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Freemasonry: Its History, Principles, And Objects.
of operative Masonry in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries would , did our space allow us to dilate on them form a transcendently interesting theme for disquisition as regards the Masonic evidence afforded by the magnificent , often gigantic , ecclesiastical structures which adorn every country in Europe . It is quite certain that the Freemasons were the inventors of that beautiful
pointed architecture , erroneously called Gothic , originally a term of opprobrium and contempt , as Goth is now . The Masons alone were acquainted with the principles of its construction , and they so planned their Houeso of God as to present in the boldest relief the allegories and symbols of their peculiar and beautiful system , by which the attention of the worshipper might be directed to the
Grand Lodgo above . It was , moreover , a principle with them that there should be no features about a building that are not necessary for convenience , construction , or propriety ; that all ornaments should consist of enrichment of the essential construction of the edifice , and that the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose . This princi ple they carried out to the most
rigid extreme , and nothing could surpass the truthfulness and honesty of their details . Whatever they did , it was thoir pride ancl ambition to do their very best . No matter that the details were too remote from tho eye to be the subject of criticism , or so situated as to be wholly or partially concealed , they wore executed not less faithfully than if at any time they could have been subjected
to searching scrutiny . It was au offering of their best efforts to the Great Architect in the' earthly temple dedicated to His service . { To be Continued . )
List Of Lodge, Meetings, .&C., For Week Ending 20th, August 1870.
LIST OF LODGE , MEETINGS , . & c ., FOR WEEK ENDING 20 TH , AUGUST 1870 .
( Abbreviations—F . AJ . II ., Freemasons' Hull ; M . I-L , Masonic Hall ; M . T ., Masonic Temple ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; Ro . Rooms ; L ., Lodge ; St ., Stives ; Sep , Square ) . METBOI ' OMTAI * LODGES AKD CHAPTEES . Monday , August 15 th . LODGES . —Gooch , Prince Alfred Ho ., Southall ; Panmure , Balham Ho ., Balham .
Tuesday , August 16 th . Board of Gen . Purposes , at 3 LODGES '— Salisbury , 71 , Dean-st ., Soho ; Industry , F . M . H . Wednesday , August 11 th . LODGE . —Beadon , Greyhound Tav ., ' Dulwieh . Thursday , August 18 th . House Com . Boys' Schoolat 4 ' LODGES— AYestboume
, . . , Lord ' s Ho ., St . Jolm ' s-wood . Friday , August 20 . 7 .. House Com . Boys' School . " Saturday , August iOth . LODGE . —Lewis , Xlghting . de Tav ., Wood-green . METROPOLITAN LODGES AXD CHAPTERS OP
INSTRUCTION . Monday , August 15 th . Temple , Old George , St . Mary Ax ' e . K . C . ; Justice , . Royal Albert , _ New Cross-id , Deptford ; St . James ' s Union , Swim Tav ,, ' Mount-st ., Grosven- 'r-sq . ; Industry , Lick ' s Coffee House ' Fleet-st . ; Crystal Palace , City Anns Tav ., West-sq ., Southwark ; High Cross , White Halt Ho ., Tottenham ; Eastern Star Royal Ho ., Burdett-rd ., Mile-end-rd . ; Caniden . Adehude Tav . ' Haverstock Bill ; British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tav ., Mile End .
Tuesday , August 16 th . Faith , Fisher's Res'aurant , Metrop . Dist . Rail , Victoria Station ; Domatic , Palmerston Arms , Grosvenor-park , Camherwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Canonbury ; Yin-borough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John ' s Tav ., St . Jolm ' s-wood ; Dalhousie , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ; Royal Albert , White Hart , Abcliurchlane ; Pythagorean , Prince ot Orange , Greenwich ; City of London , Shepherd and Flock Tav ., Bell-alley , Moorgate-st . ; New Wandsworth , Freemasons' Ho ., New AVandsworth ;
List Of Lodge, Meetings, .&C., For Week Ending 20th, August 1870.
