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writing legion in your archives . But while we would guard our Lodges from improper admission , we must preserve purity of character within . The world hears our professions , lot the world see a corresponding life and character , and the triumph of Masonry will be complete . " Adoptive Masonry . —The following resolution was passed : — " Resolved , That the Grand Lodge of Virginia disapprove and forbid the introduction in Virginia of ' Adoptive Masonry , or Side Degrees , ' and earnestly recommend to the subordinate Lodges to discontinue
and repudiate aU such connection . " Advancement . —The following was added to the standing rules : — " In all cases of advancement from one degree to another , it shall bo necessary for the Brother wishing to be advanced , to undergo an examination in open Lodge , in the degree from which he prays to be advanced ; and such candidate shall be examined in open Lodge , and prove himself proficient , on the first section , at least , of the degree from which he prays to be advanced . " "Resolved , That the Grand Lodge hereby forbid the Subordinate
Lodges from conferring any portion of either degree , except the Explanatory Lectures upon more than one candidate at a time . " _ The report of the Special Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence discusses at largo the question of " Emergencies , " and conclude in common with all who have written upon the subject , that cases of real Emergency are very rare . They reported the following , which was adopted : — " Resolved , That no Lodge has a right to initiate a candidate unless his petition has been presented at a stated communication of such
Lodge , at least one month before , without a dispensation from the Graud Master , who is the sole judge of what state of facts constitute a case of emergency . " The report on Foreign Correspondence is quite short , - and mostly occupied in discussing the duties of Masous in tho present critical
period of our existence , when our doors are besieged by multitudes "imperiously demanding admission" ( as we onee heard it reported of certain Fellows in the third degree ); and the proper manner of disposing of the " Minutes" of Lodge meetings . The committee are of opinion that the " approval" of the records or minutes of a meeting by a subsequent one is clearly wrong . They argue that the . Secretary should keep his " minutes" in a book , and not on a sheet of paper ; and that these minutes should be read before the Lodge is closed , that they may be corrected if any omission or mistakes have been
made in them , after which the question is submitted , "Are the minutes correct ? " They are then signed by the Master , and attested by the Secretary ; the Lodge is then closed ; and the proceedings stand as the work of the Lodge for good or for evil , without power at any subsequent meeting to alter or amend , condemn or approve . These proceedings are then neatly transcribed in the "Record Book " and read at the next state communication , and for what ? Not for its approval—for its chartered rights are no greater than those of the preceding Lodges ; not to test the accuracy of the Secretary in
transscribing—for the Lodge , being composed of different members , cannot possibly know what transpired at the meeting before : but simply for information to the members ; aud also to enable the Master to draw his designs upon the Trestle Board , and shape the business of the Lodge accordingly . " The subject is an important one , aud the committee have treated it in an able manner . There are in the jurisdiction 157 chartered Lodges , and one U . D . The Subordinate Lodges report 71 Rejections ( the names of which are published in the Proceedings before us ) 17 Suspensions 10
Expul-, , sions , and 72 Deaths , the previous year . The Finance Reports exhibited a fund in hand of 1 , 206 , 096 dollars . The following were elected Officers : Geo . H . Hubbard , Manchester , G . M . ; Moses Paul , Dover , D . G . M . ; Aaron P . Hughes , S . G . W . ; Jacob C . Hanson , J . G . W . ; John Knowlton , G . R . Treas . ; Horace Chaes Hopkinton , G . Sec .
CALCUTTA . Just as we were going to press , we received the Indian Freemason's Friend for June . It contains the report of a meeting held at Calcutta on the 20 th May , at which the Freemasons determined to . offer their services to the Government in the present juncture in such manner as the Governor-General might please to direct . An address having been accordingly forwarded to the Governor-General , he thanked them for their offer—suggested that they miht be useful hereafter as
g special constables—and requested those who were willing so to act , to register their names at the office of the commissioner of police , but stated the Governor-General " has no apprehension whatever of riot , insurrection , or disturbance , amongst any class of the population of Calcutta ; and if unfortunately any should occur , the means of crushing it utterly and at once are at hand . "— Freemason ' s Magazine .
