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NOTICE . The Subscription to THE F REEMASON is now IOS . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth 4 s . 6 ( 1 . Vol . II ., ditto 7 - < " 1 . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . oil . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . oil . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 2 s . 61 I . United States of America . THE FUEEMASON is delivered free in any part of the United States for 12-5 . per annum , payable in advance .
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gnsfoevs to diovrcsponknts . All communications fur The Freemason should he written legibly on one side of the paper only , and , if intended for insertion in the current number , must he received not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thursdays , unless in very special cases . The name and address of every writer must be i-ent to us in confidence . G . C . — " The Freemasons' Festival March , and Masonic Hymn , " or " the Freemasons * March . "
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TheFreemason,SATURDAY , AUCUST IO , 1 S 72 .
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The Freemason is published on Saturday Mornings in lime for the early trains . The price of the Freemason is Twopence per week ; annual subscription , ios . ( payable in advance . ) All communications , Utters , & c , lo be addressed to the Kditor , i () H , Fleet-street , F .. C . The Kditorvill pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted tohim , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage Mamps .
Straight-Laced Guardians And The Freemasons.
STRAIGHT-LACED GUARDIANS AND THE FREEMASONS .
The proverbial cold charity of the world too often finds its most striking illustrations in the gentlemen who are entrusted with the guardianship of the poor ; and the most recent freaks of
thought expressed by several members of the Liverpool Select Vestry ( a body of men constituted bv a special Act of Parliament for the care
of the poor , and thereby supposed to be elevated above the common run of guardians ) , would seem to indicate that ignorant prejudice may be added to their other characteristics . The " selected '' of the men entrusted with
the conduct of the Liverpool workhouse , have more than once made themselves conspicuous by their determination to make those under their care feel that they have no right to participate in
the world s pleasure . Not long ago , several of the most prominent of this " select body" turned up their eyes in horror at an invitation sent by a kind-hearted circus proprietor , for the free
attendance of the Industrial Schools' children at one of his entertainments . Forgetting that they had ever been boys , several vestrymen spoke of the evil influences of such visits , thought it
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would lead to a desire for mild dissipation on the part of the lads , and curtl y refused the
wellmeant kindness . The excursions of the lads in connection with the Industrial Schools , are , like " angels' visits , few and far between , " and
therefore all the greater praise is due to those kind - hearted individuals , who , impressed with their comparativl y monotonous existence , invite them once and again to enjoy the
fresh country air and the exhilarating influences of a day freed from the dull routine of institution life . In thisspirit the band of the Industrial Schools was recently , by several prominentbrethreninvited
to a Masonic demonstration at Crosby , but the very mention of Freerhasonary seems to act in the most curious manner upon the antiquated and straight-laced vestrymen , who are
appointed for the Government of affairs . A Freemasons' demonstration to them , has the appearance of something " uncanny , " and therefore , at the last meeting of the vestry , several of
the parochial lights spoke in no measured terms of the clanger of accepting such invitations . It appears that the boys' band had been present at the objectionable demonstration , that the little
fellows , while discoursing sweet sounds to those who had the soul to appreciate their efforts , had been thoroughly delighted with their pleasant " out , " and one of the vestrymen had even the
boldness and honest } ' to say that " nothing undesirable transpired" during the day , which announcement must have been an immense relief to the more than fatherly feeling of those who
fancied the worst evils as the result of being a a day with the brethren of the mysterious order , but still , while blessing their stars for th is happy deliverance from something " undesirable , " the
selected and elected representatives of parochial power qnerously gave vent to one or two of their complaints . The chief of these was that the fete
was held at an hotel , which , in the minds of these wiseacres , was apparently equivalent to certain ruin and lastinsr disc-race .
