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India.
" Ithasbeen always the custom of Masons , from the highest antiquity , to lay the foundations of certain edifices , with a solemn and significant ceremonial . You will find in the sacred records allusion to the chief stone of the corner , that is to say , of the North East corner , for it was at that point that Masons have ever begun to build ; and this chief stone has always been laid upon a sure ancl firm foundation , with an invocation , before all the peoplefor the blessing of the Great Architect of Heaven ancl
, Earth , without which no undertaking can succeed , no work prosper . I have said that the ceremonial was a significant one ; for you have seen me pour forth upon this stone corn , wine , and oil ; eloquent types of the goodness and bounty of all-wise Providence !" At the Masonic dinner , which took place afterwards , the various addresses that were delivered after the banquet were remarkable for their spirit and their enlightening truth . Brothers Grant ancl Burnes ,
were especially prominent ; The language in which Bro . Burnes proposed the health ofthe former was beautifully energetic , aptly concluding with a declaration that on love and conciliation was founded the basis of his Masonic rule and government .
PRESENTATION OF A MASONIC JEWEL , AND BANQUET , TO THE R . W . THE D . G . M ., BY LODGE SINCERITY , CAWNPORE , NOV . 25 . —The Masonic Lodge of Sincerity , No . 552 , hearing that the Right Worshipful Brother Robert Neave , D . G . M . of Bengal and its dependencies , was expected to pass through , on his way to take up his new office at Azimgurh , it was proposed by their W . M ., Brother Major Macdonald , that the Lodge should take the opportunity of paying him that compliment
due to his exalted station in the Craft , which unforseen circumstances would not permit of on the occasion of his former visit . The AV . B ., therefore , proposed that a Masonic entertainment should be given to him , to which the AV . M ., AVardens , ancl Brethren of the Sister Lodge of Harmony , No . 641 , as well as all other resident Freemasons , should be invited as guests of Lodge Sincerity , to meet the Presiding Officer of the Craft upon this occasion .
It was further proposed by Brother Macdonald , seconded by Brother AVemyss , that as a testimonial of the esteem of the members of Lodge Sincerity , for the extensive Masonic acquirements evinced by the R . AV . B ., as also of the admiration for his zeal displayed on every occasion for the benefit and advancement of the Craft , the Master Mason ' s jewel of Lodge Sincerity should be presented to his acceptance ; the AV . M . reminding the Brethren that the jewel ivould be a more
appropriate presentation than any other , the R . AV . Brother being a subscribing member of this Lodge . The proposition being carried unanimously , the Secretary was desired to have a jewel prepared . It must not , however , be supposed that this " gathering of the Craft " was solely for the purpose of indulging in " the creature comforts ; " far from it . On the day the R . W . Brother Neave arrived , a conclave of Kni
ghts of the Order of the Red Cross of Babylon was held , when Brother Jones , member of Lodge Sincerity , was inducted into the Order , Sir Knight Macdonald , a Knight Commander of the Order , resigning his truncheon , in order to admit of Sir Knight Commander Neave presiding , which he clid with his accustomed ability . It was pleasing to observe , that a considerable addition had been made in the articles of banners , regalia , & c , since the last meeting of this new encampment , which has been but very lately founded by Sir Knight Macdonald .
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India.
" Ithasbeen always the custom of Masons , from the highest antiquity , to lay the foundations of certain edifices , with a solemn and significant ceremonial . You will find in the sacred records allusion to the chief stone of the corner , that is to say , of the North East corner , for it was at that point that Masons have ever begun to build ; and this chief stone has always been laid upon a sure ancl firm foundation , with an invocation , before all the peoplefor the blessing of the Great Architect of Heaven ancl
, Earth , without which no undertaking can succeed , no work prosper . I have said that the ceremonial was a significant one ; for you have seen me pour forth upon this stone corn , wine , and oil ; eloquent types of the goodness and bounty of all-wise Providence !" At the Masonic dinner , which took place afterwards , the various addresses that were delivered after the banquet were remarkable for their spirit and their enlightening truth . Brothers Grant ancl Burnes ,
were especially prominent ; The language in which Bro . Burnes proposed the health ofthe former was beautifully energetic , aptly concluding with a declaration that on love and conciliation was founded the basis of his Masonic rule and government .
PRESENTATION OF A MASONIC JEWEL , AND BANQUET , TO THE R . W . THE D . G . M ., BY LODGE SINCERITY , CAWNPORE , NOV . 25 . —The Masonic Lodge of Sincerity , No . 552 , hearing that the Right Worshipful Brother Robert Neave , D . G . M . of Bengal and its dependencies , was expected to pass through , on his way to take up his new office at Azimgurh , it was proposed by their W . M ., Brother Major Macdonald , that the Lodge should take the opportunity of paying him that compliment
due to his exalted station in the Craft , which unforseen circumstances would not permit of on the occasion of his former visit . The AV . B ., therefore , proposed that a Masonic entertainment should be given to him , to which the AV . M ., AVardens , ancl Brethren of the Sister Lodge of Harmony , No . 641 , as well as all other resident Freemasons , should be invited as guests of Lodge Sincerity , to meet the Presiding Officer of the Craft upon this occasion .
It was further proposed by Brother Macdonald , seconded by Brother AVemyss , that as a testimonial of the esteem of the members of Lodge Sincerity , for the extensive Masonic acquirements evinced by the R . AV . B ., as also of the admiration for his zeal displayed on every occasion for the benefit and advancement of the Craft , the Master Mason ' s jewel of Lodge Sincerity should be presented to his acceptance ; the AV . M . reminding the Brethren that the jewel ivould be a more
appropriate presentation than any other , the R . AV . Brother being a subscribing member of this Lodge . The proposition being carried unanimously , the Secretary was desired to have a jewel prepared . It must not , however , be supposed that this " gathering of the Craft " was solely for the purpose of indulging in " the creature comforts ; " far from it . On the day the R . W . Brother Neave arrived , a conclave of Kni
ghts of the Order of the Red Cross of Babylon was held , when Brother Jones , member of Lodge Sincerity , was inducted into the Order , Sir Knight Macdonald , a Knight Commander of the Order , resigning his truncheon , in order to admit of Sir Knight Commander Neave presiding , which he clid with his accustomed ability . It was pleasing to observe , that a considerable addition had been made in the articles of banners , regalia , & c , since the last meeting of this new encampment , which has been but very lately founded by Sir Knight Macdonald .