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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Monmouthshire.
the remaining business was quickly gone through . It consisted chiefly in passing the usual votes of thanks to brethren who had served in office during the past year . The Rig ht Worshipful Prov . G . M . closed the lodge in ample form , and The Prov . G . Chaplain pronounced the benediction . The majority of thc brethren then proceeded to the
banquetting hall , the spacious borough court having been lent and decorated for the occasion . Bro . Jno . Thomas , the respected proprietor of the King ' s Head Hotel , was entrusted with the catering , and he prepared a sumptuous repast , not merely in an unexceptionable , but highly creditable manner . Right Worshipful Colontl l . vne , Prov . Grand Master ,
presided , and was supported rig ht and left by S . George Homfray , A . G . D . C . and D . P . G . M ., Mon . ; J . A . Lloyd Phillips , Provincial Grand Master South Wales ( Western Division ); Shad well H . Clcvke , P . M . 349 , and P . P . S . G Warden , Devon ; Alfred T . Perkins , W . M . 44 6 , Wells , Somerset ; D . G . Davies , Chaplain , 457 ; W . L . Stradling , P . M . 33 6 , and P . P . G . C . Western Division , South
Wales ; T . J . White , P . M . 4 64 , P . P . G . W , Western Division of South Wales ; R . B . Evans , P . M . 471 , P . P . G . S . W ., Mon . ; Henry J . Gratte , P . M . 473 , P . P . S . D ., Mon . ; George Gould , P . G . R ., Mon . ; W . H . Wickey Homfray , P . P . G . S . B .. Mon ., and W . M . Isca , 68 }; Walter West , J . W . 68 ^ , P . G . S ., Mon . ; R . J . Chambers , P . M . 68 s , P . G . J . W . ; G . Haskins , 471 ,
P . G . S . ; Chas . Rowe , P . M . 471 and 1429 , P . G . Sec ; J . Horner , P . G . A . D . C . 471 , Treas . 1429 ; Wm . Kinsey Morgan , 1429 ; Alfred Williams , 683 ; . Samuel Fisher , M . M . 213 , Perseverance ; Jas . Horner , jun ., Steward 1429 ; Benjamin Lawrence , W . M . 471 , P . P . G . Supt . Works ; John Griffiths , P . M . 471 , P . P . G . Supt , Works ; S . H . Hallcn , Silurian ; Thos . John Davies , 471 ;
S . Davies , P . M . 1363 , P . P . G . S . B . G . ; Hartley Feather , P . G . Pursuivant , and Secretary of Kennard Lodge , 1258 , Pontypool j J . W . Bebcll , Sec 1249 , P . G . Supt . Works ; Oliver Dillon Thomas , 1238 , P . G . S . B . ; William Bunning , W . M . 12 = 18 ; John Rees , Chaplain 1258 ; Charles Wilson , 437 ; W . B . ' Broad , 457 , P . G . O . ; T . J . A . Williams , . i ' s 7 , S . ; T . B . llyam , P . P . G . A . D . C ; E . V .
Salmon , 457 ; W . Welsford , 1429 ; II . P . Prosser , 457 ; Wyndham Vaughnn , 4 v ; John G . Huxtable , W . M , elect , 14 ? ' ! . P . P . A . G . C . " ; W . " Watkins , W . M . 1429 , and P . P . G . S . Wks . ; Charles 11 . Oliver , P . M ., and P . Z . 471 , P . G . S . W . ; Edward D . Thomas , S . W . and Treasurer 818 , P . G . I . D . ; Crawshay Bailey , W . M . 818 , P . P . G . S . B . ; V . O . B .-Morsford , S . D . 818 ; James Howard , 818 ;
II . Jenkins , J . D . 818 ; W . Tucker , 818 ; G . II . Gorrin , J . W . 818 ;' Jos . Coates , W . M . 457 , P . G . D . C ; Wm . James , P . M ., Treasurer 457 ; G . Higgins , P . G . W . 457 i I ° nn A . Tippins , 457 ; Matthew Jones , S . D . 457 ; William Lloyd , P . M ., 1238 , P . P . G . R . ; Dr . W . H . Tucker , 818 ; James Straker , P . J . W . 818 ; John O . Marsh , 818 ; W . S . Hadley Pain , 818 ; Thomas
Harrhy , 818 , P . P . G . S . ; H . R . Barrett , 818 , I . G . ; | ohn Watkins , 811 ; Robert Davies , S 18 ; Thos . Lewis Preece , P . M . 457 , P . G . T . ; John Rashleigh Banfield , 437 ; Thos . Sykes , 1004 ; William Coles , 437 ; William Mills , 457 ; P . James , 471 ; Wm . Needham , 4 61 ; Charles Cooper , 457 ; William H . Price , 437 , P . M . ; Thos . H . Clark , 457 .
