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Comp . R . C . Elso ... ... ... Superintendent W . Long ( re-appointed ) ... IT . E . Whito ... ... ... J . E . Noke ( re-nppointed ) ... Scribe E . E . Newton Fuller ... .. Scribo N . B . H . Watts ( re-elected ) ... Treasnrer W . Peach ... ... ... Registrar T . F . Norris ... Principal Sojourner
H . Calliford Hopkins ... 1 st Assistant Sojourner J . Haddon ... ... ... 2 nd Assistant Sojourner L . H . Ruogg ... ... Sword Bearer T . Parker ... ... ... Standard Bearer E . A . Crosse ... ... Dir of Ceremonies J . H . Macfarlano ... ... Organist M . H . Clarke ... ... Assistant S . E . A . J . Salter ... ... Janitor S . Bigwood ... ... Assistant Janitor The customary banquet followed .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
— : o : — FORTITUDE LODGE , No . 78 .
ON Tuesday evening , tho 7 th insfc ., afc the Masonio Eooms , Old Bridge Street ; , Truro , Bro . Hockin waa installed W . M ., and ho invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Brewer I . P . M ., Knight S . W ., Newby J . W ., Rev . T . S . Kendall Chaplain , Johns Treasurer , Tonkin Secretary , Clarke M . O ., Raudlo S . O ., Ellery J . O ., Allen Registrar of Marks , Carus-Wilson S . D ., Benney J . D ., Seargeant I . G ., Langdon Tyler . Brother Tonkin was Installing Master .
Freemasonry And Politics.
FREEMASONRY AND POLITICS .
IT is no secret that all societies in France , no matter what the original character may be , end in becoming political bodies . Politics are the besetting sin of the French , and they introduce them everywhere . One might imagine thafc institutions founded for the dissemination of charity and philanthropy wonld be free from them . Bat nothing of the sort ; even theso are made to play a rule in the
eternal battle of political parties . Hence the opposition whioh all kinds of associations encounter under the Imperial rigime . To-day the liberty of association is written in the law , bnt ifc is none the less political , and Republicans vie witb Monarchists and Imperialists in turning it to account . Foremost among Benevolent Institutions is
the Order of Freemasonry . I am nofc a Freemason myself , and am therefore ignorant of what passes behind the scenes of the famous society , but this is no reason why I should not notice the charges brought against it , particularly as they concern the future of the Republic . For some time past wo have been told that the Republic has fallen into the hands of the Freemasons and the Jews . As
regards tho Jews , 1 leave M . Drtiuiont , tho anti . semitio champion , to deal with them , and will confine myself to the Freemasons , about whom an ex-Freemason has jast published a remarkable pamphlet . The writer begins by pointing oufc thafc certain distinctions musfc be made in the order of French Freemasonry . All the Lodges do not submit to the same directions , and are not imbued with the same
spirit . According to him , there are about 24 , 000 Freemasons in France . This number strikes one as being much below the mark , bat , as he produces facts and fisrures to support it , we may accept it for the sake of argument . Tbey are divided into four groupsnamely , the Grand Orient , which has 16 , 000 adherents ; the Supreme
Council , 6 , 000 ; the Grande Loge Symbolique , 2 , 000 ; and the Sonverain Conseil , 500 . The Grand Orient is , consequently , the most important group , not only in respect to the number of its adherents , but also as regards the activity whioh it employs in the political and religious questions of the day . By the sida of its influence that of the other "roups is almost nil , and French
Frsemasonry may therefore be considered as represented by the Grand Orient . The tendency and doctrines of that Lodsre are well-known ; to use the words of the writer , " they aro clearly materalist and clearl y anti-religions . " Freemasonry has never been very favourable towards revealed religions , bnfc it did not formally proscribe them . On the contrary , one of its doctrines waa a kind of vague deism , since
it rendered homage to tbo Great Architect of the Universe , bnt this supreme invocation , if -wo are to boliove tho ex-Freoniason , has now been suppressed . The ancient statues of the Grand Orient contained a declaration of religious and philosophical tolerenco conceived in the following terms : — "Freemasonry excludes nobody for his belief . From the elevated sphere in which it has placed itself it respects the
religions faith and political opinions of all its members . " But in nb wo ni' ° told » ifc 8 track oafc that paragraph . Ihe French Freemasons not only ceased to respect tho religious and political opinions of the members of their own order , bub also those of tho millions of Frenchman who did not belong fco ifc . The wand Orient , in fact , is charged with taking a prominent part in the alleged war or aniserI rlnrinsr Mm n . isi . fiff . m . n VPM-A luminal-. « - ! , »
Utholics and their clergy . It is from this Lodgo that many of the uMI " P uties aro said to llave received their instructionslotabl y iu tho case of tho amendment refusing admittance to public lees to those applicants who had beon brought up iti religious lj i " ! ^ ' a 3 half ° '" t ' Republican deputies aro understood to 0 ^ J , reewason 8 > » nd sa mauy of them owe thoir election to the support Stnii" ? " - ' - ' ^ aro afrai ( 1 of uot beiD £ re-elected without that Grand n ^ ' ea 8 y to 8 oa t ' P owur ^ ul influence exorcised by tbo tt Oneut , According to the most modest calculation , there are
Freemasonry And Politics.
