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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . TREASURER : JOHN A . FARNFIELD , Esq . BANKERS : LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 High Holborn , London , VV . C . Upwards of 1279 Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in 1 S 42 . 1 S 1 Men and 229 Widows are Annuitants at the present time . Amount paid Annually in Annuities - . £ 15 , 000 Permanent Income only ... - 3 , 600 Deficit £ ti . 4 ° o Over 150 Candidates for next Election . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be held ON WEDNESDAY , 25 TH FEBRUARY , 1891 , under the distinguished Presidency of THE RIGHT HON . EARL AMHERST , R . W . Prov . Grand Master for Kent . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , and to forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( V .-Pat ., P . G . Swd Br . ) , Secretary . OFFICE —4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .
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Now ready , price 2 s . 6 d ., N OTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION , by H . SADLER , P . M ., P . Z ., Author of "Masonic Facts and Fictions , " with a Masonic Biography , Portrait , and Autograph of SIR ALBERT W . WOODS , C . B ., Garter King of Arms , Past Grand Warden ofjEngland and Grand Director of Ceremonies . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., London , W . C
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Price Ss . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P . Prov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 to iSSg _ Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of "The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFTMerchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 . Rowley Lodge , No . loji . Lodge La France , No . 2060 . Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 2168 . Star-in-the-East Lodge , No . 20 $ ( I . C . ) ROVAL ARCH—Pattison Chapter , No . 913 .
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SATURDAY , J ANUARY 24 , 1891 .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
Bro . Josiah Drummond , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine , who is a very giant in all that relates to the statistics of American Freemasonry , tells 'is that the Masonic body in North America numbers at the present time , or , rather , according to the latest
returns , 651 , 028 , or some 10 , 000 more than in 188 9 . Numbers aro certainly a test of the influence which a Societ y exercises , but they are not the only test , and much as we admire and respect the work done by the older Grand Lodges in the United States—such as those of
Pennsy lvania , New York , Massachusetts , and a few others—we think many of the younger bodies might mend their ways in many respects . The desire for innovation is too keenl y exhibited by some , the actual '" novations which have been sanctioned by others are
'oo numerous and too directly opposed to the principles and practice of Freemasonry to ensure anything ike sympathy or commendation from us . The older ° dies , like ourselves , cling tenaciously to the old laws and customs of Masonry , the younger are never happy Wit . when they are inventing some new thing . Were
Masonic Notes.
numbers thought of less and the old laws and charges more , the Craft throughout the whole of the United States , the younger as well as the older States , would be more worthy of imitation . * * *
No doubt some of our American friends will tell us that we Masons in England are an old , effete body , which , however it may have been in former days , now knows little or nothing about Masonry , its principles and prejudices , its laws and usages . Many indeed will add that if we wish to know what Masonry really is we must
visit the Grand Lodge of , the Grand Chapter of , or even the Grand Conclave of , and that , having done so , we shall then be in a position to judge of the greatness of American Masonry , and its strict observance of the law as promulgated by the early Masonic fathers . * * *
They may be right , but for ourselves we believe that American Freemasonry is the better worth the more closely it adheres to the laws and customs of English Masonry , not because we are vain enough to think that
what is English is better than what is American , but because our Masonic system of to-day is in all things essential pretty much what it was when the men of 1717 built it up on the basis of the Old Constitutions .
But though American Masonic writers delight in having a fling at us , and regard us almost as a fossil Society , American Grand Masters when they visit England are delighted not only with the welcome they receive , but also with the splendid appearance of our
Grand and private lodges , the perfection of our work , and the regularity and simplicity of our proceedings . On their return home they never weary of lauding us in those respects , so that if we are an antiquated body ,
with but little taste for innovation , and a very decided ambition to carry everything , as well in our own colonies as abroad , with a high hand , there is at all events something in our system which is not unworthy of admiration and respect .
