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reputation of ivhieh was admirably sustained in the person of the present Master . The Masonic Charities ivere connected with the name of the Secretary , Bro . Spooner , principally , Avho was the representative of the lodge at the Festival of the Girls ' School ; but the Jordan possessed , fortunately , many whose names could , ivith great propriety , be connected ivith one or more of the Masonic Charities . —Bro . SPOONEE replied , thanking the brethren for the support they had alreadextended to him
y , urging others to folloiv so good an example , and persuading all who had not seen the Girls' School in operation to pay it a visit at Wandsivorth to see how it was managed , and how the children were eared for—no appeal half so strong could He made to secure support . —Some reference having been made to the late Festivals , Bro . ROBINSON , P . M ., remarked that the results in the case of the Boys' hacl proved most exhilarating ; a
very large number of Steivards had been present , and the gallery contained no less than 150 ladies , a sight unprecedented in a Festival for the boys ; more than this , one lady alone handed in a list of over 200 guineas , while the gross amount had reached the sum of £ 4-500 . He thanked the brethren for the support they had given him , and for having made him their representative at one of the greatest treats he had ever
ivitnessed . In bringing the names of the officers before the brethren , the W . M . remarked at some length on the Avorking of some of his officers . The S . W . in reply , referred to the perfect working of the W . M ., and said IIOAV difficult it AA'as to satisfy a perfect Master ' s expectations . His officers ivere happy in having such a principal to emulate , and he trusted in future they might deserve his approbation . The Tyler ' s toast having
been drunk , the brethren terminated a very pleasant evening , the enjoyment of ivhieh had been much increased by the vocal ability of several of the brethren ivhose names usually appear in the musical department of the banquets of the lodge .
NEAV CONCOED LODGE ( No . 1115 ) . —The anniversary meeting of this lodge ivas held on Friday , March 20 , at the Rosemary Branch . Tavern , Hoxton . Bro . A . Sivinnock , W . M ., presided . The lodge ivas called for half-past three o'clock , and at the time appointed there ivas a very full attendance , amongst ivhom ivere several visitors , including Bro . Thompson , P . M . No . 78 , and G . Supt . of Works for Herts ; Bro . Jabez Hogg , W . M . 201 ; Bro . Punt 53 ; and about tiventy other visiting brethrenThe
, . lodge having been opened and the minutes confirmed , a ballot was severally taken for Mr . J . J . Forclham , Mr . Thos . Bartlett , Mr . AVilliam Bailly , and Mr . Robert Vernon , and it being unanimous in their favour , they ivere , in a most able manner , initiated by the W . M . into the secrets and mysteries of ancient Freemasonry . The chair ivas then taken by Bro . Eminens , P . M ., Avho proceeded ivith the ceremony of installation . Bro . Osmond ,
the W . M . elect , having been presented , he ivas in due form installed as W . M . for the year ensuing . The new W . M . then invested his officers as folloiv : —Bros . Estwick , S . W . and Treas . Baker , J . W . ; the Rev . J . W . Laughlin , Chap . ; Nightingale , Sec ; Boycc , S . D . ; Spratt , J . D . ; Main , I . G . ; and Sinclair , Dir . of Cers . The customary honours having been given , Bro . Enimens delivered the usual addresses , and in a manner which elicited the approbation of every brother present . The W . M .
