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The Masonic Historical Societies Of Germany.*
thc jurisdiction of Hamburg joining the society , Avere more and more relaxed as the jurisdiction advanced in strength and stability , and thc list of members now embraces several Lodges working under different Grand Lodges . Tho conditions of membershi p gradually came to be—a recognition of tho three St . John degrees , as the onl y true degrees of
Masonry ; adoption of the constitution , of thc society ; and permission to join , on tho part of the Grand Lodge to Avhich the Lodge appl ying for admission belongs . Although the institution had made it a strict rule , and one to Avhich it conscientiousl y adhered , not to interfere in the administration and government of tho Lodgesyet its
, influence upon the latter has been as advantageous as it has been extensive . It soon counted among its members the most intelligent aud zealous brethren , Avhom it led on to a common Ayork . It encouraged the art of criticism , through historical investigation , Avithiu the bounds of Masonry ; tested and analyzed the material hand and thus becamthe
on ; e life-giving princi ple—the source of ' light—for the Lodges . Tho association gradually dropped all Masonic forms at their meetings , and became purel y literary ; a new constitution , tlie result of several years consultation , Avas adopted in 1850 , and is IIOAV in force .
The farther historical researches were carried thc greater became their influence upon the Lodges . Loyalt y to Masonic principles , it must be conceded , is tho chief duty of a Mason ; but this loyalty can have no firmer foundation than knoAA ' - Jedge , and none Avhich so much adorns thc man . The decline of the hi gher degrees in Germany marked
thc beginning of a new era . Conflicting opinions at first paraded in hostile array , and , Avannl y defended on either side , Avere gradually conciliated ; and as the different systems approached a mutual better understanding , a healthy and trul y fraternal intercourse Avas permanently established . In bringing about this result thc labours of thc historical
asso-, ciation have been mainly instrumental . The present organization , of thc institution is as simple as it is adapterl to the purpose . Thc society at Hamburg , being the one from which all the others have sprung , is still called the mother societ y ( Mul / erbund . ) To it thc different niembcirs report their proceedings and whatever of interest they
may have found in thc field of their labour . These cointnuoicatioua became the propert y of all thc members , being multi plied by means of ; Ui annual lithographed " Circular Correspondence , " and addressed to every association . It is thus hardl y possible that any Masonic occurrence should escape a thorough scrutiny and criticism . Intelligence the
most varied is enlisted to sift every question , until truth is completely purged of fiction , and stands forth a beacon of li ght to guide the brethren in the only path that can give lasting satisfaction . In the li ght of information thus gathered and spread , the thoughtful Mason acquires a certainty of action and love of labourAvhich result in real in the
, progress great Masonic Avork , " self improvement . " HA ? no longer chases a phantom ; no visionary dreams befog his mind . KnoAvIedge has enchained his desires , as it has ' erowned his past labours . Knowled ge Avill demand of him that mire-, milting ellbrt AA'hich alone can satisfy an iu ! , elli .. vnl . hoin . v .
I ' llKXiII AVllV—31 . lYudlioumic j . s i . ho l . utt of all the satirist . ; in Paris , iinil n new pr . iiluel . ioii b y one of tboso gentlemen lias treated v , s AviUi a I civ anecdotes , Avhich AVOU I . I honour to any Joe Aliiler . At . 1 ' i'udhoinme being in a railway carriage , w .-is asked if ho objected to smoke . No , '' replied he , Avitk much di gnitv . "it recalls gloiT . " Some one having spoken of Xapnleon J "„ _ Ai . Prudliommo shut ' his ly , v for a IVw minutes , and then delivered this oracular speech , ' ( . ' entlonion . he was too ambitious if 1 „|
; „ . ] ,.. iVt , „ ; vise enough to remain a simolo li , ailenant . J artillery , he v . v . uld have been nn the throne to the ' present iliy ' After poking such fun at poor Prudhomine ris tho above , it is weak to talk of his having a wooden gardener painlefl in glaring colours , at the bottom of his garden ; that ho 1 ms a , . sf .-itiietlo of , Vapo " - le .. n , in chocolate , under a glass shade , in his study ; and that ho wears lalsu wristbands to make his shirts last a day longer .
Archæology.
ARCRMOLOGY .
THE AltClLLOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Tins year ' s meeting of the Institute ivill be held at Gloucester , anil AA'ill commence on Tuesday , thc 17 th of July . Lord Talbot rle Mnlahidc will undertake the general presidency . Professor "Willis Avill act as president in thc architectural section , and will resume his suspended architectural histories Avith one of Gloucester cathedral . AVe hope the Institute Avill resume printing them .
