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TO OUR READERS . The FREEMASON is a Weekly Newspaper , price fid . It is published every Friday morning , and contains the most important , interesting , and useful information relating to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscription , in eluding postage : United Anicriea , lmli . a , India , China , & c Kingdom , thc Continent , Sec . Via Brindisi . Twelve Months 10 s . 6 d . 12 s . oel . 17 s . 4 d . Six '„ 5 s . 3 d . 6 s . 6 d . 8 s . 8 d . Three „ 2 s . 8 d . 3 s . 3 d . 4 s . 6 d . Subscriptions may be paid for in stamps , but Post Office Orders or Cheques arc prcferreel , the former payable lo GEORGE KENNING , CHIEF OFFICE , LONDON , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank . Advertisements and e thcr business communications should be addresse-d to the Publisher . Communications on literary subjects and books fur review are to be forwarded to the Edito' . Anonymous correspondence will be wholly disregarded , and thc return of rejected MSS . cannot be guaranteed . Further information will te supplied on application to the Publisher , ro 8 , Fleet-street , London .

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TO ADVERTISERS . The FREEMASON has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe , its advantages as an advertising medium can therefore scarcely be overrated . ADVERTISEMENTS to ensure insertion In current week ' s issue should , reach the Office , 198 , Fleet-street , by 12 o ' clock on Wednesdays .

Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

KOR & IGN REMITTANCES RECEIVED . £ s . d . Abugo , J . A „ Egypt o 5 11 Bannister „ 1 40 Bennett , S ., Jamaica ... ... ... ... o 17 4 Bignell , J . C , India o 12 o Broadley , A . M . „ Tunis ... ... ... ... o 6 *

Campo , D ., lampico ... ... ... ... o 16 0 Cunningham , P ., N . Zealand ... ... ... 0130 Darlington , W . F ., Canada ... ... ... o 10 d Daw , W . P ., Buenos Ayres 112 6 Edwards , G . H ., Africa ... ... ... 1 6 o Freemantle Masonic Club ... ... ... 12 o o Gordon , W ., California ... ... ... ... 160

Hill , W . H ., San Francisco ... ... ... 012 o Hubert , Paris 076 Jackson , F . Japan ... ... ... ... o 13 o March , J . H ., Paris o 12 o Mason , T . G ., Canada ... ... ... ... o 12 o Maynard , Jas ., Constantinople ... ... ... o is o

Partridge , F . E ., New York o 12 o Piatt , B . A ., India 140 Ross , Jno . and Co ., Egypt ... ... ... o 3 3 Smith , G . W „ New York o 12 o Stringfellow , J ., Queensland 200 Vaughan , H . A ., Texas ... ... ... o 12 o

BOOKS , tec , RECEIVED . " Die New Yorker Bundcs Presse ; " "Der Triangel ;" " Keystone : ; " Hebrew Leader ; " " La Chaine cl' Union ;" " Brief ; " " Medical Examiner ; " " Sewing Machine Chroniclc and Ladies'Gazette ; " "Advocate ; " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Iowa ; " " Pantiles Papers ; " " Broad

Arrow ; " " West London Express ; " " Bangalore Examiner ; " "Die Bauhiittc -, " " Corner Stone-, "" Caslon ' s Circular ; " "Newport and Cardiff asShipping Ports'' by Bro . J . C . Parkinson , J . P . ; " Morning Light , " " Wine Growers' and Wine-Coopers' Manual ; " "New York Dispatch , " "Terre Haute Evening Gazette ; " " Hajnal ; " " Masonic Token ; " "Yorkshire Gazette . "

Births, Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

BIRTHS . ALEXANDER . —On thc 26 th inst ., at Selhurst-road , South Norwood , the wife of Mr . Arthur Lyon Alexander , of a son . STII-WELI .. —On the 30 th inst ., at Holmsdale , Surbiton , the

wife of Edward W . Stillwell , of a daughter . WIGRAM . —On the 22 nd inst ., at Monkton , Somersetshire , the wife of Mr . Henry J . Wigram , of a daughter . WILSON . —On the 26 th inst ., at Rugby , the wife of Mr . S . M . Wilson , of a daughter .

