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A Masonic Dream.
full years without paying a shilling , and of having been placed by its publishers on the delinquent list ? Is that charge trne ?" The last question was spoken with awful solemnity , as if it came from a yawning tomb . I heard no more . I could not speak , for my palsied tongue refused its office . The cold sweat , as of death , stood in chilly beads , glistening in tho sepulchral gloom of that dim light
on my brow . The blood rushing to the heart gave my face an ashy paleness and my limbs refused their office . I felt myself falling , and struck out my arms wildly and groaned aloud ; then a deathly feeling seized me and I became unconscious . The next morning , when I awoke , the horrors of the previous night racked my brain , and shortly after , on reaching my office , to
which I hastened with a sorely troubled mind , I hailed Smith , my bookkeeper . " Smith , ara I owing 8 s to the Freemason ? " " No , sir , " said Smith ( I felt somewhat relieved ) , " you owe the proprietor of that paper 10 s , for you did not pay your subscription , as yon shonld have done , in advance ( my pulse began to beat quicker , and the awful words pronounced in my dream harrowed my soul ) .
" I cried out in an excited manner , Smith , why did not you remind me of that account ? I have a great mind to discharge you at once . " " I have repeatedly spoken of it , " replied Smith , " but you must have forgotten the matter , it being such a small amount . " " Is it possible , " I exclaimed , penitently . " Take 10 s without delay
to the publisher , with my most humble apology ; and I authorise you , my dear boy , to send 8 s whenever the first of January comes round to the Freemason , in advance for tho coming year . You need not ask me . You have carte blanche . I shall hold you responsible after this . "
So , Brother Editor , as tnere may be some others in the same boat , I have written out my dream , and hope you will publish it , and oblige yonrs fraternally . [ The above dream , by " HIRAM ABIT , " we clip from the Australian Freemason . We trust the story will have due effect . ]
What Do We Know Of Masonry?
WHAT DO WE KNOW OF MASONRY ?
WHAT do we know of Masonry ? is here intended as a genera ] interrogatory that may be answered by thousands . It is an acknowledged fact that the mass of the Fraternity are not as thoroughly posted in regard to the origin and history of their Order as they should be . Very many members are satisfied with the knowledge of the esoteric part of the work , and do not pretend to study
the philosophy of the forms , ceremonies and precepts . In the Lodge we have two classes of members , namely , the dull and the bri ght . Tbe dull ones are those who are rnsty in the esoteric part of the ritual , while the bright ones are those who are well posted . These last are generally the peers of any in the work and good leaders , often taking the part of umpires . The highest ambition of Masons generall y is to bo well posted in the secret work , so as to conduct tho
ceremonies well , and readily work their way into other Lodges . To my mind this is the very lowest estimate of Masonry , as it is merely knowing the working part without discovering the cause of anything The field of history involved in the degrees of Masonry is of very great breadth , and embraces some of the most interesting events of the world , sacred and profane , not a single item of which can a
Mason afford to pass by , and if all were posted in it they wonld hold their Institution in higher estimation than ever . To be a " bright Mason " by merely being able to confer the degrees well ia to be a Mason of only partial information . It would be better to be well posted in the origin and progress of the Institation , and dull in the work , than bright in the work , and dull in the history and ethics .
In Masonry there is scarcely anything that is not historic , and ' as it is traced to its foundation we can find an origin of much interest in each degree . In this search we need not confine ourselves to monitors nor encyclopaedias , for the whole realm of history is open to us . to
¦ nnd all the facts involves a large amount of searching and reading , but there are many valuable aids , prepared by men who have taken np chains of history and brought facts to light which have been , and will be , of much benefit to the Craft .
