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A Dead Branch.
Word . We have our dead branch—yoa , our dead branches , which mar tho beauty and glory of tho Acacia Craft . The expelled M . xson is a dead branch . 0 ! how dead ! He has been lopped off from the trunk , but still he is a branch , a broken , discarded branch . His place is vacant , in every
probability for over , and ho is laid low ; but he is not buried . Ho cumbers the ground . Ho is a Mason still , thoug h a degraded ono . Ho has seen " tho Light which none but Craftsmen ever saw , " and has partaken of the fruit of tho tree of knowledge . Ho is a Mason for ever , but an expelled Mason now—a dead branch .
Yet this branch did not die in a night . The sap of the parent trunk gradually ceased to flow through it , because ib desp ised its life-giving power . The expelled Mason is a
development . He develops downward . He gravitates earthward instead of rising heavenward . Ho becomes a walking ghost , in the Masonic word but not of it . Ho is alivo as a man and yet dead to the Craft .
The suspended Mason is a dead branch . He is suspended as it were between earth and heaven . He dances unnaturally in the air . He exercises none of the functions of a Freemason . Tho Craft is alive in all of its activities , miaisterino ; pleasure , entertainment , instruction , assistance and
brotherly love to all of its worthy initiates , while he is dead to tho Fraternity , by his own fault placed for the timo being beyond its pale . He is suspended from tho parent trunk , but not irrevocably cut off from it . It is possible that tho sap may again flow through this branch
and revive it—a consummation devoutly to be wished . Tho absentee Mason is a dead branch . He may be dead for only a month , a year , or a series of years ; but as long as he is absent he is virtually dead to the Craft . The presence of our names on the roll of membership signifies
little—it is our presence in tho Lodge which tells . Without this we are practically suspended—for the time being dead . The Craft gains nothing from our existence . Such
an ono is entitled to be a verdure-clad branch of tho grand old parent trunk , but instead of that ho is self-stripped of foliage , and in danger of becoming perpetually a dead branch .
The anti-Mason who was once a member of the Craft is tho deadest of all dead branches . He is an anomaly . Ho should be a Son of Light , but he is a demon of darkness . Whence this hideous transformation ? Self-ostracised , ho
is a Masonic suicide . Having slain himself , Masonically , he seeks to destroy the Craft . Bufc can a dead branch strike down the living parent trunk ? Can darkness banish light ? Can falsehood overcome truth ? Can a creature destroy his creator ?
Beautiful in the golden sunlight , all over this world of ours , arise the Masonic Temples of the Craft , which are at once the homo and the symbol of the Brotherhood . Yet they are material and temporary , while ifc is spiritual and eternal . They are composed of stones that perish , while it is composed of living stones , which shall endure for ever .
How shall wo preventthe accumulation of dead branches upon the living trunk of Masonry ? By continually communicating to them the life-giving sap ; by instructing them in the work , and with the letter , the spirit of Freemasonry ; by requiring every candidate to be proficient
before advancement ; by teaching them to read , mark , learn and inwardly digest the best literature of the Craft ; by giving them something to do in the Lodge ; by making every Lodge-meeting interesting ; by infusing accuracy , impressiveness and spirit into the rendition of the work of all the degrees .
If there are many dead branches , there must be some dcadness in the trunk . Look to this , Brethren . Be alert , every one of you , to exemplify the living Mason , and a living Masonry , and thus do your part fco banish from tho Craft oven tho semblance of a dead branch . —Keystone .
The Provincial Grand Lodgo of tho Province of Middlesex will hold its annual meeting at Enfield , on tho 14 th of Juno .
