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LEADERS J 37 Consecration of St . Osyth ' s Priory Lodge , No . 2063 , at Clacton-bn-Sea , Essex £ 38 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent .. 539 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lincolnshire 54 ° The Late Bro . John Havers 540 Provincial Grand Chapter of Essex 540
Hoard of Benevolence 541 Entertainment at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution £ 41 West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution 541 Banquet of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge , No . 2021 541 Presentation to Bro . Edwin Bare , P . M .,
Preceplor of the Guelph Lodge of Instruction , No . 16 S 5 541 The Late Marquis of Londonderry 541 C ORRESPONDENCEThe Worcester Masonic Exhibition Catalogue £ 43 Consecration—A Query 543 Masonic Mendicancy 343
CORRESPONDENCE ( Continued ; Masonic Arch .-eological Association 543 The Library of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 543 Masonic Portrait 543 Notes and Queries 543 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 544
Instruction 546 Royal Arch £ 47 Mark Masonry £ 47 Knights Templar £ 47 Ancient and Accepted Rite 547 Scotland 54 » Bermuda S 48 The Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent
Association 54 8 Brixton Hall 548 Obituary 54 8 Excerpta from an Old Lodge Minute Book at Leedi 54 8 The Craft Abroad 54 8 Masonic and General Tidings 549 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 550
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THE installation meeting of that excellent lodge the Earl of Carnarvon ; No . 1642 , was marked by a pleasant incident , the presence of our worthy Parsee , Bro . CAMA and his son , and the election of Bro . CAMA , senior , as an honorary member of the lodge by acclamation . Bro . CAMA is wellknown as an expert Mason and a most zealous contributor to our Charities .
We were glad to see him in lodge , another proof of the universality of our Order . We were also rejoiced to witness the recognition of his Masonic zeal and his charitable efforts by the members of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge . Ever since its consecration by our lamented Bro . J HERVEY , this zealous body of Freemasons has taken a high position and struck a
hig h mark in the list of the metropolitan Craft lodges . Its charitable efforts have been most prominent and remarkable , in addition to other excellences , and may be well quoted and often appealed to as constituting a brilliant example to many lodges who have so far done little , and others which have done nothing in that good cause .
* * * THE remarks of Bro . TEW , D . P . G . M . for West Yorkshire , and the reply of Bro . WOODHOUSE , Mayor of Leeds , at the consecration of the Prudence Lodge , deserve to be thought out and thought over . It is so easy to enounce abstract principles ; it is so difficult to apply concrete conclusions .
The D . P . G . M . in a very forcible speech seems to object to a temperance lodge as affecting and opposing the well-known canon of Masonic hospitality and individual liberty of choice and action . VVe go to some extent with our distinguished brother in his seasonable counsels and warning remarks , but we do not think that he is logically sound in his objection to
the banquet , to use a common expression , " an abstainer ' s " banquet , that it is a dictation to others . We apprehend that the brethren of any Masonic dinner-circle have an absolute right of deciding for themselves whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic liquor shall be introduced thereat . If , indeed , there was a minority of a lodge debarred by a majority from a moderate
use of fermented wines , then , indeed , we should deem the majority guilty of an unwarrantable interference with the " liberty of the subject , " and the freedom of Masonic choice . But in this case all the members of the lodge agree , and they are clearly within their right , for just as they can make their own bye-laws , so they [ can arrange their own social rules of relaxation
and entertainment . As the MAYOR OF LEEDS truly puts it , those of other lodges who visit must either conform to the rules of that particular lodge , or stay away , if they do not affect to approve of the prov i sions made for their " creature comforts . " We cannot enter here on any of the abstract questions of the temperance movement . Suffice it to say the Prudence Lodge
has made up its mind to a certain course of action , and it is clearly competent for it to do so , and brethren from the " outside " must bow to its regulations and decision . To claim an universality of right as regards alcoholic drinks is clearly neither logical , reasonable , nor sustainable . The Prudence Lodge may be wise or unwise , seasonable or unseasonable ,
judicious or injudicious , in its views and regulations , but it is clearly not unmasonic , and the opinions will vary and doctors will differ as to the soundness of its professions and aims ; yet we do not see that any real fault can be found with its " programme " from its own particular point of view . We are not at all insensible to some of the difficulties and dangers
which the D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire hints at , and that there is a possibility , as there is always a possibility ever , of all principles of thought and action being abused and perverted . But the brethren of the Prudence
Lodge have a right to a full trial of their theory , a fair field and no favour ; and , recognizing the great ability of our distinguished Bro . TEW ' S address , we confess that we are not logically convinced ( further than from a mere subjective point of view , in any way ) , that there need be any
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fear , or can be any valid ground of complaint , in respect of the end and object of those worthy brethren at Leeds , who have founded , for various good and weighty reasons , the Prudence Lodge .