The question naturally arises , however , if such proceedings are so very dangerous , why the boys got the permission to be present from their tender guardians , and after getting this liberty , why
such a rumpus should be made about it . Religious bigotry has not been the least characterestic of these gentlemen , —at least the majority ol them—and this , the latest developement of their
peculiar notions , will not add much to their dignity and importance . We do not hope to convince them of their stupid folly , but it is necessary to say to those who may
be influenced by their dictum that no more harmless pleasure could have been furnished for the boys' band than that which they found at th e masonic demonstration . Masonry has many
jewels , but the brightest of these is charity , and in gi ' ving the invitation of which complaint is made the brethren naturally thought they were
carryings out legitimately the very spirit of that grace . The vestrymen of Liverpool apparently know nothing about the matter , but the brethren connected with the demonstration must have the
comfort of knowing that they were the means of giving at least one p leasant day to boys whose daily life , at the best , is not of the brightest , if tile conduct and feelings of their guardians are to be taken as index .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
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SURREY . •FREDERICK LODGE 01- L NITY ( NO . 4 . 52 ) . — ( By our Special Reporter ) . —The last meeting of the year of this lodge , was held at the Station Hotel , Sutton , on Tuesday last , the 6 th instant . There were present : —Bros . William Thomas Sugg , W . M . ; W . C . Poole , S . W . ; A . J .
Dickinson , J . W . ; John Robins , P . M ., Treas . ; Magnus Ohren , P . M ., Sec . ; Masterman , S . D . J . Sugg , T . D . ; H . E . Frances , P . M ., D . C .-George Wright , Steward ; H . J . Strong , P . M .: Newton E . Jennings , P . M . ; and Bros . Jeffrey , Back , Zohrab , E . H . Sugg , Gilbert , Wilson , and
Pollard , members of the lodge ; whilst among the visitors we observed Bros . Charles Horsley , Prov . Grand Reg . for Middlesex , P . M . 69 ; J . W . Wright , Britannic 3 . 3 ; and Alexander Clark . As the number indicates , this lodge was founded many years ago , and , like many other
lodges , has , at some periods , been extremel y popular , while at others the members have been very few . Small lodges , when well directed , are , no doubt , very comfortable ; but it must nevertheless , be far more gratifying to the successive Masters of a lodge , to see that their plan
of management not only makes a lodge comfortable , but has the effect of spreading its reputation , and , as a consequence , bringing in new members . The Master and Past Masters of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , certainly have cause to feel gratified on this score , as the lodge which ,
as far as we could ascertain , has not of recent years been a very numerous one , is now rapidly acquiring new members . On Tuesday , the agenda embraced two raisings and live passings , and from the seven brethren whose names were on the paper , there was only one absentee . Bros .
Edward T . Zohrab , and Frederick G . Gilbert , were raised to the sublime degree " of Master Mason , and Bros . William Beck , Arthur Thomas Jeffery , Charles Henry Edmunds , and E . H . Sugg , were passed to the degree of F . C ., both ceremonies being ably performed . It has
long been the rule amongst lodges of instruction to have a convivial meeting once in each season , participation in which is , in many cases , extended to the female members of families of the brethren . The expense of these pleasant gatherings is of course defrayed by the sale of tickets ,
as these lodges have no fund on which they can draw for such a purpose . Many regular or mother lodges are also turning their attention in this direction by having recreations or festivals , or extra summer meetings , to which they can introduce their wives and daughters , the expenses
being of course defrayed by such members as take advantage of them , and not out of the Lodge Funds . We are much in favour of these gatherings , as we believe they tend to the spread of Freemasonry , and therefore we were pleased to find that at the close of the business before
the meeting we attended on Tuesday , the subject of a special meeting of the kind we have referred to was introduced by some of the members of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , and we should not be surprised to find that a friendly gathering of the brethren and their ladies will shortlybe
advertised to take place at the Crystal Palace . The Lodge having been closed in due form , the brethren , to the number of twenty , sat down to an excellent banquet provided by mine host , who is also a brother amongst us . The usual loyal and general masonic toasts having been proposed
and duly honoured , Brother P . M . Ohren , the worthy Secretary of the Lodge , rose and said , " Brethren , I claim your attention for a toast of some importance : it is , ' The Head of our Lodge , our Worshipful Master . ' You are perfectly aware that a Lodge must be governed by
a head , and when a Lodge has at its head a brother who takes a deep interest in the Order , who is truly a Mason at heart , and who follows out the duties of Masonry with energy and zeal , then I say that that Lodge has reason to be grateful for the importance which such a Mastership bestows upon it . Our Brother Sugg ,
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NOTICE . The Subscription to THE F REEMASON is now IOS . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth 4 s . 6 ( 1 . Vol . II ., ditto 7 - < " 1 . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . oil . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . oil . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 2 s . 61 I . United States of America . THE FUEEMASON is delivered free in any part of the United States for 12-5 . per annum , payable in advance .
