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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.
There can be little doubt that almost every vestige of pure and ancient Masonry has disappeared from the ceremony and ritual , as well as the practice of what still retains the name of Freemasonry in France , and that control of the organisation has been gradually acquired and used by agitators , both political and anti clerical , to carry out , not always too scrupulously , their own particular views .
© <& <& The Standard of November 18 th has the following remarks on the subject : — " Freemasons who are unacquainted with the position of the Craft in France may be surprised and bewildered by the charges made against it lately . That the War Office should consult Provincial Grand Lodges
upon the character and qualifications of officers in the Army , or , indeed , on any other subject , seems grotesque . But there is no doubt of it . General Andre has admitted that he took advice from those bodies and acted on it . The truth is that Freemasonry in France and England are quite different institutions . They were identical at the beginning ; in fact ,
this was one of the many fashions borrowed from us by the French in the 18 th century . Lord Derwentwater is said to have founded the first lodge in Paris , and the Duke of Richmond the second . Lord Stratbmore , Grand Master of England , authorised both of them in 1733 . But the ' Spirit of the Revolution ' soon established itself in the French lodges , as is
not surprising , perhaps , and so transformed them in principles and practice that the Grand Lodge of England formally severed connection carlv in the last centurv . "
© © © Our contemporary is not quite correct in its date of the rupture between the Grand Orient of France and the Grand Lodge of England , which took place some twenty years ago , as the result of the exclusion from French lodges of the volume of the sacred law , and as a consequence the omission of a declaration of a belief in the Deity .
© © © Bro . Lord Leigh , who unveiled at Stratford-on-Avon the other day a memorial window to Sir Arthur Hodgson , showed little signs of the circumstance that in another fewweeks he will be celebrating his eighty-first birthday : noi would the appearance of Lady Leigh indicate that early in
August last she and her husband were marking the fifty-sixth anniversary of their wedding . Bro . Lord Leigh is certainly one of our most wonderful octogenarians , for there is no one in the county who takes a livelier or more active interest in Warwickshire affairs . Bro . Lord Leigh is the doyen of the Provincial Grand Masters , and still takes a very active part in the ruling and governing of his province .
© © © An American clergyman and a Mason , Bro . the Kev Lorenzo Dow , was once travelling in Asia Minor , and was taken with a slow fever at Smyrna . When he had partially recovered his health , he found himself in rather indigent
circumstances , and , as he was walking out one day , the thought struch him , as strangers were passing by , that there might be some Masons in this far-off land . Somewhat weak and weary , he sat clown by the side of the road , and gave to several travellers , as they passed by , the Masonic
sign of distress , which was not recognized by them . At last seeing a well-dressed gentleman approach , he repeated the sign , to which the gentleman cheerfully responded by
inquiring into his circumstances . The result was that the newly found Masonic brother sent a carriage for him , and conveyed him to his own beautiful palace , took care of him till he had fully recovered his health , paid his hotel bill , previously contracted , and sent him on his way rejoicing . —• The Kcvslonc .
© © ¦;;¦ The question propounded by Sir Alan Seton Steuart ol Touch at Falkirk bazaar recently , as to whether Adam was a Freemason , set a lot of would-be witty persons writing to a Glasgow paper to show that our first parent was an Oddfellow ,
a Free Gardener , a Freethinker , a Free Tailor , and other things , but the " wit" became so heavy and far fetched that the editor summarily closed the correspondence .
© . - Lady Mary Hozier has been presented by the Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasons with a marble bust of her husband , Bro . the Hon . . lames Hozier , M . P ., in recognition of the hitter ' s services as Grand Master of Scotland during the past foin
years . The bust is the work of Mr . W . Grant Stevenson , R . S . A ., and is a replica of one which is shortly to be placed in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh .
© © © An old Masonic copper seal , which was probably in use over 200 years ago , and which has been found in a perfect state of preservation in an old stone quarry near Biggar . The number 222 corresponds with the number of the Biggar
Knight Templar Order of Freemasonry which was in existence previous to the year 1727 , when the present Biggar Lodge , No . 157 ( Scottish Constitution ) , was constituted by a right from Linlithgow .
© © © The constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York provides that the dispensation for a new lodge shall not he issued without a certificate that the proposed . Master and Wardens have exhibited their work in the three degrees of Craft Masonry .
This provision is generally regarded as wise and necessary . Commenting on this principle , the Masonic Standard says it is a singular circumstance that after a lodge has been once chartered and set to work , the careful supervision of the Grand Lodge respecting competency of officers comes to an end . In practice there is not infrequently a woeful falling off . The
Standard has seen many Masters who not only jiossess an imperfect knowledge of the ritual , but are incapable of presiding over the deliberations of the lodge with even a modicum of credit .
© © © Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall , has conferred the rank of Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden upon Bro . Thomas Taylor , P . M . and Secretary of Lodge True and Faithful , No . 318 , Helston ,
in appreciation of his constant interest in Masonry . Bro . Taylor was initiated in True and Faithful Lodge over fortytwo years ago , and was its Worshipful Master in 1866 . In the province he has held the following offices : —P . G . O ., 186 9 ; S . G . D ., 1870 ; and P . G . Treas ., 18 90 . The honour just conferred has given great satisfaction to the local brethren .
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SPECIAL XOTE—Owin g lo I he pressure upon our space we arc compelled lo leave lite following reports over until the next issue : —Trafford Lodge , Xo . 1494 . Orpheus Lodge . Xo . iyo 6 . Devonian Lodge , Xo . 2834 . Sheraton Lodge , Xo . , ; o / o , and Prov . Grand Chapter of Hertfordshire .
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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar.
There can be little doubt that almost every vestige of pure and ancient Masonry has disappeared from the ceremony and ritual , as well as the practice of what still retains the name of Freemasonry in France , and that control of the organisation has been gradually acquired and used by agitators , both political and anti clerical , to carry out , not always too scrupulously , their own particular views .
© <& <& The Standard of November 18 th has the following remarks on the subject : — " Freemasons who are unacquainted with the position of the Craft in France may be surprised and bewildered by the charges made against it lately . That the War Office should consult Provincial Grand Lodges
upon the character and qualifications of officers in the Army , or , indeed , on any other subject , seems grotesque . But there is no doubt of it . General Andre has admitted that he took advice from those bodies and acted on it . The truth is that Freemasonry in France and England are quite different institutions . They were identical at the beginning ; in fact ,
this was one of the many fashions borrowed from us by the French in the 18 th century . Lord Derwentwater is said to have founded the first lodge in Paris , and the Duke of Richmond the second . Lord Stratbmore , Grand Master of England , authorised both of them in 1733 . But the ' Spirit of the Revolution ' soon established itself in the French lodges , as is
not surprising , perhaps , and so transformed them in principles and practice that the Grand Lodge of England formally severed connection carlv in the last centurv . "
© © © Our contemporary is not quite correct in its date of the rupture between the Grand Orient of France and the Grand Lodge of England , which took place some twenty years ago , as the result of the exclusion from French lodges of the volume of the sacred law , and as a consequence the omission of a declaration of a belief in the Deity .
© © © Bro . Lord Leigh , who unveiled at Stratford-on-Avon the other day a memorial window to Sir Arthur Hodgson , showed little signs of the circumstance that in another fewweeks he will be celebrating his eighty-first birthday : noi would the appearance of Lady Leigh indicate that early in
August last she and her husband were marking the fifty-sixth anniversary of their wedding . Bro . Lord Leigh is certainly one of our most wonderful octogenarians , for there is no one in the county who takes a livelier or more active interest in Warwickshire affairs . Bro . Lord Leigh is the doyen of the Provincial Grand Masters , and still takes a very active part in the ruling and governing of his province .
