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India.

The following work was reported in the lodges at this station during the past year : — - Joining Members . Initiations . Passings . Raisings . Zetland in the East , 748 . 4 12 11 14 Fidelity , 1042 6 5 3 3 On the 27 th December , the installation of the Master of Lodge Zetland in the East , No . 748 , took place . The ceremony was conducted by the R . W . Bro . ReadP . G . M . in his customary and

, , able style . There were 33 brethren present ; the officers and members of Loclge Fidelity , No . 1042 , had been especially invited , as there is great cordiality and goodwill between the two lodges . After the ceremony , the brethren sat down to a banquet , at which the usual public and private Masonic toasts were given , and heartily responded to . The brethren separated at 11 P . ar ., happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet

again . The following are tho officers of No . 748 for the ensuing year -. — W . Bro . R . B . Read Master . „ H . P . Simson Past Master . „ F . von Hartwig Senior Warden . „ S . J . G . Jellicoe Junior Warden . F . R . Kendall Ti easurer .

„ „ C . Dunlop Secretary . „ J . P . Niven Senior Deacon . „ J . Huxtable Junior Deacon . ,, AV . Suart : I . G . and Steward . „ P . R . Lazar Tyler .

LAHORE . ST . JOHN ' S DAY . The brethren at Lahore met to celebrate the anniversary of St . John ' s Day , at sunrise , on the 27 th December . Bros . S . Baness and YV . Marshall were raised to the 3 rd Degree . There was no installation , as AV . Bro . Ball had been re-elected for 1862 . The AVorshipful Master was proclaimed

from the E ., W ., and S . ; after which he appointed his officers as follows : — * ' Senior AVarden , W . AV . Boddam ; Junior AVarden , J . Gr . Forbes ; Senior Deacon , T . Jones ; Junior Deacon , It . T . Greetham ; Inner Guard , G . Hutchinson ; Steward , W . Claxton . Bros . L . Asquith as Treasurer , ancl W . Claxton as Tyler , had been elected previously . St . John ' s Box wasas usualpassed roundand a sum of

, , , nearly Rs . 300 was collected . At 9 A . si ., the brethren were called off from labour to refreshment , to meet again at 11 o ' clock , —when , headed by the Anarkullee Band , they proceeded ( under dispensation ) in Craft costume to St . James' Church . The brethren in procession numbered about 40 ; among them were His Highness tho Rajah of Kupoorthulla , Sirdar Bikrama Sing , ancl Past Masters H . ' J .

AVahab , Gordon , ancl Hopper . The sermon at church was preached by the Rev . Mr . Sloggett , who selected for his text from v . 24 of the 22 nd chapter of St . Matthew— " What think ye of Christ ? " The latter part of the

reverend gentleman's discourse was particularly directed to the Masonic portion of the congregation . He said that it had been represented to him that Freemasons , in their working , used prayers in which the name of Christ was omitted ; that ho hoped and believed this was not the case , as such an omission was equivalent to a denial of our Saviour ; that the majority of the Freemasons of Lahore were men with whom he was proud to associatethat their deeds of charitwere not confined to their

; y own Craft , but were extended to all needing relief ; but ho considered that , when a body of men solemnly offered up prayer , itcould only be properly clone in the name of Jesus Christ . [ Upon this the Indian Freemason ' s Friend says : —The sermon was preached with the reverend gentleman's well-known eloquence , and appeared to excite deep attention . The impression on the minds of the non-masonic portion of the

congregation must have been that Masons exclude the name of Canst from their prayers , such exclusion being anti-christian , and that therefore all Masons are anti-christians . It is a pity the reverend gentleman did not , before writing his sermon , have an opportunit y of perusing the excellent article in the July No . of the Indian Freemason ' s Friend on "Masonic Prayers . " If this did not satisfy him that Masons are justified in not adopting the name of Christ in their prayers , it ' would have taught him tne nature of those prayers , and he could then have framed his course as llis tlnty as a clergyman might prompt him . As

the matter now stands , those non-masons who heard the sermon must be prejudiced against Freemasonry by the objections urged against it from the pulpit , for there can be no sufficient denial given by tho Craft at Lahore that would have ecpial weight with the words of a minister of the Gospel . On application made by the brethren , the reverend gentleman had consented to the sermon being printed in extenso ancl there will , no doubt , be found many Masons able and willing to prove that the

