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Grand Lodge Of Scotland:
Thc address to Lady James Murray was re . ' ;¦ . ; . as'follows : — "To the Right Hon . the Lady James Murr . ij " We , the . Most Worship ful Sir Michael Roberl Shaw Stewart , Bart ., Grand Master Mason •>' ¦' Scotland ; the Right Hcnonrable Francis Robe ; - ' ,
Earl of Rossyln , Right Worshipful Past Grantl Master ; and the Right Worshipful James Townsend Oswald , Esquire , of Dunnikier , Substitute Grand Master , in our own names and on behalf of the remanent office-bearers and membars of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Scotland , beg to approach your Ladyship with the fervent expression of our heartfelt sympathy and condolence on the irreparable loss and bereavement sustained by your Ladyship in the decease of your beloved husband , our Right Worshipful Depute Grand Master , the
Right Hon . the Lord James Charles Plantagenet Murray , _ y which melancholy event the great and widespread Craft of Freemasonry in general , and our own Scottish fraternity in particular , have been deprived of one of the brightest examples of a craftsman , in whose character was united
all that is great and good and noble . His invariably kind and dignified courtesy and gentle demeanour made him beloved by all with whom he came in contact ; and his services to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , extending over a long series of years , were , by his unremitting
exertions , and the exercise of a well-cultivated experience in the discharge of th- duties of the various offices in the Craft which he was from time to time called upon to occupy , most invaluable , andvery sincere is the sorrow of our Scottish brotherhood throughout the world , which
mingles affectionately with your own over his loss . " His memory will long be cherished in the annals of Freemasonry , and ever be remembered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland with pride and affection . " That the Great Architect of the Universe , to whom we look for comfort and support in every
emergency , may take your Ladyship into His holy keeping , and graciously afford you every needed measure of strength and consolation , is our sincere and earnest prayer . "Given at Freemasons' Hall , in the City of Edinburgh , in full Grand Lodge assembled , this 3 rd day of August , A . D . 1874 , AL . 5878 . " The motion to transmit the letters of condolence
was agreed to unanimously . Bro . Mann then proposed that Grand Lodge should , upon as early an occasion as possible , hold a ' * funeral lodge " in commemoration of these distinguished brethren . He moved that it be held on the second Monday of October .
Bro . Robertson seconded this proposal , which was unanimously carried ; and on the motion of Bro . Hay , it was remitted to the Board of Grand Stewards lo make the necessary arrangements . There were presents laid on the table from the Grand Lodges of France , Belgium , and Brazil . On the recommendation of the Grand
Committee , Bro . Daniel Calvin was unanimously apapointed Provincial Gr . ind Master for Peru . The matter of granting a charter to a new lodge at Springburn , in the province i > f Glasgow ,
was then taken up , and after considerable discussion , it was ultimately resolved that thu petition could not be entertained in respect of its deficiency in point of order . This concluded the business , and in due form the lodge was closed .
Another Attack Upon Freemasonry.
ANOTHER ATTACK UPON FREEMASONRY .
The following appears in the Westminster Gazette , the accredited organ of the Roman Catholic authorities in this country . We make no apology for inserting it in extenso for the edification of our readers : —
"BOGUS DECORATIONS . " We have had occasion , more than once , to protest against the always idiotic and often blasphemous rites of Freemasonry , and to raise a warning voice for the behoof of those dupes
and knaves who support , and are supported by , this gigantic imposture . We are led to-day to protest against a detail in Freemasonry in which the same evil propensities are apparent as those which govern in the other details of its proce-
Another Attack Upon Freemasonry.
dure . We allude to the shameless appropriation hy Freemasonic canaille of the . names and Insignia of honourable Orders of Chivalry . Two of these Orders , to wit , the Orders of Malta and . if the Holy Sepulchre , are essentially Christian : ind Catholic , and as such have a moral , if not
. 1 political significance . It is unneccessary to say that to the good Catholic the blasphemy and fraud of Freemasonry are as the abomination of desolation ; and that no Freemason would have the remotest chance of legitimately belonging to either .
