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To Our Readers.

TO OUR READERS .

Teh FREEMASON is a Weekly Newspaper , price 2 It is published every Friday morning , and contains the most important , interesting , and useful information relating to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscription , including postage : United America , India , India , China , & c

Kingdom , the Continent , & c . Via Brineiisi . Twelve Months ios . od . 12 s . od . 17 s . 4 d . Six „ 5 s . 3 d . 6 s . 6 d . 8 s . 8 d . Three „ 2 s . 8 d . 3 s . 3 d . 4 s . 6 d . Subscriptions may be paid for in stamps , but Post Office Orders or Cheques are preferred , the former payable to

GEORGE KENNING , CHIEF OFFICE , LONDON , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank . Advertisements and e ther business communications should be addressed to the Publisher . Communications on literary subjects and books for

review are to be forwarded to the Editor . Anonymous correspondence will be wholly disregarded , and the return of rejected MSS . cannot be guaranteed . Further information will be supplied on application to the Publisher , 108 , Fleet-street , London .

Important Notice.

IMPORTANT NOTICE .

COLONIAL and FOREIGN SUBSCRIBERS are informed that acknowledgments of remittances received are published in the first number of every month .

It is very necessary for our readers to advise us of all money orders they remit , more especially those from the United States of America and India ; otherwise we cannot tell where to credit them . Several P . O . O . ' s are now in hand , but having received no advice we cannot credit them .

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-v NOTICE . To prevent delay or miscarriage , it is particularly requested that ALL communications for the FREEMASON , may be addressed to the Office , 198 , Fleet-street , London .

To Advertisers.

TO ADVERTISERS .

The FREEMASON has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe , its advantages as an advertising medium can therefore scarcely be overrated . ADVERTISEMENTS to ensure insertion in current week ' s issue should reach the Office , 198 , Fleet-street , by 12 o ' clock on "Wednesdays .

Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

The following stand over , having arrived too late : — Letters from Bro . James Stevens , H . T . Thompson , " One of the Candidates ; " Reports of Lodges 3 60 , 1460 , and 1674 . J . W ., No . 15 . —Freemasonry is not a benefit society , and is clearly not the society J . W . wants .

BOOKS , & c ., RECEIVED . " Westminster Papers ; " " La Chaine d'Union ; " "Masonic Monthly ; " " Medical Examiner ; " " Official Directory for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ; " " Keystone j" " London Figaro ; " " Hull Packet ; " " Prince Bismarck , Friend or Foe ? " " The Liberal Freemason ; "

" Bauhutte ; " "The Spiritualist ; " " Broad Arrow ; " " La Voz di Hiram ; " " Risorgimento ; " " Freemasons' Repository ; " " Royal Cornwall Gazette ; " " The Sunderland Times ; " " The Corner Stone ; " "Der Triangel ; " "Islam , its Origin , Genius , anil Mission ; " " Notes anel Essays on ihe Christian Religion : its Philosophical Principles and its Enemies ; " " Canadian Craftsman . "

Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements , not exceeding four lines , under this heading . ]

BIRTHS . ALLWORK . —On the 1 st inst ., at Brownlow-strcet , Liverpool , the wife of the Rev . A . Allwork , of a daughter . GARRETT . —On the 8 th ult ., at Greenhalgh , Bangalore , India , the wife of J . P . Garrett , of a son . ROGERS . —On the 1 st inst ., at the Kings-paiadc , Cambridge the wife of A . Rogers , of a daughter .

MARRIAGE . BINNEY—CADMAN . —On the 30 th ult ., at Christ Church Pitsmoor , Sheffield , Joseph Binney , of Sheffield , to Charlotte Elizabeth , daughter of H . Cadman , of Underwood House , Sheffield .

