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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Bro . Giimaux in our next . The following reports , & c , stand over : — Amateur Masonic Minstrel Concert at Leeds . Bro . John S . Bell ' s communication . Lodge of Sympathy , 855 ; St . Kew , 1222 ; Philanthropy , 940 ; Industry , 48 ; Prince Leopold Mark Lodge , 238 ; Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 ; and Rosicrucian Society of England .
BOOKS , & c „ RECEIVED . "The Freemasons' Monthly , " " Jewish Chronicle , " " London Figaro , " " Hull Packet , " " Sussex Daily News , " " Press News , " " The Builder , " " Broad Arrow , " " Die Bauhiitte , " " Alliance News , " " Croydon Guardian , "
" Water , its Impurities and Purification , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Virginia , " " Boletin Official , " " The Egyptian Gazette , " " Clerkenwell Press , " " Eccles Advertiser , " " Proceedings of the Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Quebecc , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of auebec , " " Canadian Craftsman , " " Keystone . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTH . ORH . —On the 22 nd inst ., at 21 , Woodsidc-terracc , Glasgow , Mrs . John Orr , of a daughter
MARRIAGE . VIALI . —EDINGER . —On the 21 st inst ., at St . Stephen ' s , Noith Bow , by the Rev . H . Parnell , Joseph Henry Vial ) , to Eialine Mary Edinger .
DEATHS .- * BHETT . —On the 23 rd inst ., at 44 , Freeland ' s-road , Bromley , Kent , after a lingering illness , Rosina , widow of the late Bro . Henry Brett , of Holborn , aged 57 . CHAMPION . —On the 22 nd inst ., at 11 ,
Charterhousesquare , Richard Champion ( late of Alders gate-slice t ) , in his 74 th year . HELSDON . —On the 14 th inst ., Bro . R . Helsdon , P . M . 733 , and Past G . P . Middlesex . MUHE . —On ihe 18 th inst ., at Eaton-place , I . ilias Emily Elizabeth , daughter of Bro . Col . Mure-, of Caldwell ,
M . P . STOHWASSEK . —On the 22 nd inst ., at his residence , 7 , Marlboro ' -road , St . John ' s-wood , Bro . Joseph Stohwasser , of 39 , Conduit-street , in the 78 th year of bis age . Friends will please accept this ( the only ) intimation .
Permanent Enlargement Of The "Freemason."
PERMANENT ENLARGEMENT oF THE "FREEMASON . "
Owing to constant pressure on the columns of the Freemason , and to the urgent necessity of " supplements , " whether of four or even eight pages , the Publisher has determined on and after April 3 rd permanently to enlarge it to Twenty
Pages , except during the period of the Masonic recess , when Sixteen pages will probably suffice for the current hebdomadal news and reports . In addition to this change , the Publisher intends to print the Freemason , on and after April 3 rd ,
¦ With entirely New Type , to use Better Paper , and to give a Coloured Wrapper , like the one recently made use of , which has been much appreciated by his numerous readers . Under these circumstances , the Publisher has
also necessarily determined to increase the price of the Freemason to Threepence , but to deliver it post free to subscribers , and feels convinced , from the experience of the past and present , that he
may rely in the future on the same cheerful patronage and the same unflinching support , which have cheered his earnest efforts to place in the hands and before the minds of his readers a
readable , an intelligent , a respectable Masonic paper , a true reflection in its " outcome " of the real princi ples and right practice of Freemasonry . All present subscribers will receive to the close of the time of their paid subscription the
Freemason at the present price . All subscribers from the 3 rd ol April can have the Freemason posted to them post-free at the
following rates : — United Kingdom . CanadaV llic * Coiili- ! . ;' 'iy '' . V ''* 'yY ' , r '* * nc-iit , & c . l * n , * -. cw / c-alai , d , S * c . 13 s . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d .
The Freemason.
THE FREEMASON .
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 28 , 1880 .
