Seeing The Unseen.

shall not be surprised when the King ot Terrors overtakes us , shall not fear to leave the Lodge below , shall thereafter boldly knock at the portals of the Lodge above , and having

the true word and the true work , shall find an abundant entrance and a fraternal greeting in the Lodge above . Welcome the unseen here , apprehend it , comprehend and

love it , as unfolded by Freemasonry , and you shall be welcomed by it hereafter , when time is past and eternity present , and the unseen shall have become the seen . — Keystone .

Late Hours At Masonic Gatherings.

LATE HOURS AT MASONIC GATHERINGS .

FREEMASONRY calls the attention of every candidate to the importance of rightly dividing the passing hours , and appropriating them to proper uses . One portion of the day is allotted to work , another to the

development of the moral nature and the services of benevolence , and still another part is devoted to refreshment and sleep . There should be a careful adjustment of these several sections that no one of them be infringed upon , and no demand of the moral , social , intellectual , or

physical being be allowed to pass unheeded . Freemasonry is intended to build up the whole manhood . It recognises the various elements of human nature , and would provide for all , that so the result may be a healthy , hearty life—a full-formed , symmetrical and vigorous manhood . To this end all excesses need to be avoided . It is

thought expedient , yet it can hardly be appreciated after more then two hours of earnest attention . The social occasion ought not to be abridged , but we hold it would be all the more enjoyed , as well as more generally participated in , if entered upon somewhat earlier than is the practice in many localities . —Freemasons' Bepository .

not wise to crowd too much work , or too much play , into one occasion . It is not well to

practice a ceremony to unseasonable length , or continue festivities beyond well approved limits . Weariness of the flesh and weariness of mind is sure to follow a tension long continued , even though the service to which attention is given may be every way pleasing and edifying .

And then , possibly , there is a neglect somewhere ; a want of sleep and rest , by which the body suffers and becomes enfeebled . All this ought to be guarded against so far as possible that Freemasonry may express itself most truly and accomplish its highest usefulness .

We are moved to this word of reminder by our knowledge of the fact that earnest , zealous brethren , having the direction of Masonic organisations , especially in cities , are quite likely to think it necessary to advance several candidates in one evening , besides providing for the transaction of business and giving an hour to the social features which on no account ought to be neglected . The hours of the

evening quickly pass away in carrying out this varied programme , and it is midnight or later before brethren separate and depart homeward . It is needful , we are

told , that these late hours should be kept , for otherwise the fulness of Masonic work could not be done and the organisation kept in an active , progressive condition . But is there this urgent need ? Would it not be better to increase

the number of meetings rather than crowd so much into one evening ? In some cases might not the Lodge be convened at an early hour , and the work of testing candidates , & c , gone through with in the presence of the officers and a

few brethren able to attend at such an hour without inconvenience , so that considerable time might be saved afterwards in the progress of the ceremony ? And then it would be a great gain if promptness could always have rule ,

preventing waiting at the beginning , or delays during the rendering of the work . Our thought is that it would be altogether better if the work and business of every Masonic organisation could be so arranged as to close by 10 o ' clock .

lhen there would be time for a brief social occasion , and brethren would still reach their homes at a seasonable hour . Two hours are ample for a Masonic ceremony if its full impressiveness is to be brought out . There is apt to be dullness and exhaustion if this limit is much over passed in ordinary Lodge work . Let the service be as elaborate as may be

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The Triangle.

THE TRIANGLE .

PERHAP S there is no symbol of Masonry more varied in its application than the triangle . It is more ancient and comprehensive than the cross . Among the Egyptians in the remotest time the right-angled triangle was the symbol of universal nature . The base represented Osiris , or the male principle , the perpendicular , Isis , or the

female principle , and the hypothenuse , Horns , their son . Pythagoras brought it from Egypt into Greece , where he had learned its peculiar properties : that the sum of the squares of the two sides is equal to the square of the longest side . The figure has been adopted in tho third degree of Masonry , and will be recognised as the fortyseventh nroblem of Euclid .

The equilateral triangle has long been used to represent the Great First Cause , the invincible Creator manifesting Himself in space and time iu an infinite variety of forms . The Egyptians regarded it as the most perfect and beautiful of figures . It may be found scattered all over the Masonic system . In the Royal Arch it forms the figure within which the jewels of the Officers are suspended . It is the sacred delta of the ineffable degrees . It plays an important part in the ceremonies of Ancient Craft Masonry . The seats ofthe principal Officers are arranged in the shape of a triangle , the three lesser lights have tho same shape , and the square and compass formed by their union on the CT-fiflf . fir' lio-rif ,. twn friano-lfiff .

The triple-triangle is familiar to the Knights Templar as the form of the jewel worn by the Prelate of the Order , and here more especially represents the mystery of the Trinity . In the Scottish Rite this form of the triangle is said to refer , to the triple essence of Deity . The symbol is made more mystical by using it to represent the sacred number 81 , each side of the three triangles being equivalent to 9 , which is again the square of 3 , tho most sacred

number in Freemasonry . In the twentieth degree , or that of " Grand Master of all Symbolical Lodges , " it is said that the number 81 refers to the triple covenant of God seen bv Solomon at the dedication of the Temple .

Throughout the ineffable and philosophical degrees this symbol is more frequently used than in Ancient Craft Masonry . The radiated triangle in Masonry represents the eternal light of Divine Wisdom . It is most likely a waif of the sun-god of the old Sabian worship . Masonic Becord .

Is Freemasonry Exclusive ?

IS FREEMASONRY EXCLUSIVE ?

UPON this question there may be a diversity of opinion . It is right that a father should guard carefully his own household . In this respect he should be strictly exclusive , for the reason that the members therein are nearer to him than all others , and the same rule holds good with

societies , associations , clans , communities , or whatever the formation may be . A man must give his own kindred the preference . When a body of men are joined together by ties of the strongest nature ; when these men worship at a shrine that is as extensive as the world itself , and whose motto is universality ; we think that , after taking all things into consideration , such a body should be exclusive . When it comes to national affairs , matters of business , or anything outside of a fraternal nature , then Freemasonry should be

non-exclusive , for every man should meet one another , in all his dealings , as a man . And when a brother violates the laws of the country , or those of society , then the fact of his being a Mason should not shield him from receiving the penalties that the violations inflict .

From our conception of Freemasonry , we should prefer our own as far as is consistent . We should act judiciously and discreetly , and the mere fact that a man is not a Mason should not deter us from bestowing toward him the good feeling , kindness and all the blessings of life that a good man has the right to expect and enjoy . —Freemason ' s Journal .

Bro . Will Carlefcon , the poefc , author of " Over the Hill to the Poor Honse , " and other popular poemg , was made a Mason in Kane Lodge No . 454 , New York City , as was alao Bro . Fletcher Harper , of the famous book firm of Harper and Brothers .

Wednesday , the 26 th inst ., has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Spring Exhibition of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit Street Galleries ,