TOAST LIST . The following was the toast list : — "The Queen and the Craft , " " The M . W . the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . thc Prince of Wales , K . G . " " The M . W . the Pro . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , thc R . W . the Deputy G . M ., the Viscount Skelmersdale , and
the Officers of Grand Lodge . " " The R . W . the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Licut-Cel Charles Lyne . " " The V . W . the Deputy Provincial Grand > :. -. ; t : r , Bro . Capt . S . Geo . Homfray , A . G . D . C . " " The Visitors . " "The W . M . of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge , " No . 457 , Mon .
" W . M . ' s of other lodges , and Provincial Grand Officers . " " The Lodges of thc Province . " " The Masonic Charities . " " To all poor and distressed Masons , tic . " The band of the Royal Monmouth Militia performed a choice programme of music at intervals throughout the evening , and the proceedings passed off with ' . he greatest harmeny .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . W . II . GRESHAM . An emergency meeting of the Sandridge Marine Lodge , E . C , was held at the Fieemasons' Hall , Sandridge , Victoria , Australia , on Monday , 29 th ult ., when a solemn mortuary service was held , in memory of the late Bro . William llutcheson Gresham , one of the founders and members of the lodge . The handsome hall belonging to the lodge had a
very sombre appearance , in consequence of the furniture and thc brethren ' s regalia and jewels being draped in crape . There were about eighty brethren present , including many visitors of Masonic note . After the W . M ., Bro . M . Goldstein , had explained the reason of holding an emergency meeting , he delivered an appropriate address , and the following funeral service was commenced by one of the
members of the lodge choir singing " Rest in the Lord , " after which a Masonic Litany was read , with thc choir chanting the responses . The Rev . Bro . F . C . Platts , who officiated as Chaplain , offered up an earnest prayer for those nearest and dearest to the late departed brother . Bro . Edward Clark , P . M . and W . M . elect , then gave an oration in a feeling and most impressive maimer , several passages of which we quote , and regret that want of space
Obituary.
precludes us from publishing it in its entirety : — " The sad , sudden , and shocking disappearance from our midst of our lamented brother Gresham , who was one of the first members of this lodge , is an event which should awaken in the hearts and minds of every true Mason sorrow and sympathy of the most genuine kind . Sorrow for the loss we , in common with thc rest of the fraternity have thus
sustained , and sympathy with those more immediately connected with our late brother by ties of kindred and intimate friendship , for whenever thc King of Terror does strike , whether the young or old , the depths of every heart are for tile time being stirred to the utmost , and those emotions which the Great Creator has implanted within us spring into fullest and freest action . The sigh , the tear ,
cannot be withheld . Sad , indeed ! Think of the circumstances surrounding it . Here was our unfortunate brother in the full vigour of manhood , in the eager pursuit of his lawful avocation , actuated by the laudable desire to repair his shattered fortunes , wishful by thc exercise of persevering energy to once more raise himself and his family back to the social position they formerly held , and pressing on
like a brave man , seemingly blind to impending danger , trusting himself and his two equally unfortunate companions in a light skiff , on a dark and stormy morning , with strong and variable winds about him , and heavy , restless , uncertain waters below him . Starting with hope and enterprise , battling with surrounding difficulties , and thinking , no doubt , to surmount them all and come back
successful and victorious , until alas ! in a fatal moment , unseen by helpful neighbours or friends , away from any possibility of rescue , the tiny mast and sail break from the thwarts and cords which held them , and the unhappy occupants of the all too frail bark are hopelessly engulphed
in the waters of the bay , never apparently again to be seen by mortal eye till the resurrection morn . Sad , sad indeed What thoughts of home , of wife , of children , of friends , of books , ambitions , of the chequered scenes of former life , and a thousand and one various ideas , may have flitted through his mind in the interval between the first shock and the
final loss of mortal consciousness . Let us hope that when thc last fatal struggle was over lie was permitted by the Great Giver of Life to enter into that inheritance which is incorruptible , undefilcd , and that fadeth not away , and which will eternally compensate him for all mere earthly loss . Sad , sad indeed ! Of him and his companions we may exclaim with
