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Masonic Notes From Constantinople.
degree of gratification from having seen them that evening , from the singular circumstance that he was the only Irishman present , notwithstanding the circumstance that one of the lodges now assembled Avas under the Irish jurisdiction ; he trusted that the happy fraternal feeling now witnessed would be perpetual amongst them .
Bro . Evans asked permission to propose a health Avhich would be received with acclamation . He hajl no occasion to say a word as to the manner in which they had been treated that evening by their host , Bro . Petala—( loud applause ) - —he would content himself by asking the brethren present to join him in
drinking Bro . Petala's health . The toast was drank with considerable cheering . Bro . Petala who Avas present briefly thanked the brethren for the manner in which they had received his name . He would always feel it a privilege to do anything in his power to gratify the Craft .
The Chairman said before he closed the list oi toasts he had one which he knew they would receive favourably . Living as he did in a country where so many different races , tongues , and nationalities existed ,
it must be always a pleasing consideration to hear hoAv he can best abate the prejudices which exist around us , and weld into one that contrariety of sentiment and feeling- which unhappily too much prevails here as elsewhere , as under circumstances . Our Order is the happiest agency for this , and although we cannot expect to see it permeate all societyhe
, may afc least reasonably look forward—or he was happy to say it was beginning to do—to have its marked influence on their minds and actions . The question was too extensive a one to go into then and at that hour of the evening , he had therefore only to call them to join in drinking " Prosperity to all
Masonic Lodges in Turkey , " which Avas drunk with all Masonic honours . The loving cup having been passed round , the Chairman announced that the time had arrived for the last toast " To all Poor and Distressed Masons . " After singing " Gad Save the Queen , " the company broke up . Some of the brethren
proceeded by the steamer to Buyukdew , but the greater number stopped at the hotel till the following morning , when they returned to town . Much credit is due to Bro . J . Smorfitt for his
exertions to make the celebration of the festival a success , to Bro . Ivinnock for his liberality , not the first or second time , but of frequent occurrence in gratuitously placing his steamer at the disposition of the Craft . Of Bro . Patala ' s catering Ave have already endeavoured co convey some conception . The musical arrangements carried out by Bros . T . Lamb , J . Ford ,
B . Dyke , Evans and Williams , contributed much to the enjoyment of the evening . Masonic banquets and fetes have been introduced but a feAV years into Turkey , but so far they have invariably been most successful , presenting a variety of novelties not to be met with elseAvhere , creating at the same time the best impression .
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WERE Ave to take as much pains to bo what we ought to lie , as Ave do to disguise what Ave really are , we might appear like om-selves , without being afc the trouble of any disg-uise at all . FiA \ E great enemies to peace inhabit with us , viz . —avarice , ambition , envy , anger , and pride . If those enemies vere to be banished , we should infallibly enjoy perfect peace .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
L 0 DG-E MEETINGS . The by-laws of a lodge providing that its regular meetings shall be held on the " second and fourth Mondays iu the month , " no provision being made toapply to Christmas Day—would ifc not be a dereliction of dutto fail to summons the lodge for thafc
y day?—A STICKLES TO THE BY-LAWS . FKEEMSOXHT AS A WOnXn-WIDE ASSOCIATION . In answer to the letter Avritteu from the British Museum Library , very few words , indeed , are needful . Freemasonry regarded—to use my correspon-1
dent's expression—' as a World-wide Association , " requires the recognition of the Moral LaAV , the Immortality ofthe Soul , and the Supreme Being , Grand Architect of the Universe . — CHAELES PTTBTOIT . COOPES . THIESTS MASONS .
It certainly is true that E . AY Bro . C . P . Cooper has stated that E . C . Priests are Masons . I have knoAvn such in several countries of Europe , among others a Bishop in Portugal , I belieA'e , now alive . There was likewise a Bishop in _ the north of France at the period of my initiation—1 think the Bishop of Arras . —HYDE CLARKE , Smyrna , Jan . 5 th , 1866 .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
Hie Editor is not responsible for tits opinions expressed by Correspondents . THE LOSS OP THE "LONDON . " 10 THE EDTIOP . OP TFIE ITEliEarASOIS' XAGAZIA'B AKD JIASO-VIO ESfrEliOK . DEAS SIS AND BSOTHEJI , —It may be interesting to the members of the Craft to know that amongst the feAV survivors of that ill-fated ship was one
member of our "Masonic Order . Bro . Jones , the second engineer , is a worthy and esteemed member of the Cornabian Lodge ( No . 450 ) , held afc Hayle , in Corn-Avail ; and last night I had the pleasure _ of grasping his hand with that cordiality which only Masons can know . In plainsimpleand unaffected language he
, , detailed briefly to me the horrors of that fearful night after they quitted the ship , and entrusted themselves to the mercy of a raging sea in a small open boat , provided only with a few vegetables , a bag of biscuits , and no water ; but at the same time , in the recital of
his heart-rending narrative , I was deeply impressed Avith the truly Masonic feeling Avith Avhich he regarded what he bad passed through , and his deep gratitude to the Great Architect of the iJniverse for the mercies vouchsafed to him in his miraculous preservation . He speaks in the highest terms of the kindness and trulChristian maimer ia which they
y were received by the captain of the Italian shi p Marianople , who proved a true Samaritan , and reall y left them nothiug to desire . Indeed , to show his true p hilanthropy , although his shi p AVI-S bound for Cork , he made for Palmouth on purpose to land his poor shipwrecked passengers . It is to be hoped that
this noble conduct will not pass unrecognised , and that the warm-hearted sailor of " sunny Italy" will receive all the honours he so justly deserves . I am , Sir , yours truly and fraternally , P . M . No . 177 . AYalworth-road , Jan . 25 , 1 SG 6 .
