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Festival Of The Girls' School.
FESTIVAL OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
WE have been favoured with the following amusing letter , which will be interesting , not only locally , but as containing references to the names of many brethren whose reputation is almost universal . We offer no further remark on its contents , as they speak for themselves : — Vincent Works , Vincent Street , Westminster , S . W .
8 th April 1875 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Some time ago , on a 6 ne sunny morning early , I was wandering in a foreign clime , not distant from my own native shore , when I was attracted by something which was moving and glittering on the grass at some distance from me , I had never
seen anything like it befoi-e . It appeared to twist and wind about in different forms , glittering and sparkling like diamonds in the snnliyht—was it a beautiful snake ? I am not naturally very cnrions , but I felt I must go and see what this wonderful creature could be . I walked towards it , and when I came near enough I found the
scintillating phenomenon was in communication , by means of a string attached to his knee , with a " Sportmau , " gun in hand , who cleverly contrived , by a peculiar action of the knee-joint , to keep the string going backwards aud forwards , winding and unwinding itself on and off the upright spindle of a " Miroir anx Alouottes . " This
ingenious machine consists of a wooden crescent stuck all over with pieces of looking-glass , and the gyratory motion , first in one direction then in the other , communicated to it by the " Sportsman , " produced the curions sparklinsr effects which had attracted me to the spot . It was just as attractive to some larks , who merrily carolled aloft , till ,
their curiosity wrought to the highest pitch , they came within reach of the gun . The " Sportman " fired , and—made the feathers fly . So , my dear Brother , carolling joyously away out of my reach , I want to attract yonr attention to my " leurre , " and bring yon nearer to mo that I mav try and knock off a few silvery feathers from your
well-plumed breast . My Miroir anx Alonottes is n . very pretty one , being nothing else than thf ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOB GIRT . S . I am tho Steward who represents the "Britannic" ( No . 33 ) this year . Attention ! je vais faire miroiter la machine . Prrrrrrrrrrr
rrrrrrrreep—prrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrocp—prrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrreep ! One hundred and forty-eight pretty little girls , all in blue and white , who sing like little nightingales , play the piano with I don't know how many hands , like Orphens—or , rather , like Orpheus would have played if ho had been possessed of several pairs of hands and several
pianos to play upon . These little girls make such sweet music that they have moved a great S ' one to come and listen to them . Could Orphens do more ? Then they dance like Terpsichore—drill like " the Guards" —speak French so nicely that one of our brethren , who is a great authority on
sm-h matters , says " EUes n'ont Pa ( a ) s lour pareilles "—or , in plain English , "There ' s none ( ITunn ) like ' em . " Their mathematical attainments aro such as to bring our learned Brother Glaishier down from tho clouds in a twinkling to sec these little stars . And , finally , their behaviour is so good that our Brother Paas says , " They
hav'nt any vices , except un ( e ) Des V 1 C 6 S , " which ho should be very sorry to see them lose . Very proud are we of " OUR GIRLS , " and it behoves Each oF US to do our best to support the Institution . But as in doing charitable actions we should not let our right hand know what our left doeth , so ,
dear Brother , it would perhaps be as well to take care that thy Chynoweth not what thy Pen hath dered to write , when you kindly send me your autograph embellishing a piece of paper Peirced at one end and illustrated by figures . Your Steward , a Chubby fellow comes to yon like an ancient Palmer begging you to " shell "
out in the cause of Charity , which Shields you from a multitude D 6 v ices . So the Church , teaches . Remember that peculiar moment —but , Hush ! WalUs have ears yi . u know . However , I'll tell you a secret . Listen ! At our FESTIVAL , on TUESDAY " the 11 th Of May next , we shall , by the aid of our Masonic arts
reproduce for the edification of our Brethren one of tho mysteries of Old Thebes—that marvel of ANTIQUITY , the Memnon ! ! ! A few centuries ago the sages used to delight in the sweet music that fell from the lips of the Statue of Memnon when the first beams of the rising sun touched them . Now , if you ' re " sage" and
will come , yon shall see that our Stone head who is coming from the Egyptian Hall ( which , you know , is in the shadow of that great Temple which thy greater genius , Oh Wren Magnus , erected ) , in tho City , is a considerable improvement on Memnon , and worthy of the time in which we live . Not only will his lips , touched by the
meridian beams of the Sun of Freemasonry , discourse sweet music , but he will have a good word and a kindly smile for all , neither of which the dark Memnon of Thebes vouchsafed to those who came to
see him . And if even , as some have pretended , the magic play of the sunlight caused at times the semblance of a smile to steal over his cold countenance , yet he was far inferior to our Memnon , because he couldn't drink a glass of wine , and our Head Of the City of
Festival Of The Girls' School.
