CONTENTS. forwarded to the Grand Master, with a request that PAGE he would be LEADERS- . A Devonian Lodge in London ...... ¦•• ••• 5" pleased to summon a special meeting of Grand Lodge for the Mason ry in New South VVales ...... ••• ••• 5" ^ purpose of taking into consideration Masonic Juri sprudence ... _ _ ... _ _ ••• . — ••• ••• S'2 the action of the President ... 2 Unite d Grand Lodge of England (Agenda Paper) ...... 5* in ruling the member's motions out of order. Ma rk Grand Lodge (Agenda Paper ) ...... ••• 5*3 The Grand Grand Lodge of Isle of Man ...... - 5'.1 Prov incial •¦¦ Master declined to accede to the request of the petitioners ; An Addres s ... — <•• — — •• 5'5 M ASONIC NOTES— but as he considered the question whether the President' s Agenda Paper of United Grand Lodge of Eng land...... 5'7 Agenda Paper of Mark Grand Lodge ...... ¦•• 5'7 Reports of the Board's proceedings should be submitted to the Mason ic Jurisprudence ...... ••• ••• 5'7 Board previous to being presented to Grand ••¦ Lodge was well Corres pondence ...of ... _ ••• — ... ••• 5'8 Provi ncial Gra nd Lod^e Devonshire ...... ••• S^ worthy of being considered, he announced his intention of Ihe Bond of Brothe rhood ...... ••• S20 Obitua ry ...... •» - - - - 52 ' referring the subject to Grand Lodge at its next regular meeting Science, Art and the Drama ...... ••¦ 522 Misonic and General Tidings ...... ••¦ 524 in June. At the regular meeting of the Board of General Purposes Craft Masonry ...... ••• — •¦• 524 in April , after the minutes of the previous Board had been con- firmed , a motion for adjournment was carried in sp ite of an appeal VONIAN LODGE TN LONDON. A DE by the Grand Treasurer that the Board would , first of all , It was to be expected that when residents in London , hailing authorise payment of certain accounts which had been passed from different counties, set about founding clubs and societies by its own Finance Committee. A second petition was then for the benefit of themselves ancl sojourners from those counties , forwarded to the Grand Master, inviting him to reconsider his it would not be very long before lodges were inaugurated for a previous decision , and summon a special meeting, but the most like purpose. Hence the United Northern Counties, No. 2128 , Worshipful received this as an attempt at coercing him , and which was warranted in 1SS5 ; the Cornish Lodge, No. 2369, in declined. At the May meeting of the Board the consideration 1890 ; the Lancastrian , No. 2528, in 1S94, of which, if our of a message from thc Grand Master with reference to a petition memory serves us aright, the late Karl of Lathom , Pro (i.M., and from 28 brethren for a warrant for a new lodge was postponed Prov. G. Master of West Lancashire, was the lirst YV. Master, by a large majority of votes, and all the other business on the and others, which may havc escaped our notice. Now we hear agenda paper having been similarl y treated , an attempt was there is a scheme afoot for founding a lodge for the benefit of made to renew the motions which had been ruled out of order ; brethren hailing from or connected with the County of Devon. but the President remained firm to his previous rulino-. and Bro. WELLSMAN , C.C, is exerting all his great energies in order ultimatel y closed the meeting. At the Grand Lodge in June to ensure the success of the project. A warrant, we are told , the Grand Master submitted for the consideration of the has already been applied for, and liro. the Earl of II ALSIIURY , brethren two questions , in (he first of which he invited them to Lord High Chancellor, is designated as the lirst W. Master, say whether the President of the Board of General Purposes while Lord CllURSTON , of Churston Ferrers, will be one of the was right in ruling out of order certain motions proposed to be ofiicers, and not improbably Bro. GEORGE LAMBERT , M.P. brought forward by one of its members, while in the second he Bro. WELLSMAN , who is the S.W. designate, is hopeful of he asked them to say if they desired a change from the practice success, many brethren having alread y expressed a desire to hitherto in force "by which the President of the Board of General Purposes prepares the reports of join , while there is every likelihood of an exceptionally large the Board in the shape of almost literal transcri pts of its minutes. number of candidates for initiation. Messrs. SPIERS and POND 'S " Grand Lodge, in rep l y to the first question , declined by 16 to votes Holborn Viaduct Hotel has been selected for the lodge (juarters. 7 134 that the ruling of the President was right, on which the Grand We trust the scheme for establishing a Devonian Lodge in Master, having regard to thc largeness of the minority, recom- London will be carried to a successful issue. mended that Grand Lodge should answer affirmatively the second question with a view to enabling the Board to reconsider the matter. This was accordingly done, all but unanimously, MASONRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. and the Grand Lodge proceeded to deal with the remaining business. If we may judge from the reports we have read in the We offer no op inion upon the question ori inall Australasian Masonic newspapers that have lately reached us— g y at issue. It is immaterial whether the President of the Board of General •1 summary of one of which was published in our columns on Purposes was -ri ght or wrong in deciding that certain motions l'ie 1 Sth ult.—the course of Masonry in the Colony of New were out of order. A reference to Grand Lodge such as was •"•¦outh Wales lias not been for some time past a particularly ultimatel y made would have settled the matter in a regular smooth one. The trouble appears to have ori ginated in the manner, but the course adopted by the majority of the Board "¦ • •fusal of the President of the Board of General Purposes to both in postponing payment of accounts which its own Com- a'Io\v certain resolutions moved bv one of the members of that mittee had passed, and then in refusing to entertain the Grand b0( Master s message, was undignified and un-Masonic ly, to be put, and, on the mover, at the March meeting of the , and , having J regard to thc fact that Grand Lodge, though onl b °ard, endeavouring to propose dissent from such ruling, y y a moderate majority, has justified the President in his ruling, we trust the '-'daring the meeting closed. Thereupon a petition , signed by matter will be dealt with in a becoming sp irit , and lc Grajul without Registrar and 16 other members of the Board, was animus in either direction . MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE. registration fees (Article 104), and most Provincial Gra> A Lodges exact the maximum. Registration fees are of thr [COMMUNICATED. ] kinds—being live shillings for each person initiated or entererl for the first time in the register of the Grand Lodge of Enol - To resume' our discussion of the bye-laws of Provincial and an( and a shilling for each joining member. The higher ' District Grand Lodges. rat; includes , of course, the provision of a Grand Lodge certificate These, we stated , generally commenced with a tabulated list (Article 196). """" of ofiicers followed by a descri ption of their several duties. , Fees of honour are a certain source of income. They Before noticing what the Constitutions say about other ar generally only exacted on first appointment, and very often ht refer to the exceptional circumstances which thei offices , we mig payment is assured by a bye-law which cancels the led- to the clause regarding the appointment of a Pro District appointment unless the fee is paid within a certain interval, and sometimes Grand Master being inserted in Article 87. withholding the issue of the patent until such payment. H.R.H. the Duke of Connaug It | s The object was to allow ht to however, a question whether a fee of honour ought not continue his official connection with the District Grand Lodge of to be regarded as a debt of honour? The income from this source R.oyal Hi hness was some six or se\en years ago is Bombay. His g often considerable. In Wesu' Yorkshire, for instance, it Commander-in-chief of the Bombay forces and District Grand amounts to 36 guineas. Master of Bombay. Shortl y after he left India Lord Sandhurst Ihe variable income includes fees for dispensations. went out to be Governor of that Presidency, and being a good N0w and then these are prohibitive , in order to signify official dis- and true Mason, it was very naturally thoug ht desirable that he approval of frequent application. should become the ruler of the Ciaft , and at the same time There are 12 Articles of the Constitutions which may lose the lustre conferred on them be brethren were anxious not to violated on procural of a dispensation. There is no need hness's official connection. Hence the to by his Royal Hig special occupy space by reciting them in full. They are Articles islation which permits the appointment of a Pro District 8n leg J 34) 135. i38 JS6 165, 168, 186, 192 , 193, and 206. The Grand Master in cases where the D.G.M. is a Prince of the "5- . - List of these which refers to public appearance of Freemasons in blood royal. Masonic clothing may in course of time be removed from It was suggested at the time that such appointment should the list , the Most Worshi p ful Grand Master having recently where the D.G.M. was the expressed be permitted in every case Governor himself very strongly on the subject [vide remarks in this enabling the of a colony. One wonders why clause only applies Freemaso n 24, ii , 00). to foreign parts, and not to the case where a Prov. Grand It is noteworth y that even before the Grand Mas te ' Master may be of such exalted rank. r s pronouncement on the subject those in lesser authority had been The Prov. Grand Wardens must bc Installed Masters, ancl exercised in mind about it , and in a set of Provincial as Senior and Grand during their year of office rank Junior , but this Lodge bye-laws which lies before thc writer, authorised in 18 distinction ceases afterwards, and both brethren become simp l 97, y a special clause provides that when app lication is made to and the term Past Senior Grand Warden has Past Wardens, enable a public appearance in Masonic clothing, such app lication no significance beyond indicating the jewel the brother should shall be supported by a resolution of the lodge, and no public brethren of similar rank wear. Precedence among depends announcement of the proposed appearance shall be made unti l entirel upon seniority, a Past Junior Warden of 18 S taking y 9 the dispensation has been actually granted. This last is a most precedence of a Past Senior of 18 99. wise provision , inasmuch as it is generally only the opportunity The other Provincial Officers referred to in thc Constitutions of making a display before the profane that prompts the are the Deacons, who must, according to Article 90, be Wardens application. or Past Wardens. The remaining sources of income are too casual to need The Constitutions do not define the duties of Provincial any reference. but the bye-laws do , and sometimes at considerable Officers , The outgoings of Provincial Grand Lodge practicall come length. A copy of the bye-laws of a large province which lies y under the head of maintenance of office , including rent , before the writer contains no less than 8 clauses defininsr the travelling expenses, and salaries. of the respective officers. functions It should be noted that thc preamble of the Article (104), The worst of such verbosity is that the ollicers never go which authorises a Provincial Grand Lodge to levy contributions beyond the bye-laws, conceiving that they must be absolutely of any kind , says : inclusive. "Great advantage having been experienced from the The Provincial Grand Secretarv is probably the hardest establishment of a local fund for charitable and other Masonic Worked officer and m some provinces his duties require his full , purposes . . . ." (The italics are the writer's). time, and he is often a salaried officer. It not infrequenllv This is practicall y a hint lhat expenses are to be kept clown , happens that the management of the Provincial Benevolent and no unnecessary outlay incurred. Institutions devolves upon him. Needless to say that a profound Thus it will be generally found that Provincial Grand Lodgo, acquaintance with the Constitutions is expected from both the when it meets, accepts the read and willing hospitality of the , y Registrar and the Secretary as these officers are not onl y the severa l lodges in the Province which are aide to provide thc official advisers of the Provincial Grand Master and his deputy, necessary accommodation. In this and other ways Provincial but they are unofficial advisers of half the Worshi p ful Masters Grand Lodges are able to accumulate funds for Benevolent and in thc province. Charitable purposes, and to keep going Institutions , which , for However the duties of Provincial Grand Officers are , excellence ancl efficiency, vie with any in the country. the same mutatis mutandis as those of the Grand practically , , Having dealt with these necessary points, thc bye-laws Officers defined in Articles 27-43. usuall y go on to give excerpts from the Book of Constitutions A Provincial Grand Lodge cannot be kept up without which Provincial Grand Lodge considers ought most imme- ye-laws naturall expense, and the b y deal with income and diately to be brought under the notice ol its members. This is 'I expenditure. he