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PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF ESSEX . THE EIGHT HON . THE LORD BROOKE , M . P . Right AVor . Provincial G-rimd Master . THE AVORSHIPFUL BROTHER FRED . A . PHILBRICK , Q . C , P . G . D . Deputy Provincial Grand Master . NOTIC E IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the ANNUAL PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE will he hoUlon at tho RAILWAY HOTEL , PARKESTON ( near Harwich } , on Wednesday , tho 1 st day of August next . The Provincial Grand Lodge will ho opened punctually at ono o'clock . The Treasurer ' s Accounts will ho audited at Noon . By command of tho R . W . P . G . M . THOS . J . BALLING , Provincial Grand Secretary . Colchester , 21 th July 1893 . BANQUET nt the GREAT KASTERN HOTEL , HARWICH , punctually at Four o'Clock . Tickets , Fifteen Shillings each , including Dessert and Bottle of Wino . Tho Great Eastern Railway Compnny havo kindly consented to issue RKTUBX TICKETS at SINGLE FAKES to Brethren attending this- Meeting , on production of Summons , and to stop the 91 p . m . Train from Manningtrco at Ardleigh , Withani , and Romford , on notice being given at tho preceding stopping Station . ill

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' ¦¦¦ - ¦!¦ IWI-1 ¦¦¦ - ' t l^aiPH&ottkfnstxtittmixfat§0jjs. PREPARATORY ^ HOOL ^ EGIAITB ^ LDING FUND . SPECIAL PRIVILEGES . In connection with , such Special Fund , attainable until 31 st December 1883 . Any present Life Governor of the General Fund , or any Donor viho may qualify cts such up to the date named above , will receive—TWO VOTES , —instead of One Vote , for LIFE , ron EVERY FIVE GUINEAS contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " Lodges , Chapters , & c , similarly qualified may secure Two Votes instead of One Vote—for every Ten Guineas contributed to the " SPECIAL FUND . " * * * Ladies , and "Lewises" —being minors—similarly qualified , and all Vice-Presidents , will receive FOUR Votes for every Five Guineas so contributed . Contributors of less than Five Guineas , to the " S PECIAL F UND , " will be entitled to Votes as under ordinary conditions .

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FIRST AND LAST APPLICATION . To the Governors and Subscribers of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . YOUR VOTES AND INTEREST are earnestly solicited on behalf of AMY MARGARET LEE , daughter of tho late Bro . THOHAS VINCENT LEE , of the Union . Waterloo Lodge , Ko . l 3 . MARGARET J . LEE , Bull and Last , Highgate Road , N .

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NOTICE . —FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL rriHIS fire has not touched in the least any part cf tho Freemasons ' X Tavern , and will not cause the slighesfc interfei-ence with any arrangements made or pending for Masonic or other Banquets , Balls , Public Meetings , or any purpose for which the establishment ia devoted . Orders can now be received for Masonic and Regimental Dinners , Pnblic Festivals , Private Dinners , Wedding Breakfasts , Evening Parties , Balls , Soirees , & c , and the Spacious Hall is , as usual , available for Election and other Public Meetings . The business will in every respect be conducted as heretofore . SPIERS AND POND ( Limited ) . 4 th May 1883 .

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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! LARGE photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the tire , on 4 th May ( suitable for framing ) , os each ; or framed in oak , securely packed , sent to any address in the United Kingdom , carriage paid , on receipt of cheque for 15 s . Masters of Lodges should secure this memor ' al of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . "W . G-. PAEKEE , Photographer , 4 = 0 High Holborn , "W . C . K « tnMiglac < l 25 years .

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PAUL & BURROWS , MANUFACTURERS OF SODA WATER AND SELTZER WATER , LEM 03 STADE AND GINGER , BEER , GINGER ALE AND POTASH WATER , & o . & c . FIRST CLASS QUALITY ONLY . WILSON and ENDELL STREETS , LONG ACRE , LONDON , W . C ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS .

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Twelfth Edition , post free , Ono Shilling . DR . WATTS on ASTHMA and BRONCHITIS . A Treatise on tho only successful Method of Curing those Diseases . By ROBBKT Gr . WATTS , M . D ., F . R . S . L ., P . C . S ., & c „ 5 Bulstrodo-street , Cavcndish-sq ., London . London : 0 . Mucniai , AND Co ., Red Lion-court , Fleet-street .

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WANTED , by Advertiser ( a Freemason of some years standing ) , a situation as Book-keeper , or any appointment of responsibility . Good references . Salary moderate . J . J . T ., 1 Chiltern View Villas , Uxbridge .

