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Brother " Ballyhooly " Lonnen , of the Gaiety Theatre , takes his first benefit on Monday afternoon , April 1 st , when the house will be crowded from the stalls to the loose boxes—I meant the upper boxes—right away to the gallery benches near the roof . Bro . Brickwell , of Terry ' s , will business manage , in conjunction with Bro . Potter , which says much for success , for who could manipulate a brick well if it was not a potter / Eh !
Miss Watt Tanner has come all the way from Australia to show us how they do things in the Antipodes , and will make her debut in London , at Terry ' s Theatre , on March 19 th , when the newly appointed Grand Treasurer will be seen in a new role , but not a
French one . It can't be an Irish one either , for Pigott , J . W ., is the author of the piece . However , I hope Miss Watt-Tanner will be successful , and above all that my editor will be satisfied at my finding room for these two pars in my column of masonic hotchpotch .
The great contest is over , and Sweet Brother Lavender has been voted by a spanking majority to the Grand Treasurership of English Freemasonry . I made a " book" on Everett winning , didn't hedge a red cent ., and am now , Micawber fashion , arranging to get over to Spain , without being caught at Southampton . To think
that after all these years of honorable toil I was lured in an unguarded moment to lay odds of 5 to 2 , 3 to 1 , and 11 to 2 against Bro . Edward O'Connor Terry beating so great a Mason as George Everett But what matters ; who could make a better treasurer than the brother elected ; and who could have made a better than the one
not chosen . Perhaps there is one , however . What about Bro . " Dagonet . " with bis liver and kidneys , his mother-in-law and paraffin scalp application ; or is he giving too much consideration to boxing and other delights of the intellectual orders ? Ye powers ! think of the author of " How the poor live" taking a fervid interest in BOXING ! ! !
Here is a clipping from an American contemporary which is far to good to lose : —'' Two years or so ago Edison was credited with having invented a ' Toddygraph , ' but as nothing has been heard of the machine since , it is presumed that the Walkers , of Kilmarnock and other large distillers have bought him oif . This ' Toddygraph '
consisted of a small mug or flask , into which the user poured a glass of his favourite blend , wound it up , and he could go on using the 'graph and getting drunk for months , before it needed replenishing . One had , by putting the ' graph to the lips , bending the head backwards and the little finger upwards , all the ordinary
sensations and effects that accompany and follow the drinking of a glass of whiskey ; with the advantage that the ' inner man ' was not burdened with the actual presence of the grog to discommode him . " Anyone introducing the Toddygraph to several Masonic lodges I wot of- —especially on the hire system—would do a roaring trade .
Saturdays were with me , for years , days of rest . Amid the pines and among the rabbits , surrounded by my books and the supreme comforts of a bachelor life , the cares and worries of this howling city were forgotten . Lately I have surrendered all these pleasures to the requirements of a modernised existence . Modernised ,
forsooth ! what heresj r it is to say so . On Saturday last an unhealthy looking individual , with a black bag , made his way through the city streets and across the Thames to the plains of Waterloo . " Paper , Sir ! " shouted a plump rosy-faced lad , but there was no response . With the resigned expression and sickly smile peculiar to paper men , who do very little work and receive princely salaries
for doing it , the individual sought a carriage to himself upon the seat of which he might lounge his weary frame , and invent more copy for his Monday editions . Far into the country he went—far beyond the station mentioned on his ticket ;—until at last he was informed he could travel no further . What a blessing , for surely he was now beyond the magnetic influence of type and printer's ink .
It is a lovely afternoon , and the sun with much strength is almost successful in dispelling the mist that still crawls over the river . What peace and luxury of repose ! Perhaps he is the only man in the whole town who claims a connection with the London Press . But what is this form mounting the gentle slope of the
bridge . Who can it be that strolls with majestic mien towards him / A king 1 Yea , a king of kings in mortal garb with massive watch guard and a gilded cane I A . king , say you ? Aye , a king , indeed ; none other than his majesty the King of " Pears . " The individual salutes his eminence as is his due . His majesty is
condescending . He links his arm in that of the individual and away go their thoughts to the land of soap and printers' ink . His majesty is more gracious as the day wears away . They take train together , the magnate and the individual , and back they go nearer to the centre of all earthly troubles .
