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List Op Stewards At The Inauguration Festival, 14th April, 1869.
LIST OP STEWARDS AT THE INAUGURATION FESTIVAL , 14 th APRIL , 1869 .
Lflge . STBWABDB . Lage . STEWARDS . 7 Adlard . F . 46 Kingsford , W . H . 29 Allender , W . H . 172 King , Geo . 604 Adams , W . J . 259 Kaltenthaler , J . 569 Adams H . J . 1197 Knott , Jno . . 809 Aveliug , Thos . 143 Lloyd , Horace .
829 Atkins , " R . P . 174 Lacey , Chas . 1 Bennoch , F . 198 Lambert , Geo . 6 Burke . E . H . 216 Laidlaw , Wm . 9 Burton , Jas . 357 Lamert , Geo . F . 10 Beach , W . W . 632 Lawson , K . de M . 21 Baker , B . 1004 Lofthouse , ' G . M . 27 Buss , H . G . 1118 Latham , 1 ' . A .
63 Burton . W . S . 1194 Little , K . Wentworth 74 Brag :, ' , Thos . 4 Mc Intyre , M . J . 79 Boncev , It . 41 Mitchell , S . G . 92 Bigg , H . 103 Mallam , Benjn . 124 Brignall ( jun ,, ) W . 111 Morrell , Joseph 145 Bovd , J . 144 Mason , Jas . 147 Bolton , G . 157 Millis , Saml .
237 Brock , G . B . 186 Mortlock , Thos . S . 862 Brett , J . 107 Monckton , J . B . 936 Banning , J S . 780 May , Saml . 3 Corchvell , G . 811 Molineaux . J . 162 Capper , G . C . 1051 Moore , J . Daul . 321 Cope , K . 134 Nunn , Joshua 657 Cox K . 1209 Kcall , Geo .
820 C rless , T . T . 72 Oxford , Geo . 889 Cluvton , A . 749 Ough , Win . 907 Chard C . 1014 Ord , Uobt . 1201 Collett , K . 38 Percival , J . M . 1231 Crosslev , F . 99 Powell , Fred . 25 Dicketts , II . 130 Parmentcr J . O . 861 OJV , A . 271 Pel ham , The Lord
1223 Dixon , J . 995 Pearson , K . 90 Eile . se , Joseph 1163 Pursall , J . 253 Eastwood , K . 14 Richardson , F . 1178 Ebsworth , F . II . 73 Rose , David 8 Francis , S . 463 Roebuck , Wm . 58 Franklin , W . J . 554 Roberts , Geo . 69 Forstcr , J . C . 1 Saunders . J . E .
83 Fenn , Thos . 2 Stuart , Wm . 80 Fowler , J . W . J . 12 Stewart , R . W . 256 Farnfield , J . A . 22 Salter , Geo . 859 Fiazer , A . 1 J . 23 St . 'dwell J . M . 33 Glegg . Jus . 91 Swninston , J . T . 187 Griming , II . 177 Smith . Joseph 222 Grey , Uobt . 42 J Stanhope , C . W . S .
382 Glaisher J . 47 i Spiers , Kichd J . 534 Gillian , F . II . 948 Shugar , Jno M . 591 Gotto , F . 1056 Snow , Geo . M . E . 858 Golwin A . 1143 Sisson , Hob . J . G . S . Lo . Hockley . F . 1150 Smith , IIv . F . 5 Hale , Charles G . 1233 Smith , Wm .
7 Hervev , J . ( Q . S . ) 101 Tanner , Joseph . 39 Hiivshc , licv . J . 141 T .-ittershall , A . V , 6 a Hadlcv , S . 0 . 228 Terry , Jat . ' ' 69 Hughes , W . 21 Vian , W . J . 190 Hcmsworth , II . W . 42 Wikc , J . M . 340 Harford , A . S . 46 Woods , A . W .
