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Metropolitan.
fled . He felt deeply grateful to them ; he would always be at their call , and at all times ready to do their duty . —The VV . MASTER then proposed " The Officers of the Lodge , " and said he believed the Beadon Lodge was second to none for the efficiency of its officers . —Bros . KINO , S . W ., and LENNAIID , J . W ., returned thanks , and said they , would do their best to merit the approbation of the brethren . The Tyler ' s was then given , which brought the proceedings to n close . The evening's amusements were
greatly assisted by a number of songs , glees , & c , by Bros . Quelch , Seaman , Parker , and others , Bro . James Drysdale presiding at the pianoforte ; and taken altogether , the whole was one of tho most successful gatherings ever known in the history of the Beadon Lodge .
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
CHESHIRE . CREWE . —Lodge of the Three Cardinal Virtues ( No . 979 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of this lodge took place on the 18 th inst ., in the Town-hall , when the members mustered in good numbers round their AA . M ., Bro . Mould . The business consisted of the initiation of one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of Crewe , Mr . J . Cope ; and the election of W . M . for the ensuing year . The initiation was exceedingl
y well worked , each officer being efficient in his duty . The whole lodge , too , gave the following chants with great effect , accompanied by the harmonium , which formed a pleasing and impressive acquisition to the ceremony . On the candidate's admission— "Ask and ye shall have , seek and ye shall find , knock and it shall be opened unto you ; " after the O . B ., " God said , Let there be light aud there was light ; " after the investiture , " Prosper the artwe join in full choruswell prosper the art . "
, , "So mote it be , " was also given musically . This arrangement is due to the S . W ., who practices the vocal powers of the brethren occasionally , intending also to get up a few good anthems . The initiate was most favourably impressed , and he expressed his gratification to the lodge . The S . W ., having given the lecture
on the tracing board , the ballot was taken for the W . M ., which was unanimously in favour of Bro . J . W . Bullock , the S . VA " ., and founder of the lodge , and to whose energy and ability it largely owes its present success . The installation , which takes place on Thursday , September 15 th , at two p . m ., will be worked by a distinguished Mason . The newly installed W . M . and his officers will then work an initiation , passing , and raising , with appropriate music . The banquet will take place in the Town Hall ,
when a good number of visiting brethren are expected . The S . D :, Bro . John Kenyon , having obtained a more lucrative appointment at Rotherhain , reluctantly placed his resignation in the hands of the W . M . This is the third officer who has removed from Crewe during the first year of this lodge ' s existence . The brethreen deeply regretted the loss of so good a man and Mason as Bro . Kenyonwho was never once late or absentbut
, , their loss will be a corresponding gain to the Masons at Eotherham , who will find him a valuable acquisition to their lodge . The W . M . then closed the lodge with prayer , in love , peace , and harmony , the banquet being omitted , so that tho " balance " may be on the right side at the next meeting— "justice" forming an important part of this lodge's title .