said the first duty he . had to perform ivas a very pleasing one , and that ivas to present their immediate P . M . with the jeivel voted to him by the lodge , as a mark of their esteem , and as a testimony of the able manner in which he had discharged his duties , and the courtesy they had all received from him as W . M . during the past year . The W . M . having affixed a P . M . 's jewel to his breast , Bro . Sivinnock thanked the brethren most sincerely for the
emblem ivhieh they had voted to him , but thought the W . M . had spoken of liim in too favourable a manner . As regarded the duties ivhieh had devolved upon him , he had endeavoured to discharge them to the best of his ability , and if he had given the brethren satisfaction , he ivas amply repaid . In conclusion he thanked them most kindly for that mark of their faA'our . The lodge ivas then closed , and the brethren adjourned for
refreshment , the W . M . presiding . The banquet ivas served up in Bro . Stannard ' s best style . After the cloth had been drawn , the formal toasts , with an extra one in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales , Were given and responded to . The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose was most gratifying to every Master of a lodge , as it ivas " The Health of their neivly-initiated Brethren . " On the present occasion hey were honoured by four gentlemen ; and he was sure all must feel gratified that they had selected that lodge to be admitted into Freemasonry . The Neiv Concord Lodge had
heen recently formed , and its great success was mainly owing to the way in which Freemasonry had been worked out under the superintendence of Bro . Emmens , P . M ., seconded by his officers , Avho were all desirous of propagating the true principles of the Order . He was much pleased on his first night to have four gentlemen come amongst them as initiates to join their honourable society , and he trusted that they would , by attending to lodges of instructionin due time arrive at the
, proud position ivhieh he then occupied . He gave them all a hearty welcome , and he felt assured that the more they knew of the them better Avould they be satisfied ivith the principles of Freemasonry . —The toast was cordially drank , for ivhieh Bro . Fordham returned thanks . —Bro . EMMENS , P . M ., said the W . M . had permitted him to propose the next toast , as many of the visitors would be compelled to leavebeing a long way from
, home . The toast he had to propose was that of " Prosperity to their Masonic Charities , " and he reminded the brethren that they had a benevolent fund connected ivith the lodge , Avhich could be used for the advantage of any brother of the lodge Avho , from unforeseen circumstances , might fall into difficulties , so that his distress could be at once relieved ivithout the necessity of going to the Lodge of Benevolence . They have
a good sum in the hands of their Treasurer , and it was steadily progressing , and having adopted the principle of the Old Concord Lodge , he hoped that it would be carried on for many years to come . In a feiv years they would have a large sum to be used for the benefit of any brother ivho might require assistance . They were all aware of the excellence of their Masonic institutionsand in proposing the toast the should take the liberty of
, coupling ivith it the name of Bro . the Rev . J . Laughlin . He gave them " The Masonic Charities and the Benevolent Fund of the New Concord Lodge . "—The Rev . Bro . LAU" < HHJIT said he had only a feiv words to say in disposing of that part of the toast which applied to himself , and to say how delighted he ivas to be amongst them that evening , and although he had not been so often present as he could have Avished , it was not his fault , but he had
then made arrangements by which he hoped in the future to be ivith them more frequently . For the kind manner in ivhieh they had drunk his health , he begged to return his sincere thanks , but that AA'as not his main object in rising to address
them . Although their Masonic charities , in him , Avould be very inefficiently represented , he could assure them that no one had a higher opinion of them , or a more sincere desire to to promote their prosperity for the future . There was nothing that so much struck the outer Avorld with the importance of Freemasonry as their charities , not supported by any spasmodic effort , but progressing year after year , the continued exertions of the Craft being the great secret of their prosperity . Since their Bro .
Binckes had become Secretary to the Boys' School , its prosperity had been truly astonishing , and of all the bodies of their country none of them made a better provision for their members than Freemasons , but in that they ivere only doing their duty in carrying out those great fundamental principles upon ivhieh their Order ivas founded . Those principles ivere brotherly love , relief , and . truth—they felt it to be their duty as Masons to love
one another as brethren , and by scripture they were especially enjoined " to love the brotherhood . " They ivere told by God ' s word to do good to those who were of the household of the faith , ancl be should look upon him as a bad man ivho ivoulcl refuse to relieve a brother in distress , as he Avould he altogether unworthy to be a Mason . He might say to their junior members that as they Avent through life that if a man AA'as a Mason they
might depend upon his honour , truth , and justice ; and he congratulated them upon having joined the Order of Freemasons . They had joined a good thing , and he advised them to obtain all the knowledge they could as to its principles , and although they might ivitness the ceremonies in the lodge room , if they ivanted the key to those ceremonies , they must go to lodges of instructionivhere the particular meaning of the principles
in-, culcated ivould be fully explained . He considered they were fortunate in joining the lodge on the nig ht of the installation of tbe W . M ., for they thus had an opportunity of seeing IIOAV the work ivas divided , from the W . M . in the chair to the Tyler ; and he congratulated them on having joined the Neiv Concord Lodge , ivhere they would meet ivith true brotherly love , and a sincere desire to make them happy . He had never seen
any unpleasantness in the lodge , nor did be believe that any ever AA'ould in a lodge of which Bro . Emmens ivas the founder . He felt assured , as long as the G . A . O . T . U . should spare Bro . Emmens , that prosperity would attend it , for he was not only zealous for Freemasonry , but carried out in his private life and
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Metropolitan.
