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Article Knights Templar. Page 1 of 1 Article ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION, No. 1507. Page 1 of 1 Article THE MORGAN MONUMENT. Page 1 of 1 Article THE MORGAN MONUMENT. Page 1 of 1 Article THE GRAND TREASURER. Page 1 of 1 Article FATAL ACCIDENT TO BRO. DR. HUGHES OF LIVERPOOL. Page 1 of 1 Article ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION Page 1 of 1 Article Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Page 1 of 1
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Knights Templar.
Knights Templar .
MOUNT CALVARY ENCAMPMENT ( D ) . — This old and distinguished encampment met at the Masonic Rooms , Red Lion-square , on the loth inst . Among those present were Sir Kts . D . Dewar , acting E . C , in the absence of Dr . Saunders ; Berridge , ist Captain ; F . Driver , 2 nd Captain ; Gravely , Expert ; Glynne , Captain of the Lines ; J , H . Dodson , S . B . ; Stohwasser , H . ; H . J . Lardner , H . ;
R . Stewart , D . C . ; W . Paas , P . E . C , Almoner ; E . Baxter , P . E . C ; T . C Walls , P . E . C ; and Rawles , E . The visitors were Sir Kts . Loveland-Loveland and Wallis . The minutes of the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , the encampment was closed and a Priory of the Order of Malta was duly opened by Sir Kt . Loveland-Loveland , and he at once proceeded to install
three of Ithe members of the Mount Calvary Encampment into that ancient Order in a manner that left nothing to be desired . Thc priory having been closed the Sir Knights adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant , where a most excellent banquet was partaken of . Upon tbe removal of tbe cloth a few toasts were given . "The Health of the E . Cs . " was proposed by Sir Kt . Paas , and responded . to in fitting terms by
Sir Kt . Dewar . "The Visitors" was drunk with enthusiasm . Sir Kt . Loveland in his response expressed his gratification at having had the honour of being asked to perform the ceremony appertaining to the Order of Malta in so old
a priory . It was a degree he took a great deal of pleasure in working and he was pleasedito think thatjhis poor efforts had been so flatteringly appreciated . Sir Kt . Wallis having also said a few words the remaining toasts were quickly proposed and the proceedings terminated at an early hour .
Annual Banquet Of The Metropolitan Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1507.
ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .
The anniversary dinner of this happy and prosperous lodge of instruction was given on Friday , the 9 th inst , at the Holborn Restaurant , a large number of brethren being present . Bro . Henry Stiles , VV . M . 1507 , presided , and was ably supported by his brother ( Bro . William Mason Stiles , I . P . M . 1507 , the Preceptor of the lodge ) .
Among the rest of the company wc noticed Bros . Lewis Solomon , W . M . 1732 , S . W . ; E . E . B . Kidder , I . P . M . 12 , J . W . ; C . J . Scales , P . M . 1507 , Treas . j E . Storr , S . D . 167 , Sec . j G . VV . Knight , G . Clark , jun , A . Sumier , F . Ashton , F . W . Sillis , H . Dickey , J . W . Ager , J . C . Smith ( who presided at the pianoforte ) , R . VV . Fraser , A . Harman , T . M . Ormiston , M . Little , J . VV . Tubby , E . C .
Botly , and the following visitors : Bros . F . Adlard , P . M . 7 ; Jno . Western , P . M . 1602 ; W . R . Heasman , P . M . 1437 ; VV . VV . Morgan , Sec . 211 ; R . W . Galer , 1366 ; C Weeden , S 13 ; E . Mayo , 1732 ; R . Roper , 1507 ; E . Leoker , 179 ; G . Dickinson , 16 S 1 ; R . Donner , 1507 ; T . Moody , 1507 ; G . F . Moses , 1017 ; Paul Storr , and F . A . Kelly , 1524 ( Freemason ) .
