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work . Still Avhen you have perfected that work and finished your ceremonial temple in its most delicate details , it is onl y a means to an end ; as I have already said , those ivho hwentecl our ceremonies understood human nature well ; they knew

that in moral practice , in the pursuit of knowledge , and in the study of that which which may fit for a hi gher and a holier state , mental constitutions ivere so different that to g ive a chance of unity in purpose , rules of conduct ivere absolutely necessary ,

rules Avhich on the one hand demand regard for the feelings of others , Avhilst retaining our own self respect . These united in the pursuits of moral practice , knowledge , and p iety , form the true end of Masonic ceremony . " ( To he continued . )

Eighth Decade Of Masonic Precepts.

EIGHTH DECADE OF MASONIC PRECEPTS .

( From , Bro . Puirrox COOPEU ' manuscript Collections . ) LXXI . —COMUEXCEMEXT or LIFE . Brother , at thy commencement of life ascertain two things . First , what are tho particular qualities or talents which the Great Architect of the Universe has implanted in thee ; next , in what way thou cans't make such qualities or talents useful and beneficial to thy fellow-creatures .

LXXII . —FAMILY OF THEISTS . Brother , in a family of Theists , tho Father and Master supplies the place of the clergyman . ® LXXIII . —TllEEE PltOISLEHS . Brother , thou art a Theisfc . Thou shoulcl ' st meditate

these throe problems . First , ivhat are the things which thy faculties permit thee to know ? Xext , what are the duties which thy reason and conscience enjoin thee to perform ? Thirdly , what hopes may ' st thou venture to entertain of a Avorld to come ?

LXXIV . —LIFE . DEATH . Brother , if thy life be not virtuous , expect not that thy death will be tranquil . LXXV . —THE VIRTUOUS . THE USEFUL . Brother , if thou choosest that which is useful before

that which is virtuous , thou doest wrong , LXXVL—YOUTH . OLD AGE . Brother , iu youth actions ; in old age , reflections . LXXYII , —CONJECTURE . Brother , from what thou secst form thy conjecture of what thou seest not , and thou wilt seldom be wrong .

Eighth Decade Of Masonic Precepts.

LXXYIII—THY WIFE . Brother , be most "kind to thy wife's virtues , and be somewhat blind to her faults . " LXXIX . —RELIGION . SCIEXCF . Brother , religion is the sanctification of science ;

LXXX . —TRUE NOBILITY . Brother , find true nobility in a family , since the days of Edward the Confessor , owners and cultivators of a farm in the county of . All the men have been honest , and all tho women virtuous .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

A MODEL LODGE . In answer to one of the inquiries of a correspondent , I say that the lodge which I have called "A Model Lodge" ( see my communication , page 210 of the present volume ) has , first , a fund for the education of irls ; nexta fund for the education of boys ;

g , thirdly , a fund for indigent ancl decayed Freemasons ; fourthly , a fund for the widows of indigent and decayed Freemasons . The words " building up your funds " in the 14 th line of the communication should read " building up our funds . " My correspondent ' s remarks upon some expressions of the letter

addressed to me by my model lodge ; for instance , the expression " launched on a sure basis , " as applied to a library , are , in the circumstances , extremely paltry and mean , and cannot come from one ivho is a true Freemason . MA- correspondent makes other inquiries respecting my model lodge , besides that touching the four funds . Such other inquiries I decline to answer . —0 . P _ COOPEII .

JIASOKIC LTm . ircY . I noticed lately in a publication that Austria is the only great country in Europe in Avhich Masonry is not authorised hy law . This is a very great mistake , for in Russia it is not allowed . There are , indeed , few countries of Europe in lvliich Masonry is

authorised by law . In France it is simply tolerated b y the police , ancl the . 'Supreme Council has been in danger of extinction from the same jurisdiction . The statement , strangely enough , comes from a most distinguished Mason , signing himself " "W " . V .. " and dating from Malta . It is gratifying to find that lie is resuming his literary activity . —PiiitEC . rjxus .

Ay 'UNAvoirxitY r in : EM A so :.. Mv good friend , our Avretchecl Bro . is , you say , an unworthy Freemason , and you make it a rule not to bestow your charity cm an unworthy Freemason . Nevertheless , you not iinseidoin , as I know , bestow your charity on an unworthy man . Call , then ,

our wretched brother an unworthy man , and not an unworthy Freemas'ju , ancl bestow your charity , ancl there will be no violation of your rule . —C . P . COOPER .

ITHEEMASOS'S . —I-EEEJIASOXirV . Thanks , Bro . ¦ , for the account of your recent visits to certain foreign lodges . You have noiv learnt that , as there are Christians where there is no pure Christianity , so there are Freemasons where there is no true Freemasonry . —C . P . COOPEB ,