What do we know of Masonry ? is indeed an important question , flow many of our number can take np any part of our work and tell vf . 7 given P art of the cerem ° ny came from ; what part of the world s history it belongs to ; what was its original meaning , and What its implication in Masonry ? for we mnst not forget that
everyth w ln a 80 Drv ^ a donbIe meaning , as has almost everything in ne Bible . In the latter it has a historical and spiritual signification , and in Masonry a historic meaning and a Masonic application . . Masonry in its first degrees is often charged with disconntenohe . ¦ ng the Lord Jesus Christ , yet nothing conld be further from the utn
. rbe earlier degrees of Masonry embody a history and comemorate events long anterior to Christ , and could a character so iraa ° r , history be regarded as having come and acted his part in * J ? hundreds of years before his appearance ? Then the Messiah tne Redeemer was prppbecied as a being yet to come , and in the
a ™ greea the Redeemer i 3 recognized , and in that respect Ma-Wh consistenfc with itaelf and Biblical history , sho ini , ^ We know of Masonr 7 suggests the thought that there for th 8 ° Way of BT 1 PP ? in S Lodges with libraries sufficient tne purpose of generally diffusing information amon ? tho mem .
of ev , ? P 0 lnt onfc t . ^ means of getting a carefully prepared history hardTrt £ Mason , c ' in its continued connection , perhaps would be onrspl ° m 08 b of DS oan f " mal , y interesting ways to improve Pnblin V SUch knowled Be- Many of the articles in the Masonic If a DS tlje day are re P lete wit ] l snch information . Hason 1 Dtelll K Person who is not a Mason , or if any newly nm 4 e certain ' - ' * ! ° ny one of the "" J " ^ of the Craft where auy n point of the ceremonies came from , how many could answer
What Do We Know Of Masonry?
the question ? For instance , how many could give au explanation of the Ark of tho Covenant ; of tho Mercy Seat ; of the Ground Floor of the Temple ; or of tho Tabernacle , and state historic reasons for the same . How litfclo wo know generally of tho five orders in architecture , tho Tuscan , Ionic , Doric , Corinthian , and Composite , and their origin ; or of tho Winding Stairs , and a nnmber of other such things !
Now , for all of these and many moro , thero are reasons , but how few of us try to post ourselves upon them ! It is very evident that we do not know near what we should of Masonry , and that hence we shonld bo readers as well as workers . If we are unable to furnish ourselves with a complete library , we can at
least have some leading publications containing information gleaned and published for us by tbe best readers and thinkers of tho Frateruity , and thereby gain knowledge of great value to ns . I believe this is the kind of work wo most need to do , as a means of promoting our fervency ancl zeal . — W . S . Hooper , in Voice of Masonry .
High Cross Lodge , No . 754 .---The regular meeting of this Lodge was held at the Seven ^ Sisters' Hotel , Tottenham , on Wednesday , 27 th July 1881 . Bros . H . V . Clements W . M ., J . Farrer S . W ., J . Garrod J . W ., M . Tegg S . D ., J . Lewis J . D ., A . G . Fidler I . G ., G . Rowe D . C , T . Cunningham Seo . ; P . M . ' s Bros . Linzoll , Mailer , Jones , Townsend , Barbara , Dance , Stevens , Bnrford , ancl a good
muster of the members and visitors . The usual preliminaries haying been dnly observed , the first business was to ballot as a candidate for Freemasonry for Mr . C . Wyman , which proved unanimous in his favour , and he will be initiated next Lodge meeting . Tho Bye-laws were then read , after which Bro . J . Garrod was elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . David Roberts , through pressure of business ,
having resigned the Treasurcrship of the Lodge , which office he had held for many years , Bro . Dance was unanimously elected in his stead , and Bro . J . Verry re-elected Tyler . It was proposed in eulogistic terms by Bro . W . Dance , and seconded by the W . M ., that a hearty and cordial vote of thanks be recorded on tho minntes to
Bro . Roberts for the able and faithful manner in which he had discharged the duties of Treasurer of the Lodge for so many years past . The resolution was carried unanimously . Some minor business having been disposed of , the brethren adjourned for refreshment , under the able presidency of tho W . M ., and a most harmonious and agreeable evening was spent .
