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( gPttcattonaL DULWICH HOUSE SCHOOL , VICTORIA ROAD , UPPER NORWOOD , S . E . ( Within seven minutes' of the Crystal Palace ) . PRINCIPAL : Mr . J . K . BARNES , LONDON UNIVERSITY . ( Late Upper Fifth-Form Master , Bedford Modern School , Harpur Foundation . ) RESIDENT STAFF : Classics : Mr . W . P . EVANS , M . A . ( 2 nd Class Classical Tripos , 1 S 77 . ) ( Late Foundation Scholar , Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . ) English Language and Literature : The PRINCIPAL . Mathematics and Science : P . Z . ROUND , B . A . ( Mathematical Tripos , 1 SS 2 . ) ( Late Scholar St . Katharine ' s College , Cambridge . ) Modern Languages : The PRINCIPAL . VISITING STAFF : Modern Languages : Monsieur EUGENE FASNACHT . ( Late Senior Modern Language Master , Bedford Modern School . Editor of Macmillan ' s Foreign Classics . ) Science : Rev . J . G . WOOD , M . A ., F . L . S ., and Prof . C . P . MORRIS , Geology and Phys . Geog . ; and such other qualified and experienced Masters as the requirements of the Pupils may demand . References kindly permitted to Rev . R . B . Poole , B . D ., Bed . Mod . School , Bedford . Alex . Waugh Young , M . A ., Tettenhall College , Staffordshire . G . M . Hicks , M . A ., 5 , South-row , Blackheath , S . E . E . F . Ashworth Bnggs , M . A ., L . L . M ., 15 , New Street , Davcntry . Rev . A . Lloyd , M . A ., Norton Rectory , Bury St . Edmunds . C . L . Peel , Esq ., C . B ., Woodcraft , Cuckfield , Sussex . Major Ed . Green , St . Mary's , Bedford . J . D . Rodger , Esq ., College Lawn , Cheltenham . C . P . Mason , B . A ., F . C . P ., Dukesell , Streatham Hill , S . E .
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HIGH-CLASS PRIVATE SCHOOL THEOBALD'S PARK , WALTHAM CROSS , LONDON , N . PRINCIPAL : Rev . J . OSWALD JACKSON , Assisted by Five Masters . Limited number of Gentlemen ' s Sons ; motherly care for delicate pupils t individual teaching for backward ones ; playground of six acres . l'irst Class Honours gained at last Cambridge Local Examinations , with Distinction in Mathematics . References kindly permitted to Rev . Ur . Reynolds , Principal of Cheshunt College , Herts . Rev . Charles E . Mayo , M . A ., Nottingham . Sir Thomas Chambers , M . P ., Recorder of London . Richard 'Toller , Esq ., Solicitor , Leicester . George Kenning , Esq ., Little Brittain .
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MASONIC LECTURE . " KNOBS AND EXCRKSENCES . " BRO . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., Is open to accept invitations for the delivery of this Lecture in METROPOLITAN or PROVINCIAL LODGES , or LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . No Lecture Fee ; travelling expenses only accepted . Address , Clapham , S . W .
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TO Lodges , Chapters , Encampments , & c—FOR SALE ( quite new ) two Town-made Brass Candelabra , each nine lights , with plate glass fittings ; one Brass Curtain Pole , 16 ft . Gin . long , with Hooks and Rings complete ; one Polished Oak Reading Stand . —Apply , \\ ' . ll . B ., Freemason Oflicc , 1 O , Great Queen-street , W . C .
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WANTED —Second Hand Fittings and Working Toots ( or Lodge of Instruction . Send full particulars to Bro . Geo . Gardener , 1 , William'sterrace , Chiswick .
