A Fortnight's Summary.

tion . 21 st December 1882 . " For ourselves we beg to offer to Bro . Terry our congratulations on having deserved and received so handsome a testimonial . He has our best wishes for himself and his family at all times , but especially at this , the most festive season of the year .

English Masonry In Egypt.

ENGLISH MASONRY IN EGYPT .

ONE of the early effects of the British Expedition to Egypt has been to revive tho interest felt in Masonic bodies working under the Grand Lodge of England . As a matter of fact English Masonry has been long

predominant in Egypt , as its laws , rituals , ancl principles have been adopted by the Grand Lodge of Egypt , over which M . W . Bro . Borg , the British Vice Consul at Cairo , now most worthily presides .

Ten years ago one of the most prosperous Lodges in Cairo was the Bulwer , No . 1068 . It was consecrated by the late Lord Dalling , when in Cairo ; was the first English Lodge ever visited by H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , when a

F . C . Freemason , and was most efficiently ruled during two successive years by W . Bro . T . F . Reade ; now G . M . M . M . for North Africa . By an unfortunate coincidence , nearly all its active members left Cairo six years ago , and the meetings of the Lodge ceased .

About six weeks since the five surviving members of the Lodge met under the presidency of Bro . Rogers Bey , the last elected and installed W . M ., and decided to revive the Lodge . This resolution was cordially supported by Most

Worshipful Bro . R . Borg , and Bros . Wilson Bey and Waller Bey . At the next meeting Bro . A . M . Broadley P . D . D . G . M . of Malta , and Bro . the Honourable Mark Napier , of the Isaac Newton University Lodge , were elected joining members , and at a third meeting the Lodge

received an accession of strength in the persons of Bros , Lieut-Colonel Sir Norman Pringle , Bart ., Lieut . Freeman , Dr . Donovan , and Dr . W . H . Russell , all of Lodge 349 , Malta . Two candidates for initiation were also proposed .

By an unluckly accident , the letters announcing the resuscitation of the Lodge only reached the Grand Secretary a day after the last meeting of Grand Lodge , at which the erasure of Lodge No . 1068 was voted , on the recommendation of the Colonial Board . An official communication has

since been received , which leaves no doubt as to this decision being rescinded , and even as it is , it requires confirmation at the next Communication of Grand Lodge . At the last mentioned meeting , Most Worshipful Bro . Borg , Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Egypt , was

unanimously elected Wor . Master of the Bnlwer Lodge for the ensuing year ; and his acceptance of office , coupled with many applications for initiation and joining , leave little doubt as to a new lease of life awaiting this once

flourishing and popular Lodge . After the election of the W . M ., W . Bro . Rogers Bey expressed to W . Bro . Broadley the thanks of the Lodge for the manner in which he had seconded and assisted in the resuscitation which

had been accomplished . Meanwhile , several M . M . Masons had applied for a warrant for a Lodge to work under the auspices of the Bulwer Craft Lodge . Their request was at once granted , and the Lodge of Egypt , No . 311 , duly chartered by Lord Henniker . A preliminary meeting was

held on Monday , the 18 th December , at the Masonic Hall , Cairo , in which the degree was conferred by R . W . Bro . Broadley on Bros . Rogers ; Napier , Wilson , Waller and Goodall . M . W . Bro . Borg , who had taken the degree under the authority of the Grand Lodge of Turkey , was re-obligated as a M . M . M .

The Consecration ceremony took place on the 20 th of December , in the presence of a goodly number of members , and with all the usual formalities . The Consecrating Officer was R . W . Bro . Broadley P . District G . M . M . of the Mediterranean , and all the usual formalities were gone

through , Bro . Goodall presiding at the organ . R . W . Bro . Broadley delivered the oration , in which he explained at length the history , position , and status of the degree , and its peculiar interest in Tunis , Malta and Egypt . He

alluded to this being the fifth Mark Lodge he had consecrated in these countries , and exhorted the brethren to do their best to make the Lodge of Egypt an ornament to the Province of North Africa . The address was warmly applauded . The brethren having retired the Consecrating

English Masonry In Egypt.

