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Freemasonry In 1885.
OBITUARY . Of course in a summary of this kind it would be impossible to pursue our task without coming in contact with occurrences which must give pain to some one , il" not to all , of our readers . Against the events which have given us pleasure there will always be some that will be received with sorrow . However , as regards the losses which have befallen the Craft
through death , they strike us as being less numerous and less formidable than they were last year , when death caused sad havoc in our ranks . Among the chief dignitaries who have passed away must be mentioned R . W . Bro . Sir W . Williams-Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . North Wales and Salop , whose health for some time prior to his decease had been failing . Sir Watkin was the Senior P . G . M .. having been appointed and installed in office earl
y in 1 S 52 . During the 33 years he had ruled this extensive district . Freemasonry had made very great progress . and though his province has been split in two , the P . G . Masters who rule in his stead " will have a hard struggle in order to win for themselves the same love and respect which were experienced for their predecessor . One other Craftsman who had filled a similar position—the late Bro . W . Eliot , P . P . G . Master of Dorsetshire—died some
time before Sir Watkin , at the advanced age of 91 , having resigned his office as far back as 18 46 . Bro . Eliot , however , had continued his interest in Craft matters during his retirement from active work , and when it was known that he was dead , the greatest sorrow was exhibited by the brethren throughout the Province of Dorsetshire . Among Grand and Past Grand Officers there have died Bro . Col . Lowry Cole . C . B ., who was G . S . W . of Eng .,
in 1 S 64 ; Bros . John Whichcord , P . G . A . D . C ; lohn Messent , P . G . S . B . ; William Stephens , G . Purst . ; and F . Hockley , P . G . Std . Another prominent brother whose death is greatly deplored is the late Bro . Dr . Hopkins , who in the course of a long career had taken a very active part in our proceedings in Jersey , Warwickshire , and Somersetshire . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G ., the great philanthropist , whose decease is still fresh in
the public memory , was one of lis , and so were the partriachal Sir Moses Monteliore , Bart ., who was in his 101 st year , and had been initiated in April , 1 S 12 ; Viscount Ranelagh , isl W . Master of the South Middlesex Lodge , No . S 5 S , which was connected with the regiment of South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers , of which his lordship was Col . Commandant ; Col . Fred . Burnaby , slain in battle at Abu Klea ; Sir W . W . KnightonBart . ; C . T .
, Speight , the well-known T yler of London lodges , the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey , and the Mark Grand Lodge ; Lieut .-Col . Ramsay ; C . W . Thompson , City Lands Officer ; II . M . Lew , P . M ., P . Z . ; Alderman Hudson , P . P . G . D . Sussex , of Brighton ; W . ' . Moxhay . P . P . G . S . W . Berks and Bucks : W . M , Brycc , for many years the Grand T yler of
Scotland ; W . M . Ferguson , W . M . elect No . ( 17 ; H . Thicadingliam , P . P . G . S . of Wks . Hants and the Isle of Wight ; t . C . Stephens , P . M ., P . Z . ; Thos . Clarke , P . M . and Treas . No . 254 ; and several others . All had done good work in their day and all will be remembered with respect by the members of the lodges to which they belonged .
