Reports Of Meetings.

Whittaker , Edwd . Whittaker , A . E . Hurd , Walter Cockerham , Geo . Taylor , Walter Fowden P . M ., E . L . Matthews , Geo . Park , A . B . Taylor , and others . Visitors : —Bros . Adolphus Eichholz 163 , Ad . Bode 533 , Thos . Matthews 1459 , Jas . H . Morris 1993 .

We are sorry to record the fact that Brother Alfred Hehden P . M . 1458 P . P . G . A . D . C . the earnest and indefatigable Secretary was unable to attend on account of a sudden and severe illness . We heartily sympathise with Bro . Hebden , and also with his family in this unfortunate circumstance , and sincerely hope that by the help of the G . A . O . T . U . he will speedily be restored to health and strength .

Lodge was opened by Bro . Davies at 7-35 , and Bro . Cockerham having consented to act as candidate , the ceremony of raising to the third degree was rehearsed , the working tools being explained by Brother E . Whittaker acting J . W . The traditional history was admirably rendered by Brother Bee . There were several names handed in of Brethren desirous of becoming joining members , after which Bro . Davies closed the Lodge in peace and harmony .

The next meeting will be held on Thursday , at 7 ' 30 , when the ceremonies of initiation and passing will be rehearsed .

TOWNLEY PARKER LODGE , No . 1083 . WE are pleased to note that this Lodge is still providing work for its Officers in the shape of ceremonial . At the last meeting , held in the handsome dining room of the Grand Hotel , Aytoun Street , Manchester , on Wednesday , 25 th ult ., Bro . James Simister Worshipful Master had the opportunity of passing Bro . Joseph Standring into the degree of F . C ., Bro . John W . Taylor S . W ., presenting and explaining the Working Tools to the candidate .

We must not omit to state that during the early portion of the evening Bro . R . Lingard I . P . M . rendered the ancient and historical charge of the first degree , a remnant of the ceremony performed at the previous meeting . A very excellent banquet followed , which was in turn succeeded by the

festive board , the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts being honoured . There were also present : —Bros . John W . Taylor S . W ., T . H . Fitzsimmons J . W ., George Parker P . M . Secretary , John Westall S . D ., Frederick E . Hughes J . D ., E . Edmondson Org ., A . Longworth I . G ., Past Masters J . Selby , R . Armitage D . C ., F . Tunaly , G . Higham P . P . G . D . C , Councillor William Birkbeck , & c .

Visitors : —Bros . James Newton P . M . 37 Prov . G . Asst . Sec , Edward Roberts P . M . 1459 ( FREEMASON ' S CHBONICXE ) .

TEMPLE LODGE , No . 1094 . THE members assembled at Hope Street , Liverpool , on Wednesday , 8 th inst ., when Bro . Thomas Carr was installed W . M . by Brother James Wylie , and the Officers were invested for the ensuing year . After the Lodge was closed the Brethren adjourned to an excellent banquet .

During the evening the I . P . M . Bro . James Wylie was presented with a Past Master's jewel , and a handsome diamond ring for Mrs . Wylie . A very interesting musical programme was rendered under the direction of Brother Charles Aspinall Org .

TREGENNA LODGE , No . 1272 . THE regular meeting was held on Monday , 30 th ult ., at St . Ives , when Bro . Isaac Pearce S . W . was elected to the chair for the ensuing year . Bro . R . S . Read P . M . was chosen as Treasurer , in succession to Bro . J . T . Short , who did not desire to continue the Office .

-EARL OF LEICESTER LODGE , No . 2237 . THE installation meeting was held at the New Hall , Wells-next-the-Sea , on Monday , 30 th ult ., when Bro . Arthur H . Beesley was installed as W . M . for the ensuing year by Bro . A . Goddard P . P . J . G . W ., assisted by Col . H . W . Fielden P . P . S . G . W .

At the close of the Lodge the Brethren adjourned to the banqueting room at the Crown Hotel , where an excellent banquet was provided , under the direction of the proprietor , Mr . J . A . Davidson .

THORNHAM LODGE , No . 2279 . rpHE annual meeting and Festival of St . John took place at the Halfway I House , Thornham , on Wednesday , the 25 th ult ., Bro . J . E . Harrison W . M . After the disposal of ordinary Lodge matters , a Board of Installed Masters was formed , consisting of Bros . J . E . Harrison W . M ., A . H . Duffin Prov . G . D . C . S . W ., Fred Hilton P . P . G . D . C . J . W ., R . Meanock I . G ., and the

ceremony of installing Bro . William Hall W . M .-elect into the chair of K . S . was performed by the retiring Master . By way of perpetuating a custom which prevails in the Province of East Lancashire , the work was allotted to various Past Masters , in this instance as follows , viz ., the address to the Wardens was rendered by Bro . Riley , that to the Brethren generally by Bro .

Jas . W . Abbott P . P . G . D . C . acting as D . C ., the working tools in each degree being presented and explained by Bro . Clegg , whilst the investiture of Officers was undertaken by Bros . Hilton and Duffin . The Officers so invested were Bros . Buttersworth S . W ., Sutcliffe J . W ., Tattersall Treasurer , Thompson Secretary , Slater S . D ., Milne J . D ., Meanock P . M . D . C ., Harrison Organist .

The Festival of St . John was subsequently hold , Loyal and Masonic toasts receiving their usual share of prominence , being relieved occasionally with songs and recitations , contributed by Bros . J . Schofield , J . F . Slater , J . H . Davenport , T . Broadbent , Harrison , Riley , and others , a very pleasant evening's enjoyment being the result of these efforts .

Bro . Abbott having been called upon to propose the health of the Grand Officers , referred to the popularity of the present Prov . G . M . Col . Starkie and the Dep . Prov . G . M . Bro . George Mellor , who , he said , had made themselves very popular by reason of their sterling qualities , characterising them as eminently the right men in the right place .

