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Craft Masonry.
warmly eulogistic , and the toast was received with enthusiasm . The lt . W . Prov . G . M ., in returning thanks , expressed his gratitude because theirs was the first lodge in the province which met together for the purpose of discussing the very important movement which lie meant to bring forward in the Provincial Grand Lodge . He might , perhaps , be excused if be adverted to a matter of some importance which would have to be discussed in the Provincial Grand Lodge . Hitherto there
had not been more than a certain sum subscribed to the Grand Lodge . The Grand Lodge of England received 2 s . a year for every member , and the Provincial Grand Lodge could not demand more than the same amount . He had been a Freemason getting on for fifty years , and he had always been told that the grand object of Freemasonry was charity , and he believed that there was moro charity exercised by them than by any other body in
England . Hut when they came to be told that the whole of their organised charity consisted of a subscription of less than Id per Aveek , they would think that a very small sum indeed . Yet every small sum , when distributed over a large community , made , iu the aggregate , a large sum . Hitherto in this province they had only paid three-farthings a week to the whole of their charities , and he intended to propose at the next meeting of the Grand Lodge to make a subscription of one penny a week .
That would be Is . a year more for each member , and if that were multiplied by 1 , 700 , the number of members in the province , it would make a large sum . Freemasons were not men in the humblest state of life ; indeed , it had been remarked that it was a great luxury for a man to be a Freemason , and ib was not much to ask him to pay Id a week in the enjoyment of that luxury . Half of this sum would go to the Grand Lodgo of England , and half to the Prov . Grand Lodge of DeA'on . Should
this proposal be assented to they might distribute the funds in any way that might be acceptable . Freemasonry ivas progressive , as it ought to he . Formerly they had had charity by hundreds , but now they had it by thousands , and he g . iA-e , as an instance of this progress , the fact that during the last two years , £ 23 , 000 had been subscribed for the Boy's School alone . lie was anxious that the province of Devon should not be taunted with doing less for the charities than any other province in proportion to its numbers , in the kingdom . If the province decided to
subscribe the additional farthing it would enable them to elect at least two , and probably three annuitants , at 10 s . a iveek , on the Fortescue annuity fund . If they could do that , he should have an answer to give to all those in Loudon who now taunted him with the backwardness of their subscriptions in Devon . The E . AA . Prov . G . M ., concluded by expressing an earnest hope that the brethren would g ' lA-e his motion their cordial support at the forthcoming meeting of the Grand Lodgo . Bro . C . Gibson ,
P . M ., next proposed the health of the D . Prov . G . M . of Devon , Bro . L . P . Metham , in warmly eulogistic terms , briefly descanting on the great services that lie had rendered to Freemasonry . Bro . Metham , having acknowledged the compliment , urged the "brethren to support the Piw . G . M . in his proposition , not only out of regard to him personally , and respect for his opinion on a subject of which he was completely master , but for the honour of the province , and for the relief of the poorer brethren , their
AVidows and orphans . He remarked that in this utilitarian age the public would not be satisfied with mere professions , hut had a right to expect , looking at the number and respectability of the members of the lodge , that they should do more in support of the great principles of the order than they had yet done . Although they had done more for the aged Freemasons and their widows than for the other charities , yet Avhat they had done was little indeed Avhen A . eighed against the
benefits which their distressed brethren in the province had received . He showed that they had now twelve annuitants on the list receiving nearly £ 400 a year between them , aud that as a province , they had absolutely done nothing whatever for the Boy ' s School , while for that of the Girls they had only two votes previous to his Stewardship in May last , when five votes were added . Yet they were never without candidates , and the number was certain to increase . He protested that it was not true , had been stated
as , that there was the slightest desire on the part of the Provincial Grand Jlaster or his deputy , to do away AA'ith the festive board ; on the contrary , they both supported refreshment in moderation , as a moans of bringing those brethren together who mi ght never othenvise knoiv each other , and of creating a kindly feeling . That it had been a pleasure to him to accept the invitation of every lodge , Avhether after lodge or at the anuual festivals , and so had the Provincial Grand Master , thus showing that they cordially admitted the principle .
