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DESCRI PTI ON OF UNI VERSAL HI EROGLY PH. At the top o the tri angl e, we behol dtbe Tau, or Crux
Ansata, pai nted i n bl ue, an Egypti an Hi erogl yph, the
(Con ti n ue d from. page 27).
embl em of f rui tf ul ness, of the f our generati ve el ements,
We see bel ow, tbe two Masoni c col umns, one surmount- and, whi ch amounts al most to the same thi ng, of that
ed wi th the sun, and the other wi th a f ami ng star: they whi ch several authors have taken to be tbe radi cal embl em
are of whi te marbl e, symbol i zi ng puri ty, We read on the of the Phal l us,
col umna the two l etters 'A.S.(Amour, Sagesse), the two Under thi s f i gure i s a templ e wi th ni ne vaul ts, whi ch
great pri nci pi es adopted by Swedenborg, and whi ch are are sustai ned on each si de by as many col umns.
onl y.the two generati ve powers, acti ve and passi ve, mal a On these vaul ts are engraved the characters of the
and f emal e. 1woul d observe upon thi s subject, that i t el ements and those o the pri nci pal Hermeti c operati ons,
was thi s dual i ty of nature, uni ted i n the creati ve monad, I n the door at the base upon a tri angul ar pedi ment i s
thi s pri mi ti ve androgynei ty, whi ch caused the J ews to the J ehovah (He b. J . H.V.E.) I n f ront of the Templ e i s
gi ve to the Di vi ni ty the pl ural names of Adonai , El ohi m, an al tar mounted by seven steps (4+3); these steps are
&c. We know that al l anci ent peopl es regarded the pai nted wi th the seven col ours o the work, on tbe steps i e
Supreme Godas Androgynus. l ai da poi gnard to showthat i bi s onl y byopeni ng the body
Between the two col umna i s the seal or pentacl e o that we can obtai n the seed, The poi gnardbel ongs to the
Sol omon, an apocryphal di agram, but consecratedby the degree of El ect.
Cabal i sta, Upon the al tar i s a chal i ce f i l l ed wi th bl ood, f rom
On the pedestal s o the col umns may be seen the Tabl es whi ch i ssues au ear of corno Thi s bl ood i s vi vi f i edby a.
o the Law, gi ven ami dst the f i res of Mount Si nai , and ray o the sun, ref l ected f rom a.mi rror whi ch recei ves i t
the pool , other embl ems o the generati ve pri nci pl e, f rom the star by a hol e contri ved i n the vaul t, Al I thi s
On the ri ght andl ef t of the col umns are the Chandel i er i s a Hermeti c embl em too easi l y understoodto need
wi th seven branches, and bhebrazen sea, other embl ems o expl anati on here. A l i ttl e l ower a red cross and a re-
the same ki ud ; they bel ong as i s wel l known to the versed crown suf f i ci entl yrepresent the Kadosh.
Scotch Ri te. The f amous pl ant MOLY , whose three roots were bl ack,
At the two l ower angl es o the tri angl e, we behol d the f i ve l eaves green, andthe f our f i owerswhi te, representa
two f i gures empl oyed by the Cabal i sta to desi gnate the that part o Hermeti c phi l osopby whi ch treats of rejuve-
good and evi l pri nci pl es, tbat i s Ooramaze andAhi man, nescence, and of the uni versal medi ci ne, &c.
or as they are termed byanagram Si samoro and Senami re. Correspondi ng wi th the Scbaddai of the Archetype,
These two pri nci pl es are the two extreme poi nts o un- and the name of J esus i n the Cel esti al word, i s traced at
versal generati on, l i f e and deatb, or generati ve andvi v- the base of tbe tri angl e (i n Hebrew) the name Adam,
f yi ng f re, aud the combusti bl e and destructi ve f re, whi ch wri tten i n red, as the wordsi gni f i es red. Thus we have
two f i res al ways make but one. i n the three successi ve grades- God, J esus, Adam, the
I nasmuch as the hi gher tri angl e bears as i ts super- three pri nci pal monads, o whom one i s the Generator;
scri pti on the name of God, so do we see on thi s l ower the the other the engendered and f ai thf ul bei ng; and the
name of J esus, Medi ator between God aud mano The central one the Regenerator- that i s, the seed desti ned
vari ous strai ght and curved I nes whi ch f orm thi s mono- to perpetuate bei ngs. At the f oot o the pi cture oppo-
gram represent the two natures of Chri sb; and to reuder si te the l umi nous tri angl e and between the f oot of the
thi s dual i ty more sensi bl e, the desi gn i s pai nted i n whi te, - tomb,we see the segment of asombre and cl ouded_sphere;
the cross i n bl ack, and the i ntermedi ate pan i n grey. i t represents Chaos, and we read there- Tchom Rabbah
Let us now pass to the l ast tri angl e ; i t repres .r ,: : !lIlfi""-"byssus i ngena).
el ementary worl d, and corresponds, i n dark . ~~ .." t. e pl ate adjoi ni ng the one nowf nl l ydescri bedbel onga
wi th the degrees o Master, El ect, and by i ts ~s- ,.~' e Venerabl e, or Chi ef of the Lodge, who i s consi -
wi th Kadooch and Hermeti c.Maaonry. ~,::;.~:;tf e: to represent uni versal and creati ve power, just al !
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THE KNEPH.
THE BI BLE AND THE MY STERI ES.
among the Egypti ans the Hi erophant was the i mage of
the God whose worshi p he di rected and even bore hi s
attri butes. The hi erogl yph appropri ate to thi s Chi ef
coul dnot be too si mpl e.
We have seen that the upri ght pyrami d was the embl em
of the exal tati on of the gross and terrestri al parti cl es
towards the hi gher regi n, and of thei r puri f i cati on
brought about by thi s ascensi on; i n the same manner,
the reversed pyrami d desi gns the acti on of cel esti al i n-
f i uences i n i nf eri or thi ngs, and thei r descent towards
ther earth to bri ng about the f rui tf ul ness of bei ngs,
'I 'hus the second pi cture presenta a reversed tri augl e ;
thebottom of i t i s cri mson col our, the border f ormed of
al trnate bl ack and whi te squares, wi th the excepti on of
f our l i ttl e i nterval s whi ch are bl ue. .A.tbhe top of tbe
tri angl e we see the segment of an i mmense radi ant sun,
whi ch segment must be f ormed of a si ngl e gol d sheet; at
the I ower angl e of the tri angl e, another l i ttl e segment
pai nted i n natural col ours i ndi cates the gl obe 01 ' earth on
whi ch a prol onged ray of the sun i s stri ki ng. I n the
centre of the sun, and at the extremi ty of the ray are
the two l etters ~n whi ch correspond wi th the Greek
AO.
[Fol l owi ng thi s the book conti nued an expl anati on of the Cubi c
Stone (1806), and another of the Phi l osopl i cal Cross (1806), but
as tbey appear i n our ri tual and have been f requentl y repri nted
we wi l l omi t them f or the present).
(To be con ti n ue &)
the recepti on of a Neophyte- to the uni nstructed mul ti -
tude, knowi ng onl y the outer 01 ' exoteri c f orm of the
mysteri es, he i n vari abl y used the homel y si mi l es and
practi cal appl i cati on to tbe objects surroundi ng them, 01 '
to events occurri ng i n thei r every day l i f e, but to the
el ect, tbe f ew compani ons of bi s wanderi ngs, and the
deposi tari es of bi s i nmost thoughts- and accordi ngl y al so
when addressi ng a wel l i nsbructed Phari see, 01 ' a man of
cul ture among the Heathen- he no l onger ref ers to
f ami l i ar objects, or to common pl ace i deas, but cl othes
hi s teachi ng i n phi l osophi c and exal ted l anguage, sui tabl e
to those who had se e n the l i ght, al though but darkl y,
and who sti l l yearned f or that more perf ect l i ght whi ch
the mysteri es were unabl e to af f ord.
We may poi nt to two di sti nct passages i n whi ch the
di sci pl es are enl i ghtened as to the hi dden meani ng of
teachi ng, whi l e to the outer worl d, or uni ni ti ated, i t re-
mai ned but a homel y story wi th a moral appl i cati on.
I n the parabl e of the Sower, wheu he was asked :pri vatel y
by bi s di sci pl es what i t mi ght mean, he says, "unto you
i t i s gi ven to know the mystery of the Ki ngdom of God,
but unto them that are wi thout (the uni ni ti ated) a11 thi ngs
are done i n parabl es.' Preci sel yas when an Hi erophant of
the mysteri es conveyed the teachi ng of hi s mystery to
the outsi de throng bydark parabl es, the true meani ng of
whi ch was reserved f or the i ni ti ted,
The other passage i n whi ch the same term i s used, i s
i n the Revel ati on, to Hi s aervant J ohn. There many
expressi ons of the surroundi ng context poi nt to the same
concl usi on. He f i rst apeaks of the Myste.ry~t4~ mys-
tery of the seven stars, and then af ter the manner of
1T must of ten have occurred to the Student of the the Hi erophant, proceeds to open i t, usi ng the wel l known
Sacred wri ti ngs, that the f requent use of and al l usi ons to phraseol ogy of the mysteri es, as appl i ed to the Uni versal
the word" Mystery" must have had some other and more Father of the Heathen. .
si gni f i cant appl i cati on i n the mouth of , J esus and hi s .Agai n i n the f amous al l usi on to the "strai t gate, and
apostl es, than that now understood by the same word, narrow way," we have undoubted al l uson to the i ni ti -
vi z.- a secret or conceal ed tbi ng, or somethi ng not com- atory experi ences of an aspi rant to the mysteri es.
prehended ; the ci rcumstances under whi ch the word i s I n the cavern and subterranean passages through
used i n the Scri ptures bei ng general l y to ai d the hearers whi ch they hadto pass, they of ten had, l i teral l y, to orawl
or readers i n understandi ng an i dea, sought to be convey- and agoni ze i n order to f orce thei r bodi es through the
ed by an i l l ustrati on ref erri ng to somethi ng wi th whi ch narrow rocks, bef ore attai ni ng l i ght. The El ysi um, 01 '
they were wel l acquai nted. mi mi c heaven, and the words used by J esus to hi s
Now, nothi ng better f or the purpose than al l usi ons to di sci pl es i s very nearl y the f ormul a of the mysteri es
the ceremoni al of the El usi ni an mysteri es, practi sed by uttered by the Hi erophant "Begone, ye prof ane, l et the
the Greeks, and i utroduced i nto J udea by the Romana, doors be shut." (see Matt. vi i , &; Luke xi i i .)
