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word of apology for his practice of bis " ordinary propriety" on that occasion . He interrupted a speech of five minutes by interpolating three supplementary speeches ( vide the faithful report in thc Freemason ) , and when he could no longer do so he sat shouting " Sit down ! " making more noise than any fifty in the hall . Bro . Stevens , though he wishes to rule everybody else , showed
himself careless of the rules of " ordinary propriety , " and of Grand Lodge rules , for the fifth regulation says , " Every one who speaks shall rise and remain standing , addressing himself to thc Grand Master , nor shall any brother presume to interrupt him . " It will be better for Bro . James . Stevens , before he again shall come before Grand Lodge , to learn the rules of " ordinary propriety , "
to study those rules concerning thc government of business in Grand Lodge , and to learn , above all , to rule himself . Bro . James Stevens is a zealous Mason , but a little calm and careful study ought to show him the imprudence uf his action . He has cast a slur upon all the provincial lodges and upon some London ones , and upon
the Provincial Grand Masters and Officers of Provincial Grand Lodges . He snatched a hasty vote , without full consideration being given to the subject , by a statement which was not sufficiently weighed , and it is to be hoped that some influential brethren will give notice to the Board of Masters before the next meeting of Grand Lodge
that the non-confirmation of the minutes , so far as relates to Brother James Stevens's il .-considered motion , will be moved . Such a slur as this upon common sense , to say the very least , should be wiped out at once , and this action will present the means . Yours faithfully and fraternally ,
JOHN WHILE , P . M . 228
THE BOYS' SCHOOL AND BRO . S . B . WILSON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I read with astonishment in your paper of this date the letter nddresscd by Mr . Stanley to the chairman of thc House Committee of thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys with reference to my account against the
Institution ; and as his letter is full of inaccuracies and liable greatly to mislead opinion on the matter I hope ycu will net think me out of place in asking you to give me a small portion of your valuable space in reply . I will commence with the last paragraph but one of Mr . Stanley's letter , which is the gist of thc whole document , and in which he states that he is informed I had provided for myself a payment of c per cent , for the
preparation of quantities . In answer to this preposterous assertion I have to say that I never , during thc whole course of my practice , have made such a charge , and there is not the slightest foundation for thc reckless and unwarrantable statement that I have tlone so in any quantities that I have prepared in connection with this Institution . Had I made such a charge in the account in question the amount of the account would have been upwards of £ 2000 in excess of thc moderate amount that
it is . With respect to thc question of a referee , 1 cannot understand on what ground Mr . Stanley can make the assertion that thc gentleman I had nominated , viz ., Sir Henry Arthur Hunt , C . B ., " is not strictly an architect . " He not only has practised largely as an architect , but he is also a building surveyor of the very highest standing ,
and being also arbitrator to the Office of Works , 1 think he must be considered as pre-eminently fitted for the position of arbitrator in this matter , as no person can be a better judge of the chnrges which ought to be made for thc varied business contained in my account . I had no other idea than this in nominating him , for I have not seen him tor several years , and am not even aware that he
knows I have been surveyor to the Institution . Thc excuse that Sir H . A . Hunt "is not strictly an architect " would appear to emanate from Mr . Stanley himself , for I unelerstand the reason of thc House Committee for refusing him as referee was that he was a Freemason . Is that thc reason , also , that they transfcircd this matter from Messrs . Hop wood and Sons to Mr . Stanley ' s hands . '
With respect to that part of Mr . Stanley's letter in which he leaves it to be inferred that he can get no detailed statement of my account , I can only say that I delivered an account to the Secretary , covering about nine pages of foolscap paper , in which every item is so amply detailed that no man in my own profession would have the slightest difficulty in giving an opinion as to its fairness without any
further explanation than it contains ; of course nobody can expect a solicitor to lie ' able to do so , and , therefore , I gave the friend , in whose hands I placed myself , after stopping the legal proceedings , full instructions to give Mr . Stanley any explanations and show him any papers he wished to see in connection with thc account , and I know he has more than once pressed Mr . Stanley to make an appointment , which Mr . Stanley has never done up to the present
time , although my friend has told him he had full powers to act for me ; indeed , Mr . Stanley has net even condescended to answer thc last letter my friend wrote him on the subject . If Mr . Stanley means acting fairly by me , 1 cannot understand why he should want to gain his information through my solicitors , who know nothing about the matter , when 1 offer him every facility to gain any information h'j can require from a person who can give it to him .
