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were publicly burnt there in one fire , " because they -refused to abjure their faith . " I repeat I almost became frantic and permitted my friend to drag me away . Those who witnessed what I did , although surprise depicted on their countenances , in all probability thought that in the barbaric country where I came from , that must have been the way to show my adoration .
My people have suffered greatly . They undoubtedly have sinned against the Most High , and we are in bondage in order to expiate our sins . Some of you , my Brethren , will be surprised to hear that notwithstanding the almost complete annihilation of the Jews by Titus land his horde , in less than forty years after the destruction of the temple , an army of 400 , 000 warriors—Jews—had again risen up ;
that they had re-entered Jerusalem and driven the Romans out ; that in several pitched battles the Romans were badly beaten , and , were it not for the unhappy disunion amongst the Jews , the Romans would have finally—for a time at least—been driven out of the Holy Land . Bar Kochw-ah , one of the chief leaders of the Jews , was accepted by many of the Jews as the Messiah . Dissensions between his followers
and those who refused to accept him as the Messiah , weakened the Jewish forces , precisely as did those of Eleazor , John , and Simon , at Jerusalem . So great was the prowess of the Hebrews , that the Emperor Hadrian became greatly concerned , and hastened to send his most famous leader , Zeparis , to combat the Jews . A house divided within itself ! The bitter conflicts amongst the Bar-Kochwahs and the others , effectually opened the way for the Roman General , and they
were beaten . The battle of Bethar put an end to their last aspiration . There is ( a movement on . foot rvosv to take us back to Zion ; vain hope . The rich and influential Jew will not hear of it—no opera boxes , no ¦ racing studs , no yachts—unless it is the ship of the desert , the camel —are to be found in Jerusalem . Are the Jews fit to go back to the land of their fathers ? Scarcely even now , the golden calf is placed by many on the pedestal side by side with Him .
In His time , and not a minute before , will He fulfil His promise , that is certain . And yet , and yet , that which predominates us—or should—as Masons , the very fulcrum , Zedokeh—Charity ! is innate with us . In that one respect are the children of Israel born Masons . Bro . Lane P . M . proposed a hearty vote of thanks , of congratulation and gratitude to the lecturer , which was carried unanimously .
WE have so frequently urged the desirability of introducing lectures and discussions into our Lodges of Instruction , as a relief from the monotony of ceremonial work week after week , that we feel we must be particularly careful ere we criticise the effort of any Brother who desires to instruct or interest his fellows by the adoption of the course we have urged ; but on the other hand we feel the object
We have long worked for will be seriously affected if discussion of questions not wholly suitable to the scope of Freemasonry is countenanced , or allowed to pass unchallenged , and accordingly we introduce the foregoing lecture to our readers with a certain amount of misgiving . To our idea it deals with a subject hardly likely to prove
wholly acceptable to the ordinary member among us , and we feel a certain amount of regret that the author , after displaying so much knowledge of the Masonic world as he showed in a previous paper , should have devoted his attention—for Masonic purposes—to a matter of such little cosmopolitan interest . That he can do so much better we have lately had unmistakable evidence of , and we only
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regret we are unable to compliment him on the paper now under notice , but we hope our readers will give full attention to his effort , and , it may be , will find themselves able to give a better verdict on the lecture as a whole than we feel able to do at the moment .
# ***** # *********** The ideal Mason is long suffering , patient , pure-minded , gentle of speech , full of self-sacrifice , clean of tongue , the soul of integrity and firmly grounded in faith in Almighty
God . We struggle towards this goal , and our feet slip , the tempter meets us , passion sways us and a thousand obstacles seek to turn us aside . We fall ; we rise again and again seek the goal of a glorious ambition . —Charles E . Whelan , Wisconsin .
********** Masonry means more than pleasure , joyousness and good fellowship . The republic has a call for its existence . It has a superb and glorious mission . We cannot picture the
questions which the country must solve in the new century . The dissensions between labour and capital are to be met , and I have no' doubt they will be , rightfully and gloriously , and Masonry will have a great influence in working it out . — Samuel T . Elder , Massachusetts .
***** * ** All the ancient philosophies , in varying ways , sought to find the balance that had been destroyed and to restore the equipoise that had been lost in human affairs . This could only be done by giving men the truth and teaching
them the love of it . In this divine purpose our Order brought the warmth of its counsel and the fire of its zeal and set in motion a mission of humanity that startled the world not more by its simplicity than by its success . —Hugh McCurdy , Michigan .