Miranda' Poor souls ! they pcrish'd . Had I been any god of power , I would Have sunk the sea within the earth , or e ' er It should the ( frail boat ) so have swallow'd , and The fraughting souls within her . ' What is death ?—that unsparing tyrant , that comes ' now with measured steps and slow , ' and now with
lightning-like velocity ; who , whether slow or swift , never misses his aim , but with unerring precision strikes down his victim , and bears away from earthly gaze the best , the bravest , the most beautiful , equally with the worst , the vilest , and the must craven . What is death ? Primarily the antithesis of life . It is that which is in constant antagonism to growth , progress , development ; which seems
to blast all hope , which dashes the most brilliant prospers to shivers , and seems to close all avenues to what is brig hter and better . We look back and seem to hear the never ceasing tramp of endless troops of men coming ami going , living and struggling , loving and hating , hoping and rejoicing , and then drooping and dying . The place that once knew them now knows them no more , the
last atom of the earthly forms 111 which once dwelt their souls faded out of sight and mingled in one common ruin with the very dust and ashes of the earth . Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death has fed upon them , and the grave is an habitation to every one of them . Certain it is that thc doing what is good , and right , and just , and true can never fill us with regrets , and if there be any
period of our career when the mind and heart should be freed from the burden of regret , it should be at that peculiar moment when we are called upon to ' shuffle off this mortal coil . ' Thc wish of every good man and every true Mason doubtless is , ' Let me die the death of the righteous , and let my last end be like his . ' How is this to be brought about ? Let each one ask the question to himself ,
ponder on it , and look to the G . A . O . T . U . to hel p him to find the true answer . Thus have we endeavoured to extract comfort and consolation from this melanchol y event which has brought us here together , and aided by the jiowcr of the great and Everlasting Spirit , whose allseeing eye beholds us , and who is ever near us ; to lift our contemplation from thc sombre grave to the light , and
life , and liberty beyond , and , imitating afar off the glorious luminary that enlightens the world from east to west , from north to south , to extract from death and corruption new life and energy , and to surround ourselves with a bri ghter , a purer , and a more refined moral atmosphere . And now farewell ! a long farewell to thee , our brother . May we all be permitted to meet thee at the last in the Grand Lodge
above , where the world's G . A . lives and reigns for ever . Farewell ! farewell 1 " At the conclusion of the oration the funeralservicc , according to ancient custom , was proceeded with—the choir giving several selections of appropriate music The Chaplain , Bro . F . C Platts , then gave a short address and offered another prayer . After a few remarks from the W . M . thc solemn and impressive ceremony terminated .
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disease , a few doses will remove the more urgent symptoms , antl thereafter control all disordered action , rouse tb ' e torpid liver , empty the engorged spleen , cleanse the obstructed kidneys , assimilate the food , improve the blood , and thereby confer on the brain , and every function , healthful vigour , natural activity , and wholesome regularity . In trying seasons this medicine will save many lives . —ADVT .
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .
SIR CimisTOpiinit WIIF . N A FUEEMASON . " At page 359 , our highly esteemed Bro . Hughan says that he does not see any reason to "doubt the fact" that Wren was adopted in 1 C 91 , but so far as wc have yet seen thc statement has not risen to the dignity or position of a " fact . " So soon as it does so then there will be no sensible reason for doubt .
1 see Bro . Hughan states that " There docs not , however , appear to be any evidence of Sir C . Wren ' s connection with thc Lodge of Antiquity prior to 1720 . " May 1 n . s ]; why he says " prior to 1720 ? " Is there proof that Wren was a member of the Lodge of Antiquity in 1720 ? I can . not at present remember what Bro . Hughan may be referring to , but perhaps he will kindly explain .
So far as the mere adoption or non-adoption of Wren in 1691 is concerned , it matters little in connection with the history of Freemasonry , as he would only be one of many but admitting that 1691 is the real date of his adoption , what about thc grand Masonic career given to him b y Preston , and others long before then ? W . P . BlXllAN .
