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With The Compliments Of The Season.
and sorrows of their less fortunate brethren . Chnstmas , when the year is almost departed , is the time when all that is best and kindliest in our natures should be in full and vigorous activity . It is the time when we overlook , or entirely blot out , old sorrows and ill-feeling , so that we
may enter upon the year that is approaching with a conscience as free as possible from all reproach . To all our readers , then , in the spirit which has dictated these few
remai-ks , we offer , in all kindness and good faith , our heartiest good wishes ; or , to use the familiar form of expression , we wish them , one and all , the Compliments of the Season .
The Right Hon . The Lord Mayor , Bro . David Henry Stone ( P . M . ) , No . 1 Grand Master ' s Lodge , and Past Grand Steward , has consented to preside at the annual Festival of the Girl ' s School , in May next . The Secretary ,
Bro . Robert Wentworth Little , will be pleased to receive the name of any brother who will consent to act as Steward . Application to be made at the Office , Freemason ' s Hall , Great Queen Street .
We regret to have to announce the sudden decease of Bro . Jesse Owens , on the 9 th ult . He was initiated in the Finsbury Lodge , was P . M . of the Highgate Lodge , and W . M . of the newly consecrated High Wycombe Lodge , he was also a member of the Eton Lodge , 771 ,
and P . S . Rose of Denmark Chapter . He was a good father , an affectionate husband , a firm and true friend . He was much devoted to Freemasonry , not only as regards the working of the ritual , but was zealous in the cause
of the Masonic charities . His funeral took place on Wednesday the 16 th Dec , at Highgate Cemetery , where , in addition to his sorrowing widow and two children , upwards of GO brethren were present to testify the last tribute of respect to departed worth .
We also have to announce the death , which occurred on the 22 nd ult ., of Bro . Henry Edwards . Bro . Edwards was born at St . Albans , on 14-th December 1803 , and had resided there all his life . He was a member of the St . Albans Lodge , No . G 78 , and took an active part in the
formation of the Halsey Lodge , consecrated last year . Bro . Edwards was universally respected in the district in which he resided , and his death , which occurred somewhat suddenly , has caused a deep feeling of regret among his numerous circle of friends .
We shall be glad to receive communication from any of our correspondents on tho subject of the following queries , which have been addressed to us by an influential brother : —
1 . Why are there two St . Johns recognised in Craft Masonry ? 2 . Why aro they placed , one at tho winter solstice , and the othei at the summer solstice ? 3 . Is it to represent the two great principles of Light and
Darkness , good and evil ? 4 . Can it be ascertained when lights were first adopted iu Freemasons' Lodges , and have they any symbolic meaning that can be communicated ?
vv e learn that Bro . Chalmers Izett Paton , a member of our Order , and Past Master of Freemason Lodges , both of the Scottish and English Constitutions , has been elected , by Protestants of Scotland , to the office of Grand Master of
Scotland of the Orange Brotherhood , and was duly installed into this office on 18 th December 1874 . The following aro a few of the remarks made by him in returning thanks at his installation : —
Brethren , —1 thank yon for the unexpected honour you have done mo , in electing mo to tho highest position iu the brotherhood , into which I have been installed as Grand Master of Scotland . I feel this to be an honour indeed , both on account of the numbers and character of i ; hose by whom I have been appointed to this office , and
of the principles which they are combined to maintain , principles which it has been my delight to maintain , and which I trust I shall maintain moi-e and more zealously to the end of my life . I am delighted to think that I have been proposed by the Grand Master now vacating the chair to fill the the office which ho has filled so honourably for so many years , unci that his motion for my election
With The Compliments Of The Season.
was seconded and unanimously agreed to ; and I am sure , as I dare say you are all aware , none has the interest of the Order or the cause of Protestantism more deeply at heart than our now Past Grand Master . Brethren , allow mo to say that I think we ought all to study tho subject of Popory more than we have done , so as to bo
able at any time to give an answer to Popish arguments . And I think also—I daro say you will agree with mo—that we ought , as much as possible , to seek to bring into our brotherhood our follow Protestants who are already conversant with this subject . It woald be an increase of strength to us , and , I believe , also to them . I
trust that God , in His grace , will enable me to rule over the brotherhood with zeal and wisdom—with zeal to protect all our rights and advance all our objects , and with wisdom to determine aright in all cases which may arise . I hope that I may be enabled to guide the brotherhood so that they may prove intelligent and zealous opponents
of Popery and true Protestants , carefully keeping tho laws of God , and duly obedient to tho laws of the land , good Christians and loyal subjects . May God , in His grace , enable us to show ourselves
Protestants , not only in name , but in reality , to live as becometh Christians , adorning the Gospel , walking by faith , fighting the good fight of faith , and rejoicing in hope j not mere controversialists , bat humble and devout followers of Christ .
