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Foreign.
FOREIGN .
ST . CHRISTOPHER . —MOUNT OLIVE LODGE , May 25 . —AVe were much gratified yesterday se ' nnight , at our visit to this ancient and respectable Lodge . A meeting was convened for the especial purpose of receiving Brother Daniel Hart , of the Caledonia Lodge , Grenada , who has been commissioned by the Most AVorshipful Provincial Grand Master of Grenada , to visit and inspect the Lodge in this Island .
There was a good attendance of the members , ancl the Loclge was opened about four o ' clock in the afternoon—some of the members being prevented from assembling at an earlier hour , in consequence of the late sitting of the House of Assembly . Brother Hart , in furtherance of the object of his mission , communicated a variety of interesting information to the Lodge , and urged a uniformity of practice in the working ofthe several Lodges in this province . To detail some of the
various matters submitted by Brother Hart for the consideration of the members , would occupy more space than we can afford ; nor would it be consistent with propriety to give publicity to all recommendations which he brought forward . At the conclusion of his inspection , the worthy Brother delivered an appropriate Address to the Brethren , in which he enlarged upon the nature , duties , and rights of Freemasonry ; illustrated its principles , ancl enjoined its practice . "Freemasonry , " said the worthy Brother , " gives real and intrinsic excellence to man , and renders him fit for every station in society—it strengthens the mind against the storms of life—paves the way to peace—and promotes
domestic happiness . It ameliorates the temper , and improves the understanding . It is company in solitude , and gives vivacity , variety , and energy to social conversation . In youth it governs the passions , and employs , usefully , our most active faculties ; and in age , when sickness , imbecility , and disease have benumbed the corporeal frame , and have rendered the union of soul and body almost intolerable , it yields a fund of comfort and satisfaction . " After a well-merited compliment to the Masterhe statedthat the government of a Lodge depended principall
, , y on its Officers , who should make themselves perfectly acquainted with their respective duties , by which means the other members not onl y improve , but become zealous in the cause of the Institution , render all matters pleasing , and create perfect union . The AVorshipful Master , the Hon . Joseph King AVattley , made a suitable reply to the address , ancl concluded by expressing his thanks for the very handsome compliment paid him by Brother Hart .
In the evening , Brother Hart was entertained at dinner in the banquetting Room of the Lodge , and some old Brothers of the " Mystic Tie" were invited to meet him . It is scarcely necessary to observe that the evening was spent in the utmost harmony and brotherl y love , so characteristic of the genuine principles of the sacred Order . The health of Brother Hart was drank with all the honours , and several appropriate toasts were givento which some eloquent lies were made
, rep by the Worshipful Master and others of the Craft ; and the happy party separated at an early hour . GRKXAUJ ..- CU . KOONIA LOHGF ! ( 324 ) , June 24 . —Tiie Brethren celebrated the Festival of St , John the Baptist , on Monday , the 21 th inst .,
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Foreign.
FOREIGN .
ST . CHRISTOPHER . —MOUNT OLIVE LODGE , May 25 . —AVe were much gratified yesterday se ' nnight , at our visit to this ancient and respectable Lodge . A meeting was convened for the especial purpose of receiving Brother Daniel Hart , of the Caledonia Lodge , Grenada , who has been commissioned by the Most AVorshipful Provincial Grand Master of Grenada , to visit and inspect the Lodge in this Island .
There was a good attendance of the members , ancl the Loclge was opened about four o ' clock in the afternoon—some of the members being prevented from assembling at an earlier hour , in consequence of the late sitting of the House of Assembly . Brother Hart , in furtherance of the object of his mission , communicated a variety of interesting information to the Lodge , and urged a uniformity of practice in the working ofthe several Lodges in this province . To detail some of the
various matters submitted by Brother Hart for the consideration of the members , would occupy more space than we can afford ; nor would it be consistent with propriety to give publicity to all recommendations which he brought forward . At the conclusion of his inspection , the worthy Brother delivered an appropriate Address to the Brethren , in which he enlarged upon the nature , duties , and rights of Freemasonry ; illustrated its principles , ancl enjoined its practice . "Freemasonry , " said the worthy Brother , " gives real and intrinsic excellence to man , and renders him fit for every station in society—it strengthens the mind against the storms of life—paves the way to peace—and promotes
domestic happiness . It ameliorates the temper , and improves the understanding . It is company in solitude , and gives vivacity , variety , and energy to social conversation . In youth it governs the passions , and employs , usefully , our most active faculties ; and in age , when sickness , imbecility , and disease have benumbed the corporeal frame , and have rendered the union of soul and body almost intolerable , it yields a fund of comfort and satisfaction . " After a well-merited compliment to the Masterhe statedthat the government of a Lodge depended principall
, , y on its Officers , who should make themselves perfectly acquainted with their respective duties , by which means the other members not onl y improve , but become zealous in the cause of the Institution , render all matters pleasing , and create perfect union . The AVorshipful Master , the Hon . Joseph King AVattley , made a suitable reply to the address , ancl concluded by expressing his thanks for the very handsome compliment paid him by Brother Hart .
In the evening , Brother Hart was entertained at dinner in the banquetting Room of the Lodge , and some old Brothers of the " Mystic Tie" were invited to meet him . It is scarcely necessary to observe that the evening was spent in the utmost harmony and brotherl y love , so characteristic of the genuine principles of the sacred Order . The health of Brother Hart was drank with all the honours , and several appropriate toasts were givento which some eloquent lies were made
, rep by the Worshipful Master and others of the Craft ; and the happy party separated at an early hour . GRKXAUJ ..- CU . KOONIA LOHGF ! ( 324 ) , June 24 . —Tiie Brethren celebrated the Festival of St , John the Baptist , on Monday , the 21 th inst .,