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Emulation.
chequered floor , turns a keen eye and ear to all tho mystic beauty of our symbolism , and betrays that appreciation of the Art which gives him more abundant confidence at every step . Whilst the apathetic brother of whom we spoko just now gazes on him with envy , as he plunges boldly
into the hidden recesses of tho science , there are kindly hearts and stout hands extended to this young student , who , seeing the bright deeds of those who have gone before , is so anxious to emulate their good example . He
watches with intelligent and absorbing interest the minutest details of every rite and ceremony ; he listens with retentive interest to every beautifully-rounded sentence of the ritual ; he follows mentally the actions , observations and attitudes of those who have earned their title
to be Mentors of the Craft ; and thus , when successors are required to those who pass into higher offices , he emerges already self-educated and self-fitted to receive " some further mark of favour " at the Master's hands . We commend these suggestions in all friendliness to
brethren who cling so tenaciously to the system of promotion by seniority , and which in many cases proves a not altogether unalloyed source of satisfaction . We admit that when young brethren are called to the front , and placed in positions " over the heads " of , older members , there
may be a risk of dissatisfaction , or even of offence ; but this we argue is by no means to be shirked , if the welfare of a Lodge is the object of primary regard . For a man entrusted
with the insignia of Inner Guard to look upon himself as Worshipful Master , nolens volens , within a certain period , whether he is fitted for the post or not , is not Masonry . And thus when a Warden or other brother is selected to
govern the Lodge , he should be most solicitous that those whom he appoints as his Officers are imbued with the most zealous and earnest determination to emulate all they may he able to see worth copying in his own work and example . That emulation , if properly directed , will
permeate the whole official conclave , and instead of the bickerings and fighting after office which we sometimes read of , there will be a real and substantial aiming after that proficiency which will render " promotion by rotation " not only usual , but desirable .
The point we wish to impress upon our younger members especially then is , that rivalry and emulation are utterly and totally distinct . Whereas the former breeds only jealousy and sensitiveness , often retarding the "best efforts of those who wish to advance the interests of the Craft , the
latter sheds a kindly ray of earnestness upon the whole working of the body of members , infusing into it a fixity and enthusiasm which combine to strengthen the hands of the rulers , and to build up a spirit of happy cordiality and unity of purpose all round . Emulation heals
the wounds and breaches which rivalry would produce ; it is contagious , and incites a like spirit in others ; it is , moreover , ' a principle which gathers strength as it goes , and works in a mysterious way for the good of any object over which it holds its sway . All , therefore , who desire to see our Institution flourish—and who does not ?—must assist
in promoting the growth of this invaluable plant , and nowhere can the seeds be more advantageously sown , with a chance of bringing forth fruit , than in our Lodges of Instruction . Here , in the nursery grounds of our future
Lodges should the necessity for , and the priceless benefits of , this principle of emulation be engrafted into the minds and aspirations of our junior Craftsmen ; and of this we may be assured , that those who practise it most zealousl y , will themselves reap the richest reward .
It has been announced that the Alhambra Theatre , London , will shortly have to close to make' some extensive alterations to the stage , required by the Lord Chamberlain , and also to redecorate and refurnish the theatre . The " Bronze Horse , " whioh has been played over 100 nights , will then have to be withdrawn . On the reopening will be produced a new version of the " Black Crook , "
founded on "La Biche an Bois , a grand spectacular fairy opera , now creating a great sensation at the Forte St . Martin , in Paris , and which is also to be performed in New York at Christmas . The " Black Crook " is to be mounted on a scale of great splendour , and one of its most interesting features will be the introduction of no
less than three new grand ballets , in which Mdlles . Fertoldi , De Gillert , and Falladino will appear . Amongst the artistes engaged for this new opera are Misses Constance Loseby , Lizzie Coote , Emilie Petrelli , Rose Berend , Julia Seaman , and Messrs . Harry Paulton , Henry Walsham , Rene Longrois , Louis Kelleher , J . H , Jarvis and W . Hargreaves .
