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Ever A Seeker Of Truth.
would that men should do unto you , do ye even so unto them . " Thus each man ' s own inner conscience is made the governor of his actions—the plumb whereby his character is set . By the square of equity , whose twin arms are morality and truth , he is taught to square each thought , word and action of his daily life , perfecting each stone ere it is set for ever in the Masonry of the past . By the level he is admonished fchat he is travelling onward upon the level of time to that city whose gates swing never onward to the returning soul , whose mighty currents have no refluent tides .
Having served a proper time and obtained by his fidelity the esteem and recognition of his Master , the Craftsman may with confidence apply for further instruction and knock at the sanctum sanctorum or inner chamber of the Masonic Temple . If his work is found upon inspection suitable and he is himself worthy of advancement , he will not be denied . He becomes a Master Mason , and here he assumes new and important duties , and
correspondingly his labours and obligations to himself and his Brethren increase . Heretofore he has had a guide and mentor , and was only required to follow within given lines and upon approved designs all ready to his hand , now he becomes himself both the designer and artificer of the work—a leader oi his less informed Brefchren . He may follow in the beaten track of his predecessors '
or he may blaze out new paths in the wilderness of life , where other feefc must follow , and erect designs to be wrought out by other hands yet unborn when he shall long have been forgotten . It behoves him , then , to look well to the precepts and teachings of fche past , and to study with care the lessons furnished by the experience of others , that he lead nofc his Brethren astray and destroy the work he is employed to beautify .
Once set , the keystone of the arch may nofc be moved . If it be untrue or unsound , the added weight of the completed structure shall crush fche arch and tumble the impending fabric in hapless ruin . His every act must pass beneath the scrutiny of the All-Seeing Eye , and every purpose be tested by the perfect square of virtue . He now learns that the truth of which he is in pursuit is still above and beyond him ; thafc there is yefc another gate through
which he must pass ere the full attainment of his desires—the gate o ' immortality . For ifc is the real lesson of Masonry always to be a seeker after truth , yet never to quite attain it . The soil is carefully prepared , the seed is planted and nourished and tended , but it must receive fche quickening breath of fche Grand Master , and shall bloom only in the gardens of eternity . As the labour , so the reward . Of tares men do nofc gather grapes , nor figs of thistles . The Mason has learned that to be perfect in all the knowledge and
duties of a Craftsman is to be greater than a king ; and to excel in the practice of every commendable virtue , to perform well the numerous duties of his profession , is to mould a character worthy of all honour and emulation . Every Mason owes to the Craft the duty to do his best in whatsoever state of life he may be called , and he who fails to do his whole duty and to exert himself to the full measure of his powers merits less reward and dies a debtor to his fellows . Like the servants in the parable , the greater the talents the more shall be required of their possessor .
You who never were before have now been initiated into some of the mysteries of Freemasonry . As an institution it cannot fail to weild a refining and beneficial influence upon society . It promotes good will among men , circumscribes the baser passions , inculcates morality , and commands the practice of charity . Snould any of you desire further and more specific
instructions in these mysteries , you are respectfully referred to that path which all have trod who have gone behind the veil of the temple , and while you must come of your own volition and with worthy motives , you are to remember that ancient legend : " Ask and ye shall receive ; seek and ye shall find ; knock and it shall be opened unto you . "
And now , Brethren , let me congratulate you upon the favourable auspices under which you begin another Masonic year . With a flourishing Lodge , united by the closest ties of personal and fraternal regard , surrounded by all that exalts and embellishes modern life , you possess a power for good
which is beyond estimate , and which I trust will be employed wisely in the upbuilding of your community . It is not all of our duty fco attend with regularity the sessions of fche Lodge ; but every day , every hour , in every walk of life , the true Mason is " on duty . " Remember we are building not for an age , but for eternity .
