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ch a view suggested or acted upon before . Further , to S J ! Dw that Bro . While is at least rather too sweeping , let S t quote from the Book of Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , which happens to have given a ruling oil the point in the following words : " Thc Grand Lodge unanimousl y ruled that confirmation of minutes
imp lied that tne res S esf < E ° f a previous meeting had been correctly recorded , and not that the question discussed and disposed of at such former meeting could be opened up at the succeeding one when the minutes were read . " A . If it be competent for one meeting to refuse to confirm the minutes of a previous meeting , except on the oround of their being incorrectly recorded , or of the
informality of the meeting itself , where is the privilege to stop ? It seems to me that the contest on a . disputed point might easily be carried on absurdum nauscamqve . e . Further , thc view contended for by Bro . While involves a palpable injustice , for whereas the mover of a resolution is required , very properly , to give notice thereof , thus giving the opposition every chance of preparing to
meet it , he may be left in perfect ignorance of any intention on the part of thc opposition to fight the contest again on his resolution being submitted for confirmation . 6 . Judging , therefore , by expediency and by universal custom , I still maintain my view on this subject as sound . The laws provide for due notice being given of any motion before it can be put on the agenda , and this is an
amp le safeguard against hasty judgments . Such a motion being carried , after such due notice , can , in my opinion , only be rescinded by a direct resolution carried after similar notice . I should like to have the views of legal members of the fraternity . I cannot conclude without saying that Bro . While ' s imputation that Bro . Stevens ' resolution " was adopted without
full consideration , " is , to my mind as an outsiaer , most unfair , so long as the regulations as to notice were complied with , especially as the matter in question has been before the fraternity on and off for ten years . Neither will I accept without hesitation his statement
that "free debate was clamorously stifled , " as it involves a grave reflection upon thc authoiity cf the Chairman , by whom no complaint was reported as having been made as to unfair or clamorous conduct . Yours fraternally , W . M . 302 , S . C .
A WESLEYAN MINISTER ON FREEMASONRY . To the Editor if the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have just read with great gratification thc remaiks of my brother minister and brother Mason , the Rev . George Kennedy , in your last Saturday's issue . I think , however , that he is in error on one point , viz ., in saying
that he is the first minister of our religious body who has occupied a Masonic chair in the British dominions . " Unless I am greatly mistaken , that honour belongs to Bro . thc Rev , George Alton , of Swansea . There is one thing unfavourable to a Wesleyan ministers making the
proficiency in Masonry that he would desire , namely , his being compelled to change his place of residence at least every three years . But there are many ministers , as well as members of " our religious body , " who will cordially endorse the tribute paid to the Craft by our Bro . Kennedy . Yours fraternally ,
A WESLEYAN MINISTER AND M . M . Manchester , Feb . 2 nd .
ROYAL ARCH REGULATIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Scribe N . asks you , or some of your correspondents , to answer his three questions . I , as one of your oldest correspondents , offer to do so , as the information will be useful to many of your readers , novices in Royal
Arch Masonry . I st . Neither a W . M . nor a P . M . can sign a warrant for a Royal Arch chapter , unless he is a registered Royal Arch Mason . The petition must commence "We , the undersigned , being regular registered Royal Arch Masons . " Nor , according to the Book of Constitutions , can a Royal Arch Mason become J . of a chapter until he is thc actual Master ,
or a P . M . of a Craft lodge , nor until he has served the office of Scribe or Sojourner of a private chapter for a year . In a new chapter , however , the J . designate ( if a Royal Arch Mason , and an Installed Master ) need not have served the office of Scribe or Sojourner . 2 nd . A Royal Arch companion joining a chapter , and being qualified—that is , being an Installed Master of a Craft lodge , and having served the office of Scribe or
Sojourner of a private Royal Arch Chapter for a year , —can be elected J . on the night of his joining if such election is in accordance with the chapter bye-laws ; in some chapters a companion must be a P . M . before he can be installed J . 3 rd . It is not right for a Provincial Grand Officer to wear his Royal Arch collar and jewel in a Craft lodge . The " medal " only , and that on the breast , should be worn .
