Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

BIRTHS . MunTON .--0 n the 20 th inst .. at 9 , Iloughton-place , Harrington-squ . irc , the wile of l ! ro . Chas . A . Murtou , P . M . of Lodge No . 7 , of a daughter . TEMI ' I . EION . —On the 17 th inst ., at 43 , Broomielaw , Glasgow , Ihe wife of lit-.-. J V . W . Tcmpleton , Prov . Grand Stewa . d , " Lodge Clyde " ( No . 408 ) , of a son .

MARRIAGES . DICK - CnvrMAv . —On tho IShli inst , at Emmanuel Church , Weston-super-Mare , by the Vicar , the h ' ev . W . W . Rowley , il . A ., Bro . Paris Thomas Dick , to SuUna , second daughter of Ralph Chapman , Esq ., Solicitor , all of Weston super Mare . Mooufc- —Uooi-. nsoN . —On Wednesday last , the 20 thin 3 t ., at

the parish church , Leeds , bv the Hew A . I ! . Evans , AI . A ., Worshiplm Uro . J . Daniel Muoro , 51 . D ., ( F . L . S .. of Lancashire , P . \ L , M . E . Z ., KT ., It +, KG . Supt . of W . rks . West Lane ¦ ishire , Inspector-General Red Cross of Rome and Constantino ) , to Annie , elder daughter of the late Edward Eogerson , Esq ., of W ' oudle-ford , Yorkshire . PEUUV—Wc en . —On the lUih inst , at the parish church ,

Hillingdon , Middlesex , bv the Ven . Archdeacon lhomas , Vicar of t ^ ie parish , Septimus Perry , Esq , M-A . Oxon , to Miss Bridget Clare Welch , both of Ililliug . lon . SUTUH . RL 4 . XO — VViNSLASii . —Utt tlie 17 th inst , at the parish cliurch , Lambeth , Mr . Sutherland , of Clapham , to Louisa , eldest daughter of Bro J . A . Winsland , of Pultency-- street , Gulden-square , P . M . and Treasurer , Lodge 228 .

DEATHS . JONES . —On the 17 th inst ., at his house , Craven-hill-gardens , W . Bro . Thomas Jones , Q . C ., aged 67 years . Woouwsn OK . —On the loth inst ., at New Brentford , Middlesex , aged G 3 , Thomas Anthony Woodbridge Esq ., Solicitor lather of liro , T . A . Woudbridge , of the Villiers Lodge , No . li'Jl , Islcivorth .

Answers To Correspondents.

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B . O . —Certainly not ; the rank of P . M . must be acquired by actual service in the chair for twelve months . CKKDO . —The Duke of Suss ; x is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery , aud not at Windsor , as you supposed . 11 . It . II . ¦ was 70 years of age at the lime of his decease , and had been a Mason 4 i years , ani for the last 30 years he ruled

over the English Craft . H . P . A . —The "Ercitnaurcr Zeitung , ' or I ' reemasons' Gazette , is edited by I > ro . Morilz Lille , and published at Leipzig . The first number was pablishe 1 in January last . LlON A . M > LASMI —We regret that your report did not reach us until Kriday morning , when Tun IMIKKMASON was alrcadv printed : and as another report has been inserted it

will be as veil not to broach ihe subject specially , at the same time we advise you to watch the conduct of the offender very closely , and should he transgress again , report liimat once to the Board of General Purpose . * , who will sooa put a slop to his vagaries . M . M . —The only Act of Parliament which relates to Freemasonry is one which was passed on the 12 th July , 1709 , entitled ' An Act for the more Effectual Suppression of

Societies established for seditious and treasonable purposes , and for better preventing t reasonable and seditious practices , " now known as 39 , Geo . III . Sees . 5 , ti , and 7 , chap . 79 , of this Acl exempt Freemasons from the penalties attaching to other secret societies , provided ihe names of the members of each lodge be depos ted with the Clerk of tho Peace for the county or division where the lodge may be held . Acts of Parliament can be obtained at the Queen ' s Printer ' s , Spoitiswoode , West Harding-street , EC .

