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Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
¦ MARRIAGES . BROWNE — L EDGER . — On the 4 th September , at Blennervillo Church , Tralee , Barrack-Sergeant Bro . Richard Browne , Lodge 379 , to Alary , relict of the late Colour-Sergeant Bro . Ledger .
CAMPION—COOK . —On the 31 st August , at St . Nicholas s Church , by the Rev . "VV . B . "Wilson , Bro . Charles Campion , of Templo Lodge , 1091 , and Slater-street , Liverpool , third son of Mr . Wm . Campion , Bedford , to Miss F . M . Cook , eldest daughter of the late John Cook , Esq ., Uttoxeter .
DEATHS . GAMES . —On the 28 th August , at his residence , 45 , Stafford-street , Liverpool , aged 37 , much respected , Bro . Stephen Hughes Games , M . D ., of Lodge of Sincerity , 292 . MOBLKT . —On the 5 th September , in her 3 rd year , Maria fourth ancl greatly beloved daughter of Bro . Richard ( and the late Mary ) Morley , wholesale grocer , 29 , Slaterstreet , and Temple Lodge 109 J , Liverpool .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
¦ All communications for Tim FREEMASO . V should be written legibly , on one side ofthe paper only , and , if intended for insertion in the current number must be received not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thursdays , unless in very ¦ special cases . The name and address of every writer must ba sent to us iu confidence
JACOB NORTON * . —The name is " Lord Viscount Mountague , " not " Montacute , " at the date referred to in your note . THISTLE . — We duly made the application , but have never rect'iveA a reply . There seems to be a " Slcipy Hollow " somewhere in the Masonic region alluded to in our correspondent's note .
Ar00602
Cju Jnenuis 0 it , SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 11 , 1869 .
Ar00606
Tn * 8 FKSKUAsoy is published on Saturday Mornings in time for the early trains . The price of Tun "Fnnimxaox is Twopence per week ; quarterly subscription ( including postage ) 3 s . 3 d . Annual Subscription , 12 a . Subscriptions payable in advance . All communications , letters , & c , to bo addressed to tho EDITOR , 3 & 1 , Little Britain , I ' . O . Tho Kilitor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted to Kim , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage stamps .
Indiscriminate Almsgiving.
INDISCRIMINATE ALMSGIVING .
THERE is no nobler virtue than charity , and it is the pride of Freemasonry that her children are ever ready to succour the weak and relieve the distressed . In England—as the " "Monde Magonnique , " one of our French contemporaries , justly remarked on a recent occasion—our resources are
more centralized than in other countries , and the results of our beneficence aro more tangible and better defined . But there is another form of charity to which we desire to call the attention of our readers ;
there is another and a much less satisfactory mode of affording relief than by our contributions to the great Masonic schools or the institution for aged Freemasons and tho widows of our deceased brethren . We mean casual relief to
applicants who , because they assert their claims aa Masons , are forthwith assisted , and go on their way rejoicing in the hope of future plunder . Experience—the real test in such cases—prompts us to declare that in nine instances out of ton
the charity so bestowed is absolutely wasted ; nay , it even results in positive injury to the cause of tho truly necessitous Masou who is mulct of the advantages ho mi ght otherwise receive were our bounty strictly confined to those
whose applications will bear the test of scrutiny . Brethren young in the Craft are more especially tho victims of those specious individuals who
having obtained by some means or other the certificates of genuine Masons , make a trade of the sacred precepts of the Fraternity , in order to lead dissolute lives and revel in a state of
blissful idleness . There are also men who , after being initiated , by their own misconduct forfeit their positions in society , and thenceforth resolve to prey upon tho brethren ; or , as an eminent "M ason happily expresses it , they determine to render their
Indiscriminate Almsgiving.
fellow-creatures more extensively serviceable to their nefarious designs , instead of taking their stations in the battle of life and honestly working for their subsistence .