MASONIC HALFPENNY TOKKN . Thc various letters which have appeared on the subject of this token have induced a brother to send two more of these coins to me for comparison with the first [ described . As far as the coin itself is concerned , it is evident they are all from the same die . The words on the rims of the two fresh ones are alike ; but differ from the
first . One has been very clearly stamped in the centre of the rim , the words being , " Masonic token J . S cctchlev fecit 1794 ; " in the other the letters have not been stamped so carefully , and consequently thc name might easily be read " Scnichley . " They are both in very good preservation , the compasses on the arms being quite distinct on each ; and there can be no doubt that thc article on the
reverse , which we have had difficulty in describing-, is a Bible . Unquestionably the supporters to thc arms are beavers , not leopards as 1 conjectured , and 1 thank Bro . T . F . for the correction . I hope to refer to the arms 011 this coin on a future occasion ; they differ from those of thc Masons' Company , as I have already pointed out , antl also from the arms of
the Craft , as given in Mackey s Lexicon of rreemasonry ( Griffiths and Co ., London ); but possibly some brother who is better informed in heraldry will trace the various changes in thc arms of Masonry in this country and give your readers the benefit of his researches .
As pointed out by Bro . Hughan in the Freemason of the 14 th August , we have now clearly proved that there have been three different issues of this token ; the obverse and reverse being the same in each instance , the distinction being in the inscription on the rim . The question now is , have there been any more issues of it ? E . S .
Punjab Masonic Educational Institution.
PUNJAB MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
A general meeting of the members of the Institution was held in Freemasons' Hall , Lahore , on Tuesday , the 13 th April , 1875 . Present—R . W . Bros . Major M . Ramsay , President ; Major G . N . Money , Major A . Stewart , W . E . Ball , Major W . H . Mackesy , George Davies , C . W . Calthrop , M . D . ; Henry T . Tanner , John Goldncy ,
C . H . Chetham , Captain Lewis , James Wilkinson , \ V . Walter Adlard , Hon . Sec , and a large number of brethren . The Honorary Secretary read the minutes of the meeting of the Life Governors , showing the state of the funds on the 6 th April , which after examination was accepted by the general meeting as correct .
Right Worshipful Bro . M . Ramsay then informed the meeting that with much regret he had now to inform tlie brethren that Worshi p ful Bro . Adlard , the Honorary Secretary , had placed his resignation before the meeting . He made this intimation with extreme regret , but as Worshipful Bro . Adlard adhered to his desire to resign they had no option but to accept it . He took advantage however
of this opportunity to express his sense of the zeal and untiring energy displayed by Worshi pful Bro . Adlard as Honorary Secretary , extending over a period of more tlia " three years , during which time he had lost no opportunity of promoting the interests of the Institution , and the result of his labours was most satisfactory . When thc Institution was formed it had Rs . 4000 only in hand , and now
it had an actual invested fund of Rs . 14 , 800 , with an increasing subscription list . Surely such a result was most praiseworthy ; and although the money had been subscribed by the Masons of the district , yet , all must alio" ' that without untiring zeal and an earnest spirit on the part of thc Secretary , in bringing the claims of the Institution to notice , these splendid results could never have been of
attained . He felt that they should express their sense the services rendered by the Honorary Secretary , during these three past years , in a form that will remain among " them ; he proposed , therefore , that the sum of Rs . 500 be invested in Government paper , and lie put aside as a scholarship to be denominated the "Adlard Scholarship , " and to be assigned in such manner as may be determined up
hereinafter . .. Worshipful Bro . A . Stewart seconded the proposition wiu great pleasure . All knew how thoroughly he was one » spirit with thc Punjab Masonic Institution . The scrvic " of Worshipful Bro . W . Adlard were too patent to all to nee ht \ -
comment , and after what had been said by the Rig V shipful District Grand Master , he felt nothing more tl ^ a coidial approval of thc proposal was needed from I" ' Worshipful Bro . W . Adlard then addressed the niectn B to the following effect : —
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Monmouthshire.
