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Masonic Halls And Masonic Clubs.
advantages of the true principles of Freemasonry ? Wr > nll ihn lirirno onil fomilioB nf tlin fnmidoVS Ulld l ll atU /
, U UUiVl lllV ^ HUL'O «« . AA _ . XAV _ - . Y ^ -. V- ** v _ - . ~ -.- future members of the Club bless the day on which the Hall was opened , or would they point to it and its members ns having thoroughly misunderstood the true teaching of Freemasonry ? These and other matters would require serious consideration , and not only at Northampton , but , we may add , at every Hall and Club established throughout the kingdom , will the same principles and tho same ideas need attention .
There is more in these questions propounded by mo . Sanders than appears after a cursory glance , and pages might easily be filled discussing the subject from the many points which present themselves as we go further into the question . Masonic Halls and Masonic Clubs can , as we have pointed out , prove beneficial to individual districts , and to the Craft at
large ; but on the other hand they may very easily prove anything but a blessing if they are mismanaged , or conducted on wrong lines . It may well be urged that the Masons who establish a Masonic Club as-Riimn a m-ave resuonsibilitv : but on the other hand
they must not be saddled with all the disagreeables which may arise from their undertakings . A Masonic Club may supply a forcible illustration of how thoroughly the founders and future members misunderstand the true teachings of Freemasonry , but
it does not follow that without the Masonic Club all would have been well . The Club may draw evil effects to a central point , but without this there may have been events equally regrettable , though in that case the blame would be laid in other quarters ,
and Freemasonry would be spared the unfavourable opinions the action of a few of its members bringdown on the whole body . Looking at the case in its many bearings , it is perhaps best to dismiss the matter by saying that if Masonic Halls and Masonic Clubs are properly managed they are almost certain
to prove beneficial , while if there is any laxity , or the slightest irregularity , they are all but certain to bring discredit on the Craft as a whole . It is well the founders of Masonic Institutions should recognise what they do when they undertake
extensions of the Order , either in the form of new Lodges or other combinations , and we think that in most cases they fully recognise their responsibility , and adopt efficient means to keen affairs in their right course . If
this were not the case , Freemasonry could not possibly have kept on its career so many years as it has done without ill effects resulting , and happily the records of such ill effects are so few as to be almost undeserving of even massing notice . It sneaks volumes for the basis
on which Freemasonry is established , that so much should have been accomplished by its members in years gone by with such immunity from serious results , and we can only hope the Masons of the future will be as much alive to the necessity of maintaining the
reputation of the Craft as has been the case with those who have raised it to its present position . If Masons combine for legitimate objects—and assuredly the provision of Masonic Halls for the better conduct of our ceremonies is legitimate—and if they work with
each other , only actuated by the true' principles of Freemasonry , nothing but good can result . Such we hope will be the outcome of the work brought to so successful a conclusion at Northampton on Thursday , and of similar undertakings which we expect to see arise in other parts of the country .
