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separated . Some good music was given during the evening by Bros . Edward Hart , J . Guirton , Taylor , Charles Hart , arid Miss Ada Taylor . —Bro . Laurie , the visitor from Constantinople , gave five guineas to the benevolent fund of the Lodge , and Bro . Gill , one of the initiates , gave ten guineas as a life subscription to the Girls'School .
Lodge of Confidence ( No . 228 ) . —This well-known and excellent Lodge commenced its present season most auspiciously on the 11 th October , under the hospitable roof of Bro . Clemow , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , when the W . M ., Bro . Jackson , with great ability initiated Mr . Clayton and Mr . Oliver into the mysteries of Freemasonry ; passed Bros . Butcher and Strahan to the 2 nd Degree , and raised Bros . Meikle and Marchant as Master Masons . At the
conclusion of the Masonic business the Brethren supped together , their creature comforts being most liberally provided for by Bro . Clemow . Lodge of Israel ( No . 247 ) . —The members of the above Lodge met on Tuesday , 13 th October ; Bro . H . A Isaacs , B . M ., in the chair . At the conclusion of the Masonic business , which consisted of two initiations , and several passings and raisings , the Brethren sat down to a most sumptuous banquet , served up in Bro . Seyd ' s best manner . The cloth having been removed and the usual loyal
and Masonic toasts proposed and responded to , Bro , H . A . Isaacs rose arid said : — " Brethren , I do assure you most sincerely that since I have had the honour of presiding over you , no toast I have introduced has afforded me so much pride and pleasure as the one I am about to bring under your notice , ..- ¦ * The Health of our distinguished visitor , Bro . Gaylor , Grand Scribe E . of the Grand Chapter of Scotland . ' Brethren , there is an old adage , / As the tree may be known by its
fruits , so may a man be judged by his actions / which , if true ( and who can doubt it ) , proves that we have in the person of our visitor , a true man , a perfect Mason ; and I cannot sufficiently express the pleasure his visit to our Lodge affords me , or the high estimation in which I hold him . A few months back some Brethren , feeling a desire to propagate the Mark Master ' s Degree , requested me to apply to Scotland for a Warrant . I made the application , through Bro . Gaylor , one day before the meeting of the Grand Chapter . Accidentally falling across our Bro .
Warren the following day , and telling him what I had done , I felt disappointed beyond measure to learn from him that although the petition was in form , there was no chance of our receiving a Charter until the next quarterly meeting , as I had failed to accompany it with the necessary funds . On arriving home , imagine my surprise at finding a letter from our Bro . Gaylor—to whom I was at that time a perfect stranger , —acknowledging the receipt of the petition , and informing me that , as the Grand Chapter had decided upon acceding to my request , he had himself advanced the necessary funds , rather than we should be
annoyed b y the matter standing over for three months . Brethren , I ask you whether this act was not particularly kind , and peculiarly Masonic . ? It certainly impressed me with the truth of that sentiment that I have so frequently repeated in your presence , that ' the term Brother , among Masons , is something more than a name . '" The toast having been responded to with extraordinary enthusiasm , Bro . Gaylor , who seemed deeply affected by the reception he had met with , returned thanks , in feeling and eloquent terms , for the honour that had been conferred
upon him . In the little matter mentioned by Bro . Isaacs he had only done that which it was the duty of every good Mason to do , " relieve a Brother from a difficulty fis quickly as possible ; " and had the little service he had rendered the members of the Arnott Lodge cost him a thousandfold more trouble , he should have felt himself more than repaid by the kind reception he had met at the hands of Bro . Isaacs and his Brethren of the Craft in old England . Bro . Gaylor then
adverted to the Mark Degree , and explained the circumstances which led to the Grand Chapter of Scotland issuing Warrants for Mark Master Lodges in England . At the conclusion of his address the worthy Brother was rewarded by many hearty cheers from the members of the Lodge of Israel . Bro . Isaacs then introduced "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Joseph Isaacs / ' than whom ( although his brother by family ties , as well as those of Masonry ) , he felt bound to say , a more worthy man , or a better Mason , did not exist ; and he felt happy to inform
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separated . Some good music was given during the evening by Bros . Edward Hart , J . Guirton , Taylor , Charles Hart , arid Miss Ada Taylor . —Bro . Laurie , the visitor from Constantinople , gave five guineas to the benevolent fund of the Lodge , and Bro . Gill , one of the initiates , gave ten guineas as a life subscription to the Girls'School .
