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which runs through Kington , was selected , and the founders of the lodge , Bros . Robert Williams , F . R . Tidd-Pratt , E . T . Mitchell , Evan Williams , W . H . Cuthbert , Alfred Parker , F . J . Sheather , and Joseph Charlesworth , have every reason to be proud of the success which has attended their initial effort .

The brethren present were : — Bro * . Sirl . R . Bailey , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Herefordshire ; Rev . Richard Evans , D . P . G . M . Herefordshire j Capt . S . George Homfrey , P . A . G . D . C , D . P . G . M . Monmouthshire ; R . G . Venables , P . A . G . D . C , D . P . G . M . Shropshire ; C . J . Hampden , P . M ., P . P . S . G . W . ; Octavius Edwards , P . M . ; John Barnes , P . M . ; William MitchellP . M . ; C . H . Oliver , P . M ., P . Z ., P . P . G . S . B . Monmouthshire ; T . Smith ,

, P . M ., P . Z ., P . S . G . W . Herefordshire . Major T . G . Jones , I . P . M ., P . G . S . D . Monmouthshire ; W . Earl , P . G . Sec . Herefordshire ; Edwin Gregg , P . P . J . G . W . ; J . H . Tulton , Salopian Lodge of Charity ; Charles Rootes , P . G . R . ; R . Hayes , P . J . G . W . ; Rev . David Wilks , P . A . G . S . Monmouthshire ; A . S . Townsend , P . G . S . D . Salop ; John Davis , P . M ., P . P . G . S . B . ; John Marchant , P . M ., P . Z ., P . G . S . B . ; Robert Parry , I . P . M . Caradoe . Swansea : W . Rowe , P . M . ; Thomas Blinkhorn , I . P . M . ; W . J .

Dix , I . P . M . ; Edward Maddison , P . M . Eastnor ; W . R . Stafford , W . M . ; C . J . Saxby , P . M . ; Dr . T . O . Hant , P . S . W . ; William Parlby , Sec . Palladian ; J . A . White , P . M . ; T . D . Morgan , J . D . Vitruvian ; Charles Weaver , P . M . ; James S . Norton , S . W . Palladian ;; W . F . Taylor , W . T . Sale , T . G . Chance , I . G . Palladian ; W . H . Oswin , J . A . Beebee , Col . R . H . Price , C A . Stephens , W . Ware ,

T . Wainwright , W . V . Tuson , G . F . Colebatch , E . P . Lloyd , Edward Bellow , J . D . ; John Couins , Peregrine Prince , W . C . Gathen , Wm . Margrett , Grey Friars ; Edward Bowen . S . W . ; T . j . Salwey , I . G . ; S . Mayor , Watson Morrison , Robert Williams , P . M . ; F . R . Tidd ' Pratt , E . F . Mitchell , E . Williams , W . H . Cuthbert , A . Parker , F . J . Sheather , and Joseph Charlesworth .

The ceremony of consecration and installation was performed by Bro . Captain S . George Homfray , A . G . D . C , Deputy Prov . Grand Master of Monmouthshire , his assistants being Bros . Thomas Smith , Prov . S . G . W . Herefordshire ; R . Hughes , Prov . J . G . W . Herefordshire ; Charles Rootes , John Davies , Walter J . Dix , I . P . M ., D . C . ; Rev . David Wilks , Chaplain j and C , H . Oliver , Organist .