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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARIIINr . M « n .. r . *
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rr » REE GRANTS OF LAND IN CANADA . 160 acres in Manitoba and the North-West Territories , too to loo acres in the other Provinces . IMl'ROVEU FIRMS AT RKAMI . V . IULK 1 'RICkS IX TIIK MARITIMt I'ROVIXCl . s , "UKUEC , ONTARIO , AMI MAMTOItA . Assisted passages . Special facilities tor domestic servants . Apply for Pamphlets ( sent gratis and past free ) containing full information respecting the investment of capital , adr . intages ottered to farmers , land regulations , demand for labour , rates ot wages , cost of living , assisted passages , & c , to J . G . Colmer , Secretary of the Otficc o £ the High Commissioner tor Canada , 9 , Victoria Chambers , London , S . W . ; or to John Dyke , Agent of the Canadian Government , is , Water Street , Liverpool .
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WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy Impaired vislcn by Bro •ACKLAND , Surgeon , dally , at Home and Thornthwaltc ' s , Opticians to the Queen , 416 , Strand , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland ' s Hints on Spectacles , " which contains valuable suffgesior s to sufferers from Imperfect sight .
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" AN IMPORTANT FACT ! ~ £ ~ r *~ \ and upwards carefully invested > 0 JL \ J in Options on Stocks and Shares is the safest and most popular way of rapidly' making money on the Stock Exchange by the non-liability system . Explanatory Book ( new edition ) giving full details , gratis and post free , _ Address , GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Sworn Brokers , Gresham House , London , E . C .
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ME M O R Y . —The LOISETTIAN SCHOOL of PHYSIOLOGICAL MEMORY , the instantaneous art of never forgetting , uses none of the "localities , " " keys , " " pegs , " "links , " or " associations , " of mnemonics . Prospectus post free , giving opinions from actual study of the system of Mr . RICHARD A . PROCTOR , Dr . ANDREW WILSON , and others . Any book learned in one reading . Day and evening classes in " Never Forgetting " and for cure of" Mind-Wandering . " Taught thoroughly by post . —Professor Loisette , 37 , New Oxford-street ( opposite Mudie ' s library ) .
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BRO . ROBERT RAYNHAM , ORPHEUS LODGE , No . 1706 , PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND ITALIAN , Is open to accept Engagements , and provide VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARTISTES FOR MASONIC BANQUETS , CONSECRATIONS , INSfALLATIONS , & c . Address . —St . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , E . C .
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SEVENTY-EIGHT Songs , Dances , Original RECITATIONS , & c , with full Pianoforte Accompaniment . Nearly all these Songs are original , and very suitable for Masonic Banquets . Positively the Cheapest Collection of Music in the World . 6 d . or Sd . post free . JOHN GUEST , 26 , Ivy Lane , Newgate-street , E . C .
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HTHE LATE DUKE OF ALBANY . ADDRESSES OF CONDOLENCE FROM LODGES , & C , APPROPRIATEY WRITTEN AND ENGROSSED , AT THE FREEMASON OFFICE , 16 AND I 6 A , GT . OUEEN-ST ., LONDON , W . C .
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AGENCY . —Bro . J . Muhsam , of Lodz , Russian Poland , Coal and Commission Agent desires AGENCIES of any kind for this place and district He can produce lirst class references . Is a member of the St . John ' s Lodge , Victorious Truth , of Glenvitz , Upper Silesia . Communications to be addressed , care of freemason Office , tO , Great Queen-street , London , W . C .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications have been received , but are not inserted in this issue owing to want of space : — The Masonic Exhibition at York—Continuation of description of exhibits . C ORRESPONDENCE— " R . VV . Hollon , " " Honour on our Choice . " CRAFT LODGES—City of London , yoi ; Wanderers , 109 G ; Sir Francis Burdett , 1503 ; Rifle Brigade , 1962 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS—Jerusalem , 32 ; Sun Square and Compasses , 11 p . ROSE CKOIX CHAPTER—Mount Calvary , 3 .
