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free country . Need they wonder at the persecution to which Freemasonry was exposed in other countries whicli were governed by a constitution very dissimilar from theirs ? Freemasonry , besides , taught them , as one 0 f their first obligations , to reverence thc Volume of the Sacred Law . Otherwise , why was it that when . hey assembled on an occasion like the present , or at their

ordinary meetings , they had the Sacred Volume open before them , showing them that within its pages they discovered the principles which animated their Order and bound them together ? It had struck him that they were not sufficiently careful to look to the pages of that volume for a justification of the practices Masonry enjoined , and the conduct they endeavoured to obtain from every

member of their Order . In both books of the Sacred Volume lhey found many and many a justification , " Let brotherly love continue . " " Be kindly afFectioned one to another , in bonour preferring one another . " It struck him that in those few words they had a summary which embraced almost every principle cf their Order , and these certainly were the principles which they were disposed to present to

their neighbours as the leading characteristics of their faith . Oh , if they acted more upon those principles , if they permeated their conduct and lives in every step they took , how different the tone of Masonic society would be , how much better all of them would be as citizens , how much more would they give effect to the principles that governed and guided their Order ! Besides a reverence

for the Sacred Law they ought to remember that they had a duly to one another as individuals , which ought to be discharged whether they were Freemasons or whether they were not , but which Freemasonry intensified—he referred to the Divine principle of doing unto your neighbour as you would desire him to do unto yourself . This was what Freemasonry taught-them to do . Oh , that they

acted more and more upon those principles , and so enabled tlie outer world to say , " Lo , how those Masons love one another . " If they could only effeel this they would be doing much in the interests of their Order . There was no principle of morality which was not inculcated by Freemasonry . They were taught their duties as citizens and as individuals . But they had other dulies to perform amongst

themselves , which every Mason would immediately recognise when he alluded to those principles which were inculcated upon them , and which were intended to regulate their private life . They undertook the solemn obligation , when they entered the walls of a Freemason ' s lodge , not to forget that they hail obligations to live sober , steady lives , and lo present themselves an example to their fellow

creatures and to their fellow Masons . They were to show by their moderation , in every action of tlieir lives , lhat they were governed by a desire to promote virtue and advance science . Permit him to say how rejoiced they ought to be to find themselves in a little town like this , assembled on such an interesting and important occasion . Let them hope thai those principles to which he had cursorily

and impeifeclly referred would animate the breast of every member of Lodge Carnarvon and permeate society at Havant , and that the members of Ihe lodge might never forget that ihtir fellow-towiisinen looked up to them to nroic that they were Masons and lhal there was something real and consistent about their Order . He hoped thev would never forcet Ihe ( lav on which tli *> v ... cemlJeH

to dedicate a building which was worthy of their Order , and which reflected the greatest possible credit upon them . He hoped that it would remain for many years a monument of their devotion to the principles of the Craft . He congratulated them upon having arrived at the accomplishment ol tlieir object , and he offered an earnest prayer not only that the building might be permanent , but that

tlie principles of Freemasonry might be , not merely coexistent , but last far beyond if , and that every member , now and in the future , might be blessed with health , wiallh , and prosperity . ( Loud applause . ) " The Glorious Majesty of the Lord " having been sung ,

Bro . Trigg said that having becn entrusted with the superintendence and management of the workmen in the lonstruction of the edifice , and having now completed his 'barge , he begged leave humbly to thank the Grand ( Vaster for the honour bestowed upon him by the appointment , and also tn return to him the implements which

were entrusted to him at the laying of the foundation ¦•tone , and he expressed a hope that the work so far compitted might be crowned with his ( the Grand Master ' s ) approval , and that of the brethren . ( Applause . ) Ihe Provincial Grand Master said it was very gratifying to him , having so very recently attended to lay the foundation stone uf the building , and having entrusted its

management to his ( Bio . Trigg ' s ) iiitelligeiic- and skill , to see the result which hacl attended his labours . lie must certainl y congratulate him , not only upon thc ability he bad shown , but upon Ihe management he must have tvmced to have caused the building to have been erected in such a speed y and expeditious manner . He thought , as Bro . Ford had said , that every credit was due to the . — •••»"' U , .., _ . -,.., LKUIt . T . X 3 _ U- H . Ill

