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Masonic Exchange.
MASONIC EXCHANGE .
NOTICE . The system of exchanges of objects wanted , hy newspaper correspondence , has of late afforded considerable assistance in mutual accommodation , and we are disposed to afford the same facilities to our subscribers .
Communications addressed to us will meet with attention . Non-subscribers can remit sixpence in postage stamps for notices to be inserted of objects wanted , or at disposal .
The following inquiries have leen received . 1 . D . C . wishes to dispose of some old seals and diplomas . 3 . X . Y . Z . has a set of new clothing for the officers of a lodge under the Grand Orient of Eranee , or
Grand Oost of the Netherlands . 4 . T . B . would exchange copies of seals . 5 . W . J . L . wants rituals of the degrees below the 18 th in English and Erench . He does not want what are called philosophic rituals . 6 . R . T . wants the loan of the ritual of the old
Templars , which is partly in Latin . 7 . W . H . is open to exchange originals or copies of Masonic documents , charters , & c . 8 . D . C . L . has a set of miniature furniture and officers' collars and jewels , & c , for a Lodge of Instruction , the pedestals fold ; he will be glad to
exchange them for a complete set of "Masonic Quarterly , Monthl y , and Weekly Magazine and Mirror . " 10 . X . offers a perfect set of the quarto series ot the Freemasons' Magazine for a collar and jewel of the English 31 ° , and a set of Provincial Grand Officers' clothing .
12 . J . L . wants an Irish Past Master ' s apron , collar , and jewel , and will give in exchange those of ¦ an English P . M .
14 . Y . B . will be glad to purchase either new or second-hand Rosettes , distinguishable of the Arch Papal Church ; also wanted an old York Ritual . 15 . J . M . wishes to purchase R . A . medal as worn by the Companions of a Chapter . NOTE . —Nos . 2 , 9 , 11 , and 13 have been withdrawn .
All answers to be addressed ( post paid ) to the respective numbers and initials , Freemasons' Magazine office , Salisbury-street , W . C ., London .
Freemasonry In East Lancashire Under The Right Worshipeul Bro Stephen Blair.
FREEMASONRY IN EAST LANCASHIRE UNDER THE RIGHT WORSHIPEUL BRO STEPHEN BLAIR .
The progress of Ereemasonry within the province of East Lancashire has often attiactecl the attention of the Craft . The number of lodges has doubled within the last ten years . The annual average of subscribing brethren has been enlarged in a still greater ratio . Contemporaneously with this numerical advance , the "jewels of the Order , " aud chiefly that bri ghtest of all—Charity—have had a like
development . To those whose lot is cast within the province , it is well known how very much of this prosperity of the Order is due to the admirable administration of the Right Worshi p ful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Stephen Blair , whose munificence , kindness , and general urbanity render him so justly popular . An
illustration of the concientionsness with which Bro . Blair desires to discharge the duties of his office , has recently been afforded , and as the incident appears to be wholly without precedent , our readers may not be dissatisfied if we endeavour to furnish them with as full an account of the matter as space will permit .
Eor some considerable time past the Provincial Grand Master has been endeavouring to carry out a plan of visiting , on a regular lodge night , each of the lodges within his province , in order to testify his sympathy with the working brother , to become personally known to the members , to check and
supervise , and counsel aud guide , whenever necessary . Experience , however , satisfied our Right Worshipful brother that it was almost impossible to overcome the physical difficulties of carrying out this plan in a province where there existed about twenty-eight different towns , and meeting at fixed periods rarely
consecutive , and frequently coincident . As in the old legend , when it was discovered that the mountain could not come to Mahomet , Mahomet must go to the mountain ; so Bro . Blair ' changed his plau , aud , finding he could not , within any definite period , accomplish a visit to the brethren of each lodge within
the province , he determined to invite representatives from each lodge to visit the Provincial Grand Master . Accordingly invitations to dinner were issued to each Worshipful Master of each lodge . So many guests exceeded the powers of accommodation—elastic as those at times have been found—of his domestic
residence , Mill Hill House . Therefore the large banqueting room of the Ereemasons' Hall , Manchester , was rendered available , and Saturday , the 13 th April , fixed as the day . The invitations were accepted by fifty-six Worshipful Masters out of the total number of seventy-four in the province . To assist him in receiving his guests , the Ri ght Worshipful Provincial Grand Master summoned around him the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and also some of the present ancl past Provincial officers of this and other
provinces . When it became evident that so great a gathering of the province would come off at the appointed day , the Ri ght Worshipful Provincial Grand Master deemed it well to avail himself of the occasion by introducing to his guests Bro . W . R . Callender , jun ., the Deputy Provincial Grand Master elect , as the successor to the lamented Bro . Lawrence Newall .
Preparations were accordingly made and the great lodge room and other apartments of Ereemasons ' Hall were duly arranged for the purpose . About two o ' clock , the Provincial Grand Master ' s guests began to arrive . As each Worshi pful Master entered the room his name and lodge were announced hy the Assistant Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies
, Bro . Titmus , and he was properly introduced to the Provincial Grand Master by the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Austin Sbellard . The introduction being finished , subsequently the brethren properly clothed , having entered the lodge room , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , assisted
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Masonic Exchange.
