Time.

\ x « s- * s -so -acquire a know-ledge of God and his Avays , :-. &« : £ 6 s sfedy the duties that we OAVO to Him and • I * < £ « i * f fellow-men , a vast field is open before us . Ait ^ -iE addition to this , he is not truly benevo-.:. er _ t . rend he discharges not his whole duty , who

¦ SFJISSS fer suffering and want to come to him . It OG fee anty to search-i-fc out , to go into the hi gh-- ^ raijfij , tieages , and ditches , and seek after the „ s .. Es . a ^ tike halt , and the blind , who cannot come to . ¦& LS 1 . Labour , by encouraging humility aud

symjr ; s ' : ft f . ccfc onl y prepares in princi ple and feeling ascifcis work , but it enables us to have wherewith ¦ izs- zeslke—it furnishes means with which to oper-¦ MiB'iE . the £ eld of benevolence and charity .

Man' miSxL-zs , one great brotherhood , and if this fact Avere ¦ dsrsyg nemembered and practised upon , the few jtreote cf . real charity could be abundantly sup-. - jAlAsdL

"ikis , brings us very properly and naturally to yk & tHyiL Masonic division of time—ei ght hours -sac-ifisSsshment and sleep . < £ -j . i < j > a health and a good conscience are very -3 isa ;;» tiai to a good appetite for food and sleep

¦ ixj & of which , as we have seen , are promoted by pai- 'S'i'Iug the coin-so above suggested . He who i- ££ Saidifull y , daring the day , performed his : ix & 3 £ i >< 3 iJod , and his fellow-creatures , can close : b : s- & yss iu sleep with a quiet and peaceful

conjSO'iXi'Oe , and properly enjoy this natural rest , by vriazh he is invigorated and prepared to resume c ; JH . ' -: i-j . 6 :-33 .. It-is not-so-with the vicious .

" jfbs & r physical organisation is deranged and sfe-Kigls- excited by the prevailing passions Avithin — --SKisoisace disturbs , sweet slumbers are courted : : : ..- ' j'a £ u . sleep escapes from the eyes , and peace S' £ -5 it 6 b . 3 heart , so that , the time for rest and

reo : > s 5 ,-k L-ezlly a time of restlessness and toil , seekji : c < - ** e :-: t and . finding none . Thus the individual , : ' . SsiE own -conduct , hy disregarding the laws of ¦ yxfima . lias robbed himself of the siveetness of rejrssa ,. -disorganised his Avhole constitution ,

physi-: yiX .. siasital , and moral , and he arises from his bed -WSI & 'tiya better prepared for the duties of the ¦ yx & sxyizg-S . sjy . ¦ S AC-sh . o-j . ld remember that time is given us for c . GSg & sr & saiznh —for our OAVU good here and in

id-iirx . iy . t -that a day once lost is lest forever , and ¦ ¦ " 7 ii £ S :---E .- ^ ay improperly spent is a blessing converted , v ' xiv .-arc -GWE misconduct , into a curse , as many : . sfesr- Msssings may . he . —Evergreen .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS . —INIGO JONES , ANTHONY SAVERS . The two following passages require considerable attention , with reference to a point , now the subject of a correspondent ' s inquiry . The first passage comes from Bro . Findel's

History ; the second comes from Preston's Illustrations :. 1 . —The customary general annual meetings , for the purpose of ensuring uniform progress in all the Lodges , did not satisfy Inigo Jones , and they Avere therefore at his suggestion , appointed to take place every quarter . In this way the quarterly meetings of the chief Lodges first oriinatedwhich are still

reg , tained , notwithstanding the different aim and purpose of the Freemasonry of the present day . The days fixed upon by Jones were June 24 th ., Michaelmas Day , December 27 th , and the Anunciation to the Virgin Mary , ( March 25 th ) . The Festivals , inchiding the banquetslasted from noon to midniht

, g ; however , they were at ' teiwards shortened , being found inconvenientl y long . 2 . —At this meeting , February , 1717 , it Avas resolved to revive the Quarterly Communications of the

Fraternity , and to hold the next annual assembly and feast on the 24 th of June , at * * * in Paul ' s Churchyard , ( in compliment to the oldest lodges which then met there ) for the purpose of elesting a Grand Master . Accordingly on St . John the Baptist ' s day , 1717 , the assembly and feast were held at the said house when the oldest Master Mason , being the Master

of a Lodge having taken the chair , a list of proper candidates for the office of Grand Master was produced , and the names being separately proposed , the brethren by a great majority of hands , elected Mr . Anthony Sayers Grand Master of Masons for the ensuing year , who was forthwith invested by the said oldest Master , installed by the Master of the

oldest jjod ge , and duly congratulated by the assembly , who paid homage . The Grand Master then entered on the duties of his office , appointed his Wardens , and commanded the brethren of the four lodyes to meet him ancl his Wardens quarterly in communication , enjoining them , at the same time , to recommend to all the Fraternity a punctual attendance on the next annual assembly and feast . —CHAELES PUHTON COOSE-R .

THE 1717 THEORY . At the end of one of a contributor ' s communications , entitled as above , a London brother finds the following Avords : — " In giving out this theory I did not start it all at once ; my researches simply led me up to it , and finding rest no where else , I simply enunciated it , and have since stood upon it so firmly

that , although many have tried , none have been able to displace me as yet . " * My correspondent inquires in what way these Avords are to be understood . My ansveer ia that ,, like a very large proportion of all coming from tiie same pen , they are to me , as they are said to be to the readers of our periodical generally , utterly unintelligible . —A PAST PHOVINCIAI GEAND MASEEH .