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Masonic Missions.
Secretary—aud because having been so challenged , we should neither have been doing our duty to the Craft or to ourselves had we shrunk from entering the lists , and fully explaining our views upon the points mooted at the Provincial Grand Lodge and festival . There is another point upon which we would have said a worcl , had ifc not been , so strongly
deprecated by many of the speakers , and because we are aware ifc is one for which the Provincial Grand Master can bo in no way held responsible— -the admission of strangers to the banquet , as a restraint is thus put upon that free intercommunication between the brethren whicli ought to be the characteristic of a Masonic gathering .
In our hist number , in addition to our report of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Norfolk , we also published the proceedings at the . Provincial ( .-fraud Lodge of Cumberland , over which Bro . Greaves , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presided , the actual Grand Master , Sir James Graham , having , from the pressure of political duties and other causes ,
longceased to take any active part iu Freemasonry . Wo have heard but little of the province for some time jiast , and are therefore gratified to find that , under the rule of Bro . Greaves , it is gradually rising in importance and the brethren increasing not only in numbers but in intelligence . The Lodge at Mavyportwhere the . Provincial Grand Lodge was
, held , was a few months since all but extinct , but is now rapidly increasing ; and the Whitehaven Lodge , which live years ago possessed only twenty members , now numbers nearly one hundred and twenty , and Bro . Fletcher , one of its members , has served the office of Steward to the Girls' School . This is the
more gratifying to us , because we had the honour of being present at the first Provincial Grand Lodge held by Bro . Greaves , towards the close of 1854—ere our ] ien had begun to show itself in the Masonic Mirror , then on the eve of starting—and we could not but witness with pain that there were dissensions in the province that boded no good for its prosperity . Theseunder the influence of Bro . Greaves '
, kindly rule have happily passed away , ancl lie has the satisfaction of feeling that , though not a large , Cumberland is a happy and united province . The Right Worshipful Bro . Colonel Vernon , the Provincial Graud Master for Staffordshire , has held his Provincial Grand Lodge and congratulated the brethren on the progress
which the Order is making iu his province , the number of brethren having nearly doubled in the last twelve monthsnow numbering something like six hundred—a result which we believe may , in a great degree , be attributed to the high estimation in which onr gallant brother and his worthy
deputy , Bro . Ward , are field throughout the province . Amongst other appointments we notice that of Bro . Major M'Kni ght as Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works . Can any of the brethren inform us what are the qualifications of the gallant Major for the office ? Is he an officer of Engineers—or au architect with the rank of Major in a rifle or
other local corps 1-The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Eastern division of iouth Wales has been held , under the presidency of Bro . Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte—the worthy scion of a worth y and truly Masonic house ; hut we do not notice anything in the proceedings to call for special remark ting
, excep that the Provincial Grand Master transacted the business of Provinci al Grand Lodge in one apartment , and then with his Provincial Grand Officers joined those brethren of the province not yet members of the governing body in another room—they being assembled under the banner of the Neath Lodge . This is as it should be .
In Dorsetshire , ( which has for the last two years been under the direction of the Grand Registrar in consequence ° t the death of Bro . Willett ) , a new era is opening in the U-aft , Bro . Grund y having just been installed , at Bridport , as Provincial Grand Master , by Bro . Cosens , the Worshipful mast er of the youngest Lod ge in tbe province—the St , Mary ' s
( 1009 ) . An excellent sermon was preached at Alhngton Church by the Rev . Bro . Henry Rawliuson , and the whole of the proceedings appear to have been marked by the utmost cordiality—the presage , we hope , of a happy ancl prosperous reign for the new Provincial Grand Master . Having thus briefly observed on the Provincial Grand
Lodges which have \ jeei \ recently held , we - proceed , to notice some errors into which it appears that- we have unwittingly fallen in previous numbers . Thus Bro . Herbert , the Secretary of the St . Cuthberga Lodge , No . 90-5 , ancl Past Master of No . 134 , Hants , informs us that we were in error in stating in our number of June , that Bro . C . Rawe of No . 963 , was the
Provincial Grand Registrar—it should have been Bro . C . R . Rowe , of No . 905- —he having been appointed whilst Worshipful Master of his own Lodge by the late Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Willett , in 1857 , the year of his death . He further states that he is not aware that Wrexham has a Royal Arch Chapter , and that statement is an evident error of the writer . On other points Bro . Herbert ( whose letter is only dated the 12 th inst . ) shall speak for himself : — -
"I hope you will also allow me a word or two on behalf of the Lodge with respect to its place of meeting . A \ e are stated to meet at a tavern , although you believe that Wimborne ancl other places named ' have town halls in which the Lodge could meet . ' Your informant does not appear to have been aware that we have no choice . There are , indeed , in the town , two other rooms , but from the high rent demanded for each , and from other causes
affecting one of them , both wholly inevitable , we are obliged to rent a room at the Crown Hotel , of which wc keep the key , thus making it , in fact , a private room . Be assured , that we fully agree with you as to the ineligibility of a tavern , if a suitable room could be obtained elsewhere . "Again , with respect to onr name , which you designate as 'fanciful and of no significance' All I shall say on this point is ,