coul dbe f ound. Many of the better cl ass of the ci ti zens I n another remarkabl e passage (Matt. xi ) J esus had
of J erusal em. had, f ol l owi ng the f ashi on of the ti mes, just spoken of the revel ati on of the heavenl y mysteri es to
sought i ni ti ati on at the hands of the pri ests of the babes, whi l e they were hi df roi n the wi se, and i nal l usi on
mysteri es, aud i ts outward symbol s and exoteri c cere- probabl y to the heavy chai n that the aspi rante to the
.moni al s were f ami l i ar to al l cl asses, and i ndeed rel i cs mysteri es bore wi th them on thei r journey, He says,
of Babyl oni an and Assyri an i dol atry sti l l l i ngered amongst "Come unto Me al l ye that l abour and are heavy l aden
the i nhabi tants of the pl ai ns of Samari a, and f ound ref uge and 1wi l l gi ve you resto Take my burden upon you and
i n the secl uded val l ey of the J ordan. l earn of Me (not of the Hi erophnt) and ye shal l f i nd
To a peopl e thus si tuated, the ref erences to the doctri nes rest unto your soul s, f or My yoke i s easy and My burden
aud ceremoni al s of the mystari es af f orded some of the l i ght."
most stri ki ng i l l ustrati ons of the esoteri c nature of the Agai n the f requent al l usi ons to l i ght and darkness,
New Gospel that i t was possi bl e to convey. more especi al l y i n the wri ti ngsof St. J ohu, woul d seem
I t i s remarkabl e that al though the l anguage used by to have ref erence to the spl endi di l l umi nati on and bursts
J esus i n maby pl aces, testi f i es to a perf ect acquai ntance of l i ght whi ch greeted the perf ected- aspi ranb on emer-
wi th the ceremoni al of the Heathen i ni ti atory f orms, i t gi ng f rom the tortures and:gl o,mypaSsag~s~tl i e 'strai t
i s onl y to hi s i mmedi ate f ol l owers that he expresses hi m- gatas and narrowways,,i nto'1he,El yai um .:~( I n hi m was
sel i n the very words used bythe anci ent Ri erophant I n l i f e, and the l i f ~.w.~.~h'e.;f i ~~t..p;;,~~n:i ~{'~'J he I i ght
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THE KNEPH, 35
shi neth i n darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth i .t
noto That was the true l i ght."
To those conversant wi th the ri tes and ceremoni es of
the mysteri es, accustomed to hear the ascri pti on, " 1am
i mmortal i ty, 1am the resurrecti on," as appl i edto the gods,
how poi ntedl y must the words of J esus tu Martha have
seemed, "1 am the Resurrecti on and the l i f e," and many
other al l usi ons to the "Resurrecti on f rom the dead,"
" The chi l dren of the resurrecti on," or "The f i rst begot-
ten of the dead," are most easi l y understood i n the l i ght
of contrast wi th the Mysteri es.
We now come to the words "perf ect" and " perf ected"
of ten empl oyed by J esus, and most certai nl y deri ved
f rom the mysteri es, e e Be ye perf ect even as your Father
whi ch i s i n heaven i s perf ect," 01 ' "Behol d, 1 cast out
devi l s and do cures to- day and to- morrow, and the thi rd
day 1 shal l be perf ected." Al l udi ng to the orgi es i n
whi ch the Great Father was represented as ri si ng f rom
the dead, or bei ng perf ected on the thi rd day. Thi s word
perf ect si gni f i es i n Greek, the mysteri es themsel ves, and
compounds of i t are used f or the cel ebrati on of them, the
i ni ti ati on of persons i nto them, the i ni ti ator (Hi erophant)
hi msel f , the pl ace where i t was done, the i ni tate, and
thi ngs pertai ni ng to the i ni ti ati on- perf ect, perf ected,
perf ecti ng 01 ' to perf ect, were the terms best known and
most habi tual l y used, i n ref erence to the mysteri es.
When the aspi rante were perf ected, (i ni ti ated) they
cl ai med to know the Great Father and to be hencef orth
i denti f i ed wi th hi m , Compare thi s cl ai m wi th the use
of the word perf ect, by J esus- " 1 i n them, and them
i n Me, that theymay be made perf ect i n Me," or turn f or a
moment to that ri ch young man who carne to J esus, and
was thus answered, "I t i s easi er f or a camel to go through
a needl e's eye,"- the name of the sacred ori f i ce i n the
rock, through whi ch the aspi rant had to f orce hi s way,
attended by so much pai n, di f f i cul ty, and sel f d.eni al .
Agai n, Sto Paul uses the words perf ect, and perf ected, i n
the same sense " not as though 1 had al ready attai ned,
ei ther were al ready perf ect." When wri ti ng to the Phi l i p-
i ans, he bri ngs i nto the same context such expressi ons as
"Bei ng made conf ormabl e unto Hi s death"; "I f by any
means 1mi ght attai n unto the resurrecti on of the dead";
" 1press toward the mark f or the pri ze ;" " Let as rnany
as be perf ect (i ni ti ated) be thus mi nded." .Al l these
al l usi ons 'are pe 1je ctl y cl e ar to any one versed i n the
anci en t mysteri es.
We coul d easi l y mul ti pl y i nstances, but those al ready
ci ted are suf f i ci ent to sustai n the anal ogy between the
anci ent mysteri es i n thei r true teachi ng, and the l ater
mari i f estati on of l i ght by the means of the Gospel . Sto
Paul of ten takes the mysteri es as a type of the revel -
ati on of the Gospel , and sums up the Epi stl e to the
Romana i n one of these phrases "N owto Hi m that i s of
power"- accordi ng to the reval ati on of the Mystry, whi ch
was kept secret si nce the worl d began, but i s now made
mani f est- " to Godonl y wi se be the gl ory."
Wri ti ng to the Cori nthi ans, he says- " We speak the
wi sdom of God i n a mystery, even the hi dden wi sdom;"
agai n i n hi s Epi stl e to the Col l ossi ans "The mystery
whi ch has been hi d f roI Dages."
Rememberi ng that the doctri nes taught i n'the rnysteri es
were kept secret f roro tha prof ane, and reveal ed onl y to
those perf ected, al l these compari sons are obvi ous, and
as rni ght natural l y be expected f rom the ci rcumstances
of the worshi p of Di ana. Paul 's Epi stl e to the Ephe-
si ans both menti ons and i mpl i es the doctri nes of the
mysteri es; here he speaks of hi msel f as a ,e pri soner,' and
"an Ambassador i n bonds," as the aspi rant was bef ore
i ni ti ati on, shut up i n a mysti c cel l , and tbus was sai dto
be a pri soner; af terwards a door was openedto hi m (" a
door of utterance" Col ossi ans) and be was i nstructed by
tbe Hi eropbant, as Paul cl ai ms to have been bytbe Spi ri t
of God.
(To be con ti n 1~ e d.)
GRAND CHANCERY .
A MEETI l I G of the Grand Chancery was hel d at the Grosvenor
Hotel , Mnnchester, on Monday, the 23rd Apri l , Present ;-1 1 1 .
Bros. J ohn Y arker, Charl es Monck Wi l son, J oseph Hawki ns. m.
Bros. Hi l l and Leather, represented by proxy.
1. The bi l l s of the Grand Treasnrer General f or the quarter were
passed f or payment.
2. The f ol l owi ng resol uti on was passed f or the Consi derati on of
the Soverei gn Sanetuary at i ts next meeti ng;-
1. Thi s Soverei gn Sanetuary of Great Bri tai n and I rel and desi res
to express sympathy wi th thei r brethren of the Anti ent and
Pri mi ti ve Ri te, who have been subjeeted to such severe aud
unmeri ted persecuti on by the Grand Lodge of I rel and, aud the
Sov.. Sanctuary l aments that so many of thei r I ri sh brethren huve
been, owi ng to thei r busi ness connecti ons wi th Sectari an Hi gh
Grade Masonry, nnabl e to conti nue steadf ast i n tbe al l egnnce to
our unsectari an teaebi ng. Tbe Sov:. Sane.' .l so hereby avows i ts
conti nued and enti re couf i dence i n those of i ts brethren who bave
been, or may be, suspended by tbe Grand Lodge 01I rel and. These
brethren are suspended f or no masoni c or otber cri me, but si mpl y
because they conti nue members 01 an anti ent and unsectari an
system of Bi gh Grade Masonry, wi rh whi eh the sectari an Hi gh
Grnde Bodi es i n I rel and ref use to f ratemi ze. Wi th these sectari an
Bodi es of Hi gh Grade Masonry, the Grand Lodge of !rel and i s
cl osel y connected, and by tbei r members the Grand Lodge of
I rel and al l ows i tsel f to be control l ed and di rected i n al !i ts acti ons.
2. Thi s Sov.. Sanetuary desi res to poi nt ont to the Craf t i n
Great Bri tai n and the otber nati ons of the worl d tbat tbe Grand
Lodge of I rel and has, by i ts avowed connecti on wi tbsectari an Hi gh
Grade Bodi es, f orf ei ted i ts ri gbt to remai n wi tbi n tbe paJ e of tbe
Craf t tbroughout the Masoni c nni verse, f or havi ng i n I rel and
unmasoni eal J y suspended Engl i sh Master Masons, who are i n good
standi ng i n tbei r own juri sdi cti on, and f or bavi ng exeommuni cated
them f or no reason whatsoever, bnt because those bretbren are
members of other Masoni c Bodi es of a nonsectari an character,
3. That thi s Sov:. Sane. '. i s, tberef ore, 01 opi ni on that al l the
nonsectari an, tol erant, and chari tabl e Craf t Grand Bodi es of the
worl d shoul d f orthwi th wi thdraw thei r Representati on f roro the
Grand Lodge of I rel and, nnti l i ts suspensi on of our Brethren i n
I rel and i s cancel l ed, and the persecuti on i nsti tuted agai nst tbe
members of the Ri tes under eharge of the Sov. Sane.'. of Great
Bri ti an and I rel and i s enti rel y and nncondi ti onal l yabandoned.
4. Wi th these objeets i n vi ew, the SO\'.. Sanctuary of Grent
Bri tai n and I rel and l eave the matter i n the hsnds of the I mperi al
Power of the Conf ederate Ri tes, and the Grand Mysti c Templ e
Counci l General of I rel and, l eavi ng them f ree to sel ect thei r own
materi al , as they may deem best, wi thout i nterf erence f rom thi s
Soverei gn Sanctuary of Great Bri tai n and I rel and.
3. A peti ti on was recei ved f rom the Subl i me Pri nces of Memphi s,
32, i n Scotl and, to establ i sh a Grand Mysr ic T.mpl e Counci l
General , 3295, seated at Gl asgow, wi th I I l . Bro. Cl yde Duncan,
as Gd. M. of Li ght, and the charter was ordered to be i ssued upon
payrnent of the usual f ees.
4. The next meeti ng of the Sov.. Sane.'. to be arranged be-
tween the sai d Gd. Mysti c Templ e and our London brethren, when
they can f i x the date.
5. To avoi d del ay i n f uture, tbe Secretari es of Cbapters, Senntes,
Couuci l s, and Mysti c Templ es, ara requested to make thei r returns
to the Grand Secretary General at the cl ose of each montJ ,
ac 4XAP::axz !5
36 THE KNEPH.
(emergenci es excepted), i n order that al ! certi f i cates requi red may
be i ssued punctual l y on the 1st day of each month, As each cero
ti f i cate undergoes three regl strsti ons, the l abour wi l l thus be much
l essened,.