—, lasons of this lodge for having carried into execution such a building as this . But they must not forget that it was to him ( Bro . Trigg ) they were indebted for having Riven effect to their resolutions and their endeavours , and _ . iv | -. rtai '' " ••*' alt would i " with him in approval . -,. . i ' ' ' » thanking him for this testimony of his a Wity . ( Applause . ) ' Til ' . ' 1 Iasonry Divine , " was then sung , after which rp , - -- - •j — ' -i-.-vj .. ___ . . 11-11 _> U l- £ -, f -IIIW Wil Hll

» nc Acting Deputy Prov . G . Master , Bro . Le Feuvre , said nii . _ t some . months since he had the great gratification of fun ,, i ' . W " theGrand Master , and assisting in laying the asw __ Y ! t ° of the b u'W'n _ in which they were now bro-. . , Smce lhat tim <* the building had made rapid waTm 7 ' c " ° PP > -oached completion . Complete it dressing . v . Tr ??_ yet remained to be accomplished . Ad-C and I fi ? ' Actin & D . P . G . M . said : In every been erl ( , nfidence that ° " the foundation stone has erected a superstructure whicli will receive your

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approval , " perfect in all its parts , honourable to the builder , and worthy of the brethren of this lodge and neighbourhood , and in the name of the Carnarvon Lodge , I have the extreme gratification of asking you to consecrate it for the purposes of Freemasonry . The P . G . M . expressed the great pleasure he should have in acceding to the request , and with the assistance of the

P . G . Wardens proceeded to perform the ceremony in due Masonic form , the vessels for the corn , wine , and oil used on the occasion having been lent by Bros . H . W . Emanuel and Sons , of Ordnance-row , Portsea . At the conclusion of the impressive ceremony , Bro . G . R . Johnson ( of the Theological Training College , Chichester ) , who . in the absence of the P . G .

Chanlains , officiated as Chaplain , offered the following prayer Great Architect of the Universe , look down and bless this hall , which has been this day solemnly dedicated to Masonry , Virtue , and Universal Benevolence , guide those who shall govern and rule here , so that the true principles of Masonry alone may be taught , pure and unsullied , and our labours being now ended grant that we may separate in unity and brotherly love .

The Provincial Grand Master , addressing the brethren , said it was unnecessary for him to detain them with any lengthened address upon Freemasonry , considering that the time was rather limited , and that Bro . Ford had given them such an able and excellent address upon the suhiect . But still he cnuld not allow rhic reremnn - tn

conclude without addressing a few words of congratulation to them . He thought it must be a subject of great satisfaction to the members of the Carnarvon Lodge that they had seen their labours crowned with such success . Certainly , when he and others attended on the occasion of laying thc foundation-stone the elements were not propitious , and they had great difficulties to contend

with . To lay a foundation-stone in a pouring rain was by no means an agreeable occupation ( laughter ) ; but at the same time the brethren were undaunted by that inauspicious commencement , and by the skill of the architect and the energy of the contractor they had been able to carry it to an auspicious end , It was a great gratification to the brethren of anv lodere to have a

building in which they could assemble and worthily celebrate their mysteries , because it showed , in the first place , lhat they must have a high appreciation of the Order into which they had entered , or they would not have thought it worth while lo take the trouble to provide

such a building . But the purposes of Freemasonry were so high and inspiriting that they might well lead any Freemason to make great exertions in the cause . He addressed many who had been Freemasons for many years ; he addressed others who had recently entered into the Order , but he was sure that one nnd nil wm imhnerl

with the right principles of their Order , and were resolved lo do tlieir best to carry them ont . They should remember certain principles on which tlieir ancient brethren proceeded . What were the great principles which directed them in the erection of those stately aud superb edifices of old , which did honour to their skill and taste ? Wisdom , strength , bcautv—skill to dpsio-n . . irencrth in

