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war may pass away , so that the Turkish Government may have every facility accorded to them , of endeavouring to prop tip a ' ¦ ' sinking state , " and to bringorder into the unfortunate condition of these financial affairs , and above all to recognize the claims of the unfortunate Turkish bondholders .
Under the careful provisions of a constitutional regime Turkey may be able perhaps to " weather the storm , " and we in England , as citizens of the world as well as Freemasons , must applaud the efforts of all who honestly seek to give security to property , and the sanctions of law and good
government to all alike , and above all , to enforce the principles of toleration , amid the very contrasted classes and relig ions of the inhabitants of Turkey . We do not hoyvever , yvrite as politipians , but as Freemasons , anxious for peace , and liberty of thought and conscience , and the
happy progress of civilization , order , law . The most recent accountsfrom Turkey in the "Times " of Monday and Tuesday seems fully to bear out our view of the question , the " Times " notes that many disquieting rumours are going abroad . We will add , that despite some uneasy feeling
on the matter , we believe , the character of the present ruler , and of his constitut'onal advisers is too high to warrant even a suspicion of unfair play . The unfortunate Abdul Aziz seems deliberately to have put an end to his own life , and was , as the " Times" says , "Felo de Se . "
The translations of the medical report of the * ' inquest , " such as it was , is , in our opinion , decisive of the case , as the medical men who have signed that remarkable document ( in another column ) , are many of them of the highest
professional skill and most honourable character . Medical men have always a very hig h sense of the responsibility of truth . We may add that the account of " Our Own Correspondent" in the "Times" of Monday is a very sad " romance of the harem , " indeed .
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IWo do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of the opinions expressed by our corresponde-nls , but we- yvish , in a . spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain iieccii-ary limits—free discussion . —ED . ]
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION ' . To lhe Editor of lhe Freemason . Dear Sir . and Brother , — Thc yvhole proceedings in reference to the oppo-. sition to my motion in Grand Lodge on Wednesday last are so utterly incomprehensible to me that I think it right to place the following facts before my brethren : —
Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson yvrotc to me some little time ago , asking me my opinion as to the propriety of holding a thanksgiving service at St . Paul ' s , strongly urging it , and adding that if 1 thought yvell uf it he yvould be glad if I yvould bring it fonvard . I yvrote him in reply , telling him of the objections I sayv to it , and sending him a copy of the notice : of motion I had
given . All yvho yvere present in Grand Lodge yvill remember that hc led the opposition to my motion , and at once withdrew his oyvn . All yvill remember how earnestly , and even solemnly , he denounced my motion ; hoyv it yvas wrong in principle ; hoyv it yvould strike a great bloyv at Freemasonry , and open thc door to worse things , and hoyv painful
it yvas to him as a clergyman of the Church to be obliged to sacrifice his feelings to his principles . I shall hardly need to say that I heard this statement with amazement when I knetv that he had expressed the very reverse opinion to me , when 1 held in my possession a letter from him , addressed to me and dated 23 rd May ( the day before the meeting of the Board of Masters ) , in
which , after re-plying to some of my objections , he thanks me for sending him a copy of my notice of motion , adds that he prefers his oyvn , and then concludes his letter thus : " Your plan is an admirable one per se , but I venture to say it is not so apposite to thc occasion as the one I propose . It yvants that personal and living element yvhich I think should ( sic ) an occasion possess . A mere resolution , and
confined lo Graud Lodge , yvould scarcely embody the feeling of the whole Craft . Let me add that I rather question hoyv far donations to tyvo churches yvould meet with universal acceptance . I like the idea very much from my standpoint , but I do not think it sufficiently linked with this occasion . I am going to propose ^ Tiooo fro m Grand Lodge , together with the offerings at St . Paul's , for such
charitable object in India as the G . M . may recommend . Ever fraternally yours , R . J . SIMPSON . " I make no comments on this : here are the facts . I leave others to judge cf them . Permit me to say that I feel the most intense feeling of regret at the result of last Wednesday ' s discussion , not mere personal mortification at my defeat , for I yvould ten