6. At the r~quest of I l l . Bro. J . M. Campbel l , i t was agreed that
10case of sati sf actory emergency, such as a brother proceedi ng
abroad, the Gd. Master of Li ght may di spense wi th the term
reqni red between each seri es of degrees.
7. As the decorati on of the Ri te f or the year 1883, has nl ready
been granted, there was none to i ssne; but the order of meri t,
second- cl ass, was conf erred on I l I . Bro. Robert Rnmsny, M. A. ,
LL.D., f or l i terature.
CANADA.
" The IJ aily 0Iltal'O," March 24th, 1883, reports the assembl y
of t~i s Soverei gn Sancl uB:ry on t~e prevous Thursdny. They
unani mousl y adopt the ti tl e of ' The Soverei zn Sauctuary of
Ori ental Freemascnry f or the Domi ni on of Can~da and I sl and of
Newf ouudl aud." The abovenamed .I ournal adds the f ol l owi n tr
i nf ormati on ,:- " The Soverei gn Sanctuary of Canada has now o~
i ts rol l ten Mysti c Templ es, f onr Senates, and f ourteen Rose Croi x
Chapters, wi th a membe:shi p of nearl y f our hundred, and havi ng
many 01 the most promment masons i n Canad i n ts ranks, i s
undoubtedl y the most i nf l uenti al and mportant masonc hi gh grade
organi zati on i n the Domi ni on."
- - - '- - - - - - -
UNI TED STATES.
We have prvate advi ces of a l arge accessi on of new members to
the Soverei gn Sanctuary of Ameri ca under our esteemed and I l l us-
tri ous Brother Al exander B. Mott, M.D. One State wbi ch pos-
sesses cl ose upon 10,000 Templ ars i s about to tuke up the Ri te
wl th eagerness, and promi se f or i t a bri l l i ant f uture. Ameri ca wi i l
soon sa.ysomethng to I rel and,
SCOTLAND.
At tbe monthl y mecti ng of " Sto Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter
No. 69, S.C.. M.E.P.P.G., Tbomason Mackel l Campbel l was pre-
,sented by the compani ons wi th a massi ve gol d l ockec set wi th
sa~do~yx stone, 00 whi ch was beauti f ol l y engraved the Past
Pri nci pal ,Lodge's J ewel and the f ol !owi ng i nscri pti on on the
reverse :- Presented to Thomas M. Campbel l , P.P.G., wi th a pai r
o(Gol d Eye- gl asses by the compani ons of Sto Andrew's Royal Arch
Chapter No. ~9 ns a. mark of thei r esteem and regard f or hi s
val uabl e servi ces to tbe Chapter f or upwards of thi rty yeare.
,Gl asgo'\V,December 12th, 1882.
A ME~rn~w~s hel d i n G!a:;~ow;on the 31st Mareh, to arrange
the prel mi nari es f or establ i shi ng the Gd. Mysti c Templ e Counci l
General f or Scotl and. Many were unavoi dabl yabsant but
there were si xt~n members present, and al l was arranged, we
are gl ad to say, m the most pl easant and harmoui ous manner,
GRANDMY STI C TEMPLE, COUNCI L GENERAL 32- 95 FOR
SCOTLA.ND.
Gd. Master of Li ght, V. I l J . Bro. Cl yde Duncan, 32 &33, el ecto
" Orator " " " Thomas L. Shaw, 33
" Treas~rer... 111.Bro. D. Chal mers, 32
" Annahst... " CoJ i n McKenzi e 32
" Exami ner ... " J . Shi rra 32 '
" Keeper of Ri tes" Thomas W. BrownI ee, 32
" Expert " ... " Stephen Roberton 32
" M!l sterof 'Ceremoni es Andrew Hol mes, 32
" Conductor... " Robert Morri son 32
" Guard of the Counci J Fredk. Neute, 32
" Repres. f rom Sov. San. V.I 11. Bro. Thos. M. Campbel l 33
Grand Tri bunal , 31_ 93 '
" J udge "W. F. Shaw, 32
" Def ender ' " Wi l l i am Brown 31
" Arbi trator " ,J ohn Mcl nnes, 1n
" Orator "J ames D. Ri ce, 31
" Treasurer " Wi l l i am Carruthers, 31
" Secretary " Charl es Marshal l ,' 31
" Overseer " J ames Fi nl ay, 31
" Asst. Overseer" J ames J ardi ne 31
" Marshal l " J . Wal ker' 310'
" Fursui vant " J ames Bah- d, 31
SPRY NX COUNCI L,No. 4- 8, S.S., and No. 1 f or Scotl and.-
An emergency meeti ng of thi s Counci l was hel d wi th the above-
menti oned Rooms on the 11th March, J 883, Si r Kni ght S: M.
CampbeJ l , 33, Aoti ng Sub Warden, presi di ng. Wi l l i am Carruthers,
31, as 1st Myst. ; \Vm. L. Shaw, 31, as 2nd Myst., and others.
The Counci l was opened on the 30, and the el eeti on 01 ' of l i ce
bearers f or the ensui ng year proceeded wi th, when the Si r Kni ghts
were dul y el ected l o 611the respecti ve of l i ces as f ol l ows :- Davi d
Chal mers, '32, Sub Warden; J obn M'J nnes, 31, 1st Myst.,
Wm. L. Shaw, 31, 2nd Myst.; Wm. Carruthers, 31, Knt.
Orator ; J ohn M'Wi l l i am, 30, Knt., Treas.; J ames Shi rra, 30,
Knt., Sec. ; A. Gal brai th, 30, Grand Expert ; Davi d Mui r, 30;
Knt. Organi st ; J ohn Wal ker, 31, Mess. of Sci ence; J ames
Cowan, 30, Aecompani st; J ames M'Crone, 30, Standard; J ohn
Cuoni ngham, so- , SwordBearer ; J ames Srni th, 30, Guardi anof
Sancruary; J ames Gray, 30, Sentnel . I nstal l aton then f ol .
l owed. Si r Knt. T. M. Campbel l , 33, Grand Ex. General , &c;,
perf ormed the i nstaJ l ati on ceremoni es wi th much acceptnuce, af ter
whi ch be was awarded a hearty vot of thanks. The Couuci l was
then cl osed i n A. and P. f ormo
CHAPTER STo ANDREWS (No. 69).- The quarterI y convoca-
ti on of the Roya! Ark Mari ners' Lodge, hol di ng under Chapter
Sto Andrew's (No. 69), was hel d wi thi n thei r rooms, 30, Bope
Street, on Fri day l ast, 30th ul t. The Lodge was opened by
T. M.CarnpbeJ l , 33- 95 90, F.N.; J ohn M'Nai r, 3090, J .; J as.
Steel , S. ; Wi l l i am Gardnerv'I 'reasurer ; Wi l l i am H. Adamson,":
Secretary; D. Chal mers, 329~0 87; J ohn M'I rmes, 3l - 92 ';
Wi l l i am Carruthers, '31- 92; W. J . Donal dson, 11; J . n.
\\'i l l i amson, Robert Hunter, &c. Compani on, Thomas Stanger,
of Chapter 69. was dul y recei ved i nto the Ark, and nstructed
i nto the mysteri es. The Royal Ark Vessel was then removed.
The quarter1y convocati on of the Red Cross Kni ghts of the
af oresai d Chapter was hel d af terwards. The Counci l wns
opened by T. M. Campbel l , K.C., K.O., and M.E., Chi ef ; Si r
Kni ghts, J ohn M'Nai r. B.G.; Wi l l i am Carruthers, J .G.; and the
af orenamed Si r Kni ghts, when Compani on Thomas Stanger was
recei ved as Kni ght of .the Sword, Kni ght of the East, or Pri nce
of J erusal ern, and recei ved the accol ade of Kni ghts of tbe E.
and W., or Kni ght Mason of J erusal em. The Counei l was then
cl osed i n due f orm unti l l astFri day of J une.
~tcrti tes 10' C!Gnrresuonbtnf s. '
To f aci l i tate i nf ormati on as to the recepti on of Master Masona i n
good standi ng i nto the A. and P. Ri te, enqui ri es may be made
ei ther personal l y or by l etter- ' ,
I n Manchester, of the Sov. Gd. Master Genl ., Bro, J ohn Y arker,
33, 96, the " Popl ars;" Burton- road, Wi thi ngton, Manchester.
I n London,.of the Gd. Trea. GenI ., Bro. J . H. Southwood, 33,98,
Houndsdi tch ; 01 ' of the Gd. Seco GenI ., Bro. J ames Hi J I 33
9, Charnock Road, Cl apton. . , ,
I n DnbJ i n, of the Gd. Expert Gen1., Bro. Dr. Davi es,33, 10, Lr.
Sackvi l l e- street.
I n Li verpool , of the Gd, Chancel l or Gen. B. J oseph Hawki ns 33
Sunnysi de, Roby. ' '
I n Li meri ck, of the Gd. I nspector GenI . Bro. C. Monck Wi l sci n,
330, Rose Vi l l a, North Strand.
I n Gl asgow, of the Gd. Exami ner Gen!., Bro. T. M. Campbel l 33
10, Oarrck- street, ' ,
I n BurnJ ey, Lancashi re, of the Gd, Admi ni strator Gen!., Bro, S. P.
Leather, 33.
I n Havant, Hants, of the Gd. Keeper of the Gol den Book, Bro.
J ab~z N. Bi l l man, 33, Bedhampton.
I n PaTl S, of Bro. A. O. Munro, 32, 17, Rue de Ri vol i .
I n Cal cutta, E. L, of 111.Bro. P. C. Dutt, 32, a,Seeteram
Ghcse's- street,
TO SECRETARI: e S.
, Al l Se cre tari e s o/ the ari ous Bodi e s un de r the ..d.n ti e n t
an d Pri mi ti ve Ri te an d othe r Ri te s w orki n g i Jn ae r the Sov.
San ctuary o/ Gre at Bri tai n an d Ire l an d, are parti cul arl y
re que ste d te se n a to the Gran d In spe ctor Ge n e ral n oi i ce s o/
the i i - vari ous me e ti n gs i f possbl e be fore the 20th o/ e ach
'11WTl thjor the 7TWIl thfoF, aw i n g.<; , ._: ._, , ~ , '.' /.-: , , ~ "
;
"
THE KNEPH.
l H E
The Conf ederati on al ready oompri ses sX nati onal i ti es
havi ng soverei gn Sanctuari es, and promi ses to become the
most uni ted, tol erant, and Cathol i c of al l Hi gh Grade
Bodi es the worl d has yet seen.
We di rect our readers' attenti on to a meeti ng of the
J erusal em Chapter at Manchester, a report of whi ch
appears i n another pl ace. 'I 'hi s meeti ng i s remarkabl e
f or several reasons. We do not so much al l ude to the
very i nteresti ng and l earned, and we may say concl usi ve
l ecture whi ch was del i vered on the occasi on by the
l l l ustri ous Grand Master of these Ki ngdoms upon the
anti qui ty of what are known as Hi gh Grades i n Masonry,
a matter i n i tsel f wel l worthy of note, but, to the extra-
ordi nary number of nati onal i ti es aud rel gi ons represented
at the gatheri ng. The nati onal el ements were represented
by Greek, Syri an, I ndan, Egypti an, audJ ewi sh Brethren,
whi l e the Rose Croi x Degree of the Anti ent and Pri mi -
ti ve Ri te was conf erred upon a Parsee gentl eman. Thi s
.meeti ng was f urther remarkabl e as bei ng the f i rst at
whi ch, to our knowl edge, was ever gi ven the heal th of
"the I mperi al Grand Of l i cers of the Conf ederati on"- a
.body f ormed l ast year, shortl y previ ous to the l amented
'death of the I mperi al Grand Master Gi useppe Gari bal di ,
THE GRAND LODGE OF EGY PT AND
GRAND LODGE OF I RELAND.