********** Attentive readers of Masonic literature have become deeply impressed with the certainty that the influence of Masonry is , as the years roll on , gaining a firmer hold on the hearts and minds of men . That influence infuses itself into
society as silently as the snowllake falls on the bosom of the turbid river , but none the less potent is it , because its advent is without ostentation or blare of trumpet . Its own inherent worth is what commends it to mankind . It stands
in need of no extraneous aids to help its progress , but moves onward and upward steadfastly , obedient to those lofty principles which furnish the guarantee of its continued , its permanent success . —W . Y . Titcomb , Alabama .
Monday.
Monday .
1177 Tenby , F . M . H ., Tenby 1399 Marlborough , Woodstock 1753 Obedience , AVhite Hart , Okehampton 2279 Thornham , F . M . H ., Oldham 2553 Rufford , F . M . I-L , Nottingham 2759 Rolle , F . M . H ., Exmouth
Tuesday . 78 9 Dunhcved , F . M . H ., Launceston 814 Parrett & Axe , Town Hall , Cicwkernc 910 St . Oswald , F . M . H ., Pontefract 979 Four Cardinal Virtues , Royal , Crewe 990 Neyland , New Masonic Hall , Neyland 100 7 Howe & Charnwood , Loughborough
1214 Scarborough , Station Hotel , Batley 1266 Honour & Friendshi p , Blandford 1358 Torbay , F . M . H ., Paignton 1482 Isle of Axholme , F . M . H ., Crowle 16 50 Rose of Raby , Scarth Hall , Staindrop 1779 Ivanhoe , F . M . H ., Sheffield 1902 St . Cuthbert , King's Aims , Bcdlington 2595 Trinity , Assembly Rm ., Buckfastleigh
Wednesday . 76 Economy , F . M . H ., Winchester 187 Royal Sussex Hospitality , Bristol 258 Amphibious , F . M . H ., Heckmondwike 290 Huddersfield , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 304 Philanthropic , F . M . H ., Leeds 320 Loyalty , F . M . H ., Mottram
320 Brotherly Love , F . M . H ., Yeovil 3 6 S Samaritan , F . M . H ., Sandbach . 380 Integrity , F . M . H ., Morley , Yorks . 419 Scientific , Masonic Rooms , Bingley 461 Fortitude . Commercial , Newton Moor 6 97 United , George , Colchester 1119 St . Bede , F . M . H ., Jarrow J 2 S 3 Ryburn , F . M . H ., Sowerby Bridge
Monday.
y w v v v v v v vv , v v , W * 7 r 7 r 7 r 7 c 7 r 7 i"jr 7 l ~ rr JrwwTT Kit A ' 1529 Duke of Cornwall , St . Columb 1775 Leopold , Comm ., Church , Accrington 1989 Stirling , F . M . H ., Cleator Moor 2064 Smith Child , Town Hall , Tunstall 2355 Chantrey , Lie . Vic . Bdgs ., Dore 2571 Holmes , F . M . H ., Newcastle-on-Tyne 26 55 Queen Victoria , St . Budcaux
Thursday . 742 Crystal Palace , Sydenham 24 Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Newcastle-on-T 57 Humbcr , F . M . H ., Hull no Loyal Cambrian , Merthyr Tydvil 123 Lennox , F . M . H ., Richmond , Yorks . 195 Hengist , F . M . H ., Bournemouth
219 Prudence , F . M . H ., Todmorden 230 Fidelity , Masonic Hall , Devonport 249 Mariners , F . M . H ., Liverpool 266 Naphtali , Freemasons' Arms , Heywooc 26 9 Fidelity . Volunteer Hd . Qts ., Blackbun 2 S 9 Fidelity , F . M . H ., Leeds
294 Constitutional , F . M . H ., Beverley 295 Combermere of Union , Macclesfield 317 Affability , F . M . H ., Manchester 324 Moira , Wellington , Stalybridge 450 Cornubian , F . M . H ., Haj'le 45 6 Foresters , Town Hall , Uttoxeter 46 9 Hundred of Elloe , F . M . H ., Spalding
472 Friendship & Sincerity , Shaftesbury 509 Tees , F . M . H ., Stockton 531 St . Helen , F . M . H ., Hartlepool 025 Devonshire , F . M . H ., Glossop 6 37 Portland , Town Hall , Stoke-upon-Trenl 703 Clifton , F . M . H ., Blackpool 792 Pelham Pillar , F . M . H ., Grimsby 856 Restormel , Duchy Palace ; Losuvithiel
971 Trafalgar , S . M . H ., Batley 1231 Savile , Masonic Room , Elland 1304 Olive Union , F . M . H ., Horncastle 13 S 4 Equity , Central , Widnes
Monday.
