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India.
recognized as a body with full permission to prosecute their Craft , whence the term arose of free and accepted Bfasons . Masonry was to be traced in nearly all parts of the globe—in Arabia , in Persia , ancl amongst an interesting people called the Druses , inhabitants of ' a country at the foot of Mount Lebanon , who had up to the present day preserved their independence amongst their native forests , and whose rites and ceremonies were believed to be Masonic . It was asserted that a Brahmin
from India had travelled to and penetrated their wilds , and had been admitted to a knowledge of their mysteries . Masonry had been embraced by potentates , princes , and prelates ; it inculcated charity , benevolence , and every moral worth . And now , gentlemen , concluded his Excellency , having joined with you in laying the foundation stone of the first Masonic Hall in Scinde , ancl having with other Masons subscribed to the erection of the first Christian temple ever erected in this
country , I trust we shall be ready to subscribe to a Protestant one , and with this hint I take my leave of you . The ceremony being concluded , the procession returned in the same order . Many ladies were present in carriages and on horseback , as well as a large number of gentlemen equestrians , and a great body of spectators . We have been favoured with a sight of the elevation of the future hall , ancl do not hesitate to say that , in our opinion , it will
be a handsome and imposing structure , ancl consequently a great ornament to the presidency . —Kurrachee Advertiser . CHINA . —HONG KONG , Sept . 28 . —Freemasonry is certainly progressing , but the fees are too exorbitant , ancl certain merchants are making money hy advancing loans , at high interest , for building a spacious house , to contain Reading and Assembly Rooms , as well as chambers for Lodges , & c . ; but it is yet too early for such extensive operations , and it is very probable that a new Lodge will be formed , better suited , because limited to existing circumstances .
Literary Notices, &C.
LITERARY NOTICES , & c .
Historical Landmarks of Freemasonry . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D . Spencer , London . The thirty-fourth Lecture treats on the increase of Freemasonry from its revival , in 1717 , and introduces a great variety of remarks from different authors , more especially from those in America . The subject of' Landmarks" is handled with great acuteness , and at considerable length . There may be some who will probably think the Author is too descriptive , but such must bear in mind
that the Doctor quotes from printed works , sanctioned by Grand Lodges ; and that , if he did not avail himself of such information , he could scarcely accomplish the great object he has in view . The thirtyfifth Lecture is devoted to the Royal Arch Tracing-board , which is developed and illustrated with great care . The thirty-sixth Lecture enters into the ineffable degrees , anil the thirty-seventh unfolds the "Sacred Roll . "
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India.
recognized as a body with full permission to prosecute their Craft , whence the term arose of free and accepted Bfasons . Masonry was to be traced in nearly all parts of the globe—in Arabia , in Persia , ancl amongst an interesting people called the Druses , inhabitants of ' a country at the foot of Mount Lebanon , who had up to the present day preserved their independence amongst their native forests , and whose rites and ceremonies were believed to be Masonic . It was asserted that a Brahmin
from India had travelled to and penetrated their wilds , and had been admitted to a knowledge of their mysteries . Masonry had been embraced by potentates , princes , and prelates ; it inculcated charity , benevolence , and every moral worth . And now , gentlemen , concluded his Excellency , having joined with you in laying the foundation stone of the first Masonic Hall in Scinde , ancl having with other Masons subscribed to the erection of the first Christian temple ever erected in this
country , I trust we shall be ready to subscribe to a Protestant one , and with this hint I take my leave of you . The ceremony being concluded , the procession returned in the same order . Many ladies were present in carriages and on horseback , as well as a large number of gentlemen equestrians , and a great body of spectators . We have been favoured with a sight of the elevation of the future hall , ancl do not hesitate to say that , in our opinion , it will
be a handsome and imposing structure , ancl consequently a great ornament to the presidency . —Kurrachee Advertiser . CHINA . —HONG KONG , Sept . 28 . —Freemasonry is certainly progressing , but the fees are too exorbitant , ancl certain merchants are making money hy advancing loans , at high interest , for building a spacious house , to contain Reading and Assembly Rooms , as well as chambers for Lodges , & c . ; but it is yet too early for such extensive operations , and it is very probable that a new Lodge will be formed , better suited , because limited to existing circumstances .
Literary Notices, &C.
LITERARY NOTICES , & c .
Historical Landmarks of Freemasonry . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D . Spencer , London . The thirty-fourth Lecture treats on the increase of Freemasonry from its revival , in 1717 , and introduces a great variety of remarks from different authors , more especially from those in America . The subject of' Landmarks" is handled with great acuteness , and at considerable length . There may be some who will probably think the Author is too descriptive , but such must bear in mind
that the Doctor quotes from printed works , sanctioned by Grand Lodges ; and that , if he did not avail himself of such information , he could scarcely accomplish the great object he has in view . The thirtyfifth Lecture is devoted to the Royal Arch Tracing-board , which is developed and illustrated with great care . The thirty-sixth Lecture enters into the ineffable degrees , anil the thirty-seventh unfolds the "Sacred Roll . "