Dedication Of The Hobart Town Freemasons' Hall.

When the W . Masters arrived in the east , the music ceased , and one of the W . Masters said . - In the name of the Supreme and Eternal God , the Great Architect of heaven and earth , to whom be all honour aud glory , I dedicate this Temple to Universal Benevolence .

A Chaplain then dipped his finger in the oil , and sprinkled it over the lodge . Response . —Glory be to God on high , on earth peace , goodwill towards men . The honours were then given . A Chaplain then delivered the Invocation .

Response by the brethren— " The Lord is gracious , His mercy endureth for ever . A Chaplain then pronounced the blessing . Response by the brethren— " Glory be to God on high , on earth peace , goodwill towards

men . The Masters , Officers , and Brethren then retired to their places . The Lodge was then covered . Address by a W . Master . After which the following anthem was

sung : — Behold ! how pleasant and how good , For brethren such as we , & c . For there the Lord of Light and Love A blessing sent with power , & c . The lodge was then closed , and passed out of the hall for refreshment .

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MASONIC PRESENTATION . The following address has been presented to Rev . M . A . Holden , M . A ., Chaplain 219 , on his appointment as Rector of Milltown . " Dear Sir and Brother . " We , the Master , Wardens , and brethren of your lodge , take this opportunity of

offering you our hearty congratulations on this well-merited recognition of your worth as a Minister of the Gospel . We have long felt , and been much profited by your gentlemanly , Masonic , and , Christian example ; and feel that your influence has been eminently calculated to promote that brotherly love , peace , and harmony .

which arc among the chief characteristics of ou r ancient Order . Your untiring zeal , and continued efforts in promoting the cause of Masonry , have won for you the admiration and esteem of your brethren , and they have unfeigned pleasure in giving expression to the feeling of delight with which they have heard of the favour and distinction which has been conferred on you .

'' We ask your acceptance of this apron and jewel as a small token of the fraternal regard in which you are held b y the brethren of this , your mother lodge ; and wish you every prosperity in

your new sphere of labour . " We pray that the Great Architect of the Universe may bless your efforts in promoting His glory on earth ; and , " When in the Western sky the signs bid you

prepare , To gather up your working tools and be tried upon the square , " May you be found of Him a perfect stone , fit for a place " in the House not made with hands , eternal in the heavens . " " Signed , on behalf ofthe lodge ,

"Matthew Wilson , W . M ., "Samuel ! Connell , S . W ., " J- T . Pentland , J . W ., " Wm . Bright , Sec . " Bro . Holden made the following reply , " To the Master , Wardens , and Brethren of Masonic Lodge , 21 9 , Portadown . " Dear Sirs and Brethren ,

" Although unable to reply in suitable terms to the kindly address which has been presented to me , the difficulty is lessened , I may say removed , by the recollection that we are now assembled in a building where , in the truest sense of the word , " Brotherly love continues " and

abounds . And , although I am fully persuaded that the opinion which you so kindly entertain with regard to me , is far too high , nevertheless , I must say for myself that I have endeavoured to do all that which you so generously have given me credit for actually performing . And this I

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did not from a desire to excel you , but from an honest and heartfelt desire to prove myself wort > y of you . For , although as Masons it is not in ou-: power to reveal its secrets , or to disclose its mysteries to the uninitiated , it is in our power to show by example that the fraternity to which we

belong is calculated to enlarge the mind—calculated to take a man out of self , and to cause him , when he looks around upon others , to say truly we are brethren . To you , brothers , my best thanks are due for the prayer which you have so heartily offered up for me , now that I am about

to enter upon a new sphere of duty . And let me also add that the beautiful jewel and apron which you have so kindly presented to me shall be ever esteemed , inasmuch as they are the insignia of our Order , and the gift of Free and Accepted Brethren .

" Praying that the blessing of Heaven may rest upon you and all regular Masons , that brotherly love may prevail , and every moral and social virtue may unite and cement us . " I remain , dear Brothers , fraternally , yours , "M . A . HOLDEN , " Chaplain of Lodge 219 . "

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TIC TRAINING . —On Thursday evening , the 10 th inst ., Bro . the Right Hon . Lord Skelmersdale , Deputy Grand Master , R . W . P . G . M . for West Lancashire , presided Jat an assault-at-arms at the Liverpool Gymnasium , Hardman-street , THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER ON GY .

MNASwhere there was a very large and fashionable gathering of ladies and gentlemen . His lordship was accompanied by Lady Skelmersdale . During an interval in the exercises , which were very cleverly performed under the direction of Mr . Shrapnell , the conductor , his lordship

said it gave him immense gratification to preside at that assault-at-arms , because it showed him how much muscle there was in the good old town of Liverpool . ( Cheers . ) It showed him that the young men of Liverpool bore in mind the important motto , " Mens sana in

corpore sano- ( Applause . ) They knew how to value that saying , and they fully appreciated the fact that by exercising their muscles they gave themselves health and strength , instead of wasting away all health and strength ia hot , stuffy billiard-rooms and such like . ( Cheers . )