He contended , howeA'cr , that refreshments would be . reduced in a very small degree , and their enjoyment would he enhanced by an additional shilling being added to the Provincial dues from each member to be given to the Masonic Charities . He laid great stress on this point , as the only argument used by the leader of the opposition to the Prov . G . Master ' s proposition , Bro . Watts , rested solely on tho fear that this was a covert attack on refreshments altogether . He concluded bavowing
y his belief that the brethren of Devonshire Avould support their Prov . G . Master , whom they had so much cause to roA-ere . and by supporting him show their attachment to the principles of the Order , He also corroborated what the Prov . G . M . had stated as to the complaints that win-e made iu London of the low position the province of Devon held on the list of Masonic Charities . The remarks of Bro . Metham Avere exceedingly well
l-eceiA-ed . He then proposed " The Health of the AVorshipful Master , " which Avas drunk amidst the warmest applause . The W . Master returned thanks : and expressed the gratification lie felt in presiding over the lodge- Although he had more than 350 miles to travel , he meant to be present on every occasion of business that he possibly could , and he Avould carry out the duties of his office to the best of his ability . Other toasts followed : Bro . Latimer proposed "The
Immediate Past Jlaster and Past Masters of the Lodge , " and in doing so , expressed the satisfaction of the lodge at the earnest and faithful manner in which Bro . F . P . Balk will had performed the duties of the office . AA'ith regard to the question of the Charities , he AA'as glad to hoar the proposal of the Prov . G . Master , and it would have his warmest support . This feeling he had expressed on some previous occasions , when lodges , instead of voting a jewel to their Past Masters , ivhieh Avas only useful for
their personal adornment , bad given them a life vote in one of the Masonic Charities—a gift which it must be pleasant to any of tho officers to receive , especially Avhen it came to them as a vote of respect from their lodges . Bro . Balkwill very ably responded , and a number of other excellent speeches contributed to a pleasant andAvell-spent evening . The arrangements at the hotel Avere in every respect satisfrctory , and reflected credit on the management . MORIOE TOAVX , DEVTCfroiiT . —St . Aubiiii Lodqo ( No . 954 ) . —
On "Wednesday evening , the Sth ult ., the brethren of the above lodge assembled at their lodge room , Moriee Town , for the purpose of installing liro . 11 . i' . Smith as AV . M . for the ensuing year . The prosperity that has attended this lodge ivas manifest from the large number of brethren present to do honour to the occasion , and many holding high and important offices in the order . The ceremony was most ably aud efficiently performed bBro . ChappieP . M . P . Prov . G . Dirof Cers . assisted bthe
y , , . , y various provincial and other officers present . Among the list of brethren assembled ivere — Bros . Hawton , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; AVatts , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Tyler ; March , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Org . ; Codd , P . M ., Prov . G . Steward ; Spry , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Dir . " of Cers . ; Triekett , AA ' . M . 1 , 19-1 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., Middlesex ; Bird , P . M . ; Clemens , P . M . ; Glover , P . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; Cox , Brown , Littleton , Trethoway ,
Fox-Avell , P . M . 's ; & c . At the conclusion of the installation ceremony the W . M . proceeded to appoint and invest his officers as follows : —Bros , . fames Hawton , I . P . M . ; Pnull , S . AV . ; Baxter , J . AV . ; Bird , Treas . ; AA atson , Sec ; Gondall . S . D . ; Potc , J . D . ,-Masters , I . G . ; Stephens , Dir . of Cers . ; Steer , Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; Norman . Org . ; Thaeker , S . Steward ; Ford , J . Steward ; and Hashbrook , Tyler . At the conclusion of the business of tho
lodge , tho brethren adjourned to the Oddfellows' Hall , Kerstreet , where a banquet was provided by Bro . James Hawton , of the Crown Hotel , which Avas supllied with all the delicacies of the season . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to seriatim , and the harmony of the evening AVUS enhanced by some of the brethren singing songs appropriate to the occasion , accompanied by Bro . Holt on the pianoforte .
Throughout the whole of the proceedings the greatest harmony prevailed . STOKE . —_ ff . »/ . ?/ . (? Lodge ( So . 1 , 099 ) . —The annual meeting of tho Huyshe Lodge , No . 1 , 099 , was held on the 9 th ult ., at tho Masonic Hull , Home Park , Stoke , to instal the W . M . elect , Bro . E . Aitken Davies as the AV . JI . for the ensuing year . A large number of brethren were present , among them the following : — Bros . P . Codd , P . M . 230 , Prov . G . Steward ; J . Austen , P . M . Ii
1 , 092 , Prov . G . D . ; J . . Gover , P . M . 70 : S . Tremayne , W . M . 1 , 212 ; George Warren , P . M . 159 , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; V . Bird , P . M . 951 ; J . Baxter , J . \ A . 95-1 ; J . Ellis , S . AV . 1 , 212 ; J . Auiery , P . M . 159 ; S . Ciiapple , P . M . 159 , 951 , P . Prov . G .