DEATHS . BIRCIIALL . —On the 3 rd inst ., at Ribblcton-hall , Preston , Lieut .-Col . Birchall , P . G . D ., P . G . W . ; East Div . Lancashire . DYER . —On Sunday morning , the jth inst ., at Blackheath , Ellen Dyer , aged 4 8 , beloved wife of George Dyer , 90 , Regent-street , London .

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The Freemason , SATURDAY , MAY II , 187 S .

Lodge And Chapter Support Of Our Charities.

LODGE AND CHAPTER SUPPORT OF OUR CHARITIES .

We have often said before , and we beg to repeat it to-day , for the special information of all whom it may concern , that one of the " weak spots " in our " feasts " and efforts of charity is inadequate lodge and chapter support . We are going to lay down a bold axiom at the outset

which is this , that every lodge and chapter should at least be a Life Governor of all the Masonic Charities , and surely this is not too much to ask It is undoubtedly never advisable , as they say , to " overdo " it in anything , and as we know well that some lodges and chapters are not so

wealthy as others , it is , perhaps , more wise to suggest a " minimum" rather than a " maximum , " in the first instance . And here let us note , in the first place , that this " minimum " is not yet reached by a krge majority of lodges and chapters . The bulk of both are not even Life Governors of any of the Charities , and until

all lodges and chapters are qualified , as we have ventured to suggest , we must add the expression of our humble opinion , that with them profession is one thing , and practice another . It is idle to talk of charity and brotherly love , if we do nothing to demonstrate to others our practical realization of the one or the other . And

knowing well , as we do , the large suirs which the social amenities of our system cost some lodges and chapters annually , we do feel strongly that the time has come , when we should look into the matter a little more closely than some of us seem to like to do , and try and realize for

ourselves what is the exact margin as between our theory and our practice in this respect . For at this very moment we may well remember our noble Charities are maintained in working efficiency by the reiterated efforts of a liberal

individualism . The same ever warm-hearted brother is Steward for one or even two of the Charities yearly , but just as a large proportion of lodges and chapters do not qualify , so a very large proportion of our numerous brotherhood do nothing either for the Charities . Let us illustrate cur

argument by a case very much indeed in point . In the voting paper for the Rojral Masonic Benevolent Institution forty-four Vice-Patrons constitute the entire number as sent up by Prov . G . Lodges , Lodges and Chapters , and sixty-one Vice-Presidents ; while in the Girls' School there are

16 7 London lodges , twenty-seven lodges of instruction , and fifteen chapters , Life Governors . It may be right to add , that in these lodges many of the offices and chairs are also qualified as Life Governors . But we are not now concerned with

the proportion of subscribing and non-subcribing lodges and chapters . In the provinces 64 a represent the number of Life Governorships of Provincial and District Grand Lodges , lodges and chapters . And though in this enumeration , as before , many lodges have

qualified for special offices and chairs , the chapters are woefully deficient . The same remarks would apply to the Boys' School . Such is surely a very " Flemish account " of lodge and chapter work amongst us , and calls for improvement and reform . For what , we

now beg to ask our brethren , is the inevitable consequence of the present position of affairs ' As every thing depends upon personal efforts , the appeals made to brethren individually are many and incessant . In fact , it is not too much to say that in order to receive adequate support

for our Chanties a good deal of " touting" for help , ( we use the word in no offensive sense ) , has to go on amongst us . Such a state of things is prejudicial to the Charities in various ways . It lowers their actual status ; it weakens the great principle of Masonic beneficence ; it

absorbs the time and energies of the Secretaries , and by compelling them to go about from lodge to lodge on tours of Masonic mendicancy , weakens their health and does not elevate their position . It throws upon them , in fact , work which they ought not to be called upon to perform . The constant visitation of lodges

Lodge And Chapter Support Of Our Charities.

