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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
" Desecration Or Sacrilege ?"
" DESECRATION or SACRILEGE ?
To the Editor of the FREEMASOM ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have only just read your Leader on "Desecration or Sacrilege ? " Its contents fill me with amazement and horror . That any true Mason should bo guilty of such an offence is too shocking to contemplate . To desecrate the Memorial St ^ ne of
a Building dedicated to the Great Architect of the Universe is a sin against the Deity Himself . And whoever the perpetrator may bo he is bound as an honourable and true man to reveal himself , and state the reasons for his conduct . It is due to the honour of the Craft that the offender ' s name be made known . To attempt to hide
it is a mean , cowardly , and despicable action , and deserving of tbe utmost censure . Indeed the mutter cannot , and shall not , he allowed to rest . It cannot be tolerated for one moment that a grave offence of this kind should be condoned . Had Bro . Stevens committed any
act unworthy of a Mason , had he ever been expelled the Cralt , it would be no excuse for such a scandalous act of Vandalism , for no fault of an individual could possibly palliate orju-til'y the desecration of a building dedicated , as yon justly observe , to the most solemn and sacred purpose .
It becomes , therefore , tho duty of all true and honourable Masons to have this matter sifted to the very bottom , and with that object I would suggest that a Humble Petition be signed and presented to the Most Worshipful tbe Grand Master of England praying for an
inquiry . Tours faithfully and fraternally CHAPLAIN .
Surrey Masonic Hall Memorial Stone.
SURREY MASONIC HALL MEMORIAL STONE .
" DESECRATION or SACRILEGE ?" To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have had an intimate acquaintance during life with the brother whose name has been made so prominent in the pages of yonr Journal in relation to the defacement of the Memorial Stone at the Masonic Hall at Camberwell . Ttiar , ho is not
perfect in every respect must be admitted . We have anihoiity , quoted in our own Masonic Ritual , that " perfection belongeth not to man , but only to God . " As one of your correspondents says , many have had to differ from him on some points of proceeding ; and probably to no one could the precept " pasduzele" more peitinently
apply . For all that , I have nevt r known him to turn aside from hia Masonic obligations , nor to do aught which could injuiioiisl y affect his Masonic character . Therefore it is that I desire to be heard on his behalf , not so much for hia own personal interests in tho matter , as for the far more important interest of Freemasonry in general affected
by the perpetration of " a flagrant act—the only one in fact "—of spoliation , by unjustifiable defacement of a truthful record . By the last letter which you have inserter ! on this subject it is suggested that , "iu justice to himself he shonld give an explanation of these unwarrantable proceedings . " From what I know of the
affair he is qaite as much at a loss to account for what has been done as any of your correspondents are . Possibly , as you express in your leader , it is " tho act of some Goth prompted no doubt b y private pique ; " it certainly cannot be that of any reasonable man oxbody of men . And as for anything he can have done antecedent to
the laying of the stone or subsequent thereto , it does not require much consideration to decide that the erasure of his name from the Stone is alike improper and outrageous . lb would be so in respect of any man , aud bnt that he is the personally "aggrieved and
insulted party , he would have been one of the first , if not the very first , to have resented " this scandal on the Craft" for the sake of the Craft itself , and have never wearied until restitution had been effected .
It is not altogether fortunate for our brother that his name shonld be so mixed up in this affair , but I cannot see how he conld have avoided it , or that the actions of others can be permitted to militate against him . He has in his time befriended many Masons , and it would not be unreasonable in him to hope and expect friendly
Masonic support under present circumstances . At any rate , he has a right to know why such au insult has bean put upon him , and the perpetrators of the act should be called upon to declare themselves , and if they can justify this almost incredible outrage upon civilised
society , and upon all tbe principles of our honourable Order . That you and your readers may be assured that I have that intimate acquaintance with the pai ty aggrieved which I refer to at the commencement of this letter , I beg to snb-cribe myself ,
Dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternall y , JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . Clapham , 5 th July 1886 .
An Irish Masonic Riddle.
