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THE ABERCORN HOTEL , STANMORE , MIDDLESEX . The branch railway from Harrow is now open . North-Western trains from Broad-street and Euston to Stanmore . Every convenience for Masonic Lodges , Summer Banquets , Dinners , or Private Families . BRO . CHARLES VEAL , P . M ., P . Z ., Proprietor .
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Price 75 6 d . A HANDY BOOK to the Study of the ENGRAVED , PRINTED , and MANUSCRIPT LISTS OF LODGES of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England ( "Moderns" and "Ancients" ) from r-7-71 to 1 S 14 , with an Appendix and Valuable Statistical Tables . By Bro . JOHN LANE , F . C . A ., P . M . 1402 , . Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa , Past Prov . Grand Registrar of Devonshire , & c , & c , & c , Author of " Masonic Records , 1717-1 SS 6 , " "Masters' Lodges , " & c , & c , and dedicated to Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . S . G . D . England . London : GEORGE KENNING , I 6 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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Price Ss . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P- Prov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 to 1 S 89 . Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of " The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GSOXGE KSN . NING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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NEW Masonic Song , " FIDELITY . " Suitable for all Masonic Festivities . Words and Music b y Bro . J OSEPH GILLESPIE ( 242 , Boyle , Ireland ) , and dedicated , by permission , to R . W . Lord HARLECH , Prov . G . M . North Connaught . Nett price , is . 6 d . Proceeds to be devoted to a Masonic purpose . Can be obtained from GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-street , London , W . C . ; MARRIOTT and WILLIAMS , Academy House , 295 , Oxford-street , W . ; or from the Composer , Bro . J OSEPH GILLESPIE , Boyle , Ireland . Last Verse . "Thus together we labour , thro' foul day and fair ; Our Masonic ladder be'ng Faith , Hope , and Love . And as we meet on the level and part on the square , So may we all meet in the Grand Lodge above . For Masons true are we , And our motto still shall be , Fidelity , Fidelity , Fidelity , Peace , Love , and Harmony . So mote it be . "
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFTAdam's Lodge , No . 158 . Phoenix Lodge , No . 904 , Bisley Lodge , No . 2317 . KUVAL ARCHRose of Denmark Chapter , No , 97 J . KNIGHTS TEMPLAR — Mount Grace Preceptory , No . 118 . Provincial Grand Chanter of Cambridgeshire .
We are again reluctantly compelled to omit numerous reports of lodges of instruction , in consequence of press of matter this Week of gieater general importance , but we hope in future issues to devote as much space as possible to these interesting records of Craft work .
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^ T ^ j ^^ foj ^ ^ 'ifr ^ - ' *^ ^ ^ k &^ AAl % I ^^^^^^^ THE ^^^ T ^^^
SATURDAY , MARCH 14 , 1891 . «
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We shall defer our usual commentary on the School balloting papers till next week , but there is one point '" "dental to that of the Girls' School which is outside c scope of our ordinary remarks , and to which it 5 ccms desirable we should make the earliest possible
reference . It will be seen that in the case of this "stitution there will be elected 19 children from an a Pproved list of 25 candidates , and we have heard it 'ggested that , seeing how nearly equal in number are le vacancies and candidatessome governor or
sub-, briber will propose that the ballot be dispensed with , ^ "d the whole of the 25 candidates admitted into the ool . Such a proposal , if carried , will involve an addition of six to an establishment which is already 2 ° 4 strong .
* * * We trust no such motion will be brought forward , . ' " > t is , that it will be rejected . We yield to none n our des : re tQ see the institution for Girls flourishing , "s benefits still further extended , whenever such
Masonic Notes.
extension is justifiable . But there is nothing to justify any addition to the existing establishment being made just now or for a considerable time to come . Indeed , there are several strong reasons against the adoption of such a policy , some of which we will take leave to enumerate . * * *
In the first place , during the 18 years from 1872 to 1890 the number of children in the establishment was by successive augmentations increased from 100 in the former year to 264 in the latter , while the increase in the permanent income during the same period was
on a considerably smaller scale . It is to this permanent income , or rather to the investments which furnish the bulk of it , that the Institution must look for aid in the event of two or three of its Anniversary Festivals proving unfavourable . In fact what is wanted
now is not a . n increase in the responsibilities resting on the Institution , but an increase in the permanent resources on which it will have to rely in time of need to enable it to fulfil those responsibilities . Again , as one of the results of the success of the Centenary Festival ,
the number of children has already been increased b y 20—from 244 to 264 . This has increased the fixed expenditure by about ^ Soo a year ; that is , by a sum about equal to the annual interest on some , £ 28 , 000 Government Stock . This , we think , is enough in the way of increase for some time to come .