MASONIC EXCHANGE .
NOTICE . The system of exchanges of objects wanted , hy newspaper correspondence , has of late afforded considerable assistance in mutual accommodation , and we are disposed to afford the same facilities to our subscribers .
Communications addressed to us will meet with attention . Non-subscribers can remit sixpence in postage stamps for notices to be inserted of objects wanted , or at disposal .
The following inquiries have leen received . 1 . D . C . wishes to dispose of some old seals and diplomas . 3 . X . Y . Z . has a set of new clothing for the officers of a lodge under the Grand Orient of Eranee , or
Grand Oost of the Netherlands . 4 . T . B . would exchange copies of seals . 5 . W . J . L . wants rituals of the degrees below the 18 th in English and Erench . He does not want what are called philosophic rituals . 6 . R . T . wants the loan of the ritual of the old
Templars , which is partly in Latin . 7 . W . H . is open to exchange originals or copies of Masonic documents , charters , & c . 8 . D . C . L . has a set of miniature furniture and officers' collars and jewels , & c , for a Lodge of Instruction , the pedestals fold ; he will be glad to
exchange them for a complete set of "Masonic Quarterly , Monthl y , and Weekly Magazine and Mirror . " 10 . X . offers a perfect set of the quarto series ot the Freemasons' Magazine for a collar and jewel of the English 31 ° , and a set of Provincial Grand Officers' clothing .
12 . J . L . wants an Irish Past Master ' s apron , collar , and jewel , and will give in exchange those of ¦ an English P . M .
14 . Y . B . will be glad to purchase either new or second-hand Rosettes , distinguishable of the Arch Papal Church ; also wanted an old York Ritual . 15 . J . M . wishes to purchase R . A . medal as worn by the Companions of a Chapter . NOTE . —Nos . 2 , 9 , 11 , and 13 have been withdrawn .
All answers to be addressed ( post paid ) to the respective numbers and initials , Freemasons' Magazine office , Salisbury-street , W . C ., London .
Freemasonry In East Lancashire Under The Right Worshipeul Bro Stephen Blair.
FREEMASONRY IN EAST LANCASHIRE UNDER THE RIGHT WORSHIPEUL BRO STEPHEN BLAIR .
The progress of Ereemasonry within the province of East Lancashire has often attiactecl the attention of the Craft . The number of lodges has doubled within the last ten years . The annual average of subscribing brethren has been enlarged in a still greater ratio . Contemporaneously with this numerical advance , the "jewels of the Order , " aud chiefly that bri ghtest of all—Charity—have had a like
development . To those whose lot is cast within the province , it is well known how very much of this prosperity of the Order is due to the admirable administration of the Right Worshi p ful Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Stephen Blair , whose munificence , kindness , and general urbanity render him so justly popular . An
illustration of the concientionsness with which Bro . Blair desires to discharge the duties of his office , has recently been afforded , and as the incident appears to be wholly without precedent , our readers may not be dissatisfied if we endeavour to furnish them with as full an account of the matter as space will permit .
Eor some considerable time past the Provincial Grand Master has been endeavouring to carry out a plan of visiting , on a regular lodge night , each of the lodges within his province , in order to testify his sympathy with the working brother , to become personally known to the members , to check and
supervise , and counsel aud guide , whenever necessary . Experience , however , satisfied our Right Worshipful brother that it was almost impossible to overcome the physical difficulties of carrying out this plan in a province where there existed about twenty-eight different towns , and meeting at fixed periods rarely
consecutive , and frequently coincident . As in the old legend , when it was discovered that the mountain could not come to Mahomet , Mahomet must go to the mountain ; so Bro . Blair ' changed his plau , aud , finding he could not , within any definite period , accomplish a visit to the brethren of each lodge within
the province , he determined to invite representatives from each lodge to visit the Provincial Grand Master . Accordingly invitations to dinner were issued to each Worshipful Master of each lodge . So many guests exceeded the powers of accommodation—elastic as those at times have been found—of his domestic
residence , Mill Hill House . Therefore the large banqueting room of the Ereemasons' Hall , Manchester , was rendered available , and Saturday , the 13 th April , fixed as the day . The invitations were accepted by fifty-six Worshipful Masters out of the total number of seventy-four in the province . To assist him in receiving his guests , the Ri ght Worshipful Provincial Grand Master summoned around him the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and also some of the present ancl past Provincial officers of this and other
provinces . When it became evident that so great a gathering of the province would come off at the appointed day , the Ri ght Worshipful Provincial Grand Master deemed it well to avail himself of the occasion by introducing to his guests Bro . W . R . Callender , jun ., the Deputy Provincial Grand Master elect , as the successor to the lamented Bro . Lawrence Newall .
Preparations were accordingly made and the great lodge room and other apartments of Ereemasons ' Hall were duly arranged for the purpose . About two o ' clock , the Provincial Grand Master ' s guests began to arrive . As each Worshi pful Master entered the room his name and lodge were announced hy the Assistant Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies
, Bro . Titmus , and he was properly introduced to the Provincial Grand Master by the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , Bro . Austin Sbellard . The introduction being finished , subsequently the brethren properly clothed , having entered the lodge room , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , assisted