Old Warrants.

require you the said Thomas Bradford Biddlo to tako special caro that all and every the said brethren are or have been regularly made Masons , and that yon and they aud all other tho members of the said Lodgo do observe , perform and keep tho laws , rules and orders contained in the Book of Constitutions , and all others which

may from time to time be made by our Grand Lodge , or transmitted by us or our successors Grand Masters , or by onr Deputy Grand Master for the time being . And wo do enjoin you to make such Bye-laws for tho government of your Lodge as shall to the majority of tho Members appear proper and necessary , the same not

being contrary to or inconsistent witb the General Laws and Regulations of tho Craft , a copy whereof yon aro to transmit to us . And we do require you to cause all such Bye-laws and Regulations , and also an account of the proceedings iu yonr Lodge , to bo entered in a Book to be kept for that purpose . And you are in nowise to

omit to send to us or our successors Grand Masters , or to our Deputy Grand Master for tho time being , at least once in every year , a list of the Members of your Lodge , and tho names and descriptions of all Masons initiated therein , and Brethren who shall havo joined the same , with tho fees and monies payable thereon . It being our will

and intention that this our Warrant of Confirmation shall continue in force so lono * only as you shall conform to tho laws and regulations of our Grand Lodge . And yon tho said Thomas Bradford Biddlo aro further required as soon as conveniently may be to send us an account in writing of what shall bo done by virtue of theso presents .

Given under our Hands and the Seal of Grand Lodge at Loudon , this 24 th day of February A . L . 587 D , A . D . 1879 . By command of tho M . W . Grand Master , SKEUIEUSIJALJC , D . G . M . Jotuv HERVEY , G . S . Tho present title , No ., Ac . aro , The Lodgo of Confidence , No . 193 , Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet Street , London , E . C .

Installation Meeting Of The Lewis Chapter, No. 1185.

INSTALLATION MEETING OF THE LEWIS CHAPTER , No . 1185 .

rpilE meeting for Installation of Principals of this successful •' - Chapter was hold on Saturday , the 9 th inst ., at the Kings Arms Hotel , Wood Green . Considering that tho numerical strength of this Chapter is not large , there was a fair attendance of Companions . Tho Chapter was opened in duo form by tho M . E . Z . Comp . A . Durrant , and after observance of preliminaries , Comp . E . Garrod P . Z . 507 proceeded to instal the Principals for the ensuing twelve

months : —Comp . G . Newman M . E . Z ., J . W . Berrio H ., and E . B . Grabham J . ; Comp . II . Thompson was appointed S . N ., G . J . Eow P . Z . S . E ., A . Durrant I . P . Z . Treasurer , Crowther P . S ., Wm . Sayer 1 st Assistant , Bono ( who was unavoidably absent ) named as 2 nd Assistant , and T . C . Speight Janitor . After routine business , Chapter was closed , and the Companions partook of a capital banquet . There

wero several Visitors , among whom we may notice Comps . II . G . Buss P . G . S . B ., C . E . Cntmore 700 , 11 . Garrod P . Z . 507 , V , " . Worrell P . Z . 7 M , W . W . Morgan 1-11 , Seymour Smith 12 ( 19 , F . G . Barns 7 (><> . After ample justice had been done the good things supplied b y Bro . Greenslade , grace waa sung , by Madame Worrell , Miss Marion Burton , and Companion Seymonr Smith . Comp . Newman is well known to

most of our readers , and on this occasion he presided with his wonted geniality . The toasts were introduced with a brevity that all agreed was commendable , as a capital programme was before the guests , and the well-known ability of those engaged rendered the wish that it shonld be carried out without curtailment very desirable . With the toast of the Pro G . Z ., the Grand H ., the Grand J ., and the

Officers of Grand Chapter , the president coupled the name of Comp . Buss , of whom he spoke iu highly eulogistic terms . All present regretted to hear of the illness of Comp . John Hervey . Comp . Buss , iu reply , said he felt deeply sensible of the honour always conferred upon tho Grand Officers at these assemblies . For himself , he especially desired to thank tho M . E . Z . and Companions . He trusted the present

happy feeling that existed in the Chapter would continue . He referred to tho great increase that was being made in the number of Lodges and Chapters . He urged all , as far as possible , to steer clear of the acerbities that arose more or less in all societies , and was much pleased to bear witness to the happy feeling that pervaded the Chapter . Bro . Buss then referred to the illness of Comp . Hervey ,

and thanked all for the kind sympathy they had expressed . The next toast Comp . Newman offered for the acceptance of those present was the health of the I . P . Z . Comp . A . Durrant , who he ¦ stated was exalted in the AVilliam Preston Chapter . He spoke of the energy displayed by Comp . Durrant in all matters pertaining both to Craft and Eoyal Arch Masonry ; ho was assured he had the

best wishes of all assembled round that board , and trusted he might -ontinue to hold tho post of Treasurer to tho Chapter for many years . ¦ Comp . Duvraut , iu replying , remarked he scarcely knew what he ihad done to merit the kind things that had been said of him . It was a well recognised fact that all who were appointed to office in the Lewis Chapter must be able competently to fulfil their duties ,

consequently all who aspired to office felt this an incentive to exert themselves . Ho had received much advice and instruction from Comp . Newman , aud he was much indebted for the consideration the Companions one and all had shown him . He thanked them sincerely for the jewel they bad presented him , and trusted his

successor might receive the same consideration . After a song by Miss Burton , Comp . Durrant proposed tho health of tho M . E . Z . All know tbe great services ho had rendered to the Chapter—services to which its success was mainly due . Comp . Newman was a competent instructor , and had admirably carried out tho duties