CUMBERLAND AND AVESTMORELAND . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODOE . The annual meeting of the brethren belonging to the Province of Cumberland and Westmoreland was held in Kendal on Wednesday , August 17 th , under the presidency of Bro . Greaves , of Penrith , D . Prov . G . M . The Craft Lodge was opened at twelve o'clock at noonunder the direction of Bro . Johnson
, , W . M . ; Brisley , S . W . ; and E . Busher . 'J . W ., officers of Union Lodge ( 129 ) , Kendal , at the Albert Buildings , placed at the disposal of tiie brethren by Bros . Whitwell and Busher . The brethren then proceeded to the parish church , in the following order : — " They were headed by two heralds on horseback , who were followed by the Kendal Rifle Band . The procession numbered about 100 and included the D . Prov . G . M . of
, the province ; Bros . Savage , P . G . D . ; and Bannister , Past Grand Sword Bearer ; the Provincial Grand Officers , and brethren from Carlisle , Cockermouth , Kendal , Longtown , Maryport , Penrith , Whitehaven , Workington , & e . P The service was conducted by Bros . Chaplin , of Staveley , Puxeley , of Cockermouth , and the Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . Cockefct , of Carlisle . The service was a full . choral one . and the
anthems most specially approved of were the composition of Bro . Rcarisbrick , of Kendal . The following sermon was then preached by the Prov . G . Chaplain : —The text was from—Psalm xxxvi . 9 th verse , the last clause— "In thy light shall we see light . " The Reverend Gentleman said—The world has not yet furnished us with a full and proper definition of light . It may
tell us that it is " the material medium of sight , "—that it is " the power of perceiving external objects by the eye , "—and that tiie prism divides it into seven primary rays or colours , and that these are so wonderfully combined together , and their proportions so carefully adjusted , as to constitute the solar spectrum . Having analysed their prismatic colours , and assigned to each its proper quantity , it can go no further ; there it must stop . The Biblehoweverin this as in other kindred matters
, , goes far beyond philosophy , and directs us to the great First Cause , the great Architect and Overseer of the world as its Originator and Creator . It tells us in language of unparalleled sublimity and beauty that " God said , —Let there be light , and there was light . " Brethren , I rejoice this morning to stand before you as the servant and minister of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , and as such to leave natural or material light , with its heat
conveying properties , its angles of incidence and reflection , where the Grand Geometrician of the universe left them;—veiled in wisdom infinite and inscrutable , such as human eye cannot penetrate , nor human tongue disclose , and to dwell upon that supreme spiritual light , beneath which our text tells us that , " we shall see light . " This moral and spiritual light also emanates from God Himself . He has revealed it to us in Higj Word , and shown us bow it may be formed in us . He has
revealed Himself in that word in the face of Jesus Christ . And then He has told us in it daily to labour ( i . e . ) , " to search these-Scriptures , " because , He adds , "they are they which testify of me , "—and to " look unto Him and be saved all the ends of the earth , "—and to ask for the aid of His Holy Spirit to lead us into all Truth ; and if we so do , His promise is distinct and clear— " Ye shall find it . " Let us then all devoutly pray , and in so doing utter that beautiful form of words which many
present will remember : — " Almighty God , who art tho sole Architect of the Universe , at whose command the world burst forth from chaos , and all created matter had its birth , look down we pray Thee in a more peculiar manner upon us , and at this time crown us with every blessing from Thine inexhaustible store ; give us grace to pursue the light of Truth steadily , so that we may promote Thy honour and glory for the benefit of the whole creation , and our own eternal welfare . "
I wish , dear brethren , with God ' s assistance this morning to show you , that although Freemasonary is not Christianity—yet that it really is a handmaid and fosterer of it , and taken in all its relations it is also a strong confirmation of its truth ancl reality . Like Christianity it is the same in spirit , practice , and purpose now that it was in the days of Solomon , the great master builder , and in the periods ot the time previously to the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Like the Bible
itself on which it rests , it is unchanging and unchangeable" the same yesterday and to-day and for ever . " All the great Masonic lights that lived before Christ-were saved precisely as we now realise our Salvation . They carefully studied and followed the light of such portions of the Old Testament as God in mercy had graciously vouchsafed , looking forward through the dim foreshadowing ? and types of the law , to a Saviour to be revealed ; whilst weenjoying a fuller blaze of Gospel lightcan
, , lay hold by faith on a Saviour already eome . So that Masonic light may shine brighter and more clearly now , even than it did in the days of Solomon ; the same in kind , perchance greater also in degree . Hence , St . Paul , showing us all how these ancient Masonic lights were justified , writes of them , Heb . xi . 13 , — " These all died in faith , not having received the promises , but having seen them afar off , and were persuaded of them , and
embraced them . " Though Masonry is thus Christian in its purposes , yet it belongs to no church—it adopts no creed—it does not set itself up as a recognised teacher of Christianity , so that it cannot be said to be in antagonism with any sect or church ; yet , taking its stand upon divine truth , it admits to its privileges from the various professing churches , the good , the virtuous , and the wise , and it strives to fit them for the mansions of the blest . It is Catholic in its character , loyal and patriotic in its purposes to an eminent degree , and it contemplates the securing of hap-
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Metropolitan.