731 Holbrook , W . S . 81 Whitbread . J . W . C . 857 Harrison , 0 . II . R . 280 Woof , Riehd . 1098 Homfrav , S . G . G 8 ii Wvndliam , C . W . 1242 Harwood , J . J . 871 Walters , K . 915 Jeiikin-, J . B . 60 "Young , Wm . 1222 Inskip , IS . T . 60 Young , Ily .
Masonic Actions.
MASONIC ACTIONS .
As examples worthy of imitation might be mentioned , the conduct of Abraham when he " entertained angels unawares ; " when he aaid to Lot , I pray thee 1 st there be no strife betwixt me and thee , nor between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen ; when he offered his only son ( Isaac ) for a burnt offering on the mountains of Moriah .
Rebecca said to the servant , drink thou and I will give the camels drink also . Boaz told him that was set uvcr the reapers , to let handfulls fall iu the way of the fair Moabitish gleaner , that sh and her aged mother-in-law might have bread , and feel not the humiliation of charity , but the pride of successful labor .
He that found a stranger by the way side , bruised and naked , and bound up his wounds , pouring in oil nml wine , and took him to the inn and paid his charges , accomplished an eminently Masonic act . He that said , if a man love not his brother whom he hath seen , how shall he love God whom he hath not seen V and again , ye love me if ye love one another , taught many Masonic lessons .
BKBAKFAST . —Errs ' s COCOA . —Grateful and Comforting . The very agreeable character of this preparation haa rendered it a general favourite The Civil Service Qazctte remarks : — '' The singular success which Mr , Kpps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist . By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations
of digestion and nutrition , and by a careful application of the fine pirpei tits of well-selected cocoa . Mr . Kpps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured bcveranc which may save us many heavy doctor ' s bills . " Made simply with biiling water or milk . Sold by the Trade only , in 4 db ., 4 lb . and I lb . tin-lined packets , labelled JAMES Errs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —Aovr .
Papers On Masonry.
PAPERS ON MASONRY .
BY A LEWIS . XXII . —MASONRY AND DISSENSION . " Thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts , having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes . " Romeo and Juliet , act iii . sc . 1 .
In my previous papers I have abstained from commenting on the voluminous and somewhat contradictory corre ; poudence which from time to time
has appeared in the columns of THE FREEMASON , and in offering a few words now , I desire in the first instance to say that in so doing I mean no discourtesy towar , ' s those who have thus shown themselves the champions of their several opinions . Nor is it my intention iuvidiously to hold up any special letter to
the general gaze . My desire is rather to endeavour t J induce a spirit of Conciliation , so necessary to Freemasonry aud so consonant with the spirit of the Craft . In the position in which I stand it would be highly reprehensible for me to criticise the merits of these " various epistolary communications , or the
motives which actuated their production . "Tis not my vocation , Hal . " Still it seems strange to find some little acrimony commingled with these emulative productions . It appears remarkable that in a Fraternity which adopts Peace and Good-will as its watchwords , personalities have
occasionally become visible , savouring of polite Billingsgate . For one , I cannot understand the phenomenon . Is it really because the ordinary quarrel grounds of religion and politics are closed to Aasons , that they seek other outlets for the pettier passions of the human heart ? Do they really wish to imitate Tom Thumb in the play , who
" Made the giants first , and then he killed 'em ?" I can very readily understand that in the ordinary affairs of life , animosities , both deep and lasting , may arise and rage for many a long day , and over many an attenuated column—a "linked sweetness long drawn out . " In Masonry , however , such a want of
unanimity is to me surprising . In the arenas of Science furious controversies have arisen , but there they have been stimulated by the poison of dogmatic theology , and fostered by the ambition of prejudiced theorists . In the Craft—universal over the globe , and uniform iu its aims—the principle of
' Let dogs delight to bark and bite , " seems so at variance with the spirit of fraternal co operation , that I must hold up the hands of astonishment . Of course , if a position is advanced at variance with truth or historic fact , I can not only pardon ,