carry out the work , and beauty to embellish it . These were the principles on which many edifices were in iormer days erected , ft was not possible , in the present day , to emulate those edifices , but they could do their best to emulate the virtues of their ancestors and to try to carry out those principles which actuated them in executing those magnificent works . To erect a building alone would

be little , unless the brethren who were assembled therein were resolved to carry on the purposes of Freemasonry to their fullest extent , and certainly ] if they did their best , as Bro . Ford hid said , in their generation , tn show to the outer world that they had entered into Freemasonry for no private gratification of their own , but simply lo carry out its grand and I

magnificent principles , they would do something to show their appreciation of the Order which they had entered . Universal benevolence was one of its leading principles , and they should show it not only to their brethren within these walls , but to others in the outer world with whom they might be brought in contact . And , as Bro . Ford had said , Freemasonry should have a ereat influence nnnn their

lives , and prove to others with whom they were brought into connection that it had an ameliorating influence upon them . He did think there was something in Freemasonry which softened thc asperities of the outer world , and had an ameliorating influence upon their minds . He reall y thought that if they mused awhile upon ils principles there was something which had a beneficial effect upon their

conduct in life . As Bro . Ford had said , the volume of the Sacred Law lay open before them , to regulate their actions in the paths of virtue and peace . What more ennobling influence could be exercised on the human mind than was exercised b y that Sacred Volume ? Let them remember that it was one of the great lights of Frecn-iasonrv . and Hint evei-v Pi-pp mncnn ntirrltt tr . i ,. t QM . / .. J

ing to its principles . Let them , then , do their best to act as faithful and true Freemasons , and so long as the brethren in that lod ge chose to emulate the example which had been set them b y their predecessors of old , and by the many excellent Freemasons whom they had known in life , so long would Freemasonry flourish in that building , and so long would thev have reason to concratulate

themselves upon the work which they had inaugurated that day . ( Loud applause . ) After the lodge had been closed the brethren adjourned to the Town Hall , where about 80 sat down to a banquet , which was served bv Bro . I . Purnell . of the " Dol

phin" Hotel . The P . G . M . having been compelled by another engagement to leave at the close of the banquet , the chair was occupied by Bro . Weeks , W . M . of the Carnarvon Lodge , and under his genial presidency the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were proposed and responded to , and an agreeable evening was spent .

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings.

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS .

For the Week ending Friday , October 6 , 1876 . The Editor will be glad to receive notice from Secretaries of Craft Lodges , Royal Arch Chapters , Mark Lodges , Preceptories , Conclaves , & c , of any change in place or time of meeting .

SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . - Lily , Greyhound , Richmond . Manchester , 77 , London-st ., Fitzroy-square . Star , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-rd .

MONDAY , OCTOBER 2 . Lodge 12 , Fortitude and Old Cbland ., Ship and jTurtle . „ 25 , Robert Burns , F . M . H . „ 69 , Unity , ,, 144 , St . Luke ' s , M . H ., Basinghall-st . „ 188 , Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . Chap . 28 , Old King ' s Arms , F . M . H . „ < j 1 , Regularity , F . M . H . „ 1056 , Victoria , Masons' Hall , Basinghall-st .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., Kingsland . Strong Man , Jerusalem Tav ., St . John ' s Gate . Sincerity , Railway Tav ., Fenchurch-st . Station . Camden , Stanhope Arms , Up . James-st ., Camden To .

Eastern , Royal Hot ., Mile-end-road . St . James ' s Union , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Wellington , White Swan , Deptford . Perfect Ashlar , Victoria Tav ., Lower-rd ., Rotherhithe . Sydney , White Hart Ho ., Church-rd ., Upper Norwood . Marquis of Ripon , Pembury Tav ., Amherst-rd ., Hackney .

