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question , and to sum up the matter briefly we deliberately affirm : — 1 st . That the "Rite of Memphis" is a spurious imitation of the Masonic Order , the offspring of vanity , folly and fraud .

2 nd . That all lodges of " Philadelphes" which meet in England are held in defiance of the laws of the realm , and ought to be suppressed by the police . 3 rd . That no Foreign Grand Lodge or Masonic

Power of whatever rite or system can legally establish lodges within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England . "We fraternally request the co-operation of out brother editors of the Masonic press throughout

the world , in denouncing all infractions of the clearly-defined right of every National Grand Lodge to govern the fraternity of Freemasons in its own jurisdiction , and should any regular

lodges abroad have been misled by the specious professions of the " Philadelphes , " we trust they will at once withdraw all countenance arid support from such an irregular and illegitimate body .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . THE EARL ST . MAUR . We regret having to announce the sudden , decease of this estimable nobleman , who expired at No . 20 , Dover-street , W ., on Thursday the 30 th ult . The Right Hon . Edward Adolphus Ferdinand , Earl St . Maur , was the eldest and

only surviving son of the Duko of Somerset , and was bom in 1835 . His lordship had held commissions in the Wilts Yeomanry Cavalry aid th * " . 4 th Hussars , but retired from tho service in 18 G 0 . Ho was called to the House of Peers

in ISGo by the ancient family title of Lord Seymour . The deceased Earl was initiated into Freemasonry in thc Pythagoras Lodge , 447 , at Corfu , on the 14 th of March , 1863 , and raised

to the degree of Master Mason on the 5 th of May following , about which period Sir Percy Florence Shelley , Bart ., son of tho celebrated poet , was also admitted into the Order in . thc samo lodge .

Masonic Jottings.

Masonic Jottings .

—?—With the commencement of October "Masonry shews sonic signs of vitality . June , July , August , and September form the Long Vacation of Frccmnsonry , and the brethren take advantage of thc beautiful weather to blow off some of tho dust and

smoke of Loudon , which have accumulated iu and upon them during the Masonic season . But with tho return of the short days and the long nights thc Craft aro recalled to the performance of their fraternal duties , and begin to assemble in those temples wherein they have learned that man does not livo for himself alone .

The past week has called together a largo number of lodges ; but thc most noticeable occurrence is the celebration of the Centenary of tho St . John ' s Lodge ( 1 G 7 ) . As tho Lodgo had lived through the trials aud troubles of a hundred years , and " this length of labour past" arrived at a point of great happiness and

prosperity , it was thought by the brethren who managed the festival , to bc a fitting occasion to oiler prayer and praise . Accordingly a service in which tho Rev . 11 . J . Simpson , P . G . C , read the prayers , took place at Hampstead chnrch , and the Vicar ol Holy Trinity , Ilaverstock Hill , the Rev . C . Lee , M . A .

preached the sermon , of which it may be said it was less a sermon than a Masonic lecture . But it was a fine composition and displayed immense research , and will doubtless attract the attention of Grand Lodge . The whole of the day ' s proceedings were perfect .

Among other Masonic matter , limy bo mentioned tho re-assembling of the Mark Lodge of Instruction , at the Lyceum Tavern on Monday night , at 7-30 . Tho meeting for the season of the Domatie Lodge ( 177 ) , under Bro . R . Tanner , W . M ., on Friday ; and the Installation of Br . James W . Avcry , an old P . M . of G 19 , as W . M . of 1178 , on Thursday .

As Masonry is now awake for thc season , and as it is making such giant strides in all quarters of the globe , the Fraternity will find that Tin-: FREEMASON is equal to the occasion and will keep pace with it . Wc shall give numerous reports of lodge meetings and furnish full information of everything that concerns the Order .

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BY A LEWIS . XXVII—MASONRY AND SATURN . "Well , gentlemen , though Faustus' end be such , As every Christian heart laments to think on : For wondrous knowledge in our German schools , We'll give his mangled limbs due burial :

Aud all the scholars cloth'd iu mourning black , Shall wait upon his heavy funeral . horus . Cut is the branch that might have grown full ' straight , And burned is Apollo ' s laurel bough , —

That sometimes grew withiu this learned man . MARLOWE ' S Faustus . It is not meet you know how Cassar loved you ? SHAKSPEBE ' S Julius Ccesar , Act iii . s . 2 .

Lights for the lodgings ! 'tis high time for rest , Great men may be mistook when they mean best . FOBD . The Fancies Chaste , and Noble . These papers have been written on the principle of the multiples of nine . I have arrive : ! now at the period of the ponderous orb of Saturn , the

scytheman of antiquity , and the devourer of man and gods alike . Sly labours , intended for the intellectual satisfaction of my individual desires , and tho ennoblement of others so far ass may be , now come to a period . I have unaffectedly and earnestly in these

papers striven for the Right ancl the True . I have been honoured , far beyond my hopes , with the attention and cordial approval of many whose good opinion it is a happiness to earn . To them my heartfelt thanks are due , and I also give sincere thanks and praise to T . G . A . O . T . U . for

enabling me to complete this first cycle of Masonic papers . I part with this last paper with a heart as heavy as the ponderous orb which symbolizes to me the fact that my course has to recommence , although at the same time I cannot but hope that what I have been able to say may lead to good results . Certainly it was my

