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^^^^^^SJ SATURDAY , OCTOBER IO , 1 S 9 G .

Masonic Notes.

Masonic Notes .

. l ' ¦•just ao years since Lord Suffield was installed "i Qtlitc as Provincial Grand Master of Norfolk , the " "' ° ny being performed by his Royal Highness Und n " <; ° f Wa , CS ' W'W' Gra"d Maslcr > '" P crsoncr I 113 lordshi p ' s auspices Freemasonry has greatly

Jia "''"w . and though the number of lodges in Norfolk ;; ov n 0 t heC " 8 rcall y augmented during his term of a , " nment i there is no doubt the position ol those been CX | Stin S at tne lime of his ' installation has bas ( m . aterial ' y strengthened . Moreover , his lordship -at ih ' prcsided as Chairman at a Masonic Festival hat of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls

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in 1 S 77 and at that of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys in 18 S 6—and on both these occasions the Province has done what lay in its power in support of these Institutions . It also did exceedingly well for a Province of its size both at the Centenary of the Girls '

School in iSSS and the Jubilee of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution in 1892 , while at other but less prominent gatherings of a similar character it will be lound to have figured more frequently than not among the conlributing Provinces .

Under these circumstances , it is not surprising thai when H . R . H . the Grand Master again attended at a special meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Norfolk on Wednesday , the 7 th instant , for Ihe purpose of unveiling a bust of Lord Suffield , which had been

subscribed for by the brethren in the Province , Bro . Hamon le Strange , P . G . D . England , the Dep . Prov . GMaster , in inviting his Royal Highness to perform the ceremony of the day , should have spoken in the most feeling and affectionate terms of his lordship , and of

the relations which existed between him and the brethren he presided over . " During his term of office his lordship , " said Bro . le Strange , "had been regarded by the brethren with increasing veneration , respect , and

esteem , and it is not to be wondered at that , " instead of waiting for a posthumous memorial , ' our Norfolk brethren should have " thought il would be pleasant to show some present tangible proof of their regard . "

The ceremony of unveiling the bust was then gracefully performed by his Royal Highness , who at the same time expressed his pleasure at the happy relations which existed between Lord Suffield and his Province , and at the opportunity then afforded him of

showing his regard for the brethren of a Province in which he had so long resided . With a kindly acknowledgment from the Prov . Grand Master of the complimenl paid him by the brethren and also by his Royal

Highness in attending Provincial Grand Lodge , the lunction ended , and the Prince retired amid the most enlhusastic cheers from those who had enjoyed the privilege of being present .

Ashort lime since we referred to the progress that had been made with the work of restoring Canterbury Cathedral . This work was commenced in the days of Dean Payne Smith , and has been continued slowly but surely ever since . We now learn that our Kentish

brethren are raising a sum of . £ 1000 with the idea of adding a new window in connection with the restora tion , and that the sum of . £ 700 , including a donation of ; £ ioo from Earl Amherst , Prov . G . Master , has already been subscribed . And yel in the face of this and many

similar evidences from former days of our respect for religion , there arc still people who persist in speaking of Masons as Godless people ! # * * We deeply regret to announce the sudden death ol

Bro . Lord Kensington , Prov . G . Master South Wales ( W . D . ) . The sad event occurred on Wednesday afternoon while his lordship was out shooting over the estate of the Dukcof Roxburghe , at Floors Castle , Kelso . In the morning he had been , lo all appearance , in his

usual health , but when out as slated , he was crossing a fence when he suddenly fell down and expired , death being due , as is supposed , to heart descasc . Lord Kensington , who was born in May , 1 S 35 , was appointed S . G . W . of England in 1 S 79 , and in 1 S 84 , on the death

of Bro . Col . ] . Lloyd Phillips , Prov . G . Master South Wales ( W . D . ) . In Royal Arch Masonry he was a Past Grand Principal Sojourner of Supreme Grand Chapter , and since 1892 had been Grand

Superintendent of South Wales ( W . D . ) . We respectfully tender our sympathy lo the family and friends of our late distinguished brother . * * *

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Gloucestershire will be held at Stroud on Tuesday , the 27 th inst . The meeting usually takes place about Whitsuntide , but in this instance it has been

postponed till the present month in consequence of the epidemic of small-pox with which Gloucestershire had the misfortune to be visited during the early months of the year .

It was a kindly act on the part of Bro . Lord Llangattoclc , Prov . G . Master South Wales ( E . D . ) , and the officers of his Prov . Grand Lodge to transmit to Bro . Dr . M . W- Morgan , J . P . of Newport , P . Prov .

