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The Egypticity Of Freemasonry.
But space fails us to mention all of the striking statements contained in this ancient " Papyrus of Ani . " Let the curious reader consult also Bishop Warburton ' s " Divine Legation of Moses , " if he would bo impressed with the fact that in the Egyptian and Eleusinian Mysteries
candidates for initiation were required to be " upright and of good report ; " that of initiation without virtue was of no lasting avail ; that the gmit . purpose of tho Mysteries was to teach the doclr ' uu of a futuro life , —tho spes melior . ; that the ancient Constitutions were read to initiates in
the celebration of the Greater Mysteries ; that in all substantial tenchinjr , to tlio best of our knowledge , the Egyp tian and the Eltusiniau Mysteries were similar ; that " the secrets of the Mysteries wero unfolded both by words and actions , of which Aristides gives the reason , ' that so
the sounds and sights might mutually assist each other in making an impression on the minds of the initiated ;'" and that the term " mystery , " as employed by St . Paul in the New Testament , is "borrowed from these anciont rites . "
The Egypticity of Freemasonry is a thought which is justified ^ by these , and many other striking parallels , between ' tho Operative Masonry and the Osirian Mysteries of Egypt , and the Operative Masonry of mediaeval Europe and tho Freo and Accepted Masonry of to-day .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF EAST ANGLIA .
THE Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of the Province of East Anglia was held at the Masonic Hall , Bury St . Edmund's , on Friday , under the Banner of tho Freeman Lodge , No . 105 . The R . W . Prov . Grand M . M . M . Lord Henniker P . G . M . M . M . presided , and was supported by
the V . W . D . P . G . M . M . the Rev . C . J . Martyn . The brethren present included Bros . A . H . Moyes P . G . S . W ., J . P . Lewin P . G . Treasurer , W . Sowman P . G . J . O ., James Flintham P . G . R ., C . D . Leach P . G . D . of C , W . B . Hanson P . G . A . D . of C , W . Chapman P . G . S . B ., J . M . Harvey P . P . G . J . W ., N . Tracy P . G . S ., E . Sparke , W . Armstrong , J . W . Shepherd , C . J . Norman , W . J . Pashler ,
R , C . Poppleton , A . J . H . Ward , J . H . Vaux , W . H . Francis , Fred . C . Atkinson , & c . The Treasurer ' s roport showed that the income of the Province during the past year amounted £ 41 5 s 9 d , and the expenditure to £ 19 4 s 7 d , leaving a balance in hand of £ 22 Is 2 d . The statement of assets and liabilities showed a balance in
favour of the Province of £ 11 7 s 9 d . The Board of General Purposes , in their report , congratulated the Province upon the addition to the roll of Lodges by the consecration of the St . Nicholas Lodge , at Harwich . On the motion of Bro . Moyes , seconded by Bro . Francis , the
reports were adopted and ordered to be circulated . On the motion of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , seconded by Bro . Norman , Bro . Lewin was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The Prov . Grand Master then proceeded to invest the new Prov . Grand Officers , as under : —
E . Clowes Senior Warden C . J . Norman Junior Warden W . H . Francis M . O . W . Chapman S . O . B . D . Poppleton J . O . Rev . R . 0 . Davies } „ , , . Her . a . M * nd « i Chaplains
C . J . Lewin Treasurer — Pashler Registrar J . M . Harvey Seoretary A . Berrey Senior Deaoon
L . V . Walker Junior Deacon H . J . Wright Inspector of Works W . B . Hanson Direotor of Ceremonies A . J . Ward Assist . Director of Cers . J . Shepherd Sword Bearer J . G . D . Cramphorn Standard Bearer Geo . Gould Tyler
The Prov . Grand Mark Master , addressing the brethren , said he thought on the whole they might be satisfied with the progress Mark Masonry was making in East Anglia . lne numbers were about the same as last year , and tho Lodges appeared to bo in a flouriahing state . A very
Mark Masonry.