Goodrich Court , its museum of antiquities aud celebrated armoury , is among the places of interest in the nei g hbourhood to which the Institute has been invited . Thc temporary museum of antiquities and Avorks of art , Avhich Avill be formed under thc Institute ' s auspices in thc College School at Gloucester , promises to be one of exceeding richness and interest .
BRITISH ARC 1 LEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . AT thc meeting on thc Llth instant , L ' criah Botlield , Esq ., JM . P ., president , AVUS in thc chair . Mrs . Frcake , Rev . James Eidgway , and II . Davics , Esq ., Avcrc elected associates . Dr . Kcndrick exhibited an impression of the seal of Stephen Payn , almoner to King Henry the Fifth , Avhicli is still used as the signet of Grcatham HospitalDurham . Mr . Black contributed some
, notes respecting Stephen Payn , AVIIO held his appointment from the second year of the reign of Henry the Fifth . Mr . Baigeut sent a small fibula of kitten , dug up near thc great mitred abbey of Hyde , AViuchcstcr . Sir . George AVright exhibited a curious leaf in MS . from a Theatrical Manager's Note Look , of the date 1 ( j . 'i'S . Mr . Curie produced a singular iron horseshoe , found in Hampshirehaving a bar acrossprobably for protection of the
, , foot . Mr . Foriuan exhibited a Memento Mori medal of gilt silver . Thc obverse presents thc image of an eastern queen , with a legend , Qua ; sim post tcrga vidobis , " and tiic reverse a skeleton resting the CIIJOAV on a tomb , upon AA'hich is an hour glass , and thc legend , " Sic nunc piilchcrriina quondam . " Mr . Wentivorth sent sonic orig inal documents for inspection— "A Note of Moneys due unto the Shippers Avhose Ships were taken up for transporting
Men to the Isle of lice . " This relates to the expedition of the Duke of Buckingham to the isle , also to Eochclle . " A Letter from the Lord Treasurer Southampton" ( 1005 ) , and one from "Lord Huntingdon in 15 o' 0 . " Mr . AVeutivorth also sent "A Declaration of the State of all Monies received toAvards the Reparation of St . Paul's Cathedral before thc Great Fire of London . " Mr . Allom exhibited an oil paintingmade b j' him
, from sketches taken on thc spot , representing the Castles of Europe and Asia on the Bosphorus . He read some historical notes relating to these buildings of the fifteenth century . Mr . Blanche read a paper "On thc Cap of Estate anciently Avorn by thc Sovereigns of England , " Avhich , with illustrations , will be printed .
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES . AT the last meeting thc chair Avas taken b y John Bruce , Esq . Among the donations of books Avere thc concluding volumes , H . and III . of Mr . Hewitt ' s valuable ivork on ancient armour . Air . Cole presented four proclamations , to be added to the society's til ready extensive collection . Mr . Sheppard exhibited a drawing of a Celtic torquealso a ( halving of a A'ascfound at Canterbury
, , in April last . Mr . Howard exhibited a pedigree of the Cnlthorpo family on vellum ; and a grant of arms to Robert Lee , of Quarrciiden , A . D . LAI , " . Rev . T . Hugo exhibited a curved morse-ivory knife-handle of the l- ' dh century . . Air . Ireland , by permission of Sir 1 ' ercyvall Dy ke , exhibited and described a curious bronze IIOAVI of an early period , ivilh its ornaments , ring up iu April last , near to Lnllingstonc Park , Kent . Thc ornaments consist of sets
of plates of metal , made to lit the IIOAVI in the form of roundels , pelta-shnped p ieces , birds , stags , and other objects ; Avhich are decorated in a style combining the characteristics of Celtic and . Anglo-Saxon uoik . Mr . Hart exhibited a beautiful deed ou vellum , by which Queen Elizabeth appointed Sir ' . Richard Lee ambassador to Russia , in thc year JliOO . The deed Avas a fine signature id ' the Queen , and au initial letter E illuminated in gold .
Mr . Spence exhibited a German drinking glass , bearing a coloured portrait of Paracelsus , ami covered Asitli sentences iu Latin and Gorman . Mr . liireh exhibited a paper impression of , and communicated remark ;; on , a tablet ol ' Tiiotluies thc Third , lately found at Thcbe-. Rev . John AVebb exhibited a halberd considered to have once belonged to ihc Protector , Richard Cromwell , and , iu the course of a very interesting paper upon it , gave particulars of the family of Richard Cromivell , which lie had hud peculiar opportunities of acquiring .
