Grand Lodge Of Tasmania.

¦ ft " * arrant from tbe Grand Lodge of Scotland nnd opening Saint Andrew ' s Lodge , No . 59-12 in November . In 1878 Pembroke Lodge , Nn . 1517 was nprtied ut George Town , meeting at the Parsonagehouse , tnder VV . M . Bro . L . Johnson . The warrant of Peace Lodge * wa- » also retired nt Hamilton-on . Forth . In 18 S 0 tho death of the Worshipful Deputy Grand Master took place , and Brother

Rev . Ponlett-Oarriti , a prominent member of the Pacific Lodge , was appointed to fill the vacancy . 1881 saw tlio warrant of F-iith Lodgo utilised at Campbell Town , Bro . II . Conway being the W . M . nppoii teil . Tho S . G . followed suit by establishing a second Lodge in Laiuioegtnn . In 1882 the Tasmanian Freomanoni *** ' ITall waa erected and open * d , nnd another Scotch Lodge created—Concord , No . 687 S . C .,

Lntrobe . During 1884 the South Eak Lodue , 800 E . G ., was erected at Evandale , witb Bro . H . B . Davies aa its ( irst W . M . A petition for a Protincial Grand Lodge by the Irish Lodges resulted in its being pranted , and on 14 th October Bro . Harry Conway was installed first Provincial G . M ., whilst towards the end of the year the St . George ' s Lodge , 353 , was established at BeaconsBeW . Next year was a busy

one for Iriuh Masonry , and three new Lodges sprang into existence , the Meander , No . 354 , at Deloraine , the Lord Wolaoley ( Temperance ) No . 358 , at Launceston , and the Mersey , No . 360 , at Formby . Scotch Masons made a move in the direction of a District Grand Lodge in 1885 , and this beinor successful , in August , Bro . P . Barrett was installed flint R . W . D . G . M . This year also saw the erection of the

Dorset Lod _ e , No . 736 S . C , at Soottsdale , and tho Lake , No . 361 I . C , at Lnngfo : d ; 1886 witnessed tho erection of the Robert Barns S . C , and Eastern Star ( at Ringarooma ) , nnd Reohab ( ut Hobart ) I . C . In 1887 the Powlett Lodge was erected nt Circular Hsad , and in 1888 the last Lodge to be erected was the United Service Lodge , in Launceston , tbe members of whioh must belong to the Defence Force .

The movement for the formation of an Independent Grand Lodge in Tasmania first received public notice in May 1885 , at the banquet following the Annual Communication of the English District Grand Lodge ,

held that year in Launceston . The suggestion was received with a cordiality that was surprising , as well as gratifying to the proposer ( Bro . P . Barrett ) , but no practical move was made in the matter until , in January 1888 , the Lodge of Perfect Unanimity passed

a resolution inviting the sister Lodges to appoint delegates to discuss the advisability of forming a Grand Lodge . A representative meeting was held on the 29 th February following , when the whole matter was discussed , the motto adopted being " unity and

unanimity or nothing . " This motto has been faithfully adhered to throughout the proceedings . A meeting of delegates was held at Launceston , on the 6 th March of the present year , for the purpose of taking the preliminary stens for the inauguration of the Grand

Lodge , and we have already recorded the satisfactory result of that gathering . The unanimous choice of the delegates at the March Meeting , for the G . Mastership of the new Constitution , fell upon Bro . the Rev . E . D . Poulett-Harris , M . A ., then District Grand

Master under the English Constitution , an office to which he was appointed in 1880 . The proceedings of 'the inauguration day commenced at 9 ' 30 a . m ., when a meeting of all Past Masters , Masters and Wardens of the three Constitutions was

held , for the purpose of settling all preliminaries , so far as the appointment of Grand Officers and other matters was concerned . At this meeting a resolution was passed , directing a request to be conveyed to H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , asking him to become the Patron of the new Grand Lodge , a request we have no doubt our Most Worshipful Grand Master will readily accord .

The ceremony of the day took place in the Town Hall , at Hobart , there being about 350 brethren present , including numerous visitors , among them the Grand Master ( Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart . ) and Officers of the Grand Lodge of Victoria ; the Grand Master ( the Earl of Kintore ) and Officers of the Grand Lodge

of South Australia ; the Grand Master ( Lord Carrington ) and Officers of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . His Excellency Lord Carrington acted as Installing Officer , and having formally hailed Bro .

