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An Irrepressible Masonic Blunderer.
tunafcely , or unfortunately , discovered in the Keystone a quotation from my paper on the Compagnons , and with this quotation he rushed to the Freemason , wherein his letter , headed "Bro . Jacob Norton , " was printed in the 29 th September issue . In the said letter he favours the Editor with a witticism of his own , viz ., " that Bro . Norton ' s bark hurts more than his bite , " and then adds the
isolated quotation from fche Keystone , and sneakingly signs the letter with a nom de plum . Poor fellow ! whoever he is ; fche above letter proves conclusively that he is an out and out Masonio blunderer ; and whatever blunders the said writer may have defended or originated , that letter is the greatest blunder of all ; his aim was to bring me into discredit ;
bnfc how can a letter from a sneak and a coward bring any one into discredit ? Respectfully and fraternally yonrs , JACOB NORTON . Boston , U . S ., 15 th October 1883 .
After Vacation, What ?
AFTER VACATION , WHAT ?
IF we have been so fortunate as icj enjoy a vacation period , what ought to be its result ? If for a little time we have turned aside from the nsnal routine of life and become interested in now scenes —if we have sought to refresh our jaded bodies and minds by commnnion with nature , whose glory we have seen npnn the mountain or by the seaside—what shall such an experience profit ns ? Sorely we
ought to come back from oar vacation wanderings and rest with some fresh flow of spirits and strength for the labours to which we are called . The occasional pauses in life have their proper ministry in a revival of both physical and mental energies . We rest awhile that we may take np our work with fresh ardour , and put into its accomplishment more of real power , as we come also to comprehend
what is the blessed privilege of activity in that sphere to which each life is appointed . We go away for a little time that we may bring home quickened thought , a more cheerful temper , and some augmented power to discharge the duties which devolve npon us day by day . After vacation cometh work . After rest and refreshment we must
needs return to those labours whioh engross so large a part of onr existence . Doing this we may not murmur or complain , for such is the make and structure of our being that we find highest good in fche activities thafc so much engage our attention . We are subject to the law of a constant service , and we know thafc we must apply ourselves with diligence to whatsoever our hands find to do , if we are to fulfil
the possibilities of a noble being and realize largest blessings . Nature is ever active . Her stupendous laboratory is never olosed , and there is no interregnum in the operation of her stupendous forces . Consider how thafc beautiful process evaporation constantly goes on ; the moisture from the earth beneath ascends to fche clonds overhead , and then come back in the early and the latter rains : so likewise the
streams are ever moving r . the great ocean , and the tides are flowing and ebbing all the days of all the years . In all departments of the material universe there is incessant activity , for nature is always at work in soils , rocks , grasses ; ever / where operating to produce a higher condition of development . Man is not able to maintain such ¦ . nstanfc activity . The body is
fche machinery of man , and has the touch of weakness upon it . It often needs , as does the mind , a period of comparative rest for tbe renewal of its strength and its more efficient working . Bnt man ' s normal condition is thafc of activity . He must work for the attainment of highest good . He cannot succeed in any department of life except by his earnest and persistent endeavours . He must not
weary in well-doing if he would gather the treasures which must bless and satisfy ; whatever the obstncles that confront him he most toil and struggle , never losing hope in a brighter and better future , and never doubting fche sure rewards which Go ! has appointed for all faithful service . Whoever we are , wherever we are standing , whatever the limitations that surround us , we have yet the opportunity for some good work , some large and blessed achievements .