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The Masonic Historical Societies Of Germany.*
thc jurisdiction of Hamburg joining the society , Avere more and more relaxed as the jurisdiction advanced in strength and stability , and thc list of members now embraces several Lodges working under different Grand Lodges . Tho conditions of membershi p gradually came to be—a recognition of tho three St . John degrees , as the onl y true degrees of
Masonry ; adoption of the constitution , of thc society ; and permission to join , on tho part of the Grand Lodge to Avhich the Lodge appl ying for admission belongs . Although the institution had made it a strict rule , and one to Avhich it conscientiousl y adhered , not to interfere in the administration and government of tho Lodgesyet its
, influence upon the latter has been as advantageous as it has been extensive . It soon counted among its members the most intelligent aud zealous brethren , Avhom it led on to a common Ayork . It encouraged the art of criticism , through historical investigation , Avithiu the bounds of Masonry ; tested and analyzed the material hand and thus becamthe
on ; e life-giving princi ple—the source of ' light—for the Lodges . Tho association gradually dropped all Masonic forms at their meetings , and became purel y literary ; a new constitution , tlie result of several years consultation , Avas adopted in 1850 , and is IIOAV in force .
The farther historical researches were carried thc greater became their influence upon the Lodges . Loyalt y to Masonic principles , it must be conceded , is tho chief duty of a Mason ; but this loyalty can have no firmer foundation than knoAA ' - Jedge , and none Avhich so much adorns thc man . The decline of the hi gher degrees in Germany marked
thc beginning of a new era . Conflicting opinions at first paraded in hostile array , and , Avannl y defended on either side , Avere gradually conciliated ; and as the different systems approached a mutual better understanding , a healthy and trul y fraternal intercourse Avas permanently established . In bringing about this result thc labours of thc historical
asso-, ciation have been mainly instrumental . The present organization , of thc institution is as simple as it is adapterl to the purpose . Thc society at Hamburg , being the one from which all the others have sprung , is still called the mother societ y ( Mul / erbund . ) To it thc different niembcirs report their proceedings and whatever of interest they
may have found in thc field of their labour . These cointnuoicatioua became the propert y of all thc members , being multi plied by means of ; Ui annual lithographed " Circular Correspondence , " and addressed to every association . It is thus hardl y possible that any Masonic occurrence should escape a thorough scrutiny and criticism . Intelligence the
most varied is enlisted to sift every question , until truth is completely purged of fiction , and stands forth a beacon of li ght to guide the brethren in the only path that can give lasting satisfaction . In the li ght of information thus gathered and spread , the thoughtful Mason acquires a certainty of action and love of labourAvhich result in real in the
, progress great Masonic Avork , " self improvement . " HA ? no longer chases a phantom ; no visionary dreams befog his mind . KnoAvIedge has enchained his desires , as it has ' erowned his past labours . Knowled ge Avill demand of him that mire-, milting ellbrt AA'hich alone can satisfy an iu ! , elli .. vnl . hoin . v .
I ' llKXiII AVllV—31 . lYudlioumic j . s i . ho l . utt of all the satirist . ; in Paris , iinil n new pr . iiluel . ioii b y one of tboso gentlemen lias treated v , s AviUi a I civ anecdotes , Avhich AVOU I . I honour to any Joe Aliiler . At . 1 ' i'udhoinme being in a railway carriage , w .-is asked if ho objected to smoke . No , '' replied he , Avitk much di gnitv . "it recalls gloiT . " Some one having spoken of Xapnleon J "„ _ Ai . Prudliommo shut ' his ly , v for a IVw minutes , and then delivered this oracular speech , ' ( . ' entlonion . he was too ambitious if 1 „|
; „ . ] ,.. iVt , „ ; vise enough to remain a simolo li , ailenant . J artillery , he v . v . uld have been nn the throne to the ' present iliy ' After poking such fun at poor Prudhomine ris tho above , it is weak to talk of his having a wooden gardener painlefl in glaring colours , at the bottom of his garden ; that ho 1 ms a , . sf .-itiietlo of , Vapo " - le .. n , in chocolate , under a glass shade , in his study ; and that ho wears lalsu wristbands to make his shirts last a day longer .
Archæology.
ARCRMOLOGY .
THE AltClLLOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Tins year ' s meeting of the Institute ivill be held at Gloucester , anil AA'ill commence on Tuesday , thc 17 th of July . Lord Talbot rle Mnlahidc will undertake the general presidency . Professor "Willis Avill act as president in thc architectural section , and will resume his suspended architectural histories Avith one of Gloucester cathedral . AVe hope the Institute Avill resume printing them .
