Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

our pilgrimage here as free from bitterness as possible . "We do not write for pecuniary gain , and the fact of our up holding our views should , therefore , semi re us a resoectful attention and

7 A courteous answers . When time permits I shall make a few more " Templar Jottings , " and refer again to Brother Yarker ' s excellent work . W . J . HUGHAN .

SIR RALPH NOEL , P . G . M . Now that the Byron controversy is raging it mav be interesting to note that Sir Ralph

Milbanke , the father of Lady Byron , who afterwards assumed the name of Noel , was Provincial Grand Master of Durham for many years . ANTIQUARIDS .

WASHINGTON . Extract from the records of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania , May 29 th , 1788 : — "The lodge proceeded to the appointment of Master and Deputy Master , to be recommended to the Grand Lodge of Virginia , when George

Washington , Esq ., was immediately chosen Master ; Eobt . McCrea , Deputy Master ; Wm . Hunter , jun ., Senior Warden ; John Allison , Junior Warden . " The Grand Lodge of "Virginia , in accordance with this reouest . granted a new warrant to the

lodge at Alexandria , constituting Brother George Washington its first Master under its new warrant , and its registry number was changed from No . 39 , of Pennsylvania , to No . 22 , of Virginia . " A PENNSYLVANIAN .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . EZEKIEL LOEWENSTARK . Brother Ezekiel Loewenstark , of Mount Lebanon Lodge , No . 73 , died at his father ' s house , on Monday , September 13 th . He was the second eldest son of Bro . A . D . Loewenstark , P . M . 548 and 733 , the eminent medallist , of Devereuxcourt , Strand . The deceased brother was only

initiated into Freemasonry a few months ago , taking his first two degrees in Lodge No . 73 . Being an enthusiast , he took his third degree in No . 328 , when at Torquay for the benefit of his health . He was deservedly respected by all who knew him .

WE understand that our esteemed Brother James Brett , A . G . P ., will work the Ceremony of Consecration and Installation at the Metropolitan Lodgo of Instruction , the " George , " Aldermanbury , on Friday evening , the 24 th instant , at 7 o ' clock , by the request of the members , and wc hope all brethren who can make it convenient will attend on that occasion and

give him their support . HUNGARY . —The lodge "A zur Einigkeit im Vaterlande , " at Pesth , has elected Bro . Pulsky as W . M ., and General Klapka as honorary member . THE OXFORD Music HALL , LONDON . —This magnificent hall , lately destroyed by fire , has undergone a marvellous transformation . It is now elegantly

and tastefully decorated , and may be considered one of the finest halls in London . Great credit is due to the liberal and spirited proprietors , Messrs . Syers and Taylor , for the excellent taste evinced in every particular . A new feature is displayed in opening the hall in the day-time , free of charge , . as a restaurant , where every description of viands , & c , of

excellent quality are supplied at reasonable prices . Tho evening entertainment is sure to achieve success . The band , under the direction of Mr . Jennings , is perfect . Mr . Rivers , tho new baritone , has an excellent voice . Miss Trevclli is nightly encored for her admirable rendering of operatic song . Mr .

Fred . Foster is a very good comic singer , and Messrs . Leslie and Raynor are excessively amusing in their negro entertainment , whilst tho feats of Raslus are perfectly astounding . A new cantatina , entitled thc * ' Apple of Discord , " has been very successful , and is loudly applauded . The hall itself is well worth y of a visit .

HOLLOWAY ' OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Tumours , Scrofulous and Glandular Swellings , Abcesses , & c . At this ¦ eason of tlio year while the temperature is variable and malaria abounds everywhere , such diseases aro constantly presenting themselves in sanguine and feeble frames . All have placed within their reach the antidote to these dreadful courges , which , at thoir commencement may bo readily

arrested and cured , but when neglected resist for a long time tho most appropriate remedies . Holloway's Ointment rubbed upon or near the affected parts will thoroughly eradicate the cause of these maladies and expel their seed from the system . Scurvy , Scrofula , and all kindred disorders disappear before this cleansing Ointment and theso searching Pills , which purify and invigorate without weakening or Inconveniencing the patient . —ADVT .

