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bald M'Intyre , junior , M . C . ; George | Thomson , Inner Guard ; and W . G . Hickson , Tyler . The election having been concluded , the brethren appointed to the respective offices were duly installed by Bro . Thomas Halkett , 102 . The annual report as to the condition of the lodge was exceedingly satisfactory in every way , there being in the finance department a balance of over £ 107 to their credit

in the bank . ARDROSSAN . —Lodge Neptune Kilwinning ( No . 442 ) . —The annual meeting of this lodge has just taken place , under the presidency of Bro . Frank Goodwin , W . M . The W . M ., who has occupied thc chair for six years , announced his determination not to accept the office again , and nominated Bro . James Robertson to

fill the vacant chair . Thereafter the following appointments were made amid manifestations of the greatest unanimity : —Bros . James Robertson , W . M . ; Frank Goodwin , P . M . ; John Robertson , D . M . ; Charles Adair , S . M . ; William Henry Bickerton ( Freemason ) , 972 , E . G ., 1 _ , and 360 , S . C ., " Proxy Master ; William Reid , S . W . ; Archibald Bell , J . W . ; William Ross , Treas . ;

Thomas M'Nidder , Sec ; Wm . Wylie , Chap . ; Walter Hocks , B . B . ; James M'Geachen , S . D . ; Thomas Paton , J . D . ; William Marshall , S . B . ; John R . Robertson , D . C . ; William Tait , S . S . ; Samuel Hunter , J . S . ; Daniel Fullerton , D . M . ; John Vance , I . G . ; Henry Barr , Tyler .

Thereafter Bro . John Robertson , one of the auditors of the lodge accounts , made a statement , from which it appeared that there was a balance of £ 20 3 s . gd . in favour of income , and a net balance at present at the credit of the lodge of £ 122175 . 9 * | d . The auditors ' report was unanimously adopted .

Franc-Maconnerie A Jersey.

FRANC-MACONNERIE A JERSEY .

From the Chronique de yersey . L'Adressc suivante a etc prononce ' e par le Secre ' taire a l ' occasion de la reception de deux candidats dans la Loge " La Ce ' sare ' e , " No . 590 , le Novembre 30 : ( A . Schmitt ) . " TT . CC FF ., vous voila desormais Membres d'une Graiide'Famille qui s ' etend d ' un bout a l'autre de l'Univers ,

ct qui met au premier rang parmi ses devoirs cette Fraternite' dont le nom que je viens de vous donner Pest l'embleme le moins equivoque . —La societe * dans laquelle vous venez d ' entrer , est plutot ce'lebre que bien connue , et le seul point sur lequel ses amis et ses adversaires ont toujours e ' te d ' accord , e ' est qu'il reconnaissent tous qu ' elle cre ' e entre ses membres des liens d'e ' troite solidarite ' , de secours et de

protection mutuels , qui suivent le Franc-Macon dans tous les e ' venements de sa vie et partout oil il porte ses pas . " Mais aussi ce litre de Franc-Macon doit indiquer chez celui que le porte , un esprit libre , droit , eleve , exempt de prejuge ' s , un caractt-re tole ' rant , un cceur compatissant a toutes les miseres de notrc prochain . " Recevoir dans notre sein de la Grande Famille

Maconiquc des hommes penetre de leur devoirs envers euxmemes ct envers la Societe , —les initier ii nos mystercs et i nos symboles ; les compter desormais commc des ouvriers travaillant au triompbc des piincipcs de morale , de civilisation et de charite * . —ii la propagation de tout ce qui est juste , beau et vrai ; n ' est-ce pas li un des plus consolants spectacles anxquels il nous soil donne

l ' assistcr ? Pour nous , TT . CC . FF ., e ' est toujours avee emotion que nos assistons it ce gloricux et solcnnel Baptcme qui fait entrer de nouveaux Membres dans le sein de ce puissant culte humain , qu'on nomme la Franc-Maconntrie . Examinons scricusement I'Initiation Maconique ; la chose en vaut la peine , ct de cct cxamen rcssoitira la ve ' rite' qui precede .

