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Masonic Missions.
tho Freemasons' Magazine , by which wo aro able to record their progress . The reports in the Magazine havo this advantage , that distant brethren can know whore Lodges are , and are induced to visit a Lodge of reputation . Wo do not know of any library in the province , or provincial ,
benevolent , or educational fund ; but at the Provincial Grancl Lodge meetings donations have been made to the Masonic charities . Of the Royal Arch we have to rejiort that Brother Willett was zealous as Provincial Grand Superintendent , and held a Provincial Grand R 03 'al Arch Chapter , which was regularly organized . There are no less than four Eoyal Arch Chapters in this Superintendency ,
namely , ' Weymouth , No . 199 , All Souls' Chapter . Poole , No . 160 , Chapter of Amity . Dorchester , No . 605 , Chapter of Faith and Unanimity . Sherborne , No . 4-59 , Chapter of Benevolence . Three of these meet in Masonic halls , and the last in a private room . We believe all these chapters are in activity . At Poole , Brother Row was M . E . Z . in 1858 .
> There is no Chapter of the high degrees , but through the exertions of the 111 . Bro . Charles John Vigne , 33 ° , who is the Provincial Grand Commander of Knights Templar , a Provincial Grand Conclave has been held , and there is an Encampment at Weymouth called All Souls' Encampment , whereof , in 1857 , Bro . Richard Hare , Deputy . Provincial Grand Master , was E . Commander .
Several . Dorsetshire Brethren , AVIIO have distinguished themselves in the promotion of Masonry , have , on the recommendation of IU . Bro . Vigne , been advanced to the higher degrees . At Weymouth is one ofthe old Lodges , No . 199 , All Souls' Lodge . It is in active working . To this Lodge is attached u Eoyal Arch Chapter , and an Encampment is established in connexion with it .
Brother R . Hare , of this Lodge , has served as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and has presided over the Chapter and Encampment . Brother C . Hibbs has served as Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works , and Brother J . Maunders is the Provincial Grancl Secretary . The meetings are held in the Masonic Hall , ancl are put down as twice a month , which would compensate for there being only one
Lodge in the toivn . At Poole is the oldest Lodge noiv existing in the Province , No . 160 the Lodge of Amity , ivhich meets in a private room in Thames Street . It elates from 1766 , ancl will have its centenary in seven years ; its meetings are iu the second ancl third weeks in each ¦ 4 B 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Missions.
tho Freemasons' Magazine , by which wo aro able to record their progress . The reports in the Magazine havo this advantage , that distant brethren can know whore Lodges are , and are induced to visit a Lodge of reputation . Wo do not know of any library in the province , or provincial ,
benevolent , or educational fund ; but at the Provincial Grancl Lodge meetings donations have been made to the Masonic charities . Of the Royal Arch we have to rejiort that Brother Willett was zealous as Provincial Grand Superintendent , and held a Provincial Grand R 03 'al Arch Chapter , which was regularly organized . There are no less than four Eoyal Arch Chapters in this Superintendency ,
namely , ' Weymouth , No . 199 , All Souls' Chapter . Poole , No . 160 , Chapter of Amity . Dorchester , No . 605 , Chapter of Faith and Unanimity . Sherborne , No . 4-59 , Chapter of Benevolence . Three of these meet in Masonic halls , and the last in a private room . We believe all these chapters are in activity . At Poole , Brother Row was M . E . Z . in 1858 .
> There is no Chapter of the high degrees , but through the exertions of the 111 . Bro . Charles John Vigne , 33 ° , who is the Provincial Grand Commander of Knights Templar , a Provincial Grand Conclave has been held , and there is an Encampment at Weymouth called All Souls' Encampment , whereof , in 1857 , Bro . Richard Hare , Deputy . Provincial Grand Master , was E . Commander .
Several . Dorsetshire Brethren , AVIIO have distinguished themselves in the promotion of Masonry , have , on the recommendation of IU . Bro . Vigne , been advanced to the higher degrees . At Weymouth is one ofthe old Lodges , No . 199 , All Souls' Lodge . It is in active working . To this Lodge is attached u Eoyal Arch Chapter , and an Encampment is established in connexion with it .
Brother R . Hare , of this Lodge , has served as Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and has presided over the Chapter and Encampment . Brother C . Hibbs has served as Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works , and Brother J . Maunders is the Provincial Grancl Secretary . The meetings are held in the Masonic Hall , ancl are put down as twice a month , which would compensate for there being only one
Lodge in the toivn . At Poole is the oldest Lodge noiv existing in the Province , No . 160 the Lodge of Amity , ivhich meets in a private room in Thames Street . It elates from 1766 , ancl will have its centenary in seven years ; its meetings are iu the second ancl third weeks in each ¦ 4 B 2