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LEICESTERSHIRE . New Deputy Grand Master . — If anything could diminish our regret at learning that the increased indisposition of that excellent Prov . G . M ., Sir Fred . Fowke , has prevented the discharge of his Masonic duties in person , it would be the announcement of his having appointed our worthy Brother , William Kelly , Esq ., as his D . Prov . G . M . Under such auspices Masonry is sure to flourish in this province .

LINCOLNSHIRE . Boston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 339 ) . —An adjourned Lodge was holden on the 28 th February , Bro . Geo . Jackson , W . M ., in the chair , and present a large number of the Brethren of that Lodge and visitors from the hundred of Elloe Lodge , Spalding . The Lodge having been adjourned for the special purpose of presenting Bro . W . Greenwood , P . M . and P . G . B . C ., with a mahogany box containing a Provincial G . D . C . Badge , as unanimously resolved at the last meeting ,

the W . M ., in highly eulogistic terms , presented the testimonial to Bro . Greenwood , ^ as a mark of the high esteem in which he was held by the Brethren of that Lodge , and concluded by investing him with the Badge . Bro . Greenwood , in acknowledging the compliment , said , " Worshipful Sir and Brethren , ! am sure you will believe me when I say that I feel deeply grateful for your great kindness in presenting me with this Badge , as a token of your regard and esteem . I accept it as a testimonial of the brotherly love and affection that I firmly believe alone

prompted you in this matter ; but when it was first named , I felt I ought to decline the gift , for I , with other Brethren , have been most anxious to increase the funds of the Lodge to enable us more fully to carry out the great principles of Freemasonry , viz . benevolence and charity , and I did not wish to accept that which would diminish those funds . The unanimous resolution of the Lodge , after due notice of the proposition had been given , having decided the question , I cannot longer oppose your wishes , and feel highly honoured . The

services I may have rendered in the working of the Lodge have been done with the best intentions and an earnest desire to see the Craft flourish ; for I have a sincere affection for the mother who received me into her bosom , and for the Brethren who compose her family . I hold it to be the duty of every person joining a society or order to make himself acquainted with its principles , and I am convinced that Freemasonry is founded upon the purest principles of morality , that it is one of the best systems that could possibly be propounded by man , and that if

the principles inculcated were more practised , the uninitiated would respect and reverence our Order , and exclaim , See how the Brethren love each other , and dwell together in unity . In so doing we should be accomplishing the great end for which we were created ' , viz . being happy ourselves and causing happiness to others , which thus necessarily , in every well-regulated mind , increases one ' s own . I envy not the man who lives for himself alone ; no good Mason can possibly do so if he respects his obligation , but he will embrace every

opportunity to promote the welfare of the Brethren ; therefore let us be in earnest to do our duty towards God and the Brotherhood with sincerity . When the right hand of fellowship is grasped by a Mason , may that be the sure pledge of Brotherhood : may we never think it a trouble or an inconvenience to go out of our way to serve a Brother if he requires our assistance ; when we bow the knee to the G . A . O . T . U ., the G . G ., the Most High , to thank Him for mercies already received , may it remind us of the wants of those who may have been reduced to distress by unforeseen misfortune and calamity , and may it incline our hearts

to relieve their necessities ; may our hearts be the safe and sacred repository of that what which a Mason may think proper to commit to our keeping ; and , on every occasion , when we hear his fair name assailed or his character slandered , may we defend him in his absence with all the energy and sincerity that we would wish to be defended ourselves if we were placed under similar circumstances : and then we shall not only be practising the great principles of Freemasonry , but the moral law—and the Great Teacher himself said , the sum and substance of that law was Love . The three grand principles of Freemasonry are—Brotherly Love ,

