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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 311 Grand Mark Benevolent Fund 312 Consecration of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . igoo 313 Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys 313 Masonic History and Historians ' . 314 Freemasonry in ' Spain 314 The Late Bro . Alhert Mackav 314
The Morgan Affair 314 CORRESPONDENCEBro . Lamonby on Uro . Creed 313 The Grand Lodge of j \ V \ v South Wales 315 Bro . Gould ' s Latest Discovery 315 Precedence ot Prov . Graud Ollicers 316 Masons' Marks 316 The Late Bro . Dr . A . G . Mackav 316
Reviews 31 " Masonic Notes and Queries 316 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 317 Masonic Presentation 317 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 317 Instruction , 31 S Roval Arch 31 S
Mark Masonry 31 = Knights Templar 31 S New Zealand 31 S Amusements 31 S Masonic Tidings 319 General Tidings 310 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 32 a Advertisements . TI ., II . III ., IV ., V ., VI
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THE Stewards' lists for the Boys' School Festival of 1 SS 1 are now before us , and deserve notice and recognition . We will before we go on express a hope that another time the amounts rclurncd for the metropolis and the provinces be distinctly slated . The trouble of wading through these long figures is very gre / . t . Wc also wish that thc provincial returns were added up . As
regards lhe metropolis , the highest amount forwarded must be credited to No . 79 , Pythagorean Lodge , Bro . H . ROBERTS , S ., which remits the goodly sum of £ 215 5 s . Next lo it comes No . 65 , Prosperity Lodge , Bro . C . DANIEL , S ., £ 154 7 s ., who is succeeded by No . 933 , Doric Lodge , Ero . T . J . BARNES , S ., £ 13 6 ios . ; and who again is quickly followed by No . 657 ,
Alliance Lodge , Bro . A . J . DUFF FILER , S ., £ 130 4 s . No . 1743 , Perseverance Lodge , Bro . J . L . MATHER , S ., a fact we are pleased to note , next appears with £ 123 iSs ., and who again is pressed by No . 538 , La Tolerance Lodge , Bros . J . QUITMAN and J . KENCH , Ss ., £ 120 , and by No . 1056 , Victoria Lodge , Bro . E . II . WILLIAMS , S ., with the equal sum of £ 120 .
No . 193 , Confidence Lodge , Bro . W . WOOD , S ., now appears with £ 115 ios ., and No . 27 , Egyptian Lodge , with our worthy Bro . CHARLES ATKINS , S ., brings up £ 114 ., lo be succeeded by No . 1366 , Square and Compasses Lodge , Bro . J . E . CUSSANS , S ., with £ 112 17 s . 6 d . . We must not here forget our old friend Bro . EDGAR BOWYER , unattached , with
£ 108 3 s ., or No . 13 S 3 , Friends in Council Chapter , Comp . W . A . HICKS , S ., with £ 107 6 s ., or No . 147 , Antiquity Lodge , Bro . GEORGE BOLTON , S ., wilh £ 106 17 s ., or No . 1719 , Evening Star Lodge , Bro . M . MILDRED , S ., with £ 105 . No . 72 , Royal Jubilee Lodge , Bro . F . DUNN , S ., remits , the last on the list with three figures , £ 103 3 s . 6 d .
We regret to notice again that only five lodges from No . 1700 send anything at all , and we cannot sufficiently deplore the fact . The whole amount sent by the metropolis is £ 4572 5 s . As regards the provinces , Sussex heads the list gallantly with £ 791 15 s . ; and is followed by Durham with £ 602 2 s . ; Berks and Bucks follow next with £ 476 15 s . ; and are
succeeded by Middlesex wilh , £ 467 5 s . " Longo intcrvallo " come Hants with £ 299 15 s . , * and Gloucestershire with £ 28 3 ios . , * VV . Yorkshire with £ 262 ; Dorsetshire wilh £ 231 ; Warwickshire with £ 226 ; Kent with £ 221 us . ; Cumberland and Westmoreland wilh £ 210 ; Worcestershire with £ 206 . 'Another batch of provinces appear , namely , Nottinghamshire
£ 191 2 s . ; N . Wales £ 179 ; Essex £ 163 iSs . ; Monmouthshire £ 157 ios . Derbyshire , / , ' 142 5 s . ; W . Lancashire £ 138 7 s . ; S . Wales , £ 105 ; Surrey £ 105 ; and Hertfordshire , £ 102 18 s . " Errors excepted , " such seems to be the provincial return of all lists wilh three figures . We regret also to notice
that only ten lodges from No . 1700 in thc provinces have sent up anything at all , but in this they beat the metropolis by fifty per cent . Thc whole amount forwarded by the provinces is £ 7010 19 s ., making a grand total of £ 11 , 583 , with fourteen lists to come in . The present amount will probably be increased another £ 200 .
