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What Is Spurious Masonry?
before their mind that homely proverb : "Those who live in glass houses ought not to throw stones . " We remain , dear Sir and Brother , Yours most fraternally , THE SEVEN ALLUDED TO IN BRO . DEERING ' S CIRCULAR . Dublin , June 20 th , 1871 .
NOTES . ( 1 ) "The York . Rite is the mother of all the other rites ; from it they have separated as so many schisms ; it is the most ancient , the most simple , and most scientific ; and so far as my knowledge of the other rites extends , with the principal of which I am sufficiently acquainted , I may be permitted to say that it is the only one in which
the true system of symbolic instruction has been preserved . "—Dr . Mackey , 33 , Charleston . ( 2 ) Bro . Matthew Cooke , 30 , intends to republish this printed work , which in all probability originated the charges of a connection betwixt the Freemasons and the old Rosicrucians , subsequent to 1794 . ( 3 ) The Grand Lodge of England , by its statutes ,
declares that all ancient Masonry is included in the Craft and Royal Arch degrees ; and the consistency with which it has discountenanced the multiplicity of other degrees , by refusing to recognise the Grand Bodies belonging to ¦ them , accounts for its prosperity and strength . ( 4 ) This work was by Dr . D'Assigny , and extracts have been printed by Bro . W . J . Hughan .
( 5 ) Vide the published minutes of the Order in the "Freemasons' Quarterly , " 25 years ago . ( 6 ) The Priestly Order of the Temple is believed to be the Cromwellism Kadosh , and has similar points to the other . It is suggested that in the original form of the ancient Orders , the Priests were the Preceptors of the Templars , the Kadosh of the Rosa : Crucis , and the Princes
of the Royal Secret of the degree of Palestine , or East and . West—all which degrees , Bro . Dunckerley states , were epochs in the Temple Order . ( 7 ) Gadick's " Freemasons' Lexicon , " Berlin , 1 S 18 . ( S ) "Notes and Queries . " ( 9 ) Laurie ' s " History of Freemasonry , " last edition ; ( 10 ) Statutes of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , New
York , 1862 . ( 11 ) A very old certificate of the English Council of Rites , time-immemorial , omits " Prince of the Tabernacle , " proving it to be the latest invention . ( 12 ) The best single work is Dr . Folger's " History of the Rite , " New York , 1 S 62 . The S . G . C . of London have recently printed these forged statutes as the basis of
their power , and have thereby laid themselves open to the moral and legal odium of the fraud . Bro . McClenachan , 33 ° , Boston , in his official ritual of the Scottish Rite ( New York , 1868 ) , says : "On the 1 st May , 1786 , the constitutions of the Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd and last degree were alleged to have been granted at Berlin . " Bro . A . Pike , 33 , Charleston , says in a published speech
" Frederick the Great never had anything to do with the higher grades . " ( 13 ) Possibly ranked by the importance of the cities , having no guide to dates . ( 14 ) Archdeacon Mant says that any three Templars , possessing the Rosa Crucis , had poweraucienlly toconferit . ( 15 ) This Bro . Goldsworlhy constituted the " High
Greenwood Chapter , " Todmorden , which again constituted the "Rochdale Chapter . " , * * We beg to express our indebtedness for the compilation of the foregoing facts to a distinguished Masonic student , a Past Grand Officer of the English Templars , who writes under the nom de plumeof " Liberia ? . " ( 16 ) For the information of brethren who may be
unacquainted with the matter , we give , from Mackey , the names of the thirty-three degrees . They are :- -I , Entered Apprentice ; 2 , Fellow Craft ; 3 , Master Mason ( these degrees are conferred in a symbolic lodge , and differ only in a few points from the same degrees as conferred in a lodge of the York Rite ) ; 4 , Secret Master ; 5 , Perfect Master ; 6 , Intimate Secretary ; 7 , Provost and fudge ;
8 , Intendant of the Building ; 9 , Elected Knight of Nine ; 10 , Illustrious Elect of Fifteen ; 11 , Sublime Knights Elected ; 12 , Grand Master Architect ; 13 , Knight of the Ninth Arch ; 14 , Grand Elect , Perfect , and Sublime Mason ; 15 , Knight of the East ; 10 , Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 , Knight of the East and West ; iS , Sovereign Prince of Rose Croix ; 19 , Grand Pontiff ; 20 , Grand Master of
