Royal Arch.

Royal Arch .

PENZANCE . Holy Mount Chapter ( No . 121 ) . —The annual convocation of this chapter was held at the Masonic Hall on Wednesday , the 2 nd inst ., when the following Principals were installed : Comps . G . R . Mockridge , M . E . Z . ; G . H . Small , H . ; and W . Colenso . J . The installation ceremony was very ably performed by Comp .

M . Sampson , P . Z . The following officers were invested Comps . M . Sampson , Treas .: P . T . Chirgwin , Scribe E . ; R . Colenso , Scribe N . ; J . M . Cornish , P . S . ; R . Walters , ist A . S . ; I . Oppenheim , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . E . Rogers , Janitor . There was a goodly number of companions present , among whom were several visitors , viz . : Comps . C . P .

Richards , P . Z . Abbey Chapter , P . P . S . G . W . Lanes . ; . ! . M . Richards , P . Z . Cornubia Chapter ; R . Rowe , M . E . Z . C 01 nubia Chapter ; G . F . Gent , Union Chapter ; and W . G . Hancock . The companions afterwards adjourned to the Western Hotel for the banquet , and a most enjoyable evening was spent . ¦

STONEHOUSE . Elliott Chapter ( No . 1205 )—The annual meeting of the above chapter was held at the Masonic Rooms , Caroline-place , to install the Principals for the ensuing year : Comps . C . B . G . Dick , M . E . Z . ; Geo . Perkins , H . ; and J . J . Facev , J . The Installing Officers were W . PowellP : Z . and James Gidley , P . Z . 2025 , assisted by

, , the following Board of Installed Principals : Comps . Col . ] . Elliott , P . Z ., Past G . P . S . Eng . ; Ino . R . Lord , P . Z . i- > 47 , P . P . G . T ., P . G . D . C . ; S . Jew , P . Z . ioi . P . P . G . T . j D . Cross , P . Z ., P . P . G . T . ; W . Allsford . P . Z . 202 , P . P . G . P . S . ; R . Dickson , P . Z ., P . A . G . S . ; F . Couch , P . Z . ; A . VV . King , P . Z . ; R . Pike , P . Z . 230 ; E . Binding ,

P . Z . 202 ; and VV . J . Pengelly , M . E . Z . 2025 . The officers were invested as follows : Comps . A . VV . King , l . P . Z . ; lames Gidley , P . Z ., Scribe 1 * :. ; W . H . Ambrose , Scribe N . ; D . Cross P . Z ., Treas . ; A . E . Maddock , P . S . ; J . Maunder , ist A . S . ; E . J . Wheeler , 2 nd A . S . ; and J . Gidley , Janitor . A supper was afterwards held .

Lodges And Chapters Of Instruction.

Lodges and Chapters of Instruction .

ROBERT BURNS LODGE ( No . 25 ) . —A meeting was held on Tuesday , 25 th ult ., at the "Frascati , " 30 , Oxfordstreet , VV ., when there were present Bros . A . Becker , VV . M . ; II . Matthews , S . VV . ; A . Petit , J . W . ; E . C . Mulvey , P . M ., Preceptor ; F . Marx , P . M ., Deputy Preceptor ; . Guggenheim , S . D . ; Goldstein , J . D . ; M . Burgoyne , I . G . ; and VV . Shales . Visitors : Bros . Goldstein ,

1563 ; Haswell , 1541 ; and Berry , 801 . The lodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . The lodge was opened in the Second Degree . Bro . Marx worked the ist Section of the Lecture . Bro . Shales answered the questions leading to the Third Degree , and was entrusted . The lodge was opened in the Third

Degree , and the ceremony of raising rehearsed , Bro . Shales being the candidate . The lodge was resumed to the First Degree . Bros . Goldstein , Berry , and Haswell were unanimously elected joining members . The S . W ., Bro . Matthews , was unanimously elected VV . M . for the ensuing week , and was p leased to appoint his officers in rotation . All Masonic business being ended , the lodge was closed .

