Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

— - . 0 : — FLETCHER LODGE , No . 213 . rntl-E regular monthly meeting of this Lodgo was held at White-J- haveu ou Friday , the 30 th nit ., Bro . Eev . Jas . Audorsou W . M . iu tho chair , supported aB follows : —Bros . W . D . P . Field S . W ., W . J . Tyson J . W ., II . Earns M . O ., G . Dalrymplo as S . O ., J . Casaon J . O ., W . H . Bowlay Secretary , J . M . Clarko S . D ., T . Brakenridge as J . D .,

D . H . Cook Organist , T . Mitchell I . G ., E . D . Mofccalf Tyler , T . Atkiusoti , W . Gaffnoy , S . Broadbent , and J . Lawsou . The minutes of tho last Lodge wero read and confirmed , and the ballot taken

for Brother G . Starkie , who was accepted and advanced to the honourable degree of Mark Master , in an ablo manner by tho W . M . With hearty good wishes the Lodge was closed , aud the brothren adjourned a short time for refreshments .

LODGE OF INDUSTRY , No . 293

rpilE labours of this Lodgo wero resumed , after tho Midsummer J- Holidays , on tho 2 nd iust ., at Gateshead on Tyne , with the prospect of plenty work until the end of the present year . The W . M .., Bro . Eobert Whitfiold , presided , and was supported by Broa . John Wood , W . P . Carmon I . P . M ., and M . II . Dodd . The

Officers iu attendance wero Bros . W . Brown S . W ., W . M . Lyon as J . W ., Eobt . Wilson M . O ., W . Eiohardson S . O ., A . Simpson J . O ., J . A . Armstrong E . M ., T . 11 . Short Secretary , T . E . Jobson S . D ., A . Dodda J . D ., It . Ferry Organist , J . A . Blaok and C . P . Laidler Stewards , aud Joshua Curry Tyler . The ballot was successfully taken for

Bros . Thomas Lambert aud C . A . Joel . Bro . George Craighill ( previously elected ) being iu attendance , was duly advanood by the W . M ., who explained the tools and gave the charge . Another candidate was proposed , after whioh the proceedings closed , aud an adjournment made to the refreshuieut board .

LEWES LODGE , No . 391

A MEETING was held at the Freemasons' Hall , Lewes , ou Wednesday afternoon , the 4 th inst ., when Bro . S . E . Legg was installed as W . M . for tho ensuing year . The usual business was transacted , and several new members were elected . Subsequently the brethreu and several visitors sat down to a sumptuous bauqnet at the Bear Hotel , provided by Bro . Whitcomb .

Star Chapter of Instruction . —Ou Friday , 6 th inst ., at the Stirling Castle , Church Street , Camberwell . Present : —Comps . F . Hilton P . Z . aud Procoptor , T . Grumraaufc P . Z . H ., J . Warren Z . 13 < 18 J ., Stone S . E ., North S . N ., Stone P . S ., Patrick , Woods

Addington Z . 1275 , Murohe , Powell P . Z ., H . Martin , aud Towers Tho ceremony of oxaltatiou was rohearsed , Comp . Patrick candidate Comp . Warren WUB elected a member . Comp . Grummaut was elected M . E . Z . for Friday , 13 th iust .

Bro . Thomas Vincent , who is spending tho vacation at Broadstairs , met with a nasty accident ou Saturday . While driving through Ramsgato in a dog-cart tho horso shied and dashed into a vehicle standing by , Bro . Vincent

with a friend who was with him being thrown out . Both gentlemen were soverely bruised and shaken . Bro . Vincent has of late been iu bad health , aud consequently to

sustain an accident was particularly unfortunate . Howover , he is making satisfactory progross , and it is hoped that in tho course of a week he will bo able to bo moved to his suburban residence .

On Friday , tho 6 th inst ., a largo mooting of the local Freemasons was held at the Now Cross Public Hall , with a view to form a company to erect a Masonic Tomplo and Hall for tho South-Eastern district . Bro . J . G . Thomas

presided . A freehold plot of ground has boon purchased on Deptford-bridge for £ 1600 , on which it is proposed to erect the building . Tho capital will probabl y be £ 5000 , in £ 1 shares .

Nothing more effective or more touching as a spectacle can bo imagined than a Masonic funeral , moro especially when tho officiating clorgyrnan happens to be a member of tho Craft , as was tho enno on Thursday , tho 4 th inst ., whon the obsequies of the late Mr . Dickinson , ot Church-street , wero porformed at tho Blackpool Cemetery . Having finished a short oration at tho grave sido , tho surpliccd

minister took from his breast a sprig of acacia—so pregnant of meaning na tho emblem of lovo , truth , and simplicity—and cast it sadly upon the collin of tho deceasod brother ; and then tho largo "Hscmblnge of Masons filed past the grave and affectionately followed tho example of their clergyman . Thus tho world moves on , and our friends and brothers live in memory . —Blackpool Times .

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FUNERALS proporly carried out and personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro . O . A . HU'l'TOW , 17 Newcastle Street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations made .

Gleanings.

GLEANINGS .