London can—and yon may see him do it ; besides which , listening intently , you may distinctly hear the sound of a smack just after the wine has touched his lips . Thus the triumphant success of our art established beyond doubt ,
you will enthusiastically rise and drink to the health of our Worshipful Master Memnon with three times three , and will all be merry as Finch is . ( e )
So now , say as the Racoon said to Colonel Crockett , "T won't trouble you to fire , I'll come down " with that little feather , and your Brother Steward will be aye Gleg ( e ) . N . B . — If the feather has a Dixon it--i . e . is a "Tenner" in Guineas—you shall be made a Life Governor , and have TWO Votes at . every Election .
Ladies , observe , become Life Governors , with Two Votes , for half the money , thus conclusively proving that " No mortal can more tho Ladies adore , than a true aud an accepted Mnson . " " Mony a mickle maks a muckle , " as our beloved Treasurer says , so if your Donation is a small one it will though a little Crumb be thankfully received and faithfully applied by , Yours fraternally ,
WILLIAM SUGG , Steward for the "Britannic" at the Girls'Festival 1875 .
The Late Rev. Thos. Floyd Of Stalybridge Masonic Demonstration.
THE LATE REV . THOS . FLOYD OF STALYBRIDGE MASONIC DEMONSTRATION .
ON Sunday afternoon a special Masonic service was held in Holy Trinity Church , Castle Hall , Stalybridga , as a mark of respect to the memory of onr late Brother , tho Eev . Thos . Floyd , Vicar . Shortly after two o ' clock between 60 and 70 members of the different Masonic Lodges in the town and neighbourhood assembled in the Moira Lodge rcom , Wellington Hotel , Caroline Street , the deceased
gentleman having for many years acted as Chaplain of that Lodge . A procession was formed , and , attired in becoming Masonic apparel , the members of the Craft walked through the principal streets in the town , and then they entered the Church , where a large number of Freemasons had already assembled . The building was filled in every part , and most of the congregation wore black clothing .
Tho pulpit , reading desk , front of the gallery , and other portions of the interior were draped with mourning cloth , and the bells rung out a muffled peal . An augmented choir was present , and appropriate hymns were sung , to the accompaniment of Bro . Joseph Travis , who presided at the organ . Tho Rev . W . Ogden of St . Peter ' s Church , Ashton , read the prayers , and the sermon was preached by
the Eev . Charles J . Bowen , Provincial Grand Chaplain for East Lancashire . He took his text from Job vii . 1 . "Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth ? " Ho proceeded to say When , with consummate wisdom and with greatest exactness , God had made this world and all the creatures that inhabit it , ho at last formed man , after his own image ; a rational being , and
made him capable of enjoying happiness in this world and in the world to come . That he might be happy in this world , God placed him in the Garden of Eden , where there was every delight and pleasure that could be desired . Tho whole of tho Garden was placed at his service , and every indidnal creature was placed under his immediate care and direction . And yet the Creator , who well knew
what was m man's nature , and foreseeing that all those noble qualities with which He had endowed him would naturally incline towards society , and even all the pleasures with which he was surrounded would fail in giving him perfect happiness without a companion , He created for him a helpmate , and , thus man became , not only a rational being , but also a social being , and , in process of
time , when man began to multi ply on earth , we fonnd the principle extending itself which made them form themselves into societies ' , the members being known to each other by various customs , signs and symbols . The preacher then proceeded to apply this principle to the first organization of Freemasonry , and he continued : In our departed brother , whose memory on this occasion we honour , we
had a member of a Socifty linked together by the bonds of brotherly love , and we are linked by tho same bond * of brotherly love in meeting together with feelings of love and truth this afternoon . It is a society of which all its members may well be proud . It has been said , and said truly , that a good Mason is a citizen of the world ; that his charity moves along with him like the horizon , and wherever he
goes that bond shall be his vision , which will tell him to do to the members all that lays in his power for their good . The working tools of an operative Mason , and those which are made use of by our Order as taking an emblematical form , are identical . Thus , the twenty-four inch rule directs us to observe every gospel duty : teaches us not to swerve to the
right hand nor to the left , either in practice or in nv > ral duty , or in obedience to any religions precept , and to have always our eternity in view in our conduct . This line teaches us to pay the strictest regard to the line of conduct marked out for us by the Creator and by our Redeemer ; it teaches us to avoid all double dealing , and points out the direct and narrow path which leads ever upwards , ever onwards , to the mansions of eternity ; that sincerity in all our
professions is after all the only passport through death . It is like Jacob ' s ladder—it connects heaven and earth , and , by laying hold of it , we climb to that place where we shall enjoy the honoured line of time in the never-ending circles of eternity . The plumb line admonishes us to stand erect , upright in all Christian rectitude ; to keep to the happy medium of temperance in all things , and to make our passions coincide with our line of duty . The square again teaches us that we shall
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Festival Of The Girls' School.