but applaud , those who take the trouble of correcting the error , or removing the veil aside a little further . Illustrations of the earlier annuls of Masonry I can nadily understand and welcome , especially at a period of the history of the Royal Art , when it is daily growing in public favour , and assuming larger
proportions of social significance ; but I trust I may be permitted to mention without offence , that of late there has been an increasing tendency to apply sarr-asm of a more or less refined description in the correspondence columns of THE F REMASON , and elsewhere . And this becomes the more enigmatical
tome when I consider who the correspondents are , and what high attainments they have evinced in their several contributions . " A house divided against itself cannot stand , " and it does not becom * the Masonic world to publicly exhibit its petty difference * before the eyes of a ridiculing or indifferent
public . So far as I am myself concerned , I IIKO nothing better than a courteous controversy , carried on witli spirit , equal justice , and good temper . 1 think , however , that I may legitimately protest against petty squabbles among men who , iu the main , are bound together by EO strong a tie as that
which links the Sons of Light . I said I should hold up no particular letter for remark , nor will I ; but there have been several of late which any thoughtful reader could only deplore , in connection with events and circumstances of contemporary interest . For though these letters niav
even be almost courteously worded , their writers speak and wrangle over wrongs , or fancied wrongs , iu the privacy of personal intercourse , . and thus fiiendships are disturbed , and jealousies initiated , likely to burst into flame at some later time , and so disturb that Harmony which is the glory of Masonry .
It is Kcarely credible that such a state of things should be—or , existing , should not prove highly detrimental to the corporate interests of the Fraternity . In this 1 speak from actual observation , having noticed in various quarters how a storm is blowing up which although no bigger than the " man ' s hand" spoken of by the prophet , may lead
to a catastrophe of no mean magnitude , and of great destructive power . With letters breathing more or less of suppi esscd anger , must , sooner or later , come Disunity and Dissension , It is my sincere hope that these few words will be taken as they are meantfor the real good of the Fraternity , and not construed iu a captious sense by any reader . What is the use of quarreling , in Mercutio ' s words , " with a man for
Papers On Masonry.
cracking nuts , having no other reason but becausa thou hast hazel eyes V Unfortunately , however , discussions amongMasoni are not couflned to this country at the present time . There are Masonic feuds going on , forming " very ' pretty quarrels as they stand , " in different partsof the
world , and it is greatiy to be hoped that these differences are susceptible of settlement . Nor has the past been without great and important Masonic feuds . There was the William Morgan row , which so ridiculously agitated America for many years , and was turned to such a political use by
unscrupulous politicians , culminating in the supposed victim's escape to Smyrna , where he passed the remainder of his days , and may , for aught I know , be yet alive . To this succeeded the memorable and protracted Crucifix controversy , in which battle parties were formed , and much acrimony created . Recently , we
had the laughable farce of Brother Henry Melville , who has pertinaciously attempted to force on the attention of the Masonic world a system of interpretation at which archceologists burst out laughing , and at which Dominie Sampson , had he been a Mason , or an astrologer , would have emitted a
"Prodigious ! " of alarming length . Bnt from the tone adopted by some late writers , I cannot but think that unless some hints are dropped in time , there may arise another Masonic storm to divert the energies of Masons from their principal aims . I trust this will be averted . I have every confidence that it may , for the eminent men who adorn
Masonry , and so generously and unremittingly labour for the more complete elaboration of tha history of its antiquities , are men gifted with such powers of discernment as to be able to " reef topsails and make all snug" in time . But the bare possibility , even , of any such storm is by no means satisfactory to the friends and students of Masonic lore .