Next to actual impostors , these men are a snare and a stumbling-block to earnest young brethren ; and we can conceive little or nothing more calculated to excite the distrust and
suspicion of our newly-admitted members than an appeal for help from one of those itinerant professional beggars . Fortunately , of late there has been a tendency to check this abuse , and bv the establishment of
local Boards of Belief—notabl y those in Lancashire—much good has been effected , in sifting and investigating the claims upon our Masonic funds . Great honour is due to such brethren as Brother J . L . Hine , who has taken a conspicuous part in
this desirable reform , and we trust they will persevere in their praiseworthy efforts until the "tramp proper" is relegated to his appropriate station—the stone-yard of the union . In London we are not so liable to be imposed
upon , not because of our superior sagacity but simply because every Mason possessed of ordinary information knows that he can refer such applicants to the office of the Grand Lodge , and thereby relieve himself of the tax on his
individual purse or the trouble of investigation . And here we may point out a serious defect in our administration , and one which is not altogether without its effects upon the Fund of Benevolence . It is well known that the Board
or Committee of Charity known as the Lodge of Benevolence sits but once a month at Freemasons ' Hall , so that in many instances , petitioners for relief who happen to have applied just after a meeting has been held , are compelled to wait a month before their cases can be entertained .
How is this evil to be remedied 1 In the local Committees of Relief now existing in the provinces we believe tho Almoner is empowered to relieve to a certain extent in tho exercise of his own discretion , and a similar privilege ought
to be extended to the Grand Secretary as the real though not ostensible custodian of the funds of Grand Lodge . The advantages of such a concession would bo twofold . In the first place , the poor distressed petitioner would obtain a .
sufficient sum to keep him or her from starving —a contingency that may occur at any moment under the present regime ; and , secondly , in some cases the Fund itself would reap the benefit , because an immediate donation of from two to
five pounds would enable certain applicants to proceed on their journey or voyage to their native homes , or to some sphere of labour where better and brighter prospects might await them .
There is really no feasible objection to bc offered to this scheme—and the Grand Secretary is thc proper officer to make the necessary enquiries , and to disburse the fund in such cases of
emergency . With his experienced staff of assistants , whose efficiency and integrity are beyond question , the Grand Secretary ' s duties in this respect would bo comparatively light , although he would thereby be enabled to diminish
materially the work of the monthly Board . A reform in this direction is urgentl y needed , and we commend it to the consideration of Bro . Clabon , who has already devoted so much
time and attention to the subject . In the meantime , let us warn our readers against the practice of indiscriminate almsgiving which , wo reiterate , is simply holding out a premium to deception and imposture . [ Several Reviews , & c , stand over till our next issue . !—ED . F .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
—?—FOREIGN NOTES BY THE EDITOR . There are 43 lodges in Paris under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of France , and 10 in the suburbs . The Supreme Council ( chef-lieu at 35 , Rue de Grenelle , St . Honore ) numbers 27
lodges in . the capital . There are , therefore , SO Masonic lodges in or near Paris . At a General Assembly of the Italian Freemasons held recently at Florence , Col . Ludovico Frapolli , 33 ° , a deputy of the Italian Parliament , was elected Grand Master all but unanimously ,
four votes being given to Bro . Macchi . Brothers Joseph Mazzoni andFrancis Curzio were chosen Grand Masters adjoint . The Assembly decided to retain the phrase at the head of Masonic documents , " To the glory of the Great Architect of the Universe , " for which some
brethren proposed to substitute , " In the Name of our Universal Country and Unlimited Progress . " They have , however , suppressed the interrogation usually addressed to their neophytes , " What is your relig ion ? " and now demand , " What are the duties of man to his
country , to himself , and to his neighbour ? From the Grand Master ' s discourse we gather that many of the Italian lodges have but an ephemeral existence , as no less than 61 have disappeared from , the roll since 1867 , although it is also stated that they have been replaced by 77
new lodges . This is not a gratifying state of affairs , but we believe that with increased confidence in their future , the Italian brethren will eventually consolidate and cement the scattered elements of Freemasonry in that glorious land of Dante and Michael Angelo .
There are 150 lodges under the Grand Lodge at Florence . Many of these are named after eminent individuals , for example , Abraham Lincoln , Archimedes , the First Brutus , Christopher Columbus , Dante Alighieri , Henry Dandolo , Garibaldi , Galvani , Galileo , Torricelli , Cavour , Pisani , & c . ; while others express the national
aspirations , such as " Social Progress , " Unity and Liberty , " "National Unity , " "Rome and Venice , " " New Rome , " " The Era of Italy , " " Concord aud Progress , " & c . A few resemble our English names , as " Mount Sinai Lodge , " " Minerva , " " Hope , " " Star of the East , " " Universal , " " True Friendship , " & c . The nomenclature of lodges generally is an interesting study .