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WE are greatly pleased to hear that at the recent gathering ( or prizes lo our " Boys , " the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY expressed her highest approval of the " deportment " of thc scholars , and the admirable arrangement and appearance of thc School . As has been stated , Lady LONDONDERRY intimated her intention of founding two prizes . Wc arc also pleased to add that ,
great has been the intellectual success of the School this year , its cricketing victories havebecn equally striking ; and wc may , therefore , fairly congratulate the House Committee , the Secretary , the Head Master , and all concerned in its management , in respect of its happy progress and its most satisfactory status , " educationally and practically . May it go on and prosper !
VVE think it ri ght to call special attention to the exertions of the Province of Sussex and Durham on behalf of the recent festival of the Boys' School , and which deserve notice and recognition . Very praiseworthy also and
zealous have been the efforts of Bro . FREEMAN , thc well-known and respected Provincial Grand Secretary of Sussex , aided by the Mayor of Brighton , Bro . SMITH , to make the festival a success . We congratulate him sincerely on his completed work ,
Ar00102
WE are pleased to be able to report a considerable amelioration in our Masonic atmosphere . Let us hope that personalities , and complaints , and cards , and circulars are now at an end . There is something very odd in some of these things , to which we will not further allude , as we trust sincerely that they are things of the past , the product of this hot weather , that we can only explain
them , if they can be explained , by thc good old story—¦ " Mr . J ONES , your clock is not quite right . Is it ? ' 'Well , you see , sir , ' said Mr . J ONES , ' nobody don ' t understand much about that clock but me . When the hands of that clock stand at twelve , then it strikes two ; and then I know its twenty minutes lo seven . ' "
* * To show how much there is which yet interests us as "Masons" in old statements , wc copy from thc last number of the " Antiquary " the following little remark about a well known inscription at Melrose Abbey , often quoted . " According to an inscription , still decipherable on the wall , the abbey was
erected by one J MORVO , OKMOROW , who is thought to have been Italian or French . Thewritingitselfsays . hcwasborn in Parysse , but asthis was probably engraven years after his death , not much reliance should be placed on it . The greatest likelihood is that he was a Scotsman of the name of MURRAY , and in those days of spelling very much according to pronunciation it may have been written , as even still pronounced by many Scottish people , " Morow . " It is also conjectured by a recent writer [ that Melrose Abbey
was executed by Scotsmen , who though they knew something of English and French , yet were determined lo leave the mark of their own hands and minds on the building . " Masonic students will easily gather why we reprint ihis passage . *
WE call the attention of all Masonic students lo the publication in the last " Masonic Magazine " for July of the INIGO J ONES MS . It is important in itself , and noteworthy as a fact .
* * THE discussion about Masonic marks is entering upon an interesting "phase , " and wc commend all such interesting investigations to the notice and consideration of Masonic students .
THE whole civilized world will hear with horror and indignation of the recent attempt to assassinate President GARFIELD , and thc one feeling of all classes in the country—and not the least of the Masonic body—will be of shame and reprobation at ihis " cruel and dastardly outrage . " The President is a distinguished Brother of our Order .
* , * ns WE rejoice to note that the amounts of the LORD MAYOR ' S Fund for the Hospital Fund are still improving , and that there is no doubt now that the amount received this year will exceed that of last . Up to Saturday last the amount was £ 27 , 000 , though many returns have yet to come in .
* * * As a good deal is said now about thc younger lodges not doing their duty by thc " Charities , " in which statement there is , wc fear , much of truth , we arc glad to hear of one comparatively young lodge , which in the five years of its existence has sent /' 7 6 s to the Charities . All honour to it I
* * OUR good brethren in Pennsylvania have had a heavy loss by the sad and sudden death of Bro . J AMES MORROW , P . G . M . It seems , from a
telegraphic message 111 the Standard a few days back , that some anxiety had been created in Philadelphia from thc fact that hc had been seized with a rapid and fatal attack of illness , marked by all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera .
* * WE note that Bros . Sir J . MONCKTON , HORACE J ONES , and Alderman HANSON have been delivering interesting lectures before the Middlesex Archaeological Association . * *
WE call attention to a letter from the Editor of thc New South Wales Freemason elsewhere . Wc do not see that his statement in any way alters the " facts of the case . " On the contrary , be the reason good or bad , he pointedly confirms thc " article" of ours hc seeks ably enough , no doubt , to impugn . AH we have contended for , he unequivocally confesses to be the
case , namely , that the original formation of the alleged Grand Lodgeof New South Wales was irregular and unprecedented in the highest degree . More we do not care to assert . Perhaps in this , as in many other mundane manners , the adage of the schoolmen is true— " fieri non debet , factune valet . " As regards an old editorial deliverance in 1869 , the English Freemason never claims infallibility .