Our detailed Report of the meeting referred to above will appear next week .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for tha opinions of our Correspondents . All letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
"A WORD TO THE WISE . "—BRO . SPETH .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —It is well known that I ara a conservative , and naturally disapprove of changes unless for good reason . Now , fault was found horo with Bro . Gould for changing tho name of the old Masonio Poem , and several reasons were given against tho change . I , however pointed ont that thero is at least one advantage
in the change . Thus , instead of having to write " Halliwell , " com . posed of nine letters , the new name " Rogius " saves me tho trouble of writing three unnecessary letters . Besides whioh it will save tho publisher the expense of printing the three extra letters , and tho Masonic orator when ho will havo to refer to the Poem will in future utter hvo syllables instead of threo . There ia an old saying , "time is
money , and who can calculate how much money will be saved in the long future to the Masonio fraternity by Bro . Gould ' s shortening the name of our Masonic Poem ? After some discussion the above reasoning was approved , and hence , when a Masonic MS . drifted into Boston , the authorities decided to name it , for brevity sake , " Hub "MS . " Boston has boon
all over the world known by the title of " Hub of the Universe , " and ifc can certainly ba no dishonour to Freemasonry if a Masonic MS . is fco bo distinguished by such a high title . My highly esteemed friend Bro . Speth , however , scorns to imagine that to him , and him alone , belongs the right of naming Masonio MSS ., and no sooner did the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE containing the Hub MS . reach Brother
Speth in Scotland than off went a letter to FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE , stating , that because in his imagination tho name of Hub MS . is " ungainly , " he therefore , in defiance of the Hub authorities , ordered that the MS . shall be called "The Boston MS . Constitution . " Now , no one appreciates Bro . Speth's Masonio abilities more than I do , bat I cannot concede to his being infallible , or to his autocratic notion that
he and he alone is empowered to give names to Masonic MSS . Indeed , I think that nature did nofc design him for such a purpose . Of this fact I became convinced on reading his Commentary on the Cooke MS . Bro . Cooke did not name the MS . " Cooko MS ., " but somehow that name was conferred on the MS . by spontaneous public opinion , and ifc has been known as the " Matthew Cooke MS ., " since 1861 . I see ,
however , that the said name is distasteful to Bro . Speth , and so he introduces a new name for it , viz ., " Add . MS ., 23 , 198 . " A present orator , when he has to refer to the said MS ., says " Cooko MS ., " but tho future orator will have to say " Add . MS ., twenty-three thousand one hundred and ninefcy-oighfc . " Now , I ask , of what use will it be to an audience to listen to such a long palaver when the name of
" Cooke MS . will answer tho same purpose ? Suppose now , that Bro . Speth's name for the MS . was adopted , viz ., " The Boston M . S . Constitution , " but as there is a Boston in Lincolnshire , in England , wo shall have to waste time , ink , paper , & c , by adding to Boston " United States of America . " But even that will nofc suffice , for we have in the United States eighteen Bostons at least .
Yes , as long as thirty-five years ago there were two Bostons in Kentucky , three in Indiana , aud New York , Pennsylvania , Virginia , Georgia , Texas , Arkansas , Tennessee , Ohio , Michigan , Missouri , Illinois , and California were all blessed with Bostons . Hence , in order to define the Boston , ifc will be necessary to add a long name , which very few Englishmen's tongues aro pliable enough to pronounce correctly ,
I mean the word " Massachusetts . " Bufc even that addition will not answer the purpose , for in Berkshire County , Massachusetts , there is another Boston . This , of course , would necessitate the adding of more words for the purpose of defining the Boston . Now , if tho name " Hub MS . " answers the required purpose , of what use is ifc to put
writer , readers , orators , and printers to more trouble and expense than is necessary ? The above reasons I hope will suffice to convince my esteemed Bro . Speth that he was a little too rash to defy the peremptory order of the authorities of the Hub , and as a good friend I advise him iu future to "let well enough alone . "
By order of the " Hub " authorities , JACOB N ORTON . P . S . —To show that the the citizens of Boston ara proud of tho title " Hub , " I enclose a printed document , which at a glance will convince all beholders that we have in Boston " Hub on the Side Walk , " and " Hub Coffee Eooms . " 12 fch September 1890 .
Madame Worrell's next Annual Evening Concert ; will take p lace on Wednesday , the 22 ud October , afc the Brixton Hall . Madame Worre 1 will be assisted by the following artistes : —Madame Clara SamueU , Miss Ada Wallis , Miss Rosa Leo ; Bro . Honry Guy ; Bro . Frederick Bevan ; Part Songs by Madame Worrell's choir of ladies ;
Accompanist Miss Alice M . Crosbie ; Violin Miss May Worrell and Mr . ! . •&• Gatehouse ; Recitations—Miss Alice Mackness and Mr . FredoricK Upton ; Conductors—Bro . Walter Hedgcock and Mr . C . H . Kemp lmg-Tickets ( 3 s , 2 s , and Is each ) may be obtained of Madame Worrell , G 9 Wiltshire Road , Brixton ; Mr . John Fonton , 304 Brixton Eoad ; on " of Mr . H . Cox , Hall Keeper , Brixton Hall .
