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now the gratification of presenting to you is richly merited . You found this Chapter limited in resources and fe fatigable exertions , with the able assistance of those veterans in Masonry , Comps . Walmsley and Wylie , it now possesses ample means , and a goodly array of zealous and intelligent E . A . Masons . I beg , in the name of the Chiefs and Companions of this Chapter , to present to you this jewel and clothing , and feel confident they will be less esteemed for their money value , than for the kind good wishesthat
accompany them . Accept this sign of respect and affection In the spirit in which it is offered , and , whenever you behold them , let them remind you of Him who is the King of kings , whose nanie is Holy , and who inhabits eternity , and whom we pray '¦ will ; , when this transitory life , shall have passed away , clothe you with the robe of His righteousness and the jewels of His holiness , meet adornments for the Supreme Grand Lodge above . " To which the M . E . Z . responded in the most feeling and appropriate terms . The Chapter was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet , and separated at an early hour ;
Mark Masonry.
MA 1 E lEASOMEY
CHESHIRE , Flowery Fieli ^ of the above Lodge was held under charter from the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters for ^ England , granted , July 28 , 1858 , to Bros . John Zurker , W . M . ; S . P . Leather , S . W . ; . JohnBrierley , J . W . ; G . P . Cooke ; J . Stoot , and W . Johnston , to be held at the White Hart Inn , Flowery Field , Hyde , on the 8 th inst ., for the purpose of
appointing and installing the officers . Several Brethren were proposed as members ; and the prospects of establishing this beautiful and important degree on a firm footing , under the Grand Lodge in the province , are highly flattering . For many years there has existed a numerous Mark Lodge here ; but in consequence of its being constituted entirely as a funeral fund , the greater part of the Brethren who have taken the degree in that Lodge ( and this includes Brethren from all parts of the country ) , who had no wish to subscribe to the funeral fund , have been debarred
from participating in the privileges of the degree as members ; and as there is no other Mark Lodge within twenty miles ( there being one in Bolton under Scotch constitution ) j it is expected that a Lodge on a more liberal basis , and with a better system of working , will be highly prosperous , especially when it is called to mind that this degree is undoubtedly as much the completion of the P . O . as the R . A . is that of the M . M . The advantages of a union of the various Lodges under one head are also so self-evident , that we think we are justified in predicting for this Lodge a career of success .
SOMERSETSHIRE . Bate . — -Royal Cumberland Lodge . —( Time immemorial , now working under warrant from Grand Lodge , Leigh Constitution ) . The Brethren of this rapidly increasing Lodge met at the Freemasons' Hall , on Monday evening , the 30 th inst . There were present the following Brethren : —Bro . E . L . Bagshawe ( acting Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ) , W . M . ; Bro . 0 . Haseler , P . Prov . S . G . W . < P . M . ); Bro . S . Hellier , I . G . No . 48 ( Sec ); Bro . T . B . Moutrie ( Steward , No . 48 ) , M . O . and S . W .
pro . tern . ; Bro . E . T . Payne ( I . G . Fo . 61 ) , J . W . ; Bro . G . Reynolds ( No . 48 ) , S . D . pro . tem . j Bro . C . F . Marshall ( S . I ) . No . 61 ) , J . D . ; Bro . F . Wilkinson ( J . D . No . 48 ) , Sr . O . ; Bro . J . George ( No . 48 ) , Jr . O . ; Bro . T . Carter ( P . M . ) , LG . ; Bro . C . J . Vigne , visitor . Tho Lodge having been duly opened , Bro . W . Henderson , of No . 367 , and Bro . — Randolph , D . Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire , were duly advanced to the degree of Mark Master , the ceremony being ably performed by the respective officers' —the lecture being delivered by Bro . Payne , J . W . After some formal business had been transacted , the Lodge was closed at half past nine .
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Royal Arch-
now the gratification of presenting to you is richly merited . You found this Chapter limited in resources and fe fatigable exertions , with the able assistance of those veterans in Masonry , Comps . Walmsley and Wylie , it now possesses ample means , and a goodly array of zealous and intelligent E . A . Masons . I beg , in the name of the Chiefs and Companions of this Chapter , to present to you this jewel and clothing , and feel confident they will be less esteemed for their money value , than for the kind good wishesthat
accompany them . Accept this sign of respect and affection In the spirit in which it is offered , and , whenever you behold them , let them remind you of Him who is the King of kings , whose nanie is Holy , and who inhabits eternity , and whom we pray '¦ will ; , when this transitory life , shall have passed away , clothe you with the robe of His righteousness and the jewels of His holiness , meet adornments for the Supreme Grand Lodge above . " To which the M . E . Z . responded in the most feeling and appropriate terms . The Chapter was then closed , and the brethren adjourned to banquet , and separated at an early hour ;
Mark Masonry.
MA 1 E lEASOMEY
CHESHIRE , Flowery Fieli ^ of the above Lodge was held under charter from the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters for ^ England , granted , July 28 , 1858 , to Bros . John Zurker , W . M . ; S . P . Leather , S . W . ; . JohnBrierley , J . W . ; G . P . Cooke ; J . Stoot , and W . Johnston , to be held at the White Hart Inn , Flowery Field , Hyde , on the 8 th inst ., for the purpose of
appointing and installing the officers . Several Brethren were proposed as members ; and the prospects of establishing this beautiful and important degree on a firm footing , under the Grand Lodge in the province , are highly flattering . For many years there has existed a numerous Mark Lodge here ; but in consequence of its being constituted entirely as a funeral fund , the greater part of the Brethren who have taken the degree in that Lodge ( and this includes Brethren from all parts of the country ) , who had no wish to subscribe to the funeral fund , have been debarred
from participating in the privileges of the degree as members ; and as there is no other Mark Lodge within twenty miles ( there being one in Bolton under Scotch constitution ) j it is expected that a Lodge on a more liberal basis , and with a better system of working , will be highly prosperous , especially when it is called to mind that this degree is undoubtedly as much the completion of the P . O . as the R . A . is that of the M . M . The advantages of a union of the various Lodges under one head are also so self-evident , that we think we are justified in predicting for this Lodge a career of success .
SOMERSETSHIRE . Bate . — -Royal Cumberland Lodge . —( Time immemorial , now working under warrant from Grand Lodge , Leigh Constitution ) . The Brethren of this rapidly increasing Lodge met at the Freemasons' Hall , on Monday evening , the 30 th inst . There were present the following Brethren : —Bro . E . L . Bagshawe ( acting Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ) , W . M . ; Bro . 0 . Haseler , P . Prov . S . G . W . < P . M . ); Bro . S . Hellier , I . G . No . 48 ( Sec ); Bro . T . B . Moutrie ( Steward , No . 48 ) , M . O . and S . W .
pro . tern . ; Bro . E . T . Payne ( I . G . Fo . 61 ) , J . W . ; Bro . G . Reynolds ( No . 48 ) , S . D . pro . tem . j Bro . C . F . Marshall ( S . I ) . No . 61 ) , J . D . ; Bro . F . Wilkinson ( J . D . No . 48 ) , Sr . O . ; Bro . J . George ( No . 48 ) , Jr . O . ; Bro . T . Carter ( P . M . ) , LG . ; Bro . C . J . Vigne , visitor . Tho Lodge having been duly opened , Bro . W . Henderson , of No . 367 , and Bro . — Randolph , D . Prov . G . M . for Somersetshire , were duly advanced to the degree of Mark Master , the ceremony being ably performed by the respective officers' —the lecture being delivered by Bro . Payne , J . W . After some formal business had been transacted , the Lodge was closed at half past nine .