Masonic Orphan Schools, Dublin.

Grand Warden of England H . R . H . the Duke of Connau _ ht The salute was given according to ancient custom . Bro . Shekleton : I have been directed by the M . W . Grand Master , His Grace the Duke of Abereorn , to express his deep regret that hc is not able to be present . Hc is absent in the south of Europe , and but for that hc would have been at the annual distribution of prizes to the

children of the Masonic Schools , in which he takes a deep and warm interest . I desire on behalf of the Order at large to return our thanks to the fairer portion of the audience for their kindness in attending here to-night . It is a Teat satisfaction to us that they have not been deterred from venturing amongst Masons by certain pictures which were exhibited recently in reference to Masonry . I

am sure our lady friends do not consider that we Masons in Ireland , or Masons in any country , would participate in those barbarous and cruel atrocities which are portrayed in those p ictures to which I refer . I can assure you those pictures and these facts are as unfounded as their anatomy is at fault . In these pictures they represent Masons as having their hearts at the right side . Now , I can assure

you Masons hearts are at the left side , but though at the left side , they are in the right place . His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught , on coming forward to propose the first resolution was received with enthusiastic applause . He said : Most Worship ful Grand Master , my lords , ladies , and brethren , I have the pleasure to propose " That the report now read

be circulated , and that the thanks of this meeting are due to the members of the several committees of the Institution , and also to the medical officers of the school , for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged the duties devolving upon them , and for the lively interest they manifest in everything conducive to the prosperity and progress of the pupils of the Masonic

Female Orphan School . " I hope I may be allowed , sir , this opportunity of expressing to every one here present the great pleasure I feel in being present on this interesting occasion . As a Grand Officer of the Grand Lodge of England , this pleasure is very much enhanced by my being enabled to express to you the deep sympathy and interest taken by our Fellow Craftsmen in England with

their brethren in this country . I have to thank you , sir , for affording me this opportunity of meeting so large and so influential a number of the Freemasons of Ireland . Charity has ever been the first principle of Freemasonry ; and I am sure , when we look on this charming array of girls and boys , who show by their appearance and by what we have just heard , that everything

connected with the mind and with the body is cared for . I say when we see this , I am sure you will agree with me , we should congratulate those connected with the Isntitution on the admirable manner in which they carry out this principle . I cannot sit down without expressing my deep regret that the Most Worshipful the Grand Master , his Grace the Duke of Abereorn , should be absent on this

occasion . . ou all know the deep interest hc takes in this Institution , and in everything connected with Freemasonry . Judge Townsend , in seconding the resolution , spoke of the flourishing financial condition of the schools . He remembered the time when the total annual expenses did not amount to as much as one item of thc expenses did now . A great deal of this was owing to those who were

called governors , but who were merely subscribers . It could not be expected that the large number of those who were governors would pay any attention to the government of the school , and so it was managed by committees elected from out of these , and he ( Judge Townsend ) was quite certain everyone would agree with him that they had performed their duties well . The appearance presented

by the pupils of the school that evening was a sufficient proof that their temporal condition had been well cared for , and the result of the examination showed how well their education had been looked after . They were a credit to the Institution in which they had been brought up , and to the exertions of the committee who directed the school . The resolution was passed amidst applause .

General Darby Griffith moved the following resolution — "That while acknowledging with gratitude the liberal support and assistance with which the Institution had hitherto been favoured , the governors would earnestly invite the co-operation of the brethren , in order to still further extend its usefulness . "' He said that as representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , who always felt the

sincerest interest and sympathy with the Freemasons of Ireland , he had very great pleasure in being present that evening , and on being called to propose a resolution in favour of the noble Institution in which thc interest felt was plainly manifested by the magnificent assemblage that evening . He felt the greater pleasure and an additional pride owing to the presence that evening of his Hi

