Prov. Grand Lodge Of Somerset.

w Harwood 1892 , A . Verdon 1892 , W . H . Gardener P . M . 2120 , V . iward Miles W . M . 2234 , S . Bradley P . M . 414 , * C . K . Heather 11 ( 5 , p F Budden 2146 , J . A . Taylor P . M . 1411 W . M . 1892 , Z . King P . M . iW P P . G-S . of W \ , J . H . Mayo , J . T . Mayo and John Mayo 2222 , i : n—il 9 . 1 IR . O . Oheel 777 . J . H . Crofts W . M . 1872 . J . Williams 1444 i — --

„ . ins * j- * > — ' . , , n . m " ' 3-1 C VV . Boyce S . D . 2231 , J . W . Manloy S . D . 1892 , E . Dtckman pVl 892 , W . Douglas Yonng 2146 , T . Dodd Secretary 2231 , VV . Woodward P . M . 1920 , VV . Drewett W . M . 1638 P . M . 889 , B . Green 87 , & c , & c .

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

PROV . GRAND LODGE OF SUFFOLK .

rpHE annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge £ J- Suffolk was hold at the AthenRmm , Bury St . Edmund under the banner of the Royal St . Edmund's Lodge , N < 1008 , on Friday , the 18 th inat ., under the presidency c tho Eight Hon . Lord Henniker . The Prov . Grand Mastei

accompanied by tbe Grand and Prov . Grand Officers entered the Hall in procession , and the Lodge having bee opened , the business was at once proceeded with . Th rolls of the Prov . Grand Officers and of the Lodges bavin , been called over , the meeting elected Bro . R . K . Casle Prov . Grand Treasurer . Tho Prov . Grand Master after

wards appointed and invested the following Provmcia Gran d Officers for tho year : — Bro . W . Inglis Mason 1224 ... Senior Warden W . H . Hall 937 ... ... Junior Warden Kev . 0 . A . Sinclair ... .., *) ru „ .., i „ - £ !_ n -E * u—» t Chaplains veir uaiuoo

„ jt . v . -u . ... ... _ , R . K . Casley ... ... Treasnrer C . G . Hayward 516 ... ... Eegistrar N . Tracy 376 ... ... Secretary K . J . Symonds 1008 ... ... Senior Deacon

E . Sparke 1592 ... ... Junior Deacon "W . J . Wilton 71 ... ... Snpt . of Works W . Clarke . 114 ... ... Dir . of Cora . C . S . Goodchild 1823 ... Assistant Dir . of Cers . R . E . Younger 376 ... ... Sword Bearer B . S . Bradboer 1452 ... ... ** ¦ „ . . , „

G . Reed 1631 ... j btandara Bearers T . B . Richardson 1592 ... Organist H . J . Wright 936 ... ... Assistant Secretary Thos . Stokon 1 S 23 ... Pnrsnipjjn * -

A . W . Cook 225 ... ... Assistant Pursuivant G . Cornish 1003 ... ... *) VV . D . Comber 1592 ... ... * > Stewards C . D . Leech 1008 ... ... ) VV . B . Syer 376 ... ... Tyler

Bro . Tracy Provincial Grand Secretary read the report oi the Board of General Purposes , which stated that a great improvement had been manifested dnring the last year ir the Province . By last year ' s report there was a total ol

. 870 , whilst this year it is 909—a gain of 89 . The initiations had been 67 , as compared with 55 ; joinings 26 , as against 2 ] . This improvement , however , was rather decreased by losses from death and various causes—62 , as

against 51 last year . Tho balance in favour of the Province , after providing for -the discharge of all liabilities , was ¦ 6 G 2 15 s lOd , as compared with £ & i 2 s 6 d . In

continuation of the improvement mentioned , the Board noted with pleasure that n petition had been presented to the Most Worshi pful Grand Master for a Lodge nt Felixstowe . The Board recommended that £ 13 be voted towards the

decoration of the Centenary Hall ofthe Girls' School ; ten guineas to each of the Boys' and Girls' Schools , and ten guineas to each of the Funds of the Benevolent Institution . The re-Port was adopted . Bro . Tracy proposed , Bro . Rev . 0 . J .

¦ "wtyn Deputy Provincial Grand Master seconded , a proposal that a snm of ten guineas bc given to the Pensions Jutlomnity Fund . Bro . Rev . E . Griffiths Past Provincial an ^ Cuaplam - supported the motion , which was

nnanin . ousiy carried . The Report of the Suffolk Masonic u . in-it y Association stated that tho total contributions to ne u , reo Institutions of Masonry from tho Province of ' )<) clurin S tbe past year amounted to £ 645 . The I

ninitteo desired to impress npon brethren that when tin ? gaVC ° y fiv 0 q uiucas to the Benevolent Institute " ' ° ^ y secured voting power fur fi f teen years , and if ¦ supp lemented by another five guineas within two

tint li r T - ? ex P ired > and tbey strongly recommended rel ,. i i l votes shou , d be mnck > Perpetual . With a * ua to the Girls' and Boys' Institutions , when a Lodge tvvont 7 £ *" ifc d ' ™ t qualify for a vote . Every y-hvo guineas the Steward received entitled him

gnin ' e * i 7 ° -I « i . nild "'beu tho Lod S sent another . five renorf- , obtailied a vote , and nofc till then . The briuf JN 8 ad ° P * The Provincial Grand Master , in a aureus , thanked tbe Bury brethreu for the reception

