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Gleanings.
GLEANINGS .
A MASONIC PITCHER . —Bro . W . C . Fisk , Eoxbury , Mass ., whoso wife is a granddaughter of Henry Fowle , now holds a pitcher that was presented to that distinguished Mason at somo time during his Masonic career , but unfortunately fche date is uot shown upon it , nor the name of the body that presented it . Tho pitcher is of
Staffordshire ware , stands twelve and one-half inches in height , and girts twenty-five inches around its largest part . On one sido is delineated a picture of Bro . Fowle ' s pump and block-maker ' s shop , with blocks and various tools of his trade on the wall . In the foreground is the master , a workman , and a boy ; the latter is in tho act of passing a
glass of water to the master , and tbe workman , who holds his glass in hand , has proposed " Success to Trade . " The Masonic picture shows the two columus ; on ono are the words " Vide , Aude , Tace , " on the other " Sit Lux , Et Lux , Fait -, " above these fche compasses are extended on the segment of a circle , ancl below them " Memento
Mori . " Other words are "Faith , Hope , Charity . " The emblems usually shown in the three degrees are included in the picture . On the front , the Square ancl Compasses are crossed , ancl within these
are the initials " H . F ., Junr . " Altogether it is a handsome pitcher , identified with the life of this superior ritualist in Freemasonry , and Bro . Fisk may well feel a pride in having Henry Fowle ' s pitcher in his family as well as his granddaughter . —Liberal Freemason .
The regulations of Freemasonry require that no brother shall have a higher degree conferred upon him until he has passed an examination in an open Lodge in tho lower . The law does not lay down any particular mode of examination , nor does it absolutely specify that , as in Education Board examinations , a certain per centage of marks
must be obtained . Ifc therefore practically lies in the discretion of the Master to pronounce tho result of the examination , satisfactory or otherwise . We cannot , however , but consider that Masters avo generally altogether too lenient in this matter , and that the real intention of the Constitution is , in a multitude of cases , ignored .
Surely the examination is meant to show the members of fche Lodge thafc the candidate has some little knowledge of the teachings of the degrees he has taken , and that , in order fco do so , ifc is absolutely necessary that , whilst ; the test is being made , he shall receive no assistance from any other Brethren . We frequently see Masters
conferring degrees on brethren whose examination has merely proved their ignorance of those already received . Masters shonld forcibly impress on the proposer and seconder of a candidate that ifc is their duty to see that he is properly instructed , and if the duty is neglected the advancement of a candidate fco a higher degree should be postponed . —N . Z . Masonic Journal .
BOOKS . —Books aro a guide in youth ancl au entertainment for age . They support us in solitude , and keep us from becoming a burden to ourselves . They help us to forget the crossness of men and things , compose our passions and assuage our disappointments . TO-DAY . —That is John Euskin ' s motto , and a c * rand ono it is . If
you have apian , carry it out to-day ; if you have been meaning to do a certain kind act , to write a gentle letter , to make a call thab will carry comfort , do ifc to-day . How often the day drifts by while wo go about our every-day duties in a half lethargy of benumbed will-power . Up , then , to-day , and accomplish something ! Down goes the
temptation , the pampered pet sin—conquered to-day , just as ib was begginning to draw its sluggish coils about us . The windows of our higher nature fly open , and in poms the sweet , pure air , straight from the skies . Let the past be past * yesterday is dead . Ifc is bright , living , glorious to-day , —Gottage Hearth .
It is the bounden duty of every Mason to treat his brother with courtesy . It is nofc necessary that we should open our hearts to them and take them into our confidence , bufc we should never forget that courtesy due every brother , high or low , rich or poor . We must remember thafc we have all assumed the samo covenants , knelt afc the
same altar , and passed through fche same impressive ceremonies . There is , perhaps , no organisation wherein courtesy should be practised to a greater extent than ours , as a Masonio oue . Courtesy
should be practised by all organisations that teach brotherly love . We claim to be a band of brothers and fellows among whom no contention should ever exist , except thafc nobler contention , or rather emulation , of who best can work and best agree . —Exchange .
