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' Christians in Syria and the Holy Land ;'" and again he said , "The Christian inhabitants of these places may well claim kindred with us , and have their claims allowed—as Christian brethren they may with confidence apply to you for sympathy , for relief in their distress , and found their claims specially upon the fact that they are afflicted , oppressed members of'the household of faith . '" After amplifying the portion of his address he proceeded , — "I must however state , by way of addition , that by far the greater number of those who are now in need of assistance are members nofc of the

Protestant or more primitive form of church , bufc of fche Greek Church , or of the Church of Rome . But primitive Christianity made made no distinction between Jewish Christians and Gentile Chvistians , '; and surely Protestants , surely Masons do not limit their charity by the narrow limits of Protestant Church , Greek Church , Roman Church ; all have One Lord , One Faith , One Baptism ,- and therefore I will with confidence assume , that the charity of evenone in this Christian congregation will be freely given to our fellow

Christians in Syria , now in distress , without requiring an answer to the question , are you a , Protestant ? Are you a Romanist ? Are you a member of the Greek Church ? On an occasion like the present , when I am asking for that which alone can be acceptable to Gocl , your freewill offerings , you may believe me when I tell you that I have not the slightest inclination to make the story worse than ifc really is . I shall simply bring before you what is stated in a paper published bthe Syrian Relief

y Committee containing a brief account of the facts connected with these unfortunate sufferers . Circumstances not hastily collected , and put forth as the truth by unknown men , without much consideration ; but stated earnestly , truthfully , by good men , wise men , men of wealth and rank , and highly esteemed for many Christian virtues . It is needless to . dwell on the tearfulness of tlie tragedy . The carnage of Lucknow ancl Oude ivas not equal to that of Lebanon and Damascus . The male Christian population iu some

places is not decimated , but exterminated . The Christian quarter of Damascus is not plundered , it is rased . Its merchant princes are begging their bread . The widows , orphans , and helpless , homeess wanderers are reckoned by thousands . Women are basely sold to unclean , savage purchasers . Compared to these scenes the chivalrous wars of Europe were very mercy . " The following statement indicates the extent and variety of the sufferings , for the relief of which the committee address this appeal to British humanit .

y 150 towns and villages have been pillaged and burnt , with tlie churches , patriarchates , monasteries , schools , the crops , silk factories , & c . ; also the whole of the Christian ' s houses in Damascus destroyed ( a city in itself ) , including the European Consulates . 16 , 000 Christians have been killed , including the men , women , and children murdered in cold blood . Also , Mr . Graham , and other Missionaries ; of their been mutilated and thrown

some corpses having into the wells . 3000 Christian women , married and unmarried , have been sold into Turkish harems for a few shillings each . 70 , 000 to 80 , 000 persons , including 20 , 000 widows and orphans , left homeless and starving . Our imagination fails to picture greater misery and suffering , and we cannot but believe that every Christian heart must cheerfully respond to so affecting and heartrending an appeal for help . No Christian can " shut up his compassion" in the face of

such revelations . AVe have no doubt that there will be substantial evidences by community that the members of " the whole famil y " —distant and unknown though they be— " do good , and especial ! v unto them who are of the household of faith . " In eiiccui-a' -in- ' --and stimulating his hearers to "do good" he cited from the paper above mimed .- — " M'e have fco clothe the naked , to feed the starving , to heal the wounded , to shelter the houseless . Her Majesty the Queenher Royal ConsortII . Ii . II . the Bnchess of Kenthave set a

, , , noble example by making liberal contributions to the Syrian fund . The great houses of the city , the merchants , trailers , and bankers of London , have taken the lend , by donations proportioned to the emergency , varying from £ ' 300 to £ 100 and less . Ker Majesty's Ministers and the leading statesmen of all parties are contributors and several are members of the committee . In this ' twice blessed ' work marked success has attended the Christian efforts ofthe committee mid

