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Original Correspondence.
that the main point to be kept in view was the memory of the late Grand Secretary , and that this would be most thoroughly and extensive ! }' , as well as most charitably , done , by to some extent assuaging the disappointment of those " old folks '' who , perhaps , only missing success by a few votes , are sent back to wait another year before
obtaining the hoped for annuity . The annuities arising from " perpetual presentations , " had such a plan been resolved on , would probably remain with the same one or two recipients for several years , and the gift of it or them would revert to the elective body , whoever that might consist of , so seldom that the original
object would , so far as the Craft is concerned , be almost or quite lost sight of ; whereas , the annual gift of such a sum of £ io each to several recipients who change every year , and practically arrive at that gift by the votes of the Craft at large supporting the Benevolent Institution , would surely serve to keep the memory of our late Bro . Hervey
perennially green , and in a direction that he himself would hava delighted in . I will only add that from all parts of the provinces hearty approval is being daily expressed and warm co-operation promised . A D . P . G . M . of one of the largest provinces in
England writes : " I cordially approve both the object and the proposed application of the fund . " Another D . P . G . M . writes : " I entirely approve all I read about the Hervey Memorial Fund , and you may calculate upon my best exertions . "
May I say , in conclusion ( that I may not again trespass upon your good nature ) , that every lodge and chapter in England and Wales has been addressed once , and will during the present month receive a second communication
containing the fullest information . I fear , from what I hear , that in some cases accurate delivery of our letters does not take place , arising , no doubt , from a variety of causes which the Committee regret , but cannot control . I am , faithfully and fraternally , yours
JOHN B . MONCKTON ( Pres . Board of General Purposes ) , Chairman of Committee . Oueen Anne's Mansion , S . W ., 7 th March , 1 SS 1 .
To the Editor of thc "Freemason . '' Dear Sir and . Brother , — In thanking you for inserting the list of contributions actually received up to the 2 nd inst . in your last issue , you will perhaps allow me to point out that there was a typographical error in the name of Bro . John A . Farnfield , P . M . 256 , & c , who liberally subscribed five guineas to the fund .
Since the original circular was sent out , seven distinguished Present and Past Grand Officers ( all old friends of our late Bro . Hervey ) have joined the Committee . In order to make this fact known and also with a view to show what progress has been made , it has been decided to issue a fresh circular , a copy of which I beg to hand you enclosed .
The list , to which allusion is made in paragraph five , is a reprint of that which appeared in the Freemason of the 5 th inst ., with the addition of such sums as have been subsequently received .
I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and frater nally , R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 256 , Hon . Sec . " Hervey Memorial Fund . " Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey , March gth .
[ COPY . ]—COMMITTEE . V . W . Bro . Sir John Monckton , F . S . A ., P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , Chairman . R . W . Bro . Sir Albert XV . Woods ( Garter ) , P . G . W ., G . Dir . Cer . V . W . Bro . Colonel Creaton , G . Treas .
V . W . Bro . Ai . J . Mclntyre , Q . C , M . P ., G . Reg . W . Bro . J . Moxon Clabon , P . G . D ., Treasurer G . O . 's Mess . W . Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D ., Treasurer of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . W . Bro . C . A . Murton , P . G . D ., P . M . No . 7 , P . Z . No . 7 . W . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., Treasurer G . Chapter Club .
Bros . R . E . K . Wilkinson , W . M ., 13 A , Great Georgestreet , S . W . ; F . Adlard , P . M . and Treasurer , 225 , High Holborn , W . C . ; George Johnston , P . M . and Secretary , 23 , Ironmonger-lane , E . C ; John Mamham , P . M ., The Hollies , Boxmore , Herts ; and Percy F . Sutton , S . W ., Gibbon-road , Kingston-on-Thames , No . 7 , Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ( Bro . Hervey's " Mother Lodge , of which he was thrice W . Master ) .
Bros . Henry Greene , P . M . and Treasurer , 155 , Cannonstreet , E . C ; John A . Farnfield , P . M . and Secretary , 90 , Lower Thames-street , E . G . ; R . R . Davis , P . M ., Carey-street , Lincoln's Inn , W . C , and Wallington , Surrey ( Hon . Sec . of the fund ); Rev . D . I .
