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formal resolution passed to the effect that Masonic privileges should no longer be confined to operative Masons . The principal development of modern Masonry was on 24 th June . 1717—on St . John ' s Day 182 years back—when four London Lodges erected themselves into a Grand Lodge

and named their first Grand Master . The leading spirits of this revival were Desaguiliers , a Huguenot and the populariser of natural science ; and James Anderson , a Scotch Presbyterian , wbo compiled the "Book of Constitutions , " containing the ancient charges and regulations of the Craft .

With this combination of Huguenot and Presbyterian it was obvious that Masonry had at its foundation a religious object , and that English Masonry as revived was , like the old

Lodges , distinctly Christian in character . In 1721 the Duke of Montague was elected Grand Master , and at this period the well-known Charity Committee was formed , and began what has become one of the leading features of Masonic

enterprise . Having referred with satisfaction to the splendid work the Masons were doing for the Boys , the Girls , and Old People , the Archdeacon led back to 1799 , when a marked

compliment was paid to Masonry . In that year an Act was passed against seditious societies , but Masonic Lodges were especially excepted because , in the words of the Act of Parliament , they " met chiefly for benevolent purposes . "

The main principles which they acknowledged as the foundation of Masonry were ( 1 ) fear of God ; ( 2 ) promulgation of liberty , equality and fraternity within constitutional limits ; ( 3 ) the brotherhood of man ; ( 4 ) universal goodwill ; ( 5 ) practical benevolence ; ( 6 ) personal conduct formed on

the principles of the Bible ; ( 7 ) dignity of life ; and ( 8 ) obedience to magistrates and loyalty to the Crown . The Freemason ' s first duty was loyalty to the members of his own vast body , and secondly to kindred objects in their own district . Among those would come every sound form of

philanthropy , and perhaps specially church building , a subject which had brought them together on the present occasion . Although he was aware that there had of late been a good deal of discussion about these Masonic services yet his own opinion was that it was only right that Masons as a

body should , show themselves in sympathy with the public worship of those who were not Masons , and that , secondly , they should lead the way in general objects of charity and philanthropy outside their own immediate sphere of benevolence . But in regard to these services two principles

were rightly laid down by Grand Lodge , and it was well they should be thoroughly known by the clergy , and those having the organisation of such events . The first principle was that there should be no public display of Masonic emblems and dress in the streets , thus lowering the dignity

of the Order , and the second was that the object of such service must be in harmony with the general tendency of Masonic ideas and charities . The Archdeacon pointed out , as he had alread } ' said , the promotion of church building would be in strict accord with the ideas of the Craft , and in

doing so spoke of those great eras of church building in which the Masons had been to the front , the first being after the ten great persecutions , when in the time of Constantine the country put on a white dress of buildings , rejoicing at the fact that peace was restored to Christianity . Again , after the

terrors of the 1 , 000 th year the people once more rejoiced , and splendid temples were erected . Other periods were : after the wars of the Barons ; after the wars of the Roses ; after the great fire ; after the Battle of Blenheim ; and after the battle of Waterloo . On the last occasion a grant was made by Parliament towards this building scheme .

Following the Masonic idea and such examples as he had quoted , the Archdeacon contended that every municipality or district should be determined that its public buildings , especially those set apart for religious worship , should be worthy of their high object , and of a free and prosperous

people ; should , in fact , be strong and solid , and inspiring by their beauty and dignity . All should take a delight in promoting public buildings . They themselves were indebted

beyond all expression to the courage , the liberality , and the generosity of generations gone before them . So as they were indebted to those who had gone before them they had a duty to perform to those who should come after them .

They were all in theory members of a national church , and so long as that church was tolerant , friendly , and devoted to good objects , he saw no reason why all Christians should not unite in its building schemes . . They in Hornsey owed a debt to their Rector for what he had done for church building , and especially did they do so for his determination to build a parish church worthy of the district , with its great and

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growing population . But the plan was on such a scale that despite their liberality the church could not be carried through at once . The first part had been finished , and now the church was incomplete without its tower or spire—a tower declaring the purpose of the building to the whole

neighbourhood . Let them think of their neighbours , St . Mary ' s , Stoke Newington , with the most beautiful modern spire , or of St . Mary Abbott ' s , Kensington , with another spire that dominated the whole of the west . The preacher showed how the latter church was built in three sections , the

first being the church itself ( erected by a relative ox his ) , the second the tower , and the third the spire ( erected under the present Bishop Carr Glyn ) . So he trusted they would all resolve not only that day , but throughout the next few years , that Hornsey should not lag behind or fall short , and that a

tower should be provided for their parish church without unnecessary delay . A tower was an object of beauty and dignity ; it gave the church its voice , and spoke to the neighbourhood of things above the ordinary sordid affairs of daily life . It attracted one ' s attention , too , to that treasure

house of old association , the sound of the bells being rich with recollections—recollections alike of the joys and the sorrows of life . The Archdeacon concluded with an eloquent appeal to Masons' benevolence , their sympathy , their public spirit , and their love of order and dignity , and in doing so exclaimed " God bless the Craft ! " — " Hornsey Journal . "

THE Midland Railway Company announce tnat the popular and successful arrangement inaugurated by them in 1898 for the conveyance of passengers' luggage in advance at 6 d per packet has been considerably extended . Hitherto the arrangement has been confined to the luggage of passengers travelling to sea-side and other tourist resorts , hut from the 1 st inst ., luggage will be collected from residence or hotel , situated within the free collection radius , in all places where the Company have their own carting staff , forwarded in advance of tho owner ' s journey , and delivered to any

address within the usual free delivery limits in towns where the Company deliver ( a list of which is shown in the Company ' s time-tables ) at an inclusive charge of 6 d per package . At others places , where the Company have no carting staff , luggage brought to the stations will be forwarded and delivered , if so required , or , where the Company do not undertake delivery the luggage will be booked to be left " till called for " at destination station . The arrangement will also apply to the luggage of Passengers travelling from the Midland Line to the lines of numerous other Railway Companies .

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