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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar

The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Victoria ( Australia ) , is included in the Coronation honours list , his title now being the Hon . Sir A . J . Peacock , K . C . M . G . He was installed Grand Master for the third time in April , and was recently Premier of the State of Victoria .

€ »©«!?> Bro . Alfred Greenham , P . M . of the Chine Lodge , No . 188 4 , Isle of Wight , writes as follows : — " On Thursday , January 30 th , 1 9 , Bro . A . H . Atherley was initiated in Chine Lodge , No . 188 4 , by the Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire ( Colonel H . Lumsden ) , and on May

29 th last he was raised to the Third Degree by the Provincial Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Weight , Sir Augustus W ebster , Bart . For one candidate to have the exceptional honour of two degrees conferred on him by two Provincial Grand Masters is surely unique in the history of Freemasonry . "

© © © The lodges in Chester are exceptionally fortunate in securing the services of the Chief Constable of the City , Bro . J . H . Laybourne , as Almoner . An old offender , one Alfred Studcly Owen , an ex-convict , was charged at the police court with attempting to collect alms under false

pretences . Prisoner went to Chief Constable Laybourne , and , representing that he was a Freemason , asked for assistance . The Chief Constable , however , recognised Owen as having reported himself to him ten years ago in Liverpool as a convict , and he discovered he was not a Mason . He was

sentenced to a month ' s hard labour . We would recommend all lodges possessing such a valuable asset as a chief constable amongst its members to forthwith create him Almoner of the lodge .

According to the Star , an advertisement appears in a contemporary to the effect that " the W idow of a Freemason having eight near relatives , one a Grand Master (?) , implores immediate help . " The Star considers the " eight near relatives " are behaving in a very un-Masonic way , and we entirely agree . It is unnecessary for us to add that the

claims of a widow of a Mason who himself was eligible for relief would receive proper consideration at the hands of the Board of Benevolence if a petition were presented to that body .

We have received a communication from Bro . D . Edwards Radclyffe whose signature is somewhat reminiscent of the Bro . Dick Radclyffe who some years ago so strenuously but unsuccesfully advocated the formation of an Institution called the Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund , which its promoters thought would act as a useful adjunct to the Girls '

and Boys' Schools . The Craft , however , thought otherwise , and it failed to obtain the support necessary to carry their views into effect . A similar fate befell the promoters of the scheme for dividing the Metropolis into Districts or Provinces —a sort of Impcriiim in Imperio—which Bro . Radclyffe now

wishes to revive . We fear our good brother is destined to be a champion of lost causes , at least as far as these two schemes are concerned , for each has been weighed in the balance and found wanting .

It is to be regretted that pressure of space prevented a reference in our last issue to the lamented death of Bro . Dr . Curnow , who was a Past Master of the University of London Lodge , No . 2033 , and of the Cornish Lodge , No . 2369 . Our late brother was no less distinguished in his profession than he was zealous in all that concerned Masonry . His medical

attainments were of a rare order , and as a good fellow and a sterling Mason also the late Bro . Dr . Curnow will not soon be forgotten .

© © © Since the initiation of the Hon . Mrs . Alchvorth , of ancient memory , little has , we believe , been heard of lady Freemasons in the British Isles . The well-known Order of the Eastern Star , however , continues to flourish " on the other side . " The rumour that any such innovation is contemplated in this country cannot be considered with any degree of seriousness .

The latest addition to the roll of lodges , the Richard Clowes Lodge , No . 293 6 , named after Bro . Richard Clowes , P . G . Std . Br ., will not fail to be received with the hearty congratulations of the Craft . The popularity of Bro . Clowes has long been admitted , and no worthier way of acclaiming the fact can , we think , be found than by the formation of a lodge to bear his name .

Many changes have been witnessed by playgoers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane , but not since the death of Bro . Sir Augustus Harris has there been a more remarkable happening than the contemplated opening of Bro . Sir Henry Irving at our National Theatre . Both the distinguished actor and Bro . Arthur Collins will receive the good wishes of

the Craft in the venture which the public will shortly be privileged to witness . £ . » © > £ ¦'

A correspondent of The Guardian , in which some letters have appeared asking for information respecting Freemasonry , writes : — " No one has any right to expect from Freemasonry more than it is prepared to give . Although the bulk of its members are Christians , yet in no sense is it a substitute Unfile Church of Christ . The religious test is simply a belief in

the Deity . Regarded as a social and moral force it is capable , in the hands of right-minded men , of exercising a tremendous inlluence for good in any parish . For years I was a member of the C . B . S . and E . C . U . I claim to be a good Catholic . In the place where I reside there exists a

lodge ; formerly its reputation was decidedly bad , so much so that I considered it my duty not to enter the lodge . But it was pointed out to me that under proper supervision a reform could be easily accomplished . As an earnest of the desire for reform I was elected Master of the lodge , and the

result has exceeded 1113- most sanguine expectations . Men who had never worshipped in our church began to attend , and the lodge to-day is a power for good . I know of a similar case where the church was built up entirely through the agency of Freemasonry . The question is simple .

