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Freemasonry In Bermuda.
The Lodge being opened in due form , the W . M . in a short address called the attention of the . brethren to to the objects of the meeting , and Bro . G . W . Green was presented by the W . M . with a handsome Secretary ' s Jewel , awarded to him by the brethren for his services as Secretary
for the year 1871 , and Bro . Green in a lewwords thanked the lodge for the honour they had conferred on him . Prayer haying been offered by Bro . the Revd . R . Measham , the lodge was closed , and the brethren , numbering about 70 , sat down to an excellent banquet , provided for
occasion ; reflecting great credit on the Stewards , Bros . Bray and Warder , for the manner in which they had performed their arduous duty . The room was tastefully decorated , by several of the brethren , and the effect delighted everyone . Grace being said , the brethren sat down and
did justice to the good things provided , at the same time the soul enlivening strains of music were sent forth by part of the band from H . M . S . Roipil Alfred , Bro . Hecker having kindly provided an excellent programme for the occasion .
The cloth having been removed the W . M . proposed the first toast , " The Queen and the Craft . " The usual honours were given quite loyally , and the members sang " God save the Queen . "
The Vs , M . m proposing the next toast , drew the attention of the brethren to that distinguished nobleman , who is now at the head of craft in England and who was selected to be the chief bearer of the olive branch of peace to our kinsmen in the West , to brinsi about a friendly
handshaking between two mi ghty nations . The W . M . therefore rose to propose the health of the Musi Noble the Marquis of Ripon , M . W . G . M ., the Grand Officers , and that esteemed nobleman who I ' or 26 years ruled the destinies of the craft , the Earl of Zetland , P . G . M ., which toast was
greeted with mil masonic honours , and ably responded to by Bro . P . M . Anderson . The next toast being that of Bro . II . R . If . the Prince of Wales , the W . M . drew the attention of the brethren to that memorable day ihe 27 th of February , when the Royal Family went with the people to thank ihe Great
Architect for tne preservation of the life of the Heir to the Throne ; hoping that the events of that dav would make a lasting impression on the hcans of all . The W . M . then proposed the health of the Prince of Wales , which was greeted will : the honours , the band playing " God bless llit * Prince of Wales . "
1 be \\ . M ., on rising again , to propose the ti . a--l oi' the evening , said it was with a mixture of regret and pleasure that he rose lo propose the health of the S . W ., Brother Robert Barnaby : with regret at losing so good an officer and member , and with pleasure , in that he was
enabled to congratulate him on the successful completion ol his mission , Brother Harnahv bad by his zeal and assiduity as an officer of Loyally l . odgecarnedihcestcem of all present . The W . M . therefore requested the brethren to fill a bumper
and drink to the health ol' the S . W ., trusting he may have a safe and speedy voyage home , and find everything all he could wish . The loast was drank with the honours . the band playing " Auld Lang Syne" and " Home sweet Home . "
The next toast was the health of our esteemed brethren from II . M . S . Royal Alfred , who numbered about 32 , which was dul y honoured and responded to by Bro . Revd . A . Measham . Tiie " Stewards , " was next given , at the same
time remarking the labour and trouble taken to eater as they had done this ceiling , and which reiLc-ul such great credit -lo which Bro . Warder responded . The ' l , a . l : es" was drunk to heariily , and responded to bv Bro . Cobb .
J he least to the health of Bro . Heeler for his kii . cl assistance in arranging for ( he musical trc .-il lie has given us , especially as most of the peiees played were his own composition—which was heariily drunk to hy the brethren . The W . M . then proposed the healih of our
" Guests ior the evening , Bros . Rowse and Newton , and especially Mr . Rowse who , at difi ' eient times , rendered great service lo Loyalty Lodge by his timely advice when needed , which was ably responded to b y Bro . Rowse and Bro . Newton ,
Freemasonry In Bermuda.
Bro . Charles Thiele , I . P . M ., then proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , which they did in ri ght good earnest , and the W . M . responded , remarking that he trusted , while in office , he had carried out the wishes of the brethren .
P . M ., Rev . R . Measham , then proposed the concluding toast " All poor and distressed Brethren . " A few- songs were then rendered by some of the brethren , and all dispersed to their homes highly gratified at the success of the evening .
