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visitors , at the same time apologising for the poor state of his health which precluded his saying more . Bro . Alfred Greenham , P . M . 1 SS 4 , then rose and said : W . M ., R VV . Bro . Hughan , W . Bro . Chapman , and Brethren , —In rising to thank you for the presentation this evening , and to express my appreciation for the honour you have conferred upon me in electing me hon . member of the

Jordan Lodge , No . 1402 , I feel some anxiety that I may not convey to you how highly I esteem and value being enrolled among the members of your Iodge , but if , for a [ ew moments , 1 digress from the point it is only to lead up to the honour you have conferred on me , and point out to you that at the time of the Shanklin Masonic Exhibition of 1 SS 6 I vvas a very young Mason , having been initiated

in IS 8 I , and that , whatever my zeal for Masonry might have been , 1 could not then refer to long years of service for the Cralt , and in so far as I can remember this , so do I value in a commensurate degree the honour you have conferred upon me . Your members , whom I shall presently refer to , have been pleased to point out to you my services to Masonry , and most probably , Worshipful Sir , they have

conveyed to you what 1 know in the consciousness of my heart is a far too flattering description . I was initiated in a lod ^ e of 12 members who had committed themselves to building a Masonic Hall , which cost almost £ 1000 when furnished , and I took office as a first initiate immediately I was raised , and before the lodge vvas dedicated . Long before I came to the chair , I pointed out the serious

position vve were in , and the probability of the lodge being wrecked in the troubled waters of finance . You will therefore see , brethren of the Jordan Lodge , that with this conviction borne in upon me , that with a large debt it vvas impossible for the lodge to hold together , and when I came to the chair 1 threw myself into Masonic work with the hope of reducing that debt , and that was the lever that

at first swayed me , and that was the motive that I had when I commenced the Exhibition . When 1 look back upon that time and to the feelings that animated me before entering upon it , I can only express surprise that I , with so little Masonic experience , with so little knowledge of the literature of Masonry , ever ventured upon so vast a labour , but I shall ever remember

with gratitude that it vvas the means of bringing to light some of the noblest qualities of Masons , and prove how deep is the love for our great Brotherhood . We all have our conception of Masons arid Masonry , and here and there we see shortcomings from our ideal . One loves the ritual , another the literature of the Craft , and we are all apt to favour our own ideas , we are all liable to be influenced

by the particular phase of Masonry which comes nearest to our own views , and I confess to you , brethren , that the ritual of Masonry , beautiful though it is , fails to entirely satisfy my longings , and it is to the literature of the Craft that 1 go for much of my Masonic pleasure . I have thus , somewhat laboriously , brought you round to the point that , hand in hand with my idea of gain , for the Chine Lodge

vvas my predilection for Masonic literature , and when I saw the interest taken in the Exhibition right through the country , when I saw it was going to surpass its predecessors in the number of its exhibits , 1 abandoned to a very great extent the ideaof gain , and spared no expense to make it a Masonic success . You have been told how zealously 1 worked , you have been told that it was a marvellous

undertaking for so young a member of the Craft , but you have never been told of the Masonic assistance I received , and without which I should have never carried it to a successful issue . I have had personal opportunities of thanking the Editor of the Freemason tor his kind assistance , and also Bro . George Taylor , whose generosity and kindly actions in coming and helping to arrange the exhibits 1 am not

likely to forget ; but now I am taking the opportunity to thank one whom you all know , one whom the Masonic world admires , Bro . W . J . Hughan . I should have to speak at great length if I conveyed in detail the assistanceherenderedme . butvvhenltellyouthatproofafterproof and often revised proofs from the first to the last page of the catalogue went through his hands , that hundreds of

letters , all suggesting , all helping , passed between us , and this , mark you , to a brother , to a stranger , to one whose knowledge vvas so limited , and to one with whom he had no personal acquaintance . If you cast your eyes up and down the country , and look through the length and breadth of the land , and call to remembrance the most eminent Masons , then tell me how many vvould have thus helped one

who was so unknown and had so little to commend him . The appreciation of services , lie in the surrounding circumstances to some extent , and our after estimate of their value is governed by the need we felt of them at the time . When I consider my isolated position , then do I marvel at his unbounded generosity and kindness in helping me . Little sketches of his life have appearedfrom time to time

but when the last great one shall have been written , I Venture to assert that for purity of purpose , for unselfish 'ove of the Craft , the help he extended to me during the Masonic Exhibition of 18 S 6 will shine as one ot its brightest gems , and illumine a life full of noble actions , fhese are the deeds that redeem Masonry from many a reproach , these are the actions that stand out like a

beacon s light , shedding its rays to lighten on many a Mason , who , for want of some practical expression of ! if- J eacllin £ s o £ Masonry might sink into a groove which so many often do , where pure Masonry is absolutely unknown , and , brethren , I do sincerely feel mat I am under an obli gation to Bro . Hughan that > shall never be able to requite , - the honours I have received

