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London.
consultation with his friends , and also that the name the new Lodge bears will for ever perpetuate , not only his sacred calling , but also the place were his ministerial work more particularly lies . We havo seen in the ceremony we have this evening witnessed tho peculiar teachings of the Mark Degree ; the candidate going forth in the
enthusiasm of his work , exorcising his skill and ingenuity , carefully preparing his work and presenting it ; when , to his sorrow and confusion , he finds it rejected and thrown over among the rubbish , as useless . Mark Masonry has existed for years , its friends have worked and toiled hard in its behalf ; but ever it has been rejected , cast aside
as useless , or aa being no integral part of Masonry ; yet when the time came it was found to comtain , as it were , the connecting link to compress and cement the whole fabric of Masonry in one firm and solid whole . Again , we find in our daily intercourse in life that there are some men who are steadily walking on , pursuing their way
quietly , inoffensively ; tho world watches them , pities them , and even holds them up to ridicule ; yet the time comes when some more important work is required to be done , when some true philanthropist is needed to take the lead , and he is fonnd amongst those who previously have been held up as spending useless lives , although
they may have been gradually training for the special work required of them . Mark Masonry teaches ns not to be discouraged by want of snccess . We havo all onr allotted tasks to fulfil , and whatever may bo our lot , whether great or insignificant , whether in tbe front or in the rear , we have our special work to do . Our works , words and actions
may be all misunderstood , improper motives may be attributed to us , yet in steadily pursuing onr way , and though we may in the moment of disappointment exclaim , " my labour is lost , " yet it is not so , and in due time if we faint not we shall reap our reward , and exclaim , with the Craftsmen of old , " Thanks be to God , I have my
reward . " In the degree the advantages of education and refinement are forcibly impressed upon our minds , and it has not been inaptly termed the degree of uprightness . The upright man ; what a flood of thought those words bring to our recollection ; who can properly estimate the upright man ; a man who always acts upon the square ;
one who always thinks of the wants of others before his own ? wherever sorrow or suffering is to be fonnd there we find him doing to others as he would have others do to him , dealing fairly with all men . In the words so well known to ns , he is " one to whom the burdened heart may pour forth its sorrows , to whom distress may
prefer its suit , whose head is guided by justice , and his heart expanded by benevolence . " As in the Craft the square teaches us morality and justice , the level equality , and the plumb line integrity , so in Mark Masonry do the various symbols used convey to us moral
lessons . The hour glass reminds us that life 13 quickly passing away , and teaches us to improve the remaining portions of our lives . The rope and anchor remind us of a well-spent life , and teach ns to look forward to that time when we shall bo safely anchored in the peaceful
Haven" Where the wicked cease from troubling , And the weary are at rest . " The axe teaches as to avoid the danger of indulging in deception and of attempting fraud , to act openly with our fellow men , so that , with minds conscious of right , we can walk forward void of offence
toward God and man . The all-seeing eye reminds us of the vi gilance and unceasing watchfulness of the G . O . O . T . W ., which teaches us to take heed of our steps , to be cautious iu onr demeanour , to avoid offending with the tongue , and so to direct our conduct in every relation of life as to give evidence that we are conscious of the care
ofthe G . O . O . T . W . The Lodge was then solemnly consecrated in ancient form . Tho P . G . M . then installed the W . M . nominate , Bro . Rev . Thomas Cartwright Smyth , Vicar of St . Chad ' s , Headingley ,
into the chair of A ., there being 17 installed Masters present . He afterwards invested Bros . Dr . Hollingsworth S . W ., Dr . McGill J . W . The others officers having been appointed and invested the Lodge was dnly closed .
ENAMELLED IRON . —At the present time , when American competition is so severely felt that we are fairly undersold in many of our own markets , as well as upon the Continent , it is interesting to learn that , notwithstanding their undoubted technical and mechanical skill , our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic have
not succeeded in producing the famous iron tablets manufactured in this country , which are now universally used in England , and in most parts of France , Belgium , Germany and India . Under the direction of Mr . Jarries Willing , tho well-known London advertising contractor , these enamelled plates have been" brought to an
extraordinary degree of artistic perfection of colour and style . Even when exposed to our trying climate they are apparently of everlasting wear , and can be made at a price which completely rivals in cheapness that of wod or other perishing material . For many years past Mr . Willing has supplied these easily read signs and tablets to
the chief government departments , the International and Colonial Exhibitions , Scotland-yard , for all kinds of public annonncements in Loudon , the great railway companies and our Provincial houses of business for every varety of out-door advertising . In compliance with a request from some of the managers of some of the railway
companies and leading firms in New York and other large towns in America , Mr . Willing will shortly proceed to New York for the purpose of establishing works at Philadelphia or other manufacturing centre for tbo production of these enamelled plates . It is probable that ho will arrange for a number of our best workmen
to go to America . Owing to tho promise of support already given there is little doubt that a largo establishment will soon bo iu full work . Iu consequence of the heavy duties these enamelled plates can be made in America at a far less cost than if sent from England . Mr . Willing will only remain iu the United States for the completion of the preliminary business arrangements .