All Symbolic Lodges ; 21 , Noachite , or Prussian Knight ; 22 , Knight of the Royal Axe , or Prince of Lihanus ; 23 , Chief of the Tabernacle ; 24 , Prince of lhe Tabernacle ; 25 , Knight of the Brazen Serpent ; 26 , Prince of Mercy , or Scotch Trinitarian ; 27 , Sovereign Commander of lhe Temple ; 28 , Knight of the Sun ; 29 , Grand Scotch Knight of St . Andrew ; 30 , Grand Elect Knight K—11 ;
31 , Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander ; 32 , Sublime Prince of the Koyal Secret ; 33 , Sovereign Grand Inspector General . —It will be seen that the Mark Masters ' degree , the degrees of the Royal Arch , and the Templar degree do not belong to lhe Rile ; but nineteen Masons out of twenty are ignorant of thin fact , the knowledge of which would have prevented them sanctioning , in Grand
Lodge , the unnatural alliance between that body and the Supreme Council 33 '—an alliance the parallel of which is nol to be found in any Masonic jurisdiction in the world . ( 17 ) In the Rite of Mi / raim lhe legend of the Third Degree is unknown , and II . A . B . is represented as having , on the completion of K . S . T ., returned lo his mother ami family , and spent the remainder of his life in ease and
opulence . In the Rile we find the following degrees : — Supreme Commander of the Stars ( 52 ) , Washer ( 55 ) , Bellows Blower ( 56 ) . The 45 ° , 46 " , 51 ° , 65 " , and 06 ° of Mizraim are respectively identical with the 16 ' ' , 18 ° , 28 ° , 30 % and 31 ° of the Scottish Rite of Thirty-three Degrees . ( 18 ) There is no accommodation in the Masonic Hall for conferring this degree , and it is a mystery to us how the brethren can receive it there .
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( 19 ) " Not more than one Supreme Council can existin each nation , and it must be composed of nine members , called Sovereign Grand Inspectors General , five of whom at least must profess the Christian religion . "— "Lexicon of Freemasonry , " Dr . Mackey , 33 ° , Charleston ( London , 1869 ) . ( 20 ) " All applications for the degrees of Knight of the
East and West and Prince of Rose Cross must be in writing , with the fee for the degree accompanying the same , and shall he recommended by at least two perfect Prince Masons . "— "Constitutions of the Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite , " Wm . M . Cunningham , M . A ., 32 ° ( Philadelphia , 1864 ) . ( 21 ) The knights , or Emperors , as they styled themselves , of the East and West , were , as we have seen , the
inventors of the Scottish Rite of 33 Degrees , and the present holders of the 33 ° call themselves " Holy Emperors " ( I ) A member of the Grand Conclave , probably attaching considerable importance to the 17 ° on this account , is endeavouring to have it removed from the Templar jurisdiction , and placed high up on the ladder of the A . and A . S . R . Perhaps it will be the 34 ° after a time .
GRAND CHAPTER OF FREEMASONS OF . IRELAND .
Most Excellent Sir and Brother , —I am directed to call your particular attention to the following resolution , which was unanimously adopted at a special meeting of the Grand Chapter , held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , May 31 st , 1871 : — " It having come to the knowledge of the Grand
Chapter of Prince Masons that several brethren on lhe registry of Ireland had received certain degrees purporting to be Masonic , and amongst others the Rose Croix Degree , in a body or assembly styling itself the Jerusalem Chapter of Antiquity , and meeting in Manchester ; and the Supreme Council of the 33 ° for England and Wales having officially intimated to the SupremcCouncilof the 33 ° for Ireland that
said body or assembly is illegal , and not in connexion with , or recognised by , said Supreme Council for England and Wales ; the Grand Chapter hereby declares that it does not recognise said Manchester body as Masonically legal , nor acknowledge any degrees conferred by it ; and hereby cautions all chapters of Prince Masons , and other bodies under its jurisdiction , against admitting to their meetings
any brethren claiming to have obtained any Masonic degrees in said illegal Manchester assembly . " All Prince Masons arc likewise prohibited from holding any Masonic intercourse with such brethren with reference to such degrees so illegally obtained . " By order , L . H . DEERING , Secretary General .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The Special Court of this Institution was held on Thursday , the 29 th ult , at Freemasons' Hall ., Bro . J . Symonds , V . P ., in the chair . There were present : —Bros . J .
