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, soine useful work . We profess " brotherly love . " Might e not , as a body , do something towards teaching f orbearce ? We live in times when men feel strongly and neep'y , and these strong and deep feelings lead them to ncak and act strongly . Any man who is worth anything \ jsure to have strong and deep feelings , which will bring him into antagonism with his fellow men . Does "

brotherly l ° ve" mean 'h e sacrifice of these feelings , the rchase 0 f peace at the cost of principle ? Surely not \ Vithin the lodge or chapter even the discussion of heating subjects is forbidden , but when we pass the Janitor ' s sword an d return to the outside world , we return to the heat and clamour of conflicting opinions on many vital subjects . May we not then remember that within our Masonic walls

we have learnt to know and honour some who , on most vital and important subjects , are entirely at variance with us ? and may we not so learn to give our adversaries credit [ or the same honesty of purpose which we so hotly claim for ourselves ? If Masonry will do something to soothe the unwholesome heat of our daily differences of opinion it will , indeed , leave its mark for good on time present .

We profess to practise " relief . " Are our Charities to be merely selfish ? I would not say one word to hinder any Masonic body from giving the most liberal support to our Masonic Charities . Give a liberal and give an intelligent support to every Masonic charity ; give your means , and you who can spare it , your time also . Do whit you can towards making them practically useful . Take an interest

jn the management of your Charities , and do not delegate to the few what is the duty of all . But , further , remember that true charity , if it begins , does not stop at home : be ready and forward to advance any good work . I rejoice to think of those two life boats , which so long as the waves beat against the English shore will be monuments of the unselfishness of the thankoffering of the English Grand

Lodge . I rejoice to think that m the restoration of one of our finest old English churches , St . Alban ' s Abbey , many Masonic bodies are now taking their proper part . It would , I think , be an excellent plan for every lodge and chapter to make for itself a rule to support yearly at least one good work , which was not distinctly a Masonic work . We profess " truth . " Truth is

the opposite of all evil and vice . Are there no vices and tvils of the present day against which as Masons we may set our faces ? Let me give you one as an instance of what we might do . Might not every lodge and chapter make it clearly understood that not merely during labour , but also at refreshment , the conversation of a Mason should be pure and holy ? I confess that I do think it a

scandal that after the most solemn ceremony , impnssivtly delivered , and listened to with appreciation in lodge or chapter , the same lips , at the banquet table half an hour later , should be ready to tell , and the same ears so ready to listen , to either an impure story or song . I hope you will not think ( though I am never ashamed of my profession ) that I am speaking merely as a clergyman . I

am speaking as a Mason who desires a greater consistency between the words ^ at labour and the conversation and songs which sometimes take place at refreshment . Pardon me if I have spoken strongly on a delicate question . Companions , 1 have embarked upon an aspect of our Craft which I cannot treat properly in a short oration . I rould multiply indefinitively examples of means whereby

Masonry might be ever finding new opportunities of useful , ness in the time present . I shall have answered my pur . pose if I have confirmed any companion in the conviction that Masonry may be a living and not a dead power When those secrets which we sometimes seek for darkly , which we sometimes reverence as we gazt on them

surrounded by mystic symbols , which at the best we adore Irom afar—when those secrets shall have their end in the unveiled presence of our God—then it will be a very high honour if our Craft is known to be one , not the only one , not even the principal one , but one of the scaffoldings , whereby some useful work has been done for the Great Architect of the Universe .

The ritual for the consecration of a chapter was then roost impressively observed , and the chapter was formally dedicated to the purposes of Royal Arch Masonry . Comp . H . Trueman Wood was installed by Col . Shadwell Clerke in the chairs of J ., H ., and Z . ; Comp . Cheston was installed as J . and H . ; and Comp . Peter Lund Simmonds , Mng already an installed Third Principal , was placed in

"ic chair of J . The office of S . E . was conferred on Comp . "' ad ; the office of S . N . on Comp . Moxon ; and the office "f P . S , on Comp . Venn . The M . E . Z ., before the chapter was closed , proposed "lat the chapter should record on its minutes the feeling of gratification at the way in which the chapter had been started , on what they hoped would prove a prosperous

^ 'w . He was sure it would be impossible for any chapttr to have begun its career under more favourable circum-* nces than had the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter , owing to the kindly help of those three companions , Col . Shadwell Clerke , H . D . Sandeman , and Rev . J . S . Brown' . ' !> £ Sneaking for himself and Comps . Cheston and ™ nmonds , H . arid J ., he could assure the Consecrating

racers that the companions who were present had been ' W impressed , as they had rarely been'before during " whole of their- Masonic career , with the beautiful way which the ceremony had been rendered . It was due to ° se companions that he should mention that other comf Motis would have been present who were petitioners for e charter , but one was compelled to be absent on account ., "' ness . another bv a familv affliction , and another

' gh a very pressing emergency . Those , however , t ° were present would record their feelings of obligation . " Consecrating Officers for the treat which had been ** " ^ at evening . v . omp . Cheston , H ., seconded the motion , which was c " Put and carried . saij m P" Col . Shadwell Clerke , in acknowledging the vote , fcts ' th " - haIf Df himself and tne other Consecrating Offiithat it had given them all greit pleasute to ha . ve

