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ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS . ST . JOHN'S HILL , BATTERSEA RISE , S . W . PATRON AND PRESIDENT : H . R . H . THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., M . W . G . M ., Sc . PATRONESS : H . R . H . THE PRINCESS OF WALES . t NINETY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL . W . BRO . FRANK RICHARDSON , P . G . D ., President of thc Board of Stewards . W . BRO . WM . ROEBUCK , Grand Steward , Treasurer . The Ninety-third Anniversary Festival of this Institution will take place on WEDNESDAY , jSth MAY next , on which occasion the Right Hon . SIR MICHAEL E . HICKS-BE ,. CH , Bart ., I M . P ., R . W . Prov . G . M , for Gloucestershire , in the Chair . Brethren willing to act as Stewards are urgently needed , and will greatly oblige by forwarding their names as early as possible to the Secretary , who will gladly give any information required . F . R . W . HFDGES , Hon . Sec . Board of Stewards . Office—5 , Freemasons' Hall , Great Ouecn-street , London , E . C .

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T ONDON MASONIC CHARITY •L- ' ASSOCIATION . MAY ELECTION , 1 SS 1 . Thc Coinmittee have selected the following Candidates , and request the Votes of the London Brethren on their behalf . — Aciin FREEMASONS . No . o , . Henry Hart Spratt . „ 3 6 , Chas . Jas . Hogg . „ 20 . Thomas Riley . ,, 26 , Mathew Cooke . „ 16 , Chas . Jas . Woods . ,, 10 , Solomon . Marks . Widows or FREEMASONS . No . 14 , Rebecca Martin . ,, Tu , Charlotte Diver . „ 43 > ' I'ho- 'bc Ann Rumsey . ,, 59 , Eleanor Elizabeth Dover . Proxies to be sent to Bro . A . TISLEY , Hon . Secretary I . M . C . A ., No . 1 , Clifford's Inn , Fleet-street , London , E . C .

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NOTICEOFREIOYAL. The Publishing and Printing Offices OF "THE FREEMASON " HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO 16 , GREAT QUEEN STREET , ( Opposite Freemasons' Hall ) .

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Among- the males arc an old Waterloo soldier , a literary brother , an old Preceptor , a very worthy and well known Mason , Bro . HOSTS' J an ^ amongst the widows—all good cases—are the widow of a medical man , and of one who did a good deal for Masonry , both in Craft and Templary . I trust that 1 may receive some votes from my brethren .

Any sent to Bro . Tisley , i , Clifford ' s Inn , fleet-street , E . C ., will be gratefully acknowledged by him , or , Yours very fraternally , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 a , Norfolk-crescent , Hyde Park , W . May 9 , 1 SS 1 .

RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE AND BRO . WADE ,

NEW ZEALAND . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Referring to Bro . W . R . Woodman's letter in your publication of to-day , permit mc to say that there is some mistake in supposing that any letters for Bro . Woodman were ever received from Bro . Wade by me . I remember

some time ago , in a letter from Bro . Wade , he mentioned that he had been unable to get any reply to some communications in the matter of the Red Cross ot Constantine , and asked if I could rouse the matter up in some way for him . But as 1 did not see how 1 could be of much service toliim in such a case , I let it pass , and that is all I know of the matter . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , A . LEWIS . May 7 th , 1 SS 1 .

JOHN HERVEY MEMORIAL FUND . To the Editor of thc "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — On the 30 th of April I availed myself of your kindness to acknowledge subscriptions received to that date , amounting to £ 474 iCs . I then left London for a few days .

On the 3 rd inst ., Sir John Monckton , who was aware of my absence , asked you to add two sums , amounting to £ 54 14 s ., which had just been received . Those amounts were included in the list , but , by an oversight , the total was not altered , which should have been £ ~ , 2 q 10 s . instead

of £ 474 > - Yours faithfully and fraternally , R . R . DAVIS , P . M . 256 , Hon . Sec . "John Hervey Memorial Fund . " May gth , 1 SS 1 .

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BOOKS , c-c , RECEIVED . "Sunday Times , " " The Broad Arrow , " "The Hebrew Leader , " . " The Architect , " " The Canadian Craftsman , " "The Freemasons' Repository , " "Hull Packet , " "The Dietetic Reformer , " " | ewish Chronicle , " " Thc Masonic Review , " "Keystone , " " The Citizen . "

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THEFREEMASON. SATURDAY , MAY 14 , 1881 .

Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

C \ Ve do nnt hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opintons c . xprcs ¦ _ ¦ < J } , y our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necosar ) limits—free llibL'MtiS ' lOn . ]

THE R . M . B . INSTITUTION ELECTION . Dear Bro . Kenning , —

So many kind friends have assisted me with votes at the Boys' and Girls' Schools elections , that 1 venture to ask them to repeat their favours at the approaching Election , May 20 , 1 he London Association has six male and four female candidates .

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THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY fN OXFORDSHIRE . By lira . E . L . HAWKINS . W . K . JSowden , 59 , High-street , Oxford . This is a very useful little " compendium " of the history of Freemasonry in Oxfordshire , which we were glad to receive and to peruse . By a little " contretemps " these few lines of praise and thanks ought to have appeared in last week's Freemason , but silently and suddenly disappeared .

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SATAN . By STANmsu GK _ , M . A . Kerby and Endean , Oxford-street . It is some time since we have been so much struck with a book as with the one the name of which precedes our present review . We have read it with much interest , and feel hound to call the attention of many of our readers to it , who , thoughtful and intelligent themselves , like to hear of books which are either striking or remarkable , and which throw a light

on the literature and temper and tone of the day in which we live . There is , we fear , a great deal of simple materialistic infidelity afloat just now , as well of baneful agnosticism , so much so , that the fact did not escape the notice of that remarkable man who has just passed away , and who in " Endyrnion " placed before us so lucidly and sc eloquently his realization of the present , his fears for the future . It is with this , alas ! prevailing' tendency of the

hour to reject the abstract principles and concrete facts of true religion that wc have to contend , and with that alarming laxity in respect of vital realities which marks so sadly the theories and the dogmatic assertions of many would-be teachers of their fellow mortals . The personality ot the Spirit of All Evil has long been a favourite subject of sceptical and ncological assault . In Mr . Mansfield ' s always amusing " Log of the Water Lily" we may remember how

once upon a time those " ancient mariners " were informed categorically by an excited Teuton , " In Deutschland haben wirgar Kunen Teufel , " " In Germany we have no Devil , " and this , the amusing outcome " of the dear , ha / . y Teutonic mind seems tobe somewhat popularwith the present age , which has witnessed a considerable and most mistaken effort on the part of some writers to discountenance any idea of the existence of a personal Spirit of Evil , of this

ever abiding " spiritual wickedness in high places . " Mr . Standish Grey's hook is a protest against such unsound propositions ; a " caveat " against this frailty of belief of the passing generation , a reprobation of ihe revival of the " iveak inventions" of the common enemy in delusive dreams and idlest doubts ; a powerful and masterly exposure of the hurtful tactics of a valueless rationalism ; in fact a complete answer to the fallacies of a questioning ,

an empirical , and a Sadducean age , which would apparently exult in , if the more polished yet not the less dangerous , forces of actual unbelief . None , it appears to us , can be insensible to the existence of "spiritual evil " in its multifarious and awful forms in this world of ours , and which sometimes even constitute a stumbling-block for faith , a heavy and serious trial in our way as we move <> n through

mists and shadows hen " , humble , if often startled , believers in the great , the wondrous , the overruling' Providence of the . Most High . Curiously enough , the belief of all so-called " religions , " even in the earliest epoch of the world's life and struggles , has been in a " spirit of evil , " but it seems reserved for our own time , reproducing the childish speculations of defunct sciolists and sceptics , aided

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by some contribution from the more modern foreign school of neology , to prove the truth of the adage , "La credulite des incredules , " thc " credulity o £ the incredulous , " in that they are ready to accept and greedily grasp at the awful absurdities of so-called "spiritualism , " Sic , though they affect indignantly to reject the clear and simple words of Holy

Writ . As " Freemasons" we are wisely bidden to " eschew " all religious controversies , and none such ever find space or approval in our honest pages . But it seems only fair for a Masonic reviewer , remembering nevertheless that as Freemasons we openly accept and constantly use the holy and inspired Word of God , to uphold calmly and yet tolerantly as before our readers the truth and

declaration which none can deny the Sacred Volume itself distinctly contains . At the same time we say this for ourselves , we do not presume to question or to judge the opinions and belief of others . We have stated our own opinions as clearly and as fully as we possibly could do in such limited space , but we full y concede to others who read them the same liberty of private judgment we claim

for ourselves , as well as the right of approval or even disapproval of our words . Considering Mr . Standish Grey ' s book a good book , we have honestly said so ; looking at it as a seasonable book , we have here deliberately called attention to it ; treating it as a truthful book , we give it prominence in our pages , deeming it , as we do , calculated to be of great and important service amid thc rash and often

injurious speculations of thc hour , and most helpful to many in the ever absorbing warfare of our weak and fallen suffering humanity , as between right and wrong , faith and unbelief , truth and error , we should be the greatest of moral cowards if we refused to notice what we hold to be worthy of special attention , or to praise what we consider deserving of great and honest encomium .

