Bro. Massa And The Grand Treasurer.

masonry generally ; bnt the " how" is a more difficult question to answer , and a still more difficult task to accomplish . I will , how . ever , endeavour to give you a few of my own ideaa npon this Bnbjeot . Aa Freemasons , we olaim to be the children of light , and our Institution we style a progressive science . In the eyea of the public

jn general , and of the Ultramontane in particular , we are looked upon as a godlesa people , and will , no doubt , continue to be so to the end of time , notwithstanding that we proclaim the Bible as our great light , and have substituted it for the " Book of the Laws . " If we are not yet convinced , I fear we never will be convinced , that we cannot make the pnblio believe that we are

really sincere in regard to what we proclaim to believe and practise relating to theology ; bnt what we could do , and should do , is to show to the publio that our love of the liberal arts and sciences , and of sciences in general , and our endeavour to make a daily progress therein , is not a mere pretenoe without a shadow of foundation . The former is chiefly confined to belief , and aa such cannot be judged

by others ; the latter , however , the love for and progress in arts and sciences , requires work and visible evidence to convinoe any one that your pretence is real . Now , what is there ever done inside the Lodge , or in the pages of Masonic periodicals , to induce the publio to believe , and I may add , to convince the brethren themselves , that progress in art and science has anything whatever to do with Masonry f Is it not a notorious

fact that we brand ourselves , by our inactivity in matters of art and science , as mere pretenders , and are without a solitary evidence to support the same , and can we from that fact expect the public to believe in the sincerity of our pretences as to matters of theology ? I trow not . Now , since we cannot make any favourable impression npon the mind of the public , and , what is worse , cannot

produce any beneficial results among the brethren with any of our devotional hash , our lip Christianity and pseudo-episcopacy , wonld ifc not be better and wiser to direct our attention to the study , culture and progress in arts and sciences , both by readings upon those subjects before the Lodge , and by discussions thereon in the Craftsman ? The fields of arts and soiences are so

vast and unlimited that there ever will be some unoccupied territory , open to any person who dssires to locate thereon , and roam about in endless space as to thought , idea , and theory ; while the other , the theological subject is , and for ages has been , overstocked in its supply of teachers , preachers , aud advooat . es , without ever one of them , for more than a thousand years , having produced anything new or

better than what our forefathers possessed or knew . No doubt with these thousands of apostles that endeavour to gain the ear of the public , there is said a good deal which is true , and considerable which is new , but ifc is a pity that thafc which is true is not new , and that which is new is not true . We teach the candidate that geometry , as one of the seven liberal

arts and soiences , is a special branch of instruction to the Fellow Craft , and what have we accomplished up to the year of grace 1881 f No more than to know the definition of a square and of a centre ; these two form the sum and substance of all our knowledge of geometry taught us inside the Lodge . Is not our pretence as to those studies a perfect burlesque t Onght we not to feel ashamed of

ourselves for repeating again and again such hollow phrases ? Is it not time that we made an earnest attempt to show that we are really in earnest about that whioh we claim to be ? Or if we will not do so , if we are too indolent or indifferent to become active promoters of art and science , would ifc not then be more honest and more honourable to discontinue our pretences regarding the same t

I cannot , my dear brother , say which of the above two alternatives , if any , yon will prefer to advocate . Ton may think it might prove a dangerous experiment to advocate an abandonment or discontinuation of that nice charge , and our beautiful lectures ( though by-the-bye the latter are already out of date , and seldom if ever given ) , and if you are under that impression , and at the same time favour the other nlnn T ronnl / I an * . •** . « ., „ l . „ u ;«~ •„„ „ . _ : -D-L : I the other planI would holding viewsBut if

, , say you are my own . yon should not feel inclined to advocate , and to some extent lead in advocating the practice of that which we only pretend to practise , and instead of doing so , think , " let the thing rip " or something to thar , effect , and are under the impression that " to f 1 ° W ? Uld D 0 fc pajr fon" * am ioolinGd to tmnk tnat a continuation of the Craftsman npon its present plan will , sooner or later , cause to

yon abandon the undertaking as a losing business , as others have aone before you . Should you , however , be willing to enter upon the suggestion , if so I may name it , and merely feel the " task too heavy •or you , then I shonld say ;—Take courage , my dear brother , you will not stand alone , yon will have . fair and able support so soon as « e Craftsman becomes known as a paper which is true to the wtni ° P rinci P les of propagating knowledge in art and science . Whatever your reply to this may be , will be read with interest by ,

Tours fraternally , ¦ a . OTTO KLOTZ Preston , Ont .

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MOHAWK MINSTRELS .

. Theat P ° ? n , ar tronPe has been latel y performing at the Pavilion ern ™ Tf- S com Plet ™ g a summer tour to the south , west and east . r , u P ° o ? s of the metropolis . The " Mohawks " have been received as nav the for

on sev ° ) ' ' ^^ ' n visited Pavilion short engagements to thef ? revlous occasions . The entertainment has been quite up oaB dra i these min 8 tre , a have attained , and despite the heat foterlocnt g ° t nnd a PPreciative audiences . Mr . Harry Hunter , as > 8 never alT' ^ . tlle action moving briskly ; in short , the interest

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