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h ad the opportunity of assisting in the establishment of the new chapter , to which they all wished every possible success . After a long list of brethren intending to be exalted in the chapter , and of companions who were candidates for joining , had been read , the three Principals and two Scribes were appointed a Committee to frame the bye-laws ,- and

the chapter was then closed . The companions then had an opportunity of inspecting the valuable library and collection of curiosities in the possession of the Supreme Council . Afterwards they proceeded to the Cafe' Royal , where a choice banquet was provided . The usual Royal Arch toasts followed . The toast of "The Queen and Royal Arch Masonry "

having been proposed and honoured , the M . E . Z . gave that of "TheG . Z . of the Order , the Pro . Z ., G . H ., G . J ., and the rest of the Grand Officers . " In doing so he said all the companions knew how well the Prince of Wales devoted himself to the duties of his office , and how well he was supported by the Earl of Carnarvon , Lord Skelmersdale , and Lord De Tabley . He could not commend

this toast better to the attention of the companions than by coupling with it the name of one who was not only the senior member of Grand Chapter present , but also a great friend of his own , Comp . S . Rawson , Past District Grand Superintendent of China . There were other distinguished members of Grand Chapter present ; indeed , the chapter had been singularly fortunate in having the assistance of

so many members of Grand Chapter in its consecration . Besides Comps . Col . Shadwell Clerke , Sandeman , Brownrigg , and Giddy , there were Comp . Tomkins , and another personal friend , Comp . Hyde Clarke , and Comp . Thomas Fenn , who was the first to place him ( the M . E . Z . ) in the chair of a lodge . Then there was Comp . Hyde Pullen , who was well-known to all Masons who belonged to what

were called "the higher degrees . " Comp . S . Rawson replied by saying that it was not often he rose with pleasure to return thanks , because he always felt that he failed in eloquence , and therefore he wished to shirk the responsibility as much as he could . Still on the present occasion it was a great pleasure to return thanks . He cordially thanked the companions for the compliment

paid to the Grand Principals , and the Grand Officers , Present and Past , and , perhaps , r . e ought to sit down having said this ; but he could not do so without expressing the wish , which he was sure was heartily participated in by those who surrounded him , for the success of the Dalhousie Chapter and its Principals . He cordially wished them a long career of happiness as the founders of this chapter

to which he wished the greatest prosperity . The M . E . Z . next proposed " The Health of the Consecrating Officers . " He did not like to assume to himself any great Masonic experience , but he must say that among the ceremonies which it had been his pleasure or his duty to attend during his Masonic career , he did not think there were any he was so impressed with as he had been with

that he had witnessed that day . He was afraid that too great a task had been imposed on the Consecrating Officers of a chapter , because every one of the three Principals had to be installed . Referring to the installation of the First Principal he said that all the companions who were privileged to witness that ceremony would agree that it was difficult for any one to have performed it better than

Col . Clerke had performed it . He was ably assisted to by Comps . Sandeman and Brownrigg . Many ot the companions had had experience of the way in which Comp . Sandeman did his work . It had never been his ( the M . E . Z . ' s ) good fortune to see Comp . Brownrigg perform Masonic work before , but he had been much de ' . ighted with it , and it had never been his lot to hear so perfect a piece

of Masonic eloquence as the oration he delivered . He could not impose on all these companions the task of responding to the toast , and so he thought it would be best to call on their old friend Col . Clerke to answer on the part of all . It would be improper if he were to omit to mention the name of Comp . Giddy as a Consecrating Officer , for he hardly knew how they would have got on

if they had not had him to perform the duties of D . C . It seemed to him , watching the ceremony as well as he could , that he was largely indebted to Comp . Giddy for the kind way in which he put each one of the Three Principals through their work , and prompted them through the parts , which till then they knew nothing of , in the impressive and elaborate ceremony they had to go through . The chapter would not forget the very beautiful way in which it had

that day started on its career . Col . Shadwell H . Clerke , in reply , said he thanked the companions , both in his own name and in the names of his colleagues , for the kind and complimentary way in which the toast had been proposed and received . He was sorry the lot had fallen on him to respond for his companions , because he was surrounded by many more eloquent companions , and the gift of oratory was not his , which was the misfortune of those who had drunk the

toast . For the kind expressions used he could but thank the M . E . Z . He ( Col . Shadwell Clerke ) and Comps . Sandeman , Brownrigg , and Giddy were both pleased and gratified at being permitted to take part in ' the consecration arid installation ceremonies that day in the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter . He could truly say that he could have done very little indeed without the help of the distini

guished companions who had assisted him , and more especially that of the Rev . the Third Principal , Comp . Brownrigg . The companions would all agree that his address was of the most charming nature ; it impressed them very deeply , and they were greatly indebted to him for having contributed so materially to the ceremony over

which he ( Comp . Shadwell Clerke ) was presiding for the time being . He and Comps . Sandeman , Brownrigg , and Giddy were very proud of having been the surgeons-accoucheur at the birth of the new chapter . They hoped that the baby would be a thriving one , and would grow up a good child , and when it had passed the days of wetnursing they would be happy to look on at the fountain ,

