Bro. The Rev. H. Price On Freemasonry.

BRO . THE REV . H . PRICE ON FREEMASONRY .

IN accordance with an earnest request from the brethren of varioua Lodges , Bro . the Rev . Herbert Price , M . A ., 253 P . P . G . Chap lain , conducted a speci : il service , at Norman ton Chnrch , on Sunday afternoon , the 12 th ultimo , when he delivered an appropriate and able address to tbe brethren . There waa a good attendance , the consregation including the following : Brothers

Alderman T . Roe , M . P ., Councillors Marsden , Bntterworth , and Hart ; Bland , Walker , T . 0 . Eastwood , A . J . Flint , Gee , AVard , Bennett , R- Slater , A . G . Taylor , A . Brown , T . Hall , Thompson , 11 . J . Smith nu » gins , Bardill , Kirby , Carr , Baxter Pike , G . Fletcher , Evans ' Varley , B . Toft , AY . N . Toft , Cowlishaw , Whitton , Dr . Wright , and others .

Tbe service was entirely conducted by the vicar , with the exception of tho reading of the lessons , the first being read by Bro . Ward , and the second by Bro . A . J . Flint . The full aurpliced choir was in attendance , and the offertories , which amounted to £ 5 13 a , are to be devoted to the fnnd for aupplying a new organ , and for the erection of a more suitable and convenient vestry .

The rev . Brother , whose address was most intently listened to commenced by emphasising the fact that a true Mason is ' ono who fears God . AVithout laying any claim to be a relig ion , the aims and principles of Freemasonry were undoubtedly religious . It never preaumed to usurp the rights and privileges of the Church , but it might claim , and truly , to be the humble servant

and handmaid of true and undefiled religion , in that it ministered to the fatherless and widows in their affliction , and although it did not cover the whole ground of their religious obligation , it did claim to assist ita membera to fulfil the Apostolic injunction whioh read : " Love aa brethren , be pitiful , be courteoua . " All the spiritual wants of the human soul might not be satisfied by Masonry ; it never

claimed so mnob , but he said , speaking as a Christian minister , and with a full sense of hia own responsibility , that there was nothing whioh of right belonged to Masonry whioh interfered in the slightest do-ree with the attainment of a perfect Christian character , there was nothing in Masonry itself which was out of harmony with the soul ' s deepest needs or highest aspirations . Whilst Masonry

excluded no God-fearing man on the ground of his religion , seeing thafc it waa not a religion itself , yet it embodied in its teachings the highest principles of the highest religion . " The Atheiat , " said the preacher , haa no place in onr community , for no man can cross our threshold withont avowing trust in God . And if by inadvertance he did enter a Lodge , he could not continue in our ranks , for all our

beliefs are totally contrary to thoae of the fool who says iu his heart " There ia no God . " Afc considerable length Bro . Price eloquently repudiated the fulminations of the Biahop of Rome , who had more than once done Freemasonry tbe gross injustice of classing it among tho aeorefc societies of the Continent whose aims were purely political and subversive of the existing order of things . Thia objection

would not , said the preacher , be worth replying to did it nofc demonstrate the slender gronnds on which the doctrine of Papal infallibility roated , seeing that in the Pope ' s references to Masonry he was ao wrong in hia facta , unjust in his suspicions , and utterly mistaken in hia judgment . Above all thinga , continued Bro . Price , we are loyal ; we are sensitive in our allegiance and devoted in our attachment to

the person and authority of our beloved Qneen . AVere it not so , would the heir to the Throne himself pat himself at the head of onr Society , and in the forefront of our assemblies ? Would he sanction , much less encourage bis son taking office amongst ns ? If there be anything in thia erring world thafc ia infallible , it is tho loyalty -md patriotism of a trne Maaon ; and , therefore , tbe converse must follow ,

if there be one thing that demonstrates fallibility in human judgment it is that charge or bull which confounds Masonry with treasonable societies . Secrecy , continued Bro . Price , waa by no means the end of Masonry . It would be much more accurate to say that the end of Masonry was social fellowship and practical benevolence . The edifice of Masonry , haa for its foundations Fraternity aud Charity

Referring to the practical benevolence of the Order , he need only mention the three noble Institutions in London , that fcr the orphan boya , that for the orphan girls , and tbe Royal Masonic Benevolent Iuatitution , to prove that Charity waa not only tanght but practised among them . He might say without irreverence that theae monuments of Charity were Masonic sacraments , for they were outward

and visible signs of Freemasonry's inward and spiritual grace . Hundreds of orphan children of departed brother- * , hundreda of indigent brothers and distressed widows , had been preserved from want , and they had their prayers and blessings continuall y going up to heaven , whilst the World smiled and the Pope frowned . Nor could it be aaid that Masonio Charity waa

exclusivel y confined to their own Institutions . He called them to witness how Masonry had , in the world ' s great calamities and distresses , stepped forth to contribute ita share towards their alleviation . In conclusion , tbe preacher reminded hia bearers that every institution in this ainful world , however notable ita intentions , was apt to Buffer from the inconsistent conduct of unworthy

members , and exhorted them to strive to exemplify in their daily conduct the noble principles by which a true Maaon was moved . Ue thanked them for their attendance at that service , which he had purposel y divested of an elaborately ceremonious character . He trusted they would receive an expression of his thanks , and believe him

when he said tbat no event during tho year in which he had had tho hononr to ait in the Master's chair of the Tyrian Lodge wonld be more indelibly printed upon his memory timn the gathering which had taken place that afternoon , and bind him in closer bonds of brotherhood with the Freemasons ot Derby .

