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¦ PAGE FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND 635 THE RECTANGULAR REVIEW 635 & 636 ORIGIN OF MASONRY 636 "THE RELATION OF ST . J OHN THE BAPTIST
TO FREEMASONRY 637 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS ... 637 GRAND LODGE 638 THE CRAFTMetropolitan 638
Provincial 638 & 639 ROYAL ARCHMetropolitan 639 Provincial ... ... ... 639 ORDERS OF
CHIVALRYRed Cross of Rome and Constantine ... 639 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 640 A MASONIC LIFE-BOAT 640 MULTUM IN PARVO 641 & 642 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCEA Correction ... 642
The Masonic Archceological Association ... 642 The Encyclopedia Metropolitana ... .. 642 FESTIVAL OF THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT 643 THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT 643
SCOTLANDLaying Foundation-stone of a New Hall for Lodge Journeymen , Edinburgh ... 643 & 644 Prov . Grand Lodge of Wigtown and Kirkcudbright .. .. 644 Masonic Assembly at Aberdeen 644 Royal Arch 644
POETRYIn Memonam ... 645 Lewis 645 Lines on the Death of Bro . Udall , P . G . D . ... 645 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK . 645 ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE 646 INSTRUCTION 606 ADVERTISEMENTS 633 , 634 , 646 , 647 , & 648
Freemasonry In England.
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND .
BY THE SON OF SALATHIEL . ( Continued from page $ 71 . ) THE "ANCIENTS . " At the meeting of Grand Lodge in
September , 1761 , it was l'esolved that no person should be made a Mason for a less sum than two guineas , out -of which five shillings were to be paid to the Grand
Charity Fund , and the Secretary ' s fee of one shilling for registration . It was also ordered that the whole initiation fee should be paid on the night of admission , under
severe penalties for disobedience or evasion of the rule . The Earl of Kelly was re-elected Grand Master on St . John the Evangelist ' s Day ,
1761 , and Bro . Osborn was re-installcd as Deputy . On the 2 nd June , 1762 , in response to a letter from Bro . Calder , Grand Secretary of Ireland , it was resolved that
a constant correspondence be maintained with the Grand Lodge of Ireland . At tlie same time it was stated that the Irish Grand Lodge had determined " not to
admit any sojourner from England ( as a member , or petitioner , & c . ) without producing a certificate of his good behaviour , under the seal of the Ancient Grand Lodge
in London" The Grand M . ister was rechosen at the December meeting , and the public thanks of the fraternity were ordered to be given to Bro . Osborn , for his good
government as Deputy Grand . Master . Bros . Dickey and Garnault , were elected Grand Wardens . On the 7 th December , 1763 , the Earl of Kelly was again selected for
the post of Grand Master , and Bros . Dickey and Gibson were chosen as Wardens . On the Gth June , 1764 , the brethren meeting under dispensation at the " Bishop Blaze , "
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in Shoreditch , were ordered to be constituted as a regular lodge . At this Communication a Grand Treasurer was elected in the person of Bro . Matthew Beath , who
secured 33 votes to 22 recorded for his opponent , Bro . Joseph Reed . On the 5 th September , 1764 , the members ofthe Lodge No . no were admonished for admitting
" Modern Masons into their lodge , an additional proof that the Ancients felt their strength at this period , and had begun to reciprocate the anathemas fulminated
against them by the regular Grand Lodge . Bro . William Dickey , S . G . W ., succeeded Bro . Osborn in the office of Deputy Grand Master on the 27 th December , 1764 , and the
Wardens selected , were Bros . James Gibson and John Howell , but at the meeting held on the Sth June following the latter was displaced , and was succeeded by Bro . Richard
Swan , who obtained a majority over six other candidates , and it is worth noting that there was generally a keen contest for the Wardens' chairs . At the September
meeting , Lodge No . 57 was erased from the roll , for resisting the authority of Grand Warden Swan , when he attended the lodge in his official capacity . An interesting
discussion took place at this Communication of the Grand Lodge upon the right of Past Masters to membership therein , and the minutes relating thereto are of sufficient
importance to bear quotation iu extenso : — " Proposed that every Past Master shall be a member of , and have a vote in all Grand Lodge during his continuance ( as ) a member
ofany lodge under the Antient Constitution . This proposal occasioned long various debates , several of the Masters and Wardens argued strenuously against the motion , while
the presiding officer and three Masters were the only persons who spoke in favour of it . At length an amendment was proposed and agreed ( to ) , and then Grand Warden Gibson
the President , put the question in this form , viz ., ' That regular Past Masters while members of private lodges under the sanction oi this Grand Lodge shall be members
hereof , and have votes in all cases except in making new laws . ' Upon casting up the poll , the numbers appeared thus : for the Past Masters 48 , against them 26 votes ,
majority for them 22 . " It was therefore ordered , that from and after the 3 rd December , 1765 , Past Masters should be entitled to sit and vote upon all questions " except
in making new laws , which power is vested in the Masters and Wardens , as being the only true representatives of all the lodges according to the old regulation—the tenth . "
There wis no change of Officers at the election for the year 1766 , and at the M irch meeting , after a petition for a lodge at Bi'idgew . tter had been favourably received ,
" the Grand Oiiuers and others , in fourteen coaches and chariots , went in Musonical procession to his Lordship , the Grand Master ' s house near Soho-square , and from
thence , through Hampstead and Highgate , back to dinner at the Five Bells Tavern , Strand . " ( To be continued )
The "Rectangular Review," On " Freemasonry : Its Use And Abuse."
