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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following reports , & c , are in type , but stand over for want of space : —Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire ; Solent Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , Southhampton ; Freemasonry and Sailors ; Oakwood Lodge , 1126 ; Ashbury Lodge , 145 6 ; The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Quebec ; Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge , 1602 ; Roval Standard Lodge of Instruction .
BOOKS , etc ., DECEIVED . " Brief , " " Croydon Guardian , " " Hull Packet , " " Broad Arrow , " " Alliance News , " " Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " The Schoolmaster , " " Exeter and Plvmout" Gazette , " "Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal , " "Citizen , " " The
Statesman , " "The- Lioeral Freemason , " Ou- Bauhutte , " "The Metropolitan , " "Funny Folks , " "Boys antl their Ways . " " A Bad Bargain . " * 'The Edinburgh Cour ^ nt , " " 1 he Record , " " Hebrew Leader , " " The War . en , " " The Mnsonic Newspaper , " " BoU-tin Maso . ico , " "Relet Orient , " "The Churches of Yorkshire . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Fonr Lints under this heading . ]
BIRTHS . BAKER . —On the 30 th ult ., nt Myrtle Villa , Dalberg-road , Brixton , the wife ot William Baker , ofa daughter . WILLING . —On the ist inst ., at Springfield lodge , lunction-road , Kentish Town , N . W .. the wife of Jwmrs Willing , jun ., prematurely ol a son , stillborn .
MARRIAGE . NOTLEY—K ILMISTEB . —On ihe 27 th ult ., at R ¦ rimarlon , W . \ . Notlcv , of Haxon ,. Wilts , to Margaret Jane Kilmister , daughter of W . Kilminster , Esq ., of Trull House , Gloucestershire .
DEATHS . BROW-E . —On the 26 th ult ., at Woodheys , Heaton Vlcr--ry , Sophia , wife of H . Browne . M . D ., of Manchestei VALLANCE . —On the 2 nd inst ., .-t Kingsland , Hursipierpoint , Sussex , Mary Anne , relict of the lnte James Vallance , in the 87 th year of her age . Frientls will please accept this intimation .
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THEFREEMASON, SATURDAY . DECEMBER 6 , 1879 .
The Last Quarterly Communication.
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION .
The last meeting of Grand Lodge took place with a numerous assembly . When the Grand Officers entered , the great hall was completely filled . We cannot , however , honestly congratulate Grand Lodge on the temper it evinced , or the resolution it arrived at . Indeed , at one
period of the evening , no fair hearing could be obtained for the speakers , and , while we bow to the wisdom of our Masonic Parliament , we deeply deplore the controversy which arose as to Bro . Hervey ' s retiring pension . If any brother has ever deserved well of the Craft , Bro . Hervey
has done so , and we feel sure that on calm consideration all will regret that in his sickness and in his sufferings he was not cheered and consoled as far as , humanly speatdng , he could be , by the unanimous vote of that Grand Lodge he had Served so faithfully and so well . We venture to
think that the result ofthe last meeting of Grand Lodge in this respect will not accord with the liberal sympathies of our large-hearted brotherhood . It would have been far more dignified and Masonic , in our humble opinion , if Grand Ledge had accepted , without discussion , the
reasonable and proper proposal of the President of the Board of General Purposes . Bro . Stevens' motion , unwise , unpractical , and utterly uncalled for , as we venture to think it still , was also carried by a small majority . That it can ever lead to anything we do not believe , as , after
the discussion of Wednesday , it is clear that if the Committee ever be appointed it will find it-Self in a position of inextricable difficulty . For it is idle to suppose that the English Craft in 1 879 w ' ** ' acccpt without discussion a decision arrived at in 181 , 3 . But here we stop to-day ; we shall return to this subject more fully in our
next issue . Bro . Clabon ' s motion was withdrawn , as we anticipated , on a point of order . It is quite clear to us that , until the test of our Constitution is altered , Bro . Clabon ' s scheme cannot come under the provisions of our present laws on the subject . ' . Thus ended the meeting of Grand Lodge December 3 rd , 1879 .
The Charity Medal.
THE CHARITY MEDAL .
