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What Masons Ought To Be.
of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness ?" Let our own hearts answer . And here , brethren , let us pause for a moment and inquire , Have mo not often acted contrary to the high profession wo have made as Masons ?
Have wo nofc , by our conduct , given tho world too much cause to think lightly of our Institution ? Has our zeal in the cause of virtue been commensurate with our opportunities for doing good ? Are we nofc justly chargeable with gross negligence of our Masonic duties to God , our fellow men , and ourselves ?
What replies do our consciences make to these interrogatories ? Brethren , if our hearts condemn us not , happy aro we ; but , if wo are conscious thafc wo have wandered from a path of duty , let us now resolve , solemnly and sincerely resolve , that we will hereafter act moro in
conformity to tho requisitions of our Order . " Finally , brethren , whatsoever things are true , whatsoever things are pure , whatsoever things are lovely , whatsoever things are of good report , if theie be any virtue , and if there be any praise , think on these things . Those things which
[ we ] have both learned , and received , and heard , and seen , [ let us ] do ; and the God of peace shall be with [ us ] . " For wo cannot expect that Providence will smile upon ns as Masons , unless we feci , and love , and act , as Masons should do . Ifc is only in the performance of duty thafc wo must look for prosperity and happiness . —Voice of Masonry .
A University Of Ideas.
A UNIVERSITY OF IDEAS .
1 THERE is a university ot ideas in the world , and this _ university of ideas is also a universit y of ideals . ' Ideas aro always worth having , and they aro not to be found as vagrants ; they must bo sought . An ideal is a sublimated idea , clothed with form and gifted with life . Although ideals usually exist onl y in the
mind , they aro of large practical value , because they ennoble thought and inspire praiseworthy action . The world is almost crowded with universities , and no ono of them is to be despised . Thoy all are fountains of knowledge . But there is , in truth , but ono university of
ideas . Evory brother who reads this has matriculated at , pursued a regular course in , and been graduated by , this university . Every Freemason is a university man , and should bo a man of ideas . Thev have been revealed to
him , ho has been instructed in them , and if he is not their master , it is because in the first place he was nofc their servant . One must learn to obey before he enn qualify as a teacher or a ruler . When he views anything he must bo able to see it .
An idea is something seen , felt , understood . Ifc is one of the easiest things in the world to look afc a thing without seeing it . Attention is of primary importance to a learner —without ifc no knowledge can be acquired . Hence the initiate who passes through the degrees like an arrow
through the air , and gives fchem thereafter no deliberate attention or thoughtful consideration , saw nothing , hoard nothing , knows nothing . He grasped no idea , and attained the highest degree in Freemasonry without being truly
qnalified for fche reception of the lowest . Attend , see , hear , learn and inwardly digest—these are whafc every candidate for Freemasonry or for adyancement must do , if he would derive all the advantages which he is entitled to while passing through the Masonic university of ideas .
Freemasonry should set a candidate to thinking , and make of him a thinker . This is its perfect work . The symbols , the emblems , the legends , the work , are all concentrations of truth , all mysteries , uutil fchey are studied and comprehended . They are wifch ideas impact .
They are mind-food . They may be intellectually masticated and digested , and become assimilated wifch our beings ; or fchey may be regarded as mere dumb-shows , with no real meaning , bufc as foreign to us as a Chinese is to an American .
Do you inquire , Whafc some of these ideas and ideals are , npon which so much value is placed ancl stress is laid ? The idea that I do not stand alone in this world , without kith or kin , bufc that every Freemason is my Brother .
The idea that over this Brotherhood there is a Fatherthe One who formed our bodies and our spirits which are His . The idea thafc more exists than what we see—far more ;
A University Of Ideas.
that our life in the now is to be lengthened out into our life in the hereafter—immortality . The idea that is inseparable from the nature of frater .
uity , of brotherhood—that I owe love and charity to every member of the Mystic tie . The idea that morality is my duty to myself , my fellowboing and my Maker .
The idea that " great is truth and above all things , " as the First Great light in Masonry forcibly expresses it . Freemasons are searchers after truth ; if they do not find it , ifc is because they do not diligently seek it . The idea that an ideal government exists in this world ,
exemplified , and exemplified only , in Freemasonry , which is at onco a republic and an autocracy . The rulers are elected by tho suffrages of all , but after election tho rulers are supreme . Yet thia supremacy is limited in time .
Rulers are changed , or re-elected every year . There can be no tyranny as tyranny is known to the profane . A Masonic tyrant has never existed . A Masonio tyrant is a contradiction in terms , so that we cannot with our experience even imagine it .
The idea that the human mind must unbend , or the bow will break . Hence Freemasonry has refreshment aftor Labour , " the feast of reason and the flow of soul , " full play for tho social proclivities at the banquet board . The refreshment is as whole-souled as the Labour ; when we participate in ifc we pay attention to it .
The idea that Freemasons are part and parcel of humanity , and whatever concerns the race ' s vital interests concerns us . It is this principle which warrants us in not limiting our charity to Freemasons , but extending it to a world in distress .
