Masonry And Religion.

when we reflect that these churches have , on account of difference in petty doctrinal points , persecuted one another even to attempted p hysical extermination , we cease to wonder that Masonry should become the objective point of their malignity , and it is , perhaps , fortunate for Religion that such an object exists , on which they may train their qnaker guns , and discharge their blank broadsides , as , were it

not so , they would be forced to find victims or subjects of persecution among their own ranks . Masomy is not only invulnerable to these puerile attacks , but , secure in her armour of eternal truth , can calmly pray , "FATHER , forgive them , for they know not what they do . " The true relations of Religion and Masonry may be symbolised by

two rivers having a common parent fountain , and flowing in courses nearly parallel to each other . The first , a broad , deep and tranquil stream , whose waters are clear and pure , a great highway free to all countries , and to every people , bearing on its placid current the vessels of every denomination , sect and creed , freighted with cargoes of precious souls , bound to the port of the Eternal Kingdom . It is ,

perhaps , unfortunate that all cannot be subject to the same general laws of navigation , that rivalry aud strife should exist , that collisions should occur , and that emissaries should cajole or drive the passengers of one vessel to embark on another , bearing a different denominational flag , but it is in no sense the fault of the stream that this should occur . Nor yet is it through any superiority of water or

channel that these rival contentions are never suffered to exist on the sister stream . The waters of the first aro an invigorating alterative , strengthening the spiritual nature , and qualifying it for eternal life ; of the other , a stimulative moral tonic , acting npon the heart , quickening the impulses of charity , and developing the highest , noblest aspirations of the soul , in the Brotherhood of man , and the

perfection of human character in this life . On the rippling current of the second , but one flag is ever seen , its only motto being the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man . A stream bordered by groves of ever verdant foliage , resplendent with the brilliant hues of blooming flowers , and fragrant with their delicious aroma , among whose branches birds of bright

plumage flit to and fro , in the happy freedom of their natures , their merry chirpings and gleesome songs pealing forth in happy strains , and borne on the gentle breezes from side to side of the rippling stream . A stream whose channel flows and meanders throngh the valleys and deserts of human life , yet ever bordered by trees , foliage , and flowers , flowing on and on , until , sweeping beneath the ever

verdant acacia , it passes into and merges with the dark waters of the sea of eternity . How beautifully do the teachings of Masonry blend with those of Religion in subduing the passions of men , and in elevating their thoughts and aspirations from the lower levels of sensual desires , sordid pursuits and earthly hopes , to the more sublime aspirations

for exalted character , moral rectitude , and hopes of a bright immortality beyond the grave , above the mists and shadows of human life , that ever hover , like a dark pall , along our pathway ! And how strong , how sustaining , is that confidence and hope , springing ever from a consciousness of rectitude , and of trusting , cheerful obedience to the Divine law . Dangers may menace , misfortunes may gather , malice may threaten and assail , and calumny may secretly hurl her

venomed barb , but the just and upneht Mason neither fears nor heeds them . Clad in the armour of Truth and Virtue , he moves , invulnerable to all their attacks ; yet the true Christian has greater and still stronger panoply , for he can look beyond and above all the cares and trials that confront him here ; hopeful , strong and strengthening in a future life of perfect happiness , in " that house not made with hands , eternal in the heavens . "

Titles Not Masonic.

TITLES NOT MASONIC .

HER MAJESTY , the Queen , " and "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , " are leading topics in English Masonic journals . While we admire the loyalty of British subjects to their Sovereigns , such expressions grate harshly on the ears of those who have been taught that as Masons we " meet on the level . " Titles , except as conferred in a legitimate Masonic way , are of no value to Masons in this country , where men and women are

measured by standard of the nobility of worth and not of blood . One is based on real merit , the other has a fictitious value , bred in ignorance and superstition , and born in abject slavery to an established custom of the world that has come down to us from the dark ages , when mi ght made right and violence was the rule . It may be a Matter of education , and probably is , that we prefer democracy rather tnan