Rev . Poulett-Harris as Grand Master , Chief Justice Way , the Pro Grand Master of South Australia , addressed the new chief . The Earl of Kintore , M . W . G . M . of South

Australia , also addressed the newly installed Master , and he was followed by Sir W . J . Clarke , Bart ., who presented to Bro . Poulett-Harris a jewel , the fac simile of one presented to himself in Melbourne when

Grand Lodge Of Tasmania.

ho was elected to the Grand Mastership of Victoria . The jewel contained the distinctive colours of the three Constitutions of England , Scotland and Ireland , blended into ono design . In acknowledgement of the various addresses , the Most Worshipful Grand Master of Tasmania said : —

Most Worshipful Grand Masters , Officers , and Brethren , —I should like very much to give expression to my feelings on this occasion , bnt in adequately conveying to yon those feelings I shall be brief , as I should be sorry to dispel from your minds by any utterances of mine the impression created by the magnificent and exhaustive oration we have had from , the Past Grand Master of South Australia ,

Bro . Way , and by tho very kindly utterances we have heard from the Most Worshipful Grand Masters of South Australia and Victoria . I will , therefore , only say , I am most grateful to these and all other distinguished Masons who have honoured us with their presence , and I feel that when I convey those thanks to them I am expressing the gratitude of every Tasmanian Mason . I thank you , Sir ,

( addressing the Installing Master ) very warmly , for having left for the while your very important aud responsible duties in New South Wales to do me tho very great honourof acting as Installing Grand Master . I thank individually each of the Grand Masters for their presence this day . I shall have another opportunity in the course of the evening of expressing more freely my feelings ou a variety of

subjects in connection with Masonry . I will not detain yon , for as I have already said , I desire you to carry away with yon the impressions created by the ad 3 resses you have already heard . There , fore , I shall simply thank those illustrious Masons , aud all other distinguished visitors , for their presence this day . I thank them most cordially , in the name of the newly-established Grand Lodge .

Bro . P . Barrett was appointed Pro Grand Master , and Dr . E . O . Giblin Deputy Grand Master , while the other Officers for the year were invested , and rank of Past Pro G . M . conferred on four distinguished Craftsmen . The Grand Lodge was subsequently closed , a banquet following in the evening , at which most interesting speeches were delivered .

Two Kinds Of Masons.

TWO KINDS OF MASONS .

/^ i BORGB Lippard , in one of his novels , " The Quaker \ JT City , " describes two kinds of Quakers : One , he

their clothes , and they wear the Quaker garb to serve tho , devil in , their regulation hat covers their wicked selfishness ; do not trust them , though they appear to be demure and endeavour to keep up the ways and styles of the Friends . The other kind are nofc so particular as to the cut of their

says , are scrupulously exact about fche shade of their cloth , anxious to have the coat the exact length and of tbe right cut , and are very particular as fco the brim of the regulation hat ; these , he says , are the orthodox Quakers , and in dealing with them they need watching , their faith is in

coat , they may even go so far as to discard the regulation drab or wear a high hat instead of the low crown , wide brim order style , but their faith is within them , their faith is in their heart ; they are proud to belong to the ancient

society or Friends , and their conduct is in keeping with the faith that is within them ; they are upright , honest , honourable and truthful , and always keep the fact in view thafc they are in part responsible for the good name of the Quakers .

This description fcallies exactly with some of our Brethren ; we have those who are particular , anxious and always ready to parade their calling , their membership in the Fraternity ; they are covered with Masonic jewels , wear tho Square and Compasses engraved on their rings

and are for ever talking " on the Square . " Their actions belie their conduct , their faith is nofc within them , is nofc in their heart , ifc is in their jewels ; in their outward appearance they are Masons in name only and for mercenary motives ; their obligation is to themselves alone , they care

nofc for the good of the Craft or for the good of anybody bnfc themselves , and when Masonry ceases to be profitable fco them they have no further use for the Fraternity ; these Masons need watching , and though they wear the emblems of our ancient Craffc , they are nofc truly with ns ; their selfishness will nofc allow them to be of service to their

fellow men , hence they can never be really good Brothers . Tho other kind of Masons , like the other kind of Quakers , are not particular to parade their Masonic jewels or tokens ; they seldom talk " upon the Square , " but they rather act

upon it , and , by it , they are Masons in real earnest , they have faith in the Institution , and live by ifc every day ; their faith is within them in the very bottom of their heart of hearts , and they feel that they too are in part responsible