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selected his text in the fourth Chapter of the first General E pistle of St . John , the 2 ist verse . " And this commandment have we from him that he who loveth God love his Brother also . " The chief object of his discourse was to show that love towards God must be the groundwork of true love amongst men—in the outset he dwelt at some length on the degree and quality of ( hat love which is due from man toward God , and went on to the love of our Brother which flowed from it . He , in conclusion , observed that the ancient
Fraternity he was addressing had always been remarkable for their charity and benevolence towards the Members of their own Order , and he had no doubt the individuals present were still further influenced by Christian feelings , which he honed would be evinced b y all in support of the Institution for which he was then particularly pleading . A collection was afterwards made in aid of the Friend in Need Society . The Lodges contributed GOO Rupees , and there were further collected 250 Rupees in the Church . It being Council day the attendance was hut scanty .
The Members of the different Lodges of the " Free and Accepted Masons" of Madras , gave a ball and supper at the College Hall , on the 27 th of December , that being St . John ' s Day , which was conducted in their accustomed splendid style ; nothing was spared on the part of the liberal Brotherhood to render the entertainment as complete as possible . CALCUTTA . —To THE EDITOR OF THE ENGLISHMAN . —Dear Mr . Lditor , —Permit me , through the medium of your widely circulated journal , to promulgate to the Fraternity of Free and Accepted ' Masons the proceedings of the Brethren in Calcutta on the anniversary of their patron Saint .
Irevious intimation having being given hy Lodge ' Humility with fortitude . No . 279 , that a Lodge would he held in the Town Hall on St . John s day , for the purpose of attending service at the Cathedral : the Brethren assembled , the Lodge was opened in form , and the procession , under the direction of the officers of the First , Lodge , moved off in regular order , preceded and flanked b y an escort of 'Town Guards . _ lhe procession reached the Cathedral , then forming two lines fachi " inwardsthe
, AV . M ., preceded by the Bible , entered the Church . Divine service was then performed , and a sermon preached by the A ' cnerable the Archdeacon , taking his text from 2 d Peter , chap . 1 , v . 5 to 8 . The venerable divine ably and beautifull y illustrated the virtues therein set forti . After divine service the procession returned in the same order to the Town Hall ; previous to closing the Lodge , in a plain and expressive addressBrother Major RCMacdonald of the Grand Master '
, . . s Lodge , No . 1 , London , presented to the Fort Lodge an elegant Masonic engraving , representing the emblems of every degree in Freemasonry beautifully framed in true Masonic taste The receipt of this valuable gift was suitabl y acknowledged by the AV . Master , and Brother Macdonald , on the proposition of the AV . P . M . King , was unanimously elected an honorary member of ' Humility with Fortitude . ' The Locke was then closedwhen the Brethren separated till the eveningwhen they
, , reassembled at Brace Bridge Hall , Garden Reach , to a ball and supped Dancing was kept up with great spirit till an earl y hour in the morning , when their fair visitors took leave of the Brethren , highly gratified with the entertainments of the evening , and , I dare say , wishing a St . lohn s day would occur every month .
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selected his text in the fourth Chapter of the first General E pistle of St . John , the 2 ist verse . " And this commandment have we from him that he who loveth God love his Brother also . " The chief object of his discourse was to show that love towards God must be the groundwork of true love amongst men—in the outset he dwelt at some length on the degree and quality of ( hat love which is due from man toward God , and went on to the love of our Brother which flowed from it . He , in conclusion , observed that the ancient
Fraternity he was addressing had always been remarkable for their charity and benevolence towards the Members of their own Order , and he had no doubt the individuals present were still further influenced by Christian feelings , which he honed would be evinced b y all in support of the Institution for which he was then particularly pleading . A collection was afterwards made in aid of the Friend in Need Society . The Lodges contributed GOO Rupees , and there were further collected 250 Rupees in the Church . It being Council day the attendance was hut scanty .
The Members of the different Lodges of the " Free and Accepted Masons" of Madras , gave a ball and supper at the College Hall , on the 27 th of December , that being St . John ' s Day , which was conducted in their accustomed splendid style ; nothing was spared on the part of the liberal Brotherhood to render the entertainment as complete as possible . CALCUTTA . —To THE EDITOR OF THE ENGLISHMAN . —Dear Mr . Lditor , —Permit me , through the medium of your widely circulated journal , to promulgate to the Fraternity of Free and Accepted ' Masons the proceedings of the Brethren in Calcutta on the anniversary of their patron Saint .
Irevious intimation having being given hy Lodge ' Humility with fortitude . No . 279 , that a Lodge would he held in the Town Hall on St . John s day , for the purpose of attending service at the Cathedral : the Brethren assembled , the Lodge was opened in form , and the procession , under the direction of the officers of the First , Lodge , moved off in regular order , preceded and flanked b y an escort of 'Town Guards . _ lhe procession reached the Cathedral , then forming two lines fachi " inwardsthe
, AV . M ., preceded by the Bible , entered the Church . Divine service was then performed , and a sermon preached by the A ' cnerable the Archdeacon , taking his text from 2 d Peter , chap . 1 , v . 5 to 8 . The venerable divine ably and beautifull y illustrated the virtues therein set forti . After divine service the procession returned in the same order to the Town Hall ; previous to closing the Lodge , in a plain and expressive addressBrother Major RCMacdonald of the Grand Master '
, . . s Lodge , No . 1 , London , presented to the Fort Lodge an elegant Masonic engraving , representing the emblems of every degree in Freemasonry beautifully framed in true Masonic taste The receipt of this valuable gift was suitabl y acknowledged by the AV . Master , and Brother Macdonald , on the proposition of the AV . P . M . King , was unanimously elected an honorary member of ' Humility with Fortitude . ' The Locke was then closedwhen the Brethren separated till the eveningwhen they
, , reassembled at Brace Bridge Hall , Garden Reach , to a ball and supped Dancing was kept up with great spirit till an earl y hour in the morning , when their fair visitors took leave of the Brethren , highly gratified with the entertainments of the evening , and , I dare say , wishing a St . lohn s day would occur every month .