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inology , and vocabulary and name of a real Hermetic Society . The subject is most interesting , and demands careful study and dispassionate consideration . I am , dear Bro . Kenning , yours most fraternally . THE EDITOR OF THE "MASONIC MAGAZINE . "

NFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO THE BRETHREN . To the Editor ofthe Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Doubtless there are many of your readers yvho , either to enjoy a little rest and change , or for the sake of their children ' s education , are desirous of residing in Paris , but yvho find it extremely difficult to obtain reliable information as to the tyvo great desiderata—comfort and

economy . As I should esteem it a privilege to j , be useful to my brethren , will you permit me to say that I shall be glad to forward to any of your readers , on application , the address of a Pension and a School ( for Boys ) in Paris , which from personal experience I can vouch to be excellent in every

respect ? " The information that I desire to impart I had great difficulty in acquiring . 1 am , dear Sir and Brother , fraternally yours , J . KINGSTON , Chaplain , R . N ., P . Prov . Grand Chaplain for Dorset , & c H . M . S . Cambridge , Devonport , Oct . 14 th .

FEMALE FREEMASONRY . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir , — It is not that 1 yvish to carry on any further discussion , but I cannot refrain from trying to exonerate myself in the eyes of " Another Freemason ' s Wife , " by stating that the very last thing I could yvish would be to prevent or

begrudge my husband a little recreation from the toil and harass of business , and I admit , as before , a lodge is no place for a modest yvoman , and I quite agree with you , Mr . Editor , that there would be very great impropriety in it ; but the real force of my argument is this , —If women were to band themselves in a secret manner , say no men admitted , their husbands especially yvould deem they had

a right to Unoyv what could occupy tyvo or three hours of their time , and yvould give themselves no rest till they had unearthed such a society . I am aware yvomen bear the name of curiosity , but in such a case as I allude to yvc should find the men were our equal , providing they loved us , otherwise it yvould be immaterial to them yvhat their wives did or how they passed their time . As to the term profane , if your correspondent reads your article on the

nitiation of the Countess Hadick , she will there see she is termed profane , and the men are termed blind till they are enlightened in Freemasonry . I have my doubts about your correspondent being a woman * , if so , she is one by herself , as all Freemasons' wives I have come in contact with , uphold my views , and how she can converse yvith her husband on a subject yvhich he is bound to conceal by the most awful voyvs is beyond my comprehension . Trusting you will pardon the liberty I take in troubling

you again , Yours very respectfully , A FREEMASON ' WIFE

To lhe Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir , — Will you kindly grant me a space in your valuable columns to most sincerely thank the " Freemason ' s Wife" for her letter in your issue of the 7 th inst ., in which she has so well described the sorroyvful feelings of many of her sex , and ably expressed the sentiments of a true " lady Mason . " I presume that the brethren consider that

their would be sisters are not sufficiently noble minded to " exchange the sceptre for the trowel , " & c ., & c ., but , in my opinion , more might be given to charity were the real wives of real Freemasons able to assist their husbands in the holy and good work , as they ( the would-be sisters ) would not require any expensive adornments to induce them to work well , and work altogether in the cause of charity , for

" It builds our quiet , as it forms our lives . " A Freemason , if he be such in word and deed , yvhich , as your correspondent says , is pretence , fully appreciates a brother ' s worth if he enters heart and soul into their mutual business . Now , they cannot converse on the subject in the presence of their wives because of their secret , or pretended secret , consequently they are left to

mourn in solitude their husband ' s want of confidence in one whom they honour . This , and this alone , in Freemasonry is calculated , in my opinion , to make a loving , trusting yvife just the reverse . Who has a greater rig ht to enter into and share your joys and sorrows than she ? Home is most certainly a good wife ' s place , and where ought so much rest and peace to be found as one ' s own fireside , after an interesting

meeting for thc husband , to discuss he subject predominant in the hearts of both , viz ., Freemasonry ? Why will not some good Freemason who has a good wife—one , I mean , yvho yvould do honour to the Craft , give the matter his attention , and do something towards bringing happiness to the homes of many of his brethren ? Trusting you will acknowledge this in your next issue . I am , Sir , yours truly , ANOTHER FREEMASON ' S W IFE .