At the conclusion of the dinner , which was ably served and of a most recherche character , the usual loyal toasts were proposed , but as the gathering was more noticeable for its really friendly or select meeting , but few Masonic toasts were given , and those in creditably brief terms . The principal toast of the evening was that of " The Secretary of the Lodge of Instruction , Bro . E . Storr , " who , during the time
he has occupied that position , has apparently endeared himself to the members , in fact so much so that occasion was taken of the present festival of presenting to our young but energetic brother a very handsome seven octave walnut p ianoforte , description of which is as follows "• Burwood fall , incised and gilt pannelled front with sconces , carved truss legs , iron front frame , trichord tenor and treble . The
instrument is from the firm of ( Bro . Weston , Mornington and Weston , Camden Town ) , at a cost of about 50 guineas . Bro . VV . M . STILES in making the presentation made some very genial and kind remarks regarding Bro . Storr , to whom he said they were much indebted for his zeal and energy . Nothing was a trouble to him ; he was ever willing to do his best for the lodge . Recently he ( Bro . Storr ) had
taken to himself a wife , and the members had deemed the present occasion a fitting opportunity to make him this present . These remarks were received with great cheering , which was renewed on Bro . Stiles reading the following inscription which is engraved upon the instrument : " Presented to Bro . Edwin Storr , S . D . 167 , by members of the
Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , on his [ marriage , and in appreciation of his valued services as Secretary . Bro . Edwin Storr in the course of a most able reply , regretted that words failed him to adequately respond for the kind and very flattering manner in which thc toast of his health had been received . It was indeed a red letter day for him when he entered the Metropolitan Lodge of
Instruction . Since his appointment as Secretary he had done his best for the lodge , but the great success which they bad experienced was due , he thought , to each individual member . The handsome present he had received that evening had so completely taken him by surprise that he could hardly find words to express his
thanks . He hoped that his scantiness of utterance would be taken , not as meaning that his gratitude was slight , but really as impl y ing that his feeling of thankfulness was too great for words . The remaining toasts were afterwards given and duly responded to , the brethren separating after having spent a most agreeable and enjoyable evening .
The Morgan Monument.
THE MORGAN MONUMENT .
The New York Times takes the following grotesque view of the anti-Masons , their Morgan monument , and thc Fraternity of Freemasons : , „» .., To most people the fact of the existence of a National for the first time
Christian Association " was made known the other day , by the unveiling of a statue erected by the association in honour of one William Morgan . Judging from the names of those who took part in the edifying ceremony the National Christian Association consists chiefly of Blanchards , together with an occasional Taggart , but it : js evidently an energetic and determined body of men , who
The Morgan Monument.
are resolved to save their country if they have to erect a dozen monuments . At first sight it may seem rather odd that a National Christian Association should take pains to honour the memory of a drunken vagabond , whose one claim to fame lies in the fact that he either violated a dozen or more of the most solemn oaths or told a large collection of ingenious falsehoods . To add to the beauty and symmetry
of his moral character , Mr . William Morgan always maintained that he violated his alleged oaths and betrayed thc confidence of his associates from a sense of duty . He thus crowned his moral edifice with hypocrisy , and was as various and miscellaneous a rascal as our prolific country has produced . That such a man should have been honoured with a monument by an association of Christians would certainly be a very singular fact were it not that the National
Christian Association is engaged in work of such tremendous importance that it cannot stop to enquire into the moral character of its great apostle and protomartyr . From the proceedings at the unveiling of the Morgan monument at Batavia it appear that the National Christian Association has for its object the exposure and defeat of the horrid conspiracy against Christianity , morality , and free government , summarily comprehended
under the name of Freemasonry . Mr . William Morgan was one of the first men who called the attention of Americans to the dangerous character of Freemasonry , and that either he or some one else was thereupon killed b y Freemasons or other persons is , in the opinion of the National Christian Association , an undoubted fact .
Every one knows of the existence at the present day of Freemasonry , but had it not been for the National Christian Association few of us would have known what desperate and wicked men the Freemasons are . They are beyond any question the leading fiends of the nineteenth century and their practices are as abominable as their principles are infamous .