In concluding this article I think it right to say that had I not been aware my series of papers have won for me the confidence of many readers of THE FREEMASON , I should not have taken the liberty of saying what I have said above . It is only because I feel that what little good these papers contain has
been appreciated , at perhaps even more than its real value , by brethren whom I respect , that I have ventured on a few words of friendly remonstrance : my aim is conciliation , not impertinent intrusion . It is , indeed , iu my opinion , agoodandpleasautthingtosee brethren living together in unity ; and while I have
the pleasure to continue these papers it shall ever be my object to promote that harmony and general unanimity which it is the peculiar and undiluted happiness of Masons to teach , and , should be , to practise . One last word in reference to the short letter of
Bro . " Viator . ' When I say " Liberty is licence , not Freedom , " ! mean to be understood thus : Freedom is founded on self-respect ; Stdf-respect is induced by education , and the two latter , conjoiued , make a man free . Liberty may be politically proclaimed , and nominally exists in many countries , but Freedom
pertains more particularly to the individual who has fought it out for himself on the moral platform . An ignorant man may possess liberty , but unless he understands liberty in the pense of freedom , his ignorance may debase liberty into licence . Am I
understood 1 " Let brotherly love continue , " . and in this season of cracking nuts—iu more senses than one—think neither of the beam iu our brother ' s eye , the mote in our own , nor of the colour of eyes at all—so that they be not "black eyes" in the magisterial point of view . CRYPTONYMUS .
Italy.
ITALY .
In a circular issued by the M . W . G . M . Garibaldi , the attention of the lodges is directed , among other matters , to the following : — " A strict observance of the principles of toleration and benevolence .
" The maintenance of a total freedom of rites . "Every rdigious , political , and social question Btrictly forbidden in the Lodge . " A participation iu the progress of modern ideas , aud in the national life . ' The consideration of modifications in the general statutes of the Order .
" Reforms necessary in the financial administration . "The establishment of schools for the people , and the founding of charitable institutions . " Consideration of means to enlist the sympath y of the working man for Freemasonry , and to favourably dispose the minds of females for the labours of the lodges . "
WE have pleasure m informing our readers that "The Constitutions ol the Freemasons , " by Bro . W . J . Hughan , is now ready , and may be had of Bro . William Lake , Boscawen-street , Truro ; prica Half a Guinea . The number is limitol to 70 , and intending subscribers are requested to send their names , Masonic position , and addresses to Bro . Lake , as the work will only be sold to Masons , and cannot be had through booksellers .
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List Op Stewards At The Inauguration Festival, 14th April, 1869.
LIST OP STEWARDS AT THE INAUGURATION FESTIVAL , 14 th APRIL , 1869 .
Lflge . STBWABDB . Lage . STEWARDS . 7 Adlard . F . 46 Kingsford , W . H . 29 Allender , W . H . 172 King , Geo . 604 Adams , W . J . 259 Kaltenthaler , J . 569 Adams H . J . 1197 Knott , Jno . . 809 Aveliug , Thos . 143 Lloyd , Horace .
829 Atkins , " R . P . 174 Lacey , Chas . 1 Bennoch , F . 198 Lambert , Geo . 6 Burke . E . H . 216 Laidlaw , Wm . 9 Burton , Jas . 357 Lamert , Geo . F . 10 Beach , W . W . 632 Lawson , K . de M . 21 Baker , B . 1004 Lofthouse , ' G . M . 27 Buss , H . G . 1118 Latham , 1 ' . A .
63 Burton . W . S . 1194 Little , K . Wentworth 74 Brag :, ' , Thos . 4 Mc Intyre , M . J . 79 Boncev , It . 41 Mitchell , S . G . 92 Bigg , H . 103 Mallam , Benjn . 124 Brignall ( jun ,, ) W . 111 Morrell , Joseph 145 Bovd , J . 144 Mason , Jas . 147 Bolton , G . 157 Millis , Saml .
237 Brock , G . B . 186 Mortlock , Thos . S . 862 Brett , J . 107 Monckton , J . B . 936 Banning , J S . 780 May , Saml . 3 Corchvell , G . 811 Molineaux . J . 162 Capper , G . C . 1051 Moore , J . Daul . 321 Cope , K . 134 Nunn , Joshua 657 Cox K . 1209 Kcall , Geo .
