Instruction.

Instruction to the Brethren present , and also to the Ladies , for , he said , good Masons were bound to be good husbands , good sons , good brothers , or good sweethearts . Bro . J . Holland l . P . M . 720 next rose , and in a complimentary speech proposed the health of Brother A . Darch , their worthy Preceptor , o / ersonally he had to thank Bro . Darch a very great deal ; it was principally through his instruction that he held the

proud position he at present occupied in his Lodge , the Panmure . No matter how crude a Brother was Bro . Darch was able and willing to help him . He- paid special attention to each one of his pupils in turn , and rendered help and instruction to all of them . A better Preceptor never existed—aye , nor never would , and it was with the greatest of pleasure he had the opportunity of proposing the toast in his honour , and to wish him , his wife , and family continued prosperity , good health and fortune .

Bro . Darch was heartily received on rising to reply . He thanked the proposer of the toast for . his very kind remarks , and for coupling the name of his wife with the toast . It was with the greatest of pleasure he felt that the Lodge appreciated his work . It was his aim to do his level best for the Lodge , and for Freemasonry in general . The tenets of Freemasonry could not be too highly

praised , and anyone who was entrusted with the Preceptorship of a Lodge of Instruction could not too highly value that privilege . He esteemed it a high honour to have the confidence of the Brethren , and promised that whenever a Brother might desire Masonic knowledge he would be pleased to assist him in acquiring it . He cordially thanked them for the manner in which they had received the toast .

Bro . Darch next proposed the toast of the Ladies , expressing himself happily in doing so . He hoped they had enjoyed themselves . The toast was duly honoured and acknowledged by one of the Brethren on behalf of the fair sex .

The Chairman proposed the health of Brother Voigt , the manager of the hotel , who , he said , deserved great compliment for the way in which he had catered for their enjoyment that day ^ and hearty thanks for the kindness he displayed whenever the Brethren met under that roof .

Bro . Voigt , in acknowledgment , said it was not alone an honour , but also a pleasure to be amongst such a company . He thanked them for their encouraging remarks , and was indeed pleased to hear that his efforts had given satisfaction . Some excellent songs were rendered by Madame Zippora Monteith , for which she was deservedly encored ; Bro . Humphrey Cohen P . M . 1658 ( better known amongst the profession as A .

Harcourt West ) gave two recitations in his usual excellent manner ; mos . Percy Gayer and Hill displayed their ability on the clarionette ; Bro . Charley Clark gave two particularly comic songs ; tue Misses A . M . and M . K . Darch played a pianoforte duet ; while Bros . E . D'Almaine , B . Cohen , and others added greatly to the enjoyment of the company by displays of talent . Mr . Taylor presided at the piano and did a good share in providing the amusement for the company .

Altogether the gathering was a notable and successful Festival , one of the most enjoyable it has been our pleasure to take part in for some time past . Amongst the company present were Bro . and Mrs . Darch , H . A Darch and Misses A . M . and M . K . Darch , Bros . T . Holland l . P . M . 720 , W . Wiltshire S . W . 1602 and daughter , Bro . Herridge , Bro . and Mrs . E . Voigt , Bro . and Mrs . Hooper , Bro . and Mrs .

Lonnen , Bro . and Mrs . Murray , Bro . and Mrs . Sparrow , Bro . and Mrs . C . Andrews , Bro . and Mrs . F . Napoli , Bro . and Miss Conley , Bro . and Mrs . W . J . Newstead , Bro . and Mrs . Harding , Bro . and Mrs . Weatherley . Bro . and Mrs . Rugg , Bro . and Mrs . Sayer , Bro . and Mrs . E . Sinclair P . M ., Bros . ' C . Clark , E . King . B . Cohen , H . Cohen P . M . 1658 , Alabaster , Raffely , Elliott , Stanton , W . Riley , Linton , Shaw , Hill , Percy Gayer , H . Sargeson Inwood , H . Levy , J . Wynman , & c .

Confidence Lodge , No . 193 . ONE of the pleasant meetings for which this Lodge is famous was held on Wednesday , at the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall Street , those present including Bros . J . Mears W . M ., J . Cohn S . W ., H . Rowland J . W ., G . Spice l . P . M . 193 Prec , C . Goovaertz Treas . and acting Sec , A . T . Cooke S . D ., E . S . Collins J . D ., A . E . Green I . G ., A . Fullgames , T . J . Davey P . M . Secretary 193 , L . DaCosta P . M .,. W . Haughton , J . Done , G . F . Carr , T . Stenner , W . H . Latham W . M . 1962 , E . G . Cooper , A . T . Cooke , E . G . Bygrave .

The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Bushell acting as candidate . The Preceptor gave the charge . Bio . Bygrave then answered the questions and was entrusted . Lodge was advanced and the second ceremony rehearsed , Bro . Spice giving the explanation of the working tools . Bro . J . Cohn was elected W . M . for the next meeting .

