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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 171 H . R . H . Prince Leopold Duke o £ Albany , K . G ., Prov . G . M . Oxfordshire , P . G . W . England , & c—In Memoriam 171 Review I ? 3 History ot the Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys i ?_ t
The Masonic Exhibition at York ( COHtimid ) IJS Provincial Grand Royal Arch Chapter of East Lancashire 1 } $ The Death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . W ., & c 175
CORRESPONDENCEA Soldier's Daughter—An Appeal ......... 177 Thc Bible and the Dutch I'lagon 177 Notes and Queries 179 REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry , 17 S Instruction , 178
Royal Arch 179 Ancient and Accepted Rite .,... „ .., „ .. „„ 179 Obituary 179 The Theatres 80 Masonic and General Tidings 180 Lodge Meetings for Next Week ... Page 3 Cover .
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THE entire country , nay , all civilized nations , as well as the whole Craft everywhere , will have heard with the deepest emotions of sadness and sorrow the mournful tidings , flashed by the telegraph on Friday last , of the sudden , premature , and deeply mourned for death of Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of ALBANY , better known , perhaps , to us all under his earlier and
always pleasant appellation of " Prince LEOPOLD . It is in itself a very striking fact this entire heartfelt mourning of a great nation with their bereaved Sovereign , his bereft widow , and his sorrowing family . It is a marked and moving reply , if reply were needed , to those who affect sometimes to question or disparage that intense depth of loyalty which permeates
from the highest to the humblest rank in life our good English people . The Duke of ALBANY was truly a gifted man , most really a Prince , and a Prince of no common order . It was impossible for all who were brought in any way in contact with him not to be struck by the unceasing evidence he afforded , in all he said and did , of gentleness of disposition , kindness of heart ,
power of intellect , and grace of personality . He was open and kindly and courteous and considerate to all , he knew all , and never forgot a face . A thoughtful student and a good speaker , each year as it passed over his head seemed to bring out matured powers , and striking manifestations of originality of mind , patient study , noble resolves , and highest aims .
It was impossible to listen to him , whether addressing the public or our Order , without becoming persuaded that you had before you one born to lead and edify others ; one who was most true in his convictions , and yet most tender in his criticisms ; one who had thoroughly mastered and understood what he had undertaken ; one who , like his great and
lamented father , had the welfare of all classes ever before him , and by his words and life , his kindly sentiments and his cultured taste , was seeking truly to leave the world better and purer than he found it , to kindle good resolves in others , and to bring the lessons of abiding duty , and the refining tendency of moral beauty home to the minds of his
hearers and of his own contemporary generation . We say nothing to-day of the irreparable loss his early and unexpected removal from amongst us must inflict upon his mother , his widow , and that entire family circle he loved so truly and by whom he was so loved in return . Our heartfelt sympathy goes with them in fullest and most enduring measure .
But for many a long year to come " Prince LEOPOLD will be most truly a missed man amongst us , while his name remains a " household word " deeply engraven in our warm and grateful memories . It is not given to many to inspire such general esteem , regard , affection , and confidence as did our lamented and Royal brother , and many of us may well repeat the poets' words , in after days , and scenes , and
trials—Oh for the touch of a vanished hand , And the sound of a voice thats still ! Our entire Order deplores to-day everywhere , at home and abroad , the loss of our royal and gifted brother , and for some time to come we shall not recover from the shock , the grief , the mourning , and the consternation , ( to
use the P RO GRAND MASTER ' S words ) , which fell upon us on Friday last . Who could realize that in so short a time , and by such a sudden and at first sight unaccountable decree of providence , one of the most useful lives in our generation had been terminated , one of the lights and teachers of our times had been removed , one of the most promising and ennobling careers had in a
moment of mysterious visitation come to a close . The grief of all classes on Friday cannot and should not be forgotten hastily , symbolical as it is of a national mourning and a world-wide regret for the loss of such an ornament to our times and comity . For most true it is that the high
qualities of head and heart which so distinguished our Royal and learned brother , as well as the claims of his personal qualities , his earnestness of purpose , his student life , and his elevating convictions had endeared him to every class amongst us , and had given us the promise of a noble life devoted
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to the welfare and best interests of his fellow creatures . So much so was this the case , that a great part of the grief and distress on Friday , when the sad news came , arose , from that terrible loss which had thus fallen on an admiring community , the sense of a void henceforth in our public , artistic , social life , all but , in its special measure and peculiar direction , impossible to
