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Article Untitled Page 1 of 1 Article Untitled Page 1 of 1 Article Answers to Correspondents. Page 1 of 1 Article Untitled Page 1 of 1 Article THE INSTALLATION OF THE GRAND MASTER. Page 1 of 1 Article THE ALBERT HALL. Page 1 of 1 Article THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE. Page 1 of 1 Article THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE. Page 1 of 1 Article ARCHÆOLOGICAL PROGRESS. No. V. Page 1 of 2 →
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NOTICE . The Subscript on to THE FREEMASON J * now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance .
Vol . I ., bound in cloth 4 s . 6 d . Vol . IL , ditto 7 s . 6 d . Vols HI ., IV ., V ., & c . ... each 15 s . od . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 25 . 6 d . Ditto ditto 4 do . ... is . 6 d . United States of America . THE HIIXEMASON is delivered free in any part of the
United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance . The Freemason is published on Saturday Mornings in time tor the early trains . The price of the Freemason is Twopence per week ; annual subscription , ios . ( payalile in advance . ) All communications , letters , & c ., to be addressed to the Editor , i «/ 8 . Fleet-sheet , E . C . The Editor will pay careful attention toallMSS . entrusted to him , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postags » tamps .
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NOTICE . Many complaints having been received of the difficulty experienced in procuring the Freemason in the City , the publisher begs to append the following list , being a selected few of the appointed agents : — Abbott , Wm ., Great Tower-street .
Bates , Pilgrim-street , Ludgate-hill . Bom , H ., 115 , London-wall . Dawson , Wm ., 121 , Cannon-street . Gilbert , Jas ., 18 , Graccchurch-street . Guest , Wm ., 54 , Paternoster-row . Phillpott Bros ., 65 , King William-street . Pottle , R ., 14 , Royal Exchange .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
All Communications , Advertisements , & c , intended for insertion in the Number of the following Saturday , must reach the Office not later than 6 o ' clock on Wednesday evening . All Communications should he sent to 198 , Fleet Street .
R . CARTER . —You ask how a W . M . can initiate one candidate , pass three , and raise four the same day , and , you add , you supposed that it must be done hy suppression of the individual ceremony If so , the W . M . is clearly acting , in our opinion , illegally , Initiation , passing , and raising are personal ceremonies , and cannot be performed in any way , we feel sure , in " groups . ' . ' Thc best way
would be to get the formal opinion opinion of thc Board of General Purposes on a case , as any member of the lodge can clearly object to and protest against such a " hash " of the ceremonial . W . H . ( W « Uinp , ton , New Zealand ) . —Would you kindly answer the following queries , by so doing you will oblige , not only myself , but many of my colonial brethren , ist .
Is it proper for thc members of a lodge to be summoned to attend the funeral of a brother , with instructions to appear in white gloves and neckties , without other insignia as Masons , anel when there , to walk behind the mourning cortege . [ Masonic Funerals are not of obligation . —Ed ] , 2 nd . A Past Master ( S . C . ) aelvises the R . W . M to rule , that none but M . M's . can vote on the admission of
candidates to Masonry ; further stating that an E . A . cannot cither speak or vote on any question ; a F . C . may speak but not vote . I have looked through thc Book of Constitions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and can find no such provision , please inform me whence comes thc ruling ? [ Thc W . M . is wrong on every point , ' and his ruling is untenable . —En . ]
3 rd . Bro . Henry Melville , well-known in this part of the world as the " Father of the Tasmanian Press , " spent 40 years of his life on the production of a work entitled " The Lost Secrets of Masonry , " it was in thc hands of the publisher when he died some two years ago ; he left peculiar conditions in his will in re the publication , which would take too much of your valuable space to recapitulate . Can you inform me if the publication has been completed , or if
there is any likelihood of its shortly being so . [ Bro . Melville ' s work has been published under the title of " Veritas . " —ED . ] The following stand over : Letters from " An Old P . M . ; " "A P . M . ; " Bro . Wigginton , ( Poetry ); A . Lawrence ; D . A . ; J . W . Harper . Reports of Lodges 1473 , 1474 , E . C ; 3 a . J 7 » 347 > 35- ') 4 i < h 54 ' , 55 " . S . C . W . I I . ( New Zealand ) . —Offer declined with thanks .
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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , MARCH 13 , i 8 j < .
The Installation Of The Grand Master.
THE INSTALLATION OF THE GRAND MASTER .
We have much pleasure in being able to inform our readers of the preliminary steps which are being taken for the purpose of making arrangements for the proceedings at the coming installation of His Royal Highness as Grand Master of English Freemasons , at Albert Hall , on the 28 th April . The particulars wi'l be found in another column .
