Provincial Grand Lodge Of N. And E. Yorkshire.

Hollon , P . M- 236 and 1611 , Prov . Grand Treasurer ; and the Prov . Grand Master named the following- lodges whence a Steward was to be elected from each : —the Minerva ( Hull ) ; the Constitutional ( Beverley ); the Lion ( Whitby ) ; the Cleveland ( Stokesley ) ; the Zetland ( Guisboroug h ); the St . Germaic ( Selby ) . He said that he had

received an invitation for next year ' s meeting from the Old Globe Lodge , Scarborough , and he had great pleasure in accep ting it . The next year ' s meeting would , therefore , be held at Scarborough . ( Applause . ) He offered thanks to the Lord Mayor of York for the cordial manner in which he had received them , and placed the Guildhall and Mansion House at their e % po .-al . He

likewise thanked the Worshipful Master ( Bro . J . S . Cumberland ) and the brethren of the Eboracum Lodge , York , No . 1611 , for their hospitable reception and the very excellent arrangements which had been made for the meeting of the Prov . Grand Lodge . ( Applause . ) As to the position of thc Craft in the province , the Prov . Grand Master addeel that they had cause for congratulation in

the large assemblage on that occasion . He likewise congratulated them on the prosperity and perfect harmony that prevailed throughout the province . He had just received an application for thc formation of a new lodge in Middlesborough , vvhich spoke for itself , notwithstanding the great depression which existed throughout the country ,

and , perhaps , more so in that particular district than in any other part of the kingdom , of the prosperity of Freemasonry . ( Hear , hear . ) It was a cause for congratulation also that they had passed the giant to the Royal Benevolent Institution for Aged Masons , for it vvas one from which they had on several occasions received no small share of benefit .

The business of the lorlge ended shortly before halfpatt two , and at that hour , the weather being beautifu ly fine , a procession vvas formed to the cathedial . This , by the kindness of Colonel Gunter and the officers of the 4 th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards , was preceded by the band of that regiment , which played a suitable march . The procession consisted o : a couple of Tylers with drawn

swords , and then the lodges eif the piovince , each with distinguishing banner , iu numerical oreler ( junii . rs first ) , from Scarborough , Saltbum , Hull , Hornsea , Thirsk , Northallerton , Redcar , Driffield , Bridlington , Malton , Filey , Huwdcn , Middlesborough , Selby , Guisborough , Stokesley , Whitby , Beverley , York , Richmond , St . Patrick's Military Lodge , No . 297 ( I . C ) , attached to the 4 th Dragoon Guards Regiment , and other visiting brethren .

The last of the ordinary lodges was the Eboracum , Yoik , 1611 , under whose banner the Provincial Grand Lodge vvas held . Then came the brethren ofthe Provincial Grand Lorlge in order . There vvas an immense assemblage to witness the march of this imposing procession—by way of Blake-street , and Duncombt-strecl—to the west entrance of the venerable pile . On arrival at the entrance to the

choir the procession halted , and the brethren dividing faced inwards , and formed an avenue through vvhich the Provincial Grand Ma . ter and the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , preceeileil by trie Standard and Sword Bearers , advanceel 11 their seats . The service was a special one , and an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . L . W . Heath , M . A ., Provincial Grand Chaplain . "Phe rev .

gentleman took his text from Ephesians iv ., ifi— " From whom the wheile hotly fitly joined together , and compacted by that which every joint supplieth , according to the effectual working in the measure of every part , maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love . " He said that they had reason to lie proud of their fathers in Masonry as they sat in that noble temple , which was the

result eif their work . What grandeur of conception , skill , and execution , and efficient elaboration of every detail there had been manifested in it , and the purpose of their labour had been thc good of their fellow-men and the glory of God . When they considered this , had they not good cause for congratulation that they were the representatives of those whose labours had embellished the Weirld with im

