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"tj -.^t"' ■■'". ■\ \ IV. > dcmonBtrated both their love for their noble Craft, as well as the satisfactory progress which Freemasonry was makirig in the Regiment itself. ^ With this short preface, then, I commit this History to its fate. To a Brother Mason it «ill afT^rci the greatest satisluction to wit' ncss the constancy, the zeal, an.I tJ.o success of his Brethren in their wanderings amid many lands; whilst to the uninitiated it will prove that Freemasonry is something more than an empty name ; that tho influence of its principles on the mind and character of its Mem- bars, has the most beneficial tendency; that, as the handmaid of Religion, it is the advocate of every ^^gj^cial and molal virtue, and that in the adaptation of its doctrinesito the practices of life, the Mason feeU> the clearest proof that Virtue is its own reward. SO MOTE IT BE. ^ i > I 7 \ m .V5.">^iT' SUCCESSION OF WORSHIPFUL MASTERS OF TH^ , "MINDEN LODGE.'* Yelffr of '^ being W. Master. 1748 1749 to 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 to 1811 1813 1813 1814 • 1815 r8l6 1817 1818 1819 1820 to. \ 1823 1824 1825 1826 (I 1827 1828 <( 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 . 1838 1839 to 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 NAME. Charles Whitton. Long. — Kyme. • Harrell. Winterbottom. Henry Hollinswortb. do. — : — Porter. Henry Hollinsworth. ^ do. I Johnston Wade. Henry Hollinsworl John Dorrington. Henry Clinton. do. John Dorrjngton. Thdmas Burke. Charles J. Deshon. do. Thomas Bnrke. Charles South. do. Charles Cyril Taylor. . do. James Weymess Mo&tt. do. Charles South. I Charles South. do. Frederick Oliver. do. Rank in the Regiment at the time. George, Lord Sackville. I Colonel. Unknown, do. do. Unknown. Sergeant. Sergt. Major. do. Sergeant Sergt Major. do. Sergeant. Sergt. Jil^jor. Qr. Mr. Sergt, Lieutenant, do.^ Qr,Mr.;gergt. Lieutenan^r . Captain. do. Lieutenant. Captain, ao. do. do. Ass't Surgeon do. Captain. Capt&in. do. Band Master. I do. REMARKS. 1 The Records du- ring this period, have been lost. C Lodge did not < meet, the Regt, ( being on service. do. r Lodge did not meet > theRegt. being em- ipio^datStHele- vnaoWNapoleott. Lodge did not meet W. M. FOR 1849,— Bb. CHARLES SOUTH. V. r ^-;^3- -^yc')-",;^BB|f53^^^fe' ^.■ J-^: T'^vr-^^Ji.-iJSt ^^r^B^ n ■n'^'^y^ • "9% . HISTORY. The « Minden Lodgq," Noi ^, held in the XXth Regt of Foot, on the Registiy of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, was first established in our old and highly-honored Corp^, elevenyearsprior to the celebrated engagement fought near* ** Minden," from whence 'it takes i<8 ^ame ; the word ** Minden": having been added, in con^quence of the Regiment hkving taken so distinguished a part in that ever memorable engagement. The precipe day of the month of thq issue of the Wae- RANT cannot bo ascertained in consequence of its illegi- " bility ; biit fortunately, the month and the year are suffi- ciently plain ;^it bears date — December, 1748. The Warrant was granted to Lord George Sackville, Colonel Edward CornT^allis, and Captain MiUburne, three Brethren particularly distinguished for theirrank, position, and subsequent gallant military career. It is alike pleasing, instructing, and particularly stimu- lating for the Brethren of the pres0nt:4ay-to take a retro- spective view of the troubles and difficulties our ancient Brethren had to contend with. To do this, it will be ne- cessary to be tolerably conversant with the history of our highly-favoured country. Evenat the v(&ry time the War- • rant was applied for, the Regiment was most actively em- ployed in North Britain in suppressing attempts that had been made to disturb the Crown and Constitution. When men in so exalted a sphere of life, and with such onerous t M^SHVi'^r^'^^SQ^^ i*^ '■^ifix^'-; ' ■^'■^fffii^t^^^r^ • ■,--wrj«. I* 'r »e, who are !?„, . °°'^' '""' ■»»<=* """o ought _ AM records of the transactions of th« I J ^ <•««« of the issu* ofthe W,Ct.lti;,Sl T*' ^t B„„,i, « easUy account ri.'L'''"^*'' >ng been constantly on thp m^„ ^ Regiment hav- , »T55. at Which tilt^Z'^^T"""' '"''^ m consequence of the th«T !f- ""* """^'of Kent, In January, irgg „g j , . >^ Ge^any, ™„,er the con,»and!^? „**?'"' ^ '''»"« «>' Marlborough, and his sZhrH,^?"" ^^^ *^'' '*'*«' <>' of Bninswici The ZT "'«'"'«"• ^nce Ferdinand, ofourcounS but^u'Jrel^Tf '" '""^ ""«^ On that d>y, on the Celebrated plains nfw^i giment estabKshed its high cham^^rr '"''*°' "«'^<^ spline. bra.e.y, and de'otS X,^"" ^-P'-f *s- the annals of the Briti.h T ^""""'y. "ever eMeiled in Gene«l Orders. IssStrs-a^^^ '*"'"« " Fe,dmand, of Brunswict i,i .^ ^'S^"^^, Prince z^ and dLcipjrc^,\";r''*"' ^"^'e Regin,e„t.s ofourgaihu.ttr^rirfri-'^'^^-r •«« the enenUes of their Toin^. """"*" """'y-PPO- Gauml Order,. o j / ijS*iiJ»t>' ..J ii5j J * * "^'^'tS*'" • ^K''^T^%^^'^ ^ ''"^^j'^'iH^^^'^^t'^ m^*&^:niif:^t&-i,^. .r lore ought i^» to exert from the lave been nent hav- I the year of Kent, I country route for Puke of rdinand, >aigning 3 annal» iur Re- thelJe- 'ofdis- : 3lled in iowing Prince ment's many oppo- I) '59. Jhe Order Wcom>bomtive Of the Corps* immensfe low; und oftheaese^ons of veterans, that all did their dutg M that glorious da^i , ; The spiritby whkthe Corps was actuated, the follow^ iiig order evinces: ^ General OrderX^ ■ m 4th August, 1759. « Kingsley»s Regiraeftt,y Us ownrequesl, will resume its portion ofduty in the Line." ^ ^ The Regiment, for this engagement, was honored with the « Laurel Wreath - on its appointments and colours, as a never fading memorial of the distinguished part it bore m this brilliant victory, and from which, through its de- votion, originate J the appellation of "Kingsley's Stand ♦♦ The Regiment, without intermission, continued main- tammg British valor in Germany until 1762, when it re- turned home, where it remained until 1775. An evidence that the Lodge had resumed its labors is afforded by the following written memorandum appended to a printed copy of By-Laws, now in the archives of the Lodge. .h"J'"/rf' "^ 26 Resolations are- recommended by Ae Grand Lodge to all Warranted Lodge,, as most us^ tul and necessary at this time^ /'Given under my hand this sixth day of July, in the year ofour Lo«i One Thousand Seven Hundred! Sevenl^ 1 WO, and m the year of Masonry 5772. [Signed] WILLIAM DICKEY, G. S.» In 1775, the Regiment was ordered to North America and landed at Quebec in the latter end of that ye^r In I .\di. n^ > ;l£<^&sffiL;^3^>^ikf°yf2>'£iAi^' ■"■?^- , '*f^^'*'^- •In ■- ! -:f II ; „ "UuhJ of General w! f 5<">"»ent, under the com- "ost distinguished part sUHal. !^ ^^'"""" "•»« « Corps, ,y^ ^e4i^Ztzzz:r'v^ the 12th Oct 1777 TK o ; ^*'"''''^* ^«t««» on »«;.enpretlolI?desi:;S-rhfrr^^^^^^^^ Boston, -n^he S ~r l "T" "'"•" "- to their native cou„,^y! '®^' "'"'» """y ""^ restored From the year 1783 to 1789 thp n • ployed in England nri„„- i *'"' ««S""ent was cm- On Is, June nj P""^'" '^""""'"g its thmned ™„ks. ir»„ ■ J '^' " ^rafcafked for Halifni NT s: u It remained until June l7Qo „i • ""'"'*' "• ''•> where '«nd 6/ St. Domingran/l'': "''"" '« proceeded to the Is- " was prin*>ally flfolv '^"!""^ '° Jamaica, where «>edisrffeetin^;:S;tr ~^^^^^ station until 1796 when i. i ST 'e^^'ned on this •I'atyear.aconLll^fi ? ""'''"' " '"'j""""'' '"April of . TO /on-crmedtrrs ™'' '^ r ^^^^^^ The Begime^renminerriin" rd""::" ''"™'^'- -cruited. wJ.en-1; was divid^ tl'^lZ " """ *"' >ng m aU to upwards of anrw. "atlalions, amount. On the 25.h Aug"* tZZ"""'' '''l'""™ °'"«'="»- Downs to Deal »L k ^^ T^^'^ ''""' "arham Deal, and embarked that day for Holland. ff^^^t"-'---'- II Y. ' wlfere they landed on the 28th of the s4rae month. Here they were not long inactive, foron jthe 10th o! the follow* ing month we -find them engaged with the enemy at Cra- bendom ; their gallaqtry on that day is exemplified by the following extract from Sir Ralph Abercrombie's (a Mason) despatch, dated 11th September, 1799. " The two Battalions of the XXth Regiment posted at, Crabendorh did great credit to tlie high reputation it has always borne.'* The Regiment was sevetal times hotly engaged durins this Campaign. At '* EgAon:^t-Qp.ze£V on the 6th Oct., 1799, it particularly dij?tinguished itself, in a most obsti- nate engagement which lasted long after dark; V On the 31st of this /month, it embarked for England, where it remained a/ very short time, it; having been in January of the foHdwing year sent to Ireland. In the month of June [7tl^, the same year it was again on the move, having been4ent to effecta landings aj; the Fortress of Belleisle, an Inland off the S. W. co4t of Brittany t failing in this it proceeded to the Mediterranean, and sub- sequently landed /on the Island of Minorca on 27th Au- gust, where it remained until the following year. In May, this year, a general volunteering, toi/AoM/ bounty, was open- ed for "Egypt"; be it to the honor of the double X, every man of the two Battalions volunteered their services, and on the 24th June, 1801, they embarked for Egypt, and on 23rd July anchored in Aboukir bayi On 17th, 25th and 28th August and J2nd September, consecutively, the Regi^ ment displayed their wonted valor ; but more particuk ly on the 25th, when they stormed the enemy's advanced --V -?^5Si!^^Sfci^S^^sn^rstr'-:n:#~5^ ,»i.»ftw ^- ****** f jt v*- "ito^^ij- ,y^% *l-pl -pwyr __ ™ uraere, by Major Genera Sir Evre Crtn.» In November the Regimed, embarked Sm^^' , "g suffemj much by .icknees particularlvo«^»^' msnyoT the mea havioir been L» t a "^ " '~ I. landed.. Maha, 8.h ^01/' """"''' °''«'"- ^ The foregoing frequent changes, hard fought campai,™, fcnd more than all th**;.. u« • ° *'«nipaigns, But some Brother rT J .k u ""P' '" ^^ «««*««=■«• preserved o„r wLt:::" f \ """^ ''^'<' ■'""-J- Must it no, be atru^^^t!" ''' f^ ^^ «<="ficed. . ftoWdence, in thus &Simosurab '/'""«''' ™'"« -Umostdvi^ ,„,,,„ „fp«;j»;-^^ - Malta, 29th M^ gor Th''' " '?' "' ^'"°™'»- installation. I, is to h! "!