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Important Announcement.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT .
WE have just heard from our Brother William James Hughan , that the longtalked-of History of the Lodge of Edinburgh from A . D . 1 599 to iS / r , is now nearly
ready , and he also informs us that he can guarantee the most sanguine expectations of Masonic students will be fully realised . Brother D . Murray Lvon , the deservedly
esteemed author ; has been working laboriously for many months to render the volume worthy of the acceptance of the Craft universal ( which accounts for his only
occasionally writing in our paper ) , ' and we are delighted to know that his efforts will so soon bc crowned with that success which he so thoroughly merits . Arrangements have been
made with the well-known firm , Messrs . Blackwood and Sons , Edinburgh and London , to issue a limited edition of the work
at one guinea per copy , and even if 500 copies are struck oft" it will scarcely prove remunerative , as there will be many illustrations and the book will bc a large one .
Full particulars will bc given in our advertising columns shortly , and we would advise our friends to lose no time in
communicating with the author ( address , D . I \ hin . T _ . y Lyon , Ayr . Scotland ) , and wc ro-. ¦ . occ ' cfv . liy •;; v .: > ; c . Si . Yi .-. t liicy lonra . vi uvai . "
nanies d-: subscribers a : one- ; : . o him , or to our office in Fleet-street . Wc hope a list of subscribers will be published with the work ,
and if they be done , there will be all the more need to subscribe as early as possible . It is impossible to indicate anything like a " table of contents , " in so short a notice
as the present , as the work is full of specialities , and will be found to be in reality a history of the Scottish Craft , and as such will take its place as a standard work in
Masonic literature . Bro . Hughan , who has had the privilege of corresponding with Bro . Lyon for many years , mentions the important fact , that in every instance the
statements make by Bro . Lyon arc profusely authenticated by quotations from the ancient records still preserved , but hitherto unpublished . We can only say : Success to Bro . Lyon .
Wfi are requested to state that the authority to establish the Cryptic Rite in England was vested solely in 111 . Bro . Chase , 33 , Grand Lecturer of the Grand Council of New York ,
and that the assistance rendered to him by III . Bros . Martin and Thompson was purely voluntary , they having accompanied him on his visit to England .
A STATEMENT having gone the rounds of the metropolitan press to the effect that the Lodge of Benevolence voted a sum of £ 40 to the fund now being raised to defray the
expenses of the defence in the " Eltham Murder Case , " it is necessary to explain that no such grant has been made , the
amount 111 question having been awarded to Bro . E . W . Pook in response to his application as a distressed Mason , and without any
Important Announcement.
reference to the unhappy nature of the circumstances which necessitated his appeal . Neither the Lodge of Benevolence nor the Grand Lodge itself is empowered to vote
away the benevolent funds of the Craft for purposes other than those to which they are dedicated , and for which they must ever be kept sacred .
BRO . ROSENTHAL , the eminent artist , of 2 , Red Lion Square , has presented a magnificent portrait of the Earl of Zetland to Grand
Lodge , and , as will be seen on referring to the Report of the Board of General Purposes , this handsome gift has been accepted and is now placed in the Board-room .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
—»—THE MARK DEGREE . In reference to this subject , which is treated upon by mc at pages 522 and 474 , as also by Bro . Hughan at page 489 , the
following from Bro . William Officer , J . G . D . Grand Lodge of Scotland and P . M . of the Lodge of Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel , may be interesting : — " My knowledge of the subject leads me to be entirely of your
view . M . C . [ i . e . Mary ' s Chapel ] never z' jw-yht the Mark decree y-val 'i 85 ' i vrhen 1 . i . 'iirodsicsd ir . It formerly o ;*' . '; - •^ - . b - re iii iViCiuht't- j , is . ' ; ,-, other old lod-re :. . " \ V . I' . " BUCii .- > . K .
THE ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND . The statements contained in the printed history of the Royal Order of Scotland , as published at page 521 , are full of unhistorical statements , mushroom legends , and
mistakes . The sooner they cast aside these childish dreams and give us something more reliable , the better will it be for the true credit of the " Order , " and the real honour of its leading members . At least such is the opinion of X . Y . Z .
