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Masonry Everlasting.
prompt and willing assistance from Masonic treasury . And one of the noblest features of Masonic charity is the
secret manner in which it is bestowed . Written in heaven , What has been given ' .
Placed on the reoord in letters of gold . Bead of the spirits , Judges of merits ,
Some day the names to ns all will be told . In short , virtue and charity are lines running through the whole fabric of Masonry , constituting important elements in its warp and woof , giving it strength and stability , and commending it . If doubts are entertained
as to the truthfulness of what has been attributed to Masonry , any one who cares to study can satisfy himself that , while Masonry is a secret society , its only secrets are methods of instruction and means of knowing who are entitled to its benefits . Its principles and teaching can be
known as well by an outsider as a member , for the exoteric instruction is far less limited that the esoteric . Brethren , the reality of life and its work should find willing acceptance in our hearts , and in view of the
teachings of our Order we should study not only to make the most of it for ourselves , but for those around us . Masonry means this or means nothing . Our splendid ritual , beautiful ceremonies , excellent precepts , attractive Lodge rooms and fraternal associations are not worth
perpetuating simply to gratify the taste or please the fancy . Unless there be found in them the eternal
principles of truth , from which good deeds shall spring , benefiting mankind and improving the world , the whole system of Masonry is " As idle as a painted ship "Upon a painted ocean . "
There is power in the Masonic Institution , and if you and I see to it that the fires are kept burning and the boilers well filled , standing at the lever where we can keep it under control , it will prove one of the grandest pieces of human invention ever designed for the benefit of man , and
the beauty that surrounds it will be in keeping and harmony with the Institution . Masons may come and go , Masonic halls may crumble and decay , Lodges may spring up , flourish and die ; aye , the eternal hills may be shaken
and cast down , but like the word of God that shall survive the heavens and earth , the principles of Masonry , virtue and charity are from everlasting to everlasting and shall not pass away . Go forward , then , my brethren , in this great and gloriour work ; within this hall , made sacred by
our dedication to the patron saints of Masonry , let truth prevail and righteousness be exalted ; practise our rites in the most solemn and dignified manner ; maintain assiduously the dignity of your profession ; let your faith be simple , pure and strong , your hope grounded in good
works and deeds , be illuminated by the glorious mysteries of the hereafter , and may Masonic charity prove as boundless as the wants of our fellow creatures . For one , I am proud to be a member of such an organization . Its record ,
past and present , is a present study and its future is bright with promise . No other society , except one , can be compared with it for its inherent power . As a purely moral organization it stands without a peer , and will continue to
supply that inborn longing for companionship which all have felt and shall feel until the heavens and earth shall pass away and God shall call us into that eternal , perfect institution prepared from the foundations of the world .
And then farewell , Masonic band , To consecrations , dedications , halls , Each man a well wrought stone shall stand ,
Made ready for the heavenly walls , A pillar ' neath that mighty dome Where children find a father's home .
Thursday , the 29 th inst ., has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Summer Exhibition of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit Street GallerieB .
The following Festivals were celebrated at Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , 24 th April 1886 : —
Monday—Grand Masters' Lodge , British Lodge , Eoyal Albert Lodge . Tuesday—Wanderers'Chapter , Salisbury Lodge . Wednesday —Buckingham and Chandos Lodge , Grand Stewards' Lodge , Oak Lodgo . Thursday—Grenadiers' Lodge , Polish National Lodge , Jerusalem Lodge .
"From Labour."