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS 311 Grand Mark Benevolent Fund 312 Consecration of the Montague Guest Lodge , No . igoo 313 Royal Masonic Institution for Hoys 313 Masonic History and Historians ' . 314 Freemasonry in ' Spain 314 The Late Bro . Alhert Mackav 314
The Morgan Affair 314 CORRESPONDENCEBro . Lamonby on Uro . Creed 313 The Grand Lodge of j \ V \ v South Wales 315 Bro . Gould ' s Latest Discovery 315 Precedence ot Prov . Graud Ollicers 316 Masons' Marks 316 The Late Bro . Dr . A . G . Mackav 316
Reviews 31 " Masonic Notes and Queries 316 Royal Masonic Institution for Boys 317 Masonic Presentation 317 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 317 Instruction , 31 S Roval Arch 31 S
Mark Masonry 31 = Knights Templar 31 S New Zealand 31 S Amusements 31 S Masonic Tidings 319 General Tidings 310 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 32 a Advertisements . TI ., II . III ., IV ., V ., VI
Ar00101
THE Stewards' lists for the Boys' School Festival of 1 SS 1 are now before us , and deserve notice and recognition . We will before we go on express a hope that another time the amounts rclurncd for the metropolis and the provinces be distinctly slated . The trouble of wading through these long figures is very gre / . t . Wc also wish that thc provincial returns were added up . As
regards lhe metropolis , the highest amount forwarded must be credited to No . 79 , Pythagorean Lodge , Bro . H . ROBERTS , S ., which remits the goodly sum of £ 215 5 s . Next lo it comes No . 65 , Prosperity Lodge , Bro . C . DANIEL , S ., £ 154 7 s ., who is succeeded by No . 933 , Doric Lodge , Ero . T . J . BARNES , S ., £ 13 6 ios . ; and who again is quickly followed by No . 657 ,
Alliance Lodge , Bro . A . J . DUFF FILER , S ., £ 130 4 s . No . 1743 , Perseverance Lodge , Bro . J . L . MATHER , S ., a fact we are pleased to note , next appears with £ 123 iSs ., and who again is pressed by No . 538 , La Tolerance Lodge , Bros . J . QUITMAN and J . KENCH , Ss ., £ 120 , and by No . 1056 , Victoria Lodge , Bro . E . II . WILLIAMS , S ., with the equal sum of £ 120 .
No . 193 , Confidence Lodge , Bro . W . WOOD , S ., now appears with £ 115 ios ., and No . 27 , Egyptian Lodge , with our worthy Bro . CHARLES ATKINS , S ., brings up £ 114 ., lo be succeeded by No . 1366 , Square and Compasses Lodge , Bro . J . E . CUSSANS , S ., with £ 112 17 s . 6 d . . We must not here forget our old friend Bro . EDGAR BOWYER , unattached , with
£ 108 3 s ., or No . 13 S 3 , Friends in Council Chapter , Comp . W . A . HICKS , S ., with £ 107 6 s ., or No . 147 , Antiquity Lodge , Bro . GEORGE BOLTON , S ., wilh £ 106 17 s ., or No . 1719 , Evening Star Lodge , Bro . M . MILDRED , S ., with £ 105 . No . 72 , Royal Jubilee Lodge , Bro . F . DUNN , S ., remits , the last on the list with three figures , £ 103 3 s . 6 d .
We regret to notice again that only five lodges from No . 1700 send anything at all , and we cannot sufficiently deplore the fact . The whole amount sent by the metropolis is £ 4572 5 s . As regards the provinces , Sussex heads the list gallantly with £ 791 15 s . ; and is followed by Durham with £ 602 2 s . ; Berks and Bucks follow next with £ 476 15 s . ; and are
succeeded by Middlesex wilh , £ 467 5 s . " Longo intcrvallo " come Hants with £ 299 15 s . , * and Gloucestershire with £ 28 3 ios . , * VV . Yorkshire with £ 262 ; Dorsetshire wilh £ 231 ; Warwickshire with £ 226 ; Kent with £ 221 us . ; Cumberland and Westmoreland wilh £ 210 ; Worcestershire with £ 206 . 'Another batch of provinces appear , namely , Nottinghamshire
£ 191 2 s . ; N . Wales £ 179 ; Essex £ 163 iSs . ; Monmouthshire £ 157 ios . Derbyshire , / , ' 142 5 s . ; W . Lancashire £ 138 7 s . ; S . Wales , £ 105 ; Surrey £ 105 ; and Hertfordshire , £ 102 18 s . " Errors excepted , " such seems to be the provincial return of all lists wilh three figures . We regret also to notice
that only ten lodges from No . 1700 in thc provinces have sent up anything at all , but in this they beat the metropolis by fifty per cent . Thc whole amount forwarded by the provinces is £ 7010 19 s ., making a grand total of £ 11 , 583 , with fourteen lists to come in . The present amount will probably be increased another £ 200 .