interferes not a little with their office work , their home life , and is a great strain alike on their mental and bodily energies . It is no exaggeration to assert , then , that just as the bulk of the lodges and chapters do nothing for the Charities , so a great majority of the Craft do nothing

either , while many seem to think that they have duly atSnded to the claims of Masonic Charity upon them by paying one shilling to a pious Masonic raffle . We fear , too , that above all and beyond all it is the fixed opinion of many that the proper expenditure of the lodge funds

is to be found in the claims , first of all , of its social necessities . We trust therefore that our good brethren and kind readers will pay us the compliment of thinking over our allegations and our remarks . They are neither unreal nor exaggerated , and proceed from no spirit of hasty

or cynical fault-finding . Believing honestly that there is a great grievance and a great misunderstanding amongst us in respect of the true meaning and work of Masonic Charity , we beg respectfully to call the attention of all our many readers to the matter , and shall be happy to

receive all communications on the subject . One suggestion we venture to make in conclusion , and which we trust will be accepted by our brethren as it is offered by us—namely , that during 1878 every lodge and chapter should make itself Life Governor of one of the Masonic

Charities , and continue the good work until each lodge and chapter can say that they are Life Governors of all the Masonic Charities . Here is a proper work for us all , and one that will do us more good than the most eloquent speeches , or the most sumptuous banquets .

The Vacant Secretaryship Of The Girls' School.

THE VACANT SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

The candidates for this vacant post—vacant by the lamented death of Bro . Little—are apparently increasing in number . The Freemason , while it is friendly to all candidates , favours officially none . We have our individual opinions , as to needful qualifications and the like , but it has appeared to

the Proprietor and Editor more respectful to the Life Governors to leave the matterto their honest and impartial decision . We think it right to say this , because the pressure of " circulars " is very heavy just now , both on us and on our waste paper basket , and because , to say the truth , we have perused appeals which are very

questionable in good taste , and constitute , in fact , an impertinence to those who are just as well able to ascertain the real value of a candidate as some most injudicious friend . While testimonials and recommendations are all very proper and becoming , we do not require any one to tell us for whom we ought to vote .

The Taste For Masonic Literature.

THE TASTE FOR MASONIC LITERATURE .

Bro . Hubert congratulates us in England on our taste for Masonic literature . We wish we could think that we deserved his fraternal praise . We fear it must be conceded , that " Masonic literature " has got both to " find its level" and pay its way , and that so far , with the most devoted

efforts and sacrifices , its success , and , above all , its remuneration , represent the "unknown quantity . " There is , indeed , a certain style of literature highly in vogue and very popular : we mean the " Menu " Literature . No doubt it is important in its way , and is highly to be commended , as elaborate in taste , artistic in design , and as

pleasant suggestive of much material enjoyment and contentment . It probably pays , and we wish we could say the same of Masonic literature generally . We fancy that , if he chose , our good publisher could tell an amusing if " ower true tale " thereanent . But we must not disclose the solemn " aporreta" of Masonic literature in Great Britain .

The French Masonic Orphanage.

THE FRENCH MASONIC ORPHANAGE .

We have lately given two Irish returns , and we think it well to give a French one , which appears in the Chaine d'Union , ( so ably edited by our worthy friend and Bro . Hubert ) , for May . It seems that on the 24 th February , 1877 , tnere was in

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CONTENTS. Article 1
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS. Article 1
Mark Masonry. Article 3
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Article 4
FREEMASONRY IN INDIA. Article 4
INDIAN CIVILISATION. Article 4
Reviews. Article 5
MEETING IN FAVOUR OF BRO. HEDGES' CANDIDATURE FOR THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Article 5
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS. Article 5
THE WEST LANCASHIRE MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Article 5
NOTES ON ART,&c. Article 5
TO OUR READERS. Article 6
IMPORTANT NOTICE. Article 6
Untitled Article 6
TO ADVERTISERS. Article 6
Answers to Correspondents. Article 6
Births ,Marriages and Deaths. Article 6
Untitled Article 6
LODGE AND CHAPTER SUPPORT OF OUR CHARITIES. Article 6
THE VACANT SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Article 6
THE TASTE FOR MASONIC LITERATURE. Article 6
THE FRENCH MASONIC ORPHANAGE. Article 6
CHARITY ORGANIZATION. Article 7
Original Correspondence. Article 7
CONSECRATION OF ST. MARY'S CHAPTER, No. 63. Article 8
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Article 9
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND Article 10
PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF WEST LANCASHIRE. Article 10
SPECIAL EDITION. Article 11
Masonic and General Tidings. Article 11
Public Amusements. Article 11
MASONIC PROGRAMME. Article 12
METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS. Article 12
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To Our Readers.