Wc have received a copy of the first number of The Scottish Freemasons' Magazine , which , singularly enough , makes its appearance in the field of journalism on the same day as ourselves . We heartily congratulate the
Editor and his staff on their debut . We are pleased to be in a position to offer our contemporary these brief congratulatory remarks , and we doubt not that he , on his part , will as heartily reciprocate this expression of mutual goodwill .
It will interest our readers to know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales received the 33 rd degree on Saturday , 12 th December 1874 , and was formally installed as Patron of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . As Freemasonry is practised on the Continent of Europe , this
degree was established by King Frederick the Great of Prussia , who was styled the Supreme Grand Protector of Freemasonry , and who , observing that many spurious rites had arisen from time to time in the Masonic Order , collected together what he and his counsellors , after much
deliberation , declared to be the true degrees of h reemaspnry , and united them in one body or order , which was to be " communicated to Masons in thirty-three degrees , divided into seven classes , through which every Mason must pass in reo'ular succession before he could arrive at the his-hest . "
The large powers given by Frederick the Great to the 33 rd degree did not , however , extend to Great Britain , where a Grand Lodge rules over the Craft Degrees , and where the "Thirty-third , " while it distinctly recognises the authority of the Grand Lodge , in admitting no one to its Order unless
previously made a Master Mason in some regularly constituted Lodge , claims and exercises no such powers as the same body does abroad . On arrival at the Masonic Hall , His Royal Highness was escorted into the Council Chamber by the Earl of Carnarvon , now at the head of the Order ,
and by Brother C . I . Vigne , who long held the same high office , who presented the members of the Council to the Prince—viz ., Brothers Captain Phillips , General Clerk , T . M . P . Montagu , Major Clerk , Dr . Hamilton , Sir Michael Costa , Colonel Adair , and Hugh D . Sandeman , together
with BrothersH . C . Vernon , Colonel Vernon , A . H . Royds , and Colonel J . G . Sandeman , who are past or retired members of the same body . After the necessary preliminary forms , his Royal Highness received the 33 rd or last degree ,
and was formally proclaimed and saluted as Patron of the Order . By this act the Prince of Wales has become associated with every important branch of Freemasonry in England , and the Craft has just reason to be proud of so illustrious a chief . —Times .
Pantomime is , so to speak , the " legitimate " drama of the present season , and we think a fuller programme than usual of this eiasf , of entertainment has been furnished this year . We always expect something on a grand scale ,
both at Covent Garden and Diury Lane , nor should we perhaps omit the Surrey Theatre from this expectation ; this Christmas , however , Pantomime finds a home at several of the other theatres , among which the " classic " Adelphi takes a prominent position , It is very encourage
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With The Compliments Of The Season.
and sorrows of their less fortunate brethren . Chnstmas , when the year is almost departed , is the time when all that is best and kindliest in our natures should be in full and vigorous activity . It is the time when we overlook , or entirely blot out , old sorrows and ill-feeling , so that we
may enter upon the year that is approaching with a conscience as free as possible from all reproach . To all our readers , then , in the spirit which has dictated these few
remai-ks , we offer , in all kindness and good faith , our heartiest good wishes ; or , to use the familiar form of expression , we wish them , one and all , the Compliments of the Season .
The Right Hon . The Lord Mayor , Bro . David Henry Stone ( P . M . ) , No . 1 Grand Master ' s Lodge , and Past Grand Steward , has consented to preside at the annual Festival of the Girl ' s School , in May next . The Secretary ,
Bro . Robert Wentworth Little , will be pleased to receive the name of any brother who will consent to act as Steward . Application to be made at the Office , Freemason ' s Hall , Great Queen Street .
We regret to have to announce the sudden decease of Bro . Jesse Owens , on the 9 th ult . He was initiated in the Finsbury Lodge , was P . M . of the Highgate Lodge , and W . M . of the newly consecrated High Wycombe Lodge , he was also a member of the Eton Lodge , 771 ,
and P . S . Rose of Denmark Chapter . He was a good father , an affectionate husband , a firm and true friend . He was much devoted to Freemasonry , not only as regards the working of the ritual , but was zealous in the cause
of the Masonic charities . His funeral took place on Wednesday the 16 th Dec , at Highgate Cemetery , where , in addition to his sorrowing widow and two children , upwards of GO brethren were present to testify the last tribute of respect to departed worth .
We also have to announce the death , which occurred on the 22 nd ult ., of Bro . Henry Edwards . Bro . Edwards was born at St . Albans , on 14-th December 1803 , and had resided there all his life . He was a member of the St . Albans Lodge , No . G 78 , and took an active part in the
formation of the Halsey Lodge , consecrated last year . Bro . Edwards was universally respected in the district in which he resided , and his death , which occurred somewhat suddenly , has caused a deep feeling of regret among his numerous circle of friends .
