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Canada.
Royal Arch Chapter attached to St . George ' s Lodge , - with thirty members and rising , although party feeling has been injurious to it . The Lodges are in harmony and good feeling , and exchanged deputations on last St . John ' s day . We are striving to put aside refreshments , ancl to get a separate building or part of one , unconnected with a tavern , as a " Masonic Hall , " which will add to our respectability . We are on the point of taking preliminary steps for the
re-organization of the Provincial Grand Lodge for this province for this district , which , when once re-established , will prove of material benefit to the Craft here . In Quebec there are also several Lodges in tolerable working order , and a very good military one attached to the 89 th Regiment . In Upper Canada the Order is progressing right " merrilie . " Toronto has a numerous ancl excellent Lodge , and Kingston , Belleville , Hamilton , London , and Goderich have each thriving Lodges , ancl the Provincial Grand Lodge is in full activity .
America—United States.
AMERICA—UNITED STATES .
NEW YORK . —The Masonic Library progresses , and the Masonic ' Charity is in the ascendant . MASONIC JEWS AND THE PRUSSIAN LODGE . —AVe regret that our views on this , all-engrossing subject have not been rightly understood in England . From the Protocol of the Grand Lodge of Frankfort , we . find the subject has been discussed at Berlin , and that there we were ' not misunderstood . The Grand Master made a very fair statement of the ground we took . AVe shall act in June whether we receive an
answer or not . As yet none has come to hand direct from Berlin , although it was decided " to send a Brotherly letter to the Grand Lodge of New York . " Our Grand Master has been for some time very seriously afflicted . The " Strict Observance" has re-elected Bro . James Herring as Worshipful Master .
Generally speaking the Craft is in a very improving state . There is , however , much complaint among the Brethren from Canada that they cannot obtain their Grand Lodge certificates from England , which causes serious inconvenience to them in- the United States , where certificates are indispensable . Some coloured Brethren here intimate ah intention to apply to England for a warrant to hold a Lodge , but we feel certain that any petition ' fi ' om them will be disregarded .
BRO . OLE BULL . —The proceeds of a concert given by this distinguished violinist , at the Tabernacle , were presented by him to the AVidows' and Orphans' Fund of the Order of Freemasons . Between the acts , the Grand Master and his Officers , in full regalia , were arranged in form on the platform . Here the Grand Secretary proceeded to invest Bro . Ole Bull with ' the magnificent regalia of the Grand Lodge amidst the applause ofthe audience , and continued : — -
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Canada.
Royal Arch Chapter attached to St . George ' s Lodge , - with thirty members and rising , although party feeling has been injurious to it . The Lodges are in harmony and good feeling , and exchanged deputations on last St . John ' s day . We are striving to put aside refreshments , ancl to get a separate building or part of one , unconnected with a tavern , as a " Masonic Hall , " which will add to our respectability . We are on the point of taking preliminary steps for the
re-organization of the Provincial Grand Lodge for this province for this district , which , when once re-established , will prove of material benefit to the Craft here . In Quebec there are also several Lodges in tolerable working order , and a very good military one attached to the 89 th Regiment . In Upper Canada the Order is progressing right " merrilie . " Toronto has a numerous ancl excellent Lodge , and Kingston , Belleville , Hamilton , London , and Goderich have each thriving Lodges , ancl the Provincial Grand Lodge is in full activity .
America—United States.
AMERICA—UNITED STATES .
NEW YORK . —The Masonic Library progresses , and the Masonic ' Charity is in the ascendant . MASONIC JEWS AND THE PRUSSIAN LODGE . —AVe regret that our views on this , all-engrossing subject have not been rightly understood in England . From the Protocol of the Grand Lodge of Frankfort , we . find the subject has been discussed at Berlin , and that there we were ' not misunderstood . The Grand Master made a very fair statement of the ground we took . AVe shall act in June whether we receive an
answer or not . As yet none has come to hand direct from Berlin , although it was decided " to send a Brotherly letter to the Grand Lodge of New York . " Our Grand Master has been for some time very seriously afflicted . The " Strict Observance" has re-elected Bro . James Herring as Worshipful Master .
Generally speaking the Craft is in a very improving state . There is , however , much complaint among the Brethren from Canada that they cannot obtain their Grand Lodge certificates from England , which causes serious inconvenience to them in- the United States , where certificates are indispensable . Some coloured Brethren here intimate ah intention to apply to England for a warrant to hold a Lodge , but we feel certain that any petition ' fi ' om them will be disregarded .
BRO . OLE BULL . —The proceeds of a concert given by this distinguished violinist , at the Tabernacle , were presented by him to the AVidows' and Orphans' Fund of the Order of Freemasons . Between the acts , the Grand Master and his Officers , in full regalia , were arranged in form on the platform . Here the Grand Secretary proceeded to invest Bro . Ole Bull with ' the magnificent regalia of the Grand Lodge amidst the applause ofthe audience , and continued : — -