income is made up of quarterages, registra- not altogether a superfluity. A series of instructions to Masters tion fees, and fees of honour. These are permanent and lixe'd ancl Secretaries of private lod ges can be thus brought together in thoug sources of income , h the actual income itself may be proper order of continuity, and tl e relationshi of the private variable. Other sources of income pre fees for p dispensations and lod ge to the Provincial Grand Lodge is thus set forth at a certificates of appointment , registration fees for new lod ges and glance. Great care, however, should be taken to make this istering bye-laws. smaller fees for reg section of the bye-laws comp lete, inasmuch as those for whom it The most important source of income is , of course, the is intended will take it for granted that the last word on tlie quarterl y fee for each member of every lod ge—in this country subject has been read. sixpence—(Article usually 104). This is forwarded at the end Less intelli gible is a series of clauses setting forth the rule* along wilh the quarterl of every quarter y return ; this return of debate. As these are absolutely within the 'discretion of th*-' possesses vital interest. It is referred lo in Article 17 6, and presiding officer , from whose decision no appeal lies unless a Provincial bye-laws generally print , as an appendix , a specimen Masonic princi ple is involved , it seems rather superfluous to schedule. burden the bye-laws with instructions as to the course to he Article 17 6 prescribes that this return shall be similar to the pursued , say, when two brethren rise at the same time, or made to Grand Lod annual return ge described in Article 173, when two amendments are proposed to the main question, but " oftener if required." The usual plan is to transmit it and what happens when one of them becomes the substantia quarterl y, or half yearly in. some cases. It is an excellent plan motion , &C to have a bound book of blank returns similar ol for each lod ge to The bye-laws proper gcnerall yconclude with a selection "" Provincial Grand Secretary 0 those furnished by the . These can the regulations which govern the administration of the Bene*- ^' licate , and thcr value of such a series be filled in in dup of lent Fund. . . ¦ volumes in the lodge records cannot be overestimated. cia We shall next notice the usual appendices to Provi» . Grand Lodge lias prescribed the maximum quarterly and Grand Lodge bye-laws. UNITED GRAND LODGE. No. 2823, The William Rogers Lodge , London. 2824, The Grove Park Kent Lodge, London. 2825, The St. John Lod ge, Black pool , Lancashire. 2826, The Birkenhead Lod ge Birkenhead following is the business to be tra nsacted on Wedne sday next , the , , Cheshire. The 2827, The Lord Roberts Lodge, London. t '. eth instan 2S28, The Evening Star Lod ge, Burgersdorp, Cape Colony, South of the Quarterl y Communication of the 6th June for i The minute s Africa. confir m31' 0"* . . 2829, The Carribbee Lodge , St. John , Anti gua , West Indies. ' Master in the chair will move a resolution offering the 2. The Grand Master his Royal Hi hness the Prince of Wales , Most Worshi pful Grand , g fraternal sympathy of Grand Lodge , on the loss he has the resp ectful and Saxe-Coburg- MARK GRAND LODGE. ustain ed by the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of ' of Benevolence for the months ending June , -j . Repo rt of the Board The following is the business to be transacted on Tuesda y, the 4th in which are recommendations for the following grant s, i uly and August , instant : 1. Read and , if approved , confirm Minutes of Quarterl y Com- The widow of a brother of the St. Oswald Lodge , No. munication of 5th J une , 1900 . 1124, Oswestry ...... £lS ° ° 2. Report of the General Board . The widow of a bro ther of the Halsey Lodge , No. 1479, 3. A motion will be made that the Report be taken as read. ... St. Albans ...... 5 4. A motion will be made that the Report be received and entered on The widow of a br other of the Union Lodge , No. 3S, ° ° ° Chichester ...... the Minutes. 5° ° ° ' The widow of a brother of the Kingswood Lodge, No. 5. Recommendations arising out of the Report : 227S, Broxbourne ...... 50 o o (a) " Additio n to Article 121 Book of Constitutions : ^*" ' And if in any A bro ther of the Liberty of Have ring Lodge, No. 1437, lodge it should become impossible to hold the regular meeting upon Romford ...... 50 o o the day ramed in the bye-laws for that purpose brother of the Barnato Lodge, No. 2265, London ... 75 o o , the Grand Master , A and in provinces or districts the Provincial or District Grand A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF G ENERA L PURPOSES. Master , may grant a dispensation for the .holdin g of such meeting, upon a day not more than seven days before or after Unite d Grand Lod ge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of that fixed by To the the bye-laws, which day shall for all purposes be deemed the regular Eng land. day of meeting. '" African Masonic The Board begs to report that the subscri ptions to the South (b) Grants recommend : £25 to the widow of a Secretary pursuant to the resolution of Grand br other of Lodge Relief Fund received by the Grand Hawton , No. 100, and Portal , No. 150. announced from time to time in the Freemason newspaper , amount to Lodee and _£zo to the widow of a brother of Fitzwilliam Lodge,-No. 277. d., of which the sum of £4000 has already been transmitted to South /0002 2s. 3 6. A motion will be proposed that the Report be adopted. , where it is in course of distribution by R.W. Bro. George Richards , Dist. Africa Presentation of Charity jewels to the Stewards of the Gra nd Maste r of the Trans vaal , the Very Reverend the Dean of Cape Town , and 7. last Benevolent Fund Festival. the District Grand Master of South Africa (E.D.), assisted by the other District Gra nd Maste rs of the several districts in South Africa. The Board has the pleasure to announce that the additions to the Freemasons ' Hall , carried out by Messrs. Cubittt and Co., in accordance with plans prepared by the Grand Super- PRO VINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF ISLE OF MAN. intende nt of Wor ks, are now comp leted . During the progress of the work it became apparent to the Board that certai n modifications of, and additions to, the orig inal design were desirable , and it accordingly authorised the execution of the I NSTALLATION OF LORD HENNIKER AS PR OV. G.M The cost of these modifications and additions amount to ,£464, the pay- work. interval ment of which the Board asks Grand Lod ge formally to sanction. The Boar d After a long , the Freemasons of the Isle of Man were called further asks Grand Lod ge to sanction the expenditu re of a sum