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becoming reverence and love . The claims of intellect and the supremacy of mind over matter are carefully inculcated , thus blending science with morality , and good fellowship with both . He then approaches the sanctum sanctorum where the last great lesson is imparted , and the last grand mystery of our mortal existence revealed . Then , indeed , will he prove the reality of Freemasonry , when the
precepts he has heard , and the virtues he has acquired in his former progress can alone sustain his steps , and pour balm and consolation into his stricken spirit . The chief object of our institution can be thus readily traced in the three degrees of Craft Masonry , and it may be summed up briefly as the attainment of knowledge-that true knowledge which will enable us to realise our duties in this life , and
to prepare for a more glorious hereafter . It may , however , be fairly said , that if the Master Mason ' s degree contains all that is really essential in our symbolical system , of what use is the Order of the Royal Arch ? In entertaining this question , Companions , it may be proper to note that the Grand Lodge of England distinctly recognises the Royal Arch simply as the complement of Master Masonry , and
that even m other countries , where certain degrees are interposed between the third and the Royal Arch , the latter is still regarded as the key-stone of the Masonic structure , and as comprising the very essence of Freemasonry . We must therefore combine the allegories , and endeavour to comprehend their relations to each other . The Master Mason ' s degree is manifestly incomplete , and
the deficiency is supplied in the Chapter . The first teaches the inevitable mortality of man , while the second clearly reveals that from darkness and desolation the light of truth shall come forth to shine again , and rejoice the hearts of the . faithful few who have laboured for the honour and glory of the Most High . The Royal Arch degree establishes the sublime idea that in the knowledge
of God are comprehended peace on earth , and happiness hereafter ; it conducts us beyond the very portals of the grave , and proves lhat from the ruined foundations of our earthly life , a celestial temple shall arise , rich in the brightness of the Divine presence , and irradiated for ever with the splendour of the Eternal Name . Nor are the practical lessons to be derived from a study of its
traditional history less interesting or valuable than those ofthe preceding degrees . From the example of the men of old we are taught lo work with trowel in hand , ever cementing and consolidating the spiritual edifice of Faith , Hope , and Charity , while the sword by our side typifies our readiness to encounter the enemies of truth , and resist
the attacks of the lawless Samaritans who wilfully disturb our peace . But I must not trespass further upon your time , although the observations I have made present but a faint outline of the ineffable sublimity of Royal Arch Masonry . It is for us , Companions , to apply its teachings to our lives , and to model our conduct upon the principles it unfolds . As the poet
says"So live , that—when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravans that move To the pale realms of shade , where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of Death—Thou go not like the quarry-slave at night Scourged to his dungeon ; but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to pleasant dreams . " Thus , by a contemplation , not only of death , our certain destiny , but of the mysterious future which followsthe life which is to come—we shall be the better enabled to perform our duties in this world , and to enjoy that heritage of immortality which awaits us in the mansions of eternal bliss .
The first clause of the first section was then worked by Comp . E . GoTTHiEL , lS . N ., 1056 - - . thescond clause ofthe first section by Comp . W . WEST SMITH , J . 79 ; and the third clause of the first section by Comp . W . GREEN , 1 st A ., 619 . Comp . J AMES BRETT , P . Z ., 177 and 975 , then most fluently and correctly delivered the address and
charge of the first section and illustrated the symbolism of the Royal Arch jewel and Platonic bodies , the warmest applause being accorded to his magnificent working . Comp . F . II GILIURT , J . 534 , gave the historical lecture , and was followed by Comp . BRETT , who recited the closing address and charge to the third chair , and also the exordium to the chair of II .