G . W . Monmouthshire , a telegram congratulating him on his 87 th biithday . Bro . Dr . Morgan has been a Mason upwards of 60 years , and was Prov . Grand Secretary Monmouthshire under the late Bro . John Kemeys Tynte , P . G . M . 1831 to 1863 .

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It is to be regretted that , in noting the most important of the proceedings at the annual meeting , on the 23 rd ult ., of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Worcestershire , we should have overlooked the fact that Lodge Semper Fidelia , No . 529 , which had the honour

of entertaining Provincial Grand Lodge , has this year attained its jubilee . It is the junior of the two Worcester lodges , was constituted in 1 S 46 , and on the whole has good reason to be proud of the position it occupies , and the respect in which it is held by the other

lodges in the Province . It was consecrated at the Reindeer Hotel , on the 7 th September , 1 S 4 C , and in 18 4 8 removed its cpiarters , firstly to the Town Hall , and then to the Crown Hotel . After a prolonged stay of close on 40 years at the latter , it moved , in 1 SS 7 , to

its present abode—the Masonic Hall—where , we sincerely hope , it will go 011 flourishing . We congratulate " Semper Fidelis " on the auspicious event it has just celebrated , and have every confidence that in its future , as in its past , career it will remain " Always Faithful " to the principles and tenets of the Craft .

* * * Imitation has been said to be the sinccrcsl form of flattery . If this be true , it is difficult to imagine how the A ; t ' i-Masonic Congress , which assembled at Trent towards the close of last month with the deliberate

purpose of anathematising Freemasonry and all its works up hill and down dale , could have paid our Craft a greater or more genuine compliment than by the adoption of a resolution to establish Charitable Institutions , wherever Freemasonry has done so . Hitherto

the Romish hierarchy , furious at finding their onslaughts on our Order have produced not the slightest effect , have denied us even the consolation of believing that , Godless as they declared us to be , we occasionally did some good to our suffering fellow-creatures .

* * * Even where , as in England , overwhelming evidence was always forthcoming thai we never failed in our duty towards a worthy distressed brother , the fatherless , and the widow , it was unblushingly declared that

as our Charity was based on diabolical principles , it must , in the nature of things , be itself diabolical . But the Trent Anti-Masonic Congress has changed all this . Our Charity is admitted , and the Romish priesthood following in our footsteps , will henceforth be charitable

It is a pity they did not think of adopting thi . i course earlier , we should have been spared the expenditure of a good deal of bad language , while it is as clear as the sun at noonday that if they have resolved on imitating our conduct , they dare not seriously condemn it .

* » * But flattered as we must necessarily feel by the adoption of this resolution , we have some difficulty in determining how the Trent Congress have resolved on such a course , when we gather from other sources of

information lhat Prince Bishop VaAussi described Freemasonry as "a serpent from hell . " We are afraid we must plead guilty to the charge of being ignorant as to the kind of beings lhat inhabit Ihe lower regions . At all events , we arc prepared to concede that Prince

Bishop Valussi knows more about them than we do . But what we arc desirous of pointing out is lhat if this reverend gentleman is right in his assertion , then all the learned members of our Craft who have been busy

formulating theories as to the origin of FYcemasonry , have been going on the wrong tack . It is no good going to the medixval guilds , the Roman Collegia , the Pyramids , or to Paradise—they must go to the place unmentionable in polite society .

We have the authority of the Craftsman for announcing lhat that most terrible of nuisances—the Masonic impostor—is greatly in evidence in Cardiff , and our worthy contemporary properly advises , the brethren who dwell there nol lo dispense their Charity

promiscuously . It is suggested thai they should refer all doubtful cases lo "Bro . Charles Peace , the Cardiff Almoner , whose long experience enables him to select the true from the false . " We question if the Masonic impostor will altogether appreciate the kindly sentiment ol our contemporary— " Peace be with you ! "

* * * The Lodge of Honour , No . -, 26 , Wolverhampton , which was consecrated on the 17 th August , 1 S 41 ) , and has thus completed an existence of 50 years , will celebrate its jubilee at an emergency meeting which will

be held in the Exchange Hall on Tuesday , the 13 th inst . The Prov . G . Master ( the Earl of Dartmouth ) , his Deputy ( Lieut .-Col . Bindley , P . G . D . ) , and the members of Provincial Grand Lodge will attend the meeting .