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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
MASON . —We regret very much the circumstances described by our correspondent , but his suggestion as to a uniform ritual will only lead to an unprofitable discussion on a subject which has been already considered ad
nauseam . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " I . a Kevista Masunica , " "Bulletin tin Grand Orient de Prance , " " Keystone , "" Victorian Freemason , " " l- ' reemasons' Repository , " " . Sunday Times" ( New York ) , " Allen's Indian Mail , " " The Debater , " " Court Circular , " " Jewish Chronicle , " "Citi 7 . cn , " " Hull Packet , " " El Taller , " " international Masonic Review , " "SundayTimes" ( London ) , " Broad Arrow , " "The Piano , Organ , ami Music Trades Journal , " " Boletin Olicial del Gr . Or . tlcExpana y Revista Masonico . "
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M ^^^/^^ ST ^^ s ^^^ v ^ sKsrssS ^ sj ^ Mree | ias © fl S ^^ E ^^ S ^^^ -gigg ^^^ eggg ^^ SATURDAY , AUG . 15 , 1885 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
ST . JOHN'S FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It is doubtless well known among the brethren that the 24 th of June , the Festival of St . John the Baptist , is a most important day in the calendar of the German
rouges ; it is , indeed , the new year ' s day of the Masonic year , and is celebrated throughout Germany by the brethre n as their greatest festival . Here and in Scotland on the contrary , the day is now nut little , if at all , observed , although it has probabl y been equall y important at some time , and it would be of interest
<¦ " Know when the observance ceased , and how this change came about . Can any English or Scotch brother oblige me D V suppl ying this information . —Yours fraternally , , , C . KUPFKRSCHMIDT . London , 12 th August . I . P . M . 23 S .
WHICH SHALL IT BE— "CHARITY" OR "DINNERS ?" lo the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , « . „ . L „ * regret to find I have disquieted the soul of the worth y "C . E . G ., " and lam afraid that the longer we two ar fiue the question he has raised , the greater will be the
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divergence of our opinions . Still , with your kind permission , I will say a few words by way of rejoinder to the principal remark in his letter of last week as to what he considers the improvident use of lodge funds " in providing-, " as he calls them , " costly , wasteful , and extravagant " dinners . I have already said that , in advocating "dinners " as an indispensable part of our lodge duty , I do not bestow a
thought on the mere sensual gratification of the appetite ; 1 believe in appetites only when they arc subordinated to reason . I have also suggested , if , indeed , I have not stated in so many words , that , while I am opposed to "C . E . G . 's" views as to the appropriation of lodge funds , I am the reverse of insensible to the claims of " Charity . " But 1 do not think it would be just that the whole character of Freemasonry should be destroyed in
order that certain Institutions , which have at different epochs been established under its wing , may be enlarged " ad infinitum . " It will need the efforts of a great many " C . E . G . 's" to persuade me that the whole is greater than a part , yet this is what he seems anxious to establish , if , at least , I have read his arguments aright . The lodge of which he is an Auditor has , he tells us , spent only some 50 guineas ir . benevolence during the past four
years ; but its dinner bills for the same period amount to ; £ ooo . At the same time , it contains some of the most generous men it has ever been his privilege to meet , and when 1 suggest that probably very many of them are Life Governors of our Institutions , or even more , he retorts—I presume to think very unwisely—that the " individual contributions " of members no more concern the lodge than the payment of "rates and taxes . " " C . E . G . " must
forgive me if 1 express no surprise at his having been called a "fanatic" in respect of this particular question . For my part , 1 think it directly concerns the lodge when its members are individually generous contributors to our Institutions , for then it can be no reproach to them that they contribute only occasionally and in moderate sums in their corporate capacity of a lodge . The lodge funds are as much theirs to spend as they please as the moneys they so
