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COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR , 1873 . Information wanted of the Names , Numbers , Place and Days of Meeting of all New Lodges and Chapters consecrated during the Years 1871 and 1872 . Secretaries and others will oblige by forwarding the above to the Publisher , 198 , Fleet Street , London , E . C .
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NOTICE . The Subscription to THE FREEMASON is now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth ... ... 4 s . fid . Vol . II ., ditto 7 s . Oil . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . oil . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . od . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 2 s . Od . United States of America . Tin ; FHI : I ; . M . V . SON is delivered free in any part of the United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance .
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Ilnsfocrs to ( Corrcspon & citts . All cnmiVinnicntinns for The Frecm . 'ison should be \\ i itien i \ -: ; ibly on one side of thc p ; ipcr only , : intl , if intended for insertion in the current number , mu > t he received not Liter th ; in io o ' clock ; i . in . on Timi > il : iys , unless in very special c : i « es . The name : ind ; iddre .-s of every writer must he sent to us in confidence . J . G . —An E . A . cannot hold otfice in a lotige , but he has as much rijjht as any oilier member lo \ ote or ( o propose candidates and johnny members . These rules are applicable to all English lodges ; but in tlie United States , none but Master Alasons can exercise the privilege of voting , tVe . The following stand over till next week : —Review of " Shakspeare ;\ Kieemastm , " by Hvo . } . C . l \\ vkmson ; Reports of Lodges , 1224 , 2 ( S . C . ); Mark l . cid ^ c 143 ; Uirvan Encampment : having Foundation Stone of Masonic Hall at I-iskeanl .
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I ' artb ' , IHaniagcs ; inb Deaths . DKA'I'II . UiM . iNi / Tos . —On the 2 iw \ iii > l ., . a lii . s iv .-iilt'iiiv , 72 , I li . irli-strcct , Depliord , Urn . \ Y . Billington , No . 8 71 , well and deservedly re-pcclcd .
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The Freemason , SATURDAY , AI ' UUST , I , 1872 .
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'l'he i- ' veema-nii i ^ palili .-hea on S . auiiCiy Morning in lime for the early tr ; iins . The priee nl" thc Freiina-on i- Tv . npenee per week ; annual luih ^ eriplion , 10 * . fpa \ able i : i ; nl ' .. i : ][ -i-, ' All Ciimmnnie .-aion ' -. , Liters , Ue ., tn be : nhilcs-c « l lo the ICIilor , J !>\ l-Ji-el-.-tr .-il , ICC . The KilitnrvuH pa \ caivinl attention lo all MSS . cnlmMeii In him , hut eannot -. milettake lo return them utiles aeenmpauieil In pn .-ta ^ e . -stamp * .
Masons At Public Meetings
MASONS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Our attention has been called by two correspondents to a circumstance which requires the attention to be drawn to it of liie whole Masonic community , —as well as that of the individual whose name is brought so prominently into
notice : — The letters alltuic-d lo will be found in our last week ' s issue , under the above title , —and are called forth in consequence of our Rev . Bro .
Woodward , Chaplain to the Boy ' s School , attending a public meeting at Ipswich , called for the purpose of hearing a lecture by a . Mr . Owens , against the Roman Catholic Church .
It appears that a series ol lectures have been delivered in Ipswich , recently , bv tlie itinerant lecturer we have named , and that they have been given in the various chapels of the town , got up
Masons At Public Meetings
wc presume by the dissenting bodies , in order to create a feeling of hostility towards the High Church and Catholic party , as we learn that they have been aimed equally against Ritualism and
Romanism . The Sit / folk Chronicle , an able liberal county paper , in reporting the meeting to whicli we more particularly allude , mentions the fact that the
proceedings were opened with prayer , by the Rev . C . Woodward , Chaplain to the Masonic Institution for Buys ,- —from which we are led of course to infer that Bro . Woodward was present
in his Masonic capacity , for how otherwise could the reporter know he was a Mason at all ? We have not the pleasure of Bro . Woodward ' s personal acquaintance , and therefore we hope he
may take m good part what we have to say . We should have thought that an old Mason like Bro . Woodward , would have known that it is contrary to Masonic law , to take any
part , as Masons , in political or religious discussions . The reason Masonry has stood so long in England , and is now the only secret society allowed and protected by the law , is that it
disallows all interference on the part of its members with politics and religion . Masonry abroad has frequently interfered in a mostunbecomingmannen with political and religious feuds and as a
consequence it has grievously sutfered in the estimation of all good men aud peaceable subjects . In England , on the contrary , we have always boasted that we have kept free of all quarrels of
State or sect , and so long as we continue to du so , and so long only , can we expect to remain unmolested . As " A Past Master" very pertinently says . "If the Rev . C . Woodward in his
private capacity , or any other clergyman , thinks fit to attend a meeiing got up antagonistic to his fellow Christians , I have no objection , bu ; 1 must protest against Masonry ami Masonic
Institutions being dragged into the quarrel . Freemasonry has an equal respect for all religions which acknowledge a Supreme Deity . " Bro . Woodward must be aware that Masons
are of al ! creeds , all climes—Hindoos , Parsees , Mohammedans , Greeks , and Roman Catholics , We admit them all , Wc ourselves have known excellent Catholics as excellent Masons .