Yarborough Lodge , No . 5 54 . ON Tuesday , at Bro . Butlin ' s , the Citizen , Houndsditch , Bros . B . DaCosta W . M ., G . T . Stock S . W ., S . B . Lotheim J . W ., T . Cowell P . M . Prec , W . H . Latham W . M . 1962 Treas , D . McNish P . M . Sec , Gibbard S . D ., M . DaCosta P . M . J . D ., D . J . George I . G ., J . W . Touranac W . M . 554 , L . DaCosta P . M ., J . Norden , D . Moss P . Dist . G . S . B ., Andrews , VVynman , and others .

The ceremony of raising was gone through , Bro . L . DaCosta acting as the candidate . The inner working of installation was rehearsed . Bro . J . Norden was examined as a candidate for the third degree . The W . M . worked the second section of-the second lecture . Bro . M . DaCosta P . M . 1349 was elected a member , and Brother Stock W . M . for the next meeting .

Instruction.

Hyde Park Lodge , No . 1425 . THE regular meeting was held at Bro . Stevens ' s , the Prince of Wales Hotel , Eastbourne Terrace , Bishops Road , on Monday , those present including Bros . G . G . Hiscocks W . M ., J . H . Beardon S . W ., A . Collman W . M . 1425 J . W ., H . Fosked P . M . Deputy x - receptor , H . Dehane x . M ., & c . Sec , F . Spink S . D ., J . Green J . D ., W . C . Franklin I . G ., T . E . Jackson , J . Chubb , A . R . Taylor , J . Wynman , and others .

The ceremony of initiation was rehearsed , Bro . Green . acting as candidate . The W . M . proceeded to invest the Officers , and afterwards vacated the chair in favour of Bro . Chubb , who rehearsed the ceremony of passing , with Bro . Jackson as the candidate .

The Lodge was resumed to the first degree , and Bro . Dehane proposed that Bro . Fosked P . M . Deputy Preceptor of the Lodge for some time , be elected an Honorary Member , which was seconded by Bro . A . Collman W . M . of the Mother Lodge , and unanimously supported .

Bro Fosked , in a few well chosen words , acknowledged the compliment . Bro . Beardon was elected W . M . for Monday . A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the W . M ., congratulating him on his excellent workine for the first time in that Lodge . We

may add a word of praise on this occasion ; the work of Bro . Hiscocks was certainly commendable , and the same may also be specially said of Bros . T . Green and W . C . Franklin , who acted as J . D . and I . G . respectively . These two latter deserve special commendation , thev being but very young members of the Order .

Soliciting Applications.

SOLICITING APPLICATIONS .

• a \ 0 solicit applications for membership in the Order of I Freemasonry is in violation of Masonic law , and any member who violates this law violates his Obligation , which in turn , upon conviction , may result in his expulsion from the Order , this being the case it is plain to be seen that one , from want of a proper understanding of the law , may

innocently place himself in a very awkward position . Masonic charity of course would come to his rescue in case of prosecution , because ignorance of Masonic law is the rule among members of ah kinds , from the Brother who takes three degrees and immediately sets himself up as a full

blown blossom on the Masonic vine , to the veteran who seldom misses a meeting of Lodge , Chapter , or Commandery and knows all the rituals from the degre / e of Entered Apprentice to the Order of the . Temple , and who for the sake of getting all there is in Masonry has walked through

the mazes of the Eastern Star , climbed the giddy height and secured the double-headed eagle at the freezing point in the Scottish Rite , to say nothing of his trip across the hot sands of the desert that he might pluck from the bloody paws of a ferocious tiger the emblem of the Mystic

Shrine . It is not a little singular that many Brethren who have the reputation of being well posted know very little about Masonic law , and almost nothing of the real meaning of the Institution . The insane desire to reach the topmost round of the ladder with the least possible amount of effort ,

is responsible for much of the ignorance which prevails among the Brethren and the indirect cause of the disposition on the part of a few to go on the highways in search of new

members to be dragged to the pinnacle by the new fashioned machinery commonly called the energy of young blood . Young blood is not always bad blood , but it is often too hot for Masonic veins when the flow is not under the

restraining influences of a thorough knowledge of the resisting power of the arteries which contain the supply . A thorougu knowledge of Masonry , as an institution established for the good of mankind , is essential to its well being , and the Brother who does not understand it is of no more value to

the Fraternity than is a withered limb to an otherwise vigorous old tree . The best place to study Masonry is on the street , where the great caravan in its never-ending tramp moves ceaselessly onward toward the final goal . In the Lodge room the light is placed in your hand and a few hints

are whispered in your ear ; if you profit by the light given you do not use it to illuminate your own play in the tiled precincts of the Lodge only , but carry it into the dim light of the outside world where it may kill the microbes of vice by its fervency and give life and vigour to faith and hope

and charity , whose delicate tendrils are already reaching out from the darkness of ignorance for the purer and brighter light evolved by Masonic thought . Do this and your outer door will be besieged by applicants ; you will not care to go into the byways for material from which to make Masons . — " Missouri Freemason . "

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