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS . The Office of THE FREEMASON is now transferred lo 19 8 , FLEET-STREET , E . C . All communications for the Editor or Publisher should titer ( fore be forwarded to thai address .
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gnsfoevs to diovrcsponknts . All communications fur The Freemason should he written legibly on one side of the paper only , and , if intended for insertion in the current number , must he received not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thursdays , unless in very special cases . The name and address of every writer must be i-ent to us in confidence . G . C . — " The Freemasons' Festival March , and Masonic Hymn , " or " the Freemasons * March . "
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TheFreemason,SATURDAY , AUCUST IO , 1 S 72 .
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The Freemason is published on Saturday Mornings in lime for the early trains . The price of the Freemason is Twopence per week ; annual subscription , ios . ( payable in advance . ) All communications , Utters , & c , lo be addressed to the Kditor , i () H , Fleet-street , F .. C . The Kditorvill pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted tohim , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage Mamps .
Straight-Laced Guardians And The Freemasons.
STRAIGHT-LACED GUARDIANS AND THE FREEMASONS .
The proverbial cold charity of the world too often finds its most striking illustrations in the gentlemen who are entrusted with the guardianship of the poor ; and the most recent freaks of
thought expressed by several members of the Liverpool Select Vestry ( a body of men constituted bv a special Act of Parliament for the care
of the poor , and thereby supposed to be elevated above the common run of guardians ) , would seem to indicate that ignorant prejudice may be added to their other characteristics . The " selected '' of the men entrusted with
the conduct of the Liverpool workhouse , have more than once made themselves conspicuous by their determination to make those under their care feel that they have no right to participate in
the world s pleasure . Not long ago , several of the most prominent of this " select body" turned up their eyes in horror at an invitation sent by a kind-hearted circus proprietor , for the free
attendance of the Industrial Schools' children at one of his entertainments . Forgetting that they had ever been boys , several vestrymen spoke of the evil influences of such visits , thought it
Straight-Laced Guardians And The Freemasons.
would lead to a desire for mild dissipation on the part of the lads , and curtl y refused the
wellmeant kindness . The excursions of the lads in connection with the Industrial Schools , are , like " angels' visits , few and far between , " and
therefore all the greater praise is due to those kind - hearted individuals , who , impressed with their comparativl y monotonous existence , invite them once and again to enjoy the
fresh country air and the exhilarating influences of a day freed from the dull routine of institution life . In thisspirit the band of the Industrial Schools was recently , by several prominentbrethreninvited
to a Masonic demonstration at Crosby , but the very mention of Freerhasonary seems to act in the most curious manner upon the antiquated and straight-laced vestrymen , who are
appointed for the Government of affairs . A Freemasons' demonstration to them , has the appearance of something " uncanny , " and therefore , at the last meeting of the vestry , several of
the parochial lights spoke in no measured terms of the clanger of accepting such invitations . It appears that the boys' band had been present at the objectionable demonstration , that the little
fellows , while discoursing sweet sounds to those who had the soul to appreciate their efforts , had been thoroughly delighted with their pleasant " out , " and one of the vestrymen had even the
boldness and honest } ' to say that " nothing undesirable transpired" during the day , which announcement must have been an immense relief to the more than fatherly feeling of those who
fancied the worst evils as the result of being a a day with the brethren of the mysterious order , but still , while blessing their stars for th is happy deliverance from something " undesirable , " the
selected and elected representatives of parochial power qnerously gave vent to one or two of their complaints . The chief of these was that the fete
was held at an hotel , which , in the minds of these wiseacres , was apparently equivalent to certain ruin and lastinsr disc-race .
