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cised by the child in the parent ; nor is any element more common than the faith of the employe in the employer . The child recognises in the parentage a strong love ; its protection in the hour of sickness and danger , its provisions of food , clothing , home . Offer to tho little one a

home abounding m wealth , luxuries and privileges wbich its bumble , comfortless home cannot afford , yet it clings to the love of those surrounded by poverty . Offer to the dweller in the Alpine valleys , surrounded by barren rocks , all the blessings of a fine home in the rich , alluvial and

boundless prairie , yefc he will cling to the rocky valleys because with them are blended all the faith and joys of his days of childhood , from which greater pleasures cannot take him . The employe recognises the willingness , ability

and faithfulness of the employer , and from these facts he involuntarily reasons : " During the days of my labour I see none of my reward , yet I know that at the end I will receive all my due . "

Whether a man is a Christian or not there is every reason for him to have faith in God . Through all the years of human history that kind hand has supplied the laws of nature producing tbe growths that have supplied the necessities of man . By reason we know thafc there lies within

God that grenfc power to continue tbe supply , so by a practical faith man plants and cultivates , knowing that as in the past so in tbe future these same laws will be sup . plied . We know that this great commander of all law is a being of infinite intelligence , and , by the teaching of the

vision of Jacob , that there may and can be an intelligent communication of thought between the higher and lesser minds ; hence it is our privilege as men to communicate with that God ; yet it is nofc to be conflned to the ordinary physical things , bufc to tbe higher elements of life . If we

have reason for faith in God in minor things , we have also in the greater . By reading the Word which is represented as onr light and guide of life , we are constantly shown the ability and willingness of God to provide for our eternity and happiness , and by reasoning from these elements of his

character we are full y assured that they will apply to us as readily as to others . Our faith in God should , therefore , be implicit . Viewing the teachings of Masonic symbols in their true light there are as many obligations for a Mason to exercise faith in God as for a Christian .

HOPE OF IMMORTALITY . — " Hope is the combination of desire and expectation . " We may desire a certain event to happen yet have no reason to believe thafc ifc will occnr . We may often expect something that is not only not desired but utterly repugnant to our wishes . When we

speak of hope in its truest sense we first desire the occurrence of an event and expect it to come because all the conditions of its coming are fully met . We desire a visit from our long absent son , but because of poverty , or sickness , and great distance , we do not expect it . We wish for

the coming of another , and knowing of his health , prosperity , and the promise of his coming , we fully hope for it . Now , to hope for immortality is one thing , but merely to desire it is an altogether different one . Almost all persons desire immortality , while many make no effort to

attain it . So long as there is no effort to attain it th « re can be no reason to expect it , but when we desire it and are making all efforts to attain it , there is a strong reason to hope for it . The teachings of Masonry are not merel y those of desire , but of hope in the fullest sense . From the

reasoning of science upon the indestructibility of matter , and from the teachings of God ' s Word , there is no reason to doubt the fact of immortality . There being such a state ifc must necessarily be divided into two states to accommodate the mental and spiritual character of the two

states of existence in the earth , the righteous and the unrighteous , because of the utter imcompatibility of the spiritual association of these two elements of society , for experience teaches us here that there is no greater source ot mental misery than being compelled to associate continuall y wifch incompatible spirits . In tbe hope of "

immortality " there is no other idea involved than the thought ° t a permament association with the pure , which necessary implies the presumed purity of him who accepts these teachings , for in order to accept that immortality we must be pure . Referring to the elements of the word hope , the

yuestion becomes pertinent to every Mason , Do I desire wis immortalit y of the ri ghteous , which meets with but one answer from all ? If I desire it , have I any reason to xpect it ? I have jf i accept fche provisions of God , and , oeiievmg , am making efforts to attain it . There can be no

