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The Masonic Year 1878.
attention . According to tho Galendrier Maconnique of the Grand Orient in July , there are 306 Lodges and other Masonic bodies in the country , a total differing to the extent of one from the return of last year , when it -was 307 . The details of theso 306 , when compared with
those of 1877 , give the following results , namely , 261 Lodges , 30 Chapters , 13 Councils , 1 Consistory , and 1 Gr . College of Rites against 258 Lodges , 33 Chapters , 14 Councils , 1 Consistory , and 1 Gr . College of Rites . As to tho distribution of existing bodies , there are in Paris
47 Lodges , 4 Chapters , 2 Councils , and the College of Rites ; in the Department of the Seine 9 Lodges ; in other Departments 167 Lodges , 14 Chapters , and 6 Councils ; in Algeria 8 Lodges , 2 Chapters , and 1 Council ; in the Colonies 8 Lodges , 3 Chapters , and 1 Council ; in foreign
countries 22 Lodges , 7 Chapters , 3 Councils , 1 Consistory , Of these last there are 2 Lodges in Spain ; a Lodge , Chapter , and Consistory afc Leghorn ; 5 Lodges and 2 Chapters in Roumania ; 3 Lodges and a Chapter at Constantinople ; 2 Lodges at Alexandria , in Egypt ; 2 Lodges ,
2 Chapters , and a Council in tho Mauritius ; and a Lodge , Chapter , and Council afc Monte Video , the remaining feAV being at Corfu , Geneva , Beyrout , & c , & c , etc . As to the Supreme Council , in which is vested the government of the Order , tho Officers are the same as last year , namely , Bro .
De Saint Jean President ; Bros . Cousin and Caubet Vice Presidents ; Bros . PoulleandDeHeredia Secretaries ; Bro . Barre Librarian and Keeper of the Archives , and Bro . Cammas , President of what we call the Lodge of Benevolence and Keeper of the Seals . The Council itself is composed of
the same members as before , except that Bro . Thuli 6 is noAv a member , and Bro . Andriaux , for Avhom amon g tho successful candidates , the smallest nnmber of votes Avas given , replaces Bro . Collineau , whose term of retirement would havo been in the year 1880 . Among the losses Avhich have befallen tne
Order must be mentioned Bro . Richard , Venerable of the Lodge La Constance Eproitvt ' e of Rouen , the noted financier ; Bro . F . V . Rasparil , Venerable of the Lodge Les Amis de la Verite , eminent both as a scientific and literary man and as a politician ; Bro . Taian-Roge , and
others of less conspicuous fame . Among the events Avhich have occurred during the year must be mentioned the celebration of tho centenaries of Voltnive and J . J . Rousseau , and that of the Lodge Union et Perseverance of the Orient of Paris , founded on 15 th January 1768 , under the
title of Union Parfaite de la Perseverance . As Ave noticed at the time , having regard to the probable visit of foreign Freemasons to Paris , the Grand Orient placed a part of its hotel at their service , giving them at the same time every facility for correspondence , and receiving them with .
fraternal kindness . We dreAV attention also to the annual assembly of the Grand Orient , which was held as usual in the month of September , the actual session lasting from the 11 th to the 16 th—both inclusive— -of that month . We may as well , hoAvover , again draAv attention to the principal
event of that meeting , Avhich Avas tho passing of a resolution to the effect that the Grand Orient -was resolved on not constituting Lodges in those counties Avhere a Grand Lodge or Orient was already established , and in friendly relations Avith itself , by Avhich we presume is meant that the Grand
Orient reserves to itself the right of constituting Lodges in countries where Grand Lodges already exist Avhich are nofc on friendly terms Avith it . In such case AVC may expect to find French Lodges iu London , which , as far as we are concerned , would of necessity be irregular and therefore
not recognisable by us . Another resolution , having reference to the revision of the ritual consequent on the constitutional change made the year previous , at ono time threatened to deprive the Council of the Order of its
President . Indeed Bro . de Saint Jean , when a motion on the subject was carried in opposition to his vieAvs , rose , and having removed the insignia of his rank , retired from the Assembly . But he had no sooner done so than a
Committee was appointed to Avail on him at his residence , and press him to resume his post ; and the day following Bro . de Saint Jean entered amid the heartiest plaudits , and again took upon himself the Presidency of the Assembly . We should certainly have regretted the circumstance had this
respected brother thought fit to decline the request of the Committee , and Ave congratulate our French brethren at still having for the chief of their Council one who has so
ably presided over it for the last six years . None can have read his addressses on various occasions , and especially that delivered at the distribution in August of this year of the prizes awarded to the pupils who afctend the G . Qr . courses of
The Masonic Year 1878.