R . Sheen , J . Nunn , Major Creaton , A . H . Tattershall , F . Walters , J . Terry , B . Head , W . Young , R . W . Stewart , W . Hale , J . Rucker , and C . H . Patten .
It was carried ncm . con . that the infirmary be built from the main building ; also that the House Committee be the committee for carrying out business , subject to the approval of the General Committee meeting in September .
The usual vote of thanks was given to the chairman .
After the Special Court , the General Committee met , Bro . H . Browse presiding . Also present : Bros . B . Head , Major Creaton , R . W . Stewart , J . Nunn , E . Cox , J . Symonds , W . Young , J . Terry , J . Rucker ,
F . Walters , W . Hale , J . F . Corben , and E . H . Patten . Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed , minutes of House Committee read for information , and the minutes
of Audit Committee were confirmed . Five candidates were added to the list , which now amounts to twenty-nine , out of which number sixteen only will be elected in October , which will be an increase from 100 to 106 . A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting .
MORE than a year ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long illness , was given up by my physician as'past cure . ' 1 was then induced to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and from the time I began the use of it the child rapidly got better , and is now strong and healthy . — J WINSTANLEY , 10 , Whittle-st ., L'pool , Jan . 1869 . —To P , D . & Son . "
The American K.T. Tourists.
THE AMERICAN K . T . TOURISTS .
Truro , Cornwall , June 26 , 1871 . DEAR BROTHER EDITOR , —I enclose you the following sketch of the reception of the American brethren by the Freemasons of Belfast . All honour
to the Craftsmen of the North of Ireland for so nobly welcoming our visitors . I trust that this , their first public reception , will be an earnest of what awaits them in England and Scotland . W . J . HUGHAN .
GRAND BANQUET AT BELFAST .
The deputation of Knights Templar representing the Allegheny Commandery , No . 35 , Pennsylvania , now on a tour through Europe , were entertained to a grand banquet by the Masons of Belfast on the occasion of their visit to that town . The banquet took place in the Ulster Hall . Masonic banquets in Belfast are usually of a most successful character ,
but on the present occasion it would seem that the brethren had determined to outshine all their previous efforts , and provide an entertainment in every way creditable to the members of the Craft in the town and worthy of the American brethren who were to be their guests . Though the notice was very short , the arrangements were most perfect , and
the desire of the local Masons to join in the fraternal greeting to their Transatlantic brethren may be judged from the fact that at the banquet every lodge in the town was represented . The hall presented a really magnificent appearance . Plants and flowers tastefully distributed and interspersed with Masonic
devices of various descriptions produced an effect at once pleasing interesting . The hour announced for opening the proceedings was half-past seven , and at that time all the seats set apart were fully occupied by the brethren , all dressed in Masonic costume , which added an additional element to the attractive appearance of the hall .
