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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGE REVIEWSA Centennial Memorial ofthe Lodge of St . Andrew 163 The Westminster Papers 163 RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF FREEMASONRY ... 163 & 16 4 THE FAIR SEX AND ADOPTIVE MASONRY ... 164
FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 165 THE CRAFT— , Metropolitan 166 Provincial 166 & 167 ROYAL ARCH—Provincial , ... 167 MARK MASONRY—Metropolitan 167 BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS i 63
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS ... 16 S BOOKS RECEIVED 168 THE " MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL , " DUBLIN 16 S & 169 MULTUM IN PARVO l 6 g ORIGINAL
CORRESPONDENCEThe " Little Testimonial Fund " 169 Subordination in the Higher Degrees ... ... 169 ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF MASONS ' HALL TAVERN 170 RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINEConsecration of the ' Byzantine " Conclave ,
No . 44 , at Leicester 170 & 171 GRAND BALL AT LINCOLN 171 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS ... 171 SCOTLAND ... 171 ANSWERS TO THE MEMORIAL OF THE LODGE
OF GLASGOW ST . J , NO . 3 bis 172 CAUTION TO THE CRAFT 172 THEATRICAL 172 POETRY—A Masonic Hymn 173 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WE * - . « . ¦ 173 ADVERTISEMENTS ... 1 74 , 175 , 176 , 161 , & 162
Reviews.
Reviews .
» A Centennial Memorial of the Lodge of St Andrew . Boston , U . S . A .
( Continued from page 147 J The concluding remarks of Bro . Willis are not only sound , but beautifully expressed , and we give our readers tlie benefit of his able peroration : —
' Brethren of' St . Andrew ' s , ' let us be true to our own responsibilities as present workmen in the great Temple of Freemasonry ; remember that by good work onl y can it be handed down to the ages to come . We are , each generation of Masons are , equally important links in the time-hallowed
ancestral chain . May it with us be kept ever bright ; may we remember also that we are the successors of men whose love for the rights of man , whose sturdy patriotism led them to do yeoman ' s service for a nation ' s independence . We , too , are the successors of Masons whose love for Ancient Free and
Accepted Masonry drove to seek in a distant land a clear title empowering them to work . We also are the successors of brethren whose convictions of right , whose skill 'in the Craft , ' whose patient endurance to the end , helped to give the Masonic Fraternity of the commonwealth an honourable
affiliation . The life-long pathway of these brethren was beset with difficulties ; ours , under a felicitous union and ample possessions , is made easy before us . Let not our course be wayward . In the absence of such pressure as our predecessors bore , it becomes us to avoid all thought of minor
differences , if any arise , and aspiring to the just dignity of our glorious inheritance , work onward , upward , as they did , in the spirit of Masonry . " The hundred years are complete ! Thc eventful series is accomplished ! We stand on the threshold of another century ! The genius of thc age bids us look forward , heeding the lessons of
the past , but abiding upon ourselves . Thus are wc to make history . Thus have we our own responsibilities , and thus alone must our memories encounter the test hereafter . Let us , let each generation of Masons be true to themselves . Then shall centuries" go by filled with blessings , and centennial days shall herald grateful memories . "
At the Centennial Observance , in honour of General Warren ' s Grand Mastership , which was celebrated under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of "Massachusetts , the Grand Master , Bro . W . S Gardner , delivered a magnificent historical address , and at the banquet table speeches of
almost equal interest and value , were made by M . W . Bro . J . T . Heard , P . G . M . ( a gentleman whom we had the pleasure of meeting in London recently ) , by Bro . W . Parkman , i ' . G . M ., by Bro . Hamilton Willis , P M ., the Rev . J . A .
Holies , D . D ., Grand Chaplain , C . L . Woodbury , D . G . M ., and J . W . Sheppard . The last-named brother , in noting the parallelism between General Warren and Pythagoras , gave the following sketch of the ancient philosopher ' s career , which will doubtless be read with interest : —
Reviews.
" Pythagoras was one of the most extraordinary and renowned men in any age or country . He was the first who assumed the name of philosopher . He was born about 588 , and died 500 years before Christ . His father , Mnesarchus , wasa person of distinction , who gave him a fineeducation . At eighteen
he won the crown at the Olympic Games , where the elegance of his person and the courteousness of his address attracted much attention . In pursuit of knowledge , he travelled to Egypt , Chaldsea , and Persia , ancl according to Cicero , who called him virprezs tanti sapientia , he visited many countries on foot .