fill , and hopeless almost to realize . We have but this one consolation , that our Royal brother has left us , sparing himself in nothing , working hard in various ways to thc very last , full of interest in all that affected or gratified others , and " wearing the white flower of a blameless life , " not only a pride to all who call themselves Englishmen , but a most striking figure
in the great Walhalla of Humanity . The dispensations of Providence are often hard for us to realize and understand amid the shifting scenes of this sublunary life , the meaning of many striking dcvclopements of the eternal rule of T . G . A . O . T . U . are still kept back from us here below . But taught by the religious philosophy of Freemasonry , we bow , though dazed
and ovewhelmed , to the manifested will of our Great Creator , and humbly hope and trust that what is our long and lasting and irreparable loss , may bc our Royal brother ' s great and happy and everlasting gain . The sympathy of our entire Order goes with that Royal Family of ours , so deeply cherished by our English people , of which wc rejoice to say , in our happy and
intimate acquaintance with them one and all , that their happiness and sorrows aro ours . We rejoice wilh the former , we sympathize with the latter . Never at any time was the House of Brunswick so thoroughly associated with a loyal and chivalrous nation as in these latter days , when the Throne seems to shine with greater
splendour than ever , because irradiated with thc most gracious evidences of the virtues of a homely , and peaceful , and domestic life . Her Most Gracious MAJESTY , ever at one with her people , and taking them into her special confidence as regards her own great grief of all , will find to-day that the pulse of thc nation beats wholly and perfectly true in
loyal devotion , heartfelt condolence , warm-hearted sympathy , and enduring affection . For the bereaved Widow of our lamented brother , we believe that words aro weak and altogether inadequate to express thc unanimous feeling of interest and regard and intense sympathy with which
her mournful and irreparable loss is regarded by our Order , and by all classes amongst us . She has lived long enough amongst us to win the good opinion and sincere respect of all , and all we can hope and wish for her is , that in this hour of extremest trial , she may find that Stay and Consolation which never fail 1
H.R.H. Prince Leopold Duke Of Albany, K.G., Prov. G.M. Oxfordshire, P.G.W. England, &C.
H . R . H . PRINCE LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY , K . G ., PROV . G . M . OXFORDSHIRE , P . G . W . ENGLAND , & c .
IN MEMORIAM . By far the saddest news which it has ever been the duty of this journal to lay before its readers is that which burst upon the public with such appalling suddenness last Friday afternoon , nor are we at all exaggerating when we say that the unlocked for death of Prince Leopold , the Queen ' s youngest and much loved son , has caused a widespread sorrow such as has not been
felt since a fatal issue to the Prince of Wales ' s illness was momentarily expected or the Prince Consort succumbed to the insidious malady which attacked him . The life that his Royal Highness led was so quiet and unostentatious that in all probability a very large number of people , when they heard of his death at Cannes , must have then learnt for the first time
that for some few weeks past he had been sojourning at that delightful watering-place . The delicacy ofthe Prince ' s constitution made it necessary he should adopt every precaution against the dangers of our variable climate , but the state of his health had been such as to excite no apprehensions . Indeed it is not so very long since , that on the occasion of his visit
to the Marquis of Londonderry , Prov . G . M . of Durham , he graciously received an address from the brethren of that province , and he had only visited Cannes that he might be the better able to fulfil the many arduous duties of his high station without unduly taxing his slender strength . The very day of his death there appeared in our advertisement columns the
announcement that he had selected Thursday , the 26 th June , as the day for holding the Eighty-sixth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and every one was looking forward with the most pleasureable anticipations to the success that would attend his presidency on the occasion . Many other functions of a similar character awaited him , as they await regularly all personages of such exalted rank , and yet ,
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 171 H . R . H . Prince Leopold Duke o £ Albany , K . G ., Prov . G . M . Oxfordshire , P . G . W . England , & c—In Memoriam 171 Review I ? 3 History ot the Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys i ?_ t
The Masonic Exhibition at York ( COHtimid ) IJS Provincial Grand Royal Arch Chapter of East Lancashire 1 } $ The Death of H . R . H . the Duke of Albany , P . G . W ., & c 175
CORRESPONDENCEA Soldier's Daughter—An Appeal ......... 177 Thc Bible and the Dutch I'lagon 177 Notes and Queries 179 REPORTS or MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry , 17 S Instruction , 178
Royal Arch 179 Ancient and Accepted Rite .,... „ .., „ .. „„ 179 Obituary 179 The Theatres 80 Masonic and General Tidings 180 Lodge Meetings for Next Week ... Page 3 Cover .
