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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Can any brother kindly lend the Editor the " Rough Ashlar , " Adelaide , for August , 1879 ? Reports of Lodges standing over : —Domatic , No . 177 ; Eboracum , No . 1611 ; Gibraltar , No . 278 ; Tyne , No . 991 ; Shakespeare , No . 284 ; Derwent . No . 40 ; Elias de Derham , No . 586 : Cornubian , No . 410 ; Harmonic
216 ; Polish National , No . 534 ; Phcenix , No . 94 ; Palatine , No . 97 ; Albert Edward , No . 17 S 0 ; Ringwood , No . 132 ; Royal Gloucester , No . 130 ; Fortitude , 281 ; Kilwinning , Capper , No . 1076 ; Hundred of Ellar , No . 46 9 ; and Affability , No . 317 . ROVAI . Arecii CHAPTERS : —Butelett , No . 1293 ; Duke
of Connaught , No . 1524 . Eboracum Conclave , No . 137 ( Red Cross of Constantine ) ; Mount Calvary Encampment ( Knights Templar ) . Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania ; Ceylon Items . COIMESPONDENCE : —Royal Arch Chapters for Military Brethren .
BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Hebrew Leader , " "The Masonic Newspaper , " "The Croydon Guardian , " " The Alliance News , " " Broad Arrow , " "Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " Die Bauhutte , " " The British Mercantile Gazette , " " Keystone . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTHS . COPE . —On the 10 th inst ., at Andover , the wife of the Rev , A . D . Cope , M . A ., of a son . ROSE . —On the 12 th inst ., at 17 , Trinder-road , Crouchhill , the wife of Mr . Hugh Rose , of twin boys .
MARRIAGES . DAPEM . —HVDE-CI . ABKE . — On the 7 th inst ., at St George ' s , Hanover-square , Sir Lionel Darcll , Bart ., of Frethcrnc Court , Gloucestershire , to Fanny Julia , widow of the late T . Hyde-Clarke , Esq ,
TENTERDEN—ROWCUFKE . — On the 13 th inst ., at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , by the Rev . Chas . E . Hornby , M . A ., assisted by the Rev . Vernon Musgrave , M . A ., C S . Aubrey Abbott , Lord Tenterden , C . B ., R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Essex , to Mrs . H . Rowcliffe , widow of Mr . Henry Rowcliffe , Q . C .
DEATHS . LAZARUS . —On Nov . 27 th , 1879 , at Shanghae , China , Emanuel H . Lazarus , the beloved ami affectionate son of Lewis and Kate Lazarus , of 3 8 , Tavistocksquare , aged 24 . STAUNTON . —On the 9 th inst ., at 68 , Biunswick-placc , Brighton , Mr . Thomas Staunton .
The Freemason.
THE FREEMASON .
SATURDAY , J ANUARY 17 ,
188-WE publish elsewhere a very remarkable document , on which we think it well to say a few words . To understand it fully we must go back a little , Our readers will remember that a resolution to purchase Lyncombe House was carried unanimously at a special meeting duly
convened , on the ground then set forth clearly ist , that the owner was going to build upon it , or let it for building purposes , and that the plans were ready ; andly , that it was necessary to protect the School and give the School a second entrance : and , 3 rdly , that the house might easily
be turned into a preparatory school for twentyfive children—a very useful addition to the School , and very beneficial to many poor claimants . The price , no doubt , was a " fancy price , " but the sum alone , the actual value , was recouped to the School in its value to the School ,
and the increased value it gtves to the School itself . It was found that b y a slight informality notice of a ' grant exceeding ^ 500 had not been given at a preceding Quarterly Court or General Committee , and as , on the high authority of the Grand Registrar , such notice was absolutely
necessary by the laws , there was no alternative but to give such notice , and having given such notice to convene a new or Special General Court . In the meantime much commotion had been aroused by a partly surreptitious , partly open opposition . A . petition was circulated disapproving
of the purchase , and a correspondence , acrimonious in tone , personal and insulting in suggestion , and most un-Masonic in temper aud language , was vigorously commenced . The Freemason , happily , kept out of all these
personalities , but that they existed is matter 01 notoriety and regret . Indeed , in the whole of our Masonic career , now a longish one , we have never witnessed such a sorry exhibition of un-Masonic malevolence and personal bitterness . At the second meeting , and just before the
The Freemason.