THE THREE STEPS . —As delineated upon tho MaBtor s carp » t the three steps poiut to the three all-importaut periods in human existonce—Yonth , Manhood , aud Ago . Aside from the Master's lesson or dissertation , when ho explains tho symbols to the initiate , three others could bo added that would naturally incline the mind of a

young Mason towards thoughts that are truly Masonic iu character and form—Honour , Industry , and Fidelity . In tho every day associations of business and social life we find theso essentials of a truo manhood held in high valuation by all men , and by none are they more dearly prized than by those who havo learned to treasure

Masonic truths at their full valuation . Houour holds its votaries with a silken cord as rich in texture as it is preciouB to its possessor . Honour leads men to the palace of tho king and exaots full homage from him to his subjects . Industry climbs mountains and subdues the most formidable fortress . It guides the traveller from poverty

to riohes ; it dispols gloom from sad places , and it replacss thorns with flowers ; it unites ocoans and seas across dry lands , and it brings lightning subservient to tho hand of man . Fidelity is a divine attribute . Without it honour and industry could not exist among men . Fidelity makes us true to ourselves aud to our Creator . Ifc

makes lifo safe and protocts tho rights of property . Combined , these three jewels are essential to the three steps of Youth , Manhood , aud Age . With them no MasoD , no man , need fear to battle in the struggles of this lifo , or to aocept a summons for that whioh is to come in tbe nuknowu horeafter . —New York Sunday Times .

In the sight of God no man is poor but ho who is wanting iu good ness , and no man is rich but ho who abounds iu virtue . SOLOMON ' S TEAU'LE . —When Eegiuald Heber read his prose poem

of "Palestine" to Bro . Sir Walter Scott , the latter observed that one striking oiroumsfcauoe had eaoaped him , namely , no tool of man was used in its ereofcion . Heber retired for a few minutes to the corner of the room , and returned with these beautiful lines : —

No hammer fell , no ponderous axes rung , Liko some tall palm tho mystic fabric sprung . FAIL TO SEE . —Thousands of persons tread tho earth and behold tbe sky without discerning auy of the beauties or wisdom they display . They look upon a landscape , beautifully ornamented with

trees , shrubs , plants , and flowers , but receive no definite impression of auy part of ifc , and could not name or describe any object thereon . They behold the starry cauopy above them , but see there no constellations , no planets , aud uo movements indicating the wisdom , the power , and the glory of tho Great Architect of the Universe . So ib

is with many who are admitted into Freemasonry . They observe the forms , the ceremonies , the emblems , aud the jewels , and they hoar the lectures and charges , bub fail to discern the ethics and philosophy thereof . They hear the enunciation— " Freemasonry is a science of morality , veiled in allegory , aud illustrated by symbols , "

but do not fathom its meaning , and consequently do not solve the allogories nor discern the signification of the symbols . They are in the temple , but do uot get tho tomple idea . They aro among tho workmen , but do not seo that they are all to bo master builders for bimo and eternity . They aro in tho light , but do not recoivo and

apply it as the groat means of fitting themselves as living stones for the temple not made with hands eternal in tho heavens . Tho ritual is beautiful , and should bo mastered and impressively couimuuicatod ; nevertheless , it is but the burr , the hull , tho husk to tho wisdom , the strength , and the boauty to Freemasonry . Ib conceals gems of

unparalleled richness and beauty , which must bo soarched for diligently aud faithfully if thoy shall bo found and oujoyed . Oh that all tho Craft would realise this fact aud act accordingly , as thus they would bo better panoplied with truth , better aniuiated with faith , hope , and charity , and better build tho temple of the soul . — Voice of Masonry .

A Brother discussing ritual with another of maturer membership , urged that certain words and passages therein wore not grammar , or found in the dictionary : the other replied , " I want you to kuow that

Masonry existed before there was a dictionary or grammar . " Iu Constantinople thero aro two English Lodges , ono Irish , aud one Italian , besides several French , which are , of course , unrecog . nised by the others . The Sultan looks favourably upou Masonry .

Tho P . M . ' s drop out inside of bwo years , as a geueral thing , bub we hear of a P . D . G . M . who lost all interest in Craft work the moment his succossor was elected . There musb bo something wrong with the Institution when prominent brothron refuse to take au active interest in its affairs once thoy havo attained tho height of their ambition . Perhaps office was what they " lined " for .

MASONIC CHAUITV . —A Masonic organization doos not fulfil tho higboat purpose of its establishment unless it renders some actual service of benevolence . It shonld do a subjectivo work among its members in the way of intellectual and mural teaehiug , and by social ministries , for which itonght to make duo provision : but beyond this

line of expression it must go if it is to justify its existence according to what are the distinctive objects of tho Institution . It must practise a noble and far-reaching charity . It must help to supply

tho needs of the sick arid poor who aro within its reach , and havo somo claim to its benefactions , lb must do a humane work iu tho community no lees than that which is technical and of a coromonial aud business character . —Freemasons' Repository .

Freemasonry powerfully develops all tho social and benevolent affections ; it mitigutos without and annihilates within tho virulence of political and theological controversy ; and it affords tho only

natural ground on which all ranks and classes meet in perfect equality , and associate without degradation or mortification , whether for purposes of moral iustructiou or social intercourse . —Earl of Durham .