DELHI . Tho following is interesting , as contrasting how different was the position of Delhi only five months since to what it is now . How many of these Brethren may have perished hi the late unfortunate events it is as yet impossible to say . On the 30 th of March , the ceremony of installing the W . M . of Star of Delhi Lodge , was performed at Delhi , by W . Bro . Lieut . G . Forrest ( the father of Masonry in the North-West ) , V . W . the Rev . Bro .
Smyth , and W . Bro . Buckley , late of Lodge Harmony , Cawnpore . V . W . Bro . Smyth went over from Meerut expressly for the purpose of affording his assistance . Tho eastern chair was occupied by W . Bro . Forrest ( who conducted the proceedings in his well-known skilful and impressive way ) , and the duties of Wardens were discharged by V . W . Bro . Smyth and W . Bro . Buckley . The ceremony of Installation ( after the requisite preliminaries were concluded , and D . Prov . G . M . ' s dispensation for holding the Lodge had been read ) was performed by the three installing Masters ; and W . Bro . Capt .
Russell , of tho o 4 th Regt . N . I ., was duly proclaimed in the throe Craft Degrees by V . W . Bro . T . C . Smyth , as first W . M . of Star of Delhi Lodge . The following officers were afterwards appointed by the W . M ., and addressed by V . W . Bro . Smyth on the subject of their respective Masonic duties ( excepting W . Bro . Forrest ) : —Bros . Lieut . G . Forrest , P . M . ; Dr . Dopping , S . W . ; Lieut . Holland , J . W . ; W . Bro . Conductor Buckley , S . D . ; Bros . Conductor Scully , J . D . ; Conductor SettleTler .
, y The services of Bro . W . H . Marshall , a worthy , able , and most zealous Mason , have been most happily secured for this infant Lodge , in the important capacities of Sec . and Treas . On the closing of the Lodge , the Brethren adjourned to another room , where an ample inaugurating banquet had been prepared . The evening was enlivened by various songs , toasts , and speeches ; all imbued with that spirit of harmony and brotherly love which should ever characterize Masonic assemblies . — -Ibid .
THE INDIAN MUTINY . —We regret to perceive that our respected Brother , Col . Burlton , P . P . G . M ., for Bengal , and President of the Colonial Board , has lost two most promising sons in the Indian Mutiny ; one in his 38 th , the other in his 27 th year . Bro . Burlton may assure himself of the heartfelt sympathy of every Mason throughout tho Craft , in this sad bereavement . THIS GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND . —The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England has '' come down a peg" in regard to the affairs of the craft in Canada . He says" Our chief object now is to
, amend our short comings , and endeavour to keep matters moving more smoothly for the future . I am bound to say , however , that 1 was not acquainted with the whole state of the affairs relating to Canada West , when I addressed the Grand Lodge on a former occasion . " We presume that in a few years more , he will become " acquainted with the whole state of affairs , " & a % and open his eyes to the facts of the case . —Masonic Journal . The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has adopted the report of its
Committee on Correspondence , and recognized the Grand Lodge of Canada . NEW BRUNSWICK . —An important meeting of Irish and Scottish Lodges was held on the 24 th of June , the festival of St . John Baptist , on which day the Masters of Lodges on the Irish registry are installed , several E . A . Masons , as well as Knights Templars , swelled the procession , which proceeded to a Baptist meeting house at Carleton , where an oration on Masonry was delivered to an attentive audience by the Rev . Dr . Clay . A grand banquet closed the proceedings . It
is to be hoped that the P . G . M . will turn his attention to the union of the different Lodges into one P . G . L „ which under the new system , would probably not be a difficult task . We shall otherwise in all probability have a repetition of the Canadian jealousies and ultimate disaffection . THE P . G . M . FOP . HAMPSHIRE . —We are authorized
to give the most unqualified contradiction to a statement which appeared in a late number of a contemporary , to the effect , that a change was likely to be made in the above office . Sir Lucius Curtis is in excellent health , and continues to fulfil his important duties with his usual energy , and to the entire satisfaction of- the Brethren in his Province .