CHISWICK LODGE ( No . 2012 ) . —A meeting was held on Saturday , the 5 th inst ., at the Windsor Castle Hotel , King-street , Hammersmith , W . Present : Bros . Re-id , W . M . ; Powell , S . VV . ; Hide , | . W . ; A . Williams , P . M ., Preceptor ; M . Spiegel , P . M ., Sec ; Hilli = r , S . D . ; Fox , J . D . ; Cumming , P . M ., I . G . ; and Bone . Thelodge was opened in due form , and the minutes of

the last meeting were read and confirmed . The . ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Bone being the candidate . The Preceptor worked the ist and 2 nd Sections ot the Lecture , and Bro . Hillier , the Preceptor of St . John's Lodge , worked the 3 rd Section . After the usual rising , Bro . Powell was elected W . M . for the next meeting , and the lodge was closed .

Testimonial To Bro. The Rev. C. H. Coryndon Baker, H.D.. And Mrs. Baker.

TESTIMONIAL TO BRO . THE REV . C . H . CORYNDON BAKER , H . D .. AND MRS . BAKER .

An exchange of livings having been sanctioned between Bro . the Rev . Dr . Baker and the Rev . R . Brown-Borthwick , vicar of All Saints ' , Scarboro * . A meeting of the parishioners , congregation and friends

of St . John's Church , was held in the Infant Schoolroom , Gaskell-Mreet , Union-road , on Wednesday evening , the 2 nd inst ., under the presidency of Mr . Churchwarden Clark . The chairman , in opening the proceedings , expressed the universal regret experienced at the prospect of losing thc Rev . Dr . and Mrs . Baker ,

and a sincere hope that the Vicar s health may be speedily regained , as the result of the change . He referred to the satisfactory progress in work achieved during the past nine years . The financial position of the parish had also greatly improved . In June , 1884 , / 750 was owing . Now , probably , £ 80 would cover

all liabilities . Large sums at various times ( £ 1400 ) had been cleared , by means of bazaars and fetes , for the benefit of various parochial objects , and a splendid freehold site had just been secured for the erection of new day schools . The Chairman , in concluding , paid a high testimony to the value of Mrs . Baker ' s services —at thc beck and call of everybody , rendering loyal

support to her husband , by promoting , 111 every possible way , all objects that would prove beneficial to the parish land people . Bro . Churchwarden OCKENDEN fully , endorsed all that his colleague had stated , referring specially to Mrs . Baker's accomplished and skilful playing at the organ , and how very much she will be missed throughout the parish . He dwelt upon Bro . Dr . Baker ' s bard

Testimonial To Bro. The Rev. C. H. Coryndon Baker, H.D.. And Mrs. Baker.

and generous work for the Day Schools . The Hospital Sunday Fund had found a doughty champion in Dr . Baker , whose eloquent appeals had met with the gratifying response of a grand total of over £ 6 _ o . True enough , mere facts or figures are not the criterion of the really spiritual success of a ministry ; the verdict rests with a Higher Power ; still we may estimate

the comfort and consolation afforded in the hour of sorrow , the help and guidance rendered in the period of doubt and difficulty , and the instruction imparted where knowledge has been sought ; all these are matters between the individual conscience and God , between the creature and his Creator . He felt he would soon be parting with one for whom he

entertained the highest esteem , and whose friendship he had enjoyed and valued for several years past . " I venerate the man whose heart is warm , Whose haijds are pure , whose doctrine and whose life , Coincident , exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause . " Bro . OCKENDEN then proposed thata purse of money

be presented by the congregation and friends to the Rev . Dr . and Mrs . Baker , accompanied with some gi t ( hereafter to be decided upon ) of a permanent character and appropriately inscribed . This proposition was seconded by Mr . BIRCH , and enthusiastically carried . The proceedings closed with a hearty vote of thanks to the Chairman .