Messrs . Cassell , Petter and Galpin are about to issne , in Monthly Parts , " The Peoples of the World , Being a Popular Description of the Characteristics , Manners , and Customs of the Human Family , " by Robert Brown , M . A ., Ph . D ., F . L . S ., F . R . G . S ., profusely illustrated . We quote the following from their Prospectus : —When , nearly ten years ago , the publication of "The Races of Mankind " was
commonced , the large circulation which it at onco attained showed con . clnsively that a want had been met by the issue of a work , which , accurate in all its details , ancl combining the author ' s personal experiences with the result of the latest travel and exploration , was yet written in a style thoroughly interesting and lucid , ancl rendered additionally attractive by the hundreds of woodcuts with which it
was illustrated . Since that date travellers and savants have been busy in every part of the world . Tribes formerly little known are now familiar , and others whose names were bnt shadowy abstractions demand a place in any comprehensive account of the families of man . The old science of Ethnology haa been gradually giving place to the newer one of Anthropology , which occupies itself less with the
more instructive facts which a study of the customs , legends , mysteries , and mental processes of the race affords . Folk-lore , which until recently was considered as little loftier in its aim than the raking together of nursery tales , has now assumed its proper place as one of the most useful of all the handmaids of science , and is daily bringing to light the strangest and most interesting data affecting
the origin , religious promptings , and the wanderings of early man . Under these circumstances tho publishers have determined , with the co-operation of the author , to produce an Edition of their very popular work , " The Races of Mankind , " so entirely re-cast and greatly enlarged as to be actually a new hook . Every page will be minutely revised , so as to bring the descriptions abreast of the latest standpoint of knowledge .
The Grand Lodge of the Province of Middlesex -will be held this day ( Saturday ) , at the Railway Hotel , Felthani . The Prov . G . Lodge will be opened at Three o ' clock .
Wc beg to remind our readers that the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hants and Isle of Wight will be held at the Lecture Hall of the Soldiers' Institute , Grand Parade . Portsmouth , on Tuesday next , the 9 th inst ., under the presidency of R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach Prov . Grand Master .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge of Essex will take place at the Public Hall , Sonthend-on-Sea , on Tuesday , tbe 9 th instant . It is expected that Lord Tenterden , K . C . B ., Provincial Grand Master , will preside . A banquet will follow , at the Terminus Hotel , punctually at 4 p . m .
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A Masonic Dream.
full years without paying a shilling , and of having been placed by its publishers on the delinquent list ? Is that charge trne ?" The last question was spoken with awful solemnity , as if it came from a yawning tomb . I heard no more . I could not speak , for my palsied tongue refused its office . The cold sweat , as of death , stood in chilly beads , glistening in tho sepulchral gloom of that dim light
on my brow . The blood rushing to the heart gave my face an ashy paleness and my limbs refused their office . I felt myself falling , and struck out my arms wildly and groaned aloud ; then a deathly feeling seized me and I became unconscious . The next morning , when I awoke , the horrors of the previous night racked my brain , and shortly after , on reaching my office , to
which I hastened with a sorely troubled mind , I hailed Smith , my bookkeeper . " Smith , ara I owing 8 s to the Freemason ? " " No , sir , " said Smith ( I felt somewhat relieved ) , " you owe the proprietor of that paper 10 s , for you did not pay your subscription , as yon shonld have done , in advance ( my pulse began to beat quicker , and the awful words pronounced in my dream harrowed my soul ) .
" I cried out in an excited manner , Smith , why did not you remind me of that account ? I have a great mind to discharge you at once . " " I have repeatedly spoken of it , " replied Smith , " but you must have forgotten the matter , it being such a small amount . " " Is it possible , " I exclaimed , penitently . " Take 10 s without delay
to the publisher , with my most humble apology ; and I authorise you , my dear boy , to send 8 s whenever the first of January comes round to the Freemason , in advance for tho coming year . You need not ask me . You have carte blanche . I shall hold you responsible after this . "
So , Brother Editor , as tnere may be some others in the same boat , I have written out my dream , and hope you will publish it , and oblige yonrs fraternally . [ The above dream , by " HIRAM ABIT , " we clip from the Australian Freemason . We trust the story will have due effect . ]
What Do We Know Of Masonry?
WHAT DO WE KNOW OF MASONRY ?
