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neatly labour in season and out of season . Yet we know full well that " a man is not justified by works , but by faith , " and so we look to the " great light" to enlighten onr darkened minds that we may pursue the straight and narrow path , whereby we may find an abundant entrance therein , not forgetting that as we journey on " we may

rejoice in the work of our hands ' * if we but do " the works meet for repentance . " To this end we would that all who enter within our courts , to learn our mysteries , and to become Freemasons indeed , shonld not only study tbe precepts of our royal art , hut practise in their daily walk

and conversation the lessons which have so often and so forcibly been taught aronnd onr sacred altars , whereon no strange fire should ever be permitted to burn . None save the incense of true , faithful and loving hearts , each striving who can best work and best agree in

carrying forward the good designs spread out upon the trestleboard of life by the Master ' s hand . We may not always succeed ; there are rains and clouds in the moral as in the physical world , but " the blue heaven is larger than a cloud " and we will look for the light of heaven .

" Whenever we will what is good We are better because we willed ; And there is worth in an earnest would , Although it be not fulfilled ; For it is not with success that we bnild Our life—but with noble endeavour ; Full suooess is a prize won never . "

Let us then at this good hour with the " Pleasures of Memory " thickly strewn o ' er our pathway and gathered throngh all these forty years that have gone to return no more , resolve to do our duty to God , to man , and to our country . With the " Pleasures of Hope " brightening up before ns , encouraging each to a higher attainment

in life , and to the better accomplishing our destiny here , we may return to onr homes and to our Lodges conscious of having willed aright , and so continue to " hope , hope on , hope ever , " till the end comes : then will the " pleasures of imagination " so fondly oherished by us all be fully realised , and our work be approved by the Master Builder on high .

" For the structure which we raise , Time is with materials filled ; Our to-days and yesterdays Are the stones with which we bnild .

Truly shape and fashion these , Leave no yawning gaps between ; Think not because no man sees Suoh things will remain unseen .

While the day hath light let the light be used , For no man shall the light control Or ever the silver chord be loosed Or broken the golden bowl , May we build God ' s Holy Temple In the true Masonic soul . "

The Bartholdi Statue.

THE BARTHOLDI STATUE .

ON Tuesday , 5 th August , Bro . W . A . Brodie , M . W . Grand Master of Masons of New York , assisted by the Grand Officers of tho Grand Lodge , laid the Corner-stone of the famous Statue of Liberty ( Bartholdi Monument ) on Bedloe's Island , in the harbour of the city of New York .

M . W . Grand Master Bro . W . A . Brodie , in the course of his address said : — " The question may be asked , Why call upon the Masonio Fraternity to lay the Corner-stone of such a structure as is here to be erected ? Because it has become a common law practice all the world over , a custom so ancient that the memory of man runneth nob to the contrary , a custom which prevailed centuries before

modern seoret societies were thought of . But there is a special reason why we should be called upon for this special duty of to-day , No institution has done more to promote liberty and to free men from the trammels and chains of ignorance and tyranny than Freemasonry , and we as a Fraternity take an honest pride in depositing the Corner-stone of the pedestal of this statue which , we

pray God , may deserve to prosper by becoming a beacon light of liberty to all men , and promoting harmony and brotherly love throughout the world till time shall be no more . Amen . " The band then played " Old Hundred . " A salute of twenty-one guns was fired from the old Fort Wood battery , when R . W . Bro . Frank R , Lawrence delivered the oration . We quote one

paragraph : — " Never since the building of the Temple of Solomon , have Masons participated in a work more exalted than that now in progress upon this spot . The colossal statue to be placed upon this massive base is grand iu its origin , its execution and its proportions grand , aa representing a pnre and ennobling friendship between two great nations of free men , at peace with one another , and at

peace with all the world , who thus happily circumstanced , erect an enduring monument to typify and illustrate to all the earth their love of liberty . To ns , as Masons , this event evidences the growth of principles we hold most dear , and we would fain regard it as presaging the coming of a time when the love of man for his fellowman shall unite all the races of the earth in one great brotherhood , when men of all nations shall commingle and vie with one another

in the promotions of liberty and the enlightenment of mankind . If this hope is too sanguine , we may at least regard the erection of this statue , and the circumstances by which its creation is surrounded , as manifesting a remarkable extension of the principles Which we cherish , for never before has a similar event occurred ; and in no previous age has the occurrence of such an event been Possible . —Keystone .

Quarterly Communication Of United Grand Lodge.

QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF UNITED GRAND LODGE .

