Next Week.

NEXT WEEK .

further ittiriiciilars as to place of meeting nt the uiidoniientioued Lodges are jriven in the Freemasons' Ciilendar and Pocket Rook ( published by Grand Lodge , for the benefit of the Ubarity Fund ) .

Monday . 4 Royal Somerset House and Inverness , Freemasons-hall 26 Castle of Harmony , Savoy Ho . 28 Old King ' s Arms , Freemasons-h . 706 Florenco Nightingale Woolwich 1744 Royal Savoy , Criterion 231 ) 6 Bishopsgate , Great Eastern Ho . 43 St . Paul , Birmingham 48 Industry , Gateshead 353 Eoyal Sussex , Winshill 491 Royal Sussex , Jersey

999 Robert rsurns , luancnester 1008 Royal St . Edmunds , Bury St . Edmunds 1325 Stanley , Liverpool 1752 Ogmore , Bridgend 1861 Claremont , Croydon 199 1 Agricola , York 2068 Portsmouth Temperance , Landport 3257 Powell , Bristol 2363 Minnehaha Minstrel , M ' chester

Tuesday . 92 Moira , Albion 145 Prudent Brethren , F . M . H . 186 Industry , Freemasons-hall 205 Israel , Cannon Street Hotel 253 Tyrian , Derby 259 Prince of Wales , Hotel Metropole

1348 Ebury , Criterion 564 Stability , Stourbridge 788 Crescent , Hampton Court 943 Sincerity , Norwich 954 St . Aubyn , Morice Town 1016 Elkington , Birmingham 1052 Callender , Manchester 1390 Whitwell , Millom 1609 Liverpool Dramatic , Liverpool 1675 Ancient Briton , Liverpool 1678 Medway , Tonbridge

1726 Gordon , Bognor 1834 Duke of Connaught , Landport 1958 Hundred of Bosmere , Portsea 2025 St . George , Plymouth 2328 Albert Victor , York 2405 Ionic , St . Helens Wednesday .

Installation of Grand Lodge , 4 for 5 . 201 Jordan , Freemasons-hall 212 Euphrates , Holborn Restaurant 1017 Montefiore , Cafe Royal 32 St . George ' s Harmony , L'pool 82 Foundation , Cheltenham 117 Salopian of . Charity , Shrewsbury

sua ) Harmony , Garston 250 Minerva , Hull 257 Phcenix , Portsmouth 724 Derby , Liverpool 887 Leigh , Birmingham 1039 St . John , Lichfield 1343 St . John , Grays 1723 St . George , Bolton

1733 Sunbury , Sunbury 1756 Kirkdale , Liverpool 1760 Leopold , Scarborough 1809 Fidelis , Guernsey 1967 Beacon Court , New Brompton 2019 Crook , Crook 2149 Gordon , Hanley 2216 Egerton , Swinton 2320 St . Martin , Castleton 2357 Barry , Oadoxton

2385 Godson , Oldbury 2444 Noel , Kingston-on-Thames 2448 Bradstow , Broadstairs Thursday . General Committee , Girls School , F . M . H ., 5 66 Grenadiers , Freemasons-hall 99 Shakespeare , Albion

507 United Pilgrims , Bridge H . H . S 58 South Middlesex , Fulham 1563 City of Westminster C . Royal 1974 St . Mary Abbott , Bailey's Hot . 2319 Scots , Fleet Street 39 St . John the Baptist , Exeter 51 Angel , Colchester 861 Finsbury , Great Eastern Hotel 871 Royal Oak , Deptford 1056 Victoria , Guildhall Tavern 78 Imperial George , Middleton

l U Kestoration , Darlington 214 Hope and Unity , Brentwood 346 United Brethren , Blackburn 348 St . John , Bolton 410 Grove , Ewell 475 Bedfordshire of St . John the Baptist , Luton

590 La Cesaree , Jersey 594 Downshire , Liverpool 636 De Ogle , Morpeth 707 St . Mary , Bridport 784 Wellington , Deal 787 Beaureper , Belper 807 Cabbell , Nortwich 809 United Good Fellowship ,

Wisbech 904 Phoenix , Rothefham 935 Harmony , Salford S 66 St . Edward , Leek 1097 St . Michael , Tenbury 1151 St . Andrew , Tywardreath 1163 Emulation , Birmingham

1166 Clarendon , Hyde 1313 Fermor , Southport 1322 Waverley , Ashton-under-Lyne 1345 Victoria , Eccles 1392 Egerton , Bury 1404 St . Vincent , Bristol 1418 Fraternity , Stockton-on-Tees 1437 Liberty of Havering , Romford 1501 Wycombe , High Wycombe 1505 Emulation , Liverpool 1519 Albert Edward , Clayton-le-Moors