THE members of the Anti ent and Pri mi ti ve Ri te
~l ai med recogni ti on by the Grand Lodge of I rel and,
I n consequence of our Ri te bei ng recogni zed by the
Grand Lodge of Egypt, under Treaty. Thi s bei ng a
poi nt whi ch i f proved woul d have at once put an end
to the I ri sh persecuti on, great ef f orts were made to
persuade the Grand Lodge of I rel and that no such
recogni ti on of the Ri te of Memphi s by the Grand
Lodge of Egypt exi sted. Upon the f i rst day of Feb-
ruary l ast not onl y di d the exal ted I ri sh Grand of f i cer
who prosecuted our brethren, assure the Grand Lodo- e
of I rel and publ i cl y that no such recogni ti on or Treaty
exi sted between the Grand Lodge of Egypt and the
Order of Memphi s, but the I ri sh Representati ve of
the Grand Lodge of Egypt, dul y accredi ted to the
I ri sh Grand Lodge, went out of hi s way to producea
l etter f rom the Grand Secretary of Egypt- whi ch.
however he di d not read- and passed hi s word of
honour that no such Treaty exi sted between the two
Egypti an Grand Bodi es, and that the Grand Lodge of
Egypt nei ther di rectl y nor i ndi rectl y recogni zed, or had
connecti on, wi th the Order of Memphi s or of Mi zrai m.
Owi ng to the war i n Egypt there was a di f f i cul ty i n
communi cati ng wi th the Grand Secretary of Egypt,
and our brethren who were arrai gned di d not l i ke to
contradi ct such a posi ti ve statement, and one whi ch
prof essed to have been the resul t of recent cornmuni -
caton wi th Egypt. But t now turns out that these
statements, f ormal l y deposed to, as af oresai d, 'by the
I ri sh Grand Of f i cers, have no f oundati on whatever i n
f act, and that the statementsof the persecuted brethren
are correct i n every parti cul ar. The true f acts of the
case are real l y as f ol l ows :- I n J 875 there was a
treaty or agceement entered i nto between the two
Grand Masoni c Bodi es then exi stng i n Egypt, whi ch
Bodi es were the Grand Ori ent of Egypt, whch was
the Ri te of Memphi s worki ng the whol e of the ni nety-
si x degrees, and the Anti ent and Accepted Scotti sh
Ri te whi ch worked the thi rty- thi rd degree, and some
other l ower degrees. Thi s Treaty af ter recti ng that
the Accepted Scotti sh Ri te was hel d under charter
f rom the Grand Ori ent of Napl es, dated 1864, whi ch
had i n i ts turrr recei ved i ts charter f rom Spai n, and
that the Order of Memphi s was he1d under charter
f rom Pari s, dated 1863, and af ter sayi ng that these
Bodi es were i ndependent of each other, i t was agreed
that a Body shoul d be f ormed very si mi l ar to the
Grand Counci l of Ri tes f ormed i n I rel and, and that
"The l abour of the G. O. of Egypt shoul d hereaf ter
"be l i mi ted to. the f i rst three symbol i c grades, and
" that the Ri tes of Memphi s and Anti ent and Accepted
"Scotti sh Ri te shoul d work the rernai nder," Thi s
Treaty i s si gned by the" I l l .. Gr.. Hi erophant.:.
Grand Master, S. A. Zal a; 'J the H- I l l .. Presi dentof
D
Ti s agai n wi th the very greatest pai n
and regret that we have tu al l ude
to mi sstatements made to the Grand
L.odge of I rel aud; but i n duty we
cannot ref r3:111. " We are credi bl y i nf ormedthat
~t the meetmg of the Grand Lodge i n Apri 1,an
mdependent memberasked the Provi nci al Grand
Master of North Munster why he di d not i n
February producethe resol uti on of hi s Provi nce.
Af ter gi vi ng hs reason f or not produoi ng the
document .entrusted to hi m by hi s Provi nce, he
went on to state that the two members of the
Anti ent an d Pri mi ti ve Ri te who were i l 1egal l y
compel l ed by hi s Deputy to wi thdraw f rom the
meeti ng of hi s Provi nci al GrandLodge, "stated
they woul d gi ve up the Ri te, and that there
were onl y now two brethren i n hi s Provi nce
who ref used to resi gn." Both these statements
are abs~l utel ! f al se, and have not the sl i ghtest
f oundati on m f act, The Provi nci al Grand
Master i s 8:1so~tatedto have sai d, that he hoped
af ter consi deri ng the case, the two remai ni ng
m~mbers woul d !eti re al so. Thi s hope has l i ke-
wi se no f oundati on to rest upon. I t i s real l y a
pi ty that the Grand Lodge of I rel and shoul d
conti nue to al l owthemsel ves to be i mposedupon
by such mi sl eadi ng statements as have been
pl aced bef ore them by thei r of f i cers,i n al most
every stage of thei r unf ortunate persecuti on of
the Anti ent and Pri mi ti ve Ri te i n I rel and.
"38 THE KNEPH,
HI RAM ABI FF,
the Pri mi ti ve Ri te of Memphi s, J , de Bauri grand,"
and by the "Presi dent of the A, and A. Scotti sh Ri te,
Domeri co Sci arrone," the si gnatures bei ng wi tnessed
by " I l l .. Gr.- . Secretary F, F. Oddi ." These parti -
cul ars are taken f rom the "Bol l eti no Of f i ci al e del
Grande Ori ente Nazi onal e Egi zi ano f or December,
1875." I n the year 1879, Most m",Bro. Ferdi nand
Franci s Oddi , i n hi s " Re jo}'! pre se l l !e d to the Supre me
Coun ci ! of Egypt, " page 22, says that f rom r876 "the
"separati on of theRi tes composi ng the Gr.', Or.', of
"Egypt havi ng be en deemed necessary and usef ul , i t
"has been resol ved that hencef orth there shoul d be
"three Grand Masoni c Bodi es i n the Val l ey of the
" Ni l e, each of whom shoul d be di f f erent, di sti nct, and
"i ndependent f rom the others, vi z :- the Nati onal
"Grand Lodge of Egypt of A.F, and A.M.; the S,e. :
" of the 33 and l ast degree of the A, &A. Scotti sh
"Ri te of Egypt and i ts dependenci es; and the Sov..
" G., Counci l of the 96 of the Memphi s Ri te ; the :
"two l atter bodi es to work f rom the 4 and upwards,
"never i nterf eri ng wi th the three f i rst or Symbol i cal
"degrees, whi ch enti rel y shoul d bel ong to the Nati onal
"Grand Lodge of Egypt." The Treati es of 187S
were al l si gned to carry out the Un i on, and al l agreed
to work together f or the common good. When the
I ri sh brethren who prof essed to i nstruct the Grand
Lodge of I rel and correctl y, made these i ncorrect
staternents i n thi s matter, our Brcthren sent out to
Egypt aski ng an expl anati on of the whol e subject,
and the f ol l owi ng i s a verbati m extract f rom a l etter
recei ved f rom our 1 1 1 . ', R.'. FERDI NANDODDr,who i s
Secretary of the Nati onal Grand Lodge of Egypt:-
"Y ou ask of me.about the rel ati ons betweeu the Memphi s
" Ri te and the G.L. of Egypt, 1 must tel l you that these two
" Grand Bodi es recogni ze each other as f ree and i ndependent,
" but have nothi ng to do, as thei r Ri tes are di f f erent. A concor-
" dat has been sti pul ated between them by whi ch the Memphi s
"Ri l e out of courtesy and goodwi l l towards i ts of f spri ng the
" Grand Lodge of Egypt, wai vi ng to work the three f i rst degrees
" of Bl ue Masonry ; bu! shoul d thi s treaty once be tom, our
"Memphi s Ri te can resume al ! the degrees f rom that o E.A.
"to the 96."
Nothi ng theref ore can be more cl ear tban the i nf or-
mati on now set f orth ; the Of f i ci al Bul l eti ns and the
l etters can be produced, and the very l east that can be
expected f rom the Grand Lodge of I rel and i s that
they shal l honorabl y rei nstate al ! the Members of the
Anti ent and Pri mi ti va Ri te i nto the several bodi es
f rom whi ch they have been suspended, and cal l f or a
f ul l expl anati on f rom the Brethren who took upon
themsel ves wi thout due and caref ul enqui ry to contra-
di ct Masons better i nf ormed than themsel ves, and
who have thereby pl aced the Grand Lodge of I rel and
i n such an extremel y damagi ng posi ti on bef ore the
Masoni c worl d'as that i n whi ch i t now stands.
We do not wi sh to state at l arge i n what a very
unf ortunate posi ti on the Granel Lodge of I rel and now
stands i n the Masoni c worl d, but, toany one acquai nted.
wi th the opi ni ons of Masons outsi de of I rel and, i t i s
a matter much to be depl ored, and a transacti on whi ch
wi l l cause al l I ri sh Masoni c Bodi es to be l ooked down
upon f or mari y a l ong day by thei r Brethren over the
rest of the Gl obe., .
AN ADDRESS THROUGH DAVI D J ONES OF .!MERl C.!.,
The f ol l owi nz Address f rom our l ate Grand Master Hi ram Abi f f
was (as stated ~o us) del i vered by bi m to I I I ustri ous Bro. Lord,
throuzh the mecbani cal spi ri tual i st" medi um," Bro. Davi d J ones of
Ameri ca. The scepti cal and prof ane reader must not bere excl ai m
or concl ude that we ref er to the l ate I I l ustri ous Davy J ones l ong
si nce deceased, whose l ocker i s sai d sti l l to exi st, and to be vi si ted
by mari nera and other travel l ers on the bri ny mai n, wben tbei r
voyages are at an end- but l o tbe weTI known "medi um" of the
present day. We gi ve the address al most verbati m, as we consi der
nny ruggedness i n i ts styl e i s onl y wbat woul d be natural l y
expected to arse i n the attempt of our l ate Grand Master to .uee
the modern Engl i sb tongue, and our readers may regard i t as a
proof of the genui neness of the Address, shoul d such be wanti ng ;
and i t wi l l al so compl etel y pnt an end to doubts such as are al ways
bei ng rai sed as a matter of course by readers i n al ! cl assea of
soci ety i u these degenerate days.
