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there shall be chosen a treasurer , secretary , and two auditors . All annual and other payments shall be made to the said treasurer , and immediately paid by him to the account of the trustees at their bankers . Each lodge , chapter , and encampment in the province , at its annual festival

shall have the right , and is requested , to nominate a steward , whose special duty shall be to collect subscriptions and donations to the fund . The rule which decided that the annuities shall not be more than four of £ 10 each , to be enjoyed for life , and payable half-yearly , was discussed at

some length , objection being made to limiting the number to four , especially as it was admitted that the Provincial Grand Lodge could at any time suspend the rule and grant a fifth annuity . After , however , the committee had pointed out that unless a limit was placed , great difficulty would

be caused , and the funds would have to be kept separate , whereas their object was to fuse the funds , the rule was adopted as proposed-The rule with regard to education was " The aggregate grants to assist education shall not exceed £ 60 per annum ; no grant in any one case

shall exceed £ 1 $ per annum ; aud no grant shall be held for more than 5 years , nor after the age of 14 years . " Objections were taken to the limit of £ 60 , but this was overruled . Many thought that the £ 15 proposed to be spent on

each child was too large a sum , especially as it was much more than the majority of brethren who could subscribe to the fund could afford to pay for their own children ' s education . It was . however , pointed out that the question had been fully debated in committee , and not to exceed

£ 1 $ was fixed upon to meet all cases . An amendment to reduce the sum to £ y ios . was lost , and the rule as drawn was adopted . The grants for advancement are not to exceed £ 10 , and a second grant should not be made to the same person . The grant to widow's was

fixed at the same sum , but the words preventing a second grant being made to the same person were omitted by a large majority . The principal rules as to qualifications of applicants and form of applications are as follows : —An applicant , or his or her deceased father or husband , must have been a subscribing

or serving member of some lodge in the Province of Cornwall during a period of live consecutive years . Every application must he forwarded to the Secretary through the Master of the lodgeto which the brother or deceased brother belongs , or last belonged , and must be signed by the Master and Wardens of the same . No one

shall be entitled to an annuity or grant who , at the date of the application , is in the receipt , or who thereafter shall become possessed , of a fixed income exceeding £ 20 a year . No child shall receive a grant for education who is under seven or above fourteen years of age . No grant for advancement shall be made to a child who is

under ia or above 18 years of age . It was further agreed that the election for an annuitant , or any vacancy that may arise , and grants for education , advancement and widows , shall take place at the annual festival meeting of

the Provincial Grand Lodge , previous to the instalment of the new officers for the ensuing year . The voting is the same as in the old rules , with the exception of giving votes to the Stewards of the Fund . Other rules as to the

voting were : — " The votes shall be given in writing in the form issued by the Secretary , and shall be delivered to him when called for at the annual festival meeting , or may be transmitted to him during thc previous week . All annual

subscriptions shall be due on the rst day of January , and must be paid on or before the 3 ist of March in every year , and no person shall be entitled to vote whose subscriptions shall be in arrear . "

lhe last rule provided that "All the funds shall be vested in the following brethren , as trustees , viz .: —The Ri ght Hon . Earl of Mount Edgcumbe , P . G . M . ; Reginald Rogers , D . P . G . M . ; E . T . Carlyon , P . P . S . G . W . ; Sir F . M . Williams , Bart ., P . P . S . G . W . ; and William Tweed y , P . G .

Treas ., and any vacancies among the trustees may be filled up from time to time by the Prov . G . Lodge , at their annual festival meeting , after notice iu writing to any brother , sent to the Prov . G . Secretary , previous to the 31 st of March in any year ; but when the number is

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reduced to three , additional trustees shall be appointed at the said meeting , on the report to that effect by the Secretary or Treasurer . Bro . W . Tweedy was re-elected Prov . Grand Treasurer by acclamation , the P . G . M . having asked all the other officers to retain their places

as under his predecessor . It was mentioned that the place of the next meeting had not been fixed on , but that it was likely to be Callington , and that considering the importance of the meeting , a more central town would be fixed on . A vote of thanks was passed to the Prov . Gra nd Master for his kindness in attending .

Consecration Of The New Lodgerooms , Gibraltar.

CONSECRATION OF THE NEW LODGEROOMS , GIBRALTAR .

It may perhaps be in the recollection of some of your readers that a few months since occasion was taken to comment unfavourably on the unsatisfactory size , form , and condition of the rooms in which the St . John ' s Inhabitants and Mark Lodges held their communications . Since then the

exertions of Bro . Morgan , the W . M . of St . John ' s , to remedy this evil , have been unremitting , and a few weeks ago he was happily enabled to-obtain the lease of a property which hc , with great good judgment , felt confident could be easily adapted to the requirements of his and the other lodges .

Calling to his aid , therefore , Past Masters Iienry and Cavanna , and also Bro . Haynes , whose name as a practical engineer is a power throughout Andalusia , their united efforts , waimly met by the proprietor , Bro . Levy , soon changed the aspect of affairs , and it must have afforded unminglcd

satisfaction to the . above-named brethren that on the 24 th of last month , Bro . Morgan , as W . AI . of the Senior Lodge , was enabled to issue out a general invitation to the Masons of the district to attend the ceremony of the consecration of these new lodge rooms , which interesting event was notified

to take place on the ist of March . For several years past it has been our privilege to assist at almost every Masonic festival at this station , but never in our recollection have wc been present at one where the brethren gathered together in such overwhelming numbers , or one which has afforded

us greater pleasure , for it is impossible that any ceremony could have been conducted in a more complete , solemn , or thoroughly Masonic manner . It would trench far too seriously on your valuable space if an attempt was made to name all thc brethren present , suffice it to say that we noticed the

following Past Masters : —Beal , Cavanna , Balfour , Cockburn , Carver , Henry , Holliday , Price , and Woodward , and of the brethren generally thc following are a few of those best known to us : — liros . Marshall , Weir , Gilbert , Jones , Satterwaite , Riley , McMemcy , Lackland , Paston , Leslie ,

Patterson , Cotton , Little , W . Brown , Donald , Ward , Michie , Seath , Trencrry , Gomez , Aparicio , Benschim , Aboab , Trencrry , Haynes , Clcmente , Leys , & c , & . C . Amongst thc visitors we remarked also Past Masters Taylor , Beal , and Gilbard , with numerous naval brethren , from I-I . M . S .