times rather have my defeat than gain such a victory as Bro . Simpson gained , but an intense feeling of sorroyy and regret that a majority of the brethren present should have placed Grand Lodge in such a position . Had I thought it possible that my motion would not have been carried by a very large majority , nothing on earth yvould have induced mc to bring it fonvard . My regard for the Craft I
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have so long served , and my respect for our Grand Master , yvould alike have prevented mc . 1 regret that a great opportunity lias been marred , and in my opinion a fatal mistake made , a mistake yvhich I venture to think yvill lower us in thc estimation of thc yvorld . The outside world will naturally say , These Freemasons boast of their traditions , and of their largc-hcarte : lness , but you see they are careful to confine their bounty
within their own boundary , because to give a thank offering to their own charities is very like taking from one pocket to put into another . The Masonic yvorld ( at least the thoughtful amongst them ) yvill say , giving money ( except under unusual necessity ) from the Fund of General Purposes to thc charities is merely taking from thc general funds that yvhich ought to come from individual pockets . When yve consider yvhat has been done by our provincial brethren in the restoration of chuichcs and cathedrals in
Gloucester , in Durham nnd Worcester , at St . Alary Hedcliffe , in Cheshire , in Warwickshire , and in other places , 1 cannot but feel that they have given a bright example to us , and have shown that they arc far above thc unworthy prejudices yvhich seem to have guided Grand Lodge on Wednesday last . I must notice another point , because I think that an
injustice was ( doubtless umvittingly ) done to a . yvorthy class of brethren . I do not kr . ow the name of the brother yvho urged in objection to my resolution that our , | eyvish brethren yvould complain of such a grant as that I proposed . I did not contradict this at the moment . I thought that the brother might have some grounds to go upon , but from enquiry 1 have since made I am strongly of opinion that our Hebrew brethren yvould utterly disclaim any such
objection . Yours fraternally , J ° HAVERS , P . G . W . 12 th June , 1 S 76 . P . S . —I observe that iu the- daily papers I am reported to have said that yve have an income for General Purposes of jffiooo a year . What I did say yvas that after defraying all expenses oar surjiliis amounted to nearly -TOooo a year .
7 * lire lidiltrr <;/ lire Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — There are o . u- or tyvo little omissions in your report of my remarks in Grand Lodge yvhich might lead to misapprehension , and yvhich I am sure you will allow
me to supply . I vvilhdreyv my motion in reference to the-public thanksgiving at St . Paul ' s on the ground that there yvas no prospect of it being carried unanimous y , and that such an act , if performed , should be the result of an undivided
vote . I have reason to believe that that part of my motion yvould have been carrieti by a large majority . I wish to add that , as far as 1 yvas concerned , I contemplated no procession in the streets , nor even iu the Cathedral , nor the wearing of Masonic clothing ; and yet this yvas thc only argument I heard raiseil against the
propos . il . I cannot but feel that we have lost a grand and legitimate opportunity of \ indicating the character and asserting the dignity of Frcc . ijasonry . I yv . is much pained to have been compelled to oppose thc latter part of Bro . Havers' motion , but 1 sincerely trust noyv that the feeling of Grand Lodge has been so unmistakably expressed , he , as yvell as other distinguished and zealous Masons above
and below the dais , may yvell and truly try to find some object at once useful and appropriate by yvhich the event yvhich has so gladdened all our hearts and called forth our thankfulness may be commemorated , and this with unanimity and concord . Your correspondent " C . S . " did yvell to conceal his name , as he has yet lo learn that " Charity that tbinkcth no evil , " either of clergymen or laymen . I
think he will now acquit me of being too '' clerical" or " obsequious . " Let us all try and appreciate each other's motives , and , if occasion call for it , never shrink from expressing our opinions on any public question yvith fearless independence , and yet with temperance and charity . Your leading article in thc ' ¦ Freemason" of the yveek before last on thc proposals before Grand Lodge was a
good sample of this . I did not agree iu the conclusions you dreyy , but 1 much admired the Masonic spirit with which your argument yvas expressed . I propose to lay the names of the Special Committee before Grand Lotlge in September . I am , yours fraternally , H . I . SlMI'SON .
