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Masonic Burials.
was the duty of those who thought the request of the deceased should have been entertained to have first weighed well in their own minds the probable consequences to the memory of their friend , before they called in question the
conduct of their Master . As we have already said , there must be always in cases of this character certain considerations of a very tender and delicate nature . A reference to Preston ' s Illustrations of Masonry will show that no Mason can be buried in accordance with the
formalities of the Order , except at his own special request , communicated to the Master of the Lodge , of which he died a member , foreigners and sojourners excepted , and then only in the event of bis having been raised to the degree of Master Mason . The Master , on
receiving the intelligence of his death , and being informed of the latter ' s wish for Masonic burial , as well as of the day and hour appointed for the funeral , then issues his commands for summoning the Lodge , and the funeral takes place , the brethren attending in their proper clothing , though in the
event of more than one Lodge taking part in the ceremony , a dispensation must be sought and obtained from the authorities . Thus , there would appear to be no valid reason to doubt that a brother , provided he be of the proper standing ,
has the right to be buried in accordance with the ancient customs and formalities of the Craft ; but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that it is as open to the Master of a Lodge to exercise his judgment and refuse the request , as it is to a Christian minister to refuse the rites of Christian burial
to a member of his section of the Christian Church . If we concede to the Master of a Lodge the possession of the right to accede to such application , we cannot see how it is possible to withhold from him the power of refusal . Heaven forbid we should even dream of passing any
opinion on the merits of this particular case ; but speaking generally , we hold that a Master who acceded to the request for Masonic burial of a notoriously-profligate brother would be doing an injury to the Craft , and none the less effectually because it might be done unwittingly or from the most charitable of motives .
As to the particular circumstances which have led to our writing this article , we cannot say that either side is wholly free from blame . It would have been more Masonic , and certainly more charitable , had the W . M . avoided passing judgment on the mode of life adopted by his deceased
brother . On the other hand , and as he no doubt acted from the most conscientious of motives , we think the friends of the latter would have shown far greater discretion if they had privately sounded the Master on the subject ; and having once ascertained his views , quietly let the
matter drop , and contented themselves with doing what in fact was done : that is , informally attending the funeral , and paying the last token of respect to the memory of their departed brother as we have described . It would have been far better if the W . M . had not been pressed to
give his reasons for refusing the request of the late Bro . Cowell . It cannot be otherwise than unsatisfactory to his friends to have had the grounds of the Master ' s refusal made public Nor , indeed , can the Worshipful Master himself feel very happy to have been , as it were , forced into
passing his judgment on the matter . There should have been more of delicacy in the conduct of the business throughout . If Bro . Cowell's behaviour in life had been such that he remained a member of his Lodge up to the time of his death , we think his wishes , as indicated to the
proper authority , shonld have been complied with . If a doubt were likely to arise as to their being acceded to , they should have been informally submitted , but once having been declined , the friends and brethren would then have exercised more discretion , had they not driven their
W . Master to the necessity of explaining the grounds of his refusal . The whole thing is but one more illustration ° f that unwisdom which , with or without rhyme or reason , wul
¦ have the conduct or the affairs of a private individual made into public property for every one , who may be so winded , to make the subject of unpleasant or uncharitable comment .
HotiovAT ' s Pitts . —For tho cure of debility , bile , liver , and stomach complaints this inappreciable medicine is so well-known in every uart of the world , and th cores performed by its use aro so wonderful , that it now stands preeminent nbore all other remedies , more particularly for tho cure of bilious and other complaints , disorder- of the stomach , dropsy , and debilitated constitution .
£ course of these digestive Pills painlessly hut snrely regulates tho organs of « 'ge tion and acts most beneficially on the secretory and excretory organs generally . They expel from the secretive organs and tho circulation those „„ ? and morbific matters which produce inflammation , pain , fever , debility , unu pnygjcal decay—thus annihilating-, by their purifying properties , the vim'ence of the Most painful and devastating diseases ,
Arch Masonry.
ARCH MASONRY .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF ENGLAND .
A QUARTERLY Convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , on Wednesday , the 3 rd day of August next , at six o ' clock in the evening , punctually . Business : —The Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be
read for confirmation . After which the following Report of the Committee of General Purposes will be submitted to the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England .
