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Merit.
simply comparing the way in which the ceremonies were worked we may discover who was the most brilliant as an orator , or who possessed the greatest aptitude for learning to repeat certain sentences , but Freemasonry should go far beyond the utterances of the tongue—ifc should be grafted in the heart of a man , from which source alone can
spring truly Masonic thoughts and actions . The correspondent previously quoted goes on to say that " a man should not be made Master of a Lodge unless he is prepared faithfully to discharge the duties of that
honourwould have disappeared and rewards for natural gifts or greater knowledge wonld have taken their place . This is not what is intended . In Freemasonry we are all equal , and tbe dunce should stand as good a chance as the scholar of rising to eminence , provided he bo imbued with an equal share of the spirit of Freemasonry , and bis
ignorance does not become too prominent—so as to bring ridicule on the Order . We cannot all be masters of the work , and if this were possible what would become of those who now love to boast of their superiority over all others in the matter of knowledge of Masonic ritual ? We think there is no greater egotist in Freemasonry than the
brother who is " letter perfect" in its various forms and ceremonies . The concluding paragraph of "A Freemason ' s" letter is also in accordance with our views , and his remarks will
be equally endorsed by our readers . He says : " Masonry means something more than giving dinners and getting your name into the papers . " Just so ! We have already said enough to show what we deem needful in a Mason ,
and " giving dinners and getting your name into the papers " are not included in those qualifications , and yet the ability to properly preside at a Masonic dinner , and power to merit notice , either in the papers or by other
public means , are not to be despised , even if they are not among the acquirements which every Mason should strive to secure , and that , too , with the conviction that true glory will await him in proportion to the merit be
displays . As we have all through argued , ifc is very difficult to decide what merit really is , but there is no gainsaying the fact that what is popular is not always meritorious , while that which is meritorious is not always popular ,
and on this basis we may dismiss many of the attacks which are levelled against particular practices in Freemasonry . Because certain practices are not popular they are deemed to be without merifc ; a most erroneous conclusion to arrive at ; at the same time it is one which throughout life governs many of our actions .
The final meeting of the Committee for the Ball which took place in January last , in aid of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held last week , at the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool , when it was reported thafc the gross receipts amounted to £ 392 15 s 6 d , the expenditure to . 6184 6 s 3 d , leaving a balance of £ 208 9 s 3 d
to be paid to the above-named institution . The accounts were passed , and the ballot was taken for Life Governorships amongst tbe Stewards , when the following were elected : —Bros . Banner , Coxon , Jarman , Hart , Jude , H . H . Smith , Kelly , Sowden , Wood , Hallwood , and Leake . Cordial votes of thanks were given to the executive officers , the services of the honorary secretary ( Bro . Leake ) being especially recognised .
Under the auspices of the Unity Lodge , No . 567 , a largely attended and successful ball was held at the Court House , Warwick , ou Wednesday , the 29 fch ult . The room had been tastefully decorated for the occasion . Mr . J .
Boddmgton officiated as M . C , and Mr . Eigg ' s string band accompanied the dancing , which commenced abont halfpast nine o ' clock , and continued until five next morning .
Hoixomy ' s OHUJIEHT AND PIMS . —In all outward complaints a desperate enort should be made to at once remove these annoying inannities , and of establishing a cure . The remarkable remedies discovered by Professor J-miloway will satisfactorily accomplish this desirable result , withoutanv of
, 'nose dangers or drawbacks which attend the old method of treating ulcerative inflammations , scrofulous affections , and scorbutic eruptions . Tbe most timid invalids may use both the Ointment and Pills with the utmost safety , wicn certain success , provided a moderate attention be bestowed on their accompanying " Directions . " Both the preparations soothe , heal , and purify , i ™ . » , w a 8 sis ' s tho other materially in affecting cores and renewing strength oy netping exhausted nature just -when she needs such succour .
able office . " This is quite true , but what aro fche duties of that " honourable office ? " He is entirely wrong if he imagines them to consist only of ability to work the ceremonies . If this were so rewards for merit in Freemasonry
A Masonic Alphabet.