Uti ca, March 1st, 1883,
'MOST I LLUSTRI OUS' BROTHER,
Af ter a l ong ti me spent i n ma.ki ng condi ti ons prepari og
the way, we at l ast meet f ace to f ace. And f or the present we ~i l l
consi der thi s pl ace the Sanctum Sanctorum, the Hol y of Hol l es,
where soul can bl end wi th soul and heart respond to heart. We
are both of us i n pursui t of knowl edge; though 1have ~eeu ~n
i nhabi tant of the spi ri t worl d f or centunes, yet 1 ~nd my mi nd st~l l ,
reachi ng out af ter and tryi ng to sol ve t?e mysteno?s probl ema 10
human l i f e whi ch have been, nnd are sti l l shronded i n mystery, but
whi ch bel onz to manki nd to sol ve. Y ou are i n pursui t of wi sdom to
gui de you i nbthe pursnt of truth, at present hi dden f rom the worl d,
though once the common property of .~e whol e hU':l an,rami l y.
There has exi sted f rom remotest ti me so organzaton of Hol y
Brotherhood, known to the present race under the .nnme of Free
and Accepted Masonry; but i f there was not so~ethmg more con-
vi nci nz as to i ts anci ent ori gi n than appesrs I D the f orms, cere-
rnoni es, and ri tual s, i ts anti qui ty mi ght jostl y be eal l ed i n questi on,
There i s a wi de di f f erence between Anci ent Masonry proper and i ta
present f orms. The aoei ent has been changed to conf orm to the
rel i gi ous i deas of the age, but the I rue spi ri t of the Order has not
been carri ed I orward but has been l ost among the de bri s of past
azes. Y ou have sorne of i ts f orms, but none of the spi ri t, Aoci ent
Masonry was not rel i gi ous observnnce of f asti nz and f easti ng. The
purposes of the Order was f or mutual protecti on, educati on, and f or
rhe study of natural sei ence; but to- day i t i s nei tl ~er educati onal
nor sci enti f i e. A shadow wi thout auy percepti bl e substance,
retai ni ng a l i ttl e of the chari tabl e but not the true spi ri t of ehari ty.
For sges we have observed a gradual departure f rom the spi ri t and
purposes of Anei ent Masonry, morti f yi ng to al l who hol d the Order
i n deep reverence. And we have sought eamestl y and l ong f or
some one wi l l i ng to take bol d of the matter and bui l d agai n the
Anci ent Templ e; and here l et me say, Masonry di d not ori gi nate
at the bui l di ng of Ki ng Sol omon's Templ e, but that event has been
m ade use of as a sort of f oundati ou because there was a desi re to
establ i sh somethi ng upon a rel i gi ous basi s rather than to go back
to the Mother Order and bri ng f orward the pri nci pI es whi eh were
i ts basi s. Had there not been Master Masoos bef ore the bui l di ng
of the Templ e, how can i t be made to appear that there was a
Master's Word to l ose? I f i t was a J ewi sh order, by whom were
the degrees conf erred opon Hi ram of Tyre ? Y ou see, my Brother
the Order <i f Masonry must of neeessi ty antedate the ti me when
the Templ e was bui l ded. Agni n, the Templ e bui l ders were Opera-
ti ve Masons : you have changed the Order to Speeul ati ve Masonry,
cl ai mi ng to be an outgrowth f rom the Operati ve, Why speeul ate
when you have the f acts bef ore you? What necessi ty can there
be f or specul ati on i n any sense? The term i mpl i es a doubt, A. ri sk,
that you may not af ter al l acqui re what you aspi re to. Operati ve
.Mnsonry i mpl i es work, and i t i s onl y by work that man cl i mbs to
God. By work he l ays bare the secreta f ound i n Nature, and by
worki ng together tbe whol e human f ami l y becoi nes as one. Such
were tbe objects of Anci eot Masoory, and such i t must be i n 'order
. . ': " ~. .: '
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THE KNEPH,'
tba.t i ts mi ssi on be perf ormad. To di g up and bri ng f rom the caves
of the past the secrets of the Order whi ch bave been so l ong buri ed
i t requi res ti me, money, wi l l , nnd determi nati on j f or whoever
makes the attempt wi l l meet those who questi on the ground of so
doi ng. We ask, of what benef i t i s a sci enti f i c knowl edge regardi ng
the f ormati on and f oundati ons of the earth? Of what val ue the
knowl edge of man's rel ati onshi p to the I uf i ni te ? Of what val ue
the works of Pl ato, Ari stotl e, and Pythagoras? They have been
gone f rom the sphere of the vi si bl e worl d f or centuri as, but thei r
knowl edge i s re vered and f orms the basi s of al l cl assi cal studi es.
Masonry, to become what i t was desi gned to be, must be resur-
rected and rehabi l i tated. The spi ri t must be sought and f oundand
i nf used i nto the present Order, changi ng the Specul ati ve back to
the Operati ve. And when 1 use the term Operati ve 1do not mean
to be understood as i mpl yi og that Masons are to become l ayers of
stone, but I use i t i n the seuse that the objects and purposes must
be l i ved and i ts obJ i gnti ons bave a bi udi ng f orce i nstead of como
mi tti ng them to memory, and, parrot- I i ke, repenti ng them, 1
want to see the Order become Operati ve i n thi s sense, aud tben 1
sl i al l f eel that my part i n the Gre at Drama has been perf ormed,
and 1 can wi thdrnw i nto the Hol y of HoJ i es and f eel that manki ud
are approachi ng by gradual steps the hi gh desti ny that awai ts
them. There i s, as nr as 1know, but one Order of Masonry, but there
are more than one method of worki ug ; but when traced to tbe
f ountai n- head i t wi l l be seen tl ui t al l strearns start f rom one central
poi nt. The Orders you have recentl y ucqui red are the same ns were
worked duri ng my l i f e's exi stence. I ts obl i gati ons are not
materi al l y changed- not any more than mi ght be expected readi l y
tbrough transl ati on. Y ou know there i s i n some l anguages a I nck
of rneans to convey i ts true rnenni ng j i n other l anguages some-
ti mes promi nent i deas l ose thei r f orce; on thi s account, theref ore,
due al l owance shoul d be mnde f or thi s di f f erence.
. My Brother, you see that 1I 1asonryi n i ts moderni zed f orm wi l l
be nothng wi thout the Wi dow 's Son ; thi s i s the true Chri sti an
i den of obtai ni ng Li f e through Death. The sama i dea has beeo
carri ed f orward i n Church and Lodge. The i dea i s one i n pri nci pi e
though sl owl y passi ng away. A grent rnnny questi on whether
1 am man, myth, or somethi ng l ess, but 1 wi l ! say that, so f ar as
to the records i n Specul ati ve Mnsonry as regards my l i f e, they are
trne, but there tbe matter ends. I f the l eadi ng of f i cers of the
Order woul d extend tbei r i nvesti gati ons f ar enough they woul d
ha ve f ound that others had be en sl ai n f or thei r i ntegri ty, and that
nges bef ore 1 was born. The Wi dow's Son i s more of a f i gurati ve
cl i nracter, i ntended to convey the val ue to be nttacbed to Honour,
Pri nci pi e, and Fi del i ty, and al l other moral vi rtues, but i n Specu-
l atve Masonry 1am carri ed f orward as an i ndi vi duaJ i ty, whi l e i t
shoul d be the pri nci pi es to whi ch 1 bel d, f or wi thout these vi rtues
rnenti oocd aman \Voul d tru1y be ao orphan. My Brotber, your
20ealI I ns l ed yon to make great sacri f i ce of ti me and mOl l ey, but
you are not more deepl y i l l terested i o thi s mntter tbnn are those
wl l o throu h al ! l he chan"es of eenturi es and humno eoactments,
al wa'ys kept i t cl ose to f hei r hearts. And Brotl ~er Gari bl l l di i s
benrti l .)' pl eased to real i se that the mauLl e he wor~I S to l i dl upon
the shoul ders of one worthy to wear i t; and I f we can by our
uui ted peti ti ons keep tbi s matl er bef ore the worl d, we shal ! never
cense prayi ng. The ti me wi l l come wbeu men l Vi l l be compel l ed to
resort to Ml l sonry f or thei r gui dance i n rel i gi ous thought. At tl l e
present ti me I Den ara l osi ng f ni th i n creed. and bi bl es, as wel ~as
di vi ne revel ati ons. Tbe ol d f oundati ons of the worl d are crumbhng,
Bnd tbere must be a basi . establ i shed whereby wben the ti me
ref erred to comes man may f i nd an nrk of saf ety. Y ou pe.re~i ve
that the datn 01 your recentl y acqni red Orders nntedate bl bhcnl
hi story,Rnd i . tberef ore more vnl uabl e hi stor!cnl l ytbao i f i t ha~bor~l e
correspondi ng date, wi tbout the l ack of eVl dence to sub.tantJ nte I ts
cl ni ms set op. . .
Ere thi s, mjr Brotber, yon can catch a f ~1I 1~gbmpse of what.tbe
Spi ri ! W orl d has been l abonri ng f or i n bUl l d111ga more cnp.acl Ol l s
ark tban gi ven i n the f ame~account of N~ah. I n p.reseotl Og to
the "I orl d the revi ved AnCl ent Order you wl l l ueed to l l l f orm you~-
sal f very thorougbl y, f or, tboogb Anci ant, they are oe.".to tl ns
Bg~ut we f eel conf i dent that we can gi vo you f rom ti me to ti ma
what wi l l be necessary f or the occasi on and f or tbe best i n.tere~t. ?f
tbe Order. Tbe present Acti og Head of the arder of MI ZrRl m l a
Ol 1e i n whom you can tru.t; be i s l oyal , tri ed, an~true, tho?gh
l acki ng the spi ri tual i nsi ght i nto our movements whl cb you enJ oy.
He works f rom tbe Outer, you f rom tbe I nner. We operate opon
bi m. We operato i nternal l y wi th yoo. So, yoo see, thero.18 a
~i f f er~nce i n the rel ati ve posi ti ons occupi ed by both of yoo, and i t
l Spl aml y to be seen that you have the advantage. Wbyyou wers
sel ected f or thi s work i s bei ng asked when there are so many l i d-
vanced Masans i n tbe worl d, as tbey are cal l ed, We do not
r.ecogn~sea man occ~pyi ng advanced ground al opi ni ons wbo con-
f i nes hi msel f to o?e l i ne of thought, or has no desi re to l ook beycnd;
the present attui nments f or more sure f oundati on upon wbi ch Lo
base hi s arguments, i nf ormi ng of wbat has shown the f ounders of the
Order were . el l qual i ti ed f or the work i ntrusted to them. Tbey
saw that mutual protecti ou was essenti al to edncati on and f or the
establ i shment of moral pri uei pl es.wl rtue, cbari ty, and benevol ence.
When tbere are pri nci pi es at stake some one must needs be f ound-
who has the moral courage to meet the ti dal waves and wrest f rom
the hands of tbe prof ane rhe honours of tbei r Orders. Thi s i s why
you have beeo sel ected f or the work, and we f eel that we shal l be
abl e l o repay yon f or al l l abour perf ormed and ti me gi veo to the
cause. Every new departure f rom acqui red customs must needs
have i ts anoi nted l eader. Meo l ook f or some one to l ead tbem i n
every ref ormatory movement. Y ou stand i n a rel ati ve posi ti on to
other l eaders i n f ormer ages, Wi tb thi s di f f erence most of tbem
sought to ref orm manki nd by tbei r appl i ance of creedal systems.
