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Freemasonry In Glasgow.
This is the more immediately desirable as we understand that the assistance of the Craft has already been requested to give additional effect to the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new Poor ' s House , already commenced , for the Barony Parish of Glasgow , so that we may look for an imposing ceremonial in a few weeks . —So much for a " long yarn" on Provincial Masonics . ARCHITECTON .
The Late Bro. John Jackson Cuff.
THE LATE BRO . JOHN JACKSON CUFF .
" Few things are impossible to industry and skill . " THE deceased brother was not , when living , among those who had earned masonic laurels , yet was he among those who—permitted by Providence to work his way carefull y and successfully—practically illustrated the universality of Freemasonry , which excludes none from its systemsave him whom good report does not approve . Bro . John
, Jackson Cuff was initiated in the Lodge of Regularity in the year 1804 , and continued a member many years . It is believed that he never took any office therein , and contented himself with attaining the degree of Royal Arch Mason in the St . James ' s Chapter . At the various festivals of the Order , Bro . Cuff was generally observed at the table of his lodge ; and , probably to avail themselves of his company the more readily , the brethren selected as their position the very lower end of the
Hallimme-, diately on the right , under the portrait of the Duke of Athol . On these occasions , it was generally observed that the table was not less attended to , nor were the wines of an inferior description : the spirit of Bro . Cuff was with the brethren of his mother-lodge . Before entering further on the biography of the departed , we may cast a glance at the Freemasons' Hall and Tavern , a splendid tribute to
the masonic age in the eighteenth century . The Hall , unsurpassed in architectural beauty , it was , on its dedication , fondly hoped would prove most condusive to the general interests of the Order ; morally , this has been the case ; but it is no less singular than true , that until Bro . Cuff became the lessee , the society , as landlords , seldom or never received any rental . With the tenancy of Bro . Cuff , a change came o ' er the scene , and
profit and pleasure were the result of his perseverance and industry . If other brethren worked in discipline and practice , he was not negligent of his duty , and is fairly entitled to the merit of having performed it . This tribute is due to his memory , and we cordially offer it . Bro . Cuff was born at Brook Green , Hammersmith , on the 12 th November , 1779 , and was baptized on the 26 th of the same month . His father was a gentleman ' s coachman . He was apprenticed to Messrs .
Mollard and Richbold , of the Freemasons' Tavern , to learn the business of a cook . On the termination of his apprenticeship , he became chief cook at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , in the Strand , and married the daughter of a small fishmonger in Wild Street , by whom he had several children ; two sons and four daughters survive him , viz ., John , of the Midland Hotel , Derby , and Edward , of the Bell Hotel , Leicester ; Mrs . Harper , married to the ex-Grand Secretary ; Mrs . Sheriff , whose
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Freemasonry In Glasgow.
This is the more immediately desirable as we understand that the assistance of the Craft has already been requested to give additional effect to the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new Poor ' s House , already commenced , for the Barony Parish of Glasgow , so that we may look for an imposing ceremonial in a few weeks . —So much for a " long yarn" on Provincial Masonics . ARCHITECTON .
The Late Bro. John Jackson Cuff.
THE LATE BRO . JOHN JACKSON CUFF .
" Few things are impossible to industry and skill . " THE deceased brother was not , when living , among those who had earned masonic laurels , yet was he among those who—permitted by Providence to work his way carefull y and successfully—practically illustrated the universality of Freemasonry , which excludes none from its systemsave him whom good report does not approve . Bro . John
, Jackson Cuff was initiated in the Lodge of Regularity in the year 1804 , and continued a member many years . It is believed that he never took any office therein , and contented himself with attaining the degree of Royal Arch Mason in the St . James ' s Chapter . At the various festivals of the Order , Bro . Cuff was generally observed at the table of his lodge ; and , probably to avail themselves of his company the more readily , the brethren selected as their position the very lower end of the
Hallimme-, diately on the right , under the portrait of the Duke of Athol . On these occasions , it was generally observed that the table was not less attended to , nor were the wines of an inferior description : the spirit of Bro . Cuff was with the brethren of his mother-lodge . Before entering further on the biography of the departed , we may cast a glance at the Freemasons' Hall and Tavern , a splendid tribute to
the masonic age in the eighteenth century . The Hall , unsurpassed in architectural beauty , it was , on its dedication , fondly hoped would prove most condusive to the general interests of the Order ; morally , this has been the case ; but it is no less singular than true , that until Bro . Cuff became the lessee , the society , as landlords , seldom or never received any rental . With the tenancy of Bro . Cuff , a change came o ' er the scene , and
profit and pleasure were the result of his perseverance and industry . If other brethren worked in discipline and practice , he was not negligent of his duty , and is fairly entitled to the merit of having performed it . This tribute is due to his memory , and we cordially offer it . Bro . Cuff was born at Brook Green , Hammersmith , on the 12 th November , 1779 , and was baptized on the 26 th of the same month . His father was a gentleman ' s coachman . He was apprenticed to Messrs .
Mollard and Richbold , of the Freemasons' Tavern , to learn the business of a cook . On the termination of his apprenticeship , he became chief cook at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , in the Strand , and married the daughter of a small fishmonger in Wild Street , by whom he had several children ; two sons and four daughters survive him , viz ., John , of the Midland Hotel , Derby , and Edward , of the Bell Hotel , Leicester ; Mrs . Harper , married to the ex-Grand Secretary ; Mrs . Sheriff , whose