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transacted , Bro . Walter William Wilele , of thc Morecambe Lodge , No . 15 61 , was unanimously elected as a candidate for exaltation in the lodge , and with Bro . George C . Barker , ofthe Rowley Lodge , No . 1051 , were duly and regularly exalted to the Royal Arch Degree by Comp . Dr . Moore , he

having been requested by the M . E . Z . to take thc chair of First Principal for that purpose , the lectures having reference to the history , symbolism , and mysticism of the degree being delivered by thc Principals . Two candidates were proposed for exaltation , and there being no other business before the chapter it was closed in due form .

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MARYPORT . —Whitwell Lodge ( No . 151 ) , —The monthly meeting of this lodge was held on Thursday evening , the 15 th inst ., in the Masonic Hall , Eaglesfield-street , Maryport . There were present : Bros . J . H . Banks , W . M . ; W . Amstrong , S . W . j P . Dodgson , J . W ., as M . O . ; T . Mandle , I . P . M . ; Jos . Nicholson , P . M ., Treas ., as S . D . ; las . Gardiner , P . M ., as S . O . ; G . W . Thompson ,

J . O . ; J . Adair , Sec . ; W . F . Lamonby , Chaplain ( Freemason ) ; H . Peacock , as J . D . j R . Brown , as LG . ; J . Smith , Org . j R . Harris , Tyler j Jos . Abbott , and others . After the minutes were read and confirmed , Bro . T . Milburn , Lodge of Perseverance , No . 371 , who had been previously balloted for , was admitted , and duly advanced to the honourab ' e degree . Brc . Peacock was then

presented with his Grand Lodge certificate . Before the lodge was closed a discussion arose on the legality of members advanced in lodges worked under the Grand Chapter of Scotland , having to be re-advanced . It seems that hitherto a Scotch lodge has been worked in Maryport , and the custom has been with Whitwell Lodge to make readvanccment a sine qua non for admission as joining

members . The bye-law as to joining members , however , has never been altered to meet this case , and Bro . Lamonby , who brought the question forward , held that , under the present reatling of the bye-law , it was illegal not to admit Scotch Mark Master Masons under the same provisions as those of foreign jurisdiction , i . e ., by paying extra fee for registration and certificate . He , however , hatl no

sympathy with so hard and fast a line , even if the byelaws were so framed as to meet thc case in a legal manner , and , in ortler to test the legality of such a procedure , he gave notice of motion that the bye-law as to joining members be altered , so as to exclude the admission Scotch Mark Masons , unless rc-advanced . If that alteration were agreed to next month , he shoultl be much surprised if tlie

Provincial and Grand Lodge authorities confirmed it , and he should further be delighted if a direct negative were moved by some other member . The Scotch Mark Lodge referred to , in Maryport , is , we believe , the last of the Constitution that has not come under tlie English regime , and , from all accounts , it is now in extremis . The brethren who , on the evening in question , parted with Bro . Harris , thc respected Tyler of Whitwell Lotlge ,

as also Perseverance ( Craft ) Lotlge , No . 371 , in full health and vigour , little thought that , in the space of a few short hours , his mortal connection with his brethren woultl be severed in so awful a manner . On the morning ol thc day following lodge night ( Friday week ) Brn . Harris , whilst in pursuit of his avocation , fell off a railway truck and was literally cut in two , death , of course , being instantaneous . Hc leaves a widow antl family of young children .

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SURREY MASONIC CLUB .

A meeting was held in the large hall of the Surrey Masonic Club , Camberwell , on Saturday evening last , to hear an oration on "The Beauties and Claims of Freemasonry , " delivered by Bro . William Darlcy , P . M . No . 158 , < md late Assessor to the Honourable Board of Trade . The * orator was accompanied by thc Rev . Dr . Robert

Morris , LL . D ., of Kentucky , who hatl kindly undertook to address thc meeting also , antl Bro . Hyde Pullen , P . G . S . B . These brethren were conducted to the platform by the indefatigable Honorary Secretary of the Club , Bro . James Stevens , who introducctl to thc meeting Bro . Hyde Pullen . This brother , hc saitl , hatl , with his accustomed urbanity , consented lo act as chairman on thc occasion .

