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The Reporter.
excellent soldiers ; neither ought we to omit recording the very judicious and elegant manner in which Brother Brewster presented to the Lodge a framed portrait of the late Earl of Moira , formerl y Patron of this distinguished Lodge . We hope to be favoured by some of its excellent members with such of its " annals" as may be interesting to our readers .
CENTENARY OF GRENADIERS' LODGE , No . 79 , OCT . 25 . The warrant was granted by Lord Raymond in 1739 , on a petition irom several Masons , and constituted by the Deputy Grand Master , Win . Grceme , M . D . , in person . Among those Lodges whose consistency in usage , and regularity in arrangement , are deserving of record , this Lodge is conspicuous ; its minute books have been carefull y preserved from its commencement . It Has Mt to fall back time immemorial
upon " , " for an uncertain date , but its foundation stone" is preserved in reality , and courts the inspection ot the cunous critic . The books of the Lodge have been re-bound , for Preservation , and will stand the test of another hundred years . IK ce , nten . ary of Lodges has , ivithin our time , been several times celebrated;—it forms an era of the time ; and we had great pleasure at witnessing a scene even more gratifying than the constitution of a New LodgeIn the
. case in question , one unusual feature was displayed , in the zealous and untiring exertions of a family of Masons , who , for upwards of fifty years , have either been Treasurer or Secretary of this , their Mother Lod ge . Those important offices are now united , in the person ot their estimable member Brother Neate , P . M . Brother White , the Grand Secretary , bore honourable testimony to the regu anty with which the Lodge affairs had been unremittingly transacted with the Grand Lodge . xsio
. uawrence 1 bompson , formerly the Master , and now the honoured guest , was eloquent in his praise of its general propriety- He had initiated Brother Neate into Masonry , and bore thankfuf remembrance of his great zeal ;—himself a member at the Union , and at the Lodge of Reconciliation , ivas acquainted with all the transactions of the Craft . Othere had left this mortal stage for a longer journey . His intercourse with Brother Neate had convinced him of his value , and he onl y left the Lodge from
necessity ; -in his earlier life it was up-hill work—then the wine , punch , beer , and pipes , were all introduced ; at length came the Grand Master ' s orders , that all should work alike , and clothe alike ; and then poor pill garlick had to bear much responsibility , for the change caused much confusion . There were then many active Masons ; among them , Dr . Pope . Hoivever , they have all passed away , and he ( the speaker ) then one of the Lod—and its guest—is almost alone
ge now . Among the guests were Bro . B . Lawrence , and Dr . Crucefix , who addressed the meeting . Br . R . L . Wilson , of the G . S . L . also , on the part of Bro . G . It . Rowe , Bro . Barham , and the other visitors , expressed high gratification on the occasion , and hinted that the Lodge of Unity 82 , would hold its centenary in two years , when they would hope to emulate the discipline and the hospitality of their present entertainers . The health of the Master was neatl lied to b Robert
y rep y Bro . Graham , who spoke of the Past Masters as Brethren deserving all praise . Brother Kincaid , the immediate Past Master , returned thanks , on behalf of himself and friends . ¦ Br 0 = Neate ' s health was most warmly welcomed ; as was Br . Lawrence Thompson ' s , proposed by Bro . Neate , in a very appropriate address . In
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The Reporter.
excellent soldiers ; neither ought we to omit recording the very judicious and elegant manner in which Brother Brewster presented to the Lodge a framed portrait of the late Earl of Moira , formerl y Patron of this distinguished Lodge . We hope to be favoured by some of its excellent members with such of its " annals" as may be interesting to our readers .
CENTENARY OF GRENADIERS' LODGE , No . 79 , OCT . 25 . The warrant was granted by Lord Raymond in 1739 , on a petition irom several Masons , and constituted by the Deputy Grand Master , Win . Grceme , M . D . , in person . Among those Lodges whose consistency in usage , and regularity in arrangement , are deserving of record , this Lodge is conspicuous ; its minute books have been carefull y preserved from its commencement . It Has Mt to fall back time immemorial
upon " , " for an uncertain date , but its foundation stone" is preserved in reality , and courts the inspection ot the cunous critic . The books of the Lodge have been re-bound , for Preservation , and will stand the test of another hundred years . IK ce , nten . ary of Lodges has , ivithin our time , been several times celebrated;—it forms an era of the time ; and we had great pleasure at witnessing a scene even more gratifying than the constitution of a New LodgeIn the
. case in question , one unusual feature was displayed , in the zealous and untiring exertions of a family of Masons , who , for upwards of fifty years , have either been Treasurer or Secretary of this , their Mother Lod ge . Those important offices are now united , in the person ot their estimable member Brother Neate , P . M . Brother White , the Grand Secretary , bore honourable testimony to the regu anty with which the Lodge affairs had been unremittingly transacted with the Grand Lodge . xsio
. uawrence 1 bompson , formerly the Master , and now the honoured guest , was eloquent in his praise of its general propriety- He had initiated Brother Neate into Masonry , and bore thankfuf remembrance of his great zeal ;—himself a member at the Union , and at the Lodge of Reconciliation , ivas acquainted with all the transactions of the Craft . Othere had left this mortal stage for a longer journey . His intercourse with Brother Neate had convinced him of his value , and he onl y left the Lodge from
necessity ; -in his earlier life it was up-hill work—then the wine , punch , beer , and pipes , were all introduced ; at length came the Grand Master ' s orders , that all should work alike , and clothe alike ; and then poor pill garlick had to bear much responsibility , for the change caused much confusion . There were then many active Masons ; among them , Dr . Pope . Hoivever , they have all passed away , and he ( the speaker ) then one of the Lod—and its guest—is almost alone
ge now . Among the guests were Bro . B . Lawrence , and Dr . Crucefix , who addressed the meeting . Br . R . L . Wilson , of the G . S . L . also , on the part of Bro . G . It . Rowe , Bro . Barham , and the other visitors , expressed high gratification on the occasion , and hinted that the Lodge of Unity 82 , would hold its centenary in two years , when they would hope to emulate the discipline and the hospitality of their present entertainers . The health of the Master was neatl lied to b Robert
y rep y Bro . Graham , who spoke of the Past Masters as Brethren deserving all praise . Brother Kincaid , the immediate Past Master , returned thanks , on behalf of himself and friends . ¦ Br 0 = Neate ' s health was most warmly welcomed ; as was Br . Lawrence Thompson ' s , proposed by Bro . Neate , in a very appropriate address . In