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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION '•"OK AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . Patron and President : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., ccc , M . W . G . M . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL Of this Institution will take place On TUESDAY , jist FEBRUARY , 1 SS 2 , AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN , GREAT One EN ST ., LONDON , Upon which occasion I . iKV'T .-CoLONr . L J . A . 1 . LOVD-PHILIPPS , RiW . PROV G . M . FOR SOCHI WALES ( Western Division ) , has been pleased to signify his intention of presiding . Brethren are earnestly invited to accept the Oflice of Steward upon this occasion , and they will greatly oblige by forwarding their Names and Masonic Rank , as soon as convenient , to thc Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . JAMES TERRY , Prov . G . S . W . Norths and Hunts , Secretary . 4 , Freemasons' Mall , London , W . C .

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ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY , MARGATE . ESTABLISHED 1701 , THE ONLY ONE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCROFULOUS POOR . COL . CREATON , TREASURER . JOHN M . CLABON , Eso ., HON . SECRETARY . This Hospital requires aid . An extra liberal diet table is of necessity required on account of the exhausting nature of this terrible disease . Donors of £ 10 ios ., Annual Subscribers of £ \ is ., can recommend patients . 250 beds . Average number of Inpatients per year , 750 , and of applicants over 1000 . Bankers , the Bank of England ; Coutts and Co . ; and Cobb and Co ., Margate . Offices : No . 10 , Charing Cross , W . JOHN THOMAS WALKER , Secretary

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¦ jWTASONIC HALL , CROYDON . IIAREWOOD HOUSE , 105 , HIGH STREET . 'This Mall has every requirement for Masonic purposes . It contains a large Organ , blown by hydraulic power , and has an excellent cellar for Lodges to keep their own nines . The following Lodges are held there , viz . —Frederick , 45 J ; Addiscombc , 1 s . *" 1 ''; . Mo / art , lyM ; Croydon Mark , lyS ; 1 ' icderick Chapter . I- ' or terms , iXc , address—10 IIN RHODES , P . M .. P . P . G . O . Surrey ; P . P . G . M . O . Middx . and Surrey .

To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

'The following reports stand over till next week : — St . Cybi Lodge , No . 507 . Repose Lodge , No . fo * . Avon Lodge , No . 1 < * >* , . ** ,. 'Trafford Chapter , No . I . | . Leopold Mark Lodge , No . - ' , ' . '•

BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . ' * The West London Advertiser , " " 'The Broad Arrow , " "The Masonic Chronirle , " " "The Jewish Chronicle , " "The Citizen , " "The Hull Packet . " " The Royal Cornwall Gazette , " "The Lifeboat , " " 'The Masonic Herald , " " Report Foreign Correspondence , " " Masonic 'Token , "

"Thc Walsall Free Press , " " 'The Gazette , " "Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Daily Witness , " " Isle of Wight . Journal and Newport Times , " "Canadian Craftsman , " "The Keystone , " "Australian Freemason , " "Thc Hebrew Leader , " "The Glasgow Herald , " " Nassau Guardian , " " 'The Nassau 'Times , " " La Acacia . "

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THEFREEMASON. SATURDAY , Fr . intt'ARV . \ , 1 SS 2 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

I Wc < ln not hol . l ourselves respnnsi ')' e for , or even approving of , the opinions cxprcssol by our correspnn . lents , hut \ v ;\\ isb in a spirit of fair plav to all to permit—within certain netessar ) limits—free discussion . ) „ SECRETARIES OF LODGES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . "

Dear Sir and Brother , — Referring to Bro . Magnus Ohren ' s let ' er in your last , relative to the unconstitutional title of Director of Ceremonies in connection with the private lodges , permit me to point out another inaccuracy that frequently occurs in the appointment and investiture of officers . I allude to the office of Secretary , which is often magnified into tha of Honorary Secretary ; and I know several lodges in which

the summonses arc countersigned "So-and-so , Hon . Sec . " There is no such office , and the constitutional title is simply " Secretary , " as may bc gathered from thc same clause of the " Book of Constitutions , " quoted by Bro . Magnns Ohren . Fraternally yours , \ V . F . LAMONBY , P . M ., January 30 th . P . P . G . Reg ,

A Begging Mason.

A BEGGING MASON .

To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In reply to a telegram respecting one John Hayes , of St . Aubyn Lodge , No . 954 , Devonport , which was to the effect that he vvas quite unworthy of relief , I take the

opportunity of cautioning almoners , & c , respecting Inn . Me is on his way towards the south-west counties , via Portsmouth and Southampton , and probably by the time this appear in your columns lie will be on the borders of Dorset and Devon , or Wilts . I should imagine he is a professional vagrant , and it

would be well if some one would obtain a conviction against him , as he would then bc brought under the notice of the police . Apologising for troubling you , I am yours faithfully and fraternally , SECRETARY , S 04 . 24 th January , 1 &¦* : * .

