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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ftiH'seli ' t ' )? rt'sponsififV for the opinions 0 / our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters mast bear the name an I address of the IFi'ifer , not necessarily for publication , but as a f / uarantee of good faith .
A YOUTHFUL , BUT AMBITIOUS AUTHOBITY ON THE CONDUCT OF FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad " A VETERAN M . M . " has drawn attention to a practice which is far too common ou tho part of young brethren , especially if tbey have been appointed to high office without possessing the requisite qualification , of setting themselves up as authoritative expositors of Masonio law and propriety . It
mnst have highly amused yonr correspondent to hear a representative of this class of brother announcing his , intention of acquiring forthwith certain knowledge he ought to have possessed , and then almost in one and tho same breath condemning the conduct of a case , as to the merits of which , I should say , he had only received ex parte information , and the action of your journal in reference thereto .
Still more amusing must it have been to hear this " half-fledged brother " say thafc owing to this case and your action , he and another Mason had for a brief time " seriously intended throwing up Freemasonry altogether . " A grave and reverend seignior of the Craft would have been justified in offering an opinion on the policy pursued or advocated in certain circumstances , and had such a one thought fit to do
so , he would doubtless have expressed himself in grave and dignified terms , so as to offend none who might chance to differ with him . I cannot say the conduct noted by your correspondent surprises me greatly . Human nature is much the same within , as , withont the pale of Masonry , and I have , again and again , remarked how common a practice it is with the young men of this generation to set themselves
up as authorities on oven the most difficult questions , and that , too , in the presence of their seniors who are old enough and sensible enough not to arrogate to themselves a knowledge they cannot possibly possess . When I was a youngman—which , I am sorry to say , was a good many years since—it was the elders who laid down tbe law , and tbo young who accepted the exposition ; but now this
order of things is reversed . I would suggest to these precocious youths that it would be well if they took a leaf out of tho book of North American Indians , at all events as thoy have been described by Fennimore Cooper in the Last of the Mohicans and his other novels . Among them the Chiefs spoke , and their juniors listened in respectful silence ; nor did the latter venture on offering an opinion until they were invited to do so . I remain , fraternally yours , OLD SCHOOL .
English And Foreign Ideas About Freemasonry.
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN IDEAS ABOUT FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was unable , through other engagements , to attend the Communication of Grand Lodge yesterday evening , bufc from the accounts I have read in this morning ' s papers of its proceedings , I gather that the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands some timo since addressed a letter to onr Grand Lodge for the
purpose of enlisting its good offices on behalf of the Boers of the Transvaal in their struggle for independence of the British Crown . The Earl of Lathom D . G . M . occupied the throne , and he announced thafc Grand Master the Prince of Wales , in reply , had stated that such a course would be out of the question , seeing thafc any attempt at interference with questions of a religious and political character
would be most unconstitutional . This reminds me of a statement made by Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon , in his address at the installation of the Prince of Wales , when his lordship remarked that ho feared that in some foreign countries politics and Freemasonry were occasionally mixed up together , and that Masons '
Lodges were often turned to account for the dissemination of political views . There were those who seemed inclined to question tho accuracy of the Pro Grand Master's statement , but this action of the Netherlands Grand Lodge in soliciting the interference of ours in a question which is essentially political , should , I think , set those doubts at rest once and for all . Yours fraternally ,
London , 3 rd March 1881 . H . K . B .
Wallington Lodge , No . 1892 . —The consecration of this Lodge will take place at 2 . 30 p . m . on Thursday , 17 th instant , at the Public Hall , Carshalton , Surrey . The founders of this new Lodge are Bros . Chas . Sawyer P . M . 1619 W . M . designate , John G . Horsey 186 and P . M . 1619 S . W . designate , Wm . Pile 1619 J . W . designate , W . R . Crowe P . M . 190 Treasurer , E . Dickman 1619 S . D . designate ,
J . W . Baldwin 1692 J . D . designate , Thomas Carder 1619 I . G ., and W . Harwood 1619 W . S . After tho ceremony of consecration a banquet will be held at the King ' s Arms Hotel , Carshalton , for which , on account of limited accommodation , only a few tickets are for disposal . These may be obtained on or before the 12 th instant ( provided the numbers are not filled up ) , by forwarding P . O . O . to W . Pile , Stationer , Wallington , Surrey , price 15 s each .
Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
fpUE Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodgo of English Free . « - masons was hold on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Tlie Karl of Lathom Doputy Grand Master presided . Lord Teuterdeu Prov . Grand Master for Essex , Sir F . Burdett , Bart ., Prov . Grand Master for Middlesex , Bros . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Hants and the Islo of Wight , Montague Guest , MP ., Provincial Grand Master for Dorset , and numerous
distinguished brethren , besides about 500 other Masons were present . Grand Secretary ( Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke ) announced thafc tho resolution of last Grand Lodge , congratulating Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales on attaining her 36 th birthday , had been engrossed , framed , and glazed , ancl forwarded to Her Royal Highness ; and a letter had been received from her private secretary
acknowledging its receipt , and accepting tho resolution . Her Royal Highuess also desired that the expression of her thanks for it might bo conveyed to the brethren who were present when the resolution waa passed . On the motion of Bro . J . M . Case P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . Magnus Ohren Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , the letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes . The Earl of
Lathom then said he had received the commands of His Royal Highness the Grand Master to make a statement to Grand Lodge . A few days ago he ( the Earl of Lathom ) received a letter from the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands , enclosing a resolution passed at their last meeting , on the 13 th of February , requesting him , as their representative in Grand Lodge of England , to present ifc to
Grand Lodge . As , however , thafc resolution was to the effect that the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands requested the good offices of the Grand Lodge of England towards obtaining the re-establishment of the Transvaal Republic , he ( the Earl of Lathom ) replied , with the entire concurrence and approval of His Royal Highness the Grand Master , that however anxious he might be to comply with their
wishes , inasmuch as it was one of the fundamental principles of English Masonry that no question , either of a religious or of a poli . tical nature , could ever be brought forward or discussed afc any of their meetings , he could only regret that , in accordance with such principle , he felt himself entirely precluded from acceding to their request . Major Bond rose on a question of privilege , having given
a notice of motion to the Board of Masters for a committee of inquiry into the status of the Masonic Institutions . This notice was refused acceptance by the President of the Board of Masters , on the ground that Grand Lodge had no jurisdiction over the Charities of tho Order . Bro . Mclntyre , Q . C , advised G . Lodge that the President of the Board of Masters was quite right , and the Earl of Lathorn ruled that Major
Bond could not be heard . Bro . E . Letchworth , in proposing the reelection of the Prince of Wales as G . M ., said he should be guilty not only of presumption , but of great injustice to Grand Lodge , were ho vain enough for one moment to imagine that any words of his were necessary to arouse the loyalty of the brethren , or secure for this motion that hearty and unanimous support which he knew they
would accord to it . But it might not be unfitting if on that occasion he reminded them that the year just closed was one which would ever be memorable in the history of the Order—a history no page of which would be more full of interest than that which chronicled how , on the 20 th May 1880 , Grand Lodge was held in the newly-constifcuted City of Truro , and how his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cornwall , as Grand Master of English Masons , with all the solemn pomp and state of Masonic ceremonial , laid the foundation stone of thafc sacred edifice , with which his name would for ever be associated . Ho might also recall how , more recently , the Grancl Master deigned to accept the hospitality—the splendid hospitality of a dis . tinguished officer of Grand Lodge , at that time Lord Mayor of
London . On that occasion mauy of them who were privileged to receive from the lips of His Royal Highness an assurance of his deep and unabated interest in all matters connected with the Craft , an interest which His Royal Highness told them would continue so long as he lived . He ( Bro . Letchworth ) was sure he was only giving utterance to the sentiment of every brother in Grand Lodge , and of
every Mason throughout the hind , when he expressed the fervent hopethat H . R . H . might for many years continue to reign over thn ' , Grand Lodge , and thafc the day might be far distant when he would be called upon to exchange the gavel for the sceptre . Dr . Meadows seconded the motion , and the Earl of Lathom added a few word ? , testifying from his own personal knowledge to the ability and
ussiduity with which the Prince of Wales performed every duty which he undertook . The election was unanimous , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was proclaimed Grand Master by Sir Albert Woods . Colonel Creaton was re-elected Grand Treasurer , on the motion ot Bro . Sampson Pierce , seconded by Bro . J . M . Case .- The motion of Bro . Tudor Trevor was referred to the Board of General Purposes . Grand Lodge was then closed .
Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 . —On Monday , 28 th ult ., at the Royal Hotel , Mile End-road . Present—Bros . Loane W . M ., Hubbert S . W ., C . Kendall J . W ., Barnes Treas ., Stewart Sec , Scbeerboom S . D ., Tyer J . D ., Brittain I . G ., Loftus . After formalities , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Loftus candidate . The W . M . vacated the chair in favour of Bro . C . Kendall , W . M . of
the mother Lodge , and Bro . Loftus having answered the questions , was entrusted . Lodge opened in second degree , and the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Loftus candidate . Lodge closed in 2 nd degree . W . M . then worked the 1 st aud 2 nd sections of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Bros . Hubbert , C . Kendall , and Loftus were appointed Auditors for the accounts of last year , and Bro . Hubbert elected W . M . for ensuing week . Lodge was closed .
The plans for the new Masonic Hall in the Eastcliff-road , Shanklin which will havo au imposing frontage , were approved by tho Loci Board on Tuesday , the 15 th inst . Mr . Francis Newman , of Kyde , is the architect .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ftiH'seli ' t ' )? rt'sponsififV for the opinions 0 / our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters mast bear the name an I address of the IFi'ifer , not necessarily for publication , but as a f / uarantee of good faith .
A YOUTHFUL , BUT AMBITIOUS AUTHOBITY ON THE CONDUCT OF FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad " A VETERAN M . M . " has drawn attention to a practice which is far too common ou tho part of young brethren , especially if tbey have been appointed to high office without possessing the requisite qualification , of setting themselves up as authoritative expositors of Masonio law and propriety . It
mnst have highly amused yonr correspondent to hear a representative of this class of brother announcing his , intention of acquiring forthwith certain knowledge he ought to have possessed , and then almost in one and tho same breath condemning the conduct of a case , as to the merits of which , I should say , he had only received ex parte information , and the action of your journal in reference thereto .
Still more amusing must it have been to hear this " half-fledged brother " say thafc owing to this case and your action , he and another Mason had for a brief time " seriously intended throwing up Freemasonry altogether . " A grave and reverend seignior of the Craft would have been justified in offering an opinion on the policy pursued or advocated in certain circumstances , and had such a one thought fit to do
so , he would doubtless have expressed himself in grave and dignified terms , so as to offend none who might chance to differ with him . I cannot say the conduct noted by your correspondent surprises me greatly . Human nature is much the same within , as , withont the pale of Masonry , and I have , again and again , remarked how common a practice it is with the young men of this generation to set themselves
up as authorities on oven the most difficult questions , and that , too , in the presence of their seniors who are old enough and sensible enough not to arrogate to themselves a knowledge they cannot possibly possess . When I was a youngman—which , I am sorry to say , was a good many years since—it was the elders who laid down tbe law , and tbo young who accepted the exposition ; but now this
order of things is reversed . I would suggest to these precocious youths that it would be well if they took a leaf out of tho book of North American Indians , at all events as thoy have been described by Fennimore Cooper in the Last of the Mohicans and his other novels . Among them the Chiefs spoke , and their juniors listened in respectful silence ; nor did the latter venture on offering an opinion until they were invited to do so . I remain , fraternally yours , OLD SCHOOL .
