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the enthusiastic reception with which it has universally been met . And I also , beg to assure you , and in doing so I but echo the sentiments of all my brethren of the Athole , that this nig ht we have enjoyed ourselves to the full , not only in a gastronomic sense , but also through those higher perceptions , those intellectual qualities that invest man ' s better motives . Brethren I beg to thank you . ' "The Last Link of St . Mark ' s , " was proposed by Bro .
Barrow ; "The Visiting Brethren from a Distance , " by Bro Thomson .- " The Trustees of St . Mark ' s , " by Bro . Clark ; " The Proxy Masters and AVardens , " by Bro . Amott ; and "Happy to Meet , & c , " by the R . AV . M . Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from several influential Masons , including Bro . Sheriff Alison , who was detained at the Circuit Court ; hut the meeting throughout was a most harmonious one were hvarious brethren ,
. Songs sung y which greatly enlivened the proceedings , and Bro . A . AA Banks presided at the harmonium in his usual efficient style . Altogether an exceedingly pleasant evening was spent , such ¦ as only "brethren of the mystic tie" can possibly enjoy .
India.
INDIA .
BOMBAY . DISTRICT GRAND LODGE . On Wednesday the 19 th February , 1862 , the first District Grand Lodge ever formed in this Province -under the Grand Lodge of England and AVales was opened in Bombay in the building occupied hy Lodge Concord ( No . 1059 ) , under a patent of appointment as Prov . Grand Master granted hy the
M . W . the Grand Master of England and Wales to R . AV . Bro . Geo . Taylor , Barrister at Law and Master of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay on its Equity side . At the time appointed , half-past five , p . ai ., R . AV . Bro . James Gibbs , of the Bombay Civil Service , P . M . of Lodge Union ( No . 1062 ) , who had been previously appointed Deputy Prov . Cr . M . with full powers by the R . AV . Prov . G . M ., opened the District Grand Lodge in due form , aided by Bros . G . S . Judge ,
P . M . Lodge , No . 265 , as S . Prov . G . AVarden ; H . AVickham , P . M . Lodge No . 715 , as J . Prov . G . AVarden ; AV . C . Sillar , AV . M ., Lodge No . 807 , as S . Prov . G . Deacon ; A . King , S . AV . Lodge No . 1059 , as J . Prov . G . Deacon ; J . Firth , of Lodge No . 1059 , as Prov . G . Pursuivant ; AV . K . Watson , Tyler of Lodge No . 1059 , as Urov . GT . Tyler ; and the Representatives of the Lodges of Bombay . The summons convening the meeting and the patent of the R . AV . the P . G . Master having been read , it was announced that R . W . Bro . G . Taylor was at the door , whereupon , by command of
the D . Prov . G . M ., he was waited upon by a deputation consisting of the officiating Prov . G . AA ardens , the officiating Prov . G . Deacons and other brethren , and conducted into the District Grand Lodge with the honour and respect due to his high Masonic rank , after which he was presented for installation by the officiating S . Prov . G . Warden and addressed by the 3 > . Prov . G . M . as follows : — " R . W ., Sir and Brother , the Masons working under the Grand
Lodge of England hail this day as the beginning of what they fondly hope , and with confidence exi ^ ect , will prove a most auspicious era in Freemasonry in this Province . England was the first to establish Lodges in this Presidency , and for many years held her rule supreme , but from the G . M . not being directly represented here by a Prov . Grand Master , as well as for other reasons which it is better at this distance of time to pass over without further notice , Scotland stepped in and took
the lead , opening its proceedings by appointing a Prov . Grand Master with full power to constitute lodges , with this proviso that they should hail from the Grand Lodge of Scotland (* . ) JVeemasom-y then saw the extraordinary and unprecedented exhibition of one lodge ( f ) leaving its natural mother , the Grand Lodge of England and transferring itself bodily with its name and all else belonging to it as an adopted child to the Grand Lodge of Scotland who accepted the charge—it also saw the Unnatural sight of Masons deserting their mother lodges , work-
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ing under England , to such an extent that their lodges fell into abeyance , in order that they might give their support to newly constituted lodges working under Scotland . The Brother who was appointed by the Grand Master of Scotland to rule over this Province was eminent as a mason , and of position and character competent to make his influence generall y felt . Under him Scotch Masonry flourished and English drooped and finally became dormantAbout the