In the next place , though the Centenary Festival yielded upwards of . £ 5 1 , 000—and this magnificent success was offered at the time as the justification for augmenting the number of children by 20—it must not
be forgotten that a very large sum—upwards of £ 30 , 000 —has been expended in the reconstruction of the existing premises , and the erection of a new wing , and the Centenary Memorial Hall . Therefore it appears
to us that having increased the establishment , and spent this large sum on enlarging and improving the School premises , any further addition to the number would be an act of rashness .
* * * Again , there is no doubt the appointment of a Petitions Committee , by ensuring that the examination of the candidates' petitions is more strict , has had the effect of diminishing the number of children who are
periodically approved and have their names added to the list . The numberof new cases for the approaching election is only 10 , while the number standing over from last October is only 15 . Therefore , if the children were elected in order of seniority as they stand on the list ,
it would require all the 15 old cases and four out of the 10 new cases to fill the vacancies which are to be balloted for . There would thus remain only six who would stand over till next October , and if the new cases were in the same proportion as for
this election , and the vacancies to be filled about as numerous , all would be declared elected without a ballot being neceasary . In fact , as matters now stand , there is no reason why , with a certain amount of management on the part of the friends , a child , whose
name is once entered on the list , should not be elected , as a matter of course , within 12—or at the very outside 18—months . We do not think the trifling hardship involved in a girl remaining on the list of candidates for
such a period justifies any increase being made just now under the circumstances we have described . Let the School authorities look , as we have before said , to increasing their permanent income rather than their permanent responsibilities .
* * * A " Past Master" asks us the following question"Has it not struck any of the members of the Fraternity that since the existence of the Board Schools that at least the Boys' School could be abolished ? "
We venture to think we may take upon ourselves to answer for the Fraternity generally , that such adiscreditable method of providing for the sons of our deceased or indigent brethren has not occurred to more than a few members of the Fraternity whose opinions on any
subject are never listened to and never likely to be listened to . Masons have not quite lost all want of decency merely because they happen to be " ratepayers " and Board Schools are in existence . They are proud of their Institutions , of the labour and
money expended in building them up , and as regards the two Schools , of the educational benefits they are the means of dispersing among the children of brethren who were once in reputable circumstances , and they
have no intention of selling the School premises and sending the girls and boys they now accommodate to Board Schools . They have not yet descended to this level .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
LODGE RECORDS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I venture to submit , for publication or destruction as you may deem fit , the following suggestions for which I prefer no sort of claim to originality , but
which may , perhaps , be thought useful in young lodges as laying the foundation of what will prove , in future years , to be very interesting as a record of the past . It is well known that many old lodges are in existence which have but little to show as to'their past history , register or minute books have been lost or accidentally
destroyed , or they have been imperfectly kept , or the ink with which they were written has faded . These books once gone the history of the lodge goes with them , as 'hey are seldom , if ever , kept in duplicate . In some lodges it is the custom to print annually and to circulate to the brethren a list of members , but such
a list necessarily shows existing members only , while those who have gone out by resignation or by death being omitted are soon forgotten . This would be obviated by appending to the lodge by-laws a full list of all members from its foundation , showing how and when they joined , and how and when they ceased to be members , in some such form as the following : —
Complete list of the members of Lodge from its foundation in 18 . I . Initiated . N \ ME ^ " Resigned . J . Joined . ' D . Died .
