Head Masons And Heart Masons.

HEAD MASONS AND HEART MASONS .

A CONTEMPORARY divides members of the Masonic Fraternity into "Head Masons and Heart Masons . " Head Masons , it says , are the expert ritualists that have the language , both esoteric and monitorial , at their tongue ' s end . They are polly parrots , rehearsing the lectures without force

and often without meaning . As to the philosophy of Masonry , they know nothing . The Heart Mason cares little for form or ceremony , but rather for the deep philosophical meaning of every symbol . Ambition leads the Head Mason ; pure philanthropy guides the Heart Mason . And so on and so forth .

Our contemporary has an entirely wrong conception of the Head Mason . The character it calls by that name is neither Head nor Heart Mason , but a quite superficial person who deserves ho such dignified appellation . A Head Mason , on the contrary , is concerned with the deepest philosophical

meaning , of every symbol . He searches . diligently in antiquity and the more he is impressed by the purity and immortality of -the tenets of Masonry which have come down untainted through the eons of time , the more does his respect . and admiration for Masonry and his devotion to its principles

increase . The more he knows of Masonry the more he strives to exemplify its teachings . And -thus led on , the Head Mason delves still deeper into the beautiful mysteries of this sublime philosophy ; and thus ever-increasing knowledge affects his outward living and in the end the Head Mason is the Heart

Mason ; and they are one and inseparable . It is impossible to draw a line and say , " These are Heart Masons ; those are Head Masons . " To make . this . division it is necessary to presuppose that a'Head Mason . cannot be a Heart Mason , which

is not at all true . Quite the contrary , because the best Heart Mason is a Head Mason , and the best Head Mason is a Heart Mason . True , a Heart Mason without the head is to be preferred to . the Head Mason without the heart , but it is better yet to be a little of each .

Masonry is one of those rare institutions of which it can never be said , " Familiarity breeds contempt . " The more one knows of it , the greater is one ' s love for it . So that , after all , the Head Mason is most likely to be a good Heart Mason . Our contemporary rightly . calls' Masonry , a " sublime

philosophy , but how can one unab . le to appreciate its every depth of meaning or . to learri and apply its ' more secret beautieshow can such an one properly approach the inmost sanctuary of ¦ ' Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth , " where the purest gems of charity and Fraternity abide ?— " Tyler . "

At the recent meeting of the Peace and Harmony Lodge , Southampton , an apology for non-attendance was announced from Bro . T . King W . M . of the Albert Edward Lodge , and warm sympathy was expressed towards him in the anxious

period through which he is passing , his wife , the sole witness of the recent tragedy in a South Western train , being then still detained in hospital . We add our tribute , and feel sure our Brother ana his wife have the sympathy of every one of his Masonic Brethren .

''A Sprig Of Acacia.''

''A SPRIG OF ACACIA . ''

THE funeral of Bro . Thomas Lee , of Barnstaple , who died from injuries sustained on King ' s Proclamation day , through the premature explosion of a chamberlain , was one of the most largely attended seen in that town for many

years . Partially closed shops and drawn blinds were evidences of the sympathy of the townspeople . The first part of the service was conducted in the Bible Christian Chapel , where the pulpit was heavily draped . The Mayor and Corporation attended in state , the maces being draped with black . The

deceased was W . M . of the Barnstaple Lodge , and there was a full muster of members , while many representatives of other Lodges in North Devon were present . Barnstaple Cycling Club , of which Bro . Lee was captain , was represented by Mr . F . Ford and many members . Mr . P . Rigby

( Secretary ) represented Barnstaple Football Club , and some members of Bideford and Exeter Cycling Ciubs also attended . The service in the chapel was impressively conducted by Rev . J . Luke , president of the Bible Christian Conference . The

hymns were " Thy will be done " and " Now the labourer ' s task is o ' er , " and at the close the organist ( Miss Bament ) played " O rest in ' the Lord . " There was a collection of beautiful wreaths .

Books Of The Day.

BOOKS OF THE DAY .

¦ — : o : — Boohs , Music , & c . Intended for review , should be addressed to . the Editor of the Freemason ' s Chronicle , at Fleet Works , New Barnet . — :. o : — New Century Library ( 2 s net per vol . ) . —T . Nelson and Sons . The Works" of WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY . Vol x ., The Adventures of Philip .

