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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following stands over : Consecration of the Farringdon Without Chapter , No . 1745 , THE MEMOIR OF BRO . DR . H . HOPKINS . —Inthe kindly records of the Masonic career of the late Bro . Dr . Hopkins which appeared in our last , although it was not signed , brethren will recognise the hand of his old and attached friend , Bro . W . J . Hughan . "A STEWARD R . M . I . B . 1885 . " —Our correspondent
, whose letter we have published this week , will see from our article on " Laying the Memorial Stone of the New Assembly Hall , Wood Green , " that a second or supplementary Festival is in contemplation on the day arranged for the ceremony , nth August , 1885 , where we doubt not Bro . Hinckes will welcome any amount of further Contributions which East and West Lancashire may be disposed to fumish .
BOOKS . Jtc . RECEIVED . Society , " " Wh . irfeclale and Airedale Observer , " " Little One's JJwn Paper , " " Court Circular , "' " Liberal Freemason , " " Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine , " "Freemasons' Journal " ' ¦ New York ) , " Frcimaurer-Zeitung , " "Allen's Indian Mail , " ^?!* ' ! ' " J * = » 'i « h Chronicle , " " Freemason * ' ( Christchurch ) , Hull Packet , ' * "Christian Cynosure , " " New York Dispatch , " ( Lo ^ S Tftm " ( 5 ** iw York ' ' "C " i"n . " "Sunday time . ' " Condon ) , Md " Broad Arrow . "
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^ R *»^ gJ ^^ A A ;^ SSSS ^ gk A , A A ^ AAAJ ^ jC * gj ] ^ Se ^^ i ^ S m ^ i &^^^ m ^^^ i ^ Sm ^ mm ^^ lMsi ^ ts y ^^^ SATURDAY , J ULY I r , 1885 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
LWe do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving ol theopinionsexpressedby oni correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion 1
THE PROVINCES AND THE METROPOLIS . To thc Editor nf flic " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , A printed circular of the " London Mutual Masonic Voting Association " has come before me , from which I have culled the following figures , as regards the working of our Charities , and the need of such an Association in aid of London candidates . I assume that the
figures are correct ; if not , they seem to cut away the basis of this new Association . The facts and figures relate to 1 SS 4 . According to these averments , up to the close of 1884 . the London contributions for the Girls' School represented jfC 6 i 3 13 s . 4 d ., as against £ 6323 12 s . 3 d . as sent hy the Provinces ; in all , £ 12 , 937 5 s . jd ., London thus being ahead , with 113300 lodges , & c , £ 290 Is . id . There were then in the School i ( 56 Provincial cases , and 75
London . The Boys' School return for 1 SS 4 is represented as £ 14 , 103 iSs . 6 d ., and of this London sent £ 7749 7 s . Gd ., and the Provinces , £ 6354 1 is ., an excess of London over the Provinces of £ 1394 iGs . Gd . There were then 150 country cases in the School , and 54 London , As regards the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ,
the contributions for 1 S 84 are said to be £ 14 , 655 12 s , of which £ 8424 15 s . were contributed by London , and £ 6240 17 s . by the Provinces , an excess of £ 2183 i- * s . Up to June , 1 SS 4 , there were said to be 119 male annuitants from the Provinces , and 53 from London , and , as regards the female annuitants , 120 are from the Provinces , and 66 from London .