" Shall we sifc idly down and say , The night hath come , it is no longer day ? The night hath nofc yet come : we are not quite Cot off from labour by the falling light . Something remains for us to do or dare :
Even the oldest tree some fruit may bear . For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself , though in another dress . And , as the evening twilight fades away , The sky is filled with stars invisible by day . "
It is this earnest hopeful spirit that we shonld carry with us in the resumption of onr Masonic communions and work . The vacation period in our Lodges should be followed by a season of awakened zeal and interest . Indolence and indifference will not secure Lodge Prosperity . If real progress is to be made there must ba an intelligent application of means to ends—a resulnte putting forth of energy
m the right direction . Brethren mnst be interested and active if Jhey pxpecfc their Lodge , or other Masonic organization , to attain the "leal condition of excellence . No large success is possible unless they pnt their hearts into the work—unless they are ready to give Something of their besfc thought , love , and service to tho association jn which they have membership . As they come back from their
jnnrnoyings , as fchey enter again tho balls that have been closed , Privileged once more to exchange fraternal greetings and engage in Masonic work , what so mnch is needed as that they shonld be moved j > y a resolute purpose to help each other and to uphold tho interests •-0 whiph they stand p l edged , that thus tbe true mission of Masonry ? - ay be accomplished ? May we nofc hope for this augmented zeal and -kvotion in all Masonio Lodges ?—Frtemasons' Repository .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
York Lodge ( T . I . )—The regular meeting of this Lodge was held at York , on the 16 th ult ., there being present—Bros . C . G . Padel W . M ., J . Todd P . M . as S . W ., M . Millington J . W ., T . B . Whyte . head P . M . Treas . and Sec , G . Balmford P . M ., A . T . B . Turner , H . C . Pickersgill , G . Lamb , and many other brethren . Capt . Baldray
and Sergt .-Major Knights , Sth Dragoon Guards , were advanced to this degree . The election of Master and Treasurer then took place , resulting in the unanimous return of Bros . Millington and T . B . Whytehead . Auditors were appointed , letters of apology were read , and the Lodge was then closed , the brethren afterwards spending an h € > nr or two in social converse .
Brass And Copper Trades Pension Institution.
BRASS AND COPPER TRADES PENSION INSTITUTION .
THE Thirtieth Annual Festival of the above Institution was held on Wednesday , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , under the genial presidency of Bro . G . Lambert , F . S . A ., Past Grand Sword Bearer , President of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution . After a sumptuous banquet and dessert , provided by Bros . Hitter and Clifford , the Chairman proposed the usual toasts , Bros . Major Shipway and Cutler responding for the Army
and Navy . The Chairman , in felicitous terms , proposed the toast of the evening . Mr . London , in proposing the toast of the Sister Institution ' s " , said , it was a trite saying that Charity never faileth , and while they had such men as Bro . Lambert at their head , Charity never wonld fail . His philanthrophy was duly recognised and widespread . Mr . Adams responded . Mr . Brockley proposed the health
of the Chairman , and intimated that the Committee of Goldsmiths ' Hall had given a special grant of ten guineas . The other toasts included the Secretary , Mr . Manton , who announced subscriptions to the amount of -8300 , including a donation from the Chairman of one hundred guineas , -fc' 52 10 s from Mr . A . MoGlashan , and £ 50 from Mr . D . Huletfc . A very excellent selection of musio was given under fche direction of Miss Maria Belval .
Bro . James Stevens P . M . P . Z . has undertaken to deliver his lecture , explanatory of the ritual and ceremonies of the firsfc degree , to the members of the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction , No . 1624 , meeting afc the King's Head ,
Ebury Bridge , Pimlico , this evening , at 6 . 45 ; in the Arboretum Lodge , No . 731 , at the Masonic Hall , Derby , on the 8 fch inst . ; and in the Wandsworth Lodge of Instruction , East Hill Hotel , Wandsworth , on the 20 fch inst .