Immortality.
IMMORTALITY .
Ax IDEAL OF FRKKMASOXKV . The comprehensive and grand idea of Goethe , in his inimitable " Faust , " inspires the soul with a volume of thought , rich and practical . It must stamp npon every thinking mind the absolute fact that every man is a co-worker with God , for
" So God created man in his own image ; in the image of God , created he him ! male and female , created he them . " Gen . 1 ., 27 . There is no such thing as " Time " apart from " Eternity "—both are one and the same thing ;
but because the human mind cannot grasp the infinity of years , as measurements of unending time , men call that which they cannot realize , eternity . We agree with Goethe that the " loom of time " is eternal in its operations , and when
God created man in His own image , possessing the immortality of soul , He placed him at that loom as its sole worker , above all other created beings , and gave him , as his highest duty , to weave in daily life by good acts , earnest and
honest thoughts , intellectual improvement and stud y of the beautiful , the pure , and the true , ami the living drapery of the Godhead in exalted and perfect humanity . Milton , appreciating this ideal , said :
" God , who oft descends to visit men Unseen , and through their habitations walks To mark their doings . " It is peculiarly a Masonic ideal that God is a worker in this grand universe of worlds , and that man is the co-worker according to the intelligence with which he is endowed .
Think ol it , brethren , that each and every human being is weaving in his own person the symbolic drapery and representation of God Almighty ! It is a thought worthy of the Infinite , lo know that we are a part of the Godhead in our work of goodness and love , and that
the Inlmitc . Mind of the Creator works with us in our private homes , marking our doings , and becoming with us a sharer of our glory in the triumphs of mind and soul . ( hid is symbolised in all that He has created — I [ e clothes J limself in the glorious perfections of all that exists-and the nearest like Himself
is the perfection ol Man , whom he has created in I lis own sniritual and soul-like
image" Spirit ! whose life sustaining presence fills Air , ocean , central depths , by man untried . Thou for thy worshippers hast sanctified All place , all time ! The silence of the hills
Breathes veneration ; founts and choral rills Of Thee are murmuring ; to its inmost glade The living forest with thy whisper thrills , And there is holiness in every shade . "
God is everywhere ; God is everything that exists—perfect and supreme . Man , and onl y man , has to work at the " eternal loom of Time to weave the garment which bespeaks his nativity in the Godhead ; lie . alone , bears the
Divine impress of inventive power . Man alone is a worshipper . All other created beings , of whatever nature , are merely creatures and dependent upon laws they can neither shape , clian ;> v , or understand . . Infinite Wisdom has given to them instinct , but to man alone—reason . It
is in reasoning power that man becomes Godlike , and whatever system of Ethics or Philosophpy which reduces man from the sphere of reason to the dependency of instinct , brutali . scs the ideal of God and puts us down to the level of irresponsible creation . Nothing can be improved but man . All creation , , animate and inanimate , exc . pt man , is pr-
Immortality.
feet at its creation . Man has power to destroy the perfection of nature by abusing its laws , but can add nothing to orig inal perfection , except to understand and preserve its laws . Every man , therefore , becomes a co-worker of
God , because he improves upon his ori ginal condition . The boy who is born in a hut , and making use of the reasoning powers which God has given him , and arrives at the pinnacle of science , or the chief magistracy of a nation , and evinces , in his administration , the noble and
magnanimous characteristics of a gentleman and a statesman , proves before the world that he has not been an idle worker at the " eternal loom" where is woven the characteristic drapery of his Creator ; he is a fellowworkman of the Infinite Mind .