, inseparably connected with the Exhibition wnich will hnk my name to it as long as it is remembered snl ? . ° history , all flow as a consequence of that glenoid generosity which characterise his kindly nature . £° ng may he live to look back upon the help he extended hS A when that bright light is setting in its western hZl , ' , trust the contemplation in the evening of life of surrp ? ° h . , did t 0 render the Shanklin Exhibition a heavl 5 ii , gl J . the task was wearying and the labour neavy-. st , 1 hnn _ - fhn _ -w _ , t-.: ' ...: n -1 L _ _ . vuuiu | iauuii win

_ Dleac— 1 . —r- "" - < . _ always DC a thit I ' j L . * " sweetened by the knowledge loni ? « i- br ?" . hren of my lodge will appreciate it as nohl _ . t ? ll v f" The Stalest impulses of one ' s life , the Bacrifir ; hou B >? ts and deepest feelings are stirred by such even n nf actlons > * ° r there are few as great , I believe , 'one v ? , ( V ? £ 0 n - ' the , r infl"ence will spread down the " " > the « t ° _ . i T > thou e h the deed "' elf may be wrapped rc corcW the paStj * ' vvi " treasured in the ^ ords to I renown - And now , brethren , let me say a few u P ' on m _» &" ' ? ° u who have Passed the resolution conferring "le this honour . I cannot but feel it a very high

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compliment that Bro . Lane should have seconded that resolution , for his name is associated with a work which for vastness of detail and research has , probably , never been equalled in Masonic literature , a work that will ever keep his name in remembrance , therefore , I feel proud that Bro . Lane should have supported the motion , and to you , W . Sir , and the brethren of your lodge , I really do

feel that with this honour you have blended much of kindness , but 1 can say with truth , there is no honour I am likely to get conferred elsewhere that 1 shall value as I do being enrolled as an honorary member of your lodge . And now , Worshipful Master , I have to thank Bro . Chapman , not only as the proposer of the resolution conferring on me this honour , but also for

the highly artistic and beautiful manner in which the freedom of your lodge is enshrined . While I have not hesitated to express in the best language 1 have been able to use , my acknowledgment of services rendered me , I will not violate good taste in speaking of the good qualities of Bro . Chapman before his face , for . it would be superfluous on my part to his Torquay brethren , but I may be allowed

to say I had the honour of proposing him as a joining member of the Chine Lodge , and at a time vvhen I wanted a little financial help for it . Bro . Chapman , at a risk to his own health , came several miles , and gave within the walls of Chine Lodge his lecture on the Great Pyramid . Every available seat was taken , and although the lecturer took you through a labyrinth of figures and calculations , it vvas

done in such a masterly way that the attention of the audience vvas rivetted , and it is spoken of now by many who are not Masons , and to-night I am under an additional obligation to him for the beautiful way in which my membership is illuminated , and I can assure him it will be treasured as one of my most valued gifts , and as often as I look upon it I shall remember the many kindnesses I

I have received from him , and it , will be a lasting and ^ most memorable souvenir of my visit to the Jordan Lodge . In conclusion , allow me to say that I am accompanied by Bro . F . Cooper , I . P . M ., and Bro . John Bailey , P . M ., P . P . A . G . D . C . Hants and Isle of Wight , to whom 1 am much indebted for services rendered during the time I was promoting the exhibition . Bro . Bailey vvas I . P . M . then ,

and took the responsibility of the advertising and organising that outside work so necessary for the success of any undertaking . Bro . Cooper not only lent me one of his houses , but , from the time the exhibits arrived until they left , he spared no trouble to ensure their safety and to promote the interests of the exhibition . Bro . Bailey saw with me ( and mainly packed ) every exhibit safely wrapped

and sent off , and by whose help , I am able to say , not one exhibit was lost . I vvas most loyally supported by them , and they are as proud as I am to see me receive the presentation . Bro . J . B . Gover , P . Prov . G . Sec , P . M . and Sec . No . 70 , wrote on behalf of St . John ' s Lodge , Plymouth , to

congratulate No . 1402 , on the interesting occasion , and to invite Bro . Greenham to attend a meeting of No . 70 , soon as possible . A candidate having beenwery impressively initiated into Masonry by the W . M ., to whom the J . D ., Bro . j . Taylor , very ably and earnestly delivered the charge , the lodge was closed . ¦