820 C rless , T . T . 72 Oxford , Geo . 889 Cluvton , A . 749 Ough , Win . 907 Chard C . 1014 Ord , Uobt . 1201 Collett , K . 38 Percival , J . M . 1231 Crosslev , F . 99 Powell , Fred . 25 Dicketts , II . 130 Parmentcr J . O . 861 OJV , A . 271 Pel ham , The Lord
1223 Dixon , J . 995 Pearson , K . 90 Eile . se , Joseph 1163 Pursall , J . 253 Eastwood , K . 14 Richardson , F . 1178 Ebsworth , F . II . 73 Rose , David 8 Francis , S . 463 Roebuck , Wm . 58 Franklin , W . J . 554 Roberts , Geo . 69 Forstcr , J . C . 1 Saunders . J . E .
83 Fenn , Thos . 2 Stuart , Wm . 80 Fowler , J . W . J . 12 Stewart , R . W . 256 Farnfield , J . A . 22 Salter , Geo . 859 Fiazer , A . 1 J . 23 St . 'dwell J . M . 33 Glegg . Jus . 91 Swninston , J . T . 187 Griming , II . 177 Smith . Joseph 222 Grey , Uobt . 42 J Stanhope , C . W . S .
382 Glaisher J . 47 i Spiers , Kichd J . 534 Gillian , F . II . 948 Shugar , Jno M . 591 Gotto , F . 1056 Snow , Geo . M . E . 858 Golwin A . 1143 Sisson , Hob . J . G . S . Lo . Hockley . F . 1150 Smith , IIv . F . 5 Hale , Charles G . 1233 Smith , Wm .
7 Hervev , J . ( Q . S . ) 101 Tanner , Joseph . 39 Hiivshc , licv . J . 141 T .-ittershall , A . V , 6 a Hadlcv , S . 0 . 228 Terry , Jat . ' ' 69 Hughes , W . 21 Vian , W . J . 190 Hcmsworth , II . W . 42 Wikc , J . M . 340 Harford , A . S . 46 Woods , A . W .
731 Holbrook , W . S . 81 Whitbread . J . W . C . 857 Harrison , 0 . II . R . 280 Woof , Riehd . 1098 Homfrav , S . G . G 8 ii Wvndliam , C . W . 1242 Harwood , J . J . 871 Walters , K . 915 Jeiikin-, J . B . 60 "Young , Wm . 1222 Inskip , IS . T . 60 Young , Ily .
Masonic Actions.
MASONIC ACTIONS .
As examples worthy of imitation might be mentioned , the conduct of Abraham when he " entertained angels unawares ; " when he aaid to Lot , I pray thee 1 st there be no strife betwixt me and thee , nor between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen ; when he offered his only son ( Isaac ) for a burnt offering on the mountains of Moriah .
Rebecca said to the servant , drink thou and I will give the camels drink also . Boaz told him that was set uvcr the reapers , to let handfulls fall iu the way of the fair Moabitish gleaner , that sh and her aged mother-in-law might have bread , and feel not the humiliation of charity , but the pride of successful labor .
He that found a stranger by the way side , bruised and naked , and bound up his wounds , pouring in oil nml wine , and took him to the inn and paid his charges , accomplished an eminently Masonic act . He that said , if a man love not his brother whom he hath seen , how shall he love God whom he hath not seen V and again , ye love me if ye love one another , taught many Masonic lessons .
BKBAKFAST . —Errs ' s COCOA . —Grateful and Comforting . The very agreeable character of this preparation haa rendered it a general favourite The Civil Service Qazctte remarks : — '' The singular success which Mr , Kpps attained by his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist . By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations
of digestion and nutrition , and by a careful application of the fine pirpei tits of well-selected cocoa . Mr . Kpps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured bcveranc which may save us many heavy doctor ' s bills . " Made simply with biiling water or milk . Sold by the Trade only , in 4 db ., 4 lb . and I lb . tin-lined packets , labelled JAMES Errs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —Aovr .
Papers On Masonry.
PAPERS ON MASONRY .
BY A LEWIS . XXII . —MASONRY AND DISSENSION . " Thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts , having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes . " Romeo and Juliet , act iii . sc . 1 .