meeting , Bro . J . T . Moss appeared as " amicus curiae " to inform some of the brethren privately that counsel ' s opinion had been taken , that that opinion was , that the proposed purchase was " ultra vires , " and that if the resolution was carried an injunction would be moved for in the
Court of the Master of the Rolls . Notwithstanding this kindly opinion , delivered with all Bro . Moss ' s emphasis and energy of diction , the resolution was carried , as we are all aware , by an overwhelming majority , and subsequently the printed letters , and case , and opinion we print elsewhere were issued to the members and
brethren . Whatever the actual value of the opinion may be legally it is not for us to say . But we may be permitted to observe that as the whole " case " rests on a fallacy , so the opinion is governed by the same . It is stated that the purchase of the house and land is " not necessary for the purposes of the Charity . " Here is the " Crux " of the whole case . It is asserted bv
those who approve of the purchase that it is absolutely necessary : ist , to prevent serious injury to the School ; and , _ ndl y , to aid in the work of the School . If this contention be , as , no doubt , it can and will be , easily proved , the whole force of the opinion falls , as that opinion
admits that if such buildings and lands were really necessary no objection could be made . We fancy that on the clear statement of the authorities of the School , if the brethren or brother opposing go into court and obtain an ad interim injunction , such injunction will
speedily be dissolved . Wc regret much the bad feeling evoked and the vulgar personalities manifested by some who havo made themselves conspicuous in this question , and while we fully admit the right of all who think they have
wrongs to redress , to seek the interference of the Law Courts , wc arc of opinion that it is most un-Masonic to use such threats , though we feel sure that there , as always , the principles of truth , justice , equity , and honour will eventually prevail .
As a proof of the necessity of the purchase of Lyncombe House for the welfare and safety of the Girls' School , we may state that we understand that another person has been in negotiation with Mr . Evill to secure Lyncombe House for a Boys' School . Oh , sage oppositionists !
THE Quarterl y Court on Saturday last , numerously attended , was both an important and animated meeting . After the formal business was disposed of , the minutes of the last Special Court came on for consideration , and in consequence of some other matters to which we
allude fully elsewhere , it was considered desirable and prudent to adjourn the question of the " confirmation" of the Lyncombe House purchase for a fortnight , in order that the Trustees might have time to consult , and also to take Counsels' opinion . A circular had in the
meantime been issued by a Rro . Thomj ) son with reference to the subject , which was very properly animadverted upon at the meeting , and about which we shall , therefore , say no more We think the decision arrived at on Saturday fully satisfactory , in that it will give the present
not unnatural fermentation in consequence of profuse personalities and acrimonious assertions , a very novel proceeding in metropolitan Masonry , time to cool down and disappear . In a fortni ght hence we shall be able to come , let us hope , as Bro . Clabon well put it , to a calm and
dispassionate consideration of a purchase , which , in our opinion , is absolutely essential to the well being , safety , and needful developement of the great utility and advantages of an unrivalled School . We are very sorry to note the sad , dark
spirit of personality which has again cropped up in a matter which is in no sense a personal one , but then we always call to mind that in Masonry ( as in anything else of earth ) there are and ever will be " Brethren and Brethren . "
THE discussion continues with a vengeance , and the cry is " still " the letters " come ! " Indeed , if all our writers in any way imitate the length of our good Bro . Edmonston , whose undoubtedly able letter we printed last week , we hardly know where the Freemason will be . And so we yenture to hope that our kind friends
The Freemason.
will consider our limited space , and will remember that all the world is not equally interested about this " important question . " Bro . Edmonston ' s letter shows where even clever men will drift to in such a discussion , and whenever you set the" stone a rolling " there is really no limit to
proposals of change which constitute an entire revolution in our Order . With due submission to Bro . Edmonston , proficiency in ritual is not the only needful characteristic of a good W . M ., and many a btother who could not obtain a certificate of proficiency from the Board of
Preceptors might yet constitute an excellent W . M ., the circumstances of the lodge being especially taken into consideration . We again regret the whole of this discussion as unwise and unneeded , in our opinion , and consider the whole question as a chimera and an impossibility . We do most earnestl y trust that Grand Lodge will yet pause , and will
hesitate before it reopens , as it must do , the settlement of 1813 , if it refers the consideration of the "established mode of working" to a Committee in 1880 , and much more seeks to enforce on all the lodges under the English Constitution an exact uniformity of working . We feel sure that many of our brethren have not realized the full effect of the present movement .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . ' M . W . Grand Master , has appointed Lieut .-Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Past Grand Deacon , to the post of Grand Secretary , rendered vacant by the resignation ,
in consequence of ill health , of Bro . John Hervey , By a circular , which appears elsewhere , the appointment and investiture of the new Grand Secretary will take place this , ( Saturday ) , afternoon at six o ' clock .