perishable and unapproachable evidence of genius and perseverance . He said imperishable , because was ir not a fact that , notwithstanding the enormous strides that had been made in almost every department of trade and science , yet there had been nothing originated in architectural science or operative Masonry since those days ? There were those , as they knew , who affected to condemn the

system as recognised by present Masons , but they believed that Masonry vvas nothing more than the practice of those simple moral precepts which vvere enjoined by religion , pure as it had come from God , and unadulterated by the inventions of man . The rev . gentleman then went on to say that Masonry contributed to good order , goori government , loyalty to God and king , and the practice of every

domeshe virtue , and the exeicise of benevolence and charity amongst all classes of men ; and he believed that one writer had said , seeing that religion " was as it were local and not being extended all over the wori I , Masonry , from the fact that it embraced every colour , every clime , and every creed , could be really the pioneer to Christianity , "e concluded by urging them in these times of distress

t" contribute of their means towards the sick and poor of 'heir fraternity , and also to the restoration of the noble building in vvhich they were assembled . A collection was made , to be divided between the Minster Restoration Fund a "d the Masonic Charities . Subsequently the brethren returned ia procession to the Guildhall , where the Grand Lod ge vvas formally closed . At five o ' clock in the evening

a banesuet was held in the Dc Grey Rooms , at which nearl y 200 brethren sat down , and were presided over by " U . W . P . G . M ., the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , "all-past eight o ' clock iri the evening a conversazione "'as held in the same [ dace , brethren introducing ladies , w ' h- r ''' a suljs «) ueiil period resolved itself into a ball , mch was heartily enjoyed by all present . —Yorkshire

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of West Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS OF WEST YORKSHIRE .

The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of West Yorkshire was held a " t

Eastwood , near Todmorden , on Tuesday , the 16 th 111 st ., under the banner of the Prince Edward Lodge of Mark Masters , No . 14 . The R . W . Bro . John Wordsworth , P . G . M . M ., presided , anel there was a good muster of the brethren . The following were invested as officers for the ensuing twelve months : —

Bro . E-rlmund Hartley , 14 Prov . S . G . W „ William White , 33 Prov . J . G . W . „ George Marshall , 137 Prov . G . M . O „ John W . Hinchliffe , 157 ... Prov . G . S . ;) . „ Henry Berlon , Old York ( T . I . ) ... Prov . G . J . O .

„ E . Sewell , M . A ., Old York ( T . I . ) Prov . G . Chap . „ G . Normanton , Past G . L of W ., 58 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ J . Barker , Grand Std ., 38 ... Prov . G . Reg . „ Wm . Cooke , Past G . S . O ., 58 ... Prov . G . Sec . „ Eli Pullan , 111 Prov . S . G . D . „ C . T . Rhodes , 5 8 Prov . J . G . D .

„ J . L . OStes , III Prov . G . L of W . „ F . W . W . Booth , Old York ( T . I . ) Prov . G . D . of C . „ Mark Potter , no Prov . G . A . D . of C „ J . W . Monkman , Old York ( T . I . ) Prov . G . Swd . B . „ fas . Charnock , 14 Prov . G . Std . B . „ T . W . Holmes , Old York ( T . l . ) Prov . G . Org . „ John E . Craven , 14 Prov . G . I . G .

,, Jonathan Gledhill , 14 ; Bro . J . ) A . Thornton , no ; Bro . C . > Prov . G . Stewards . Nicholson , 137 ... ) „ John Greenwood , 58 ... ... Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . Roberts and Whitaker vvere appointed to audit the Prov . Grand Treasurer ' s accounts for the past twelve

months . Bro . Oates , on behalf of the Copley Lodge-, No . m , invited the R . W . P . G . M . M . to hold thc February meeting at L > : eds . The Prov . Grand Lodge vvas then closed , and the brethren adjourned to the banqueling-room , and a very pleasant evening was spent .

Sublime Lodge Of Perfection, 1781-9.

SUBLIME LODGE OF PERFECTION , 1781-9 .