generously dispense in Charity , or so honourably use in acquitting themselves of their lawful monetary obligations . According to _ " C . E . G ., " it is not enough that they should give individually ; they must give collectively as well , or expose themselves to the charge—in the event of theirs being a dining lodge—of " costly , wasteful , and extravagant" expenditure . "C . E . G . " may call this argument ; I say it is logically burning the candle at both
ends . There is a lodge , of very early creation and high up on the roll of Grand Lodge , which is composed , wholly or almost wholly , of some of our most distinguished brethren —Grand and Past Grand Officers . If "C . E . G . " will take the trouble of glancing cursorily at the Festival returns of our three Institutions during the past ten years , he will find it entered only in one or two lists . It is
Vice-Patron of one of our Institutions , and Vice-President of the other two , while all , or certainly the majority of , its members are generous contributors to all three Charities . Can it be said that this lodge is unmindful of the " god-like principle of 'Charity' ? " I say , "No . " It has given in its corporate capacity , and its members have likewise given in their individual capacity . What they have done , whether severally or collectively , they have done in the
exercise of a proper discretion , and to expect of them more than this would be a tyranny in its worst form—the tyranny that is exercised in the name of "Charity . " So with the lodge of which "C . E . G . " is an Auditor . It has given what , having regard to the fact of many , if not all of its members being already generous contributors , it considers just and reasonable gifts , and no one has the right to charge it with extravagance in the matter of " dinners . "
"C . Ii . G . loses sight of the fact that the privilege of supporting Charitable Institutions is not confined to Freemasonry , and that if a man is anxious to bear his share in the burdens which the support of such Institutions entails , it is not prescribed by any known law or custom that he should first of all enrol himself a member of our Society . That would be tantamount to saying that Charity did not exist in this country and in those which have derived their
Freemasonry from us before the foundation of our Grand Lodge of 1717 , and that it does not exist in those count ! ies in which Freemasonry has no abiding place . Of course such a proposition as this is too monstrous to be entertained seriously , yet this must be the outcome of " C . E . G . ' s " arguments if they are carried to their logical conclusion . Our Charities have grown with our growth . When , as I pointed out in my last letter , it became necessary to
administer relief to our poorer members or their families on something like an organised system , we had established first of all the Fund of Charity , administered by the Committee of Charity ; and when , owing to our numerical increase , that which has since been the Fund of 13 .,-nevolence , administered by the Board of Benevolence , was found insufficient to carry out righteously the " god-like principle of 'Charity , ' " there were subsequently
established our Girls' School , our Boys School , and our Benevolent Institution , with its Male and Female Funds . These have grown to be vast Institutions in iact as well as in name ; the good they do is incalculable , and the support they receive is increasingly generous . We are all proud of them , and we shall always uphold them in a proper state of efficiency ; but they are only an appendage to Freemasonry , not Freemasonry itself . They
are the outward and visible sign to the world generally that we practise as well as preach one branch of the "Godlike principle of 'Charity ;'" but they do not embrace the whole field of "Charity . " In our very natural enthusiasm for the splendid Institutions which the English Craft has established for the supporter benefit of its poorer members an J their children , we shall do well to remember that , just as Freemasonry is greater than Charity in its unrestiicted
sense of love towards Gud and man—seeing that the whole is greater than its part—so Charity , which , in its unrestricted sense , contains all the virtues , must necessarily be greater than Charity in its restricted sense of bestowing aid where aid is necessary , which is only one of the number . It is because wc did not join Freemasonry in order to support certain Institutions , but , having joined it , do most loyally