We are much struck with that portion of the report of the Board of General Purposes which relates to the Charity Medal . It has for some time been clear to many Masonic minds that the whole question of Masonic supply and demand , of Masonic contracts especially , requires most
serious reconsideration and readjustment , inasmuch as by the present system the authorities at Freemasons' Hall are compelled , nolentes volentes , to buy in the dearest market for all they want , for all supplies they have to order . It has often struck us that perhaps by a system of "Licenses "
granted by the Board of General Purposes all Masonic manufacturers might act as agents for Urand Lodge , both in the supply of the Charity Mr-dal , the " Calendar , ' or the Book of Constitutions , aud by this means a much larger sale of all these important Masonic adjuncts might
be brought about , and the complaints of the Board of General Purposes avoided . Monopolies are always objectionable , and Masouic monopolies run counter to every idea of Masonic fair p ' ay , and we shall never cease to contend
that Grantl Lodge has a moral right as well as material benefit in going into thc Masonic , nay the open market , and obtaining what it wants at ftiir trade prices . For instance , the sale of the " Calendar " might be largely increased if only a fair circulation could be obtained for it , and so
the tunds of benevolence augmented . As it is it is circulated in a limited area , owing to the absence of a '' circulating medium , " and it owes a good deal of its very sale to those who are anxious to support Grand Lodge , and yet are debarred from making active efforts to promote its circulation . This is one of manv illustrations
whicii might be auduced to point out , that what is complained of by the Board of General Purposes is capable of remedy in only one way , in our opinion , namely , the granting of licenses to Masonic agents by Grand Lodge , or otherwise the correspondence at the Grand Secretary ' s
office , now unnecessarily large , must be inci eased a hundred-fold . It will be remembered that many of the provisions of our excellent laws were drawn up a time when no one could foresee the extension and expansion the Charities would
gradually assume , and it is not impossible that even the Book of Constitutions might be improved b y a few alterations and emendations . But here we stop . We have said enough we hope and think so , to warrant some thought and befitting consideration .
The Prestonian Lecture.
THE PRESTONIAN LECTURE .
We understand that the Board of General Purposes is moving in this matter , so that ere long we hope to announce the appointment of the " Prestonian Lecturer" for 1880 , who ought , we think , to give the Lecture in all the Three
Degrees . There will now be , strictly speaking , some accumulation of the income of the trust , and we hope that this matter , which constitutes somewhat of a reflection on us and on our Order , may now soon be put right " in future . "
Stewards' ' Fees.
STEWARDS ' ' FEES .
We are somewhat sorry , we confess , that this matter has come before the public in any way . We think we ought always to wash our dirty linen at home , and we doubt the policy or the propriety of thus drawing attention to the little "spots" on our "feasts of charity . " At any
rate such things , as the lawyers say , should be discussed " in camera . " No doubt the evil is a great one , and the fact a disgrace to many brethren and lodges , and both the evil and the disgrace is much greater if it be true , as we are informed , that brethren who have not paid their fees to one institution have acted as Stewards to
another . Perhaps if the Charities published in our columns their lists of non-paying Stewards some good may accrue . It is the only cure we see at present for what Bro . Cox . seems to consider a growing evil . As Treasurer of the Girls ' School Festival last year , he has a right to speak feelingly on the subject .
Recent Attack On The Emperor Of Russia.
RECENT ATTACK ON THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA .
The whole civilized as well as the whole Masonic world will hear with indignant reprobation of this last wicked and insane attempt of the Russian Nihilists . All loyal citizens , as well as all patriotic Alasons , will rejoice to knowthat in the good Providence of T . G . A . O . T . U . a
life so valuable to Russia , so dear to his family , and so necessary to the peace of the wor'd has been happily and wonderfully preserved . We trust that a speedy punishment will soon overtake the perpetrators of this most , dastardly outrage .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
. W * : do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in * l spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary imits—free discussion . ]
UNIFORMI-Y OF LODGES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am glad to observe that it is proposed by the Grand Lotlge of England to appoint a committee to inquire into and report upon the various systems of Masonic working , with a view of establishing uniformity .
The inquin * is a very interesting one , for the want of unifoirrity and the causes thereof are-of a very ancient Mate , and will , when found , lead , not only to such uniformity , but to the observance of the articles of faith inscribed . n the celestial rays pursuant to the token and spirit thereof .
The causes nnd observances referred to are fully shown in original research , of which , when published in six or eight months hence , copies will be sent to the Grand Lodges of all nations , so that they may be acquainted with the same , and act thereon , to the honour and glory of th » - Great Architect of the Universe . Fraternally yours , W . N . CRAWFORD . Orchard-hill , Guernsey .
AIASONIC GRUMBLERS . To the Editor of tlie " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Grumbling members of any society are invariably to be found in larger numbers amongst those who are either too careless or too indolent to thoroughly study the subjects upon which they so prematurely grumble .