The Albert Hall.
THE ALBERT HALL .
The Albert Hall , which has been selected by H . R . H . the Grand Master as the " locale " of his installation , April 28 th , is , as many of our readers will know , [ that circular building at Kensington , in juxtaposition with the monument of the lamented Prince Consort . It has ,
no doubt , been cho 9 en on account of the number it can conveniently receive , as those who are expected to attend , far exceed the normal accommodation of Freemasons' Hall . The building in which it is proposed that the Craft should muster for our " Annual Grand
Assembly , " and above all on the auspicious occasion of the installation of the Prince of Wales , has an outward circumference of 764 feet , its largest diameter being 219 feet 4 inches , and its smallest 18 5 feet 4 inches . Its interior arena is 102 feet by ( 58 , and there are
twentytwo distinct staircases for the Sooo visitors who can all be seated . Access to the building is gained by three entrances . One end of this large hall is occupied by the orchestra , in the midst of which appears the organ . In front of the orchestra is the area , surrounded by rising
seats like those in a Roman Amphitheatre , which lead up to a triple tier of boxes . The upward sweep of the amphitheatre seats is continued in a lesser degree to the box tiers , each tier being placed somewhat further back than the one beneath it , and thus a double benefit is gained , everybody can see everybody else , and the
architectural effect is enhanced . We are indebted to our contemporary , the Graphic , for this short , if clear account of the Albert Hall , and we shall await with interest the regulations and arrangements * of the day ' s ceremonial . Our readers may depend on having them printed for their information the moment we receive them ourselves .
The Last Quarterly Communication Of Grand Lodge.
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE .
The large attendance of brethren on Wednesday last , the 3 rd instant , showed how deep was the interest which the election of the Grand Master had caused in our ever-loyal Craft . The ringing cheers which greeted the unanimous resolution of Grand Lodge , evidenced , if evidence
were needed by anyone , what a subject of rejoicing to the entire brotherhood is the re-election of our august Grand Master . A very becoming expression of fraternal sympathy to thc Pro Grand Master in his afflictive bereavement , was moved by Bro . the Earl of Shrewsbury , seconded
by Bro . Lord Limerick , and feelingly assented to by Grand Lodge . The condolence of all English Freemasons is with our distinguished brother in his affliction and heavy trial . The report of the Board of Benevolence was next considered , after a communication from Quebec , and a very
serious report it was . £ joo , voted at the last meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence j among the votes for confirmation , were two cf , £ 200 each , an unusual occurrence . Well might Bro . Gabon put in a timely word of warning . From the discussion which ensued , it is quite clear that the
warnings of Bro . Gabon , and the good advice of Bro . Havers were in truth imperatively required . It is all very well for brethren to expatiate upon what a brother has done for the Charities ; but that is not tho only ground of relief . Excellent are our Charities , worthy is the cause they
represent , and most praiseworthy are the efforts some of our brethren make , even beyond their means , to aid these admirable and deeply-needed institutions . But we agree with Bro . Joshua Nunn , in pointing out what a good many of us
often forget , apparently , that an old-fashioned authority , one which now-a-days is too little regarded in our dealings with men and things , said , long ago , " that if any provide not for his own , but especially for those of his own house , he is worse than an 'infidel . '" Our brethren
are so genial and large-hearted as a rule , that they often lose sight of the truth that in all these cases , " charity really begins at home . " If 1 brother gives up all his time and substance for Freemasonry , and leaves his family , those nearest and dearest to him , so destitute that they have ^ at once to apply to the Craft , this fact ,
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though it may constitute a claim for them , it is no justification for him . Every case must be decided on its own merits , and we can lay down no general rule which will apply safely to all cases , as some are exceptional and special in the highest degree . But the warning to the brethren
who constitute the Lodge of Benevolence to watch carefully over their grants is one which cannot be given too strongly , or repeated too often . We do not think that it is quite fair to throw all the "onus" of this largeness and openheartcdness of Masonic charity on the W . Ms .