THE first meeting of the Board of Stewards for the festival of the Girls' School took place on Friday week , at Freemasons' Hall , when the R . W . the Lord Mayor , Bro . Sir Francis Truscott , was unanimously elected President of the Board
of Stewards ; Bro . Monckton , P . B . G . P ., acting President ; and Bro . Letchwoith , Treasurer , for the anniversary festival . There are now , we are happy to state , 215 Stewards already announced . Among the Stewards are Bros . Lord Methuen ,
Lieut .-Col . Creaton , G . T ., and a large number of Past Grand Officers as well as of Metropolitan and Provincial brethren . We have been requested to call the attention of our readers to the fact , that the time is
now comparatively short between this and the festival of the Girls' School , and that it will greatly expedite the work of the Board of
Stewards , and facilitate the arrangements of the Secretary , if all brethren desirous of serving as Stewards will at once notify their intention tu Bro . Hedges , No . 5 , Freemasons' Hall .
* * THE proposal to vote £ 500 to the Duchess of Marlborough ' s Fund , through our Bro . the Lord Major of London , will gratify the Craft , and the only question in our mind is whether the amount ought not to be £ 1000 .
THE Board of General Purposes gives notice ol several proposals to purchase adjacent property to Freemasons' Hall for the convenience of
officers to our Masonic Chanties , among other matters to paint the buildings , & c , and other suggestions , which will command the adhesion of the Craft as tending so greatly , " ad bonum publicon , " to the convenience of lodges .
* * THE gratuity proposed for Bro . Buss will , we feel sure , receive the hearty approval of Grand Lodge , as his labours have been many , and his attention to the many applicants in the office has been most praiseworthy .
THE next meeting of Grand Lodge is likely to be a prolonged one and a very interesting one , and we hear it is likely to be numerously attended .
* * BRO . Clabon ' s motion again appears on the agenda paper , but , with all due deference to that worthy and distinguished brother , we still hold ,
and hold strongly , that , until the wording of the Book of Constitutions be altered , it is impossible for Grand Lodge to pass any such resolution , being , in our humble opinion , altogether '' ultra vires . "
* * SOME complaints have been made of the comparatively large sums granted in the Board of Benevolence , but it must be remembered that times are changed materially since the smaller
ones were in fashion amongst us , and that the very accumulations of the Fund of Benevolence arz a sufficient answer to those who object
on financial grounds , to liberal grants . It is possible , however , that as formerly the standard of giving was dearly too low , so now by a not unnatural reaction it may be a little too hi gh .
* * SOME reports have been circulated of an intention—we can hardly credit it , to propose as Grand Treasurer another brother in lieu of our present worthy Grand Treasurer . As we said before , we
can scarcely credit it , and deem it to be a pure " canard " flying about the " restaurant " probably of F . M . T . We have litlle donbt but that Bro . Lieut .-Col . Creaton will be reelected by an
overwhelming majority if any such foolish attempt be made . Our Grand Treasurer has done good service to ^ Freemasonry and the Charities .
The Freemason.
BRO . Stevens named a Committee at the Board of Masters on Wednesday week , which consisted of seven provincial and two London brethren . With all deference to the worthy brethren notrinated , it is not , in our opinion , a Committee in
any sense qualified to grapple with the serious questions involved in this most important subject . If a Committee is to be nominated at all , that Committee , it seems to us ? , should be
composed of those who have studied the question carefully and archaeologically , and are recognized " experts " in Masonic ritual . We say this fully recognizing the individual merits of the brethren named .
* * BY a letter from tho Secretary in our last , it appears that a meeting of subscribers and friends to the Pupils' Assistance Fund is to be held on March 10 th , under the distinguished presidency
of H . R . H . Prince Leopold , in the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall . We are glad to hear it . We think it well in all good feeling to call tho attention of our leaders to the fact , that the promoters of this fund seem entirely to have
altered their •' platform . " This may be right or wrong , expedient or inexpedient , but it is still , nevertheless , a complete " change of front , " and opens out other questions somewhat delicate and difficult . Under these circumstances the name becomes a misnomer , does it not .
