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Cheshire.
It was in the year 1813 that the United Grand Lodge of England was formed . Prior to this , Brethren of the rival Grand Lodges were frequently distinguished from each other by the names of their respective Grand Masters . Thus , the members of Lodges under the " regular " or "
constitutional Grand Lodge ( 1717 ) were known as Prmce of Wales Masons , or Moderns , while those under the jurisdiction of the "Grand Lodge" ( 1753 ) were styled " Atholl" Masons , or "Ancients . " Prior to the year 1816 , no regular meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire had been held for
many years , and at a meeting in Chester , Sir John Grey Egerton , Bart , then nominated his Officers , and many occasions are recorded on which he manifested the utmost interest in the Craft . Sir John , who died 25 th May 1825 , represented the city of Chester in two successive Parliaments ,
and was very popular . A handsome cenotaph was erected to his memory in Chester Cathedral by the citizens , who desired by that " memorial of gratitude and affection to hold
up for example manly uprightness , unswerving rectitude , unchanging friendship , zealous and incorruptible patriotism , which ever marked the character and guided the conduct of their honourable and independent representative . "
. On 21 st October 1830 , the Right Hon . Lord Viscount Combermere was appointed by patent of His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Augustus Grand Master of England , and his installation took place at Nahtwich . We need not here
dilate on the military services of this hero to his country . They are enshrined in history , but under his rule Freemasonry seems to have entered on a new era of prosperity in the Province of Cheshire . A fund for charitable and Masonic
purposes was inaugurated , which has since developed into the Provincial Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence , bye-laws were prepared , and later the Cheshire Educational Institution was projected and carried out- Lord Combermere died at Combermere Abbey , February 1865 , at the ripe age of
ninetyone , having presided over the affairs of the Province for thirty-five years . In an address of condolence to his family by the members of Provincial Grand Lodge , occasion is taken to refer to him as one of the companions in arms " of the illustrious Wellington , who so nobly struggled against the
despotic power of Napoleon , and whose efforts were crowned by that glorious victory from which resulted a peace of forty years duration . " Every respect is paid to his lordship ' s efforts in connection with Freemasonry , and a hope expressed
that the example he had " so worthily set , and the benefits conferred on the Craft through his instrumentality might for generations to come serve as incitements to a noble emulation amongst his successors . "
The late Lord de Tabley was installed as Viscount Combermere ' s successor at Knutsford , in August 1865 , and his Mastership was memorable for the retirement of the Earl of Zetland as Grand Master , and the succession of the present Grand Master of the Order H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . In
the proceedings of Provincial Grand Lodge five years later ( 1 S 70 ) , a sidelight is thrown on history from which a moral may be drawn for present day digestion by our Continental neighbours . A national fund was raised in England in aid of the sick and wounded on both sides in the Franco-German
War . Of this His Royal Plighness was one of the promoters , and in response to an appeal the Cheshire Prov . G . Lodge voted the sum of £ 50 , Lord de Tabley remarking that although the recipients were foreigner's ( Frenchmen and Germans ) , and not Englishmen , charity was beyond
nationality , and it became them to follow a holy example by assisting their suffering fellow-creatures of all nations and climes . Read in the light of present-day events , we are more than ever compelled to the conclusion that gratitude with nations , as with individuals , is " a lively sense of favours to
come . " Turning , however , to the progress of the Order during the years Lord de Tablev occupied the chair of Prov . Grand Lodge , the votes of the Province for London
Charitable Institutions were considerably increased , the Cheshire Educational Institution was carried on on an enlarged scale in regard to its usefulness , and no fewer than sixteen Lodges were added to the roll .