The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they haTo examined the Accounts , from the 21 sfc April to the 21 st July 1881 , both inclusive , which they find as follows : —
Balance G . Cbapter £ l , 189 2 2 Disbursements during „ Unappropriated the Quarter 186 3 2 Account - 215 19 1 Balance . . 1 , 314 1 5 „ Subsequent Re . „ in Unapproceipts - 289 2 5 priated Account 193 19 1 £ 1 , 694 3 8 £ 1 , 694 3 8
Which Balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branoh . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received ths following petitions : — lst . From Companions the Rev . Frederick Vernon Bussell as Z .,
William Newton as H ., Richard Francis Henry Kirg as J ,, and thirteen others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Newton Lodge , No . 1661 , Newark-npon-Trent , to be called tho Alexander Chapter , and to meet at the Savings Bank , Newark-upon-Trent , Nottinghamshire .
2 nd . From Companions Herbert Jordan Adams as Z ., Alfred Durant as H ., Francis Joseph Stohwasser as J ., and seven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , London , to be called The Fiteroy Chapter , and to meet at tho Armoury House , Headquarters , Honourable Artillery Company , London .
3 rd . From Companions Price James Edelsten as Z ., William Richardson as H ., Thomas H . Sutton as J ., and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Gilbert Greenall Lodge , No . 1260 , Warrington , to be called The Gilbert Greenall Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Sankey-street , Warrington , Lancashire ( Western Division ) .
4 th . From Companions Robert Stokes as Z ., Thomas Stephen Futcher as H ., William Charles P . Powning as J ., and seven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Longleat Lodge , No . 1478 , Warminster , to be called " The Thynne Chapter , and to meet at the Town Hall , Warminster , Wiltshire .
5 th . From Companions Joseph Charles Parkinson as Z ., William Bache Roberts as H ., Edwin Howard as J ., and ten others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Universal Lodge , No . 181 , London , to be called the Universal Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen Street , London .
6 th . From Companions the Rev . Robert Hall Baynes as Z ., Sydney Henry Knaggs as H ., Francois Klatt as J ., and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Temple Lodge , No . 558 , Folkestone , to be called the Temple Chapter , and to meet at the Town Hall , Folkestone , in the County of Kent . The foregoing Petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted .
The following Notice of Motion has been received for the next Quarterly Convocation—By Companion Edward Letchworth , P . Z . No . 1237 : — " That the Committee of General Purposes meet at Four o ' clock
p . m . instead of Three o clock as heretofore , and that Article 76 of the Royal Arch Regulations be altered accordingly . " ( Signed ) JOHN CREATON , Grand Treasurer , President . FBEEIUSONS' HAII > , LONDON , W . C . 20 th July 1881 .
Concord Chapter, No. 223.
CONCORD CHAPTER , No . 223 .
THE annual convocation of this Chapter was holden at the Masonic Hall of the Charity Lodge , in Union Street , Plymouth , on Tuesday . The Board of Installed Principals included ex-Companions J . M . Hifley P . Z . P . P . G . S . B ., W . Browning P . Z . P . P . G . S . B ., E . Patten P . Z ,, J . W . Cornish P . Z ., all of 223 , J . B . Gover P . Z . 70
P . P . G . P . S ., S . Jew P . Z . 105 P . P . G . T ., Y . Bird P . Z . 70 P . P . G . P . S ., F . R . Tomes P . Z . 70 P . P . G . S . N ., P . B . Clements P . Z . P . P . A . S ., J . E ,
Lord H . 70 , and herein E . Companion J . W . Cornish was installed as Z . by E . Companion J . M . Fifley , aDd Ex Companion R . Blight waa installed as H . and T . C . Lewarn as J . by Ex-Companion J . W . Cornish . The other Officers appointed were : —J . Treeby I . P . Z ., J . M . Hifley S . E ., John Moysey S . N ., William BrowniDg Treasurer , W . J . C . Hanniford P . S ., Peter Hamley lst . A . S ., John Williams 2 nd A . 8 ., W
H . Frost O ., A . Trout A . D . O ., John Delve D . C , J . Bartlett P . Z . Jan The Treasurer ' s accounts were very satisfactory , and the usual business having been transacted , the Companions adjourned to a collation in the adjacent rooms . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the newlyjnatalled Principals were congratulated oa their position ,
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Masonic Burials.