that on looking through the list in the Freemasons' Pocket Boole , 1 see very many names to which ( not knowing the reasons for their selection ) I conceive those terms might be applied with much more propriety ; and that when our name was proposed by our first "W . AI ., itwas considered by the brethren as peculiarly appropriate and significant . ''' " Finall I add a worcl on the working of the Lod . It
y , may ge has been considered by visiting brethren as respectable and efficient , ancl has been honoured with the approbation of the D . Prov . G . M . YVchavc music in our ceremonies , ancl every AV . M . hitherto has been able to go through his own initiations , & c . The average attendance for a year and a half to Christinas last was twelve , and , notwithstanding all losses by deaths ancl removals , wc still number twenty-live . "
A correspondent also corrects some errors into which we have fallen iu our article on Warwickshire . Neither Foleshill or Ooleshill have Lodges , the asterisk having been accidentally piaced against them . A new Lodge has been or is about to be petitioned for , for Sutton Coldtield , under the auspices of the Piev . Bro . Bedfordrector of that placeProvincial Grand
, , Chaplain , and P . M . of the Lodge of Li g ht , Birmingham , having succeeded Bro . Blake in the early part of 18-58 . Bro . Dr . Hopkins continues a member of the St . Paul ' s , and , having paid his fees to the close of the present year , he was a few mouths since elected an honorary life member , he being now a resident of Jersey . Bro . Weiss was the Worship ful Master of
the tlowe Lodge in 1858 , and was a munificent benefactor to the Lodge . Bro . Hall , erroneously stated to have been the Worshi pful Master of this Lodge , was installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Li ght in May last , as successor to the Rev . Bro . Bedford . The Royal Arch Chapter of Fortitude ( No . 51 ) , Birmingham , is still at work , but not with
much efficiency ; the Howe ( No . 857 ) , of which Comp . D . Hopkins is the First Principal , being the favourite , all the officers being well up in their duties , and the furniture and appointments most complete . There is no Chapter at Alcester . We are informed that the Athol Lodge ( No . 88 ) , Birmingham , about six months ago purchased a building for many years * AVo shall bo happy to receive another letter from T'ro . Herbert v ' rog us tho reasons .
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Masonic Missions.
Secretary—aud because having been so challenged , we should neither have been doing our duty to the Craft or to ourselves had we shrunk from entering the lists , and fully explaining our views upon the points mooted at the Provincial Grand Lodge and festival . There is another point upon which we would have said a worcl , had ifc not been , so strongly
deprecated by many of the speakers , and because we are aware ifc is one for which the Provincial Grand Master can bo in no way held responsible— -the admission of strangers to the banquet , as a restraint is thus put upon that free intercommunication between the brethren whicli ought to be the characteristic of a Masonic gathering .
In our hist number , in addition to our report of the Provincial Grand Lodgo of Norfolk , we also published the proceedings at the . Provincial ( .-fraud Lodge of Cumberland , over which Bro . Greaves , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , presided , the actual Grand Master , Sir James Graham , having , from the pressure of political duties and other causes ,
longceased to take any active part iu Freemasonry . Wo have heard but little of the province for some time jiast , and are therefore gratified to find that , under the rule of Bro . Greaves , it is gradually rising in importance and the brethren increasing not only in numbers but in intelligence . The Lodge at Mavyportwhere the . Provincial Grand Lodge was
, held , was a few months since all but extinct , but is now rapidly increasing ; and the Whitehaven Lodge , which live years ago possessed only twenty members , now numbers nearly one hundred and twenty , and Bro . Fletcher , one of its members , has served the office of Steward to the Girls' School . This is the
more gratifying to us , because we had the honour of being present at the first Provincial Grand Lodge held by Bro . Greaves , towards the close of 1854—ere our ] ien had begun to show itself in the Masonic Mirror , then on the eve of starting—and we could not but witness with pain that there were dissensions in the province that boded no good for its prosperity . Theseunder the influence of Bro . Greaves '
, kindly rule have happily passed away , ancl lie has the satisfaction of feeling that , though not a large , Cumberland is a happy and united province . The Right Worshipful Bro . Colonel Vernon , the Provincial Graud Master for Staffordshire , has held his Provincial Grand Lodge and congratulated the brethren on the progress
which the Order is making iu his province , the number of brethren having nearly doubled in the last twelve monthsnow numbering something like six hundred—a result which we believe may , in a great degree , be attributed to the high estimation in which onr gallant brother and his worthy
deputy , Bro . Ward , are field throughout the province . Amongst other appointments we notice that of Bro . Major M'Kni ght as Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works . Can any of the brethren inform us what are the qualifications of the gallant Major for the office ? Is he an officer of Engineers—or au architect with the rank of Major in a rifle or
other local corps 1-The Provincial Grand Lodge of the Eastern division of iouth Wales has been held , under the presidency of Bro . Charles Kemeys Kemeys-Tynte—the worthy scion of a worth y and truly Masonic house ; hut we do not notice anything in the proceedings to call for special remark ting
, excep that the Provincial Grand Master transacted the business of Provinci al Grand Lodge in one apartment , and then with his Provincial Grand Officers joined those brethren of the province not yet members of the governing body in another room—they being assembled under the banner of the Neath Lodge . This is as it should be .