support them as being a part thereof , and likewise because as I maintain , the whole duty of Freemasonry does not lie in the support of those Institutions , that I raise my feeble voice against the "fanatics" who go about "dunning " brethren for contributions in the sacred name of "Charity . " I trust that nothing I have said in this letter will offend
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tiie sensitive mind of my worthy brother in Masonry" C . E . G . "—though 1 am afraid it is not in my disposition to be seveiely solemn enough for any prolonged period of time " to treat , " with a becoming sense of seriousness , "a matter of such grave responsibility" as "the proper application of the funds " of our lodges . Therefore , if , as is not unlikel y , 1 may have occasion to trespass further
upon your space and the patience of your readers , I trust he will forgive me if my next letter is not written as by one sitting in sackcloth and ashes , and bitterly lamenting the * costly , wasteful , and extravagant 'dinners , '" which he has so strongly reprobated in the case of the lodge of which . he is an Auditor . —Faithfully and fraternally yours , CAKES AND ALE .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
627 ] BRO . WOODFORD'S LIBRARY . Masonic students will be glnd to hear that I have purchased the whole of the Masonic bonks and MSS ., which were sold by auction last week , with few exceptions . As copies of the catalogue , ( now preparing ) , will naturally be in the hands of the English Craft before they can be received abroad , it rests with the brethren at home to prevent any of the numerous special lots of exceptional value and interest leaving this country for the Continent
or America . Amongst those purchased will be found the following lots—3 S 5 , 3 S 7 , 391 , 39 ? . 393 , 394 . 595 . 39 '> 397 , 39 S , 399 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 4 : 14 , 405 , 407 , 40 S , 400 , 410 , 411 , 413 , 414 , 415 , 41 C , 410 , 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 425 , 426 , 427 , 42 S , 429 , 430 , 431 , 432 . 433 , 434 , 435 , 4 : fi , 437 , 43 S , 439 . 440 . 44 S , 419 . 457 . 45 S , 459 . .- ( Go , 4 C 11 , 4 ( 13 , 40 G , 4 C 7 , 470 , 471 , 499 , 501 , 502 , 503 , s'u , 521 , 52 S , 535 , 5 JS , 550 , 5 s ' , 5 S 2 , Coi , ClO , 623 , 62 C 1 , 627 , 62 S , 029 , 630 , 631 , O 97 , 700 , 702 , 705 , 70 O , 707 , 70 S , 709 , 714 , 719 . - j 22 , 7-S , / to . 741 . 744 . 75 ' , 753 . 7 > 5 , 7 >" . 7 r > 7 . 7 K . 7 ^ 3 , 7 ^ 0 , 799 , S 03 . GEORGE KENNING .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
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FARRINGDON WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 1745 ) . —This lodge met at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , on the 27 th ult . Among those present wen : lirus . Joseph Young , W . M . ; T . Simpson , S . W . ; James Strugnell , P . M ., acting J . W . ; II . j . Lardner , P . M ., ' P . P . G . O . Surrey , Treas . ; W . H . Jackson , P . M ., Sec . ; Lister , S . D . ; Sl :
elhorne , J . D . ; Louis Lardner , I . G . ; II . B . Marshall , C . C , P . G . Treas ., I . P . M . ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., P . M . ; Shereer , Potter , and others . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , and numerous apologies for non-attendance read , the lodge was duly closed and the brethren adjourned . There was no banquet .
ELLAND . —Savile Lodge ( No . 1231 ) . —A meeting was held on Thursday , the 0 th inst ., at the Alasonic Rooms . Present : Bros . J . Farneil , W . M . ; J . Emsley , S . W . ; J . Sm ' thies , J . W . ; G . Hallas , Chap . ; J . Garsed , Treas . ; T . Dyson , Sec . ; Dr . Iloyle , S . D . ; J ' . Watson , J . D . ; Dr . Whalley , D . C . ; S . \ V . North , I . G . ; " J . Rhode * , Stwd . ; J . Walker , Tyler ; L . Savile , P . M . ; | J . Dodgson , P . M . ; T . Feather , H . Pike , T . Maude , A . Radcliffe , II .
Radcliffe , I . Battye , and others . Bro . J . Watson , P . M . Ol , was a visitor . The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . Bro . Battye answered the usual questions and was raised by the W . M . Bro . Maude was raised by Bro . Savile , I . P . M ., and Bro . Pike by Bro . Walker . P . M . The working tools were given by Bro . Emsley , and the chargeb y Bro . Hallas . The lodge was closed at 9 p . m ., after which the brethren sat down to supper , and spent a very pleasant hour .