* * WE aro reminded by an old friend and kind correspondent how very greatly the attitude of the Roman Catholic clergy has changed in respect ol Freemasonry , especially in Belgium . This is
clearly brought out at pages 3 and 4 of a pamphlet , by H . Samuel , called " Lettre Sur d'Histoire de la Franc Maconnerie , de E . E . Eckert , traduit
de I'AUemand par L'AbbeGyr . " Brussels , 1838 . In this it is proved that the Prince Bishop Count of Welbruck was formerly W . M . of the Lod ge La Parfaite Intelligence , Liege .
* * WE are not quite prepared to say that there is any a priori objection to the " faet , ' per se , that there was an Hermetic or Masonic sociality among the Egyptians , or that Masonic emblems
might not be found on their monuments and obelisks . But we recommend caution in accepting "hasty theories" and " ill-digested
assumptions . " All symbols are not Masonic . At the same time , Caviglia , Belzoni , and others thought they found Masonic evidences in more than one Flgyptian representation .
* * A PROVINCIAL brother P . M ., Bro . G . G . McKay , 12 *; , Kendal , has given notice of a proposition not to confirm the minutes of last Grand ' Lodge in respect to Bro . James Stevens' motion . We
are glad that the motion is made by a provincial brother , and , above all , by one wearing a " blue collar . " We are inclined to think , and hope , from what we hear , that Bro . McKay will carry his motion .
* * * WE have heard that a letter is circulating among our brethren in which it is stated that there was an understanding when the present
Grand Treasurer was elected , that the appointment should be for one year . We are authorized to announce that any such statement is a pure fabrication .
. t . * WE are informed that the members of the House Committee of the Girls' School have made themselves Stewards for the Anniversary Festival .
WE understand that at the meeting on the 10 th Match of the supporters of the Pupils' Assistance Fund the full programme will be
explained , and a list of subscriptions announced . We have also been informed that few expenses have been so far incurred , and that all the subscriptions so far received have been paid into the Bank of England .
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To Correspondents.
To Correspondents .
Bro . Giimaux in our next . The following reports , & c , stand over : — Amateur Masonic Minstrel Concert at Leeds . Bro . John S . Bell ' s communication . Lodge of Sympathy , 855 ; St . Kew , 1222 ; Philanthropy , 940 ; Industry , 48 ; Prince Leopold Mark Lodge , 238 ; Royal Somerset House and Inverness Lodge , No . 4 ; and Rosicrucian Society of England .
BOOKS , & c „ RECEIVED . "The Freemasons' Monthly , " " Jewish Chronicle , " " London Figaro , " " Hull Packet , " " Sussex Daily News , " " Press News , " " The Builder , " " Broad Arrow , " " Die Bauhiitte , " " Alliance News , " " Croydon Guardian , "
" Water , its Impurities and Purification , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Virginia , " " Boletin Official , " " The Egyptian Gazette , " " Clerkenwell Press , " " Eccles Advertiser , " " Proceedings of the Annual Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Quebecc , " " Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of auebec , " " Canadian Craftsman , " " Keystone . "
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
[ The charge is 2 s . 6 d . for announcements not exceeding Four Lines under this heading . ] BIRTH . ORH . —On the 22 nd inst ., at 21 , Woodsidc-terracc , Glasgow , Mrs . John Orr , of a daughter
MARRIAGE . VIALI . —EDINGER . —On the 21 st inst ., at St . Stephen ' s , Noith Bow , by the Rev . H . Parnell , Joseph Henry Vial ) , to Eialine Mary Edinger .
DEATHS .- * BHETT . —On the 23 rd inst ., at 44 , Freeland ' s-road , Bromley , Kent , after a lingering illness , Rosina , widow of the late Bro . Henry Brett , of Holborn , aged 57 . CHAMPION . —On the 22 nd inst ., at 11 ,
Charterhousesquare , Richard Champion ( late of Alders gate-slice t ) , in his 74 th year . HELSDON . —On the 14 th inst ., Bro . R . Helsdon , P . M . 733 , and Past G . P . Middlesex . MUHE . —On ihe 18 th inst ., at Eaton-place , I . ilias Emily Elizabeth , daughter of Bro . Col . Mure-, of Caldwell ,
M . P . STOHWASSEK . —On the 22 nd inst ., at his residence , 7 , Marlboro ' -road , St . John ' s-wood , Bro . Joseph Stohwasser , of 39 , Conduit-street , in the 78 th year of bis age . Friends will please accept this ( the only ) intimation .
