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Freemasonry In Japan.
the following were proposed anil responded to in the order named : "The R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Dallas , " by Bro . Larkin , responded to by Bro . Dallas ; "The R . W . D . D . G . M ., Bro . Sanels , anel the rest of the D . G . Officers , " by Bro . Larkin , rcsponeleet to by Bros . Sands and Weiller ; " The Newl y-Installed Master , " by Bro . Hughes , responded to by Bro . Larkin ; " The I . P . M ., " by Bro . Larkin , responded
to by Bro . Hughes ; " The P . M . of the Rising Sun Loelge , " by Bro . Dallas , responded to by Bro . Marshall ; " The Officers of the Rising Sun Loelge , " by Bro . Stone' , responded to by Bro . Thornicraft ; " The Sister Lodges of the District , " by Bro . Thornicraft , responded toby Bros . Mitchell , Langfeldt , and Weiller ; " The Sister Lodge Hiogo and Osaka , " by Bro . Rymer-Jones , responded to By
Bro . Tillson ; " The Rising Sun Lodge , " by Bro . Tillson , responeled to by Bro . Larkin ; " Thc Visitors , " by Bro . Marshall , responded to by Bro . Browne ; "The Ladies , " by Bro . Browne , responded to by Bro . Eaton ; ' The Masonic Charities , " by Bro . Whymark , responded to by Bro . Stone ; the Tyler ' s toast , by Bvo . Hazlett . The brethren spent a most enjoyable evening , the slight intervals between the toasts being enlivened by a few good s ongs .
Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda for Wednesday , Gth February , 1878 : — The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . The Report of the Committee of General Purposes : —
The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the Accounts from the 17 th October , 1877 , 10 thc 13 th January , 1878 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : — To Balance , Grand Chapter ... ... £ 116 19 o ,, „ Unappropriated Account ... 198 16 11 ,, Subsequent Receipts 452 4 g
£ 768 o 8 By Disbursements during the Quarter ... £ 280 18 10 „ Balance 274 19 11 ,, ,, in Unappropriated Account ... 212 1 11 £ ¦ 768 o 8 which balances are in the hands of Messrs . Willis , ; Percival and Co ., Bankers of the Grand Treasurer .
The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions : — 1 st . From Companions James Mander as Z . ; Eelward James Harty as H . ; John Henry Watts as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attache-el to the Eclectic Lodge , No . 1201 , London , to be calleel thc Eclectic Chapter , and tc meet at I ' reemasons' Hall , London .
2 nd . From Comps . the Rev . Charles William Arnold as Z . ; Thomas Cawley Eager as H . ; Harry Will Charrington as J ; and nine others for a chapter to be attacheel to the Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 , Woking , to be called the Weyside Chapter , and to meet at the Crown and Anchor Inn , Woking , in the county of Surrey . 3 rd . From Comps . Richard Thomas Elsam as Z . ;
Francis Buckland as H . ; Richard Cartwright as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Dobie Lodge , No . 88 9 , Kingston-on-Thames , to be called the Dobie Chapter , and to meet at the Griffin Hotel , Kingstonon-Thames , in the county of Surrey .
4 th . From Comps . Joseph Christopher Lambert as Z . ; Richard Dowling as 11 . ; Thomas Charles Storer as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the St . Helena Lodge , No . 488 , St . Helena , to be calleel the St . John's Chapter , and te > meet at James 'Town , in the Island of St . Helena .
3 th . From Comps . Joseph Copeland Gillman as Z . ; Edwin Banks Harding as H . ; Henry Parker Jones , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attacheel to the Trafford Lodge , No . 1496 , Moss Side , to be called the Trafford Chapter , and lo meet at the Alexandra Hotel , Moss Side , in the Western Division of the county of Lancaster . Gth . From Comps . James Glaisher as Z . ; Ernst Emii
Wemlt as H . ; George Brooke as J . ; and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . 63 , London , to be called the St . Mary ' s Chapter , anel to meet at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge , in the Parish of Ealing , in the county of Middlesex . The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be
respectively granted . The Committee beg further to report , that there now stanels to the creelit of the Grand Chapter , invested in the Three per Cent . Consols , a sum of £ 3400 , and they recommend , as no immediate claim is likely to be made on the funels of Granel Chapter beyond the ordinary current expenses , that the following grants be made to each of the
Masonic Charities , ancl be transferred to their respective Trustees , viz -. — The Rtiyal Masonic Institution for Girls ... £ 500 Consols Thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... 500 „ The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , Male Fund ... ... ... 300 „ Do . do . Female Fund 500 „ ( Signed ) J CREITON , President .