Our respected brother , the I . P . M . cf Lodge 877 , seems to be no exception to this rule , for he freely confesses such dire ignorance as a P . M ., that any Lancashire or Yorkshire brother who has even attained thc rank of Deacon in his lodge would be heartily ashamed of . To grumble antl find fault is with some the first step to knowledge—it may be thc least troublesome and least expensive way of
getting information to the grumbler , hut when these grumbles take the form of communications to public newspapers there is a possibility that the ignorance exhibited , especially by one who uses thc magically powerful symbol of I . P . M . as his cognomen , may do vcry considerable injury to very worthy and estimable charities , tbat only require to be fully known to be as fully appreciated .
Our Jersey I . P . M . is extremely agitated at present ; Ut us hope ere the storm abates he will have gained so much additional Masonic light as will convert him into an ardent advocate and supporter of all our Charities . If there are faults in their constitution and practices there are constitutional methods of remedying them , but I respectfully and most fraternally submit it is a most unlikely source
to seek for needed reforms in the ideas and suggestions of one who begins by confessing his utter ignorance of the subject on which he dilates at so great extent . If every W . M . of a lodge passed the chair of K . S . with such easy indifference to its duties and privileges , Freemasonry in its highest and truest sense would long since have been a thing of the past , an J now be only remembered to be held
just derision . If instead of fulminating a string of undeserved epithets in a-public print he will take the trouble to write to the indefatigable Secretaries of the Institutions , they will be only too glad to give him all the information possible , or , better still , if he will follow the example of Bro . George Taylor , P . M ., who also writes in yours of 22 nd ult . on
this subject , he will see and learn more in one year ' s Stewardship , faithfully and ardently carried out , than hc would learn in a lifetime by correspondence such as he now indulges in ; but , unhappily , if his time or circumstances will not permit him to accept a Stewardship in conjunction with a Life Governorship , and to indulge in a visit to the Institutions , then I fear he will have to be
content to take the report of those who can and do . Or he can adopt another course , if he happens to possess the confidence of the brethren of his lodge—he can get elected as their representative on the Charity Committee of his province , and he will , no doubt , learn much while acting on that Committee , which will at least prepare him for
further enlightenment . Meanwhile he may gain much by personal conservation with those who are recognised local authorities on such matters . Regretting I have not time at present to go more fully into this question , I remain , very faithfully yours , J . w . 317 .
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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following reports , & c , are in type , but stand over for want of space : —Provincial Grand Lodge of Monmouthshire ; Solent Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners , Southhampton ; Freemasonry and Sailors ; Oakwood Lodge , 1126 ; Ashbury Lodge , 145 6 ; The Grand Lodges of Scotland and Quebec ; Sir Hugh Myddelton Lodge , 1602 ; Roval Standard Lodge of Instruction .
BOOKS , etc ., DECEIVED . " Brief , " " Croydon Guardian , " " Hull Packet , " " Broad Arrow , " " Alliance News , " " Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " The Schoolmaster , " " Exeter and Plvmout" Gazette , " "Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal , " "Citizen , " " The
Statesman , " "The- Lioeral Freemason , " Ou- Bauhutte , " "The Metropolitan , " "Funny Folks , " "Boys antl their Ways . " " A Bad Bargain . " * 'The Edinburgh Cour ^ nt , " " 1 he Record , " " Hebrew Leader , " " The War . en , " " The Mnsonic Newspaper , " " BoU-tin Maso . ico , " "Relet Orient , " "The Churches of Yorkshire . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Fonr Lints under this heading . ]
BIRTHS . BAKER . —On the 30 th ult ., nt Myrtle Villa , Dalberg-road , Brixton , the wife ot William Baker , ofa daughter . WILLING . —On the ist inst ., at Springfield lodge , lunction-road , Kentish Town , N . W .. the wife of Jwmrs Willing , jun ., prematurely ol a son , stillborn .
MARRIAGE . NOTLEY—K ILMISTEB . —On ihe 27 th ult ., at R ¦ rimarlon , W . \ . Notlcv , of Haxon ,. Wilts , to Margaret Jane Kilmister , daughter of W . Kilminster , Esq ., of Trull House , Gloucestershire .
DEATHS . BROW-E . —On the 26 th ult ., at Woodheys , Heaton Vlcr--ry , Sophia , wife of H . Browne . M . D ., of Manchestei VALLANCE . —On the 2 nd inst ., .-t Kingsland , Hursipierpoint , Sussex , Mary Anne , relict of the lnte James Vallance , in the 87 th year of her age . Frientls will please accept this intimation .
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THEFREEMASON, SATURDAY . DECEMBER 6 , 1879 .
The Last Quarterly Communication.
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION .
The last meeting of Grand Lodge took place with a numerous assembly . When the Grand Officers entered , the great hall was completely filled . We cannot , however , honestly congratulate Grand Lodge on the temper it evinced , or the resolution it arrived at . Indeed , at one
period of the evening , no fair hearing could be obtained for the speakers , and , while we bow to the wisdom of our Masonic Parliament , we deeply deplore the controversy which arose as to Bro . Hervey ' s retiring pension . If any brother has ever deserved well of the Craft , Bro . Hervey
has done so , and we feel sure that on calm consideration all will regret that in his sickness and in his sufferings he was not cheered and consoled as far as , humanly speatdng , he could be , by the unanimous vote of that Grand Lodge he had Served so faithfully and so well . We venture to
think that the result ofthe last meeting of Grand Lodge in this respect will not accord with the liberal sympathies of our large-hearted brotherhood . It would have been far more dignified and Masonic , in our humble opinion , if Grand Ledge had accepted , without discussion , the
reasonable and proper proposal of the President of the Board of General Purposes . Bro . Stevens' motion , unwise , unpractical , and utterly uncalled for , as we venture to think it still , was also carried by a small majority . That it can ever lead to anything we do not believe , as , after
the discussion of Wednesday , it is clear that if the Committee ever be appointed it will find it-Self in a position of inextricable difficulty . For it is idle to suppose that the English Craft in 1 879 w ' ** ' acccpt without discussion a decision arrived at in 181 , 3 . But here we stop to-day ; we shall return to this subject more fully in our
next issue . Bro . Clabon ' s motion was withdrawn , as we anticipated , on a point of order . It is quite clear to us that , until the test of our Constitution is altered , Bro . Clabon ' s scheme cannot come under the provisions of our present laws on the subject . ' . Thus ended the meeting of Grand Lodge December 3 rd , 1879 .
The Charity Medal.
THE CHARITY MEDAL .
We are much struck with that portion of the report of the Board of General Purposes which relates to the Charity Medal . It has for some time been clear to many Masonic minds that the whole question of Masonic supply and demand , of Masonic contracts especially , requires most
serious reconsideration and readjustment , inasmuch as by the present system the authorities at Freemasons' Hall are compelled , nolentes volentes , to buy in the dearest market for all they want , for all supplies they have to order . It has often struck us that perhaps by a system of "Licenses "
granted by the Board of General Purposes all Masonic manufacturers might act as agents for Urand Lodge , both in the supply of the Charity Mr-dal , the " Calendar , ' or the Book of Constitutions , aud by this means a much larger sale of all these important Masonic adjuncts might
be brought about , and the complaints of the Board of General Purposes avoided . Monopolies are always objectionable , and Masouic monopolies run counter to every idea of Masonic fair p ' ay , and we shall never cease to contend
that Grantl Lodge has a moral right as well as material benefit in going into thc Masonic , nay the open market , and obtaining what it wants at ftiir trade prices . For instance , the sale of the " Calendar " might be largely increased if only a fair circulation could be obtained for it , and so
the tunds of benevolence augmented . As it is it is circulated in a limited area , owing to the absence of a '' circulating medium , " and it owes a good deal of its very sale to those who are anxious to support Grand Lodge , and yet are debarred from making active efforts to promote its circulation . This is one of manv illustrations
whicii might be auduced to point out , that what is complained of by the Board of General Purposes is capable of remedy in only one way , in our opinion , namely , the granting of licenses to Masonic agents by Grand Lodge , or otherwise the correspondence at the Grand Secretary ' s
office , now unnecessarily large , must be inci eased a hundred-fold . It will be remembered that many of the provisions of our excellent laws were drawn up a time when no one could foresee the extension and expansion the Charities would
gradually assume , and it is not impossible that even the Book of Constitutions might be improved b y a few alterations and emendations . But here we stop . We have said enough we hope and think so , to warrant some thought and befitting consideration .
The Prestonian Lecture.
THE PRESTONIAN LECTURE .
We understand that the Board of General Purposes is moving in this matter , so that ere long we hope to announce the appointment of the " Prestonian Lecturer" for 1880 , who ought , we think , to give the Lecture in all the Three
Degrees . There will now be , strictly speaking , some accumulation of the income of the trust , and we hope that this matter , which constitutes somewhat of a reflection on us and on our Order , may now soon be put right " in future . "
Stewards' ' Fees.
STEWARDS ' ' FEES .