IT would alaiost seem , especially in respect to the recent change in the Grand Secretaryship , that some notice should be taken by the Craft at large of the long and eminent services of Bro . Buss , whose zeal , and kindness , and willingness to help and to oblige we are all so conscious of .
Would it not be well for a Committee now to be formed to present to Bro . Buss some sli ght proof of the regard and goodwill of his brethren ? We shall be happy to take part in any steps necessary to carry out so desirable a parpose , so seasonable a testimonial .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ W » i do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even npprovini : of , Ihe opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in \ spirit of lair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
THE "COSMO" FOR 1880 . " To the Editor of Ihe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I beg respectfully to congratulate you and your staff on the completion of the second edition of the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar " for 1880 . 1 have carefully examined the handy and most excellent annual , and have
found that the second edition is really worthy of the name , and not a mere reproduction of the first issue , as so many are . Indeed I have discarded the first for the second edition , because of the various changes which occurred just when the former was in the press , and which are carefully noted in'Jthe present publication . These changes being of importance I beg to thank you for such atimely re-issue of your widely known calendar . A SUBSCRIBER FROM THE BEGINNING .
UNIFORMITY OF RITUAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — If you have not had enough , aye , even almost to satiety , about what I can only designate as a matter brought forward by those who have little else to do , or who wish to gain an ephemeral notoriety for starting something
that has not even the merit of novelty , I should really like to know what this fuss is all about . I have been a Mason for [ a good many years , and , save the unseemly disturbance that was raised more than twenty years ago by what was called the " Observer " party , I have never heard of anything in our Masonic proceedings calculated to disturb the general and , indeed , the complete harmony which has
reigned throughout the Craft during the whole of that long period . Although the discontented few to which I have alluded for a time succeeded in a slight degree in sowing dissension amongst us , yet the great body of English Freemasons refused to join in their squabbles , they repudiated their invitations . and remained in theirallegiauce to the Grand Lodge of England " true to the core . " In my attendance
at the Grand Lodge I have frequently heard our late beloved and revered Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , congratulate his brethren that he was then able to say ' that no feeling of disagreement prevailed , and that there was a complete harmony of the Craft throughout the world , and whatever clouds might have temporarily rested on a small portion of their Older they had entirely passed
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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Can any brother kindly lend the Editor the " Rough Ashlar , " Adelaide , for August , 1879 ? Reports of Lodges standing over : —Domatic , No . 177 ; Eboracum , No . 1611 ; Gibraltar , No . 278 ; Tyne , No . 991 ; Shakespeare , No . 284 ; Derwent . No . 40 ; Elias de Derham , No . 586 : Cornubian , No . 410 ; Harmonic
216 ; Polish National , No . 534 ; Phcenix , No . 94 ; Palatine , No . 97 ; Albert Edward , No . 17 S 0 ; Ringwood , No . 132 ; Royal Gloucester , No . 130 ; Fortitude , 281 ; Kilwinning , Capper , No . 1076 ; Hundred of Ellar , No . 46 9 ; and Affability , No . 317 . ROVAI . Arecii CHAPTERS : —Butelett , No . 1293 ; Duke
of Connaught , No . 1524 . Eboracum Conclave , No . 137 ( Red Cross of Constantine ) ; Mount Calvary Encampment ( Knights Templar ) . Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania ; Ceylon Items . COIMESPONDENCE : —Royal Arch Chapters for Military Brethren .
BOOKS , & c , RECEIVED . " Hebrew Leader , " "The Masonic Newspaper , " "The Croydon Guardian , " " The Alliance News , " " Broad Arrow , " "Royal Cornwall Gazette , " " Die Bauhutte , " " The British Mercantile Gazette , " " Keystone . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTHS . COPE . —On the 10 th inst ., at Andover , the wife of the Rev , A . D . Cope , M . A ., of a son . ROSE . —On the 12 th inst ., at 17 , Trinder-road , Crouchhill , the wife of Mr . Hugh Rose , of twin boys .
MARRIAGES . DAPEM . —HVDE-CI . ABKE . — On the 7 th inst ., at St George ' s , Hanover-square , Sir Lionel Darcll , Bart ., of Frethcrnc Court , Gloucestershire , to Fanny Julia , widow of the late T . Hyde-Clarke , Esq ,
TENTERDEN—ROWCUFKE . — On the 13 th inst ., at St . George ' s , Hanover-square , by the Rev . Chas . E . Hornby , M . A ., assisted by the Rev . Vernon Musgrave , M . A ., C S . Aubrey Abbott , Lord Tenterden , C . B ., R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Essex , to Mrs . H . Rowcliffe , widow of Mr . Henry Rowcliffe , Q . C .