" We need not at this moment , and on this occasion , say much of decorations generally , or of the restrictions which govern their use in this country in particular . We confess that , personally , vve are inclined to agree with Lord Houghton , the late Sir Emerson Tennant , and a host of
other eminent Englishmen , in thinking that the Foreign Office rules thereanent might be relaxed with no little benefit . The gallant Nelson , as is well known , wore at the English Court several Orders for which he had no formal authorisation from his sovereign , and , indeed , that he lost his
life at Trafalgar from the conspicuous manner in which he wore 'his blushing honours thick upon him . ' ' Monsieur , ' said Halley , the eminent jeweller of the Palais Royal , to us one day , ' les decorations ne sont que les bijoux des homines . ' This may be true , but decorations are a
jewellery which usually mark important events in the career of their wearer . A treaty signed , a battle won , a book written , a discovery made , are marked by the cross or star which glitters resplendently on the proud breast of ks bearer . Even if , as with the Garter , the badge is but a
tribute to the social rank and importance of the individual , it is , nevertheless , a reasonable and worthy mark of distinction . But when tinsel stars and brazen crosses are distributed broadcast among the vintners , tapsters and other similar gentry who form the main body of
Freemasons , these stars and crosses are nothing more than a miserable proof of the gullibility of our great middle classes . The p ious faithof the Catholic in relics or reputed miracles is only too often the subject of the gests and g ibes of the modern Englishman , who , whilst straining at the gnat
of true religion , swallows with gusto the camel of buffoonery , such as that of Freemasonry . Superstition , blind belief in falsities , stupid adherence to exploded mummery—in short , all the shortcomings imputed to Catholics by insolence , ignorance , and mendacity , are here to be found in rank florescence , patronized by
Protestant Royalty , favoured bv Protestant Englishmen , and extolled by Protestant clergy . Can the irony of the Prince of Darkness further 50 ? While we are not without some pity for the great mass of vain and ignorantyarcew . * - who are hoodwinked by these follies , we confess to have little for those noblemen and gentlemen for whom Satan has found ' some mischief still for idle
hands 10 do . ' No man of education and historicial reading can credit , for a moment , the transparent blague of Masonic fables . It is said that gentlemen , among themselves , excuse themselves for connivance in this imposture by stating they use the influence thus gained for
electioneering and other purposes . If so , this is ' doing evil that good may come' with a vengeance ; and we earnestly implore all such as may read these lines to adopt the manly and straightforward course of ceasing to support , even if they cannot bring themselves to expose , this tissue of
absurdities . With regard to those men who concoct such bogus Orders of Chivalry , and for their wretched confederates who sell the rubbish appertaining thereto , we have no commiseration whatever , and the fate which generally overtakes impostors and wrongdoers is no more than their due . We are informed by counsel " learned in
thc law , " that whoever sells diplomas , pretending to admit persons into imaginary Orders of Chivalry , and so dub them knights by accolade or otherwise , is liable to be summoned before a justice of the peace , there to receive sentence of fine or imprisonment , as a rogue and a vagabond . Let the sellers beware !"
It is reported that the Sheffield Masons intend erecting a new Masonic Hall at a cost of about a £ io , ooo .
Portrait Club Of The Grand Lodge.
PORTRAIT CLUB OF THE GRAND LODGE .
We have been requested by Bro . E . M . Hsigh ( W . M . 29 , P . G . Steward ) , of 213 , Regent-street to call the attention of our subscribers to the prospectus of the above . He says therein : — " Encouraged by the general favour with which the several series of portraits I have had the
honour to introduce have been received , I propose to extend similar advantages to the various Masonic Societies , and trust to have the patronage of the officers and members of the Grand Lodge of England . " Amongst the various societies I have had the
honour to prepare series of portraits for , may be mentioned the Members of the House of Commons , the Fellows and Members of the College of Surgeons , Fellows of the Royal Society of Engineers , the Odontological , and Obsterical Societies .
" Conditions to be as follows : — " 1 . Portraits to be taken of three different sizes : ( a ) gallery size , ( b ) cabinet size , ( c ) carte size . " 2 . Each Member of the Grand Lodge to be privileged to have a set of portraits taken free of
charge , and proof copies of the same presented to him -, having signified his approval of which , he will then be entitled to make a selection of the portraits of the other members of the club , and also to have as many copies of his own as he may require , at the undermentioned charges .
