Church Service In The City.

number of recip ients of their charity , and also , unfortunately , the still larger number of applicants whom they were unable to relieve , he would remind them again of the text , " Sirs , ye are brethren . " At the conclusion of

the service a collection was taken on behalf of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , to whose treasurer the gross proceeds are to be handed over without deduction , the expenses of the service having been guaranteed from another source . — City Press .

Devon Charity Fund.

DEVON CHARITY FUND .

THE Committee of Petitions representing the Provincial Grand Lodge of Devon held its annual meeting on the 30 th ult ., at Exeter . Bro . W . G . Rogers D . P . G . M . presided , and Bros . J . B . Gover Secretary , and Major G . 0 . Davie P . G . Secretary , were among

those present . There were four applicants for reliefan a <* ed Brother of 1212 , reduced in circumstances through the dishonesty of one in whom he and others

had confidence ; an aged widow of a brother of 1254 ; the widow of a brother of 1205 , suffering from cancer ; and a child , the daughte ' r of a deceased brother of 1125 . The sum of £ 5 was voted to each applicant . Bros .

W . G . Rogers , chairman of the committee ; Rev . W . Whittley , representative in London ; and J . B . Gover , Secretary to the committee , were all re-elected .

Some of the more energetic among the Staffordshire . brethren are advocating the formation of a local Masonic fund on the same lines as that so successfully working in Cheshire , where £ 3 , 200 has been raised , and two aged

Masons have been elected as annuitants to receive £ 20 a year each . Despite the many local funds now in existence or contemplated , it is very gratifying to see that support of the Central Institutions is well sustained .

We are of opinion these local funds may , in fact , act as regular feeders to the older Charities if judiciously worked , rather than take anything away from them ,

and such we believe is the wish and intention of those who take an active part in their inauguration or maintenance .

o o o The Master of the Union workhouse at Dorchester received from Bro . G . J . G . Gregory , on behalf of the brethren of Lodge " Eaith and Unanimity , " the sum of

£ 1 15 s 3 d collected at the annual banquet on 3 rd ult . The sum will be applied , as in former years , to providing the children with an extra summer trip to the seaside . < £

o o o The Members of the Isle of Axholme Lodge , No . 1 , 482 ( Bro . C . Fox W . M . ) held their annual entertainment in aid of the Masonic Charities last month , and , as usual ,

it proved a success . On this occasion the services of Mr . Harry Liston were engaged , and everyone appeared delighted with him . The brethren , in honour of the

occasion , had a dispensation granted them , and they appeared in Masonic clothing , which added to the brightness and colour of the adornment .

o o o The theft of a Masonic certificate led to the prosecution of Andrew Stewart at Perth last week , when , five previous convictions having been proved against him , he Was sentenced to sixty days' imprisonment .

, A GREAT BLESSING TO HUMANITY is without doubt a medicine composed of ingredients that , whilst it eradicates the germs of disease , strengthens the system . Holloway ' s Pills act in this manner , and in general debility , mental depression and nervous irritability there is no remedy which operates so beneficially . They purify the blood , give tone to the stomach and thoroughly

regenerate the system . They are mild in operation , although most powerful in removing disease . Delicate females and young children cnn take them with safety and benefit . It would be difficult to enumerate nil the advantages to bo derived by taking these wonderful pills . No household should be without them , for there is no complaint which they cannot cure or relieve .

Reports Of Meetings.

REPORTS OF MEETINGS .

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LODGE OF PROBITY , No . 61 . THE festival of St . John was celebrated at the Masonic Hall , Halifax , on the 15 th ult . Bro . Walter Emmott was installed W . M . Tho W . M . presented a P . M . ' s jewel to the I . P . M . as a gift from the members of the Lodge .

Afterwards the brethren dinod together , tho banquet being admirably catered for by Mrs . Hind , of the Masonic Hall . o o o '

MOUNT LEBANON LODGE , No . 73 . THE installation meeting of this Lodge , which waa founded in 1760 , was held at the Bridge Houso Hotel , on Tuesday , 16 th ult . The auditors' report was received and adopted . The W . M ., Bro . J . Bolton , then performed the ceremony of installation in a

very croditable manner , for which a vote was accorded on the minutes . The newly installed Master ( Bro . A . S . Wilks ) invested his Officers , and presented the I . P . M . with a handsome jewel , voted by the members for his valuable services during the past year .

The ballot was taken and declared carried in favour of Mr . Jos . Raphael , as a candidate for Freemasonry ; and he was initiated by Bro . Wilks . Tho Lodge was closed , and the brothren adjourned to banquet ,

which the host , Bro . Pearce , had prepared m the large dining hall . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given , interchanged with some excellent songs and recitations , the rest of the evening being spent in harmony .

Great credit is due to tho W . M . for the very able manner in , which ho presided over the Lodge and tho banquet table . Also a word of praise ought to be accorded to Bro . Pearce , the proprietor of the hotel , for his attention to the requirements of the brethren , and for tho manner in which tho various items of the menu were served up .

o o o PEACE LODGE , No . 149 , BROTHER James Kilburn , J . P ., was installed Worshipful Master at Freemasons' Hall , Meltham , on Saturday , 20 th

ult ., Bro . 0 . Rayner P . M . P . P . G . D . O . being tho installing Master . There were a great number of visitors present from tho different towns in the Province of West Yorkshire to seo installed a brother so much respected as Bro . Kilburn is .

Bro . C . Rayner , in proposing his health immediately after his being placed in the chair , remarked that it was only fitting that tho edifice of the public career of Meltham ' s greatest citizen as a public man should be crowned by his being elected and installed Worshipful Master of the Ancient Masonic Lodge of his native town .

For its antiquity this Lodge stands third on the list of Lodges in the Province of West Yorkshire : No . 61 , Probity , Halifax , being the first ; No . 139 , Brittania , Sheffield , the second . 0 0 0

BRUNSWICK LODGE , No . 159 . AT the annual banquet , held at Freemasons' Hall , Plymouth , on the 22 nd ult ., upwards of 100 brethren were present , under the presidency of Bro . W . S . Luscombe W . M . Several of the speakers congratulated tho members on tho prosperity of the Lodgo , which admitted fourteen initiates during tho past year . o o o

SINCERITY LODGE , No . 174 . AT tho installation meeting on the 17 th ult ., at the Guildhall Tavern , Bro . W . Phillips W . M . presided . The installation waa performed by Bro . Phillips , Bro . William Green Norman , the Junior Warden of the Lodgo , and a P . M . of the West Ham Abbey Lodge , being inducted . A beautiful P . M ' s jewel was presented to Bro . Phillips . o o o

EAST MEDINA LODGE , No . 175 . THE annual meeting took place on Thursday , 18 th ult ., when Bro . John I . Barton was installed Worshipful Master by Bro . Henry Durrant P . M . G . J . W . of Hants and the Isle of Wight . At the close of the ceremony , a handsome Past Master ' s jewel was presented to the retiring Master , Bro . E . G . Stroud , as a token of esteem and thanks from the brethren for tho very efficient way in which ho had filled the chair for the past year .

The installation banquet followed at tho Royal Pier Hotel , at which Bro . Douglas Gordon provided a dinner , which fully maintained tho reputation of the establishment .

o o o PERSEVERANCE LODGE , No . 213 . ON the occasion of the Installation meeting a handsome enlarged portrait of the retiring W . M ., Bro . Caleb Rust , was presented to him through Bro . T . C . R . King P . M . Treas ., by Bro . H . Sexton . Many influential brethren were preseut to testify their appreciation of the interesting event .