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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourseJves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —On behalf of inquiring brethren in a disfc mt land , where the principles of the Craft are no less cherished than at home , I ask the favour of a small space in yonr widely esteemed journal to solicit the opinions of experienced Masons on the
following points * . — 1 . Is it a RIGHT belonging to a worthy Master Mason deceased , who has previously expressed a wish or reqnest , which has also been properly proffered , to be buried by his Mother Lodge , according to tho rites oustomary with the Order ? ( jide Paton ' s " Jurisprudence , " Sec . VIII . "Their Right of Bnrial . " )
2 . Do the powers of a Worshipfnl Master extend to his refusing ( on the ground of non . responsibility ) to afford an explanation , respectfully requested in open Lodge , or a reason for a ruling or decision given by him in any case affecting the brethren , or the interests
of the Graft in general ? The foregoing are felt to be subjects of some importance , and an opinion to form a precedent for the future is felt to be eminently desirable . I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully , W , M . STAUNTON P . M . 735 . Nelson , New Zealand , 20 th May 1881 .
Paucity Of Candidates For The Chairmanship At The Committee Meetings And Courts Of Our Institutions.
PAUCITY OF CANDIDATES FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND COURTS OF OUR INSTITUTIONS .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I think ifc is you who have already called attention to the inadvisability of entrusting the Chairmanship of the Courts and Committees of our three Institutions to one and the same brother , bnt I see in your issue of last week that at the Quarterly Courts of the Schools and the Committee of the Benevolent
Institution the ohair was taken by Lieut-Colonel Creaton Grand Treasurer . Bro . Creaton may be the best of chairmen , as he unques . tionably is one of the most zealous of Craftsmen , but " Creaton always" must shortly become aa objectionable as is the proverbial " partridge always " among Frenchmen . I see there were present at the Girls' Court and Benevolent Committee several brethren
distinguished enough to have been appointed Grand Officers , one of them being a Past District Grand Master . Conld not one among these several brethren have been voted into the chair , or am I to understand that the whole and sole control of the Executive of our three Institutions is in the hands of the Grand Treasnrer ? I trnBt when the weather is cooler , the members of the Courts and Committees will
have greater respect for themselves , and the trust reposed in them , than to have the presidency of their meetings assigned invariably to one and the same brother . I have an abiding faith in the excellence of the services rendered by Lieufc .. Col . Creaton , but I consider myself justified in objecting to a policy which is tantamount to entrusting the control of our Institutions to him and him alone . Tours fraternally , BETH .
What Next ?
WHAT NEXT ?
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I see from the article on "Masonic Halls , " quoted by you from the Masonic Revieiv , that it is suggested , among other things , that a Lodge which has a Hall of its own should have " a stage with shifting back and side scenes " in the East , the idea being borrowed from the " Scottish Bite Cathedral in Cincinnati . "
Further on I am told that " almost everything in Masonic work in tbe degrees of the York and Scottish Rites ( which together consfcitate everything that is legitimate in Freemasonry ) can and should be worked out in a single room , if necessary , fitted np with a stage and proper scenic accompaniments ; and as Masonic work is so largely dramatic iu its character a stage is almost a necessity in
properly exhibiting it . " We live and learn : and what between the pnblic installatipn of Officers , and the use of " a stage with shifting back and side scenes , " I snppose we shall shortly see announcements to the effect that this or that theatre is closed for the evening in consequence of Grand or some other Lodge having engaged it for Masonic purposes . If Masonry is to be degraded in this fashion the
sooner we have nothing to do with ifc the better . There is quite enough humbug in the world without the addition of this dramatic Masonry . As to the " degrees of the York and Scottish Rites " constituting " everything that is legitimate in Freemasonry , " the former has and never had any existence except in the imagination of ignorant
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writers and their still more ignorant followers , while the latter is an excrescence whioh is recognised as part of legitimate Freemasonry b y no Grand Lodge in the world whioh is worth any respeot and con . sideration . Yours faithfnllv and fraternally , E . E . Kms .
The Friars Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1349.
THE FRIARS LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1349 .