IIOLLOWAV ' S OI . NTMENT AXD PILLR . —A certain remedy for eliseascs of the skin . Kintrworm , scurvy , scrofula , or king ' s evil , sore heiils , at el the most inveterate skin diseases 10 which the linman race is subject , cannot be treated with a more safe and speedy remedy than HoIIoway ' s Ointment and l'iils , which act so peculiarly on ihe con-t mtijii , and so purify the blood that those diseases are ericated from the system , and a lasting cure is obtained . They are efficacious in the cure of tumours burns , scalds , glandular swellings , ulcerous wounds , rhenmatism , contracted and stiff joints . These medicines operate mildly and surely . The cure cflected by them is not temporary or apparent only , but complete and permanent . —ABVT .
Consecration Of The Star Chapter, No. 1275.
CONSECRATION OF THE STAR CHAPTER , No . 1275 .
The Star Chapter , No . 1273 , was consecrated on Wednesday , the 23 rd January , 1878 , at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , by Comp . James Terry , P . Z ., G . D . C . Herts ., who wasassisted by Comps . Burnstead , P . Z ., and Halsey , P . Z ., as 11 . and J . Comp . R . W . Williams acted as Minstrel ,
and Comp . Kipps as Organist . The companions who were present were Comps . Dr . Moore , P . Z . ; Tattershall , P . Z . 140 , ( one of the founders of Star Lodge ) ; Roberts , 79 ; Trill , 79 ; Jardine , 140 ; Dr . Gooding , 239 ; General Roddey , 26 ; Green , 79 ; Major Gant , 890 ; Brown , Gibbs , Manners , 197 , and the following petitioners , Major W . E . Williams , II . Keeble , T . Perridge , I ' . Z ; C . W . Williams ,
R . W . Williams , A . Tisley , H . J . Green . The chapter was formally opened , anel the beautiful ceremony of consecration proceedeel with , in the course of which Comp . Terry gave the following oration : — The beautiful ceremony prescribed to be used at the consecration of a new lodge or chapter includes as a prominent feature , an oration on the merits of
Freemasonry . We should be eloing the wisdom of our ancient brethren who advised this ceremony , a great injustice if we supposed that this was meant to be confined toaneulogium on the system or on those who profess it . The former is unnecessary , for the science of Freemasonry speaks for itself neither woulel the latter be congenial to its spirit , for the practice of Freemasonry carries with it its own reward
to those who practice it aright , and they value not the praise or flattery of men . The purpose of an Oration has a higher and a nobler aim , for as every human institution is liable t'i be detcrinrateel anil corruptee ! by the wear and tear of ages , it is intended to carry the minil back to the first principles of the Order , to trace the stream of Freemasonry through thc quicksands which beset its course , to clear
away the rocks and shoals which time has accumulateel until we reach the clear pellucid fountain from which flow the pure anel cry .-tal wat-rs of charity , morality and justice . It is intended to enforce on the members of every new chapter that they are to guarel its landmarks with jealous care and to extend its principles with unflagging , Selfdenying zeal . Such is , I believe , the object of this
prescribed oration , anel I could only wish that I had power of language sufficient to enforce upon you the importance of exercising tbis care . 1 pray you to remember that on you is thrown the responsibility of evincing to thc Craft at large that the confidence placed in you by the Supreme Grand Chapter has not been misplaced . 1 trust you will never forget that this chapter shoulel be so conducted as
to improve the quality of Freemasonry rather than to increase the number of professing Freemasons . Aboveall , that it may bc a great centre for the diffusion of brotherly love , relief , and truth ; brotherly love as shown in mutual forbearance and forgiveness , mutual aid and sympathy—joy in a companion ' s joy , anil grief in a companion's grief—relief of his wants , freely and
ungrudgingly given , relief not only to his bodily but to his mental wants , relief not only to himself , but to those who are nearest and dearest to him , in the persons of his widow and his orphans ; and , above all this , that the hand of a brother given to a brother Mason shoulel be the sure pledge of brotherhood , aye , and when given to any of the outer world should be received as an obligation , binding as any
