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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS iSr Masonic Bibliography 182 Council Register of Aberdeen , 1398-1570 ... 182 Board of Benevolence 183 Ladies' Night at the Euphrates Lodge , No . 2 T 2 183 The Third City Masonic Benevolent Association 1 S 3
A New Masonic Hall for Brixham 183 Devon Masonic Educational Fund 183 The Late Bro . John Brooks , M . P 18 3 CORRESPONDENCEGrand Lodge Certificates—Signature ... ! 8 J A Form of Prayer 185 Masonic Week at Kidderminster i 8 fi Reviews 186 Notes and Queries 186
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 186 Instruction iSg Royal Arch , 1 S 0 Mark Masonry igo Knights Templar 190 Scotland igo The Gold and Silver Wyredrawers'Company 190
Gallery Lodge Concert 190 Presentation to Earl Ferrers on his Marriage 191 The Freemasons and the Poor of Margate Sydenham House Dramatic Club 191 Obituary igi Theatres 192 Masonic and General Tidings 193 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 193
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" THE Queen and the Craft" is , very properly , the first toast at every Masonic gathering . It is natural , therefore , that " the Craft" should be among the first to welcome the more frequent reappearance in public of "the Q UEEN , " with whom it so proudly yet so justly associates itself . We all know the Queenly office is no sinecure and that there is not one of her
MAJESTY ' S subjects throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom , whose time and strength are so seriously and unceasingly taxed by the cares and responsibilities of their position . Hence her recent participation in certain events of great public interest has been the subject of universal rejoicing . When her MAJESTY opened the new Parliament in
January , the route followed by the Royal procession was lined by thousands and thousands of people , who vied with each other in demonstrating their loyalty . On Wednesday the foundation-stone of the new Medical Hall on the Thames Embankment was laid by the QUEEN , surrounded by many members of her family , and attended by Ministers of State and high Court
Functionaries , as well as by the heads of the two Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons , for whose especial use the Hall is being erected , and again the route followed by Royalty was densely thronged with people , all anxious to obtain even a passing glimpse of her MAJESTY , and give her a hearty welcome . There is nothing very wonderful in this . The QUEEN , during
the whole of her long and brilliant reign , has always been the most popular personage in the United Kingdom , its Colonies and Dependencies , and her popularity was nevergreater than it is at the present time . We say again that Masons must , necessarily , be among the first to rejoice at the affectionate welcome which on the special occasions we have mentioned has been
accorded to the Q UEEN , and we sincerely trust the public may have many more opportunities , both in the nearer and more remote future , of demonstrating its attachment to the Throne and the lady who has occupied it for so
many years to such excellent purpose . The loyalty of our Society is unimpeachable ; but it will be beneficial rather than harmful if , in these troublous days , we can find a way of expressing it rather more emphatically than usual . * * *
IT is not our practice to give unusual prominence to the claims of any particular candidate for the benefits of one or other of our Institutions . But in accordance with a certain trite old saying , there is no rule without an exception , and we consider we are fully justified in commending to the notice of those among our readers , who have votes at their disposal , the case
of the boy RICHARD TURNER GROOMBRIDGE , whose father , a member of the well-known publishing firm of GROOMBRIDGE , of Paternoster-row , and an active and useful Mason of some fifteen years standing , dropped suddenly dead at Westbourne Park Station , on the 29 th August of last year ,
leaving a widow and four young children to mourn his loss . The circumstances of his death , as they were described at the time , were very distressful , but they are still more so now that we know his widow and orphans are under the necessity of seeking assistance in order to help them on their way through life .