It is therefore alleged that the proper proportional repre sentation of contributions , & c , ought to be : London , 124 girls , Provinces , 75 ; boys—London , 112 , Provinces , 54 ; annuitants—London , 205 , Provinces , 119 . It has been said that you can prove anything by figures , and there is a good deal of truth in the sarcasm . 1 am a little afraid that , with the best intentions in the world , the figures thus put forward are not fully reliable , inasmuch as they hardly or sufficiently
set before us , with statistical accuracy , the actual facts of the case . Ihey may be , and are , correct as far as they go j but they ought to go a little further . An ) how , they deserve consideration , as they touch upon a most important point , and one concerning which all who are interested in our great Charities must feel no little anxiety in respect of future developments . No doubt some such Institution or Institutions are needed for the help and protection of the Metropolitan candidates . A FRIEND TO THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . lo the Editor of tlie "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The disappointment to the energetic Secretary of the above Institution in not obtaining the sum he expected must have been great , and he will have the sympathy of all his brethren . The amount required to make up the requisite sum is not much when spread over so large an area as
that occupied by English Freemasonry , and if it be not contrary to the -cegul-nio-ns livd customs 1 A the -i * nsM * o- iiun , why should not a second appeal be made , so that when the Preparatory School is opened next October , the Executive may feel themselves justified in admitting additional boys ? Notwithstanding your kind remarks about the efforts which the Provinces of East and West Lancashire can make if they be so minded , it-seems to me that they have lately been
holding themselves aloof from the three London Charities , as their contributions have not been at all in keeping with the position which they hold in English Freemasonry . Out ot the Province of East Lancashire only five lodges were represented , and the sum contibuted is small . This province comprises some of the richest towns in England , and surely , notwithstanding the claims of its local institutions , the burden
ot which is not a very heavy one for it to fear , the province might try to follow the example set by its neighbour , West Yorkshire , and give more lioerally to the London Charities . The province may now feel that it can always carry its candidates , and that this particular Institution ( Boys ) will not be put to the cost of any boy from its province , but surely such motives ( if they may be termed selfish ) should not influence any brother or lodge from withholding his or
its contributions to such worthy Institutions as those I have mentioned , because , as relief is one of the fundamental principles of our Order , so the rich and large provinces should afford relief to the ones not so fortunately situated as they are . I would humbly suggest that a similar system to the one adopted in West Yorkshire be applied in East Lancashire , and though its local Institutions must
have the primary claim upon the Charity of its lodges , yet the members of such lodges could find something to give to the London Charities if they were so minded , and a proper system were organised so that each lodge in its turn should give some donation according to its means . Hoping this matter will claim the attention of some influential brother in East Lancashire . —Yours fraternally , A STEWARD R . M . I . B . 1885 .
THE RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I notice that in your usual comments on the returns at this Festival you lay stress on the paucity of the London
lodges that sent up Stewards and the small proportion of the London lists which amounted to £ 100 and upwards . The figures certainly bear out your statement that " we must go through the returns of several festivals before we come to one in which the London total was so low as it was " on this occasion . Only 83 lodges and three chapters
Original Correspondence.
figure in the returns , the Steward for one of the latter acting also as Steward for the lodge to which it is attached . In a former article you mentioned there were 340 lodges in London , of which 326 might be expected to contribute to one of this year ' s anniversaries ; from which it is clear that , whatever may have been expected . 243 out of the 326 gave no help to the Boys' School . Bro . Hedges fared better , as he had 93 lodges supporting himand Bro . Terry best of
, all , as 131 lodges sent Stewards in February last . I could understand the falling off in the amounts subscribed in June as compared with February , if it were always the same lodges which contributed , but though some few attend all three Festivals and a larger number attend two of them , the bulk of contributing lodges devote their attention to one only , so that taking ono festival with another , and supposing that all the lodges give a sum to each Charity , the