Drakeford , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . C Somerset and Surrey , Elm Grove , Sydenham , S . E . ; and Rev . James Amos , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . C . Surrey , Paston House Cambridge , No . 256 , Lodge of Unions ( of which Bro . Hervey was a member thirty-six years and thrice W . Master ) .
The whole of the lodges and chapters in England and Wales have been already addressed on the subject of thc Hervey Memorial Fund , and many have responded . In order promptly to enlist the attention and co-operation of those that have not yet replied , it has been thought right , by the Committee , that the progress made should be at once reported .
Original Correspondence.
1 . 'It is intended to invest the contributions in the Government Funds , in the names of Bros . Sir John Monckton ( Chairman of the Committee ); Thomas Fenn , P . G . D . ( Treasurer of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement ); Charles A . Murton , P . G . D . ( P . M . of the Royal York Lodge , No . 7 ); and Reuben R . Davis ( P . M . of the Lodge of Unions , No . 256 , and Hon . Secretary of the Committee ) , and to give the annual dividends in sums of jCio
each ( more or less , as may be , from time to time , thought desirable ) to the highest unsuccessful candidates , male and female , at the yearly elections of the Masonic Benevolent ( or "Old People's" ) Institution . Such donations to be known as the "Hervey Benefactions . " 2 . Moneys as received are at once paid into the London and Westminster Bank ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , to a special account opened for the purpose , in the names of the
Chairman and two of the Committee . 3 . By the kindness of the proprietor of the Freemason , sums actuall y paid are announced in the first number of that journal in each month ( commencing with the month of March of the present year ) . 4 . At the request of the authorities of several provinces , whose Provincial Gvarid meetings do not occur till late in the year , the fund will be kept open until the end of the
present year , when the accounts will be audited and a report thereof forwarded to the Freemason for publication as early as possible in the month of January , 1 SS 2 . Meanwhile the investment in Consols will take place as often as the receipts render desirable . 5 . A list of contributions actually paid into the Bank is annexed for the information of lodges and brethren . Remittances on account of the fund and all communications connected therewith should be sent to the
undersigned . R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 256 , 1 S 51 . H . No 7 , Chapter , Honorary Secretary . Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey , March , 1 SS 1 . Cheques should be crossed " London and Westminster Bank , account of Hervey Memorial Fund . " Post Office Orders should be made payable at the Chief Office , London , E . C .
Reviews.
Reviews .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLSPRINTED REPORT , LIST , & c , FOR 1 SS 0 . February , 1 SS 1 . This is now a goodly sized volume of 37 G pages . One feels tempted to ask how much larger is it to be , as we see it year by year " visibly increasing , " and one hardly realizes to what size it may yet attain . On the 31 st of
January , 1 SS 1 , there were 22 S girls in the Institution , of whom seventy-seven are London cases and 151 Provincial and Colonial . The balance sheet is very striking ; but we do not repeat it , as it is commented on elsewhere . All of us may well feel great pride in this successful and admirablymanaged Institution .
SYSTEM DE ALTSYNAGOGALEN PALASTINISCHEN THEOLOGIE . FERDINAND WEBER . Leipsic : Dorffling and Franke . This work , which is now selling by Williams and Norgate , 14 , Henrietta-street , Covent-garden , isa very remarkable one in many ways . It is a posthumous one , being edited by Franz Delitsch and George Schncidermann , and is an attempt to explain Hebrew teaching , from the "Targums" " Midrasch , " and the "Talmud . " Some of
its chapters are most striking , especially those which touch upon the "Kabbala" and the mystical teaching of the Jews . It is a book , moreover , which demands close and careful reading-, and is one whicli ought to be in all good Masonic libraries . We shall recur to it with more leisure to do justice to it , and give an idea of its scope and contents .
MAGAZINES . "The Voice of Masonry , " February , 1 SS 1 , Chicago . As usual , most varied in mattei and most interesting in detail . We note with amusement that some " wiseacre " complains he has not enough for his money . He must be difficult to satisfy . " The Voice of Masonry " is a very remarkable serial , and does credit to Freemasonry and American Masonic literature .
"Masonic Review , " February , 1 SS 1 , Cincinnati . Avery interesting little serial , full of matter , and most carefully edited . We always read it with pleasure . Bro . Rob Morris ' essay on the " Money of the Ancient Times " is well worth perusal . . " The Antiquary " is a most striking number , and one which must please a large circle of readers .
