Arise And Build.

discussing a question iu which is involved tho pride , or the high importance of his Masonic Grand Lodge or Masonic jurisdiction . BOSTON , US ., 25 th May 18 D 1 .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire.

PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF LINCOLNSHIRE .

•pHE annual Provincial Grand Lodge was held at Barx ton-on-Humber , on Monday , the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master William Henry Smyth , D . L ., presiding ; he was accompanied by tho Deputy Provincial Grand Master , the W . Bro . Jas . Fowler . The Lodge assembled at the invitation of tho W . M . and brethren of

tho St . Matthew Lodge , No . 1447 . The P . G . Charity Stewards , acting on behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , reported that £ 320 had been obtained , which the Right W . G . Master considered a highly satisfactory

result . It was resolvod to give the Province ' s support to tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution next year , aud Stewards wore appointed . Thirty guineas were awarded to tho Charity Stewards towards the R . M . I , for Boys ;

and a vote of thanks was passed to W . Bro . the Rev . J . G . Baylis for presentation of P . G . Chapter jewel . Tho Right W . Grand Mastor annouueed that next year would bo the C entenary of Provincial Grand Lodgo , on 21 st Juue 1892 ,

and it was proposed to hold the Lodgo at Grantham . In Juno 1792 thero were ouiy four Lodges in the Province ; now there are 24 Lodges , aud 1 , 067 members ; and this , he thought , was a very satisfactory advancement . He then invested his Officers , as follow :

F . D . Davy S . W . Taylor Sharp J . W . Rev . Thomas Gregory Chaplain C . M . Nosbitt Treasurer Henry Watson Registrar

B . Vickers Secretary — Thompson S . D . G . B . Morton J . D . J . Lnngbridge Sop . of Works W . H . Roberts Dir . of Cere .

G . Todd Assist . Dir . of Cers . E . F . Bedford Sword Bearer G . W . Middletou Standard Boaror M . Endorb y Standard Bearer

H . L . Bnrtonshuw Organist Henry Meggitt Assist . Secrotary P . G . Shilcock Puranivaut A . Wykes Assistant Pursuivant — Stephenson ^ — Thurlby I

J . Clark i cu i „ Mark Smith r Stewards J . Norfolk J J . Reddish J — Dormer Tyler

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

ST . ETHELBERT LODGE , No . 243 . AT the annual installation meeting , at Hereford , on Tuesday , the 26 tb ult ., Bro . F . S . Collins , of Ross , was installed as W . M . in succession to Bro . J . S . Norton . The ceremony was performed by Past Masters Barnes and Blinkhorn . The new W . M . appointed his Officers , aa follow : —Bros . Norton I . P . M ., Cullwick S . W ., Chance

J . W ., Margrett M . O ., Porlby S . O ., Blinkhorn J . O ., Davies Treasurer , Barnes Secretary , Marchant Registrar of Marks , Morgan S . D ., West J . D ., Caldwell Organist , John Marchant Dir . of Cers ., Morrison I . G ., Stephens Tyler .

ST . JOHN'S ROYAL ARK MARINERS' LODGE . AT the Masonic Hall , Working-street , Cardiff , the above Lodge , attached to tho Langley Lodge of Mark Master Masons , No . 28 , and which haa been in abeyance for eighteen years , was recently reopened by Bro . William Vinceut P . G . I . G ., member of the Grand Masters' Royal Ark Council . Bro . John Shoridac I . P . M . P . G . S . W ., the popular acting-manager of the Theatro Royal , who had been

nuanimously elected by his brethren to fill the first W . C . chair , was installed W . C . N , according to ancient custom . At tho banquet subsequently held at the Angel Hotel , Bro . John Sheridan presided , and interspersed with tho asual Loyal and Masonio toasts were recitations and musical contributions from local and professional

brethren . Bro . Edward Fletcher , lessee of the Theatre Royal , gave several recitations ! in his usual admirable style , aud Bro . Charles Arnold , who was appearing at the Royal na Hans tho Boatman , entertained the brethren in his own inimitable manner . A special

feature of the ovoning ' s •entertainment waa the programmo of operatic and musical selections by the Theatre Royal Orchestrc , by kind permission of Bro . Edward Fletcher , under the leadership of the talented conductor , Bro . H . 11 . Wallace P . M . No . 24 , M . M . M . ..

Very Rev. Dr. Keane, O.P. On Education And Freemasonry.

VERY REV . DR . KEANE , O . P . ON EDUCATION AND FREEMASONRY .

