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Correspondence.
simple hei'bs , roots , aud different creatures , the ancient patriarchs Moses , Solomon , and others , made use of the marks or figures , to give knowledge of the Divine Essence . Erom the 4 th chapter of 1 st Kings to the 10 th , you have an account of the works of Solomon ; he appointed 3 , 300 to oversee the Avork . As the Temple Avas built Avithout axe , hammer , or tool
being heard , it was requisite that every part for conjunction should be marked by the rulers and also by the ivorkman , so that every ruler might know by whom tho work was done . This practice has continued to the present . Everymechanic has his own Mark , and some masters builder , keep a book to contain the names and Marks ofthe men they employ . In many of the oldest buildups when alterations take lace
p , the Marks of the men Avho Avrought the stones are to be found ; not less than 178 of such Marks Avere collected from Furness Abbey , in Lancashire , in 1858 . In the 9 th of Kings 23 d , the chief officers over the Avork were 550 ( Masters ) , each master Avith 5 Officers , ( the number in a Mark Lodge ) make 6 . NOAV 6 x 550 = 3 , 300 that had charge of the sets , gangs , or troops of the Avorkmen employed .
When I was made a Mason , the Mark was given with the Craft Degrees , but the modern Masons have turned Masonry upside doAvn , inside out , and bach part first , they changed the pillars , the word , and the working that every foreigner can testify . " :, . Some years ago , I made a gentleman ( ivho is a builder ) aMark Mason . After hehad passed through all the ceremony , he told me he was a Mark Mason before , but did not know it .
I could let Anti-Spurious Mark see certificates of officers from the field of Waterloo , with their Marks attached to their names . Therefore , if he hopes the Mark will never be moored alongside the Craft , he only shews his ignorance of Masonry ; the Mark was on board the Craft , not alongside , and all except the apprentices formed the crew . At my time of life it is too much trouble , otherwise , I
might write a much longer account . I recommend " Anti-Spurious Mark" to study the number three from the remotest ages hi all countries and nations . Also , to consult the the following authors : —Montfacon , Meiiinski , Buxtorfium , De Lany , Jamblius , Severus , Prideaux , Bingham , Josephus , Lucianus , Herodotus , & c . They have written on Mystery , on the Temple , on the Ark , on the Tabernacle , & c .
Sir , your obedient Servant , WM . PUNSHON , P . M ., 586 . Tell Anti-Spurious Mark , The Lord set a Mark upon Cain , That he will remain in the dark , If he tries that Mark to obtain .
Entered Apprentices And The Right Of Voting.
ENTERED APPRENTICES AND THE RIGHT OF VOTING .
TO THE EDITOB OP THE PEEEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIEROE . DEAII SIB AND BIIOTIIEK . —In the paper on " The Rights of Entered Apprentices , " by Brother A . G . Mackey , M . D ., given in the MAGAZINE for Juno 9 th , ifc is stated , that "they ( Entered Apprentices ) have the right of sitting in all lodges of their degree , of receiving all the instructions which appertain to it , but not of speaking or -voting . " Now , Sir , if
the Entered Apprentice has not the right of voting , how comes it that Ave always pass and confirm the lodge minutes in the Entered Apprentices' Lodge , and make all money grants from the Lodge Funds , etc ., in that degree ? I grant Brother Mackey , that Avith our present unseemly method , in many Lodges , of passing a Brother to the second degree who is ignorant of the excellent teaching of tho first , it is
time enough for him to havo a voice in the affairs of the Lodge , when he becomes a felloAv Craft ; yea , Avhere Lodges are so ignorant of Freemasonry as to advance to tho second degree every brother who attends the montly meeting of his Lodge folloAving that on Avhich he Avas initiated , the right of voting as an Entered Apprentice Avould never be desired by any man possessed of that modesty ivhich becomes every candidate for our antient mysteries . But in properly conducted lodges , a brother may remain for some
Entered Apprentices And The Right Of Voting.
