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blessing . " Surely it was of such single hearted labourers Charles Kingsley sang : " Be good , and let who will be clever , Do noble things , not dream them all day long , And so make life , death , and that vast for ever , One grand sweet long . " The minutes of the previous meeting having- been

con-Sir knight VV . F . SMITHSON , Past Prov . Constable , proposed , and Sir Knig ht THOMAS RUDDUCK , Past Prov . Constable , seconded , and it was carried unanimously , "That the ^" io io ; . voted by this priory at the meeting at Keig hley , on Friday , Deeember 17 th , 18 S 6 , in support of the Queen ' s Jubilee Fund be equally divided between the two ~ VVest Yorkshire Queen Victoria Jubilee presentations to the Widows' Fund of the Royal Masonic

Benevolent Annuity Fund . Proposed by Sir Knight J BAKER , Prov . Marshal , seconded by Sir Knight J MARSHALL , P . P . Registrar , and unanimously carried , "That the sum of £ 3 3 S . be iriven to the Colonial and Imperial Institute , of which the Supreme Grand Master is the head . " A letter was read from Sir Knight T . B . Whytehead , Past Grand C of G . of England , Hon . Prior of Canada ,

P . Prov . Constable of N . and E . Yorkshire , of the Antient Ebor Preceptory , No . 101 , inviting the co-operation of the Priory of West Yorkshire and the Knights Templar of this Province , to receive the Knights Templar of the United States of America in open conclave in the mother city of York , on Wednesday , the 20 th day of July , 1 SS 7 . 30 of to be at

the sir knights present at once promised present this meeting , and to co-operate with the sir knights at York in this good work . The very Eminent Prior Sir Knight T . W . TEW , J . P ., then presented to the priory a highly chased crosier for the Prelate of West Yorkshire Priory of Knights Templar , also Malacca cane , painted case , lock and key and bag for the

Sir Knight Rev . W . C . LUKIS , M . A ., Prov . Prelate , and Almoner and Chaplain of the Great Priory of England , on behalf of the priory accepted the beautiful present . Proposed by Sir Knight HENRY SMITH , P . P . Chancellor , seconded by Sir Knight J SHAW , Prov . Constable , and unanimously carried , "That a hearty vote of thanks

be accorded to the very Eminent Prior . " The Eminent Sub-Prior , Sir Knight J . DUNNING KAY , presented to the priory a magnificent Alms plate . It was proposed by Sir Knight T . BATEMAN FOX , P . P . Warden of Regalia , seconded by Sir Knight GEORGE BUCKLEY , jun ., P . P . Marshal , and carried unanimously , that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the Eminent

Sub-Prior . Sir Knight C . W . FINCKEN , Prov . Organist , presented to the priory one hundred copies of the processional and recessional hymns with music , beautifully mounted . Proposed by Sir Knight J . W . MONCKMAN , Chancellor , and seconded by Sir Knight MARK NEWSOME , P . P . Treasurer , and unanimously carried , that a hearty vote of thanks

be given to Sir Knight Fincken . The Alms were collected and amounted to £ 1 15 s . 6 d . The Provincial Sub-Prior , Sir Knight J . DUNNING KAY , said it is with pleasure that I propose "That the best thanks of this Priory of West Yorkshire be given to the sir knights of the Fearnley Preceptory , foi their reception this day , and the hearty and generous welcome accorded to

the Priory . " And whilst doing so it may be interesting tc the sir knights to have a short history of the Fearnley Preceptory , which I will commence by an extract from the minute book of the Priory of West Yorkshire . " I'he Most Eminent and Supreme Grand Master , Colonel Tynte , having watched for some time the rapid progress made in West Yorkshire , and being desirous of expressing his

approval of the efforts made by the sir knights , and further to assist in forwarding the good work , was pleased to appoint Sir Knight George Fearnley , M . D ., of Grove House , Dewsbury , and of the Hope Encampment , Huddersfield , to be the very Eminent Provincial Grand Commander lor West Yorkshire , and for the purpose of enabling him to conduct the business appertaining thereto , deputed the

very Eminent Sir Knight Matthew Dawes , Provincial Grand Commander of Lancashire , to install the said George Fearnley according to Antient Custom . A Provincial Grand Conclave of the Province was summoned to meet at the Masonic Hall , Dewsbury , on Wednesday , the 22 nd day of February , A . D . i 860 . In accordance with the summons many sir knights

assembled from Plains of Rama , Keighley ; Hope , Huddersfield ; Faith , Bradford ; Prince Edward , Stansfield ; Salamanca , Halifax ; and from many encampments in Lancashire and Cheshire . The Fearnley Preceptory was consecrated at the Masonic Hall , Long Causeway , Dewsbury , by Sir Knight Dawes , in the presence of a large number of sir knights , amongst whom were Sir Knights

