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of my Executors hereafter mentioned . Item . I leave ono half of my tenement in Burton , now in tho possession of MY SON IN LAW SAMUKLL LIOHTKOOT , with half tho housing thereunto belonging TO MY WITE ALSK [ OR ALICE ] ELLAMS after my decease , so long as she liveth , if the lease so long last .

Item , All tho rest of my honsohold goods , husbandry ware , c . ittle , & e I leave to MY DAUGHTER ELIZABETH INCE , and MY DAUT . IITKR ANN ELLAMS , and MY DAUGHTER ALSE ELLAMS after my decease , to be equally divided amongst them , paying my fnnoral expenses ,

debts & o , only I leave to MY DAUGHTER ANN ELLAMS , ono colt that is 2 years old , and also one other colt that is 2 yoars old , I leavo to MY DAUGHTER ALSE ELLAMS . Leaving MY WIFE ALSE ELLAMS . and MY DAUGHTER ANN ELLAMS my sole Execntors , revoking all other wills by mo made .

( Signed ) JOHN ELLAMS , his mark [ in a very shaky hand ] Witnesses . John Cawley , Robert Moulsdale . PROVED , 27 . July . 1689 .

A True and perfect Inventory of JOHN ELLAMS of Burton late deed , both of goods and cattle made the 6 th day of July , 1689 . by Thomas Braen , Richard Ince , and Robert Moulsdale . Total 1651 i 02 s . 08 d .

We will simply add that Bro . Rylands has ' stated his case lucidly , and that , as far as we can judge , his facts justify the position he has taken up .

The World's Temple.

THE WORLD'S TEMPLE .

PROM THE KEYSTONE .

ARISTIDES styled the edifice at Eleusis , Greece , where the Eleusinian Mysteries wero celebrated , " the common Temple of the whole world . " This Temple , like that of King Solomon at Jerusalem , has long since been destroyed , so that not one stone remains upon another , but it has had its place supplied by a worthy successor , that completely fulfils the purpose of its beiDg . Freemasonry now furnishes " the common Temple of tho whole world , "

a Temple open to all " good men and true , " of every religion that acknowledges the one ever living God , of every shade of political belief , of every nation under heaven Nowhere , except " upon the square , " can the whole world , or representatives therefrom , meet ¦ without heartburnings , without bickerings , without jealousies . Freemasonry is " a centre of union ; " it has in its Temple tho loadstone of truth , and attracts to it the lovers of truth , no matter what may

be their sectarian creed , or political shibboleth , or social rank . The President meets on tbe level with the private citizen , the King with the subject , the Bishop with tho layman , and the Christian with tho Jew . The home of the Freemason is wherevor there is a Lodge of Freemasons , and where , in the civilized world , is there not ono ? Even in time of war , and in the midst of moving armies , we find travelling Lodges . Everywhere the Lodge follows Masons , every . where there is a Masonio homo for the members of the universal

Craft . The world does not value , as it should , this binding effect of Freemasonry . Kingdoms and republics have not been able to long include a single people , speaking one language , under one govern , mentj nor have different governments been able to live at peace with each other ; but Freemasonry unitos all peoples , and all

languages , and war is a thing unknown in Masonry . The only places where the millennium is now exemplified is in the Lodges of Freemasons . If Anti-Masons -would take knowledge of us that we have been diligent students of tho holy mysteries of the Grand Architeot of the "Universe , and learned of Him , they would lose their venom , and instead of vainly persecuting ns as peacebreakers , they

would respect and love us as peacemakei-s . When the scales drop from the eyes of anti-Masons ( for they are very scal y fellows ) , they will first see Freemasons as trees walking , and then as good Samaritans , and finally they will petition us to receive them into onr fraternal fold . After we have seen them do works meet for repentance , we may report upon their applications favourably .

In no single particular is the power of Freemasonry more wonderfully displayed than in its language . The languages and dialects now spoken in the world are numbered by thousands . True , they have been developed from a few , if not from a single source , but they are now distressingly diversified . Not so with tho language of Freemasonry—it is an universal language . The Englishman ,

Frenchman , Italian , and Arab , the Swede , Russian , Spaniard and Turk , provided they ave Freemasons , all can understand each other . Neither appeals in the presence of the other in vain . French to tho Turk is gibberish , Russian to the Arab is verbal insanity , but let a Freemason of any nationality speak Masonically in the presence of another Freemason , and he is instantly understood .