SCOTLAND . Under the rule of Bro . Sir A . C . Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., M . W . G . M ., the affairs of the G . Lodge of Scotland have continued to progress , as in the G . Mastership of the Earl of Mar and Kellie , most satisfactorily . Several new lodges have been added to the roll , the majority of them meeting in foreign parts , and the colony of New South Wales
being especially eager in its requests for ne ; v wairants . Nor is the prosperity we refer to by any means limited to mere numerical additions . The financial position of Grand Lodge is now established on a firm basis , while the fund set apart for purposes of benevolence is rapidly assuming very considerable proportions . These gratifying changes are due to the determined efforts of successive G . Masters to place Scotland
once again in a condition worthy of herself , and the chiefs have been supported nobly in their efforts by the subordinate officers , and by none more effectually than by the able and energetic G . Secretary , Bro . D . Murray Lyon , the historian of Scottish Freemasonry . The Royal Arch Degree has shared in the ] general pro-perity , and , thanks to the kindl y intervention of Bro . the Eavl of Kintore , relations of amity have been set up
between the G . Chapter of Scotland and the Mark Grand Lodge of England . One branch of Masonry peculiar to this portion of the United Kingdom — the Royal Order of Scotland , traditionally associated with the immortal Robert Bruce- —has shown an exceptional amount of activity . The Grand Mastership of this Order is hereditary in lhe person o ! the King of Scotland , but the Deputy G . Master and Governor is an elective officer , and early in
April the Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . of Scotland , was installed in that high office at Edinburgh with all possible pomp and circumstance , the Earls of Mar and Kellie , Kintore , and Haddington , with many other leading members of the Order in Scotland , being present to do honour to the occasion . Among the minor events of the year , must be mentioned the different visitations of Grand Lodge , as well as the laying of sundry
foundation-stones and the opening of sundry halls , all which have the effect of bringing the Craft into nunc immediate contact with the public , and create amongst the latter a favourable impression in behalf of the Fraternity . In short , while there has been much to advance the interests of our Craft in Scotland , we cannot point to any circumstance which has had the effect of retarding them or been in any way prejudicial to the fair
fame ol Masonry . Nor do we think there have been any serious losses through death or other causes , one most estimable brother in the person of Bro . Bryce , for many years G . Tyler of Scotland , having , however , passed to his final home . May it be our good fortune to be in a position to pen as bright an account of Scottish Freem . isonry when a further period of 12 months has elapsed ! IRELAND . The unsettled slate of affairs in Ireland cannot but have exercised an
uncomfortable effect on the proceedings of the Craft , though there is no evidence to show that any appicciable detriment to its interests has been the result . The chief cause for any sorrow on the part of the brethren is the death , a few weeks since , of lhe Duke of Abercorn , who , from 1 S 75 , had held the reins of government as Grand Master ol the Grand Lodge of Ireland . His Grace , whenever his health and the calls of political duty
permitted , took an active personal interest in its proceedings , while he was at all limes most ready lo lend his influence in assisting whatever was calculated to have a beneficial effect on the general body . He reigned long enough to establish for himself the character of a just and upright ruler , and to have won a place in the memory of all honourable brethren , who , years hence , when reviving their Masonic recollections of the last 10 years , will always
refer with pleasure lo the kindly and generous rule of that distinguished brother , James , first Duke of Abercorn . However , every cloud has its silver lining , and in the election of James , second Duke , to be his lather ' s successor as supreme ruler of the Craft in the sisler kingdom , there is some slight consolation for the latter ' s death . We know that under the new , as under the recent , chief the true interests of Masonry will be affectionately ,
Freemasonry In 1885.
yet firmly , guarded . Moreover , the new Grand Master will have that greater advantage in carrying out his duties which always accompanies a more intimate cognisance of the interior affairs of a Society . The present duke is of English origin as regards his Freemasonry , having been initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 . Oxford , and he is also a Past G .
S . W . of our Grand Lodge . But he is likewise , and has been for some few years , Prov . G . M . of Donegal and Londonderry , and is in a position therelore to gauge with greater accuracy what is needed to maintain and advance the interests of the Irish Craft . Thus if the year 1885 closes amid general sorrow , the year 18 S 6 will begin its career amid general rejoicing .
It is perhaps unfortunate that we in England hear so little of the doings of our Irish brethren . We know enough of them , however , to be aware that they pursue the same objects in their endeavours to fulfil the principles of the Craft . They have , for instance , a Fund of Benevolence which dispenses help to necessitous brethren , and they have a scholastic institution , which was founded in Dublin the same year as our Boys' School , and of
which they have every reason to be proud . We allude to the Masonic Orphan School , at Ball's Bridge , Dublin , which yearly sends forth into the world a small band of girls and boys , who , by the careful training they have received , are well armed to enter upon the battle of life . The annual distribution ol prizes is one of the chief Masonic events of the year in Ireland , and at the gathering in June there was , as usual , a numerous
assemblage of brethren and friends present to witness tne interesting function . These schools are worthy of the most generous support , especially as the Governors have recently expended a large sum in the erection of new premises , which are both very handsome and most suitable for the purpose of such an Institution , but which have necessitated a very large outlay of money , so that means are now required to keep the schools in a state of efficiency . We trust the support that is needed will be forthcoming .
Concerts and various local celebrations constitute principally the other Masonic events of the year , while , we believe there is the death of only one prominent brother to record—that of the Earl of Huntingdon , Prov , G . M . of the Midland Counties .
