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Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

'The following unavoidably stand over : — Letter from R . C . Reports of Faith Lodge 141 ; Cleveland Lodge , 543 ; Welchpool Lodge , 59 8 ; Priory Lodge , 1000 ; St . James ' Lodge , 1579 ; Domatic Chapter , 177 ; Mark Lodge Thistle , 8 ; Prince Frederick William Lodge of

Instruction , Southwark Lodge of Inslruclion , Belgrave Lodge of lnstructiem , Star Lodge of Instruction . Wc shall call attention next week to Archbishop V ' aughan ' s pamphlet , " Hidden Springs " ( an attack on Masoniy ) , and Bro . Dr , Wazir Beg ' s leply .

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BIR I HS . ADAM . —Ou the 4 th inst ., at Wickham-road , Lewisham High-road , the wife of VV . A . Adam , of a daughter . BENNETT . —On the 4 th inst ., at Great Marlborough-street , W ., the wife of J . G . Bennett , of a son .

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MARRIAGE . BYRON—HOLLIS . —On the Sth ult ., at the Church of the Ascension , Hamilton , Ontario , George , son of the Rev . J . Byron , M . A ., Rural Dean , Kilingholme , Lincolnshire , to Sophia , daughter of Captain J . Hollis .

DEATHS . B AKER . —On the 30 th ult ., Bro . W . R . Baker , of Forestreet . ELLIOTT . —On the 29 th ult ., Bro . John Elliott , of Lodge 192 . GOLDSBRO ' . —On the 29 th ult ., at 40 , West-square ,

Southwaik , S . L ., very suddenly , Bro . Thomas VV . J . Goldsbro ' , Esq ., M . D ., aged 5 6 . Brethren are requested to accept this intimation . GOSDKN . —On the 2 nd inst ., Bro . Charles Gosden , at the Inns of Court Hotel . LANE . —Un the 31 st ult ., Bro . William Lane , aged } o .

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The Freemason , SATURDAY , FKH . IO , 1877 .

The Exclusion Of Hebrews From Freemasonry.

THE EXCLUSION OF HEBREWS FROM FREEMASONRY .

This question , which has created naturally some littlecommotion in Germany duringthelast twelve months , has come to the surface , amongst us in England by the customary conditions , so to say , of reflex action . A distinguished lodge at Birmingham has taken official cognizance of

the subject , and we have dnly recorded in our pages its formal resolution with respect to it . The present position of affairs appears to be shortl y this : —One of the German Grand Lodges , the " Grand Countries Lodge , " as we call it , the " Grossc Landes Logo von Deutchland , " as they

term it , we believe , has declined to pass a resolution admitting Hebrews to Freemasonry , in fact , making Christianity a test of admission . By its present regulation no Hebrew can be admitted , or , rather , no one who is not professedly a Christian . We say we believe that this is the

actual condition of affairs , though we note that other Grand Lodges in Germany are credited with the same principles of action . Now we shall be glad to be set right if we are wrong , but we fancy , though " nous sommes mortels , " that we have stated the position of affairs

correctly . If more than one German Grand Lodge lays down the same requisite of admission , let us know the fact , and at any rate let us try and " shoe the right horse . " Now we do not deny that all independent Grand Lodges have a right to lay down for themselves , their own principles

of teaching and action , but then it is equally clear that other Grand Lodges have an equal liberty to refuse inter-Masonic communication , so to say , with those whose words and acts appear to be inconsistent with what they deem , rightly or wrongly , the fundamental landmarks

of Freemasonry . Without then denying to any German Grand Lodge its full liberty of action and independence of position , we feel that we have a right to ask that our own Grand Lodge shall be consistent with its own teaching , and abide manfully , if peaceably by its own prin

ciples . We have declared distinctly , since 181 . 3 , that we accept all except the atheist and lhe libertine , and on this broad basis we work , and on litis liberality of sentiment and practice , our friendly alliance with other Grand bodies must be based . But we do not see that we can fairly

go further than this , and we somewhat doubt whether , beyond stating our principles clearly and forcibly , our Grand Lodge can take any action in the matter . At the same time we say this , we deplore sincerely that acrid intolerance which seeks to exclude Hebrews from

Freemasonry . Independently ofthe great breach of our universal law of toleration , thus committed , which does despite to the entire teaching of our great Order , for our Hebrew brethren Freemasonry has peculiar attractions , and an abiding charm . The scriptural and Hebrew colouring of our