The Grand Council Eoyal and Select Masters of Kentucky met at Louisville on the 17 th October . Tho Grand Commandery K . T . of Maine , boasts of sixteen Commanderies with 1940 members . Disbursed during the lasfc year 992 * 92 dollars .
The total number of Lodges in Vermont is 101 ; total membership , 8160 . The Grand Master of the Graud Lodgo of Ilhodo Island laid the corner stono of the new Town Hall iu Barriugton , 11 . 1 ., on tho 24 th September . A new Masonic Temple i . s * being erected at Davenport , Iowa . It
is expected that this will be one of the finest structures ot the kind iu the Western country . Tho Home for Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and the Masonio Home of Philadelphia have been united into one Corporation , to be known as tho Masonic Homo of Pennsylvania .
Pluck wins . It always wins . Though days bo slow , and nights bo dark , 'twixt days that come and days that go . Still pluck will win . Its average is sure . He gains the prize , who can tho most endure , who faces issues , and who never shirks who waits and
watches , ancl who always works . " Freemasonry lifts the candidate for its honours into the region of ideas . It brings him face to faco with eternal truth . It touches both the lifo that now is and that which is to come . --The man who takes comfort in retailing slander is not a suitable member of our Fraternity .
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TI FREElilSOffS CHRONICLE , & . Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Reports nf United Grand Lodi ^ o are published with tho Special Sanction , of H . R . 1 J . tho Princo of Wales the M . W . tho Graud Master of England . milE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will bo forwarded direct JL from tlio Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , N ., on receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses , to prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to be made payable to W . W . MORGAN " , at Peuton Street Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " The Terms of Subscription ( payable in advance ) to THE FREE - MASON ' S CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post freo - - £ 0 13 6 Six Months , ditto - - 0 7 0 Three Months ditto - 0 3 6 SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTSPer Page £ 8 8 0 Back Page ... £ 10 10 0 Births , Marriages and Deaths , Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcements , & o ., single column , 5 s per inch . Double column Advertisements Is per line . Special terms for a series of insertions on application . Advertisers will find THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE an exceptionally good medium for Advertisements of every class . Agents , from whom copies can always be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 13 Catherine Street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster Row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Eed Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON Bros ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 7 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and Son , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co , 23 A Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . VICKERS , 317 Strand .
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THE AMERICAN PORTABLE 1 US 1 C STANDS . J * F . WALTERS' PATENT . Iron , from 10 s 6 d . Brass , from 30 s each . PF ; if r J .. 1 t JLJ-l « i » tp i ^ cl npHESE Stands are unsurpassed in simplicity , strength , portability , _ L cheapness , and ulegmn'O of finish . They nre suitable for Military Bands Orchestras , Reading and News Rooms , Libraries , Studios , aud Drawing Rooms When opened to their full capacity they stand SiVet hij * Ti , aiid car he folded nd enclosed in a case " 31 inches long- by 2 inches diameter . Tlie weight is about : ; lbs . 12 oz ., and they will support a weight of 50 lbs . To lie obtained of all Mimic Dealer * , and of the Manufacturersand Proprietors of the Patent , HA BROW & CO ., MUSIC SMITHS , BRASS WORKERS , & c * 13 and 14 Portland Street , Soho , London , W . DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS FREE .
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MASONIC X- JT * O T U TI TV , . KNOBS AND EXCKESCENCES . BEO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . is op <> n to accept invitations for the delivery of his LEOTCRnin MHTROPOUTAJT or ' . ' Kovffur , I OTOES , or LODGES OE INSTRUCTION . Address—3 Queen Street Place , London , B . C .
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Gleanings.
GLEANINGS .