On Wednesday , the 16 th instant , tho installation meeting in connection with tho Earl of Chester Mark Lodge , No . 196 , took place at tho Masonic Chambers , Eastgate Row , Chester , when Bro . W . H . Finchett was invested as W . M . for tho ensuing year . The ceremony was ablv performed by Bro . R . C . Edwards P . M .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
THE Quarterly General Court of tho Governors and Subscribers was held in the Largo Hall , Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Qneon Streot , Lincoln's Inn Fields , London , on Friday , the 25 th inst . After tho minntes of tho last meeting bad been read and confirmed , and minutes of tho
several Committee meetings had been read for information , the Secretary officially reported the death of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart Pasfc Grand Deacon , ono of the Trustees of tho Institution . Upon proposition duly made and seconded ,
a vote of condolence was ordered to bo sent to tho representatives of Bro . Stewart , after which Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master Hampshire and Islo
of Wight was elected as Trustee to fill tho vacancy . Bro . Goorge Plucknott was re-elected Treasurer for tho year ensuing . Twelve brethren nofc being Life Governors were elected as members of the General Committee to represent the Life and Annual Subscribors . Bro . W . Masters ' s notice of motion on behalf of tho Sanitary Subcommittee : —
That a Sum not oxcoouinw £ 3 , 009 bo expended in ovectin" Class-Rooms , ana altoriiipr DininK Hall so that ono Kitchen may ho sufficient for tho whole Establishment . was agreed to . Tho Election was then proceeded with , and tho result of the polling will be found in another column .
Obituary.
Obituary .
— - . 0 . — BRO . CHARLES DEANE . THE funeral of Bro . Charles Deane took place on llth inst ., in the St . Giles' churchyard , Northampton . Tho deceased was Tyler of all the Lodges in Northampton , and tho following brethren attended to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory : —Bros . H . A . Robinson , G . Butcher , , T . T .
Green , J . J . Hart , H . Brown , A . Cockerill , J . Snow , T . Emery , G . L . Mitchell , Brook Sampson , E . B . Fletcher , J . Cnrrall , J . Clayson , J . Jeffrey , H . Hodges , H . V . Tebbufcfc , W . Goldney , J . S . Arthurs , C . Cooke , J . Barber ,
S . Frisby , S . C . Beel , W . D . Gibbins and C . Cooke jun .. A handsome wreath was sent by the brethren , with an inscription on a card " From the Freemasons of Northampton , with the deepest sympathy . "
Masonic Service At Southport.
MASONIC SERVICE AT SOUTHPORT .
IN aid of the building fund of the Church of Sfc . Simon nnd St . Jnde , High Park , Southport , the foundation-stone of which was laid with Masonic ceremonial by Bro . the Earl of Lathom , on the 19 th October last , a Masonio service was held on Sunday afternoon , the 20 th inst ., in Holy Trinity Church , Sonthport . Abonfc 150 brethren , wearing Craft clothing , marched from the schools to
the church , preceded by the banners of the three Sonthport Lodge ? , and followed by the choir , the clergy who brought np tho roar being Bros , the Revs . C . Hesketh Knowlys , C . S . Hope P . P . G . C , J . S . Gardner P . P . G . C , W . H . Marsden , and F . E . Pearson . The service was full choral , with processional and recessional hymns , and the anthem "Remember now thy Creator . " Tbe Rev . F . R . Pearson
preached from Isaiah xxvin . 16 , " Behold I lay in Zion a precious corner stone , a sure foundation . " In the course of an earnest appeal for funds towards the erection of the new church , he reminded tho Masons present of their heritage of dnty to build temples of two kinds , and besought the crowded congregation to cultivate the Christian love thafc must compel unity . A . liberal offertory was received .
The second annual Festival of the Educational Fund for the Province of North and East Yorkshire will be hold at Hull , by invitation of the Humber Lodge , on Wednesday , the 28 th May . The object of fche fund is to educate tho children of deceased or necessitous Freemasons of tho
Province who are unable to obtain or until they obtain admission to the Masonic Schools . Although the fund has not been in existence a year , five children havo already been adopted , and are being educated in tho locality of their homes . Last year ' s Festival realised - £ 1054 14 s lid .
The Earl of Zetland , Provincial Grand Master , Depnty Provincial Grand Master Brother tho Hon . W . T . Orde-Powletfc , and Bro . J . W . Woodall Pasfc Grand Treasurer England , are among those who are at tho head of tbo movement .
/ COLEMAN'S LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT and MALT V . ' WINE . —A 2 s 9 d bottle of this colobratotl wino sent freo by "Parcels Pest for 33 stamps . Over 2 , 000 testimonials received from medical mcr . COLEMAN & CO ., LIMITRD , NORWICH . Sold everywhere .
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A Dead Branch.