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Colonial.
writing legion in your archives . But while we would guard our Lodges from improper admission , we must preserve purity of character within . The world hears our professions , lot the world see a corresponding life and character , and the triumph of Masonry will be complete . " Adoptive Masonry . —The following resolution was passed : — " Resolved , That the Grand Lodge of Virginia disapprove and forbid the introduction in Virginia of ' Adoptive Masonry , or Side Degrees , ' and earnestly recommend to the subordinate Lodges to discontinue
and repudiate aU such connection . " Advancement . —The following was added to the standing rules : — " In all cases of advancement from one degree to another , it shall bo necessary for the Brother wishing to be advanced , to undergo an examination in open Lodge , in the degree from which he prays to be advanced ; and such candidate shall be examined in open Lodge , and prove himself proficient , on the first section , at least , of the degree from which he prays to be advanced . " "Resolved , That the Grand Lodge hereby forbid the Subordinate
Lodges from conferring any portion of either degree , except the Explanatory Lectures upon more than one candidate at a time . " _ The report of the Special Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence discusses at largo the question of " Emergencies , " and conclude in common with all who have written upon the subject , that cases of real Emergency are very rare . They reported the following , which was adopted : — " Resolved , That no Lodge has a right to initiate a candidate unless his petition has been presented at a stated communication of such
Lodge , at least one month before , without a dispensation from the Graud Master , who is the sole judge of what state of facts constitute a case of emergency . " The report on Foreign Correspondence is quite short , - and mostly occupied in discussing the duties of Masous in tho present critical
period of our existence , when our doors are besieged by multitudes "imperiously demanding admission" ( as we onee heard it reported of certain Fellows in the third degree ); and the proper manner of disposing of the " Minutes" of Lodge meetings . The committee are of opinion that the " approval" of the records or minutes of a meeting by a subsequent one is clearly wrong . They argue that the . Secretary should keep his " minutes" in a book , and not on a sheet of paper ; and that these minutes should be read before the Lodge is closed , that they may be corrected if any omission or mistakes have been
made in them , after which the question is submitted , "Are the minutes correct ? " They are then signed by the Master , and attested by the Secretary ; the Lodge is then closed ; and the proceedings stand as the work of the Lodge for good or for evil , without power at any subsequent meeting to alter or amend , condemn or approve . These proceedings are then neatly transcribed in the "Record Book " and read at the next state communication , and for what ? Not for its approval—for its chartered rights are no greater than those of the preceding Lodges ; not to test the accuracy of the Secretary in
transscribing—for the Lodge , being composed of different members , cannot possibly know what transpired at the meeting before : but simply for information to the members ; aud also to enable the Master to draw his designs upon the Trestle Board , and shape the business of the Lodge accordingly . " The subject is an important one , aud the committee have treated it in an able manner . There are in the jurisdiction 157 chartered Lodges , and one U . D . The Subordinate Lodges report 71 Rejections ( the names of which are published in the Proceedings before us ) 17 Suspensions 10
Expul-, , sions , and 72 Deaths , the previous year . The Finance Reports exhibited a fund in hand of 1 , 206 , 096 dollars . The following were elected Officers : Geo . H . Hubbard , Manchester , G . M . ; Moses Paul , Dover , D . G . M . ; Aaron P . Hughes , S . G . W . ; Jacob C . Hanson , J . G . W . ; John Knowlton , G . R . Treas . ; Horace Chaes Hopkinton , G . Sec .
CALCUTTA . Just as we were going to press , we received the Indian Freemason's Friend for June . It contains the report of a meeting held at Calcutta on the 20 th May , at which the Freemasons determined to . offer their services to the Government in the present juncture in such manner as the Governor-General might please to direct . An address having been accordingly forwarded to the Governor-General , he thanked them for their offer—suggested that they miht be useful hereafter as
g special constables—and requested those who were willing so to act , to register their names at the office of the commissioner of police , but stated the Governor-General " has no apprehension whatever of riot , insurrection , or disturbance , amongst any class of the population of Calcutta ; and if unfortunately any should occur , the means of crushing it utterly and at once are at hand . "— Freemason ' s Magazine .