FESTIVAL OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .
WE have been favoured with the following amusing letter , which will be interesting , not only locally , but as containing references to the names of many brethren whose reputation is almost universal . We offer no further remark on its contents , as they speak for themselves : — Vincent Works , Vincent Street , Westminster , S . W .
8 th April 1875 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Some time ago , on a 6 ne sunny morning early , I was wandering in a foreign clime , not distant from my own native shore , when I was attracted by something which was moving and glittering on the grass at some distance from me , I had never
seen anything like it befoi-e . It appeared to twist and wind about in different forms , glittering and sparkling like diamonds in the snnliyht—was it a beautiful snake ? I am not naturally very cnrions , but I felt I must go and see what this wonderful creature could be . I walked towards it , and when I came near enough I found the
scintillating phenomenon was in communication , by means of a string attached to his knee , with a " Sportmau , " gun in hand , who cleverly contrived , by a peculiar action of the knee-joint , to keep the string going backwards aud forwards , winding and unwinding itself on and off the upright spindle of a " Miroir anx Alouottes . " This
ingenious machine consists of a wooden crescent stuck all over with pieces of looking-glass , and the gyratory motion , first in one direction then in the other , communicated to it by the " Sportsman , " produced the curions sparklinsr effects which had attracted me to the spot . It was just as attractive to some larks , who merrily carolled aloft , till ,
their curiosity wrought to the highest pitch , they came within reach of the gun . The " Sportman " fired , and—made the feathers fly . So , my dear Brother , carolling joyously away out of my reach , I want to attract yonr attention to my " leurre , " and bring yon nearer to mo that I mav try and knock off a few silvery feathers from your
well-plumed breast . My Miroir anx Alonottes is n . very pretty one , being nothing else than thf ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOB GIRT . S . I am tho Steward who represents the "Britannic" ( No . 33 ) this year . Attention ! je vais faire miroiter la machine . Prrrrrrrrrrr
rrrrrrrreep—prrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrocp—prrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrreep ! One hundred and forty-eight pretty little girls , all in blue and white , who sing like little nightingales , play the piano with I don't know how many hands , like Orphens—or , rather , like Orpheus would have played if ho had been possessed of several pairs of hands and several
pianos to play upon . These little girls make such sweet music that they have moved a great S ' one to come and listen to them . Could Orphens do more ? Then they dance like Terpsichore—drill like " the Guards" —speak French so nicely that one of our brethren , who is a great authority on
sm-h matters , says " EUes n'ont Pa ( a ) s lour pareilles "—or , in plain English , "There ' s none ( ITunn ) like ' em . " Their mathematical attainments aro such as to bring our learned Brother Glaishier down from tho clouds in a twinkling to sec these little stars . And , finally , their behaviour is so good that our Brother Paas says , " They
hav'nt any vices , except un ( e ) Des V 1 C 6 S , " which ho should be very sorry to see them lose . Very proud are we of " OUR GIRLS , " and it behoves Each oF US to do our best to support the Institution . But as in doing charitable actions we should not let our right hand know what our left doeth , so ,
dear Brother , it would perhaps be as well to take care that thy Chynoweth not what thy Pen hath dered to write , when you kindly send me your autograph embellishing a piece of paper Peirced at one end and illustrated by figures . Your Steward , a Chubby fellow comes to yon like an ancient Palmer begging you to " shell "
out in the cause of Charity , which Shields you from a multitude D 6 v ices . So the Church , teaches . Remember that peculiar moment —but , Hush ! WalUs have ears yi . u know . However , I'll tell you a secret . Listen ! At our FESTIVAL , on TUESDAY " the 11 th Of May next , we shall , by the aid of our Masonic arts
reproduce for the edification of our Brethren one of tho mysteries of Old Thebes—that marvel of ANTIQUITY , the Memnon ! ! ! A few centuries ago the sages used to delight in the sweet music that fell from the lips of the Statue of Memnon when the first beams of the rising sun touched them . Now , if you ' re " sage" and
will come , yon shall see that our Stone head who is coming from the Egyptian Hall ( which , you know , is in the shadow of that great Temple which thy greater genius , Oh Wren Magnus , erected ) , in tho City , is a considerable improvement on Memnon , and worthy of the time in which we live . Not only will his lips , touched by the
meridian beams of the Sun of Freemasonry , discourse sweet music , but he will have a good word and a kindly smile for all , neither of which the dark Memnon of Thebes vouchsafed to those who came to
see him . And if even , as some have pretended , the magic play of the sunlight caused at times the semblance of a smile to steal over his cold countenance , yet he was far inferior to our Memnon , because he couldn't drink a glass of wine , and our Head Of the City of
Festival Of The Girls' School.