Masonic tradition , must have always a special interest for the Hebrew mind , keenly alive to its own national souvenirs , and the greatness and g lories of the Solomonic Temple . But even more than this , as we know ourselves , our Hebrew brethren constitute a most important ,

zealous , and cultivated body in our midst , always energetic for Freemasonry , and animated by most friendly sensibilities and benevolent aspirations . Indeed , it has often struck us , that they set us all a very good example , in their unsectarian charity , especially as regards our Girls '

and Boys Schools . In trie nature of things and for other special causes , the overwhelming majority of our pupils are the orphans of Christian parents , and yet few are so liberal and so persevering in their support of our two great charities , as our Hebrew brethren , who in the truest spirit of Masonry and philanthropy , do

not stop to ask what a man believes , but seek to hold out the kind and sustaining hand of fraternal goodwill , to the friendless , the orphan , the suffering , and the destitute . We all of us equally are aware , that among our own Masonic friends , we count many very excellent Hebrew brethren , and we cannot , we repeat , sufficiently

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regret the fact , that on any ground whatever , any system of exclusion should be perpetuated , against thosemany kindly disposed and warmhearted persons , excellent citizens , good men and true , simply because the } ' are Hebrews . Those of us must be very inattentive , readers of history ,

who have not yet realized , the important part played by the Hebrew race in the annals ofthe the world , in the past , and the part they will probably yet play in the future , in the good providence of God . Those days of intolerance and ignorance are , happily for ever , over , which sought to put

a badge of ignominy on all their "tribes . " In the eyes of reflective faith and educated under standing , they are still , remember the natural " olive tree " of all history , sacred and prcfane , while all the rest of mankind are the " wild" grafts . Toleration and charitv ,

kindness and fraternal goodwill have long since learned to peruse many painful pages of the world ' s history , nay , we must add , of Christian intolerance towards Hebrews , with feelings of sorrow and humiliation . And no one , let us trust , no Freemason , no enlightened man , cau hear of the cruel treatment of the

Hebrew race , in any part of the civilized world , without deep regret and indignation . In 1877 we deplore , we repeat , to have to record a continuation of the vindictive spirit of the dark ages , and we trust soon to learn that wiser

counsels have prevailed , and that the exclusion of the Hebrews from Freemasonry under any governing lodge in Germany , or any other nation in the civilized world , will have become an utter impossibility for the future We shall point out in another article next week one of the causes of

this regrettable state of affairs , and which , in our humble opinion , requires immediate removal and rectification .

The Attack On Bro. Hervey By The Monde Maconnique.

THE ATTACK ON BRO . HERVEY BY THE MONDE MACONNIQUE .

By the Monde Mac . onniqiicUn January , it seems that Bro . Caube-t is not the writer of the article complained of in a previous number of the Freemason , which contained expressions alike very uncourteous and un-Masonic , as we thought then ,

and think stilt , towards our valuud Grand Secretary . No , it appears that the actual writer of them is a Bro . Adrien Grimaux , or Grimaut , the name is spelt both ways in the Monde Alaconnii / tie , who is , we may observe , " en passant " no connection of the " Grimaud " of the " J'i . ii't

Ans si / iris . " We ought to have looked to the list of contents , for there , undoubtedly , Bro . Grimaux ' s name rovers the matter from page 342 to P S . 3 . ) 2 ) I ' *> vfi did not , and seeing Bro . Caubet ' s name at the conclusion of the article

Revision , e \ c , which begins page , 352 , we too hastily concluded that he had written both articles . We have therefore to express our regret to Bro . Caubet for having credited him erroneously with remarks , equally unwise in tone and temper , but surely , as he seems entirely to approve of ( hem ,

the old maxim applies , " Volenti non lit injuria . " Any further expression of regret is therefore superfluous . We propose to offer a few fraternal kindly comments in our next issue on the two remarkable productions which aie signed by Bros . Caubet and Grimaux , and appear at pages

403 and 406 respectively , in the January number of the Mondo Alaconnique . We can only deplore the fact , now too patent , that Bros . Caubet , Grimaux , and others are leading deliberately the Grand Orient of France into the " Caudine Forks" of hopeless isolation .

A Spurious So-Called Grand Lodge In London.

A SPURIOUS SO-CALLED GRAND LODGE IN LONDON .

By the Monde Macoiinique of January it appears that there is a spurious and illicit body in London , terming itself " La Grande Loge des Philadelphia et de la Concorde Reunis , " at the " Spreat Eagle " [ query " Spread ? " ] " 6 ; Charles-street , Middlesex Hospital , a Londres . "

We have previously , indeed , heard of a so-called lodge of the same name , which Bro . Caubet stated had not a French warrant , and which Bro . Buss informed us had not an English warrant , and which clearl y had no right to term itself a Masonic lodge . But now , lo and behold , it has blossomed into a full blown " Grande Loge . " As