practices of Masons are not anti-christian . ] At the conclusion of the service , the usual donation of Rs . 100 was made by the Lodge to the charitable funds at the disposal of the reverend gentleman . The Brethren , after leaving church , dispersed to their homes , and met again for labour at 5 A . AT . The Loclge was closed in peace ancl harmony at 7 P . M ., when the brethren adjourned to the banquet . Upwards of sixty gentlemen sat down , ancl among

them several non-masonic guests . The arrangements reflected the greatest credit on the stewards , Bros . Chapman , Crommelin ,. Asquith , and Claxton , who had been unremitting in their exertions ; and it must have been as gratifying to them as it was to those who were fortunate enough to partake of the good cheer , to know that their labours proved eminently successful ancl were ] duly appreciated . The Anarkullee Police Corps Band wasin attendance , and played several popular airs

CALCUTTA . —Lodge Industry and Perseverance . —At a meeting of this loclge on the 3 rd January , Bros . J . H . De Salis , A . H .. Ledie , and John Wm . Brown , were elected honorary membersby acclamation . Bro . Do Salis was Master of the lodge in 1857 ancl 1858 , after which he went to England , and was succeeded by Bro . John Brown . Bro . Ledlie has been a member of the lodge ever since he has been in Calcutta , nigh a score of years . Bro . John AVm . Brown was invited to become a subscribing

member of the lodge towards the close of 3 Sob ' . In 1857 and 1858 he served as Secretary . In 1859 , being then Master of Loclge St . John , he also presided iu Lodge Industry ancl Perseverance , when his namesake , Bro . John Brown , the Master ,, was in delicate health , and also when he proceeded on businessto Moulmein . In 1860 , he worked the lodge in the absence of the Master , Bio . E . J . Lindsay , who had proceeded to England . In 1861 he relieved the Master , Bro . Jno . Martin , by aiding hint in conferring the degrees .

CALCUTTA . —Lodge St . John . —At a meeting of this' lodgeheld on the 10 th January , Bro . Jno . Wm . Brown being in the chair , Bro . the Hon . Capt . J . H . Eraser , of Lodge Stability ( No . 1137 ) , of Gonda , in Oude , was elected a member ; and Bro . Lnmsden , of the Dum Dum Lodge , St . Luke ( No . 1150 ) , ancl Bro . Pittar , of Lodge St . Mark ( No . 102 ) , of Glasgow ,. Barrister-at-law , were proposed for election as members . A monthly allowance was granted to the widow of the late Bro .

L ., formerly of Madras , and afterwards of Bombay . An interesting letter addressed to R . W . Bro . Brown , by AV . Bro . AVilmer , ( American Consul and merchant ) , the immediate Past Master , was read in open lodge . It was dated 18 th November , from on board the steamer Africa , on her passage from America to Liverpool . Bro . AVilmer was quite restored to health , and intended returning to Calcutta after passing a few months in England . He has sent his affectionate greeting to his brethren in the far East .

INDIAN MASONIC MEMS . ( From the Indian Freemasons' Friend !) The Rajah of Kupoorthulla and his brother , Bikrama Sing , who are now in Calcutta , will be received in Loclge Star in the East ( No . SO ) , on the 12 th February . The brethren at Monghyr , we hear , have expressed a desire to establish a lodge at that station .

We are happy to learn that the profits of Bro . Sandeman's Masonic Almanac , after the payment of all expenses for printing ,, postage , & c , amount to Rs . 227 , of which Rs . ISO has heenpaicl into the Fund of Benevolence , and Rs . 47 is outstanding . Since the issue of our last number , we observe in a general order , dated Peshawur , the 23 rd January , that Bro . E . K . 0 . Gilbert has been appointed to the Presidency .

R . W . Bro . Col . Hogge , C . B ., was one of the passengers on board the last steamer , the Nemesis . Bro . I-I . C . Cutcliffe has been elected Master of Loclge Hope , at Meerut ; hut as he is obliged to proceed to Europe on medical certificate for 18 months , AV . Bro . Foster , has taken charge of the loclge . Bro . Cutcliffe hopes to he installed in Calcutta .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1862-04-12, Page 13” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 1 June 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/mmr_12041862/page/13/.
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THE GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. Article 1
CLASSICAL THEOLOGY.—LIII. Article 2
MASONIC FACTS. Article 3
ENGLISH AND IRISH LODGES IN CANADA. Article 6
FREEMASONRY AND ITS MEMBERS. Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 7
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 7
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 8
BURN'S MASONIC CONTEMPORARIES. Article 9
HIGH PRIESTS. Article 9
OLD KENT LODGE OF MARK MASTERS. Article 10
MASONIC CHARITY. Article 10
SOUTH SAXON LODGE. Article 10
HELE, HEAL. Article 10
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 11
THE ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED MASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS. Article 11
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Article 11
METROPOLITAN. Article 11
PROVINCIAL. Article 12
SCOTLAND. Article 12
INDIA. Article 12
AMERICA. Article 14
ROYAL ARCH. Article 14
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 14
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 15
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. Article 15
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Article 16
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 17
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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India.