more than one hundred and fifty Freemasons in the Chamber . Commenting on this important fact , M Edouard Hervo , the editor of the Soleil , says : — " Ifc ought to make tho public powers reflect , and no doubt it would , were this not more or less already in the hands of the Freemasons , for , supposing the Grand Orient carried the day in the next general election , what an orgie of anti-religious intolerance
would follow ! It , therefore , behoves Frenchmen jealous of tbeir rights and liberties to prepare for the vital struggle . " The outcry against French Freemasonry is not new ; how far ifc may be true , it is difficult to say . Perhaps the statements of the ex-Freemasou must be taken with a certain amount of caution . People who leave a faitb after swearing fidelity to ifc are always open to suspicion .
Still there can be little doubt of the political rule filled up by the Grand Orient . Gambetta made use of it , and the Radicals of to-day accept its influence . That it has become materialist appears also beyond dispute . If I am rightly informed , it is this double antireligious and political character whioh has prevented tho English Freemasons from joining tho French to the extent that would
otherwise be tbo case . Of course the clericals bave seized on this pamphlet , and are making capital out of it , but they go to the other extreme , and look upon the Freemasons as so many criminals for whom the guillotine would be too merciful . While talking of politics , it will interest you to learn thafc ifc has been reserved to Le Petit Journal to be ablo to enlighten the world
as to the policy of England with regard to fche Triple Alliance . The information is all the more welcome since it has been made public jast as we were dying for lack of news . Ifc appears that it was high time tho truth was told ; England has joined the alliance , and the four Powers have determined to break up the Franco-Russian understanding , nofc by fair bufc by foul means . " They have conceived a
plan , alike injurious and dishonourable to us , by whioh , " proceeds > tbe writer , " they will take advantage of our divisions to introduce ' into our ranks the ferment of disorder , to discredit na in the eyes of Russia , and turn to their own account every little incident tbafc might occur . " It seems that the diabolic task has been conferred on the British Ambassador in Paris . "Why disguise the faoi ?"
asks the writer . The very clever Lord Dufferiu was chosen for tbat task , and that alone . He is a man capable of estimating the situation and seizing on our defects and ignorance , and thereby he hopes to carry out the dissolving taotics of whioh he ia tbe superior , aud apparently irreproachable , agent . Ifc is his right as well as that of his Government to realise the Machiavellio scheme
if tbey can , provided they do not go too for ; bub ifc is also onr right ; to defend by the loss of seats to the M'Carthyites . On that head „ tbey are , of course , the best judges ; they should know what are fche > electoral forces fchey can command in Iceland . Bat to Unionists , the situation is altogether satisfactory ; the fiercer fche fend between tbe two factions , the more impracticable and shadowy becomes the
establishment of an Irish Parliament . Mr . Mahony invites hia opponents to " ground arms and watch the manoeuvres of the foe . " Excellent advice when opposing armies are afc a distance , bufc ifc sounds rather queerly as a trempefc call on the very eve of battle .. Tbe Unionists will not " ground arms" whatever the Nationalists ^ may do , but fully intend to make use of all their resources for the
discomfiture of the enemy . We are not surprised that the M'Carthyites should have contemptuously rejected this overture . Much more eager to damage the other batch of " patriots" than to promote the cause which they affeot fco have at heart , and dreading above all things to provoke the displeasure of Mr . Gladstone they are bound to perpetuate the split , unless and until the RedtnouditeBsnbmit . —Globe .