DEATHS . LAZARUS . —On Nov . 27 th , 1879 , at Shanghae , China , Emanuel H . Lazarus , the beloved ami affectionate son of Lewis and Kate Lazarus , of 3 8 , Tavistocksquare , aged 24 . STAUNTON . —On the 9 th inst ., at 68 , Biunswick-placc , Brighton , Mr . Thomas Staunton .
The Freemason.
THE FREEMASON .
SATURDAY , J ANUARY 17 ,
188-WE publish elsewhere a very remarkable document , on which we think it well to say a few words . To understand it fully we must go back a little , Our readers will remember that a resolution to purchase Lyncombe House was carried unanimously at a special meeting duly
convened , on the ground then set forth clearly ist , that the owner was going to build upon it , or let it for building purposes , and that the plans were ready ; andly , that it was necessary to protect the School and give the School a second entrance : and , 3 rdly , that the house might easily
be turned into a preparatory school for twentyfive children—a very useful addition to the School , and very beneficial to many poor claimants . The price , no doubt , was a " fancy price , " but the sum alone , the actual value , was recouped to the School in its value to the School ,
and the increased value it gtves to the School itself . It was found that b y a slight informality notice of a ' grant exceeding ^ 500 had not been given at a preceding Quarterly Court or General Committee , and as , on the high authority of the Grand Registrar , such notice was absolutely
necessary by the laws , there was no alternative but to give such notice , and having given such notice to convene a new or Special General Court . In the meantime much commotion had been aroused by a partly surreptitious , partly open opposition . A . petition was circulated disapproving
of the purchase , and a correspondence , acrimonious in tone , personal and insulting in suggestion , and most un-Masonic in temper aud language , was vigorously commenced . The Freemason , happily , kept out of all these
personalities , but that they existed is matter 01 notoriety and regret . Indeed , in the whole of our Masonic career , now a longish one , we have never witnessed such a sorry exhibition of un-Masonic malevolence and personal bitterness . At the second meeting , and just before the
The Freemason.
meeting , Bro . J . T . Moss appeared as " amicus curiae " to inform some of the brethren privately that counsel ' s opinion had been taken , that that opinion was , that the proposed purchase was " ultra vires , " and that if the resolution was carried an injunction would be moved for in the
Court of the Master of the Rolls . Notwithstanding this kindly opinion , delivered with all Bro . Moss ' s emphasis and energy of diction , the resolution was carried , as we are all aware , by an overwhelming majority , and subsequently the printed letters , and case , and opinion we print elsewhere were issued to the members and
brethren . Whatever the actual value of the opinion may be legally it is not for us to say . But we may be permitted to observe that as the whole " case " rests on a fallacy , so the opinion is governed by the same . It is stated that the purchase of the house and land is " not necessary for the purposes of the Charity . " Here is the " Crux " of the whole case . It is asserted bv
those who approve of the purchase that it is absolutely necessary : ist , to prevent serious injury to the School ; and , _ ndl y , to aid in the work of the School . If this contention be , as , no doubt , it can and will be , easily proved , the whole force of the opinion falls , as that opinion
admits that if such buildings and lands were really necessary no objection could be made . We fancy that on the clear statement of the authorities of the School , if the brethren or brother opposing go into court and obtain an ad interim injunction , such injunction will
speedily be dissolved . Wc regret much the bad feeling evoked and the vulgar personalities manifested by some who havo made themselves conspicuous in this question , and while we fully admit the right of all who think they have
wrongs to redress , to seek the interference of the Law Courts , wc arc of opinion that it is most un-Masonic to use such threats , though we feel sure that there , as always , the principles of truth , justice , equity , and honour will eventually prevail .
As a proof of the necessity of the purchase of Lyncombe House for the welfare and safety of the Girls' School , we may state that we understand that another person has been in negotiation with Mr . Evill to secure Lyncombe House for a Boys' School . Oh , sage oppositionists !