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BRO . R . HIRST engages to provide , at short notice , an efficient Band for Annual Banquets , Dinners , Excursions and Quadrille Parties . For terms apply to " B . Hirst , Tho Three Crowns , 237 Mile End Road , E . "

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LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY . NORT H WALES AND LAKE DISTRICT . —The Summer Service of Trains in tho Lake District , and on the North AVales Coast is now in operation . The Express leaving Euston at 10 * 30 a . m . will be found tho most convenient for Lla dudtio , Rhyl , Penmaonmawr , Aberystwith , Barmouth , Dolgelly , & c , as well as for the English Lake District . 1 ST , 2 nd , and 3 rd Class Tourist Tickets , available for two months , arc issued at all tho Principal Stations on the London and North Western Railway . For full particulars , see Tourist Guide ( 121 pages with Maps , price Ono Penny ) , which can be obtained at the Stations , or on application to Mr . G . P . NEELE , Superintendent of the Line . G . FINDLAY , General Manager . Euston Station , July 1883 .

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THEIMPERIALHOTEL, HOLBORN VIADUCT , LONDON , Adjoining the Ti-naiiici / s of the LONDON CHATHAM and DOVSB RAinvAy , but distinct from the Yiadnct Hotel . THE BEST FURNISHED AND MOST COMFORTABLE HOTEL IN LONDON . HOT & COLD WATER LAID ON IN ALL BED ROOMS : The appointments througrltotit so arranged as to ensure domestic comfort . EVERY ACCOMMODATION FOR MASONIC LODGE MEETINGS , ' v JP > uMk pinners # " $ 8 r * fobinej [ JSttahfasts . THE CRVSADEBS LODGE , No . 1 G 77 , AND PEBSEVEBANCE LODGE , NO . 1743 , H 01 D THEIR MEETINGS AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT . GOOD COOKING . FINE WINES . MODERATE CHARGES , The Edison Kleotrio Light . TARIFF on APPLICATION to Bro . A . BEGBIE .

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T»SeiFl101100, ( Proprietors—The Brothers Monico , London Lodge , No . 108 , ) 15 TICHBORNE STREET , PICCADILLY CIRCUS . THIS magnificent and commodious Restaurant has been entirely refitted and artistically decorated . The Proprietors beg to inform their numerous friends that tho PARISIAN RESTAURANT was opened to the public on the 1 st May . The services of one of the most expert Chefs , from Paris , has been secured , and they feel confident of being able to sustain the reputation they havo so long enjoyed , both as regards cuisine and winos . The cellars of the Brothers Monico are acknowledged as of the best in London . THE GRILL AND GRAND HALL , not to be equalled iu tho style of its appointments and as regards its size , Open for Suppers till 12 ' 30 . It can be claimed for this establishment , —that Omnibuses from every part of the Metropolis pass this well known thoroughfare until a lato hour .

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PROVINCE OF HERTFORDSHIRE .

TXTE have pleasure in laying before our readers the full text of the ' ' sermon preached by the Kev . W . 0 . Thompson , G . Chaplain , afc Sfc . Alban ' s Abbey , on the occasion of unveiling the Memorial Pulpit presented by the Freemasons of England . " To open their eyes , and to turn them from darkness to light . " — Acts xxvi . 18 .

We are met together to-day , my brethren , to dedicate to the honour and glory of Almighty God a necessary addition to the work of restoration thafc has been going on for years in this ancient sanctuary . It was thought that some distinctive portion of thafc work shonld , with the permission of those in charge of the building , be undertaken by

the Freemasons of England . This time-hononred Order claims to be particularly connected with this historical Church through the person of its founder and patron saint . However that may be , I trust ifc is at least conceded on all hands that in seeking to associate the Craft with the restoration of this ancient Abbey we have been but trying

to givo pnblic expression to our principles , and to exhibit to the Christian world our deeply-felt conviction of tho importance of religious teaching and worship , as well as to create one more tie between the Order and the Cathedral churches of our country . Ifc has fallen to my lot to speak to you from this place , and I am deeply

sensible of tho responsibility that has been placed upon me , while I welcome the privilege . In considering what portion of the sacred volume would best serve to point tho word of exhortation to-day this divine commission given by tho Lord to the Apostle of the Gentiles presented itself before me . We claim that for ourselves , as

well as for St . Paul , these words wero spoken . We as Masons claim that the principles of our Order are designed to produce this conversion in men ' s hearts , while we all as Christians admit that to preach Christ aud Him crucified is the divinely-appointed means of teaching the truth that is ablo to opeu the eyes of the blind and to