Hyprocrisy is one of the invariable characteristics of the Freemason . It is this that enables him to wear thc expression of innocence and dullness which one always notes in the faces of Freemasons when an entire lodge stands up to be photographed with its aprons and horse collars . The fat , amiable brother who wears his hat is apparently utterly incapable of murder and treason , and the rest of the brethren look as if they were on the
point of singing hymns and giving five cents each to the missionary cause . Yet , thanks to the National Christian Association , we know that these men are the most skillful of hypocrites , for in spite of their smooth aud innocent faces they are plotting the destruction of everything except their villainous Fraternity . The Freemasons of the lower grades are sworn to bear eternal hatred to religion , morality , and order . In the
secrecy of their lodge rooms they commit the most fearful crimes . They invei g le upright men into their lodges and then cut them into hne slices , and dispose of them to the manufactures of canned provisions ; and they take turns in reading selections from Talmage ' s sermons and Tupper ' s poetry . The Freemason who is a juryman , always votes for the acquittal of a brother Freemason and thc conviction of every prisoner who is not
a Freemason . Contrary to thc opinion entertained by many Protestants that the Jesuits are the instigators of every crime committed for the last century , the Freemasons are really the guilty parties . They brought about our civil war merely to gratify their thirst for blood , and the present Egyptian war is solely due to the hatred of Arabi , who is a leading Freemason , towards Gladstone , who has never joined the Fraternity .
The higher grade of Freemasonry , known as the Order of Knights Templar , is simply an armed and drilled force with which the Freemasons propose at the proper moment to seize upon the Government and establish a military despotism . These warriors present a most ferocious appearance . Clad in cocked hats , black coats and shoulder straps — the uniform worn by the original Templars in the time of the Crusaders—they march through
our streets and fill the minds of the members of thc National Christian Association with just alarm . It is now pretty well ascertained that prior to seizing the government of the country , the Templars intend to poison ninetenths of their fellow citizens by putting arsenic in their beer , and thus rendering them incapable of resistance . It is with this purpose in view that the Templars have made themselves familiar with every beer saloon , in the country ,
and have gained the confidence of every beer-seller . The proof that they have done , this is simply overwhelming , and the act admits but one interpretation , provided we rigidly exclude all others . Fortunately the National Christian Association is aware of the nature of Freemasonry , and will baffle with
monuments the wicked schemes of the Freemasons . The unveiling of the Morgan monument has already stricken terror to the hosts of Freemasonry , and if the association will only erect a few more monuments and make a few more speeches the Freemasons will disband and throw themselves on the mercy of the National Christians .
The Grand Treasurer.
THE GRAND TREASURER .
The Citizen of Saturday last contains the following : On the 24 th of last month 1 wrote " Monopolies are repugnant . In public life the principle of shifting honours has been regarded as salutary . It can be no wonder then that one of thc distinctions of Masonry is to be made subject to this condition . It has been thought that the
Treasurership of Grand Lodge should not be held in perpetuity as a personal privilege , and to widen the interest in the Craft the proposal is to be made at the ensuing election that asuccessor should be found to Colonel Creaton . If the inheritance can be made to fall upon equally worthy shoulders the movement should be sufficiently supported to result in a marked success . " On Wednesday at a
meeting of Grand Lodge " thc movement duly exhibited itself , and the " worthy shoulders" upon which Colonel Creaton ' s mantle fell were those of Mr . J . D . Allcroft , who had previously notified in a friendly quarter that " he would regard it as a great honour if elected to the Grand Treasurership . " The appointment was carried in a full
lodge by an overwhelming majority , and as those who voted for it were largel y influenced by the principle of the quoted paragraph—a principle subsequently supported by an excellent letter from the pen of Mr . N . B . Headon , I hope there will be no departure from it next year . The lodge will have to look in future for annual Treasurers , and may the members never have any less worthy than Colonel Creaton and Mr . J . D . Allcroft .
Fatal Accident To Bro. Dr. Hughes Of Liverpool.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO BRO . DR . HUGHES OF LIVERPOOL .