WHAT do we know of Masonry ? is here intended as a genera ] interrogatory that may be answered by thousands . It is an acknowledged fact that the mass of the Fraternity are not as thoroughly posted in regard to the origin and history of their Order as they should be . Very many members are satisfied with the knowledge of the esoteric part of the work , and do not pretend to study
the philosophy of the forms , ceremonies and precepts . In the Lodge we have two classes of members , namely , the dull and the bri ght . Tbe dull ones are those who are rnsty in the esoteric part of the ritual , while the bright ones are those who are well posted . These last are generally the peers of any in the work and good leaders , often taking the part of umpires . The highest ambition of Masons generall y is to bo well posted in the secret work , so as to conduct tho
ceremonies well , and readily work their way into other Lodges . To my mind this is the very lowest estimate of Masonry , as it is merely knowing the working part without discovering the cause of anything The field of history involved in the degrees of Masonry is of very great breadth , and embraces some of the most interesting events of the world , sacred and profane , not a single item of which can a
Mason afford to pass by , and if all were posted in it they wonld hold their Institution in higher estimation than ever . To be a " bright Mason " by merely being able to confer the degrees well ia to be a Mason of only partial information . It would be better to be well posted in the origin and progress of the Institation , and dull in the work , than bright in the work , and dull in the history and ethics .
In Masonry there is scarcely anything that is not historic , and ' as it is traced to its foundation we can find an origin of much interest in each degree . In this search we need not confine ourselves to monitors nor encyclopaedias , for the whole realm of history is open to us . to
¦ nnd all the facts involves a large amount of searching and reading , but there are many valuable aids , prepared by men who have taken np chains of history and brought facts to light which have been , and will be , of much benefit to the Craft .
What do we know of Masonry ? is indeed an important question , flow many of our number can take np any part of our work and tell vf . 7 given P art of the cerem ° ny came from ; what part of the world s history it belongs to ; what was its original meaning , and What its implication in Masonry ? for we mnst not forget that
everyth w ln a 80 Drv ^ a donbIe meaning , as has almost everything in ne Bible . In the latter it has a historical and spiritual signification , and in Masonry a historic meaning and a Masonic application . . Masonry in its first degrees is often charged with disconntenohe . ¦ ng the Lord Jesus Christ , yet nothing conld be further from the utn
. rbe earlier degrees of Masonry embody a history and comemorate events long anterior to Christ , and could a character so iraa ° r , history be regarded as having come and acted his part in * J ? hundreds of years before his appearance ? Then the Messiah tne Redeemer was prppbecied as a being yet to come , and in the
a ™ greea the Redeemer i 3 recognized , and in that respect Ma-Wh consistenfc with itaelf and Biblical history , sho ini , ^ We know of Masonr 7 suggests the thought that there for th 8 ° Way of BT 1 PP ? in S Lodges with libraries sufficient tne purpose of generally diffusing information amon ? tho mem .
of ev , ? P 0 lnt onfc t . ^ means of getting a carefully prepared history hardTrt £ Mason , c ' in its continued connection , perhaps would be onrspl ° m 08 b of DS oan f " mal , y interesting ways to improve Pnblin V SUch knowled Be- Many of the articles in the Masonic If a DS tlje day are re P lete wit ] l snch information . Hason 1 Dtelll K Person who is not a Mason , or if any newly nm 4 e certain ' - ' * ! ° ny one of the "" J " ^ of the Craft where auy n point of the ceremonies came from , how many could answer
What Do We Know Of Masonry?
the question ? For instance , how many could give au explanation of the Ark of tho Covenant ; of tho Mercy Seat ; of the Ground Floor of the Temple ; or of tho Tabernacle , and state historic reasons for the same . How litfclo wo know generally of tho five orders in architecture , tho Tuscan , Ionic , Doric , Corinthian , and Composite , and their origin ; or of tho Winding Stairs , and a nnmber of other such things !
Now , for all of these and many moro , thero are reasons , but how few of us try to post ourselves upon them ! It is very evident that we do not know near what we should of Masonry , and that hence we shonld bo readers as well as workers . If we are unable to furnish ourselves with a complete library , we can at
least have some leading publications containing information gleaned and published for us by tbe best readers and thinkers of tho Frateruity , and thereby gain knowledge of great value to ns . I believe this is the kind of work wo most need to do , as a means of promoting our fervency ancl zeal . — W . S . Hooper , in Voice of Masonry .
