Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

Timmins , ioo 6 ; W . T . Hawking , 131 ; J . Willey , 318 ; F . J . Denison , 977 ' R . F . Edyvean , 33 ° ! ]¦ Ja ™ . ' 529 ; w - L Watts , 49 6 ; T . C . Betty , 557 : JBunt , 496 ; J . B . Henwood , 510 ; W . T . Davey , 330 ; G . B . Woolcock , 557 ; W . Bond , 557 ; W . Coath , 893 ; T . S . Smith , j . O . job , and j . McTurk , of 496 - G . ' Burns , 1071 ; W . E . Marchant and J . Duckett , 8 93 ; T . B . Tresise , 1136 ; C . T . Olver , S . Tresidder , and , J . M'Carne , of 75 ; F . W . Thomas , 450 ; S . White , 970 ; W . Sowden , 2166 ; F . Johns , 1164 ; J . Pengelly , 1544 ; J .

Sobey , 1164 ; R . Courtenay . 1151 ; J . Price , 8 93 ; W . Anderson , 75 ; C Slade , 977 ; W . H . Huddy and G . Hallett , 510 ; N . Bray , R . C . Revell , R . Pearce , andW . R . Rawling , of 1071 ; A . W . White , 1136 ; A . P . Davis , 977 ; R . Blight , 49 6 ; J . Griffin , 131 , 1847 , and 2025 ; J . H . Simpson , 121 ; J . Retallick , 6 99 ; J . S . Haddon , J 966 ; W . R . Evans , 8 93 ; W . H . Pope , 1785 ; J . Stribley , 1788 ; G . Varcoe , 977 ; T . W . Small , 330 ; T . H . Gibbons , 856 and 1272 ; J . Gidley , 2025 ; F . Thomas , 18 9 ; T . Prust , 1402 ; and J . Taylor , J . D . 1402 .

The PROV . GRAND MASTER explained that at present it would be injudicious to comply with the petition for the formation of a lodge at Camelford . He believed that some of the brethren who signed that petition had since altered their views . The usual course would have been to have forwarded that petition to Grand Lodge , with the report that he did not recommend its being granted . However , he had concluded that that course was not requisite at present , and he had therefore let

the matter stand over . If any brethren who were interested in that petition were desirous of a fuller explanation an interview could be arranged , when he would explain the matter more fully . His lordship , also , in reply to several invitations to hold the next Provincial Grand Lodge at various places , said the custom was to hold the meetings alternately in East and West Cornwall , and the latter division would have the next claim .

The Prov . G . Treas ., Bro . E . MILVORD COCK , presented the annual statement of accounts . The balance at the bank from the previous year was ^ 152 16 s . ; receipts for the year , ^ 228 ; total , ^ 3 80 16 s . Dispensed in Charities , £ 126 ; working expenses , ^ 89 10 s . ; balance in hand , ^ 165 . The directories had not proved profitable , as out of 550 printed only 350 had been sold . Had the others been sold there would have been a profit to the Provincial Grand Lodge . If some brother in London could undertake the management of the votes for Cornwall at

the two elections in the year it would save the Provincial Grand Lodge between £ g and ^ 10 . The P . G . S ECRETARY reported that during the year there were 115 initiations , 17 joining members , subscribing members , 1374 ; total , 1506 ; against , for 188 7 , 119 initiations , 40 joining members , 137 8 subscribing members , total 1537 ; decrease for i 838 , 31 members . He had again to complain of the delays of lodges in

sending in their returns . Grants had during the year been made from the Board of Benevolence in London to petitions from the province to the amount of , £ 110 , against £ 67 in 1887 , ' Bro . T . C HIKGWIN , J . P ., also read the report of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , as the Secretary of that Institution . The report showed a

balance from the close of last year , ^ , 171 ; interest on investments , . £ 164 ios . ; subscriptions and donations for 188 9 , ^ 173 ; total , ^ 508 ios . Paid to annuitants ^ 70 for the half year , ^ 90 in educational grants , working expenses , ^ 18 ios . Balance at Cornish Bank , ^ " 330 . Stocks invested , ^ 4184 ; capital at present meeting , £ 4514 , against ^ 4348 at last annual meeting ; increase , £ 166 .

Bro . G ILBERT B . PEARCE , the Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Charity Association , read the fourth annual report : — During the year there had been received from 183 subscribers of Class A 188 guineas , from seven of Class B 14 guineas , and from 32 memberships by lodges , chapters , & c , 64 guineas , which , with six guineas brought forward from last year , made a total of £ 28 5 12 s . There was now every lodge in the province , with one

exception , represented in the Association . During the year 270 guineas had been sent to London , 125 guineas to the Aged Masons' and Widows' Benevolent Fund , S 5 guineas to the Girls' School , 45 guineas to the Boys' School , and 15 guineas yet unappropriated . There was an increase of 17 in the membership of the Association for the year . The members had , however , to bear in mind that a large proportion of the present members would have completed their payments next

year of the sums they had promised to subscribe , and many had already done so . Some had , however , begun again for another term of five years , and it was very desirous the number of those subscribers should be increased . At present there would be 104 guinea and 25 two guinea subscribers . It was very desirable to have new blood among their members , or the Association mi ght suffer decay . Hitherto it had been very fortunate , but it must be remembered that it started with the aid of many members who might not all be inclined to give similar support .