the law of man could elevise , because given by a Mason . Above all , let charity anil benevolence by your motto , words tending to the same end , but by different means . Charity to give , when you have the power , to every one of your fellow cieatures in the hour of their need , anil her handmaid benevolence to wish well to and to strive well for every good cause , even as in the Apostle ' s case , " silver and
gold wejiave none " to give . Remember that the noblest instinct of man , his noblest attribute , is labour , to work through thc morn , to work through the noon , to work through the evening of life , until "the night cometh when no man can work . " And what man is in muscular life , he should be in ] the higher domain of spiritual life . The highest and most complete state of man , which his
nature most longs for , and in which it fulfils its most sublime instinct is work , bodily and intellectual , leading up to moral and religious work . For , as the race began with an outward paradise , which being lost , may yet offer the type of a higher paradise to be gained , so each individual life begins with muscular life that passing through the hard struggles of we < rk , in which body , mind ,
and soul are alike engaged , it may carry its ideal with it , and emerge at last into a state of inspired liberty and spontaneous beauty . It may be a gigantic task that which has been sketched out for us by the wisdom and self-denial of our foorefathers in thc Order , but if any of the objects of human activity are worth living for at all , if on the whole , it is not the highest wiselom to say , " Let us eat and drink , for
tomorrow we die ; " it is impossible to imagine a nobler or more stirring object of ambition , a cause to which a man could with more complete satisfaction , or in which he would be sure to meet with a fuller or purer rewarel , and to which he could devote all the energies of his life as a Mason , than to carry out to their limit the principles inculcated by Freemasonry . Let each in his own sphere ,
each according to the talents with which God has enelowed him , take up his share of the work which lies at his door waiting to be elone . There is work for all , and if Masons would but do the work which they should do , then would they be fulfilling indeed what they had undertaken in the First and Second Degree to perform . Then of them it would be said , and if deserved , how sweet would it be to hear it
said , " When the ear heard me , then it blcsseel me ; anil when thc eye saw me then it gave witness to me , because I relieved the poor that cried , and the fatherless to him that had none to help him , the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me , and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy . " God imposes on us serious duties , we must struggle in the interests of humanity against thc
Consecration Of The Star Chapter, No. 1275.
strong when they abuse their power . From time to time the struggle is interrupted to contemplate its fruits , tbe oppressed delivered from the tyrant , the poverty or disease-stricken man snatched from the abyss of want , and sent forward rejoicing on a new career of life ; the widow encouraged , protected , and supported when she believed that she was forsaken by all the world ; the orphan
once wan and emaciated , now lighted up and rosy , in the splendid dawn of its young life . Thus do we pass from indignation to tenderness , anel we understand the aim of li e . Then may we thank God , who , giving us the task to com bat thc powerful anil the wicked , gives us also to succour thc innocent and the feeble , and who , side by sieie with the grave eluties of life , has placed the cheerful ones , the latter to uphold the former . The man who so
understands and practices Freemasonry , even if he has not progressed beyond this elegree , and even if he does not care to display one single jewel , is a better Mason and better acquainted with its symbolical teaching than he who having taken every degree under the sun , has never carried into every-day life the principles and teachings which Freemasonry has perpetually enjoined upon him . He is a Mason who can , and he is not a Mason who cannot .
