Grand Imperial Conclave Of The Knights Of Rome And Red Cross Of Constantine.

¦ rood qualities of their late M . III . Grand Sovereign were known so „ , ell that it was unnecessary to enumerate them , and the Grand Recorder would read the address of condolence to Lady Burdett which had been drawn up . The GRAND RECORDER then read the following address , which vvas iftervvards unanimously agreed to : —

Lady Burdett , — We , the Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign , the Most Eminent Grand Viceroy , and the members of the Masonic and Military Orders of Knig hts of Rome and of the Red Cross of Constantine , Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and gt . John the Evangelist , in Special Grand Conclave assembleddesire to offer to

, you and your family the most sincere expressions of our sympathy and condolence in the irreparable loss you have sustained by the lamented death of our late Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign , Sir Francis Burdett , Bart ., vvho for many years has ruled our Order vvith the utmost dignity and discretion , and at the same time desire to assure you of our profound sorrow .

We humbly hope that the Omnipotent Ruler of Heaven and Earth may endue you with fortitude to support you in the hour of your sad affliction and console you in your grief and sorrow . Signed on behalf of the Imperial Grand Conclave ,

EUSTON , M . 111 . G . Sov . DE FERRIEKES , M . E . G . V , C . F . MATIER , G . Rec . Mark Masons' Hall , London , 8 th July , 1892 .

The Earl of Euston having retired , the chair was taken by Sir Knight Iiaron DE FERRIERES , who addressed the sir kni ghts , and said that no time had been lost in meeting to appoint a successor to the late M . I . G . Sovereign , for an Order so important as theirs should not be left without a head . In all Masonic Orders the one who held the position equal to S . W . in the Craft vvas looked upon as entitled to the chair , but in this instance he was certain

it vvas not merely a matter of rotation , for if they searched the kingdom they could not possibly find one they would have more pleasure in appointing than the Earl of Euston . Whatever office Lord Euston took up he took pride in performing the duties , and if he was elected they would find the Degree taking the place it ought to occupy . Sir Knight C F . HOGARD , G . Treasurer , seconded the nomination , and

said that ever since the Earl of Euston joined the Order he had taken a very deep interest in it , and if elected he would prove a most efficient and kind Grand Sovereign . The nomination was unanimously agreed to , and the Grand Sovereign elect having been admitted , he was duly obligated and invested , and proclaimed by the Grand Herald . Sir Knight Baron de Ferrieres was then invested as Grand Viceroy .

1 he following sir knights paid homage on their appointment as Intendant-Generals : Rev . Hayman Cummings , Kent ; Frank Richardson , Middlesex , Essex , and Surrey ; Col . Marmaduke Ramsey , Malta and Tunis ; and J . Balfour Cockburn , M . D ., Guernsey . Sir Knight Donald Grant MacLeod was appointed Intendant-General of Burmah , and Viscount Dungarvan Intendant-General of Bristol ,

Gloucester , and Somerset . Imperial Grand Conclave was closed , and a banquet was afterwards held at Freemasons' Tavern , at which the M . III . Grand Sovereign presided . ' "The Queen and Christian Masonry" was first honoured . Baron DE FERRIERES , Grand Viceroy , then said there was one toast which they should honour— "The Health of the Newly-installed Grand

Sovereign . It was difficult to speak of a man before his face , and especially a man such as their Grand Sovereign , who did not like fulsome Mattery Many men in high positions were ready to accept office , but few were prepared to do the work . This was not the case with the Earl of Huston , vvho had always performed the duties attached to the offices he had held , and did not stud y his own convenience when any work was to be done . The Order

would doubtless progress under his rule , and in a few years occupy thc hig-li position it so well deserved . The Earl of EUSTON , M . III . Grand Sovereign , in reply , said he could onl y say that he would do his best for the Order , and he thanked them most heartil y for the high honour conferred upon him in electing him as Grand Soverei gn . He thought this was an Order which might in due course—if

they went on steadil y and looked well before they leapt—attain a prominent position . He should personally be ready to render any assistance required , and for a start he had promised to go to Chatham on the 29 th of August , when the Province of Kent would hold their Conclave . He thanked the Grand Viceroy very heartily for the way he had spoken of him , and the sir Knights for the manner in which he had been received on this and former

occasions . " 1 he Grand Viceroy " was next given by the Earl of EUSTON , who said that Baron Dc Ferrieres had done good and loyal service to this Order , and he thanked him for again taking office . Baron DE FERRIERES , G . Viceroy , thanked the Most Illustrious Grand soverei gn for the kind way in which he had proposed the toast . He had

seen that their late lamented Sir Francis Burdett was failing a good deal , and he thought that if they could get Lord Euston to be his successor it H'ould be a good thing for the Order . He had been willing to fall into the ¦ irrangement and take the office of Grand Viceroy for one year , when one who was worthily following in the steps of Lord Euston would succeed him . Ihe proceedings then terminated .