promising Lodge had been consecrated at Harwich , and that he thought was a suhjoct for congratulation . Having expressed his gratitude to the brethren of tho Freeman Lodge for the way in which they had entertained Prov . Grand Lodge , Lord Henniker intimatod that next year tho
Lodgo would be held iu Essex , but that ho would leave it to tho Essex brethren themselves to determine the place of meeting . The Prov . Grand Master then referred in terms of deep regret to the loss the Province had sustained by the resignation of Bro . Tracy , the Prov . Grand Secretary ,
of whose work in connection with tho Craft and Mark Masonry it was impossible to speak too highly . Ho ( Lord Henniker ) was very anxious to bo present on that occasion , because he wished , as tho head of the Province , to say how extremely sorry he was to part with Bro . Tracy as Prov
Grand Secretary . Ho knew last year Bro . Tracy intimatod that the work , combined with that of Prov . Grand Secretary to the Craft , was more than ho had either tho time or the strength to undortako without neglecting his own professional duties , and therefore his resignation had not
taken them by surprise He hoped , although Bro . Tracy no longer held office , he would still como amongst them and give them the bonefit of his assistance and advice . Ho was sure they all thanked him most sincerely for the services he had rondered . He ( Lord Henniker ) had hoped that he should have been able on that occasion to confer
upon Bro . Tracy , as a mark of the high regard he entertained for him , the rank of Past Grand Senior Warden . That , however , he was informed he could not do , but at the earliest opportunity ho should ask Bro . Tracy to accept at his hands the office of Prov . Grand Senior Wardon .
Bro . Tracy briefly replied , and thanked the Prov . Grand Master for tho complimentary references to his work , in which he had always taken a very deep interest . After a short address from tho Deputy Prov . Grand Master , tho proceedings ended , and the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed .
R.M.I. For Boys.
R . M . I . FOR BOYS .
ATHLETIC SPORTS .
FAVOURED by genial weather , this Annual Gathering , at Wood Green , on Saturday last , passed off most successfully . Thero was a large attendance of supporters of tho Institution and friends of the scholars . Tho Committee made had every arrangement in their power , and they wero generally accorded a full recognition for thoir effort ? . We append the names of tho several winnors :
High Jump ( Lower School ) . —Lumsden , 1 . 100 Yards ( Preparatory School ) . —Mossop , 1 . Bowling at Wicket . —Stephenson , 1 . 440 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 220 Yards ( Lower School ) . —Good , 1 .
High Jump ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 440 YardB ( Lower School ) . —Atkinson , 1 . 100 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 300 Yards Level . —Churchill , 1 . 100 Yards ( Lower School ) . —Fry , 1 .
1000 Yards Handicap . —Conpland , 1 . 300 Yards ( Preparatory School ) . —Mossop , 1 . High Jump ( Preparatory School ) . —Hart , 1 . 220 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Stooker , 1 . Throwing the Cricket Ball . —Williams , 1 .
100 Yards Level ( Under 13 ) . —Harrison , 1 . 440 Yards Level ( Under 13 ) . —Atkinson , 1 . 1000 Yards Steepleohase . —Waspe , 1 . Old Masonians' 300 Yards Race . —Balcombe , 1 . Consolation Saok Race . —Lester , 1 .
A special feature of the day was a display of Calisthenics by the Boys , who have made great progress in Physical Drill , under their new Instructor . Miss Everett , daughter of the esteemed Grand Treasurer , gracefully officiated in the distribution of the respective prizes .
The " Visiting Day" for Old Pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , at Battersea Rise , has beon fixed for Saturday next , the 27 th inst . Bro . Hedges , tho Secretary of the Institution , will be happy to supply particulars to any who may desire to bo present .
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . B . TJTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations mado .
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The Egypticity Of Freemasonry.