AN IRISH MASONIC RIDDLE .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I happened to see this morning , at the Boston Masonic Temple , au Irish Masonic publication , viz . ^ , " Irish Freemasons'Calendar and Directory for the year A . D . 1886 . " The
An Irish Masonic Riddle.
first fourteen leaves therein are not numbered . Flieso pages consist of a Calendar , giving the time of snnrNn and set , with the native of the Saints days , &•' ., of each day iu the year . A ft or whioh como . a list of the minot of the Grind Patron , an I the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , & c . The numbering of the pages then begins :
the first page thus numbered is 89 , and the last page is numbered ISO . Thinking that No . 89 might be a continuation of the last year ' s Calendar , I looked at the previous Calendar , and the previous , and the previous ; in all I consulted six Calendars , and I found in each
and in all that the numbering of pages began with 89 . Now , if this is not a puzzle , I want to know what a puzzle is . Surel y No . 89 hag no Masonic signifievnee . Why then does tho numbering of the Irish Masonic Calendar begin with 89 ?
Fraternally yours , JACOB NORTON . Boston , U . S ., 15 th June 1 SS 6 .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Grand . — " Famine , " an Irish diama in a prologue and four acts , has been given at this theatre during the last two we-ks ; Mr Hubert O'Grady is the author , and Monday week was the first tim . the p i . co had been produced in London . Mr . O'Grady assumes in his prologue that there waa a f imine iu Ireland in tho year 1805 , and
a certai i overseer of relief working to avenge a " no rent " movement practised on his father , refuses relief to a leader—Vincent O'Connor —of the movement , which drives the latter to steal a loaf of bread ; Sackville prosecutes the man for this offence ; O'Connor ' s separation with his children gives ns a tableaux which has very little to do with
the play , which really commences some fifteen years later . lhi opens with Sackville—who is about to marry a lidy of title—being denounced by a I vi : ' ¦ < ter e . l the 1 t'i O'Connor , as having betrayed her . To get rid of this obstacle , Sackville manages to inveigle the girl into a lunatic asylum , through the instigation of a rascally
doctor . But Sackville has marie an enemy of one S idler , who spurs on tho brother of Nelly O'Connor to tnur h-r him . This the brother determines to do , and steals into Sackville ' s g irden , where ho relents , and instead of committing murder demands his sister ' s release . His pistol goes off , but does no harm ; however , a second shot , fired by
Sadler , kills Sackville . O'Cenuor is arrested and sentenced to death , bnt is rescned in Phoenix Park from a police van . How justice is done to those whom the author deems deserving of it ia shown in the la-t act . The drama is weak , but enlivened by sensational business which cannot boast of originality . Mr . O'Grady , as Sadler , is full of
poor jokes ; however , he sometimes manages to evoke laughter out of them . Mr . W . II . Ilallatt gives a manly interpretation of tho young soldier O'Connor ; but the put would be better if not quite so "heavy . " Mr . Marcus J . Hydes was fair as Sir Richard Raymond , while Mr . Harry F . McClelland , as Sackville , well earned the groans
of the gallery , which were freely be . stou * od on hnn . Mrs . Hubert O'Grady hardly created much sympathy in her part as Nelly O'Connor , being unsnited to it . The subsidiary parts were fairly sustained by Miss Nellie Lawrence as Lady Alice , and Mr . Frank Stephenson as Dv . Kilnion . ; but of the other , tho least said the
better . "The Famine will not , we fear , receive much support from London audiences , but p « rhapa Mr . O'Grady ha . something better in his " Eviction , " " Emigration , or ' ¦ Gomaiock . " On the 12 th in . tant , Mr . J . 1-. Toole will take possession of the boards hero for a fortnight , and will appear in a few of his favourite pieces .
Haymarket . —The hundreth performance of " Jim the Penman " is fa-t approaching , and yet this piece is still drawing good houses . Should Messrs . Russell and Bashford care to run Sir Charles Young ' s play throughout the summer we think they will be amply rewarded . An important change has lately had to be made
in the cast ; Mr . Maurice Barry more has gone to America , and bis part is now undertaken by Mr . J . H . Barnes . This gentleman ' s oirni . 'st and vigorous stylo is seen to the utmost advantage as Louis r'ercival , and no fitter substitute could well have been found . Tbo other parts are assigned as before , in fact nothing better could be desired .