SPECIAL sermons were preached by the Very Rev . Dr . Keane , O . P ., of Dublin , at both the morning and evening services at the Pro-Cathedral , Liverpool , on Sunday , in aid of St . Nicholas's Sohoola . At tho eleven o ' clock Mass , Dr . Keane delivered a discourse on " Christian Education , " a subject vividly interesting to every class , which at the present hoar in conversational gronps , on publio platforms , in the newspapers , in labour essays aud magazines , was

attracting the attention of a thinking public . In the Senate House laws were made and various schemes sabrnitted by statesmen for the training of the young , for furthering popular education , and measuring the amount of it whioh the poor man should be endowed with . They colleoted money aud erected buildings ; yet , notwithstanding all this , the ednoatioual programme was incomplete . God ,

in his beneficent wisdom , created man and gave him a place in existence , endowing him also with an immortal sonl . They conldnot tell the hour or tbe moment that the action of tho hoart might cease , or the mortal powers of the body become exhausted . It was sufficient to know that man would continue to livo throughout the cycles of eternity . Bat where ? Philosophers and theologians gave the reply

—some where in the mysterious life of eternity . The savage in every clime and era of time has reared ovor its dead piles of stones and pyramids , and had over held tho dogma that the spirit of their dead , if not on earth , was still somewhere in existence . There was the other question , why did God make man for this end ? In their catechism they are told that God made them to know Him , love Him

in this world , and to be happy with Him iu tho next . It followed with tbe clearest reasoning , that every man or woman or institution professing to teach aud edncate children , must have faith and zeal in his or her eternal glory . Again , education muBt have at its head the teachings of God aud His revealed truths , and the Churoh founded by Christ as its mother , through whom all light and blessings of

Christian education came . Amongst some of the wiokedest attempts to overthrow God and His Church have been those of the Masonic sects . There was in 1890 a cironlar issued , worded with diabolical ingenuity , from the central authority of the Freemasons , which waa sent to eaoh of its branches , a repetition of the fall purposes for whioh that body was originated . It was a declaration to the effeot

that every means possible should be used to emancipate children and others from the slavery and teachings of the Catholic Cbnrch . It waa the only churoh they hated because it was Christian . Freemasonry encouraged rationalism and agnosticism in the belief that it would exalt humanity , and that it would also realise on earth some of the dreams of the hereafter . Tbey , as Catholics , could alone

hope to realise the promises of the hereafter , by drawing their inspiration from God and His Chnroh . Since the year 1870 the Freemasons of Italy had used their diabolical agencies to snob an extent , as to possess the majority of the schools , together with the funds and grants , and the free hand of the Government . Now the children ivere being trained and educated without the fear of God , and a

disrespect for everything holy . Besides all thia , there had come over tbe people of that fair Jnnd of Italy a marked chango for the worse . If the theory that suicide ia to be traced through unhappiness , thou Italy ha- < had a very large share of social bitterness . Statistical returns recently published , since the overthrow of Christian supremacy in the Italian States to tbe year 1884 , showed a lamentable state of

affairs . The total number ol suicides in 1871 waa 836 ; in 1872 , 890 ; 1873 , 975 ; 1874 , 1015 ; 1875 , 1022 ; 1870 , 1021 ; 1877 , 1139 ; 1878 , 1158 ; 1879 , 1225 ; 1880 , 1201 ; 1881 , 1313 ; 1 S 82 , 1339 ; 1333 , 1450 ; 1881 , 1970 . The figures Lr tho remaining years were not at present attainable , but , judging by the years already given , would no doubt show a still larger increase in the number of deaths by

snicide . That dark blight on tho nation was due to tho fierce conflict between wicked men aud tho Chnroh of Christ . This was the dream of the Masonio ' s hereafter realising itself here on earth ! But where was that happiness to which thoy aspired ? Was it in tbe overthrow of Christian teaching from tho schools of Italy ? Or waB their happiness completed in dissominating perniciona theories of atheism and materialism ? Look again at tbo drastic effects which

had been wrought by Freemasonry . In the year 1 . 88 there wero 2574 \ nurderer 8 tried and condemned , while fur the whole of England , Ireland , and Scotland—which , thauk God , was not yet given over to tho fatal influence of Freemasonry—thoro wero only 109 sentenced to death . Did it not show , then , that it waa better to train their children to love and fear God , than to give them tho risks of growing np careless and indifforent to the mercy of their Creator and tho awful punishments of the hereafter ?—Catholic Times .

SilonntAXD . —Tho number of pupils learning Pitman ' s , shorthand daring 1890 waa 55 , 558 , an increase of about 25 per uont . on 1889 These students received instruction in 1 , 520 colleges , ^ cboolg public institutions , and classes , from 793 teachers . The . , « reat i ' mnet-ia givou to the study of Phonography , by tho addition of shorthand na a " specific subject" in tho new Education Co ;! e , ia shown by tliu great increase in tho pupils under instruction in liouril Schools The

number in 1839 wan J , ol 3 ; m 1890 , 9 , 93 G , or : u . increag f 150 pHr cent . None of these figures lccludo studonta who are learniu" by themselves , aud who iorni the bulk of phonographic students °

lno Directors of Spmw and Pond Limitod notify that tho TrWor Books will bo closed from the 17 th inst . to the 30 th inst ., both inclusive foir tho purposa of prep . ring tho Intact Warrants , on tho 0 p-r cent . Jirst Mortgago Debeuturos , tho 5 por cent . " \ " Mort . gage Debenture stock , and the 5 percent . Debenture stock of the Company . Tho Warrants will bo posted on the evening of tho 30 th inst .