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ho had undertaken . Comp . Newman briefly replied , assuring all no effort on his part should bo wanting to promote thoir welfare and comfort . To tho toast of tho Visitors , which was next given , each of those present briefly replied , and then the M . E . Z . proposed tho health of the H . and J . Comp . Berrie remarked it was the hopo of reward that sweetened labour , and from the timo of his entrance to tho

Lewis Lodge ho had been amply rewarded , inasmuch as ho had been placed in such a position as warranted the b 3 liof that ho might , iu course of time , attain tho summit of his ambition . Comp . Grabham also acknowledged the compliment . The remaining toasts comprised tho health of the Scribe E . and tho Officers , and replies wore made by Comps . ltowe , Thompson , Crowther , Sayer , & c . The summons

was then given for the Janitor , who closed tho proceedings . The singing of Madame Worrell and Miss Burtoa was greatly applauded , while the versatile Seymour Smith was as amusing as ever . Tho musical arrangements of tha evening wero conducted by Comp . Worrell , and gavo unqualified satisfaction . Wo append the procrramme : —

National Anthem— " God Save the Queen , " Br . John Bull . Song— " Tho worker , " Gounod—Madame Worrell . Musical Sketch— " Tho Brown ' s Dinner Party " —Comp . Seymont Smith . Song— "The Better Land , " Qoiven—Miss Marion Burton .

Trio— "The Troubadour , " G . A . Macfarren— Madamo Worrell , Miss Burton and Comp . S . Smith . Song— " Tho maiden ' s rose , " Hatton—Madame Worrell . Humorous Song— "Bill Craven" —Comp . Seymour Smith . Song— " The old , old story , " Blumenthal—Miss Marion Burton . Dnet— " Old love , " Marriott--Madamo Worrell and Miss Burton .

Ashlars.

ASHLARS .

IN tho vast quarries of Jerusalem situated near tho Damascus gate —whero the Masous of King Solomon wrought , aud extracted tho massive stones , somo of them cyclopean in size , which wont into tho composition of the Temple and its surrounding walls , there still exist Ashlars beyond ' number . So every mountain and vale iu the world , where tho freestone lies , is rich in material that yields in tho Craftsman ' s hands , finished forms of architectural beauty . Embellished in

tho solid mass , and hidden under the earth , it is often long undiscovered . When taken in its rude and natural state from tho quarry , it is the Bough Ashlar , nob yet having received tho impress of man ' s geniushewn , but as yet unmarked , unsquared , and unnumbered . Tho visitor to tho Holy City may , to-day , see juat such stones in tho great Solomonic quarries , stones half-c / uarried , with tho clippings around

them—Bough Ashlars , not yet ready for the builder ' s use . Three thousand years have elapsed sinco the Masons of Jerusalem laboured there , as we learn from both tho teachings of Masonic tradition and the facts of history . Tho Temple was completed , aud no further Ashlars woro needed , but all that wero , had been wrought and prepared in thoso vast qnarries before beiug brought to tho Temple , so that tho sonnd

of axe , hammer or any tool of iron , was not heard among tho workmen . Tho stones were all perfect Ashlars , ready to bo adjusted iu their places by the skill of tho Fellow-crafts . A perfect Ashlar is a part of tho furniture of every Lodge . This Ashlar is a stone that will bear tho test of tho plumb , the level and the square , a typical stone , fall of meaning to tho Craftsman . Well did Shakespeare say , there are

" Tongues in trees , books in the rambling brooks , / Sermons in stones , and good iu everything . " Neither is such a sermou a dry discourse ; but rather a pithy , earnest and eloquent appeal , ringing , as tho stone itself does undec the hammer , and emitting tho voice of truth—the truth of Free .

masonry . The word Ashlar is itself an ancient one , as ancient in our historical records as the word Freemasonry itself . The earliest present mention of it , in an authentic instrument , is in an Indenture , dated 1389 , cited by Poole , in his Ecclesiastical Architecture of England . Ever since then , we know positively , aud long before that , we

know traditionally , the Craft has been familiar with the use aud symbolism of the Ashlar . An able and brilliant Mason , Bro . Giles F . Yates , once said : " Like the Christians , Freemasons are stones of darkness , dug out of the quarry of mankind , wrought and polished , compact amoug them , selves , fitly joined together , without jar or division , upon tho

foundation of tho Temple , in which they are built up as lively stones , a spiritual house , members of au invisible association , an invisible Lodge . " This is suggestive truth . Freemasons are like Christians in that thoy aro all professors ; bnt whether they practise what they profess , their lives must demonstrate . Every Freemason is , or should be a learner . When he joins the Lodge , and for long

afterward , he is , in truth , in statu pupillan . Ho has very much to learn . He is a student of the mystery of Freemasonry . By too many Masons this mystery is never understood . They , individually , aro always , in fact , Rough Ashlars . They are shells without a kernel ; ships sailing through the world in ballast ; dummies in tho library , lettered without , but unlettered within ; decoy ducks floating on the

sea of life , wooden all through ! Such men require to be shaped for the Great Builder ' s use , to be hewn , marked , squared aud numbered , without which they will never find a place iu the great Temple not made with hands , eternal in the heavens . What a shame it is for any Freemason to remain for ever a Hough Ashlar ! Think of what ho in essence is—the masterpiece of

Creation , the image of the Great Architect of the Universe , aud animated with His breath ! For such au one to remain unpolished , undressed by the gavel , and rejected by the unanimous verdect cf the plumb , tho level aud tho square , is to bo degraded to the level of material things , to bo as a part of a mountain of tho earth—buried underground , nuquarrisd , or at best a rough aud ragged Ashlar . Keystone ,