J now , all sorts of charges are laid against Freemasons and Freemasonry , —many absolutely ridiculous , some preposterous in their very preposterousness , and the greater part absolutely mendacious . Even in England , where the Craft is always before the eyes of the public , public writers and
Ultramontane scribes have not hesitated to make the most cruel and the most malignant accusations , equally false as silly . Poor Mr . BRUCE , whose sad case is now before Mr . LOWELL , the American Minister and the public , seems lo have mixed up with certain peculiar views on this and that , a fear and a belief of Masonic proceedings , equally absurd as unreal . He
told a reporter from the Central News , according to the Evening Standard of Saturday , " inter alia , " " he had , in addition , two brothers , both of whom were Freemasons , who drove him out of the country . BRUCE declared that Freemasons were enemies of Society , and schemed to secure the Government . " We are sincerely sorry for the poor man . Freemasons never
interfere in such painful matters , and never express , qua thsir Order , any view whateveron things political orqucstions religious . Here and there foolish men calling themselves Freemasons have dabbled , no doubt , in political discussions , social struggles , and political squabbles ; but in so talking and acting they have done despite to the true teaching of Freemasonry , and have
widely and gravely deviated from the first leading principles of real Freemasonry . Neutrality is the keynote of all English and Anglo-Saxon Masonic utterances , and whoevers asserts that as Freemasons , we ever in
vjreat Britain and America , and wherever our teaching extends , interfere in secular politics or controversial theologies , is either utterly ignorant of our principles and our proceedings , or is a wilful maligner and audacious accuser of a most loyal , peaceable , inoffensive body of cultured and kindly men . # .. *
w WEEK after week we have to announce the death of some old Masonic friend , some well-known and much missed brother . There are many who , from their rank , prestige , and services , demand all that eulogy can record , or fraternal good feeling sum up . To them the meed of Masonic
admiration is accorded ; for them the words of the " Obituary" impressively preserve their kindly memory , and their honoured name . But it may be feared whether we do not unconsciously sometimes treat wilh some little injustice the work and services of many humbler brethren . There are some worthy members of our Fraternity who pass away week after week almost unknown
beyond the town in which they lived for years , outside the lodge which they have so long and so faithfully served . They depart , and the Masonic world knows nothing of them ; for some reason their efforts and services were made in a comparatively subordinate position , and in our great Masonic Vanity Fair , as in the world without , we too often sacrifice a good deal lor
the mere possession of rank , popularity , prestige , and wealth . And yet after all , all such form part of that great body of faithful labourers and loyal soldiers who are , in truth , the " creme de la creme" of our Masonic Host . The great , and wealthy , and high-born have their chroniclers ever ready , always laudatory , unceasingly at hand , to preserve their names and
celebrate their virtues . But as regards the "TOMMY ATKINSES" of Freemasonry , too often comparatively obscure , few remember them , and fewer still read their " Obit . " In the Freemason to-day we think it well then to commend to the kindly notice and affectionate remembrance of all our readers many a worthy , hard-working , humble Freemason , who , having
finished his work , has passed into that eternal East , into which one day we too must also wend our way . A force is lent to our words , and a point is obtained for our humble remarks , by the account elsewhere of the Masonic funeral service for our lamented Bro . J . L . OATES , P . M ., of Leeds . We commend that obituary notice to the attention of our readers as it records the Masonic career of a good old soldier and a very useful Freemason .
* # * WE are not surprised though not a little amused to learn from an esteemed correspondent in Ireland , that at Cork even the Roman Catholic community are annoyed by the opposition made by Mr . LANE , the Pamellite candidata for the Town Council , against two worthy citizens , Messrs . Fox and BOGAN ,
simply because they arc Freemasons . It seems that these good brethren of ours are supported by several of the leading Roman Catholics of the town , including the Mayor ; a fact which we deem well to advert to . as such opposition on such grounds is simply a disgrace to the person or party making it . We often ask ourselves how far can Intolerance go , and where does it end ?
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Contents.
CONTENTS .
