Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

and mean intrigues . Masonry should so rear its standard that the people should see in it the natural defender of their interests , and thus be no longer deceived as to its objects as it has hitherto been . What an immense field of usefulness lies open to Fremasonry in the future !

" Let us be prepared . The education of the masses , alas ! has been too long retarded . Let us teach the people their duties before their rights . To teach rights before duties is an error which certainly has been the cause of this slow progress in the social

scale : "Let us raise the veil of obscurity . Behold the temple of truth . We , as its votaries , advance night and day in the rude garb of the pilgrim , and although our feet are wounded and sore at the outset , we should persevere , for at the end of the journey we

shall behold the land of promise . " Let us persevere , occupying ourselves solely iu the cause of humanity , entirely ignoring party politics We desire only the politics of progress , and we march towards human perfection . Our country is the whole

world . Masonry will never be destroyed or divided _ it will be consolidated , fortified , and brought together ' " Love our fellows , assemble classes , teach the young , moralise youth . We shall consider this as the desideratum . Masonry will then be respected , and will become the first institution of the world .

Lodge- " Igualdad , " at Madrid , in December last numbered 72 members ; 4 advocates , 7 workmen , 2 professors of science , 14 merchants , 4 deputies to the Cortes , 8 employes of the Administration , 3 Doctors of Medicine , 3 military officers , 6 journalists , 15 gentlemen , & c . Two members were French ,

From Brazil we learn that Lodge Franoaise d'Aquilaine , Orient of Bordeaux , has received from its sister lodge , "Les Francs Hyranrites , at Eio Janeiro , a letter which appeared in L'Avenir Maconniquc . It is full of interest . The following is a translation : — "Masonry is en fete at llio , on the occasion of tbe

installation of officers for the year commencing in March . These are the only fetes observed here , it not being customary to celebrate the summer and winter solstice . Until now , eyen these fetes have been almost entirely denuded of interest , bub the present year

witnesses acts which , by their essentially Masonic character , are worthy of notice . " Lodge ' La Descrieao , ' on the occasion of the installation of its officers , has purchased from slaveiy seventeen young girls of colour . Several other lodges

have already followed this example , and a society mainly , but not exclusively , composed of Masons , has been established with the object of releasing young

slaves , particularly females . This is a realisation of one of the noble objects of Freemasonry . One thing , however , is a source of grief to all true Masons of Brazil , namely , the state of anarchy in which Masonry is at present involved in the country

in consequence of the existence of two governing powers , both considering themselves regular , having each been recognised by several foreign powers . Our lodge has made strenuous efforts to put an end to this state of things , but unfortunately her efforts have

failed to impress the Order with the magnitude ofthe evil . Efforts at reconciliation would be more likely to be effective if emanating from a foreign power .

The only cause of the separation of Brazilian Masonry into two rival bodies is some personal differences between brethren high in Masonic authority . We therefore hope that our respected sister lodge , ' Franoaise d'Aquitaine , ' would join with us in this work , and ' represent to the Grancl Orient of France , with whom

Masonic etiquette prevents our corresponding , the desirability of her requesting , in a formal manner , that the two Orients of Brazil should depart from the line of conduct they pursued during the past five years , and consolidate into one power the Order in this

country . The Grancl Orient of France will merit the gratitude of all Masons if it will lend its influence to the consolidation of Brazilian Masoury . "

Gen . Millinet has notaccepted the Grand Mastership of the French Freemasons , and M . Carnot having refused the candidacy , the Masonic body has decided provisionally to suppress the Grand Mastership , reserving its final resolution on the subject till next

year . The new Masonic Temple in Washington was dedicated by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia lately with the usual ceremonies . There was &

large attendance of the fraternity in the hall of the Temple . Bro . E . B . Donaldson as Grancl Master , performed the rites of the Order in presence of a large audience of the fraternity , and the Masonic choir furnished most exquisite music , both

vocal and instrumental . After the Grand Marshal had made proclamation that thc building had been dedicated to Freemasonry , the Grand Master introduced Bro . Benjamin Perley Poore , who delivered a very interesting address . The whole affair was satisfactory to a large convocation of the Craft .

The Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania laid the corner stone of the first Masonic Hall for the use of German Masons in the country on the 26 th ult .