Moral Uses Of Freemasonry.

Toward the close of an evening ' s labour , when the ehargo was about to bo given to ono who had that night been initiated into tho mysteries of the Craft , and he had been brought to tho chair to receive it , the quick eye of

the Worshipful Master saw , at a distance , the brother of the candidate , sitting dark , moody and silent . Between tho two brothers there had long been a deadly

feud—one that had eaten like a cancer into their hearts , and spread a leprosy over their lives , tainting all around them , or connected with them .

The one about to receive the charge , though of . good reputation in the community , was generally regarded as the more obdurate in this unhappy aliouation . Tho Master began his charge . He said ho would depart somewhat from the

ritual generally used , and would quote from the language of him who spake as never man spake : " Therefore , if thou bring thy gift to the altar , and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee , leave thero thy gift before

the altar and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother , and then come and offer thy gift . " The miseries of contention and discord were strongly depicted by the Master . He dwelt upon the deadliness of tho moral poison

of family contentions—a poison that earth cannot suck up or time destroy—a poison that often springs afresh from the grave of those who concocted it to curse their descendants for succeeding ages . Tho candidate trembled as he listened to these earnest

words ; his soul was a witness to their truth ; he looked wistfully and wildly around the room , fearing , yet wishing , to catch the eye of the brother between whom and himself there had been long continued and bitter opposition of feelins ' . The Master noticed the effects of his words and

changed his tone , portraying the kindly influences of brotherly love , telling how far it softened the calamities of earth and plucked the sting from death itself . He dwelt upon the new obligations the initiate had assumed , and

reminded him that the place where he then was should be considered sacred to fraternal sympathies , a place in which every pledge was given to cultivate purest affections , to quench at once in the overflowing of love and forgiveness all

heartburnings of enmity , and to wash away the long scenes of rancour and bitterness which so much degrade the soul . The brother who had sat retired , as he heard sentence after sentence of the eloquent charge , had moved by timid steps nearer to the altar , and watched with

earnest feeling the effect of such words on his brother ' s mind ; at last their eyes met , and volumes were spoken in the glance . Oh ! what a moment for the two men who had drank the stream of life from one maternal bosom ; they looked once more , and then rushed into each others arms . " Brother , forgive me , " broke from the hearts of

both in half suffocated and almost inarticulate words . They were reconciled . What a wreath for eloquence ! What a triumph for Freemasonry ! J ! z The incident thus related shows how the principles and precepts of the Masonic system may havo prevailing force where the conditions are favourable , and where there is a wise and judicious teacher to apply the lessons of that system . The moral uses of Freemasonry are many , affecting character on all sides , the most potential for good when there is a faithful application of the truths taught and illustrated to the conduct of life . Wisdom and grace

are requisite for such an enforcement . —Freemasons' Repository

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Reviews.

REVIEWS .

AU Books intended for Review should be addressed to the Editor of The Freemason ' s Chronicle , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , N . — : o : — ilrs Quatuor Coronatomm . Being the Transactions of the Lodge Quatuor Coronati , No . 2076 . London : Vol . II ., Part 1 .

TIIK editor of this interesting miscellany , Bro . G . W . Speth , must be congratulated on the growing excellence of the " Craft Magazine , " for such it really ia , with which the literary fortunes of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge and Circlo are soolosely associated . Tho first number of tho new volume is a handsome pamphlet of eighty-two pages , of

which no loss than three are taken up by the annual financial statement , wherein the income and expenditure of the past year are clearly shown , and thus brought fully home to the comprehension of the most distant members of both Ciroles . As the transactions under review only cover the proceedings of

two Lodge meetings , the number of papers read falls slightly below the usual average , but as in eaoh case the lecturer gave ample measure , while in both , the subsequent disoussion—oral and writtenwas well sustained , the editor has not been reduced to any shifts in order to fill up the columns of the publication .

The first paper of the present series was read by the Worshipful Master , Bro . William Simpson . It is entitled "The Worship of Death , " and is tho sequel or complement of a previous essay— " The Three-Fold Division of Temples "—by the same brother , which will be found in Volume I . of the Transactions .