Grasp the whole world of reason , life and sense , In one close system of benevolence ; Happier , as feeling in whate ' er degree , The height of bliss in height of charity . The ceremony was then proceeded with , and at the conclusion of the consecration Comp . Terry installed Comps . Major W . E . Williams , H . Keeble , and Perridge
P . Z ., as J . ; Comps . Major W . E . Williams and H . Keeble , as H . ; and Comp . Major E . Williams as Z . ; and when the companions were admitted , Comp . R . W . Williams , ( W . M . Star , 1275 ) , was installed S . N . ; Comp . C . W . Williims ( S . W . Stir , 1273 ) , was instilled S . E . ; and Comp . Tisley , P . S . On the motion of Comp . M . E . Z ., seconeled by Comp .
H , a vote of thanks to Comp . Terry , the Consecrating Officer , anel his election as honorary member of the chapter , were carried unanimously in the affirmative . Comp . ' Terry having returned thanks , a long list of brethren seeking admission to the Order was then proposed and seconded , the chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to the banquet , when the usual
Royal Arch toasts were given . In responding to the toast of " The Consecrating Officers , " Comp . Terry said that he was only too pleased to be the means of bringing into life the Star Chapter , and he heanily wished it to succeeel , and as the charities had so well and nobly succeeded under the patronage of our
Gracious Majesty the Queen , who had three sons Freemasons , so ought this chapter to succeed in its station , as the M . E . Z . also had three sons Freemasons . The evening was much enlivened by the brilliant pianoforte playing of Comp . Kipps , and the excellent singing of Comps . Williams , Brown , Trill , Gibbs , and others . mm . . _ .
Mozart A Freemason.
MOZART A FREEMASON .
Music is not only charming to the senses , and one of the highest arts , but it is especially contained in the "liberal arts and sciences inculcated in the Second Degree . " It is gratifying , therefore , to find that one of the greatest composers of his day , Bro . Woulfgang Mozart , belonged to , anel loved our Oreler . At the present elay many
musicians of high standing , both as executanls and composers , are numbered in our ranks—Sir Michael Costa , Dr . y ? illiam Sparks , and others . We now turn to a most interesting address , delivered after the initiation of two brethren , of distinguished musical ability , in the Lodge AslrcEe . " Tur grunen Raute , " anel " Der dric Schwerter . " What brother would not , on hearing that noble song of the Mai
sons , " In diesscn hed ' gen Hallen , " "In these Sacred Walls , " be reminded of Bro . Mozart ? When we find associated with this great name those of Listing , Herder , Wieland , and Goethe , some of the greatest and noblest minds of the day may well exclaim , "Wonderful Masons !" To his connection with Masons Mozart is indebted for many impulses , in as much as the " Zaubcrflotte" ( the
Magic Flute ) was not only in plan and text founded on Masonry , but the musical ideas also were essentially controlled by it . Mozart also wrote music for thc lodge , among which we may mention the following , viz ., the " Gessellenreise , " composed March 2 9 i 785 ; another song composed earlier , is accompanied by the organ , and has a chorus for tenor and bass voices
He composed a cantata in honour of Bro . Born , in 1785 which was published and sold for the benefit ei the poor . Again , another cmtata in 1794 , under ther the title of " Lob der Freundschaft" ( Praise of Friendship ) . Another composition of wonderful beauty is the Masonic funeral services , written in 1785 , for orchestra , on the occasion of the death of Princes Mecklenburg and Esterhazy , both
Masons . That Mozart was an enthusiastic Mason is evidenced by his writing on the subject of " Death . " This was a letter to his father . He says : " Since death is the true enel of our life I have for a few years past made myself so well acquainted with this best friend of man , that
its image has not only nothing terrible for me , but is full of rest and comfort ! and I thank my God that He has granted me the good furtune to provide for me the opportunity you understanel me ) to learn to know Him as the key of our true happiness . " We may return to this subject again at another time . —Scottish Freemason .
The Queen , according to the present arrangements , is expected to remain at Osborne till about the middle of next month , keeping the anniversary of her wedding day , the 10 th February , in the Isle of Wight .