THE THIRTY-THREE DEGREES . In answer to " Belfasticusis , " we feel pleasure iu enumerating the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , premising that the Craft degrees of E . A ., F . C , and M . M . form the basis of the superstructure .
4 , Secret Master ; 5 , Perfect Master ; G , Intimate Secretary ; 7 , Provost ancl Judge ; 8 , Intendant of the Buildings ; 9 , Elected Knights of Nine ; 10 , Illustrious Elect of Fifteen ; 11 , Sublime Knights elected ; 12 , Grand Master Architect ; 13 , Knight of the Ninth Arch ; 14 , Grand Elect , Perfect and Sublime Mason . The above are conferred in what is called a
Lodge of Perfection , and they aro supposed to be the completion of Ancient or Jewish Masonry . In 15 , the Knight of the East , we have Cyrus , the precursor of Christ . 16 , Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 , Knight of the East and West ; 18 , Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of Ilerodoni .
These degrees form the boundary of work in Roso Croix chapters , the superior grades being conferred by the authority of Supreme Councils of the 33 ° . 19 , Grand Pontiff ; 20 , Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges ; 21 , Noachite , or Prussian
Knight ; 22 , Knight of the Royal Axe , or Prince of Libanus ; 23 , Chief of the Tabernacle ; 24 , Prince of thc Tabernacle ; 25 , Knight of the Brazen Serpent ; 2 G , Prince of Mercy , or Scotch Trinitarian ; 27 , Sovereign Commander of the Temple ;
28 , Knight of the Sun ; 29 , Knight of St . Andrew ; 30 , Grand Elect Knight Kadosh ; 31 , Grand Inquisitor , or Enquiring Commander ; 32 , Sublime Prince of thc Royal Secret ; 33 , Sovereign Grand Inspector General . Our correspondent will observe that neither
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Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
¦ MARRIAGES . BROWNE — L EDGER . — On the 4 th September , at Blennervillo Church , Tralee , Barrack-Sergeant Bro . Richard Browne , Lodge 379 , to Alary , relict of the late Colour-Sergeant Bro . Ledger .
CAMPION—COOK . —On the 31 st August , at St . Nicholas s Church , by the Rev . "VV . B . "Wilson , Bro . Charles Campion , of Templo Lodge , 1091 , and Slater-street , Liverpool , third son of Mr . Wm . Campion , Bedford , to Miss F . M . Cook , eldest daughter of the late John Cook , Esq ., Uttoxeter .
DEATHS . GAMES . —On the 28 th August , at his residence , 45 , Stafford-street , Liverpool , aged 37 , much respected , Bro . Stephen Hughes Games , M . D ., of Lodge of Sincerity , 292 . MOBLKT . —On the 5 th September , in her 3 rd year , Maria fourth ancl greatly beloved daughter of Bro . Richard ( and the late Mary ) Morley , wholesale grocer , 29 , Slaterstreet , and Temple Lodge 109 J , Liverpool .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
¦ All communications for Tim FREEMASO . V should be written legibly , on one side ofthe paper only , and , if intended for insertion in the current number must be received not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thursdays , unless in very ¦ special cases . The name and address of every writer must ba sent to us iu confidence
JACOB NORTON * . —The name is " Lord Viscount Mountague , " not " Montacute , " at the date referred to in your note . THISTLE . — We duly made the application , but have never rect'iveA a reply . There seems to be a " Slcipy Hollow " somewhere in the Masonic region alluded to in our correspondent's note .
Ar00602
Cju Jnenuis 0 it , SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 11 , 1869 .
Ar00606
Tn * 8 FKSKUAsoy is published on Saturday Mornings in time for the early trains . The price of Tun "Fnnimxaox is Twopence per week ; quarterly subscription ( including postage ) 3 s . 3 d . Annual Subscription , 12 a . Subscriptions payable in advance . All communications , letters , & c , to bo addressed to tho EDITOR , 3 & 1 , Little Britain , I ' . O . Tho Kilitor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted to Kim , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage stamps .