" 3 . Copies to be supplied to the Members of the Club only , "The Gallery' Portrait ( mounted on India tinted mounts 14 by 12 ) 8 copies sSi is . ; the Cabinet Portrait ( mounted 6 j by 4 }) , 12 , s & i is . ; the Carte Portrait , 24 copies , £ 1 is . ' ' Specimens of the Portraits may be seen at my Studio . "
IMPROVED LONDON SHOPS . —What is more delightful than shopping when the purse is well filled , and how greatly is the pleasure enhanced when we find ourselves in a fine shop , the architecture of which is as good as are the goods sold in the establishment . A very remarkable
change for the better has taken place with regard to the construction of the metropolitan shops . Once upon a time , any stuffy , narrow , dark apartment appeared to be good enough for the sale of even the very best articles . Our practical natures caused us to think only of the
useful , so we made no attempt to beautify trade premises , resting content with carefully arranging the interior , and disposing of the stock in the handiest manner . But artistic and hygienic notions have grown apace with us . Once it was always and only the" utile , " now , happily , it is
" utile and dulce" combined . The observant pedestrian will find it now impossible to traverse either City or West-end without being struck with the number of beautifully designed buildings , either latel y finished or in process of construction . This is a change which every lover of
a stroll through the metropolitan ways mus-f welcome . Messrs . J . C Cording and Co ., than whom no tradesmen have a better reputation for the invariably good quality of what they sell , have also removed from comparatively insignificant premises to a handsome building of much
architectural merit , and containing a shop which is a model of its kind . After being established in the Strand since the year 1839 , Messrs . J . C . Cording and Co ., have just migrated westward , to the corner of Air-street , Piccadilly . There , as formerly , are , to be
purchased the famous ventilated waterproofs for shooting & c , the fishing-boots and brogues , the celebrated " Idstone ' shooting-boots ( registered ) , and , in fact , every speciality in waterproof articles that the tourist , the country gentleman , or the sportsman may require .
The Lodge of Israel , Liverpool , for the constitution of which the warrant has been secured , will be consecrated on the first orsecond Monday in October . Another new lodge , to be called the Lodge of Emulation , will be consecrated at the new Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , bout the same time .
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Grand Lodge Of Scotland:
Thc address to Lady James Murray was re . ' ;¦ . ; . as'follows : — "To the Right Hon . the Lady James Murr . ij " We , the . Most Worship ful Sir Michael Roberl Shaw Stewart , Bart ., Grand Master Mason •>' ¦' Scotland ; the Right Hcnonrable Francis Robe ; - ' ,
Earl of Rossyln , Right Worshipful Past Grantl Master ; and the Right Worshipful James Townsend Oswald , Esquire , of Dunnikier , Substitute Grand Master , in our own names and on behalf of the remanent office-bearers and membars of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of Scotland , beg to approach your Ladyship with the fervent expression of our heartfelt sympathy and condolence on the irreparable loss and bereavement sustained by your Ladyship in the decease of your beloved husband , our Right Worshipful Depute Grand Master , the
Right Hon . the Lord James Charles Plantagenet Murray , _ y which melancholy event the great and widespread Craft of Freemasonry in general , and our own Scottish fraternity in particular , have been deprived of one of the brightest examples of a craftsman , in whose character was united
all that is great and good and noble . His invariably kind and dignified courtesy and gentle demeanour made him beloved by all with whom he came in contact ; and his services to the Grand Lodge of Scotland , extending over a long series of years , were , by his unremitting
exertions , and the exercise of a well-cultivated experience in the discharge of th- duties of the various offices in the Craft which he was from time to time called upon to occupy , most invaluable , andvery sincere is the sorrow of our Scottish brotherhood throughout the world , which
mingles affectionately with your own over his loss . " His memory will long be cherished in the annals of Freemasonry , and ever be remembered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland with pride and affection . " That the Great Architect of the Universe , to whom we look for comfort and support in every
emergency , may take your Ladyship into His holy keeping , and graciously afford you every needed measure of strength and consolation , is our sincere and earnest prayer . "Given at Freemasons' Hall , in the City of Edinburgh , in full Grand Lodge assembled , this 3 rd day of August , A . D . 1874 , AL . 5878 . " The motion to transmit the letters of condolence
was agreed to unanimously . Bro . Mann then proposed that Grand Lodge should , upon as early an occasion as possible , hold a ' * funeral lodge " in commemoration of these distinguished brethren . He moved that it be held on the second Monday of October .
