Monthly Masonic Summary.

Monthly Masonic Summary .

Wis have very little to report this month , excep t the onward advance of Freemasonry as well abroad as at home . It would almost seem as if recent foolish charges and minatory denunciations had done Freemasonry generally good , and

tended to raise it even in public opinion . Such is the effect always of unwise persecution and bombastic anathemata , they bring about an inevitable reaction in the minds of the serious , the thoughtful , the tolerant , and the fair . The one great

clanger which Freemasonry has to contend with just now , is its own material prosperity , the increase of its members , the tuo easy admission of aspirants . There is , as has been often said , a " tide in the affairs of men " individually , and so there is also in that of nations and

institutions . Prosperity and popularity are two main ingredients of earthly success ; and , as often happens , Freemasonry just now , being both popular and prosperous , finds fhat many " waiters on Providence , " who look at all things from a pure worldly point of

view , are very axious to partake of its prestige , and to claim its privileges . Hence , we have on all sides a great pressure of new members , and all Lodges require to be guided both by care and circumspection , in the admission of those who are knocking

at the door of Masonry . We should look a little further than social position , present well-being , and the claims of good fellowship . A "Buon Oamarado " is a good thing , but it is not everything , and Freemasonry , to be reall y

strong , to hold its own , to make its way , must depend upon the moral character of its " Alumni , " as well as on its own inherent claims to consideration and respect . The controversy in regard of Bro . Havers ' s proposal is not ended . So far , all the preponderance of argument is on our distinguished brother ' s side .

Monthly Masonic Summary.

A new element m Masonic life is the libellous pamphlet . It is certainly novel , but not likely to prove successful . We deem it alike un-Masonic and unworthy of Freemasonry . In one province , which shall be nameless , this pamphlet system has been for the last twelve mouths apparently the

O . K . thing . Let us hope we have seen the last of these foolish ebullitions . Angry and personal pamphlets generally proceed from a morbid vanity , from a little mind , from inflated egotism , or crazy perversity .

The Daffodil.

THE DAFFODIL .

BY MKS . G . M . TWBDDELL , Authoress of "Rhymes and Sketches to Illustrate the Cleveland Dialect , " & c . MERRILY waves the Daffodil ,

When Spring ' s fresh breezes blow ; It nods its head , and seems to say—I come to make a show . The Snowdrop now has pass'd away , And its fair place to fill , Like burnish'd gold , now blossometh The flaunting Daffodil .

Short is its stay , but ere it dies Fresh flowers come forth to view ; Each in succession takes its place The glorious Summer through . Fit symbols of our transient stay

In this brief world of ours ; We bloom awhile , then sink to rest Like Summer ' s fairest flowers . Such joy as flowers on us confer , If we but strive to give ,

To those who tread life ' s path with us , Then not in vain we live . Mose Cottage , StohesUy .