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India.
her just debts ? Fix your eyes on the last scene and view life stripped of her ornaments , and exposed to their natural meanness ; you will then be convinced of the futility of these empty delusions . In the grave all fallacies are detected , all ranks are levelled , and all distinctions are done away . Let the present example excite our most serious thoughts and strengthen our resolutions of amendment . As life is uncertain , and all earthly pursuits are vainlet us no longer postpone the important
con-, cern of preparing for eternity , but embrace the happy moment , while time and opportunity oiler , to provide against the great change , when all the pleasure of this life will cease to delight , and the reflections of a virtuous life yield the only comfort and consolation . Thus our expectations will not be frustrated , nor we hurried unprepared into the presence of an all-wise and powerful Judge to whom the secrets of all hearts are known .
Let us while in this state of existence support with propriety the character of our profession , advert to tho nature of our solemn ties , and pursue with assiduity the secret tenets of our Order . Then , with becoming reverence , let ns supplicate the Divine grace to ensure the favour of that Divine Being whose goodness and power know no bounds , that when this awful moment arrivesbe it soon or latewe be able to prosecute
, , may our journey without dread or apprehension to that far distant country whence no traveller returns . After some responses the lodge was closed , and the brethren retired impressed with the solemnity of the occasion that had brought them together .
MADRAS . THE LATE GRAND AIASTER OF MADRAS . A special Grand Lodgo was held at Madras , on the 25 th of Alarch , when a funeral service took place iu memory of the R . W . Bro . Colonel W . P . Macdonald , the late District G . M . Bro . A . Macdonald Ritchie officiated as District G . AI ., and Bro . Scharlieb as Deputy District G . AI . ; Bro . Rev . J . GriffithsM . A .
, , officiated as Deputy Grand Chaplain , and Bro . Clement Tate , Grand Organist , played the Dead March in Saul ou the harmonium . The services for the dead having been gone through , the Grand Chaplain offered up the following prayer : — " Most glorious God ! Author of all good , and Giver of all mercy ! pour down thy blessings upon us , and strengthen all our solemn engagements with the ties of fraternal affection .
Alay the present instance of mortality remind us of our approaching fate , and draw our attention to thee , the only refuge in time of need , so that , when the awful moment shall arrive that wc are about to quit this transitory scene , the enlivening prospect of thy mercy may dispel the gloom of death ; and that , after departure hence in peace and in thy favour , we may be received into thy everlasting kingdom , and there enjoy , in union with the souls of our departed friends , the just reward of a pious and
virtuous life . Brethren : So mote it be . " The District Grand Alaster delivered the following address : — " Brethren : We arc met this eveniiur . as the ceremonial has
evinced , to mourn the untimely death of our District Grand Alaster ; but a loss so great must already have been deeply lamented individually by every brother in this district . By the sudden death of R . VV . Bro . Colonel Macdonald Afasonry has lost a strong support , and the poor and needy a generous benefactor . Endowed with many amiable qualities , and possessing a thorough acquaintance with the principles of tbe Order , both theoretically and practicallyhe ruled this district for a period of nine
, years with credit to himself and incalculable advantage to the Craft . He was no ordinary Mason . He was not only a most zealous and enthusiastic brother , but he was a Craftsman as experienced and efficient as ho was zealous . Few brethren have ever shown greater ability in the several offices which he held in the Order , or have given greater satisfaction by the suavity—though at the same time the strictness—of his
rule . He was most thoroughly esteemed and respected , not by Alasons only , but by every section of the community among whom he lived . In whatever position he may have been placed he did his duty faithfully and well , as became a Christian gentleman and an honest Freemason . Whether we look at him as a soldier , a fellow-citizen , or a fellow-Mason , we must equally admire his good qualities . He was a brave and distinguished
soldier , and by an accident was deprived of that reward for gallantry which he had won , and which otherwise would have been bestowed upon him . As a citizen no one was more careful of observing all that was due from a member of a duly organised
India.