not exceeding together some time since for the pur pose of witnessin g the installation of £2500 ; the cost of necessa ry fittings and furniture up to the present being ,£2241, Lord Henniker as Provincial Grand Master. Freem asons in isolated places , ht that a fu rther addition to this sum will be required , which Grand but it is thoug such as the " Little Man Island ," and , say, Londo n, are called upon by the Lod ge is asked to sanction. The substantial fittings, such as book cases, show y his Royal Hi cases, lockers , &c , have been supp lied by Messrs. Cubitt , and by Messrs. Drew , authorities (headed b ghness the Prince of Wal es) to band of High Holborn , the cost amounting to £1145 Ss- 8d., while the furniture of the themselves together and to constitute themselves a province. This ord er new rooms has been supp lied by Messrs. Map le and Co., at a cost up to the was dutifull y obeyed by our Insular brethren in the succession to the late present of is. 3d. The accounts for the insta llation of the electric li ght .£675 Bro. Sir J ohn Goldie Taubman , Speaker of the House of Keys, who was and fittings amount 10 /42193. 8d The Board have also to state that they have ordered policies ot insurance to be taken out with regard to the new appointed the first , R.W. G rand Master of the province in 1886. Since his premises in the sums of £10,000 on the buildings and £2000 on the furniture. death , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master has been in char ge, but last The Board have had under their consideration the question of the delay and year , the Most Worshi pful Grand Master , the Prince of Wales , selected for difficulty experienced by brethren in signing the books on entering Grand Lod ge, office Lord Henniker , Lieut. -Governor of the Isle Man , who was alrea dy and it hopes that some better arrangement will be suggested by the Grand Prov. G.M. of Suffolk. The appointment was hailed with satisfaction , and Secretary and the Grand Director of Ceremonies , in whose hands the Board have the much-delayed ceremony of his installation (caused solely by illness and placed the matter. In acknowled ging the following presentations , thc Board the calls of duty) took place at the Masonic Hall , Douglas , late in the agai n takes the opportunity to report that the capacious and handsome room for month of J une. the reception of the library and curios ities belong ing to Grand Lodge, is now The function was well attended , enthusiastic , and thorou gh. A dis- comp leted and the Board will be most happy to receive any additions thereto , , tinguished Mason , Bro . the Rev. C. J. Martyn (Past Grand Cha plain , which the generosity of members of the Craft may p lace at its disposal. Deputy Grand Master of Suffolk , and one of the Queen 's private cha plains), T ITLE OR O BJ ECT . BY WHOM P RESENTED . was the Installing Master , appointed by the Prince of Wales , and he per- MS. Notes, &c , Relating to Lane ' s " Masonic ) , formed the elaborate ceremony with grace and precision , and 1 w * Hu(rV )an p.G.D. , at the same Records ' ...... ) ' time , the brethren lost none of the beauty of the ritual . Old R.A. Certificate Irish ...... Courtenay M. Gray, P.P.G.Org. , Bro. A. Brown , Dep. P.G.M., presided at the History of Zur Hoffnung Lod ^e, Berne , Switzerland Cha rles Besson, G. Rep. J. openin g of the lodge, M • and amongst the hundreds of brethren present were his Honour the Clerk K. /fiS SMKi of Liter ' s::: ::: } * ¦*• *«** - *.. of the Rolls, Sir J ames Gell , and the Speaker of the House of Keys, Bro. History of Lodge Perseverance , Bombay ... I. M. Shields , D.D.G.M. A. W. Moore . Constitution and Statutes of G.L. of Montana ... The G. Sec. of Montana. Among the others who attended Prov. Grand Lod ge were— Consti tution and Ceremon ials of G.L. of Manitoba... The G. Sec. of Manitoba. Old Royal Arch Medal ...... Francis Fazenby, P.M. 694. Bros. J ohn A. Brown , Dep. Prov. G. Master; Walter J. Brown , Prov. J.G.W. | Addr esses of the G. Master of New York ... The G. Librarian of New York . Robert B. Baron , Prov. G. Chap. ; F. C. Poulter , Prov. G. Sec. ; F. W. Watso n , Rule s and Regulations of the Boys' School, 1S0S ... Robert Hudson , P.G.S.B. Prov. Asst. G. Sec ; G. Harrington Quayle , Prov. G. Reg. ; John Craine , Prov. An Old Maso nic Medal ...... Perceval A. Nairne , P.G.D. S.G.D. ; Thomas Whiteside , Prov. J .G.D. ; W. J . Kelly, Prov. A.G.D. of C. • J. _ Consecrationr 0 Pr ogrammeamme of St. Bride LodgeLod , jC.7 r , n „ . ., , ., „ _ W. H. Dowson , Prov. G. Org. ; Thomas S. Atkinson , Prov. G. Std. Br . ; M. No.2S Drummond , W.M. ,8,7. J . ,7 T . ^ : Gell , Prov. G. Std. Br. ; K. Rowlands , Prov. G. Stwd. (representin g Spencer Catalo gue of the Library ° 0 of Sup. Council , 33 ... Supreme Council , 33 . Wal pole Lodge) ; James Gorry, Prov. G. Tyler ; Lord Henniker , Prov. Grand I he Board also submit a Statement of the Grand Lod ge Accounts at the last Master of Suffolk , Past S.G.W. Eng. (now Prov. G. Master Isle meetin g of Man) ; of the Finance Committee , held on Friday, the 17th day of August , 1900, Charles Martyn , Past G. Chap. Eng., Dep. Prov. G. Master Suffolk snowing J. (Installing a balance in the Bank of Eng land (Law Courts Branch) of £10,020 Master) ; N. Tracey, Past G. Std. Br. Eng., Prov. G. Sec. of Suffolk; us. 2d., A. W. and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash Jt' i00, and for Moore , Past S.G.D. Isle of Man , Speaker of the House of Keys servants ' ; John W. wages £100. Turner , Past Prov. G.D. West Yorks ; J . M. Cruickshank , Past Prov . J.G.D. (Signed) R ICHARD L OVELAND -L OVELAND , President. Isle of Man ; Samuel Webb (Mayor of Doug las), Past Prov. S.G.W. ; G. A. reemas ons ' Hal l, London , W.C , Thomason , Past Prov. Assist. G. Std. Br. Warwick ; Geor ge Watterson , Past August 2ist , 1900. Prov. G. Purst. ; together with the representatives of the lodges in the island. 