study , and to brethren and Lodges Avhich have distin-. guished themselves during the year , without forming the opinion that a worthier President could nofc be found than Bro . de Saint Jean . One other event is noteworthy—the Masonic Fete which Avas held in the Palace of the Trocadero ,
under the auspices of the Supreme Council for France of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , MM . Cremioux , who presided , Emmanuel Arago , and Jules Simon , and our own Bro . J . M . P . Montagu Grand Chancellor of the Supreme Council of the same Rite
in England , being present and taking part in the proceedings , which , as may be imagined , were of a highly interesting character , and terminated Avith a grand banquet , at which Bro . Jules Simon occupied the chair . Be ifc added that the finances of the Graud Orient aro in a
satisfactory condition , and thafc its disbursements in aid of distressed persons aud orphans are very considerable , showing that , hoAvever French Freemasonry may differ from Anglo-Saxon , it does not JVIIOAV its peculiar ideas to , in the slightest degree , interfere with the practical duties of Freemasonry .
As regards Freemasonry in other parts of tho Continent of Europe we havo bufc few remarks to offer . Successful attempts have been made in Italy to strengthen the position of the Grand Orient , and to terminate the schism which for some time has kept some of tho Palermitan and other
Southern brethren aloof . But little news reaches us from Germany , where , however , Ave have every reason to believe that the Royal Art is studied Avith much assiduity and success . The same may be said of Dutch , SAvedish , and Danish Freemasonry , and , indeed , of the Avhole Craft in tho
Eastern hemisphere . One item of news , however , must bo given . In July the Grand Lodge of Greece met at Athens . H . I . M . Prince Rhodocanakis , who has been re-elected Grand Master for a further period of three years ( 1878-81 ) , AASB duly installed in his office , after Avhioh he appointed his
Grand Officers . Grand Lodgo having been closed , the brethren adjourned to banquet . This was folloAved by a Grand ball , afc which their Majesties the King and Queen of Greece and his Imperial Highness the Grand Master wero present .
If Ave turn now to tho Western Hemisphere wo shall have every reason to congratulate ourselves on the condition of the Craft . Wo will first visit British North
America , Avherein are several Independent Grand Lodges , such as those of Canada , NBAV Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Quebec , and British Columbia . Taking Canada first in order we find it has under its banner about 350 Lodges , a very considerable number if Ave have regard to the
comparative thinness of the population , and to the fact of its having enjoyed a separate and independent existence for only three-and-twenty years . The Annual Communication of this Grand Lodgo Avas held in Shaftesbury Hall , Toronto , on tho 11 th and 12 th of September , Bco . W . H .
Weller , Grand Master , who presided , being well supported by his Grand Officers and the representatives of Lodges . Bro . Weller , in the course of his address , reviewed tho events of the year , mentioning tho different special Communications , ten in number , Avhich had been held , and at which
he or one of his Grand or District Grand Officers had presided . He enumerated the eight Lodges for which dispensations had been issued , and gave a highly flattering account of the financial condition of Grand Lodge , the balance at the close of the year 1877 having been over
58 , 8 ^ 6 dollars , and the receipts during the half-year over 7 , 654 dollars , while tho expenditure during the same period was close on 6 , 437 dollars , so that on 30 th June , there stood
to tbe credit of Grand Lodge no less than , in round figures , 60 , 094 dollars , of which over 55 , 048 dollars are invested in Government Stock , and 5 , 045 dollars at the Canadian Bank of Commerce . Bro . Weller Avas re-elected Grand Master
and the following are his principal Officers : —Bros . J . A . Henderson Dep . Grand Master , B . Saunders Grand Senior Warden , T . H . Tracy Grand Junior Warden , Rev . 0 . W . Patterson G . Chap ., E . Mitchell G . Treas ., W . Lawson G . Registrar , and J . J . Mason G . Secretary . Nor is Royal
Arch Masonry in a less prosperous state in the Dominion . Grand Chapter held its twenty-first regular Convocation , on the 14 th August , when the M . E . Z . Comp . F . J . Menet presided , and deliA-ered a most eloquent address , in which he revieAved the events of the past year ,
and the relations Avhich existed between the Grand Chapter of Canada and other Grand R . A . Chapters . Comp . Menet likewise mentioned , among other things that he had granted dispensations for four new Chapters , thafc in accordance with the wishes of Grand Chapter a testimonial , consisting
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The Masonic Year 1878.
