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Obituary .

BRO . JOHN SHEDDEN , P . M ., No . 313 ; P . Z ., Chapter No . 313 . IT is our melancholy duty to record the death of a most excellent and esteemed brother . Bro . John Shedden , P . M . always presented to the Masonic body a lively and pleasing instance of the true zeal and integrity which ought to belong to the Craft . He was & native of Scotland , and when settled in Dudley joined the Harmonic Lodge , No . 313 , about twenty-six years ago , at a period when Masonry in AVorcestershire was at a very low ebb . AVith that energy and zeal which belongs

to our Caledonian brethren , Bro . Shedden applied himself at once to the practice ancl promulgation of Masonry , ancl in 1 S 41 was unanimously elected as AV . M . of tho Harmonic Lodge . From that period up to the time of his sad affliction ( paralysis of the legs ) , Bro . Shedden was the life and soul of the Craft in Dudley , and thc neighbourhood , Endowed with a lively sense of the beautiful and sublime , his rendering and delivery of tho solemn services of the Craft was of a very exalted character ; and many are tho living P . Ms , of the various JLodges in the locality who can bear a grateful testimony to the beauty of conceptionand excellency of

, practice , which he invariably exhibited in his Masonic duties . On the establishment of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 313 , our departed brother , always the foremost in the ranks of Masonic progress , speedily passed through all the chairs in the Chapter . As advancing years and infirmity pressed upon the father of Masonry in Dudley , the vital spirit of the Craft shone more brightly upon his

character and actions ; and the old disabled Masonic ptitrkrca was to be found giving his sublime lessons , acquired iu early youth , to the younger brethrenin Dudley , teaching them the way they should go , and exhorting them to hold fast the faith ancl principles of tho Craft . Bro . Shedden was followed to " that bourne I ' vvui whuuco no . traveller ever returns , " by a highly influential and exalted number of thc Craft iu Dudley and neighbourhood . Tlie funeral cortege ( in addition to his relatives aud friends ) comprised , amongst a large number of Masons , the 1 V . M ' ., Bro . Sheppard ; Bro . Burton , S . AV ., and the Officers of Lodge , No . 313 ; the mayor

of Dudley , P . M . No . 313 ; Bro . Bristow , P . M . No . 313 , Prov . G . S . B . ; Pattison , P . M ., No . 313 : Clark , P . M . No . 313 , Prov . S . G . D . ; Bro . Masefield , P . M . No . 730 , Prov . G . J . ; Bro . Bennison , P . M . No . 720 , Prov . G . Reg . ; Bro . Dr . Davidson , J . AV ., No . 730 ; P . M . Bro . AV . Howells , Noah ' s Ark Lodge , Prov . [ d . Sec . ; Bro . Hollier , AV . M . No . 819 ; Bro . AA'igginton , S . AV ., No . S 19 , Prov . G . D . C . ; Bro . Horton , AV . M . No . 839 ; Bro . Harrison , P . M . No . 838 ; Bro . AVilliscroft , P . M . No . 833 ; and a large number of the brethren from the various Lodges , whose names we could not obtain . Bro . Shedden died ou the 16 th of April , and was interred in the Methodist chapel burial ground , on Wednesday , the 20 th , 1859 , an object of our Masonic remembrance , and a truly enlightened apostle on earth of the faith once delivered to the saints .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

"A C OLONIAL BROTHER" asks , —1 . Should a Master Mason belonging to a Lodge resign or declare off , cau he again become a member of such Lodge without the usual petition , being proposed and seconded , and remaining one month before the