A CORRECTION . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Pardon my calling your attention to the report of the installation meeting of the Sir Thomas White Lodge , No . 1 S 20 , in your number for Saturday , the 28 th ult ., page

54 . Your esteemed reporter got a little bit " mixed . " Bro . 1 " . A . Philbriek , O . C ., so well known in Grand Lodge , is Dep . Prov . Grand Master of Essex , not Sussex , being also Recorder of Colchester ; and it vvas in l ' ssex , not Sussex , that I first saw the light . As regards my . speech , the correction required is immaterial , but the fact

of our both being " Essex calves , " and our excellent Bro . Philbriek hailing from Colchester , so justly celebrated for its "native" oysteis , with which , by the way , we begun our dinner , gave our worthy brother a theme , on which he dilated most humorously and effectively in his reply to the toast of " The Visitors . " Bro . lohn II . Scolt , P . G . D .,

is the most honoured and repected Dep . Prov . Grand Master of my present province—Sussex . My excellent friend , Bro . Binckes , showed himself , as usual , "facile princcps " in returning thanks for "The Masonic Charities-, " and his clever and kindly speech

deserved a better fate than to be relegated lo thc concluding summary of " other toasts given were 'The Visitors , ' 'Charities , ' " ecc . I am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours , W . M . No . i' * * o .

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Reviews .

REPORT ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE BY IMF . GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF THE STATE . OF OHIO . By Past R . E . Grand Commander C . T . CAKSON , 3 . 5 . 1 S . S 1 . Wc arc much obliged to our excellent transatlantic friendbrother student , and kind correspondent for

send-, ing us this interesting review of the " , foreign correspondence of that distinguished bod y of men , who made up the annual conclave of Knights Templar ; at Cincinnati on . Sen ' etubcr ; th , 1 SS 1 . We- have read it with pleasure . We arc struck with the fact of the difference of opinion and custom as tooutward appearances and public manifestations between the Canadian and American Knights Templar ; and though

in America there is no doubt a good deal to be said for their procedure from theirown point of view , undoubtedly the English view is decidedly adverse to any such course of action . lt is to us abnormal and undesirable . But then , vve do not affect to set in judgment on the American Knights 'Templar , as they are clearl y in a far better position than vve are to judge of what suits their meridian best , what is the most useful and the wisest course for their lo pursue .

'Their system would not suit our people ; ours , perhaps , might not suit theirs . And so vve must agree , courteously and concientiously , and with mutual good feelings , to differ . Templary ' seems to bc nourishing in the United States , and knowing ourselves many good men and true who form part of that chivalric organization , thorough Masons and educated gentlemen , wc feel sure that there is value in it , and vve wish it all prosperity and weal .

LIFE AND WORK OF ST . PAUL . Part 1 . By CANON I- ' AI'I ' . AK . Cassell , Pettcr and Galpin , London . This is a life of the famous Apostle by that well-known and able writer , Canon Farrar . It is sent out in that peculiar form of admirable type and elaborate illustration which characterizes that eminent publishing firm from which it emanates , and to which the serious reading public in this our day is so very greatly indebted

for works , many and varied , which give a charm to the leisure hour , and olfer many moments of beneficial thought for the studious and the intelligent . It ii published in thirty parts , sevenpenee a part , so as to place it within the reach of a large number of readers . 'This is tliefirst part , and if the succeeding numbers fulfil the promise of text and illustration it will be another valuable and graceful addition to the library of the divine , the commentator , and thc collector .

THE BOOK OF ODDITIES . By WM . ANDREWS , l- ' . R . H . S . Simpkin , Marshall and Co . _ This is an amusing collection of odd stories , queer characters , and curious trials , and epitaphs , and local rhymes , which will have some interest for those who like

and collect such tilings . 'They serve to vvileaivay a tedious journey , or amuse a leisure hour , and act as a refresher amid the cares of business , or the toils of brain work . Mr . Andrews has already given the public several amusing and carefully arranged tractates .

AMATEUR WORK . ( Illustrated . ) Ward , Lock & . Co ., Salisbury Square . This is an illustrated monthly magazine for amateur work in various departments of art and work . It

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is admirably illustrated , very well printed , and full of most _ interesting and useful information . We commend it specially to our young readers , and all who have a taste for carpentering and the like , —a very healthy taste by the . way . Unfortunately , by some mistake of the printer or binder , this number has several pages missing and duplicated . 'Ihis one fact spoils a very taking serial .

CATALOGUE OF WORKS RELATING TO FREEMASONRY IN WIGAN FREE LIBRARY . B y Bro . II . 'I ' . Folkard . ( Privately printed ) . We are favoured with the third and enlarged edition of a privately printed work , by Bro . Folkard , namely a catalogue of . Masonic works in the Wigan Free Library ,

and which we believe are mainly the gift of Bro . the Earl of Balcarrcs . Some are valuable , some are courious , some arc unique , and betray a good deal of careful noting , and point to a considerable amount of personal and original research . We thank Bro . Folkard much for sendidg a copy of his catalogue , which wc have perused with interest and pleasure .

