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"Eradication Of Error."

predominated , existed before the beginning of the eighteenth century . " AVe deny the statement emphatically , because we have evidence of what Ave are b y him said not to have . In our "Early History ot British Freemasonry , " written for the Voice of Masonry , March 1873 will be

, , found a list of the members of the lodge at Aberdeen , A . D . 1670 . There Avere forty-nine in all , but only some twelve were operatives , the remainder being non-operative ( or , as correctly termed , speculative ) , Masons ! There Avere three noblementwo

, or three ministers , several Avrights ( or carpenters ) , a schoolmaster ( who was the Master of the lodge , A . D . 1070 ) , an advocate , glaziers , hair-dressers , surgeons , etc ., etc ., on the list , and the records are still to be seen in Aberdeen . AVe have had the

pages Avith the signatures of these operatives and speculative Masons of A . D . 1670 , photographed by Bro . Garey , by consent of the lodge , and our clear friend , Bro . Chas . Eugene Meyer has copies of the same , as Ave are as anxious for the new country

to participate in the results of our researches as the old . The " successors" were as follows : A mason nf 1 G 85 , a slater of 1687 , a merchant of 1688 , a merchant iu London of 1688 , and a carpenter of 16 S 8 , etc ., etc . It washoweveran operative

, , lodge for all that , as the minutes prove , and yet the major portion of the members , A . D . 1670 , Avere not operative Masons , but speculative !

As to non-operative ( or speculative ) lodges prior to the last century , or " before the revival of 1717 , " we are bound to confess that but little evidence exists , but Avhat little there is points to the reverse of Bro . Norton ' s statement . The lodge at HaughfootScotland ( whose minutes have

, , been made known by Bro . Sanderson , Provincial Grand Secretary , of Peebles and Selkirk , ) Avas a non-operative ( or speculative ) lodge from the earliest date . Its meetings have so far been traced back to 1702 . AVe consider this a most important

fact , and all interested will find particulars afforded by us iu the Voice of Masonry For August , 1872 . Dr . Plot , in his History of Staffordshire , A . D . 1686 , says of the Freemasons : " Persons of the most eminent quality did not disdain to be of this fellowshi p " . . . . " the admission of them , Avhich chiefly consists in the communication of certain

secret signs , whereby they are known to one another all o \ 'er the nation . " This is a valuable statement from a foe to the Masonic society , occurring , as it does , in a printed work of the seventeenth century , and beyond doubt of any kind . We our good

friendBroNorpresume , . ton , will no longer ' ¦ doubt very much whether Bro . Hughan can with certainty prove that either speculative Masons or speculative Masonry , in our acceptation of the term , was known before Anderson and Desuguliers Avere initiated , " for the records

submitted of 1070 certainly date before the initiation of either of these Avell-knoAvn craftsmen , as they were not born until some years after that period ! In conclusion , let us say Ave have no desire to be " pat upon the back , " but only to discover the truth . We recognize the

right of Bro . Norton or any other Mason to challenge our statements , Avhich appear from time to time in print , and are ahvays pleased to make known our sources of information at any time . Brothers AVoodford , Lyon and ourselves have been amused sometimes at our discoveries being

plagiarized , but such conduct never causes any deeper feelings . AVe have at all times to gratefully recognize the hearty support afforded us by the Masonic press , particularly in England and the United States , and Ave have had no more earnest and

faithful friends than those Avho like Bro . Norton , freely criticize our Avritings and acknowledge the importance of facts brought to the light . We may fairly , howeA-er , ask that our articles and Avorks may be carefully read before being called upon to furnish the proof Avhich has alreadv been submitted .

Uncertainty.

UNCERTAINTY .

REV . HENRY Q . PERRY . Uncertainty is written high And low on Nature ' s scroll ; Yet e ' er sublime Philosophy Decrees unto the soul

, Thy bourne is far above the sky , Where nameless glories roll ; Blessed heir of all eternity—The end is no uncertainty "lis the celestial goal !

