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in his power lies , relief for all the woes which desolate the world . He should plead for our distressed brethren , for means to' place them in comfort for the short remainder of their chequered lives ; for their widows that they may know once

more a home ; for their boys that they may be trained by industry and honesty , to reverse the sad decree of fortune which has made them

recipients of charity ; for their girls , too , that they may learn to gain their own livelihood , to know right from wrong , and thus be saved from the temptations which ever beset the young and friendless female . Such , my brethren , are the

rules of discipline ancl the bond of union which can alone keep together , as good Masons would wish it kept together , our rapidly increasing body . To the wardens and deacons , down to the youngest member of the lodge , to each in his degree , these

rules apply—to each is the honour of the Craft committed , and none can offend against them or against the strictest rules of morality without vitally wounding the institution which he has professed to admire , and sworn to defend . But to

neglect is , only in degree , less faulty than to forswear an obligation . Every Mason has sworn to practise , charity ; none , therefoz-e , should ever have to exclaim , with the Roman Emperor of old , " diem perdidi ! " but each day should be marked b y the white stone of a good deed done , advanced , or planned . If all cannot feed the

hungry or clothe the naked , all can speak the kind word or give the kindly grip or glass of cold water that may cheer the wayworn brother ; if all cannot launch or man the lifeboat , all at least may cry "Gocl speed her" on her errand of

mercy . In short , none of us ought to be satisfied until Masonry becomes a power to be Mb and seen ; to be felt by ourselves , and seen by the outer world ; a power that will foster the germs of good whicli lie in every man ' s nature , and nip in the

bud the principles of evil which are also born with man , ancl which are so much more likely to increase and multi ply . Nor let us be impatient for results , but let each in his generation do what is just , good , and possible . When that is clone , we may

with confidence leave the accomplishment to the Great Architect of the Universe , by whose overruling care it may prove the good seed of an abundant and a still increasing harvest , aud the sound foundation of an edifice of which we do not yet and , in our generation , never may see the dimensions , but which , when completed , must and

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will in accordance with the word of Him , whose promise never fails , endure for ever . Opportunities of doing good surround us on every side , " Thick ns the autumn leaves in Vallauihrosa's vale , " they are wafted around us by the summer breeze ,,

and driven in our faces by the winter blast—all inviting us to partake of the luxury of doing good .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

THE LATE BRO . HENRY LORD BROUGHAM AND V & VX * . " A Freemason , " who writes askiug us if the late Lord Brougham was a member of our Order , will find , on reference to the back volumes of the Freemasons' Magazine ( vol . v ., 1858 , p . 721 ) , that it isjust ten years since we replied iu the affirmative

tonearly the same question , by stating that "Lord Brougham was initiated in the lodge holding under the Grand Lodge of Scotland at Stornoway , Isle of Lewis ; " and at a meeting of that lodge ( Fortrose ,. No . 108 ) , on the Sth June last , the R . W . M . Bro . Robertson , in alluding to the death of Lord Brougham ,,

gives the date of his initiation as recorded in the minutes , August 20 th , 1799 . As we stated in 1858 , we have no knowledge of the deceased noble brother having ever attended an English lodge . It would beinteresting , however , to have exact information on this head , and we would suggest , therefore , a search into the minutes of English metropolitan and provincial lodges . —ED . F . M .

CRAET REUNIONS . No Most Worshipful Grand Master ever , as I believe , held , at his residence , Craft reunions resembling those of which a young correspondent has heard . Certainly " the aged brothez-, Past Provincial Grand Master for Kent , " never was

presentat such a reunion . The Duke of Sussex ' s evening receptions at Kensington Palace were for the Fellowsof the Royal Society , and not for Freemasons . It was as Fellow of the Royal Society that I attended those receptions , and in that way , and no other , about the year 1832 , became slightly known to his Royal Highness . —CHARLES PURTON COOPER .

H . R . D . M . —K . D . S . H ., PALESTINE . In looking over some Masonic papers , dated 1846 ; , I found a circular headed thus : — " Grand Conclave of the Royal Order of H . R . D . M . —K . D . S . H ., Palestine . " Can of correspondents tell me the meaning

any your of these letters ? The same initials were also appended to the names of Masonic Knights Templar in the certificates issued during the Grand Mastership of the Duke of Sussex . —K . T .

THE OLD TESTAMENT—THB ILIAD . Dear Brother " E . F . C ., " my words " our famous critic , " wei'e meant to designate Addison . Search his works . He somewhere asserts that there are passages in the Old Testament much more sublime and noble than any in the Iliad . —C . P . COOPER .