Bro . Hyde Pullen thereupon assumed the chair , and introduced Bro . Darley to his audience . The following is the substance of Bro . Darley ' s address : Ladies anil gentlemen , and brethren -. It affords me infinite pleasure on the present occasion to stand as a humble representative of one of the first institutions upon which the sun ever shone * . Wherever the sun rises , wherever

the sun sets , it sheds a beneficial inlluence upon society with which it has come in contact , so that millions in thc past have felt thc blessed effects of Freemasonry , so that in the present day there are millions who bless the day they were ever associated with it , antl generations yet unborn will rejoice under its auspices for the blessings which it will confer upon posterity . I am not elismayed when thc

title gets low , well knowing lhat there shall be a rise . In different times in the history of Freemasonry we find that it has had its abuse and violence , tlie fury of its enemies , the fire of persecution , thc anathemas of the Papacy , anil the infidelity of its false friends ; but amidst the whole it stands like some bold rock uninfluenced by the storms whicii play around its head , anil unimpaired by age .

Freemasonry , what is it in its present acceptation ? In its modem acceptation it is recognised as a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory antl illustrated by symbols . Some look upon it as a multifarious association nf all grand speculations j but whin we look back into the vistas

of the past and see what it has done , and contemplate the effects it has a tendency to produce on society , we are ready to believe that it had its rise in the heart of the Great Architect of thc Universe before the morning stars sang together or ever the sons of Gotl shouted for joy For its great objects arc the extension of philanthropy '

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brotherly love , relief , ami truth are its basis antl its noble principle . We have no hesitation in saying that while we are all loyal and patriotic , and stand up for our Queen and our country as Englishmen , I have no hesitation in saying that ot all loyal subjects Freemasons stand first ; they not only boast of that position , but arc recognised by those who hold the highest positions in society , from royalty downwards . There is truth in that

assertion—Kings , dukes , and lords Have laid by their swords , Our mysteries to put a new grace on , And have ne ' er been ashamed To hear themselves named With a free and an accepted Mason . And now let us consider the circumstances of the Order

not only in this country but throughout the world . We look back into past years antl we find that there are men who have stood prominent in our society , and in the extension of the arts . We have in architecture the name of Sir Christopher Wren , and we have as far as literature is concerned , or poetry , one of the brightest in the person of William Shakespeare . In addition to these we have men

who have been instrumental , not only in extending the science of Masonry itself , but who have also been eminent in all the arts and sciences . We look into the papers of the present day , anil reatl of the doings of men who assemble under the auspices of what is called social science . Now we know of no better social science than that of Freemasonry -, it awakens our sympathies for one another ,

and is therefore one nf the best of sciences , not only conducing to their welfare , but , acting on the heart , it leads them to feel that they are brethren , leads them not to look at the poor man ' s coat or the rich man ' s mantle , but to look into the countenance of a man and , assured that he has the approbation of his lodge , and that he stands well in the estimation of his brethren . That is thc social

principle that should influence every heart , and it is that mu st dawn upon thc world before the millennium shall arise . The speaker next referred to some who had erred in Freemasonry , but contended that the system should not therefore be condemned -, it vvas the principle , notjthe menthc measures , not thc representatives , that they were dealing with . " You might as well " hc added , " because a doctor

makes a mistake condemn the science of medicine . " After making some remarks on the working tools , the orator said it was gratifying to know that Masonry had been instrumental in supporting civil and religious liberty . " While , " said he " the Papacy would have kept us down and sent us to the lower regions , it is gratifying to know that there has been one within those

realms who had given thc people freedom of conscience—Garibaldi , who had worked for the freedom of mankind and the glory of God . As regards the influence of Freemasonry , the speaker said that there were so many incidents that had come under his personal notice , and under the notice no doubt of those present , that it was hardlv necessary for him to

