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Provincial.
Henderson , P . G . Registrar , of the Inner Temple , for perusal and revision , and endorsed with the usual fee , which was politely returned . Bro . Henderson made one or two important suggestions ( which Avere adopted ) , accompanied with a very complimentary letter to the Hon . Secretaries , Bros . Banning and Collins , for tiie able manner in AA-hich these Brethren had drawn up the Bye-hiAvs . The B-laAvs Avere read and confirmedancl ordered to be printed
ye , , ¦ with the names of the donors and subscribers , and a statement of the accounts up to the present time . The Treasurer has now received £ 550 for the Educational Fund , and about £ 200 for general and charitable purposes . The children are to be placed at any school that may be selected by the parents or guardians , ancl all school accounts to be paid by the Treasurer on receiving a report from the teachers as to the conduct and progress of the children Avho may
have been under their care . The Masonic duties of the Craft being concluded , the G . L . Avas closed in solemn form , ancl the officers retired in professional order . The Craft Lodge was afterAVards closed . Seventy of the Brethren re-assembled at the banquet at half-past four o ' clock . Toasts Avere given by the P . G . Master , and songs and glees sung ; the toasts Avere severally responded to , and an excellent lecture Avas deliveredon the objectspleasures
, , , ancl advantages of Freemasonry , by the Pr . G . C . Bro . Birchall . At nine o ' clock the Brethren separated , highly delighted with the business of the morning , and the pleasures of the evening . The following is a list of the toasts : — "The Queen ; " "Prince Albert , Albert Prince of Wales , & c . ; " "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " " The Earl of Yarborough , M . W . D . G . M . ;" "Le Gendre N . StarkieR . W . P . G . M . W . Lancashire ; " "The
, , Earl of Ellesmere ancl Lord Combermere , R . W . P . G ., Masters for E . Lancashire and Cheshire ; " "Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . W . G . M . for North Wales and Shropshire ; " "The Rev . G . Robinson , V . W . D . P . G . M ., W . Lancashire ; " " The West Lancashire Masonic Institution for the Education and Advancement in
Life of Children of Distressed Masons ; " "Bros . S . Blair and F . Maddock , M . W . D . P . G . Masters for E . Lancashire ancl Cheshire ;" " The Pr . Grand Wardens ; " " The Pr . Grancl Chaplain : " " The Pr . Grand Treasurer , and the other Grand Officers ; " " The Ladies ; " "The Grand SteAvards of the Province ; " "The Masters and Wardens of Lodges . " MANCHESTER . —Private Lodges of Instruction and Masonic Conversazioni . —To the experienced Brotherfamiliar Avith the Avorking
, of Masonic Lodges in different Provinces , nothing occasions greater regret than to observe hoAV feAv of the members obtain any proficiency in the ritual ceremonies of Freemasonry ; nay , IIOAV comparatively feAv are competent , even , to open and close a Lodge correctly in the three Degrees of the Order ! Hence , in the absence of any of the Officers of a Lodge , how inefficiently their substitutes ordinarily discharge the duties assigned to themand the confusion
, and irregularity , which , on such occasions , so frequently prevail . The old maxim , " that Avhatcver is Avorth doing ought to be done well , " not only illustrates our observation , but also implies that good habits are thereb y found applicable to other duties Ave may be called upon to perform . Thus a small portion of time regularly devoted to the acquirement of Masonic knoAvledge , Avould entirely obviate the
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Provincial.
Henderson , P . G . Registrar , of the Inner Temple , for perusal and revision , and endorsed with the usual fee , which was politely returned . Bro . Henderson made one or two important suggestions ( which Avere adopted ) , accompanied with a very complimentary letter to the Hon . Secretaries , Bros . Banning and Collins , for tiie able manner in AA-hich these Brethren had drawn up the Bye-hiAvs . The B-laAvs Avere read and confirmedancl ordered to be printed
ye , , ¦ with the names of the donors and subscribers , and a statement of the accounts up to the present time . The Treasurer has now received £ 550 for the Educational Fund , and about £ 200 for general and charitable purposes . The children are to be placed at any school that may be selected by the parents or guardians , ancl all school accounts to be paid by the Treasurer on receiving a report from the teachers as to the conduct and progress of the children Avho may
have been under their care . The Masonic duties of the Craft being concluded , the G . L . Avas closed in solemn form , ancl the officers retired in professional order . The Craft Lodge was afterAVards closed . Seventy of the Brethren re-assembled at the banquet at half-past four o ' clock . Toasts Avere given by the P . G . Master , and songs and glees sung ; the toasts Avere severally responded to , and an excellent lecture Avas deliveredon the objectspleasures
, , , ancl advantages of Freemasonry , by the Pr . G . C . Bro . Birchall . At nine o ' clock the Brethren separated , highly delighted with the business of the morning , and the pleasures of the evening . The following is a list of the toasts : — "The Queen ; " "Prince Albert , Albert Prince of Wales , & c . ; " "The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . ; " " The Earl of Yarborough , M . W . D . G . M . ;" "Le Gendre N . StarkieR . W . P . G . M . W . Lancashire ; " "The
, , Earl of Ellesmere ancl Lord Combermere , R . W . P . G ., Masters for E . Lancashire and Cheshire ; " "Sir W . W . Wynn , Bart ., M . W . G . M . for North Wales and Shropshire ; " "The Rev . G . Robinson , V . W . D . P . G . M ., W . Lancashire ; " " The West Lancashire Masonic Institution for the Education and Advancement in
Life of Children of Distressed Masons ; " "Bros . S . Blair and F . Maddock , M . W . D . P . G . Masters for E . Lancashire ancl Cheshire ;" " The Pr . Grand Wardens ; " " The Pr . Grancl Chaplain : " " The Pr . Grand Treasurer , and the other Grand Officers ; " " The Ladies ; " "The Grand SteAvards of the Province ; " "The Masters and Wardens of Lodges . " MANCHESTER . —Private Lodges of Instruction and Masonic Conversazioni . —To the experienced Brotherfamiliar Avith the Avorking
, of Masonic Lodges in different Provinces , nothing occasions greater regret than to observe hoAV feAv of the members obtain any proficiency in the ritual ceremonies of Freemasonry ; nay , IIOAV comparatively feAv are competent , even , to open and close a Lodge correctly in the three Degrees of the Order ! Hence , in the absence of any of the Officers of a Lodge , how inefficiently their substitutes ordinarily discharge the duties assigned to themand the confusion
, and irregularity , which , on such occasions , so frequently prevail . The old maxim , " that Avhatcver is Avorth doing ought to be done well , " not only illustrates our observation , but also implies that good habits are thereb y found applicable to other duties Ave may be called upon to perform . Thus a small portion of time regularly devoted to the acquirement of Masonic knoAvledge , Avould entirely obviate the