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Installation Meetings, &C.
*¦ ¦ - —¦ and Sfc . Paul , Malta , 349 ; Captain G . A . P . Williams , Provost-Marshal at Cairo , P . G . W . of Greece , W . M . 1068 ; Alfred Caldicotfc , Mus . Bac , 280 , W . Stone , M . A ., Colonel Sir Robert W . Harley , K . C . M . G ., Sussex Lodge , Right Hon . Robert Montagu 88 , George A . Sala 181 , and Henry L . W . Lawson , M . P ., Apollo Lodge , Oxford ;
proposed by Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C ., M . P ., S . W ., seconded by Bro . Augustus Harris W . M . Shortly afterwards the Lodge was formally closed , and the brethren proceeded to Freemasons' Tavern , where it had been arranged the banquet shonld take place . After fche clofch had been removed the Worshipful Master proposed the health of Her
Majesty the Queen , coupling with it the Craft . It was tho Jubilee year of our Queen , and he was sure no words were necessary to evoke that enthusiasm with which it would be drunk . As Masons they attended at that meeting of the Drury Lane Lodge as the servants of Her Majesty . Under fche circumstances he asked fchem
to receive the toast with thafc enthusiasm whioh is proverbial . On again rising , the Worshipful Master said he did so for the purpose of performing another easy task—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master . We all know what earnestness and zeal he has for tho welfare of the Craft ,
and also for the welfare of fche Drama . He is fche Grand Master of the one and the Grand Patron of the other . Therefore all would heartily drink his health ; not only thafc , bufc fche members of the Drury Lane Lodge would assist in carrying ont his wishes by subscribing to the fund he desired to raise . Bro . Sir John Eldon
Gorst said ; By command of the Worshipful Master he was entrusted with the privilege of proposing the next toast—The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers present and past . He was sure no Lodge had a better body of Grand Lodge Officers . Ever since its inauguration the Dmry Lane had received
the fostering care of the Officers of Grand Lodge , and if the ceremonies were nofc well performed it would not be their fault . To-day they had received a great proof of the favour in which this Lodge was held . Seldom in the annals of Masonry had so distinguished an assembly gathered together to do honour to an installation . Amongst those
present we have fche Deputy Grand Master , and the Most Worshipful the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland . Seeing those brethren there that night he could not help thinking that it was a happy augury , and that in the future there would be no change or disruption . He would call upon the Deputy G . M . the Earl of Lathom to
respond to this toast , and was sure his colleauges present would regard him as a worthy representative . The Deputy Grand Master , who was enthusiastically received , said : In the name of the Pro Grand Master and the Grand Officers present and past , he thanked them for the way in which they had received the toast . As regards
the Grand Officers it was his firm belief that they had done their duty in the past and would do it iu the future . If there was one thing more than another that gratified them ifc was to see a young Lodge like this approving their action and the example they set . He had seen a great many meetings , but never such a gathering
assembled to do honour to a Worshipfnl Master . It only showed how Masonry was prospering among all classes , and especially with thafc very hard worked body the Worshipful Master had appropriately termed the " Queen ' s servants . " When they could find a portion of their time to devote to Masonry he could only think it a good augury
that the Craft was prospering . Bro . Sir John Gorst had spoken of the Most Worshipfnl the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland and himself being together . He sincerely hoped that it was a happy omen of the future , and that we shall always be found hand in hand ; he took this opportunity of thanking them for the extremely
kind welcome extended to the Grand Officers ; he trusted that it Would not be long ere , in the terms of the menu , they had another " comp 6 te a Ia Druriolanus /' ' Bro . J . C . Parkinson P . G . D . Installing Master rose to propose the next toast ; he said : The Sister Grand Lodges was by far the most comprehensive on the list , and one of
the most comprehensive ever entrusted to mortal ; it embraced all tho representative Lodges outside the Graud Lodge of England , aud is in other words " Success to Masonry Universal . " Wherever the Craft flourishes there is a Grand Lodge , which is our title for a constitutional assemblage of representatives drawn from all tho
Masonic Lodges within its jurisdiction , representatives who are elected by universal suffrage . Every Mason has a vote for the Master of his Lodge , the Master appoints the Wardens , and the Master and Wardens , together with the Patt Masters , who owe their position to having been in their time elected , form the governing
body or Grand Lodge which guards the Constitutions , by framing , amending , and enforcing Masonic law . This representative Grand Lodgo elects the Grand Master annually , who , iu his turn selects aud appoints the Grand Officers , so thafc onr elaborate system of authority and dignities rests on a broad foundation of loyalty to representatives
who have been elected directly or vicariously by ourselves . ] S ow if we turn to the " Freemasons' Calendar" and the " Cosmopolitan Pocket Book , " which , for the extent and variety of their information are Masonio Whitaker Almanacks , we find the whole world is covered by a network of Masonic Lodges iu full activity , each working under , and amenable fco its own Grand Lodge .