Io lhe I ' . dilor 11 / the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Can any one tell mc what our yvorthy Bro Binckes means yvhen he says that some of the builders of churches yvere " irreligious persons " : " What also , I yvould ask , had such an argument to do with the
matter ? I have got a sort of idea that I understand yvhat my cnergct ; -: brother yvas driving at in such a remarkable archaeological statement , but as I do not feel quite sure I shall be glad if any competent brother will throw li ght upon thc matter . Yours fraternally , J ( ONES , M . M . X his mark .
CORRECT MASOXRY . —WHAT IS IT ? 7 " o lhe Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In your columns of the ioih inst . appears a report of thc meeting on June 2 nd of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the Province of Northamptonshire and Hunting *
tonslnre , at Peterborough , yvith an intimation that the said meeting afforded an opportunity for laying the foundation stone of the neyv aisle which is to be added to the church of St . Mary in that city . After the usual ritual , and applications attendant upon laying a foundation stone , it was pronounced , in thc name of the Father , Son , and Holy
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Ghost , yvell and truly laid . Being comparativel y a younrr Mason , I venture to ask for light upon that portion of the ceremony , yvhich , in a universal form , is foreign to our Order , viz ., the invocation of the Trinity . I myself , apart from our Order- ( be it distinctly understood ; acknowledg e thc unity in trinity , and the trinity in unity ; but there ale many who range under our banners who reject it altogether , but yvho , on account of the grand formation of our
Craft , arc not excluded from our Order , provided they believe in the glorious Architect of Heaven and Earth , and practise the sacred duties of morality . The idea , therefore that arises in my mind is that nothing but yvhat is strictl y in accordance with universal Masonry , should be recognized at any Alasonic ceremony , as we are taught that Masonry is the centre of union becyyeen good men and true , and the
happy means of conciliating friendship amongst those who must otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance . Doubtless all those who yvere present at the laying of thc stone could acknowledge the trinity , but from my limited knowledge I am led to suppose that all Masonic deeds
should be unsectarian , and not merely carried out in behalf of those actually engaged , but for and in the name of the yvhole Masonic family , spread over the yvhole of the inhabitable globe , some of yvhom differ as to the existence of the Trinity , but yvho , one and all , believe in God , the Great Architect of the Universe . Fraternally yours , J . E . I ., 7 H , 1458 . Manchester , June , 12 th , 1 S 76 .
MASONIC REPORTS . To lhe Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I have for nine years been a member of the Masonic Order , have passed one chair , and noyv occupy that of my mother lodge . I have often read the " Freemason , but not lately , for I deemed it full of the ritual of
the Craft . I bought , hoyvever , the last number of your paper , to read the proceedings of G . L ., and to my great delight I perceived an article written ( 1 suppose by you as editor ) saying- that "for some time yve have escheyved giving tlie minuliv of the ritualism , and that the paper yvill continue that course yvith regard to the ritual of Freemasonry . " I must confess that I think your correspondents
have given far more extracts of the ritual than the reporters . I am very pleased that you only mean to give general accounts of the meetings of lodges , and the speeches at thc banquets . I hope you will " proceed also to refuse any correspondence containing portions of the ritual which all good Masons wish to keep secret . I thank
the author of this article ( especially if it be yourself ) . It yvill , 1 am sure , increase the sale of your journal better than if it had continued the course formerly taken as to quotations from the ritual yvhich alarmed all good Alasons . Yours truly , WM . II . KINIKIN ,
GREAT PRIORY OFTHE ORDEROF THE TEMPLE AND HIGH DEGREES . ' Ih Ihf Editor nf tht Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I heartily agree yvith my good friend Bro . Fendelow that it is a great pity full reports of Great Priory , the Royal Order of Scotland , and A . and A . Rite do not
appear in the " Freemason . " There are numbers like myself yvho take a warm interest in these degrees and orders , and yet are precluded often from attending the meetings . Every good Mason , in the provinces at all events , sees the " Freemason , " if he e' . oes not take it , and yve think it a great mistake on the part of the poyvcrs thai be when no account appears of important meetings in London , which if they occurred aiiyyvhere else would lie
amply repotted in the provincial neyvspapers . 1 think , except under ve ; y unusual circumstances , Masonic meetings should not appear in provincial papers ; but the 'J Freemason" is the organ of the fraternity at large , and in it all degrees and orders connected with Masonry should be represented . Trusting that our good friends in Chancery-lane and Golden-square will take the hint , I am , & c , KMIIA HOI . MF . S .
ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE MASONRY . To lire Editor of the Frivmason . Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 observed that you published in the- " Freemason" of a feyv weeks' hack a communication relating to Ancient and Primitive Masonry . Could you or any of your leaders answer the following
questions : — 1 . Are there any lodges or other bodies noyv yvorking the rite in this country ? 2 . Is any book of constitutions or list ol members published , and if so where can they be obtained ? 3 . Is it forbidden to members of the A . and A . Hite to
I practise Ancient and Primitive Masonry ? I should be much obliged if you would insert tli ' n in your paper . 1 enclose my name , but not for publication . Yours truly and fraternally , " PANAUIK . "
NEW LODGES . Tn lhe Editor of lhe Freemason . Dear Sir nnd Brother , — Since the publication of the " Masonic Calendar " there have been about thirty-five neyv warrants granted for Craft Lodges . Would you kindly give a list of them in thc " Freemason" for the benefit of the brethren ? Yours fraternally , H . T . B .
HEALTH , omfort , and economy promoted . Gas superseded in day time , and daylight reflected in dark rooms by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylig ht Reflectors . Manufactory , 6 9 , Fleet-street , London .
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war may pass away , so that the Turkish Government may have every facility accorded to them , of endeavouring to prop tip a ' ¦ ' sinking state , " and to bringorder into the unfortunate condition of these financial affairs , and above all to recognize the claims of the unfortunate Turkish bondholders .
Under the careful provisions of a constitutional regime Turkey may be able perhaps to " weather the storm , " and we in England , as citizens of the world as well as Freemasons , must applaud the efforts of all who honestly seek to give security to property , and the sanctions of law and good
government to all alike , and above all , to enforce the principles of toleration , amid the very contrasted classes and relig ions of the inhabitants of Turkey . We do not hoyvever , yvrite as politipians , but as Freemasons , anxious for peace , and liberty of thought and conscience , and the
happy progress of civilization , order , law . The most recent accountsfrom Turkey in the "Times " of Monday and Tuesday seems fully to bear out our view of the question , the " Times " notes that many disquieting rumours are going abroad . We will add , that despite some uneasy feeling
on the matter , we believe , the character of the present ruler , and of his constitut'onal advisers is too high to warrant even a suspicion of unfair play . The unfortunate Abdul Aziz seems deliberately to have put an end to his own life , and was , as the " Times" says , "Felo de Se . "
The translations of the medical report of the * ' inquest , " such as it was , is , in our opinion , decisive of the case , as the medical men who have signed that remarkable document ( in another column ) , are many of them of the highest
professional skill and most honourable character . Medical men have always a very hig h sense of the responsibility of truth . We may add that the account of " Our Own Correspondent" in the "Times" of Monday is a very sad " romance of the harem , " indeed .
