Lodge "Roman Eagle," Edinburgh , No. 160.

Althoug h his nominee m my position as your K . WM ., while his position among you was deservedly one of great influence , whether from time to time we agreed or not , as to the ideas I had in conducting the affairs of the lodge , I had always £ is good wishes and hearty support , and no brother

of the lodge could congratulate me more cordially than he did upon the success attending its workings . Wis delicate and failing health precluded my asking that assistance in these labours which he was nevertheless , willing and ready to give , and to the last , his interest in the prosperity of the L . R . E .

was vividly retained , and our present mournful gathering is in accordance with one of the dearest wishes of his heart . The exalted opinion of Freemasonry which he thus evinced , was acquired by careful and persistent study of its principles , in which he gloried , ever delighting in the work of

making others become participators in that he loved So well . Freemasonry in its highest lessons , teaches men So to die , that when the shadows fall , and the earthly light for them is waning , then becomes most apparent in its brightest effulgence , the

eternal light in the Eternal Lodge . Therefore we mourn our late brother as departed , not as dead . Called on as we are this evening to contemplate the valley darkened with the shadow of death , through which our brother has passed , we can see , however faintly it may be , only a single ray of the

g lorious light in which that valley terminates , and we have a sure confidence'that this is realized in all its brightness by him whose loss we mourn . Let us , whom he has left behind , whose vision is obscured by the darkness of earth , and to whom all Masonry is but as blind groping through the mist ,

take comfort in the thought that that last Masonic step which our brother has taken , and in which we must so surely follow , leads to the realization of perfect knowledge from the Omniscient Fount on High .

Farewell ! good friend — social companionwhose genial and well-stored mind enriched many an evening with bright and intellectual enjoymentto whose kindness—whose generosity , and whose charity—we would now bear testimony through personal knowledge , and through grateful report !

. Farewell ! good , true , hard-working Mason , ever ready to promote the interests of our Craft by services so rendered as to rear a monument to your Masonic fame . May thy spirit live with us , so to move us that in our lives we may carry out the precepts you so often and so well inculcated in our own and in our sister lodges , who now gratefully sympathize with us in gur time of mourning .

Farewell ! but not for ever , nor for long . Ove us too the shadows are fast lengthening , but in this we rejoice , that the principles of Freemasonry , practised on earth , all tend to a final re-union of the brotherhood beneath Heaven ' s great archdarkness and doubt for ever passed away .

Elegy ( Calcott ) . —Choir . Service with responses . —M . The memory ofthe just is blessed . R . But the name of the wicked shall perish . Anthem . —Behold how pleasant it is for Brethren to dwell together in unity . It is like the precious

ointment upon the head , that ran down upon the beard , even Aaron ' s beard , that went down to the skirts of his garments ; as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion ; for there the Lord commanded the blessing , even life for evermore . Service with responses . —M , A good name is

rather to be chosen than great riches . R . And loving favour rather than silver and gold . M . The Lord is just in all his ways . R . And holy in all his works . Grand Honours . Prayer . —Chaplain .

NATIONAL ANTHEM . . God save our gracious Queen ; Long may Victoria reign . God save the Queen ! May she defend our laws , And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice , God save the Queen !

Hail ! mystic holy light , Heaven born and ever bright , Spread more and more . Light of the bold and free , Honour and Loyalty , Light of Free Masonry , Ne ' er leave our shore .

The choral services were conducted by Bro . O . W . Longstreeth , and a choir of eight voices . « ro . A . G . Jameson presided at the harmonium . * he choruses were most effectively rendered , and the whole ceremony was most impressive through-The lod ge was then closed by the R . W . M .

Freemasonry In New Zealand.

Freemasonry in New Zealand .

PACIFIC LODGE , No . 1229 , E . C , HOKITIKA WESTLAND , NEW ZEALAND .