STRETFORD . —Prince Leopold Lodge [( No . 1588 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Wednesday , the 13 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Kingstreet . There vvere present Bros . J . Walton , W . M . ; A . Hope , S . VV . ; W . M . Boden , J . W . ; W . H . Wakefield , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B ., Treas . ; H . Warburton , Sec ; VV . R . Wild , S . D . ; J . Morris , J . D . ; T . Burrall , Tyler ; J .

Crosby , P . P . G . P . ; J . B . Andrew , P . P . G . D . C ; A . Lewtas , I . P . M . ; C Cooper , P . M . ; VV . Davies , C . Branne , J . R . Evans , R . Schilling , J . Darling , VVm . Thompson , J . H . Bell , and Geo . Sam Smith , P . M . 1134 . The lodge vvas opened by Bro . J . Walton , VV . M . The minutes ot the previous meeting were read and confirmed .

The ballot was then taken for Mr . J . Hurst for initiation , and also for Bro . Joseph Howarth ( Wilton Lodge ) as a joining member , both of which proved unanimous . Afterwards the initiation vvas performed by the W . M ., and the work went very smoothly throughout . After all business had been duly carried out , the lodge vvas closed .

YORK—Eboracum Lodge ( No , 1611 ) . —The regular meeting of this lodge was held on Monday , the nth inst ., at Freemasons' Hall , St . Saviourgate . Present : Bros . VV . B . Dyson , I . P . M ., in the chair , in the absence of the W . M . ; T . B , Whytehead , P . M . ; J . T . Seller , P . M . ; VV . Brown , P . M . ; G . Chapman , S . W . ; G . Lamb , J . W . ; G . Balmford , P . M ., Treas . ; Jas . Kay ,

Sec . ; J . H . Shonksmith , S . D . ; J . L . Spetch and F . VV . Halliwell , Stewards ; W . S . Child , Org . ; P . Pearson , I . G . ; A . Bellerby , F . H . Vaughan , T . Milner , J . Smith , R . H . Wisker , A . Archer , G . G . Pook , W . H . A . Coates , T . Masterman , J . R . Jackson , E . Thackray , J . E . Wilkinson , and others j and visitors : Bros . J . Todd , P . M . 23 C ; S . Border , W . M . 236 ; A . Sample , 236 ; C . E . Wright ,

357 ; A . H . H . McGachen , P . M . 1991 ; G . Manton , 1991 ; and A . Sollitt , 1991 . Successful ballots having been taken for two candidates and a joining member , Bro . T . B . Whytehead proceeded to deliver a lecture on Freemasonry and its progress , touching on the principal features ot its advance during the last quarter of a century , indicating some of the weak

points in its members as a body , showing some of the methods by which it might be made more effective for good , and warning his hearers against common errors and mistakes , which tended to mar the usefulness of the Society . A vote of thanks to the lecturer followedand the lodge

, was closed . After supper some excellent speeches vvere made , and during the evening several brethren entered their names as Stewards for the North and East Ridings Educational Festival in May , an event which promises to be most successful from a financial point of view .

The Queen has been pleased to approve of the appointment of Viscount Torrington as a Lord-in-Waiting , in the place of Bro . Lord Balfour of Burleigh . Bro . Sir Albert Woods ( Garter ) went to Windsor Castle on Monday for the purpose of placing the heraldic insignia of the Marquis of Londonderry , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , who has been recently appointed a Knight of the Garter , in St . ^ George ' s Chapel .

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EGYPTIAN LODGE ( No . 2 ?) . —This lodge , after laying dormant for about i five years , vvas removed from Leadenhall-street , and re-opened at Bro . Cambden ' s , Atlantic Tavern , Brixton , S . VV ., on Monday , the nth instant , when the following brethren were present : Bros . Plummer , VV . M . ; Cambden , S . VV . ; Lucas , J . W . j Hooper , S . D . ; Grammcr , J . D . ; Paton , l . G . j Eccles , Stafford , and Hooker .

