Freemasonry On A Railway Engine.

FREEMASONRY ON A RAILWAY ENGINE .

K ^| II E following o :. tract i ' lvm one of the series of chapters Hf 1 * 3 ' uuder the heading of " ]'' r < . m Atlantic to Pacific , " and now || 1 fe passing through the eohunns of the Mornimj l'oxt , will liyilii doubtless interest many of our readers . The chapter from which we borrow is descriptive of a journey Through the Rockies to the Sen . " and is worth perusal by all who delight in clever word-painting : —

•• It was my good fortune to make the passage of the Rockies in tlio best of all ways from a scenic point of view on a Canadian Pacific Railway engine . This necessitated rising before daybreak , and afforded a magnificent spectacle , the moonlight fading away before the dawn , the topmost peaks becoming tinged with crimson while the valleys were still faintly lighted bv the Availing moon .

The ride on the engine was not only a pleasant and exciting experience , because of the wonderful mountain scenery Ave traversed—sometimes racing through a deep canyon by the side of a Avhirling river , sometimes eraAvling up a mountain steep on a perilous ledge OAvrhanging an abyss—but Avas also most interesting by reason of the conversation of the engine-driver .

" Wishing to obtain some information on the subject of friendly societies in Canada . I asked my conrpanion Avhat he could tell me about them . He gave me a , few facts , but added that he had not much personal knowledge about them , as the only society of that description to Avhich he belonged Avas the Freemasons , in Avhich he had been , elected Worshipful Master of a lodge in Ontario , an office

which , far from conferring any pecuniary benefit upon him . Avas a somewhat costly one to occupy , 1 mt he looked upon it merely as a compliment . From this it seemed as if my friendwere no ordinary engine-driver , as was borne out by Avhat he proceeded to relate about himself . He Avas bom in Canada 31 years ago , and had been nearly 20 years on the road . haA'ing risen from a humble position .

At the present moment he was earning as driver § 200 a month , ar . d Avith his savings he had become the oAvner of a ranche near Canmore , at the entrance of the Rockies . Ho now held 8 , 000 acres of land , he employed half-a-dozen men to look after his herd of cattle . AvlL-h numbered 200 head and Avas increasing , and , unlike the ranche men on a larger scale already referred to . he was not

neglecting dairy farming . He supplied all the hotels and the dining cars en the Western Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway , and . together with his Avages as engine-driver , was in receipt of an income of § 23 a day , or nearly . CI , 700 sterling a year . The details he gave Avere corroborated subsequently by the officials of the company . At the conclusion of a ride on an engine , the natural thing Avould ordinarily be to tip the driver , but after these

particulars as to his resources , it would evidently haA-e been as unfitting to offer him a $ 2 bill as it would be to present a halfsovereign to an Under Secretary of State at the conclusion of an intcrvieAV , whese salary is almost about the same figure . It must not be supposed that all the engine-drivers on the Canadian Pacific Railway are equally opulent , but this man ' s prosperity is only an example of the possibilities Avhich arc open to all classes in a new country . "

Supreme Grand Chapter, R.A.

SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER , R . A .

The Quarterly Convocation of Supremo Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England Avas holden at Freemasons' Hall . Great Queen Street , on Wednesday , Avhen the folloAving companions of the Order Avere present : — Comps . Col . A . W . Adair . G . Snpt . Somerset , as G . Z .: Rev . II . Adair Piekar . l . G . Supt . Oxon . as Ci . 11 . : Lieut .-Col . R , Townley Caldwell , G . Supt . Cambridge , as G . J . Col . Shadwell H . Gierke . G . S . E .:

Baron de Ferrieres as G . S . X . : Lord John Tavlour . G . P . Soj . : Rev . R . W . M . Pope , 1 st Asst . G . Soj . ; John A . Lloyd . 2 nd Asst . G . Soj . ; John Davis . 2 nd G . Std . Br . ; Frank Richardson . P . A . G . S ., G . D . C . ; Herbert J . Adams . D . G . D . C . ; W . A . Barrett . 0 . Org . : Magnus Ohren . P . A . G . D . C . ; Jas . Glaisher . P . A . G . S . ; James Smith Pastes .