Yours fraternally , MAGNUS OHREN , P . Z . 33 and 452 .
THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH'S FUND . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , — I hope that at the next Grand Lodge a large and liberal vote will be made by our Grand Lodge to relieve the distress and want in Ireland , and to aid the fund
of the Duchess of Marlborough , who , I may observe , is the wife of a Freemason and the sister of a Freemason . It is surely both a needful duty and an act of true charity , and as such will commend itself , I trust , to our rulers and to Grand Lodge . 1 am , yours fraternally , HOPE .
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THE GRAND SECRETARY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In order that there may be no misapprehension on thc subject , I think it right to state that Col . Shadwell H . Clerke some days before his investment as Grand
Secretary resigned his official position as Grand Secretary General of the Supreme Council , 33 ° ; the duties of which are now . being performed by another member of that body . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , NATH . G . PHILIPS , P . G . D ., Lt .-Grand Commander Supreme Council , 33 ° .
THE OLDEST P . M . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have read with pleasure your article respecting the Lodge of Antiquity . Your reporter must have been misinformed as to the oldest P . M . of that very distinguished lodge . Since the lamented death of Bro . Hancock
the honour of being the oldest P . M . has fallen to my lot . Bro . Wm . Stuart ( then W . Stuart , jun ., of No . 2 ) served as my ' Senior Warden , and Bro . the late Lord Howe as my Junior Warden during the two years , 1850 and 1851 , in which I had the great honour and pleasure of being the Master of the lodge . Failing health and increasing years have combined to
keep me away from active interference in Freemasonry , but I always feel that I was fortunate enough to receive thc suffrages of the brethren in my appointment to the chair , and I look weekly at your paper for possible tidings regarding that lodge ; indeed , I believe that I am not only the oldest P . M . but the father of the lodge . I was made a member on the 25 th Jur . e , 1834 , and do not know that
any one of its then older members now survive me , and , further , I believe that Bro . Wm . Harris , if alive , and myself arc the only two members of the lodge who received in person from H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex the medal of the lodge . The latest official list of the members oi tbe Lodge of
Antiquity , which I have , gives the following particulars : — Bro . Hancock , 28 th March , 1834 ; Bro . Fourdrinier , 25 th June , 1834 ; Bro . Harris , 22 nd June , 18 3 6 ; Bro . Stuart , jun ., 24 th May , 1848 ; Bro . Lord Howe , 22 nd May , 1844 . Yours faithfully and fraternally , JOHN COLES FOURDRINIER , P . M . No . 2 .
Reviews.
Reviews .
THE MASONIC REVIEW . Edited by the Rev . T . J . MELLISII , Cincinnati , Ohio . A very admirable Masonic serial , well edited , well printed , well worth reading . We only wish that in the United States , as in Great Britain , there were more Masonic students , readers , and thinkers . We wish the " Masonic Review " all prosperity and wide spread perusal . It has reached its thirty-second volume , and its No . 12 of the same .
THE FREEMASONS' MONTHLY .. Edited by Bro . W . J . CHAPLIN , Kalamayoo , Michigan , U . S . A Masonic Magazine of much merit in all respects , editorially , typographically , and intellectually . It has reached the 12 th number of Vol . 10 , and is always of " pleasant presence " and sterling merit .
THE VOICE OF MASONRY . Edited by Bro . J . W . BROWN , Chicago , U . S . This well known Masonic monthly appears in No 1 of the eighteenth volume , in larger size and deeper margin . It is , as usual , most interesting and improving . It
contains no less than forty-four articles in its ei ghty pages . Its price is 30 cents , and we wish it was more widely known in England . For very little , we regret to add , except by a few readers , like our good friends , Bro . Hughan and Masonic Student , and others , is known of American Masonic literature in England ,
THE FREEMASON for 1879—Vol . XII George Kenning , 198 , Fleet-street . This is a goodly volume and is to be now obtained in a most appropriate covering . It is not for us , however , to
" review ourselves , " but we think it right to record the fact , that we have in this twelfth volume of the Freemason the carefully arranged history , week by week , of Masonic existence , vitality , hopes and fears , labour and benevolence in the year of grace 1879 .