was the duty of those who thought the request of the deceased should have been entertained to have first weighed well in their own minds the probable consequences to the memory of their friend , before they called in question the
conduct of their Master . As we have already said , there must be always in cases of this character certain considerations of a very tender and delicate nature . A reference to Preston ' s Illustrations of Masonry will show that no Mason can be buried in accordance with the
formalities of the Order , except at his own special request , communicated to the Master of the Lodge , of which he died a member , foreigners and sojourners excepted , and then only in the event of bis having been raised to the degree of Master Mason . The Master , on
receiving the intelligence of his death , and being informed of the latter ' s wish for Masonic burial , as well as of the day and hour appointed for the funeral , then issues his commands for summoning the Lodge , and the funeral takes place , the brethren attending in their proper clothing , though in the
event of more than one Lodge taking part in the ceremony , a dispensation must be sought and obtained from the authorities . Thus , there would appear to be no valid reason to doubt that a brother , provided he be of the proper standing ,
has the right to be buried in accordance with the ancient customs and formalities of the Craft ; but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that it is as open to the Master of a Lodge to exercise his judgment and refuse the request , as it is to a Christian minister to refuse the rites of Christian burial
to a member of his section of the Christian Church . If we concede to the Master of a Lodge the possession of the right to accede to such application , we cannot see how it is possible to withhold from him the power of refusal . Heaven forbid we should even dream of passing any
opinion on the merits of this particular case ; but speaking generally , we hold that a Master who acceded to the request for Masonic burial of a notoriously-profligate brother would be doing an injury to the Craft , and none the less effectually because it might be done unwittingly or from the most charitable of motives .
As to the particular circumstances which have led to our writing this article , we cannot say that either side is wholly free from blame . It would have been more Masonic , and certainly more charitable , had the W . M . avoided passing judgment on the mode of life adopted by his deceased
brother . On the other hand , and as he no doubt acted from the most conscientious of motives , we think the friends of the latter would have shown far greater discretion if they had privately sounded the Master on the subject ; and having once ascertained his views , quietly let the
matter drop , and contented themselves with doing what in fact was done : that is , informally attending the funeral , and paying the last token of respect to the memory of their departed brother as we have described . It would have been far better if the W . M . had not been pressed to
give his reasons for refusing the request of the late Bro . Cowell . It cannot be otherwise than unsatisfactory to his friends to have had the grounds of the Master ' s refusal made public Nor , indeed , can the Worshipful Master himself feel very happy to have been , as it were , forced into
passing his judgment on the matter . There should have been more of delicacy in the conduct of the business throughout . If Bro . Cowell's behaviour in life had been such that he remained a member of his Lodge up to the time of his death , we think his wishes , as indicated to the
proper authority , shonld have been complied with . If a doubt were likely to arise as to their being acceded to , they should have been informally submitted , but once having been declined , the friends and brethren would then have exercised more discretion , had they not driven their
W . Master to the necessity of explaining the grounds of his refusal . The whole thing is but one more illustration ° f that unwisdom which , with or without rhyme or reason , wul
¦ have the conduct or the affairs of a private individual made into public property for every one , who may be so winded , to make the subject of unpleasant or uncharitable comment .
HotiovAT ' s Pitts . —For tho cure of debility , bile , liver , and stomach complaints this inappreciable medicine is so well-known in every uart of the world , and th cores performed by its use aro so wonderful , that it now stands preeminent nbore all other remedies , more particularly for tho cure of bilious and other complaints , disorder- of the stomach , dropsy , and debilitated constitution .
£ course of these digestive Pills painlessly hut snrely regulates tho organs of « 'ge tion and acts most beneficially on the secretory and excretory organs generally . They expel from the secretive organs and tho circulation those „„ ? and morbific matters which produce inflammation , pain , fever , debility , unu pnygjcal decay—thus annihilating-, by their purifying properties , the vim'ence of the Most painful and devastating diseases ,
Arch Masonry.
ARCH MASONRY .
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF ENGLAND .
A QUARTERLY Convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter will be held at Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C , on Wednesday , the 3 rd day of August next , at six o ' clock in the evening , punctually . Business : —The Minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be
read for confirmation . After which the following Report of the Committee of General Purposes will be submitted to the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England .