society either to the ruling powers or to his fellow-citizens . For more than thirty years he faithfully and honestly served the Honourable East India Company and Her Alost Gracious Majesty , and during the whole of that time he also served , whenever required , a brother in distress , and never left the widow or the orphan uncared for or unsuccoured . As a Alason all are fully aware of tho many excellencies possessed by our late R . W . Brotherthat to think of them alone is enough to make
, us bewail the more the great loss that we have sustained . In him abode Faith , Hope , Charity , these three : but tho greatest of these was Charity . In Faith ho lived a good life—believing that by faith in , and by obedience to , the commands of the great tribune God , man ' s sins will be forgiven , and his spirit called up to those mansions above , not made with hands , but eternal in the heavens . In hope also did he pass through the pilgrimage
of this earth ' s mortal strife , believing that by faith in the tender mercy of the Alost High , and by good works done towards man , he would be able , when the last day came , to meet his tremendous but just Judge , and be by him called to be numbered among his elect . In charity did the late R . W . Brother abound . His heart was for ever pulsating in the cause of charity . His advice , his time , his purse , was ever at the command of the
widow and the orphan , the needy , and the distressed , whether they were Alasons or not , so far as his circumstances in life would admit ; his charity knew no limit . He was equally charitable also in forgiving injuries , and he may be said to have lived and died in charity with all mankind . "We , therefore , this evening may part in a firm hope that our late R . W . Brotherbhis great faithaided bhis good works ,
, y , y has been thus suddenly called from among us to make one in that Grand Lodge above , whence all goodness emanates , where the world ' s Great Architect rules and reigns for ever , and ' whore the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest . ' " Some religious ceremonies were gone through , and the lodge was closed in due form and with solemn prayer .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
SUFFOLK . IPSWICH . —Royal Planlagenet jEncampment . —A conclave of the Knights Companions of this royal , exalted , and military Order—iu connection with the Prince of Wales Lodge—was held iu the Alasonic Hall , Brook-street , on the 30 th ult .., being Ascension Day . The Sir Knights assembled at six o'clock in lodge roomunder Sir Kniht SandersonE . G . when Bro . A . J .
, g , , Barber , Prov . G . Org . for Suffolk , was admitted into the ranks of this noble and ancient Order . The conclave being closed , the companions sat down in the banqueting hall to a well-served repast , the E . C . presiding . The loyal toasts were given , followed by those usual amongst Knights Templars . The evening was a most agreeable and pleasant one .
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending June
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE
22 ND , 18 ( 57 . Wednesday , June 19 tk . —GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY , at 8 . Thursday , June 20 th . —CHEMICAL SOCIETY , at 8 .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
Tire COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , rode out on ponies on the morning of the 4 th inst . In the afternoon her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by the Hon . Airs- Gordon , drove to the Lynn of Dee . The Queen , on tho movnir . g of tbe 6 t \\ inst ., drove out , accompanied by Princess Christian . In tho afternoon her
Majesty , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by the Hon . Airs . Gordon , drove to Alt-na-Guithasack . The Queen went out riding on a pony on the morning of the 7 th inst ., accompanied by Princess Beatrice . In the afternoon her Alajesty drove out , accompanied by Princess Louise , and attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole and Aliss AlacGregor . The
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India.
her just debts ? Fix your eyes on the last scene and view life stripped of her ornaments , and exposed to their natural meanness ; you will then be convinced of the futility of these empty delusions . In the grave all fallacies are detected , all ranks are levelled , and all distinctions are done away . Let the present example excite our most serious thoughts and strengthen our resolutions of amendment . As life is uncertain , and all earthly pursuits are vainlet us no longer postpone the important
con-, cern of preparing for eternity , but embrace the happy moment , while time and opportunity oiler , to provide against the great change , when all the pleasure of this life will cease to delight , and the reflections of a virtuous life yield the only comfort and consolation . Thus our expectations will not be frustrated , nor we hurried unprepared into the presence of an all-wise and powerful Judge to whom the secrets of all hearts are known .
Let us while in this state of existence support with propriety the character of our profession , advert to tho nature of our solemn ties , and pursue with assiduity the secret tenets of our Order . Then , with becoming reverence , let ns supplicate the Divine grace to ensure the favour of that Divine Being whose goodness and power know no bounds , that when this awful moment arrivesbe it soon or latewe be able to prosecute
, , may our journey without dread or apprehension to that far distant country whence no traveller returns . After some responses the lodge was closed , and the brethren retired impressed with the solemnity of the occasion that had brought them together .
MADRAS . THE LATE GRAND AIASTER OF MADRAS . A special Grand Lodgo was held at Madras , on the 25 th of Alarch , when a funeral service took place iu memory of the R . W . Bro . Colonel W . P . Macdonald , the late District G . M . Bro . A . Macdonald Ritchie officiated as District G . AI ., and Bro . Scharlieb as Deputy District G . AI . ; Bro . Rev . J . GriffithsM . A .
, , officiated as Deputy Grand Chaplain , and Bro . Clement Tate , Grand Organist , played the Dead March in Saul ou the harmonium . The services for the dead having been gone through , the Grand Chaplain offered up the following prayer : — " Most glorious God ! Author of all good , and Giver of all mercy ! pour down thy blessings upon us , and strengthen all our solemn engagements with the ties of fraternal affection .