B y the kind invitation of Bro . Georgo Everett , Past Grand Treasurer , tho Annual Athletic Sports of the pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys -will be held , at Kempton Park , to-day ( Saturday ) . Tickets , which are not limited , may be had on application to the Secretary of
the Institution . The sports will commence at 2 * 30 o ' clock ,, and the band ( of 35 performers ) of the T Division a £ Metropolitan Police will play during the day . We may mention that a special train will leave Wood Green station at 11 * 10 a . m ., calling at Ludgate Hill ( Metropolitan
p latform ) 11 * 40 a . m ., Wimbledon 12 * 20 p . m ., and returning from Kempton Park station at 7 * 30 p . m . A special train will also leave Waterloo ( North ) station , No . 8 platform ,
afc 12 * 45 p . m ., calling at Vauxhall 12 * 50 p . m ., Clapham Junction 12 * 55 pm ., Richmond 1 * 5 p . m ., and returning from Kempton Park afc 9 p . m ., calling at tho abovenamed stations and also at Twickenham .
Tbe visit of the Board of Stewards in connection with the 94 fch Anniversary Festival to tho Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , Wood Green , London , N ., will take p lace ou Tuesday , 28 th inst ., on which occasion thc prizas
will be distributed by the Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach . Visitors arc requested to take ths-fr seats in the Assembl y Hall by 2-45 p . m . Tea and coirra , with light refreshments , will be provided in the Gymnasium at 4 p . m . An entertainment b y the Boyii in tho Assembl y Hall will follow afc 5 * 30 p . m .
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Royal Arch.
Comp . R . C . Elso ... ... ... Superintendent W . Long ( re-appointed ) ... IT . E . Whito ... ... ... J . E . Noke ( re-nppointed ) ... Scribe E . E . Newton Fuller ... .. Scribo N . B . H . Watts ( re-elected ) ... Treasnrer W . Peach ... ... ... Registrar T . F . Norris ... Principal Sojourner
H . Calliford Hopkins ... 1 st Assistant Sojourner J . Haddon ... ... ... 2 nd Assistant Sojourner L . H . Ruogg ... ... Sword Bearer T . Parker ... ... ... Standard Bearer E . A . Crosse ... ... Dir of Ceremonies J . H . Macfarlano ... ... Organist M . H . Clarke ... ... Assistant S . E . A . J . Salter ... ... Janitor S . Bigwood ... ... Assistant Janitor The customary banquet followed .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
— : o : — FORTITUDE LODGE , No . 78 .
ON Tuesday evening , tho 7 th insfc ., afc the Masonio Eooms , Old Bridge Street ; , Truro , Bro . Hockin waa installed W . M ., and ho invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Brewer I . P . M ., Knight S . W ., Newby J . W ., Rev . T . S . Kendall Chaplain , Johns Treasurer , Tonkin Secretary , Clarke M . O ., Raudlo S . O ., Ellery J . O ., Allen Registrar of Marks , Carus-Wilson S . D ., Benney J . D ., Seargeant I . G ., Langdon Tyler . Brother Tonkin was Installing Master .
Freemasonry And Politics.
FREEMASONRY AND POLITICS .