On Friday evening , the 2 nd inst , as Bro . Dr . Ambrose Cecil Hughes was returning home to dinner from his afternoon round in his gig a few hundred yards from his surgery the horse's legs got entangled with an iron hoop belonging to a child . The animal stumbled , and taking fright dashed
forward at a great speed . It is supposed that Bro . Hughes stooped to gain possession of the reins , the groom having been thrown out of the gig , when he also was precipitated with considerable force on to the road , alighting on his head , and the wheels passed over his legs . He was taken home insensible , and Drs . Laimheer and Evans were speedily in attendance upon him , and two hours later Dr . Carter was
called in for consultation . For several hours Bro . Hughes's condition was such that only a partial examination was possible without serious danger . The body was quite cold and almost pulseless , being , in fact , in a state of collapse . It was not until a late hour that the patient recovered consciousness , and he spent a most restless night . His professional brethren were in almost constant attendance upon him ; but ,
notwithstanding the greatest care and attention , he died on the Monday following , much regretted by all who knew him . Bro . Hughes was in his 60 th year , and leaves a widow and six children . He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons , Ireland , and also held the degree of M . D . He was also honorary physician to the Stanley Hospital , the Eastern Dispensary , and the Ear and Eye Institute . His
remains were interred on Thursday , the 8 th inst , in Anfield Park Cemetery , in the presence of a large concourse of friends , professional and private , and amid tokens of regret and sorrow at the melancholy cause of his untimely death . The mourners included , besides members of the deceased ' s family and relatives , most of his late colleagues on the medical staff and members of the committee of Stanley Hospital , with which he was connected from its foundation ,
first as honorary surgeon and latterly as physician ; members of the West Derby Board of Guardians , on which he sat for several years as one of the representatives of the township of Everton ; members of the Royal Infirmary medical staff ; representatives of the Constitutional Association , of which he was an ex-ward chairman , and many others who had been intimately acquainted with him . The cortege included five mourning coaches and a dozen or more private carriages .
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION
On Tuesday last , the 13 th inst , the annual general meeting of the friends and supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was held at Willis's Rooms , St . James ' s , VV , his Grace the Dukeof Northumberland , P . C , D . C . L , in the chair . The annual report stated that since the last annual meeting nine new lifeboats had been placed on the
coasts of the British Isles , there being now 273 lifeboats under the management of the ( society . During the past years its lifeboats had saved 741 persons from wrecked vessels , nearly the whole of them under perilous circumstances . The storms of the past winter had been very violent and destructive to life and property , but happily the lifeboat men had performed on those occasions most
gallant services . The lifeboats had also helped to rescue 23 vessels from destruction . For those services , and for saving 143 lives by fishing boats and other means , n silver medals and clasps , 19 votes of thanks inscribed on vellum , and £ 3134 had been granted . The number of lives saved since the establishment of the Institution , either by its lifeboats or by special' exertions for
which it had granted rewards , was 29 , 608 . The Committee cordially acknowledged the continued co-operation of the Local Branch Committees and their Honorary Secretaries , and the coast guard , boatmen and fishermen . Many very liberal donations and legacies received during the past year were gratefully acknowledged . _ The total amount of the donations , subscriptions , and dividends received during
that period had been £ 43 , 117 , and the expenditure had amounted to £ 36 , 746 . The items of receipt and expenditure were full detailed in the financial statement laid before the meeting , audited , as usual , by Mr . Lovelock , public accountant . The report concluded by stating that the organisation of the Institution was nevermore complete and
active than at the present time ; and thus the committee were prompted afresh , and with unshaken confidence , to appeal for continued and increasing support to an institution which , with God ' s blessing , had been , and is productive of such manifestly gratifying results in the cause of humanity , and whose work will ever be needed so long as British trade and commerce endure .
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 . Cr . ARK . —On the 12 th inst , at 2 , Coningsbyvillas , Rosendale-road , West Dulwich , the wife ot Mr . Cecil E . Clark , of a daughter . TIBBS . —On the 13 th inst , at Lorina-villas , Leytonstone , Essex , the wife of Mr . Frederick Gregory Tibbs , of a hter
daug . WILSON . —On the nth inst , at 2 , Pembury-villas , Tottenham , the wife of Mr . John Wilson , C . E .. of a . daughter . WINDRAM . —On the 12 th inst , at g , German-place ,, Brighton , the wife of Mr . James Windram of Calcutta , of a son .
MARRIAGE . TYLKR—HEAD . —On the 13 th inst , at the Craven-hilJ Congregational Church , Paddington , by the Rev . S . McAll , assisted by the Rev . D . M . Jenkins , the Rev . William Tyler , to Maria Jane , daughter of Mr . S , Head .