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Freemasonry In Japan.
the following were proposed anil responded to in the order named : "The R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Dallas , " by Bro . Larkin , responded to by Bro . Dallas ; "The R . W . D . D . G . M ., Bro . Sanels , anel the rest of the D . G . Officers , " by Bro . Larkin , rcsponeleet to by Bros . Sands and Weiller ; " The Newl y-Installed Master , " by Bro . Hughes , responded to by Bro . Larkin ; " The I . P . M ., " by Bro . Larkin , responded
to by Bro . Hughes ; " The P . M . of the Rising Sun Loelge , " by Bro . Dallas , responded to by Bro . Marshall ; " The Officers of the Rising Sun Loelge , " by Bro . Stone' , responded to by Bro . Thornicraft ; " The Sister Lodges of the District , " by Bro . Thornicraft , responded toby Bros . Mitchell , Langfeldt , and Weiller ; " The Sister Lodge Hiogo and Osaka , " by Bro . Rymer-Jones , responded to By
Bro . Tillson ; " The Rising Sun Lodge , " by Bro . Tillson , responeled to by Bro . Larkin ; " Thc Visitors , " by Bro . Marshall , responded to by Bro . Browne ; "The Ladies , " by Bro . Browne , responded to by Bro . Eaton ; ' The Masonic Charities , " by Bro . Whymark , responded to by Bro . Stone ; the Tyler ' s toast , by Bvo . Hazlett . The brethren spent a most enjoyable evening , the slight intervals between the toasts being enlivened by a few good s ongs .
Supreme Grand Chapter.
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER .
The following is the agenda for Wednesday , Gth February , 1878 : — The minutes of the last Quarterly Convocation to be read for confirmation . The Report of the Committee of General Purposes : —
The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the Accounts from the 17 th October , 1877 , 10 thc 13 th January , 1878 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows : — To Balance , Grand Chapter ... ... £ 116 19 o ,, „ Unappropriated Account ... 198 16 11 ,, Subsequent Receipts 452 4 g
£ 768 o 8 By Disbursements during the Quarter ... £ 280 18 10 „ Balance 274 19 11 ,, ,, in Unappropriated Account ... 212 1 11 £ ¦ 768 o 8 which balances are in the hands of Messrs . Willis , ; Percival and Co ., Bankers of the Grand Treasurer .
The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following Petitions : — 1 st . From Companions James Mander as Z . ; Eelward James Harty as H . ; John Henry Watts as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attache-el to the Eclectic Lodge , No . 1201 , London , to be calleel thc Eclectic Chapter , and tc meet at I ' reemasons' Hall , London .
2 nd . From Comps . the Rev . Charles William Arnold as Z . ; Thomas Cawley Eager as H . ; Harry Will Charrington as J ; and nine others for a chapter to be attacheel to the Weyside Lodge , No . 1395 , Woking , to be called the Weyside Chapter , and to meet at the Crown and Anchor Inn , Woking , in the county of Surrey . 3 rd . From Comps . Richard Thomas Elsam as Z . ;
Francis Buckland as H . ; Richard Cartwright as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the Dobie Lodge , No . 88 9 , Kingston-on-Thames , to be called the Dobie Chapter , and to meet at the Griffin Hotel , Kingstonon-Thames , in the county of Surrey .
4 th . From Comps . Joseph Christopher Lambert as Z . ; Richard Dowling as 11 . ; Thomas Charles Storer as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attached to the St . Helena Lodge , No . 488 , St . Helena , to be calleel the St . John's Chapter , and te > meet at James 'Town , in the Island of St . Helena .
