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integrity of the system on which it had been conducted for many rears past . t Bro . James Terry , who was also requested to respond , said , it was with unfeigned pleasure he attended to see Bro . Leins installed for the fourth time in the chair of a lodge . He had known Bro . Leins sufficiently long to be assured that he would not have been asked to take that position

unless the other brethren who signed the petition entertained for him the same regard as he ( Bro . Terry ) did . He was sure that during Bro . Leins ' s tenure of office the government of the lodge would be in the best of hands . The brethren had made a very wise selection for his kindness of heart , his courtesy of manner , and his generosity of disposition . If there was anything to be achieved in

Freemasonry , if there was anything worth working for or aspiring to , Bro . Leins would aspire to , work for , and endeavour to achieve . He would conduct the lodge in a manner that would be commended by the brethren . As he ( Bro . Terry ) had had the honour conferred on him of being elected as honorary member he should do himself the pleasure of attending to witness the growth of the lodge

and to congratulate the brethren on their success . He trusted thc time was not far distant when the Lodge of Perseverance would make its mark among the charities of England . He knew he was treading on dangerous ground and on forbidden ground , as the brethren must know who read the leading articles in the Masonic organ . Articles came out in that paper every week to the effect

that the Secretaries of the Masonic Institutions had no right to go about and plead the cause of their Institutions , but that it would be much better for them to stay at home and allow the members of lodges to supplement the efforts of the Masters to bring contributions to the charities . He ( Bro . Terry ) was one of those unhappy individuals who had to go about to lodges , 290 nights out of the 313 , and

he could say he only wished he could find more time to spend at home . With all due respect to the observations of those brethren who entertained the opinions he had referred to he could only say that if they did spend the time mentioned at home it would entail a loss of from £ 3000 to £ 4000 a year to the Institutions whose Secretaries now went out . The brethren might take what he had said just as a simple idle

rumour , or they might take it as an answer to what he had told them about articles that had appeared . If the brethren •did not think those articles had appeared , let them lay out their two-pence a week and have the paper , that they might see for themselves . Putting , however , this matter aside he wished to thank the lodge very much for having elected him an honorary member , and wishing every prosperity

to it , he hoped he might have the proud satisfaction for years and years to come , of seeing it in a bright position in the Craft . Bro . Edgar Bowyer , in giving his reply said , tbat the W . M . and himself were initiated into Freemasonry within a . month of each other . Bro . Brown , W . M . 65 ; Frederick Crockford ( Zetland ,

Malta ) , and Gotto , having replied to the toast ol " The Visitors , " a call was given for Bro . Court from Massachusetts , in obedience to which call , Bro . Court said it was an unexpected pleasure that he enjoyed that night in witnessing the consecration of a new lodge . This was the first lodge he had visited in England , and it had given him great pleasure to be present under

such auspicious circumstances . He should be happy to convey to America when he went back to his own lodge , and his friends and brethren of the Order , the good will and wishes of the brethren of this country . He believed there was nothing that was tending more to dissipate the prejudice which had prevailed on both sides of the Atlantic against those two portions of the Anglo-Saxon people

than the principles and practice of Freemasonry . They had learned to know and to respect each other as brethren , and any circumstances which would keep them apart hael been overcome by Freemasonry . He might mention that for instance the prejudice that had existed against the Prince of Wales in America had been dissipated by his becoming Grand Master of Freemasons of England , and the greatest

kindness , respect , and esteem were now entertained for him . He was very glad to assure the brethren that the sentiments uttered by the Grand Secretary , the Past Grand Chaplain , and others , both round the table and in the consecrating hall , in regard to thc cardinal principles of the Order were shared by the brethren in America almost unanimously . The brethren in America were at one with

those in England on the point that it was essential to the practice of Masonry to acknowledge the Supreme Great Architect of the Universe , through whose kindness and grace they hoped to be saved . They believed that this was the only true basis of Freemasonry * , and that one feeling animating them , though they were divided by the ocean , they were one , and it would be so while this feeling lasted ; in

the words of the Scotch poet , who was also a Mason" When man to man the warld o'er , shall brithers be , and a' that . " That solidarity would not rest on words of universal liberty , equality , and fraternity . It had been founded on those good principles of our Order , a belief in the existence of a Great Architect , of the hopes of an immortality beyond

this transient scene . He therefore said that the English and Americans were one in all these principles , and not only these countries , but Ireland and Scotland . ( Cheers . ) Ireland and Scotland had already taken the same step as England with respect to the Grand Orient , and he supposed it was only a question of time , or it was only a question of expediency , how soon the Order in

America would make a similar announcement . A report with that recommendation would be adopted by the District Grand Lodge of Massachusetts , as he knew the District Grand Master when he visited the lodge proclaimed such sentiments as had been expressed so strongly by the brethren to-day . He would again thank the brethren for allowing hira the extreme pleasure of being present , and he trusted he had not trespassed on their time and patience