^ "^'f^^ ""e purpose of .tate morfullv h "^"""^ """ "■«B'«""e» did no. "ore (ully the circumstances connected »iih .!.„ pointmentofOfficeraat tb«» ... • . '™ *"" "'« ap" ing. it is evidenuh " "he fitr"? \ ""' "otwithstand- period for MasonTc lahl ^"^ °°' "'^''«'' "^ '«"« the-Sovereign d-^Co 1^1^''"' "'''''''*'"'"8 no. this u Masonic dw„;B„^^'"^/7«^y- '^""^ ^ uiy . JJrothren, when duty calls w :V "S^^ f-^-Z^ ,' -f ■.m ^ '• ^' to confront the enemies of our Gountfjr in battle, may We follow in the glorious footsteps of our predecessors, and like them, consider it an honor lo die in our country's cause. Brother Charles WhittOn was at this meeting installed Worshipful Master. The rapid increase of Members, speaks highly of the talent and ability of the Officers and/ Members, as well as of their respectability, for on refekfing to the Minutes of the Lodge, of 34th June, 1803, just 15 months frompts revival, the Members had increased to 40* Until August, 1804, the Lodge continued progressing rap- idly, both in Members and Masonic knowledge; but the Regiment having been soon after again sent on active ser- vice, the labors of the Lodge again ceased. It embarked for Naples on the 28th October, 1805,— fo|? Sicily in February, 1806, and on the 4th July follow- ing was removed to the Bay of Sti £uphemia, and pro- ceeded in double quick to the scenei of strife, " Maida." For its gallantry«in this engagement it was highly spoken of in Sir John Stewart's despatches (who was siAsequent- ly the ColoJiel of the Regiment). On the 20th it returned to Messina \^here it had previously been quartered. On 2nd December^ 1807, it arrived at Gibraltar, sail- ed for England on tl^e 18th of the same month ; and land- ed at Portsmouth on 3d January, 1808. On the 18th July this year, we find the Regiment again called on: it ^^barked for Portugal^ and on the 19th August anchored at the mouth of the Tagus. pn the 21st, it participated in the battle of ** Vibieira." A se- ries of fktiguing marches were then performed in the Pe- / ♦r-* pt^ ^JiffS^^.'A.iiSt^ii&immM S"L ^ «^, - ^ i:S^l£l««n, alances the most mmxte,^ ^^ ""^ "=^"W- •Ppaffing, though it niighi™2?thr- ''"'**'°™ *« ««»« Pl^^calatrength of d^ Z^^r^^ '^•"••he _ «J»ke W. reStioB, daunr wir"' '^ "° P"''" «<> ^^weaiiuore than the Twen. »& n ■^: ST ""rj^" " * 1^' ?"* ' '^P't °r""?^t^jf*"'^V{''5®**«^'S"^^"i5n*' ^^^'.«*>*"'"^4V »^»(''*''^f*5j'^ir^«^'£^"^^- '? '^ com- »nuuia. times Bssion. snow lerved Dtaifis uness, sckof wea- ofa > nous ned; the Ding ifor I an, !*lii8 the md m- 98t to be 15 ■ . ♦ ■"■.■'.,.■■■ tieth, it being in the rear gwurd* whose datf on such a try«> iiig occasion must have been arduous in the extreme. / At the dead hour of midnight it embarked at Coruima and landed at PortsoKnith on the 26th Januaxy, 1809, and from the fact of its having inmiediately afterwards reteiv* ed 11 Officers and 513 Men to recruit its ranks, it mustl not be wondered that there is^no record of any transac- tions during this interval ; aid frotp its reduced numbers, the Members were iot able to resume itS' working until February, 1812, at which time the Regiment was stationed in Ireland when,"by the exertions of Brother John Storty, 4he Lod^e, agreeably to the fi^owing comonnication from the Grand Lodge, resumed its JabowE under the ** Old^ Warraht,** . V Publin, 7th February, 1812. Sir arid Brother, Your Memorial for the Revival of WanraM No. 63 was received in course and aorprised me nmch, not faav^ irig any liace whatevcir of it oi| the Books fov above Fov^ 1y yeacS) only a memoranduni^that ithadbeenisfluedrtot your Beg&nent; neithencanlglyeyou any acoouni whj^' it was j^acedi on tbe^list aacanc^fled). it being befoo^mj^ time, but I^suppose ^t was fionif ^ei ciscumstancei of it^ Officers not mapog thej^galar>ctmman^ ]9i^yi,.^e7%re was a,veiy stseniiouS'iq>pUoation finder for a revived duplicate of it about iNra y^axs since, but. refojGiediby^e««» your M.^l,^!?^°" "■"'**•'««'" «>«1 conUng to rule On JWe«»bers for registry, ac ^ ; Sir and Brother, - fQ- ^, ^"^ "»o«t Obedt. Servt., V 7 [Signed,]; Wm. GRAHAM, h.^M advise .e by the followin^^J^ by -questu^g, Serjt. Alajor John Storey, _ *?Oth Regiment, \ L^3-] Mallow. "fled for Co™„:Iil ** "™^*"' *« Rogi-ent tie 14th November 7.''"'~°' "here ttey fendedCoif the wie <^«vS,«t^„^^rT"''^'''' j°'°«^ •'•' following e««ct fii«, Lo«,^eZo!fT ^^""'"^- ^ I'.ji It "In the course of this contest (alluding to " nees) the gallant 4th Division which had been " quently distinguished in this Array, surpassed the " mer good conduct. Every Regiment charged wi " Bayonet, and the 40th, 7th, xxth and 23rd, four difierent " times. The Officers set them the example.** Again, on 27th February, 1814, we find it gaining another Badge to its ah-eady highly ornamented Colors, "Orthes", where, from its severe loss.'it must have acted a most distinguished part ; and also that of "Tou- LousB** on the 10th of April, the same year. The Regiment once more embarked, and landed in Ireland on 7th July. Monthly meetings of the Lodge were now regularly held, the records of which amply testify that they did not meet in vain, being fully proved by their having an increase to their number at almost eve- ry meeting. This continued during the time of the Re- giment's stay at home, until the 7th December, 1^818, the date of its last meeting— the following note is appended to the minutes of that meeting: ' "This was the last night the Body met [in Ireland] before it embarked for the Island of St. Helena, in the beginning of ISIQ*** [Signed] "H. HOLLINSWORTH, • W. M. 63.»»--ft In the month of March, 1819^e Regiment embarked for St. Helena, and on its arriflltook the ii#^diate charge and duties over Napoleon. The Brethren, during the stay of the Regiment at this station were totally unable to have any Masonic Meetings, -yf. .3 — ^.--i .. u in consequence of the excessive hard duty of all ranks. On the 13th April, 1821, it embarked for Bombay, East Indies, and arrived there on the 4th June, and subsequent- ly was removed to Cannanore, where, on the 19th August, 1824, we find the Lodge again resuming its labours after ' a lapse of nearly isix years, the cause of which is fully ex- plained in the lollowmg able and sympathetic letter, writ- ten by Br. Hollinsworth, who resuscitated the Lodge from its dormant stele. That the tenets and secrets of our Royal Art were on this opening of the Lodge most eagerfy sought after, is fully exemplified by the repeated meetings of emergency— there having been eighteen consecutive meetings held from 19th August to 27th December of that jrear: Cannanore, 18th Oct., 1824, «r v.^,«. , Presidency of M-dras. Worshipful Sir, and Dear Brother, ^ /] Ifeel much pleasure ^acknowledging the receipt of two Half Annual Beports, knd a list of Lodges; the latter of the Reports for June^ 1823, and the list of Lodges for 1822. Inm^^qg t^i£|c6mmunication, I feel a solid grat- ification by having it in my power to record the fl^^i"V-^ .j/0ki».ij.'} ^irl»/kdi-,tt. 'if^k^n^J' SA-ui^t^.ii3^-^ « ' ^ U\%J^ leoi :^f^T^ it^ w 19 * Our arrival at Bombay, afforded me hopes of recom- mencing the labours of the Lodge, but in this I was des- tined to experience not only disappointment, but real heart-rending trials. A few days after landing, two exem- plary Masons, (the S. and J. Wardens of the Lodge,) were snatched from my side, within a few hours of each other. Indeed, fate seemed to have devoted more than a proportion of the Craft as victims to its insatiate demands. Those that were spared Ufe, fell off soon after by dis- charge, leaving myself and three others, the sole remains of our once numerous body. I take blame to myself, nev- ertheless,in not having written to apprize the Grand lfio6ge of our situation; but Hope, successively disappointed, deluded and witheld my resolutions to this effect, until in turn I became a prey t6 domestic trial, in losing, after a protracted illness, my excellent wife* W finaUy in ray own person by several months privation of health. My recovery I.may date from our landing here in May last. I had the good fortune on arrival at this Station, to obtain assistance from two Lodges on the Coromandel Grand Registry, (11 and 14), and to build up several worthy,^ well informed Craftsmen in Lodge 63, whose names! transmit herewith for Registry and Grand Lodge Certi- ficates, as also some for Transfer to the Grand Lodge Registry, the expense fot which, and a donation of Five Pounds to the funds of the Order, will be placed the first immediate opportunity with the Regimental Agents. TKe Certificates, I should hope you will be enabled to furnish cafly. Seigeant Major Lawson, at the Recruiting Depot, Dublin, or Mr. Holden, Paymaster's Clerk, would proba- /^ ■•" ^^W.9 I in '. ao Uy be able to forward them to the Regimentar Depot, at the Isle of Wight. In concludiog, I verjr earnestly beg you wiU please convey to the preaiding Officers ol the R. W. the Grand Lodge of Ireland, my heartfelt gratitude and best thanks for its extended consideration towards Master oftheMinden Lodge, or 63, ' ; ' • held in the C^rps. ; It will be seen by the foregoing Jetter, ho#" vei was the reduction of Members in^te Lodge, but % the zeal of Brother HoUinsworth, all went on' , BO %t at the end of the year the number increas^ed to "^^ ^1^ ^ the Minutes of the 2d October, we 2f^ ** '^Sfe^yr? Brethren, to mark their sense of L***"^' ^SIW^" it**'' ""^ " Corinthian Lodge" ^ "f^r^lm^d Jen^ a helping hand an the re^ opemnJET o^tKe mdge, presented him with a gold trowef/ and as the Brother had a journey before him, they made anaddition to his purse ol thru Gold Moh^s, e^uivalen^ to X6 Sterling; a liberal donation, when wp considef % short time that ha4 elapsed since the Lodge had been re-opened. '■'*M. r\. ^H ij'^feT * B.',Jk»&^Aik&%^ ■■^f*' '■••'• we -*j|. ¥' r\. «i* fjb9|l^9! with greftt^Tr«fHlgffncjr!th«n ilk liRdddDe fo^a l^ng jieifffJd.; Our ,im<^ea^,,and,jire»ioral))^j;>jV^A«»AWlr .i» inli-^ m^}XiCQnac\9te4 ifirjI^.tlHB A|a8 s - ':...i< '.