1424 Brownrigg of Unity , Old Brompton 1514 Thomhill , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 156 5 Earl of Chester , F . M . H ., Lymm 176 3 St . Mary , F . M . H ., Thame 1790 Old England , Art Gallery , Croydon 1829 Burrell , Royal Pavilion , Brighton
1 S 99 Wellesley , Wellington , Crowhurst 2195 Military Jubilee , F . M . H ., Dover 2321 Acacia , F . M . H ., Bradford 2433 Minerva , Bank Bdgs ., Connah ' s Quay 2496 Wirral , Claughton Hall , Birkenhead 2651 Charity , F . M . H ., Warrington 26 S 3 Addington , Bridge House , Eton
Friday . 14 S 9 Marquess of Ripon , Holborn Rest . 2511 St . John at Hackney , Finsbury 242 St . George , F . M . H ., Doncaster 291 Rural Philanthropic , Highbridge 306 Alfred . F . M . H ., Leeds
401 Royal Forest , Slaidburn 460 Sutherland of Unity , Newcastle-u-Lyne 52 ! Truth , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 6 52 Holme Valley , Victoria , Holmfirth 8 ^ 7 De Grey and Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon 838 Franklin , Peacock and Royal , Boston
99 S Welchpool , Board Rm ., Welchpool 103 4 Eccleshill . F . M . H ., Bradford 1230 Barnard , F . M . H ., Barnard Castle 1547 Liverpool , F . M . H ., Liverpool 1648 Prince of Wales , F . M . H ., Bradford 1664 Gosforth , F . M . H ., Gosforth 1754 Windsor , F . M . H ., Penarth
Saturday . 149 Peace , F . M . H ., Meltham , Yorks . 370 St . George , F . M . H ., Chertsey 444 Union , Courtenay Arms , Starcross 453 Chigwell , Royal Forest , Chingford 1550 Prudence , F . M . H ., Plymouth
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were publicly burnt there in one fire , " because they -refused to abjure their faith . " I repeat I almost became frantic and permitted my friend to drag me away . Those who witnessed what I did , although surprise depicted on their countenances , in all probability thought that in the barbaric country where I came from , that must have been the way to show my adoration .
My people have suffered greatly . They undoubtedly have sinned against the Most High , and we are in bondage in order to expiate our sins . Some of you , my Brethren , will be surprised to hear that notwithstanding the almost complete annihilation of the Jews by Titus land his horde , in less than forty years after the destruction of the temple , an army of 400 , 000 warriors—Jews—had again risen up ;
that they had re-entered Jerusalem and driven the Romans out ; that in several pitched battles the Romans were badly beaten , and , were it not for the unhappy disunion amongst the Jews , the Romans would have finally—for a time at least—been driven out of the Holy Land . Bar Kochw-ah , one of the chief leaders of the Jews , was accepted by many of the Jews as the Messiah . Dissensions between his followers
and those who refused to accept him as the Messiah , weakened the Jewish forces , precisely as did those of Eleazor , John , and Simon , at Jerusalem . So great was the prowess of the Hebrews , that the Emperor Hadrian became greatly concerned , and hastened to send his most famous leader , Zeparis , to combat the Jews . A house divided within itself ! The bitter conflicts amongst the Bar-Kochwahs and the others , effectually opened the way for the Roman General , and they
were beaten . The battle of Bethar put an end to their last aspiration . There is ( a movement on . foot rvosv to take us back to Zion ; vain hope . The rich and influential Jew will not hear of it—no opera boxes , no ¦ racing studs , no yachts—unless it is the ship of the desert , the camel —are to be found in Jerusalem . Are the Jews fit to go back to the land of their fathers ? Scarcely even now , the golden calf is placed by many on the pedestal side by side with Him .
In His time , and not a minute before , will He fulfil His promise , that is certain . And yet , and yet , that which predominates us—or should—as Masons , the very fulcrum , Zedokeh—Charity ! is innate with us . In that one respect are the children of Israel born Masons . Bro . Lane P . M . proposed a hearty vote of thanks , of congratulation and gratitude to the lecturer , which was carried unanimously .