; wc are happy to learn from the preacher that the amount raised to September 17 th was about £ 14 , 000 . In his peroration he addressed himself in a particularly encouraging manner to the Masonic body present : — 'Brother Masons , I am ° proud in being able to address you in these words , —for this is the second occasion during my ministry in this parish , on which you have come forward nobly , most nobly and some at considerable ' inconvenience to to take and the

yourselves , a part , yes , leading part in charities , in which mere personal interest ; could influence hut slightly . On the occasion of the Barbados fire , you originated the scheme and on the present occasion , no sooner was it suggested that my sermon was to be for a charitable purpose than yon most readily complied with my request to be present on this occasion . . . ' . . Let i us remember what we were before we were allowed to advance a single step towards even an imperfect knowledge of the mysteries of i

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our Craft ; let us also remember what wc became when the rays of light , that first created of the Creator , dawned upon our benighted senses ; let us continually bear in mind that those duties which we as Masons are instructed in , and which are enjoined on us—on all occasions , in public and in private , to practise as well as learn ; and then let each of us give as Masons in proportion to the increase of his knowledge in the Craft , and I may only add , we may safely predict the result . I would now say , in conclusion , a few

words to you all . It is probably the last time that I shall address many of yon during the present year , but before next Sunday the new year will have commenced ; ami my wish and hope ibryou all is , that God may so bless you in the increase of your crops , in the increase of your stores , in the increase of your cattle , your flocks ancl your herds , and with every good thing , spiritual as well as temporal during its continuance , that at the end of ifc yon may each be able to say—I did at the end of last year lend somewhat to the

Lord , and behold he bus repaid it sevenfold into my bosom . " AVe-. believe over £ 10 were collected on this occasion ; we also understand that collections in aid of the above fund will be made in all the churches and chapels of the Island .

Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

MASONIC BALL AT GIBRALTAR . The Sfch January , 1861 , will be long remembered in Gibraltar , not only by the brethren , but by many of the uninitiated , and esjieciaHy by the youthful members of the fair sex . Since the visit of the Prince of Wales , nothing has caused so much excitement in the place as the Masonic Ball given by Inhabitants' Loclge , No . 178 , with the co-operation of many ofthe other Masons of the garrison .

Subscribers tickets were issued to nearly 120 of the fraternity , who were honoured by the presence of 200 guests . The Theatre Royal had been retained for the occasion , ancl tastefully deeorated . with evergreens , flags , and banners . We especially remarked the banners of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalusia , the Encampmentaml private banners ofthe Knights Templar , those of the Royal Arcli , of the Knights of the Red Cross , and of the Craft Loclge , No . 325 , G . R . I . The whole of the decorating was done under the

personal superintendence of Bro . AVilkinson , J . W . No . 178 . Afc 0 p . m ., the brethren formed in procession behind the curtain , which was then drawn up , whereupon the procession marched round the dancing-rooin , which was formed by laying a floor over the pit on a level with the stage , the assembled company looking on from the boxes , which were literally crowded with beauty and fashion . At a short distance , in rear of the loclge , inarched the Knights Templar of the Calpe Encampmentto the number ot *

, about twenty . The band of II . M ' s . 8 th Regiment , under the leadership of Bro . A'Tesohn , playing a Masonic march . The variety of Masonic clothing and jewels greatly excited the admiration of the Indies . On a given signal , the procession halted . The band indicated a set of quadrilles , and the brethren dispersed to the boxes in search of their partners , with whom they soon apneared ou the

floor , where dancing was kept up with great . spirit ) until 5 . 30 a . m . His Excellency Lieut .-Gencral Sir AVilliam Coclrington , Governor of Gibraltar , Mrs . Codrington , and Miss M . Coclrington honoured the . brethren with their company , as did also Colonel Lacy , Assistant-Adjutant-General , and Miss ' . Lacy ; Lieut .-Colonel Freemantle , Coldstream Guards , Assistant Military Secretary ; Colonel Shuttleworth , Commanding Royal Artillery , and Mrs . Shuttleworth ; Colonel Wilson , Commanding Her Majesty ' s 8 th Regiment ; Lieut . --Colonel Frazer 6 th