Bro . Robertson seconded this proposal , which was unanimously carried ; and on the motion of Bro . Hay , it was remitted to the Board of Grand Stewards lo make the necessary arrangements . There were presents laid on the table from the Grand Lodges of France , Belgium , and Brazil . On the recommendation of the Grand
Committee , Bro . Daniel Calvin was unanimously apapointed Provincial Gr . ind Master for Peru . The matter of granting a charter to a new lodge at Springburn , in the province i > f Glasgow ,
was then taken up , and after considerable discussion , it was ultimately resolved that thu petition could not be entertained in respect of its deficiency in point of order . This concluded the business , and in due form the lodge was closed .
Another Attack Upon Freemasonry.
ANOTHER ATTACK UPON FREEMASONRY .
The following appears in the Westminster Gazette , the accredited organ of the Roman Catholic authorities in this country . We make no apology for inserting it in extenso for the edification of our readers : —
"BOGUS DECORATIONS . " We have had occasion , more than once , to protest against the always idiotic and often blasphemous rites of Freemasonry , and to raise a warning voice for the behoof of those dupes
and knaves who support , and are supported by , this gigantic imposture . We are led to-day to protest against a detail in Freemasonry in which the same evil propensities are apparent as those which govern in the other details of its proce-
Another Attack Upon Freemasonry.
dure . We allude to the shameless appropriation hy Freemasonic canaille of the . names and Insignia of honourable Orders of Chivalry . Two of these Orders , to wit , the Orders of Malta and . if the Holy Sepulchre , are essentially Christian : ind Catholic , and as such have a moral , if not
. 1 political significance . It is unneccessary to say that to the good Catholic the blasphemy and fraud of Freemasonry are as the abomination of desolation ; and that no Freemason would have the remotest chance of legitimately belonging to either .
" We need not at this moment , and on this occasion , say much of decorations generally , or of the restrictions which govern their use in this country in particular . We confess that , personally , vve are inclined to agree with Lord Houghton , the late Sir Emerson Tennant , and a host of
other eminent Englishmen , in thinking that the Foreign Office rules thereanent might be relaxed with no little benefit . The gallant Nelson , as is well known , wore at the English Court several Orders for which he had no formal authorisation from his sovereign , and , indeed , that he lost his
life at Trafalgar from the conspicuous manner in which he wore 'his blushing honours thick upon him . ' ' Monsieur , ' said Halley , the eminent jeweller of the Palais Royal , to us one day , ' les decorations ne sont que les bijoux des homines . ' This may be true , but decorations are a
jewellery which usually mark important events in the career of their wearer . A treaty signed , a battle won , a book written , a discovery made , are marked by the cross or star which glitters resplendently on the proud breast of ks bearer . Even if , as with the Garter , the badge is but a
tribute to the social rank and importance of the individual , it is , nevertheless , a reasonable and worthy mark of distinction . But when tinsel stars and brazen crosses are distributed broadcast among the vintners , tapsters and other similar gentry who form the main body of
Freemasons , these stars and crosses are nothing more than a miserable proof of the gullibility of our great middle classes . The p ious faithof the Catholic in relics or reputed miracles is only too often the subject of the gests and g ibes of the modern Englishman , who , whilst straining at the gnat
of true religion , swallows with gusto the camel of buffoonery , such as that of Freemasonry . Superstition , blind belief in falsities , stupid adherence to exploded mummery—in short , all the shortcomings imputed to Catholics by insolence , ignorance , and mendacity , are here to be found in rank florescence , patronized by
Protestant Royalty , favoured bv Protestant Englishmen , and extolled by Protestant clergy . Can the irony of the Prince of Darkness further 50 ? While we are not without some pity for the great mass of vain and ignorantyarcew . * - who are hoodwinked by these follies , we confess to have little for those noblemen and gentlemen for whom Satan has found ' some mischief still for idle
hands 10 do . ' No man of education and historicial reading can credit , for a moment , the transparent blague of Masonic fables . It is said that gentlemen , among themselves , excuse themselves for connivance in this imposture by stating they use the influence thus gained for
electioneering and other purposes . If so , this is ' doing evil that good may come' with a vengeance ; and we earnestly implore all such as may read these lines to adopt the manly and straightforward course of ceasing to support , even if they cannot bring themselves to expose , this tissue of
absurdities . With regard to those men who concoct such bogus Orders of Chivalry , and for their wretched confederates who sell the rubbish appertaining thereto , we have no commiseration whatever , and the fate which generally overtakes impostors and wrongdoers is no more than their due . We are informed by counsel " learned in
thc law , " that whoever sells diplomas , pretending to admit persons into imaginary Orders of Chivalry , and so dub them knights by accolade or otherwise , is liable to be summoned before a justice of the peace , there to receive sentence of fine or imprisonment , as a rogue and a vagabond . Let the sellers beware !"