" Let observation , with extensive view , Survey mankind , from China to Peru . " And Sister Grand Lodges are found everywhere , their pluce of meeting and even the names and addresses of their Secretaries beinjr recorded in the Pocket Book . So that a Freemason may sit at his
desk iu London and arrange a tour round the world , fixing beforehand , with absolute precision , when , and in what strange lauds he will visit his Masonic brethren . Moreover , from tho Arctic Regions to the Torrid Zone , whatever may be the differences in race , in language , or in religion , the Freemason finds his position in the
universal Craft recognised just as it is at homo . He had presided over au immense Masonic meeting afc Home , under the very shadow of the Vatican , and only four months ago ho worked his way into a Lodge at the foot of the Rocky Mountains , whero he presented himself without other introduction than the Masons' sign . Here they
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sent out a deputation to examine him , a proceeding whioh ended in his cross examining the deputation , and expressing his views with fraternal frankness as to the limits of its Masonio knowledge . The traveller finds that whilst in free countries Masonry flourishes best , in lands where there is either political or spiritual tyranny the
Masons Lodge , with its broad faith , throwing open its mystic portals to men of every creed , and its pure tenets of natural equality and mutual dependence , is a haven of refuge to men of generous mind , aud a centre of light to many whose understandings might be otherwise darkened by the prejudices or the superstitions around thorn .
To men elected by their brethren to guard Masonic landmarks , and who form the Sister Grand Lodges of the world , we look—to hold those havens secure , and to preserve thafc light nndimmed . He would give them the Sister Grand Lodges , coupled with the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , Brother Sir A .
Campbell . The Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Scotland in reply thanked the brethren for the manner in which the toast of the Sister Grand Lodges had been given and received . He congratulated the Worshipful Master upon the magnificent assembly present , and upon his being W . M . The diligence Bro . Harris had shown in every
walk of life was exemplified by the good he had done for Masonry . With regard to the Sister Grand Lodges , he assured them that in Ireland and in Scotland they look to the Grand Lodge of England as the one upon which to rely , and also the one in which they were proud to be in perfect harmony . It had been remarked that
Freemasonry was all over the world , and that it was the boast of Masons that it was always high noon in a Masons' Lodge . That is a fact , for in every country there are Lodges hailing from the English Grand Lodge . This could only be attained by united action , and by maintaining the harmony that at present existed . Bro . the
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe said : Ho little thought when he received the invitation he should be called upon to take a conspicuous part in the proceedings . The task that devolved on him would be acknowledged to be the toast of the evening . For two reasons he regretted it had fallen upon him . It would nofc have happened bub for the
melancholy cause that had taken away their Past Master Bro . Lord Londesborough . In the second place he regretted he was not in a position to do justice to the toast . There was , however , one supreme consolation , the toasfc needs little recommendation . The Craft owes many thanks to the worthy brother who occupies the chair to-night ,
uot merely for what he has dono for this Lodge , and for which you are grateful ; nofc merely for the example he has given you all his life as to what a kind and genial Mason ought ; to be , but by enlisting sympathy in the Craft for that profession with which he is so honour , ably connected ; a profession we all rejoice to see daily rising in
public estimation . He believed that , as a class , actors were especially open to the genial intercourse which isoneof the features of Masonry . To carry on their labours there must necessarily be a strain npon their health and strength , and fchey must especially be open to tbe aid they must receive from the sympathetic grasp of a brother's hand
in time of trouble . He asked them to rise and driuk to the long life and happiness of their Worshipful Master , Bro . Augustus Harris . Bro . Augustus Harris knew full well he hardly deserved all that had been said of him , but on these occasions it was very pleasing to hear favourable things said of one . It was kind of those present to drink
so heartily to the toast and endorse all that had been said by the proposer . He assured them it had been a great gratification to kuow that so mauy distinguished Masons had come to his installation . He thanked them , heartily aud from the bottom of his soul . He considered this as one of the reddest of red letter days in his life . He
thanked the Depnty Grand Master , the Most Worshipful the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ivelaiv . l , and all the Grand Officers , for having so kindly attended . He assured them that everything he could do during his year of office to maintain fche pr stige of the Lodge would be done , lie should endeavour to follow the example of
Bro . Parkinson , who h « d so materially assisted them . He was pleased to know he should have such Officers as the Senior and Junior Wardens—Brothers Sir J . E . Gorst and Admiral Sir E . Iuglefield . If a ship has good officers the captain feels safe ; under such circumstances he felt that his ship was pretty sale 10 gtfc
into port with flying colours . His first thought would be to hand over the Lodge in as flourishing condition as it btood that day . The Grand Secretary , in submitting the next toast , said : Tbe toast he had to introduce was one more impoitaut than any other ; it was a recognition of services rendered—The Immediate Past Master and
Installing Officer . Those brethren who have had anything to do with the foundation of a Lodge must be aware of the large amount of work to be clone before the consecration day arrives . AU must be aware that the position of a new Lodge in Masonry , and its success depend upon the esteem in which the Worshipfnl Master is held , ' [ 'he mem .
