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Reviews.
Masonry in other States of the North American Union , as well as in British North America , and the Committee , on which has devolved the labonr of compiling this Report , deserves all possible credit for the admirable manner in which it has fulfilled its very arduous task .
Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys . List of Officers , Governors , aud Subscribers : total amounts contributed by individual Donors , Lodges , & c , and the number of Votes possessed by each , to 31 st ° December 1881 . Office , 6 Freemasons' Hall , London . Febrnary 1882 .
T HIS List , which has happily grown to very formidable dimensions as compared with corresponding lists issued only a few years since , represents an amount of labour in the work of compilation which must have sorely taxed oven the powers of Bro . Binckes and his
limited staff . Yet , bulky as it is , tho arrangement is admirable , the matter is presented as ifc wero tabnlarly and therefore clearly and concisely , while , as regards accuracy and sufficiency , so far as we have tested the list , we need say no more than that they appear to have attained the maximum possible .
Hoyal Masonic Institution for Girls . List of the Patrons , Officers , ' [ Governors , and Subscribers ; together with the Laws and Balance "Sheets , to 31 st December 1881 . Offices : 5 Freemasons' Hall , W . C . This list , like that of the Boys' School , has grown considerably in bulk , and , like it , shows a great amount of care , as well as accuracy ,
in its compilation . Ifc has also full particulars of the means and expenditure for the past year , so that our friends , being all interested in the welfare of this admirable Institntion , shonld lose no time in procuring a copy . Indeed , a copy of this , and the list of the other Institntion , ought to find a place in the library or offices of every English Mason .
Rosicrucian Society.
ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY .
York College . —The regular quarterly meeting of this active body was held on Wednesday , the 22 nd ult ., the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , having courteously placed its rooms in the Queen ' s Hotel at the disposal of the fratres . The College was opened at 3 p . m . by the celebrant Frater T . W . Holmes VI ., aud his officers ; there being also present Fratres T . B . Whytehead Hon . IX . Chief Adept , Rev .
W . C . Lnkis VII . Suffragan , T . J . Wilkinson V . Prov . Sec , J . W . Woodall IV . Prov . Treas ., J . S . Cumberland Hon . VIII . Sec . and Treas ., J . Maffey IV ., A . T . B . Turner II ., J . Gates I ., P . Trevor I ., J . F . Atkinson I ., and others . A number of letters , explanatory of absence , were read , this being the annual and obligatory meeting . Successful ballots were taken for Bro . Chas . Fendelow P . M ., & o .,
Wolverhampton , and Bro . J . L . Atherton P . M . 439 , Bradford . Bros . T . M . Barron , Darlington , and Sam . Wilson , Darlington , being in attendance , were received into the M . C ., and took their seats as members of the College in the grade of Zelafcor , the lecture in that grade being given by Frater J . Maffey Conductor of Novices . The Suffragan read a most interesting paper on an old French
work on Masonry , in the library of the Eboracnm Lodge , No . 1611 . The book was presented to the library by Bro . A . M . Broadley , of Tunis , who found ifc in the town of Sfax , after its bombardment by the French . Frater the Rev . W . C . Lnkis translated it , and finding some of its contents of considerable value , wrote a short sketch of it and this he read before the College , as also extracts from the work
itself . The book is an elaborate defence of Freemasonry against the Papal Bull of Benedict XIV ., and was published at the Hague in 1752 . The defence is comprised in a series of supposititious letters , purporting to have been written by a Jesuit , each containing an argument logically worked out , and Frater Lnkis announced that several leading Masons had offered to subscribe toward s its
publication . Ifc was resolved thafc the College should contribute towards the expense , and receive copies for distribution amongst the members , and the Snffragan received the thanks of the College for his interesting communication . The scroll for Officers of the College for the year then took place wifch the following result : —Fratres J . Maffey IV . Celebrant , J . S . Cumberland
Eon . VIII . Treasurer , E . P . Paterson V . P . A ., C . L . Mason J- S . A ., T . J . Wilkinson VI . T . A ., E . Linck I . Q . A ., R . W . Moore L C . of N ., A . T . B . Turner II . and J . Gates I . Heralds , C . R . Fry I- G . of the T ., T . Trevor I . Torch Bearer ., E . T . Clark I . Med ., and T . W . Holmes VI . Org . The C . A . announced tho death of the late Acolyte , Frater Redfareand Frater Pearson was elected to the offico
, Frater Holmes having thanked the fratres for their kindness , during his year of office , then installed his successor , Fra . Maffey , and the Officers elect who were present assumed their respective chairs . Tho Treasurer ' s balance-sheet was anditod aud found satisjactory ; and the Chief Adept announced that , according to
instruction s received from the High Council , ho had conferred tho grade of Honorary VIII . npon Frater J . S . Cumberland , in recognition of his valuable services to the Order . The names of four rethren were proposed as aspirants , and tho College was closed at sis o ' clock p . m ., the fratres snbseqnently partaking of hi <** h tea together , under tho presidency of tho Celebrant , °
to Kniin lnn * t romavfcl , ) lo and instructive ) cases in which timely attention Pills npt ' ^ " ' IC 0 I" 19 undoubtedly saved tliom from severe illness . These unci " imn „ F . lmIy nn tho 'I'gestive organs , whieh they stimulate when slow them wEl a ? ' scconfl , . V . upon tho blood , whieh is thorough ! v purified hv ingatinow , 't " . general tone they impart , anditheir power ofsub-° "ug nypocnonclnacwm , dyspepsia , and nervous complaints .