TWICKENHAM . —Era Lodge ( No . 1423 ) . —The 71 st meeting of this lodge was held at the Albany Hotel , on Saturday , the Sth inst ., under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . F . P . Jenkins , and the following brethren : Bros . G . L . Wingate , I . P . M . ; G . S . Elliott , SAV . ; W . 1 ! . Matthews , J . VV . ; Edward Win . Devereux , P . M ., Sec . ; Dr . Wm . Faulkner , S . D . ; Wm . Beaton , J . D . ; II . B .
Hassel , Stwd ., acting I . G . ; John Gilbert , P . G . T ., Tyler ; E . H . Thiellay , P . M ., P . P . G ' . S . Il . Middx . ; Dr . | . Beresford Ryley , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . Middx . ; Win . Lovelock , R . Chipperfield , and A , E . Carter . The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The familiar face of Bro . J . W . Baldwin , P . M ., P . G . D . Middx ., was very much missed , and when it
was reported by the worthy Secretary that his absence was caused by sickness , a vote of sympathy was passed by the lodge , expressing the deep regret of the brethren in his serious illness , and hoping that he would soon be restored to health . All Masonic business being ended , the lodgewas closed , and the brethren proceeded to banquet , when the usual toasts were given and responded to , and so ended a very enjoyable meeting .
CROWLE .-Isle of Axholme Lodge ( No . 1482 ) . —On Monday , the 27 th ult ., the members of this lodge , whicli is in a nourishing state , held their installation meeting in the Masonic Room , when a large number of brethren assembled from Louth , Carlisle , liradford , Sheffield ,
Doncaster , Goole , Manchester , Scunthorpe , <\ : c . Ihe Installing-Master was Bro . F . D . Walker , P . M . 242 , who performed the ceremony in a masterly manner , and Bro . G . Mason was duly placed in the chair . The banquet was held in the Market Hall , and provided by liro . T . C . Horobin .
CROYDON . —Mozart Lodge ( No . 1929 ) . —A very successful meeting of this lodge- was held 011 the 1 st inst ., at the old Greyhound Hotel . Among the numerous brethren present we noticed Bros . T . Trcmcre , VV . M . ; Aynsley , S . W ., VV . M . elect ; Thomas , J . W . ; E . M ,
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DUER , / ^ 146 , NEW BOND ST ., W ., / >> . ( Established 1140 ) , < V BEEAD AND BISCUIT BAKERS , *^^ / Vans toall parts Daily . Hampers packed jf ^ / an < l sent to all parts of the i ountrv with 'S ^ / FRENCH AND VIENNA PANCY ROLLS AND BREAD :
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CARRIAGES . F and R . SHANKS particularly call a attention to their light ONE-HORSE LANDAUS , of the very best materials , and fitted with their patent Self-acting Head . Several building to order to be seen in all stages at their manufactory , 70 & 71 , Great Oueen-st ., Lincoln ' s Inn-Fields . Drags and new and second-hand Carriages of all descriptions . Estimates given for repairs .
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£ -, Bv Special Appointment to H . R . H . £ y ' The Prince of Wales . & ^ John Underwood & Sons , # ^ ^ SCULPTORS & MASONS , v ^^ ^^ 10 , Duke-st ., Grosvenor-sq ., W ., < . -2 ? Re , Kiiunsr IIII . L , N . I-:., AND CIIIXOI-ORH $ » ¦ " ^ A M ° " 'NT Co"n'E 1 ! V ' ^ , £ y Reredoses , Pulpits , Screens , Fonts , - £ y Mosaic in Glass or Marble , Inlaid and ( gy Incised Work . Designs , Estimates ^ and References free on application .