-.nV:'-. :■ ■ .: ••! ' '<»M #l# fdfo gU^^AM^i)!^^ i^nan Hie 4tii of Aui^ 1827, dMBfetbren; 16 nm^M^^^f Miuie^f BN>lhe^ lAdiit aiid'Adjattiiit Hdffins^cMh*^ tiW i^f^tHMMited hkil with « meM, Matring tf saitabte isiktiri^ liOQiitilt isto be regretted tfaiit the iiiBiiiteB«)f that itie^ iag^ki(rtigive"a mdra etalkOMite ecttoont ofits pre^iiitlJ InMiil but 418. Brother HoUkisworth's character as amaii,* ^*Il4 Wa zeal for Masbmj were sa weU known, it Was dd 4cKd>t consuiered 8upe^ to repeat anything m^e gym, the presentation of the medal. ' The name 6f B(ollins- WDBth will long be remembered in the Twentieth Regii meiiti^ but more particularly by the Brethren ofthe Mindeii Idodge^ whose a4vaiicement,hi8 labours were unceasing* • iDurii^ this and the foibwing year, four dislin- gaiehed'Ofllcere, (Captain Charles Soutii, Charles Cyi^l T«)rk(r» and Charles J. Deshon and Assistant Sui^edii Mpffatt), became Members of our Order; and in cok^se-- qootto^ of theeiaiilettt iienrice» rendered hf them t<^ Che GilA, as well ii^ thdr unwearied zeal in promoting ^ ^Uatie of the Jfiaden Lodge^ their names deserve t<»be QiMeiaiyrecordMiB its history. , u^^^ f ni^;) i^ At this time the fUnds of the Lodge, which had inci^a^' ed tery mlich 'iii ooBfl^queiioe of the frequeiit additiontf tkidts memterai; weicf moNJ fiartieiihurly ' appropriated'tii that iSaaoilio^urpofle for whieh the^ were inteadeii liWkft 4ip%Ju»juiiT .nWlpS'fi#eii,4^flot,^ea^thpir Jabprf for tl|e«eff«m) the 19th of the same month. We find them meeting on the 14th of the following month, wWch is of itself a suffi- cieii^t eyi^ence of their desilre to advance the Order ;—^ to.hiBnefit each otjier mutually by, Masonic knowledge, and, to enjoy that happy interchange of social intercourse tor which bur Meetings 'iajfeinya^^^ ^ '^ J' ^Shortly aft^r this peribii^ ii circumstance occuired^ in i^if an eternal disgrace to the individual as a man, bi^ more especially so to him as a t'reemai^oii. A J^rbther wS afirvlugnied'hdtorda Bar of Scrutiny, to aaswer' a cbafgd of defrahdiiig another Brothern^tfae only instance on ledovd fiM«nth€lf6rmatioiiof.*wmffn. „ f,oJ 4ifP*»C'<>'»"^tteepf Scrutiny va?;90ii3|posed of threpiMi^ tmod Brethren. The fpUowii^ is , a^ e^ts^^ jipm the J^ro^OCKUOgs ij^'iotii ,«.+',{ y;mv>.iA of nno fry/onM « jirlsj^fi (^^ tiaving h«Md tbe^testitnoBy^df several; Brethr^^jp :^- f t .J^/J»4U£ h. ^- i^J'KUj. h. «♦ th»s^i4 Brother wides^rviBg o^asw^ "sons, and deeiii.ita».imperajdye 4uty to.^jq?tt also shows to the Brethren th^t the solemn O. B. caimpt biB violated with impunity. ,__^ It will be fresh in the memory of some of the Brethreni that the expidsion of the Brother aUudcd to, was consid«r^ ^by the Regiment at large, as weU as by the individuaj himself, a far greater disgrace than his reduction from the honorable position which he held at the time, so highly vaaour noble Institution appreciated by all ranks ; and we. Brethren, ought to feelproud inhaving it m our pow- er to say that Freeraasomry in the XXth Regiment, is stiU highly thought of. Let us never sully that good name Wtech our predecessors gained for us-let it be our con. etant aim to prove, that although many of us walk in^ humble sphei^ of Ufe, it is our pride to maintam the ch^- ««ter of Freemasons, so as not to bring a blush into the feee of those born in a more elevated position, but who 5ink it not derogatory to that position to enrol them- He^ies among our numbers. -»^5The minutes at this time wete refcorded moire ^labo- nlely than heretofore, and are, consequently, "^^re^" lte(iQl«v0tou%*rthinl»te,the.jMMidabUity^ ^tpm Moffiift^ liie>Secretary sitbe tinte.!^ The mUkstei were al« ic^enrtched with' copious extracts irom Lectures upon t^ Symbols o#J?ieemiU9onry» which were frequently delivered %jr Brothers South, Taylor and MofTatt This latter Brother also enlarged the Brethren's store of information, by riepeated Lectures upon Man. No more appropriate jcct could have been selected' for consideration ana son'i^ Lodge, and no one ivas more competent to illus* trate the same, than this highly respected Brother. In' one of these interesting lectures, he shews the weak and helpless condition, (when compared with other animals of the Creation), in which man was first made ; how front die intellectual state of mind witH which it has pleased the Almighty to endow him, he has not only risen superior to, but has brought every other living creature to serve ancl obey him ; even nature herself, struck as it were, with thie astonishing powers whichhe puts forth, deigns to con- tribute to his enjoyment and comfort^ ; Such lectures must have tended greatly*to enlighten ou]^ Brethren, and also to enhance the pleasure of their fire- quent meetmgs. ■- On the 19th of February, we find another instance of the devoted attachment of .the Lodge to a talented Broth- Brother Taylor was on this evening presented with endid gold Square by the Brethren, on his departure for England, as a token of their esteem and approbatioli dt his conduct as Worshipful Master. ' ' j ^« », i The meetingil of the Brethren continued without inter«^ miiBibn, ntatil 2l0t Decenib^j 1^6, the dato of SM list er. • 1' as; 81 tl t lii WR ^ m K Wi/ imtimi^wmm'-''^- 'i^^/m^ • e -., % '^- rteetinr wWch ^raatfceld m Viiifwla, irhere thoiRegimelt kkid in Camp, awaiting shippfing toy take them onceiupfe to dieir native country. The reason of there being ameeV ingheldin sucha place, will, when explained, eerve^to shew the ardour evinced by those desirous bf becom^ tme and smcere Masons. The volunteering m Septeiijt ber, 1836, will b^iresh in the recollection of many^of th% present Brethren ; tiiis cireumstanQe, together with Um^ EospectofsoonremovingtoVingorlalof*^^^ ™ding to England, caused the Brethren to close their Va La nack up the Clothing, Furniture, &c. S'.r^o^— ately afterthe 2^^ 1836,thela8t night of meeting m Bel^um. ^^ _^ ^he Regimentproceeded to Yipgorla, and owmg t^e delay of the shipping, had to remain «;-^^-JJ"^^ DurL its stay, a Brother, (Ensign A G. Shaw, 22nd Sent of Native Infantry, of the Hon'ble East Indj, Kany's Service), who had a short t-eprev-u^ been initiated into the mysteries of our Ancient and Hon. ^u^ble Order, having heard of the Regiment ^be.ng^ tained, boldly undertook that long journey (fr^m ueb^ gaumtoVingorla), and petitioned the Brethren to open! their Lodge, for the purpose of having the honor of ob- tuning the other degrees. Need it be said that the Win. dep Lodge acceded to his request ;— they met, and may tjjp, ardent desire of the Brother just named, ever stimu- late all good men to follow his example. The difficultie* of, bifrjoiimey, are weU known to some of the Brethren. j^ l^pording this, the last meeting io India, it would be v^'- # »<» U: ;. ««l(.to<«ikfi a eoiiwry^bnfaiMl the Hislorjr ofith^J / ihtmg & period of ncaify' twentj^ yeovs. Hhm been pp»^ Vfiiudy dumii,^ that ^k,w«ii QDable ta neet for aixjmmn ftbiDt the depurtiire of the Regimeiit firom Irelaod, 4li Ifidt^ and that at its first meeting it mustered oi^fyn Btfedkfetr th» residue of all those who had pi^yiouely . joined the Lod^^^these being the only Brethren ^%o had io^rvihred the long and harrassing^ war in the peninsala* Nererliheless, the snriedbiesB ofthe nuticiber did npt deter thoee zealous Bre^iren from commencing intbe sbblest ^ of works; Prosperity attended them for atime, wbe|i the , hand of death came among the Regiment in a shape more dreadful than the swOrd of the bitterest enemy — that scourge of mankind, the Cholera Morbus committed dreadful ravage among the men.^ Many an ornament to N cmr Lodge, as also to th^ JVIilitaiy profession, was snatch- . «d * to that bourne from whence no traveller returns."-- / Still, like the Phoenix, the Lodge rose from its ashes, and Ifte a cloud passing over the sun^ was only to make the Bocectedingrays more bright, and to confer renewed brJl- lisBCjr on its abnost immdrtal career. The Brethren who hA^ the good fortune tb escape this blight to the hopes eCMan, stiU perse^e^ild in their noble calling— the Lodge went on progressing^^ m^^yMjf the most honorable it the ^^fierent walks of life in ttit distant region of the globe, le Members of the Order, and devoted their ti]h»^_ Ijt^ and ricfies in propogating its tisefiilness. The Mkiqen Lodge can boast of having earoUed Judges^Oft* c^ pfd^ent|[ral|BB, both MilitaiyaiMi Civil, andcdon -S? < u. * . , i^lij^ij >i*^ fi^'X^'^'/Vifrr > . • it - s, and, ketlie dbrtt- in who hopes Lodgp it the globe, ' tiWi — The dCflQD ^ Cofl^mandeMq^Ch^ef pf tbia mighty portton o^Ar Empire of our Gracious Queeu^ did pqt y »°~; "^ jp^ d^ th«. by the Members of the Mmden 1 -s* •'i» ffSrttfl IjodgdJy Dd«i it ihi Mfl^ct hoiidr ttpon the Ctiifl/ iLm mil:^ U9' feel proud that we ate of /Ae chosen fnb, '' ' * ■ The Blinden Lodge, during its Twenty years in India/ (which includes the time of the Regiment being in ^t Helena,) had 150 Members added to its number ; but in consequence of so many (402) of the Regiment extend- iilg their services to oiher Regiments, and many belong- ing lo Regiments of Native Infantry, or in some Civil of- fit&ial capacity, whoi^ destiny caused them to remain iii India, only 20 of the Brethren embarked for. their na- tive country, where they landed on 10th May, 1837* Itiitay be here stated that only one Brother who had Iflft this country as a Member of the Lodge 63, had the good fortune to return to the land of his birth* /This was Brother Uollinsworth, and that Heaven may avert eir^rj danger from him, is,I $m sure, the prayer of every Member of thJB Minden