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A Cosmopolitan Mason.
A COSMOPOLITAN MASON .
NOT only is it a matter of congratulation for the members of Sackville Lodge that Canon W . H . Cooper has joined No . 1619 and taken office as Chaplaiu ,
but also the Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex may be congratulated on so distinguished a Mason identifying himself with this county . It will interest many to read the following notice of the Masonic career of Brother Canon W . H . Cooper , F . B . G . S ., who has had Masonic
experiences that few Masons can boast of . Canon Cooper ' s maternal Lodge is No . 40 , Belfast , Ireland , where he was initiated , passed and raised in 1856 . At that time Bro . Cooper was an ensign in Her Majesty ' s
Service and , his regiment being ordered to Dublin , he was made an honorary member of No . 6 , in which Lodge he was raised to the degree of Mark Master Mason . Two years later , being then quaiteied m Devonpert , he joineu Lodge Sincerity , of which Lord ValJetort ,
now the Earl of Mount-Egdcumbe , was the W . M . Having in 1860 taken holy orders , he served in two curacies for three years at home , and then volunteered for missionary work in the colonies . On his arrival in Australia he was appointed to a rough mission in the mountains , and although there was no church or school ,
he found that a Masonic Lodge had been started in the town of Woodspoint , which was the centre of Lis district . This was the Alpine Lodge , and v-as situated in the middle of the Australian Alps . Bro . Cooper acted as Chaplain to this Lodge for eighteen months ,
and on his removal to Melbourne joined No . 12 , Meridian Lodge . He also joined a Lodge under the Scotch Constitution and was appointed District Grand Chaplain Victoria ( S . C . ) . In 1870 Bro . Cooper moved to New Zealand , where he affiliated to St . Augustine ' s Lodge , Christchurch , and in 1872 was appointed District Grand
Chaplain ( E . C ) , which appointment he held for five years . During his residence in New Zealand he was exalted to the E . A . Degree in the Western Pacific Chapter , - Hokitika , and also was one of the founders and first W . M . of Akaroa Lodge , Canterbury ; he was re-elected for a second year as W . M . of this Lodge . In 1877 he was obliged , from ill-health , to go to New South Wales , where he joined Glen Innes Lodge , of which he was installed W . M . in 1879 . Eeturning to England after 17 years absence , he , in 1885 , organised the formation of a new Lodge , No . 2098 , Harlesden , London , of which he was first W . M . After his arrival in British Columbia
Bro . Cooper took the greatest interest in the welfare of the Craft . He became a member of the Mountain Lodge , Donald , a member and the Chaplain of Kamloops Lodge
and was first W . M . of the new Lodge at Spallumcheen , of which Lodge he was the most active promoter . When sent , in 1882 , by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel to inspect the missions of the society in Canada
and the North West , H . E . H . the Prince of Wales directed the Grand Secretary of England to give Bro . Cooper a general letter of commendation to all Masons in the Dominion and the United States . There are few Masons who have had so extensive an acquaintance with the working of the Craft in the Colonies , both under the Grand Lodge of England and under Local Grand Lodges
No one is better able to speak with authority as to the world wide mflueuce of Freemasonry than Bro . Cooper , he having visited the Masonic Lodges nearest the North
and South Poles , and while he was " exalted " on the western shores of the Pacific , he is also a member of the Grand Lodge which is situated on the eastern shores of the same ocean . — " Sussex Courier . "
Our contemporary , " Masonic Tidings , " thus records an imaginary conversation at the door of the "Grand Lodge Above " :
ST . PETEE , —Well , who are you ? FRATERNAL- BROTHER , —I ' m a jiner . S . P . —Did you take a Masonic paper ? F . B . —Yes . S . P . —Pay for it ? F . B . —N-no . S . P . - *
Masonic Hall At Jerusalem.
MASONIC HALL AT JERUSALEM .