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Masonic Notes From Constantinople.
degree of gratification from having seen them that evening , from the singular circumstance that he was the only Irishman present , notwithstanding the circumstance that one of the lodges now assembled Avas under the Irish jurisdiction ; he trusted that the happy fraternal feeling now witnessed would be perpetual amongst them .
Bro . Evans asked permission to propose a health Avhich would be received with acclamation . He hajl no occasion to say a word as to the manner in which they had been treated that evening by their host , Bro . Petala—( loud applause ) - —he would content himself by asking the brethren present to join him in
drinking Bro . Petala's health . The toast was drank with considerable cheering . Bro . Petala who Avas present briefly thanked the brethren for the manner in which they had received his name . He would always feel it a privilege to do anything in his power to gratify the Craft .
The Chairman said before he closed the list oi toasts he had one which he knew they would receive favourably . Living as he did in a country where so many different races , tongues , and nationalities existed ,
it must be always a pleasing consideration to hear hoAv he can best abate the prejudices which exist around us , and weld into one that contrariety of sentiment and feeling- which unhappily too much prevails here as elsewhere , as under circumstances . Our Order is the happiest agency for this , and although we cannot expect to see it permeate all societyhe
, may afc least reasonably look forward—or he was happy to say it was beginning to do—to have its marked influence on their minds and actions . The question was too extensive a one to go into then and at that hour of the evening , he had therefore only to call them to join in drinking " Prosperity to all
Masonic Lodges in Turkey , " which Avas drunk with all Masonic honours . The loving cup having been passed round , the Chairman announced that the time had arrived for the last toast " To all Poor and Distressed Masons . " After singing " Gad Save the Queen , " the company broke up . Some of the brethren
proceeded by the steamer to Buyukdew , but the greater number stopped at the hotel till the following morning , when they returned to town . Much credit is due to Bro . J . Smorfitt for his
exertions to make the celebration of the festival a success , to Bro . Ivinnock for his liberality , not the first or second time , but of frequent occurrence in gratuitously placing his steamer at the disposition of the Craft . Of Bro . Patala ' s catering Ave have already endeavoured co convey some conception . The musical arrangements carried out by Bros . T . Lamb , J . Ford ,
B . Dyke , Evans and Williams , contributed much to the enjoyment of the evening . Masonic banquets and fetes have been introduced but a feAV years into Turkey , but so far they have invariably been most successful , presenting a variety of novelties not to be met with elseAvhere , creating at the same time the best impression .
Ar00903
WERE Ave to take as much pains to bo what we ought to lie , as Ave do to disguise what Ave really are , we might appear like om-selves , without being afc the trouble of any disg-uise at all . FiA \ E great enemies to peace inhabit with us , viz . —avarice , ambition , envy , anger , and pride . If those enemies vere to be banished , we should infallibly enjoy perfect peace .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
L 0 DG-E MEETINGS . The by-laws of a lodge providing that its regular meetings shall be held on the " second and fourth Mondays iu the month , " no provision being made toapply to Christmas Day—would ifc not be a dereliction of dutto fail to summons the lodge for thafc
y day?—A STICKLES TO THE BY-LAWS . FKEEMSOXHT AS A WOnXn-WIDE ASSOCIATION . In answer to the letter Avritteu from the British Museum Library , very few words , indeed , are needful . Freemasonry regarded—to use my correspon-1
dent's expression—' as a World-wide Association , " requires the recognition of the Moral LaAV , the Immortality ofthe Soul , and the Supreme Being , Grand Architect of the Universe . — CHAELES PTTBTOIT . COOPES . THIESTS MASONS .
It certainly is true that E . AY Bro . C . P . Cooper has stated that E . C . Priests are Masons . I have knoAvn such in several countries of Europe , among others a Bishop in Portugal , I belieA'e , now alive . There was likewise a Bishop in _ the north of France at the period of my initiation—1 think the Bishop of Arras . —HYDE CLARKE , Smyrna , Jan . 5 th , 1866 .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
Hie Editor is not responsible for tits opinions expressed by Correspondents . THE LOSS OP THE "LONDON . " 10 THE EDTIOP . OP TFIE ITEliEarASOIS' XAGAZIA'B AKD JIASO-VIO ESfrEliOK . DEAS SIS AND BSOTHEJI , —It may be interesting to the members of the Craft to know that amongst the feAV survivors of that ill-fated ship was one
member of our "Masonic Order . Bro . Jones , the second engineer , is a worthy and esteemed member of the Cornabian Lodge ( No . 450 ) , held afc Hayle , in Corn-Avail ; and last night I had the pleasure _ of grasping his hand with that cordiality which only Masons can know . In plainsimpleand unaffected language he
, , detailed briefly to me the horrors of that fearful night after they quitted the ship , and entrusted themselves to the mercy of a raging sea in a small open boat , provided only with a few vegetables , a bag of biscuits , and no water ; but at the same time , in the recital of
his heart-rending narrative , I was deeply impressed Avith the truly Masonic feeling Avith Avhich he regarded what he bad passed through , and his deep gratitude to the Great Architect of the iJniverse for the mercies vouchsafed to him in his miraculous preservation . He speaks in the highest terms of the kindness and trulChristian maimer ia which they
y were received by the captain of the Italian shi p Marianople , who proved a true Samaritan , and reall y left them nothiug to desire . Indeed , to show his true p hilanthropy , although his shi p AVI-S bound for Cork , he made for Palmouth on purpose to land his poor shipwrecked passengers . It is to be hoped that
this noble conduct will not pass unrecognised , and that the warm-hearted sailor of " sunny Italy" will receive all the honours he so justly deserves . I am , Sir , yours truly and fraternally , P . M . No . 177 . AYalworth-road , Jan . 25 , 1 SG 6 .