History Of The Airedale Lodge, No. 387,

HISTORY OF THE AIREDALE LODGE , No . 387 ,

Giving also , incidentally ( by notes of the Foundation of each Lodge in chronological order ) , a Record of the Proejress of Freemasonry in Yorkshire . BY BRO . J . RAMSDEN RILEY , P . M . AIREDALE LODGE , NO . 387 ; Z . MORAVIAN CHAPTER , NO . 387 .

SECTION III . —1833 to 1863 . THE Lodge Three Graces , 'Haworth , No . 591 , seems to have had a very precarious existence , and was again resuscitated on Sept . 2 nd , 1833 . March 26 th , 1834 , William Brearey ancl Jonathan Walker " declared off , "

and on April 23 rd , 1834 , May , 1834 , ancl September 17 th , 1834 ( the secondnamed being interesting and important is g iven beloiv ) , the S . W . ruled the lodge in the absence of the W . M ., Bro . Wm . Brearey , who appears to have made even a worse Master than Secretary , onl y filling the chair twice during his year of office . This nightat a meeting heldfollowing members were present : —PresidinBro . John

, , g , Sutcliffe , W . M . j John Walker , S . W . ; AVm . Whitwham , J . W . ; J . Winterburn , P . M . ; Jos . Bell , Treas . ; W . Holmes , as Secy . -, J . Hudson , S . D . ; N . Walker , J . D . ; Jas . Brown , I . G . ; Josh . Walker , Tyler . Having received a letter from the Grand Lodge concerning the members of this lodge being registered with the Clerk of the Peace , according to an Act of Parliament passed in the 39 fch year of the reign o £ George III ., etc ., etc ., it was resolved that the whole list of members should not be registered that were returned to Grand Lodgebut onlsubscribing

, y members . This meeting being in part appointed for the consideration and consultation of what ivas to be done with regard to brethren in arrears ivith their payments , it is now resolved that all the following members , not being in circumstances to pay , shall be set straight , that is to say , their respective accounts balanced up to this day , ancl that none but the brethren who are really present shall be considered as " Members " of the Airdale Lodge ( this does not include those members who are not in arrears , viz .:

—The business as above being gone through , Bro . John Beck wished to be no longer a member of this right worthy and respectable Lodge , and therefore declared off . The year 1834 seems to have been an unsatisfactory one for the lodge generally , although there is no doubt ivhatever that the dormant energies of several of the old members Avere most vigorousl y aroused in consequence of its flagging condition ; and not onl y did the Lodge receive ultimate benefit thereby , but it had the effect also of establishing the Royal Arch Chapter in

tho year folloAving . The Chapter Moravia has always experienced one great difficulty , viz ., that of obtaining high-class members ; so that a death is severel y felt . Often the working of the Chapter has been entirel y suspended owing to such an unfortunate event . The warrant is dated 4 th February , 1835 , and is as follows : —

Z . Durham , D . G . M ., H . Augustus F ., G . M . J . Ramsbottom , J . IN THE NAJIB THE GRAND ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE . To all the Enlightened OTJK Brethren of the several DECREES of the Eoyal Craft , but more especially those Citizens of the World and Servants of the OMNIPOTENT , who have been or hereafter may be honoured by Exaltation to our Sublime Degree . HEALTH PEACE . GOODWILL .