Lodge of Confidence ( No . 228 ) . —This well-known and excellent Lodge commenced its present season most auspiciously on the 11 th October , under the hospitable roof of Bro . Clemow , at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , when the W . M ., Bro . Jackson , with great ability initiated Mr . Clayton and Mr . Oliver into the mysteries of Freemasonry ; passed Bros . Butcher and Strahan to the 2 nd Degree , and raised Bros . Meikle and Marchant as Master Masons . At the
conclusion of the Masonic business the Brethren supped together , their creature comforts being most liberally provided for by Bro . Clemow . Lodge of Israel ( No . 247 ) . —The members of the above Lodge met on Tuesday , 13 th October ; Bro . H . A Isaacs , B . M ., in the chair . At the conclusion of the Masonic business , which consisted of two initiations , and several passings and raisings , the Brethren sat down to a most sumptuous banquet , served up in Bro . Seyd ' s best manner . The cloth having been removed and the usual loyal
and Masonic toasts proposed and responded to , Bro , H . A . Isaacs rose arid said : — " Brethren , I do assure you most sincerely that since I have had the honour of presiding over you , no toast I have introduced has afforded me so much pride and pleasure as the one I am about to bring under your notice , ..- ¦ * The Health of our distinguished visitor , Bro . Gaylor , Grand Scribe E . of the Grand Chapter of Scotland . ' Brethren , there is an old adage , / As the tree may be known by its
fruits , so may a man be judged by his actions / which , if true ( and who can doubt it ) , proves that we have in the person of our visitor , a true man , a perfect Mason ; and I cannot sufficiently express the pleasure his visit to our Lodge affords me , or the high estimation in which I hold him . A few months back some Brethren , feeling a desire to propagate the Mark Master ' s Degree , requested me to apply to Scotland for a Warrant . I made the application , through Bro . Gaylor , one day before the meeting of the Grand Chapter . Accidentally falling across our Bro .
Warren the following day , and telling him what I had done , I felt disappointed beyond measure to learn from him that although the petition was in form , there was no chance of our receiving a Charter until the next quarterly meeting , as I had failed to accompany it with the necessary funds . On arriving home , imagine my surprise at finding a letter from our Bro . Gaylor—to whom I was at that time a perfect stranger , —acknowledging the receipt of the petition , and informing me that , as the Grand Chapter had decided upon acceding to my request , he had himself advanced the necessary funds , rather than we should be
annoyed b y the matter standing over for three months . Brethren , I ask you whether this act was not particularly kind , and peculiarly Masonic . ? It certainly impressed me with the truth of that sentiment that I have so frequently repeated in your presence , that ' the term Brother , among Masons , is something more than a name . '" The toast having been responded to with extraordinary enthusiasm , Bro . Gaylor , who seemed deeply affected by the reception he had met with , returned thanks , in feeling and eloquent terms , for the honour that had been conferred
upon him . In the little matter mentioned by Bro . Isaacs he had only done that which it was the duty of every good Mason to do , " relieve a Brother from a difficulty fis quickly as possible ; " and had the little service he had rendered the members of the Arnott Lodge cost him a thousandfold more trouble , he should have felt himself more than repaid by the kind reception he had met at the hands of Bro . Isaacs and his Brethren of the Craft in old England . Bro . Gaylor then
adverted to the Mark Degree , and explained the circumstances which led to the Grand Chapter of Scotland issuing Warrants for Mark Master Lodges in England . At the conclusion of his address the worthy Brother was rewarded by many hearty cheers from the members of the Lodge of Israel . Bro . Isaacs then introduced "The Health of the W . M ., Bro . Joseph Isaacs / ' than whom ( although his brother by family ties , as well as those of Masonry ) , he felt bound to say , a more worthy man , or a better Mason , did not exist ; and he felt happy to inform