villi < J' ° Y ' Vlhw - —T 1 , ° Hour of Dancer . —Disease commonly comes on Won r . ' i srmPtoms i which , it no-elected , increase in sevrritv . and thus 1 'i ' t- i u 9 orrms —a condition which betrays tho grossest remissness . These iiavnni i m ncc ° r « lanco with their accompnnyinr- directions , would not onlv cv . tn : i . - ? . - lj , it conquered the incipient disorder . Patients dnilv forward
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must hear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , biit as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return refected communications .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION EOR GIRLS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . 28 th February 1882 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —I have the honour to inform you thafc
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., has been pleased to appoint Wednesday the 10 th May ( the usual day ) as tho date on which he will preside afc the Ninety-fourth Anniversary Festival of this Insti . tution .
I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully ancl fraternally , F . R . W . HEDC . ES , Secretary .
ROYAL MASONIO BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICXE . 2 Wood-sfcreefc-square , London , E . C . 28 th Febrnary 1882 . DEAR SIR , —I notice in your Analysis of the Royal Masonic Bene , volent Institution Subscription List , in your last issue , thafc you
attribute fche amount of the list of fche Mizpah . Lodge , No . 1671 , as the joint exertions of Bro . Morgan and myself . In justice to Bro . Morgan , allow me therefore to explain thafc I have no share whatever in the list of Lodge 1671 , except contributing part of my qualification as Steward to ifc , which , if taken off , would still leave the list afc the
head of all the London Lodges . I would suggest the same disclaimer for Bro . J . Bejanmin , whom yon couple wifch Bro . Morgan in giving particulars of the lists , and who no doubt is meant for me . I trust , in fairness to Bro . Morgan , to whom the entire credit is due for the success achieved by Lodge 1671 , yon will kindly insert this letter in your next issue , and remain ,
Dear Sir , Yours faithfully , J . BERGMANN P . M . 1671
" LITTLE HERTS . "
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I think this compact little Province owes you thanks for the kindly manner in which you have spoken of its exertions on behalf of OUT Charitable Institutions , and tho encouragement you have held out towards it t : > increase , if possible , its
support of those Charities . I am no longer a Herts Mason , and cannot therefore presume to speak iu the name of the members of that Province , but all the same I consider your kindly notice should not be allowed to pfiss unrecognised . By the way , a "happy thought" has just occurred tome . Why
docs not Bro . Terry try and get ; R . W . Bro . ITalsey , M . P ., tho Grand Blaster of the Province , to act as Chairman at the next Festival of tho R . M . B . I . ? Bro . Halsoy is popular , and if what has been done at the Festivals of tho last eight years may be taken as a guide , might reckon with certainty on a still larger measure of support than has been accorded to other Provinces . Fraternally yours , A FORMER HERTS M . M .
WILLIAM PRESTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION ,
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have been waiting , in tho hope that somo notice would ore this have been taken of the extraordinary circumstances mentioned in tho report in yonr issue of the 18 th ultimo of tho meeting on tho 10 th ult . of tho William Proston Lodge of Instruction , No . 7 GG ; ancl I consider it high timo , and indeed essential
to tho futuro discipline of the Craffc , thafc some stops should be adopted with a view to calling the attention of tho authorities to flagrant misconduct , such as I firmly believe it haa rarely , if ever before , been tho duty of a Masonic journal to record . The circumcwnsfcances , though most extraordinary , lie in a nutshell , and may be briefly described , so far at least as , in tho absence of tho Minnte
Books afc tho said meeting they could be given from memory by Bro . G . J . R . Tribbel P . M . 1287 , who occupied tho chair . It appears that towards the end of January tho Secretary of this Lodge of Instruction front out to some , though , aa the speaker ( Bro . 1 ' ribbel ) had been credibly informed , not all , the members the followng notice : —
"Dear Sir nnd Brother , —At the next mooting of the above Lodge , > n Friday , 3 rd February , tho following business will bo brought forivard : —Report of the Audit Committeo , election of Officers , and other mportanfc business connected with the Lodge . And I request the
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Reviews.
