Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign And Colonial Agents.
Foreign and Colonial Agents .
—»—AMERICA : Bro . J . FLETCHER BRENNAN , 114 , Mainstreet , Cincinnati , Ohio . „ Messrs . AA ' OODRUFF & BLOCKER , Little
Rock , Arkansas , U . S . CANADA : Messrs . DEVRIE & SON , Ottawa . CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : Bro . GEORGE B RITTAIN , Cape Town . CEYLON : Messrs . AA * . L . SKEENE & Co ., Colombo . CONSTANTINOPLE : Br . J . L . HANLY , Lreant Times .
EAST INDIES : Allahabad : Messrs . AVYMAN BROS . Bombay : Bro . M . B . COHEN . Byculla : Bro . GEO . BEASE . Central Provinces : Bro . F . J . JORDAN . Kurrachce : Bro . G . C BRAYSON . Madras : Mr . CALEB FOSTER .
Mhcao : Bro . COWASJEE NUSSERWANJEE . Poona : Bro . AV . AVELLIS . GALATA : IPSICK KHAN , Perche-Bajar . LIBERIA : Bro . HENRY D . BROWN , Monrovia . PARIS : M . DECHEVAUX-DUMESNIL , Rue de Harlaydu-Palais , 20 , near the Pont Neuf ; Editor Le Franc-Macon .
WEST INDIES : Jamaica : Bro . J A . D . SOUZA , Falmouth . Trinidad : Bros . S . CARTER and J LEWIS , 3 , Abercrombie-street , Port of Spain ; and Bro . AA . A . KERNAHAN , San Fernando . And all Booksellers and Newsagents in England , Ireland , and Scotland .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
DEATHS . AVEAVER . —On the 26 th inst ., at Howland-strcet , AA ' ., Florence Edythe , daughter of Brother James AVeaver , AV . M . of the AVhittington Lodge , No . 862 . WOODS—On 21 st July , at Fitzwilliam-road , Clapham , William Francis ( only son of AV . Bro . Sir Albeit AV . Woods , Garter , Grand Director of Ceremonies ) , aged 39 years .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
OBSERVER . —AVe cannot afford the space for the long correspondence relative to the misunderstanding between the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the St . John Operative Lodge of Glasgow . Besides which , it cannot possibly interest the majority of our readers . AVE are requested to state that two errors occurred in our report of the Summer Fete of the Boys' School . In
the first place , Bro . Albert Brown , P . Pro-. * . G . AV . of Leicester and Rutlandshire , was erroneously described as Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; and the second error assigned to the Rev . D . Cox lhe credit of bestowing the annual " Canonbury Medal , " a prize whicli is the gift of that very active Mason , Bro . Edward Cox , P . M . of
the Canonbury Lodge . D . STOLZ . —We fear your letter touches rather loo closely the confines of "prohibited matter , " and you will readily agree with us that our care must be to prevent the insertion of information which might convey too much knowledge lo the prying minds of cowans .
BOOKS RECEIVED . " The Official Bulletin of the Supreme Council 33 *** for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States . " We shall quote largely from this valuable and really interesting compilation .
Ar00603
The Freemason , SATURDAY , J 30 , 1 S 70 .
Ar00607
THE FREEMASON i" » published on Saturday Mornings in lime lor thc earlytrains . The price of THE FREEMASON is Twopence per weak ; quarterly nubscription ( including postage ) -js . 3 d . Annual Subscription , 12 s . Subscriptions payable in advance . All communications , letters , & c , to be addressed to ibe ICIMTOR a , . 1 , and ^ , Little llrilain , E . C . 'i'he Editor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted Io him but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage stamps .
War.
WAR .
A SAD and bitter commentary on our boar-ted march of intellect , a keen and comprehensive satire upon the vaunted influence of modern civilisation is now bemo
enacted amid the pleasant places of thc Rhine . Legion afterlegion of armed men . thc flower of thc French and German nationsa mighty host on either side—await but the
signal to devastate and to destroy . From the peaceful pursuits of commerce , from the centres of trade , from thc busy hives of
industry , a million men have been hastil y summoned to shed thc blood of their fellowmen , and to exchange their former rivalry in thc arts that serve mankind , for thc
War.
dreadful contentions , and sanguinary struggles of war . The resources of science and the most potent efforts of genius are again being
employed in the ignoble effort to produce ruin , destruction , and death . Like an angel of darkness , desolation sits brooding over
the fair fields and smiling vineyards of central Europe , for the husbandman has buckled on his armour , and the fruits of the earth are doomed to perish and decay .
