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which may be urged in behalf of the Empire Lodge . There are some special lodges which 111 . 13 ' be said to have created the want they were intended to meet , but in this instance it is not so . The Empire Lodge took its origin from thc Empire Club , an institution which has now been established some years , for the convenience of those in this country—and their number is
legion—who are associated with or interested in our colonies ; that is to say , with such as have official or commercial relations with them . The Empire Lodge is founded on precisely the same basis , and is intended to serve as a kind of Masonic home for colonial brethren when visiting the old country . Of course , in a certain sense , every member of our Society who visits us has
a right to look upon every one of our lodges as his home , the right of visit being one of the landmarks of our Order . But this right , though it will smooth the way for his introduction into any lodge he may desire to visit , and will secure to him , when introduced , a right hearty welcome from the members , will , all the same , not permit of his being quite
so self-possessed and at his ease—especially if he happens to be an entire personal stranger—as must be the case when he knows that he and the brethren he is about to meet for the first time have some special tie which unites them . As a rule , all colonials , when they come amongst us for the first time , are heartily welcomed , it being , generally speaking , the visitor ' s own
fault if he does not succeed in spending a pleasant time in our midst . But this does not destroy the fact that if there is some connecting link , no matter how slight it may be , between the visitor and the visited , they start , on meeting for the first time , as if they were acquaintances . There is something in common between them , something in which they have a mutual interest , and
therefore something to talk about . A and B meet who have never seen each other before , but they served in the same regiment , were at the same school , or are engaged in the same business , and therefore they " cotton " to each other at once . Now , this is precisely the merit of the Empire Lodge , and when our colonial brethren visit it next year , as doubtless they will in
large numbers , in connection with ( the Indian and Colonial Exhibition at South Kensington , they will find men connected with the colonies to welcome them , and they will at once be happy all round . We cannot doubt that a lodge which has been founded for this purpose , and in this spirit , must have a splendid future before it .
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UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following business will be transacted on Wednesday next : 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 nd September , 1 S 85 , for confirmation . 2 , To consider the following communication from the M . W . Grand Master : —
It having- come under the notice of the M . W . Grand Master that the distinguished brethren who represent this Grand Lodge at the various Foreign Grand Lodges have not hitherto been invested with any badge to mark their position as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England such as has generally been presented by those Foreign Grand Lodges to the English brethren representing them in this country , His Royal Highness has been pleased to approve the accompanying design , and recommends that a jewel made in accordance therewith be conferred on each of the brethren in question , to be held and worn by them while actually officiating as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England .
3 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 6 . Election of a Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of
Benevolence . 7 . Election of 12 Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year enusing . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which arerecommendations for the following grants : —
The widow of a brother of the Derwent Lodge , No . 40 , Hastings £ 50 o o A brother of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1365 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Robert Burns Lodge , No , 25 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Shakespeare Lodge , No . 2 S 4 , Warwick ... 75 o o A brother of the Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1457 , Loughton ... 100 o o A brother of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London ... 50 o o
A brother of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London ... ... 50 o o The orphan daughter of a brother of the Villiers Lodge , No , 1194 , Hampton Court ... ... ... ... ... ... Co o o A brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Earl of Ellesmere Lodge , No . C 7 S , Farnworth ... 75 o o A brother of the Era Lodge , No . 1423 , Twickenham ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Abercorn Lodge , No . 1549 , Great Stanmore ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the loyal Victoria Lodge , No . 557 ,
Callington ... ... ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a biother of the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 140 , Greenwich ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , Chipping Barnett ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London ... ... so o o
9 . REPORT OV THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of Grand Lodge accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday ,
the 13 th inst ., showing a balance in the Bank of England of 43115 13 s . id ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash . £ 100 , and for servants' wages £ 100 , and balance of annual allowance for library £ 8 4 s . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , VV . C . 17 th November , 1885 .
10 . APPEALS—1 . Appeal of Bro . J . P . Cornforth , of Lodge Truth , No . 944 , Bombay , against a ruling of the District Grand Master of Bombay—that an amendment proposed by Bro . Cornforth to correct a speech of the District Grand Master as recorded on the minutes of the District Grand Lodge could not be received .
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2 . Appeal by the W . M . and the brethren of the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , Melbourne , against a ruling of the District Grand Master restoring to his membership a brother who had been excluded by the lodge . 3 . Appeal by Bro . E . P . Joyce , P . M . of the Turanganui Lodge , No . 14 S 0 , Gisborne , against ' a ruling of the District Board of General Purposes of the District of Auckland , New Zealand , on a complaint preferred by him against Bro . Thomas Crisp , of the same lodge , for violation of his obligation .