THE following is the business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 3 rd September 1881 , at 6 for 7 p . m . 1 . The Minutes of tho Quarterly Communication of the 4 th June for confirmation .

2 . Report of the Lodgo of Betievolenco for tho last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . : — A Brother of the Lodge of Affability , No . 317 , Manchester ... ... ... ... £ 75 0 0 A Brother of the Sir Francis Burdett Lodgo , No . 1503 , Twickenham ... ... ... ... 150 0 0

A Brothor of tho St . Peter s Lodge , No . 476 , Carmarthen 75 0 0 A Brother of the Burgoyne Lodge , No . 902 , London ... 100 0 0 A Brother of the Lion aud Lamb Lodge , No . 192 , London 100 0 0

The Widow of a Brother of the British Lodge , No . 8 , London ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 A Brother of the Lodge of Fortitude , No . 131 , Truro ... 50 0 0 A Brother of the St . Marylebono Lodge , No . 1305 , London ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of tho Eboracnm Lodge , No .

1611 , York ... ... ... ... 75 0 0 A Brother of the Lodge of Hope and Charity , No . 377 , Kidderminster ... ... ... ... 75 0 0 A Brother of the Lebanon Lodge , No . 1326 , Feltham ... 75 0 0 A Brother of the Royal St . Edmund ' s Lodge , No . 1008 , Bury St . Edmund ' s ... ... ... 100 0 0 3 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .

To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board have to report that it has recently appeared from the Return made by a Country Lodge that a higher degree had been conferred on a Brother at a less interval by one day , than for . r weeks from his receiving the previous degree , and , an explanation having

been called for , it was stated that the regular meeting of this Lodge falling on a holiday it was summoned to meet the day before , under the new Rule 165 , and it was considered that this Rule allowed of the degree being conferred at that meeting , although one day was wanting of the four weeks . The Board thereen decided that Rule 195 remained nnaltered , and in full force , notwithstanding Rule 165 and

tho additional Rule 130 , and that tho Brother irregularly advanced must be re-obligated before a certificate can be issued . The Board beg to recommend to the Grand Lodge that a donation of fifty guineas bo raado to the fund now being raised for tho restoration of the Church of St . Giles's-iu-the-Fields , iu which parish tho Grand Lodge buildings and premises aro situated .

The Board of General Purposes bog to submit a statement , of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at tho Meeting of tho Finauco Committee , held on Friday , tho 15 th clay of August instant , shewing a Balance in tho Bank of England of £ 1 , 770 5 s lOd ; and in tho hands of the Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 100 , and for Servants ' Wages £ 100 ; and Balanco of Annual Allowance for Library £ 14 Is 2 d .

( Signed ) RALPH GLUTTON ,

Vice President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C . 19 th August 1884 . The President will move : —

1 . That the Report b' 3 received and entered on the minutes . 2 . That the donation of fifty guineas be made to the fund beipg raised for the restoration of the Church of St . Giles ' s-inthe Fields .

4 . NOTICE OF MOTION : — By Brother CHARLES F . HOGARD P . M . No . 205 . To add to paragraph 19 of the Book of Constitutions—Election of Grand Treasurer—the following words : — " In the same manner as the elected members of the Board of General Purposes . "

List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by the M . W . Grand Master since the last Quarterly Comintinication of Grand Lodge : — No . 2019—The Elian Vaimin Lodge , Douglas , Isle of Man . 2050—The St . Trinians Lodge , Douglas , Isle of Man .

20 ol—The Springsnre Lodge , bpnngsnre , Queensland . 2052 . —The Douglas Lodge , Port Donglas , Queensland . 2053 . —The Ngamotu Lodge , New Plymouth , Wellington , N . Z . 2054 . —The Wilson Ilea Lodge , Waltham Cross , Herts .

2055 . —Tho Rose of Sharon Lodge , Sydney , N . S . W . 2056 . —Tho Alexandra Lodge , Jnneo Junction , N . S . W . 2057 . —The Mount Victoria Lodge , Mount Victoria , N . S . W . 2058 . —The Hose Lodge , Emmaville , N . S . W .

2039 ,-The St . Mark ' s Lodge , Carterton , Wellington , N . Z . 2060 . —Tho La Franco Lodge , Regent Street . 2061 . —The Lodge of Fidelity , Ranikhet , Bengal . 2062 . —The Lodge " Victory , " Fatchgarh , Bengal . 2063 . —The St . Osyth ' s Priory Lodgo , Clacton-on-Sea , Essex . 2064 . —The Smith Child Lodge , Tunstall , Staff .