These aro some of the ideas ancl ideals of Freemasonry , which aro inculcated in our university , styled the Lodge . —Keystone
Dedham School.
DEDHAM SCHOOL .
HEADMASTER , REV . DR . R . MORRIS . A MONO tho snccessfnl candidates for . Scholarships at Uppingham School , in tho examination held a fortnight ago , was VV . V . Woolley , son of tho Archdeacon of Suffolk and Rector of East Borgholt .
There was a regular mooting of tho Sponcor Walpole Lodge on Monday evening , the 11 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Isle of Man , and three candidates wore initiated , Bro . R . E . Cain P . M . in the chair .
On Saturday afternoon , tho 16 th inst ., fche remains of Bro . Daniel Jardine , who had beon Tyler to the Alexandria and Uonhill Lodge for twenty-oight years , were interrod iu tho Alexandria Pariah Churchyard , Vale of Leven , with Masonic honours' . There was » largo tnrn-oufc of tho brethren , and Iter . Bro . Cromarty Smith , Chaplain , conducted tho service . The Bonhill Instrumental Band , of which the deceased was a member for thirty-nine years , was also present . Bro . Jardine had been a Freemason since 182 G .
On Monday , tho 11 th instant , thoro was a largo gathering of brethren from Chapel-on-le-Frith , Buxton , Now Mills , and other places , at Chapel-on-le-Frith Town Elall . Bro . W . S . Anderson W . M . presided , and on behalf of tho members presented a very costly and handaomo electro-plated toa service to Bro . James Whitehead , who was tho first Worshipful Mastor of tho High Peak Lodge 10 years ago , and has beon Secretary for eight years past . The proceedings wero very pleasant .
What with tho mnster of Masons in the summer , and the tercentenary celebration at Trinity College , Dublin is likely to be unusually full and festive . A propos of the memorial building which it is proposed to erect in connection with Trinity College , I hear thafc some five thousand pounds have been already collected or promised , and the enthusiasm of the occasion will probably produce tho
greater portion of the balance , estimated at six or seven thousand more . There is plenty of space available for fcho building , which will probably be erected to face College Street , and form part of a northern entrance to the Elizabethan pile . One of tha most beautiful buildings connected wifch Trinity College is the library , which waa begun in the lasfc year of Queen Anne ' s reign , and cost only £ 17 , 000 . —The World .
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What Masons Ought To Be.
of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness ?" Let our own hearts answer . And here , brethren , let us pause for a moment and inquire , Have mo not often acted contrary to the high profession wo have made as Masons ?
Have wo nofc , by our conduct , given tho world too much cause to think lightly of our Institution ? Has our zeal in the cause of virtue been commensurate with our opportunities for doing good ? Are we nofc justly chargeable with gross negligence of our Masonic duties to God , our fellow men , and ourselves ?
What replies do our consciences make to these interrogatories ? Brethren , if our hearts condemn us not , happy aro we ; but , if wo are conscious thafc wo have wandered from a path of duty , let us now resolve , solemnly and sincerely resolve , that we will hereafter act moro in
conformity to tho requisitions of our Order . " Finally , brethren , whatsoever things are true , whatsoever things are pure , whatsoever things are lovely , whatsoever things are of good report , if theie be any virtue , and if there be any praise , think on these things . Those things which
[ we ] have both learned , and received , and heard , and seen , [ let us ] do ; and the God of peace shall be with [ us ] . " For wo cannot expect that Providence will smile upon ns as Masons , unless we feci , and love , and act , as Masons should do . Ifc is only in the performance of duty thafc wo must look for prosperity and happiness . —Voice of Masonry .
A University Of Ideas.
A UNIVERSITY OF IDEAS .
1 THERE is a university ot ideas in the world , and this _ university of ideas is also a universit y of ideals . ' Ideas aro always worth having , and they aro not to be found as vagrants ; they must bo sought . An ideal is a sublimated idea , clothed with form and gifted with life . Although ideals usually exist onl y in the
mind , they aro of large practical value , because they ennoble thought and inspire praiseworthy action . The world is almost crowded with universities , and no ono of them is to be despised . Thoy all are fountains of knowledge . But there is , in truth , but ono university of
ideas . Evory brother who reads this has matriculated at , pursued a regular course in , and been graduated by , this university . Every Freemason is a university man , and should bo a man of ideas . Thev have been revealed to
him , ho has been instructed in them , and if he is not their master , it is because in the first place he was nofc their servant . One must learn to obey before he enn qualify as a teacher or a ruler . When he views anything he must bo able to see it .
An idea is something seen , felt , understood . Ifc is one of the easiest things in the world to look afc a thing without seeing it . Attention is of primary importance to a learner —without ifc no knowledge can be acquired . Hence the initiate who passes through the degrees like an arrow
through the air , and gives fchem thereafter no deliberate attention or thoughtful consideration , saw nothing , hoard nothing , knows nothing . He grasped no idea , and attained the highest degree in Freemasonry without being truly
qnalified for fche reception of the lowest . Attend , see , hear , learn and inwardly digest—these are whafc every candidate for Freemasonry or for adyancement must do , if he would derive all the advantages which he is entitled to while passing through the Masonic university of ideas .