The "RECTANGULAR REVIEW , " on " Freemasonry : its Use and Abuse . "
BY BRO . FREDERICK BINCKES , Secretary Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . [ SECOND NOTICE . ]
"Nothing extenuate , nor ought set down in malice . " To the author of the article under consideration the first portion of this admonition is
unquestionably of easy observance . I wish he would seriously ponder the latter clause—to its disregard must be attributable the letter in your columns of the 3 rd inst . in reply to my former
notice . "The Editor R . R . " says : " First , he must remark that it is hardly fair for Bro . Binckes to have brought Bros . Hervey , Farnfield , and Patten into the discussion , as they were in no way
referred to . " The inference from this is , that , the institution with which I am connected myself was referred to ; but how so more than the brethren specified ? The language of the article in "R . R . " is—" the Masonic Institutions for
Boys and Girls at Wood Green and Battersea Rise respectively , for the Aged Freemasons ' Institution at Croydon , and for monthly
distribution by the Board of Benevolence . " Surely , this is sufficiently impartial and inclusive , and is pointed as forcibly to the one as to the other of the several bodies named .
" The Editor R . R . " calls attention to my statement that the average annual amount of office expenditure hy the Boys' School is ^ 910 , and throws doubt upon its accuracy , because in the published accounts there is shown a receipt
for the year 186 9 of , £ 12 , 847 , while " the total expenses of the establishment at Wood Green , and the office expenses as above , are put down at ^" 4 , 671 . " This , he says , shows that "not much more than one-third of the amount collected is
actually expended on the boys ; " and he then proceeds , " The question may fairly he asked , What becomes of the remaining ^ 8 , 175 ?" Now , short of charging gross malversation , misapplication , or misappropriation in plain words ,
what can be clearer Lliaii the imputation thus conveyed ? Would any unprejudiced reader believe that the "Editor , " having the printed report in his hands , had only to turn a leaf to find a full analytical statement of the purposes
for which the . £ 8 , 175 were expended ? Does he , or does he not , know that this institution was , and is , burdened with debt ? and that the money received in excess of that required for annual maintenance has been , and is , devoted to
the reduction of that debt , or for other equally legitimate objects ? In his wild raid upon the " tribe of people " whom he has held up to public reprobation , because their exertions are deemed worthy of reasonable remuneration , does this
exemplary " Editor mean to assert that all sums received beyond those needed for present wants are absolutely squandered , or diverted for purposes not contemplated by the donors ? Suppose the surplus funds to be invested—as ,
happily for them , is the case with the sister institutions—are the managers to be exposed to the indignity of having to answer such an accusation as that so unfairly brought by this new censor ? We are taught that the suppressio vert
is equivalent to the suggestio falsi , and I believe that the latter is as bad , if not worse , than the former . Will the " Editor" condescend to a study of this consideration ? On the subject of " Stewards' Fees " I have
in my former notice said sufficient in explanation , and I decline to repeat myself . It is not that I " seem to court an inquiry ;" I do most honestly and sincerely demand inquiry , feel'iii ? conscious of my ability to give A
satisfactory reply toeverycavil or objection that may , or can , be raised in connection with the expenditure and management of this institution . Anything more flagrantly unjust to the mafty earnest , generous brethren who devote largely both time
and money for the furtherance of the interests of our institutions , or to those who fill responsible positions therein , than such rash , inconsiderate charges as those directly expressed by this " Editor , " who now states explicitl y that " the
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
¦ PAGE FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND 635 THE RECTANGULAR REVIEW 635 & 636 ORIGIN OF MASONRY 636 "THE RELATION OF ST . J OHN THE BAPTIST
TO FREEMASONRY 637 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS ... 637 GRAND LODGE 638 THE CRAFTMetropolitan 638
Provincial 638 & 639 ROYAL ARCHMetropolitan 639 Provincial ... ... ... 639 ORDERS OF
CHIVALRYRed Cross of Rome and Constantine ... 639 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 640 A MASONIC LIFE-BOAT 640 MULTUM IN PARVO 641 & 642 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCEA Correction ... 642
The Masonic Archceological Association ... 642 The Encyclopedia Metropolitana ... .. 642 FESTIVAL OF THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT 643 THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT 643
SCOTLANDLaying Foundation-stone of a New Hall for Lodge Journeymen , Edinburgh ... 643 & 644 Prov . Grand Lodge of Wigtown and Kirkcudbright .. .. 644 Masonic Assembly at Aberdeen 644 Royal Arch 644
POETRYIn Memonam ... 645 Lewis 645 Lines on the Death of Bro . Udall , P . G . D . ... 645 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK . 645 ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE 646 INSTRUCTION 606 ADVERTISEMENTS 633 , 634 , 646 , 647 , & 648
Freemasonry In England.
