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History Of Freemasonry In Cornwall.
A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge Avas held in connection with the lodge 27 th June , 1865 , and the members exerted themselves . to their utmost to make the Craft welcome . Bro . Augustus Smith , Prov . G . M ., testified his approval of their
anxiet y to administer to the comfort of the Provincial Grand Lodge b y appointing the followingactive members of the lodge to honourable offices in the province , viz .: —Bros . John Pearce Smith , P . M . 450 ancl Sec , Prov . S . G . D . ; J . H . Burrall ,
P . M . 450 , & c ., Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . We have much p leasure in stating that the lodge is in a prosperous state , and is gradually progressing towards being one of the best and most effective Avorking lodges in the county . Although
in some measure sli g htl y isolated from their brethren in being so far Avest , the zeal of the members of the Cornubian Lodge at Hayle has more than compensated for that deprivation , and their officers are acknoAA'ledged to be as anxious
and desirous to preserve the ancient landmarks , and folloAV accei-dino ; to the time immemorial customs of the Craft as the most fastidious Mason could wish .
Of late a Mark lodge has been attached to this representative of the ancient lodge at St . Ives , and already it is numericall y and otherwise a complete success . The proximity of the town to Penzance has rendered it unnecessary to have a chapter at
Hayle , but if the Hol y Mount Chapter ( No . 121 ) rejoices in being the Land ' s End in Arch Masonry for England , the Cornubian Lodge ( No . 87 ) enjoys that distinction in Mark'Masonry . ( To be continued . )
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
PYT 1 IAGORICIANS . A young brother sends me the following passage taken from the article , " Pytlmgore , " in the "Dictionnaire des Sciences Pliilosophiques , " and written hy Professor Janet : — " Quniid aux P ytbagoricians , ils formaient plutofc im niysture qu ' un ' e ecole . Ils
avaient des initiations , des epreuves , un Ian gage symboh ' que et voile . " My brother contends that ' this passage shows that the Pytiiogoricians were Freemasons . AVhen somewhat more advanced iu his Masonic studies , he will find that the passage shows no such tiling . It shows that the P ytiiogoricians formed secret
a association , but it shows no more — C . P . COOPEB . AGE OF FREEMASONRY . "With whafc ^ a learned brother has Avritten respecting the age of Freemasonry , considered as a universal institution , I cannot agree . A little further reflection
Masonic Notes And Queries.
will , I am persuaded , bring him to the correct conelusion . Until the religion of Freemasonry existed , Freemasonry was not possible . Therefore the religion of Freemasonry existed before Freemasonry existed . —C . P . COOPER .
PROSEETTISJI EST FREEMASONRY . Brother . . . Our banquets are not Freemasonry . Religion , virtue , charity—these are Freemasonry . Talk of the allurements of our banquets and proselytism in Freemasonry is forbidden . But . talk of the worship of the Glorious Architect of
Heaven and Earth , of the practice of virtue , of actsof charity , and it is not forbidden . A law which should forbid us to try and make men better sons ,, better husbands , better fathers , better members ol society , would be a A'oid law . It would be rejected , by the moral sense and reason of the Avhole human race . —C . P . COOPER .
THE EVIL SPIRIT . Brother . . . Ton inquire respecting the propriety of receiving into our Order a candidate , part of whose creed it is that there is no evil spirit created by ourselves , and dwelling in our own breasts . The candidate , you say , is a philosopher ; I wish he were a
Christian . However , as he believes in the Great Architect of the Universe aud the soul ' s immortality , lie plainly ought to be admitted into our Fraternity . Sceptism in relation to the . . is no ground for rejecting him . —0 . P . COOPER .
THE ENGLISH FREEMASON . —TIIE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE . Ill answer to an observation in the letter of a foreign brother , I say that the English Freemason regards the Great Architect of the Universe as the God of natural reli gion and the God of Christianity ..
As the God of natural religion , he was the God of Socrates . As the God of Christianity , he was the God of Sir Isaac Newton . The God of the English . Freemason , the God of Socrates , and the God of Sir Isaac Newton are one and the same God . [ See my communications to the Freemasons'
Magazine"The-, Religion of Socrates" unci "The Religion of Freemasonry as a Universal Institution , " vol . xv ., page 1 SG ; and "The Great Architect of the Universe , " ' vol . xiii ., page lull . —C . P . COOPER .
SACRED MUSIC IN LODGES . The appeal of Bro . Bairnsfather is pertinent . The D . M . ought to be au official as important as the Dir . of Cers ., and it is to be hoped that in time few lodges will be with aut this officer . It is not necessary he should be the Organist . In many cases it will add to the strength of the lodge if he is not . He should
have the arrangement of sacred music in the lodge , aud of secular music at the banquet . In some lodges it Avould strengthen the staff to have a Music Steward for banquets . A good lodge would have a D . M . , Organist , and Music Steward . With such a staff we should have music Avell chosen and well performed ..
The Orgainist should be always free of contributions , like the Secretary . The D . M " . might have a useful privilege of inviting a guest to the banquet , who would be some brother possessed of musical attainments . Abroad an old and good regulation is sometimes carried out , that is , of admitting musical and"
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History Of Freemasonry In Cornwall.
A meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge Avas held in connection with the lodge 27 th June , 1865 , and the members exerted themselves . to their utmost to make the Craft welcome . Bro . Augustus Smith , Prov . G . M ., testified his approval of their
anxiet y to administer to the comfort of the Provincial Grand Lodge b y appointing the followingactive members of the lodge to honourable offices in the province , viz .: —Bros . John Pearce Smith , P . M . 450 ancl Sec , Prov . S . G . D . ; J . H . Burrall ,
P . M . 450 , & c ., Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . We have much p leasure in stating that the lodge is in a prosperous state , and is gradually progressing towards being one of the best and most effective Avorking lodges in the county . Although
in some measure sli g htl y isolated from their brethren in being so far Avest , the zeal of the members of the Cornubian Lodge at Hayle has more than compensated for that deprivation , and their officers are acknoAA'ledged to be as anxious
and desirous to preserve the ancient landmarks , and folloAV accei-dino ; to the time immemorial customs of the Craft as the most fastidious Mason could wish .
Of late a Mark lodge has been attached to this representative of the ancient lodge at St . Ives , and already it is numericall y and otherwise a complete success . The proximity of the town to Penzance has rendered it unnecessary to have a chapter at
Hayle , but if the Hol y Mount Chapter ( No . 121 ) rejoices in being the Land ' s End in Arch Masonry for England , the Cornubian Lodge ( No . 87 ) enjoys that distinction in Mark'Masonry . ( To be continued . )
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
PYT 1 IAGORICIANS . A young brother sends me the following passage taken from the article , " Pytlmgore , " in the "Dictionnaire des Sciences Pliilosophiques , " and written hy Professor Janet : — " Quniid aux P ytbagoricians , ils formaient plutofc im niysture qu ' un ' e ecole . Ils
avaient des initiations , des epreuves , un Ian gage symboh ' que et voile . " My brother contends that ' this passage shows that the Pytiiogoricians were Freemasons . AVhen somewhat more advanced iu his Masonic studies , he will find that the passage shows no such tiling . It shows that the P ytiiogoricians formed secret
a association , but it shows no more — C . P . COOPEB . AGE OF FREEMASONRY . "With whafc ^ a learned brother has Avritten respecting the age of Freemasonry , considered as a universal institution , I cannot agree . A little further reflection
Masonic Notes And Queries.
will , I am persuaded , bring him to the correct conelusion . Until the religion of Freemasonry existed , Freemasonry was not possible . Therefore the religion of Freemasonry existed before Freemasonry existed . —C . P . COOPER .
PROSEETTISJI EST FREEMASONRY . Brother . . . Our banquets are not Freemasonry . Religion , virtue , charity—these are Freemasonry . Talk of the allurements of our banquets and proselytism in Freemasonry is forbidden . But . talk of the worship of the Glorious Architect of
Heaven and Earth , of the practice of virtue , of actsof charity , and it is not forbidden . A law which should forbid us to try and make men better sons ,, better husbands , better fathers , better members ol society , would be a A'oid law . It would be rejected , by the moral sense and reason of the Avhole human race . —C . P . COOPER .
THE EVIL SPIRIT . Brother . . . Ton inquire respecting the propriety of receiving into our Order a candidate , part of whose creed it is that there is no evil spirit created by ourselves , and dwelling in our own breasts . The candidate , you say , is a philosopher ; I wish he were a
Christian . However , as he believes in the Great Architect of the Universe aud the soul ' s immortality , lie plainly ought to be admitted into our Fraternity . Sceptism in relation to the . . is no ground for rejecting him . —0 . P . COOPER .
THE ENGLISH FREEMASON . —TIIE GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE . Ill answer to an observation in the letter of a foreign brother , I say that the English Freemason regards the Great Architect of the Universe as the God of natural reli gion and the God of Christianity ..
As the God of natural religion , he was the God of Socrates . As the God of Christianity , he was the God of Sir Isaac Newton . The God of the English . Freemason , the God of Socrates , and the God of Sir Isaac Newton are one and the same God . [ See my communications to the Freemasons'
Magazine"The-, Religion of Socrates" unci "The Religion of Freemasonry as a Universal Institution , " vol . xv ., page 1 SG ; and "The Great Architect of the Universe , " ' vol . xiii ., page lull . —C . P . COOPER .
SACRED MUSIC IN LODGES . The appeal of Bro . Bairnsfather is pertinent . The D . M . ought to be au official as important as the Dir . of Cers ., and it is to be hoped that in time few lodges will be with aut this officer . It is not necessary he should be the Organist . In many cases it will add to the strength of the lodge if he is not . He should
have the arrangement of sacred music in the lodge , aud of secular music at the banquet . In some lodges it Avould strengthen the staff to have a Music Steward for banquets . A good lodge would have a D . M . , Organist , and Music Steward . With such a staff we should have music Avell chosen and well performed ..
The Orgainist should be always free of contributions , like the Secretary . The D . M " . might have a useful privilege of inviting a guest to the banquet , who would be some brother possessed of musical attainments . Abroad an old and good regulation is sometimes carried out , that is , of admitting musical and"