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unity . God grant that they might be truly thankful for what had been accomplished in the past in this direction , and strengthen them to carry it yet further forward . For as Masons he would suggest to them that if they were in the true sense Masons they were builders , and they must be building something . Those who
had gone before them in the past had built , as operative Masons , many of the Churches in which they now worshipped : many of the great Cathedrals which were among the most beautiful and interesting objects of their land were reared in all their beauty and stateliness by the hands of those Guilds of Masons who
existed in the days that were past . They , now-a-days , were not called upon to do that work . They were not operative but speculative Masons , but they had their building work to do . They had , in their day , a sacred edifice to rear , and each of them some part to do in the rearing of the Holy Temple of God . Each
one had something that he was called to do , and if he left it undone his duty was unfulfilled . Under the direction of the Great Architect of the Universe , there was a great edifice being built up , an edifice of Christian love and unity , in which each one had a stone to lay . There was not one of them who could not
do something , could not lay one little stone in the building of that Temple , and if he laid that stone he was responsible that it was well and truly laid , in obedience to the directions of Him who had designed it , and saw all from the beginning , and gave to every man his work . They each had their part to do , and were fellow
labourers with God in the building of His temple , and so they thanked God , among other mercies for which they were duly thankful at this time , that the great principle upon which their brotherhood was based had been brought out more clearly during
the years just passed than perhaps in any past period of history . Not . only had there been a wonderful spread of membership of the Order , but a much better recognition of those great principles upon which Freemasonry was based , more particularly during the past half century .
They thanked God that He had instituted their Order , to enable them to be more useful to their fellowmen and hold out
the right hand of fellowship more than in the days of thenfathers , and above all that He had deepened the feelings of Brotherly love among them , so that when people spoke of Freemasonry to-day , he thought they recognised more than in years before that it was a Society that had a great and holy
object before it , and would pursue it in spite of any misunderstanding on the part of those without . They had their secret mysteries and rites which were confined to their members , but the world at large did not judge them by these things . It judged them by their fruit , in the same way as St . Peter reminded those
to whom he wrote that they would be judged , in the same way that pur Lord and Master told his disciples they would be judged also , and by well-doing they would put to silence the ignorance of foolish men . Let them honour all men and love the Brotherhood—cultivate feelings of love for those in the Brotherhood of Masonry and in the great wider Brotherhood of the world , and to
do all in the fear of God . He need not tell them how Masonry in this country was securely based upon the recognition of the Divine law , and so it stamped upon the hearts of its members this great belief . If only they were true to the principles they professed and acted up to chose great principles of Brotherly love , relief aud truth , and trust in God , then the world would judge them by their fruits . Fear God and honour the King—honour those that were set over them .
As he had said before there had been those who had taken the words liberty , fraternity , and equality , and had used them for ends which had produced misery in society and in the public life , because they had wrongly considered that those words might mean the destruction of all differences between man and man ,
between class and class , by violent means if necessary . Freemasonry taught them at every turn that there were those who must rule and govern , those who must obey . Just as in the building of a stately edifice there would be the great architect who had drawn the plau , the clerk of the works who knew
exactly how the different parts fitted one in the other , there would be the common labourer who had to do the rough hewing of the stone and drawing of the water . There would be those who had to do certain parts of the work , not knowing how they fitted in with all the other parts , and yet if they were good workers
they would do that humble part in full accord with the great architect ' s design , and in obedience to the instructions he had set for them . So in the building up of the fabric of Society—the whole fabric was built together by some such principles as these , by a recognition of a mutual responsibility , obeying those whom
God had set over them to be their ministers for good , and doing their part in that particular place to which he had called them in His scheme faithfully , loyally , and well . All this , he thought , was summed up briefly in the sentence " Honour all men , love the Brotherhood , fear God , honour the King . "
The offertory , which amounted to between £ 12 and £ 13 , was devoted to the Diamond Jubilee Fund of the Essex and Colchester Hospital .
Church Services.