WE have so frequently urged the desirability of introducing lectures and discussions into our Lodges of Instruction , as a relief from the monotony of ceremonial work week after week , that we feel we must be particularly careful ere we criticise the effort of any Brother who desires to instruct or interest his fellows by the adoption of the course we have urged ; but on the other hand we feel the object
We have long worked for will be seriously affected if discussion of questions not wholly suitable to the scope of Freemasonry is countenanced , or allowed to pass unchallenged , and accordingly we introduce the foregoing lecture to our readers with a certain amount of misgiving . To our idea it deals with a subject hardly likely to prove
wholly acceptable to the ordinary member among us , and we feel a certain amount of regret that the author , after displaying so much knowledge of the Masonic world as he showed in a previous paper , should have devoted his attention—for Masonic purposes—to a matter of such little cosmopolitan interest . That he can do so much better we have lately had unmistakable evidence of , and we only
The 9th Day Of Ab.
regret we are unable to compliment him on the paper now under notice , but we hope our readers will give full attention to his effort , and , it may be , will find themselves able to give a better verdict on the lecture as a whole than we feel able to do at the moment .
# ***** # *********** The ideal Mason is long suffering , patient , pure-minded , gentle of speech , full of self-sacrifice , clean of tongue , the soul of integrity and firmly grounded in faith in Almighty
God . We struggle towards this goal , and our feet slip , the tempter meets us , passion sways us and a thousand obstacles seek to turn us aside . We fall ; we rise again and again seek the goal of a glorious ambition . —Charles E . Whelan , Wisconsin .
********** Masonry means more than pleasure , joyousness and good fellowship . The republic has a call for its existence . It has a superb and glorious mission . We cannot picture the
questions which the country must solve in the new century . The dissensions between labour and capital are to be met , and I have no' doubt they will be , rightfully and gloriously , and Masonry will have a great influence in working it out . — Samuel T . Elder , Massachusetts .
***** * ** All the ancient philosophies , in varying ways , sought to find the balance that had been destroyed and to restore the equipoise that had been lost in human affairs . This could only be done by giving men the truth and teaching
them the love of it . In this divine purpose our Order brought the warmth of its counsel and the fire of its zeal and set in motion a mission of humanity that startled the world not more by its simplicity than by its success . —Hugh McCurdy , Michigan .
********** Attentive readers of Masonic literature have become deeply impressed with the certainty that the influence of Masonry is , as the years roll on , gaining a firmer hold on the hearts and minds of men . That influence infuses itself into
society as silently as the snowllake falls on the bosom of the turbid river , but none the less potent is it , because its advent is without ostentation or blare of trumpet . Its own inherent worth is what commends it to mankind . It stands
in need of no extraneous aids to help its progress , but moves onward and upward steadfastly , obedient to those lofty principles which furnish the guarantee of its continued , its permanent success . —W . Y . Titcomb , Alabama .
Monday.
Monday .
1177 Tenby , F . M . H ., Tenby 1399 Marlborough , Woodstock 1753 Obedience , AVhite Hart , Okehampton 2279 Thornham , F . M . H ., Oldham 2553 Rufford , F . M . I-L , Nottingham 2759 Rolle , F . M . H ., Exmouth
Tuesday . 78 9 Dunhcved , F . M . H ., Launceston 814 Parrett & Axe , Town Hall , Cicwkernc 910 St . Oswald , F . M . H ., Pontefract 979 Four Cardinal Virtues , Royal , Crewe 990 Neyland , New Masonic Hall , Neyland 100 7 Howe & Charnwood , Loughborough
1214 Scarborough , Station Hotel , Batley 1266 Honour & Friendshi p , Blandford 1358 Torbay , F . M . H ., Paignton 1482 Isle of Axholme , F . M . H ., Crowle 16 50 Rose of Raby , Scarth Hall , Staindrop 1779 Ivanhoe , F . M . H ., Sheffield 1902 St . Cuthbert , King's Aims , Bcdlington 2595 Trinity , Assembly Rm ., Buckfastleigh
Wednesday . 76 Economy , F . M . H ., Winchester 187 Royal Sussex Hospitality , Bristol 258 Amphibious , F . M . H ., Heckmondwike 290 Huddersfield , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 304 Philanthropic , F . M . H ., Leeds 320 Loyalty , F . M . H ., Mottram
320 Brotherly Love , F . M . H ., Yeovil 3 6 S Samaritan , F . M . H ., Sandbach . 380 Integrity , F . M . H ., Morley , Yorks . 419 Scientific , Masonic Rooms , Bingley 461 Fortitude . Commercial , Newton Moor 6 97 United , George , Colchester 1119 St . Bede , F . M . H ., Jarrow J 2 S 3 Ryburn , F . M . H ., Sowerby Bridge
Monday.