Comp . G . J . SHARVE , II ., 145 , delivered the symbolical lecture ; after which Comp . BRETT again came forward and gave the closing address and charge to the second chair , also an illustration of the trowel , ribbon , the four principal banners and ensigns . Comp . J OIIN'BOVD , M . E . Z . 145 , P . Z . 534 , in a very able manner explained the traditional ceremonies and
mystical part of the Royal Arch degree , when Comp . BRETT concluded with the interesting history of the Rod of the Patriarch Moses . The M . E . Z ., Comp . J BOYD then addressed the companions present , thanking them for their attendance , and bespeaking their support to a movement in contemplation which had for its object the special advancement
of Royal Arch Masonry . The M . E . Z . having enquired whether any Companion wished to say anything , Comp . W . CARPENTER rose and said , he felt much as he should think one would feel who rose to invite them to a meal of chaff , after they had partaken of a well-spread table , or to offer them a handful of dross after they had been laden with nuggets of fine gold . But apart from the striking contrast that must be presented
between anything he could say and the beautiful addresses they had listened to that evening—addresses pregnant alike with beauty and instruction—there was one consideration , which , but for the duty lhat had been laid upon him , would have compelled him to retain his seat in silence , and leave to some one else that which he had now to attempt , and which but for a consciousness of inability would have been a very pleasant task , Comp . Carpenter then
The Public Night Of The Chapter Of Prudent Brethren, No. 145.
continued : —One of our poets has said , "Who'd govern freemen should himself be free , " evidently intimating that no man is fit to sit in judgment on another who is not _ at least on an equality with him . If this is true of ruling men , it is also true of criticising them , for who that is himself ignorant on a subject is fit to pronounce a judgment upon the capabilities of another for the handling of
it , orto enter upon a critical examination of anything hemay say or do in relation to it ? But although this is accepted as a sound canon of criticism , it must not be taken without exceptions . There are criticisms which we feel ourselves compelled to indulge in , whether we will or 110 , and whether we be competent to set ourselves up as critics or no . These criticisms may not be very definite ,
nor very satisfactory to others , but for ourselves they suffice , and , as I have said , we have them forced upon us , without the exercise of any volition on our own part . If , for example , we stand before the paintings of great masters , or the work of an accomplished sculptor ; or if we listen to the composition of a great musical composer , such as Handel or Beethoven , ignorant though we may be
of the principles and rules of art , pictorial and musical , we find certain impressions made upon us , bearing some relation or proportion to the artistic work we are looking upon or giving ear to . That love and perception of the true and beautiful which we all possess , in a greater or lesser degree , impart a critical faculty to our feelings , and they pass a judgment upon the composition , if our
judgment itself do not . I feel myself in the position of one of these ignorant critics this evening . I rise to say something upon a subject on which I am by far too uninformed , too ignorant , to pass a critical judgment ; but without being capable of analysing the feelings by which I have been swayed , I know that I have been beyond measure gratified , and that the gratification arises from a sort of
instinctive perception of the truth and beauty of what I have seen and heard . So far , and no further—that is this ground , and no higher one , do I venture to give ^ a sort of reason for standing before you , just now . Companions , our great dramatist has said , there are "tongues in trees , books in the running streams , sermons in stones , and good in everything . " If that is beautifully true ofthe
sublime teachings of nature , it is true , also , of the sublime teachings of Masonry , both Craft and Arch . And as it is with nature , so it is with Masonry . The more we look into the wonderful works ofthe G . A . O . T . U ., and the more we look into the wonderful symbols of Masonry , the more do we discover to wonder at and admire , until we are forced to exclaim , Oh wonderful wisdom and power ¦
divine ! and then , oh wonderful Masons—oh wonderful Masonry ! To-night , Companions , we have had unveiled to us the arcana of Royal Arch Masonry , and we have all felt that it is indeed wonderful , wonderful that in these palpable symbols , which externally are not very significant , such profound and beautiful truths should lie hidden , until they are diligently searched for ; and which
to most of us , perhaps , would remain hidden , were they not drawn forth and expounded and illustrated by those who , like our Companion Brett , have bestowed upon them long and laborious study . You all remember , no doubt , the extraordinary vision of the prophet Ezekiel , by the river Chebar , in which he saw those wonderful cherubic symbols , each having four faces—those of a lion , a man , an
ox and an eagle , and which were accompanied by an equally wonderful symbol , representing four wheels , having one likeness , and their appearance and their work as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel ; and they were animated by the spirit of the cherubim , joining whithersoever they went , moving on the earth or rising up into the heavens . No , it seems to me that these
Masonic symbols of ours have to-night been animated by the intelligent spirit of their able expositor , who has infused into them life , and imparted to them a power of speech , which we should never havcheard , perhaps , but for having been present . There are men who can look upon a magnificent landscape , and see nothing more than the form and colours of the objects of which it consists , although
the divine faculty within feels that there is something beyond and above these . So there are Masons , so-called , who see nothing beyond the outward and visible form in the most pregnant and beautiful of Masonic symbols ; who never think of those deep aud precious truths they are intended to teach , and to impress upon us . But that cannot be so with any who have been hereto-night .