the remaining business was quickly gone through . It consisted chiefly in passing the usual votes of thanks to brethren who had served in office during the past year . The Rig ht Worshipful Prov . G . M . closed the lodge in ample form , and The Prov . G . Chaplain pronounced the benediction . The majority of thc brethren then proceeded to the
banquetting hall , the spacious borough court having been lent and decorated for the occasion . Bro . Jno . Thomas , the respected proprietor of the King ' s Head Hotel , was entrusted with the catering , and he prepared a sumptuous repast , not merely in an unexceptionable , but highly creditable manner . Right Worshipful Colontl l . vne , Prov . Grand Master ,
presided , and was supported rig ht and left by S . George Homfray , A . G . D . C . and D . P . G . M ., Mon . ; J . A . Lloyd Phillips , Provincial Grand Master South Wales ( Western Division ); Shad well H . Clcvke , P . M . 349 , and P . P . S . G Warden , Devon ; Alfred T . Perkins , W . M . 44 6 , Wells , Somerset ; D . G . Davies , Chaplain , 457 ; W . L . Stradling , P . M . 33 6 , and P . P . G . C . Western Division , South
Wales ; T . J . White , P . M . 4 64 , P . P . G . W , Western Division of South Wales ; R . B . Evans , P . M . 471 , P . P . G . S . W ., Mon . ; Henry J . Gratte , P . M . 473 , P . P . S . D ., Mon . ; George Gould , P . G . R ., Mon . ; W . H . Wickey Homfray , P . P . G . S . B .. Mon ., and W . M . Isca , 68 }; Walter West , J . W . 68 ^ , P . G . S ., Mon . ; R . J . Chambers , P . M . 68 s , P . G . J . W . ; G . Haskins , 471 ,
P . G . S . ; Chas . Rowe , P . M . 471 and 1429 , P . G . Sec ; J . Horner , P . G . A . D . C . 471 , Treas . 1429 ; Wm . Kinsey Morgan , 1429 ; Alfred Williams , 683 ; . Samuel Fisher , M . M . 213 , Perseverance ; Jas . Horner , jun ., Steward 1429 ; Benjamin Lawrence , W . M . 471 , P . P . G . Supt . Works ; John Griffiths , P . M . 471 , P . P . G . Supt , Works ; S . H . Hallcn , Silurian ; Thos . John Davies , 471 ;
S . Davies , P . M . 1363 , P . P . G . S . B . G . ; Hartley Feather , P . G . Pursuivant , and Secretary of Kennard Lodge , 1258 , Pontypool j J . W . Bebcll , Sec 1249 , P . G . Supt . Works ; Oliver Dillon Thomas , 1238 , P . G . S . B . ; William Bunning , W . M . 12 = 18 ; John Rees , Chaplain 1258 ; Charles Wilson , 437 ; W . B . ' Broad , 457 , P . G . O . ; T . J . A . Williams , . i ' s 7 , S . ; T . B . llyam , P . P . G . A . D . C ; E . V .
Salmon , 457 ; W . Welsford , 1429 ; II . P . Prosser , 457 ; Wyndham Vaughnn , 4 v ; John G . Huxtable , W . M , elect , 14 ? ' ! . P . P . A . G . C . " ; W . " Watkins , W . M . 1429 , and P . P . G . S . Wks . ; Charles 11 . Oliver , P . M ., and P . Z . 471 , P . G . S . W . ; Edward D . Thomas , S . W . and Treasurer 818 , P . G . I . D . ; Crawshay Bailey , W . M . 818 , P . P . G . S . B . ; V . O . B .-Morsford , S . D . 818 ; James Howard , 818 ;
II . Jenkins , J . D . 818 ; W . Tucker , 818 ; G . II . Gorrin , J . W . 818 ;' Jos . Coates , W . M . 457 , P . G . D . C ; Wm . James , P . M ., Treasurer 457 ; G . Higgins , P . G . W . 457 i I ° nn A . Tippins , 457 ; Matthew Jones , S . D . 457 ; William Lloyd , P . M ., 1238 , P . P . G . R . ; Dr . W . H . Tucker , 818 ; James Straker , P . J . W . 818 ; John O . Marsh , 818 ; W . S . Hadley Pain , 818 ; Thomas
Harrhy , 818 , P . P . G . S . ; H . R . Barrett , 818 , I . G . ; | ohn Watkins , 811 ; Robert Davies , S 18 ; Thos . Lewis Preece , P . M . 457 , P . G . T . ; John Rashleigh Banfield , 437 ; Thos . Sykes , 1004 ; William Coles , 437 ; William Mills , 457 ; P . James , 471 ; Wm . Needham , 4 61 ; Charles Cooper , 457 ; William H . Price , 437 , P . M . ; Thos . H . Clark , 457 .
