Christianity And Freemasonry.

which led the Grand Lodge of England to protest , on the ground that no one is competent to alter the ancient customs . If everything could begin de nova it might perhaps be well to arrange that Freemasonry should not exist in the world , but we have to recognise the fact that it does exist , and then comes the question of how best to deal with it . Surely , the most unwise course possible is to leave it to drift . CATHOLIC .

SIB , —As a Past Master of an Irish Lodge , will you allow me to suggest to my Brother Masons who may havo seen tho attack on Freemasonry by an outsider in last week ' s " Church Times" that the subject should not be discussed by Masons ? In the ftcst , place , we CMmot discuss the matter either in public or in private with non-Masons , for obvious reasons ; and , secondly , it is quite

evident that the motive which led your correspondent to write ( who , by the way should have signed his name at the foot of his attack ) was that the Church of Roma , in the person of the Popes , condemns Masonry throughout the world . If Masons in these countries could agree wifch your correspondent in the premises of the argument , there would still remain the insuperable difficulty of discussing matters with a non-Mason . WILLIAM BUTLEE P . M ., Lodge 143 , Irish Constitution . Dublin , 17 th August .

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Further particulars as to place of meeting of the undermentioned Lodges are given iu the Freemasons' Calendar ar . d Pocket Book ( published by Grand Lodge , for the benefit of the Charity Fund ) .

Monday . House Committee , R . M . Benevolent Institution , Croydon , 3 .

1177 Tenby , Tenby 1753 Obedience , Okehampton 2279 Thornham , Thornham 2553 Rufford , Nottingham Tuesday .

Colonial Board , F . M . H ., at 4 Mark Grand Lodge , 5 for 6 . 1472 Henley , North Woolwich 1662 Beaconsfield , Walthamstow 52 Union , Norwich 70 St . John , Plymouth 103 Beauford , Bristol

124 Marquis of Granby , Durham 158 Adam , Sheerness 209 Etonian , Windsor 226 Benevolence , Littleboro ' 252 Harmonic , Dudley 265 Royal Yorkshire , Keighley 315 Boyal York , Brighton

364 Cambrian , Neath 393 St . David , Berwick 421 Loyal of Industry , S'thinolton 457 Loyal Monmouth , Monmouth 493 Royal Lebanon , Gloucester 510 St . Martin , Liskeard 558 Temple , Folkestone 615 St . John & St . Paul , Erith 660 Camalodunum , New Malton

673 St . John , . Liverpool ' 734 Londesborough , Bridlington 804 Carnarvon , Havant 847 Fortesque , Honiton 960 Bute , Cardiff 974 Pentalpha , Bradford 1002 Skiddaw , Cockermouth 1134 Newall , Manchester 1197 Nyanza , llminster 1244 Marwood , Redcar 1282 AncholmeBrigg wb *—

, __ . __ .. _ . ~ . w . -- , 00 1310 Harrow , Harrow 1336 Square & Compasses , Wrexham 1619 Sackville , East Grinstead 1726 Gordon , Bognor 1780 Albert Edward , Southampton 1785 St . Petroc , Padstow 1908 Cholmondeley , Frodsham

1970 Hadrian , South Shields 1981 Arnold , East Molesey 2129 Dorothy Vernon , Bakewell 2136 St . Michael , Bishops Stortford 2260 Ridley , Newcastle-on-Tyne 2290 Fairfield , Fairfield

\ A / n _ -l * . nr . r \ r . \ l Wednesday . Grand Lodge , 6 for 7 . 74 Athol , Birmingham 137 Amity , Poole 159 Brunswick , East Stonehouse 168 Mariner , Guernsey

282 Bedford , Tavistock 287 Unanimity , Stockport 298 Harmony , Rochdale 326 Moira of Honour , Bristol ' ail St . John , Wigton 406 N'therji Counties , N ' castla-on-T . 417 Faith & Unanimity , Dorchester

429 Royal Navy , Ramsgate 471 Silurian , . Newport , Mon . 678 Earl Ellesmere , Farnworth 838 Franklin , Boston 970 St . Anne , East Looe 992 St . Thomas , Manchester 1003 Prince of Wales , Jersey

