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Freemasonry In 1900.
Freemasonry in 1900 .
BY G . BLIZARD ABBOTT , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . D . Herts . least
t ^ Xs MllR closing year of the 19 th century will not be the ite ^^^^ i memorable in the annals of British Freet ( ( ttrN & imf niasonr y * A goodly nuniber of lodges , chapters , flo ||| $ / II and other bodies have been constituted , and not a fEss *""^ - ^! feu * of these have been organised in districts
hitherto unprovided with the requisite facilities for the practice , of the Craft . Valuable , additions have been made to our literature , through which not only are Masons themselves enabled to become more familiar than in the past with thc history , organisation , and objects of our Society , but as these works are accessible to other than Masons , the public generally is in a better position to inform itself upon these and
other matters of interest . Above all , the Institutions which it is the pride of Craftsmen to have founded , and to maintain for providing help for aged ancl indigent brethren and their widows , and educating their children , have thriven apace , and are doing still more efficient service . In short , wc have done
well within the limits of our own organisation , while in the estimation of the body politic wc are more highly and more widely appreciated , even those who have most bitterly opposed us showing , by the increased bitterness of their antagonism , that they realise we are , in spite of their hatred of us , and the unscrupulous means they have adopted to injure us , more
influential than ever we have been at any previous period of our history . Be it our business now , in the course of the summary that follows , to show how and by what principal events during lhe past 12 jnonths this increased prosperity has been brought about . Antl firstl y as regards CRAFT MASONRY
we have said that many new lodges have been formed , many of them in localities hitherto unprovided wilh facilities for lhe pursuit of Freemasonry . We do not attach undue importance to the men ; matter of numbers , but tlie following particulars will show that in this respect thc year 1000 will compare favourably
with many of its predecessors . In 1 S 94 warrants were granted for 4 6 lodges , of which eight were p laced in London , 21 in the Provinces , and 17 Abroad ; in 18 95 , for 52 lodges consisting of 13 in London , 24 in the Provinces , and 15 Abroad ; in 18 9 6 , for 44 lodges , namely , 14 London , 14 Provincial , and 16 Abroad ; in 18 97 , for 51 lodges , of which 10 are located in London , 22 in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In 1900.
Freemasonry in 1900 .
BY G . BLIZARD ABBOTT , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . D . Herts . least
t ^ Xs MllR closing year of the 19 th century will not be the ite ^^^^ i memorable in the annals of British Freet ( ( ttrN & imf niasonr y * A goodly nuniber of lodges , chapters , flo ||| $ / II and other bodies have been constituted , and not a fEss *""^ - ^! feu * of these have been organised in districts
hitherto unprovided with the requisite facilities for the practice , of the Craft . Valuable , additions have been made to our literature , through which not only are Masons themselves enabled to become more familiar than in the past with thc history , organisation , and objects of our Society , but as these works are accessible to other than Masons , the public generally is in a better position to inform itself upon these and
other matters of interest . Above all , the Institutions which it is the pride of Craftsmen to have founded , and to maintain for providing help for aged ancl indigent brethren and their widows , and educating their children , have thriven apace , and are doing still more efficient service . In short , wc have done
well within the limits of our own organisation , while in the estimation of the body politic wc are more highly and more widely appreciated , even those who have most bitterly opposed us showing , by the increased bitterness of their antagonism , that they realise we are , in spite of their hatred of us , and the unscrupulous means they have adopted to injure us , more
influential than ever we have been at any previous period of our history . Be it our business now , in the course of the summary that follows , to show how and by what principal events during lhe past 12 jnonths this increased prosperity has been brought about . Antl firstl y as regards CRAFT MASONRY
we have said that many new lodges have been formed , many of them in localities hitherto unprovided wilh facilities for lhe pursuit of Freemasonry . We do not attach undue importance to the men ; matter of numbers , but tlie following particulars will show that in this respect thc year 1000 will compare favourably
with many of its predecessors . In 1 S 94 warrants were granted for 4 6 lodges , of which eight were p laced in London , 21 in the Provinces , and 17 Abroad ; in 18 95 , for 52 lodges consisting of 13 in London , 24 in the Provinces , and 15 Abroad ; in 18 9 6 , for 44 lodges , namely , 14 London , 14 Provincial , and 16 Abroad ; in 18 97 , for 51 lodges , of which 10 are located in London , 22 in