And now let us crown the cup of memory wifch the laurel of affection , and pledge a deep and loving health to Winslow Lewis Lodge , No . 125—the home of true Masonic manhood—fche Alfcar of Faith—the abiding place of charity and the temple of brotherly love 1 " So mote it be . " — " Voice of Masonry . "
We are all liable to mistakes , and some of the errors of the press make very funny reading . This is the case in connection with a Lodge report in a country paper where , instead of being described as an " ordinary " meeting the announcement gives it
as an " orderly one , seeming to imply that Freemasons' meetings are usually disorderly . However , we feel the doings of the Craft are too well known in this country to leave any doubt in the mind of an ordinary reader as to the intention of the reporter .
"A Sprig Of Acacia."
"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "
THE remains of Bro . John Pickstock were interred on the 16 th , amid many marks of respect . The Lodge of Economy , No . 76 , of which deceased was W . M . quite recently , was well represented , the W . M ., several Past Masters , and other Brethren attending .
"A Sprig Of Acacia."
We congratulate Bro . Walter Boche Plaford P . M . 1608 on the happy event that occurred on Monday , when he was presented with a daughter , and are pleased to know that mother and child are progressing most favourably . ooo Women are ambitious of becoming Freemasons , that is the
latest report of their forwardness ; but anxiety is expressed , lest acquiescence in their desires may produce discord in the ranks of the male Freemasons . The Craft is still one which should be able to hold its own , but such has been the thought of men in many cases where women have stormed the stronghold of
professions . Freemasonry claims to be " a beautiful system of morality , veiled in allegory , and illustrated by symbols , " and it may be this precise definition which attracts female aspirants , and there really should be no attempt to keep them outside when they are strenuously knocking at the door . Woman has been
found fit to lead in many ways , as the Primrose League officials have proved , and why should they not be capable of holding high Mason rank ? If women are to be permitted to enter this great social service Craft , surely they must also have the ban of silence removed , and be permitted to speak—if not , it would be for their own unbearable disappointment . — " Court Journal . "
Ar01103
Jiist Published , 18 mo ., Wrappers , 1 / -, A SMALL and reliable pocket LEXICON of FREEMASONRY , would be of value to young Masons , giving full information on matters connected with the Ritual and Customs of the Order ; with this view it has been compiled and revised by W .. J . Morris .
l _ m . o ., blue cloth , red edges , 5 / - TEXT BOOK OF FREEMASONRY , complete handbook of Instruction to all workings in the various Mysteries and ~ TJeremonies of Craft Masonry , & c , & c . Ditto , Ditto , on thin paper , in leather pocket style . REEVES AND TURNER , 5 Wellington Street , Strand , London .
The Theatres, &C.
The Theatres , & c .
Covent Garden . —Italian Opera . Drury Lane . —Jo . ( Last night . ) Lyceum . —8 , Shades of Night . 8-45 , For the Crown . ( Last night . ) On Wednesday , Magda . G lobe . —8 , The Journey ' s End . 9 , Charley ' s Aunt . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Prince of Wales ' s . —7-45 , A Woman ' s Caprice . 8-15 , John Jenkins at Biarritz . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . 30 .
Gaiety . —8 , The Shop Girl . ( Last night . ) Avenue . —8 , Two of a trade . 9-30 , The New Barmaid . Matinee , Saturday , Haymarket . —Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , 8-30 , Trilby . Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , 8-15 , Henry IV . Matinee , 2-15 . Duke of York ' s . —8 , The Gay Parisienne . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . .,.. _ Lyric . —8-15 , The Sign of the Cross . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Savoy . —7-40 , After All . 8-20 , The Grand Duke , or the Statutory Duel .
Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Adelphi . —8 , One of the best . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Comedy .-8 , The Guinea Stamp . 9 , A Mother of Three . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . St . James ' s . —8 , The Prisoner of Zenda . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 . Princess ' s . —8 , The Span of Life .