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Masonic Halls And Masonic Clubs.
advantages of the true principles of Freemasonry ? Wr > nll ihn lirirno onil fomilioB nf tlin fnmidoVS Ulld l ll atU /
, U UUiVl lllV ^ HUL'O «« . AA _ . XAV _ - . Y ^ -. V- ** v _ - . ~ -.- future members of the Club bless the day on which the Hall was opened , or would they point to it and its members ns having thoroughly misunderstood the true teaching of Freemasonry ? These and other matters would require serious consideration , and not only at Northampton , but , we may add , at every Hall and Club established throughout the kingdom , will the same principles and tho same ideas need attention .
There is more in these questions propounded by mo . Sanders than appears after a cursory glance , and pages might easily be filled discussing the subject from the many points which present themselves as we go further into the question . Masonic Halls and Masonic Clubs can , as we have pointed out , prove beneficial to individual districts , and to the Craft at
large ; but on the other hand they may very easily prove anything but a blessing if they are mismanaged , or conducted on wrong lines . It may well be urged that the Masons who establish a Masonic Club as-Riimn a m-ave resuonsibilitv : but on the other hand
they must not be saddled with all the disagreeables which may arise from their undertakings . A Masonic Club may supply a forcible illustration of how thoroughly the founders and future members misunderstand the true teachings of Freemasonry , but
it does not follow that without the Masonic Club all would have been well . The Club may draw evil effects to a central point , but without this there may have been events equally regrettable , though in that case the blame would be laid in other quarters ,
and Freemasonry would be spared the unfavourable opinions the action of a few of its members bringdown on the whole body . Looking at the case in its many bearings , it is perhaps best to dismiss the matter by saying that if Masonic Halls and Masonic Clubs are properly managed they are almost certain
to prove beneficial , while if there is any laxity , or the slightest irregularity , they are all but certain to bring discredit on the Craft as a whole . It is well the founders of Masonic Institutions should recognise what they do when they undertake
extensions of the Order , either in the form of new Lodges or other combinations , and we think that in most cases they fully recognise their responsibility , and adopt efficient means to keen affairs in their right course . If
this were not the case , Freemasonry could not possibly have kept on its career so many years as it has done without ill effects resulting , and happily the records of such ill effects are so few as to be almost undeserving of even massing notice . It sneaks volumes for the basis
on which Freemasonry is established , that so much should have been accomplished by its members in years gone by with such immunity from serious results , and we can only hope the Masons of the future will be as much alive to the necessity of maintaining the
reputation of the Craft as has been the case with those who have raised it to its present position . If Masons combine for legitimate objects—and assuredly the provision of Masonic Halls for the better conduct of our ceremonies is legitimate—and if they work with
each other , only actuated by the true' principles of Freemasonry , nothing but good can result . Such we hope will be the outcome of the work brought to so successful a conclusion at Northampton on Thursday , and of similar undertakings which we expect to see arise in other parts of the country .
Our detailed Report of the meeting referred to above will appear next week .
Ar00201
IMPORTANT NOTICE . —Confidential Advice free per post to all in weak and failing health , with loss of strength und vitality . Fifty years experience in Nervous Ailments . Address , Tho Secretary , 3 Fitzallan Square , Sheffield , Form of Correspondence Free . Write to-day .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
We do not hold ourselves responsible for tha opinions of our Correspondents . All letters must bear the name and address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
"A WORD TO THE WISE . "—BRO . SPETH .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —It is well known that I ara a conservative , and naturally disapprove of changes unless for good reason . Now , fault was found horo with Bro . Gould for changing tho name of the old Masonio Poem , and several reasons were given against tho change . I , however pointed ont that thero is at least one advantage
