Diary For The Week.

R . A . 113—Unanimity , Bull Hotel , Church Street , Prostou R . A . 216—Sacred Delta , Masonic HaU , Liverpool R . A . 279—Fortitude , Freemasons' Hall , Halford Street , Leicester R . A . 311—Royal Architect , Bull Hotel , Church Street , Preston R . A . 39-4—Concord , Freemasons' Hall , Albion Terrace , Southampton R . A . 431—Ogle , Masonic Hall , Norfolk-street , North Shields R . A . 442—St . Peter's , Masonic Hall , Boroughbury , Peterborough R . A . 1037—Portland , Masonic HaU , Portland , Dorset

PBIDAY , 24 th DECEMBER . House Committee Boys' School , Wood Green , at t Emulation Lodge of Improvement , freemasons' Hall , at 7 25—Robert Burns , Portland Arms Hotel , Groat Portland Street , VV ., at 8 . ( In ) 507—United Pilgrims , Surrey Masonic Hall , Camborwell , at 7 . 30 . ( Inst . ) 569—Fitzroy , Head Quarters , Hon . Artillery Company , E . C 766—William Preston , St . Androw ' 3 Tavern , Georgo St ., Baker St ., at 8 . ( In ) 780—Royal Alfred , Star and Garter , Kow Bridge , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 83-1—Ranelagh , Sis Bells , Hammersmith . ( Instruction ) 933—Doric . Duke ' s Head , 79 Whitochapel Road , at 8 . ( Instruction )

1056—Metropolitan , Portugal Hotel , Fleet Street , E . G ., at 7 . ( Instructiou ) 1185—Lewis , Fishmongers' Arms Hotel , Wood Green , at 7 . 30 . ( Instrction ) 1298—Royal Standard , Alwyne Castle , St . Paul's Road , Canonbury , afc 8 . ( In ) 1365—Clapton , White Hart , Lower Clapton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1642—E . Carnarvon , Ladbroke Hall , Notting Hill , at 8 . ( Instruction ) 1789—Ubique , 79 Ebury Street , Pimlico , S . W ., at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction )

R . A . —Panmure O . of Improvement , Stirling Castle , Church Street , Camberwell R . A . 79—Pythagorean , Portland Hotel , Loudon Street , Greenwich . ( Inst ) . R . A . 95—Eastern Star C . of Improvement , Hercules Tav ., Leadenhall Street R . A . 890—Hornsey , Porchester Hotel , Leinstor Place , Cleveland Square Paddington , W . ( Improvement ) M . M . —Old Kent , Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C ( Instruction ) M . M . 355—Royal Savoy , Tho Moorgate , Finsbury Pavement , E . G ., at 7 . 30 . ( In )

453—Chigwell , Public Hall , Station Road , Loughton , at 7 . 30 . ( Instruction ) 1393—Hamer , Masonic Hall , Liverpool 1621—Castle , Crown Hotel , Bridgnorth 1712—St . John , Freemasons Hall , Grainger Street , Newcastle upon Tyne 2039—Londonderry , Y . M . C . A ., John Street , Sunderland General Lodge of Instruction , Masonic Hall , Now Streo , Birmingham , at 3 R . A . 680—Sefton , Masonic Hall , Liverpool R . A . 1086—Walton , Skelmersdale Masonio Hall , Kirkdale , Liverpool i

Gleanings.

GLEANINGS .

AN UNUSUAL CIECUMSTANCE . —When La Loge Coeurs-Unis was in session recently , the Tyler announced that a lady was in waiting , desirous of seeing the Master . On retiring to ascertain the cause of the unlocked for visit , he found in the ante-room a belle Canadienne , who explained to him that her husband had been called from town , but

had sent to her his petition for membership in the Craft . She had just received it , and her anxiety was so great to see her husband a member of the honourable Fraternity was that she could not refrain from bringing the petition herself . To those who know how much

influence is brought to bear on the wives of Freuch-Canadians against Masonry this circumstance will prove interesting , as showing that all the efforts of prejudice are futile in preventing the growth of Freemasonry .

ARE YOU A GOOD MASON ?—If when a Mason lies down at night he feels that he has done something to lighten the burdens of some one poor and oppressed , or has sent a ray of sunshine into the heart of a needy person , by some good action during the day , then can ho feel that he is a good Mason ?

A LODGE IN THE FIJI ISLANDS . —Bro . George Stevenson was recently installed Worshipful Master of the Fiji Lodge , Suva , Fiji Islands . THE MODEL LODGE . —The model Lodge is the one in which harmony and good feeling prevails ; where true charity , friendship , and

fraternity are exemplified ; where efforts to increase the numerical strength of the Lodge are guided by the feeling that none but good men should be admitted to membership ; and where energy , faithfulness in performing duties , and progressive and enlightened efforts to make Lodge meetings interesting , pleasant , and profitable are characteristic of officers and members .

The following Popes issued bulls against Masonry : —Clement XII ., in 1738 ; Benedict XIV ., in 1751 ; Pius VII ., in 1811 ; Leo XII ., in 1815 ; Pius IX ., in 1873 ; Leo XIII ., in 1884 . In order to show the effect of their excommunications it may be stated that at the present there are 39 , 000 Lodges in Catholic countries , with more than 8 , 000 , 000 members .

Zeredetha Lodge , Brooklyn , united States of America , recently had among its visitors a Chinaman , a member of a Lodge in the Celestial Empire . He passed an excellent examination , and is an intelligent man , being master of twenty-five languages . SPIRIT OP MASONRY . —It is because of the universality of its

principles and the grandeur and beauty of its truths that Masonry has been honoured and preserved by the best men in all ages . While temples and thrones have crumbled to dust , while dynasties have been swept awayj and whole nations have lost their existence , while works of art and schools of science have been overthrown and

trampled in the dust of marching armies , while the greatest productions of poetry and eloquence and history have perished , or been snatched from destruction only to exist mutilated and half ruined , Masonry has been preserved uncorrupted . It has been preserved by the love of great and noble hearts . True and pure men have thrown

their protection around it . Patriarchs , sages , divines ,-and philosophers have carried its precious principles with them , and in the midst of the populous city , and away in the lonely desert , they have set up its pillars of wisdom , strength , and beauty , and under its starry canopy have lifted up their hearts to the Grand Architect of

the Universe . Its great li ghts have never been extinguished . They have survived all the night of barbarism , and every shock of revolution ; and now tho grand old Institution comes down to us to-day ;

advancing from the shades of a dim and un-historic antiquity , radiant with all its original beauty , no star lost from its canopy , no column broken , no pillar overturned , no truth obscured , no symbol corrupted , and no glory dimmed .

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