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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respmdents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must hear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
LODGE CHARITY FUNDS .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In yonr last number yon have given an extraot from the byelaws of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , Colchester , according to whioh the sum of six guineas for Masonic Charity is to be annually paid by the Treasurer of that Lodge to the Masonic Institutions . Will you allow me to quote from the byelaws of a very
juvenile Lodge—Eboracum , No . 1611—by the aid of which that Lodge has , each year of its existence , had a sum of over ten guineas with which to pnrohase a vote in perpetuity for one of the Charities , and which sum , of oourse , increases each year with the growth of the Lodge . Byelaw 19 is as follows : —
"SPECIAL CnARrrr FUND . —Four shillings of the annual subscription of every member of the Lodge and fonr shillings of every joining and initiation fee shall be set apart for tho formation of a Special Fund , whioh Fund shall annually be disposed of , in whole or in part , by the vote of the Lodge , for the endowment of some chair in the Lodge , or for any other purpose , in connection with one
of the three Masonic Chanties . The vote of the Lodge on this question shall be taken at the meeting for the election of Master , and due notice thereof , as well as of any motions to be made respecting the disposal of the Fund in question , or any part thereof , shall be given on the summons calling that meeting , and any Brother wishing to bring forward any motion on thia subject must forward a copy of the same to the Secretary at least ten days before the
meeting in question . " I am , yours fraternally , T . B . WHITEHEAD , P . M .
Trading On Masonry.
TRADING ON MASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . 11 th November 1880 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I trust your able article of last week on the above subject will have the effect of drawing the attention of the Board of General Purposes to so flagrant a violation of the prinoiples of the most ordinary commercial morality , and if the law
cannot compel this wine merchant to give up using the arms of the Grand Lodge of England as his trade mark , that a way will be found of visiting him with some condign punishment in the shape of exclusion or suspension from his rights and privileges as a Mason , if he be one , or by studiously avoiding having anything to do with him or his champagne . Rather would I drink a gallon of " old gooseberry , "
and let it play " old gooseberry with my stomach for a whole year afterwards than patronise a tradesman who , under the cloak of charity , has been guilty of such impertinence to our Society . That men like Bros . Stillwell , Spencer , Kenning , and others shonld use some Masonic implement or symbol as the emblem of their trade fa justifiable . It is their business to provide Lodges with their
paraphernalia , and brethren with their clothing and regalia . But what , in the name of fortune , have the square and compasses to do with the sale of Burton ale and sandwiches , claret , or mock turtle ? Why , if out walking I feel that I need a slight refection , am I to be annoyed by seeing a parade for trade purposes of those symbols which , as a Mason , I so much respect ? There is no special virtue
that I am aware of in the liquors or comestibles that are sold by a man who happens to be a Mason , while the chances are that , if I am ass enough to patronise a brother who trades on his Masonry , I shall pay more heavily than in an ordinary place of business . Business is business , and Masonry ia Masonry , and the less they are mixed np for trade purposes the better . Tours fraternally , No HUMBUG .
The Mother City Of American Freemasonry.
THE MOTHER CITY OF AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Allow me to correct two inaccuracies in the tabular statement published in your last impression ( p 323 ) . 1 . For date of Constitution , English List , read Engraved List . 2 . The fee of £ 2 2 s paid for Constitution on April 21 1730 , which is credited to Lodge No . 74 , must , I now think , have proceeded from
Lodge No . 63 , constituted March 25 1730 , whose place of meeting ( though at an earlier date ) was also the " Bear and Harrow . " The first footnote at p 323 should therefore be cancelled . The Lodge No . 63 at the " Bear and Harrow in the Butcher ' s Row , " —so described in List No . 11 of my " Four Old Lodges , " p 50 ¦ —was a very high class one , and numbered amongst its members the
Earl of Strathraore Master , Viscount Montague ( G . M . ) , G . Booke and J . Smythe ( G . Wardens ) , Dr . Desagciliers , Viscount Monntjoy ( father of the first Earl of Blessington , G . M . of the Ancients ) , Sir W . Gordon , and Colonels Pitt and Diggs . The circumstances of this fashionable Lodge , constituted March 25 1730 , paying for its charter within a month of its formation , is there-
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fore very noteworthy , when wo find that another highly fashionable Lodge ( No . 79 ) , waited for more than a year before discharging thia primary obligation . 3 . Perhaps I may be excused for again drawing attention to tho light which tho second and immediately following editions of Pritohard ' s " Masonry Dissected , " aro calculated to shed upon tho subject of early American Freemasonry ?
Yonrs fraternally , R . F . GOULD .
Grand Chapter.