DEATHS . HUGHES . —On the 5 th inst .. at Liverpool , the result of art accident , Bro . Dr . Hughes . SHERBORNE . —On the 9 th inst , at Sherborne-park , Northleach , Bro . Lord Sherborne , P . P . G . M . Gloucestershire , aged 78 years .
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Knights Templar.
Knights Templar .
MOUNT CALVARY ENCAMPMENT ( D ) . — This old and distinguished encampment met at the Masonic Rooms , Red Lion-square , on the loth inst . Among those present were Sir Kts . D . Dewar , acting E . C , in the absence of Dr . Saunders ; Berridge , ist Captain ; F . Driver , 2 nd Captain ; Gravely , Expert ; Glynne , Captain of the Lines ; J , H . Dodson , S . B . ; Stohwasser , H . ; H . J . Lardner , H . ;
R . Stewart , D . C . ; W . Paas , P . E . C , Almoner ; E . Baxter , P . E . C ; T . C Walls , P . E . C ; and Rawles , E . The visitors were Sir Kts . Loveland-Loveland and Wallis . The minutes of the previous convocation having been read and confirmed , the encampment was closed and a Priory of the Order of Malta was duly opened by Sir Kt . Loveland-Loveland , and he at once proceeded to install
three of Ithe members of the Mount Calvary Encampment into that ancient Order in a manner that left nothing to be desired . Thc priory having been closed the Sir Knights adjourned to the Holborn Restaurant , where a most excellent banquet was partaken of . Upon tbe removal of tbe cloth a few toasts were given . "The Health of the E . Cs . " was proposed by Sir Kt . Paas , and responded . to in fitting terms by
Sir Kt . Dewar . "The Visitors" was drunk with enthusiasm . Sir Kt . Loveland in his response expressed his gratification at having had the honour of being asked to perform the ceremony appertaining to the Order of Malta in so old
a priory . It was a degree he took a great deal of pleasure in working and he was pleasedito think thatjhis poor efforts had been so flatteringly appreciated . Sir Kt . Wallis having also said a few words the remaining toasts were quickly proposed and the proceedings terminated at an early hour .
Annual Banquet Of The Metropolitan Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1507.
ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE METROPOLITAN LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1507 .
The anniversary dinner of this happy and prosperous lodge of instruction was given on Friday , the 9 th inst , at the Holborn Restaurant , a large number of brethren being present . Bro . Henry Stiles , VV . M . 1507 , presided , and was ably supported by his brother ( Bro . William Mason Stiles , I . P . M . 1507 , the Preceptor of the lodge ) .
Among the rest of the company wc noticed Bros . Lewis Solomon , W . M . 1732 , S . W . ; E . E . B . Kidder , I . P . M . 12 , J . W . ; C . J . Scales , P . M . 1507 , Treas . j E . Storr , S . D . 167 , Sec . j G . VV . Knight , G . Clark , jun , A . Sumier , F . Ashton , F . W . Sillis , H . Dickey , J . W . Ager , J . C . Smith ( who presided at the pianoforte ) , R . VV . Fraser , A . Harman , T . M . Ormiston , M . Little , J . VV . Tubby , E . C .
Botly , and the following visitors : Bros . F . Adlard , P . M . 7 ; Jno . Western , P . M . 1602 ; W . R . Heasman , P . M . 1437 ; VV . VV . Morgan , Sec . 211 ; R . W . Galer , 1366 ; C Weeden , S 13 ; E . Mayo , 1732 ; R . Roper , 1507 ; E . Leoker , 179 ; G . Dickinson , 16 S 1 ; R . Donner , 1507 ; T . Moody , 1507 ; G . F . Moses , 1017 ; Paul Storr , and F . A . Kelly , 1524 ( Freemason ) .