THE MASONIC MAGAZINE for February . George Kenning , 198 , Fleet-street . A very striking number if it were only for its remarkable records of Lodge history . We think that all ought to study Bro . Vernon's carefully written papers and Bro . Harrison ' s interesting details . We shall in this way at least realize tbe true history of English lodge life .
WHO TOOK SHEM'S COMMON ? By H . E . C . Civi Service Publishing Company . This little sixpenny novel transcends our forum of review in the Freemason , in that it is political 1 We can say no more about it than that we regret the use ° f the euphoneous system on the proper names , though that , as Lady Clifford says in " Chevcley " is probably " bawdinage . "
PUBLIC LEDGER 1880 . E . W . Childs- Philadelphia . As usual , admirably printed , most neat , servicable , and welcome . THE ANTIQUARY . Edited by EDWARD WALFORD , M . A . No . 2 , Vol . 1 . Elliott Stock , 62 , Paternoster-row . This is a new serial intended for Archaeological students and lovers of antiquarian research , and is intended to take
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the place of the old " Gentleman ' s Magazine , " and revive the memories of "Sylvanus Urban . " It is admirably printed and full of matter , carefully edited and lucidly placed before the reader . Both the first and second numbers are before us , and we wish it heartily all the success it so
evidently deserves . It fills up a vacuum " in our contemporary antiquarian literature , and such a magazine has long been a great " desideratum " amongst archaiological students . Mr . Elliott Stock is well known as the publisher of some interesting and valuable reprints .
THE EAST ANGLIAN HANDBOOK FOR 1880 . NORWICH . F . Soman , "Argus" Office . This is a bulky volume containing a mass of information relating to East Anglia . No " interest" appears to be overlooked , whether it be the agricultural or mercantile ,
municipal or parochial . What Whittaker has done for the country at large , Bro . Soman appears to have done for East Anglta , and we should imagine that the most inquisitive individual who " wants to know" all about everything would be satisfied with this volume .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
Does any brother know of a "Roll" or a "Masonic Constitution , " among the " lodge effects , " perhaps stowed away in an old box in a lumber room or loft ? If so , kindly write to " Masonic Student , " 198 , Fleet-street , E . C . MASONIC STUDENT .
HISTORY OF THE GUILDS . Can any brother in the Temple or in " legal habitation " procure me a copy of " Gilds , " by Cornelius Walford , Barrister-at-law , printed for private circulation only ? It is a subject which I have closely studied , and I should be very grateful if any brother could do me a " good turn " in this respect .
A . F . A . WOODFORD . 198 , Fleet-street , E . C .
Is any brother in possession of an old Warrant of " modems" or " ancients ? " If so , is he willing to dispose of it ? Apply to Bro . Lake , 19 8 , Fleet-street , E . C . W .
BRO . GOULD'S "ATHOLL LODGES . " ( First Notice . ) I have finished a careful perusal of the remarkable work entitled the " Atholl Lodges , " by Bro . Robert F . Gould , and beg most heartily to congratulate the author on the successful completion of his labours . It is a fit companion to his " Four Old Lodges , " and forms a Craft in ' owith my
"Masonic Register" ( to which Bro . Gould so frequently alludes , and always most kindly , in his excellent works ) . With these three books before us , as Masonic students , we can trace every lodge warranted by the " Moderns " from 1721 to 1813 , as also by the Ancients , from ( say ) 1751 to 1813 , with all the various changes in their numbers /' rom the earliest numeration to that of the last in 186 * .