But space fails us to mention all of the striking statements contained in this ancient " Papyrus of Ani . " Let the curious reader consult also Bishop Warburton ' s " Divine Legation of Moses , " if he would bo impressed with the fact that in the Egyptian and Eleusinian Mysteries
candidates for initiation were required to be " upright and of good report ; " that of initiation without virtue was of no lasting avail ; that the gmit . purpose of tho Mysteries was to teach the doclr ' uu of a futuro life , —tho spes melior . ; that the ancient Constitutions were read to initiates in
the celebration of the Greater Mysteries ; that in all substantial tenchinjr , to tlio best of our knowledge , the Egyp tian and the Eltusiniau Mysteries were similar ; that " the secrets of the Mysteries wero unfolded both by words and actions , of which Aristides gives the reason , ' that so
the sounds and sights might mutually assist each other in making an impression on the minds of the initiated ;'" and that the term " mystery , " as employed by St . Paul in the New Testament , is "borrowed from these anciont rites . "
The Egypticity of Freemasonry is a thought which is justified ^ by these , and many other striking parallels , between ' tho Operative Masonry and the Osirian Mysteries of Egypt , and the Operative Masonry of mediaeval Europe and tho Freo and Accepted Masonry of to-day .
Mark Masonry.
MARK MASONRY .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF EAST ANGLIA .
THE Grand Lodge of Mark Masons of the Province of East Anglia was held at the Masonic Hall , Bury St . Edmund's , on Friday , under the Banner of tho Freeman Lodge , No . 105 . The R . W . Prov . Grand M . M . M . Lord Henniker P . G . M . M . M . presided , and was supported by
the V . W . D . P . G . M . M . the Rev . C . J . Martyn . The brethren present included Bros . A . H . Moyes P . G . S . W ., J . P . Lewin P . G . Treasurer , W . Sowman P . G . J . O ., James Flintham P . G . R ., C . D . Leach P . G . D . of C , W . B . Hanson P . G . A . D . of C , W . Chapman P . G . S . B ., J . M . Harvey P . P . G . J . W ., N . Tracy P . G . S ., E . Sparke , W . Armstrong , J . W . Shepherd , C . J . Norman , W . J . Pashler ,
R , C . Poppleton , A . J . H . Ward , J . H . Vaux , W . H . Francis , Fred . C . Atkinson , & c . The Treasurer ' s roport showed that the income of the Province during the past year amounted £ 41 5 s 9 d , and the expenditure to £ 19 4 s 7 d , leaving a balance in hand of £ 22 Is 2 d . The statement of assets and liabilities showed a balance in
favour of the Province of £ 11 7 s 9 d . The Board of General Purposes , in their report , congratulated the Province upon the addition to the roll of Lodges by the consecration of the St . Nicholas Lodge , at Harwich . On the motion of Bro . Moyes , seconded by Bro . Francis , the
reports were adopted and ordered to be circulated . On the motion of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , seconded by Bro . Norman , Bro . Lewin was unanimously re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer . The Prov . Grand Master then proceeded to invest the new Prov . Grand Officers , as under : —
E . Clowes Senior Warden C . J . Norman Junior Warden W . H . Francis M . O . W . Chapman S . O . B . D . Poppleton J . O . Rev . R . 0 . Davies } „ , , . Her . a . M * nd « i Chaplains
C . J . Lewin Treasurer — Pashler Registrar J . M . Harvey Seoretary A . Berrey Senior Deaoon
L . V . Walker Junior Deacon H . J . Wright Inspector of Works W . B . Hanson Direotor of Ceremonies A . J . Ward Assist . Director of Cers . J . Shepherd Sword Bearer J . G . D . Cramphorn Standard Bearer Geo . Gould Tyler
The Prov . Grand Mark Master , addressing the brethren , said he thought on the whole they might be satisfied with the progress Mark Masonry was making in East Anglia . lne numbers were about the same as last year , and tho Lodges appeared to bo in a flouriahing state . A very
Mark Masonry.