* * * The English Craft generally , but more especiall y those of its members who had the privilege of meeting him in Grand Lodge last June , will deeply sympathise with Bro . R . Walkem , Q . C , Past G . M . of Canada , on the
double bereavement he has recently suffered . On the 7 th December last his father-in-law , Bro . James A . Henderson , Q . C , D . C . L ., who was Grand Master of Canada 1879-81 , and who only a few weeks previously had been invested as Grand Master of the Sovereign
Great Priory of Canada , in succession to the late Bro . Col . McLeod Moore , died in the 70 th year of his age , having been born at Stoke , near Plymouth , Devonshire , in February , 1821 . On the same day , only a few hours later , Gentleman Cadet Walkem , of the Royal
Military College , Kingston , son of Past G . Master Walken , died of typhoid fever in his 20 th year . The two were buried on the 10 th December , the brethren of the city lodges and the cadets of the Royal Military College both taking part in the solemn ceremonies .
The South African Freemason of December 17 th has an article on the attendance of ladies at certain Masonic functions , called forth by the admission of
ladies at the consecration of a Royal Arch chapter at Johannesburgh . Such occurrences are common in certain American jurisdictions , but , as far as we know , the practice has never met with acceptance in any province or district under the Grand Lodge of England .
* * * The writer very justly observes that the line of vital secrecy should be drawn somewhere , and maintains that it is perfectly easy to separate the exoteric functions of Freemasonry by a tolerably well-defined line , and that those ceremonies in which Masons share with
the outside world in the promotion of some object common to the community in general may be properly performed in public , but that any ceremony which has for its object the conferring of purely Masonic privileges should be gone through only within the recesses of a properly tyled lodge . In this we entirely agree .
In the Philadelphia Keystone of January 10 th , the editor discourses pleasantly on Benjamin Franklin , his source of inspiration being an old Masonic book which had just been placed in his hands , and which throws some li ght upon the Masonic career of the
great Statesman , scientist , and patriot , who , among his important and multifarious duties , was able , during 30 years and upwards , while he was Deputy Grand Master of Pennsylvania , to be present at every meeting , an example worthy to be followed by all his successors in the Craft .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] ROYAL ARCH COLLARS IN CRAFT LODGES .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Pray permit me another word or two on this subject , so that I may inter alia point out to '' P . P . G . J ., " whose letter appears in your issue of this day ' s date , that he has entirely misinterpreted the allusion I made to the Catholic Church in my previous communication .
I referred to that ancient institution simply and solely as a sidelight on the matter in question , and I did so because , through its three Degrees and symbolic clothing and jewels , it g ives exact , though to the multitude misunderstood , expression to the " secret doctrine , " or " wisdom worship , " which undoubtedly
underlies the exoteric features not only of Catholicism , but of every other relig ion under the sun , including Craft Masonry . Upon that ground and for the further reason that Craft Masonry is the key that alone unlocks the mysteries and ceremonials of all churches and faiths ,
ancient and modern , I hold most strongly that the introduction in our assemblies of clothing and jewels other than what are known to Blue lodges is a contravention of the recondite teaching of the Craft . You , Brother Editor , have done excellent service in this connection by reproducing in your columns
today the Philadelphia Keystone s leader on the Missouri Innovation , " and I beg to thank you for having done it so opportunely . To the archaeologist Craft Masonry , and Craft Masonry alone , is the most important link that remains
to us between the present and the far distant past , and on that account 1 strongly protest against any other unsymbolic paraphernalia being permitted for exhibition in our lodges . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , F . S . S . January 17 th .
WARDENS AND MASTERS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . ' ' Dear Sir and Brother , The discussion of the qualification of a W . M . in respect of his service as a Warden is an interesting one , and I think cannot be settled by the decision of Grand Lodge , under the advice of Bro . Mclntyre , in
18 77 . The law has been altered since , and as the present law differs from the draft revise of Constitutions in 1884 , itis evident that there has been deliberation on the part of the revisers , and that careful attention should be paid to the successive alterations , so as to assist in laying down the present law in the event of
there being any ambiguity on the subject . The old law of 1873 said—page 62 , par . 2— " Every lodge shall annually elect its Master , such Master having regularly served as a Warden of a warranted lodge for one year . " It was on this law that Bro . Mclntyre decided
that " regularly " serving meant being attentive to his duties in his lodge at Rangoon , and not being absent in England and elsewhere between January , when appinted , and August . The draft revise altered this to "Every lodge shall annually elect its Master from among those of its
members who have 'duly' served the office of Warden . Note the alteration of "regularly" to "duly . " The Book of Constitutions , as finally settled ( Rule 130 ) , reads— " From among those of its members who have served for one year . " Thus we first find the word
" regularly , " then this is changed to duly , ' which is finally altered to " served for one year . " Whatever stress , therefore , is laid on the word " regularly" in the decision of 18 77 is wholly beyond the mark , and we are brought to enquire what " service for one year "
means . I trust Grand Lodge will decide it means punctual and constant attention for one year to the duties to which the Warden was originally appointed . —Yours fraternally , J . E . LE FEUVRE . January 19 th .
