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A Glance At Adoptive Masonry.
A GLANCE AT ADOPTIVE MASONRY .
" Ily a eu du < : e : iie dans cclte creation qui rapproehe les deux Maeonneries sans les cont ' ondfe . "—Dissertation sur les grades . Paris , , jli ^ O . THE short sketch of the " Loges D'Adoption" which appeared last year in this Review '" ' was intended to throw some light on the history of those singular institutions , and also to prove the utter absurdity of some extraordinary assertions made hy French authors as to their
antiquity , t Could the writer have foreseen that such a mere outline of a Masonic rite so little known in England would have excited the interest he is assured it has , he might have rendered it far more worthy of attention ; he trusts , however , that the following attempt to give a complete view of the subject by describing the ceremonial of each degree conferred in the Adoptive Lodges will prove at least as acceptable , and be as well received as the historical Sketch . It must not be imagined
that any secrets of that Order will be divulged ; the author feels as much hound to preserve them inviolate as he does to shield from the profane the knowledge of the secrets of genuine Masonry . The flattery of partial friends respecting the Sketch already published must be the author ' s apology for offering this " Glance" to the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . This rite , as already stated originated with Freemasons who , anxious
to admit ladies to a knowledge of Masonry as far as they could , endeavoured to make the initiation in many respects resemble the Ancient Order . Accordingly the degrees were named after the like degrees in Craft Masonry , and the ceremonies of initiation into each were made to partake of the beauties of the genuine ritual , without , however , divulging any of the secrets which all Freemasons are bound to keep . There are , therefore , in Adoptive Lodges , ;]; five degrees , corresponding
in name and rank with the first five in the rite practised in France at the time this institution was established . 1 . Apprentie . 2 . Compagnone . 3 . Maitresse . 4 . Parfaite . 5 . Elue Souveraine et Illustre Ecossaise . The Lodges of Adoption are not held regularly , but are called as occasion requires by the W . M . of some Craft Lodge , under the authority of the G . O . of France . The officers of the Craft Lodge are assisted in the performance of their duties by the Sisters , one of
whom sits by every officer , and participates in his dignity . The chief lady who assists the W . M . is called Grande Maitresse ; by the Wardens are placed the Scours inspectrice et IX > positaire , and by each of the other officers a Sister who takes the name of his office . The Lodgeroom is elegantly decorated with emblems peculiar to each degree . Around are symbolically represented the various . Masonic qualities and virtues , and in the east are two splendid thrones for the W . M . and G . M . All the Sisters are in white , wear aprons , and also blue scarfs ,
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A Glance At Adoptive Masonry.
A GLANCE AT ADOPTIVE MASONRY .
" Ily a eu du < : e : iie dans cclte creation qui rapproehe les deux Maeonneries sans les cont ' ondfe . "—Dissertation sur les grades . Paris , , jli ^ O . THE short sketch of the " Loges D'Adoption" which appeared last year in this Review '" ' was intended to throw some light on the history of those singular institutions , and also to prove the utter absurdity of some extraordinary assertions made hy French authors as to their
antiquity , t Could the writer have foreseen that such a mere outline of a Masonic rite so little known in England would have excited the interest he is assured it has , he might have rendered it far more worthy of attention ; he trusts , however , that the following attempt to give a complete view of the subject by describing the ceremonial of each degree conferred in the Adoptive Lodges will prove at least as acceptable , and be as well received as the historical Sketch . It must not be imagined
that any secrets of that Order will be divulged ; the author feels as much hound to preserve them inviolate as he does to shield from the profane the knowledge of the secrets of genuine Masonry . The flattery of partial friends respecting the Sketch already published must be the author ' s apology for offering this " Glance" to the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . This rite , as already stated originated with Freemasons who , anxious
to admit ladies to a knowledge of Masonry as far as they could , endeavoured to make the initiation in many respects resemble the Ancient Order . Accordingly the degrees were named after the like degrees in Craft Masonry , and the ceremonies of initiation into each were made to partake of the beauties of the genuine ritual , without , however , divulging any of the secrets which all Freemasons are bound to keep . There are , therefore , in Adoptive Lodges , ;]; five degrees , corresponding
in name and rank with the first five in the rite practised in France at the time this institution was established . 1 . Apprentie . 2 . Compagnone . 3 . Maitresse . 4 . Parfaite . 5 . Elue Souveraine et Illustre Ecossaise . The Lodges of Adoption are not held regularly , but are called as occasion requires by the W . M . of some Craft Lodge , under the authority of the G . O . of France . The officers of the Craft Lodge are assisted in the performance of their duties by the Sisters , one of
whom sits by every officer , and participates in his dignity . The chief lady who assists the W . M . is called Grande Maitresse ; by the Wardens are placed the Scours inspectrice et IX > positaire , and by each of the other officers a Sister who takes the name of his office . The Lodgeroom is elegantly decorated with emblems peculiar to each degree . Around are symbolically represented the various . Masonic qualities and virtues , and in the east are two splendid thrones for the W . M . and G . M . All the Sisters are in white , wear aprons , and also blue scarfs ,