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it was bestowed . He then said , You had better go to the 'Charity Organization , ' in Buckingham-street , Strand " ( which address he put on paper ) , " where , in all probability , you will get some relief . " On our arrival I saw on a board in large letters the words above stated . I there had an audience with a gentleman , who desired me to be seated , and asked me numerous questions , the whole of

which I answered correctly . He then asked who it was that recommended us there . I told him , when he said he knew no such place , but if there was it was out of their district . He then said " I cannot do anything for you , " but gave me the name and address of a relieving officer whose residence was some three miles from there . I said "We at present are quite exhausted , "

and told him that we had not eaten anything since the previous morning ; but every entreaty was in vain , and I left the office . My son , as in St . James's , remaineJ at the door , A gentleman , seeing us leave , accosted us , and said , " You will excuse me—have you been endeavouring to procure relief ? " I said " Yes . " He asked , " Did you succeed ? " The answer was " No . " ^ l He said " Not

likely , " and that scores to his knowledge who were in a most distressed condition had made similar appeals there , but were rejected with the only redress of the name and address of the relieving officer . He commented on the conduct of some four or five who were in the same office ( one of whom passed at the time ) in the most bitter terms , and in language which I forbear making use of . He

requested us to , remain a shcrt time , and on his return brought us some bread and butter , folded in a piece of newspaper , and gave us all the money he had—viz ., threepence halfpenny . We then wended our way to St . James ' s Park , sat on a form there , and ate the bread and butter . VVe remained in and about the Park until i o ' clock in the morning . A policeman came to us and said we

were not allowed to remain there . I told him we were not bad characters , had nowhere to go , and were destitute . He was remarkably civil , but again said we could not remain there , and told us to go to Covent-garden , where we should be out of the rain . ( It was slightly raining at the time . ) We went there and saw some scores of men , women , and children lying in groups , and ,

it grieves me to say , making use of the most blasphemous and dreadful language . A most terrible night it was , and when daylight appeared wc had nowhere to go to obtain a mouthful of food . We have had no assistance from any one in London ever since , but have lived most economically on small remittances sent from the country by some relatives , who , I am sorry to say , are in very

indigent circumstances , and these are now , for want of means , discontinued . What to do I am quite at a loss to devise , and am much afraid the fate of the late poor Mr . Arthur French will be mine if no kind friend will come to the rescue in procuring us employment . We have lived in the same town for many years , and our character will

bear the most strict investigation as to honesty , & c . ; to corroborate which I beg to state that the Mayor and magistrates where we have so long resided will give ample testimony of the same . I am , Sir , yours respectfully , October 20 , 1876 . VET A .

Reviews.

Reviews .

FAUST . —Illustrated by Frederick Bruckman , 17 , Southampton-street , Strand . This is a remarkable work . It is an edition of Goethe ' s Faust , with the translation of Theodore Martin , C . B ., and illnqlratpH hv Prnfi-ccor K rplinor . n uimil nf k " onlK ^/ -K » e

The work is in folio size , and will contain 78 wood engravings , and 14 high-class permanent photographs . This is a very fine library volume , and the specimen submitted to us is alike most striking in typographic elegance and artistic excellence . We wish it every success . To all the admirers of Goethe it will be very welcome .

I HE LIFE OF CHRIST . Part I ., Illustrated . B y F . W . FARRAR , D . D ., Canon of Westminster . —Cassell , Petter , and Galpin . We have received Part I . of this remarkable work , which we think will be a great boon to many readers . Wc do not profess to review as a general rule reli gious works , but as the " Times " truly says , " apart from all

theolog ical prepossessions this work is ' sui generis , '" standing isolated on the great plateau of literature , from the teeming myriads of purely spiritual productions , whether in respect of dogma or of practice . It is in itself a great fact in the history of religious literature , it is a striking testimony of the writer ' s power , of the gift and grace of his effective style . And then what a history is set before us ,

so wonderful , so solemn , and so subduing . We will defy any one to rise from the perusal of Dr . larrar ' s " Life ol Christ" without experiencing deep emotion , and being greatly affected by the sustained but thiilling narrative . Some of us may have read Rcnan ' s » le de Jesu , " and may recall the mingled sense of sadness and sorrow , of fear and depression , of doubt and

uwinay , with which they closed , somewhat gladly , at last , melancholy pages , that mournful monument 01 perverted ingenuity , and unreliable criticism . But with ^ r . * arrar ' s " Life of Christ , " the effect is quite the con-** ¥ ' There are passages in the work we are willing to can over and over again ; and none of us can put the two

0 r . . -- ••- •v . v „ v uigiiia . a uccp icciing wn ! j !?' on for the writer , and a vivid memory of a very Z « .- work - We do » ot intend t 0 go int 0 ' 0-day the lues ions whlch always . ^ especiarly , , a book is SU ( . _ diselv 3 j any defccts ' doubts , which some have awa « » ° P ressed concerning it . We are not which h . a " - work in P ast times ° r the present the n ,, £ r sazedon t 0 the public mind ,. and so gained 50 t 0 P „„ PP ° * l . and though both of these thing 'o say are not everything , y « they are and mean

