Crystal Palace Summer Season.

CRYSTAL PALACE SUMMER SEASON .

TTISITOES , both habitnal and occasional , to the Crystal Palace V have every reason to bo gratified with the summer programme arranged for thoir entertainment and deli-etation . Indeed , they have already had a few opportunities in the course of the past and present months of judging whether or not the Directorate is likely to uphold tbe reputation for variety and excellence it has so deservedly obtained

daring the many years it has catered for tho public , and with these to guide us , wo are very much mistaken if , when the season is comp leted , the verdict is not enthusiastically in its favour . Tho series of Special Saturday Concerts havo already been held , tho fourth having taken place last Saturday , whilo for to-day will be given , by way of finale , a grand Rubinstein Concert . It is needless to say

more respecting these than that among the vocalists figured the names of Madame Alwina Valloria , Mrs . Osg' -od , Miss Damian , Mr . Maas , Mr . Barton MrGuekin , and Mr . F . Kins * , and among the instrumentalists wero Madamo Sophie Menter , M . Carl Heyrnann , Mr . Franz Eamrnel . Saturday Inst was fixed for the Great Flower Show of tho season , and on Thursday was opened the International

Exhibition of Wool , Woollen Manufactures , Machinery , and Allied Industries . H . R . H . tho Duko of Cnnnanght , who was accompanied by his wife , presided , and , as a matter of course , there was a very good attendance . There is no donbt whatever that from the number of native and foreign exhibitors , as well as from tbe quality of their exhibits , this exhibition will prove a very great attraction .

Among the prizes that will be offered for competition aro several gold medals by the Clothworkers' and Drapers' Companies , which thus show bow deep is the interest they take in fostering and encouraging this important branch of industry . Among other more prominent attractions must bn enumerated a new Panorama of the Siege nf Paris , painted especially for the Crystal Palace Company ,

by M . Philippoteaux , the artist who painted the celebrated Panorama in tho Champs Elysees at Paris . There is also an Electric Eailway , constructed after Siemen ' s patent . Tho seventeenth annnal Dog Show of the Kennel Club , which opened on Friday , the 3 rd inst ., remained open—Sunday , of course , excepted—till Tuesday , the 7 th inst . Whit Monday—6 th June—of course had a special programme of its own , and so ordered as to meet the different tastes of the

multitudes which thronsr the Palace on that and other popular holidays . Thursday was the Centenary Fete of George Stephenson , in aid of the funds of the Railway Servants' Orphanage , Derby . On Wednesday next there will be the usual Volunteer Band Contest ; on the 28 th , Licensed Victuallers' School Dinner ; and 29 th June , London Sunday School Fete . On 2 nd July will be held the

National Eose Society ' s Show of Roses , and the German Gymnastic Society ' s Annual Display . On 4 th July there will be a great gathering in aid of the Order of Comical Fellows' Friendly Society , while two days later—6 th July—will be given the annual Fete in aid of the funds of that most useful and well-managed Institution the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage . There will be a grand

Archery Fete on the 7 th and Sth July ; on the 16 th the London School Board Fete , under the presidency of the Bishop of Manchester ; and on the 20 th July the annual Tonic Sol-fa Concert . In August , in addition to Bank Holiday , for which special arrangements will be made , must be mentioned the Foresters' Great Fete on the 23 rd , and the Summer Fruit and Flower Show on the 29 th , 30 th , and 31 st . These are among tho remaining features announced for this season ,

but there will be in addition the usual theatrical performances , special Saturday Evening Concerts , from 9 th July to 1 st Ootober inclusive ; Balloon Ascents and Grand Displays of Fireworks , announcements of which will be advertised from time to time . It may be stated , in conclusion , as at the outset , that this Summer Programme will in all probability turn out a great success , and we trust the public will respond with alacrity to the many and liberal attractions offered them by the directors .

Soc : Rosicr: In Anglia.

Soc : Rosicr : in Anglia .

York College , —On Wednesday , the 25 th ultimo , a meeting of this College was held in Selby , a pleasant little market town , a few miles from York , whither the members had been invited , and where the Master and brethren of the St . Germain Lodge , 566 , had placed at their disposal their comfortable Masonic Rooms . There wero present the following Fratrea . —T . B . Whytehead IX . Chief Adept ,

T . W . Holme VI . Celebrant , T . J . Wilkinson VI . as P . A ., E . Peaison Paterson V . S . A ., J . T . Atkinson I . as T . A ., R . W . Moore I . as Q . A ., LMaffrylV . C . of N ., A . T . B . Turner II . Organist , J . Todd I ., W . Bakewell I ., and C . S . Lane I . A number of letters and telegram s were read , from J . S . Cumberland , 0 . L . Mason , and other members , explaining their non-attendance . A successful ballot was

taken for Bro . 0 . E . Fry P . M ., of Darlington . Prater J . T . Atkinson read a most interesting paper on Selby , a town which has many h } storical reminiscences , especially dwelling upon the history of its Abbey , formerl y one of the wealthiest of the religious houses in the Worth of England . The Masonic associations of the Abbey and the town were not lost sight ofand a vote of thanks was recorded to the

, worth y Frater for his paper . The First and Second Order Certificatesissued by the High Council of the Society were distributed , ancl it w as arranged , if possible , to bold the August meeting at Ripon , to include a visit to Fountain ' s Abbey . The names of two candidates were submitted to the College . After the close of College , the

partywere conducted over the beautiful Abbey Church by Frater Atkinn * / . p itsprincipal architectural features pointed out , tbe Organist the Church performed a selection of sacred mnsic . Subsequently " ° "" -rubers met at the Londesborough Arms Hotel for tea , and departed for their respective homes at Leeds , York , Bradford . _ c , at au earl y hour .

