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Provincial.
withen , P . M . of St . George ' s Lodge , and D . P . G . M . of Devon , for the last 16 years the most energetic promoter of the interests of the Craft within this province , on quitting the chair of St . George ' s Lodge , retires to a well-merited clerical preferment—not , however , to such a distance as will deprive the Brethren of his valuable advice , ancl occasional ass-stance . Brother Carwithen was initiated in this Lodge on the Cth of January , 1 S 20 , at a time when a few zealous Brothers had
just succeeded in rescuing the Lodge from threatened annihilation—a fate which would seem to have been ivell deserved by the misconduct of its previous leaders . But , though saved from the ' whirlpool of destruction ivhich menaced her , a pilot was still wanting to guide the vessel through the many dangers ivith which slie was yet surrounded : the _ steady hand and the firm heart were found in him , who , from that period , has never left his post while duty required bis exertions .
Shortly after his initiation Brother Carwithen was appointed J . W ., and in tlie following year he was installed AA ' . M ., an office which he has continued to fill , as often-as the Constitutions will allow , down to the present time , winning to himself golden opinions from all Masons , and with a marked and most important influence on the general condition of Masonry within the province . At the first meeting of the Provincial Grancl Lod on the 18 th
ge , March , 1820 , Brother Carwithen was appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain ; and he filled that office till the year 1 S 24 , when he was invested with the appropriate past rank . On the retirement of Sir George AVanvick BampfyJcie ( now the Right Honorable Lord PoJtimore ) Brother Carwithen was appointed Deputy Provincial Grand
Master , ancl still holds that office , exercising its important avocations with the same regularity and strict attention ivhich are so conspicuous in his discharge of every duty , Masonic or otherwise , which he undertakes . One remarkable proof of this devoted attention deserves observation : from the period of his first initiation into Masonry , there does not appear a sin gle occasion on which he bas been absent from the duties of ln ' s private Lodge ; and tiie same remark equally applies to the
meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge , though the latter have been occasionally held at nearly fifty miles distance from his residence ; and through all this constant attendance on the meetings of the Craft , no Brother has ever been present on those occasions , whose admiration and respect for the Order has not been increased b y witnessing the demeanour of this its distinguished Member . Amongst other peculiar and important benefits conferred by the Rev .
Brother on his Lodge , is the establishment of a fund arising from sums paid by Brethren , after having been contributing members during a given number of years , by way of redemption of their future annual subscriptions . These sums , together with an addition from the general Lodge funds , are properly invested , and the interest applied in payment of the dues to the Grand and Provincial Lodges , in respect of these life subscribers ; and the capital cannot be disturbed or applied
to any other purpose than the purchase of land , or for building a Masonic Hall . This Fund was established in the year 1823 ; ancl ' it is obvious that , by a perseverance in the system , the Lodge must eventually be rendered perfectly independent of exterior aid . It may readily be supposed that conduct so truly Masonic would not be allowed to rest with merely verbal approbation ; two occasions have afforded proofs , though certainly inadequate , of the deep-rooted ea-
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Provincial.
withen , P . M . of St . George ' s Lodge , and D . P . G . M . of Devon , for the last 16 years the most energetic promoter of the interests of the Craft within this province , on quitting the chair of St . George ' s Lodge , retires to a well-merited clerical preferment—not , however , to such a distance as will deprive the Brethren of his valuable advice , ancl occasional ass-stance . Brother Carwithen was initiated in this Lodge on the Cth of January , 1 S 20 , at a time when a few zealous Brothers had
just succeeded in rescuing the Lodge from threatened annihilation—a fate which would seem to have been ivell deserved by the misconduct of its previous leaders . But , though saved from the ' whirlpool of destruction ivhich menaced her , a pilot was still wanting to guide the vessel through the many dangers ivith which slie was yet surrounded : the _ steady hand and the firm heart were found in him , who , from that period , has never left his post while duty required bis exertions .
Shortly after his initiation Brother Carwithen was appointed J . W ., and in tlie following year he was installed AA ' . M ., an office which he has continued to fill , as often-as the Constitutions will allow , down to the present time , winning to himself golden opinions from all Masons , and with a marked and most important influence on the general condition of Masonry within the province . At the first meeting of the Provincial Grancl Lod on the 18 th
ge , March , 1820 , Brother Carwithen was appointed Provincial Grand Chaplain ; and he filled that office till the year 1 S 24 , when he was invested with the appropriate past rank . On the retirement of Sir George AVanvick BampfyJcie ( now the Right Honorable Lord PoJtimore ) Brother Carwithen was appointed Deputy Provincial Grand
Master , ancl still holds that office , exercising its important avocations with the same regularity and strict attention ivhich are so conspicuous in his discharge of every duty , Masonic or otherwise , which he undertakes . One remarkable proof of this devoted attention deserves observation : from the period of his first initiation into Masonry , there does not appear a sin gle occasion on which he bas been absent from the duties of ln ' s private Lodge ; and tiie same remark equally applies to the
meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge , though the latter have been occasionally held at nearly fifty miles distance from his residence ; and through all this constant attendance on the meetings of the Craft , no Brother has ever been present on those occasions , whose admiration and respect for the Order has not been increased b y witnessing the demeanour of this its distinguished Member . Amongst other peculiar and important benefits conferred by the Rev .
Brother on his Lodge , is the establishment of a fund arising from sums paid by Brethren , after having been contributing members during a given number of years , by way of redemption of their future annual subscriptions . These sums , together with an addition from the general Lodge funds , are properly invested , and the interest applied in payment of the dues to the Grand and Provincial Lodges , in respect of these life subscribers ; and the capital cannot be disturbed or applied
to any other purpose than the purchase of land , or for building a Masonic Hall . This Fund was established in the year 1823 ; ancl ' it is obvious that , by a perseverance in the system , the Lodge must eventually be rendered perfectly independent of exterior aid . It may readily be supposed that conduct so truly Masonic would not be allowed to rest with merely verbal approbation ; two occasions have afforded proofs , though certainly inadequate , of the deep-rooted ea-