Le Monde Maconnique And The Freemasons' Magazine.

that state of life in which it has pleased God to call him . ' Another Brother Avho signs himself' A Bible Student , ' speaks as follows about our Order : — ' At a time when the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures is being regularly assailed on all sides , the following reasons why we , as Freemasons , should

strenuously uphold them are offered to the Craft : —1 . Because , Avithout Scripture , Masonic traditions have no basis ; Masonic morals no sanction . 2 . Our profession of trust in God is Scriptural . 3 . Our means of recognition are Scriptural . 4 . Our prayers are Scriptural . 5 . Our chief light is

the Scriptures . 6 . The centre of our gatherings and of our circuits is the Scriptures . 7 . The most honoured object in our public displays is the Scriptures . 8 . Our Master is bound to make the Scriptures the chief source of his instruction . ' "The Bible student , ' says Le Monde , ' adds

that he could give other reasons but that those would suffice . ' We are of this opinion , only if the ' Bible Student' had studied Masonry a little more he would have found the contrary of what he advances without proving anything , and above all he would have known that the facts that he credits by quoting are English and recent introductions into Masonry , and that these anti-Masonic usages

will disappear on the day when English brethren shall at last free themselves from the fatal oppression that the British aristocracy and prelates exercise over the Order . One word to the author of these Biblical reasons . The English Grand Lodge admits adherents of all religions . What Biblical

instruction would he give to those who don't believe there are Holy Scriptures ? To those who reject the dogmas taught in the Bible ? " As to the response of Bro . Cooke to the science that a Mason ought to acquire , it is the personification of a belief in fatality . A man is born in a

certain state ( or condition ) , he ought to remain there , for God wills it . He ought only to understand what is suitable to his state . Lastly , he has only duties towards God and his neighbour , he has none toAvards himself . And- Avhere does he find the notion of these duties , of which it there

is a question ? On Avhat are these duties based ? The brother questioner ought only to be half satisfied with the unphilosophical answers of a brother who , according to the ideas which he expresses there could not pass the first examination before the committee of one of our lodges , the three

fundamental ideas of our Order , liberty , equality , and fraternity , are contrary to his definition of the duties and knowledge of a Mason . "

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THE SPIDEB AUD THE BEE . — The spider is wiser than the tee . The former sucks poison from everything , and the latter honey . So the former isn't robbed , and the latter is . OK the blue mountains of our dim childhood , toward wliioli we ever turn and look , stand the mothers who marked out to us from thence our life ; the most blessed age must be forgotten ere we can forget the warmest heart .

The Actor's Holiday.

THE ACTOR'S HOLIDAY .

Mr . E . A . Sothern ( Lord Dundreary ) and Mr . Alexander Henderson , lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre , Liverpool , who are at present rusticating in the Lake District , Avere the heroes of a most amusing adventure at Keswick , on Thursday

evening , the 4 th inst . Mr . Henderson , in a letter received in Liverpool on Saturday , says : — "Quite a sensation scene occurred here ( Keswick ) last night . Sothern and I went to see the performances at a small theatre here , and on entering ( I

fancy the treasury must have been about 4 s . Qd . ) , and throwing down our 2 s . each , the woman taking the money seemed slightly staggered—so much so , that she evidently made enquiry who the reckless individuals Avere . Au old fellow , who had been

boring us about boats , who had ascertained our names at the hotel , and who had sponged on us for a pit ticket , soon let the cat out of the bag .

The news of "Lord Dundreary being in the theatre spread like wildfire over the toAvn , and in an incredibly short space of time the previously empty house Avas jammed . The performance was ignored , every one turning and staring like mad ,

and saying , ' Oh , that ' s him Avith the moustaches ' — 'No , it's him with the rummy hat '— ' Oh , you fool , everybody knows he wears big whiskers , ' & c . This was , as you may suppose , very funny at first , but it soon became rather annoying , and Ave

rose to leave , when some fellow at the back sang out , ' Three cheers for Lord Dundreary and Brother Sam . ' This , of course , Avas taken up by the whole house . A scene ensued , the curtain dropped , and after a continuous uproar some one stepped on

the stage and said he had been requested ' to ask Mr . Sothern if he Avould oblige , & c , by reading his celebrated letter from Brother Sam . Sothern

tried by every means to evade this . Eventually , he made a speech from his seat , but it was no go . At last , joining in the fun , he got on the stage and read the letter . He then ran behind the curtain and out of the stage door , leaving poor me to do

the best I could ; and for an extra sell' I got up and shouted ' He's gone out by the back door ;' and , like madmen , everybody then rushed out of the theatre , leaving it in a few minutes quite empty . About au hour afterwards the band came to our

hotel to serenade us , Avhen we invited them in and made them jolly . The tandem is noAV at the door , and the street full of people Avaiting to see us start . "