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South Wales West , E . W . Bro . John Johnes ' s province has likewise two threatened Lodges , one at Milford , and one at Pembroke . There must be sonicthme- wrens' in this . True it is , there are two Lodges at Pembroke , and Milford is nigh , and there is another at Haverfordwest—but what says Bro . W . H . Cole to this ?

Wem is in the Shropshire division of tho E . W . Bro . Sir W . W . Wynu ' s province , and at present this county lias only four Lodge towns and hair Lodges in it . He ought to do something to save this Lodge . Another matter we have to notice in Grand Lodge practice is a report of the Colonial Board against tho Harmonic Lodge of St .. Thomas , No . 458 , for biking a ballot on a candidate for Master Mason ,

and refusing to confer the degree . Unless there are circumstances which do not appear in'the report , tho conduct of the Lodge of St . Thomas is thoroughly agreeable to the ancient landmarks , however much these have been lost sight of in modern practice , and at St . Thomas . No . 458 has tho opportunity of seeing foreign working ,

which in many respects is more trustworth y than some portions of the English . There is no universal Jaw that a Lodge must confer the Master Mason , degree on a Fellow Craft , or that they shall not ballot on his promotion . The ancient practice is that the sense of the Lodge

of Masters should be taken on the subject ; but here notice having been given in the summons , tho Fellow Craft is brought up tit the next meeting after his passing , without the . opinion or consent of the Masters being taken . The report of the Colonial Board is , therefore ; calculated to foster loose practice . Bro . Binckes deserves great credit for the zeal which has prompted

him to do something for Masonic literature , but it is earnestly to he wished that his motion will not be carried . 'Wo sincerely trust that the Grand Lodge of England will not have anything to do with any supposed Masonic books and MSS . in the Bodleian Library , Ashmolean Museum , British Alusemn , or any other institution , or publish any

such books and MKS . Masonic criticism is not sufficiently advanced for such a step . Two tilings we now- want— -first , to get rid of most of what has been published as Masonic history—and next , to publish as little as possible . The . Americans have done more than enough in this way . Those who are best acquainted with what is called Masonic

literature have very little desire to see it in any Masonic library , and are of opinion that the less the Craft have to do with it tho better , A new era in Masonic literature is now beginning , as in everything . Masonic , and Bro . Binckes must await its fruits . Years must be spent in discussing , criticising , pruning , aud chopping to pieces many an accepted statement , and building up numbers of facts , analyzing and