As long as young men would only take this lesson to heart , they would be equal to any call that was made either upon their brain or muscle . It was an extraordinary thing for him to remember that in his young days so little was thought about gymnastics . In his Oxford

experiences , the room devoted to athletic exercises contained only about thirty feet of space . Now there was a grand gymnasium there—not as good as the Liverpool one , for there were few in the world to come up to it . Gymnastics were , at the present day , gradually making their

way all over the country , not only among civilians , but in the army . And what was the result ? Why , that they had young men who were trained so as to fit them for any calling in which active service was required . It would be invidious to single out any person for

commendation , as everything seemed so excellently done that evening , but he was sure they would all agree with him that there was no person to whom they owed so large a debt of gratitude as to Mr- Shrapnell . ( Loud cheering . ) They had seen what his adult pupils could do , and he

could speak from his own experience how admirable was his training of still younger pupils , for members of his own family hid been in his gymnasium , and had profited much from his tuition . ( Cheers . ) He knew how lo call out the muscle when required , and to temper down

the weak—to bring them out gradually—so as not to overstrain them ; and he might say that such a course of training was a great achievement . ( Cheers . ) On the motion of Dr . Turnbull , seconded by Mr . A . Holt , a very cordial vote of thanks was given to his lordship for presiding .

We felicitate Bro . A . J . Wheeler , editor of the Masonic Jewel ( Memphis ) , upon his election to the distinguished office of Grand Master of Masons of Tennessee , on Nov . 12 th . The Press is no longer looking up , but is rather looked up to . So it ought to be .

Masonic Tidings.

Masonic Tidings .

Bro . the Rev . Canon Baynes has been elected W . M . of Trinity Lodge , Coventry , No . 254 , for the year ensuing . The Installation will take place on Jan . 21 st . Bro . Canon Baynes was P . G . Chaplain for Warwickshire last yeat .

The Rt . Hon . the Earl of Shrewsbury , Prov . Grand Master , Staffordshire , has been appointed to the Captaincy of the Hon . Corps of Gentlemen at Arms , in the room of the Marquis of Exeter .

A Grand Lodge of Sorrow , in memory of the Past Grand Master , Samuel McManus , of Tennessee , was held at Nashville , Tenn ., on Nov . nth ult . Bro . A . J . Wheeler delivered an eloquent culogium upon the life of Bro . McManus .

NON-MASONIC NOTES . All London has been startled with the loss of Lady Dudley ' s valuable jewels . It seems that on Saturday evening , Lord and Lady Dudley were at the Paddington Station en route to Worcestershire . The dressing-case containing this valuable property , worth about £ 25 , , was in

the charge of a lady ' s-maid . She put the box down and her foot upon it , and unfortunately lifting her foot for one moment , the box was gone . Lord Dudley has advertized in the Times , and the Times of Wednesday has favoured the world with a dissertation on the matter , and a

lecture to Lord and Lad y Dudley . We venture to think the dissertation worthless and the lecture impertinent . The writer in the Times has been " mal inspire , " his law and his argument are equally unsound . Lord Dudley is clearly "dans son droit" in offering a reward for lost

property . Until that the police can safely say the box has been stolen , and that the property is in concealment , and the diamonds " intact , " and in the hands of a " fence , " Lord Dudley is clearly right in treating the matter as a loss , not a robbery . The objection to Lord Dudley ' s

course is , that it might lead to a " compounding of a felony ; " but there can be no compounding without a felony to start with , and until that is proved , the matter is a loss , not a felony . There are many things in the world we may believewe may feel , as we say , morally sure of—and

yet we cannot prove . We may believe an associate to be worthless—a friend to be faithlessan employe to be a thief—and yet , as we cannot prove it , we must treat them , one and all , as respectable , and their errors as accidental . We hope sincerely that Lord and Lady Dudley may

regain their property ; but there are so many conflicting elements just now in our metropolis and our streets , that the absent person who has taken Lady Dudley ' s dressing-case by mistake may not be able , perhaps , to restore the property to its lawful owner .

Masonry Versus Curses.

MASONRY VERSUS CURSES .

Like the rising sun in th' eastern sky , Like the star-lit firmament on high , Like a broad-flowing stream in noonday sun , Like the mind at rest when labour is done ; Such is truth in fairest array : Such is the world ' s Freemasonry .

Like the pitiful wretch with hopes forlorn , Like the seagull's cry when mocking the storm , Like a petulant child weary of play ,

Like the howl of the wind fleeing away ; Such is the jaundiced priestly curse , Such is its vanity—Alot / ung worse . J . BEVAN , D . G . S . W ., P . M . 1229 , Z . 1229 , E . C .

IIOM . OWAY ' OINTMENT AND PII . LS . —Order and Ease—These lemarkable remedies surpass every other medicine for general family use ; they should be in the hands of all having the cares of households , since they may bc relied upon as simple , direct , and effectual means of redressing all bodily wrongs . Their action is alterative , anodyne , tonic , and healing . The Ointment has only to be

persevcringly rubbed twice a day over any affected organ to penetrate to it , regulate , and soothe it . It * tonic properties are obtained through the wholesome influence it exerts when rubbed over the stomach and liver , on both of which it produces the happiest effects , by making their secretions ' abundant and natural . Holloway ' s Pills should be simul- ¦¦ taneously taken . — . _» .