TUESDAY , OCTOBER 3 . Colonial Beard at 3 . Lodge 7 , R . York of Perseverance , F . M . H . „ 101 , Temple , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . „ 1 72 , Old Concord , F . M . H . „ 217 , Stability , Anderton's Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 742 , Crystal Palace , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge

„ 7 65 , St . James ' s , Bridge House Hot . „ 1257 , Grosvenor , Caledonian Hot ., Adelphi . „ ' 1259 , Duke of Edinburgh , C . of G . H . Tav ., E . „ 1298 , Royal Standard , Wellington Club , N . „ 1381 , Kennington , Surrey Tav ., Kennington Oval . „ I 397 t Anerley , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . „ 1472 , Henley , Three Crowns , High-st ., Woolwich . „ 1549 , Abereorn , Abereorn Hot ., Great Stanmore ,

Chap . 169 , Temperance , White Swan , Deptford . „ 1269 , Stanhope , Thicket Hot ., Anerley . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Metropolitan , 26 9 , Pentonville-rd . Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . Domatic . Surrey M . H .. Camberwell New-road .

Faith , 2 , Westminster Chambers , Victoria-st . Prince Fredk . Wm ., Lord ' s Hot ., St . John ' s Wood . Dalhousie , King Edward , Tiiangle , Hackney . Prosperity , 1 , Camomile-st ., Bishopsgate . St . Marylcbone , British Stores Tav ., St . John ' s Wood . Constitutional , Wheatsheaf Hot ., Hand-court , Holborn .

Israel , Rising Sun Tav ., Globe Road . Royal Arthur , Prince ' s Head , York-road , Battersea . Beacontree , Red Lion , Leytonstone . Metropolitan Chapter , Jamaica Coffee Ho ., Cornhill . Excelsior , Commercial Dock Tav ., Rotherhithe . St . John of Wapping , Gun Hot ., High-st ., Wapping .

WEDNESDAY , OC fOBER 4 . Lodge 511 , Zetland , Anderton ' s Hot ,, Fleet-st . „ 1491 , Athen-eum , Athenasum , Camden-road , N . W . Chap . 33 , Constitutional , Private Rooms , Leytonstone . Precep . 120 . Holy Palestine . Masonic Hall . Recent . st .

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Confidence , M . H ., Basinghall-st . Mt . Lebanon , Windsor Castle Tav ., Southwark-bdg .-rJ . Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich . New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton . Royal Union , Horse and Groom , Winsley-st ., Oxford-st . Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peckham .

Stanhope , Thicket I lot ., Anerley . Finsbury Park , Finsbury Park Tav ., Seven Sisters ' -rd . Southwark , Southwark Park Tav ., Southwark Park . Duke of Connaught , Havclock Tav ., Dalston , E . United Strength , Grafton Arms , Kentish-town . Islington , Crown and Cushion , London Wall . Whittington , Black Bull Tav ., Holborn . Lewis , King's Arms Hot ., Wood Green .

THURSDAY . OCTOBER 5 . Lodge 27 , Egyptian , Anderton ' s Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 45 , Strong Man , Masons' Hall , Masons' Avenue , „ 192 , Lion and Lamb , Cannon-st . Hot . „ 227 , Ionic , Ship and Turtle , Leadenhall-st . tt 554 , Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney . „ 1178 , Perfect Ashlar , Bridge House Hot .

tt 1351 , St . Clements Dane , 205 , Strand . „ 14451 Prince Leopold , Lord Stanley Tav ., E . Chap . 174 , Sincerity , Cheshire Cheese , Crutched Friars . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Egyptian , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall-st . Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-st ., W . Finsbury , Jolly Anglers' Tav ., Bath-st ., City-road .

Temperance in the East , Catherine-st ., Poplar . Ebury , 12 , Ponsonhy-st ., Milbank . Highgate , Bull and Gate , Kentish-town . The Great City , 111 , Cheapside . High Cross , Coach & Horses , High-road , Tottenham . Salisbury , Union , Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . Prince Ferderick William Chapter , St . John ' s Wood . Southern Star , Crown Hot ., Blackfriars-rd .

FRIDAY , OCTOBER 6 . Lodge 706 , Florence Nightingale , M . H ., Woolwich . „ 890 , Hornsey , Anderton's Hot ., Fleet-st . „ 1489 , Marquis of Ripon , Balls Pond-road , N . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . Union Waterloo , Thomas-st ., Woolwich . Robert Burnt , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st ,