P . G . S . B . ; Rev . T . Robim-on . P . A . G . S . ; T . B . Purchas . P . G . S . B . ; J . C . Parkinson , P . G . S . B . : George Lambert . P . G . S . B . ' ; J . M . Case ; Thomas J . Railing . P . G . S . B . ; W . By water . P . O . Std . Br . ; Charles II . Driver , P . G . S . B . ; C . F . Matter . P . D . G . D . C . ; F . West . P . A . G S J . II . Matthews , P . G . D . C . ; J . A . Farnfield . P . G . S . B .: ' Dr . W B '

Woodman , P . G . D . C . ; J . LCAVLS Thomas . P . G . S . B . : Henry J P . Dumas , P . G . S . B . ; Chas . F . Hogard . P . D . G . D . C . ; Rudolph G . Glover . P . G . Std . Br . : Col . Charles Harding . P . G . Std . Br . ; Thomas Fenn . ' Past President of the Committee of General Purposes ; E . II . Bay lis and Peter de Lande Long . P . G . Sojs . ; . A .. A . Pendlebuiw . < Vsst . G . S . E .: E . Mallett , Z . 1023 ; George A . Ames , 11 . 2 ; R . W " Forge , P . Z ,. S . E . ' . MO ; H . Massey , P . Z . ( HO , P . Z . 1028 . II . 1 U 28 : Charles

Kempton . J . 753 ; George Jones . J . 171 : Walter Jlopekirk , Z . 1 Til ; A . W . Wells , Z . and P . Z . 075 , 155 U ; A . Le Grand , Z . "( if ! : T . C . Edmonds . J . 1007 ; J . Funston , Z . 1521 ; J . Brittain . Z . 1385 ; L . Gordon Bobbins . P . Z . 10 ; Will . Cook . Z . 22 ; and Henry Sadler . Grand Janitor . The Committee of General . Purposes reported that they had examined the accounts from the 18 th Jul y " to the Kith October , 188 S . both inclusive . Avhich they found to be as folloAVs •—

To Balance , Grand Chapter C 313 10 7 ., ,, Unappropriated Account .. 201 3 ]( j .. Subsequent Receipts .. .. .. 212 2 ( i . C 757 5 11 By Disbursements during the Quarter .. . C . 'ilO 12 5 ,, Balance 255 nil ,, Unappropriated Account .. .. .. 101 I 7

X . I . H _ J > 11 iw r _*_ nt , < _ ti % r * i * nr *> -w * iw * z _* i A pet . lion fiom Comps . Henry Cook , as Z . ; John Murray , as 11

Supreme Grand Chapter, R.A.

Philip Lancashire Booth , as J . ; and thirteen others , for a chapter t ) be attached to the Hartington Lodge . Xo . 1021 . Barrow-in-Furness , to be called The Henry Cook Chapter , and to meet at the Masonic Hall , Abbey Road , Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire ( W . D . ) , Avas granted . The Committee also reported that they had received a memorial

from the Grand Chapter of South Australia reporting that they had been regularly established in March , 188 (> . and asking recognition by the Grand Chapter of England , and that fraternal relations and communication may be established betAvecn the tAVO Grand Chapters , and the request Avas granted " Avith the most cordial wishes of the Grand Chapter of England for the future prosperity of the Grand

Chapter of South Australia . " The removal of the f olloAving chapters Avas sanctioned , A iz .: —The Granite Chapter . No . 1328 , from Freemasons' Hall to the Holborn Restaurant . High Holborn ; the Pattison Chapter , Xo . !) 13 , from the High School , Brook Hill , to the Freemasons' Hall , Plumstead , Kent ; the AndroAv Chapter , No . 831 . from the Bell and Anchor Tavern to the Windsor Castle Hotel . Hammersmith .

South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA .

On the 10 th ult ., the foundation stone of a IICAV masonic temple Avas laid at Kimbcrley . South Africa . Avhich will be , Avhen completed , judging from the diagram before us , a very handsome structure—the building covering an area of GO feet by 35 feet .

