Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1879 — Free-Masons. [ARTICLE]

Free-Masons.

The following statistics of the number of lodges of Free-Masons which existed at the end of last year will be read with interest: In Germany there were 342 lodges; in Switzerland, 33; Hungary, 44; Roumania, 11; Servia, 1; England and Wales, 1,187; Scotland, 334; Ireland, 299; Gibraltar, 5; Malta, 4; Holland and Luxemburg, 46; Belgium, 15; Denmark, 7; Sweden and Norway, 18; France, 287; Spain, about 300; Portugal, 22; Italy, 110; Greece, 11; Turkey, 26; Egypt, 28; Tunis, 2; Algeria, 11; Morocco, 2; the West Coast of Africa, 11; African islands, 25; the Cape, 61; Arabia (Aden), 1; India, 118; Indian islands, 16; China, 13; Japan. 5; Australian islands, 4; Australia, 229; New Zealand, 84; United States, 8,894; Canada, 535; Cuba, 30; Hayti, 32; West India islands, 65; Mexico, 13; Brazil, 256; and other States in South America, 179—a total of about 15,000 lodges. The number of Free-Masons is about 5,000,000.