The following work was reported in the lodges at this station during the past year : — - Joining Members . Initiations . Passings . Raisings . Zetland in the East , 748 . 4 12 11 14 Fidelity , 1042 6 5 3 3 On the 27 th December , the installation of the Master of Lodge Zetland in the East , No . 748 , took place . The ceremony was conducted by the R . W . Bro . ReadP . G . M . in his customary and

, , able style . There were 33 brethren present ; the officers and members of Loclge Fidelity , No . 1042 , had been especially invited , as there is great cordiality and goodwill between the two lodges . After the ceremony , the brethren sat down to a banquet , at which the usual public and private Masonic toasts were given , and heartily responded to . The brethren separated at 11 P . ar ., happy to meet , sorry to part , and happy to meet

again . The following are tho officers of No . 748 for the ensuing year -. — W . Bro . R . B . Read Master . „ H . P . Simson Past Master . „ F . von Hartwig Senior Warden . „ S . J . G . Jellicoe Junior Warden . F . R . Kendall Ti easurer .

„ „ C . Dunlop Secretary . „ J . P . Niven Senior Deacon . „ J . Huxtable Junior Deacon . ,, AV . Suart : I . G . and Steward . „ P . R . Lazar Tyler .

LAHORE . ST . JOHN ' S DAY . The brethren at Lahore met to celebrate the anniversary of St . John ' s Day , at sunrise , on the 27 th December . Bros . S . Baness and YV . Marshall were raised to the 3 rd Degree . There was no installation , as AV . Bro . Ball had been re-elected for 1862 . The AVorshipful Master was proclaimed

from the E ., W ., and S . ; after which he appointed his officers as follows : — * ' Senior AVarden , W . AV . Boddam ; Junior AVarden , J . Gr . Forbes ; Senior Deacon , T . Jones ; Junior Deacon , It . T . Greetham ; Inner Guard , G . Hutchinson ; Steward , W . Claxton . Bros . L . Asquith as Treasurer , ancl W . Claxton as Tyler , had been elected previously . St . John ' s Box wasas usualpassed roundand a sum of

, , , nearly Rs . 300 was collected . At 9 A . si ., the brethren were called off from labour to refreshment , to meet again at 11 o ' clock , —when , headed by the Anarkullee Band , they proceeded ( under dispensation ) in Craft costume to St . James' Church . The brethren in procession numbered about 40 ; among them were His Highness tho Rajah of Kupoorthulla , Sirdar Bikrama Sing , ancl Past Masters H . ' J .

AVahab , Gordon , ancl Hopper . The sermon at church was preached by the Rev . Mr . Sloggett , who selected for his text from v . 24 of the 22 nd chapter of St . Matthew— " What think ye of Christ ? " The latter part of the

reverend gentleman's discourse was particularly directed to the Masonic portion of the congregation . He said that it had been represented to him that Freemasons , in their working , used prayers in which the name of Christ was omitted ; that ho hoped and believed this was not the case , as such an omission was equivalent to a denial of our Saviour ; that the majority of the Freemasons of Lahore were men with whom he was proud to associatethat their deeds of charitwere not confined to their

; y own Craft , but were extended to all needing relief ; but ho considered that , when a body of men solemnly offered up prayer , itcould only be properly clone in the name of Jesus Christ . [ Upon this the Indian Freemason ' s Friend says : —The sermon was preached with the reverend gentleman's well-known eloquence , and appeared to excite deep attention . The impression on the minds of the non-masonic portion of the

congregation must have been that Masons exclude the name of Canst from their prayers , such exclusion being anti-christian , and that therefore all Masons are anti-christians . It is a pity the reverend gentleman did not , before writing his sermon , have an opportunit y of perusing the excellent article in the July No . of the Indian Freemason ' s Friend on "Masonic Prayers . " If this did not satisfy him that Masons are justified in not adopting the name of Christ in their prayers , it ' would have taught him tne nature of those prayers , and he could then have framed his course as llis tlnty as a clergyman might prompt him . As