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London or Country by Bro . G . A . "Q * TJTTO"N " , 17 "Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C Monuments erected . Valuations made .
Bro. Edward Dean Davis.
BRO . EDWARD DEAN DAVIS .
ON the 19 th instant departed this life one of the most popular and genial Masons of the day , in the person of Bro . Edward Dean Davia . The funeral took place at Jesmond Cemetery , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on the 22 nd instant , and it was attended by a very large gathering of the Freemasons of the Provinces of Northumberland and Durham , of
both of whioh , for many years , deceased had been a leading Officer . The time fixed for the assemblage was 215 , when upwards of three hundred members of the Craft had gathered in Eldon-square , near the residence of the deceased . There was also a large number of the general public , and there were many tokens of the respect in -which
the deceased was held . Notices had been issued to the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodges of Northumberland and of Durham by Bros . B . J . Thompson and R . Hudson , the Grand Secretaries of the two Provinces , and notices had also been sent out by Bro . W . M . Pybus , the Worshipful Master of Indnstry Lodge , Gateshead , of
whicb Bvo . Davis was Worshipful Master in 1852 and 1853 . The brethren generally were also invited by the intimation of Bro . B . J . Thompson P . G . S . Northumberland . The late Bro . E . D . Davis waa appointed an Officer of the Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Chapter of England last year , in recognition of his Masonio merit aud
ability , and the gathering under notice waa the largest that has been seen at a Masonic funeral for some years . The cortege left the residence of the deceased at twenty minutes to three o'clock . The coffin in which the remains were enclosed was of best polished oak , and the engraved plate bore the following inscription : —
EDWARD DEAN DAVIS , Died 19 tb February 1887 . Aged 80 years . The procession was beaded by the Masonio brethren , comprising all the representative men of the district , after whioh followed the
hearse and mourning coaches ; there were also a number of private carriages . The visiting brethren of the junior Lodges walked first , then the brethren of the Northumberland Lodges , in rotation , according to their numbers ; finally came the Provincial Officers of Northnmberland and Durham , arranged according to rank . The pro .
cession moved at a slow pace to the cemetery in Jesmond-road . The Freemasons stood at each side of the path , and formed an avenue through -which tbe hearse and mourning coaches passed . Among those present wera Mr . Richard Yonnge , Tyne Theatre ; Mr . Richard Fynes , Theatre Royal , Blyth ; Mr . Thomas Weatberly , Blytb ;
Mr . Kirton , and many friends of the deceased . The cortege was met at the cemetery by the Rev . T . B . Nichols , of St . Oswald ' s College , Tynemouth , Past Prov . Grand Chaplain and Past Prov . Grand Senior Warden of Northumberland . The rev . gentleman conducted the service in the chapel and at the grave in a most
impressive manner . The private friends and Freemasons gathered round the grave , and at the close of the burial service they joined in singing " Days and moments quickly flying , " Brothers Whitehead and Walker , of Durham Cathedral Choir , leading the singing . The relatives of the deceased having taken their last look into the grave , the Masonic
brethren passed , and each dropped a sprig of acacia into the grave . There wera a number of wreaths sent by friends , whioh were afterwards deposited npon the grave , among those sending the same being Mr . and Mrs . F . Wyndham , of the Theatre Royal , Newcastle j Mr . and Mrs . Ernest Joplin ( nee Miss Emily Cross ); a Masonic wreath from
the Officers of St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 1676 , Newcastle ; and Mr . and Mrs . German Reed ; JeanJe Pocock ; a white floral cross , T . E . Swithinbank ; and Miss Mary M . East . The late Bro . E . D . Davis , who had been connected with the Masonio body for upwards of fifty years , was initiated in a Lodge at Taunton
on 15 th April 1835 . He was ] exalted in Chapter 312 , at Barnstaple , in 1836 , and became attached to the Knight Templar Encampment at Tiverton in 1838 . Upon his coming to the North ho became a joining member of fche De Loraine Lodge , at Newcastle , in 1847 , and afterwards joined the Northern Counties , and was one of tha founders
and acted as I . P . M . of St . Peters Lodge in 1856 . Ho joined the Industry Lodge , Gateshead , the oldest Lodge in the Province of Durham in 1851 , and was the same year appointed to the Senior Warden ' s chair in it , the following year being elected to the chair of Master . In the year 1852 he was appointed Prov . Grand Registrar
of the ^ Province of Durham . In 1855 he was appointed Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , and in 1859 Provincial Junior Grand Warden of Durham . In the Provincial Grand Chapter of Durham and Northumberland he was a Past Second Principal . In 1854 he wns the First Principal of Chapter No . 97 , Sunderland , and in
Northumberland he had been a Past Grand Second Principal for several years , and had discharged the duties of First Principal in several Chapters of Newcastle ancl the Province . In the Provincial Grand Ledge of N u * thumberland ha was appointed Director of Ceremonies in 1851 , and was appointed the Prov . Grand Senior Warden in 1857 .
