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mariner scans his chart when uncertain of his way, that by the use of its precepts there may be a manifest correspondence between theory and practice, your principles and manner of life. Study the Bible, believe it true, obey it, for it contains the ‘working plans' for life. And in the construction of your spirit- ual and Masonic edifice if you carefully fol- low its directions, circumscribing its conduct within its precepts, it will be impossible that you should materially err. Then let us, as we stand at this auspicious hour, with our fee‘t upon the threshold of the twentieth cen- tury, and our faces toward the coming time, bind anew God’s holy word to our hearts. ‘engraVe all its precepts on the pages of en- during memory,’ that we may ever walk by them.” .

The following is a list of lodges and their numbers previous to the formation of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island: St. John’s (English register), N0. 397; Vic- toria (Scotch register), No. 383; King Hi- ram (English register), No. 1125; St. George's (English register), N0. 866; Mt. Lebanon (English register). N0. 983; Zet- land (English register), No. 1,200; True Brothers (English register). No. 1,251.

OFFICERS OF THE GRAND LODGE.

Grand Masters—187588, John Yeo; 1889, Neil MacKelvie; 1890, J. W. Mor- rison; 1891, D. Darrach; 1892, S. W. Crabbe; 1893-4, T. A. Maclean; 1895, R. MacNeill; 1896, J. L. Thompson; 1897-8. L. Morris; 1899, J. A. Messervey; 1900, R. MacMillan; 1901, John Muirhead; 1902, W. R. Ellis; 1903-4, Benjamin Rogers.

Deputy Grand Masters—18756, Thomas A. Maclean; 1877, John \Villiam Morrison; 1878, A. Murray; 1879—80, Neil MacKel-

PAST AND PRESENT OF

vie; 1881, B. \Vilson Higgs;1882, P. Alfred Carve]; 1893, A. Newton Large; 1894, G. W. \Vakeford; 1885, Simon W. Crabbe; 1886, A. H. B. MacGown; 1887—8, Neil MacKelvie; 1889, H. C. Brownell; 1890, John L. Thompson; 1891, Silas F. Hodgson; 1892, R. MacNeill; 1893, William Stewart; 1894. Daniel Ross; 1895, John Clay; 1896, K. J. Martin; 1897-8, J. A. Messervey; 1899, R. MacMillan; 1900, John Muirhead; 1901, W. A. Brennan; 1902, Benjamin Rog- ers; 1903, A. J. MacLaine; 1904, C. H. Sterns.

Senior Grand wardens—1875, John Muirhead; I876, \Villiam T. Hunt; 1877, Thomas Brehant; 1878, Neil MacKelvie; 1879. \Villiam H. Aitken; 1880, B. \Vilson Higgs; 1881, Thomas H. Pope; 1882, A. Newton Large; 1883, David Schurman; 1884. A. H. B. McGowan; 1885, Andrew Bowness; 1886, Ewen Stewart; 1887, Rod- erick MacNeill; 1888, G. \V. Bentley; 1889, John L. Thompson; 1890, Leonard Morris; 1891, John Monroe; 1892, William Stewart; 1893, Daniel Ross; 1894, John Clay; 1895, John D. Bell; 1896, J. A. Messervey; 1897, \Villiam R. Ellis; 1898, R. MacMillan; 1899-1900, George A Aitken; 1901, H. C. MacDonald; 1902-3, J. S. Ramsay; 1904, J. W. Brown.

Junior Grand Wardens—1875, John A. Mathewson; 1876—7, G. H. Aitken; 1878, \Villiam H. Aitken; 1879-80, Simon \N. Crabbe; 1881, A. N. Large; 1882, David Schurman; 1883, Donald Darrach: 1884, Andrew Bowness; 1885, Ewen Stewart; 1886, John T. Crockett; 1887, Robert T. Sobey; 1888, Harry Brownell; 1889, John T. Crockett; 1890, Silas F. Hodgson; 1891, C. C. Carleton; 1892, J. R. Davison; 1893, J. D. Bell; 1894, George B. MacNutt; 1895, J. A. Messervey; 1896, A. J. MacLaine;