TO OUR READERS .

Teh FREEMASON is a Weekly Newspaper , price 2 It is published every Friday morning , and contains the most important , interesting , and useful information relating to Freemasonry in every degree . Subscription , including postage : United America , India , India , China , & c

Kingdom , the Continent , & c . Via Brineiisi . Twelve Months ios . od . 12 s . od . 17 s . 4 d . Six „ 5 s . 3 d . 6 s . 6 d . 8 s . 8 d . Three „ 2 s . 8 d . 3 s . 3 d . 4 s . 6 d . Subscriptions may be paid for in stamps , but Post Office Orders or Cheques are preferred , the former payable to

GEORGE KENNING , CHIEF OFFICE , LONDON , the latter crossed London Joint Stock Bank . Advertisements and e ther business communications should be addressed to the Publisher . Communications on literary subjects and books for

review are to be forwarded to the Editor . Anonymous correspondence will be wholly disregarded , and the return of rejected MSS . cannot be guaranteed . Further information will be supplied on application to the Publisher , 108 , Fleet-street , London .

Important Notice.

IMPORTANT NOTICE .

COLONIAL and FOREIGN SUBSCRIBERS are informed that acknowledgments of remittances received are published in the first number of every month .

It is very necessary for our readers to advise us of all money orders they remit , more especially those from the United States of America and India ; otherwise we cannot tell where to credit them . Several P . O . O . ' s are now in hand , but having received no advice we cannot credit them .

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-v NOTICE . To prevent delay or miscarriage , it is particularly requested that ALL communications for the FREEMASON , may be addressed to the Office , 198 , Fleet-street , London .

To Advertisers.

TO ADVERTISERS .

The FREEMASON has a large circulation in all parts of the Globe , its advantages as an advertising medium can therefore scarcely be overrated . ADVERTISEMENTS to ensure insertion in current week ' s issue should reach the Office , 198 , Fleet-street , by 12 o ' clock on "Wednesdays .

Answers To Correspondents.

Answers to Correspondents .

The following stand over , having arrived too late : — Letters from Bro . James Stevens , H . T . Thompson , " One of the Candidates ; " Reports of Lodges 3 60 , 1460 , and 1674 . J . W ., No . 15 . —Freemasonry is not a benefit society , and is clearly not the society J . W . wants .

BOOKS , & c ., RECEIVED . " Westminster Papers ; " " La Chaine d'Union ; " "Masonic Monthly ; " " Medical Examiner ; " " Official Directory for the Provincial Grand Lodge of Cornwall ; " " Keystone j" " London Figaro ; " " Hull Packet ; " " Prince Bismarck , Friend or Foe ? " " The Liberal Freemason ; "

" Bauhutte ; " "The Spiritualist ; " " Broad Arrow ; " " La Voz di Hiram ; " " Risorgimento ; " " Freemasons' Repository ; " " Royal Cornwall Gazette ; " " The Sunderland Times ; " " The Corner Stone ; " "Der Triangel ; " "Islam , its Origin , Genius , anil Mission ; " " Notes anel Essays on ihe Christian Religion : its Philosophical Principles and its Enemies ; " " Canadian Craftsman . "

Births ,Marriages And Deaths.

Births , Marriages and Deaths .