Our Portrait Gallery Of Worshipful Masters.

Our Portrait Gallery of Worshipful Masters .

BRO . FRANK E . BAILEY , whose portrait we -rive this week , is the W . M . of St . John's Lodge , No . 107 . having been installed in October , 1892 , after having filled most of the offices . Bro . Bailey ' s Masonic career dates from 18 H 4 , in which year he was initiated in the Great City Lodge , No . 1426 , and now holds the office of Junior Deacon . He

is a member of Ewell Royal Arch Chapter , No . 1851 , and is now Third Principal ;> and in Mark Masonry he is J . W . of the Beaconsfield Lodge , No . 205 . Bro . Bailey , during his comparatively short career as a Mason , has not been neglectful of our Charities . He has qualified as a Vice-President of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , and is a Life Governor of the Boys' and Girls' Schools , having

served three Stewardships—twice for the Old People and once for the Boys . Bro . Bailey ' s interest in Freemasonry appears to have extended to other members of his family , three of his brothers residing in . New Zealand bcin ***** not only Freemasons , but Past Masters ol their lodges . We cannot help adding to this record the fact that Bro . Bailey is as much respected as the head of a large and successful business firm as he is affectionately regarded by his brethren of the mystic tie .

The Late W. Bro. Henry Josiah Whymi'er , C.I.E., Deputy District Grand Master Of The Punjab.

THE LATE W . BRO . HENRY JOSIAH WHYMI'ER , C . I . E ., DEPUTY DISTRICT GRAND MASTER OF THE PUNJAB .

The death of the late W . Bro . H . J . Whymper will arouse feelings ofthe deepest sorrow and regret , not only in his own district and lodge , but over the whole world , for it is not too much to say that his collection of Masonic works , and his vast knowledge of the

literature of Freemasonry , are known to all real lovers of the Masonic art . He had proceeded from Rawal Pindi to Bombay to see an old friend , the late General Sam Black , off to England , and it seems inexpressibly sad to have to

record that they both died before they reached their homes within a week of each other . W . Bro . Whymper was taken ill at Bombay the day after General Black had sailed ; lie was admitted to the European General Hospital on the iyth of April , where he rapidly sank , and died on the 27 th from the effects of dysentry and

The Late W. Bro. Henry Josiah Whymi'er , C.I.E., Deputy District Grand Master Of The Punjab.

fever . His remains were buried the next day in the Sewree Cemetery , and were followed to the grave bv all the leading Freemasons in Bombay , to whom best thanks for " paying this last sad tribute to departed merit . "

The late Bro . Whymper was initiated in Mayo Lodge No . 1413 , E . C , at Rawal Pindi , in 18 73 ; he took the Royal Arch Degree in the Rose of Denmark Chapter No . 975 , and in due course became a Knights Templar , Knight of Malta , and a member of the 32 . He was a member of the Inner Circle of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge , No . 2076 , and at the time of his

death was Deputy District Grand Master of the Punjab . He was a most prolific writer on Masonic subjects and in the columns of the Indian Masonic Review his loss will be severely felt , for not a single number appeared without some contribution from his pen . His book , "The Religion of Freemasonry , " is well

known , and his pamphlets , " Acts of Parliament referring to Freemasonry , " "Symbolism , " " Earl y printed Literature referring to Freemasonry , " and " Catalogues and Bibliographies" are worthy of a wider knowledge than they have , perhaps , obtained , the latter being often referred to by Bro . W . J . Hughan as the best thing of its kind existent .