God works through human agencies and natural laws only . Apart from man , it is difficult to decide which is the most intelligent part of the animal creation ; but , taking them all , none have invented anything new , , except God himself , and
He being perfect , none but Man , by his thoughts , weaves the living drapery of the Father , of which the child is a part . How , glorious , then is the ideal that we are a part of God—free as the mountain air—as unrestrained and boundless in
the legal it ) ' of our conceptions of the Infinite and the God-like as God Himself ! What a boundless field of perspective is here opened up to every intelligent mind . The humblest , and even the untutored soul , can lift itself up in the
sunlight of the Grand Architect of the Universe , and exclaim , " I am a part of Thee ! "—and what nobler prayer can any- heart breathe than" more light . " In the language of Congreve :
" His pure thoughts were borne Like fumes of sacred incense o ' er the clouds , And wafted thence on angels' wings , thro' ways Of Light to the bri ght source of all . "
Every human being has an idea of the perfections of God , and in clothing their impersonation , no painter has ever dared to characterise even angels in any drapery except spotless
white , as the emblem of purity , hence all writers have decided that when man appears before God , he must be clothed in perfect purity , therefore when St . John in his vision of the Revelation ,
says : — " He that overcometh , the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out out his name out of the book of life . " Here we have the drapery of God ; and each human
being is supposed to be working at the eternal loom , and weaving for himself the living habiliments fit for a heavenl y home . No one of ordinary power of reason supposes for a moment that any of us shall appear in actual clothing , or that God is a tangible being , hence the only
drapery here signified , is the clothing of good works , honest heart and pure soul , all symbolized by white ; hence , he who shall claim the relationship of God must be clothed in good works—woven upon the " eternal loom of Tune- '—St . Louis Freemason .
American Masonic Temples.
AMERICAN MASONIC TEMPLES .
The Masonic Temple , at Troy , N , Y ., was dedicated April 2 , 1872 . It cost £ 100 , 000 . The furnishing of the Lodge Rooms cost 810 , 000 , besides several elegant articles of furniture that were presented by the brethren ,
The Masonic Temple of Philadel phia is under roof and rapidly approching completion . It will cost when finished Si , 000 , 000 . It is designed to dedicate the building in June , 1873 . The Masonic Temple of New York is not yet under roof . It is progressing slowly . It will cost when finished 82 , 000 , 000 ,
The Masonic Temple of New Orleans is to cost 8250 , 000 . The corner-stone was laid on the 15 th of February last . The contract for the Masonic Temple at Macon , Ga ., at a cost of 8 45 , , was given out in May , 1871 , and was to be finished in April , 1872 .
The Masonic Temple at Wilmington , Delaware , was dedicated April 18 . It is a beautiful building , 92 feet front by 2 J i feet deep .
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Freemasonry In Bermuda.
The Lodge being opened in due form , the W . M . in a short address called the attention of the . brethren to to the objects of the meeting , and Bro . G . W . Green was presented by the W . M . with a handsome Secretary ' s Jewel , awarded to him by the brethren for his services as Secretary
for the year 1871 , and Bro . Green in a lewwords thanked the lodge for the honour they had conferred on him . Prayer haying been offered by Bro . the Revd . R . Measham , the lodge was closed , and the brethren , numbering about 70 , sat down to an excellent banquet , provided for
occasion ; reflecting great credit on the Stewards , Bros . Bray and Warder , for the manner in which they had performed their arduous duty . The room was tastefully decorated , by several of the brethren , and the effect delighted everyone . Grace being said , the brethren sat down and
did justice to the good things provided , at the same time the soul enlivening strains of music were sent forth by part of the band from H . M . S . Roipil Alfred , Bro . Hecker having kindly provided an excellent programme for the occasion .
