-
Articles/Ads
Article WEST LANCASHIRE CHARITY. Page 1 of 1 Article ORDER OF THE TEMPLE. Page 1 of 1 Article FREEMASONRY IN ITALY. Page 1 of 1 Article FREEMASONRY IN ITALY. Page 1 of 1 Article AUTHORITATIVE RITUAL. Page 1 of 1
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
West Lancashire Charity.
WEST LANCASHIRE CHARITY .
UNDER the presidency of Bro . W . Goodacre P . G . S . B . Prov . G . Secretary a meeting of the General Committee of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held on Friday , 5 fch inst ., at . the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool . Applications for children to be placed on the list of candidates
for election on the charity at the next Court of Governors of the Institution were considered , there being nine for the educational fund , three for the combined fund , and six for the advancement
fund . All the cases were adopted , says the " Liverpool Mercury / ' the extra cost of the votes recommended for adoption being about £ 145 . A vote of thanks to Bro . Goodacre , for presiding , closed the proceedings .
Order Of The Temple.
ORDER OF THE TEMPLE .
AN interesting gathering of the West Yorkshire Priory of the United Religious arid Military Order of fche Temple tppk place at Skipton , on Saturday . By permission of Mr . R . B . Barrett the Knights of the Order met in the ancient banqueting hall of the Castle , and in the course of an instructive address the Prior Mr . J . D . Kay gave a sketch of the history of the
Castle . Mr . Harold Thpinas , of Sheffield , was afterwards inducted into the office of Sub-Prior of the Prpvin . ee . The assembly was one of the largest on record , more than one-third of the members on the roll being present , and every Preceptory in the Province was represented . Among the visitors was Mr .
W . Ty ? e . Sub-Prior of Lancashire , who suitably responded after salute . Witli the sanction of Mr . Barrett , Sergeant-Major Blake , & e . curator , rendered timely assistance in the arrangements for tfce meeting . The Knights subsequently partook of tea at the fikvonsiiire'Arms . — " Yorkshire Post . "
Freemasonry In Italy.
FREEMASONRY IN ITALY .
A ^ EJJTER ' S telegram from Rome , under date of 6 fch June , announces that in the Senate that day Signor Alessandro Sgssi questioned the Government on the subject of secret societies , and asked what fche Ministers intended to do with the object of making them amenable to the Common Law . Although fche Senator did nofc mention Freemasonry , it -was clear that he
alluded principally to . thafc body . The Marquis di Rudini , the Premier , in reply said that , the question was a very difficult one . The statute-book made no . allusion to secret societies , which , in hip opinion , do np good . Associations which had ceased to be secret were now better than thev formerly were . Freemasonry ,
continued the Premier , would serve its object if it were public . By remaining secret ifc became a danger to the welfare of the public , administration . The Marquis di Rudini , in conclusion , said that in his opinion the time had not yet come to bring
forward measures on the subject . He would do so , however , when , the opportunity , presented itself , not with the object of aiming a blow at Freemasonry , but for the purpose of striking at sgcret societies . ^ '' Morning Post . "
There is a clause in the Victorian Constitutions that all corresgpndence . for the Grand Master must be sent to the Grand Secretary , and on the same reasoning all correspondence for the different Lodges , sjbpuld be sent ; to the Secretary of each Ledge . In every annual return the Secretary ' s address has to , be sent to tfre , Grand Secretary for that , purpose , but strange to state the
communications from Grand Lodge are . generally sent to the Lodge Room , where they lie unopened until the ; next night of meeting . There , are a fe . w exceptions where the Secretary ' s address is taken notice pf ,. l > ut the rule is as , we s , tate . During the , pas . t week at ; many of the Lodges the agenda paper of the
Grand Lodge meeting of the 16 fch March was read , having , only reached the Secretary when he v ? ent to the Lodge . Room on that evening . What , is the use of a Secretary registering his address if no u ^ eis , made of it ? a , nd wha . i is the . use of the Constitutions providing that , lists and notices , & c , shall be , sent seven days
before the Grand Lodge meeting if they are sent . where they will not , be seen until after the : Grand Lodge has met ? How many of these ^ noticesand agenda papers * are lying ; in the letter' boxes at the Hal ( : itself ?^' Masonry . " [ Similar observations ; and enquiries might be . urged on behalf . of the Secretaries-: under the English Constitution .- — -Ep . F . C ]
The . June number of " Pearson ' s Magazine '' contains the sixth paper of a series of " Secrets of the Courts of Europe , the confidences ot an ex-Ambassador , elicited by Allen Upward , " under the title " A Royal Freemason , " in which the name , of our
Freemasonry In Italy.