Ramsgate , 16 Oct . FREEMASONRY IN GERMANY . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — If ycur space permits , I beg you to insert the following , as it may be interesting for some of your readers On the 20 th ol May there was held in Berlin

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a conference of all the daughter lodges which are under the headship of the National Grand Lodge . The Lodge " Wittekind , " of Minden , proposed to abolish the well known S . 165 , A t of the constitution , yvhich is the sort called Jews' sec . There yvere present at that meeting 52 members of the Grand Lodge , and 93 Deputies of the daughter lodges . The enlightened G . M ., Von Etzel .

yvas for the abolition of that famous paragraph . However , at the taking of the votes 88 were found to be for , and 57 against the proposition , and as there was not the necessary two thirds majority the proposition was rejected . Out of the 5 2 members of the Grand Lodge present , 23 voted Yes , and 29 No , and out of the 93 deputies of the daughter lodges , 6 , voted Yes , and 28 No . The correspondent of

the" Bauhiitte , " who related this , regretted very much such an event , and I heard , during my presence in Germany , that in consequence the Worshipful Grand Master resigned . It is indeed a sad state of things , that in such an enlightened country as Germany is there should exist such an intolerance amongst Freemasons , whose first principle is , as everybody , even the outsiders , know , that

every honest man is capable of becoming a Freemason quite independent of his creed ; in fact , Freemasonry boasts —and this with good reason , too—of being the only universal religion in yvhich members of all creeds can unite . But , fortunately for Germany , this middle-aged state of things exists only in some parts of North Germany , yvhile Hxmhursr and other parts of North Germanv . as well as

the South , do not know of such an intolerance , and I have visited several important cities and toyvns where honest Jews arc not only admitted into the Craft , but hold high offices , too , in Provincial and Grand Lodges . These lodges are more conformable in their constitutions to English lodtres . But it is to be hoped sincerely that even

in Berlin , at another meeting , those brethren yvho yvere against it will have been enlightened . " So mote it be . " I am , yours fraternally , J . STRAUSS , Chaplain of the Lodge Harmony , 600 . Bradford , Oct ., 1876 .

FREEMASONRY IN SOUTH AMERICA . To the Editor of the " Freemason . "

Dear Sir and Brother , I have seen with pleasure in your issue of April Sth last a notice from a correspondent that a lodge had at last been formed in Bolivia , called " Trabajo y Honrader . " No . ii . As W . M ., I take the libertv of sendinsr

one or two items respecting the lodge , as yvell as the names of the office-bearers for the present year . The Republic of Bolivia has a population of tyvo millions of inhabitants , but up to September of last year it had not a single lodge . The few brothers then residing in the port of Au ' ofagasta solicited a charter from the Grand Orient of Peru , obtaining yvhich , we commenced our

labours under somewhat peculiar and interesting circumstances . On thc night of the first session there were present the folloyving nine brethren , representing nine distinct nations of the yvorld : —Bros . Luis Lichtenstein , German ; E . H . Neill , English ; Emile Purjo , French ; Jose Jordan , Spanish ; Antonio Magallanes , Portuguese ; Luis V . Pullma , Chilian ; Manuel A . Tejada ,

Argentine ; Escipion Vernaza , Columbian ; Abdon S . Ondarza , Bolivian ; giving an incontestable proof of the universality of Masonry—ni re members , with one exception all strangers to the . country , hailing from parts widely separated , meeting to establish a new lodge . Since then the lodge has prospered . We have 54 new members , all of yvhom are enthusiastic in the work , and

we hope ere long to establish other lodges in the interior if the Republic . The officers for thc present year are Bros . E . H . Neill , W . M . ; Hernan Puelma , S . W . ; Manuel T . Alcaldi , I . W . * , Apolinar Aramayo , Sec ; Pedro Latorre , Treas . ;

Franklin Alvarado , Orator ; Ezekiel de la Pena , S . D . ; Andres Cueto , J . D . Believe me , dear Sir , yours fraternally , E . H . NEII-I .. Autofagasta , Bolivia , South America , ath September , 1876 .

THE FUNDS OF GRAND LODGE . To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — " An Old P . M ., One , & c ., " is perfectly right in two particulars : — 1 . " The quotations given by 'Moneta' do not serve him" '—Quite true ; but I hoped that they would serve

" An Old P . M ., One , & c , " by affording the information that I believed he sought ; surely it is not my fault if my quotations are all that the " Constitutions " have to say on the subject . 2 . " Grand Lodge , before it can do as it likes yvith its own , must make a layv to enable it to do so . " Doubly true , and oreciselv yvhat I said—namely , that , in the first

place , Grand Lodge must legislate on every occasion that any money vote comes before it ; and , in the second , that so legislating Grand Lodge acts on every such occasion precisely as seems to it to be the best . Where , then , am I wrong , further , perhaps , than in

having endeavoured to put the results ot some years study of our Constitutions at your correspondent ' s disposal , who seems for some inexplicable reason not to desire the information that he asked ? Faithfully and fraternally yours , MONETA .

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Golden Wedding Of Bro. Cornelius Moore And The " Masonic Review."

