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Masonic Missions.
Plymouth , & c ., No . 182 . Harmony Lodge . „ No . 185 . Brunswick Lodge . „ No . 224 . Lodge of Sincerity ( Royal Ai'ch ) . „ No . 238 . Lodge of Friendship ( Royal Arch ) . „ No . 270 . Lodge of Charity ( Royal Arch ) . Barnstaple No . 312 . Loyal Lodge ( Royal Arch ) .
Axminster No . 725 . Lodge of Virtue and Honour ( Royal Arch ) . Brixham No . 309 . Lodge of True Love and Unity ( Royal Arch ) . Bidcford No . 719 . Lodge of Benevolence . Budleigh No . 309 . Lodge of Harmony . Princetown No . Dartmoor No . 964 . Lodge of Benevolence . Exmouth No . 123 . Sun Lodge . Tavistock No . 351 . Bedford Lodge .
Tcignmoutli No . 380 . lienevolent Lodge ( Royal Arch ) . Tiverton No . 280 . Lodge of Fidelity ( Royal Arch ) . Torquay No 411 . St . John ' s Lodge . Totnes No . 1012 . Pleiades Lodge . Sidmouth No . 190 . Lodge of Perseverance . Southmolton No . 610 . Loyal Lodge .
Starcross No . 650 . Lodge of Union . Of course there are social circumstances which materially distinguish Devon , and Berks , and Bucks , but , nevertheless , Devon will do to mark the difference between a flourishing province and a decaying one , although Devon is not without its faults and deficiencies . There are several points worthy of observation .
First . —The numerous Lodge towns ; although there are some considerable omissions of populous places , which should possess Lodges . We do not count the number of Lodges , because large cities like Exeter aud Plymouth of course can support more Lodges than smaller t'OATClS . Second . —Tho Royal Arch Chapters , though there are not so many of these as there should be . Third . —The antiquity of the Lodges .
One dating from 1 . 32 . One „ „ 1742 . Two „ „ 1759 . That is four a ceutury old . One dating from 1762 . One „ „ 1765 . One „ „ 176 G . One „ „ 1767 . Ono ,, „ 1769 .
That is five more not far from a century old . There arc several others above half a century old . There are fewer new Lodges in proportion , because tho ancient Lodges have been better preserved . . There is one disadvantage of now Lodges , that they arc destitute of
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Masonic Missions.
Plymouth , & c ., No . 182 . Harmony Lodge . „ No . 185 . Brunswick Lodge . „ No . 224 . Lodge of Sincerity ( Royal Ai'ch ) . „ No . 238 . Lodge of Friendship ( Royal Arch ) . „ No . 270 . Lodge of Charity ( Royal Arch ) . Barnstaple No . 312 . Loyal Lodge ( Royal Arch ) .
Axminster No . 725 . Lodge of Virtue and Honour ( Royal Arch ) . Brixham No . 309 . Lodge of True Love and Unity ( Royal Arch ) . Bidcford No . 719 . Lodge of Benevolence . Budleigh No . 309 . Lodge of Harmony . Princetown No . Dartmoor No . 964 . Lodge of Benevolence . Exmouth No . 123 . Sun Lodge . Tavistock No . 351 . Bedford Lodge .
Tcignmoutli No . 380 . lienevolent Lodge ( Royal Arch ) . Tiverton No . 280 . Lodge of Fidelity ( Royal Arch ) . Torquay No 411 . St . John ' s Lodge . Totnes No . 1012 . Pleiades Lodge . Sidmouth No . 190 . Lodge of Perseverance . Southmolton No . 610 . Loyal Lodge .
Starcross No . 650 . Lodge of Union . Of course there are social circumstances which materially distinguish Devon , and Berks , and Bucks , but , nevertheless , Devon will do to mark the difference between a flourishing province and a decaying one , although Devon is not without its faults and deficiencies . There are several points worthy of observation .
First . —The numerous Lodge towns ; although there are some considerable omissions of populous places , which should possess Lodges . We do not count the number of Lodges , because large cities like Exeter aud Plymouth of course can support more Lodges than smaller t'OATClS . Second . —Tho Royal Arch Chapters , though there are not so many of these as there should be . Third . —The antiquity of the Lodges .
One dating from 1 . 32 . One „ „ 1742 . Two „ „ 1759 . That is four a ceutury old . One dating from 1762 . One „ „ 1765 . One „ „ 176 G . One „ „ 1767 . Ono ,, „ 1769 .
That is five more not far from a century old . There arc several others above half a century old . There are fewer new Lodges in proportion , because tho ancient Lodges have been better preserved . . There is one disadvantage of now Lodges , that they arc destitute of