If I am forceil to fall back on my solicitors I shall instruct them not to discuss the matter with Mr . Stanley , but to take such steps as will enable mc to recover their costs from the moment I replace the matter in their hands , but I shall wait patiently until after the meeting of the General Committee next Saturday , as I feel sure tbey will put a stop to the litigiinisncss with which I am being treated without tiie slightest rexioRi
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There are other inaccuracies in Mr . Stanley ' s letter , but I shall not touch on them as they do not affect the question at issue , an d are dealt with in my letter to the General Committee , which you were good enough to publish on the 13 th ult . Apologising for the length of this letter , which was unavoidable on account of the extreme speciousness of Mr . Stanley ' s document , I remain , yours faithfully and fraternally ,
S . B . WILSON . 27 , Walbrook , E . C , 27 th December , 1879 .
THE ROYAL MASONIC PUPILS' ASSISTANCE FUND . To the Editor of Ike " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The very influential and numerous list of names which has appeared of patrons of the Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund must be very gratifying to the promoters of the scheme , and evidences a very
praiseworthy and Masonic feeling on the part of those who have lent the weight of their names to help in its formation . But I cannot help thinking that a large number have done so in response to a generous impulse without giving that thought to the matter that its importance demands . That it would help a number of deserving youths in their start in life I will not attempt to deny ; but I very
much question whether the knowledge that their future is to be looked after will not , on the whole , do more harm than good in lessening that feeling of self-reliance with which it is best that every lad should start with in the battle of life ; and I imagine little real hardship is felt by the pupils after leaving thc institution . Their chances of obtaining employment after the training we know they
get , to say nothing of the interest naturally taken in them by thc supporters of thc Charities , are at least equal to that of many of our own sons ; and unless thc promoters of the seheme are prepared with evidence that pupils who have left the schools have been materially injured and retarded in their career for want of such special and substantial help as is now proposed ,
I for one , although yielding to no one in my desire for their welfare , cannot admit the raison d'etre of the fund . I appeal to thc great body of the Craft to say whether , with such facts as the last election to the boys' and girls ' schools present to them , where it was only possible in the one case to elect sixteen out of seventy-one , and in the other eighteen out of forty-eight deserving candielates , it is
not better to make an earnest and united effort to provide thc existing Institutions with increased funds , to enable them to admit a larger number of pupils , than to still further assist those who , in comparison to their lessfavoured fellows , have been so fortunate as to obtain that necessary start in life— % good education . Yours fraternally , P . M .
BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have read the letter of Bro . A . Tucker in your issue of thc 20 th ult ., referring to the Book of Constitutions in the case of the removal of a lodge . I must admit that , being young in thc Craft , I am not
so conversant with the laws as I ought to be , but the first W . M . of the lodge referred to is an old Mason , and has been W . M . of several lodges , and in fact myself and other young Masons have , as a rule , looked up to him to expound the law as to the Book of Constitutions itself . The fact cannot be elisputed that the lodge was removed without thc knowledge of the lodge , or even some of the officers themselves . Through Bro . A . Tucker ' s letter a
lodge of emergency has now been called to consider thc matter . Had it been done in the first instance , a great ileal of ill-feeling would have been avoided . Yours fraternally , A MASON . P . S . —Several young brother Masons interested in the matter have since read thc paragraph referred to in the Book of Constitutions , and thank Bro . A . Tucker for his information .
Reviews.
Reviews .