time as an Entered Apprentice , as they ivill not pass him to the degree of a FelloAv Craft until he is thoroughly acquainted Avith the first degree . With them , "the right of receiving a-U the instructions ivhich appertain to it , " gives inestimable value to each degree . But I maintain that every duly obligated Entered Apprentice , so long as he continues his contributions to the Lodge , and the brethren see no cause
for excluding him , is really a member of the Lodge , and has an equal right to speak or vote in tho financial affairs of his lodge ivith the Fellow Craft and the Master Mason . I know not how far Brother Mackey's theory may square with American practice ; I merely confine my remarks to " us iu England . " I am , dear sir and brother ,
Yours very fraternally , GEOEGE MABKHAM TWEDDELL . Cleveland Cottage , near Stohesley , July 1860 ,
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . THOMAS PEARSON TATE , The St . Helen's Lodge , No . 774 , Hartlepool , has sustained a severe loss by the death of one of its most intelligent , active , and zealous members , Brother T . P . Tate , who came to an untimely end under the following distressing circumstances . The deceased brother went down to the sand on the 7 th
inst ., evening , for the purpose of bathing , and having entered a machine , he undressed , and plunged into the water . _ Almost immediately , an immense wave rolling up , it is supposed he vvas taken out of his depth ; he was heard to cry for help , but quickly disappeared . Two men ivho were on the shore rushed into the water , but it was too late , he was nowhere to be seenThe bodwas not found until
mid-. y night , when it was washed up by the returning tide , aud conveyed to tho house of his step-brother , at West Hartlepool . The deceased ivas interred at West Hartlepool Cemetery , on Tuesday , the 10 th inst . The brethren of St . Helen ' s Lodge , No . 774 , and those who knew him , of the Harbour of Refuge Lodge , 1066 , attended the funeral , as did also
some members of the Hartlepool Mechanics' Institute , the deceased having long been one of the active members of the committee . The service was read by the Rev . Lewis Paige , M . A ., Incumbent of Holy Trinity , Hartlepool . Bro . Tate was initiated in the St . Helen's Lodge , Hartlepool , 21 st Jan ., 1860 , raised to the degree of M . M . 6 th May , 1860 , and so soon as he had completed the term stipulated
by Masonic laAv , he Avas exalted to the degree of R . A ., at NcAvcastle-on-Tyiie , where ho Avas also advanced to the degree of Mark Master . He Avas mainly instrumental in opening the "Eclectic" Lodgo of Mark Masters , No . 39 , E . G ., of which he Avas nominated first S . W . He was deservedly universally respected , and none can more lament his loss than his friends of the St . Helen ' s Lodge .
Bro. Dr. Henry Reeve, (1006.)
BRO . DR . HENRY REEVE , ( 1006 . )
TO THE MEMORY OE
Obit . Julii iii . Mt . xxxvi . Our Life's but a dream—in troubles abound ; The " emblems of Death lay scattered around ; " In its " mysteries initiated " ¦ —Life's but a breath , We " pass" through its A'alley , "in darkness , to death . " The " Light" all sliould seek gleams away far : It ' s the light of those realms—God ' s brightest " Star ! "
Eternal's that light ; no shadows are there : Day is unceasing—no strife or care . The past of our Brother , to us let it be An " Emblem of Life , " the change—Eternity ! Rest , Brother , in peace , till the " Master " of all " Raises " thy spirit at the last call . By the mercy of Him , thy soul releas'd . Be for ever " raised " to His " Temple " of Peace . July , 1860 . W . T . JOKES .
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Correspondence.
simple hei'bs , roots , aud different creatures , the ancient patriarchs Moses , Solomon , and others , made use of the marks or figures , to give knowledge of the Divine Essence . Erom the 4 th chapter of 1 st Kings to the 10 th , you have an account of the works of Solomon ; he appointed 3 , 300 to oversee the Avork . As the Temple Avas built Avithout axe , hammer , or tool
being heard , it was requisite that every part for conjunction should be marked by the rulers and also by the ivorkman , so that every ruler might know by whom tho work was done . This practice has continued to the present . Everymechanic has his own Mark , and some masters builder , keep a book to contain the names and Marks ofthe men they employ . In many of the oldest buildups when alterations take lace
p , the Marks of the men Avho Avrought the stones are to be found ; not less than 178 of such Marks Avere collected from Furness Abbey , in Lancashire , in 1858 . In the 9 th of Kings 23 d , the chief officers over the Avork were 550 ( Masters ) , each master Avith 5 Officers , ( the number in a Mark Lodge ) make 6 . NOAV 6 x 550 = 3 , 300 that had charge of the sets , gangs , or troops of the Avorkmen employed .
When I was made a Mason , the Mark was given with the Craft Degrees , but the modern Masons have turned Masonry upside doAvn , inside out , and bach part first , they changed the pillars , the word , and the working that every foreigner can testify . " :, . Some years ago , I made a gentleman ( ivho is a builder ) aMark Mason . After hehad passed through all the ceremony , he told me he was a Mark Mason before , but did not know it .
I could let Anti-Spurious Mark see certificates of officers from the field of Waterloo , with their Marks attached to their names . Therefore , if he hopes the Mark will never be moored alongside the Craft , he only shews his ignorance of Masonry ; the Mark was on board the Craft , not alongside , and all except the apprentices formed the crew . At my time of life it is too much trouble , otherwise , I
might write a much longer account . I recommend " Anti-Spurious Mark" to study the number three from the remotest ages hi all countries and nations . Also , to consult the the following authors : —Montfacon , Meiiinski , Buxtorfium , De Lany , Jamblius , Severus , Prideaux , Bingham , Josephus , Lucianus , Herodotus , & c . They have written on Mystery , on the Temple , on the Ark , on the Tabernacle , & c .
Sir , your obedient Servant , WM . PUNSHON , P . M ., 586 . Tell Anti-Spurious Mark , The Lord set a Mark upon Cain , That he will remain in the dark , If he tries that Mark to obtain .