IN commemoration of the Queen ' s reign , a Masonic service , for which special dispensations had been granted , was held at the Bury Parish Church , on Sunday , 11 th ult ., under the auspices of the two local Chapters and the six local Lodges , and
was attended by Companions and Brethren from Manchester , Bolton , Preston , Radcliffe , Wbitefield ,. Hey wood , Eochdale , Castleton , Bamsbpttpm , Eawtenstall , Waterfpot , Bacup and Haslingden , there being about 200 present .
The Brethren assembled in the Philips Hall , where the special dispensations were read , the Arch by Comp . S . Cox , and the Craft by Bro . H . Barlow . Comp . W . Balrner , who carried out the arrangements , marshalled the procession , which left the hall about three o ' clock .
Preaching from Eomans xiii ., 1 ., Bro . the Eev . W . E . Clayton , of Howe Bridge , P . M . P . P . G . Chaplain E . L ., said that on this Occasion , as they were met to celebrate a unique and important event in the reign of the Queen , he must explain that the duty and object of civil government was the maintenance of peace and good
order , and careful attention to everything that would promote the well-being and good of all . He asked the Brethren present to set an example of steady loyalty to all placed in authority . In some foreign countries Freemasonry had degenerated into a mere political organisation for the purpose of stirring up strife and
sedition , and consequently it was looked upon with distrust . But this could not obtain in England so long as Freemasonry remained true to its principles . Fidelity and obedience to the constituted authority stood in the forefront of the laws and regulations , and so long as they adhered to them there would
be no body of men more true and devoted to the throne of England and constituted authority than Free and accepted Masons . Loyalty to the Crown they looked upon as one of the brightest Masonic jewels . There were others they prized
quite as much perhaps , and foremost was charity , which meant love . Bro . Clayton made an appeal on behalf of the East Lancashire Systematic Benevolent Institution , to which he said the collection would be devoted . The collection realised . £ 20 18 s 2 d .
ON the occasion of the special Service held at Eastbourne , already referred to in our columns , Bro . Eev . H- G . Jameson Chaplain of the Anderida Lodge founded an appropriate discourse on the words " The King and all Israel with him " ( I Kings viii ., 6 ) . In those words , he observed , lay the true
solution of problems which concern the rights and duties of the Monarchy—the King with and for the people and the people with and for the King . Neither could be strong without the other . A few generations before King Solomon , the people were all astray , idolatry was rampant , and every man did that which
was right in his own eyes . Why was this ? Because at the time there was no King in Israel . Now ( in the time to which the text applied ) they went rejoicing to the temple . All went well with them , as was the case with the English people to-day . This was because , in the expressive words of the Psalm , " the
shout of a King is among them . " Then the strength of the King emphatically lay in the people . As Solomon declared , " In the multitude of the people lies the King ' s honour " —and strength , it might be added . His honour and strength , not merely in position , as David found when first anointed , before he
had won the hearts of the people , his exclamation being , " I am this day weak , though anointed King . " The King ' s strength was not in great armies . " There is no King guarded by the multitude of an host . " The strength of a King was first in God , and then in the trust and loyalty of the people . We saw how
Solomon recognised this truth in one of the earliest acts of his reign . He need not remind his Masonic Brethren how they found a striking symbol of the growth of kingdoms and states in the building of some stately and superb edifice , such as King Solomon ' s Temple .
The preacher showed how , under a spirit of mutual trust and goodwill , the temple rose . It was the glory of the history of the Masons to have seen and helped in bringing about many such strong combinations of ruler and people . That day especially they were reminded of the time when Sir Christopher Wren ,
chief architect of St . Paul ' s , was Grand Master of England , and when the King was content to stand before him as a humble apprentice to be initiated . Kings had not always been so . History was full of national struggles against tyranny , of wars , the overthrown of dynasties and social revolutions . It was
their happiness in England that almost from the first King and people had learned to respect each other and each other ' s rights . The people had learned and sometimes been compelled by sharp discipline to learu , to respect the authority of Kings ; and Kings had learned , and not seldom been compelled by their people
to learn , that their authority meant not only making the law , but administering it and even obeying it ; not claiming rights , but defending the rights of all . And , on the whole , both King and people had loyally accepted the truth and so had grown together in the same growth . Queen Victoria had carried out
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Church Services.