THE EBORACUM MASONIC CALENDAR FOR 1880 . This handy little calendar , compiled for thc use of the Craft in the Nor ! h and East Ridings of Yorkshire , has maele its fifth annual appearance . It contains a complete list of lodges and chapters , besides the High Grades . Our indefatigable Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . M , Eboracum ,
1611 , has evidently taken great pains to obtain correct particulars , but he , like ourselves , is retarded in his praiseworthy efforts by thc indifference of Secretaries of several lodges , who , he says , " have not chosen to reply to my circulars requesting details of numbers of members , _ rc . " His work being a labour of love , we trust he will not have again to make a similar complaint .
FREEMASON . Sydney . A new and very ably edited paper , though wc do ntit profess to endorse thc views it expresses , nor can we recognize thc legality , Masonically , of the movement which
has led to thc creation of a Grand Lodge of New South Wales . We hope a very able paper on the " History of the Craft , " though not quite free from errors , may soon appear , if not in our pages , in those of our contemporary , the " Masonic Magazine . "
THE ROUGH ASHLAR . Adelaide . No , 4 , of Vol . 1 , is a very good paper and well edited . We with all success to our contemporary ,
Reviews.
THE KEYSTONE . Philadelphia . As fresh , as animated , and as interesting as ever . LE MONDE MACONN 1 Q . UE for December . Very interesting to French Masons , and ought to be read by us in England .
LA CHAINE D'UNION for December . Maintains its high character , and is marked by able and thoughtful editing .
BOYS AND THEIR DOINGS . John Hogg . A very interesting book indeed for boys . We predicate for it much approval and success . We feel that they , like ourselves , old as we arc , will turn over its pages with interest and pleasure , with satisfaction and with profit . It is a book to be commended clearly .
SUTTON'S AMATEUR GUIDE ON HORTICULTURE . Sutton and Sons , Reading . This most useful manual deserves to be studied by all who like and love their garden . We commend it entirely , and can testify personally , from old experience , to the sound advice it contains and the pleasurable interest of gardening as the most healthy and fascinating of all pursuits .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
There has fallen into my possession a very curious German work cf hieroglyphic Rosicrucian plates , entitled , "Geheimc Figuren der Rosenkreutzern , aus dem 16 & 17 Jahrhundert , " that is to say , secret figures of the Rosicrucians out of the 16 th and 17 th century . It is published at Altona , by J . D . A . Eckhardt , but without a date on title page . In thc preface it is said to be made public by Henricus Madathauus Theosophus , Medictis et tandem
Dei Gratia Rosa ; Crucis Fratcr . There is a date to thc preface , March 25 th , 1621 . In looking over thc illustrations I find one curious emblematical picture , of date 1604 , probably taken from another work . I may add that the symbolism is purely Christian , and very mystical indeed—almost incomprehensible to ordinary understandings . Is anything known of thc book ? If any student would like to see it I will have it left at 198 , Fleet-street . A . F . A . W .
ATHOLL LODGES . On p . 511 of last week ' s Freemason a John Mark Goldsworthy is referred to as having been initiated in No . 194 , "Ancients , " on 30 th January , 1 S 0 G . This brother can hardly , I think , be identical ' with the John Heath . Goldsworthy mentioned by me in a note to No . 2 , " Ancients . " on the 2 nd page of " Atholl Lodges , " though
these are coincidences which are slightly puzzling . According to my notes , J . Heath Goldsworthy was initiated in No . 94 ( not 194 ) , on thc 6 th February , 1806 , whilst according to the minute book cited by Bro . Woodford , J . Mark Goldsworthy was initiated in No . 194 , on thc 30 th January , 1806 . Many interesting particulars relating to J . // . Goldsworthy will be found in the " Freemasons'
Quarterly Review , " for 1 S 46 , 1847 , and 1849 , and in thc ' Freemasons'Magazine" for i 8 _ fi ( pp . 42 and 513 ) . This veteran brother was held in high esteem by the lodge of his adoption—now " Fidelity , " No . 3—being presented by the members with a silver vase on the nth July , 1849 . He first came prominently before the Craft in 1811 , on the occasion of his seconding a motion in the " Ancient "