A MASONIC PITCHER . —Bro . W . C . Fisk , Eoxbury , Mass ., whoso wife is a granddaughter of Henry Fowle , now holds a pitcher that was presented to that distinguished Mason at somo time during his Masonic career , but unfortunately fche date is uot shown upon it , nor the name of the body that presented it . Tho pitcher is of
Staffordshire ware , stands twelve and one-half inches in height , and girts twenty-five inches around its largest part . On one sido is delineated a picture of Bro . Fowle ' s pump and block-maker ' s shop , with blocks and various tools of his trade on the wall . In the foreground is the master , a workman , and a boy ; the latter is in tho act of passing a
glass of water to the master , and tbe workman , who holds his glass in hand , has proposed " Success to Trade . " The Masonic picture shows the two columus ; on ono are the words " Vide , Aude , Tace , " on the other " Sit Lux , Et Lux , Fait -, " above these fche compasses are extended on the segment of a circle , ancl below them " Memento
Mori . " Other words are "Faith , Hope , Charity . " The emblems usually shown in the three degrees are included in the picture . On the front , the Square ancl Compasses are crossed , ancl within these
are the initials " H . F ., Junr . " Altogether it is a handsome pitcher , identified with the life of this superior ritualist in Freemasonry , and Bro . Fisk may well feel a pride in having Henry Fowle ' s pitcher in his family as well as his granddaughter . —Liberal Freemason .
The regulations of Freemasonry require that no brother shall have a higher degree conferred upon him until he has passed an examination in an open Lodge in tho lower . The law does not lay down any particular mode of examination , nor does it absolutely specify that , as in Education Board examinations , a certain per centage of marks
must be obtained . Ifc therefore practically lies in the discretion of the Master to pronounce tho result of the examination , satisfactory or otherwise . We cannot , however , but consider that Masters avo generally altogether too lenient in this matter , and that the real intention of the Constitution is , in a multitude of cases , ignored .
Surely the examination is meant to show the members of fche Lodge thafc the candidate has some little knowledge of the teachings of the degrees he has taken , and that , in order fco do so , ifc is absolutely necessary that , whilst ; the test is being made , he shall receive no assistance from any other Brethren . We frequently see Masters
conferring degrees on brethren whose examination has merely proved their ignorance of those already received . Masters shonld forcibly impress on the proposer and seconder of a candidate that ifc is their duty to see that he is properly instructed , and if the duty is neglected the advancement of a candidate fco a higher degree should be postponed . —N . Z . Masonic Journal .
BOOKS . —Books aro a guide in youth ancl au entertainment for age . They support us in solitude , and keep us from becoming a burden to ourselves . They help us to forget the crossness of men and things , compose our passions and assuage our disappointments . TO-DAY . —That is John Euskin ' s motto , and a c * rand ono it is . If
you have apian , carry it out to-day ; if you have been meaning to do a certain kind act , to write a gentle letter , to make a call thab will carry comfort , do ifc to-day . How often the day drifts by while wo go about our every-day duties in a half lethargy of benumbed will-power . Up , then , to-day , and accomplish something ! Down goes the
temptation , the pampered pet sin—conquered to-day , just as ib was begginning to draw its sluggish coils about us . The windows of our higher nature fly open , and in poms the sweet , pure air , straight from the skies . Let the past be past * yesterday is dead . Ifc is bright , living , glorious to-day , —Gottage Hearth .
It is the bounden duty of every Mason to treat his brother with courtesy . It is nofc necessary that we should open our hearts to them and take them into our confidence , bufc we should never forget that courtesy due every brother , high or low , rich or poor . We must remember thafc we have all assumed the samo covenants , knelt afc the
same altar , and passed through fche same impressive ceremonies . There is , perhaps , no organisation wherein courtesy should be practised to a greater extent than ours , as a Masonio oue . Courtesy
should be practised by all organisations that teach brotherly love . We claim to be a band of brothers and fellows among whom no contention should ever exist , except thafc nobler contention , or rather emulation , of who best can work and best agree . —Exchange .
The Grand Council Eoyal and Select Masters of Kentucky met at Louisville on the 17 th October . Tho Grand Commandery K . T . of Maine , boasts of sixteen Commanderies with 1940 members . Disbursed during the lasfc year 992 * 92 dollars .