unity . God grant that they might be truly thankful for what had been accomplished in the past in this direction , and strengthen them to carry it yet further forward . For as Masons he would suggest to them that if they were in the true sense Masons they were builders , and they must be building something . Those who
had gone before them in the past had built , as operative Masons , many of the Churches in which they now worshipped : many of the great Cathedrals which were among the most beautiful and interesting objects of their land were reared in all their beauty and stateliness by the hands of those Guilds of Masons who
existed in the days that were past . They , now-a-days , were not called upon to do that work . They were not operative but speculative Masons , but they had their building work to do . They had , in their day , a sacred edifice to rear , and each of them some part to do in the rearing of the Holy Temple of God . Each
one had something that he was called to do , and if he left it undone his duty was unfulfilled . Under the direction of the Great Architect of the Universe , there was a great edifice being built up , an edifice of Christian love and unity , in which each one had a stone to lay . There was not one of them who could not
do something , could not lay one little stone in the building of that Temple , and if he laid that stone he was responsible that it was well and truly laid , in obedience to the directions of Him who had designed it , and saw all from the beginning , and gave to every man his work . They each had their part to do , and were fellow
labourers with God in the building of His temple , and so they thanked God , among other mercies for which they were duly thankful at this time , that the great principle upon which their brotherhood was based had been brought out more clearly during
the years just passed than perhaps in any past period of history . Not . only had there been a wonderful spread of membership of the Order , but a much better recognition of those great principles upon which Freemasonry was based , more particularly during the past half century .
They thanked God that He had instituted their Order , to enable them to be more useful to their fellowmen and hold out
the right hand of fellowship more than in the days of thenfathers , and above all that He had deepened the feelings of Brotherly love among them , so that when people spoke of Freemasonry to-day , he thought they recognised more than in years before that it was a Society that had a great and holy
object before it , and would pursue it in spite of any misunderstanding on the part of those without . They had their secret mysteries and rites which were confined to their members , but the world at large did not judge them by these things . It judged them by their fruit , in the same way as St . Peter reminded those
to whom he wrote that they would be judged , in the same way that pur Lord and Master told his disciples they would be judged also , and by well-doing they would put to silence the ignorance of foolish men . Let them honour all men and love the Brotherhood—cultivate feelings of love for those in the Brotherhood of Masonry and in the great wider Brotherhood of the world , and to
do all in the fear of God . He need not tell them how Masonry in this country was securely based upon the recognition of the Divine law , and so it stamped upon the hearts of its members this great belief . If only they were true to the principles they professed and acted up to chose great principles of Brotherly love , relief aud truth , and trust in God , then the world would judge them by their fruits . Fear God and honour the King—honour those that were set over them .
As he had said before there had been those who had taken the words liberty , fraternity , and equality , and had used them for ends which had produced misery in society and in the public life , because they had wrongly considered that those words might mean the destruction of all differences between man and man ,
between class and class , by violent means if necessary . Freemasonry taught them at every turn that there were those who must rule and govern , those who must obey . Just as in the building of a stately edifice there would be the great architect who had drawn the plau , the clerk of the works who knew
exactly how the different parts fitted one in the other , there would be the common labourer who had to do the rough hewing of the stone and drawing of the water . There would be those who had to do certain parts of the work , not knowing how they fitted in with all the other parts , and yet if they were good workers
they would do that humble part in full accord with the great architect ' s design , and in obedience to the instructions he had set for them . So in the building up of the fabric of Society—the whole fabric was built together by some such principles as these , by a recognition of a mutual responsibility , obeying those whom
God had set over them to be their ministers for good , and doing their part in that particular place to which he had called them in His scheme faithfully , loyally , and well . All this , he thought , was summed up briefly in the sentence " Honour all men , love the Brotherhood , fear God , honour the King . "
The offertory , which amounted to between £ 12 and £ 13 , was devoted to the Diamond Jubilee Fund of the Essex and Colchester Hospital .
Church Services.