The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they haTo examined the Accounts , from the 21 sfc April to the 21 st July 1881 , both inclusive , which they find as follows : —
Balance G . Cbapter £ l , 189 2 2 Disbursements during „ Unappropriated the Quarter 186 3 2 Account - 215 19 1 Balance . . 1 , 314 1 5 „ Subsequent Re . „ in Unapproceipts - 289 2 5 priated Account 193 19 1 £ 1 , 694 3 8 £ 1 , 694 3 8
Which Balances are in the Bank of England , Western Branoh . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received ths following petitions : — lst . From Companions the Rev . Frederick Vernon Bussell as Z .,
William Newton as H ., Richard Francis Henry Kirg as J ,, and thirteen others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Newton Lodge , No . 1661 , Newark-npon-Trent , to be called tho Alexander Chapter , and to meet at the Savings Bank , Newark-upon-Trent , Nottinghamshire .
2 nd . From Companions Herbert Jordan Adams as Z ., Alfred Durant as H ., Francis Joseph Stohwasser as J ., and seven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Fitzroy Lodge , No . 569 , London , to be called The Fiteroy Chapter , and to meet at tho Armoury House , Headquarters , Honourable Artillery Company , London .
3 rd . From Companions Price James Edelsten as Z ., William Richardson as H ., Thomas H . Sutton as J ., and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Gilbert Greenall Lodge , No . 1260 , Warrington , to be called The Gilbert Greenall Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Rooms , Sankey-street , Warrington , Lancashire ( Western Division ) .
4 th . From Companions Robert Stokes as Z ., Thomas Stephen Futcher as H ., William Charles P . Powning as J ., and seven others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Longleat Lodge , No . 1478 , Warminster , to be called " The Thynne Chapter , and to meet at the Town Hall , Warminster , Wiltshire .
5 th . From Companions Joseph Charles Parkinson as Z ., William Bache Roberts as H ., Edwin Howard as J ., and ten others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Universal Lodge , No . 181 , London , to be called the Universal Chapter , and to meet at the Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen Street , London .
6 th . From Companions the Rev . Robert Hall Baynes as Z ., Sydney Henry Knaggs as H ., Francois Klatt as J ., and six others , for a Chapter to be attached to the Temple Lodge , No . 558 , Folkestone , to be called the Temple Chapter , and to meet at the Town Hall , Folkestone , in the County of Kent . The foregoing Petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be respectively granted .
The following Notice of Motion has been received for the next Quarterly Convocation—By Companion Edward Letchworth , P . Z . No . 1237 : — " That the Committee of General Purposes meet at Four o ' clock
p . m . instead of Three o clock as heretofore , and that Article 76 of the Royal Arch Regulations be altered accordingly . " ( Signed ) JOHN CREATON , Grand Treasurer , President . FBEEIUSONS' HAII > , LONDON , W . C . 20 th July 1881 .
Concord Chapter, No. 223.
CONCORD CHAPTER , No . 223 .
THE annual convocation of this Chapter was holden at the Masonic Hall of the Charity Lodge , in Union Street , Plymouth , on Tuesday . The Board of Installed Principals included ex-Companions J . M . Hifley P . Z . P . P . G . S . B ., W . Browning P . Z . P . P . G . S . B ., E . Patten P . Z ,, J . W . Cornish P . Z ., all of 223 , J . B . Gover P . Z . 70
P . P . G . P . S ., S . Jew P . Z . 105 P . P . G . T ., Y . Bird P . Z . 70 P . P . G . P . S ., F . R . Tomes P . Z . 70 P . P . G . S . N ., P . B . Clements P . Z . P . P . A . S ., J . E ,
Lord H . 70 , and herein E . Companion J . W . Cornish was installed as Z . by E . Companion J . M . Fifley , aDd Ex Companion R . Blight waa installed as H . and T . C . Lewarn as J . by Ex-Companion J . W . Cornish . The other Officers appointed were : —J . Treeby I . P . Z ., J . M . Hifley S . E ., John Moysey S . N ., William BrowniDg Treasurer , W . J . C . Hanniford P . S ., Peter Hamley lst . A . S ., John Williams 2 nd A . 8 ., W
H . Frost O ., A . Trout A . D . O ., John Delve D . C , J . Bartlett P . Z . Jan The Treasurer ' s accounts were very satisfactory , and the usual business having been transacted , the Companions adjourned to a collation in the adjacent rooms . The usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were given , and the newlyjnatalled Principals were congratulated oa their position ,