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Foreign.
AUSTRALIA—SYDNEY , March . —Our correspondence is such as must gratify the well-wishers of Freemasonry—an unceasing zeal to promote its principles , and equal anxiety to preserve its purity , pervades all the Brethren . The Rev . Brother Charles Woodward , late Chaplain of the British Lodge , No . 8 , now located at Bathurst , has entered upon his clerical duties with all that earnestness that was expected of him . To say that he has met the wishes and hopes of his parishionersis but
, faintly to express the truth ; they and their pastor appear to understand each other in the best sense , and the mutual compact thus observed will effect a bounteous product of good will . Our reverend Brother , however , feels that he has a mission in Masonry that must not be disregarded , and he is working in all the holiness to which his vocation as a minister and his position as a Brother has called him , and there is every prospect that his perseverance will create a congenial disposition
in others to support him . We emphatically call upon all the Brethren in Sydney , Bathurst , and contiguous districts , to rally round our excellent friend , and by the extension of the fraternal bond of union , cement those objects by which he , they , and the Order may derive inestimable advantages . There are many respectable gentlemen in these parts , who as yet are not initiated . Some of them who have entertained doubts on the subjectwe most
, unhesitatingly refer them to the Rev . Brother Woodward , who having both the will and the power to offer the fullest explanations , may satisfy their scruples and confirm their good opinion . Our Brother Woodward has a still further mission ; he is the staunch advocate for the interests of the Asylum for the Aged Freemason—as who is not that has a heart to feel , and the means to be generous ?
We therefore earnestly implore our Brethren in Sydney , and indeed in all Australia , to pour into his hands such aid as their convenience will permit . The blessing of God will attend the gift , which will be faithfully remitted by our excellent friend , and most gratefully acknowledged by the Committee of the Asylum in England . Prosper the Art—and may Truth and Charity prevail ! PORT PHILLIP , Jan . 10—A general meeting of the Freemasons of Melbourne was held at the Lamb Inn on Monday evening lastfor the
, purpose of forming by-laws for the recently established Lodge of Australia Felix , under the United Grand Lodge of England . A liberal subscription was entered into on the occasion , for the purpose of procuring the insignia and jewels of the various Masonic Orders from Sydney . Another meeting will be held on Monday evening next , to take into consideration the measures to be adopted for the erection of a Lodge . ORDERS IN THE COLONY . —The Brethren of the Lodof Australia
ge Felix held a meeting in Mr . Purve ' s large room in Collin ' s Street , Melbourne , on Wednesday last , for the purpose of consecrating the Lodge . _ They afterwards dined together in the same place in the evening , which was spent in that social and enlightened intercourse characteristic of the Order in all countries . The medals distinguishing the different officers , and the whole of the paraphernalia , displayed superior workmanship and taste . While on this subjectwe mention tbat a
, may meeting of the Knights of the Temple and Sepulchre had been called by advertisement in the Sydney papers , to be held in the provincial capital on tlie Gth instant , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of holding an Encampment . —Port Phillip Gazette , March 28 . NORTH ADELAIDE . —Wc avc a few . Masons here , in the most deplor-
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Foreign.
AUSTRALIA—SYDNEY , March . —Our correspondence is such as must gratify the well-wishers of Freemasonry—an unceasing zeal to promote its principles , and equal anxiety to preserve its purity , pervades all the Brethren . The Rev . Brother Charles Woodward , late Chaplain of the British Lodge , No . 8 , now located at Bathurst , has entered upon his clerical duties with all that earnestness that was expected of him . To say that he has met the wishes and hopes of his parishionersis but
, faintly to express the truth ; they and their pastor appear to understand each other in the best sense , and the mutual compact thus observed will effect a bounteous product of good will . Our reverend Brother , however , feels that he has a mission in Masonry that must not be disregarded , and he is working in all the holiness to which his vocation as a minister and his position as a Brother has called him , and there is every prospect that his perseverance will create a congenial disposition
in others to support him . We emphatically call upon all the Brethren in Sydney , Bathurst , and contiguous districts , to rally round our excellent friend , and by the extension of the fraternal bond of union , cement those objects by which he , they , and the Order may derive inestimable advantages . There are many respectable gentlemen in these parts , who as yet are not initiated . Some of them who have entertained doubts on the subjectwe most
, unhesitatingly refer them to the Rev . Brother Woodward , who having both the will and the power to offer the fullest explanations , may satisfy their scruples and confirm their good opinion . Our Brother Woodward has a still further mission ; he is the staunch advocate for the interests of the Asylum for the Aged Freemason—as who is not that has a heart to feel , and the means to be generous ?
We therefore earnestly implore our Brethren in Sydney , and indeed in all Australia , to pour into his hands such aid as their convenience will permit . The blessing of God will attend the gift , which will be faithfully remitted by our excellent friend , and most gratefully acknowledged by the Committee of the Asylum in England . Prosper the Art—and may Truth and Charity prevail ! PORT PHILLIP , Jan . 10—A general meeting of the Freemasons of Melbourne was held at the Lamb Inn on Monday evening lastfor the
, purpose of forming by-laws for the recently established Lodge of Australia Felix , under the United Grand Lodge of England . A liberal subscription was entered into on the occasion , for the purpose of procuring the insignia and jewels of the various Masonic Orders from Sydney . Another meeting will be held on Monday evening next , to take into consideration the measures to be adopted for the erection of a Lodge . ORDERS IN THE COLONY . —The Brethren of the Lodof Australia
ge Felix held a meeting in Mr . Purve ' s large room in Collin ' s Street , Melbourne , on Wednesday last , for the purpose of consecrating the Lodge . _ They afterwards dined together in the same place in the evening , which was spent in that social and enlightened intercourse characteristic of the Order in all countries . The medals distinguishing the different officers , and the whole of the paraphernalia , displayed superior workmanship and taste . While on this subjectwe mention tbat a
, may meeting of the Knights of the Temple and Sepulchre had been called by advertisement in the Sydney papers , to be held in the provincial capital on tlie Gth instant , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of holding an Encampment . —Port Phillip Gazette , March 28 . NORTH ADELAIDE . —Wc avc a few . Masons here , in the most deplor-