Bro . C . TKUSCOTT , manager of the votes for the London Masonic Charities , presented his annual statement . In October , 1888 , he endeavoured to carry the approved candidate of their Committee , a boy of Fowey , but the polling ran very high , and the 1326 votes which he polled , together with the outside votes , did not carry him . The highest successful candidate polled 3702 , and the 24 th , and the lowest , 2032 . In April last they had a girl candidate from Liskeard , who would be

too old after this year , and the Committee desired that both the boy and girl should be elected if possible , but that he found impossible , and he took , as he considered , the wisest course in polling for the girl . The 1511 votes of the province and the outside votes made her total 1579 . She was thus placed 3 6 th on the list . The hig hest successful was 3434 , and the lowest 1557 . Polling thus for the former necessitated his borrowing votes , and whilst the resources on the province would

carry the boy in October , a widow candidate in May next , and satisfy the loans in due course , he did not consider a further candidate should be adopted before the first election of 1891 . The votes collected in the province during the past year amounted to 627 girls , 685 boys , and 8 3 s benevolent—total 2147 . The number would have exceeded that had all the votes been sent to him , but he regretted to say that many were lost to the province by some being kept back for personal use ,

and several by being mislaid or mis-sent . It would assist if all would send in their voting papers , and be a great convenience if they would do so promptly after their receipt . The annual voting power of the province , so far as he could at present estimate it , was about 770 girls , 732 boys , and 88 4 benevolent—total 2386 , but there were doubtless more to add , as he had not seen the complete lists of 1889 donations . The candidates already approved of by the Committee were one

boy from Fowey , one widow from Hayle , and applications had been received for two girls from Pads : ow and Hayle , and one boy from Looe . As it had been intimated to him that at the last Provincial Grand Lodge before he arrived remarks were made that were likely to mislead , and did cause many to think that the votes were not being properly and advantageously utilised , he begged to lay before them a summary of his accounts for the years he had had the office of manager , since

October , 1 SS 1 . 1 he votes sent to him by the province amounted to 2922 girls , 4000 boys , and 49 86 benevolent—total 11 , 908 . The elections secured during the same period were two girls , two boys , two old men at ^ 40 a year each for life , and three widows at ^ 32 a year each for life ; also 1326 votes on account for a boy at next elections—in all 10 candidates at an average of 1190 votes . At present they had in the Institutions four g irls at ^ 40 , two boys at ^ 45 , four old men at ^ 40 , and five widows at ^ 32 .

The Commiltie , on Bro . Bakes motion to move alterations in the rules in reference to the funds collected in the province for Masonic Charity , reported that , in their opinion , it was not at present advisable to form any fresh organisation for the collection or management of funds in the province for Masonic Charity . In

order to carry out their views , as expressed in their communication to the lodges , they recommended that the by-laws of the Prov . Grand Lodge and the rules of the Cornwall Masonic and Benevolent Fund should be altered , so as to provide that in future the Charity interests of the province should be administered by a Charity Committee , to consist of the P . G . Master , D . P . G . M ., the Prov . G . Wardens , the

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

P . G . Treasurer and Secretary , the Secretary of the CM . A . and B . Fund , the Charity Representative , and the Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Charit y Association , and one member to be nominated by each lodge whose subscriptions to the CM . A . and B . F . for the year preceding amounted to not less than ^ 5 ; that such Committee should , in addition to the duties previousl y imposed on the Committee of Relief , determine what sums should be devoted from the funds of the

CM . A . and B . Fund to annuities and educational and other grants , and should re . commend the amount to be voted to each candidate for an educational grant , provided always that the total of the annuities and grants in any one year should not exceed the income of the fund from invested capital , and two-thirds of the other portions of the income during the previous year , and generally to alter the rules as to annuities and grants , so that the funds mi ght be used according to

the requirements of the province for the time being ; that in special cases , and on the special recommendation of such Committee to Provincial Grand Lodge , the term during which an educational grant mi ght be held should be extended from five to six years ; that the age up to which educational grants mig ht be held be extended from 14 to 15 years ; that no ex-officio votes be given except in the case of the Stewards of the C . M . A . and B . Fund . A life voter who has contributed ^ 5 , entitling him to two votes for life , might , on payment b y

himself or his lodge of a further sum of £$ , secure his votes to his lodge in perpetuity , retaining the use of them , if he chose , during his lifetime . The Committee considered that educational grants were not always administered in accordance with the intention of the voters , but they thought that would probably be corrected in the future by the attention which had been called recently to that point . ( Signed ) Bros . HUGHAN , ANDERTON , CHIRGWIN , COCK , and PEARCE .