Lodge. V In cli>sii^ the Indian portion of the JHistory of our Lodge, it will be necessary to advert to (he kindnesg and urbanity evinced towards it by the Commanding Officer, qolonei Henry Thomas (now Major General), who cow, manded the Regiment the greater portion of the timp of its^Hervice in India. Although not one of the Fraternity him^plf, he gladly and most wiUingly acceded tp theif Wishes in eyery point, and no d^ubt felt proud of .having so respectable a body, mem^rs of his highl^-fa^vqurecji Corps. It would be superfluou^ in furthe^ dilating uppp hia goodness " a* toord* can Jmt ill confey hisworlhr", The xxtli Regt. feels proud of having had so distinguished r y *^:f "^jH^^fjv^ " ' SI . ting the Military, literary, aBdeoimlebuditton'Oftottic^ will ever ^and pre-eminent in the annals of pur, CoiTpfl. Many of our Brethren who have the good fortun^^ to have families, will most assuredly be proud ,of,Becingtl^ir sons wearing the double X, and of reciting the, prai^B due to the Commander, who for so many yclirs studied the; comlbrt, and^hose constant aim vras ta advance the»|rt*. Bitionoftheirparents. M^ h^lWe lodgto beasheal- way^ has been, an ornament to the Military pifofession* . and may he rise to the highest pinnacle of rank m his np- ble calling, is, I am sure, the sincere wish of every Bi^^ ^ of the Minden Lodge, and of every mdividual in the xxth Regiment. \^ ^ ^^ ; iili^ll J The Regiment Xanier* ikefetefa>,^embSrtea^^^ gorlaon 10th January, 183?; for ^pgland, the happy laud of their birth. None but those who have been placed in similar circumstances, can understand the. sensation felt by all at this time. Many of the ^rethren had/i;pent the ^ greater portion of thbir livis underNthp burning rays of the Indian sun: need it be wokdJBre|iv■ ■■:■ '._ ' / t ^ ^« *'. ■ •■ • ' ■ . I,,. .' H. M, Senrice. > Lieut. Oolonel, 6 Captains, 18 Lieutenahtg, \ Surgeon, 3 Assistant Surgeons, ^ 3 Serjeant Majors, 1 Quarter ilaxter fSei^eant, . 09 oergeanta^ 1 Private. Mmhen m the Honblft. E. i C. Service. 1 Juc^e, ■ ?. « Mihtaiy Ghapiaihs, ' 9 JLieutenantfl, in , t:M t. V .. . i-. I ■ .2 Assistant Sui-geons, 1 Ensign, 1 t* ' CI • I / > <,»^''»^Th:.' 'vivi^ l^vSerjeantS) 12 Conductorffj^ ' \% GenU^en pf,the Ci?i] Ilepaitmi^ of the Service. O'! •'; H -wLiim i i i i^k^m .?'-■>; e Four -*' . , imving igta, in J t-M .During the time the Regindent was station^ in Eng* hn4t the Brethren met but twice, in cohsiequencelof red* Bons known only to those who have to aid in r^ruitib^ a Begiroent on ita^^roturn fron^ India, and also the great difficulty of procuring a suitable placfe to meet in ; but all difficulties combined, did not prevent the Bretbr^. from meeting for the puroosc of paying a tribute of respec^tp a Brother (Assistant Surgeon Moflfatt), who was on the eve of leaving the Regimen!.^ On the 24th »^ay, 183$, they met and presented him with a gold Paat- Master's Medal, bearing an inscription suitable for the occasion. From the Wsue of the Warrant until this time, the Lodgj^ conferred tlie superior Degrees under the Old Wab- liANT, butthe Grand Royal Arch Chapter having decid^^ that a separate Warrant should be held for that Degree^ . one was accordingly issued, which bears date 9th Octp- ber,1838. The following are the names of the Compa- ions to whom it was issued : i Lieut Colonel Charles Cyril Taylor, ' ' ' ; Captain Charles South, , *» William Huntley Campbell, ^ Lieutenant Patrick Hennessy, - Thoma^ llurke, a Thomas Miller Creagh, ' : •* Henry HoUinsworth, >'i >- Assistant Surgeon James Wcymess Moffatt, • f Quarter Master Serjeant John DorriiigtOii*>4/ Brcthrei^, should we not feel proud to find ouir Diigieit' u M ^^.- ■ ■^■- -••"!/.■ ^poiciaMd with sueh tlistinguiafa^d indiTiiliiahi whoart of «h«i*elves suffident to establrth for ever, th^ respeetn^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ on 9th Jan., 1840; IWI,^ same year; but the L6dge was unable to mfeiit J^^Nov., W44. When after a lapse of nedrlr ^^^"^^ (io St. Geoi^eX Bermuda), tini /^referring to the M^^ be Seen that t^e TAf *^', :?f this Meeting, was to propose a pecuniaW ^?W?^^^:^^<>^a?d9rph^n of a deceased Brother. Mg^^p shed it^ be^gn influence upon the heart if ^SP^^^^^ iiiost noble Science^ WBfen we reflect on the many Occasions on which iti principles have been brought into v^uable praiti<;^ 1 when we iearp, that it has power to bt^d the haniest heari to deeds of kmdness and beneirolenc^ . ,hat again and again it has ayiOi^^^p^s^y the uplifted arm of a deadly foe, and provide a jiefug^ and a hqn^e for t|?p houseless wanderer,~to comfort the, i^idow^s heart, and still the or- phan's cry. ,%.,.,:.) , ;H,M%,,,.,,.--^ - ,, The By-Laws wi3»e theti ifelrised 10 suit the exigency of t^Jtiiiterf/fliid iwluch^were aub«equemlyprin^ . Atci^^«on«iiuti«f meeling, admisaonwai^ eagerly ???l^ ???^,../?„ - A ♦ 1 < \ \ ^ t r' ? / • t 5 ' •i ' ■ ' ■ ' * ' ' % * ' ( ¥ |i.v; '. i 30 t A.gift the Lodge at this time received from thi^ Btetl^ ren of the Royal Sappers and Miners, deserves pairliciilfuri ncktice 5 a mbst splendid « Key Stone " for the Mark Degree, prepared by Brother Ross, a Brother noted for his talent, and Brotherly love towards the Craft The es- timation in which the gift' is held, and the manner li which it was at>preciated a^tho time, will be seen by the foJlow- ingleiti^r:^!*:^;'^"'::'"' ■ ■ \^'"^'^' _:. '' __[ _ . _.^ :.;;;■ ;.4l::: ; '' * Hamiltoic, 26th November, 1845^ Dear Brother Ross, . jsJifeel much gratified in having to offer to you and pur B^thren in the Royal Sappers and Miners, the hm^y thanks of the **.Minden" Lodge> for the beautiful «Mt stone of the Mark Degree, which ^hey have, through ^pu, presented to the Lctdge. i ' -ti'isa specimen of superior workmanship; eqliajly creditable to the skill of the Artists by whom it was prie^ pared, as the gift is to the kind-hearted and Masonic^ f^- iog which actuated those by whom it was presented«'i ;l I jnucli regret that the tasl^ of returning thanks iMWiiot fiUfleQ to the lot of an individual, better able to express the aentiments of the Brethren of No. 63, on this occa- «ioi. ''''"i.' ■ /r ■■■ '■ ;'"••' ■'^''■'' - •'•■ ,.%^?^/^^■'■'^^■■-'■■•i'■ ■'•<-?:• ;'yv .-ui ■; ■ ■.'/-' \ ■'^■■' ,, ^^mtist, however, add, that it could not have been c^ tni9tQdtppne who more highly estimates the Masonic principle which 1^ ^ the gift. , V \ 'fl ' ~ Jit will remain wit|i the Loc^ge as a tnulsonil toM M\ e Mark >ted for . Tbees- h which follow- '•'.»■. 3in4 pur ful 5;Mt ghypu, eqliajly rasprje^ liCif^T hasnot ressthe ^ I occa- . ": V- I. een en* ^^st- - ^ Mb abseirt and retpeeted Bretlnei^ iowarda whOOLifB ftia)( alwayii entertaiir ^ wannest regard and affection. '^,'-' :■■'■. -■ I remain,^.^^- ■-'^.r':''.-."^"'.i'--:^'.'-- :^,^.,,,- ''.■■■-^, Dear Brother'Rosi, ■ " •: ^'^ . ■ ,■::;,;;' -'V Truly and Fraternally yours; (Signed) CHARLES SOUTH, : ^ - %. M. of " Minden Lod|l^ ' Brother Ross, ' u Royal Sappers and Miners, ^ ' - ' Bermuda. • On the 27th December, 1845,. the Anniversary of our Titular Saint, (St John the Evangelist),' was celebrated with that honour; due to the patron Saint ofPreemasoniy. Although such a duty had never on any former occasion l^en n^lcqted, the proceedings of this day are inserted, in order that it may gcrve as a precedent in future ; ' alnd from the unusual degree of splendour attached to its pro- i^edings, it cannot be better described than it was by p, McPhee Lee, Esq., in his paper, this *'Bermudian Royi) Gazette," &om whieh the following is taken, verbatioa^ vxv\^.f )'>i;vM iiASONK: FESTiVAL.it ..M-u. 77 ' .** On Saturday last, the Anniversary df the Hbly^Saint " John the Evangelist, was celebrated in this To#ii(DiHth ^' unusual cq[>lendour by tho Minden Lodge, No. o3, on the ''Registry of the Oranti Lodge of Ireland, held in the •* XXth ,Reffiment, assisted t>y the B^th^en of the Ma- " sonic Fraternity in Bermuda. Lodge open^a at 'xiiba -'fc. 7y 'Ty*°>* .r? Ti ^iy^ ^ ^s^-?^r ■A ' j'\ <'^lHMlte Hall «t la * ti6n of Brotlunr South, as WorshipfuM!ilMtdnfbrth6«Q- ** suing year, took place, it beiog .tl^e fHfth time during a " Masonic career of iPjears, tha^^s greatly beloved and ** highly talented, BrpthQr'ha^; presided over the Lod^e, ** wit^jhonor to himself and profit to the Brotherhood, not ** only: to, Lodge 63, but to the Craft in general. ** At high noon the Procession moved off in the foUOw* **ing order: — , \' ol' v;j , cia^^by a JfastOT, Mason. Jmuor Warden, with J 1.'^' Senw Wi^en, with Column. *%iiiiU.' I I ""il ^ w^ ^^^^^s:^;^ '■^. a Gold I. 'IS' ', f mHTuit,vonB^€ninMii'u.i vH% Bibl6^^ CrimiOii BuppoHed on eitHer side by the Worshipful Masters of Sussex and Aflantip,JPhqBi>jb5 J-oc)g^^^^ :'"'"" .;f,H;..r.;,Mi... toper Guard.,,:,,// :;,,,,^! , wThe Procession prbce^eddo#ki thici' Fronit%Creet, and up Queen Street to St John's ChUrch, Pettibrooke, the Band playing the Freemason's March. On reaching the Church doer, tlie Brethr^ opened ranks, apd faced in- wards, ^n the Worshipful Master, (Capts^iQ^ South), of ' Minden Lodge, passed into th^ Church, receiving homage from the Brethren, who followed their Chief, in due o^ The Service was opeiied by the Chbif, (Consisting of the excellent *Band€f the xxth Regiment— Miss Oliver pr^sidmg at the Organ)', singing the followuig Hymn :— ' Unto Thee,;great God, belongflv,' Mystic rit^s ai^d sacred Songs ! ;,.'}. Lowly bending at thy ahriiift, f li li T/I We haii thy Majesty Divine ! Gloriouii Architect abttve ' ' ; ^ ^- '^ Source of hglit^ and' sbbirbe of loie ; * • : Hero il^ liglrt anilf 1k^^ .1 ;Vh )\w; .»j — ; \ iM &vi7i^^^tai&^w^r^arf^ir jM~ p 'Js. ' .^ u^ ^ilSieSinkl^ day, the Moon %jHgl4t^ ^ ' Aiidtlw>siMf thfitgO^jUw^s^^ / ;, H 4 .. ; ; ■' ,..;..-■■' ' ' . ". ^'\VJ Joar, O eafth, and as you roll Froin West to East, from pole to pole, *1n !!' A k ^ fi lift toi Heayen yourgiratefiil lays, .,^'; > V ^ ^([;;::,, Join the Universal Praise* ^ 'i> I.. Warm*d By iihy beni^ant grace, ^ Sweet Friendship link'd the human race ! i>^44.