In Dorsetshire , ( which has for the last two years been under the direction of the Grand Registrar in consequence ° t the death of Bro . Willett ) , a new era is opening in the U-aft , Bro . Grund y having just been installed , at Bridport , as Provincial Grand Master , by Bro . Cosens , the Worshipful mast er of the youngest Lod ge in tbe province—the St , Mary ' s
( 1009 ) . An excellent sermon was preached at Alhngton Church by the Rev . Bro . Henry Rawliuson , and the whole of the proceedings appear to have been marked by the utmost cordiality—the presage , we hope , of a happy ancl prosperous reign for the new Provincial Grand Master . Having thus briefly observed on the Provincial Grand
Lodges which have \ jeei \ recently held , we - proceed , to notice some errors into which it appears that- we have unwittingly fallen in previous numbers . Thus Bro . Herbert , the Secretary of the St . Cuthberga Lodge , No . 90-5 , ancl Past Master of No . 134 , Hants , informs us that we were in error in stating in our number of June , that Bro . C . Rawe of No . 963 , was the
Provincial Grand Registrar—it should have been Bro . C . R . Rowe , of No . 905- —he having been appointed whilst Worshipful Master of his own Lodge by the late Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Willett , in 1857 , the year of his death . He further states that he is not aware that Wrexham has a Royal Arch Chapter , and that statement is an evident error of the writer . On other points Bro . Herbert ( whose letter is only dated the 12 th inst . ) shall speak for himself : — -
"I hope you will also allow me a word or two on behalf of the Lodge with respect to its place of meeting . A \ e are stated to meet at a tavern , although you believe that Wimborne ancl other places named ' have town halls in which the Lodge could meet . ' Your informant does not appear to have been aware that we have no choice . There are , indeed , in the town , two other rooms , but from the high rent demanded for each , and from other causes
affecting one of them , both wholly inevitable , we are obliged to rent a room at the Crown Hotel , of which wc keep the key , thus making it , in fact , a private room . Be assured , that we fully agree with you as to the ineligibility of a tavern , if a suitable room could be obtained elsewhere . "Again , with respect to onr name , which you designate as 'fanciful and of no significance' All I shall say on this point is ,
that on looking through the list in the Freemasons' Pocket Boole , 1 see very many names to which ( not knowing the reasons for their selection ) I conceive those terms might be applied with much more propriety ; and that when our name was proposed by our first "W . AI ., itwas considered by the brethren as peculiarly appropriate and significant . ''' " Finall I add a worcl on the working of the Lod . It
y , may ge has been considered by visiting brethren as respectable and efficient , ancl has been honoured with the approbation of the D . Prov . G . M . YVchavc music in our ceremonies , ancl every AV . M . hitherto has been able to go through his own initiations , & c . The average attendance for a year and a half to Christinas last was twelve , and , notwithstanding all losses by deaths ancl removals , wc still number twenty-live . "
A correspondent also corrects some errors into which we have fallen iu our article on Warwickshire . Neither Foleshill or Ooleshill have Lodges , the asterisk having been accidentally piaced against them . A new Lodge has been or is about to be petitioned for , for Sutton Coldtield , under the auspices of the Piev . Bro . Bedfordrector of that placeProvincial Grand
, , Chaplain , and P . M . of the Lodge of Li g ht , Birmingham , having succeeded Bro . Blake in the early part of 18-58 . Bro . Dr . Hopkins continues a member of the St . Paul ' s , and , having paid his fees to the close of the present year , he was a few mouths since elected an honorary life member , he being now a resident of Jersey . Bro . Weiss was the Worship ful Master of
the tlowe Lodge in 1858 , and was a munificent benefactor to the Lodge . Bro . Hall , erroneously stated to have been the Worshi pful Master of this Lodge , was installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Li ght in May last , as successor to the Rev . Bro . Bedford . The Royal Arch Chapter of Fortitude ( No . 51 ) , Birmingham , is still at work , but not with
much efficiency ; the Howe ( No . 857 ) , of which Comp . D . Hopkins is the First Principal , being the favourite , all the officers being well up in their duties , and the furniture and appointments most complete . There is no Chapter at Alcester . We are informed that the Athol Lodge ( No . 88 ) , Birmingham , about six months ago purchased a building for many years * AVo shall bo happy to receive another letter from T'ro . Herbert v ' rog us tho reasons .