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THE entire country , nay , all civilized nations , as well as the whole Craft everywhere , will have heard with the deepest emotions of sadness and sorrow the mournful tidings , flashed by the telegraph on Friday last , of the sudden , premature , and deeply mourned for death of Bro . H . R . H . the Duke of ALBANY , better known , perhaps , to us all under his earlier and
always pleasant appellation of " Prince LEOPOLD . It is in itself a very striking fact this entire heartfelt mourning of a great nation with their bereaved Sovereign , his bereft widow , and his sorrowing family . It is a marked and moving reply , if reply were needed , to those who affect sometimes to question or disparage that intense depth of loyalty which permeates
from the highest to the humblest rank in life our good English people . The Duke of ALBANY was truly a gifted man , most really a Prince , and a Prince of no common order . It was impossible for all who were brought in any way in contact with him not to be struck by the unceasing evidence he afforded , in all he said and did , of gentleness of disposition , kindness of heart ,
power of intellect , and grace of personality . He was open and kindly and courteous and considerate to all , he knew all , and never forgot a face . A thoughtful student and a good speaker , each year as it passed over his head seemed to bring out matured powers , and striking manifestations of originality of mind , patient study , noble resolves , and highest aims .
It was impossible to listen to him , whether addressing the public or our Order , without becoming persuaded that you had before you one born to lead and edify others ; one who was most true in his convictions , and yet most tender in his criticisms ; one who had thoroughly mastered and understood what he had undertaken ; one who , like his great and
lamented father , had the welfare of all classes ever before him , and by his words and life , his kindly sentiments and his cultured taste , was seeking truly to leave the world better and purer than he found it , to kindle good resolves in others , and to bring the lessons of abiding duty , and the refining tendency of moral beauty home to the minds of his
hearers and of his own contemporary generation . We say nothing to-day of the irreparable loss his early and unexpected removal from amongst us must inflict upon his mother , his widow , and that entire family circle he loved so truly and by whom he was so loved in return . Our heartfelt sympathy goes with them in fullest and most enduring measure .
But for many a long year to come " Prince LEOPOLD will be most truly a missed man amongst us , while his name remains a " household word " deeply engraven in our warm and grateful memories . It is not given to many to inspire such general esteem , regard , affection , and confidence as did our lamented and Royal brother , and many of us may well repeat the poets' words , in after days , and scenes , and
trials—Oh for the touch of a vanished hand , And the sound of a voice thats still ! Our entire Order deplores to-day everywhere , at home and abroad , the loss of our royal and gifted brother , and for some time to come we shall not recover from the shock , the grief , the mourning , and the consternation , ( to
use the P RO GRAND MASTER ' S words ) , which fell upon us on Friday last . Who could realize that in so short a time , and by such a sudden and at first sight unaccountable decree of providence , one of the most useful lives in our generation had been terminated , one of the lights and teachers of our times had been removed , one of the most promising and ennobling careers had in a
moment of mysterious visitation come to a close . The grief of all classes on Friday cannot and should not be forgotten hastily , symbolical as it is of a national mourning and a world-wide regret for the loss of such an ornament to our times and comity . For most true it is that the high
qualities of head and heart which so distinguished our Royal and learned brother , as well as the claims of his personal qualities , his earnestness of purpose , his student life , and his elevating convictions had endeared him to every class amongst us , and had given us the promise of a noble life devoted
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to the welfare and best interests of his fellow creatures . So much so was this the case , that a great part of the grief and distress on Friday , when the sad news came , arose , from that terrible loss which had thus fallen on an admiring community , the sense of a void henceforth in our public , artistic , social life , all but , in its special measure and peculiar direction , impossible to