, Commanding Her Majesty's Regiment ; Major Robertson , Commanding 25 th K . O . B . ; Captain Morgan , Town Major , and Mrs . Morgan ; Captain Snycr , Police Magistrate , and Mrs . Sayer ; Captain Brome , Governor of Military Prison , Mrs . and Misses Brome ; Mrs . General Franklin and Miss Bligh ; Mrs . Colonel Steheliu and Misses Stelielin ; Mrs . Colonel Somerset , Miss Jones , anil Miss Simpson ; Major and Mrs . Carfchew ; Mrs . Julius AVilliams and Misses PowerMrsCaptain SchreiberMrsCaptain

; . , . Slade , Mrs . Captain Coopc , Mrs . Captain Dowson , Captain and Mrs . Byrne , Mr . Swain , Mrs . AVilkinson , Mrs . George Stokes , Lieutenant and Mrs . Davidson ; Le Chevalier Power , Mrs . Power ,, and Senorita La Pena ; Don Francisco Sanchei cle Pona , and Senoritas Sanchez de Pena ; Don A . Galliano and Senoritas Galliano ; Don Pablo Larios and Senoritas de Larios ; Dr . A \ ortniaiiii , Mrs . and Misses Grant , Mrs . and Misses Cairnes , Mrs . W .

Carver , Misses Patterson , Senora Onetti and Senoritas Onetfci , Mrs . Irwin , Mrs . Jackmaii , Mrs . Martin , and many others . Tbe brethren present ivere so numerous thafc an attemp t to enumerate them would be futile ; bufc we remarked some whose names may perhaps be mentioned as being well known to many readers of THE FI'E EMASONS MAGAZINE in Masonic circles at a distance ; as , for instance , Bros . Lieutenant . Colonel Poulett Somerset , C . B ., M . P ., Commanding H , M ' s . 2 nd Battalion 7 t '> Koyal Fusiliers ; Colonel

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MEMOIRS OF THE FREEMASONS OF NAPLES. Article 1
VISIT TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON AND ITS VICINAGE. Article 2
THE GRAVE S OF BROS. JACKSON AND POLK. Article 4
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 5
Literature. Article 6
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 9
Poetry. Article 10
I'M GROWING OLD. Article 10
A LAMENT. Article 10
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 10
THE HIGHER DEGREES. Article 11
THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE. Article 11
THE WEST LANCASHIRE BALL. Article 11
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 11
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 12
METROPOLITAN. Article 12
PROVINCIAL. Article 14
MARK MASONRY. Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 17
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 17
WEST INDIES Article 17
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 19
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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West Indies

' Christians in Syria and the Holy Land ;'" and again he said , "The Christian inhabitants of these places may well claim kindred with us , and have their claims allowed—as Christian brethren they may with confidence apply to you for sympathy , for relief in their distress , and found their claims specially upon the fact that they are afflicted , oppressed members of'the household of faith . '" After amplifying the portion of his address he proceeded , — "I must however state , by way of addition , that by far the greater number of those who are now in need of assistance are members nofc of the

Protestant or more primitive form of church , bufc of fche Greek Church , or of the Church of Rome . But primitive Christianity made made no distinction between Jewish Christians and Gentile Chvistians , '; and surely Protestants , surely Masons do not limit their charity by the narrow limits of Protestant Church , Greek Church , Roman Church ; all have One Lord , One Faith , One Baptism ,- and therefore I will with confidence assume , that the charity of evenone in this Christian congregation will be freely given to our fellow

Christians in Syria , now in distress , without requiring an answer to the question , are you a , Protestant ? Are you a Romanist ? Are you a member of the Greek Church ? On an occasion like the present , when I am asking for that which alone can be acceptable to Gocl , your freewill offerings , you may believe me when I tell you that I have not the slightest inclination to make the story worse than ifc really is . I shall simply bring before you what is stated in a paper published bthe Syrian Relief

y Committee containing a brief account of the facts connected with these unfortunate sufferers . Circumstances not hastily collected , and put forth as the truth by unknown men , without much consideration ; but stated earnestly , truthfully , by good men , wise men , men of wealth and rank , and highly esteemed for many Christian virtues . It is needless to . dwell on the tearfulness of tlie tragedy . The carnage of Lucknow ancl Oude ivas not equal to that of Lebanon and Damascus . The male Christian population iu some

places is not decimated , but exterminated . The Christian quarter of Damascus is not plundered , it is rased . Its merchant princes are begging their bread . The widows , orphans , and helpless , homeess wanderers are reckoned by thousands . Women are basely sold to unclean , savage purchasers . Compared to these scenes the chivalrous wars of Europe were very mercy . " The following statement indicates the extent and variety of the sufferings , for the relief of which the committee address this appeal to British humanit .