The whole of these statements and reports were cordiall y adopted , with onl y one addition—that in the case of the Charity Committee five members should form a quorum . At this stage of the business the Provincial Grand Lodge adjourned , and proceeded in full regalia , with banners displayed and headed by the Liskeard Volunteer Band , to church , where a sermon was preached b y Bro . the Rev . R . F . Fraser-Frizell , P . G . C , from the 74 th Psalm , part of the 9 th verse . A collection made at the close amounted to £ 13 17 s .

The brethren afterwards returned in procession to the Market Hall , and resumed business .

On the proposition of Bro . W . J . HUGHAN , seconded b y Bro . E . MILFORU COCK , 50 guineas were voted to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund . On the motion of Bro . ANDERTON , seconded by Bro . G . B . PEARCE , IO guineas were voted to each of the great London Charities .

Bro . HUGHAN , in supporting the second proposition , said it was not advisable to sli ght the London Charities because of what had recently occurred in connection with one of them . Those errors would be amended , and the discoveries made would cause greater vigilance . The P . G . M . said he considered the difficulty referred to should not in any way lessen their support of those Charities .

Bro . HUGHAN drew attention to Bro . Chirgwin having been 25 years Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , and said the province was much indebted to him for his long and able services . This expression of opinion was very warmly received by the Provincial Grand Lodge , other brethren also bearing testimony to the services of Bro . Chirgwin .

The two candidates for educational grants from the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund were elected , each to have a grant of ^ 12 ios . per annum . One was an orphan girl of a brother late of the Phoenix Lodge , Truro ; the other a son of a brother late of the Mount Sinai Lodge , Penzance . Bro . VV . ROWE withdrew his motion to increase the age of the children receiving education grants to 15 years , as he considered that question was met by the propositions of the Committee on Bro . Bake ' s motion .

The Treasurer , Secretary , and Assistant Secretary of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund were all re-elected , and Bros . J . Rogers , 331 , and J . J . Hawking , 131 , were elected the Auditors of that Charity . Bro . T . H . Gibbons , 856 , 1272 , was elected the P . G . T . The Auditors for the P . G . L . were elected , viz ., Bros . Courtney and Dr . Nettle , of 510 . The Committee of Relief was re-elected ,

with the substitution of Bro . T . H . Gibbons , the new P . G . T ., as the Treasurer . The money collected at church was distributed—one-fifth to the vicar ' s private charities , two-fifths to the parochial schools , there being no other public charity in the town ; and the other two-fifths to the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund .

The P . G . M . invested the officers : Bro . Sir C B . Graves-Sawle , Bart ., 330 ... ... Prov . D . G . M . „ E . Milford Cock , 58 9 " ... ... ... Prov . S . G . W . „ J . Jose , 331 ... ... ... ... Prov . J . G . W . „ Rev . R . Fraser-Frizell , 8 93 ... ... ... Prov . G . Chap . „ T . H . Gibbons , 1272 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Treas . „ Wellington Dale , 121 ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ T . Chirgwin , 1 31 ... ... ... ... pr 0 v . G . Sec . „ E . Herring , 10 71 ... ... ... . „ •) „ , „ J . deCressyTreffry . 977 ... ... j Prov . S . G . D s . ,, J . Wearne , 1272 ... ... ... ... 7 n T r- TV „ W . H . Huddy , sio ... ... ... ... j Prov - J ' - - „ A . W . White , 1136 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . of W . „ W . H . Roberts , 1785 ' ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ J . Best , 1529 ... ... ... ... prov . D . G . D . C . „ T . S . Bailey , 11 51 ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ E . Edwards , 131 ... ... ... ... prov . G . S . B . : ; w . ^& ::: ::: ::: ;;; j prov . G . st , Br , „ J . S . C . Simpson , 121 ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ J . Rogers , 331 ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . Sec . „ G . Cassell , 1136 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Purst . „ J . Langdon , 131 ... ... ... ... pr 0 v . A . G . Purst . „ J . M . Carne , 75 ... ... ... ... ) ,, B . F . Edyvean , 330 ... ... ... ... | ,, W . T . Hawking , 131 ... ... ... I „ _ ,,, i ;; J . Duckott , 8 93 ; [ - Prov . G . Stwd , ,, T . D . Deeble , ioyi ... ... ... ... | „ W . Wagner , 450 ... ... ... ... j ,, R . Penwarden ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Ty ler . At the close of the lodge the brethren adjourned to luncheon at the Town Hall . The P . G . M . presided . '' The Queen and the Craft" and a few other Masonic toasts were g iven .

THE East is Masonically styled the place of light , a figure that is too obvious to require illustration . It is in the East that " the golden doors of sunrise" ° P "; Thence the god of day comes forth to banish the silence , coldness , and darknes of nig ht . The benighted wanderer , chilled with ni ght dews and melancholy W its ghostly stillness , turns his eyes longingly towards the East , and im P f r iZ anticipates the dawn . So with those who feel the intellectual loneliness and d'i ness of their nature ; they turn wishfully to the moral East , the heavenly East , source of mental illumination . —Morris . - —