« h - x?harity became her guest. There, the naked, raiment found } : ■■■') Sickness, balsam for its wound ; Sorrow, comfort ; hunger^readf . ,^^ : ^rr/ij ?fF*«^'stl^«re a welcome shed. , ^. ^ • ^^'^ Sdll to us, Q God dispense ThyDIHnobenetoIence!'' - ^ , ' Teac^ ^ tend^ ea# fo flowi ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ / Melting «l II Brolher^er woe M ! > i ! OihVH / ■- 1, iV, Like Samarifi'B Son, that we, Blestwithb^i^iJlesjjqbarityi, j '^^:' They: f^^f^f^^^^^ ^^. 4^r the Serri^^ 0l '-Mi ^ heReT. — ! — ^.^^ L, |^59^i^l?¥* Si^'^»^'-*J'^f5?f»'^^ ^ ( f-^^^^J^***^*"* i \''S 'SW^v M^!%. hX~' V .*•-". ,k, , %l Brother Mantiieb)^ -the lOOtfa PMilm was tiing^ Betweeh the Commaiiiio6 Service* and the Sermopf the following beautiful AnthettiXfaipOi^ expressly for the occasion by Brother OKver), Was exceedingly well sung by the Choir : Tenore . L Solo, ** Behold how good aiid pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in unTty," i The same repeated in Chorus. Tenore Solo. r " It is like the precious ointment upon the, head, that ijan cfown upon the beard, even Aaron's beard; thatt wen|*d^Wli to the skirts of his garment; as the dew qf'Herinon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Ziop.** < Chohis, . ' **For there the Lord commanded his blessing, even life for evermore." • The Venerable and Rev. Brother Hoare, gave a very edifying discourse from Romans, 12th chap., 9th and 10th verses— jfully elucidating the principles of Freer masonry — and we deeply, regret that want of space pre- vents us from^giving copious extracts, as it was calculated to enlighten ^he mind of the uninitiated, as well as the Brethren of^^the Mystic tie. We cannot refrain from ma- rking one eJflhict ** Let there be no animosities, no di»> coisdi».no jarrings, no jealouBiet between the LbdpiJ^but » • ■fi - ,f\f"i»*« «> ■^t*--r' "^ fl'" ii*,j i.''3«"Tfl:'i'-S"^'n:;^''v»*>7 T^" '^^i^spfET iS^v;^'^ 49 v/- « letftllbie fratera^tiy uiliMiki thb 8bm • iBl^inejiHlgi^^pnl;, from Xodge 206 to^J^ .' ,bete;lyeci^Jpot•but recollect the xx^hRegimentv to, w^^^ , . tJbje Al^inden Lodge is attached. That Regiment behaved most gloriously at the battle of Minden, near which thp ' . French troops were defeated in 1769. Oil that memora- ble day, (1st August), that Regiment gained unfading laii- relfil It is recorded to their everlasting honor in the Brit- > ish Annals, and will neve? be forgotten.** We must briefly adveW to th« Rev. Brother's remarks •on the fair sex. , ' . ; *>* ^for here I«aonot but take occasion to remark that if ■ ■ /■ . ■ * ;^^ B^rmudian FAIR, and indeed, if all the Fair Sex throV out the whole world, did ^ut know the sentiments which ilreeiaiid Accepted: Masons entertain towards them,' th^ i would admire and revere oiir . Ancient and Honourable Fraternity, than which, the religion of our Staviour except- ed, there is DO Institution imder the canopy of Heayen that so unanimously jibrtifids, guards, maintains, and pi^ tects their honbr, reputation and virtue, as the Institution ofFrfeenia^ni^/* - u . '"'The Reverehd ^reacti^r concluded his 'Sermon in ^he iprords of the Anthem before mentioned—" I'ehold how ^d0d:«ndpleasiatit it is for Brethren to dwell together in V&c." .•.•■'-•.•f ■■'!'>/;■•.;> ^ h\r:u:-r' ..j.i--;:;. •:-,■. • ■• Tuv/ ^e cannot odncliidie oar notice df this j^brtion of tfi^ •^i^hration,' Withom adverting t6 Brother Oliver's Aiif« ■thenki! .Itiir«ve an ibjnstibeto'Bfoiher Otiinit^«xhnra<$tie^ lutaifatbiciao^^dinniM sobekitiibl a c^cMtt •<(i ,■ '*--• ^ _ ,',"t^ .■/■ ehavcd ich thp emora- iDg laii- , le Brit- ' eronrks , * * k that if * X throV 9 which m,' they i burable except- Heayen ind pi;o^ ititution 9 in the )ld how ether in I of tfife ;r*s AiiN Mratftie^ ■"'■' - ■ ^L mer^ pagsing . lidtice. ^ * TJie -i^pfthem opens witiii a'shbift symptiony, after which the fim yerseof the ;133rdi Pbftlm is, deUyered (in rec^at^va wUtccpmpanit^), hy the f|'pn vp- ..on the mountains. ' tviZ-^.,-. :■■• --^v- ''..;:f ;•■• r^-'irf?^ ,;^:^uho^lu' The final Choru» « For there the Lord; • ^^.H^wii^l v joyqya putborst.nf chond^httrmony^' id pkih clbtinierpa^ it stood* out in bold rel2Sf, after the dulcet moTemeht i j*j' i4 i\ (.> lii'i' I ■% }Wbich preceded it ;\ and its eflfectoa/ the congregation "OOoldnot be raistakeik >'';'':' ■-^■?-;' ufs./ ■»■;--•, ■ ■ >' ^.u. • :)i-^p ' .^. -'^ This Anthem will remain a nionumetit of the conip6- Mt's talent as' a Musician, and zeal as a Mason. ; I The Brethren returned to Masonic Hall, in the same c^ der as they left it, and adjourned unt!l4 o'clock, when they ^it down to a sumptuous and well laid out dinner, prepa- red by Brother 01dfieid,who has lately opened an hotel in . Hamillon. The Worshiplul Master of the Mindert Lodge presiding, supported on the right by Brother B. J. Tuck- er, the WorshipfulM aster, and Brothers Heseltiiie, &c., of the Atlantic Phoenix Lodge ; and on the left by the Reverend Brother Hoare, and Brother W. H. Mayor, the IVorshipful Master of the Sussex Lodge. The table ac- c6mmod,ated about fifty of the Fraternity. ., On the cloth being removed, the Worshipful Master 'proposed, ._-_^^,^^.,.,.^ ^^ Z,^,, , _ ^ ,: ^/ ,,.;, ,..,.-.-^ ■ J Our. most gracious Sovereign, the Queen, May her Reign , Ijiei happy and glorious, and may She hereafter be exalted lothat Heavenly Lodge, where the perfection of Unity and Brotherly love, can only be realized. [With full Masonic ., honors.] Tune, "God save the Queen." " ';^' .. uHis Excettencifi the Governor, Who by that benevolence.^ of feeling, which so beautifully adorns bin character, has proved himself " dejure,** though not *< de facto'' a Ma-^ , *• I Witji full Mfisonic honors.] Tune, ** God save the 'Queen." ;■ ,;,.,. volencft^_^ ter, has ' a Ma- save the T*1Pi V i",~K-s(r* *»- »■ ■#* j-;,,™^^,Sijj-^)^ 45 •'Tiyajjj^'Wiyir^PSB^Ipr^^'SW V, .'(.»' (With full »%)Bic ■. ..'■■'. /': , . '.\:: (With full Masonic The Gtttnd Masteri of England, SclftlariB and InlanAy May they perform the duties of their^high 6|fice with that Masonic spirit, so- requisite to secure to them the wiHing and cheerful obedience of the Lod^s over ^hich they rule. [With full Masonic honors,]! Tune, t*^reema- son's March." Sir Francis Ausien ar^d the Navy. honors.) Tune, "Rule Britannia." Colonel Hutchinson and the Army, honors.) Tune, "The British Grenadiers." The next " Toast," Brethren, is the health of a Broths eikwell qualified by character and Masonic attainments, to do honor to the Craft, and who has lately been exalted to a high rank in our Order. Brother Dr. Hunter, the Prdmndil Grand Master 0/ Scotldnd, within these Is- lands. (With full Masonic honors.) Tune, " Auld Lang Syne." ^ Whicfe'^ast was responded to with peculiar eloquence by Brother E^aQ, (Senior Grand Warden of the Provin- cial Grand LodgjB^Scotland), he returned his most fer- vent thanks for the embgium paid to Brother Dr. Hunter, his Provincial Grand Mas^^ and hoped that Masonry, a. fountain from which no evil can flow, may exist till time shall be no more, and concluded oyjnshing that prosper- ity in all chmates, might attend the Minden Lodge* The WorMpful Master and Officers of Lodge 266.-^ (With full Masonic honors.) Tunc, "Freemason's March." ■ ' ■'■ ■•■'-■■■ ' ^' ■^'' ' -r'.-W . /• ■■."^^•J^S* ■■»t: I •■"■!< ' ^ *-«^<-v 2^^ ^^^ ^rfv"-'**. t*»^»s»^ ^i*^w,''-«'-'^«^^gg^^^^V'\^f W^a^*- 46 Brother Eyre, ia returning thanks, reminded the Breth- ren of the inclemency of the morning, which prevented his Brethren of Lodge 266 doing honor to their Patron Si^nt, and he trusted that it would be an ample plea for their thin ranks this evening, at the same tiihe assm'ing his Brethren at the festive board, that they each carried a Mason's heart. The Worshipful Master and Officers of " The Atlantic Phanix Lodge.^^ (With full Masonic honors.) Thank- ing them for the bland courtesy which they have shewn towards us (the Minden Lodge). Yes, Brethren, they have extended to us the right hand of fellowship on the arrival of "our Lodge'^in this town, — that peculiar kindness which they have evinced towards us, calls forth the high- est encomiums, and is sufficient to elicit the warmest emotions of our hearts.— [Loud cheers; by the visiting Brethren and Minden Lodge.] Tune, " Freemason's March." Brother Worshipful Master B. J. Tucker, in acknow- ledging the compliment, expatiated with much eloquence on the manner which his health and that of the Lodge over which be presided, was drank. * .The Worshipful Master went on to say, that in the name of the Lodge, he returned thanks with feeUngs of intense pleasure, but for himself he did it with the great- est diffidence! The duties of a Master are of a most hon- orable and.most important description. In the discharge of his momentous duties, he is e&pected to rule and gov- ';'i'!: ^' ^' ern the Lodge with the same precision and eflfect, as the Sun rules the day, and the Moon the night; else, how can he be consistently classed with these two great lumi- naries? Why is he stationed in the East, but because, as the East is a place of light, it is his duty to enlighten the understanding of his Brethren ? And how can he discharge this pa^imount obligation, unless he himself is ful- ly imbued with the true principles of Light ? To maintain his authority, the. Master of a Lodge mtist possess talent^ moral virtqe, and courtesy blended with firmness. That line of coinduct marked by the wisdom of our superior Governors for our guidance, must be strictly adhered to, which, I must say. Brethren, sometimes causes a feeling of regret to rise in my breast, lest my inability to fill such an office, would cause Masonry to retrogade instead of ad- vancing. In performing, my various duties, I mgy require the assistance of many of our visiting Brethren, which I am fully assured will be freely given. Our presiding Wor- shipful Master (Brother South), has not only visited us, but has imparted valuable knowledge to us — knowledge which we stood much in need of. For the 20 years which our Lodge ceased working,- it pleased the Almighty Ar- chitect of the Universe to take many of our Brethren to Himself; among them our late. lamented Worshipful Mas- tor Brother Seon, thrqugh whpee instrumentality our Lodge has been resusditated.