[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements , not exceeding four lines , under this heading . ]

BIRTHS . ALLWORK . —On the 1 st inst ., at Brownlow-strcet , Liverpool , the wife of the Rev . A . Allwork , of a daughter . GARRETT . —On the 8 th ult ., at Greenhalgh , Bangalore , India , the wife of J . P . Garrett , of a son . ROGERS . —On the 1 st inst ., at the Kings-paiadc , Cambridge the wife of A . Rogers , of a daughter .

MARRIAGE . BINNEY—CADMAN . —On the 30 th ult ., at Christ Church Pitsmoor , Sheffield , Joseph Binney , of Sheffield , to Charlotte Elizabeth , daughter of H . Cadman , of Underwood House , Sheffield .

DEATHS . BIRCIIALL . —On the 3 rd inst ., at Ribblcton-hall , Preston , Lieut .-Col . Birchall , P . G . D ., P . G . W . ; East Div . Lancashire . DYER . —On Sunday morning , the jth inst ., at Blackheath , Ellen Dyer , aged 4 8 , beloved wife of George Dyer , 90 , Regent-street , London .

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The Freemason , SATURDAY , MAY II , 187 S .

Lodge And Chapter Support Of Our Charities.

LODGE AND CHAPTER SUPPORT OF OUR CHARITIES .

We have often said before , and we beg to repeat it to-day , for the special information of all whom it may concern , that one of the " weak spots " in our " feasts " and efforts of charity is inadequate lodge and chapter support . We are going to lay down a bold axiom at the outset

which is this , that every lodge and chapter should at least be a Life Governor of all the Masonic Charities , and surely this is not too much to ask It is undoubtedly never advisable , as they say , to " overdo " it in anything , and as we know well that some lodges and chapters are not so

wealthy as others , it is , perhaps , more wise to suggest a " minimum" rather than a " maximum , " in the first instance . And here let us note , in the first place , that this " minimum " is not yet reached by a krge majority of lodges and chapters . The bulk of both are not even Life Governors of any of the Charities , and until

all lodges and chapters are qualified , as we have ventured to suggest , we must add the expression of our humble opinion , that with them profession is one thing , and practice another . It is idle to talk of charity and brotherly love , if we do nothing to demonstrate to others our practical realization of the one or the other . And

knowing well , as we do , the large suirs which the social amenities of our system cost some lodges and chapters annually , we do feel strongly that the time has come , when we should look into the matter a little more closely than some of us seem to like to do , and try and realize for

ourselves what is the exact margin as between our theory and our practice in this respect . For at this very moment we may well remember our noble Charities are maintained in working efficiency by the reiterated efforts of a liberal

individualism . The same ever warm-hearted brother is Steward for one or even two of the Charities yearly , but just as a large proportion of lodges and chapters do not qualify , so a very large proportion of our numerous brotherhood do nothing either for the Charities . Let us illustrate cur

argument by a case very much indeed in point . In the voting paper for the Rojral Masonic Benevolent Institution forty-four Vice-Patrons constitute the entire number as sent up by Prov . G . Lodges , Lodges and Chapters , and sixty-one Vice-Presidents ; while in the Girls' School there are

16 7 London lodges , twenty-seven lodges of instruction , and fifteen chapters , Life Governors . It may be right to add , that in these lodges many of the offices and chairs are also qualified as Life Governors . But we are not now concerned with

the proportion of subscribing and non-subcribing lodges and chapters . In the provinces 64 a represent the number of Life Governorships of Provincial and District Grand Lodges , lodges and chapters . And though in this enumeration , as before , many lodges have

qualified for special offices and chairs , the chapters are woefully deficient . The same remarks would apply to the Boys' School . Such is surely a very " Flemish account " of lodge and chapter work amongst us , and calls for improvement and reform . For what , we

now beg to ask our brethren , is the inevitable consequence of the present position of affairs ' As every thing depends upon personal efforts , the appeals made to brethren individually are many and incessant . In fact , it is not too much to say that in order to receive adequate support

for our Chanties a good deal of " touting" for help , ( we use the word in no offensive sense ) , has to go on amongst us . Such a state of things is prejudicial to the Charities in various ways . It lowers their actual status ; it weakens the great principle of Masonic beneficence ; it

absorbs the time and energies of the Secretaries , and by compelling them to go about from lodge to lodge on tours of Masonic mendicancy , weakens their health and does not elevate their position . It throws upon them , in fact , work which they ought not to be called upon to perform . The constant visitation of lodges