J . 1885 ... A . B R . 18 90 I . 1885 ... CD D . 1888 I . 1886 ... E . F J' ' 386 ... G . H ( £ ; jjg
Of course , a blank in the final column would indicate that the brother is still on the effective roll of the lodge . It is clear that , with such a provision , the loss of a register would be , comparatively opcaking , but trifling , as a printed record would be in the possession of every member . Two or three blank pages might be
left for the addition of many of those who would like to keep their copies up to date . I would further suggest , as an appendix to by-laws , a chronological list of Masters in the chair . Again , I think that the endorsement by each W . M . on his installation of his name on the back of the lodge
warrant would form a very interesting record in future years . A warrant , being in thick vellum , does not suffer by such endorsements , and when ( say ) in the year 2000 , it becomes covered with signatures , I venture prophetically to promise that the Grand Master of the day will not hesitate to renew it , free of charge . I would like lo add one or two more small
suggestions , but feel that I have already trespassed too much on your space . If you think the above worthy of notice I shall be only too glad to continue the subject . —I am , yours fraternally , 10 th March . H . D . S .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
937 ] THE NEW MASONIC WORK . I should like to add to your very kind and appreciative article on our new " Masonic History and Concordant Orders , " that , from a letter just received from the President of the " Fraternity Publishing Company , " Boston , U . S . A . ( Bro . L . C . Hascall ) , the bulky volume
will be ready for circulation at the end of the month . Owing to the considerable additions to the ori ginal estimate of 650 pages—the work now running to about 900 pp . —there has been a delay in the publication , but the subscribers will gain thereby , though the company will not . Prices will range from one to two guineas ,
according to binding , the edition de luxe being limited to 1000 copies only . I can speak with great confidence as to the merits of many of the contributions , as several are of conspicuous ability and thoroughness , and doubtless within the next few days the whole of the proof sheets will be in my hands . So far , the volume far
exceeds my expectations , and bids fair to be —as you state— " one of the most important works ever published in relation to Freemasonry . " Bro . Sereno D . Nickerson ( P . G . M . ) , the esteemed Grand Secretary of Massachusetts , has written a monograph relative to the introduction of Freemasonry into
that State , to accompany Bro . C . E . Meyer ' s chapter on the general question of the ori gin of the Craft in America ; a fact of which I am personally very glad , as it is but fair that two such doughty champions should be heard on that important subject . Bro . John Lane has also contributed a brief sketch of our Central Masonic Charities in England , so as to make their
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Ad00704
THE ABERCORN HOTEL , STANMORE , MIDDLESEX . The branch railway from Harrow is now open . North-Western trains from Broad-street and Euston to Stanmore . Every convenience for Masonic Lodges , Summer Banquets , Dinners , or Private Families . BRO . CHARLES VEAL , P . M ., P . Z ., Proprietor .
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Price 75 6 d . A HANDY BOOK to the Study of the ENGRAVED , PRINTED , and MANUSCRIPT LISTS OF LODGES of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England ( "Moderns" and "Ancients" ) from r-7-71 to 1 S 14 , with an Appendix and Valuable Statistical Tables . By Bro . JOHN LANE , F . C . A ., P . M . 1402 , . Past Senior Grand Warden of Iowa , Past Prov . Grand Registrar of Devonshire , & c , & c , & c , Author of " Masonic Records , 1717-1 SS 6 , " "Masters' Lodges , " & c , & c , and dedicated to Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . S . G . D . England . London : GEORGE KENNING , I 6 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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Price Ss . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P- Prov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 to 1 S 89 . Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of " The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GSOXGE KSN . NING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
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NEW Masonic Song , " FIDELITY . " Suitable for all Masonic Festivities . Words and Music b y Bro . J OSEPH GILLESPIE ( 242 , Boyle , Ireland ) , and dedicated , by permission , to R . W . Lord HARLECH , Prov . G . M . North Connaught . Nett price , is . 6 d . Proceeds to be devoted to a Masonic purpose . Can be obtained from GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-street , London , W . C . ; MARRIOTT and WILLIAMS , Academy House , 295 , Oxford-street , W . ; or from the Composer , Bro . J OSEPH GILLESPIE , Boyle , Ireland . Last Verse . "Thus together we labour , thro' foul day and fair ; Our Masonic ladder be'ng Faith , Hope , and Love . And as we meet on the level and part on the square , So may we all meet in the Grand Lodge above . For Masons true are we , And our motto still shall be , Fidelity , Fidelity , Fidelity , Peace , Love , and Harmony . So mote it be . "
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFTAdam's Lodge , No . 158 . Phoenix Lodge , No . 904 , Bisley Lodge , No . 2317 . KUVAL ARCHRose of Denmark Chapter , No , 97 J . KNIGHTS TEMPLAR — Mount Grace Preceptory , No . 118 . Provincial Grand Chanter of Cambridgeshire .