^ In conclusion, aHoi^ me again to th^mk you for drinking our health, and I crave lin to thank , JfWX'^m-^^^fff^^e^J'^^^ 48 I" 31: a: li m ^M yoar assistance in doing honor to your own. [Very great applause.] » T%e Worshipful Master and Officers of Sussex Lodge,. (With full Masonic honors.) Who fully testified their ar- dent love for Masonry, in coming such a long distance to assist in celebrating this Holy Festival. Tune, **Freema- 8on*s March.** brother Mayor, Worshipful Master of *^ The Sussex Lodge,** returned thanks in a very appropriate and elo- quent speech. The Worshipful Master and Officers of Loyalty Lodge. With full Masonic honors. Tune, ** Freemason's March." ^ . " Our Reverend Brother Hoare,^ who has this day en- %htened us on the subject of Masonry,— and whose able discourse has been a source of gratification and instruc- tion to us all. (With full Masonic honors.) Enthusiastic cheering. '';'^'- ■ ;#"■ Reverend Brother Hbare rpse and addressed the Brd^- Ten in a very able and fervent manner, to the following| efiect.: •■■■; ^* Worshipfiil Master, Wardens, C)fficersandf Brethren of Minden Lodge, likewise those of Atlantic Phoenix Lodge, and all tbe Brethren present. Allow, me to say, tfiat ever since I have been mitiated into Masonry, — which is now about 40 years— I have loved it with all the ar- dour and sincerity which it is possible for man to bear to^ 4 . . . f ■■? i • w ''^imtfmlT' '."w?*"**; ■•' id wards such a noble InstifutiOD. l^'or many years I ptesH ded over a Lodge at Someri^et, which is still working, and I trust that it will continue to go on in the good and glori- ous work of Masonry. " Freemasonry is a synonymous term for morality or virtue — it is a branch of the tree of religion, and A glori- ous branch too. As Masons, we must remember that wherever we are, the Supreme Grand Master observes us } and whilst we continue to act in conformity to the es- tablished usages and customs cj" our Ancient and Honora- ble Order, we are uiiijer an obligation to discharge every moral and social duty with fervency and jseal — thereby re- ducing the benign principles of Masonry to practice, and giving a lesson to the world Of the utiHty of that Science in humanizing the heart." ,, r ^ , The Rev. Brother in conclusiQn,i>e^ged the Brethren to, "^accept ot his heartfelt thanks for the jfleasing manner they drank his health j and in return, wished them to assist him indrmking the heanh of the Worshipful Master, Senioif and Junior Wardens, and Brethren of Mindentodge, with Masonic honors. (Loud and long continued cheering.) The next and last Tpastj Brethren, needs no recom- mendation to Maspns,^t is one which will be drunk with enthusiasm, for the best feelings of your nature will res- pond td my call. The longer I live, the morp easily can I understand the wisdom of their exclusion frOm our Lod- ges : we all feel how much their prf souce w0ui&^ tiwat^rialp ty interfere with our labours. ■ ^ i t,,^$. Reidfond tk4 Ladiet i^fBvtrhuda, (Applaase)* [^ith full Masonic honor?,] Tune, ^V Here's a health to Which was responded to in a very neat speech by 9fx>ther Heseltine. Worshipful Brother B. J. Tucker, then rose and said : "Brethren, the Toast I am now about to offer, 1 am surd jpv^ wUl join nitf in giving with iiue honor ; but befor? I give it^ J beg leave U> make a few remarks. The emhlc^ aticaljountjiation of a Mason's Lodge is Wisdom, Streng^ anid Beauty. These three noble Pillars give it a stability which po exertion of art or ingenuity can subvert^ no forc{9 C^ overthrow. And, Brethren, have not the latent beau- ties of these Pillars been fully and faithfully illustrated in the Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior Wardens of Minden Lodge this day? (Loud applause). By the "WisDOBi" of the Worshipful Master, the procession gained that ** Strength ** so essentially necessary on 80ch an' occasion ; and the Junior Warden added still greater to the ** Beauty " of the workmanship of his Se- nior Brethren. ' **The thanks of us aH are due to the Minden Lodge — their exertions to contribute to the harmony of this day, noro particula^y t^is evening's entertainment, have been i^easbg, and let us join in doing honour to our presiding W, M, a Brother so well calcnlated to draw forth all th* latent beauties' of Masoniy^-arlSrolherfip well qualified tiiy ifii! the high offic^^ich he holds in the Minden Lo^^bu^ T, im~.- i\ I ooogr^iilate the Brethren » having iiieh a Muster; aotf I>al80: oongratalate the Worshipfiii Maaterin httviogaoeh * talented Officera an4 Members in Lodge 63. (Cbeef») Brethren, Z^rtni^ to the health of ih^ Worshipful Mnutef^ Wardens, Officers and Brethren of Minden Lodge^ wishwg them all, long life and prosperity. (Incessant cheering.) Tune, ^ " Minden March.** • ':■'.■ ^k^i ■ ^"v^^- ■ ^-i.; ■- i^iiu-jni:-_ !^ Brother Worshipful Master South rose and replied i-^ lA the name of the Minden Lodge I thank you for the hon^ dtit you have done us in drinking our health. For myself I'feel I am in every respect undeserving such a complf- raent, for neither my abilities or knowledge of Masonry are of such a nature as to enable me to do justice to tlie subject, or to shew it .forth in all its beauty. (Cheers.) Masonry has the Omnipotent Architect of the Universe for the object of its adoration and imitation. Masonry is the handmaid of religion — and althougMt burns with sub^ ordinate lustre to i$s more righteous sister, still it aids t^ light the traveller on his way, it breathes a concordant spirit of universal benevolence and brotherly love, and adds one thread to the silken cord of evangelical charity, which binds man to man. (Loud cheering.) The Master Ma^ son, as you are aware, Brethren, represents an individual saved from the Qrfive of Iniquity and raised to the fiiilh of salvation. I beg again, Brethren, to thank you for yoiir k^ndnesa towards me. I feel that I am vastly inferior^ inany in ability to do justice to the sublime subject ; b^f, | ifiU not admit ^^?K3|f ab 9ecq»d to ai^ in v^ wi^^J^r thd honor' iund prosperity of Masoiiry ; atid 1 hope evetjjr Brothdt thirotighoiit the tvorld may havls the Wisdom to detfse, the Strength to support, and the Beaiity to adorn whatever can add lustre to our most noble and cxcGlleBt Imstituttpn. j^(Verygreat applause.) - * ; ^uir.,^ h t EliPlie Band perfoimed several very entertaining and en- livening pieces during, the evening, until by square con- duct and upright intentions, together with the merry glee md catclH sprightly wit, and sparkling wine* tjie day's proceedings were closed at 9 o'clock, in all that harmony, order, and good will, which ought always to characterize the dainty banquet and the social .hour, by the presiding Worshipful Master Brother South taking leave of the Brethren, who soon followed the example of their noj^jle Leader, in retiring to their respective homes. . |V • The appearance of the whole proceeding, was most im- posing and novel, and the great crowd which had asseio- b)ed to witness the procession^ ^'C, behaved throughout Wfth the greatest propriety.** v - , ... 'The Brethren continued their meetings regularly,-^t feach, adding materially to their- stock" of information, which their Library, together, with the instructive lessons Administered by the tblented Worshipful Master [Brother South] enabled them to do. On the 15th October, 1846^ this Brother received a mark of devoted affection frbm the Lodge, be being on the point of leaving for England ; ind as the presentation of this token shows the estiuui- lion in tirhieh Brother S6uih was oniversally held, and w, f •* ff^, hii, high Afasoii^f , attftinments, , which , hav■■'■■ i-ni -■'. >tiit^-* *' - '!l%te Bk)tber Senior Wnrden here proceeded te* invest the Worshiplul Master with a most splendid and richly I embossed Pbst Master^ Jewel, suhnounted by a Ro^l ^Arch Jewel m mininture. On the obverse are the wotdbi, ^ A T^ken 'Of Fraternal Regard," an^ on the reverse) ** ^e^ented tp Brother Captain Charl^ $outh, by the Of- ficers and Bnetlu^n of Miuden 1$^, No. 63, Decembeti 1346^ •■ ■ ■' ^^^'^ " ... "^ ■ 'V . ^ ^^he Senior Wurdea exipkiined to the Worshipful Mas* ^ter that the Medal was procured from England with the wmk of presenting it 4o him after the ne^t election, when . ip nccordance with theTonstitutions, he n^uld be tteoe»* i^^ted to vacate the Chair, if onl^. ferWetve months, Mt Ibat his intended departure gave the BMthren the^^inutifii- «?ftion of pt€9entiB!g it to him eariiee^yp. ^^j,, ^ . , ,«^ ., ^^^i ^ ThO: Worahipfiil Afas^ in reply, 8po|Le as follows c^^t? ^Pretbren^ I was not at all^ prepared, for this mark of j<^ ^*f. *-■*• f l-'- f • i"" 'i.it^iisi Ti' ^Of ybiir appit>batk)ifl)]r the manner in Hv^icbl liare condtidii* ed the duties t)f the Lodge, itia not through my owrf ability,* but through the ifistrumentali^ of the talent^' Officers and Brethren by whom t am surrounded. Iha^ fdways' endeavoured to act upon the Square both as •> Master and as a^afeon* I cattnot refeam from mentioQingt that in India, as well as here, our Offices haye been pii»vi oipally fitted by Non Commissioned Officers^ who ha^* with one single exception, conducted' thems^Vves m be-'\ came^ Masons, and have peifonncd t^jjeir dutiea iwth honw to themselves, and benefit 'to the Crrft* ^»e Bfe laati I willpriae theiewbl you haye n<>w pksented 4X» me^ and iwll Always hold it as a sacred pledge of my %e&ren^afc ieeti^n'* May w:e all copductotnfSi^V^ as Masons, out -of Lodgci as well as in. Brethren, I tbftnk yoa in Jieart,4mdt although I^fii Blow about to leay^ you, my Spirit will re* main and be with yo«' May each qf you have aUtha^ happiness whi^ it is possible for good Masonls ^^^WT* \4gain, BrethrM, I thank yoii most sinc€a?ely." • . , ; hk the month of liecfeiiiber, this year, another eircui*^ stance of a' very dishonest Jtindjbht particularly dcgradiBg iiiid derogatory to the character of a Freemason: Hie . Crdhren of l!he mystic tie are proverbid for the pleas- m« they '^perience,' and Aie rcfadihess they evince t^ f^6tA the virtnea oT'thos^ Who hftve rendered aervice to fIte<>«rft;'-*«ttilt)n'the^)thi6t^Jwttd how ifeluctant to ^t-i — i ^nn fttng . '■ » wno nave nan xne mm " »■ ' ,.