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be learned from a single race of people which is to-day a living link between the past and the present . " The civil polity of the Israelites , under the leadership of Moses , was founded in the midst of moral , physical and intellectua

decay . " They emerged from Egyptian darkness , where tor ages they had been- held in bondage ; bnt during all this period of time these people were preserved by their strict moral aud physical code . They possessed poets , priests ,

prophets and kings ; and whether we are to attribute their progress in those dark ages to the special favour of Providence , or the ability to inaugurate a wise statesmanship , the fact remains . The effects of the civil policy of

this people were demonstrated in the wisdom of Solomon , and , through two thousand years of persecution , have survived and are a living activity iu our present civilisation .

The story of Israel , old though it be , is an instructive lesson , which may be studied with profit by a generation which is inclined to " believe that all wisdom was rocked

in its cradle , and will be buried in its grave . " In view of consequences which these reflections suggest as possible , why may not Masonry put in its plea for tbe higher interests of humanity in the preservation of human

rights , in the advancement of science and art , and in the propagation of social , moral and intellectual elevation ? Must we ask , has Masonry any other mission than to follow its ceremonials , or is it to be a living activity in the

progress of civilisation ? I believe it has , and that it should become the duty of Royal Arch Masons to keep abreast of the best thought of the age . If tradition be correct , its mission was not only to benefit its immediate

members , but that its influence should radiate and bring into accord with its advanced thought those outside its immediate circle . It follows , as light follows darkness , that any great conservative force will extend its influence

to surrounding objects . Thus it should be with Masonry . Organised for the protection of its members , it has extended its influence over many lands , and has performed a part in civilisation . Its mission , I trust , is not yet

exhausted , although coming in contact with the active forces of the present age . Our Order should not rest on the accomplished good of the past , but appear at the front

to discharge the duties of the hour . Royal Arch Masons should be living witnesses of the good intent of the Order . In this manner we will convince the world that the cause of humanity will never suffer at our hands , and the civil liberty will always find its firmest supporters among Free

and Accepted Masons . — B . F . TTJTTLB , in the Liberal Freemason .

Masonry In Sweden And Norway.

MASONRY IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY .

THE organization of the Masomc bodies in Sweden and Norway differs materially from that of any other country . The degrees of Masonry are conferred by various bodies . 1 . The Lodge of St . John , which has control of the first three Degrees . 2 . The Lodges of St . Andrew ,

which pass the brethren of the St . John Lodges through the fourth , fifth , and sixth Degrees , or the Scottish Masonry . 3 . The Provincial Lodges , which confer the seventh , eighth , and ninth Degrees . The Swedish National Grand Lodge ,

which confers not only the seventh , eighth , ninth , and tenth Degrees , but also the dignity of Knight and Komthures of Rose Croix , who are entitled to wear the insignia of the Order of Charles XIII . The head of the National

Grand Lodge is the Grand Master ; and all the Knights and Komthures Rose Croix are members of this body , which , in addition , is composed of the extraordinary and ordinary officials of the eighth , ninth , and tenth Degrees .

The business of the Grand Lodge is conducted through three Directories : —

1 . The Directory of Finance , which has charge of the finances of the Order in general and authority over the works of charity . 2 . The Directory of the Lodges , which superintends the Lodges

, and sees that these statutes and rituals are properly observed . 3 . Tbe Directory of Masonic Orphanages , which controls the many established orphan asylnms .

Masonry was introduced into Sweden from England in 173 ( 3 , and was from the first nnder Government protection . After the coronation of the Duke of Sundermannland as Charles XIII ., in 1780 , he was elected Grand Master , ancl

retained the office until 1811 , when he was succeeded by the Crown Prince , Charles John . The " Order of Charles XIII . " was instituted in 1811 , as an Order of Knighthood , and has become the highest Degree of Masonry in Sweden ,

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and as the King is Master of that Order , ho is consequently the Grand Master of Masons in the Kingdom . The present membership of the Lodges is reported as over ten thousand . — Light .