bers of this Lo Ige were most fortunate in enlisting the services of BIM . Lord Londesborongh ; he takes a givut personal interest in the Lodge . He is an old ancl distinguished Past Grand Warden of England , having been appointed to that office as fur back as 1800 . We all regret he is prevented from being with us . We are most
fortunate under those circumstances in enlisting the services of an able brother to take the chair in his absence . He ( Colonel Gierke ) had the pleasure of being present frequently dnring the past year , and was delighted to find that the chair was filled in the most excellent manner by Bro . Parkinson . He performed almost every ceremony
dnring that period , ancl those members who were fortunate enough to be present could say they were performed in a most excelled , way . Ho bad put the last stone on the building by installing tlie Worshipfnl Master that night . He would ask them to drink the double toast—Lord Londesborough and Bio . Parkinson the
Installino- Master of the evening . Bro . J . C . Parkinson replied . It had been a great pleasure to undertake the work of this exceptionally interesting Lodge , and to have acted for its Worshipful Master
during the first twelve months ot its existence . They had also had the great advantage of being assisted and supported by its Honorary Members , some of the most accomplished of Graud Officers—Bros . Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke Grand Secretary , T . Fenn President
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Installation Meetings, &C.
*¦ ¦ - —¦ and Sfc . Paul , Malta , 349 ; Captain G . A . P . Williams , Provost-Marshal at Cairo , P . G . W . of Greece , W . M . 1068 ; Alfred Caldicotfc , Mus . Bac , 280 , W . Stone , M . A ., Colonel Sir Robert W . Harley , K . C . M . G ., Sussex Lodge , Right Hon . Robert Montagu 88 , George A . Sala 181 , and Henry L . W . Lawson , M . P ., Apollo Lodge , Oxford ;
proposed by Sir John E . Gorst , Q . C ., M . P ., S . W ., seconded by Bro . Augustus Harris W . M . Shortly afterwards the Lodge was formally closed , and the brethren proceeded to Freemasons' Tavern , where it had been arranged the banquet shonld take place . After fche clofch had been removed the Worshipful Master proposed the health of Her
Majesty the Queen , coupling with it the Craft . It was tho Jubilee year of our Queen , and he was sure no words were necessary to evoke that enthusiasm with which it would be drunk . As Masons they attended at that meeting of the Drury Lane Lodge as the servants of Her Majesty . Under fche circumstances he asked fchem
to receive the toast with thafc enthusiasm whioh is proverbial . On again rising , the Worshipful Master said he did so for the purpose of performing another easy task—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master . We all know what earnestness and zeal he has for tho welfare of the Craft ,
and also for the welfare of fche Drama . He is fche Grand Master of the one and the Grand Patron of the other . Therefore all would heartily drink his health ; not only thafc , bufc fche members of the Drury Lane Lodge would assist in carrying ont his wishes by subscribing to the fund he desired to raise . Bro . Sir John Eldon
Gorst said ; By command of the Worshipful Master he was entrusted with the privilege of proposing the next toast—The Pro Grand Master , the Deputy Grand Master , and the Grand Officers present and past . He was sure no Lodge had a better body of Grand Lodge Officers . Ever since its inauguration the Dmry Lane had received
the fostering care of the Officers of Grand Lodge , and if the ceremonies were nofc well performed it would not be their fault . To-day they had received a great proof of the favour in which this Lodge was held . Seldom in the annals of Masonry had so distinguished an assembly gathered together to do honour to an installation . Amongst those
present we have fche Deputy Grand Master , and the Most Worshipful the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland . Seeing those brethren there that night he could not help thinking that it was a happy augury , and that in the future there would be no change or disruption . He would call upon the Deputy G . M . the Earl of Lathom to
respond to this toast , and was sure his colleauges present would regard him as a worthy representative . The Deputy Grand Master , who was enthusiastically received , said : In the name of the Pro Grand Master and the Grand Officers present and past , he thanked them for the way in which they had received the toast . As regards
