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s ^ -v 1 . y ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' B' -W fg |" . * - ¦ - ¦ jAgBSjZBiB g ^^^^ M ^^^ a SATUBDAY , 20 TH MAEGH 1897 .

Thoughts Upon Freemasonry.

THOUGHTS UPON FREEMASONRY .

UPWARDS of eleven years ago I was initiated into the mysteries of Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masonry , and in due course have reached the high and honourable position of Master of rny Lodge . Erom the very first day since I saw the light of the Order to the present I have carefully studied its history , constitution , precepts , ritual , and practices , but can in no sense

claim to know " all about it . " During my mastership , however , I have been called upon to give " reasons for the faith that is in me , " and although not considering it necessary to explain anything about the Order to the uninstructed , yet I am certain that sometimes it is wise to be able to take a firm stand , even

with opponents , and still more with those who stand in doubt , as it were in a road leading either to the praise or to the condemnation of the Order . . For this reason I have written down a few " trifles" that may be of especial interest to Brethren , who may , in the future , be placed in positions similar to my own .

In the first place , the question is often asked " Why did you become a Mason ? " The answer to this is not so simple as may appear at first sight . For five or six years I had read and heard something about the " Brethren of the mystic tie , " but was not much impressed by what they did . Gradually I found

that the men for whom I had most respect , and whose opinions I most valued , were Brethren ; ¦ and then enquiries led me to believe that there was " something in it . " This " preconceived opinion" in its favour led to further enquiries . The result of

such enquiries was all in favour of the Institution , and I applied to one of my most respected friends as to how I could join the Order . With the kindness generally evinced by Masons he gave me full information , and offered to propose me for membership of his Lodge—which in clue course became ray Lodge .

The question has been asked " Do you ever regret that you were made a Mason ? " and to this , on every occasion , the answer has been emphatically , " No . " Only yesterday the oft repeated question came to me— " How old is Freemasonry ? " The answer to this is a much more

difficult one tnan is generally believed . The difficulty arises from the fact that everything in this world is continually changing . Freemasons boast that their society has existed from time immemorial—they point to very distinguished ieaders of men who , tradition says , were Masons . I am prepared to

support them in this contention , although it would be impossible for any reasonable and reasoning Mason to say that the organisation which we know as Freemasonry is really very old .

The " genuine principles and tenets of the Craft "—the ancient landmarks of the Order—are certainly older than our " historians " are ready to recognise—having existed long before any records were kept .