* # * WE cannot congratulate Bro . EMRA HOLMES on the perspicuity of his reasoning in the letter we published of his last week on the subject of Canadian Templar Masonry . We agree with him that the Great Priory of Canada has " freed itself from the control of Convent
General ; that is to say , a mutually arranged separation between the two bodies has taken place . We have heard from more than one quarter , and therefore will not dispute his statement , that the Great Priory of Canada " claims absolute jurisdiction" over Templar Masonry throughout the Dominion , and we have no reason to doubt that "the Scottish Knights do
not seem to see their way clear . to accept this claim , which we presume is what is intended by the somewhat clumsy expression " to give up their independence or allegiance to Scotland . " So far we have no objection to Bro . HOLMES ' S representation of the circumstances . But as it by no means follows that because A is white , therefore B must be black , so it . is not
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a necessary consequence , as Bro . HOLMES would have us believe , that because the Great Priory of Canada claims to exercise " absolute jurisdiction " over Templary in the Dominion , and "the Scottish Knights do not seem to see their way clear" to conceding that claim , the former is justified , while the position of the latter is " false and anomalous . " Probably Bro . HOLMES
has never previously heard—or if he has , he seems to have quite forgottenthat between a conclusion and the premisses from which it is drawn there is in logic , whatever there may be in Canadian Templary , a certain chain of reasoning , which is based on the premisses and justifies the conclusion . But between Bro . HOLMES ' statements of fact , which in this case are the
premisses , and the assertion of his opinion , which is the conclusion , there is absolutely nothing . It may be that he has no arguments to adduce , that he considers arguments superfluous , or that he has experienced an insuperable difficulty in justifying his conclusion , and does not care to say so . But whatever may have been the motive for his silence , he says nothing to warrant
his opinion , and then has the presumption to think that our readers will agree with him . However , we will not be so uncomplimentary to the latter as Bro . HOLMES has been . We have no doubt they will support the right view , when it is made clear what the right view is . The facts are as Bro . HOLMES has stated , with this important one to be added—The Scottish
Templar Encampments in the Dominion of Canada derive their Constitution from the Chapter General of Scotland , which has never had anything to do either with Convent General or with the Great Priory of Canada , which , till lately , was one of its constituent parts . If they see fit to cast in their lot with the Great Priory of Canada , we dare say the Chapter General of
Scotland will absolve them from their allegiance , and the point in question will arrange itself ; but if they do not see their way clear to the adoption of this course , then , the position of things being precisely what it was before the dissolution of the connection between Convent General and the Great Priory of Canada , there will be no alternative but for it to remain so . In other
words A and B having dissolved partnership by mutual arrangement , C , which never had anything to do with either , being a branch establishment of D , remains as it was before . This is the whole case , stated fairly and without prejudice , and when our readers have given the matter full consideration , we presume to think they will not be of the same opinion as Bro , HOLMES .
* * * WE understand that the list of 100 subscribers for Bro . J LANE ' S " Masonic Records " is now rapidly filling in , and , as soon as completed , the MS . will be placed in the hands of the printers . We take this opportunity , therefore , to urge on Bro . LANE the desirability of enlarging the
edition of his valuable work , so as to considerably reduce the cost per copy , and thus much increase its circulation and , consequently , its usefulness . We are persuaded that many brethren would be glad to avail themselves of the privilege of subscribing , provided a reduction were made , to whom the present price is prohibitive , and , besides which , the importance of the " Masonic
Records" is such , that a -very limited edition ( as the one contemplated ) would restrict its circulation to the fortunate few who were wise enough and prompt enough to enrol their names as subscribers prior to the book being
printed . We mention this matter in time , being strongly in favour of the suggestion now made , which has not only occurred to ourselves , but several Masonic students have expressed the same opinion , hence we feel assured that Bro , LANE will not hesitate to respond accordingly .