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IWo do net hold ourselves responsible for , or even as approving of the opinions expressed by our corresponde-nls , but we- yvish , in a . spirit of fair play to all , to permit—within certain iieccii-ary limits—free discussion . —ED . ]
THE LAST QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION ' . To lhe Editor of lhe Freemason . Dear Sir . and Brother , — Thc yvhole proceedings in reference to the oppo-. sition to my motion in Grand Lodge on Wednesday last are so utterly incomprehensible to me that I think it right to place the following facts before my brethren : —
Bro . the Rev . R . J . Simpson yvrotc to me some little time ago , asking me my opinion as to the propriety of holding a thanksgiving service at St . Paul ' s , strongly urging it , and adding that if 1 thought yvell uf it he yvould be glad if I yvould bring it fonvard . I yvrote him in reply , telling him of the objections I sayv to it , and sending him a copy of the notice : of motion I had
given . All yvho yvere present in Grand Lodge yvill remember that hc led the opposition to my motion , and at once withdrew his oyvn . All yvill remember how earnestly , and even solemnly , he denounced my motion ; hoyv it yvas wrong in principle ; hoyv it yvould strike a great bloyv at Freemasonry , and open thc door to worse things , and hoyv painful
it yvas to him as a clergyman of the Church to be obliged to sacrifice his feelings to his principles . I shall hardly need to say that I heard this statement with amazement when I knetv that he had expressed the very reverse opinion to me , when 1 held in my possession a letter from him , addressed to me and dated 23 rd May ( the day before the meeting of the Board of Masters ) , in
which , after re-plying to some of my objections , he thanks me for sending him a copy of my notice of motion , adds that he prefers his oyvn , and then concludes his letter thus : " Your plan is an admirable one per se , but I venture to say it is not so apposite to thc occasion as the one I propose . It yvants that personal and living element yvhich I think should ( sic ) an occasion possess . A mere resolution , and
confined lo Graud Lodge , yvould scarcely embody the feeling of the whole Craft . Let me add that I rather question hoyv far donations to tyvo churches yvould meet with universal acceptance . I like the idea very much from my standpoint , but I do not think it sufficiently linked with this occasion . I am going to propose ^ Tiooo fro m Grand Lodge , together with the offerings at St . Paul's , for such
charitable object in India as the G . M . may recommend . Ever fraternally yours , R . J . SIMPSON . " I make no comments on this : here are the facts . I leave others to judge cf them . Permit me to say that I feel the most intense feeling of regret at the result of last Wednesday ' s discussion , not mere personal mortification at my defeat , for I yvould ten
times rather have my defeat than gain such a victory as Bro . Simpson gained , but an intense feeling of sorroyy and regret that a majority of the brethren present should have placed Grand Lodge in such a position . Had I thought it possible that my motion would not have been carried by a very large majority , nothing on earth yvould have induced mc to bring it fonvard . My regard for the Craft I
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have so long served , and my respect for our Grand Master , yvould alike have prevented mc . 1 regret that a great opportunity lias been marred , and in my opinion a fatal mistake made , a mistake yvhich I venture to think yvill lower us in thc estimation of thc yvorld . The outside world will naturally say , These Freemasons boast of their traditions , and of their largc-hcarte : lness , but you see they are careful to confine their bounty
within their own boundary , because to give a thank offering to their own charities is very like taking from one pocket to put into another . The Masonic yvorld ( at least the thoughtful amongst them ) yvill say , giving money ( except under unusual necessity ) from the Fund of General Purposes to thc charities is merely taking from thc general funds that yvhich ought to come from individual pockets . When yve consider yvhat has been done by our provincial brethren in the restoration of chuichcs and cathedrals in
Gloucester , in Durham nnd Worcester , at St . Alary Hedcliffe , in Cheshire , in Warwickshire , and in other places , 1 cannot but feel that they have given a bright example to us , and have shown that they arc far above thc unworthy prejudices yvhich seem to have guided Grand Lodge on Wednesday last . I must notice another point , because I think that an
injustice was ( doubtless umvittingly ) done to a . yvorthy class of brethren . I do not kr . ow the name of the brother yvho urged in objection to my resolution that our , | eyvish brethren yvould complain of such a grant as that I proposed . I did not contradict this at the moment . I thought that the brother might have some grounds to go upon , but from enquiry 1 have since made I am strongly of opinion that our Hebrew brethren yvould utterly disclaim any such
objection . Yours fraternally , J ° HAVERS , P . G . W . 12 th June , 1 S 76 . P . S . —I observe that iu the- daily papers I am reported to have said that yve have an income for General Purposes of jffiooo a year . What I did say yvas that after defraying all expenses oar surjiliis amounted to nearly -TOooo a year .