" FROM LABOUR . "
WITH the coming of the swallows , and the bursting forth of Spring into fresh and verdant livery , arise also visions of pleasant days to ba spent amidst flower-clad fields and sea-side recreations , where health and
spirits may be recruited after a long period of labour , and by means of which renewed energies may be strung up for the recurring toils of everyday life . Eastertide comes
this year later in the season than it has done for a century past , or can be for three centuries to follow , and one result has been that after an unusually severe winter ,
warm weather and bright skies are assured to all who have the means and inclination to keep holiday . Amidst the multitude of seductive attractions which allure the man in " populous city pent , " the only perplexity is to
choose the most enjoyable , compatible with the length of the purse , but at any rate none of us can complain that there ia any dearth of choice or variety . The " fresh woods and pastures new" of the country-side , where
hedgerows teem with wild flowers , and the boughs of trees are reverberent with the song of birds , are sure to attract thousands to their verdant and umbrageous shade ; for there it is the "heart of Nature " is heard to blend in
unison with the repose so eagerly sought after by those whose lot it is to be engulphed all the rest of the year in the vortex of business , and the intricate mazes of
moneymaking . Painters have portrayed , and poets have sung , of the glorious solitude and the calm restf ulness of those sequestered nooks and dells where "the wild thyme blows " and the meadows are dappled with the daisy and
the butter-cup—where the underwood is lit up with the pale yellow of the primrose and the glowing azure of the wild hyacinth : More tempting , to many minds are the invigorating enjoyments ever to be found in their
boundless variety on our coasts , where The bridegroom sea is toying with the shore , His wedded bride . He decks her tawny brow with shells—Betires a pace to see how fair she looks , And then runs up to kiss her ;
Where white winged yachts skim like swans along the surface of the sea , where boating , and bathing , and a thousand and one delights are ever present both for young and old . Away , then , with dreary calculations as
to depression of trade , Land Bills and Home Rule ; let politics be consigned to the temporary limbo of forgotten things ; and hie away to those favoured spots where health and spirits may be revived , the petty worries of life—at
any rate for the time—be swallowed up in the all-pervading sentiment of "begone , dull care . " In spite of all that may be said to the contrary , all sorts and conditions of men are now on the tiptoe of expectation of a holiday of some sort
or other , and it is p leasant to feel that the nipping froats and snow have disappeared before the advent of summer skies , and that so far as the ubiquitous Clerk of tho Weather is concerned , he has put on a genial smile , as though to make amends for all the frowns with which
he has favoured us since the last Bank Holiday . So far as Masonry is affected by this welcome change in the meteorological aspect of things , we are now bordering on the period when the brethren will " part upon the square " for a more or less lengthened interval , when the
implements of our profession will be laid aside , and when that respite after labour may look for well-deserved realisation . There are , indeed , agreeable anticipations of those summer excursions so dear , not only to those who have borne the brunt of the work of the session , but to the fair ones also
who have learnt by experience the pleasantries in which , we will not say they are permitted to participate in Freemasonry , but to which they lend their sunny smiles and their graceful companionship . The Junior Warden will be
in command in a majority of most of our Metropolitan Lodges for some months to come , and the brethren will enjoy a sense of that well-earned rest which follows all the more enjoyably upon a consciousness of duty
well and wisely performed . Already we hear of preparations for these " outings" of the Craft , and there rise up before us recollections of merry meetings at which we have assisted in days of yore , in quiet sequestered
nooks in the suburbs ; on the " silvery " Thames , beyond the bustle and smoke of navigation ; where the quiet angler follows the " gentle axt , " without fear of his serenity being disturbed by the invading steam launch or boisterous 'Arry ; and where the amenities of social intercourse usurp
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Masonry Everlasting.
prompt and willing assistance from Masonic treasury . And one of the noblest features of Masonic charity is the
secret manner in which it is bestowed . Written in heaven , What has been given ' .
Placed on the reoord in letters of gold . Bead of the spirits , Judges of merits ,
Some day the names to ns all will be told . In short , virtue and charity are lines running through the whole fabric of Masonry , constituting important elements in its warp and woof , giving it strength and stability , and commending it . If doubts are entertained
as to the truthfulness of what has been attributed to Masonry , any one who cares to study can satisfy himself that , while Masonry is a secret society , its only secrets are methods of instruction and means of knowing who are entitled to its benefits . Its principles and teaching can be
known as well by an outsider as a member , for the exoteric instruction is far less limited that the esoteric . Brethren , the reality of life and its work should find willing acceptance in our hearts , and in view of the
teachings of our Order we should study not only to make the most of it for ourselves , but for those around us . Masonry means this or means nothing . Our splendid ritual , beautiful ceremonies , excellent precepts , attractive Lodge rooms and fraternal associations are not worth
perpetuating simply to gratify the taste or please the fancy . Unless there be found in them the eternal
principles of truth , from which good deeds shall spring , benefiting mankind and improving the world , the whole system of Masonry is " As idle as a painted ship "Upon a painted ocean . "
There is power in the Masonic Institution , and if you and I see to it that the fires are kept burning and the boilers well filled , standing at the lever where we can keep it under control , it will prove one of the grandest pieces of human invention ever designed for the benefit of man , and
the beauty that surrounds it will be in keeping and harmony with the Institution . Masons may come and go , Masonic halls may crumble and decay , Lodges may spring up , flourish and die ; aye , the eternal hills may be shaken
and cast down , but like the word of God that shall survive the heavens and earth , the principles of Masonry , virtue and charity are from everlasting to everlasting and shall not pass away . Go forward , then , my brethren , in this great and gloriour work ; within this hall , made sacred by
our dedication to the patron saints of Masonry , let truth prevail and righteousness be exalted ; practise our rites in the most solemn and dignified manner ; maintain assiduously the dignity of your profession ; let your faith be simple , pure and strong , your hope grounded in good
works and deeds , be illuminated by the glorious mysteries of the hereafter , and may Masonic charity prove as boundless as the wants of our fellow creatures . For one , I am proud to be a member of such an organization . Its record ,
past and present , is a present study and its future is bright with promise . No other society , except one , can be compared with it for its inherent power . As a purely moral organization it stands without a peer , and will continue to
supply that inborn longing for companionship which all have felt and shall feel until the heavens and earth shall pass away and God shall call us into that eternal , perfect institution prepared from the foundations of the world .
