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mouth ; W . S . Pasmore ( Recorder ) , Exeter ; Bayley , Esq ,, Wakefield House , Taunton ; Dr . Woodford , Dickes , and others . After the conclusion of the mystically grand ceremonies , several gentlemen and ladies ( from higher motives , it is to be hoped , than mere curiosity ) were permitted to gratify themselves by taking a view ¦ of the Grand Council Chamber of Sovereigns and Princes .

The extreme grandeur and simplicity of the Altar erected seemed to awe them into admiration ; thirty-three lights , in the form of three equilateral triangles , placed thereon , served as an emblem of the Divine Trinity in Unity . The red rose , scattered in this winter season , in full beauty , with prodigality an the sacred floor , also served as a tribute of this day and generationto

Eng-, land ' s characteristic gem of flowers , the other specimens of their tribe ; ( sic ?) they were not left like Moore ' s to " pine on their stem , " but died doing their duty , and Christians can do no more . '—W . P . L .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

111 Bro . F . J . Tisdall , Masonic Editor of "Pom-¦ eroy ' s Democrat , " had a large and appreciative audience in attendance to his lecture at Mistletoe Lodge , Brooklyn . At the close of the lecture , Bro . Tisdell , on behalf of the brethren of the

lodge , presented P . G . M . Evans , first W . M . of Mistletoe Lodge , with a magnificent gold-headed cane and a certificate of life membership .

Rev .- Bro . Dr . Talmage ' s lecture at the Tabernacle , Brooklyn , New York , in aid of the Hall and Asylum Fund , was a grand success ; two ¦ thousand deeply interested auditors were present . The next lecture will be early in February , at the same place , aud will be an entirely new lecture , prepared for the occasion by Eev . Mr . Gallaher .

The " Masonic Tidings , " says : — " We are indebted to Bro . Frederick Weber , 83 deg ., for a copy of some ancient Masonic marks in his possession . They were copied from an old ecclesiastical structure in Toughal , Ireland ; from old

buildings and the old lodge book at Brechin , Scotland , from the Cathedral afc Sfcrasburgh , France ; and from the Cathedral of Presburgh , in Hungary . They are very curious in form , embracing the triangle , the delta , the circle , the square , compasses , & c .

W . Bro . George F . Illsley , one of the choicest of good spirits and brightest of Masons , a practical printer , a man of sound sense and a brilliant writer , has purchased the right , title , and

goodwill of the " Landmark , " the only journal in New York devoted exclusively to Freemasonry . The following we clip from the New York

Dispatch , — " ¦ Mount Neboh Lodge , 257 , has published in a neatly printed pamphlet , the details of its charitable operations for the last year , and favoured us with a copy . Will the brethren excuse us for saying thafc this publication had

better been made only to the persons on whom the lodge benefactions fell ? The spirit of Masonry does not admit of publicity in such matters , and shrinks from saying to the world how much has been given in her name . We notice that other

lodges have exhibited a tendency in the same direction , but we trust that ifc may stop here . Give , brethren , with open hands , but let your giving be known only to yourselves and the recipients , and He who watches you in secret will reward you openly . " Good sense every word of it . Bro . Simmons has hit the nail on the head .

Ifc is not unfreqnently heard among the less thoughtful brethren that Freemasonry is progresoivo . This , as so stated , is an error , if by progressive , is meant that novelties and mere attractions , an adaption to passing fancies , to the forms

which futile through glittering superficialities assume , to supersede the real and true then Masonry never so contradicts its character and ori gin . It is the highest glory of the Order that it is stedfast and established . It resists innovations with

a power which has never been overcome . Its landmarks are tbe towers of its strength . They may be assaulted , but never destroyed . Freemasonry is a citadel in which its mysteries are

guarded by its usages and customs . They never sleep or slumber . The watchful eyes of these guardians are never closed . By the Masonic light , which is inextinguished , the approach by force or stealth of hostile aims is directed . Progress may assume to be a virtue , but progress not based on the

severest application of admitted truths cannot enter our temple gates . The advancement we admit is proficiency required for further advanancemenfc . Let us reject the seductive influence of that progressive spirit which seeks to build by destroying

the foundation . The world is full of such progress and its track is marked by the ruins ifc has made . Vaux .