It is reported that the Sheffield Masons intend erecting a new Masonic Hall at a cost of about a £ io , ooo .
Portrait Club Of The Grand Lodge.
PORTRAIT CLUB OF THE GRAND LODGE .
We have been requested by Bro . E . M . Hsigh ( W . M . 29 , P . G . Steward ) , of 213 , Regent-street to call the attention of our subscribers to the prospectus of the above . He says therein : — " Encouraged by the general favour with which the several series of portraits I have had the
honour to introduce have been received , I propose to extend similar advantages to the various Masonic Societies , and trust to have the patronage of the officers and members of the Grand Lodge of England . " Amongst the various societies I have had the
honour to prepare series of portraits for , may be mentioned the Members of the House of Commons , the Fellows and Members of the College of Surgeons , Fellows of the Royal Society of Engineers , the Odontological , and Obsterical Societies .
" Conditions to be as follows : — " 1 . Portraits to be taken of three different sizes : ( a ) gallery size , ( b ) cabinet size , ( c ) carte size . " 2 . Each Member of the Grand Lodge to be privileged to have a set of portraits taken free of
charge , and proof copies of the same presented to him -, having signified his approval of which , he will then be entitled to make a selection of the portraits of the other members of the club , and also to have as many copies of his own as he may require , at the undermentioned charges .
" 3 . Copies to be supplied to the Members of the Club only , "The Gallery' Portrait ( mounted on India tinted mounts 14 by 12 ) 8 copies sSi is . ; the Cabinet Portrait ( mounted 6 j by 4 }) , 12 , s & i is . ; the Carte Portrait , 24 copies , £ 1 is . ' ' Specimens of the Portraits may be seen at my Studio . "
IMPROVED LONDON SHOPS . —What is more delightful than shopping when the purse is well filled , and how greatly is the pleasure enhanced when we find ourselves in a fine shop , the architecture of which is as good as are the goods sold in the establishment . A very remarkable
change for the better has taken place with regard to the construction of the metropolitan shops . Once upon a time , any stuffy , narrow , dark apartment appeared to be good enough for the sale of even the very best articles . Our practical natures caused us to think only of the
useful , so we made no attempt to beautify trade premises , resting content with carefully arranging the interior , and disposing of the stock in the handiest manner . But artistic and hygienic notions have grown apace with us . Once it was always and only the" utile , " now , happily , it is
" utile and dulce" combined . The observant pedestrian will find it now impossible to traverse either City or West-end without being struck with the number of beautifully designed buildings , either latel y finished or in process of construction . This is a change which every lover of
a stroll through the metropolitan ways mus-f welcome . Messrs . J . C Cording and Co ., than whom no tradesmen have a better reputation for the invariably good quality of what they sell , have also removed from comparatively insignificant premises to a handsome building of much
architectural merit , and containing a shop which is a model of its kind . After being established in the Strand since the year 1839 , Messrs . J . C . Cording and Co ., have just migrated westward , to the corner of Air-street , Piccadilly . There , as formerly , are , to be
purchased the famous ventilated waterproofs for shooting & c , the fishing-boots and brogues , the celebrated " Idstone ' shooting-boots ( registered ) , and , in fact , every speciality in waterproof articles that the tourist , the country gentleman , or the sportsman may require .
The Lodge of Israel , Liverpool , for the constitution of which the warrant has been secured , will be consecrated on the first orsecond Monday in October . Another new lodge , to be called the Lodge of Emulation , will be consecrated at the new Masonic Hall , Hope-street , Liverpool , bout the same time .