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Architecture And Archæloogy.
for weekly eA'ening services , meetings of the congregation , and the delivery of lectures , & c , and close to that room is the minister ' s vestry , A \ diieh is fitted up Avith every convenience . On the south side of the chapel , and close to it , stands the minister ' s house , constructed of ragstone with Bath dressings . It consists of throe stories besides the basement , and has thirteen roomsreplete Avith every
acom-, modation . The chapel is erected on a piece ot ground Avhich has been leased for 1 , 000 years , and it is not unworthy of remark that this piece of ground is said to haA-e been the site of the house of the eminent Dr . John OAVOII , the Nonconformist divine . The cost of the chapel Avas £ 3 , 350 , and of the minister ' s house £ 1 , 150 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
THE PRACTICE OP PAITII , HOPE , AX n CUAEITY . Although I am not about to ask a question , yet I shall be glad if you can find me space for the folloAving extraordinary note—I call it extraordinary because AVO are not often so reminded of Avbat can be done by the practice of those virtues Avhich Ave , as Masons , regard as the most sublime .-I mean Faith , Hope , and Charity . Whether the Avorth y
disciples of those virtues ( Mr . Midler ) is a brother Mason or not I cannot tell , but of this I am certain , he is nobly carrying out those duties Avhich Masons believe to be their special mission . On this account , then , and in the hope that some of our Craft will put forward their hand to hel p such a noble , pious , and truly Masonic work , I send you tho iolloAving , Avhich I cut out of a local noAVspapcr : —
Mn . MULLEK ' AVOXDEBFUL AOIIIEVEAIEXTS AT BRISTOL . — Tho Western Daily Express gives an interesting- account of Mr . Muller ' s Orphan Houses at Ashley Down , Bristol : — "It is now twenty-four years since this humble stranger , whose name is a household world , came to our city as the orphans' friend and advocate . Small enough were the beginnings , hut , as he himself tells usoften and ferventlhe relied upon " a Source that never
, y fails those who rightly seek it for right objects . When we find him providing for 300 orphans , we are surprised at his success , while ho himself thinks it small , and boldly invites 700 to a new and larger structure . JCow he is actually building accommodation to take as many as 1150 ! This will cost £ 23 , 000 , and an additional annual expense of about £ 5200 more for ' the support of these -150 additional orphans . Mr . Muller ' s balance-sheet of the
buildingfund shows that he has £ 21 , 282 on hand . Every day brings him fresh supplies . ' I look , ' he says , < with peace aiid comfort to the coming year , though I have reason to believe that its expenses will he far greater still , and that £ 25 , 000 will be required to carry me
through it . ' This will he readily believed when we add his summary of the 3 , 5 . 1-2 donations to the orphans entered in his account books . There were , he tells its , 11-94 under 5 s ., 5 G 0 above 5 s . and not exceeding 10 s ., Gil above 10 s . and not exceeding £ 1 , 2 SS above £ 1 and not exceeding £ 2 , -ill above £ 2 and not exceeding £ 5 , 03 above £ 5 and not exceeding £ 10 , 49 above £ 10 and not exceeding £ 20 , 10 above £ 20 and under £ 50 , 11 of £ 50 , 1 of £ 59 10 s . 9 d ., 1 of £ G 2 17 s . 1 of £ 89 -Is 1 of £ 96 12 s 3 d 5 of
, ., . ., £ 100 , 2 of £ 500 , and one of £ ' 1500 . The balance-sheet of expenses is even more wonderful . It begins with a credit in hand of £ 7-1 G 1 , and ends with a total income of £ 17 , 058 . The current expenses have been £ 7 G 99 , and there is a balance to begin the year of no less than £ 935 S ! Besides the orphans , Mr . Mullcr has four other objects—schools , missionaries , Scripture circulation , & e . —for which an income of £ 10 , 010 was received during the year , and a balance remained of
£ 2392 . The grand total is £ 75 , 181 , and of balances ( cash in hand ) the sum is £ 33 , 033 . This money comes from all parts of Europe , America , and the British colonies . Much of it is m small sums under 5 s . each , and a considerable amount is in pictures , jewellery , articles of clothing , & c . l ! v the sale of the latter articles £ G 5 G has been realised ' for the year , and £ 5621 since the beginning . Very largo sums , however , are continually arriving of £ 3000
—as one " left entirelv at mv own disposal ' " another of £ 2700 , another of £ 1500 , several of £ 100 and £ 50 . A Dutch Baroness sends £ S 5 13 s . Id . ; and a contributor is mentioned who gives an Australian debenture bond of £ " 100 stock . Here is Mr Muller ' s own statement : — "Some individuals send donations week after week , others put by for every order or for every payment tliey receive m business and send the amount from time to " time
. One Christian gentleman has now for about eight years sent me £ 5 r ? uv , m 01 ltl 1 ' Anotl , ei' d ° « ° i " , though with an income of only about £ 100 a year , has for about six years past given me nearlv one-half ° i" it . A baker m Worcestershire sends me one penny for each
Masonic Notes And Queries.