LEADERS J 37 Consecration of St . Osyth ' s Priory Lodge , No . 2063 , at Clacton-bn-Sea , Essex £ 38 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Kent .. 539 Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Lincolnshire 54 ° The Late Bro . John Havers 540 Provincial Grand Chapter of Essex 540
Hoard of Benevolence 541 Entertainment at the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution £ 41 West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution 541 Banquet of the Queen ' s Westminster Lodge , No . 2021 541 Presentation to Bro . Edwin Bare , P . M .,
Preceplor of the Guelph Lodge of Instruction , No . 16 S 5 541 The Late Marquis of Londonderry 541 C ORRESPONDENCEThe Worcester Masonic Exhibition Catalogue £ 43 Consecration—A Query 543 Masonic Mendicancy 343
CORRESPONDENCE ( Continued ; Masonic Arch .-eological Association 543 The Library of the Grand Lodge of Scotland 543 Masonic Portrait 543 Notes and Queries 543 REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGSCraft Masonry 544
Instruction 546 Royal Arch £ 47 Mark Masonry £ 47 Knights Templar £ 47 Ancient and Accepted Rite 547 Scotland 54 » Bermuda S 48 The Metropolitan Masonic Benevolent
Association 54 8 Brixton Hall 548 Obituary 54 8 Excerpta from an Old Lodge Minute Book at Leedi 54 8 The Craft Abroad 54 8 Masonic and General Tidings 549 Lodge Meetings for Next Week 550
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THE installation meeting of that excellent lodge the Earl of Carnarvon ; No . 1642 , was marked by a pleasant incident , the presence of our worthy Parsee , Bro . CAMA and his son , and the election of Bro . CAMA , senior , as an honorary member of the lodge by acclamation . Bro . CAMA is wellknown as an expert Mason and a most zealous contributor to our Charities .
We were glad to see him in lodge , another proof of the universality of our Order . We were also rejoiced to witness the recognition of his Masonic zeal and his charitable efforts by the members of the Earl of Carnarvon Lodge . Ever since its consecration by our lamented Bro . J HERVEY , this zealous body of Freemasons has taken a high position and struck a
hig h mark in the list of the metropolitan Craft lodges . Its charitable efforts have been most prominent and remarkable , in addition to other excellences , and may be well quoted and often appealed to as constituting a brilliant example to many lodges who have so far done little , and others which have done nothing in that good cause .
* * * THE remarks of Bro . TEW , D . P . G . M . for West Yorkshire , and the reply of Bro . WOODHOUSE , Mayor of Leeds , at the consecration of the Prudence Lodge , deserve to be thought out and thought over . It is so easy to enounce abstract principles ; it is so difficult to apply concrete conclusions .
The D . P . G . M . in a very forcible speech seems to object to a temperance lodge as affecting and opposing the well-known canon of Masonic hospitality and individual liberty of choice and action . VVe go to some extent with our distinguished brother in his seasonable counsels and warning remarks , but we do not think that he is logically sound in his objection to
the banquet , to use a common expression , " an abstainer ' s " banquet , that it is a dictation to others . We apprehend that the brethren of any Masonic dinner-circle have an absolute right of deciding for themselves whether alcoholic or non-alcoholic liquor shall be introduced thereat . If , indeed , there was a minority of a lodge debarred by a majority from a moderate
use of fermented wines , then , indeed , we should deem the majority guilty of an unwarrantable interference with the " liberty of the subject , " and the freedom of Masonic choice . But in this case all the members of the lodge agree , and they are clearly within their right , for just as they can make their own bye-laws , so they [ can arrange their own social rules of relaxation
and entertainment . As the MAYOR OF LEEDS truly puts it , those of other lodges who visit must either conform to the rules of that particular lodge , or stay away , if they do not affect to approve of the prov i sions made for their " creature comforts . " We cannot enter here on any of the abstract questions of the temperance movement . Suffice it to say the Prudence Lodge
has made up its mind to a certain course of action , and it is clearly competent for it to do so , and brethren from the " outside " must bow to its regulations and decision . To claim an universality of right as regards alcoholic drinks is clearly neither logical , reasonable , nor sustainable . The Prudence Lodge may be wise or unwise , seasonable or unseasonable ,
judicious or injudicious , in its views and regulations , but it is clearly not unmasonic , and the opinions will vary and doctors will differ as to the soundness of its professions and aims ; yet we do not see that any real fault can be found with its " programme " from its own particular point of view . We are not at all insensible to some of the difficulties and dangers
which the D . P . G . M . of West Yorkshire hints at , and that there is a possibility , as there is always a possibility ever , of all principles of thought and action being abused and perverted . But the brethren of the Prudence
Lodge have a right to a full trial of their theory , a fair field and no favour ; and , recognizing the great ability of our distinguished Bro . TEW ' S address , we confess that we are not logically convinced ( further than from a mere subjective point of view , in any way ) , that there need be any
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fear , or can be any valid ground of complaint , in respect of the end and object of those worthy brethren at Leeds , who have founded , for various good and weighty reasons , the Prudence Lodge .