GRAND CHAPTER .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Can you , or any of your readers , explain how it is that tho proceedings of the Quarterly Convocations of tho Supreme Grand Chapter of tho Royal Arch Masons , England , aro so utterly uninteresting that it seems hardly worth while cumbering yonr pages with tho acconuts of the meetings ? The number of
those present is oftener than not below that of an ordinary Lodge meeting . It seldom happens that any of tho more distinguished Companions are in attendance . The business is for tho most nil , or of the most formal character , such as the approval of tho qnarter ' s accounts , and the grant of warrants to new chapters . As regards the latter , the petition is occasionally rejected pro tern , on the ground
that , according to tho laws that govern Grand Chapter , it is premature , as tho Lodge to which the proposed Chapter is to be attached has not been in existence the prescribed number of years . Occasionally this law , on due and sufficient canso being shown , is set aside . But even the reports which appear in your contemporary of these Qnarterly Convocations would not bo worth the space thoy
occupy were it not for the names of those who attend being given , and that is a matter which cannot possibly interest any but the worthy Companions themselves . Believe me , I am not desirous of withholding credit from those who fulfil their duty by attending . Indeed , I know there are many most excellent Masons among them . The Grand Officers , too , are to be congratulated -those , at least , holding rank below that of a Grand First Principal—on their punctuality ,
seeing how little encouragement they receive from Royal Arch Masons generally . Yet Grand Chapter is in a flourishing condition financially . It does a world of good for our Charitable Institutions , its periodical donations being of a most liberal character . Above all , the Royal Arch is constitutionally the ne plus ultra of Freemasonry . May I , Dear Sir and Brother , take the liberty of asking , in the quaint phraseology of the late Artemus Ward—Why this thusness ? Fraternally yonrs , BLUE MASON .
Answers To Correspondents.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS .
INOOLDSBY JUNIOR . —Yonr " Ex Cathedra j A New Entered Apprentice ' s Song , " is declined with thanks . It is too rudely personal , and too—well , the one reason we have stated for its rejection must suffice . T . LONODEN . —A biographical sketch of the late R . W . Bro . Rey . J . Huyshe , P . Prov . G . M . Devonshire , will be found in Masonic Portraits , First Series , to be obtained at our offices , 23 Great Queenstreet , W . C . Price 3 s 6 d .
The Fifteen Sections
THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS
WILL BE WORKED By the members of the Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , at the Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , at the Royal Edward , Triangle , Mare-street , Hackney , on Wednesday , the
24 th instant . Bros . H . J . Lardner S . D . 1623 W . M ., G . H . Stephens S . W ., W . Fieldwick Preceptor . The following brethren will take part in the working : —Bros . Webb , Laurence , Goodenongh , Moss , Davison , Stephens , Greenwood , King , Penuefather , Davis , Butt , Mallet , Tilling , and Perkins .
By the brethren of the Great City Lodge of Instruction , No . 1426 , at Masons' Hall Tavern , E . G ., on Thursday , 25 th November , commencing at 6 . 30 p . m . Bro . Thomas Poore P . M . 720 will preside . First Lecture .- —Bros . J . Rush , H . Wright , W . Shaw , R . Boby , T . W . Ockenden , C . F . Goodenongh , and J . King . Second Lecture : —Bros , J . M . Powell , A . Marvin , G . W . Blackie , H . J . Lardner , and G . W . Saul . Third Lecture .- —Bros . H . K . Harris , E . A . Taylor , and H . Sibley .
At the St . James's Union Lodge of Instruction , No . 180 , at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-street , on Monday , 29 bh inst ., at 7 p . m , precisely . Bros . Woods J . W . 145 W . M ., Farwig P . M . 180 S . W ., Docker W . M . 1687 J . W ., William C . Parsons P . M . 180 Secre ' tary . First Lecture : —Bros . Mole , Jones , Blundell , Hardin " , Belfrage , Kidder , and Farwig . Second Lecture : —Bros . Maxsted , Docker , W . C . Smith , Watts , and Dairy . Third Lecture : Bros . Richardson , Lowrie , and Hancock .
At the Mount Edgcnmbe Lodge of Instruction , No . 1446 at the Harp Tavern , 19 Jermyn-street , W ., on Tuesday , 30 th inst Bros J . B . Docker W . M . 1687 W . M ., C . A . Woods J . W . 145 S . W A Cameron P . M . 180 J . W ., F . Farwig P . M . 180 Preceptor , ' F . ' W
Green 1687 Hon . Sec . First Lecture : —Bros . F . Green , L . Beck Hammond , J . J . Smith , A . Cameron , Wangh , and W . J . Bum-ess . ' Second Lecture : —Bros . E . J . Scott , J . Hemming , W . C . Smith , E ! Farwig , and J . Paul . Third , Lecture : —Broa . Hancock , Dean , and W . Cleghorn .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respmdents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All Letters must hear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith .
LODGE CHARITY FUNDS .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —In yonr last number yon have given an extraot from the byelaws of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , Colchester , according to whioh the sum of six guineas for Masonic Charity is to be annually paid by the Treasurer of that Lodge to the Masonic Institutions . Will you allow me to quote from the byelaws of a very
juvenile Lodge—Eboracum , No . 1611—by the aid of which that Lodge has , each year of its existence , had a sum of over ten guineas with which to pnrohase a vote in perpetuity for one of the Charities , and which sum , of oourse , increases each year with the growth of the Lodge . Byelaw 19 is as follows : —
"SPECIAL CnARrrr FUND . —Four shillings of the annual subscription of every member of the Lodge and fonr shillings of every joining and initiation fee shall be set apart for tho formation of a Special Fund , whioh Fund shall annually be disposed of , in whole or in part , by the vote of the Lodge , for the endowment of some chair in the Lodge , or for any other purpose , in connection with one
of the three Masonic Chanties . The vote of the Lodge on this question shall be taken at the meeting for the election of Master , and due notice thereof , as well as of any motions to be made respecting the disposal of the Fund in question , or any part thereof , shall be given on the summons calling that meeting , and any Brother wishing to bring forward any motion on thia subject must forward a copy of the same to the Secretary at least ten days before the
meeting in question . " I am , yours fraternally , T . B . WHITEHEAD , P . M .
Trading On Masonry.
TRADING ON MASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . 11 th November 1880 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I trust your able article of last week on the above subject will have the effect of drawing the attention of the Board of General Purposes to so flagrant a violation of the prinoiples of the most ordinary commercial morality , and if the law
cannot compel this wine merchant to give up using the arms of the Grand Lodge of England as his trade mark , that a way will be found of visiting him with some condign punishment in the shape of exclusion or suspension from his rights and privileges as a Mason , if he be one , or by studiously avoiding having anything to do with him or his champagne . Rather would I drink a gallon of " old gooseberry , "
and let it play " old gooseberry with my stomach for a whole year afterwards than patronise a tradesman who , under the cloak of charity , has been guilty of such impertinence to our Society . That men like Bros . Stillwell , Spencer , Kenning , and others shonld use some Masonic implement or symbol as the emblem of their trade fa justifiable . It is their business to provide Lodges with their
paraphernalia , and brethren with their clothing and regalia . But what , in the name of fortune , have the square and compasses to do with the sale of Burton ale and sandwiches , claret , or mock turtle ? Why , if out walking I feel that I need a slight refection , am I to be annoyed by seeing a parade for trade purposes of those symbols which , as a Mason , I so much respect ? There is no special virtue
that I am aware of in the liquors or comestibles that are sold by a man who happens to be a Mason , while the chances are that , if I am ass enough to patronise a brother who trades on his Masonry , I shall pay more heavily than in an ordinary place of business . Business is business , and Masonry ia Masonry , and the less they are mixed np for trade purposes the better . Tours fraternally , No HUMBUG .
The Mother City Of American Freemasonry.
THE MOTHER CITY OF AMERICAN FREEMASONRY .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Allow me to correct two inaccuracies in the tabular statement published in your last impression ( p 323 ) . 1 . For date of Constitution , English List , read Engraved List . 2 . The fee of £ 2 2 s paid for Constitution on April 21 1730 , which is credited to Lodge No . 74 , must , I now think , have proceeded from
Lodge No . 63 , constituted March 25 1730 , whose place of meeting ( though at an earlier date ) was also the " Bear and Harrow . " The first footnote at p 323 should therefore be cancelled . The Lodge No . 63 at the " Bear and Harrow in the Butcher ' s Row , " —so described in List No . 11 of my " Four Old Lodges , " p 50 ¦ —was a very high class one , and numbered amongst its members the
Earl of Strathraore Master , Viscount Montague ( G . M . ) , G . Booke and J . Smythe ( G . Wardens ) , Dr . Desagciliers , Viscount Monntjoy ( father of the first Earl of Blessington , G . M . of the Ancients ) , Sir W . Gordon , and Colonels Pitt and Diggs . The circumstances of this fashionable Lodge , constituted March 25 1730 , paying for its charter within a month of its formation , is there-
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fore very noteworthy , when wo find that another highly fashionable Lodge ( No . 79 ) , waited for more than a year before discharging thia primary obligation . 3 . Perhaps I may be excused for again drawing attention to tho light which tho second and immediately following editions of Pritohard ' s " Masonry Dissected , " aro calculated to shed upon tho subject of early American Freemasonry ?
Yonrs fraternally , R . F . GOULD .
Grand Chapter.
