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The Three Steps.
lost for ever ! " With one step the incarnate Vishnu , for it was the god himself , who , moved to pity by the sufferings of mankind , had assumed the appearance of the stranger , measured the heavens ; his second step encompassed earth , " Where , oh ! Meroun , " said Vishnu , " shall I plant my third step ? " The humbled tyrant perceived that he was lost , and fell at the feet of his conqueror , who planted his triumphant foot upon his neck . The assembled thousands triumphed in the fall of
Meroun , and hailed Vishnu , the incarnate , the deliverer . Meroun , according to the interpretation of the Vedas , is ignorance , whose reign is cruelty ; Vishnu is no other than Wisdom , whose steps have indeed encompassed heaven and earth , and been planted on the neck of superstition . J . F . SMITH .
Dutch Masonry At The Cape Of Good Hope.
DUTCH MASONRY AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .
THE following succinct account of Masonry , as it is practised by the Brethren of the Dutch Lodge at the Cape of Good Hope , presents an interesting and useful lesson to the Brethren in England . In Table Valley , in a beautiful grove , stands the Dutch Lodge , consisting of two elegant buildings ; one ( the Temple ) appropriated entirely to the myssteries of the Craft . It contains a very spacious and elegantly adorned Hallsomething resembling Freemasons' Hallin London . In this room
, , it is customary , on the death of a Brother , to invite the friends of the deceased . The Lodge is assembled , and the orator delivers an address , in which he sets forth the merits of the departed Brother . This is considered a mark of great respect towards the memory of the deceased . In this building are also rooms set apart for each Degree , and containing every requisite for each . The other building , separate from the former , consists of an elegant suite of banqueting room , committee rooms , and
apartments for the housekeeper . From the walls of the banqueting room are suspended portraits of the different Grand Masters and Past-Masters . In this room , which is capable of accommodating from five to seven hundred guests , our Dutch Brethren give frequent entertainments to the fair sex , thus permitting the gentler portion of the human race to participate , if not in the mysteries , at least in the sweets of Freemasonry . In this Lodge there is a fundamounting to several thousand pounds
, , from which the son of any member ( indeed we believe any Mason ) wishing to complete his education in Europe , but whose circumstances will not admit of it , on forwarding an application to the Lodge , will , under certain regulations , be allowed an annual sum to enable him to carry out his intentions . On the return of the individual to the colony , and after having established himself in his profession , the sums received from the Lodge are repaid . There is also a school supported bthe
y Lodge for the instruction of the children of Masons . Our correspondent states that , some time ago , a letter was forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Holland , conveying the request of the Cape Masons to be relieved from their allegiance , as it was their intention to frame a constitution for their own government , and appoint their Grand Masters .
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The Three Steps.
lost for ever ! " With one step the incarnate Vishnu , for it was the god himself , who , moved to pity by the sufferings of mankind , had assumed the appearance of the stranger , measured the heavens ; his second step encompassed earth , " Where , oh ! Meroun , " said Vishnu , " shall I plant my third step ? " The humbled tyrant perceived that he was lost , and fell at the feet of his conqueror , who planted his triumphant foot upon his neck . The assembled thousands triumphed in the fall of
Meroun , and hailed Vishnu , the incarnate , the deliverer . Meroun , according to the interpretation of the Vedas , is ignorance , whose reign is cruelty ; Vishnu is no other than Wisdom , whose steps have indeed encompassed heaven and earth , and been planted on the neck of superstition . J . F . SMITH .
Dutch Masonry At The Cape Of Good Hope.
DUTCH MASONRY AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE .
THE following succinct account of Masonry , as it is practised by the Brethren of the Dutch Lodge at the Cape of Good Hope , presents an interesting and useful lesson to the Brethren in England . In Table Valley , in a beautiful grove , stands the Dutch Lodge , consisting of two elegant buildings ; one ( the Temple ) appropriated entirely to the myssteries of the Craft . It contains a very spacious and elegantly adorned Hallsomething resembling Freemasons' Hallin London . In this room
, , it is customary , on the death of a Brother , to invite the friends of the deceased . The Lodge is assembled , and the orator delivers an address , in which he sets forth the merits of the departed Brother . This is considered a mark of great respect towards the memory of the deceased . In this building are also rooms set apart for each Degree , and containing every requisite for each . The other building , separate from the former , consists of an elegant suite of banqueting room , committee rooms , and
apartments for the housekeeper . From the walls of the banqueting room are suspended portraits of the different Grand Masters and Past-Masters . In this room , which is capable of accommodating from five to seven hundred guests , our Dutch Brethren give frequent entertainments to the fair sex , thus permitting the gentler portion of the human race to participate , if not in the mysteries , at least in the sweets of Freemasonry . In this Lodge there is a fundamounting to several thousand pounds
, , from which the son of any member ( indeed we believe any Mason ) wishing to complete his education in Europe , but whose circumstances will not admit of it , on forwarding an application to the Lodge , will , under certain regulations , be allowed an annual sum to enable him to carry out his intentions . On the return of the individual to the colony , and after having established himself in his profession , the sums received from the Lodge are repaid . There is also a school supported bthe
y Lodge for the instruction of the children of Masons . Our correspondent states that , some time ago , a letter was forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Holland , conveying the request of the Cape Masons to be relieved from their allegiance , as it was their intention to frame a constitution for their own government , and appoint their Grand Masters .