English And Foreign Ideas About Freemasonry.
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN IDEAS ABOUT FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON s CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I was unable , through other engagements , to attend the Communication of Grand Lodge yesterday evening , bufc from the accounts I have read in this morning ' s papers of its proceedings , I gather that the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands some timo since addressed a letter to onr Grand Lodge for the
purpose of enlisting its good offices on behalf of the Boers of the Transvaal in their struggle for independence of the British Crown . The Earl of Lathom D . G . M . occupied the throne , and he announced thafc Grand Master the Prince of Wales , in reply , had stated that such a course would be out of the question , seeing thafc any attempt at interference with questions of a religious and political character
would be most unconstitutional . This reminds me of a statement made by Pro Grand Master the Earl of Carnarvon , in his address at the installation of the Prince of Wales , when his lordship remarked that ho feared that in some foreign countries politics and Freemasonry were occasionally mixed up together , and that Masons '
Lodges were often turned to account for the dissemination of political views . There were those who seemed inclined to question tho accuracy of the Pro Grand Master's statement , but this action of the Netherlands Grand Lodge in soliciting the interference of ours in a question which is essentially political , should , I think , set those doubts at rest once and for all . Yours fraternally ,
London , 3 rd March 1881 . H . K . B .
Wallington Lodge , No . 1892 . —The consecration of this Lodge will take place at 2 . 30 p . m . on Thursday , 17 th instant , at the Public Hall , Carshalton , Surrey . The founders of this new Lodge are Bros . Chas . Sawyer P . M . 1619 W . M . designate , John G . Horsey 186 and P . M . 1619 S . W . designate , Wm . Pile 1619 J . W . designate , W . R . Crowe P . M . 190 Treasurer , E . Dickman 1619 S . D . designate ,
J . W . Baldwin 1692 J . D . designate , Thomas Carder 1619 I . G ., and W . Harwood 1619 W . S . After tho ceremony of consecration a banquet will be held at the King ' s Arms Hotel , Carshalton , for which , on account of limited accommodation , only a few tickets are for disposal . These may be obtained on or before the 12 th instant ( provided the numbers are not filled up ) , by forwarding P . O . O . to W . Pile , Stationer , Wallington , Surrey , price 15 s each .
Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
fpUE Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodgo of English Free . « - masons was hold on Wednesday evening at Freemasons' Hall . Tlie Karl of Lathom Doputy Grand Master presided . Lord Teuterdeu Prov . Grand Master for Essex , Sir F . Burdett , Bart ., Prov . Grand Master for Middlesex , Bros . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Prov . Grand Master for Hants and the Islo of Wight , Montague Guest , MP ., Provincial Grand Master for Dorset , and numerous
distinguished brethren , besides about 500 other Masons were present . Grand Secretary ( Colonel Shadwell H . Gierke ) announced thafc tho resolution of last Grand Lodge , congratulating Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales on attaining her 36 th birthday , had been engrossed , framed , and glazed , ancl forwarded to Her Royal Highness ; and a letter had been received from her private secretary
acknowledging its receipt , and accepting tho resolution . Her Royal Highuess also desired that the expression of her thanks for it might bo conveyed to the brethren who were present when the resolution waa passed . On the motion of Bro . J . M . Case P . G . D ., seconded by Bro . Magnus Ohren Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies , the letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes . The Earl of
Lathom then said he had received the commands of His Royal Highness the Grand Master to make a statement to Grand Lodge . A few days ago he ( the Earl of Lathom ) received a letter from the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands , enclosing a resolution passed at their last meeting , on the 13 th of February , requesting him , as their representative in Grand Lodge of England , to present ifc to
Grand Lodge . As , however , thafc resolution was to the effect that the Grand Lodge of the Netherlands requested the good offices of the Grand Lodge of England towards obtaining the re-establishment of the Transvaal Republic , he ( the Earl of Lathom ) replied , with the entire concurrence and approval of His Royal Highness the Grand Master , that however anxious he might be to comply with their