The annual installation meeting of this highly prosperous lodge was held at the Masonic Hall , Revell Street , on Tuesday afternoon , February 23 rd . The R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Lazar , attended by his D . G . S . W ., Bro . Bevan and D . G . J . W . Bro . Hudson , and other District Grand Officers

were received with the customary honours . W . M . Bro . Eisfelder then vacated his seat to the R . W . D . G . M ., who , with his officers presided , and then duly installed , in his well-known and eloquent manner , Bro . J . Bramwell as W . M . ; Bro . Eisfelder , J . P . M . ; Bro . Ramsay , S . W . ; Bro . Hill , J . W . ; Bro .

Linnemann , Treasurer ; Bro . Wales , Secretary ; Bro . Benning , S . D . ; Bro . Dixon , J . D . ; Bro . Douglas , J . G . ; Bro . Epping , Tyler . There were about twelve Past Masters , as well as a large attendance of Brethren from all parts of the Province , present to witness the interesting and time honoured

proceedings , which were conducted in so able a manner as to elicit the warmest approbation . The R . W . D . G . M , congratulated the lodge on its increasing prosperity , the zealous attention of the Brethren to their duties , and the highly satisfactory manner in which everything relating to the welfare

of the craft was conducted in this important lodge- - one indeed , which could well lay claim to rank foremost in Masonic circles , for he really felt proud when he heard the balance-sheet read , and shewing a credit balance of over ^ 600 , notwithstanding the large amounts of money which had been expended

during the year in charity and other good works . It was therefore evident that the true spirit of Masonry was throughly implanted in the hearts of the Brethren , and he hoped they would long enjoy the happiness which at present surrounded them . The usual banquet was held at 8 p . m ., at which

between 50 and 60 Brethren sat down . On this occasion it was held in the lodge room , which was most appropriately and tastefully laid out , everything provided being of the best description . The newly installed W . M . Bro . Bramwell , presided . After the more serious and substantial portion ofthe

proceedings were concluded , and grace said , the W . M . proposed the " Queen and the Craft , " which was most loyally , and heartily drank , followed by the " National Anthem . " - The " Prince of Wales , Most Worshipful Grand Master of England , " was the next toast . The W . M . in proposing it , dwelt at

considerable length upon the incalculable advantages which Masonry derived from such a Sovereign head , especially under the circumstances which had so unaccountably created the vacancy in Grand Lodge . He felt fully assured that , from every part of the world , our Brethren would rejoice to think that

Masonry was still triumphant , that the darkest cloud had revealed the brighest sunshine , thereby portending a still greater future for Freemasonry than ever . This toast was received with great enthusiasm . The toast the "Grand Masters of Scotland and Ireland " was also drank in bumpers .

The W . M . then proposed the health of the " R . W . D . G . M ., Bro . Lazar , " and referred in terms of much affection to the many excellent qualities of our veteran chief , who was always ready in all weathers , notwithstanding his advancing years , to devote himself to the cause of Masonry . The

" R . W . D . G . M . " replied in feeling and appropriate terms , and proposed the health of the W . M . " Bro . Bramwell , " and congratulated the Brethren upon having elected another zealous and able Brother to preside over them , whose sole delight appeared to be in promoting their welfare , and

whose energy and ability was acknowledged by all . The W . M ., in a well chosen and capital speech , most suitably responded , and proposed the health of the " Past Masters of the Pacific Lodge , " paying each , and every one of them well merited compliments , for their valuable aid . This toast was

responded to by Bros . P . M . 's Eisfelder , Hudson and Bevan . The toast W . M . ' s and P . M . ' s of sister lodges , responded to by Bro . P . M . Hardcastle , and W . M . Bro . Brown . The toast the "Visitors , Mothers , Wives and Daughters of Freemasons , " were duly honoured , and responded to . The

"D . G . S . W ., Bro . Bevan , " having been entrusted with the gavel , proposed " Our Masonic Charities , " and in an excellent speech , referred to the marr vellous amount of good which was disseminated thereby , it being the glory of our Masonic Institutionthat millions of Masons were educated in this

great masterwork of the Craft , raising up a fabric , the foundations of which are laid upon the rocks of " truth—its glorious charter , signed by the unsullied hand , called charity . The grand Masonic schools in England , Ireland ,

and ' elsewhere ; the institutions for the aged and infirm , and the large amounts annually expended in their support , was alluded to , and listened to with wrapt attention ; Bro . Bevan concluding with the following lines of his own : —

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Come join me , all ye Brothers true , A toast I will propose to you , One that will , enraptured find , Response in every Brother ' s mind , From every purse if needed be , For ' tis the toast of charity .