Entered Apprentices And The Right Of Voting.
ENTERED APPRENTICES AND THE RIGHT OF VOTING .
TO THE EDITOB OP THE PEEEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIEROE . DEAII SIB AND BIIOTIIEK . —In the paper on " The Rights of Entered Apprentices , " by Brother A . G . Mackey , M . D ., given in the MAGAZINE for Juno 9 th , ifc is stated , that "they ( Entered Apprentices ) have the right of sitting in all lodges of their degree , of receiving all the instructions which appertain to it , but not of speaking or -voting . " Now , Sir , if
the Entered Apprentice has not the right of voting , how comes it that Ave always pass and confirm the lodge minutes in the Entered Apprentices' Lodge , and make all money grants from the Lodge Funds , etc ., in that degree ? I grant Brother Mackey , that Avith our present unseemly method , in many Lodges , of passing a Brother to the second degree who is ignorant of the excellent teaching of tho first , it is
time enough for him to havo a voice in the affairs of the Lodge , when he becomes a felloAv Craft ; yea , Avhere Lodges are so ignorant of Freemasonry as to advance to tho second degree every brother who attends the montly meeting of his Lodge folloAving that on Avhich he Avas initiated , the right of voting as an Entered Apprentice Avould never be desired by any man possessed of that modesty ivhich becomes every candidate for our antient mysteries . But in properly conducted lodges , a brother may remain for some
Entered Apprentices And The Right Of Voting.
time as an Entered Apprentice , as they ivill not pass him to the degree of a FelloAv Craft until he is thoroughly acquainted Avith the first degree . With them , "the right of receiving a-U the instructions ivhich appertain to it , " gives inestimable value to each degree . But I maintain that every duly obligated Entered Apprentice , so long as he continues his contributions to the Lodge , and the brethren see no cause
for excluding him , is really a member of the Lodge , and has an equal right to speak or vote in tho financial affairs of his lodge ivith the Fellow Craft and the Master Mason . I know not how far Brother Mackey's theory may square with American practice ; I merely confine my remarks to " us iu England . " I am , dear sir and brother ,
Yours very fraternally , GEOEGE MABKHAM TWEDDELL . Cleveland Cottage , near Stohesley , July 1860 ,
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . THOMAS PEARSON TATE , The St . Helen's Lodge , No . 774 , Hartlepool , has sustained a severe loss by the death of one of its most intelligent , active , and zealous members , Brother T . P . Tate , who came to an untimely end under the following distressing circumstances . The deceased brother went down to the sand on the 7 th
inst ., evening , for the purpose of bathing , and having entered a machine , he undressed , and plunged into the water . _ Almost immediately , an immense wave rolling up , it is supposed he vvas taken out of his depth ; he was heard to cry for help , but quickly disappeared . Two men ivho were on the shore rushed into the water , but it was too late , he was nowhere to be seenThe bodwas not found until
mid-. y night , when it was washed up by the returning tide , aud conveyed to tho house of his step-brother , at West Hartlepool . The deceased ivas interred at West Hartlepool Cemetery , on Tuesday , the 10 th inst . The brethren of St . Helen ' s Lodge , No . 774 , and those who knew him , of the Harbour of Refuge Lodge , 1066 , attended the funeral , as did also
some members of the Hartlepool Mechanics' Institute , the deceased having long been one of the active members of the committee . The service was read by the Rev . Lewis Paige , M . A ., Incumbent of Holy Trinity , Hartlepool . Bro . Tate was initiated in the St . Helen's Lodge , Hartlepool , 21 st Jan ., 1860 , raised to the degree of M . M . 6 th May , 1860 , and so soon as he had completed the term stipulated
by Masonic laAv , he Avas exalted to the degree of R . A ., at NcAvcastle-on-Tyiie , where ho Avas also advanced to the degree of Mark Master . He Avas mainly instrumental in opening the "Eclectic" Lodgo of Mark Masters , No . 39 , E . G ., of which he Avas nominated first S . W . He was deservedly universally respected , and none can more lament his loss than his friends of the St . Helen ' s Lodge .
Bro. Dr. Henry Reeve, (1006.)
BRO . DR . HENRY REEVE , ( 1006 . )
TO THE MEMORY OE
Obit . Julii iii . Mt . xxxvi . Our Life's but a dream—in troubles abound ; The " emblems of Death lay scattered around ; " In its " mysteries initiated " ¦ —Life's but a breath , We " pass" through its A'alley , "in darkness , to death . " The " Light" all sliould seek gleams away far : It ' s the light of those realms—God ' s brightest " Star ! "
Eternal's that light ; no shadows are there : Day is unceasing—no strife or care . The past of our Brother , to us let it be An " Emblem of Life , " the change—Eternity ! Rest , Brother , in peace , till the " Master " of all " Raises " thy spirit at the last call . By the mercy of Him , thy soul releas'd . Be for ever " raised " to His " Temple " of Peace . July , 1860 . W . T . JOKES .