Masonry . year 1 S 49 some English Masons applied for and obtained a AA an-ant from the Grand Lodge of England to work a Lodge , and Lodge St . George ( No . S 07 ) , came into existence , and for some time alone supported English Masonry in this Province . Some years afterwards Lodge Orion in the AVest , ( No . 59 S ) , which had long heen dormant , was resuscitated , and shortly afterwards Lodge Concord ( No . 1059 ) was established . In 1 S 5 SI had the
, , honour , in conjunction with some other English Masons , to consecrate Lodge Union , ( No . 1069 ) at Kurrachee , an offset of which has lately been formed at Kotree in Middle Sind , under the name of Industry ( No . 1175 . ) As soon as the number of English Lodges began to increase it was felt that tho only way by which the solidity of the English Masonic structure , thus happily resumed in this Province , could he ensured was to
obtain a District Grand Lodge , and a petition from a large number of English Masons in this Presidency was forwarded to the M . AV . the Grand Master , who kindly granted their request by appointing you , R . AV . Brother , to be the first Prov . G . M . of Bombay and its dependencies , and I greatly rejoice that the pleasing duty of installing you in the E . Chair has fallenupon me . Permit me , therefore , R . AV . Sir , to offer you the sincere congratulations of the brethren , who work under the Banner of England , on the present auspicious occasion , and to express their fervent wish that the G . A . O . T . U ., may grant you health
and strength long to rule over the English Craft in Bombay , that masonry may extend its benign influence under your fostering care , that not only may numbers of our own countrymen be induced to come under its banner by a sincere wish to render themselves more generally servieable to their fellow creatures , but that to the natives of this country the true liglit may arise and shine , and that , in joining with us in the sacred tie of Masonry , brotherly love may be engendered , relief to the
distressed be practised , and truth become the ruling principle of their lives . " The . D . Prov . G . M ., R . AV . Bro . Gibbs , then proceeded with the ceremony of installation , which was completed in the usual manner , and the proper honours having been given , the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master invested and installed the principal officers , and invested the rest with an appropriate address to each , which was suitably acknowledged .
The following are the names of the officers : — Bros . J . Gibbs , P . M . No . 1069 , D . Prov . G . M . ; G . S . Judge , P . M . No . 265 , Sen . Prov . G . AVarden ; H . AVickham P . M . No . 715 , Jun . Prov . G . Warden ; the Rev . J . J . Farnhan , AV . M . No . 1059 , Prov . G . Chaplain ; J . P . Comforth , No . S 07 , elected Prov . G . Treas . ; AV . C . Sillar , AV . M . No . S 07 , Prov . G . Reg . ; G . S . Judge , P . M . No . 265 , Prov . G . Sec . ; D . Hepworth , P . M . No . 1059 Sen . Prov . G . D . ; W . T . RoperP . W . No . S 07 Jun . Prov .
, , , G . D . ; J . Brunton , AV . M . No . 1069 , Prov . G . Sup . of AVorks ; E T . Thompson , Sec . No . 59 S , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; E . J . Morris of No . 1069 , Prov . G . S . B . ; John Firth of No . 1059 , Prov . G . Purs . ; W . K . AVatson , Tyler of No . 1059 , Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . A King , S . W . No . 1059 , AV . H . AValker , J . AV . No . 1059 , and Moosa Khan of No . 1059 , be Prov . G . Stewards . The R . W . Prov . G . M ., then intimated to the brethren that he would appoint tins other Prov . Grand Stewards on a future
. In installing E . AV . Bro . James Gibbs in tho Chair of D . Prov . G . M ., the E . W . Prov . G . M . said it afforded him great pleasure to confer that honour upon him , because by his zeal and talents as a Mason he had gained the esteem and respect of the brethren , and by his amiable disposition he had gained their affections . In installing R . AV . Bros . G . S . Judge and H . AVickham respectively in the chairs of Son . and Jun . Prov . G . AA ardens much to confer
the E . W . Prov . G . M . said it gratified him very that honour upon them because from a long intercourse with them in Masonry both in Bengal and Bombay ho knew them to be not only good and worthy masons , but full of zeal and talent . Their experience moreover would be of great assistance to him , for their ability had already been acknowledged in Bengal by their having sat in the District Grand Lodge of that Province in the very chairs in which he had now the pleasure of installing them in the District Grand Lodge of Bombay .
