Metropolitan: Instruction.

on account of Bro . Carroll W . M . of the Mother Lodge having a severe cold . The W . M . received faultless support from Bros . F . Clark S . W ., G . Flatman J . W ., H . J . Uowberry P . M . acting Prec , C . Free P . M . Treasurer , G . Peters P . M . Secretary , T . J . Rover S . D ., S . C . Farrow J . D ., W . J . Hustwaite I . G ., R . J . A . Bennett ,

Gardner , Whitehead , Johnson , Hartwell , Clark , Thain , Phillips , Walker , Carter , Smith , Citron , Pegg , Metcalfe Baillie , G . Smith , W , J . Carroll W . M . 1227 , H . Dale , R . F . Thomson W . M .-elect 122 7 , Cooper , Holmes , J . Cohn W . M ! 166 S , Schmidt P . M . 1227 , J . Wynman , and others .

The minutes being confirmed , the Lodge was opened to the second degree , and Bro . H . Dale answered the questions leading to the third . Bro . Whitehead was entrusted , the Lodge was advanced and the third ceremony was proceeded with . Bro . Hyde deserved great compliment for the faultless and impressive manner in which he rendered the ceremony . The Lodge was resumed to

the first degree , and the W . M . most wisely called the Lodge off . On resumption Bro . Hyde intimated his intention of vacating the chair in favour of Bro . H . J . Leroy W . M . of the Burdett Coutts Lodge , who would kindly rehearse the installation ceremony . Bro . Leroy thanked the-W . M . for his kindness . Bro . R . F . Thomson

was presented , obligated , and duly installed and saluted in the various degrees , Bro . Hyde P . M . making an excellent Director of Ceremonies . The W . M . proceeded to rehearse the investiture of Officers which was well clone . Bro . Leroy in a very clashing manner delivered the three addresses .

Bros . Metcalfe Baillie S . W . 103 and R . J . A . Bennett Treasurer of the Stuart Lodge of Instruction were elected members , which compliment was duly acknowledged .

r r r v > v A A A A A A A AT A A Stuart Lodge , No . 163 2 . THE members of this steady go ahead Lodge of Instruction held their usual weekly meeting on Friday of last week at the commodious rooms at the Deacon ' s Restaurant , Walbrook , E . C . Bro . C . Farrow

acted as W . M ., with Bros . R . S . Cobden S . W ., S . D . Clark J . W ., W . J . Carroll I . P . M . 1227 Preceptor , R . J . A . Bennett Treasurer , J . T . Whitehead Secretary , H . Thain S . D ., J . T . Uglo J . D ., Metcalfe Baillie I . G ., H . Goyner Steward , H . Hyde P . M . 1227 , R . F . Thomson W . M .-elect 1227 , AV . J . Yardley ( General Manager ) , J , Wynman and others .

The Lodge being formed the ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Yardley acting as candidate . The W . M . kindly vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Carroll Preceptor of the Lodge , who in his usual able and winning manner rehearsed the ceremony of installation , Bro . R . F . Thomson being presented by Bro . H . Hyde

P . M . as W . M ' .-elect . _ . . Having taken the obligation he was installed and saluted in the three degrees , and then proceeded with the ceremony of investiture of Officers , which was perfectly clone . Bro . Carroll delivered the addresses in grand style , without the slightest hitch or hesitation . The working throughout was highly admired and appreciated .

The W . M . having resumed his position in the Lodge , Bro . Cobden was elected W . M . for the next meeting . Bro . Clark J . AA . said he was pleased to hear that Bro . Cobden had been elected AA ' . M . for next Lodge , and trusted the Brethren would attend in strong force ; if they did not he was sure they would miss a real Masonic treat , Bro . Cobchn being an excellent worker . Bro . Cobden in a few well chosen words thanked the W . M . and the Junior Warden for their flattering remarks .

Bro ., Carroll proposed that a hearty vote of thanks be passed and recorded on the minutes for the very able manner in which Bro . Farrow had officiated as AV . M . for the first time in that or any Lodge . He was especially proud of the working of the AV . M ., he being the first candidate he had in his year of Office as Master of

the LTpton Lodge . Bro . Hyde P . M . said he was . also pleased to see such a young Mason occupy the position . Bro . Clark said it was a great credit to Bro . Carroll their Preceptor . The W . M . thanked the Brethren for their indulgence , and sincerely thanked Bro . Carroll for the great attention he had paid , not alone to himself , but to the Brethren generally .

Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

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INSTALLATION OF BRO . S . CRANE . THE annual festival in connection with this Lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Crown Hotel , Ringvyood , on Tuesday evening , 3 rd inst ., when there was a good gathering of Mark Masons . The installation , of the Worshipful Master-elect was impressively performed by the retiring AA ' . M . Bro . R . Homewood P . G . S . D .

A resolution of condolence on the death of the late Provincial Grand Master Bro . W . AV \ B . Beach , M . P ., was passed . At the installation banquet which followed , the new W . M . presided , and the usual toast list was gone through , that of the A isitors being responded to by Bros . Pearce , Brazier , Fowler , and Merrick .

The new W . M . and his Officers were heartily congratulated on the success attending the Lodge . ******************

Entertainment Notes.

ENTERTAINMENT NOTES .

Imperial . —The title of a piece now running at Mrs . Langtry's pretty house is one which cannot fail to interest our Fraternity for of what use is Masonry if it does not promote personal honour ?

Entertainment Notes.

" A Man of his Word " is the sort of man of which good Masons are made , and Mr . Boyle Lawrence has given us an ideal worth imitating , which Mr . Herbert Waring has acceptably portrayed . At the same time we fancy that jewels look better in a setting of gold than they do when embedded in lead , and the contrasts

presented to public gaze at' Westminster are rather glaring . The play is up to date , both in smart phrases and scenic incidents ; its background of military matters affording abundant opportunity for girding at AVar Office incapacity . The situations are occasionally thrilling , and-have been well thought out , but they sometimes require

some power of imagination on the part of spectators , as when a man is struck down by an unseen foe . But the chief interest is provided bv an ambitious colonel ( Mr . H . B . Irving ) who , having been dangerously wounded in action confides to a junior officer ( Mr . H . Waring ) under an oath of secrecy , that he was guilty of a cowardly

action which prevented him dying at peace . His cowardice when known was attributed to the junior ; who , having been sworn to silence , dared not disappoint his neighbour " though it were to his own hindrance . ' The penalty for such virtue was a damaging court martial and social ostracism- — -while the real culprit recovered

and received promotion . A concurrent love story , of both men loving the same woman , helps to display their true natures and finally brings restitution . The play is far cleaner and healthier than many modern productions , but the introduction of a lady

villain to act the part of temptress seems purely gratuitous , and adds nothing to Uie interest . The principals are well supported by a first rate company , and this venture of Mr . Herbert Waring deserves a long and prosperous season .

Faith And Hope.

FAITH AND HOPE .

THESE are twin heavenly sisters AA'ho cheer the drooping heart ; They whisper words of comfort

And joy and strength impart . They tell of golden gateways And speak of happier climes , In that sweet land of glory We read about sometimes .

They fill the soul with gladness And banish worldly cares ; They dispel gloom and sadness AVhen trusting in our prayers . They bring us thoughts of Zion

Of a Lodge Room in the skies , AA'hen > casting off earth ' s raiment On Angel wings we rise . CHAS . F . FORSHAW , IL . D Bradford .

****************** The necessity and advantage of possessing a home of its own cannot be too strongly urged upon every Masonic Lodge . It is a most desirable and necessary object which a proper management of Lodsre finances should be able to secure .

The vast majority of Lodges , with proper economy , and with an earnest desire to possess their own abiding-place , can accumulate sufficient funds to own a modest Lodge Room , even if it be not palatial . It is the fact of ownership , the feeling of . possession , that assists the Lodge more than the

mere investment . It generates a keener interest in Lodge affairs , a greater pride and a greater stability . The general condition of the body being improved , the members feel the necessity of a greater activity , there is better attendance , better work . Save the Lodge funds for building or buying

purposes instead of expending them on the " social side , " and you will produce a more stable Masonry . The Lodge home should always come first . A surplus is a good thing ; keep it , let it grow , and make a pleasant home with it — " Tyler . "

Freemasonry does not drop her sacred dead at the portals of the yawning grave , or fall in her despair upon the great

world ' s altar stairs , that lead through darkness up to God , but leaves them as we have left our Brethren in the intervening years , in the hope of a blessed resurrection , —Hugh McCurdy , Michigan .

It is the duty of every Brother to study with care , not only the ritual , but also the laws , the history and the literature of Masonry . The hours spent in search of Masonic knowledge are well-spent hours ; they will be a source of pleasure and profit . —James D . Murdoch . Utah .

********** But one thing is permanent , one thing alike defies time and endures , throughout eternity—goodness—for goodness is born of God and exists with God . Greatness in man dies with man , but goodness in man is as eternal as his and its Creator . —R . T . W . Duke jun ., Virginia