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Church Restoration.
To very many that same old church is the very embodiment of all that is affecting in religious emotion , all that is graceful in art , all that is sacred in worship . We think , then , that we , as Freemasons , may be fairly called on to-day by
our reverend -brother to aid to conserve what the operative guilds erected so well , and to restore what they p lanned and perfected in their time . We hope that the words we have used may commend themselves to all our kindly disposed brethren . They have been written in a spirit
of sincerity and sympathy , and they are addressed to that love of architectural beauty and of skilful construction , and religious worship , which as Freemasons we have never wholly lost . May our Brother Farnham ' s appeal be
successful , and may he obtain from our speculative brotherhood to-day some fraternal offerings to further his appeal for preserving , and restoring , and beautifying another specimen of the unrivalled handiwork of those lodges of Craftsmen who were the forerunners of our great and speculative brotherhood .
Bro. Major Burgess.
BRO . MAJOR BURGESS .
We think that this controversy should cease . We have allowed both sides fair play and a " full deliverance , " barrin , " as the Irishman said , " one or two particulars , " which seemed to us a leetle too personal . And so we shall not publish any more letters on the subject . The old saying
is true in things Masonic as in things profane , " A man convinced against his will is 01 the same opinion still , " and we do not suppose that either " athlete " is the least affected , or satisfied , or convinced by what the other has said . But such is the result of all human controversy :
it only for the most part leaves the matter as it was before , and it is very lucky if it has not tended to exacerbate instead of composing , to affront instead of convincing . So far , the " outcome " of the whole discussion is , leaving out Bro . Major Burgess ' s case , that the Mark Grand Lodge ,
a professedly Masonic body , has placed its members under the decision of a tripartite Judicial Committee , of which two of the signataries are I non-Masonic—that is to say , not balonging to / Craft Masonry . All Mark Masons underthis peculiar arrangement can be expelled from Mark
Masonry for an offence which they have committed , against discipline or morals , in the Priory of the Temple , and the Ancient and Accepted Rite . Such delinquents may be utterly innocent as regards Mark Masonry ; they may have committed not the si ighest offence against its Book of
Constitutions , they may be faithful and loyal Mark Masons , they may be old subscribers , high in rank and office , but all this avails nothing . Woe unto them if they become liable to a sentence of the tripartite Judicial Committee , for an offence against one is an
offence against all , and expelled from one Order you must be expelled from all . This seems to us a very novel kind of justice , but so it is . Without going further into the case , we cannot but express our humble opinion , that the tripartite treaty is greatly to be deprecated , in the
interests of fair play and Masonic equity . No system long can endure in which possible injustice may accrue to its members , and we cannot believe that such an arrangement can be maintained . Mark Masons ought only to be judged by their own Order , just as
members of the Priory of the Temple and of the Ancient and Accepted Rite should be ruled over by their own appointed officers and committees . We feel sure that the tripartite treaty is a great mistake , in that it is a surrender of the rights and liberties of Mark Masons to an irresponsible body , to an un-Masonic tribunal .
The Curiosities Of A Religious Census.
THE CURIOSITIES OF A RELIGIOUS CENSUS .
It is perhaps not generally known , says the ' Times , " that "although the late census in England took no note of the religious denominations " which exist in this good land of ours ,
tne Irish census , on the contrary , included authentic returns of the various religious bodies in thatkingdom . " There are , it appears , 5 , 412 , 377 "ving souls in that " green island , " which its
The Curiosities Of A Religious Census.
admirers often call also , " First flower of the ocean , and first gem of the sea . " The Roman Catholics number 4 , 150 , 000 members ; the Protestant Ep iscopal Church , 668 , 000 ; the Presbyterians , 497 , 000 ; and the Methodists , 4 , 3 , 000 . " These four denominations thus embrace , it
will be seen , about nine-tenths of the entire population . " Among " other religious bodies which make up the balance , we find 1 , 5-3 8 Covenanters , 2 , 600 Brethren and Christian Brethren of whom , as Paddy says , ' very sthrangely the majority are-women , hedad , sir ! ' 40
non-sectarians , 44 Christian Israelites , 33 Mormons , 10 Latter-Day Saints , 6 Plxclusive Brethren , ( but no Exclusive Sisters , N . B . ) , 5 Humanitarians , 10 Durlyites , 9 Puseyites , 6 Walherites , 5 Christadelphians , 5 Morrisonians , 60 Freethinkers , 8 Secularists , 16 Deists , 6 Theists , and 1 Atheist !
