Consecration Of The Doric Lodge (S.C), At Menzies.

In the absence of the W . M ., Bro . Sir Lawrence Jenkins , the chair was occupied by Bro . H . M . Rustomjee , Bros . C . H . M . Rustomjee and Dr . ] . Nield Cook filling the Wardens' chairs . Lodge having been opened , the minutes of the last regular meeting were read and confirmed . The ceremony of installation was then proceeded with , and Bro . C . H . M . Rustoir jee was duly installed into the chair of the lodge by his father , Bro . H . M . Rustomjee . The VV . M . appointed and invested the following brethren as his officers for the ensuing year : Bros . Dr . J . Nield Cook , S . VV . ; A . H . Giver , J . VV . ;

the Rev . W . K . Firminger , Chap . ; II . M . Rustomjee , Treas . ; C . M . Rustomjee , Sec ; J . H . Marlborough , S . D . ; Lieut . M . L . Farrar , j . D . ; T . C . Beckett , I . G . ; and N . M . Chatterjee , Tyler . Bro . R . H . M . Rustomjee was unanimously re-elected representative of the lodge on the District Board of General Purposes . The Report of the Permanent Committee was read and adopted , and the Treasurer ' s accounts for the second quarter of iSog , which showed a balance of Rs . 1012-11-7 in favour of the lodge , were accepted and pissed . Bro . T . C . Diverell , Chief Engineer to the Corporation of Calcutta , of Lodge Bonnie Doon , No . S 30 ( S . C ) , was proposed as a joining member .

Lodge being duly closed , the brethren adjourned lo banquet , at which covers were laid for So .

Guildford Lodge , No . 834 ( S . C . ) The anniversary of the above-mentioned lodge was celebrated on Tiusday evening , June 13 th , in the Masonic Hall , Guildford . Lodge was opened at 6 p . m . by Bro . G . Hiscox , there being a fair number of members in attendance . After the conlirmitiin of the minutes and the dispatch of routine business the visiting brethren ware admitted . The D . G . D . of C . then entered and announced that the D . G . M . Deput-, with several D . G . officers , were'in attendance . Bro . Dr . J . M . V . Stewart was received with

honours . Bro . Casper presented the W . M . elect , Bro . Alfred E . Green , to receive the benefits of installation . Bro . Green having satisfied the brethren as to his willingness to accept of the office of the R . W . M ., he was led to the altar , obligated , and installed by Bro . Hiscox before a properly constituted Board of Installed Masters . The D . G . D . of C announced and proclaimed Bro . Alfred E . Green R . W . M ., and called upon the brethren to salute him . The following ollicers were then obligated and invested by Bros . Lapsley , D . G . S . W ., and Casper , D . of C .:

Bros . G . Hiscox , I . P . M . ; R . J . Wilson , D . M . ; S . J . Chipper , Sub . M . ; F . Piercy , S . W . ; W . F . Guppy , J . W . ; B . Lenzer , Chap . ; j . M . Y . Stewart , P . M ., D . G . D . M ., D . ofC . ; J . H . Munday , Treas . ; R . Anwy ' l-Thomas , Sec ; R . A . Uixon , S . D . ; F . Billett . J . D . ; E . E . Giles and D . A . McDonald , Stwds . ; T . L . Keegan , LG . ; and H . Menner , 'Tyler . At the conclusion of the ceremony of investiture the D . G . M . 0 . delivered the charges to the W . M ., Wardens , and brethren in a splendid

and effective manner , after which hc presented the I . P . M ., Bro . Hiscox , on behalf of the members of the lodge , with a Past Master's jewel , as a token of the esteem they hold him in . Bro . Hiscox feelingly thanked his brethren . " Hearty good wishes " were extended to the new-installed R . W . M . on behalf of the District Grand Lodge ( S . C . ) and the following lodges : Bonnie Doon , 839 ( S . C ); Ophir , S 57 ( S . C ); Robbie Burns , SGo ( S . C ); St . John's , 485 ( E . C ); Friendship , 2 G 1 S ( E . C ); Duke of Albany ( E . C . ); and Victoria Felix , SG ( V . C . ) Lodge was then closed .