Goodrich Court , its museum of antiquities aud celebrated armoury , is among the places of interest in the nei g hbourhood to which the Institute has been invited . Thc temporary museum of antiquities and Avorks of art , Avhich Avill be formed under thc Institute ' s auspices in thc College School at Gloucester , promises to be one of exceeding richness and interest .
BRITISH ARC 1 LEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . AT thc meeting on thc Llth instant , L ' criah Botlield , Esq ., JM . P ., president , AVUS in thc chair . Mrs . Frcake , Rev . James Eidgway , and II . Davics , Esq ., Avcrc elected associates . Dr . Kcndrick exhibited an impression of the seal of Stephen Payn , almoner to King Henry the Fifth , Avhicli is still used as the signet of Grcatham HospitalDurham . Mr . Black contributed some
, notes respecting Stephen Payn , AVIIO held his appointment from the second year of the reign of Henry the Fifth . Mr . Baigeut sent a small fibula of kitten , dug up near thc great mitred abbey of Hyde , AViuchcstcr . Sir . George AVright exhibited a curious leaf in MS . from a Theatrical Manager's Note Look , of the date 1 ( j . 'i'S . Mr . Curie produced a singular iron horseshoe , found in Hampshirehaving a bar acrossprobably for protection of the
, , foot . Mr . Foriuan exhibited a Memento Mori medal of gilt silver . Thc obverse presents thc image of an eastern queen , with a legend , Qua ; sim post tcrga vidobis , " and tiic reverse a skeleton resting the CIIJOAV on a tomb , upon AA'hich is an hour glass , and thc legend , " Sic nunc piilchcrriina quondam . " Mr . Wentivorth sent sonic orig inal documents for inspection— "A Note of Moneys due unto the Shippers Avhose Ships were taken up for transporting
Men to the Isle of lice . " This relates to the expedition of the Duke of Buckingham to the isle , also to Eochclle . " A Letter from the Lord Treasurer Southampton" ( 1005 ) , and one from "Lord Huntingdon in 15 o' 0 . " Mr . AVeutivorth also sent "A Declaration of the State of all Monies received toAvards the Reparation of St . Paul's Cathedral before thc Great Fire of London . " Mr . Allom exhibited an oil paintingmade b j' him
, from sketches taken on thc spot , representing the Castles of Europe and Asia on the Bosphorus . He read some historical notes relating to these buildings of the fifteenth century . Mr . Blanche read a paper "On thc Cap of Estate anciently Avorn by thc Sovereigns of England , " Avhich , with illustrations , will be printed .
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES . AT the last meeting thc chair Avas taken b y John Bruce , Esq . Among the donations of books Avere thc concluding volumes , H . and III . of Mr . Hewitt ' s valuable ivork on ancient armour . Air . Cole presented four proclamations , to be added to the society's til ready extensive collection . Mr . Sheppard exhibited a drawing of a Celtic torquealso a ( halving of a A'ascfound at Canterbury
, , in April last . Mr . Howard exhibited a pedigree of the Cnlthorpo family on vellum ; and a grant of arms to Robert Lee , of Quarrciiden , A . D . LAI , " . Rev . T . Hugo exhibited a curved morse-ivory knife-handle of the l- ' dh century . . Air . Ireland , by permission of Sir 1 ' ercyvall Dy ke , exhibited and described a curious bronze IIOAVI of an early period , ivilh its ornaments , ring up iu April last , near to Lnllingstonc Park , Kent . Thc ornaments consist of sets
of plates of metal , made to lit the IIOAVI in the form of roundels , pelta-shnped p ieces , birds , stags , and other objects ; Avhich are decorated in a style combining the characteristics of Celtic and . Anglo-Saxon uoik . Mr . Hart exhibited a beautiful deed ou vellum , by which Queen Elizabeth appointed Sir ' . Richard Lee ambassador to Russia , in thc year JliOO . The deed Avas a fine signature id ' the Queen , and au initial letter E illuminated in gold .
Mr . Spence exhibited a German drinking glass , bearing a coloured portrait of Paracelsus , ami covered Asitli sentences iu Latin and Gorman . Mr . liireh exhibited a paper impression of , and communicated remark ;; on , a tablet ol ' Tiiotluies thc Third , lately found at Thcbe-. Rev . John AVebb exhibited a halberd considered to have once belonged to ihc Protector , Richard Cromwell , and , iu the course of a very interesting paper upon it , gave particulars of the family of Richard Cromivell , which lie had hud peculiar opportunities of acquiring .