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Public Assemblies At Masonic Halls.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES AT MASONIC HALLS .
TflREEMASONRY has earned for itself the respect of _ fj the outer world—or rather , we suppose we must say , of a section of the outer world , when we remember the recent Roman Catholic attack on it ; and not only has ifc gained respect , but in some cases it has come to be looked
upon as something almost superhuman . Freemasonry , however , cannot work miracles , in the ordinary acceptation of the term , and is not capable of transforming a man of questionable ideas into an angel by the simple process of initiation , although it may do much towards removing some of the minor evils with which mankind is afflicted when
once its teachings come to be fairly understood and are forcibly impressed upon the minds of candidates . As it is impossible to convert every one who is initiated into a living exponent of the principles of Freemasonry , ifc is absurd to
suppose that Freemasonry is to be held responsible for the actions and speeches of all who may have bren admitted within its ranks . Ifc is equally absurd to suppose that the Masonic Order is to be called to account for all that is
done in the numerous Masonic Halls and other places of assembly which , rightly or wrongly , have been associated with the name of the Craft . We cannot understand what ground the writer of the letter which appeared in our last
issue , under the heading " A Protest , " has for believing that Freemasonry had anything to do with the meeting to which he refers as having taken place at had the Masonic Hall , Melbourne . Even in this country we could find dozens of " Masonic Halls" which have not a Masonic
ceremony conducted within their walls for years past , nor would it be a very difficult matter to name others which have never been converted to the uses their name would imply they were built for . We quite believe that " no one , not a Mason , has a
higher esteem for the Craft than " our correspondent of last week , and while we thank him for his high opinion of the Order with which we are associated , we feel he will excuse us saying that his letter is not calculated to add to the reputation of the Craft he esteems , inasmuch as he
directs attention to an event , and gives it a sort of semi-Masonic origin , which we venture to state the Freemasons of Melbourne were in no way answerable for . In very many towns tbe Masonic Hall is the only large public place of assembly , and it would be about as reasonable
to make the Freemasons of the district responsible for all that occurred in it as it would be to call on the parish authorities for an explanation of every statement made in tbeir Town Halls , or to ask the Lord Mayor of London to be answerable for the utterances made within tbe precincts
of the Mansion House . Ifc is such letters as the one to which we refer which are made use of in fabricating such attacks on Freemasonry as the one recently formulated by the Pope . We may next hear of the matter as a lecture delivered under the auspices of the Masons of Melbourne .
and referred to in the English Masonic newspapers , for it is hy such tactics that very many of the charges made against the Order have assumed any importance they may now bear . We do not actually object to the letter of our correspondent ; we are in a measure obliged to him for referring to
the subject , as it has enabled us to point out the ease with which an event which really had no connection with Freemasonry might be twisted into an attack on fche Order , and which , at a future date and without details at hand , might , perhaps , be difficult to refute .
« ess the hands of a Limited Liability Company . He was , however , unsuccessful in carrying out this project , althoug h the scheme received encouragement from several distinguished noblemen , who promised to become Directors
into It may be known to many of our readers that some short time since Bro . John Wills , the eminent florist and horticulturist , endeavoured to transfer his large
busiand shareholders . Legal proceedings resulted , bufc we are Pleased to be able to announce that Bro . Wills has come forth unscathed from the ordeal . His counsel stated " that tne prosecution " had been most rightly abandoned , and mib
conrse the learned Recorder said he entirely conurred . It is only fair to give this fact publicity , aud we . R ln future greater success in his bnsiness avocations ™ U ho the result of the exertions of Bro . Wills .
Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant.
WELL DONE , GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT .
TO one who has always lived up to the full measure of his ability as a man in the discharge of the multifarious duties that may have devolved upon him in this life , even to the allotted period of three score and ten years , with the infirmities of age npon him , and feeling
that he must relinquish his accustomed place in the great treadwheel of labour ; to snch an one it must be a great satisfaction to know thafc he is held in high esteem in the community where he resides ; and especially so among
those who have been brought into the closest relationship and known him best . There will come a time in every man's life when the plaudit " well done , good and faithful servant , " will be worth more to him than untold wealth in gold , or the sycophancy of a fawning public homage .
We are pleased to present an instance in illustration of this idea , in the case of Bro . Charles Fisher , late Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , Bro . Fisher was born on the 20 th day of July 1806 , at Middletown , Penn
At the age of twenty-eight he moved to Indiana , and settled in the city of Indianopolis . He was made a Mason in Centre Lodge , No . 23 , on the 30 th day of January 1836 . His life since has been one of Masonic activity .