BOOKS RECEIVED , & c . " City Press , " " Citl / . cn , " " Broad Arrow , " " Proceedings of the District Grand Lodge ot Canterbury , New Zealand , January , 1884 , " " Masonic Advocate , " " Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Newbury Weekly News , " " New York Dispatch , " "Municipal Review , " "New Zealand Freemason , " " pair Play , " " La Revlsta Masdnica del
Peru , " " Rough Ashlar , " " Half-yearly Communication oi the District Grand Lodge of Bombay , December , 1883 , " " Court Clrcular , " " Canadian Craftsman , " " Report of the Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto , 18 S 3 , " " La Alieja , " " Western Daily Mcr . cnr . v , " " Die Bauhiittc , " " Jewish Chronicle , " •*Toronto Freemason , " " Freemasons' Repository , " "Canadian Statesman , " " Pontcfract Advertiser , " " Keystone , " "O Nivel , " " The Gem , " " El Taller , " " La Rcforma , " " Rugciey Mercury , " " Masonic Record of Western India , " " Tricycling Journal . "
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l^^^^^^^s SATURDAY , APRIL 26 , 1884 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinionsexpressed by our correspondents , hut we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , 1 ¦
THE LAST ROMAN CATHOLIC DELIVERANCE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Permit me to call the attention of your readers to the accompanying summary of Roman Catholic intolerance , as it appears in the Standard of Monday last : "I have before me an early copy of the Latin text of the Encyclical against Masonry . It is a long document , and would
occupy about 10 columns of the Standard . After citing sundry declarations of the Church 3 gainst Masonry , the Pope asserts that the Order is equally hostile to civil society and religion . He declares that various other sects of Socialists and Communists are , if not formally united to Masons , yet of a similar nature , equally pernicious and equally partaking of the nature of secret societies . The Pope observes , however , that what he has said of these sects is not to be taken as said of every member of either of them , since many , though not withotlt fault in having
Original Correspondence.
given their names to such societies , may be deceived as to their objects . He then stigmatises the error of naturalism , and the prevalent indifferentism between one form of faith and another , which is fatal to all religion . The doctrine of equality among men , true enough in one sense , is , in the sense given to it , destructive of all authority and of civil society . The one object of Masonry , Socialism , and Communism is the subversion of all civil society , and the vigour
° t the attack requires a similar determination in defence , the Pope concludes by recommending increased action on the part of the Bishops , that especial attention should be given to the young , and the employment of the Third Order of St . Francis as a means of action on the masses . " „ S n # y P > ng we ought perhaps to wait for the entire Bull or " Allocution , " but I always think " forewarned " is " forearmed . " —Fraternally yours , ANTI-INTOLERANCE .
THE MAY ELECTIONS . Dear Bro . Kenning , — Permit me in the Freemason to thank many kind friends for Boys' and Girls' votes , which have enabled mc to carry the cases I was interested in , and even help others . May I ask any who have Old Men's and Widows' votes to spare , to supplement their fraternal consideration by sending them to me nt once ?—Fraternally yours , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfork-terrace , Hyde Park , VV .