Rose of Denmark , George Ho ., Aldermanbury ; Metropolitan , Price ' s Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st . CHAPIER . —Robert Burns , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martiifs-lane , Wednesday , August 17 th . Confidence , Railway Tav ., London-street ; United Strength , Bull and Gate , Kentish Town ; New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hnxfcon ; St . Mark's , Mawby Arms , Mawby-st ., S . Lam ;
beth ; Peckham , Aiaismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham-Rye , Temperance in the East , George the Fourth , Catherine-st ., Poplar ; Prosperity , Gladstone Tav ., Bishnpsgatc-street . CIIA I ' or INSIBTJCTIOU . —St . James's Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq . Thursday , August 18 / h . ' FidelityGoat and CompassesEuston-i oad ; KentDuke of
, , , York , Borough-rd ., Southwark : United Mariners , Three Cranes , Mile-end-rd . ; Vitruvian , White Hart , College-st ., Lambeth ; St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Royal Hill , Greenwich ; Manchester , Berkeley Arms , Jolm-st ., Berkeley-square ; Tranqnillitv , SugarLoiifTav ., Great St . Helen's , E . C . ; Whittington , Crown Hotel , -ll , High Holborn ; Royal Oak , Royal Oak Tavern , Deptford . CliATiElt or lxSTittrCTiojr . —Joppa ,
Prospect of Whitby Tav ., 57 , AVapping-wall ; Burdett Coutts , . Approach Tav ,, Victoria-park , at 7 . Friday , August 19 th . St . Luke ' s , Pier Ho ., Cheynr-w ilk , Chelsea ; Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-rd ., Deptford ; Unions ( EmulatioiiLoclge of Improvement for M . M . } , F . M . H . ; United Pilgrims , Horns' Tav .-KenningtonAA ' csthoiiruethe DnkestManchester
; , Grapes , -., ; square ; AA ellington , Lord Duncan Tavern , Broadway , Deptford ; Florence Nightingale , Freemasons' Tav ., AA oolwich ; Raiicliigb , Windsor Castle Hotel , Iung-st ., Hammersmith ; Belgrnve , Duke of Wellington , Spring--:: ardeus , Charing-cross ; St . James ' s , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermondsey ; Doric , Three Cranes , Mile End-rd . ; Rose of Denmark Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , White Hart , Barnes , Surrey ;
A * ictoria , Anderton ' s Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Hervey , George Ho ., Walhnm-green . CHAPTEI' IXSTHFCTIO :- *—Domatic , Fisher's Restaurant , A'ictoria Station ; Metropolitan , Price's Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
THE attention of the following is called to the fact that their subscriptions are considerably in arrear . Luring the past eighteen months , repeated applications have been made for the respective amounts . As letters ( although registered ) may have miscarried , we are compelled to adopt this plan of reminding them that tbe expense of postage is considerable both cm their numbers and repeated letters , aud to request immediate remittances : —
£ s . <] . G . IT . E ., General Board of Health , Mauritius ... 6 2 2 Col . G ., Rangoon , British Burmah 8 3 C J . S ., British Post-office , Constansinople 4 16 C . D . II ., East-street , Poona , near Bombay 3 IS 3 Lieut .-Col . M ., Laprairre , Province of Quebec , Dominion of Canada 4 S 3 British Kafiiariun Lod William
- ge , King Town , Cape of Good Hope ..., " . 3 0 8 Sig . E . S 0 , Palermo GIG G Star in the East Lodge , George Town , Cape of Good Hope 6 3 6 Zetland Lodge , Fort Beaufort , Cape of Geod Hope 6 18 8 St . John ' s Lodge , Secunderabad , India 5 15 2 Brethren in the districts in which these brethren reside are
respectfully and fraternally requested to call attention to the above , as the conduct of which the publisher has reason to complain is neither Masonic nor genik-manly , and likely to create scandal in the Order , as in most of these instances several numbers _ arc sent by each mail , which cannot be required for individual use . Many ol hers , who are in arrear , are entreated to forward their subscritions immediatelas a
p y , list of all whose subscriptions are over 12 months in arrear , and for which repented applications have been made , will be similarly published . Sr . CLAIH , CHAIITEHS . —The note under this title appearing in hst week's MAGAZINE , should have borne the signature" B . Murray Lyon . "
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Freemasonry: Its History, Principles, And Objects.
