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Curious Custom Among The Natives Of South Australia."
CURIOUS CUSTOM AMONG THE NATIVES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA . "
THE author states that the natives he encountered believe that the white men who so suddenly appear among them are the ghosts of their relatives , and he is recognised as the spirit of a young man wdio had been killed by a spear wound ; he proceeds , — " On my return , my new mother expressed as much delight as my real mother would have done , had I been unexpectedly restored to her so soon . As she left me , the old man and my new brothers came up and embraced me after their mannerthat
, is , they threw their arms round my waist , placed their right knee against my right knee , their breast against my breast , holding me in this way for ssveral minutes . During the time this ceremony lasted , 1 , according to the native custom , preserved a grave and mournful expression of countenance . "
To The R. W. Prov. G. M. For Sumatra.
TO THE R . W . PROV . G . M . FOR SUMATRA .
It . W . SIR ANB BROTHER , —Having been present on a recent occasion in a certain assembly , when you replied to a very facetious exposure of the modus operandi of the singular Masonic practice in an eastern island , if I mistake not , under the government of the King of the Dutchmen , I was really staggered by the oddity of your reply , or I could on the instant have brought some circumstances to your recollectionwhich wouldin all probabilityhave enabled you to have redeemed
, , , yourself somewhat from the dilemma in which it is feared you are now irretrievabl y involved . I understood you to say—1 st . That the worthy mover of the resolution declaring that " such Provincial Grand Master as neglected to hold a Provincial Grand Lodge for twelve months , should be considered to have vacated office , and to take rank as Past Provincial Grand Master , " had stated in regard to yourself that which was not the fact ,
for—2 nd . That you had held four Grand Lodges in Prince of Wales ' s Island . 3 rd . That you had there initiated several native chiefs into Freemasonry . 4 th . That you had nominated a Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who was performing his duty in a most exemplary manner . 5 th . That Grand Stewards and Provincial Grand Masters contribute
very largely to the fees of honour , by which the charities of the order were sustained : although it is due to you to observe that you candidly stated the fees of honour for the Provincial Grand Mastership had not in your own case been paid . Now , Right Worshipful ( ! ) Brother , allow me to examine for
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Curious Custom Among The Natives Of South Australia."
CURIOUS CUSTOM AMONG THE NATIVES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA . "
THE author states that the natives he encountered believe that the white men who so suddenly appear among them are the ghosts of their relatives , and he is recognised as the spirit of a young man wdio had been killed by a spear wound ; he proceeds , — " On my return , my new mother expressed as much delight as my real mother would have done , had I been unexpectedly restored to her so soon . As she left me , the old man and my new brothers came up and embraced me after their mannerthat
, is , they threw their arms round my waist , placed their right knee against my right knee , their breast against my breast , holding me in this way for ssveral minutes . During the time this ceremony lasted , 1 , according to the native custom , preserved a grave and mournful expression of countenance . "
To The R. W. Prov. G. M. For Sumatra.
TO THE R . W . PROV . G . M . FOR SUMATRA .
It . W . SIR ANB BROTHER , —Having been present on a recent occasion in a certain assembly , when you replied to a very facetious exposure of the modus operandi of the singular Masonic practice in an eastern island , if I mistake not , under the government of the King of the Dutchmen , I was really staggered by the oddity of your reply , or I could on the instant have brought some circumstances to your recollectionwhich wouldin all probabilityhave enabled you to have redeemed
, , , yourself somewhat from the dilemma in which it is feared you are now irretrievabl y involved . I understood you to say—1 st . That the worthy mover of the resolution declaring that " such Provincial Grand Master as neglected to hold a Provincial Grand Lodge for twelve months , should be considered to have vacated office , and to take rank as Past Provincial Grand Master , " had stated in regard to yourself that which was not the fact ,
for—2 nd . That you had held four Grand Lodges in Prince of Wales ' s Island . 3 rd . That you had there initiated several native chiefs into Freemasonry . 4 th . That you had nominated a Deputy Provincial Grand Master , who was performing his duty in a most exemplary manner . 5 th . That Grand Stewards and Provincial Grand Masters contribute
very largely to the fees of honour , by which the charities of the order were sustained : although it is due to you to observe that you candidly stated the fees of honour for the Provincial Grand Mastership had not in your own case been paid . Now , Right Worshipful ( ! ) Brother , allow me to examine for