It is true that Freemasons are now under tin . ban ol ' excommunication by the Pope , himscl I a Mason , ( he was initiated at Florence when only Count Mastai Feretti , and before he ever aspired
to wear the triple diadem ) , but what of that ? We can surel y ali ' ord to return good lor evil , and the papal excommunication docs not hurt us . At all events , we beg to draw our reverend brother ' s attention to the lirst of our ancient
charges , m which it says : — " Let a man ' s religion , or mode of worship , be what it may , he is not excluded from the Order , provided he believe in the glorious
Architect of Heaven and Earth , and practice the sacred duties <> . ' morality . Masons unite with the virtuous oi" everv persuasion in the Jinn and pleasing bond of fraternal love ; they arc taught
to \ lew tile errors of mankind with compass . on , and to strive , by the purity of their oven conduct , to demonstrate the superior excellence of tlie
faith they may profess . " As " Veclis " very properly observes , " What has Masonry to do with rabid Protestantism , and
Masons At Public Meetings
men who preach down Ritualism , as if it were of Satanic origin ? Why , as a writer in the Shipping Gazelle once said , when speaking of thc dedication of the Masonic Temple in London ,
Masonry is full of Ritualism . " Masonry and Masonic pretensions should never be flaunted at public meetings . If , in our private capacity , we hold strong
sectarian or radical views—as citizens , we have a perfect ri ght to air them when we please ; but we haye no right to put on our Masonic garb , literall y or figuratively , and obtrude ourselves amongst political or religious opponents .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
ROYAL OAK LODGK , ( NO . 871 ) , —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , 22 nd inst ., at the White Swan Tavern , 217 , High-street , Deptford . Bro . John William Reed , W . M ., opened the lodge . There were present during the evening Bros . W .
Andrews , P . M ., Treasurer ; F . Walters , P . M ., Secretary ; H . A . Collington , P . M . ; f . Hawker , P . M . ; j . Truelove , P . M . ; W . Myatt , S . W . ; S . () . Lewin , S . D . ; R . Harman , D . C ; F . G . Skinner , W . S . ; C . C . Kilsby , R . Cox , W . A . R . Harris , W . J . Sievev , R . Killick , J . H . Wilson ,
L . Lemon , R . Mason , E . Gootl , and others . Amongst the visitors were Bros . J . Lig htfoot , P . M ., Treasurer , 147 ; S . Hoare , S . D ., ny W . B . Smith , 1 . 526 ; and G . Montgomery , 1 . 326 . The ballot was taken for Mr . Lemon Lemon , and proved unanimous in favour of his admission . The
W . M ., in his usual fluent , correct , and impressive manner , raised Bros . W ' . A . R . Harris , E . C . Kilsby , and W . J . 'Sievey to the third degree . He then initiated Messrs . E . Good , R . Mason , and L . Lemon into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . Inconsequence ofthe large
arrears of business , and the propositions received for initiation , it was unanimously resolved that an emergency meeting be held on Thursday September 26 th , at five o ' clock , p . m . It was announced that Bro . William Billington , a Past Steward of the Girl ' s School , ( 1869 ) , and an
old member of this lodge , had died that evening , also the death of Bro . M . J . Simmons was announced . It was unanimously resolved that letters of condolence be sent to their families , also that the lodge be placed in mourning . The lodge was then closed .