The following is a list of those present : — Guests' Table . — Sir Charles Lanyon , P . G . R . C . ; W . H . Slack , Generalissimo , H . K . T . 35 ; C . M . Jenkins , Capt .-General ; Wm . Hamilton , Em . Com . ; E . Orme , R . M ., H . K . T . ; Judge Sholis , H . K . T . 35 ; W . E . Macartney , H . K . T . 12 , Dublin ; H . D . Keymer , H . K . T . 35 ; Commander Scott , R . N ., H . K . T .: Thos . Palmer , H . K . T . 35 ;
J . Hilton , H . K . T . 109 ; W . S . M'Kee , H . K . T . 35 ; Dr . Wm . M'Gee , P . G . R . C . ; Rev . J . J . M'lllyar , Prelate 35 ; Hon . H . W . Barry , H . K . T . ; Marcus Gage , H . K . T . ; Judge Heath , H . K . T . 35 ; Dr . Pirrie , K . H . ; J . K . Ritter , H . K . T . 35 ; Edward Coates , H . K . T . ; Robt . Neill , H . K . T . 109 ; J . Mooney , H . K . T . ; M . Riley , H . K . T . 35 ; John G . M'Gee , P . G . R . C . ; James Young , R . A . ;
F . A . Matthews , H . K . T . 43 r ; J . W . Smyth , H . K . T . 431 ; W . H . Devore , J . C . Hutchins , W . A . Short , S . T . G . Morsell , Rev . W . V . Tudor , D . D ., J . Dickson , J . G . Bowen , R . II . Taylor , J . N . Knapp , T . J . Clepper , A . M . Rabo , C . L . P . Boice , A . Godfrey , John J . Fisher , W . Hasson , C . II . Sheppard , II . Church , D . A . Cook , Rev . S . R . Gardner , Homer Laughlin , Dr . J . L . Acomb ,
W . II . Thompson , J . M . Cunning , Dr . T . L . Neale , Jas . F . Graham , George W . Parker , John C . W . Bailey , F . W . Glover , Cooper , and Cook . Lodge No . 7 . —Bros . James Hamilton ( R . A ) , W . H . Dixon ( R . A . ) , John Emerson ( P . G . R . C ) , JamesGirwood ( K . H . ) , Jas . Alex Hsnderson ( P . G . R . C ) , Thos . Valcnlinc ( P . G . R . C ) , Henry Kirk ( R . A . ) , 1 . Lanyon ( R . A . ) ,
Thomas R . Walkington ( R A . ) , G . Heyn ( P . G . R . C ) , A . I ) . Lemon ( R . A . ) , W . B . I'lunkett ( R . A . ) , and James Valentine , . R . A . Lodge No . 10 . —Bros . W . R . Auketell ( R . A . ) . J . H . Macaulay ( K . T . ) , George K . Smith ( K . T . ) , and Lieut . H . Belt . R . A . Lodge No . 22 . —Bros . James Thompson ( R . A . ) , Dr .
Smith , M . B . Thompson ( R . A . ) , Thos . M'I \ cown ( R . A . ) , Martin Corry ( M . M . ) , Joseph Gibson ( M . M . ) , James Logan ( M . M . ) , J . M'Rae , John Kennedy , Alexander Gearey , G . Crymble ( R . A ) , John Rodgers ( R . A . ) , A . B . Adams , Wm . M'Coyd , John Baines ( R . A . ) , James King , and S . J . Crymble , R A . Lod-e No . 31 . —Bros . Dr . Brown , T Mawhinney , A .
Mawliinncy , John Mooney ( K . A . ) , Dr . M'Gowan , and A . George . Lodge No . 36 . — Bro . W . II . N . Davis . Lodge No . 40 .- Bros . I . Andrew , John Iloyd , Arclul . Reynolds ( P . M . ) , John Clarke ( W . M . ) , John Addy , D . F . Spiller ( P . M . ) , John F . Warden , Robt . B . Frazer , J . Slirratt , John Lemon , Henry Pirn , and T . B . Johnson
( P . M . ) Lodge No . 51 . —Bros . John Templcton ( H . K . T . ) , Wm . Dale , W . Young , and Rev . — Frackleton Lodge A ' o . 54 . —Bros . Charles Lilley , Joseph Holland ( H . K . T . ) , Robert M'Farren , John Cochrane , und Thos . Lyons . Lodge No . 59 . —Bros . John Ireland ( H . K . T . ) , and Henry M'Cashin ( R . A . )
LodgejYo . 08 . —Bro . Captain Wiiuic . Lodge No . SS . —Bros , j I ) . Bumside , James Hogg ( R . A . ) , William Kennedy , James Scotl ( II K . T ) , Thomas Fisher , Joseph Cooper , Murray , James Denison ( R . A . ) , James Hogg , Charles Black , John Scott , George R . Reid ( R . A , ) , T . Rogers , J . Kennedy , J . Scott , H . Taylor ( R . A . ) , William Finlay , William Carter , and C . C . Wilson .
Lodge No . 07 .- Bros . James Ferguson ( R . A . ) , James Ferguson , E . M . Erskine , W . P . Raincy , J . Macowan , George Johnson , Hugh Price , H . M . Erskine , James Boyd , Simpson , Shaw , Morrow , Murphy , Skinner , Har »
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What Is Spurious Masonry?
before their mind that homely proverb : "Those who live in glass houses ought not to throw stones . " We remain , dear Sir and Brother , Yours most fraternally , THE SEVEN ALLUDED TO IN BRO . DEERING ' S CIRCULAR . Dublin , June 20 th , 1871 .