Grand Lodge , " for the appointment of a Committee vested with full powers to carry into effect thc measure of a Masonic union of the two Societies , " and thc last note I have of his career records his presence as " Father of the Lodge" at a meeting of the Lodge of Fidelity , on the 18 th June , 1856 . _ Prior to the union of thc "Ancients " and " Moderns " ' in 1813 , Goldsworthy had been one of
the London brethren selected for what has been frequently termed " The Atholl Honour of thc Nine Worthies . " An extract from the minutes of ( the "Ancient " ) Grand Lodge will illustrate their duties : — " 7 th March , 1792 . —Resolved and ordered , that a general uniformity of the practice and ceremonies of the Ancient Craft may be preserved and handed down
unchanged to prosterity . The lodges in London and Westminster shall be required to recommend a brother from each lodge , who must be a Master or Past Master and otherwise well skilled in the Craft , to be put in nomination at the Grand Chapter , in October of each year , to be electeil one of the nine Excellent Masters who arc allowed to visit the lodges , and , should occasion require , they are
to report thereon to the Granel Chapter , or the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , who will act as he shall deem necessary . " Bro . Goldsworthy entertained a very poor opinion of Masonic literature , as will be evidenced by the following : — Quarterly Communication , 4 th March , 1846 . —Bro . Scarborough rose and addressed thc Grand Lodge on the
subject of his motion for granting twenty pounds annuall y in support of the Masonic library . After speeches from Bros . Cruccfix , McMulleii , Elliot , and Dobie , Bro . Scarborough , in reply , observed : " He did not advocate so much Masonic as general literature ; the Masonic works , even those by Preston , Oliver , and others , were , in his opinion , all trash , and he called on the veteran Bro . Goldsworthy to say what books on Masonry lie had read . "
Bro . Goldsworthy : " I have never read any Masonic works but the " Ahiman Rezon " and thc Book of Constitutions . " Bro . Scarborough then concluded his address . On a division thc motion wa ? lost . In justice , however , to Bro , Gol __ W-ithy '_ intraory , it
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word of apology for his practice of bis " ordinary propriety" on that occasion . He interrupted a speech of five minutes by interpolating three supplementary speeches ( vide the faithful report in thc Freemason ) , and when he could no longer do so he sat shouting " Sit down ! " making more noise than any fifty in the hall . Bro . Stevens , though he wishes to rule everybody else , showed
himself careless of the rules of " ordinary propriety , " and of Grand Lodge rules , for the fifth regulation says , " Every one who speaks shall rise and remain standing , addressing himself to thc Grand Master , nor shall any brother presume to interrupt him . " It will be better for Bro . James . Stevens , before he again shall come before Grand Lodge , to learn the rules of " ordinary propriety , "
to study those rules concerning thc government of business in Grand Lodge , and to learn , above all , to rule himself . Bro . James Stevens is a zealous Mason , but a little calm and careful study ought to show him the imprudence uf his action . He has cast a slur upon all the provincial lodges and upon some London ones , and upon
the Provincial Grand Masters and Officers of Provincial Grand Lodges . He snatched a hasty vote , without full consideration being given to the subject , by a statement which was not sufficiently weighed , and it is to be hoped that some influential brethren will give notice to the Board of Masters before the next meeting of Grand Lodge
that the non-confirmation of the minutes , so far as relates to Brother James Stevens's il .-considered motion , will be moved . Such a slur as this upon common sense , to say the very least , should be wiped out at once , and this action will present the means . Yours faithfully and fraternally ,
JOHN WHILE , P . M . 228
THE BOYS' SCHOOL AND BRO . S . B . WILSON . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I read with astonishment in your paper of this date the letter nddresscd by Mr . Stanley to the chairman of thc House Committee of thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys with reference to my account against the