THE COLONIES . The good fortune which has accompanied the Craft during the past 12 months has been pretty generally distributed among our brethren in the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown . Where any difficulties have arisen , they have mostly had their origin from within , from passing outbreaks of indiscretion rather than of unkindly feeling ; we do not know
of any instance in which outside influences or ill-nature have seriously affected t ! : e interior well-being of Freemasonry . This i s shown principally by the reports which are forwarded to us periodically from the Prov . and District Grand Lodges and Chapters abroad , and likewise by the large proportion of warrants issued by the M . W . G . M . for new lodges in foreign parts , there having been warranted 27 new lodges abroad , as against 20 in London and
the home provinces . Ot course , Freemasonry has had its trials in our Colonies , as elsewhere , the unfortunate differences between Quebec and England having been intensified by the edict of non-intercourse with the Anglo-Montreal lodges issued by the Grand Lodge of the former , while there are still the pseudo-Grand Lodges of Victoria and New South" Wales , which claim lo exercise the right to make themselves ridiculous in the eyes
of the legitimate Masonic authorities in the two aforesaid Colonies . However , this is hardly the place to enter into the merits of controversial questions . We think Quebec will do wisely if , instead of seeking to play the part of firebrand , ' it looks to the security of its own foundations ; and although it may please ambitious people in certain of our Australian Colonies to claim the right to disturb every one else ,
we think it is nearly time they recognised the fact that our English , Irish , and Scotch Masonic brethren not only evince no disposition to hold out to them a helping hand in carrying out their designs , but that they are daily showing themselves more and more desirous of strengthening the ties which bind them with the Grand Lodges of the Old Country . It is vexatious , no doubt , when people steadfastly decline to be reasonable in their
conduct , and perhaps the best thing we can do is to follow in the footsteps of the lodges in obedience to the home systems , and take no notice , or as little notice as possible , of the disturbing elements which unfortunately exist in the Australian Colonies we have specified . As regards one other of our Colonies on the same continent—that of South Australia—nothing could
have surpassed the honourable and respectful bearing of its lodges towards the Grand Lodges at home which marked the course of their preliminary arrangements for setting up their own Grand Lodge , and this bearing has been similarly met by the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland , which have both consented to recognise the Masonic independence of South Australia . May all good fortune await the members of the new jurisdiction 1
There is little else to engage our attention . The lodges in India , in South Africa , in New Zealand , in fact in all our colonies and dependencies with a few trifling exceptions , seem to move onward comfortably and prosperously . 'I his is especially the case in Victoria and New South Wales , a new Masonic Hall being in course of erection in Melbourne , the capital of the former , while as regards the latter , the brethren have endowed a scholarship at the
University . of Sydney for the sons of Freemasons . The various colonial charitable organisations have done well likewise , and even at Suakin , in the Soudan—though neither a coluiiy nor dependency of ours—an opportunity was found during the last campaign of holding a Masonic meeting . We have , in short , good reason to be pleased on the whole with the events of 1885 outside the limits of the United Kingdom , but : within those of the British Empire , and whatever the future may have in store for us , we dare
say that we in the Old Country shall have no reason to blush at the conduct of our colonial brethren . Probably the establishment in London of the Empire Lodge will have the effect of strengthening the feelings of respect and affection already existing between the Colonies and the Mother Country , while the grief exhibited at the death in England of our gallant Bro . Col . Kennedy , commandant of the Canadian Nile contingent , and Past G . Master of Manitoba , will equally impress Colonial Masons with the generousness of the regard in which they are here held .
CONCLUSION . We should be very glad if the space at our disposal permitted of our describing at length the doings of the Craft in foreign jurisdictions . As it is , however , we can only remark as regards Freemasonry in other English speaking communities than our own , tint there is ample evidence to show that its progress almost everywhere h-n been uniformly satisfactory . Indeed ,
it strikes us that almost every Masonic jurisdiction in the United States is better circumstanced now than it was twelve months since . Of the Craft elsewhere we have iittle to say , there having been few , if any , chain es worth noticing . However , we think wc may credit Foreign Masonry with having achieved a fair measure of success . And thus ends our chronicle of 188 ^ 5 .
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Freemasonry In 1885.