A MASONIC ALPHABET .
XXIIL— "WORK . " The toiling ant , the busy bee , Work all tbe smiling day ; Then when fche pleasant sunbeams flee , To rest , they haste away .
Without a paase their toil to break They use the shining hours , Lest storm may bid them work forsake , Or drench their zeal with showers .
Each Mason should be swift to grasp The moments as they fly j If but to giro a friendly clasp Of tender sympathy .
Each minute has its present call , For some kind deed to do—Some generous act , however small , May gild the moments through .
Work well then ere fche day is past , Ere strength and life be done ; For night is falling very fast When no Work can be done .
XXIV . — " EXAMPLE . " The years fchey come , the years they go , To shelter in fche past—The wat ' ry tides they ebb and flow Each earnest as the last .
The sun each day sends forth his beams , To bless us , year by year ; And certain , his expiring gleams Proclaim the night is near .
These teach the world fche path of right , And point a moral clear ; To do fche good with all of might , > And duty , without fear .
Our Order ' s aims are fair aud free , Still reaching for the good ; And faithful Masons e ' er should be , As patterns , understood .
Should have the passions at command , And shew enlightened mind ; And like the friendly beacon stand , Examples for mankind . —Sydney Freemason . WM . F . OKE .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY LODGE . No . 354
THE annual Festival was held in the Langham Hotel , Glasgow , on Friday , the 27 th ulfc . Dancing commenced at 7 p . m ., and con . tinned till ten o ' clock , when fche company , which numbered about one hundred , sat down to supper . The chair , in the unavoidable absence of Bro . D . T . Colquhoun E . W . M ., was occupied by Brother Dr . Jas . Steel Muir , the croupiers being Bros . C . Petrie-S . W . and
Borrower J . W . Among others present were Bros . D . Eeid W . G . B . B . P . G . S ., A . Grey No . 3 bis , J . Wardop No . 3 bis , Jas . Findlay P . M . 333 , J . Goodfellow 354 , Wm . Anderson 354 , Baillie J . Colquhoun , Mr . A . Gordon , Mr . P . Drummond , Eev . Parry Thomas , and the Eev . J . M'Master Chaplain of the Lodge .
CLYDE LODGE , No . 408
rPHE regular by-monthly meeting was held in the Masonic Hall -I- 30 Hops Street , on Friday , 17 th ulfc . Bro . James Leitoh , occnpied the chair , and was supported by Bros . John M'Innes D . M ., William Clinton P . M ., Angus Eankin acting S . W ., John Simpson J . W ., William Mullan S . D ., Eobert M'Crone Treas ., Chas . J . Dunn Tr . B . F ., J . Macnaught Campbell Secretary , John Bobinson J . S ., Carl
Gutzke acting I . G ., Charles Stewart P . M . 4 , D . Davidson D . M . 354 , John Callen P . M . 609 , & c . The Lodge being opened in the usual manner , Mr . John C . Eoss was admitted and initiated into the mysteries of the Order by the E . VY . M ., and thereafter the Lodge being passed to fche square degree , Bros . J . C . Eoss and A . Finlay
were instructed in this degree by Bros . J . M'Innes . A Lodge of Mark Masters waa then opened , when tbe following brethren received that degree from Bro . J . Macnaught Campbell , viz ., Bros . Duncan
Campbell , Jas . Wilson , G . Wilson , John Eice , William Porter , James Allen , and Alexander M'Innes , and Bros . Morris Cohen and Peter M'Gregor of Lodges Nos . 354 and 609 respectively . The Lodge was then closed in due and ancient form .
The members of the Union Lodge , No . 127 , gave their annual dinner and tea , afc the Foresters' Hall , on the 22 nd ulfc ., to 250 of the aged poor of Margate . The dinner consisted of roast beef , roast legs of mutton , roast veal ; hams , Christmas puddings , & c . of which , ifc is needless to say , there waa a bountiful supply .