The details of that evening , —let them remain secrets undefiled . Over a bottle of Chateau R , an oath of secrecy stops the publication—the other House of Pewrs dictates the policy of the future . Onward , again , the couple go until they reach that well-known halting place at Kew , where
Brother Brill dispenses the hospitality and the dear delights of a masons' heart . Then comes the feature of the day . They sit down to dinner , his majesty and his guests , for others of great note and men of high degree join with the " festive board , " and the sallow-faced individual warms more and more attentive
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to the flow of eloquence that mixes with the water and the Avine . The company disperse . The king ' s chariot with caprisoned gee-gees await his majesty's commands . The individual is invited to escort his majesty away . The individual accepts , and as the mist again gathers over the river , and the stars blaze brightly above the land , the carriage dashes urj to the king ' s
abode , and deposits him safe and sound at his ancestral home . But onward speeds the chariot and its caprisoned steeds , onward travels the individual , solitary and pensive . A turret passed on the road chimes the hour of two , and in a village further west , a village wrapt in slumber and in darkness , the chariot stops again . This time
the individual gets out . His bachelor gate swings and sings on its hinges . His ancestral " front steps " echo back the ring of his hobnailed boots , and before that blazing star that watches over Tom Bowling up aloft has time to twinkle again , he is safely deposited in the armchair of his forefathers .
To sleep perchance to dream . ' Yes , dream of happiness and peace . He is no longer a struggling unit of society but a king himself . He is surrounded by men with coronets upon their brows , with rich and costly jewels in their ears , with priceless gems upon their fingers . . . . What bell is that which clangs its unholy notes upon the Sabbath air . Is it the washing bell or the man with
the muffin tray . ' Is it the tinkler to the builder ' s yard which sends the hungry workman to his meal 1 No ! wondering minstrel , it is the clarion of a modern church , desecrating the sabbath Sanctity with its unholy noise . It is time for church . - It is time for weary souls to slumber . Another turn and the clothes are wrapt closer round his ears , and the individual sleeps . That individual was THE DRUID .
Ethics Of Freemasonry.
ETHICS OF FREEMASONRY .
{ Continued from page 24 . ) The , following is a translation from the German of Dr . C . Sigwart which appeared in LATOMIA of Jan . 12 th , 1889 : — It may be said that Freemasons followed the way to this Stoical philosophy so far only as concerns the innermost working of mankind . The whole of Freemasonry is contained in a
knowledge of self , and in self-control . That the brethren should take part in the workings of the outer world was not considered . But , by the modern acknowledgment of the sociability of mankind , we may no longer hold fast to the ethic of individuality , but apply that of sociability , and , in conformity with this , extend the circumference of our best efforts to a united body , from which the
happiness and contentment of all shall spring . The desire of this highest object requires an outward sphere of action , for it is only in its performance that it can have meaning for others . Viewed as an individual and apart from his relation with the whole , man can never be perfectly understood . The greatest intellectual actions spring only from intercourse with others and
are general in their motives . Ethics , it is true , deal only with the individual whose actions restrain and advance the common weal , and society can at most desire nothing further than the improvement of the individual state . From the earliest ages , therefore , ideal conditions of society have been designed in which every possible happiness was to be attained and participated in by all . Instances
of this kind are to be found , for example , in Plato ' s " Republic , " Campanella ' s " Lonnenstaat , " Moore ' s " Utopia , " and Bacon ' s " Atlantis . " But the accomplishment of these ideals ( or idealistic states ) have always been shattered by the uncalculated diversities of , . the individual which have rendered the establishment of fixed laws for the commonwealth impossible . If only we were all as we
should be—in some measure as happily constituted as the men required by Plato for his ideal state—if only we could always keep before our ej r es the highest object of our common energy and work harmoniously together , then we should attain to the highest point of virtue . For a vast commonwealth , ethical actions are only possible through the division of labour among guides and followers
and of regulations and arrangements . Each , supposing that he he desires the accomplishment of this object , must employ these rules and submit to the prescribed regulations , otherwise , of course , the expected general result cannot be attained . Free-will also must assist the laws , for they deal with complicated conditions of which often no detailed instructions can be given ,
and require that the doer of them shall act for himself . All actions therefore necessarily bear the individual impress . All laws prescribing definite lines of action are , in reality , so far technical as they refer to remedies which shall effect something active . There is no abrupt division between ethical and technical laws . If I will assist the needy and do good to the poor , I must
first know from experience what will do good and what will assist . Did I not know , I could not carry out the ethical ideals . It may justly be said , and we Freemasons in particular should reflect upon it , that the perfect ethic far exceeds , the perfect technic in its widest sense . In all that we do for the general benefit we must take the result
into calculation , for wisdom and skill should in no wise be used for the furtherance of selfish objects but are required for idealistic aims , and our philosophy throughout will be to protect ourselves from blind thoughtless action and by no means to degrade the philosoi > hy of judgment and skill . Man , in his weakness , can certainly not calculate results with mathematical precision , but
must be satisfied with a greater or less degree of probability , and he does well to take as his aim the nearest approachable result . We must act with the trust that good will succeed and evil fail , but it is important that the caprices of the individual be excluded by fixed laws . He who desires the general welfare desires also that of the individual . (_" be continued ) .