OUR LODGE NUMERATION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Would not the present be an appropriate time for the revision of the list of lodges , so far as they numerically stand ? I find in looking through the Calendar that there arc 151 warrants unaccounted for , the first being No . 17 then 4
, ranging between 100 and 20055 , 300 and 400 ; 9 from 40010500 ; 19 between 500 and 600 ; 23 , 600 and 700 ; 13 , 700 and Soo ; 19 , Soo and goo ; 15 , 900 and 1000 ; y , 1000 and 1100 ; 13 , 1100 and 1200 ; 5 from 1200 and 1300 ; 3 between 1300 and 1400 ; S , 1400 and 1500 ; 3 , 1500 and 1 O 00 ; one number 1 G 06 ; and lastly No . 1 S 66 , consecrated so recently as the year tSSo . if so many lodges arc
Masomcally dead , why not let the numbers of the respective lodges be revised , and a new and correct number given to each lodge , we should then have a reliable list and find the Crook Lodge held at Durham to be No . tS 6 S , and not as now represented , No . 2013 . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , JOHN VV . TURNER . Huddersfield , April 23 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FREEMASONRY IN 327 J . ENGLAND . In 1652 , six years after his initiation at Warrington , Elias Ashmole published his "Theatrum Chcmicum Britannicum , " and which was a collection of " Hermetic mysteries" in poetic form of " our famous English philosophers . " They are 30 in number , and among them is "The Ordinal of Alchcmy ( " b y Thomas Norton , <>( Bristol . This was then lirst published from the MS ., and Ashmole seems to have seen several copies . In the " Proem "
Norton mentions ' * Free Masons , " whom he evidently considers " artificers , " but claims as students of Hcrmcttcism He professes to have written his work in 1 . 177 , and if that date be correct wc have a recognition of the "Craft " body in the fifteenth century . Elias Ashmole , who edited this work , and was himself initiated in 1 C 4 C , does not in his notes ( so far as I can see ) allude to the Freemasons : but
we have thus in 1652 another allusion to the Free Masons . Thomas Norton , about whom there is much uncertainty , is said to have been a pupil of Ripley . Ho calls himself " a perfect master , " and it has occurred to me again , as it has often before , that in the High Grades wc may have a curious reproduction of the terminology and nomenclature of the Hermetic Societies . MASONIC STUDENT .
32 S [ HISTORIC MEMORIES OF YORK . Bro . J . Marshall , of Sowerby Bridge , Halifax , has published recently a most interesting little Album , entitled " Historic Memories of York . " The work is composed of a series of photographs illustrating the antiquities of York , accompanied with letterpress illustrations . The photographs are taken by Bro . Alfred Rogers ,
Manningham , Bradford , and our well-known Bro . T . B . Whytehead , of York , has supplied the preface and the descriptions . Wc entirely approve of the idea of the book , and think Bro . J . Marshall , P . M ., deserves the thanks of all Masonic students and arch ; eoiogists for the thoughtful ness and zeal he has displayed in the arrangement and production of the work . In 1 SS 3 the members of the Apollo
Commandery visited York , and received a right Masonic reception . This , not the lirst pleasant visit of our American brethren , Bro . Marshall thought well to perpetuate in some form , and at the same time to remind American and English brethren of that real link of Masonic heartiness , sympathy , and unity which draws together in one golden chain of friendship and
fraternity American and English Freemasons . And as we think that others besides our gwod friends in America may wish to preserve this agreeable Souvenir of pleasant visits , as well a graceful and artistic Masonic Album , wc call the attention of our readers to the subject , thanking Bro . Marshall for inviting our attention to his very effective work , and
hoping it is not his last contribution towards the illustration of Masonic history and arch .-eology . Of old , York seems to have been a mystic centre of Freemasonry ; to-day we owe to a band of students there much gratitude for zeal , energy , and discoveries in the too long neglected history and antiquities of our common and useful Order .
A . F . A . W . 320 ] THE WHITE ROSE OF YORK . 1 have been looking into the question asked by " Masonic Student" under this heading , but can find nothing to justify the legend . The emblem of the White Rose from very early periods up to the present day has been adopted by all sorts of Yorkshire societies and clubs , Masonic and otherwise ; but , as I believe , without any authority or reason , save that the ( lower was the badge of the House of York . T . B . WHYTEHEAD .
