Gleanings.

GLEANINGS .

CURIOUS REIIC OT MASONRY . —Mr . A . Will has shown the South African Freemason a beautiful relic of ancient Freemasonry , of wh'ch he does not believe the counterpart exists in the Colony . It consists of a Masonio apron , about the size of this sheet , containing all the Masonio emblems upon it . The apron ia of lambskin , and the

emblems are painted upon it in colours . There are the two columns surmounted by Faith and Hope , while Charity ia represented in the centre . In the middle of the apron are the Masonic arms surmounted by the Ark , and the motto " Holiness to the Lord . " There are the snn , moon and stars , the three lights , the temple of Jerusalem , the

square and compasses , the mallet , square , plumb , gauge , level , and Bible . At the head of the apron is the all-seeing eye with the motto , " Let there be light and there waa light . " This remarkable relio bears date 1 st May 1798 , and will no doubt be an object of the greatest interest to the Masons in Grahamstown .

THE MASTKR WORKMAN . —To excel is a very natural and laudable ambition ; indeed a constant straggle urges ns onward toward the point of unsurpassed excellence . It is apparent in all societies , among tradesmen and in the ranks of tho mechanic , as it is in the professions ; in brief all men , both young and old , are continually

labonring to hold in their grasp the coveted jewel , Excellence . To our mind , this desire is innate with all intelligent beings , and more especially is it observed within the confines of the great Masonic fraternity . The lessons taught there to a Craftsman , from his first communication with Masonic teachers , leads him to seek for new

beauties in the golden fields that have been open to his sight , and as he progresses in his new manhood , yes , his new life , he acquires knowledge that more fnlly equips him for the great battle of life on this earth and for that accounting of stewardship whioh must so surely follow . The true Mason lives ever on the alert in his desire to

reach excellence . He may beoome a master workman among his fellows ; he may have filled every station of honour within the gift of his brethren ; yes , he may have been exalted a chief by the united voices of the Craft , or a noble among its grandest philanthropists .

Even here the perfect Mason does not tarry or weary in his work . There is yet a point of excellence to be secured and that is only to be gained when the tired workman shall stand at that Altar were final awards are made to those who have excelled in the work

allotted them by the Divine Grand Master above . —Lancaster Daily Examiner . The views of writers and others concerning Masonic Correspondence differ widely as to the duties involved in such reports and their usefulness to the Craft . That their usefulness is now conceded

is apparent from the fact that in nearly every Grand jurisdiction the necessity of a Report upon Foreign Correspondence is admitted , and its absence , through financial or other reasons , deplored . Iu this connection , however , so much depends upon the proper conception

upon the part of Committees of the dignity and character of their official duty ; and upon tho part of the Grand Body whom they represent , of the qualifications and experience necessary to the discharge of its duties , that a more general discussion of the subject could hardly fail to be productive of good reaults .

Looking over the multitude of Masons gathered here from all parts of our large State , the representatives of seventy-seven constituent Lodges , from the borders of California and Nevada to the Columbia Eiver , and from Idaho to the Pacific Ocean , and comparing this gathering with the little handful of Masons who assembled

thirtyseven years ago to organize the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Oregon , we may well feel that Masonry has kept step with the growth and progress of our commonwealth . Indeed has Masonry grown with the growth and prospered with the prosperity of onr

State . It has done more , —it has led the van . Frequently in advance of the church , and sometimea even in advance of the school , house , has the altar of Masonry been erected in almost every village in our jurisdiction . —Q . M . Fullerton .

There is still a disposition among Craftsmen to consider Grand Masters as invested with something more of authority than what would belong to them as the presiding officer of some other society . Our thought is that this feeling should be encouraged , not

discouraged , and therefore we are not affected by the cry of " dangerous imperialism . " There are plenty of clangers threatening Freemasonry , but it does not seem as though the allowauce of powers and prerogatives to Grand Masters , such as always have characterised that office , constitutes the greatest danger . —Repository .

SQUARE . —One of the most important and significant of Masonic symbols . It is often seen in churches , as an emblem of the old operative builders , aud is no doubt of very early use . Upon the metal square found in Ireland , near Limerick , these words , of date 1517 , are inscribed : —¦

I will strive to live with ease and care , Upon the level , by the square . If this is the operative teaching of 1517 , it of course points to mediaeval teaching , akin to present speculative application of the working tools of the operative Mason . —Kenning ' s Cyclopaedia .

Queen Victoria's father was " one of us . " One evening in the ante-room of a Lodge he was addressed as "Your Royal Highness . " No reply was vouchsafed , and again he was so styled . " Excme me , Brother , " said the Duke with a polite bow , " there are no Royal Highnesses here . "

La Chaine d'TJnion , in briefly noticing Bro . Sadler's work , " Masonic Facts and Fictions , " pertinently remarks that if it bo true that " the proper study of mankind is man , " it may with equal justice be said that " the proper study of the Mason is the history of Masonry . " Two hundred and thirty Lodges under the Grand Lodge of Mississippi are noted as owning the halls which they ocoupy ,

Caledonian Annan Lodge.

CALEDONIAN ANNAN LODGE .

AT the ordinary meeting on Wednesday , the 6 th instant , the R . W . M . Bro . Underwood in the chair , the Lodge waa presented by Bro . W . Murray , Kiumount , with a handsome set of mallets for the use of the Master and Wardens . The mallets are neatly turned from selected pieces of cedar wood , and are chastly mounted with silver . Bro . Murray , in making the presentation , expressed the pleasnre it

gave him to certify in :-onie enduring manner to the interest he felt in the prosperity of the Craft in Annan , and the R . W . M . in accepting the gift , spoke of its highly nsoful and ornamental character and assured Bro . Murray that his thoughtful kindness was highly esteemed by his brethren in the Lodge , who would long keep it in grateful remembrance .

The Brighton Daily Netus states that a Masonic Lodge is about to be formed at Bexhill , application having been made for a warrant .

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