IT is no secret that all societies in France , no matter what the original character may be , end in becoming political bodies . Politics are the besetting sin of the French , and they introduce them everywhere . One might imagine thafc institutions founded for the dissemination of charity and philanthropy wonld be free from them . Bat nothing of the sort ; even theso are made to play a rule in the
eternal battle of political parties . Hence the opposition whioh all kinds of associations encounter under the Imperial rigime . To-day the liberty of association is written in the law , bnt ifc is none the less political , and Republicans vie witb Monarchists and Imperialists in turning it to account . Foremost among Benevolent Institutions is
the Order of Freemasonry . I am nofc a Freemason myself , and am therefore ignorant of what passes behind the scenes of the famous society , but this is no reason why I should not notice the charges brought against it , particularly as they concern the future of the Republic . For some time past wo have been told that the Republic has fallen into the hands of the Freemasons and the Jews . As
regards tho Jews , 1 leave M . Drtiuiont , tho anti . semitio champion , to deal with them , and will confine myself to the Freemasons , about whom an ex-Freemason has jast published a remarkable pamphlet . The writer begins by pointing oufc thafc certain distinctions musfc be made in the order of French Freemasonry . All the Lodges do not submit to the same directions , and are not imbued with the same
spirit . According to him , there are about 24 , 000 Freemasons in France . This number strikes one as being much below the mark , bat , as he produces facts and fisrures to support it , we may accept it for the sake of argument . Tbey are divided into four groupsnamely , the Grand Orient , which has 16 , 000 adherents ; the Supreme
Council , 6 , 000 ; the Grande Loge Symbolique , 2 , 000 ; and the Sonverain Conseil , 500 . The Grand Orient is , consequently , the most important group , not only in respect to the number of its adherents , but also as regards the activity whioh it employs in the political and religious questions of the day . By the sida of its influence that of the other "roups is almost nil , and French
Frsemasonry may therefore be considered as represented by the Grand Orient . The tendency and doctrines of that Lodsre are well-known ; to use the words of the writer , " they aro clearly materalist and clearl y anti-religions . " Freemasonry has never been very favourable towards revealed religions , bnfc it did not formally proscribe them . On the contrary , one of its doctrines waa a kind of vague deism , since
it rendered homage to tbo Great Architect of the Universe , bnt this supreme invocation , if -wo are to boliove tho ex-Freoniason , has now been suppressed . The ancient statues of the Grand Orient contained a declaration of religious and philosophical tolerenco conceived in the following terms : — "Freemasonry excludes nobody for his belief . From the elevated sphere in which it has placed itself it respects the
religions faith and political opinions of all its members . " But in nb wo ni' ° told » ifc 8 track oafc that paragraph . Ihe French Freemasons not only ceased to respect tho religious and political opinions of the members of their own order , bub also those of tho millions of Frenchman who did not belong fco ifc . The wand Orient , in fact , is charged with taking a prominent part in the alleged war or aniserI rlnrinsr Mm n . isi . fiff . m . n VPM-A luminal-. « - ! , »
Utholics and their clergy . It is from this Lodgo that many of the uMI " P uties aro said to llave received their instructionslotabl y iu tho case of tho amendment refusing admittance to public lees to those applicants who had beon brought up iti religious lj i " ! ^ ' a 3 half ° '" t ' Republican deputies aro understood to 0 ^ J , reewason 8 > » nd sa mauy of them owe thoir election to the support Stnii" ? " - ' - ' ^ aro afrai ( 1 of uot beiD £ re-elected without that Grand n ^ ' ea 8 y to 8 oa t ' P owur ^ ul influence exorcised by tbo tt Oneut , According to the most modest calculation , there are
Freemasonry And Politics.
more than one hundred and fifty Freemasons in the Chamber . Commenting on this important fact , M Edouard Hervo , the editor of the Soleil , says : — " Ifc ought to make tho public powers reflect , and no doubt it would , were this not more or less already in the hands of the Freemasons , for , supposing the Grand Orient carried the day in the next general election , what an orgie of anti-religious intolerance
would follow ! It , therefore , behoves Frenchmen jealous of tbeir rights and liberties to prepare for the vital struggle . " The outcry against French Freemasonry is not new ; how far ifc may be true , it is difficult to say . Perhaps the statements of the ex-Freemasou must be taken with a certain amount of caution . People who leave a faitb after swearing fidelity to ifc are always open to suspicion .