wishes , inasmuch as it was one of the fundamental principles of English Masonry that no question , either of a religious or of a poli . tical nature , could ever be brought forward or discussed afc any of their meetings , he could only regret that , in accordance with such principle , he felt himself entirely precluded from acceding to their request . Major Bond rose on a question of privilege , having given
a notice of motion to the Board of Masters for a committee of inquiry into the status of the Masonic Institutions . This notice was refused acceptance by the President of the Board of Masters , on the ground that Grand Lodge had no jurisdiction over the Charities of tho Order . Bro . Mclntyre , Q . C , advised G . Lodge that the President of the Board of Masters was quite right , and the Earl of Lathorn ruled that Major
Bond could not be heard . Bro . E . Letchworth , in proposing the reelection of the Prince of Wales as G . M ., said he should be guilty not only of presumption , but of great injustice to Grand Lodge , were ho vain enough for one moment to imagine that any words of his were necessary to arouse the loyalty of the brethren , or secure for this motion that hearty and unanimous support which he knew they
would accord to it . But it might not be unfitting if on that occasion he reminded them that the year just closed was one which would ever be memorable in the history of the Order—a history no page of which would be more full of interest than that which chronicled how , on the 20 th May 1880 , Grand Lodge was held in the newly-constifcuted City of Truro , and how his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cornwall , as Grand Master of English Masons , with all the solemn pomp and state of Masonic ceremonial , laid the foundation stone of thafc sacred edifice , with which his name would for ever be associated . Ho might also recall how , more recently , the Grancl Master deigned to accept the hospitality—the splendid hospitality of a dis . tinguished officer of Grand Lodge , at that time Lord Mayor of
London . On that occasion mauy of them who were privileged to receive from the lips of His Royal Highness an assurance of his deep and unabated interest in all matters connected with the Craft , an interest which His Royal Highness told them would continue so long as he lived . He ( Bro . Letchworth ) was sure he was only giving utterance to the sentiment of every brother in Grand Lodge , and of
every Mason throughout the hind , when he expressed the fervent hopethat H . R . H . might for many years continue to reign over thn ' , Grand Lodge , and thafc the day might be far distant when he would be called upon to exchange the gavel for the sceptre . Dr . Meadows seconded the motion , and the Earl of Lathom added a few word ? , testifying from his own personal knowledge to the ability and
ussiduity with which the Prince of Wales performed every duty which he undertook . The election was unanimous , and H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was proclaimed Grand Master by Sir Albert Woods . Colonel Creaton was re-elected Grand Treasurer , on the motion ot Bro . Sampson Pierce , seconded by Bro . J . M . Case .- The motion of Bro . Tudor Trevor was referred to the Board of General Purposes . Grand Lodge was then closed .
Tredegar Lodge of Instruction , No . 1625 . —On Monday , 28 th ult ., at the Royal Hotel , Mile End-road . Present—Bros . Loane W . M ., Hubbert S . W ., C . Kendall J . W ., Barnes Treas ., Stewart Sec , Scbeerboom S . D ., Tyer J . D ., Brittain I . G ., Loftus . After formalities , the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Loftus candidate . The W . M . vacated the chair in favour of Bro . C . Kendall , W . M . of
the mother Lodge , and Bro . Loftus having answered the questions , was entrusted . Lodge opened in second degree , and the ceremony of passing was rehearsed , Bro . Loftus candidate . Lodge closed in 2 nd degree . W . M . then worked the 1 st aud 2 nd sections of the lecture , assisted by the brethren . Bros . Hubbert , C . Kendall , and Loftus were appointed Auditors for the accounts of last year , and Bro . Hubbert elected W . M . for ensuing week . Lodge was closed .
The plans for the new Masonic Hall in the Eastcliff-road , Shanklin which will havo au imposing frontage , were approved by tho Loci Board on Tuesday , the 15 th inst . Mr . Francis Newman , of Kyde , is the architect .