3 th . From Comps . Joseph Copeland Gillman as Z . ; Edwin Banks Harding as H . ; Henry Parker Jones , as J . ; and six others for a chapter to be attacheel to the Trafford Lodge , No . 1496 , Moss Side , to be called the Trafford Chapter , and lo meet at the Alexandra Hotel , Moss Side , in the Western Division of the county of Lancaster . Gth . From Comps . James Glaisher as Z . ; Ernst Emii
Wemlt as H . ; George Brooke as J . ; and six others for a Chapter to be attached to the St . Mary ' s Lodge , No . 63 , London , to be called the St . Mary ' s Chapter , anel to meet at the Star and Garter Hotel , Kew Bridge , in the Parish of Ealing , in the county of Middlesex . The foregoing petitions being in all respects regular , the Committee recommend that the prayers thereof be
respectively granted . The Committee beg further to report , that there now stanels to the creelit of the Grand Chapter , invested in the Three per Cent . Consols , a sum of £ 3400 , and they recommend , as no immediate claim is likely to be made on the funels of Granel Chapter beyond the ordinary current expenses , that the following grants be made to each of the
Masonic Charities , ancl be transferred to their respective Trustees , viz -. — The Rtiyal Masonic Institution for Girls ... £ 500 Consols Thc Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ... 500 „ The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , Male Fund ... ... ... 300 „ Do . do . Female Fund 500 „ ( Signed ) J CREITON , President .
IIOLLOWAV ' S OI . NTMENT AXD PILLR . —A certain remedy for eliseascs of the skin . Kintrworm , scurvy , scrofula , or king ' s evil , sore heiils , at el the most inveterate skin diseases 10 which the linman race is subject , cannot be treated with a more safe and speedy remedy than HoIIoway ' s Ointment and l'iils , which act so peculiarly on ihe con-t mtijii , and so purify the blood that those diseases are ericated from the system , and a lasting cure is obtained . They are efficacious in the cure of tumours burns , scalds , glandular swellings , ulcerous wounds , rhenmatism , contracted and stiff joints . These medicines operate mildly and surely . The cure cflected by them is not temporary or apparent only , but complete and permanent . —ABVT .
Consecration Of The Star Chapter, No. 1275.
CONSECRATION OF THE STAR CHAPTER , No . 1275 .
The Star Chapter , No . 1273 , was consecrated on Wednesday , the 23 rd January , 1878 , at the Ship Hotel , Greenwich , by Comp . James Terry , P . Z ., G . D . C . Herts ., who wasassisted by Comps . Burnstead , P . Z ., and Halsey , P . Z ., as 11 . and J . Comp . R . W . Williams acted as Minstrel ,
and Comp . Kipps as Organist . The companions who were present were Comps . Dr . Moore , P . Z . ; Tattershall , P . Z . 140 , ( one of the founders of Star Lodge ) ; Roberts , 79 ; Trill , 79 ; Jardine , 140 ; Dr . Gooding , 239 ; General Roddey , 26 ; Green , 79 ; Major Gant , 890 ; Brown , Gibbs , Manners , 197 , and the following petitioners , Major W . E . Williams , II . Keeble , T . Perridge , I ' . Z ; C . W . Williams ,
R . W . Williams , A . Tisley , H . J . Green . The chapter was formally opened , anel the beautiful ceremony of consecration proceedeel with , in the course of which Comp . Terry gave the following oration : — The beautiful ceremony prescribed to be used at the consecration of a new lodge or chapter includes as a prominent feature , an oration on the merits of
Freemasonry . We should be eloing the wisdom of our ancient brethren who advised this ceremony , a great injustice if we supposed that this was meant to be confined toaneulogium on the system or on those who profess it . The former is unnecessary , for the science of Freemasonry speaks for itself neither woulel the latter be congenial to its spirit , for the practice of Freemasonry carries with it its own reward
to those who practice it aright , and they value not the praise or flattery of men . The purpose of an Oration has a higher and a nobler aim , for as every human institution is liable t'i be detcrinrateel anil corruptee ! by the wear and tear of ages , it is intended to carry the minil back to the first principles of the Order , to trace the stream of Freemasonry through thc quicksands which beset its course , to clear
away the rocks and shoals which time has accumulateel until we reach the clear pellucid fountain from which flow the pure anel cry .-tal wat-rs of charity , morality and justice . It is intended to enforce on the members of every new chapter that they are to guarel its landmarks with jealous care and to extend its principles with unflagging , Selfdenying zeal . Such is , I believe , the object of this
prescribed oration , anel I could only wish that I had power of language sufficient to enforce upon you the importance of exercising tbis care . 1 pray you to remember that on you is thrown the responsibility of evincing to thc Craft at large that the confidence placed in you by the Supreme Grand Chapter has not been misplaced . 1 trust you will never forget that this chapter shoulel be so conducted as