and from 1866 to the time of his death he had most efficiently officiated as Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Up to the last he con . tinned to take the deepest interest in Masonic affairs , and officiated upon the occasion of the installation of Sir Mat . White Ridley , Bart M . P ., as Prov . Grand Master of Northumberland , on tho 16 th
November last . In December he took part in the installation of the Prin . cipals of St . John ' s Chapter at Sunderland , and entertained the brethren on that occasion with one of his characteristic recitations . He had been for some years an hon . member of the Industry Lod ^ e at Gateshead , and tho Palatine Lodge of Sunderland , ancl other
Lodges , and was held in the highest estimation by the brethren of these Lodges . As already stated , his great Masonic abilities were recognised by the Grand Lodge and Graud Chapter of England last year , wLen his Masonic career was crowned by his appointment as u Grand Officer .
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consultation with his friends , and also that the name the new Lodge bears will for ever perpetuate , not only his sacred calling , but also the place were his ministerial work more particularly lies . We havo seen in the ceremony we have this evening witnessed tho peculiar teachings of the Mark Degree ; the candidate going forth in the
enthusiasm of his work , exorcising his skill and ingenuity , carefully preparing his work and presenting it ; when , to his sorrow and confusion , he finds it rejected and thrown over among the rubbish , as useless . Mark Masonry has existed for years , its friends have worked and toiled hard in its behalf ; but ever it has been rejected , cast aside
as useless , or aa being no integral part of Masonry ; yet when the time came it was found to comtain , as it were , the connecting link to compress and cement the whole fabric of Masonry in one firm and solid whole . Again , we find in our daily intercourse in life that there are some men who are steadily walking on , pursuing their way
quietly , inoffensively ; tho world watches them , pities them , and even holds them up to ridicule ; yet the time comes when some more important work is required to be done , when some true philanthropist is needed to take the lead , and he is fonnd amongst those who previously have been held up as spending useless lives , although
they may have been gradually training for the special work required of them . Mark Masonry teaches ns not to be discouraged by want of snccess . We havo all onr allotted tasks to fulfil , and whatever may bo our lot , whether great or insignificant , whether in tbe front or in the rear , we have our special work to do . Our works , words and actions
may be all misunderstood , improper motives may be attributed to us , yet in steadily pursuing onr way , and though we may in the moment of disappointment exclaim , " my labour is lost , " yet it is not so , and in due time if we faint not we shall reap our reward , and exclaim , with the Craftsmen of old , " Thanks be to God , I have my
reward . " In the degree the advantages of education and refinement are forcibly impressed upon our minds , and it has not been inaptly termed the degree of uprightness . The upright man ; what a flood of thought those words bring to our recollection ; who can properly estimate the upright man ; a man who always acts upon the square ;
one who always thinks of the wants of others before his own ? wherever sorrow or suffering is to be fonnd there we find him doing to others as he would have others do to him , dealing fairly with all men . In the words so well known to ns , he is " one to whom the burdened heart may pour forth its sorrows , to whom distress may
prefer its suit , whose head is guided by justice , and his heart expanded by benevolence . " As in the Craft the square teaches us morality and justice , the level equality , and the plumb line integrity , so in Mark Masonry do the various symbols used convey to us moral
lessons . The hour glass reminds us that life 13 quickly passing away , and teaches us to improve the remaining portions of our lives . The rope and anchor remind us of a well-spent life , and teach ns to look forward to that time when we shall bo safely anchored in the peaceful
Haven" Where the wicked cease from troubling , And the weary are at rest . " The axe teaches as to avoid the danger of indulging in deception and of attempting fraud , to act openly with our fellow men , so that , with minds conscious of right , we can walk forward void of offence
toward God and man . The all-seeing eye reminds us of the vi gilance and unceasing watchfulness of the G . O . O . T . W ., which teaches us to take heed of our steps , to be cautious iu onr demeanour , to avoid offending with the tongue , and so to direct our conduct in every relation of life as to give evidence that we are conscious of the care
ofthe G . O . O . T . W . The Lodge was then solemnly consecrated in ancient form . Tho P . G . M . then installed the W . M . nominate , Bro . Rev . Thomas Cartwright Smyth , Vicar of St . Chad ' s , Headingley ,
into the chair of A ., there being 17 installed Masters present . He afterwards invested Bros . Dr . Hollingsworth S . W ., Dr . McGill J . W . The others officers having been appointed and invested the Lodge was dnly closed .