y 150 towns and villages have been pillaged and burnt , with tlie churches , patriarchates , monasteries , schools , the crops , silk factories , & c . ; also the whole of the Christian ' s houses in Damascus destroyed ( a city in itself ) , including the European Consulates . 16 , 000 Christians have been killed , including the men , women , and children murdered in cold blood . Also , Mr . Graham , and other Missionaries ; of their been mutilated and thrown

some corpses having into the wells . 3000 Christian women , married and unmarried , have been sold into Turkish harems for a few shillings each . 70 , 000 to 80 , 000 persons , including 20 , 000 widows and orphans , left homeless and starving . Our imagination fails to picture greater misery and suffering , and we cannot but believe that every Christian heart must cheerfully respond to so affecting and heartrending an appeal for help . No Christian can " shut up his compassion" in the face of

such revelations . AVe have no doubt that there will be substantial evidences by community that the members of " the whole famil y " —distant and unknown though they be— " do good , and especial ! v unto them who are of the household of faith . " In eiiccui-a' -in- ' --and stimulating his hearers to "do good" he cited from the paper above mimed .- — " M'e have fco clothe the naked , to feed the starving , to heal the wounded , to shelter the houseless . Her Majesty the Queenher Royal ConsortII . Ii . II . the Bnchess of Kenthave set a

, , , noble example by making liberal contributions to the Syrian fund . The great houses of the city , the merchants , trailers , and bankers of London , have taken the lend , by donations proportioned to the emergency , varying from £ ' 300 to £ 100 and less . Ker Majesty's Ministers and the leading statesmen of all parties are contributors and several are members of the committee . In this ' twice blessed ' work marked success has attended the Christian efforts ofthe committee mid

; wc are happy to learn from the preacher that the amount raised to September 17 th was about £ 14 , 000 . In his peroration he addressed himself in a particularly encouraging manner to the Masonic body present : — 'Brother Masons , I am ° proud in being able to address you in these words , —for this is the second occasion during my ministry in this parish , on which you have come forward nobly , most nobly and some at considerable ' inconvenience to to take and the

yourselves , a part , yes , leading part in charities , in which mere personal interest ; could influence hut slightly . On the occasion of the Barbados fire , you originated the scheme and on the present occasion , no sooner was it suggested that my sermon was to be for a charitable purpose than yon most readily complied with my request to be present on this occasion . . . ' . . Let i us remember what we were before we were allowed to advance a single step towards even an imperfect knowledge of the mysteries of i

West Indies

our Craft ; let us also remember what wc became when the rays of light , that first created of the Creator , dawned upon our benighted senses ; let us continually bear in mind that those duties which we as Masons are instructed in , and which are enjoined on us—on all occasions , in public and in private , to practise as well as learn ; and then let each of us give as Masons in proportion to the increase of his knowledge in the Craft , and I may only add , we may safely predict the result . I would now say , in conclusion , a few

words to you all . It is probably the last time that I shall address many of yon during the present year , but before next Sunday the new year will have commenced ; ami my wish and hope ibryou all is , that God may so bless you in the increase of your crops , in the increase of your stores , in the increase of your cattle , your flocks ancl your herds , and with every good thing , spiritual as well as temporal during its continuance , that at the end of ifc yon may each be able to say—I did at the end of last year lend somewhat to the

Lord , and behold he bus repaid it sevenfold into my bosom . " AVe-. believe over £ 10 were collected on this occasion ; we also understand that collections in aid of the above fund will be made in all the churches and chapels of the Island .

Masonic Festivities.

MASONIC FESTIVITIES .