J now , all sorts of charges are laid against Freemasons and Freemasonry , —many absolutely ridiculous , some preposterous in their very preposterousness , and the greater part absolutely mendacious . Even in England , where the Craft is always before the eyes of the public , public writers and
Ultramontane scribes have not hesitated to make the most cruel and the most malignant accusations , equally false as silly . Poor Mr . BRUCE , whose sad case is now before Mr . LOWELL , the American Minister and the public , seems lo have mixed up with certain peculiar views on this and that , a fear and a belief of Masonic proceedings , equally absurd as unreal . He
told a reporter from the Central News , according to the Evening Standard of Saturday , " inter alia , " " he had , in addition , two brothers , both of whom were Freemasons , who drove him out of the country . BRUCE declared that Freemasons were enemies of Society , and schemed to secure the Government . " We are sincerely sorry for the poor man . Freemasons never
interfere in such painful matters , and never express , qua thsir Order , any view whateveron things political orqucstions religious . Here and there foolish men calling themselves Freemasons have dabbled , no doubt , in political discussions , social struggles , and political squabbles ; but in so talking and acting they have done despite to the true teaching of Freemasonry , and have
widely and gravely deviated from the first leading principles of real Freemasonry . Neutrality is the keynote of all English and Anglo-Saxon Masonic utterances , and whoevers asserts that as Freemasons , we ever in
vjreat Britain and America , and wherever our teaching extends , interfere in secular politics or controversial theologies , is either utterly ignorant of our principles and our proceedings , or is a wilful maligner and audacious accuser of a most loyal , peaceable , inoffensive body of cultured and kindly men . # .. *
w WEEK after week we have to announce the death of some old Masonic friend , some well-known and much missed brother . There are many who , from their rank , prestige , and services , demand all that eulogy can record , or fraternal good feeling sum up . To them the meed of Masonic
admiration is accorded ; for them the words of the " Obituary" impressively preserve their kindly memory , and their honoured name . But it may be feared whether we do not unconsciously sometimes treat wilh some little injustice the work and services of many humbler brethren . There are some worthy members of our Fraternity who pass away week after week almost unknown
beyond the town in which they lived for years , outside the lodge which they have so long and so faithfully served . They depart , and the Masonic world knows nothing of them ; for some reason their efforts and services were made in a comparatively subordinate position , and in our great Masonic Vanity Fair , as in the world without , we too often sacrifice a good deal lor
the mere possession of rank , popularity , prestige , and wealth . And yet after all , all such form part of that great body of faithful labourers and loyal soldiers who are , in truth , the " creme de la creme" of our Masonic Host . The great , and wealthy , and high-born have their chroniclers ever ready , always laudatory , unceasingly at hand , to preserve their names and
celebrate their virtues . But as regards the "TOMMY ATKINSES" of Freemasonry , too often comparatively obscure , few remember them , and fewer still read their " Obit . " In the Freemason to-day we think it well then to commend to the kindly notice and affectionate remembrance of all our readers many a worthy , hard-working , humble Freemason , who , having
finished his work , has passed into that eternal East , into which one day we too must also wend our way . A force is lent to our words , and a point is obtained for our humble remarks , by the account elsewhere of the Masonic funeral service for our lamented Bro . J . L . OATES , P . M ., of Leeds . We commend that obituary notice to the attention of our readers as it records the Masonic career of a good old soldier and a very useful Freemason .
* # * WE are not surprised though not a little amused to learn from an esteemed correspondent in Ireland , that at Cork even the Roman Catholic community are annoyed by the opposition made by Mr . LANE , the Pamellite candidata for the Town Council , against two worthy citizens , Messrs . Fox and BOGAN ,
simply because they arc Freemasons . It seems that these good brethren of ours are supported by several of the leading Roman Catholics of the town , including the Mayor ; a fact which we deem well to advert to . as such opposition on such grounds is simply a disgrace to the person or party making it . We often ask ourselves how far can Intolerance go , and where does it end ?