DEATHS . HAY . —On the 2 jlh inst ., at New Hampton , Amy Beatrice , daughter of late Mr . Charles G . Liddell Hay , aged 19 . MONCKTON . —On the 24 th inst ., at Fineshade Abbey . Noithamptonshire , E , H . C . Monckton , Esq , late of H . E . I . C C . S ., aged 66 . MANN . —On the 26 th inst ., at 27 , Grove-road , Brixton , Mr .

Samuel Loveys Mann , in his Goth year . MARTIN . —On the 26 th inst ., nt Hampton . court , Geoige Durham Martin , son of Mr . George Martin , aged 5 years . WHITE . —On the 26 th inst ., al 20 , De lleauvoir-square-, Catherine Agnes , wife of Mr . Henry Hewlett White , aged 1-2 . WILSON . —On the 26 th inst ., at Rugby , Anne Fli * ibeth , wife of Mr . S . M . Wilson .

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THE FREEMASON , SATURDAY , AUGUST 3 , 1878 .

Our American Guests.

OUR AMERICAN GUESTS .

The proprietor of the Freemason in a pleasant meeting , carefully recorded elsewhere , sought , and not in vain , to maintain the character of English and Masonic hospitality . He wished , as the sole owner of the most successful modern Masonic paper , to ensure to his brethren from

the other side of the Atlantic all those courtesies which their own hig h character , and the great link of Masonic sympathy , mig ht fairly claim from him . He also was most anxious to convey to many hundred thousand brethren in the United States the fraternal and kindly feelings by which

American and English Freemasons are ever bound . The times of alienation , of suspicion , of opposition , of hostility , have long since passed away , and England and the United States form a close and happy alliance , in which are most trul y symbolized both the great principles of toleraiion

loyalty , and chanty , as well as the peaceful progressand the ultimate civilization of mankind . By our report elsewhere , it will be at once seen what a great success attended in every way , the patriotic and hospitable idea of Bro . Kenning , who enhanced the genial character of host , bv

the admirable manner in which he discharged the duties of Chairman . No more enjoyable meetin- *; ever took place , or under more auspicious circumstances , and Irom first to last , this festival of International Masonry was a " white day " to all who took part in it , and will be long

remembered by that goodly phalanx of American and English Masons , who hailed with delight every warm expression of Masonic sympathy and fraternal goodwill . It would not have been in good taste at such a meeting , composed of the elite of two great bodies , to speak in terms of

praise of the Freemason , but the proprietor feels , that to-day , he may look -with pride , on what the Freemason has done , and the position it has achieved , solely on its own merits , and in the fair open market of Masonic criticism and general appreciation . The Freemason is now confessedly the

great representative of English Masonry , as well abroad as at home , and is largely read and widely known in the United States as in England , and its proprietor rejoices to think that he has sought only to make the good old axiom true , " Palmam qui meruit ferat . The Freemason aided

to inaugurate years ago that historical and archaeological study of the antiquities of Masonry , which in the hands of Hughan and D . Murray Lyon and others in England , and of Mackey and Fort , and others in America , has culminated in such striking results . One of its most distinguishing

features has been its avoidance of personality , and its unceasing hostility to that sort of scandalous garbage which finds a ready sale , alas , in some sections of the press to day . The Freemason lias sought to limit the area and elevate the tone of Masonic discussion , and while

it manfully supports authority , to be alike independent and unpartizan , encouraging discussion , within proper limits , and upholding the rights and privileges of Freemasons of all ranks and classes amongst us . Hence its legitimate authority , its large circulation , and its increasing

popularity . The gathering of Wednesday was , to its proprietor , alike an agreeable interchange of personal courtesies with his amiable and distinguished party of American brethren , and it was a reminder of gallant efforts and high prestige as a Masonic journal fairly won , while at the same time it was a flattering , and we venture to believe

a most truthful omen of future and still greater success . And one great good result will have been achieved , if answering his earliest anxieties , the Freemason aids to promote lasting peace and heartfelt goodwill between those two great countries , Great Britain and the United States of America .