ENTWICKELUNG'S GESCHICHTE DER FREIMAUREREI . Dy DR . KuiIN , Leipsic , 1 S 64 , This is another German work on Freemasonry little known in England . The writer thinks and calls it a * handbook for all bright Masons , and it certainly possesses thc advantages of an interesting grouping ct * Masonic annals and facts , which , if they were absolutely and historically true , would be of great value lo all students . But the able

and ingenious editor and compiler of this pleasant little work , well written too , as vve must fairly admit , has based his annals on the commonly received tradition of I ' reemasonry , without much attempt of criticism or condensation , without any attempt to separate the legendary from the historical , fact from sheepvvalking , and the consequence is that he gives lis a Masonic " olla podrida , " which , however good and savoury in itself , constitutes a serious tax on

our digestive powers and historical acceptance . He divides his work inlo four portions . 1 . A sort of careful summary of Masonic history from the Roman Building Corporation . 2 . A chronological survey of the history of FYeemasonry from the Roman Corporation until our time . 3 . A description of the system of past and present Masonic systems , at least , some of them . 4 . A list of lodges in all jurisdictions . We may observe that owing to Bro . Rutin ' s

somewhat flowery and uncritical style of writing , it is difficult to realize what he docs believe , and what he docs not , as regards the alleged claims and documents of byegone Masouic traditions . Me seems to accept the fact of the birth of Christian Rosenkreutz in 1 , 578 ; Ilis death in 14 S 4 ; and his foundation of a Rose Croix Hermetic Order in 1394 , based on the model of a knightly order called Knights of the Golden Stone , which he had learned of at l- ' ez , in

Morocco , and which he declares expired in 1714 . This isia point vehemently questioned , and as at the same time he gives us an account of Valentin Andrea , and his Fama Tratornitatis in 1615 , and declares that thc Rose Croix Hermetics existed in Germany in 1510 , and yet terms elsewhere the story of Rosenkreutz " a fable ; " it is difficult to say what he does , or what he does not believe . I ' or in another place he mentions the revival , in 1510 , of the

secrets of the Magi , called the Golden Union , and the existence of the Rose Croix in | - * II > . lie repeats all the old stories of the Locke M . S . and Sir Thomas Sackville as positive facts . In 1 O 22 he mentions the formation of a bod y of alchemists , at the Hague , by a certain Christian Rose , who called themselves Rose Croix , and whose sign vvas a golden cross and an appendant rose , but this statement seems to rest on Thory , who took it from some one else ,

—sheepwalking in fact , lie tells us that the earliest Freemason ' s lodge warrant or patent is in an Irish regiment of 1 GSS . —tiiis will be news to Bro . Gould—and dated March 23 II 1 —very particular he is—that year . This regiment vvas in Ireland , and was then with Janies 1 [ ., a Roman Catholic . I le also alludes to the formation of a Jesuit College in London , by James IL , the same year , and that thence the Grand Lodgeof York vvas r . ameil (" ) while some part of our rituals

come , he declares , from that learned body , lie quotes Pritchard as saying that the oldest English lodge was that of St . Paul's , idiji . Ilisstatementthatin 1 C 41 the Royal Society assembled at Masons' Hall , and had . Masonic signs and svtv . bo ' s , is , of course , a complete blunder , lie quotes as the authority for much he . says the "Freemasons ' Almanack" for 1775 , as giving ' an account of Masonry in 1702 , and the meetingof the Lodge of Antiquity that year ,

and the frequent allusion to Sir Christopher Wren . Can the historical portion of that almanack be reprinted ? Can Bros . Gould or Hughan help us in this ? lt seems that in 1707 it vvas forbidden , by a meeting of the Imperial Diet at Kegcnsburg , for the German Lodges to acknowledge the Grand Lodge of Strasburgh , but that was

probably on political grounds , but thc fact makes the history of German Masonry still more a" Crux , " as it is clear that the Steinmetzen existed until many years later , and the German speculative lodges knew nothing of them . But vve have said enough ; the work , despite its obvious faults , is very interesting .

A CRITICAL GRl'KK AND ENGLISH CONCORDANCE OF Till-: NEW TESTAMENT . ( Fifth Thousand . ) S . Bagster and Sons , 15 , Paternosterrow . This handy and compact concordance of the Greek of the New Testament is , vve think , destined to prove a great help to Greek Testament students , and will be truly and greatly appreciated and patronized by them . We are

aware of the antiquated objections to Concordances for students , but as vve never thought them tenable , so to-day we readily dismiss them , and gladly forget them . This valuable aid to New Testament study in the original has a very interesting history . There arc several works , assomeof our readers well know , which profess lo deal with the Greek Concordances of the New Testament , bu ltlicy are not all equally available . Some of our readers may have seen and studied a larger Greek Concordance ; for instance , in a

fuller or more condensed edition of " Schmid , " just as they may have followed the various critical editions of the Greek Testament , and the collections and comparisons of Stephens , Beza , Elzevir , John Mill , Bengel , . Wetstein , Matth .-ei , Scholz , Griesbach , Lachmann , Tregcllcs , Tischendorf , Scrivener , & c . And they will , we think , fully enter into the fsidings of him who originally , in 1 SO 3 , experienced the want of a portable Creek Concordance . He placed the work—then simply in idea—in the skilful hands of C . F . Hudson , who did not live , however , to see the result of