" Temple Bar . " Has an account of Ferdinand Lassalle and two good stories . "The Journey in the Mogbrebbin Country" rather disappoints us . The " Best Picture in the World" and "Genius and Method" are both much above the average of magazine articles , and call for perusal . We do not like at all Hazlitt ' s " Liber Amoris , " and think it a sad " outcome" of almost a "diseased mind . "
" All the Year Round " is full , as usual , of interest and ability . "Asphodel" continues to charm and enthral . It has one great merit—it can be read out to a youthful circle . Alas ! of how many books now-a-days can we say the same ? "Scribner's Monthl y" almost " excels itself "—as the Irishman said—and is alike remarkable for literary merit and artistic illustrations . We are pleased to hear that its circulation is largely increasing in England .
BOOK CATALOGUES . No . 51 , February , 1 SS 1 . Bernard Quaritch . By an amusing little mistake this is printed 1 S 80 , but many of the books were only purchased at the sale of Lord Clare and Sir J . Pakington ( Lord Hampton ) a few weeks back . There are some most remarkable works in this
catalogue , and we recommend all book collectors and " bibliomaniacs " to send for it . Never mind , brother collectors of books , there is no better , healthier , or saner occupation than collecting and loving books . Some of thc MSS . and books in Mr . Quaritch ' s catalogue make a " fellar ' s " mouth water .
Reviews.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO , 1 SS 0 . We have been pleased to read these proceedings of a dis tinguished Grand Lodge , whose Grand Master is Bro . R . C . Lemmon , Toledo , whose Grand Secretary is the well-known and able Bro . J . D . Caldwell , Cincinnati . It has 523 lodges under its jurisdiction , and seems in a most active and healthy condition . Freemasonry is " living " and "working " in the United States .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS OF OHIO . The Grand Master beingComp . J . M . Goodspeed Athenry , the Grand Recorder , ] . D . Caldwell . It is its fiftieth report , or " semi-centennial , " and has mnch of interest for all " Royal and Select Masters . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
MARK CONSECRATION , No . 275 . Bro . Hughan wishes us to correct the account of his speech at page 116 of the Freemason . It should read " Dwelling upon the great antiquity of the Mark as a custom ( not as a Degree ) , he said he had photographs of the pages of a Mark Book belonging to an old lodge in
Aberdeen of A . D . 1670 , and that the marks were carefully drawn after each member , Apprentices as well as Craftsmen , from that year . " As Bro . Hughan is known not to believe in the great antiquity of Masonic Degrees , doubtless our readers generally have already made the correction .
JEWELS OF THE NINE WORTHIES . In the minute book No . 3 , of Lodge 194 , which I have , ( and which the lodge apparently does not care to possess ) , we hear more than once of the "Nine Worthies , " and of the "jewel" of the same . I believe that these jewels are now in the new museum forming in Freemasons' Hall , by the Grand Secretary , Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , and that they represent the jewels worn by the governing body of the Royal Arch under the " Antients . " MASONIC STUDENT .
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . As regards Sir Christopher Wren and Freemasonry two or three " facts , " I think , deserve careful attention , which may yet clear up this " moot point . " According to Wren's Parentalia the first stone of St . Paul ' s was laid in 1675 . Is that statement correct ? If so , surely some record must be found of it in the " Gazettes " of the period somewhere or
other , and though I have mislaid my reference , a statement has been made tbat this account exists and a drawing of the same . Can Bro . Gould or any other brother help us in the matter ? I am going to see if I can obtain any light on this and several other points , as there must be some evidence available .
There are in the Tanner MSS . Bodleian Library , Oxford , some of the accounts of building St . Paul's in Sir Christopher Wren's time . Can any Oxford brother look into the matter to see if any mention is made of the " Freemasons" of the "Lodge of St . Paul ' s ?" Have the Rawlinson MSS . been carefully looked into as regards Sir Christopher Wren ? MASONIC STUDENT .
ENGRAVED LISTS . I beg to thank Bro . Dr . Hopkins for a copy of Pine ' s later list of 1725 , which will be especially useful to me for reference , from the care which the donor has taken to exhibit the two lists of that year in parallel columns , so that their points of agreement and divergence are recognisable at a glance . The alterations and additions recorded
in the later list—occurring , it must be recollected , within the space of some months only—illustrate very clearly thc difficulties with which the lodgeographer ( to use the last new term ) has to contend . In the interval between the publication of the two lists , eighty-five lodges changed their places of meeting , two dropped out altogether , and no less than eight were added to the roll . R . F . GOULD .