attention . According to tho Galendrier Maconnique of the Grand Orient in July , there are 306 Lodges and other Masonic bodies in the country , a total differing to the extent of one from the return of last year , when it -was 307 . The details of theso 306 , when compared with
those of 1877 , give the following results , namely , 261 Lodges , 30 Chapters , 13 Councils , 1 Consistory , and 1 Gr . College of Rites against 258 Lodges , 33 Chapters , 14 Councils , 1 Consistory , and 1 Gr . College of Rites . As to tho distribution of existing bodies , there are in Paris
47 Lodges , 4 Chapters , 2 Councils , and the College of Rites ; in the Department of the Seine 9 Lodges ; in other Departments 167 Lodges , 14 Chapters , and 6 Councils ; in Algeria 8 Lodges , 2 Chapters , and 1 Council ; in the Colonies 8 Lodges , 3 Chapters , and 1 Council ; in foreign
countries 22 Lodges , 7 Chapters , 3 Councils , 1 Consistory , Of these last there are 2 Lodges in Spain ; a Lodge , Chapter , and Consistory afc Leghorn ; 5 Lodges and 2 Chapters in Roumania ; 3 Lodges and a Chapter at Constantinople ; 2 Lodges at Alexandria , in Egypt ; 2 Lodges ,
2 Chapters , and a Council in tho Mauritius ; and a Lodge , Chapter , and Council afc Monte Video , the remaining feAV being at Corfu , Geneva , Beyrout , & c , & c , etc . As to the Supreme Council , in which is vested the government of the Order , tho Officers are the same as last year , namely , Bro .
De Saint Jean President ; Bros . Cousin and Caubet Vice Presidents ; Bros . PoulleandDeHeredia Secretaries ; Bro . Barre Librarian and Keeper of the Archives , and Bro . Cammas , President of what we call the Lodge of Benevolence and Keeper of the Seals . The Council itself is composed of
the same members as before , except that Bro . Thuli 6 is noAv a member , and Bro . Andriaux , for Avhom amon g tho successful candidates , the smallest nnmber of votes Avas given , replaces Bro . Collineau , whose term of retirement would havo been in the year 1880 . Among the losses Avhich have befallen tne
Order must be mentioned Bro . Richard , Venerable of the Lodge La Constance Eproitvt ' e of Rouen , the noted financier ; Bro . F . V . Rasparil , Venerable of the Lodge Les Amis de la Verite , eminent both as a scientific and literary man and as a politician ; Bro . Taian-Roge , and
others of less conspicuous fame . Among the events Avhich have occurred during the year must be mentioned the celebration of tho centenaries of Voltnive and J . J . Rousseau , and that of the Lodge Union et Perseverance of the Orient of Paris , founded on 15 th January 1768 , under the
title of Union Parfaite de la Perseverance . As Ave noticed at the time , having regard to the probable visit of foreign Freemasons to Paris , the Grand Orient placed a part of its hotel at their service , giving them at the same time every facility for correspondence , and receiving them with .
fraternal kindness . We dreAV attention also to the annual assembly of the Grand Orient , which was held as usual in the month of September , the actual session lasting from the 11 th to the 16 th—both inclusive— -of that month . We may as well , hoAvover , again draAv attention to the principal
event of that meeting , Avhich Avas tho passing of a resolution to the effect that the Grand Orient -was resolved on not constituting Lodges in those counties Avhere a Grand Lodge or Orient was already established , and in friendly relations Avith itself , by Avhich we presume is meant that the Grand
Orient reserves to itself the right of constituting Lodges in countries where Grand Lodges already exist Avhich are nofc on friendly terms Avith it . In such case AVC may expect to find French Lodges iu London , which , as far as we are concerned , would of necessity be irregular and therefore
not recognisable by us . Another resolution , having reference to the revision of the ritual consequent on the constitutional change made the year previous , at ono time threatened to deprive the Council of the Order of its
President . Indeed Bro . de Saint Jean , when a motion on the subject was carried in opposition to his vieAvs , rose , and having removed the insignia of his rank , retired from the Assembly . But he had no sooner done so than a
Committee was appointed to Avail on him at his residence , and press him to resume his post ; and the day following Bro . de Saint Jean entered amid the heartiest plaudits , and again took upon himself the Presidency of the Assembly . We should certainly have regretted the circumstance had this
respected brother thought fit to decline the request of the Committee , and Ave congratulate our French brethren at still having for the chief of their Council one who has so
ably presided over it for the last six years . None can have read his addressses on various occasions , and especially that delivered at the distribution in August of this year of the prizes awarded to the pupils who afctend the G . Qr . courses of
The Masonic Year 1878.