There are also—1 disciple of Positivism , 1 Buddhist , 1 Mussulman , 1 Confucian , four men and one woman ' undetermined' or undecided ; and there is a ' residuum ' ( quite a proper use of the word ) , of r , o 5 o men and women whose form of religion is ' not specified . '" Is not this a
strikingfeturn ? and , we would also ask , why should not a similar return be obtained from England ? We prefer facts to fanaticism , and statistics to what Dr . Johnson would have termed the " ridiculosity " of so called " conscientious scruples . " What a commentary do these Irish
figures afford on many topics of a euutroveibial character , on many of the struggles of contending relig ious bodies ! Are we not wise in our generation , we excommunicated Freemasons , when we sternly banish from all our lodges the semblance even of political or religious discussions ?
Happy it is for us that there is and can be one spot where relig ious differences are unknown , and political bitterness cannot exasperate , and where we meet as brethren , and feel as brethren , respecting each other ' s honest creed , and
carefully avoiding any act or word which may trench on the solemn and sacred liberty of Freemasons , in all that affects the conscience , in all that concerns the benign principle of absolute toleration .
A Masonic Paterfamilias At The Sea Side.
A MASONIC PATERFAMILIAS AT THE SEA SIDE .
August is going out and September is coming in , and heat and glare are soon to be succeeded by partridges and pointers . Many of our good brethren who have been sauntering on the Lees at Folkestone , or the Marine Parade at Brighton , at Dover or Sandgate , at Margate or Ramsgate ,
unfashionable Weymouth , or at fashionable Cowes , are wending their way back to the " little village , " surrounded by blooming olive branches and buxom wives . The days of excursions , of early hours , of healthy breezes , of " dolce far niente , " are over : those lords and masters of domestic
shrines have to plunge once again into the dimness of counting houses , and to tread with anxious steps the purlieus of " Cockayne . " Their hours of rest are over for 1875 , their moments of priceless freedom are ended ; donkey boys and donkeys , waggonettes and Badminton , gipsy hoods and
laughing fairies , are but shadows of the past ; they return to the mysteries of " tare and tret , '' to Mr . Collie ' s affairs , and to " some tightness in the money market . " And yet what a " refresher " to many a hard-worked" Paterfamilias" has been that month or six weeks' holiday at the sea side .
What a wise institution it is , what a needful repose for many wearied brains , and exhausted bodies . And then what happiness to that little circle of agitated but easil y contented "blossoms . " Who can tell , pent up as we are amid the smells , and glare , and dust , and noise of this huge
Babylon—who can tell , we repeat , thejoy of sand castles , the good of the ocean ozone ? Who can rightly estimate the present value to many a little pale boy and white-faced little girl of those glimpses of the ocean and those breezes of the downs , which have returned them like rosy apples or tinted peaches ? It is impossible ,
we think , to estimate the intense physical value of shells and sea-weed , of " mud pies , " and of delightful paddlings in the refreshing brine , for some of that younger generation which , when we are gone and forgotten , will carry on alike the duties of English citizenship and the work of English Freemasonry . It is said that Eng-
A Masonic Paterfamilias At The Sea Side.
lishmen have a knack of always making themselves uncomfortable , and of grumbling and growling everywhere . We do not believe the accusation . Let any of us take a peep at these seaside " guinguettes " of ours , whether north or south , or east or west , and they will
hear the prattle of pleasant voices , and they will note the harmonious evidence of English domestic , life . The Masonic Paterfamilias , like his profane contemporary , may sometimes grumble at the expense of the holiday . It is not given to all to have a constant and agreeable
balance at even the most accommodating of bankers , but as a general rule we believe that that most important personage , Paterfamilias , pays more liberally than most men , because he wisely discerns how good it is for the " young uns , " his dear , dear Jemima , and last , not least ,
himself . And all honour to the Jemimas of our nation . They are they , after all , who bear the " burden and heat of the day ; " they make two ends meet ; they endure trouble without a murmur , and disappointment without a complaint . They are the very salt of life to our
English society , that preserving power which alone prevents it from degenerating into an arena of uncontrolled license and foul-living barbarism . We do not wish to get too serious , and so we wish all who have now come back
from their yearly outing every happiness and weal , until another golden summer shall see them once again with old and young , with near and dear , inhaling the healthful breeze , or grateful for the annual holiday .
