The Progbessing Mason

THE PROGBESSING MASON

J . C . D . HOLT . Working onward , climbing npAvard , Such the Mason ' s mystic art , Proudly feeling , as advancing , These great promptings of the heart .

How he learns Avith satisfaction , As he mounts each higher round , That "fraternal" loA ' e and justice Through our Order must be found . That humanity , in all her forms ,

Has nothing more to give , If in an " ever-faithful breast " Masonic teachings live . That deeds of human kindness Are the ends toAvard which Ave strive . Hence that pride and grand devotion Which will all time survive .

" New light , " too , greets his vision At each succeeding grade , That from a true Masonic heart , Is destined ne ' er to facie . AVith hope and faith inspired , He gains the "inner door , "

AVhere , " armed with good instruction , " He'll " pass on " as before . Until within the " sanctum , " The crowning labour done , He knows his work of mercy Is now in fact begun .

Masonic Requiem.

MASONIC REQUIEM .

Awake the Harp of Mournful song , Ye Brothers of the Mystic Band , Ye who support the temple strong , Or by the sacred Altar stand ! Strike hi gh the cords in wailing strain Of deepest Avoe , And mourn from out our holy Fane

A Brother low ! Bow down tho knee—hang low the head—A Master fallen—a Brother dead . The Spring op'd with its fairest flowers , And summer wove her garland gay , Aud sunshine o ' er this world of ours , Chased all of Avintry gloom awav .

Masonic Requiem.

But soon the winds of Autumn came , And winter Avith its dark ' ning gloom ; And now Avhen buds , Spring wreaths proclaim , AVe mourn our Brother in the tomb . Bow doAvn the knee—hang low the head—A Master fallen—a Brother dead .

The light that lig htens Masonry , Hath lost ' mong us a living ray , And her handmaiden Charity , Mourns one from out the ranks aAvay . The candlestick out of its place Has been removedand IIOAV

, The Brethren sit with sorrowing face , And sadness on each brow ; The fine gold it is changed and dim—The Master ' s honours sleep Avith him ! Craftsman , Canadian .

Notes On The Chivalric Orders Of The Temple And Of Malta, In Canada.

NOTES ON THE CHIVALRIC ORDERS OF THE TEMPLE AND OF MALTA , IN CANADA .

Under the Jurisdiction of the Convent General , and the Great Priory of England , Wales , and possessions of the British Crown . THE UNITED RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY

ORDERS OP KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND KNIGHTS OF ST . JOHN OP JERUSALEM , PALESTINE , BIIODES AND MALTA . —The Order commonly known as the " Knights Templar , " represents the old order of Knighthood of the Crusades , instituted in 1118 , violently but only outwardly

suppressed iu 1313 . The Order Avas not entirely abolished . Its formal dissolution by the Pope , aud the confiscation of its property could not and did not destroy all the brave and nohle spirits AVIIO had been so long associated together ; uniting themselves Avith other existing Orders of

Knighthood , they perpetuated their own , and thus preserving the memory of their misfortunes , continued their assemblies , Avithout attracting attention . Although there is no real connection betAveen the Templar Order aud Freemasonry , as regards aim

, object , aud ceremonial , still the Order of the Temple , from its long connection with that ancient Fraternity , which traditionally preserved its dogmas andrites from oblivion , requires that all aspirants for the honour