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( gPttcattonaL DULWICH HOUSE SCHOOL , VICTORIA ROAD , UPPER NORWOOD , S . E . ( Within seven minutes' of the Crystal Palace ) . PRINCIPAL : Mr . J . K . BARNES , LONDON UNIVERSITY . ( Late Upper Fifth-Form Master , Bedford Modern School , Harpur Foundation . ) RESIDENT STAFF : Classics : Mr . W . P . EVANS , M . A . ( 2 nd Class Classical Tripos , 1 S 77 . ) ( Late Foundation Scholar , Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge . ) English Language and Literature : The PRINCIPAL . Mathematics and Science : P . Z . ROUND , B . A . ( Mathematical Tripos , 1 SS 2 . ) ( Late Scholar St . Katharine ' s College , Cambridge . ) Modern Languages : The PRINCIPAL . VISITING STAFF : Modern Languages : Monsieur EUGENE FASNACHT . ( Late Senior Modern Language Master , Bedford Modern School . Editor of Macmillan ' s Foreign Classics . ) Science : Rev . J . G . WOOD , M . A ., F . L . S ., and Prof . C . P . MORRIS , Geology and Phys . Geog . ; and such other qualified and experienced Masters as the requirements of the Pupils may demand . References kindly permitted to Rev . R . B . Poole , B . D ., Bed . Mod . School , Bedford . Alex . Waugh Young , M . A ., Tettenhall College , Staffordshire . G . M . Hicks , M . A ., 5 , South-row , Blackheath , S . E . E . F . Ashworth Bnggs , M . A ., L . L . M ., 15 , New Street , Davcntry . Rev . A . Lloyd , M . A ., Norton Rectory , Bury St . Edmunds . C . L . Peel , Esq ., C . B ., Woodcraft , Cuckfield , Sussex . Major Ed . Green , St . Mary's , Bedford . J . D . Rodger , Esq ., College Lawn , Cheltenham . C . P . Mason , B . A ., F . C . P ., Dukesell , Streatham Hill , S . E .
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HIGH-CLASS PRIVATE SCHOOL THEOBALD'S PARK , WALTHAM CROSS , LONDON , N . PRINCIPAL : Rev . J . OSWALD JACKSON , Assisted by Five Masters . Limited number of Gentlemen ' s Sons ; motherly care for delicate pupils t individual teaching for backward ones ; playground of six acres . l'irst Class Honours gained at last Cambridge Local Examinations , with Distinction in Mathematics . References kindly permitted to Rev . Ur . Reynolds , Principal of Cheshunt College , Herts . Rev . Charles E . Mayo , M . A ., Nottingham . Sir Thomas Chambers , M . P ., Recorder of London . Richard 'Toller , Esq ., Solicitor , Leicester . George Kenning , Esq ., Little Brittain .
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MASONIC LECTURE . " KNOBS AND EXCRKSENCES . " BRO . JAMES STEVENS , P . M ., P . Z ., Is open to accept invitations for the delivery of this Lecture in METROPOLITAN or PROVINCIAL LODGES , or LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . No Lecture Fee ; travelling expenses only accepted . Address , Clapham , S . W .
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TO Lodges , Chapters , Encampments , & c—FOR SALE ( quite new ) two Town-made Brass Candelabra , each nine lights , with plate glass fittings ; one Brass Curtain Pole , 16 ft . Gin . long , with Hooks and Rings complete ; one Polished Oak Reading Stand . —Apply , \\ ' . ll . B ., Freemason Oflicc , 1 O , Great Queen-street , W . C .
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WANTED —Second Hand Fittings and Working Toots ( or Lodge of Instruction . Send full particulars to Bro . Geo . Gardener , 1 , William'sterrace , Chiswick .
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ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY , LIMITED . 10 , ST . SWITHIN'S LANE , LONDON , E . C . General Accidents . I Personal Injuries Railway Accidents . I Deaths by Accident . C . HARIIINr . M « n .. r . *
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rr » REE GRANTS OF LAND IN CANADA . 160 acres in Manitoba and the North-West Territories , too to loo acres in the other Provinces . IMl'ROVEU FIRMS AT RKAMI . V . IULK 1 'RICkS IX TIIK MARITIMt I'ROVIXCl . s , "UKUEC , ONTARIO , AMI MAMTOItA . Assisted passages . Special facilities tor domestic servants . Apply for Pamphlets ( sent gratis and past free ) containing full information respecting the investment of capital , adr . intages ottered to farmers , land regulations , demand for labour , rates ot wages , cost of living , assisted passages , & c , to J . G . Colmer , Secretary of the Otficc o £ the High Commissioner tor Canada , 9 , Victoria Chambers , London , S . W . ; or to John Dyke , Agent of the Canadian Government , is , Water Street , Liverpool .
