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knowledge of lodge business , the furniture there ? of , " an'd the "duties of the various officers , but the . news wafted to us from the other side of the Atlantic has dispelled the illusion- I was not aware that a very important part of lodge

furniture consisted of utensils used at , the convivial bpard , including all the etceteras necessary . at ! a carouse , UP . ' did . 1 know -that the -office of Steward is considered of the highest importanbe , his , duty being to keep the cupboard well stocked with the ardent and edibles . < - But ' we live . and

learn . . The . notion pf holding up American Freemasons , as patterns worthy of initiation . is , to say the least , curious , since Bro . Kilpatrick . himself informs us , . that , ( in order I presume to restrain brethren there and keep them decorous ) it . was deemed necessary to prohibit intoxicating : liquors

being brought into the lodge . ' ;¦ ,, I n . England no such . enactment is required , as , although , an unwritten law , it is implicitly " obeyed ,. and a brother would no rnore think of conveying intoxicating liquors into a lodge thaii dream of taking it into a place of worship . The writer further informs the readers of the

Dispatch of an event which occurred at the Great City Lodge in London , namely that the brethren agreed to do without one of the usual banquets and g ive the amount-saved tp the charity fund of the lodge . / ' ¦ ¦ - l From this fact he prognosticates that " the

keynote sounded by the Great City Lodge consisting of Nobles and City Millionaires (?) is . likely to be taken up in every lodge throughout the length and breadth of the land . '' For . my . part I do not think it at all likely . . Englishmen generally will not content themselves to sup , on

bread , cheese , and beer , while they can , "well afford to enjoy such luxuries as venison , arid , champagne , ! ¦ have , no means of . judging . the feelingsof American brethren , upon- this . ; topic it is , however , notorious that the . average .-Ameri ; can-brethren are dyspeptic and do .. not- / possess

the Englishman ' s power of digestion .. It js quite possible the American Freemason may prer fer intellectual refreshment , and cold water ,, to a more substantial repast , but then : tastes . differ . The correspondent , of- the New York .-Dispatch has evidently but a slight acquaintance ^ with the

position of the Craft in England when'he ,-a vers that this " new departure ! ' of ; the greati City Lodge ( which , by the way , is not necessaril y new , other lodges may possibly have done , a , similar thing , without trumpeting it forth to . the four quarters of the globe ) willcause ta . rev . iirali in Ereemasonry in Great . Britain , the fact being that

at no-time of its history has the . Order been , more flourishing and . prosperous . . VvThy , Bro , Kilpatrick should publish such random allegations as are contained in the . article in question is ,, hardly possible to conceive , unless , wei , suppose , hirn to

have fashioned his diction and . opinions , tp , please the idiosyncrasies of the people he happens to visit . - i . ' But why this crusade against Masonic dinners ., ? Why , of all people in the world , should a .

Fireemason rest satisfied with coarse and meagre far , e , when he is able and willing to pay for delicacies . ? Is it just and fair to'denounce masonicbaUquets , while we find other societies , be their purpose

social , political , civic , parochial , benevolent , and even religious , indul ging in similar " indiscretions . " Nearly every public event of importance is celebrated by some such festivities . Almost daily we find in the newspapers reports of parliamentry dinners , civic dinners , banquets

innumerable , upon every possible occasion , numbers of them in aid of charitable institutions , even the ceremony of installation of the Lord Rector of a great University is supplemented by a great feast where I am certain the " edibles " and the " ardent" played no unimportant part .

Then why is the Freemason alone to practise so a great an amount of self-denial . Is it because he is niggard in his charitable contributions , Let the records of the Grand Lodge reply . It is an insult to question the generous liberality of the English Freemason . Is the giver to divest

himself of all his superfious wealth and deny himself every enjoyment , that the recipient might be pampered . From general experience it is just to infer that the abolition of refreshment after performing four , five , and sometimes six hours labour in the lodge will tend to diminish the attendance of our lodge meetiugs . A con-