Shatesbury . —8-15 , A Matchmaker . Daly ' s . —8 , The Gheisha ; A story of a Tea-House . Matinee . Saturday , 2-30 . Garrick . —8 , The Rogue ' s Comedy . ( Last night . ) Vaudeville . —8-15 , Papa ' s wife . 9 , A night out . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Criterion . —8-25 , Rosemary . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Strand . —8 , The muff of the regiment , 9 , Josiah ' s Dream ; or the Woman
of the Future . Court . —On Monday , 8-45 , Mam ' zelle Nitouche . Alhambra . —7-50 , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets . 9-10 , Blue Beard . 10 , The Animatographe . 11 , Loehinvar . Empire . —7-45 , Variety Entertainment . 8 . 5 , New Ballet Divertissement , La Danse . 9-45 , Cinematographe . 10-20 , Second edition of Ballet Faust . The Cinematographe , every afternoon , 3 , 4 , and 5 o ' clock .
Palace . —7 * 45 , Variety Entertainment , Tableaux Vivants , & c . Matinee , Saturday , 2-15 . Royal . —7-30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 . Oxford . —r 7 " 30 , Variety Entertainment . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Olympia . —Grand Pleasure Gardens . Cycle Races , Concerts , & c . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Exhibition of Motor Carriages . Royal AquariUm . —Open at 10 ; close at 11-30 , Constant Amusement .
Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2 30 also . The London . —Grand Variety Entertainment . Mohawk Minstrels . —( Agricultural Hall . )—Daily . Egyptian Hall . —3 and 8 , Mr . Maskelyne ' s Magical Entertainment . Moore and Burgess Minstrels . —St . James ' s Hall , Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday , 3 . Madame Tussaud ' s ( Baker Street ) . —Open daily .
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Ever A Seeker Of Truth.
would that men should do unto you , do ye even so unto them . " Thus each man ' s own inner conscience is made the governor of his actions—the plumb whereby his character is set . By the square of equity , whose twin arms are morality and truth , he is taught to square each thought , word and action of his daily life , perfecting each stone ere it is set for ever in the Masonry of the past . By the level he is admonished fchat he is travelling onward upon the level of time to that city whose gates swing never onward to the returning soul , whose mighty currents have no refluent tides .
Having served a proper time and obtained by his fidelity the esteem and recognition of his Master , the Craftsman may with confidence apply for further instruction and knock at the sanctum sanctorum or inner chamber of the Masonic Temple . If his work is found upon inspection suitable and he is himself worthy of advancement , he will not be denied . He becomes a Master Mason , and here he assumes new and important duties , and
correspondingly his labours and obligations to himself and his Brethren increase . Heretofore he has had a guide and mentor , and was only required to follow within given lines and upon approved designs all ready to his hand , now he becomes himself both the designer and artificer of the work—a leader oi his less informed Brefchren . He may follow in the beaten track of his predecessors '
or he may blaze out new paths in the wilderness of life , where other feefc must follow , and erect designs to be wrought out by other hands yet unborn when he shall long have been forgotten . It behoves him , then , to look well to the precepts and teachings of fche past , and to study with care the lessons furnished by the experience of others , that he lead nofc his Brethren astray and destroy the work he is employed to beautify .
Once set , the keystone of the arch may nofc be moved . If it be untrue or unsound , the added weight of the completed structure shall crush fche arch and tumble the impending fabric in hapless ruin . His every act must pass beneath the scrutiny of the All-Seeing Eye , and every purpose be tested by the perfect square of virtue . He now learns that the truth of which he is in pursuit is still above and beyond him ; thafc there is yefc another gate through
which he must pass ere the full attainment of his desires—the gate o ' immortality . For ifc is the real lesson of Masonry always to be a seeker after truth , yet never to quite attain it . The soil is carefully prepared , the seed is planted and nourished and tended , but it must receive fche quickening breath of fche Grand Master , and shall bloom only in the gardens of eternity . As the labour , so the reward . Of tares men do nofc gather grapes , nor figs of thistles . The Mason has learned that to be perfect in all the knowledge and
duties of a Craftsman is to be greater than a king ; and to excel in the practice of every commendable virtue , to perform well the numerous duties of his profession , is to mould a character worthy of all honour and emulation . Every Mason owes to the Craft the duty to do his best in whatsoever state of life he may be called , and he who fails to do his whole duty and to exert himself to the full measure of his powers merits less reward and dies a debtor to his fellows . Like the servants in the parable , the greater the talents the more shall be required of their possessor .
