Is A Masonic Directory Desirable?

that within the lodge all distinctions of rank are laid aside . But let it not be forgotten that outside tho lodge these necessary distinctions are resumed . Every right-minded brother will cheerfull ) - accord " honour to whom honour is due , "

for the volume of the Sacred Law thus instructs him . And I greatly mistake the honest , independent , English character , if the brother Avho , in the Avisdom of tlie Great Architect of the Universe , occupies the lowest round in the social

ladder , is ashamed of his position . No ! the tradesman will as readily enter himself as such iu the Directory , as he whose broAV is encircled by a coronet will register that fact . May I be permitted to remark here that such a

work as the one Avhose establishment I am suggesting and advocating Avould be of considerable use to the Masonic tradesman , as it would inform us AVIIO , in the locality in which he may be sojourning , permanently or . temporarily , are members of

the Craft ¦ for most of us would assuredly give a brother at least a cceteris fiaribus preference in the way of business , as well as in other respects . Let an unprejudiced Mason Aveigh this subject carefully , and I am inclined to think that he Avill reply to the question prefixed to this article in the affirmative .

Society Of German Masons.

SOCIETY OF GERMAN MASONS .

( VjEEEfif DEITI'SCIIER JfAUHEK . ) We have been favoured AA'ith tho folloAving article relative to this society , the first annual meeting of AA'hich Avas held at Potsdam , 19 th of May , 1801 . —

The M . W . Lodgo Teutonia zur Weisheifc , of Potsdam , has the merit—Avhich , as Ave hope , will extend to the furthest ao * es—of havina ; , Avith true Masonic liberality , offered her temple as a birthplace for the Society of German Masons , AVIIOSO

statutes had been prepared during * the past winter by occasional discussions and preparatory admission of several charter members . The birth of this young association took place under the most happy forebodings . The cradle was surrounded by a

small bufc elected number of Avorthy and able brethren belonging to the different lodges , and the life and prosperity of the new-born Avas coniided to the care of a noble man , young in spirit though old in years , AVIIO had been unanimously

and gladly acknowledged as the most worthy and meritorious of all . The clays of Pentecost of the year 1861 Avill remain for ever in the remembrance

of those brethren AVIIO shared Avith us the memorable solemnity . Even nature , AA'ho seemed intending to be reserved and shy with the display of her early beauties , strewing from time to time on the heads of the brethren , instead of her SUOAVJ '

flowers and blossoms , real Avintry snow , became more tractable in the very moments in which the rays of a vernal sun most brilliantly fell on some of the beautiful sights that surround the little town of Potsdam . But even hacl this not been

the case , the kind hospitality and friendship of the brethren of the aforesaid toAvn would have largely compensated the members of the new-born society ¦ —for the inhospitalifcy of nature . May this be considered as a good foreboding to our society ,

that all restraint ancl coldness be vanquished in future by the sunny rays of brotherly love and friendship ! The first greeting among the brethren , Avho partly were unacquainted one Avith another , took place on Saturday , the lSfch of May , in the Lodge Teutonia zur Weisheifc , about seven o ' clock in the

evening . The admission of an apprentice , aler the rite of the Three Globes , took place under the presidency of the M . Dr . Fr . W . Puhlmann , in the said loclge . The foreign brethren introduced by the members , most of them officers of the loclo-e ,

entered the temple greeted by a full chorus of singers , and were shown to their respective places on both sides of the chairman . The latter welcomed them in his kind , brotherly manner , pointing out to them the purpose of their visit to the lodge ,

AA'here "being still considered guests to-day , they Avouldbe invited to-morrow to labour as in their own home and property . " This salute Avas responded to thankfully by Bro . Findel , of Leipzig , in the name of his felloAv guests . The labour

beinoclosed , a fraternal supper took place , shared by a great number of brethren of Potsdam and abroad , who had come to greet the new comers . Several toasts Avore proposed , Avhich all bore the stamp of a true Masonic spirit , Avhilst the feast Avas greatly enlivened by the musical exhibition of several brethren ( quartette Avith piano ) .

The next day , Sunday , being the first day of Pentecost , about half-past eleven in the morning , the first real assembly of the " Society of German Masons" took place in the same way as on the preceding evening , the M . W . Bro . Puhlmann

officiating as chairman . He opened the loclge with a long discourse , developing , Avith great Masonic and general erudition , the design of the society