BY Bito . C . E . MiiYir . ii . A " drar wee book" was issued in 1878 by authority o lhc Consistory of the Tnirty-Second Degree in Philadelphia , U . S . A ., and edited by my good friend Charles Eugene Meyer , 33 , who it vvill be remembered was in /!

. . v ...-.- . . . nlT , . IA mln-in ... . . r t l . . . tt \ T . ^ . r f . im , n 1 n ... » . I ' charge of the pilgrims of the " Mary Commandery " ( K . T . ) who visited the "Old Country" in 1878 , and received quite an ovation . On opening thc unpreten tious work I vvas agreebly surprised to find it quite a treasure of information , and being primed in very small type , it will readly be seen that its size is not indicative of the quantity of ma'ter it contains , for in the latter respect the fare is so

ample as to exceed in variety and extent that of larger books . The minutes of the Lodge of Perfection range from 25 th June , 1781 , to February 21 st , 1789 , and extend over about 100 closely printed pages , the records being given in full . Although there are other records extant of the Degrees about two decades earlier , these are especially valuable ,

because of their communicative character , the proceedings being narrated in a simple straightforward manner , and the order of working being quite evident to any ordinary readers . The order and names of the Degrees , Sec , were as follows : 4 . Secret Master . 5 . Perfect Master . 6 . Intimate Secretary . 7 . Provost and Judge . 8 . Intendant of the Buildings . 9 . Knight elect of Nine . 10 . Grand

Master elect of Fifteen . 11 . 3 rand Knight elect . 12 . Grand Master Architect . 13 . Royal Arch . 14 . Grand elect Perfect and Sublime Mason . It is surprising to find such a large number presenting themselves fur the Degrees , and every care was taken to prevent any improper aumissions . The fees were high , and the progress generally from the Fourth Degree to the Fourteenth Degree vvas

very slow , not more usually than one or two Degrees being given at a meeting , the wh » le being separately worked and the dues paid for each when received . The laws required the application to be made at one meeting ( frequently held every week ) and . considered at the next , when if the candidate had duly " Passeel the Chair , " as an " Ancient " Mason , the Fourth Degree was there and

then communicated . If not a P . M ., a Master Mason ' s Lodge vvas opened and the candidate was entrusted with the secrets peculiar to that position , and then obtained the " Secret Master . " If not an "Ancient" or "Atholl Mason " his application was not entertained , but was shelved , " as follows , D ; c . 13 th , 1786 . " A petition from Bro . Charles Palerkc , a Master Mason , praying the honour

of the Sublime Degrees , was read and received ; whereupon Bros . Vaunost , Hamilton , and Thompsan were appointed to investigate the facts set foith in his petition , who reported him a Modern Mason ; whereupon his petition was withdrawn . " It seems also that whilst ordinary Past Masters were admitted as such , Royal Arch Masons were not so accepted , for on the 2 Uh June , 1781 , " A Bro .

Ogilby requested admittance , reporting he was a Royal Arch ; upo . i examination , found lie could not be admitted , " the fact doubtless being that although he . vvas a "P . M . " and a " R . A ., " the latter did not rank as the 13 th of their Rite . This Lodgeof Perfection was established 25 th June , 1781 , by Solomon Bush , Deputy Grand Inspector for Pennsylvania , and this energetic brother presided at a

Sublime Lodge Of Perfection, 1781-9.

great many meetings , in fact he never appears to have been absent once whilst resident in this State , unless when ill . On November jth , 1788 , the Master , Bro . Solomon Bush , having decided " to set out shortly for Europe , thought proper , as this lodge had always been held under his presence , and iu virtue of his patent "—he desired them to appoint his successor , when a Bro . Humphreys , one of

the early initiates , and who had served the offices of Secretary and S . W ., was elected Master . " Bro . Bush was a member of what we know irow as the Thirty-Second Degree or " S . P . R . T ., " and so also was another of the officers , Bro . Duplessis , who was elected a joining member on the 28 th September , the Committee having approved of his candidature on the 15 th September , 1785 .

