E. H. ADDINGTON

ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 3
with congratulations to R. W. Bro. Lambert "on the excellent execution
of the volume.'' He says of the Address of Grand Master Thomas
that it was scholarly and eloquent.
He "emphatically non-concurs in a decision permitting a Lodge
to do degree work on Sunday."
We find from the summaries of E. W. Bro. Geo. A. Beauchamp
that the membership of the Jurisdiction is 23,303, a net gain of 984.
ALBBKTA, 1911.
The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. J. J. Dunlop, said in the 'Course of
his Address:
'' I issued a dispensation to conduct the Masonic funeral service in
case of an E. A., also one in case of a F. C.
"I am aware many will disagree with me in this, but 1 hold an B. A.
or F. C. are brother Masons, not entitled to all the privileges of a M. W.,
but a brother Mason just the same, and surely you would not withhold
from him the last sad rites of our fraternity.
'' It always appears to me that this idea of excluding E. A. and
F. C. from all the privileges of Masonry, originated in some jurisdiction
where they charge separately for each degree as it is conferred, and
this withholding Masonic privileges was the gentle art of applying the
thumb screws to make the victim come forward with the cash and incidentally
get his degrees."
An Entered Apprentice is a Mason, and we agree with the Most
Worshipful that there is no inherent objection to his burial with Masonic
honors.
He reported a growth of over 33 per cent in membership, and then
he added:
"Brethren, be not deceived by figures; the strength of our fraternity
is not in numbers, but in the upright, moral character and integrity
of its members. The spirit of materialism, if just plain commercialism,
is the curse of Freemasonry to-day. The remedy is more '
care in the selection of candidates, and having a series of lectures for
the instruction of the brethren. Ashlar Lodge, of Calgary, set an example
last winter which I am sure might well be taken up by other Lodges.
They arranged for some six lectures, got out a nice little folder, giving
date of lecture, subject and name of the lecturer; these were delivered
in the lodgeroom. While our ritual is beautiful, impressive and sublime,
let us not forget that after all, it is but the case that contains the
jewel, and while we admire the casket let us not forget the precious
gem it contains."
The Grand Secretary, M. W. Bro. G. Macdonald, reported that the
total of members was 3823, a net gain of 840. He reported that the receipts
exceeded the expenses some twenty-one hundred dollars.
AKIZONA, 1911.
The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Frank Thomas, reported that no complications
had arisen to disturb the peace and good will which had
prevailed among the workmen.