ENAMELLED IRON . —At the present time , when American competition is so severely felt that we are fairly undersold in many of our own markets , as well as upon the Continent , it is interesting to learn that , notwithstanding their undoubted technical and mechanical skill , our cousins on the other side of the Atlantic have
not succeeded in producing the famous iron tablets manufactured in this country , which are now universally used in England , and in most parts of France , Belgium , Germany and India . Under the direction of Mr . Jarries Willing , tho well-known London advertising contractor , these enamelled plates have been" brought to an
extraordinary degree of artistic perfection of colour and style . Even when exposed to our trying climate they are apparently of everlasting wear , and can be made at a price which completely rivals in cheapness that of wod or other perishing material . For many years past Mr . Willing has supplied these easily read signs and tablets to
the chief government departments , the International and Colonial Exhibitions , Scotland-yard , for all kinds of public annonncements in Loudon , the great railway companies and our Provincial houses of business for every varety of out-door advertising . In compliance with a request from some of the managers of some of the railway
companies and leading firms in New York and other large towns in America , Mr . Willing will shortly proceed to New York for the purpose of establishing works at Philadelphia or other manufacturing centre for tbo production of these enamelled plates . It is probable that ho will arrange for a number of our best workmen
to go to America . Owing to tho promise of support already given there is little doubt that a largo establishment will soon bo iu full work . Iu consequence of the heavy duties these enamelled plates can be made in America at a far less cost than if sent from England . Mr . Willing will only remain iu the United States for the completion of the preliminary business arrangements .
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London or Country by Bro . G . A . "Q * TJTTO"N " , 17 "Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C Monuments erected . Valuations made .
Bro. Edward Dean Davis.
BRO . EDWARD DEAN DAVIS .
ON the 19 th instant departed this life one of the most popular and genial Masons of the day , in the person of Bro . Edward Dean Davia . The funeral took place at Jesmond Cemetery , Newcastle-on-Tyne , on the 22 nd instant , and it was attended by a very large gathering of the Freemasons of the Provinces of Northumberland and Durham , of
both of whioh , for many years , deceased had been a leading Officer . The time fixed for the assemblage was 215 , when upwards of three hundred members of the Craft had gathered in Eldon-square , near the residence of the deceased . There was also a large number of the general public , and there were many tokens of the respect in -which
the deceased was held . Notices had been issued to the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodges of Northumberland and of Durham by Bros . B . J . Thompson and R . Hudson , the Grand Secretaries of the two Provinces , and notices had also been sent out by Bro . W . M . Pybus , the Worshipful Master of Indnstry Lodge , Gateshead , of
whicb Bvo . Davis was Worshipful Master in 1852 and 1853 . The brethren generally were also invited by the intimation of Bro . B . J . Thompson P . G . S . Northumberland . The late Bro . E . D . Davis waa appointed an Officer of the Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Chapter of England last year , in recognition of his Masonio merit aud
ability , and the gathering under notice waa the largest that has been seen at a Masonic funeral for some years . The cortege left the residence of the deceased at twenty minutes to three o'clock . The coffin in which the remains were enclosed was of best polished oak , and the engraved plate bore the following inscription : —
EDWARD DEAN DAVIS , Died 19 tb February 1887 . Aged 80 years . The procession was beaded by the Masonio brethren , comprising all the representative men of the district , after whioh followed the
hearse and mourning coaches ; there were also a number of private carriages . The visiting brethren of the junior Lodges walked first , then the brethren of the Northumberland Lodges , in rotation , according to their numbers ; finally came the Provincial Officers of Northnmberland and Durham , arranged according to rank . The pro .