sack of flour he bakes . Another donor sends me the fifth part of all he receives , which sometimes has amounted to £ 7 , £ 9 , yea £ 1-1 or more per month . Another individual has recently begun to send mo week after week the tenth part of his business profits ; and many persons in business , and professional persons , send me donations as the Lord is pleased to prosper them . There are a few who have helped me , without interruption , to a greater or less degree , for twenty-six years in this work ; but by far the greater number
of donors have been raised up during the last ten years . ' " A WESTEKX HROTIIEK . BrarNA ^ Ts or JMASOXIC moors . I Avas onco subjected to some curious cpicstions , Avhich , neA-er hav-big heard before , I Avas unable to ansAver , Avhen applying to be admitted to a strange lodge . They were » # * * . fj an yon . give me any information about them ?
—W . A . E . Southampton , —[ EnoAving "W . A . E . " and his handwriting , AA-O should have no objection to answer his query , but we haA"e made it a rule not to do so any more , as the correspondence entailed upon us through one reply became a tax uvjon our time . " W . A . E . " must also be sure
that AVO could not print the questions , hence the mutilated state of his query as aboA"o . HoAA'evcr , if be is in town shortly we are sure to meet , and then Avill tell him Avhat ho desires to knoAV . If not , enquire of Bro . Banister , Prov . G-. Tyler and Tyler of the Phoenix Lodge , Portsmouth ( So . old ) , he can , and no doubt will , give every information . ] LEICESTER 1 'KEEAtASOXs' HALL .
The following is the criticism of Mr . Frederick T . Motfc on the above building in his very interesting Guide quoted in last week's number : — " The Masonic Hall in Hallford Street has a fcAV pretty details , but hero also there is no design . The front is badly proportioned and unpleasing . "GEOUGE MARKIIAM TWEDDELL . KXIGltTS TJ 5 MPLA 11 . Where shall I find any p'oof that tho old Knights Templar Avere Freemasons?—G-EORGE MAHKILUI TWEDDELL .
Fine Arts.
Fine Arts .
"THE PRESENTATION OF CHEIST IN THE TEMPLE . A new picture , embracing the above subject , is on AUOAV for a short time longer at Messrs . llotjcinann and Sons , 28 , Oxford Street . This surprising work of art is the first picture exhibited by Mr . Eobert Dowling , tho artist , and its
beauty , as Avcll as the circumstances of the painter ' s adoption of tho profession , render it no common Avork . Mr . DoAvting is a native of England , but left these shores some years ago , Avhen a child , Avitli . his father , and resided in Australia , where bo Avas destined , for a time at least , to dcA-otc himself to trade . Genius , however , triumphs over such difficulties , and Mr . Dowling commenced tho study of
nature iu the wilds of Australia , First bo sketched the scenery , then the aborigines , aud , lastly , earned no inconsiderable fame as a successful portrait painter . Still bo yearned to bo a great painter , to represent au epic on canvas ; and , in pursuit of this laudable ambition , returned to England about three years since , and applying himself to bard study , has burst upon the world as a pn ' mler of no ordinary calibre . The picture of "The Presentation of
Christ in the Temple" is one destined to achieve for its producer a lasting reputation , and a name in the annals of art . Tho event delineated is that passage of Holy Scripture in the 2 nd chapter of St . Luke . iiiAvhich Simeon . is in the Temple , when the patent ,- ; of ' . hi . ' inl ' ant Jesus bring him to bo presented to the priest . Simeon , a holy man , having been promised of God that ho should not die until ,
ho bad seen the Messiah , is represented Avith tlio child Jesus in one arm , ivhilc the other is uplifted blessing the parents , and bo is pouring out the prophetical thanksgiving by saying "Lord , now lett-ost thou iby servant depart in peace , " & c . This figure alone , lot- holy , calm resignation , is enough to stamp a man as a great painter , but ; there is beside him the 'V irgin Mary , listening to his wondrous Avor . ds with all the hope , fear , anil i-v . tior . ut ! solicitude of tht most anxious parent . . Her countenance is one of cxiivuie beauty , but in which the contending thoughts , tiro nicelv
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Architecture And Archæloogy.
