Notices Of Meetings.

he was pleased that the Lodge was in a flourishing condition aud its financial position was sound . He was always well received in the Lod » e ; he would refer to the hearty reception and support he was receiving from all parts of London in his candidature for Grand Treasurer next year . Bro . Scnrnh said ho also greatly appreciated the kind expressions of the Worshipful Master , aud , iu conclusion ,

read n letter of apology from the Junior Warden , and a telegram from Bro . Ashley expressing hearty good wishe ? . The toast of the Worship ful Master elect was given iu complimentary terms , and rep lied to most ably . The Officers toast received jnsfc praise , and was suitably replied to by Bro . Powell . The Tyler's toast closed a most successful and happy meeting . Some excellent music was rendered by Bros . Crofts , Searl , Stansall , and H . C . Parsons ( elocutionist ) . Bro . Searl ably presided at the piano .

CHANTREY LODGE . No . 2355

THE installation ceremony took place at the Masooic Hall , Dore , on the 13 th inst ., when Bro . Atkinson S . W . Worshipful Masterelect was duly installed by Bro . Styring W . M ., assisted by Brothers Brittain P . G . Sword Bearer of England , Bingham P . M . P . P . G . S . W ., Boden P . M . P . P . G . J . W ., GarnettP . M . P . P . G . S . B ., Fisher Tasker P . M . P . G . S ., Dearden P . M ., Ellis P . M ., Voules P . M ., Eyre P . M ., Stacey W . M . 296 , Margereson W . M . 2373 , Kirkham W . M . 1239 , Holmes

W . M . 1779 , Fox W . M . 1260 . After tho ceremony the W . M . invested his Officers , as follow : —Bros . Styring P . M . as I . P . M ., Tyzack S . W ., Slater J . W ., Atkinson Secretary , Thorne S . D ., Tempevley J . D ., Wilson Dir . of Cers ., Croswick LO ., Baggalley and Badger Stewards . The banquet took place ' at the Abbeydale Hotel , where a very enjoyable evening was spont , contributed to by songs and recitations from the following brethren : —Garnett , Middleton , Tandy , Drury , Tasker , Wrogg , and Bradley .

Royal Arch.

ROYAL ARCH .

HUYSHE CHAPTER , No . 1099 .

THE annual convocation was held afc Home Park , Stoke , on the 13 th inst . Tho Officers aro Comp ? . H . W . Pongelly Z ., J . W . Foster H ., S . J . Pago J ., W . U . Gillman P . P . G . 1 st AlS . S . E ., G . H . Olvor S . N ., VV . J . Staubury I' . P . G . S . B . Treasurer , W . U . Dillon P . S ., S . Yeomaus 1 st , A . S ., T . S . May 2 nd A . S ., J . Rashbrook Tyler .

Tho annual summer entertainment given to the inmates of tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution , afc Croydon , took placo ou Tuesday . Notwithstanding the uupropitious state of tho weather a goodly number of tho subscribers and friends of the Institution journeyed from

London to visit the old people . Among those who signed tho visitors' book were Bro . J . Driscoll , Bro . Newton , Mrs . Newton and Miss Newton , Bro . A . Green , Bro . and Mrs . Lacey , Bro . Farnfield , Bro . Tand Mrs . Perceval , Bro . Hogard , Bro . Dr . Strong , Mrs . and Miss Towns

Mrs . Terry , Miss Terry and Miss Jessie Terry , Bro . J . G . Mulbourn and Mrs . Mulbourn , Bro . R . E . Bowyer , Mrs . Bowyer , Mr . Crutch , the Misses Crutch , Miss Raikes , Miss M . Raikes , M . A . Leage , Mr . R . S . Hargroves , Bro . A . Coombes , Mr . A . M . Hammonds , Mr . VV . H .

Browne , Bro . Herbert Campbell , Mr . C . W . Nightingale , Bro . A . Aske , Bro . A . Faull , Bro . James Terry Secretary , Bro . W . J . Crutch , Bro . W . Airey , Bro . H . Sprake , Miss Massey and Miss N . Massey . In the evening a party , brought down by Bro . H . Sprakewhich included

, Bros . Herbert Campbell , A . Coombes , and Airey , gave a varied entertainment , consisting of songs , recitations , & c , all of which pleased the old folks immensely . Brother Sprake , in response to a vote of thanks proposed bv

•oro . Farnfield , said he and the gentlemen who had come down with him wore very pleased to have given those present any enjoyment , and would bo happy to do so again .

Wo are informed that afc the meeting ol the Walthamstow Lod ge of Instruction , No . 2192 , held on the 18 th inst ., it was unanimousl y resolved to adjourn until tho first Monday in October .

f (! iri' ? i V i ! . T ! tr'r '' s ar ° admirably adapted for curing diseases incidental fco fpim- ( 'ITerent periods of life women aro subject to complaints which imno ai > ? cnbar medicine ; audit is now an indisputable fact that there is tlio . i »? -rl" •° ° ' complaints of this nature as Holloway ' s Pills . l « 'or all . ' _ ., U 0 U 1 "ating disorders incidental to tho sex . and in evorv contini / nnnv

this " ' ltoi "Hl health of women—youthful ot- aged , married or singlesv * tom •ro «? - ntor ana renovator of tho secretive organs and tho nervous T . hioi- « r * 'l , mmo 'l'ato euro . Their purifying qualities render them invalua few , l ,. aUa " - ' •' •''icy firo searching and cleansing , yet invigoratin" ftudtherahV « t , ff S . i ? ' ^ ory species of irregularity iu the sy & tem , wro inereby establish health on a sound and firm basis .