The total number of Lodges in Vermont is 101 ; total membership , 8160 . The Grand Master of the Graud Lodgo of Ilhodo Island laid the corner stono of the new Town Hall iu Barriugton , 11 . 1 ., on tho 24 th September . A new Masonic Temple i . s * being erected at Davenport , Iowa . It
is expected that this will be one of the finest structures ot the kind iu the Western country . Tho Home for Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and the Masonio Home of Philadelphia have been united into one Corporation , to be known as tho Masonic Homo of Pennsylvania .
Pluck wins . It always wins . Though days bo slow , and nights bo dark , 'twixt days that come and days that go . Still pluck will win . Its average is sure . He gains the prize , who can tho most endure , who faces issues , and who never shirks who waits and
watches , ancl who always works . " Freemasonry lifts the candidate for its honours into the region of ideas . It brings him face to faco with eternal truth . It touches both the lifo that now is and that which is to come . --The man who takes comfort in retailing slander is not a suitable member of our Fraternity .
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TI FREElilSOffS CHRONICLE , & . Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence . Reports nf United Grand Lodi ^ o are published with tho Special Sanction , of H . R . 1 J . tho Princo of Wales the M . W . tho Graud Master of England . milE FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will bo forwarded direct JL from tlio Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , N ., on receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses , to prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to be made payable to W . W . MORGAN " , at Peuton Street Office . Cheques crossed " London and County . " The Terms of Subscription ( payable in advance ) to THE FREE - MASON ' S CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post freo - - £ 0 13 6 Six Months , ditto - - 0 7 0 Three Months ditto - 0 3 6 SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTSPer Page £ 8 8 0 Back Page ... £ 10 10 0 Births , Marriages and Deaths , Is per line . General Advertisements , Trade Announcements , & o ., single column , 5 s per inch . Double column Advertisements Is per line . Special terms for a series of insertions on application . Advertisers will find THE FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE an exceptionally good medium for Advertisements of every class . Agents , from whom copies can always be had : — Messrs . CURTICE and Co ., 13 Catherine Street , Strand . Messrs . KENT and Co ., Paternoster Row , E . C . Mr . RITCHIE , 6 Eed Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . SIMPSON Bros ., Shoe Lane . Mr . H . SIMPSON , 7 Red Lion Court , E . C . Messrs . W . H . SMITH and Son , 183 Strand . Messrs . SPENCER and Co , 23 A Great Queen Street , W . C . Messrs . STEEL and JONES , 4 Spring Gardens , Charing Cross . Mr . G . VICKERS , Angel Court , Strand . Mr . H . VICKERS , 317 Strand .
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THE AMERICAN PORTABLE 1 US 1 C STANDS . J * F . WALTERS' PATENT . Iron , from 10 s 6 d . Brass , from 30 s each . PF ; if r J .. 1 t JLJ-l « i » tp i ^ cl npHESE Stands are unsurpassed in simplicity , strength , portability , _ L cheapness , and ulegmn'O of finish . They nre suitable for Military Bands Orchestras , Reading and News Rooms , Libraries , Studios , aud Drawing Rooms When opened to their full capacity they stand SiVet hij * Ti , aiid car he folded nd enclosed in a case " 31 inches long- by 2 inches diameter . Tlie weight is about : ; lbs . 12 oz ., and they will support a weight of 50 lbs . To lie obtained of all Mimic Dealer * , and of the Manufacturersand Proprietors of the Patent , HA BROW & CO ., MUSIC SMITHS , BRASS WORKERS , & c * 13 and 14 Portland Street , Soho , London , W . DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS FREE .
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MASONIC X- JT * O T U TI TV , . KNOBS AND EXCKESCENCES . BEO . JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . is op <> n to accept invitations for the delivery of his LEOTCRnin MHTROPOUTAJT or ' . ' Kovffur , I OTOES , or LODGES OE INSTRUCTION . Address—3 Queen Street Place , London , B . C .