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OUR EYES . BROWNING'S IMPROVED METHOD OF SUITING THE SIGHT WITH SPECTACLES either personally or by correspondence . Browning ' s axis-cut pebbles are the most perfect lenses made , being cut from pure crystals of Brazilian pebbles at right angles to the axis , and every lens tested separately by the polariscope . Spectacles of superior quality from 4 s . 6 d . per pair ; with pebble lenses in best steel frames , from ios . Gd . per pair ; and in gold frames from £ 1 3 s . Gd . Full particulars of Browning ' s Method of Suiting the Sight by correspondence , and testimonials post free . —JOHN BROWNING , 63 , Strand , London , W . C .
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DFNT V ILLUSTRATED J- ^ JJ / IN 1 O CATALOGUE of HIGH-CLASS WTATPTTT ?^ WATCHES and CLOCKS at VVillUXlilU . REDUCED PRICES , sent post * , ^\ ^ free on application to E . DENT J & T >& an ( J Co ., Makers to the Oueen , VT 1 FMT \ Cl > STRAND , LONDON , W . C , J . * " - " n 3 K \ or 4 , ROYAL EXCHANGE .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
MASON . —We regret very much the circumstances described by our correspondent , but his suggestion as to a uniform ritual will only lead to an unprofitable discussion on a subject which has been already considered ad
nauseam . BOOKS . & c , RECEIVED . " I . a Kevista Masunica , " "Bulletin tin Grand Orient de Prance , " " Keystone , "" Victorian Freemason , " " l- ' reemasons' Repository , " " . Sunday Times" ( New York ) , " Allen's Indian Mail , " " The Debater , " " Court Circular , " " Jewish Chronicle , " "Citi 7 . cn , " " Hull Packet , " " El Taller , " " international Masonic Review , " "SundayTimes" ( London ) , " Broad Arrow , " "The Piano , Organ , ami Music Trades Journal , " " Boletin Olicial del Gr . Or . tlcExpana y Revista Masonico . "
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M ^^^/^^ ST ^^ s ^^^ v ^ sKsrssS ^ sj ^ Mree | ias © fl S ^^ E ^^ S ^^^ -gigg ^^^ eggg ^^ SATURDAY , AUG . 15 , 1885 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
ST . JOHN'S FESTIVAL . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , It is doubtless well known among the brethren that the 24 th of June , the Festival of St . John the Baptist , is a most important day in the calendar of the German
rouges ; it is , indeed , the new year ' s day of the Masonic year , and is celebrated throughout Germany by the brethre n as their greatest festival . Here and in Scotland on the contrary , the day is now nut little , if at all , observed , although it has probabl y been equall y important at some time , and it would be of interest
<¦ " Know when the observance ceased , and how this change came about . Can any English or Scotch brother oblige me D V suppl ying this information . —Yours fraternally , , , C . KUPFKRSCHMIDT . London , 12 th August . I . P . M . 23 S .
