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Masonic Missions.
The province as it is stands thus—Lodge Towns . Loclges . Eoyal Arch . Halls . Taverns . At present 10 10 4 3 3 As it should be 14 14 4 10 0 We shall juroceed to compare Dorsetshire ivith those provinces we
have already described—. „ , ,. Lodge T -, . Boyal TT ,, Meet in Population . Tow ^ Lodges . ^ Halls . Tamm Devon 507 , 093 IS 25 12 10 12 Norfolk 442 , 714 5 8 2 0 7 Suffolk 337 , 225 10 12 2 0 10
Berks and 170 , 0651 _ . .. , , Bucks 143 , 492 j '' 7 Derby 296 , 048 8 . 9 2 0 , 9 Notts 270 , 637 3 5 10 3 Leicester 230 , 308 3 4 2 1 2 DORSETSHIRE 184 , 207 10 10 4 3 3
It thus appears that Dorsetshire , although lowest in population , ancl although denuded of ancient Lodges , has by bettor administration of late years been raised to a hig h standard of Masonic efficiency , in which it is not surpassed even by Devon or Suffolk . Its weak point is the want of halls , but even here it is not so backward as most
provinces , while only a small proportion of its Loclges hold tavern meetings for Masonic ceremonials . It stands well for Royal Arch .
Taking Dorset as a standard , then , the districts should have the following Lodge towns , Loclges , Royal Arch Chapters , and halls : —• Lodge Towns . loci ires . Uoval Arch . Halls . Dorset 10 l ( i 4 3 Leicester 12 13 5 3
Notts 14 14 5 4 Derby 15 15 6 5 Berks and Bucks 17 . 17 6 5 Suffolk IX 18 7 6 Norfolk 23 23 9 7 Devon 30 30 12 9
It will be observed that m demanding a greater extension ot Masonry in the respective provinces , we do not speak without warranty . The province of Dorset had fallen to as low a condition as Berks aud Bucks , Norfolk , or Nottingham , but by good management has been brought to its present state . This is an inducement to those who , like Bvo . Bond Cabbell or Bro . Dobie , happen to be appointed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Missions.
The province as it is stands thus—Lodge Towns . Loclges . Eoyal Arch . Halls . Taverns . At present 10 10 4 3 3 As it should be 14 14 4 10 0 We shall juroceed to compare Dorsetshire ivith those provinces we
have already described—. „ , ,. Lodge T -, . Boyal TT ,, Meet in Population . Tow ^ Lodges . ^ Halls . Tamm Devon 507 , 093 IS 25 12 10 12 Norfolk 442 , 714 5 8 2 0 7 Suffolk 337 , 225 10 12 2 0 10
Berks and 170 , 0651 _ . .. , , Bucks 143 , 492 j '' 7 Derby 296 , 048 8 . 9 2 0 , 9 Notts 270 , 637 3 5 10 3 Leicester 230 , 308 3 4 2 1 2 DORSETSHIRE 184 , 207 10 10 4 3 3
It thus appears that Dorsetshire , although lowest in population , ancl although denuded of ancient Lodges , has by bettor administration of late years been raised to a hig h standard of Masonic efficiency , in which it is not surpassed even by Devon or Suffolk . Its weak point is the want of halls , but even here it is not so backward as most
provinces , while only a small proportion of its Loclges hold tavern meetings for Masonic ceremonials . It stands well for Royal Arch .
Taking Dorset as a standard , then , the districts should have the following Lodge towns , Loclges , Royal Arch Chapters , and halls : —• Lodge Towns . loci ires . Uoval Arch . Halls . Dorset 10 l ( i 4 3 Leicester 12 13 5 3
Notts 14 14 5 4 Derby 15 15 6 5 Berks and Bucks 17 . 17 6 5 Suffolk IX 18 7 6 Norfolk 23 23 9 7 Devon 30 30 12 9
It will be observed that m demanding a greater extension ot Masonry in the respective provinces , we do not speak without warranty . The province of Dorset had fallen to as low a condition as Berks aud Bucks , Norfolk , or Nottingham , but by good management has been brought to its present state . This is an inducement to those who , like Bvo . Bond Cabbell or Bro . Dobie , happen to be appointed