GOLDEN WEDDING OF BRO . CORNELIUS MOORE AND THE " MASONIC REVIEW . "

My good friend and Bro . Moore , of Cincinnati , Ohio has just issued the last number of Vol . XLVIII . of the ' " Masonic Revieyv , " and provided the Craft rightly appre - ciates his valuable services on its behalf , he intends to continue the publication until the 50 th volume is printed , and

in the hands of the subscribers . Bro . Thomas J . Mellish ( associate editor ) tells us in an introduction to the number for August , entitled " Resurgamus , " that " the ' Masonic Review ' claims the credit of being the oldest Masonic periodical noyv extant . " I should like to add—True Bro . Mellish ! The oldest , and as truly , one of the best ever circulated . I regret

exceedingly that such an interesting publication is not meeting yvith the favour which its long career entitles it to expect , but I hope that the contemplated anniversary of the marriage of Bro . Moore yvith thc " Masonic Revieyv" will incite many a brother to subscribe , and that the members of the " mystic tie , " in Ohio especially , yvill do their tmost not only to secure the celebration of the golden

yvedding , bu ; also to place the yvell-knoyvn magazine on a sound financial basis . Already several Masonic periodicals in other quarters have said a feyv cheering words on its behalf , and in order to practically exhibit the fa vourable opinions so widely entertained , I should like to hear that the Grand Lodge of Ohio , and all the other Grand Bodies of that State , had decided to subscribe for a copy of

Volume 50 to be sent to each of their constituent lodges , chapters , commanderies , & c , & c . Why not ? It may be a novel proceeding , but surely a most justifiable one under the circumstances . To the " Masonic Review" the Masons of both hemispheres are considerably indebted , not only for the reprinting of many scarce pamphlets , but beyond all , for the publication ( so far ) of Bro . Enoch Terry

Carson ' s catalogue of his great Masonic Library , an enterprise which I pray that Bros . Moore and Carson yvill live to complete , and be long spared to issue many subsequent additions to such a useful , valuable , and unique Bibliographical . Mason ' ic yvork . Bro . Moore ' s independence , as an editor holds honourable rivalry yvith his varied Masonic knowledge , and his fairness , and

cvenhandedness are only equalled—not surpassed—by his great love and admiration of the principles of our ancient and honourable institution . I yvish him every success and prosperity , and feel assured that my fraternal sympathy and appreciation are but the expression of many thousands of Craftsmen at home and abroad who admire the man and the Mason . WILLIAM J ASIES HUGHAN .

London Masonic Club.

LONDON MASONIC CLUB .

A large and influential meeting of the members of this highly successful club was held on Wednesday last in the principal dining saloon , Bro . Langton , Chairman of the committee , presided , and stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of considering a communication yvhich had been received from the directors of the London

Masonic Club Company , Limited ( the proprietors of the club ) . This communication was to the effect that the directors are about to issue some of the unallotted shares of the company . These shares , oyving to the almost unlocked for success yvhich has attended the undertaking will , in their opinion , form a safe and lucrative investment . Before offering these shares outside the club they wished to

invite the members to subscribe for the same . A resolution to the following effect was then moved by Bro . Banbury , and seconded by Bro . Jarvis that , having heard the statementof the dircctors . and their invitation to subscribe for the ' sharcs intended to be issued itwas theopinion of the meeting that such invitation should as far as possible be accepted by thc members , in order that they , by thus before

becoming proprietors of their oyvn club , may have more control , and take more interest in the continued success of the club , and secure its being conducted on true Masonic principles . It was then moved by Bro . Binckes , and seconded by Bro . Dobbing , and carried unanimously , " That the thanks of the meeting be given to the Board of Directors

for their exertions in establishing this club , and bringing it to its present successful position . " Bro . T . J . Smith suitably responded . This very pleasant , and in all respects , very satisfactory meeting was then brought to a close by a cordial vote of thanks to Bro . Langton for presiding on the occasion . [ The above appeared in our Second Edition of last week . ]

STAR LODGE ( No . 1275 ) . — The Fifteen Sections are to be yvorked at this lodge , holding its meetings at the Marquis of Granby , Neyv Cross , under the able Preceptorship of Bro . Govan Alacdonald , W . M . 1158 , & c ., & c , on Saturday next , the 28 th inst ., Bro . Shaw , the

esteemed Preceptor of the Pythagorean Lodge , having consented to preside , and the chair of S . W . is likely to be filled by Bro . D . Rose , W . M . 1622 , Preceptor of the , Peckham Lodge . From the iveU-known efficiency of the Star brethren , an enjoyable evening ' s entertainment may be confidently anticipated . Lodge opens at 7 p . m . sharp .

HoLLoyvAY ' s OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Health ' s Defences . —None save the strongest can with impunity pass through the sudden transitions f . om wet to dry , from co'd to muggy weather so prevalent during the late autyimn and early winter months . I nfluenza , brnnz-hifm , cough , sore throat , dip htheria , or quinsy will attack those most Willful of their health : but they can readily arrest

any ol these comp .- < By running Holioway ' s day upon the skin adj « -int to the affected part , and by assisting its corrective action yvith •¦ npropriate doses of his Pills . This well-known , safe , and easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the Invalid both from present and future danger without weaken ng or even dep » es » ing the system in the slightest degree , —A nvr