WHICH SHALL IT BE— "CHARITY" OR "DINNERS ?" lo the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , « . „ . L „ * regret to find I have disquieted the soul of the worth y "C . E . G ., " and lam afraid that the longer we two ar fiue the question he has raised , the greater will be the
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divergence of our opinions . Still , with your kind permission , I will say a few words by way of rejoinder to the principal remark in his letter of last week as to what he considers the improvident use of lodge funds " in providing-, " as he calls them , " costly , wasteful , and extravagant " dinners . I have already said that , in advocating "dinners " as an indispensable part of our lodge duty , I do not bestow a
thought on the mere sensual gratification of the appetite ; 1 believe in appetites only when they arc subordinated to reason . I have also suggested , if , indeed , I have not stated in so many words , that , while I am opposed to "C . E . G . 's" views as to the appropriation of lodge funds , I am the reverse of insensible to the claims of " Charity . " But 1 do not think it would be just that the whole character of Freemasonry should be destroyed in
order that certain Institutions , which have at different epochs been established under its wing , may be enlarged " ad infinitum . " It will need the efforts of a great many " C . E . G . 's" to persuade me that the whole is greater than a part , yet this is what he seems anxious to establish , if , at least , I have read his arguments aright . The lodge of which he is an Auditor has , he tells us , spent only some 50 guineas ir . benevolence during the past four
years ; but its dinner bills for the same period amount to ; £ ooo . At the same time , it contains some of the most generous men it has ever been his privilege to meet , and when 1 suggest that probably very many of them are Life Governors of our Institutions , or even more , he retorts—I presume to think very unwisely—that the " individual contributions " of members no more concern the lodge than the payment of "rates and taxes . " " C . E . G . " must
forgive me if 1 express no surprise at his having been called a "fanatic" in respect of this particular question . For my part , 1 think it directly concerns the lodge when its members are individually generous contributors to our Institutions , for then it can be no reproach to them that they contribute only occasionally and in moderate sums in their corporate capacity of a lodge . The lodge funds are as much theirs to spend as they please as the moneys they so
generously dispense in Charity , or so honourably use in acquitting themselves of their lawful monetary obligations . According to _ " C . E . G ., " it is not enough that they should give individually ; they must give collectively as well , or expose themselves to the charge—in the event of theirs being a dining lodge—of " costly , wasteful , and extravagant" expenditure . "C . E . G . " may call this argument ; I say it is logically burning the candle at both
ends . There is a lodge , of very early creation and high up on the roll of Grand Lodge , which is composed , wholly or almost wholly , of some of our most distinguished brethren —Grand and Past Grand Officers . If "C . E . G . " will take the trouble of glancing cursorily at the Festival returns of our three Institutions during the past ten years , he will find it entered only in one or two lists . It is
Vice-Patron of one of our Institutions , and Vice-President of the other two , while all , or certainly the majority of , its members are generous contributors to all three Charities . Can it be said that this lodge is unmindful of the " god-like principle of 'Charity' ? " I say , "No . " It has given in its corporate capacity , and its members have likewise given in their individual capacity . What they have done , whether severally or collectively , they have done in the
exercise of a proper discretion , and to expect of them more than this would be a tyranny in its worst form—the tyranny that is exercised in the name of "Charity . " So with the lodge of which "C . E . G . " is an Auditor . It has given what , having regard to the fact of many , if not all of its members being already generous contributors , it considers just and reasonable gifts , and no one has the right to charge it with extravagance in the matter of " dinners . "
"C . Ii . G . loses sight of the fact that the privilege of supporting Charitable Institutions is not confined to Freemasonry , and that if a man is anxious to bear his share in the burdens which the support of such Institutions entails , it is not prescribed by any known law or custom that he should first of all enrol himself a member of our Society . That would be tantamount to saying that Charity did not exist in this country and in those which have derived their
Freemasonry from us before the foundation of our Grand Lodge of 1717 , and that it does not exist in those count ! ies in which Freemasonry has no abiding place . Of course such a proposition as this is too monstrous to be entertained seriously , yet this must be the outcome of " C . E . G . ' s " arguments if they are carried to their logical conclusion . Our Charities have grown with our growth . When , as I pointed out in my last letter , it became necessary to