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Brother " Ballyhooly " Lonnen , of the Gaiety Theatre , takes his first benefit on Monday afternoon , April 1 st , when the house will be crowded from the stalls to the loose boxes—I meant the upper boxes—right away to the gallery benches near the roof . Bro . Brickwell , of Terry ' s , will business manage , in conjunction with Bro . Potter , which says much for success , for who could manipulate a brick well if it was not a potter / Eh !
Miss Watt Tanner has come all the way from Australia to show us how they do things in the Antipodes , and will make her debut in London , at Terry ' s Theatre , on March 19 th , when the newly appointed Grand Treasurer will be seen in a new role , but not a
French one . It can't be an Irish one either , for Pigott , J . W ., is the author of the piece . However , I hope Miss Watt-Tanner will be successful , and above all that my editor will be satisfied at my finding room for these two pars in my column of masonic hotchpotch .
The great contest is over , and Sweet Brother Lavender has been voted by a spanking majority to the Grand Treasurership of English Freemasonry . I made a " book" on Everett winning , didn't hedge a red cent ., and am now , Micawber fashion , arranging to get over to Spain , without being caught at Southampton . To think
that after all these years of honorable toil I was lured in an unguarded moment to lay odds of 5 to 2 , 3 to 1 , and 11 to 2 against Bro . Edward O'Connor Terry beating so great a Mason as George Everett But what matters ; who could make a better treasurer than the brother elected ; and who could have made a better than the one
not chosen . Perhaps there is one , however . What about Bro . " Dagonet . " with bis liver and kidneys , his mother-in-law and paraffin scalp application ; or is he giving too much consideration to boxing and other delights of the intellectual orders ? Ye powers ! think of the author of " How the poor live" taking a fervid interest in BOXING ! ! !
Here is a clipping from an American contemporary which is far to good to lose : —'' Two years or so ago Edison was credited with having invented a ' Toddygraph , ' but as nothing has been heard of the machine since , it is presumed that the Walkers , of Kilmarnock and other large distillers have bought him oif . This ' Toddygraph '
consisted of a small mug or flask , into which the user poured a glass of his favourite blend , wound it up , and he could go on using the 'graph and getting drunk for months , before it needed replenishing . One had , by putting the ' graph to the lips , bending the head backwards and the little finger upwards , all the ordinary
sensations and effects that accompany and follow the drinking of a glass of whiskey ; with the advantage that the ' inner man ' was not burdened with the actual presence of the grog to discommode him . " Anyone introducing the Toddygraph to several Masonic lodges I wot of- —especially on the hire system—would do a roaring trade .
Saturdays were with me , for years , days of rest . Amid the pines and among the rabbits , surrounded by my books and the supreme comforts of a bachelor life , the cares and worries of this howling city were forgotten . Lately I have surrendered all these pleasures to the requirements of a modernised existence . Modernised ,
forsooth ! what heresj r it is to say so . On Saturday last an unhealthy looking individual , with a black bag , made his way through the city streets and across the Thames to the plains of Waterloo . " Paper , Sir ! " shouted a plump rosy-faced lad , but there was no response . With the resigned expression and sickly smile peculiar to paper men , who do very little work and receive princely salaries
for doing it , the individual sought a carriage to himself upon the seat of which he might lounge his weary frame , and invent more copy for his Monday editions . Far into the country he went—far beyond the station mentioned on his ticket ;—until at last he was informed he could travel no further . What a blessing , for surely he was now beyond the magnetic influence of type and printer's ink .
It is a lovely afternoon , and the sun with much strength is almost successful in dispelling the mist that still crawls over the river . What peace and luxury of repose ! Perhaps he is the only man in the whole town who claims a connection with the London Press . But what is this form mounting the gentle slope of the
bridge . Who can it be that strolls with majestic mien towards him / A king 1 Yea , a king of kings in mortal garb with massive watch guard and a gilded cane I A . king , say you ? Aye , a king , indeed ; none other than his majesty the King of " Pears . " The individual salutes his eminence as is his due . His majesty is
condescending . He links his arm in that of the individual and away go their thoughts to the land of soap and printers' ink . His majesty is more gracious as the day wears away . They take train together , the magnate and the individual , and back they go nearer to the centre of all earthly troubles .