The Second ceremony was rehearsed , uro . Stafford as candidate . Bro . Stacey worked the ist Section of the Second Lecture , assisted by the brethren . The lodge was resumed to the first Degree , and the 4 th Section of the First Lecture worked by Bro . Paton , assisted by the brethren . Bros . James Stacey , P . M ., VV . Cambden , and Grammer , P . M ., were elected Preceptor , Treasurer , and Secretary respectively . The lodge was then closed .

PROSPERITY LODGE ( No . O 5 ) . —The usual weekly meeting of this lodge took place at the City Arms Restaurant on Tuesday , the 19 th inst . Present : Bros . D . Moss . P . M . 127 $ , VV . M . ; Talbot , 65 , S . W . ; A . Valentine , J . VV . ; B . Da Costa , 1349 , Deputy Preceptor ; Gary , 1625 , Sec . ; 1 .. Da Costa , 1349 , S . D . ; Fisher , 192 , J . D . ; Sarson , 192 , I . G . ; Haller , VV . M . elect 65 ; and several others . The lodge vvas opened , and Bro . D . Moss , the Preceptor , worked

the Third Degree , Bro . Freyer , VV . M . 879 , being the candidate . The lodge was called olF and on . Bro . Dyson , P . M . 65 , then proposed , in an able speecn , that a vote of thanks should be recorded on thc minutes to Bro . Moss for his past services as Preceptor of the lodge . Bro . Roberts , P . M . 6 J , seconded the proposition , and spoke feelingly of the instruction he had received under Bro . Moss ' s tuition . The resolution was put by the S . VV ., and carried unanimously . Bro . Moss , P . M . 1275 , Preceptorthanked the

bre-, thren in a speech , during which lie gave a resume of the history of the lodge during his Preceptorship , which had lasted nearly ten years , and expressed his sorrow at having to resign owing to his acceptance of a post in South Africa . Bro . Haller , W . M . elect 65 , proposed , and Bro . Dyson seconded , that the sum of one guinea snould be voted to the testimonial about to be presented to Bro . Moss—carried unanimously . Bro . L . Da Costa then announced

that he had received a large number of subscriptions to the testimonial , and handed Bro . Moss a sum , of which the total closely amounted to 60 guineas . Bro . Moss bade farewell to the lodge in a voice broken with emotion , and for the last time received the " Hearty good wishes " of the brethren . The lodge was then closed . A Masonic Benevolent Association was afterwards formed , which meets for the first time on Tuesday , the 26 th instant .

JUSTICE LODGE ( No . 147 ) . —A meeting vvas held on Thursday , the 14 th inst ., at tne Brown Bear , High-street , Deptford , when there were present Bros . Turpin , VV . M . ; Dixon , S . VV . ; Varrall , J . VV . ; Hutchings , P . M ., Preceptor ; Speight , P . M ., Sec . ; Faulk . ner . S . D . ; Mansfield , sen ., J . D . ; Tims , I . G . ; Milbourn , P . M . ; Penney , P . M . ; Prior , Penrose , Amos , and Emblin . The lodge was opened in the First Degree , and , after the reading

and confirmation of the minutes , thc ceremony of initiation vvas rehearsed . The lodge was called olF and on . The usual questions leading to the Second Degree vvere then answered by Bro . Amos . The lodge was advanced to the Second Degree , and the ceremony of passing rehearsed . The lodge was closed down to the First Degree . Bro . Dixon , S . VV ., vvas elected VV . M . for the next meeting , and appointed officers in rotation . All business being ended , the lodge vvas closed .

PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM LODGE ( No . 753 ) . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., at the nagle Tavern , Clifton-road , Maida Vale , VV . Present : Bros . S . B . Nightingale , VV . M . ; V . Shaw , S . VV . ; VV . J . Stratton , J . W . ; F . G . Baker , P . M ., Treas . and Preceptor ; J . J . Thomas , Sec . ; G . VVood , S . D . j J . R . Hill , J . D . ; J . VV . Belcham , l . G . ; C . J . Biorn , P . M . 733 ; J . Page , H . VV . Eastwood , C . Coleman , M . Friedlander , and A . K . I . ' arter .