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THH FHHKM * la pu ' iUsho . l on Saturday Mornings in time for tho early ir . iius . The nnee of Tim FRHIIMIHO * ia TVopenoo per week ; quarterly subscription ( itielii'liiur postage ) 3 n . ' i \ . Annual Satm ntiiiori . ltM . Sul > siM * ipt . ioiis payable in advance . All couniuiiuNLtions , iet ' . ors , * ., to IJJ itildrodse l tu the SSITOB , : < . t I . l . tiU * . Itrtiam , K . C . The Kiliuir will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted to him , but cannot . iiixlortake to return thoul ualudd accompanied by poslueo btampu .

Freemasonry A Power In The Universe.

FREEMASONRY A POWER IN THE UNIVERSE .

IT has been said that pouts are tho unacknowledged log slators of the world , and truly when we reflect upon the lofty ethics of a Milton , and the stei lingj / hilosophy that glorifies the pages of a Shakspeaie , we are tempted to believe the a > scrtion .

'' Let me write the songs of a nation , and l"t who will make its laws , " is another parallel s tying , uttered by one . who could read human nature likeau open book , and who recognised in the minstrel ' s mission tho power of a moral Archimedes — a

lever , suflicie-it m its majesty and nvght to sway the thoughts and actions of a world . In ancient times the lards of Britain and the Scalds of Scandinavia h ? ld a defined position in the State , an I exercised unquestioned power over

Freemasonry A Power In The Universe.

the people ; and although their modern successors nolongerpoasessclassprivileges . theirinfluencoand importance are admitted by all sound thinkers . It is an undoubted fact that tremendous results have followed the composition of some

spiritstirring song , whose words of flame seem to reflect , as in a mirror , the fiercest passions of the human breast . Again , the art of the poet is exemplified in his mastery of softer themes—in awakening the feelings to pity , sympathy , or

love . The true poet works for good—for the happiness of his fellow-men . He delights to picture the beauty of wisdom , and the joy of knowledge . He clothes Virtue in garments of Light and Truth , and strips Vice of its false aud fading splendour .

He crowns Honour and Fortitude , Justice and Mercy , with the amaranths of praise ; he shatters with a strong , relentless hand , the hypocrisies and the shams of life . And this he accomplishes by the force of reascn , the

strength of thought , and the resistless charm of melody . His music sinks deep into oiir hearts , and his lolty ideas control the secret emotions of our minds . We are thus uuconsciously ruled by tin ideal monarch , whose sceptre is none the less

potent because unseen . Now , the influence of Freemasonry , evident as it is—tangible as it is , and acknowledged as it is , to some extent—is yet immeasurably greater than

it is popularly supposed to be , even by its friends and adherents . Like the verse of the poet , it has an impalpable power , an immaterial strength , which is scldjin taken into consideration . Like

the subtle sound of music , it sinks into tho heart , and its still small voice presides over our thoughts and deeds . The true Mason can no more shake off

its esthetic influence than tho needle can resist the magnet ' s force . It is an ever present power , an infallible guide , because what Freemasonry teaches is the essence of eternal truth . No man

can materially err if he ptactiscs the sublime precepts of Freemasonry ; no man can be a good citizen unless he obeys its behests . The Freemasonry we speak of is the Freemasonry of the heart , not the mere ceremonial observances ,

however suggestive they ma } ' be . And this is what the majority of our brethren have yet to realise ; and yet itisthe . secretofourstrength , and the glory of our Fraternity . We can all feel it individuall y ; we can tell that a certain course is opposed to

our solemn professions , our sacred vows , as Masons , and if we are real subjects of the spell , wc recognise the power of those guiding principles by refraining from evil and striving to do

good . This is tho magic of our symbolism ; it is identified with the mighty range of human action , it is in consonance with tho history of the human race .