The details of that evening , —let them remain secrets undefiled . Over a bottle of Chateau R , an oath of secrecy stops the publication—the other House of Pewrs dictates the policy of the future . Onward , again , the couple go until they reach that well-known halting place at Kew , where
Brother Brill dispenses the hospitality and the dear delights of a masons' heart . Then comes the feature of the day . They sit down to dinner , his majesty and his guests , for others of great note and men of high degree join with the " festive board , " and the sallow-faced individual warms more and more attentive
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to the flow of eloquence that mixes with the water and the Avine . The company disperse . The king ' s chariot with caprisoned gee-gees await his majesty's commands . The individual is invited to escort his majesty away . The individual accepts , and as the mist again gathers over the river , and the stars blaze brightly above the land , the carriage dashes urj to the king ' s
abode , and deposits him safe and sound at his ancestral home . But onward speeds the chariot and its caprisoned steeds , onward travels the individual , solitary and pensive . A turret passed on the road chimes the hour of two , and in a village further west , a village wrapt in slumber and in darkness , the chariot stops again . This time
the individual gets out . His bachelor gate swings and sings on its hinges . His ancestral " front steps " echo back the ring of his hobnailed boots , and before that blazing star that watches over Tom Bowling up aloft has time to twinkle again , he is safely deposited in the armchair of his forefathers .
To sleep perchance to dream . ' Yes , dream of happiness and peace . He is no longer a struggling unit of society but a king himself . He is surrounded by men with coronets upon their brows , with rich and costly jewels in their ears , with priceless gems upon their fingers . . . . What bell is that which clangs its unholy notes upon the Sabbath air . Is it the washing bell or the man with
the muffin tray . ' Is it the tinkler to the builder ' s yard which sends the hungry workman to his meal 1 No ! wondering minstrel , it is the clarion of a modern church , desecrating the sabbath Sanctity with its unholy noise . It is time for church . - It is time for weary souls to slumber . Another turn and the clothes are wrapt closer round his ears , and the individual sleeps . That individual was THE DRUID .
Ethics Of Freemasonry.
ETHICS OF FREEMASONRY .
{ Continued from page 24 . ) The , following is a translation from the German of Dr . C . Sigwart which appeared in LATOMIA of Jan . 12 th , 1889 : — It may be said that Freemasons followed the way to this Stoical philosophy so far only as concerns the innermost working of mankind . The whole of Freemasonry is contained in a
knowledge of self , and in self-control . That the brethren should take part in the workings of the outer world was not considered . But , by the modern acknowledgment of the sociability of mankind , we may no longer hold fast to the ethic of individuality , but apply that of sociability , and , in conformity with this , extend the circumference of our best efforts to a united body , from which the
happiness and contentment of all shall spring . The desire of this highest object requires an outward sphere of action , for it is only in its performance that it can have meaning for others . Viewed as an individual and apart from his relation with the whole , man can never be perfectly understood . The greatest intellectual actions spring only from intercourse with others and
are general in their motives . Ethics , it is true , deal only with the individual whose actions restrain and advance the common weal , and society can at most desire nothing further than the improvement of the individual state . From the earliest ages , therefore , ideal conditions of society have been designed in which every possible happiness was to be attained and participated in by all . Instances
of this kind are to be found , for example , in Plato ' s " Republic , " Campanella ' s " Lonnenstaat , " Moore ' s " Utopia , " and Bacon ' s " Atlantis . " But the accomplishment of these ideals ( or idealistic states ) have always been shattered by the uncalculated diversities of , . the individual which have rendered the establishment of fixed laws for the commonwealth impossible . If only we were all as we
should be—in some measure as happily constituted as the men required by Plato for his ideal state—if only we could always keep before our ej r es the highest object of our common energy and work harmoniously together , then we should attain to the highest point of virtue . For a vast commonwealth , ethical actions are only possible through the division of labour among guides and followers
and of regulations and arrangements . Each , supposing that he he desires the accomplishment of this object , must employ these rules and submit to the prescribed regulations , otherwise , of course , the expected general result cannot be attained . Free-will also must assist the laws , for they deal with complicated conditions of which often no detailed instructions can be given ,
and require that the doer of them shall act for himself . All actions therefore necessarily bear the individual impress . All laws prescribing definite lines of action are , in reality , so far technical as they refer to remedies which shall effect something active . There is no abrupt division between ethical and technical laws . If I will assist the needy and do good to the poor , I must
first know from experience what will do good and what will assist . Did I not know , I could not carry out the ethical ideals . It may justly be said , and we Freemasons in particular should reflect upon it , that the perfect ethic far exceeds , the perfect technic in its widest sense . In all that we do for the general benefit we must take the result
into calculation , for wisdom and skill should in no wise be used for the furtherance of selfish objects but are required for idealistic aims , and our philosophy throughout will be to protect ourselves from blind thoughtless action and by no means to degrade the philosoi > hy of judgment and skill . Man , in his weakness , can certainly not calculate results with mathematical precision , but
must be satisfied with a greater or less degree of probability , and he does well to take as his aim the nearest approachable result . We must act with the trust that good will succeed and evil fail , but it is important that the caprices of the individual be excluded by fixed laws . He who desires the general welfare desires also that of the individual . (_" be continued ) .