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Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
triple discharge of guns , ringing of bells , and other demonstrations of the town ' s regard for so valuable a society . We hear that they distributed liberall y to their indigent brethren , and among the rest of their charities we are informed that they have this day sent to the several parishes
in town a considerable sum for the relief of the poor housekeepers . In the evening they had a most elegant entertainment , and unanimously nominated Dr . Askew their Master , Mr . Thoreshy their Deputy Master , Mr . Blenkinsop and Mr , Skal their Wardens
for the ensuing year . " 2 . ( Edition of January 7 , 1738 . ) "On Tuesday , 27 th December , being St . John ' s Day , was held the anniversary meeting of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons , at Mr .
Baxter ' s , on the Key : The Society consisted of the principal inhabitants of the town ancl country . In the afternoon they were saluted with the discharge of guns ancl other demonstrations of joy . In the evening they held an elegant entertainment , and unanimously elected Walter
Blaekett , Esq , their . Master , Mr . Thoresby their Deputy Master , and Mr . Newton and Mr , Graham their Wardens for the ensuing year . " The account of this lods-o is valuable and important , as it evidently refers to a
period ( 1734 ) when the members met b y virtue of time immemorial qualifications , no Warrant having been issued uutil the following year by the Grand Lodge of England . There is everything to suggest that the lodge was an old one in 1734 and
, that the annual celebration of St . John's Day and the participation of the inhabitants in the rejoicing were things of common occurrence for years prior to the one under consideration . It was called in 1734 " a valuoMe Society" ancl the charitable
character of the Society , even beyond its own pale , is ably sketched by the correspondent of the Evening Post . The members evidently accepted a Warrant in A , D . 1735 , for a lodge was constituted there by the modern Grand Lodge in that year , to meet on the First Monday in each month .
Warrants , so called , but really charters of conformation , were granted to numerous old lodges which had existed prior to the existence of the Grand Lodge , and though
only four lodges met in London , A . D . 1717 , to constitute the latter body , ancl in consequence were subsequently allowed to meet without Warrants ( two still existing ancl working by virtue of such privileges ) , yet it can be proved that even in London
and neighbourhood there were operative lodges which took no part in the " Revival , " such as the Bedford , which subsequently accepted Warrants ; and some lodges in the country , like the old Atelier at Alnwick , never joined in the new
movement , while others , like the one at Newcastle , gave in their adhesion to the vigorous and prospei-ous Grand Lodge . Another old lodge which joined the Grand Lodge was that originally working at Swallwellnear Gatesheada suburb of
, , Newcaste-on-Tyne . The tradition is that the lodge was founded by the . operative Masons brought from the South of England by Sir Ambrose Crawley when be established his celebrated foundry at Winlantou , about A . D . 1 G 90 .
The oldest Minutes are written in sheets , bound up with a copy of the first Book of Constitutions ( 1723 ) ancl many are exceedingly curious , though not of any
antiquity , none dating beyond 1725 ; but their value consists in their operative character and being evidently based upon older documents . Swallwell . ( St . James Evening Post . ) June 20 , 1735 . " How Masonry flourishes
in the North of England may be seen by the following account . Yesterday being the Festival of St . John the Baptist , the Freemasons , according to annual custom , met at the house of Mr . John Thompson , at the sign of ' The Two
Fencingmasters , ' and were constituted into a regular lodge , according to the London Constitutions . Early in the morning the brethren prepared everything for the reception of the Grand Officers , aud conducted them from the Square to the lodge-room in very
decent order , where , after the Grand Master had read his Deputation , and the whole Brotherhood present had promised their constant ancl hearty obedience to him and his Grand Officers , and steady adherence to the Charges and Regulations of
the Supreme Grand Lodge of London , he proceeded to constitute them , which ceremony , to the high honour of the Grand Lodge , was performed with all the exact-
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Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
triple discharge of guns , ringing of bells , and other demonstrations of the town ' s regard for so valuable a society . We hear that they distributed liberall y to their indigent brethren , and among the rest of their charities we are informed that they have this day sent to the several parishes
in town a considerable sum for the relief of the poor housekeepers . In the evening they had a most elegant entertainment , and unanimously nominated Dr . Askew their Master , Mr . Thoreshy their Deputy Master , Mr . Blenkinsop and Mr , Skal their Wardens
for the ensuing year . " 2 . ( Edition of January 7 , 1738 . ) "On Tuesday , 27 th December , being St . John ' s Day , was held the anniversary meeting of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons , at Mr .
Baxter ' s , on the Key : The Society consisted of the principal inhabitants of the town ancl country . In the afternoon they were saluted with the discharge of guns ancl other demonstrations of joy . In the evening they held an elegant entertainment , and unanimously elected Walter
Blaekett , Esq , their . Master , Mr . Thoresby their Deputy Master , and Mr . Newton and Mr , Graham their Wardens for the ensuing year . " The account of this lods-o is valuable and important , as it evidently refers to a
period ( 1734 ) when the members met b y virtue of time immemorial qualifications , no Warrant having been issued uutil the following year by the Grand Lodge of England . There is everything to suggest that the lodge was an old one in 1734 and
, that the annual celebration of St . John's Day and the participation of the inhabitants in the rejoicing were things of common occurrence for years prior to the one under consideration . It was called in 1734 " a valuoMe Society" ancl the charitable
character of the Society , even beyond its own pale , is ably sketched by the correspondent of the Evening Post . The members evidently accepted a Warrant in A , D . 1735 , for a lodge was constituted there by the modern Grand Lodge in that year , to meet on the First Monday in each month .
Warrants , so called , but really charters of conformation , were granted to numerous old lodges which had existed prior to the existence of the Grand Lodge , and though
only four lodges met in London , A . D . 1717 , to constitute the latter body , ancl in consequence were subsequently allowed to meet without Warrants ( two still existing ancl working by virtue of such privileges ) , yet it can be proved that even in London
and neighbourhood there were operative lodges which took no part in the " Revival , " such as the Bedford , which subsequently accepted Warrants ; and some lodges in the country , like the old Atelier at Alnwick , never joined in the new
movement , while others , like the one at Newcastle , gave in their adhesion to the vigorous and prospei-ous Grand Lodge . Another old lodge which joined the Grand Lodge was that originally working at Swallwellnear Gatesheada suburb of
, , Newcaste-on-Tyne . The tradition is that the lodge was founded by the . operative Masons brought from the South of England by Sir Ambrose Crawley when be established his celebrated foundry at Winlantou , about A . D . 1 G 90 .
The oldest Minutes are written in sheets , bound up with a copy of the first Book of Constitutions ( 1723 ) ancl many are exceedingly curious , though not of any
antiquity , none dating beyond 1725 ; but their value consists in their operative character and being evidently based upon older documents . Swallwell . ( St . James Evening Post . ) June 20 , 1735 . " How Masonry flourishes
in the North of England may be seen by the following account . Yesterday being the Festival of St . John the Baptist , the Freemasons , according to annual custom , met at the house of Mr . John Thompson , at the sign of ' The Two
Fencingmasters , ' and were constituted into a regular lodge , according to the London Constitutions . Early in the morning the brethren prepared everything for the reception of the Grand Officers , aud conducted them from the Square to the lodge-room in very
decent order , where , after the Grand Master had read his Deputation , and the whole Brotherhood present had promised their constant ancl hearty obedience to him and his Grand Officers , and steady adherence to the Charges and Regulations of
the Supreme Grand Lodge of London , he proceeded to constitute them , which ceremony , to the high honour of the Grand Lodge , was performed with all the exact-