Freemasonry is a wonderful organisation spread throughout the world . Is it good policy for the Church to allow its influence to be entirely in the hands of the enemies of the Church ? "

© © © One of our most fondly cherished beliefs , that a sense of the humorous was not one of the mental deliciences of which we could be fairly accused , has received a rude shock at the hands of our contemporary , the American Tyler . The editor of that journal had quoted a despatch from Nebraska stating

that W illiam J . Bryan , the defeated candidate at the last election for the presidency , was a short time before elected a member of the Order , and that " not a single black ball was cast against him , although the lodge was largely republican . " This was followed up by an editorial comment that "

members of a lodge as a rule cast their votes strictly on party lines . " Upon this we proceeded to deliver a homily on the heinous sin of permitting political dissensions within the sacred precincts of the lodge . © © ©

It appears , however , that we were dealing with a specimen of American humor , and that the paragraph in question was " rote sarcastic . " Mark Twain we knew , and the immortal showman we knew , to say nothing of lesser literary lights , but we had not hitherto made the acquaintance of the Masonic humorist , and his sudden appearance in the pages of our

sober contemporary was an apparition for which we were unprepared , hence the momentary lapse . If our brother editor will be good enough to label his " goaks " for a time until we become used to the subtle character of his humor we shall hope to avoid similar pitfalls in future .

© © © It will be noticed with interest that the portrait of the late Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan , Past Grand Organist , painted by Sir J . E . Millais , R . A ., which was bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery , has been received by the Trustees , who , in this special instance , decided to suspend their usual rule as to the expiration of ten years from the date of the deceased .

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The Province of Hertfordshire. Article 2
Consecration of the Somersetshire Lodge, No. 2925. Article 7
Consecration of the Tamesis Lod ge, No. 29 26. Article 9
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Th e Irregular Officers. Article 10
At the Sign of the Perfect Ashlar Article 11
Installation of the Provincial Grand Master of Essex. Article 14
The Scottish Masonic Club, Edinburgh. Article 14
Dedication of a New Masonic Hall at Oswestry. Article 16
Provincial Grand Lodge of Bucks. Article 17
Presentation to Bro. Brazier. Article 17
Rising Star Lodge, Bloemfontein. Article 17
History of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement, No. 256.——(Continued). Article 18
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At The Sign Of The Perfect Ashlar

The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Victoria ( Australia ) , is included in the Coronation honours list , his title now being the Hon . Sir A . J . Peacock , K . C . M . G . He was installed Grand Master for the third time in April , and was recently Premier of the State of Victoria .

€ »©«!?> Bro . Alfred Greenham , P . M . of the Chine Lodge , No . 188 4 , Isle of Wight , writes as follows : — " On Thursday , January 30 th , 1 9 , Bro . A . H . Atherley was initiated in Chine Lodge , No . 188 4 , by the Provincial Grand Master of West Aberdeenshire ( Colonel H . Lumsden ) , and on May

29 th last he was raised to the Third Degree by the Provincial Grand Master of Hants and the Isle of Weight , Sir Augustus W ebster , Bart . For one candidate to have the exceptional honour of two degrees conferred on him by two Provincial Grand Masters is surely unique in the history of Freemasonry . "

© © © The lodges in Chester are exceptionally fortunate in securing the services of the Chief Constable of the City , Bro . J . H . Laybourne , as Almoner . An old offender , one Alfred Studcly Owen , an ex-convict , was charged at the police court with attempting to collect alms under false

pretences . Prisoner went to Chief Constable Laybourne , and , representing that he was a Freemason , asked for assistance . The Chief Constable , however , recognised Owen as having reported himself to him ten years ago in Liverpool as a convict , and he discovered he was not a Mason . He was

sentenced to a month ' s hard labour . We would recommend all lodges possessing such a valuable asset as a chief constable amongst its members to forthwith create him Almoner of the lodge .

According to the Star , an advertisement appears in a contemporary to the effect that " the W idow of a Freemason having eight near relatives , one a Grand Master (?) , implores immediate help . " The Star considers the " eight near relatives " are behaving in a very un-Masonic way , and we entirely agree . It is unnecessary for us to add that the

claims of a widow of a Mason who himself was eligible for relief would receive proper consideration at the hands of the Board of Benevolence if a petition were presented to that body .