Past Grand Master Oscar II ., King of Sweden and Norway , and the suppositious working of High Grade Masonry is introduced . Surely the author does not wish us to believe his utterances are
founded on fact ? If he does we are afraid he has been taken in far more completely than he is likely to impose on the ordinary Masonic reader , who will easily see through so absurd and preposterous a story .
The Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne Terrace , Bishop ' s Road , W . —the home of the Hyde Park Lodge of Instruction and the Hornsey Chapter of Improvement—changed hands on Monday last , when Bro . Edward Stevens , of fche Westbourne
Lodge , No . 733 , assumed control . We add our hearty good wishes to the many already showered upon him in his new home , and hope he will enjoy the continued patronage of the Lodge and Chapter just mentioned , as well as of his Brother Masons generally .
The Northern Bar Lodge , of which Mr . Justice Bruce is the Worshipful Master , will entertain the members of the Chancery Bar Lodge at a dinner to be held in the Middle Temple Hall , by permission of the Treasurer and Benchers , on Wednesday , the 24 th inst ., says the " Standard . "
At fche quarterly meeting of the Committee of the Freemason ' s Benevolent Institution of New South Wales , the Secretary reported that the receipt of subscriptions and donations amounting to £ 130 7 s 6 d , while the outgoings included the payment to eighteen annuitants of £ 99 during the quarter .
THE Directors of Spiers and Pond Limited notify that the Transfer Books will be closed from the 15 th inst . to the 30 th inst ., both inclusive , for the purpose of preparing the interest warrants , oh the 5 per cent , first
mortgage debentures , the 5 per cent . " A " mortgage debenture stock , and the 5 per cent . " B " debenture stock , and the 4 per cent . " C " debenture stock of the Company . The Warrants will be posted on the evening of the 30 th instant .
Authoritative Ritual.
AUTHORITATIVE RITUAL .
DURIN G an interesting discussion in a Madras Lodge last month upon various matters of ritual , two very interesting questions came up , one springing out of the other . A Brother first of all referred to the many historical inaccuracies , and anachronisms , and Scriptural misquotations with which the
printed rituals abounded . In objecting to this statement , another Brother said that the ritual now in use was sanctioned by Grand Lodge some half century ago , and therefore could not be wrong . Both these are matters deserving discussion , and later on we shall deal with them afc length . But for the present
we may state what is exactly the case regarding the authorised ritual . It is true that Grand Lodge some eighty years ago spoke in terms of approbation of the method of working , known as Emulation , and tne Emulation Lodge of Improvement was formed with the view of crystallising that-method of working . But with singular inconsistency Grand Lodge has always refused
to recognise as correct any written or printed form of Emulation workings and therefore there is no possible guarantee that what Bro . Lewis prints in 1896 is identical with what : Grand Lodge sanctioned . The fact thafc neither in Grand Lodge nor in Provincial Grand Lodge are degrees given , nor do Brethren . even stand to order as Masons , clearly indicates that Grand Lodge prefers not to countenance officially any ritual .
The point has acquired importance m India from the fact that quite recently the by-laws of Lodge Coorg were sent to England for ratification in the ordinary course , and came back with one of them deleted , " such not being in accordance with the ritual authorised by Grand Lodge , " or word ' s to that effect . The offending by-law was one which required the candidate to
pay his fees before receiving any degree , and we fancy there is not a Lodge in India which has not such a provision . Not for . worlds would we cast a doubt upon the wisdom of the Grand Secretary , but we might ask him why after sanctioning this provision in any number of Lodge by-laws a musty regulation dating from the Union should be raked up in favour of Lodge Coorg .
It appears that in the printed rituals of the initiation the following passage occurs :
As in the course of the evening you will becalled upon to' pay ; & c ; : This presupposes that fees * have not yet been paid . But in : the year 1896 we ; are asked to suppose that when Grand Lodge said , nearly a century ago , that they had no objection to a
certain form of working , they stamped wifch official approval every . absurdity that time and tradition and incompetence might succeed in blending into it . We must ; however , defer further remarks until next month . — " Indian Masonic Review . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
West Lancashire Charity.
