When Anyone is said to be a
Member
Disapproval of any revelation that a man is a Freemason is based on fear that he will be victimised
because of his affiliation. In some jurisdictions the names of all Brethren are published, but perhaps it
is hoped and expected that the book in which they appear will not fall into unfriendly hands.
Frequently in North American jurisdictions there are processions of Craftsmen clothed with the badges
of the Order, going by invitation to lay cornerstones as often of secular buildings as of Masonic ones.
Once this was frequent in British jurisdictions: today dispensations for such a purpose are rarely
applied for.
It has always been a principle of the Craft that any free man of good report who subscribes to a belief
in a Supreme Being may properly petition for membership. It has nevertheless not seemed appropriate
to the rulers of some of the churches, notably the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox
Church, so to relax their discipline as to allow their members to become Craftsmen. Freemasonry, of
course was in its early days both Christian and Catholic: today it is not necessarily composed of
Christian members but of men who accept those beliefs on which all good men agree—the highest
common factor of religious belief—but with the exception of adherents of some Christian churches
which mistrust the Craft.
In these days of ecumenical activity, when we have a generation of churchmen prepared actively to
work for the reunion of Christendom instead of simply paying lip-service to the idea, we find a new
tolerance not only among Christian Freemasons but among Christian Freemasons and Roman Catholic
non-Masons. The Craft has never wavered from its traditional welcoming attitude, but there has been a
history of Papal bulls and prohibitions, and antagonistic feelings have developed on both sides, not
helped by the vehement writings of converts who have crossed the border in one direction or the other.
That this attitude, in the circumstances of the modern world, is in process of revision can cause only
delight in the mind of the Freemason who understands, as all Masons should, that there are more ways
than one towards the Ultimate Good.
Far more to be feared than the tentative approach of a Roman Catholic aspirant for the secrets and
mysteries of Freemasonry is the cosy tolerance, the patronising dismissal of such a writer as Mr Colin
Cross, an Observer writer whose article on the Craft as Britain's most "powerful" secret society
appeared a year ago, on June 18, 1967. Mr Cross praises with faint damns, shows the Craft as not
really harmful to anyone—rather beneficent, in fact—but nevertheless, by implication, as faintly
regrettable and undemocratic, very much a creature of the Old Boy network, with membership a sine
qua non in some avocations, a step to promotion In others. But of course, always with a rather sick
qualification: "That Masons may appear to get faster promotion than non-Masons is not necessarily
evidence of corruption; it may be that only the best young men are elected."
The whole lengthy illustrated article proceeds in this strain: there is hardly a statement which on the
face of it is open to exception, but there are many statements which are so phrased as to raise a doubt
and leave a faintly bad taste in one's mouth. The author does not damn, he simply smiles in an amused
sort of way and suggests that it probably is all right, after all, but. . . .
It is not really very clever journalism and the approach is perhaps not worthy of the Observer at its
best, but this is the sort of approach which can actively
harm a benevolent and useful institution which needs
members not only for what it can do for them by way of
increasing their happiness and strengthening their
character, but for the furtherance of the socially valuable
work for which the Craft provides the money and the direction.
Although men may not come forward today in the numbers in which they appeared in a less sceptical
and less economically insecure age, yet there is still comfort to be derived from the words of the
Address to the Master. Freemasons may well be content to be judged by the public on their records and
on the record of the work they do. The important thing in the uncertain modern world is to be vigilant
about the standards of the Craft, so that the name Freemason may stand as high in the world beyond the
Craft as it has stood traditionally. If we succeed in maintaining this standard, then even although our
numbers lessen, our tenets and practices will be preserved pure and unsullied as we ourselves received
them.
Masonic Trusts Conference
The upsurge which the Craft has displayed in the charitable objectives of the institution over recent
years was brought into focus at a Conference of representatives of the various Masonic Trusts and
Associations held in Palmerston North on 8 and 9 June 1968.
Under the chairmanship of V.W. Bro. Arthur White, President of the Board of Benevolence, the
Conference of 40 delegates and observers from every part of the Dominion was officially opened by
R.W. Bro. H. E. Blight, Provincial Grand Master of the Ruapehu District, whose District acted as hosts
to the Conference.
R.W. Bro. Blight spoke on the development of the Fund of Benevolence and the need to increase
members' contributions to the Fund.
The success of the Conference must be largely attributed to the organisation arranged by the Napier
District Masonic Trust which had originally suggested that such a Conference should be held and
which had been delegated by Grand Lodge to convene and organise it.
Delegates in turn reported on the work of their respective Trusts, their achievements to date, their
future aims, and, in particular, difficulties which had been encountered and the steps taken to overcome
them. Whilst it is not proposed to give a complete list, the following will prove of interest to the Craft.
Northern Masonic Association—Roskill Masonic Village houses 146 residents in residential section
and has a sick bay registered as a 10-bed private hospital. Has built the beautiful Edgar Faber
Memorial Chapel and now plans the erection of a 40-bed geriatric hospital at Mt. Roskill.
Northland District Masonic Trust Board has built two-flat units which have been handed over to the
Switzer Memorial Trust in Kaitaia and has a project for erection of 20 flats in Whangarei.
Napier District Masonic Trust— 24 pensioner flats built, with a further nine flats at contract stage
and a project now planned to erect 10 to 12 flats plus a community hall for those whose past frugality
penalises them from obtaining pensioner flats.
Hastings District Masonic Trust has purchased land and raised $5,000 for an eight-flat project.