OBITUARY . Of course in a summary of this kind it would be impossible to pursue our task without coming in contact with occurrences which must give pain to some one , il" not to all , of our readers . Against the events which have given us pleasure there will always be some that will be received with sorrow . However , as regards the losses which have befallen the Craft
through death , they strike us as being less numerous and less formidable than they were last year , when death caused sad havoc in our ranks . Among the chief dignitaries who have passed away must be mentioned R . W . Bro . Sir W . Williams-Wynn , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . North Wales and Salop , whose health for some time prior to his decease had been failing . Sir Watkin was the Senior P . G . M .. having been appointed and installed in office earl
y in 1 S 52 . During the 33 years he had ruled this extensive district . Freemasonry had made very great progress . and though his province has been split in two , the P . G . Masters who rule in his stead " will have a hard struggle in order to win for themselves the same love and respect which were experienced for their predecessor . One other Craftsman who had filled a similar position—the late Bro . W . Eliot , P . P . G . Master of Dorsetshire—died some
time before Sir Watkin , at the advanced age of 91 , having resigned his office as far back as 18 46 . Bro . Eliot , however , had continued his interest in Craft matters during his retirement from active work , and when it was known that he was dead , the greatest sorrow was exhibited by the brethren throughout the Province of Dorsetshire . Among Grand and Past Grand Officers there have died Bro . Col . Lowry Cole . C . B ., who was G . S . W . of Eng .,
in 1 S 64 ; Bros . John Whichcord , P . G . A . D . C ; lohn Messent , P . G . S . B . ; William Stephens , G . Purst . ; and F . Hockley , P . G . Std . Another prominent brother whose death is greatly deplored is the late Bro . Dr . Hopkins , who in the course of a long career had taken a very active part in our proceedings in Jersey , Warwickshire , and Somersetshire . Bro . the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G ., the great philanthropist , whose decease is still fresh in
the public memory , was one of lis , and so were the partriachal Sir Moses Monteliore , Bart ., who was in his 101 st year , and had been initiated in April , 1 S 12 ; Viscount Ranelagh , isl W . Master of the South Middlesex Lodge , No . S 5 S , which was connected with the regiment of South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers , of which his lordship was Col . Commandant ; Col . Fred . Burnaby , slain in battle at Abu Klea ; Sir W . W . KnightonBart . ; C . T .
, Speight , the well-known T yler of London lodges , the Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey , and the Mark Grand Lodge ; Lieut .-Col . Ramsay ; C . W . Thompson , City Lands Officer ; II . M . Lew , P . M ., P . Z . ; Alderman Hudson , P . P . G . D . Sussex , of Brighton ; W . ' . Moxhay . P . P . G . S . W . Berks and Bucks : W . M , Brycc , for many years the Grand T yler of
Scotland ; W . M . Ferguson , W . M . elect No . ( 17 ; H . Thicadingliam , P . P . G . S . of Wks . Hants and the Isle of Wight ; t . C . Stephens , P . M ., P . Z . ; Thos . Clarke , P . M . and Treas . No . 254 ; and several others . All had done good work in their day and all will be remembered with respect by the members of the lodges to which they belonged .
