Bro. Treu And Freemasonry In The East.

BRO . TREU AND FREEMASONRY IN THE EAST .

TO THE EDITOR OE TIE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONICMIRUOR . DEAE SIE AND BEOTIIEB , —Without in any degree wishing to enter upon a critical examination of the peculiar views held , and the very incorrect information given , by Bro . Treu in his account of Masonry in the East , as summarised in the FEEEMASONS ' MAGAZINE of the 27 th ult . I feel bound to give the

, most unqualified denial to his statement that he had experienced any difficulty in ascertaining any information about the English lodges either in this capital or district . Bro . Treu never applied- for such information , and , if he had , it would have been readil y given to himnotwithstanding the

feelingandun-, , , happily , a too Avell grounded one iu his case , that he would only gather it to suit his own views and narrow prejudices . Bro . Treu has the most extraordinary idea of his greatness in the Masonic world , and , to a person reading his effusions , it Avould appear that he occupied a conspicuous position , and had

weight with the Craft . "Unhappily , it is quite the reverse , even iu his OAVU Lodge Gemania , Avhere he dogmatises to about twenty members . His long-Avinded effusions are now looked upon as bores , and the lod ge itself is in a very declining condition . It would be neither fair nor becoming in me to offer any

remarks upon the opinions held by the members of the lod ge in question , but I feel I have a right to ask on what possible grounds can Bro . Treu justify the admission of avowed atheists into the mysteries of our Order . Before professing to set himself up as an oracle ou Masonic matters , he certainly ought not to leave himself open to the proof of—to use a mild

expression— -great inconsistency . Bro . Treu ' s Masonic princi ples are held in but poor esteem here by his countrymen , as is well evidenced by the fact that , while he can hardly muster twenty members , the Beutscher Bund Lodge , working in German under the Grand Lodge of England , has nearly three times that numberand is idlincreasingwhile at the

, rapy , same time Bro . Treu is at a standstill . I do not complain of the over-zealous brother doing as he does everything in his power to discourage his brethren A isiting other lodges , or giving them any fraternal co-operation , but I do complain of his systematicall y and continuouslholding especiallEnglish

May up y sonry in the East in the most unfavourable light . He forgets , or does not know , that we number now seventeen lodges , and that our numbers are to be counted by hundreds . Can he say as much for the German lodges ? ^ And yet he cannot accuse us of in any way either speakiug or writing against our

brethren of other nationalities after his style . I have had personal experience of Bro . Treu ' s proneness to long-winded letters , of his unfounded taunts , and strange love of that falsely called philosophical Masonry which he dupes himself , and tries to do others also , into imaging as Masonry reformed . I advise

the worthy brother to abstain from writing , as he has a weakness for thinking that hi gh-sounding , involved sentences Avhich have au absence of common sense , Avill ever pass muster with those Avho are actuated by what our best authorities teach us to be the sound principles of pure Masonry . Tours trul y and fraternally , AN ENGEISH MASON IN TUEKET .

The Masonic Mirror.

THE MASONIC MIRROR .

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Masonic Mems.

MASONIC MEMS .

We are pleased to learn that Bro . J . G . Stevens , J . W ., of the Yarboro' Lodge , 554 , has kindly consented to read on the 6 th inst . at the rooms of the Yarboro' Lodge of Instruction , the Green Dragon , Stepney , selections from Dickens' worts of "Domhey ancl Son , " and "Pickwick , " the proceeds to be applied for the benefit of the Giils' School . Tho

proceedingsare to commence at seven o'clock precisely , AVe trust the brethren will attend in goodly numbers . Bro . Stevens is deserving of credit for this laudable plan for aiding the Charityi and we commend his example to other brethren who may be similarly gifted ; the more especially as at the present time there is a decided movement amongst the Craft tending towards

the strengthening of our Charities , and various suggestions have been thrown out as to the ways in which the desired end may be accomplished . That under notice appears to be onewhich might be carried out with great advantage , if brethren in different parts of the metropolis and throughout the provinces were to start similar plans in aid of the support of our " Charities .

AVe are glad to see that Bro . Sprig announces the " Devon ancl Cornwall Masonic Calendar , " for the present year . The Calendar being under the able editorship of Bro . Hughan , 18 , will , doubtless , come up to , if not exceed , the preceeding issues of this useful Masonic companion , in point of utility for the Masonic local information which it contains . AA e are indebted

to the courtesy of Bro . Thos . Cooinbs , Prov . G . Sec . for Dorset , for being supplied with a Sheet Calendar for that province . XVe think the plan which has been adopted by the Prov . G . Sec . of Dorset , is a very useful one , and might with much advantage ' be carried out in each Provincial Grand Lodge . The Calendar under notice shews at a glance , first : a list of the various lodges

in that province , with the dates and x > laces of meeting , the names of present W . M . ' s , & c . ; second : the names of the Eoyal Arch Chapters in the province , with dates of places of meeting j third : information as to Knights Templars of the province j fourth : information as to the Eose Croix meetings iu the province ,- and fifth : the Calendar proper , shewing the lodges , chapters , Knights Templars , and Rose Croix meetings , falling , on the respective days of each month .

Grand Lodge.

GRAND LODGE .

The following is the official agenda of business to be trans * acted in Grand Lodge on AVednesday , March 7 th , 1866 : — 1 . The regulations for the government of Grand Lodge during the time of public business will be read . 2 . The minutes of the quarterly communication of the 6 th of December , 1865 , will be read and put for confirmation .

3 . The election of a M . AV . Grand Master . 4 ' . The election of a Grand Treasurer . 5 . The report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz . : —