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India.
MADRAS . —Lodge of Universal Charity . —Anniversary of St . John the Evanyelist . —This Lodge , which was revived in the early part of this year , under the auspices of the late Deputy Prov . Grand Master , J . C . Morris , has assumed a very flourishing aspect . It has had several accessions lately , and under the fostering care of its truly excellent AArorshipful Master , Bro . AVight , it has become a good working Lodge . The meetings are regular , the attendance of the Brethren punctual , and good
order and harmony characterize all its proceedings . Bro . Al'Dowell , the late Senior AVarden , was unanimously elected AAr orshipful Master for the ensuing year . St . John ' s Day having fallen on Sunday , the Lodge was opened at daylight on the following morning , for the purpose of installing the AVorshipful Master Elect , and investing the new Office-bearers . In the evening the Brethren reassembled at seven o ' clock , to celebrate the anniversary of their patron saint . An excellent dinner was provided by the Steward , Bro . Sterling ,
ana the evening was spent with that cordiality and good fellowship which ever distinguish the convivials of the Craft . After the removal of the cloth a variety of toasts were proposed and drunk with enthusiasm , many of them being prefaced by neat and appropriate speeches . Several original songs , composed for the occasion , and other Masonic songs were sung . The chair was admirably filled by Bro . M'Dowell , the new AArorshipful Master , supported by Bros . AVight and Maskelland the Brethren separated at " high twelve" in
Uni-, versal Charity . Among the toasts the " R . AV . Bro . Alorris , late D * P . G . M . " was not forgotten . A periodical has been started here entitled the 3 fadras Freemasons ' Monthly Herald , under the auspices of the Lodge of Social Friendship . HONG KONG . —The Brethren of Lodge 735 , the Royal Sussex , have subscribed 22 / . 7 s . Gd . sterling in aid of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons .
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
The Insignia ofthe Royal Arch as it was used at the first estublishmenl of the Degree , illustrated and explained in a Second Letter to Robert Thos . Crucefix , L . L . D ., Grand Commander of S . G . I . G . for England and Wales , Sec . Sec . By the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D , Lieut . G . C . S . G . I . G ., Past Deputy Grand Master G . L . Massachusetts , & c . The former letter on the origin of the Royal Arch , written by our learned historian , demanded and received from us the most considerate
attention ; it was reviewed at considerable length—perhaps no previous work of Dr . Oliver ' s was more required . The present letter on " the Insignia of the Royal Arch" has equal claims on the considerate attention of the fraternity , indeed it may be looked on as the sequel to the former , connecting and cementing the great subject on which the learned Mason has written . It had been our intention to have given an elaborate review of this second letter , but the subject grew upon us to such extent ,
that we have found it more convenient , and certainly more to the benefit of those for whom the work is especially written , to confine ourselves to the declaration that it is essential as a key to the comprehension of a VOL . v . II
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India.
MADRAS . —Lodge of Universal Charity . —Anniversary of St . John the Evanyelist . —This Lodge , which was revived in the early part of this year , under the auspices of the late Deputy Prov . Grand Master , J . C . Morris , has assumed a very flourishing aspect . It has had several accessions lately , and under the fostering care of its truly excellent AArorshipful Master , Bro . AVight , it has become a good working Lodge . The meetings are regular , the attendance of the Brethren punctual , and good
order and harmony characterize all its proceedings . Bro . Al'Dowell , the late Senior AVarden , was unanimously elected AAr orshipful Master for the ensuing year . St . John ' s Day having fallen on Sunday , the Lodge was opened at daylight on the following morning , for the purpose of installing the AVorshipful Master Elect , and investing the new Office-bearers . In the evening the Brethren reassembled at seven o ' clock , to celebrate the anniversary of their patron saint . An excellent dinner was provided by the Steward , Bro . Sterling ,
ana the evening was spent with that cordiality and good fellowship which ever distinguish the convivials of the Craft . After the removal of the cloth a variety of toasts were proposed and drunk with enthusiasm , many of them being prefaced by neat and appropriate speeches . Several original songs , composed for the occasion , and other Masonic songs were sung . The chair was admirably filled by Bro . M'Dowell , the new AArorshipful Master , supported by Bros . AVight and Maskelland the Brethren separated at " high twelve" in
Uni-, versal Charity . Among the toasts the " R . AV . Bro . Alorris , late D * P . G . M . " was not forgotten . A periodical has been started here entitled the 3 fadras Freemasons ' Monthly Herald , under the auspices of the Lodge of Social Friendship . HONG KONG . —The Brethren of Lodge 735 , the Royal Sussex , have subscribed 22 / . 7 s . Gd . sterling in aid of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons .
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
The Insignia ofthe Royal Arch as it was used at the first estublishmenl of the Degree , illustrated and explained in a Second Letter to Robert Thos . Crucefix , L . L . D ., Grand Commander of S . G . I . G . for England and Wales , Sec . Sec . By the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D , Lieut . G . C . S . G . I . G ., Past Deputy Grand Master G . L . Massachusetts , & c . The former letter on the origin of the Royal Arch , written by our learned historian , demanded and received from us the most considerate
attention ; it was reviewed at considerable length—perhaps no previous work of Dr . Oliver ' s was more required . The present letter on " the Insignia of the Royal Arch" has equal claims on the considerate attention of the fraternity , indeed it may be looked on as the sequel to the former , connecting and cementing the great subject on which the learned Mason has written . It had been our intention to have given an elaborate review of this second letter , but the subject grew upon us to such extent ,
that we have found it more convenient , and certainly more to the benefit of those for whom the work is especially written , to confine ourselves to the declaration that it is essential as a key to the comprehension of a VOL . v . II