4 . Appeal by Bro . Joseph Dawson , P . M . of the Victoria in Burma Lodge , No . 832 , Rangoon , against a resolution passed by the District Grand Lodge of British Burma on the 4 th September , 1885 , censuring him for having made an incorrect statement in a letter written by him to the Grand Secretary . 5 . Appeal from Bro . John Durell , P . M . of Lodge La Cesarce , No . 590 , Jersey , against a sentence of suspension passed on him by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Jersey .
11 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By Bro . HORACE BROOKS MARSHALL , P . G . Treasurer—That one thousand pounds ( £ 1000 ) be paid from the funds of the General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , to assist in defraying the expenses incurred by the purchase of the land recently determined on . Names of brethren nominated for election to the offices of Senior and
Junior Vice-President of the'JBoard of Benevolence : —Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., as Senior tVice-President ; Bro . Charles Alexander Cottebrune , P . G . P ., as Junior Vice-President ; and none others were nominated . Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence : —Bros . George Pole Britten , P . M . 1 S 3 ; Thomas Cull , P . M . 1446 ; Charles Dairy , P . M . 141 ; George P . Gillard , P . M . 6 57 ; Charles F . Hogard , P . M . 205 ; David D . Mercer , P . M . 1641 ; William H .
Perryman , P . M . 3 ; George Read , P . M . 511 ; Francis R . Spaull , P . M . 1768 ; Edward Francis Storr , P . M . 22 ; Robert J . Taylor , P . M . 144 ; James Willing , jun ., P . M . 198 7 ; and no more than 12 were nominated . List of l ' odges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2112 , The Gordon Lodge , Essen ' don , Victoria . „ 2113 , The Umzimkulu Lodge , Umzimkulu , East Griqualand , South Africa .
„ 2114 , The Lodge of Prudence , Liverpool , Lancashire ( West Div . ) „ 2115 , The Waikonaiti Lodge , Waikonaiti , Otago and Southland , New Zealand . „ 2116 , The Umberumberka Lodge , Silvertown , New South Wales . „ 2117 , The Lachlan Lodge , Cowra , New South Wales .
„ 2118 , The York Lodge , York , Western Australia . ,, 2119 , The General Gordon Lodge , Brisbane , Queensland . ,, 2120 , The Abbey Lodge , Chertsey , Surrey . „ 2121 , The Lodge Triune Brotherhood , Kasauli , Punjab . „ 2122 , The Kerang Lodge , Kerang , Victoria . ,, 2123 , The Gippsland Forest Lodge , Warragul , Victoria .
„ 2124 , The Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , Collingwood , Victoria . „ 2125 , The Yarrawonga Lodge of St . David , Yarrawonga , Victoria . „ 2126 , The Rupertswood-Numurdah Lodge , Numurdah , Victoria .
„ 2127 , I'he Drury Lane Lodge , London . „ 212 S , The United Northern Counties Lodge , London . „ 2129 , The Dorothy Vernon Lodge , Bakewell , Derbyshire .
Consecration Of The Empire Lodge, No. 2108.
CONSECRATION OF THE EMPIRE LODGE , No . 2108 .
On Tuesday last , the consecration of what we feel sure will prove a very successful and important lodge took place at the Criterion , Piccadilly . When the proceedings commenced a goodly number of influential brethren connected with the various Metropolitan lodges attended to support Bro .
Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec , the Consecrating Officer , and Bro . Sir Philip CunlifleOwen , K . C . M . G ., C . B ., the W . M . designate . Among those present were Bros . Gen . Brownrigg , C . B ., Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Judge Prinsep , District G . M . Bengal ; J . M . P . Montagu , Past District G . M . Dorsetshire ; Sir John B . Monckton , Past G . W . ; F . A . Philbrick , O . C .,
G . Reg . ; Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Past G . Chap . ; Wilhelm Ganz , Past G . Org . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; Lieut .-Colonel Haldane , Vice-Chairman Colonial Board of G . Lodge ; A . J . Trendle , Past G . Stwd . ; F . Wolfe , W . M . 969 ; Truman Wood , W . M . 99 , Treas . 1159 ; E . Hyde Hewett , P . M . ( H . M . Consul for the Niger ); B . H . Van Tromp ,
P . M . 969 ; Fitch Kemp , P . M . ; W . Smallpiece , P . M . 969 ; Sudlow , P . M . ; W . Peace , P . M . ; Capt . Dowell , P . M ., G . O . Sussex ; Beatty Kingston , D . Marks , R . J . Kell , Willard Beale , John Richardson , Somers Vine , Maurice Grant , W . D , Harding , E . E . Harding , Ingoldby , Francis Legg , J . Russell , Dr . Wedgwood , W . Lloyd , Dr . Millar , J . Richards , and Emil Behnke .