promising Lodge had been consecrated at Harwich , and that he thought was a suhjoct for congratulation . Having expressed his gratitude to the brethren of tho Freeman Lodge for the way in which they had entertained Prov . Grand Lodge , Lord Henniker intimatod that next year tho
Lodgo would be held iu Essex , but that ho would leave it to tho Essex brethren themselves to determine the place of meeting . The Prov . Grand Master then referred in terms of deep regret to the loss the Province had sustained by the resignation of Bro . Tracy , the Prov . Grand Secretary ,
of whose work in connection with tho Craft and Mark Masonry it was impossible to speak too highly . Ho ( Lord Henniker ) was very anxious to bo present on that occasion , because he wished , as tho head of the Province , to say how extremely sorry he was to part with Bro . Tracy as Prov
Grand Secretary . Ho knew last year Bro . Tracy intimatod that the work , combined with that of Prov . Grand Secretary to the Craft , was more than ho had either tho time or the strength to undortako without neglecting his own professional duties , and therefore his resignation had not
taken them by surprise He hoped , although Bro . Tracy no longer held office , he would still como amongst them and give them the bonefit of his assistance and advice . Ho was sure they all thanked him most sincerely for the services he had rondered . He ( Lord Henniker ) had hoped that he should have been able on that occasion to confer
upon Bro . Tracy , as a mark of the high regard he entertained for him , the rank of Past Grand Senior Warden . That , however , he was informed he could not do , but at the earliest opportunity ho should ask Bro . Tracy to accept at his hands the office of Prov . Grand Senior Wardon .
Bro . Tracy briefly replied , and thanked the Prov . Grand Master for tho complimentary references to his work , in which he had always taken a very deep interest . After a short address from tho Deputy Prov . Grand Master , tho proceedings ended , and the Prov . Grand Lodge was closed .
R.M.I. For Boys.
R . M . I . FOR BOYS .
ATHLETIC SPORTS .
FAVOURED by genial weather , this Annual Gathering , at Wood Green , on Saturday last , passed off most successfully . Thero was a large attendance of supporters of tho Institution and friends of the scholars . Tho Committee made had every arrangement in their power , and they wero generally accorded a full recognition for thoir effort ? . We append the names of tho several winnors :
High Jump ( Lower School ) . —Lumsden , 1 . 100 Yards ( Preparatory School ) . —Mossop , 1 . Bowling at Wicket . —Stephenson , 1 . 440 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 220 Yards ( Lower School ) . —Good , 1 .
High Jump ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 440 YardB ( Lower School ) . —Atkinson , 1 . 100 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Churchill , 1 . 300 Yards Level . —Churchill , 1 . 100 Yards ( Lower School ) . —Fry , 1 .
1000 Yards Handicap . —Conpland , 1 . 300 Yards ( Preparatory School ) . —Mossop , 1 . High Jump ( Preparatory School ) . —Hart , 1 . 220 Yards ( Upper School ) . —Stooker , 1 . Throwing the Cricket Ball . —Williams , 1 .
100 Yards Level ( Under 13 ) . —Harrison , 1 . 440 Yards Level ( Under 13 ) . —Atkinson , 1 . 1000 Yards Steepleohase . —Waspe , 1 . Old Masonians' 300 Yards Race . —Balcombe , 1 . Consolation Saok Race . —Lester , 1 .
A special feature of the day was a display of Calisthenics by the Boys , who have made great progress in Physical Drill , under their new Instructor . Miss Everett , daughter of the esteemed Grand Treasurer , gracefully officiated in the distribution of the respective prizes .
The " Visiting Day" for Old Pupils of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , at Battersea Rise , has beon fixed for Saturday next , the 27 th inst . Bro . Hedges , tho Secretary of the Institution , will be happy to supply particulars to any who may desire to bo present .
Ar00304
FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . B . TJTTON , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations mado .