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The Mason's Daughter. *
That Louisa ' s father communicated to her all the contents of the above letter cannot be ascertained with accuracy ; but that the most material part of it was made known to her , and was most welcome to her heart , does not admit of a doubt . Hopes , which had scarcel y dared to rise in her heart , now budded forth ; the glow of pleasure imparted a beautiful hue to her cheek , and she once more lifted up her head in blooming splendour . Manvers returned homethe visits and walks
; , now no longer clandestine , were renewed , and past pains sweetened present enjoyment . When the period of mourning for his father was over , Manvers led Louisa to the altar , and thus was the triumph of Moral and Masonic Virtue crowned with blessing and happiness . R .
Notes On Masonry In Bengal.
NOTES ON MASONRY IN BENGAL .
THE Provinces of India form the bri ghtest jewel in the crown of Great Britain , and that they may long so continue , in spite of the prognostications and wishes of our foes , must be the sincere prayer of every true Briton . Of so much importance to the welfare of the protecting country is this most glorious possession considered , that to India do our bitterest foes look , when they would aim the severest blow at England ' s prosperity . Bonaparte directed his strongest efforts against Indiaand
, was by the aid of our valiant army and navy , under the direction of Providence , signally defeated . Recent events have opened the eyes of the people of England , and convinced them of the truth of that which had been reiterated , though passed by unheeded for years—the intrigues of Russia , for the purpose of undermining the authority of this country in India . Subtle and crafty was the design , stealthy the pace , and wary the way of the executorThe veil has now been rentand
. ; by one bold effort of decision , as noble as unexpected in the present day . Much has been said and written upon Indian affairs ; a subject little known in this country , and from its abstruse nature , not likely to become so . But neither these nor political matters should further occupy space in this paper ; they are hereby dropped with the passing expression of hope , that whatever is faulty in our Indian possessions , may be looked to and remedied by those whose more especial care it should
be so to do . Turn we to what is more particularly our own province , in which there would appear to be as much , if not a greater need of a reforming hand , than in other cases to which allusion has been above
made-From all that we have seen and heard from various quarters , there is good reason to believe , that taken as a body , the Masonic Brothers of India are zealous in the exercise of their calling ; while the instances of individual energy and devotion , which have been at times displayed , are not to be surpassed even here , where we reside so near the fountain head of authority and intelligence . The Masonic Body of India too , though notperhapsnumericallstrongin reference to the extent of
, , y , the territory over which it is spread , is large in proportion to the number of the educated population of European and East Indian origin . Where then there has been an exhibition of zeal and energy in individuals , which has been followed up by a large body of the Brethren , with evident intention of upholding Masonic principles and propagating their
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mason's Daughter. *
That Louisa ' s father communicated to her all the contents of the above letter cannot be ascertained with accuracy ; but that the most material part of it was made known to her , and was most welcome to her heart , does not admit of a doubt . Hopes , which had scarcel y dared to rise in her heart , now budded forth ; the glow of pleasure imparted a beautiful hue to her cheek , and she once more lifted up her head in blooming splendour . Manvers returned homethe visits and walks
; , now no longer clandestine , were renewed , and past pains sweetened present enjoyment . When the period of mourning for his father was over , Manvers led Louisa to the altar , and thus was the triumph of Moral and Masonic Virtue crowned with blessing and happiness . R .
Notes On Masonry In Bengal.
NOTES ON MASONRY IN BENGAL .
THE Provinces of India form the bri ghtest jewel in the crown of Great Britain , and that they may long so continue , in spite of the prognostications and wishes of our foes , must be the sincere prayer of every true Briton . Of so much importance to the welfare of the protecting country is this most glorious possession considered , that to India do our bitterest foes look , when they would aim the severest blow at England ' s prosperity . Bonaparte directed his strongest efforts against Indiaand
, was by the aid of our valiant army and navy , under the direction of Providence , signally defeated . Recent events have opened the eyes of the people of England , and convinced them of the truth of that which had been reiterated , though passed by unheeded for years—the intrigues of Russia , for the purpose of undermining the authority of this country in India . Subtle and crafty was the design , stealthy the pace , and wary the way of the executorThe veil has now been rentand
. ; by one bold effort of decision , as noble as unexpected in the present day . Much has been said and written upon Indian affairs ; a subject little known in this country , and from its abstruse nature , not likely to become so . But neither these nor political matters should further occupy space in this paper ; they are hereby dropped with the passing expression of hope , that whatever is faulty in our Indian possessions , may be looked to and remedied by those whose more especial care it should
be so to do . Turn we to what is more particularly our own province , in which there would appear to be as much , if not a greater need of a reforming hand , than in other cases to which allusion has been above
made-From all that we have seen and heard from various quarters , there is good reason to believe , that taken as a body , the Masonic Brothers of India are zealous in the exercise of their calling ; while the instances of individual energy and devotion , which have been at times displayed , are not to be surpassed even here , where we reside so near the fountain head of authority and intelligence . The Masonic Body of India too , though notperhapsnumericallstrongin reference to the extent of
, , y , the territory over which it is spread , is large in proportion to the number of the educated population of European and East Indian origin . Where then there has been an exhibition of zeal and energy in individuals , which has been followed up by a large body of the Brethren , with evident intention of upholding Masonic principles and propagating their