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WE are greatly pleased to hear that at the recent gathering ( or prizes lo our " Boys , " the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY expressed her highest approval of the " deportment " of thc scholars , and the admirable arrangement and appearance of thc School . As has been stated , Lady LONDONDERRY intimated her intention of founding two prizes . Wc arc also pleased to add that ,
great has been the intellectual success of the School this year , its cricketing victories havebecn equally striking ; and wc may , therefore , fairly congratulate the House Committee , the Secretary , the Head Master , and all concerned in its management , in respect of its happy progress and its most satisfactory status , " educationally and practically . May it go on and prosper !
VVE think it ri ght to call special attention to the exertions of the Province of Sussex and Durham on behalf of the recent festival of the Boys' School , and which deserve notice and recognition . Very praiseworthy also and
zealous have been the efforts of Bro . FREEMAN , thc well-known and respected Provincial Grand Secretary of Sussex , aided by the Mayor of Brighton , Bro . SMITH , to make the festival a success . We congratulate him sincerely on his completed work ,
Ar00102
WE are pleased to be able to report a considerable amelioration in our Masonic atmosphere . Let us hope that personalities , and complaints , and cards , and circulars are now at an end . There is something very odd in some of these things , to which we will not further allude , as we trust sincerely that they are things of the past , the product of this hot weather , that we can only explain
them , if they can be explained , by thc good old story—¦ " Mr . J ONES , your clock is not quite right . Is it ? ' 'Well , you see , sir , ' said Mr . J ONES , ' nobody don ' t understand much about that clock but me . When the hands of that clock stand at twelve , then it strikes two ; and then I know its twenty minutes lo seven . ' "
* * To show how much there is which yet interests us as "Masons" in old statements , wc copy from thc last number of the " Antiquary " the following little remark about a well known inscription at Melrose Abbey , often quoted . " According to an inscription , still decipherable on the wall , the abbey was
erected by one J MORVO , OKMOROW , who is thought to have been Italian or French . Thewritingitselfsays . hcwasborn in Parysse , but asthis was probably engraven years after his death , not much reliance should be placed on it . The greatest likelihood is that he was a Scotsman of the name of MURRAY , and in those days of spelling very much according to pronunciation it may have been written , as even still pronounced by many Scottish people , " Morow . " It is also conjectured by a recent writer [ that Melrose Abbey
was executed by Scotsmen , who though they knew something of English and French , yet were determined lo leave the mark of their own hands and minds on the building . " Masonic students will easily gather why we reprint ihis passage . *
WE call the attention of all Masonic students lo the publication in the last " Masonic Magazine " for July of the INIGO J ONES MS . It is important in itself , and noteworthy as a fact .
* * THE discussion about Masonic marks is entering upon an interesting "phase , " and wc commend all such interesting investigations to the notice and consideration of Masonic students .
THE whole civilized world will hear with horror and indignation of the recent attempt to assassinate President GARFIELD , and thc one feeling of all classes in the country—and not the least of the Masonic body—will be of shame and reprobation at ihis " cruel and dastardly outrage . " The President is a distinguished Brother of our Order .
* , * ns WE rejoice to note that the amounts of the LORD MAYOR ' S Fund for the Hospital Fund are still improving , and that there is no doubt now that the amount received this year will exceed that of last . Up to Saturday last the amount was £ 27 , 000 , though many returns have yet to come in .
* * * As a good deal is said now about thc younger lodges not doing their duty by thc " Charities , " in which statement there is , wc fear , much of truth , we arc glad to hear of one comparatively young lodge , which in the five years of its existence has sent /' 7 6 s to the Charities . All honour to it I
* * OUR good brethren in Pennsylvania have had a heavy loss by the sad and sudden death of Bro . J AMES MORROW , P . G . M . It seems , from a
telegraphic message 111 the Standard a few days back , that some anxiety had been created in Philadelphia from thc fact that hc had been seized with a rapid and fatal attack of illness , marked by all the symptoms of Asiatic cholera .
* * WE note that Bros . Sir J . MONCKTON , HORACE J ONES , and Alderman HANSON have been delivering interesting lectures before the Middlesex Archaeological Association . * *
WE call attention to a letter from the Editor of thc New South Wales Freemason elsewhere . Wc do not see that his statement in any way alters the " facts of the case . " On the contrary , be the reason good or bad , he pointedly confirms thc " article" of ours hc seeks ably enough , no doubt , to impugn . AH we have contended for , he unequivocally confesses to be the
case , namely , that the original formation of the alleged Grand Lodgeof New South Wales was irregular and unprecedented in the highest degree . More we do not care to assert . Perhaps in this , as in many other mundane manners , the adage of the schoolmen is true— " fieri non debet , factune valet . " As regards an old editorial deliverance in 1869 , the English Freemason never claims infallibility .