Grave Error.

ignorant of everything of Masonry , and so remain ; like the flv on the roach wheel , they think the whole concern is made to carry them They actually think they have a 1 / 17 ' . ' o "ppenv in n Masonic procession without invitation ,

d " 1 ! n < 0 t s'nff . Tie e < nseqnence is , the L'dges get ¦!¦ i 1 > vovl « - < -d f » -rm year to y f \ r . more ignorant and ! ff ¦ ¦ e ¦¦ .. I

excrescence on the body of Masonry must affect it as in all other cases , by actually obliterating the entire science and art of the Craft—more than half of which has leen lost within the last fifty vears . "

What is the remedy ? Not in the course of our leaders , who being " blind are leading the blind " in an attempt to tear down the genuine and the false alike , and who , if possible , after successfully levelling everything down to the

end of the Master ' s degree , to be logical , must keep on weeding out that which has been perverted and corrupted , until there will not be enough left to weep over . Not in the revolutionary tendency to unduly centralise tyrannical

power in the Grand Lodge , to the detriment of the Lodges and of the individual freedom and rights of the Mason , which cannot be invaded with impunity . This might be done in Russia , but cannot be done in this free country .

The Mason is " free " because truth and light make him "free , " and he who allows himself to be enslaved or restricted in his personal freedom is unworthy of the other , and rightfully suffers the consequences . But the

proposed Grand Lodge interdiction implies the exercise of such a central despotic power , which would be , as was the action of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , an

unwarranted invasion of individual rights , because the power , being inherent in the individual only , could not be delegated by tho Lodges of which it is composed , and which it represents collectively , hence is incompetent .

A Grand Lodge is sovereign as to others in its territorial jurisdiction , and not over the individual consciences and personal rights of the members of the Craft ,

who are under certain obligations , for the violation of which alone they are responsible , but which do not bind them to conform to and abide by laws and edicts , void , if issued through incompetent authority .

Representing the moral universe , where reigns silence and peace , it cannot make war upon the atoms in its composition . It represents the whole body of the Craft as

one man , the Grand Master being the bead and the Grand Wardens the arms ; hence , though it has disciplinary power over itself—that is , to subdue the passions—it cannot restrict the natural motion of tbe members and

limbs of the body without destroying the harmony of the work . Its powers are constitutional after all , and it must be governed in the exercise of its functions by constitutional

Masonic law . Herein lies the solution of the " germ" of the mischievous error " in the utterances quoted from the Grand Lodge report , and the " specious sophism " therein lies in the hint to strike down the bodies assailed , by svibtle

and insidious means , which course is altogether beneath the lofty dignity of a Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons , and contrary to all principles of amity and justice .

If any of them are invading in any way the lawful prerogatives or the lawful jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge she has the undoubted power to declare them clandestine

and her members must and will cheerfully obey ; but it must be remembered , in all cases , that prudence , as one of the four cardinal virtues , stands before that of justice .

The true remedy is education ; study of the science , art and object of Masonry by the leaders in this crusade ; by the Masters and Wardens and by the Craft . Any one , even superficially conversant with the outlines of the

geometry of the Lodge , must coincide with and feel the justice of Bro . Bromwell ' s lamentation about the loss , perversions and corruptions . Only when a better knowledge shall have been attained , so that we may be

the better able to discern the genuine from that which is spurious or false , will it be time to talk of striking down the " pseudo Masonry , " in Chapters and other bodies . Education and diffusion of intelligence among the Craft ,

hi g h and low , rich and poor , are absolutel y necessary to restoration of tbe purity of Ancient Craft Masonry , and are at the same time the antidote to the noxious craze ol " high degreeism . "—Voice of Masonry .

Installation Meetings, &C.

INSTALLATION MEETINGS , & c .

LODGE OF ISRAEL , No . 205 .

HP BE installation meeting of this old Lodge , ono of the most prosl perons among , t the " so-called Jewish Lodges " in London , was held on Tuesday , 20 th ult ., at Cannon-street Hotel , when a large slathering of the members and visitors assembled , under the presidency of tho retiring W . M . Bro . E . H . Norden . When it is considered that the members of the Israel Lodge have not only for

many years consistently supported the various Masonio Charities , but have also bnilt np a Benevolent Fund of their own , now hap . pily amounting to over £ 1 , 000 , some idea may be formed of the stamina and vitality of a body of Masons , who have the true principles of the Brotherhood at heart . And thus the -whole of the

proceedings on Tuesday were characterised by an amount of satisfaction and unanimity such as ia not frequently witnessed . Bro . Norden was supported by Bro . Alfred J . Henochsberg P . M . 1502 S . W . and W . M . elect , with a full complement of the Officers and members , the company numbering about 150 in all . Amongst the Visitors were

