The Province Of Devon.

the poorer brethren in the province , leaving it to the committee of the future institution to apply that fund in the way most suitable to individual cases . Thus ; should a brother have sons or daughters , they might be educated at any school that might be thought most desirable ; and there is nothing to preclude their being sent to the central Masonic schools—the Provincial Benevolent Fund contributing a part or the whole of the expenses , according

to circumstances . Again ; should a poor brother have an opportunity of placing a child out in life , or wish to emigrate , the means to accomplish bis object might , in whole or part , be obtained from this Benevolent Fund . A resolution comprehending these views was entrusted to Brother Hunt , W . M .., who represented the Lodge upon the occasion , and which , upon being moved bhim in the Provincial Grand Lod carried the members

y ge , very generally with him . YVTicther by mistake , or intentionally , I know not , but this resolution , which ought to have been brought-forward as an amendment , was considered rather in the light of a rider to the original proposition ; the result of which is that there exist two rival schemes , which must interfere with one another : —

The original one—supported by the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master— -for educational purposes exclusively . The second—for more comprehensive Masonic charity , and from which education is not necessarily excluded . The sources from which either or both of these schemes are to derive their funds are those that have not been applied to Grand Lodge charities , and consequently will not interfere with them . Each Lodge will therefore

still continue to subscribe as before to the central schools . The local fund will derive its income—first , from increased fees of honour to Provincial Grand Lodge ; second , from doubled Lodge fees to Provincial Grand Lodge ; third , from fees of honour in Lodges ; fourth , from Lodge subscriptions ; sixth , from private subscriptions . There is no doubt but that in a province where Masonry is so highly esteemed and thriving , a very large fund will rapidly be accumulated ;

unless anything like a rivalry of scheme ( a circumstance much to be deprecated ) should uufortunately be induced , through any indecision on the part of the members of the Provincial Grant ! Lodge , by an imivisc effort to establish the two as distinct and separate from one another—a circumstance that I fear is possible , aud from which a failure of both may be the result . I am , Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , 0 . Sl'EXf'E BATH .

THE INDUSTRY or A GENTLEMAN . —A gentleman is bound to bo industrious foi his own sake ; it is a duty which ho oweth to himself , to his honour , to his interest , to his welfare , , 11 c cannot without industry continue like himself , or maintain the honour and repute becoming his quality and state , or secure himself from contempt and disgrace ; for to be honourable and slothful arc things inconsistent , seeing honour docs uot grow , nor can subsist without undertaking worthy designs , constantly pursuing them , and happily achieving them ; it is the fruit and reward of such actions which arc uot performed with ease , Barrow .