We are again reluctantly compelled to omit numerous reports of lodges of instruction , in consequence of press of matter this Week of gieater general importance , but we hope in future issues to devote as much space as possible to these interesting records of Craft work .
Ar00709
^ T ^ j ^^ foj ^ ^ 'ifr ^ - ' *^ ^ ^ k &^ AAl % I ^^^^^^^ THE ^^^ T ^^^
SATURDAY , MARCH 14 , 1891 . «
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
We shall defer our usual commentary on the School balloting papers till next week , but there is one point '" "dental to that of the Girls' School which is outside c scope of our ordinary remarks , and to which it 5 ccms desirable we should make the earliest possible
reference . It will be seen that in the case of this "stitution there will be elected 19 children from an a Pproved list of 25 candidates , and we have heard it 'ggested that , seeing how nearly equal in number are le vacancies and candidatessome governor or
sub-, briber will propose that the ballot be dispensed with , ^ "d the whole of the 25 candidates admitted into the ool . Such a proposal , if carried , will involve an addition of six to an establishment which is already 2 ° 4 strong .
* * * We trust no such motion will be brought forward , . ' " > t is , that it will be rejected . We yield to none n our des : re tQ see the institution for Girls flourishing , "s benefits still further extended , whenever such
Masonic Notes.
extension is justifiable . But there is nothing to justify any addition to the existing establishment being made just now or for a considerable time to come . Indeed , there are several strong reasons against the adoption of such a policy , some of which we will take leave to enumerate . * * *
In the first place , during the 18 years from 1872 to 1890 the number of children in the establishment was by successive augmentations increased from 100 in the former year to 264 in the latter , while the increase in the permanent income during the same period was
on a considerably smaller scale . It is to this permanent income , or rather to the investments which furnish the bulk of it , that the Institution must look for aid in the event of two or three of its Anniversary Festivals proving unfavourable . In fact what is wanted
now is not a . n increase in the responsibilities resting on the Institution , but an increase in the permanent resources on which it will have to rely in time of need to enable it to fulfil those responsibilities . Again , as one of the results of the success of the Centenary Festival ,
the number of children has already been increased b y 20—from 244 to 264 . This has increased the fixed expenditure by about ^ Soo a year ; that is , by a sum about equal to the annual interest on some , £ 28 , 000 Government Stock . This , we think , is enough in the way of increase for some time to come .
In the next place , though the Centenary Festival yielded upwards of . £ 5 1 , 000—and this magnificent success was offered at the time as the justification for augmenting the number of children by 20—it must not
be forgotten that a very large sum—upwards of £ 30 , 000 —has been expended in the reconstruction of the existing premises , and the erection of a new wing , and the Centenary Memorial Hall . Therefore it appears
to us that having increased the establishment , and spent this large sum on enlarging and improving the School premises , any further addition to the number would be an act of rashness .
* * * Again , there is no doubt the appointment of a Petitions Committee , by ensuring that the examination of the candidates' petitions is more strict , has had the effect of diminishing the number of children who are
periodically approved and have their names added to the list . The numberof new cases for the approaching election is only 10 , while the number standing over from last October is only 15 . Therefore , if the children were elected in order of seniority as they stand on the list ,
it would require all the 15 old cases and four out of the 10 new cases to fill the vacancies which are to be balloted for . There would thus remain only six who would stand over till next October , and if the new cases were in the same proportion as for
this election , and the vacancies to be filled about as numerous , all would be declared elected without a ballot being neceasary . In fact , as matters now stand , there is no reason why , with a certain amount of management on the part of the friends , a child , whose
name is once entered on the list , should not be elected , as a matter of course , within 12—or at the very outside 18—months . We do not think the trifling hardship involved in a girl remaining on the list of candidates for
such a period justifies any increase being made just now under the circumstances we have described . Let the School authorities look , as we have before said , to increasing their permanent income rather than their permanent responsibilities .