The cloth having been removed the W . M . proposed the first toast , " The Queen and the Craft . " The usual honours were given quite loyally , and the members sang " God save the Queen . "
The Vs , M . m proposing the next toast , drew the attention of the brethren to that distinguished nobleman , who is now at the head of craft in England and who was selected to be the chief bearer of the olive branch of peace to our kinsmen in the West , to brinsi about a friendly
handshaking between two mi ghty nations . The W . M . therefore rose to propose the health of the Musi Noble the Marquis of Ripon , M . W . G . M ., the Grand Officers , and that esteemed nobleman who I ' or 26 years ruled the destinies of the craft , the Earl of Zetland , P . G . M ., which toast was
greeted with mil masonic honours , and ably responded to by Bro . P . M . Anderson . The next toast being that of Bro . II . R . If . the Prince of Wales , the W . M . drew the attention of the brethren to that memorable day ihe 27 th of February , when the Royal Family went with the people to thank ihe Great
Architect for tne preservation of the life of the Heir to the Throne ; hoping that the events of that dav would make a lasting impression on the hcans of all . The W . M . then proposed the health of the Prince of Wales , which was greeted will : the honours , the band playing " God bless llit * Prince of Wales . "
1 be \\ . M ., on rising again , to propose the ti . a--l oi' the evening , said it was with a mixture of regret and pleasure that he rose lo propose the health of the S . W ., Brother Robert Barnaby : with regret at losing so good an officer and member , and with pleasure , in that he was
enabled to congratulate him on the successful completion ol his mission , Brother Harnahv bad by his zeal and assiduity as an officer of Loyally l . odgecarnedihcestcem of all present . The W . M . therefore requested the brethren to fill a bumper
and drink to the health ol' the S . W ., trusting he may have a safe and speedy voyage home , and find everything all he could wish . The loast was drank with the honours . the band playing " Auld Lang Syne" and " Home sweet Home . "
The next toast was the health of our esteemed brethren from II . M . S . Royal Alfred , who numbered about 32 , which was dul y honoured and responded to by Bro . Revd . A . Measham . Tiie " Stewards , " was next given , at the same
time remarking the labour and trouble taken to eater as they had done this ceiling , and which reiLc-ul such great credit -lo which Bro . Warder responded . The ' l , a . l : es" was drunk to heariily , and responded to bv Bro . Cobb .
J he least to the health of Bro . Heeler for his kii . cl assistance in arranging for ( he musical trc .-il lie has given us , especially as most of the peiees played were his own composition—which was heariily drunk to hy the brethren . The W . M . then proposed the healih of our
" Guests ior the evening , Bros . Rowse and Newton , and especially Mr . Rowse who , at difi ' eient times , rendered great service lo Loyalty Lodge by his timely advice when needed , which was ably responded to b y Bro . Rowse and Bro . Newton ,
Freemasonry In Bermuda.
Bro . Charles Thiele , I . P . M ., then proposed the health of the Worshipful Master , which they did in ri ght good earnest , and the W . M . responded , remarking that he trusted , while in office , he had carried out the wishes of the brethren .
P . M ., Rev . R . Measham , then proposed the concluding toast " All poor and distressed Brethren . " A few- songs were then rendered by some of the brethren , and all dispersed to their homes highly gratified at the success of the evening .
Immortality.
IMMORTALITY .
Ax IDEAL OF FRKKMASOXKV . The comprehensive and grand idea of Goethe , in his inimitable " Faust , " inspires the soul with a volume of thought , rich and practical . It must stamp npon every thinking mind the absolute fact that every man is a co-worker with God , for
" So God created man in his own image ; in the image of God , created he him ! male and female , created he them . " Gen . 1 ., 27 . There is no such thing as " Time " apart from " Eternity "—both are one and the same thing ;
but because the human mind cannot grasp the infinity of years , as measurements of unending time , men call that which they cannot realize , eternity . We agree with Goethe that the " loom of time " is eternal in its operations , and when
God created man in His own image , possessing the immortality of soul , He placed him at that loom as its sole worker , above all other created beings , and gave him , as his highest duty , to weave in daily life by good acts , earnest and
honest thoughts , intellectual improvement and stud y of the beautiful , the pure , and the true , ami the living drapery of the Godhead in exalted and perfect humanity . Milton , appreciating this ideal , said :
" God , who oft descends to visit men Unseen , and through their habitations walks To mark their doings . " It is peculiarly a Masonic ideal that God is a worker in this grand universe of worlds , and that man is the co-worker according to the intelligence with which he is endowed .