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 1
ODE ON THE INSTALLATION OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, Article 2
OUR ENGLISH FREEMASONRY. Article 3
ORIGIN AND BEAUTY OF MASONIC SYMBOLISM. Article 4
RESPONSE OF THE PILGRIM. Article 10
MURIEL HALSIE Article 11
DR. DASSIGNY'S ENQUIRY. Article 16
THE PROGBESSING MASON Article 21
MASONIC REQUIEM. Article 21
NOTES ON THE CHIVALRIC ORDERS OF THE TEMPLE AND OF MALTA, IN CANADA. Article 21
ASSYRIAN DISCOVERIES. Article 24
THE INSTALLATION OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. Article 26
RELIEF. Article 27
"ERADICATION OF ERROR." Article 30
UNCERTAINTY. Article 32
Review. Article 33
THE DYING CHILD. Article 35
MASONRY v. ANTI-MASONRY. Article 36
THE PALACE OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. Article 37
A CHINESE SOLOMON. Article 38
CROWN THE SACRED HILL. Article 39
A VERY LAMENTABLE LAMENTATION. Article 39
A FEW EXTRACTS FROM A RELATIVE NATURAL HISTORY. Article 40
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"Eradication Of Error."

predominated , existed before the beginning of the eighteenth century . " AVe deny the statement emphatically , because we have evidence of what Ave are b y him said not to have . In our "Early History ot British Freemasonry , " written for the Voice of Masonry , March 1873 will be

, , found a list of the members of the lodge at Aberdeen , A . D . 1670 . There Avere forty-nine in all , but only some twelve were operatives , the remainder being non-operative ( or , as correctly termed , speculative ) , Masons ! There Avere three noblementwo

, or three ministers , several Avrights ( or carpenters ) , a schoolmaster ( who was the Master of the lodge , A . D . 1070 ) , an advocate , glaziers , hair-dressers , surgeons , etc ., etc ., on the list , and the records are still to be seen in Aberdeen . AVe have had the

pages Avith the signatures of these operatives and speculative Masons of A . D . 1670 , photographed by Bro . Garey , by consent of the lodge , and our clear friend , Bro . Chas . Eugene Meyer has copies of the same , as Ave are as anxious for the new country

to participate in the results of our researches as the old . The " successors" were as follows : A mason nf 1 G 85 , a slater of 1687 , a merchant of 1688 , a merchant iu London of 1688 , and a carpenter of 16 S 8 , etc ., etc . It washoweveran operative

, , lodge for all that , as the minutes prove , and yet the major portion of the members , A . D . 1670 , Avere not operative Masons , but speculative !

As to non-operative ( or speculative ) lodges prior to the last century , or " before the revival of 1717 , " we are bound to confess that but little evidence exists , but Avhat little there is points to the reverse of Bro . Norton ' s statement . The lodge at HaughfootScotland ( whose minutes have

, , been made known by Bro . Sanderson , Provincial Grand Secretary , of Peebles and Selkirk , ) Avas a non-operative ( or speculative ) lodge from the earliest date . Its meetings have so far been traced back to 1702 . AVe consider this a most important

fact , and all interested will find particulars afforded by us iu the Voice of Masonry For August , 1872 . Dr . Plot , in his History of Staffordshire , A . D . 1686 , says of the Freemasons : " Persons of the most eminent quality did not disdain to be of this fellowshi p " . . . . " the admission of them , Avhich chiefly consists in the communication of certain

secret signs , whereby they are known to one another all o \ 'er the nation . " This is a valuable statement from a foe to the Masonic society , occurring , as it does , in a printed work of the seventeenth century , and beyond doubt of any kind . We our good

friendBroNorpresume , . ton , will no longer ' ¦ doubt very much whether Bro . Hughan can with certainty prove that either speculative Masons or speculative Masonry , in our acceptation of the term , was known before Anderson and Desuguliers Avere initiated , " for the records

submitted of 1070 certainly date before the initiation of either of these Avell-knoAvn craftsmen , as they were not born until some years after that period ! In conclusion , let us say Ave have no desire to be " pat upon the back , " but only to discover the truth . We recognize the

right of Bro . Norton or any other Mason to challenge our statements , Avhich appear from time to time in print , and are ahvays pleased to make known our sources of information at any time . Brothers AVoodford , Lyon and ourselves have been amused sometimes at our discoveries being

plagiarized , but such conduct never causes any deeper feelings . AVe have at all times to gratefully recognize the hearty support afforded us by the Masonic press , particularly in England and the United States , and Ave have had no more earnest and

faithful friends than those Avho like Bro . Norton , freely criticize our Avritings and acknowledge the importance of facts brought to the light . We may fairly , howeA-er , ask that our articles and Avorks may be carefully read before being called upon to furnish the proof Avhich has alreadv been submitted .

Uncertainty.

UNCERTAINTY .

REV . HENRY Q . PERRY . Uncertainty is written high And low on Nature ' s scroll ; Yet e ' er sublime Philosophy Decrees unto the soul

, Thy bourne is far above the sky , Where nameless glories roll ; Blessed heir of all eternity—The end is no uncertainty "lis the celestial goal !

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