Now Ave are far from denying that eventualities may arise in which it becomes the sacred duty of every citizen to repel attacks upon the dignity or independence of his
country . We know how firmly the love of our homes and altars is implanted in the breasts of Englishmen . "We appreciate to its fullest extent those noble sentiments of
patriotism which have made England Avhat it is our pride to call her , " the inviolate island of the sage and free . " And we are equally convinced that should the unhappy
occasion arise—should our soil be threatened , or our feebler friends appeal to us for succour—the patriot flame would burn as brightly as of yore , to the confusion and
dismay of the rash aggressor . We cannot , and moreover it Avould be manifestly out of place in these columns to pronounce an opinion upon the merits of the present Avar
in Europe . We are not partisans of cither one side or thc other , but it is , nevertheless , our solemn duty to protest , in the name of humanity , against the encouragement of
that exterminating war-spirit which gloats over carnage and revels in deeds of blood . If war must be , let its miseries be alleviated as much as possible , and its horrors circumscribed within thc circle of thc combatants .
Thc work of sacking villages and burning cities is too monstrous for ought but a troop of demons to undertake . It is , surely , sad enough for men of the sword to kill and be
killed , without inflicting such terrible evils upon the weak and helpless of the population . The records of war are , however , unhappily
fertile in instances of wanton outrages upon defenceless Avomen , and innocent children . Lotus hope that the present contest between Prussia and France will not be conducted
in so senseless and savage a spirit . Let us hope that thc humanitarianism of which we have heard so much in these latter days , will bear abundant fruit , even in thc field of
battle , and that malignant pissions , and inhuman instincts will not be allowed to stifle the pleading . ; of mercy . It is true l \\ it glo-y blinds tie eye 3 and d . izzlcs the
SJIIS : S of t ' . ic sjldier , but the heart of a man is still there , and will asj ^ rt itsdf even amidst thc roar of ctnnon , and thc shout of victory , and it m . iy be confidently advanced that
there is no grander p'igc in the history of Freemasonry , no brighter ray of comfort in the troublous drama of warfare , than thc
ivution of tliosj deeds of kindness to thc wounded and the captive , which have ever been cheerfully rendered by thc brethren of thc ancient Craft . In many a fiercely-contested combat a simple sign has often turned aside thc
War.
death-dealing sword and has converted the foeman into the friend . Whether amongst the American Indians , as in the case of Brant , or in the old Napoleonic Avars , or , to
come down to our own times , during the recent American conflict , in each and all we find that Masonry has been the means of preserving life and of mitigating by its
presence the ghastly realities of martial strife . A word rapidly uttered , or a signal hastilyexhibited , caneffect this great result ; and if the true principles of the Brotherhood
Avere more Avidely diffused , might Ave not hope that the necessity for using these saving signs at all Avould be for ever averted ?
Our brethren in France have already energetically protested against the present war , and Ave earnestly echo their denunciation of the military madness which has
taken possession of Europe . A Fraternity which preaches peace and good-will to all mankind cannot but vieiv Avith regret and detestation such a wilful lvaste of blood and
treasure . An Association Avhich seeks to enfold Avithin its circle the good , the Avise , and the true of all nations cannot but
contemplate ivith horror and dismay the ivreck of all social and international ideas , and the rending asunder of those ties which bind the civilised man to his fellow .
A carnival of death on the one hand , and the phantasmagoria of Papal superstition on the other , such are the beAvildering elements of European enlightenment at the
present moment , after all the efforts of statesmen and scholars , aided by the teachings of religion , to elevate our race to a perception of higher and nobler objects .
But ive must not despair , although the horizon is fearfully overcast and the clouds and darkness of fatal delusions and wicked
strife arc gathering around us . The Masonic Order can still silently , but actively , pursue its sublime mission by promoting
thc spread of education and inculcating the blessings of peace and progress . Let us persevere in this path , and may our brethren who arc now in the ranks of
the belligerent Powers ever remember that , though kings and princes quarrel and nations arc involved in Avar , the obligations which Ave have entered into Avith each other
as Freemasons must not on that account be disregarded or despised . Rather let the superior virtue of our vows be seen in a firm and steadfast recognition of the duties wc
owe to the household of thc faithful ; let no brother have to plead in vain for tenderness or compassion , whether he confront us in thc field or in thc more peaceful engagements of ordinary life .
Preemasonry knows no political boundaries , entertains no theories nf dynastic sway , cherishes no drcamsof territorialaggrandiscment . Her march is not over the bodies of
men , her triumphs arc not heralded by the groins ofthe dying ; yet , even in thc battlefield her emblems have often proved , like
the serpent in thc ivildcrncss , symbols of life to thc vanquished and the despairing . These arc our moral victories , and to these
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Foreign And Colonial Agents.
Foreign and Colonial Agents .