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WEAK OR DEFECTIVE SIGHT . —SPECTACLES scientifically adapted to remedy Impaired vislcn by Bro •ACKLAND , Surgeon , dally , at Home and Thornthwaltc ' s , Opticians to the Queen , 416 , Strand , London , W . C . Send six stamps for " Ackland ' s Hints on Spectacles , " which contains valuable suffgesior s to sufferers from Imperfect sight .
Ad00711
" AN IMPORTANT FACT ! ~ £ ~ r *~ \ and upwards carefully invested > 0 JL \ J in Options on Stocks and Shares is the safest and most popular way of rapidly' making money on the Stock Exchange by the non-liability system . Explanatory Book ( new edition ) giving full details , gratis and post free , _ Address , GEORGE EVANS and Co ., Sworn Brokers , Gresham House , London , E . C .
Ad00703
ME M O R Y . —The LOISETTIAN SCHOOL of PHYSIOLOGICAL MEMORY , the instantaneous art of never forgetting , uses none of the "localities , " " keys , " " pegs , " "links , " or " associations , " of mnemonics . Prospectus post free , giving opinions from actual study of the system of Mr . RICHARD A . PROCTOR , Dr . ANDREW WILSON , and others . Any book learned in one reading . Day and evening classes in " Never Forgetting " and for cure of" Mind-Wandering . " Taught thoroughly by post . —Professor Loisette , 37 , New Oxford-street ( opposite Mudie ' s library ) .
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BRO . ROBERT RAYNHAM , ORPHEUS LODGE , No . 1706 , PROFESSOR OF SINGING AND ITALIAN , Is open to accept Engagements , and provide VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ARTISTES FOR MASONIC BANQUETS , CONSECRATIONS , INSfALLATIONS , & c . Address . —St . PAUL'S CATHEDRAL , E . C .
Ad00713
SEVENTY-EIGHT Songs , Dances , Original RECITATIONS , & c , with full Pianoforte Accompaniment . Nearly all these Songs are original , and very suitable for Masonic Banquets . Positively the Cheapest Collection of Music in the World . 6 d . or Sd . post free . JOHN GUEST , 26 , Ivy Lane , Newgate-street , E . C .
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HTHE LATE DUKE OF ALBANY . ADDRESSES OF CONDOLENCE FROM LODGES , & C , APPROPRIATEY WRITTEN AND ENGROSSED , AT THE FREEMASON OFFICE , 16 AND I 6 A , GT . OUEEN-ST ., LONDON , W . C .
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AGENCY . —Bro . J . Muhsam , of Lodz , Russian Poland , Coal and Commission Agent desires AGENCIES of any kind for this place and district He can produce lirst class references . Is a member of the St . John ' s Lodge , Victorious Truth , of Glenvitz , Upper Silesia . Communications to be addressed , care of freemason Office , tO , Great Queen-street , London , W . C .
To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
The following communications have been received , but are not inserted in this issue owing to want of space : — The Masonic Exhibition at York—Continuation of description of exhibits . C ORRESPONDENCE— " R . VV . Hollon , " " Honour on our Choice . " CRAFT LODGES—City of London , yoi ; Wanderers , 109 G ; Sir Francis Burdett , 1503 ; Rifle Brigade , 1962 . ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS—Jerusalem , 32 ; Sun Square and Compasses , 11 p . ROSE CKOIX CHAPTER—Mount Calvary , 3 .