London can—and yon may see him do it ; besides which , listening intently , you may distinctly hear the sound of a smack just after the wine has touched his lips . Thus the triumphant success of our art established beyond doubt ,
you will enthusiastically rise and drink to the health of our Worshipful Master Memnon with three times three , and will all be merry as Finch is . ( e )
So now , say as the Racoon said to Colonel Crockett , "T won't trouble you to fire , I'll come down " with that little feather , and your Brother Steward will be aye Gleg ( e ) . N . B . — If the feather has a Dixon it--i . e . is a "Tenner" in Guineas—you shall be made a Life Governor , and have TWO Votes at . every Election .
Ladies , observe , become Life Governors , with Two Votes , for half the money , thus conclusively proving that " No mortal can more tho Ladies adore , than a true aud an accepted Mnson . " " Mony a mickle maks a muckle , " as our beloved Treasurer says , so if your Donation is a small one it will though a little Crumb be thankfully received and faithfully applied by , Yours fraternally ,
WILLIAM SUGG , Steward for the "Britannic" at the Girls'Festival 1875 .
The Late Rev. Thos. Floyd Of Stalybridge Masonic Demonstration.
THE LATE REV . THOS . FLOYD OF STALYBRIDGE MASONIC DEMONSTRATION .
ON Sunday afternoon a special Masonic service was held in Holy Trinity Church , Castle Hall , Stalybridga , as a mark of respect to the memory of onr late Brother , tho Eev . Thos . Floyd , Vicar . Shortly after two o ' clock between 60 and 70 members of the different Masonic Lodges in the town and neighbourhood assembled in the Moira Lodge rcom , Wellington Hotel , Caroline Street , the deceased
gentleman having for many years acted as Chaplain of that Lodge . A procession was formed , and , attired in becoming Masonic apparel , the members of the Craft walked through the principal streets in the town , and then they entered the Church , where a large number of Freemasons had already assembled . The building was filled in every part , and most of the congregation wore black clothing .
Tho pulpit , reading desk , front of the gallery , and other portions of the interior were draped with mourning cloth , and the bells rung out a muffled peal . An augmented choir was present , and appropriate hymns were sung , to the accompaniment of Bro . Joseph Travis , who presided at the organ . Tho Rev . W . Ogden of St . Peter ' s Church , Ashton , read the prayers , and the sermon was preached by
the Eev . Charles J . Bowen , Provincial Grand Chaplain for East Lancashire . He took his text from Job vii . 1 . "Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth ? " Ho proceeded to say When , with consummate wisdom and with greatest exactness , God had made this world and all the creatures that inhabit it , ho at last formed man , after his own image ; a rational being , and
made him capable of enjoying happiness in this world and in the world to come . That he might be happy in this world , God placed him in the Garden of Eden , where there was every delight and pleasure that could be desired . Tho whole of tho Garden was placed at his service , and every indidnal creature was placed under his immediate care and direction . And yet the Creator , who well knew
what was m man's nature , and foreseeing that all those noble qualities with which He had endowed him would naturally incline towards society , and even all the pleasures with which he was surrounded would fail in giving him perfect happiness without a companion , He created for him a helpmate , and , thus man became , not only a rational being , but also a social being , and , in process of
time , when man began to multi ply on earth , we fonnd the principle extending itself which made them form themselves into societies ' , the members being known to each other by various customs , signs and symbols . The preacher then proceeded to apply this principle to the first organization of Freemasonry , and he continued : In our departed brother , whose memory on this occasion we honour , we
had a member of a Socifty linked together by the bonds of brotherly love , and we are linked by tho same bond * of brotherly love in meeting together with feelings of love and truth this afternoon . It is a society of which all its members may well be proud . It has been said , and said truly , that a good Mason is a citizen of the world ; that his charity moves along with him like the horizon , and wherever he
goes that bond shall be his vision , which will tell him to do to the members all that lays in his power for their good . The working tools of an operative Mason , and those which are made use of by our Order as taking an emblematical form , are identical . Thus , the twenty-four inch rule directs us to observe every gospel duty : teaches us not to swerve to the
right hand nor to the left , either in practice or in nv > ral duty , or in obedience to any religions precept , and to have always our eternity in view in our conduct . This line teaches us to pay the strictest regard to the line of conduct marked out for us by the Creator and by our Redeemer ; it teaches us to avoid all double dealing , and points out the direct and narrow path which leads ever upwards , ever onwards , to the mansions of eternity ; that sincerity in all our
professions is after all the only passport through death . It is like Jacob ' s ladder—it connects heaven and earth , and , by laying hold of it , we climb to that place where we shall enjoy the honoured line of time in the never-ending circles of eternity . The plumb line admonishes us to stand erect , upright in all Christian rectitude ; to keep to the happy medium of temperance in all things , and to make our passions coincide with our line of duty . The square again teaches us that we shall