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India.
INDIA .
PBOVINCIAL-GBAND LODGE , MA DBAS . At a communication , holden at the Hall of Lodge Universal Charity , Esplanade ? Madras , at half-past six , p . m ., on Friday , the 12 th January , A . D ., 1855 , A . L ., 5855 . Present—M . W . Bro . B . H . Williamson , G . M . ; W . Bros . W . P . Macdonald , Assist . S . G . W . ; P . Coultrup , J . G . W . ; C . A . Boberts , G . Treas . ; J .
Maskell , G . Sec . ; J . T . Greatorex , Dep . Sec ; Bros . B . T . Laurence , Assist . S . G . D , ; B . P . Campbell , Assist . J . G . D . ; W . Bros . J . - Dickson , G . Dir . Cer . ; H . O'Hara , G . S . B . ; Bro . J . Brock , G . T . : and the representatives of the under-mentioned Lodges : —Perfect Unanimity , No . 175 ( 1 ) , Universal Charity , No . 326 ( 4 ) , Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 ( 5 ) , and Good Will No . 6 * 84 ( 1 ) .
The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened in due form , and with solemn invocation of God ' s blessing . The G . M . stated that it was known to most of the W . Brethren and Brethren present , that he had summoned them to meet him on this day in lieu of St . John ' s Day , as the latter occurred during the holidays , when it would have been incon * venient for the Brethren to attend . He expressed his congratulations at meeting the members of Grand Lodge at the beginning of the year , and hoped that the new year had been a happy one to the whole of them .
The proceedings of the last communication of Grand Lodge , held on the 24 th of June , 1854 , were read and confirmed . The G . T . produced his accounts , which wrere read . The G . Sec . stated that it was with much regret he had to report the decease , since the last communication , of the two G . D . ' s , viz ., W . Bro . G . M . A . Storey , P . M ., of Lodge Universal Charity , and W . Bro . G . Snelgrove , P . M ., of Lodge Pilgrims of Light . He further stated that these Brethren were , at their own request , and by Dispensations obtained from the G . M ., buried as Masons .
The G . M . expressed his regret at the loss this Grand Lodge and the Craft had sustained by the death of the two worthy Brethren alluded to , and he was sure , that in doing so , he also expressed the feelings of the rest of the Brethren . The following report was then made by the G . Sec . on the state of the Lodges in this Presidency : — There are three Lodges at the Presidency in a healthy and thriving condition , viz ., Perfect Unanimity , Universal Charity , and Pilgrims of Light . Beturns and remittances had been received from the first Lodge to 30 th Sept ., and from the other two , to 31 st December , 1854 .
In the Provinces , three Lodges were apparently working ( in addition to the one recently revived , which will be alluded to presently ) , viz ., St . John , Bock , and St . Andrew ; but they had all , from some unknown cause , ceased to furnish the prescribed returns and payments . St . John was in arrears for two whole years , and the Bock and St . Andrew for eighteen months respectively . No communication of any kind had been received from any of these Lodges , and , as they had no representatives at Madras , the cause of their silence could not be explained .
The G . M . was concerned to hear so unfavourable a report of the Mofussil Lodges , and directed the G . Sec . to write a special letter to each of the W . M . ' s of those Lodges , expressing his particular wish that they would be good enough to favour him with some account of their state and prospects , as he was anxious to ascertain whether the incessant changes and movements at military stations had in any way interfered with their condition and progress .
The G . Sec reported that Lodge Good Will , Bellary , had been revived , and is now in a highly flourishing condition , under the Mastership of W . Bro . A . G . Greenlaw , P . J . G . W . He also read a letter from the Secretary of Lodge Good Will , nominating W . Bro . W . H . Boss , one of the founders of that Lodge , and at present a resident at Madras , to represent the Lodge in this Grand Lodge .
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India.
INDIA .
PBOVINCIAL-GBAND LODGE , MA DBAS . At a communication , holden at the Hall of Lodge Universal Charity , Esplanade ? Madras , at half-past six , p . m ., on Friday , the 12 th January , A . D ., 1855 , A . L ., 5855 . Present—M . W . Bro . B . H . Williamson , G . M . ; W . Bros . W . P . Macdonald , Assist . S . G . W . ; P . Coultrup , J . G . W . ; C . A . Boberts , G . Treas . ; J .
Maskell , G . Sec . ; J . T . Greatorex , Dep . Sec ; Bros . B . T . Laurence , Assist . S . G . D , ; B . P . Campbell , Assist . J . G . D . ; W . Bros . J . - Dickson , G . Dir . Cer . ; H . O'Hara , G . S . B . ; Bro . J . Brock , G . T . : and the representatives of the under-mentioned Lodges : —Perfect Unanimity , No . 175 ( 1 ) , Universal Charity , No . 326 ( 4 ) , Pilgrims of Light , No . 831 ( 5 ) , and Good Will No . 6 * 84 ( 1 ) .
The Prov . Grand Lodge was opened in due form , and with solemn invocation of God ' s blessing . The G . M . stated that it was known to most of the W . Brethren and Brethren present , that he had summoned them to meet him on this day in lieu of St . John ' s Day , as the latter occurred during the holidays , when it would have been incon * venient for the Brethren to attend . He expressed his congratulations at meeting the members of Grand Lodge at the beginning of the year , and hoped that the new year had been a happy one to the whole of them .
The proceedings of the last communication of Grand Lodge , held on the 24 th of June , 1854 , were read and confirmed . The G . T . produced his accounts , which wrere read . The G . Sec . stated that it was with much regret he had to report the decease , since the last communication , of the two G . D . ' s , viz ., W . Bro . G . M . A . Storey , P . M ., of Lodge Universal Charity , and W . Bro . G . Snelgrove , P . M ., of Lodge Pilgrims of Light . He further stated that these Brethren were , at their own request , and by Dispensations obtained from the G . M ., buried as Masons .
The G . M . expressed his regret at the loss this Grand Lodge and the Craft had sustained by the death of the two worthy Brethren alluded to , and he was sure , that in doing so , he also expressed the feelings of the rest of the Brethren . The following report was then made by the G . Sec . on the state of the Lodges in this Presidency : — There are three Lodges at the Presidency in a healthy and thriving condition , viz ., Perfect Unanimity , Universal Charity , and Pilgrims of Light . Beturns and remittances had been received from the first Lodge to 30 th Sept ., and from the other two , to 31 st December , 1854 .
In the Provinces , three Lodges were apparently working ( in addition to the one recently revived , which will be alluded to presently ) , viz ., St . John , Bock , and St . Andrew ; but they had all , from some unknown cause , ceased to furnish the prescribed returns and payments . St . John was in arrears for two whole years , and the Bock and St . Andrew for eighteen months respectively . No communication of any kind had been received from any of these Lodges , and , as they had no representatives at Madras , the cause of their silence could not be explained .
The G . M . was concerned to hear so unfavourable a report of the Mofussil Lodges , and directed the G . Sec . to write a special letter to each of the W . M . ' s of those Lodges , expressing his particular wish that they would be good enough to favour him with some account of their state and prospects , as he was anxious to ascertain whether the incessant changes and movements at military stations had in any way interfered with their condition and progress .
The G . Sec reported that Lodge Good Will , Bellary , had been revived , and is now in a highly flourishing condition , under the Mastership of W . Bro . A . G . Greenlaw , P . J . G . W . He also read a letter from the Secretary of Lodge Good Will , nominating W . Bro . W . H . Boss , one of the founders of that Lodge , and at present a resident at Madras , to represent the Lodge in this Grand Lodge .