I r i s your mi ssi on LObri ng about a retorm tbrough a knowl edge of
f acts whi ch carry wi th them tbei r own proof My name i s ri ght
as you have i t i n the Anci ent arder, but can see thnt by trans-
l ati on i nto Engl i sb a sl i ght di f f erence woul d natural l y occur. Tbere
i s much rejoi ci ng i u the Ol d Worl d regnrdi og tbe movement on
thi s si de of the Great Waters. The Aoci ent Propbeci es are bei ng
f ul ti l l ed. The l i ght wbi cb was to i l l umi ne the wbol e worl dwu
:DOt rel i gi ous doctri ne and dogmas, but the broad pri nci pi e. of
Brotherhood, Our most I l l ustrl ons Brother Marcons has gi ven
you a sketch of the pri mi rl ve Orders, theref ore 1 wi l l not reter to
them agai n, but wi l ! bri ng thi s commnni cati on to a cl ase by.
assurl ng J Ou 01 , , , y /i e a/ ty co-ope rati on wi th you i n tbi s worl d
througb the mecbani cal medi umsbi p of Davi d J oues.
Fratemal l y yours,
To W. B. Lord. HI RA.M ABUF.
!{epo.dao I taaoni c ~obi ts.
I TALY .
The Respectnbl e Lodge, "La Veri ta,' Ori ent of Luces, hel d
under the Supreme Grand Counci l of the Anti ent and Accepted
o
R.i te, 33 at I rvi n, at i ts meeti ng on the 29th March, adrni tted
Most I 1l ustri ous Brother, J ohn Y arker, 33- 96 90, an Hal l ..
member. Bro. A1essandro Bel l i , W. M. ; P. Ci nt, Secretary.
We ahal l be pl eased at al l ti mes to hear f roro I I l . Bro. Oreste
G. Cecchi 33- ~5, Porta Mare, No. 71, Pi sa. 'l 'here i s a good
opportuni ty f or the spread of our An.ti e~t and ~ri mi ti v~Masonry
i l l Hal y anl l Houmani a, al l d the Rl te I Sespecl al l y swted to the
geni us oi tl l e t\Vo nati ons, though f or di i f erent rt!asous; and we
hope tl !at I I l . Bros. (J . Morou, HJ 6, U. G. Cecchi , G.l 'ess~8,
3- 96, &c., wi l l use tbei r utmost endeayours to promote 118
popul ari ty and extend i ts i u1l uence.
AMERI CA.
The anoua! report o the "Thi rteen ql ub': of Ne,wY ork. i a
nowout and contai ns the address of l J amel Wol f f , Esq, Chl ef
l tul er . Charl es Sotheram, Esq., Scri be, (an ol d Manchester 32
0
A. & P.); Marvi n H.. CJ arke, I !:sq,.,.A.rchi vi st. Al thoogb the
Soci ety i s not i n any sense Masomc, the name of Most I I l . Bro.
J Obl l Y o.rker appears as an Honorary member, i u th~good com-
pany of Hi s Excel l ency, Chester A. Arthur, Presl dent of tbe
Uni ted States, the Ol l e name ~egi nui ng the l i st and the other
cl osi ng i t, mi dway between whi ch are, ~oOl e ~ml 1l eut Congr~s.
men, :;enator8, Pastors, and J udges. 1be obJ ects ,o,fthe Socl ety
i s wi th good f el l owshi p to combat superst- l t1on. 1hey f i ~5t at-
tacked the supposed unl ucky number 13, and l i re adVaUl !l Dgto
onl ucky Fri l l ay or bangman's day. .At the banquet on the J ~th
J anuary, 188a, E. P. "'(i l der, Es~.? ~'oast .Master,~f f ere~, "'l i l e
Tbi rteen Arti cl es ol Fal th of the 1hl rteen Cl ub: - 1. l o bave
goo<!appeti te. 2. 'l o have good di gesti on. 3. To te~a good
story. 4. To si ng a good songo . '1 '0l ove l ong. 6. 1~hate
wel l . 7. 1'0 have good taste. 8. To be generoua. 9. ro be
true. 10. To pay o~e's debts w:heu ab}e. 11: To get home be,
f ore morni ng. 12, '10I ear notbi ng.. 13~Tjl di e l i ke b~Y .e~en,
THE KNE!P(H.
ANTI ENT ANO PRI MI TI VE RI TE 01 <' MASO RY .
PJ .LATL';E .ol KDJ J ::RUS.l .LEl l CH.l .PTER OF ANTI QUI TY , No. 2.
A meeti ng of the Chapter, Senate, and Counci l was hel d at
thei r usual pl ace of meeti ng, the Grosvenor Hotel , Dennsgate,
Mnnchester at three o'cl ock on Saturday, f or the purrose of el ect-
i ng to the degree of Rosy Cross, 11- 18, severa! c- ,n Masons, and
i nstal l i ng the of l l ccrs of the Ri te f or the ensumg year. Tbe pre-
l i mi nary busi ness havi ng been gone through, a Pars:e gentl e':l ~n,
Past Master Kapadi a of a l odge at Bombay, was rscei ved a I CDl g~t-
of the Eazl e and Pel i can Perf ect Mason, Free of Heredom n- 18 .
The i l l stal l ati on of of f i ce~s was perf ormed i n an ef f i ci ent manner,
ami d .numerous assembl y of brethren, by the G.~~.o.f L. J oseph
Hawki ns, 33- 95, representati ve of Canad ; tbe pri nci pal of f i cers
bei ng J ohn Ri chard Dobson, 30- 90, M.W. of Chapter ; G. A.
Robi nson, 30- 90, S.G.C. of Senate; F. Toml i nson, 30- 90, ~. D .
of Oounci l : Ri chard Hi zham 32- 940 Secretary of the VaTl OUS
bodi es. The members ;f th; ri te, wi ti l several vi si tors f rom the
vari ous craf t l odges i n Manchester, adjonrned to an e~eel l ent ban-
qnet provi ded by the propri etor of the hotel , af ter whi ch f ol l owed
the usual l oyal and masoni c toasts. A noti ceabl e (e~tur~was ~he
great number of nati onnl i ti es represented, the meeti ng '~I c1udI Dg
Greek, Syri an, I ndi an, Egypti an, J ewi sh, and other nati ons and
f ai ths, As usual at masoni c banqueta the !i rst toast was that of
the " Queen and I l oyal Fami l y," f ol l owed by the Nati onal Anthem,
Af ter thi s f ol l owed the usual toasts of the "I mperi al Grand Of f i cers
of the Conf ederati on" of si x nati onal i ti es; the rnernory of the l ate
I mperi al Grand Master, Gui seppe Gari hal di , 33- 97, bei ng drank
i n sol emn si l ence, i t bei ng proposed that the Past G.M. 01 Egypt,
S. A. Zol a, 33- 96 be el ected to succeed hi m. The toast of the
S. G M., f ol !owed by the of f i cers of the Soverei gn Sanctunry,
Af ter thi s a l ecture was gi ven by J ohn Y arker, 33- 96 (honor-
ary member of m:l ny f orei gn grand bodes), upon the rel ati ve
anti qui ty of craf t and bi gh grade masonry, and the cause of thei r
un i on. The l ecturer eommenced by depl ori ng that f rui tf ul source
of masoni c schi sm, i ndi f f erenee to knowl edge, but expressed hi s
i ntenti on of deal i ng tenderl y wi th crart masonry. He then ci ted
the opi ni on of i ts hi gLest anti quari an schol ars, that i t had nei ther
ceremoni es nor ri tual bef ore the year 1720. That i t WI l .Ssi mpl y an
anci ent trade gui l d, and as proved by the operati ve conati tuti ons
and mi nutes of the Seotti sh operati ve l odges rangi ng i n date f rom
the 16tb to tbe 17tb centuri es had a very si mpl e cererooDY , whi ch
consi sted of readi ng over to the stonemason's apprenti ce certai n rul es
appl i cabl e to hi s trade, wbi ch he was then sworn to observe, and
reeei ved a gri p and word. l I avi ng compl eted hi s seven yea1'8he
became a f el l ow of craf t, aud recei ved new tokens. 'I he l ecturer
expressed hi s own bel i ef tbst thi s eeremony was the degradati on of a
more el aborate system due to the prohi bi ti on of al ! assembl i es i n the
15tb century, tbe reasaDassi guedby the Aet of Parament bei ng tbat
tbe masons conf ederRted i n chapters f or hi gber wages. He - quotedi n
i l l ustrati on the reeent C\l I l Lenti onof a Ri ndu Y ogam of the Sudru
caste, wbi ch Rsserted that tbei r art- system was (ounded by the
Ri shi s, contemporaneou,l y wi th the nature- system of tbe Brahmi ns:
al so the .i mi l af Hi gb Grade Secret Soci ety 01 the Kni ghts of tl l e
Templ e 01 Sol omon, \Vho probabl y as great bui l ders, gave of f the
craf t Sol omoni c system i n tbe 12th ceotury. Another conf i rmsti on
was the French s)'stem of Compani onage, whi el o has i ts l egends o
Father Soubi se, and Master J acques, and eveDi n tbe 17th centur)'
80me of the trode uoi ons were Recused by tbe Cathol i c Church o(
personati ng Chri st i o thei r ceremoni es. The l ecturer oext passed
to ~h.ehi gb gra?es, the ori gi n of whi ch he f ound i n the pri mi ti ve
rehg?us my6tenes of the ol d \Vorl d"wi sdom rel i gi on," quoti l l g as
a bul S tbe words or tbe " Egypti an Ri tual of the book of the dead"
]0,000 y~ars ago,. that, ".as ~,hesuo di ed and rose agai n yesterday
80 mau dl es aod nses aga,n; he gave a dozen anci ent anthori ti es
to prove tbat onder whatever name thi s sl ai o 60n of l he sun WI I S
~nown i n di f Ferent nati o~s l he ?ri ght eye of day was al ways 6ymbol -
I sed. The VedRs made I .t pnmshabl e wi th death f or aoy i ni ti ate of
the thI Tddegree of l he rel tgous mysteri esto r'veal the hi gher cnl te to
the f i rst 01'seeond degr.e. The succU!sors of the mpteri es \Vere
the Sehool of tbe Prophe!s. tbe ESSenf t8,the Mal l i ehees Hnki m's
House of Wi sdom of seven degrees the Druses Bek!asb' aud othe~
Dervi sh and I ndi an occul t soci eti es: From tbe ~ar1i est ti ~es thi s an-
ci ent" wi sdom" bad a symbol i cal l an ua"e and vari ous de"rees. and
tbei r i ~enti ty wi tb tbe modern bi gh g::'aaes was proved by'thei r
posseSS1?n of tbe same seerets .and si gue, and they- had, moreover,
111 al l ttme 1ef t records of 1heu ceremoni al s, whi ch w~re i denti ctU