y w v v v v v v vv , v v , W * 7 r 7 r 7 r 7 c 7 r 7 i"jr 7 l ~ rr JrwwTT Kit A ' 1529 Duke of Cornwall , St . Columb 1775 Leopold , Comm ., Church , Accrington 1989 Stirling , F . M . H ., Cleator Moor 2064 Smith Child , Town Hall , Tunstall 2355 Chantrey , Lie . Vic . Bdgs ., Dore 2571 Holmes , F . M . H ., Newcastle-on-Tyne 26 55 Queen Victoria , St . Budcaux
Thursday . 742 Crystal Palace , Sydenham 24 Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Newcastle-on-T 57 Humbcr , F . M . H ., Hull no Loyal Cambrian , Merthyr Tydvil 123 Lennox , F . M . H ., Richmond , Yorks . 195 Hengist , F . M . H ., Bournemouth
219 Prudence , F . M . H ., Todmorden 230 Fidelity , Masonic Hall , Devonport 249 Mariners , F . M . H ., Liverpool 266 Naphtali , Freemasons' Arms , Heywooc 26 9 Fidelity . Volunteer Hd . Qts ., Blackbun 2 S 9 Fidelity , F . M . H ., Leeds
294 Constitutional , F . M . H ., Beverley 295 Combermere of Union , Macclesfield 317 Affability , F . M . H ., Manchester 324 Moira , Wellington , Stalybridge 450 Cornubian , F . M . H ., Haj'le 45 6 Foresters , Town Hall , Uttoxeter 46 9 Hundred of Elloe , F . M . H ., Spalding
472 Friendship & Sincerity , Shaftesbury 509 Tees , F . M . H ., Stockton 531 St . Helen , F . M . H ., Hartlepool 025 Devonshire , F . M . H ., Glossop 6 37 Portland , Town Hall , Stoke-upon-Trenl 703 Clifton , F . M . H ., Blackpool 792 Pelham Pillar , F . M . H ., Grimsby 856 Restormel , Duchy Palace ; Losuvithiel
971 Trafalgar , S . M . H ., Batley 1231 Savile , Masonic Room , Elland 1304 Olive Union , F . M . H ., Horncastle 13 S 4 Equity , Central , Widnes
Monday.
1424 Brownrigg of Unity , Old Brompton 1514 Thomhill , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 156 5 Earl of Chester , F . M . H ., Lymm 176 3 St . Mary , F . M . H ., Thame 1790 Old England , Art Gallery , Croydon 1829 Burrell , Royal Pavilion , Brighton
1 S 99 Wellesley , Wellington , Crowhurst 2195 Military Jubilee , F . M . H ., Dover 2321 Acacia , F . M . H ., Bradford 2433 Minerva , Bank Bdgs ., Connah ' s Quay 2496 Wirral , Claughton Hall , Birkenhead 2651 Charity , F . M . H ., Warrington 26 S 3 Addington , Bridge House , Eton
Friday . 14 S 9 Marquess of Ripon , Holborn Rest . 2511 St . John at Hackney , Finsbury 242 St . George , F . M . H ., Doncaster 291 Rural Philanthropic , Highbridge 306 Alfred . F . M . H ., Leeds
401 Royal Forest , Slaidburn 460 Sutherland of Unity , Newcastle-u-Lyne 52 ! Truth , F . M . H ., Huddersfield 6 52 Holme Valley , Victoria , Holmfirth 8 ^ 7 De Grey and Ripon , Town Hall , Ripon 838 Franklin , Peacock and Royal , Boston
99 S Welchpool , Board Rm ., Welchpool 103 4 Eccleshill . F . M . H ., Bradford 1230 Barnard , F . M . H ., Barnard Castle 1547 Liverpool , F . M . H ., Liverpool 1648 Prince of Wales , F . M . H ., Bradford 1664 Gosforth , F . M . H ., Gosforth 1754 Windsor , F . M . H ., Penarth
Saturday . 149 Peace , F . M . H ., Meltham , Yorks . 370 St . George , F . M . H ., Chertsey 444 Union , Courtenay Arms , Starcross 453 Chigwell , Royal Forest , Chingford 1550 Prudence , F . M . H ., Plymouth