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summation certainl y not to be wished .- , > For Freemasonry to continue in its present , ";_ su _ cc . ess , fnl course , it must be made as attractivelfs possible . Members of our honourable Craft are as a . rule "true and trusty , " and good citizens ,: but they are not likely to take the trouble of :

travelling many miles for the purpose of receiving lessons in moral conduct , when the . sa me commodity , albeit in different form , can : be obtained nearer home . But wheri , besides the moral advantages which are to be gained in the Lodge , there is a prospect of lively and brotherly

intercourse a goodly muster of Brethen will invariably assemble . :.... „ - ;> .,. ..-Now , admitted , as Bro . Kilpatrick veTy properly points out , that Masonry inculcates every virtue under the Sun , and that itis-the'duty of every member of the Craft to promote ' -in eyery

way anything which conduces to brotherly love , peace , and goodwill among men . 'Nar- can"it ; be denied that as civilization advances , so-dees-Freemasonry v by the way , presumablyribtwithstand ing pur banqueting propensities );* gTanting- also that American Freemasons are immaculate ' , and

the members of the Great City Lodg ' e virtuous , but why , oh why , should the rest pfshe brotherhood have no more " Cake and Ale /* - "" " i Yours fraternally , ' - • E . 'C OTJTHEIL , - P . M . andP . Z .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . T . WORMALD , F . R . & S ., —FO &; MERLY OF NO . 2 , LODGE OF -ANTIQUITY ; - ; =

We extract the following from llie ' lT ' imc * : ' '—' " Mr . Thos . Wormald diecl " suddenly at Gomersall , Yorkshire , the residence ' § fh'is brother , on Sunday , December 28 , in his' ^ iid year , He had filled most of the important' offices an'd appointments open to the memb ' ers ' df 'trie

profession . He commenced his professiShaT ' siudie ' s under the celebrated John Abernetify 7 surgeon to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , to " ' wnbltrhe' was apprenticed at the Royal College , of Surgeons . Having completed his hospital ' stri'dies " , ' he presented himself for examination , arid " , was admitted

a member of the College of Surgebffis ' on'the ^ th March , 1824 . He had previousIy , assisted'as Demonstrator of Anatomy at his * hbspitai , arid , in conjunction with the late Mr . M"WliVrinie , published some anatomical diag ' r ' arft § of " gre ' at use to students . After this he visitea'the "

continental hospitals to see the surgical ' practice arid treatment of cases . In due tifrie , he' ^ became assistant-surgeon to St . Bartholomew's ' Hospital ' , ' but , owing to the long tenure of the ' office" of surgeon by his predecessor , was ' riot" appointed full surgeon until nearly the time for ' the "

cbrffpulsory resignation of the office " ; Which ^ he-onty held for for a few years ; he wis , hb ' Wever , >\ t \ U mediately appointed consulting " s'tirfcetin 'to the hospital ,- holding the appoinftiienl : until his death , and ever taking the deepest' ihte ' rest iri the welfare of the hospital , its patients , "arid ^ the

large class of students , by whom he was much respected . In the Royal Cotlege '' of" Surgeons he filled all the hig hest offices ' , ' Having been elected in the first batch of Honorary Fellows of that institution on the nth of December ' , - '! 845 , and in 1849 he was elected , in conjunction with

the late Messrs . Hodgson , Pilcher , and Bishop , a member of the Council . In 1857 he was appointed Hunterian Orator , whcn"he"delivered an admirable oration before a large audience " : 'the discourse was published at the-expressed desire

of the Council , by whom he was' el ' ecte ' tr the following year a member of "" fhe 'fcourti of Examiners . In 1865 he received' the highest honour his colleagues could confer on him—the President ' s gown , arid'lie performed the duties of this office to their ' entire

satisfaction . He continued in office only a short time , and , in possession of an ample fortune , divided his time between Bedford-row , where- he | had practised many years , antl his country residence —Bengeo , but latterly Epping ¦ House , near

Hertford . Mr . Wormald ; leaves a widow , three daughters , and three sons .. ¦ With ; thei exception of the works already mentioned ,- and a few papers in the Trun tactions of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society and the Medi ~

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cal Times , he did not contribute anything to surgical literature ,, but he has left a collection of valuable notes and cases . " ' . The remains of this lamented gentleman were interred in the Highgate Cerhetery on Monday

week . His funeral , attended onl y by ' his sons , sons-in-law , and' other near relations , was , as became his own" wishes and retiring' disposition , of a ' simple and unostentatious character . The service , was read by the Rector of Bengeo ; in

whose parish he had formerly resided with his farnil y ; for many years . . Bro . Wormald ' s removal hag left a blank , which cannot be readily 'filled up . In his busiest days , when his- connection with' St .