Wellington Masonic Association — 28 pensioner flats built at Woburn Masonic Village, whilst
Government approval and subsidy has been granted for erection of a 40-bed home at the Village.
Southern Masonic Association has been responsible for erection of 24 pensioner cottages plus a
house for warden and his wife, and a community lounge to serve the cottage residents. Is considering
the possibility of a similar project in another area in Otago.
Various other Associations have projects for the provision of pensioner accommodation or flats, whilst
in some areas the Associations' activities have been concentrated on providing cash and manpower for
various established charities, wheelchairs, etc.
It was most pleasing to hear that in every case the activities of the Associations did not stop with the
provision of accommodation, but that everything possible is being done for the welfare and benefit of
the residents. Lodge members provide drives, outings and concerts, welfare officers are available to
provide advice and help with any legal or other problems which residents may encounter, whilst
service organisations do much in the way of ground and building maintenance.
V.W. Bro. D. A. Thorburn, President of the Board of General Purposes spoke on behalf of Grand
Lodge, in appreciation of the service which has been accomplished by the various Associations, but
stressed the necessity for members to realise that the Fund of Benevolence must always be regarded as
the principal Masonic charity.
A highlight of the Conference was the attendance of W. Bro. Max Deason, President of the Royal
Freemasons Homes of Victoria, who gave a most inspiring address on the activities in Victoria and was
able to offer much helpful advice and suggestions based on the experiences of the Victorian homes,
covering a period of over a century.
The Conference gave consideration to the incorporation of a New Zealand Association of Masonic
Trusts, but after much discussion it was recommended to the Board of Benevolence that the special
committee of the Board should be enlarged to comprise one representative of each Masonic Trust or
Association.
After votes of thanks to the chair, to Napier District Masonic Trust for organising the Conference, to
Ruapehu District for hosting it, and to the Ruapehu ladies who provided refreshments, the Conference
was officially closed by R.W. Bro. H. E. Blight.
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Take time to think: It is the source of power.
Take time to play: It is the secret of youth.
Take time to read: It is the foundation of knowledge.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Journals bearing the following addresses have been returned to this office marked, "Gone, No
Address". Should any Lodge Secretary or Brother know the present address of any of these Brethren,
we would be pleased to receive their advice.
J. M. Clark, 76 Godden Cres., Auckland, E.1.
J. N. Garth, 62 Mungavin Ave., Porirua.
W. E. Hughes, Eyres Rd., Whitianga.
C. T. Robertson, 94 Purnell St., Wanganui.
W. J. Girling, 16 Siota Cres., Kohimarama.
P. N. Hudson, Seabury Ave., Foxton Beach.
J. H. Inder, Tui St., Te Puke.
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The following volumes of A.Q.C. to complete my set: Vols. I, 3, 7, 50, 52, 53, and 54. Would take all
or any.
J. P. GLENIE, P.O. Box 1569, Auckland.
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REGISTER OF LODGES IN NEW ZEALAND WARRANTED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF
SCOTLAND, 1861.1902
The following information is based on that contained in "Lodges with Overseas Charters," being
"Historical Records Series No. 3," Issued tor private circulation by The Research Lodge of Wellington,
No. 194 N.Z.C., supplemented by information received from V.W. Bro. R. F. Newton, P.G.Lec.P.M.,
of the United Masters Lodge, No 167 N.Z.C., and District Grand Secretary of the Auckland District
E.C. Supplemented by miscellaneous reading.
Lin
e
Name City S.C. Date N.Z.C
.
Date Notes
No.
or Warran
t
of No. Cease
d
Town Number Foundatio
n
M/ship
1 Otago
Kilwinning
Dunedin 417 1861
— A majority of members
formed a new Lodge, No
143 N.Z.C., on 7/9/1905
2 St. Andrew Auckland 418 1861
— Also formed as No. 8 N.Z.C.
in 1890.
3 St. Andrew Dunedin 432 1864
—
4 Southern
Kilwinning
New Plymouth 447(1) 1865
— Last recorded R.W.M. 1870,
erased some years later.
5 St. Clair Dunedin 450 1865
— Dormant c. 1869.
6 Clutha Balclutha 460 1866 14 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
7 St. John Milton 461 1866
—
8 Waterloo Wellington 463 1866 13 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
9 St. John Otahuhu 464 1866
1870 Last recorded R.W.M. 1867.
10 Westland
Kilwinning
Hokitika 467 1867 88 1893 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
11 Dunstan Clyde 470 1867 103 1895 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
12 Celtic Dunedin 47 1867
—
13 St. Andrew
Kilwinning
Wanganui 481 1868 79 1892 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
14 Thistle
Lodge of
Westport
Westport 483 1868
1878 Merged with Phoenix Lodge,
No. 1690 E.C.
15 Charleston
Kilwinning
Nelson
(Charleston)
487 1868
1897 Dormant.
16 St. Andrew Greymouth 528 1872
1883 Date of last recorded
meeting.
17 Sir Walter
Scott
Auckland 533 1873 15 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
18 Caledonian Timaru 534 1873 16 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
19 Cromwell
Kilwinning
Cromwell 535 1873 98 1894 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
20 Patea
Kilwinning
Patea 536 1873 18 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
21 Oamaru
Kilwinning
Oamaru 537 1873 82 1892 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
22 St.
Augustine
Waimate 576(2) 1876 99 1894 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
23 Canterbury
Kilwinning
Lyttelton 585 1876 23 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
24 Manakau Onehunga 586 1876 24 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
25 Robert
Burns
Christchurch 604 1877 139 1905 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
26 St. John's Invercargill 610 1877 94 1894 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
27 Southern
Star (now
Geraldine)
Geraldine 619 1878 27 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
28 The Taieri
(now
Roslyn)
Dunedin 620 1878 250 1923 Joined G.L. of N.Z. Joined
G.L. of N.Z.