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[ The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . " ] UNIFORMITY OF WORKING .

( To tlie Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAK SIK AND BROTHER . —I have read the comments in your contemporary upon this subject , and am impressed alike with their innocence of English grammar and common sense . The Craft owe you a deep debt of gratitude for unveiling the proceedings at Woolwich , and I for one ,

as an old Mason , heartily thank you for your article . Thepointatissue canbecompressed intoanutshell , as the learned Bro . M . J . Mclntyre , Grand Registrar , stated at the last meeting of Grand Lodge . Either the W . M . of the Union Waterloo Lodge has wilfully deceived the Board of General Purposes , or the brother who worked the so-called approved ritual really did that which he is represented to have done . For my own

part , I believe the latter to be the case , and I take this opportunity of sajing that our esteemed brother Henry Muggeridge , whose name has been most unwarrantably imported into the discussion , will he the first to repudiate all connection with this Hosgood , or his performances at Woolwich , as he doubtless knows the individual but too well . I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally ,

FIAT JUSTITIA RUAT CCELUM INELIGIBILITY OF BASTARDS AS FREE

MASONS . ( 7 b the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I regret that your correspondent " Leo " should still characterise the rays that illumined the world in the ancient Jewish or Mosaic times as dark and dim . His only

justification for this extraordinary assertion , is " because that was the era when law and ceremonial minutiae reigned , " but this does not prove that the Mosaic code was not merciful or tolerant . The observance of ceremonial laws was merely intended as an outward act , to remind the people of their special

obligationsto their religion and toits Divmeauthor ; and each and every one of these laws , has a wise and beautiful meaning . The repeated admonitions to practise charity , to protect the widow and orphan , to love the stranger , to befriend all who stood in need of help , even to care for the beast of burden ,

which we find in the Pentateuch , tended to make Judaism rather a religion of the heart , than one of ceremonial . Your correspondent is mistaken in thinking that the All-Merciful ordained that the doctrine of retaliation should be literally carried into practice . " Eye for eye , tooth for tooth "

meant compensation fully equivalent to the loss the sufferer had sustained , either pecuniary or otherwise . This interpretation was accepted and acted upon from tlie earliest times and through all the Jewish polity , and never was an instance known in which the letter of the law was carried into effect , but simply

in spirit . To come down to the present time , which your correspondent terms " au era more especially of love and freedom , " if a little of the dark rays of the Mosaic times were shed upon those who now make and administer our laws , how many would have been spared from the terrible and violent mode

of death called hanging ? How many , perhaps , who havesufferedinnocently , would have been saved to us ? The Mosaic law , which is so harshly judged , hampered the judicial proceedings , in cases where the question was one of life or death , with so many restrictions , and offered so many loop-holes through

which the accused might escape , that a violent death was very rarely known in the days when the Israelites had a kingdom of their own ; and it is a fact that in tlie time of the Sanhedrin , such au occurrence had not taken place for two centuries ! So mucli for modern love and freedom as compared

with tlie charity of ancient times when Judaism held sway . Were I to follow "Leo" further in his rash statements , I am afraid I should be led into a religious controversy , which I wisli to avoid . There is , however , au assertion so glaringly unfounded

and bold , that I cannot help joining issue with liim . He says : — " The majority of the pre-Christian Jewish teachers misunderstood the great truths of their own Scriptures , and misled the people , being more taken up with outward ceremonial trifles than a clean heart and a practical good and honest life . "

Will your correspondent mention by name theso erratic teachers ? Can ho show one instance of infidelity in any of the prophets and teachers from Moses to Malachi ? On the contrary , these have courageously and manfully—very often to their own detriment and personal injury—proclaimed the true

precepts of tlio Divine reli g ion and tlie attributes of God , and in common witli their successors have always insisted on the unity and indivisibility of tho Supreme . How , then , can they be said to nave misunderstood the great truths of their own Scriptures , written in language so simple and intelligible ?