Thoughts About The Craft.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE CRAFT .

REPRINTED FROM THE KEYSTONE . FREEMASONRY is very old , but it is far from being a fossil . Wo even doubt whether it is yot in its prime . Neither is it a sort of " Wandering Jew , " stalking down tho centuries as a moving tombstone . Nor is it an animated mummy , or ghost of the past , having but a shadowy existence in tho present . Freemasonry was

never so powerful as it is to-day , never so highly esteemed , never so rich in means , men , and character . It is the thing to bo a Mason—if you can . It associates you with the thinkers of tho age , with tho workers in tho higher branches of mechanical , artistic and professional pursuits , with tho mon that make our laws , and tho

judges that construe them . Freemasons ably fill the most honourable stations in Church and State . The President in the White House , tho Bishop in the Episcopal Chair , tho Senator in Congress , tho . Instice on the Supreme Bench , tho Governor of the Commonwealth , tho Mayor of tho Municipality—these are a few of tho representative Freemasons of our time .

It may aptly be asked , what is it that suits Freemasonry to all latitudes , to all ages , to all conditions of men , from the king on bis throne to tho peasant in his cottage ? Why is it that centuries expires while Freemasonry lives ? our critics tell us that our Fraternity is antiquated , our traditions misty , our language dead , and our secret , exposed—and yot Freemasonry lives and flourishes . It is tho

liveliest corpse known to the centuries . If it has been galvanized into life , it has electrified tho world . Freemasonry satisfies two needs of man , one in the present and the other in tho future . It gives him congenial fellowship here , and ifc reveals to him immortality hereafter . The Craft , in all ages and conditions , has possessed at least these two great features , without which

it would have had neither origin , continnance , nor present existence . Trace it back to the remotest antiquity , through , if you please , the line of ascent of the ancient mysteries , and yon invariably find these two principles characterizing it . Freemasonry exemplifies a rare combination of the practical and the theoretical ; it provides for present enjoyment , while it stimulates hope for the future .

Where is there such another human society ? But our critics say , it has its frauds and impostors . Probably true , but not at all astonishing . Whatever is valuable is counterfeited , from character down to money . Freemasons do not claim to be infallible , nor omniscient . They cannot certainly tell that every initiate is entirely what he professes to be , and his friends believe

him to be , or that be will continue upright to the end of his life . Freemasonry necessarily . has to assume some risks , and these risks sometimes result in losses—loss of character to individual Freemasons , and loss of honour to the Fraternity . But these things are of comparative insignificance , and unavoidable . In referring to the past we are apt to say—there were giants in

those days . So there were , and there are also giants now ; but we are nofc ALL giants . Nevertheless , we are probably as good as our predecessors , and Freemasonry to-day is of as good report as it ever was at any epoch in its extended past . A distinguished Freemason once said , " Freemasonry has been the friend of man , the longest tried , if not the best . " Extravagant

language , some may say . But let us see . We understand by the phrase , " the friend of man , " tho friend of the man who embraces its principles , and is initiated into its mysteries . It is the friend of its friends , and all may be its friends who aro worthy of it . It is nob a religion , and it does nofc profess to love its enemies . Ifc pities them , but ifc does nofc necessarily love them . Ifc is certainly " the longest

tried friend of man . What existing institution , civil or religious , antedates Masonry , as ifc has come down to us in history and tradition ? Freemasons belong emphatically to the first family , or society , of men . No other society claims so ancient a lineage . But is it " the best friend of man . " This we do not insist upon . It is the friend , and the oldest friend , and ifc may be the best friend ; that is enough .

Did it ever occur to you thafc Freemasonry has been the great Peace Society of all past time , and in its nature it must continue to be so throughout the future ? Its mission is to spread brotherly love among men , and to congregate all its initiates into one family . Did the spirit of fraternity which ifc engenders universally prevail , the world would be on the eve of the millennium . Even in the smoke

of battle , and amid tbe conflict of contending armies , Freemasonry asserts itself , and speaks peace to its Brethren . There is in the manual of arms of the Freemason a more powerful weapon than the two-edged sabre , the seven shooter , or the minie rifle . Is it wonderful thafc Freemasons should grow eloquent and

enthusiastic over such a Fraternity ? and is it surprising that those who cannot , or will not , emulate its virtues , should misrepresent and vilify it ? we may be sure of this : the good , the true , and the beautiful are destined to prevail , while the evil , the false and the monstrous are doomed to destruction . LET THEM DIE , AND LET THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEMASONRY LIVE FOR EVER .

The members of the Percy Lodge of Instruction have accepted an invitation from the members of the West Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , to work the Fifteen Sections at the Cathedral Hotel , St . Pauls , E . C , on Monday , 27 th June 1881 .

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