At the conclusion of the dinner , which was ably served and of a most recherche character , the usual loyal toasts were proposed , but as the gathering was more noticeable for its really friendly or select meeting , but few Masonic toasts were given , and those in creditably brief terms . The principal toast of the evening was that of " The Secretary of the Lodge of Instruction , Bro . E . Storr , " who , during the time
he has occupied that position , has apparently endeared himself to the members , in fact so much so that occasion was taken of the present festival of presenting to our young but energetic brother a very handsome seven octave walnut p ianoforte , description of which is as follows "• Burwood fall , incised and gilt pannelled front with sconces , carved truss legs , iron front frame , trichord tenor and treble . The
instrument is from the firm of ( Bro . Weston , Mornington and Weston , Camden Town ) , at a cost of about 50 guineas . Bro . VV . M . STILES in making the presentation made some very genial and kind remarks regarding Bro . Storr , to whom he said they were much indebted for his zeal and energy . Nothing was a trouble to him ; he was ever willing to do his best for the lodge . Recently he ( Bro . Storr ) had
taken to himself a wife , and the members had deemed the present occasion a fitting opportunity to make him this present . These remarks were received with great cheering , which was renewed on Bro . Stiles reading the following inscription which is engraved upon the instrument : " Presented to Bro . Edwin Storr , S . D . 167 , by members of the
Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , No . 1507 , on his [ marriage , and in appreciation of his valued services as Secretary . Bro . Edwin Storr in the course of a most able reply , regretted that words failed him to adequately respond for the kind and very flattering manner in which thc toast of his health had been received . It was indeed a red letter day for him when he entered the Metropolitan Lodge of
Instruction . Since his appointment as Secretary he had done his best for the lodge , but the great success which they bad experienced was due , he thought , to each individual member . The handsome present he had received that evening had so completely taken him by surprise that he could hardly find words to express his
thanks . He hoped that his scantiness of utterance would be taken , not as meaning that his gratitude was slight , but really as impl y ing that his feeling of thankfulness was too great for words . The remaining toasts were afterwards given and duly responded to , the brethren separating after having spent a most agreeable and enjoyable evening .
The Morgan Monument.
THE MORGAN MONUMENT .
The New York Times takes the following grotesque view of the anti-Masons , their Morgan monument , and thc Fraternity of Freemasons : , „» .., To most people the fact of the existence of a National for the first time
Christian Association " was made known the other day , by the unveiling of a statue erected by the association in honour of one William Morgan . Judging from the names of those who took part in the edifying ceremony the National Christian Association consists chiefly of Blanchards , together with an occasional Taggart , but it : js evidently an energetic and determined body of men , who
The Morgan Monument.
are resolved to save their country if they have to erect a dozen monuments . At first sight it may seem rather odd that a National Christian Association should take pains to honour the memory of a drunken vagabond , whose one claim to fame lies in the fact that he either violated a dozen or more of the most solemn oaths or told a large collection of ingenious falsehoods . To add to the beauty and symmetry
of his moral character , Mr . William Morgan always maintained that he violated his alleged oaths and betrayed thc confidence of his associates from a sense of duty . He thus crowned his moral edifice with hypocrisy , and was as various and miscellaneous a rascal as our prolific country has produced . That such a man should have been honoured with a monument by an association of Christians would certainly be a very singular fact were it not that the National
Christian Association is engaged in work of such tremendous importance that it cannot stop to enquire into the moral character of its great apostle and protomartyr . From the proceedings at the unveiling of the Morgan monument at Batavia it appear that the National Christian Association has for its object the exposure and defeat of the horrid conspiracy against Christianity , morality , and free government , summarily comprehended
under the name of Freemasonry . Mr . William Morgan was one of the first men who called the attention of Americans to the dangerous character of Freemasonry , and that either he or some one else was thereupon killed b y Freemasons or other persons is , in the opinion of the National Christian Association , an undoubted fact .
Every one knows of the existence at the present day of Freemasonry , but had it not been for the National Christian Association few of us would have known what desperate and wicked men the Freemasons are . They are beyond any question the leading fiends of the nineteenth century and their practices are as abominable as their principles are infamous .