of operative Masonry in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries would , did our space allow us to dilate on them form a transcendently interesting theme for disquisition as regards the Masonic evidence afforded by the magnificent , often gigantic , ecclesiastical structures which adorn every country in Europe . It is quite certain that the Freemasons were the inventors of that beautiful
pointed architecture , erroneously called Gothic , originally a term of opprobrium and contempt , as Goth is now . The Masons alone were acquainted with the principles of its construction , and they so planned their Houeso of God as to present in the boldest relief the allegories and symbols of their peculiar and beautiful system , by which the attention of the worshipper might be directed to the
Grand Lodgo above . It was , moreover , a principle with them that there should be no features about a building that are not necessary for convenience , construction , or propriety ; that all ornaments should consist of enrichment of the essential construction of the edifice , and that the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose . This princi ple they carried out to the most
rigid extreme , and nothing could surpass the truthfulness and honesty of their details . Whatever they did , it was thoir pride ancl ambition to do their very best . No matter that the details were too remote from tho eye to be the subject of criticism , or so situated as to be wholly or partially concealed , they wore executed not less faithfully than if at any time they could have been subjected
to searching scrutiny . It was au offering of their best efforts to the Great Architect in the' earthly temple dedicated to His service . { To be Continued . )
List Of Lodge, Meetings, .&C., For Week Ending 20th, August 1870.
LIST OF LODGE , MEETINGS , . & c ., FOR WEEK ENDING 20 TH , AUGUST 1870 .
( Abbreviations—F . AJ . II ., Freemasons' Hull ; M . I-L , Masonic Hall ; M . T ., Masonic Temple ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; Ro . Rooms ; L ., Lodge ; St ., Stives ; Sep , Square ) . METBOI ' OMTAI * LODGES AKD CHAPTEES . Monday , August 15 th . LODGES . —Gooch , Prince Alfred Ho ., Southall ; Panmure , Balham Ho ., Balham .
Tuesday , August 16 th . Board of Gen . Purposes , at 3 LODGES '— Salisbury , 71 , Dean-st ., Soho ; Industry , F . M . H . Wednesday , August 11 th . LODGE . —Beadon , Greyhound Tav ., ' Dulwieh . Thursday , August 18 th . House Com . Boys' Schoolat 4 ' LODGES— AYestboume
, . . , Lord ' s Ho ., St . Jolm ' s-wood . Friday , August 20 . 7 .. House Com . Boys' School . " Saturday , August iOth . LODGE . —Lewis , Xlghting . de Tav ., Wood-green . METROPOLITAN LODGES AXD CHAPTERS OP
INSTRUCTION . Monday , August 15 th . Temple , Old George , St . Mary Ax ' e . K . C . ; Justice , . Royal Albert , _ New Cross-id , Deptford ; St . James ' s Union , Swim Tav ,, ' Mount-st ., Grosven- 'r-sq . ; Industry , Lick ' s Coffee House ' Fleet-st . ; Crystal Palace , City Anns Tav ., West-sq ., Southwark ; High Cross , White Halt Ho ., Tottenham ; Eastern Star Royal Ho ., Burdett-rd ., Mile-end-rd . ; Caniden . Adehude Tav . ' Haverstock Bill ; British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tav ., Mile End .
Tuesday , August 16 th . Faith , Fisher's Res'aurant , Metrop . Dist . Rail , Victoria Station ; Domatic , Palmerston Arms , Grosvenor-park , Camherwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Canonbury ; Yin-borough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John ' s Tav ., St . Jolm ' s-wood ; Dalhousie , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ; Royal Albert , White Hart , Abcliurchlane ; Pythagorean , Prince ot Orange , Greenwich ; City of London , Shepherd and Flock Tav ., Bell-alley , Moorgate-st . ; New Wandsworth , Freemasons' Ho ., New AVandsworth ;
List Of Lodge, Meetings, .&C., For Week Ending 20th, August 1870.