—»—AMERICA : Bro . J . FLETCHER BRENNAN , 114 , Mainstreet , Cincinnati , Ohio . „ Messrs . AA ' OODRUFF & BLOCKER , Little
Rock , Arkansas , U . S . CANADA : Messrs . DEVRIE & SON , Ottawa . CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : Bro . GEORGE B RITTAIN , Cape Town . CEYLON : Messrs . AA * . L . SKEENE & Co ., Colombo . CONSTANTINOPLE : Br . J . L . HANLY , Lreant Times .
EAST INDIES : Allahabad : Messrs . AVYMAN BROS . Bombay : Bro . M . B . COHEN . Byculla : Bro . GEO . BEASE . Central Provinces : Bro . F . J . JORDAN . Kurrachce : Bro . G . C BRAYSON . Madras : Mr . CALEB FOSTER .
Mhcao : Bro . COWASJEE NUSSERWANJEE . Poona : Bro . AV . AVELLIS . GALATA : IPSICK KHAN , Perche-Bajar . LIBERIA : Bro . HENRY D . BROWN , Monrovia . PARIS : M . DECHEVAUX-DUMESNIL , Rue de Harlaydu-Palais , 20 , near the Pont Neuf ; Editor Le Franc-Macon .
WEST INDIES : Jamaica : Bro . J A . D . SOUZA , Falmouth . Trinidad : Bros . S . CARTER and J LEWIS , 3 , Abercrombie-street , Port of Spain ; and Bro . AA . A . KERNAHAN , San Fernando . And all Booksellers and Newsagents in England , Ireland , and Scotland .
Births, Marriages, And Deaths.
Births , Marriages , and Deaths .
DEATHS . AVEAVER . —On the 26 th inst ., at Howland-strcet , AA ' ., Florence Edythe , daughter of Brother James AVeaver , AV . M . of the AVhittington Lodge , No . 862 . WOODS—On 21 st July , at Fitzwilliam-road , Clapham , William Francis ( only son of AV . Bro . Sir Albeit AV . Woods , Garter , Grand Director of Ceremonies ) , aged 39 years .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
OBSERVER . —AVe cannot afford the space for the long correspondence relative to the misunderstanding between the Grand Lodge of Scotland and the St . John Operative Lodge of Glasgow . Besides which , it cannot possibly interest the majority of our readers . AVE are requested to state that two errors occurred in our report of the Summer Fete of the Boys' School . In
the first place , Bro . Albert Brown , P . Pro-. * . G . AV . of Leicester and Rutlandshire , was erroneously described as Deputy Prov . Grand Master ; and the second error assigned to the Rev . D . Cox lhe credit of bestowing the annual " Canonbury Medal , " a prize whicli is the gift of that very active Mason , Bro . Edward Cox , P . M . of
the Canonbury Lodge . D . STOLZ . —We fear your letter touches rather loo closely the confines of "prohibited matter , " and you will readily agree with us that our care must be to prevent the insertion of information which might convey too much knowledge lo the prying minds of cowans .
BOOKS RECEIVED . " The Official Bulletin of the Supreme Council 33 *** for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States . " We shall quote largely from this valuable and really interesting compilation .
Ar00603
The Freemason , SATURDAY , J 30 , 1 S 70 .
Ar00607
THE FREEMASON i" » published on Saturday Mornings in lime lor thc earlytrains . The price of THE FREEMASON is Twopence per weak ; quarterly nubscription ( including postage ) -js . 3 d . Annual Subscription , 12 s . Subscriptions payable in advance . All communications , letters , & c , to be addressed to ibe ICIMTOR a , . 1 , and ^ , Little llrilain , E . C . 'i'he Editor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted Io him but cannot undertake to return them unless accompanied by postage stamps .
War.
WAR .
A SAD and bitter commentary on our boar-ted march of intellect , a keen and comprehensive satire upon the vaunted influence of modern civilisation is now bemo
enacted amid the pleasant places of thc Rhine . Legion afterlegion of armed men . thc flower of thc French and German nationsa mighty host on either side—await but the
signal to devastate and to destroy . From the peaceful pursuits of commerce , from the centres of trade , from thc busy hives of
industry , a million men have been hastil y summoned to shed thc blood of their fellowmen , and to exchange their former rivalry in thc arts that serve mankind , for thc
War.
dreadful contentions , and sanguinary struggles of war . The resources of science and the most potent efforts of genius are again being
employed in the ignoble effort to produce ruin , destruction , and death . Like an angel of darkness , desolation sits brooding over
the fair fields and smiling vineyards of central Europe , for the husbandman has buckled on his armour , and the fruits of the earth are doomed to perish and decay .
