Our Masonic Charities.

be expelled the charity at the discretion of the committee . II . That they take particular care of the children ' s cloath ' s , and send them to school in every respect clean and decent . III . That the children be allowed such reasonable

vacations as the schoolmasters shall think fit . And that they attend Divine Service twice every Sunday . IV . Any child absenting hims elf from school or from Divine Service , or otherwise behaving improperly , shall , after the second or third admonition from

the committee , and at their dis cretion be excluded this charity . V . That the parents of the children attend the committee or quarterly meeting when summoned so to do by the Secretary ; and that they correct their

children for faults at home , and , by their own conduct and precepts , endeavour to train them up to the practice of religion aud virtue . VI . As the governors and committee of this charity take due care that the children suffer no

injury by the schoolmasters' e xcessive correction , so the parents are freely to submit to have their children moderately corree ted when necessary , in order that the children may not be countenanced iu their faults , nor the masters discouraged in the

performance of their duties . VII . If the parents do not punctually observe these rules and orders , their children will be dismissed , ancl never again re ceive any benefit from the Institution . ( To ce continued . )

Lost.

LOST .

BY C . C . FOMEROY . He that embraces Masonry earl y in life , about the time proscribed by tlie law of the order , when li ght shall be given ; and is faithful to the trust , and assiduous in the discharge of its hi gh duties , if he

should bo blessed with a long and useful life ; will have a retrospection that cannot be created iu am ' other association of men . It is not presumed that any other than Freemasons will admit the statement , and for that class , a few reasons will follow in

illustration . The germ of Masonry is unit y , and the bond sacred fraternity , bringing men , chosen from the race all over tho world , in close confidential relations ; this affords the key that opens up all the avenues to the heart of a true brother , who in turn responds to

a faithful breast wherein is deposited the jewels of Masonry unseen and unknown to the cold and commercial generalities cf the world . A long life of

service carries with it names of brothers , companions , and knights , whose generous qualities of heart and mind shine all along the line of past years . In looking down the track , we bring to mind at the twentieth year past in Masonic life , actors and

memories suggestive of many pleasing and painful thoughts . The life line of individuals in the varigated stream of humanity gives mournful records of wreck and ruin , bxxt no where are there so few to be noted as in the brotherhood of Masons . It is

admitted , that the viligance of Masonic adoption is sometimes eluded , and a man unworthy invested with tho li ght ; it likewise occurs in the course of Masonic culture , that the dross in character is lost , and the pure metal brought to brightness by the judicious

use of the instructive tongue to the listening ear , and the plumb and trowel in skilful hands . Masonry in this point has as many glorious triumphs as any other association for the fostering and culture of the better qualities of human nature . If a brother under the

restraint of Masonic law , and the careful attention and counsel of true brothers , lets go all fastenings , and drops below the level of respectable manhood , Masonry is not blameable , and may be safely credited with the noble effort of prolonging the catastrophe ; and he falls , no doubt , a better man than if he had sank without Masonic caution .

In any view in which wo may take life it is a fearful after-thought to realize tho fact that it is lost in failure , and nowhere more impressive than in the grand temple of Masonry ; tho unfinished column stands a lasting memorial , and a warning to all that

pass . The lesson of living is hard to learn . If observation can be relied upon as society is now , it appears that the most of mon are made right from tho same stamp , ( at least , for the sake of accuracy of nature in other creations , let us believe she did not

make a mistake in man , ) but is liable to get wrong in the tree . This result certainl y , in a majority of cases , does not arise from natural defects , and must be chargeable to the unnatural and over-strained mode of living , as well as an oversi ght first in the teaching and then in tho pnviil , and finally in the man himself .

A case in illustration presented to the writer a few days ago , suggests in a great measure the drift of these notes . Ho was a man well educated , literary and practical ; his active , financial and general business qualities commended him to the managers of a

great railway now pushing its way rapidly to the boundary line between the United States and British North America , and sustained for a long time the position of confidential business manager of the line . He was popular as a man of business , and beloved as