Hyprocrisy is one of the invariable characteristics of the Freemason . It is this that enables him to wear thc expression of innocence and dullness which one always notes in the faces of Freemasons when an entire lodge stands up to be photographed with its aprons and horse collars . The fat , amiable brother who wears his hat is apparently utterly incapable of murder and treason , and the rest of the brethren look as if they were on the
point of singing hymns and giving five cents each to the missionary cause . Yet , thanks to the National Christian Association , we know that these men are the most skillful of hypocrites , for in spite of their smooth aud innocent faces they are plotting the destruction of everything except their villainous Fraternity . The Freemasons of the lower grades are sworn to bear eternal hatred to religion , morality , and order . In the
secrecy of their lodge rooms they commit the most fearful crimes . They invei g le upright men into their lodges and then cut them into hne slices , and dispose of them to the manufactures of canned provisions ; and they take turns in reading selections from Talmage ' s sermons and Tupper ' s poetry . The Freemason who is a juryman , always votes for the acquittal of a brother Freemason and thc conviction of every prisoner who is not
a Freemason . Contrary to thc opinion entertained by many Protestants that the Jesuits are the instigators of every crime committed for the last century , the Freemasons are really the guilty parties . They brought about our civil war merely to gratify their thirst for blood , and the present Egyptian war is solely due to the hatred of Arabi , who is a leading Freemason , towards Gladstone , who has never joined the Fraternity .
The higher grade of Freemasonry , known as the Order of Knights Templar , is simply an armed and drilled force with which the Freemasons propose at the proper moment to seize upon the Government and establish a military despotism . These warriors present a most ferocious appearance . Clad in cocked hats , black coats and shoulder straps — the uniform worn by the original Templars in the time of the Crusaders—they march through
our streets and fill the minds of the members of thc National Christian Association with just alarm . It is now pretty well ascertained that prior to seizing the government of the country , the Templars intend to poison ninetenths of their fellow citizens by putting arsenic in their beer , and thus rendering them incapable of resistance . It is with this purpose in view that the Templars have made themselves familiar with every beer saloon , in the country ,
and have gained the confidence of every beer-seller . The proof that they have done , this is simply overwhelming , and the act admits but one interpretation , provided we rigidly exclude all others . Fortunately the National Christian Association is aware of the nature of Freemasonry , and will baffle with
monuments the wicked schemes of the Freemasons . The unveiling of the Morgan monument has already stricken terror to the hosts of Freemasonry , and if the association will only erect a few more monuments and make a few more speeches the Freemasons will disband and throw themselves on the mercy of the National Christians .
The Grand Treasurer.
THE GRAND TREASURER .
The Citizen of Saturday last contains the following : On the 24 th of last month 1 wrote " Monopolies are repugnant . In public life the principle of shifting honours has been regarded as salutary . It can be no wonder then that one of thc distinctions of Masonry is to be made subject to this condition . It has been thought that the
Treasurership of Grand Lodge should not be held in perpetuity as a personal privilege , and to widen the interest in the Craft the proposal is to be made at the ensuing election that asuccessor should be found to Colonel Creaton . If the inheritance can be made to fall upon equally worthy shoulders the movement should be sufficiently supported to result in a marked success . " On Wednesday at a
meeting of Grand Lodge " thc movement duly exhibited itself , and the " worthy shoulders" upon which Colonel Creaton ' s mantle fell were those of Mr . J . D . Allcroft , who had previously notified in a friendly quarter that " he would regard it as a great honour if elected to the Grand Treasurership . " The appointment was carried in a full
lodge by an overwhelming majority , and as those who voted for it were largel y influenced by the principle of the quoted paragraph—a principle subsequently supported by an excellent letter from the pen of Mr . N . B . Headon , I hope there will be no departure from it next year . The lodge will have to look in future for annual Treasurers , and may the members never have any less worthy than Colonel Creaton and Mr . J . D . Allcroft .
Fatal Accident To Bro. Dr. Hughes Of Liverpool.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO BRO . DR . HUGHES OF LIVERPOOL .