NEW GRAND LODGES AND FUNDS . To the Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , " Small leaks sink big ships . " This proverb is well interpreted when considering the tremendous amount of trouble and ill-feeling which has been caused in New Zealand through our winking at the
first small and illegal irregularity in connection with the formation of the United Grand Lodge in Sydney , when , notwithstanding the vigorous protest of the loyal members of No . 656 , the English authorities took no action , or rather appeared to support the illegal detention of the English warrant by this new United
Grand Lodge of New South Wales . With regard to the distribution of funds—division—I agree with your paragraphs in Masonic Notes of October 18 th , 1890 , and go further by saying without hesitation that the proposed division is altogether illegal , and the funds which have been subscribed for Masonic purposes of the English Constitution remain vested in those
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ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND WIDOWS OF FREEMASONS , CROYDON . GRAND PATRON AND PRESIDENT : HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES , K . G ., & c , M . W . G . M . TREASURER : JOHN A . FARNFIELD , Esq . BANKERS : LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK ( Bloomsbury Branch ) , 214 High Holborn , London , VV . C . Upwards of 1279 Annuitants have received the benefits of the Institution since its foundation in 1 S 42 . 1 S 1 Men and 229 Widows are Annuitants at the present time . Amount paid Annually in Annuities - . £ 15 , 000 Permanent Income only ... - 3 , 600 Deficit £ ti . 4 ° o Over 150 Candidates for next Election . THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be held ON WEDNESDAY , 25 TH FEBRUARY , 1891 , under the distinguished Presidency of THE RIGHT HON . EARL AMHERST , R . W . Prov . Grand Master for Kent . Brethren are earnestly solicited to accept the Stewardship upon this most important occasion , and to forward their names as soon as possible , with full particulars , to JAMES TERRY ( V .-Pat ., P . G . Swd Br . ) , Secretary . OFFICE —4 , Freemasons' Hall , London , W . C .
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Now ready , price 2 s . 6 d ., N OTES ON THE CEREMONY OF INSTALLATION , by H . SADLER , P . M ., P . Z ., Author of "Masonic Facts and Fictions , " with a Masonic Biography , Portrait , and Autograph of SIR ALBERT W . WOODS , C . B ., Garter King of Arms , Past Grand Warden ofjEngland and Grand Director of Ceremonies . GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., London , W . C
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Price Ss . MASONIC ORATIONS , by Bro . L . P . METHAM , P . G . D . Eng ., P . D . Prov . G . M Devon , & c , delivered in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1 S 66 , at the dedication of Masonic Halls , Consecration of Lodges and Chapters , Installations , & c . With an Introduction by Bro . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN , P . G . D . Eng ., P . Prov . S . G . W . and G . Sec . Cornwall , & c , on Freemasonry in Devon and Cornwall , from A . D . 1732 to iSSg _ Edited by Bro . J CHAPMAN , P . M . 1402 , & c , P . Prov . G . D . Devon , Author of "The Great Pyramid and Freemasonry . " London : GEORGE KENNING , 16 , Great Queen-st ., W . C .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFTMerchant Navy Lodge , No . 781 . Rowley Lodge , No . loji . Lodge La France , No . 2060 . Derby Allcroft Lodge , No . 2168 . Star-in-the-East Lodge , No . 20 $ ( I . C . ) ROVAL ARCH—Pattison Chapter , No . 913 .
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SATURDAY , J ANUARY 24 , 1891 .
Masonic Notes.
Masonic Notes .
