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Births, Marriages, And Deaths.

Births , Marriages , and Deaths .

. —«—DEATH . Fov . —On the 20 th instant , aged 36 years , at 114 , Hyde Park Street , Glasgow , Bro . James Foy , M . M . Lodge Clyde , 40 S , and of St . Andrew ' s R . A . Chapter 69 .

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The Freemason , SATURDAY , J 24 , 1871 .

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One Good Turn Deserves Another.

ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER .

J ? EW words ever uttered by the Most Worshipful Grand Master of England have been greeted with more general approval or with heartier applause than those spoken

by the noble Marquis at last Grand Lodge respecting the great body of Masons in the United States . The " magnificent reception " to which his lordshi p alluded is a

remembrance that will not easily pass away from the minds of any English-speaking brethren , whether their homes be on this or on the other side of the Atlantic—a chord of

sympathy has been touched which wc fondly hope will continue to animate and inspire the hearts of British and American Masons for all time to come . Why should

it be otherwise ^ ? As we have frequently pointed out , the real principles of Freemasony , and the social and charitable

objects of a true brotherhood , are best understood and best practised by the Masons of this country and the States . Holding aloof from politics on the one

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hand , and avoiding any collision with creeds on the other , it is our high privilege to unite men of all parties and all religions under the broad banners of tolerance and

fraternity . Other nations have unhappily strayed from the old and beaten track of the Craft into devious paths that lead only to anarchy and confusion . But the sons

of light , "both in England and America , have ever clung to the " ancient saws " rather than to the " modern instances , " and hence we find that in few other countries

in the world is Freemasonry so powerful and so respected at the present day as in the United Kingdom and the United Republic . Well , therefore , might the Head

of English Masonry say that he " would ensure to every American Freemason who might come to this country the warmest , the heartiest , and most fraternal greeting

by the Grand Lodge of England . " Well might he rejoice at the strong and healthy ties which bind us together : a common reverence for the sacred traditions of the

past , a common perception of the duties of the present , and a common desire to make the future brighter and happier for the whole human race . Not by the

feverish dreams of a fool's paradise , in which so many weak imaginations indulge , but by the gradual yet sure development of the nobler faculties of man ' s nature , and

the realization of true freedom throughout the world . The sentiments spoken by our Grand Master found , as we have said , an

echo in the hearts of all who heard him , and we are sure , now that a fitting occasion presents itself , those sentiments will obtain practical expression .

Some time since we had the pleasure of announcing that a number of American Knights Templar were about to visit our shores , and we have now the gratification of

stating that they arrived safely at Queenstown , and may be expected in London about the beginning of July . It is true that these brethren have chosen to come as

a Commandery of Knights Templar , but , in a primary sense , they are Masons , and , as such , entitled to the friendly and fraternal courtesy of the whole Craft . What is

being done to show these brothers that the good old spirit of English hospitality still animates the framework of English Masonry ? Are any preparations being

made for their reception by the Craft authorities , or by the heads of the Royal Arch or Templar Orders ? As yet , we have heard of but one instance , in England at

least , in which a fraternal greeting has been tendered and accepted by our visitors . The Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot has invited the American Knights to Alton Towers , and

we are informed that delegates from all the lodges in the Midland Counties will be present to meet them . Nothing less was to have been expected from the premier

earl , who , we are glad to say , will shortly occupy a high position in the Craft ; but we want something more . A welcome ought to be extended to these brethren in the name of the great body of the English

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Craft , and no more fitting return could be made for the kind and brotherly reception recently accorded to our Grand Master by the Grand Lodges in the States .

There is now no time to be lost , as the stay of the brethren in England is necessarily limited , and we therefore trust that the subject will be at once taken into

consideration , so that proper , arrangements may be made . The American Knights Templar must not be suffered to quit the soil of Britain without experiencing , in

some measure at least , the truth and reality of the words uttered by the Grand Master of England . There is often more good

done by a fraternal shake of the hand than by all the diplomacy of statesmen , or the protocols of learned councillors .

Nor is any great display necessary , or indeed desirable—our object is to convey , in the simplest yet heartiest manner possible , the good wishes of English Masons

towards the vast American Craft . Let us , in short , make them feel as much " at home " in our lodge-rooms as they would in their own , far away in the good old Key

stone State . Let us regard them as the ambassadors of a wider dominion than any over which prince or potentate bears sway ;

legates of an empire vaster and grander than that of Rome in its palmiest daysthe empire of freedom and fraternity .

Having every confidence in the generous spirit waich animates the English Craft , we need only add that the project will not brook delay , but that instant action must be taken to ensure a creditable and successful demonstration .

Lodge Of Benevolence.

LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE .

The usual monthly meeting was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , the 21 st inst , under the presidency of Bro . J . Nunn , S . V . P ., supported by Bros . J . Brett , J . V . P . ; J . E . Saunders , J . Smith , J . Boyd , W . Ough ,

J . Hervey , T . A . Adams , S . Gale , II . Garrod , C . A . Cottebrune , C . P . Ward , F . Bennoch , W . Watson , J . R . Sheen , W . Mann , H . G . Buss , R . W . Little , J . W . Halsey , S . May , W . M . Bywater , R . H . Marsh , R . Collett , E .

Litchfield , J . Lord , G . IT . Hart , F . Webb , J . Terry , J . Barnard , J . C . Frank , M . E . Loewenstark , W . C . Crick , J . Stevens , H . Bigg , J . Kew , H . G . Harrison , J . C . Davis ,

J . Lazarus , & c . The sum of £ 300 was voted in various sums to twenty-one petitioners , and two cases were deferred to the next meeting .

H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , P . G . M ., lias been elected W . M . of the Royal Alpha Lodge , No . 16 . WE are informed that Bro . the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot is to be the new Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire .

Formal announcement is made in Tuesday night ' s Gazette that the Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal , granting the dignity of Marquis to the Earl de Grey and Ripon , under the style and title of Marquis of Ripon , in the county of York .

A long letter , headed " What is Spurious Masonry ? " arrived too late for insertion this week , but as the points involved are important , and we are at all times quite willing to give fair play to every phase of Masonic opinion , the letter shall appear in our next issue .