* * * THE brethren at Brixham have done well . It is not every lodge , consisting only of some 60 members , that would have the courage to undertake the erection of a new Masonic Hall . Experiments in bricks and mortar are generally expensive , and the building , of which the foundation-stone was
laid so unostentatiously during the closing days of February , is estimated to cost between ^ 300 and £ 400 , while not improbably before the work is out of hand the figure of ^ 500 will have been reached . To have undertaken this responsibility shows there must be a large amount of zeal among the Brixham Freemasons , and we hope their scheme will be carried through
successfully . In the long run , too , it will , no doubt , prove to be an act of economy The lodge will not only enjoy the satisfaction of having a home of its own , but there will be no rent to pay , and the saving thus effected will soon make good the original outlay . There is also another reason for congratulating the Iodge at Brixham . It is often a matter of great difficulty , especially in
small country places , to secure quarters where the brethren will be able to enjoy that degree of privacy which is so desirable . It is on this account that so many brethren object to lodges meeting in hotels and taverns , namely , that , in order to reach the quarters set apart for their accommodation , the members must run the gauntlet of the general public . However , there will be no objection on this score when the new Masonic Hall at Brixham is ready
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS iSr Masonic Bibliography 182 Council Register of Aberdeen , 1398-1570 ... 182 Board of Benevolence 183 Ladies' Night at the Euphrates Lodge , No . 2 T 2 183 The Third City Masonic Benevolent Association 1 S 3
A New Masonic Hall for Brixham 183 Devon Masonic Educational Fund 183 The Late Bro . John Brooks , M . P 18 3 CORRESPONDENCEGrand Lodge Certificates—Signature ... ! 8 J A Form of Prayer 185 Masonic Week at Kidderminster i 8 fi Reviews 186 Notes and Queries 186
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 186 Instruction iSg Royal Arch , 1 S 0 Mark Masonry igo Knights Templar 190 Scotland igo The Gold and Silver Wyredrawers'Company 190
Gallery Lodge Concert 190 Presentation to Earl Ferrers on his Marriage 191 The Freemasons and the Poor of Margate Sydenham House Dramatic Club 191 Obituary igi Theatres 192 Masonic and General Tidings 193 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 193
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" THE Queen and the Craft" is , very properly , the first toast at every Masonic gathering . It is natural , therefore , that " the Craft" should be among the first to welcome the more frequent reappearance in public of "the Q UEEN , " with whom it so proudly yet so justly associates itself . We all know the Queenly office is no sinecure and that there is not one of her
MAJESTY ' S subjects throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom , whose time and strength are so seriously and unceasingly taxed by the cares and responsibilities of their position . Hence her recent participation in certain events of great public interest has been the subject of universal rejoicing . When her MAJESTY opened the new Parliament in
January , the route followed by the Royal procession was lined by thousands and thousands of people , who vied with each other in demonstrating their loyalty . On Wednesday the foundation-stone of the new Medical Hall on the Thames Embankment was laid by the QUEEN , surrounded by many members of her family , and attended by Ministers of State and high Court
Functionaries , as well as by the heads of the two Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons , for whose especial use the Hall is being erected , and again the route followed by Royalty was densely thronged with people , all anxious to obtain even a passing glimpse of her MAJESTY , and give her a hearty welcome . There is nothing very wonderful in this . The QUEEN , during
the whole of her long and brilliant reign , has always been the most popular personage in the United Kingdom , its Colonies and Dependencies , and her popularity was nevergreater than it is at the present time . We say again that Masons must , necessarily , be among the first to rejoice at the affectionate welcome which on the special occasions we have mentioned has been
accorded to the Q UEEN , and we sincerely trust the public may have many more opportunities , both in the nearer and more remote future , of demonstrating its attachment to the Throne and the lady who has occupied it for so
many years to such excellent purpose . The loyalty of our Society is unimpeachable ; but it will be beneficial rather than harmful if , in these troublous days , we can find a way of expressing it rather more emphatically than usual . * * *
IT is not our practice to give unusual prominence to the claims of any particular candidate for the benefits of one or other of our Institutions . But in accordance with a certain trite old saying , there is no rule without an exception , and we consider we are fully justified in commending to the notice of those among our readers , who have votes at their disposal , the case
of the boy RICHARD TURNER GROOMBRIDGE , whose father , a member of the well-known publishing firm of GROOMBRIDGE , of Paternoster-row , and an active and useful Mason of some fifteen years standing , dropped suddenly dead at Westbourne Park Station , on the 29 th August of last year ,
leaving a widow and four young children to mourn his loss . The circumstances of his death , as they were described at the time , were very distressful , but they are still more so now that we know his widow and orphans are under the necessity of seeking assistance in order to help them on their way through life .
