Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Temple In Canterbury.

• d mc tnat * must be brlef m w ^ * have to say ' t £ n " assisted at the laying of the corner stone of our !> a , C nic temp le , and to you , my friends of the outside Jla 5 | H this event cannot be less interesting than to my ihren who have carefully observed the ceremony and able to interpret thc meaning of its various details . De ? . itnpcscd an event which it is rarely the privilege

/ en a Mason to look on ; antl if—by the permission of ' rreat Architect—we are some time later on to see our ° le in a" ' completeness , we shall be able to say that •"" ancient city of Canterbury we have made an inde-YM stamp and impress of Masonry ; have made a last-• home for our Order , in which its wisdom , strength ,

rl beauty shall be exhibited to many generations ot our hren . For , you will observe , the formation of a lodge '" ' sv and the up-rise and extension of lodges is now so 1 S ' mon a" event that it is hardly commented upon . But ^" erection of the material edifice ; the setting up and setanart of a consecrated structure in which the- cere-;«_ and traditions of our Grand Master , King Solornonies <*

. , . . _ ... . . , _ . re reverently enshrined ; this is not very usual , and , if fore when it takes place it testifies to the enthusiasm A self- ' dw '' " ot our brethren . And yet , when I con-* M r the history of the past , I feel it is but in the fitness of ili'nes that the Masons of Canterbury should possess a temple as such . Thereby they are but perpetuating the fl . ipnce of Masonry , which seems to demand its suitable

: j c roe in its historic city . Here , 400 years ago , a lodge X held in which in 1442 King Henry VI . was made a * " Mason . ' And here , 150 years ago , a lodge started again ? - ' into existence , and after the vicissitudes of a century-and-a half now finds itself under the style and title of the United Intlustrious Lodge . Now , as Masons cultivate

brotherly love , relief , and truth , I know I shall strike no chord of envy in the breast cf any brother who does not hail from the old Canterbury Lodge when I say that we are mainly indebted to the zeal and energy of brethren belonging to the United Industrious Lodge for the work which wc have begun to-day . Ihe two other lodges have

nobly co-operated , so , too , have the Royal Arch and Rose Croix chapters ; but the honour of originating the idea mill be ungrudgingly given to Lodge 31 , and the represenr lathe names will be inscribed in our records as the names

: of Bros . Sankey , Wiltshier , Pilcher , John Green Hall , f'John R . Hall , and Ward . Much as these brethren have t done , and are yet to do for the Masonic temple , amid the I grave anxieties inseparable from such an undertaking , $ they have the proud reflection that they found local £ Masonry as brick and will leave it as marble . No one

1 can but congratulate them most heartily for the place * they occupy so worthily in the esteem and gratitude of j- ( heir brother Masons . But I pass on to answer briefly the I ipesvion ^ vhich many of our non-Masonic friends may be f asking with renewed emphasis to-day— " What is the * meaning and the benefit of all these mysterious

ceremo-|; nies , a few of which you have allowed us to witness now ?' FAs to the meaning of them my mouth is closed , especially Isto my lady hearers—and I apprehend that my fair country-Kwoman , Lady Elizabeth Aldworth , must stand alone as a % lady Mason ; but my hearers of the sterner sex , who are ' as yet beyond our charmed circle , may learn what they

j mean if they will be as docile as those warriors whom . Quern Elizabeth sent in December , 1361 , to break up the » Grand Lodge in London . The Grand Master , Sir Thomas j . Sackville , prevailed on the officers to be initiated ; and they I made such a report to their Royal mistress that good Queen E * Bess gave Masonry no further interruption . As tothe

ieneijp , I do not point so much to our schools for boys and I girls , to our almshouses , and pensions for decayed bre-! ' Wren , to the , hand ever stretched forth to aid the ^ tcdy . But I appeal to the spirit of brotherly ; iindness which is fostered in the place where brethren ; ot all social grades meet on the level ; to that

reverence for the name of God , and the Book of God , I which is inculcated on all Masons ; to that spirit of enthujMasm which is engendered in our hearts as we remember jthat by the sole power of morality and virtue our ancient Order has been reigning and prospering when dynasties Wd peoples have passed away for ever . Believe me , that Blust

j trace its origin to a Divine source which is found ^ png the dark races of Hindostan and the Red Indians " North America ; which on the battle fields reconciles enemics i and gives thc all but dead to life again ; which ¦ Jakes the stranger find himself no longer a stranger in a c ^ nge land ; which draws to itself the allegiance of wise