HOW many Royal Arch Masons in India know that during the labours of the Palestine Exploration Party in 1867 , a curious and interesting vault of great antiquity was discovered " in the bosom of tho holy Mount Moriah , " amongst numerous secret passages and chambers under the site of King Solomon's Temple ? The explorations were under the immediate direction of Bro . Capt . ( now Sir Charles ) Warren , of the Royal Engineers . During their
subterranean investigations near the west wall of what in old days was the Temple enclosure , and just south of one of the modern entrances into the Court of the Haram-es-Shereef , known as the gate of the Chain ( Bab-el-Silsileh ) , the explorers came upon a series of vaults which appear at one time to have served as secret 6 tore
chambers . The remains of a secret passage leading to the Temple were also found close by . In ono of the passages of this series ol vaults an opening was discovered leading into a very ancient vault , which the explorers appropriately named the Masonic Hall . The following is Sir Charles Warren ' s description of it , extracted from his book , " The Recovery of Jerusalem . "
' The entrance opens down to it from the north , the floor of the little passage leading to it being about 3 feet above the crown of the Arch , so that there is a steep shelving passage into it . I was lowered down by means of a rope , and was considerably surprised to find myself in a large rectangular vaulted chamber of ancient construction , with a column or pedestal sticking up from the centre . "
" On examining further , the chamber was found to have originally been 23 feet from east to west , and 20 feet 4 incheB from north to south , but 10 feet 4 inches haB been added at the south , so that it is now 30 feet 8 inches in length ; but the Arch over the southern portion is not of the same date as that of the northern , and to conceal this the column was raised in the centre under the
break , and two poir . t d arches thrown over from the column to the sides , the span ol each beii ^ g about 10 feet . The column has since fallen in part , and much of the ribbed arch ; the silt has closed np over it , and thus the stump of the column is found projecting through . It is to be remarked , that the 10 feet added on to this chamber occupies the position which the secret passage would have held , and is under the street The walls are
built of square stones extremely well jointed , and looking as if laid without mortar . At each corner there were pilasters with capitalr , but that at the north-east angle alone is in a moderate state of preservation This chamber haa every appearance of being the oldest piece of Masonry in Jorusalem , with the exception of the Sanctuary walls , and perhaps as old as they . "
Such is Sir Charles Warren ' s description of this interesting discovery , which , unfortunately , is not now accessible to visitors to Jerusalem . It is , perhaps , a little disappointing to learn what the column in tho centro really was , but we must remember that something else may have beon concealed under tho silt which lay deep in the chamber . —Oswald G . Wood , P . Z . 391 ( E . C . ) in the " Indian Freemason . "
THE Jura-Simplon Railway Company , of Switzerland , announces that the office in Shaftesbury Avenue will remain open throughout the Winter for the convenience of intending visitors to Geneva , Lausanne , Vevey , Montreux , Sierre ( Montana ) , & o . The
Duke and Duchess of Connaught have been staying at Montreux , and were enchanted with the many excursions they made to the environs . Their Royal Highnesses ascended the Rochers de Naye many times , to admire the magnificent panorama seen from the summit .
Royal Aquarium . —An Anamite Theatrical Company from Saigou Anam , now performing at the Antwerp Exhibition , will make their first appearance in this country here on Monday next . The Troupe , consisting of about thirty Anamite Men and Women will , with an introduction of Japanese , perform a series of War
Illustrations , National Songs and Dances . A meeting of the Mikado of Japan with the Emperor of China will be represented , followed by a miniature battle illustrating the present war between the Chinese and Japanese . The Anamites are the chief attraction at the Antwerp Exhibition , upwards of 2 , 000 porsons having visited
the performance daily . Tho dresses are exceedingly handsome and costly , and the stage fittings , decorations and appurtenances are said to be most beautiful , and to have cost 40 , 000 francs . In their own country the Anamite Entertainments ordinarily last G hours , and on special occasions whole days and weeks . At the Aquarium
the incidents of a week ' s performances will be shown in each half hour . The Great Central Stage Performances are at the present time especially attractive , and will be added to next week . The National Chrysanthemum Society holds its first show of Chrysanthemums here on the 10 th , 11 th and 12 th of October . Tho great St . Stephon ' s Hall Skating Rink opens of Monday .
THIS week ' s number of " Cassell's Saturday Journal" contains the commencement of " In Shadow of Shame , " by Mr . Fitzgerald Molloy . There also appears the first of a scries of papers b y Mr . Max Pemberton on " Celebrities of the Day , " dealing with the turning points in their career . Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Alma Tadsnia , Mr . Walter Besant , Mr . Henry Irving , and Mr . A . W . Pinero are the subjects of this first article
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A Cosmopolitan Mason.