the matter now stands , those non-masons who heard the sermon must be prejudiced against Freemasonry by the objections urged against it from the pulpit , for there can be no sufficient denial given by tho Craft at Lahore that would have ecpial weight with the words of a minister of the Gospel . On application made by the brethren , the reverend gentleman had consented to the sermon being printed in extenso ancl there will , no doubt , be found many Masons able and willing to prove that the

practices of Masons are not anti-christian . ] At the conclusion of the service , the usual donation of Rs . 100 was made by the Lodge to the charitable funds at the disposal of the reverend gentleman . The Brethren , after leaving church , dispersed to their homes , and met again for labour at 5 A . AT . The Loclge was closed in peace ancl harmony at 7 P . M ., when the brethren adjourned to the banquet . Upwards of sixty gentlemen sat down , ancl among

them several non-masonic guests . The arrangements reflected the greatest credit on the stewards , Bros . Chapman , Crommelin ,. Asquith , and Claxton , who had been unremitting in their exertions ; and it must have been as gratifying to them as it was to those who were fortunate enough to partake of the good cheer , to know that their labours proved eminently successful ancl were ] duly appreciated . The Anarkullee Police Corps Band wasin attendance , and played several popular airs

CALCUTTA . —Lodge Industry and Perseverance . —At a meeting of this loclge on the 3 rd January , Bros . J . H . De Salis , A . H .. Ledie , and John Wm . Brown , were elected honorary membersby acclamation . Bro . Do Salis was Master of the lodge in 1857 ancl 1858 , after which he went to England , and was succeeded by Bro . John Brown . Bro . Ledlie has been a member of the lodge ever since he has been in Calcutta , nigh a score of years . Bro . John AVm . Brown was invited to become a subscribing

member of the lodge towards the close of 3 Sob ' . In 1857 and 1858 he served as Secretary . In 1859 , being then Master of Loclge St . John , he also presided iu Lodge Industry ancl Perseverance , when his namesake , Bro . John Brown , the Master ,, was in delicate health , and also when he proceeded on businessto Moulmein . In 1860 , he worked the lodge in the absence of the Master , Bio . E . J . Lindsay , who had proceeded to England . In 1861 he relieved the Master , Bro . Jno . Martin , by aiding hint in conferring the degrees .

CALCUTTA . —Lodge St . John . —At a meeting of this' lodgeheld on the 10 th January , Bro . Jno . Wm . Brown being in the chair , Bro . the Hon . Capt . J . H . Eraser , of Lodge Stability ( No . 1137 ) , of Gonda , in Oude , was elected a member ; and Bro . Lnmsden , of the Dum Dum Lodge , St . Luke ( No . 1150 ) , ancl Bro . Pittar , of Lodge St . Mark ( No . 102 ) , of Glasgow ,. Barrister-at-law , were proposed for election as members . A monthly allowance was granted to the widow of the late Bro .

L ., formerly of Madras , and afterwards of Bombay . An interesting letter addressed to R . W . Bro . Brown , by AV . Bro . AVilmer , ( American Consul and merchant ) , the immediate Past Master , was read in open lodge . It was dated 18 th November , from on board the steamer Africa , on her passage from America to Liverpool . Bro . AVilmer was quite restored to health , and intended returning to Calcutta after passing a few months in England . He has sent his affectionate greeting to his brethren in the far East .

INDIAN MASONIC MEMS . ( From the Indian Freemasons' Friend !) The Rajah of Kupoorthulla and his brother , Bikrama Sing , who are now in Calcutta , will be received in Loclge Star in the East ( No . SO ) , on the 12 th February . The brethren at Monghyr , we hear , have expressed a desire to establish a lodge at that station .

We are happy to learn that the profits of Bro . Sandeman's Masonic Almanac , after the payment of all expenses for printing ,, postage , & c , amount to Rs . 227 , of which Rs . ISO has heenpaicl into the Fund of Benevolence , and Rs . 47 is outstanding . Since the issue of our last number , we observe in a general order , dated Peshawur , the 23 rd January , that Bro . E . K . 0 . Gilbert has been appointed to the Presidency .

R . W . Bro . Col . Hogge , C . B ., was one of the passengers on board the last steamer , the Nemesis . Bro . I-I . C . Cutcliffe has been elected Master of Loclge Hope , at Meerut ; hut as he is obliged to proceed to Europe on medical certificate for 18 months , AV . Bro . Foster , has taken charge of the loclge . Bro . Cutcliffe hopes to he installed in Calcutta .

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