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND
Ci'MiiLRLANi ) . —ll ' uitirell Lotige ( No . 1 . 590 ) . —The first regular meeting of this promising lodge , look place 011 Tuesday , the aoth . The lodge was opened in due form by the W . M ., Bro . Rodger Dodgson , supported by the other olficers . The minuies of consecration , and emergency for initiation of Tvlcr , were reatl and conlirmed . The ballot was then taken for thc
lollowmg joining members : —Bros . Kev . G . Brown . St . " Andrew ' s Lodge ; John Bell , S . W . 155 ; ; John Barrow , W . M . ijii ; Reuben Pearson , " W . M . 995 ; W . Whiteside ' , S . W . 1 . 39 8 ; John Case , P . M . " , P . Z ., P . G . j ' .. West Lancacashire ; James Postlethwaite , J . W . 1 , 398 ;
Thomas Brown , 872 ; W . B . Atherston , 11 . 3 ; Henry Atkinson , 119 ; which proved unanimous in their favour . The following were balloted for as honorary members : —Bros . John Whit well , M . P ., Grand Warden of England D . Prov . G . M .
of Cumberland anil Wc stmoreland ; Kdward Busher , Prov . G . S . B . Eng ., Prov . G . Sec . ; Capt . A . C . Mott , R . N ., P . Prov . G . D ., West Lancashire ; and Henry Barber , P . AL , P . M . 99 . 3 . As in the former ca ? es , the ballot was unanimously in their favo . tr . The following candidates were then balloted for , viz .: —Mr . Walter Crook ,
engineer , Milium ; Thomas Massicks , Estp , ironmaster , ditto ; Mr . H . -Myers Meakin , solicitor , Broughton-in-Furness ; . Mr . John Holloway , schoolmaster , Milium , and they were unanimously accepted . Messrs . Crook and Holloway being in attendance , thev were se \ erally admitted and initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry by the W . M ., in a very imp .-salve
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Ar00604
COSMOPOLITAN MASONIC CALENDAR , 1873 . Information wanted of the Names , Numbers , Place and Days of Meeting of all New Lodges and Chapters consecrated during the Years 1871 and 1872 . Secretaries and others will oblige by forwarding the above to the Publisher , 198 , Fleet Street , London , E . C .
Ar00608
NOTICE . The Subscription to THE FREEMASON is now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth ... ... 4 s . fid . Vol . II ., ditto 7 s . Oil . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . oil . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . od . Reading Cases to hold 52 numbers ... 2 s . Od . United States of America . Tin ; FHI : I ; . M . V . SON is delivered free in any part of the United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance .
Ar00606
Ilnsfocrs to ( Corrcspon & citts . All cnmiVinnicntinns for The Frecm . 'ison should be \\ i itien i \ -: ; ibly on one side of thc p ; ipcr only , : intl , if intended for insertion in the current number , mu > t he received not Liter th ; in io o ' clock ; i . in . on Timi > il : iys , unless in very special c : i « es . The name : ind ; iddre .-s of every writer must he sent to us in confidence . J . G . —An E . A . cannot hold otfice in a lotige , but he has as much rijjht as any oilier member lo \ ote or ( o propose candidates and johnny members . These rules are applicable to all English lodges ; but in tlie United States , none but Master Alasons can exercise the privilege of voting , tVe . The following stand over till next week : —Review of " Shakspeare ;\ Kieemastm , " by Hvo . } . C . l \\ vkmson ; Reports of Lodges , 1224 , 2 ( S . C . ); Mark l . cid ^ c 143 ; Uirvan Encampment : having Foundation Stone of Masonic Hall at I-iskeanl .
Ar00607
I ' artb ' , IHaniagcs ; inb Deaths . DKA'I'II . UiM . iNi / Tos . —On the 2 iw \ iii > l ., . a lii . s iv .-iilt'iiiv , 72 , I li . irli-strcct , Depliord , Urn . \ Y . Billington , No . 8 71 , well and deservedly re-pcclcd .
Ar00605
The Freemason , SATURDAY , AI ' UUST , I , 1872 .