cession moved at a slow pace to the cemetery in Jesmond-road . The Freemasons stood at each side of the path , and formed an avenue through -which tbe hearse and mourning coaches passed . Among those present wera Mr . Richard Yonnge , Tyne Theatre ; Mr . Richard Fynes , Theatre Royal , Blyth ; Mr . Thomas Weatberly , Blytb ;
Mr . Kirton , and many friends of the deceased . The cortege was met at the cemetery by the Rev . T . B . Nichols , of St . Oswald ' s College , Tynemouth , Past Prov . Grand Chaplain and Past Prov . Grand Senior Warden of Northumberland . The rev . gentleman conducted the service in the chapel and at the grave in a most
impressive manner . The private friends and Freemasons gathered round the grave , and at the close of the burial service they joined in singing " Days and moments quickly flying , " Brothers Whitehead and Walker , of Durham Cathedral Choir , leading the singing . The relatives of the deceased having taken their last look into the grave , the Masonic
brethren passed , and each dropped a sprig of acacia into the grave . There wera a number of wreaths sent by friends , whioh were afterwards deposited npon the grave , among those sending the same being Mr . and Mrs . F . Wyndham , of the Theatre Royal , Newcastle j Mr . and Mrs . Ernest Joplin ( nee Miss Emily Cross ); a Masonic wreath from
the Officers of St . Nicholas Lodge , No . 1676 , Newcastle ; and Mr . and Mrs . German Reed ; JeanJe Pocock ; a white floral cross , T . E . Swithinbank ; and Miss Mary M . East . The late Bro . E . D . Davis , who had been connected with the Masonio body for upwards of fifty years , was initiated in a Lodge at Taunton
on 15 th April 1835 . He was ] exalted in Chapter 312 , at Barnstaple , in 1836 , and became attached to the Knight Templar Encampment at Tiverton in 1838 . Upon his coming to the North ho became a joining member of fche De Loraine Lodge , at Newcastle , in 1847 , and afterwards joined the Northern Counties , and was one of tha founders
and acted as I . P . M . of St . Peters Lodge in 1856 . Ho joined the Industry Lodge , Gateshead , the oldest Lodge in the Province of Durham in 1851 , and was the same year appointed to the Senior Warden ' s chair in it , the following year being elected to the chair of Master . In the year 1852 he was appointed Prov . Grand Registrar
of the ^ Province of Durham . In 1855 he was appointed Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies , and in 1859 Provincial Junior Grand Warden of Durham . In the Provincial Grand Chapter of Durham and Northumberland he was a Past Second Principal . In 1854 he wns the First Principal of Chapter No . 97 , Sunderland , and in
Northumberland he had been a Past Grand Second Principal for several years , and had discharged the duties of First Principal in several Chapters of Newcastle ancl the Province . In the Provincial Grand Ledge of N u * thumberland ha was appointed Director of Ceremonies in 1851 , and was appointed the Prov . Grand Senior Warden in 1857 .
and from 1866 to the time of his death he had most efficiently officiated as Prov . G . Director of Ceremonies . Up to the last he con . tinned to take the deepest interest in Masonic affairs , and officiated upon the occasion of the installation of Sir Mat . White Ridley , Bart M . P ., as Prov . Grand Master of Northumberland , on tho 16 th
November last . In December he took part in the installation of the Prin . cipals of St . John ' s Chapter at Sunderland , and entertained the brethren on that occasion with one of his characteristic recitations . He had been for some years an hon . member of the Industry Lod ^ e at Gateshead , and tho Palatine Lodge of Sunderland , ancl other
Lodges , and was held in the highest estimation by the brethren of these Lodges . As already stated , his great Masonic abilities were recognised by the Grand Lodge and Graud Chapter of England last year , wLen his Masonic career was crowned by his appointment as u Grand Officer .
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£ 20 . —TooAocoifisTs COMMEHCING . —An illustrated guide , regd . ( 136 nn ) "How to Open Respectably from £ 20 to £ 2000 . " 3 Stamps . H , MYBBS & Co ., CiKiir and Tobacco Merchants , 107 to 111 Euston Road , London "WhokBale only . Telephone No . 7641 . General Shopfitters , Estimates free .