Bros . Eev . K . J . Simpson P . G . C ., J . Lewis Thomas P . G . A . D . C ., Edgar Bowyer P . G . Std . B ., H . Garrod G . P ., James Terry P . P . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , Secretary of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , E . R . Adams P . P . G . C . Lincolnshire , S . Jacobs P . P . G . D . Herts , Geo . Kenning P . P . G . J . D . Middlesex , J . Chapman P . M . 194 , C . Norrington P . M . 619 , S . Boas W . M . 185 , J . W . Dewsnap W . M . 188 , N . J . Valen .

tine W . M . 1017 , H . W . Casperd W . M . 1668 , W . Mundy 1839 , G . A . Potter W . M . 1964 , W . Tear 1765 , H . Friedlander 446 , Belsham 733 Melbourne , J . Hart 193 , A . Myers 1552 , Collard 95 , Larner W . M , 858 , Bockenham 1962 , D . M . Davis W . M . elect 1017 , T . Fraiue 1438 , H . Gabriel 1445 , S . M . Lazarns P . P . G . W . Wilts , H . Massey P . M . 619 , J . Myers 188 , Rev . S . J . Roco Ch . 188 , H . Van Starhen 188 ,

J . Moore 548 , Allen P . M . 733 , G . Moss 1017 , Leon Herts , La Bien Aime Amsterdam , D . J . Collins 193 , and others . The minutes of the last regular meeting , and of a subsequent Lodge of Emergency , having been read and confirmed , the report of the Committee of the Benevolent Fund was submitted , showing a balance in the hands of

the Treasurer of £ 9 S 6 18 s 8 d . One joining member was admitted , and fi » e candidates were proposed for initiation at the next meeting Bro . Henochsberg was then duly installed into tho chair of K . S . by hia predecessor in office , Bro . E . H . Norden , whose working was in every respect most admirably carried out . The newly-installed Mastet

having been proclaimed and saluted with the customary honours , in . vested his Officers for the ensuing year , as follow : —Bros . E . H , Norden I . P . M ., Solomon Jacobs S . W ., R . J . Paton J . W ., A . M . Cohen P . M . Treasurer , C . F . Hogard P . M . Secretary , Rev . M . Haines Chop .,

J . B . Da Mesqnita S . D ., W . Hunter J . D ., Joseph Da Silva P . M . D . C , M . Bromet Asst . D . C , T . Hart I . G ., S . Schmere and J . Litchfield Stewards , Rawles Tyler . A handsome P . M . 's jewel was presented to the Immediate Past Master Bro . Norden , on the reverse side of which was tho inscription : —

Presented to Bro . E . H . NORDEN P . M . By the members of the Lodge of Israel , No . 205 , In recognition of his valuable services as Worshipful Master , For the year ending 26 th January 1886 .

In addition to this , and to still farther mark the esteem in which Bro . Norden waa held , and his popularity in the Lodge , a Past Master ' s collar and jewel were also presented to him by his Officers , with their heartiest good wishes . On the jewel was inscribed : —

Presented to W . Bro . E . H . NORDEN P . M . By the Officers of the Lodge of Israel , No . 205 , As a mark of esteem , on his vacating the chair , 26 th January 1886 . The gifts were suitably acknowledged by the recipient , and after the

transaction of some routine business the brethren sat down to an admirably . served banquet , prepared under the direction of Bro . M . Silver , whose attendance is always looked for at our Jewish Lodges . At dessert the nsual loyal toasts were honoured , but before entering on the business of the evening the Worshipful Master

expressed regret that Mr . Frederick Paton , who had engaged to undertake the direction of the musical arrangements of the evening , had the day before unfortunately broken a bloodvessel , and was unable to attend . But they had one or two volunteers , who had arranged with their worthy J . W . to sing during the evening , and he

hoped , under the circumstances , the company would extend to their friends their kind indulgence . Tho toast of the Queen and the Craft and of the Most Worshipful Grand Master was enthusiastically received ; and in giving the Grand Officers the Worahipfnl Master briefly observed that they were the right men in the right place .

They were honoured by the presence of fonr of them to-night , and he associated with the toast the name of Bros . Rev . R . J . Simpson P . G . C and J . Lewis Thomas P . G . A . D . C Bro . Rev . R . J . Simpson said with regard to the Lords Carnarvon and Lathom he need scarcely say a single word . The Grand Officers deserved all honour ,

both as men and as Masons He regarded it ns a great privilege to be called upon to return thanks for the Grand Officers . Bro . Lewis Thomas also responded , and in the course of his remarks observed that he conld not say this was the first time he had been present at the meetings of the good old Lodge of Israel . For many years he

had been tho gnest of their excellent Secretary , Bro . Hogard , and each time he came to this Lodge he felt a greater endearment towards the brethren aud their proceedings . Only last night he was present at the consecration of a new Lodge , which ceremony wa _ earned out with great splendour—the Drury Lane Lodge . The

Immediate Past Master then rose ; from the first time since leaving the chair he took the gavel in his hand , and they would all know it was for the purpose of proposing the health of their excellent Worshipful Master . They all knew the working of Bro . Henochsberg , and it would be superfluous on hia part to dilate upon hia many