You who never were before have now been initiated into some of the mysteries of Freemasonry . As an institution it cannot fail to weild a refining and beneficial influence upon society . It promotes good will among men , circumscribes the baser passions , inculcates morality , and commands the practice of charity . Snould any of you desire further and more specific
instructions in these mysteries , you are respectfully referred to that path which all have trod who have gone behind the veil of the temple , and while you must come of your own volition and with worthy motives , you are to remember that ancient legend : " Ask and ye shall receive ; seek and ye shall find ; knock and it shall be opened unto you . "
And now , Brethren , let me congratulate you upon the favourable auspices under which you begin another Masonic year . With a flourishing Lodge , united by the closest ties of personal and fraternal regard , surrounded by all that exalts and embellishes modern life , you possess a power for good
which is beyond estimate , and which I trust will be employed wisely in the upbuilding of your community . It is not all of our duty fco attend with regularity the sessions of fche Lodge ; but every day , every hour , in every walk of life , the true Mason is " on duty . " Remember we are building not for an age , but for eternity .
And now let us crown the cup of memory wifch the laurel of affection , and pledge a deep and loving health to Winslow Lewis Lodge , No . 125—the home of true Masonic manhood—fche Alfcar of Faith—the abiding place of charity and the temple of brotherly love 1 " So mote it be . " — " Voice of Masonry . "
We are all liable to mistakes , and some of the errors of the press make very funny reading . This is the case in connection with a Lodge report in a country paper where , instead of being described as an " ordinary " meeting the announcement gives it
as an " orderly one , seeming to imply that Freemasons' meetings are usually disorderly . However , we feel the doings of the Craft are too well known in this country to leave any doubt in the mind of an ordinary reader as to the intention of the reporter .
"A Sprig Of Acacia."
"A SPRIG OF ACACIA . "
THE remains of Bro . John Pickstock were interred on the 16 th , amid many marks of respect . The Lodge of Economy , No . 76 , of which deceased was W . M . quite recently , was well represented , the W . M ., several Past Masters , and other Brethren attending .
"A Sprig Of Acacia."
We congratulate Bro . Walter Boche Plaford P . M . 1608 on the happy event that occurred on Monday , when he was presented with a daughter , and are pleased to know that mother and child are progressing most favourably . ooo Women are ambitious of becoming Freemasons , that is the
latest report of their forwardness ; but anxiety is expressed , lest acquiescence in their desires may produce discord in the ranks of the male Freemasons . The Craft is still one which should be able to hold its own , but such has been the thought of men in many cases where women have stormed the stronghold of
professions . Freemasonry claims to be " a beautiful system of morality , veiled in allegory , and illustrated by symbols , " and it may be this precise definition which attracts female aspirants , and there really should be no attempt to keep them outside when they are strenuously knocking at the door . Woman has been
found fit to lead in many ways , as the Primrose League officials have proved , and why should they not be capable of holding high Mason rank ? If women are to be permitted to enter this great social service Craft , surely they must also have the ban of silence removed , and be permitted to speak—if not , it would be for their own unbearable disappointment . — " Court Journal . "
Ar01103
Jiist Published , 18 mo ., Wrappers , 1 / -, A SMALL and reliable pocket LEXICON of FREEMASONRY , would be of value to young Masons , giving full information on matters connected with the Ritual and Customs of the Order ; with this view it has been compiled and revised by W .. J . Morris .
l _ m . o ., blue cloth , red edges , 5 / - TEXT BOOK OF FREEMASONRY , complete handbook of Instruction to all workings in the various Mysteries and ~ TJeremonies of Craft Masonry , & c , & c . Ditto , Ditto , on thin paper , in leather pocket style . REEVES AND TURNER , 5 Wellington Street , Strand , London .
