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Masonic Missions.
At the Provincial Grand Lodge held in 1858 , Bro . the Rev . T . Pearce was appointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The Lodge toivns and Lodges of Dorsetshire are : — Weymouth , No . 199 , All Soul's Lodge , date 1767 . PooleNo . 160 Lodge of Amity , date 1765 .
, , Wareham , No . 542 , Lodge of Unity , date 1 S 20 . Dorchester , No . 605 , Lodge of Faith and Unanimity , date 1834 . Bridport , No . 1 , 009 , St . Mary ' s Lodge , date 1857 . Lyme Regis , No . 963 , Montagu Lodge , date 1856 . Bourton , No . 640 , Lodge of Science , date 1836 .
Shaftesbury , No . 694 , Lodge of Friendship and Sincerity , date 1840 , Sherborne , No . 459 , Lodge of Benevolence , date 1888 . Wimbome , No . 905 , Lodge of St . Cuthburga , date 1853 . Hone of these Lodges are very ancient , the two oldest not having yet completed their centenary ; nor is there any ancient peculiarity to be noted .
Masonry has been subject to great fluctuations in the province , many old Lodges having , under the erroneous system now prevalent , been suffered to fall into decay , so that between the two old Lodges of 1765 and 1767 no Lodge is found till 1818 ; and the eight other Lodges are all of modem date , three of them being quite new , as the folloiving dates shoiv .
First ten years , 1818 , one Lodge . Second „ 1826 , one „ Thitd „ 1834 , too „ 1836 Fourth „ 1840 , ono „
Fifth „ 1853 , three „ 1856 1857 .
There are Masonic Halls at Poole , Weymouth and Dorchester , so that ive hope all the Lodges meet in public buildings or private rooms except the three new Lodges , Nos . 905 , 963 , and 1 , 009 , which meet in taverns , it may bo on account of their recent organization , but we believe that Bridpovfc , Lyme Regis , and Wiinborne , have town halls
in which the Loclges could meet . We do not know whether the Masonic Halls are attached to taverns , but the general practice in the towns . is , after having performed tho Masonic rites in a hall or private room , to adjourn for the banquet to some respectable hotel . Some Lodges are put down as meeting twice a month , which we
hope is the case , as it is a most desirable practice . Although some of the Lodges omit to do so , several communicate their proceedings to
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Masonic Missions.
At the Provincial Grand Lodge held in 1858 , Bro . the Rev . T . Pearce was appointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master . The Lodge toivns and Lodges of Dorsetshire are : — Weymouth , No . 199 , All Soul's Lodge , date 1767 . PooleNo . 160 Lodge of Amity , date 1765 .
, , Wareham , No . 542 , Lodge of Unity , date 1 S 20 . Dorchester , No . 605 , Lodge of Faith and Unanimity , date 1834 . Bridport , No . 1 , 009 , St . Mary ' s Lodge , date 1857 . Lyme Regis , No . 963 , Montagu Lodge , date 1856 . Bourton , No . 640 , Lodge of Science , date 1836 .
Shaftesbury , No . 694 , Lodge of Friendship and Sincerity , date 1840 , Sherborne , No . 459 , Lodge of Benevolence , date 1888 . Wimbome , No . 905 , Lodge of St . Cuthburga , date 1853 . Hone of these Lodges are very ancient , the two oldest not having yet completed their centenary ; nor is there any ancient peculiarity to be noted .
Masonry has been subject to great fluctuations in the province , many old Lodges having , under the erroneous system now prevalent , been suffered to fall into decay , so that between the two old Lodges of 1765 and 1767 no Lodge is found till 1818 ; and the eight other Lodges are all of modem date , three of them being quite new , as the folloiving dates shoiv .
First ten years , 1818 , one Lodge . Second „ 1826 , one „ Thitd „ 1834 , too „ 1836 Fourth „ 1840 , ono „
Fifth „ 1853 , three „ 1856 1857 .
There are Masonic Halls at Poole , Weymouth and Dorchester , so that ive hope all the Lodges meet in public buildings or private rooms except the three new Lodges , Nos . 905 , 963 , and 1 , 009 , which meet in taverns , it may bo on account of their recent organization , but we believe that Bridpovfc , Lyme Regis , and Wiinborne , have town halls
in which the Loclges could meet . We do not know whether the Masonic Halls are attached to taverns , but the general practice in the towns . is , after having performed tho Masonic rites in a hall or private room , to adjourn for the banquet to some respectable hotel . Some Lodges are put down as meeting twice a month , which we
hope is the case , as it is a most desirable practice . Although some of the Lodges omit to do so , several communicate their proceedings to