Howeverapathetic we may hitherto have been , however indolent in our Masonic researches and studies , however imperfectly acquainted with the vast stores of knowledge and wisdom comprised in our symbolic rites and ceremonies , we can remain so no longer . We cannot have listened to the beautiful expositions of truth and the eloquent dissertations on its usefulness , without having had some
impression made upon us , some impression which will remain and germinate , and stimulate us to study ; and if so , we shall feel that we owe a large debt of gratitude to those who have brought us together , and provided for us such a feast of fat things , as that of which we have so bountifully partaken to-night . Feeling this , and with the assurance that you all feel as I do , I have great pleasure in moving
lhat "the thanks of the visitors be given to the companions who have so ably unveiled the arcana of Royal Arch Masonry this evening , and to the Chapter of Prudent Brethren for affording them the opportunity of listening to so instructive and beautiful a series of Masonic teachings . "
The proposition was seconded by the Ex-Comp , the Rev . W . BRAMWELL SMITH , P . G . C . and P . G . R ., Warwickshire , who expressed , on behalf of the Provincial companions , the intense gratification with which they had witnessed the proceedings of the evening . It is unnecessary to add that the resolution was carried by acclamation .
The chapter was then closed , when Comp . BRETT delivered a very beautiful closing address , the language of which deserves to be written in letters of gold , as a com-
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plete exemplication of those principles which are at once the foundation and the glory of Freemasonry . A more useful undertaking can scarcely be imagined than that which was so influentially supported on the 31 st ult ., and we congratulate the Chapter of Prudent Brethren —especially its efficient officers—upon tlie successful initiative they have taken in so important a movement .
Orders Of Chivalry.
ORDERS OF CHIVALRY .
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . 7 he Loyal Brunswick'Encampment . —The regular quarterly convocation of the Loyal Brunswick Encampment of Knights Templar took place at St . George ' s Hall , Stonehouse , on Thursday last . A large number of Sir Knights assembled , and amongst whom were Dr . Dowse , P . E . C .,
R . R . Rodd , P . E . C / P . G . S . B ., L Thomas , P . E . C , J . Matthew ( Tavistock ) , P . E . C , I . Watts , P . E . C , E . T . Arnold , T . S . Bayly , Col . Fitzgerald , G . Hilson , F . R . Tomes , Dr . Metham , Col . J . Elliott , R . M . and R . V ., Major Rundle , 52 nd Regiment , Dr . Kerswell ( St . Germans ) , J . G . Clare , R . Lose , E . C . ( Veteran Encampment ) , V . Bird , P . E . C , and Davis , Harvey . Hifiey ,
Port , the P . G . C . The Rev . John Huyshe was unavoidably . absent upon important business in ' London connected with the Masonic Orphan Boys' School . The duties of the absent E . C . John Sadler were ablv performed by I . Watts , P . E . C , assisted by R . R . Rodd , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., wdio received and installed companions Dr . Blake and C Leigh , R . N ., Sir- Knight J .