TOAST LIST . The following was the toast list : — "The Queen and the Craft , " " The M . W . the Grand Master of England , H . R . H . thc Prince of Wales , K . G . " " The M . W . the Pro . G . M ., the Earl of Carnarvon , thc R . W . the Deputy G . M ., the Viscount Skelmersdale , and
the Officers of Grand Lodge . " " The R . W . the Provincial Grand Master , Bro . Licut-Cel Charles Lyne . " " The V . W . the Deputy Provincial Grand > :. -. ; t : r , Bro . Capt . S . Geo . Homfray , A . G . D . C . " " The Visitors . " "The W . M . of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge , " No . 457 , Mon .
" W . M . ' s of other lodges , and Provincial Grand Officers . " " The Lodges of thc Province . " " The Masonic Charities . " " To all poor and distressed Masons , tic . " The band of the Royal Monmouth Militia performed a choice programme of music at intervals throughout the evening , and the proceedings passed off with ' . he greatest harmeny .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . W . II . GRESHAM . An emergency meeting of the Sandridge Marine Lodge , E . C , was held at the Fieemasons' Hall , Sandridge , Victoria , Australia , on Monday , 29 th ult ., when a solemn mortuary service was held , in memory of the late Bro . William llutcheson Gresham , one of the founders and members of the lodge . The handsome hall belonging to the lodge had a
very sombre appearance , in consequence of the furniture and thc brethren ' s regalia and jewels being draped in crape . There were about eighty brethren present , including many visitors of Masonic note . After the W . M ., Bro . M . Goldstein , had explained the reason of holding an emergency meeting , he delivered an appropriate address , and the following funeral service was commenced by one of the
members of the lodge choir singing " Rest in the Lord , " after which a Masonic Litany was read , with thc choir chanting the responses . The Rev . Bro . F . C . Platts , who officiated as Chaplain , offered up an earnest prayer for those nearest and dearest to the late departed brother . Bro . Edward Clark , P . M . and W . M . elect , then gave an oration in a feeling and most impressive maimer , several passages of which we quote , and regret that want of space
Obituary.
precludes us from publishing it in its entirety : — " The sad , sudden , and shocking disappearance from our midst of our lamented brother Gresham , who was one of the first members of this lodge , is an event which should awaken in the hearts and minds of every true Mason sorrow and sympathy of the most genuine kind . Sorrow for the loss we , in common with thc rest of the fraternity have thus
sustained , and sympathy with those more immediately connected with our late brother by ties of kindred and intimate friendship , for whenever thc King of Terror does strike , whether the young or old , the depths of every heart are for tile time being stirred to the utmost , and those emotions which the Great Creator has implanted within us spring into fullest and freest action . The sigh , the tear ,
cannot be withheld . Sad , indeed ! Think of the circumstances surrounding it . Here was our unfortunate brother in the full vigour of manhood , in the eager pursuit of his lawful avocation , actuated by the laudable desire to repair his shattered fortunes , wishful by thc exercise of persevering energy to once more raise himself and his family back to the social position they formerly held , and pressing on
like a brave man , seemingly blind to impending danger , trusting himself and his two equally unfortunate companions in a light skiff , on a dark and stormy morning , with strong and variable winds about him , and heavy , restless , uncertain waters below him . Starting with hope and enterprise , battling with surrounding difficulties , and thinking , no doubt , to surmount them all and come back
successful and victorious , until alas ! in a fatal moment , unseen by helpful neighbours or friends , away from any possibility of rescue , the tiny mast and sail break from the thwarts and cords which held them , and the unhappy occupants of the all too frail bark are hopelessly engulphed
in the waters of the bay , never apparently again to be seen by mortal eye till the resurrection morn . Sad , sad indeed What thoughts of home , of wife , of children , of friends , of books , ambitions , of the chequered scenes of former life , and a thousand and one various ideas , may have flitted through his mind in the interval between the first shock and the
final loss of mortal consciousness . Let us hope that when thc last fatal struggle was over lie was permitted by the Great Giver of Life to enter into that inheritance which is incorruptible , undefilcd , and that fadeth not away , and which will eternally compensate him for all mere earthly loss . Sad , sad indeed ! Of him and his companions we may exclaim with
