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—the mere fact ot a man being proposed at all being deemed a sufficient guarantee for his reputability—or , if made , they are so loosely conducted as to be utterly useless for any good purpose . Sometimes it is imagined that initiation and joining fees so high as to be
prohibitive in the case of all but wealthy men will suffice to keep the lodge free of undesirable members . But the self-evident fact that undesirable characters are not confined to men of modest means appears to be lo *; t sight of by brethren who incline to this belief . Others , again , hold that the recommendation of a good member is
a o-uarantee of worth in the candidate he proposes , and so , in truth , it ought to be ; but there are good men who do not always realise the amount of responsibility they incur in proposing a candidate . They are splendid fellows themselves , yet somehow they have not the courage to think that others they may happen to know , and may wish to recommend for admission , are
not to the full as worthy as they should be in temper and habits , if not in character . It often happens , therefore , that the harmony of a lodge is broken , and the effects of its beneficent work seriously marred , because its members are careless in their inquiries or too ready to take things for granted . We trust the warning of brethren like Lord BROOKE , the GRAND
SECRETARY , and others will be taken lo heart , and that now our lodges are on the eve of renewing their labours for- the season , the members will exercise greater caution than ever in these matters of proposing and electing candidates . * . » *
No better mode of commemorating the QUEEN ' Jubilee ( N . Z . ) Jubilee could have been adopted by the brethren in Auckland , New Fu " * Zealand , than by establishing " The Jubilee Masonic Fund , " the scheme for which has already been adopted by the influential Committee
appointed to consider how the Q UEEN ' S Jubilee should be celebrated , and a code of by-laws for which is in course of being framed . The object of the proposed Fund will be to distribute relief generally among those who applv for it—either indirectly through the lodges which subscribe or to the Executive Committee . This relief will be afforded " by ( a ) the
granting temporary relief to all poor and distressed brethren ; ( b ) affording relief to the destitute widows and orphans of Masons ; and ( c ) by establishing an annuity fund for aged Freemasons , " and it is proposed that the funds shall be raised by donations and subscriptions from lodges and individual brethren , which , according to the amount given or subscribed , will confer
certain privileges as regards votes and otherwise on the donors . The Provincial and District Grand Masters of the three Constitutions are to be invited to become patrons , and every endeavour will be made on the part of the promoters of the scheme in order to obtain the support of the general
body Masonic in that part of New Zealand . We repeat , this mode of commemorating the Q UEEN ' Jubilee is about the best which our New Zealand brethren of the Auckland District could have chosen , and we hope it will not be very long before we shall have it in our power to congratulate them on the success of their endeavours .
* # * THE Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island is not large , The Grand .,. - ,,,- , , ,-, , , Lodue of Prince neither is it a body that in the course of years is likely to be-Edwaru island . CQme ) a Years hence when Manitoba , British Columbia
and the Great North-Western districts of Canada are peopled by many millions of inhabitants , we shall no doubt find the Grand Lodges already established , such as those ol British Columbia and Manitoba aforesaid , and others which as yet have no existence , very strong in respect of numbers , and pre ponionately strong as regards influence . But though Prince
Edward Island may become more thickly peopled , the island is too limited in extent to allow of its ever making a great figure Masonically among the Grand Lodges of the North American Continent . It 1 ms ils dozen lodges or thereabouts , with between 400 and 500 members all told , and though it may double or even quadruple its
strength , it will never be much of a Masonic power , except by force of its example , and in that respect it does not need to grow bigger . It already fulfils its Masonic character with zeal and ability , and we shall always welcome any news that may show it retains those good qualities . We trust it will go on flourishing , and that ils lodges may always work together as harmoniously as they seem to do at the present time .