5- NOTICE OF MOTION. The DEP. PROV. GRAND MASTER , after the opening ceremon y, said : By W. Bro. G EORGE W. SPETH , P.A.G.D.C. : We have for a long time been practicall y without a Masonic head , but we have met to-day to join in the installation of a distinguished broth er " That th e brethren attending Grand Lod ge be furnished with printed , in the person of Bro. Lord Henniker , who will take that copies of the Minutes of any previous Quarterl y Communication positi on. I am sure we when due for CDnlirmation. " all wish him and the province prosperity, and trust he will live long, and continue to be an ornament to the Order. (App lause). I will now ask the •V A PPEAL . Installing Master , Bro. the Rev. C. J . Martvn , to take the chair. By Bro . H. W. C OXEN , of the Hopeful Lodge , No. 2634, against a Master ru ling The Installing , who is Dep. P.G. Master of Suffol k , of whi ch of the R.W. District Grand Master of Queensland , concerning Bro. provinc e Lord Henniker is Prov. G. Master , then took the chair •-oxon s , and was election and installa tion. formally saluted by the lodge. St f C !i n/? '°d ges for which warr ants have been granted by the M.W. Seven Past Masters were then appointed to introduce the newly- wand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lod ge r appointed Prov. G.M. of the Isle of Man. They were Bros. S. Webb , No. 2817, The St. Bride Lodge , London. T. Whiteside , J . M. Cruickshank , R. B. Baron , J . Craine , G. H. Quayle, 2818, The Kirb y Lod ge, London. and J . M. Gell. 2819, The Widn es Lodge, Widnes , Lancashire. The " patent " of appointment by his Royal Highness havin g been 2S20, The Perse verance Lod ge , Mount Mor gan Queensland read , , ~ , Australi a. The I NSTALLING M ASTER said that , as Lord Henniker had been for 2 °?' >. Th? Whitle y Lod ge, Whitley, Northumberland. over 14 years a Prov incial Grand Master , he need not instruct him as to his 2022, T he Horis tic Lodge , London. duties. He was sure , however , that during his tenure of office , which he trusted would be long, he would consider well the happiness of the brethren , man s voice stands forth. The man's brain thinks out the lesson—the man's carry out the truest princi ples of Freemasonry, and see to the prosperity of hand writes the inspired page. God has willed never to put aside the ministry the province under his care. (Applause.) He congratulated the Isle of of man. In everything touching humanity He works through man, and, there, Man on the possession of such a Masonic chief. They in Suffolk knew him fore, we cannot decline to take the full responsibility of all the work ti which well, and appreciated him. He has called us. In contrast with this doctrine of personal responsibility, vve are often inclined to After the R.W. Prov. G.M. had been installed , plead the necessity of order. God, who has called every man to active duty, has likewise ordained in all things, holy order. For The I NSTALLING M ASTER said that Lord Henniker now occupied the , hearts filled with the fear of God, the claims of order will have unique position of being the onl Freemason who was head of two pro- tremendous force y " Better not to act at all," they plead , " than act without authority. vinces. As Deputy Grand Master of Suffolk, he tendered to the brethren " But let us remember that it is the order of God to work first from within. The Christian of the Isle of Man fraternal greetings, and trusted that the bond now made Church has—though it be itself the very type of order—always recognised for years to come. the between the county and the Island would continue fact that Divine authority is first communicated to the separate human soul. The The Prov. G.M. then appointed Bro. J. A. Brown to be his Deputy, and grace of order may never be given until first God has made His will known the " patent " of appointment having been read , the R.W. brother said that within the sphere of the personal conscience. And this is God's way. It is he was very pleased indeed to have Bro. Brown as his Deputy. AH the related of John Wesley that when asked for the name of his parish , he said, " All brethren knew of and appreciated his long and able services to Freemasonry, the world is my parish ," and though , perhaps, such an answer may savour of and no better appointment could be made. He was sure that Bro. Brown human infirmity, yet truly that earnest heart had grasped , more than most, the would continue to earnestly work for the province, and help Provincial Grand meaning of those words " I am a debtor." Again , it was a principle in the Lodge to maintain the ancient traditions of the Order. He hoped that Bro. Primitive Church that every bishop was responsible for the whole of Christendom , Brown would live long to wear the insignia of ofiice with credit to himself responsibility for the universal faith being inherent in the episcopal office. Now ' whatever special truth was hidden and advantage to the Craft in their insular home. (Applause.) in that current opinion , certainl y it forcibl y represented that far grander truth , that the personal responsibility of The important office of Prov. G. Treasurer fell upon Bro. W. J. Kelly, every man is an ocean without shore or bound. •' Who is my and the election , being by ballot , was heartily applauded—that neighbour?" asked the narrow-hearted Jew. And Jesus, in a parable answered , brother's service to Freemasonry and as Treasurer of St. Trinian 's " Your neighbour is the nearest person that you find in need." We Lodge being generally acknowledged. must never wait for responsibility. For the next person we meet we are Appended is a list of the Prov. G. Officers : responsible. For those nearest we are most responsible, because they are nearest ; Bro. John A. Brown, P.M...... D.P.G.M. and as the members of the human family approach us, as neighbours, as „ S. Webb, P.M...... Prov. S.G.W. acquaintances, as friends, as associates, we embrace them with our influence, and become responsible „ P. M. C. Kermode, P.M...... Prov. J.G.W. for its exercise. It ought never to be a question with a Christian—Where shall I begin to work ? Whom shall I hel „ A. S. Newton, P.M , ...... —Ir, r- ru p ? Our circumstances Prov. G. Chaps. are created for us. We have our own place in the order of life, and in that „ H. T. Devall j place, and with such means at our command, we are called to put forth our best „ G. H. Ouayle, P.M...... Prov. G. Reg. ' powers. The outward order in which we move ; the outward frame of society „ F. C. Poulter, P.M...... Prov. G. Sec. ; our own brotherhood of Freemasonry, the Divine order of the Church, is given,' „ A. H. Fayle, P.M...... Prov. S.G.D. not to strangle zeal , or to impede action, but to direct, develop, and assist the , „ H. T. Rylance P.M...... Prov. J.G.D. energy that God has given us. Sure ly the memories of every one of us are „ M. Carine, P.M...... Prov. G.S. of Wks strewn with living examples of the fact that the inward call of God must mould, „ T. S. Atkinson, P.M...... Prov. G.D.C. not be moulded by, the outward order of the world. Survey first the life of Jesus. „ F. W. Watson, P.M...... Prov. A.G.D.C. He came, a Jew, was born a Jew, trained a Jew, and scarcely ever strayed beyond the „ W. J. Kelly, P.M...... Prov. G. Treas. confines of Jewry ; but, whilst He respected and up held the outward order of His „ Dr. J. Gel l, P.M...... Prov. G.S.B. country, He taught a doctrine and lived a life which transformed the narrowest H. C. Kerruish P.M. ") ,j Judaism into that great society of which we are thankfu l members—the Universal ,, , ...... ProvD „ Gn Stdc BrsD I, J . S. Gell , P.M. j - * - " Church. Survey agai n the life of St. Paul. His change of name implies the „ Geo. Watterson , P.M...... Prov. Asst. G. Sec strength of the power that worked within him. God made, by interior revelation , of Saul of Tarsus W. H. Dowson ...... Prov. G. Org. , Paul the Apostle—the man who, teaching in the Jewish ,, Synagogue with the Hebre w Scri Bowling, P.M...... Prov. G. Purst. , ptures in his hands, formed those Christian „ J. Churches, some of which have existed to our Ritchie, W.M...... Prov. A.G. Purst. own day. Recall, once more, the „ J. name of any great teacher, or philanthropist or benefactor F. M. LaMothe A , , and you will recognise „ , 1075 ...... the same sequence of events in the history of every one of them. Their best Chas. Fox ...... A Prov. G. Stwds. „ , 1242 thought, their noblest motive, their worthiest ambition , arose up, they scarcely „ T. H. Royson, 2050 ...... J knew how, within themselves. For themselves, the greater men have been , and ,, lames Gorry ...... Prov. G. Tyler. the more divine, the less they cared to shake the prevailing order. It was our The Stewards for the Athole Lodge, No, 1004, St. German's Lodge, Lord who taught, " The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat ; all, therefore, No. 2164, and the Spencer Walpole Lodge, No. 2197, have yet to be that they bid you observe, that observe and do." The Gospel itself , which has elected. proved the determined foe of slavery, has no commandment against slavery. Bro. Lord H ENNIKER had a pleasant word to say to each officer as he Slavery has gone down before the idea of Incarnate love revealed in the Gospel, invested him. He thanked the old ofiicers for past services, and had en- but only after 1800 years ot quiet endurance. But why do I plead such illustrious examples r Onl couraging remarks to make to the new ones. He had already addressed y because they are most familiar. A thousand others could be gleaned. We know full well, and our fathers have told how the Dep, Prov. G. Master. He especially congratulated Bro. Alderman us, how quietly, steadily, and irresistibly God wrought in man first , and so through man and for Webb upon his honourable ca reer in civic life, and made appropriate man , every blessing in which we rejoice. Nor need we, brethren, in our more remarks on the services of Bros. P. M. C. Kermode and G. H. Quayle, and humble way, fear to fulfil the task to which wo are called. In small things, as the hard-working Prov. G. Secretary, Bro. F. C. Poulter. To Bro. Mark well as in great things, God works from within. He begins by seciet inspiration. Carine (a well-known builder), who is now the Prov. G. Supt. of Works, He offers us the field for exercise—the common round—the daily task— and He his Excellency happily said *. I know you are distinguished in your own assures us of success. His word, His thought, His desire, put into our hearts, art, and I am sure you will be in ours. One of the Prov. G. Standard must accomplish its hi ghest purpose—carrying out our duty we may be brought Bearers, Bro. J. S. Gell is unavoidably absent, but I hope, said the Right into collision with those who believe equally that they are doing their duty. A good Worshipful , that he will soon be able to come forward for investiture, and work is seldom done without opposition. The mere effort honestly to do the best that, following the example of his father, our Bro. Deemster Sir James we can, within our own lives, often reads to another as the challenge of a rival. Gell, he will hold the banner of Freemasonry as honourably as he upheld It is wise to allow a large margin of patience for personal mistakes. Sometimes the honour of his own Court in Castletown. we are over-zealous , sometimes not eager enough to let an opportunity pass ; but , The brethren then marched in procession from the Provincial G. Lodge allowing for all personal mistakes, no ,one can really live a useful , active, to St. Thomas's Church, where Divine service was held. Prayers were read Christian life —and that, as Freemasons, is, I take it, the desire of every one of us—without frequentl y being misjudged. And even then a Christian may well b Pro. the Rev . Canon Savage, P.P.G.C , and. the Rev. W. H. Gibson ; y consider that he is armed at all points. to you and the lesson b Uro. the Rev. H. T. Devall Prov. G. Chapain. Bro. the "There hath no trial happened y , but such as is common to man." Such misconstructions and misunderstandings, lain , Rev. A.S. Newton, Prov. G. Chap , preached a sermon from Romans i., 14, and misapprehensions may serve a useful purpose. They teach us that there arc which we append— other people in the world beside ourselves. .What we claim for ourselves , " I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the wise and to that others claim likewise for themselves. And so out of thc jars and con the unwise "—(Romans i., 14). It is next to impossible to attack sin—to assist fusions and collisions of this world God will bring a refined and gentle the hel pless, to nurse the sick, or to teach tho ignorant without being charged with tolerance. A tolerance that yields no princi ple, and asks others to yield none. sectarian motives. Schools , because they are reared by private zeal , are called A tolerance based on the hi ghest reverence for Gjd, and the most earnest love ot sectarian. Our social efforts , because we make them for the love of Christ , are our fellow man , based on those great Masonic princi p lis—Brotherl y Love, Relief , considered sectarian. It is impossible to denv that the epithet sectarian Ins a and Truth. A tolerance that leaves each free to speak the truth as he knows it , sting. The generous heart , cherishing a noble motive, chafes at such misconstruc- and yet holds all bound to speak thc whole truth , to live the whole truth , and to tion. A pure conscience is a strengtn , but no defence. Indeed , the purer thc labour always for the hi ghest interests of those about him. conscience, and the more sincere the effort made, the keener is the sense of The collection , which was on behalf of the Indian Famine Fund, suffering under the lash. Sure ly, then , it will not be out ol place if we look into realised ,£5 8s.