And then farewell , Masonic band , To consecrations , dedications , halls , Each man a well wrought stone shall stand ,
Made ready for the heavenly walls , A pillar ' neath that mighty dome Where children find a father's home .
Thursday , the 29 th inst ., has been appointed for the reception of Works of Art intended for the Summer Exhibition of the 19 th Century Art Society , at the Conduit Street GallerieB .
The following Festivals were celebrated at Freemasons ' Tavern during the week ending Saturday , 24 th April 1886 : —
Monday—Grand Masters' Lodge , British Lodge , Eoyal Albert Lodge . Tuesday—Wanderers'Chapter , Salisbury Lodge . Wednesday —Buckingham and Chandos Lodge , Grand Stewards' Lodge , Oak Lodgo . Thursday—Grenadiers' Lodge , Polish National Lodge , Jerusalem Lodge .
"From Labour."
" FROM LABOUR . "
WITH the coming of the swallows , and the bursting forth of Spring into fresh and verdant livery , arise also visions of pleasant days to ba spent amidst flower-clad fields and sea-side recreations , where health and
spirits may be recruited after a long period of labour , and by means of which renewed energies may be strung up for the recurring toils of everyday life . Eastertide comes
this year later in the season than it has done for a century past , or can be for three centuries to follow , and one result has been that after an unusually severe winter ,
warm weather and bright skies are assured to all who have the means and inclination to keep holiday . Amidst the multitude of seductive attractions which allure the man in " populous city pent , " the only perplexity is to
choose the most enjoyable , compatible with the length of the purse , but at any rate none of us can complain that there ia any dearth of choice or variety . The " fresh woods and pastures new" of the country-side , where
hedgerows teem with wild flowers , and the boughs of trees are reverberent with the song of birds , are sure to attract thousands to their verdant and umbrageous shade ; for there it is the "heart of Nature " is heard to blend in
unison with the repose so eagerly sought after by those whose lot it is to be engulphed all the rest of the year in the vortex of business , and the intricate mazes of
moneymaking . Painters have portrayed , and poets have sung , of the glorious solitude and the calm restf ulness of those sequestered nooks and dells where "the wild thyme blows " and the meadows are dappled with the daisy and
the butter-cup—where the underwood is lit up with the pale yellow of the primrose and the glowing azure of the wild hyacinth : More tempting , to many minds are the invigorating enjoyments ever to be found in their
boundless variety on our coasts , where The bridegroom sea is toying with the shore , His wedded bride . He decks her tawny brow with shells—Betires a pace to see how fair she looks , And then runs up to kiss her ;
Where white winged yachts skim like swans along the surface of the sea , where boating , and bathing , and a thousand and one delights are ever present both for young and old . Away , then , with dreary calculations as
to depression of trade , Land Bills and Home Rule ; let politics be consigned to the temporary limbo of forgotten things ; and hie away to those favoured spots where health and spirits may be revived , the petty worries of life—at
any rate for the time—be swallowed up in the all-pervading sentiment of "begone , dull care . " In spite of all that may be said to the contrary , all sorts and conditions of men are now on the tiptoe of expectation of a holiday of some sort
or other , and it is p leasant to feel that the nipping froats and snow have disappeared before the advent of summer skies , and that so far as the ubiquitous Clerk of tho Weather is concerned , he has put on a genial smile , as though to make amends for all the frowns with which
he has favoured us since the last Bank Holiday . So far as Masonry is affected by this welcome change in the meteorological aspect of things , we are now bordering on the period when the brethren will " part upon the square " for a more or less lengthened interval , when the
implements of our profession will be laid aside , and when that respite after labour may look for well-deserved realisation . There are , indeed , agreeable anticipations of those summer excursions so dear , not only to those who have borne the brunt of the work of the session , but to the fair ones also
who have learnt by experience the pleasantries in which , we will not say they are permitted to participate in Freemasonry , but to which they lend their sunny smiles and their graceful companionship . The Junior Warden will be
in command in a majority of most of our Metropolitan Lodges for some months to come , and the brethren will enjoy a sense of that well-earned rest which follows all the more enjoyably upon a consciousness of duty
well and wisely performed . Already we hear of preparations for these " outings" of the Craft , and there rise up before us recollections of merry meetings at which we have assisted in days of yore , in quiet sequestered
nooks in the suburbs ; on the " silvery " Thames , beyond the bustle and smoke of navigation ; where the quiet angler follows the " gentle axt , " without fear of his serenity being disturbed by the invading steam launch or boisterous 'Arry ; and where the amenities of social intercourse usurp