Ar00609
'l'he i- ' veema-nii i ^ palili .-hea on S . auiiCiy Morning in lime for the early tr ; iins . The priee nl" thc Freiina-on i- Tv . npenee per week ; annual luih ^ eriplion , 10 * . fpa \ able i : i ; nl ' .. i : ][ -i-, ' All Ciimmnnie .-aion ' -. , Liters , Ue ., tn be : nhilcs-c « l lo the ICIilor , J !>\ l-Ji-el-.-tr .-il , ICC . The KilitnrvuH pa \ caivinl attention lo all MSS . cnlmMeii In him , hut eannot -. milettake lo return them utiles aeenmpauieil In pn .-ta ^ e . -stamp * .
Masons At Public Meetings
MASONS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
Our attention has been called by two correspondents to a circumstance which requires the attention to be drawn to it of liie whole Masonic community , —as well as that of the individual whose name is brought so prominently into
notice : — The letters alltuic-d lo will be found in our last week ' s issue , under the above title , —and are called forth in consequence of our Rev . Bro .
Woodward , Chaplain to the Boy ' s School , attending a public meeting at Ipswich , called for the purpose of hearing a lecture by a . Mr . Owens , against the Roman Catholic Church .
It appears that a series ol lectures have been delivered in Ipswich , recently , bv tlie itinerant lecturer we have named , and that they have been given in the various chapels of the town , got up
Masons At Public Meetings
wc presume by the dissenting bodies , in order to create a feeling of hostility towards the High Church and Catholic party , as we learn that they have been aimed equally against Ritualism and
Romanism . The Sit / folk Chronicle , an able liberal county paper , in reporting the meeting to whicli we more particularly allude , mentions the fact that the
proceedings were opened with prayer , by the Rev . C . Woodward , Chaplain to the Masonic Institution for Buys ,- —from which we are led of course to infer that Bro . Woodward was present
in his Masonic capacity , for how otherwise could the reporter know he was a Mason at all ? We have not the pleasure of Bro . Woodward ' s personal acquaintance , and therefore we hope he
may take m good part what we have to say . We should have thought that an old Mason like Bro . Woodward , would have known that it is contrary to Masonic law , to take any
part , as Masons , in political or religious discussions . The reason Masonry has stood so long in England , and is now the only secret society allowed and protected by the law , is that it
disallows all interference on the part of its members with politics and religion . Masonry abroad has frequently interfered in a mostunbecomingmannen with political and religious feuds and as a
consequence it has grievously sutfered in the estimation of all good men aud peaceable subjects . In England , on the contrary , we have always boasted that we have kept free of all quarrels of
State or sect , and so long as we continue to du so , and so long only , can we expect to remain unmolested . As " A Past Master" very pertinently says . "If the Rev . C . Woodward in his
private capacity , or any other clergyman , thinks fit to attend a meeiing got up antagonistic to his fellow Christians , I have no objection , bu ; 1 must protest against Masonry ami Masonic
Institutions being dragged into the quarrel . Freemasonry has an equal respect for all religions which acknowledge a Supreme Deity . " Bro . Woodward must be aware that Masons
are of al ! creeds , all climes—Hindoos , Parsees , Mohammedans , Greeks , and Roman Catholics , We admit them all , Wc ourselves have known excellent Catholics as excellent Masons .
It is true that Freemasons are now under tin . ban ol ' excommunication by the Pope , himscl I a Mason , ( he was initiated at Florence when only Count Mastai Feretti , and before he ever aspired
to wear the triple diadem ) , but what of that ? We can surel y ali ' ord to return good lor evil , and the papal excommunication docs not hurt us . At all events , we beg to draw our reverend brother ' s attention to the lirst of our ancient
charges , m which it says : — " Let a man ' s religion , or mode of worship , be what it may , he is not excluded from the Order , provided he believe in the glorious
Architect of Heaven and Earth , and practice the sacred duties <> . ' morality . Masons unite with the virtuous oi" everv persuasion in the Jinn and pleasing bond of fraternal love ; they arc taught
to \ lew tile errors of mankind with compass . on , and to strive , by the purity of their oven conduct , to demonstrate the superior excellence of tlie
faith they may profess . " As " Veclis " very properly observes , " What has Masonry to do with rabid Protestantism , and
Masons At Public Meetings
men who preach down Ritualism , as if it were of Satanic origin ? Why , as a writer in the Shipping Gazelle once said , when speaking of thc dedication of the Masonic Temple in London ,
Masonry is full of Ritualism . " Masonry and Masonic pretensions should never be flaunted at public meetings . If , in our private capacity , we hold strong
sectarian or radical views—as citizens , we have a perfect ri ght to air them when we please ; but we haye no right to put on our Masonic garb , literall y or figuratively , and obtrude ourselves amongst political or religious opponents .