The GRAND SECRETARY , in taking the chair , drew attention to the fact that in consequence of the great increase in the number of lodges in the Metropolis , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., had in the exercise of a very wise discretion decided that some very strong reason must bc given
for granting a warrant for any new lodge . When , however , it was represented to him by such an influentially signed petition , consisting of the names of many of the distinguished brethren present , that a recognised want would be met , he readily acceded to the prayer of the petitioners .
On the conclusion of the Grand Secretary ' s observations , the following characteristic oration was delivered by R . W . Bro . the Rev . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , P . G . Chap .:
Brethren , the name of your lodge bespeaks its object , an object than which none can be in more thorough harmony with the precepts and principles of our Craft . You desire to cultivate and preserve those feelings which bind Englishmen , in whatever clime they may be labouring , to the mother country , and those feelings also which make Englishmen remember with the greatest affection , when they have returned home , the
country in which they have passed the best years of their working life . Wherever the Englishman goes , whether it be to the Equator or the Arctic Regions , whatever his work may be , whether to be the representative of her Most Gracious Majesty as Governor of some important colony , or to be the pioneer of civilization on some distant frontier or the Empire—wherever he is , or whatever he is doing , his thoughts turn homeward . How often do Endisli scenes , the old home and loved faces , rise up vividly amid the snows ot
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which may be urged in behalf of the Empire Lodge . There are some special lodges which 111 . 13 ' be said to have created the want they were intended to meet , but in this instance it is not so . The Empire Lodge took its origin from thc Empire Club , an institution which has now been established some years , for the convenience of those in this country—and their number is
legion—who are associated with or interested in our colonies ; that is to say , with such as have official or commercial relations with them . The Empire Lodge is founded on precisely the same basis , and is intended to serve as a kind of Masonic home for colonial brethren when visiting the old country . Of course , in a certain sense , every member of our Society who visits us has
a right to look upon every one of our lodges as his home , the right of visit being one of the landmarks of our Order . But this right , though it will smooth the way for his introduction into any lodge he may desire to visit , and will secure to him , when introduced , a right hearty welcome from the members , will , all the same , not permit of his being quite
so self-possessed and at his ease—especially if he happens to be an entire personal stranger—as must be the case when he knows that he and the brethren he is about to meet for the first time have some special tie which unites them . As a rule , all colonials , when they come amongst us for the first time , are heartily welcomed , it being , generally speaking , the visitor ' s own
fault if he does not succeed in spending a pleasant time in our midst . But this does not destroy the fact that if there is some connecting link , no matter how slight it may be , between the visitor and the visited , they start , on meeting for the first time , as if they were acquaintances . There is something in common between them , something in which they have a mutual interest , and
therefore something to talk about . A and B meet who have never seen each other before , but they served in the same regiment , were at the same school , or are engaged in the same business , and therefore they " cotton " to each other at once . Now , this is precisely the merit of the Empire Lodge , and when our colonial brethren visit it next year , as doubtless they will in
large numbers , in connection with ( the Indian and Colonial Exhibition at South Kensington , they will find men connected with the colonies to welcome them , and they will at once be happy all round . We cannot doubt that a lodge which has been founded for this purpose , and in this spirit , must have a splendid future before it .
United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The following business will be transacted on Wednesday next : 1 . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of the 2 nd September , 1 S 85 , for confirmation . 2 , To consider the following communication from the M . W . Grand Master : —
It having- come under the notice of the M . W . Grand Master that the distinguished brethren who represent this Grand Lodge at the various Foreign Grand Lodges have not hitherto been invested with any badge to mark their position as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England such as has generally been presented by those Foreign Grand Lodges to the English brethren representing them in this country , His Royal Highness has been pleased to approve the accompanying design , and recommends that a jewel made in accordance therewith be conferred on each of the brethren in question , to be held and worn by them while actually officiating as representatives of the Grand Lodge of England .