J . E . SHAHD & Co ., Wine Merchants ( Experts and Valnors ) . "Well fermented » ld Wines and matured Spirits . 2 Albert Mansions , Victoria-street , London , S . W .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . R . BOGGETT .
WE exceedingly regret to announce the decease of our esteemed Bro . Richard Boggett , of the borough , town , and county of Kingston-upon-Hull , P . M . 57 and 1811 , Past Prov . G . S . B . of North and East Yorkshire , which took place very soon after midnight on the 21 st instant . The deceased was the First Principal of the De La
Pole Chapter , besides being connected with many other degrees outside the Craft , notably the Mark , of which he was Past Grand J . D . of England , P . P . G . M . O . of Lincolnshire , P . M . of the Humber 182 , I . P . M . of the Beverlao 281 , Past M . P . Sovereign of the De La Pole Conclave
of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantino , Past Com . mander Royal Ark Mariners , besides being an Excellent and Super Excellent Master , and connected with the Prince of Wales Chapter Rose Croix , Commander of St . John K . H . S ., the Royal Order of Scotland , and
St . Lawrence the Martyr , & c . Bro . Boggett , who but young ( 37 ) , had , during his Masonic career , extending over ten or twelve years , certainly Freemasonry at heart , especially the Masonic Charities , he having several times served as Steward for the Institutions . His energy , his
zeal , and his anxiety to promote the welfare of the Craft in general , won him the confidence and esteem of the whole of the brethren , and made him one of the most useful and influential members of the several Lodges with which he
was connected . - He was ever at the call of any Brother , and ready at a moment ' s notice to fill any place , from the Master ' s chair to Inner or even Outer Guard . In fact , it may unhesitatingly be said that our deceased Bro . Boggett was one of the best Masons in the Province of North and
East Yorkshire , and it will be long before the members will look on his like again , and yet still longer before his various offices will be filled to the satisfaction of the brethren in the Province . Whatever his hand found to do , he did with all his might , and his geniality and
cheerfulness will never be forgotten . He was laid to rest on the 25 th instant , and although at the request of the family of the deceased the funeral was entirely of a private character , we noticed amongst the mourners Bros . Gillett , WOTshipiul Master of the De La Pole Lodge , No . 1181 ,
Preston ; Cheesman P . M ., A . P . Wilson Worshipful Master Beverlac 281 , Ansdell S . W ., Wright , Howarth , Highmoor , Chapman , Wing , Ac . The G . A . O . T . U . having called our Brother to that house not made with hands , may his footsteps be followed by many young and rising
members in the Province who may emulate the cheerfulness and zeal in the carrying out of all good Masonic work which characterised Bro . Boggett . We understand it has been suggested by the Beverlac Mark Lodge ( of which the deceased occupied the position of I . P . M . ) in conjunction
with the Craft and Royal Arch Chapter , to try and raise a Masonic Hall at Beverley , to be called the " Boggett Masonic Memorial , " and we trust that if such intention is
carried out , that it will not only be assisted by many of the brethren in the Province , but by many at a distance , who prize honour and worth , above the external advantages of rank and fortune .
Bro. E. G. Legge.
BRO . E . G . LEGGE .
Many of our readers will hear , not with surprise , but with infinite regret , of the death of Bro . Edwin Gillingham Legge . Bro . Legge was initiated in the Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , where he filled the chair in the year 1878 . He was one of the founders of the Lodge of Loyalty , No .
1607 , and at the time of his death was its Immediate Past Master . The sad event took place on the 19 th instant , after a long and trying illness , which from the first was
looked upon as almost sure to terminate fatally . Our late brother was deservedly respeoted and esteemed by all with whom he was associated , and many will regret the loss of a sincere and true-hearted man . We tender to his family our cordial sympathy in this the hour of their bereavement .