© © © An American clergyman and a Mason , Bro . the Kev Lorenzo Dow , was once travelling in Asia Minor , and was taken with a slow fever at Smyrna . When he had partially recovered his health , he found himself in rather indigent
circumstances , and , as he was walking out one day , the thought struch him , as strangers were passing by , that there might be some Masons in this far-off land . Somewhat weak and weary , he sat clown by the side of the road , and gave to several travellers , as they passed by , the Masonic
sign of distress , which was not recognized by them . At last seeing a well-dressed gentleman approach , he repeated the sign , to which the gentleman cheerfully responded by
inquiring into his circumstances . The result was that the newly found Masonic brother sent a carriage for him , and conveyed him to his own beautiful palace , took care of him till he had fully recovered his health , paid his hotel bill , previously contracted , and sent him on his way rejoicing . —• The Kcvslonc .
© © ¦;;¦ The question propounded by Sir Alan Seton Steuart ol Touch at Falkirk bazaar recently , as to whether Adam was a Freemason , set a lot of would-be witty persons writing to a Glasgow paper to show that our first parent was an Oddfellow ,
a Free Gardener , a Freethinker , a Free Tailor , and other things , but the " wit" became so heavy and far fetched that the editor summarily closed the correspondence .
© . - Lady Mary Hozier has been presented by the Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasons with a marble bust of her husband , Bro . the Hon . . lames Hozier , M . P ., in recognition of the hitter ' s services as Grand Master of Scotland during the past foin
years . The bust is the work of Mr . W . Grant Stevenson , R . S . A ., and is a replica of one which is shortly to be placed in the Freemasons' Hall , Edinburgh .
© © © An old Masonic copper seal , which was probably in use over 200 years ago , and which has been found in a perfect state of preservation in an old stone quarry near Biggar . The number 222 corresponds with the number of the Biggar
Knight Templar Order of Freemasonry which was in existence previous to the year 1727 , when the present Biggar Lodge , No . 157 ( Scottish Constitution ) , was constituted by a right from Linlithgow .
© © © The constitution of the Grand Lodge of New York provides that the dispensation for a new lodge shall not he issued without a certificate that the proposed . Master and Wardens have exhibited their work in the three degrees of Craft Masonry .
This provision is generally regarded as wise and necessary . Commenting on this principle , the Masonic Standard says it is a singular circumstance that after a lodge has been once chartered and set to work , the careful supervision of the Grand Lodge respecting competency of officers comes to an end . In practice there is not infrequently a woeful falling off . The
Standard has seen many Masters who not only jiossess an imperfect knowledge of the ritual , but are incapable of presiding over the deliberations of the lodge with even a modicum of credit .
© © © Bro . the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , Provincial Grand Master of Cornwall , has conferred the rank of Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden upon Bro . Thomas Taylor , P . M . and Secretary of Lodge True and Faithful , No . 318 , Helston ,
in appreciation of his constant interest in Masonry . Bro . Taylor was initiated in True and Faithful Lodge over fortytwo years ago , and was its Worshipful Master in 1866 . In the province he has held the following offices : —P . G . O ., 186 9 ; S . G . D ., 1870 ; and P . G . Treas ., 18 90 . The honour just conferred has given great satisfaction to the local brethren .
Ar01901
SPECIAL XOTE—Owin g lo I he pressure upon our space we arc compelled lo leave lite following reports over until the next issue : —Trafford Lodge , Xo . 1494 . Orpheus Lodge . Xo . iyo 6 . Devonian Lodge , Xo . 2834 . Sheraton Lodge , Xo . , ; o / o , and Prov . Grand Chapter of Hertfordshire .
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^ ^ ' : ^^ - ; - ^ ^ -: ^ , ^^/ ^ / v /^^^ WH / SKYIS / MH - -m ¦ m & mmj & " % -. ** v ' ¦ ¦?• ' - ' fr | g ^ ' ^ s ^^ n g £ Jf ; LACK & WHMl | j § J §