The Outer And Inner Door.

stretch of the string of circumstances is removed the heart instantly flies back to its original condition . If only those who have the first and important qualification of heart , purity , are admitted through the inner door , we may very safely admit them through the outer door , and receive them

gladly . There are in . Masonry very few who have been received through the inner door who were not worthy and well qualified , and we may feel confident in the future of the Fraternity . No man can meet his Brethren upon the level in the Lodge Room without being in some way benefitted .

The very spirit of Fraternity that there exists , the congeniality of feeling and the friendliness that is manifested , is sure to influence the right-thinking man , and the one whose " heart is in the right place , " and he will partake of the spiritual food and mental refreshment with gladness . Guard

well both doors . Let nothing enter the Lodge Room that will destroy peace and harmony . Admit nothing that will defile or maketh a lie . Study to keep the hearts of all Brethren pure , and then the Lodge will become a great factor for good in the world . — " Masonic Standard . "

Be On Time.

BE ON TIME .

IT makes us very tired , and creates within us a large-sized disgust , to visit a Lodge , called to meet at any particular hour , and have to wait from a half to three-quarters of an hour before the Master opens Lodge , because some of his Officers are absent or the choir is not in place . It makes us weary to see the Master prancing" about the Lodge room , in the

anteroom , then the preparation room , here , there and everywhere , to see that everything is in place and ready for the work before he " sounds the gavel in the East . " It is right and proper that he should know these things , but it is all wrong for him to enlighten himself after the hour to open has arrived .

If he has the proper confidence in his Officers he would know that everything is in readiness for the work without an investigation . If his Officers are late he should appoint pro terns , for the evening and open up . If his choir is tardy he should go ahead without them , and by the time he deprives

Brother Tenor of his solo , or Brother Basso of his effort , or Brother Organist of his offertory a time or two , he will have no more trouble on this score . They will soon learn to be in place and ready for action when the time comes . So , also ,

will the Officers " catch on " and they , too , will be ready when the gavel taps , all of which will be greatly appreciated by the waiting crowd , because they will get out at a reasonable hour to return home .

We do not believe in rushing things to such an extent as to destroy the harmony and smoothness of the work , and there will be no occasion for it provided the Master will open his Lodge on time . He has no right to delay in opening , because he is trespassing upon the time and good nature of

the Brethren assembled to witness the work . If the Master is tardy himself , he will soon find that he has a tardy corps of Officers , likewise members . If he is prompt and on the minute starts his work , so will his Officers and members be prompt . The former condition will kill a Lodge , but the latter will build it up .

A Master should be equally as prompt in his attendance upon funerals . He has no right to delay the service either at the house or church by his tardiness . We have seen large gatherings of sorrowing friends await the arrival of the Lodge until their patience was almost exhausted , to say nothing of

the anguish to which the immediate relatives were subjected . This is one of the reasons that deter some from having the funeral honours paid their dead . Then again , we have seen the solemnity of the occasion considerably disturbed . by the

manoeuvres of the Marshal in his efforts to " show off " both at the house and grave . He seems to forget the sacredness of the occasion and proceeds to place himself conspicuously before the crowd . An " on timi " Master will soon correct such an evil . Arl Up-to-date Master' will always be 6 tt time and dd everything " decently and in ofd & r . 'MBUn Price ,

In Spite Of Greatness.

IN SPITE OF GREATNESS .

TO a Casual observer it would appear that the Very magnitude of Freemasonry WaS a menade to its strength ; It would seem but a natural outcoihe that the more wide =

spfead it became the Weaker should be" its power , the less

In Spite Of Greatness.

firm its hold upon the lives of its members . The power of the Fraternity lies in the nobility of its purpose , the grandeur of its teachings , the mighty bonds which join men ' s hearts to the hearts of other men . The greater becomes this brotherhood , the more there are to share its mysteries , the

more there are to whom each member owes affection and loyalty , the greater is the tendency to make common and cheapen this affection . The more liable then , is this bond to grow , weak and lax and to bind but loosely . It is but

natural that a few Brothers having a common aim and a mutual love should be more closely united than many thousands so joined . The more there are to share our love , the less love each receives .

It is one of Freemasonry ' s greatest achievements that , though grown to such magnificent proportions throughout the world , it has never yielded to this weakening tendency , that firm brotherly love still binds the thousands upon thousands sworn to fraternal affection as strongly as it did

when only a few shared its mysterious secrets . What wondrous power is it of this most wondrous Brotherhood that keeps love for duty and love for Brother man ever springing bright and eternal in the breast ? Does the love of brother for brother lose one whit of its strength because

of multiplied numbers ? Does there grow up a shirking of duty , a disregard for obligations because each year we owe a greater duty ? On the contrary , with increasing duties comes increasing strength to perform , and ever-growing

willmpness and zeal to do duty the better . The soul enlarges , the affections expand and we approach nearer and nearer that ultimate goal of perfection—the universal Brotherhood of man . — " Tyler . "

Bro . Sheriff Sir Alfred Bevan has been for some time past sojourning at Nauheim , near Frankfort , in the hope cf obtaining relief from the severe illness that has so long incapacitated him 'from a close attention to his official duties .

Sir Alfred's term of office will cease at Michaelmas , and it is not expected that he will be well enough to resume before that date . His colleague , Bro . Sir William Treloar , is touring in Sweden , happilv in the best of health .

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