G . Clase also rejoined the Encampment . The interesting ceremony was then performed of installing and saluting Sir Knight Dr . L . P . Metham as E . C . of the Loyal Brunswick Encampment . The new Sir Knight , after suitably acknowledging die compliment , appointed the following Sir Knights as his officers : —Captain G . S . Shanks , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., and T . S . Bayly , 1 st and 2 nd
Captain of Columns ; Col . Fitzgerald , Prelate ; G . Hilson , Registrar and Chancellor ; j . Watts , P . E . C , Treasurer ; Major Rundle , 52 nd Regiment , Expert ; F . R . Tomes , Captain of Lines ; R . R . Rodd , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., Almoner ; Dr . J . S . Tucker and C . Leigh , R . N ., Standard Bearers . After the business was over ,
the Sir Knights adjourned to the Globe Hotel , where the annual gathering has for many years taken place , and sat down to a banquet of the most recherche' description . The E . C . gave the usual loyal and Templars' toasts , which were duly responded to , especially the one , " Success to the flourishing and prosperous Loyal Brunswick Encampment . " —The Western Daily Mercury .
BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' S COCOA . — Grateful arid Comforting . —The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Service Gazelle remarks : " By a thorough knowledge bf the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition , and by a careful application of the fine
properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which . may save us many heavy doctors' bills . " Made simply with boiling water or milk . Sold only in tin-lined packets , labelled J AMES Errs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —[ Advt . ]
MASONIC STATIONERY is supplied advantageously by Bro . T . BEEDLK , High-street , Weston-super-Mare , Somerset , who executes Relief and Cameo stamping on his own premises . Bro . Beedle ' s Steel Pen is a really good pen , and he sends 12 dozen , per post , for twenty stamps . —[ Advt . ] The New Vade Mccum ( invented and manufac - tured by Charles H . Vincent , opticianof 23 Windsor '
, , street , Liverpool ) consists of a telescope well adapted fo * tourists , & c , to which is added an excellent microscope 1 0 great power and first-class definition , quite equal to others sold at ten times the price . Wonderful as it may seem , the price of this ingenious combination is only 3 s . 6 d ., and Mr . Vincent sends it ( carriage free ) anywhere , with printed directions , upon receipt of post-office order or stamps to the amount of 3 s . tod . —[ Advt . ]
HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Healing not Harmful . —No application has met with the same universal approbation for curing all external ailments ' as that which this unguent has received . Sores , deep ulcers , foetid discharges , burns , blistered surfaces , and many similar affections are at once soothed and on the road' to
soundness by Hollow-ay s Ointment . With his Ointment and Pills the wealthy may save themselves much suffering , and the poor may help themselves to health , since these medicaments are reasonable in price , and can be purchased in every hamlet . They have effected cures of stiff , swelled legs , and lacerated limbs , and opened out the prospect of a happy future after hope of recovery had been given up . —[ Advt . ]
THE BLOOD PURIFIER . — -Old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla . Other Medical Testimony . —In speaking of the " Blood Purifier , " old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla , G . C Kcniott , M . D ., L . S . A . Lond ., says : "I strongly recommend it in cutaneous diseases and all impurities of the blood . " March 24 , 1869 . —In a letter to the proprietors ,, June 6 , 1 S 69 , Dr . Irvine , of Irvine ' s-town ,
says : " I have been in the habit of ordering your Sarsaparilla for my patients with the best results . Send me six quarts and six mammoth bottles . "—For all skin diseases , for purifying the system of mercurial poisons , and building up the broken constitution it is the only safe and certain remedy . In bottles 2 s . 6 d ., 4 s ., 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . 6 d ., US .
Sold by all Druggists . Pills and Ointment each in boxes , IS . iy £ d ., 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d . Testimonials also from the Hon . the Deaii of Lismore ; General William Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; ordered also by Apothecaries' Hall , London . Caution—Get the red and blue wrappers , with the old Doctor ' s head in the centre . No other genuine .
