Masonic Ceremonial At St. Mark's, Tembuland.

and J . Thomas , as Stewards ; J . Whitehouse , Tyler ; and Bros . Rev . H . Maggs , Rev . T . Chamberlain , M . A ., and S . D . Snooke . After a short service , conducted by the Bishop of St . John ' s , assisted by the Ven . Archdeacon Coakes , W . Bro . Ryan gave the usual address and called upon the Chaplain to offer

prayer , after which Llymn 240 A . & M . was sung . The other officers then performed their respective duties , the stone was declared duly laid , and the proper libations made to it . After the Chaplain had again offered prayer the hymn " Great Architect of Earth and Heaven " was sung , and W . Bro . Ryan gave

the following address : " My Lord Bishop , Brethren , ladies and gentlemen , —I think it rig ht that I should try to explain to you , however indifferently I may do so , the reason why we are here as a Lodge , to take part in the ceremony to-day . You are aware that it has been the established custom among

Freemasons , from time immemorial , when requested so to do , to lay the foundation-stone of all public buildings , whether for civil or religious purposes , at the north-east corner of the site ; and you also know that all buildings erected for the worship of the

Almighty have been placed due east and west , ever since the time lhat Moses built the first edifice to the honour and glory of the Most High , which , by express command , was so situated . But some may ask , ' What is Freemasonry ? ' Freemasonry is a most ancient and honourable Institution . Ancient no doubt it

is , as having existed further than history can reach , down to the time of the building of the glorious Temple of King Solomon , our great Grand Master , and from that time to this clay . And honourable it must be admitted to be , as it tends to make those so who are obedient to its precepts . The fundamental principles

of Freemasonry are brotherly love , relief , and truth , to love your God with all your heart , and your neighbour as yourself ; and it enables us collectively to extend relief and consolation to our fellow creatures in the hour of their affliction more effectually than it would be possible for us otherwise to do . I must thank

the Rev . Archdeacon Coakes for his kindness in inviting us to take part in the laying of this stone to-day . It was thoughtful and kind of him to do so , as our late brother , to whose memory this building is being erected , was one of the oldest members of our lodge , and was for many years our beloved and esteemed

Chaplain , and was a bright example to the brethren of his lodge . He was indeed a true and worthy Mason , carrying out the principles of Freemasonry to their fullest extent , devoting his life to the honour and glory of his God , and the welfare of his fellow creatures . " ( Applause . )

Bro . Rev . A . Grant followed with a short eulogy upon the life and work of the late Archdeacon . The Star in the East Lodge placed on the stone a cheque for £ 25 , which is to be devoted to providing a memorial window . —South African Freemason .

Largest Building On Earth.

LARGEST BUILDING ON EARTH .

The projected Masonic Temple in Chicago will surpass anything yet erected , in point of size , at all events . This is what Bro . Norman T . Gassette , the prime mover in the project , says of it - . — - " The grand structure will have its halls and corridors on the various floors named as are the streets and avenues of a

city . The reason of this is to do away with all idea of altitude . Suppose a timid woman wants to see some one whose office is on the eighteenth floor , she will draw a long sigh , murmur ' Eig hteenth floor , ' ' and probably go back home without seeing the person , or perhaps try to cover the case by

telephoning . But if she is told by the elevator boy that her friend is up on Morris-street , why , of course , there is no idea of altitude ; she steps into the elevator and is shot up to the eighteenth floor . There will be sixteen streets in the Temple . They will be named after men who have been prominent in Masonry . The

first street above the main floor we will name Gurney , in honour of the late T . T . Gurney , at one time City Comptroller of Chicago , who was in Masonry Past Grand Commander of Illinois , as well as Past Grand Master . Now , this will be the style of the Temple * The foundation will be steel rails . Each floor will be like

a span of a cantilever bridge . They will be drawn together with red-hot bolts so that there can absolutely be no vibration . The atmospheric pressure has been figured in an exaggerated way . So has the velocity of the wind . To particularise . * the Temple will be built so as to resist successfully the wind at a velocity of

135 miles an hour . Such a wind would level all the ordinary business blocks of the city . The weight of the people on each floor has been over estimated . We have provided to sustain a weight of as many people as could be packed in solid as

sardines on every foot of space on every floor . We have also txaggerated the weight of the beams and of fire-proofing . The upper floors will be as strong as the lower . They will so depend on each other as to be of uniform strength . Built on this principle it could be safel y made forty stories hi g h on that foun-

Largest Building On Earth.

dation . The only objection would be , it would require too much room for elevators . We now will have fourteen elevators , eight-foot cars , all arranged in a circle . The superstructure and foundation are alike solid . Externally the four sides of the Temple will be exactly alike . Even the alley sides will be a duplicate of the

State and Randolph-street sides . Itwillappearexactlythesame , no matter from what direction viewed . The general appearance of the Temple will be that of a gigantic monument . The lower five stories , in terra cotta , forming the base , then , in smoothfaced brick , will gleam the shaft , while the frieze or top comes

out in terra cotta . It is to be , you see , monumental . 1 have received application for cuts of the Temple from all parts of Europe and our own country . Other Masonic associations Avant

to know of the style of architecture and all about the work . I know of no building that has incited so much comment . The Temple will be completed ancl occupied on May 1 , 1892 . "Freemasons' Repository .