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1856-04-01, Page 48” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 10 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/frm_01041856/page/48/.
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LODGES IN THE WEST AND SOUTH, CANADA, MALTA, TRINIDAD-OUR DUTY. Article 1
FREEMASONRY IN GREAT BRITAIN. Article 7
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 11
THE WONDERS OF NATURE. Article 14
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 19
FACES IN THE EIRE. Article 25
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 26
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZIN AND MASONIC MIRROR. Article 27
MASONIC CHARITIES. Article 29
NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 30
FINE ARTS. Article 30
THE MASONIC MIRROR. MASONIC REFORM Article 31
NOTICES OF MOTION. Article 36
THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 37
METROPOLITAN. Article 41
INSTRUCTION. Article 47
PROVINCIAL. Article 47
ROYAL ARCH. Article 54
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 55
SCOTLAND. Article 56
COLONIAL. Article 60
SWITZERLAND. Article 62
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH. Article 62
Obituary. Article 65
NOTICE. Article 68
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 68
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LEICESTERSHIRE . New Deputy Grand Master . — If anything could diminish our regret at learning that the increased indisposition of that excellent Prov . G . M ., Sir Fred . Fowke , has prevented the discharge of his Masonic duties in person , it would be the announcement of his having appointed our worthy Brother , William Kelly , Esq ., as his D . Prov . G . M . Under such auspices Masonry is sure to flourish in this province .

LINCOLNSHIRE . Boston . —Lodge of Harmony ( No . 339 ) . —An adjourned Lodge was holden on the 28 th February , Bro . Geo . Jackson , W . M ., in the chair , and present a large number of the Brethren of that Lodge and visitors from the hundred of Elloe Lodge , Spalding . The Lodge having been adjourned for the special purpose of presenting Bro . W . Greenwood , P . M . and P . G . B . C ., with a mahogany box containing a Provincial G . D . C . Badge , as unanimously resolved at the last meeting ,

the W . M ., in highly eulogistic terms , presented the testimonial to Bro . Greenwood , ^ as a mark of the high esteem in which he was held by the Brethren of that Lodge , and concluded by investing him with the Badge . Bro . Greenwood , in acknowledging the compliment , said , " Worshipful Sir and Brethren , ! am sure you will believe me when I say that I feel deeply grateful for your great kindness in presenting me with this Badge , as a token of your regard and esteem . I accept it as a testimonial of the brotherly love and affection that I firmly believe alone

prompted you in this matter ; but when it was first named , I felt I ought to decline the gift , for I , with other Brethren , have been most anxious to increase the funds of the Lodge to enable us more fully to carry out the great principles of Freemasonry , viz . benevolence and charity , and I did not wish to accept that which would diminish those funds . The unanimous resolution of the Lodge , after due notice of the proposition had been given , having decided the question , I cannot longer oppose your wishes , and feel highly honoured . The

services I may have rendered in the working of the Lodge have been done with the best intentions and an earnest desire to see the Craft flourish ; for I have a sincere affection for the mother who received me into her bosom , and for the Brethren who compose her family . I hold it to be the duty of every person joining a society or order to make himself acquainted with its principles , and I am convinced that Freemasonry is founded upon the purest principles of morality , that it is one of the best systems that could possibly be propounded by man , and that if

the principles inculcated were more practised , the uninitiated would respect and reverence our Order , and exclaim , See how the Brethren love each other , and dwell together in unity . In so doing we should be accomplishing the great end for which we were created ' , viz . being happy ourselves and causing happiness to others , which thus necessarily , in every well-regulated mind , increases one ' s own . I envy not the man who lives for himself alone ; no good Mason can possibly do so if he respects his obligation , but he will embrace every

opportunity to promote the welfare of the Brethren ; therefore let us be in earnest to do our duty towards God and the Brotherhood with sincerity . When the right hand of fellowship is grasped by a Mason , may that be the sure pledge of Brotherhood : may we never think it a trouble or an inconvenience to go out of our way to serve a Brother if he requires our assistance ; when we bow the knee to the G . A . O . T . U ., the G . G ., the Most High , to thank Him for mercies already received , may it remind us of the wants of those who may have been reduced to distress by unforeseen misfortune and calamity , and may it incline our hearts

to relieve their necessities ; may our hearts be the safe and sacred repository of that what which a Mason may think proper to commit to our keeping ; and , on every occasion , when we hear his fair name assailed or his character slandered , may we defend him in his absence with all the energy and sincerity that we would wish to be defended ourselves if we were placed under similar circumstances : and then we shall not only be practising the great principles of Freemasonry , but the moral law—and the Great Teacher himself said , the sum and substance of that law was Love . The three grand principles of Freemasonry are—Brotherly Love ,

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