The movement which was initiated some months ago with a view to bringing about a Masonic union in New South Wales is now assuming something like a definite shape . The District Grand Lodge ( English Constitution )

a day or two ago unanimously adopted a resolution in favour of Masonic unity , and the Scottish Constitution is understood to be equally well disposed to tbe movement . The Grand Lodge of New South Wales , acting in a

similar direction , has unanimously nominated Lord Carrington as Grand Master . His Excellency , while expressing grateful thanks for the high compliment , stated

that he wonld lay the matter before the Prince of Wales , the Grand Master of tho Grand Lodge of England , before giving a definite reply . —Australasian .

HOLLO-WAY ' OINTM -RNT . VND PILLS . —Old Wounds , Sores , nnd Ulcers . Daily experience confirms tho fact which has triumphed over opposition for more than forty years—viz ., that no means aro known equal to HoIIoway ' s remedies , for curing had legs , sores , wounds , diseases ofthe skin , erysipelna . abscesses , burns , scalds , and , in truth , all cases whore the skin is broken . To cure these

infirmities quickly is of primary importance , as the compulsory confinement indoors weakens the general health . The ready means of cure are found in HoIIoway ' s Ointment and Pills , which hoal the sores and expel their cause . In the very " worst cases the Ointment has succeeded in effecting a perfect cure after every other means has failed of giving any relief . Desperate cases best display its virtues . ¦ ¦ ~ .... mm- * - ~ . .. tr . mmm . m . ^ mi . ^ 1 . . g—M ^ W—^_^—M—^^^^

Obituary.

Obituary .

BROTHER P . T . DUFFY .

ANOTHER dear old friend has been called away ; one who had worked with us zealously and faithfully for many a year . Bro . Duffy will be , perhaps , better remembered in connection with the game of Chess than as associated with Freemasonry ; still he was an enthusiast in the " mystic "

art , and rendered us goodly help in the foundation and earlier days of tho FREEMASON ' CHRONICLE . Since the death of Mr . R . B . Wormalcl , who succeeded the late

Howard Stanton , Bro . Duffy had had the control and management of the chess column in the Illustrated London News , and that Journal in its current issue , which records his death , pays him the following graceful cotnplirnnt s .

We have to announce with deep regret the death of Mr . P . T Duffy for many years past editor of this column . To many of our readers who knew him as a man still in the prime of life , the news will doubtless come with no little shock ; but his more intimate friends have had reason to dread the worst since the late winter first set

in . His health then began to fail in an alarming manner , and although a visit to Spain checked the course of the disease , tbe relief was but temporary , and he died at Hastings on April 17 . The loss Cheag sustains by his death is a peculiar one , as there is certainly nobody to fill tho place he occupied in its service . Although a fine

problem composer , a steady player , and a sonnd analyst , he preferred the journalism of the game to its practice , and in this line stood admittedly without a rival . He conducted the ' Westminster Papers " for many years , with such brilliant success that he made his name known all the world over ; and when that periodical ceased

to exist he edited for some time three of the principal London colnmns . Pressure of business made him give up much of this work , but he continued to exercise a singular influence in leading Chess circles , and no gathering of metropolitan players was complete

without him . A man of kinder heart or more genial humour never lived . He was generous to a fault , quick to see good in everybody , and never so happy as in entertaining a stranger . He will not readily be forgotten in the Chess world ; but his familiar face and figure will be most sorely missed by those who knew him best .

Bro . Duffy was for many years a member of the Savage Club , and took part in the formation of the Savage Club Lodge . On the death of its Secretary , Bro . Archibald McNeill , which occurred under such lamentable circumstances in December last , the subject of this notice was appointed to succeed him .

Masonic Funeral Of A Derby Man In India.

MASONIC FUNERAL OF A DERBY MAN IN INDIA .

THE Madras Times of Monday , 19 th March , gives the following account of the funeral obsequies of Mr . J . McLeese ( son of Mr . Thomas McLeese , of Litchurch-sfcrcet , Derby ) , who was orlnc'ited at Eoly Trinity Church Schoo ' , under the late Mr . Jacob Mayer , and had been on the Madras Railway for upwards of niu : * y-ars : —A

Masonic funeral took place yesterday afternoon , at St . Andrew's Cemetery . Mr . J . McLeese , Inspector of Station Machinery , MudraS Railway , was bronght into the General Hospital , abont a we « k a < 'o .

in a state of coma produced by an abscess in the brain . He never rallied or even regained consciousness , and died at 12 * 30 on Saturday . He was interred with Masonic honours , in accordance with his previously expressed wish .