Rev . J . Senior , LL . D ., R . R . Nelson , S . D . Lees , M . D ., W . Gith , Henry Smith , John Royle , names well known in Dewsbury to-day . After the consecration ceremony the Eminent Provincial Grand Commander of Lancashire installed Sir Knight George Fearnley as ist Eminent Commander of the Fearnley Encampment , who appointed the following sir knights officers for the ensuing year : Sir

Knights Rev . j . Senior , LL . D ., Prelate ; R . R . Nelson , | st Captain ; R . H . Goldthorp , 2 nd Captain ; W . Roberts , Expert ; D . Salmond Captain of Lines ; T . Dean , Almoner ; J . Royle , Std . Br . ; and W . White , Herald . A number of companions were proposed as candidates ' ° admission into the Order , also several sir knights to join me encampment . The business of the encampment being

° ver , Sir Knight Dawes opened the Provincial Grand Conclave , and installed Sir Knight George Fearnley , ^ tand Commander of West Yorkshire , and he appointed "ov . Grand Officers for the ensuing year . The encampment met regularly until 1862 , when something appears to have gone wrong , for at the encampment held on 22 nd of January , Sir Knights William VVhite , Ensor Drury , Grail ?/ 11 Stuart , and Joseph Rogers tendered their resignation , 'he encampment met again on the 21 st of August , 1862 , ° « there is no record of another meeting until March , 1 S 65 ,

"" ' ™ cn meeting Comp . 1 . W . lew was proposed as a „ * date , and installed at the next regular encampment , n the 23 rd August . The next encampment was held ebruary 27 th , 1867 , at the Masonic Temple , Halifax-road , R M , there was a £°° d attendance , and Sir Knight R . cam " ' installed Eminent Commander . Theen-Sir ? c - met regu'arly until 1874 , when on January 8 th , Offi f S * ' T . W . Tew , was unanimously elected to the ce ° * Eminent Commander , but declined to accept the

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office , and Sir Knight Lobley was elected and installed in his place . The next encampment was held in April , 18 7 6 , when Sir Knight Thomas Pickles was elected and installed Eminent Commander . Then followed the suspension . In February 9 th , 18 S 2 , a preceptory was called to take into consideration the position of the preceptory , and to ascertain the fees due to the Great Priory and Prov . Great

Priory , this resulted in a meeting held on the 19 th June , 1 SS 2 , of the following knights : John Armitage , T . Pickles , Mark Newsome , J . Ibberson , C . L . Mason , Henry Smith ; and it was resolved to resuscitate the preceptory under certain conditions . The following sir knights accepted the conditions : Sir Knights Thomas Pickles , E . P . ; J . Wordsworth , Constable ; Mark Newsome , Marshal ; J .

Ibberson , Registrar ; John Haigh , Captain of Guards ; W . Machell , Sub . Marshal ; Rev . Joseph Senior , LL . D . ; T . W . Tew , J . P . ; and John Gill . At a meeting of the preceptory held on the following day the resolution was unanimously confirmed . It was also resolved that the place of meeting should in the future be the Masonic Hall , Long Causeway , and the meetings have been held there ever

since . Since the resuscitation there have been installed 10 candidates , including the present Mayor of Dewsbury , and admitted one joining member who is now Eminent Preceptor , Sir Knight Charles Woollens . One member has died and two have resigned . The number on the roll of the preceptory is now 17 . lam sure you will join me in the hope that this preceptory will continue to prosper and

increase in numbers , and that you will cordially vote the resolution I now propose . " This was seconded by Sir Knight J . H . Gration , Prov . Vic . -Chancellor , and unanimously carried . Sir Knight Charles Woollens the Eminent Preceptor of the Fearnley Preceptory , responded and acknowledged the vote . The

priory was closed in due form , and the Prov . Prior , Great Officers , and officers retired under the arch of steel . The sir knights numbering about 45 , then proceeded to the banqueting room and partook of refreshment bountifully and kindly provided by the sir knights of the Fearnley Preceptory , No . 39 .

Grand Lodge Of Scotland.

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .

On Thursday , thesth inst ., a quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held in Freemasons ' Hall , Edinburgh , the Past Grand Master , the Earl of Mar and Kellie , on the throne . Bros . Captain F . M'Lean , W . S ., Prov . G . M . of Lanark Upper Ward , acted as Grand Master Depute ; Major F . Clark Forrest , Prov . G . M . of

Lanark Middle Ward , as Substitute Grand Master ; F . E . Villiers , of Closeburn , S . G . W ., and James T . S . Elliot of Wolfelee , J . G . W . ; were in their respective places . Amongst the others present were Bros . D . Murray Lyon , Grand Sec . ; David Kinnear , Grand Treas . ; Rev . John W . Ritchie , acting Grand Chap . ; William Maclean , jun ., C . A ., S . G . D . ; J . Dalrymple Duncan , J . G . D . ; Hippolyte

