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into the moral character of the candidates only , and declined for the future all examination or enquiry into the physical qualification . COPENHAGEN . —On the 6 th March , 1847 , the Master of the Lodge Frederick of Crowned Hope introduced , it being the twenty-fifth anniversary of his initiation , his son to be made a Mason ; on the occasion the brethren presented W . Bro . C . L . H . Hamburger with an ivory gavel , richly set in gold , to be hung under his portrait in the locale .
SWEDEN . —The three lodges in Carlskrona , Christianstadt , and Halmsted , number nine hundred ancl fifty-one subscribing members , and the two in Jonkoping and Linkoping have four hundred and sixty members . ( Latomia ) . BRAZILS . —The Grand Lodge numbers seventy-nine warrants under its constitution , and has issued a book of laws . In Persia ( says the Latomia ) lodges have been openedbut are strongl
, y opposed by the Parsees ; whilst the greatest enemies to Freemasonry there , are the Christian missionaries . BERMUDA . —Hamilton , Dec . 29 . —Our town presented a gay and lively scene . The corner-stone of a masonic temple was laid in due form ; hence , the vast gathering of persons from all parts of these islands to witness the interesting novelties of the day . The Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , being the inviting and operating lodge on the
occasion , was joined at Mason ' s Flail by the master ancl members of Sussex Lodge , No . 283 , the master and members of Loyalty Lodge , No . 461 , and several sojourning brethren . At noon , the numerous assembl y of Masons left the lodge room in procession for St . John ' s Church , having in front the superior corps of musicians composing the band of the 42 nd Regiment . The order of the procession was duly arranged . It was greeted on its arrival at the entrance of the church with a suitable performance on the organ , executed by Baron de Fieur . The usual morning service was commenced by Bro . the Rev . Robert
Mantach , M . A ., Senior Warden of the A . P . Lodge , in which other clergymen took a part , and Bro . the Rev . H . B . Tristram , M . A ., chaplain to the same lodge , delivered a sermon from the following appropriate text— "A city which hath foundations , whose Builder and Maker is God , " Heb . xi . 10 . After the close of the religious services the Masonic procession was re-formed , and proceeded thence to the site of the contemplated temple , joined and preceded by the following persons : — vergerclerk and churchwardensclergymayor and corporation of
, , , Hamilton , speaker and members of House of Assembly , president and members of council , officers of the army . The site is worthy of a handsome building , which we are happy to hear the Masonic temple is designed to be . After the usual preliminary ceremony the W . Master addressed the assembly . At the conclusion of the address , the Rev . Bro . Mantach impressively invoked the blessing of heaven on the purposes for which they were then assembled . A hialcontaining coins
p , of the reign of her present Majesty , a list of the members of the A . P . Lodge , together with the names of the visiting brethren present , copies of Bermuda newspapers , ancl a copy of the by laws of the lodge , were deposited by the treasurer in a cavity of the stone , with an engraved plate , bearing an inscription . Now came the principal ceremony of the day . It was whispered about that a lady of high rank had been solicited to honour the masonic fraternity hy laying the stone , and that she had
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into the moral character of the candidates only , and declined for the future all examination or enquiry into the physical qualification . COPENHAGEN . —On the 6 th March , 1847 , the Master of the Lodge Frederick of Crowned Hope introduced , it being the twenty-fifth anniversary of his initiation , his son to be made a Mason ; on the occasion the brethren presented W . Bro . C . L . H . Hamburger with an ivory gavel , richly set in gold , to be hung under his portrait in the locale .
SWEDEN . —The three lodges in Carlskrona , Christianstadt , and Halmsted , number nine hundred ancl fifty-one subscribing members , and the two in Jonkoping and Linkoping have four hundred and sixty members . ( Latomia ) . BRAZILS . —The Grand Lodge numbers seventy-nine warrants under its constitution , and has issued a book of laws . In Persia ( says the Latomia ) lodges have been openedbut are strongl
, y opposed by the Parsees ; whilst the greatest enemies to Freemasonry there , are the Christian missionaries . BERMUDA . —Hamilton , Dec . 29 . —Our town presented a gay and lively scene . The corner-stone of a masonic temple was laid in due form ; hence , the vast gathering of persons from all parts of these islands to witness the interesting novelties of the day . The Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , being the inviting and operating lodge on the
occasion , was joined at Mason ' s Flail by the master ancl members of Sussex Lodge , No . 283 , the master and members of Loyalty Lodge , No . 461 , and several sojourning brethren . At noon , the numerous assembl y of Masons left the lodge room in procession for St . John ' s Church , having in front the superior corps of musicians composing the band of the 42 nd Regiment . The order of the procession was duly arranged . It was greeted on its arrival at the entrance of the church with a suitable performance on the organ , executed by Baron de Fieur . The usual morning service was commenced by Bro . the Rev . Robert
Mantach , M . A ., Senior Warden of the A . P . Lodge , in which other clergymen took a part , and Bro . the Rev . H . B . Tristram , M . A ., chaplain to the same lodge , delivered a sermon from the following appropriate text— "A city which hath foundations , whose Builder and Maker is God , " Heb . xi . 10 . After the close of the religious services the Masonic procession was re-formed , and proceeded thence to the site of the contemplated temple , joined and preceded by the following persons : — vergerclerk and churchwardensclergymayor and corporation of
, , , Hamilton , speaker and members of House of Assembly , president and members of council , officers of the army . The site is worthy of a handsome building , which we are happy to hear the Masonic temple is designed to be . After the usual preliminary ceremony the W . Master addressed the assembly . At the conclusion of the address , the Rev . Bro . Mantach impressively invoked the blessing of heaven on the purposes for which they were then assembled . A hialcontaining coins
p , of the reign of her present Majesty , a list of the members of the A . P . Lodge , together with the names of the visiting brethren present , copies of Bermuda newspapers , ancl a copy of the by laws of the lodge , were deposited by the treasurer in a cavity of the stone , with an engraved plate , bearing an inscription . Now came the principal ceremony of the day . It was whispered about that a lady of high rank had been solicited to honour the masonic fraternity hy laying the stone , and that she had