London total should not vary to any great extent . But this year , while it was only in round figures £ 5100 for the Boys ' School , it was £ 6200 for the Girls , and £ 9800 for the Benevolent . The fact ' s , not only were there lover London Stewards and fewer London lodges represented , but the lists were out of all proportion smaller than usual . Of the
loS lists which appeared in the published returns last week , on ' y 35 amounti-d to £ 50 and upwards , and of these only 13 ranged from £ 100 and upwards : all the rest were for comparatively small totals . The number of unattached Stewards will not account for this . What will ? —Faithfull y and fraternally yours , ALPHA .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
C 19 ] GOULD'S MASONIC HISTORY . I have been very pleased to read the appreciative review of Volume IV . of Bro . Gould ' s " History of Freemasonry " by the Editor of the Freemason . Gould ' s work , without doubt , is the best ever issued on the subject in any age or country , and the more it is read and studied , the more it will he valued . My reason for writing now is not Io add my testimony to the worth of Bro . Gould ' s Masonic
researches—for I hope yet to write a critical review of the whole work , when the remaining volumes have been issued —but to emphasise your remarks as to ihe present position of the Royal Arch , histoiically considered . The dates are as follows : 1 . First printed reference in ... ... 1744 2 . First notice by " Ancients " 1752 3 . Referred to in " Ahiman Rezon " ... 1756
4 . Oldest Chapter ( Philadelphia ) ... 175 S 5 . Earliest English Records ( York ) ... 17 S 3 6 . Royal Arch Minutes ( london ) ... fj 6 _ 7 . Grand Charter of Compact ( London ) 1776 All these points are carefully noted and duly considered in the fourth volume just published , and I hope the subject will receive more a-tention in ihe future than in the past , so that we may yet hear of more facts bearing on the earl y history of the Degree . I did my best to help students of
the Royal Arch in my " Origin of the English Rite , " and am gratified to find my efforts have been so warmly appreciated , for , whether we see " eye to eye" on the question , all the facts aie brought out most clearly as we proceed , and never were we able to arrive at so lair a conclusion , based on evidence , as now . I shall be very glad when Volume V . makes its app . arance , as Continental Freemasonry will doubtless in it obtain a large share of attention . W . I . HUGHAN .
620 ] THE FRENCH STATUTES OF 1755 . Coiielnded .
29 . Le jour de St . Jean tous les Macons iront a la Messe , en haWts d & cns , gants et bouquets blancs , apre- > ils s ' assembleront pour proceder par la voie de
Scrutin a l'Election d ' un nouveau Maitre ou Jt la prorogation de celui qui est en charge ; on ne vfl era qu ' en faveurdu miSiite ; ouanfitera les registres des ~ eciecaire et Tresorier . Le nouveau MAitre nommera ses
officers et apres la lecture faite des pre * iens re * i ; lemens , il fermera la loge A I ' ordinaire . 30 . Le Lendemain de la Fete St . Jean , le nouveau MAitre fera cellbrer un service des morts pour le repos des Ames des Macons
decode * , anquel tous les Fieres assisteront en habit noir . Lequel service sera payi' - des foods de Ia loge . 31 . II est expressement recommandt ? au MAitre de faire observer un profond
silence pendant la Loge de Table , de punir les contrevenans , la premiere fois par un exercise sans honneur , pour la seconde fois A (' amende pecuniaire de trois freres , et la troisieme fois le Miitre fermera la Loge , se
retirera du Banquet ainsi que tous les officiers . Rien n'imitant mieux la Tour de Babel , qu'une Loge mal gouvernee on des Freres qui n ' obeissent pas .
32 . Le MAitre portera separement les sanies d'obligation et A chacune il chantera et fera chanter les cantiques qui y sont annexees . La derniere finira par le nteud de chaine , on
29 . On St . John ' s Day all the Masons shall go to Mass in decent clothes , gloves , and white posies , alter which they shall assemble and proceed , by ballot , to elect a
new Master , or to re-eli-ct their present Master ; merit alone ¦ -hall decide the voter ; the books of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be audited The new Master shall then name his officers and , after causing these
present ordinances to be read , shall close the lodge in the usual manner . 30 . Un the morrow of St . John ' s Day the new Master shall cause to be held a service of the dead for the repose of the souls of deceased
Masons , at which all the Brothers shall be present in black gnrment-. The which service shall be defrayed out of the lodge funds . 31 . The Master is expressly enjoined to enforce a profound silence at the
Banquet , to punish the contumacious , the first time by imposing a duty void of honour * the second time by fining three brothers , and the third time the Master shall close the lodge , and , with his officersretire from
, the Banquet . Nothing more closely resembles the Tower of Babel than a badl y governed lodge or disobedient brothers .