fled . He felt deeply grateful to them ; he would always be at their call , and at all times ready to do their duty . —The VV . MASTER then proposed " The Officers of the Lodge , " and said he believed the Beadon Lodge was second to none for the efficiency of its officers . —Bros . KINO , S . W ., and LENNAIID , J . W ., returned thanks , and said they , would do their best to merit the approbation of the brethren . The Tyler ' s was then given , which brought the proceedings to n close . The evening's amusements were
greatly assisted by a number of songs , glees , & c , by Bros . Quelch , Seaman , Parker , and others , Bro . James Drysdale presiding at the pianoforte ; and taken altogether , the whole was one of tho most successful gatherings ever known in the history of the Beadon Lodge .
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
CHESHIRE . CREWE . —Lodge of the Three Cardinal Virtues ( No . 979 ) . — The regular monthly meeting of this lodge took place on the 18 th inst ., in the Town-hall , when the members mustered in good numbers round their AA . M ., Bro . Mould . The business consisted of the initiation of one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of Crewe , Mr . J . Cope ; and the election of W . M . for the ensuing year . The initiation was exceedingl
y well worked , each officer being efficient in his duty . The whole lodge , too , gave the following chants with great effect , accompanied by the harmonium , which formed a pleasing and impressive acquisition to the ceremony . On the candidate's admission— "Ask and ye shall have , seek and ye shall find , knock and it shall be opened unto you ; " after the O . B ., " God said , Let there be light aud there was light ; " after the investiture , " Prosper the artwe join in full choruswell prosper the art . "
, , "So mote it be , " was also given musically . This arrangement is due to the S . W ., who practices the vocal powers of the brethren occasionally , intending also to get up a few good anthems . The initiate was most favourably impressed , and he expressed his gratification to the lodge . The S . W ., having given the lecture
on the tracing board , the ballot was taken for the W . M ., which was unanimously in favour of Bro . J . W . Bullock , the S . VA " ., and founder of the lodge , and to whose energy and ability it largely owes its present success . The installation , which takes place on Thursday , September 15 th , at two p . m ., will be worked by a distinguished Mason . The newly installed W . M . and his officers will then work an initiation , passing , and raising , with appropriate music . The banquet will take place in the Town Hall ,
when a good number of visiting brethren are expected . The S . D :, Bro . John Kenyon , having obtained a more lucrative appointment at Rotherhain , reluctantly placed his resignation in the hands of the W . M . This is the third officer who has removed from Crewe during the first year of this lodge ' s existence . The brethreen deeply regretted the loss of so good a man and Mason as Bro . Kenyonwho was never once late or absentbut
, , their loss will be a corresponding gain to the Masons at Eotherham , who will find him a valuable acquisition to their lodge . The W . M . then closed the lodge with prayer , in love , peace , and harmony , the banquet being omitted , so that tho " balance " may be on the right side at the next meeting— "justice" forming an important part of this lodge's title .
