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India.
A school for the orphans of indigent Masons , now in a state ot promise , will , ere long , it is hoped , be matured . We have , amid these pleasing matters , to regret the expected retirement of a universall y esteemed Brother , Sir L . Kyan , Prov . S . G . W . ; but our regret is in some measure lessened bthe knowled that although he will then be
y ge , absent from his present associates , he will aid their objects in the Grand Lodge of England by his able advocacy and commanding talents . A circular has been sent to all Lodges directing that a sell-constituted degree , termed « Excellent Master , " or , more iamiliarly speaking « Passing the Chairfor the
, , " mere purpose oi evading discipline , shall be discontinued . This step is important , as indicating promptness to correct abuses , and decision in removing them . A question of considerable importance having been pretty generally canvassed , and a desire expressed bv several to notice it , we feel no hesitation in adverting ' to ir . The sub relates to the
ject indiscriminate admission of Hindoos and Mahommedans into the Order—many objecting , and , some , advocating the principle . The Provincial Grand Master has , we understand , with much propriety , forwarded to the Grand Lodge ample details of the question ; and we trust that the Grand Lodge will , without delay , seriously deliberate on the matter .
Ihe objections maybe viewed in the light of a doubt whether the classes alluded to are sufficiently enlightened to appreciate the beauties of Freemasonry . Whether they are sufficient free moral agents , and are not too much under the control of their Brahmins , & c . The advocates all agree , and with much justice , that the Brahminical mysteries evidence so much connection with earlier Masonic tradition , that the power which is dreaded might become a useful means to a noble end .
It may not be amiss here to refer to a highly interesting iact m Masonic history , which bears strongly on this subject . * About the year 1779 , Omdit-ul-Omrah Bahauder , eldest son of the Nabob ofthe Carnatic , was initiated into Masonry « m the Lodge at Trichinopoly , and the Grand Lodge sent a complimentary letter to his Highness on the
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India.
A school for the orphans of indigent Masons , now in a state ot promise , will , ere long , it is hoped , be matured . We have , amid these pleasing matters , to regret the expected retirement of a universall y esteemed Brother , Sir L . Kyan , Prov . S . G . W . ; but our regret is in some measure lessened bthe knowled that although he will then be
y ge , absent from his present associates , he will aid their objects in the Grand Lodge of England by his able advocacy and commanding talents . A circular has been sent to all Lodges directing that a sell-constituted degree , termed « Excellent Master , " or , more iamiliarly speaking « Passing the Chairfor the
, , " mere purpose oi evading discipline , shall be discontinued . This step is important , as indicating promptness to correct abuses , and decision in removing them . A question of considerable importance having been pretty generally canvassed , and a desire expressed bv several to notice it , we feel no hesitation in adverting ' to ir . The sub relates to the
ject indiscriminate admission of Hindoos and Mahommedans into the Order—many objecting , and , some , advocating the principle . The Provincial Grand Master has , we understand , with much propriety , forwarded to the Grand Lodge ample details of the question ; and we trust that the Grand Lodge will , without delay , seriously deliberate on the matter .
Ihe objections maybe viewed in the light of a doubt whether the classes alluded to are sufficiently enlightened to appreciate the beauties of Freemasonry . Whether they are sufficient free moral agents , and are not too much under the control of their Brahmins , & c . The advocates all agree , and with much justice , that the Brahminical mysteries evidence so much connection with earlier Masonic tradition , that the power which is dreaded might become a useful means to a noble end .
It may not be amiss here to refer to a highly interesting iact m Masonic history , which bears strongly on this subject . * About the year 1779 , Omdit-ul-Omrah Bahauder , eldest son of the Nabob ofthe Carnatic , was initiated into Masonry « m the Lodge at Trichinopoly , and the Grand Lodge sent a complimentary letter to his Highness on the