Provincial Grand Chapter Of Hampshire And The Isle Of Wight.

PROVINCIAL GRAND CHAPTER OF HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT .

The annual Grand Chapter of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wi ght assembled on Monday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Freemasons' Hall , Landport , under the presidency of the Grand Superintendent , Comp . W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., who vvas supported by Comp . J . E . Le Feuvre , H ., and a representative gathering of companions from various parts of the province . The usual routine business was disposed of . Comp . G . J . Tilling was re-elected Prov . G . Treasurer , and the Grand Superintendent appointed and invested the following as the Prov . Grand Officers for the

year * . Comp . W . H . C . St . Clair , St . Clair Chapter ... ... Prov . G . J . ,, Edgar Goble , 309 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . S . E . „ CT . Miles , 19 s ••••••••••¦•Prov . G . S . N . „ Dr . C . Knott , 342 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Reg . „ G . F . Bevis , 2068 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . P . Soj . „ T . Walton , 1780 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . ist A . S . „ H . H . Wheeler , 17 s " ... ... ... Prov . G . 2 nd A . S .

„ J . W . Boughton , 48 7 ... ... ... Prov . G . S . B . „ J . Brown , 1461 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Std . Br . „ J . Mason , 1428 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . D . C . „ T . Batchelor , 903 ... ... ... ... Prov . A . G . D . C . „ G . F . Lancaster , 903 ... ... ... Prov . A . G . S . E . » J * G . Jones , 151 ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Org . „ Exell ... ... ... ... ... Prov . G . Janitor . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Comp . the Rev . A . A . Headley ,

the late Prov . A . G . S . E ., for the valuable services he has rendered to the province , on the proposition of the G . SUPERINTENDENT , seconded by Comp . LE FEUVRE . The GRAND SUPERINTENDENT delivered an eloquent address on the prospects of Royal Arch Masonry , and referred to the honour conferred on H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught in Grand Chapter on the 7 th instant , when his Royal Highness was invested as P . G . Z . of England .

Consecration Of The Sarnian Mark Lodge, No. 425.

CONSECRATION OF THE SARNIAN MARK LODGE , No . 425 .

The progress that Freemasonry has made throughout the world since his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales assumed the office of Grand Master is one of the most remarkable events in the annals of nineteenth century Masonry . Not only , however , has his Royal Highness devoted himself to the promulgation of the best interests of the Craft , but his son , Prince Albert Victor , and his brother , H . R . H . the , Duke of Connaught , have shed the lustre of their exalted positions in the furtherance of the welfare of the Order . Never , at any period of its existence , going back even to the most remote periods of its ancient history , has Freemasonry been in such a flourishing and vigorous condition

not merely throughout the whole of the great empire of England , but we mig ht add wherever the English language is spoken . Even here in our small island this powerful influence has not been unfelt , and Freemasonry in Guernsey stands now on a very different footing from what it did in years gone by . For over a century Mariners Lodge , and for nearly a century Doyle ' s and Loyalty Lodges maintained more or less a struggle for existence , but better times arrived , and some few years ago , through the energy of Bro . T . M . Bichard , a fourth

lodge , Fidelis , No . 1809 , was established . These four Craft lodges have quite recentl y held their usual annual festival , and a crowded meeting at each was ample testimony of their welfare and prosperity . But there are still wanting to complete the perfect knowledge of the mystic rite the presence of a Mark Masters' lodge , wherein to practice a ceremony and advance brothers to a Degree of singular beauty and special significance to the initiated . Thanks to the perseverance and Masonic zeal of Bro . Dr . Balfour Cockburn , a Past Officer of the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters of England and Wales , that want has been

supplied , and the Sarnian , No . 425 , Lodge of Mark Masters , was opened by this brother on Monday , the 9 th inst ., at the Masonic Temple , under circumstances which promise for it a most successful career . A strong contingent of brethren from the Cesarean Lodge , No . 74 , in Jersey , came over for the opening ceremony . Amongst whom we noticed Bros . T . Stone , I . P . M . ; P . Bois , S . W ., W . M . elect ; F . j . Godfray J . W . ; W . C . Marrett , M . O . ; T . Hamling , Sec ; and T . C . Barrette , I . G .

Several letters and telegrams were also received from Jersey brethren , regretting their inability to attend , and Bro . F . Godfray was specially charged with a message to the same effect from Bro . Col . Malet de Carteret , Prov . Grand Master of Jersey . Amongst the founders of the Sarnian Lodge we note also the names of Bros . T . M . Bichard , who is the S . W . ; Lovell , J . W . ; Capt . Giles , Rev . Pickering , H . Wilkins , J . Guilbert , R . Rowchffe , A . De Jausserand , Geraghty , and several

others . After opening the lodge , four candidates were advanced and admitted as Mark Masters . The furniture and regalia of the lodge are very handsome , and as most of ithas been supplied b y the great Masonic house , of George Kenning , of London , this sufficiently guarantees its perfection and correctness .

This new lodge being one wherein the brethren from all the Craft lodges meet on a common footing , added to the cordial support given to it by the Jersey brethren , will , we trust , result in its being the prelude to the establishment of a Provincial Grand Mark Masters' Lodge in the near future , —Guernsey Advertiser .