Indiscriminate Almsgiving.
INDISCRIMINATE ALMSGIVING .
THERE is no nobler virtue than charity , and it is the pride of Freemasonry that her children are ever ready to succour the weak and relieve the distressed . In England—as the " "Monde Magonnique , " one of our French contemporaries , justly remarked on a recent occasion—our resources are
more centralized than in other countries , and the results of our beneficence aro more tangible and better defined . But there is another form of charity to which we desire to call the attention of our readers ;
there is another and a much less satisfactory mode of affording relief than by our contributions to the great Masonic schools or the institution for aged Freemasons and tho widows of our deceased brethren . We mean casual relief to
applicants who , because they assert their claims aa Masons , are forthwith assisted , and go on their way rejoicing in the hope of future plunder . Experience—the real test in such cases—prompts us to declare that in nine instances out of ton
the charity so bestowed is absolutely wasted ; nay , it even results in positive injury to the cause of tho truly necessitous Masou who is mulct of the advantages ho mi ght otherwise receive were our bounty strictly confined to those
whose applications will bear the test of scrutiny . Brethren young in the Craft are more especially tho victims of those specious individuals who
having obtained by some means or other the certificates of genuine Masons , make a trade of the sacred precepts of the Fraternity , in order to lead dissolute lives and revel in a state of
blissful idleness . There are also men who , after being initiated , by their own misconduct forfeit their positions in society , and thenceforth resolve to prey upon tho brethren ; or , as an eminent "M ason happily expresses it , they determine to render their
Indiscriminate Almsgiving.
fellow-creatures more extensively serviceable to their nefarious designs , instead of taking their stations in the battle of life and honestly working for their subsistence .
Next to actual impostors , these men are a snare and a stumbling-block to earnest young brethren ; and we can conceive little or nothing more calculated to excite the distrust and
suspicion of our newly-admitted members than an appeal for help from one of those itinerant professional beggars . Fortunately , of late there has been a tendency to check this abuse , and bv the establishment of
local Boards of Belief—notabl y those in Lancashire—much good has been effected , in sifting and investigating the claims upon our Masonic funds . Great honour is due to such brethren as Brother J . L . Hine , who has taken a conspicuous part in
this desirable reform , and we trust they will persevere in their praiseworthy efforts until the "tramp proper" is relegated to his appropriate station—the stone-yard of the union . In London we are not so liable to be imposed
upon , not because of our superior sagacity but simply because every Mason possessed of ordinary information knows that he can refer such applicants to the office of the Grand Lodge , and thereby relieve himself of the tax on his
individual purse or the trouble of investigation . And here we may point out a serious defect in our administration , and one which is not altogether without its effects upon the Fund of Benevolence . It is well known that the Board
or Committee of Charity known as the Lodge of Benevolence sits but once a month at Freemasons ' Hall , so that in many instances , petitioners for relief who happen to have applied just after a meeting has been held , are compelled to wait a month before their cases can be entertained .
How is this evil to be remedied 1 In the local Committees of Relief now existing in the provinces we believe tho Almoner is empowered to relieve to a certain extent in tho exercise of his own discretion , and a similar privilege ought
to be extended to the Grand Secretary as the real though not ostensible custodian of the funds of Grand Lodge . The advantages of such a concession would bo twofold . In the first place , the poor distressed petitioner would obtain a .
sufficient sum to keep him or her from starving —a contingency that may occur at any moment under the present regime ; and , secondly , in some cases the Fund itself would reap the benefit , because an immediate donation of from two to
five pounds would enable certain applicants to proceed on their journey or voyage to their native homes , or to some sphere of labour where better and brighter prospects might await them .