THE ALBION LODGE , QUEBEC . In the Freemason of Feb . 26 th ( atpOioi ) , the "Albion , " Quebec , is stated " to be the oldest lodge on the American continent , having been inaugurated in 1721 . " Itwasconstituted on the 3 rd July , 17 S 1 , in the 4 th Battalion Royal Artillery , at New Vork , and will , therefore ( though it has received a centenary warrant from our Grand Lodge , slightly in advance ) , complete the hundredth year of its existence in July next . R . F . GOULD .
Grand Lodge Of Quebec.
GRAND LODGE OF QUEBEC .
An emergency communication of the Grand Lodge of Quebec was held in the -rooms of Royal Albert Lodge , No . 25 , Phillips-square , Montreal , on Thursday evening , the 27 th January , M . W . Bro . J . H . Graham on the throne , and many Grand and Past Grand Officers present , besides a number of other brethren .
The report of the Joint Committees in re Scotch lodges was adopted with great unanimity . The representatives of Elgin , Argyle , and King Solomon Lodges were heartily received amidst much enthusiasm . There old warrants were given up , and will be forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , with the request that they be returned to the lodges here , to be placed as heir-looms amongst their respective archives . New and handsome
charters from the Grand Lodge of Quebec were then presented . " * " * After Grand Lodge had been closed in ample form , the bretbren adjourned to the banquet hall of Royal Albert
Lodge , where loyal and Masonic toasts , sentiments and songs were given and responded to . ttill the wee sma' hours , when the Grand Junior Warden ' s toast was drunk with three times three , andall left rejoicing in the happycommemoration of their long cherished desires .
Old Matured Wines and Spirits . —J . K . SHAND 85 Co ., Wine Merchants ( Experts and Valuers ) , 3 , ' Albert Mansions , Victoria . street , London , S . W . Price lists on application , —r ^ ovt . ]
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that the main point to be kept in view was the memory of the late Grand Secretary , and that this would be most thoroughly and extensive ! }' , as well as most charitably , done , by to some extent assuaging the disappointment of those " old folks '' who , perhaps , only missing success by a few votes , are sent back to wait another year before
obtaining the hoped for annuity . The annuities arising from " perpetual presentations , " had such a plan been resolved on , would probably remain with the same one or two recipients for several years , and the gift of it or them would revert to the elective body , whoever that might consist of , so seldom that the original
object would , so far as the Craft is concerned , be almost or quite lost sight of ; whereas , the annual gift of such a sum of £ io each to several recipients who change every year , and practically arrive at that gift by the votes of the Craft at large supporting the Benevolent Institution , would surely serve to keep the memory of our late Bro . Hervey
perennially green , and in a direction that he himself would hava delighted in . I will only add that from all parts of the provinces hearty approval is being daily expressed and warm co-operation promised . A D . P . G . M . of one of the largest provinces in
England writes : " I cordially approve both the object and the proposed application of the fund . " Another D . P . G . M . writes : " I entirely approve all I read about the Hervey Memorial Fund , and you may calculate upon my best exertions . "
May I say , in conclusion ( that I may not again trespass upon your good nature ) , that every lodge and chapter in England and Wales has been addressed once , and will during the present month receive a second communication
containing the fullest information . I fear , from what I hear , that in some cases accurate delivery of our letters does not take place , arising , no doubt , from a variety of causes which the Committee regret , but cannot control . I am , faithfully and fraternally , yours
JOHN B . MONCKTON ( Pres . Board of General Purposes ) , Chairman of Committee . Oueen Anne's Mansion , S . W ., 7 th March , 1 SS 1 .
To the Editor of thc "Freemason . '' Dear Sir and . Brother , — In thanking you for inserting the list of contributions actually received up to the 2 nd inst . in your last issue , you will perhaps allow me to point out that there was a typographical error in the name of Bro . John A . Farnfield , P . M . 256 , & c , who liberally subscribed five guineas to the fund .
