Original Correspondence.

Original Correspondence .

THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE .

To the Editor of the freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , Excelsior , in your issue of the 16 th , preaches the Christian doctrine that the injured should forget and forgive , but he omits to add that Christianity also teaches that contrition ,

confession , and restitution , should precede condonation . The beam in the eye of the offender , doubtless alluded to by your correspondent , not unfrequently blinds him to the importance of these obligations , and it is as well , therefore , that they should be imperatively insisted upon .

I entirely agree with Excelsior that a great deal of nonsense has been talked and written about the so-called Order of the Temple and Hospital by certain Masons who appear to have forgotten history and common sense in their efforts to rival the frog in the fable ,

and to convert the respectable body known as Masonic Templars into a chivalric windbag ; and J am perfectly ready to assert , with Excelsior , that I " am not quite prepared to account for the tone of the letter published in your magazine " ( sic ) and supposed to be written by Sir Patrick

Colquhoun . " However , no obligation rests upon either Excelsior or myself to do that which it is the duty of the individual chiefly interested to perform , and upon whose shoulders will rest the burden until due explanation may be afforded ;

neither can Excelsior , nor any other individual , persuade his brother Freemasons to let bygones be bygones , whilst the sin against them remains unacknowledged and unatoned . Let Sir Patrick Colquhoun oiler a disclaimer or an excuse for a letter , regarding

which his friends and his opponents can have but one opinion , and let these "Knights " ( who are not content to call themselves of the Temple alone , but in defiance of the societies must needs entitle themselves of thcHospital also ) abjure the pretensions and the follies which

have made them the laughing stocks par excellence of the 19 th century , have seriousl y implicated an august and honoured personage , have caused disunion amongst the body universally known and respected as Masonic Tern plars , and have provoked the indignation of all those who have at heart the best interests of Freemasonry .

Let them renounce the injurious and absurd aspirations to aristocratic exclusiveness indulged in so ludicrously by their would-be advocates , and be content once more with their modern origin , and to be " honest men and Masons , " and then hope for Masonic forgiveness from their brother Masons , for their sins against their confreres and and the Craft . I am , yours faithfully A MASONIC : TI ; ' . \ R .

FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND .

7 "« lite E / lilor if The Frivutisoi ; . Dear Sir and Brcther , — Allow me , through you , to inform the author of the article entitled " Freemasonry in Ireland , by an English Mason , " which occupies

the position usually assigned to the leading article in your impression of the i 6 th instant , that he has ( unintentionally , no doubt ) considerably understated the result of the attempt which has , for the last live years , been making by a number of zealous members of our Oidi-i to establish a Masonic Orphan Boys' School in Ireland , as there are now sixteen orphan sons

of our deceased brethren receiving the benefits ol education and maintenance on the foundation of this charity , instead of the six or eight of which he speaks . 1 am sure the brother , for whose information I write , will be pleased lo be thus set rightas lie seems to be favourable inclined fo-- ¦ ¦ --

, --, , —J - - - — _ wards Irish Masonry , though eoilowed with a keen perception of some of the principal latilts and blemishes in the government of on Order in this part of the kingdom . I mat conclude this note bv stating thai lhe eminently zealous

. ^ 3 t j brother , to whom the founding ol our Boys ' School was ; originally doe , lies recta ! ; expressed ids determination shortly to start a Widows

Original Correspondence.

Annuity Fund , similar to our English benevolent institution , to which I cordially wish success . — I am , fraternally yoms , AN ENGLISH , AND IRISH MASON .

JACHIN AND BOAZ .

To the Editor of the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , — Referring to Bro . Carpenter ' s reply , on page 538 , respecting the above , our esteemed brother does not give reference to his previous

article on the subject of Solomon ' s Temple , but as it is well worthy of perusal and reperusal , I would refer the brethren to page 539 of Vol . 3 , of The Freemason , as not only is the question of the Pillars discussed , but also the number and position of the gates of the Temple , & c .

ihere are other passages which appear to me to show that the right hand coming out of the temple is intended , viz ., I . Kings , xii . 39 , where when speaking of the Brazen Sea it is said " and the sea was on the ri ght side of the house Eastward over against the South , and in H .

Chron . iv . 10 , " and he set the sea on the ri ght side of the East end over against the South . " When it is remembered that the Holy of Holies was in the West , and that the Brazen Sea was in the inner court , just outside the holy place at

the east end of the temple , " thc " liast end against the South" must be on the risrht side in coins : out of the temple , and if this is so as regards the Brazen sea , it appears most likely the same rule would apply to when the pillars at the entrance of the Temple are spoken of . M . J . M .

KING SOLOMON ' S TEMPLE . To lhe Editor if the Freemason . Dear Sir and Brother , - —¦ 1 have been induced from a perusal of an admirable review in the Masonic Magazine of

this month to purchase a few copies of the great Masonic poem , bearing the above title , b y Bro . Duganne , of New York , published by our learned Bro . Markham Tweddell , of Stokesley , Yorkshire , aud have been so much struck by its singular beauty that I hasten to advise all true

Masons to get the poem aud read it for themselves . 'I'he price is small ( only 2 d . ) , and the pleasure to be derived from its perusal by the brethren of the mystic lie will , I can fairly promise , be very great . EMR \ HOL . MKS , M " .