Think ol it , brethren , that each and every human being is weaving in his own person the symbolic drapery and representation of God Almighty ! It is a thought worthy of the Infinite , lo know that we are a part of the Godhead in our work of goodness and love , and that
the Inlmitc . Mind of the Creator works with us in our private homes , marking our doings , and becoming with us a sharer of our glory in the triumphs of mind and soul . ( hid is symbolised in all that He has created — I [ e clothes J limself in the glorious perfections of all that exists-and the nearest like Himself
is the perfection ol Man , whom he has created in I lis own sniritual and soul-like
image" Spirit ! whose life sustaining presence fills Air , ocean , central depths , by man untried . Thou for thy worshippers hast sanctified All place , all time ! The silence of the hills
Breathes veneration ; founts and choral rills Of Thee are murmuring ; to its inmost glade The living forest with thy whisper thrills , And there is holiness in every shade . "
God is everywhere ; God is everything that exists—perfect and supreme . Man , and onl y man , has to work at the " eternal loom of Time to weave the garment which bespeaks his nativity in the Godhead ; lie . alone , bears the
Divine impress of inventive power . Man alone is a worshipper . All other created beings , of whatever nature , are merely creatures and dependent upon laws they can neither shape , clian ;> v , or understand . . Infinite Wisdom has given to them instinct , but to man alone—reason . It
is in reasoning power that man becomes Godlike , and whatever system of Ethics or Philosophpy which reduces man from the sphere of reason to the dependency of instinct , brutali . scs the ideal of God and puts us down to the level of irresponsible creation . Nothing can be improved but man . All creation , , animate and inanimate , exc . pt man , is pr-
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feet at its creation . Man has power to destroy the perfection of nature by abusing its laws , but can add nothing to orig inal perfection , except to understand and preserve its laws . Every man , therefore , becomes a co-worker of
God , because he improves upon his ori ginal condition . The boy who is born in a hut , and making use of the reasoning powers which God has given him , and arrives at the pinnacle of science , or the chief magistracy of a nation , and evinces , in his administration , the noble and
magnanimous characteristics of a gentleman and a statesman , proves before the world that he has not been an idle worker at the " eternal loom" where is woven the characteristic drapery of his Creator ; he is a fellowworkman of the Infinite Mind .
God works through human agencies and natural laws only . Apart from man , it is difficult to decide which is the most intelligent part of the animal creation ; but , taking them all , none have invented anything new , , except God himself , and
He being perfect , none but Man , by his thoughts , weaves the living drapery of the Father , of which the child is a part . How , glorious , then is the ideal that we are a part of God—free as the mountain air—as unrestrained and boundless in
the legal it ) ' of our conceptions of the Infinite and the God-like as God Himself ! What a boundless field of perspective is here opened up to every intelligent mind . The humblest , and even the untutored soul , can lift itself up in the
sunlight of the Grand Architect of the Universe , and exclaim , " I am a part of Thee ! "—and what nobler prayer can any- heart breathe than" more light . " In the language of Congreve :
" His pure thoughts were borne Like fumes of sacred incense o ' er the clouds , And wafted thence on angels' wings , thro' ways Of Light to the bri ght source of all . "
Every human being has an idea of the perfections of God , and in clothing their impersonation , no painter has ever dared to characterise even angels in any drapery except spotless
white , as the emblem of purity , hence all writers have decided that when man appears before God , he must be clothed in perfect purity , therefore when St . John in his vision of the Revelation ,
says : — " He that overcometh , the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out out his name out of the book of life . " Here we have the drapery of God ; and each human
being is supposed to be working at the eternal loom , and weaving for himself the living habiliments fit for a heavenl y home . No one of ordinary power of reason supposes for a moment that any of us shall appear in actual clothing , or that God is a tangible being , hence the only
drapery here signified , is the clothing of good works , honest heart and pure soul , all symbolized by white ; hence , he who shall claim the relationship of God must be clothed in good works—woven upon the " eternal loom of Tune- '—St . Louis Freemason .
American Masonic Temples.
AMERICAN MASONIC TEMPLES .
The Masonic Temple , at Troy , N , Y ., was dedicated April 2 , 1872 . It cost £ 100 , 000 . The furnishing of the Lodge Rooms cost 810 , 000 , besides several elegant articles of furniture that were presented by the brethren ,
The Masonic Temple of Philadel phia is under roof and rapidly approching completion . It will cost when finished Si , 000 , 000 . It is designed to dedicate the building in June , 1873 . The Masonic Temple of New York is not yet under roof . It is progressing slowly . It will cost when finished 82 , 000 , 000 ,
The Masonic Temple of New Orleans is to cost 8250 , 000 . The corner-stone was laid on the 15 th of February last . The contract for the Masonic Temple at Macon , Ga ., at a cost of 8 45 , , was given out in May , 1871 , and was to be finished in April , 1872 .
The Masonic Temple at Wilmington , Delaware , was dedicated April 18 . It is a beautiful building , 92 feet front by 2 J i feet deep .