wi th the presento From tbese sources the system passed to the f re
phi l osopbers or Rosi cruci ans. The 17th .cen tury great1y devel oped
tbese soci eLi es to tbe terror of the Cathol i c Ohurch, and manj who
prof essed the " Wi sdom 01'Gnosi s" sang 01'wrote themsel ves to tbe
stake. The l ecturer next passed to the uni on of these two systems,
whi ch he pro ved was brought abou,t pri or to 1700, 01't~e ti me wben
Rosi cruci ani sm di sappeared and Freernasonry sprang I Oto.hf e. I n
Engl aod the ol d gui l d masonry bad al most ceased to be 10 ~663,
and f rom that ti me tbe l odge meeti ngs were attended by Kt~,ghts
of Mal ta, men of sci ence, al cherni sts, nnd Rosi cruci ans who ~n~ro-
duced thei r system. El i as Ashmol e was a member of b~th sOcl etl eS,_
and hi s di ary proves thei r decay together and the revi val of ?~th
i n tbe year 1682. Thi s i s not mere supposi ti on, f or i n th.e Brl tl ~b
~'Iuseum and many pri va te I i brari es there i s a book dedi cated I D
1721 to the grand l odge, whi ch i s couehed i n tbe symbol i cal l an-
zuaze of the Rosi cruci sns, and al l udes to those hi gher mysterres
;bi ~h were onl y gi ven to the cmf t mason wben he had l earned to
eovern bi s tonzue. I t can be proved that when the f i rst grand l odge
;as f ormed i neLondon i n 1717, there were several pri vate l odges
whi ch ei ther ref usedor were DOti nvi ted to joi n them, and the grand
l odge made i t penal to vi si t them. The system of the gra~d l od~e
was cal l ed ruoderu masonry of three degrees, that of the schi smati cs
auci ent masonry of seven degrees; snd eventual l y the l atter had a
London grand l odge of i ts own, unti l the two uui ted i n 1813 on
azreernent that every- master mason was at I i berty to become a
r:ember of the hi gher degrees. On the Conti nent Pri nce Charl es
Edward Stuart procl ai med hi msel f beredi tary grand master of tbe
high grades, and tbere i s ~n Arras wa~rant f or the ~os:r C.ross of
1747 whi ch states that pnor to the mi sf ortunes of I ri s f aml l y.tbe
degree was known as Kni ghts of the Eagl e nnd Pel i can, and i t. tSa
curi ous f act that the banner of bi s f ather i n 1715 bore the Pel i can
01'Rosy Cross badge. The l ecturer next advanced to tbe ori gi n
of the auti ent and pri mi ti ve ri te of masonry, whi cb sprang out of
these hi gh degrees general l y. Marti nez Pascbal i e journeyed to
Turkey and Arabi a, and havi ng been i ni ti ated i nto the te~pl e
mysteri es, upon hi s return ref ormed the masonry of tl i e peri od,
S~Marti n took up hi s system, and then f ol l owed the pri mi ti ve
Phi l adel pl i es and pri mi ti ve Phi l al ethes; some of tbese, numberi ng
Rl Dong them the Barn Dumas, the Murqui s de Laroque, Marcoui s
de Negre, Sam Honi s of Cai ro, &e., re- establ i shed the system at
Montuuban under the name of " Di sci pl es of Memphi s." I n 1862
they uni ted wi th the grand l odge of France, aud our charter of
establ i shment W a5 granted i n that year by Marshal Magnnn, the
grand master. I n thei r ori gi nal state the pri mi ti ve ri tes had th.
f acul ty of assmi l uti ng everythi ng good. Tbey were nomi nal l y of
seven degrees, but each grade added many others of l i ke seri al
charaeter, and i t was thus that the degrees grew to 90 j cheyal so,
i n great tol eranee, admi tted men of al ! rel i gi ous opi ni ons al one
exacti ng of the Neophytes probi ty and honor. I n concl ndi ng, the
l ecturer combated al l y snpposed objecti on of craf t masons, ei ther
that the truth i n l ti story coul d do them an i njury or that the admi .si on
of al 1 rel i gi ons meant i rrel i gi on, quoti l l g :l t. Augusti ne as snyl l l g
Lhat Chri sti ani ty ex;'ted f rom the hegi l l ni l l g 01'tbe worl d, and i t
\Vas thi s rel i gi on whi cb \Vas taught by aaei ent and pri mi ti ve
masonry. He argued that i t was the onl y l egi ti mate system of
hi gh grade masonry, and the onl y one wui ch cr"f t masonry i n i ts
real tol eral l ce conl d adopt, f or contrary to tbe system of other ri tes
i t repudi ated the setti np; of masoni c cl nss agai nst cl ass by soci nl and
rel i gi ous test restri cti ons. l t was Lence thei r bonnden duty to
support thi s ri te, and excl ude i n tbei r l odges f rom of l jce al l wbo
tri ed to set masons by tbei r ears wi l h rel i gi ous tests and oaths.
The l ecture was recei ved wi th great eul ogi um, and n request
made that i l ' be pri nted i n f u11by the chapter. The toast 01' the
a Pri nce of 'Val es,. Grand Master of the Craf l , ,. and the " Craf t
Provi nci al Grand Of f i cers," f ol l owed wi th musi cal bonours, and was
respol l ded to by a vi si ti l l p; brother. Vari ous other toasts were
gi ven, the most ef f ecti ve speeches of the eveui ug bei ug those of the
el oquent Brother R. D. Rusden, 18 degree, aud Si r Kni ght
Kapadi a, 11_ 18 of th rai th anci eDt of Zoroaster; both of whom com-
mented upon the cosmopoJ i tnn nature of Freemasonry and the tol er-
a.oce of i ts 1Oembers,and more especi al l y of the anti ent and pri mi ti va
Tl te of masonry,
-~~. ~ .
- 11't"'~u~\ove f l 'om "ManchesterCouri er," Apri l 3, 1883.)
?i I
~
~l l '~,~~tl ~l 1l ~So~~,tnc. A. &P. Ri te, by RonzaTCR.l .P'LU', Templ o- l i me,
the Parl .h of Sto Andrew, DubUn, andPubUshedb]'
, at 6' Li mo Bl i tal n, Lonaon, E:C.- May, 18811.
TFI E KNEPH.
AN TIE N T AN O P RIMITIV E H ITE O F MASO N RY .
(I NCLUSI VE OF MEMPHI S ANDMI ZRAUl .)
The degrees of thi s Ri te are open to al l Master Masons i n good
- standi ng, I t teaches 'the Fatherhood of God, the Brotherhood
of 1\fan,. and .the I mmort~1i ty of the hurnan Sou!. Stri ctl y
unsectari an, l t of f ers an i ntel l ectual treat of the hi ghest order
to the Masoni e enqurer, whether he be a l i teral student of
Masoni e hi story, or a phi l osophi eal seeker of abstruse truth. I t
f orma a pyrami d whose base i s that Uni versal Craf t Masonry
whi ch has covered the Gl obe, i ts ti rne- worn ascents are th~
Masoni e vl rtues, i ts apex the seat of eternal truth.
OFFI CERS OF THESOV'EREI GN SANCTUARY , 3395.
M.m. G. Master- Gen., J OHN Y ARKER, F.S.Sc. ; Cheval i er of the
Constanti ni an Order of Sto George; 33- 96, 90, P.M. of al l
Orders, l 't. Seno G. W. of Greece; 1:'. Gd. Constabl e of the
Templ e, &c., &c.; Hon. 3396 i n Amri ca, Egypt, I tal y
Roumnni a and Cal l ada; Wi thi ngton, Manchester, '
T. m. ce. Adm.- Gen., Sf UEL P. LEATI I ER, 33- 95, 90, P.M.,
P.M. MK., P.Z., P.E.C., &c.; l 't. Prov. G. Chaneel l or of
the Templ e; Burnl ey, Lancashi re.
T. I l l . Gd. Keeper of Gol den Bk., J ABEZ N. HI LLMAN, F.S.Sc.,
33- 95 90, P.M., P.Z., &e. ; Bedhampton, H avant,
R. I l I . Gd. Expert- Gen., I \I AURI CEL. ))AVI ES, Ph. D., D.D.S.,
F.S.Se.,33- 95,900, P.M. P.Z P.E.C.P.M.W., &c., Hon. 33
Rournani n, 10, Lower Sackvi l l e Street, Dubl i n, I rel and.
R. I I l . G. M. of Cer., HENRY MEY ER, 33- 95, 90, P.M. W.,
.The Li mes, Upper Cl apton, London.
R. 1l I . Gd. I nsp.- Gen., CHARLES MONCK WI LSON, 33- 95
P.M., &c., Rose Vi l l a, North Strand, Li meri ck, I rel and, '
R. I I l . Bro, Tuoso,s LAWRENCE SHAW, 33- 95, 90, &c., &c.,
Pt. Gd. I nspec.- Gen., Col l ege Bounds, Aberdeen, N.B.
R. I l l . Gd. Exami ner- Gen., 1'HoMAs MACKEU, CUI PBELL, 33-
95, 90, P.M., P.Z., &c., l O, Carri ck Street, Gl asgow,
R. I l I . Gd. Chane. Gen., J OSEPI I HAWKI NS,33.95, 90, G.M.L.,
Roby, near Li verpool . .
R. I J I . Gd. 'I 'reas.vGen., J OHN HENRY SOUTHWOOD,F.S.Sc.
3395,90, P.M., P.Z., &c. ; 98;'Houndsdi teh, Londol l ,E.C.
R; I l l . Gd. Sec.- Gen., J AMES HI LL, F. S. Se., 33- 95 90, P.M. W.,
&c., HOI l . 33 Roumani a, 9, Charnock Road, Cl apton,
London, E.
R. I l l . G. Keeper of Sane. A. D. LOWENSTARK,33.95, P.M. &c.
Hon orarsj>
M. I I I . Bro. HARRY J . SEY MOUR,33- 96 P.G.M. of Ameri ca,N.Y .
M. I l l . 131'0.ALEXANDER B. Mo rr, M.D., a::l - 9Go 9Uo, G.M.of
Ameri ea, 62, Madi son Avenue, New Y ork.
M.I I 1.Bro. FERDl NAKD FRANCI S 0DDl , F.S.Sc. Prof .,33- 96 90
G.M., SOy. Sanc., Cai ro, Egypt. . ' ,
mef l l nctul I
M. I l l . Bro, General GurSEPPE GARl BALDI , 3397 Premi er
Masn of I tnl y, and M. lll. I mp. G.M.G., a~d Grand
Hi eropbant of the Conf ederati on of the A. and P. Bi te.
l'
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fJ ('" .
l i epresel l tal i bf .G.
, . To Ameri ea.- R.l l l . Bro, WM. Y OUNGBLOOD, 33.95, G.- Ex.,
~
.~';. 430 Notre Dame- st, Montreal , Canada ..
'., From Ameri ca- " J . H. SOUTHWOOD,33.95, Gd. 1'1'., 98,
f. . . . Houndsdi tch, London.
f ~> . 1'0 Tuni s, Af ri ca- " N..S. CASSANF.LLO, ~1.D., 33,.G.M., Tuni s
J ! From Tuni s- "J OHNY AUKER,33.96,G.M, Wi thi ngton.