Lodge And Chapter Support Of Our Charities.

interferes not a little with their office work , their home life , and is a great strain alike on their mental and bodily energies . It is no exaggeration to assert , then , that just as the bulk of the lodges and chapters do nothing for the Charities , so a great majority of the Craft do nothing

either , while many seem to think that they have duly atSnded to the claims of Masonic Charity upon them by paying one shilling to a pious Masonic raffle . We fear , too , that above all and beyond all it is the fixed opinion of many that the proper expenditure of the lodge funds

is to be found in the claims , first of all , of its social necessities . We trust therefore that our good brethren and kind readers will pay us the compliment of thinking over our allegations and our remarks . They are neither unreal nor exaggerated , and proceed from no spirit of hasty

or cynical fault-finding . Believing honestly that there is a great grievance and a great misunderstanding amongst us in respect of the true meaning and work of Masonic Charity , we beg respectfully to call the attention of all our many readers to the matter , and shall be happy to

receive all communications on the subject . One suggestion we venture to make in conclusion , and which we trust will be accepted by our brethren as it is offered by us—namely , that during 1878 every lodge and chapter should make itself Life Governor of one of the Masonic

Charities , and continue the good work until each lodge and chapter can say that they are Life Governors of all the Masonic Charities . Here is a proper work for us all , and one that will do us more good than the most eloquent speeches , or the most sumptuous banquets .

The Vacant Secretaryship Of The Girls' School.

THE VACANT SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GIRLS' SCHOOL .

The candidates for this vacant post—vacant by the lamented death of Bro . Little—are apparently increasing in number . The Freemason , while it is friendly to all candidates , favours officially none . We have our individual opinions , as to needful qualifications and the like , but it has appeared to

the Proprietor and Editor more respectful to the Life Governors to leave the matterto their honest and impartial decision . We think it right to say this , because the pressure of " circulars " is very heavy just now , both on us and on our waste paper basket , and because , to say the truth , we have perused appeals which are very

questionable in good taste , and constitute , in fact , an impertinence to those who are just as well able to ascertain the real value of a candidate as some most injudicious friend . While testimonials and recommendations are all very proper and becoming , we do not require any one to tell us for whom we ought to vote .

The Taste For Masonic Literature.

THE TASTE FOR MASONIC LITERATURE .

Bro . Hubert congratulates us in England on our taste for Masonic literature . We wish we could think that we deserved his fraternal praise . We fear it must be conceded , that " Masonic literature " has got both to " find its level" and pay its way , and that so far , with the most devoted

efforts and sacrifices , its success , and , above all , its remuneration , represent the "unknown quantity . " There is , indeed , a certain style of literature highly in vogue and very popular : we mean the " Menu " Literature . No doubt it is important in its way , and is highly to be commended , as elaborate in taste , artistic in design , and as

pleasant suggestive of much material enjoyment and contentment . It probably pays , and we wish we could say the same of Masonic literature generally . We fancy that , if he chose , our good publisher could tell an amusing if " ower true tale " thereanent . But we must not disclose the solemn " aporreta" of Masonic literature in Great Britain .

The French Masonic Orphanage.

THE FRENCH MASONIC ORPHANAGE .

We have lately given two Irish returns , and we think it well to give a French one , which appears in the Chaine d'Union , ( so ably edited by our worthy friend and Bro . Hubert ) , for May . It seems that on the 24 th February , 1877 , tnere was in

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