SCOTLAND . Under the rule of Bro . Sir A . C . Campbell of Blythswood , Bart ., M . W . G . M ., the affairs of the G . Lodge of Scotland have continued to progress , as in the G . Mastership of the Earl of Mar and Kellie , most satisfactorily . Several new lodges have been added to the roll , the majority of them meeting in foreign parts , and the colony of New South Wales
being especially eager in its requests for ne ; v wairants . Nor is the prosperity we refer to by any means limited to mere numerical additions . The financial position of Grand Lodge is now established on a firm basis , while the fund set apart for purposes of benevolence is rapidly assuming very considerable proportions . These gratifying changes are due to the determined efforts of successive G . Masters to place Scotland
once again in a condition worthy of herself , and the chiefs have been supported nobly in their efforts by the subordinate officers , and by none more effectually than by the able and energetic G . Secretary , Bro . D . Murray Lyon , the historian of Scottish Freemasonry . The Royal Arch Degree has shared in the ] general pro-perity , and , thanks to the kindl y intervention of Bro . the Eavl of Kintore , relations of amity have been set up
between the G . Chapter of Scotland and the Mark Grand Lodge of England . One branch of Masonry peculiar to this portion of the United Kingdom — the Royal Order of Scotland , traditionally associated with the immortal Robert Bruce- —has shown an exceptional amount of activity . The Grand Mastership of this Order is hereditary in lhe person o ! the King of Scotland , but the Deputy G . Master and Governor is an elective officer , and early in
April the Earl of Rosslyn , Past G . M . of Scotland , was installed in that high office at Edinburgh with all possible pomp and circumstance , the Earls of Mar and Kellie , Kintore , and Haddington , with many other leading members of the Order in Scotland , being present to do honour to the occasion . Among the minor events of the year , must be mentioned the different visitations of Grand Lodge , as well as the laying of sundry
foundation-stones and the opening of sundry halls , all which have the effect of bringing the Craft into nunc immediate contact with the public , and create amongst the latter a favourable impression in behalf of the Fraternity . In short , while there has been much to advance the interests of our Craft in Scotland , we cannot point to any circumstance which has had the effect of retarding them or been in any way prejudicial to the fair
fame ol Masonry . Nor do we think there have been any serious losses through death or other causes , one most estimable brother in the person of Bro . Bryce , for many years G . Tyler of Scotland , having , however , passed to his final home . May it be our good fortune to be in a position to pen as bright an account of Scottish Freem . isonry when a further period of 12 months has elapsed ! IRELAND . The unsettled slate of affairs in Ireland cannot but have exercised an
uncomfortable effect on the proceedings of the Craft , though there is no evidence to show that any appicciable detriment to its interests has been the result . The chief cause for any sorrow on the part of the brethren is the death , a few weeks since , of lhe Duke of Abercorn , who , from 1 S 75 , had held the reins of government as Grand Master ol the Grand Lodge of Ireland . His Grace , whenever his health and the calls of political duty
permitted , took an active personal interest in its proceedings , while he was at all limes most ready lo lend his influence in assisting whatever was calculated to have a beneficial effect on the general body . He reigned long enough to establish for himself the character of a just and upright ruler , and to have won a place in the memory of all honourable brethren , who , years hence , when reviving their Masonic recollections of the last 10 years , will always
refer with pleasure lo the kindly and generous rule of that distinguished brother , James , first Duke of Abercorn . However , every cloud has its silver lining , and in the election of James , second Duke , to be his lather ' s successor as supreme ruler of the Craft in the sisler kingdom , there is some slight consolation for the latter ' s death . We know that under the new , as under the recent , chief the true interests of Masonry will be affectionately ,
Freemasonry In 1885.
yet firmly , guarded . Moreover , the new Grand Master will have that greater advantage in carrying out his duties which always accompanies a more intimate cognisance of the interior affairs of a Society . The present duke is of English origin as regards his Freemasonry , having been initiated in the Apollo University Lodge , No . 357 . Oxford , and he is also a Past G .
S . W . of our Grand Lodge . But he is likewise , and has been for some few years , Prov . G . M . of Donegal and Londonderry , and is in a position therelore to gauge with greater accuracy what is needed to maintain and advance the interests of the Irish Craft . Thus if the year 1885 closes amid general sorrow , the year 18 S 6 will begin its career amid general rejoicing .
It is perhaps unfortunate that we in England hear so little of the doings of our Irish brethren . We know enough of them , however , to be aware that they pursue the same objects in their endeavours to fulfil the principles of the Craft . They have , for instance , a Fund of Benevolence which dispenses help to necessitous brethren , and they have a scholastic institution , which was founded in Dublin the same year as our Boys' School , and of
which they have every reason to be proud . We allude to the Masonic Orphan School , at Ball's Bridge , Dublin , which yearly sends forth into the world a small band of girls and boys , who , by the careful training they have received , are well armed to enter upon the battle of life . The annual distribution ol prizes is one of the chief Masonic events of the year in Ireland , and at the gathering in June there was , as usual , a numerous
assemblage of brethren and friends present to witness tne interesting function . These schools are worthy of the most generous support , especially as the Governors have recently expended a large sum in the erection of new premises , which are both very handsome and most suitable for the purpose of such an Institution , but which have necessitated a very large outlay of money , so that means are now required to keep the schools in a state of efficiency . We trust the support that is needed will be forthcoming .
Concerts and various local celebrations constitute principally the other Masonic events of the year , while , we believe there is the death of only one prominent brother to record—that of the Earl of Huntingdon , Prov , G . M . of the Midland Counties .