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Merit.
simply comparing the way in which the ceremonies were worked we may discover who was the most brilliant as an orator , or who possessed the greatest aptitude for learning to repeat certain sentences , but Freemasonry should go far beyond the utterances of the tongue—ifc should be grafted in the heart of a man , from which source alone can
spring truly Masonic thoughts and actions . The correspondent previously quoted goes on to say that " a man should not be made Master of a Lodge unless he is prepared faithfully to discharge the duties of that
honourwould have disappeared and rewards for natural gifts or greater knowledge wonld have taken their place . This is not what is intended . In Freemasonry we are all equal , and tbe dunce should stand as good a chance as the scholar of rising to eminence , provided he bo imbued with an equal share of the spirit of Freemasonry , and bis
ignorance does not become too prominent—so as to bring ridicule on the Order . We cannot all be masters of the work , and if this were possible what would become of those who now love to boast of their superiority over all others in the matter of knowledge of Masonic ritual ? We think there is no greater egotist in Freemasonry than the
brother who is " letter perfect" in its various forms and ceremonies . The concluding paragraph of "A Freemason ' s" letter is also in accordance with our views , and his remarks will
be equally endorsed by our readers . He says : " Masonry means something more than giving dinners and getting your name into the papers . " Just so ! We have already said enough to show what we deem needful in a Mason ,
and " giving dinners and getting your name into the papers " are not included in those qualifications , and yet the ability to properly preside at a Masonic dinner , and power to merit notice , either in the papers or by other
public means , are not to be despised , even if they are not among the acquirements which every Mason should strive to secure , and that , too , with the conviction that true glory will await him in proportion to the merit be
displays . As we have all through argued , ifc is very difficult to decide what merit really is , but there is no gainsaying the fact that what is popular is not always meritorious , while that which is meritorious is not always popular ,
and on this basis we may dismiss many of the attacks which are levelled against particular practices in Freemasonry . Because certain practices are not popular they are deemed to be without merifc ; a most erroneous conclusion to arrive at ; at the same time it is one which throughout life governs many of our actions .
The final meeting of the Committee for the Ball which took place in January last , in aid of the West Lancashire Masonic Educational Institution was held last week , at the Masonic Hall , Hope Street , Liverpool , when it was reported thafc the gross receipts amounted to £ 392 15 s 6 d , the expenditure to . 6184 6 s 3 d , leaving a balance of £ 208 9 s 3 d
to be paid to the above-named institution . The accounts were passed , and the ballot was taken for Life Governorships amongst tbe Stewards , when the following were elected : —Bros . Banner , Coxon , Jarman , Hart , Jude , H . H . Smith , Kelly , Sowden , Wood , Hallwood , and Leake . Cordial votes of thanks were given to the executive officers , the services of the honorary secretary ( Bro . Leake ) being especially recognised .
Under the auspices of the Unity Lodge , No . 567 , a largely attended and successful ball was held at the Court House , Warwick , ou Wednesday , the 29 fch ult . The room had been tastefully decorated for the occasion . Mr . J .
Boddmgton officiated as M . C , and Mr . Eigg ' s string band accompanied the dancing , which commenced abont halfpast nine o ' clock , and continued until five next morning .
Hoixomy ' s OHUJIEHT AND PIMS . —In all outward complaints a desperate enort should be made to at once remove these annoying inannities , and of establishing a cure . The remarkable remedies discovered by Professor J-miloway will satisfactorily accomplish this desirable result , withoutanv of
, 'nose dangers or drawbacks which attend the old method of treating ulcerative inflammations , scrofulous affections , and scorbutic eruptions . Tbe most timid invalids may use both the Ointment and Pills with the utmost safety , wicn certain success , provided a moderate attention be bestowed on their accompanying " Directions . " Both the preparations soothe , heal , and purify , i ™ . » , w a 8 sis ' s tho other materially in affecting cores and renewing strength oy netping exhausted nature just -when she needs such succour .
able office . " This is quite true , but what aro fche duties of that " honourable office ? " He is entirely wrong if he imagines them to consist only of ability to work the ceremonies . If this were so rewards for merit in Freemasonry
A Masonic Alphabet.
