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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name an I address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for tlie opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
THE YORK LODGES AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION .
To the Editor of the FKKEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAK SIR AND BROTHER , —Wc havo had pointed out to us by Bro . W . AV . Wheelhonse , of Lower Edmonton , Enfield Lodge , No , 1237 , that his name does not appear as having been present at the Masonic Reception at York , on the 5 th inst . We fear other
brethren will find their names omitted . The reception having been got up by a joint committee of tho two York Lodges , it was decided to ask the brethren to sign two books . There were upwards of forty brethren who signed only one book . The list in
the newspapers was made out from one book only , hence the omission . Bro . T . B . Whytehead is , however , preparing a little pamphlet , which will contain a complete list of the articles exhibited on the occasion , and of the 198 brethren who honoured us with their presence .
Yours faithfully , A . BUCKIE , J . S . CUMBERLAND , Secretaries of the Joint Committee . Manor House , York , 21 st Sept . 1881 .
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I can but repeat that it is probably my own fault that my meaning has not been as clearly understood as I could have wished in respect of the work done in onr Lodges of Instrnction . I know there must be repetition , or onr younger brethren would never be able to master the ritual , & c , bnt I do not look upon
this as being a reason why there should never be anything in the way of variety . Again , our Preceptors aro always willing enough to teach , but in far too many instances they lack the requisite ability If , then , there were occasional departures from the strict routino of work , and the Preceptors all round wero as competent as they are willing , then I think our Lodges of Instruction would prove more
attractive and , as tbe inevitable consequence , would effect a greater amount of good . But , at tho risk of being thought presumptuous , I say there is little likelihood of any improvement taking place ( 1 ) so long as the work is so monotonous , ( 2 ) while there are so many incompetent teachers . I have already thrown it out as a suggestion , that as there are so
many Lodges of Instruction in the London district , and as several of them meet either in the same house or the same neighbourhood , it wonld be a good plan if some of these were set apart for more advanced students , while the majority continued working on the same plan as now . As there are so many who seem to think they would like to possess more knowledge than is to be had under the present system , there ought to be no difficulty in making some such arrangement ,
subject , of course , to tho sanction of the proper authorities . But if no one will take this initiative , all this correspondence vvill end in smoke . I take a great interest in the question , but I have little inflnence and less time , so that any help I might be able to render would be on a very moderate scale . Still I will undertake to find a brother who shall read a paper , if somebody else will find an audience , and once tbe tie has been broken , it ought not to bo so very difficult to carry the proposal through . lam , fraternally yours , MARS
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to sco that the correspondence which has been going on in yonr columns has borne fruit , and that at the Kingsland Lodge of Instruction a paperon somoMasonic subject has been read—no doubt to the edification of all present on the occasion . I trust other Lodges will follow in its wake , nnd th ; it
occasionally those whu wish to know something more than the ritual , & o ., will have the opportunity of so doing . I agree with "MAI : S , " that there is no reason why there shonld not be now and again some slight departure from the routine of ordinary work . These departures would trench but slightly on the time at the disposal of a Lodge for the practical duties for which thev are established . At
the outset , at all events , a paper , to be appreciated , should be simple in its character and modest as to its length . I onco heard a clergyman of the Church of England say that , iu his opinion , no sermon should be of longer character than twenty minutes , and I certainly hold that , except in dealing with subjects of importance , a Masonic
lecture or paper should not occupy a longer time . Thus , tho occasional departure would , as I have suggested , but very slightly curtail the time of the Lodge , and I doubt not the innovation would very quickly find favour with the brethren . May I offer a further suggestion ? Let the papers be historical
Correspondence.
or biographical , or let them deal with particular episodes in the career of Freemasonry , both in our own country and abroad . I am onviuced that the more is known of the wonderful spread of the Craft ,
the greater will bo tho interest taken in it by the younger brethren . Steady work will help them to a knowledge of Lodge duties , while tho lecture will be a relief which cannot fail to lend additional zest , and excite , a more intense interest in the teachings of our Society .
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy . " I remain , Faithfully and fraternally yours , ASPIRANT .