Does any one ask , why it is that there is this wonderful unity in tho Craft ; that while mountains , oceans , and even rivers , separate nations , nothing can separate Freemasons from each other ? The answer is contained in the one word , Love . Freomasons love each other . They are a fraternity , and the only genuine fraternity in the world

It has been badly copied , but never reproduced . There is but one Freemasonry , and every other secret society , of kindred purpose , is but a poor imitation . What is to be tho outcome of the unity of FreemasonryjP Who can tell ? We discern a magnificent possibility . We peer into tho ages

The World's Temple.

beyond , and soo an united people , war abolished , sectional strife a curiosity of antiquity , and men everywhere clasping hands in fraternal grip , opening their hearts in fraternal sympathy , and practising deeds of fraternal affection . We see no fratricidal con . flicts , no irreligious persecutions , oven no hard or harsh words spoken in envy or anger . And why ? Becanso everywhere

there is "tho common Temple of tho whole world , " and the whole world going up thereto ! This may be a phantasy , bnt it is a lovely one . It inspires hope of humanity ; it betokens the triumph of civilization , humanity and tho gospol of love : it promises the realization of millennial bliss . If it come to

pass , tho world will not havo been created in vain , tho divine will have prevailed over tho animal in man . Wo believe , with Blilton , that Truth came into tho world perfect ; and although her lovely form has been hewn into a thousand pieces , and scattered to the winds , that tho friends of Truth will again restore it to its pristino

beauty . FREEMASONS ARE THE FRIENDS OF TRUTH . They speak the truth in love , and to thorn , if to any , is committed the trust of restoring unity among the nations of tho earth .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

All Letters must bear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot , undertake to return rejected communications .

OCCASIONAL PAPERS . To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Allow me , as one who may claim to

havo taken some interest in tho reading in Lodges of Instruction of these Occasional Papers , to express my satisfaction at the result that has followed the discussion of the question in your colnmns . Still I had hoped that more would havo been done by this time , and

that what a little while ago was an innovation would now have become a pretty regular custom . No doubt the preparation of the Papers must occupy some time , but as to reading them , only a small amount of moral courage is necessary , and once the feeling of diffi . dence has been overcome , tho task is simple euough . As to subjects there is no end to the choice that may bo made . For instance , tho

events that occurred during the Grand Mastership of the Dnko of Cumberland , or George Prince of Wales , would alone furnish matter for half a dozen papers . Some papers might be of a biographieal character , others statistical . Those who are fond of generalising will find scope in treating

of the pnnciplos of Freemasonry , whilo no great time would be oc cupied , with Findel's excellent history at hand , in sketching the rise and progress of the Craft in some foreign States . Iu short , tho FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE might fill its pages with nothing else than Occasional Papers for tho next half dozen years , and still have a wealth of mattor to fall back upon for future use . Tours faithfully , T . E . I .

VOTING IN GRAND LODGE .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As you invite tho opinions of your readers on the subject of " Voting in Grand Lodge , " allow me to make the following suggestion . The question I know is a difficult one , and I do not see how it would be possible to adopt the

parliamentary system of voting unless Freemasons' Hall were almost entirely reconstructed . Moreover , as you sng < j ; ost , tho voting in vogue among Masons is that of the ballot , it being rightly thonght desirable that brethren should remain in ignorance of the side which each supports . But if the principle of tho ballot is to be observed in

Grand Lodge , as in our private Lodges , what necessity is there for any disturbance of the brethren in the former ? Let the tellers hand round ballot boxes with tho necessary snpply of black and white beans , care being taken to indicate clearly that into one side of the box marked " For tho motion , " " Yes , " or in some other way , must

be put white beans only , while into the other side , marked "Against tho Motion , " or " No , " must be cast the black . Or , simpler still it would be if beans of only ono colour were used , there being written over the slits in tho ballet boxes "For , " orer the one , and " Against " over the othor . Some snch plan as this would determino the results accurately without causing any confusion or disturbance . Fraternally yours , London , 28 th December 1881 . OLD STAGER .

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