Miranda' Poor souls ! they pcrish'd . Had I been any god of power , I would Have sunk the sea within the earth , or e ' er It should the ( frail boat ) so have swallow'd , and The fraughting souls within her . ' What is death ?—that unsparing tyrant , that comes ' now with measured steps and slow , ' and now with
lightning-like velocity ; who , whether slow or swift , never misses his aim , but with unerring precision strikes down his victim , and bears away from earthly gaze the best , the bravest , the most beautiful , equally with the worst , the vilest , and the must craven . What is death ? Primarily the antithesis of life . It is that which is in constant antagonism to growth , progress , development ; which seems
to blast all hope , which dashes the most brilliant prospers to shivers , and seems to close all avenues to what is brig hter and better . We look back and seem to hear the never ceasing tramp of endless troops of men coming ami going , living and struggling , loving and hating , hoping and rejoicing , and then drooping and dying . The place that once knew them now knows them no more , the
last atom of the earthly forms 111 which once dwelt their souls faded out of sight and mingled in one common ruin with the very dust and ashes of the earth . Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death has fed upon them , and the grave is an habitation to every one of them . Certain it is that thc doing what is good , and right , and just , and true can never fill us with regrets , and if there be any
period of our career when the mind and heart should be freed from the burden of regret , it should be at that peculiar moment when we are called upon to ' shuffle off this mortal coil . ' Thc wish of every good man and every true Mason doubtless is , ' Let me die the death of the righteous , and let my last end be like his . ' How is this to be brought about ? Let each one ask the question to himself ,
ponder on it , and look to the G . A . O . T . U . to hel p him to find the true answer . Thus have we endeavoured to extract comfort and consolation from this melanchol y event which has brought us here together , and aided by the jiowcr of the great and Everlasting Spirit , whose allseeing eye beholds us , and who is ever near us ; to lift our contemplation from thc sombre grave to the light , and
life , and liberty beyond , and , imitating afar off the glorious luminary that enlightens the world from east to west , from north to south , to extract from death and corruption new life and energy , and to surround ourselves with a bri ghter , a purer , and a more refined moral atmosphere . And now farewell ! a long farewell to thee , our brother . May we all be permitted to meet thee at the last in the Grand Lodge
above , where the world's G . A . lives and reigns for ever . Farewell ! farewell 1 " At the conclusion of the oration the funeralservicc , according to ancient custom , was proceeded with—the choir giving several selections of appropriate music The Chaplain , Bro . F . C Platts , then gave a short address and offered another prayer . After a few remarks from the W . M . thc solemn and impressive ceremony terminated .
HOLLOW-AY ' S PILLS . —No family should be without these Pills when liot and sultry wcathcrprcdisposes to levers ofall kinds , more especially remittent typhus , typhoid , or , as the last is now newly named , enteric fever . ' 1 heir long tried efficacy in removing indigestion , stimu l ating the bowels and purifying the blood , has secured for them imperishable praise throughout the jjlohe . Whatever the
disease , a few doses will remove the more urgent symptoms , antl thereafter control all disordered action , rouse tb ' e torpid liver , empty the engorged spleen , cleanse the obstructed kidneys , assimilate the food , improve the blood , and thereby confer on the brain , and every function , healthful vigour , natural activity , and wholesome regularity . In trying seasons this medicine will save many lives . —ADVT .
Multum In Parbo; Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo ; or Masonic Notes and Queries .
SIR CimisTOpiinit WIIF . N A FUEEMASON . " At page 359 , our highly esteemed Bro . Hughan says that he does not see any reason to "doubt the fact" that Wren was adopted in 1 C 91 , but so far as wc have yet seen thc statement has not risen to the dignity or position of a " fact . " So soon as it does so then there will be no sensible reason for doubt .
1 see Bro . Hughan states that " There docs not , however , appear to be any evidence of Sir C . Wren ' s connection with thc Lodge of Antiquity prior to 1720 . " May 1 n . s ]; why he says " prior to 1720 ? " Is there proof that Wren was a member of the Lodge of Antiquity in 1720 ? I can . not at present remember what Bro . Hughan may be referring to , but perhaps he will kindly explain .