WEST LANCASHIRE CHARITY .
UNDER the presidency of Bro . W . Goodacre P . G . S . B . Prov . G . Secretary a meeting of the General Committee of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held on Friday , 5 fch inst ., at . the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool . Applications for children to be placed on the list of candidates
for election on the charity at the next Court of Governors of the Institution were considered , there being nine for the educational fund , three for the combined fund , and six for the advancement
fund . All the cases were adopted , says the " Liverpool Mercury / ' the extra cost of the votes recommended for adoption being about £ 145 . A vote of thanks to Bro . Goodacre , for presiding , closed the proceedings .
Order Of The Temple.
ORDER OF THE TEMPLE .
AN interesting gathering of the West Yorkshire Priory of the United Religious arid Military Order of fche Temple tppk place at Skipton , on Saturday . By permission of Mr . R . B . Barrett the Knights of the Order met in the ancient banqueting hall of the Castle , and in the course of an instructive address the Prior Mr . J . D . Kay gave a sketch of the history of the
Castle . Mr . Harold Thpinas , of Sheffield , was afterwards inducted into the office of Sub-Prior of the Prpvin . ee . The assembly was one of the largest on record , more than one-third of the members on the roll being present , and every Preceptory in the Province was represented . Among the visitors was Mr .
W . Ty ? e . Sub-Prior of Lancashire , who suitably responded after salute . Witli the sanction of Mr . Barrett , Sergeant-Major Blake , & e . curator , rendered timely assistance in the arrangements for tfce meeting . The Knights subsequently partook of tea at the fikvonsiiire'Arms . — " Yorkshire Post . "
Freemasonry In Italy.
FREEMASONRY IN ITALY .
A ^ EJJTER ' S telegram from Rome , under date of 6 fch June , announces that in the Senate that day Signor Alessandro Sgssi questioned the Government on the subject of secret societies , and asked what fche Ministers intended to do with the object of making them amenable to the Common Law . Although fche Senator did nofc mention Freemasonry , it -was clear that he
alluded principally to . thafc body . The Marquis di Rudini , the Premier , in reply said that , the question was a very difficult one . The statute-book made no . allusion to secret societies , which , in hip opinion , do np good . Associations which had ceased to be secret were now better than thev formerly were . Freemasonry ,
continued the Premier , would serve its object if it were public . By remaining secret ifc became a danger to the welfare of the public , administration . The Marquis di Rudini , in conclusion , said that in his opinion the time had not yet come to bring
forward measures on the subject . He would do so , however , when , the opportunity , presented itself , not with the object of aiming a blow at Freemasonry , but for the purpose of striking at sgcret societies . ^ '' Morning Post . "
There is a clause in the Victorian Constitutions that all corresgpndence . for the Grand Master must be sent to the Grand Secretary , and on the same reasoning all correspondence for the different Lodges , sjbpuld be sent ; to the Secretary of each Ledge . In every annual return the Secretary ' s address has to , be sent to tfre , Grand Secretary for that , purpose , but strange to state the
communications from Grand Lodge are . generally sent to the Lodge Room , where they lie unopened until the ; next night of meeting . There , are a fe . w exceptions where the Secretary ' s address is taken notice pf ,. l > ut the rule is as , we s , tate . During the , pas . t week at ; many of the Lodges the agenda paper of the
Grand Lodge meeting of the 16 fch March was read , having , only reached the Secretary when he v ? ent to the Lodge . Room on that evening . What , is the use of a Secretary registering his address if no u ^ eis , made of it ? a , nd wha . i is the . use of the Constitutions providing that , lists and notices , & c , shall be , sent seven days
before the Grand Lodge meeting if they are sent . where they will not , be seen until after the : Grand Lodge has met ? How many of these ^ noticesand agenda papers * are lying ; in the letter' boxes at the Hal ( : itself ?^' Masonry . " [ Similar observations ; and enquiries might be . urged on behalf . of the Secretaries-: under the English Constitution .- — -Ep . F . C ]
The . June number of " Pearson ' s Magazine '' contains the sixth paper of a series of " Secrets of the Courts of Europe , the confidences ot an ex-Ambassador , elicited by Allen Upward , " under the title " A Royal Freemason , " in which the name , of our
Freemasonry In Italy.