who attend ' occasionally . We have always been of opinion that , subject to one or two slight modifications , the original constitution of the Lodge of Benevolence should be carefull y preserved for the best interests of Freemasonry . We do not believe that any blame can attach to
what has been termed the " shifting character of the lotlge . " That is inevitable from the constitution of the lodge being an open board , and no scheme that we have ever yet seen or heard of , except one of an elected board , can do away with this special characteristic of the Lodge of
Benevolence . But in our humble opinion , that constitutes alike the reality and the value of the Lodge of Benevolence to our entire Order , and the moment you take away this great open court of benevolence from English Freemasonry , yon make a sacrifice to the spirit of centralization
which is distinctive of provincial interest in this living and abiding duty of Freemasonry . We are of opinion , however , that if brethren would weigh all the cases accuratel y , and in the judicial spirit of Bro . Gabon , and , without laying down a hard-and-fast line , which we believe is
impossible , would attend to the principles of donation he has so lucidly suggested , a greater uniformity of action on the part of the Lodge of Benevolence would be speedily attained . There is a tendency sometimes to make cases , the cases of Bro . A , or Bro . Cor Bro . E ,
, forgetting that in the great exercise of Masonic charity , individuality and personality ought to go for nothing , and that the grant should be decided and acceded to only on right princip les , and on constitutional grounds . We congratulate the Craft on the return of Bro . Havers to
the Board of General Purposes . Great as have been his services to the Order , and long as has been his official training , so long that he may almost claim to be " emeritus " in the faithful army of Freemasons , we feel sure that we are
expressing the opinion of the vast majority of our Order when we say we are glad to know that wo still can count on the sound advice , the sobered judgment , and thc loyal devotion to our good old Craft of our very able and distinguished brother , the Past Grand Warden , in the official arrangements of Grand Lodge .
Archæological Progress. No. V.
ARCH ? OLOGICAL PROGRESS . No . V .
One of the great hindrances to the stud y of Masonic Archaeology , and one of the greatest reproaches against Freemasonry , has been the compilation of fictitious documents . The
profane critic all but naturally , when he discovers this or that " fraus pia , " immediately begins to suspect all our documents . Many animadversions have been cast on Freemasonry on account of one or two unfortunate and unjustifiable
errorswe would even say crimes of this kind . Our earlier historians and writers accepted too readily what was put forward as an old MS . or a venerable document , and exercised little caution and less criticism , in some evidences which they
received as genuine and handed on as such to us . Take for instance what is called the Locke MS . though that is a misnomer . 1 his purports to be a Masonic catechism of the reign of Henry VI ., to have been seen by him , if not
written out by him , and to have been copied by Leland , the famous antiquary , when found by him in one of the monasteries , by command of Henry VIII . But the curious part of this document is , that it is not a MS ., but translated
professedl y from a German book . printed at Frankfort . It first appeared in the " Gentlemen ' s Magazine , " about the middle of the last century , was reproduced in the Masonic Magazine later , was previously used by Hutchinson , and subsequently by Preston , was accepted by Oliver , and has
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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NOTICE . The Subscript on to THE FREEMASON J * now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance .
Vol . I ., bound in cloth 4 s . 6 d . Vol . IL , ditto 7 s . 6 d . Vols HI ., IV ., V ., & c . ... each 15 s . od . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 25 . 6 d . Ditto ditto 4 do . ... is . 6 d . United States of America . THE HIIXEMASON is delivered free in any part of the
United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance . The Freemason is published on Saturday Mornings in time tor the early trains . The price of the Freemason is Twopence per week ; annual subscription , ios . ( payalile in advance . ) All communications , letters , & c ., to be addressed to the Editor , i «/ 8 . Fleet-sheet , E . C . The Editor will pay careful attention toallMSS . entrusted to him , but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postags » tamps .
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NOTICE . Many complaints having been received of the difficulty experienced in procuring the Freemason in the City , the publisher begs to append the following list , being a selected few of the appointed agents : — Abbott , Wm ., Great Tower-street .
Bates , Pilgrim-street , Ludgate-hill . Bom , H ., 115 , London-wall . Dawson , Wm ., 121 , Cannon-street . Gilbert , Jas ., 18 , Graccchurch-street . Guest , Wm ., 54 , Paternoster-row . Phillpott Bros ., 65 , King William-street . Pottle , R ., 14 , Royal Exchange .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
All Communications , Advertisements , & c , intended for insertion in the Number of the following Saturday , must reach the Office not later than 6 o ' clock on Wednesday evening . All Communications should he sent to 198 , Fleet Street .
R . CARTER . —You ask how a W . M . can initiate one candidate , pass three , and raise four the same day , and , you add , you supposed that it must be done hy suppression of the individual ceremony If so , the W . M . is clearly acting , in our opinion , illegally , Initiation , passing , and raising are personal ceremonies , and cannot be performed in any way , we feel sure , in " groups . ' . ' Thc best way
would be to get the formal opinion opinion of thc Board of General Purposes on a case , as any member of the lodge can clearly object to and protest against such a " hash " of the ceremonial . W . H . ( W « Uinp , ton , New Zealand ) . —Would you kindly answer the following queries , by so doing you will oblige , not only myself , but many of my colonial brethren , ist .