The brethren adjourned to the Vaudeville Theatre , where a ball was held in honour of the event . About 75 couples were present , and a programme of 21 dances was negotiated under the able direction ol the honorary M . C ., Bro . Lapsley . The ladies present were charming , and graciously aided in miking the festival a huge success . A delightful supper was served during an interval , and there was no lack of any of the elements that go to make a thoroughly enjoyable evening . The company separated at a late hour .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . WILLIAM GRAY . The remains of the late Bro . William Gray , who died after a short illness at his residence , 97 , Downs Park-road , on Thursday , the 3 rd inst ., at the age of 5 8 , were laid to rest in thc family grave at Abney Park Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon , in the presence of a large and sympathetic circle of friends and acquaintances . Bro . Gray was , during the whole of his life , a resident in Hackney , and for the last 27 years held the responsible office of rate collector

under the I rustces of the Poor , in which capacity he gained the respect and esteem of his colleagues , as well as of the ratepayers with whom hc was brought into contact . Bro . Gray had for many years held high office in the Masonic world , being Past Master of thc Marquis of Ripon Lodge , No . 14 . S 9 , and P . Z . of the Ezra Chapter attached to lhat lodge . As a natural consequence , his remains were followed to the grave , not only by relatives and friends , but by a large number of official and Masonic acquaintances . Space would forbid our

giving a list of all those present at thc grave side , but in brief we may say that the mourners were Mr . Francis , Mr . Francis , jun ., Mr . Edwin George , Mr . M . J . Bromley , Mr . F . IL Moore , Mr . Taylor , Mr . S . Sncwin , Mr . Thomas Offlow , Mr . H . Offor , Mr . R . Clack , Mr . J . Cox , Mr . J . Scott , Mr . E . Clapp , Mr . W . H . Caton , Mr . W . L . Griggs , Mr . E . P . Warner , Mr . W . R . Diss , and Mr . A . Hughes ; whilst the official staff were rcpicseiiccd by Mr . George Grocott , the vestry clerk . Amongst the

Masonic friends of the deceased , in addition to those who formed part of the mourners , were Bro . Edwin George , P . M ., the Secretary ol his lodge ; Bros . W . H . Caton , P . M . ; M . J . Bromlcry ; R . H . Clack ; Mills , the present W . M . of thelodge ; Dutton , P . M . ; F . F . George , Scrivener ; Punter , and Grieves . A number of others wcre also present . The service was impressively read by the Chaplain , and was rendered still more solemn by the excellent organ solos given by Miss Kate Smith , of Hamilton House , Mildenhall-road , who kindly played

Mendelssohn s ' * He that shall endure to the end , " and Attwood ' s " Turn thy face from my sins . " Two beautiful wreaths were sent from the deceased ' s mother lodge , and amongst many other tributes of affection were those from Mr . Buzzard , E . and M . A . Hawes , Mr . and Mrs . Snewin , Fred and Fanny , Lizzie , and his late colleagues , the rate collectors of Hackney . The first to offer a floral mark of respect were the deceased ' s brethren , who each reverently dropped a sprig of acacia at the head of the coffin .

THE FAREWELL DINNER to the Australian eleven which takes place at the Inns of Court Hotel , Holborn , on the 7 th prox ., is a purely private function , and no tickets arc on sale .

Obituary.

J ACOB ' S LADDER . — VVhen this symbol , which is taken from Jacob ' s Vision ( Genesis xxviii . ) , was introduced into English Speculative Masonry is not exactly known . But we find allusions to it a little after the middle of the last century . It apparently was not originally a symbol of Speculative Masonry , but was probably introduced from the Hermetic Masonry , which seems to have been in some way based on the Rosicrucian Society , or at any rate adapted its symbolism . Mackey credits Dunckerly with the introduction of this symbol into Craft Masonry , and

seems to think that he borrowed it from Ramsay . We have the date as about 1776 . But we fancy that it came from Hermeticism , of which it was a favourite symbol . Certain it is that we do not find it '' nominatim " in any of our so far oldest known rituals , if , indeed , they can be depended upon . It was known to Krause , and was familiar to Browne . Gadicke says of it— " Either resting upon the floorcloth , or on the Bible , the compasses , and the square , it should lead the thoughts of the brethren to