A COSMOPOLITAN MASON .
NOT only is it a matter of congratulation for the members of Sackville Lodge that Canon W . H . Cooper has joined No . 1619 and taken office as Chaplaiu ,
but also the Provincial Grand Lodge of Sussex may be congratulated on so distinguished a Mason identifying himself with this county . It will interest many to read the following notice of the Masonic career of Brother Canon W . H . Cooper , F . B . G . S ., who has had Masonic
experiences that few Masons can boast of . Canon Cooper ' s maternal Lodge is No . 40 , Belfast , Ireland , where he was initiated , passed and raised in 1856 . At that time Bro . Cooper was an ensign in Her Majesty ' s
Service and , his regiment being ordered to Dublin , he was made an honorary member of No . 6 , in which Lodge he was raised to the degree of Mark Master Mason . Two years later , being then quaiteied m Devonpert , he joineu Lodge Sincerity , of which Lord ValJetort ,
now the Earl of Mount-Egdcumbe , was the W . M . Having in 1860 taken holy orders , he served in two curacies for three years at home , and then volunteered for missionary work in the colonies . On his arrival in Australia he was appointed to a rough mission in the mountains , and although there was no church or school ,
he found that a Masonic Lodge had been started in the town of Woodspoint , which was the centre of Lis district . This was the Alpine Lodge , and v-as situated in the middle of the Australian Alps . Bro . Cooper acted as Chaplain to this Lodge for eighteen months ,
and on his removal to Melbourne joined No . 12 , Meridian Lodge . He also joined a Lodge under the Scotch Constitution and was appointed District Grand Chaplain Victoria ( S . C . ) . In 1870 Bro . Cooper moved to New Zealand , where he affiliated to St . Augustine ' s Lodge , Christchurch , and in 1872 was appointed District Grand
Chaplain ( E . C ) , which appointment he held for five years . During his residence in New Zealand he was exalted to the E . A . Degree in the Western Pacific Chapter , - Hokitika , and also was one of the founders and first W . M . of Akaroa Lodge , Canterbury ; he was re-elected for a second year as W . M . of this Lodge . In 1877 he was obliged , from ill-health , to go to New South Wales , where he joined Glen Innes Lodge , of which he was installed W . M . in 1879 . Eeturning to England after 17 years absence , he , in 1885 , organised the formation of a new Lodge , No . 2098 , Harlesden , London , of which he was first W . M . After his arrival in British Columbia
Bro . Cooper took the greatest interest in the welfare of the Craft . He became a member of the Mountain Lodge , Donald , a member and the Chaplain of Kamloops Lodge
and was first W . M . of the new Lodge at Spallumcheen , of which Lodge he was the most active promoter . When sent , in 1882 , by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel to inspect the missions of the society in Canada
and the North West , H . E . H . the Prince of Wales directed the Grand Secretary of England to give Bro . Cooper a general letter of commendation to all Masons in the Dominion and the United States . There are few Masons who have had so extensive an acquaintance with the working of the Craft in the Colonies , both under the Grand Lodge of England and under Local Grand Lodges
No one is better able to speak with authority as to the world wide mflueuce of Freemasonry than Bro . Cooper , he having visited the Masonic Lodges nearest the North
and South Poles , and while he was " exalted " on the western shores of the Pacific , he is also a member of the Grand Lodge which is situated on the eastern shores of the same ocean . — " Sussex Courier . "
Our contemporary , " Masonic Tidings , " thus records an imaginary conversation at the door of the "Grand Lodge Above " :
ST . PETEE , —Well , who are you ? FRATERNAL- BROTHER , —I ' m a jiner . S . P . —Did you take a Masonic paper ? F . B . —Yes . S . P . —Pay for it ? F . B . —N-no . S . P . - *
Masonic Hall At Jerusalem.
MASONIC HALL AT JERUSALEM .