29 Thistle Ashburton 627 1878 113 1898 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
30 Cargill
Kilwinning
Port Chalmers 632 1879
—
31 Arrow
Kilwinning
Arrowtown 637 1879 86 1893 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
32 St. Andrew Wellington 639 1879 32 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
33 Thistle Masterton 647 1879 19* 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z. but as combined with
Masterton, 1430 E.C., and
entered on G.L.N.Z. Roll as
Masterton.
34 Hawera Hawera 652 1880 34 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
35 St. Clair
Kilwinning
Teddington 656 1881
1890 Dormant.
36 St. Thomas
Kilwinning
Kaitangata 659 1881 83 1893 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
37 St. John
Kilwinning
Dunedin 662 1881
—
38 Wairau Blenheim 663 1881 42 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z. Joined G.L. of N.Z.
39 The Crown Sydenham, Ch.Ch. 675 1882 138 1904
40 Manawatu
Kilwinning
Palmerston North 690 1883 47 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
41 Robert
Burns
Reefton 692 1883 50 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
42 Methven Methven 693 1883 51 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.E.
43 Harvey Gore 695 1884 49 1891 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
44 Peninsula
Kilwinning
Portobello (Otago) 696 1884
—
45 Te Aroha Te Aroha 697 1884 52 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
46 Ponsonby Auckland 708 1885
1890 Majority formed new Lodge
of same name as No 54,
5/9/1890
47 Wairoa Wairoa (South) 709 1885 55 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
48 Star in the
Far South
(now
Papakura)
Papakura 717 1885 56 1890 On inauguration of G.L. of
N.Z.
49 Montrose Gisborne 722 1885
—
50 Whitianga Kuaotuno 725 1885
1890 Dormant.
51 Foxton
Kilwinning
Foxton 727 1888 59 1890 Joined G.L. of N.Z., but
became dormant same year.
52 Taringatur
a
Lumsden Kumara 743 1887 100 1894 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
53 St. Andrew
(now
Kumara)
767 1889 65 1890 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
54 St. John's Eltham Stratford 785 1892 95 1894 Joined G.L. of N.Z.
55 Hinemoa
786 1892
—
56 Mahora Opunake 925 1902 1903 Extinct.
SUMMARY. 56 Charters or Warrants were issued, 9 of which became extinct while still under Grand
Lodge of Scotland, 11 still retain their membership, 36 joined Grand Lodge of New Zealand, but note
line 51 became dormant in the same year. Also line 33, Thistle, is in fact duplicated as it combined with
1430 E.C. before the Roll of N.Z. Lodges was allotted numbers.
Bro. J. Walker. R.W. District Grand Master of N.Z. South S.C., supplies the name of one lodge not
included above:—No. 748, Sir William Wallace, Paramatta, founded 1887. He says it is extinct, and I
assume had disappeared before 1890.
INFORMATION FROM THE NEW ZEALAND CRAFTSMAN
The New Zealand Craftsman publishes a list of some 480 Craft Lodges in addition to similar
information about other Masonic Lodges. While its principal business is to give service to those
Lodges which subscribe to the publication, it does include in the lists the names and numbers of some
Lodges which are obviously not advertisers, but it is not a complete list of the Craft Lodges under the
four constitutions which share in the administration. To the best of my information the following gives
details of some omissions.—
NEW ZEALAND CONSTITUTION
From its foundation in 1890 the Grand Lodge of New Zealand has granted Warrants to 438 Lodges,
seven of which are no longer on the Roll. These are Numbers 20, 35, 57, 59, 348, 417, 418. Nett
balance 431 as against 428 listed in the Craftsman. Those omitted appear to be.—
No. 83, St. Thomas Kilwinning, Kaitangata.
No. 375, Outram, Outram.
No. 436, a 1965 Warrant of which I have no information.
THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION
Between 1840 and 1893 the Grand Lodge of England issued 94 Warrants to Lodges in the five districts
which still operate. Fifty-three of these have gone out of existence principally because of transfers to
the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. leaving 41 still on the Register.
As Recorded
in the As Per
District of. Craftsman Register Missing
Auckland 12 17 5
Canterbury 6 7 1
Wellington 6 6 nil
Otago and Southland nil 4 4
Nelson and Marlborough 6 7 1
Totals 30 41 11
The official name of the last district is given as Westland and Nelson, and the missing Lodges are.—
Auckland District. Otago and Southland.
Duke of Albany, 2073, Helensville. Lodge of Otago, No. 844, Dunedin.
Franklin, 2138, Paparoa, The Dunedin Lodge, No. 931, Dunedin.
Corinthian, 1655, Thames. St. George, No. 1128, Lawrence.
Rodney, 1711, Warkworth. Port Chalmers Marine, No. 942, Port
Chalmers.
Canterbury District. Westland and Nelson:
Winchester No. 1737, Winchester. Lazar, No. 1689, Greymouth.
It is, of course, possible that some of these have ceased to exist, but I think it is unlikely.
IRISH CONSTITUTION
The Craftsman records three Lodges under a P.G.M. for New Zealand. I thought there were still four,
and there is a Grand Inspector in addition to the P.G.M.
