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Masonic Chit Chat.
from ivhich every difference of opinion , every distinction of creed is rigidly excluded ; where man can meet his fellow in undisturbed goodwill and Brotherly harmony ; where the struggle of religious disputation and the wrangling of party politics are alike unheard and unknown . —¦ Join with me in drinking " Prosperity to Freemasonry all over the world . "
Obituary.
Obituary .
December 31 . —Brother the Rev . ROBERT CROSBY , officiating minister of Haggerstone , and curate of St . Leonard , Shoreditch—the extensive duties that devolved upon this esteemed Brother , prevented his taking a very active part in Masonry , of which he was a most ardent admirer . He was greatly beloved as a minister , and highly esteemed as a man . It had been his intention to have commenced a series of Masonic discourses from the pulpit , in aid of the Aged Freemasons' Asylum , ivhich
he was prevented from effecting , hy the fire in Shoreditch Church . Brother HARRIS , late Treasurer of the Lodge of Regularity for nearly forty years . Brother JOSEPH GEORGE GODWIN , a past Grand Officer for Staffordshire , aged 72 , formerly member of the Peace and Harmony , and the Bank of England Lodges . In former days he disputed the palm with Peter Gilkes ; was an able working Mason , and took pleasure in instructing his pupils—but did not make the impression that his competitor did , chiefly from an infirmity in temper ; he had for many years past retired to Stafford .
January 16 . —The Right Hon . Viscount WEYMOUTH , at Shank ' s House , Dorset ; the deceased Nobleman was initiated in Lodge No . 2 . Brother PETER CLUTTER-BUCK , at New House , Watford , aged 55 . He was greatly respected , as a very zealous Mason—was Provincial Grand Warden of Herts , a member of the 'Watford and Somerset House Lodges , and a past Master of each , and was also President of the Board of Grand Stewards in 1833 .
Field Marshal Sir S . HULSE , aged 89 . One of the original members of the Prince of Wales' Lodge 324 , in 1787 , founded by George IV . when Prince of Wales . Sir Samuel was for twenty years the acting Master , and resigned the chair in 1821 . In 1815 , he was appointed Prov . G . M . for Kent , ivhich office he resigned in 1828 . He served as Grand Steward , and was formerly a member of the Grand Stewards Lodge .
The Earl of ROSSLYN has fallen a victim to the Influenza . His reputation as an officer and a senator has been acknowledged by all parties . He filled the Magisterial Chair in 1810—11 , and was at his death Prov . G . M . for Fifeshire . By the female line , we understand he ivas descendant of the family of St . Clair of Rosslyn , and would it is supposed have succeeded to the hereditary title of Grand Masterhad not William St . Clair ( who left no
, issue ) demitted his rights for himself and heirs . TJio present Earl ( lately Lord Loughborough ) is not a Mason , but it is said that he contemplates becoming a Brother . The province of Fifeshire is vacant . In consequence of a dispensation granted by the Hon . Thomas VOL . IV . N
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Masonic Chit Chat.
from ivhich every difference of opinion , every distinction of creed is rigidly excluded ; where man can meet his fellow in undisturbed goodwill and Brotherly harmony ; where the struggle of religious disputation and the wrangling of party politics are alike unheard and unknown . —¦ Join with me in drinking " Prosperity to Freemasonry all over the world . "
Obituary.
Obituary .
December 31 . —Brother the Rev . ROBERT CROSBY , officiating minister of Haggerstone , and curate of St . Leonard , Shoreditch—the extensive duties that devolved upon this esteemed Brother , prevented his taking a very active part in Masonry , of which he was a most ardent admirer . He was greatly beloved as a minister , and highly esteemed as a man . It had been his intention to have commenced a series of Masonic discourses from the pulpit , in aid of the Aged Freemasons' Asylum , ivhich
he was prevented from effecting , hy the fire in Shoreditch Church . Brother HARRIS , late Treasurer of the Lodge of Regularity for nearly forty years . Brother JOSEPH GEORGE GODWIN , a past Grand Officer for Staffordshire , aged 72 , formerly member of the Peace and Harmony , and the Bank of England Lodges . In former days he disputed the palm with Peter Gilkes ; was an able working Mason , and took pleasure in instructing his pupils—but did not make the impression that his competitor did , chiefly from an infirmity in temper ; he had for many years past retired to Stafford .
January 16 . —The Right Hon . Viscount WEYMOUTH , at Shank ' s House , Dorset ; the deceased Nobleman was initiated in Lodge No . 2 . Brother PETER CLUTTER-BUCK , at New House , Watford , aged 55 . He was greatly respected , as a very zealous Mason—was Provincial Grand Warden of Herts , a member of the 'Watford and Somerset House Lodges , and a past Master of each , and was also President of the Board of Grand Stewards in 1833 .
Field Marshal Sir S . HULSE , aged 89 . One of the original members of the Prince of Wales' Lodge 324 , in 1787 , founded by George IV . when Prince of Wales . Sir Samuel was for twenty years the acting Master , and resigned the chair in 1821 . In 1815 , he was appointed Prov . G . M . for Kent , ivhich office he resigned in 1828 . He served as Grand Steward , and was formerly a member of the Grand Stewards Lodge .
The Earl of ROSSLYN has fallen a victim to the Influenza . His reputation as an officer and a senator has been acknowledged by all parties . He filled the Magisterial Chair in 1810—11 , and was at his death Prov . G . M . for Fifeshire . By the female line , we understand he ivas descendant of the family of St . Clair of Rosslyn , and would it is supposed have succeeded to the hereditary title of Grand Masterhad not William St . Clair ( who left no
, issue ) demitted his rights for himself and heirs . TJio present Earl ( lately Lord Loughborough ) is not a Mason , but it is said that he contemplates becoming a Brother . The province of Fifeshire is vacant . In consequence of a dispensation granted by the Hon . Thomas VOL . IV . N