Is it proper for thc members of a lodge to be summoned to attend the funeral of a brother , with instructions to appear in white gloves and neckties , without other insignia as Masons , anel when there , to walk behind the mourning cortege . [ Masonic Funerals are not of obligation . —Ed ] , 2 nd . A Past Master ( S . C . ) aelvises the R . W . M to rule , that none but M . M's . can vote on the admission of
candidates to Masonry ; further stating that an E . A . cannot cither speak or vote on any question ; a F . C . may speak but not vote . I have looked through thc Book of Constitions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and can find no such provision , please inform me whence comes thc ruling ? [ Thc W . M . is wrong on every point , ' and his ruling is untenable . —En . ]
3 rd . Bro . Henry Melville , well-known in this part of the world as the " Father of the Tasmanian Press , " spent 40 years of his life on the production of a work entitled " The Lost Secrets of Masonry , " it was in thc hands of the publisher when he died some two years ago ; he left peculiar conditions in his will in re the publication , which would take too much of your valuable space to recapitulate . Can you inform me if the publication has been completed , or if
there is any likelihood of its shortly being so . [ Bro . Melville ' s work has been published under the title of " Veritas . " —ED . ] The following stand over : Letters from " An Old P . M . ; " "A P . M . ; " Bro . Wigginton , ( Poetry ); A . Lawrence ; D . A . ; J . W . Harper . Reports of Lodges 1473 , 1474 , E . C ; 3 a . J 7 » 347 > 35- ') 4 i < h 54 ' , 55 " . S . C . W . I I . ( New Zealand ) . —Offer declined with thanks .
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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , MARCH 13 , i 8 j < .
The Installation Of The Grand Master.
THE INSTALLATION OF THE GRAND MASTER .
We have much pleasure in being able to inform our readers of the preliminary steps which are being taken for the purpose of making arrangements for the proceedings at the coming installation of His Royal Highness as Grand Master of English Freemasons , at Albert Hall , on the 28 th April . The particulars wi'l be found in another column .
The Albert Hall.
THE ALBERT HALL .
The Albert Hall , which has been selected by H . R . H . the Grand Master as the " locale " of his installation , April 28 th , is , as many of our readers will know , [ that circular building at Kensington , in juxtaposition with the monument of the lamented Prince Consort . It has ,
no doubt , been cho 9 en on account of the number it can conveniently receive , as those who are expected to attend , far exceed the normal accommodation of Freemasons' Hall . The building in which it is proposed that the Craft should muster for our " Annual Grand
Assembly , " and above all on the auspicious occasion of the installation of the Prince of Wales , has an outward circumference of 764 feet , its largest diameter being 219 feet 4 inches , and its smallest 18 5 feet 4 inches . Its interior arena is 102 feet by ( 58 , and there are
twentytwo distinct staircases for the Sooo visitors who can all be seated . Access to the building is gained by three entrances . One end of this large hall is occupied by the orchestra , in the midst of which appears the organ . In front of the orchestra is the area , surrounded by rising
seats like those in a Roman Amphitheatre , which lead up to a triple tier of boxes . The upward sweep of the amphitheatre seats is continued in a lesser degree to the box tiers , each tier being placed somewhat further back than the one beneath it , and thus a double benefit is gained , everybody can see everybody else , and the
architectural effect is enhanced . We are indebted to our contemporary , the Graphic , for this short , if clear account of the Albert Hall , and we shall await with interest the regulations and arrangements * of the day ' s ceremonial . Our readers may depend on having them printed for their information the moment we receive them ourselves .
The Last Quarterly Communication Of Grand Lodge.
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE .
The large attendance of brethren on Wednesday last , the 3 rd instant , showed how deep was the interest which the election of the Grand Master had caused in our ever-loyal Craft . The ringing cheers which greeted the unanimous resolution of Grand Lodge , evidenced , if evidence
were needed by anyone , what a subject of rejoicing to the entire brotherhood is the re-election of our august Grand Master . A very becoming expression of fraternal sympathy to thc Pro Grand Master in his afflictive bereavement , was moved by Bro . the Earl of Shrewsbury , seconded
by Bro . Lord Limerick , and feelingly assented to by Grand Lodge . The condolence of all English Freemasons is with our distinguished brother in his affliction and heavy trial . The report of the Board of Benevolence was next considered , after a communication from Quebec , and a very
serious report it was . £ joo , voted at the last meeting of the Lodge of Benevolence j among the votes for confirmation , were two cf , £ 200 each , an unusual occurrence . Well might Bro . Gabon put in a timely word of warning . From the discussion which ensued , it is quite clear that the
warnings of Bro . Gabon , and the good advice of Bro . Havers were in truth imperatively required . It is all very well for brethren to expatiate upon what a brother has done for the Charities ; but that is not tho only ground of relief . Excellent are our Charities , worthy is the cause they
represent , and most praiseworthy are the efforts some of our brethren make , even beyond their means , to aid these admirable and deeply-needed institutions . But we agree with Bro . Joshua Nunn , in pointing out what a good many of us
often forget , apparently , that an old-fashioned authority , one which now-a-days is too little regarded in our dealings with men and things , said , long ago , " that if any provide not for his own , but especially for those of his own house , he is worse than an 'infidel . '" Our brethren
are so genial and large-hearted as a rule , that they often lose sight of the truth that in all these cases , " charity really begins at home . " If 1 brother gives up all his time and substance for Freemasonry , and leaves his family , those nearest and dearest to him , so destitute that they have ^ at once to apply to the Craft , this fact ,
The Last Quarterly Communication Of Grand Lodge.
though it may constitute a claim for them , it is no justification for him . Every case must be decided on its own merits , and we can lay down no general rule which will apply safely to all cases , as some are exceptional and special in the highest degree . But the warning to the brethren
who constitute the Lodge of Benevolence to watch carefully over their grants is one which cannot be given too strongly , or repeated too often . We do not think that it is quite fair to throw all the "onus" of this largeness and openheartcdness of Masonic charity on the W . Ms .
who attend ' occasionally . We have always been of opinion that , subject to one or two slight modifications , the original constitution of the Lodge of Benevolence should be carefull y preserved for the best interests of Freemasonry . We do not believe that any blame can attach to
what has been termed the " shifting character of the lotlge . " That is inevitable from the constitution of the lodge being an open board , and no scheme that we have ever yet seen or heard of , except one of an elected board , can do away with this special characteristic of the Lodge of
Benevolence . But in our humble opinion , that constitutes alike the reality and the value of the Lodge of Benevolence to our entire Order , and the moment you take away this great open court of benevolence from English Freemasonry , yon make a sacrifice to the spirit of centralization
which is distinctive of provincial interest in this living and abiding duty of Freemasonry . We are of opinion , however , that if brethren would weigh all the cases accuratel y , and in the judicial spirit of Bro . Gabon , and , without laying down a hard-and-fast line , which we believe is
impossible , would attend to the principles of donation he has so lucidly suggested , a greater uniformity of action on the part of the Lodge of Benevolence would be speedily attained . There is a tendency sometimes to make cases , the cases of Bro . A , or Bro . Cor Bro . E ,
, forgetting that in the great exercise of Masonic charity , individuality and personality ought to go for nothing , and that the grant should be decided and acceded to only on right princip les , and on constitutional grounds . We congratulate the Craft on the return of Bro . Havers to
the Board of General Purposes . Great as have been his services to the Order , and long as has been his official training , so long that he may almost claim to be " emeritus " in the faithful army of Freemasons , we feel sure that we are
expressing the opinion of the vast majority of our Order when we say we are glad to know that wo still can count on the sound advice , the sobered judgment , and thc loyal devotion to our good old Craft of our very able and distinguished brother , the Past Grand Warden , in the official arrangements of Grand Lodge .
Archæological Progress. No. V.
ARCH ? OLOGICAL PROGRESS . No . V .
One of the great hindrances to the stud y of Masonic Archaeology , and one of the greatest reproaches against Freemasonry , has been the compilation of fictitious documents . The
profane critic all but naturally , when he discovers this or that " fraus pia , " immediately begins to suspect all our documents . Many animadversions have been cast on Freemasonry on account of one or two unfortunate and unjustifiable
errorswe would even say crimes of this kind . Our earlier historians and writers accepted too readily what was put forward as an old MS . or a venerable document , and exercised little caution and less criticism , in some evidences which they
received as genuine and handed on as such to us . Take for instance what is called the Locke MS . though that is a misnomer . 1 his purports to be a Masonic catechism of the reign of Henry VI ., to have been seen by him , if not
written out by him , and to have been copied by Leland , the famous antiquary , when found by him in one of the monasteries , by command of Henry VIII . But the curious part of this document is , that it is not a MS ., but translated
professedl y from a German book . printed at Frankfort . It first appeared in the " Gentlemen ' s Magazine , " about the middle of the last century , was reproduced in the Masonic Magazine later , was previously used by Hutchinson , and subsequently by Preston , was accepted by Oliver , and has