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becoming reverence and love . The claims of intellect and the supremacy of mind over matter are carefully inculcated , thus blending science with morality , and good fellowship with both . He then approaches the sanctum sanctorum where the last great lesson is imparted , and the last grand mystery of our mortal existence revealed . Then , indeed , will he prove the reality of Freemasonry , when the
precepts he has heard , and the virtues he has acquired in his former progress can alone sustain his steps , and pour balm and consolation into his stricken spirit . The chief object of our institution can be thus readily traced in the three degrees of Craft Masonry , and it may be summed up briefly as the attainment of knowledge-that true knowledge which will enable us to realise our duties in this life , and
to prepare for a more glorious hereafter . It may , however , be fairly said , that if the Master Mason ' s degree contains all that is really essential in our symbolical system , of what use is the Order of the Royal Arch ? In entertaining this question , Companions , it may be proper to note that the Grand Lodge of England distinctly recognises the Royal Arch simply as the complement of Master Masonry , and
that even m other countries , where certain degrees are interposed between the third and the Royal Arch , the latter is still regarded as the key-stone of the Masonic structure , and as comprising the very essence of Freemasonry . We must therefore combine the allegories , and endeavour to comprehend their relations to each other . The Master Mason ' s degree is manifestly incomplete , and
the deficiency is supplied in the Chapter . The first teaches the inevitable mortality of man , while the second clearly reveals that from darkness and desolation the light of truth shall come forth to shine again , and rejoice the hearts of the . faithful few who have laboured for the honour and glory of the Most High . The Royal Arch degree establishes the sublime idea that in the knowledge
of God are comprehended peace on earth , and happiness hereafter ; it conducts us beyond the very portals of the grave , and proves lhat from the ruined foundations of our earthly life , a celestial temple shall arise , rich in the brightness of the Divine presence , and irradiated for ever with the splendour of the Eternal Name . Nor are the practical lessons to be derived from a study of its
traditional history less interesting or valuable than those ofthe preceding degrees . From the example of the men of old we are taught lo work with trowel in hand , ever cementing and consolidating the spiritual edifice of Faith , Hope , and Charity , while the sword by our side typifies our readiness to encounter the enemies of truth , and resist
the attacks of the lawless Samaritans who wilfully disturb our peace . But I must not trespass further upon your time , although the observations I have made present but a faint outline of the ineffable sublimity of Royal Arch Masonry . It is for us , Companions , to apply its teachings to our lives , and to model our conduct upon the principles it unfolds . As the poet
says"So live , that—when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravans that move To the pale realms of shade , where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of Death—Thou go not like the quarry-slave at night Scourged to his dungeon ; but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to pleasant dreams . " Thus , by a contemplation , not only of death , our certain destiny , but of the mysterious future which followsthe life which is to come—we shall be the better enabled to perform our duties in this world , and to enjoy that heritage of immortality which awaits us in the mansions of eternal bliss .
The first clause of the first section was then worked by Comp . E . GoTTHiEL , lS . N ., 1056 - - . thescond clause ofthe first section by Comp . W . WEST SMITH , J . 79 ; and the third clause of the first section by Comp . W . GREEN , 1 st A ., 619 . Comp . J AMES BRETT , P . Z ., 177 and 975 , then most fluently and correctly delivered the address and
charge of the first section and illustrated the symbolism of the Royal Arch jewel and Platonic bodies , the warmest applause being accorded to his magnificent working . Comp . F . II GILIURT , J . 534 , gave the historical lecture , and was followed by Comp . BRETT , who recited the closing address and charge to the third chair , and also the exordium to the chair of II .