aspiration to effect good , and if I have offended , very unintentionally , I can only express regret-It seems to me , however , that , maturely considered , my offences have been but small . For a time I shall therefore be a spectator . Respecting tho motto of the Fraternity Audi , Fide , Tace , I shall yield tho space occupied by mo in theso columns to tho zealous and able men

who , in various ways , adorn tho literary ind practical annals of Freemasonry . By an abstinence from active exertion , I shall learn and bo able to treasure up lessons for the future . True it is that I had noted many subjects for future

discussion , but it is only rig ht that on the return of active Masonic work , a mere tyro like myself should withdraw before men whose lives and sympathies have been nobly and devotedly dedicated to the defence and illustration of Masonic

history and principles . In my first paper , published on tho 27 th March , 1 SG 9 , I expressed my anticipation that the dog would bo allowed an unmolested bark . Those anticipations have been fulfilled . I have just said , as it were , to use a Transatlantic

expression , " right out " of me , what seemed to be appropriate on the passing events of tho time . For the attention I have received I am uufeigiiedly thankful . The few who know rae aro well aware how anxiously I havo tried to mako tho rough into the perfect ashlar , and that

labour will bo pursued without intermission . Those who know me not , aro thoso who will not know me . There is a Scripture text very applicable to which I allude , but not to bo quoted here . Cryptonymus , in laying down thc weapon of intellect—the pen—desires to do so with

friendly feelings to all men . I have censured the Roman priests * there are at the same time good although mistaken men among them . I have spoken of that peculiar form of fanaticism known as Atheism , although I am woll aware from personal observation that many

individuals professing such opinions have led good , self-sacrificing and moral lives . I have touched upon other topics , which might seem liko treading upon some , people ' s corns , but tho pressure of my foot has been light as that of Mercury new descended on . somo heaven-kissing hill .

"What " somo will say , "has this to do with Saturn ? " This from his lone and leaden sphere in whicch he pursues his solitary way—enlivened only by his satellites and encircled by his ring he stands as a watcher in the solar system , so

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I , afar off , have . watched and worked—I trust to some advantage . I , too , am of Arcadie , although my Masonic brethren know me not . In the course of these papers I have sometimes alluded to the existence of an Order to which I have the honor to belong .

In that Order are preserved with fidelity and singleness of heart , many of the secrets of the Masonic body , but to the Masons they are for the present incommunicable . The way is painful and wearisome , though the haven is true happiness . Like the Masonic body , we love to

preserve the Religion , of the Heart , and scorn to bind ourselves to the creeds of the hour . Like the Masonic body , we are unsectarian and universal ; but we are more occult , for reasons not be lightly expressed . We make no claim to supernatural powers , we appeal to no sentiments

outside of Humanity , and we never proselytize . But every Mason of good report is our brother . Yes , in that touching passage of the thirty-third chapter of Genesis ( v . 4 ) , which records the meeting of Jacob and Esau , lies the kernel of our tradition : " And Esau ran to meet him , and

embraced him , and fell on his neck , and kissed him , and they wept . " In the sublime parable of the Profligate Sou we receive our fulfilment and reward . While the highest emotions of our nature are wrought rtpon by these symbolisms , our greatest activity at the same time is directed towards the accomplishment of real "Unity ; and

some of the noblest men of all ages have passed under the dark folds of our tents . Hospitality and nobility of soul still reside in the East—still gleam as a Shckinah for the world to wonder at . Treasures of art , monuments of intellect , enduring truths of science , aro garnered tip amongst us in modesty and simplicity . We have no costly paraphernalia—in the exquisite phrase of Horace ,

we are " Simplex "Muuditiis , " and we love Truth for its own sake . Recognising , therefore , that kindred spirit which has been the

glory of Freemasonry wherever and however displayed , these papers have been a message of peace , amity and harmony from an Order coextensive with Masonry , and on which the Sun cannot set throughout the * nons of ages yet to

come . I unwillingly pronounce tho word , Farewellbut it is written that I must , for a space , depart . I have come to a multiple o £ the number nine , which causes me to observe the rule of taciturnity : Perhaps at somo future day , Cryptouymus may

again appear before you—bufc for the present he must seize the staff and thc arrow , and depart on the duties imposed upon him by the solemn obligations long since entered upon . All I can therefore say is . Thanks , and well befall the noble Order of Freemasons . CRYPTONYMTJS .

Is the Secretary of a lodge eligible for the chair?—TIIETA . [ Yes , if a P . W . or P . M . ; not otherwise]—ED . F .

ADEPT , from the Latin , Adcptus . A name given to the members of tho Illuminati . Tho 'Rosicrnoians also employed tho titles of Adeplus Adoptatus , Adeplus Coronatus , and Adcptus Exemptus . The title of Prince Adept is given to the chief of the

ConsiV-ory of the 28 degree . —Maeotfs Cyclopedia . [ Adcptus Minor , Major , and Exempt wore the terms more frequently used to designate tho grades in Rosicrucianism , and to this day they are used by the Rosicrncian fraternity in England . ]— En . F .

UUltrAL . Tho rig ht to bo conducted to the last restingplace on earth by his brethren , and to bo committed to tho grave with the ceremonies of tho society , belongs only to Master Masons . Among the old regulations is the following : — " No

Mason can bo interred with tho formalities of tlie Order , unless it be at his own special request , communicated to the Master of a Lodge of which ho died a member—foreigners and sojourners excepted ; nor unless he has been advanced to the third degree of Masonry , from which there can be no exception .