" Lorsque nous avous ii faire un Franc-Macon , nous proce'dons par voic de renseignements et d'informations . Nous demandons alors a nos Freres et ii nos amis non-Ma cons ce qu'ils savent sur les ante ' eedents de l'homme qui est sur le point d'entrer dans nos rangs . Nous desirous savoir comment il comprend les devoirs de fils , d'e ' poux , dc perc , dc citoyen , s'il est laborieux , s'il est

honnctc , sobre et moral . Si , par nos informations , nous parvenons ii nous assurer qu'il sait honorer , respecter et pratiquer le travail , obe'ir a la loi morale , nous l'acceptons , —nous le repousserions , au contraire , s'il paraissait enclin i faire du parasitisme et a me ' priser la vcrtu , l'honncur et la morale . —Aussi la premiere condition que nousexigeons el ' un Franc-Macon est la droiture . La Franc-Maconncrie

ne veut pas des triomphes achetes par des moyens illicitcs . Droiture dans la vie prive ' e , droiture dans la vie publique : telle doit etre notre regie invariable dans toutes les occasions , dans toutes les circonstances . —La deuxieme condition exige ' e de lui est l'intelligence , parce que la Franc-Maconnerie ne veut pas de soldats aveuglcs qui marchent quand on leur dit : Marche : —qui frappent quand on

leur commandc : Frappe : —Tous ses adeptes ont une mission i remplir ; mais il faut qu'ils la comprennent et <| U'ils sachent bien s'ils veulent s ' y devouer . La troisictnc condition de notre ancienne institution est ; d ' aimer Dieu , son pays , sa famille et son prochain . Oui , TT . CC . FF ., dans nos Temples , nous apprenons a adorer le Grand Architecte de l'Univers , a glorificr Sa puissance

it Sa sagesse infinies , par le culte de la raison degage ' e des entraves de la superstition ; nous y apprenons aussi a vaincre nos passions et nos vices qui degradent l'ime , — A chasser de notre cceur la haine , l ' envie et l'e ' goisme , ces immenses plaies ties socie ' te ' s modernes . La Franc-Maconnerie , bien coijiprise , doit tout tapporter a l'inte ' ret gene ' ral , et son sentiment personnel doit s ' absorber dans

l ' amour dc l'humanite , —car elle veut l ' affranchissement du corps par le travail , l ' affranchissement de l'intelligence par l'instrucfion , et le triomphe de l'lme sur la maticre . " Oui , mes 'IT . CC . FF ., nousvoulons le re ' gne de la Fraternite productive ct creatrice et , par la Fraternite ' , 'Union de tous les hommes entre eux et de chaque Macon avee le beau , le vrai et le juste . Nous de ' sirons que la Franc-Maconerie soil un phare et non une ombre , une

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re ' alite et non une cspe ' rance . Nous voulons tirer la lumiere de dessous le boisseau et Ia porter dans la civilization , afin qu ' elle e ' claire aussi bien le cerveau d'un Mahome ' tan , d ' un Hindou , d ' un Perse , d ' un Juif , que celui d ' un Chre ' tien , pour qu ' elle y fe ' eonde l'idee qui y repose un germe . " Vous voyez done devant vous un vaste champ d ' activite commune dans laquelle chaucun de nous aura sa

part et a laquelle chaucun derrait participer pour qu'il y ait des fruit pour tous . —Quelle que soit la place que nous occupons comme ouvriers , que ce soit surle seuil du Temple ou ii l'Orient , chacun de nous devra contributer suivant ses forces a notre ceuvre commune . Et conlme dans touts les phases de la vie , celui Iii seulement est digne de nos e ' gards , qui , dans toutes les circonstances , les plus

petites comme les plus grandes , remplit son devoir , nous ne devons considcrer comme un Franc-Macon digne de ce litre , que celui qui , pour les travaux , quels qa'ils soient , de la Loge , apporte sa pierre et Papule aux pierres de ses Freres , pour que le toutadvienne une ceuvre commune et solide . " Admirateur de Pythagore , je dirais voluntiers a chaque

recipiendaire : aissan " N ' oublie jamais le respect et la reconn man ce que tu dois a la me ' moire des bienfaiteurs de l'hu niaite ' , —qu'ils soient pour toi des demi-Dieux . Sois hu le , in , de ' voue ' , fidele , plein de tendresse au sein de ta famil a ne choisis pour amis que les hommes de bien , —apprends combattre , a dompter et ii vaincre tes folles passions , —sois sobre , aclif ,

