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foe in Freemasonry , and in so doing she condemns herself . Seeking to keep her children in the darkness of the neophyte , she dares not draw off the bandage that binds their eyes and give them light . Yet , if she will not remove it with her own hands , Time , the healer as well as the destroyer , will fret it away , and the true light be seen in all its bright

effulgence . Bound as we are by our laws to abstain from all persuasion to induce men to join our craft , in what way can we fill up our ranks ? The answer is an easy one . Our li ghts must be kept burning , not only within the walls of the lodge , but in the busy places of the world . Men will judge us by our works . Hitherto in South Australia there has been

little room for the exercise of our special duties . The great charitable institutions which reflect honour on our Order in the mother country have as yet found no place here . They have not , indeed , been needed . The help given to our benevolent fund is almost unnoticed . To the world without , therefore , we seem to have HO work in view

commensurate to our power and our professions . Let us acknowledge that this state of things must soon pass away . As death carries away one or other of our brethren , there are those left behind who are objects of special solicitude to the Craft . His widow , his children , those for whom he cared in life , are , in a measure , become objects of our care now . Let us

make our preparations that we may be ready when the time comes to render them the help they need . As in England they have their schools for children of the craft , their homes for its aged members , so let us at least endeavour to lay the foundation of a system of benevolence which may eventually enable us in South Australia to extend to those who need

it that help for which a Freemason should never be asked in vain . I rejoice to think that this has been already a subject of your thoughts . I am impressed with the conviction that a wide system of benevolence would tend almost more than anything else to strengthen our body . If our funds were temporarily diminished by an expenditure of this kind they

would surely bereplenished by the accession of brethren to our Order , and many a brother ivhose interest in the Craft is weak , mainly perhaps because he cannot see that we are busy in the work of benevolence , would feel his interest reawakened and his pleasure renewed in aiding and in stimulating our charitable endeavours . 1 have an earnest

confidence that our possession of this hall for Masonic purposes wili lead to such a movement for benevolent purposes as will call forth the energies and rouse the sympathies ofall the brotherhood in South Australia . The corn of nourishment , the wine of refreshment , the oil of gladness , each has taught us its lessons of God ' s bounty and providence for us ,

His creatures dwelling on this earth . Let us further remember that there is a world beyond this , and thai we must so live that we may be prepared to die . It may be that our researches into God ' s hidden mysteries may never lead us beyond darkness visible . As we advance our horizon may recede ; and each step forward serve but to show

us the more plainly that the wisdom of the Almighty is infinite , His ways past finding out . Of one thing at least we shall be convinced—of His love for man , His care for all created beings . Let , then , the lines of our lives be traced in accordance with this rule of love . By so living wc shall become most like Him while wc remain on earth , and

most ready to pass through that dark valley where One alone can beour companion , and to go through that great change which will enable us to know even as also we are known . " Another oration , equally interesting to the members of the Craft , was delivered by P . D . D . G . M .

Whittell , but it was of a purely Masonic character , and not appropriate for publication . After this the anthem , psalm cxxxiii ., " Behold how pleasant and how good , " was sung . and the lodge was closed , the choir giving as a finale the " Song of Australia" : —

There is a land where summer skies Are gleaming with a thousand dyes , Blending in witching harmonics ; And grassy knoll and forest height Are flushing in the rosy light , And all above is azure bright—Australia .

There is a land where honey flows , Where laughing corn luxuriant grows , Land of the myrtle and the rose ; Ou hill and plain the clust ' ring vine Is gushing out with purple wine , And cups are quaffed to thee and thine—Australia .

There is a land where floating free , From mountain top to girdling sea , A proud flag waves cxultingly ; And freedom ' s sons the banner bear , No shackled slave can breathe the air , Fairest of Britain ' s daughters fair—Australia .

It was mentioned in the course of the evening by Bro . Letchford , one of the Stewards and a Trustee of the Masonic Hall , that the cost of the land ,

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building , furnishing , & c , was , £ 5 , 100 . The annual liability is at present . £ 344 ( interest to mortgagee , ^ £ 240 ; Secretary , , £ 104 ) , and the estimated income is , £ 401 ( rent , , £ 156 ; three lodges , ; £ i 20 ; chapter , , £ 30 ; D . G . Lodge , £ 25 ; other lodges , , £ 20 ; banquet room , , £ 50 ) . Several contributions were received

after the ceremony of consecration , and others are confidently expected towards reducing the liabilities of the trustees . The architect ( Bro . the Hon . Thomas English , M . L . C . ) most liberally declared his intention of returning for the benefit of the fund one-half of the amount of his commission .

The brethren re-assembled in the banquettingroom below , the R . W . D . G . M . presiding , supported by the Prov . G . M . ( Irish Constitution ) , the Present and Past Deputy D . G . Masters , the D . G . Chaplain , & c . ; the Senior and Junior Wardens being in their places , and the " dark corner " properly filled .

Host Bungert set a repast before his guests which would have done credit to any Boniface in Adelaide , and of his wines it may truly be said that they were plentiful and excellent . Full justice was done to the

banquet , and , the cloth having been removed , the various toasts which royalty to the Crown and to the Order prescribe were duly honoured , not forgetting that which gallantry inspires in the heart of every true brother ot the Craft .

