Freemasonry In Germany.

Sclmeeberger ( of Vienna ) attended the meeting himself . He next reported on , the condition of the society and its finances . The motion of the secretary to print the annual report and the list of members and the other usual

documents was then agreed to . The meeting , likewise , again voted a grant of 300 thalers ( to be placed at the disposal of the committee ) in aid of lodges and brethren , it having previously been briefly shown that such aid was needed

, and that tho sum granted last year had not been fully spent . The meeting then proceeded to deliberate on the motion of Bro . Dr . Kravs , of Bens-hem , to the effect that the society of Masons would vote the Dresden

Education Society a contribution of 50 thalers , and the Berlin Society for Popular Education one of 100 thaler ., and transfer tho right of life membership to be acquired thereby to the lodge at Wiesbaden and that at Karlsruhe respectively ; the said lodges to give a report from time to time of their activity

in the respective societies . Bro . Kravs , in support of his motion , stated that it was one of the principal . duties of Freemasonry to promote education and culture , and that such duty was the more imperative now when

Ave see Ultramontanism and Jesuitism making such mighty efforts to bring about a reaction . The society , fie said , might perform part of that duty by subverting those societies . Bro . van Dalen called attention to the fact that it had been resolved last year annually to purchase a share for one of the

lodges in each of the two societies , iu order thereby to acquire an influence on the activity of those societies in a Masonic sense . The committee , he said , IIOAV proposed an amendment , Avhich , at the desire of Bro . Barthelmes ,

Avas formulated , to the effect that , on remitting the sum , the AVJSII be expressed that the said societies might keep aloof from publics , and especially abstain from condemning oilier similar societies . Bio . Lek'htlin declared the readiness of the lodge Leopold , z . Tr . at Karlsruhe ,

to accept this distinction , provided the participation in these societies should render an activity , in a Masonic sense , possible . The motion of Bro . Kravs , as amended by the committee , AA as unanimously

agreed to . The meeting then proceeded to the next question on the order of the dayviz ., to take into consideration the motion of Bro . Cramer , of Eichenbarlebento request the German Grand

, Lodges ( 1 ) to introduce a uniform form of obligation in all rites ; ( 2 ) to abolish the fees for affiliation , excepting repayment of the real outlay ; and ( 3 ) to introduce a uniform instruction of

candidates in the form , spirit , and nature of Frefmasonry , and in the duties incumbent on every Mason . Bra . van Dalen having directed atteution to the . unsatisfactory Avoiding of the motion , seeing that the Grand Lodge

League , accepts no motions from individual Masons , Bro . Cramer addressed the meeting in support of it , and said : "The motions which I would have you agree to , my brethren , tend to bring about a greater agreement in the brotherhood ,

Avithout , however , in the least encroaching on the independence of the several lodges . We nmst absolutely aspire to agreement in our Craft , at least in a certain sense , by transforming the character of the Avhole bod \ r iu such a manner as

to render it in general more capable of progress ; for progress Ave must make , if Ave don't Avish to be beaten in our competition Avith other humane associations , and are desirous of occupying and maintaining a Avorthy place in culture in

the Avork of improving the human race . It is certain that AVC can attain such unity only by seeing that our Craft be composed of more homogeneous elements than has hitherto been the case . At present tAvo men be called

may Freemasons Avho in their AUCAVS differ Mo eoclo from each other , and , owing to the essential and fundamental difference between them , Avill ever continue to do so . Thus , for instance , a neAV and au old Catholic are both called Catholics ;