SE L--POSSESSION . —The British correspondent of the Sa . ut . ry Engi . neer , New York , writes : " Scotchmen are a cool-headed and matter-offact race . Professor Gardner read his address as President of one of the sections from manuscript notes , which he had evidently not had time to modify . It was , however , very amusing to watch him every
now and then , in the course of its delivery , pause , take a pencil from his pocket , and then clot an i , cross a t , or erase a word . The audidience stood these eccentricities of genius with marked good temper , and toward the expiration of the hour taken to deliver the address speaker and listeners became an amused and happy family . "
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EDUCATION . — HAMBURGBro . JOHN A . NEECK , 9 Bundesstrasse , HAM-MEG , Is prepared to receive into his Family TWO OR THREE ENGLISH YOUTHS AS BOARDERS , During fche time they attend School in this City . CAREFUL SUPERVISION , KIND TREATMENT , BEST BODILY & MENTAL CARE High References in England and Hamburg . _ = »_ aos _ P--SOTT _ rs ZFZEaiEiE
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMANN receive daily , ancl undertake * to t _ ack ladies and gentlemen , who have never hart the slightest previous kmwlcd ae or instruction , to _ o through , every fashionable . all-da-ce in a few easy lessons . Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classe . ROS-SCTUS OK APPM-ATIOK ACADEMY—7- NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET , W . BRO . JACQU - WYNMAI * - . BB HAPPY TO TAKB THE SIAKA - -- o » MASOKIO BALIS . FIBST-CIASS BANDS PBOviimn .
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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! I A RGB photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the JL _ . re , on -1 th M . y ( suitable for fvamin . ) , 5 s each •or framed in oak , securely p-icked . sent to any address in the United Kingdom , carriage paid , on receipt nf c eqie for 15 s . Masters of lodges should secure this memor al of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . W . G-. PA BICES , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , W . C . Established 25 year * .
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The Revised Book of Constitutions ; Critically Considered , and . Compared -with the Old Edition . London : Simpkin , Marshall & Co ., 4 Stationers' Hall Court , B . C . Sent on receipt of stamps , One Shilling , by W . W . Morgan , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , Mb—( ADV . ) .
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An Irrepressible Masonic Blunderer.
tunafcely , or unfortunately , discovered in the Keystone a quotation from my paper on the Compagnons , and with this quotation he rushed to the Freemason , wherein his letter , headed "Bro . Jacob Norton , " was printed in the 29 th September issue . In the said letter he favours the Editor with a witticism of his own , viz ., " that Bro . Norton ' s bark hurts more than his bite , " and then adds the
isolated quotation from fche Keystone , and sneakingly signs the letter with a nom de plum . Poor fellow ! whoever he is ; fche above letter proves conclusively that he is an out and out Masonio blunderer ; and whatever blunders the said writer may have defended or originated , that letter is the greatest blunder of all ; his aim was to bring me into discredit ;
bnfc how can a letter from a sneak and a coward bring any one into discredit ? Respectfully and fraternally yonrs , JACOB NORTON . Boston , U . S ., 15 th October 1883 .
After Vacation, What ?
AFTER VACATION , WHAT ?
IF we have been so fortunate as icj enjoy a vacation period , what ought to be its result ? If for a little time we have turned aside from the nsnal routine of life and become interested in now scenes —if we have sought to refresh our jaded bodies and minds by commnnion with nature , whose glory we have seen npnn the mountain or by the seaside—what shall such an experience profit ns ? Sorely we
ought to come back from oar vacation wanderings and rest with some fresh flow of spirits and strength for the labours to which we are called . The occasional pauses in life have their proper ministry in a revival of both physical and mental energies . We rest awhile that we may take np our work with fresh ardour , and put into its accomplishment more of real power , as we come also to comprehend
what is the blessed privilege of activity in that sphere to which each life is appointed . We go away for a little time that we may bring home quickened thought , a more cheerful temper , and some augmented power to discharge the duties which devolve npon us day by day . After vacation cometh work . After rest and refreshment we must