The question naturally arises , however , if such proceedings are so very dangerous , why the boys got the permission to be present from their tender guardians , and after getting this liberty , why
such a rumpus should be made about it . Religious bigotry has not been the least characterestic of these gentlemen , —at least the majority ol them—and this , the latest developement of their
peculiar notions , will not add much to their dignity and importance . We do not hope to convince them of their stupid folly , but it is necessary to say to those who may
be influenced by their dictum that no more harmless pleasure could have been furnished for the boys' band than that which they found at th e masonic demonstration . Masonry has many
jewels , but the brightest of these is charity , and in gi ' ving the invitation of which complaint is made the brethren naturally thought they were
carryings out legitimately the very spirit of that grace . The vestrymen of Liverpool apparently know nothing about the matter , but the brethren connected with the demonstration must have the
comfort of knowing that they were the means of giving at least one p leasant day to boys whose daily life , at the best , is not of the brightest , if tile conduct and feelings of their guardians are to be taken as index .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft HTusonm .
SURREY . •FREDERICK LODGE 01- L NITY ( NO . 4 . 52 ) . — ( By our Special Reporter ) . —The last meeting of the year of this lodge , was held at the Station Hotel , Sutton , on Tuesday last , the 6 th instant . There were present : —Bros . William Thomas Sugg , W . M . ; W . C . Poole , S . W . ; A . J .
Dickinson , J . W . ; John Robins , P . M ., Treas . ; Magnus Ohren , P . M ., Sec . ; Masterman , S . D . J . Sugg , T . D . ; H . E . Frances , P . M ., D . C .-George Wright , Steward ; H . J . Strong , P . M .: Newton E . Jennings , P . M . ; and Bros . Jeffrey , Back , Zohrab , E . H . Sugg , Gilbert , Wilson , and
Pollard , members of the lodge ; whilst among the visitors we observed Bros . Charles Horsley , Prov . Grand Reg . for Middlesex , P . M . 69 ; J . W . Wright , Britannic 3 . 3 ; and Alexander Clark . As the number indicates , this lodge was founded many years ago , and , like many other
lodges , has , at some periods , been extremel y popular , while at others the members have been very few . Small lodges , when well directed , are , no doubt , very comfortable ; but it must nevertheless , be far more gratifying to the successive Masters of a lodge , to see that their plan
of management not only makes a lodge comfortable , but has the effect of spreading its reputation , and , as a consequence , bringing in new members . The Master and Past Masters of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , certainly have cause to feel gratified on this score , as the lodge which ,
as far as we could ascertain , has not of recent years been a very numerous one , is now rapidly acquiring new members . On Tuesday , the agenda embraced two raisings and live passings , and from the seven brethren whose names were on the paper , there was only one absentee . Bros .
Edward T . Zohrab , and Frederick G . Gilbert , were raised to the sublime degree " of Master Mason , and Bros . William Beck , Arthur Thomas Jeffery , Charles Henry Edmunds , and E . H . Sugg , were passed to the degree of F . C ., both ceremonies being ably performed . It has
long been the rule amongst lodges of instruction to have a convivial meeting once in each season , participation in which is , in many cases , extended to the female members of families of the brethren . The expense of these pleasant gatherings is of course defrayed by the sale of tickets ,
as these lodges have no fund on which they can draw for such a purpose . Many regular or mother lodges are also turning their attention in this direction by having recreations or festivals , or extra summer meetings , to which they can introduce their wives and daughters , the expenses
being of course defrayed by such members as take advantage of them , and not out of the Lodge Funds . We are much in favour of these gatherings , as we believe they tend to the spread of Freemasonry , and therefore we were pleased to find that at the close of the business before
the meeting we attended on Tuesday , the subject of a special meeting of the kind we have referred to was introduced by some of the members of the Frederick Lodge of Unity , and we should not be surprised to find that a friendly gathering of the brethren and their ladies will shortlybe
advertised to take place at the Crystal Palace . The Lodge having been closed in due form , the brethren , to the number of twenty , sat down to an excellent banquet provided by mine host , who is also a brother amongst us . The usual loyal and general masonic toasts having been proposed
and duly honoured , Brother P . M . Ohren , the worthy Secretary of the Lodge , rose and said , " Brethren , I claim your attention for a toast of some importance : it is , ' The Head of our Lodge , our Worshipful Master . ' You are perfectly aware that a Lodge must be governed by
a head , and when a Lodge has at its head a brother who takes a deep interest in the Order , who is truly a Mason at heart , and who follows out the duties of Masonry with energy and zeal , then I say that that Lodge has reason to be grateful for the importance which such a Mastership bestows upon it . Our Brother Sugg ,