1 ™ i statesmen , princes ; which is invulnerable to anathe-J ™ ! which , amid the discordant cries of the age for new ; £ utns ' "" V opinions , yet calmly holds the traditions of T _ Solomon , and tires not of those observances which

| t *? . impress of hoar antiquity upon them . Jt is to ^ Pin perpetuating . these benefits and privileges of our j clen ' ° 'der that we lay the corner stone to-day of our ig . . emple . May we be permitted to help in the conse-; £ . ° n of it ; if nct ) we no ] css hope and pray that peace ... T . . aD' < te within its walls : and that the brethren who

Anil e Privileged to labour therein may be cemented and ' Th t 0 *> etner by every moral and social virtue . HV e P ° cession having returned to the lodge room in "id th ' ^ ! ° dge was opened in the Second Degree , " be 1 M ccremon y of passing was performed by the W . M . » m IMJ Was closed down according to ancient cus-^ riou . f y good wishes " having been offered by the > ann S . ' ' tors present , the brethren adjourned to a l

3 _ iltj . ' crved in the Madrigal room , adjoining the it ! ,, ?_ ' ^ '> to which between seventy and eighty of > A ™ ien sat down . ( O n |> r p those present were Bros , the Rev . J . B . Harri-Gaior 1 ' Kev - - Man K . P . M . ; the Hon . A . E . V . -r , " * Hard y , P . P . G . D . C . Oxon ; H . T . Sankey , P . M . ; ,. 1 V r -M - ! W . H . Longhurst , S . W . ; K . Finn , J . W . ; m - ^ Wlc , J . D . ; F . Horner , I . G . ; P . Higham , * P . M . f'Hier n \ , - Ward ' P-M- > c - H ° ' " . P . M . ; J . K . tr > P -M . ; J . G . Hall , P . M . ; A . J . Beer , P . M . ; J .

Laying The Foundation Stone Of A Masonic Temple In Canterbury.

Plant , P . M . ; W . D . Young , Steward ; P . H . Knight , P . M . ; F . W . Cross , R . Rhodes , J . Coppin , P . M . ; J . Hemery , P . M . ; F . Wacher , M . M . ; J . Bateman , KA . ; W . H . Vile , W . M . ; H . Miskin , W . M . ; W . Plant , G . Pilcher , S . Newman , H . Muiell , P . M . ; E . Plume , P . M . ; J . Vantier , S . D . ;

T . B . Rossetter , J . D . ; A . Potter , J . F . Cozens , P . M . ; S . F . Pringuer , S . D . ; J . Suttie , S . D . ; T . Blamiers , S . W . ; W .-Price , Sec . ; and others . After the removal of the cloth the toast list was proceeded with , and a very pleasant evening was spent .

Account Of Masonic Emblems At The Base Of Cleopatra's Needle.

ACCOUNT OF MASONIC EMBLEMS AT THE BASE OF CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE .

COMMUNICATED BV BRO . J . NUNN , P . G . S . B . Note upon the Masonic construction or rather the Masonic emblems discovered by Commander Gorringe . The following is tbe result of the researches made by the A e « t

