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Freemasonry In Germany.
hitherto been too little regard paid to the capacity and degree of education of the candidates . The motion of Bro . Cramer was adop ted by a great majority . It Avas next proposed to add to section 5 of the kws
the following clause . " By the simple payment of the sum of fifteen Thalers eA ery brother to require the right of a life-membership . Those members who have belonged to the society for two years to acquire the same right by the
simple payment of ten Thalers . " The mover , Bro . Findel , stated he had already on a previous occasion brought forward the same motionbut . it had been rejected . The motives Avhich induced him
to renew it IIOAV were the folioAving . It Avas felt , he said , an indisputable necessity to reduce the time spent in doing our Avork . The collection of the subscriptions , if paid annually , Avas attended with difficulty ancl often Avith
disproportionate costs . We ought to set before ourselves the example of the practical English , among Avliom there Avas no society Avhich did not admit of the purchase of life memberships , nevertheless Bro . Findel Avas resolved
to withdraAV the motion , because he had satisfied himself that the funds of the society AVOUIC ! be in i tired by its adoption , and , above all , because it Avas liable to misconceptions and did not seem to meet Avith that good will of the
meeting he had hoped for . The assembly next entered into the debate on Masonic operations and the organization of the society ; and after a prolo nged discussion Bro . Cramer Avas desired to form a commission for
Masonic operation by selecting fit brethren for that purpose , and authored to bring this question to a settlement and to set a Masonry of action "ito motion . The auditors had found the balance sheet
correct and thereupon acquitted "ie committee from their responsibility . The chairman , inclosing the meeting winked the members once more for Jieu attendance , ancl said they were speciall y beholden to the lodge Leopold
zur Treue for the friendly shelter it had afforded the society , as Avell as for its laborious preparations . They had also to thank the brethren Avho had helped to complete the committee , namely , Leichtlin Avho had so admirably
conducted the clay ' s meeting , ancl Walter who treated all the questions with a lively interest ; thanks Avere also clue to the Secretary , the auditors , ancl aU who had co-operated . He then declared the meeting to be closed by
exclaiming " 'till Ave meet again at Altenburg . " At the then ensuing Masonic banquet ( presided over by Bro . Leichtlin ) Bro . Findel opened the series of toasts by that to the German Fatherland , the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Baden .
He Avas succeeded by Bro . Baumeister ( Carlsruhe ) , who proposed a health to the society of German Masons , ' ancl Bro . van Dalen AVIIO gave the Lodge
Leopold z Tr . Bro . Leichtlin appealed to the brethren on behalf of sufferers by hailstorms , Avhich had a very gratifying result ; Bro . Kravs ( Bensheim ) , toasted the rational progress of Masonry ; Bro . Barthelmess , making good use of
quotations from Schiller ' s Tell , proposed the old castle of Masonry , Altenburg ( Oldcastle ) , ancl Bro . Yerkruzen ( Stuttgart ) , the sisters . Let us hope that the annual meeting at Carlsruhe may again have advanced
the Avork of Masonry by . a step ancl strengthened the conviction Avitliin the breasts of all AAdio attended it , that whatever is great ancl good can only ripen slowly , and thrive only by united efforts ! As in every previous year the
days of common striving ancl Avorking assumed , on this occasion too , the character of delightful holidays , of Avhich every one is sure to have carried aAvay a pleasant reminiscence . "
G-GtfEiuL ITAVELOOK S memory is to be kept fresh by the rebuilding of the chapel at Agra Avhich he first put up for the soldiers of his regiment . The congregation is still made up principally of soldiers , who IIOAV appeal to their friends in England to help them iu their noble object .
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Freemasonry In Germany.
hitherto been too little regard paid to the capacity and degree of education of the candidates . The motion of Bro . Cramer was adop ted by a great majority . It Avas next proposed to add to section 5 of the kws
the following clause . " By the simple payment of the sum of fifteen Thalers eA ery brother to require the right of a life-membership . Those members who have belonged to the society for two years to acquire the same right by the
simple payment of ten Thalers . " The mover , Bro . Findel , stated he had already on a previous occasion brought forward the same motionbut . it had been rejected . The motives Avhich induced him
to renew it IIOAV were the folioAving . It Avas felt , he said , an indisputable necessity to reduce the time spent in doing our Avork . The collection of the subscriptions , if paid annually , Avas attended with difficulty ancl often Avith
disproportionate costs . We ought to set before ourselves the example of the practical English , among Avliom there Avas no society Avhich did not admit of the purchase of life memberships , nevertheless Bro . Findel Avas resolved
to withdraAV the motion , because he had satisfied himself that the funds of the society AVOUIC ! be in i tired by its adoption , and , above all , because it Avas liable to misconceptions and did not seem to meet Avith that good will of the
meeting he had hoped for . The assembly next entered into the debate on Masonic operations and the organization of the society ; and after a prolo nged discussion Bro . Cramer Avas desired to form a commission for
Masonic operation by selecting fit brethren for that purpose , and authored to bring this question to a settlement and to set a Masonry of action "ito motion . The auditors had found the balance sheet
correct and thereupon acquitted "ie committee from their responsibility . The chairman , inclosing the meeting winked the members once more for Jieu attendance , ancl said they were speciall y beholden to the lodge Leopold
zur Treue for the friendly shelter it had afforded the society , as Avell as for its laborious preparations . They had also to thank the brethren Avho had helped to complete the committee , namely , Leichtlin Avho had so admirably
conducted the clay ' s meeting , ancl Walter who treated all the questions with a lively interest ; thanks Avere also clue to the Secretary , the auditors , ancl aU who had co-operated . He then declared the meeting to be closed by
exclaiming " 'till Ave meet again at Altenburg . " At the then ensuing Masonic banquet ( presided over by Bro . Leichtlin ) Bro . Findel opened the series of toasts by that to the German Fatherland , the Emperor and the Grand Duke of Baden .
He Avas succeeded by Bro . Baumeister ( Carlsruhe ) , who proposed a health to the society of German Masons , ' ancl Bro . van Dalen AVIIO gave the Lodge
Leopold z Tr . Bro . Leichtlin appealed to the brethren on behalf of sufferers by hailstorms , Avhich had a very gratifying result ; Bro . Kravs ( Bensheim ) , toasted the rational progress of Masonry ; Bro . Barthelmess , making good use of
quotations from Schiller ' s Tell , proposed the old castle of Masonry , Altenburg ( Oldcastle ) , ancl Bro . Yerkruzen ( Stuttgart ) , the sisters . Let us hope that the annual meeting at Carlsruhe may again have advanced
the Avork of Masonry by . a step ancl strengthened the conviction Avitliin the breasts of all AAdio attended it , that whatever is great ancl good can only ripen slowly , and thrive only by united efforts ! As in every previous year the
days of common striving ancl Avorking assumed , on this occasion too , the character of delightful holidays , of Avhich every one is sure to have carried aAvay a pleasant reminiscence . "
G-GtfEiuL ITAVELOOK S memory is to be kept fresh by the rebuilding of the chapel at Agra Avhich he first put up for the soldiers of his regiment . The congregation is still made up principally of soldiers , who IIOAV appeal to their friends in England to help them iu their noble object .