There is really no feasible objection to bc offered to this scheme—and the Grand Secretary is thc proper officer to make the necessary enquiries , and to disburse the fund in such cases of
emergency . With his experienced staff of assistants , whose efficiency and integrity are beyond question , the Grand Secretary ' s duties in this respect would bo comparatively light , although he would thereby be enabled to diminish
materially the work of the monthly Board . A reform in this direction is urgentl y needed , and we commend it to the consideration of Bro . Clabon , who has already devoted so much
time and attention to the subject . In the meantime , let us warn our readers against the practice of indiscriminate almsgiving which , wo reiterate , is simply holding out a premium to deception and imposture . [ Several Reviews , & c , stand over till our next issue . !—ED . F .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
—?—FOREIGN NOTES BY THE EDITOR . There are 43 lodges in Paris under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of France , and 10 in the suburbs . The Supreme Council ( chef-lieu at 35 , Rue de Grenelle , St . Honore ) numbers 27
lodges in . the capital . There are , therefore , SO Masonic lodges in or near Paris . At a General Assembly of the Italian Freemasons held recently at Florence , Col . Ludovico Frapolli , 33 ° , a deputy of the Italian Parliament , was elected Grand Master all but unanimously ,
four votes being given to Bro . Macchi . Brothers Joseph Mazzoni andFrancis Curzio were chosen Grand Masters adjoint . The Assembly decided to retain the phrase at the head of Masonic documents , " To the glory of the Great Architect of the Universe , " for which some
brethren proposed to substitute , " In the Name of our Universal Country and Unlimited Progress . " They have , however , suppressed the interrogation usually addressed to their neophytes , " What is your relig ion ? " and now demand , " What are the duties of man to his
country , to himself , and to his neighbour ? From the Grand Master ' s discourse we gather that many of the Italian lodges have but an ephemeral existence , as no less than 61 have disappeared from , the roll since 1867 , although it is also stated that they have been replaced by 77
new lodges . This is not a gratifying state of affairs , but we believe that with increased confidence in their future , the Italian brethren will eventually consolidate and cement the scattered elements of Freemasonry in that glorious land of Dante and Michael Angelo .
There are 150 lodges under the Grand Lodge at Florence . Many of these are named after eminent individuals , for example , Abraham Lincoln , Archimedes , the First Brutus , Christopher Columbus , Dante Alighieri , Henry Dandolo , Garibaldi , Galvani , Galileo , Torricelli , Cavour , Pisani , & c . ; while others express the national
aspirations , such as " Social Progress , " Unity and Liberty , " "National Unity , " "Rome and Venice , " " New Rome , " " The Era of Italy , " " Concord aud Progress , " & c . A few resemble our English names , as " Mount Sinai Lodge , " " Minerva , " " Hope , " " Star of the East , " " Universal , " " True Friendship , " & c . The nomenclature of lodges generally is an interesting study .
THE THIRTY-THREE DEGREES . In answer to " Belfasticusis , " we feel pleasure iu enumerating the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , premising that the Craft degrees of E . A ., F . C , and M . M . form the basis of the superstructure .
4 , Secret Master ; 5 , Perfect Master ; G , Intimate Secretary ; 7 , Provost ancl Judge ; 8 , Intendant of the Buildings ; 9 , Elected Knights of Nine ; 10 , Illustrious Elect of Fifteen ; 11 , Sublime Knights elected ; 12 , Grand Master Architect ; 13 , Knight of the Ninth Arch ; 14 , Grand Elect , Perfect and Sublime Mason . The above are conferred in what is called a
Lodge of Perfection , and they aro supposed to be the completion of Ancient or Jewish Masonry . In 15 , the Knight of the East , we have Cyrus , the precursor of Christ . 16 , Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 , Knight of the East and West ; 18 , Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of Ilerodoni .
These degrees form the boundary of work in Roso Croix chapters , the superior grades being conferred by the authority of Supreme Councils of the 33 ° . 19 , Grand Pontiff ; 20 , Grand Master of all Symbolic Lodges ; 21 , Noachite , or Prussian
Knight ; 22 , Knight of the Royal Axe , or Prince of Libanus ; 23 , Chief of the Tabernacle ; 24 , Prince of thc Tabernacle ; 25 , Knight of the Brazen Serpent ; 2 G , Prince of Mercy , or Scotch Trinitarian ; 27 , Sovereign Commander of the Temple ;
28 , Knight of the Sun ; 29 , Knight of St . Andrew ; 30 , Grand Elect Knight Kadosh ; 31 , Grand Inquisitor , or Enquiring Commander ; 32 , Sublime Prince of thc Royal Secret ; 33 , Sovereign Grand Inspector General . Our correspondent will observe that neither