THE COLONIES . The good fortune which has accompanied the Craft during the past 12 months has been pretty generally distributed among our brethren in the Colonies and Dependencies of the British Crown . Where any difficulties have arisen , they have mostly had their origin from within , from passing outbreaks of indiscretion rather than of unkindly feeling ; we do not know
of any instance in which outside influences or ill-nature have seriously affected t ! : e interior well-being of Freemasonry . This i s shown principally by the reports which are forwarded to us periodically from the Prov . and District Grand Lodges and Chapters abroad , and likewise by the large proportion of warrants issued by the M . W . G . M . for new lodges in foreign parts , there having been warranted 27 new lodges abroad , as against 20 in London and
the home provinces . Ot course , Freemasonry has had its trials in our Colonies , as elsewhere , the unfortunate differences between Quebec and England having been intensified by the edict of non-intercourse with the Anglo-Montreal lodges issued by the Grand Lodge of the former , while there are still the pseudo-Grand Lodges of Victoria and New South" Wales , which claim lo exercise the right to make themselves ridiculous in the eyes
of the legitimate Masonic authorities in the two aforesaid Colonies . However , this is hardly the place to enter into the merits of controversial questions . We think Quebec will do wisely if , instead of seeking to play the part of firebrand , ' it looks to the security of its own foundations ; and although it may please ambitious people in certain of our Australian Colonies to claim the right to disturb every one else ,
we think it is nearly time they recognised the fact that our English , Irish , and Scotch Masonic brethren not only evince no disposition to hold out to them a helping hand in carrying out their designs , but that they are daily showing themselves more and more desirous of strengthening the ties which bind them with the Grand Lodges of the Old Country . It is vexatious , no doubt , when people steadfastly decline to be reasonable in their
conduct , and perhaps the best thing we can do is to follow in the footsteps of the lodges in obedience to the home systems , and take no notice , or as little notice as possible , of the disturbing elements which unfortunately exist in the Australian Colonies we have specified . As regards one other of our Colonies on the same continent—that of South Australia—nothing could
have surpassed the honourable and respectful bearing of its lodges towards the Grand Lodges at home which marked the course of their preliminary arrangements for setting up their own Grand Lodge , and this bearing has been similarly met by the Grand Lodges of England and Scotland , which have both consented to recognise the Masonic independence of South Australia . May all good fortune await the members of the new jurisdiction 1
There is little else to engage our attention . The lodges in India , in South Africa , in New Zealand , in fact in all our colonies and dependencies with a few trifling exceptions , seem to move onward comfortably and prosperously . 'I his is especially the case in Victoria and New South Wales , a new Masonic Hall being in course of erection in Melbourne , the capital of the former , while as regards the latter , the brethren have endowed a scholarship at the
University . of Sydney for the sons of Freemasons . The various colonial charitable organisations have done well likewise , and even at Suakin , in the Soudan—though neither a coluiiy nor dependency of ours—an opportunity was found during the last campaign of holding a Masonic meeting . We have , in short , good reason to be pleased on the whole with the events of 1885 outside the limits of the United Kingdom , but : within those of the British Empire , and whatever the future may have in store for us , we dare
say that we in the Old Country shall have no reason to blush at the conduct of our colonial brethren . Probably the establishment in London of the Empire Lodge will have the effect of strengthening the feelings of respect and affection already existing between the Colonies and the Mother Country , while the grief exhibited at the death in England of our gallant Bro . Col . Kennedy , commandant of the Canadian Nile contingent , and Past G . Master of Manitoba , will equally impress Colonial Masons with the generousness of the regard in which they are here held .
CONCLUSION . We should be very glad if the space at our disposal permitted of our describing at length the doings of the Craft in foreign jurisdictions . As it is , however , we can only remark as regards Freemasonry in other English speaking communities than our own , tint there is ample evidence to show that its progress almost everywhere h-n been uniformly satisfactory . Indeed ,
it strikes us that almost every Masonic jurisdiction in the United States is better circumstanced now than it was twelve months since . Of the Craft elsewhere we have iittle to say , there having been few , if any , chain es worth noticing . However , we think wc may credit Foreign Masonry with having achieved a fair measure of success . And thus ends our chronicle of 188 ^ 5 .