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ment to resource and effort , the teaching of that honourable degree was that no real work was ever lost . It might be misunderstood by their fellow men . It might for a while as it appeared be unproductive and unobserved , but it was

not lost . It was under the observance of the Eye that oversaw all , it would be brought to light , purified from all imperfections , and , so far as it was honest and pure , would be admitted to the high dignity of being approved for the Master ' s work .

Ihe ceremony of Consecration was then proceeded with in regular form , those assisting the D . P . G . M . being Bros . Claude E . Egerton-Green Prov . S . G . W . as S . W ., Col . Landon

Prov . J . G . W . as J . W ., Rev . Canon Quennell Prov . G . Chap . as Chaplain , Thos . J . Railing P . G . D . Prov . G . Sec . as Sec , Rd . Clowes P . G . Ov . Prov . G . D . C . as D . C ., and John J . C . Turner P . M . 145 P . P . S . G . W . as I . G .

The Lodge was regularly constituted by Colonel Lockwood , and the benediction having been pronounced by the Prov . G . Chaplain , this portion of the proceedings closed . The D . P . G . M . then invited Bro . Claude E . Egerton-Green to take the chair , for the purpose of installing the W . M .-

designate Bro . J . P . Lewin P . M . 145 342 P . G . Std . Br . This he did in a most impressive manner , and at the conclusion of the ceremony the new W . M . appointed and invested his

Officers as follow : Bros . Fred . J . Snell P . M . 342 S . W ., James E . Pegram P . M . 342 J . W ., John G . Mackenzie P . M . 342 Sec , John Wright P . M . 342 M . O ., Edmund Piper S . O ., Arthur Livermore J . O ., Charles Livermore S . D ., William Turner J . D .

A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the D . P . G . M . and other Consecrating Officers for their services , and they were elected honorary members , while the W . M . invited the Provincial Grand Secretary to act as I . P . M . for the first year of the Lodge . In the evening- a formal meeting of the new Lodge was ' held , when six Brethren were received into the Order .

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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM .

ON Wednesday afternoon , 4 th inst , the annual meeting of this Provincial Grand Mark Lodge was held at the Parochial Hall , Victoria Road , Darlington , the Rev . Canon Tristram , D . D ., Provincial Grand Master presiding , with Bro . John Strachan , Q . C ., Past G . M . O . England officiating as Deputy Provincial Grand Mark Master , in the unavoidable absence of Colonel W . M . Angus D . P . G . M .

The Officers were appointed and invested by the Prov . Grand Master .

It was agreed that Bros . R . A . Luck , Thos . Robinson , Thos . Coulson , and Wm . Brown be the representatives on the Committee of General Purposes . Bros . F . H . Corder and Wm . F . Carmon were re-elected as Auditors . . The Prov . G . M . received an invitation to meet at

Sunderland , from Bro . G . W . Bain P . G . Treas ., seconded by Bro . S . Peacock W . M ., and the Prov . G . M . M . had great pleasure in nominating the Union Lodge , No . 124 , as that under which

they would meet next year . The Prov . G . M . thanked the Darlington Lodge and its members for their excellent reception of the Provincial Grand Lodge that day .

The Provincial Grand Mark Master , in the course- of a brief address , expressed his pleasure that their Grand Master had escaped from the attempt which was made on his life at Brussels . At an informal meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge at Stockton , at which nearly all the Provincial Grand

Officers were present , a message of congratulation was sent - to the Grand Master , and His Royal Highness sent a most gracious reply . They all , he was quite sure , sympathised with the great loss Bro . R . B . Reed had recently sustained . He sincerely trusted that Bro . Reed might soon be restored ,

and be with them for a long time to come . He could not help expressing his disappointment that their Deputy Provincial Grand Master Bro . Colonel Angus was unable to be present , but they knew it was impossible for him to be with them , his regimental duties preventing him from being in

their midst . The Deputy Provincial Grand Master had shown keen interest in the affairs of Mark Masonry , as he had visited every Lodge with the exception of one during the and with

year , respect to that exception he ( Canon Tristram ) was present ,, so that it might be said that every Lodge had been visited during the year . He felt himself fortunate in having such an admirable Deputy Provincial Grand Master

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as Col . Angus . He saw signs of Mark Masonry extending in the Province , and he was given to understand that in all probability there would be a new Lodge established at Bedlington , and another at Blyth . There had been a decided improvement and growth of interest in the Mark Degree

and in the working of the Lodges , and he must congratulate the Officers of the various Lodges in respect of the same . In conclusion , the Provincial Grand Master referred in feeling terms to what he considered to be the unprecedented kindness

shown to him by the Brethren on the occasion . of the celebration of his golden wedding , at the earlier part of the year . In the evening a banquet was held at the King ' s Head Hotel , which was presided over by Bro . the Rev . Canon Tristram .

If there is anything which makes one ' s hair stand on end , it is to have the Master get up and apologise to a candidate , for the manner in which a degree has been conferred . If the work has been done in a bungling and erroneous manner , the least said about it the better . A candidate knows nothing

different from that which he has received , and to apologise to him does not create a correct impression in his mind . It is exceedingly bad form to call attention to errors during any part of a degree , as is frequently done . It is well to note the

incorrect rendering , and then correct it at some opportune time , but never should it be done in the presence of the candidate , lest his good opinion of the institution be destroyed . —Exchange .

# * » I love Masonry . It is a noble institution . Its object is to promote the happiness of man—its laws are reason—its intention , peace . Nearly a million of the best men on this side of the Atlantic are its votaries . May it prove a mighty .

factor in hastening the time when swords shall be beaten into plowshares and spears into pruning-hooks , when the reign of peace shall become universal and eternal . May our beloved Fraternity enjoy the smile of Heaven and grow in wisdom , strength and beauty , until the whole earth shall be full of our Royal Art . —Leonard Morris , Prince Edward Island .

* * * Powerful people and mighty nations , their works , their , languages and their religions , are blotted out for ever . Of all the institutions of antiquity which have < come down to us from the misty past , Masonry is the sole survivor . Brethren , guard

closely our outer door , be true to your obligations , live in the spirit as well as the body of Masonry , and thus transmit . to posterity , untainted and unsullied , the brightest jewel ' of the race , the pearl of great price , around which the hopes , the aspirations and the destiny of humanity are clustered . —J . G . Monahan , Wisconsin . ;

* * Masonry is no association of mere mystic dreamers , no aggregation of selfish individuals banded together for social amusement , but a great society , which , under God ' s providence , is to take its part in the regeneration of the human race . While

secret m its methods , it has nothing in that secrecy which cannot stand the scrutiny of , the closest and most critical examination . It works out its ; own destiny in its own way , asking from the outside world nothing but the charity which it extends to every race , sect or creed . —George W . Wright , Virginia .

* * * If there is one great truth that Royal Arch Masonry would teach , it is : ' I hat labour is honourable , be it ever so servile . That he that would wear the mitre must earn it .

ihat he that would be- a ruler must learn to obey . That he that would enter the sanctum sanctorum of the genius of Royal Arch Masonry must enter by self-denying toils , and the hinges of its doors will swing as readily for peasant as for prince , for the subject ; as for the king . —W . F . Kuhn , Missouri .

* * * Masonry , by reason of its great antiquity , is necessarily an institution of fixed principles and historical regularity . Along / this line Masons should " make haste to go slow . "

However , along the lines of thoroughness in execution , perfection of detail , unanimity of action , and earnestness in our purpose for the upbuilding of the Craft in our jurisdiction , there is ample room for the exercise of active and vigourous work . —E . M , Bamford . Oklahoma ,