Permanent Enlargement Of The "Freemason."
PERMANENT ENLARGEMENT oF THE "FREEMASON . "
Owing to constant pressure on the columns of the Freemason , and to the urgent necessity of " supplements , " whether of four or even eight pages , the Publisher has determined on and after April 3 rd permanently to enlarge it to Twenty
Pages , except during the period of the Masonic recess , when Sixteen pages will probably suffice for the current hebdomadal news and reports . In addition to this change , the Publisher intends to print the Freemason , on and after April 3 rd ,
¦ With entirely New Type , to use Better Paper , and to give a Coloured Wrapper , like the one recently made use of , which has been much appreciated by his numerous readers . Under these circumstances , the Publisher has
also necessarily determined to increase the price of the Freemason to Threepence , but to deliver it post free to subscribers , and feels convinced , from the experience of the past and present , that he
may rely in the future on the same cheerful patronage and the same unflinching support , which have cheered his earnest efforts to place in the hands and before the minds of his readers a
readable , an intelligent , a respectable Masonic paper , a true reflection in its " outcome " of the real princi ples and right practice of Freemasonry . All present subscribers will receive to the close of the time of their paid subscription the
Freemason at the present price . All subscribers from the 3 rd ol April can have the Freemason posted to them post-free at the
following rates : — United Kingdom . CanadaV llic * Coiili- ! . ;' 'iy '' . V ''* 'yY ' , r '* * nc-iit , & c . l * n , * -. cw / c-alai , d , S * c . 13 s . 15 s . 6 d . 17 s . 6 d .
The Freemason.
THE FREEMASON .
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 28 , 1880 .
THE first meeting of the Board of Stewards for the festival of the Girls' School took place on Friday week , at Freemasons' Hall , when the R . W . the Lord Mayor , Bro . Sir Francis Truscott , was unanimously elected President of the Board
of Stewards ; Bro . Monckton , P . B . G . P ., acting President ; and Bro . Letchwoith , Treasurer , for the anniversary festival . There are now , we are happy to state , 215 Stewards already announced . Among the Stewards are Bros . Lord Methuen ,
Lieut .-Col . Creaton , G . T ., and a large number of Past Grand Officers as well as of Metropolitan and Provincial brethren . We have been requested to call the attention of our readers to the fact , that the time is
now comparatively short between this and the festival of the Girls' School , and that it will greatly expedite the work of the Board of
Stewards , and facilitate the arrangements of the Secretary , if all brethren desirous of serving as Stewards will at once notify their intention tu Bro . Hedges , No . 5 , Freemasons' Hall .
* * THE proposal to vote £ 500 to the Duchess of Marlborough ' s Fund , through our Bro . the Lord Major of London , will gratify the Craft , and the only question in our mind is whether the amount ought not to be £ 1000 .
THE Board of General Purposes gives notice ol several proposals to purchase adjacent property to Freemasons' Hall for the convenience of
officers to our Masonic Chanties , among other matters to paint the buildings , & c , and other suggestions , which will command the adhesion of the Craft as tending so greatly , " ad bonum publicon , " to the convenience of lodges .
* * THE gratuity proposed for Bro . Buss will , we feel sure , receive the hearty approval of Grand Lodge , as his labours have been many , and his attention to the many applicants in the office has been most praiseworthy .
THE next meeting of Grand Lodge is likely to be a prolonged one and a very interesting one , and we hear it is likely to be numerously attended .