Masonry in other States of the North American Union , as well as in British North America , and the Committee , on which has devolved the labonr of compiling this Report , deserves all possible credit for the admirable manner in which it has fulfilled its very arduous task .
Eoyal Masonic Institution for Boys . List of Officers , Governors , aud Subscribers : total amounts contributed by individual Donors , Lodges , & c , and the number of Votes possessed by each , to 31 st ° December 1881 . Office , 6 Freemasons' Hall , London . Febrnary 1882 .
T HIS List , which has happily grown to very formidable dimensions as compared with corresponding lists issued only a few years since , represents an amount of labour in the work of compilation which must have sorely taxed oven the powers of Bro . Binckes and his
limited staff . Yet , bulky as it is , tho arrangement is admirable , the matter is presented as ifc wero tabnlarly and therefore clearly and concisely , while , as regards accuracy and sufficiency , so far as we have tested the list , we need say no more than that they appear to have attained the maximum possible .
Hoyal Masonic Institution for Girls . List of the Patrons , Officers , ' [ Governors , and Subscribers ; together with the Laws and Balance "Sheets , to 31 st December 1881 . Offices : 5 Freemasons' Hall , W . C . This list , like that of the Boys' School , has grown considerably in bulk , and , like it , shows a great amount of care , as well as accuracy ,
in its compilation . Ifc has also full particulars of the means and expenditure for the past year , so that our friends , being all interested in the welfare of this admirable Institntion , shonld lose no time in procuring a copy . Indeed , a copy of this , and the list of the other Institntion , ought to find a place in the library or offices of every English Mason .
Rosicrucian Society.
ROSICRUCIAN SOCIETY .
York College . —The regular quarterly meeting of this active body was held on Wednesday , the 22 nd ult ., the Eboracum Lodge , No . 1611 , having courteously placed its rooms in the Queen ' s Hotel at the disposal of the fratres . The College was opened at 3 p . m . by the celebrant Frater T . W . Holmes VI ., aud his officers ; there being also present Fratres T . B . Whytehead Hon . IX . Chief Adept , Rev .
W . C . Lnkis VII . Suffragan , T . J . Wilkinson V . Prov . Sec , J . W . Woodall IV . Prov . Treas ., J . S . Cumberland Hon . VIII . Sec . and Treas ., J . Maffey IV ., A . T . B . Turner II ., J . Gates I ., P . Trevor I ., J . F . Atkinson I ., and others . A number of letters , explanatory of absence , were read , this being the annual and obligatory meeting . Successful ballots were taken for Bro . Chas . Fendelow P . M ., & o .,
Wolverhampton , and Bro . J . L . Atherton P . M . 439 , Bradford . Bros . T . M . Barron , Darlington , and Sam . Wilson , Darlington , being in attendance , were received into the M . C ., and took their seats as members of the College in the grade of Zelafcor , the lecture in that grade being given by Frater J . Maffey Conductor of Novices . The Suffragan read a most interesting paper on an old French
work on Masonry , in the library of the Eboracnm Lodge , No . 1611 . The book was presented to the library by Bro . A . M . Broadley , of Tunis , who found ifc in the town of Sfax , after its bombardment by the French . Frater the Rev . W . C . Lnkis translated it , and finding some of its contents of considerable value , wrote a short sketch of it and this he read before the College , as also extracts from the work
itself . The book is an elaborate defence of Freemasonry against the Papal Bull of Benedict XIV ., and was published at the Hague in 1752 . The defence is comprised in a series of supposititious letters , purporting to have been written by a Jesuit , each containing an argument logically worked out , and Frater Lnkis announced that several leading Masons had offered to subscribe toward s its
publication . Ifc was resolved thafc the College should contribute towards the expense , and receive copies for distribution amongst the members , and the Snffragan received the thanks of the College for his interesting communication . The scroll for Officers of the College for the year then took place wifch the following result : —Fratres J . Maffey IV . Celebrant , J . S . Cumberland
Eon . VIII . Treasurer , E . P . Paterson V . P . A ., C . L . Mason J- S . A ., T . J . Wilkinson VI . T . A ., E . Linck I . Q . A ., R . W . Moore L C . of N ., A . T . B . Turner II . and J . Gates I . Heralds , C . R . Fry I- G . of the T ., T . Trevor I . Torch Bearer ., E . T . Clark I . Med ., and T . W . Holmes VI . Org . The C . A . announced tho death of the late Acolyte , Frater Redfareand Frater Pearson was elected to the offico
, Frater Holmes having thanked the fratres for their kindness , during his year of office , then installed his successor , Fra . Maffey , and the Officers elect who were present assumed their respective chairs . Tho Treasurer ' s balance-sheet was anditod aud found satisjactory ; and the Chief Adept announced that , according to
instruction s received from the High Council , ho had conferred tho grade of Honorary VIII . npon Frater J . S . Cumberland , in recognition of his valuable services to the Order . The names of four rethren were proposed as aspirants , and tho College was closed at sis o ' clock p . m ., the fratres snbseqnently partaking of hi <** h tea together , under tho presidency of tho Celebrant , °
to Kniin lnn * t romavfcl , ) lo and instructive ) cases in which timely attention Pills npt ' ^ " ' IC 0 I" 19 undoubtedly saved tliom from severe illness . These unci " imn „ F . lmIy nn tho 'I'gestive organs , whieh they stimulate when slow them wEl a ? ' scconfl , . V . upon tho blood , whieh is thorough ! v purified hv ingatinow , 't " . general tone they impart , anditheir power ofsub-° "ug nypocnonclnacwm , dyspepsia , and nervous complaints .