SCOTTISH CONSTITUTION
The Craftsman shows two P.G.Ms New Zealand and New Zealand South, each with four Lodges.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND APPRECIATION
The July issue concludes what I call my provisional list of Craft Lodges in New Zealand, which W.
Bro. F. J. Pyne offered to publish for me and has given me a last minute opportunity to round things
off.
There are two mistakes in the April list. I show No. 8 N.Z.C. as being originally No. 432, S.C.—this
should read No. 418, S.C. No. 66, the Rawhiti Lodge, I give the date of establishment as 1878—this
should be 1890.
Crusader3 of the past, the present, and
the future
An address given by the Reverend K. A. Robinson,
Vicar of Rakaia, on the occasion of his installation as
Preceptor of Royal Canterbury Preceptory
In the first part of our Masonic life we are taught and
encouraged to keep certain moral precepts. If we are so
inclined the 18th degree teaches the stronger basis to the
moral life if it has spiritual support. Here, in the Knight's
Templar, w e are encouraged to be both practical and outgoing
in our motives, to practise our religion in a setting of militant
Christianty. The antecedents of our Preceptory life are
historic, and from the records of those far away days we may
still draw the inspiration of courage, and learn the folly of
rash enthusiasm and so, first:
1. The Crusade of THE PAST.
In our Malta degree we are given an excellent resume of
the history of our order. But prior to that time the Moselm
conquerors had for centuries allowed a Christian Protectorate
to exist in Jerusalem, and Christian pilgrims were allowed to
come and go freely. This state of affairs was ended in 1010
by the fanatical Caliph Hakim who destroyed the san ctuary,
thus initiating the series of events that culminated in the
Crusades. In those Crusades of long ago there occurred
something that came to its most terrible fruition within the
lifetime of us all. I speak of the catastrophe that befell world
Jewry.
One of the earliest aspects of the Crusades that blackened
the record of godly men was their violent persecution of the
Jews. At the time of their congregating to go on crusade, they
would storm through a German city, killing, maiming,
defiling. They justi fied their slaughter by saying it would
have been folly to leave for Jerusalem when the men who
crucified the Saviour stayed behind to grow rich. Their
action began a heritage that would haunt Germany for ever.
In our own time we have seen and heard of the forcible
liquidating of 6 million Jews, mainly through the Nazi's
inherited and cultivated hate in modern Germany. The
sowing of the wind in the 11th century reaped the whirlwind
in this 20th century.
2. I want to turn now to a Crusade of THE PRESENT.
Among the Christians defending Acre in 1291 were many
autonomous groups, Venetians, Genoans, Templars, Hos -
pitallers. We may discover a parallel between these uncon-
nected groups in a warring enterprise, and the disunity in
Christendom today. The enduring result of the divisions in
Christendom brought on by the Reformation of the 16th
century, has been a weakening of the Church's spiritual power
and authority, a scandalous duplicating of ministerial labour,
a picture of what for all the world seems like competing
interests, and God's love for mankind rendered well nigh
impotent through the effect on men's minds through the many
wars of religion.
I trust we all have it in our hearts to thank God for the many
winds of change that are blowing through Christendom toda y.
We are living in portentious days when at last the great Roman
colossus is bestirring itself in ways undreamed
foreseeable by any man. Twice, lately, I have seen these
headlines in Church newspapers: "The Church of Rome, so late
in entering the 20th century, now looks as if it is getting ready
to leapfrog over the rest of us into the 21st century." When the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Ramsay, visited Pope Paul in
March last year, the Pope told him, "You are rebuilding a bridge
which for centuries has lain fallen between the Church of Rome
and the Church of Canterbury."
I know that all over the world groups of Protestants are
taking steps to form united Churches. Five Churches recently
took steps in that direction here in New Zealand. But what is
commencing along these lines in most English speaking
countries should be seen as an enthusiastic preparation for
eventual re-union with Rome. The work and findings of the
two Vatican Councils show conclusively a willingness to talk
things over, even to modify long-standing positions
adamantly held, and now we learn that here in New Zealand,
the National Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic
Church are taking steps to hold talks to see where they can
work together in co-operation.
I suggest this to you as an eminent Crusade for the present
time in which we all can take an active interest.
3. The greatest Crusade of THE FUTURE which entices
the imagination of the whole of mankind is in the realm of
Peace. General Omar Bradley has warned, "Wars can be
prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we
who fa il to prevent them must share in the guil t for the
s lain". What I want to point out here is that most people
when they pray for peace, or speak about i t in any way,
mean only the space between wars. We have to lif t our
s ights and see that peace is something far greater than that,
more challenging, something for the whole of the future,
not always just something for the next 20 years, In these
days of the a tom bomb and i ts successors , mankind must
learn to put an end to war, or war will put an end to
mankind. Peace is something to which we must l i f t up our
eyes and see as the br ight morning s tar for every creature
on earth.
This is a suggestion for a Crusade for the future, a Crusade
for all men of goodwill . Christian and non-Christian, Jew and
Gentile, white and coloured. How long it will take to achieve
no man knows. It may be the work of centuries, but it will
come only as the result of hard work on the part of men of all
races. Idealistic? . . . but worthy of men with aims and objects
like ours.
'"
Banners of all kinds available from
Regalia House
In the July issue I give seven Lodges as being "no longer on the Roll of the Grand Lodge of New
Zealand". I accounted for four of these in the May issue, the remaining ones are No.s 348, 417, and
418. I now understand that these numbers were not in fact issued to avoid any possible confusion and
are still in use by other Constitutions in New Zealand.