In my previous papers I have abstained from commenting on the voluminous and somewhat contradictory corre ; poudence which from time to time
has appeared in the columns of THE FREEMASON , and in offering a few words now , I desire in the first instance to say that in so doing I mean no discourtesy towar , ' s those who have thus shown themselves the champions of their several opinions . Nor is it my intention iuvidiously to hold up any special letter to
the general gaze . My desire is rather to endeavour t J induce a spirit of Conciliation , so necessary to Freemasonry aud so consonant with the spirit of the Craft . In the position in which I stand it would be highly reprehensible for me to criticise the merits of these " various epistolary communications , or the
motives which actuated their production . "Tis not my vocation , Hal . " Still it seems strange to find some little acrimony commingled with these emulative productions . It appears remarkable that in a Fraternity which adopts Peace and Good-will as its watchwords , personalities have
occasionally become visible , savouring of polite Billingsgate . For one , I cannot understand the phenomenon . Is it really because the ordinary quarrel grounds of religion and politics are closed to Aasons , that they seek other outlets for the pettier passions of the human heart ? Do they really wish to imitate Tom Thumb in the play , who
" Made the giants first , and then he killed 'em ?" I can very readily understand that in the ordinary affairs of life , animosities , both deep and lasting , may arise and rage for many a long day , and over many an attenuated column—a "linked sweetness long drawn out . " In Masonry , however , such a want of
unanimity is to me surprising . In the arenas of Science furious controversies have arisen , but there they have been stimulated by the poison of dogmatic theology , and fostered by the ambition of prejudiced theorists . In the Craft—universal over the globe , and uniform iu its aims—the principle of
' Let dogs delight to bark and bite , " seems so at variance with the spirit of fraternal co operation , that I must hold up the hands of astonishment . Of course , if a position is advanced at variance with truth or historic fact , I can not only pardon ,
but applaud , those who take the trouble of correcting the error , or removing the veil aside a little further . Illustrations of the earlier annuls of Masonry I can nadily understand and welcome , especially at a period of the history of the Royal Art , when it is daily growing in public favour , and assuming larger
proportions of social significance ; but I trust I may be permitted to mention without offence , that of late there has been an increasing tendency to apply sarr-asm of a more or less refined description in the correspondence columns of THE F REMASON , and elsewhere . And this becomes the more enigmatical
tome when I consider who the correspondents are , and what high attainments they have evinced in their several contributions . " A house divided against itself cannot stand , " and it does not becom * the Masonic world to publicly exhibit its petty difference * before the eyes of a ridiculing or indifferent
public . So far as I am myself concerned , I IIKO nothing better than a courteous controversy , carried on witli spirit , equal justice , and good temper . 1 think , however , that I may legitimately protest against petty squabbles among men who , iu the main , are bound together by EO strong a tie as that
which links the Sons of Light . I said I should hold up no particular letter for remark , nor will I ; but there have been several of late which any thoughtful reader could only deplore , in connection with events and circumstances of contemporary interest . For though these letters niav
even be almost courteously worded , their writers speak and wrangle over wrongs , or fancied wrongs , iu the privacy of personal intercourse , . and thus fiiendships are disturbed , and jealousies initiated , likely to burst into flame at some later time , and so disturb that Harmony which is the glory of Masonry .
It is Kcarely credible that such a state of things should be—or , existing , should not prove highly detrimental to the corporate interests of the Fraternity . In this 1 speak from actual observation , having noticed in various quarters how a storm is blowing up which although no bigger than the " man ' s hand" spoken of by the prophet , may lead
to a catastrophe of no mean magnitude , and of great destructive power . With letters breathing more or less of suppi esscd anger , must , sooner or later , come Disunity and Dissension , It is my sincere hope that these few words will be taken as they are meantfor the real good of the Fraternity , and not construed iu a captious sense by any reader . What is the use of quarreling , in Mercutio ' s words , " with a man for
Papers On Masonry.