Captain Webb.
CAPTAIN WEBB .
All Englishmen admire pluck under all circumstances , and as Freemasons we do not lose our individuality as Englishmen , or put from us all civic feelings , and all national sympathies . " Au contraire , " like the great Moliere , we declaie to-day with an
allowable adaptation , " pour etre un Franc Macon , on n ' est pas moins homme . " We have said this by way of preface , because we believe that our readers , universally , like ourselves , have rejoiced to hear of Captain Webb ' s plucky achievement of swimming across the
Channel , and landing in France , after an immersion in the sea of twenty-two consecutive hours . Though towards the end of his travel the gallant Captain became exhausted , and when he landed he was apparently completely overcome by the length of his voyage and the buffeting of
the waves , this , in our opinion , in no way detracts from the success he has achieved , the energy he has evinced , and the courage which never left him . It is a very notable achievement , look at it which way you will , and as Englishmen we may well , be proud of our
enduring countryman . We do not profess to think , indeed , that the feat , great as it is , proves much either way . It is clearly an exceptional case , and we must credit Captain Webb with a great amount of pluck , energy , and physical activity , when we seek to appreciate the full
bearings of this realized endeavour—to swim so long a distance and to remain so long in the water . The "Times" truly says : — "One . practical point may be regarded as settled by Captain Webb ' s success , and that is lhe possibility of a man ' s remaining many hours in the water , with '
out any artificial provision for protecting the body from cold . The greatest danger of exposure at sea has long been known to be , not exhaustion from fatigue , but collapse from penetrating cold . A lowtemperature will pierce a swimmer to the marrow even while he keeps
on steadily moving , much more when he ceases to exert himself and rests by floating . The vital powers are all lowered , and it is believed that the heart soon gives way . But Captain Webb ' s adventure shows that a strong man , in the vigorous prime of life , accustomed to swimming and in highly-trained condition , mav
remain in the water for nearly twenty-four hours during a sultry day in August without suffering any serious inconvenience . This is all that the experiment proves . It does not show that any ordinary swimmer could hope to save his life by swimming if he were lost at sea twenty-five miles from the shore , nor even that he could remain twenty-two hours in the water :
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Church Restoration.
To very many that same old church is the very embodiment of all that is affecting in religious emotion , all that is graceful in art , all that is sacred in worship . We think , then , that we , as Freemasons , may be fairly called on to-day by
our reverend -brother to aid to conserve what the operative guilds erected so well , and to restore what they p lanned and perfected in their time . We hope that the words we have used may commend themselves to all our kindly disposed brethren . They have been written in a spirit
of sincerity and sympathy , and they are addressed to that love of architectural beauty and of skilful construction , and religious worship , which as Freemasons we have never wholly lost . May our Brother Farnham ' s appeal be
successful , and may he obtain from our speculative brotherhood to-day some fraternal offerings to further his appeal for preserving , and restoring , and beautifying another specimen of the unrivalled handiwork of those lodges of Craftsmen who were the forerunners of our great and speculative brotherhood .
Bro. Major Burgess.
BRO . MAJOR BURGESS .
We think that this controversy should cease . We have allowed both sides fair play and a " full deliverance , " barrin , " as the Irishman said , " one or two particulars , " which seemed to us a leetle too personal . And so we shall not publish any more letters on the subject . The old saying
is true in things Masonic as in things profane , " A man convinced against his will is 01 the same opinion still , " and we do not suppose that either " athlete " is the least affected , or satisfied , or convinced by what the other has said . But such is the result of all human controversy :
it only for the most part leaves the matter as it was before , and it is very lucky if it has not tended to exacerbate instead of composing , to affront instead of convincing . So far , the " outcome " of the whole discussion is , leaving out Bro . Major Burgess ' s case , that the Mark Grand Lodge ,
a professedly Masonic body , has placed its members under the decision of a tripartite Judicial Committee , of which two of the signataries are I non-Masonic—that is to say , not balonging to / Craft Masonry . All Mark Masons underthis peculiar arrangement can be expelled from Mark
Masonry for an offence which they have committed , against discipline or morals , in the Priory of the Temple , and the Ancient and Accepted Rite . Such delinquents may be utterly innocent as regards Mark Masonry ; they may have committed not the si ighest offence against its Book of
Constitutions , they may be faithful and loyal Mark Masons , they may be old subscribers , high in rank and office , but all this avails nothing . Woe unto them if they become liable to a sentence of the tripartite Judicial Committee , for an offence against one is an
offence against all , and expelled from one Order you must be expelled from all . This seems to us a very novel kind of justice , but so it is . Without going further into the case , we cannot but express our humble opinion , that the tripartite treaty is greatly to be deprecated , in the
interests of fair play and Masonic equity . No system long can endure in which possible injustice may accrue to its members , and we cannot believe that such an arrangement can be maintained . Mark Masons ought only to be judged by their own Order , just as
members of the Priory of the Temple and of the Ancient and Accepted Rite should be ruled over by their own appointed officers and committees . We feel sure that the tripartite treaty is a great mistake , in that it is a surrender of the rights and liberties of Mark Masons to an irresponsible body , to an un-Masonic tribunal .