I have also identified No. 436, N.Z.C., as the South Canterbury Lodge of Research as advertised in the
"Craftsman".
It is also worth noting that for at least the last 60 years there do not appear to be any cases of Lodges
going out of existence through lack of local support.
It was my original intention to rearrange all of the information I had gathered into chronological order
and to relate the progress of Freemasonry to the general progress of our country, but I welcomed the
offer of W. Bro. Pyne to publish them as they stood in the hope that I would attract additional
information to complete my picture.
I acknowledged some of the sources of my information in the May issue, but I wish to record my
particular thanks to the following:
R.W. Bro. J. M. Clark, Prov. G.M. I.C.; Bros. C. A. Rose and J. Walker; R.W. Prov. G.M's; S.C.,
North and South respectively; V.W. Bro. R. F. Newton, G.M., United Masters Lodge, No. 167, N.Z.C.,
and Bro. J. Tasker, now of Hamilton, for information and encouragement; also W. Bro. J. S. Hester,
Auckland, and W. Bro. L. Cooksley, of Otaki, and last but by no means least, W. Bro. F. J. Pyne.
F. GATLEY.
63 Victoria Avenue, Palmerston North.
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Crusaders of the past, the present, and the future
An address given by the Reverend K. A. Robinson, Vicar of Rakaia,
on the occasion of his installation as Preceptor of Royal Canterbury Preceptory
In the first part of our Masonic life we are taught and encouraged to keep certain moral precepts. If we
are so inclined the 18th degree teaches the stronger basis to the moral life if it has spiritual support.
Here, in the Knight's Templar, we are encouraged to be both practical and outgoing in our motives, to
practise our religion in a setting of militant Christianity. The antecedents of our Preceptory life are
historic, and from the records of those far away days we may still draw the inspiration of courage, and
learn the folly of rash enthusiasm and so, first:
1. The Crusade of THE PAST.
In our Malta degree we are given an excellent resume of the history of our order. But prior to that time
the Moselm conquerors had for centuries allowed a Christian Protectorate to exist in Jerusalem, and
Christian pilgrims were allowed to come and go freely. This state of affairs was ended in 1010 by the
fanatical Caliph Hakim who destroyed the sanctuary, thus initiating the series of events that culminated
in the Crusades. In those Crusades of long ago there occurred something that came to its most terrible
fruition within the lifetime of us all. I speak of the catastrophe that befell world Jewry.
One of the earliest aspects of the Crusades that blackened the record of godly men was their violent
persecution of the Jews. At the time of their congregating to go on crusade, they would storm through a
German city, killing, maiming, defiling. They justified their slaughter by saying it would have been
folly to leave for Jerusalem when the men who crucified the Saviour stayed behind to grow rich. Their
action began a heritage that would haunt Germany for ever. In our own time we have seen and heard of
the forcible liquidating of 6 million Jews, mainly through the Nazi's inherited and cultivated hate in
modern Germany. The sowing of the wind in the 11th century reaped the whirlwind in this 20th
century.
2. I want to turn now to a Crusade of THE PRESENT.
Among the Christians defending Acre in 1291 were many autonomous groups, Venetians, Genoans,
Templars, Hospitallers. We may discover a parallel between these unconnected groups in a warring
enterprise, and the disunity in Christendom today. The enduring result of the divisions in Christendom
brought on by the Reformation of the 16th century, has been a weakening of the Church's spiritual
power and authority, a scandalous duplicating of ministerial labour, a picture of what for all the world
seems like competing interests, and God's love for mankind rendered well nigh impotent through the
effect on men's minds through the many wars of religion.
I trust we all have it in our hearts to thank God for the many winds of change that are blowing through
Christendom today. We are living in portentious days when at last the great Roman colossus is
bestirring itself in ways undreamed foreseeable by any man. Twice, lately, I have seen these headlines
in Church newspapers: "The Church of Rome, so late in entering the 20th century, now looks as if it is
getting ready to leapfrog over the rest of us into the 21st century." When the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Dr. Ramsay, visited Pope Paul in March last year, the Pope told him, "You are rebuilding
a bridge which for centuries has lain fallen between the Church of Rome and the Church of
Canterbury."
I know that all over the world groups of Protestants are taking steps to form united Churches. Five
Churches recently took steps in that direction here in New Zealand. But what is commencing along
these lines in most English speaking countries should be seen as an enthusiastic preparation for
eventual re-union with Rome. The work and findings of the two Vatican Councils show conclusively a
willingness to talk things over, even to modify long-standing positions adamantly held, and now we
learn that here in New Zealand, the National Council of Churches and the Roman Catholic Church are
taking steps to hold talks to see where they can work together in co-operation.
I suggest this to you as an eminent Crusade for the present time in which we all can take an active
interest.
3. The greatest Crusade of THE FUTURE which entices the imagination of the whole of mankind is
in the realm of Peace. General Omar Bradley has warned, "Wars can be prevented just as surely as they
can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share in the guilt for the slain". What I want to
point out here is that most people when they pray for peace, or speak about it in any way, mean only
the space between wars. We have to lift our sights and see that peace is something far greater than that,
more challenging, something for the whole of the future, not always just something for the next 20
years, In these days of the atom bomb and its successors, mankind must learn to put an end to war, or
war will put an end to mankind. Peace is something to which we must lift up our eyes and see as the
bright morning star for every creature on earth.