Comp . G . J . SHARVE , II ., 145 , delivered the symbolical lecture ; after which Comp . BRETT again came forward and gave the closing address and charge to the second chair , also an illustration of the trowel , ribbon , the four principal banners and ensigns . Comp . J OIIN'BOVD , M . E . Z . 145 , P . Z . 534 , in a very able manner explained the traditional ceremonies and
mystical part of the Royal Arch degree , when Comp . BRETT concluded with the interesting history of the Rod of the Patriarch Moses . The M . E . Z ., Comp . J BOYD then addressed the companions present , thanking them for their attendance , and bespeaking their support to a movement in contemplation which had for its object the special advancement
of Royal Arch Masonry . The M . E . Z . having enquired whether any Companion wished to say anything , Comp . W . CARPENTER rose and said , he felt much as he should think one would feel who rose to invite them to a meal of chaff , after they had partaken of a well-spread table , or to offer them a handful of dross after they had been laden with nuggets of fine gold . But apart from the striking contrast that must be presented
between anything he could say and the beautiful addresses they had listened to that evening—addresses pregnant alike with beauty and instruction—there was one consideration , which , but for the duty lhat had been laid upon him , would have compelled him to retain his seat in silence , and leave to some one else that which he had now to attempt , and which but for a consciousness of inability would have been a very pleasant task , Comp . Carpenter then
The Public Night Of The Chapter Of Prudent Brethren, No. 145.
continued : —One of our poets has said , "Who'd govern freemen should himself be free , " evidently intimating that no man is fit to sit in judgment on another who is not _ at least on an equality with him . If this is true of ruling men , it is also true of criticising them , for who that is himself ignorant on a subject is fit to pronounce a judgment upon the capabilities of another for the handling of
it , orto enter upon a critical examination of anything hemay say or do in relation to it ? But although this is accepted as a sound canon of criticism , it must not be taken without exceptions . There are criticisms which we feel ourselves compelled to indulge in , whether we will or 110 , and whether we be competent to set ourselves up as critics or no . These criticisms may not be very definite ,
nor very satisfactory to others , but for ourselves they suffice , and , as I have said , we have them forced upon us , without the exercise of any volition on our own part . If , for example , we stand before the paintings of great masters , or the work of an accomplished sculptor ; or if we listen to the composition of a great musical composer , such as Handel or Beethoven , ignorant though we may be
of the principles and rules of art , pictorial and musical , we find certain impressions made upon us , bearing some relation or proportion to the artistic work we are looking upon or giving ear to . That love and perception of the true and beautiful which we all possess , in a greater or lesser degree , impart a critical faculty to our feelings , and they pass a judgment upon the composition , if our
judgment itself do not . I feel myself in the position of one of these ignorant critics this evening . I rise to say something upon a subject on which I am by far too uninformed , too ignorant , to pass a critical judgment ; but without being capable of analysing the feelings by which I have been swayed , I know that I have been beyond measure gratified , and that the gratification arises from a sort of
instinctive perception of the truth and beauty of what I have seen and heard . So far , and no further—that is this ground , and no higher one , do I venture to give ^ a sort of reason for standing before you , just now . Companions , our great dramatist has said , there are "tongues in trees , books in the running streams , sermons in stones , and good in everything . " If that is beautifully true ofthe
sublime teachings of nature , it is true , also , of the sublime teachings of Masonry , both Craft and Arch . And as it is with nature , so it is with Masonry . The more we look into the wonderful works ofthe G . A . O . T . U ., and the more we look into the wonderful symbols of Masonry , the more do we discover to wonder at and admire , until we are forced to exclaim , Oh wonderful wisdom and power ¦
divine ! and then , oh wonderful Masons—oh wonderful Masonry ! To-night , Companions , we have had unveiled to us the arcana of Royal Arch Masonry , and we have all felt that it is indeed wonderful , wonderful that in these palpable symbols , which externally are not very significant , such profound and beautiful truths should lie hidden , until they are diligently searched for ; and which
to most of us , perhaps , would remain hidden , were they not drawn forth and expounded and illustrated by those who , like our Companion Brett , have bestowed upon them long and laborious study . You all remember , no doubt , the extraordinary vision of the prophet Ezekiel , by the river Chebar , in which he saw those wonderful cherubic symbols , each having four faces—those of a lion , a man , an
ox and an eagle , and which were accompanied by an equally wonderful symbol , representing four wheels , having one likeness , and their appearance and their work as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel ; and they were animated by the spirit of the cherubim , joining whithersoever they went , moving on the earth or rising up into the heavens . No , it seems to me that these
Masonic symbols of ours have to-night been animated by the intelligent spirit of their able expositor , who has infused into them life , and imparted to them a power of speech , which we should never havcheard , perhaps , but for having been present . There are men who can look upon a magnificent landscape , and see nothing more than the form and colours of the objects of which it consists , although
the divine faculty within feels that there is something beyond and above these . So there are Masons , so-called , who see nothing beyond the outward and visible form in the most pregnant and beautiful of Masonic symbols ; who never think of those deep aud precious truths they are intended to teach , and to impress upon us . But that cannot be so with any who have been hereto-night .