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, AMONG THE LEADING BRANDS OP -%M CHAMPAa NE 7W Blankenhorn 's "SPORTSMAN" E A ¦ ll ' ENJOYS A REPUTATIONd( OP A QTTARTER-OF-A -CENTURY. &?' W ^ ^0D >n "'¦**M»«*i*C55Sj/. Offices-18, CULL.UM STREE T I.QNDQN, E.Q. sented young. The lining of her robe is worked with eyes and ears ; on Science, Bit, anb tbe ©cama. her left sleeve a serpent, on the other a rainbow, " non sine Sole Iris." At Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire, a whole length , in a gown painted with serpents, birds, a sea-horse, a swan , and ostrich ; her hair is of golden CORDITE AND ITS MANUFACTURE. colour. There is another picture of her in which her vest is worked with Of all the legion of explosive bodies which have been discovered during eyelet holes, having the silk and needle hanging down from each—an the last century, there is only one that can, in any measure, be considered a allegory m uch too recondite for common apprehension. The pastoral rival to gunpowder for use in guns, and that one is cordite—our British poems of that age abound in compliments to her beauty ; but as Warton smokeless powder. The remainder are either too sensitive to allow of safe sensibly observes, " The present age sees her charms and her character in transport, or are too local in their action , and are entirely unfit to take the their proper colours." Another curious picture, painted about the same place occupied so long by the oldest of all explosives—gunpowder. Assuming, time, was in the collection of James West , Esq. ; it represents Henry VIII . then , for naval and military purposes, a supply of either cordite or gun- sitting under a canopy, supported bv pillars, and delivering the sword to powder is indispensable, the question arises—and it is one of considerable Prince Edward . On the right hand of the king stand Philip and Mary ; importance—supposing our ports were blockaded for any lengthened period, Mars is coming in behind them , Queen Elizabeth , too large in proportion and our supplies thus cut off , should the country be able to maintain the to the rest, stands forward on the other side, and leads Peace and Plenty, necessary stock of explosives ? At present we are entirely dependent upon whose faces are said to be portraits of the Countesses of Shrewsbury and foreign material for the manufacture of these bodies. Of the ingredients Salisbury ; but the latter must be a mistake in the tradition , for there was used in making gunpowder—viz., charcoal , sulphur, and nitre (potassium no Countess of Salisbury at that time. Lady Shrewsbury was, no doubt , nitrate), the first named is the only one obtained in this country, both the the famous " Bess," Elizabeth of Hardwicke. Circumscribed in golden sulphur and nitre being imported. Similarly in the case of cordite, which letters on the frame are these lines, extremely in the style of the queen's isa mixture of gun-cotton , nitro-glycerine, and vaseline, we again rely upon own compositions : foreign sources for these necessary materials. Thus the nitric acid used in " A face of much nobility, lo ! in a little room, making the nitro-glycerine and gun-cotton is all manufactured fro m Four States with their conditions, here shadowed in a show, sodium nitrate, imported from Chili and Peru ; the vaseline is obtained fro m A father more than valiant, a rare and virtuous son , the United States. It is well worth considering, then , what we should do if A daughter zealous in her kind, what else the world doth know ; thrown by invasion upon our own resources in order that the requisite sub- And last of all, a virgin queen to England's joy we see stance might be produced in sufficient quantity. On examining in detail Successively, to hold the right and virtues of the three." the materials required to manufacture these explosives, it will be found that And in small letters on the foreground , at bottom, these : the chief difficulty would be to obtain a supply of the nitrogen compounds used—nitre in the case of gunpowder, and nitric acid in that of cordite. " The Oueen to Walsingham this table sent, s and her own content." Taking gunpowder : the charcoal would always be forthcoming ; sulphur, of Mark of her people' which there are vast quantities locked up in our minerals, could be procured This picture was brought from Chislehurst, whither it had been carried in abundance by resorting to chemical processes . Indeed, at the present from Scadbury, the seat of the Walsinghams, and was thence removed to time sulphur is one of the most important by-products at all alkali works, Strawberry Hill. Resuming our subject , we may mention that there is a being recovered from the wastes, with the result that 98 per cent, of the small whole length portrait of Queen Elizabeth, by Lucas De Heere, at element present in the waste may now be recovered by modern processes. Welbeck ; on the background a view of the old fabric at Wanstead. Scarcity of sulphur, therefore, need not be apprehended. But our pro - At Lord Dacre's, at Belhouse, in Essex, one of the best works of this duction of nitre is absolutely nil ; and it is to this constituent of gunpowder, master; it always passed for the work of Holbein , but it has been discovered that attention would have to be devoted. Coming to cordite, and taking its to be that of De Heere, whose mark is still discernible. It is the portrait of constituents separately, the gun-cotton is made from cotton waste, by the Mary Neville, daughter of George, Lord Abergavenny, and widow of action of nitric acid , in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid. In case Thomas Fiennes, Lord Dacre, executed for an accidental murder in the reign of extremity, cotton rags of any description , or even fibres of wood, could of Henry VIII.; a picture of her husband rut. 22, 1549, copied from a be used instead of the cotton waste. The sulphuric acid is made from our larger piece is represen ted as hanging in the room by_ his wife. Her head own natural productions. The nitric acid—made from foreign sodium is finely coloured. We may observe that the portraits painted by Holbein nitrate-rwould be the ingredient for the production of which efforts would and De Heere have been frequently mistaken as the work of each other, for have to be directed. So with nitro-glycerine, which is made by acting upon even when they marked their pictures their monogram was similar. The glycerine with nitric acid and strong sulphuric acid. Our soap works could latter seldom painted pictures of very small dimensions, and no miniatures supply an abundance of glycerine, but we should again be faced with the of his hand are known. Lady Holderness had a portrait by him of necessity of making the nitric acid . The third body used in making Margaret Audley, second wife of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk. cordite—namely, vaseline—could be replaced, if necessary, by some of the (To be continued.) heavy oils obtained by distilling coal-tar or shale. So that in the case of our smokeless powder, as in that of gunpowder, the difficulty would be CORONET THEATRE, NOTTING HILL GATE, W. found in obtaining the nitrogen compound. Even if some of the more A week or so ago we paid another visit to the above pretty little theatre. feasible