" The Worship of Death" embodies tho reaultB of muoh reading , careful observation , and painstaking delineation . Bro . Simpson has studied , not only in books , but also in the architecture and monuments of many lands , the interesting subjeot of his most recent lecture , to which an additional charm is given by the numerous

illustrations , drawn in so many instances by Bro . Simpson himself . The paper must be read through to be appreciated , but a short summary of the discussion which followed at its close , will afford in some measure a glimpse of its contents , as well as indicate the general interest taken by tho members of the Lodge in this , the

special feature of their meetings . The Eev . C . J . Ball , I . G ., quoted extensively from the Hebrew , Arabic , Ethiopia , Aramaic , Chaklee , Egyptian , Coptic , Assyrian , and Greek languages , the whole going to prove ( inter alia ) that the

"Ark of Jehovah " did not originally mean " the Coffin of Jehovah . " Bro . W . H . Kylands , P . G . S . and W . M . 2 , criticized the paper at considerable length . He thought that "the worship of death , as a worship , in the ordinary acceptation of the word , had no existence in fact . "

Bro . Dr . Woodman , P . G . Sword Bearer , thought the Ark of the Covenant could not be considered a Symbolical Coffin . Bro . E . P . Gould , P . G . D ., I . P . M ., suggested that the one great and pressing duty of the Freemasons was to try and recover the lost meaning of many Masonic Symbols . Professor T . Hayter Lewis , S . D .,

thought that " the Worship of Death unto Life , " or " of Life through Death , " would better express the W . M . ' s arguments , and remove a good deal of misconception from them . Bro . E . Macbean , Steward , commented on the Phallic tendencies , and the Theosophyof the Jews , and Bro . C . Purdon Clarke believed that the W . M . would

prove his case with respect to the Worship of Death , and even a step farther , as Worship of the Devil was much mixed up with most cults , and in India was the most powerful of them all . Next follows a very exhaustive reply by the W . M ,, noticing and dealing with the objections raised to the various theories

propounded in his paper . This will well repay perusal , as the Quatuor Coronati Lodge is tho reverse of a Mutual Admiration Society , and while opinions may differ as to the W . M . having deserved the harsh things that were said of his speculations , there will be a unanimity of opinion that in his general reply he quite held his own , even if he

did not succeed in completely vanquishing his opposers . The second paper—A Word on the Legends of the Compagnonage—also a sequel , was read by Bro . W . H . Eylands , and in the discussion which ensued Bros . Gould and Speth took part . The latter Brother also wrote some further remarks in the addenda , apropos of the real meaning of

the word " Devoir , " which , in his opinion , resembles that understood by the term " Old Charges , " a view strongly combated by Bro , Eylands in a final note . The remainder of the number is made np of the following : — Masonic Notes and Queries , among whioh there is an interesting

reference to Masonic Signs among the natives of Queensland j Eeviews , including notices of a Lodge History ( No . 246 ) , Engraved List ( 1734 ) , recently printed in fao simile by Bro . Hughan ; and the Symbols and Legends of Freemasonry , by Bro . J . F . Finlayson ; and lastly , the Obituary , which in the present instance records the

lamented decease of Bros , the Eev . J . G . Wood , Veargitt W . Maughan , William Nott , and the Rev . Canon Portal . We here bring our review of " Ars Quatuor Coronatomm" to a close , but in so doing may observe that in " Quatuor Coronatomm Antigrapha , " the first volame of which was issued during the current

week , Bro . G . W . Speth has provided an entirely new and particularly choice selection of intellectual food , for the Lodge and Circle whoso caterer he delights to be in the department he has so completely made his own . A fac simile of the old Masonio poem printed by the late Mr . Halliwell is given in this publication , together with a fall commentary upon it from the pen of Bro . Robert Freke Gould .

Fidelity Lodge of Instruction , No . 3 , has adjourned till Wednesday , 2 nd October next , when it will re-assemble , at Bro . Silvester ' s , the Alfred , Roman Road , . Barnsbnry , if ,