prudent , —evite la colere , —en public et en secret ne te perreels jamais rien de mal—cherchc avee perse ' ve ' rance la ve ' rite' et pratique la vertu et surtout sache respecter en toi Vhiimanite . " L ' attention soutenue que vous m ' avez paru donner aux

devoirs et pre ' eeptes que je viens d ' mdiquer , me fait esperer que vous saurez appre ' eier , a sa juste valeur , l ' excellence de notre Institution , qui a pour base les grands principes : Amour fraternel , secours mutuels et ve ' rite ' , et qui vous imprimerez dans votre cceur en caracleres intffaeables la maxime " de la Ve ' rite ' , de l'Honneur et de la Vertu . "

[ TRANSLATION ] . FREEMASONRY IN JERSEY . The above address was delivered by the Secretary , Bro . A . Schmitt , on the occasion of the reception of two candidates in the lodge " La Cesaree , " No . 590 , November , 30 th , 1876 . Very dear brethren , —You are henceforth members of a great Family , which extends from one end of the Universe

to the other , and which places in the first rank of its duties that Fraternity , ot which the name I have just given to you , is the least equivocal emblem . The society into which you have just entered is rather celebrated than known , and the only point on which its friends and its adversaries have always agreed is , that they all imagine that it creates among its members links of

close " solidarity , " of assistance and mutual protection , which follow the Freemason through all the events of his life , and wherever he directs his steps . But , also , this title of Freemason ought to indicate in him who bears it a free , upright , elevated , spirit , exempt from prejudice , a tolerant character , a heart compassionate for all thc sufferings of his neighbour .

To receive into Ihe midst of the great Masonic family , men penetrated with a sense of their duty towards themselves and towards society , to initiate them into our mysteries anel our symbols ; to remember them henceforth as labourers toiling for the triumph of the principles of morality , civilization , and charity , and for the propagation of all that is just , beautiful and

true ; is not that one of the most touching spectacles in which it can be given to us to assist ? Very dear brethren it is always with emotion , that wc assist at that glorious and solemn ceremony , which admits new members into the fold of that powerful earthly human Order which we call Freemasonry . [ Our readers will perceive that we have here taken a

little liberty with the original French . But wc cannot allow that such expressions , in any way represent the new teaehing of Anglo Saxon Freemasonry . We arc not a religion—we cannot bc called a " culte" properly , and Ihe use of the word " Baptism" is very objectionable , and lays us open to many animadversions , and much complaint . —En . ]

Let us exercise seriously the Masonic Initiation , the subject is worth the trouble and from thc examination will issue the truth , which exists a priori ! When we have to make a Freemason we proceed by way of notice and information . We ask then of our brethren and ot our non-Masonic friends , what they know of the antecedents of the man who is on the point of entering

our ranks , [ We do not quite understand what this enquiry among non-Masons means . —ED . ] Wc desire to know if he understands the duties of a son , a husband , a father , or a citizen , if he is industrious , is he honest , sober and moral . If by our information we are able to assure ourselves , that he knows how to honour ,

respect and practice labour , to obey the moral law , we accept him ; we should reject him on the contrary , if he appeared inclined to a merely animal life and to despise virtue , honour and morality . Accordingly , the first condition that we demand of a Freemason is rectitude . Rectitude in private life , rectitude in public life , such

ought to be our invariable rule on all occasions and under all circumstances . Thc second condition demanded of him is intelligence , because Freemasonry does not wish to have blind soldiers who march when it is said to them " March I " who strike when they receive the command , " Strike I" All its adepts have a mission to fulfil , but it is necessary tint they under-

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stand it , and that they themselves know well if they wish to devote themselves to it . The third condition of our ancient institution is to love God , our country , our family , and our neighbours . Yes , very dear brethren , in our temples we learn to adore the Great Architect of the Universe , to glorify His infinite power and wisdom by the worship of reason , freed from the fetters of superstition . We also learn there to conquer our passions and our vices

which degrade the soul , to expel from our hearts hatred envy , and egotism , those huge wounds of modern societies Freemasonry , well understood , ought to refer everything to thc general interest and its personal sentiment ought to be absorbed in the love of humanity , for it wishes the emancipation of the body by toil , the emancipation of the intellect by inspiration , and the triumph of the soul over matter .