The regular meeting of the William Preston Lod ge , No . 776 , was held on Thursday , the occasion being the special " ladies ni ght" of the year . Bro . Ebenezer Kidman , the W . M ., presided , and the three ceremonies
were worked . The election of W . M . for the ensuing year resulted in favour of Bro . W . F . Smart , the J . W . A sum of £ 10 was voted to a late member , now in distressed circumstances , and other items of business transacted . A full report will appear iu our next issue .
According to the Keystone , when our Brother the King of the Hawaiian Islands , was recently in Egypt , he visited the Grand Lodge of Egypt , and delivered before the brethren an able address . The Grand Lodge passed a resolution as follows : " Whereas , Brother Kalakaua , both as a King
and a Mason , has rendered many and important services to the cause of civilisation and to humanity at large ; Resolved , That Brother D . Kalakaua , King of the Hawaiian Islands , be and is hereby proclaimed Honorary Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt . " The honour was acknowledged by the royal visitor in graceful terms .
The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was held at the Masonic Temple , Philadelphia , on the 7 th inst , under the presidency of Bro . S . B . Dick , M . W . G . M . The business was of the usnal character .
A vote of sympathy with Mrs . Garfield was unanimously passed and minuted , and ordered to be transmitted to the lady who , unfortunately , has since become the widow of President Garfield .
Bro . A . M . Lloyd D . D . G . M ., as representing Bro . Samuel B . Dick M . W . G . M . Pennsylvania , laid the corner stone of St . Luke ' s Protestant Episcopal Church , Adtoona , Pa , on Saturday the 3 rd instant . Bro . Rev . W .
H . Piatt acted as Grand Chaplain on the occasion , while Bro . Captain Turner delivered the oration . It is expected the new Church when completed will be one of the finest in the city .
NEVER COOLER . —The Keystone thinks the Voice was in a pet when it said , " Now , Bro . Keystone , be consistent , and either stop your nonsense aboil 1 public installations , or cease publishing Masonic doings altogether . " The fact is , the Voice wns never cooler or happier than when it thus spoke , unless laughing all-over can be called " a pet . " The Voice has been very much amused at the pure silliness of The
Keystone anent tho subject , and its amnsement is not ended either . Now , The Keystone says : — " We pnblish a newspaper for Masons , and only Masons care to take and pay for it ; but a public installation is professedly for the public . Granted , for the sake of the argument . Is not a newspaper a public affair , even though it be patronized solely by Masons ? Does it not pass
through the mails , and is it not liable to be read , nay is it not read by many non-Masons ? Indeed , is anything in print in any sense secret ? And , if performing a monitorial service publicly is wrong , why is not pnblishing who is Master , or Grand Master , or what a Lodge or Grand Lodge did , equally wrong , and , on that basis , are not all
public displays of Masonry inpropor , and , Bro . Keystone , won ' t you then have to " shut up shop ?'' The fact is , the greater part of Masonry is esoteric , and all talk about not making it public is the veriest nonsense , and hence The Keystone must , to be consistent , cither stop its silliness about public installations , or quit publishing Masonic doings . —Voice of Masonry . .
" Gorati , GOING , CJOSB ' . " — Lately , as a , Birmingham auctioneer , Mr . Fellows , was conducting a sale at Garrison Laue , Birmingham , and was saying , " Going , going , gone ! " previous to knocking down some article , tho floor gave way , and precipitated a number of persons , including several brokers and women , some with children in their arms , into the cellar beneath . Several of tho people were hurt . — . Scotsman .
Hor . LOWAV ' s OrsTMKNT AND B ILLS . —Outward infirmities . —Before tho discovery of these remedies , many eases of sores , ulcers , & c ., were pronounced to lie hopelessly incurable , been use the treatment pursued tended to destroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve , and to cxa-perate the symptoms it was iriiidcrmatc to remove . IMloway ' s Pills exert the most wholesome powers
over the unhealthy flesh or skin , without , rtenivmiijf the patient from fresh air and exercise , and thus thn constitutional vigour is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers , abscesses > nd skin diseases are in process of cure . Both Ointment and Bills make blond the richer and purer , instead of permitting it to fall into that pour and watery state so fatal to many labouring under chroniu ulceration * .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name an I address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourselves responsible for tlie opinions of our Correspondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
THE YORK LODGES AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION .
To the Editor of the FKKEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAK SIR AND BROTHER , —Wc havo had pointed out to us by Bro . W . AV . Wheelhonse , of Lower Edmonton , Enfield Lodge , No , 1237 , that his name does not appear as having been present at the Masonic Reception at York , on the 5 th inst . We fear other
brethren will find their names omitted . The reception having been got up by a joint committee of tho two York Lodges , it was decided to ask the brethren to sign two books . There were upwards of forty brethren who signed only one book . The list in
the newspapers was made out from one book only , hence the omission . Bro . T . B . Whytehead is , however , preparing a little pamphlet , which will contain a complete list of the articles exhibited on the occasion , and of the 198 brethren who honoured us with their presence .
Yours faithfully , A . BUCKIE , J . S . CUMBERLAND , Secretaries of the Joint Committee . Manor House , York , 21 st Sept . 1881 .
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I can but repeat that it is probably my own fault that my meaning has not been as clearly understood as I could have wished in respect of the work done in onr Lodges of Instrnction . I know there must be repetition , or onr younger brethren would never be able to master the ritual , & c , bnt I do not look upon
this as being a reason why there should never be anything in the way of variety . Again , our Preceptors aro always willing enough to teach , but in far too many instances they lack the requisite ability If , then , there were occasional departures from the strict routino of work , and the Preceptors all round wero as competent as they are willing , then I think our Lodges of Instruction would prove more
attractive and , as tbe inevitable consequence , would effect a greater amount of good . But , at tho risk of being thought presumptuous , I say there is little likelihood of any improvement taking place ( 1 ) so long as the work is so monotonous , ( 2 ) while there are so many incompetent teachers . I have already thrown it out as a suggestion , that as there are so
many Lodges of Instruction in the London district , and as several of them meet either in the same house or the same neighbourhood , it wonld be a good plan if some of these were set apart for more advanced students , while the majority continued working on the same plan as now . As there are so many who seem to think they would like to possess more knowledge than is to be had under the present system , there ought to be no difficulty in making some such arrangement ,
subject , of course , to tho sanction of the proper authorities . But if no one will take this initiative , all this correspondence vvill end in smoke . I take a great interest in the question , but I have little inflnence and less time , so that any help I might be able to render would be on a very moderate scale . Still I will undertake to find a brother who shall read a paper , if somebody else will find an audience , and once tbe tie has been broken , it ought not to bo so very difficult to carry the proposal through . lam , fraternally yours , MARS
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to sco that the correspondence which has been going on in yonr columns has borne fruit , and that at the Kingsland Lodge of Instruction a paperon somoMasonic subject has been read—no doubt to the edification of all present on the occasion . I trust other Lodges will follow in its wake , nnd th ; it
occasionally those whu wish to know something more than the ritual , & o ., will have the opportunity of so doing . I agree with "MAI : S , " that there is no reason why there shonld not be now and again some slight departure from the routine of ordinary work . These departures would trench but slightly on the time at the disposal of a Lodge for the practical duties for which thev are established . At
the outset , at all events , a paper , to be appreciated , should be simple in its character and modest as to its length . I onco heard a clergyman of the Church of England say that , iu his opinion , no sermon should be of longer character than twenty minutes , and I certainly hold that , except in dealing with subjects of importance , a Masonic
lecture or paper should not occupy a longer time . Thus , tho occasional departure would , as I have suggested , but very slightly curtail the time of the Lodge , and I doubt not the innovation would very quickly find favour with the brethren . May I offer a further suggestion ? Let the papers be historical
Correspondence.
or biographical , or let them deal with particular episodes in the career of Freemasonry , both in our own country and abroad . I am onviuced that the more is known of the wonderful spread of the Craft ,
the greater will bo tho interest taken in it by the younger brethren . Steady work will help them to a knowledge of Lodge duties , while tho lecture will be a relief which cannot fail to lend additional zest , and excite , a more intense interest in the teachings of our Society .
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy . " I remain , Faithfully and fraternally yours , ASPIRANT .
