Some Things Which Inconsistent With The Freemasonry Which Is Universal, Absolutely.

remarks , but without success . —CHAEEES PUETOS - COOPEE . [ We now insert the above at the special request of our R . W . Bro ., aud solely as the opinions of Bro . C P . Cooper . ]

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

27 ie Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents APPOINTMENT OF PROV . G . STEWARDS .

10 THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AUD MASONIC MIEROIt . Dear Sir and Brother , —On reading the report in the Magazine last week of the installation of Earl Ferrers as W . M . of the Ferrers and Ivanhoe Lodge ( No . 779 ) , I was much gratified to learn from the speech of the Prov . G . M . for Leicestershire and

Rutland that " It was his intention in future to allow each year six of the lodges in the proviuce in rotation to nominate one of their members to him for appointment as Provincial Grand Steward" I trust such an agreeable regard for the wishes of members of lodges will be duly appreciated , and that the

example will be followed by other Provincial Grand Masters . As the Steward ' s apron is frequently followed by the purple [ ' ?] , I am sure the brethren of lodges inmany provinces would feel more satisfied than they do now with the distributions of the purples , could they have

some little influence when the selections are made for these honours , or could have a voice in their bestowal . In many instances neither the Provincial G . Master nor his deputy visit the lodges under their guidance for several years , and the consequence is that they know nothing of the qualifications of the Masters

, the purples are bestowed without regard to Masonic proficiency or the wishes of the members of lodges , and uniformity of working is not observed . This latter might be done to a far greater extent did the brethren in authority more frequently visit the lodge under their controland did the Provincial

, Grand Masters give the lodges generally an opportunity of recommending brethren for provincial hohours . Tours fraternally , July llth , 1870 . A P . M . Province of Kent .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

At the Grand Lodge banquet at New York on the evening of the great Masonic celebration , Sth ult . ' the toast of " Masonic Sovereignty" was ably spoken to by M . W . Bro . Richard Vaux , P . G . M . of Pennsylvania , who asserted that those who would dare to

invade the jurisdiction of another Grand Lodge ought to meet the fate of the Grand Orient of France . He referred to the troubles in Canada , and trusted and implore the Grand Lodge of New York to consider well their action before deciding a question of so great an importance as the disruption of a sister Grand Lodge .

The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New York was held at the Apollo Hall on the 7 th ult . On the officers taking their places , St . Cecile Lodge sang an ode to the tune of " God Save the Queen . " On motion , all Master Masons in good standing were admitted . The Grand Master ' s address

touchingly alluded to the death of Bro . R . D . Holmes . It was announced that seven dispensations for new lodges had been granted , while seventeen applications had been refused . One part of the address disposed of a fallacy which many believe who are inimical to

Masonry , namely , that a Mason will try to screen a brother , no matter what his crime . The Grand Master said , "In a certain ease in this State a Mason was called as a witness , and he stated on oath that the character of the ' brother' and of his wife were such

that he would not believe them under oath . For this his lodge suspanded him , and he appealed to the Grand Master , who held that the brother did right . He told the truth , and his lodge suspended him ; had he told a falsehood he' would also have been suspended , so that he stood between two fires . The . action of his

lodge was reversed , and he was restored to his rights . " The Grand Master took occasion to say that nothing in Masonry caused a man to go behind his duty as regarded the laws of the land . Many believed that a juror who was a Mason should not find a brother

guilty . This was not the case . A king of France once said , in reply to a deputation of nobles who came to him to beg the life of one of their fraternity condemned to death for crime , on the ground that it would disgrace the nobility , that the disgrace was in the crime , not in the Order , and the noble was

executed according to his sentence . This should be the way with Masonry ; the crime was the disgrace , and had had its own punishment ; the fraternity could not be disgraced by a criminal . A question was submitted as to the right of an alien to be initiated even if he had been in the country the necessary twelve months .

The decision was in the affirmative . The Grand Master concluded his address by remarking that the relations with sister States were satisfactory , although they still held no communication with the Grand Lodges of France and Hamburg .

The Secretary ' s report showed receipts 05 , 598 dols . ; lodges in good standing , 6-13 ; initiates during the year , 7 , 609 ; whole number of members , 7-1070 . The Trustees of the Hall and Asylum Fund presented a cheering report . Some amendments to the

constitution were introduced and adopted . Bro . John H . Authon was elected Grand Master by a large majority . The Grand Lodge of Lousiania is in debt to the amount of 100 , 000 dols ., for which " Grand Lodge Bonds" have been issued .