to improve the quality of Freemasonry rather than to increase the number of professing Freemasons . Aboveall , that it may bc a great centre for the diffusion of brotherly love , relief , and truth ; brotherly love as shown in mutual forbearance and forgiveness , mutual aid and sympathy—joy in a companion ' s joy , anil grief in a companion's grief—relief of his wants , freely and
ungrudgingly given , relief not only to his bodily but to his mental wants , relief not only to himself , but to those who are nearest and dearest to him , in the persons of his widow and his orphans ; and , above all this , that the hand of a brother given to a brother Mason shoulel be the sure pledge of brotherhood , aye , and when given to any of the outer world should be received as an obligation , binding as any
the law of man could elevise , because given by a Mason . Above all , let charity anil benevolence by your motto , words tending to the same end , but by different means . Charity to give , when you have the power , to every one of your fellow cieatures in the hour of their need , anil her handmaid benevolence to wish well to and to strive well for every good cause , even as in the Apostle ' s case , " silver and
gold wejiave none " to give . Remember that the noblest instinct of man , his noblest attribute , is labour , to work through thc morn , to work through the noon , to work through the evening of life , until "the night cometh when no man can work . " And what man is in muscular life , he should be in ] the higher domain of spiritual life . The highest and most complete state of man , which his
nature most longs for , and in which it fulfils its most sublime instinct is work , bodily and intellectual , leading up to moral and religious work . For , as the race began with an outward paradise , which being lost , may yet offer the type of a higher paradise to be gained , so each individual life begins with muscular life that passing through the hard struggles of we < rk , in which body , mind ,
and soul are alike engaged , it may carry its ideal with it , and emerge at last into a state of inspired liberty and spontaneous beauty . It may be a gigantic task that which has been sketched out for us by the wisdom and self-denial of our foorefathers in thc Order , but if any of the objects of human activity are worth living for at all , if on the whole , it is not the highest wiselom to say , " Let us eat and drink , for
tomorrow we die ; " it is impossible to imagine a nobler or more stirring object of ambition , a cause to which a man could with more complete satisfaction , or in which he would be sure to meet with a fuller or purer rewarel , and to which he could devote all the energies of his life as a Mason , than to carry out to their limit the principles inculcated by Freemasonry . Let each in his own sphere ,
each according to the talents with which God has enelowed him , take up his share of the work which lies at his door waiting to be elone . There is work for all , and if Masons would but do the work which they should do , then would they be fulfilling indeed what they had undertaken in the First and Second Degree to perform . Then of them it would be said , and if deserved , how sweet would it be to hear it
said , " When the ear heard me , then it blcsseel me ; anil when thc eye saw me then it gave witness to me , because I relieved the poor that cried , and the fatherless to him that had none to help him , the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me , and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy . " God imposes on us serious duties , we must struggle in the interests of humanity against thc
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strong when they abuse their power . From time to time the struggle is interrupted to contemplate its fruits , tbe oppressed delivered from the tyrant , the poverty or disease-stricken man snatched from the abyss of want , and sent forward rejoicing on a new career of life ; the widow encouraged , protected , and supported when she believed that she was forsaken by all the world ; the orphan
once wan and emaciated , now lighted up and rosy , in the splendid dawn of its young life . Thus do we pass from indignation to tenderness , anel we understand the aim of li e . Then may we thank God , who , giving us the task to com bat thc powerful anil the wicked , gives us also to succour thc innocent and the feeble , and who , side by sieie with the grave eluties of life , has placed the cheerful ones , the latter to uphold the former . The man who so
understands and practices Freemasonry , even if he has not progressed beyond this elegree , and even if he does not care to display one single jewel , is a better Mason and better acquainted with its symbolical teaching than he who having taken every degree under the sun , has never carried into every-day life the principles and teachings which Freemasonry has perpetually enjoined upon him . He is a Mason who can , and he is not a Mason who cannot .
