P.M.'S And The Working Brethren Of Lodges.

theless , I unhesitatingly yield to the wish of the P . G . M ., and have not expressed an intention to do otherwise in this province . —Tours fraternally , May loth , 1 S 69 . H . H .

Biblical References.

BIBLICAL REFERENCES .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIEROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —In compliance with the request of " Excelsior , " I have much pleasure in forwarding a further list of passages from the Bible that we used to read in lodge in the " olden time , " and I confess I much regret that their use ( or the use of a large portion of them ) has been discontinued . I may

add that I have heard them read in the presence of both Parsee and Mahomedan brethren , without objection or comment . I have omitted , for reasons which you will easil y understand , to specify the particular . verses which were read where chapters ivere not given iu their entirety ; but brethren of the degrees

mentioned will have no difficulty in recognising those which are most applicable . I have mentioned some degrees , now , I believe , quite unknown amongst any but aged Masons ; but I am writing of what I saw , and heard , and participated in , close on 50 years

since . JSheu ! fugaccs labuntur anni ! Passages from the Bible as formerly read : — Entered Apprentice . —Psalm 133 ; " Ruth , chap . 2 ; Corinthians , chap . 13 ; and one verse of another chapter forgotten . Pellow Craft —Judges , chap . 12 ; Exodus , chap . 17 ;

I . Kings , chap . 7 . Master Mason . —Genesis , chap . 6 . Past Master ( a degree uo longer gii'en , except on nomination to the chair ) . —Job , chap . 29 ; Psalm , 137 ; Amos , chap . 7 . Ark and Mark ( a'degree , I believe , no longer

recognised ) . —Genesis , chaps . 6 , 7 , S , 9 ; Peter , chap . 2 ; Psalm , 118 ; Matthew , chap . 21 ; Mark , 12 ; Luke , 22 ; Acts , 4 ; Revelation , 2 ; Ezekiel , 44 . Super-Excellent Degree ( now , I believe , little known ) . —Exodus , chap . 31 , 13 , 14 , & 3 ; Numbers , chap . 16 ; Genesis , 32 ; aud several others , needless perhaps to detail .

Red Cross of Babylou ( now little worked , I believe ) . —Ezra , chaps . 1 , 5 , 0 ; Nehemiah , 2 , 4 ; Haggai , 1 ; Daniel , 2 . Royal Arch . —I . Samuel , chaps . 16 , 3 ; Exodus , 3 , 6 , 14 ; Genesis , 17 , 33 ; Leviticus , 8 ; Numbers , 16 ; Proverbs , 2 , 3 ; Haggai , 1 . Tours fraternally , SENEX .

Masonic Celestial Mysteries.

MASONIC CELESTIAL MYSTERIES .

TO THE EDITOtt OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —AVhen the Pope has betaken himself to cursing , there is not much doubt about his being in the wrong . Bro . Melville , of course , maintains that Le is in the right about King Charles ' s execution , and that he knew all about it , and said so , but it was a very

clumsy joke to give so much space to such au illustration of the old and new st yle . Bro . Melville is quite right to treat anonymous ¦ critics with contempt ; an anonymous critic has no business to find out about dates . He ought to have given his name , and then he could be abused . Tours fraternally , ANONYMUS not ANONXMA .

The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

* . _ . ' * ' AU communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , ' Strand , London , W . C .

MASONIC MEMS . UNIVERSAL MASONIC CALENDAR FOR 1 SG 9 . —A feiv remaining copies of tbe second edition ure for sale ut ; i reduction of 20 per cent . GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTERS OF ENGLAND AND AA ' ALES ,

AND THE COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES OL' THE BRITISH CROWN . —The half-yearly communication of this Grand Lodge will be held at Freemasons' Tavern , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-iiin-nelds , on Tuesday , June 1 st . THE consecration of the Kennard Lodge ( No . 1 , 258 ) , will take place at the Clarendon Hotel , Poiitypool , on Thursday , the

3 rd June ; Bro . Bartholomew Thomas is the AA . M . designate . THE last meeting for the session of the Masonic Archa . ological Institute will be held at Freemason ' s Hall on Friday evening , tho 2 Sth inst ., when the paper to be read will be by Bro . Hyde Clarke , Hon . Treasurer , on the "History aud Relations of Freemasonry in France . "

AVE have just been informed of a very gratifying fact , viz ., that the distinguished Masonic author , Bro . I ) . M . Lyon , of Ayr , has had permission granted him by St . Mary ' s Chapel Lodge , No . 1 , Edinburgh , to examine its ancient records , extending back some three centuries , and that ere long we may hope to read extracts from such valuable documents in this

MAGAZINE . AA e believe tho publishing of the History of " Mother Kilwinning " will , in consequence , be retarded for some months , to enable Bro . Lyon to do justice to his present undertaking , but in the end the Craft will undoubtedly benefit by the delay , as it is likely that the Records of Mother Kilwinning may be confirmed in ninny instances by those of St . Mary ' s

Chapel Lodge . It is impossible to over-estimate tbe importance of Bro . Lyon ' s labours in Masonry . ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —The votes of

brethren are solicited on behalt of Hannah Larnes , aged sixtynine years , widow of the late Bro . Richard Barnes , who was initiated in the Kent Lodge , No . 15 , on the 20 th of September , 1824 , and continued a subscribing member to October , 1 SG 2 , being a period of 38 years ; served the office of Master in the years 1827 and 1828 ; ivas Treasurer to tho lodge 35 years .

Joined the United Mariners' Lodge , No . 30 , on the 4 th of November , 1827 ; served the office of Master in the years 1831 and 1840 ; also Treasurer to this lodge 21 years , and subscribed thereto 35 years . AA'as exalted in the Jerusalem Chapter , No . 185 ; joined the Union AA ater . oo Chapter , No . 13 , in 1830 ; served the office of M . E . Z . on two occasions ; and resided

at No . 48 , Hoxfcon-sqiiaro . The case is strongly recommended , and the following brethren have consented to receive proxies : — R . Shackell , P . P . G . P ., Hants , 274 , Essex-road , Islington ; and C . C . Gibbs , AV . M ., 15 , Eomnej- Villiis , Elms-road , Dulwich . Proxies will also bo received by Mrs . Barnes , 48 , Hoxtonsquare .

PORTRAITS of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Dalhousie , K . T ., G . C . S ., M . AY . G . M . Mason of Scotland , can now be obtained at this office , price 3 s . 6 d . each . A few copies , with ornamental border and Masonic emblems printed in gold , on large size paper , can be had , price 10 s . Gd . BRETHREN are reminded that the Lodge Music published a few weeks ago , in several issues of the MAGAZINE , has been republished in a convenient form for Lodge use , price 2 s . 6 d .