Orange And Ribbon.

close eye upon all hypocritical Catholic magistrates , and report to my county delegate , parish , or body master their conduct at Petty Sessions and elsewhere , as may come Avithin my knowledge . And I take this oath , in all its parts , Avithout any mental reservation whatever , and with a full and unwaA'ering determination to keep the same . So help me God . "

The following is a copy of the Catechism by Avhich the pass-Avords are communicated , as given in the " Dublin University Magazine ' ¦ ' : —

Question . God save you . Answer . And you likewise . Q . This is a fine day . A . It is , but there ' s a better coming . Q . Where are you going ? A . To Belfast , agra . QWhat to do there ?

. A . To receive friendship . Q . This is a bad road . A . Yes , but it will soon be repaired . Q . With what sort of stones ? A . With Protestant bones . Q . Do you know your letters ? A . To be sure I do .

Q . Say them . A . A . G . I . M .. ( A Great Irish Massacre ) . Q . What is your motto ? A . Once it was L . E . F . ( Lord Edward Fitzgerald ); now it is Ei . 0 . ( Ribbon Order ) . Q . Have you any more P A . I have .

Q . Whose son are you ? A . Graniawale ' s . Q . What height are you ? A . High as Patrick's steeple . Q . What height is that ? A . Higher than St . Paul ' s . Q . Then the word

express . A . Go on , I tell you . ( Give the first finger of the right hand ) . ( Give the two first fingers of the left hand ) . ( To he continued ) .

The Duties We Owe To The Craft; And The Nature And Scope Of The Order.

THE DUTIES WE OWE TO THE CRAFT ; AND THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE ORDER .

The following is the address delivered upon the above subject by Bro . Jameson to the brethren of the Northern Lodge of China , at Shanghai , as referred to iii another page under the head of China : —

"Freemasonry is a system of natural religion , free from all petty distinctions of creed , free from all denominational prejudice , free also from every shade of theological uncertainty . Some , unfortunately , have acquired the impression that

Freemasonry consists in ritualism , and that the man who can run the liturgy trippingly from his lips must of necessity be a good Mason . Others again , believe that Masons' lodges are benefit societies , wherein each member , from a principle of selfinterest , practises that charity Avhich in the chances

The Duties We Owe To The Craft; And The Nature And Scope Of The Order.

and changes of the Avorld he may himself eventually require . But Freemasonry has a nobler , a wider , a higher scope than this . She invitee men of all nations , all creeds , and all ranks to her bosom , and leads them to contemplate , not the

God of any particular school , but the God of nature . It is this fact that makes Masonry in the truest sense universal , and the man Avho has freed his mind from bigotry , and has learned to regard each human being as a creature of God , born to

the same fate as his fellows , bound by the same obligations , and entitled to the same rights , has attained the highest and noblest conception of what Freemasonry truly is , —although circumstances or accident may prevent him from

expending large sums iu charity , or from acquiring a minute acquaintance with our rites and ceremonies . Believe me , the nearer you can attain to this rejection of all merely human distinctions between mau and man , the nearer you Avill approach to the ideal of the Craft .

Brethren , again farewell , I need say no more to men , many of whom are older Masons than I am myself , and have had the opportuufty of acquiring an experience from which I have been debarred . But I considered it my duty as Master of the

lodge to remind you before leaving , of those duties which the Craft expects you to perform —duties Avhich are imposed upon you by the common relation in which all mankind stand towards the Supremo Being .

The Aberdeen Mason Lodge.

THE ABERDEEN MASON LODGE .

We are indebted to the courtesy of a brother for a copy of " The Constitution , Rules , Orders , and Regulations of the Aberdeen Mason Lodge , as Sanctioned and Confirmed at the Quarter Session of the Peace for the County of Aberdeen ,

Avith a list of the present Managers , late Masters and Members . " ( Aberdeen , printed by D . Chalmers and Co ., 1813 ) . It appears that this lodge is one of the oldest on the other side of the IVeed , and has , since its

foundation , had to pass through quite as many vicissitudes as most lodges of Scotland . A Scottish contemporary gave , some time since , an account of tbe same lodge , of which the following is an abstract : — " In the Charter granted , in 1743 , by the Grand Lodge of Scotland to the Aberdeen Lodge ,