* * * A " Past Master" asks us the following question"Has it not struck any of the members of the Fraternity that since the existence of the Board Schools that at least the Boys' School could be abolished ? "
We venture to think we may take upon ourselves to answer for the Fraternity generally , that such adiscreditable method of providing for the sons of our deceased or indigent brethren has not occurred to more than a few members of the Fraternity whose opinions on any
subject are never listened to and never likely to be listened to . Masons have not quite lost all want of decency merely because they happen to be " ratepayers " and Board Schools are in existence . They are proud of their Institutions , of the labour and
money expended in building them up , and as regards the two Schools , of the educational benefits they are the means of dispersing among the children of brethren who were once in reputable circumstances , and they
have no intention of selling the School premises and sending the girls and boys they now accommodate to Board Schools . They have not yet descended to this level .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
LODGE RECORDS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , I venture to submit , for publication or destruction as you may deem fit , the following suggestions for which I prefer no sort of claim to originality , but
which may , perhaps , be thought useful in young lodges as laying the foundation of what will prove , in future years , to be very interesting as a record of the past . It is well known that many old lodges are in existence which have but little to show as to'their past history , register or minute books have been lost or accidentally
destroyed , or they have been imperfectly kept , or the ink with which they were written has faded . These books once gone the history of the lodge goes with them , as 'hey are seldom , if ever , kept in duplicate . In some lodges it is the custom to print annually and to circulate to the brethren a list of members , but such
a list necessarily shows existing members only , while those who have gone out by resignation or by death being omitted are soon forgotten . This would be obviated by appending to the lodge by-laws a full list of all members from its foundation , showing how and when they joined , and how and when they ceased to be members , in some such form as the following : —
Complete list of the members of Lodge from its foundation in 18 . I . Initiated . N \ ME ^ " Resigned . J . Joined . ' D . Died .
J . 1885 ... A . B R . 18 90 I . 1885 ... CD D . 1888 I . 1886 ... E . F J' ' 386 ... G . H ( £ ; jjg
Of course , a blank in the final column would indicate that the brother is still on the effective roll of the lodge . It is clear that , with such a provision , the loss of a register would be , comparatively opcaking , but trifling , as a printed record would be in the possession of every member . Two or three blank pages might be
left for the addition of many of those who would like to keep their copies up to date . I would further suggest , as an appendix to by-laws , a chronological list of Masters in the chair . Again , I think that the endorsement by each W . M . on his installation of his name on the back of the lodge
warrant would form a very interesting record in future years . A warrant , being in thick vellum , does not suffer by such endorsements , and when ( say ) in the year 2000 , it becomes covered with signatures , I venture prophetically to promise that the Grand Master of the day will not hesitate to renew it , free of charge . I would like lo add one or two more small
suggestions , but feel that I have already trespassed too much on your space . If you think the above worthy of notice I shall be only too glad to continue the subject . —I am , yours fraternally , 10 th March . H . D . S .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
937 ] THE NEW MASONIC WORK . I should like to add to your very kind and appreciative article on our new " Masonic History and Concordant Orders , " that , from a letter just received from the President of the " Fraternity Publishing Company , " Boston , U . S . A . ( Bro . L . C . Hascall ) , the bulky volume
will be ready for circulation at the end of the month . Owing to the considerable additions to the ori ginal estimate of 650 pages—the work now running to about 900 pp . —there has been a delay in the publication , but the subscribers will gain thereby , though the company will not . Prices will range from one to two guineas ,
according to binding , the edition de luxe being limited to 1000 copies only . I can speak with great confidence as to the merits of many of the contributions , as several are of conspicuous ability and thoroughness , and doubtless within the next few days the whole of the proof sheets will be in my hands . So far , the volume far
exceeds my expectations , and bids fair to be —as you state— " one of the most important works ever published in relation to Freemasonry . " Bro . Sereno D . Nickerson ( P . G . M . ) , the esteemed Grand Secretary of Massachusetts , has written a monograph relative to the introduction of Freemasonry into
that State , to accompany Bro . C . E . Meyer ' s chapter on the general question of the ori gin of the Craft in America ; a fact of which I am personally very glad , as it is but fair that two such doughty champions should be heard on that important subject . Bro . John Lane has also contributed a brief sketch of our Central Masonic Charities in England , so as to make their