MASONIC BALL AT GIBRALTAR . The Sfch January , 1861 , will be long remembered in Gibraltar , not only by the brethren , but by many of the uninitiated , and esjieciaHy by the youthful members of the fair sex . Since the visit of the Prince of Wales , nothing has caused so much excitement in the place as the Masonic Ball given by Inhabitants' Loclge , No . 178 , with the co-operation of many ofthe other Masons of the garrison .

Subscribers tickets were issued to nearly 120 of the fraternity , who were honoured by the presence of 200 guests . The Theatre Royal had been retained for the occasion , ancl tastefully deeorated . with evergreens , flags , and banners . We especially remarked the banners of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Andalusia , the Encampmentaml private banners ofthe Knights Templar , those of the Royal Arcli , of the Knights of the Red Cross , and of the Craft Loclge , No . 325 , G . R . I . The whole of the decorating was done under the

personal superintendence of Bro . AVilkinson , J . W . No . 178 . Afc 0 p . m ., the brethren formed in procession behind the curtain , which was then drawn up , whereupon the procession marched round the dancing-rooin , which was formed by laying a floor over the pit on a level with the stage , the assembled company looking on from the boxes , which were literally crowded with beauty and fashion . At a short distance , in rear of the loclge , inarched the Knights Templar of the Calpe Encampmentto the number ot *

, about twenty . The band of II . M ' s . 8 th Regiment , under the leadership of Bro . A'Tesohn , playing a Masonic march . The variety of Masonic clothing and jewels greatly excited the admiration of the Indies . On a given signal , the procession halted . The band indicated a set of quadrilles , and the brethren dispersed to the boxes in search of their partners , with whom they soon apneared ou the

floor , where dancing was kept up with great . spirit ) until 5 . 30 a . m . His Excellency Lieut .-Gencral Sir AVilliam Coclrington , Governor of Gibraltar , Mrs . Codrington , and Miss M . Coclrington honoured the . brethren with their company , as did also Colonel Lacy , Assistant-Adjutant-General , and Miss ' . Lacy ; Lieut .-Colonel Freemantle , Coldstream Guards , Assistant Military Secretary ; Colonel Shuttleworth , Commanding Royal Artillery , and Mrs . Shuttleworth ; Colonel Wilson , Commanding Her Majesty ' s 8 th Regiment ; Lieut . --Colonel Frazer 6 th

, Commanding Her Majesty's Regiment ; Major Robertson , Commanding 25 th K . O . B . ; Captain Morgan , Town Major , and Mrs . Morgan ; Captain Snycr , Police Magistrate , and Mrs . Sayer ; Captain Brome , Governor of Military Prison , Mrs . and Misses Brome ; Mrs . General Franklin and Miss Bligh ; Mrs . Colonel Steheliu and Misses Stelielin ; Mrs . Colonel Somerset , Miss Jones , anil Miss Simpson ; Major and Mrs . Carfchew ; Mrs . Julius AVilliams and Misses PowerMrsCaptain SchreiberMrsCaptain

; . , . Slade , Mrs . Captain Coopc , Mrs . Captain Dowson , Captain and Mrs . Byrne , Mr . Swain , Mrs . AVilkinson , Mrs . George Stokes , Lieutenant and Mrs . Davidson ; Le Chevalier Power , Mrs . Power ,, and Senorita La Pena ; Don Francisco Sanchei cle Pona , and Senoritas Sanchez de Pena ; Don A . Galliano and Senoritas Galliano ; Don Pablo Larios and Senoritas de Larios ; Dr . A \ ortniaiiii , Mrs . and Misses Grant , Mrs . and Misses Cairnes , Mrs . W .

Carver , Misses Patterson , Senora Onetti and Senoritas Onetfci , Mrs . Irwin , Mrs . Jackmaii , Mrs . Martin , and many others . Tbe brethren present ivere so numerous thafc an attemp t to enumerate them would be futile ; bufc we remarked some whose names may perhaps be mentioned as being well known to many readers of THE FI'E EMASONS MAGAZINE in Masonic circles at a distance ; as , for instance , Bros . Lieutenant . Colonel Poulett Somerset , C . B ., M . P ., Commanding H , M ' s . 2 nd Battalion 7 t '> Koyal Fusiliers ; Colonel

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