Comp . IT appears from the latest returns of R . A . Masonry in D A '' ?; ' s North America , as issued by the indefatigable Comp . J OSIAH R . A . Statistics . DRUMMOND , of Maine , that theie are in the several Grand Chapter ^ having jurisdiction on this continent 142 . 194 subscribing Royal
Arch Masons . The largest jurisdiction is that of the Grand Chapter of New York , which has 15 , 288 members ; and then follow those of Illinois , with 11 , 816 members ; Pennsylvania , with 11 , 572 members ; and Ohio , with 10 , 532 members . The Grand Chapter of Massachusetts stands fifth , with 0638 members ; lhat of Michigan next , with 8528 members ; and then
Iowa , with 6271 members . Ihe following five Grand Chapters have between 4000 and 5000 members , namely : Missouri , 4900 ; Indiana , 4872 ; Maine , 4296 ; Connecticut , 4237 ; and California , 4044 . Wisconsin , Canada , and Texas have 39 S 8 , 3701 , and 3677 members respectively , and there are 16 Grand Chapters , whose membership ranges from 1000 to 3000 .
The remaining 13 Grand Chapters muster under 1000 members each , that of Delaware having 275 , Washington 235 , and Florida , last of all , 22 S members . Of the 45 Grand Chapters , all have jurisdiction in the United States vvith the exception of those of Canada , Nova Scotia , and Quebec , the aggregate of whose members reaches 4693 , so that the United States has a total of 137 , 501 R , A . Masons .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on the 7 th inst .: — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the ist June for confirmation . 2 . Report oJ the special meeting at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13 th June .
3 . The Most Worshipful Grand Master will propose that the thanks of Grar . d Lodge be given to ihe R . W . Bro . Sir Albert W . Woods , C . B . ( Garter ) , P . G . W ., Grand Director of Ceremonies , for his efficient arrangements fur the Masonic meeting at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13 th June last , to celebrate her Majesty ' s Jubilee , and also to the V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn , President of the Board ot General Purposes , for his valuable assistance on the occasion .
4 . Communication from the Most Worshipful Grand Master : It having been represented to the Most Worshipful Grand Master that some Pro . vincial and District Grand Masters are desirous of commemorating the Jubilee year of her Majesty ' s reign by conferring Past Provincial or District Grand Rank on brethren in their provinces and districts , and that Article 87 of the Book of Constitutions would have to be specially suspended by Grand Lodge before any such appointments could be legall y made
his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . now submits the matter for the consideration of Grand Lodge , with the suggestion that , if it be thoug ht proper to sanction the suspension of the law , the number of appointments authorised should not exceed one for every six lodges in the province or district , with one additional if the broken number exceeds three . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .:
—A brother of the Roya ! Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London ... £ j $ o o The widow of a brother of the Salem Lodge , No . 1443 , Dawlish ... 75 0 . 0 The widow of a brother of the Rose Lodge , No . 1023 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Old Globe Ludge , No . 200 , Scarborough ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Isca Lodgo , No . 6 S 3 , Newport , Mon . 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Union Lodge , No . 157 , Margate ... 50 o 0
A brother ot the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 1257 , London ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Douglas Ludge , No . 1725 , Maidstone 100 o o A brother of the Lodgeof Perfect friendship , No . 376 , Ipswich ... 100 o o A brother of the Keystone Lodge , No . 3 63 , Whitworth ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , l ' eitham ... ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Mount Alexander Lodge , No . 692 , Castlemain ,
Victoria ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the West Kent Lodge , No . 1207 , London 150 o 0
REPORT OF THE BOARD OP GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . At the Quarterly Communication ot Grand Lodge in March last , upon the motion ot Bro . WILLIAM NICHOLL , P . M . No . 317 , Manchester , it was resolvedist . —That Past Masters shall be entitled to wear a distinctive collar .
2 nd . — lhat Past Masters duly qualified as members ol Grand Lodge shall be entitled to wear such collar oa all occasions vvhen Crait clothing may be worn . 3 rd . —That the tioatd of General Purposes be and are hereby authorised and empowered to de . ermine whether such distinction shall be silver cord in the centre , or whether it should be cord or braid or lace on the td ^ es , ana that they reanange Article 307 accordingly .
4 th . —Tnat the Board of . General Purposes be requested to re-draft Article 30 S accordingly . 5 th . — that Article 75 of the Book of Constitutions be referred to the Board of General Purposes for ihe purpose of ascertaining if it is possible to remodel and simplify and render it more workable as to the mode ot recording and counting the votes in Giand Lodge .
