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CONTENTS . LSADKR— fAr * E Bro . D . Murray Lyon ... ... ... .. r ... 571 Masonic Jurisprudence ... ... ... ... ... ... 571 Provincial Grand Lodge ( Eastern Division ) of South Wales ... ... 572

Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham _ ... ... ... ... 573 Provincial Grand Lodge of Warwickshire ... ... ... ... 574 Craft Masonry ... ... .. •¦• ... ••¦ 57-1 Koyal Arch ... ... ... ... ... ... ¦•• 57-1 Science , Art , and the Drama ... ... ... ... ... 575

MASONIC N OTESThe Schools Elections ... ... ... ... ... 577 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand I ortge of Worcestershire ... 577 Catherine of the Provincial Grand I . odge Oflicers of Warwickshire ... 577 Annual Meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge of * Durham ... ... 577

Correspondence .. ... ... ... ... ... 57 s Reviews ... ¦¦• ••• ••• ••• ••• 57 * *> Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... , ... ... 578 West Lancashire Alpa **? Masonic Festival ... ... ... ... 5 S 0 Consecration of the St . John's Lodge , No . 3 S 35 ., ... ... 5 . S 0 Instruction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 583 Craft Masonry ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 S 1 General Smith Honoured ... ... ... ... ... 5 S 1 Masonic and General Tidings ... ... ... ... ... 5 S : ;

Bro. D. Murray Lyon.

BRO . D . MURRAY LYON .

Few men have established a better claim to pass tho remaining years of a long and busy career in a slate of peace and quietude than the distinguished brother who at no

very distant date will vacate the important ollice of Grand Secretary of the Grand I . odge of Scotland . From thc time of his initiation in Ayr St . Paul Lodge , No . 204 , in 1 S 5 6 til ! now Rro . DAVID MURRAY LYON has been one of the most familiar

figures in Scottish Masonry . It is well nigh 40 years since he was honoured with the appointment of Prov . J . G . Warden of Ayrshire . In thc same year in which this happened he became , so the sketch of his Masonic career in KENNING '

" Cyclopa-dia of Freemasonry" informs us , as Proxy Master of Ayr Operative Lodge , No . 138 , a member of the ( irand Lodge of Scotland , and from that time forward in one or other of several different capacities has remained a member . But it is

not alone by the work he has done as a member or Grand Ollicer that P > ro . LYON is so well known and respected , and his services to the Craft in Scotland so highly appreciated . He is a Masonic author of the very highest repute . Those who are iamiliar with the contents of our Masonic periodical

literature must have been greatly edified by the many valuable contributions from his pen to be found therein . His "History of the Mother Lodge , Kilwinning , " which originally appeared in the " Scottish Freemasons' Magazine , " has been translated

into several foreign languages , while his " History of the Old Lodge at Thornhill" has also found a host of appreciative readers . But thc greatest of all his works , and that by which he will be best remembered , is his " History of the Lodge of

Kdinburgh ( Mary ' s Chapel ) , No . 1 , " which was published . in lS 73 "under the Patronage of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , K-G ., Patron of the Order , " and dedicated , "by permission , " to tin : late " Right Honourable thc Karl of Dalhousie , K . T ., G . C . B .,

I ' . 'ist Grand Master Mason of Scotland , and Past Deputy Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Kngland . " Of i 1 " lll * s valuable work it rs difficult to speak in terms of adequate praise . Not onl y does it contain a detailed

ai * count of this venerable lodge , fhe tercentenary of whose earliest records was celebrated with so much ' tint last year , but it likewise includes " an account of fhe rise * ui ( l progress of Freemasonry , " and a rare treasure of informal ' n concerning other Scottish lodges . A new edition of this

Bro. D. Murray Lyon.

great work , which will serve as an enduring memorial of last year ' s Tercentenary celebration , is in course of compilation ancl its issue from tlie press will be looked upon as the crowning act of Bro . LYON ' lone and brilliant career as the historian of

Scottish Freemasonry . Nor have his literary labours been wholly restricted to Freemasonry . He has written much about the antiquities of Ayrshire , and very many years ago , in recognition of his services in this respect , he was . elected a corresponding

member of thc Society of Antiquaries of Scotland . Thus far we have contented ourselves mostly with a sketch of Bro . LYON ' career as a literary Mason . But he has won

equal distinction as the chief executive officer of thc Grand Lodge of Scotland . It was in iS / y . onthcrctiremcntof Bro . JOHN LAURIE , that our respected brother was elected b y a large majority of votes tothe office of Grand Secretary . At the time the affairs of the Grand

Lodge were in a sfate of the most complete disorder , more particularly as regards its finances , its liabilities amounting , it is said , to the immense sum of , £ 20 , 000 . Thanks , however , to the determined energy and great business aptitude of Bro . LYON

and the * great encouragement he received Irom successive Grand Masters , ( he difficulties in which the Scottish Craft was involved were slowly but surely overcome . Chaos was gradually reduced to order , and the formidable deficit of 24 years ago has given

place to the still more formidable surplus of funds amounting as we an * told , lo some £ 80 , 000 , so that the Grand Lodge of Scotland is now in a condition of prosperity such as even in its palmiest days it has never known before . In

effecting this transformation , the most arduous part of the work has necessarily devolved upon our brother , and it is not surprising , therefore , lhat at his advanced age he should ask to be relieved from all further duties and responsibilities .

Under the circumstances we have described the ( irand Committee , to which Bro . LYON tendered his resignation , had no option bul to accept it , but at the same time they have marked their sense of his great services by recommending to Grand

Lodge that the full salary he received as Grand Secretary shall be continued to him as a pension for thc remaining years of his life . That he may be long spared to enjoy this just reward will

be , we are confident , the earnest hope of all Freemasons , wheresoever they may be distributed , but more especially those under the Scottish Constitution , whom he has served so long , so faithfully , and so successfully ,

Masonic Jurisprudence.

MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE .

[ COMMUNICATED . ] In a recent article ( September 1 st ) the subject of finance was referred to , so far as it concerned Provincial and District Grand Lodges . We now approach the subject of Grand Lodge

Finance . The monetary affiairs of Grand Lodge are managed by wise and capable officials , and the cash statements and balance sheets are regularly examined by professional auditors .

Moreover , if we regard ( irand Lodge lor a moment as a business concern , the two accounts under which its finances are administered , the Benevolent Fund and the Fund of General

Purposes , are subject to the control of two very experienced Boards of Directors , behind whom is the vast body of shareholders , as we may term Grand Lodge , to whom the directors have to render periodical accounts of their Stewardship . In referring , therefore , to Grand Lodge finances , criticism would be quite out of p lace , and the task of the writer is simpl y