A meeting of the magistrates of the County of Armag h has been called , at the instance of R . W . Maxwell C . Close , M . P ., " for the purpose of considering the condition of ' Ireland , " with a view to putting a check upon the illegal combinations and outrages with which the country is now threatened . "
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Emulation.
chequered floor , turns a keen eye and ear to all tho mystic beauty of our symbolism , and betrays that appreciation of the Art which gives him more abundant confidence at every step . Whilst the apathetic brother of whom we spoko just now gazes on him with envy , as he plunges boldly
into the hidden recesses of tho science , there are kindly hearts and stout hands extended to this young student , who , seeing the bright deeds of those who have gone before , is so anxious to emulate their good example . He
watches with intelligent and absorbing interest the minutest details of every rite and ceremony ; he listens with retentive interest to every beautifully-rounded sentence of the ritual ; he follows mentally the actions , observations and attitudes of those who have earned their title
to be Mentors of the Craft ; and thus , when successors are required to those who pass into higher offices , he emerges already self-educated and self-fitted to receive " some further mark of favour " at the Master's hands . We commend these suggestions in all friendliness to
brethren who cling so tenaciously to the system of promotion by seniority , and which in many cases proves a not altogether unalloyed source of satisfaction . We admit that when young brethren are called to the front , and placed in positions " over the heads " of , older members , there
may be a risk of dissatisfaction , or even of offence ; but this we argue is by no means to be shirked , if the welfare of a Lodge is the object of primary regard . For a man entrusted
with the insignia of Inner Guard to look upon himself as Worshipful Master , nolens volens , within a certain period , whether he is fitted for the post or not , is not Masonry . And thus when a Warden or other brother is selected to
govern the Lodge , he should be most solicitous that those whom he appoints as his Officers are imbued with the most zealous and earnest determination to emulate all they may he able to see worth copying in his own work and example . That emulation , if properly directed , will
permeate the whole official conclave , and instead of the bickerings and fighting after office which we sometimes read of , there will be a real and substantial aiming after that proficiency which will render " promotion by rotation " not only usual , but desirable .
The point we wish to impress upon our younger members especially then is , that rivalry and emulation are utterly and totally distinct . Whereas the former breeds only jealousy and sensitiveness , often retarding the "best efforts of those who wish to advance the interests of the Craft , the
latter sheds a kindly ray of earnestness upon the whole working of the body of members , infusing into it a fixity and enthusiasm which combine to strengthen the hands of the rulers , and to build up a spirit of happy cordiality and unity of purpose all round . Emulation heals
the wounds and breaches which rivalry would produce ; it is contagious , and incites a like spirit in others ; it is , moreover , ' a principle which gathers strength as it goes , and works in a mysterious way for the good of any object over which it holds its sway . All , therefore , who desire to see our Institution flourish—and who does not ?—must assist
in promoting the growth of this invaluable plant , and nowhere can the seeds be more advantageously sown , with a chance of bringing forth fruit , than in our Lodges of Instruction . Here , in the nursery grounds of our future
Lodges should the necessity for , and the priceless benefits of , this principle of emulation be engrafted into the minds and aspirations of our junior Craftsmen ; and of this we may be assured , that those who practise it most zealousl y , will themselves reap the richest reward .
It has been announced that the Alhambra Theatre , London , will shortly have to close to make' some extensive alterations to the stage , required by the Lord Chamberlain , and also to redecorate and refurnish the theatre . The " Bronze Horse , " whioh has been played over 100 nights , will then have to be withdrawn . On the reopening will be produced a new version of the " Black Crook , "
founded on "La Biche an Bois , a grand spectacular fairy opera , now creating a great sensation at the Forte St . Martin , in Paris , and which is also to be performed in New York at Christmas . The " Black Crook " is to be mounted on a scale of great splendour , and one of its most interesting features will be the introduction of no
less than three new grand ballets , in which Mdlles . Fertoldi , De Gillert , and Falladino will appear . Amongst the artistes engaged for this new opera are Misses Constance Loseby , Lizzie Coote , Emilie Petrelli , Rose Berend , Julia Seaman , and Messrs . Harry Paulton , Henry Walsham , Rene Longrois , Louis Kelleher , J . H , Jarvis and W . Hargreaves .