~~', .To I tal y- " Chev. Como GrAM. PESSI NA, F.S.Se" 33-
\: < ~ y, 96, 'G.M, va Zurol i , 43, Napl es.
~ . Frorn l tal y- "J . Y ARKER, 33- 96, Gd..M. Wi thi ngton.
i ? ,'1'0 Egypt- "Prof .F.F.ODDI , F.S.Sc.33- 96,G.M.Cai ro.
't: ; J From Egypt- "J AMES HU.L, 3395, Gd. S. G., London.
Sf ~.: .. 'o . : ,TORoumani a- c- " Captai n CONSTANTI NEMORI OU,33,G.M.
l l <"- Strada Morf u, 27; Bucharest,
:'t:.. - :From Roumani a=- j, MAURI CEL - .DAVI ES, M.D., 33,95, Gd.
" i r Expert, Dubl i n.
~'. To Canada- "ROBT RAMSAY , M.O., LL.D., 3396,
. . G.M.,Ori l l i a, Ontari o.
'r~ : From Canada- " J OSEPR HA'WKI NS, 33.~5, Gd. Chane.
'. : Roby, near Li verpool .
. - ':~.. .
:: ..LmRARY .- As the f ormati on of a I brarj - f or the Anti ent and
~,.:Pri mi ti ve Ri te i s i n progress, donati ons of Books wi l l be thank-
% .c .f ul l y recei ved .. Brethren are requestedto address thei r com-
.>muni eati ons to Bro. J OHK Y ARKER, Wi thi pgton, Manchester.
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GREAT BRI TAI N
~nnth l \l ~s1i t ~ tmpl e .
COU.NCI L GENERAL, 22- 94~
PROVI NCE OF LANCASHI RE.
Charte re d. 16th .hme , 1872.
Gel . Master of Li ght I LL. BRo. J .HAWKI NS, 3395
" Orato~...... Cl LI .s. J AMES. 3294
" Exarnmer " W. H. QurLLl AM 32-94
" Annal i st " RI CHARDHI GH.u'r, 32- 94 .
" . Treasurer " OUANN~'8ANDREASI AN32- 94
" Keeper of Ri tes '.' SQi J l RE CJ I APbf A.N,32- 94
" Ceryee or Expert" J OHN CROLL, 3294
" Hydranos or M. of C. RI CHARDHOLT, 32- 94
" Conductor TOM BRADSHAW 32 940
" Guard of Counci l J ONATHANGRES~Y ,3294
,. Deputy Repres, " " F. R. MOTT, Shef f i .el d.
Wi th i ts GRAND TRI BUNAL, &c. MEETI NG on the
SUMMONS of the GRAND ANNALl ST.
MANCHESTER.
No.2.- Pal ati ne and J erusal em.- Chapter, Senate and
Counci l.
R. l LL. BRO. J . R. DOBSON,30, 1\1.W.
" "G. A. J {OBI NSON,30, s.G.e.
" P. 1'ml LI NsoN, 30, Sub Dai .
RI CHD. HI GHAM, 32, Seco
MEETI NG at th GROSVENOR HOTEL, on FOUR'l 'H
M.ONDAY 'EV'ENI NGS, MONTHLY .
No.4.- Si ri us.- Burnl ey.
I LL. BRo. TOMBUADSHA'W,3294, M. W., Manchester Road_
(N ot worki ng.)
LI VERPOOL.
No.7.- Li l y of the Val l ey.- Chapter.
v, I LL. BRo. J OSEPU HA'WKI NS,33, M.W.
" "BOWER WOOD, 11, Seco
~tanh ~1:~sti tm: ; e mpl t.
COUNCI L GENERAL, 32- 94':
Oharte re d. Jul y, 1882.
ME T ROP OLIT AN .
HELD AT'
FREEMASONS' TAVERN
GRRAT QUREN STREET, W.C.
Quarterl y eommuni cati ons i n J ANUARY , APRI L, J ULY ,
OCTOBER.
Gd. Mr. of Li gl i t
" Orator ..
." Treasurer
" Exami ner
" Annal i st
OFFI OERS.
RT: I LL. BRO. J . H . SOUTHWOOD, 33
" " " HEKRY METER, 33
" " " J . N . HI LLMAN,33
V." " BRRNARDMEY En, 32
" K. R. H. MACKENZI E,
LL.D., 32
RT." " J AMES HI LL, 33
V." " 1'HoMAs FRANCI S,32
EDWARD HARRI SON,32
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" J 01i N HARRI 50N, 32
" HARRY 1'nI GG, 32()
" LOUI S HONl o, 32
A. O. MUNRo, 32
CORo G. A:.ua~,W
" Keeper of Ri tes
" Expert ...
" Conductor
" MI '. of Cero "
P Guard.... " "
." Orgarust '... " "
.Dep. Representati ve at Pari s
" . f or South o E~gl and
"
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THE KNEPH.
ME TRO P O llTAN GRAN D TRIBUN AL, 31 -93
tr nlTs(fth f rnm the J f rttt.tg h!l
J OHN Y ARKER, 33- 96".
Autl .o, 01 " Spe cul ati ve F" e e mason ry, " < te. ; Post-Maste r of (]e aft;
Mark, Arch, Te mpl ar', Rose Croi , Ksd-s-h; an d An ti e n l .. "
No.9.- St . .A.ndrew's.~Chapter, Senate and Oounei l . an d Pri mi ti ve Mason ry; Gran d Nast.e . Ge n e ol
of th An ti e n t an d P, i mi t'i ve su un d th -Sw e de n bo; -gi an ."j '
I LL. Bno, CLTDE DU;- ;:CAN, 32, Sub Dai . Ri te , i n an d for Gre a: l : Jri tai n an d Ire l an d; . . " .,
" " AND11EWHOL)[ES, 32. S.G.C. . )
ROBER'.r MORRI SON,32, M.W. . il's
V'. " J NO. McC. BUCHA.NA.N, 32, Seco J rO'tthO'tt: ..~:~:":~."
MEETI NG at STo l URK'S HALL, 3RD FRI DAY i n each BRO. J OHN I :I 0GG, 13, PATERNOSTER~~W~~13::C '. j
Month, .' 1882. .'.,- " .:, .,~, 1'- '{
, ~ " ~ i . " '.1~:~:
Proted f or the SOTo Su nc. A. .11; P. Rte, by RODl l kT Cn .. " .. ", T.mpl .- l ~n~, Dam.- .b~et. m tbe }':ui ,h of S~Annre,., D,;bl l n,l l td Publ shed by J 31'' '.:~-
J A.l l ES H1LL, t 6, Li ttl e Brl tai n; Londen, E.C.'- l q~r!l f USS. :,.. """.:. 'O'. , :,~;"'. ..~... . ':.' .',' .,'..
. . ~ l -' ~ : ~ .~ ~ -- - , ; -: ~ ; , .~ ~ ~ : ~ : }~ ~ r~ ~ ; ; , t~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ J~ ~ i ~ ~
(Wi l h i ts Orcn d. Li i urqi cal Coun ci l , 8192~)
('l d. J udge V. I LL. Buo, R. PALMER TEI O~HS, 32
Gd. Def ender " .T. E. GREENEI l LT"31
~" Overseer " Tl l O~{ASSUI S, 31
~f EETI NG ON SUi l I MONS FRO;\,[ GRAND ANNALI ST
ANNUAL MEETI NG- J ULY .
LONDON.
No,l ,- Mount Si na.i .- Ohapter, Senate and Counoi l ,
R. I LL. BRO. A. D. LowENs'.rARK, 33, SUB D.u (not worki ng.j
No.B,- Rose of Sharon.- Ohapter and Senate.
R. I LL. ERo. J . H . SOUTHWOOD,33, l LW.
V." " BI <RNARDMrcr uu, 32, S.G.C, (el ect.)
R." " J AM':SHI LL. 33. Seco and Recorder,
:UEETI NG at the FREEHASONS' TAVERN, on 2ND
THURSDA y i n cach Month, August and Sept. excepted.
H AV AN T.
No.3.- 0ri on.- Chapter, Senate and Counei l .
R. l LL. Brro. J . N . HI T.LUAN,33, Sub Dai .
J . CLAY . 32, S.G.C.
J . f ~ARRI SON, 32, M. W.
"
:MEETI NG at the MASONI C HALL, HAVANT, on 4th
'l '[J ESDAY , March, May, Sept., Nov.
SCOTLAND.
.ntysti r ~tmul t.
I n charge o R. m. Era. T. 11. Campbel l , 33, Gd. Rep.
Gd. Annal i st, V. m. Bro. CaEn l 1cKenzi e, 32.
Thi s Gran d Bady i s i n C01L1'se 01formati on ;
GLASGOW.
No, 8.- " Sphynx."- Chapter, Senate and Counel .
I LL. ERO. STEPHEN ROBERTON,32, M.W.
" W. F. SH . . \. W , 32, S.G.C.
" "T. M. C..\.MPBELL,33, Sub Dai ,
" "D..\.VI D CHALMERS,30, Secretary.
MEETI NG on 3RD THURSDAY , at MASONI C HALL,
ROPE STREET.
I RELAND.
~rnn(l ~l l ti c @'eml J t~nM ~ri .
Cha~ l e 1'e cl J ubj, 1882.
Meeting at DUBLlN 01' elsewhere in IRELAND on
summons of Grand Annalist.
Gd. Master of Li ght ... Rt. I LL. BRO. C. MONCK WI LSON, 33
"Annal i st ..." " W.S'rEELE STUDDART,32
" Representati ve ..." " M. L, DAVl ES, M.D., 33
Ow i n g l o the i l l cgal an a 1l11rnasonic pe rse ci ui oi i of the Bi te
i n Ire l asui it i s cl e e mcafor the pre se n t un advi sabl e to publ i sh. t7u
n ame s of an y 0111(" ' l1fe?nbc,s.
DUBLI N.
No. 5.- " Pri mi ti ve Pi l gri ms."- Chapter and Senate.
Al so ducrte re d. ts me e t i n Hol uhcad i ohe n : adoi sabl e ,
LI MERI CK.
No. 10.- " Li meri ck."- Ohapter, Senate and Counei l .
The Edi to!' un l ] be gl a(l to rccci ue spe ci al n oti ce of an y al te rati on s
01' corre cti on s for the above Li sts.
It i s de e me d acl vi sabl e , owing to tl i e pe rsi ste n t pe rse cuti on of
oU!' Bre thre n . i n Ire l an d, to di scon ti n n c the publ i cati on . of ojji cc 's'
names i n the se Charte re d. Bodi e s, or for the p1'cse n t to publish: tl u:
i ohcre about of aw y othe r Bodi cs of tl i e Hi te w orki n g i n that
Ki n qdom. An y Iri sh. Nasa" re qui ri n q i n forn uui on for l e qi ti -
mate use s, can apply l o tl i e Membcrs 01 tl i e So. San ctl tCL1'y un i h.
re si de n ccs i n Il cl an d.-G. 1hsTER OF LI GHT.
Pri ce 2/6 Cl oth,
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