* MASONIC REVIEW . Cincinnati . Our new cotemporary , the Mystic Tie , says : — "The'Masonic Review , 'of " Cincinnati , commences its 55 th volume with the February number , which has been duly received . The ' Review' is enjoying a marked

degree of prosperity , and well it may , for it is the Nestor of all Masonic publications . May its future be as profitable as its past has been brilliant and eventful . " This is so well - said , that we can only add our entire agreement with such pertinent remarks .

THE MASONIC ECLECTIC . " Our esteemed cotemporary the " Masonic Eclectic , " of which Bro . G . H . Rameyis editor , has completed its fourth year , and commences a new volume . We regret to learn that Bro . Ramey is in poor health . He has engaged 13 ro .

Wm . R . Singleton , R . W . Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Dist . of Col ., to help him in the editorial work the coming year . " We beg to reproduce , with all good wishes for our esteemed Bro . Ramey , the seasonable observations of the editor of the " Masonic Review . "

THE KNEPH . No . s . Vol . I . . We have received the number , and perceive that the editor is very angry both with the Freemason and thc "Masonic Magazine . " Like the enquiring Frenchman , we shrug our shoulders , and say , " A quoi bon ? " _ And , then , we remember Talleyrand ' s amusing reply tj an inconvenient query— " Ma foi , Monsieur , vont etes bien curieux . "

Masonic Notes And Queries.

Masonic Notes and Queries .

STUART MASONRY . There is a point connected with Masonic frstory which wants clearing up , and in which , perhaps , Bro . D . M . Lyon can help us better than any one else . What is the connexion of any of the Stuarts with Freemasonry ? Many foreign writers—some German writers especiallyseem to wish to connect James 11 . and the J esuits with the Chanter of Clermont , and his son and grandson with

Freemasonry . But is there really any proof of such theories ? I have never been able , though I have sought diligently , to find any . Thc grandson of James II . is said to have been made a Templar at Holyrood , in 1745 , and to have granted a charter to a Rose Croix Chapter at Arras , in 1745 also . But both these statements rest upon isolated assertions , and , so far as I am aware , no reliable proof of either statement is forthcoming . Ragon says , " au

contraire , " that the "Young Pretender" was made a Templar by Von Hand , in Getmany . Can any light be | thrown on these assertions , or on the so-called Stuart andl lacobite Masonry , about which I have , for one , grave doubts ? It only requires to read " Ragon" to note thej utter absurdity and irreconcilability of his bold assertions relative both to Caroline and Jacobite Masonry . One of ] them is a pure myth , and so , in my humble opinion , is the ! other . ' MASONIC STUDENT . '

Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.

ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .

The monthly meeting of the General Committee of this Institution was held on Saturday last , at Freemasons' Hall , Bro . Raynham W . Stewart . V . P ., in the chair . The other bretliren present were Bros . Dr . F . W . Ramsay , S . Rosenthal . R . B . Webster , lohn I . Berry , J . Joyce Murray , Rev .

Richard Morris , D . D ., Donald M . Dewar , Abner lorkington , Henry Venn , Herbert Dicketts , C . F . Matier , F . Adlard , Alfred Williams , Richard Tyrrell , W . Maple , Leopold Ruf . George I'lucknett , George J . Gillard , J . B . Lemaitre , W . 11 . Perryman , John Palmer , George Motion , W . Paas , S . V . Cooper , H . S . Goodall , F . Binckes , Secretary , and II . Massey ( Freemason ) ,

After the reading and confirmation of the minutes , the report of the Audit Committee was received and adopted . The question of the preparatory school was mentioned by the SKCKKTAKV , who stated that advertisements w'ere being prepared in accordance with the recommendation of the House Committee .

One petition was received and one outfit to a former pupil was granted . The SKCUKTARV informed the Committee that he had received from Bro . J . Derby Allcroft a communication with respect to the Lord Chancellor ' s Charitable Trusts Acts Amendment Bill , and requesting that this Institution would petition against it .