Prov. Grand Lodge Of Suffolk.

which thoy had accorded the Grand Lodge that day , and , referring to the new Masonic Hall , he said it looked as though Masonry was flourishing in Bury . Indeed , ho thought all would join him in satisfaction at tho progress

Masonry was making in the Province over which he had tlie honour to preside , and mentioned , as au indication , the fact of a new Lodge being soon formed at Felixstowe , and which he believed would be a prosperous one . He alluded to the death of the Earl of Carnarvon M . W . Pro Grand

Master , of whose gentle , good , kind and generous qualities ho spoke in feeling terms . Iu conclusion , the Provincial Grand Master invited the Lodge to honour him with their presence at Thornham next year—an invitation which was cordially accepted on behalf of tho brethren by Brother

Rev . C . J . Martyn D . P . G . M ., wbo proposed a vote of thanks to his lordship for the invitation , "which was carried . The Lodge then closed in the usual form , and the brethren proceeded in procession to St . Mary ' s Church , where a special choral service , commenced with an appropriate hymn , sung

as a processional whilst the surpliced choristers and clergy glided along the nave . The prayers were intoned b y Bro . Rev . E . J . Griffiths P . M . P . P . G . C , aud the sweetly , harmonized Ely Confession was nicely rendered by the choir . The 121 st Psalm was sung to Elvey ' s Single Chant in B flat ,

the 122 nd to Parrant in P , and the 150 th to Humphrey ' s Grand Chant . The first lesson ( 2 Chronicles vii . 12 , 22 ) was read by the Rev . C . E . Barnes Prov . Grand Chaplain , and the second lesson ( 1 Corinthians xiii . ) by the Rev . A . W . Snape , Vicar of St . Mary ' s . The " Magnificat" and

" Nunc Dimittis " were sung to music in E flat as arranged by Langran . Bro . T . B . Richardson P . G . Organist had specially composed music for the Anthem , the words of which were taken from Ecclosiastes xii . 1 , 2 , 6 , 7 , and Psalm cvi . 48 . The tenor solos were remarkably well

sustained by Bro . Holbery Hagyard , and the admirable manner in which other parts were sung by the choristers showed thafc they had been very carefully trained . After

full chorus , tho brethren and congregation joined heartily in singing the Doxology . The hymn before sermon , " Brotherly love , relief , and truth , " had been written by Bro . E . J . Griffiths , aud Bro . T . Richardson Pvov . Grand

Organist had composed tune " Abbey , " which proved well suited to the words . The Rev . C . E . Barnes Prov . Graud Chaplain was the preacher , who selected his text from 1 st Corinthians xiii . 8 , " Charity never faileth . " During the offertory , which was divided between tbe West

Suffolk General Hospital and tho Ft *! : x .-towe Convalescent Homr * , tbe hymn " Blessed City , heavenly Salem" was sung , and as a recessional , tho hyinu " Through the night of doubt and sorrow . " Tho

concluding voluntary was " March of the Priests , " " Athalie " ( Mendelssohn ) . Bro . T . B . Richardson ably presided at the organ , and conducted the musical portiou of the service .

Under the title of " Dashing Deeds Afloai and Ashore , " Messrs Dean and Son will s , hort \ y publish a handsomely bonnd , illustrated volume of stirring narratives , by Lient .-Col . W . Kuollys , Major VY . J . Elliott , and other writers .

Ad00703

EADE'S GOUT & MEM him PILLS . The SAFEST and most EFFECTUAL CURE for GOUT , RHEUMATISM , and all PAINS in the HEAD , FACE , and LIMBS . TMFORTANT TESTIMONIAL from the Eev . F . FARYIS , B .-ipti * t JL "Minister , "Wr . G . F . ivn . "March 10 , 1837 . Dear Sir , —! have many times felt inclined to in ' orm . von of the benefit I have receirod by takinir jour Gout and Rheumiu , 'V ] r'l '« . _ After suffering 1 for ' some time from KficHrnatits * n <{ Sciatica , I wns 8 / lvisodto use your Pills . I bc-msrhr , tr , bottlr , and when in severe pain and unable to use the limb reflected 1 took a doso . In a few hours after I felt the rain much bettor , and artor tho second done the pain complc-tely rcw , vo i and tho limb restored to its riyht use . I thank yon , dear sir . lor sending forth such a boon for the relief of human suffering-. Yours faithfully , n o .. *'• JARVIS , 2 South View Villa * . Baptist Minister . Burins Road , Basingstoke . PREPARED ONLY BY GEORGE EADE , 72 G 0 SWELL ROAD , LONDON , And sold by all Chomiste and "Medicine . Vendors . IN * BOTTLES , afc ls lid and 3 s 9 d each ,