On Friday evening , the 2 nd inst , as Bro . Dr . Ambrose Cecil Hughes was returning home to dinner from his afternoon round in his gig a few hundred yards from his surgery the horse's legs got entangled with an iron hoop belonging to a child . The animal stumbled , and taking fright dashed
forward at a great speed . It is supposed that Bro . Hughes stooped to gain possession of the reins , the groom having been thrown out of the gig , when he also was precipitated with considerable force on to the road , alighting on his head , and the wheels passed over his legs . He was taken home insensible , and Drs . Laimheer and Evans were speedily in attendance upon him , and two hours later Dr . Carter was
called in for consultation . For several hours Bro . Hughes's condition was such that only a partial examination was possible without serious danger . The body was quite cold and almost pulseless , being , in fact , in a state of collapse . It was not until a late hour that the patient recovered consciousness , and he spent a most restless night . His professional brethren were in almost constant attendance upon him ; but ,
notwithstanding the greatest care and attention , he died on the Monday following , much regretted by all who knew him . Bro . Hughes was in his 60 th year , and leaves a widow and six children . He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons , Ireland , and also held the degree of M . D . He was also honorary physician to the Stanley Hospital , the Eastern Dispensary , and the Ear and Eye Institute . His
remains were interred on Thursday , the 8 th inst , in Anfield Park Cemetery , in the presence of a large concourse of friends , professional and private , and amid tokens of regret and sorrow at the melancholy cause of his untimely death . The mourners included , besides members of the deceased ' s family and relatives , most of his late colleagues on the medical staff and members of the committee of Stanley Hospital , with which he was connected from its foundation ,
first as honorary surgeon and latterly as physician ; members of the West Derby Board of Guardians , on which he sat for several years as one of the representatives of the township of Everton ; members of the Royal Infirmary medical staff ; representatives of the Constitutional Association , of which he was an ex-ward chairman , and many others who had been intimately acquainted with him . The cortege included five mourning coaches and a dozen or more private carriages .
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION
On Tuesday last , the 13 th inst , the annual general meeting of the friends and supporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was held at Willis's Rooms , St . James ' s , VV , his Grace the Dukeof Northumberland , P . C , D . C . L , in the chair . The annual report stated that since the last annual meeting nine new lifeboats had been placed on the
coasts of the British Isles , there being now 273 lifeboats under the management of the ( society . During the past years its lifeboats had saved 741 persons from wrecked vessels , nearly the whole of them under perilous circumstances . The storms of the past winter had been very violent and destructive to life and property , but happily the lifeboat men had performed on those occasions most
gallant services . The lifeboats had also helped to rescue 23 vessels from destruction . For those services , and for saving 143 lives by fishing boats and other means , n silver medals and clasps , 19 votes of thanks inscribed on vellum , and £ 3134 had been granted . The number of lives saved since the establishment of the Institution , either by its lifeboats or by special' exertions for
which it had granted rewards , was 29 , 608 . The Committee cordially acknowledged the continued co-operation of the Local Branch Committees and their Honorary Secretaries , and the coast guard , boatmen and fishermen . Many very liberal donations and legacies received during the past year were gratefully acknowledged . _ The total amount of the donations , subscriptions , and dividends received during
that period had been £ 43 , 117 , and the expenditure had amounted to £ 36 , 746 . The items of receipt and expenditure were full detailed in the financial statement laid before the meeting , audited , as usual , by Mr . Lovelock , public accountant . The report concluded by stating that the organisation of the Institution was nevermore complete and
active than at the present time ; and thus the committee were prompted afresh , and with unshaken confidence , to appeal for continued and increasing support to an institution which , with God ' s blessing , had been , and is productive of such manifestly gratifying results in the cause of humanity , and whose work will ever be needed so long as British trade and commerce endure .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
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BIRTHS . Cr . ARK . —On the 12 th inst , at 2 , Coningsbyvillas , Rosendale-road , West Dulwich , the wife ot Mr . Cecil E . Clark , of a daughter . TIBBS . —On the 13 th inst , at Lorina-villas , Leytonstone , Essex , the wife of Mr . Frederick Gregory Tibbs , of a hter
daug . WILSON . —On the nth inst , at 2 , Pembury-villas , Tottenham , the wife of Mr . John Wilson , C . E .. of a . daughter . WINDRAM . —On the 12 th inst , at g , German-place ,, Brighton , the wife of Mr . James Windram of Calcutta , of a son .
MARRIAGE . TYLKR—HEAD . —On the 13 th inst , at the Craven-hilJ Congregational Church , Paddington , by the Rev . S . McAll , assisted by the Rev . D . M . Jenkins , the Rev . William Tyler , to Maria Jane , daughter of Mr . S , Head .
DEATHS . HUGHES . —On the 5 th inst .. at Liverpool , the result of art accident , Bro . Dr . Hughes . SHERBORNE . —On the 9 th inst , at Sherborne-park , Northleach , Bro . Lord Sherborne , P . P . G . M . Gloucestershire , aged 78 years .