HOW many Royal Arch Masons in India know that during the labours of the Palestine Exploration Party in 1867 , a curious and interesting vault of great antiquity was discovered " in the bosom of tho holy Mount Moriah , " amongst numerous secret passages and chambers under the site of King Solomon's Temple ? The explorations were under the immediate direction of Bro . Capt . ( now Sir Charles ) Warren , of the Royal Engineers . During their
subterranean investigations near the west wall of what in old days was the Temple enclosure , and just south of one of the modern entrances into the Court of the Haram-es-Shereef , known as the gate of the Chain ( Bab-el-Silsileh ) , the explorers came upon a series of vaults which appear at one time to have served as secret 6 tore
chambers . The remains of a secret passage leading to the Temple were also found close by . In ono of the passages of this series ol vaults an opening was discovered leading into a very ancient vault , which the explorers appropriately named the Masonic Hall . The following is Sir Charles Warren ' s description of it , extracted from his book , " The Recovery of Jerusalem . "
' The entrance opens down to it from the north , the floor of the little passage leading to it being about 3 feet above the crown of the Arch , so that there is a steep shelving passage into it . I was lowered down by means of a rope , and was considerably surprised to find myself in a large rectangular vaulted chamber of ancient construction , with a column or pedestal sticking up from the centre . "
" On examining further , the chamber was found to have originally been 23 feet from east to west , and 20 feet 4 incheB from north to south , but 10 feet 4 inches haB been added at the south , so that it is now 30 feet 8 inches in length ; but the Arch over the southern portion is not of the same date as that of the northern , and to conceal this the column was raised in the centre under the
break , and two poir . t d arches thrown over from the column to the sides , the span ol each beii ^ g about 10 feet . The column has since fallen in part , and much of the ribbed arch ; the silt has closed np over it , and thus the stump of the column is found projecting through . It is to be remarked , that the 10 feet added on to this chamber occupies the position which the secret passage would have held , and is under the street The walls are
built of square stones extremely well jointed , and looking as if laid without mortar . At each corner there were pilasters with capitalr , but that at the north-east angle alone is in a moderate state of preservation This chamber haa every appearance of being the oldest piece of Masonry in Jorusalem , with the exception of the Sanctuary walls , and perhaps as old as they . "
Such is Sir Charles Warren ' s description of this interesting discovery , which , unfortunately , is not now accessible to visitors to Jerusalem . It is , perhaps , a little disappointing to learn what the column in tho centro really was , but we must remember that something else may have beon concealed under tho silt which lay deep in the chamber . —Oswald G . Wood , P . Z . 391 ( E . C . ) in the " Indian Freemason . "
THE Jura-Simplon Railway Company , of Switzerland , announces that the office in Shaftesbury Avenue will remain open throughout the Winter for the convenience of intending visitors to Geneva , Lausanne , Vevey , Montreux , Sierre ( Montana ) , & o . The
Duke and Duchess of Connaught have been staying at Montreux , and were enchanted with the many excursions they made to the environs . Their Royal Highnesses ascended the Rochers de Naye many times , to admire the magnificent panorama seen from the summit .
Royal Aquarium . —An Anamite Theatrical Company from Saigou Anam , now performing at the Antwerp Exhibition , will make their first appearance in this country here on Monday next . The Troupe , consisting of about thirty Anamite Men and Women will , with an introduction of Japanese , perform a series of War
Illustrations , National Songs and Dances . A meeting of the Mikado of Japan with the Emperor of China will be represented , followed by a miniature battle illustrating the present war between the Chinese and Japanese . The Anamites are the chief attraction at the Antwerp Exhibition , upwards of 2 , 000 porsons having visited
the performance daily . Tho dresses are exceedingly handsome and costly , and the stage fittings , decorations and appurtenances are said to be most beautiful , and to have cost 40 , 000 francs . In their own country the Anamite Entertainments ordinarily last G hours , and on special occasions whole days and weeks . At the Aquarium
the incidents of a week ' s performances will be shown in each half hour . The Great Central Stage Performances are at the present time especially attractive , and will be added to next week . The National Chrysanthemum Society holds its first show of Chrysanthemums here on the 10 th , 11 th and 12 th of October . Tho great St . Stephon ' s Hall Skating Rink opens of Monday .
THIS week ' s number of " Cassell's Saturday Journal" contains the commencement of " In Shadow of Shame , " by Mr . Fitzgerald Molloy . There also appears the first of a scries of papers b y Mr . Max Pemberton on " Celebrities of the Day , " dealing with the turning points in their career . Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Alma Tadsnia , Mr . Walter Besant , Mr . Henry Irving , and Mr . A . W . Pinero are the subjects of this first article