Grasp the whole world of reason , life and sense , In one close system of benevolence ; Happier , as feeling in whate ' er degree , The height of bliss in height of charity . The ceremony was then proceeded with , and at the conclusion of the consecration Comp . Terry installed Comps . Major W . E . Williams , H . Keeble , and Perridge
P . Z ., as J . ; Comps . Major W . E . Williams and H . Keeble , as H . ; and Comp . Major E . Williams as Z . ; and when the companions were admitted , Comp . R . W . Williams , ( W . M . Star , 1275 ) , was installed S . N . ; Comp . C . W . Williims ( S . W . Stir , 1273 ) , was instilled S . E . ; and Comp . Tisley , P . S . On the motion of Comp . M . E . Z ., seconeled by Comp .
H , a vote of thanks to Comp . Terry , the Consecrating Officer , anel his election as honorary member of the chapter , were carried unanimously in the affirmative . Comp . ' Terry having returned thanks , a long list of brethren seeking admission to the Order was then proposed and seconded , the chapter was then closed , and the companions adjourned to the banquet , when the usual
Royal Arch toasts were given . In responding to the toast of " The Consecrating Officers , " Comp . Terry said that he was only too pleased to be the means of bringing into life the Star Chapter , and he heanily wished it to succeeel , and as the charities had so well and nobly succeeded under the patronage of our
Gracious Majesty the Queen , who had three sons Freemasons , so ought this chapter to succeed in its station , as the M . E . Z . also had three sons Freemasons . The evening was much enlivened by the brilliant pianoforte playing of Comp . Kipps , and the excellent singing of Comps . Williams , Brown , Trill , Gibbs , and others . mm . . _ .
Mozart A Freemason.
MOZART A FREEMASON .
Music is not only charming to the senses , and one of the highest arts , but it is especially contained in the "liberal arts and sciences inculcated in the Second Degree . " It is gratifying , therefore , to find that one of the greatest composers of his day , Bro . Woulfgang Mozart , belonged to , anel loved our Oreler . At the present elay many
musicians of high standing , both as executanls and composers , are numbered in our ranks—Sir Michael Costa , Dr . y ? illiam Sparks , and others . We now turn to a most interesting address , delivered after the initiation of two brethren , of distinguished musical ability , in the Lodge AslrcEe . " Tur grunen Raute , " anel " Der dric Schwerter . " What brother would not , on hearing that noble song of the Mai
sons , " In diesscn hed ' gen Hallen , " "In these Sacred Walls , " be reminded of Bro . Mozart ? When we find associated with this great name those of Listing , Herder , Wieland , and Goethe , some of the greatest and noblest minds of the day may well exclaim , "Wonderful Masons !" To his connection with Masons Mozart is indebted for many impulses , in as much as the " Zaubcrflotte" ( the
Magic Flute ) was not only in plan and text founded on Masonry , but the musical ideas also were essentially controlled by it . Mozart also wrote music for thc lodge , among which we may mention the following , viz ., the " Gessellenreise , " composed March 2 9 i 785 ; another song composed earlier , is accompanied by the organ , and has a chorus for tenor and bass voices
He composed a cantata in honour of Bro . Born , in 1785 which was published and sold for the benefit ei the poor . Again , another cmtata in 1794 , under ther the title of " Lob der Freundschaft" ( Praise of Friendship ) . Another composition of wonderful beauty is the Masonic funeral services , written in 1785 , for orchestra , on the occasion of the death of Princes Mecklenburg and Esterhazy , both
Masons . That Mozart was an enthusiastic Mason is evidenced by his writing on the subject of " Death . " This was a letter to his father . He says : " Since death is the true enel of our life I have for a few years past made myself so well acquainted with this best friend of man , that
its image has not only nothing terrible for me , but is full of rest and comfort ! and I thank my God that He has granted me the good furtune to provide for me the opportunity you understanel me ) to learn to know Him as the key of our true happiness . " We may return to this subject again at another time . —Scottish Freemason .
The Queen , according to the present arrangements , is expected to remain at Osborne till about the middle of next month , keeping the anniversary of her wedding day , the 10 th February , in the Isle of Wight .