Officer installed the W . M . elect , Bro . Lieut .-Col . Sir Nor man Drummond Pringle , Bart ., in tho chair , conferring at the same time the P . M . degree on M . W . Bro . Borg G . M . of Egypt , by authority of the P . G . M . of North Africa . W . Bro . Sir Norman D . Pringle , Bart ., having been duly

saluted , iuvested the following Officers : —W , Bro . Borg I . P . M ., Brothers . Lieut . Freeman S . W ., Rogers Bey J . W ., Dr . Donovan M . O ., Wilson Bey S . O ., Quarter-Master McKirwan J . O ., Goodall Secretary , Rogers Treasurer , Waller Bey S . D ., Dr . Leader J . D ., and Hon . M . Napier I . G .

M . W . Bro . Borg expressed his warm admiration of the degree , and promised for it all the support the Grand Lodge of Egypt could g ive . He hoped other Mark Lodges would soon come into existence . At the motion of Sir Norman Pringle , Bart ., seconded by Lieutenant

Freeman , a written address was voted to R . W . Brother Broadley for his assistance in founding the Lodge , and especially for the attention he had paid to the interests of Masonry in the midst of his onerous and arduous duties in his successful defence of Arabi Pacha and his associates .

The brethren adjourned to ^ refreshment , and a strong determination was expressed to make the Mark Degree as great a success as it has been in the Mediterranean Districts of Tunis and Malta .

Consecration Of The Martyn Lodge, No. 1983.

CONSECRATION OF THE MARTYN LODGE , No . 1983 .

WE feel assured that our readers will be pleased to have before them in our columns the sermon preached by Bro . the Rev . E . J . Griffiths , on the occasion of the consecration of the Martyn Lodge , No . 1983 , Southwold . It is a heart-stirring ancl Masonic composition , and doubtless will be read with an interest worthy of its merits .

Romans xii . 4 , 5 . — "As we have many membera in ono body , and all members have not tbe same office : so we , being many , are one body in Christ , and every one members one of another . " " A birthday anniversary , what solemn thoughts it brings ! " These are words from a well-known song , familiar and true . Bat if true

of the anniversary , how ranch more true of the birth itself ; whether it be the birth of an individual or of an institution . We have come to this town to-day to be present at the birth of a new Lodge ; we have joined in private ID our solemn service of consecration ; and we are now assembled in God ' s house , Masons and non-Masons alike , to

pay Him the honour due unto His name ; and to testify by this public service , that though we have not all the . same office , " we are one body in Christ , and every one members one of another . " Suffer me , then , to suggest to you for a few minutes some thoughts that may profit us on such an occasion as this .

I can imagine that many good people who are not Masons may have passing through their minds something of this sort : " How can the consecration of a new Masonio Lodge matter to me ? It may be a good thing , for all I know . I dare say it is . But it has to do with a secret body of which I know nothing , and I do not see how it can

concern me , or what interests we can possibly have in common . " Let , then , tho first part of what I have to Bay be addressed more particularly to those who are not Masons ; and let me try to show that in this , as in other things , we are members one of another . Will it be presumptuous to add an illustration ? Most of us

remember the fabrics that wore once fashionable called shot silks ; each thread contributed to the irridescent beanty of the whole , yet each thread singly seemed without lustre . Withdraw a thread , and the fabric was weakened , and the lustre dulled . So is it with the life of a nation . We are so apt to think great battles , or

startling catastrophes , all thab is worth regard in history , that we forget history is not made up only of Marathons , and St . Bartholomews , and great Revolutions , •but of our daily meetings and partings ; of the actions belonging to oar business , oar friendship , our pleasure . These , I say , mainly make the history of a nation .

Wc have woven a fresh thread into the tissue of our history this day . See , then , how it concerns you . Our actions , sensations , and states of feeling , grow together in such a way that when any one of them is presented to tho mind , the others are brought up in idea . So the reproduction of tastes , of

pleasure or pain , is a great power as regards our happiness . The fractional value of each may be but small , bat a total result , very far from insignificant , may be gained by the reflection of a number of our happy moments . It is the custom of our Provincial Grand Lodge to visit periodically the various towns of the Province of Suffolk where

Lodges exist , and the happiness that i 3 derived from the visit is not merely caused by the reception and hospitality of our brethren , but also by the kinttiy welcome , the friendly interest , tho pleasant faces , of the inhabitants . I doubt nob that one of the pleasurable

recollections of our lives will bo the day that we spent when the Lodge was consecrated at Southwold . Noxt let me urge a consideration of still higher importance . This is not the place for politics , but it would be foolish to ignore tho fact that a great social danger is threatening . We cannot , if we aro