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the enthusiastic reception with which it has universally been met . And I also , beg to assure you , and in doing so I but echo the sentiments of all my brethren of the Athole , that this nig ht we have enjoyed ourselves to the full , not only in a gastronomic sense , but also through those higher perceptions , those intellectual qualities that invest man ' s better motives . Brethren I beg to thank you . ' "The Last Link of St . Mark ' s , " was proposed by Bro .
Barrow ; "The Visiting Brethren from a Distance , " by Bro Thomson .- " The Trustees of St . Mark ' s , " by Bro . Clark ; " The Proxy Masters and AVardens , " by Bro . Amott ; and "Happy to Meet , & c , " by the R . AV . M . Letters of apology for non-attendance were read from several influential Masons , including Bro . Sheriff Alison , who was detained at the Circuit Court ; hut the meeting throughout was a most harmonious one were hvarious brethren ,
. Songs sung y which greatly enlivened the proceedings , and Bro . A . AA Banks presided at the harmonium in his usual efficient style . Altogether an exceedingly pleasant evening was spent , such ¦ as only "brethren of the mystic tie" can possibly enjoy .
India.
INDIA .
BOMBAY . DISTRICT GRAND LODGE . On Wednesday the 19 th February , 1862 , the first District Grand Lodge ever formed in this Province -under the Grand Lodge of England and AVales was opened in Bombay in the building occupied hy Lodge Concord ( No . 1059 ) , under a patent of appointment as Prov . Grand Master granted hy the
M . W . the Grand Master of England and Wales to R . AV . Bro . Geo . Taylor , Barrister at Law and Master of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay on its Equity side . At the time appointed , half-past five , p . ai ., R . AV . Bro . James Gibbs , of the Bombay Civil Service , P . M . of Lodge Union ( No . 1062 ) , who had been previously appointed Deputy Prov . Cr . M . with full powers by the R . AV . Prov . G . M ., opened the District Grand Lodge in due form , aided by Bros . G . S . Judge ,
P . M . Lodge , No . 265 , as S . Prov . G . AVarden ; H . AVickham , P . M . Lodge No . 715 , as J . Prov . G . AVarden ; AV . C . Sillar , AV . M ., Lodge No . 807 , as S . Prov . G . Deacon ; A . King , S . AV . Lodge No . 1059 , as J . Prov . G . Deacon ; J . Firth , of Lodge No . 1059 , as Prov . G . Pursuivant ; AV . K . Watson , Tyler of Lodge No . 1059 , as Urov . GT . Tyler ; and the Representatives of the Lodges of Bombay . The summons convening the meeting and the patent of the R . AV . the P . G . Master having been read , it was announced that R . W . Bro . G . Taylor was at the door , whereupon , by command of
the D . Prov . G . M ., he was waited upon by a deputation consisting of the officiating Prov . G . AA ardens , the officiating Prov . G . Deacons and other brethren , and conducted into the District Grand Lodge with the honour and respect due to his high Masonic rank , after which he was presented for installation by the officiating S . Prov . G . Warden and addressed by the 3 > . Prov . G . M . as follows : — " R . W ., Sir and Brother , the Masons working under the Grand
Lodge of England hail this day as the beginning of what they fondly hope , and with confidence exi ^ ect , will prove a most auspicious era in Freemasonry in this Province . England was the first to establish Lodges in this Presidency , and for many years held her rule supreme , but from the G . M . not being directly represented here by a Prov . Grand Master , as well as for other reasons which it is better at this distance of time to pass over without further notice , Scotland stepped in and took
the lead , opening its proceedings by appointing a Prov . Grand Master with full power to constitute lodges , with this proviso that they should hail from the Grand Lodge of Scotland (* . ) JVeemasom-y then saw the extraordinary and unprecedented exhibition of one lodge ( f ) leaving its natural mother , the Grand Lodge of England and transferring itself bodily with its name and all else belonging to it as an adopted child to the Grand Lodge of Scotland who accepted the charge—it also saw the Unnatural sight of Masons deserting their mother lodges , work-
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ing under England , to such an extent that their lodges fell into abeyance , in order that they might give their support to newly constituted lodges working under Scotland . The Brother who was appointed by the Grand Master of Scotland to rule over this Province was eminent as a mason , and of position and character competent to make his influence generall y felt . Under him Scotch Masonry flourished and English drooped and finally became dormantAbout the