the Grand Officers it was his firm belief that they had done their duty in the past and would do it iu the future . If there was one thing more than another that gratified them ifc was to see a young Lodge like this approving their action and the example they set . He had seen a great many meetings , but never such a gathering
assembled to do honour to a Worshipfnl Master . It only showed how Masonry was prospering among all classes , and especially with thafc very hard worked body the Worshipful Master had appropriately termed the " Queen ' s servants . " When they could find a portion of their time to devote to Masonry he could only think it a good augury
that the Craft was prospering . Bro . Sir John Gorst had spoken of the Most Worshipfnl the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland and himself being together . He sincerely hoped that it was a happy omen of the future , and that we shall always be found hand in hand ; he took this opportunity of thanking them for the extremely
kind welcome extended to the Grand Officers ; he trusted that it Would not be long ere , in the terms of the menu , they had another " comp 6 te a Ia Druriolanus /' ' Bro . J . C . Parkinson P . G . D . Installing Master rose to propose the next toast ; he said : The Sister Grand Lodges was by far the most comprehensive on the list , and one of
the most comprehensive ever entrusted to mortal ; it embraced all tho representative Lodges outside the Graud Lodge of England , aud is in other words " Success to Masonry Universal . " Wherever the Craft flourishes there is a Grand Lodge , which is our title for a constitutional assemblage of representatives drawn from all tho
Masonic Lodges within its jurisdiction , representatives who are elected by universal suffrage . Every Mason has a vote for the Master of his Lodge , the Master appoints the Wardens , and the Master and Wardens , together with the Patt Masters , who owe their position to having been in their time elected , form the governing
body or Grand Lodge which guards the Constitutions , by framing , amending , and enforcing Masonic law . This representative Grand Lodgo elects the Grand Master annually , who , iu his turn selects aud appoints the Grand Officers , so thafc onr elaborate system of authority and dignities rests on a broad foundation of loyalty to representatives
who have been elected directly or vicariously by ourselves . ] S ow if we turn to the " Freemasons' Calendar" and the " Cosmopolitan Pocket Book , " which , for the extent and variety of their information are Masonio Whitaker Almanacks , we find the whole world is covered by a network of Masonic Lodges iu full activity , each working under , and amenable fco its own Grand Lodge .
" Let observation , with extensive view , Survey mankind , from China to Peru . " And Sister Grand Lodges are found everywhere , their pluce of meeting and even the names and addresses of their Secretaries beinjr recorded in the Pocket Book . So that a Freemason may sit at his
desk iu London and arrange a tour round the world , fixing beforehand , with absolute precision , when , and in what strange lauds he will visit his Masonic brethren . Moreover , from tho Arctic Regions to the Torrid Zone , whatever may be the differences in race , in language , or in religion , the Freemason finds his position in the
universal Craft recognised just as it is at homo . He had presided over au immense Masonic meeting afc Home , under the very shadow of the Vatican , and only four months ago ho worked his way into a Lodge at the foot of the Rocky Mountains , whero he presented himself without other introduction than the Masons' sign . Here they
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sent out a deputation to examine him , a proceeding whioh ended in his cross examining the deputation , and expressing his views with fraternal frankness as to the limits of its Masonio knowledge . The traveller finds that whilst in free countries Masonry flourishes best , in lands where there is either political or spiritual tyranny the
Masons Lodge , with its broad faith , throwing open its mystic portals to men of every creed , and its pure tenets of natural equality and mutual dependence , is a haven of refuge to men of generous mind , aud a centre of light to many whose understandings might be otherwise darkened by the prejudices or the superstitions around thorn .
To men elected by their brethren to guard Masonic landmarks , and who form the Sister Grand Lodges of the world , we look—to hold those havens secure , and to preserve thafc light nndimmed . He would give them the Sister Grand Lodges , coupled with the name of the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Scotland , Brother Sir A .