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If you will kindly find room for these remarks iu your well-filled periodical , I will promise not tt » trouble you again with any further correspondence on this subject . I remain , fraternally yours ,

A JEWISH FREEMASON . MASONIC HOSPITALITY .

( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER . —It has been a matter of congratulation to many of your readers for some time past to witness the interchange of kindly and fraternal sentiments between English and American brethren through the medium of THE FREEMASON . I for one heartily believe that any effort , however

feeble it may be , which tends to unite more closely the two great branches of the Anglo-Saxon family , is a benefit to humanity at large . With the progress and expansion of those English-speaking nations , the future of mankind must be ; ome bli ghter , grander , and happier ; and I may add that upon their alliance and friendship depend in a measure the world ' s hopes

of peace , freedom , and civilization . In the United States there are now thousands of lodges , and I may say hundreds of thousands of Freemasons . The Grand Lodge of New York alone numbers more than 700 lodges , and from this vast community we have at present in England an accredited representative in the person of Bro . Albert G . Goodall . This gentleman holds credentials as

General loreign Representative from the Grand Lodge of New York to all the Grand Lodges in Europe , and is now making a brief stay in London , preparatory to his Continental tour . Of Brother Goodall's fitness for his post , the admirable Report recently presented to the Supreme Grand Council at Boston , and published in your columns , is an ample proof , and it is the opinion of some brethren in London that Brother Goodall should not

be allowed to leave our shores without experiencing some slight proof of thixt hospitality which is so characteristic of English Alasons . My object in writing is , therefore , to request that all who may desire to assist in promoting this object will kindly

send their names at once , to Bro . Angelo J . Lewis , 36 , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , in order that the proper steps may be taken to invite Bro . Goodall to a fraternal banquet at an early date . The following brethren have consented to act as a preliminary

committee . Col . Fras . Burdett , P . S . G . W . of England , and representative from the Grand Lodge of Ireland , as Chairman . Henry C . Levander , M . A . Angelo J . Lewis , M . A . W . R . Woodman , M . D .

Major II . W . Palmer . Rev . W . B . Church , M . A . R . Wentworth Little . J . Trickett , C . E . J . G . Marsh . T . Wescombe . Raynham W . Stewart '

George Kenning . AVith power to add to their number . The co-operation of the Craft in this instance , will add another link to the chain of union which already exists betweeen British and American Masons . Anticipating a hearty response . I remain , yours fraternally , A MEMBER OF THE LONDON LITERARY UNION .

To the Editor of The Freemason . DEAR . SIR AND BROTHER . —In answer to a Subscriber ' s query at page 129 . There was no member of Grand Committee to support the Petition , and tho member from Glasgow put the veto on it , because ho

had not been consulted in the matter . Had they cringed and fawned to him no doubt thoy would have succeeded . There are some strange things done in Grand Committee ! But more of this anon . Yours truly and fraternally , MONTRA .

We arc requested to slate that Bro . Hughan ' s reprint of tlio "Constitutions of the Freemasons " is no longer on sale , all the copies printed being sold except a few reserved for eminent Masons . The list of subscribers will be published shortly , the Earl of Zetland beina at the head of the list for two copies .

POLITICS . —Politics arc entirely prohibited from a Freemason ' s Lodge , and no brother dare attempt to propagate his views upon politics by means of tho Order , this being in direct opposition to tlie ancient statutes . The political opinions of mankind never agree , and they are thus directly opposed to brotherly

union . If a peculiar set of political opinions gain the upper hand in a state , or if a revolution take place , or if a country be invaded by a foreign army , the lodges clofo themselves . Charity to a suffering warrior , let him be a friend or foe , must not be considered as a political act , for it is the general duty of mankind , and more especially it is a Masonic duty .