administer relief to our poorer members or their families on something like an organised system , we had established first of all the Fund of Charity , administered by the Committee of Charity ; and when , owing to our numerical increase , that which has since been the Fund of 13 .,-nevolence , administered by the Board of Benevolence , was found insufficient to carry out righteously the " god-like principle of 'Charity , ' " there were subsequently
established our Girls' School , our Boys School , and our Benevolent Institution , with its Male and Female Funds . These have grown to be vast Institutions in iact as well as in name ; the good they do is incalculable , and the support they receive is increasingly generous . We are all proud of them , and we shall always uphold them in a proper state of efficiency ; but they are only an appendage to Freemasonry , not Freemasonry itself . They
are the outward and visible sign to the world generally that we practise as well as preach one branch of the "Godlike principle of 'Charity ;'" but they do not embrace the whole field of "Charity . " In our very natural enthusiasm for the splendid Institutions which the English Craft has established for the supporter benefit of its poorer members an J their children , we shall do well to remember that , just as Freemasonry is greater than Charity in its unrestiicted
sense of love towards Gud and man—seeing that the whole is greater than its part—so Charity , which , in its unrestricted sense , contains all the virtues , must necessarily be greater than Charity in its restricted sense of bestowing aid where aid is necessary , which is only one of the number . It is because wc did not join Freemasonry in order to support certain Institutions , but , having joined it , do most loyally
support them as being a part thereof , and likewise because as I maintain , the whole duty of Freemasonry does not lie in the support of those Institutions , that I raise my feeble voice against the "fanatics" who go about "dunning " brethren for contributions in the sacred name of "Charity . " I trust that nothing I have said in this letter will offend
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tiie sensitive mind of my worthy brother in Masonry" C . E . G . "—though 1 am afraid it is not in my disposition to be seveiely solemn enough for any prolonged period of time " to treat , " with a becoming sense of seriousness , "a matter of such grave responsibility" as "the proper application of the funds " of our lodges . Therefore , if , as is not unlikel y , 1 may have occasion to trespass further
upon your space and the patience of your readers , I trust he will forgive me if my next letter is not written as by one sitting in sackcloth and ashes , and bitterly lamenting the * costly , wasteful , and extravagant 'dinners , '" which he has so strongly reprobated in the case of the lodge of which . he is an Auditor . —Faithfully and fraternally yours , CAKES AND ALE .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
627 ] BRO . WOODFORD'S LIBRARY . Masonic students will be glnd to hear that I have purchased the whole of the Masonic bonks and MSS ., which were sold by auction last week , with few exceptions . As copies of the catalogue , ( now preparing ) , will naturally be in the hands of the English Craft before they can be received abroad , it rests with the brethren at home to prevent any of the numerous special lots of exceptional value and interest leaving this country for the Continent
or America . Amongst those purchased will be found the following lots—3 S 5 , 3 S 7 , 391 , 39 ? . 393 , 394 . 595 . 39 '> 397 , 39 S , 399 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 4 : 14 , 405 , 407 , 40 S , 400 , 410 , 411 , 413 , 414 , 415 , 41 C , 410 , 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 425 , 426 , 427 , 42 S , 429 , 430 , 431 , 432 . 433 , 434 , 435 , 4 : fi , 437 , 43 S , 439 . 440 . 44 S , 419 . 457 . 45 S , 459 . .- ( Go , 4 C 11 , 4 ( 13 , 40 G , 4 C 7 , 470 , 471 , 499 , 501 , 502 , 503 , s'u , 521 , 52 S , 535 , 5 JS , 550 , 5 s ' , 5 S 2 , Coi , ClO , 623 , 62 C 1 , 627 , 62 S , 029 , 630 , 631 , O 97 , 700 , 702 , 705 , 70 O , 707 , 70 S , 709 , 714 , 719 . - j 22 , 7-S , / to . 741 . 744 . 75 ' , 753 . 7 > 5 , 7 >" . 7 r > 7 . 7 K . 7 ^ 3 , 7 ^ 0 , 799 , S 03 . GEORGE KENNING .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
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FARRINGDON WITHOUT LODGE ( No . 1745 ) . —This lodge met at the Viaduct Hotel , Holborn , on the 27 th ult . Among those present wen : lirus . Joseph Young , W . M . ; T . Simpson , S . W . ; James Strugnell , P . M ., acting J . W . ; II . j . Lardner , P . M ., ' P . P . G . O . Surrey , Treas . ; W . H . Jackson , P . M ., Sec . ; Lister , S . D . ; Sl :
elhorne , J . D . ; Louis Lardner , I . G . ; II . B . Marshall , C . C , P . G . Treas ., I . P . M . ; T . C . Walls , P . P . G . S . B . Middx ., P . M . ; Shereer , Potter , and others . The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed , and numerous apologies for non-attendance read , the lodge was duly closed and the brethren adjourned . There was no banquet .