In the island of Crete he was initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece , and in Egypt into the priesthood and ceremonies of Isis . It was Isis who said : I am all that has b : en , that shall be , and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil . " At the age of forty he selected Crotona for his
residence , and opened his famous school . Crotona ( now Cortona ) in the kingdom of Naples , lies near the mouth of the river yEsarus , which enters the Ionian sea—a walled city , with a strong citadel av-d about five thousand inhabitants , though anciently thirty thousand , when it was one ofthe richest and
most powerful cities in Magna Grfficia ; now it is a decayed and abject place . " He was skilled in music , medicine , and geometry ; and such was his advance in astronomy that he placed the sun in the centre of the solar system and the planets revolving in their orbits around it ,
and more than twenty centuries passed before this fact was established and believed . He added strings to the harp , and increased the scale of music . Dr . Burnet says he invented the harmonical canon or monochord . His discoveries in geometry were very great : manv of them were found in Euclid ,
particularly the celebrated 47 th Proposition , of such infinite value , the demonstration of which is one of the most beautiful pieces of scientific logic which are known . " In addition to his school , he instituted a college in his house , where the more abstruse sciences were
taught . Jamblicus , who wrote his life in Latin—I have seen no English translation of this workspeaks of his college , where a brotherhood used to assemble in secret meetings , using mysterious symbols and peculiar signs of recognition . Whence many learned writers have derived the rudiments of
Masonry ; and therefore from time immemorial he has been claimed by Masons as a brother , and his celebrated Square of the Hypotenuse recognized as a symbol . " The aspect of the Samian sage was noble ancl his presence dignified . His life was devout in
religious duties and exemplary in morals ; and such was his habit of abstemiousness that he avoided animal food . Tlie influence which he exerted in Crotona was so powerful that it is said he reformed the voluptuous and vicious habits of the young men , and his eloquent lectures were listened to by large crowds . From Pythagoras emanated the
maxim—My friend is my better half In the midst of an idolatrous people he worshipped one God , the Supreme Intelligence . His ' Golden Verses ' have comedown to us in Greek ; they were translated by Dr . Watts , and may be found in his ' Improvement of the Mind , ' a book deserving a place in every young man ' s library .
How sweet the home of this good man ; His 'Golden Verses ' led the way ; Wilh orison the morn began , With vesper hymn he closed thc day . " Such was Pythagoras , one of the purest ard greatest men that ev ; r lived—one who should be endeared to every Mason . "
Altogether the whole work is so replete with Masonic information , so eloquent with bright and beaming thoughts , and so comprehensive as a record of memorable events , that we rise
from its perusal with feelings akin to enthusiastic gratitude for the exquisite mental treat it has afforded us . Our special thanks are due to Bro . Dr . Palmer , the AV . M . of "St . Andrews , " for his courtesy in sending us a presentation copy .
The Westminster Papers . XV . KENT and Co . This monthly jouraal is devoted to the interests of chess , whist , games of skill , and the drama . A comprehensive carle , but one which we are bound to say is full y carried out . Published at the low price ( for a class magazine ) of sixpence , it gathers the " whisperings" ofthe
chess world , places before us diagrams of clever positions and problems in thegame , and is not onl y useful to a learner of chess , but interesting loan advanced student or adept of that most scientific of games . In the number under review ( No . 35 , March 1 st , 1 S 71 ) , there is quite a learned article 011 " Fossil Chess , " and which will be continued in f uture issues . The illustrations of whist are
Reviews.
equally good , and besides correspondence , there is a capital statistical paper on the " Duty on Playing Cards , " in which the writer is rather severe upon some points of the Government ' s financial policy . The contributor of " Dramatic Notes" evidently knows what he is discussing , and that is more than can be said of most
dramatic critics . Altogether "Westminster Papers " deserve , and we little doubt receive , a fair share of the support of that large class of the population which believes in a fair modicum of cheerful relaxation without suffering the enjoyment of a friendly game to degenerate into gambling , ot an occasional visit to the " pit" to drag them clown to the one which is said to . be bottomless .
Religious Aspects Of Freemasonry.
RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF FREEMASONRY .