Masonry . year 1 S 49 some English Masons applied for and obtained a AA an-ant from the Grand Lodge of England to work a Lodge , and Lodge St . George ( No . S 07 ) , came into existence , and for some time alone supported English Masonry in this Province . Some years afterwards Lodge Orion in the AVest , ( No . 59 S ) , which had long heen dormant , was resuscitated , and shortly afterwards Lodge Concord ( No . 1059 ) was established . In 1 S 5 SI had the
, , honour , in conjunction with some other English Masons , to consecrate Lodge Union , ( No . 1069 ) at Kurrachee , an offset of which has lately been formed at Kotree in Middle Sind , under the name of Industry ( No . 1175 . ) As soon as the number of English Lodges began to increase it was felt that tho only way by which the solidity of the English Masonic structure , thus happily resumed in this Province , could he ensured was to
obtain a District Grand Lodge , and a petition from a large number of English Masons in this Presidency was forwarded to the M . AV . the Grand Master , who kindly granted their request by appointing you , R . AV . Brother , to be the first Prov . G . M . of Bombay and its dependencies , and I greatly rejoice that the pleasing duty of installing you in the E . Chair has fallenupon me . Permit me , therefore , R . AV . Sir , to offer you the sincere congratulations of the brethren , who work under the Banner of England , on the present auspicious occasion , and to express their fervent wish that the G . A . O . T . U ., may grant you health
and strength long to rule over the English Craft in Bombay , that masonry may extend its benign influence under your fostering care , that not only may numbers of our own countrymen be induced to come under its banner by a sincere wish to render themselves more generally servieable to their fellow creatures , but that to the natives of this country the true liglit may arise and shine , and that , in joining with us in the sacred tie of Masonry , brotherly love may be engendered , relief to the
distressed be practised , and truth become the ruling principle of their lives . " The . D . Prov . G . M ., R . AV . Bro . Gibbs , then proceeded with the ceremony of installation , which was completed in the usual manner , and the proper honours having been given , the R . AV . Prov . Grand Master invested and installed the principal officers , and invested the rest with an appropriate address to each , which was suitably acknowledged .
The following are the names of the officers : — Bros . J . Gibbs , P . M . No . 1069 , D . Prov . G . M . ; G . S . Judge , P . M . No . 265 , Sen . Prov . G . AVarden ; H . AVickham P . M . No . 715 , Jun . Prov . G . Warden ; the Rev . J . J . Farnhan , AV . M . No . 1059 , Prov . G . Chaplain ; J . P . Comforth , No . S 07 , elected Prov . G . Treas . ; AV . C . Sillar , AV . M . No . S 07 , Prov . G . Reg . ; G . S . Judge , P . M . No . 265 , Prov . G . Sec . ; D . Hepworth , P . M . No . 1059 Sen . Prov . G . D . ; W . T . RoperP . W . No . S 07 Jun . Prov .
, , , G . D . ; J . Brunton , AV . M . No . 1069 , Prov . G . Sup . of AVorks ; E T . Thompson , Sec . No . 59 S , Prov . G . Dir . of Cers . ; E . J . Morris of No . 1069 , Prov . G . S . B . ; John Firth of No . 1059 , Prov . G . Purs . ; W . K . AVatson , Tyler of No . 1059 , Prov . G . Tyler . Bros . A King , S . W . No . 1059 , AV . H . AValker , J . AV . No . 1059 , and Moosa Khan of No . 1059 , be Prov . G . Stewards . The R . W . Prov . G . M ., then intimated to the brethren that he would appoint tins other Prov . Grand Stewards on a future
. In installing E . AV . Bro . James Gibbs in tho Chair of D . Prov . G . M ., the E . W . Prov . G . M . said it afforded him great pleasure to confer that honour upon him , because by his zeal and talents as a Mason he had gained the esteem and respect of the brethren , and by his amiable disposition he had gained their affections . In installing R . AV . Bros . G . S . Judge and H . AVickham respectively in the chairs of Son . and Jun . Prov . G . AA ardens much to confer
the E . W . Prov . G . M . said it gratified him very that honour upon them because from a long intercourse with them in Masonry both in Bengal and Bombay ho knew them to be not only good and worthy masons , but full of zeal and talent . Their experience moreover would be of great assistance to him , for their ability had already been acknowledged in Bengal by their having sat in the District Grand Lodge of that Province in the very chairs in which he had now the pleasure of installing them in the District Grand Lodge of Bombay .