READERS of this pocket edition of Thackeray must make the most of ipresent pleasures , for the series is drawing to its close . We believe > ve share the opinion of many when we say . that " The Adventures , of Philip , " despite many fine scenes and witty paragraphs , is hardly worthy of the pen that drew Becky Sharp and Arthur Pendennis . However , when a friend asks lis to dine we

do not expect every course to be of similar savour , and it is hard lines on the novelist when he is blamed because his fifteen or twenty novels are of unequal merit . Moreover , we think this romance is very entertaining- from start to finish , and though lacking in power and breadth of treatment , if compared with

" Esmond , " it has often been read with equal if not greater avidity . Slighter both in quantity and quality , the story here bound up with " The Adventures of Philip " has sterling merit , and the reader who cannot pass a pleasant hour in turning the pages of " A Shabby-genteel Story " is not to be envied .

The Mind of the Century . Reprinted from the " Daily Chronicle" ( is ) . —T . Fisher Unwi--. THIS little volume is admirable alike in brevity and in tone . The writers who contributed these papers to the " Daily Chronicle " are mostly so well known as authorities upon the topics here

touched , that it is hard to believe those topics could have been entrusted to abler hands . ' Mr . William Archer writes on the drama , with his customary insight ; Mr . Arthur Waugh on fiction , with a sympathy truly catholic ; Dr . H . J . Campbell on medicine , with the unquestioned authority of an expert ; and Mr . Edward Clodd on Natural Science , as ably as becomes the author of ' The

Story of Creation . " We have here and there noticed a statement open to some objection as , for instance , where Mr . Nicklin speaks of Macaulay as being jealous of Ranke , which we humbly suggest is a statement in need of some qualification—rbut , on the whole , the contributors to this estimate of the mind of the century have

acquitted themselves exceedingly well . I his book is well printed on very light , stout paper—so light , indeed , that we believe it to weigh less than any book of equal size which we have ever handled . As the contents touch upon matters with which all must wish to be conversant the sale will , we hope , be very large . It is indeed cheap at a shilling .

The French Monarchy ( 1483-1789 ) . By A . J . Grant , M . A . Two vols . ( 9 s ) . —Cambridge University Press . THE Cambridge Historical Series should be known unto all men . The volumes issued under the judicious eye of Dr . Prothero are neither primers nor ponderous histories ; but clear , concise , yet ample summaries of what is really essential in the story of

various nations . The two volumes before us form no exception to the general excellence of the series . They cover an extensive tract of history , and cover it so thoroughly and so impartially that but little is left " pour desirer . " The period which Mr . Grant has so ably depicted is worthy of the deepest study , and unless we are greatly mistaken many who have hitherto read but meagrely the

records of the French Monarchy will now take the opportunity afforded them and give to Mr . Grant ' s volumes that careful study which they merit . Mr . Grant ' s style , at once lucid and weighty , may be admirably gauged by a close perusal of his introductory chapter ; but his deep and accurate knowledge of his subject will scarcely be appreciated fully until the reader has finished such

chapters as those on the Religious Wars , the influence of Richelieu and of Mazarin , the age of Louis XIV ., and the Spanish Succession . Much that is interesting in those epochs is necessarily touched upon but briefly , for it was not incumbent upon Mr . Grant to 'rival the pages of the " Chronique Scandaleusc . " With an exercise of restraint for which he is much to be commended he has told us only

those things concerning Madames de Montespan , de Maintenon , and Du Barry that are really pertinent to the politics of the day ; having evidently a wholesome respect for what we may call—we beg Macaulay ' s pardon—the "dignity of history . " In his preface Mr . Grant has acknowledged his indebtedness to Dr . Prothero for assistance in planning the book , to Prof . Tout for reading the proof-sheets , and

to others ; but we suspect that the sterling merit of these volumes may be attributed to his own untiring industry in collecting his materials , to his very evident literary skill , and to his sanity of judgment , which has rarely if ever deserted him . The excellent maps supplied to these volumes are of great use to the more thorough and methodical class of readers , and the index—for which we stand indebted to the author ' s sister—is exceptionally comprehensive .

WE have received from Brother Frank Kitchens P . M . P . Z . P . P . G . Reg . Kent a copy of "The Freemasons' Manual and Official Directory of the Province . for 1901 , " which is published under the authority of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Kent . The Lodges and Chapters do not appear to have increased during the past year , though there is a slight addition to the number of

Freemasons in the Province . Thus in 18 99 there were 4 , 477 upon the - roll , while at the time of making up the records for 1900 the membership had increased to 4 , 550 . The most numerous Lodge is the Lord Charles Beresford , No . 2404 , of Chatham , which boasts of 230 members , but there are no less than thirteen Lodges whose muster-roll runs over a hundred . The principal of these are the United Chatham Lodge of Benevolence , No . jSifo