J . Blanc , Grand Architect ; Major Allan , Grand Bible Bearer ; Albert Abthorpe , Grand D . of C . ; George Dobie , Grand Bard ; Robert Davidson , Grand Org . ; W . Edwards , President of the Board of Grand Stewards ; James Caldwell of Craigielea , Past G . D . ; George Fisher and David Hume , Past Grand Bible Bearers ; James Crbhton and J . Inches , Past Grand Jewellers ; George Christie ,

representative of the Grand Lodge of Colorado ; Earl Hamilton , Grand Director of Music ; Major Hills , Grand Marshal ; W . Mann , Proxy District Master of all India . Apologies for absence were intimated from Bros . Sir Archibald C . Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., M . P ., Grand Master Mason ; the Earl of Addington , Grand Master Depute ; the Earl of Kintore , Substitute Grand Master ; Lord Saltoun , Lord Ruthven , Sheriff Thorns , John Martin

of Auchindennan , Prov . G . M . of Dumbartonshire ; Sir James Buchanan , Bart . ; Dr . Falconer , Dr . Middleton , & c . Bros . Dickson , Master of the Scottish Lodge Albert Edward , Alexandria , Egypt , No . 707 , and Dr . Macleod , Past Depute District Grand Master of Burmah under the English Constitution , were introduced from the throne , and addressed Grand Lodge . The GRAND MASTER reminded the brethren that at the

last quarterly communication the Grand Lodge passed an address of condolence with the Countess of Haddington , and mentioned that the following letter , which must be most gratifying to every member of the Grand Lodge , had been received from her ladyship , and was now in the hands of every member : — "Tyninghame , April 29 , 1887 . —The Countess of Haddington presents her compliment :

to the Grand Secretary , and requests him to do her the favour to convey to the Grand Lodge of Scotland her sincere and grateful thanks for the kind expressions of sympathy received by her at the time of the Earl of Haddington ' s serious accident , and begs to tender the same on the occasion of the meeting to be held on the 5 th of May next . "

The following letter , he said , had also been received from the Grand Master Depute : — "Tyninghame , Prestonkirk , May 3 , 18 S 7 . —Dear Sir and Brother , —I believe that Lady Haddington has already sent an acknowledgment of the letter of sympathy forwarded to her by members of Grand Lodge , on the motion of the Acting Grand Master , on the 3 rd of February , the dav after tbe accident which befel

mein the hunting field . I cannot , however , refrain myself from also acknowledging the receipt of the letter , and 1 beg that you will convey to those in whose name those kind words of sympathy were addressed to Lady Haddington —the Grand Master , Grand Officers , and members of Grand Lodge—the expression of my heartfelt gratitude for the kindly feeling and brotherly goodwill thus evinced

towards myself—one more mark of the fraternal bond of sympathy and fellowship which has before now been shown towards myself , and which , I am happy to think , must ever exist among Freemasons . I deeply regret my inability to attend the meeting of Grand Lodge on May 5 , and I trust that you will make apologies for my absence . I am still quite an invalid , and 1 fear some time must yet elapse

before I am sufficiently recovered to attend a meeting . —I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and fraternally , HADDINGTON . —D . Murray Lyon , Esq ., Grand Secretary . " I hope , the Grand Master added , that Lord Haddington's illness may not be so long as he expects , and that ere long we will see him amongst us . ( Applause . ) The ACTING GRAND MASTER said the Grand Master

had written to him personally , telling him he was very anxious to be present at that communication , but that it was absolutely impossible for him to do so . As the brethren would understand , a member of Parliament at the present moment had some little difficulty in getting away from his

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place . ( Hear , hear . ) The Grand Master had asked him to attend in his place , and he willingly did so , for his duties were not so onerous . ( Applause . ) The J UNIOR GRAND WAKDEN then moved the following motion , of which he had given notice : " That the Grand Master and other office-bearers and members of Grand Lodge beg to present their humble duty to her Most

Gracious Majesty the Queen , and desire to be permitted to congratulate her Majesty on her attaining the Jubilee year of her reign . Further , that Grand Lodge directs the Grand Secretary to prepare a loyal and patriotic address to the above effect , and that the Grand Master be requested to have the same presented to her Majesty . " In doing so , he said that , whether they were met there as subjects of her

Majesty , or as Scotsmen who inhabited that northern portion of the realm , or whether they considered their obligations as Masons another special tie that brought them together , he thought that under any of those aspects the motion was bound to be acceptable to that meeting . ( Applause . ) The ACTING GRAND MASTER said that if the Grand Master had been present he certainly would have moved to

tbe same effect . He was himself only lately informed of the motion , and he thoroughly concurred in it , but thought it would come best from the brother who had given notice of it . ( Applause . ; He concurred in it , and was sure every member of Grand Lodge would do the same . ( Applause . ) He was sure the Grand Master would have the greatest pleasure in presenting the address as requested by Grand

Lodge . ( Applause . ) The resolution was then passed with acclamation . It was reported from Grand Committee that the Grand Cashier had , as instructed by the Finance Committee , uplifted from the bank account of Grand Lodge £ 1665 , and paid that sum to the Fund of Scottish Benevolence as a further payment of the floating debt due by Grand Lodge .