The dates of charters and an immense amount of interesting information besides arc to be found in these volumes , but just now I have only to do with the latest of the three , viz ., the " Atholl Lodges . " The book is about the size of the admirable Register and Sketch of the " Prince of Wales Lodge , " London , so ably compiled by Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., and the
arrangement of the lodges under their consecutive numbers , with prominent figures for those still existing , leaves nothing to be desired . The preface , though brief , is a " multum in parvo , " and explains all that is needed to enable the ordinary reader to understand the character , scope , and value of the work itself . Not a little puzzling have been the notes appended to
many of the ' Ancient" warrants , and mainly because they were written in error , frequently by thc Grand Secretary for the time being . These notes have been mainly discarded by Bro . Gould for the minute books of the Grand Lodge , which furnish authoritative information as to all points of difficulty , & c . No . 1 Lodge , for instance , was revived December 16 th ,
1787 , but the warrant of August 13 th , 1757 , "s st '" tne authority by which it works , and it is only by a careful study of the old records that any information is obtained of its revival in 1787 . No . 3 ( Ancient No . 2 ) had ceased to work , and was bought by the then No . 32 in 1784 , consequently , though now the third on the roll , its real date is only from the
period of the organisation of No . 32 , which Bro . Gould places at A . D . 1754 . The warrant is of 1784 , when purchase took place . No . 50 , when No . 47 of the " Ancients " was held at Loudon , and dated February 24 th , 1756 , then granted January 30 th , 1764 , for Macclesfield , and in March , 1803 , transferred to Hinckley . The warrant now used by No .
50 was issued in January 30 th , 1764 , but the note thereon in the S . W . corner gives the original as November 23 rd , 1736 , but no word as to its locality , & c . No . 219 , New York , about which there was once so much doubt and dispute , Bro . Gould has dated September 5 th , 1781 , which agrees exactly with the original warrant , still extant . Bro . Fincke in 1856 wrote a pamphlet to prove that the warrant was an imposition . It recites t ' . iereon
that the G . M . was the third Duke of Atholl , whereas it was the fourth duke , doubtless an old charter form being filled in . No . 53 , Bath , works by charter dated January 23 rd , 1812 , as Bro . Gould states , but the note appended on document , is of thc year 1762 , whereas it really was started in London June 2 nd , 175 6 , but unless such a work as " Atholl Lodges" was before me I should not know of this fact at all .
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ch a view suggested or acted upon before . Further , to S J ! Dw that Bro . While is at least rather too sweeping , let S t quote from the Book of Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , which happens to have given a ruling oil the point in the following words : " Thc Grand Lodge unanimousl y ruled that confirmation of minutes
imp lied that tne res S esf < E ° f a previous meeting had been correctly recorded , and not that the question discussed and disposed of at such former meeting could be opened up at the succeeding one when the minutes were read . " A . If it be competent for one meeting to refuse to confirm the minutes of a previous meeting , except on the oround of their being incorrectly recorded , or of the
informality of the meeting itself , where is the privilege to stop ? It seems to me that the contest on a . disputed point might easily be carried on absurdum nauscamqve . e . Further , thc view contended for by Bro . While involves a palpable injustice , for whereas the mover of a resolution is required , very properly , to give notice thereof , thus giving the opposition every chance of preparing to
meet it , he may be left in perfect ignorance of any intention on the part of thc opposition to fight the contest again on his resolution being submitted for confirmation . 6 . Judging , therefore , by expediency and by universal custom , I still maintain my view on this subject as sound . The laws provide for due notice being given of any motion before it can be put on the agenda , and this is an
amp le safeguard against hasty judgments . Such a motion being carried , after such due notice , can , in my opinion , only be rescinded by a direct resolution carried after similar notice . I should like to have the views of legal members of the fraternity . I cannot conclude without saying that Bro . While ' s imputation that Bro . Stevens ' resolution " was adopted without
full consideration , " is , to my mind as an outsiaer , most unfair , so long as the regulations as to notice were complied with , especially as the matter in question has been before the fraternity on and off for ten years . Neither will I accept without hesitation his statement
that "free debate was clamorously stifled , " as it involves a grave reflection upon thc authoiity cf the Chairman , by whom no complaint was reported as having been made as to unfair or clamorous conduct . Yours fraternally , W . M . 302 , S . C .