heaven . If we find that it has many staves or rounds , they represent as many moral and religious duties , ff it has only three , they should represent Faith , Hope , and Charity . Draw Faith , Hope , and Charity from the Bible ; with these three encircle the whole earth , and order all thy actions by the square of truth , so shall the heavens be opened unto thee . " Curiously enough , in Germany , the " Handbuch " tells us , this symbolism is not used , nor on the Continent generally . It has been pointed out by Oliver , by the " Handbuch , " and others ,

that this is a mystical ladder to be found in the teaching of most other occult systems . Thus in the Mithraic mysteries the seven-runped ladder is said to have been a symbol of thc ascent of the soul to perfection . Each of the rungs was termed a gate , and the " Handbuch " declares that the aspirants had to pass through a dark and winding cavern . The last , or Adytum , was full of light . The following were the Mithraic steps of perfection : 7 . Gold—The Sun—Truth . 6 . Silver—Moon—Mansions of Bliss . •*; . Iron—Mars—World of Births .

4 . Tin—Jupiter—Middle World . 3 . Copper—Venus—Heaven . 2 . Quick , silver—Mercury—World of Pre-existence . 1 . Lead—Saturn—First World . The " Handbuch " also assures us that in the old Hebraic Cabala the number of steps ( for they had a cabalistic ladder also ) was unlimited , until the Essenes , reduced the number to seven . The latter cabalists are said to have made 10 Sephirolh—the Kingdom , the Foundation , Splendour , Firmness , Beauty , justice , Mercy , Intelligence , Wisdom , and the Crown , by which we arrive at the Infinite ,

as Mackey and others put it . According to the " Handbuch , " however , the seven older Sephiroth are Strength , Mercy , Beauty , Eternity , Fame , the Foundation , and the Kingdom . It is alleged that in the mysteries of Brahma , in the mysteries of the Edda ( Scandinavian ) , in thc three greater Ydrasil , and in thc Egyptian mysteries , this ladder is also to be found . But this fact seems a little doubtful , especially as regards the Edda—and of the Egyptian mysteries little is really known . The ladder is , however , to be seen among the hieroglyphics . In

the Brahmanic mysteries there is , we are distinctly told , a ladder of seven steps , emblematic of seven worlds . The first and lowest was the earth ; the second , thc World of Pre-existence : the third , Heaven ; the fourth , the Middle World , or intermediate region ; the fith , the World of Births ; thc sixth , the Mansions ot the Blessed ; thc seventh , the Sphere of Truth . Some little difference of opinion exists as to thc exact representation of the Brahmanic teaching ; but we concur with Mackey in thinking that this is the best description we can give

from the leading authorities . It has been stated that in Hermetic or higher Masonry , so called , the seven steps represent Justice , Equity , Kindness , Good Faith , Labour , Patience , and Intelligence . They are also represented as Justice and Charity , Innocence , Sweetness , Faith , Firmness and Truth , the Great Work , Responsibility . But this is quite a modern arrangement of the French high grades , in all probability . In Freemasonry it has been said that the ladder with its seven rungs or steps represents the four cardinal and the three theological

virtues , which in Christian symbolism seem to answer to the seven grades of Hermetic symbolism . There is no it priori reason why the guilds should not have held such teaching and used such symbolism when Christian , or that the Speculative Masons of 1717 should not have obtained such representations from the old operative rituals . It must be remembered that we have no actual old operative ritual before us yet , unless the Sloane MS . 3329 be , as some contend , a

relic of such ; and , on thc other hand , we must not lay too much store by the negative evidence of later rituals—that is , because we do not find until then actual mention of certain words and symbolisms , therefore conclude they did not exist earlier . On the whole , Jacob ' s Ladder in Freemasonry seems to point to the connection between earth and heaven , man and God , and to represent Faith , Hope , and Charity ; or , as it is declared , Faith in God , Charity towards all men and Hope in immortality . —Kenning ' s Cyc / opaidia of Freemasonry .

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