NOTES . ( 1 ) "The York . Rite is the mother of all the other rites ; from it they have separated as so many schisms ; it is the most ancient , the most simple , and most scientific ; and so far as my knowledge of the other rites extends , with the principal of which I am sufficiently acquainted , I may be permitted to say that it is the only one in which
the true system of symbolic instruction has been preserved . "—Dr . Mackey , 33 , Charleston . ( 2 ) Bro . Matthew Cooke , 30 , intends to republish this printed work , which in all probability originated the charges of a connection betwixt the Freemasons and the old Rosicrucians , subsequent to 1794 . ( 3 ) The Grand Lodge of England , by its statutes ,
declares that all ancient Masonry is included in the Craft and Royal Arch degrees ; and the consistency with which it has discountenanced the multiplicity of other degrees , by refusing to recognise the Grand Bodies belonging to ¦ them , accounts for its prosperity and strength . ( 4 ) This work was by Dr . D'Assigny , and extracts have been printed by Bro . W . J . Hughan .
( 5 ) Vide the published minutes of the Order in the "Freemasons' Quarterly , " 25 years ago . ( 6 ) The Priestly Order of the Temple is believed to be the Cromwellism Kadosh , and has similar points to the other . It is suggested that in the original form of the ancient Orders , the Priests were the Preceptors of the Templars , the Kadosh of the Rosa : Crucis , and the Princes
of the Royal Secret of the degree of Palestine , or East and . West—all which degrees , Bro . Dunckerley states , were epochs in the Temple Order . ( 7 ) Gadick's " Freemasons' Lexicon , " Berlin , 1 S 18 . ( S ) "Notes and Queries . " ( 9 ) Laurie ' s " History of Freemasonry , " last edition ; ( 10 ) Statutes of the Ancient and Accepted Rite , New
York , 1862 . ( 11 ) A very old certificate of the English Council of Rites , time-immemorial , omits " Prince of the Tabernacle , " proving it to be the latest invention . ( 12 ) The best single work is Dr . Folger's " History of the Rite , " New York , 1 S 62 . The S . G . C . of London have recently printed these forged statutes as the basis of
their power , and have thereby laid themselves open to the moral and legal odium of the fraud . Bro . McClenachan , 33 ° , Boston , in his official ritual of the Scottish Rite ( New York , 1868 ) , says : "On the 1 st May , 1786 , the constitutions of the Supreme Grand Council of the 33 rd and last degree were alleged to have been granted at Berlin . " Bro . A . Pike , 33 , Charleston , says in a published speech
" Frederick the Great never had anything to do with the higher grades . " ( 13 ) Possibly ranked by the importance of the cities , having no guide to dates . ( 14 ) Archdeacon Mant says that any three Templars , possessing the Rosa Crucis , had poweraucienlly toconferit . ( 15 ) This Bro . Goldsworlhy constituted the " High
Greenwood Chapter , " Todmorden , which again constituted the "Rochdale Chapter . " , * * We beg to express our indebtedness for the compilation of the foregoing facts to a distinguished Masonic student , a Past Grand Officer of the English Templars , who writes under the nom de plumeof " Liberia ? . " ( 16 ) For the information of brethren who may be
unacquainted with the matter , we give , from Mackey , the names of the thirty-three degrees . They are :- -I , Entered Apprentice ; 2 , Fellow Craft ; 3 , Master Mason ( these degrees are conferred in a symbolic lodge , and differ only in a few points from the same degrees as conferred in a lodge of the York Rite ) ; 4 , Secret Master ; 5 , Perfect Master ; 6 , Intimate Secretary ; 7 , Provost and fudge ;
8 , Intendant of the Building ; 9 , Elected Knight of Nine ; 10 , Illustrious Elect of Fifteen ; 11 , Sublime Knights Elected ; 12 , Grand Master Architect ; 13 , Knight of the Ninth Arch ; 14 , Grand Elect , Perfect , and Sublime Mason ; 15 , Knight of the East ; 10 , Prince of Jerusalem ; 17 , Knight of the East and West ; iS , Sovereign Prince of Rose Croix ; 19 , Grand Pontiff ; 20 , Grand Master of
All Symbolic Lodges ; 21 , Noachite , or Prussian Knight ; 22 , Knight of the Royal Axe , or Prince of Lihanus ; 23 , Chief of the Tabernacle ; 24 , Prince of lhe Tabernacle ; 25 , Knight of the Brazen Serpent ; 26 , Prince of Mercy , or Scotch Trinitarian ; 27 , Sovereign Commander of lhe Temple ; 28 , Knight of the Sun ; 29 , Grand Scotch Knight of St . Andrew ; 30 , Grand Elect Knight K—11 ;