Now Ave are far from denying that eventualities may arise in which it becomes the sacred duty of every citizen to repel attacks upon the dignity or independence of his
country . We know how firmly the love of our homes and altars is implanted in the breasts of Englishmen . "We appreciate to its fullest extent those noble sentiments of
patriotism which have made England Avhat it is our pride to call her , " the inviolate island of the sage and free . " And we are equally convinced that should the unhappy
occasion arise—should our soil be threatened , or our feebler friends appeal to us for succour—the patriot flame would burn as brightly as of yore , to the confusion and
dismay of the rash aggressor . We cannot , and moreover it Avould be manifestly out of place in these columns to pronounce an opinion upon the merits of the present Avar
in Europe . We are not partisans of cither one side or thc other , but it is , nevertheless , our solemn duty to protest , in the name of humanity , against the encouragement of
that exterminating war-spirit which gloats over carnage and revels in deeds of blood . If war must be , let its miseries be alleviated as much as possible , and its horrors circumscribed within thc circle of thc combatants .
Thc work of sacking villages and burning cities is too monstrous for ought but a troop of demons to undertake . It is , surely , sad enough for men of the sword to kill and be
killed , without inflicting such terrible evils upon the weak and helpless of the population . The records of war are , however , unhappily
fertile in instances of wanton outrages upon defenceless Avomen , and innocent children . Lotus hope that the present contest between Prussia and France will not be conducted
in so senseless and savage a spirit . Let us hope that thc humanitarianism of which we have heard so much in these latter days , will bear abundant fruit , even in thc field of
battle , and that malignant pissions , and inhuman instincts will not be allowed to stifle the pleading . ; of mercy . It is true l \\ it glo-y blinds tie eye 3 and d . izzlcs the
SJIIS : S of t ' . ic sjldier , but the heart of a man is still there , and will asj ^ rt itsdf even amidst thc roar of ctnnon , and thc shout of victory , and it m . iy be confidently advanced that
there is no grander p'igc in the history of Freemasonry , no brighter ray of comfort in the troublous drama of warfare , than thc
ivution of tliosj deeds of kindness to thc wounded and the captive , which have ever been cheerfully rendered by thc brethren of thc ancient Craft . In many a fiercely-contested combat a simple sign has often turned aside thc
War.
death-dealing sword and has converted the foeman into the friend . Whether amongst the American Indians , as in the case of Brant , or in the old Napoleonic Avars , or , to
come down to our own times , during the recent American conflict , in each and all we find that Masonry has been the means of preserving life and of mitigating by its
presence the ghastly realities of martial strife . A word rapidly uttered , or a signal hastilyexhibited , caneffect this great result ; and if the true principles of the Brotherhood
Avere more Avidely diffused , might Ave not hope that the necessity for using these saving signs at all Avould be for ever averted ?
Our brethren in France have already energetically protested against the present war , and Ave earnestly echo their denunciation of the military madness which has
taken possession of Europe . A Fraternity which preaches peace and good-will to all mankind cannot but vieiv Avith regret and detestation such a wilful lvaste of blood and
treasure . An Association Avhich seeks to enfold Avithin its circle the good , the Avise , and the true of all nations cannot but
contemplate ivith horror and dismay the ivreck of all social and international ideas , and the rending asunder of those ties which bind the civilised man to his fellow .
A carnival of death on the one hand , and the phantasmagoria of Papal superstition on the other , such are the beAvildering elements of European enlightenment at the
present moment , after all the efforts of statesmen and scholars , aided by the teachings of religion , to elevate our race to a perception of higher and nobler objects .
But ive must not despair , although the horizon is fearfully overcast and the clouds and darkness of fatal delusions and wicked
strife arc gathering around us . The Masonic Order can still silently , but actively , pursue its sublime mission by promoting
thc spread of education and inculcating the blessings of peace and progress . Let us persevere in this path , and may our brethren who arc now in the ranks of
the belligerent Powers ever remember that , though kings and princes quarrel and nations arc involved in Avar , the obligations which Ave have entered into Avith each other
as Freemasons must not on that account be disregarded or despised . Rather let the superior virtue of our vows be seen in a firm and steadfast recognition of the duties wc
owe to the household of thc faithful ; let no brother have to plead in vain for tenderness or compassion , whether he confront us in thc field or in thc more peaceful engagements of ordinary life .
Preemasonry knows no political boundaries , entertains no theories nf dynastic sway , cherishes no drcamsof territorialaggrandiscment . Her march is not over the bodies of
men , her triumphs arc not heralded by the groins ofthe dying ; yet , even in thc battlefield her emblems have often proved , like
the serpent in thc ivildcrncss , symbols of life to thc vanquished and the despairing . These arc our moral victories , and to these