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India.
Member ofthe Lodge ; though , I regret to say , from " continued indisposition , " that AA ^ orthy Brother is unable to grace the Lodge with his presence , as he did last year . Our Present and Past Masters are of the new school , they having derived instruction from Brother Curtis , who , on his return from England , brought out the correct mode of work , as is practised in the British Lodges , and freely imparted his knowledge to all who sought for it .
Monday last , being St . John the Baptist ' s Day , the Brethren assembled at 10 A . M ., at the Lodge-rooms ; and , preceded by the G . G . ' s band of music , ( ivhich was kindly lent to them by that obliging gentleman , the Hon . Captain Osborne , Military Secretary to the Governor General ) , walked in procession to the church ; where an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . Mr . Tucker . AVe are sorry to observe the Rev . gentleman labouring under indisposition—yethis discourse was
excel-, lent ; the leading topic of which was Charity in its widest sense . A collection was made after the sermon , in aid of the Funds of the Hospital and the Asylum for the Poor , & c , at Simlah ; which , I understand , amounted to upivards of 200 Rs . In the evening , there was a goodly gathering of the " Sons of Light" and their friends , at a dinner prepared for the occasion , where good humour , combined with every delithat Barret and Co . ' s stores could producecontributed to enliven
cacy , the festive scene—music alone was wanting to add to the hilarity of the evening ; but that was not come-at-able ! Several Masonic toasts were drunk with appropriate honours ; and a song written for the day by Brother H . W . Torrens , Civil Service , was sung by himself , which elicited great applause . Among the toasts was one ivhich , if this letter
should meet the eye of the Editor ofthe Freemasons' Quarterly Review , will not fail to be duly appreciated , as a tribute rendered to his merits , from his Brethren , at the distance of half the globe ; the toast I allude to , and which was proposed by the P . M . of No . 279 , was that of Bro . Doctor Crucefix , that philanthropic man and Mason , who is ever foremost in every charitable work ; and to whose indefatigable exertions may be ascribed the success of the "Asylum for the Aged Masons" in England—which was drunk with all the honours due to so excellent a
Brother . I believe the establishment of this Asylum is not generally known to the Brethren in India , or they would unite in contributing their mite toivards it . With this view , if the suggestion of so humble an individual as he who writes this letter , can be of any avail , I would recommend that the full accounts regarding " The Asylum for Aged Masons , " which have , from time to time , appeared in the Freemasons ' Quarterly Reviewhe prominentlbrought forward in Lod
, y every ge ; so that if every Mason in India were to contribute , say only 10 Rs , it would not impoverish any , hoivever limited his circumstances in life may be , while it would enrich the funds of the institution considerably . Will the Brethren of " Humility with Fortitude , " in Fort William , take the hint , and lead the way in this labour of love ? While writing on Masonic subjects , Mr . Editor , can you , or any of Masonic correspondents ivithin the Ditchenlihten us benihted
your , g g Mofussilites , as to what is doing in Calcutta , in regard to the appointment of Provincial Grand Master for Bengal , with a Deputy for the North Western Provinces ? Not long since I recollect reading in the Englishman , that that highly esteemed Brother , the late P . J . G . Whad been , or was about to be , appointed to the former of those offices . If
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India.
Member ofthe Lodge ; though , I regret to say , from " continued indisposition , " that AA ^ orthy Brother is unable to grace the Lodge with his presence , as he did last year . Our Present and Past Masters are of the new school , they having derived instruction from Brother Curtis , who , on his return from England , brought out the correct mode of work , as is practised in the British Lodges , and freely imparted his knowledge to all who sought for it .
Monday last , being St . John the Baptist ' s Day , the Brethren assembled at 10 A . M ., at the Lodge-rooms ; and , preceded by the G . G . ' s band of music , ( ivhich was kindly lent to them by that obliging gentleman , the Hon . Captain Osborne , Military Secretary to the Governor General ) , walked in procession to the church ; where an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . Mr . Tucker . AVe are sorry to observe the Rev . gentleman labouring under indisposition—yethis discourse was
excel-, lent ; the leading topic of which was Charity in its widest sense . A collection was made after the sermon , in aid of the Funds of the Hospital and the Asylum for the Poor , & c , at Simlah ; which , I understand , amounted to upivards of 200 Rs . In the evening , there was a goodly gathering of the " Sons of Light" and their friends , at a dinner prepared for the occasion , where good humour , combined with every delithat Barret and Co . ' s stores could producecontributed to enliven
cacy , the festive scene—music alone was wanting to add to the hilarity of the evening ; but that was not come-at-able ! Several Masonic toasts were drunk with appropriate honours ; and a song written for the day by Brother H . W . Torrens , Civil Service , was sung by himself , which elicited great applause . Among the toasts was one ivhich , if this letter
should meet the eye of the Editor ofthe Freemasons' Quarterly Review , will not fail to be duly appreciated , as a tribute rendered to his merits , from his Brethren , at the distance of half the globe ; the toast I allude to , and which was proposed by the P . M . of No . 279 , was that of Bro . Doctor Crucefix , that philanthropic man and Mason , who is ever foremost in every charitable work ; and to whose indefatigable exertions may be ascribed the success of the "Asylum for the Aged Masons" in England—which was drunk with all the honours due to so excellent a
Brother . I believe the establishment of this Asylum is not generally known to the Brethren in India , or they would unite in contributing their mite toivards it . With this view , if the suggestion of so humble an individual as he who writes this letter , can be of any avail , I would recommend that the full accounts regarding " The Asylum for Aged Masons , " which have , from time to time , appeared in the Freemasons ' Quarterly Reviewhe prominentlbrought forward in Lod
, y every ge ; so that if every Mason in India were to contribute , say only 10 Rs , it would not impoverish any , hoivever limited his circumstances in life may be , while it would enrich the funds of the institution considerably . Will the Brethren of " Humility with Fortitude , " in Fort William , take the hint , and lead the way in this labour of love ? While writing on Masonic subjects , Mr . Editor , can you , or any of Masonic correspondents ivithin the Ditchenlihten us benihted
your , g g Mofussilites , as to what is doing in Calcutta , in regard to the appointment of Provincial Grand Master for Bengal , with a Deputy for the North Western Provinces ? Not long since I recollect reading in the Englishman , that that highly esteemed Brother , the late P . J . G . Whad been , or was about to be , appointed to the former of those offices . If