for weekly eA'ening services , meetings of the congregation , and the delivery of lectures , & c , and close to that room is the minister ' s vestry , A \ diieh is fitted up Avith every convenience . On the south side of the chapel , and close to it , stands the minister ' s house , constructed of ragstone with Bath dressings . It consists of throe stories besides the basement , and has thirteen roomsreplete Avith every
acom-, modation . The chapel is erected on a piece ot ground Avhich has been leased for 1 , 000 years , and it is not unworthy of remark that this piece of ground is said to haA-e been the site of the house of the eminent Dr . John OAVOII , the Nonconformist divine . The cost of the chapel Avas £ 3 , 350 , and of the minister ' s house £ 1 , 150 .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
THE PRACTICE OP PAITII , HOPE , AX n CUAEITY . Although I am not about to ask a question , yet I shall be glad if you can find me space for the folloAving extraordinary note—I call it extraordinary because AVO are not often so reminded of Avbat can be done by the practice of those virtues Avhich Ave , as Masons , regard as the most sublime .-I mean Faith , Hope , and Charity . Whether the Avorth y
disciples of those virtues ( Mr . Midler ) is a brother Mason or not I cannot tell , but of this I am certain , he is nobly carrying out those duties Avhich Masons believe to be their special mission . On this account , then , and in the hope that some of our Craft will put forward their hand to hel p such a noble , pious , and truly Masonic work , I send you tho iolloAving , Avhich I cut out of a local noAVspapcr : —
Mn . MULLEK ' AVOXDEBFUL AOIIIEVEAIEXTS AT BRISTOL . — Tho Western Daily Express gives an interesting- account of Mr . Muller ' s Orphan Houses at Ashley Down , Bristol : — "It is now twenty-four years since this humble stranger , whose name is a household world , came to our city as the orphans' friend and advocate . Small enough were the beginnings , hut , as he himself tells usoften and ferventlhe relied upon " a Source that never
, y fails those who rightly seek it for right objects . When we find him providing for 300 orphans , we are surprised at his success , while ho himself thinks it small , and boldly invites 700 to a new and larger structure . JCow he is actually building accommodation to take as many as 1150 ! This will cost £ 23 , 000 , and an additional annual expense of about £ 5200 more for ' the support of these -150 additional orphans . Mr . Muller ' s balance-sheet of the
buildingfund shows that he has £ 21 , 282 on hand . Every day brings him fresh supplies . ' I look , ' he says , < with peace aiid comfort to the coming year , though I have reason to believe that its expenses will he far greater still , and that £ 25 , 000 will be required to carry me
through it . ' This will he readily believed when we add his summary of the 3 , 5 . 1-2 donations to the orphans entered in his account books . There were , he tells its , 11-94 under 5 s ., 5 G 0 above 5 s . and not exceeding 10 s ., Gil above 10 s . and not exceeding £ 1 , 2 SS above £ 1 and not exceeding £ 2 , -ill above £ 2 and not exceeding £ 5 , 03 above £ 5 and not exceeding £ 10 , 49 above £ 10 and not exceeding £ 20 , 10 above £ 20 and under £ 50 , 11 of £ 50 , 1 of £ 59 10 s . 9 d ., 1 of £ G 2 17 s . 1 of £ 89 -Is 1 of £ 96 12 s 3 d 5 of
, ., . ., £ 100 , 2 of £ 500 , and one of £ ' 1500 . The balance-sheet of expenses is even more wonderful . It begins with a credit in hand of £ 7-1 G 1 , and ends with a total income of £ 17 , 058 . The current expenses have been £ 7 G 99 , and there is a balance to begin the year of no less than £ 935 S ! Besides the orphans , Mr . Mullcr has four other objects—schools , missionaries , Scripture circulation , & e . —for which an income of £ 10 , 010 was received during the year , and a balance remained of
£ 2392 . The grand total is £ 75 , 181 , and of balances ( cash in hand ) the sum is £ 33 , 033 . This money comes from all parts of Europe , America , and the British colonies . Much of it is m small sums under 5 s . each , and a considerable amount is in pictures , jewellery , articles of clothing , & c . l ! v the sale of the latter articles £ G 5 G has been realised ' for the year , and £ 5621 since the beginning . Very largo sums , however , are continually arriving of £ 3000
—as one " left entirelv at mv own disposal ' " another of £ 2700 , another of £ 1500 , several of £ 100 and £ 50 . A Dutch Baroness sends £ S 5 13 s . Id . ; and a contributor is mentioned who gives an Australian debenture bond of £ " 100 stock . Here is Mr Muller ' s own statement : — "Some individuals send donations week after week , others put by for every order or for every payment tliey receive m business and send the amount from time to " time
. One Christian gentleman has now for about eight years sent me £ 5 r ? uv , m 01 ltl 1 ' Anotl , ei' d ° « ° i " , though with an income of only about £ 100 a year , has for about six years past given me nearlv one-half ° i" it . A baker m Worcestershire sends me one penny for each
Masonic Notes And Queries.