A WESLEYAN MINISTER ON FREEMASONRY . To the Editor if the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have just read with great gratification thc remaiks of my brother minister and brother Mason , the Rev . George Kennedy , in your last Saturday's issue . I think , however , that he is in error on one point , viz ., in saying
that he is the first minister of our religious body who has occupied a Masonic chair in the British dominions . " Unless I am greatly mistaken , that honour belongs to Bro . thc Rev , George Alton , of Swansea . There is one thing unfavourable to a Wesleyan ministers making the
proficiency in Masonry that he would desire , namely , his being compelled to change his place of residence at least every three years . But there are many ministers , as well as members of " our religious body , " who will cordially endorse the tribute paid to the Craft by our Bro . Kennedy . Yours fraternally ,
A WESLEYAN MINISTER AND M . M . Manchester , Feb . 2 nd .
ROYAL ARCH REGULATIONS . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — Scribe N . asks you , or some of your correspondents , to answer his three questions . I , as one of your oldest correspondents , offer to do so , as the information will be useful to many of your readers , novices in Royal
Arch Masonry . I st . Neither a W . M . nor a P . M . can sign a warrant for a Royal Arch chapter , unless he is a registered Royal Arch Mason . The petition must commence "We , the undersigned , being regular registered Royal Arch Masons . " Nor , according to the Book of Constitutions , can a Royal Arch Mason become J . of a chapter until he is thc actual Master ,
or a P . M . of a Craft lodge , nor until he has served the office of Scribe or Sojourner of a private chapter for a year . In a new chapter , however , the J . designate ( if a Royal Arch Mason , and an Installed Master ) need not have served the office of Scribe or Sojourner . 2 nd . A Royal Arch companion joining a chapter , and being qualified—that is , being an Installed Master of a Craft lodge , and having served the office of Scribe or
Sojourner of a private Royal Arch Chapter for a year , —can be elected J . on the night of his joining if such election is in accordance with the chapter bye-laws ; in some chapters a companion must be a P . M . before he can be installed J . 3 rd . It is not right for a Provincial Grand Officer to wear his Royal Arch collar and jewel in a Craft lodge . The " medal " only , and that on the breast , should be worn .
Yours fraternally , MAGNUS OHREN , P . Z . 33 and 452 .
THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH'S FUND . To the Editor of the " Freemason , " Dear Sir and Brother , — I hope that at the next Grand Lodge a large and liberal vote will be made by our Grand Lodge to relieve the distress and want in Ireland , and to aid the fund
of the Duchess of Marlborough , who , I may observe , is the wife of a Freemason and the sister of a Freemason . It is surely both a needful duty and an act of true charity , and as such will commend itself , I trust , to our rulers and to Grand Lodge . 1 am , yours fraternally , HOPE .
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THE GRAND SECRETARY . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — In order that there may be no misapprehension on thc subject , I think it right to state that Col . Shadwell H . Clerke some days before his investment as Grand
Secretary resigned his official position as Grand Secretary General of the Supreme Council , 33 ° ; the duties of which are now . being performed by another member of that body . I remain , dear Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , NATH . G . PHILIPS , P . G . D ., Lt .-Grand Commander Supreme Council , 33 ° .
THE OLDEST P . M . To the Editor of the " Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , — I have read with pleasure your article respecting the Lodge of Antiquity . Your reporter must have been misinformed as to the oldest P . M . of that very distinguished lodge . Since the lamented death of Bro . Hancock
the honour of being the oldest P . M . has fallen to my lot . Bro . Wm . Stuart ( then W . Stuart , jun ., of No . 2 ) served as my ' Senior Warden , and Bro . the late Lord Howe as my Junior Warden during the two years , 1850 and 1851 , in which I had the great honour and pleasure of being the Master of the lodge . Failing health and increasing years have combined to
keep me away from active interference in Freemasonry , but I always feel that I was fortunate enough to receive thc suffrages of the brethren in my appointment to the chair , and I look weekly at your paper for possible tidings regarding that lodge ; indeed , I believe that I am not only the oldest P . M . but the father of the lodge . I was made a member on the 25 th Jur . e , 1834 , and do not know that
any one of its then older members now survive me , and , further , I believe that Bro . Wm . Harris , if alive , and myself arc the only two members of the lodge who received in person from H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex the medal of the lodge . The latest official list of the members oi tbe Lodge of
Antiquity , which I have , gives the following particulars : — Bro . Hancock , 28 th March , 1834 ; Bro . Fourdrinier , 25 th June , 1834 ; Bro . Harris , 22 nd June , 18 3 6 ; Bro . Stuart , jun ., 24 th May , 1848 ; Bro . Lord Howe , 22 nd May , 1844 . Yours faithfully and fraternally , JOHN COLES FOURDRINIER , P . M . No . 2 .