The Masonic Service In Hillsborough Parish Church.

THE MASONIC SERVICE IN HILLSBOROUGH PARISH CHURCH .

ON Sunday , the 3 rd inst ., the Marquis of Downshire , Lady Down , shire , Lord and Lady Arthur Hill , and the guests from the Castle attended service at Hillsborough 1 'arish Church , where a sermon was preached by the vicar ( Rev . R . A . Kernan ) . In the afternoon a Masonio service , under the auspices of the Anahilt True Blues Lodge , No . 683—an old-established and prosperous Lodge—waa held iu the Presbyterian Church , when a sermon was preached by

Bro . Rev . John Lyle Donaghy , of Lame , who appeared in the pulpit wearing his Masonic regalia . There was an overflowing congregation , seats having to be placed in the aisles , and even these did not accommodate all who wished to attend the service . Brother Eev . J . L . Donagby took as his text Exodus xxviii . 36 , 38 . Having clearly expounded this passage of Scripture , the rev . gentleman ,

towards tbe end of his discourse , said , having preached a full and free salvation through Jesus Christ , he might be permitted a sentence or two regarding tho Society to whioh most of those present had the honour to beloug . Although he could not state the exact time afc which it was founded , yet he could confidently say that , apart from the Church , it was the most ancient society in existence . He

agreed with those who said that its principles were the principles of pure morality , its ethics the ethics of Christianity , its doctrines the doctrines of patriotism and brotherly love , and its sentiments tha sentiments of exalted benevolence . It encouraged all that was good and kind and charitable , and reprobated all that was vicious and cruel and oppressive . A well-known writer had said thafc " through

the dark ages , from the sixth to the sixteenth century , Masonry was the chief lamp of knowledge that illumined the gloom of their then degraded human mind ; it was the nurse that fostered , the guardian that watched over , and the ark that preserved , amidst the deluge of Gothic gloom that overspread the earth , all tho science that had survived the wrecks of the Grecian and Soman Empires . It bad been often

said that Freemasons did no good , that they merely met to gormandise and laud eaoh other . In refutation of such charges the preacher pointed with pride and pleasure to their noble Charitable Institutions , snob as their Male and Female Masonic Schools , their widows' fund , and particularly their Charity Boards , whioh were established in every town of note in the United Kingdom—indeed , he might say in the

world—whioh had done and were still doing such glorious work . Many a Freemason , through no fault of his own , had been stranded on the shores and sandbanks of adversity , and the steam-tug of Freemasonry , manned by a noble and charitable crew , had been sent off to his assistance , and had brought him safely into a harbour of refuge , had him refitted , and sent off again on life's stormy ocean ,

wishing him a more pleasant voyage and prosperous gales . After showing that Freemasonry was founded on God ' s Holy Writ , and thafc it maintained the three great cardinal doctrines of virtue—viz ., Brotherly love , faith in God , and Charity—the rev . gentleman said anathemas and . marauathas had been pronounced against Masons from the highest ecclesiastical courts in the world down to the commonest ; village conventions . Altars and pulpits had been taken advantage

of by vicious cowards to traduce , vilify , and malign them , ?* nd to endeavour to bring their noble Charities into disrepute : but all SUCH subterfuges had failed . To-day they had been patronised and smiled upon by potentates aud kings ; to-morrow persecuted and frowned upon . Nevertheless , holding by the tenets of their noble old Fraternity , and novev swerving from their principles , they had flourished .

Hence ' midst the ruins of three thousand years , Unhurt , unchanged , Freemasonry appears ; Her towers and monuments may fade away ; Her truth and social love shall ne ' er decay .

Secret Societies Among The Chinese.

SECRET SOCIETIES AMONG THE CHINESE .

WHE N the case of a man Charlie Muhi , a Chinese cook , who is charged with stabbing a countryman at tho Chinese camp , was recently called on at the police court , the solicitor for the defence made an application for an adjournment on extraordinary grounds . He stated that fche prosecutor and all the witnesses against tbe accused were members of a secret society known by Europeans

as " Chinese Freemasonry , " the principles of whioh were to enforce laws among themselves quite independent of and in conflict with tha laws of tne country . The interpreter engaged in the case , Robere Archie , a half caste Chinese , who is Government interpreter at Sydney , was also a member of this secret society ,

aud it would be impossible for him , were he to act xrp to tho principles of the Chinese fraternity , to fairly interpret any evidence favourable to the accused . The society , the solicitor added , was a similar one to those in Sydney , whioh had recently attracted considerable attention owing to the bitter feuds which

existed among the Chinese there . An interpreter who was a European wonld arrive that afternoon from Victoria , and the adjournment was asked for so that he should bo engaged in the case . The bench refused to grant the application , and the accused waa committed for trial , substantial bail being required . The accused states he is the victim of a conspiracy among the Chinese members

of the secret society , who had stated " the Chinese society would make Albnry too hot to hold him . " He had refused to join the society , as he did nofc believe in its principles , one of which was that under certain conditions the object of their emnity shall be murdered . Tho accused is a head cook in a leading hotel , and is stated to be a respectable man .

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