Campbell . The Most Worshipful the Grand Master of Scotland in reply thanked the brethren for the manner in which the toast of the Sister Grand Lodges had been given and received . He congratulated the Worshipful Master upon the magnificent assembly present , and upon his being W . M . The diligence Bro . Harris had shown in every
walk of life was exemplified by the good he had done for Masonry . With regard to the Sister Grand Lodges , he assured them that in Ireland and in Scotland they look to the Grand Lodge of England as the one upon which to rely , and also the one in which they were proud to be in perfect harmony . It had been remarked that
Freemasonry was all over the world , and that it was the boast of Masons that it was always high noon in a Masons' Lodge . That is a fact , for in every country there are Lodges hailing from the English Grand Lodge . This could only be attained by united action , and by maintaining the harmony that at present existed . Bro . the
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe said : Ho little thought when he received the invitation he should be called upon to take a conspicuous part in the proceedings . The task that devolved on him would be acknowledged to be the toast of the evening . For two reasons he regretted it had fallen upon him . It would nofc have happened bub for the
melancholy cause that had taken away their Past Master Bro . Lord Londesborough . In the second place he regretted he was not in a position to do justice to the toast . There was , however , one supreme consolation , the toasfc needs little recommendation . The Craft owes many thanks to the worthy brother who occupies the chair to-night ,
uot merely for what he has dono for this Lodge , and for which you are grateful ; nofc merely for the example he has given you all his life as to what a kind and genial Mason ought ; to be , but by enlisting sympathy in the Craft for that profession with which he is so honour , ably connected ; a profession we all rejoice to see daily rising in
public estimation . He believed that , as a class , actors were especially open to the genial intercourse which isoneof the features of Masonry . To carry on their labours there must necessarily be a strain npon their health and strength , and fchey must especially be open to tbe aid they must receive from the sympathetic grasp of a brother's hand
in time of trouble . He asked them to rise and driuk to the long life and happiness of their Worshipful Master , Bro . Augustus Harris . Bro . Augustus Harris knew full well he hardly deserved all that had been said of him , but on these occasions it was very pleasing to hear favourable things said of one . It was kind of those present to drink
so heartily to the toast and endorse all that had been said by the proposer . He assured them it had been a great gratification to kuow that so mauy distinguished Masons had come to his installation . He thanked them , heartily aud from the bottom of his soul . He considered this as one of the reddest of red letter days in his life . He
thanked the Depnty Grand Master , the Most Worshipful the Grand Masters of Scotland and Ivelaiv . l , and all the Grand Officers , for having so kindly attended . He assured them that everything he could do during his year of office to maintain fche pr stige of the Lodge would be done , lie should endeavour to follow the example of
Bro . Parkinson , who h « d so materially assisted them . He was pleased to know he should have such Officers as the Senior and Junior Wardens—Brothers Sir J . E . Gorst and Admiral Sir E . Iuglefield . If a ship has good officers the captain feels safe ; under such circumstances he felt that his ship was pretty sale 10 gtfc
into port with flying colours . His first thought would be to hand over the Lodge in as flourishing condition as it btood that day . The Grand Secretary , in submitting the next toast , said : Tbe toast he had to introduce was one more impoitaut than any other ; it was a recognition of services rendered—The Immediate Past Master and
Installing Officer . Those brethren who have had anything to do with the foundation of a Lodge must be aware of the large amount of work to be clone before the consecration day arrives . AU must be aware that the position of a new Lodge in Masonry , and its success depend upon the esteem in which the Worshipfnl Master is held , ' [ 'he mem .
bers of this Lo Ige were most fortunate in enlisting the services of BIM . Lord Londesborongh ; he takes a givut personal interest in the Lodge . He is an old ancl distinguished Past Grand Warden of England , having been appointed to that office as fur back as 1800 . We all regret he is prevented from being with us . We are most
fortunate under those circumstances in enlisting the services of an able brother to take the chair in his absence . He ( Colonel Gierke ) had the pleasure of being present frequently dnring the past year , and was delighted to find that the chair was filled in the most excellent manner by Bro . Parkinson . He performed almost every ceremony
dnring that period , ancl those members who were fortunate enough to be present could say they were performed in a most excelled , way . Ho bad put the last stone on the building by installing tlie Worshipfnl Master that night . He would ask them to drink the double toast—Lord Londesborough and Bio . Parkinson the
Installino- Master of the evening . Bro . J . C . Parkinson replied . It had been a great pleasure to undertake the work of this exceptionally interesting Lodge , and to have acted for its Worshipful Master
during the first twelve months ot its existence . They had also had the great advantage of being assisted and supported by its Honorary Members , some of the most accomplished of Graud Officers—Bros . Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke Grand Secretary , T . Fenn President