French Masonry.—The Sanctuary Of Memphis.

Raise often thy thoughts ancl aspirations above the material existences " or beings that surround you , and cast upwards a longing regard on those higher regions which are thy heritage and thy true country , for an earthly life , believe me truly , is not the end of man . " Sit thee clown then at the banquet of life : but set thee not clown there on thy elbows . " f" Assieds toi done au banquet de la vie ; ne t ' y accoucle pas . " )*

If thy first homage belong to the Sublime Architect of the Universe , the second reverts to the land of thy birth . Thou shouldst cherish ancl honour that as a virtuous son loves and honours his mother . Be submissive to the laws of th y motherland . Nothing can dispense with that duty , in whatever condition chance or fortune may place thee , even though it be that thy country should have been unappreciative as a step-mother , or ungrateful towards

youmaralre on ingrede envers toi . After having performed thy duties to God and thy country , consider th y family . Son , husband , ancl father , each of these conditions implies many and sacred obligations . Apply thyself to fulfil them , and they shall prove easy unto thee . Couldst thou ever forget what thou owest to the authors of thy clays ?

In mature age , honour and respect thy father ; but above all return unto thy mother , in regard , in tenderness , in kindly respect , the value of the cares and anxieties with which she encompassed thy youthful age , and , if need be , after the example of the pious sons of Noah , clothe their faults with the mantle of filial love ; therefore shalt thou be blessed . Love speaks to thy heart . Disciple of wisdomchase far from thee all

, corrupting desires ; far from thee all free and facile pleasures ; choose not thv company amongst the most beautiful and wealthy ; endeavour to obtain and cultivate the most virtuous . Essay then to be worthy of having obtained it , for love atone is the recompense of love , ancl vice cannot sympathise with virtue .

If Heaven have blessed thy marriage , remember that the infant in the cradle is a citizen whom the country has confided to thee . Cause to germinate in that young soul the principle of all the virtues . It is a noble task ! Head of a family it is thy sacrerl duty to instruct this new accession to humanity . As a citizen , a noble aspiration is permitted thee . Be the first of th y race , do not be the last .

Never forget the respect clue to old age , if thou wouldst wish , when an old man in thy turn , to receive respect from the young . The aged are the witnesses of the olden days . Far from despising or comparing thy nascent wisdom to theirs , never sit down in their presence without having obtained their permission . Do not go between an old man and the sun , so as to intercept its rays . If an old man call to thee return upon thy step , although thou shouldst be expected by the woman who is pleasing to thee .

The place wherein thou hast first beheld the day is thy country ; the man and the woman who gave thee life are thy parents . This circle , however should not exclusively engross thy activity . The universe is the country of the Freemason . Nothing which relates to man is alien to him . All men ought , therefore , to be brothers ; like thee they have immortal souls the same organsthe same need of affectionthe same yearning for friendshikindness

, , p , forbearance , the same desire to be useful . Come , then , into our temples , for sacred Humanity has therein erected her altar . Regard with reverence that majestic edifice destined to strengthen the ties , already too relaxed , of morality and brotherhood . United by a mysterious language the Masons , spread over the entire globe , in every' region whereto the light of intelligence has penetrated , form but one single family- —one single people of brothers . One sublime bond