1004 Athole , Douglas , Isle of Man 1013 Royal Victoria , Liverpool 1085 Hartington , Derby 1167 Alnwick , Alnwick 1274 Earl Durham , Chester-le-Street 1335 Lindsey , Wigan

1354 Marquis of Lome , Leigh 1431 St . Alphege , Solihull 1461 Clausentum , Woolston 1532 Bective , Carlisle 1620 Marlborough , Liverpool 1660 Arlecdon , Frizzington

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1736 St . John , Halifax 1862 Stranton , West Hartlepool 2368 Alan , Alderley Edge 2382 Loyal Hay , Hay 2391 Orde-Powlett , Middlesborough 2453 Duke of York , Cardiff 2464 Longsight , Longsight 2495 GoodacreBootle 1 W

, ~ . WW WX _ - ~ . , 2560 Earl of Lathom , Bury Thursday .

1155 Excelsior , Upper Norwood 1178 Perfect Ashlar , Southwark 1445 Prince Leopold , Aldgate 1790 Old England , Thornton Heath 1963 Duke of Albany , Camberwell 24 Newcastle O . T ., Newcastle

31 United Industrious , Canterbury 110 Loyal C'brian , Merthyr-Tydvil 1 ^ 3 Lennox , Richmond , Yorks 195 Hengist , Pournemouth 219 Prudence , Todmorden 249 Mariner , Liverpool 254 Trinity , Coventry

266 Naphtali , Heywood 269 Fidelity , Blackburn 289 Fidelity , Leeds 294 Constitutional , Beverley 295 Combermere Union , Macclesfield 300 Minerva , Ashton-under-Lyne 317 Affability . Manchester

362 Doric , Grantham 446 Benevolent , Wells 462 Bank Terrace , Accrington 509 Tees , Stockton 531 St . Helen , Hartlepool 539 St . Matthew , Walsall 633 Yarborough , Manchester

637 Portland , Stoke-upon-Trent 703 Clifton , Blackpool 803 St . Andrew , Biggleswade 856 Restormel , Lostwithiel 976 Royal Clarence , Bruton 1231 Savile , Elland 1284 Brent , Topsham

1304 Olive Union , Horncastle 1324 Okeover , Ripley 1384 Equity , Widnes 1473 Bootle , Bootle 1504 Red Rose of Lanc ' ster , Padihiin 1513 Friendly , Barnsley

1557 Albert Edward , Hexham 1565 Earl of Chester , Lymm 1829 Burrell , Brighton 1899 Wellesley , Sandhurst 2169 Osborne , East Cowes 2317 Bisley , Woking 2321 Acacia , Bradford

2350 Corinthian , Hindley 2386 Clarence , Chester 2496 Wirral , Birkenhead Friday . 1275 Star , Greenwich 2511 StJohn at HackneyHackney /

. , JUVJU-L . K . U . WW . " - « " . - ~ J , ,, 44 Friendship , Manchester 242 St . George , Doncaster 291 Royal Philanthropic . Highbridge 306 Allred , Leeds 521 Truth , Huddersfield 751 Eastnor , Ledbury

837 De Grey and Ripon , Ripon 936 Adair , Aldeburgh 1230 Barnard , Barnard Castle 1295 Gooch , New Swindon 1375 Architect , Ulioiitun-cuiu-Hardy 1405 Southwell , Nottingham 1648 Prince of Wales , Bradford

1664 Gosforth , Gosforth . 1754 Windsor , Penarth 1993 Wolseley , Manchester 2433 Minerva , Birkenhead 2491 White Rose of York , Sheffield Saturday .

1223 Amherst , Riverhead 1362 Royal Albert Edward , Redhill 1388 Ganynges , Bristol 1458 Truth , Manchester 1550 Prudence , Plymouth 2077 Epping , Chingford

2148 Walsingham , Wilmington 2205 Pegasus , Gravesend 2323 Bushey Hall , Bushey 2442 St . Clement , Leigh 2473 Molesey , East Molesey 2541 St . Andrew , Avonmouth

Mr . T . J . White and Mr . Edmund Ellis , as representing the Haverfordwest Freemasons , were summoned for letting the Masonic Hall for the purposes of a theatrical play , the same not having been licensed . The Bench , after hearing the case , which was not contested , imposed a fine of ls without costs . — " South Wales Daily News . " .