But his last and greatest literary work , on which he was engaged at the time of his death , is unfortunatel y unfinished . This work is a " Masonic Bibliography , " a work showing every traceable book , pamphlet or paper connected with Freemasonry in the English language , showing all their several editions , and where each book , & c , is to be found . It is to be hoped , however , that

this book will not be lost to the Masonic world . It is in a fair state of advancement towards completion , and all the necessary instructions as to its completion have been left with W . Bros . Hughan and Leslie , the latter of whom had for the last year been helping the late Bro . VVhymper in its preparation . The publication of such a work would indeed be a great memorial to our

lamented brother . To his Lodge Stewart , No . i 960 , of which he was a founder , his loss is irreparable , and in the District of the Punjab he has left a gap which it will not be possible to fill . Well versed in all branches of . Masonic literature , a staunch and generous supporter of all the Masonic and social undertakings of his lodge , ever

ready to help and advise , to assist and instruct , his genial face will be missed , his kindly words and actions ever remembered by all Freemasons in the Punjab , but by none more than by . his sorrowing brethren of the Stewart Lodge . , ; And , lastly ,. we should . not . forget those . who are the first care of every Freemason , the widow and orphan . The late Bro . Whymper has left a widow , a son , and

four daughters , one of whom is married . To them in their affliction the thoughts and feelings of Freemasons naturally turn . Their loss is the greatest , our sympathy with them the deepest . Ever ready to help in word and deed , his presence will-be missed by old and young , by all classes , creeds , and -sects . We feel that a good and true man has gone from us , a kind-hearted and honest minded friend . — Indian Masonic Review . J . H . L .

The Late Bro. Thomas Foxall.

THE LATE BRO . THOMAS FOXALL .

At the regular meeting of the Crystal Palace Lodge , No . 742 , held at the Crystal Palace on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., Bro . Blott , W . M ., in the chair , it was proposed by Bro . WII . I . IAM LAND , P . M ., Secretary ( in the unavoidable absence of the senior P . M ., Bro . H . T .

Thompson ) , seconded by Bro . GEORGE WEEKS , P . M ., Treasurer , and unanimously resolved : "That the Crystal Palace Lodge of Freemasons , No . 742 , desire to place on record the extreme regret with which the members have received information of the death of Bro . Thomas Foxall , Past Master and Past Treasurer of the lodge , Life Governor and Past Steward of the

several Masonic Charities , an earnest Freemason , and a faithful friend ; and the Secretary is hereby requested to express to the family of the deceased the deepest sympathy and sincere condolence of the lodge in the irreparable loss they have sustained . " ln accordance with the lodge summons , the brethren attended in Masonic mourning .

The Craft Abroad.

The Craft Abroad .

PUNJAB . Stewart Lodge ( No . i 960 ) . —The reg ular meeting of the above lodge was held at the Jchange' s Rooms , Mutree . ' on June 24 th , the lodge being in mourning in consequence of the regretted decease of Bro . II . J : Whymper , CLE ., Deputy District Grand Master ana Founder . It was renorted that the W . Bro . M *™

Bowles , P . M ., & c . ( since appointed Prov . S . G . W . Surreyij as Steward for the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , na obtained the handsome sum of £ 86 5 s . as the repreM" * live of No . i 960 . After the ordinary business had i > , ^ transacted , the following was on the agenda paper :

ballot for as an Honorary Member ot the lodge ver ) Bro . William James Hughan , residing at Dun S Torquay , P . G . Deacon of England , a member of I ' *" . , Lodge , No . 131 ( E . C ) , and of the Inner Circle 01 * n „ al „„ r rnrnr ,, t ; InJn . KA -, / ,-, fi lR . f . 1 . DrOPO ^ " /

Wor . Bro . J . H . Leslie , and seconded by Wor . : j ' by L . Montgomery . " This proposition was ci" ^„ Si as acclamation , much to the satisfaction of the <" ° \ he Bro . Hughan had agreed to accept the comp liment . ouS brethren so much desired it . The lodge is in a P ? , or the condition , and has already elected its Steward , ; s " Girls " for 1894 . Bro . Capt ; J . H . Leslie , the W- i the able editor of the Punjab Masonic Calendar .