Still there can be little doubt of the political rule filled up by the Grand Orient . Gambetta made use of it , and the Radicals of to-day accept its influence . That it has become materialist appears also beyond dispute . If I am rightly informed , it is this double antireligious and political character whioh has prevented tho English Freemasons from joining tho French to the extent that would
otherwise be tbo case . Of course the clericals bave seized on this pamphlet , and are making capital out of it , but they go to the other extreme , and look upon the Freemasons as so many criminals for whom the guillotine would be too merciful . While talking of politics , it will interest you to learn thafc ifc has been reserved to Le Petit Journal to be ablo to enlighten the world
as to the policy of England with regard to fche Triple Alliance . The information is all the more welcome since it has been made public jast as we were dying for lack of news . Ifc appears that it was high time tho truth was told ; England has joined the alliance , and the four Powers have determined to break up the Franco-Russian understanding , nofc by fair bufc by foul means . " They have conceived a
plan , alike injurious and dishonourable to us , by whioh , " proceeds > tbe writer , " they will take advantage of our divisions to introduce ' into our ranks the ferment of disorder , to discredit na in the eyes of Russia , and turn to their own account every little incident tbafc might occur . " It seems that the diabolic task has been conferred on the British Ambassador in Paris . "Why disguise the faoi ?"
asks the writer . The very clever Lord Dufferiu was chosen for tbat task , and that alone . He is a man capable of estimating the situation and seizing on our defects and ignorance , and thereby he hopes to carry out the dissolving taotics of whioh he ia tbe superior , aud apparently irreproachable , agent . Ifc is his right as well as that of his Government to realise the Machiavellio scheme
if tbey can , provided they do not go too for ; bub ifc is also onr right ; to defend by the loss of seats to the M'Carthyites . On that head „ tbey are , of course , the best judges ; they should know what are fche > electoral forces fchey can command in Iceland . Bat to Unionists , the situation is altogether satisfactory ; the fiercer fche fend between tbe two factions , the more impracticable and shadowy becomes the
establishment of an Irish Parliament . Mr . Mahony invites hia opponents to " ground arms and watch the manoeuvres of the foe . " Excellent advice when opposing armies are afc a distance , bufc ifc sounds rather queerly as a trempefc call on the very eve of battle .. Tbe Unionists will not " ground arms" whatever the Nationalists ^ may do , but fully intend to make use of all their resources for the
discomfiture of the enemy . We are not surprised that the M'Carthyites should have contemptuously rejected this overture . Much more eager to damage the other batch of " patriots" than to promote the cause which they affeot fco have at heart , and dreading above all things to provoke the displeasure of Mr . Gladstone they are bound to perpetuate the split , unless and until the RedtnouditeBsnbmit . —Globe .
B y the kind invitation of Bro . Georgo Everett , Past Grand Treasurer , tho Annual Athletic Sports of the pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys -will be held , at Kempton Park , to-day ( Saturday ) . Tickets , which are not limited , may be had on application to the Secretary of
the Institution . The sports will commence at 2 * 30 o ' clock ,, and the band ( of 35 performers ) of the T Division a £ Metropolitan Police will play during the day . We may mention that a special train will leave Wood Green station at 11 * 10 a . m ., calling at Ludgate Hill ( Metropolitan
p latform ) 11 * 40 a . m ., Wimbledon 12 * 20 p . m ., and returning from Kempton Park station at 7 * 30 p . m . A special train will also leave Waterloo ( North ) station , No . 8 platform ,
afc 12 * 45 p . m ., calling at Vauxhall 12 * 50 p . m ., Clapham Junction 12 * 55 pm ., Richmond 1 * 5 p . m ., and returning from Kempton Park afc 9 p . m ., calling at tho abovenamed stations and also at Twickenham .
Tbe visit of the Board of Stewards in connection with the 94 fch Anniversary Festival to tho Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , Wood Green , London , N ., will take p lace ou Tuesday , 28 th inst ., on which occasion thc prizas
will be distributed by the Lady Lucy Hicks-Beach . Visitors arc requested to take ths-fr seats in the Assembl y Hall by 2-45 p . m . Tea and coirra , with light refreshments , will be provided in the Gymnasium at 4 p . m . An entertainment b y the Boyii in tho Assembl y Hall will follow afc 5 * 30 p . m .