Since the original circular was sent out , seven distinguished Present and Past Grand Officers ( all old friends of our late Bro . Hervey ) have joined the Committee . In order to make this fact known and also with a view to show what progress has been made , it has been decided to issue a fresh circular , a copy of which I beg to hand you enclosed .
The list , to which allusion is made in paragraph five , is a reprint of that which appeared in the Freemason of the 5 th inst ., with the addition of such sums as have been subsequently received .
I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours faithfully and frater nally , R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 256 , Hon . Sec . " Hervey Memorial Fund . " Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey , March gth .
[ COPY . ]—COMMITTEE . V . W . Bro . Sir John Monckton , F . S . A ., P . G . D ., President of the Board of General Purposes , Chairman . R . W . Bro . Sir Albert XV . Woods ( Garter ) , P . G . W ., G . Dir . Cer . V . W . Bro . Colonel Creaton , G . Treas .
V . W . Bro . Ai . J . Mclntyre , Q . C , M . P ., G . Reg . W . Bro . J . Moxon Clabon , P . G . D ., Treasurer G . O . 's Mess . W . Bro . T . Fenn , P . G . D ., Treasurer of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . W . Bro . C . A . Murton , P . G . D ., P . M . No . 7 , P . Z . No . 7 . W . Bro . Joshua Nunn , P . G . S . B ., Treasurer G . Chapter Club .
Bros . R . E . K . Wilkinson , W . M ., 13 A , Great Georgestreet , S . W . ; F . Adlard , P . M . and Treasurer , 225 , High Holborn , W . C . ; George Johnston , P . M . and Secretary , 23 , Ironmonger-lane , E . C ; John Mamham , P . M ., The Hollies , Boxmore , Herts ; and Percy F . Sutton , S . W ., Gibbon-road , Kingston-on-Thames , No . 7 , Royal York Lodge of Perseverance ( Bro . Hervey's " Mother Lodge , of which he was thrice W . Master ) .
Bros . Henry Greene , P . M . and Treasurer , 155 , Cannonstreet , E . C ; John A . Farnfield , P . M . and Secretary , 90 , Lower Thames-street , E . G . ; R . R . Davis , P . M ., Carey-street , Lincoln's Inn , W . C , and Wallington , Surrey ( Hon . Sec . of the fund ); Rev . D . I .
Drakeford , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . C Somerset and Surrey , Elm Grove , Sydenham , S . E . ; and Rev . James Amos , M . A ., P . M ., P . P . G . C . Surrey , Paston House Cambridge , No . 256 , Lodge of Unions ( of which Bro . Hervey was a member thirty-six years and thrice W . Master ) .
The whole of the lodges and chapters in England and Wales have been already addressed on the subject of thc Hervey Memorial Fund , and many have responded . In order promptly to enlist the attention and co-operation of those that have not yet replied , it has been thought right , by the Committee , that the progress made should be at once reported .
Original Correspondence.
1 . 'It is intended to invest the contributions in the Government Funds , in the names of Bros . Sir John Monckton ( Chairman of the Committee ); Thomas Fenn , P . G . D . ( Treasurer of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement ); Charles A . Murton , P . G . D . ( P . M . of the Royal York Lodge , No . 7 ); and Reuben R . Davis ( P . M . of the Lodge of Unions , No . 256 , and Hon . Secretary of the Committee ) , and to give the annual dividends in sums of jCio
each ( more or less , as may be , from time to time , thought desirable ) to the highest unsuccessful candidates , male and female , at the yearly elections of the Masonic Benevolent ( or "Old People's" ) Institution . Such donations to be known as the "Hervey Benefactions . " 2 . Moneys as received are at once paid into the London and Westminster Bank ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , to a special account opened for the purpose , in the names of the
Chairman and two of the Committee . 3 . By the kindness of the proprietor of the Freemason , sums actuall y paid are announced in the first number of that journal in each month ( commencing with the month of March of the present year ) . 4 . At the request of the authorities of several provinces , whose Provincial Gvarid meetings do not occur till late in the year , the fund will be kept open until the end of the
present year , when the accounts will be audited and a report thereof forwarded to the Freemason for publication as early as possible in the month of January , 1 SS 2 . Meanwhile the investment in Consols will take place as often as the receipts render desirable . 5 . A list of contributions actually paid into the Bank is annexed for the information of lodges and brethren . Remittances on account of the fund and all communications connected therewith should be sent to the
undersigned . R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 256 , 1 S 51 . H . No 7 , Chapter , Honorary Secretary . Melvill Lodge , Manor-road , Wallington , Surrey , March , 1 SS 1 . Cheques should be crossed " London and Westminster Bank , account of Hervey Memorial Fund . " Post Office Orders should be made payable at the Chief Office , London , E . C .
