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oldest Mason amongst them , and who was a member of the late Lodge in Louth . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Blakelock ( an old and respected tradesman of many years' standing in Louth ) , in responding , said that it was now nearly forty years since he was intitiated into the Craft , and as he grew older he could honestly say that his devotion to it increased . It was indeed a proud day for him , who had watched
all the vicissitudes which Masonry had undergone in the town of Louth , and who was reluctantly compelled to fear that its sun had set therein , to witness such a splendid revival as the present , which he believed , as he hoped , would be permanent . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . Simons then gave " The Ladies , " to which Bro . Binder humorously responded .
Several other toasts followed—the last being "To all Poor and Distressed Masons , " wdiich , like all its predecessors , was received with enthusiasm . The Brethren separated , after a most delightful and harmonious meeting , which will long be cherished with pleasure in the recollection of every one present .
SOUTH WALES . Carmarthen . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 699 ) . —On the 5 th of August last a Lodge of Emergency was called , for the purpose of raising Bro . Erie to the Sublime Begree of M . M ., when the ceremony was very ably performed by the W . M . and Bro W . H . Cole ; and the worthy Bro . then took his leave of the Brethen , and left England the same week for Australia . The next regular Lodge was held on the 18 th of September , when there was a good attendance of the Brethren . Bro .
Owen Bowen ( of the St . Alban ' s and Polish Lodges ) , was duly admitted a subscribing member , and a gentleman proposed for initiation . The motion as to a Lodge of Instruction was also again brought forward , when Bros . W . G-. J . Thomas ( W . M . ) , Ben . Jones ( P . M . ) , and W . H . Cole were unanimously requested by the Lodge to conduct it , and the requisite authority given them for that purpose . This motion excited the greatest gratification among the Brethren , as it has long been the wish of the younger Brethren of the Lodge to have an
opportunity of obtaining that knowledge of Masonry which is so necessary , not only for the correct working of the Lodge , but also for a proper appreciation of the beauties of our Order . Unfortunately , in this district this knowledge has hitherto been systematically kept from the Brethren , by a Brother who lately conducted the working department of this Lodge , but who has just left it ; and as the Lodge is now in more enlightened hands , the Brethren hail the establishment of a Lodge of Instruction as a return from "darkness into light . " There is also a unanimity
and cordiality amongst the members which it is pleasant to see , and consequently the Lodge is not only more correctly and efficiently conducted , but is , if we may use the expression , more " Masonic" than it has ever yet been . The first Lodge of Instruction was held on the 5 th of October , and it is intended to continue the meetings on the first Monday in every month . Bro . W . G . S . Thomas ( W . M . ) presided , and conducted the Lodge in a very efficient manner ; and the Brethren present acknowledged that they had obtained more real knowledge of Masonry in
this one meeting than they had ever done before . On the 16 th of October the regular monthly meeting of the Lodge was held , for the purpose of nominating the W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . D . E . Lewis proposed , and Bro . William Davies seconded , the present S . W . ( Bro . J . Thirl wail ) as a fit and proper person for the office , and the Brethren were unanimous in their wish to see that Brother in the chair . Bro . Thirl wall thanked the Lodge ior the honour it had done him ,
and stated that he would always serve the Brethren in every way he could ; but inasmuch as he feared the S . W . for the year 1856 might feel himself aggrieved if he were again passed over on this occasion , he ( Bro . Thirlwall ) would propose him as W . M . for the ensuing year , and then leave the matter in the hands of the Brethren . Bro . James Bowen was then proposed by Bro . Thirlwall , but in consequence of that Brother having virtually withdrawn from the Lodge , and not having attended its meetings once during the past year , there was no one to second the proposition , and it was therefore lost . Bro . Thirlwall is conse *
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oldest Mason amongst them , and who was a member of the late Lodge in Louth . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Blakelock ( an old and respected tradesman of many years' standing in Louth ) , in responding , said that it was now nearly forty years since he was intitiated into the Craft , and as he grew older he could honestly say that his devotion to it increased . It was indeed a proud day for him , who had watched
all the vicissitudes which Masonry had undergone in the town of Louth , and who was reluctantly compelled to fear that its sun had set therein , to witness such a splendid revival as the present , which he believed , as he hoped , would be permanent . ( Loud cheers . ) Bro . Simons then gave " The Ladies , " to which Bro . Binder humorously responded .
Several other toasts followed—the last being "To all Poor and Distressed Masons , " wdiich , like all its predecessors , was received with enthusiasm . The Brethren separated , after a most delightful and harmonious meeting , which will long be cherished with pleasure in the recollection of every one present .
SOUTH WALES . Carmarthen . —St . Peter ' s Lodge ( No . 699 ) . —On the 5 th of August last a Lodge of Emergency was called , for the purpose of raising Bro . Erie to the Sublime Begree of M . M ., when the ceremony was very ably performed by the W . M . and Bro W . H . Cole ; and the worthy Bro . then took his leave of the Brethen , and left England the same week for Australia . The next regular Lodge was held on the 18 th of September , when there was a good attendance of the Brethren . Bro .
Owen Bowen ( of the St . Alban ' s and Polish Lodges ) , was duly admitted a subscribing member , and a gentleman proposed for initiation . The motion as to a Lodge of Instruction was also again brought forward , when Bros . W . G-. J . Thomas ( W . M . ) , Ben . Jones ( P . M . ) , and W . H . Cole were unanimously requested by the Lodge to conduct it , and the requisite authority given them for that purpose . This motion excited the greatest gratification among the Brethren , as it has long been the wish of the younger Brethren of the Lodge to have an
opportunity of obtaining that knowledge of Masonry which is so necessary , not only for the correct working of the Lodge , but also for a proper appreciation of the beauties of our Order . Unfortunately , in this district this knowledge has hitherto been systematically kept from the Brethren , by a Brother who lately conducted the working department of this Lodge , but who has just left it ; and as the Lodge is now in more enlightened hands , the Brethren hail the establishment of a Lodge of Instruction as a return from "darkness into light . " There is also a unanimity
and cordiality amongst the members which it is pleasant to see , and consequently the Lodge is not only more correctly and efficiently conducted , but is , if we may use the expression , more " Masonic" than it has ever yet been . The first Lodge of Instruction was held on the 5 th of October , and it is intended to continue the meetings on the first Monday in every month . Bro . W . G . S . Thomas ( W . M . ) presided , and conducted the Lodge in a very efficient manner ; and the Brethren present acknowledged that they had obtained more real knowledge of Masonry in
this one meeting than they had ever done before . On the 16 th of October the regular monthly meeting of the Lodge was held , for the purpose of nominating the W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . D . E . Lewis proposed , and Bro . William Davies seconded , the present S . W . ( Bro . J . Thirl wail ) as a fit and proper person for the office , and the Brethren were unanimous in their wish to see that Brother in the chair . Bro . Thirl wall thanked the Lodge ior the honour it had done him ,
and stated that he would always serve the Brethren in every way he could ; but inasmuch as he feared the S . W . for the year 1856 might feel himself aggrieved if he were again passed over on this occasion , he ( Bro . Thirlwall ) would propose him as W . M . for the ensuing year , and then leave the matter in the hands of the Brethren . Bro . James Bowen was then proposed by Bro . Thirlwall , but in consequence of that Brother having virtually withdrawn from the Lodge , and not having attended its meetings once during the past year , there was no one to second the proposition , and it was therefore lost . Bro . Thirlwall is conse *