Reviews.
Reviews .
THE MASONIC REVIEW . Edited by the Rev . T . J . MELLISII , Cincinnati , Ohio . A very admirable Masonic serial , well edited , well printed , well worth reading . We only wish that in the United States , as in Great Britain , there were more Masonic students , readers , and thinkers . We wish the " Masonic Review " all prosperity and wide spread perusal . It has reached its thirty-second volume , and its No . 12 of the same .
THE FREEMASONS' MONTHLY .. Edited by Bro . W . J . CHAPLIN , Kalamayoo , Michigan , U . S . A Masonic Magazine of much merit in all respects , editorially , typographically , and intellectually . It has reached the 12 th number of Vol . 10 , and is always of " pleasant presence " and sterling merit .
THE VOICE OF MASONRY . Edited by Bro . J . W . BROWN , Chicago , U . S . This well known Masonic monthly appears in No 1 of the eighteenth volume , in larger size and deeper margin . It is , as usual , most interesting and improving . It
contains no less than forty-four articles in its ei ghty pages . Its price is 30 cents , and we wish it was more widely known in England . For very little , we regret to add , except by a few readers , like our good friends , Bro . Hughan and Masonic Student , and others , is known of American Masonic literature in England ,
THE FREEMASON for 1879—Vol . XII George Kenning , 198 , Fleet-street . This is a goodly volume and is to be now obtained in a most appropriate covering . It is not for us , however , to
" review ourselves , " but we think it right to record the fact , that we have in this twelfth volume of the Freemason the carefully arranged history , week by week , of Masonic existence , vitality , hopes and fears , labour and benevolence in the year of grace 1879 .
THE MASONIC MAGAZINE for February . George Kenning , 198 , Fleet-street . A very striking number if it were only for its remarkable records of Lodge history . We think that all ought to study Bro . Vernon's carefully written papers and Bro . Harrison ' s interesting details . We shall in this way at least realize tbe true history of English lodge life .
WHO TOOK SHEM'S COMMON ? By H . E . C . Civi Service Publishing Company . This little sixpenny novel transcends our forum of review in the Freemason , in that it is political 1 We can say no more about it than that we regret the use ° f the euphoneous system on the proper names , though that , as Lady Clifford says in " Chevcley " is probably " bawdinage . "
PUBLIC LEDGER 1880 . E . W . Childs- Philadelphia . As usual , admirably printed , most neat , servicable , and welcome . THE ANTIQUARY . Edited by EDWARD WALFORD , M . A . No . 2 , Vol . 1 . Elliott Stock , 62 , Paternoster-row . This is a new serial intended for Archaeological students and lovers of antiquarian research , and is intended to take
Reviews.
the place of the old " Gentleman ' s Magazine , " and revive the memories of "Sylvanus Urban . " It is admirably printed and full of matter , carefully edited and lucidly placed before the reader . Both the first and second numbers are before us , and we wish it heartily all the success it so
evidently deserves . It fills up a vacuum " in our contemporary antiquarian literature , and such a magazine has long been a great " desideratum " amongst archaiological students . Mr . Elliott Stock is well known as the publisher of some interesting and valuable reprints .
THE EAST ANGLIAN HANDBOOK FOR 1880 . NORWICH . F . Soman , "Argus" Office . This is a bulky volume containing a mass of information relating to East Anglia . No " interest" appears to be overlooked , whether it be the agricultural or mercantile ,
municipal or parochial . What Whittaker has done for the country at large , Bro . Soman appears to have done for East Anglta , and we should imagine that the most inquisitive individual who " wants to know" all about everything would be satisfied with this volume .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
Masonic Notes and Queries .