3 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Treasurer for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of the Board of Benevolence . 6 . Election of a Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Board of
Benevolence . 7 . Election of 12 Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence for the year enusing . 8 . Report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which arerecommendations for the following grants : —
The widow of a brother of the Derwent Lodge , No . 40 , Hastings £ 50 o o A brother of the Clapton Lodge , No . 1365 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Robert Burns Lodge , No , 25 , London ... 50 o o A brother of the Shakespeare Lodge , No . 2 S 4 , Warwick ... 75 o o A brother of the Bagshaw Lodge , No . 1457 , Loughton ... 100 o o A brother of the Royal Jubilee Lodge , No . 72 , London ... 50 o o
A brother of the Yarborough Lodge , No . 554 , London ... ... 50 o o The orphan daughter of a brother of the Villiers Lodge , No , 1194 , Hampton Court ... ... ... ... ... ... Co o o A brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Earl of Ellesmere Lodge , No . C 7 S , Farnworth ... 75 o o A brother of the Era Lodge , No . 1423 , Twickenham ... ... 100 o o A brother of the Abercorn Lodge , No . 1549 , Great Stanmore ... 100 o o The widow of a brother of the loyal Victoria Lodge , No . 557 ,
Callington ... ... ... ... ... 100 o o The widow of a biother of the St . George ' s Lodge , No . 140 , Greenwich ... ... ... ... ... 50 o o The widow of a brother of the Gladsmuir Lodge , No . 1385 , Chipping Barnett ... ... ... ... 50 o o A brother of the Faith Lodge , No . 141 , London ... ... so o o
9 . REPORT OV THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES . To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of Grand Lodge accounts , at the meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday ,
the 13 th inst ., showing a balance in the Bank of England of 43115 13 s . id ., and in the hands of the Grand Secretary for petty cash . £ 100 , and for servants' wages £ 100 , and balance of annual allowance for library £ 8 4 s . ( Signed ) THOMAS FENN , President . Freemasons' Hall , London , VV . C . 17 th November , 1885 .
10 . APPEALS—1 . Appeal of Bro . J . P . Cornforth , of Lodge Truth , No . 944 , Bombay , against a ruling of the District Grand Master of Bombay—that an amendment proposed by Bro . Cornforth to correct a speech of the District Grand Master as recorded on the minutes of the District Grand Lodge could not be received .
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2 . Appeal by the W . M . and the brethren of the Combermere Lodge , No . 752 , Melbourne , against a ruling of the District Grand Master restoring to his membership a brother who had been excluded by the lodge . 3 . Appeal by Bro . E . P . Joyce , P . M . of the Turanganui Lodge , No . 14 S 0 , Gisborne , against ' a ruling of the District Board of General Purposes of the District of Auckland , New Zealand , on a complaint preferred by him against Bro . Thomas Crisp , of the same lodge , for violation of his obligation .
4 . Appeal by Bro . Joseph Dawson , P . M . of the Victoria in Burma Lodge , No . 832 , Rangoon , against a resolution passed by the District Grand Lodge of British Burma on the 4 th September , 1885 , censuring him for having made an incorrect statement in a letter written by him to the Grand Secretary . 5 . Appeal from Bro . John Durell , P . M . of Lodge La Cesarce , No . 590 , Jersey , against a sentence of suspension passed on him by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Jersey .
11 . NOTICE OF MOTION . By Bro . HORACE BROOKS MARSHALL , P . G . Treasurer—That one thousand pounds ( £ 1000 ) be paid from the funds of the General Purposes of this Grand Lodge to the funds of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , to assist in defraying the expenses incurred by the purchase of the land recently determined on . Names of brethren nominated for election to the offices of Senior and
Junior Vice-President of the'JBoard of Benevolence : —Bro . James Brett , P . G . P ., as Senior tVice-President ; Bro . Charles Alexander Cottebrune , P . G . P ., as Junior Vice-President ; and none others were nominated . Names of Past Masters nominated to serve on the Board of Benevolence : —Bros . George Pole Britten , P . M . 1 S 3 ; Thomas Cull , P . M . 1446 ; Charles Dairy , P . M . 141 ; George P . Gillard , P . M . 6 57 ; Charles F . Hogard , P . M . 205 ; David D . Mercer , P . M . 1641 ; William H .
Perryman , P . M . 3 ; George Read , P . M . 511 ; Francis R . Spaull , P . M . 1768 ; Edward Francis Storr , P . M . 22 ; Robert J . Taylor , P . M . 144 ; James Willing , jun ., P . M . 198 7 ; and no more than 12 were nominated . List of l ' odges for which warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2112 , The Gordon Lodge , Essen ' don , Victoria . „ 2113 , The Umzimkulu Lodge , Umzimkulu , East Griqualand , South Africa .