He rerved the Lodge continuously as Secretary until quite recently , a period of more than forty years . He was appointed Senior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge in 1836 , and was elected Grand Secretary in 1838 ,
serving one year . He was elected Grand Treasnrer in 1847 , which office he has filled up to the last meeting of the Grand Lodsre . It was our desire and that of many of the old Masons that he should be continued in that position as
long as he lived . Bnt being unable to attend personally to the duties of the office , a majority of the Grand Lodge decided otherwise . Upon retiring from office the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Grand Lodge : —
Whereas , Our venerable Brother Charles Fisher , who has faithfully served the Grand Lodge as Grand Treasurer for the last thirty-seven years , has been compelled to relinquish that position by reason of the loss of his sight ; therefore be ifc
Resolved , That our dearly beloved Brother Fisher has fche individual heartfelt sympathy of the Officers and Members of this Grand Lodge in his great affliction , and that we will always hold in grateful remembrance his long
and faithful service as Grand Treasurer ; his invariable urbanity as an Officer ; his devotion to Masonry , and his exemplification of its principles and teachings in his daily
life for half a century , all of which reflects great honour upon this Grand Lodge , and presents to Masons throughout the world an example worthy of imitation .
Resolved , That the Grand Secretary present to Brother Fisher a certified copy of this action under the seal of the Grand Lodge . —Masonic Advocate .
Amongst Public School Clubs that have recentl y been formed , " The King ' s College School Old Boys' Club " may be mentioned . Ifc has a Committee of well-known gentlemen , amongst them the Principal and Head Masters of King ' s College , Leopold de Rothschild , Esq ., Baron A . de
Watterill , Sir Algernon Borthwick , Barfc ., and Richard Webster , Esq ., Q 0 . Mr . W . B . Collyns jun ., of 5 East India Avenue , E . G ., is Hononary Secretary pro tern ; Bro . Hatton 150 Strand , W . C , has consented to act as Honorary Treasurer pro tern .
On Monday evening , at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgatestreet , several members of the Western Circuit and some friends afc the Bar entertained Mr . Petheram , Q . O ., afc a farewell dinner in celebration of his recent appointment as Chief Justice of the North-West Provinces of India . Mr .
Edward Clark , Q . C ., M . P ., occupied the chair , and among those present were Mr . Arthur Charles , Q . O , Mr . A . H . J . Collins , Q . C ., Mr . Bompas , Q . C ., Dr . Phillimore , Q . C ., and Messrs . A . Vigor , E . Bullen , T . T . Bucknill , J . F . Moulton , H . Reed , J . G . Witt , E . J . Castle .
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Public Assemblies At Masonic Halls.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES AT MASONIC HALLS .
TflREEMASONRY has earned for itself the respect of _ fj the outer world—or rather , we suppose we must say , of a section of the outer world , when we remember the recent Roman Catholic attack on it ; and not only has ifc gained respect , but in some cases it has come to be looked
upon as something almost superhuman . Freemasonry , however , cannot work miracles , in the ordinary acceptation of the term , and is not capable of transforming a man of questionable ideas into an angel by the simple process of initiation , although it may do much towards removing some of the minor evils with which mankind is afflicted when
once its teachings come to be fairly understood and are forcibly impressed upon the minds of candidates . As it is impossible to convert every one who is initiated into a living exponent of the principles of Freemasonry , ifc is absurd to
suppose that Freemasonry is to be held responsible for the actions and speeches of all who may have bren admitted within its ranks . Ifc is equally absurd to suppose that the Masonic Order is to be called to account for all that is
done in the numerous Masonic Halls and other places of assembly which , rightly or wrongly , have been associated with the name of the Craft . We cannot understand what ground the writer of the letter which appeared in our last
issue , under the heading " A Protest , " has for believing that Freemasonry had anything to do with the meeting to which he refers as having taken place at had the Masonic Hall , Melbourne . Even in this country we could find dozens of " Masonic Halls" which have not a Masonic
ceremony conducted within their walls for years past , nor would it be a very difficult matter to name others which have never been converted to the uses their name would imply they were built for . We quite believe that " no one , not a Mason , has a
higher esteem for the Craft than " our correspondent of last week , and while we thank him for his high opinion of the Order with which we are associated , we feel he will excuse us saying that his letter is not calculated to add to the reputation of the Craft he esteems , inasmuch as he
directs attention to an event , and gives it a sort of semi-Masonic origin , which we venture to state the Freemasons of Melbourne were in no way answerable for . In very many towns tbe Masonic Hall is the only large public place of assembly , and it would be about as reasonable
to make the Freemasons of the district responsible for all that occurred in it as it would be to call on the parish authorities for an explanation of every statement made in tbeir Town Halls , or to ask the Lord Mayor of London to be answerable for the utterances made within tbe precincts
of the Mansion House . Ifc is such letters as the one to which we refer which are made use of in fabricating such attacks on Freemasonry as the one recently formulated by the Pope . We may next hear of the matter as a lecture delivered under the auspices of the Masons of Melbourne .
and referred to in the English Masonic newspapers , for it is hy such tactics that very many of the charges made against the Order have assumed any importance they may now bear . We do not actually object to the letter of our correspondent ; we are in a measure obliged to him for referring to
the subject , as it has enabled us to point out the ease with which an event which really had no connection with Freemasonry might be twisted into an attack on fche Order , and which , at a future date and without details at hand , might , perhaps , be difficult to refute .