fill , and hopeless almost to realize . We have but this one consolation , that our Royal brother has left us , sparing himself in nothing , working hard in various ways to thc very last , full of interest in all that affected or gratified others , and " wearing the white flower of a blameless life , " not only a pride to all who call themselves Englishmen , but a most striking figure
in the great Walhalla of Humanity . The dispensations of Providence are often hard for us to realize and understand amid the shifting scenes of this sublunary life , the meaning of many striking dcvclopements of the eternal rule of T . G . A . O . T . U . are still kept back from us here below . But taught by the religious philosophy of Freemasonry , we bow , though dazed
and ovewhelmed , to the manifested will of our Great Creator , and humbly hope and trust that what is our long and lasting and irreparable loss , may bc our Royal brother ' s great and happy and everlasting gain . The sympathy of our entire Order goes with that Royal Family of ours , so deeply cherished by our English people , of which wc rejoice to say , in our happy and
intimate acquaintance with them one and all , that their happiness and sorrows aro ours . We rejoice wilh the former , we sympathize with the latter . Never at any time was the House of Brunswick so thoroughly associated with a loyal and chivalrous nation as in these latter days , when the Throne seems to shine with greater
splendour than ever , because irradiated with thc most gracious evidences of the virtues of a homely , and peaceful , and domestic life . Her Most Gracious MAJESTY , ever at one with her people , and taking them into her special confidence as regards her own great grief of all , will find to-day that the pulse of thc nation beats wholly and perfectly true in
loyal devotion , heartfelt condolence , warm-hearted sympathy , and enduring affection . For the bereaved Widow of our lamented brother , we believe that words aro weak and altogether inadequate to express thc unanimous feeling of interest and regard and intense sympathy with which
her mournful and irreparable loss is regarded by our Order , and by all classes amongst us . She has lived long enough amongst us to win the good opinion and sincere respect of all , and all we can hope and wish for her is , that in this hour of extremest trial , she may find that Stay and Consolation which never fail 1
H.R.H. Prince Leopold Duke Of Albany, K.G., Prov. G.M. Oxfordshire, P.G.W. England, &C.
H . R . H . PRINCE LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY , K . G ., PROV . G . M . OXFORDSHIRE , P . G . W . ENGLAND , & c .
IN MEMORIAM . By far the saddest news which it has ever been the duty of this journal to lay before its readers is that which burst upon the public with such appalling suddenness last Friday afternoon , nor are we at all exaggerating when we say that the unlocked for death of Prince Leopold , the Queen ' s youngest and much loved son , has caused a widespread sorrow such as has not been
felt since a fatal issue to the Prince of Wales ' s illness was momentarily expected or the Prince Consort succumbed to the insidious malady which attacked him . The life that his Royal Highness led was so quiet and unostentatious that in all probability a very large number of people , when they heard of his death at Cannes , must have then learnt for the first time
that for some few weeks past he had been sojourning at that delightful watering-place . The delicacy ofthe Prince ' s constitution made it necessary he should adopt every precaution against the dangers of our variable climate , but the state of his health had been such as to excite no apprehensions . Indeed it is not so very long since , that on the occasion of his visit
to the Marquis of Londonderry , Prov . G . M . of Durham , he graciously received an address from the brethren of that province , and he had only visited Cannes that he might be the better able to fulfil the many arduous duties of his high station without unduly taxing his slender strength . The very day of his death there appeared in our advertisement columns the
announcement that he had selected Thursday , the 26 th June , as the day for holding the Eighty-sixth Anniversary Festival of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and every one was looking forward with the most pleasureable anticipations to the success that would attend his presidency on the occasion . Many other functions of a similar character awaited him , as they await regularly all personages of such exalted rank , and yet ,