Multum In Parbo, Or Masonic Notes And Queries.

Multum in ParBo , or Masonic Notes and Queries .

—?—" LEO " AND THE TEMPLARS . " Leo" ventures to express an opinion as to the Knights Templars of Scotland . It is evident

that he does not belong to the order , and is quite ignorant of their workings , as he calls them Masonic Templars , whilst the fact is that they are not a Masonic Order , and that men who are not Freemasons have heen admitted as members .

The Order of Knights Templars in Scotland , indeed , consists chiefly of Freemasons , but Knight Templar is not a Masonic degree . It might be expected that any one who writes to THE FREEMASON * , and professes to give information on any

point , or to correct an error into which some other writer has fallen , should know something of tho subject on which lie writes . Iu the present case , " Leo " certainly knows nothing , for the statements which he makes are thoroughly

erroneous . Had he belonged to the Order of Knights Templars , he would not have fallen into such mistakes . He would have expressed an

opinion more worthy of respect , but it would have been to a different purpose . However , I respect " Leo " although I differ in opinion from him . CIPES .

BRO . HUGHAN AND THE MAIMED , ETC . Worth and zeal are not all that are required of a soldier in the battle-field ; he must have his arms and his legs , that he may perform his part there . So must every one who is to act up to

his obligations as a Master Mason , if required to do so . A Mason not having arms and legs could not save a brother in danger . It is to little purpose that Bro . Hughan adduces the fact of the initiation of " Mr . Kavanagh , the extraordinary

M . P ., by the authority of the Duke of Leinster , the M . W . Grand Master of Masons of Ireland . " The question is not what has been done , but what ought to have been done or what ought to be done ; and it is to be determined solely by

reference to the ancient rules and landmarks of the Order . These I have already shown to exclude the possibility of the acceptance of a deformed or maimed man into the Order , and I only ask Brother Hughan to read and

consider my last letter on this subject in THE FREEMASON . I lately heard from a brother , an Englishman newly returned from America , that a few months since he heard bastards and maimed persons declared to be

inadmissible , by a Grand Master in a Grand Lodge assembled . If it were proclaimed or known that a candidate is a bastard , before he is ballotted for in a lodge , I believe his chance of admission

would be very small . As to maimed or deformed persons , their admission is not onl y contrary to the landmarks , but to the whole symbolism of Freemasonry . CIPES .

SWEDEN . Freemasonry was introduced into this country in 1735 by charter from the G . Orient of France granted to the Governor by Count Sparro . But little is known of this lodge , as its operations

were closed in 1738 by Royal Decree , forbidding Masons to meet on pain of death . This prohibition was rescinded iu 1740 , when tho order spread and flourished . It soon enjoyed such a position that the brethren did not hesitate to publicly

acknowledge their association with the institution . In 1762 King Adolphus Frederick declared himself the protector of the Swedish lodge * , and desired to participate in the labour and expenses of tho fraternity . In 1705 Lord Blaney

Grand Master oi England , granted a dispensation to Bro . Charles Pullman , Secretary to the English Embassy at Stockholm , to establish a Frov . G . Lodge for Sweden . In 1799 , a union of the Grand Lodges of Sweden aud England was

effected , which was tho cause of great rejoicing among the fraternity . In 1809 , Charles XIII . ascended tho throno of Sweden , who , May 27 th ,

1811 , founded an order of Knighthood under the title of " Charles Thirteenth , " for the purpose , it is stated in themanifesto , of establishing theOrder , to do honour to those virtues which are not pre-

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scribed by law , and which are seldom offered to the public . The statutes exacted that this Order , the distinctive badges of which were to be worn openly , should only be communicated to Freemasons ; it therefore formed the highest degree of Swedish Freemasonry . The reigning King was always to be Grand Master of the Order ,

and , besides the Princes of the Royal House , the order could only consist of twenty-seven secular and three ecclesiastical members . Charles XIII . remained an active and zealous member of the order during his lifetime , Freemasonry is still protected by the Crown , and is therefore one of the most respectable institutions in the country . — Macoy ' s Cyclopedia .

Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter Of Scotland.

SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND .

A special meeting was held in the Freemasons ' Hall , Edinboro ' , on the 9 th November , for the installation of the M . E . Grand Principals . The chapter was opened in due form by Comp . Dr . Somerville , of Ampherlaw , M . E . Deputy Grand Z ., assisted by the Grand Officers . All Comps .

below the rank of Installed Principals having retired , a conclave of Installed Principals was opened , and the degree of 3 rd Principal was conferred on Comp . Lord Erskine , M . E . Grand J . Comp . the Earl of Dalhousie , M . E . Grand 1 st Principal Elect , was then presented , and received

the three installation degrees of J ., H ., and Z . The passages of Scripture were read by Comp . the Hon . and Rev . Arthur C . Baillie Hamilton , 3 rd Grand Sojourner , Rector of Wovorn , Berks ., who had travelled especially from England to be present . The charges were most efficiently delivered by Comp . Lindsay Mackersey , Grand

Scribe F ., and the Grand Principals were invested by Comp . Somerville . The Comps . were then admitted , and Comps . the Earl of Dalhousie and Lord Erskine were installed respectively as Grand Z . and J . Comp . the Earl of Haddington was unfortunately not able to be present , although elected Grand H .

The Supreme Chapter was then closed in ample form , and the Comps . adjourned to the banquet , which was presided over by Comp . Lord Erskine . The duties of croupier were effectively discharged by Comp . F . A . Barrow , 1 st G . Sojourner . Among the Comps . present

we noticed Dr . Somerville , 33 ° , D . G . Z . Lindsay Mackersey , 30 ° , G . S . E . ; Wm . Mann , 30 ° , G . S . N ., G . S . Warden Grand Lodge and Representative of the Grand Chapter of South Carolina Alex . Hay , 30 ° , G . llecorder ; Hon . and Rev . A . C . Baillie Hamilton , 3 rd Grand

Sojourner ; AV . A . Laurie , G . Sec . Grand Lodge ; Captain W . H . Ramsay , Sec . of the Chapter General of the Religious and Military Order of the Temple ; Dr . McCowan , 30 ° ; D . Bryce , jun ., 30 ° ; A . Mitchell , 30 ° ; Dr . Loth , 30 ° ; P . Cowan , 30 ° ; A . Cockburn , 18 ° ; Jas . Ballantine , Grand Bard of Scotland , & o . & o . After a delightful evening , the Companions separated at an early hour in peace and harmony .

A Query.

A QUERY .

( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHKR . —AVill you kindly inform mo through your correspondence column , if a AV . M . or P . M . should visit a lodge ot which they are not members , arc they entitled to wear their collars , AV . M . or P . M . as the case may be ; or are they only allowed to wear their aprons ? Your early answer will oblige , Yours fraternally , H . BRAITHWAITE .

BRETHREN holding subscription cards for Bro . Brett's Testimonial are requested to forward the same , with the amounts collected , to Bro . K . G . Buss , 127 , Offord-road , N ., or to the Hon . Secretaries , Bros . R . AVentworth Little , 7 , Gilbertroad , Kennington , S . E , and R . Tanner , 18 , Northstreet , AVestminster , S . W ., as the list will shortly be closed .

To CONSUMPTIVES . —A grateful father is desirous of sending by mail , free of charge to all who wish it , a copy of the prescription by which his daughter was restored to perfect health from confirmed Consumption , after having been given up by her physicians and despaired of by her father , a well-known physician , who has now discontinued practice Sent to any person free . —Address O . P . Brown , Secretary , 2 , King-street , Covent-garden , London . —ADYT .

United Grand Lodge.

UNITED GRAND LODGE .

The usual Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of England , took place on Wednesday evening , at the Freemasons' Hall , and was probably the largest gathering of Grand Officers Past Graud Officers , Officers and Past Officers of private lodges ever witnessed . About 660 brethren

being present , seats were not to be obtained for all ; and a great number of the brethren remained standing during the whole of the evening . The cause of such an assemblage , was the announcement that the Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , would on this night , which is the regular night

for the nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year , state that it was his wish to retiz * e from the office he had held for twenty-six years , and not allow himself to be put in nomination . A visit to hear his valedictory address , and an anxiety to have the earliest information of who

should be his successor , consequently brought together brethren from all parts of the kingdom ; and had it been known , that on this occasion the Heir to the throne of England would be introduced to Grand Lodge , invested , and placed in his position as a Past Grand Master of the Order ,

probably a still larger gathering would have been witnessed . When the brethren entered lodge , they found the Past Master ' s chair surmounted by the Prince of Wales ' s plume , and were much disappointed when the Grand Master entered to find that the procession did not contain His

