New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-01
4 MASONIC OLD WoELD EXPEDITION

THE HOLY LAND. EUROPE. AND AFRICA TO BE VS.
THE PROPOSED JOURNEY.
A Masonic expedition to the holy Land,
which win include principal cities and localities Of
interest In Europe ASIA and Africa VIII leave tins port
on Sept IA The party will consist OF at least %
Master Masons under the leadership OF Robert Morris
IL d. Past Grand Master Of Kentucky. The trip Will
OCCUPY IA days. and will embrace Egypt, Palestine,
Syria, Asia Minor, Greece Italy. switserand France
England Scotland and ireland. The first part of the
expedition from New-York on Saturday Sept. 10, and
win arrive at Liverpool Sept "a, proceeding to Lon
don the same evening. After occupying two days In
examining the objects and places OF chief interest In
London the party will start for Paris and stop one day
leaving on the 27th for Turin Italy, where they will
remain until Sept 49, when they will start for Venice
via Milan stopping short time In the latter place.
After remaining in Venice all Thursday Oct J. they
viii leave that city for Trieste from which port
they will sail on Saturday for Greece, steamer
having been secured for the purpose On the way inc,
party will stop of the Island Of Syria, landing on Oct
at Pracus, will proceed thence to Athens wnefe
they will visit the Grand Lodge Of Greece, and inspect
the rsns u classic times On Oct 49, the party will re-
turn to Piraous and sail TO COnstantnope, arriving
there on Oct 49, and remaining seven days, 70
visit the twelve lodges OF Masons composed OF all ma
tionalties In that CITY, The party Will sail nom Con-
stantinople Oct a. arriving at Smyrna on the th
then nv rail TO Ephesus returning Smyrna In time 70
meet In convention with the lodges OF that place.
They will then go to Beyrout, syria, where they viii
arrive on Oot o. From this point they will begin their
tent fe which is to continue thirty days, during which
time the party will visit Gebsl. Tyre, Hirams Tomb
Baalbec Damascus Mount Hermon, the Sea OF Gaiiiee
Nazareth Nablous. Bethel, Jerusalem Bethlehem tne
Dead Sea and River Jordan Hebron, and Joppa During
this tent life Lodge VIII be opened whenever oppo.
tunty occurs, under the travelling warrant OF n1Jai
solomon Mother Lodge Of the city OF Jerusalem. Whe
at Damascus and Beyrout the party VIII be received
by the MasOns IN those places. ID Jer ,
Of the new Masonic Hall to be erected. in
that city. On Nov. % tho expedition VIII san from
Joppa Tor the mouth of the Suez Canal through whon
they will pass Ismalia and SneZ, where the party VIII
posed crossing OF Moses and his people from Egypt and
Arabia and the next day. Dec J. they VIII proceed 3y
rail 10 Cairo they will remain four days for the
purpose Of visiting the pyramids, starting Tor Ale1-
andria Dec. 8. The party Will leave Egypt on DEC T.
and will arrive at Naples Dec. IL, remaining there
five DAYS for the purpose of visiting Pompel, HesuVlus,
aud other objects OF interest, leaving Tor Rome on
Wednesday Dec I6. Six days viii be occupied IN the
Eternal CITY, in the inspection Of the various antlqu
ties after which the party will proceed TO Florence ana
remain there three days. On Christmas Day they VIII
start for Turin thence for Geneva, where they VIII
remain one day; thence 10 Berne and Basic, arrlv-
ing in Paris on Dec. 81, where they VIII
remain six days On Jan. 1875 they will start for
sghtseeng and the evenings 10 visiting the numerous
masonic lodges Of the city They Will then proceed 70
York and Edinburgh and will on jan 10, Visit glasgow
and Cyr On Jan 49, they will proceed to Belfast ana
the next day Dublin. sailing for Liverpool on jan ~
in order 10 take steamship for Hew-fork on jan ~
Should no unforeseen accident occur the whole party VIII
arrive city on February aud dissolve tue MOST
Travelling Lodge"