32 . The Master shall give give separately the regular toasts , and after each he shall sing , and cause to be sung , the songs thereto attached . The last song shall conclude with the living
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" ~ I FOR MANSIONS OR VILLAS , /?/ j . AN ^ - ^ I MPERISHABLE FLOORING *< far O * FLOOR COVERING . ^ Yj h Estimates Free . < 26 , BERNE RS STREET , VV .
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KNITTING AT HOME , BY which Incomes can be Increased and recreative as well as Healthy Employment secured . Apply for terms to—PATENT AUTOMATIC KNITTING MACHINE CO ., L ONDON : 417 , Oxford-street , VV . ; 159 , Upper-street , Islington . LIVERPOOL : 39 , Islington . GLASGOW : 7 , Howard-street .
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F . READ , READ , TAILOR & OUTFITTER , nn A r- » ir Sixteen years with ALFRED WEBB MILES JVl A R Kj and Co ., 12 , lirook-st ., Hanovcr-sq . AND SPECIALITE 63 s . SUITS and „ ' .. 16 s . and 21 s . IROUSERS . LEARN —~" ' 14 , Brook Street , Bond itreet , W .
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CARRIAGES . F and R . SHANKS particularly call - . attention to their light ONE-HORSE LANDAUS , of the very best materials , and fitted with their patent Self-acting Head . Several building to order to be seen in all stages at their manufactory , 70 & 71 , Great Queen-st ., Lincoln ' s Inn-Fields . Drags and new and second-hand Carriages of all descriptions . Estimates given for repairs .
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_&_ By Special Appointment to H . R . H . ^ y The Prince of Wales . & John Underwood & Sons , < # ^ . SCULPTORS & MASONS , ¦ "V ^ C A ^* * to , Duke-st ., Grosvenor-sq ., W ., NS- ^ y ' BCCKIIURST HILL , N . E ., AND CHIXOIORD . & , i *^ r M OUNT C EMEIERY . - ^^ ' Reredoses , Pulpits , Screens , Fonts , J ^? Vlosaic in Glass or Marble , Inlaid and r-gS- Incised Woik . Designs , Estimates ^ and References free on application .
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OUR EYES . Just Puhlished , Third Edition . HOW to USE OUK EYES , and HOW to PRESERVE THEM , from INFANCY to OLD AGE , with Special Information about Spectacles . By JOHN BROWNING , F . R . A . S ., F . R . M . S ., & c . With 54 Illustrations . Price is . ; cloth , is . fid . " How to Use our Eyes , " by John Browning , F . R . A . S ., is a thoroughly practical little manual . "—Graphic . " Gives many a useful hint to those who enjoy good eyesight and wish to preserve it , and gives the advice of an occulist to those obliged to wear spectacles . " —Pall Mall Gaaettc . Chatto and Windus , Piccadilly , London , VV ., and all Booksellers . Sent free for is . 2 d . by the Author , John Browning , 63 , Strand , London , W . C .
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DFWT'S NEW ILLUSTRATED i- / ClN 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS W A TflTTPQ WATCHES and CLOCKS at WAiOiiUlD . REDUCED PRICES , sent post j &^^ ^ j tm free on application to E . DENT _&_ r >?? ft a , ld Co ., Makers to the Oueen , VTIFNTXT Cl » STRAND , LONDON , W . C , y Ut . ni X or 4 > ROYAL EXCHANGE .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following stands over : Consecration of the Farringdon Without Chapter , No . 1745 , THE MEMOIR OF BRO . DR . H . HOPKINS . —Inthe kindly records of the Masonic career of the late Bro . Dr . Hopkins which appeared in our last , although it was not signed , brethren will recognise the hand of his old and attached friend , Bro . W . J . Hughan . "A STEWARD R . M . I . B . 1885 . " —Our correspondent
, whose letter we have published this week , will see from our article on " Laying the Memorial Stone of the New Assembly Hall , Wood Green , " that a second or supplementary Festival is in contemplation on the day arranged for the ceremony , nth August , 1885 , where we doubt not Bro . Hinckes will welcome any amount of further Contributions which East and West Lancashire may be disposed to fumish .