Rose of Denmark , George Ho ., Aldermanbury ; Metropolitan , Price ' s Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st . CHAPIER . —Robert Burns , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martiifs-lane , Wednesday , August 17 th . Confidence , Railway Tav ., London-street ; United Strength , Bull and Gate , Kentish Town ; New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hnxfcon ; St . Mark's , Mawby Arms , Mawby-st ., S . Lam ;
beth ; Peckham , Aiaismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham-Rye , Temperance in the East , George the Fourth , Catherine-st ., Poplar ; Prosperity , Gladstone Tav ., Bishnpsgatc-street . CIIA I ' or INSIBTJCTIOU . —St . James's Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq . Thursday , August 18 / h . ' FidelityGoat and CompassesEuston-i oad ; KentDuke of
, , , York , Borough-rd ., Southwark : United Mariners , Three Cranes , Mile-end-rd . ; Vitruvian , White Hart , College-st ., Lambeth ; St . George ' s , Globe Tav ., Royal Hill , Greenwich ; Manchester , Berkeley Arms , Jolm-st ., Berkeley-square ; Tranqnillitv , SugarLoiifTav ., Great St . Helen's , E . C . ; Whittington , Crown Hotel , -ll , High Holborn ; Royal Oak , Royal Oak Tavern , Deptford . CliATiElt or lxSTittrCTiojr . —Joppa ,
Prospect of Whitby Tav ., 57 , AVapping-wall ; Burdett Coutts , . Approach Tav ,, Victoria-park , at 7 . Friday , August 19 th . St . Luke ' s , Pier Ho ., Cheynr-w ilk , Chelsea ; Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-rd ., Deptford ; Unions ( EmulatioiiLoclge of Improvement for M . M . } , F . M . H . ; United Pilgrims , Horns' Tav .-KenningtonAA ' csthoiiruethe DnkestManchester
; , Grapes , -., ; square ; AA ellington , Lord Duncan Tavern , Broadway , Deptford ; Florence Nightingale , Freemasons' Tav ., AA oolwich ; Raiicliigb , Windsor Castle Hotel , Iung-st ., Hammersmith ; Belgrnve , Duke of Wellington , Spring--:: ardeus , Charing-cross ; St . James ' s , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermondsey ; Doric , Three Cranes , Mile End-rd . ; Rose of Denmark Metropolitan Chapter of Instruction , White Hart , Barnes , Surrey ;
A * ictoria , Anderton ' s Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Hervey , George Ho ., Walhnm-green . CHAPTEI' IXSTHFCTIO :- *—Domatic , Fisher's Restaurant , A'ictoria Station ; Metropolitan , Price's Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
THE attention of the following is called to the fact that their subscriptions are considerably in arrear . Luring the past eighteen months , repeated applications have been made for the respective amounts . As letters ( although registered ) may have miscarried , we are compelled to adopt this plan of reminding them that tbe expense of postage is considerable both cm their numbers and repeated letters , aud to request immediate remittances : —
£ s . <] . G . IT . E ., General Board of Health , Mauritius ... 6 2 2 Col . G ., Rangoon , British Burmah 8 3 C J . S ., British Post-office , Constansinople 4 16 C . D . II ., East-street , Poona , near Bombay 3 IS 3 Lieut .-Col . M ., Laprairre , Province of Quebec , Dominion of Canada 4 S 3 British Kafiiariun Lod William
- ge , King Town , Cape of Good Hope ..., " . 3 0 8 Sig . E . S 0 , Palermo GIG G Star in the East Lodge , George Town , Cape of Good Hope 6 3 6 Zetland Lodge , Fort Beaufort , Cape of Geod Hope 6 18 8 St . John ' s Lodge , Secunderabad , India 5 15 2 Brethren in the districts in which these brethren reside are
respectfully and fraternally requested to call attention to the above , as the conduct of which the publisher has reason to complain is neither Masonic nor genik-manly , and likely to create scandal in the Order , as in most of these instances several numbers _ arc sent by each mail , which cannot be required for individual use . Many ol hers , who are in arrear , are entreated to forward their subscritions immediatelas a
p y , list of all whose subscriptions are over 12 months in arrear , and for which repented applications have been made , will be similarly published . Sr . CLAIH , CHAIITEHS . —The note under this title appearing in hst week's MAGAZINE , should have borne the signature" B . Murray Lyon . "