BOOKS RECEIVED , & c . " City Press , " " Citl / . cn , " " Broad Arrow , " " Proceedings of the District Grand Lodge ot Canterbury , New Zealand , January , 1884 , " " Masonic Advocate , " " Allen ' s Indian Mail , " " Newbury Weekly News , " " New York Dispatch , " "Municipal Review , " "New Zealand Freemason , " " pair Play , " " La Revlsta Masdnica del
Peru , " " Rough Ashlar , " " Half-yearly Communication oi the District Grand Lodge of Bombay , December , 1883 , " " Court Clrcular , " " Canadian Craftsman , " " Report of the Hospital for Sick Children , Toronto , 18 S 3 , " " La Alieja , " " Western Daily Mcr . cnr . v , " " Die Bauhiittc , " " Jewish Chronicle , " •*Toronto Freemason , " " Freemasons' Repository , " "Canadian Statesman , " " Pontcfract Advertiser , " " Keystone , " "O Nivel , " " The Gem , " " El Taller , " " La Rcforma , " " Rugciey Mercury , " " Masonic Record of Western India , " " Tricycling Journal . "
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l^^^^^^^s SATURDAY , APRIL 26 , 1884 .
Original Correspondence.
Original Correspondence .
[ We do not hold ourselves responsible for , or even approving of , the opinionsexpressed by our correspondents , hut we wish in a spirit of fair play to all to permit—within certain necessary limits—free discussion , 1 ¦
THE LAST ROMAN CATHOLIC DELIVERANCE . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Permit me to call the attention of your readers to the accompanying summary of Roman Catholic intolerance , as it appears in the Standard of Monday last : "I have before me an early copy of the Latin text of the Encyclical against Masonry . It is a long document , and would
occupy about 10 columns of the Standard . After citing sundry declarations of the Church 3 gainst Masonry , the Pope asserts that the Order is equally hostile to civil society and religion . He declares that various other sects of Socialists and Communists are , if not formally united to Masons , yet of a similar nature , equally pernicious and equally partaking of the nature of secret societies . The Pope observes , however , that what he has said of these sects is not to be taken as said of every member of either of them , since many , though not withotlt fault in having
Original Correspondence.
given their names to such societies , may be deceived as to their objects . He then stigmatises the error of naturalism , and the prevalent indifferentism between one form of faith and another , which is fatal to all religion . The doctrine of equality among men , true enough in one sense , is , in the sense given to it , destructive of all authority and of civil society . The one object of Masonry , Socialism , and Communism is the subversion of all civil society , and the vigour
° t the attack requires a similar determination in defence , the Pope concludes by recommending increased action on the part of the Bishops , that especial attention should be given to the young , and the employment of the Third Order of St . Francis as a means of action on the masses . " „ S n # y P > ng we ought perhaps to wait for the entire Bull or " Allocution , " but I always think " forewarned " is " forearmed . " —Fraternally yours , ANTI-INTOLERANCE .
THE MAY ELECTIONS . Dear Bro . Kenning , — Permit me in the Freemason to thank many kind friends for Boys' and Girls' votes , which have enabled mc to carry the cases I was interested in , and even help others . May I ask any who have Old Men's and Widows' votes to spare , to supplement their fraternal consideration by sending them to me nt once ?—Fraternally yours , A . F . A . WOODFORD . 25 A , Norfork-terrace , Hyde Park , VV .