reputation of ivhieh was admirably sustained in the person of the present Master . The Masonic Charities ivere connected with the name of the Secretary , Bro . Spooner , principally , Avho was the representative of the lodge at the Festival of the Girls ' School ; but the Jordan possessed , fortunately , many whose names could , ivith great propriety , be connected ivith one or more of the Masonic Charities . —Bro . SPOONEE replied , thanking the brethren for the support they had alreadextended to him
y , urging others to folloiv so good an example , and persuading all who had not seen the Girls' School in operation to pay it a visit at Wandsivorth to see how it was managed , and how the children were eared for—no appeal half so strong could He made to secure support . —Some reference having been made to the late Festivals , Bro . ROBINSON , P . M ., remarked that the results in the case of the Boys' hacl proved most exhilarating ; a
very large number of Steivards had been present , and the gallery contained no less than 150 ladies , a sight unprecedented in a Festival for the boys ; more than this , one lady alone handed in a list of over 200 guineas , while the gross amount had reached the sum of £ 4-500 . He thanked the brethren for the support they had given him , and for having made him their representative at one of the greatest treats he had ever
ivitnessed . In bringing the names of the officers before the brethren , the W . M . remarked at some length on the Avorking of some of his officers . The S . W . in reply , referred to the perfect working of the W . M ., and said IIOAV difficult it AA'as to satisfy a perfect Master ' s expectations . His officers ivere happy in having such a principal to emulate , and he trusted in future they might deserve his approbation . The Tyler ' s toast having
been drunk , the brethren terminated a very pleasant evening , the enjoyment of ivhieh had been much increased by the vocal ability of several of the brethren ivhose names usually appear in the musical department of the banquets of the lodge .
NEAV CONCOED LODGE ( No . 1115 ) . —The anniversary meeting of this lodge ivas held on Friday , March 20 , at the Rosemary Branch . Tavern , Hoxton . Bro . A . Sivinnock , W . M ., presided . The lodge ivas called for half-past three o'clock , and at the time appointed there ivas a very full attendance , amongst ivhom ivere several visitors , including Bro . Thompson , P . M . No . 78 , and G . Supt . of Works for Herts ; Bro . Jabez Hogg , W . M . 201 ; Bro . Punt 53 ; and about tiventy other visiting brethrenThe
, . lodge having been opened and the minutes confirmed , a ballot was severally taken for Mr . J . J . Forclham , Mr . Thos . Bartlett , Mr . AVilliam Bailly , and Mr . Robert Vernon , and it being unanimous in their favour , they ivere , in a most able manner , initiated by the W . M . into the secrets and mysteries of ancient Freemasonry . The chair ivas then taken by Bro . Eminens , P . M ., Avho proceeded ivith the ceremony of installation . Bro . Osmond ,
the W . M . elect , having been presented , he ivas in due form installed as W . M . for the year ensuing . The new W . M . then invested his officers as folloiv : —Bros . Estwick , S . W . and Treas . Baker , J . W . ; the Rev . J . W . Laughlin , Chap . ; Nightingale , Sec ; Boycc , S . D . ; Spratt , J . D . ; Main , I . G . ; and Sinclair , Dir . of Cers . The customary honours having been given , Bro . Enimens delivered the usual addresses , and in a manner which elicited the approbation of every brother present . The W . M .