Past Grand Master Oscar II ., King of Sweden and Norway , and the suppositious working of High Grade Masonry is introduced . Surely the author does not wish us to believe his utterances are
founded on fact ? If he does we are afraid he has been taken in far more completely than he is likely to impose on the ordinary Masonic reader , who will easily see through so absurd and preposterous a story .
The Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne Terrace , Bishop ' s Road , W . —the home of the Hyde Park Lodge of Instruction and the Hornsey Chapter of Improvement—changed hands on Monday last , when Bro . Edward Stevens , of fche Westbourne
Lodge , No . 733 , assumed control . We add our hearty good wishes to the many already showered upon him in his new home , and hope he will enjoy the continued patronage of the Lodge and Chapter just mentioned , as well as of his Brother Masons generally .
The Northern Bar Lodge , of which Mr . Justice Bruce is the Worshipful Master , will entertain the members of the Chancery Bar Lodge at a dinner to be held in the Middle Temple Hall , by permission of the Treasurer and Benchers , on Wednesday , the 24 th inst ., says the " Standard . "
At fche quarterly meeting of the Committee of the Freemason ' s Benevolent Institution of New South Wales , the Secretary reported that the receipt of subscriptions and donations amounting to £ 130 7 s 6 d , while the outgoings included the payment to eighteen annuitants of £ 99 during the quarter .
THE Directors of Spiers and Pond Limited notify that the Transfer Books will be closed from the 15 th inst . to the 30 th inst ., both inclusive , for the purpose of preparing the interest warrants , oh the 5 per cent , first
mortgage debentures , the 5 per cent . " A " mortgage debenture stock , and the 5 per cent . " B " debenture stock , and the 4 per cent . " C " debenture stock of the Company . The Warrants will be posted on the evening of the 30 th instant .
Authoritative Ritual.
AUTHORITATIVE RITUAL .
DURIN G an interesting discussion in a Madras Lodge last month upon various matters of ritual , two very interesting questions came up , one springing out of the other . A Brother first of all referred to the many historical inaccuracies , and anachronisms , and Scriptural misquotations with which the
printed rituals abounded . In objecting to this statement , another Brother said that the ritual now in use was sanctioned by Grand Lodge some half century ago , and therefore could not be wrong . Both these are matters deserving discussion , and later on we shall deal with them afc length . But for the present
we may state what is exactly the case regarding the authorised ritual . It is true that Grand Lodge some eighty years ago spoke in terms of approbation of the method of working , known as Emulation , and tne Emulation Lodge of Improvement was formed with the view of crystallising that-method of working . But with singular inconsistency Grand Lodge has always refused
to recognise as correct any written or printed form of Emulation workings and therefore there is no possible guarantee that what Bro . Lewis prints in 1896 is identical with what : Grand Lodge sanctioned . The fact thafc neither in Grand Lodge nor in Provincial Grand Lodge are degrees given , nor do Brethren . even stand to order as Masons , clearly indicates that Grand Lodge prefers not to countenance officially any ritual .
The point has acquired importance m India from the fact that quite recently the by-laws of Lodge Coorg were sent to England for ratification in the ordinary course , and came back with one of them deleted , " such not being in accordance with the ritual authorised by Grand Lodge , " or word ' s to that effect . The offending by-law was one which required the candidate to
pay his fees before receiving any degree , and we fancy there is not a Lodge in India which has not such a provision . Not for . worlds would we cast a doubt upon the wisdom of the Grand Secretary , but we might ask him why after sanctioning this provision in any number of Lodge by-laws a musty regulation dating from the Union should be raked up in favour of Lodge Coorg .
It appears that in the printed rituals of the initiation the following passage occurs :
As in the course of the evening you will becalled upon to' pay ; & c ; : This presupposes that fees * have not yet been paid . But in : the year 1896 we ; are asked to suppose that when Grand Lodge said , nearly a century ago , that they had no objection to a
certain form of working , they stamped wifch official approval every . absurdity that time and tradition and incompetence might succeed in blending into it . We must ; however , defer further remarks until next month . — " Indian Masonic Review . "