Lord de Tabley resigned Office in 1886 , and was succeeded by Lord Egerton of Tatton , who was installed at Chester in 1887 . At the first Provincial meeting held at
Crewe subsequently , his lordship expressed his gratification at the fact of their meeting in the town where he had been initiated into Masonry twenty-five years before . No doubt in his valedictory address on the 17 th inst . his lordship will oe
Cheshire.
able to recapitulate the events in the history of the Province since he was himself installed . Suffice it for our present purpose to state that the lamp of Masonry has burnt brightly in Cheshire—the extent of its charitable operations has been greatly enlarged , many Lodges have been added , and the membership has greatly increased .
The installation of Bro . the Plon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P , Past Grand Warden of England P . P . S . G . Warden of Cheshire , as Provincial Grand Master of the Province in succession to his lordship , will take place at the Town Hall , Chester , on Monday , 17 th December . Earl
Egerton , who will preside on the occasion , will be supported by members of Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges , and past and present Officers . The address on the duties of the Office of Provincial Grand Master will be given by Bro . E .
Letchworth Grand Secretary . The event , both from the present prosperity of the Craft , as well as the popularity of the hon . gentleman , will be a memorable one in the history of the Craft in the Province . — " Manchester Courier . "
Durham.
DURHAM .
THE annual , meeting of this Provincial Grand Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Durham , on Saturday afternoon , 1 st inst . In the unavoidable absence of the Rev . Canon H . B . Tristram , D . D , P . P . G . H . Grand Superintendent-elect , owing to a severe bronchial attack , the chair was occupied by Comp .
John Holt Prov . G . H . The installation of the Rev . Canon Tristram as Grand Superintendent was to have taken place , but owing to his absence this portion of the proceedings was postponed . At the commencement Comp . R . Hudson expressed the regret which all felt at the illness of Canon Tristram .
Comp . T . Harrison ( Sunderland ) presented the annual financial statement , which was of a satisfactory character , and was received and adopted . Comp . R . Hudson gave some statistical information with reference to the progress of the Province , which showed that there had been a considerable numerical increase in the strength of the Chapters .
Comp . R . Luck ( Darlington ) referred to the deep regret which all felt at the great loss which the Provincial Chapter had sustained in the death of Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., the late Grand Superintendent , who was a thorough Mason in every sense of the word , and in all matters did his very best for the good of Freemasonry generally . He
moved that a record of the decease of Sir Hedworth and the great regret which they all felt at his loss be entered on the minutes of the Provincial Chapter . Comp . C . S . Lane seconded the motion , which was agreed to unanimously . Comp . Charles Cox ( Sunderland ) was unanimously elected Treasurer . Comps . J . C . Moor and G . B . Hall ( Sunderland ) were re-elected Auditors .
Comp . R . Hudson read an official communication from the Scribe E . of the Grand Chapter in London intimating the appointment by the First Grand Principal of England ( His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) of the Rev . Canon Tristram as Grand Superintendent of the Province of Durham .
The investment of Officers afterwards took place , the following being the appointments : COMP . John Holt 509 ... H . W . C . Moffett 240 ... J . R . Hudson ... acribe E .
R . Hauxwell 124 ... Scribe N . Charles Cox 97 ... Treasurer J . W . B . Heslop 1230 ... Registrar J . R . Grimes 240 ... Principal Sojourner E . H . Tilley 04 ... 1 st Assist . Soj .
J . Walton 124 ... 2 nd Assist . Soj . W . McBride 531 ... Sword Bearer W . Hutchinson 509 ... Standard Bearer E . Lautebach 949 ... Dir . of Ceremonies
M , Cohen 94 ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . J . M . Moore ... Organist C . T . Johnson ... Assist . Scribe E . Thomas Grieve ... Janitor .
The Venerable Thomas Stevens , Archdeacon of Essex , Past Grand Chaplain of England has been appointed by Lord Salisbury to the chaplaincy of the hospital of St . Mary and St . Thomas of Canterbury , Ilford , which has been vacated by Canon Plensiey Henson . Archdeacon Stevens has been vicar of St . John ' s , Stratford , since j 83 Q ,
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Cheshire.
