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Lord , the coming of the King dom of Heaven , or of the Millennial Day , when the Day-star shall arise , in merciful and beneficent judgment , upon men ' s hearts : * it is as if Freemasonry , " casting behind it the merely retrospective p hase of Christianity , possessed some secret and practical doctrine in regard to the hastening

-of the second coming of the Lord and Master " for -the body , " who is " the desire of all nations , "—and in regard to the final accomplishment of the prospective phase not only of Christianity but of the religions of " all nations , " He hints that "to true masons is entrusted the hazardous charge of p iloting the vessel

athwart the boiling whirlpools : they Avill save , if they can , earth's latest age from indecent strife and confusion . " That Freemasonry has not already done what ( nominal ) Christianity also has failed as yet to do , must , I suppose , be understood to arise from the circumstance that " the fulness of time " has not yet

arrived for the reparadisement of the earth . Nevertheless , there is a way for all living to " haste unto the coming of the Lord ; " "entering boldly to the Holiest . " through the A'eii , by the daily death , — " dead . in the flesh , but quickened by the Spirit : " for "the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence : and the

violent take it b y force , " as militant soldiers of the Cross , who wrestle with the Angel of the Lord for the blessing , or " fight the good fight of Faith , " headed by Christ , " the Captain of Salvation . " " Ask and it ; shall be given you : seek and ye shall find : knock and at shall be opened unto you . " JOHN E . DOTE .

Proposed Grand Lodge Of Victoria.

PROPOSED GRAND LODGE OF VICTORIA .

Our files seut by this mail to our British brethren will : inform them that several of the craft in Victoria are -desirous of forming a Grand Lodge for the colony . That ¦ desire does not originate in any feeling of hostility to the present existing constitutions , but simply because many believe that the establishment of such a Grand . Lodge Avould tend very much to improve the condition of

Masons , and advance the cause of Masonry in this . Southern land . Our brethren residing in either England , Ireland , or Scotland cannot imagine the dissatisfaction which arises here on account of there being three Provincial Grand Lodges ; each having its own mode of working , its own code of laws , and its own officers , and a great deal of confusion often arises . We are aware of

• cases in Avhich it was maintained that a Past Master of standing under the Irish constitution should not rank as such in a lodge holding under the English constitution ; -and in Scotch Arch-Masonry neither the English or Irish Past Principals are recognised ; in fact , such is the rgreat difference between the various constitutions , that a ¦ Companion , who might pass all tests required , from

him when seeking admission , Avould still be rejected nunless he bound himself to secresy about the working ¦ of the Scotch constitution . Now , an English mason may never visit a Scotch lodge nor an Irish one , as long as he remains in Britain , because neither of the Grand Lodges will grant Avarrants outside of their jurisdiction ; but here Victoria seems to be a kind of no man ' s land , and each Grand Lodge grants as many warrants as it feels disposed to issue , and the consequence

Proposed Grand Lodge Of Victoria.

is that a rivalry exists that ought never to be known , among Masons ; and the Craft is not in as prosperous a position as its friends would desire . A committee has been appointed , by a meeting held , to take into consideration the advisability of establishing a Grand Lodge , and that committee has asked the consent of the three Provincial Grand Masters to address the various lodges under

their jurisdiction ; this consent has not been obtained , and the committee has sent circulars to all the lodges requesting them to consider the advisability of forming a Grand Lodge for Victoria , and to signify their concurrence or dissent . " Until the replies are received it would be premature to say much about the feeling which we suppose exists in favour of the movement , and we

sincerely hope that our British brethren , when they take into serious consideration the delays that are inevitable in receiving advice or justice from our Masonic rulers residing 10 , 000 miles from us , will , in their wisdom , grant to this young and rising colony the high honour of being recognised as a sister Graud Lodge , and permit their brethren of Victoria to legislate for themselves , and at the same time bind them all closer together in the mystic ties of Masonry . —Melbourne Masonic Journal .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

MASOJUC HELP . It was in the times of anti-Masonry . The conversation turned upon Masonry , when one of the number , a female , remarked there Avere good traits in the Masonic institution not to be found everywhere ; that a Mr . Jenny , of New Bedford , Mass ., who Avas a high Mason , and had been in good circumstances—had been unfortunate and become reduced—that he was oifce . n driven for the

necessaries of life . He had a daughter who had married a seafaring man . The troubles of the last war with England had shortened his means , but as soon as peace was established , he resumed the sea . On his first voyage he was taken sick—beyond hopes of recovery on shipboard—and having an opportunity , was put on board a vessel bound to New York , where he arrived and was conveyed to the

hospital . A letter was immediately sent to NewBedford , informing his wife , and that no hopes were entertained of his recovery . She must hasten if she would see him alive . This almost brought despair to an already distressed family . Prom New Bedford to New York was not as now , a passage of a feAV hours , but of days and often weeks . Her father , hoAvever , found a coasting vessel about to sail , and bestirred himself to get ready what money he could , and as the time was short , this

amounted to a few dollars—about enough to pay the passage . As he placed the money in her hand , he remarked that it was the best he could do . On a moment ' s reflection he said there Avas yet one thing he wouldinstruct her in—the art of making herself known to Masonson whom , in need , she could call for assistance and protection ; that she must put her heart in God , and make

vise of her new light . She had a prosperous passage to New York , and on her arrival had a few shillings left , among strangers . She remained on board of the vessel till the first bustle of the arrival was over , and , when an opportunity offered , made her signs to such as came on board . After a while a person came where she was and asked her if she was a Mason ' s daughter , and if she

was in need ? She related to him her situation , when ha bade her remain where she was till himself , or some one , called for her . In a half-hour a carriage came to the dock with two Masons Avho called for her , and took her to the hospital , attended to the destitution and Avants of herself and . husband , provided every comfort for them through his sickness , which lasted near two weeks , and

at his death buried him . They provided her a passage home , and when she arrived there had near fifty dollars left . Now , a society that will do that , cannot be a bad one . -G . W . H .