* # * WE cannot congratulate Bro . EMRA HOLMES on the perspicuity of his reasoning in the letter we published of his last week on the subject of Canadian Templar Masonry . We agree with him that the Great Priory of Canada has " freed itself from the control of Convent
General ; that is to say , a mutually arranged separation between the two bodies has taken place . We have heard from more than one quarter , and therefore will not dispute his statement , that the Great Priory of Canada " claims absolute jurisdiction" over Templar Masonry throughout the Dominion , and we have no reason to doubt that "the Scottish Knights do
not seem to see their way clear . to accept this claim , which we presume is what is intended by the somewhat clumsy expression " to give up their independence or allegiance to Scotland . " So far we have no objection to Bro . HOLMES ' S representation of the circumstances . But as it by no means follows that because A is white , therefore B must be black , so it . is not
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a necessary consequence , as Bro . HOLMES would have us believe , that because the Great Priory of Canada claims to exercise " absolute jurisdiction " over Templary in the Dominion , and "the Scottish Knights do not seem to see their way clear" to conceding that claim , the former is justified , while the position of the latter is " false and anomalous . " Probably Bro . HOLMES
has never previously heard—or if he has , he seems to have quite forgottenthat between a conclusion and the premisses from which it is drawn there is in logic , whatever there may be in Canadian Templary , a certain chain of reasoning , which is based on the premisses and justifies the conclusion . But between Bro . HOLMES ' statements of fact , which in this case are the
premisses , and the assertion of his opinion , which is the conclusion , there is absolutely nothing . It may be that he has no arguments to adduce , that he considers arguments superfluous , or that he has experienced an insuperable difficulty in justifying his conclusion , and does not care to say so . But whatever may have been the motive for his silence , he says nothing to warrant
his opinion , and then has the presumption to think that our readers will agree with him . However , we will not be so uncomplimentary to the latter as Bro . HOLMES has been . We have no doubt they will support the right view , when it is made clear what the right view is . The facts are as Bro . HOLMES has stated , with this important one to be added—The Scottish
Templar Encampments in the Dominion of Canada derive their Constitution from the Chapter General of Scotland , which has never had anything to do either with Convent General or with the Great Priory of Canada , which , till lately , was one of its constituent parts . If they see fit to cast in their lot with the Great Priory of Canada , we dare say the Chapter General of
Scotland will absolve them from their allegiance , and the point in question will arrange itself ; but if they do not see their way clear to the adoption of this course , then , the position of things being precisely what it was before the dissolution of the connection between Convent General and the Great Priory of Canada , there will be no alternative but for it to remain so . In other
words A and B having dissolved partnership by mutual arrangement , C , which never had anything to do with either , being a branch establishment of D , remains as it was before . This is the whole case , stated fairly and without prejudice , and when our readers have given the matter full consideration , we presume to think they will not be of the same opinion as Bro , HOLMES .
* * * WE understand that the list of 100 subscribers for Bro . J LANE ' S " Masonic Records " is now rapidly filling in , and , as soon as completed , the MS . will be placed in the hands of the printers . We take this opportunity , therefore , to urge on Bro . LANE the desirability of enlarging the
edition of his valuable work , so as to considerably reduce the cost per copy , and thus much increase its circulation and , consequently , its usefulness . We are persuaded that many brethren would be glad to avail themselves of the privilege of subscribing , provided a reduction were made , to whom the present price is prohibitive , and , besides which , the importance of the " Masonic
Records" is such , that a -very limited edition ( as the one contemplated ) would restrict its circulation to the fortunate few who were wise enough and prompt enough to enrol their names as subscribers prior to the book being
printed . We mention this matter in time , being strongly in favour of the suggestion now made , which has not only occurred to ourselves , but several Masonic students have expressed the same opinion , hence we feel assured that Bro , LANE will not hesitate to respond accordingly .
* * * THE brethren at Brixham have done well . It is not every lodge , consisting only of some 60 members , that would have the courage to undertake the erection of a new Masonic Hall . Experiments in bricks and mortar are generally expensive , and the building , of which the foundation-stone was
laid so unostentatiously during the closing days of February , is estimated to cost between ^ 300 and £ 400 , while not improbably before the work is out of hand the figure of ^ 500 will have been reached . To have undertaken this responsibility shows there must be a large amount of zeal among the Brixham Freemasons , and we hope their scheme will be carried through
successfully . In the long run , too , it will , no doubt , prove to be an act of economy The lodge will not only enjoy the satisfaction of having a home of its own , but there will be no rent to pay , and the saving thus effected will soon make good the original outlay . There is also another reason for congratulating the Iodge at Brixham . It is often a matter of great difficulty , especially in
small country places , to secure quarters where the brethren will be able to enjoy that degree of privacy which is so desirable . It is on this account that so many brethren object to lodges meeting in hotels and taverns , namely , that , in order to reach the quarters set apart for their accommodation , the members must run the gauntlet of the general public . However , there will be no objection on this score when the new Masonic Hall at Brixham is ready