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conclusions arrived at on that occasion enabled me to overcome with ease all the difficulties of the kind which presented themselves in a subsequent practice , extending to more than a quarter of a century , during [ which time , the five first years excepted , a silk gown gave me increased professional

occupations . —C . P . COOPEE . TEAXSTJBSTANTIATIOJS ' . All religions necessarily require a belief in some incomprehensible thing . But the religion that requires a belief in incomprehensible things , not required

by Natural Theology , which is the religion of Freemasonry as a Universal Institution , or by pure Christianity , which is the religion of English Freemasonry as a particular Freemasonry , for instance , a belief in transubstantiation in the Eucharist , must in the end lead to scepticism . —From one of Bro . Purton Cooper's Masonic Note-books .

WOEK BY BEO . A . 0 . HATE . To the first inquiry of a correspondent who writes from Paris , my answer is , that it appears from a Bibliographical circular in my possession that there was published at Edinburgh , in 1865 , a work by our learned brother , Anthony Oneal Haye , entitled ,

"Persecution of the Knights Templars , " and not " Persecution of the Freemasons" as my correspondent seems to have been told . To my correspondent ' s second inquiry I am not able to give any useful answer . —0 . P . COOPER . ATAETIXEZ PASQTJAIIS .

See my communication , " Martin Paschalis , " page 205 of the present volume . It is there said , " The name of Martin Paschalis has no place in the ' Biographic Universelle , 1 S 23 . ' " Look , however , for the name " Martinez Pasqualis , " which is the true name . — C . P . COOPEE .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed hy Correspondent / , PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF WEST YORKSHIRE .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EUEEUASOXS' iTA . GA . ZIXE AXD 1 TA . S 0 XIC illEEOH , Dear Sir and Brother , —The annual meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire was held on "Wednesday , the 15 th of April , in the Masonic Hall , Huddersfield ; the R . W . the Hon . Earl de Grey and Ripon , D . G . M .. presiding .

The lodge was opened in due form , and a most satisfactory meeting was held , after which about ninety brethren sat down to an excellent dinner . The usual loyal toasts were given , and heartily responded to ; but yet every one appeared to be disappointed that such a noble gathering should totally

lack any kind of music whatsoever , if we except an apology for " God save the Queen , " and a second attempt at a "ditty , " which signally failed . Now , sir , it is to draw attention to the neglect of musical ceremonial in many of our Yorkshire lodges that J write at present . As a lover of music at all reasonable times and in all places , I am very anxious

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to conserve ancl improve , if possible , the harmonious element in all our lodge ceremonies , and especially so whenever the brethren are gathered together in the meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge . There cannot he any substantial reason why musical honours should wane amongst the craft . The

noblemen of our country generally are fond of music , and all our noble brethren who constitute the Grand Officers of our glorious craft are especially so . Therefore , it is the more unpardonable that any of our brethren who have the management and carrying out of the arrangements of such meetings of the craft

should neglect to provide at all times suitable musical performances ; for such things amongst our brethren are , comparatively speaking , easy to accomplish , for we may venture to say that every lodge—at least in Yorkshire—possesses abundantly the means of offering to their brethren solos , songs , and part music in

infinite variety . Therefore , we do hope that thestewards for the meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire—in Huddersfield especially —will in future see to it that the musical Masonicstandard is kept up as it has been in times gone by ,, and worthy of the choral character of West Yorkshire . Yours fraternally , E . S .

Masonic Life-Boat Fund.

MASONIC LIFE-BOAT FUND .

TO THS EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS' UA 0 A 21 NB AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —In a recent letter of Bro . "Woodhouse , after some words bespeaking the bitterness of disappointment , comes a passage enunciating an opinion from which , alas ! I altogether dissent . At some future and more suitable time the reason of my thus dissenting shall be communicated .. Yours fraternally , C . P . COOPEE .

Lodge Music.

LODGE MUSIC .

TO THE EDITOR ' OT TIIR FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —I am at present "W . M . of a lodge possessing a certain amount of musical knowledge , and fully convinced of the value of appropriate vocal and instrumental music in aiding to impress the mind ofthe neophyte with the solemn nature of his

engagements . There are many musical brethren in rny lodge whose help is freely accorded to me , even at some inconvenience to themselves , so that our musical services are being spoken of in the district ,, and our lodge meetings largely attended .

"We were very grateful for the treat you lately gave us by inserting music in your Magazine appropriate to the several degrees , which has , I have no doubt , been eagerly made use of throughout tho-Masonic world ; and I now write you to suggest the propriety of a further instalment . Possibly some of

our brethren eminent in the musical profession might be induced to arrange an appropriate service , either for publication in your paper ( if you could spare sufficient of your valuable space ) or as a separate publication , in which case I think a fair edition could be disposed of . It seems strange that with so many eminent musicians amongst us , and with the undoubted necessity for such a work , there has not