31 , Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander ; 32 , Sublime Prince of the Koyal Secret ; 33 , Sovereign Grand Inspector General . —It will be seen that the Mark Masters ' degree , the degrees of the Royal Arch , and the Templar degree do not belong to lhe Rile ; but nineteen Masons out of twenty are ignorant of thin fact , the knowledge of which would have prevented them sanctioning , in Grand
Lodge , the unnatural alliance between that body and the Supreme Council 33 '—an alliance the parallel of which is nol to be found in any Masonic jurisdiction in the world . ( 17 ) In the Rite of Mi / raim lhe legend of the Third Degree is unknown , and II . A . B . is represented as having , on the completion of K . S . T ., returned lo his mother ami family , and spent the remainder of his life in ease and
opulence . In the Rile we find the following degrees : — Supreme Commander of the Stars ( 52 ) , Washer ( 55 ) , Bellows Blower ( 56 ) . The 45 ° , 46 " , 51 ° , 65 " , and 06 ° of Mizraim are respectively identical with the 16 ' ' , 18 ° , 28 ° , 30 % and 31 ° of the Scottish Rite of Thirty-three Degrees . ( 18 ) There is no accommodation in the Masonic Hall for conferring this degree , and it is a mystery to us how the brethren can receive it there .
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( 19 ) " Not more than one Supreme Council can existin each nation , and it must be composed of nine members , called Sovereign Grand Inspectors General , five of whom at least must profess the Christian religion . "— "Lexicon of Freemasonry , " Dr . Mackey , 33 ° , Charleston ( London , 1869 ) . ( 20 ) " All applications for the degrees of Knight of the
East and West and Prince of Rose Cross must be in writing , with the fee for the degree accompanying the same , and shall he recommended by at least two perfect Prince Masons . "— "Constitutions of the Ancient and Accepted Scotch Rite , " Wm . M . Cunningham , M . A ., 32 ° ( Philadelphia , 1864 ) . ( 21 ) The knights , or Emperors , as they styled themselves , of the East and West , were , as we have seen , the
inventors of the Scottish Rite of 33 Degrees , and the present holders of the 33 ° call themselves " Holy Emperors " ( I ) A member of the Grand Conclave , probably attaching considerable importance to the 17 ° on this account , is endeavouring to have it removed from the Templar jurisdiction , and placed high up on the ladder of the A . and A . S . R . Perhaps it will be the 34 ° after a time .
GRAND CHAPTER OF FREEMASONS OF . IRELAND .
Most Excellent Sir and Brother , —I am directed to call your particular attention to the following resolution , which was unanimously adopted at a special meeting of the Grand Chapter , held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , May 31 st , 1871 : — " It having come to the knowledge of the Grand
Chapter of Prince Masons that several brethren on lhe registry of Ireland had received certain degrees purporting to be Masonic , and amongst others the Rose Croix Degree , in a body or assembly styling itself the Jerusalem Chapter of Antiquity , and meeting in Manchester ; and the Supreme Council of the 33 ° for England and Wales having officially intimated to the SupremcCouncilof the 33 ° for Ireland that
said body or assembly is illegal , and not in connexion with , or recognised by , said Supreme Council for England and Wales ; the Grand Chapter hereby declares that it does not recognise said Manchester body as Masonically legal , nor acknowledge any degrees conferred by it ; and hereby cautions all chapters of Prince Masons , and other bodies under its jurisdiction , against admitting to their meetings
any brethren claiming to have obtained any Masonic degrees in said illegal Manchester assembly . " All Prince Masons arc likewise prohibited from holding any Masonic intercourse with such brethren with reference to such degrees so illegally obtained . " By order , L . H . DEERING , Secretary General .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
The Special Court of this Institution was held on Thursday , the 29 th ult , at Freemasons' Hall ., Bro . J . Symonds , V . P ., in the chair . There were present : —Bros . J .