York Herald : — i ° Mosaic pavement . This pavement indicates the variety of races , religions , States , & c ., & c . It is found at the base of the obelisk , and is formed of eighteen stones , united by cement of two different colours . This pavement is the emblem of the union which binds together all Masons , and makes of them one

homogeneous force . The number 18 is a . -. Masonic number which leads to the belief that the ancients knew the Degrees above that of W . M . In the mosaic pavement a stone is found of a perfect whiteness and purity . We reave never seen a stone approaching this one in these two srpects . This stone is , doubtless , not only the emblem of

purity , but also of Masonic light , which , buried in the earth , is the symbol Masonic of truth ; it may be the Masonic emblem of the primary solar religions which had for their object the worship of the Divinity in all that it possessed of l-rillianci / . 2 ° The Masonic cubic stone is found in the mosaie

pavement . 3 ° The perfect Masonic ashlar . To the east . * . was found a stone in shape a rectangular Masonic cube . This stone was most carefully finished . From its position in the foundation , and from its shape , there is no doubt but that this is a Masonic sign . It is the figure of a L . . On this . . rectangle the . . Masons to-day

place three points to designate a lodge . Loga in Sanscrit signifies the world , and this was in ancient times represented by a stone of the same as the one above described . The ancients did know that the earth was round , they did not know of the existence of the Poles , and they consequently divided the earth into length and breath—longitude and latitude—terms which continue to be improperly

used to the present day . 4 * Rough ashlar . On the opposite side—that is to say the . west—that is the side of the night in opposition to that of day , of light , of science , and of the perfect ashlar , is found the rough ashlar ; this is the stone of the apprentice . It represents the imperfect state of human nature . 0

5 Emblem of the Temple . Two stones placed in the direction of west . " . to cast . ¦ . clearly represent a temple . The first stone represents on its western side the two columns J . . B . . The shape of this stone is also that of a rectangle . Behind this another stone has cut upon one of its corners next the first stone thc capital of an . . Ionic column . On the upper

part of this capital is cut a right angle which is evidently the sign Masonic of D . . " delta , " in the middle of which in all the temples of the present day is emblazoned the name of the G . . A . ., & c , Yod , God , Gott , Dieu , Character , Unity . 6 ° Mason ' s square . The Mason's square found on the base is also a clear

proof of the intention of the builders of the base and the dedication of the obelisk , and here I will observe that the priests were the architects of the great monuments of Egyptian antiquity . This square bears upon its inside base in miniature the three Masonic Degrees , which are found again at the foundation of the edifice . f The trowel .

The trowel is united by a complete oxydisation to the stone upon which it rested for nearly two thousand years . This is still the emblem of . . indulgence . To pass the trowel is to forgive an injury or fault . 8 ° Three . . Degrees . These three Degrees , which are found at the base of the obelisk , and form part of the foundation , are composed of

two stones . The first represents the Degree of App . ' . ; the second represents the Degrees of Comp . . and M . ' . The union of the Comp . . and M . * . is intimate , consequently these two stones are formed of but one stone . Moreover the step of Comp . . is not so large as that of M . ' . and that of App . ., because the Comp . . has less time to perfect himself than the App . . has to

become Comp . . NOTE . —We will not speak here of the symbolic branches of the Lotus , the Heliotrope , or the Acacia , Masonic emblems of the present day , or of other Masonic emblems . But we believe that these are to be found under the bases of other obelisks which have fallen by time , and not by the

hand of man . Evidently the cubic stone will furnish indications and signs which may lead to new light upon ancient organisations , and consequently upon the origin of ancient society . We reserve for the future the full bearing and consequences of the discovery made by Commander Gorringe . « . _ _

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Provincial Grand Chapter Of Monmouthshire..

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF MONMOUTHSHIRE ..

The Provincial Grand Chapter of Monmouthshire was held at the Masonic Hall , Newport , on Wednesday , the 10 th inst ., at two p . m ., and presided over by Capt . S . G . Homfray , P . G . H ., in the unavoidable absence of Comp . Col . Lyne , P . G . Superintendent , and attentled by Comps .

W . Pickford , P . G . T . ; Dr . Brown , P . S . S . ; Capt . Perkins , P . Z ., & c , and several P . Z . ' s of the province . The minutes of the last Provincial Grand Chapter were read and confirmed , after which M . E . Comp . Dr . Brown was installed into the chair of P . G . J ., and the following officers were appointed : Comp . C . Rcwe ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E .