The Curiosities Of A Religious Census.
THE CURIOSITIES OF A RELIGIOUS CENSUS .
It is perhaps not generally known , says the ' Times , " that "although the late census in England took no note of the religious denominations " which exist in this good land of ours ,
tne Irish census , on the contrary , included authentic returns of the various religious bodies in thatkingdom . " There are , it appears , 5 , 412 , 377 "ving souls in that " green island , " which its
The Curiosities Of A Religious Census.
admirers often call also , " First flower of the ocean , and first gem of the sea . " The Roman Catholics number 4 , 150 , 000 members ; the Protestant Ep iscopal Church , 668 , 000 ; the Presbyterians , 497 , 000 ; and the Methodists , 4 , 3 , 000 . " These four denominations thus embrace , it
will be seen , about nine-tenths of the entire population . " Among " other religious bodies which make up the balance , we find 1 , 5-3 8 Covenanters , 2 , 600 Brethren and Christian Brethren of whom , as Paddy says , ' very sthrangely the majority are-women , hedad , sir ! ' 40
non-sectarians , 44 Christian Israelites , 33 Mormons , 10 Latter-Day Saints , 6 Plxclusive Brethren , ( but no Exclusive Sisters , N . B . ) , 5 Humanitarians , 10 Durlyites , 9 Puseyites , 6 Walherites , 5 Christadelphians , 5 Morrisonians , 60 Freethinkers , 8 Secularists , 16 Deists , 6 Theists , and 1 Atheist !
There are also—1 disciple of Positivism , 1 Buddhist , 1 Mussulman , 1 Confucian , four men and one woman ' undetermined' or undecided ; and there is a ' residuum ' ( quite a proper use of the word ) , of r , o 5 o men and women whose form of religion is ' not specified . '" Is not this a
strikingfeturn ? and , we would also ask , why should not a similar return be obtained from England ? We prefer facts to fanaticism , and statistics to what Dr . Johnson would have termed the " ridiculosity " of so called " conscientious scruples . " What a commentary do these Irish
figures afford on many topics of a euutroveibial character , on many of the struggles of contending relig ious bodies ! Are we not wise in our generation , we excommunicated Freemasons , when we sternly banish from all our lodges the semblance even of political or religious discussions ?
Happy it is for us that there is and can be one spot where relig ious differences are unknown , and political bitterness cannot exasperate , and where we meet as brethren , and feel as brethren , respecting each other ' s honest creed , and
carefully avoiding any act or word which may trench on the solemn and sacred liberty of Freemasons , in all that affects the conscience , in all that concerns the benign principle of absolute toleration .
A Masonic Paterfamilias At The Sea Side.
A MASONIC PATERFAMILIAS AT THE SEA SIDE .
August is going out and September is coming in , and heat and glare are soon to be succeeded by partridges and pointers . Many of our good brethren who have been sauntering on the Lees at Folkestone , or the Marine Parade at Brighton , at Dover or Sandgate , at Margate or Ramsgate ,
unfashionable Weymouth , or at fashionable Cowes , are wending their way back to the " little village , " surrounded by blooming olive branches and buxom wives . The days of excursions , of early hours , of healthy breezes , of " dolce far niente , " are over : those lords and masters of domestic
shrines have to plunge once again into the dimness of counting houses , and to tread with anxious steps the purlieus of " Cockayne . " Their hours of rest are over for 1875 , their moments of priceless freedom are ended ; donkey boys and donkeys , waggonettes and Badminton , gipsy hoods and
laughing fairies , are but shadows of the past ; they return to the mysteries of " tare and tret , '' to Mr . Collie ' s affairs , and to " some tightness in the money market . " And yet what a " refresher " to many a hard-worked" Paterfamilias" has been that month or six weeks' holiday at the sea side .