\ es , my very dear brethren , we desire the reign of fraternity , the union of all men among themselves , and of every Mason , with the beautiful , the true , and the good . We desire that Freemasonry should be a Pharos , not a shadow , a reality , and not a hope . We wish to draw the " light " from under the " bushel , " and to introduce it with civilization , in order that it may

enlighten the brain of a Mahometan , a Hindoo , a Roman , a Jew , as well as those of a Christian , that it may render fruitful the idea , which there reposes in germ . You see then before you a vast field of common activity , in which each one of us has his put , and in which each one of us ought to share , in order that wc may have profit for all . Whatever bc the place which we

occupy as " Craftsmen , " whether it be at the threshold of the Temple , or ia the East , each one of us ought to contribute according to his strength to our common work , and also in all the phases of life , he alone is worth y of our regard , who in all circumstances the least as well as the greatest , fulfils his duty , we ought only to consider him worthy of the name of Freemason , who for the

work of the lodge , whatever it may be , brings his stone , and adds to the stones of his brethren , in order that the whole may aiise a common and solid work . Admirer of Pythagorus , I would willingly say to each newly received brother , never forget the respect thou owesi to thc benefactors of humanity , let them be to thee , " familiar on thy lips as household words . "

Be humane , devoted , faithful , full of tenderness !!! the bosom of thy family ; choose only as friends men of worth ; learn to combat and subdue thy foolish passions ; he sober , active , prudent ; avoid anger ; in public and in private permit no evil to thyself ; seek with perseverance the truth , and practice virtue , and above all , know how to respect humanity thyself .

Hie sustained attention that you have appeared to me to give to the duties and precepts which I have just pointed out to you , makes me hope that you will , know how to appreciate at its just value the excellence of our Institution which has for its base the grand principles " Brotherly Love , Relief and Truth , " and that you will impress upon your heart , in ineffaceable character ., the maxims , "Truth , Honour and Virtue . "

Presentation At Newton.

PRESENTATION AT NEWTON .

Bro . F . J . Pratt , who has for several years occupied the post of station-master at Newton , was on Saturday , evening last presented with a handsome silver tankard filled with sovereign !* , in recognition by his friends and many travellers over thc South Devon Railway of his uniform courtesy and attention to the comfort of passengers . The

presentation was made in the presence of a number of the leading men of Newton , by Dr . Atkinson , wlu remarked that Bro . Pralt had fulfilled the duties of liis office with satisfaction to them all . For himself , he offered thc recipient his sincercst congratulations . Very few men received such a substantial testimonial ; there were still fewer who received it so deservedly . Tbe

tankard bore the following inscription : — " Presented , with a purse of sovereigns , to Mr . F . J . Pratt , by his numerous friends , as a token of their respect , of his uniform civility and attention as station-master at Newton . ' In receiving it , Bro . Pratt mentioned that he had been " connected with thc South Devon Railway for a period of nearly twenty years , and during that time he had

endeavoured to the best of his ability to study the interests of the passengers and attend to the wants of the company's customers . It had always been a pleasant and easy task , but still he hid always endeavoured to carry it out to the fullest extent , and in most cases he believed he had given satisfaction . He had furthermore endeavoured to instruct , his staff to be civil and courteous to the public , and he

considered by doing that , and by doing it conscientiously , he had b : en acting with justice to his employers . He had been for nine years among the people of Newton , and had to thank them for their kindness towards him , and many of them for their lasting kindness . He felt that he did not altogether deserve so handsome a present , but he would endeavour more and more to please , and tu

do what he possibly could to assist and convenience , not only the people of Newton , but all those who travelled over the railway . He particularly thanked Mr . H . Stooke , Mr . P . Simmons , and Mr . R . Day , for having worked so arduously in getting up such a handsome testimonial . — The Rev . G . T . Warner , in thanking the committee generally for their efforts , remarked that the testimonial was fully deserved by Mr . Pratt for the excellent manner

in which he had acted towards the public , and the way in which he had watched over the interests of the company , never having sacrificed the interests of his employers for the benrfit of his friends . This was where the greatest credit lay , and he was sure it would give satisfaction to thc company to hear that they had in Bro . Pratt a faithful servant—one who did his duty to them , and after them , to his friends . —Jfeslern Daily Mercury , Dec . iClh .