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Craft Masonry.
warmly eulogistic , and the toast was received with enthusiasm . The lt . W . Prov . G . M ., in returning thanks , expressed his gratitude because theirs was the first lodge in the province which met together for the purpose of discussing the very important movement which lie meant to bring forward in the Provincial Grand Lodge . He might , perhaps , be excused if be adverted to a matter of some importance which would have to be discussed in the Provincial Grand Lodge . Hitherto there
had not been more than a certain sum subscribed to the Grand Lodge . The Grand Lodge of England received 2 s . a year for every member , and the Provincial Grand Lodge could not demand more than the same amount . He had been a Freemason getting on for fifty years , and he had always been told that the grand object of Freemasonry was charity , and he believed that there was moro charity exercised by them than by any other body in
England . Hut when they came to be told that the whole of their organised charity consisted of a subscription of less than Id per Aveek , they would think that a very small sum indeed . Yet every small sum , when distributed over a large community , made , iu the aggregate , a large sum . Hitherto in this province they had only paid three-farthings a week to the whole of their charities , and he intended to propose at the next meeting of the Grand Lodge to make a subscription of one penny a week .
That would be Is . a year more for each member , and if that were multiplied by 1 , 700 , the number of members in the province , it would make a large sum . Freemasons were not men in the humblest state of life ; indeed , it had been remarked that it was a great luxury for a man to be a Freemason , and ib was not much to ask him to pay Id a week in the enjoyment of that luxury . Half of this sum would go to the Grand Lodgo of England , and half to the Prov . Grand Lodge of DeA'on . Should
this proposal be assented to they might distribute the funds in any way that might be acceptable . Freemasonry ivas progressive , as it ought to he . Formerly they had had charity by hundreds , but now they had it by thousands , and he g . iA-e , as an instance of this progress , the fact that during the last two years , £ 23 , 000 had been subscribed for the Boy's School alone . lie was anxious that the province of Devon should not be taunted with doing less for the charities than any other province in proportion to its numbers , in the kingdom . If the province decided to
subscribe the additional farthing it would enable them to elect at least two , and probably three annuitants , at 10 s . a iveek , on the Fortescue annuity fund . If they could do that , he should have an answer to give to all those in Loudon who now taunted him with the backwardness of their subscriptions in Devon . The E . AA . Prov . G . M ., concluded by expressing an earnest hope that the brethren would g ' lA-e his motion their cordial support at the forthcoming meeting of the Grand Lodgo . Bro . C . Gibson ,
P . M ., next proposed the health of the D . Prov . G . M . of Devon , Bro . L . P . Metham , in warmly eulogistic terms , briefly descanting on the great services that lie had rendered to Freemasonry . Bro . Metham , having acknowledged the compliment , urged the "brethren to support the Piw . G . M . in his proposition , not only out of regard to him personally , and respect for his opinion on a subject of which he was completely master , but for the honour of the province , and for the relief of the poorer brethren , their
AVidows and orphans . He remarked that in this utilitarian age the public would not be satisfied with mere professions , hut had a right to expect , looking at the number and respectability of the members of the lodge , that they should do more in support of the great principles of the order than they had yet done . Although they had done more for the aged Freemasons and their widows than for the other charities , yet Avhat they had done was little indeed Avhen A . eighed against the
benefits which their distressed brethren in the province had received . He showed that they had now twelve annuitants on the list receiving nearly £ 400 a year between them , aud that as a province , they had absolutely done nothing whatever for the Boy ' s School , while for that of the Girls they had only two votes previous to his Stewardship in May last , when five votes were added . Yet they were never without candidates , and the number was certain to increase . He protested that it was not true , had been stated
as , that there was the slightest desire on the part of the Provincial Grand Jlaster or his deputy , to do away AA'ith the festive board ; on the contrary , they both supported refreshment in moderation , as a moans of bringing those brethren together who mi ght never othenvise knoiv each other , and of creating a kindly feeling . That it had been a pleasure to him to accept the invitation of every lodge , Avhether after lodge or at the anuual festivals , and so had the Provincial Grand Master , thus showing that they cordially admitted the principle .