PASSING THE VEILS . 111 the Editor of lite Freenutsun . Dear Sir and Brother , — Can you assist me in aiisu ' ermsr the following question , which has been put to me

from a brother in Malta . " A brother took his Mark Degree in Ireland , and the other day went to an Irish Chapter here ( Malta ) , but they objected to him , as he had not passed the ' Veils ; ' he said he had , as it is a part

of the Degree in Ireland , but they say nay . Who is righti " I shall be glad to : ec an answer iu your valuable paper , an ! ciicle c my card . 1 remain , your .-. 17 :-:.. ni :::: y , F ' . K . S .. P . M . : md P . ' /

U : ; I ) I : KSTAM ) vuri ; AIMS . '—I respect tile man who knows distinctly what he wishes , 'i'he greater part of all the mischief of the world comes fioen the fact that men do not sufficientl y understand their own aims . They have uni '^ rtaken to build a lower , and sin-tid no more labour on the foundation than would lie nccessarc to erect a hut .- —( luelhe .

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Masonic Bibliography.

MASONIC BIBLIOGRAPHY .

Under this heading we think of starting a department for enquiry respecting old , scarce , and valuable works on Freemasonry ; such as various editions of any important book , the differences in the editions , and the supply of title

pages , Stc , in case of any of the contributors having imperfect copies . We hope to have the assistance of Masonic

students generally , as such a department cannot fail to be of practical benefit to all Masonic bibliographers , and encourage an interest in the literature of the Craft .

MICOUXT 01 SCOTLAND 1702 . Can anyone inform us what authority Dr . Kluss hid for saying that in a " Short Account of Scotland ( being a description of the nature ol that kingdom , and what the Constitution of it is

in Church and State—London , Newborough ") is a remarkable Charier oj lite Brotherhood of Freemasons < it LhiMiitii ' , 1689 : ( No . 235 "Bibliographic der Freimaurerei . " ) A friend had a copy examined for us in the British Museum , but failed to discover such a charter .

? I VXI 1 KS . TO AXll . MASOX . s ' IKi-. lill . We have not succeeded in tracing a copy ol this work , and shall be glad to be infermed of

its date and character through this department . It is alluded to in " Ahiman Rezon " of A . I > . 1 So 7 , and is said to contain an account of the "Ben Jonson ' s Lodge " and its struggles .

It may be in Dr . Kloss work , although , from a hasty examination , we did not notice it . It is likely to furnish some facts of value as to

the causes of the secession about 1738 , which ultimately resulted in the institution of a rival Grand Lodge , and the invention of the Royal Arch as a separate degree .

JOHN COl'STOS AND HIS Nl' I'I'KRI X <; S . We have lately purchased a copy of a work , at the end of which is an imperfect copy of another book , which commences at Part the Second ( page 23 ) . " An Account of the Sufferings ol

John Coustos for not Divulging tne Secrets of Masonry . " There are three engravings . Part the Third is mainly illustrative of the tendency of our symbols , etc . Then follow " Remarkable Occurrences ; a list of Modern Lodges ending

¦ ; S 5 ( chesire ) of 1 799 ; and a " List of Ancient Lodges " without any dates . We desire to know what was the title-page , and the contents of Part the First . We have found one page with a water-mark of 1803 , and

fancy the work must have been issued some eight years later . We are anxious to ascertain the year for which the " list of ancient lodges '" is intended . W . J . IIuiillAN .

! 'I'he King of Denmark has appointed Prince : Arthur . 1 Knight of lhe Order of the Elephant . j il \ ll . wv-. s i ' . liol . i , vririN A ' . 'J ' . — 'I'he Hew 1 Ac : 0 : 1 ilv r .-ivid iti 1 : 1 1 : ' . ' rail . cii'S has been

! p' -inted . Re ! : i-: r : : ir- ' a : i : > uall y to be mad .- to I the Board of Tied - ' ,.. i > . form pre ;' ., nted in the I schedule . Within s . c . n . ' .:.: ; oi' an inquest oil a death arising from ; : rail . vav accident , all coroners 1 " . 1 1 T ( ' 1 ¦ to make returns in the

are Home Secretary . ' Without a i ' livelier io :-pceuon of a railway the i Bocvd of Trade can delay the line being opened : until the requirements of the boanl , lor the ; n'lhlic safety , are complied with .

. Mr . J . F . Collier , brother of S ' n ' R . Collin' , and Recorder of Poole , has been appointed Judge of the Liverpool County Court , iu place of Mr . ! :, rv ) e ; ve . t Wheeler , who go -s to the Alee-yteboue Court .

iug and by a sharp rocghtiess of nniiiifje ' nrc , il-.-y ii ..- c ui .-id . ited to deceive the pvi'die when ceirelesslv taken .

SriM' . iovs So \ l ' . i ' . i . ic . x : ; .- -Some spuno " sovereigns have recently appeared . i'hey an made of pi ltinum , gilt , and are almost identical in weight with the g ,- ; v line coin ; : ; . ¦¦! , akho-igh upon examination they in ly be ilcl .-ee d ' oy ring-