Does any brother know of a "Roll" or a "Masonic Constitution , " among the " lodge effects , " perhaps stowed away in an old box in a lumber room or loft ? If so , kindly write to " Masonic Student , " 198 , Fleet-street , E . C . MASONIC STUDENT .
HISTORY OF THE GUILDS . Can any brother in the Temple or in " legal habitation " procure me a copy of " Gilds , " by Cornelius Walford , Barrister-at-law , printed for private circulation only ? It is a subject which I have closely studied , and I should be very grateful if any brother could do me a " good turn " in this respect .
A . F . A . WOODFORD . 198 , Fleet-street , E . C .
Is any brother in possession of an old Warrant of " modems" or " ancients ? " If so , is he willing to dispose of it ? Apply to Bro . Lake , 19 8 , Fleet-street , E . C . W .
BRO . GOULD'S "ATHOLL LODGES . " ( First Notice . ) I have finished a careful perusal of the remarkable work entitled the " Atholl Lodges , " by Bro . Robert F . Gould , and beg most heartily to congratulate the author on the successful completion of his labours . It is a fit companion to his " Four Old Lodges , " and forms a Craft in ' owith my
"Masonic Register" ( to which Bro . Gould so frequently alludes , and always most kindly , in his excellent works ) . With these three books before us , as Masonic students , we can trace every lodge warranted by the " Moderns " from 1721 to 1813 , as also by the Ancients , from ( say ) 1751 to 1813 , with all the various changes in their numbers /' rom the earliest numeration to that of the last in 186 * .
The dates of charters and an immense amount of interesting information besides arc to be found in these volumes , but just now I have only to do with the latest of the three , viz ., the " Atholl Lodges . " The book is about the size of the admirable Register and Sketch of the " Prince of Wales Lodge , " London , so ably compiled by Bro . Thomas Fenn , P . G . D ., and the
arrangement of the lodges under their consecutive numbers , with prominent figures for those still existing , leaves nothing to be desired . The preface , though brief , is a " multum in parvo , " and explains all that is needed to enable the ordinary reader to understand the character , scope , and value of the work itself . Not a little puzzling have been the notes appended to
many of the ' Ancient" warrants , and mainly because they were written in error , frequently by thc Grand Secretary for the time being . These notes have been mainly discarded by Bro . Gould for the minute books of the Grand Lodge , which furnish authoritative information as to all points of difficulty , & c . No . 1 Lodge , for instance , was revived December 16 th ,
1787 , but the warrant of August 13 th , 1757 , "s st '" tne authority by which it works , and it is only by a careful study of the old records that any information is obtained of its revival in 1787 . No . 3 ( Ancient No . 2 ) had ceased to work , and was bought by the then No . 32 in 1784 , consequently , though now the third on the roll , its real date is only from the
period of the organisation of No . 32 , which Bro . Gould places at A . D . 1754 . The warrant is of 1784 , when purchase took place . No . 50 , when No . 47 of the " Ancients " was held at Loudon , and dated February 24 th , 1756 , then granted January 30 th , 1764 , for Macclesfield , and in March , 1803 , transferred to Hinckley . The warrant now used by No .
50 was issued in January 30 th , 1764 , but the note thereon in the S . W . corner gives the original as November 23 rd , 1736 , but no word as to its locality , & c . No . 219 , New York , about which there was once so much doubt and dispute , Bro . Gould has dated September 5 th , 1781 , which agrees exactly with the original warrant , still extant . Bro . Fincke in 1856 wrote a pamphlet to prove that the warrant was an imposition . It recites t ' . iereon
that the G . M . was the third Duke of Atholl , whereas it was the fourth duke , doubtless an old charter form being filled in . No . 53 , Bath , works by charter dated January 23 rd , 1812 , as Bro . Gould states , but the note appended on document , is of thc year 1762 , whereas it really was started in London June 2 nd , 175 6 , but unless such a work as " Atholl Lodges" was before me I should not know of this fact at all .