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W , Bro . Xirkpatrick thought that the by-laws of the Prov . Grand Lodge should not aim at going beyond what was in the Constitutions , which book merely said : ¦ " —¦ No Masonic funeral or other public procession shall , on any pretence , be allowed , without the license of the G . M . or Prov . G . M . " R . W . Bro . Judge and IVKVI' VU ^ -.. » * ww»— . — ___ ,, . __ - ' «
- ' others supported this view . It was urged on the other side by R . W . Bro . Roberts , that the Lodge in question had by terming theirs a Masonic ball , arrogated the use of the term to themselves , when there were so many Lodges in Calcutta , who would share in the credit or odium which might result from the proceedings of one of their number . The alteration was carried by a large majority . . '¦" ¦ .: . - . CALCU'fTA * Lodge St . John ' s . —We have not for sonW time offered to our readers the little items we were occasionally wont to give of the doings of the Lodges in Calcutta . We are glad to recommence by briefly recording the very cordial reception given by this Lodge to the D . Prov . G . M ., on his officially visiting it on the 27 th Oct ., attended by the Prov . G . Wardens . After the work of the Lodge had been done , and the toasts of obligation had been drunk , the W . M . proposed the health of R . W . Bro . Hoff , observing that though there might be differences of opinion
between them , and they agreed to differ , it could make no change in their mutual sentiments . It would be generally conceded that Bro . Hoff was the most zealous and active Mason in all India ; had deservedly attained the eminent position of D . Prov . G . M . ; and would yet , he did not doubt , attain to the rank of Prov . G . M . Bro . LecihVs sentiments , warm from the heart , " were enthusiastically responded to * Bro . Hoff replied with equal warmth of feeling , alluding to his connection with St . John ' s from the first as a member , and expressed his hope that the Lodge , notwithstanding recent discouraging circumstances , would not fail to prosper under the presidency of Bro . Ledlie , so well known for his zeal in Masonry .
Ferozepore , 28 th Oct . 1857 . — '" I trust you and the Brethren have been pursuing the even tenor of your way , and labouring in the good cause with the same zeal and industry as ever . I fear Masonry is at a stand still at Simla and the Upper Provinces generally . There is a Lodge here ; but I do not know of a single Mason being present . H . M ' s . 61 st are at Delhi , the 45 th and 57 th N . I . disbanded , the 10 th cavalry mutinied , and most of the officers are scattered over the face of India from Mooltan and Googaira to Delhi and Meerut . "
Rangoon , 5 th Nov . 1857 . —" All goes on well here in the Masonic world ; and I think you will very shortly have an application for a new Lodge for Rangoon , one which will not in any way injure Lodge " Star of Burmah . " W . Bro . Wickham has just gone up to the frontier , and will be absent about ten days or a fortnight . He has done much for the Craft here . Being independent and straightforward in everything that he does , he is very well suited to be at the head of the Rangoon Lodge . I have the greatest respect for him . "—India Freemasons' Friend .
Turkey.
TTTEKEY .
Oriental Lodge ( No . 988 ) . —On the 7 th day of September , 1856 , sixteen Masonic Brethren residing in Constantinople and its environs held a meeting in Pera , for the purpose of forming a Lodge in Constantinople , when it was unanimously agreed to apply for a warrant , and the sum of £ 52 was at once subscribed for that purpose . Seven subsequent meetings were held , and a warrant applied for and accorded by the Grand Lodge of England , under the title of the Oriental Lodge , No . 988 . The Lodge was consecrated and the first W . M . ( Bro . Silly ) installed on the 7 th day of August , 1857 , there being twenty-seven Brethren present . There have been six regular Lodges and seven Lodges of emergency held , at which fifty-three gentlemen have been balloted for , thirty-five of whom have been elected \ twenty one initiations , fifteen passings , and six raisings have taken place *
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I N D I A.
W , Bro . Xirkpatrick thought that the by-laws of the Prov . Grand Lodge should not aim at going beyond what was in the Constitutions , which book merely said : ¦ " —¦ No Masonic funeral or other public procession shall , on any pretence , be allowed , without the license of the G . M . or Prov . G . M . " R . W . Bro . Judge and IVKVI' VU ^ -.. » * ww»— . — ___ ,, . __ - ' «
- ' others supported this view . It was urged on the other side by R . W . Bro . Roberts , that the Lodge in question had by terming theirs a Masonic ball , arrogated the use of the term to themselves , when there were so many Lodges in Calcutta , who would share in the credit or odium which might result from the proceedings of one of their number . The alteration was carried by a large majority . . '¦" ¦ .: . - . CALCU'fTA * Lodge St . John ' s . —We have not for sonW time offered to our readers the little items we were occasionally wont to give of the doings of the Lodges in Calcutta . We are glad to recommence by briefly recording the very cordial reception given by this Lodge to the D . Prov . G . M ., on his officially visiting it on the 27 th Oct ., attended by the Prov . G . Wardens . After the work of the Lodge had been done , and the toasts of obligation had been drunk , the W . M . proposed the health of R . W . Bro . Hoff , observing that though there might be differences of opinion
between them , and they agreed to differ , it could make no change in their mutual sentiments . It would be generally conceded that Bro . Hoff was the most zealous and active Mason in all India ; had deservedly attained the eminent position of D . Prov . G . M . ; and would yet , he did not doubt , attain to the rank of Prov . G . M . Bro . LecihVs sentiments , warm from the heart , " were enthusiastically responded to * Bro . Hoff replied with equal warmth of feeling , alluding to his connection with St . John ' s from the first as a member , and expressed his hope that the Lodge , notwithstanding recent discouraging circumstances , would not fail to prosper under the presidency of Bro . Ledlie , so well known for his zeal in Masonry .
Ferozepore , 28 th Oct . 1857 . — '" I trust you and the Brethren have been pursuing the even tenor of your way , and labouring in the good cause with the same zeal and industry as ever . I fear Masonry is at a stand still at Simla and the Upper Provinces generally . There is a Lodge here ; but I do not know of a single Mason being present . H . M ' s . 61 st are at Delhi , the 45 th and 57 th N . I . disbanded , the 10 th cavalry mutinied , and most of the officers are scattered over the face of India from Mooltan and Googaira to Delhi and Meerut . "
Rangoon , 5 th Nov . 1857 . —" All goes on well here in the Masonic world ; and I think you will very shortly have an application for a new Lodge for Rangoon , one which will not in any way injure Lodge " Star of Burmah . " W . Bro . Wickham has just gone up to the frontier , and will be absent about ten days or a fortnight . He has done much for the Craft here . Being independent and straightforward in everything that he does , he is very well suited to be at the head of the Rangoon Lodge . I have the greatest respect for him . "—India Freemasons' Friend .
Turkey.
TTTEKEY .
Oriental Lodge ( No . 988 ) . —On the 7 th day of September , 1856 , sixteen Masonic Brethren residing in Constantinople and its environs held a meeting in Pera , for the purpose of forming a Lodge in Constantinople , when it was unanimously agreed to apply for a warrant , and the sum of £ 52 was at once subscribed for that purpose . Seven subsequent meetings were held , and a warrant applied for and accorded by the Grand Lodge of England , under the title of the Oriental Lodge , No . 988 . The Lodge was consecrated and the first W . M . ( Bro . Silly ) installed on the 7 th day of August , 1857 , there being twenty-seven Brethren present . There have been six regular Lodges and seven Lodges of emergency held , at which fifty-three gentlemen have been balloted for , thirty-five of whom have been elected \ twenty one initiations , fifteen passings , and six raisings have taken place *