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1 st , by invitation of Durand Lodge , No . 302 , Bro . L . AA . Fletcher , of Freeport , waited upon them for the purpose of installing the officers elect , which was performed in a pleasing and efficient manner . After the ceremonies of installation , Bro . Fletcher delivered an elegant and instructive address upon the origin , progress , and objects of Masonry , as well as the duties of its members . The -weather ivas pleasant , anil the installation being public , a respectable number of the friends of the cause were present , and at the

close the brethren felt tliat they bad received pleasure and been proiited thereby . MICHIGAN . —The Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter assembled this year at Detroit . Bro . Rob Morris was in attendance , and reports a harmonious , dignified , working session . On Thursday evening , Jan . 10 th , he addressed the Grand Lodge upon the AV ebb-Preston work , giving a history of the " uniformity movement , " and ing that bodto unite thereina thing they could the

urg upon y , more easily do , as tbe Michigan work assimilates more nearly to the AVebb-Preston than that of any other jurisdiction west of Ncw England . During his stay , Bro . Morris organised a Grand Council of High Priesthood , of Michigan , and conferred that order upon about thirty . The Festival of St . John was celebrated by the Masonic fraternity of Grand Rapids by public installations , and other exercises . The various Masonic bodies formed in procession , in front of their hallat six o'clock in the eveningand marched to

, , Luce ' s Hall , the rich uniform of the Royal Arch Chapter attracting universal attention . The exercises at the Hall were opened with a prayer by the Rev . S . S . N . Greeley , which was followed by music from Barnhart's unequalled band , and a song from the Glee Club . P . M . T . II . Lyon then proceeded to install thc officers elect of Grand River Lodge ( No . 3-1 ) , and A alley Lodge ( No . 86 ) . Grand High Priest , AV . P . limes , of the State Grand Chapter , then installed the officers elect of Grand Rapids Chapter ( No . 7 ); after

which followed the address of Rev . Daniel C . Jacokes , which was an eloquent and forcible exposition of the principles , origin , and benefits of the Order . The Masonic brethren , with their ladies , then repaired to the Rathbun House , where a supper was served in the best stylo .

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TRINIDAD . 3 I 0 NUMENT TO THE 1 ATE BIIO . HENRY STOSE , PROV . G . D . There are few occasions more gratifying than to see respect paid to the memory of a good and virtuous man . The lesson which it reads to the living is not lost , and who knows how often it has had the effect of laying the foundation of a good and virtuous life . Besides , lionour to virtue , even although that honour be posthumous , shows that in the minds of some at least the salt with which

life is made tolerable , has not yet heen entirely eradicated ; and that virtue , honour , and all those noble feelings which exalt human nature , and make it respected , are yet regarded in a proper manner , and with a proper spirit . Posthumous honours arc in themselves worthless , so far as the individual is concerned to whom the incense is offered . He , already in the spirit land , cannot be supposed to appreciate , even if , as some idealists supposehe is conscious of what is taking lace in

, p this sublunary sphere . Yet honour to virtue , if the object be living is commendable , because it encourages him to a continued course of conduct , ivhich has earned for him tho suffrages of his fellow men ; and if he be dead , the effect which honour to his memory has upon the living is , to encourage them to follow an example ivhich not only produces respect in this life , but honour even to the

memory , when body and bones shall have rotted , and crumbled into the dust . Truly , it may be said of such men , that they speak from their tombs , and that their good deeds may be likened to a sweet smelling savour . AA e are led to make these remarks in consequence of the praiseworthy attempt which has heen made by the Masonic body to erect a monument to the memory of as honest and as good a man as ever " shuffled off this mortal coil . " AVe allude to the late Henry Stone ,

Esq ., Solicitor-at-Law , of whom , on the occasion of his death , we wrote , what ive now have thcmelancholy gratification of repeating , that " in all the relations of life , whether as husband , brother , father , or friend , he . was an example of the most brilliant kind , and bis death leaves a void in the social circle , which will long remain unfilled . " The Masonic body of this island , acting under the suggestion of Bro . James Eraserdetermined to erect a monument to their