recite any in order to satisfy the minds of any of those before him as to thc principles of Freemasonry . He , however , narratetl a few of his experiences , of which the following is a sample : — A brother from America was in a vessel that had been in a six weeks' calm j during that time no wind , a heavy rolling sea , short of provisions , and did not know what to

do . He sent the rratc aloft to look out for the first sail . In thc course of time he discovered a vessel in the horizon and maele for her . "What ship ' s that ? Where for ?" " From America , for Liverpool , short of provisions . " " We have a great number of passengers , anil no spare stores , " and the ship held on her course . Up went our flag , and before it reached the mast-head , the other vessel wore

round antl came within speaking distance . " Send boat alongside . " " What arc you most in need of ? " " Everything , wc have hatl a six weeks' calm . " Thereupon they produced provisions to fill the boat , so much thatthere was scarcely room for them to row j so much that they were obliged to ask them to stop throwing in any more . The mate went on deck , " Please make out my bill , because

my rhastcr is vcry particular . " ' Not a word , my man . " So wc help one another ; I have tlone it myself—I have taken tlie clothes off my back and given them . I was told " There is a brother afflicted . " " I will go to see him . " I went before I returnee ! home . The door was opened by a female . " Is so-and-so at home ? " naming him . " He is just gone . " " [ ust gene out ? " " No , just dead . "

"Indeed , " I said , " just dead . " " You cannot come in . " " I must come in . " I went in . Six little children were there . I saitl to the eldest " Tell me your circumstances . " Thc little fellow did net like to expose their poverty , but the place vvas bare of everything , and I pressed him , and hc then told mc that with thc long illness of his mother an d father everything had gone antl they had nothing but

what they stood upright in . "Tom , you go tlown to such-and-such an outfitter ' s , tell them to rig you out , and get shoes lor your sisters , and I'll sec if I can ' t get hold of some ladies to rig thc girls out too . " The ladies took the case in hand , and brethren took the case in hand , and every one of the children werc provided for . Such is Masonry .

1 he speaker proceeded to urge thc high antl serious character of Freemasonry ; that its fundamental principles were religious , moral , anil benevolent , and that it was unfitting thai thc lodges of such a society shoultl be conducted in the places where- they aro mostly held at jiresent , instead of such halls as that in which he stood , which did honour to all connected with it . He congratulated thc

audience on having such a magnificent building to raise the moral prestige of Fr .-emasonry , and to maintain the dignity and high character of thc Order . Although there were defects among them they had their ornaments als " , namely , the Charitable Institutions . He was proutl of the charity and benevolence of the brethren , as exhibited in their endeavours to extend thc influence of those institutions , but he deplored , what he asserted as a fact , that £ 100 , 000

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a year was expended by the brethren in refreshment , and he suggested that they should limit the quantity that they were in the habit of drinking , by which means there would be at least £ 10 , 000 a year more to contribute to the happiness of the widows antl the orphans . The speaker brought his oration to a close with a reference to the eminent brother , Dr . Morris , who was about to address

them . As regarded the future of the Surrey Masonic Club he anticipated a rise in the tide , anil trusted that the day would soon arrive when all the lodges in the neighbourhood would be gathered within its walls . [ The foregoing is a fair abstract . A verbatim report was imoossible , the speaker's words being rendered indistinct by the reverberation of his powerful voice through the

large unoccupied space of thc hall . —ED . ] Bro . Hyde Pulldn : In introducing Bro . Dr . Robt . Morris to you I may tell you' that years and years , many , many years ago , there was a kind friend of Bro . Morris who came to me and sought me out simply as a Mason j he came to me and introduced himself as being known to Bro . Dr . Morris , and simply as a brother come from a

good and worthy brother in America . I , of course , received him in all kindly feeling . I exerted myself in every way for this young Freemason . I was then only a young Mason , but I had acquiied sufficient ofthe Masonic quality to receive him in all brotherly kindness . That was thc case in that distant time , and it vvas upon that occasion that I heard of Bro . Dr . Morris , that I listened to the

panegyrics of Bro . Dr . Morris , that I listened to the praises of this good brother ( who I regret has now passed away ) of Bro . Dr . Morris . I can yet assure you t >" -at thc fraternal feeling between Bro . Dr . Morris and myself has been existing all these years interwoven in our hearts , and on meeting again it was not merely shaking the hand , it was wringing the heart . Brethren , this is the brother