Freemasonry should set a candidate to thinking , and make of him a thinker . This is its perfect work . The symbols , the emblems , the legends , the work , are all concentrations of truth , all mysteries , uutil fchey are studied and comprehended . They are wifch ideas impact .
They are mind-food . They may be intellectually masticated and digested , and become assimilated wifch our beings ; or fchey may be regarded as mere dumb-shows , with no real meaning , bufc as foreign to us as a Chinese is to an American .
Do you inquire , Whafc some of these ideas and ideals are , npon which so much value is placed ancl stress is laid ? The idea that I do not stand alone in this world , without kith or kin , bufc that every Freemason is my Brother .
The idea that over this Brotherhood there is a Fatherthe One who formed our bodies and our spirits which are His . The idea thafc more exists than what we see—far more ;
A University Of Ideas.
that our life in the now is to be lengthened out into our life in the hereafter—immortality . The idea that is inseparable from the nature of frater .
uity , of brotherhood—that I owe love and charity to every member of the Mystic tie . The idea that morality is my duty to myself , my fellowboing and my Maker .
The idea that " great is truth and above all things , " as the First Great light in Masonry forcibly expresses it . Freemasons are searchers after truth ; if they do not find it , ifc is because they do not diligently seek it . The idea that an ideal government exists in this world ,
exemplified , and exemplified only , in Freemasonry , which is at onco a republic and an autocracy . The rulers are elected by tho suffrages of all , but after election tho rulers are supreme . Yet thia supremacy is limited in time .
Rulers are changed , or re-elected every year . There can be no tyranny as tyranny is known to the profane . A Masonic tyrant has never existed . A Masonio tyrant is a contradiction in terms , so that we cannot with our experience even imagine it .
The idea that the human mind must unbend , or the bow will break . Hence Freemasonry has refreshment aftor Labour , " the feast of reason and the flow of soul , " full play for tho social proclivities at the banquet board . The refreshment is as whole-souled as the Labour ; when we participate in ifc we pay attention to it .
The idea that Freemasons are part and parcel of humanity , and whatever concerns the race ' s vital interests concerns us . It is this principle which warrants us in not limiting our charity to Freemasons , but extending it to a world in distress .
These aro some of the ideas ancl ideals of Freemasonry , which aro inculcated in our university , styled the Lodge . —Keystone
Dedham School.
DEDHAM SCHOOL .
HEADMASTER , REV . DR . R . MORRIS . A MONO tho snccessfnl candidates for . Scholarships at Uppingham School , in tho examination held a fortnight ago , was VV . V . Woolley , son of tho Archdeacon of Suffolk and Rector of East Borgholt .
There was a regular mooting of tho Sponcor Walpole Lodge on Monday evening , the 11 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Isle of Man , and three candidates wore initiated , Bro . R . E . Cain P . M . in the chair .
On Saturday afternoon , tho 16 th inst ., fche remains of Bro . Daniel Jardine , who had beon Tyler to the Alexandria and Uonhill Lodge for twenty-oight years , were interrod iu tho Alexandria Pariah Churchyard , Vale of Leven , with Masonic honours' . There was » largo tnrn-oufc of tho brethren , and Iter . Bro . Cromarty Smith , Chaplain , conducted tho service . The Bonhill Instrumental Band , of which the deceased was a member for thirty-nine years , was also present . Bro . Jardine had been a Freemason since 182 G .
On Monday , tho 11 th instant , thoro was a largo gathering of brethren from Chapel-on-le-Frith , Buxton , Now Mills , and other places , at Chapel-on-le-Frith Town Elall . Bro . W . S . Anderson W . M . presided , and on behalf of tho members presented a very costly and handaomo electro-plated toa service to Bro . James Whitehead , who was tho first Worshipful Mastor of tho High Peak Lodge 10 years ago , and has beon Secretary for eight years past . The proceedings wero very pleasant .
What with tho mnster of Masons in the summer , and the tercentenary celebration at Trinity College , Dublin is likely to be unusually full and festive . A propos of the memorial building which it is proposed to erect in connection with Trinity College , I hear thafc some five thousand pounds have been already collected or promised , and the enthusiasm of the occasion will probably produce tho
greater portion of the balance , estimated at six or seven thousand more . There is plenty of space available for fcho building , which will probably be erected to face College Street , and form part of a northern entrance to the Elizabethan pile . One of tha most beautiful buildings connected wifch Trinity College is the library , which waa begun in the lasfc year of Queen Anne ' s reign , and cost only £ 17 , 000 . —The World .
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TTWTT 3 fVD T A "NTTF "NTATTfi" !? Tho MAOIC M ««» con-1 lllX Ult X ii Si JL Si VI 111 Ll * tains invaluable advice on an important subject to men contemplating marriage . Information in matters you ought to know . Send for it to-day , Gratis and Post ?«•« Address , THB SBCBBTABT , i Fitzallan Square , Sheffield .