* * BRO . Clabon ' s motion again appears on the agenda paper , but , with all due deference to that worthy and distinguished brother , we still hold ,
and hold strongly , that , until the wording of the Book of Constitutions be altered , it is impossible for Grand Lodge to pass any such resolution , being , in our humble opinion , altogether '' ultra vires . "
* * SOME complaints have been made of the comparatively large sums granted in the Board of Benevolence , but it must be remembered that times are changed materially since the smaller
ones were in fashion amongst us , and that the very accumulations of the Fund of Benevolence arz a sufficient answer to those who object
on financial grounds , to liberal grants . It is possible , however , that as formerly the standard of giving was dearly too low , so now by a not unnatural reaction it may be a little too hi gh .
* * SOME reports have been circulated of an intention—we can hardly credit it , to propose as Grand Treasurer another brother in lieu of our present worthy Grand Treasurer . As we said before , we
can scarcely credit it , and deem it to be a pure " canard " flying about the " restaurant " probably of F . M . T . We have litlle donbt but that Bro . Lieut .-Col . Creaton will be reelected by an
overwhelming majority if any such foolish attempt be made . Our Grand Treasurer has done good service to ^ Freemasonry and the Charities .
The Freemason.
BRO . Stevens named a Committee at the Board of Masters on Wednesday week , which consisted of seven provincial and two London brethren . With all deference to the worthy brethren notrinated , it is not , in our opinion , a Committee in
any sense qualified to grapple with the serious questions involved in this most important subject . If a Committee is to be nominated at all , that Committee , it seems to us ? , should be
composed of those who have studied the question carefully and archaeologically , and are recognized " experts " in Masonic ritual . We say this fully recognizing the individual merits of the brethren named .
* * BY a letter from tho Secretary in our last , it appears that a meeting of subscribers and friends to the Pupils' Assistance Fund is to be held on March 10 th , under the distinguished presidency
of H . R . H . Prince Leopold , in the Board Room , Freemasons' Hall . We are glad to hear it . We think it well in all good feeling to call tho attention of our leaders to the fact , that the promoters of this fund seem entirely to have
altered their •' platform . " This may be right or wrong , expedient or inexpedient , but it is still , nevertheless , a complete " change of front , " and opens out other questions somewhat delicate and difficult . Under these circumstances the name becomes a misnomer , does it not .
* * WE aro reminded by an old friend and kind correspondent how very greatly the attitude of the Roman Catholic clergy has changed in respect ol Freemasonry , especially in Belgium . This is
clearly brought out at pages 3 and 4 of a pamphlet , by H . Samuel , called " Lettre Sur d'Histoire de la Franc Maconnerie , de E . E . Eckert , traduit
de I'AUemand par L'AbbeGyr . " Brussels , 1838 . In this it is proved that the Prince Bishop Count of Welbruck was formerly W . M . of the Lod ge La Parfaite Intelligence , Liege .
* * WE are not quite prepared to say that there is any a priori objection to the " faet , ' per se , that there was an Hermetic or Masonic sociality among the Egyptians , or that Masonic emblems
might not be found on their monuments and obelisks . But we recommend caution in accepting "hasty theories" and " ill-digested
assumptions . " All symbols are not Masonic . At the same time , Caviglia , Belzoni , and others thought they found Masonic evidences in more than one Flgyptian representation .
* * A PROVINCIAL brother P . M ., Bro . G . G . McKay , 12 *; , Kendal , has given notice of a proposition not to confirm the minutes of last Grand ' Lodge in respect to Bro . James Stevens' motion . We
are glad that the motion is made by a provincial brother , and , above all , by one wearing a " blue collar . " We are inclined to think , and hope , from what we hear , that Bro . McKay will carry his motion .
* * * WE have heard that a letter is circulating among our brethren in which it is stated that there was an understanding when the present
Grand Treasurer was elected , that the appointment should be for one year . We are authorized to announce that any such statement is a pure fabrication .
. t . * WE are informed that the members of the House Committee of the Girls' School have made themselves Stewards for the Anniversary Festival .
WE understand that at the meeting on the 10 th Match of the supporters of the Pupils' Assistance Fund the full programme will be
explained , and a list of subscriptions announced . We have also been informed that few expenses have been so far incurred , and that all the subscriptions so far received have been paid into the Bank of England .