Toole ' s . —Messrs . H . P . Stephens and W . Yardloy having undertaken the management of this theatre during Mr . Toole ' s absence , Opened on Sa tux-day last with a nhort drama and burlesque . Both pieces had been presented at a , matin .: ; before , but to tho general public they were not known . ' •Hand and Heart , " a dramatic incident
in one act , in from tho p . n of Messrs Yard ley aud Stephens . It is weak in construction , and with anything but good acting it failed to create enthusiasm . The piece is supposed to take place during the year 16 ") f , and the scone is laid in the hail of one Abel Now ton , who has , ntidc circiirntances of exigency , m < vr !( . d a lady without
knowing that sn _ had already given her heart to a French count . This count Guinea to England , on a plotting mission , and is hunted for by Cromwell ' s soldiers . He tikes refuge in the tii > : t house that offers ; hero he encounters his old love . On finding out tint sho is married to Abel Newton , tho count uobraids hor , and declares he
will not leave the country unless she accompanies him . Her efforts to conceal tho count awaken the suspicions of Abel Nowton , who learns her secret , and , reckless of himself , gives his wife liberty to dishonour him should sho choose so to do . She consents to accompany the count to a fishing smack close by , and Newton believing
she has elected to fly with the count , sits down co meditate . The lady , however , returns , having got rid of her old love in a way not explained , and the curtpiu falls on a picture of domestic bliss . The pait of Abel Newton r / as sn . taincd by Mr . Leonard Ontram , who
showed some amount of feeling in tho role . Miss Fanny Enson acted with a good deal 'f spirit as the wife ; bat Mr . M . R . Seltoa as the count was too careless . Messrs . Stephens and Yard ley , with the assistance of Mr . R . Reoce , are also responsible for the burlesque
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . All Letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
" Desecration Or Sacrilege ?"
" DESECRATION or SACRILEGE ?
To the Editor of the FREEMASOM ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have only just read your Leader on "Desecration or Sacrilege ? " Its contents fill me with amazement and horror . That any true Mason should bo guilty of such an offence is too shocking to contemplate . To desecrate the Memorial St ^ ne of
a Building dedicated to the Great Architect of the Universe is a sin against the Deity Himself . And whoever the perpetrator may bo he is bound as an honourable and true man to reveal himself , and state the reasons for his conduct . It is due to the honour of the Craft that the offender ' s name be made known . To attempt to hide
it is a mean , cowardly , and despicable action , and deserving of tbe utmost censure . Indeed the mutter cannot , and shall not , he allowed to rest . It cannot be tolerated for one moment that a grave offence of this kind should be condoned . Had Bro . Stevens committed any
act unworthy of a Mason , had he ever been expelled the Cralt , it would be no excuse for such a scandalous act of Vandalism , for no fault of an individual could possibly palliate orju-til'y the desecration of a building dedicated , as yon justly observe , to the most solemn and sacred purpose .
It becomes , therefore , tho duty of all true and honourable Masons to have this matter sifted to the very bottom , and with that object I would suggest that a Humble Petition be signed and presented to the Most Worshipful tbe Grand Master of England praying for an
inquiry . Tours faithfully and fraternally CHAPLAIN .
Surrey Masonic Hall Memorial Stone.
SURREY MASONIC HALL MEMORIAL STONE .