The regular meeting of the William Preston Lod ge , No . 776 , was held on Thursday , the occasion being the special " ladies ni ght" of the year . Bro . Ebenezer Kidman , the W . M ., presided , and the three ceremonies
were worked . The election of W . M . for the ensuing year resulted in favour of Bro . W . F . Smart , the J . W . A sum of £ 10 was voted to a late member , now in distressed circumstances , and other items of business transacted . A full report will appear iu our next issue .
According to the Keystone , when our Brother the King of the Hawaiian Islands , was recently in Egypt , he visited the Grand Lodge of Egypt , and delivered before the brethren an able address . The Grand Lodge passed a resolution as follows : " Whereas , Brother Kalakaua , both as a King
and a Mason , has rendered many and important services to the cause of civilisation and to humanity at large ; Resolved , That Brother D . Kalakaua , King of the Hawaiian Islands , be and is hereby proclaimed Honorary Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of Egypt . " The honour was acknowledged by the royal visitor in graceful terms .
The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was held at the Masonic Temple , Philadelphia , on the 7 th inst , under the presidency of Bro . S . B . Dick , M . W . G . M . The business was of the usnal character .
A vote of sympathy with Mrs . Garfield was unanimously passed and minuted , and ordered to be transmitted to the lady who , unfortunately , has since become the widow of President Garfield .
Bro . A . M . Lloyd D . D . G . M ., as representing Bro . Samuel B . Dick M . W . G . M . Pennsylvania , laid the corner stone of St . Luke ' s Protestant Episcopal Church , Adtoona , Pa , on Saturday the 3 rd instant . Bro . Rev . W .
H . Piatt acted as Grand Chaplain on the occasion , while Bro . Captain Turner delivered the oration . It is expected the new Church when completed will be one of the finest in the city .
NEVER COOLER . —The Keystone thinks the Voice was in a pet when it said , " Now , Bro . Keystone , be consistent , and either stop your nonsense aboil 1 public installations , or cease publishing Masonic doings altogether . " The fact is , the Voice wns never cooler or happier than when it thus spoke , unless laughing all-over can be called " a pet . " The Voice has been very much amused at the pure silliness of The
Keystone anent tho subject , and its amnsement is not ended either . Now , The Keystone says : — " We pnblish a newspaper for Masons , and only Masons care to take and pay for it ; but a public installation is professedly for the public . Granted , for the sake of the argument . Is not a newspaper a public affair , even though it be patronized solely by Masons ? Does it not pass
through the mails , and is it not liable to be read , nay is it not read by many non-Masons ? Indeed , is anything in print in any sense secret ? And , if performing a monitorial service publicly is wrong , why is not pnblishing who is Master , or Grand Master , or what a Lodge or Grand Lodge did , equally wrong , and , on that basis , are not all
public displays of Masonry inpropor , and , Bro . Keystone , won ' t you then have to " shut up shop ?'' The fact is , the greater part of Masonry is esoteric , and all talk about not making it public is the veriest nonsense , and hence The Keystone must , to be consistent , cither stop its silliness about public installations , or quit publishing Masonic doings . —Voice of Masonry . .
" Gorati , GOING , CJOSB ' . " — Lately , as a , Birmingham auctioneer , Mr . Fellows , was conducting a sale at Garrison Laue , Birmingham , and was saying , " Going , going , gone ! " previous to knocking down some article , tho floor gave way , and precipitated a number of persons , including several brokers and women , some with children in their arms , into the cellar beneath . Several of tho people were hurt . — . Scotsman .
Hor . LOWAV ' s OrsTMKNT AND B ILLS . —Outward infirmities . —Before tho discovery of these remedies , many eases of sores , ulcers , & c ., were pronounced to lie hopelessly incurable , been use the treatment pursued tended to destroy the strength it was incompetent to preserve , and to cxa-perate the symptoms it was iriiidcrmatc to remove . IMloway ' s Pills exert the most wholesome powers
over the unhealthy flesh or skin , without , rtenivmiijf the patient from fresh air and exercise , and thus thn constitutional vigour is husbanded while the most malignant ulcers , abscesses > nd skin diseases are in process of cure . Both Ointment and Bills make blond the richer and purer , instead of permitting it to fall into that pour and watery state so fatal to many labouring under chroniu ulceration * .