Reviews.
Reviews .
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLSPRINTED REPORT , LIST , & c , FOR 1 SS 0 . February , 1 SS 1 . This is now a goodly sized volume of 37 G pages . One feels tempted to ask how much larger is it to be , as we see it year by year " visibly increasing , " and one hardly realizes to what size it may yet attain . On the 31 st of
January , 1 SS 1 , there were 22 S girls in the Institution , of whom seventy-seven are London cases and 151 Provincial and Colonial . The balance sheet is very striking ; but we do not repeat it , as it is commented on elsewhere . All of us may well feel great pride in this successful and admirablymanaged Institution .
SYSTEM DE ALTSYNAGOGALEN PALASTINISCHEN THEOLOGIE . FERDINAND WEBER . Leipsic : Dorffling and Franke . This work , which is now selling by Williams and Norgate , 14 , Henrietta-street , Covent-garden , isa very remarkable one in many ways . It is a posthumous one , being edited by Franz Delitsch and George Schncidermann , and is an attempt to explain Hebrew teaching , from the "Targums" " Midrasch , " and the "Talmud . " Some of
its chapters are most striking , especially those which touch upon the "Kabbala" and the mystical teaching of the Jews . It is a book , moreover , which demands close and careful reading-, and is one whicli ought to be in all good Masonic libraries . We shall recur to it with more leisure to do justice to it , and give an idea of its scope and contents .
MAGAZINES . "The Voice of Masonry , " February , 1 SS 1 , Chicago . As usual , most varied in mattei and most interesting in detail . We note with amusement that some " wiseacre " complains he has not enough for his money . He must be difficult to satisfy . " The Voice of Masonry " is a very remarkable serial , and does credit to Freemasonry and American Masonic literature .
"Masonic Review , " February , 1 SS 1 , Cincinnati . Avery interesting little serial , full of matter , and most carefully edited . We always read it with pleasure . Bro . Rob Morris ' essay on the " Money of the Ancient Times " is well worth perusal . . " The Antiquary " is a most striking number , and one which must please a large circle of readers .
" Temple Bar . " Has an account of Ferdinand Lassalle and two good stories . "The Journey in the Mogbrebbin Country" rather disappoints us . The " Best Picture in the World" and "Genius and Method" are both much above the average of magazine articles , and call for perusal . We do not like at all Hazlitt ' s " Liber Amoris , " and think it a sad " outcome" of almost a "diseased mind . "
" All the Year Round " is full , as usual , of interest and ability . "Asphodel" continues to charm and enthral . It has one great merit—it can be read out to a youthful circle . Alas ! of how many books now-a-days can we say the same ? "Scribner's Monthl y" almost " excels itself "—as the Irishman said—and is alike remarkable for literary merit and artistic illustrations . We are pleased to hear that its circulation is largely increasing in England .
BOOK CATALOGUES . No . 51 , February , 1 SS 1 . Bernard Quaritch . By an amusing little mistake this is printed 1 S 80 , but many of the books were only purchased at the sale of Lord Clare and Sir J . Pakington ( Lord Hampton ) a few weeks back . There are some most remarkable works in this
catalogue , and we recommend all book collectors and " bibliomaniacs " to send for it . Never mind , brother collectors of books , there is no better , healthier , or saner occupation than collecting and loving books . Some of thc MSS . and books in Mr . Quaritch ' s catalogue make a " fellar ' s " mouth water .