Alay the present instance of mortality remind us of our approaching fate , and draw our attention to thee , the only refuge in time of need , so that , when the awful moment shall arrive that wc are about to quit this transitory scene , the enlivening prospect of thy mercy may dispel the gloom of death ; and that , after departure hence in peace and in thy favour , we may be received into thy everlasting kingdom , and there enjoy , in union with the souls of our departed friends , the just reward of a pious and
virtuous life . Brethren : So mote it be . " The District Grand Alaster delivered the following address : — " Brethren : We arc met this eveniiur . as the ceremonial has
evinced , to mourn the untimely death of our District Grand Alaster ; but a loss so great must already have been deeply lamented individually by every brother in this district . By the sudden death of R . VV . Bro . Colonel Macdonald Afasonry has lost a strong support , and the poor and needy a generous benefactor . Endowed with many amiable qualities , and possessing a thorough acquaintance with the principles of tbe Order , both theoretically and practicallyhe ruled this district for a period of nine
, years with credit to himself and incalculable advantage to the Craft . He was no ordinary Mason . He was not only a most zealous and enthusiastic brother , but he was a Craftsman as experienced and efficient as ho was zealous . Few brethren have ever shown greater ability in the several offices which he held in the Order , or have given greater satisfaction by the suavity—though at the same time the strictness—of his
rule . He was most thoroughly esteemed and respected , not by Alasons only , but by every section of the community among whom he lived . In whatever position he may have been placed he did his duty faithfully and well , as became a Christian gentleman and an honest Freemason . Whether we look at him as a soldier , a fellow-citizen , or a fellow-Mason , we must equally admire his good qualities . He was a brave and distinguished
soldier , and by an accident was deprived of that reward for gallantry which he had won , and which otherwise would have been bestowed upon him . As a citizen no one was more careful of observing all that was due from a member of a duly organised
India.
society either to the ruling powers or to his fellow-citizens . For more than thirty years he faithfully and honestly served the Honourable East India Company and Her Alost Gracious Majesty , and during the whole of that time he also served , whenever required , a brother in distress , and never left the widow or the orphan uncared for or unsuccoured . As a Alason all are fully aware of tho many excellencies possessed by our late R . W . Brotherthat to think of them alone is enough to make
, us bewail the more the great loss that we have sustained . In him abode Faith , Hope , Charity , these three : but tho greatest of these was Charity . In Faith ho lived a good life—believing that by faith in , and by obedience to , the commands of the great tribune God , man ' s sins will be forgiven , and his spirit called up to those mansions above , not made with hands , but eternal in the heavens . In hope also did he pass through the pilgrimage
of this earth ' s mortal strife , believing that by faith in the tender mercy of the Alost High , and by good works done towards man , he would be able , when the last day came , to meet his tremendous but just Judge , and be by him called to be numbered among his elect . In charity did the late R . W . Brother abound . His heart was for ever pulsating in the cause of charity . His advice , his time , his purse , was ever at the command of the
widow and the orphan , the needy , and the distressed , whether they were Alasons or not , so far as his circumstances in life would admit ; his charity knew no limit . He was equally charitable also in forgiving injuries , and he may be said to have lived and died in charity with all mankind . "We , therefore , this evening may part in a firm hope that our late R . W . Brotherbhis great faithaided bhis good works ,
, y , y has been thus suddenly called from among us to make one in that Grand Lodge above , whence all goodness emanates , where the world ' s Great Architect rules and reigns for ever , and ' whore the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest . ' " Some religious ceremonies were gone through , and the lodge was closed in due form and with solemn prayer .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
SUFFOLK . IPSWICH . —Royal Planlagenet jEncampment . —A conclave of the Knights Companions of this royal , exalted , and military Order—iu connection with the Prince of Wales Lodge—was held iu the Alasonic Hall , Brook-street , on the 30 th ult .., being Ascension Day . The Sir Knights assembled at six o'clock in lodge roomunder Sir Kniht SandersonE . G . when Bro . A . J .
, g , , Barber , Prov . G . Org . for Suffolk , was admitted into the ranks of this noble and ancient Order . The conclave being closed , the companions sat down in the banqueting hall to a well-served repast , the E . C . presiding . The loyal toasts were given , followed by those usual amongst Knights Templars . The evening was a most agreeable and pleasant one .
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending June
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE
22 ND , 18 ( 57 . Wednesday , June 19 tk . —GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY , at 8 . Thursday , June 20 th . —CHEMICAL SOCIETY , at 8 .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
Tire COURT . —The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , rode out on ponies on the morning of the 4 th inst . In the afternoon her Majesty , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by the Hon . Airs- Gordon , drove to the Lynn of Dee . The Queen , on tho movnir . g of tbe 6 t \\ inst ., drove out , accompanied by Princess Christian . In tho afternoon her
Majesty , accompanied by Princess Christian , and attended by the Hon . Airs . Gordon , drove to Alt-na-Guithasack . The Queen went out riding on a pony on the morning of the 7 th inst ., accompanied by Princess Beatrice . In the afternoon her Alajesty drove out , accompanied by Princess Louise , and attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole and Aliss AlacGregor . The