The Consecrating Officer having opened the lodge in due form , and the hymn " Hail , Eternal" rendered , the Provincial Grand Master and his officers were received . The brethren of the new lodge then signified their approval of the officers named in the warrant , and an oration on the nature and principles of the institution was delivered by Bro . the Rev . DAVID WILKS , Chaplain . He

saidit \ va > the custom for the Chaplain to address a few words to the brethren on the consecration of a lodge on the principles of the Royal Craft , and it was with pleasure that he obeyed the Consecrating Officer ' s commands to conform with the ancient custom . He need not tell the brethren that the first principle of Masonry was brotherly love . In all the lites and ceremonies of the Craft the principle was continually brought under their notice . It was the great bond of union among ihe brethren—the very foundation of the

Craft ; and it was founded on another great principle , that of their being the children of one common Father , and thereiore they were brethren . The Iruit of brotherly love was relief . Masonry was universal amongst all civilised nations . All over the face of the earth they met with members of the Koyal Craft . In that vast body were men in all stations and circumstances of hfe—some opulent and reared in the lap o £ luxury , others in humbler positions and of narrower means . They all knew how men ' s circumstaces changed . A brother was summoned hence , the wife becomes a widow , and the

children orphans . Then came the time to practise a noble principle of their Craft . Another principle was that of relief , and the brethren must take upon themselves the responsibility of aiding in the hour of need . A third principle of the Craft was truth . An uptight life and dignity of conduct must ever be the constant care of every Mason . All those principles were to be cultivated by constant contact with Him who is the source of all love , relief , and truth . Let them seek to acquire those blessings by constantly bending the knee and bowing the head before Him who alone could keep them upright among so many pitfalls .

The consecrating ceremony having been completed , Bro . Capt . Homfray then proceeded wiLh the installation of Bro . R . Williams , as the first W . M . of the new lodge , and the latter subsequently invested the following as his officers , viz .: Bros . F . R . Tidd-Pratt , S . W . ; E . F . Mitchell , J . W . ; Parker , Treas . ; Charlesworth , Sec . ; E . Williams , S . D . ; J . F . Sheather , J . D . ; W . H . Cuthbert , I . G . ; and Evans , Tyler . Thirteen new members were proposed for initiation and joining .

The banquet was held at the Burton House Hotel in the evening , and the catering of Bro . Sheather gave every satisfaction . Bro . Williams , W . M ., presided , and telegrams of congratulation were received from the Grand Lodge of Cumberland and Westmoreland , Gretna Green Lodge , from the late Deputy Prov . Grand Master , Bro . Rev . John Buckle , of Ashperton ; Bros . Shellard , Hereford ; Hewitt and Yeates , Ross .

^ "The Queen and Craft , " and "The M . W . G . M . H . R . H . the Prince of Wales " were given from the chair . Bro . T . SMITH proposed "The M . W . the Earl of Carnarvon , Pro G . M ., the R . W . the Earl of Lathom , D . G . M ., and the rest of the Grand Officers , Present and Past , " coupled with the name of Bro . Venables , Salop .

Bro . VENABLES , in reply , said he believed every Mason would ferventl y re-echo the words of Lord Lathom in Grand Lodge the previous evening with reference to their illustrious brother the Crown Prince of Germany . He hoped that the newly-formed lodge would , like the beautiful riverfrom which it derived its name , go on for ever .

Bro . Captain HOMFRAY proposed " The R . W . Bro . Sir Joseph Bailey , P . G . M ., " saying he highly valued the honour of being allowed to propose that toast , for he knew he had only to mention Sir Joseph ' s name for it to be well received . He ( Bro . Homfray ) had the pleasure of being present when Sir Joseph was installed , and since that time he had always taken a great

interest in the province , and was pleased to render any assistance he could . He did not think it was possible for any province to have a better representative than Sir Joseph , or one who had the interests of Masonry more at heart . He ( the speaker ) was glad one more lodge had been added to the province , and trusted it would go on and prosper . The toast was drunk with cheers and musical honours .

'Ihe Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Sir J OSEPH'BAILEY , in reply , said that , living out ol the province , he could not visit it so much as he could wish . He was a public man , and it was only late the night before that he knew he could attend that gathering . He was in the House of Commons the previous day , and the exigencies of public life compelled him to say a few words therebut

, by sleeping in Gloucester he was enabled to be amongst them . He ( Sir Joseph ) wished to add his congratulations to those of Bro . Captain Homfray on the formation of the Arrow Lodge , and hoped it would grow and go as straight as an arrow . Drawing a further simile from the arrow , Sir Joseph applied it in a Masonic sense , amid the applause of the brethren .