needs return to those labours whioh engross so large a part of onr existence . Doing this we may not murmur or complain , for such is the make and structure of our being that we find highest good in fche activities thafc so much engage our attention . We are subject to the law of a constant service , and we know thafc we must apply ourselves with diligence to whatsoever our hands find to do , if we are to fulfil
the possibilities of a noble being and realize largest blessings . Nature is ever active . Her stupendous laboratory is never olosed , and there is no interregnum in the operation of her stupendous forces . Consider how thafc beautiful process evaporation constantly goes on ; the moisture from the earth beneath ascends to fche clonds overhead , and then come back in the early and the latter rains : so likewise the
streams are ever moving r . the great ocean , and the tides are flowing and ebbing all the days of all the years . In all departments of the material universe there is incessant activity , for nature is always at work in soils , rocks , grasses ; ever / where operating to produce a higher condition of development . Man is not able to maintain such ¦ . nstanfc activity . The body is
fche machinery of man , and has the touch of weakness upon it . It often needs , as does the mind , a period of comparative rest for tbe renewal of its strength and its more efficient working . Bnt man ' s normal condition is thafc of activity . He must work for the attainment of highest good . He cannot succeed in any department of life except by his earnest and persistent endeavours . He must not
weary in well-doing if he would gather the treasures which must bless and satisfy ; whatever the obstncles that confront him he most toil and struggle , never losing hope in a brighter and better future , and never doubting fche sure rewards which Go ! has appointed for all faithful service . Whoever we are , wherever we are standing , whatever the limitations that surround us , we have yet the opportunity for some good work , some large and blessed achievements .
" Shall we sifc idly down and say , The night hath come , it is no longer day ? The night hath nofc yet come : we are not quite Cot off from labour by the falling light . Something remains for us to do or dare :
Even the oldest tree some fruit may bear . For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself , though in another dress . And , as the evening twilight fades away , The sky is filled with stars invisible by day . "
It is this earnest hopeful spirit that we shonld carry with us in the resumption of onr Masonic communions and work . The vacation period in our Lodges should be followed by a season of awakened zeal and interest . Indolence and indifference will not secure Lodge Prosperity . If real progress is to be made there must ba an intelligent application of means to ends—a resulnte putting forth of energy
m the right direction . Brethren mnst be interested and active if Jhey pxpecfc their Lodge , or other Masonic organization , to attain the "leal condition of excellence . No large success is possible unless they pnt their hearts into the work—unless they are ready to give Something of their besfc thought , love , and service to tho association jn which they have membership . As they come back from their
jnnrnoyings , as fchey enter again tho balls that have been closed , Privileged once more to exchange fraternal greetings and engage in Masonic work , what so mnch is needed as that they shonld be moved j > y a resolute purpose to help each other and to uphold tho interests •-0 whiph they stand p l edged , that thus tbe true mission of Masonry ? - ay be accomplished ? May we nofc hope for this augmented zeal and -kvotion in all Masonio Lodges ?—Frtemasons' Repository .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
York Lodge ( T . I . )—The regular meeting of this Lodge was held at York , on the 16 th ult ., there being present—Bros . C . G . Padel W . M ., J . Todd P . M . as S . W ., M . Millington J . W ., T . B . Whyte . head P . M . Treas . and Sec , G . Balmford P . M ., A . T . B . Turner , H . C . Pickersgill , G . Lamb , and many other brethren . Capt . Baldray
and Sergt .-Major Knights , Sth Dragoon Guards , were advanced to this degree . The election of Master and Treasurer then took place , resulting in the unanimous return of Bros . Millington and T . B . Whytehead . Auditors were appointed , letters of apology were read , and the Lodge was then closed , the brethren afterwards spending an h € > nr or two in social converse .
Brass And Copper Trades Pension Institution.
BRASS AND COPPER TRADES PENSION INSTITUTION .