Institution ; and as his letter is full of inaccuracies and liable greatly to mislead opinion on the matter I hope ycu will net think me out of place in asking you to give me a small portion of your valuable space in reply . I will commence with the last paragraph but one of Mr . Stanley's letter , which is the gist of thc whole document , and in which he states that he is informed I had provided for myself a payment of c per cent , for the
preparation of quantities . In answer to this preposterous assertion I have to say that I never , during thc whole course of my practice , have made such a charge , and there is not the slightest foundation for thc reckless and unwarrantable statement that I have tlone so in any quantities that I have prepared in connection with this Institution . Had I made such a charge in the account in question the amount of the account would have been upwards of £ 2000 in excess of thc moderate amount that
it is . With respect to thc question of a referee , 1 cannot understand on what ground Mr . Stanley can make the assertion that thc gentleman I had nominated , viz ., Sir Henry Arthur Hunt , C . B ., " is not strictly an architect . " He not only has practised largely as an architect , but he is also a building surveyor of the very highest standing ,
and being also arbitrator to the Office of Works , 1 think he must be considered as pre-eminently fitted for the position of arbitrator in this matter , as no person can be a better judge of the chnrges which ought to be made for thc varied business contained in my account . I had no other idea than this in nominating him , for I have not seen him tor several years , and am not even aware that he
knows I have been surveyor to the Institution . Thc excuse that Sir H . A . Hunt "is not strictly an architect " would appear to emanate from Mr . Stanley himself , for I unelerstand the reason of thc House Committee for refusing him as referee was that he was a Freemason . Is that thc reason , also , that they transfcircd this matter from Messrs . Hop wood and Sons to Mr . Stanley ' s hands . '
With respect to that part of Mr . Stanley's letter in which he leaves it to be inferred that he can get no detailed statement of my account , I can only say that I delivered an account to the Secretary , covering about nine pages of foolscap paper , in which every item is so amply detailed that no man in my own profession would have the slightest difficulty in giving an opinion as to its fairness without any
further explanation than it contains ; of course nobody can expect a solicitor to lie ' able to do so , and , therefore , I gave the friend , in whose hands I placed myself , after stopping the legal proceedings , full instructions to give Mr . Stanley any explanations and show him any papers he wished to see in connection with thc account , and I know he has more than once pressed Mr . Stanley to make an appointment , which Mr . Stanley has never done up to the present
time , although my friend has told him he had full powers to act for me ; indeed , Mr . Stanley has net even condescended to answer thc last letter my friend wrote him on the subject . If Mr . Stanley means acting fairly by me , 1 cannot understand why he should want to gain his information through my solicitors , who know nothing about the matter , when 1 offer him every facility to gain any information h'j can require from a person who can give it to him .
If I am forceil to fall back on my solicitors I shall instruct them not to discuss the matter with Mr . Stanley , but to take such steps as will enable mc to recover their costs from the moment I replace the matter in their hands , but I shall wait patiently until after the meeting of the General Committee next Saturday , as I feel sure tbey will put a stop to the litigiinisncss with which I am being treated without tiie slightest rexioRi
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There are other inaccuracies in Mr . Stanley ' s letter , but I shall not touch on them as they do not affect the question at issue , an d are dealt with in my letter to the General Committee , which you were good enough to publish on the 13 th ult . Apologising for the length of this letter , which was unavoidable on account of the extreme speciousness of Mr . Stanley ' s document , I remain , yours faithfully and fraternally ,
S . B . WILSON . 27 , Walbrook , E . C , 27 th December , 1879 .
