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Article THE CASE OF BRO. EUGENE MARIE LA GRATIA.* ← Page 2 of 2 Article TO THE EDITOR. Page 1 of 1
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The Case Of Bro. Eugene Marie La Gratia.*
ignorance that Freemasonry was proscribed in Spain , or from a hopeful reliance on the powerful ancl providential aid it hacl already afforded him , by having been the cause of saving his life in Hayti , and succouring him in the hour of need in New York and England . But , alas ! poor fellow ! he was doomed to a sad reverse ; for , soon after he reached Barcelona , he was cast into prison , aud as his letter , addressed to Bro . Herring of New Yorkstatedawaited the sentence of deathunless the
, , , American authorities would use their exertions to stay his execution . This letter , with an appeal from the Grand Lodge in his favour , was forwarded to Dr . Crucefix , who on its receipt drew up a strong memorial to Bro . Penleaze ( formerl y P . G . M . for Hants ) , the resident British consul at Barcelona , which was readily attested and countersigned by Bro . White , the Grancl Secretary , ancl despatched on the very day the letter from Bro . Herring was received .
We have not heard the result . —Poor La Gratia!—Freemasonry in Hayti was the cause of the salvation of a life , that in Barcelona appeared doomed to be forfeited on its account !
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Meerut , May 1 , llUn . Sui , —The following communication is the result of a close inspection of the stones in the terraces and gardens , and of the blocks of marble which form the floor of the Taj , at Agra . The building , I should imagine , to have been unrivalled in beauty by any edifice except the magnificent production of the three Grancl Masters . Indeed , nothing can be conceived more exquisite than the pure white marble structure , and lovely minarets rising from the midst of a beautiful gardenand
, aproached by a row of tall graceful cypresses . I had previously heard that Masons ' " marks were to be found on the Taj , but they had never been pointed out to me , and had escaped my observation till the last week ; when being at Agra , I made a minute inspection , and then perceived that each block of marble on the floor , which is laid out in intersecting triangles , was marked with one of the following devices : —
I am not aware whether any person has taken notice of these characters ; indeed , they are so small , that not one in a thousand visitors would observe them . The tomb was built by the Emperor Shah Jehan over his wife , the Hanoo Begum , and entitled Mumtaz Muhul . The intersecting triangles are frequently found very conspicuously placed in white marble on the front of handsome tombs ; and the emblem is common to both Mahommedans and Hindoos . The characters I have g iven above are found on three , four , or five adjacent stones . A ROUGH A SHLAR .
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The Case Of Bro. Eugene Marie La Gratia.*
ignorance that Freemasonry was proscribed in Spain , or from a hopeful reliance on the powerful ancl providential aid it hacl already afforded him , by having been the cause of saving his life in Hayti , and succouring him in the hour of need in New York and England . But , alas ! poor fellow ! he was doomed to a sad reverse ; for , soon after he reached Barcelona , he was cast into prison , aud as his letter , addressed to Bro . Herring of New Yorkstatedawaited the sentence of deathunless the
, , , American authorities would use their exertions to stay his execution . This letter , with an appeal from the Grand Lodge in his favour , was forwarded to Dr . Crucefix , who on its receipt drew up a strong memorial to Bro . Penleaze ( formerl y P . G . M . for Hants ) , the resident British consul at Barcelona , which was readily attested and countersigned by Bro . White , the Grancl Secretary , ancl despatched on the very day the letter from Bro . Herring was received .
We have not heard the result . —Poor La Gratia!—Freemasonry in Hayti was the cause of the salvation of a life , that in Barcelona appeared doomed to be forfeited on its account !
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Meerut , May 1 , llUn . Sui , —The following communication is the result of a close inspection of the stones in the terraces and gardens , and of the blocks of marble which form the floor of the Taj , at Agra . The building , I should imagine , to have been unrivalled in beauty by any edifice except the magnificent production of the three Grancl Masters . Indeed , nothing can be conceived more exquisite than the pure white marble structure , and lovely minarets rising from the midst of a beautiful gardenand
, aproached by a row of tall graceful cypresses . I had previously heard that Masons ' " marks were to be found on the Taj , but they had never been pointed out to me , and had escaped my observation till the last week ; when being at Agra , I made a minute inspection , and then perceived that each block of marble on the floor , which is laid out in intersecting triangles , was marked with one of the following devices : —
I am not aware whether any person has taken notice of these characters ; indeed , they are so small , that not one in a thousand visitors would observe them . The tomb was built by the Emperor Shah Jehan over his wife , the Hanoo Begum , and entitled Mumtaz Muhul . The intersecting triangles are frequently found very conspicuously placed in white marble on the front of handsome tombs ; and the emblem is common to both Mahommedans and Hindoos . The characters I have g iven above are found on three , four , or five adjacent stones . A ROUGH A SHLAR .