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higher or holier hope than this and all should make it an object of spiritual culture throngh life CHARITY * TO ALL MANKIND . —This element of the human mind is often wrongly interpreted , for men generally make it apply to the gifts to relievo temporal distress ;

bnt this is only the lesser part of this great quality . Charity has a broader meaning . We are warned against hasty condemnation of our brethren . Before condemnation we are to inquire as to the circumstances of tho wrong . Were there not extenuating circumstances ? Were there uot

great aggravations ? Charity is to be exorcised not only in palpable sins , but in the ordinary faults and idiosyncrasies of life . Ifc leads us to help the fallen , though down by

his own fault ; to give cheer in hours of gloom ; to cast sunshine and joy where clouds and sorrow had prevailed ; to condemn the sin but not the sinner , and to throw the mantle of love over him who would be redeemed . So

comprehensive is this word in its broadest sense that it covers almost if not all things embraced in the thought of love . It is nofc confined by any narrow limits , but is as

large as the Lodge , which covers the earth and reaches to , the skies , hence the brotherhood that it embraces takes all I men . Being a part , if not the sum and substance of all purity , ifc is required of all who would be godly . Voice of Masonry .

International Health Exhibition.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION .

TO those who find ifc necessary to seek occasionally some slight relaxation from the cares aud distractions of business , without incurring the expense of a jaunt into the country , we can strongly recommend a visit fo the Health Exhibition , or , as some one has absurdly christened it , the Healtheries . It is easy of access from all parts of the metropolis , the cost of entrance , fire days ia the week , ia only Is , and once yon are there yon will have enough to do to see a

tithe of the attractions which have been brought together in the exhibition buildings and the surrounding gardens . If you are in search of a tonic in the shape of fresh air you can lounge or wander about in tbe latter , listening to the strains of music from the military bands which play almost without intermission from 3 p . m . to closing time . If your taste inclines to the study of food preparations , you will have

no difficulty in satisfying it in tbe South Gallery ; do yon seek to know what our ancestors looked like in civil or military costume , betake yourself to the West Quadrant—an obliging policeman will guide you to the locality—and there you may profitably spend an hour or two in examining a whole regiment of lay figures clad in tbe dresses worn by ladies and gentlemen , male and female domestics , and bnrse ,

foot , and artillery , at different periods in English history . The East Quadrant is devoted to modern dress . In the Wesfc Gallery , Annexe , and Arcade , may be seen those exhibits which need the assistance of machinery in motion in order to display their merits . In the Central Avenues are shown all kinds of art work , the walls being hang with designs by the students of South Kensington . Elsewhere foreign

countries display their wares , Belgium having an annexe all to itself , while China is similarly fortunate , and as its collection was only arrayed in order last week , it constitutes for the present one of the chief attractions in tho exhibition . About the quaintest and to the Londoner one of fche mosfc interesting parts of the display is that known as " Old London , " in which at certain times of the day it is rather a

difficult matter to manoeuvre one ' s way , so great is the throng of the visitors who gather here in order to form some idea of what London shops looked like two centuries ago , and how the rooms above these shops were fitted and furnished for the well-to-do people who did not disdain to live in them from year ' s end to year ' s end . Thanks to the liberality of the London companies , this part of the exhibition

is about as perfect as money could make it , the houses being exact representations of the originals , which were not all in one street , as they are here , but were scattered about in the principal thorough - fares . Here , too , may be seen a reproduction in lathe and plaster of one of the old city gates—the Bishopsgate—and one of a city church , the principal bed-room of a city inn , aud last , but not least , the

pillory and stocks , in which people who had misconducted themselves paid the penalty of their misdemeanours . The shops are occupied by members of some of tbe companies , and in several cases the hands en-? aged in the business that is carried on are clad in old style dress , such as was worn when a London street resembled the counterfeit presentment which daily attracts such crowds of visitors . In fact , it

matters little which way one turns , whether to the Galleries , the Quadrants , the Annexes , or the Gardens , there is all day long somehing to be seen which will please the multitude as well as those who i . ive special tastes to satisfy , and at the same time care has been aken thafc every one , according to the length of his purse , shall have he opportunity of satisfying the claims of hunger and thirst .

Our worthy and esteemed friend , " Old Mug , " celebrated lis golden wedding on Tuesday last , the 15 th inst . We eel assured his Masouic friends , ancl their name is legion , visb him and his wife many more years of happiness and irosperity .