Provincial Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .

The annual provincial grand meeting of the several lodges comprising the Province of Suffolk was held on Monday , at Ipswich . By the kindness of the Mayor , the Grand Lodge was opened in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall , which capitally set off the various emblems of the Order , and the banners ofthe lodges which assembled .

The Lodge had been fixed to be opened at " High Noon , " but it was close upon one o ' clock before the Provincial Grand Officers were marshalled into the lodge-room . The chair was taken bv the Right

Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Lord Waveney , supported by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . E . I . Lockwood , and the respective officers of the province , and about 200 other brethren .

The lodge having been opened in due and ancient form , the minutes of the last meeting were confirmed . The representatives of lodges then stated the condition of the lodges , which were generally in a flourishing state .

Tne minutes of the Board of Finance were read . They reported that a meeting was held on the 2 . 6 th ult . The accounts having b .: en audited , a surplus of over sgjo existed , an 1 it was proposed that the sum of s € ^ be voted to

the widow of the late Rev . J . J . Farnha . n , which the P . G . M . decided to do ; £ 10 was voted to the Institution for Aged Freemasons , £ 10 ios . to the Gi . ds' School , and _ £ io ios . to the Boys' School .

The appointment and investiture of officers was next proceeded with , as follows : —P . P . J . W ., Bros . S . H . Wright , P . M . - JI-5 ; P . G . Registrar , A . D . George , P . M . n \; P . G . D . of Ceremonies , W . Clarke , P . M . 9 to ; P . G . A .

C , W . D . Payne , I . G . 959 ; P . G . Stewards , W . Daking , A . Read , and G . J . Paine ; and P . G . Organist , Lindley Nunn . Bro . Boby proposed , and Bro . Mills seconded , the re-election of Bro . Huddlestone as P . G . Treasurer . Carried unanimously .

Bro . Syer was re-elected T yler , on the proposition of Bro . Lull *" , seconded by Bro . Westgate . After the conclusion , the brethren were marshalled by Bro . Clarke , Director of Ceremonies , and marched to the Tower Church .

As the brethren entered the church , Bro . Lindley Nunn , Provincial Grand Organist , played as a voluntary a movement from Sphor . The service was full choral . The first part was intoned by the Rev J . R . Turncock , and the second by the Rev . C A . Raymond . The lessons were

read by the Rev . R . N . Sanderson . The hymns before the sermon were , "O Lord how joyful 'tis to see " and "O praise our God to day , " 181 and 232 A . and M . Bro . the Rev . J . B . Tweed Provincial Grand Chaplain , preached the sermon , taking as his text Matthew xxiii . 8 . — " All ye

are brethren . _ He congratulated the brethren upon the privilege of meeting within those consecrated walls to join in that solemn part of the ceremonies of the day , and he took it as 3 great privilege to be called upon to address to them a

few words of counsel . Their assembly was not a mere matter of form , but was voluntary , and resulted from the mutual feeling of brethren to give expression to their gratitude to God for the blessing both temporal and spiritual which he had showered upon

them during the past year , and to invoke his blessing during the year which was now before them . They met not as strangers whose names were isolated and as men indifferent to each others' welfare , but as brethren whose hearts and interests were linked together in a common

band to acknowledge God , to express their dependence upon Him , and to pray for His help and direction . The design of Christ in coming into the world was the unity of mankind in a bond of universal brotherhood , and this

association was formed for the like " purpose , and was iu harmony with that great and beneficent design . Without professing to be distinctly Christian in character , its design was to serve the purposes of Christianity . Its working for the reformation men into a brotherhood was sublime , and it

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would grow in proportion as civilization and education extended . In their brotherhood there was no restriction as to creed , and any interference with a brother ' s religious feelings was a violation of the rules of the Order . Without any intention of detracting from Christianity , he

must say that the Masonic Order went further back than even the advent of our Lord , and formed its law of union and brotherhood upon the original constitutioi of man ' s nature , and the belief of a common parentage was its foundation . There should alwavs be unity of heart

amongst them , as unity was their strength , and they must seek to avoid all that would tend to divide them . The great aim ofthe brotherhood was to help one another in adversity , and to that end they must be united in prosperity . Their

object was to assist one another and hold out a helping hand to him who needed it . No Mason was a worth y brother who neglected his obligations in that respect . Whenever a Mason met a Mason at home or abroad he was sure of

meeting one who was prepared to greet him with the kindly offices of a brother . He urged upon his hearers to endeavour to put an end to all those things which terminated in a division among men and contribute each his quota towards gaining a universal brotherhood .

After the service the brethren returned to Grand Lodge , and after the transaction of other business it was closed in the usual manner . On returning lo Prov . G . Lodge , Bro . Emra Holmes proposed a vote of thanks to his worship the Mayor forthe use of the Council Chamber

and the Town Hall , which was cordially seconded by Bro . Newson Garrett , who regretted very much that the Mayor , Mr . Mason , was only so by name . The banquet was held in the Assembly Room , Northgate-street . A very recherche repast was

supplied by Mr . Ashford , of the Running Buck Inn . Grace before meat was sung by a choir consisting of Bros . Abbott , Steele , and Graystone , with Bro . C . J . Cooke at the piano . Grace after meat having been said by Bro . J .

B . Tweed , The Worshipful Prov . Grand Master , in proposing the first toast of the evening , spoke ofthe Queen as the first lady in the land , who , besides her other distinctions , had made herself distinguished as one of the Craft , being the mother of the head of the Craft .

