Masonic Notes And Queries.

To the Master ' s stern voice loudly crying : Have the Masons obeyed My commands ? Cornea the voice of the Craftsmen , replying : Look with grace on the works of our hands ! In our feeble and poor earthly fashion , We have sought to hew out the rough stone ;

Let the depth of eternal compassion For the faults of our labour atone ! What ' s the hour ? cries the voice of the Master ; They answer .- Low Twelve , but behold , The rays of Thy morning come faster , To our eyes all its glories unfold !

At his nod , see the vails rent asunder ! And , while earth sinks to chaos and night , 'Mid loud peals of the echoing thunder , Shall the brethren be brought to pure light !

THE VSEVDO-BSnVA Z OF A . D . 1717 . The application of the term " revival" to the proceedings of 1717 appears to me to be singularly inapplicable ; while its continued use can only serve the purpose of mystification , pretension , or misrepresentation . Its chief use hitherto has been to mislead

people , and to serve as a basis for false and groundless theories of the imaginary great antiquity , rise , and progress of our speculative Freemasonry . If our system of Freemasonry never existed before 1717—and no proof of its pretended existence before then has ever been given—it stands to reason that to talk of its " revival" then is simply a misnomer . — W . P . B .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

The " Craftsman and Canadian Masonic Record , " published at Hamilton , Ontario , has entered its fifth volume . Encouraged by a steadily increasing subscription list , the proprietors intimate that , from time to time , they intend to give additional reading matter .

The " Craftsman " has now firmly established itself as the leading organ of the Craft in the Dominion of Canada . It takes a firm stand against the usurpation of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec . A Portrait and Memoir are given of Bro . Col Wm . J . Bury Mc

Leod Moore , S . G . I , G . 30 , Grand Prior of the United Orders of the Temple and Hospital for Dominion of Canada , & c .

The foundation stone of a Methodist Episcopal Church in the Village of Norham , County of Northumberland , Ontario , was laid recently by the M . W . the Grand Master of Canada , assisted by a large number of brethren . It is estimated that there were

about 3 , 000 present on the occasion . A handsome silver trowel was presented to the M . W . the Grand Master , wherewith to lay the stone . At the conclusion of the ceremony , tiie Grand Master was entertained by the brethren at a magnificent banquet .

The Hamilton Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania recently had an exceedingly pleasant trip to Norwich , Vermont . Before their arrival , the camp had been all laid out , and about 225 tents pitched . Every convenience for

a comfortable camp was provided . The city water was introduced , and here and there about the grounds were tubs of ice , water , and troughs of running water . The tents were arranged in the form of a parallelogram , with the marqiiee ofthe Grf-nd Commander and staff ir the form of a letter A in the centre , all the tents opening inward .

The Sir Knights of the Columbian Commandery , Norwich , had anticipated every want , and exhibited throughout that courtesy which is ever inculcated by the order . The battalion drill and dress parade on Thur sday were witnessed by thousands of spectators .

At the dress parade , the three bands of music were consolidated , and as they marched down and up the line , the Sir Knights , in their splendid uniforms , stand " iu g at parade rest , the scene was thrilling and imposing . A military dress parade is proverbially the finest

of spectacles , but that of Knights Templar with their swords , picturesque banners , and uniform , certainly excels it .

The review on Friday was another beautiful disp l ay . The encampment was a success in every respect ,, an d another year it will probably he extended to three days , by vote of the Grand Commandery . A LESSOR . —" The Grand Master of Novia Scotia

reports the satisfactory adjustment of all difficulties among the brethren in the province , and the fusion of the different governing bodies in the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia ; and during the session the act of union was consummated . "

We find as the authority for the above statement , the September number of the " Freemasons' Magazine , " London . Thus it is ever in the great Masonic Fraternity . If the Craft is let alone by those , who , outside of a jurisdiction , have no business to meddle

with its domestic affairs , peace , unity , harmony , fraternity , are sure to be established . It is the mischievous interference by those who seek notoriety , from action without judgment , which often prevents the restoration of harmony , where discord else would never grow and bear fruit . —Keystone .

We learn from the "Boletim Official do Grande Oriento Lusitano TJnido , " that Dr . Cunha Bellem has been invested by the King of Prussia as Chevalier of the Prussian Order of the Crown .