„ 2114 , The Lodge of Prudence , Liverpool , Lancashire ( West Div . ) „ 2115 , The Waikonaiti Lodge , Waikonaiti , Otago and Southland , New Zealand . „ 2116 , The Umberumberka Lodge , Silvertown , New South Wales . „ 2117 , The Lachlan Lodge , Cowra , New South Wales .
„ 2118 , The York Lodge , York , Western Australia . ,, 2119 , The General Gordon Lodge , Brisbane , Queensland . ,, 2120 , The Abbey Lodge , Chertsey , Surrey . „ 2121 , The Lodge Triune Brotherhood , Kasauli , Punjab . „ 2122 , The Kerang Lodge , Kerang , Victoria . ,, 2123 , The Gippsland Forest Lodge , Warragul , Victoria .
„ 2124 , The Earl of Carnarvon Lodge , Collingwood , Victoria . „ 2125 , The Yarrawonga Lodge of St . David , Yarrawonga , Victoria . „ 2126 , The Rupertswood-Numurdah Lodge , Numurdah , Victoria .
„ 2127 , I'he Drury Lane Lodge , London . „ 212 S , The United Northern Counties Lodge , London . „ 2129 , The Dorothy Vernon Lodge , Bakewell , Derbyshire .
Consecration Of The Empire Lodge, No. 2108.
CONSECRATION OF THE EMPIRE LODGE , No . 2108 .
On Tuesday last , the consecration of what we feel sure will prove a very successful and important lodge took place at the Criterion , Piccadilly . When the proceedings commenced a goodly number of influential brethren connected with the various Metropolitan lodges attended to support Bro .
Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , G . Sec , the Consecrating Officer , and Bro . Sir Philip CunlifleOwen , K . C . M . G ., C . B ., the W . M . designate . Among those present were Bros . Gen . Brownrigg , C . B ., Prov . G . M . Surrey ; Judge Prinsep , District G . M . Bengal ; J . M . P . Montagu , Past District G . M . Dorsetshire ; Sir John B . Monckton , Past G . W . ; F . A . Philbrick , O . C .,
G . Reg . ; Rev . J . Studholme Brownrigg , Past G . Chap . ; Wilhelm Ganz , Past G . Org . ; Frank Richardson , P . G . D . ; Lieut .-Colonel Haldane , Vice-Chairman Colonial Board of G . Lodge ; A . J . Trendle , Past G . Stwd . ; F . Wolfe , W . M . 969 ; Truman Wood , W . M . 99 , Treas . 1159 ; E . Hyde Hewett , P . M . ( H . M . Consul for the Niger ); B . H . Van Tromp ,
P . M . 969 ; Fitch Kemp , P . M . ; W . Smallpiece , P . M . 969 ; Sudlow , P . M . ; W . Peace , P . M . ; Capt . Dowell , P . M ., G . O . Sussex ; Beatty Kingston , D . Marks , R . J . Kell , Willard Beale , John Richardson , Somers Vine , Maurice Grant , W . D , Harding , E . E . Harding , Ingoldby , Francis Legg , J . Russell , Dr . Wedgwood , W . Lloyd , Dr . Millar , J . Richards , and Emil Behnke .
The GRAND SECRETARY , in taking the chair , drew attention to the fact that in consequence of the great increase in the number of lodges in the Metropolis , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., had in the exercise of a very wise discretion decided that some very strong reason must bc given
for granting a warrant for any new lodge . When , however , it was represented to him by such an influentially signed petition , consisting of the names of many of the distinguished brethren present , that a recognised want would be met , he readily acceded to the prayer of the petitioners .
On the conclusion of the Grand Secretary ' s observations , the following characteristic oration was delivered by R . W . Bro . the Rev . J . STUDHOLME BROWNRIGG , P . G . Chap .:
Brethren , the name of your lodge bespeaks its object , an object than which none can be in more thorough harmony with the precepts and principles of our Craft . You desire to cultivate and preserve those feelings which bind Englishmen , in whatever clime they may be labouring , to the mother country , and those feelings also which make Englishmen remember with the greatest affection , when they have returned home , the
country in which they have passed the best years of their working life . Wherever the Englishman goes , whether it be to the Equator or the Arctic Regions , whatever his work may be , whether to be the representative of her Most Gracious Majesty as Governor of some important colony , or to be the pioneer of civilization on some distant frontier or the Empire—wherever he is , or whatever he is doing , his thoughts turn homeward . How often do Endisli scenes , the old home and loved faces , rise up vividly amid the snows ot