THE Thirtieth Annual Festival of the above Institution was held on Wednesday , at the Guildhall Tavern , Gresham-street , under the genial presidency of Bro . G . Lambert , F . S . A ., Past Grand Sword Bearer , President of the Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Annuity and Asylum Institution . After a sumptuous banquet and dessert , provided by Bros . Hitter and Clifford , the Chairman proposed the usual toasts , Bros . Major Shipway and Cutler responding for the Army
and Navy . The Chairman , in felicitous terms , proposed the toast of the evening . Mr . London , in proposing the toast of the Sister Institution ' s " , said , it was a trite saying that Charity never faileth , and while they had such men as Bro . Lambert at their head , Charity never wonld fail . His philanthrophy was duly recognised and widespread . Mr . Adams responded . Mr . Brockley proposed the health
of the Chairman , and intimated that the Committee of Goldsmiths ' Hall had given a special grant of ten guineas . The other toasts included the Secretary , Mr . Manton , who announced subscriptions to the amount of -8300 , including a donation from the Chairman of one hundred guineas , -fc' 52 10 s from Mr . A . MoGlashan , and £ 50 from Mr . D . Huletfc . A very excellent selection of musio was given under fche direction of Miss Maria Belval .
Bro . James Stevens P . M . P . Z . has undertaken to deliver his lecture , explanatory of the ritual and ceremonies of the firsfc degree , to the members of the Eccleston Lodge of Instruction , No . 1624 , meeting afc the King's Head ,
Ebury Bridge , Pimlico , this evening , at 6 . 45 ; in the Arboretum Lodge , No . 731 , at the Masonic Hall , Derby , on the 8 fch inst . ; and in the Wandsworth Lodge of Instruction , East Hill Hotel , Wandsworth , on the 20 fch inst .
SE L--POSSESSION . —The British correspondent of the Sa . ut . ry Engi . neer , New York , writes : " Scotchmen are a cool-headed and matter-offact race . Professor Gardner read his address as President of one of the sections from manuscript notes , which he had evidently not had time to modify . It was , however , very amusing to watch him every
now and then , in the course of its delivery , pause , take a pencil from his pocket , and then clot an i , cross a t , or erase a word . The audidience stood these eccentricities of genius with marked good temper , and toward the expiration of the hour taken to deliver the address speaker and listeners became an amused and happy family . "
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EDUCATION . — HAMBURGBro . JOHN A . NEECK , 9 Bundesstrasse , HAM-MEG , Is prepared to receive into his Family TWO OR THREE ENGLISH YOUTHS AS BOARDERS , During fche time they attend School in this City . CAREFUL SUPERVISION , KIND TREATMENT , BEST BODILY & MENTAL CARE High References in England and Hamburg . _ = »_ aos _ P--SOTT _ rs ZFZEaiEiE
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DANCING . —To Those Who Have Never Learnt to Dance . —Bro . and Mrs . JACQUES WYNMANN receive daily , ancl undertake * to t _ ack ladies and gentlemen , who have never hart the slightest previous kmwlcd ae or instruction , to _ o through , every fashionable . all-da-ce in a few easy lessons . Private lessons any hour . Morning and evening classe . ROS-SCTUS OK APPM-ATIOK ACADEMY—7- NEWMAN STREET , OXFORD STREET , W . BRO . JACQU - WYNMAI * - . BB HAPPY TO TAKB THE SIAKA - -- o » MASOKIO BALIS . FIBST-CIASS BANDS PBOviimn .
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FIRE AT FREEMASONS' HALL ! I A RGB photographs of the Temple , taken immediately after the JL _ . re , on -1 th M . y ( suitable for fvamin . ) , 5 s each •or framed in oak , securely p-icked . sent to any address in the United Kingdom , carriage paid , on receipt nf c eqie for 15 s . Masters of lodges should secure this memor al of the old Temple for their Lodge rooms . W . G-. PA BICES , Photographer , 40 High Holborn , W . C . Established 25 year * .
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The Revised Book of Constitutions ; Critically Considered , and . Compared -with the Old Edition . London : Simpkin , Marshall & Co ., 4 Stationers' Hall Court , B . C . Sent on receipt of stamps , One Shilling , by W . W . Morgan , Freemason ' s Chronicle Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonville , London , Mb—( ADV . ) .