Howeverapathetic we may hitherto have been , however indolent in our Masonic researches and studies , however imperfectly acquainted with the vast stores of knowledge and wisdom comprised in our symbolic rites and ceremonies , we can remain so no longer . We cannot have listened to the beautiful expositions of truth and the eloquent dissertations on its usefulness , without having had some
impression made upon us , some impression which will remain and germinate , and stimulate us to study ; and if so , we shall feel that we owe a large debt of gratitude to those who have brought us together , and provided for us such a feast of fat things , as that of which we have so bountifully partaken to-night . Feeling this , and with the assurance that you all feel as I do , I have great pleasure in moving
lhat "the thanks of the visitors be given to the companions who have so ably unveiled the arcana of Royal Arch Masonry this evening , and to the Chapter of Prudent Brethren for affording them the opportunity of listening to so instructive and beautiful a series of Masonic teachings . "
The proposition was seconded by the Ex-Comp , the Rev . W . BRAMWELL SMITH , P . G . C . and P . G . R ., Warwickshire , who expressed , on behalf of the Provincial companions , the intense gratification with which they had witnessed the proceedings of the evening . It is unnecessary to add that the resolution was carried by acclamation .
The chapter was then closed , when Comp . BRETT delivered a very beautiful closing address , the language of which deserves to be written in letters of gold , as a com-
The Public Night Of The Chapter Of Prudent Brethren, No. 145.
plete exemplication of those principles which are at once the foundation and the glory of Freemasonry . A more useful undertaking can scarcely be imagined than that which was so influentially supported on the 31 st ult ., and we congratulate the Chapter of Prudent Brethren —especially its efficient officers—upon tlie successful initiative they have taken in so important a movement .
Orders Of Chivalry.
ORDERS OF CHIVALRY .
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR . 7 he Loyal Brunswick'Encampment . —The regular quarterly convocation of the Loyal Brunswick Encampment of Knights Templar took place at St . George ' s Hall , Stonehouse , on Thursday last . A large number of Sir Knights assembled , and amongst whom were Dr . Dowse , P . E . C .,
R . R . Rodd , P . E . C / P . G . S . B ., L Thomas , P . E . C , J . Matthew ( Tavistock ) , P . E . C , I . Watts , P . E . C , E . T . Arnold , T . S . Bayly , Col . Fitzgerald , G . Hilson , F . R . Tomes , Dr . Metham , Col . J . Elliott , R . M . and R . V ., Major Rundle , 52 nd Regiment , Dr . Kerswell ( St . Germans ) , J . G . Clare , R . Lose , E . C . ( Veteran Encampment ) , V . Bird , P . E . C , and Davis , Harvey . Hifiey ,
Port , the P . G . C . The Rev . John Huyshe was unavoidably . absent upon important business in ' London connected with the Masonic Orphan Boys' School . The duties of the absent E . C . John Sadler were ablv performed by I . Watts , P . E . C , assisted by R . R . Rodd , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., wdio received and installed companions Dr . Blake and C Leigh , R . N ., Sir- Knight J .