7 * lire lidiltrr <;/ lire Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — There are o . u- or tyvo little omissions in your report of my remarks in Grand Lodge yvhich might lead to misapprehension , and yvhich I am sure you will allow
me to supply . I vvilhdreyv my motion in reference to the-public thanksgiving at St . Paul ' s on the ground that there yvas no prospect of it being carried unanimous y , and that such an act , if performed , should be the result of an undivided
vote . I have reason to believe that that part of my motion yvould have been carrieti by a large majority . I wish to add that , as far as 1 yvas concerned , I contemplated no procession in the streets , nor even iu the Cathedral , nor the wearing of Masonic clothing ; and yet this yvas thc only argument I heard raiseil against the
propos . il . I cannot but feel that we have lost a grand and legitimate opportunity of \ indicating the character and asserting the dignity of Frcc . ijasonry . I yv . is much pained to have been compelled to oppose thc latter part of Bro . Havers' motion , but 1 sincerely trust noyv that the feeling of Grand Lodge has been so unmistakably expressed , he , as yvell as other distinguished and zealous Masons above
and below the dais , may yvell and truly try to find some object at once useful and appropriate by yvhich the event yvhich has so gladdened all our hearts and called forth our thankfulness may be commemorated , and this with unanimity and concord . Your correspondent " C . S . " did yvell to conceal his name , as he has yet lo learn that " Charity that tbinkcth no evil , " either of clergymen or laymen . I
think he will now acquit me of being too '' clerical" or " obsequious . " Let us all try and appreciate each other's motives , and , if occasion call for it , never shrink from expressing our opinions on any public question yvith fearless independence , and yet with temperance and charity . Your leading article in thc ' ¦ Freemason" of the yveek before last on thc proposals before Grand Lodge was a
good sample of this . I did not agree iu the conclusions you dreyy , but 1 much admired the Masonic spirit with which your argument yvas expressed . I propose to lay the names of the Special Committee before Grand Lotlge in September . I am , yours fraternally , H . I . SlMI'SON .
Io lhe I ' . dilor 11 / the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Can any one tell mc what our yvorthy Bro Binckes means yvhen he says that some of the builders of churches yvere " irreligious persons " : " What also , I yvould ask , had such an argument to do with the
matter ? I have got a sort of idea that I understand yvhat my cnergct ; -: brother yvas driving at in such a remarkable archaeological statement , but as I do not feel quite sure I shall be glad if any competent brother will throw li ght upon thc matter . Yours fraternally , J ( ONES , M . M . X his mark .
CORRECT MASOXRY . —WHAT IS IT ? 7 " o lhe Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — In your columns of the ioih inst . appears a report of thc meeting on June 2 nd of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of the Province of Northamptonshire and Hunting *
tonslnre , at Peterborough , yvith an intimation that the said meeting afforded an opportunity for laying the foundation stone of the neyv aisle which is to be added to the church of St . Mary in that city . After the usual ritual , and applications attendant upon laying a foundation stone , it was pronounced , in thc name of the Father , Son , and Holy
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Ghost , yvell and truly laid . Being comparativel y a younrr Mason , I venture to ask for light upon that portion of the ceremony , yvhich , in a universal form , is foreign to our Order , viz ., the invocation of the Trinity . I myself , apart from our Order- ( be it distinctly understood ; acknowledg e thc unity in trinity , and the trinity in unity ; but there ale many who range under our banners who reject it altogether , but yvho , on account of the grand formation of our
Craft , arc not excluded from our Order , provided they believe in the glorious Architect of Heaven and Earth , and practise the sacred duties of morality . The idea , therefore that arises in my mind is that nothing but yvhat is strictl y in accordance with universal Masonry , should be recognized at any Alasonic ceremony , as we are taught that Masonry is the centre of union becyyeen good men and true , and the
happy means of conciliating friendship amongst those who must otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance . Doubtless all those who yvere present at the laying of thc stone could acknowledge the trinity , but from my limited knowledge I am led to suppose that all Masonic deeds
should be unsectarian , and not merely carried out in behalf of those actually engaged , but for and in the name of the yvhole Masonic family , spread over the yvhole of the inhabitable globe , some of yvhom differ as to the existence of the Trinity , but yvho , one and all , believe in God , the Great Architect of the Universe . Fraternally yours , J . E . I ., 7 H , 1458 . Manchester , June , 12 th , 1 S 76 .