Freemasonry figuratively takes mhn in his primitive stitc—rude , uncultured , savage—and develops in his soul , by successive impressions , the dignity of his nature and the grandeur of his destiny . 13 y a retrospective view , in the

crowning degree of the Craft , we behold the whole arcana of philosophy and religion , and dull , indeed , must be the soul which remains uninflucenced by the lesson it reveals . It is not merely a question of imagination ,

although we will not ignore the fact that the effect is greater upon plastic and enthusiastic minds ; it is an exercise of reason , and the highest faculties of man may be employed in tho

investigation of its mysteries . No fri ghtful ceremonies to overawe the candidate ; no vague oracular utterances arc here presented . Truth in her div . ne simplicity—Truth in hor essential unityis the teacher , aud Freemasonry is but her

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heaven-inspired interpreter . It will thus be seen that we claim for our Order an unseen and immaterial influence , and we appeal to all who have studied its esoteric principles , whether we are not justified in asserting its claims . It is

the abuse ol this power that we have to fear ; it is the misdirection of this current that we have to deplore . Freemasonry , as the visible embodiment of an idea—as the representative of Universal Brotherhood—is made by some false

brethren a convenient cloak for conspiracy , and " a stepping-stone to bloodshed and revolution . This degradation of her higher mission we strongly resent and will ever oppose . This interpretation of her doctrines we utterly

repudiate . We yield to none in our admiration of freedom , but we abhor anarch y and liberticide . We believe in progress , we endorse liberalit y in sentiment aud act , but the humanitarian ideas by

which we are actuated will never induce us to assert that Freemasonry is necessarily the pioneer of free-thought , of democracy , or of irreli gion . These are subjects not so much considered by English brethren . Geographically isolatei as we

are from the continent , we are still more so in thought and feeling , but the time is rapidly approaching when an exposition of the true principles of Freemasonry will be sought at our hands ; the time is coming when the real power of our

Order will be felt , and shall it be said that we were dumb in the presence of the Destroying Angel ? Freemasonry on the Continent is fast b 2 comin 2 a political and anti-reli gious movement . In the

British Islands and in the United States of America ithappily still preserves itsori giualcharac ter as a glorious allegory of the present eternal life and prospects of man . Supported by our American brethren , we hope to lead the erring sheep into

tho fold—we hope to dissociate tho abiding precepts of Freemasonry from the ephemeral doctrines of a day ; and if all comes to the worst , we hope to prove to the world that true Freemasonry still exists , and owns no fellowship with

anarchists and atheists ; that it is not our mission to pull down the altar of any man ' s f tith , or to shatter tho allegiance he owes to himself , his country , and his God . We hope to prove that the strength of Freemasonry is to be f . juiid in its

power for good ; that its nugnt is based upon toleration , brotherly love , relief , and truth ; that its ceremonies arc the cement of kindly feelings , friendly fellowship , and unchangeable affection ;

that , in a word , it fulfils the dictates of charity , rivets the bonds of amity , and by cultivating peace and good-will to all mankind may justly claim to be a vital power in the Universe .

lows that the subscriptions . vill he in an increasing ratio , and tho voting power will be correspondingly important hereafter . All members who assure in this office , thus indirectly become interested in the Charities — a feature which alone entitles it to the warmest sympathy and support of the Masonic body .

WE observe with pleasure that the Masonic and General Fire and Life Office , 8 , New Bridgestreet , has contributed the sum of Jlti Jus . towards the funds of the Boys' School , this year . We can plainly perceive that . as this ollice progresses fiona year to year , it will be likel y to become a power in the Craft , for it necessaril y

fol-WE are informed on good authority that Bro . Albert W . Woods ((} , Director of Ceremonies ) , the Lancaster Herald , has been appointed Garter King of Anns , in succession to the late Sir Charles J . Young . It is usual to confer the honor of Kni ghthood upon the "Garter King , " and we are sure that the Craft at large will hail with pleasure the accession of "Sir " Albert Woods to such a distinguished post .