of the other explosives known could be pressed into service, for use At this place of amusement the managing director caters well for his in our or dnance, the same contingency would still confront us, as nitric numerous patrons by providing a fresh productio n each week. Touring acid is essential to the manufacture of almost all of these. We may companies of assured excellence visit in their turn with the novelties which mention picric acid, variously known as melinite, lyddite, Src. These two have beeh in vogue at the West-End and other London theatres. The nitrogen compounds—nitre and nitric acid—without which none of our common error is not committed of having one or two bright stars round explosives could be made, are easily convertible one into the other. In spite which a number of unknown incompetent artistes revolve. Everything is of the advances made in chemical science, we are, as yet, acquainted with well done *, in fact, it is good all round. On the occasion of our last visit only one process by which nitre may be made directly, in useful quantities. " The Ticket of Leave Man " was enacted. This is a good , wholesome, It was adopted by the French , during the Revolution, when their coasts well-written play. Its author is the late Tom Taylor, who so thoroughly w( re blockaded , and their supply of nitre for making powder ran short. No identified himself with the drama. We well remember the strong improvement or development has yet been made, upon the simple, though impression this drama formerly made upon us. After the lapse of many years, tedious, method then used, which is as follows : Heaps of manure were this impression is confirmed . It is refreshing, indeed , when such a piece allowed to rot in the dark for some months, after which the ashes of plants as this of sterling merit is revived. Let it be quite understood , we do not v/ere scattered over the fermented heap, which was moistened occasionally assign to it unqualified praise, there are a few details which might be with stable runnings. The white crust which appeared on the mass amended , but taken as a whole, the incidents are natural and appeal to after a time — consisting chiefly of nitrates of calcium and human sympathy. We consider it one of the best of Tom Taylor's dramas. magnasium—was removed, and boiled with potash lyes, upon which The hero of the piece, Bob Brierly, is played by Mr. Frank Lister—there is it decomposed, yielding an impure nitre, which was purified by re- enough of the Lancashire dialect to individualise the character— vho has well crystallising. When plant ashes are placed on the mass this nitric acid studied his part, and his clear deliberate diction enables him to make his combines with the lime and magnesia present in the ashes, forming their points. The heroine, May Edwards, is taken by Mrs. Bennett, who envinces respective nitrates. This process is still in vogue in some European much intelligence, but her elocution is deficient—she speaks too quickly. countries. Thus in Sweden where every landed , proprietor is compelled to James Dalton , " The Tiger," is admirably played by Mr. Alf. Harding, in provide annually a certain quantity of nitre for the Government , this is the the office scene he makesh is mark. The Detective Hawkshaw, might method adopted ; and almost all the nitre used in Switzerland is obtained have been less stagey. The comic element is in the able hands of Mr. by this means. We should be able, therefore, by a similar mode of pro- Fred Rolph , and Misses Nellie Marler, Minnie Blanchard, and Emily cedure to procure some of the nitre requisite, and from it the nitric acid. Dowton. The drama was well received by an appreciative audience. Recently, however, an interesting means of producing nitric acid has been discovered by Crookes. It is undoubtedl y of great importance, and capable THE MODERN GALLERY, of great extension j and , if properly worked, would in all probability super- sede the present methods for making this acid. Crookes found that when 175, BOND -STREET, W. a powerful, rapidly-alternating current of electricity was passed through a We have been unable, until the present time, to notice an interesting Tesla induction coil, the poles of which were placed beyond speaking exhibition of Water Colour Drawings by Mr. Herbert J. Finn. The distance, the air between the poles could be lighted like ordinary coal gas, subjects are mostly architectural, well drawn and delicately treated. They clouds of nitric acid vapour being produced. Such, then , are the methods comprise views of Canterbury Cathedral and its precincts ; Magdalen , upon which we should rely in case of an invasion. Christchurch, and St. John 's Colleges, Oxford ; the Mint, Shrewsbury ; Worcester Cathedral, Interior of Christchurch Priory, Hants, Hcc. These are hts PAINTERS IN THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH. painted with great artistic skill ; the details are well rendered , the lig and shadows are depicted with great effect. There are also rural and sea- Continued. side scenes, which are interesting, but they are not of the same excellence as With regard to the Latin verses of De Heere, to complete the flattery, the architectural subjects. We hope, ere long, we may have the opportunity he should have made Juno, or Venus, resemble the Queen of Scots, and of seeing some more work of Mr. Herbert [. Finn. We congratulate him on not so handsome as Elizabeth , who would not have blushed like the last his well-merited success. goddess, lt may be found interesting to digress awhile, and notice some of the " concetto," " quaint conceits," which are furnished in some of the GENERAL NOTES, pictures of the strong-minded, yet inordinatel y vain, Oueen. At Hatfield Mr. Frank Curzon is sparing no pains to make " English Nell," at the are portraits of that descri ption. (1) In a close dress of black, sitting, a Prince of Wales's Theatre, one of the productions of the year. Though sword on the table, with a little ermine running up her arm. The ermine the play will not see the light for about a month, Miss Marie Tempest and is adopted as the emblem of chastity ; it has a golden crown and collar. the other princi pals are rehearsing daily. This piece is being produced by Taken during her early residence there. (2) The Oueen , probably soon Mr. Charles Cartwright, and Mr. Banks and Mr. W. B. Spongare painting after her accession to the throne ,* she is depicttd with a long distended the scenery. Mr. Edward German is composing the incidental music, gauze veil. On her head a small crown and aigret ; a necklace of large which will be performed by a largely augmented orchestra , under the baton pearls ; her hair is yellow, depending in two long tresses. She is repre- of Mr. Landon Ronald.