To the Editor of the FBEEMASON S C HRONICIE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to read of any Lodge of Instruction which has the courage to quit the beaten path occasionall y , and devote itself to something else than the rehearsal of ceremonies and the working of sections . For myself I am very much interested
in archaeological researches , and am convinced the hours spent on the occasion referred to in your notice of last week of this Lodge of Instruction could not possibly have been devoted to a better purpose . But I wish your reporter had adopted a less enigmatical style of writing . Why did he not favour us with some indication of the character of the work that was done or attempted ? Were any traces
of ancient Masonry—I do not mean mere bricks and mortar—disco , vered in the locality visited P Did the members light on any Mason Marks , and if so , was the guide , philosopher , and friend spoken of competent to elucidate their meaning P On these points I think some further information might be vouchsafed . I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Faithfully yours , " STUDENT . "
The Great Pyramid And Freemasonry.
THE GREAT PYRAMID AND FREEMASONRY .
THE following additional letters have been published in the North Star . To the Editor of the North Star . SIR , —Whether , like Ben-Had ad King of Syria , you be " my brother " is at this distance a little diffioult to tell . But of your charity I am compelled to crave certain farther inches of space : —much against my will , for I do not like to take of the fire from the altar and scatter ifc in the
forum . Besides , yonr Philistine of a Printer was very ornel to my first letter , and made me say " improved preoonceptions "; whereas what I wrote was " unproved preconceptions . " That is the gist of the matter . Preconceptions not only unproved but preposterous are what are hindering the truth everywhere in this Nineteenth Century .
Profeasors are like fire , excellent good servants but plaguey bad master ; —good servants when they disinter or establish facts in whatever department , bad masters when they get upon constructing hypotheses . Learned imposture has been rampant for a generation past ; and we see the natural result in the loosening of the very foundations of oivil society . The world needs no comet to bring it to an end . Ifc is
bringing itself to an end as fast as ifc can travel . If people understood this a little they would begin to discriminate between the truth and lies , —as every honest man may if he will . But he must begin by being honest . The chief thing that hinders the truth about the Great Pyramid is the preconception , nursed and suckled by Professors who have no
excuse for not knowing better , that ic was a sepulchre , like tbe rest that were built after it and in vain imitation of it . That is dead in the teeth of history , and of the patent evidence of the structure itself . The Egyptian hierarchy , who ought to know , told Herodotus that Cheops made a sepulchre " for himself iu the hill on which the pyramids stand . " Diodorus Sicnlus expressly says that neither
Cheops nor his successor ( who built the second ) was buried there , but in an obscnre place . " There is now open to all men a sepulchre , in the hill on which stand the pyramids , corresponding precisely to that described by Herodotus . Moreover , we learn from the Arabian chronicles that when Al Mahmun broke into the Great Pyramid in the ninth century A . D . he found only an empty box . So , it was not a
" sarcophagus . " When it is understood what this pyramid is not , the ground is clear to begin to understand what it is . Permit me to record my regret that the intention of my previous letter has been misapprehended . It was very far from my desire to use severity towards what may have been said by the Rev . John Milner . That would not become me . I am indebted for instruction
to writings of his on other matters of moment . I meant to confine myself , without respect of persons , and without reference to any individual opinion , to a general declaration , urbi ct orbi , of what I know , and am prepared to demonstrate , to be the truth of this matter . The reverend gentleman has mooted questions of grave import , that
go to the root not of Masonry merely , but of the truth of the Revelation of God ; questions whioh cannot be answered in the compass of a letter such as your goodness would insert . But inasmuch as these questions are conquering the interest of the neutral world , " outside the fraternity of Masons , perhaps you will permit me briefly to indicate the way in which the answers are found . Manetho the Mendesian , was an Egyptian priest , initiated ,
therefore , into the traditions . Through him wo learn that the Great Pyramid was built under the influence of a foreign intruder , who obtained such influence over the King Cheops ( Kbufu ) , as to persuade lifm to " disestablish" the gods which the priesthood bad invented-After some time , this foreign prince retired with his people , a numerous tribe , to Palestine , where he founded the city afterwards called Jerusalem , that is Salem . Now , the title , nob the name , of
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
All Letters must bear the name anl address of the Writer , not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of good faith . We do not hold ourseJves responsible for the opinions of our Cor . respondents . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications .
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —On behalf of inquiring brethren in a disfc mt land , where the principles of the Craft are no less cherished than at home , I ask the favour of a small space in yonr widely esteemed journal to solicit the opinions of experienced Masons on the
following points * . — 1 . Is it a RIGHT belonging to a worthy Master Mason deceased , who has previously expressed a wish or reqnest , which has also been properly proffered , to be buried by his Mother Lodge , according to tho rites oustomary with the Order ? ( jide Paton ' s " Jurisprudence , " Sec . VIII . "Their Right of Bnrial . " )
2 . Do the powers of a Worshipfnl Master extend to his refusing ( on the ground of non . responsibility ) to afford an explanation , respectfully requested in open Lodge , or a reason for a ruling or decision given by him in any case affecting the brethren , or the interests
of the Graft in general ? The foregoing are felt to be subjects of some importance , and an opinion to form a precedent for the future is felt to be eminently desirable . I remain , Dear Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully , W , M . STAUNTON P . M . 735 . Nelson , New Zealand , 20 th May 1881 .
Paucity Of Candidates For The Chairmanship At The Committee Meetings And Courts Of Our Institutions.
PAUCITY OF CANDIDATES FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND COURTS OF OUR INSTITUTIONS .
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I think ifc is you who have already called attention to the inadvisability of entrusting the Chairmanship of the Courts and Committees of our three Institutions to one and the same brother , bnt I see in your issue of last week that at the Quarterly Courts of the Schools and the Committee of the Benevolent
Institution the ohair was taken by Lieut-Colonel Creaton Grand Treasurer . Bro . Creaton may be the best of chairmen , as he unques . tionably is one of the most zealous of Craftsmen , but " Creaton always" must shortly become aa objectionable as is the proverbial " partridge always " among Frenchmen . I see there were present at the Girls' Court and Benevolent Committee several brethren
distinguished enough to have been appointed Grand Officers , one of them being a Past District Grand Master . Conld not one among these several brethren have been voted into the chair , or am I to understand that the whole and sole control of the Executive of our three Institutions is in the hands of the Grand Treasnrer ? I trnBt when the weather is cooler , the members of the Courts and Committees will
have greater respect for themselves , and the trust reposed in them , than to have the presidency of their meetings assigned invariably to one and the same brother . I have an abiding faith in the excellence of the services rendered by Lieufc .. Col . Creaton , but I consider myself justified in objecting to a policy which is tantamount to entrusting the control of our Institutions to him and him alone . Tours fraternally , BETH .
What Next ?
WHAT NEXT ?
To the Editor of the FREEMASON ' S CHRONICLE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I see from the article on "Masonic Halls , " quoted by you from the Masonic Revieiv , that it is suggested , among other things , that a Lodge which has a Hall of its own should have " a stage with shifting back and side scenes " in the East , the idea being borrowed from the " Scottish Bite Cathedral in Cincinnati . "
Further on I am told that " almost everything in Masonic work in tbe degrees of the York and Scottish Rites ( which together consfcitate everything that is legitimate in Freemasonry ) can and should be worked out in a single room , if necessary , fitted np with a stage and proper scenic accompaniments ; and as Masonic work is so largely dramatic iu its character a stage is almost a necessity in
properly exhibiting it . " We live and learn : and what between the pnblic installatipn of Officers , and the use of " a stage with shifting back and side scenes , " I snppose we shall shortly see announcements to the effect that this or that theatre is closed for the evening in consequence of Grand or some other Lodge having engaged it for Masonic purposes . If Masonry is to be degraded in this fashion the
sooner we have nothing to do with ifc the better . There is quite enough humbug in the world without the addition of this dramatic Masonry . As to the " degrees of the York and Scottish Rites " constituting " everything that is legitimate in Freemasonry , " the former has and never had any existence except in the imagination of ignorant
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writers and their still more ignorant followers , while the latter is an excrescence whioh is recognised as part of legitimate Freemasonry b y no Grand Lodge in the world whioh is worth any respeot and con . sideration . Yours faithfnllv and fraternally , E . E . Kms .
The Friars Lodge Of Instruction, No. 1349.
THE FRIARS LODGE OF INSTRUCTION , No . 1349 .