He was then entitled a " Grand elect , Perfect and Sublime Mason" ( or Fourteenth Degree ) but on the 21 st February , 1787 , the Master mentioned " that he was happy in informing the lodge that Bro . Duplessis was possessed of all the Degrees of Sublime Masonry , a Foreign Prince of Royal Secret , & c , and delivered the book containing all the Degrees to his care . " lt is quite possible that Degrees

above the Fourteenth Degree were worked by these brethren , for we finel in one minute that Bro . Humphreys desiring further enlightment he was made a " Knight of the East . " The Lodge of Perfection was supported virtually , if not officially , by many of the chiefs of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , and that both bodies worked harmoniously is clearly exhibited on a resolution agreed to December

19 th , 1786 , respecting the procession on St . John ' s Day of Craft and " Sublime " Masons . — " In case the Grand Lodge require their officers , viz ., the Deputy Grand Master , the Junior Grand Wartlen , their Secretary and Treasurer , to walk with them , their request be granted ( they being members of the Fourteenth Degree ) . " At first some members tlesired a warrant to work in the " three inferior

Degrees , " but th * . suggestion was negatived . The lodge room devoted in part tothe Lodge of Perfection , having been duly dedicated , vvas also used as tenants by some Craft lodges , and evidently the brethren were bent on recognising one another as Masons , though not all as " Sublime Masons . " The introduction to the bye-laws is most appropriate , am ! after thc recital of the aims and objects of

the Society states that " 1 he sovereign regard which is due to the Craft , the reverence for ancient forms of the Fraternity , at once conspire to suggest these laws and regulations , and lead us without any hesitation to adhere to the ancient landmarks our fathers have set . " A letter was agreed to be sent to the Grand Council at Berlin , addressed to " Fredeiick the Third , Sovereign of all

Sovereigns and mighty Prince of Princes , ' December 7 th , 1783 , and a copy is given in the Records , from which we learn that his generous presielency over the two hemispheres at the Grand East of Berlin was warmly appreciated by the members in Philadelphia . Out of the many candidates accepted , not one was elected without a committee having first been appuinteel and reported favourably .

Surely this is a custom worthy cf imitation even now , after the lapse of about a century . The minutes end in 1789 , of those preserved , and our thanks are due for the reproduction of these valuable and curious records to Bro . C . E . Meyer , the present intelligent and able Secretary of the Philadelphia Consistory of the Thirty-second Degree .

P . S . —I had written the foregoing before reading the racy sketch of the proceedings of Pennsylvania Knights Templars , by our good Bro . Whytehead , so that our two communications will serve to exhibit our appreciation of the labours of Bro . Charles Eugene Meyer , of Philadelphia , who is well known and beloved at home and abroad WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN .

Southampton Masonic Benevolent Association.

SOUTHAMPTON MASONIC BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION .

The fourth annual report of this Association , just presented to the members , shows that the Association continues prosperous . The receipts for the past year , from all sources , including £ 100 in payment of a bond , amounted to £ 236 6 s . 6 d . ; and the expenditure , including the £ 150

invested in thc 3 per cent . Red ., to £ 183 2 S . gd ., leaving a balance of £ 33 3 s . qd . to be carried forward to the next report . The total assets of the Association are £ 1178 13 s . Cd ., and show an increase of £ 34 3 s . 6 d . in the capital account . During the past year there has been four applications for grants of benevolence , all of which have received the consideration of the Committee as follows : —

£ s . d . To a brother of Lodge 359 5 5 ° r l o the family of a brother of Lod ^ e 130 ... 500 To the widow of a brother of Lodge 359 ... 10 o o

To a brother of Lodge 359 ... 10 o o The list of life members has been augmented by the names of threr . brethren , and the Committee again thank thc Royal Gloucester and Peace and Harmony Lodges for their generous support ; each of these lodges having voted a donation of five guineas , and elected its Worshipful Master as a life member of thc Association .

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