Jottings From Masonic Journals.

Jottings from Masonic Journals .

—*—WE are authorised to state that the Right Hon . the Lord Lindsay , 31 ° , and the Rev . Charles J . Martyn , ( Grand Chaplain of Grand Lodge of England ) , who were recently elected members of the Senate of the Red Cross Order , have accepted the positions of Grand Examiner , and Grand Sub-Prelate respectively , to which those

distinguished brethren were nominated by Lord Kenlis , the Grand Sovereign of the Order . GLOCESTER CATHEDRAL . —Some months ago the Freemasons of Glocestershire expressed a wish to undertaketherestoration of some distinct portion ofthe Glocester Cathedral , and it was suggested that they should provide the new reredos , at a cost then estimated at ^ 600 . A

committee was appointed by the Provincial Grand Lodge , the j £ 6 oo was raised , and at a recent meeting it was ordered that a communication should be made to the Dean to the effect that " the Freemasons are prepared with the . £ 600 , the amount which they were led to believe the restoration of the reredos would cost , and are most anxious to undertake that work : but that the committee do not

believe it to be possible to obtain a larger subscription . " The cost of the reredos , as designed by Mr . Gilbert Scott , is expected to be about . £ 2 , 000 . — Times . CULTIVATION OF TREE-CARNATIONS . —It requires a considerable amount of care and judgment to grow these delightfully-fragrant flowers satisfactorily . The cuttings should be struck in February , March , and April .

Take cuttings of two or three joints in length , remove the lowest leaves only , put them into pots or pans in sand alone , and place the pots in a brisk moist heat—like that afforded by a melon or cucumber frame , for instance . When well furnished with roots , put them into thumbpots , and then shift them from thumb-pots to three-inch size , and so on , always observing that they should not be

shifted till they really need it , nor be allowed to become pot-bound for want of a shift . As soon as they have recovered from the first shift , nip out the growing points , and stop no more . Continue to shift as required till the middle of July , when they may be in either eight or teninch pots , as both are good sizes in which to flower them . After the plants are established in thumb-pots ,

they should be grown with as little artificial heat as possible , and after they have had their last shift put them out of doors in an open situation , and stand the pots upon a bed of coal-ashes not less than six inches in thickness . When the pots are well filled with roots , water with very weak liquid manure . The pots must be drained efficiently , and the compost should consist of good turfy loam quite

free from wire-worm , with about a third of its bulk of old cow-manure , and a liberal proportion of sharp silver-sand . House from the 21 st of September to the 7 th of October , regulating the exact date by the time they arc wanted in flower and by the weather . Keep them near the glass in a cool airy house for a fortnight ; then transfer them to a warm greenhouse , where they will begin to bloom

towards the end of November , and , by judicious management , continue in flower throughout the winter . —Gardener ' s Magazine . THE BLOOD IN OLD AGE . — As age advances the blood becomes thin and cloudy—or , in a full habit , thick and cloudy . The failing of the powers of life requires extra nutrition and support , and the blood yielding

the excess required is soon overcharged with carbon , which gives to it the cloudy appearance . Being then impure , day by day the vitiated matter increases , and the body suffers from a thousand ailments . "The Blood Purifier , old Dr . Jacob Townsend ' s Sarsaparilla , supplies the extra nutrition to the blood and restores to it its florid hue , and then the progress of decay is arrested and the ailment disappear—man lives out his days , and the sunset of life is unattended with suffering . Testimonials with each

bottle from the Hon . the Dean of Lismore , General Wm . Gilbert , of the Indian Army ; and Rev . Francis Monck , of "The Gospel Evangelist . " Ordered also for Apothecaries' Hall , London . Sold by all druggists , in bottles 2 s . Cd ., 4 s ., 4 s . 6 d ., 7 s . Cd ., us . Pills and Ointment , each in boxes is . i /^ d ., 2 s . 9 d ., 4 s . 6 d . —Caution : Get thered and blue wrappers , with the old Doctor ' s head in the centre . No other genuine , —[ Advt . ]

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Week ending July 23 , 1870 . MONDAY , J 18 . Quarterly Meeting Boy's School , at 12 . Lodge 720 , Panmure , Balham Hotel , Balham . Sincerity Lodge of Instruction ( 174 ) , Railway Tavern ,

Fenchurch-stveet Station , at 7 . Wellington Lodge of Instruction , White Swan Tavern , Deptford , at 8 . Camden Lodge of Instruction ( 704 ) , Adelaide Tavern , Haverstock-hill , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor . Eastern Star Lodge of Instruction ( 95 ) , Royal Hotel ,

Mileend-road , at 7 . 30 , Bro . E . Gottheil , Preceptor . British Oak Lodge of Instruction , Bank of Friendship Tavern , Mile End , at 7 for 8 .