Northumberland , Pigeon and Pheasant . The immense crowd utterly precluding thc possibility of organising the usual procession . Thc Lodge was opened in the first degree by W . M . Bro . Morgan , who then explained to the brethren that the proper forms having been gone through to obtain authority for

leaving their old and occupying these new rooms , he would now place the gavel in the hands of Past Master Bro . Balfour Cockburn , who had most kindly undertaken to carry out the ceremony in which they were about to engage . Past Mastcr Balfour Cockburn was then placed

in the chair of K . S ., and proceeded at once to request Past Masters Price and Woodward to act as Senior and Junior Wardens respectively . This done , Bro . Balfour Cockburn rose and said that before proceeding with the immediate business of the evening , he considered that it

would be unbecoming if some public acknowledgment of the great zeal and energy displayed by Bro . Morgan , through whose instrumentality they were now gathered together in so excellent a lodgeroom , was not recorded , he therefore suggested that his remarks should be entered in full in the

minutes and that a vote of thanks should bc given to their excellent Brother thc W . M . of St . John ' s , this was duly seconded and carried by acclamation . The Consecrating Officer then offered up the usual prayers , which was followed by the Junior Warden reading the appropriate Psalm . Past

Masters Morgan , Henry , and Cavanna then approached The Lodge ; which they unveiled , a very beautiful and solemn march being played in the meanwhile by Bro . Evjenth who presided at the organ . The Past Masters then proceeded to diffuse the corn , wine and oil . On the completion

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of this very interesting portion of the ceremony Bro . Cavanna delivered some eloquent remarks , in Spanish , specially pertinent to the elements of consecration , to this succeeded Solomon's Invocation , given by the Senior Warden , Past Master Price . The Consecrating Officer then solemnly dedicated

the Lodge to God , Masonry and to benevolence * and universal charity and constituted it in form . The distinguished brother to whom the important duty of Consecration had been entrusted , then rose and delivered a most instructive and impressive address ; entering minutely into all the historical details

connected with the consecration of buildings and temples devoted to religious worship , explaining in a clear and lucid manner the special importance and signification attached to the consecrating elements , the corn , wine and oil and the beautiful and interesting symbolical allusions connected

therewith , finally concluding his remarks , which had been listened to with wrapt attention , by a brilliant peroration , wherein he invoked peace , honour and length of days on the Grand Master of England , wisdom and the furtherance of all noble principles in his representatives over the whole

world , and unanimity , harmony and brotherly affection in all the communications that should now and for ever take place within the lodge in which they were at present assembled and met together . The Lodge was then closed and the brethren retired .

A very elegant supper had been provided for those who wished to partake of the same , when upwards of eighty of the brethren availed themselves of this refreshment , and the remainder of the evening was spent in much friendly intercourse and social enjoyment .

Alpha And Omega.

ALPHA AND OMEGA .

( Con tinned from page 123 . ) Plain in our brother ' s eye the mote is seen , And Pride complacent , points his doom of woe j But is Almighty Love a myth so mean That Heav ' n needs contrast with the depths

below ? Mortal—beware ! The beam whicli magnifies our brother ' s fall , That Virtue hides , which would our crown

enhance . Is vengeance thine r Have Charity for all , And tolerant—e ' en oi Intolerance , Thy zeal forbear !

Behold with me the massive ruins , strewn In desert spots o ' er Earth ' s remotest bounds ; No skill of ouis could raise those stones thus hewn , Fashioning pinnacles and towers and mounds ,

As giants please . On the Thebaid ; by Palmyra ' s rocks ; On Cuzco ' s lake , hidden in Yucatan ; On India ' s shores . Not injured by Time ' s shocks But by the sacrilegious hand of Man . Say ! Who reared these ?

The monoliths and crosses that remain Whioh Ignorance set down to Christian score ; The Cockatrice—and Serpent—mounds again And circled stone no Briton chiselled o ' er Nor Tyran broke ;

In Ev ' m-g / as , the lonel y Phallic towers ; The Cross—Tau—Shamrock , pledge of India s love ; Delicate bronzes in the bogs and bowers : Who sculptured elephant , and wolf , and dove , Ere History spoke ?

Far Eastern wilds , from which Mankind has fled But where the ancient rivers yet flow on , Hold cities vast , built by the mighty dead , Which overawe the traveller forlorn In desolation .-

1 erraced along the rotting foetid banks , Matted in densest jungle , slimed and sapped By noxious forest-growths , dull ranks on rank Of silent corridors and temples , capped With vegetation .

Weird in their silence , awful in their gloom , They would be eloquent of highest theme ( Could we but burst the riddle of the tomb ) And show us like the phanton of a dream A shape Titanic :

Civ'lisation of the primul type ; A knowledge , lost , for which ' tis vain to grieve ; A golden age ere Sin and Shame grew ripe ; Wisdom and Power , which we with toil retrief e From facts organic .