DELHI . Tho following is interesting , as contrasting how different was the position of Delhi only five months since to what it is now . How many of these Brethren may have perished hi the late unfortunate events it is as yet impossible to say . On the 30 th of March , the ceremony of installing the W . M . of Star of Delhi Lodge , was performed at Delhi , by W . Bro . Lieut . G . Forrest ( the father of Masonry in the North-West ) , V . W . the Rev . Bro .
Smyth , and W . Bro . Buckley , late of Lodge Harmony , Cawnpore . V . W . Bro . Smyth went over from Meerut expressly for the purpose of affording his assistance . Tho eastern chair was occupied by W . Bro . Forrest ( who conducted the proceedings in his well-known skilful and impressive way ) , and the duties of Wardens were discharged by V . W . Bro . Smyth and W . Bro . Buckley . The ceremony of Installation ( after the requisite preliminaries were concluded , and D . Prov . G . M . ' s dispensation for holding the Lodge had been read ) was performed by the three installing Masters ; and W . Bro . Capt .
Russell , of tho o 4 th Regt . N . I ., was duly proclaimed in the throe Craft Degrees by V . W . Bro . T . C . Smyth , as first W . M . of Star of Delhi Lodge . The following officers were afterwards appointed by the W . M ., and addressed by V . W . Bro . Smyth on the subject of their respective Masonic duties ( excepting W . Bro . Forrest ) : —Bros . Lieut . G . Forrest , P . M . ; Dr . Dopping , S . W . ; Lieut . Holland , J . W . ; W . Bro . Conductor Buckley , S . D . ; Bros . Conductor Scully , J . D . ; Conductor SettleTler .
, y The services of Bro . W . H . Marshall , a worthy , able , and most zealous Mason , have been most happily secured for this infant Lodge , in the important capacities of Sec . and Treas . On the closing of the Lodge , the Brethren adjourned to another room , where an ample inaugurating banquet had been prepared . The evening was enlivened by various songs , toasts , and speeches ; all imbued with that spirit of harmony and brotherly love which should ever characterize Masonic assemblies . — -Ibid .
THE INDIAN MUTINY . —We regret to perceive that our respected Brother , Col . Burlton , P . P . G . M ., for Bengal , and President of the Colonial Board , has lost two most promising sons in the Indian Mutiny ; one in his 38 th , the other in his 27 th year . Bro . Burlton may assure himself of the heartfelt sympathy of every Mason throughout tho Craft , in this sad bereavement . THIS GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND . —The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England has '' come down a peg" in regard to the affairs of the craft in Canada . He says" Our chief object now is to
, amend our short comings , and endeavour to keep matters moving more smoothly for the future . I am bound to say , however , that 1 was not acquainted with the whole state of the affairs relating to Canada West , when I addressed the Grand Lodge on a former occasion . " We presume that in a few years more , he will become " acquainted with the whole state of affairs , " & a % and open his eyes to the facts of the case . —Masonic Journal . The Grand Lodge of Louisiana has adopted the report of its
Committee on Correspondence , and recognized the Grand Lodge of Canada . NEW BRUNSWICK . —An important meeting of Irish and Scottish Lodges was held on the 24 th of June , the festival of St . John Baptist , on which day the Masters of Lodges on the Irish registry are installed , several E . A . Masons , as well as Knights Templars , swelled the procession , which proceeded to a Baptist meeting house at Carleton , where an oration on Masonry was delivered to an attentive audience by the Rev . Dr . Clay . A grand banquet closed the proceedings . It
is to be hoped that the P . G . M . will turn his attention to the union of the different Lodges into one P . G . L „ which under the new system , would probably not be a difficult task . We shall otherwise in all probability have a repetition of the Canadian jealousies and ultimate disaffection . THE P . G . M . FOP . HAMPSHIRE . —We are authorized
to give the most unqualified contradiction to a statement which appeared in a late number of a contemporary , to the effect , that a change was likely to be made in the above office . Sir Lucius Curtis is in excellent health , and continues to fulfil his important duties with his usual energy , and to the entire satisfaction of- the Brethren in his Province .