What a wise institution it is , what a needful repose for many wearied brains , and exhausted bodies . And then what happiness to that little circle of agitated but easil y contented "blossoms . " Who can tell , pent up as we are amid the smells , and glare , and dust , and noise of this huge
Babylon—who can tell , we repeat , thejoy of sand castles , the good of the ocean ozone ? Who can rightly estimate the present value to many a little pale boy and white-faced little girl of those glimpses of the ocean and those breezes of the downs , which have returned them like rosy apples or tinted peaches ? It is impossible ,
we think , to estimate the intense physical value of shells and sea-weed , of " mud pies , " and of delightful paddlings in the refreshing brine , for some of that younger generation which , when we are gone and forgotten , will carry on alike the duties of English citizenship and the work of English Freemasonry . It is said that Eng-
A Masonic Paterfamilias At The Sea Side.
lishmen have a knack of always making themselves uncomfortable , and of grumbling and growling everywhere . We do not believe the accusation . Let any of us take a peep at these seaside " guinguettes " of ours , whether north or south , or east or west , and they will
hear the prattle of pleasant voices , and they will note the harmonious evidence of English domestic , life . The Masonic Paterfamilias , like his profane contemporary , may sometimes grumble at the expense of the holiday . It is not given to all to have a constant and agreeable
balance at even the most accommodating of bankers , but as a general rule we believe that that most important personage , Paterfamilias , pays more liberally than most men , because he wisely discerns how good it is for the " young uns , " his dear , dear Jemima , and last , not least ,
himself . And all honour to the Jemimas of our nation . They are they , after all , who bear the " burden and heat of the day ; " they make two ends meet ; they endure trouble without a murmur , and disappointment without a complaint . They are the very salt of life to our
English society , that preserving power which alone prevents it from degenerating into an arena of uncontrolled license and foul-living barbarism . We do not wish to get too serious , and so we wish all who have now come back
from their yearly outing every happiness and weal , until another golden summer shall see them once again with old and young , with near and dear , inhaling the healthful breeze , or grateful for the annual holiday .
Captain Webb.
CAPTAIN WEBB .
All Englishmen admire pluck under all circumstances , and as Freemasons we do not lose our individuality as Englishmen , or put from us all civic feelings , and all national sympathies . " Au contraire , " like the great Moliere , we declaie to-day with an
allowable adaptation , " pour etre un Franc Macon , on n ' est pas moins homme . " We have said this by way of preface , because we believe that our readers , universally , like ourselves , have rejoiced to hear of Captain Webb ' s plucky achievement of swimming across the
Channel , and landing in France , after an immersion in the sea of twenty-two consecutive hours . Though towards the end of his travel the gallant Captain became exhausted , and when he landed he was apparently completely overcome by the length of his voyage and the buffeting of
the waves , this , in our opinion , in no way detracts from the success he has achieved , the energy he has evinced , and the courage which never left him . It is a very notable achievement , look at it which way you will , and as Englishmen we may well , be proud of our
enduring countryman . We do not profess to think , indeed , that the feat , great as it is , proves much either way . It is clearly an exceptional case , and we must credit Captain Webb with a great amount of pluck , energy , and physical activity , when we seek to appreciate the full
bearings of this realized endeavour—to swim so long a distance and to remain so long in the water . The "Times" truly says : — "One . practical point may be regarded as settled by Captain Webb ' s success , and that is lhe possibility of a man ' s remaining many hours in the water , with '
out any artificial provision for protecting the body from cold . The greatest danger of exposure at sea has long been known to be , not exhaustion from fatigue , but collapse from penetrating cold . A lowtemperature will pierce a swimmer to the marrow even while he keeps
on steadily moving , much more when he ceases to exert himself and rests by floating . The vital powers are all lowered , and it is believed that the heart soon gives way . But Captain Webb ' s adventure shows that a strong man , in the vigorous prime of life , accustomed to swimming and in highly-trained condition , mav
remain in the water for nearly twenty-four hours during a sultry day in August without suffering any serious inconvenience . This is all that the experiment proves . It does not show that any ordinary swimmer could hope to save his life by swimming if he were lost at sea twenty-five miles from the shore , nor even that he could remain twenty-two hours in the water :