R . Sheen , J . Nunn , Major Creaton , A . H . Tattershall , F . Walters , J . Terry , B . Head , W . Young , R . W . Stewart , W . Hale , J . Rucker , and C . H . Patten .
It was carried ncm . con . that the infirmary be built from the main building ; also that the House Committee be the committee for carrying out business , subject to the approval of the General Committee meeting in September .
The usual vote of thanks was given to the chairman .
After the Special Court , the General Committee met , Bro . H . Browse presiding . Also present : Bros . B . Head , Major Creaton , R . W . Stewart , J . Nunn , E . Cox , J . Symonds , W . Young , J . Terry , J . Rucker ,
F . Walters , W . Hale , J . F . Corben , and E . H . Patten . Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed , minutes of House Committee read for information , and the minutes
of Audit Committee were confirmed . Five candidates were added to the list , which now amounts to twenty-nine , out of which number sixteen only will be elected in October , which will be an increase from 100 to 106 . A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting .
MORE than a year ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long illness , was given up by my physician as'past cure . ' 1 was then induced to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and from the time I began the use of it the child rapidly got better , and is now strong and healthy . — J WINSTANLEY , 10 , Whittle-st ., L'pool , Jan . 1869 . —To P , D . & Son . "
The American K.T. Tourists.
THE AMERICAN K . T . TOURISTS .
Truro , Cornwall , June 26 , 1871 . DEAR BROTHER EDITOR , —I enclose you the following sketch of the reception of the American brethren by the Freemasons of Belfast . All honour
to the Craftsmen of the North of Ireland for so nobly welcoming our visitors . I trust that this , their first public reception , will be an earnest of what awaits them in England and Scotland . W . J . HUGHAN .
GRAND BANQUET AT BELFAST .
The deputation of Knights Templar representing the Allegheny Commandery , No . 35 , Pennsylvania , now on a tour through Europe , were entertained to a grand banquet by the Masons of Belfast on the occasion of their visit to that town . The banquet took place in the Ulster Hall . Masonic banquets in Belfast are usually of a most successful character ,
but on the present occasion it would seem that the brethren had determined to outshine all their previous efforts , and provide an entertainment in every way creditable to the members of the Craft in the town and worthy of the American brethren who were to be their guests . Though the notice was very short , the arrangements were most perfect , and
the desire of the local Masons to join in the fraternal greeting to their Transatlantic brethren may be judged from the fact that at the banquet every lodge in the town was represented . The hall presented a really magnificent appearance . Plants and flowers tastefully distributed and interspersed with Masonic
devices of various descriptions produced an effect at once pleasing interesting . The hour announced for opening the proceedings was half-past seven , and at that time all the seats set apart were fully occupied by the brethren , all dressed in Masonic costume , which added an additional element to the attractive appearance of the hall .
