Masonic Notes And Queries.

touch upon these two lines , as well as on the Holy Scriptures , and whilst a Mason keeps himself thus circumscrided it is impossible that he should materially err . From a bundle of Masonic Excerpts . — CHARLES PTTRTON COOPEE . THE UNINSTRUCTED .

The uninstructed gladly turns from the theory which the uninstructed only can understand and appreciate . —A PAST PEOVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . THE MANNINGHAM LETTER . Brother C . R . S . —This letter first appeared in the " Freemasons' Magazine , " 15 th August , 1868 , and on the 22 nd of the same month , it was used by Bro . Murray Lyon in relation to a disparted fact in Scotch Masonry . —A PAST PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD .

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Mew Jersey commenced its annual communication at Trenton , Wednesday , January 18 , and , after prayer hy the Grand Chaplain , was opened in ample form by the M . W . Bro . Robert Rusiing , Grand Master . The Grand Master delivered his annual address ,

which was a practical document of local interest . The reports of the Deputy Grand Master , Senior Grand Warden , Junior Grand Warden , Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer , and Grand Lecturer were read , and appropriately referred . The report on foreign correspondence , embraced in

100 pages of printed matter , Avas presented by R . W . Bro . Hough , for the committee . It is a well and carefully written document , breathing the right spirit . The Grand Lodge , in relation to the invasion ofthe territory of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana hy the

Grand Orient of France , ranged itself Avith all its sister American Grand Lodges , and interdicted all intercourse with Masons of the obedience of the

offending body . The following brethren respectively presented their credentials as representatives of sister Grand Lodges , and were cordially received and acknowledged : M . W Bros . Joseph Trimble , for California ; Henry Ri Cannon , for Canada ; Robert Rusiing , for Kentucky ,

and R . W . Holmes , and W . Murphy , for Texas . Warrants were granted to the following Lodges , previously U . D .: The Lodge of the Temple , No . 110 , at Jersey City ; Palestine , No . Ill , afc NGAV Brunswick ; Lebanon , No . ( 1 at ClarksvilleTriluminar

, ; , ] STo . 112 , at Newark ; Fidelhry , No . 113 , at Hokokus ; Humboldt ( German ) , No . 114 , at Paterson ; Tuscan , No . 115 , at Englewood , Alpha , No . 116 , at Newark ; Trimble , No . 117 , at Camden , and Pythagoras , No . 118 , at Newark .

Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.

The R . W . Bro . Richard Vaux , Prov . G . M ., of Pennsylvania , visited the Grand Lodge , and was received appropriately , and , after addressing the Grand Lodge in his usual style , the body called off until Thursday morning at 9 o ' clock , when it resumed

labour . The forenoon of the second day was principally taken up Avith local legislation , among which we notice the report of the committee on Finance , from which we summarize that the receipts were 2 , 238 dollarswhich with the balance in hands of Grand

, Treasurer —1 , 301 . 37 dollars — makes a total of 3 , 539 . 37 dollars . The appropriations amounted to 1 , 758 . 36 dollars . The Grand Lodge was visited by R . W . Bro . F . G . Tisdall , formerly its representative near the Grand

Lodge of New York . The officers were then installed by M . W . Bro . W . Silas Whitehead , P . G . M ., and the new Grand Master saluted with the honours due to his exalted station . A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring Grand

Master , for the faithful performance of the duties pertaining to his office , and a committee appointed to procure a jewel appropriate to his rank . After prayer by the Grand Chaplain , the Grand Lodge was ? closed in ample form .

The Second Communication of the most Puissant Grand Consistory of S . P . R . S ., 32 ° , of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the State , was held on the 27 th December , at tbe Masonic Temple , in San Francisco . The Grand Consistory was opened in full form by

111 . Bro . E . H . Shaw , 33 ° , Sovereign Grand Inspector General for the State of California , assisted hy his officers . The Baluster of the first sitting was read and

approved . The Committee on Law and Jurisprudence , and on Correspondence made their reports , which were read and ordered to be placed on file . The Committee on Subordinate Bodies made a partial report upon the returns sent in , and were

allowed until the Grand Annual Communication , to be held on tire second Wednesday in January , to send in their final report . Fifteen chartered bodies , with full returns Avere represented , and the remainder were allowed until the next sitting to send in their

returns . The Committee on Finance and Accounts reported as follows : — Tour committee have examined tbe Book of Gold , and find all the business of the Grand Consistory recorded in a careful , correct , aud beautiful manner ^ ,