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Editor , care of Messrs . Sherwood and Co ., 23 , Paternoster Row , or to Dr . Crucefix , the Treasurer , Lancaster Place , Strand . Our zealous Brother Major Macdonald seems determined , like a good missionary , to keep the " word of promise . " In the following details there are ample proofs of his perseverance and skill . The success that attends his exertions will be his amjile reward . He merits what he has acquired—the esteem and regard of his Brethren .
AGRA . — -At the last regular meeting of the Masonic Brethren , at this Station , Brothers Majors Blake and Macdonald were elected ( the latter an HONORARY ) Members of the Lodge FREEDOM WITH FRATERNITY , working here under a warrant of Dispensation from Lodge I NDEPENDENCE WITH PHILANTHROPY , at Allahabad . The working in F . C . and M . M . was rendered somewhat interesting , from the circumstance of Brothers Curtis and Macdonald having been invited to preside in the
AVestern and Southern Chairs on the occasion , in order to enable the Brethren to compare the present with the former mode of working up the Degrees ; Major Macdonald having brought out the former , and visited the several Lodges lying in his route from Calcutta , in order to introduce the requisite alterations , in the same manner as the latter was done by Brother Curtis , under the orders of the Grand Lodge , a few
years ago . Brother Colonel Lindsay , C . B . in the S . E ., exhibited , in conjunction with Brothers Macdonald and Blake , the rather unusual occurrence of three Masons met in one Lodge , in these distant parts , holding the Sacred Order of the NE PLUS ULTRA ; or hig hest degree of English Masonry . It is pleasing to observe that this Lodge ( FREEDOM WITH FRATERNITY , at Agra ) though in an infantine state , is progressing well , under the guidance of its ' present AV . M ., Brother H . G . Gouland , ancl is obtaining monthly additions to its members . —Agra Ukhbar , 3 d June ,
1837 . Brother Major Blake is known to the London Masonic world , having taken his highest degrees at the Cross of Christ Encampment , at Clerkenwell . fie is in the 48 th Regiment Native Infantry . TO MAJOR R . C . MACDONALD , & C . & C . & c . Sir and Brother , —I am instructed by the AV . M . of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , to express the regret of the Brethren of the Lodgethat they had not the pleasure of meeting you before your
, departure from Calcutta . I am also directed to forward the accompanying Extract of the Proceedings of our meeting on the 27 th of December , 1836 , which were confirmed unanimously on the 2 d of January , 1837 . AVith every good wish for your health and prosperity , 1 am , Sir and Brother , Yours , respectfully and fraternally ,
AV . D . BERKELEY , Secretary 279 . Lodge Rooms , Fort AVm ., 13 th February , 1 S 37 . Extract . — "Brother R . C . Macdonald , of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 , then took the opportunity of presenting this Lodge with an Elegant Allegorical Masonic Picture , as a token of the esteem he entertains for the Brethren of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 . . . " The AV . M . returned thanks to Brother Macdonald , in the name of the Brethren , for his kind feelings towards them , and for his handsome
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India.
Editor , care of Messrs . Sherwood and Co ., 23 , Paternoster Row , or to Dr . Crucefix , the Treasurer , Lancaster Place , Strand . Our zealous Brother Major Macdonald seems determined , like a good missionary , to keep the " word of promise . " In the following details there are ample proofs of his perseverance and skill . The success that attends his exertions will be his amjile reward . He merits what he has acquired—the esteem and regard of his Brethren .
AGRA . — -At the last regular meeting of the Masonic Brethren , at this Station , Brothers Majors Blake and Macdonald were elected ( the latter an HONORARY ) Members of the Lodge FREEDOM WITH FRATERNITY , working here under a warrant of Dispensation from Lodge I NDEPENDENCE WITH PHILANTHROPY , at Allahabad . The working in F . C . and M . M . was rendered somewhat interesting , from the circumstance of Brothers Curtis and Macdonald having been invited to preside in the
AVestern and Southern Chairs on the occasion , in order to enable the Brethren to compare the present with the former mode of working up the Degrees ; Major Macdonald having brought out the former , and visited the several Lodges lying in his route from Calcutta , in order to introduce the requisite alterations , in the same manner as the latter was done by Brother Curtis , under the orders of the Grand Lodge , a few
years ago . Brother Colonel Lindsay , C . B . in the S . E ., exhibited , in conjunction with Brothers Macdonald and Blake , the rather unusual occurrence of three Masons met in one Lodge , in these distant parts , holding the Sacred Order of the NE PLUS ULTRA ; or hig hest degree of English Masonry . It is pleasing to observe that this Lodge ( FREEDOM WITH FRATERNITY , at Agra ) though in an infantine state , is progressing well , under the guidance of its ' present AV . M ., Brother H . G . Gouland , ancl is obtaining monthly additions to its members . —Agra Ukhbar , 3 d June ,
1837 . Brother Major Blake is known to the London Masonic world , having taken his highest degrees at the Cross of Christ Encampment , at Clerkenwell . fie is in the 48 th Regiment Native Infantry . TO MAJOR R . C . MACDONALD , & C . & C . & c . Sir and Brother , —I am instructed by the AV . M . of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 , to express the regret of the Brethren of the Lodgethat they had not the pleasure of meeting you before your
, departure from Calcutta . I am also directed to forward the accompanying Extract of the Proceedings of our meeting on the 27 th of December , 1836 , which were confirmed unanimously on the 2 d of January , 1837 . AVith every good wish for your health and prosperity , 1 am , Sir and Brother , Yours , respectfully and fraternally ,
AV . D . BERKELEY , Secretary 279 . Lodge Rooms , Fort AVm ., 13 th February , 1 S 37 . Extract . — "Brother R . C . Macdonald , of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , No . 1 , then took the opportunity of presenting this Lodge with an Elegant Allegorical Masonic Picture , as a token of the esteem he entertains for the Brethren of Lodge Humility with Fortitude , No . 279 . . . " The AV . M . returned thanks to Brother Macdonald , in the name of the Brethren , for his kind feelings towards them , and for his handsome