The annual installation meeting of the Abbey Lodge was held at tbe Masonic Hall , Battle , on Thursday after" loon , tbe 10 th ult ., wliou Bro . James William Pepper was installed Worubipful Master for tbo uuduing year .

Reviews.

REVIEWS .

All Books intended for Beview should be addressed to the Editor of the "Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , N . — : o : — " Official Directory for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall Edited by Bro . WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN and THOMAS GILL . 1892 ,

Penryn : GILL AND SON , Advertiser Office . THE present issue of thia directory haa been mosfc carefully compiled by Bro . AV . J . Hughan P . G . S . D . England and Bro . Thomas Gill P . P . Aaaiatant Grand Secretary . As a book of reference for tbe Pro . vince of Cornwall it will prove moat invaluable , aa it contains all

information of interest to the membera of that Province . The present year is the twenty-first of publication , so that more than usual interest ia attached to the work . Among the chief featurea are a liat of the Officera of the Cornish Lodge , No . 23 ^ 9 , meeting in

London , information in reference to the mmprons Lodge meetings in the Province , and the United Grand Lodge , and the different Charities . The directory is of handy size and well printed , and should be in the handa of all the membera of the Province of Cornwall .

"Little Folka " for July forma the first part of a new volume , ani contains the commencement of two new aerial stories , entitled , "Little Miss Vixen , " by Evelyn Everett Green , author of "A Pair of Pickles * " and " Plucky Rex j or , The Secret of the Mine , " by F . Morell Holmes , author of "Faith's Father , " & o . There ia yet

another somewhat shorter fanciful serial , called "The Boy amoni * the Birds ; or , The TJnnatur * . ! History of Cock Robin , " by H . Atteridge . A picture in several colours , called "A Voyage of Discovery , " forms the frontispiece to the part , whioh contains a variety of attractive features for girls and boys .

The July part of Cassell's Magazine contains , nnder the title o " Pickings from the Prairie , " a paper on life in one of the new settlements in AVestern Canada , whioh should have an especial interest for those who have friends in the new country . Instalments of two serial stories are given , and the nnmber also contains two complete

stories ; a new song , with pianoforte accompaniment by Mr . Berthold Tours ; a chapter on the laying out of a new garden ; letters from Paris and London on the fashions of the month ; and a paper on the latest novelties , mechanical and literary , nnder the title of " The

Gatherer . " The frontispiece ia from a drawing by Mr . "Wal . Paget , entitled " The Parting of the Waya , " and among other itema in the number are an illustrated paper on " Our Belongings : The Boys , " a practical article on German ivory work , and a humorous page of sketches on " Our Poet , " by Mr . J . F . Sullivan .

One of the most remarkable and stirring series of atoriea whioh has ever appeared was commenced in No . 458 of " Caaaell's Saturday Journal , " which waa publiahed on the 6 th inat ., under the title of "Seoreta of the Prison-Honse , " being n ^ w stories of gaol life , by Major Arthur Griffiths , anthor of "Chronicles of Newgate , "

" Memorials of Millbank , & o . These fascinating stories will ba based on actual facts whioh have come under the author's personal notice during his extended official experience in this country and abroad . For absorbing intereat , pathos , and movement , these revelations of the prison will rival in intensity and dramatic power the most startling scenes ever depicted iu pure fiction .

New Music.

NEW MUSIC .

All Music intended for review should bo addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , N . — : o : — "The Mystic Tie . " Song . Words b y Cbaa . F . Forshaw , LL . D ., muaic by Stocks Hammond .

Bradford and Huddersfield : MESSRS . AVOOD AND MARSHALL . BKO . Chaa . F . Forshaw haa done well in supplying such excellent worda as are contained in "The Mystic Tie . " It ahould be heartily weloomed by the Mason , who , at the present time , haa not too mnnh

music that he can call his own . Bro . Forahaw ' a work deserves popularity , and with the really tuneful music supplied by Brother Stocks Hammond we have no doubt that it will become a favourite at the different meetings of the Craft .

Freemasons And The Late Fire At Cape Town.

FREEMASONS AND THE LATE FIRE AT CAPE TOWN .

THE members of the Lodge de Goede Hope , whose beautiful Temple waa destroyed in the lofce disastrous fire , are still anxiously consiaering the steps to bo taken iu the matter of providin **; another habitation . It ia probable that the outer walls of the temple will be retained , and that it will not be necessary , therefore , entirely to rebuild ifc . The fittings are , of course , entirely gone , and mnst ba

replaced aa tbe Lodg * may be able to do so . Meanwhile the insurance difficulties have been sf-t' *! 0 ' *' . Both tbe Goede Trouro and the British Lodges have kindly placed their Temples at the disposal of their distressed sister Lodge during tho re-bniidiug , and the L ^ 'l ^ o will shortly meet in one or other of these for the despatch of preesiag buaiaeaa . —Caps Arjus , 23 rd March 1892 ,