cracking nuts , having no other reason but becausa thou hast hazel eyes V Unfortunately , however , discussions amongMasoni are not couflned to this country at the present time . There are Masonic feuds going on , forming " very ' pretty quarrels as they stand , " in different partsof the
world , and it is greatiy to be hoped that these differences are susceptible of settlement . Nor has the past been without great and important Masonic feuds . There was the William Morgan row , which so ridiculously agitated America for many years , and was turned to such a political use by
unscrupulous politicians , culminating in the supposed victim's escape to Smyrna , where he passed the remainder of his days , and may , for aught I know , be yet alive . To this succeeded the memorable and protracted Crucifix controversy , in which battle parties were formed , and much acrimony created . Recently , we
had the laughable farce of Brother Henry Melville , who has pertinaciously attempted to force on the attention of the Masonic world a system of interpretation at which archceologists burst out laughing , and at which Dominie Sampson , had he been a Mason , or an astrologer , would have emitted a
"Prodigious ! " of alarming length . Bnt from the tone adopted by some late writers , I cannot but think that unless some hints are dropped in time , there may arise another Masonic storm to divert the energies of Masons from their principal aims . I trust this will be averted . I have every confidence that it may , for the eminent men who adorn
Masonry , and so generously and unremittingly labour for the more complete elaboration of tha history of its antiquities , are men gifted with such powers of discernment as to be able to " reef topsails and make all snug" in time . But the bare possibility , even , of any such storm is by no means satisfactory to the friends and students of Masonic lore .
In concluding this article I think it right to say that had I not been aware my series of papers have won for me the confidence of many readers of THE FREEMASON , I should not have taken the liberty of saying what I have said above . It is only because I feel that what little good these papers contain has
been appreciated , at perhaps even more than its real value , by brethren whom I respect , that I have ventured on a few words of friendly remonstrance : my aim is conciliation , not impertinent intrusion . It is , indeed , iu my opinion , agoodandpleasautthingtosee brethren living together in unity ; and while I have
the pleasure to continue these papers it shall ever be my object to promote that harmony and general unanimity which it is the peculiar and undiluted happiness of Masons to teach , and , should be , to practise . One last word in reference to the short letter of
Bro . " Viator . ' When I say " Liberty is licence , not Freedom , " ! mean to be understood thus : Freedom is founded on self-respect ; Stdf-respect is induced by education , and the two latter , conjoiued , make a man free . Liberty may be politically proclaimed , and nominally exists in many countries , but Freedom
pertains more particularly to the individual who has fought it out for himself on the moral platform . An ignorant man may possess liberty , but unless he understands liberty in the pense of freedom , his ignorance may debase liberty into licence . Am I
understood 1 " Let brotherly love continue , " . and in this season of cracking nuts—iu more senses than one—think neither of the beam iu our brother ' s eye , the mote in our own , nor of the colour of eyes at all—so that they be not "black eyes" in the magisterial point of view . CRYPTONYMUS .
Italy.
ITALY .
In a circular issued by the M . W . G . M . Garibaldi , the attention of the lodges is directed , among other matters , to the following : — " A strict observance of the principles of toleration and benevolence .
" The maintenance of a total freedom of rites . "Every rdigious , political , and social question Btrictly forbidden in the Lodge . " A participation iu the progress of modern ideas , aud in the national life . ' The consideration of modifications in the general statutes of the Order .
" Reforms necessary in the financial administration . "The establishment of schools for the people , and the founding of charitable institutions . " Consideration of means to enlist the sympath y of the working man for Freemasonry , and to favourably dispose the minds of females for the labours of the lodges . "
WE have pleasure m informing our readers that "The Constitutions ol the Freemasons , " by Bro . W . J . Hughan , is now ready , and may be had of Bro . William Lake , Boscawen-street , Truro ; prica Half a Guinea . The number is limitol to 70 , and intending subscribers are requested to send their names , Masonic position , and addresses to Bro . Lake , as the work will only be sold to Masons , and cannot be had through booksellers .