This is a suggestion for a Crusade for the future, a Crusade for all men of goodwill. Christian and non-
Christian, Jew and Gentile, white and coloured. How long it will take to achieve no man knows. It may
be the work of centuries, but it will come only as the result of hard work on the part of men of all races.
Idealistic? . . . but worthy of men with aims and objects like ours.
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AUCKLAND
GRAND MASTER'S VISIT AT AUCKLAND
On 20th May the Grand Master, M.W. Bro. J. A. Redwood, paid an official visit to Lodge Tamaki, No.
328, meeting in the Masonic Hall, St. Helier's Bay, Auckland. Grand Lodge officers and brethren filled
the hall to capacity, and they extended a traditional Masonic welcome in an atmosphere of dignity and
brotherliness. The Prov. G.M., R.W. Bro. L. A. Lincoln, received our distinguished visitor with warm
words of welcome, and he conveyed the Fraternal Greetings of all who were present. The business of
the evening was to pass Bro. Brizzell to the second degree, the ceremony being performed with great
credit to the officers of the lodge.
The refectory proceedings which followed were notable for the quality of the speeches made, and also
for the manner in which all the toasts were proposed. In speaking to the toast to the Grand Master,
Wor. Bro. D. W. Wheeler, Master of the lodge said that this was the first occasion in 21 years that
Lodge Tamaki had received the honour of a visit from the Grand Master. In assuring the Grand Master
of the loyalty and affection of all the brethren present, he presented this beautifully prepared address of
loyalty and welcome.
M.W. Bro. John A. Redwood, Grand Master,
The Officers and Brethren of Lodge Tamaki, No. 328, extend to you their loyal fraternal greetings, the
warmest of welcomes and their sincere and grateful thanks for the great honour you have accorded our
Lodge by your attendance tonight at our Regular Meeting and Refectory proceedings.
Your visit at this time has special significance to us not only because it is the first occasion since our
dedication on which we have had the great honour of receiving our Grand Master, but also because it
coincides with an important stage in our history—our Twenty-first Year—the year we become of age
as a Lodge.
Your presence here tonight is therefore an exceptional event in the annals of this Lodge, and it gives us
added pleasure that it is you, personally, who is our Grand Master on this notable occasion. To most of
us this visit recalls an outstanding era in Auckland Freemasonry when from 1958 to 1961 you were our
Provincial Grand Master, and when you earned the admiration, respect and genuine affection of all
Auckland brethren, who were inspired by your exceptional leadership and ability, your devoted service
to the Craft and your constant consideration and understanding in helping brethren and their Lodges.
Your elevation in 1966 to your present high office was both merited and inevitable. It gave special
cause for rejoicing to all Auckland brethren, and Freemasonry through-out New Zealand has since
prospered all the more through your able leadership.
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We know that your duties have taken you not only over the length and breadth of New Zealand, but
also, last year, to England, Ireland and France, when, in the company of the Grand Secretary, you
firmly established the standing of New Zealand Freemasonry overseas. We therefore feel very humble
in the knowledge that in your busy and burdensome programme you have found time to visit us.
In the foreknowledge of your coming there has been a natural temptation to make a special occasion of
this visit, but with due respect we feel that your purpose in visiting us is part of a programme to see at
first hand whether the high standard of work in your home district, as well as throughout New Zealand,
is being maintained. We have therefore conducted our ceremony and refectory proceedings without
variation from our routine working of a Second Degree except, of course, for normal additions
necessary for the reception of our distinguished guests.
May we now take the liberty of adding to what you have witnessed, and tell you something of how
Lodge Tamaki tries to play a useful part in the life of Auckland Freemasonry. First of all we are, and
have always been, a happy Lodge, with unity and harmony among our brethren. Our meetings attract a
regular attendance of members, seldom less than 50 and often more. Our officers, as in every year past,
are lovers of the Craft, always diligent, and while claiming no individual talents, work happily and
industriously as a team to achieve and maintain the highest possible standard of ceremonial work. If
tonight you have observed any deficiencies, we are sure you will make allowances for the possible
effect on individuals of the greatness of the occasion. We are fortunate also in having talent among our
members to brighten our refectory proceedings.
While our brethren, for all their enthusiasm, have not sought the limelight, we have appreciated two
honoris causa appointments which Grand Lodge has seen fit to bestow on Past Masters of our Lodge,
and we are particularly proud to include in our membership M.W. Bro. Wilfrid W. Wright, P. Pro.
G.M., who was Provincial Grand Master in the year of our dedication, and who still never fails to
attend a Regular Meeting at least once a year. We will be thinking of him next Saturday when he
celebrates his 88th birthday. Many others of our brethren, of course, have given notable service to the
Craft, and in particular you will be aware that the annual bowls and golf tournaments, now valuable
features of the Auckland Masonic year, owe their origin and progressive development to a foundation
member of this Lodge.
We are always encouraged in our ceremonies by many welcome visitors, and this is our reward for
maintaining close fraternal relationships with the greatest possible number of Lodges in the Auckland
District, as well as several further afield. In his visits the Master is always well supported by brethren
of the Lodge. We particularly wish to mention our close relationship with Lodge Selwyn, No. 274, and
especially their considerate and brotherly act a few years ago, which made it possible for us to acquire
joint and equal ownership of the Lodge premises we occupy. We firmly believe that our two Lodges,
living and working together in harmony, have not only contributed much to the well-being of Free-
masonry, but have also indirectly been an influence for good in our local community.