THE ROYAL MASONIC PUPILS' ASSISTANCE FUND . To the Editor of Ike " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — The very influential and numerous list of names which has appeared of patrons of the Royal Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund must be very gratifying to the promoters of the scheme , and evidences a very
praiseworthy and Masonic feeling on the part of those who have lent the weight of their names to help in its formation . But I cannot help thinking that a large number have done so in response to a generous impulse without giving that thought to the matter that its importance demands . That it would help a number of deserving youths in their start in life I will not attempt to deny ; but I very
much question whether the knowledge that their future is to be looked after will not , on the whole , do more harm than good in lessening that feeling of self-reliance with which it is best that every lad should start with in the battle of life ; and I imagine little real hardship is felt by the pupils after leaving thc institution . Their chances of obtaining employment after the training we know they
get , to say nothing of the interest naturally taken in them by thc supporters of thc Charities , are at least equal to that of many of our own sons ; and unless thc promoters of the seheme are prepared with evidence that pupils who have left the schools have been materially injured and retarded in their career for want of such special and substantial help as is now proposed ,
I for one , although yielding to no one in my desire for their welfare , cannot admit the raison d'etre of the fund . I appeal to thc great body of the Craft to say whether , with such facts as the last election to the boys' and girls ' schools present to them , where it was only possible in the one case to elect sixteen out of seventy-one , and in the other eighteen out of forty-eight deserving candielates , it is
not better to make an earnest and united effort to provide thc existing Institutions with increased funds , to enable them to admit a larger number of pupils , than to still further assist those who , in comparison to their lessfavoured fellows , have been so fortunate as to obtain that necessary start in life— % good education . Yours fraternally , P . M .
BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have read the letter of Bro . A . Tucker in your issue of thc 20 th ult ., referring to the Book of Constitutions in the case of the removal of a lodge . I must admit that , being young in thc Craft , I am not
so conversant with the laws as I ought to be , but the first W . M . of the lodge referred to is an old Mason , and has been W . M . of several lodges , and in fact myself and other young Masons have , as a rule , looked up to him to expound the law as to the Book of Constitutions itself . The fact cannot be elisputed that the lodge was removed without thc knowledge of the lodge , or even some of the officers themselves . Through Bro . A . Tucker ' s letter a
lodge of emergency has now been called to consider thc matter . Had it been done in the first instance , a great ileal of ill-feeling would have been avoided . Yours fraternally , A MASON . P . S . —Several young brother Masons interested in the matter have since read thc paragraph referred to in the Book of Constitutions , and thank Bro . A . Tucker for his information .
Reviews.
Reviews .
THE EBORACUM MASONIC CALENDAR FOR 1880 . This handy little calendar , compiled for thc use of the Craft in the Nor ! h and East Ridings of Yorkshire , has maele its fifth annual appearance . It contains a complete list of lodges and chapters , besides the High Grades . Our indefatigable Bro . T . B . Whytehead , P . M , Eboracum ,
1611 , has evidently taken great pains to obtain correct particulars , but he , like ourselves , is retarded in his praiseworthy efforts by thc indifference of Secretaries of several lodges , who , he says , " have not chosen to reply to my circulars requesting details of numbers of members , _ rc . " His work being a labour of love , we trust he will not have again to make a similar complaint .
FREEMASON . Sydney . A new and very ably edited paper , though wc do ntit profess to endorse thc views it expresses , nor can we recognize thc legality , Masonically , of the movement which
has led to thc creation of a Grand Lodge of New South Wales . We hope a very able paper on the " History of the Craft , " though not quite free from errors , may soon appear , if not in our pages , in those of our contemporary , the " Masonic Magazine . "
THE ROUGH ASHLAR . Adelaide . No , 4 , of Vol . 1 , is a very good paper and well edited . We with all success to our contemporary ,
Reviews.
THE KEYSTONE . Philadelphia . As fresh , as animated , and as interesting as ever . LE MONDE MACONN 1 Q . UE for December . Very interesting to French Masons , and ought to be read by us in England .
LA CHAINE D'UNION for December . Maintains its high character , and is marked by able and thoughtful editing .
BOYS AND THEIR DOINGS . John Hogg . A very interesting book indeed for boys . We predicate for it much approval and success . We feel that they , like ourselves , old as we arc , will turn over its pages with interest and pleasure , with satisfaction and with profit . It is a book to be commended clearly .