" DESECRATION or SACRILEGE ?" To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I have had an intimate acquaintance during life with the brother whose name has been made so prominent in the pages of yonr Journal in relation to the defacement of the Memorial Stone at the Masonic Hall at Camberwell . Ttiar , ho is not
perfect in every respect must be admitted . We have anihoiity , quoted in our own Masonic Ritual , that " perfection belongeth not to man , but only to God . " As one of your correspondents says , many have had to differ from him on some points of proceeding ; and probably to no one could the precept " pasduzele" more peitinently
apply . For all that , I have nevt r known him to turn aside from hia Masonic obligations , nor to do aught which could injuiioiisl y affect his Masonic character . Therefore it is that I desire to be heard on his behalf , not so much for hia own personal interests in tho matter , as for the far more important interest of Freemasonry in general affected
by the perpetration of " a flagrant act—the only one in fact "—of spoliation , by unjustifiable defacement of a truthful record . By the last letter which you have inserter ! on this subject it is suggested that , "iu justice to himself he shonld give an explanation of these unwarrantable proceedings . " From what I know of the
affair he is qaite as much at a loss to account for what has been done as any of your correspondents are . Possibly , as you express in your leader , it is " tho act of some Goth prompted no doubt b y private pique ; " it certainly cannot be that of any reasonable man oxbody of men . And as for anything he can have done antecedent to
the laying of the stone or subsequent thereto , it does not require much consideration to decide that the erasure of his name from the Stone is alike improper and outrageous . lb would be so in respect of any man , aud bnt that he is the personally "aggrieved and
insulted party , he would have been one of the first , if not the very first , to have resented " this scandal on the Craft" for the sake of the Craft itself , and have never wearied until restitution had been effected .
It is not altogether fortunate for our brother that his name shonld be so mixed up in this affair , but I cannot see how he conld have avoided it , or that the actions of others can be permitted to militate against him . He has in his time befriended many Masons , and it would not be unreasonable in him to hope and expect friendly
Masonic support under present circumstances . At any rate , he has a right to know why such au insult has bean put upon him , and the perpetrators of the act should be called upon to declare themselves , and if they can justify this almost incredible outrage upon civilised
society , and upon all tbe principles of our honourable Order . That you and your readers may be assured that I have that intimate acquaintance with the pai ty aggrieved which I refer to at the commencement of this letter , I beg to snb-cribe myself ,
Dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternall y , JAMES STEVENS P . M . P . Z . Clapham , 5 th July 1886 .
An Irish Masonic Riddle.
AN IRISH MASONIC RIDDLE .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I happened to see this morning , at the Boston Masonic Temple , au Irish Masonic publication , viz . ^ , " Irish Freemasons'Calendar and Directory for the year A . D . 1886 . " The
An Irish Masonic Riddle.
first fourteen leaves therein are not numbered . Flieso pages consist of a Calendar , giving the time of snnrNn and set , with the native of the Saints days , &•' ., of each day iu the year . A ft or whioh como . a list of the minot of the Grind Patron , an I the Officers of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , & c . The numbering of the pages then begins :
the first page thus numbered is 89 , and the last page is numbered ISO . Thinking that No . 89 might be a continuation of the last year ' s Calendar , I looked at the previous Calendar , and the previous , and the previous ; in all I consulted six Calendars , and I found in each
and in all that the numbering of pages began with 89 . Now , if this is not a puzzle , I want to know what a puzzle is . Surel y No . 89 hag no Masonic signifievnee . Why then does tho numbering of the Irish Masonic Calendar begin with 89 ?