To the Editor of the FBEEMASON S C HRONICIE . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I am very glad to read of any Lodge of Instruction which has the courage to quit the beaten path occasionall y , and devote itself to something else than the rehearsal of ceremonies and the working of sections . For myself I am very much interested
in archaeological researches , and am convinced the hours spent on the occasion referred to in your notice of last week of this Lodge of Instruction could not possibly have been devoted to a better purpose . But I wish your reporter had adopted a less enigmatical style of writing . Why did he not favour us with some indication of the character of the work that was done or attempted ? Were any traces
of ancient Masonry—I do not mean mere bricks and mortar—disco , vered in the locality visited P Did the members light on any Mason Marks , and if so , was the guide , philosopher , and friend spoken of competent to elucidate their meaning P On these points I think some further information might be vouchsafed . I am , Dear Sir and Brother , Faithfully yours , " STUDENT . "
The Great Pyramid And Freemasonry.
THE GREAT PYRAMID AND FREEMASONRY .
THE following additional letters have been published in the North Star . To the Editor of the North Star . SIR , —Whether , like Ben-Had ad King of Syria , you be " my brother " is at this distance a little diffioult to tell . But of your charity I am compelled to crave certain farther inches of space : —much against my will , for I do not like to take of the fire from the altar and scatter ifc in the
forum . Besides , yonr Philistine of a Printer was very ornel to my first letter , and made me say " improved preoonceptions "; whereas what I wrote was " unproved preconceptions . " That is the gist of the matter . Preconceptions not only unproved but preposterous are what are hindering the truth everywhere in this Nineteenth Century .
Profeasors are like fire , excellent good servants but plaguey bad master ; —good servants when they disinter or establish facts in whatever department , bad masters when they get upon constructing hypotheses . Learned imposture has been rampant for a generation past ; and we see the natural result in the loosening of the very foundations of oivil society . The world needs no comet to bring it to an end . Ifc is
bringing itself to an end as fast as ifc can travel . If people understood this a little they would begin to discriminate between the truth and lies , —as every honest man may if he will . But he must begin by being honest . The chief thing that hinders the truth about the Great Pyramid is the preconception , nursed and suckled by Professors who have no
excuse for not knowing better , that ic was a sepulchre , like tbe rest that were built after it and in vain imitation of it . That is dead in the teeth of history , and of the patent evidence of the structure itself . The Egyptian hierarchy , who ought to know , told Herodotus that Cheops made a sepulchre " for himself iu the hill on which the pyramids stand . " Diodorus Sicnlus expressly says that neither
Cheops nor his successor ( who built the second ) was buried there , but in an obscnre place . " There is now open to all men a sepulchre , in the hill on which stand the pyramids , corresponding precisely to that described by Herodotus . Moreover , we learn from the Arabian chronicles that when Al Mahmun broke into the Great Pyramid in the ninth century A . D . he found only an empty box . So , it was not a
" sarcophagus . " When it is understood what this pyramid is not , the ground is clear to begin to understand what it is . Permit me to record my regret that the intention of my previous letter has been misapprehended . It was very far from my desire to use severity towards what may have been said by the Rev . John Milner . That would not become me . I am indebted for instruction
to writings of his on other matters of moment . I meant to confine myself , without respect of persons , and without reference to any individual opinion , to a general declaration , urbi ct orbi , of what I know , and am prepared to demonstrate , to be the truth of this matter . The reverend gentleman has mooted questions of grave import , that
go to the root not of Masonry merely , but of the truth of the Revelation of God ; questions whioh cannot be answered in the compass of a letter such as your goodness would insert . But inasmuch as these questions are conquering the interest of the neutral world , " outside the fraternity of Masons , perhaps you will permit me briefly to indicate the way in which the answers are found . Manetho the Mendesian , was an Egyptian priest , initiated ,
therefore , into the traditions . Through him wo learn that the Great Pyramid was built under the influence of a foreign intruder , who obtained such influence over the King Cheops ( Kbufu ) , as to persuade lifm to " disestablish" the gods which the priesthood bad invented-After some time , this foreign prince retired with his people , a numerous tribe , to Palestine , where he founded the city afterwards called Jerusalem , that is Salem . Now , the title , nob the name , of