royalty , but Masonic government is democratic , and the Prince of Wales holds the title of Grand Master , not by inheritance , bnt by the free sufferance of the Craft over which he presides as their chief " -JfScer . When he steps inside of a Masonic Lodgo he leaves all rank and title outside the door , ancl is hailed by the endearing title of brother . As Grand Master he is entitled to all the honours due to his

rank aa an Officer of the Craft , but hero the distinction shonld end . Ue must answer to that Lodge for his conduct as a Mason , and be Measured b y the same standard that applies to every one who has W 08 sed its threshold . , . "J Son 3 are taught to be loyal to the government of the country in nich they live , ancl no more trusty subjects can be found anywhere , DUt as Bro . Rob Morris would say . —

fhe King must leave his diadem outside the Tyler ' s door , J -he Mason finds his true respect upon the checkered floor . ex ^ , asonio journals , like Masonic Lodges , should exclude all titles Ihafc fei i °° ^ ason a b ° e another , excent such titles as have been con-HiriT » . Masonic wav * The Prinoe of Wales is not " His Royal Man D ^ * m a Masouic Lodge , aud his name should appear ' iu ISOIHO journals with tho prefix ahowiug hia rank as a Mason , and

Titles Not Masonic.

nothing more . Who ever heard of " His Royal Highness , " King Solomon , and yet this nae of the title would be no more absurd than the practice of these Masonic journals in thus speaking of the present Grand Master of England . [ Oar worthy contemporary , the Masonic Advocate of

Indianapolis , gives expression to the above opinion ou the subject of " Titles " being " not Masonic . " It admires the loyalty of the British subjects towards their Sovereign and her family , but ifc questions the propriety of speaking in Lodge of " Her

Majesty the Queen , " and " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , " on the ground thafc " such expressions grate harshly on the ears of those who have been taught that , as Masons , we ' meet on fche level !' Titles , except as conferred in a legitimate Masonic way ,

are of no value to Masons in this country where men and women are measured by standard of the nobility of worth and not of blood . " We admit this looks prett y at first sight , but what are we unfoi-tunate English Masons to do when , as loyal subjects , we toast our sovereign in Lodge ?

Are we to designate her as Mrs . Victoria Alexandriua Guelph , or Mrs . Victoria ? Even " mistress" is a title , so perhaps we ought to speak of her as plain Victoria Guelph , according to taste . Then H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , Grand Master , does our contemporary wish us to designate

him as "Bro . Wales , " or " Bro . Albert Guelph . " There is , perhaps , no country in the world where titles attract more attention than America . Your thoroughbred American , for all his republicanism , will devote a lifetime to running after a man who has a handle to his name . Yet

Englishmen , forsooth , must drop the titles of " Queen" and " Princo of Wales , " because they are not conferred b y Masonry . There is no sense of servile adulation in an English brother when he toasts or refers to Her Majesty as the Queen , for the simplest of all reasons that she is the

Sovereign of the United Kingdom . There is nothing in describing her eldest son , the Prince of Wales as such , because that is exactly what he is , not Bro . Wales or Bro . Guelph . We would suggest that when our brilliant contemporary wants something to write aboufc , it should select a subject it is competent to deal with . —ED . F . G . ]

Bro . Boord , M . P ., is announced fco take fche chair at the annual dinner of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum for Children .

Bro . the Right Hon . the Lorcl Mayor will preside at the twelfth annual meeting of the Gabdrivers' Benevolent Association at the Guildhall on Friday evening , the 30 th instant .

The session of 1881-82 of the Royal Institute of British Architects was brought to a close on Tuesday , the 6 th insfc ., by the presentation , by the President ( Bro . Horace Jones , Grand Superintent of Works ) , of the Royal Gold Medal , the gift of Her Majesty the Queen , the recipient being Baron

von Ferstel , of Vienna . It is annually awarded to some eminent architect or man of science engaged in aiding and promoting the study and practice of architecture , and

every alternate year it is given to a foreigner . Baron von Ferstel was unable to be present , but the Austro-Hungarian Embassy deputed Baron Wacken to receive the medal .

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