Bro . TIDD-PRATT proposed in eulogistic terms "The D . P . G . M ., Bro the Rev . Richard Evans , and Officers of the Prov . Grand Lodge , Present and Past . " Bro . EVANS , in response , said Masonry was a circumscribed subject , for religion and politics being excluded , they were bound to speak of Masonry proper , Still they had a religion , for they all bowed to the Great Architect

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of the Universe . He endorsed what had been said by previous speakers to the river Arrow , but , as a Welshman by birth , he thought the nameshouii have been spelt Arw , which meant swilt . He was sure the pace at which had commenced that lod swiftandwhile he it

they ge was ; , hoped would not kill , he trusted they would go on and become one of the largest in the province . If another lodge was started in Bromyard they would be better represented in the Grand Lodge .

The remaining toasts were " Bro . Capt . Samuel George Homfray , D . P G . M . Monmouthshire , the Consecrating Officer ; " "The Worship ' y Master ; " "The Visitors ; " "The Lodges of the Province ; " ' - 'j- ^ Masonic Charities ; " and the Tyler's toast . The able assistance rendered by Bros . W . Dix and C . H . Oliver were highly appreciated . The lodge was furnished by Bro , George Kenning .

Consecration Of The Montefiore Lodge, No. 753 (S.C.)

CONSECRATION OF THE MONTEFIORE LODGE , No . 753 ( S . C . )

An important event in the annals of Scottish Freemasonry was consuin . mated on the 19 th inst . by the erection and consecration of the first Jewish lodge in Scotland . This interesting ceremonial was most impressivel y per . formed by Bro . John Graham , S . P . G . M . ( in the unavoidable absence nf Bro . Sir Wm . Pearce , Bart ., M . P ., R . W . P . G . M . ) , who was ably assisted by Bros . James M . Oliver , P . S . G . W . ; G . C . H . McNaught , P . J . G . W . " and the rest of the Prov . Grand Lodge Office Bearers . The Substitute

P . G . M . was supported by the Grand Secretary , Bro . D . Murray [ yon Bros , the Rev . W . W . Tulloch , B . D ., P . G . Chap . ; Major F . W . Allan ' Proxy Prov . Grand Master of Gibraltar ; George Fisher , Past Grand Bible Bearer ; John C . Mitchell , District J . G . W . Bengal ( E . C ); Chas . Reis P . M . 120 ( I . C . ); David Reiu , Prov . G . Sec ; Colin Galletly , Prov . & Treas . ; Thomas Halket , Provincial Grand Benevolent Fund Treasurer and others .

Apologies for absence were intimated from Bro . Col . Sir Archibal d C Campbell , Bart ., M . P ., M . W . G . M . of Scotland ; Sir Wm . Pearce , Bart M . P ., Prov . G . M . of Glasgow ; Wm . J . Easton , D . P . G . M ., and others . ' There was a very large number ot brethren present by special

invitation , and amongst those were : Bros . Major T . Johnston , R . W . M . ; Major Menzies , P . M . ; John Anderson , jun ., P . M . ; Jas . McMillan , P . M . of 3 ; John Gordon , R . W . M . ; A . B . Thorburn , P . M . ; and F . W . Larter , of 4 ; Jas . Dick , R . W . M . ; and J . Kelso Hunter , of 27 . The other lodges in the province were , in most cases , respectively represented by their R . W . M .