So far as the mere adoption or non-adoption of Wren in 1691 is concerned , it matters little in connection with the history of Freemasonry , as he would only be one of many but admitting that 1691 is the real date of his adoption , what about thc grand Masonic career given to him b y Preston , and others long before then ? W . P . BlXllAN .
MASONIC HALFPENNY TOKKN . Thc various letters which have appeared on the subject of this token have induced a brother to send two more of these coins to me for comparison with the first [ described . As far as the coin itself is concerned , it is evident they are all from the same die . The words on the rims of the two fresh ones are alike ; but differ from the
first . One has been very clearly stamped in the centre of the rim , the words being , " Masonic token J . S cctchlev fecit 1794 ; " in the other the letters have not been stamped so carefully , and consequently thc name might easily be read " Scnichley . " They are both in very good preservation , the compasses on the arms being quite distinct on each ; and there can be no doubt that thc article on the
reverse , which we have had difficulty in describing-, is a Bible . Unquestionably the supporters to thc arms are beavers , not leopards as 1 conjectured , and 1 thank Bro . T . F . for the correction . I hope to refer to the arms 011 this coin on a future occasion ; they differ from those of thc Masons' Company , as I have already pointed out , antl also from the arms of
the Craft , as given in Mackey s Lexicon of rreemasonry ( Griffiths and Co ., London ); but possibly some brother who is better informed in heraldry will trace the various changes in thc arms of Masonry in this country and give your readers the benefit of his researches .
As pointed out by Bro . Hughan in the Freemason of the 14 th August , we have now clearly proved that there have been three different issues of this token ; the obverse and reverse being the same in each instance , the distinction being in the inscription on the rim . The question now is , have there been any more issues of it ? E . S .
Punjab Masonic Educational Institution.
PUNJAB MASONIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .
A general meeting of the members of the Institution was held in Freemasons' Hall , Lahore , on Tuesday , the 13 th April , 1875 . Present—R . W . Bros . Major M . Ramsay , President ; Major G . N . Money , Major A . Stewart , W . E . Ball , Major W . H . Mackesy , George Davies , C . W . Calthrop , M . D . ; Henry T . Tanner , John Goldncy ,
C . H . Chetham , Captain Lewis , James Wilkinson , \ V . Walter Adlard , Hon . Sec , and a large number of brethren . The Honorary Secretary read the minutes of the meeting of the Life Governors , showing the state of the funds on the 6 th April , which after examination was accepted by the general meeting as correct .
Right Worshipful Bro . M . Ramsay then informed the meeting that with much regret he had now to inform tlie brethren that Worshi p ful Bro . Adlard , the Honorary Secretary , had placed his resignation before the meeting . He made this intimation with extreme regret , but as Worshipful Bro . Adlard adhered to his desire to resign they had no option but to accept it . He took advantage however
of this opportunity to express his sense of the zeal and untiring energy displayed by Worshi pful Bro . Adlard as Honorary Secretary , extending over a period of more tlia " three years , during which time he had lost no opportunity of promoting the interests of the Institution , and the result of his labours was most satisfactory . When thc Institution was formed it had Rs . 4000 only in hand , and now
it had an actual invested fund of Rs . 14 , 800 , with an increasing subscription list . Surely such a result was most praiseworthy ; and although the money had been subscribed by the Masons of the district , yet , all must alio" ' that without untiring zeal and an earnest spirit on the part of thc Secretary , in bringing the claims of the Institution to notice , these splendid results could never have been of
attained . He felt that they should express their sense the services rendered by the Honorary Secretary , during these three past years , in a form that will remain among " them ; he proposed , therefore , that the sum of Rs . 500 be invested in Government paper , and lie put aside as a scholarship to be denominated the "Adlard Scholarship , " and to be assigned in such manner as may be determined up
hereinafter . .. Worshipful Bro . A . Stewart seconded the proposition wiu great pleasure . All knew how thoroughly he was one » spirit with thc Punjab Masonic Institution . The scrvic " of Worshipful Bro . W . Adlard were too patent to all to nee ht \ -
comment , and after what had been said by the Rig V shipful District Grand Master , he felt nothing more tl ^ a coidial approval of thc proposal was needed from I" ' Worshipful Bro . W . Adlard then addressed the niectn B to the following effect : —