IN commemoration of the Queen ' s reign , a Masonic service , for which special dispensations had been granted , was held at the Bury Parish Church , on Sunday , 11 th ult ., under the auspices of the two local Chapters and the six local Lodges , and
was attended by Companions and Brethren from Manchester , Bolton , Preston , Radcliffe , Wbitefield ,. Hey wood , Eochdale , Castleton , Bamsbpttpm , Eawtenstall , Waterfpot , Bacup and Haslingden , there being about 200 present .
The Brethren assembled in the Philips Hall , where the special dispensations were read , the Arch by Comp . S . Cox , and the Craft by Bro . H . Barlow . Comp . W . Balrner , who carried out the arrangements , marshalled the procession , which left the hall about three o ' clock .
Preaching from Eomans xiii ., 1 ., Bro . the Eev . W . E . Clayton , of Howe Bridge , P . M . P . P . G . Chaplain E . L ., said that on this Occasion , as they were met to celebrate a unique and important event in the reign of the Queen , he must explain that the duty and object of civil government was the maintenance of peace and good
order , and careful attention to everything that would promote the well-being and good of all . He asked the Brethren present to set an example of steady loyalty to all placed in authority . In some foreign countries Freemasonry had degenerated into a mere political organisation for the purpose of stirring up strife and
sedition , and consequently it was looked upon with distrust . But this could not obtain in England so long as Freemasonry remained true to its principles . Fidelity and obedience to the constituted authority stood in the forefront of the laws and regulations , and so long as they adhered to them there would
be no body of men more true and devoted to the throne of England and constituted authority than Free and accepted Masons . Loyalty to the Crown they looked upon as one of the brightest Masonic jewels . There were others they prized
quite as much perhaps , and foremost was charity , which meant love . Bro . Clayton made an appeal on behalf of the East Lancashire Systematic Benevolent Institution , to which he said the collection would be devoted . The collection realised . £ 20 18 s 2 d .
ON the occasion of the special Service held at Eastbourne , already referred to in our columns , Bro . Eev . H- G . Jameson Chaplain of the Anderida Lodge founded an appropriate discourse on the words " The King and all Israel with him " ( I Kings viii ., 6 ) . In those words , he observed , lay the true
solution of problems which concern the rights and duties of the Monarchy—the King with and for the people and the people with and for the King . Neither could be strong without the other . A few generations before King Solomon , the people were all astray , idolatry was rampant , and every man did that which
was right in his own eyes . Why was this ? Because at the time there was no King in Israel . Now ( in the time to which the text applied ) they went rejoicing to the temple . All went well with them , as was the case with the English people to-day . This was because , in the expressive words of the Psalm , " the
shout of a King is among them . " Then the strength of the King emphatically lay in the people . As Solomon declared , " In the multitude of the people lies the King ' s honour " —and strength , it might be added . His honour and strength , not merely in position , as David found when first anointed , before he
had won the hearts of the people , his exclamation being , " I am this day weak , though anointed King . " The King ' s strength was not in great armies . " There is no King guarded by the multitude of an host . " The strength of a King was first in God , and then in the trust and loyalty of the people . We saw how
Solomon recognised this truth in one of the earliest acts of his reign . He need not remind his Masonic Brethren how they found a striking symbol of the growth of kingdoms and states in the building of some stately and superb edifice , such as King Solomon ' s Temple .
The preacher showed how , under a spirit of mutual trust and goodwill , the temple rose . It was the glory of the history of the Masons to have seen and helped in bringing about many such strong combinations of ruler and people . That day especially they were reminded of the time when Sir Christopher Wren ,
chief architect of St . Paul ' s , was Grand Master of England , and when the King was content to stand before him as a humble apprentice to be initiated . Kings had not always been so . History was full of national struggles against tyranny , of wars , the overthrown of dynasties and social revolutions . It was
their happiness in England that almost from the first King and people had learned to respect each other and each other ' s rights . The people had learned and sometimes been compelled by sharp discipline to learu , to respect the authority of Kings ; and Kings had learned , and not seldom been compelled by their people
to learn , that their authority meant not only making the law , but administering it and even obeying it ; not claiming rights , but defending the rights of all . And , on the whole , both King and people had loyally accepted the truth and so had grown together in the same growth . Queen Victoria had carried out