Masonic Incidents.

better than one . " He proved to be a Mason of rank , kindly accompanied me to the hotel , and though our meeting was accidental , and as strangers , we parted as friends and brothers .

Poetry.

Poetry .

MASONRY—ITS CHARITY AND UNIVERSALITY . By S . B . SUMMER . As over life ' s thoroughfares jostling we go , Tow ' rd the same common goal where the dark waters flow ; It is well by the wayside to pause , now and then . To recall that we ' re brothers , and feel that we ' re men .

All along on our march , if we will but behold , Life's sunny oases their beauties unfold ; We may linger to rest and refresh , if we will , Like the Craftsman of old , at the brow of the hill . We honor the Order which brings us , to-night , As Brothers , in words of good cheer to unite ; To join in this ancient fraternal communion ,

This cordial , old-fashioned , Masonic re-union . We honor the Order , whose principles dear , Make each man with his fellow a recognized peer ; And whoso language of emblem and signal are one , 'Neath a boreal sky and a tropical sun . Whose ritual , solemn , antique , and sublime , Outliving its history , lasting as time ; Still charms and controls , with its mystical sway , As in Solomon's reign and Zerubbabel's day .

We honor its tenets , which gladly bestow Equal favors on all—on the lofty and low ; High as heaven , broad as earth , deep as nethermost sea—Even such should a true Mason ' s charity be . We ope not our portals at wealth's proud behest , Nor to Fame , with her plume and heraldical crest ; But to hiin , high or humble , who honestly brings

The warm throbbing heart , from which Masonry springs . That heart , whether hid ' neath the vesture of toil , 'Neath the garb of the peasant who tilleth the soil , Or the fabric in which one worm dresseth another ; We hail it the same , as the badge of a Brother . 'Neath the mariner ' s jacket , afar on the deep , You shall test itand find it is never asleep ;

, 'Neath the rude savage breast , when no mortal is nigh , It is visible still to the All-Seeing Eye . Its presence is heeded in every zone , By Priest at the altar , by King on his throne ; Wheresoever the tribes and the races belong , Lo ! Masonry ' s vast , multitudinous throng .

And Masonry ' s mission ; 'tis simply to prove , 'Mid the discords of life , how potential is love ; To revere what is sacred ; to feel what is human ; Show good will to man and true honor to woman . Be it ours , in our day , to preservo it alive—In Faith , Hope , and Charity , long may it thrive ; Till mankind , iu the light of its deeds , shall agree , That the whole world , one Grand Lodge of Masons should be !

List Of Lodge, Meetings, &C., For Week Ending 3rd September, 1870.

LIST OF LODGE , MEETINGS , & c ., FOR WEEK ENDING 3 RD SEPTEMBER , 1870 .

( Abbreviations . — F . M . II ., Freemasons' Hall ; M . IL , Masonic Hall ; M . T ., Masonic Temple ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; Ro . Rooms ; L ., Lodge ; St ., Street ; Sep , Square ) . METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS . Monday , August 29 th . LODGE . —British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tav ., Bancroft-pl ., Mile-end , E . Wednesday , August 31 st . LODGE . —Temperance in the East , Private Assembly Rooms , 6 , Newby-pl ., Poplar .

List Of Lodge, Meetings, &C., For Week Ending 3rd September, 1870.

Thursday , September 1 st . LODGES . —Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; Victoria Rifles , F . M . H . ; Excelsior , Sidney Arms , Lewisham-rd . ; Perfect Ashlar , Gregorian Arms , Bermondsey . CHAPTERS . —Westbourne , New Inn , Edgeware-rd . ; Crystal Palace , Crystal Palace , Sydenham .

Friday , September 2 nd . LODGE . —Star , Marquis of Granby Tav ., New Cross-rd . - CHAPTER . —High Cross , White Hart Ho ., Tottenham . Saturday , September 3 rd . Gen . Com . Boys' School , at F . M . H ., at 4 . CHAPTER . —Rose of Denmark , Star and Garter , Kew Bridge . METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION .

Monday , August 2 9 th . lemple , Old Goorge , St . Mary Axe . E . C . ; Justice , Eoyal Albert New Cross-rd , Deptford ; St . James ' s Union , Swan Tav . Mount-st ., Grosvcn nr-sq . ; Industry , Dick's Coffee House , Fleet-st . ; Crystal Palace , City Arms Tav ., West-sq ., South , wark ; High Cross , White Hart Ho ., Tottenham ; Eastern Star Royal Ho ., Burdett-rd ., Mile-end-vd . ; Camden , Adelaide Tav . Haverstock Hill ; British Oak , Bank of Friendship Tav ., Mile End .

Tuesday , August 30 th . Faith , Fisher ' s Restaurant , Metrop . Dist . Rail ., Victoria Station Domatic , Pahnerston Arms , Grosveuor-park , Camberwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Canonbury ; Yarborough , Green Dragon , Stepney ; Prince Frederick William , Knights of St . John's Tav ., St . John's-wood ; Dalhousie , Royal Edward , Triangle , Hackney ; Royal Albert , White Hart , Abchurchlane ; PthagoreanPrince of OrangeGreenwich ; City of

y , , London , Shepherd and Flock Tav ., Bell-alley , Moorgate-st . ; New Wandsworth , Freemasons' Ho ., New Wandsworth ; Rose of Denmark , George Ho ., Aldermanbury ; Metropolitan , Price ' s Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st . CHAPTER . —Robert Burns , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martin's-lane .

Wednesday , August 31 st . Confidence , Railway Tav ., London-street ; United Strength Bull and Gate , Kentish Town ; Kew Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton ; St . Mark's , Mawby Arms , Mawby-st ., S . Lam ; beth ; Peckham , Maismore Arms , Park-road , Peel ; ham-Rye , Temperance in the East , Gecrge the Fourth , Catberine-st ., Poplar ; Prosperity , Gladstone Tav ., Bishmpsgate-street . CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION ' . — -St . James ' s Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq .

Thursday , September 1 st . Fidelity , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road ; Kent , Duke of York , Borough-rd ., Southwark ; United Mariners , Three Cranes , Mile-end-rd . ; A itruvian , White Hart , College-st ., Lambeth ; St . George's , Globe Tav ., Royal Hill , Greenwich ; Manchester , Berkeley Arms , John-st ., Berkeley-square ; Tranquillity . SugarLoafTav ., Great St . Helen ' s , E . C . ; Whittington , Crown Hotel-11 Hih Holborn ; Royal OakRoyal Oak

, , g , Tavern , Deptford . CHAPTER OP INSTRUCTION . —Joppa , Prospect of Whitby Tav ., 57 , Wappiug-wall ; Burdett Coutts , Approach Tav ,, Victoria-park , at 7 . Friday , September 2 nd-St . Luke ' s . Pier Ho ., Cheyne-wallc , Cheisea ; Temperance , Victoria Tav ., Victoria-rd ., Deptford ; Unions ( EmulationLodge of Improvement for M . M . I , F . M . H . : United Pilgrims , Horns' Tav .-

Kennington ; Westbourne , the Grapes , Duke-st ., Manchester ; square ; Wellington , Lord Duncan Tavern , Broadway , Deptford ; Florence Nightingale , Freemasons' Tav ., Woolwich ; Ranelagh , Windsor Castle Hotel , King-st ., Hammersmith Belgrave , Duke of Wellington , Spring-gardens , Charing-cross St . James ' s , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermowisey ; Doric , Three Cranes , Mile End-rd . ; Victoria , Andertons' Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Hervey , Britannia , Walham-green ; Metropolitan Price ' s Portugal Ho ., Fleet-st . CHAPTER OP INSTKHC TION— Domatic , Fisher ' s Restaurant , Victoria Station .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

WE shall be glad to receive from brethren any proceedings of Masonic meetings , which shall be duly inserted . Communications should be forwarded so as to reach us as early in the week as convenient—not lator than Wednesday if possible , We have to request our correspondents to be particular iu writing names distinctly .