No . 1 . —FREEMASONRY & CHRISTIANITY . ( Appendix to page 4 , vol . 4 . ) BY BRO . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . M . 131 , Provincial Grand Secretary Cornwall , &* c . It is our intention to write as soon as possible ( probably in three months ) the
second of the series entitled " Freemasonry and Judaism . " After its issue no doubt our views will be better understood than they are at present by certain members of that persuasion . Already we have had
objections to the first , viz ., "freemasonry and Christianity ; " but as we think the exceptions taken to our remarks will be found to be unwarranted after a careful examination ¦ if our article , we shall content ourselves
by simply and rapidly explaining why we think our observations are misunderstood by our able friend and Brother , Jacob Norton , of Boston , U . S . In THE FREEMASON for February 25 , 1871 , that
wellknown Mason examines our communication in THE FREEMASON for January 7 th , 1 S 71 , under the heading "Bro . Hughan and the Bible Question . " We thank him for his expressed appreciation of our labour
respecting " Freemasonry at York , although his commendation is partly qualified by doubting the motives which prompted us to furnish some information for the Craft , e . g ., citations from the old
Constitutions . Bro . Norton " dissents from his ( 'Bro . Hughan ' s ) motives for furnishing them , and the conclusions they lead him to . " Now , our motives in presenting them to the Craft universal through THE FREEMASON
was to prove that Freemasonry had a Christian origin , and until the last century was a Christian Institution—in other words , Freemasons recognised Christianity . The conclusion we arrived at is , that
whatever may have since been advocated with respect to the Institution in order to secure its universal acceptance , we must admit Freemasonry was originated , was maintained , and , in fact , was supported from
the earliest period of its existence until the last century , by professed Christians . We say this only to draw attention to a historical fact , and so as to make our meaning plain . By bearing these statements in
mind wcare quite prepared to find a Christian ritual in use among Freemasons . In time , however , its character was gradually altered , and we have now a series of ceremonies substituted which , though not
sufficiently changed to fully disguise their Christian origin , arc , after all , suited for the present era of thc Craft , and form a grand introduction to Freemasonry for neophytes of any religion , politics , or country . We
wish it to be distinctly understood that we view with decided favour all attempts to open the portals of the Craft as widely as possible to all religionists , so long as tlie " landmarks" of importance are duly
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGE REVIEWSA Centennial Memorial ofthe Lodge of St . Andrew 163 The Westminster Papers 163 RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF FREEMASONRY ... 163 & 16 4 THE FAIR SEX AND ADOPTIVE MASONRY ... 164
FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 165 THE CRAFT— , Metropolitan 166 Provincial 166 & 167 ROYAL ARCH—Provincial , ... 167 MARK MASONRY—Metropolitan 167 BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS i 63
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS ... 16 S BOOKS RECEIVED 168 THE " MASONIC FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL , " DUBLIN 16 S & 169 MULTUM IN PARVO l 6 g ORIGINAL
CORRESPONDENCEThe " Little Testimonial Fund " 169 Subordination in the Higher Degrees ... ... 169 ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF MASONS ' HALL TAVERN 170 RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINEConsecration of the ' Byzantine " Conclave ,
No . 44 , at Leicester 170 & 171 GRAND BALL AT LINCOLN 171 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS ... 171 SCOTLAND ... 171 ANSWERS TO THE MEMORIAL OF THE LODGE
OF GLASGOW ST . J , NO . 3 bis 172 CAUTION TO THE CRAFT 172 THEATRICAL 172 POETRY—A Masonic Hymn 173 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WE * - . « . ¦ 173 ADVERTISEMENTS ... 1 74 , 175 , 176 , 161 , & 162
Reviews.
Reviews .
» A Centennial Memorial of the Lodge of St Andrew . Boston , U . S . A .
