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again , is a very great error , ancl shows want of self-respect ; respect for the W . M . and tho Lodge generally , ancl still greater want of respect for him who has been declared a fit ancl proper person to be introduced into a Lodge . I venture to suggest a few questions which shonld bo put to every ono desirous of entering our ranks . Do yon understand what Freemasonry is ? This should be explained sufficiently to

convince tho candidate thafc Freemasonry ia something more than mere words , something more than a hollow sound withont a meaning . Are you of independent means j that is , have yon not only sufficient to pay your entrance fco and annual subscription , but can you spare something towards helping those brethren who have been , or aro less fortunate than yourself ? Granted that you have the means , havo yon tho inclination to give in the cause of Charity ? I venture to

think that theso questions satisfactorily answered , together with a knowledge of the candidates , wonld go far to exclncto those for whom Freemasonry was never intended , ancl admit thoso only who are fairly educated , and have means ; mon whoso heart is in tho right place , and will be not only a credit to themselves , but to tha Craft in general . Yours fraternally , AUQUS'tlN .

THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As an indoor occupation on Monday last , the weather depriving mo , as it did many others , of the pleasure of outdoor exercise , I tested the positions occupied by the respective candidates for the House and Andit Committees in the last published

list of Subscribers , in order to see what each candidate had done for the particular Institution of which he solicited the suffrages of the General Committee in support of his election . I tako their names in the order published in your issue of Saturday last . For the Honse Committee there were 16 , and for the Audit Committee 11 candidates . For the House Committee : —

Pnllo , ! Tin * Vntpq IIas served rolled ma votos Stewardships 1 Bro . Long 125 3 1 2 „ Letchworth 123 13 2 3 „ Rucker 118 39 4 4 „ Nunn 117 17 3

5 „ Peters 115 3 2 6 „ Smith 111 19 5 7 „ Mather 107 19 5 8 „ White 103 15 3 9 „ Hopo 95 3 1

10 „ Dubois 91 7 3 11 „ Tattershall 91 3 1 12 „ Richardson 84 3 1 13 „ Hammerton 78 10 1 14 „ Cox 76 39 5 15 „ Mason 18 17 4 16 „ Wheeler 18 15 1

For the Audit Committee : — 1 Bro . Dicketts 137 11 3 2 „ Levander 127 12 3 3 „ Webster 122 15 3 4 „ Roebuck 119 3 1 5 „ Chancellor 116 15 3 6 „ Bailey 112 4 1

7 „ Kingston 106 4 1 8 „ Yenn 91 7 2 9 „ Cutbush 49 3 1 10 „ Berridge 31 7 2 11 „ Levy 27 3 2 Of the foregoing , Bros . Rucker and Cox are Vice-Patrons ; Bros

Letchworth , Peters , Smith , Mather , Webster , Chancellor and Wheeler aro Vice-Presidents , the address of the latter being pub . lished as " unknown ; " and Bros . Smith and White have been subscribers for ten consecutive years and upwards . The remainder are Life Governors .

Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , INVESTIGATOR . 4 th June 1879 .

To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEMI SIR AND BROTHER , —Your correspondent "H . " would lead your readers to believe that the cost of maintaining ancl educating 195 girls in our Masonic School amounted last year to £ 78 10 s per head ; but his last letter proves nothing but his want of candour , or incompetency to deal with a very plain statement of account .

He acknowledges having extracted his figures from the accounts last published , and which I havo before me at this moment—the accuracy of which are certified by five well-known true and trnsfcy brethren . From this it appears that the total amount of cash to be accounted for is £ 20 , 202 17 s Id , ancl from this amount " H . " has deducted only the £ 4 , 000 loan repaid , and £ 885 9 s balance in hand , leaving it to be inferred that tho remaining £ 15 , 317 8 s Id is the

expenditure for the year , whereas the first four items of the account , viz . "Now Buildings , " "Furniture for ditto , " " Purchase of Laud , " "Laying out Grounds , " amount to £ 6 , 675 18 s Gd . The absurdity of treating this as an annual expense wonld , I think , be manifest to the girls themselves , or at least , to those of them whohave attained to the use of decimals . The auditors' report shows " ordinary expenditure" £ 7 , 085 6 s lid , or £ 36 6 s 8 d per head . To this I would add the ccsfc of insurance £ 17 17 s 6 d , which wonld augment

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the expenditure by nearly 2 s per head , but after a carefnl examination I cannot discern anything in the statement of acconnt which justifies " H . ' s " assertion or insinuation that £ 78 10 s per annnm has been expended npon each girl . I am , Dear Sir , yours faithfully , A . E . G .

Antient And Primitive Rite Of Masonry.

ANTIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE OF MASONRY .

