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Latomia.
the orator of the body . He became the founder of a Lodge in Prussia , and was the most powerful defender of the order , which had previously fallen into disrepute . " Statistics of Freemasons' Lodges . " LEIPZIG . —The Grand Orient numbers 81-5 members , consisting of the MinervaBaldwinand Apollo Lodges .
, , PRUSSIA . —The Grand Orient numbers 12 , 815 , divided into -1 G 4 J Orients , of which Prussia Proper has 137 ; the remaining 27 Orients are under the Grand Lodge of Prussia in other States . The Masonic Lodges of the German States are arranged according to towns . *
" Chronicle . " Under this department will be found much interesting Masonic intelligence . Some of the Lodges have very odd names ; one rejoicing under the title of " The Three Dead Men ' s Bonesf celebrated a feast not long since . f The intelligence from England is limited to the presentation of an offering to the Grand Master , and the announcement that Prince Albert will be the next Grand Master . J
" Miscellaneous . " An interesting anecdote is recorded at some length to the following effect : — " An English ship , whose crew consisted only of the master and three men , was captured by a French privateer . The officer who boarded the vessel , discovered among the papers a Grand Lodge certificate that belonged to the master . He was not himself a Mason , but knew that his captain was : his manner was courteous ; he took the
papers , and reported to the captain of the privateer , who came on board the prize , and on receiving a promise that , on the master ' s reaching Plymouth , he would use his best endeavours to obtain the release of a prisoner of war then at that depot , he gave him liberty and his ship . The grateful master kept his word ; on landing , he met the Masters of the Lodges , who memorialized government , and as speedily as possible , the French prisoner was restored to liberty and his country . "
" Criticism . " The Freemason , by J . B . Kernig . —This publication is favorably reviewed , and from the manner , we should say deservedly so . Freemasonry , and its Influence in Switzerland , by Carl Von Haller . The author , not appearing to tbe critic in the garb of a philosopher , a philanthropist , or a man of truth , is dismissed with a castigation proportionate to his demerits .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Latomia.
the orator of the body . He became the founder of a Lodge in Prussia , and was the most powerful defender of the order , which had previously fallen into disrepute . " Statistics of Freemasons' Lodges . " LEIPZIG . —The Grand Orient numbers 81-5 members , consisting of the MinervaBaldwinand Apollo Lodges .
, , PRUSSIA . —The Grand Orient numbers 12 , 815 , divided into -1 G 4 J Orients , of which Prussia Proper has 137 ; the remaining 27 Orients are under the Grand Lodge of Prussia in other States . The Masonic Lodges of the German States are arranged according to towns . *
" Chronicle . " Under this department will be found much interesting Masonic intelligence . Some of the Lodges have very odd names ; one rejoicing under the title of " The Three Dead Men ' s Bonesf celebrated a feast not long since . f The intelligence from England is limited to the presentation of an offering to the Grand Master , and the announcement that Prince Albert will be the next Grand Master . J
" Miscellaneous . " An interesting anecdote is recorded at some length to the following effect : — " An English ship , whose crew consisted only of the master and three men , was captured by a French privateer . The officer who boarded the vessel , discovered among the papers a Grand Lodge certificate that belonged to the master . He was not himself a Mason , but knew that his captain was : his manner was courteous ; he took the
papers , and reported to the captain of the privateer , who came on board the prize , and on receiving a promise that , on the master ' s reaching Plymouth , he would use his best endeavours to obtain the release of a prisoner of war then at that depot , he gave him liberty and his ship . The grateful master kept his word ; on landing , he met the Masters of the Lodges , who memorialized government , and as speedily as possible , the French prisoner was restored to liberty and his country . "
" Criticism . " The Freemason , by J . B . Kernig . —This publication is favorably reviewed , and from the manner , we should say deservedly so . Freemasonry , and its Influence in Switzerland , by Carl Von Haller . The author , not appearing to tbe critic in the garb of a philosopher , a philanthropist , or a man of truth , is dismissed with a castigation proportionate to his demerits .