BOOKS . Jtc . RECEIVED . Society , " " Wh . irfeclale and Airedale Observer , " " Little One's JJwn Paper , " " Court Circular , "' " Liberal Freemason , " " Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine , " "Freemasons' Journal " ' ¦ New York ) , " Frcimaurer-Zeitung , " "Allen's Indian Mail , " ^?!* ' ! ' " J * = » 'i « h Chronicle , " " Freemason * ' ( Christchurch ) , Hull Packet , ' * "Christian Cynosure , " " New York Dispatch , " ( Lo ^ S Tftm " ( 5 ** iw York ' ' "C " i"n . " "Sunday time . ' " Condon ) , Md " Broad Arrow . "
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^ R *»^ gJ ^^ A A ;^ SSSS ^ gk A , A A ^ AAAJ ^ jC * gj ] ^ Se ^^ i ^ S m ^ i &^^^ m ^^^ i ^ Sm ^ mm ^^ lMsi ^ ts y ^^^ SATURDAY , J ULY I r , 1885 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
LWe do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving ol theopinionsexpressedby oni correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion 1
THE PROVINCES AND THE METROPOLIS . To thc Editor nf flic " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , A printed circular of the " London Mutual Masonic Voting Association " has come before me , from which I have culled the following figures , as regards the working of our Charities , and the need of such an Association in aid of London candidates . I assume that the
figures are correct ; if not , they seem to cut away the basis of this new Association . The facts and figures relate to 1 SS 4 . According to these averments , up to the close of 1884 . the London contributions for the Girls' School represented jfC 6 i 3 13 s . 4 d ., as against £ 6323 12 s . 3 d . as sent hy the Provinces ; in all , £ 12 , 937 5 s . jd ., London thus being ahead , with 113300 lodges , & c , £ 290 Is . id . There were then in the School i ( 56 Provincial cases , and 75
London . The Boys' School return for 1 SS 4 is represented as £ 14 , 103 iSs . 6 d ., and of this London sent £ 7749 7 s . Gd ., and the Provinces , £ 6354 1 is ., an excess of London over the Provinces of £ 1394 iGs . Gd . There were then 150 country cases in the School , and 54 London , As regards the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution ,
the contributions for 1 S 84 are said to be £ 14 , 655 12 s , of which £ 8424 15 s . were contributed by London , and £ 6240 17 s . by the Provinces , an excess of £ 2183 i- * s . Up to June , 1 SS 4 , there were said to be 119 male annuitants from the Provinces , and 53 from London , and , as regards the female annuitants , 120 are from the Provinces , and 66 from London .