Our brethren are ever mindful of their duty to care for the sick and needy, and as a Lodge we are also
ready to encourage support for other worthy causes. We have learned that an appeal for funds for the
building of a Geriatric Hospital at Roskill Masonic Village will be launched in the near future, and
tonight we take the opportunity of asking you, as Chairman of the Northern Masonic Association Trust
Board, to accept a cheque for $200 as an early
contribution towards this worthy and necessary venture. Our brethren have also been informed of the
request this year for increased contributions to the Fund of Benevolence, and I am hoping that tonight
you may explain to us as you have done on other occasions, the need for this request at this particular
time.
May I now say how deeply we appreciate and welcome this opportunity to pay tribute in your
presence' to the office of Grand Master, and more particularly to pay tribute to you personally for the
lustre you have added to that office. Let there be no doubt that our brethren here tonight will long
remember this outstanding event in our history.
Finally, on this very special occasion of the first visit by our Grand Master, so appropriately in our
twenty-first year, I ask you on behalf of all our officers and brethren to accept not only the cheque to
which I have just referred, but also this address of welcome, loyalty and brotherly affection. I express
the hope that in future years it will remind you of the devotion to Freemasonry of a Lodge in your own
District which has tonight, by your presence, had bestowed on it the greatest honour of its career, and
whose members have thereby been inspired to keep it a place where brethren of all ranks will be glad
to visit, and feel that their visit has been really worthwhile.
D. W. WHEELER,
20th May, 1968. Master.
The Master also presented a cheque for $200 being a gift from the brethren of Lodge Tamaki towards
the cost of erecting the Geriatric Hospital at Roskill Masonic Village.
In response the Grand Master referred to the great welcomes and the expressions of loyalty conveyed
to him throughout New Zealand. Seldom had he seen such efficiency and enthusiasm as he had
witnessed tonight. He commented favourably on the high standards being maintained throughout the
territory, and all of this without the loss of any of our traditional dignity and sincerity. The news that
our Governor-General, R.W. Bro. Sir Arthur Porritt, Bt.' G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., P.G.W.(E.C.),
had been invited to accept nomination to the office of Grand Master of New Zealand was received with
sustained applause. The completion of the refectory programme included an evening notable for its
dignity of ceremonial, and also for its truly Masonic Welcome to our Grand Master.
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WELLINGTON
LODGE ENDEAVOUR, No. 368
Eulogy to the late W. Bro. Arthur J. Jeffs, delivered by W. Bro. MacFarlane
at the one hundred and seventy- ninth regular meeting, 12th June, 1968
Worshipful Master, I crave your permission to say a few words of praise and in my capacity as the
second oldest P.M. (member), try to extol the virtues and selflessness of our dear departed W. Bro.
who, having passed on to Grand Lodge above, has left us with a loss in our ranks which will be felt for
a long time. On your behalf and indeed on behalf of all our members, I express to Mrs Jeffs, her sons
and grandchildren, our deepest sympathy in their trial. May they find some consolation from the high
esteem with which he was held by all who had the good fortune to be associated with him.
Perhaps some of our younger members may not be aware of the great debt we, of 368, owe to W. Bro.
Arthur. He had the inspiration to form a new Lodge in Karori early in 1951 and proceeded with his
usual quiet efficiency to probe the possibility of getting the names of the requisite number of members,
including Past Masters, to satisfy Grand Lodge that there was enough interest to proceed with the
formation of a lodge. This, as you can imagine, took a lot of time and hard work and Arthur took it
upon himself to do most of it. The preparatory labours took almost one year to complete and the new
Lodge Endeavour, No. 368, was consecrated on Saturday, 15th March, 1952. This was a great joy to
Arthur but before reaching this satisfactory conclusion there had been many setbacks, delays,
frustrations and disappointments. I was privileged to be associated with him during this period and I
often marvelled at his tenacity of purpose, patience (with those of us who were less informed in matters
Masonic) and above all, the efficiency with which he carried out the large amount of detail required by
Grand Lodge before they would consent to the issue of a Charter or Warrant for a new lodge.
Arthur was invested as a Senior Warden at the consecration and the following year on the 2nd
Wednesday of March, he was installed as Master. During his year as Master he carried out his duties
with skill and assiduity, carrying the banner of the new Lodge through the Wellington district and
beyond. As a P.M. he proved a power of strength and during the next 15 years he held many and varied
regular and acting positions in the Lodge. He was Acting Organist, 1959-60. Invested as Organist,
1961-62. Invested as Secretary, 1963-64. These activities would have occupied the spare time of most
men, but in addition, Arthur found time to write the history of the Lodge from its inception until he
resigned as Secretary. At this time he must have derived much pleasure to know that the continuance of
the history writing would be undertaken by our worthy and efficient treasurer, John McGee.
It was a great disappointment to us that Grand Lodge did not see fit to honour him with G.L. rank,
although he was appointed to the Board of Benevolence.
He was for many years Preceptor of the Lodge and the efficient workings and many of our customs
were introduced by him.
He was an active member in many other branches of our order, more especially Waterloo Royal Arch
Chapter, of which he was P.Z. He had a hand in the change of meeting place of that order from the
Terrace to Khandallah.
No doubt most of our members have read the excellent obituary in the Press covering his everyday
duties during his long and distinguished service in the electrification of many branches of our railway
system.
There is no doubt in my mind that Arthur lived Masonry and at all times endeavoured to practise out of
the Lodge those duties he was taught in it. As a citizen, New Zealand has derived much benefit from
his civil duties. As a Mason, he has left a lasting memorial in Lodge Endeavour, as without his
persistence and patience No. 368 would not have been allotted to Wellington district. We mourn the
loss of a great man and a Mason.