GRAND CHAPTER .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Can you , or any of your readers , explain how it is that tho proceedings of the Quarterly Convocations of tho Supreme Grand Chapter of tho Royal Arch Masons , England , aro so utterly uninteresting that it seems hardly worth while cumbering yonr pages with tho acconuts of the meetings ? The number of
those present is oftener than not below that of an ordinary Lodge meeting . It seldom happens that any of tho more distinguished Companions are in attendance . The business is for tho most nil , or of the most formal character , such as the approval of tho qnarter ' s accounts , and the grant of warrants to new chapters . As regards the latter , the petition is occasionally rejected pro tern , on the ground
that , according to tho laws that govern Grand Chapter , it is premature , as tho Lodge to which the proposed Chapter is to be attached has not been in existence the prescribed number of years . Occasionally this law , on due and sufficient canso being shown , is set aside . But even the reports which appear in your contemporary of these Qnarterly Convocations would not bo worth the space thoy
occupy were it not for the names of those who attend being given , and that is a matter which cannot possibly interest any but the worthy Companions themselves . Believe me , I am not desirous of withholding credit from those who fulfil their duty by attending . Indeed , I know there are many most excellent Masons among them . The Grand Officers , too , are to be congratulated -those , at least , holding rank below that of a Grand First Principal—on their punctuality ,
seeing how little encouragement they receive from Royal Arch Masons generally . Yet Grand Chapter is in a flourishing condition financially . It does a world of good for our Charitable Institutions , its periodical donations being of a most liberal character . Above all , the Royal Arch is constitutionally the ne plus ultra of Freemasonry . May I , Dear Sir and Brother , take the liberty of asking , in the quaint phraseology of the late Artemus Ward—Why this thusness ? Fraternally yonrs , BLUE MASON .
Answers To Correspondents.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS .
INOOLDSBY JUNIOR . —Yonr " Ex Cathedra j A New Entered Apprentice ' s Song , " is declined with thanks . It is too rudely personal , and too—well , the one reason we have stated for its rejection must suffice . T . LONODEN . —A biographical sketch of the late R . W . Bro . Rey . J . Huyshe , P . Prov . G . M . Devonshire , will be found in Masonic Portraits , First Series , to be obtained at our offices , 23 Great Queenstreet , W . C . Price 3 s 6 d .
The Fifteen Sections
THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS
WILL BE WORKED By the members of the Smithfield Lodge of Instruction , No . 1623 , at the Duke of Connaught Lodge of Instruction , No . 1524 , at the Royal Edward , Triangle , Mare-street , Hackney , on Wednesday , the
24 th instant . Bros . H . J . Lardner S . D . 1623 W . M ., G . H . Stephens S . W ., W . Fieldwick Preceptor . The following brethren will take part in the working : —Bros . Webb , Laurence , Goodenongh , Moss , Davison , Stephens , Greenwood , King , Penuefather , Davis , Butt , Mallet , Tilling , and Perkins .
By the brethren of the Great City Lodge of Instruction , No . 1426 , at Masons' Hall Tavern , E . G ., on Thursday , 25 th November , commencing at 6 . 30 p . m . Bro . Thomas Poore P . M . 720 will preside . First Lecture .- —Bros . J . Rush , H . Wright , W . Shaw , R . Boby , T . W . Ockenden , C . F . Goodenongh , and J . King . Second Lecture : —Bros , J . M . Powell , A . Marvin , G . W . Blackie , H . J . Lardner , and G . W . Saul . Third Lecture .- —Bros . H . K . Harris , E . A . Taylor , and H . Sibley .
At the St . James's Union Lodge of Instruction , No . 180 , at the Union Tavern , Air-street , Regent-street , on Monday , 29 bh inst ., at 7 p . m , precisely . Bros . Woods J . W . 145 W . M ., Farwig P . M . 180 S . W ., Docker W . M . 1687 J . W ., William C . Parsons P . M . 180 Secre ' tary . First Lecture : —Bros . Mole , Jones , Blundell , Hardin " , Belfrage , Kidder , and Farwig . Second Lecture : —Bros . Maxsted , Docker , W . C . Smith , Watts , and Dairy . Third Lecture : Bros . Richardson , Lowrie , and Hancock .
At the Mount Edgcnmbe Lodge of Instruction , No . 1446 at the Harp Tavern , 19 Jermyn-street , W ., on Tuesday , 30 th inst Bros J . B . Docker W . M . 1687 W . M ., C . A . Woods J . W . 145 S . W A Cameron P . M . 180 J . W ., F . Farwig P . M . 180 Preceptor , ' F . ' W
Green 1687 Hon . Sec . First Lecture : —Bros . F . Green , L . Beck Hammond , J . J . Smith , A . Cameron , Wangh , and W . J . Bum-ess . ' Second Lecture : —Bros . E . J . Scott , J . Hemming , W . C . Smith , E ! Farwig , and J . Paul . Third , Lecture : —Broa . Hancock , Dean , and W . Cleghorn .