It is therefore alleged that the proper proportional repre sentation of contributions , & c , ought to be : London , 124 girls , Provinces , 75 ; boys—London , 112 , Provinces , 54 ; annuitants—London , 205 , Provinces , 119 . It has been said that you can prove anything by figures , and there is a good deal of truth in the sarcasm . 1 am a little afraid that , with the best intentions in the world , the figures thus put forward are not fully reliable , inasmuch as they hardly or sufficiently
set before us , with statistical accuracy , the actual facts of the case . Ihey may be , and are , correct as far as they go j but they ought to go a little further . An ) how , they deserve consideration , as they touch upon a most important point , and one concerning which all who are interested in our great Charities must feel no little anxiety in respect of future developments . No doubt some such Institution or Institutions are needed for the help and protection of the Metropolitan candidates . A FRIEND TO THE MASONIC CHARITIES .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS . lo the Editor of tlie "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , The disappointment to the energetic Secretary of the above Institution in not obtaining the sum he expected must have been great , and he will have the sympathy of all his brethren . The amount required to make up the requisite sum is not much when spread over so large an area as
that occupied by English Freemasonry , and if it be not contrary to the -cegul-nio-ns livd customs 1 A the -i * nsM * o- iiun , why should not a second appeal be made , so that when the Preparatory School is opened next October , the Executive may feel themselves justified in admitting additional boys ? Notwithstanding your kind remarks about the efforts which the Provinces of East and West Lancashire can make if they be so minded , it-seems to me that they have lately been
holding themselves aloof from the three London Charities , as their contributions have not been at all in keeping with the position which they hold in English Freemasonry . Out ot the Province of East Lancashire only five lodges were represented , and the sum contibuted is small . This province comprises some of the richest towns in England , and surely , notwithstanding the claims of its local institutions , the burden
ot which is not a very heavy one for it to fear , the province might try to follow the example set by its neighbour , West Yorkshire , and give more lioerally to the London Charities . The province may now feel that it can always carry its candidates , and that this particular Institution ( Boys ) will not be put to the cost of any boy from its province , but surely such motives ( if they may be termed selfish ) should not influence any brother or lodge from withholding his or
its contributions to such worthy Institutions as those I have mentioned , because , as relief is one of the fundamental principles of our Order , so the rich and large provinces should afford relief to the ones not so fortunately situated as they are . I would humbly suggest that a similar system to the one adopted in West Yorkshire be applied in East Lancashire , and though its local Institutions must
have the primary claim upon the Charity of its lodges , yet the members of such lodges could find something to give to the London Charities if they were so minded , and a proper system were organised so that each lodge in its turn should give some donation according to its means . Hoping this matter will claim the attention of some influential brother in East Lancashire . —Yours fraternally , A STEWARD R . M . I . B . 1885 .
THE RECENT BOYS' SCHOOL FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I notice that in your usual comments on the returns at this Festival you lay stress on the paucity of the London
lodges that sent up Stewards and the small proportion of the London lists which amounted to £ 100 and upwards . The figures certainly bear out your statement that " we must go through the returns of several festivals before we come to one in which the London total was so low as it was " on this occasion . Only 83 lodges and three chapters
Original Correspondence.
figure in the returns , the Steward for one of the latter acting also as Steward for the lodge to which it is attached . In a former article you mentioned there were 340 lodges in London , of which 326 might be expected to contribute to one of this year ' s anniversaries ; from which it is clear that , whatever may have been expected . 243 out of the 326 gave no help to the Boys' School . Bro . Hedges fared better , as he had 93 lodges supporting himand Bro . Terry best of
, all , as 131 lodges sent Stewards in February last . I could understand the falling off in the amounts subscribed in June as compared with February , if it were always the same lodges which contributed , but though some few attend all three Festivals and a larger number attend two of them , the bulk of contributing lodges devote their attention to one only , so that taking ono festival with another , and supposing that all the lodges give a sum to each Charity , the
