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Commander of the Temple ) ; K . T . ( Knight of the Temple ) . Ribbon is rose colour , with a broad white border . ( In England all white . ) 2 nd . The Seventh Langue of the Sovereign Order of St . John of Jerusalem , and which was incorporated in England by Philip and Mary in 1554 , and revived iu 1834 , under powers derived from Continental Langues . It also

consists of three classes , G . O . J . ( Grand Cross of St . John ) ; K ; C . J . ; and K . J . The ribbon for the cross is black , watered . " The Shield ( armorial bearing ) of the Scotch Templars has the cross patee in chief , a Knight's helmeta paternoster chain round the shieldto which is

, , attached a red cross of the Temple . The Beauseant or Red Cross Pennon , and Abacus eu Saltier , at the hack of the shield . "The old Knights of St . John had their shield on an eight-pointed cross , with their arms quartered with

the arms of St . John . These may he seen over the entrances of the doors in Malta . " The following form is used on receiving a Masonic Knight Templar into the Scotch Order or Preceptory of the Temple in the Lothians : 'To the very noble and venerable the Prior and Brethren of the Priory of the Temple in the Lothiansthe memorial of

, humbly sheweth that your memorialists , who belong to the respective Masonic Temple Encampments specified after each of their names , are desirous of being received , by affiliation , into the Religious and Military Order of the Temple in your Preceptory ; and pray that the suffrages of the Knihts be

g may collected in the manner prescribed by the statutes of the Order , aud that they may be received accordingly . ' " The duties of each affiliation , including the Patent of Confirmation by the Grand Master , are £ 313 s . Qd . sterling , "

ADAM AND THE ANGEL OE PARADISE . ( From the German of Krummacher . ) As Abel lay weltering in his blood , and Adam wept by the side of the slain one , there came an angel of Paradise to the father of the human race , standing silent , and with a serious brow , beside him . Then Adam raised his and spoke :

eyes "Is this a picture of the race that is to sjiring forth from my loins , and will the earth ever again he stained with a brother ' s blood shed by a brother ' s hand ?"

The angel answered— " Thou sayest . " " Alas ! by what name , " asked Adam , " shall this horrid deed be called ?" With a tear in his eye , the angel replied— "War . " Then the father of men sighed and spoke : " Oh , wherefore must the noble aud the just fall bthe hand of the unrihteous ?"

y g The angel was silent . But Adam , continuing his complaints , exclaimed : "What now is left to me in my wretchedness on this blood-stained earth ?" And the angel answered and said : "The glance towards heaven" and then he disappeared

, . Adam stood there until the going down of the sun ; and , as the stars came forth , he stretched his hands towards Orion and the Wain , and cried aloud : " Oh ! ve shining watchers at the gates of heaven ,

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why move ye so silently . Let a mortal hear some sound of your voices , and speak of the land which lies yonder , and of Abel my beloved . " Beulah was silent around him , and Adam fell on his face and worshipped . And there came into his . heart a still soft voice , " Behold , Abel thy son liveth . " Then went he forth comforted , and his soul was at peace , though sad .

I do not know if Krummacher was a Freemason , but all of this is but the teaching of the third degree , in which there is ever a still small voice exclaiming ,, "Behold , thy brother liveth . "—SPES .

WISDOM , STRENGTH , AND BEAUTY . Please give a short illustration of Wisdom , Strength ,, and Beauty , and oblige—A CONSTANT READER . — [ Take the following— -which is most ready to our hand—the production of a well-known brother . We learn from Scripture , "that when Solomon , King of Israelwent to Gibeon to sacrificethe Lord appeared

, , uuto him in a vision by night , and said , " Ask what I shall give thee , " and the King asked for understanding , which so pleased the Lord , that he complied with his request , aud bestowed upon him a " wise and understanding heart . " Hence , in Freemasonry Solomon is considered the symbol of Wisdom .

Solomon , having determined to execute the pious ^ design of his father , David , and to erect a temple to the Lord , being deficient in men and materials , applied for assistance to Hiram , King of Tyre , who had

been the friend and ally of King David . Hiram readily , granted his request , and agreed to send himworkmen from Tyre , and cedar and fir-trees from Mount Lebanon . Hence , Hiram , King of Tyre , by the powerful support which he gave to King Solomonin the construction of the sacred edifice , has been considered in Freemasonry the symbol of Strength ..

Among those sent from Tyre by Hiram to assist in the construction of the temple , was Hiram Abif , the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali , who is described as having been " a curious and cunning workman . " By his skill and ingenuity , the house of the-Lord on Mount Moriah was decorated with a

splendour and magnificence which made it one of thewonders of the world , whence the ingenious artist has been considered in Freemasonry the symbol of Beauty .

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CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents ^ HONORARY MEMBERS . TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND 1 TASONIC MIEKOK . SIR AND BROTHER , —With reference to honorary members , I think lodges so electing brethren should

pay all dues for them , thus making them " honorary subscribing members , " and so return them to Grand Lodge ; otherwise there is no honour attached to the intended compliment , nor priviliges enjoyed by the brother so elected . Yours fraternally , H . C .