ORDE-POWLETT LODGE , No . 2391 . THE annual festival was held at Middlesbrough , on the 1 st , and was attended by a large number o £ Brethren . Bro . R . W . Williams was installed by Bro . John Manners P . M . P . P . G . J . W . In the evening the Brethren dined together in the banqueting hall of tho Masonic Buildings .

Reports Of Meetings.

MARK MASONRY .

PRINCE EDWARD LODGE , No . 14 . ON Thursday , 2 nd inst ., the annual meeting was held at the Station House Hotel , Todmorden , when the installation of Brother Gledhill Hallas as Worshipful Master was performed by Bro . William Haigh P . M . P . P . G . D . The Lodge was opened by Bro . Matthewman W . M . Prov . Grand Secretary , assisted by Bro . G . H . Parke Grand Steward .

Bro . Hallas W . M . was appointed representative on the Mark Provincial Charity Committee .

DRIFELT LODGE , No . 291 . ON Wednesday , 8 th inst ., at the Masonic Hall , Bridlington , Brother Lieutenant-Colonel R . G . Smith Dep . Prov . G . M . of N . and E . yorks . installed Bro . William A . Wetwan as W . M ., and that Brother appointed the Assistant Officers for the year , after . which the Brethren dined at the Brunswick Hotel .

GORDON LODGE , No . 364 . THE annual installation meeting of this Lodge was held at the New Falcon Hotel , Gravesend , on Tuesday , 7 th inst . The Lodge was regularly opened by Bro . Charles Cobham , after which the minutes were read , and the Audit Committee ' s report was presented and adopted .

The chair was then taken by Bro . Fred Mitchell P . M . P . P . G . R . M ., who installed Bro . John Percy White P . M . 455 as Worshipful Master for the ensuing year . The new Master invested his Officers as follow : —Bros . Charles Cobham P . M . P . G . I , of W . I . P . M ., William Russell S . W ., J . M . Jeffrey J . W ., Frank

Hitchens M . O ., John Simpson S . O ., E . B . Wilks J . O ., F . Mitchell P . M . P . P . G . R . M . Treas ., W . Barlow P . M . Sec , R . C . Fowle R . M ., A . Reed S . D ., George Masters J . D ., R . J . Beamish P . M . P . P . G . Sw . Br . D . C ., John Solomon I . G ., R . Matthews Org ., Joseph Davis and E . C . Paine Stewards , and George Martin Tyler .

Bro . Chas . Cobham was presented with a Past Master's jewel , to mark the esteem in which he was held by the Brethren , for which he suitably returned thanks . On the motion of the W . M ., seconded by the I . P . M ., a hearty vote of thanks was given to the Installing Master for the very able manner in which he had carried out his duties .

The Brethren afterwards adjourned to the banquet room , when the customary Loyal and Mark toasts were honoured . The toast of the Grand Officers of Kent was responded to by Bro . 0 . Cobham P . G . I , of W ., that of the visitors by Bro . J . Fitch ( Singapore ) , and A . Ronaldson ( London ) . Success to the Mark Benevolent Fund was ably proposed by Bro . Russell S . W ., and after the toast of the W . M ., I . P . M ., Installing Master and Officers , the pleasant evening was brought to a close by the Tyler's toast . This Lodge attained the age of ten years on the 2 nd April 1896 , having been consecrated in 1886 .

The Great Pyramid.

THE GREAT PYRAMID .

BY BRO . JOHN CHAPMAN , F . R . M . S ., P . PROV . G . D . DEVON .

( Continued from page 159 . ; THE PEOPHETIC POINTING OP THE GEEAT PYEAMID . THE Great Pyramid , with its historical and scientific revelations , having already formed the subject of previous investigations , we will now direct the attention of the reader to the symbolism of the building for its Prophetic

pointing . Prophecy , in connection with divine inspiration , is the most important foreshadowing of events we can have , and this we claim for the Great Pyramid . Clearly-defined rules of interpretation have been established which enables the lover of divine revelation to follow the pointing of the prophetic finger . The fulfilment of some of the prophecies amply illustrates

the severe beauty of the divinely-inspired foreshadowings , and establishes our confidence in those already waiting fulfilment . This , however , does not prevent us wandering away from the accurate interpretation of the prediction : and why ? Perhaps the two chief reasons are , man ' s darkened spiritual vision , and the enigmatical form in which the prophecy is couched .

To one or both of these causes may be assigned the general misconception of the prophetic scroll ; but this should not preclude an attempt for the rightly dividing of the word of prophecy . The devout and comprehensive mind has often failed to divine its meaning , but that should not deter us from striving to fathom its mysteries , and trying to comprehend its hidden truth . Indeed ,

one of the modes by which our Blessed Lord confuted His enemies , and established His mission on earth , was the Book of the Prophets , to which he constantly referred . The Great Pyramid had been locked and sealed 2 , 200 years , and plated with those immense blocks of finely-polished casing-stones , ere our Saviour , in His ministry , had occasion to hold forth the prophetic

beacon . The completion of the work , and the fixing of the spiral " head-stone of the corner , " might well cause the morning stars to sing together , and all the sons of God to shout for joy . Take away the Pyramid , and there is no other building in the world that could so appropriately agree with the Psalmist ' s idea of a five-angled structure , whose apex formed " the head-stone

of the corner . " Doubtless our Saviour had this in view when He quoted the Psalmist , knowing full well that the building would be " a witness unto the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt" in the latter days , as foretold by the prophet Isaiah . Theindentiflcation of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel with the British nation has proved a magic key with which to unlock the dark truths that shrowd some of the prophecies . It would be remissful indeed on the