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existing differences between the members of thc Harmonic Loilge , Xo . -158 . So soon as tho steamer came to anchor , Bros . P . G . Vissuup AV . AI ., D . I' .-etto , P . M ., G . A . Feron , J . W ., A . H . Maduro , S . Pereira , ' H . Victoria and R , E . Prctto , repaired ou board to welcome the distinguished brother , who soon after landed at tho King ' s AVharf , and was accompanied to his lodgings by tho brethren . SCTOV . I 1 meetings of thc Lodges were held , at which the Prov . G . AL presided , the objects of which were confined to the Riht AVorshiful Brother '

g p s mission ; and on tho 30 th instant , the Prov . Grand Master took his leave of the brethren at a Loclge of emergency , on which occasion he addressed the brethren as follows : — _ " My Brethren , —A . Freemason must be a good man ; one who duly fears , loves , and serves his heavenly Master , aud , in imitation of tho operative mason , who erects a temporal building according to tho rules and designs marked out for him by the Master Alason on his tressel boardraises

— a spiritual building according to the laws and injunctions laid down b y the supreme Architect of the universe in the Book of L . le which may justly be considered iu this light as a spiritual tressel board . He must honour the king aucl be subordinate to his superiors , and ever ready to promote the deserving brother in all . his lawful employments and concerns . These , my brethren , are the qualifications of a good Mason , therefore , they merit our particular attention ; and as it is should make

our duty , wo it our pleasure , to practice them ; for by so doing we shall let our li ght shine before men aud prove ourselves worthy members of that institution which ennobles all who conform to its most glorious precepts . ' ¦ Let me advise you to be ever circumspect and guarded in the presence of those who arc not of the household , aud more particularly to moil who are enemies of order , decency , and decorum , speaking and acting rebels to the constitution

as of Freemasonry . Brethren , in reference to those , I would say in the word , of Paul to the Thessalonians , AVithdrawyourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly . ' On the other hand let us live in strict amity aud fraternal love with all just and upright men , and more particularly Masons . ' ¦ ' Let Gocl ' s holy word be the guide of our faith ; aud justice , charity , love , and mercy , our characteristics ; whereby ive may reasonably hope to attain the celestial password and gain admittance into the Lodge of our Supreme Grand Alaster , ' where pleasures flow for evermore . '

' Masonry has aright to plead for the same tender caution , before those who , not being of its community , are inclined to censure it because of the conduct of its individual members . View it iu its cautions , and it admits none , knowingly , but the virtuous and the good ; view ' it in its nature , and it has nothing in its institution but . what both the knot' Hoses and the old scriptures fully allow and universally sanction . Those who preside in the initiation of its candidates must either bo deceived bothers or most vilelbetray their own most sacred trustif

y y , any man , who is a bad father , au unclutiful child , a bad neighbour , or a bad citizen , is ever admitted into the Order of Jlasonry , or , if already n Mason and unhappily possessed of these qualities , admitted into a Loclge . 'The recommendation of every candidate comes deliberatel y from some brother ; and woe be to the betrayer of any family . The admission is afterwards put to the secret vote of thc whole of thc members present at the Loclto which the candidate seeks to become memberand

ge a , woe be to any member who gives his consent through interest , caprice , or personal friendship , or who rejects a candidate from private pique and malice while his conscience reproaches him with treachery to his- Loclge v . nd unfaithfulness to the Masonic community . ' Further , Brethren , I must observe , the accidental admission of unlaithf ' ul or unworthy members of thc Craft forms no good ancl sufficient reason for condemnation ofthe institution of Masonry .

" There may be in Jlasonry , as there have been amongst men of different persuasions , a falling off , or a fading away in the characteristic goodness of many of its members ; many an one may have been admitted with the best proofs of a good , a faithful , aud a well substantiated diameter ; their names may have been held up as examples to others , and their actions as deserving all praise ; the poor man may have blessed hiin in the gate of the city ; he may have bceu a Job in the excellency of his charitythe nation have boasted of him as a faithful citizen :

; may in his person , hi his heart , and in his property , he may have obeyed its laws ; his children may have drawn good and pleasant nourishment from him , as the cluster of grapes draws sweetness from the vine ; and lie may have shone in garments , as the branch in its foliage , or the rose iu its blossom ; his wife may have been happy in the faithful tenderness of his union ; his neighbours may have been pleasant iu his cheerful and friendly society ; and Masonry itself may have boasted the

u brightness , the constancy , aud the integrity of his brotherhood . But now , alas ! perhaps all have reason to lament in the mournful langua- 'o of thc prophet , " how is the fine gold become dim ; how are the mighty in virtue fallen ; " the poor , perhaps , by bis fall and defection from benevolence to covetousness , beg in vain the needy morsel . His country feels him as a public vulture , or a crawling snake , tearing out the vitals ot itconstitution poisoning with evil princile its i