OUR LODGE NUMERATION . To the Editor of the "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , Would not the present be an appropriate time for the revision of the list of lodges , so far as they numerically stand ? I find in looking through the Calendar that there arc 151 warrants unaccounted for , the first being No . 17 then 4
, ranging between 100 and 20055 , 300 and 400 ; 9 from 40010500 ; 19 between 500 and 600 ; 23 , 600 and 700 ; 13 , 700 and Soo ; 19 , Soo and goo ; 15 , 900 and 1000 ; y , 1000 and 1100 ; 13 , 1100 and 1200 ; 5 from 1200 and 1300 ; 3 between 1300 and 1400 ; S , 1400 and 1500 ; 3 , 1500 and 1 O 00 ; one number 1 G 06 ; and lastly No . 1 S 66 , consecrated so recently as the year tSSo . if so many lodges arc
Masomcally dead , why not let the numbers of the respective lodges be revised , and a new and correct number given to each lodge , we should then have a reliable list and find the Crook Lodge held at Durham to be No . tS 6 S , and not as now represented , No . 2013 . —I am , dear sir and brother , yours fraternally , JOHN VV . TURNER . Huddersfield , April 23 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY FREEMASONRY IN 327 J . ENGLAND . In 1652 , six years after his initiation at Warrington , Elias Ashmole published his "Theatrum Chcmicum Britannicum , " and which was a collection of " Hermetic mysteries" in poetic form of " our famous English philosophers . " They are 30 in number , and among them is "The Ordinal of Alchcmy ( " b y Thomas Norton , <>( Bristol . This was then lirst published from the MS ., and Ashmole seems to have seen several copies . In the " Proem "
Norton mentions ' * Free Masons , " whom he evidently considers " artificers , " but claims as students of Hcrmcttcism He professes to have written his work in 1 . 177 , and if that date be correct wc have a recognition of the "Craft " body in the fifteenth century . Elias Ashmole , who edited this work , and was himself initiated in 1 C 4 C , does not in his notes ( so far as I can see ) allude to the Freemasons : but
we have thus in 1652 another allusion to the Free Masons . Thomas Norton , about whom there is much uncertainty , is said to have been a pupil of Ripley . Ho calls himself " a perfect master , " and it has occurred to me again , as it has often before , that in the High Grades wc may have a curious reproduction of the terminology and nomenclature of the Hermetic Societies . MASONIC STUDENT .
32 S [ HISTORIC MEMORIES OF YORK . Bro . J . Marshall , of Sowerby Bridge , Halifax , has published recently a most interesting little Album , entitled " Historic Memories of York . " The work is composed of a series of photographs illustrating the antiquities of York , accompanied with letterpress illustrations . The photographs are taken by Bro . Alfred Rogers ,
Manningham , Bradford , and our well-known Bro . T . B . Whytehead , of York , has supplied the preface and the descriptions . Wc entirely approve of the idea of the book , and think Bro . J . Marshall , P . M ., deserves the thanks of all Masonic students and arch ; eoiogists for the thoughtful ness and zeal he has displayed in the arrangement and production of the work . In 1 SS 3 the members of the Apollo
Commandery visited York , and received a right Masonic reception . This , not the lirst pleasant visit of our American brethren , Bro . Marshall thought well to perpetuate in some form , and at the same time to remind American and English brethren of that real link of Masonic heartiness , sympathy , and unity which draws together in one golden chain of friendship and
fraternity American and English Freemasons . And as we think that others besides our gwod friends in America may wish to preserve this agreeable Souvenir of pleasant visits , as well a graceful and artistic Masonic Album , wc call the attention of our readers to the subject , thanking Bro . Marshall for inviting our attention to his very effective work , and
hoping it is not his last contribution towards the illustration of Masonic history and arch .-eology . Of old , York seems to have been a mystic centre of Freemasonry ; to-day we owe to a band of students there much gratitude for zeal , energy , and discoveries in the too long neglected history and antiquities of our common and useful Order .
A . F . A . W . 320 ] THE WHITE ROSE OF YORK . 1 have been looking into the question asked by " Masonic Student" under this heading , but can find nothing to justify the legend . The emblem of the White Rose from very early periods up to the present day has been adopted by all sorts of Yorkshire societies and clubs , Masonic and otherwise ; but , as I believe , without any authority or reason , save that the ( lower was the badge of the House of York . T . B . WHYTEHEAD .