The Theatres, &C.
The Theatres , & c .
Covent Garden . —Italian Opera . Drury Lane . —Jo . ( Last night . ) Lyceum . —8 , Shades of Night . 8-45 , For the Crown . ( Last night . ) On Wednesday , Magda . G lobe . —8 , The Journey ' s End . 9 , Charley ' s Aunt . Matinee , Saturday , 3 . Prince of Wales ' s . —7-45 , A Woman ' s Caprice . 8-15 , John Jenkins at Biarritz . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . 30 .
Gaiety . —8 , The Shop Girl . ( Last night . ) Avenue . —8 , Two of a trade . 9-30 , The New Barmaid . Matinee , Saturday , Haymarket . —Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday , 8-30 , Trilby . Thursday , Friday , and Saturday , 8-15 , Henry IV . Matinee , 2-15 . Duke of York ' s . —8 , The Gay Parisienne . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . .,.. _ Lyric . —8-15 , The Sign of the Cross . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2-30 . Savoy . —7-40 , After All . 8-20 , The Grand Duke , or the Statutory Duel .
Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Adelphi . —8 , One of the best . Matinee , Saturday , 2 . Comedy .-8 , The Guinea Stamp . 9 , A Mother of Three . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . St . James ' s . —8 , The Prisoner of Zenda . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 2 . Princess ' s . —8 , The Span of Life .
Shatesbury . —8-15 , A Matchmaker . Daly ' s . —8 , The Gheisha ; A story of a Tea-House . Matinee . Saturday , 2-30 . Garrick . —8 , The Rogue ' s Comedy . ( Last night . ) Vaudeville . —8-15 , Papa ' s wife . 9 , A night out . Matinee , Wednesday and Saturday , 3 . Criterion . —8-25 , Rosemary . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Strand . —8 , The muff of the regiment , 9 , Josiah ' s Dream ; or the Woman
of the Future . Court . —On Monday , 8-45 , Mam ' zelle Nitouche . Alhambra . —7-50 , Variety Entertainment . Two Grand Ballets . 9-10 , Blue Beard . 10 , The Animatographe . 11 , Loehinvar . Empire . —7-45 , Variety Entertainment . 8 . 5 , New Ballet Divertissement , La Danse . 9-45 , Cinematographe . 10-20 , Second edition of Ballet Faust . The Cinematographe , every afternoon , 3 , 4 , and 5 o ' clock .
Palace . —7 * 45 , Variety Entertainment , Tableaux Vivants , & c . Matinee , Saturday , 2-15 . Royal . —7-30 , Variety Company . Saturday , 2-30 . Oxford . —r 7 " 30 , Variety Entertainment . Matinee , Saturday , 2-30 . Olympia . —Grand Pleasure Gardens . Cycle Races , Concerts , & c . Crystal Palace . —Varied attractions daily . Exhibition of Motor Carriages . Royal AquariUm . —Open at 10 ; close at 11-30 , Constant Amusement .
Tivoli . —7-30 , Variety Entertainment . Saturday , 2 30 also . The London . —Grand Variety Entertainment . Mohawk Minstrels . —( Agricultural Hall . )—Daily . Egyptian Hall . —3 and 8 , Mr . Maskelyne ' s Magical Entertainment . Moore and Burgess Minstrels . —St . James ' s Hall , Monday , Wednesday , and Saturday , 3 . Madame Tussaud ' s ( Baker Street ) . —Open daily .
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«EVERY DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING IN GOOD STYLE AND AT REASONABLE PRICES . Fleet Steam Printing Works , BULWER ROAD , NEW BARNET .