. , or every p more gnorant and unworthy members . In his own family he may have exchanged tho characters of husband ancl father for the unfaithful tyrant and unnatural deserter . In his neighbourhood , by Ids fall from virtue , ho inay be . shunned as a disgraceful member and avoided as dangerous ; and in his Lodge he may become a pest to the society , a disgrace to the 1-i-atermt yy Such changes you must all be sensible are not unfrequent ni all societies and in all families of this changing and transitory world

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and Masonry has not been free from these mortifying wounds , these sore disgraces , which should serve us as beacons for our circumspection as to whom we admit into our Order ; for we must not be carried away by riches , opulence , or high-sounding titles , but wc must carefully sift the origin and character of the man . Better that he be poor with an imdeiiled character , than crowned with riches and titles and yet depraved and immoral . To be Masonic is , you all know , to be truly religious , whether ye be followers of the law of Moses , or of Christ . As

Jews , I must remind those that are present , that the temple of Solomon was ever famed in all its ordinances for virtue aud holiness ; aud he who in his religion as a Mason , honours not his calling , belongs not to Moses nor to Christ . The Masonic pillars of our temple are faith , hope , aud charity , and to which I shall take thc liberty of adding with au inspired apostle—the greatest of these is charity . Masonic charity is charity in the heart , he who practises it thinks no evil of his brother , he cherishes no desi against him . It- is charity the tongue alsohe speaks

gns upon , no evil , hears no false witness , defames no character , blasts no reputation , he knows that to take away a good name is to commit an evil the damage of whieh no wealth can repay . Xo ! it is of more value than great riches , rubies cannot purchase it , the gold of Ophir cannot gild it again to its original beauty . It is charity in the hand also , he anticipates the wants of his poor brother , nor forces him to the pain of petition ; ho visits the cottage of the poor , aud the house of sickness , and there he

finds the back which he ought to clothe , the mouth , which , ho aught to feed , the wound ivhich he ought to heal , the sickness which he ought to cure , ancl , perhaps , the very mind which ho ought to instruct , before it can be fitted for an eternal world . Xot only then should this Masonic virtue bo recognized as a principle of action , but bo apparent , as an example to the uninitiated . It is the leading principle and the great end of Masonry to propagate the exercise of charity in these threefold operations , ancl he who does it not is yet destitute of the true Masonic heart , ivhich is the heart of charity , benevolence , and love . '' Suffer not , my brethren , anything to be heard within the sacred walls

of this Lodge , or any other of which you may hereafter become members , but the heavenly sounds of truth , peace , ancl concord , with a cheerful harmony of social and innocent mirth , and 'be ye likemiudecl , having the samo love , being of one accord aud of one mind ; let nothing bo clone through ' strife or vainglory , but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself . ' Never give cause for it to be said that ive , who are solemnly comiected by thc strictest laws of amity , should ever omit the practice of forbearance and allow our passions to

control us , when one great end proposed by our meetings here is to subdue them—act up to the principle of thc institution , and as it regards yoi u-sclvcs , your transfer hereafter will most assuredly be a transfer from the labours of this mortal , life to the rest of an eternal glory ; your faith and hope will abide to the praise of your memory , when the world sees your face no more ; your charity and love will be your robes of purity and light through an immeasurable eternity—your seat in the Loclge , whether local , ur provincialwill be changed for aseatnear thoG . A . O . T . U .

, , where you will be decked with all the ornaments and honours of that order which heaven alone can make more perfect , and which eternity itself , iu all its immeasurable duration , can never dissolve . My brethren , Freemasonry is a peculiar system of morality veiled in allegory aud illustrated by symbols , and consequently may be embraced with all confidence by every right thinking man . Viewed dispassionately , it is one of the purest and most benevolent of institutions , and what is required of those who have the honour to claim association with it is—a

kind and generous spirit between brother aud brother , greater consideration for others , less reference to self , more unity of purpose than that which unfortunately existed among you , a greater disposition to forget differences , a more firm determination to uphold one another's characters , to defend one another in each other ' s absence , and the giving of timely notice of all approaching dangers and difficulties . These are , my brethren , lessons which mil' beautiful order inculcates most largely , but ivhich have been totally disregarded by you , and which has caused not only scandal but disrespect to the order .

"Recall to your memories the sacred obligations you have taken , review the moral explanations of thc working tools of the Lodge , ancl you will , I am sure , conic to tho conclusion that there is no society on earth ivhich tends to instruct a man more , aud which can better tend to make him happy , if he is only attentive to his duties , than the society of Free and Accepted Afasons . "My utmost wish is , that the remarks which I have had the honour this clay to make bo impressed on mindsas emanating from ono

, may your , who desires to sec the institution flourish , and more particularly in this island iu which I have been a few days a sojourner . And may the Great Architect of the universe so bring your iiu ' ucls to unity of feeling , blessing al your undertaking * , that past differences may lie buried in oblivion and the bonds of fraternal affection be cemented between you to everlasting glory . "

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G-1 UX . D LODGM OF SOUTH CAROLINA . Tin- annual communication of the Grand Loclge of Freemasons of South Carolina , was held in Charleston during the last month , commencing on Tuesday . November lotb , and adjourning" on Friday , 18 th .