„ mm ■ :. \ 9 .J iv^uSi'.ia^Kiw^'iiv'''iV''-«3fei.^*s^;s '^"'^^ff^^T^^^ *"ifi^' Ve* fortane to 8tra7,firom tlfe path of rec^tadci aod forfi^it thf^ high position of a true and sincere Mason ; — bnt l^oth aiii alike necessaiy, as either serve as a beaccNa to encQwrage* Of deter. To see a revered Brother preseni(^d with some token of his Brethren's esteem, diffuses a spirit of laudai-\ Ue emulation among all ; need it be said t^ an opposite feeling ensues at seeing a Brother cast away that good and honourable name so essentially necessary for maintaining the dignity of our Order. The unfortunate circumstance here alluded to, cannot be better described than it was by our Worshipful Master, (Brother Oliver), in his letter to the Grand Lodge on this matter. ^^1 > * ' ** I am happy to say that Masonry is in a flourishing ' ** condition in this little Colony (Bermuda); but all is •*not prosperity. We are not without a practical illus- ** tration <^ the chequered pavement, in the defection of <* oneof our Members ; one who has been known to some -** of us for a great^many years, and hitherto highly reft- ** pected for his integrity and manly behaviour. He ob- *' tained his discharge about a year since, and opened an ** Hotel in this Town, with the good feelings of the gen- ^ llemen of the Army and Navy, and of thi inhabitant ! «• generally j every body thought that he was dding will ; ** what was our surprise when it was announced a short ** time since, that he had absconded, leaving dLbts ioa ** very large amoUnt— his principal creditor beinla Bmth^, ^er Masc^ ! These curcumstjances were taken into coftv f siderationat the first Meeting, of the Lodg^4fief th^y ^ ^ / -^-K ■•fc rm- -^ ^ r.'Ui- . Vi.lJ. • Al ;.-.■■.";"■■■'-' * - ^ ' \ . ' ' ■*! " - ^^ Imii transpire, wfien itwarf 'tlie unanimotis opinion of ^^ttieBi^Mii'tttAtthS^ Brother 'a^^ to, shoulii be ^^♦^j^eM the Order oCFfeemasonrjf'i;'* ' *^ ' ' ' ^;r'TllfS|M& sedoifd insta^be duriiHg thie long period of'a ^li^etttdry, Wh^'e a Member of the Minden Lodge has fo1^ ^it^ hid chai^teir'ad such, ahdiQiay the Great Architect j:\^ the IJntversik guard the heart bf every succeedbg \ 4M«fari>er of the Oraer, to keep invh^Iablc the sacred Kites bf CMir tioible And j^erered Institution. ' V ' "^^ ' Duri%' this tiin^ Royal Arch' Masonry was eagerly 'souglit after« and most ablV administered unfer the auspi-. cesofthe talented Chief, Mpst Excellent Companion Oli- •%er'z.- •:;■*, .:.■■■,•:•:■■ ^" , . . '., ', ,,,^^ -i^^f '^' During three consecntiVe meetmgs, no less tbanmleen -\- r *|fere admitted^ Companions into this superior Degree. ' | ^ The R^S»«^nt on the 28th April, 1847, sailec| for Hali- ^ • ^ ' lax, -Nova Scotia, where it arrived on the 4th May, but i^- < ^ mained at this Station onlyjto the 8th September, the ' ' - "same year. Still during this short interval, the Brethren '^Jhad several Meetings. The Regiment was then. removed \1 to Kingston, C. ' W., wh^re it arrived on the 25th of ^the u^ 'is^me mdnth. In this place. Brethren, Freemasonry has ' -flourished lind'ei' the jurisdiction of our talented . and ozeal- 'bud Worshipful Mastei*, Brother Oliver, who has stored * 'I lour mhods with' & fhnd of information by his excellent lei> rtnres; 6oeld<|U(^tiy, delivered on the different degrees' of ^itlMiiiMiy-'^in^lkei llis oh^^^ exertions to advance dinr tOiidfOV^hii^Mf^ai^'af^b^te^ ' "^f t" l- ^;^'We are DOW approacliing a yery» important period of our History, The CENTENARY, to perfHtuate which, in the Arcbivesoftbe Lodge, as also in the memory of ^t|l|9 Brethren, it was resolved at the meeting of the {38tk July, 1848, that a Medal be struck for each Member of the Lodge, shewing the names of the Worshipful Master apd Wardens to whom the Warrant was originally grant- ed| also the present Members ; and the Worshipiul Broth- 'er Past Master,* (Capt South), kindly undertook to in, but . ley ' her the ^ but •* be confidence they bave>%hewn towards me, by umnimous^ placing me in this Chair ; to commence the setiondCeiK tenary it may be of |his Warrant* I have op a former oc- casion stated that I consentjcd to the nomination, because by the Constitution of Masonry, our retiring talented and experienced Master could no longer retain it : in^succeea- ing him I have much to be thankful for^— although in such a succession, I cotne to the Ghair under ra&ny disadVfti- tages— the disadvantage and want of that Masonjc knowledge w^li uiiddr' him has made the^orking of this Lodge instructive and mteresting in the highest degrfse. I. said also that I had much to be thankful for in succeed- ing him ; and' in this feeling all the Brethren— ^especiall^ those who' r >iL '.i% ■■• - ■ ''•m • m y{ 'iklkeAr th« ttsua) «eroiiioiii«s.of ibiitallatibti ftnd^pJ)^ittt- -llleIltof Officers, the Lodge was closed until 3 oVlook lii -die' aileraooti, when it was again -opened for the purpose ■of celebrating ' /■•■.; -^^.-r, ; :'>■■■ .■■..■■■ -^ ■'■^r--- c^ .■y.M:>.\i\,^:, '*" ftne Crtttrnatfi Of ^^t^^ CTatratrt; ' 'the proceedings of which are inserted, believing that they will be found both instructive and interesting. At half-past 2 the Brethren formed in Masonic order, knd were joinedby the Brethren of Sti John's Lodge, No. '^^1, on the Registry of England, and m^ Leinster Lodge JNfo. 283, oh the Registry of Ireland, amounting in all to Mbbut 150. They proceeded, headed by the Band of the Itegiment to St. George's Church, when a very eloquent knd appropriate sermon was preached by the Reverend Mir. Brent, who, although not a Mason, enlarged most co- piously upon the qualities essentially necessaiy in the char- acter of those desirous of joining our Order. Between the Service and Sermon Brother Oliver's An- them from the 133rd Psalm was sung by the Band, Miss Oliver presided at the Oi^an. ' ^^ .After Divine Service, the Brethren proceeded to the liodge Room of " T^E Minden,^ on reaching which, they opened ranks, each vieing with the other,- who should j^qi'iitost honour to Qur Venerable Warrant on its passii^. ,^1^ Brethren subsequently adjourned , until 6 o^ck>c|c in ,|fa^;,J^ve. ^'^i8*,Fai«. well"** Grand Masters of United States Lodges, which Toast met with the warmest ^reception. Tune, "Hail Colum- bia." Brother Hunter, Past Master of Leinster Lodge, rogT and said that he feltproud of thehonorof replying to this p — — — ^ • \ ''# Tdftst, 80 etithusiasUbally responded to bjr theai. Alw tNocr^ nbt ko Americt^ii^ te' had teceived aU iiit iiigher degrees of IttasOBry in Hudson, Chapter No. O^jatid ht Fayette Encampment No. 7, in the Citf of HudsoA ; Hi muist therefore be presumed that jie ift not wantitBginlavo oTTeflpeetforhis AmeriofHi Brethren, frdm whom he had^ i^ceiv^d the strongeistf proofs of their love nikdr kinidnesss fdisxe^ truly be said of them, that their heart and' hands a.M kvet rbady to acknowledge jind assist a Brother U dM'hi^ K^art ^ood'to'Se^ his Canadian Brethren receiin0 fhiii Tjoki^t ilk such* a spirit^ and hie only regret was that the Bi^hrei'frdim ^TdtertowDi'&ndSaiOket^s Harbor were aetl piMirt to Wi^Bces this right good) feeling [towards tben^^ Otrthepart of his American Brethre$» wiitti whofp jalie^V fae was *6ney be thanked them. r , , *^ MMtersyOffkers, mdBrethreniofimr Siatfr Lad^ef^. Tune, « Bums' Fai«eWeli»'M - ' ^ ! , j; , '■ Wfiieir Toasi was replied to bf Brother rCfpodeye, Worshipful Master, on the part of St Johja*s , jLodgje, wliQ dflHtiid iii^okt elot^ttently upon^ the beneficiaj result^, wlwch ^^kt'kecrae to the Crafl; ii-oK thot presept n^eting,. and cdtttludedl^Tetosniliig thank^>foRithe jfotiiHSi^stip ma^l . ner in which the Toast was received, ^ ;i.^,, '^^A:iid by Mother ehanibi«B,WQr|hi|»fulv Manter,»9^^e . pftVi-'bf Lyusier Liddge, whdfiaidibe.tntsledthtit jdpj^^f^i^r ster Lodge would be worthy of the honor conferred : tfe^ ^ \h^ would alWiiys ibd ready andl wiUi*g ,tp, a^siaf, juaij^l pn- ai^rbltings to itfonotetbe itit6r0«tai»f :vi ''PRTTTr i'.-< '^.vl^ 'ip . af H l^nBro^hejc Gpodeve, Worshipfui Maatw of l$i^ Johii^ Lpdge th$n ro3e and pr\>posed the heMtbiof/Af Worshipr. fuf Master, Officers and Brethren ofth^Mnd^nl^dg^ W^ propoRJng which he oheeryod that he h^ butv ^mention theur ^f Minden Brethren^— the respopaer to the;Tasf^as recejve^ exclusively to yourselves : it is more particularly due to tlrose faithful Brethren who have parsed ai^^yi'ttntfirtio bytieMksbriic idditf wtth^hiGh'th^jr i)rotll fits of that social and delightful intercourse which so mys- teriously binds Masons together. I consider the Cente- nary of a l^ilitary Warrant, more particularly interesting .than that of a Civil one, which reposes quietly in the Ar-^ ehiTOs of a resident Lodge; thiil precious relic has f(^ lowed the fortunes of the Regiment through every clime : thrice has it crossed the Atlantic to the shores of this important continent ; it has been the sanction under which men have been made Masons in Furop^, Asia, Af- riica, and America, and had laid bare to their Conception die beauties and excellencies of our Order. It\ has been everywhere with the Regiment, sharing in all its dangers, and having foir a hundred years braved the battle and the breeze ; it stands there unscathed, except by the hand of Time, an interesting record of the Fidelity, Fideuty, FiDELiTT of Masons. . May the Great Architect of the Universe still preserve this ViTarrant to the Regiment, and enable myself and fu- toatfb Masters of this Lodge to devise in Wisdom, build in Stubmoth, and adorn with Beavtt, the Glorious fabric .of MiikMiry. ' ^ 1 '■' ' ' • - ■ ■ " ••- ' "' Our Visiting Brethem. Tun6, " Entered Apprentice.