SUTTON'S AMATEUR GUIDE ON HORTICULTURE . Sutton and Sons , Reading . This most useful manual deserves to be studied by all who like and love their garden . We commend it entirely , and can testify personally , from old experience , to the sound advice it contains and the pleasurable interest of gardening as the most healthy and fascinating of all pursuits .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
There has fallen into my possession a very curious German work cf hieroglyphic Rosicrucian plates , entitled , "Geheimc Figuren der Rosenkreutzern , aus dem 16 & 17 Jahrhundert , " that is to say , secret figures of the Rosicrucians out of the 16 th and 17 th century . It is published at Altona , by J . D . A . Eckhardt , but without a date on title page . In thc preface it is said to be made public by Henricus Madathauus Theosophus , Medictis et tandem
Dei Gratia Rosa ; Crucis Fratcr . There is a date to thc preface , March 25 th , 1621 . In looking over thc illustrations I find one curious emblematical picture , of date 1604 , probably taken from another work . I may add that the symbolism is purely Christian , and very mystical indeed—almost incomprehensible to ordinary understandings . Is anything known of thc book ? If any student would like to see it I will have it left at 198 , Fleet-street . A . F . A . W .
ATHOLL LODGES . On p . 511 of last week ' s Freemason a John Mark Goldsworthy is referred to as having been initiated in No . 194 , "Ancients , " on 30 th January , 1 S 0 G . This brother can hardly , I think , be identical ' with the John Heath . Goldsworthy mentioned by me in a note to No . 2 , " Ancients . " on the 2 nd page of " Atholl Lodges , " though
these are coincidences which are slightly puzzling . According to my notes , J . Heath Goldsworthy was initiated in No . 94 ( not 194 ) , on thc 6 th February , 1806 , whilst according to the minute book cited by Bro . Woodford , J . Mark Goldsworthy was initiated in No . 194 , on thc 30 th January , 1806 . Many interesting particulars relating to J . // . Goldsworthy will be found in the " Freemasons'
Quarterly Review , " for 1 S 46 , 1847 , and 1849 , and in thc ' Freemasons'Magazine" for i 8 _ fi ( pp . 42 and 513 ) . This veteran brother was held in high esteem by the lodge of his adoption—now " Fidelity , " No . 3—being presented by the members with a silver vase on the nth July , 1849 . He first came prominently before the Craft in 1811 , on the occasion of his seconding a motion in the " Ancient "
Grand Lodge , " for the appointment of a Committee vested with full powers to carry into effect thc measure of a Masonic union of the two Societies , " and thc last note I have of his career records his presence as " Father of the Lodge" at a meeting of the Lodge of Fidelity , on the 18 th June , 1856 . _ Prior to the union of thc "Ancients " and " Moderns " ' in 1813 , Goldsworthy had been one of
the London brethren selected for what has been frequently termed " The Atholl Honour of thc Nine Worthies . " An extract from the minutes of ( the "Ancient " ) Grand Lodge will illustrate their duties : — " 7 th March , 1792 . —Resolved and ordered , that a general uniformity of the practice and ceremonies of the Ancient Craft may be preserved and handed down
unchanged to prosterity . The lodges in London and Westminster shall be required to recommend a brother from each lodge , who must be a Master or Past Master and otherwise well skilled in the Craft , to be put in nomination at the Grand Chapter , in October of each year , to be electeil one of the nine Excellent Masters who arc allowed to visit the lodges , and , should occasion require , they are
to report thereon to the Granel Chapter , or the R . W . Deputy Grand Master , who will act as he shall deem necessary . " Bro . Goldsworthy entertained a very poor opinion of Masonic literature , as will be evidenced by the following : — Quarterly Communication , 4 th March , 1846 . —Bro . Scarborough rose and addressed thc Grand Lodge on the
subject of his motion for granting twenty pounds annuall y in support of the Masonic library . After speeches from Bros . Cruccfix , McMulleii , Elliot , and Dobie , Bro . Scarborough , in reply , observed : " He did not advocate so much Masonic as general literature ; the Masonic works , even those by Preston , Oliver , and others , were , in his opinion , all trash , and he called on the veteran Bro . Goldsworthy to say what books on Masonry lie had read . "
Bro . Goldsworthy : " I have never read any Masonic works but the " Ahiman Rezon " and thc Book of Constitutions . " Bro . Scarborough then concluded his address . On a division thc motion wa ? lost . In justice , however , to Bro , Gol __ W-ithy '_ intraory , it