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GREYMOUTH LODGE, 1233, E.C., CENTENNIAL MEETING, MAY 25th, 1968
Despite earthquakes and appalling weather, Greymouth Lodge, constituted under the Grand Lodge of
England on May 25th, 1868, celebrated its Centenary on May 25th, 1968.
The celebrations got away with a most successful Get-together on the Friday night in the Refectory
where a large number of the Brethren and their wives, some of whom had travelled long distances to be
present, met and reminisced over days gone by.
On Saturday after the Centennial Meeting was held. Unfortunately, owing to the earthquake quite a
number of the Brethren had to work and lessened the attendance considerably. Nevertheless, there was
a large gathering of Greymouth Brethren and visitors from sister Lodges in the district.
The Worshipful Master, W. Bro. L. A. Lyon, welcomed the visitors which included, Rt. W. Bro. R. J.
Shand-Smith, District G.M., Westland and Nelson; Rt. W. Bro. R. Munro, District G.M., Canterbury;
Rt. W. Bro. E. A. Lord, District G.M., Otago, and Rt. W. Bro. W. A. Robertson, Past Prov. G.M., in
the unavoidable absence of Rt. W. Bro. A. S. Ransby, Prov. G.M.
Rt. W. Bro. Shand-Smith presented to the Lodge the Centennial Warrant from the United Grand Lodge
of England and the Greetings of the Grand Master, the Duke of Kent.
The Roll Call by the Secretary was responded to by a goodly number of Greymouth Brethren.
A most interesting historical survey of the Lodge was presented by W. Bro. O. H. Jackson.
After congratulatory greetings had been tendered, the Brethren adjourned for high tea when the usual
toasts were honoured.
A cabaret held in the evening, despite the atrocious weather, was well attended.
On Sunday the Brethren attended Divine Service at Holy Trinity Church where the Vicar, the Rev.
Canon Aubrey, spoke of the work and influence of the Lodge during its hundred years of existence.
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CONCORD LODGE
The installation meeting of the Concord Lodge, No. 39, Papanui, Christchurch, was conducted by
V.W. Bro. T. T. Eade, Asst. Prov. Grand Master from South Canterbury. This gave V.W. Bro. Eade
much pleasure as his own son, Bro. T. A. Eade, had been initiated in Concord Lodge earlier this year.
The new Master is W. Bro. C. B. Drinnan, and his installation took place in the presence of a very
large gathering. Among those present was Bro. G. V. Furby, who was initiated as long ago as 1906,
and who recently celebrated his Golden Wedding.
Grand Lodge was represented by many Grand Lodge Officers, including M.W. Bro. J. S. Hawker,
P.G.M., Rt. W. Bro. E. J. Butcher, P. Prov. G.M., and R.W. Bro. O. F. Baker, P.G.W.
Bro. F. W. McCaldon was invested as organist of the Lodge for the thirty-first year. Bro. McCaldon
has given excellent service to the craft as an organist, and acts as organist for four other Lodges as
well.
The Concord Lodge has had many distinguished Brethren — M.W. Bro. Clifford S. Thompson was
Grand Master in 1953; and M.W. Bro. J. N. Du Feu was awarded the Past Rank of P. Pro. Grand
Master in 1946.
V.W. Bro. T. T. Eade, who conducted the ceremony in a very kindly and sincere manner, is in his third
year as an Asst. Prov. G.M. During his term he has carried out most of the Installation ceremonies in
South Canterbury. He was initiated in St. Augustine Lodge, No. 99, Waimate, in January, 1926 and
became Master in 1937.
V.W. BRO. CANON H. J. WEST KNIGHTS
A very elderly brother living in Christchurch who is very highly regarded in the Craft is V.W. Bro.
Canon Harold J. West Knights, P.G.Lec. Canon Knights has not enjoyed particularly good health for
some time; but there have been many expressions of good wishes in the Chapters and Lodges.
V.W. Bro. Knights was initiated in St. John the Baptist Lodge, Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1909, and
joined the Royal Arch Chapter 10 years later. His father and grandfather were both Freemasons. He
held Provincial rank in the United Kingdom, and was Past Prov. Grand Chaplain for Bedfordshire.
In New Zealand he was appointed Grand Lecturer in 1938-39. He has been associated with Lodges at
Hokitika, South Rakaia, and Amberley.
Canon Knights has been a keen member of Beckett Rose Croix Chapter and has been an Hon. Member
of Clifton Chapter. He still takes a lively interest in matters of today and in the Craft in general.
CHEVIOT LODGE INSTALLATION
Rt. W. Bro. J. W. Vivian, Prov. G.M., conducted the installation of Bro. Derek Stuart Byrne, as Master
of the Cheviot Lodge, No. 124. The new Master is a public accountant in Christchurch and Cheviot.
and filled the office of Treasurer of his Lodge for several years.
In the refectory, Rt. W. Bro. Vivian said that the Project Concern relating to flats for elderly persons is
very dear to his heart, and he urged members to contribute to the fund to the best of their ability. He
said that no one can deny that there is a need for these flats, and there is this need among Masons and
widows.
W. Bro. Byrne, in an impressive address, spoke of Morality as one of our prime objects. He stated that
we should concern ourselves about the state of morals in this country. He mentioned the need for a
high standard of morals in our homes, our schools, and in our Churches. Freemasons are a large body
of persons who can have a great deal of influence for good in matters of morality and behaviour.
— A.C.F.