London total should not vary to any great extent . But this year , while it was only in round figures £ 5100 for the Boys ' School , it was £ 6200 for the Girls , and £ 9800 for the Benevolent . The fact ' s , not only were there lover London Stewards and fewer London lodges represented , but the lists were out of all proportion smaller than usual . Of the
loS lists which appeared in the published returns last week , on ' y 35 amounti-d to £ 50 and upwards , and of these only 13 ranged from £ 100 and upwards : all the rest were for comparatively small totals . The number of unattached Stewards will not account for this . What will ? —Faithfull y and fraternally yours , ALPHA .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
C 19 ] GOULD'S MASONIC HISTORY . I have been very pleased to read the appreciative review of Volume IV . of Bro . Gould ' s " History of Freemasonry " by the Editor of the Freemason . Gould ' s work , without doubt , is the best ever issued on the subject in any age or country , and the more it is read and studied , the more it will he valued . My reason for writing now is not Io add my testimony to the worth of Bro . Gould ' s Masonic
researches—for I hope yet to write a critical review of the whole work , when the remaining volumes have been issued —but to emphasise your remarks as to ihe present position of the Royal Arch , histoiically considered . The dates are as follows : 1 . First printed reference in ... ... 1744 2 . First notice by " Ancients " 1752 3 . Referred to in " Ahiman Rezon " ... 1756
4 . Oldest Chapter ( Philadelphia ) ... 175 S 5 . Earliest English Records ( York ) ... 17 S 3 6 . Royal Arch Minutes ( london ) ... fj 6 _ 7 . Grand Charter of Compact ( London ) 1776 All these points are carefully noted and duly considered in the fourth volume just published , and I hope the subject will receive more a-tention in ihe future than in the past , so that we may yet hear of more facts bearing on the earl y history of the Degree . I did my best to help students of
the Royal Arch in my " Origin of the English Rite , " and am gratified to find my efforts have been so warmly appreciated , for , whether we see " eye to eye" on the question , all the facts aie brought out most clearly as we proceed , and never were we able to arrive at so lair a conclusion , based on evidence , as now . I shall be very glad when Volume V . makes its app . arance , as Continental Freemasonry will doubtless in it obtain a large share of attention . W . I . HUGHAN .
620 ] THE FRENCH STATUTES OF 1755 . Coiielnded .
29 . Le jour de St . Jean tous les Macons iront a la Messe , en haWts d & cns , gants et bouquets blancs , apre- > ils s ' assembleront pour proceder par la voie de
Scrutin a l'Election d ' un nouveau Maitre ou Jt la prorogation de celui qui est en charge ; on ne vfl era qu ' en faveurdu miSiite ; ouanfitera les registres des ~ eciecaire et Tresorier . Le nouveau MAitre nommera ses
officers et apres la lecture faite des pre * iens re * i ; lemens , il fermera la loge A I ' ordinaire . 30 . Le Lendemain de la Fete St . Jean , le nouveau MAitre fera cellbrer un service des morts pour le repos des Ames des Macons
decode * , anquel tous les Fieres assisteront en habit noir . Lequel service sera payi' - des foods de Ia loge . 31 . II est expressement recommandt ? au MAitre de faire observer un profond
silence pendant la Loge de Table , de punir les contrevenans , la premiere fois par un exercise sans honneur , pour la seconde fois A (' amende pecuniaire de trois freres , et la troisieme fois le Miitre fermera la Loge , se
retirera du Banquet ainsi que tous les officiers . Rien n'imitant mieux la Tour de Babel , qu'une Loge mal gouvernee on des Freres qui n ' obeissent pas .
32 . Le MAitre portera separement les sanies d'obligation et A chacune il chantera et fera chanter les cantiques qui y sont annexees . La derniere finira par le nteud de chaine , on
29 . On St . John ' s Day all the Masons shall go to Mass in decent clothes , gloves , and white posies , alter which they shall assemble and proceed , by ballot , to elect a
new Master , or to re-eli-ct their present Master ; merit alone ¦ -hall decide the voter ; the books of the Secretary and Treasurer shall be audited The new Master shall then name his officers and , after causing these
present ordinances to be read , shall close the lodge in the usual manner . 30 . Un the morrow of St . John ' s Day the new Master shall cause to be held a service of the dead for the repose of the souls of deceased
Masons , at which all the Brothers shall be present in black gnrment-. The which service shall be defrayed out of the lodge funds . 31 . The Master is expressly enjoined to enforce a profound silence at the
Banquet , to punish the contumacious , the first time by imposing a duty void of honour * the second time by fining three brothers , and the third time the Master shall close the lodge , and , with his officersretire from
, the Banquet . Nothing more closely resembles the Tower of Babel than a badl y governed lodge or disobedient brothers .
32 . The Master shall give give separately the regular toasts , and after each he shall sing , and cause to be sung , the songs thereto attached . The last song shall conclude with the living