Bro . Josiah Drummond , Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine , who is a very giant in all that relates to the statistics of American Freemasonry , tells 'is that the Masonic body in North America numbers at the present time , or , rather , according to the latest
returns , 651 , 028 , or some 10 , 000 more than in 188 9 . Numbers aro certainly a test of the influence which a Societ y exercises , but they are not the only test , and much as we admire and respect the work done by the older Grand Lodges in the United States—such as those of
Pennsy lvania , New York , Massachusetts , and a few others—we think many of the younger bodies might mend their ways in many respects . The desire for innovation is too keenl y exhibited by some , the actual '" novations which have been sanctioned by others are
'oo numerous and too directly opposed to the principles and practice of Freemasonry to ensure anything ike sympathy or commendation from us . The older ° dies , like ourselves , cling tenaciously to the old laws and customs of Masonry , the younger are never happy Wit . when they are inventing some new thing . Were
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numbers thought of less and the old laws and charges more , the Craft throughout the whole of the United States , the younger as well as the older States , would be more worthy of imitation . * * *
No doubt some of our American friends will tell us that we Masons in England are an old , effete body , which , however it may have been in former days , now knows little or nothing about Masonry , its principles and prejudices , its laws and usages . Many indeed will add that if we wish to know what Masonry really is we must
visit the Grand Lodge of , the Grand Chapter of , or even the Grand Conclave of , and that , having done so , we shall then be in a position to judge of the greatness of American Masonry , and its strict observance of the law as promulgated by the early Masonic fathers . * * *
They may be right , but for ourselves we believe that American Freemasonry is the better worth the more closely it adheres to the laws and customs of English Masonry , not because we are vain enough to think that
what is English is better than what is American , but because our Masonic system of to-day is in all things essential pretty much what it was when the men of 1717 built it up on the basis of the Old Constitutions .
But though American Masonic writers delight in having a fling at us , and regard us almost as a fossil Society , American Grand Masters when they visit England are delighted not only with the welcome they receive , but also with the splendid appearance of our
Grand and private lodges , the perfection of our work , and the regularity and simplicity of our proceedings . On their return home they never weary of lauding us in those respects , so that if we are an antiquated body ,
with but little taste for innovation , and a very decided ambition to carry everything , as well in our own colonies as abroad , with a high hand , there is at all events something in our system which is not unworthy of admiration and respect .
* * * The English Craft generally , but more especiall y those of its members who had the privilege of meeting him in Grand Lodge last June , will deeply sympathise with Bro . R . Walkem , Q . C , Past G . M . of Canada , on the
double bereavement he has recently suffered . On the 7 th December last his father-in-law , Bro . James A . Henderson , Q . C , D . C . L ., who was Grand Master of Canada 1879-81 , and who only a few weeks previously had been invested as Grand Master of the Sovereign
Great Priory of Canada , in succession to the late Bro . Col . McLeod Moore , died in the 70 th year of his age , having been born at Stoke , near Plymouth , Devonshire , in February , 1821 . On the same day , only a few hours later , Gentleman Cadet Walkem , of the Royal
Military College , Kingston , son of Past G . Master Walken , died of typhoid fever in his 20 th year . The two were buried on the 10 th December , the brethren of the city lodges and the cadets of the Royal Military College both taking part in the solemn ceremonies .
The South African Freemason of December 17 th has an article on the attendance of ladies at certain Masonic functions , called forth by the admission of
ladies at the consecration of a Royal Arch chapter at Johannesburgh . Such occurrences are common in certain American jurisdictions , but , as far as we know , the practice has never met with acceptance in any province or district under the Grand Lodge of England .
* * * The writer very justly observes that the line of vital secrecy should be drawn somewhere , and maintains that it is perfectly easy to separate the exoteric functions of Freemasonry by a tolerably well-defined line , and that those ceremonies in which Masons share with
the outside world in the promotion of some object common to the community in general may be properly performed in public , but that any ceremony which has for its object the conferring of purely Masonic privileges should be gone through only within the recesses of a properly tyled lodge . In this we entirely agree .