We are somewhat sorry , we confess , that this matter has come before the public in any way . We think we ought always to wash our dirty linen at home , and we doubt the policy or the propriety of thus drawing attention to the little "spots" on our "feasts of charity . " At any
rate such things , as the lawyers say , should be discussed " in camera . " No doubt the evil is a great one , and the fact a disgrace to many brethren and lodges , and both the evil and the disgrace is much greater if it be true , as we are informed , that brethren who have not paid their fees to one institution have acted as Stewards to
another . Perhaps if the Charities published in our columns their lists of non-paying Stewards some good may accrue . It is the only cure we see at present for what Bro . Cox . seems to consider a growing evil . As Treasurer of the Girls ' School Festival last year , he has a right to speak feelingly on the subject .
Recent Attack On The Emperor Of Russia.
RECENT ATTACK ON THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA .
The whole civilized as well as the whole Masonic world will hear with indignant reprobation of this last wicked and insane attempt of the Russian Nihilists . All loyal citizens , as well as all patriotic Alasons , will rejoice to knowthat in the good Providence of T . G . A . O . T . U . a
life so valuable to Russia , so dear to his family , and so necessary to the peace of the wor'd has been happily and wonderfully preserved . We trust that a speedy punishment will soon overtake the perpetrators of this most , dastardly outrage .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
. W * : do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in * l spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary imits—free discussion . ]
UNIFORMI-Y OF LODGES . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I am glad to observe that it is proposed by the Grand Lotlge of England to appoint a committee to inquire into and report upon the various systems of Masonic working , with a view of establishing uniformity .
The inquin * is a very interesting one , for the want of unifoirrity and the causes thereof are-of a very ancient Mate , and will , when found , lead , not only to such uniformity , but to the observance of the articles of faith inscribed . n the celestial rays pursuant to the token and spirit thereof .
The causes nnd observances referred to are fully shown in original research , of which , when published in six or eight months hence , copies will be sent to the Grand Lodges of all nations , so that they may be acquainted with the same , and act thereon , to the honour and glory of th » - Great Architect of the Universe . Fraternally yours , W . N . CRAWFORD . Orchard-hill , Guernsey .
AIASONIC GRUMBLERS . To the Editor of tlie " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Grumbling members of any society are invariably to be found in larger numbers amongst those who are either too careless or too indolent to thoroughly study the subjects upon which they so prematurely grumble .
Our respected brother , the I . P . M . cf Lodge 877 , seems to be no exception to this rule , for he freely confesses such dire ignorance as a P . M ., that any Lancashire or Yorkshire brother who has even attained thc rank of Deacon in his lodge would be heartily ashamed of . To grumble antl find fault is with some the first step to knowledge—it may be thc least troublesome and least expensive way of
getting information to the grumbler , hut when these grumbles take the form of communications to public newspapers there is a possibility that the ignorance exhibited , especially by one who uses thc magically powerful symbol of I . P . M . as his cognomen , may do vcry considerable injury to very worthy and estimable charities , tbat only require to be fully known to be as fully appreciated .
Our Jersey I . P . M . is extremely agitated at present ; Ut us hope ere the storm abates he will have gained so much additional Masonic light as will convert him into an ardent advocate and supporter of all our Charities . If there are faults in their constitution and practices there are constitutional methods of remedying them , but I respectfully and most fraternally submit it is a most unlikely source
to seek for needed reforms in the ideas and suggestions of one who begins by confessing his utter ignorance of the subject on which he dilates at so great extent . If every W . M . of a lodge passed the chair of K . S . with such easy indifference to its duties and privileges , Freemasonry in its highest and truest sense would long since have been a thing of the past , an J now be only remembered to be held
just derision . If instead of fulminating a string of undeserved epithets in a-public print he will take the trouble to write to the indefatigable Secretaries of the Institutions , they will be only too glad to give him all the information possible , or , better still , if he will follow the example of Bro . George Taylor , P . M ., who also writes in yours of 22 nd ult . on
this subject , he will see and learn more in one year ' s Stewardship , faithfully and ardently carried out , than hc would learn in a lifetime by correspondence such as he now indulges in ; but , unhappily , if his time or circumstances will not permit him to accept a Stewardship in conjunction with a Life Governorship , and to indulge in a visit to the Institutions , then I fear he will have to be
content to take the report of those who can and do . Or he can adopt another course , if he happens to possess the confidence of the brethren of his lodge—he can get elected as their representative on the Charity Committee of his province , and he will , no doubt , learn much while acting on that Committee , which will at least prepare him for
further enlightenment . Meanwhile he may gain much by personal conservation with those who are recognised local authorities on such matters . Regretting I have not time at present to go more fully into this question , I remain , very faithfully yours , J . w . 317 .