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Several brethren contributed to the harmony of the evening , by singing some good songs . A vote of thants was proposed to the Stewards , Bros . McKelvie , Johnstone , R . McGill , ancl M , Michael , for their careful and assiduous preparations . After the toast " Happy to meet , sorry ' to part , "

& c , had been given , the final toast was sung in a masterly style by Bro . J . W . McGill , Dep M ., Bro . Vine , Di . Mus ., not only in almost every instance accompanied the various singers , on the harmonium , but he played several selections , classical- and sentimental , with most exquisite

taste , and also sang two comic songs with great gusto ; in short his performances each year cause the brethren much regret that he is not able to be present at each meeting of the lodge . The repast having been finished , the brethren after

having spent several happy hours were called from refreshment to labour , and the lodge was duly and regularly closed by the Dep . M ., who had assumed the chair of K . S ., the R . W . M . having retired with the visiting brethren ..

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DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF BURMAH

At a Regular Communication of tlie District Grand Lodge of British Burmah , under the Grand Lodge of England , held at Freemasons' Hall , on Tuesday , the 14 th day of March , 1871 , the following brethren were present : W . Bros . H . Krauss , P . M . 1268 , D . G . S . W ., presided as

D . G . M . ; C . Pascal , P . M . 614 , P . D . G . S ., as D . D . G . M . ; Jos . Dawson , W . M . 8 32 , P . D . G . S ., as D . G . S . W . ; E . Hopper , W . M . 614 , asD . G . J . W . B . Samuel , J . W . 8 32 , as D . G . S . D . : H . Godbier , 832 , as D . GJ . D . ; C . B . Cooke , S . W . 832 , as D . G . ; W . D . Cruickshank , 126 S , D . G . Sec . ; S .

Andrews , Sec . 6 r 4 , as D . G . Tyler ; Bro . M . Appavoo Pillay , Treas . 614 ; & c . The D . G . Lodge was opened in form at 6 . 45 p . m . The G . D . Secretary reported the receipt of apologies from the under-named brethren for

nonattendance that evening : —W . Bros . J . C . Brindley , D . G . S . and J . Petley , D . G . J . D . The minutes of the Quarterly Communication of 27 th December , 1 S 70 , having been printed and circulated , were taken as read and confirmed . Won Bro . H . Krauss , D . G . S . W . officiating as D . G . M ., read a letter from R . W . Bro . Spearman ,

Dy . District Grand Master ( dated 25 th February , 1871 ) , intimating to the former that the powers and duties of D . G . M . would now devolve upon him as he ( the Dy . D . G . M . ) had left British Territory . The following report of the proceedings at a meeting of the Board of General Purposes held on the 25 th of February 18 71 , was read : —

" 1 . The proposed by-laws of the D . G . Lodge , were read and passed and the Secretary instructed to send copies to each of the Lodges in the Province for approval . " 2 . The Board then took up the question as to the later proceedings of Lodge " Astrea" which was

referred to it by the last Quarterly Communication , and in connection therewith the President submitted a memorandum received by him from the Dy . D . G . M . shewing the nature of irregularities which had taken place in the working of the lodge referred to ; whereupon the Board having regard to the

serious nature of these irregularities , instructed the Secretary to prepare an abstract of them for submission to the D . G . Lodge at the next Quarterly Communication . " 3 . A letter was read from certain members of Lodge "Astrc . V ' and other brethren resident in

Thaycmyo dated 14 th February , stating ( ist ) that the period for which a license had been granted to carry on the lodge , pending search for the lost warrant , had now expired , and ( 2 nd ) that the warrant could not be found ; also begging the R . W . D . G . M . to giant a fresh license to enable them to work the lodge until

such time as a fresh warrant , or a duplicate of the old one , could be obtained from the Grand Lodge of England . In the same letter application is made for the return of the minute book and Treasurer's account book , to enable the writers to recover tlie outstandings and pay off the debts of the lodge . The

Board having considered the contents of the above letter instructed the D . G . Secretary to inform the writers in reply , that on receipt of a ' letter addressed to the Grand Lodge of England , signed by not less than seven Master Masons of their number , narrating all the circumstances connected with the loss of

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the Warrant of Lodge "Astrea" and soliciting the Grand Lodge to issue a duplicate of the same , or to grant a fresh one , the D . G . Lodge would be prepared to grant a Dispensation to enable them to carry on the lodge pending the reference to the Grand Lodge of England .

" 4 . The question of a memorial of the late R . W . Bro . Greenlaw was discussed , and it was unanimously resolved to suggest to thg District Grand Lodge the expediency of addressing a circular to all the District Grand Lodges in India , and to all the lodges in the province , inviting their co .-operation and assistance in carrying out the object in view ,

leaving it to be decided hereafter by a committee of the subscribers what kind of a memorial should be adopted . " The District Grand Secretary was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of District Grand Lodge regalia , & c , and to submit it to the District Grand Lodge as soon as possible . ( Signed ) " H . KRAUSS , President of the Board . "

The District Grand Secretary reported that copies of the proposed by-laws of the District Grand Lodge had been forwarded to all the lodges in the province , as well as to all the members of the District Grand Lodge fox approval , but that no expression of opinion regarding them had yet come to hand ; whereupon it was proposed

by Wor . Bro . Krauss and seconded by Wor . Bro . Dawson that the proposed by-laws be at once adopted and confirmed by the District Grand Lodge . ( Carried unanimously . ) W ith reference to the portion of the foregoing report regarding Lodge " Astrea " '—Wor . Bro . Krauss read the following memorandum of the

charges against that ledge : — - " There appear to have been numerous irregularities in the working of this lodge . " ist . In the absence of any warrant beyond a dispensation telegraphed by the late Rt . Wor . Bro . Colonel Greenlaw , District Grand Master , no steps

appear to have been taken by the lodge to get the telegram confirmed , nor is the telegram itself in existence so far as can be ascertained . Then it was the duty of the lodge to get a duplicate warrant or a new one , but no steps seem ever to have been taken to this end .