Metropolitan.
METROPOLITAN .
ROYAL OAK LODGK , ( NO . 871 ) , —An emergency meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday , 22 nd inst ., at the White Swan Tavern , 217 , High-street , Deptford . Bro . John William Reed , W . M ., opened the lodge . There were present during the evening Bros . W .
Andrews , P . M ., Treasurer ; F . Walters , P . M ., Secretary ; H . A . Collington , P . M . ; f . Hawker , P . M . ; j . Truelove , P . M . ; W . Myatt , S . W . ; S . () . Lewin , S . D . ; R . Harman , D . C ; F . G . Skinner , W . S . ; C . C . Kilsby , R . Cox , W . A . R . Harris , W . J . Sievev , R . Killick , J . H . Wilson ,
L . Lemon , R . Mason , E . Gootl , and others . Amongst the visitors were Bros . J . Lig htfoot , P . M ., Treasurer , 147 ; S . Hoare , S . D ., ny W . B . Smith , 1 . 526 ; and G . Montgomery , 1 . 326 . The ballot was taken for Mr . Lemon Lemon , and proved unanimous in favour of his admission . The
W . M ., in his usual fluent , correct , and impressive manner , raised Bros . W ' . A . R . Harris , E . C . Kilsby , and W . J . 'Sievey to the third degree . He then initiated Messrs . E . Good , R . Mason , and L . Lemon into the mysteries and privileges of Ancient Freemasonry . Inconsequence ofthe large
arrears of business , and the propositions received for initiation , it was unanimously resolved that an emergency meeting be held on Thursday September 26 th , at five o ' clock , p . m . It was announced that Bro . William Billington , a Past Steward of the Girl ' s School , ( 1869 ) , and an
old member of this lodge , had died that evening , also the death of Bro . M . J . Simmons was announced . It was unanimously resolved that letters of condolence be sent to their families , also that the lodge be placed in mourning . The lodge was then closed .
CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND
Ci'MiiLRLANi ) . —ll ' uitirell Lotige ( No . 1 . 590 ) . —The first regular meeting of this promising lodge , look place 011 Tuesday , the aoth . The lodge was opened in due form by the W . M ., Bro . Rodger Dodgson , supported by the other olficers . The minuies of consecration , and emergency for initiation of Tvlcr , were reatl and conlirmed . The ballot was then taken for thc
lollowmg joining members : —Bros . Kev . G . Brown . St . " Andrew ' s Lodge ; John Bell , S . W . 155 ; ; John Barrow , W . M . ijii ; Reuben Pearson , " W . M . 995 ; W . Whiteside ' , S . W . 1 . 39 8 ; John Case , P . M . " , P . Z ., P . G . j ' .. West Lancacashire ; James Postlethwaite , J . W . 1 , 398 ;
Thomas Brown , 872 ; W . B . Atherston , 11 . 3 ; Henry Atkinson , 119 ; which proved unanimous in their favour . The following were balloted for as honorary members : —Bros . John Whit well , M . P ., Grand Warden of England D . Prov . G . M .
of Cumberland anil Wc stmoreland ; Kdward Busher , Prov . G . S . B . Eng ., Prov . G . Sec . ; Capt . A . C . Mott , R . N ., P . Prov . G . D ., West Lancashire ; and Henry Barber , P . AL , P . M . 99 . 3 . As in the former ca ? es , the ballot was unanimously in their favo . tr . The following candidates were then balloted for , viz .: —Mr . Walter Crook ,
engineer , Milium ; Thomas Massicks , Estp , ironmaster , ditto ; Mr . H . -Myers Meakin , solicitor , Broughton-in-Furness ; . Mr . John Holloway , schoolmaster , Milium , and they were unanimously accepted . Messrs . Crook and Holloway being in attendance , thev were se \ erally admitted and initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry by the W . M ., in a very imp .-salve