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Our Architectural Chapter.
OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
The Brethren in Calcutta have been doing a Masonic duty by laying with Masonic ceremonial the foundation stone of the hospital at Howrah , a suburb of that city on the other side of the Hooghly , which has now become of importance , because there is situated the terminus of the East Indian Railway . We may observe that the Brethren in Calcutta possess a very good
hall belonging to the Craft , enrolled in our list of Freemasons' Halls . It is not a stone building , as stone is scarce and not a favourable material , but formed ofthe usual substance—brick . The Ereemasons' Hall in York-street , Sydney , must be of some extent , for we find that the Provincial Grand Loclge can assemble there to the number of one hundred and twenty . The new hall will be
larger . It will be remembered - that we recorded the fact that in 1746 , above a hundred years ago , . authority was given by the Grand Loclge of England for the formation of a Masonic hall at St . John ' s , Antigua , iu the West Indies ; but in an account in our last number of the proceedings of St . John's Loclge in that island we do not feel sure that
" the Lodge room" in which they assemble represents that hall , which may , in such a length of time , have fallen a victim to one of the earthquakes . We do not get on so well as we could wish with corrections to our list of Masonic halls . We know it is very imperfect , and we published tlie statement in the first instance in the hope that it might
stimulate Brethren to communicate information . " A Yorkshire Mason" having shown the baneful effects of Masons being seen to frequent taverns , has promised to say something about the Ereemasons' Hall and the proposed alterations , which we anxiously await .
Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal , it will be seen , corrects our observations on his suggestions regarding Mr . G . G . Scott . We regret that we misunderstood his remarks at Grand Lodge . While concurring with him in admiration for the talents of Mr . Scott , we do not agree that there is any reason on that ground for opening the competition for the hall to him providing he is not a Mason ; for there is no need to
media 3 valise the hall , ancl there is no impropriety iu a Grand Lodge building following the style of the Grancl Master Wren . We find it useful to recapitulate the particulars of the Lodge room of the Phcenix Lodge at Truro , No . 445 , which we have to add to our list . The rooms include a Masonic hall , thirty-three feet by sixteen feet , and eleven feet high . This is far from being high enough for purposes of effect or convenience , being only the height of a common
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Our Architectural Chapter.
OUR ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTER .
The Brethren in Calcutta have been doing a Masonic duty by laying with Masonic ceremonial the foundation stone of the hospital at Howrah , a suburb of that city on the other side of the Hooghly , which has now become of importance , because there is situated the terminus of the East Indian Railway . We may observe that the Brethren in Calcutta possess a very good
hall belonging to the Craft , enrolled in our list of Freemasons' Halls . It is not a stone building , as stone is scarce and not a favourable material , but formed ofthe usual substance—brick . The Ereemasons' Hall in York-street , Sydney , must be of some extent , for we find that the Provincial Grand Loclge can assemble there to the number of one hundred and twenty . The new hall will be
larger . It will be remembered - that we recorded the fact that in 1746 , above a hundred years ago , . authority was given by the Grand Loclge of England for the formation of a Masonic hall at St . John ' s , Antigua , iu the West Indies ; but in an account in our last number of the proceedings of St . John's Loclge in that island we do not feel sure that
" the Lodge room" in which they assemble represents that hall , which may , in such a length of time , have fallen a victim to one of the earthquakes . We do not get on so well as we could wish with corrections to our list of Masonic halls . We know it is very imperfect , and we published tlie statement in the first instance in the hope that it might
stimulate Brethren to communicate information . " A Yorkshire Mason" having shown the baneful effects of Masons being seen to frequent taverns , has promised to say something about the Ereemasons' Hall and the proposed alterations , which we anxiously await .
Bro . the Rev . G . R . Portal , it will be seen , corrects our observations on his suggestions regarding Mr . G . G . Scott . We regret that we misunderstood his remarks at Grand Lodge . While concurring with him in admiration for the talents of Mr . Scott , we do not agree that there is any reason on that ground for opening the competition for the hall to him providing he is not a Mason ; for there is no need to
media 3 valise the hall , ancl there is no impropriety iu a Grand Lodge building following the style of the Grancl Master Wren . We find it useful to recapitulate the particulars of the Lodge room of the Phcenix Lodge at Truro , No . 445 , which we have to add to our list . The rooms include a Masonic hall , thirty-three feet by sixteen feet , and eleven feet high . This is far from being high enough for purposes of effect or convenience , being only the height of a common