A MASONIC ALPHABET .
XXIIL— "WORK . " The toiling ant , the busy bee , Work all tbe smiling day ; Then when fche pleasant sunbeams flee , To rest , they haste away .
Without a paase their toil to break They use the shining hours , Lest storm may bid them work forsake , Or drench their zeal with showers .
Each Mason should be swift to grasp The moments as they fly j If but to giro a friendly clasp Of tender sympathy .
Each minute has its present call , For some kind deed to do—Some generous act , however small , May gild the moments through .
Work well then ere fche day is past , Ere strength and life be done ; For night is falling very fast When no Work can be done .
XXIV . — " EXAMPLE . " The years fchey come , the years they go , To shelter in fche past—The wat ' ry tides they ebb and flow Each earnest as the last .
The sun each day sends forth his beams , To bless us , year by year ; And certain , his expiring gleams Proclaim the night is near .
These teach the world fche path of right , And point a moral clear ; To do fche good with all of might , > And duty , without fear .
Our Order ' s aims are fair aud free , Still reaching for the good ; And faithful Masons e ' er should be , As patterns , understood .
Should have the passions at command , And shew enlightened mind ; And like the friendly beacon stand , Examples for mankind . —Sydney Freemason . WM . F . OKE .
Scotland.
SCOTLAND .
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY LODGE . No . 354
THE annual Festival was held in the Langham Hotel , Glasgow , on Friday , the 27 th ulfc . Dancing commenced at 7 p . m ., and con . tinned till ten o ' clock , when fche company , which numbered about one hundred , sat down to supper . The chair , in the unavoidable absence of Bro . D . T . Colquhoun E . W . M ., was occupied by Brother Dr . Jas . Steel Muir , the croupiers being Bros . C . Petrie-S . W . and
Borrower J . W . Among others present were Bros . D . Eeid W . G . B . B . P . G . S ., A . Grey No . 3 bis , J . Wardop No . 3 bis , Jas . Findlay P . M . 333 , J . Goodfellow 354 , Wm . Anderson 354 , Baillie J . Colquhoun , Mr . A . Gordon , Mr . P . Drummond , Eev . Parry Thomas , and the Eev . J . M'Master Chaplain of the Lodge .
CLYDE LODGE , No . 408
rPHE regular by-monthly meeting was held in the Masonic Hall -I- 30 Hops Street , on Friday , 17 th ulfc . Bro . James Leitoh , occnpied the chair , and was supported by Bros . John M'Innes D . M ., William Clinton P . M ., Angus Eankin acting S . W ., John Simpson J . W ., William Mullan S . D ., Eobert M'Crone Treas ., Chas . J . Dunn Tr . B . F ., J . Macnaught Campbell Secretary , John Bobinson J . S ., Carl
Gutzke acting I . G ., Charles Stewart P . M . 4 , D . Davidson D . M . 354 , John Callen P . M . 609 , & c . The Lodge being opened in the usual manner , Mr . John C . Eoss was admitted and initiated into the mysteries of the Order by the E . VY . M ., and thereafter the Lodge being passed to fche square degree , Bros . J . C . Eoss and A . Finlay
were instructed in this degree by Bros . J . M'Innes . A Lodge of Mark Masters waa then opened , when tbe following brethren received that degree from Bro . J . Macnaught Campbell , viz ., Bros . Duncan
Campbell , Jas . Wilson , G . Wilson , John Eice , William Porter , James Allen , and Alexander M'Innes , and Bros . Morris Cohen and Peter M'Gregor of Lodges Nos . 354 and 609 respectively . The Lodge was then closed in due and ancient form .
The members of the Union Lodge , No . 127 , gave their annual dinner and tea , afc the Foresters' Hall , on the 22 nd ulfc ., to 250 of the aged poor of Margate . The dinner consisted of roast beef , roast legs of mutton , roast veal ; hams , Christmas puddings , & c . of which , ifc is needless to say , there waa a bountiful supply .