"oyal ghness the Duke of Connaught , who had kindly consented to distribute the prizes to the orphans of their deceased brethren , thc pupils of the Female Masonic School , which was a noble example of Christian charity . The report which had been read showed that the financial condition of the school was satisfactory ; but the governors •" l further efforts in viewand they were deserving of ib

, -... _ ... .. _ .., .. u ...... . w . UVJVI V 1 H 14 UI "f rty support . ihe Solicitor . General in eloquent terms seconded the resolution which was passed unanimously . In the intervals between the speeches a selection of ™» sic was admirably played by the pupils on the pianoha l Co . nsider ' _ ' 'heir tender age and thc time they ave been in the Institution , the proficiency thev displayed as

a satisfactory test of their training and talent . Each Th " w "" WaS cordiaI 'y applauded . Wa . r ' ° Anthem having been sung , the procession the I med " conducted thc Duke of Connaught to he cf at the northern end ° f the glass building , where iiam „ i I _ t he ceremony so gratifying to the studentsrw ' dlstribution of the prizes . cour _ I . a J P debted for 'his admirable report to the 'esy of anlcish brother , and the Dublin Morning Mail .,

Consecration Of The Hwlffordd Chapter, No. 464.

CONSECRATION OF THE HWLFFORDD CHAPTER , No . 464 .

On Thursday , the 10 th May , the Hwlffordd Chapter was consecrated at Haverfordwest by Capt . S . George Homfray , P . Standard Bearer of Grand Chapter , and P . G . H . of Monmouthshire , assisted by Ex . Comp . Thos . Powell , P . Z . of Virtue and Hope , 237 , and Ex . Comp .

H . J . Gratte , P . Z . Silurian , 471 , as H . and J .. Amongst the companions present were Comps . Dr . Jas . Hall , P . Z . Talbot , No . 1323 ; Thos . Margrave , P . Z . St . Elwes , No . 671 ; W * J . Morgan , H . Merlin , No . 475 ; H . J . Groves , Org . 471 ; Jas . Phipps , G . Butterwell , T . J . White , Rev . W . J . L . Stradling , S . Read , and others .

After the chapter had been opened and the introductory ceremony performed , Comp . H . J . Gratte delivered a short oration , and the ceremony of consecration was then proceeded with , the musical arrangements being under the direction of Comp . H . J . Groves . P . G . O . of Monmouthshire .

When the chapter had been duly constituted Comp . Thos . John White was installed M . E . Z . ; Comp . Rev . W . J . L . Standing H . ; and Comp . Thomas James , } J The whole of the ceremony was most ably performed by Ex . Comp . Capt . S . George Homfray . A vote of thanks was then unanimously passed to Comp . Capt . S . G . Homfray , for his kindness in coming such a

distance to perform the ceremony , which was duly acknowledged by him . Comp .-T . J . Homfray then proposed and Comp . Stradling seconded over twenty-three candidates to be exalted . The chapter was then closed in harmony , and the brethren adjourned to a banquet at the Salutation Hotel , presided over by Bro . T . Rule Owen .

The usual Masonic toasts were given , and in responding to "The Health of the Consecrating Officer" Comp . Capt . S . Geo . Homfray thanked the brethren for the compliment paid him , and said that it afforded him great pleasure to attend to the wishes of their P . G . M ., Major T . A . Lloyd Philips , an old esteemed friend of his , by attending to consecrate the chapter , and regretted that a family bereavement prevented his attendance .

Comps . H . J . Groves and Captain S . Geo . Homfray contributed much to the harmony of the evening . A chapter was held on the following day , when twelve candidares were exalted , the ceremony being most ably performed by Ex . Comps . Capt . S . Geo . Homfray as M . E . Z . ; H . J . Gratte as H . ; and W . J . Morgan as J . and their skill in Masonry will be long remembered in the ' town of Haverfordwest .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . FREDERICK PATTISON , P . G . W . Another of the old familiar forms and faces in Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter will now be missed . Bro . Frederick Pattison , P . G . Warden , died at his residence , n , Montague-place , Russell-square , on the roth inst ., with but little previous warning . The announcement will take the Craft by surprise , as , at his last appearance in public ,

he had about him all the external signs of the possession of the best bodily health . As an old Past Warden of England he usually occupied the J . G . W . chair when the J . G . W . for the year was unable to attend ; and the regularity of his visits to Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter , caused him to be looked upon as almost an essential part of the quarterly meetings of these two great bodies .