( Continued from page 147 J The concluding remarks of Bro . Willis are not only sound , but beautifully expressed , and we give our readers tlie benefit of his able peroration : —
' Brethren of' St . Andrew ' s , ' let us be true to our own responsibilities as present workmen in the great Temple of Freemasonry ; remember that by good work onl y can it be handed down to the ages to come . We are , each generation of Masons are , equally important links in the time-hallowed
ancestral chain . May it with us be kept ever bright ; may we remember also that we are the successors of men whose love for the rights of man , whose sturdy patriotism led them to do yeoman ' s service for a nation ' s independence . We , too , are the successors of Masons whose love for Ancient Free and
Accepted Masonry drove to seek in a distant land a clear title empowering them to work . We also are the successors of brethren whose convictions of right , whose skill 'in the Craft , ' whose patient endurance to the end , helped to give the Masonic Fraternity of the commonwealth an honourable
affiliation . The life-long pathway of these brethren was beset with difficulties ; ours , under a felicitous union and ample possessions , is made easy before us . Let not our course be wayward . In the absence of such pressure as our predecessors bore , it becomes us to avoid all thought of minor
differences , if any arise , and aspiring to the just dignity of our glorious inheritance , work onward , upward , as they did , in the spirit of Masonry . " The hundred years are complete ! Thc eventful series is accomplished ! We stand on the threshold of another century ! The genius of thc age bids us look forward , heeding the lessons of
the past , but abiding upon ourselves . Thus are wc to make history . Thus have we our own responsibilities , and thus alone must our memories encounter the test hereafter . Let us , let each generation of Masons be true to themselves . Then shall centuries" go by filled with blessings , and centennial days shall herald grateful memories . "
At the Centennial Observance , in honour of General Warren ' s Grand Mastership , which was celebrated under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of "Massachusetts , the Grand Master , Bro . W . S Gardner , delivered a magnificent historical address , and at the banquet table speeches of
almost equal interest and value , were made by M . W . Bro . J . T . Heard , P . G . M . ( a gentleman whom we had the pleasure of meeting in London recently ) , by Bro . W . Parkman , i ' . G . M ., by Bro . Hamilton Willis , P M ., the Rev . J . A .
Holies , D . D ., Grand Chaplain , C . L . Woodbury , D . G . M ., and J . W . Sheppard . The last-named brother , in noting the parallelism between General Warren and Pythagoras , gave the following sketch of the ancient philosopher ' s career , which will doubtless be read with interest : —
Reviews.
" Pythagoras was one of the most extraordinary and renowned men in any age or country . He was the first who assumed the name of philosopher . He was born about 588 , and died 500 years before Christ . His father , Mnesarchus , wasa person of distinction , who gave him a fineeducation . At eighteen
he won the crown at the Olympic Games , where the elegance of his person and the courteousness of his address attracted much attention . In pursuit of knowledge , he travelled to Egypt , Chaldsea , and Persia , ancl according to Cicero , who called him virprezs tanti sapientia , he visited many countries on foot .
In the island of Crete he was initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece , and in Egypt into the priesthood and ceremonies of Isis . It was Isis who said : I am all that has b : en , that shall be , and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil . " At the age of forty he selected Crotona for his
residence , and opened his famous school . Crotona ( now Cortona ) in the kingdom of Naples , lies near the mouth of the river yEsarus , which enters the Ionian sea—a walled city , with a strong citadel av-d about five thousand inhabitants , though anciently thirty thousand , when it was one ofthe richest and
most powerful cities in Magna Grfficia ; now it is a decayed and abject place . " He was skilled in music , medicine , and geometry ; and such was his advance in astronomy that he placed the sun in the centre of the solar system and the planets revolving in their orbits around it ,
and more than twenty centuries passed before this fact was established and believed . He added strings to the harp , and increased the scale of music . Dr . Burnet says he invented the harmonical canon or monochord . His discoveries in geometry were very great : manv of them were found in Euclid ,
particularly the celebrated 47 th Proposition , of such infinite value , the demonstration of which is one of the most beautiful pieces of scientific logic which are known . " In addition to his school , he instituted a college in his house , where the more abstruse sciences were
taught . Jamblicus , who wrote his life in Latin—I have seen no English translation of this workspeaks of his college , where a brotherhood used to assemble in secret meetings , using mysterious symbols and peculiar signs of recognition . Whence many learned writers have derived the rudiments of
Masonry ; and therefore from time immemorial he has been claimed by Masons as a brother , and his celebrated Square of the Hypotenuse recognized as a symbol . " The aspect of the Samian sage was noble ancl his presence dignified . His life was devout in
religious duties and exemplary in morals ; and such was his habit of abstemiousness that he avoided animal food . Tlie influence which he exerted in Crotona was so powerful that it is said he reformed the voluptuous and vicious habits of the young men , and his eloquent lectures were listened to by large crowds . From Pythagoras emanated the
maxim—My friend is my better half In the midst of an idolatrous people he worshipped one God , the Supreme Intelligence . His ' Golden Verses ' have comedown to us in Greek ; they were translated by Dr . Watts , and may be found in his ' Improvement of the Mind , ' a book deserving a place in every young man ' s library .