Bartholomew ' s Hospital " made- ' a' 'daily visit to London essential , 'he still appointed a time in each week when the poor could consult him gratuitously , and iipon these' occasions' it was not unusual to find his gates sburrourtded with patients

all anxious to secure the benefit of his great surgical skill . .-This practice was continued in his retirement to E ppihg House , arid hundreds can testify not only to the permanent benefits arising from his prescriptions and advice , but , to the

sympathy and kindness with which every- ' real case of suffering was met . Bro . Wormald died at Gommersall , in Yorkshire ; in his ; 72 nd year . - The sickness of a brother , to whom he had been instrumental in

imparting' considerable- relief ; : had taken him there about three' weeks Before the attack which ended in his own removal . Thus to the end of life was fulfilled his great desire to do' ¦ good to others , by enabling therirto profit- by- that'

profound-medical and surgical knowledge which in the providence of God had 1 -been so bountifully dealt'outto himself .- Bro . Wormald ' s' connection' with St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , of-which he-contiriued ' a consulting surgeons-had an existence of well nigh half a'century . .. ) - ' JS ! -: : - t - .:-,- . ¦ ¦ . ¦ 1 I ;

; v > . .- . ,., y $ f , & y 0 HN ' HARRIS . ' ; ' " ' We regret'to ' announce ' . that Bro . John Harris , P . ; M :, ' P . Z ., Lithb gYaphic . Artist , and Fac-similist , ' died' in Croydon , on Dec . 28 , 18 ^ 3 . He . w ' as initiaW ' ori"the 10 th February , 1818 , ' in " the Lodge Good' Intent , No . 413 , and

served ' the various offices ' , '( that of W . M . four years ) . He joined . the St . James ' s Union Lbdge , No ' . ' 180 , ' subscribing to the sariVc ' 15 years . He "" then ¦' joined " ' ' tlie Ltojfal ; York Lodg ' e of Perseverance , No . 7 ? ' acted as Secretary for 10 years ' : arid " afterwards joined the" Albion ; No .

p , having been a subscribing member' for 40 years . 'In' ' iSig , be designed the tracing boards , approved by the late M . W . ' G . M ., ' ' His Royal Hi ghness the" Duke of ' 'Sussex ; ''R . G ; , 8 cc . In August ; ' 18 ^ 6 , he became ' totally bliridfrom

paralysis ,, and' iri i 860 lie becafne- an inmate of the Royal ' Benevolent'Institution , Croydon . He has "left ' , a widow in'' advanced , years ' , who will now be a ' candidate '' for the imnuity . ' '""'

Masonic Bibliography.

MASONIC BIBLIOGRAPHY .

1 ... Under the above heading iri . last number of The Freemason , Bro . the Rev . A .: F . A : Woodford asks who was the author of a pamphlet , ! entitled "The principles of Feeemasonry explained , etc ., " published at Glasgow in 1768 . The author was the Rev . Alexander Gillies , a member of the

Lodge Montrose . He-was the first recorded honorary member of Mother Kilwinning , and his . admission is thus minuted-r- ! " Kilwinning , 20 th Dscy . ijOO : Mr . ; Alexander Gillies , preacher of the gospel , formerly entered in another lodge , haying this day preached before the

brethren in the Church of Kilwinning , to their great edification , and with universal applause , the brethren , in ; consideration of the learning , sobriety , and sound divinity of the said Mr . Gillies , do unanimousl y receive and admit him as an honorary memb 2 r of the Mother Lodge of

Kilwinning , and lie obliges himself to obey the rules of the lodge . Alexr . Gillies . Claud Thomson , Master . " George Murdoch , to whom the sermon was afterwards dedicated , was then Lord Provost of Glasgow , anrl a Past Master of

Glasgow Kilwinning , The circumstances under which he became " Grand Master of the Lodges in Glasgow " are referred to ia my "Historical Notes on Scoteh Lodges , " in The Freemason , Nov . 1 , 1873 . —D . JU ' RIUV LYON .