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On St . John s day , 27 th December , 1856 , the Brethren assembled at No . 4 , Elysium-row , Calcutta , at 9 . 30 A ; M ., and walked in procession to St . Paul ' s Cathedral . The procession included the following Lodges : Kilwinning in the East , No . 740 ; Courage with Humanity , No . 551 ; Marine , No . 282 ; Humility with Fortitude / No . 279 ; True Friendship , No . 265 ; Industry and Perseverance , No . 126 ; Star in the East , No . 80 ; Scotch Lodge District Grand Lodge of Bengal , representedby its various officers . Sermon was preached by the Rev . H . Fisher , Senior Chaplain of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , who

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took his text from the 5 th verse of the 5 th chapter of the first Epistle General of Peter : " Be clothed with humility ; for God resisteth the proud , and giveth grace to the humble . " After the sermon , a collection was made by the Grand Stewards in aid of the Masonic Fund of Benevolence , amounting to 485 rupees . On the conclusion of the service , the Brethren returned to No . 4 , Elysium Row , in the same order in which they had marched from it . The officers and members of the District Grand Lodge were then directed to proceed to the Freemasons' Hall , and the rest of the Brethren were dismissed with the thanks of the Depiity Provincial Grand Master for the support which they had rendered him .

The Quarterly Communication of the District Grand Lodge was held at the Freemasons' Hall . Amongst the Brethren present were R . Ws . John J . L . HofF ^ P . J . G . W . of England , D . Prov . G . M ., as B . G . M . ; Samuel Smith , P . Prov . G . M . ; Longueville Clarke , P . Prov . G . M . ; Philip W . LeGeyt , P . Prov . G . M . of Western India ; William J . Judge , Prov . S . G . W . ; Duncan Monteith ( P . Prov . S . G . W . )

as Prov . J . G . W . V . Ws . William Clark , P . G . T . ; John G . Llewelyn , P . G . E . ; JohnM . Harris , P . Prov . G . R . ; William H . Hoff , P . G . Sec . ; Rowland Hamilton , P . Prov . G . Sec . of Western India . Ws . John Gray , P . S . G . D . ; John B . Roberts , ( P . Prov . J . G . D . ) P . G . D . of C . ; Henry Fraser , P . G . S . of W . ; Louis A . Emanuel , P . G . Grg . ; John E . dinger , P . P . G . Org . ; Charles F . Tonnerre , P . G . P ., & c . & c .

The District Grand Lodge was opened inform . The D . Prov . G . M . informed the Brethren that the Prov . G . M ., R . W . Bro . Ramsay , had been unexpectedly detained by public duty in the Upper Provinces , and had expressed great regret at having been thus prevented from carrying out his intention of presiding in the District Grand . Lodge on St . John ' s day . The following extract from a letter addressed by the Grand Secretary , WW . Bro . W . H , White , to the Prov . G . M ., dated the 1 Oth July , was read : ( C I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15 th May , communicating your appointment of the B . W . Bro .

John Jacob Louis Hoff to be Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Bengal , which appointment I have accordingly registered in the book of the Grand Lodge . " The Y . W . Bro . W . Clark was re-elected Treasurer ; and on a motion made by the D . Prov . G . M ., seconded by the P . S . G . D ., Bro . Clark received the thanks of the District Grand Lodge for his past services in that capacity . The D . Prov . G . M ., in the name and by the direction of the P . G . M ., made the following appointments for the ensuing year , and invested the several Officers with the clothing and jewels of their respective Offices , with a short address to each : William Clark , Prov . S . G . W . ; John Gr . Llewelyn , Prov . J . G . W . ; Rev . Thomas

C . Smyth , M . A ., Prov . G . Chap . ; John Gray , Prov . G . Keg . ; William H . Hoff , Prov . G . Sec . ; Frederick Jennings , Prov . S . G . D . ; Adolph Cohn , Prov , J . G . D . ; Charles F . Tonnerre , M . D ., Prov . G . Supdt . of Works ; John B . Boberts , ( P . P . J . G . D . ) Prov . G . Dir . of Cer . ; T . Jones , Asst . Prov . G . Dir . ofCer . ; Robert F . Ross , Prov . G . S . B . ; George B . Lissant , Prov . G . Org . ; John H . De Salis , Prov . G . Purs . ; George O . Wray , Thomas E . Carter , Benjamin R . Wheelwright , Henry M . Weathrall , John Parry , Joseph K . Hamilton , Prov . G . Stew-