The Board have taken into consideration ihe matters thus referred to them , and beg to recommend the following alterations in the Book of Constitutions—That a rule be introduced after Rule 306 , to be numbered temporarily
306 A , to the following effect : — " Past Masters oi private lodges , so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge , shall be entitled to wear on all occasions when Crate clothing may be worn , collars ol light blue ribboii ) four inches broad , wilh silver braid a quarter ot an inch wide in the centre . "
Rules 307 and 308 will then remain as they were before December , 1886 , wilh the omission of the words "Past Masters" in the fourth line ol 308 . With respect to Rule 75 , the Board recommend that the mode of counting the votes on a division be lett to the discretion of the Grand Director ol Ceremonies , and lhat , therefore , all the words in that rule alter the word '' conducted " be erased , and the following words substituted : — ** under the direction of the Grand Director ol Ceremonies . "
To the Report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 12 th day of August ult ., showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of £ 500 j 6 s . 3 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash , £ 100 , and lor servants' wages , £ 100 , and balance oi annual allowance for library , £ 25 6 s . 3 d .
( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 16 th August , 188- / . The annual Report ol ihe Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , dated 20 th May , 1887 , will be laid before Grand Lodge .
List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2205 , The Pegasus Lodge , Gravesend , Kent . 2206 , The Hendon Lod ^ e , Hendon . 2207 , The Blackall Lodge , Blackall , Queensland . 2208 , The Horsa Lodge , Bournemouth , Hampshire .
2209 , The Brighton Lodge , Brighton , Victoria . 2210 , The Star ot the East Lodge ot Omeo , Omeo , Victoria . 2211 , The Albert Victor Lodge , Clilton Hill , Victoria . 2212 , The Rupanyup Lodge , Rupanyup , Victoria . 221 3 , The Daylesford Lodge of St . George , Daylesford , Victoria-2214 , The Josiah Wedglord Lodge , Etruria , Staffordshire .
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—the mere fact ot a man being proposed at all being deemed a sufficient guarantee for his reputability—or , if made , they are so loosely conducted as to be utterly useless for any good purpose . Sometimes it is imagined that initiation and joining fees so high as to be
prohibitive in the case of all but wealthy men will suffice to keep the lodge free of undesirable members . But the self-evident fact that undesirable characters are not confined to men of modest means appears to be lo *; t sight of by brethren who incline to this belief . Others , again , hold that the recommendation of a good member is
a o-uarantee of worth in the candidate he proposes , and so , in truth , it ought to be ; but there are good men who do not always realise the amount of responsibility they incur in proposing a candidate . They are splendid fellows themselves , yet somehow they have not the courage to think that others they may happen to know , and may wish to recommend for admission , are
not to the full as worthy as they should be in temper and habits , if not in character . It often happens , therefore , that the harmony of a lodge is broken , and the effects of its beneficent work seriously marred , because its members are careless in their inquiries or too ready to take things for granted . We trust the warning of brethren like Lord BROOKE , the GRAND
SECRETARY , and others will be taken lo heart , and that now our lodges are on the eve of renewing their labours for- the season , the members will exercise greater caution than ever in these matters of proposing and electing candidates . * . » *
No better mode of commemorating the QUEEN ' Jubilee ( N . Z . ) Jubilee could have been adopted by the brethren in Auckland , New Fu " * Zealand , than by establishing " The Jubilee Masonic Fund , " the scheme for which has already been adopted by the influential Committee
appointed to consider how the Q UEEN ' S Jubilee should be celebrated , and a code of by-laws for which is in course of being framed . The object of the proposed Fund will be to distribute relief generally among those who applv for it—either indirectly through the lodges which subscribe or to the Executive Committee . This relief will be afforded " by ( a ) the
granting temporary relief to all poor and distressed brethren ; ( b ) affording relief to the destitute widows and orphans of Masons ; and ( c ) by establishing an annuity fund for aged Freemasons , " and it is proposed that the funds shall be raised by donations and subscriptions from lodges and individual brethren , which , according to the amount given or subscribed , will confer
certain privileges as regards votes and otherwise on the donors . The Provincial and District Grand Masters of the three Constitutions are to be invited to become patrons , and every endeavour will be made on the part of the promoters of the scheme in order to obtain the support of the general
body Masonic in that part of New Zealand . We repeat , this mode of commemorating the Q UEEN ' Jubilee is about the best which our New Zealand brethren of the Auckland District could have chosen , and we hope it will not be very long before we shall have it in our power to congratulate them on the success of their endeavours .