The Provincial Grand Lodge Having been raised to the Third Degree , the ceremony of consecrating the lodge was at once proceeded with , the musical portion of the service being rendered by a selected choir under the able direction of Bro . J . B . Dunbar , Prov . G . Org . The oration delivered by Bro . the Rev . W . VV . Tulloch , Prov . Grand Chaplain , was specially appropriate to the occasion . In the course of his remarks he said

that it was scarcely necessary to mention that that lodge was named , after the justly well known name of Sir Moses Montefiore , a name which was not only revered in this Kingdom but in ihe most distant parts of the Globe . Sir Moses had ever taken the deepest interest in the well-being of his coreligionists , and was always striving to do all in his power to alleviate the persecutions and sufferings to which they , a few years back , were exoosed

to . He was the first Jew ever knighted by a British Sovereign , and we should all rejoice to think that it was our gracious Queen who had conferred upon him that honour . Sir Moses and his nephsw , the Baron Rothschild , the first Jew who sat in our Imperial Parliament , were ever ready and willing to extend their charity to all in distress , and he hoped that the Lodge Montefiore , animated by their example , would stand out

conspicuously in the province for Us philanthropy and its usefulness . They had selected ior their Master a citizen of Glasgow already well known and respected by the community , and it augured well tor the lodge that that gentleman had gone hand-in-hand with the other workers in the getting up of the petition lor the charter to be granted to the lod ^ e . He had no

doubt that the lodge would prosper under such a Master and such Office Bearers as they had elected . 'Their Master stood out in a locally prominent position as the first Jew who had had the honour of being placed on the bench as a Magistrate of that city , and from the good work he had done since being placed in that honourable position tney may be quite certain that tiiere is that in him which went towards making a successful Master .

After the oration the concluding portion of the consecration ceremony was proceeded with , on the conclusion of which the Master and Office Bearers elect were duly installed into office as follows : Bros . Bailie MSimons , R . W . M . ; J . Brodie , D . M . j I . Gershon , S . M . ; H . J . Humphreys , S . W . ; M . Jacob , J . W . ; J . Pinto , Sec ; S . Levenston , M . U ., Treas . ; !• Isaacs , S . D . j B . Wohlgemeuih , J . D . j Salmon and W . Kuttner , Stwdi . j J . Fox , I . G . ; and j . S . M . Adamson , Tyler . Bro . Thomas Halket acting as Installing Master .

Bro . J GRAHAM then delivered an exhortation to the Office Bearers charging them as to the conscientious discharge of the duties of their various Offices .

The R . W . M ., in his reply , said they all knew that the Montefiore Lodge was under Jewish auspices . That was a comprehensive term , t > he rejoiced to think that a lodge so constituted could be nothing less tnan a lodge conducted in accordance with the highest and best princip les of Masonry . In the sister kingdom there were numerous lodges under Jewish auspices , and they were pleased 10 know that these lodges were tor the

most part presided over by Masters who were not of the Jewish persuasion . They might , thereiore , rest assured that there was nothing in those tenets of Judaism , so touchingly relerred to by Bro . Tullocn , which were in any way inimical to the hignest and most sacred professions ot Masonry , or the highest duties of citizenship . There was nothing to prevent them extending the right hand of fellowsnip in all truth to all those who recognised , 3 s they did , the Supreme authority of the Great Architect of the Universe .

Bro . MURRAY LYON briefly expressed the very great pleasure he felt ' being present on such a very important occasion , and promised his counse and support whenever called upon to give it . . Alter a few congratulatory remarks from other speakers , tne R . W . M . most generously invited the whole company to adjourn to his house in the close vicinityto partake of such refreshment it could provide-^ Ufir 4 1 JUI WUHO UJ . UU ^ ll 1 V-l 4311111 I !» a ? IVWU 1 U 1 t

, as > -. v w . ww « ' . J j , vy . V- ^ , . JJ .- * - - ^ The lodge was then closed , the brethren retiring to the address indicate "' where Bro . Bailie Simons again took the chair , while Bro . H . J . Hump hreys * a gentleman who , by the way , has taken a very great deal of the har work of getting everything in proper working order into his hands , and w