How sweet the home of this good man ; His 'Golden Verses ' led the way ; Wilh orison the morn began , With vesper hymn he closed thc day . " Such was Pythagoras , one of the purest ard greatest men that ev ; r lived—one who should be endeared to every Mason . "
Altogether the whole work is so replete with Masonic information , so eloquent with bright and beaming thoughts , and so comprehensive as a record of memorable events , that we rise
from its perusal with feelings akin to enthusiastic gratitude for the exquisite mental treat it has afforded us . Our special thanks are due to Bro . Dr . Palmer , the AV . M . of "St . Andrews , " for his courtesy in sending us a presentation copy .
The Westminster Papers . XV . KENT and Co . This monthly jouraal is devoted to the interests of chess , whist , games of skill , and the drama . A comprehensive carle , but one which we are bound to say is full y carried out . Published at the low price ( for a class magazine ) of sixpence , it gathers the " whisperings" ofthe
chess world , places before us diagrams of clever positions and problems in thegame , and is not onl y useful to a learner of chess , but interesting loan advanced student or adept of that most scientific of games . In the number under review ( No . 35 , March 1 st , 1 S 71 ) , there is quite a learned article 011 " Fossil Chess , " and which will be continued in f uture issues . The illustrations of whist are
Reviews.
equally good , and besides correspondence , there is a capital statistical paper on the " Duty on Playing Cards , " in which the writer is rather severe upon some points of the Government ' s financial policy . The contributor of " Dramatic Notes" evidently knows what he is discussing , and that is more than can be said of most
dramatic critics . Altogether "Westminster Papers " deserve , and we little doubt receive , a fair share of the support of that large class of the population which believes in a fair modicum of cheerful relaxation without suffering the enjoyment of a friendly game to degenerate into gambling , ot an occasional visit to the " pit" to drag them clown to the one which is said to . be bottomless .
Religious Aspects Of Freemasonry.
RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF FREEMASONRY .
No . 1 . —FREEMASONRY & CHRISTIANITY . ( Appendix to page 4 , vol . 4 . ) BY BRO . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . M . 131 , Provincial Grand Secretary Cornwall , &* c . It is our intention to write as soon as possible ( probably in three months ) the
second of the series entitled " Freemasonry and Judaism . " After its issue no doubt our views will be better understood than they are at present by certain members of that persuasion . Already we have had
objections to the first , viz ., "freemasonry and Christianity ; " but as we think the exceptions taken to our remarks will be found to be unwarranted after a careful examination ¦ if our article , we shall content ourselves
by simply and rapidly explaining why we think our observations are misunderstood by our able friend and Brother , Jacob Norton , of Boston , U . S . In THE FREEMASON for February 25 , 1871 , that
wellknown Mason examines our communication in THE FREEMASON for January 7 th , 1 S 71 , under the heading "Bro . Hughan and the Bible Question . " We thank him for his expressed appreciation of our labour
respecting " Freemasonry at York , although his commendation is partly qualified by doubting the motives which prompted us to furnish some information for the Craft , e . g ., citations from the old
Constitutions . Bro . Norton " dissents from his ( 'Bro . Hughan ' s ) motives for furnishing them , and the conclusions they lead him to . " Now , our motives in presenting them to the Craft universal through THE FREEMASON
was to prove that Freemasonry had a Christian origin , and until the last century was a Christian Institution—in other words , Freemasons recognised Christianity . The conclusion we arrived at is , that
whatever may have since been advocated with respect to the Institution in order to secure its universal acceptance , we must admit Freemasonry was originated , was maintained , and , in fact , was supported from
the earliest period of its existence until the last century , by professed Christians . We say this only to draw attention to a historical fact , and so as to make our meaning plain . By bearing these statements in
mind wcare quite prepared to find a Christian ritual in use among Freemasons . In time , however , its character was gradually altered , and we have now a series of ceremonies substituted which , though not
sufficiently changed to fully disguise their Christian origin , arc , after all , suited for the present era of thc Craft , and form a grand introduction to Freemasonry for neophytes of any religion , politics , or country . We
wish it to be distinctly understood that we view with decided favour all attempts to open the portals of the Craft as widely as possible to all religionists , so long as tlie " landmarks" of importance are duly