THE Quarterl y Court on Saturday last , numerously attended , was both an important and animated meeting . After the formal business was disposed of , the minutes of the last Special Court came on for consideration , and in consequence of some other matters to which we
allude fully elsewhere , it was considered desirable and prudent to adjourn the question of the " confirmation" of the Lyncombe House purchase for a fortnight , in order that the Trustees might have time to consult , and also to take Counsels' opinion . A circular had in the
meantime been issued by a Rro . Thomj ) son with reference to the subject , which was very properly animadverted upon at the meeting , and about which we shall , therefore , say no more We think the decision arrived at on Saturday fully satisfactory , in that it will give the present
not unnatural fermentation in consequence of profuse personalities and acrimonious assertions , a very novel proceeding in metropolitan Masonry , time to cool down and disappear . In a fortni ght hence we shall be able to come , let us hope , as Bro . Clabon well put it , to a calm and
dispassionate consideration of a purchase , which , in our opinion , is absolutely essential to the well being , safety , and needful developement of the great utility and advantages of an unrivalled School . We are very sorry to note the sad , dark
spirit of personality which has again cropped up in a matter which is in no sense a personal one , but then we always call to mind that in Masonry ( as in anything else of earth ) there are and ever will be " Brethren and Brethren . "
THE discussion continues with a vengeance , and the cry is " still " the letters " come ! " Indeed , if all our writers in any way imitate the length of our good Bro . Edmonston , whose undoubtedly able letter we printed last week , we hardly know where the Freemason will be . And so we yenture to hope that our kind friends
The Freemason.
will consider our limited space , and will remember that all the world is not equally interested about this " important question . " Bro . Edmonston ' s letter shows where even clever men will drift to in such a discussion , and whenever you set the" stone a rolling " there is really no limit to
proposals of change which constitute an entire revolution in our Order . With due submission to Bro . Edmonston , proficiency in ritual is not the only needful characteristic of a good W . M ., and many a btother who could not obtain a certificate of proficiency from the Board of
Preceptors might yet constitute an excellent W . M ., the circumstances of the lodge being especially taken into consideration . We again regret the whole of this discussion as unwise and unneeded , in our opinion , and consider the whole question as a chimera and an impossibility . We do most earnestl y trust that Grand Lodge will yet pause , and will
hesitate before it reopens , as it must do , the settlement of 1813 , if it refers the consideration of the "established mode of working" to a Committee in 1880 , and much more seeks to enforce on all the lodges under the English Constitution an exact uniformity of working . We feel sure that many of our brethren have not realized the full effect of the present movement .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . ' M . W . Grand Master , has appointed Lieut .-Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , Past Grand Deacon , to the post of Grand Secretary , rendered vacant by the resignation ,
in consequence of ill health , of Bro . John Hervey , By a circular , which appears elsewhere , the appointment and investiture of the new Grand Secretary will take place this , ( Saturday ) , afternoon at six o ' clock .
IT would alaiost seem , especially in respect to the recent change in the Grand Secretaryship , that some notice should be taken by the Craft at large of the long and eminent services of Bro . Buss , whose zeal , and kindness , and willingness to help and to oblige we are all so conscious of .
Would it not be well for a Committee now to be formed to present to Bro . Buss some sli ght proof of the regard and goodwill of his brethren ? We shall be happy to take part in any steps necessary to carry out so desirable a parpose , so seasonable a testimonial .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ W » i do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even npprovini : of , Ihe opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in \ spirit of lair play to all , to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ]
THE "COSMO" FOR 1880 . " To the Editor of Ihe " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I beg respectfully to congratulate you and your staff on the completion of the second edition of the " Cosmopolitan Masonic Calendar " for 1880 . 1 have carefully examined the handy and most excellent annual , and have
found that the second edition is really worthy of the name , and not a mere reproduction of the first issue , as so many are . Indeed I have discarded the first for the second edition , because of the various changes which occurred just when the former was in the press , and which are carefully noted in'Jthe present publication . These changes being of importance I beg to thank you for such atimely re-issue of your widely known calendar . A SUBSCRIBER FROM THE BEGINNING .
UNIFORMITY OF RITUAL . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — If you have not had enough , aye , even almost to satiety , about what I can only designate as a matter brought forward by those who have little else to do , or who wish to gain an ephemeral notoriety for starting something
that has not even the merit of novelty , I should really like to know what this fuss is all about . I have been a Mason for [ a good many years , and , save the unseemly disturbance that was raised more than twenty years ago by what was called the " Observer " party , I have never heard of anything in our Masonic proceedings calculated to disturb the general and , indeed , the complete harmony which has
reigned throughout the Craft during the whole of that long period . Although the discontented few to which I have alluded for a time succeeded in a slight degree in sowing dissension amongst us , yet the great body of English Freemasons refused to join in their squabbles , they repudiated their invitations . and remained in theirallegiauce to the Grand Lodge of England " true to the core . " In my attendance
at the Grand Lodge I have frequently heard our late beloved and revered Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , congratulate his brethren that he was then able to say ' that no feeling of disagreement prevailed , and that there was a complete harmony of the Craft throughout the world , and whatever clouds might have temporarily rested on a small portion of their Older they had entirely passed