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND .
BY THE SON OF SALATHIEL . ( Continued from page $ 71 . ) THE "ANCIENTS . " At the meeting of Grand Lodge in
September , 1761 , it was l'esolved that no person should be made a Mason for a less sum than two guineas , out -of which five shillings were to be paid to the Grand
Charity Fund , and the Secretary ' s fee of one shilling for registration . It was also ordered that the whole initiation fee should be paid on the night of admission , under
severe penalties for disobedience or evasion of the rule . The Earl of Kelly was re-elected Grand Master on St . John the Evangelist ' s Day ,
1761 , and Bro . Osborn was re-installcd as Deputy . On the 2 nd June , 1762 , in response to a letter from Bro . Calder , Grand Secretary of Ireland , it was resolved that
a constant correspondence be maintained with the Grand Lodge of Ireland . At tlie same time it was stated that the Irish Grand Lodge had determined " not to
admit any sojourner from England ( as a member , or petitioner , & c . ) without producing a certificate of his good behaviour , under the seal of the Ancient Grand Lodge
in London" The Grand M . ister was rechosen at the December meeting , and the public thanks of the fraternity were ordered to be given to Bro . Osborn , for his good
government as Deputy Grand . Master . Bros . Dickey and Garnault , were elected Grand Wardens . On the 7 th December , 1763 , the Earl of Kelly was again selected for
the post of Grand Master , and Bros . Dickey and Gibson were chosen as Wardens . On the Gth June , 1764 , the brethren meeting under dispensation at the " Bishop Blaze , "
Freemasonry In England.
in Shoreditch , were ordered to be constituted as a regular lodge . At this Communication a Grand Treasurer was elected in the person of Bro . Matthew Beath , who
secured 33 votes to 22 recorded for his opponent , Bro . Joseph Reed . On the 5 th September , 1764 , the members ofthe Lodge No . no were admonished for admitting
" Modern Masons into their lodge , an additional proof that the Ancients felt their strength at this period , and had begun to reciprocate the anathemas fulminated
against them by the regular Grand Lodge . Bro . William Dickey , S . G . W ., succeeded Bro . Osborn in the office of Deputy Grand Master on the 27 th December , 1764 , and the
Wardens selected , were Bros . James Gibson and John Howell , but at the meeting held on the Sth June following the latter was displaced , and was succeeded by Bro . Richard
Swan , who obtained a majority over six other candidates , and it is worth noting that there was generally a keen contest for the Wardens' chairs . At the September
meeting , Lodge No . 57 was erased from the roll , for resisting the authority of Grand Warden Swan , when he attended the lodge in his official capacity . An interesting
discussion took place at this Communication of the Grand Lodge upon the right of Past Masters to membership therein , and the minutes relating thereto are of sufficient
importance to bear quotation iu extenso : — " Proposed that every Past Master shall be a member of , and have a vote in all Grand Lodge during his continuance ( as ) a member
ofany lodge under the Antient Constitution . This proposal occasioned long various debates , several of the Masters and Wardens argued strenuously against the motion , while
the presiding officer and three Masters were the only persons who spoke in favour of it . At length an amendment was proposed and agreed ( to ) , and then Grand Warden Gibson
the President , put the question in this form , viz ., ' That regular Past Masters while members of private lodges under the sanction oi this Grand Lodge shall be members
hereof , and have votes in all cases except in making new laws . ' Upon casting up the poll , the numbers appeared thus : for the Past Masters 48 , against them 26 votes ,
majority for them 22 . " It was therefore ordered , that from and after the 3 rd December , 1765 , Past Masters should be entitled to sit and vote upon all questions " except
in making new laws , which power is vested in the Masters and Wardens , as being the only true representatives of all the lodges according to the old regulation—the tenth . "
There wis no change of Officers at the election for the year 1766 , and at the M irch meeting , after a petition for a lodge at Bi'idgew . tter had been favourably received ,
" the Grand Oiiuers and others , in fourteen coaches and chariots , went in Musonical procession to his Lordship , the Grand Master ' s house near Soho-square , and from
thence , through Hampstead and Highgate , back to dinner at the Five Bells Tavern , Strand . " ( To be continued )
The "Rectangular Review," On " Freemasonry : Its Use And Abuse."