( MEMPHIS AND MIZRAIM . ) Bulls Head Chambers , Market Place , Manchester , 31 st May 1879 . ILLUSTRIOUS BRETHREN , — As considerable delay has taken place in the arrangements of tho Order , it may be necessary to explain it as arising from the illness of the Treasurer General ( III . Bro . Leather ,

33 ° ) , and two Principal Officers of the Rito . Tho Order has to lament the death , on the 8 th January last , of the worthy and Illustrious Bro . Captain Charles Scott , R . N ., J . P ., of Strathroy , 33 ° , Supremo Grand Inspector General , also on the day following , Illustrious Bro . Herbert Irwin , of Bristol , 32 ° . Due to those , and other untoward events , the Order has not added

very considerably to its members , but has been proceeding slowly in its organization . With tho dues which the Sovereign Sanctuary have obtained , it has printed 4 volumes of its own , and paid the costs of certificates and similar items , hence the Illustrious brethren will see that in the hands of our Treasurer General , tho Order ' s Funds have been carefully used . Theso printed books are : —1 , Constitutions , — 2 , Public Ceremonials , —3 , History ( 5 s 6 d ) , —4 , Ititnal of Senate ,

( part 2 ) 5 s . Also Chapter , Senate , Council and Mystic Temple Bye-Laws ( 6 d each ) . Translations hare been made of several of the works of the Illustrious Bro . Jacques Et . Marconi ' s , 33-96 ° , lato Grand Master of the Order ; the most pressing needs of tho Bite are the printing of the remaining rituals in 6 to 8 books , which will be proceeded with as the Sovereign Sanctuary is in possession of funds from tho reception of candidates and other sources . The Library has also acquired several most valuable additions .

The S . G . M . and Sov . havo sanctioned the conferment of the corresponding grades of the Eite of Mizraim upon our brothers , and the ritual will form a separate hook . Tho Mystic Temple , 32 ° , of Canada , has elected as Sovereign Grand Master , Illustrious Bro . Georgo Canning Longley , 33 ° , with whom

we aro in fraternal relations . The opposition which was at ono timo offered to onr Eito by similar Associations , has been withdrawn by all tho leading magnates of such opposing Masonic bodies , and notably by Bro . General Albert Pike , who may be considered the leading authority of all the Supremo Councils of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite .

Fraternally yours , Btinv BOWMAN LAIHIEV , 33-95 ° , Grand Chancellor General , Sublime Dai and Grand Miistor of Light for the Province of Lancashire .

The Late Bro. Chas. H. Pulham W.M. Of Una Lodge No. 773, New York.

THE LATE BRO . CHAS . H . PULHAM W . M . OF UNA LODGE No . 773 , NEW YORK .

THE soul of this worthy and highly esteemed brother quitted its earthly tenement for tho Grand Lodge above on Tuesday , the 13 th nit . The event has cast a gloom ancl a very saddening influence over our American brethren , as well as many friends at Warrington and Frome , by all of whom the deceased was regarded with affection . His upright walk in life , dignified courtesy , and gentlemanly bearing , combined to render him also a general favourite . Bro . Pulham was

originally educated , by his father , for tho Church ; but this idea being abandoned , he adopted the profession of a teacher , and was for some years with a brother well known to onr readers , Bro . John Bowes , of Warrington . After leaving Warrington , he accepted a Mastership at Storeham College , Sussex . In 1870 , Bro . Pulham emigrated to America , and embarked in the profession of journalism ,

first in connection with the New York Express , and afterwards with the Times , of which paper ho was the city editor for nearly seven years , and till his death . In 1877 , our brother was elected President , of the Press Club , a position both of honour and responsibility . The Neiv York Times thus refers to the deceased : — " As a journalist he was distinguished by a keen appreciation of news , untiring energy ,

and marked executive ability . In his personal relations Mr . Pulham . illustrated the best traits of the old English stock from whioh he sprang . Honourable , manly , and genial , ho made friends readily , and retained them tenaciously . His tastes ran in natural history studies , but his duties left him little time to pursue them . " His Masonic career is ono which specially concerns us . After filling

various offices in the Una Lodge , he was , in December last , unanimously elected its Worshipful Master , and in that position fully maintained its popularity . In tho Lodge he earnestly exhorted his brethren ever to remember that Freemasonry is a beautiful system of morality , veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols , and thafc the most apparently trivial incidents in the ceremonies had their

deep and hidden meanings . Masonry , he was wont to say , is nofc a mere matter of secret ceremonies , it is something far higher and holier than these . A man may have attained to the highest honours the Craft can bestow , and be perfectly up in all its lore ancl working , and yet be as far from being a Freemason as ho was before his

initiation . The rites and ceremonies of Freemasonry are essential to its existence—they form the outworks whereby its treasures are , as they ought to be , guarded fi > m tho unworthy , ancl therefore cannot , under any circumstances be dispensed with ; but Masonry exists in the heart , and is comn < sed of brotherly love , relief and