THE FIVE-POINTED STAR . There are many explanations of this , beside that given in the monitor . The following is one of them , which is worthy the attention of the studious . It is extracted
from the publications ofthe Camden Society , of England , for 1839 : — "PENTALPHA TENTACLE . —This mark washeretoforeused as the sign ofthe cross is now , i . e ., at the beginning of letters or bookes , for good
luck ' s sake ; and the women amongst the J ewes ( Dr . Ralph Bathurst tells me ) did make this mark on the children's chrysome cloathes . Mr . Wykl Clark , merchant ( factor ) at Santo Crux , in Barbaric , tells me that the Tewes in Barbaric
have this mark on their trunkes in nailes , and on their cupboards and tables . So in France , & c ., and heretofore in England , were built crosses for good luck , and my old friend , Mr . Lancelot
Morehouse , rector of Portwood , Wilts , was wont to make this mark at the top of his missive letters , as the Roman Catholiques do the cross , and he told me ( 1660 ) that the Greek Christians did so . "
" The figure of the three triangles intersected ( adds W . Kynett ) , and made of five lines , is called the Pentangle of Solomon , and when it is delineated in the body of a man it is pretended
to touch and point out the five places wherein our Saviour was wounded . And therefore there was the old superstitious conceit , that the figure was afuge demonium—that the devils were afraid of it . "
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
NOTE . The " Pentaculum Solomonis , " the " Dridenfus" of the German magical writers , and which is regarded , at the present day by the superstitious in Germany as an effective hindrance to thepower of witches , is said to have its origin in the secret doctrines of the Pythagoreans , and to have been
from thence transferred to the mysteries of th ' e Druids . Be this as it may , it is certain it was looked upon in the middle ages as a sign of immense power ; and at the present moment the magical Pentalpha , in the western window ofthe southern aisle of Westminister Abbey , is one of the emblems which still exist , and tell to the initiated that the black monks who once chanted
in the choir were deeply read in occult science . We are not , therefore , surprised to find it treated of in Dr . Carl Grabner's " Bilder der Wunderkunst und des Aberglaubens , " Svo ., Weimar , 18 37 , p . 86 , or that Goethe should have made Faust avail himself of its
influence"Fursolche litilbe Hollenbrat , 1 st Salomonis Schlussci gut ;" hut it would scarcely be expected that a belief in its influence should be gravely avowed in a work published at the commencement ol the nineteenth century :
" It is always necessary to have this Pentacle in readiness to bind with in case the spirits should refuse to be obedient , as they can have no power over the Exorcist while provided with and fortified hy the Pentacle , the virtue of the holy names therein written presiding with wonderful
influence over the spirits . It should be made in the day and hour of mercury , upon parchment made of a kid ' s skin , or virgin , or pure , clean , white paper , and the figures and letters wrote in prre golif , ar . d oujrht to be consecrated artf ? sprinkled ( ar ; before often -. ookeii ) with holy
r ,-a : eiv- —r .-in-c ; . "? ' '' ' . !/ i ;' . ^; us , book ¦ - ., par ; - ra , ( lot )} . Similar to this , and by many confounded with it , is the " Seal of Solomom , " which consists of
a six-pointed star , formed of two triangles interlaced , and which was sometimes held to be even more potent than the Pentalpha . Passing down street one day , the writer noticed one of these figures , made of tin , holding in its centre the representation of a beer-glass , and doing duty as the sign of a beer-shop . It " attracted his eye's
sad devotion , " and he could not help wondering to what chain of circumstances it owed its situation . Subsequent study taught him that in Germany , and especially in Bavaria , this figure wai deemed a sovereign defence against evil spirits . This sign was , therefore , used as a charm to protect against storms , and especially against fires ( being thus a cheap kind of insurance ) .
Breweries being particularly exposed to fire , were so often protected by this that it became , in time , the sign of a brewery , and so of a beershop ! And thus the mighty spell with which Solomon of old compelled the genii , and piled
up " that splendid model of excellence which immortalized his name , " in these degenerated times , having crossed the sea , had sunk to the ignoble position of a pot-house sign . Many a good man has fallen equally low by keeping unworthy company . —Evergreen .
IHE "Doric" Chapter , No . 933 , will be consecrated at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on the 19 th inst ., by the Grand Scribe E ., assisted by Comps . Brett and Little . CONSECRATION OK A NEW MARK LODGE . — We have received notification of the issue of a
warrant for the Panmure Mark Lodge , No . 139 , which is to be consecrated at Balham , on Monday next , by the V . W . Bro . Fredk . Binckes , Grand Secretary , G . M . S . L . The new Lodge will be under the mastership of the V . W . Bro . James Stevens , P . G . O . and P . M . of the Macdonald Mark Lodge , No . 104 , which was also
originated by him , and is so well known as a good-working and flourishing lodge . A large attendance of Mark Masons is anticipated on the above occasion , and from the popularity of the Master and his Wardens , we expect to find the " Panmure " another shining light in the Mark Degree .
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Important Announcement.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT .
WE have just heard from our Brother William James Hughan , that the longtalked-of History of the Lodge of Edinburgh from A . D . 1 599 to iS / r , is now nearly
ready , and he also informs us that he can guarantee the most sanguine expectations of Masonic students will be fully realised . Brother D . Murray Lvon , the deservedly
esteemed author ; has been working laboriously for many months to render the volume worthy of the acceptance of the Craft universal ( which accounts for his only
occasionally writing in our paper ) , ' and we are delighted to know that his efforts will so soon bc crowned with that success which he so thoroughly merits . Arrangements have been
made with the well-known firm , Messrs . Blackwood and Sons , Edinburgh and London , to issue a limited edition of the work
at one guinea per copy , and even if 500 copies are struck oft" it will scarcely prove remunerative , as there will be many illustrations and the book will bc a large one .
Full particulars will bc given in our advertising columns shortly , and we would advise our friends to lose no time in
communicating with the author ( address , D . I \ hin . T _ . y Lyon , Ayr . Scotland ) , and wc ro-. ¦ . occ ' cfv . liy •;; v .: > ; c . Si . Yi .-. t liicy lonra . vi uvai . "
nanies d-: subscribers a : one- ; : . o him , or to our office in Fleet-street . Wc hope a list of subscribers will be published with the work ,
and if they be done , there will be all the more need to subscribe as early as possible . It is impossible to indicate anything like a " table of contents , " in so short a notice
as the present , as the work is full of specialities , and will be found to be in reality a history of the Scottish Craft , and as such will take its place as a standard work in
Masonic literature . Bro . Hughan , who has had the privilege of corresponding with Bro . Lyon for many years , mentions the important fact , that in every instance the
statements make by Bro . Lyon arc profusely authenticated by quotations from the ancient records still preserved , but hitherto unpublished . We can only say : Success to Bro . Lyon .
Wfi are requested to state that the authority to establish the Cryptic Rite in England was vested solely in 111 . Bro . Chase , 33 , Grand Lecturer of the Grand Council of New York ,
and that the assistance rendered to him by III . Bros . Martin and Thompson was purely voluntary , they having accompanied him on his visit to England .
A STATEMENT having gone the rounds of the metropolitan press to the effect that the Lodge of Benevolence voted a sum of £ 40 to the fund now being raised to defray the
expenses of the defence in the " Eltham Murder Case , " it is necessary to explain that no such grant has been made , the
amount 111 question having been awarded to Bro . E . W . Pook in response to his application as a distressed Mason , and without any
Important Announcement.
reference to the unhappy nature of the circumstances which necessitated his appeal . Neither the Lodge of Benevolence nor the Grand Lodge itself is empowered to vote
away the benevolent funds of the Craft for purposes other than those to which they are dedicated , and for which they must ever be kept sacred .
BRO . ROSENTHAL , the eminent artist , of 2 , Red Lion Square , has presented a magnificent portrait of the Earl of Zetland to Grand
Lodge , and , as will be seen on referring to the Report of the Board of General Purposes , this handsome gift has been accepted and is now placed in the Board-room .
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
Multum in Parbo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .
—»—THE MARK DEGREE . In reference to this subject , which is treated upon by mc at pages 522 and 474 , as also by Bro . Hughan at page 489 , the
following from Bro . William Officer , J . G . D . Grand Lodge of Scotland and P . M . of the Lodge of Edinburgh Mary ' s Chapel , may be interesting : — " My knowledge of the subject leads me to be entirely of your
view . M . C . [ i . e . Mary ' s Chapel ] never z' jw-yht the Mark decree y-val 'i 85 ' i vrhen 1 . i . 'iirodsicsd ir . It formerly o ;*' . '; - •^ - . b - re iii iViCiuht't- j , is . ' ; ,-, other old lod-re :. . " \ V . I' . " BUCii .- > . K .
THE ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND . The statements contained in the printed history of the Royal Order of Scotland , as published at page 521 , are full of unhistorical statements , mushroom legends , and
mistakes . The sooner they cast aside these childish dreams and give us something more reliable , the better will it be for the true credit of the " Order , " and the real honour of its leading members . At least such is the opinion of X . Y . Z .