said the first duty he . had to perform ivas a very pleasing one , and that ivas to present their immediate P . M . with the jeivel voted to him by the lodge , as a mark of their esteem , and as a testimony of the able manner in which he had discharged his duties , and the courtesy they had all received from him as W . M . during the past year . The W . M . having affixed a P . M . 's jewel to his breast , Bro . Sivinnock thanked the brethren most sincerely for the
emblem ivhieh they had voted to him , but thought the W . M . had spoken of liim in too favourable a manner . As regarded the duties ivhieh had devolved upon him , he had endeavoured to discharge them to the best of his ability , and if he had given the brethren satisfaction , he ivas amply repaid . In conclusion he thanked them most kindly for that mark of their faA'our . The lodge ivas then closed , and the brethren adjourned for
refreshment , the W . M . presiding . The banquet ivas served up in Bro . Stannard ' s best style . After the cloth had been drawn , the formal toasts , with an extra one in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales , Were given and responded to . The W . M . said the next toast he had to propose was most gratifying to every Master of a lodge , as it ivas " The Health of their neivly-initiated Brethren . " On the present occasion hey were honoured by four gentlemen ; and he was sure all must feel gratified that they had selected that lodge to be admitted into Freemasonry . The Neiv Concord Lodge had
heen recently formed , and its great success was mainly owing to the way in which Freemasonry had been worked out under the superintendence of Bro . Emmens , P . M ., seconded by his officers , Avho were all desirous of propagating the true principles of the Order . He was much pleased on his first night to have four gentlemen come amongst them as initiates to join their honourable society , and he trusted that they would , by attending to lodges of instructionin due time arrive at the
, proud position ivhieh he then occupied . He gave them all a hearty welcome , and he felt assured that the more they knew of the them better Avould they be satisfied ivith the principles of Freemasonry . —The toast was cordially drank , for ivhieh Bro . Fordham returned thanks . —Bro . EMMENS , P . M ., said the W . M . had permitted him to propose the next toast , as many of the visitors would be compelled to leavebeing a long way from
, home . The toast he had to propose was that of " Prosperity to their Masonic Charities , " and he reminded the brethren that they had a benevolent fund connected ivith the lodge , Avhich could be used for the advantage of any brother of the lodge Avho , from unforeseen circumstances , might fall into difficulties , so that his distress could be at once relieved ivithout the necessity of going to the Lodge of Benevolence . They have
a good sum in the hands of their Treasurer , and it was steadily progressing , and having adopted the principle of the Old Concord Lodge , he hoped that it would be carried on for many years to come . In a feiv years they would have a large sum to be used for the benefit of any brother ivho might require assistance . They were all aware of the excellence of their Masonic institutionsand in proposing the toast the should take the liberty of
, coupling ivith it the name of Bro . the Rev . J . Laughlin . He gave them " The Masonic Charities and the Benevolent Fund of the New Concord Lodge . "—The Rev . Bro . LAU" < HHJIT said he had only a feiv words to say in disposing of that part of the toast which applied to himself , and to say how delighted he ivas to be amongst them that evening , and although he had not been so often present as he could have Avished , it was not his fault , but he had
then made arrangements by which he hoped in the future to be ivith them more frequently . For the kind manner in ivhieh they had drunk his health , he begged to return his sincere thanks , but that AA'as not his main object in rising to address
them . Although their Masonic charities , in him , Avould be very inefficiently represented , he could assure them that no one had a higher opinion of them , or a more sincere desire to to promote their prosperity for the future . There was nothing that so much struck the outer Avorld with the importance of Freemasonry as their charities , not supported by any spasmodic effort , but progressing year after year , the continued exertions of the Craft being the great secret of their prosperity . Since their Bro .
Binckes had become Secretary to the Boys' School , its prosperity had been truly astonishing , and of all the bodies of their country none of them made a better provision for their members than Freemasons , but in that they ivere only doing their duty in carrying out those great fundamental principles upon ivhieh their Order ivas founded . Those principles ivere brotherly love , relief , and . truth—they felt it to be their duty as Masons to love
one another as brethren , and by scripture they were especially enjoined " to love the brotherhood . " They ivere told by God ' s word to do good to those who were of the household of the faith , ancl be should look upon him as a bad man ivho ivoulcl refuse to relieve a brother in distress , as he Avould he altogether unworthy to be a Mason . He might say to their junior members that as they Avent through life that if a man AA'as a Mason they
might depend upon his honour , truth , and justice ; and he congratulated them upon having joined the Order of Freemasons . They had joined a good thing , and he advised them to obtain all the knowledge they could as to its principles , and although they might ivitness the ceremonies in the lodge room , if they ivanted the key to those ceremonies , they must go to lodges of instructionivhere the particular meaning of the principles
in-, culcated ivould be fully explained . He considered they were fortunate in joining the lodge on the nig ht of the installation of tbe W . M ., for they thus had an opportunity of seeing IIOAV the work ivas divided , from the W . M . in the chair to the Tyler ; and he congratulated them on having joined the Neiv Concord Lodge , ivhere they would meet ivith true brotherly love , and a sincere desire to make them happy . He had never seen
any unpleasantness in the lodge , nor did be believe that any ever AA'ould in a lodge of which Bro . Emmens ivas the founder . He felt assured , as long as the G . A . O . T . U . should spare Bro . Emmens , that prosperity would attend it , for he was not only zealous for Freemasonry , but carried out in his private life and