** *< it^lee ** by the Band. ^ m y ^ ,#H! Hfhmk^^ti^ dai^ hkVe i^^iidd the Chairs <^iheir W^ tite Lodged. Ttine, " Mason's March.'* * ' ' . Brother Hehderson, Past Master of St. John's Lodge^i in returning thanks, said : **1 thank you,- ai|d as a Mar son irankljr accept the fraternal warmth with vrbwh thia toast has been reeeixed. - / ^ . "The position I laiely held as Master of the ;**^St. John's I was indeed important, and as I then endeavoured 19 perforin the duties of that high station, whether, suc- cessfully or not it is not for me to say, so as in^miMiaiB Past Master I trust that my conduct may at all timep \^ found true by the Plumb Line of Rectitude. .. , , ; , . " Believe me, as the Past Master of the" St Jdm*s "r* the oldest Lodge I may say in Canada West, Lackoow- lejdge; this honour; emanating from a still older Lodge <*Thei Miudien ;" and I hail this evening as auspicious in ^ipg*' iag under the immediate notice of theM^isolisbf th^Kty the fiict of a Lodge woiking almost i^ithout interrufitfoiil for one liundrediyears, despite the Iflany vic^itudeH 15* which a Military Lodge must be subject, and whose* rct^- cqids shew tl^ during that period ff- The * Minden^^ ad- hering to the principles • of the Square and Compass, dif<«^^ fuped in every quarter of tfaie Globe, the genuine tenets o^ "Brethren of St. John's, hav^ we not here an evidelkee' that Masonry is a noble Superstructure, raised on kisthig 6>undations ? does not that Time honoured Warrant pro^ 'M I i^- the su|>liii|it3ro£4bat Traill taiighl us 99 F^^ Crtfts, ^ That the lapae of Time-rth^ rathles hand of %nprai|Cf j^ iMtnd thie devastatioa of War have laid waste and des^ ^ troyi^ many valuable monuments of Antiquityi on\i(hich f^e utmost* exertidns 6t human genuis have been i.J^ ]^ioyed. ", Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious an ^ ^ ihagnificent, and constrhcted-by so many celebrated Ar- ** tiats, escaped not the unspating ravages of Barbarian -f* Force i Freemasonn^ notwithstanding, has still survi- ••To you, the old Masons— ^th^ Sires I may term yoi ^ St John's Lodge I appeal — ^you, who have inthisCii^' llitaidcited the time when the sable mantle of Anti-Masonic^ excitement bad nearly shrouded our Order, on this even- ing QBA beur l^estimony to th(^lruth of the assertion. Yes, Biethreo, they can. The spark so vainly endeavoured to b«i stifled has burst forth into an overliving flame. FnMii fiitber to 8.;.i<^ (o u'rt^pj^^^^'- ' ' :ff Alidfrom^^ you, Brethren of the Minden, may lliope that wboiitcaHed fiSlr^nce iii the Service of our belotedi r .■(■ ■■ ,*' v;, Vv-, I t ^- r * J^Qyereign^ 70a •i^>8;r9|pg,,titi^ briogf ropD^ %,F«ii^ yal pf oujr Patjrof^ Saiot, kinflly^eineint^ei- the 0$fief»a^ Brethrea ofthe St, John's ]; -fP^ V ^ In the career of Ham and his descendants, the awliil ^ €iirse of the Patriarclv Noah, was fearfully fulfilled ; and its effeclts were visible on their spiritual as well as on their teinporal condition. In the ' ^,f BiU to return. ,pn the plains of Shinar, suirouikded by' eveiy bircumstanpe of pomp and power, and amid th^' wild shouts of apostate myriads, were raised those tempfes whence were scattered the first seeds of thode false doc- :■ ^' ',*; m \ sen* IriiiMuwhioh in after times wwe to become 9^ (i^Valeiit J ministeritig as they ifition after nation succumbed neath their delusive attractions, and even to this dayi in the gloomy superstition of the Hindoo, the Chinese and many oth^ idojatious nations; may be traced the dark &n4 deadly iiifluence*on the rites and customs as well as on the tradition and religknii of the people, which the original rejection of the l^fitpf true Masonry has effected. ** Centuries rolled on, and spurious Freemasonry intrj*. umph still reared its head amid the nations. But all had not so fallefi away ; and i^i the person of the Grand IVhui* ter Solomon, was yet found the knbwl^^f the princii nles of the true Science. In him it waa indeed a light which shone amid thedarknes^p1>Qt the darkness compre- hended it liot. In him that kiiowled|^ was most excellent, t ' . and the splendid fabric of the Temple mi> & glorious, tri«^ bate to its Power^ . ' ' ^*The prmciples <^ Af^onry thus ,ccmentey speci^^e ajaspnry, become in the peraon'iof tli " ^^^^^fe^^*****'****^"^?'^^ operative, none wliq ^nquiije ' j \ imo 'tl^ijpiljpl working oif 0or <)t4eir, (so far as llie u^- ^ > i|iiitiated^?P[ 4©)/ can for a liomeit Sou|)t. V ' : r,] } }•[ I, "Kuiri'pnojIWfe ^^ have beejn the i^sociations formed .Bmipi}g,inanK.ip(1> how kw th^re have Existed whose teiH- H ^W^hjlHe.liot been;in sonle.wayor)another fatal alike ^il ' ^ fP ^be P*a|c^^>d ihe (re^dom of the human race ? butlamid ! ; I • ^^^e ^^^pJ5£Jo^ect8^vebcjdB.dFa higher and a^b^ * ^^'^a^Y^i^iip^ pro^eiwnent.^tajid^ own' glorioiit^J- IJ p^#r w^h.il^ sects and systems, in human crqdillity their • pfily foulraaiion and strength, have sprung up, and mete(^ kke, l^iyc ^azzled for tjie hour, receiving the homage and IhO: eipprobi^tipn pf meoy but ^|he end to leave thei ^luded followers! in darker igoBiccthftn before ; the powers of ^arth have been shaken, and the cl ^nds cifamsiety^aKe been ^undeiedi . ' J)!ii** FrieeriiaHonry, amid the darkest times^iba^ shone wit «^in and steady hght, gradualjy iocreastng in its ejltt^ 4iid ejcevcbing^ ; ia ttiapy ca*e8 :ifnpdr ' MosOfCs Bairns, Tune, " Here's a healtk.j(o all good t^r' Bes,** which Toas - a t ^lied to by Broi ^ :»-(51ee»» l^' **f I promptly,' ably and'^K«fili|j;hr*ie«;jt :'naVi8, ttoyal Sa^* . jHF. H, J »J^ J >. ,^\ ^ 'W^ ^l*^M* \ J nfy-^-^-^iiri^v^j^T i' sppgs were suog,., the jp^Mdd, whicbf- irteousisanqef.iii. at • » ' Afjeht next Toart Btpfy to meeU Sm^f tp pktU ond Bapm f^4pmfia again. TuDe, " Add Liing^iSyoe." ^^j ilany otbey T^sls were givea, among whieb was ooa • ihal^ ddserves especial ootice from thfB warm hearted x«t; ./qeptiop U met witb, jBrofJter Major Otkeral Sirmfihai^f^ jg^Utong, TMoe, *» The British Grejiadieirs." , »,,, | ' JPqniig t|iie eyeiiiog several Ailasonic /' aid msgiiy mpropriate tunes played by together witmthe able, cheerful, and C01 # which the Noble Worshipful M^a^^r/ (Brother Captain . Souihy^ e<>nducted the proceedings, were the means off ^difl^winguoirersal pleasure. / ( 'V/i>ir At half-past 10 the Brethren tetirid; having nietuiic^ ^ level, they parted on the siuare( all dehghted twilll the day's proceedings; and it niay Ibe truly said,, tha|!^ Aiy was never more «se«>l y spent bV the Craft. TheCiai- -i«HA»Y oC«he Miaden LjWge 11111; no doubt, be lojg rf- memtoeied by its own M^Pibtrsj ^ well as by tbe BroO^- «rhopd of Kingston. ; . •;• ■ .;•:■ ../ . ■ Brethren, my task is done, the representation of the proceedings of this day. closes for thsi -present, ihe Histo- ly of th^ Midden Lodge. What its future career may be, Vw) catt tell J but a prayer to the Great Architect of the V5^r*e for ita WPcess, will, 1 4oubt 9Pt, be breathed bj Q]lJi^r^9bepi,y ^ fl#fe^^ ^J \ .*?■ /■ ■■\-i .0*' t 7 •. 4 " ' - ; . X ' \ ■ ^ ■. ■ ■ ■ ■ . '-'■.. .I'..: '' ■ ,% -^^F^ « « ' \ ■ ' ^^^ \ " \.'\' \ ' W ■ * ■ \ . ■ ■ •I'X, ■ •\ * ■ ■ ■" . ' - -■ - y ■ - ■x "■ \ " \ .A^'.di^.,. , A*. .-. ) pSfpSKy \^ ^?..^- ^J ;. j>i — .•.,■-■'- - ' , . * - ■. • - ■ ■ . ■ ' ' ■ ui ' thbtmiforiQ. good conduct, amid all the yicissitUdon of the Lodge, of those who bore the proud title of a Freema- V Bdii: t(i isHew to my brother So howhighiy we val- • u6 that title, an^ to raise ih them an emulatioh to irun the ' same wbit^y career as our forefathers^ ithoiich |p the Lodge we all meet OH a level, me principles we there learn will teach us,; that as a wise Providence has ordained the existence of various grades in life, it is the paramount du- ty of the Masonic Soldier to act in accordance with tho^ p^nciples. To his Queen and Country he will ""Se loyal aftdtrye'— the foul, dishonouring crime of Desertion will ^^ never disgrade him — to his superior Officers respectful aM obedient — ^to his equals, kind and affectionate — to his iilftliOra attentive and condescending, and ever read^ to assist, faithfully performing the various duties in that sta- tioh of life to which it has pleased God to call him. His reward will be rich in his own peace of mind — in his knowledge that he is ailing up to his pr6f0S8ion as a. Masopic Soldier, and above all as a Soldier of Christ : fdr, my brother Soldiers, unlesis we are all arrayed under Il^s Banner, we never cap know realhappines3^ij>i^«l«^esent, and we can never P^ffips a hope of it for the futurt^ .. ^ In conclusion tl^Htty Brethren, I would beg of you nevcyr^ forget yburobligations as Freemasons; let the world see, that the spirit of your Order imbuea every act ' of your Ufe, — ^that |||irit by which Masonry hai^ been ena* 3 led to survive, wplst human in8tituti Ill the beautifoi : ;** Hoiice*iitii t4 age of the Poet we may si^ s ruin of Five thouBatid years, ^^- It IJiihurt^uii|^o|ed, Freemasonx^ appears; Her Tow0t8 and Monuments ma^ fiide away, *Her truths and social lore shall ne*er decay.** ^ M .. *'• ■0J •H "^.. ' -J ♦K' l»» •S»" ri ^. 'M* [Emtum.g;Pa page ,11, ^eventk line from to|>, for " Egmmt^4fMCU^'ttiti ► • . " Egmo»t-■ ■■ i #- - » ^i- 1 t. * Wi .■' ; • "^ 1 ■ 1 ■ ■■ 1 1 r |/ ■ ^^1 ■ HI HJHl ■ 1 r ■ ; : \-..- r ' J "" h ■ ■/■■ ■ " . 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