Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

in 1863 , 136 lodges and 7 , 313 members ; in 1 S 66 , 169 lodges and 10 , 509 members ; in 1869 , 243 lodges and 18 , 016 members . The tables for 1870 show 20 , 3-16 members . The Masonic Trowel says that the corner-stone of

a new hall at Swan , Ohio , was laid with impressive ceremonies by Sir Kt . Oakley Case , June 24 , in the presence of a thousand spectators . The hall is to be 30 by 40 , with suitable rooms , and will be the property of the lodge .

The Kilburn City ( Wis . ) Mirror states that one of the most respected citizens of that place has been expelled from the Baptist Church for belonging to the Masonic Order .

At the invitation of the General Assembly of Ehode Island , says the Masonic Trowel , the corner-stone of the " Ehode Island Srldiers ' and Sailors' Monument " was laid at Providence , by the Grand Lodge , on the

afternoon of the 24 th ult . Also that St . John ' s Day was celebrated at A orwich ( Conn . ) by an immense number of the fraternity , gathered from all parts of the State : oration by the Eev . Bro . C . S . Macreadine . In 186 S the fraternity in the United States numbered 387 , 402 ; in 1 S 69 , 435 , 068 ; in 1870 ( up to May ) , 483 , 535 .

It is asserted by many writers that Pope Pius IX . is a Freemason—that he was made in some lodge in the West Indies . Well , what if he was ? And if he was , why don ' t that lodge expel him for unmnsoniu conduct ? He is no more than any other man in a Masonic lodge , notwithstanding his infallibility scheme .

We say , bring charges against this violator of a sacred obligation and expel him instanter . —Landmark . The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama concludes his annual address to that body in the

following touching words : — " I have been a member of the Grand Lodge from 1840 to the present date—have travelled horseback to Tuskaloosn , a distance of nearl y two hundred miles , to meet you—and now am warned hy the infirmities of age that in a few short years I must lay down my

life , as I now return to you the office which your partiality has caused me to fill . I may never meet you again in Grand Lodge , for I must devote the remainder of my life zealously to my profession . I lay down the authority given to me , and return to my lodge as a private member ; and let me impress upon our younger brethren to keep our Order unsullied as they

have received it . Countenance no innovations , but endeavour to seek out the old paths , and diligently walk therein . " The number of Grand Masters , in this or any other country , who would travel two hundred miles on

horseback , and through a sparsely-settled , sandy country , to meet Grand Lodges , is not probably very large . —Freemasons' Monthly Magazine .

The Grand Master of Yermont thus solemnly admonishes his brethren against those who enter the Masonic fold from motives of selfishness or from idle curiosity : — " The present times when Masonry is considered

most popular , and when thousands are seeking admission to the Order , are of all others the most dangerous to the true welfare of the institution . The enemies of Masonry are not- confined to those which are without , but unfortunately we have some

in the midst of us . They may be ' with us , but yet not of us '—may gain admission to the Order in just such times as the present , through a two great remissness in the inspection of the material presented ; times when our lodges are overworked , material is

often received without sufficient inspection , and which it is found all too soon to be entirely unfit for the building . They seek to join the Order , perhaps , because their friends are there , or because it has become fashionable to do so ; or , it may be , for personal aggrandisement , or some equally unworthy motive .

But in any case they can be considered in no other light than as ' seed sown by the wayside , or among thorns , or on stony ground , ' and although some attempt may bo manifest at growth , yet they will never produce fruit . On the contrary , these unworthy

brethren will be the first to desert when the institution ceases to be popular , and , what is worse , when the Order comes to suffer persecution in the future , as it has in the past , they will not only desert you , but will turn about and sting you to the heart . "

GRAXD LODGE OF SEW JERSEY . Tlic . Eighty-third Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was held at Trenton , Jan . 10 and 20 , 1 S 70 ; M . W . Henry R . Cannon , Grand Muster . Eighty-seven Lodges were represented . The address of the Grand Master is an able business paper , and contains a number of well-judged

decisions . He had granted eight Dispensations for neiv Lodges . The Jurisdiction has 109 Lodges , with 8 , 343 members ; 2 S 2 dimitted , ISO suspended , 5 expelled , and ill deceased . Tho Report on Correspondence , by Bro . J . II . Hough , is a valuable document . M . W . Robert Rus-ing , of Itackettstown . was elected Grand Master , and R . W . Joseph H . Hough , of Trenton , Grand Secretary .