The following is a list of those present : — Guests' Table . — Sir Charles Lanyon , P . G . R . C . ; W . H . Slack , Generalissimo , H . K . T . 35 ; C . M . Jenkins , Capt .-General ; Wm . Hamilton , Em . Com . ; E . Orme , R . M ., H . K . T . ; Judge Sholis , H . K . T . 35 ; W . E . Macartney , H . K . T . 12 , Dublin ; H . D . Keymer , H . K . T . 35 ; Commander Scott , R . N ., H . K . T .: Thos . Palmer , H . K . T . 35 ;
J . Hilton , H . K . T . 109 ; W . S . M'Kee , H . K . T . 35 ; Dr . Wm . M'Gee , P . G . R . C . ; Rev . J . J . M'lllyar , Prelate 35 ; Hon . H . W . Barry , H . K . T . ; Marcus Gage , H . K . T . ; Judge Heath , H . K . T . 35 ; Dr . Pirrie , K . H . ; J . K . Ritter , H . K . T . 35 ; Edward Coates , H . K . T . ; Robt . Neill , H . K . T . 109 ; J . Mooney , H . K . T . ; M . Riley , H . K . T . 35 ; John G . M'Gee , P . G . R . C . ; James Young , R . A . ;
F . A . Matthews , H . K . T . 43 r ; J . W . Smyth , H . K . T . 431 ; W . H . Devore , J . C . Hutchins , W . A . Short , S . T . G . Morsell , Rev . W . V . Tudor , D . D ., J . Dickson , J . G . Bowen , R . II . Taylor , J . N . Knapp , T . J . Clepper , A . M . Rabo , C . L . P . Boice , A . Godfrey , John J . Fisher , W . Hasson , C . II . Sheppard , II . Church , D . A . Cook , Rev . S . R . Gardner , Homer Laughlin , Dr . J . L . Acomb ,
W . II . Thompson , J . M . Cunning , Dr . T . L . Neale , Jas . F . Graham , George W . Parker , John C . W . Bailey , F . W . Glover , Cooper , and Cook . Lodge No . 7 . —Bros . James Hamilton ( R . A ) , W . H . Dixon ( R . A . ) , John Emerson ( P . G . R . C ) , JamesGirwood ( K . H . ) , Jas . Alex Hsnderson ( P . G . R . C ) , Thos . Valcnlinc ( P . G . R . C ) , Henry Kirk ( R . A . ) , 1 . Lanyon ( R . A . ) ,
Thomas R . Walkington ( R A . ) , G . Heyn ( P . G . R . C ) , A . I ) . Lemon ( R . A . ) , W . B . I'lunkett ( R . A . ) , and James Valentine , . R . A . Lodge No . 10 . —Bros . W . R . Auketell ( R . A . ) . J . H . Macaulay ( K . T . ) , George K . Smith ( K . T . ) , and Lieut . H . Belt . R . A . Lodge No . 22 . —Bros . James Thompson ( R . A . ) , Dr .
Smith , M . B . Thompson ( R . A . ) , Thos . M'I \ cown ( R . A . ) , Martin Corry ( M . M . ) , Joseph Gibson ( M . M . ) , James Logan ( M . M . ) , J . M'Rae , John Kennedy , Alexander Gearey , G . Crymble ( R . A ) , John Rodgers ( R . A . ) , A . B . Adams , Wm . M'Coyd , John Baines ( R . A . ) , James King , and S . J . Crymble , R A . Lod-e No . 31 . —Bros . Dr . Brown , T Mawhinney , A .
Mawliinncy , John Mooney ( K . A . ) , Dr . M'Gowan , and A . George . Lodge No . 36 . — Bro . W . II . N . Davis . Lodge No . 40 .- Bros . I . Andrew , John Iloyd , Arclul . Reynolds ( P . M . ) , John Clarke ( W . M . ) , John Addy , D . F . Spiller ( P . M . ) , John F . Warden , Robt . B . Frazer , J . Slirratt , John Lemon , Henry Pirn , and T . B . Johnson
( P . M . ) Lodge No . 51 . —Bros . John Templcton ( H . K . T . ) , Wm . Dale , W . Young , and Rev . — Frackleton Lodge A ' o . 54 . —Bros . Charles Lilley , Joseph Holland ( H . K . T . ) , Robert M'Farren , John Cochrane , und Thos . Lyons . Lodge No . 59 . —Bros . John Ireland ( H . K . T . ) , and Henry M'Cashin ( R . A . )
LodgejYo . 08 . —Bro . Captain Wiiuic . Lodge No . SS . —Bros , j I ) . Bumside , James Hogg ( R . A . ) , William Kennedy , James Scotl ( II K . T ) , Thomas Fisher , Joseph Cooper , Murray , James Denison ( R . A . ) , James Hogg , Charles Black , John Scott , George R . Reid ( R . A , ) , T . Rogers , J . Kennedy , J . Scott , H . Taylor ( R . A . ) , William Finlay , William Carter , and C . C . Wilson .
Lodge No . 07 .- Bros . James Ferguson ( R . A . ) , James Ferguson , E . M . Erskine , W . P . Raincy , J . Macowan , George Johnson , Hugh Price , H . M . Erskine , James Boyd , Simpson , Shaw , Morrow , Murphy , Skinner , Har »