Bro . Pattison was initiated on the 14 th Feb ., 1839 , in the Lodge of Friendship , No . 6 , of which lodge he became W . M . in 18 49 . In 1850 he joined the . Royal Alpha , No . 16 , and in that year he was appointed , by the late Earl of Zetland , Junior Grand Warden for the year . On the 26 th of June , 1840 , he was exalted in the Chapter of

Friendship , No . 6 , and became Z . of that chapter in 1856 . In addition to being Grand Warden of Grand Lodge , Bro . Pattison was a Past Scribe N . of Grand Chapter ; and his services to the Masonic charities , were comprised in his Life Governorship of the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls , the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys , and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution .

Father Burke At St. Finbarr's.

FATHER BURKE AT ST . FINBARR'S .

The concluding sermon of the very successful retreat preached during the past week by the Very Rev . Fr . Burke , O . P ., for the Men's Confraternity of the Holy Family and the working men of the south parish , was delivered on Saturday morning , immediatel y after the celebration of five o'clock Mass , at which a very large number of men

communicated . Father Burke said—My dear brothers , I suppose we have not gone through our retreat , and opened our hearts to God , without making some resolutions , and I suppose these resolutions principally are the following . First , never to neglect the monthly communion ; secondly , to try in preparing for confession , to find the sorrow that springs from the love of Christ rather than from the fear

of Him ; thirdly , to try to sanctif y our day and our day ' s work ( as I told you yesterday morning ) by mingling it with prayer , by offering it to God , and by thinking of God throughout the day , as often as we can making a little interior act of faith , of hope , of sorrow , or of love , as the case may be ; fourthly ( and perhaps I should have put this first ) , a resolution to avoid every occasion of sin , especially

anything that could lead us , no matter how remotely , to the sin of drunkenness , or to the sin of impurity . I ask you also , my brothers , to make another resolution—to try and induce as many of your friends and your acquaintances as you can to enter the Confraternity , to become members of the Holy Family , to try to bring them within the sacred sacramental influences tbat it is your privilege to possess . Remember that whenever St . Joseph had a friend , or

Father Burke At St. Finbarr's.

made an acquaintance , he always said to him , " come with me ; there is a little child at home in my house , and I would like you to sec him ; " and he brought bis friend , and brought his acquaintance , and the Child from Heaven blessed them , and they were saved . The Blessed Virgin also occupied herself amongst her neighbours and her friends , and brought them to Our Lord , saying , " Come ,

until I show you the little boy I have at home . " And she would bring the women and all humble friends to Jesus , and He laid His hands upon them , and they were saved . Remember , you are members of the Holy Family . Remember , my brothers , you belong to Jesus , Mary and Joseph . Ah , try to bring your friends to them . Try to bring every poor fellow you may know or that comes

under your influence—try to bring them to Jesus , to Mary , and to Joeeph . You may , perhaps , think and say in your humility , " I have no influence . I have no power to bring any man . " I deny it . I tell you you have . I tell you any Catholic man with the education that you have—and , now , I am speaking to the humblest man amongst youwith the knowledge of your faith that you have , with the

education that you have , and above all , with the character that you have for morality and for sobriety—I say that that man has influence . He has influence amongst his fellow men , amongst his fellow labourers , he has an influence as great as I , perhaps , may have amongst my fellow priests . Use it , use it for God , use it for Jesus , Mary and Joseph . Ah , my brothers , though I am speaking to