G . Clase also rejoined the Encampment . The interesting ceremony was then performed of installing and saluting Sir Knight Dr . L . P . Metham as E . C . of the Loyal Brunswick Encampment . The new Sir Knight , after suitably acknowledging die compliment , appointed the following Sir Knights as his officers : —Captain G . S . Shanks , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., and T . S . Bayly , 1 st and 2 nd
Captain of Columns ; Col . Fitzgerald , Prelate ; G . Hilson , Registrar and Chancellor ; j . Watts , P . E . C , Treasurer ; Major Rundle , 52 nd Regiment , Expert ; F . R . Tomes , Captain of Lines ; R . R . Rodd , P . E . C , P . G . S . B ., Almoner ; Dr . J . S . Tucker and C . Leigh , R . N ., Standard Bearers . After the business was over ,
the Sir Knights adjourned to the Globe Hotel , where the annual gathering has for many years taken place , and sat down to a banquet of the most recherche' description . The E . C . gave the usual loyal and Templars' toasts , which were duly responded to , especially the one , " Success to the flourishing and prosperous Loyal Brunswick Encampment . " —The Western Daily Mercury .
BREAKFAST . — EPPS ' S COCOA . — Grateful arid Comforting . —The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite . The Civil Service Gazelle remarks : " By a thorough knowledge bf the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition , and by a careful application of the fine
properties of well-selected cocoa , Mr . Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which . may save us many heavy doctors' bills . " Made simply with boiling water or milk . Sold only in tin-lined packets , labelled J AMES Errs & Co ., Homoeopathic Chemists , London . —[ Advt . ]
MASONIC STATIONERY is supplied advantageously by Bro . T . BEEDLK , High-street , Weston-super-Mare , Somerset , who executes Relief and Cameo stamping on his own premises . Bro . Beedle ' s Steel Pen is a really good pen , and he sends 12 dozen , per post , for twenty stamps . —[ Advt . ] The New Vade Mccum ( invented and manufac - tured by Charles H . Vincent , opticianof 23 Windsor '
, , street , Liverpool ) consists of a telescope well adapted fo * tourists , & c , to which is added an excellent microscope 1 0 great power and first-class definition , quite equal to others sold at ten times the price . Wonderful as it may seem , the price of this ingenious combination is only 3 s . 6 d ., and Mr . Vincent sends it ( carriage free ) anywhere , with printed directions , upon receipt of post-office order or stamps to the amount of 3 s . tod . —[ Advt . ]
HOLLOWAY ' S OINTMENT AND PILLS . —Healing not Harmful . —No application has met with the same universal approbation for curing all external ailments ' as that which this unguent has received . Sores , deep ulcers , foetid discharges , burns , blistered surfaces , and many similar affections are at once soothed and on the road' to
soundness by Hollow-ay s Ointment . With his Ointment and Pills the wealthy may save themselves much suffering , and the poor may help themselves to health , since these medicaments are reasonable in price , and can be purchased in every hamlet . They have effected cures of stiff , swelled legs , and lacerated limbs , and opened out the prospect of a happy future after hope of recovery had been given up . —[ Advt . ]
THE BLOOD PURIFIER . — -Old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla . Other Medical Testimony . —In speaking of the " Blood Purifier , " old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla , G . C Kcniott , M . D ., L . S . A . Lond ., says : "I strongly recommend it in cutaneous diseases and all impurities of the blood . " March 24 , 1869 . —In a letter to the proprietors ,, June 6 , 1 S 69 , Dr . Irvine , of Irvine ' s-town ,
says : " I have been in the habit of ordering your Sarsaparilla for my patients with the best results . Send me six quarts and six mammoth bottles . "—For all skin diseases , for purifying the system of mercurial poisons , and building up the broken constitution it is the only safe and certain remedy . In bottles 2 s . 6 d ., 4 s ., 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . 6 d ., US .
Sold by all Druggists . Pills and Ointment each in boxes , IS . iy £ d ., 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d . Testimonials also from the Hon . the Deaii of Lismore ; General William Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; ordered also by Apothecaries' Hall , London . Caution—Get the red and blue wrappers , with the old Doctor ' s head in the centre . No other genuine .