* # * THE Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island is not large , The Grand .,. - ,,,- , , ,-, , , Lodue of Prince neither is it a body that in the course of years is likely to be-Edwaru island . CQme ) a Years hence when Manitoba , British Columbia
and the Great North-Western districts of Canada are peopled by many millions of inhabitants , we shall no doubt find the Grand Lodges already established , such as those ol British Columbia and Manitoba aforesaid , and others which as yet have no existence , very strong in respect of numbers , and pre ponionately strong as regards influence . But though Prince
Edward Island may become more thickly peopled , the island is too limited in extent to allow of its ever making a great figure Masonically among the Grand Lodges of the North American Continent . It 1 ms ils dozen lodges or thereabouts , with between 400 and 500 members all told , and though it may double or even quadruple its
strength , it will never be much of a Masonic power , except by force of its example , and in that respect it does not need to grow bigger . It already fulfils its Masonic character with zeal and ability , and we shall always welcome any news that may show it retains those good qualities . We trust it will go on flourishing , and that ils lodges may always work together as harmoniously as they seem to do at the present time .
Comp . IT appears from the latest returns of R . A . Masonry in D A '' ?; ' s North America , as issued by the indefatigable Comp . J OSIAH R . A . Statistics . DRUMMOND , of Maine , that theie are in the several Grand Chapter ^ having jurisdiction on this continent 142 . 194 subscribing Royal
Arch Masons . The largest jurisdiction is that of the Grand Chapter of New York , which has 15 , 288 members ; and then follow those of Illinois , with 11 , 816 members ; Pennsylvania , with 11 , 572 members ; and Ohio , with 10 , 532 members . The Grand Chapter of Massachusetts stands fifth , with 0638 members ; lhat of Michigan next , with 8528 members ; and then
Iowa , with 6271 members . Ihe following five Grand Chapters have between 4000 and 5000 members , namely : Missouri , 4900 ; Indiana , 4872 ; Maine , 4296 ; Connecticut , 4237 ; and California , 4044 . Wisconsin , Canada , and Texas have 39 S 8 , 3701 , and 3677 members respectively , and there are 16 Grand Chapters , whose membership ranges from 1000 to 3000 .
The remaining 13 Grand Chapters muster under 1000 members each , that of Delaware having 275 , Washington 235 , and Florida , last of all , 22 S members . Of the 45 Grand Chapters , all have jurisdiction in the United States vvith the exception of those of Canada , Nova Scotia , and Quebec , the aggregate of whose members reaches 4693 , so that the United States has a total of 137 , 501 R , A . Masons .
United Grand Lodge Of England.
UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND .
The following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on the 7 th inst .: — 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the ist June for confirmation . 2 . Report oJ the special meeting at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13 th June .
3 . The Most Worshipful Grand Master will propose that the thanks of Grar . d Lodge be given to ihe R . W . Bro . Sir Albert W . Woods , C . B . ( Garter ) , P . G . W ., Grand Director of Ceremonies , for his efficient arrangements fur the Masonic meeting at the Royal Albert Hall on the 13 th June last , to celebrate her Majesty ' s Jubilee , and also to the V . W . Bro . Thomas Fenn , President of the Board ot General Purposes , for his valuable assistance on the occasion .