It was in the year 1813 that the United Grand Lodge of England was formed . Prior to this , Brethren of the rival Grand Lodges were frequently distinguished from each other by the names of their respective Grand Masters . Thus , the members of Lodges under the " regular " or "
constitutional Grand Lodge ( 1717 ) were known as Prmce of Wales Masons , or Moderns , while those under the jurisdiction of the "Grand Lodge" ( 1753 ) were styled " Atholl" Masons , or "Ancients . " Prior to the year 1816 , no regular meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cheshire had been held for
many years , and at a meeting in Chester , Sir John Grey Egerton , Bart , then nominated his Officers , and many occasions are recorded on which he manifested the utmost interest in the Craft . Sir John , who died 25 th May 1825 , represented the city of Chester in two successive Parliaments ,
and was very popular . A handsome cenotaph was erected to his memory in Chester Cathedral by the citizens , who desired by that " memorial of gratitude and affection to hold
up for example manly uprightness , unswerving rectitude , unchanging friendship , zealous and incorruptible patriotism , which ever marked the character and guided the conduct of their honourable and independent representative . "
. On 21 st October 1830 , the Right Hon . Lord Viscount Combermere was appointed by patent of His Royal Highness Prince Frederick Augustus Grand Master of England , and his installation took place at Nahtwich . We need not here
dilate on the military services of this hero to his country . They are enshrined in history , but under his rule Freemasonry seems to have entered on a new era of prosperity in the Province of Cheshire . A fund for charitable and Masonic
purposes was inaugurated , which has since developed into the Provincial Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence , bye-laws were prepared , and later the Cheshire Educational Institution was projected and carried out- Lord Combermere died at Combermere Abbey , February 1865 , at the ripe age of
ninetyone , having presided over the affairs of the Province for thirty-five years . In an address of condolence to his family by the members of Provincial Grand Lodge , occasion is taken to refer to him as one of the companions in arms " of the illustrious Wellington , who so nobly struggled against the
despotic power of Napoleon , and whose efforts were crowned by that glorious victory from which resulted a peace of forty years duration . " Every respect is paid to his lordship ' s efforts in connection with Freemasonry , and a hope expressed
that the example he had " so worthily set , and the benefits conferred on the Craft through his instrumentality might for generations to come serve as incitements to a noble emulation amongst his successors . "
The late Lord de Tabley was installed as Viscount Combermere ' s successor at Knutsford , in August 1865 , and his Mastership was memorable for the retirement of the Earl of Zetland as Grand Master , and the succession of the present Grand Master of the Order H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . In
the proceedings of Provincial Grand Lodge five years later ( 1 S 70 ) , a sidelight is thrown on history from which a moral may be drawn for present day digestion by our Continental neighbours . A national fund was raised in England in aid of the sick and wounded on both sides in the Franco-German
War . Of this His Royal Plighness was one of the promoters , and in response to an appeal the Cheshire Prov . G . Lodge voted the sum of £ 50 , Lord de Tabley remarking that although the recipients were foreigner's ( Frenchmen and Germans ) , and not Englishmen , charity was beyond
nationality , and it became them to follow a holy example by assisting their suffering fellow-creatures of all nations and climes . Read in the light of present-day events , we are more than ever compelled to the conclusion that gratitude with nations , as with individuals , is " a lively sense of favours to
come . " Turning , however , to the progress of the Order during the years Lord de Tablev occupied the chair of Prov . Grand Lodge , the votes of the Province for London
Charitable Institutions were considerably increased , the Cheshire Educational Institution was carried on on an enlarged scale in regard to its usefulness , and no fewer than sixteen Lodges were added to the roll .
Lord de Tabley resigned Office in 1886 , and was succeeded by Lord Egerton of Tatton , who was installed at Chester in 1887 . At the first Provincial meeting held at
Crewe subsequently , his lordship expressed his gratification at the fact of their meeting in the town where he had been initiated into Masonry twenty-five years before . No doubt in his valedictory address on the 17 th inst . his lordship will oe
Cheshire.
able to recapitulate the events in the history of the Province since he was himself installed . Suffice it for our present purpose to state that the lamp of Masonry has burnt brightly in Cheshire—the extent of its charitable operations has been greatly enlarged , many Lodges have been added , and the membership has greatly increased .