Word . We have our dead branch—yoa , our dead branches , which mar tho beauty and glory of tho Acacia Craft . The expelled M . xson is a dead branch . 0 ! how dead ! He has been lopped off from the trunk , but still he is a branch , a broken , discarded branch . His place is vacant , in every
probability for over , and ho is laid low ; but he is not buried . Ho cumbers the ground . Ho is a Mason still , thoug h a degraded ono . Ho has seen " tho Light which none but Craftsmen ever saw , " and has partaken of the fruit of tho tree of knowledge . Ho is a Mason for ever , but an expelled Mason now—a dead branch .
Yet this branch did not die in a night . The sap of the parent trunk gradually ceased to flow through it , because ib desp ised its life-giving power . The expelled Mason is a
development . He develops downward . He gravitates earthward instead of rising heavenward . Ho becomes a walking ghost , in the Masonic word but not of it . Ho is alivo as a man and yet dead to the Craft .
The suspended Mason is a dead branch . He is suspended as it were between earth and heaven . He dances unnaturally in the air . He exercises none of the functions of a Freemason . Tho Craft is alive in all of its activities , miaisterino ; pleasure , entertainment , instruction , assistance and
brotherly love to all of its worthy initiates , while he is dead to tho Fraternity , by his own fault placed for the timo being beyond its pale . He is suspended from tho parent trunk , but not irrevocably cut off from it . It is possible that tho sap may again flow through this branch
and revive it—a consummation devoutly to be wished . Tho absentee Mason is a dead branch . He may be dead for only a month , a year , or a series of years ; but as long as he is absent he is virtually dead to the Craft . The presence of our names on the roll of membership signifies
little—it is our presence in tho Lodge which tells . Without this we are practically suspended—for the time being dead . The Craft gains nothing from our existence . Such
an ono is entitled to be a verdure-clad branch of tho grand old parent trunk , but instead of that ho is self-stripped of foliage , and in danger of becoming perpetually a dead branch .
The anti-Mason who was once a member of the Craft is tho deadest of all dead branches . He is an anomaly . Ho should be a Son of Light , but he is a demon of darkness . Whence this hideous transformation ? Self-ostracised , ho
is a Masonic suicide . Having slain himself , Masonically , he seeks to destroy the Craft . Bufc can a dead branch strike down the living parent trunk ? Can darkness banish light ? Can falsehood overcome truth ? Can a creature destroy his creator ?
Beautiful in the golden sunlight , all over this world of ours , arise the Masonic Temples of the Craft , which are at once the homo and the symbol of the Brotherhood . Yet they are material and temporary , while ifc is spiritual and eternal . They are composed of stones that perish , while it is composed of living stones , which shall endure for ever .
How shall wo preventthe accumulation of dead branches upon the living trunk of Masonry ? By continually communicating to them the life-giving sap ; by instructing them in the work , and with the letter , the spirit of Freemasonry ; by requiring every candidate to be proficient
before advancement ; by teaching them to read , mark , learn and inwardly digest the best literature of the Craft ; by giving them something to do in the Lodge ; by making every Lodge-meeting interesting ; by infusing accuracy , impressiveness and spirit into the rendition of the work of all the degrees .
If there are many dead branches , there must be some dcadness in the trunk . Look to this , Brethren . Be alert , every one of you , to exemplify the living Mason , and a living Masonry , and thus do your part fco banish from tho Craft oven tho semblance of a dead branch . —Keystone .
The Provincial Grand Lodgo of tho Province of Middlesex will hold its annual meeting at Enfield , on tho 14 th of Juno .
On Wednesday , the 16 th instant , tho installation meeting in connection with tho Earl of Chester Mark Lodge , No . 196 , took place at tho Masonic Chambers , Eastgate Row , Chester , when Bro . W . H . Finchett was invested as W . M . for tho ensuing year . The ceremony was ablv performed by Bro . R . C . Edwards P . M .
Royal Masonic Institution For Boys.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS .
THE Quarterly General Court of tho Governors and Subscribers was held in the Largo Hall , Freemasons ' Tavern , Great Qneon Streot , Lincoln's Inn Fields , London , on Friday , the 25 th inst . After tho minntes of tho last meeting bad been read and confirmed , and minutes of tho
several Committee meetings had been read for information , the Secretary officially reported the death of Bro . Raynham W . Stewart Pasfc Grand Deacon , ono of the Trustees of tho Institution . Upon proposition duly made and seconded ,
a vote of condolence was ordered to bo sent to tho representatives of Bro . Stewart , after which Bro . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., Provincial Grand Master Hampshire and Islo
of Wight was elected as Trustee to fill tho vacancy . Bro . Goorge Plucknott was re-elected Treasurer for tho year ensuing . Twelve brethren nofc being Life Governors were elected as members of the General Committee to represent the Life and Annual Subscribors . Bro . W . Masters ' s notice of motion on behalf of tho Sanitary Subcommittee : —
That a Sum not oxcoouinw £ 3 , 009 bo expended in ovectin" Class-Rooms , ana altoriiipr DininK Hall so that ono Kitchen may ho sufficient for tho whole Establishment . was agreed to . Tho Election was then proceeded with , and tho result of the polling will be found in another column .
Obituary.
Obituary .
— - . 0 . — BRO . CHARLES DEANE . THE funeral of Bro . Charles Deane took place on llth inst ., in the St . Giles' churchyard , Northampton . Tho deceased was Tyler of all the Lodges in Northampton , and tho following brethren attended to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory : —Bros . H . A . Robinson , G . Butcher , , T . T .
Green , J . J . Hart , H . Brown , A . Cockerill , J . Snow , T . Emery , G . L . Mitchell , Brook Sampson , E . B . Fletcher , J . Cnrrall , J . Clayson , J . Jeffrey , H . Hodges , H . V . Tebbufcfc , W . Goldney , J . S . Arthurs , C . Cooke , J . Barber ,
S . Frisby , S . C . Beel , W . D . Gibbins and C . Cooke jun .. A handsome wreath was sent by the brethren , with an inscription on a card " From the Freemasons of Northampton , with the deepest sympathy . "
Masonic Service At Southport.
MASONIC SERVICE AT SOUTHPORT .
IN aid of the building fund of the Church of Sfc . Simon nnd St . Jnde , High Park , Southport , the foundation-stone of which was laid with Masonic ceremonial by Bro . the Earl of Lathom , on the 19 th October last , a Masonio service was held on Sunday afternoon , the 20 th inst ., in Holy Trinity Church , Sonthport . Abonfc 150 brethren , wearing Craft clothing , marched from the schools to
the church , preceded by the banners of the three Sonthport Lodge ? , and followed by the choir , the clergy who brought np tho roar being Bros , the Revs . C . Hesketh Knowlys , C . S . Hope P . P . G . C , J . S . Gardner P . P . G . C , W . H . Marsden , and F . E . Pearson . The service was full choral , with processional and recessional hymns , and the anthem "Remember now thy Creator . " Tbe Rev . F . R . Pearson
preached from Isaiah xxvin . 16 , " Behold I lay in Zion a precious corner stone , a sure foundation . " In the course of an earnest appeal for funds towards the erection of the new church , he reminded tho Masons present of their heritage of dnty to build temples of two kinds , and besought the crowded congregation to cultivate the Christian love thafc must compel unity . A . liberal offertory was received .
The second annual Festival of the Educational Fund for the Province of North and East Yorkshire will be hold at Hull , by invitation of the Humber Lodge , on Wednesday , the 28 th May . The object of fche fund is to educate tho children of deceased or necessitous Freemasons of tho
Province who are unable to obtain or until they obtain admission to the Masonic Schools . Although the fund has not been in existence a year , five children havo already been adopted , and are being educated in tho locality of their homes . Last year ' s Festival realised - £ 1054 14 s lid .
The Earl of Zetland , Provincial Grand Master , Depnty Provincial Grand Master Brother tho Hon . W . T . Orde-Powletfc , and Bro . J . W . Woodall Pasfc Grand Treasurer England , are among those who are at tho head of tbo movement .
/ COLEMAN'S LIEBIG'S EXTRACT OF MEAT and MALT V . ' WINE . —A 2 s 9 d bottle of this colobratotl wino sent freo by "Parcels Pest for 33 stamps . Over 2 , 000 testimonials received from medical mcr . COLEMAN & CO ., LIMITRD , NORWICH . Sold everywhere .