In the Philadelphia Keystone of January 10 th , the editor discourses pleasantly on Benjamin Franklin , his source of inspiration being an old Masonic book which had just been placed in his hands , and which throws some li ght upon the Masonic career of the
great Statesman , scientist , and patriot , who , among his important and multifarious duties , was able , during 30 years and upwards , while he was Deputy Grand Master of Pennsylvania , to be present at every meeting , an example worthy to be followed by all his successors in the Craft .
Correspondence.
Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents , but we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion . ] ROYAL ARCH COLLARS IN CRAFT LODGES .
To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Pray permit me another word or two on this subject , so that I may inter alia point out to '' P . P . G . J ., " whose letter appears in your issue of this day ' s date , that he has entirely misinterpreted the allusion I made to the Catholic Church in my previous communication .
I referred to that ancient institution simply and solely as a sidelight on the matter in question , and I did so because , through its three Degrees and symbolic clothing and jewels , it g ives exact , though to the multitude misunderstood , expression to the " secret doctrine , " or " wisdom worship , " which undoubtedly
underlies the exoteric features not only of Catholicism , but of every other relig ion under the sun , including Craft Masonry . Upon that ground and for the further reason that Craft Masonry is the key that alone unlocks the mysteries and ceremonials of all churches and faiths ,
ancient and modern , I hold most strongly that the introduction in our assemblies of clothing and jewels other than what are known to Blue lodges is a contravention of the recondite teaching of the Craft . You , Brother Editor , have done excellent service in this connection by reproducing in your columns
today the Philadelphia Keystone s leader on the Missouri Innovation , " and I beg to thank you for having done it so opportunely . To the archaeologist Craft Masonry , and Craft Masonry alone , is the most important link that remains
to us between the present and the far distant past , and on that account 1 strongly protest against any other unsymbolic paraphernalia being permitted for exhibition in our lodges . —I am , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , F . S . S . January 17 th .
WARDENS AND MASTERS . To the Editor of the "Freemason . ' ' Dear Sir and Brother , The discussion of the qualification of a W . M . in respect of his service as a Warden is an interesting one , and I think cannot be settled by the decision of Grand Lodge , under the advice of Bro . Mclntyre , in
18 77 . The law has been altered since , and as the present law differs from the draft revise of Constitutions in 1884 , itis evident that there has been deliberation on the part of the revisers , and that careful attention should be paid to the successive alterations , so as to assist in laying down the present law in the event of
there being any ambiguity on the subject . The old law of 1873 said—page 62 , par . 2— " Every lodge shall annually elect its Master , such Master having regularly served as a Warden of a warranted lodge for one year . " It was on this law that Bro . Mclntyre decided
that " regularly " serving meant being attentive to his duties in his lodge at Rangoon , and not being absent in England and elsewhere between January , when appinted , and August . The draft revise altered this to "Every lodge shall annually elect its Master from among those of its
members who have 'duly' served the office of Warden . Note the alteration of "regularly" to "duly . " The Book of Constitutions , as finally settled ( Rule 130 ) , reads— " From among those of its members who have served for one year . " Thus we first find the word
" regularly , " then this is changed to duly , ' which is finally altered to " served for one year . " Whatever stress , therefore , is laid on the word " regularly" in the decision of 18 77 is wholly beyond the mark , and we are brought to enquire what " service for one year "
means . I trust Grand Lodge will decide it means punctual and constant attention for one year to the duties to which the Warden was originally appointed . —Yours fraternally , J . E . LE FEUVRE . January 19 th .
NEW GRAND LODGES AND FUNDS . To the Editor of thc " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , " Small leaks sink big ships . " This proverb is well interpreted when considering the tremendous amount of trouble and ill-feeling which has been caused in New Zealand through our winking at the
first small and illegal irregularity in connection with the formation of the United Grand Lodge in Sydney , when , notwithstanding the vigorous protest of the loyal members of No . 656 , the English authorities took no action , or rather appeared to support the illegal detention of the English warrant by this new United
Grand Lodge of New South Wales . With regard to the distribution of funds—division—I agree with your paragraphs in Masonic Notes of October 18 th , 1890 , and go further by saying without hesitation that the proposed division is altogether illegal , and the funds which have been subscribed for Masonic purposes of the English Constitution remain vested in those