sack of flour he bakes . Another donor sends me the fifth part of all he receives , which sometimes has amounted to £ 7 , £ 9 , yea £ 1-1 or more per month . Another individual has recently begun to send mo week after week the tenth part of his business profits ; and many persons in business , and professional persons , send me donations as the Lord is pleased to prosper them . There are a few who have helped me , without interruption , to a greater or less degree , for twenty-six years in this work ; but by far the greater number
of donors have been raised up during the last ten years . ' " A WESTEKX HROTIIEK . BrarNA ^ Ts or JMASOXIC moors . I Avas onco subjected to some curious cpicstions , Avhich , neA-er hav-big heard before , I Avas unable to ansAver , Avhen applying to be admitted to a strange lodge . They were » # * * . fj an yon . give me any information about them ?
—W . A . E . Southampton , —[ EnoAving "W . A . E . " and his handwriting , AA-O should have no objection to answer his query , but we haA"e made it a rule not to do so any more , as the correspondence entailed upon us through one reply became a tax uvjon our time . " W . A . E . " must also be sure
that AVO could not print the questions , hence the mutilated state of his query as aboA"o . HoAA'evcr , if be is in town shortly we are sure to meet , and then Avill tell him Avhat ho desires to knoAV . If not , enquire of Bro . Banister , Prov . G-. Tyler and Tyler of the Phoenix Lodge , Portsmouth ( So . old ) , he can , and no doubt will , give every information . ] LEICESTER 1 'KEEAtASOXs' HALL .
The following is the criticism of Mr . Frederick T . Motfc on the above building in his very interesting Guide quoted in last week's number : — " The Masonic Hall in Hallford Street has a fcAV pretty details , but hero also there is no design . The front is badly proportioned and unpleasing . "GEOUGE MARKIIAM TWEDDELL . KXIGltTS TJ 5 MPLA 11 . Where shall I find any p'oof that tho old Knights Templar Avere Freemasons?—G-EORGE MAHKILUI TWEDDELL .
Fine Arts.
Fine Arts .
"THE PRESENTATION OF CHEIST IN THE TEMPLE . A new picture , embracing the above subject , is on AUOAV for a short time longer at Messrs . llotjcinann and Sons , 28 , Oxford Street . This surprising work of art is the first picture exhibited by Mr . Eobert Dowling , tho artist , and its
beauty , as Avcll as the circumstances of the painter ' s adoption of tho profession , render it no common Avork . Mr . DoAvting is a native of England , but left these shores some years ago , Avhen a child , Avitli . his father , and resided in Australia , where bo Avas destined , for a time at least , to dcA-otc himself to trade . Genius , however , triumphs over such difficulties , and Mr . Dowling commenced tho study of
nature iu the wilds of Australia , First bo sketched the scenery , then the aborigines , aud , lastly , earned no inconsiderable fame as a successful portrait painter . Still bo yearned to bo a great painter , to represent au epic on canvas ; and , in pursuit of this laudable ambition , returned to England about three years since , and applying himself to bard study , has burst upon the world as a pn ' mler of no ordinary calibre . The picture of "The Presentation of
Christ in the Temple" is one destined to achieve for its producer a lasting reputation , and a name in the annals of art . Tho event delineated is that passage of Holy Scripture in the 2 nd chapter of St . Luke . iiiAvhich Simeon . is in the Temple , when the patent ,- ; of ' . hi . ' inl ' ant Jesus bring him to bo presented to the priest . Simeon , a holy man , having been promised of God that ho should not die until ,
ho bad seen the Messiah , is represented Avith tlio child Jesus in one arm , ivhilc the other is uplifted blessing the parents , and bo is pouring out the prophetical thanksgiving by saying "Lord , now lett-ost thou iby servant depart in peace , " & c . This figure alone , lot- holy , calm resignation , is enough to stamp a man as a great painter , but ; there is beside him the 'V irgin Mary , listening to his wondrous Avor . ds with all the hope , fear , anil i-v . tior . ut ! solicitude of tht most anxious parent . . Her countenance is one of cxiivuie beauty , but in which the contending thoughts , tiro nicelv