A Correction.

A CORRECTION .

We have been requested to point out , that in our leader last week respecting the present

position and future prospects of our great Charities ' we put wrong words by a " lapsus calami " into our gallant Bro . Lieut .-Col . Creaton ' s mouth , as he used the words "Vice-Patrons , " not " Vice-Presidents . " We apologize for the mistake .

Germanic Loyalty.

GERMANIC LOYALTY .

We are happy to be able to record the continued progress of our venerable and illustrious brother the Emperor of Germany to complete convalescence , and to note the abounding proofs

of the loyalty of the German people . It would be strange if it were otherwise . The Germans are a most warm-hearted , intellectual , sympathetic , home-loving people , and the designs of traitors and the violence of fanatics find with

them no support or approval . As for the present socialistic craze , it is a craze , and that is all you can say ; utterly scouted by the great and overwhelming majority of a cultivated and reasoning population . We take from a letter of one of the correspondents of the Times , the

following description of the many kinds of German loyalty , which are alike pleasant to realise and proper to commemorate : " An exhibition ofthe written addresses presented to the German Emperor after the recent attempts on his life has been opened at the Old Palace at Berlin .

Besides thousands of telegrams , there are more than 200 addresses , the number of signatures to each address varying between ten and 10 , 000 , Many of the addresses are perfect works of art , calligraphically executed and adorned with pen and ink drawings , water-colour paintings , and

photographs . Most of the bindings are in blue velvet , the favourite colour of the Emperor , with gold or silver clasps , and alto-relievas in the same metals . To the addresses of all the principal political , municipal , and learned corporations in Germany are added those from the German

residents in Vienna , Pesth , Dublin , Brussels , Antwerp , Revel , Moscow , St . Petersburg , Switzerland , & c . Nearly all the addresses are in German , but there are several in Latin , Italian , Hebrew , and other languages . The contents of these loyal addresses speak for themselves ; as to the

getting up , it has probably never been surpassed for taste , costliness , and art . " This is as it should be and as loyal Freemasons , disavowing socialism and abhorring treason , we are glad once more to express our heartfelt sympathy with our venerable and illustrious brother and his loyal people .

A Life Service.

A LIFE SERVICE .

We recall from week to week in the Freemason the deaths of those who have done the State , the public , and Freemasonry good service in their time and generation , whose lives have been very useful , whose deaths are losses to the community . aswell as to their families and friends .

Bro . Foster White , P . G . D ., whose death we recorded last week , was one of that numerous class of valuable citizens who devote their intellects , their energies , and often their whole existence , to the interests of one or other of those most valuable charities , ( great in every sense ) , which

abound in our metropolis . At a time when our charities are so ruthlessly attacked , their administration impugned , and their value questioned , it seems to be good for us to bear in mind , how much of invaluable assistance isgiventto themjby some of the most honoured , and able , and

highminded of our fellow citizens . With no sordid motives , no unfitting aims , no longings after " pelf " or " self , " many whom we know ourselves , and associate with day by day , and who are fitted to adorn any station in society , concentrate the zealous efforts often of a whole life to

the promotion of the interests , and the maintenance of the efficiency , of some one of those countless eleemosynary institutions of which as Englishmen we may well be proud . It is not too much to say , that in no country in the world do the " great unpaid , " in almost every

department of social life , render such signal services to society as in Great Britain . And as the tendency of the day is to centralize everything , to bring everything under an elaborate bureaucracy even , it is now proposed to place our charities under prac ; tically centralized and irresponsible committees . It may be true that what has been called the