1578 Merlin , Pontypridd 1626 Hotspur , Newcastle-on-Tyne 1705 Prince of Wales , Gosport 1884 Chine , Shanklin , I . of W . 1957 Grove , Hazel Grove 1971 Army and Navy , Aldershot 1984 Earl of Clareddon , Watford 2101 Bramston Beach , Godalming 2131 Brownlow , EUesmere 2195 Military Jubilee , Dover 2214 Josiah Wedgwood , Etruria 2215 Anfield , Anfield 2261 Armitage , Milnsbridge

2263 St . Leonards , Sheffield 2269 Peace , Wigan 2335 Cycling & Athletic , Liverpool 2375 Hilbre , Hoylake 2387 Manchester Dramatic , Manchester 2418 Hedworth , S . Shields 2462 Clarence , West Hartlepool 2463 Bootle Wilbraham , West Derby 2474 Hatherton , Walsall

Friday . Council Boys School , F . M . H . at 4 . 197 Jerusalem , Freemasons-hall 569 Fitz-Roy , H . Qrs . Hon , Art . Co . 1601 Ravensbournc , Catford Bridge 602 North York , Middlesboro ' 785 Twelve Brothers , Southampton 810 Craven , Skipton 1295 Gooch , New Swindon 1303 Pelham , Lewes uiaasmuir

igao , . Barnet 1391 Commerc , Leicester 1435 Annesley , Nottingham 1712 St . John , Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1822 St . Quintin , Cowbridge 2371 Felix , Felixstowe 2415 Tristram , Shildon 2431 Kingsley , Northampton

Saturday . 1541 Alexandra Palace , Viaduct Ho . 1706 Orpheus , Holborn Restaurant 1293 Burdett , Hampton Court 1462 Wharncliffe , Penistone 1965 Eastes , Bromley 2048 Henry Levander , Harrow Stn . 2201 Earl of Sussex , Brighton 2353 Broxbourne , New Barnet . 2421 Carrington , Amersham 2460 Ascot , Ascot

To The Absent Members.

TO THE ABSENT MEMBERS .

HAS it ever occurred to you , dear Brethren , that you are acting in a ,. . solhfch manner in letting other members of your Lodge turn up ni"ht you '" aml comluct y ° ur bUBin « ss , while you make it a rule to absent

To The Absent Members.

Have you ever given the matter a thought ? We know what you were going to say . It is one of the following stereotyped excuses . We will name a few and see if we have hit yours : " My wife is in delicate health and I cannot leave her at night . " Does that suit ? It doesn't . Well , we will try

again : " I don't see why I should go down to the Lodge . I am too old now ; and let some of the younger oues do the work . " Another try : " My Lodge meets in the city , and it is too expensive to take a tram or a train for the sake of going to a Lodge meeting . " Yet another try : "I never did like the Secretary , and I don't want to go and rub noses with him . "

Yes ; we thought we would have hit your excuse in course of time . Now , Brother , it is very wrong of you to absent yourself on such trivial matter as this , or any of the above excuses . You have your remedy . If you do not like the Secretary , why not draw your clearances , and deposit in a Lodge

where you will be comfortable , and take your part m Lodge affairs ? When you were initiated into the Order you were told , and you promised to do , your duty to yourself and fellow members . Why , my friend , you are greedy beyond measure ; you simply pay your contributions without taking any part in the business .

You are taking a mean advantage of the rest of the Brethren . You are getting more than you pay for . The good , honest , true Brothers who attend meeting after meeting are at a disadvantage . They not only have to pay travelling expenses , but lose time once a fortnight ; give sundry donationswhich of course you know nothing about ; and in many cases put themselves to a great deal of inconvenience to conduct your business as well as their own . '

Do you not feel ashamed of yourself ? Ponder over the question well , and if at the end of your brown study you think you are doing the correct thing by staying away from your Lodge , we say no more on the subject . But if you come to the opposite conclusion , you may well say : " Here I have been letting Smith , Jones & Co . do my work all these years , and I haven't even asked one of them if he would have an ice cream . " Dear absenteeswe say dear advisedly—do your share of the work , as you would take share of the benefits . — " Friendly Societies' Review . "

On the 31 st ult . some seventy Brethren assembled afc the Israel Lodge of Instruction , Eising Sun , Globe Road , E ., to listen to a lecture by Bro . Oxley on " Golden Thoughts . " Bro . Joseph

B . Blank acted as W . M ., and at the conclusion of the lecture proposed a vote of thanks to Bro . Oxley , his remarks being frequently applauded . The lecture was of a highly literary character , says the " Jewish Chronicle , " and was much appreciated by those present .

o o o The Vicar of Frodingham , the Eev . E . M . Weigall Past Grand Chaplain Mark Masons has been appointed by the High and Eminent Great Prior to be Prelate of the United Eeligious

and Military Orders of the Temple and of Sfc . John of Jerusalem , Palestine , Ehodes , and Malta , in England and Wales and the dependencies thereof , and will be invested at the National Great Priory in London on 10 th May next , says the " Yorkshire Post . "

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