We shall be glad to receive communication from any of our correspondents on tho subject of the following queries , which have been addressed to us by an influential brother : —
1 . Why are there two St . Johns recognised in Craft Masonry ? 2 . Why aro they placed , one at tho winter solstice , and the othei at the summer solstice ? 3 . Is it to represent the two great principles of Light and
Darkness , good and evil ? 4 . Can it be ascertained when lights were first adopted iu Freemasons' Lodges , and have they any symbolic meaning that can be communicated ?
vv e learn that Bro . Chalmers Izett Paton , a member of our Order , and Past Master of Freemason Lodges , both of the Scottish and English Constitutions , has been elected , by Protestants of Scotland , to the office of Grand Master of
Scotland of the Orange Brotherhood , and was duly installed into this office on 18 th December 1874 . The following aro a few of the remarks made by him in returning thanks at his installation : —
Brethren , —1 thank yon for the unexpected honour you have done mo , in electing mo to tho highest position iu the brotherhood , into which I have been installed as Grand Master of Scotland . I feel this to be an honour indeed , both on account of the numbers and character of i ; hose by whom I have been appointed to this office , and
of the principles which they are combined to maintain , principles which it has been my delight to maintain , and which I trust I shall maintain moi-e and more zealously to the end of my life . I am delighted to think that I have been proposed by the Grand Master now vacating the chair to fill the the office which ho has filled so honourably for so many years , unci that his motion for my election
With The Compliments Of The Season.
was seconded and unanimously agreed to ; and I am sure , as I dare say you are all aware , none has the interest of the Order or the cause of Protestantism more deeply at heart than our now Past Grand Master . Brethren , allow mo to say that I think we ought all to study tho subject of Popory more than we have done , so as to bo
able at any time to give an answer to Popish arguments . And I think also—I daro say you will agree with mo—that we ought , as much as possible , to seek to bring into our brotherhood our follow Protestants who are already conversant with this subject . It woald be an increase of strength to us , and , I believe , also to them . I
trust that God , in His grace , will enable me to rule over the brotherhood with zeal and wisdom—with zeal to protect all our rights and advance all our objects , and with wisdom to determine aright in all cases which may arise . I hope that I may be enabled to guide the brotherhood so that they may prove intelligent and zealous opponents
of Popery and true Protestants , carefully keeping tho laws of God , and duly obedient to tho laws of the land , good Christians and loyal subjects . May God , in His grace , enable us to show ourselves
Protestants , not only in name , but in reality , to live as becometh Christians , adorning the Gospel , walking by faith , fighting the good fight of faith , and rejoicing in hope j not mere controversialists , bat humble and devout followers of Christ .
Wc have received a copy of the first number of The Scottish Freemasons' Magazine , which , singularly enough , makes its appearance in the field of journalism on the same day as ourselves . We heartily congratulate the
Editor and his staff on their debut . We are pleased to be in a position to offer our contemporary these brief congratulatory remarks , and we doubt not that he , on his part , will as heartily reciprocate this expression of mutual goodwill .
It will interest our readers to know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales received the 33 rd degree on Saturday , 12 th December 1874 , and was formally installed as Patron of the Ancient and Accepted Rite . As Freemasonry is practised on the Continent of Europe , this
degree was established by King Frederick the Great of Prussia , who was styled the Supreme Grand Protector of Freemasonry , and who , observing that many spurious rites had arisen from time to time in the Masonic Order , collected together what he and his counsellors , after much
deliberation , declared to be the true degrees of h reemaspnry , and united them in one body or order , which was to be " communicated to Masons in thirty-three degrees , divided into seven classes , through which every Mason must pass in reo'ular succession before he could arrive at the his-hest . "
The large powers given by Frederick the Great to the 33 rd degree did not , however , extend to Great Britain , where a Grand Lodge rules over the Craft Degrees , and where the "Thirty-third , " while it distinctly recognises the authority of the Grand Lodge , in admitting no one to its Order unless
previously made a Master Mason in some regularly constituted Lodge , claims and exercises no such powers as the same body does abroad . On arrival at the Masonic Hall , His Royal Highness was escorted into the Council Chamber by the Earl of Carnarvon , now at the head of the Order ,
and by Brother C . I . Vigne , who long held the same high office , who presented the members of the Council to the Prince—viz ., Brothers Captain Phillips , General Clerk , T . M . P . Montagu , Major Clerk , Dr . Hamilton , Sir Michael Costa , Colonel Adair , and Hugh D . Sandeman , together
with BrothersH . C . Vernon , Colonel Vernon , A . H . Royds , and Colonel J . G . Sandeman , who are past or retired members of the same body . After the necessary preliminary forms , his Royal Highness received the 33 rd or last degree ,
and was formally proclaimed and saluted as Patron of the Order . By this act the Prince of Wales has become associated with every important branch of Freemasonry in England , and the Craft has just reason to be proud of so illustrious a chief . —Times .
Pantomime is , so to speak , the " legitimate " drama of the present season , and we think a fuller programme than usual of this eiasf , of entertainment has been furnished this year . We always expect something on a grand scale ,
both at Covent Garden and Diury Lane , nor should we perhaps omit the Surrey Theatre from this expectation ; this Christmas , however , Pantomime finds a home at several of the other theatres , among which the " classic " Adelphi takes a prominent position , It is very encourage