MASONIC REPORTS . To lhe Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I have for nine years been a member of the Masonic Order , have passed one chair , and noyv occupy that of my mother lodge . I have often read the " Freemason , but not lately , for I deemed it full of the ritual of
the Craft . I bought , hoyvever , the last number of your paper , to read the proceedings of G . L ., and to my great delight I perceived an article written ( 1 suppose by you as editor ) saying- that "for some time yve have escheyved giving tlie minuliv of the ritualism , and that the paper yvill continue that course yvith regard to the ritual of Freemasonry . " I must confess that I think your correspondents
have given far more extracts of the ritual than the reporters . I am very pleased that you only mean to give general accounts of the meetings of lodges , and the speeches at thc banquets . I hope you will " proceed also to refuse any correspondence containing portions of the ritual which all good Masons wish to keep secret . I thank
the author of this article ( especially if it be yourself ) . It yvill , 1 am sure , increase the sale of your journal better than if it had continued the course formerly taken as to quotations from the ritual yvhich alarmed all good Alasons . Yours truly , WM . II . KINIKIN ,
GREAT PRIORY OFTHE ORDEROF THE TEMPLE AND HIGH DEGREES . ' Ih Ihf Editor nf tht Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — I heartily agree yvith my good friend Bro . Fendelow that it is a great pity full reports of Great Priory , the Royal Order of Scotland , and A . and A . Rite do not
appear in the " Freemason . " There are numbers like myself yvho take a warm interest in these degrees and orders , and yet are precluded often from attending the meetings . Every good Mason , in the provinces at all events , sees the " Freemason , " if he e' . oes not take it , and yve think it a great mistake on the part of the poyvcrs thai be when no account appears of important meetings in London , which if they occurred aiiyyvhere else would lie
amply repotted in the provincial neyvspapers . 1 think , except under ve ; y unusual circumstances , Masonic meetings should not appear in provincial papers ; but the 'J Freemason" is the organ of the fraternity at large , and in it all degrees and orders connected with Masonry should be represented . Trusting that our good friends in Chancery-lane and Golden-square will take the hint , I am , & c , KMIIA HOI . MF . S .
ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE MASONRY . To lire Editor of the Frivmason . Dear Sir and Brother , — 1 observed that you published in the- " Freemason" of a feyv weeks' hack a communication relating to Ancient and Primitive Masonry . Could you or any of your leaders answer the following
questions : — 1 . Are there any lodges or other bodies noyv yvorking the rite in this country ? 2 . Is any book of constitutions or list ol members published , and if so where can they be obtained ? 3 . Is it forbidden to members of the A . and A . Hite to
I practise Ancient and Primitive Masonry ? I should be much obliged if you would insert tli ' n in your paper . 1 enclose my name , but not for publication . Yours truly and fraternally , " PANAUIK . "
NEW LODGES . Tn lhe Editor of lhe Freemason . Dear Sir nnd Brother , — Since the publication of the " Masonic Calendar " there have been about thirty-five neyv warrants granted for Craft Lodges . Would you kindly give a list of them in thc " Freemason" for the benefit of the brethren ? Yours fraternally , H . T . B .
HEALTH , omfort , and economy promoted . Gas superseded in day time , and daylight reflected in dark rooms by adopting Chappuis' Patent Daylig ht Reflectors . Manufactory , 6 9 , Fleet-street , London .