The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04

except in the case or l %" Ruf in
may be admitted az ekns, be twenty
ans vears OF age except by dispensa''o''
Of the Grand Master.
Masonry is making rapid s,a, .'',etir Inc
hannesburg. South African indSes within
Inauguration OF three new lous1h, cp Ma
six months being a record ioi VIM. WIZ ,bere
s,nic annals have few paralle's, ain , 80
IL more than a possibility OF a.. IN a
others being added TO the n mimi OF
few months At the conseS ,so nreth-
Douglas Lodge, Jeppes Ao""'
rem were present.
Lee Jim Nun, a Chinaman WIZ ,,ec<s
at Derry, Pa. and who uieu ~, Non
AGO. was buried at PittsDurs last III tto
dsv with chinese and Masonic ri'es. 49,. 10
vas Mason and more whlte P'1i ~,
than cinnamon were at the s'aasss,,s,,an
Tom Ma, of Cincinnati, WnoSs "a ensree
name is Rev Y. 5. Thomas, l'sv go Ma
~ tho ceremonies. The sum CT Nv " 49,
s,,hsrrihed bv the Masons 10 cove. -
tenses. one thousand persons nv M
ed the ceremonies, and 90" were a. Wv
cemetery.
a., s.s. ,,r,e In the history OF the
ryn,,-hts Templar az the District or 20
Iumbia they will attend trienhiai - ~,
cIave i'm a body: that Is 10 say WIZ
each commandery VIII act IN 49, -.
INDEPENDENTLY, they will leave as,,. '
ton together as a battalion. ana ~.
81 bv fhe same train 10 the Boy S,a1e
tapital. savs the Washington Star. Ea ..S.,,
cnmmanderv will have its own 9uat,e.S
AT the Hub" and, except uuIlns NM,
grand parade, will not De tose.n'ss .,s AZ
will leave Washington August -2t"' "'
Il A. NJ.
Strength in Numbers-From the mos,
reliable statistics, carefuIiy 'o ,r.ll,o1s
from the annual returns or 'n sro ~ ,s-.7sl
affiliated Masons in the United S'' -
and Canada The largest lodge III tno
country is Minneapolis Lodge. ~, q. -,
neapolis, Mimi, which has 40 ihent,
The second largest is Hiram Louse, -
New Haven. Conn, with 10 members
and the third Is Genesee Falls Lodgo, -
Rochester. y. Y. 1t has tl menu,
Covenant Lodge. 526 Chicago, mas rs on
it's roll, and Denver Lodge o. at Denver
Col, has COO
What is needed In Masonry to-day IS
practice OF it's teachings ana NOT V0n-
tinual excuses for infracuon OF lis pm"
ciples.
A sermon or a lecture on charity rs
a good thing. but going down mo ~: 49, ~
pocket and giving dollar 70 some p'o1-'-
er that needs 1t is better
Masonry is for the just. the faithful,
and the charitable; such as desire 70 l,i,,
prove themselves socially, mentaHy, anu
morally, and not for the vile or brutal
A conscientious adherence 10 the prlncl-
pies Of Freemasonry never YET p.ors ~
the blush of shame 10 any or us Nottt. -.
Ii is only the failure TO pracuce out Oh VIC
lodge what Is taught In II thal causes
regret and shame
As Freemasony was powerful tno lsn
silent element In restoring friendly re-
lations between England and the Dnited
States after the Revolutionary war 80 u
was I'm restoring and recemenuhS t.e US
between the sections after tne clFh W ~
Its work Is almost impercepuoie, out IT.
resistible.
There is a great tendency TO improve
on the past We all have an loea thhp
with our enlightened experience, win lle
gone before US have dore, We can improve
upon almost everything when our raj
ers did That il a tendency Whlch Ma
sons seem to have almost every NH,,e'
But is a mischevous tendency As Ma
sonry was I'm the beginning, so Il ought
10 be now, and so continue TO pe unto
the end. II. Drummond.
one Of the subjects which occupied the
attention Of the Grand Lodge OF cana
da al the fCrtieth annual meeting recent
H. was the advisability OF taking steps 70
establish q Masonic Home. More than
twenty years ago a fund wss set apart
for this purpose. IL has been accumulat-
irg ever since and the question noW -
what disposition shall be maze OF IT,.
The prevailing opinion appears 10 be that
the Craft in Canada IS not at present IN
such circumstances as would warrant NE
commencement Of "A work which would
require so great an outlay as the ouuulnb
and endowment Of "A Masonic Home. Inc
matter was after a lengthy DISCUSSION
referred 10 a committee. who VIII report
at the annual meeting Of Grand Lodge.
-
In ais address 10 the sevsnty-fourth an
nual communication of the Grand Lodge
of Indiana. Grand Master Frank b. Ga
vim gaid:
THE man who is a true Mason should
be by reason OF his Masonry, better
equipped for filling with credit whatever
station i'm life ne may be called 10 occu-
py. Whatever may be his relations 10
his fellows In whatever capacity he may
serve them. the lessons Of Masonry
should give MIN keener sense or honor,
a quicker perception OF duty stronger
desire 10 wrong no man. They should
awaken in his heart that fidelity 10 tr~
which is unalterable. They should
broaden his mind, enlarge his heart, give
him new capacities and greater capaDiil-
ties for good. These qualities OF Masonry
are not simply to be lauded and praised
in OrariOns and on public occasions. They
arc not 20 be mere ticklers OF our vanity
which shall send a momentary glow To
our hearts in the enthusiasm or great
gatherings. They should be living. force
ful realities, entering into our daily lives,
governing our everyday conduct with our
fellows Many OF US, indeed, fall short ~
attaining 10 this high standard, bui
never, | believe, has there been a time
when more true men were earnestly striv-
ing TO accomplish this highest mission OF
speculative Freemasonry'
Uniform W0rk.-One great difficulty m
the way Of uniform work Is the fact that
a large number OF members prefer work
ing the degrees according 20 their own
sweet will In preference TO any standard
10 matter how high. A picture may be
very Beautiful II exhibited I'm proper light
but loses much by bad framing and sur
rOundings. And 80 the standard work
may become a confusion by the multitude
Of bad reflections that are thrown ABOUT
IT, The work ought 10 be uniform. and
every officer ought 10 be required 10 OBJ
serve certain formulas, and no departure
from them ought 10 be cOuntcnanced.
Whatever there Is Of elucidation or beau
Hight thrown upon the word picture
10 make IT'S perfection more visl-
bic. Tho trouble is the "elu ,idation
and identifying" Is made the more
prominent. and the standard work
3 rclegated 10 the back srOlnd. Let
the ceremonies be observed in their purl.
~ and the lectures only given 70 MAKE
plain the work Of the degrces.-New YORK
Dispatch.
HAVE CHARITY.
BE not ready 10 condemn him,
Though he early fall from grace,
For sooner you might be condemned
Were you IN the sinners place,