We have received a communication from Bro . D . Edwards Radclyffe whose signature is somewhat reminiscent of the Bro . Dick Radclyffe who some years ago so strenuously but unsuccesfully advocated the formation of an Institution called the Masonic Pupils' Assistance Fund , which its promoters thought would act as a useful adjunct to the Girls '

and Boys' Schools . The Craft , however , thought otherwise , and it failed to obtain the support necessary to carry their views into effect . A similar fate befell the promoters of the scheme for dividing the Metropolis into Districts or Provinces —a sort of Impcriiim in Imperio—which Bro . Radclyffe now

wishes to revive . We fear our good brother is destined to be a champion of lost causes , at least as far as these two schemes are concerned , for each has been weighed in the balance and found wanting .

It is to be regretted that pressure of space prevented a reference in our last issue to the lamented death of Bro . Dr . Curnow , who was a Past Master of the University of London Lodge , No . 2033 , and of the Cornish Lodge , No . 2369 . Our late brother was no less distinguished in his profession than he was zealous in all that concerned Masonry . His medical

attainments were of a rare order , and as a good fellow and a sterling Mason also the late Bro . Dr . Curnow will not soon be forgotten .

© © © Since the initiation of the Hon . Mrs . Alchvorth , of ancient memory , little has , we believe , been heard of lady Freemasons in the British Isles . The well-known Order of the Eastern Star , however , continues to flourish " on the other side . " The rumour that any such innovation is contemplated in this country cannot be considered with any degree of seriousness .

The latest addition to the roll of lodges , the Richard Clowes Lodge , No . 293 6 , named after Bro . Richard Clowes , P . G . Std . Br ., will not fail to be received with the hearty congratulations of the Craft . The popularity of Bro . Clowes has long been admitted , and no worthier way of acclaiming the fact can , we think , be found than by the formation of a lodge to bear his name .

Many changes have been witnessed by playgoers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane , but not since the death of Bro . Sir Augustus Harris has there been a more remarkable happening than the contemplated opening of Bro . Sir Henry Irving at our National Theatre . Both the distinguished actor and Bro . Arthur Collins will receive the good wishes of

the Craft in the venture which the public will shortly be privileged to witness . £ . » © > £ ¦'

A correspondent of The Guardian , in which some letters have appeared asking for information respecting Freemasonry , writes : — " No one has any right to expect from Freemasonry more than it is prepared to give . Although the bulk of its members are Christians , yet in no sense is it a substitute Unfile Church of Christ . The religious test is simply a belief in

the Deity . Regarded as a social and moral force it is capable , in the hands of right-minded men , of exercising a tremendous inlluence for good in any parish . For years I was a member of the C . B . S . and E . C . U . I claim to be a good Catholic . In the place where I reside there exists a

lodge ; formerly its reputation was decidedly bad , so much so that I considered it my duty not to enter the lodge . But it was pointed out to me that under proper supervision a reform could be easily accomplished . As an earnest of the desire for reform I was elected Master of the lodge , and the

result has exceeded 1113- most sanguine expectations . Men who had never worshipped in our church began to attend , and the lodge to-day is a power for good . I know of a similar case where the church was built up entirely through the agency of Freemasonry . The question is simple .

Freemasonry is a wonderful organisation spread throughout the world . Is it good policy for the Church to allow its influence to be entirely in the hands of the enemies of the Church ? "

© © © One of our most fondly cherished beliefs , that a sense of the humorous was not one of the mental deliciences of which we could be fairly accused , has received a rude shock at the hands of our contemporary , the American Tyler . The editor of that journal had quoted a despatch from Nebraska stating

that W illiam J . Bryan , the defeated candidate at the last election for the presidency , was a short time before elected a member of the Order , and that " not a single black ball was cast against him , although the lodge was largely republican . " This was followed up by an editorial comment that "

members of a lodge as a rule cast their votes strictly on party lines . " Upon this we proceeded to deliver a homily on the heinous sin of permitting political dissensions within the sacred precincts of the lodge . © © ©

It appears , however , that we were dealing with a specimen of American humor , and that the paragraph in question was " rote sarcastic . " Mark Twain we knew , and the immortal showman we knew , to say nothing of lesser literary lights , but we had not hitherto made the acquaintance of the Masonic humorist , and his sudden appearance in the pages of our

sober contemporary was an apparition for which we were unprepared , hence the momentary lapse . If our brother editor will be good enough to label his " goaks " for a time until we become used to the subtle character of his humor we shall hope to avoid similar pitfalls in future .

© © © It will be noticed with interest that the portrait of the late Bro . Sir Arthur Sullivan , Past Grand Organist , painted by Sir J . E . Millais , R . A ., which was bequeathed to the National Portrait Gallery , has been received by the Trustees , who , in this special instance , decided to suspend their usual rule as to the expiration of ten years from the date of the deceased .

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