study , and to brethren and Lodges Avhich have distin-. guished themselves during the year , without forming the opinion that a worthier President could nofc be found than Bro . de Saint Jean . One other event is noteworthy—the Masonic Fete which Avas held in the Palace of the Trocadero ,
under the auspices of the Supreme Council for France of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , MM . Cremioux , who presided , Emmanuel Arago , and Jules Simon , and our own Bro . J . M . P . Montagu Grand Chancellor of the Supreme Council of the same Rite
in England , being present and taking part in the proceedings , which , as may be imagined , were of a highly interesting character , and terminated Avith a grand banquet , at which Bro . Jules Simon occupied the chair . Be ifc added that the finances of the Graud Orient aro in a
satisfactory condition , and thafc its disbursements in aid of distressed persons aud orphans are very considerable , showing that , hoAvever French Freemasonry may differ from Anglo-Saxon , it does not JVIIOAV its peculiar ideas to , in the slightest degree , interfere with the practical duties of Freemasonry .
As regards Freemasonry in other parts of tho Continent of Europe we havo bufc few remarks to offer . Successful attempts have been made in Italy to strengthen the position of the Grand Orient , and to terminate the schism which for some time has kept some of tho Palermitan and other
Southern brethren aloof . But little news reaches us from Germany , where , however , Ave have every reason to believe that the Royal Art is studied Avith much assiduity and success . The same may be said of Dutch , SAvedish , and Danish Freemasonry , and , indeed , of the Avhole Craft in tho
Eastern hemisphere . One item of news , however , must bo given . In July the Grand Lodge of Greece met at Athens . H . I . M . Prince Rhodocanakis , who has been re-elected Grand Master for a further period of three years ( 1878-81 ) , AASB duly installed in his office , after Avhioh he appointed his
Grand Officers . Grand Lodgo having been closed , the brethren adjourned to banquet . This was folloAved by a Grand ball , afc which their Majesties the King and Queen of Greece and his Imperial Highness the Grand Master wero present .
If Ave turn now to tho Western Hemisphere wo shall have every reason to congratulate ourselves on the condition of the Craft . Wo will first visit British North
America , Avherein are several Independent Grand Lodges , such as those of Canada , NBAV Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Quebec , and British Columbia . Taking Canada first in order we find it has under its banner about 350 Lodges , a very considerable number if Ave have regard to the
comparative thinness of the population , and to the fact of its having enjoyed a separate and independent existence for only three-and-twenty years . The Annual Communication of this Grand Lodgo Avas held in Shaftesbury Hall , Toronto , on tho 11 th and 12 th of September , Bco . W . H .
Weller , Grand Master , who presided , being well supported by his Grand Officers and the representatives of Lodges . Bro . Weller , in the course of his address , reviewed tho events of the year , mentioning tho different special Communications , ten in number , Avhich had been held , and at which
he or one of his Grand or District Grand Officers had presided . He enumerated the eight Lodges for which dispensations had been issued , and gave a highly flattering account of the financial condition of Grand Lodge , the balance at the close of the year 1877 having been over
58 , 8 ^ 6 dollars , and the receipts during the half-year over 7 , 654 dollars , while tho expenditure during the same period was close on 6 , 437 dollars , so that on 30 th June , there stood
to tbe credit of Grand Lodge no less than , in round figures , 60 , 094 dollars , of which over 55 , 048 dollars are invested in Government Stock , and 5 , 045 dollars at the Canadian Bank of Commerce . Bro . Weller Avas re-elected Grand Master
and the following are his principal Officers : —Bros . J . A . Henderson Dep . Grand Master , B . Saunders Grand Senior Warden , T . H . Tracy Grand Junior Warden , Rev . 0 . W . Patterson G . Chap ., E . Mitchell G . Treas ., W . Lawson G . Registrar , and J . J . Mason G . Secretary . Nor is Royal
Arch Masonry in a less prosperous state in the Dominion . Grand Chapter held its twenty-first regular Convocation , on the 14 th August , when the M . E . Z . Comp . F . J . Menet presided , and deliA-ered a most eloquent address , in which he revieAved the events of the past year ,
and the relations Avhich existed between the Grand Chapter of Canada and other Grand R . A . Chapters . Comp . Menet likewise mentioned , among other things that he had granted dispensations for four new Chapters , thafc in accordance with the wishes of Grand Chapter a testimonial , consisting