you from this pulpit , in heart and in mind , it is on my knees I am before you—on my knees I am before you , because so many amongst you , sitting around me here , have my Lord and my God in your hearts . You know how grand a thing it is and how sweet a thing it is to belong to the Holy Family of Nazareth . You know that there is nothing in this world—nothing that money could

give , nothing that the world could give of honour or of dignity , nothing that genius or talent could give—to be compared with the joy of going up to the altar rail and receiving the Son of God , the Lord of Heaven , into your hearts ; and you have done it this morning . Try to bring others , my dear brothers to the same happiness as you possess , and to make them

members of the Holy Family . And if there be here this morning one man or boy who has not yet been enrolled , it is my parting request , and I beseech such a one to enter at once into the Confraternity—at once . For , we live in an age when the world is divided into two great campsinto two great confraternities—one belongs to God , the other belongs to the Devil . Freemasons , you have all

heard of them , and they may call themselves by a dozen other names—they are banded together by secret oaths and obligations—for what purpose ? To oppose the Catholic Church , to pull down the Catholic altar , and if possible , to put to death the Catholic priest for no crime under Heaven except that he chooses to lead a chaste life , and to speak the Word of God to his fellow Catholics . They

are banded together , you know it . There are whole nations—Italy , a great part of France , Portugal , the Republics of South America—I know it , for I have been in those countries , and I have asked the priests and bishops— " What is your difficulty here ? Why is it that you cannot manage your people ? " " Ah ! they are all Freemasons . We never can come near one of them . "

Now , if the devil is able to band his children together , why should not Almighty God , and the Lord that is in that tabernacle , band us together ? And if we only unite and keep together , in humility , in charity , in poverty and prayer , we will be more than a match for all the devils in hell , and for all the men that choose to serve the devil upon this earth . In the darkest day of our national

history , when there was a cloud of persecution over Ireland that rained blood upon the land ; when our grandfathers—for we may start with them and go back two hundred years—were ground to the very earth in slavery and in bloodshed for the Catholic Faith , was not Ireland still more than a match for all her enemies ? And to-day , with our improved education , and with our

magnificent religious organisation , surely we can still triumph , and triumph easily , over every enemy and every power that Hell can bring amongst us , if we are only banded together . Therefore , oh my brothers , I ask you to be faithful to the great Confraternity , be faithful to the Holy Family , be united in God ; and if you are united in God , you shall always be able to conquer everything , for

" This is the victory that overcometh the world , our faith , " says St . John the Evangelist . But , my brothers , I must also ask you now that 1 am taking my leave of you—I must also ask you to persevere . It is not the man that begins , nor it is not the man that perseveres for a time that is crowned ; but it is the man who perseveres unto the end . " Be thou faithful unto death , " that is to sav , to the

last moment , " and I will give thee the crown of life . " These are the words of Christ . And now , if you ask me , How am I to be faithful ? I will give you the secret in one word . If you want to be faithful unto death and to persevere , don't look beyond to-day . Be faithful to the graces of to-day . Say to yourself , " I don't know whether 1 will live until to-morrow . I don't know whether there

is any to-morrow for me . I will just do what I ought to do to-day , as if it was the last day of my life . I will say my prayers to-day the best way I can , just as if I was certain that to-morrow I would be before my Judge . I will try to avoid temptation , and to fulfil all my duties to-day as well as I can . " Don ' t be saying , "Oh , how on earth will I be able to live this way for the next twenty years . '" Who told you you would live for twenty years ? " Who told vou

you would live for a day : " R : member the words of our Lord " Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof , " and sufficient unto the day are graces thereof too . Whatever confession then , you make , or whatever other duty you perform , just say to yourself , "Perhaps I will never have a chance of doing this again ; I may be dead before to-morrow . I will try , then , to do it as well as I can . " Live , as the proverb says , from hand to mouth from day to day . Be faith .