The Masonic Charities In 1888.

enable the Craft to provide for all the claimants found deserving of assistance .

The following are details of the several amounts as given above : —

Eoyal Masonio Institution for Girls . Donations and Subscriptions ( including £ s d £ 1050 from Province of Kent for Perpetual Presentation , and £ 105 Special Donation from Supreme Grand Chapter ) 44660 14 11 Grand Lodge Special Jubilee donation - 2000 0 0 Grand Lodge - - - - 150 0 0 fit-and fihantftr - - - - 10 10 0

Dividends 1978 13 5 Interest on Deposit - - - - 112 1 0 Three Admissions by Annual Payment , under Law 63 - - - 150 0 0

Musical Instruction - - - 177 i > 0 Sale of Old Piano - - . 12 0 0 Sale of Old Stores - - - - 5 14 0 Sale of Books of Subscribers - - 2 2 0

49259 4 4 Eoyal Masonic Benevolent Institution . £ s d Donations and Subscriptions - - 14982 8 9 Dividends - ---- 2253 8 9 Grand Lodge ... . 1600 0 0

Grand Chapter - - - - 150 0 0 Grand Lodge Special Jubilee donation - 2000 0 0 Interest on Cash at Call - - - 175 17 7 Legacy - - - - - 200 0 0

21361 15 1 Eoyal Masonio Institution for Boys . £ s d Donations and Subscriptions - - 9384 3 6

Music Fees - - - - 87 6 0 United Grand Lodge - - - 150 0 0 Supreme Grand Chapter - - - 10 10 0 Special Grant United Grand Lodge - - 2000 0 0 Sale of Lists of Subscribers - - 3 6 0 Dividends 657 19 11

12293 2 5 Th © Board of Benevolence . Month . Cases relieved . £ a d January - - 27 - - 792 0 0 February - - 46 - - 1205 0 0 March - - 36 - - 885 0 0

April - - 43 - - 1075 0 0 May - - - 42 * ' - - 1015 0 0 June - - - 35 - - 990 0 0 July - - - 32 - - 1000 0 0

August - - W - - 637 U 0 September - - 26 - - 740 0 0 Ootober - 45 - - 1182 0 0 November - - 36 - - 980 0 0 December - - 42 - - 967 0 Q

436 11468 0 0 In The Quiver for January tbe Bishop of Moosoneo writes on Christian Work among the Cree Indians , the article being illustrated by a series of illustrations by Mr . Patterson , a member of the Royal

Canadian Academy . Tho Bishop of Derry , Dr . Allon , Prof . Blatkie , and the Rev . P . 13 . Power , are amongst the contributors , whilst complete stories by Miss Evelyn Everett Green and others appear in the Part .

To the Magazine of Art for January Mr . Wemyss lieid contributes an article on Mr . Gladstone ' s portraits , the paper being illustrated by a photogravure of Sir John Millais' Portrait of Mr . Gladstone in the robes of his degree , and engravings of pictures by Mr . Watts , R . A ., Mr . Richmond , A . R . A ., and others . Mr . Swinburne furnishes a poem , whilst Mr . Watts , R . A ., and Mr . Frith , R . A ., also contribute .

HOILOWAT ' PILLS . —Tho changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons whe aro moat cautious of their health , and most particular in their diets . These corrective , purifying , and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defecive action of the digestive organs ; they augment tho appetite , strengthen the stonvch , correct biliousness , and carry off all that is

noxious from the system . Holloway s Pills are composed of rare balsams , unmixed with baser matter , and on thfct account are peculiarly well aiaptetl for the young , delicate , and aged . As this peerless medicine has gained fame in the past , BO will it preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities , and its incapacity of doing harm .

Masonic Loyalty.

MASONIC LOYALTY .

LOYALTY is a beautiful and suggestive word . It means stedfast devotion to law and order , to lawful government , to a lover , friend or brother under trying circumstances ; true to a cause or to one ' s word . A man may be wanting in many respects , but this virtue hides

a multitude of evil . Of all the pitiable elements of human nature , none is more pitiable , more despicable than , baseness , dishonesty and deceitfulness of character . How sad and humiliating it is to uote the many instances of bad

faith , treachery , disloyalty in business relations , politics , in friendship , in domestic life . How fragrant and refreshing it is to come into the atmosphere of loyal souls , that are

ever stedfast in their attachments , who will not abandon friends in trouble , or cast aside their convictions when unpopular . The patriot is loyal to his country , the lover is loyal to his wife , child or friend , the Christian is loyal to

lioa . This virtue is tbe greatest charm of Masonic character . It warms the heart with love for the Fraternity and seeks to make it a blessing to society and the world . It stimulates devotion and makes one vigilant in his duties . Ifc

saves a brother from apathy , from neglect of his Lodge , from indifference to charitable work . It makes earnest workers . It inspires one with obedience to that grand body that has a rightful claim on hs allegiance . The

loyal Mason is no obstructionist , is not given to faultfinding , to censoriousness , to quibbling over little things . He has the wide charity that hopeth all things , endureth

all things for the good of the Order . He is not easily offended , is not fertile in inventing excuses for neglecting the meetings of the Lodge . What we need is loyal Masons , men who love the Institution and are ready to lend a hand . —Pacific States .

We learn that the 14 th and concluding volume of Messrs . Cassell and Company ' s "Encyolopsodio Dictionary" is ready for publication . This work , which has been in preparation for nearly 17 years , will contain abonfc 50 , 000 more words than any other existing dictionary . Whilst "Webster's Unabridged Dictionary" fills 1 , 538 pages , and the " Imperial Dictionary" 2 , 222 , the " Encyclopaedic ) Dictionary " extends to no less than 5 , 629 pages .

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