Masonic Service At Orton-Longueville Church, Near Peterborough.

MASONIC SERVICE AT ORTON-LONGUEVILLE CHURCH , NEAR PETERBOROUGH .

P « I Sundav . ' ^ e 26 th ult ., the brethren of St . Peter ' s Lodge , No . 442 , Ho ?!! ou ff i ' . response to an invitation from the rector , Bro . Rev . Peter A- 11 ' Chaplain 442 , Prov . G . Chap . Norths and Hunts , attended evening d , ^ e a' Orton-Longueville Church , Huntingdonshire . The brethren , to Secret " ° ^ 7 ° ' assern k ' ccl '" 'he school-room at 5 . 45 p . m ., when the t . _ . . ' Vi Bro . Di \ 'PV . rr » nrl thn flicnAllynlinn In wn . ir Crnfr- rlntllincr Uflili-l-i

G . M fc rranl . cd b y Bro . the Right Hon . the Earl of Euston , D . L ., Prov , n ' proc " ' av n clothed themselves in the regalia of the Order , walked I } ler eSS i' ° ' 1 c chui'ch , which was close by , preceded by the Prov . Grand G r r c Prov Grand Std . Br . carrying the banner of the lodge . Bro . * Tl ' aster . ' P-M ., officiated as D . C . Soldier ? , crvicc commenced by singing the hymn "Onward , Christian Ahvaltn ,, w , lich Bro . Rev . G . G . W . CLEMENGER , M . A ., rector of l ° . Hunts , and formerly Chaplain of Stability Lodge , No . S 24 ( LC ) ,

Masonic Service At Orton-Longueville Church, Near Peterborough.

read the Litany , and Bro . R . W . ELSEY , B . A ., Stwd . 442 , read the lesson taken from II . Chron ., ii . Then followed the hymn before the sermon " O Lord , how joyful ' tis to see , " after vvhich the PROV . GRAND CHAPLAIN ascended the pulpit and preached an admirable sermon from the text " Be kindly affectioned one towards another with brotherl y love . "—Rom . xii ., 10 . He said . * Dear Brothers , —We often meet together in solemn conclave and around

the social board . This evening we are gathered together to present our prayers and praises to the "Supreme Ruler of the Universe , " not only on behalf of ourselves , but of others also , earnestly beseeching Him that the work begun in His name may be continued to His glory and evermore established in us and them b y obedience to His precepts . I bid you , one and all , a hearty welcome here to-night . The command contained in the words of our text is not a new command to mankind . It is as old as the

human race itself . It has an original human instinct ; a fundamental obligation ; born in heaven , promulgated in paradise , retained on earth , though , alas ! alas ! often marred by the blatant voices of selfishness , passion , and policy . Yet , it still survives in the hearts of the honest and the true , and is manifested in ten thousand outward acts of Christian philanthropy in our midst , in obedience to the Divine injunction— " Thou shalt love the Lord th y God

with all thy heart , and with all thy soul , and with all th y strength , and vvith all thy mind ; and th y neighbour as thyself . " ( St . Luke x ., 27 . ) Let us apply an instance in confirmation hereof , with which we are all familiar , viz . —when two persons come to be united in " thc hol y bands of matrimony , " then the officiating minister , addressing those assembled to witness the ceremony , amongst other things says—that marriage " was ordained for

the mutual society , help , and comfort , that thc one ought to have to the other , both in prosperity and adversity . " From which it would appear that this sentiment exactly expresses the feeling which first united the brotherhood of Freemasons together , it may be hundreds or thousands of years ago , and is the principle which prompts the practical action flowing from that " Charity , " or love , whichever should exist amongst those who desire mutual intercourse and benefit . These words— " Be kindly

affectioned one to another with brotherly love "—addressed by the Apostle to his Gentile converts at Rome , are no mere idle words , but they tell us how fully he was imbued with the spirit of his Master , and convey to us the motor power for our daily life , belonging as wc do to the vast human family , united by the same principles and interests . They denote the badge of discip leship in our mutual intercourse , our natural affection , our trials and afflictions in this sublunary

sphere—Great , generous , virtuous , good and brave , Are titles Masons justly claim ; Their deeds shall live beyond the grave , Which some unborn shall loud proclaim ; Time shall their glorious acts unroll , And love vvith friendship charm the soul .