Reviews.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO , 1 SS 0 . We have been pleased to read these proceedings of a dis tinguished Grand Lodge , whose Grand Master is Bro . R . C . Lemmon , Toledo , whose Grand Secretary is the well-known and able Bro . J . D . Caldwell , Cincinnati . It has 523 lodges under its jurisdiction , and seems in a most active and healthy condition . Freemasonry is " living " and "working " in the United States .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS OF OHIO . The Grand Master beingComp . J . M . Goodspeed Athenry , the Grand Recorder , ] . D . Caldwell . It is its fiftieth report , or " semi-centennial , " and has mnch of interest for all " Royal and Select Masters . "
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
MARK CONSECRATION , No . 275 . Bro . Hughan wishes us to correct the account of his speech at page 116 of the Freemason . It should read " Dwelling upon the great antiquity of the Mark as a custom ( not as a Degree ) , he said he had photographs of the pages of a Mark Book belonging to an old lodge in
Aberdeen of A . D . 1670 , and that the marks were carefully drawn after each member , Apprentices as well as Craftsmen , from that year . " As Bro . Hughan is known not to believe in the great antiquity of Masonic Degrees , doubtless our readers generally have already made the correction .
JEWELS OF THE NINE WORTHIES . In the minute book No . 3 , of Lodge 194 , which I have , ( and which the lodge apparently does not care to possess ) , we hear more than once of the "Nine Worthies , " and of the "jewel" of the same . I believe that these jewels are now in the new museum forming in Freemasons' Hall , by the Grand Secretary , Colonel Shadwell H . Clerke , and that they represent the jewels worn by the governing body of the Royal Arch under the " Antients . " MASONIC STUDENT .
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN . As regards Sir Christopher Wren and Freemasonry two or three " facts , " I think , deserve careful attention , which may yet clear up this " moot point . " According to Wren's Parentalia the first stone of St . Paul ' s was laid in 1675 . Is that statement correct ? If so , surely some record must be found of it in the " Gazettes " of the period somewhere or
other , and though I have mislaid my reference , a statement has been made tbat this account exists and a drawing of the same . Can Bro . Gould or any other brother help us in the matter ? I am going to see if I can obtain any light on this and several other points , as there must be some evidence available .
There are in the Tanner MSS . Bodleian Library , Oxford , some of the accounts of building St . Paul's in Sir Christopher Wren's time . Can any Oxford brother look into the matter to see if any mention is made of the " Freemasons" of the "Lodge of St . Paul ' s ?" Have the Rawlinson MSS . been carefully looked into as regards Sir Christopher Wren ? MASONIC STUDENT .
ENGRAVED LISTS . I beg to thank Bro . Dr . Hopkins for a copy of Pine ' s later list of 1725 , which will be especially useful to me for reference , from the care which the donor has taken to exhibit the two lists of that year in parallel columns , so that their points of agreement and divergence are recognisable at a glance . The alterations and additions recorded
in the later list—occurring , it must be recollected , within the space of some months only—illustrate very clearly thc difficulties with which the lodgeographer ( to use the last new term ) has to contend . In the interval between the publication of the two lists , eighty-five lodges changed their places of meeting , two dropped out altogether , and no less than eight were added to the roll . R . F . GOULD .
THE ALBION LODGE , QUEBEC . In the Freemason of Feb . 26 th ( atpOioi ) , the "Albion , " Quebec , is stated " to be the oldest lodge on the American continent , having been inaugurated in 1721 . " Itwasconstituted on the 3 rd July , 17 S 1 , in the 4 th Battalion Royal Artillery , at New Vork , and will , therefore ( though it has received a centenary warrant from our Grand Lodge , slightly in advance ) , complete the hundredth year of its existence in July next . R . F . GOULD .
Grand Lodge Of Quebec.
GRAND LODGE OF QUEBEC .
An emergency communication of the Grand Lodge of Quebec was held in the -rooms of Royal Albert Lodge , No . 25 , Phillips-square , Montreal , on Thursday evening , the 27 th January , M . W . Bro . J . H . Graham on the throne , and many Grand and Past Grand Officers present , besides a number of other brethren .
The report of the Joint Committees in re Scotch lodges was adopted with great unanimity . The representatives of Elgin , Argyle , and King Solomon Lodges were heartily received amidst much enthusiasm . There old warrants were given up , and will be forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , with the request that they be returned to the lodges here , to be placed as heir-looms amongst their respective archives . New and handsome
charters from the Grand Lodge of Quebec were then presented . " * " * After Grand Lodge had been closed in ample form , the bretbren adjourned to the banquet hall of Royal Albert
Lodge , where loyal and Masonic toasts , sentiments and songs were given and responded to . ttill the wee sma' hours , when the Grand Junior Warden ' s toast was drunk with three times three , andall left rejoicing in the happycommemoration of their long cherished desires .
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