This is anoiner instance of the vitality of our masonic art m far off and comparatively new regions : and proves IIOAV it is bound up with civilization . A poAverful oration Avas delivered on the occasion by the Venerable Archdeacon Gaul , on the subject ' Truth is great and will prevail . "

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF NEW SOUTH WALES .

The Illustrated Si / dnei / Xcicx of the 27 th December contains a Grand Masonic Supplement , giving a history of Colonial Freemasonry and the establishment of the United Grand Lodge of NCAV South Wales , with a double-page engraving of the installation of His Excellency Lord Carrington as the first Grand Master , and a

large number of portraits of the principal Grand Officers . The detailed account of the proceedings and the biographical notices are most interesting ; and the Avhole number is a very fitting record and memorial of a most important eA ent in the annals of Freemasonry , as AVCII as an evidence of colonial progress generally .

The consecration of Lodge f . t . John . N ) . 2280 , Bombay , took place in the lodge room , at Saugor , C . P ., on the 7 th Sejt . The C 2 remony Avas performed by Bre . II . R , King , D . D . G . M . The W . M . Elect , Bro . Dr . Lang ley Kills , Avas ii . stalled into the chair of K . S . by the D . P . G . M ., and invested his officers as follows : Bros . Col . Saur ' in Brooke , D . C ., S . W . ; D . S . Mackay , J . W . ; P . Kelly , Sec . ; J . Ardaseer , S . D . ; E . Dolphin , J . D . : Dr . Syed Hassan , D . C .

The Inner and Outer Guards are to be invested when tncy have been raised to the sublime dc gree of M . M . Two candidates for initiation being in att : ndance , they were duly initiated by the W . M .. assisted by Bro . Radcliffe , who gave the charge most effectively . Six other cai . didates were awaiting initiation , but were unable to be present . The lodge Avas then closed , and the brethren and their guests adjournel to banquet .

INDIA .

Speculative " Jewels."

SPECULATIVE " JEWELS . "

[ Front llnz " I'iHnr . i of MuKrmrn" < ni Atlt . rr . is , tlfli t-fivtl befoir Hie ( framl Lothjc of Illinois ., Ot-lolii '•¦>• Sal , 1 SSS , On lit f . ( , ' eorijc C . Lorinicr , < lruo . il Orator . ] There are other jewels and other robes , surpassing in ornamental splendour the most gorgeous of regalias , with which the true Mason should be adorned . These I have only time to mention by name ; they are contentment , poaceableness , gratitude and a sunny

cheerfulness . A gloomy , desponding , dyspeptic , discontented , dreary brother ought to ( limit as speedily as possible from fraternity Avith those AVIIO claim to be the children of light , Avho should live in it , and be as bright and brilliant as the light itself . Listen to Epictetus : " If a man is unhappy , remember that his unhappiness is his OAvn fault ; for God has made all men to be happy . " , ; I am , "

he elseAvhere says , ' always content Avith that Avhich happens , for I think that Avhat God chooses is better than Avhat I choose . " And as you ponder his Avords , and cultivate this duty of glad submission , do not forget what Bernard says : "Nothing can Avork me damage except myself ; the harm that I sustain I carry about with me , and never am a real sufferer but by my own fault . "

Manifold are the blessings Ave have in return for our evils and trials , and he Avho has attained to the Corinthian stage of Masonic progress , Avho is not only Aviso and strong but beautiful , has entered into the spirit of such sentiments as these : " To watch the corn grow , or the blossoms set ; to draw hard breath over the ploughshare or spade ; to read , to think , to love , to pray , " these , says Ruskin , " are the things that make men happy . "

" I have fallen into the hands of thieves , " says Jeremy Taylor : " what then ? They have left me the sun and moon , fire and water , a loving Avife and many friends to pity mo , and some to relieve me , and I can still discourse ; and , unless I list , they have not taken away my merry countenance and my cheerful spirit and a good conscience . "—Voice of \ M // . sour // .