Fraternally yours , JACOB NORTON . Boston , U . S ., 15 th June 1 SS 6 .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
Grand . — " Famine , " an Irish diama in a prologue and four acts , has been given at this theatre during the last two we-ks ; Mr Hubert O'Grady is the author , and Monday week was the first tim . the p i . co had been produced in London . Mr . O'Grady assumes in his prologue that there waa a f imine iu Ireland in tho year 1805 , and
a certai i overseer of relief working to avenge a " no rent " movement practised on his father , refuses relief to a leader—Vincent O'Connor —of the movement , which drives the latter to steal a loaf of bread ; Sackville prosecutes the man for this offence ; O'Connor ' s separation with his children gives ns a tableaux which has very little to do with
the play , which really commences some fifteen years later . lhi opens with Sackville—who is about to marry a lidy of title—being denounced by a I vi : ' ¦ < ter e . l the 1 t'i O'Connor , as having betrayed her . To get rid of this obstacle , Sackville manages to inveigle the girl into a lunatic asylum , through the instigation of a rascally
doctor . But Sackville has marie an enemy of one S idler , who spurs on tho brother of Nelly O'Connor to tnur h-r him . This the brother determines to do , and steals into Sackville ' s g irden , where ho relents , and instead of committing murder demands his sister ' s release . His pistol goes off , but does no harm ; however , a second shot , fired by
Sadler , kills Sackville . O'Cenuor is arrested and sentenced to death , bnt is rescned in Phoenix Park from a police van . How justice is done to those whom the author deems deserving of it ia shown in the la-t act . The drama is weak , but enlivened by sensational business which cannot boast of originality . Mr . O'Grady , as Sadler , is full of
poor jokes ; however , he sometimes manages to evoke laughter out of them . Mr . W . II . Ilallatt gives a manly interpretation of tho young soldier O'Connor ; but the put would be better if not quite so "heavy . " Mr . Marcus J . Hydes was fair as Sir Richard Raymond , while Mr . Harry F . McClelland , as Sackville , well earned the groans
of the gallery , which were freely be . stou * od on hnn . Mrs . Hubert O'Grady hardly created much sympathy in her part as Nelly O'Connor , being unsnited to it . The subsidiary parts were fairly sustained by Miss Nellie Lawrence as Lady Alice , and Mr . Frank Stephenson as Dv . Kilnion . ; but of the other , tho least said the
better . "The Famine will not , we fear , receive much support from London audiences , but p « rhapa Mr . O'Grady ha . something better in his " Eviction , " " Emigration , or ' ¦ Gomaiock . " On the 12 th in . tant , Mr . J . 1-. Toole will take possession of the boards hero for a fortnight , and will appear in a few of his favourite pieces .
Haymarket . —The hundreth performance of " Jim the Penman " is fa-t approaching , and yet this piece is still drawing good houses . Should Messrs . Russell and Bashford care to run Sir Charles Young ' s play throughout the summer we think they will be amply rewarded . An important change has lately had to be made
in the cast ; Mr . Maurice Barry more has gone to America , and bis part is now undertaken by Mr . J . H . Barnes . This gentleman ' s oirni . 'st and vigorous stylo is seen to the utmost advantage as Louis r'ercival , and no fitter substitute could well have been found . Tbo other parts are assigned as before , in fact nothing better could be desired .
Toole ' s . —Messrs . H . P . Stephens and W . Yardloy having undertaken the management of this theatre during Mr . Toole ' s absence , Opened on Sa tux-day last with a nhort drama and burlesque . Both pieces had been presented at a , matin .: ; before , but to tho general public they were not known . ' •Hand and Heart , " a dramatic incident
in one act , in from tho p . n of Messrs Yard ley aud Stephens . It is weak in construction , and with anything but good acting it failed to create enthusiasm . The piece is supposed to take place during the year 16 ") f , and the scone is laid in the hail of one Abel Now ton , who has , ntidc circiirntances of exigency , m < vr !( . d a lady without
knowing that sn _ had already given her heart to a French count . This count Guinea to England , on a plotting mission , and is hunted for by Cromwell ' s soldiers . He tikes refuge in the tii > : t house that offers ; hero he encounters his old love . On finding out tint sho is married to Abel Newton , tho count uobraids hor , and declares he
will not leave the country unless she accompanies him . Her efforts to conceal tho count awaken the suspicions of Abel Nowton , who learns her secret , and , reckless of himself , gives his wife liberty to dishonour him should sho choose so to do . She consents to accompany the count to a fishing smack close by , and Newton believing
she has elected to fly with the count , sits down co meditate . The lady , however , returns , having got rid of her old love in a way not explained , and the curtpiu falls on a picture of domestic bliss . The pait of Abel Newton r / as sn . taincd by Mr . Leonard Ontram , who
showed some amount of feeling in tho role . Miss Fanny Enson acted with a good deal 'f spirit as the wife ; bat Mr . M . R . Seltoa as the count was too careless . Messrs . Stephens and Yard ley , with the assistance of Mr . R . Reoce , are also responsible for the burlesque