THE FIVE-POINTED STAR . There are many explanations of this , beside that given in the monitor . The following is one of them , which is worthy the attention of the studious . It is extracted
from the publications ofthe Camden Society , of England , for 1839 : — "PENTALPHA TENTACLE . —This mark washeretoforeused as the sign ofthe cross is now , i . e ., at the beginning of letters or bookes , for good
luck ' s sake ; and the women amongst the J ewes ( Dr . Ralph Bathurst tells me ) did make this mark on the children's chrysome cloathes . Mr . Wykl Clark , merchant ( factor ) at Santo Crux , in Barbaric , tells me that the Tewes in Barbaric
have this mark on their trunkes in nailes , and on their cupboards and tables . So in France , & c ., and heretofore in England , were built crosses for good luck , and my old friend , Mr . Lancelot
Morehouse , rector of Portwood , Wilts , was wont to make this mark at the top of his missive letters , as the Roman Catholiques do the cross , and he told me ( 1660 ) that the Greek Christians did so . "
" The figure of the three triangles intersected ( adds W . Kynett ) , and made of five lines , is called the Pentangle of Solomon , and when it is delineated in the body of a man it is pretended
to touch and point out the five places wherein our Saviour was wounded . And therefore there was the old superstitious conceit , that the figure was afuge demonium—that the devils were afraid of it . "
Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.
NOTE . The " Pentaculum Solomonis , " the " Dridenfus" of the German magical writers , and which is regarded , at the present day by the superstitious in Germany as an effective hindrance to thepower of witches , is said to have its origin in the secret doctrines of the Pythagoreans , and to have been
from thence transferred to the mysteries of th ' e Druids . Be this as it may , it is certain it was looked upon in the middle ages as a sign of immense power ; and at the present moment the magical Pentalpha , in the western window ofthe southern aisle of Westminister Abbey , is one of the emblems which still exist , and tell to the initiated that the black monks who once chanted
in the choir were deeply read in occult science . We are not , therefore , surprised to find it treated of in Dr . Carl Grabner's " Bilder der Wunderkunst und des Aberglaubens , " Svo ., Weimar , 18 37 , p . 86 , or that Goethe should have made Faust avail himself of its
influence"Fursolche litilbe Hollenbrat , 1 st Salomonis Schlussci gut ;" hut it would scarcely be expected that a belief in its influence should be gravely avowed in a work published at the commencement ol the nineteenth century :
" It is always necessary to have this Pentacle in readiness to bind with in case the spirits should refuse to be obedient , as they can have no power over the Exorcist while provided with and fortified hy the Pentacle , the virtue of the holy names therein written presiding with wonderful
influence over the spirits . It should be made in the day and hour of mercury , upon parchment made of a kid ' s skin , or virgin , or pure , clean , white paper , and the figures and letters wrote in prre golif , ar . d oujrht to be consecrated artf ? sprinkled ( ar ; before often -. ookeii ) with holy
r ,-a : eiv- —r .-in-c ; . "? ' '' ' . !/ i ;' . ^; us , book ¦ - ., par ; - ra , ( lot )} . Similar to this , and by many confounded with it , is the " Seal of Solomom , " which consists of
a six-pointed star , formed of two triangles interlaced , and which was sometimes held to be even more potent than the Pentalpha . Passing down street one day , the writer noticed one of these figures , made of tin , holding in its centre the representation of a beer-glass , and doing duty as the sign of a beer-shop . It " attracted his eye's
sad devotion , " and he could not help wondering to what chain of circumstances it owed its situation . Subsequent study taught him that in Germany , and especially in Bavaria , this figure wai deemed a sovereign defence against evil spirits . This sign was , therefore , used as a charm to protect against storms , and especially against fires ( being thus a cheap kind of insurance ) .
Breweries being particularly exposed to fire , were so often protected by this that it became , in time , the sign of a brewery , and so of a beershop ! And thus the mighty spell with which Solomon of old compelled the genii , and piled
up " that splendid model of excellence which immortalized his name , " in these degenerated times , having crossed the sea , had sunk to the ignoble position of a pot-house sign . Many a good man has fallen equally low by keeping unworthy company . —Evergreen .
IHE "Doric" Chapter , No . 933 , will be consecrated at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on the 19 th inst ., by the Grand Scribe E ., assisted by Comps . Brett and Little . CONSECRATION OK A NEW MARK LODGE . — We have received notification of the issue of a
warrant for the Panmure Mark Lodge , No . 139 , which is to be consecrated at Balham , on Monday next , by the V . W . Bro . Fredk . Binckes , Grand Secretary , G . M . S . L . The new Lodge will be under the mastership of the V . W . Bro . James Stevens , P . G . O . and P . M . of the Macdonald Mark Lodge , No . 104 , which was also
originated by him , and is so well known as a good-working and flourishing lodge . A large attendance of Mark Masons is anticipated on the above occasion , and from the popularity of the Master and his Wardens , we expect to find the " Panmure " another shining light in the Mark Degree .