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but he could not help saying that the more the brethren in America became acquainted with the brethren in England , the more the brethren in England became acquainted with the brethren of America the more would they love and respect each other , and the more would be the links and ties that would bind the daughter nation to the mother nation , the more would they become one in

sentiment , in liberty , equality , and fraternity all over the world . Thc lodges in America were prospering . They exercised a considerable amount of discretion in selecting the rough ashlar with which to add to the structure . They looked to see if there were any flaws in the stone , and whether it was likely to crumble , and if it was they rejected that stone . They were very careful in enquiring where a

candidate came from , for in the selection , the proposing and balloting for candidates for admission to the Order , it was necessary that it should be so , seeing that there were many ravening wolves that had gone among them . As there were sham orders , so there were many enemies that had been against the Order from a mistaken idea that it it came into collision with religion . In this way their

very enemies had done them good . (" Cheers . ) It had been said by the American proverb that our enemy is our friend when he points out our fault . " Their enemies had shown that Masonry was worthy of the whole community and worthy of the appreciation of every lover of humanity , and of every sincere believer in God , that would take the trouble to make himself acquainted with

the proper way of entering into the lodges of the order . The order was in one sense a secret order , but in another sense , it was not . It was a secret order , inasmuch as it was kept from the profane world without , but it was not a secret order , inasmuch as any one who is a worthy and a good man could enter it . There was no government and no church that need fear the Masonic Order , which was within

the reach of all those who wished to make themselves acquainted with its principles and practices in the proper way in the lodge , in which they would enjoy the light that radiated from the Master ' s chair in the East . Bro . Court , again thanked the brethren for their cordial reception of him , and said he should carry with him to America a lively

recollection of a very pleasant evening . ( Cheers . ) The remaining toasts were then given , and the brethren separated . A beautiful selection of music was given during the evening by Bros . T . W . Simons , F . H . Cozens , and A . Hubbard , under the direction of Bro . T . W . Simons .

Telegraphing on Sunday night his daily letter to the Liverpool Courier , the London correspondent of our contemporary says : — 'The consecration ofthe Freemasons' Lodgeof Perseverence , yesterday evening , at the Imperial Hotel , Holborn Viaduct , was a very brillant affair . The Grand Secretary of England , who was the central figure , stamped the

proceedings as a success , by initiating them with an excellent extempore address , in which he referred to the much-reprobated action of the Grant ! Orient of France in obliterating from their Freemasonry the fundamental Masonic principle —belief in God . The Grand Secretary was followed by a Past Grand Chaplain , the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , who delivered an eloquent oration the detailed principles of

Masonry , not perhaps in a new light , but in new language , the freshness of which riveted the attention of the brethren . There was a large attendance of brethren from various localities , and among them was an American Mason , Mr . Robert Court , of the Ancient York Lodge , Massachusetts . Mr . Louis A . Leins was installed as Master of the Lodge , which afterwards extended its hospitality to its visitors by entertaining them at an elegant banquet . Two remarkably

fine speeches were delivered in the course of the evening , in reply to the toasts , onc by the Rev . A . F . A . Woodford , and the other by the American brother . The vocal music was of the highest order . " A notice of the consecration of the Perseverance Lodge also appeared in the Standard , Daily News , Daily Chronicle , and Morning Advertiser of Monday , in the City Press of Wednesday , and the Flra of to-day .

Grand Lodge Of Peru.

GRAND LODGE OF PERU .

[ We have the pleasure to print the following communication from the Grand Lodge of Peru . ] Muy Querido Hermano : Me es grato poner en vuestro conocimiento que la Secretaria General del Supremo Concejo gr . * . 33 para la

Republica del Peru , bajo cuya Jurisdiccion trabajan todas las Logias Simbolicas y Altares Superiores Regulares del Rito Escocds Antiguo y Aceptado , se ha trasladado a la Calle de Lima , No . 3 ( antes Zorrco ) , Altos , Lima * , con cuya direccion deben venir , sea por via de Inglaterra , Panama 6 Estrecho de Magallanes , todas las

comunicaciones 6 impresos que tengais a bien remitir bajo el rcitulo que os adjunto . La Secretaria , que se dice existe en la Calle del Rastro de San Francisco No . 53 , es ilegal y espiirea , por corresponder a un cuerpo titulado Gran Oriente del Peru , que

no es ni puede ser reconocido por ninguna potencia Masonica regular ; ni tampoco deben continuar dirijiendo comunicaciones Masonicas 6 impresos h . la Calle de Carabaya , No . 24 , ( antes Bodegones ) , como indican algunos Calendarios y Boletines Masemicos , publicados en Europa , en Ios Estados Unidos y en la America del Sur .

HOLLOWAV ' S PILLS . —This cooling medicine has the happiest effect when the blood is overheated , and a tendency tn inflammatory action is set up in . the system . One , Pill taken shortly before dinner ( toes awiy with the indigestion , fulness , and flatulency indicative of a weik stomach or disordered liver . A few Pills taken at bedtime act as alteratives and aperients ; they not only relieve the bowels , bnt regulate ever , organ coinected with them ; overcome all acrid humours , and encourage a free supply of all the secretions essential to our well ' eing . Holloway s Pills thoroughly cleanse and perfectly regulate the circulation , and beget a feeling of comfort ir . hot climates and high temperatures ! which is most desirable for the preservation of health . —ADVT .

Grand Masonic Fete In Dublin.

GRAND MASONIC FETE IN DUBLIN .

We extract the following account from the Dublin Evening Mail : — On Monday , 20 th inst ., in the Exhibition Palace the Masonic body , which is conspicuous for its good works , held the annual festival for the distribution of prizes tothe children of deceased brethren distinguished for their

answering at the recent examination in the Masonic Schools . The occasion is always one for the display of Masonic strength and influence , as it is of Masonic charity . At no other demonstration in the annual round of Dublin gatherings is there such a representative assemblage of Irish society . Men eminent in the learned professions and in mercantile pursuits , representative men of all classes that

consolidate society , ensure the stability of good order , and the promotion of social virtue ; , appear in Masonic panoply . Then there is in addition an array of Irish beauty outnumbering the " brethren of the mystic tie , " though the sex is denied admission to the Craft . The Deputy Grand Master , Bro . R . W . Shekleton , Q . C , presided . As the Institution for Girls was the first founded , the

derronstration is still in name associated with it , while prizes are , at the same time , distributed to the boys . At present there are forty girls in the school , and there not being accommodation for a greater number , the committee are in treaty for a site on the Earl of Pembroke ' s estate at Donnybrook . The new school will be constructed to accommodate at least sixty . In the report an encouraging account is

given . At half-past eight o ' clock a procession of officers and members of the Order was formed in the transept , and proceeded along the platform to the orchestra . Those who composed this procession were attired in full Masonic costume , with the appropriate insigna of the several degrees ot Blue , Red , and Black Masonry : —

As they reached the orchestra the brethren filed off at !' cording to their lodges , and took the places pointed out to them by the platform stewards . During the progress of the procession to the orchestra the strains of the " Victory " march , composed by Mr . Joseph Robinson , pealed from the organ . The following officers of Grand Lodge were present 1—

Robert W . Shekelton , Q . C , Deputy Grand Master * , Robert Warren , D . L ., Grand Treasurer ; the Rev . John James MacSorley ; Alderman Joseph Manning , J . P ., Senior Grand Deacon ; Theophilus E . St . George , Junior Grand Deacon * , George A . Stephens , J . P ., Grand ouperintendent of Works * , George Meyers , LL . D . J . P ., Graud Director of Ceremonies j Humphrey Minchin , M . B ., Grand Sword Bearer ;

Charles Ogilvie Grandison , Grand Organist ; Jas . Creed Meredith , LL . D ., Grand Inner Guard ; Samuel B . Oldham , Deputy Grand Secretary and Treasurer ; Archibald St . George , Assistant Secretary . A most brilliant and distinguished company assembled , whose names would fill a column of the Freemason . The Right Worshipful R . W . Shekleton , Q . C , Deputy

Grand Master , having taken the chair , A salute for the Grand Master , his Grace the Duke of Abercorn , was called for and given according to ancient usage . A portion of the 100 th Psalm having been sung , The Right Worshipful the Deputy Grand Master , Bro , R . W . Shekleton , Q . C ., said he had been requested by the

Grand Master to express his deep regret that he was unable to preside over them that night . He was unfortunately obliged to remain abroad a considerable time , in consequence of the illness of his wife , and since his return to England he had been obliged to remain in London in consequence of important Parliamentary duties . He had stated to him ( Bro . Shekleton ) that his wishes were tn

be present with them that night , as he was not able to be with them on the last occasion . He was sure they would all accept his excuse . Perhaps some of the visitors there might not be aware of the objects of their institution and what they were ; and as the acting head at present in Ireland , they would excuse him if he gave them in a few words the meaning of these charities . They were

supported by the voluntary contributions of the brethrenthey were managed by boards of governors , and as the Girls' Schcol was the oldest established , and , he confessed , the onc in which he took the greatest interest , he would give it the place of honour . It was managed as he had told them , by a Board of Governors , who delegated their duties to certain committees . Amongst others they had

a ladies' committee , who endeavoured , as far as they could , to look after the maternal wants of the institution . Ex-officio , he was the chairman of all the committees , but he need not say that , as he did not understand the difference in articles of ladies dress , or what the difference was between poult de soie and tulle illusion , which he sai <; ometimes mentioned in the newspapers , he

did not knov . Tvhat it was all about ( laughter ) , so he would confess he did not know much about the proceedings of the ladies' committee ; but he did know something about the proceedings of the education committee . If they wanted proofs of their work they had them in the education of the girls . Of course , coming , as the girls did , from the better classes , they were never allowed to look for any menial

occupation . They tried to develop among them the means of self-support . They excluded altogether from their ideas the fact that the schools were charities . ( Hear , hear . ) They looked upon them as Masonic duties devolving on them as members of the ( Masonic body . ( Hear , hear . ) They tried to discover amongst the girls their capabilities for different branches of study . They were trained to

support themselves as soon as possible , but in no instance did . they allow any child to go out of the institution unless they were thoroughly satisfied that the place she was going to was in every way fitting for her . ( Hear . ) They then bad the Financial Committee , which looked after the resources of the Institution , and , as the report showed , they had discharged their duties faithfully and well , ( Hear ,