" 2 nd . The irregularity of the dates of meeting of the lodge . Emergent meetings seem to have been held without any emergency being shown in the minutes to necessitate them * in some instances within a day or two of each other , and candidates appear to have been balloted for at these meetings

without the notice of seven days required by the Constitutions . " 3 rd . The later records of the minutes of the meeting do not contain any record of tlie names of members present , beyond a memo " refer to Tyler's

book , " which in opinion of the board is an irregular and reprehensible proceeding . The proceedings of the Board of General Purposes with regard to the lost warrant of Lodge "Astrea" were confirmed by the District Grand Lodge .

The recommendation of the Board of General Purposes in regard to the proposed memorial of the late District Grand Master , Rt . Wor . Bro . Colonel Greenlaw , was adopted in its entirely . A Committee composed of the members of the Board of General Purposes was appointed to

prepare a statement of the accounts and to report on the financial position of the District Grand Lodge . The District Grancl Secretary reported the receipt of copies of proceedings of District Grand Lodge Communications as follows : —ist . From District Grand Lodge of Bengal , dated 27 th

December , 1 S 70 . 2 nd , Froin District Grand Lodge of Punjaub , dated 14 th January , 1871 . He further reported that the former Was accompanied by a letter from the District Grand Secretary of Bengal , calling attention to a paragraph in the proceedings , having special reference to the lamented death of Rt . Wor . Bro . ( beenlaw , District Grand Master British Burmah .

1 lie above letter and paragraph of the proceedings alluded to were read , whereupon it was proposed by W . Bro . Krauss and seconded by Bro . Cruickshank , that a letter be addressed to the District Grancl Lodge , Bengal , acknowledging the expression of condolence with this District Grand Lodge in the loss of its District Grand Master .

I'he Wor . Bro . Krauss , reported that since the date of the last quarterl y communication a dispensation had been granted to Lodge " Victoria

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in Burmah" No . 832 , under clause 2 paragraph , 9 of the Constitutions , for the purpose of initiating Mr . Larkings as a serving brother . The Secretary read a letter from Bro . Brase , Editor ot Masonic Record , Bombay , dated ist March , 1871 , accompanied by a letter from the

widow of the late Wor . Bro . Henry Wickham appealing for relief ; whereupon it was proposed by Wor . Bro . Dawson , seconded by Bro . Samuel , and carried , that a donation of Rs . 100 should be granted from the general funds of the District Grand Lodge .

There being no further business to be brought forward , the District Grand Lodge was closed in form at 9 p . m .

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Address delivered by the R . W . Bro . John P . Brown , D . G . M ., at the District Grand Lodge of Turkey , held at Constantinople on Friday , 17 th March , 1871 : —

Brethren , —We must all fell deeply grateful to our Divine Master , the Great Architect of the Universe , - for the innumerable mercies which we have received from Him since our last regular Communication .

Another cycle of time has passed away ; the four seasons of the year have succeeded each other ; Spring , Summer , Autumn , and Winter , have each followed the commands of their

Omnipotent and Omniscient Creator , and we now , once more , merge upon the renewed youth of nature , deeply impressed with the Wisdom , the incalculable immensity of the grandeur of our Creator ' s works , which we , as Freemasons ,

attempt humbly to symbolise in the little world called by us our Lodge . According to His universal laws , decay and death have also surrounded us , whilst we have been still permitted to live . We have mourned

over the desolating strifes among our fellowbeings , and deplored the wretchedness and misery which these have inflicted upon so many once happy families . We have mourned over the departure of Masonic brethren , some of whom

perished here during the late conflagration in the endeavour to perform the noblest of deeds , namely , the perservation of the lives of their fellow-creatures ; of relatives and friends who have entered upon another sphere of existence ,

far superior , we trust , to that of this short life ; and we all look forward to the future with the profound interest which is inherent to , and inseparable from , all mankind , even the most doubting , whose lives are spent in a perfect dependence

upon their clement and merciful Divine Master . In response to that feeling which is in the heart of every true Mason , we have exerted ourselves during the past year to effect all the good to our fellow-men within our limited means . He ,

who is not unmindful of the wants of His creatures , has enabled us to succour some of those who needed our assistance , and we have deeply regretted that we could not do more for the

unfortunate . In this we have only endeavoured to act up to the great principle of Charity which forms the basis of our Fraternity , though exercised as silently and invisibly as are all Divine Providences .

1 here may be some who will believe that I thus allude to the mysterious ways of the Great Architect of the Universe , and that others of my preceding remarks refer to the future life of man , which is hidden , with infinite wisdom , from his

human vision and comprehension . There may be those who believe that what we do not see and know around us has no real existence . Some may , most illogically , mistake the result for the cause ; or who , in other words , imagine that no

cause is needed , and that all things in this world are , * in themselves , self-existing and self-reproductive Brethren , over those , if there indeed be any , we cannot but shed a tear of mournful regret , for they can have no community of thought and feeling with us in our little symbolic

world , where we fully recognise the hand of our Divine Master in all things ; nor can we expect to meet them , hereafter , in that vast other worid , where we shall all be summoned to render an account of our works to Him with whom there is neither East nor West , time nor space , and from