He contended , howeA'cr , that refreshments would be . reduced in a very small degree , and their enjoyment would he enhanced by an additional shilling being added to the Provincial dues from each member to be given to the Masonic Charities . He laid great stress on this point , as the only argument used by the leader of the opposition to the Prov . G . Master ' s proposition , Bro . Watts , rested solely on tho fear that this was a covert attack on refreshments altogether . He concluded bavowing
y his belief that the brethren of Devonshire Avould support their Prov . G . Master , whom they had so much cause to roA-ere . and by supporting him show their attachment to the principles of the Order , He also corroborated what the Prov . G . M . had stated as to the complaints that win-e made iu London of the low position the province of Devon held on the list of Masonic Charities . The remarks of Bro . Metham Avere exceedingly well
l-eceiA-ed . He then proposed " The Health of the AVorshipful Master , " which Avas drunk amidst the warmest applause . The W . Master returned thanks : and expressed the gratification lie felt in presiding over the lodge- Although he had more than 350 miles to travel , he meant to be present on every occasion of business that he possibly could , and he Avould carry out the duties of his office to the best of his ability . Other toasts followed : Bro . Latimer proposed "The
Immediate Past Jlaster and Past Masters of the Lodge , " and in doing so , expressed the satisfaction of the lodge at the earnest and faithful manner in which Bro . F . P . Balk will had performed the duties of the office . AA'ith regard to the question of the Charities , he AA'as glad to hoar the proposal of the Prov . G . Master , and it would have his warmest support . This feeling he had expressed on some previous occasions , when lodges , instead of voting a jewel to their Past Masters , ivhieh Avas only useful for
their personal adornment , bad given them a life vote in one of the Masonic Charities—a gift which it must be pleasant to any of tho officers to receive , especially Avhen it came to them as a vote of respect from their lodges . Bro . Balkwill very ably responded , and a number of other excellent speeches contributed to a pleasant andAvell-spent evening . The arrangements at the hotel Avere in every respect satisfrctory , and reflected credit on the management . MORIOE TOAVX , DEVTCfroiiT . —St . Aubiiii Lodqo ( No . 954 ) . —
On "Wednesday evening , the Sth ult ., the brethren of the above lodge assembled at their lodge room , Moriee Town , for the purpose of installing liro . 11 . i' . Smith as AV . M . for the ensuing year . The prosperity that has attended this lodge ivas manifest from the large number of brethren present to do honour to the occasion , and many holding high and important offices in the order . The ceremony was most ably aud efficiently performed bBro . ChappieP . M . P . Prov . G . Dirof Cers . assisted bthe
y , , . , y various provincial and other officers present . Among the list of brethren assembled ivere — Bros . Hawton , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; AVatts , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Tyler ; March , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Org . ; Codd , P . M ., Prov . G . Steward ; Spry , P . M ., P . Prov . G . Dir . " of Cers . ; Triekett , AA ' . M . 1 , 19-1 , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers ., Middlesex ; Bird , P . M . ; Clemens , P . M . ; Glover , P . Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; Cox , Brown , Littleton , Trethoway ,
Fox-Avell , P . M . 's ; & c . At the conclusion of the installation ceremony the W . M . proceeded to appoint and invest his officers as follows : —Bros , . fames Hawton , I . P . M . ; Pnull , S . AV . ; Baxter , J . AV . ; Bird , Treas . ; AA atson , Sec ; Gondall . S . D . ; Potc , J . D . ,-Masters , I . G . ; Stephens , Dir . of Cers . ; Steer , Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; Norman . Org . ; Thaeker , S . Steward ; Ford , J . Steward ; and Hashbrook , Tyler . At the conclusion of the business of tho
lodge , tho brethren adjourned to the Oddfellows' Hall , Kerstreet , where a banquet was provided by Bro . James Hawton , of the Crown Hotel , which Avas supllied with all the delicacies of the season . The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and responded to seriatim , and the harmony of the evening AVUS enhanced by some of the brethren singing songs appropriate to the occasion , accompanied by Bro . Holt on the pianoforte .
Throughout the whole of the proceedings the greatest harmony prevailed . STOKE . —_ ff . »/ . ?/ . (? Lodge ( So . 1 , 099 ) . —The annual meeting of tho Huyshe Lodge , No . 1 , 099 , was held on the 9 th ult ., at tho Masonic Hull , Home Park , Stoke , to instal the W . M . elect , Bro . E . Aitken Davies as the AV . JI . for the ensuing year . A large number of brethren were present , among them the following : — Bros . P . Codd , P . M . 230 , Prov . G . Steward ; J . Austen , P . M . Ii
1 , 092 , Prov . G . D . ; J . . Gover , P . M . 70 : S . Tremayne , W . M . 1 , 212 ; George Warren , P . M . 159 , Prov . G . Assist . Dir . of Cers . ; V . Bird , P . M . 951 ; J . Baxter , J . \ A . 95-1 ; J . Ellis , S . AV . 1 , 212 ; J . Auiery , P . M . 159 ; S . Ciiapple , P . M . 159 , 951 , P . Prov . G .