High Cross Lodge , No . 754 .---The regular meeting of this Lodge was held at the Seven ^ Sisters' Hotel , Tottenham , on Wednesday , 27 th July 1881 . Bros . H . V . Clements W . M ., J . Farrer S . W ., J . Garrod J . W ., M . Tegg S . D ., J . Lewis J . D ., A . G . Fidler I . G ., G . Rowe D . C , T . Cunningham Seo . ; P . M . ' s Bros . Linzoll , Mailer , Jones , Townsend , Barbara , Dance , Stevens , Bnrford , ancl a good
muster of the members and visitors . The usual preliminaries haying been dnly observed , the first business was to ballot as a candidate for Freemasonry for Mr . C . Wyman , which proved unanimous in his favour , and he will be initiated next Lodge meeting . Tho Bye-laws were then read , after which Bro . J . Garrod was elected W . M . for the ensuing year . Bro . David Roberts , through pressure of business ,
having resigned the Treasurcrship of the Lodge , which office he had held for many years , Bro . Dance was unanimously elected in his stead , and Bro . J . Verry re-elected Tyler . It was proposed in eulogistic terms by Bro . W . Dance , and seconded by the W . M ., that a hearty and cordial vote of thanks be recorded on tho minntes to
Bro . Roberts for the able and faithful manner in which he had discharged the duties of Treasurer of the Lodge for so many years past . The resolution was carried unanimously . Some minor business having been disposed of , the brethren adjourned for refreshment , under the able presidency of tho W . M ., and a most harmonious and agreeable evening was spent .
Messrs . Cassell , Petter and Galpin are about to issne , in Monthly Parts , " The Peoples of the World , Being a Popular Description of the Characteristics , Manners , and Customs of the Human Family , " by Robert Brown , M . A ., Ph . D ., F . L . S ., F . R . G . S ., profusely illustrated . We quote the following from their Prospectus : —When , nearly ten years ago , the publication of "The Races of Mankind " was
commonced , the large circulation which it at onco attained showed con . clnsively that a want had been met by the issue of a work , which , accurate in all its details , ancl combining the author ' s personal experiences with the result of the latest travel and exploration , was yet written in a style thoroughly interesting and lucid , ancl rendered additionally attractive by the hundreds of woodcuts with which it
was illustrated . Since that date travellers and savants have been busy in every part of the world . Tribes formerly little known are now familiar , and others whose names were bnt shadowy abstractions demand a place in any comprehensive account of the families of man . The old science of Ethnology haa been gradually giving place to the newer one of Anthropology , which occupies itself less with the
more instructive facts which a study of the customs , legends , mysteries , and mental processes of the race affords . Folk-lore , which until recently was considered as little loftier in its aim than the raking together of nursery tales , has now assumed its proper place as one of the most useful of all the handmaids of science , and is daily bringing to light the strangest and most interesting data affecting
the origin , religious promptings , and the wanderings of early man . Under these circumstances tho publishers have determined , with the co-operation of the author , to produce an Edition of their very popular work , " The Races of Mankind , " so entirely re-cast and greatly enlarged as to be actually a new hook . Every page will be minutely revised , so as to bring the descriptions abreast of the latest standpoint of knowledge .
The Grand Lodge of the Province of Middlesex -will be held this day ( Saturday ) , at the Railway Hotel , Felthani . The Prov . G . Lodge will be opened at Three o ' clock .
Wc beg to remind our readers that the annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hants and Isle of Wight will be held at the Lecture Hall of the Soldiers' Institute , Grand Parade . Portsmouth , on Tuesday next , the 9 th inst ., under the presidency of R . W . Bro . W . W . B . Beach Prov . Grand Master .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lod ge of Essex will take place at the Public Hall , Sonthend-on-Sea , on Tuesday , tbe 9 th instant . It is expected that Lord Tenterden , K . C . B ., Provincial Grand Master , will preside . A banquet will follow , at the Terminus Hotel , punctually at 4 p . m .