I have now to introduce to you . Need I say more ? Bro . Dr . Robt . Morris : Mr . Chairman , ladies , and brethren , I have listened with very great pleasure to the discourse whicii we have heard from the orator . I have just had a very great pleasure , and I am confident that we shall all read the report of his oration with as great pleasure as we have listened to him . When my good Bro .

Stevens invited mc to join you this evening I consented , and not only consented , but was delighted at thc opportunity of coming . I had heard something of this Surrey Hall , I had heard of the struggles that were necessary to get such an enterprise on foot . How much effort and energy it must have taken to get it to its present extent ! I can only wonder that the directors have succeeded in

bringing it to this point . I do not wonder at the difficulties ; I only wonder that you have succeeded so far . In my long and eliversified experience as a Mason I have seen such enterprises tried scores of times only to fail ; I have too scores of times seen them a great success . I am going to predict that those who stand here five years hence will see this the centre of Masonry for five miles round . It is for the interest of the brethren now to take hold of this

enterprise , to strengthen the hands of those who have done the hard work and make this a great success . That was not , however , what I came to say to-night , I came to say this . The brother gave us some vcry interesting incidents of his own experience . The man who stands before you with faded eyes and . wrinkled face began more than thirty years ago , and has

been going from one Grand Lodge to another , and from one country to another . I vvas the first man to organise the first lodge in the city of Jerusalem , my flag has fluttered in almost every breeze that moves thc atmosphere of the world . I am not speaking in the way of boasting , but after so much experience I mean to say that Freemasonry is the same in every country under the heavens of God .

I stood in the city of Jerusalem with one brother , a Mahommedan , one Jewish brother , one an Armenian , Arabs , Franks , Italians , English , and Americans . In that company seven languages were spoken vernacularly j probably twice that number could have been spoken . We exchanged sentiments , and I assure ycu that our notions were the same . Some of these Masons had been made

Masons in Egypt ; 1 was made three thousand miles more west j some in Scotland , some in France , ssme in Italy , and yet their aims and purposes were precisely the same . Well , I acknowledge of that day ' s experience f never saw anything like it before . It is easy enough to say here in England— you may take in Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , and France almost the same j but when I take you

into Egypt , Syria , Asia Minor , India , China , Japan , and so round the globe , it is remarkable to find Alasonry the same everywhere . And what is the great secret of Freemasonry ? How often I haye been asked that question , especially by the ladies I It is . not a difficult question to answer . The great secret docs not consist of its forms and ceremonies ; it lies in the

breast of man , and is defined by the word charity . And you English Masons ( and I say it to your praise ) have systcmatised charity better than elsewhere in the whole world . We have built Masonic halls , published newspapers , but nowhere in the world is the holy law of charity so practical as here . It does seem to me that you London people are moved by thc very Spirit of God in

thc way of charity . I saw an hospital devoted to diseases of the eye . I said , How is it supported ? By charity . There are hospitals for thc lungs ; for all diseases to which human nature is subject , all supported by charity , holy , noble , divine charity . Is it not extraordinary ? There is nothing in the world to compare with it . I went to a charity concert to hear a lady sing , an old

friend of mine , you have all heard her name ( Madame Herseel , and listening to the singing this idea occurred to me how charity moved so many hearts , and as I sat I scribbled some verses on my programme . They are not worthy of being called a poem , but , with the permission of our venerable and excellent Chairman , to whom I propose to dedicate them , I will ask leave to read them . They are called " The Beautiful Masonic Arch . " You know the