villi < J' ° Y ' Vlhw - —T 1 , ° Hour of Dancer . —Disease commonly comes on Won r . ' i srmPtoms i which , it no-elected , increase in sevrritv . and thus 1 'i ' t- i u 9 orrms —a condition which betrays tho grossest remissness . These iiavnni i m ncc ° r « lanco with their accompnnyinr- directions , would not onlv cv . tn : i . - ? . - lj , it conquered the incipient disorder . Patients dnilv forward
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must hear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , biit as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return refected communications .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION EOR GIRLS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . 28 th February 1882 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —I have the honour to inform you thafc
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , K . G ., has been pleased to appoint Wednesday the 10 th May ( the usual day ) as tho date on which he will preside afc the Ninety-fourth Anniversary Festival of this Insti . tution .
I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully ancl fraternally , F . R . W . HEDC . ES , Secretary .
ROYAL MASONIO BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICXE . 2 Wood-sfcreefc-square , London , E . C . 28 th Febrnary 1882 . DEAR SIR , —I notice in your Analysis of the Royal Masonic Bene , volent Institution Subscription List , in your last issue , thafc you
attribute fche amount of the list of fche Mizpah . Lodge , No . 1671 , as the joint exertions of Bro . Morgan and myself . In justice to Bro . Morgan , allow me therefore to explain thafc I have no share whatever in the list of Lodge 1671 , except contributing part of my qualification as Steward to ifc , which , if taken off , would still leave the list afc the
head of all the London Lodges . I would suggest the same disclaimer for Bro . J . Bejanmin , whom yon couple wifch Bro . Morgan in giving particulars of the lists , and who no doubt is meant for me . I trust , in fairness to Bro . Morgan , to whom the entire credit is due for the success achieved by Lodge 1671 , yon will kindly insert this letter in your next issue , and remain ,
Dear Sir , Yours faithfully , J . BERGMANN P . M . 1671
" LITTLE HERTS . "
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I think this compact little Province owes you thanks for the kindly manner in which you have spoken of its exertions on behalf of OUT Charitable Institutions , and tho encouragement you have held out towards it t : > increase , if possible , its
support of those Charities . I am no longer a Herts Mason , and cannot therefore presume to speak iu the name of the members of that Province , but all the same I consider your kindly notice should not be allowed to pfiss unrecognised . By the way , a "happy thought" has just occurred tome . Why
docs not Bro . Terry try and get ; R . W . Bro . ITalsey , M . P ., tho Grand Blaster of the Province , to act as Chairman at the next Festival of tho R . M . B . I . ? Bro . Halsoy is popular , and if what has been done at the Festivals of tho last eight years may be taken as a guide , might reckon with certainty on a still larger measure of support than has been accorded to other Provinces . Fraternally yours , A FORMER HERTS M . M .
WILLIAM PRESTON LODGE OF INSTRUCTION ,
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have been waiting , in tho hope that somo notice would ore this have been taken of the extraordinary circumstances mentioned in tho report in yonr issue of the 18 th ultimo of tho meeting on tho 10 th ult . of tho William Proston Lodge of Instruction , No . 7 GG ; ancl I consider it high timo , and indeed essential
to tho futuro discipline of the Craffc , thafc some stops should be adopted with a view to calling the attention of tho authorities to flagrant misconduct , such as I firmly believe it haa rarely , if ever before , been tho duty of a Masonic journal to record . The circumcwnsfcances , though most extraordinary , lie in a nutshell , and may be briefly described , so far at least as , in tho absence of tho Minnte
Books afc tho said meeting they could be given from memory by Bro . G . J . R . Tribbel P . M . 1287 , who occupied tho chair . It appears that towards the end of January tho Secretary of this Lodge of Instruction front out to some , though , aa the speaker ( Bro . 1 ' ribbel ) had been credibly informed , not all , the members the followng notice : —
"Dear Sir nnd Brother , —At the next mooting of the above Lodge , > n Friday , 3 rd February , tho following business will bo brought forivard : —Report of the Audit Committeo , election of Officers , and other mportanfc business connected with the Lodge . And I request the