The many precepts which exhort us to be " kindly affectioned one to another " abound in the Divine code of Scriptures , and form a valuable digest of practical godliness ; abeautiful illustration of the morals of Christianity ; illustrating the close and intimate connection between doctrine and duty , faith and practice , so that we may " become the servants of God , have our fruit unto holiness , and the end everlasting life "—the very code of

Freemasons . " There would be less reason for despair , greater promotion of the world's best interests , more confidence in the future , if the true principles of Freemasonry were more fully known , and more zealously translated into action , " says a brother Chaplain ( Rev . C . E . Bagot ) . " For if we love one another , God dwelleth in us , and His love is perfected in us . " ( St . John iv ., 12 . ) A love which leads a true heart to value and esteem his fellow man ;

earnestly to desire complacence and satisfaction in his welfare , sympathise with him in affliction , and do him good whenever he has opportunity . Surely , this fraternal love is entirely opposed to that natural indisposition which exists in the hearts of those who take no deep interest in their fellow men . Alas ! we all of us know , only too well , how * by nature pride , hatred , malice , self-love rule in the heart ; by nature men are hateful and hating

one another . Such feelings it should ever be our daily duty earnestly to strive and eradicate , as they only too often produce and exhibit a hurricane , of discordant elements ; a whirlpool of contending passions in the midst of the human family . The tender and sincere regard one ior another is sufficiently important to make it the subject of Divine command , binding on thc brothers of our Master to the end of time . For he distinctly enjoins , " A new Commandment I give unto you , that ye love

one another . lhc sweetness and tenderness with which this was given , as well as the last act of His loved , which he consummated on Calvary , should make alasting impression on our mindsandensureafaithful andcontinucdobservancc of it in ourmidst . St . John , ever styled the beloved disciple , whose soul was imbued vvith more of this Heavenly principle than perhaps ever mortal enjoyed out of Heaven , inculcated it both by precept and

example . Being , as you arc aware , the longest lived of our Blessed Lord s disciples , and spending his days in the bright exemplification of " brotherly love , " was—as we are told bv the historian St . Jerome—when too feeble to walk , wont to be carried to his church at Ephesus , over which he presided as Bishop , and when incapable of the effort of producing a longer discourse , would raise his trembling hands and breathe the exhortation , " Little

children , loveone another . " And on being asked why he so often repeated this one saying , he replied , " Because it is the Lord ' s command , and enough is done if this be done . " Brothers , as the / rommon creatures of one Creator , " For we are His offspring , " we ought , at least , to preserve in our minds some regard for our fellow men and never despise the least of whom was " created in the image of God , " and who possesses in common vvith ourselves

a principle of immortality which will run on parallel with the existence of Deity Himself . A spark never to become extinct ought most assuredly to claim a yearning sympathy and love for his welfare . We shall thus be saved from the folly noticed by the wise King Solomon , when he declared— " He is void of understanding that despiseth his neighbour " ( Prov . xi . 12 , xiv . 21 ) . Novv let us mark well a fact of vast importance upon this fraternal gathering .

Not only is " brotherly love " an injunction of the Saviour ' s , and enjoined alike by Evangelists and Apostles , as well by the ties of creation and Christian fellowship , but every principle which is opposed to it , which rules in thc human heart is productive of misery to the individual himself , as well as to others in proportion to thc strength exerted !

This is a truth so fully confirmed by daily experience that none will question it . Let anger , pride , [ covetousness , envy , hatred , reign in the heart , and they will soon be exhibited in the conduct ; others will soon feel their bitter effects ; the empoisoned breadth of slander , will blast the fairest character ; pride will pour unmerited contempt in every form ; greedy rapacity will grasp for more than is due ; untold misery will