« ess the hands of a Limited Liability Company . He was , however , unsuccessful in carrying out this project , althoug h the scheme received encouragement from several distinguished noblemen , who promised to become Directors
into It may be known to many of our readers that some short time since Bro . John Wills , the eminent florist and horticulturist , endeavoured to transfer his large
busiand shareholders . Legal proceedings resulted , bufc we are Pleased to be able to announce that Bro . Wills has come forth unscathed from the ordeal . His counsel stated " that tne prosecution " had been most rightly abandoned , and mib
conrse the learned Recorder said he entirely conurred . It is only fair to give this fact publicity , aud we . R ln future greater success in his bnsiness avocations ™ U ho the result of the exertions of Bro . Wills .
Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant.
WELL DONE , GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT .
TO one who has always lived up to the full measure of his ability as a man in the discharge of the multifarious duties that may have devolved upon him in this life , even to the allotted period of three score and ten years , with the infirmities of age npon him , and feeling
that he must relinquish his accustomed place in the great treadwheel of labour ; to snch an one it must be a great satisfaction to know thafc he is held in high esteem in the community where he resides ; and especially so among
those who have been brought into the closest relationship and known him best . There will come a time in every man's life when the plaudit " well done , good and faithful servant , " will be worth more to him than untold wealth in gold , or the sycophancy of a fawning public homage .
We are pleased to present an instance in illustration of this idea , in the case of Bro . Charles Fisher , late Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Indiana , Bro . Fisher was born on the 20 th day of July 1806 , at Middletown , Penn
At the age of twenty-eight he moved to Indiana , and settled in the city of Indianopolis . He was made a Mason in Centre Lodge , No . 23 , on the 30 th day of January 1836 . His life since has been one of Masonic activity .
He rerved the Lodge continuously as Secretary until quite recently , a period of more than forty years . He was appointed Senior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge in 1836 , and was elected Grand Secretary in 1838 ,
serving one year . He was elected Grand Treasnrer in 1847 , which office he has filled up to the last meeting of the Grand Lodsre . It was our desire and that of many of the old Masons that he should be continued in that position as
long as he lived . Bnt being unable to attend personally to the duties of the office , a majority of the Grand Lodge decided otherwise . Upon retiring from office the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Grand Lodge : —
Whereas , Our venerable Brother Charles Fisher , who has faithfully served the Grand Lodge as Grand Treasurer for the last thirty-seven years , has been compelled to relinquish that position by reason of the loss of his sight ; therefore be ifc
Resolved , That our dearly beloved Brother Fisher has fche individual heartfelt sympathy of the Officers and Members of this Grand Lodge in his great affliction , and that we will always hold in grateful remembrance his long
and faithful service as Grand Treasurer ; his invariable urbanity as an Officer ; his devotion to Masonry , and his exemplification of its principles and teachings in his daily
life for half a century , all of which reflects great honour upon this Grand Lodge , and presents to Masons throughout the world an example worthy of imitation .
Resolved , That the Grand Secretary present to Brother Fisher a certified copy of this action under the seal of the Grand Lodge . —Masonic Advocate .
Amongst Public School Clubs that have recentl y been formed , " The King ' s College School Old Boys' Club " may be mentioned . Ifc has a Committee of well-known gentlemen , amongst them the Principal and Head Masters of King ' s College , Leopold de Rothschild , Esq ., Baron A . de
Watterill , Sir Algernon Borthwick , Barfc ., and Richard Webster , Esq ., Q 0 . Mr . W . B . Collyns jun ., of 5 East India Avenue , E . G ., is Hononary Secretary pro tern ; Bro . Hatton 150 Strand , W . C , has consented to act as Honorary Treasurer pro tern .
On Monday evening , at the Albion Hotel , Aldersgatestreet , several members of the Western Circuit and some friends afc the Bar entertained Mr . Petheram , Q . O ., afc a farewell dinner in celebration of his recent appointment as Chief Justice of the North-West Provinces of India . Mr .
Edward Clark , Q . C ., M . P ., occupied the chair , and among those present were Mr . Arthur Charles , Q . O , Mr . A . H . J . Collins , Q . C ., Mr . Bompas , Q . C ., Dr . Phillimore , Q . C ., and Messrs . A . Vigor , E . Bullen , T . T . Bucknill , J . F . Moulton , H . Reed , J . G . Witt , E . J . Castle .