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MASONIC MISSIONS. Article 1
MODERN WRITERS UPON FREEMASONRY.—I. Article 8
THE CRAFT AND ITS CRITICISERS.-II. Article 16
HURRYING CANDIDATES THROUGH THE DEGREES. Article 19
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 20
THE PROVINCE OF DEVON. Article 21
MASONIC HALLS. Article 22
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES. Article 23
MASONIC MISSIONS. Article 23
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE. Article 23
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 25
METROPOLITAN. Article 26
PROVINCIAL. Article 29
ROYAL ARCH. Article 31
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 34
SCOTLAND. Article 35
IRELAND. Article 36
AUSTRALIA. Article 36
CHINA. Article 38
INDIA. Article 39
AMERICA. Article 40
TURKEY. Article 42
THE WEEK. Article 43
Obituary. Article 47
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 47
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Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . JOHN SHEDDEN , P . M ., No . 313 ; P . Z ., Chapter No . 313 . IT is our melancholy duty to record the death of a most excellent and esteemed brother . Bro . John Shedden , P . M . always presented to the Masonic body a lively and pleasing instance of the true zeal and integrity which ought to belong to the Craft . He was & native of Scotland , and when settled in Dudley joined the Harmonic Lodge , No . 313 , about twenty-six years ago , at a period when Masonry in AVorcestershire was at a very low ebb . AVith that energy and zeal which belongs

to our Caledonian brethren , Bro . Shedden applied himself at once to the practice ancl promulgation of Masonry , ancl in 1 S 41 was unanimously elected as AV . M . of tho Harmonic Lodge . From that period up to the time of his sad affliction ( paralysis of the legs ) , Bro . Shedden was the life and soul of the Craft in Dudley , and thc neighbourhood , Endowed with a lively sense of the beautiful and sublime , his rendering and delivery of tho solemn services of the Craft was of a very exalted character ; and many are tho living P . Ms , of the various JLodges in the locality who can bear a grateful testimony to the beauty of conceptionand excellency of

, practice , which he invariably exhibited in his Masonic duties . On the establishment of the Royal Arch Chapter , No . 313 , our departed brother , always the foremost in the ranks of Masonic progress , speedily passed through all the chairs in the Chapter . As advancing years and infirmity pressed upon the father of Masonry in Dudley , the vital spirit of the Craft shone more brightly upon his

character and actions ; and the old disabled Masonic ptitrkrca was to be found giving his sublime lessons , acquired iu early youth , to the younger brethrenin Dudley , teaching them the way they should go , and exhorting them to hold fast the faith ancl principles of tho Craft . Bro . Shedden was followed to " that bourne I ' vvui whuuco no . traveller ever returns , " by a highly influential and exalted number of thc Craft iu Dudley and neighbourhood . Tlie funeral cortege ( in addition to his relatives aud friends ) comprised , amongst a large number of Masons , the 1 V . M ' ., Bro . Sheppard ; Bro . Burton , S . AV ., and the Officers of Lodge , No . 313 ; the mayor

of Dudley , P . M . No . 313 ; Bro . Bristow , P . M . No . 313 , Prov . G . S . B . ; Pattison , P . M ., No . 313 : Clark , P . M . No . 313 , Prov . S . G . D . ; Bro . Masefield , P . M . No . 730 , Prov . G . J . ; Bro . Bennison , P . M . No . 720 , Prov . G . Reg . ; Bro . Dr . Davidson , J . AV ., No . 730 ; P . M . Bro . AV . Howells , Noah ' s Ark Lodge , Prov . [ d . Sec . ; Bro . Hollier , AV . M . No . 819 ; Bro . AA'igginton , S . AV ., No . S 19 , Prov . G . D . C . ; Bro . Horton , AV . M . No . 839 ; Bro . Harrison , P . M . No . 838 ; Bro . AVilliscroft , P . M . No . 833 ; and a large number of the brethren from the various Lodges , whose names we could not obtain . Bro . Shedden died ou the 16 th of April , and was interred in the Methodist chapel burial ground , on Wednesday , the 20 th , 1859 , an object of our Masonic remembrance , and a truly enlightened apostle on earth of the faith once delivered to the saints .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

"A C OLONIAL BROTHER" asks , —1 . Should a Master Mason belonging to a Lodge resign or declare off , cau he again become a member of such Lodge without the usual petition , being proposed and seconded , and remaining one month before the

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