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and to celebrate its coming of age . Having said this much , he would ask the companions to direct their attention to another subject , and drink the First Principal ' s health . Comp . Wood was a companion who stood on his intrinsic merits . All the companions knew his Masonic career , and knew that the chapter could not have been entrusted to the keeping of better or abler hands . He believed

the chapter would go on and prosper . Of course , some timje must elapse before a chapter could attain to any pos tion in the Order ; but he was sure that in due time the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter would get into that pesition which it would fully deserve . As for the Second and Third Principals , he had not met them before , but the tongue of good report had been spoken in their favour ,

and if they had not been good men and good Masons they would not have been selected to fill the high offices they now occupied . Col . Clerke concluded by proposing " The Three Principals , and Success to the Marquis oJ Dalhousie Chapter , No . 1159 . " The M . E . Z ., responding , said he ought not to be with out some feelings of pride that he had ventured on the task

of establishing a new chapter . They had been fortunate in ] the lodge with which this chapter was connected . It had worked up from a somewhat feeble and weak position into such a state that it could now run alone , and it would before long take a respectable position in the Craft . After some thought and consideration , many of the brethren , who were young and eager Masons , anxious to take part

in the higher degrees of the Order , expressed their wish that a chapter should be founded , and after some careful deliberation it was determined that they might venture on this experiment . They had ventured on it , and he thought as far as it had gone they had reason to anticipate a bright and prosperous future . It , unfortunately , had happened that some companions had not been able to be present ,

one of them from a misfortune , which they all deeply deplored . It was but due at the present moment that they should express their thanks for the kindly way in which they had been received , not only by those members of the Supreme Council who had been so good as to assist in consecrating the chapter and start it on its career , but also to the Supreme Council themselves , for the ready way in

which they accepted the proposal that the chapter should meet at Golden-square . Knowing what little he did of the way in which those higher degrees were worked , and the influence they had on Masonry generally , he thought it was a very fortunate thing for such a chapter as the Marquis of Dalhousie to be permitted to start in some degree under the wing of this , almost the greatest of all

Masonic associations ; and he thought it augured most favourably for this chapter that it had been supported by these distinguished Masons , and that so many of them should have come down to assist at the beginning . He sincerely trusted that wishes so kindly expressed by Col . Clerke should be fulfilled , and for himself and his companions he could say that nothing should be wanting on

their part to make the chapter worthy of the distinguished way in which it had been consecrated . The M . E . Z . next proposed " The Visitors . " He had named so many in previous toasts that he had almost taken all those who were present , but he thought he should do right in coupling with this toast the name of Lord Alfred Churchill , whom he had had the honour of being

associated with outside the Craft ; but it was only recently he had found that his merits were added to by his being not only a Mason , but a Royal Arch Mason . There were also two other old friends present whom he was very happy to see , Comps . Glover and Octavius Hansard . Lord Alfred Churchill , in reply , said he felt very deeply the kind expressions which had fallen from the M . E . Z .

Although he could claim some years' standing in the Craft and Arch , it had been his misfortune , not his fault , to have neglected following up the noble Craft as he ought . He must admit he was rather rusty in the mysteries . It was now some thirty-one years since he took the Royal Arch Degree in Ireland . He was quartered at that time with his regiment in Kilkenny , and from that time to this ,

with one exception in Washington , four years ago , lie had not entered a lodge . He had , however , much enjoyed and been deeply interested in the ceremonies that day . The admirable manner in which everything had been conducted had been a lesson to him which he should never forget . He felt very much edified indeed by what he had seen and what he had participated in . The companions

were singularly fortunate in having for the First Principal of their chapter Excellent Comp . Wood . It was his ( Lord Churchill ' s ) peculiar good fortune to have been associated with him for some years in another sphere , and everything he had seen of his conduct had shown that he managed affairs with great ability and propriety . In what had been said by other companions in wishing success and prosperity to the Marquis of Dalhousie Chapter he heaitily

concurred . This was the last speech of the evening , and the com panions thereupon separated .

The annual , summer entertainment to the annuitants of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution will take place at Croydon on Tuesday next . The South Eastern Railway will attach a special second-class carriage to the ordinary 3 . 28 ( Charing Cross ) , 3 . 38 ( Cannon-street ) train , for the convenience of the brethren and ladies who will visit the Institution .

HOLLOWAY ' PILLS AND OINIMBNT . —During piercing winds and excessive variations of temperature every one is more or less liable to internal and external disease . Throat , chest , liver , bowels , kidneys , and skin all stiller in some degree , and may be relieved by rubbing in this Ointment , aided by proper doses of the ' ills , for which full directions each boxin

administering accompany ; truth , anyone who thoroughly masters Holloway ' s " instructions " will , in remedying disease , exchange the labour of an hour for the priitit of a lifetime . All bronchial , pulmonary , and throat disorders require that the Ointment should be thoroughly well rubbed upon the skin twice a day with great regularity , considerable brink-i ness ; and much pereUtence . — [ ADVT . ]