The lodge vvas opened in due form , and thc minutes of the last meeting were read and conifrmed . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Eastwood candidate . Bro . Friedlander having answered the questions leaning to the Second Degree , was duly entrusted . ' The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony of passing rehearsed , Bro . Friedlander candidate . The lodge was closed in the Second Degree , and the 4 th Section of the Lecture worked by the Preceptor , Bro . Baker , assisted by the brethren . The Secretary , Bro . Thomas , VV . M . of the mother lodge ,

was elected VV . M . for the ensuing vveeK , and appointed the oliicers of the mother lodge to occupy their respective positions on that occasion . Bro . Baker proposed that a vote of sympathy be sent from the members of the lodge to Bro . Humtress , regretting that his continued allliction prevented him being amongst them , and hoped that the G . A . O . T . U . might be pleased to restore him to health again—seconded by Bro . Biorn , and carried unanimously . Nothing rurther offering for the good of Freemasonry , after " Hearty good wishes , " tha lodge was closed .

RANELAGH LODGE ( No . 834 ) . —A meeting was held on the ijth inst ., at the Six Bells Hotel , Queen-street , Hammersmith . Present : Bros . J . Davies , W . M . ; A . Williams , S . VV . ; W . G . Coat , J . W . ; J . Sims , P . M ., Preceptor ; D . S . Long , Sec . ; H . D . Aslett , S . D . ; J . Pattison , J . D . ; J . Jobson , I . G . ; E . Nash , F . Craggs , and M . Rice , Tne lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last

meeting were read and confirmed . lhe 2 nd and 3 rd Sections of the Lecture were worked by the brethren , under the direction of the Preceptor . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro , Jobson being the candidate . The VV . M . having risen , Bro . A . VVilliams vvas unanimously elected VV . M . lor the next meeting . After " Hearty good wishes , " given and acknowledged , the lodge was closed .

HYDE PARK LODGE ( No . 1425 ) . —A meeting was held on Monday , the iSth inst ., at the Porchester Hotel , Leinster-place , Cleveland-square , Paddington , VV . Present : Bros . J . R . Allman , VV . M . 1425 , VV . M . ; O . VV . Battley , S . VV . ; VV . J . Hakim , VV . M . 141 , J . VV . ; VV . H . Chalfont , Asst . Preceptor ; ti . Dehane , P . M . J 543 , P . P . S . G . D . Essex , Sec . ; J . Cruttenden , S . D . ; VV . Matthews , J . D . ; J . Woodman , I . G . ; VV . Jackman , Stwd . ; G . March , VV . M . elect 1360 ; E . F . Ferns , I . P . M . 1542 ; J . VV . Curtice , C . A . Milnes ,

J . H . Taylor , E . R . Bucitwell , and j . Smith . Bro . H . | . Inderwick , e * 34 , was a visitor . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and conlirmed . The ceremony of initiation was rciiearsed , Bro . Buckwell being candidate . The charge was given by Bro . Cruttenden . Bro . Inderwick was examined and entrusted . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree , and the ceremony of passing rehearsed . Tne lodge was resumed to the First Degree . At the request of the VV . M ., Bto . March assumed

the chair , and invested 111 c officers . Bro . Ailman then rc-as = umed the chair . Bro . Inderwick was unanimously elected a member , and , m acknowledging the compliment , said his intentions were to be a regular attendant , and Become a good working officer . Bro . Battley was elected VV . M . for the next meeting—the officers to be in rotation . A vote of condolence witn the family of the late Bro . Game , P . M . 511 , who was one of the earliest members of the lodge , was passed . Atter " Hearty good wishes , " the lodge was closed .

ISLINGTON LODGE ( No . 1471 ) . —A meeting vvas held on Tuesday , the 19 th inst ., at the Cock Tavern , Highbury , when Bro . Walter Hancock , the Preceptor of the lodge , kindly consented to occupy the chair as VV . M . The brethren present , therefore , experienced a treat in witnessing Iiis excellent vvurking , the ceremonies being rehearsed witn that quiet impressiveness of manner and perfection of ritual widen Bro , Hancock 30 eminently displays .

The other offices were filled by oros . J . Duncan , S . VV . ; G . VVheeler , J . VV . ; C . M . Coxon , Sec ; J . M . Scarlett , S . D . ; C . G . Gray , J . D . ; and R . Loomes , I . C The lodge vvas opened in due form , and the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Sheffield candidate . Bro . Gray answered tlie usual questions leading to the Second Degree , and was entrusted .