4 . Communication from the Most Worshipful Grand Master : It having been represented to the Most Worshipful Grand Master that some Pro . vincial and District Grand Masters are desirous of commemorating the Jubilee year of her Majesty ' s reign by conferring Past Provincial or District Grand Rank on brethren in their provinces and districts , and that Article 87 of the Book of Constitutions would have to be specially suspended by Grand Lodge before any such appointments could be legall y made
his Royal Highness the M . W . G . M . now submits the matter for the consideration of Grand Lodge , with the suggestion that , if it be thoug ht proper to sanction the suspension of the law , the number of appointments authorised should not exceed one for every six lodges in the province or district , with one additional if the broken number exceeds three . 5 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .:
—A brother of the Roya ! Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London ... £ j $ o o The widow of a brother of the Salem Lodge , No . 1443 , Dawlish ... 75 0 . 0 The widow of a brother of the Rose Lodge , No . 1023 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Old Globe Ludge , No . 200 , Scarborough ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Isca Lodgo , No . 6 S 3 , Newport , Mon . 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Union Lodge , No . 157 , Margate ... 50 o 0
A brother ot the Grosvenor Lodge , No . 1257 , London ... ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the Douglas Ludge , No . 1725 , Maidstone 100 o o A brother of the Lodgeof Perfect friendship , No . 376 , Ipswich ... 100 o o A brother of the Keystone Lodge , No . 3 63 , Whitworth ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , l ' eitham ... ... 50 o 0 A brother of the Mount Alexander Lodge , No . 692 , Castlemain ,
Victoria ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the West Kent Lodge , No . 1207 , London 150 o 0
REPORT OF THE BOARD OP GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . At the Quarterly Communication ot Grand Lodge in March last , upon the motion ot Bro . WILLIAM NICHOLL , P . M . No . 317 , Manchester , it was resolvedist . —That Past Masters shall be entitled to wear a distinctive collar .
2 nd . — lhat Past Masters duly qualified as members ol Grand Lodge shall be entitled to wear such collar oa all occasions vvhen Crait clothing may be worn . 3 rd . —That the tioatd of General Purposes be and are hereby authorised and empowered to de . ermine whether such distinction shall be silver cord in the centre , or whether it should be cord or braid or lace on the td ^ es , ana that they reanange Article 307 accordingly .
4 th . —Tnat the Board of . General Purposes be requested to re-draft Article 30 S accordingly . 5 th . — that Article 75 of the Book of Constitutions be referred to the Board of General Purposes for ihe purpose of ascertaining if it is possible to remodel and simplify and render it more workable as to the mode ot recording and counting the votes in Giand Lodge .
The Board have taken into consideration ihe matters thus referred to them , and beg to recommend the following alterations in the Book of Constitutions—That a rule be introduced after Rule 306 , to be numbered temporarily
306 A , to the following effect : — " Past Masters oi private lodges , so long as they continue to subscribe to some lodge , shall be entitled to wear on all occasions when Crate clothing may be worn , collars ol light blue ribboii ) four inches broad , wilh silver braid a quarter ot an inch wide in the centre . "
Rules 307 and 308 will then remain as they were before December , 1886 , wilh the omission of the words "Past Masters" in the fourth line ol 308 . With respect to Rule 75 , the Board recommend that the mode of counting the votes on a division be lett to the discretion of the Grand Director ol Ceremonies , and lhat , therefore , all the words in that rule alter the word '' conducted " be erased , and the following words substituted : — ** under the direction of the Grand Director ol Ceremonies . "
To the Report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts at the last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 12 th day of August ult ., showing a balance in the Bank of England ( Western Branch ) of £ 500 j 6 s . 3 d ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash , £ 100 , and lor servants' wages , £ 100 , and balance oi annual allowance for library , £ 25 6 s . 3 d .
( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , 16 th August , 188- / . The annual Report ol ihe Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution for Aged Freemasons and the Widows of Freemasons , dated 20 th May , 1887 , will be laid before Grand Lodge .
List of Lodges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge . No . 2205 , The Pegasus Lodge , Gravesend , Kent . 2206 , The Hendon Lod ^ e , Hendon . 2207 , The Blackall Lodge , Blackall , Queensland . 2208 , The Horsa Lodge , Bournemouth , Hampshire .
2209 , The Brighton Lodge , Brighton , Victoria . 2210 , The Star ot the East Lodge ot Omeo , Omeo , Victoria . 2211 , The Albert Victor Lodge , Clilton Hill , Victoria . 2212 , The Rupanyup Lodge , Rupanyup , Victoria . 221 3 , The Daylesford Lodge of St . George , Daylesford , Victoria-2214 , The Josiah Wedglord Lodge , Etruria , Staffordshire .