ELLAND . —Savile Lodge ( No . 1231 ) . —A meeting was held on Thursday , the 0 th inst ., at the Alasonic Rooms . Present : Bros . J . Farneil , W . M . ; J . Emsley , S . W . ; J . Sm ' thies , J . W . ; G . Hallas , Chap . ; J . Garsed , Treas . ; T . Dyson , Sec . ; Dr . Iloyle , S . D . ; J ' . Watson , J . D . ; Dr . Whalley , D . C . ; S . \ V . North , I . G . ; " J . Rhode * , Stwd . ; J . Walker , Tyler ; L . Savile , P . M . ; | J . Dodgson , P . M . ; T . Feather , H . Pike , T . Maude , A . Radcliffe , II .
Radcliffe , I . Battye , and others . Bro . J . Watson , P . M . Ol , was a visitor . The lodge was opened and the minutes read and confirmed . Bro . Battye answered the usual questions and was raised by the W . M . Bro . Maude was raised by Bro . Savile , I . P . M ., and Bro . Pike by Bro . Walker . P . M . The working tools were given by Bro . Emsley , and the chargeb y Bro . Hallas . The lodge was closed at 9 p . m ., after which the brethren sat down to supper , and spent a very pleasant hour .
TWICKENHAM . —Era Lodge ( No . 1423 ) . —The 71 st meeting of this lodge was held at the Albany Hotel , on Saturday , the Sth inst ., under the presidency of the W . M ., Bro . F . P . Jenkins , and the following brethren : Bros . G . L . Wingate , I . P . M . ; G . S . Elliott , SAV . ; W . 1 ! . Matthews , J . VV . ; Edward Win . Devereux , P . M ., Sec . ; Dr . Wm . Faulkner , S . D . ; Wm . Beaton , J . D . ; II . B .
Hassel , Stwd ., acting I . G . ; John Gilbert , P . G . T ., Tyler ; E . H . Thiellay , P . M ., P . P . G ' . S . Il . Middx . ; Dr . | . Beresford Ryley , P . M ., P . G . Stwd . Middx . ; Win . Lovelock , R . Chipperfield , and A , E . Carter . The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The familiar face of Bro . J . W . Baldwin , P . M ., P . G . D . Middx ., was very much missed , and when it
was reported by the worthy Secretary that his absence was caused by sickness , a vote of sympathy was passed by the lodge , expressing the deep regret of the brethren in his serious illness , and hoping that he would soon be restored to health . All Masonic business being ended , the lodgewas closed , and the brethren proceeded to banquet , when the usual toasts were given and responded to , and so ended a very enjoyable meeting .
CROWLE .-Isle of Axholme Lodge ( No . 1482 ) . —On Monday , the 27 th ult ., the members of this lodge , whicli is in a nourishing state , held their installation meeting in the Masonic Room , when a large number of brethren assembled from Louth , Carlisle , liradford , Sheffield ,
Doncaster , Goole , Manchester , Scunthorpe , <\ : c . Ihe Installing-Master was Bro . F . D . Walker , P . M . 242 , who performed the ceremony in a masterly manner , and Bro . G . Mason was duly placed in the chair . The banquet was held in the Market Hall , and provided by liro . T . C . Horobin .
CROYDON . —Mozart Lodge ( No . 1929 ) . —A very successful meeting of this lodge- was held 011 the 1 st inst ., at the old Greyhound Hotel . Among the numerous brethren present we noticed Bros . T . Trcmcre , VV . M . ; Aynsley , S . W ., VV . M . elect ; Thomas , J . W . ; E . M ,