The installation of Bro . the Plon . Alan de Tatton Egerton , M . P , Past Grand Warden of England P . P . S . G . Warden of Cheshire , as Provincial Grand Master of the Province in succession to his lordship , will take place at the Town Hall , Chester , on Monday , 17 th December . Earl
Egerton , who will preside on the occasion , will be supported by members of Grand and Provincial Grand Lodges , and past and present Officers . The address on the duties of the Office of Provincial Grand Master will be given by Bro . E .
Letchworth Grand Secretary . The event , both from the present prosperity of the Craft , as well as the popularity of the hon . gentleman , will be a memorable one in the history of the Craft in the Province . — " Manchester Courier . "
Durham.
DURHAM .
THE annual , meeting of this Provincial Grand Chapter was held at the Masonic Hall , Durham , on Saturday afternoon , 1 st inst . In the unavoidable absence of the Rev . Canon H . B . Tristram , D . D , P . P . G . H . Grand Superintendent-elect , owing to a severe bronchial attack , the chair was occupied by Comp .
John Holt Prov . G . H . The installation of the Rev . Canon Tristram as Grand Superintendent was to have taken place , but owing to his absence this portion of the proceedings was postponed . At the commencement Comp . R . Hudson expressed the regret which all felt at the illness of Canon Tristram .
Comp . T . Harrison ( Sunderland ) presented the annual financial statement , which was of a satisfactory character , and was received and adopted . Comp . R . Hudson gave some statistical information with reference to the progress of the Province , which showed that there had been a considerable numerical increase in the strength of the Chapters .
Comp . R . Luck ( Darlington ) referred to the deep regret which all felt at the great loss which the Provincial Chapter had sustained in the death of Sir Hedworth Williamson , Bart ., the late Grand Superintendent , who was a thorough Mason in every sense of the word , and in all matters did his very best for the good of Freemasonry generally . He
moved that a record of the decease of Sir Hedworth and the great regret which they all felt at his loss be entered on the minutes of the Provincial Chapter . Comp . C . S . Lane seconded the motion , which was agreed to unanimously . Comp . Charles Cox ( Sunderland ) was unanimously elected Treasurer . Comps . J . C . Moor and G . B . Hall ( Sunderland ) were re-elected Auditors .
Comp . R . Hudson read an official communication from the Scribe E . of the Grand Chapter in London intimating the appointment by the First Grand Principal of England ( His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ) of the Rev . Canon Tristram as Grand Superintendent of the Province of Durham .
The investment of Officers afterwards took place , the following being the appointments : COMP . John Holt 509 ... H . W . C . Moffett 240 ... J . R . Hudson ... acribe E .
R . Hauxwell 124 ... Scribe N . Charles Cox 97 ... Treasurer J . W . B . Heslop 1230 ... Registrar J . R . Grimes 240 ... Principal Sojourner E . H . Tilley 04 ... 1 st Assist . Soj .
J . Walton 124 ... 2 nd Assist . Soj . W . McBride 531 ... Sword Bearer W . Hutchinson 509 ... Standard Bearer E . Lautebach 949 ... Dir . of Ceremonies
M , Cohen 94 ... Assist . Dir . of Cers . J . M . Moore ... Organist C . T . Johnson ... Assist . Scribe E . Thomas Grieve ... Janitor .
The Venerable Thomas Stevens , Archdeacon of Essex , Past Grand Chaplain of England has been appointed by Lord Salisbury to the chaplaincy of the hospital of St . Mary and St . Thomas of Canterbury , Ilford , which has been vacated by Canon Plensiey Henson . Archdeacon Stevens has been vicar of St . John ' s , Stratford , since j 83 Q ,