hand and seal of the W . M ^ Mr . tlohn Jixter into the mysteries of the 1 st Deg oh the Tracing-board .
mehvbers of the above Lodge held ^ Hotel , when two gentlemen were initiated in to thei mysteries of the 1 st Degree by Bro : G reen wood ; , Prov , G ; H . C ., who was ably assisted by the other officers of the Lodge . The brethren were punctual in their attendance ^ Only three members ' being absent . It was proposed and carried unanimously this Lodge do express to the R . W . the Prov . G . M ., the Earl of Yarborough their
congratulations upon his escape from the imminent danger to which he had been recently exposed , also theirgratitude and for preserving them a life so valuable as his lordship ' s , hot only to the Craft , but to the country at large ; and a form being prepared , it was adopted , and signed by the Brethren present , and the Secretary was requested to forward it to the D . Prov . G . M . for presentation to the PrOv . G . M . Since the warrant of this Lodge was transferred , in December last , from Boston to Sleaford , it has progressed
very favourably : ten gentlemen have been initiated , and most of them have passed through their Degrees in a manner that reflects great credit upon themselves . It is pleasing to see how fully the noble principles of our Order are appreciated by them , and the desire evinced , not only to be Masons in name , but to show the great social advantage of Masonry to the community at large . This is the youngest Lodge in the Province , but the zeal shown , the attention that has been paid , and the desire of the younger Brethren to improve themselves in our
noble science , will soon make it equal to the best working Lodge in the Province . Though the youngest Lodge , it has one of the oldest Masons in the country belonging to it , in Bro . P . M . Smedley , who has been a Mason between fifty and sixty years , and , during his Masonic career , has proposed fifty gentlemen as fit and proper to become Masons , all of whom were accepted , and he has not had reason to regret a single proposition . The Brethren are much indebted to
the countenance given to their proceedings by the regular attendance of three or four old Masons , who have grown grey in the service , and who show a desire to promote the welfare of the Lodge as far as they possibly can ; indeed every member of the Lodge seems to have the same desire ; and so long as that exists , there cannot be a doubt as to the prosperity and success of the St . Botolph ' s Lodge .
Spalding . —Hundred of Elloe Lodge ( No . 690 ) . —A special Lodge was holden at the-Turret on the 18 th of June , Bro . P . M . Tidswell , Prov . G . S . D . as W . M ., in the absence of Bro . Wood , the W . M . Bro . Sharman was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M . Bro . Pocklington , the immediate P . M ., proposed , and Bro . Cartwright seconded , a resolution expressive of thankfulness to the Most High for
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duties of bis Office ^ m accessions during the past year is Sir Arthur ^ G of the baronet of the same name of historicaL celebnty during ^ the ci ^ J # ^ . iv ; ^
B 0 ST 0 Ni ~ -i / 0 t ^ € of Ha ? of this Lodge hplden oh & chair , the folio wing resolution was proposed by P . , 'jl . ITricker , seconded by PV My Greenwood , an deep than ^ froui death by shipwreck , oh the occasion of the ^
Zoe on the night of the 28 th ult . That the Lodge desire , first , to express their fervent gratifude to te He has preserved to t to offer to the Earl of Yafborough their humble congratulations o ^^^ ahd the expression . ' . ¦' of their earnest h ^ over the Grand Lodge of this pruyince . Th hand and seal of the W . M ^ Mr . tlohn Jixter into the mysteries of the 1 st Deg oh the Tracing-board .
mehvbers of the above Lodge held ^ Hotel , when two gentlemen were initiated in to thei mysteries of the 1 st Degree by Bro : G reen wood ; , Prov , G ; H . C ., who was ably assisted by the other officers of the Lodge . The brethren were punctual in their attendance ^ Only three members ' being absent . It was proposed and carried unanimously this Lodge do express to the R . W . the Prov . G . M ., the Earl of Yarborough their
congratulations upon his escape from the imminent danger to which he had been recently exposed , also theirgratitude and for preserving them a life so valuable as his lordship ' s , hot only to the Craft , but to the country at large ; and a form being prepared , it was adopted , and signed by the Brethren present , and the Secretary was requested to forward it to the D . Prov . G . M . for presentation to the PrOv . G . M . Since the warrant of this Lodge was transferred , in December last , from Boston to Sleaford , it has progressed
very favourably : ten gentlemen have been initiated , and most of them have passed through their Degrees in a manner that reflects great credit upon themselves . It is pleasing to see how fully the noble principles of our Order are appreciated by them , and the desire evinced , not only to be Masons in name , but to show the great social advantage of Masonry to the community at large . This is the youngest Lodge in the Province , but the zeal shown , the attention that has been paid , and the desire of the younger Brethren to improve themselves in our
noble science , will soon make it equal to the best working Lodge in the Province . Though the youngest Lodge , it has one of the oldest Masons in the country belonging to it , in Bro . P . M . Smedley , who has been a Mason between fifty and sixty years , and , during his Masonic career , has proposed fifty gentlemen as fit and proper to become Masons , all of whom were accepted , and he has not had reason to regret a single proposition . The Brethren are much indebted to
the countenance given to their proceedings by the regular attendance of three or four old Masons , who have grown grey in the service , and who show a desire to promote the welfare of the Lodge as far as they possibly can ; indeed every member of the Lodge seems to have the same desire ; and so long as that exists , there cannot be a doubt as to the prosperity and success of the St . Botolph ' s Lodge .
Spalding . —Hundred of Elloe Lodge ( No . 690 ) . —A special Lodge was holden at the-Turret on the 18 th of June , Bro . P . M . Tidswell , Prov . G . S . D . as W . M ., in the absence of Bro . Wood , the W . M . Bro . Sharman was raised to the Sublime Degree of a M . M . Bro . Pocklington , the immediate P . M ., proposed , and Bro . Cartwright seconded , a resolution expressive of thankfulness to the Most High for