The "RECTANGULAR REVIEW , " on " Freemasonry : its Use and Abuse . "
BY BRO . FREDERICK BINCKES , Secretary Royal Masonic Institution for Boys . [ SECOND NOTICE . ]
"Nothing extenuate , nor ought set down in malice . " To the author of the article under consideration the first portion of this admonition is
unquestionably of easy observance . I wish he would seriously ponder the latter clause—to its disregard must be attributable the letter in your columns of the 3 rd inst . in reply to my former
notice . "The Editor R . R . " says : " First , he must remark that it is hardly fair for Bro . Binckes to have brought Bros . Hervey , Farnfield , and Patten into the discussion , as they were in no way
referred to . " The inference from this is , that , the institution with which I am connected myself was referred to ; but how so more than the brethren specified ? The language of the article in "R . R . " is—" the Masonic Institutions for
Boys and Girls at Wood Green and Battersea Rise respectively , for the Aged Freemasons ' Institution at Croydon , and for monthly
distribution by the Board of Benevolence . " Surely , this is sufficiently impartial and inclusive , and is pointed as forcibly to the one as to the other of the several bodies named .
" The Editor R . R . " calls attention to my statement that the average annual amount of office expenditure hy the Boys' School is ^ 910 , and throws doubt upon its accuracy , because in the published accounts there is shown a receipt
for the year 186 9 of , £ 12 , 847 , while " the total expenses of the establishment at Wood Green , and the office expenses as above , are put down at ^" 4 , 671 . " This , he says , shows that "not much more than one-third of the amount collected is
actually expended on the boys ; " and he then proceeds , " The question may fairly he asked , What becomes of the remaining ^ 8 , 175 ?" Now , short of charging gross malversation , misapplication , or misappropriation in plain words ,
what can be clearer Lliaii the imputation thus conveyed ? Would any unprejudiced reader believe that the "Editor , " having the printed report in his hands , had only to turn a leaf to find a full analytical statement of the purposes
for which the . £ 8 , 175 were expended ? Does he , or does he not , know that this institution was , and is , burdened with debt ? and that the money received in excess of that required for annual maintenance has been , and is , devoted to
the reduction of that debt , or for other equally legitimate objects ? In his wild raid upon the " tribe of people " whom he has held up to public reprobation , because their exertions are deemed worthy of reasonable remuneration , does this
exemplary " Editor mean to assert that all sums received beyond those needed for present wants are absolutely squandered , or diverted for purposes not contemplated by the donors ? Suppose the surplus funds to be invested—as ,
happily for them , is the case with the sister institutions—are the managers to be exposed to the indignity of having to answer such an accusation as that so unfairly brought by this new censor ? We are taught that the suppressio vert
is equivalent to the suggestio falsi , and I believe that the latter is as bad , if not worse , than the former . Will the " Editor" condescend to a study of this consideration ? On the subject of " Stewards' Fees " I have
in my former notice said sufficient in explanation , and I decline to repeat myself . It is not that I " seem to court an inquiry ;" I do most honestly and sincerely demand inquiry , feel'iii ? conscious of my ability to give A
satisfactory reply toeverycavil or objection that may , or can , be raised in connection with the expenditure and management of this institution . Anything more flagrantly unjust to the mafty earnest , generous brethren who devote largely both time
and money for the furtherance of the interests of our institutions , or to those who fill responsible positions therein , than such rash , inconsiderate charges as those directly expressed by this " Editor , " who now states explicitl y that " the