„ Capt . Perkins ... ... Prov . G . S . N . „ C . Bailey ... ... ... prov . G . S . „ W . Banning ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . „ W . Davies ... ... ... Prov . G . A . S . ' „ R . B . Evans ... .., ... prov . G . Treas . „ G . Gorvin ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg .

„ N . Bradley ... ... ... p . G . D . C . „ H . J . Groves ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ F . Orders ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ H . Haskens ... ... Prov . G . Std . B . ,, 'H . Fletcher ... ... ... Prov . G . lanitor

The P . G . Chapter was then closed . Afterwards the St . Woolos Chapter was opened , and M . E . Comp . Walter West was installed as M . E . Z . ; Comps . Samuel Davies , as H . ; and W . Richards , as J . ; and the ceremony was performed by M . E . Comp . Capt . S . G . Homfray , P . G . H ., in his usual effective and impressive

manner . After appointing the officers the chapter was closed , and the companions adjourned to a banquet at the Castle Hotel , under the presidency of Capt . S . Geo . Homfray , where a most enjoyable evening was spent .

Reviews.

Reviews .

A BRIEF SKETCH OF FREEMASONRY IN CANTERBURY , FROM 1730 TO 1880 . Reprinted from the Canterbury Press . Cross and Jackman , Canterbury . By the kindness of Bro . J . R . Hall we have been favoured with a copy of this neatly printed little pamphlet

which wc have read with pleasure , and which we trust will be largely psrused by our brethren . It is a modest but lucid account of Masonic life and progress in the good town of Canterbury , and remembering how the guilds of operative Masons in England were increased by the bringing over by St . Augustine of a Christian Guild of Masons ,

we always . regard with much interest all that appertains to the Canterbury Masons . There is also in the Bodleian an important register—that of Wm . Molash , Prior of Christ Church , Canterbury—which records the names of the Master , Wardens , Masons , and Apprentices of a "Loge Latomorum , " to which the convent gave " livery" of

" murrey cloth " in 1426-7 . In " Kenning ' s Masonic Cyclopaedia " thc matter is fully stated , and to that wa refer our readers . In the older books the name is given as Wm . Molart , but the real name is Wm . Molash . There is no other evidence that we are aware of of the connexion of Henry VI . with Freemasonry and Canterbury .

THE SECRET OF A GOOD MEMORY . By J . Mon . TIMER GriANVii . i . B . David Bogoe , 3 , St Martiri ' s-place . This is a very striking little book and can bear both to be read and thought over . We do not profess quite to agree with thc undoubtedly clear and able writer in all his arguments and conclusions . But then he writes upon a most

recondite subject—a truly " vexata qurestio , " and thus touches upon some of the most abstruse and difficult matters with which scientificists and specialists , professors and physicists , have to deal . We , however , gladly accept many of the propositions of the author , and feel strongly that

all for whom such " problems " of " humanity , " such mysteries of mental organization have a concern or interest , may do very well in investing a shilling in the purchase ot this little book , which might afford them an hour of careful thought and studious reverie .

THE OBERAMMAGAU PASSION PLAY . REV . M . MCCAI . L . Rivingtons , Waterloo-place . This is a reviseil edition of an interesting little book . Those who are thinking of seeing the " Passion Play " in "propria person . V should not faii ; to obtain the book , for , apart from the subject with which it primarily deals , it contains much useful advice and information , anil the subject itself has some interest for us all .

THE LIFE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT . By THEODORE MARTIN . Smith , Elder , and Co . The fifth and last volume of this remarkable work is now before us , and most interesting and affecting it is . Unfortunately , we cannot do more than mention it , and

recommend our readers earnestly to peruse it for themselves . It is indeed a revelation in more ways than one . The Princess Royal sends the following beautiful lines ( as we have but feebly translated them from the German ) , which constitute the " motto , " so to say , of Vol . V .:

—" Living with God , but looking on to the unknown In all self-sacrifice , building on Him alone ; Ever upwards lilting , with thoughts sublime , The spirit and wisdom of his time . His strife is o ' er , his warfare done , Heaven and eternity are won . "

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