The toast was drunk with three cheers , the National Anthem b'jing also sung by the choir . The P . G . M . proposed "The Grand Master of England , His Royal Highness the Prince of

Wales , " and referred to the visit of His Royal Hig hness to India , and to the great affection shown towards him on his return . Song : " God bless the Prince of Wales , " by the choir .

The P . G . M . proposed " The Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers , " and coupled with it the name of Bro . Head , who responded , and expressed his pleasure at all times of visiting the Grand Lodge .

The P . G . M . next gave the toast of the " Representatives of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk , " wished them all success in the province , and was sure the whole of the brethren would sympathise with them in their bereavement—the death of the P . G . M ., the Hon . F .

Walpole . D . P . G . M . Morgan replied , and said it was a most pleasant but a most onerous task for him to reply to the toast . He thanked the Province of Suffolk cordially for their sympathy expressed at their recent bereavement . He little thought

on a day in November last that the sun of their prosperity was so soon to set , but as the sun set so it must rise , and he trusted such would be the case in October or November next , when they expected His Royal Highness the G . Master would be able to visit Norfolk to instal thuir new Master . He was certain that if any of the

Suffolk brethren would visit his province on that occasion they would be received with Masonic cordiality . Norfolk and Suffolk were geographically situated , that he considered it a geegraphical mistake that they were not one county , and that a thorough Masonic feeling ought to exist between them . He knew that an imperial 1

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Masonic feeling existed , but he thought higher feeling , if s ' uch could be . a The D . P . G . M . proposed "The Health of the Provincial Grand Master , Lord Waveney , " i

in eulogistic terms referred to the interest the noble lord took in the welfare ofthe Craft in thprovince , and to his readiness at all times to turn away from his great duties as a peer ofthe real to devote his time to the Craft .

The P . G . M ., in responding , said he felt they had received him with a welcome far more warm than he deserved , but it was a pleasure to be comforted and supported with the evidence they had given of the manner in which they appreciated his efforts , as expressed by his worshipful friend

on his right . They had every day something to learn , and if he hacl to sit at the feet of a teacher as the saying was , he should ba a Suffolk nun ' if possible , he should be one veil acquainted with the peculiarities of Craft knowledge , and he should be such a one as their brother Head

who , in pointing out some mistakes in the programme , did it with the authority of age , but without its severity . ( Hear , hear . ) The way to reap advantage from another ' s knowledge was to follow his precepts , and he ( the R . W . P . G . M . ) alt--ibuted the success they had credited to him

in a great measure to what he had learned from him . He had learned one lesson in particular , " Once engaged as a Suffolk Craftsman engaged for all time . " ( Applause . ) He ( theR . W . P . G . M . ) was not amongst them as much as he could wish , but when he did come thev received

him as well as if he had been with them every week , giving them counsels , which , if they had been worth anything , he felt would have been effective from the effective way in which they would have been carried out . ( Hear , hear . ) He was proud of being in such a field with such

colleagues as he had . He thanked them every man for their hearty welcome , which compensated for many a doubt , many an anxiety , m * any an uncertainty , assuring him as it did of the confidence that it was his strong desire to do that which was right and just in his position . (

Applause ) The P . G . M . then proposed the health of a brother who , he said , was the working Head of their organization , who was always amongst them , and had grown old in their service . He was indebted to him for faithful and true counsel at all times , and he wished honour to be given to whom honour was due . ( Applause . )

The Chairman proposed " The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Bro . the Rev . E . I . Lockwood , " who , in responding , said he had been spoken of in too high terms . He considered his duties to be a labour of love , and if the brethren would bear with him in his growing age , so long

would he be associated with the province . " The Provincial Grand Chaplain and the Clergy of the Province" was given and responded to by Bro . J . B . Tweed , the P . G . C . The P . G . M . proposed "The Wardens and Officers of the Grand Lodge of Suffolk , Past and Present . " He coupled with the toast the

names of Bro . E . Dorling , P . P . G . Secretary , who responded for the Past Officers , and the P . G . S . W . on behalf of the present officers . "The Visiting Brethren" was responded to by Bro . G . Gard Pye on behalf of the Province of Essex , and by Bro . the Rev . T . L . Kyffin from Wales .

The noble Chairman gave the " Provincial Grand Secretary , '' and referred to his great interest in the province , and said he was the proved man of the Craft . Bro . Lucia responded . " The Charities " was proposed by the Provincial Grand Master , who in doing so stated

that the sum collected in church that day amounted to £ 6 ijs . 4 *] -d . Bro . Head and Bro . Body responded . " The Masters of Lodges in the Provinces " was responded to by Bro . W . T . Westgate , W . M . "The Ladies" and the Tyler ' s toast brought an enjoyable evening to a close .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT . —More Precious than Gold . —Diarrhoia , Dysentery , and Cholera arc , through the summer's heat , carrying oil' the young as the winter's cold destroyed Ibeagred . In ihe ino ^ i acute cases , where internal medicines cannot be retained , the greatest relief will immediately result from rubbing HoIIoway ' s soothing Ointment over the abdomen . The friction should be Irequcnt and brisk , to insure the free penetration of the Unguent , ' lhis will culm the excited pevistaliic action , and soothe the piin . Iiotli vomiting and griping yield lo it ; when fruits or vegetable *! have originated the malady , it is proper to cleanse the bowels by a moderate dose of HoIIoway ' s Pills before using the Ointment . — ADVT .