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Ireland.
surmounted with globes , celestial and terrestrial , brilliantly lighted from within . At four o ' clock the Lodge was duly opened by Brother Dillon , W . M ., and two apprentices were initiated into the Mysteries of Freemasonry . After this Brother Dillon , assisted by the P . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , installed Brother Higginson as W . M ., and the other officers were in due form and order invested with the insignia of their
offices , and inducted to their seats . The Lodge was called off to refreshment at a quarter before seven o ' clock , when twenty-five Brethren sat down to dinner . The usual routine of Masonic toasts was given ; many of which w ere introduced with excellent remarks , and responded to with great propriety . Before the Lodge was closed , nine Brethren present , being Royal Arch Masons , signed a petition to the S . G . R . A . C . of Ireland , praying for a Warrant of Constitution in that exalted degree . At half-past ten the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren separated , highly pleased with the entertainment , and rejoicing at the prospects which are dawning upon Masonry in the north of Ireland .
Foreign.
FOREIGN .
FRANKFORT . —The Freemasons' Hall is a truly noble pile , and being situate in a public thoroughfare , it commands general attention . The Lodge Rooms of the " Rising Sun , " which is under the constitution of England , are under ground , ancl no refreshment is ever allowed in them . The ceremonials are conducted with the most scrupulous attention ; they differ materially from the ' English discipline in this respect ; the ceremony is science , ancl various aids are brought into
display to attract attention , ancl to fix it for all time . We must not enter into further detail , but frankly confess that , although we differed much on the propriety of certain forms observed in the Pilgrim ( German ) Lodge , London ; we saw nothing to reprove , but much to admire at Frankfort . But it was not so much by the ceremonials that we were fascinated , as we were forcibly struck by the working of lectures bvarious talented
y Brethren ; these lectures continued for several hours . In due time we were conducted to the Banqueting Room , where an elegant entertainment awaited us . The allowance of wine was restricted to a half bottle per head . If in the Lod ge Rooms we hacl been instructed by Masonic lectures , here we were gratified by a most delightful concert . The crowning pleasure , however , was the brotherly love that prevailed . A venerable looking sage , however , stealthily enquired how
matters were just now in England , the masonic horizon in that direction having , as he hinted , betokened some dark presages . We spoke gently , but truthfully , and the sage pondered . At 12 o ' clock we retired from as happy a meeting as the heart could desire to enjoy . The upper rooms of this elegant structure arc appropriated to the tenancy of a Masonic club , where the members meet to play cards ,
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Ireland.
surmounted with globes , celestial and terrestrial , brilliantly lighted from within . At four o ' clock the Lodge was duly opened by Brother Dillon , W . M ., and two apprentices were initiated into the Mysteries of Freemasonry . After this Brother Dillon , assisted by the P . G . M . of Carey and Dunluce , installed Brother Higginson as W . M ., and the other officers were in due form and order invested with the insignia of their
offices , and inducted to their seats . The Lodge was called off to refreshment at a quarter before seven o ' clock , when twenty-five Brethren sat down to dinner . The usual routine of Masonic toasts was given ; many of which w ere introduced with excellent remarks , and responded to with great propriety . Before the Lodge was closed , nine Brethren present , being Royal Arch Masons , signed a petition to the S . G . R . A . C . of Ireland , praying for a Warrant of Constitution in that exalted degree . At half-past ten the Lodge was closed , and the Brethren separated , highly pleased with the entertainment , and rejoicing at the prospects which are dawning upon Masonry in the north of Ireland .
Foreign.
FOREIGN .
FRANKFORT . —The Freemasons' Hall is a truly noble pile , and being situate in a public thoroughfare , it commands general attention . The Lodge Rooms of the " Rising Sun , " which is under the constitution of England , are under ground , ancl no refreshment is ever allowed in them . The ceremonials are conducted with the most scrupulous attention ; they differ materially from the ' English discipline in this respect ; the ceremony is science , ancl various aids are brought into
display to attract attention , ancl to fix it for all time . We must not enter into further detail , but frankly confess that , although we differed much on the propriety of certain forms observed in the Pilgrim ( German ) Lodge , London ; we saw nothing to reprove , but much to admire at Frankfort . But it was not so much by the ceremonials that we were fascinated , as we were forcibly struck by the working of lectures bvarious talented
y Brethren ; these lectures continued for several hours . In due time we were conducted to the Banqueting Room , where an elegant entertainment awaited us . The allowance of wine was restricted to a half bottle per head . If in the Lod ge Rooms we hacl been instructed by Masonic lectures , here we were gratified by a most delightful concert . The crowning pleasure , however , was the brotherly love that prevailed . A venerable looking sage , however , stealthily enquired how
matters were just now in England , the masonic horizon in that direction having , as he hinted , betokened some dark presages . We spoke gently , but truthfully , and the sage pondered . At 12 o ' clock we retired from as happy a meeting as the heart could desire to enjoy . The upper rooms of this elegant structure arc appropriated to the tenancy of a Masonic club , where the members meet to play cards ,