CUMBERLAND AND AVESTMORELAND . PROVINCIAL GRAND LODOE . The annual meeting of the brethren belonging to the Province of Cumberland and Westmoreland was held in Kendal on Wednesday , August 17 th , under the presidency of Bro . Greaves , of Penrith , D . Prov . G . M . The Craft Lodge was opened at twelve o'clock at noonunder the direction of Bro . Johnson
, , W . M . ; Brisley , S . W . ; and E . Busher . 'J . W ., officers of Union Lodge ( 129 ) , Kendal , at the Albert Buildings , placed at the disposal of tiie brethren by Bros . Whitwell and Busher . The brethren then proceeded to the parish church , in the following order : — " They were headed by two heralds on horseback , who were followed by the Kendal Rifle Band . The procession numbered about 100 and included the D . Prov . G . M . of
, the province ; Bros . Savage , P . G . D . ; and Bannister , Past Grand Sword Bearer ; the Provincial Grand Officers , and brethren from Carlisle , Cockermouth , Kendal , Longtown , Maryport , Penrith , Whitehaven , Workington , & e . P The service was conducted by Bros . Chaplin , of Staveley , Puxeley , of Cockermouth , and the Prov . G . Chaplain , Bro . Cockefct , of Carlisle . The service was a full . choral one . and the
anthems most specially approved of were the composition of Bro . Rcarisbrick , of Kendal . The following sermon was then preached by the Prov . G . Chaplain : —The text was from—Psalm xxxvi . 9 th verse , the last clause— "In thy light shall we see light . " The Reverend Gentleman said—The world has not yet furnished us with a full and proper definition of light . It may
tell us that it is " the material medium of sight , "—that it is " the power of perceiving external objects by the eye , "—and that tiie prism divides it into seven primary rays or colours , and that these are so wonderfully combined together , and their proportions so carefully adjusted , as to constitute the solar spectrum . Having analysed their prismatic colours , and assigned to each its proper quantity , it can go no further ; there it must stop . The Biblehoweverin this as in other kindred matters
, , goes far beyond philosophy , and directs us to the great First Cause , the great Architect and Overseer of the world as its Originator and Creator . It tells us in language of unparalleled sublimity and beauty that " God said , —Let there be light , and there was light . " Brethren , I rejoice this morning to stand before you as the servant and minister of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , and as such to leave natural or material light , with its heat
conveying properties , its angles of incidence and reflection , where the Grand Geometrician of the universe left them;—veiled in wisdom infinite and inscrutable , such as human eye cannot penetrate , nor human tongue disclose , and to dwell upon that supreme spiritual light , beneath which our text tells us that , " we shall see light . " This moral and spiritual light also emanates from God Himself . He has revealed it to us in Higj Word , and shown us bow it may be formed in us . He has
revealed Himself in that word in the face of Jesus Christ . And then He has told us in it daily to labour ( i . e . ) , " to search these-Scriptures , " because , He adds , "they are they which testify of me , "—and to " look unto Him and be saved all the ends of the earth , "—and to ask for the aid of His Holy Spirit to lead us into all Truth ; and if we so do , His promise is distinct and clear— " Ye shall find it . " Let us then all devoutly pray , and in so doing utter that beautiful form of words which many
present will remember : — " Almighty God , who art tho sole Architect of the Universe , at whose command the world burst forth from chaos , and all created matter had its birth , look down we pray Thee in a more peculiar manner upon us , and at this time crown us with every blessing from Thine inexhaustible store ; give us grace to pursue the light of Truth steadily , so that we may promote Thy honour and glory for the benefit of the whole creation , and our own eternal welfare . "
I wish , dear brethren , with God ' s assistance this morning to show you , that although Freemasonary is not Christianity—yet that it really is a handmaid and fosterer of it , and taken in all its relations it is also a strong confirmation of its truth ancl reality . Like Christianity it is the same in spirit , practice , and purpose now that it was in the days of Solomon , the great master builder , and in the periods ot the time previously to the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . Like the Bible
itself on which it rests , it is unchanging and unchangeable" the same yesterday and to-day and for ever . " All the great Masonic lights that lived before Christ-were saved precisely as we now realise our Salvation . They carefully studied and followed the light of such portions of the Old Testament as God in mercy had graciously vouchsafed , looking forward through the dim foreshadowing ? and types of the law , to a Saviour to be revealed ; whilst weenjoying a fuller blaze of Gospel lightcan
, , lay hold by faith on a Saviour already eome . So that Masonic light may shine brighter and more clearly now , even than it did in the days of Solomon ; the same in kind , perchance greater also in degree . Hence , St . Paul , showing us all how these ancient Masonic lights were justified , writes of them , Heb . xi . 13 , — " These all died in faith , not having received the promises , but having seen them afar off , and were persuaded of them , and
embraced them . " Though Masonry is thus Christian in its purposes , yet it belongs to no church—it adopts no creed—it does not set itself up as a recognised teacher of Christianity , so that it cannot be said to be in antagonism with any sect or church ; yet , taking its stand upon divine truth , it admits to its privileges from the various professing churches , the good , the virtuous , and the wise , and it strives to fit them for the mansions of the blest . It is Catholic in its character , loyal and patriotic in its purposes to an eminent degree , and it contemplates the securing of hap-