J . E . SHAHD & Co ., Wine Merchants ( Experts and Valnors ) . "Well fermented » ld Wines and matured Spirits . 2 Albert Mansions , Victoria-street , London , S . W .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . R . BOGGETT .
WE exceedingly regret to announce the decease of our esteemed Bro . Richard Boggett , of the borough , town , and county of Kingston-upon-Hull , P . M . 57 and 1811 , Past Prov . G . S . B . of North and East Yorkshire , which took place very soon after midnight on the 21 st instant . The deceased was the First Principal of the De La
Pole Chapter , besides being connected with many other degrees outside the Craft , notably the Mark , of which he was Past Grand J . D . of England , P . P . G . M . O . of Lincolnshire , P . M . of the Humber 182 , I . P . M . of the Beverlao 281 , Past M . P . Sovereign of the De La Pole Conclave
of the Red Cross of Rome and Constantino , Past Com . mander Royal Ark Mariners , besides being an Excellent and Super Excellent Master , and connected with the Prince of Wales Chapter Rose Croix , Commander of St . John K . H . S ., the Royal Order of Scotland , and
St . Lawrence the Martyr , & c . Bro . Boggett , who but young ( 37 ) , had , during his Masonic career , extending over ten or twelve years , certainly Freemasonry at heart , especially the Masonic Charities , he having several times served as Steward for the Institutions . His energy , his
zeal , and his anxiety to promote the welfare of the Craft in general , won him the confidence and esteem of the whole of the brethren , and made him one of the most useful and influential members of the several Lodges with which he
was connected . - He was ever at the call of any Brother , and ready at a moment ' s notice to fill any place , from the Master ' s chair to Inner or even Outer Guard . In fact , it may unhesitatingly be said that our deceased Bro . Boggett was one of the best Masons in the Province of North and
East Yorkshire , and it will be long before the members will look on his like again , and yet still longer before his various offices will be filled to the satisfaction of the brethren in the Province . Whatever his hand found to do , he did with all his might , and his geniality and
cheerfulness will never be forgotten . He was laid to rest on the 25 th instant , and although at the request of the family of the deceased the funeral was entirely of a private character , we noticed amongst the mourners Bros . Gillett , WOTshipiul Master of the De La Pole Lodge , No . 1181 ,
Preston ; Cheesman P . M ., A . P . Wilson Worshipful Master Beverlac 281 , Ansdell S . W ., Wright , Howarth , Highmoor , Chapman , Wing , Ac . The G . A . O . T . U . having called our Brother to that house not made with hands , may his footsteps be followed by many young and rising
members in the Province who may emulate the cheerfulness and zeal in the carrying out of all good Masonic work which characterised Bro . Boggett . We understand it has been suggested by the Beverlac Mark Lodge ( of which the deceased occupied the position of I . P . M . ) in conjunction
with the Craft and Royal Arch Chapter , to try and raise a Masonic Hall at Beverley , to be called the " Boggett Masonic Memorial , " and we trust that if such intention is
carried out , that it will not only be assisted by many of the brethren in the Province , but by many at a distance , who prize honour and worth , above the external advantages of rank and fortune .
Bro. E. G. Legge.
BRO . E . G . LEGGE .
Many of our readers will hear , not with surprise , but with infinite regret , of the death of Bro . Edwin Gillingham Legge . Bro . Legge was initiated in the Urban Lodge , No . 1196 , where he filled the chair in the year 1878 . He was one of the founders of the Lodge of Loyalty , No .
1607 , and at the time of his death was its Immediate Past Master . The sad event took place on the 19 th instant , after a long and trying illness , which from the first was
looked upon as almost sure to terminate fatally . Our late brother was deservedly respeoted and esteemed by all with whom he was associated , and many will regret the loss of a sincere and true-hearted man . We tender to his family our cordial sympathy in this the hour of their bereavement .
A meeting of the magistrates of the County of Armag h has been called , at the instance of R . W . Maxwell C . Close , M . P ., " for the purpose of considering the condition of ' Ireland , " with a view to putting a check upon the illegal combinations and outrages with which the country is now threatened . "