Thy goblets then I pray thee fill , To drink tha toast with right good will , And wish the sorrows from the brow Of him who sadly suffers now , So that with us to-morrow he , May drink the toast of charity .

Apron , heart and hand I give , This will teach us how to live , How to feel a Brother ' s woe , How a kindness to bestow , How that a gentle word may be More lovely than our charity .

Cheer upon cheer succeeded the reception of this toast . The " Founders of the Pacific Lodge , " was feelingly responded to by Bro . Nees , who after an absence of seven years , stated how proud he felt of the lodge , and although he had visited many lodges in New Zealand , San Francisco , and

Honolulu , still he had seen none to win his affections like the Pacific . He also referred to the early struggles of the Craft on the then hospitable coast , and when and how their meetings were held . He missed many of his old friends , some were gone to their eternal rest ; others were tossed about

on the eventful sea of life , but he still rejoiced that there was yet a few of the familiar faces , " the early friends of Masonry , " whose success required no comment , for their works were abundantly expressed in this their fraternal and joyful gathering . " Our absent Brethren , " " The Masonic Press " ( especially the Freemason ) , were heartily proposed

and received . " The Tylers " toast concluded one of the most enjoyable Masonic events ever held on the West Coast of New Zealand . Bro . Gosson , D . G . Organist , most ably conducted the musical portions of the proceedings , and with the assistance of several good voices , greatly enhanced the pleasures of this memorable

evening . WELLINGTON , MAY 10 th , 1875 . — -The 23 rd April , 1875 , was a red letter day in the Masonic calendar ( locally speaking ) it being set apart for the constituting of a second Masonic lodge in this city , under the English Constitution , to be called the

" Wellington Lodge , " No . 1521 . An emergency meeting ofthe Pacific Lodge , No . 517 , having been called for that purpose at 8 p . m . Bro . P . M . Toxward assumed " the East , " and having opened the lodge informed the brethren of the purpose of the meeting . After the reading and confirmation of the

minutes of the preliminary meetings of the members composing the new lodge , P . M . 's Charles White , Jonas Woodward , and Henry Tribe , were announced as representatives of Grand Lodge , and took their respective positions as W . M ., S . W ., and J . W . Bro . P . M . White , acting as installing officer ,

proceeded to instal Bro . McDonald , P . M ., as proxy for Bro . E . D . Butts , P . M . ( absent ) the W . M . designate . After the usual ceremonies so wellknown to every well informed Mason ( and therefore not necessary to detail here ) , the newly installed W . M . invested his officers , and Bro . P . M . White

was then assisted in the south and west by Bro . P . M . ' s McTurk , and Ladd . The whole of the ceremony was conducted , and performed by the J . O . in his usual earnest and impressive manner . The musical portion of the programme was efficiently rendered by the choir , thanks to Bro .

Raymond ( Organist of the Pacific ) , who is at all times willing to give his talented services for the good of Masonry . After the closing of the lodge the Brethren reassembled in the refreshment room , and sat down to perhaps one of the most recherche banquets ever laid before the Craft in Wellington ;

the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and duly honoured ; of course the toast of the evening , "Success to the Wellington Lodge , No . 1521 , " received proper attention ^ and the Brethren present spent a most enjoyable lime ; Among northern items , I find , the Masonic Hall is

company ot Auciuana - nueiy to De a great success , six out of seven lodges having subscribed by vote for a certain number of shares ; already overi , ooosharesaretaken . The Company intending shortly to call for competition designs , for the building , we sincerely trust the selection may be a

happier one than some , others that have been made in this colony , that some attention may be given to form and situation , and especially to points of ingress and egress . Our Canterbury Brethren ( all honour to them ) are

putting their theory into practice . They announce " The Second Masonic Scholarship , of the annual value of £ 25 , tenable for three years , open to children of Masons within the province , who are under 12 years of age-on May 1 st , 1875 , will be competed for at the examination for Provincial Scholarships in June next . " 49 .