TUESDAY , J 19 . Board of General Purposes , Freemasons' Hall , at 3 . Lodge 435 , Salisbury , 71 , Dean-street , Soho . ,, 704 , Camden , York and Albany , Regent ' s-park . „ 857 , St . Mark ' s , Horns Tavern , Kennington . Chap . 186 , Industry , Freemasons' Hall . MetropolitanChapter of Instruction , George Hotel , Alder

manbury , at 7 ; Comp . Brett , Preceptor . DomaticLodgeof Instruction , Palmerston Tav ., Grosvenorpark , Camberwell , at 7 . 30 . Royal Union Lodge of Instruction ( 382 ) , Hotel de Cologne , 60 and 61 , Haymarket , at 8 ; Bro . T . AAdams , Preceptor . Faith Lodge of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway , Victoria

Station , at 8 ; Bro . C . A . Cottebrune , Preceptor . Yarborough Lodge of Instruction , Green Dragon , Stepney , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Prince Fredk . William Lodge of Instruction ( 753 ) Knights of St . John ' s Tavern , St . John ' s-wood ; Bro . F . G . Baker , Preceptor . Prestonian Club of Instruction ( for M . M . ' s only ) , Lyceum Tavern , Strand .

WEDNESDAY , J 20 . General Committee Grand Chapter , at 3 . Lodge of Benevolence , at 7 precisely . Lodge 619 , Beadon , Greyhound , Dulwich . ,, 1159 , Marquis of Dalhousie , Freemasons'Hall . Pythagorean Lodge of Instruction ( 79 ) , Prince of Orange ,

Greenwich , at 8 ; J . Robt . Nash , Preceptor . United Strength Lodge of Instruction ( 228 ) , Bull & Gate , Kentish Town-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . N . Frost , Preceptor . Israel Lodge of Instruction , Rising Sun Tavern , Globeroad , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , The Grapes Tavern , Duke-street . Manchester-square , at 8 ; Bro . T . A .

Adams , P . G . P ., Preceptor . New Concord Lodge of Instruction , Rosemary Branch Tavern , Hoxton , at 8 . Sydney Lodge of Instruction ( 829 ) , Cambridge Hotel , Upper Norwood , at 7 . 30 . Peckham Lotlge of Instruction , Maismore Arms ,

Parkroad , Peckham ; Bro . David Rose , Preceptor . Temperance in the East Lodge of Instruction , George the Fourth , Catherine-street , Poplar . Burdett Coutts Lodge of Instruction ( 1278 ) , Approach Tavern , Approach-road , Victoria-park , at 7 . 30 ; Bro . T . Terry , Preceptor .

THURSDAY , J 21 . House Committee Girls' School , at 4 . Lodge 1278 , Burdett Coutts , Approach-road , Victoria-park . Mark Lodge , Carnarvon , Mitre Tavern , Hampton Court . Fidelity Lodge of Instruction ( 3 ) , Goat and Compasses , Euston-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . A . Adams , Preceptor .

Finsbury Club of Instruction , Jolly Anglers' Tavern , 42 , Bath-street , City-road . United Mariners' Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes , Mile-end-road , at 8 ; Bro . T . J . Barnes , Preceptor . St . George's Lodge of Instruction ( 140 ) , Globe Tavern , Royal Hill , Greenwich , at 8 .

FRIDAY , J 22 . House Committee , Boys' School . Lodge 7 S 0 , Royal Alfred , Kew Bridge . St . Luke's Lodge of Instruction ( 144 ) , Pier Htl ., Chelsea . Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement for M . M . ' s , Freemasons' Hall , at 7 . Domatic Chapter of Instruction , Metropolitan Railway

Victoria Station , at 8 ; Comp . Cottebrune , Preceptor Pythagorean Chapter of Instruction ( No . 79 ) , Prince ol Orange , Greenwich-road , at S ; Comp . W . West Smith , Preceptor . Metropolitan Lodge of Instruction , George Hotel , Aidermanbury , at 7 ; Bro . Brett , Preceptor . United Pilgrims' Lodge of Instruction , Duke of

Edinburgh , Shepherd's-lane , Brixton . Belgrave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Htl ., Spring-gardens , Charing-cross ; Br . Pulsford , Preceptor Doric Lodge of Instruction , Three Cranes Tavern , Mileend-road , at 8 ; Bro . Isaac Saqui , Preceptor . Duke of Edinburgh Lodge of Instruction , Silver Lion ,

Penny-fields , Poplar , at 7 ; Br . D . b . Potts , Preceptor . Temperance Lodge of Instruction , Victoria Tav ., Victoriaroad , Deptford , at 8 . Charterhouse Club of Instruction , Hat and Feathers Tavern , 25 , Goswell-road , at 8 ; Bro . J . Mather , P . M . 65 , Preceptor .

SATURDAY , J 23 . Star Lodge of Instruction ( 1275 ) , Marquis of Granby , New Cross-road , at 7 . South-Eastern Masonic Charitable Association , New Cross Branch .

REMEMBER . —It is not what people eat , but what they digest , that makes them strong . It is not what they ' gain , but what they save , that makes them rich . It is not what they read , but what they remember , that makes them learned . It is not what they profess , but what they practi e , that makes them righteous .