This left , £ 424 to the credit of the Grand Lodge , which it was recommended should be invested . The Scottish Masonic Benevolent Fund now amounts to £ 6450 . During last quarter £ 150 had been granted to Masons , and the widows or families of Masons . A statement by the Grand Cashier showed that during the quarter ended 23 rd April the income of the Grand Lodge had been £ 1670 , or £ 775

more than the expenditure . 1 here had during these three months been 1525 entrants to Scottish Masonry . It was reported from the Grand Committee that the Grand Secretary had tabled copy circular and lottery ticket issued by Rawcliffe , Rothesay , No . 658 , in connection with " a sale of the effects of the Iodge , " and stated that he had informed the Secretary that lotteries for Masonic

purposes were prohibited by Grand Lodge . A letter in reply was read . Grand Committee directed Grand Secretary to inform Lodge No . 658 that the lottery could not be proceeded with , and that the tickets that had been issued must be withdrawn—and further to express the Committee ' s disapproval of the lodge ' s resolution to dispose of its jewels and paraphernalia by public sale . —Approved .

A circular issued by Fort William , No . 43 , soliciting subscriptions in aid of its funds was ordered to be withdrawn , in respect it had not been authorised by Grand Committee . —Approved . On application to Grand Committee , St . James Kilwinning , larbolton , No . 135 , has been authorised to appeal to brethren under the Scottish Constitution for

subscriptions in aid of the erection of a new lodge-room , in which might be safely preserved the interesting and valuable relics and memorials of Burns ' s connection with " brethren of the mystic tie" in the village of Tarbolton . The " appeal" to be submitted to Grand Secretary for

approval . —Approved . The G . SECRETARY , on behalf of Bro . J . H . Inches , had presented to Grand Committee two ancient Masonic medals for preservaiion in Grand Lodge repositories . The gift was accepted with thanks . The following report by the Provincial Grand Master of Dumfries-shire was submitted :

" Closeburn Hall , April 27 . — "I am glad to report , for the information of Grand Lodge , that I have this year made a most satisfactory visitation of the lodges in my province . I have great reason to feel that good and steady Masonic work is being carried on . In many matters of detail , I am glad to say , I find many improvements , and in all the lodges a ready co-operation in carrying out any

suggestions that may be made to the Provincial Grand Lodge . " 1 have taken great pains to impress upon all Masters and Secretaries ot lodges the importance of a strict adherence to the wishes of Grand Lodge with reference to the time that should elapse between the conferring of Degrees . Erom one and all I have received assurances of

compliance with the wishes of Grand Lodge , and I feel I can tully rely upon the promises made to me . " The institution and opening of a new lod ge in Moffat is a feature in this grand work , and I have every reason to believe that it will prove an efficient and faithful daughter lodge . "FRED . E . VILLIERS , P . G M . " In terms of instruction from Grand Lodge , Grand

Secretary tabled report showing the cases that have occurred during the quarter of more than one Degree being given in one night , or without a proper interval , and the reason for each emergency : Of 9 S 1 Master Masons recorded under 377 returns of home lodges between 1 st February and 25 th April current , 423 had their Degrees within proper interyals , and 70 at irregular intervals ; 16 4 were entered ,

passed , and raised , and 324 had two Degrees conferred without interval . In 38 cases reasons for departure from rule are given—the changes being rung on "goingabroad , " " proceeding to sea , " " leaving town , " " emergency , " & c . A letter had been read to Grand Committee from a Scotch brother resident in Milan , stating that a body of Italian Masons , who , because of its interference with

politics , had severed their connection with the Grand Lodge in Rome , are anxious to work under charters from the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Further , that the petitioners are men of the best position in Milanese society . It was remitted to the Colonial and Foreign Committee to consider and report upon the petition . Apropos of the above application from Italy , Grand Secretary tabled for the inspection of members of Committee the minute book of

a Roman lodge of historical interest , from its having , at the date of its suppression by Pope Clement XII ., in 1737 , been presided over by the Jacobite Earl of Winton , and which has been preserved in the archives of Grand Lod ge since 1799 . This old record bears the signatures of Lord Winton , " Great Master ; " John Murray , of Broughton , Secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart ; Allan Ramsay , jun ., and other Scottish Craftsmen of distinction . —Approved . This was all the business .