, departed brother and friend . Of this attempt we cannot speak too highly . It holds up Masonry in a proper light , and shows to the world that the Masonic tendency is to encourage and reward virtue . We are glad of the opportunity to say a few words concerning Masonry . For whether we regard it for a moment , either wilh reference to its antiquity—the influence which it has extended

over mankind—tbe number of wise and virtuous men whose names have figured on its rolls , and the respect which it pays to a departed brother—even the uninitiated must be compelled to admit that its foundations must rest on something solid—its influence based upon virtue and morality , and its hold upon the wise and good made sure , because of its descending neither to ignorance nor vice . AVe now return to the immediate subject with which we started ,

and proceed to give a brief account of the laying the foundation stone of the monument on the 29 th Jan ., to ivhich we draw the attention of our readers . A procession having been formed , and arrived within a proper distance of the spot , halted ; the brethren opened to tho right and left , and faced inwards , leaving room for the Prov . . G . M . to pass up the centre . He being passed by bis Excellency the Lieut Governor , their honours the Judges and the Private Secand following bthe

, y boys and the Standard and Sword Bearers—the Grand Officers and hrethren following in succession from the rear—thereby inverting the order of the procession . On the Prov . G . M . arriving at his station , a piece of solemn music was played—during which time the boys strewed their flowers on the foundation . The stone being raised , the Prov . G . C . read an appropriate prayer . The Prov . G . D . ot Cers . then read the inscription , as follows : —

Trinidad , Anno Lucis 5865 . The Foundation Stone of this Monument , erected io the Memory of Bro . II . Stone , Prov . G-. S . D . of the Prov . Grand Lodge , under the Grand Lodye of England , teas laid on the Twenty-ninth Day of January , A . D . 1861 , and in the Twenty-third Year of the Reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria , and during the Administration of the Government of this Island , hy James Walker , Esq ., C . B ., Lieutenant Governor , hy the Right Worshipful Brother

Daniel Hart , Provincial Grand , Master , assisted hy the Provincial Grand Officers , the Members of the Royal Philanthropic and Trinity Lodr / es , under the Grand Lodye of England , the Lodges United Brothers and Eastern Star , under the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and His Worship the Mayor and Members of the Borough Council of Port of Spain . Bro . Henry Stone was horn in the Parish of St . Mary , Rollierhithe , England ( in the Comity of Surrey ) , on the 23 rd day of November , 1805 , resided in the Island since ISIS , teas

initiated a Member of the Royal Philanthropic Lodge , No . 585 , on the Twenty-first day of November , 1849 , and died on the 31 s . March , 1860 , aged 54 years 4 months . The Prov . G . Supt . of AVorks deposited in tbe cavity the phial containing the parchment with tbe inscription thereon , and then laid the cement on tbe lower stone . Tbe upper stone was lowered very gradually , during ivhich solemn music was played . The Prov . G . SW . then read the 1 st verse 127 th Psalm— "Except

, the Lord build the house , they labour in vain that build it : except the Lord keep the city , the watchman waketh but in vain . " The Prov . G . M . then descended to the stone , and proved that it was properly adjusted by the plumb-rule , level , and square , which were successively delivered to him by the J . Prov . GW ., the S . Prov . G . AV ., and the Atg . D . Prov . ti . AY ., after ivhich the builder delivered him the mallet , ivith which the Prov . G . M . gave three

knocks , and said— " In the name of God , and the Holy St . John , I declare this foundation stone laid , and may God grant us health aud strength to complete the structure . " A piece of music was played , after ivhich the Prov . Cf . Chap , read the following prayer : — " May the Almighty Architect of the Universe look down with benignity upon our present undertaking , and crown the monument of whicli we have now laid the foundation with eveiy success . "

The Prov . G . M . then addressed the brethren as under : — My Brethren , —AYc have met this day for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of an edifice to be dedicated to God ' s prayer , not of any public institution , but the foundation stone of a monument to be erected to the memory of our departed brother HEXEY STONE—a brother who possessed solid understanding and talent , devoid of ostentation , unbounded in charity , blended with Christian humilitya Mason unsullied bpart irit or solitaryselfish

in-, y y sp , terest , of great moral courage ar . d domestic amiability combined with true and zealous private friendship , and based on the generous affections of the purest principles of benevolence—cardinal virtues my brethren , which alone can elevate man in the scale of society . It is well known that our departed Brother , who had been a resident of this island for forty-one years , was ever peaceful and orderly in his station , diligent in his calling , upright and honest in his

dealings , obedient and respectful towards superior authority , gentle and condescending to his inferiors , merciful towards his enemies , considerate , mild , and indulgent in his censures , kind , courteous , and obliging in all the relative duties of life—and , above all , complying in the strictest manner with his solemn obligations as a Alaster Alason . As a solicitor at law , he was ever ready to conciliate matters as far as was compatible with his duty , rather than to plunge an adversary into d ' g ress or misery . In his domestic circle be ful-