Royal Highness ; forgetful of the rules of Grand Lodge that until the minutes of the former meeting which elected him a P . G . M ., were confirmed he could not be admitted in that character among the rulers of the Craft . When it was made

known that the Prince of Wales was waiting outside Grand Lodge , the greatest enthusiasm was displayed by the brethren . Among those brethren who occupied seats on the dais and in the body ot the hall , we noticed the following : —

The Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , MAV . G . M . ; thc Right Hon . the Earl de Grey and Ripon , Deputy G . Master ; Algernon Perkins , as S . G . AV . ; JobnDobson , M . P ., J . G . AV . ; the Duke of St . Alban ' s , Prov . G . M . Lincolnshire ; Sir Daniel Gooch , Bart ., Prov . G . M . Berks and Bucks ; J . Fawcett , Prov . G . M . for Durham ;

S . Rawson , P . D ., Prov . G . M . for China ; A . M . Ritchie , D . G . M . for Madras ; Col . de Carteret , P . G . M . for Jersey ; Lord Sherborne , Prov . G . M . for Gloucestershire ; R . J . Bagshaw , Prov . G . M . for Essex ; Col . F . Burdett , P . G . W ., and Rep . G . L . of Ireland ; John Greie , Rep . G . L of Pennsylvania ; J . llavers , P . G . W . ;

Col . A . Lowry Cole , C . B ., P . G . W . ; V . A . AVilliamson , P . G . W . ; Revs . T . F . T . Ravenshaw , J . Martyn , G . Chaplains ; Revs . R . T . Simpson , J . Huyshe , Joseph , Senior LL . D ., E . Moore , Sir J . AV . Haves , Bt ., P . G . Chaplains ; J . Ll . Fvans , P . of B . General Purposes ; J . Hervey , G . Secretary ; iE . John Mclntyre , G .

Registrar ; Samuel Tomkins , G . Treaaurer ; XV . Farnfield , P . A . G . Sec . ; AV . A . F . Powell , S . G . D . ; S . Leith Tomkins , S . G . D . ; J . Cooper Forster , J . G . I > . ; Brackstone Baker , J . G . D . ; H . Browse , B . Head , II . Grissell , J . Savage , J . Newton Tomkins , G . Cox , G . W . K . Potter , J li . Stebbing , AV . P . Scott , Jabez Hogg ,

E . J . Fraser , J . King , J . Udall , J . M . Clabon , E . S . Snell , C . II . Gregory , AV . E . Gumbleton , P . G . Deacons ; F . P . Cockerel ] , G . S . of AVorks ; Sir Albert W . Woods ( Garter ) G . D . of C . ; C . C . Dumas , A . G . D . C . ; J . Symonds , P . G . D . C . ; Joshua Nunn , G . S . B . ; G . E . Pocock , II . Pullen , W . Young , E .

Busher , R . J . Spiers , J . Mason , II . Empson , E . II . Patten , P . G . S . B . ' s ; Ransford , P . G . Org . ; Wm . Ough , G . Purst . ; James Brett , A . G . P . ; Joseph Smith , P . A . G . P . ! Major J . A . L . Creaton , P . G . D . ; T . A . Adams , P . G . P . ; A . H . Tattershall , Alfred Avery , P . M . ; George Lambert , James Stevens , Henry G . Buss , E . Spooner , R . Wentworth Little , F .

Deering , J . W . Halsey , E . Cox , A . A . Pendlebury , S . Wells , J . H . H . Doughney , and AV . Dodd , Grand Lodge having been opened in ample form and with solemn prayer , the G . Secretary , ( Bro . John Hervey ) , read the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of 1 st September , which were afterwards

put by the Grand Muster , and carried unanimously . THE GRAND MASTER then rose and said , Brethren . I havo now to inform Grand Lodge that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , is waiting to be admitted into this Grand Lodge , ( applause ) . By the

confirmation ofthe minutes His Koyal Highness is now a member of Grand Lodge , and enjoys thc title of Past Grand Master . I am sure thero can bo but ono feeling of rejoicing , at the accession of our illustrious brother as a member of Grand Lodge . ( Hear , hear , and loud applause ) . As His Royal Hi ghness , is now waiting I do not think it necessary to Say