in the change . Thus , instead of having to write " Halliwell , " com . posed of nine letters , the new name " Rogius " saves me tho trouble of writing three unnecessary letters . Besides whioh it will save tho publisher the expense of printing the three extra letters , and tho Masonic orator when ho will havo to refer to the Poem will in future utter hvo syllables instead of threo . There ia an old saying , "time is
money , and who can calculate how much money will be saved in the long future to the Masonio fraternity by Bro . Gould ' s shortening the name of our Masonic Poem ? After some discussion the above reasoning was approved , and hence , when a Masonic MS . drifted into Boston , the authorities decided to name it , for brevity sake , " Hub "MS . " Boston has boon
all over the world known by the title of " Hub of the Universe , " and ifc can certainly ba no dishonour to Freemasonry if a Masonic MS . is fco bo distinguished by such a high title . My highly esteemed friend Bro . Speth , however , scorns to imagine that to him , and him alone , belongs the right of naming Masonio MSS ., and no sooner did the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE containing the Hub MS . reach Brother
Speth in Scotland than off went a letter to FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE , stating , that because in his imagination tho name of Hub MS . is " ungainly , " he therefore , in defiance of the Hub authorities , ordered that the MS . shall be called "The Boston MS . Constitution . " Now , no one appreciates Bro . Speth's Masonio abilities more than I do , bat I cannot concede to his being infallible , or to his autocratic notion that
he and he alone is empowered to give names to Masonic MSS . Indeed , I think that nature did nofc design him for such a purpose . Of this fact I became convinced on reading his Commentary on the Cooke MS . Bro . Cooke did not name the MS . " Cooko MS ., " but somehow that name was conferred on the MS . by spontaneous public opinion , and ifc has been known as the " Matthew Cooke MS ., " since 1861 . I see ,
however , that the said name is distasteful to Bro . Speth , and so he introduces a new name for it , viz ., " Add . MS ., 23 , 198 . " A present orator , when he has to refer to the said MS ., says " Cooko MS ., " but tho future orator will have to say " Add . MS ., twenty-three thousand one hundred and ninefcy-oighfc . " Now , I ask , of what use will it be to an audience to listen to such a long palaver when the name of
" Cooke MS . will answer tho same purpose ? Suppose now , that Bro . Speth's name for the MS . was adopted , viz ., " The Boston M . S . Constitution , " but as there is a Boston in Lincolnshire , in England , wo shall have to waste time , ink , paper , & c , by adding to Boston " United States of America . " But even that will nofc suffice , for we have in the United States eighteen Bostons at least .
Yes , as long as thirty-five years ago there were two Bostons in Kentucky , three in Indiana , aud New York , Pennsylvania , Virginia , Georgia , Texas , Arkansas , Tennessee , Ohio , Michigan , Missouri , Illinois , and California were all blessed with Bostons . Hence , in order to define the Boston , ifc will be necessary to add a long name , which very few Englishmen's tongues aro pliable enough to pronounce correctly ,
I mean the word " Massachusetts . " Bufc even that addition will not answer the purpose , for in Berkshire County , Massachusetts , there is another Boston . This , of course , would necessitate the adding of more words for the purpose of defining the Boston . Now , if tho name " Hub MS . " answers the required purpose , of what use is ifc to put
writer , readers , orators , and printers to more trouble and expense than is necessary ? The above reasons I hope will suffice to convince my esteemed Bro . Speth that he was a little too rash to defy the peremptory order of the authorities of the Hub , and as a good friend I advise him iu future to "let well enough alone . "
By order of the " Hub " authorities , JACOB N ORTON . P . S . —To show that the the citizens of Boston ara proud of tho title " Hub , " I enclose a printed document , which at a glance will convince all beholders that we have in Boston " Hub on the Side Walk , " and " Hub Coffee Eooms . " 12 fch September 1890 .
Madame Worrell's next Annual Evening Concert ; will take p lace on Wednesday , the 22 ud October , afc the Brixton Hall . Madame Worre 1 will be assisted by the following artistes : —Madame Clara SamueU , Miss Ada Wallis , Miss Rosa Leo ; Bro . Honry Guy ; Bro . Frederick Bevan ; Part Songs by Madame Worrell's choir of ladies ;
Accompanist Miss Alice M . Crosbie ; Violin Miss May Worrell and Mr . ! . •&• Gatehouse ; Recitations—Miss Alice Mackness and Mr . FredoricK Upton ; Conductors—Bro . Walter Hedgcock and Mr . C . H . Kemp lmg-Tickets ( 3 s , 2 s , and Is each ) may be obtained of Madame Worrell , G 9 Wiltshire Road , Brixton ; Mr . John Fonton , 304 Brixton Eoad ; on " of Mr . H . Cox , Hall Keeper , Brixton Hall .