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great deal . . But we may fairly say this , that we cannot enter into the narrowness of that intellect , or the pettiness of that criticism , which finds fault with Dr . Farrar ' s writng , because it is too much of " word painting , " or because it appeals to the subjective sympathies of the age too much , in the opinion of the writer . We hold that all really great works are suited in the

Providence of God to the age which witnesses their appearance , and that as each age has its own special tastes and tendencies , and habits of thought , nay , even its views of theology , so we are not to condemn a writer who honestly seeks to do good by skilfully availing himself even of the passing characteristics ( if you like ) of literature . We do not like , some of us , Lord Clarendon ' s

style ; we think it verbose , heavy , hazy , too ponderous , and dogmatic ; but who can doubt that those who first read it thoroughly appreciated its " tangled periods , " and somewhat pompous sentences , and even now it may be doubted whether we have a truer or better history of the period . In our opinion , those who find fault with Dr . Farrar ' s work because it is too " sensational , " too full of striking contrasts , hardly understa nd

their own criticism , and sure we are of this , that all w ho have once perused those often startling pages , will feel forcibly alike the faithful realism of the writer , and the distinctness of the truths and message he has sought to uphold and deliver . We congratulate Messrs . Cassell , Petter , & Galpin on this opportune offering of very highclass literature , on very reasonable terms , to that somewhat exhorbitant body—the British Reading Public .

MUSIC . "A SISTER ' S FAREWELL . " Music by H . ANDERSON ; Words by ELIZA COOK . " MY NELLY WALTZES . " By HARRIET ANDERSON . We have received these two " morceaux , " and feel it to be our duty , for several reasons , to commend them earnestly to the support of the Craft . There are some

touching incidents attending the publication of these two pieces of music , which appear to us to constitute a claim both on the attention and sympathy of Freemasons . Mr . Charles Williams , who was about to be iniliated in The Great City Lodge , died on the very day on which he was to have been initiated , leaving a widow and five children unprovided for . Bro . Andeison is now

publishing these two efforts of musical skill and power for the benefit of the widow and children of one who , though not a brother , intended to be one , had it so pleased T . G . A . O . T . U . Miss Eliza Cook , the well-known poetess , speaks in high and well-merited terms of the melody of the late Miss Anderson ' s compositions , and we feel sure that they will please alike amateurs and skilled musicians . We think that

many of our brethren will be willing to lend Bro . Anderson a helping hand in his truly Masonic efforts , and whether charitably or artistically , we are convinced that their generous support will not ha a subject of disappointment to them . We may add that David Walter Williams , aged 3 years , is seeking for admission to the Alexandra Orphanage for Infants , and that any votes will be gratefully received by Bro . W . Anderson , 47 , New Kent-road , S . E .

Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .

BRO . BOLLOM . In all old lodge minute books of 1866 , to which I have called attention in the November " Masonic Magazine , " a Bro . Bollom , in the list of members , is said to have " gone to America . " Is anything known of that brother in the

nistory l'rcemasonry r 1 asK tne question because he seems to have been an active member of Lodge 194 ( Antient Masons ) , and formerly its W . M . He was also a member of the Royal Arch . EDITOR "MASONIC MAGAZINE . "

Obituary.

Obituary .

DEATH OF THE DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER OF SUFFOLK . We regret to announce the death of the Rev . E . I . Lockwood , rector of Belstead , which took place at the rectory on Friday from an attack of gout . The deceased , who was 78 years of age , was a widower , and leaves four daughters to mourn their loss . He was educated at Jesus

College , Cambridge , and took his degree of B . A . in 1820 . He was created deacon in 1822 , and received the degree of M . A ., and was ordained a priest by the Bishop of Chester in 1823 . In 18 46 he entered upon the living of Belstead , which was in his own patronage , and had consequently at the time of his death been rector of the parish 30 years . The living is worth £ 370 per annum . He was initiated as a Freemason at the Stuart Lodge , Bedford , and became a

member of the British Union Lodge , 11 4 , Ipswich , in 1861 . In 1863 and 186 4 he filled the office of W . M . in that lodge with great credit to himself , and to the benefit of the lodge , and on vacating-office was presented with a Past Master's jewel . Bro . Sir Alexander Shafto Adair ( Lord Waveney ) became a member in the same year , and on being made Prov . G . M . of Suffolk appointed Bro . Lockwood , Deputy , an office which he held up to the time of his death .

HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND FILLS , —Old Sores , Wounds and Ulcers . —The readiness with which Holloway ' s unguent removes all obstructions in the circulation of the vessels and lymphatics , explains their irrcsistable inlluence in healing old sores , bad wounds , and indolent ulcers . To insure the desired circct the skin surrounding the diseased part should be fomented , dried , and

immcuiuieiy ruuucu - . s give purity to the foul blood , and strength to the weakened nerves , the o nly conditions necessary for the cure of all those ulcerations which render life almost intolerable . No sooner is this Ointment ' s protective powers exerted than the destructive process cea ses and the constructive business begins—new healthy , growth appears to fill up the lately painful excavated pit . —ADVT .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .

[ We thank our distinguished brother for transmitting to us a copy of the following speech . It would . have appeared last week , but was crowded out by the report of our Grand Master ' s visit to Glasgow . ] At the quarterly meeting of the . Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire , held at Harrogate , Bro .

Sir Henry Edwards , the Provincial Grand Master , gave the following address : —Worshipful Masters , Officers , and Brethren of this Provincial Grand Lod ge , — The time has again arrived when it becomes my pleasing duty to address you as your Provincial Grand Master , and in so doing , I am sure I cannot gratify both yourselves and myself more than by inviting you all to

participate in the pleasing duties of this Provincial Grand Lodge , assuring you that the matters in which we are about to be engaged could not well fail to give you unalloyed satisfaction . Receive , I beg of you , my warmest acknowledgments for the salutation with which you have greeted me in Harrogate , a place familiar to me for a long period in connection with my yeomanry

command , and for the cordiality of the Masonic compliment you have rendered to the office I occupy amongst the brethren of West Yorkshire . We assemble to-day under the banner of a lodge established in one of the mest popular inland watering places in Yorkshire , a place annually visited by about forty or fifty thousand persons from all countries , in search of health or of

recreation , and celebrated for the hospitality of the brethren of the Claro Lodge , as well as for its baths , mineral springs , and hospitals . There was a period far back in the chronicle of time , when the whole of this neighbourhood was a thick forest , and when Harrogate was an almost inaccessible nook in the Wolds of Yorkshire . To-day , however , the town is approached by railway

and other means of communication , and is replete with every convenience . We meet for our autumnal gathering in a lodge—the only one in this fashionable resortwhich , although small in numbers , has twice entertained Provincial Grand Lodge since the date of its constitution . To the hospitality of the Worshipful Master we are indebted for the privilege of meeting here on the present

occasion . Like some other lodges in this province , the " Harrogate and Claro" has had its difficulties to overcome , but it has conquered its vicissitudes , and is now , I am happy to believe , in a prosperous condition . It has been enabled to establish itself in rooms adapted to its requirements , and its treasury is carefully administered and protected . The late Deputy P . G . M . at Doncaster ,

on this subject said , on the 8 th July , 5 874 , that he " desires to impress upon the brethren the fact that , excepting the Worshipful Masters of Lodges , there was no officer of more importance than the Treasurer , and he Impressed upon those officers the desirability of calling upon members for their subscriptions before they got into arrear . " I endorse his advice . The brethren , I hope , will have

observed a paragraph which has appeared in several of the Provincial Grand Lodge quarterly summonses , relating to the safe custody of old lodge books , records , and papers . The notice runs thus : "The Provincial Grand Secretary is anxious to form a complete set ot Provincial Grand Lodge summonses , and will take as a favour , if any old copies can be furnished . "' My deputy

informs me that many of the lodges he has visited regret the loss of old minute and cash books , which destroys the links of history in the constitutions of the lodges between the present and the past , and thus the continuity of the history and progress of the lodges from their dates of constitution cannot now be traced . Let me firmly impress upon the Masters of Lodges that steps

be taken in every lodge to provide proper boxes or safes for the better and certain custody of these invaluable documents . And I earnestly recommend that each lodge at once form a small committee , to not only search for these scattered records , but also to make an inventory of them . Whilst on this topic , I desire to add that our Provincial Grand Lodge archives , under the care of the

Provincial Grand Secretary , are still short of a large number of previous Grand Lodge summonses from the year ^ A . L . 5 823 , when the province of West Yorkshire was constituted . At our July meeting I mentioned that 1 and my deputy had determined to have the Huddersfield edition of our Provincial Grand Lodge bye-laws reprinted , and it would be desirable to add another bye-law

to the list , as it is my earnest desire that Worshipful Masters should be better acquainted with these bye-laws , as well as with the Book of Constitutions . Our able Provincial Grand Registrar , who has done a great deal of work this year , has given notice of such a bye-law , with which I and my deputy perfectly coincide . In conclusion , I have only to remark that the province , I

believe without exception , is m a prosperous condition , and the brethren , I trust , in perfect unity and harmony . And now that I have entered upori the more active season of the year , when the 61 lodges meet regularly , I trust there may be an earnest desire to study the principles upoi which our ancient and time-honoured fraternity is founded , and to guard at the same time our portals from

unwortny , wnose oojecc merely co gratify a vain curiosity , but to join for the privilege of participating in convivial meetings ; and to admit those novitiates only who enter of their own free will and accord to participate in the privileges of our Order , and who arc likely to become esteemed and illustrious upholders of piety and virtue .

Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie has appointed Wednesday , the 22 nd prox ., as the day on which he will hold the Provincial Grand Lodge of Lancashire , Eastern Division . The Grand Lodge will be opened at one o'clock in the . Commissioners' Rooms , Middle ton , the banquet being held in the Co-operative Hall at four o'clock .