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Mr . Goodall or some other authority , so regarded , departs from it ; and that no such matter as a Treaty was entered into in 1833 , nor any other year , between the Supreme Council and Grand Lodge of Lo . ; as also that my statement , to eileot that no complete surrender of authority by the Supreme Council of Lo .
ever took place , is correct . Further , you say that " Even from the Ancient and Accepted Rite point of view we are unable to discern how a Supreme Council can be legally established in any single State of the American Federation , under tbe existing laws of the Rite , ' thereby meaning the
so-called Frederick Constitutions . Now law to be law must be uniform in its effects , or at least in its bearings , and no part of it should conflict with any other part . In the same Constitutions is found the following passage , viz — " A Supreme Council of the 33 ° once constitutionally established , whilst a single
member remains , is considered in existence ; and a Sovereign Grand Inspector-General once appointed is so for life . " Now , unless you say , which you do not , that the Lo . Supreme Council was not legally established in 1839 , you will perceive that under this clause it has never ceased to exist , no more in 1853 ,
when the quarrel , by design on the part of some of its members , had taken place for the purpose of passing it into the hands of the Charleston Council , than in 1867 , when Eugene Chassignac was elected its Grand Commander ; for at no time were there not members of it rcinainin" * .
Ihe whole story of this Lo , matter resolves into one of weakness until time and circumstances strengthened , on the part of one Masonic authority ; and strength , until time and circumstances weakened , on the part of another ; then a revival of the latter , under new and tbe promise of more favorable , because popular
auspices , and a protest against that revival , with a call for help , by the former , which sees its power departing from it in favour of a proscribed race . As to right existing in one more than the other , ho who believes that Masonry was made for Man , and not Man for "Masonry , will not see it , notwithstanding all
the blasts the intensely regular grand bodies may elect to blow from now to doom ' s-day . The whole face of Louisiana society , in common with that of other Slave States , having been changed by the results of war , and the former slaves becoming free to the last one ; to provide for this change , Bro .
Chas . Cliassaignac , as a Freemason , in common with every other , was powerless , if bound by the wishes ot the Grand Lodge of Lo . He knew that a grand body does not require a charter , therefore he proceeded to organise , unnecessarily iu fact , under the old name a new creation , as subsequently he made it ; for at
present the organisation of which he is chief , is modelled upon the maimer of the Grand Orient of France , with the Masters of his lodges composing an Executive Council . Iu fact , the American A . S . Rite is ignored by him entirely , and nothing of its constitutions preserved , but all rejected , as at war with American ideas and Republican principles .
Notwithstanding this change , however , none of the European Masonic authorities which recognised him iu 1807-8 have withdrawn that recognition , and , 1 believe , will not , no matter to what extent of protest American Grand Lodges may go , and but two of which up to the present have joined in that of Louisiana against the Grand Orient of France .
I am glad to have you say the laws of Freemasonry ( by which I presume you mean its forms of government ) are no more iiionarchial in England than they are iu Switzerland or in the United States , because , though 1 still maintain that up to this time they are apparently so to me , thanks to the stand a few
enlightened brethren are making , I look hopefully to see those forms lo .-e their monarchical character , and the principles of self , or responsible government be recognised as sufficient for Freemasonry ; and that eventually , these principles will be r . cognised , the world even iu disposing a departure from the old
order of things-State and National Grand Lod ge , exclusive jurisdiction , and confirmeiit to one riteam ! the introduction of that belter order , wherein each lodge of Freemasons shall be I ' VL' ^ to govern themselves , through their lawful representatives in local grand lodges , or general assemblies of the Craft in a certain district , and ti practise that arrangement
of the decret language , called a ritual of Freemasonry , which its members may elect to adopt , and be chartered to practise , no matter where the grand lodge may be located which grants such charter . Fraternally yours , J . FLETCHER BRENNAN , Editor of tho American Freemason , Cincinnati , O ., U . S . A ., August 17 tli , 18 . 9 .
A QUEltY . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER Can any M . M . tell me liowtheehurter wasuot granted ( or the proposed Loilge , " Southern Star , " in the S . district of Glasgow , there being abundance of scope for more ? Yours truly and fraternally , A SUBSCRIBER .
Supreme Council, New York.
SUPREME COUNCIL , NEW YORK .
REPORT OF ILL . BRO . ALBERT O . GOODALL , GRAND REPRESENTATIVE , ON FOREIGN RELATIONS . 7 ' o the Supreme Council of Sov . Or . Ins . Gen . ofthe 3 Zrd and last degree Ancient Accepted Rite , for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction , U . S . A .
FRANCE . ( Continued from page 117 . ) A translation of the decree and report of the argument upon which the decision was made I enclose herewith . The subject being of vital importance to all the Grand Bodies throughout the United States , will , no doubt , receive prompt attention and response
to the gross violation on the part of the Grand Orient of France of relations of amity , by ignoring the lawful "Masonic jurisdiction of the recognised Grand Lodge of Louisiana , and giving countenance and recognition to a new spurious Body to work in the SYMBOLIC DEGREES , and initiate , according to their
ideas , the NEGRO RACE , andforce them upon the Fraternity in this country . Although the Grand Orient professes to work only the seven degrees , making the Rose Croix the last and highest , yet they have what appears to be a decided anomaly of a College of Rites and Supreme
Council , 33 , Ancient and Accepted Bite , which is rather inconsistent with the position they have so long taken in opposing the workings of this latter Kite , and if consistency is a jewel it certainly has never been attached to the regalia worn under authority of the Grand Orient of France .
THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR FRANCE , ANCIENT ACCEPTED RITE , was established in Paris on the 22 nd day of December , 1801 , by 111 . Bro . DcGrasso Tilley . under authority from the Sup . Council of the Southern Jurisdiction at Charleston , U . S . ; and , being considered an innovation ou the Masonic jurisdiction of
the Grand Orient , a contest of authority ensued , and the two Grand Bodies have never worked in perfect harmony , and both have suffered more or less by the various political changes and revolutions in France , during the past half century . On three different occasions the two bodies recognized each other , but
they were of short duration , as the old antagonistic feeling soon separated them . In the early part of 180 ( 5 , they again entered into relations of amity , which still continues , with rather a reserved feeling , and the name of the Supreme Council does not appear in the animal calendar of the Grand Orient .
For many years past , and especially during the administration of Vieiinet , the Supremo Council has made but little eflort to extend its authority , and from their very limited communications but few foreign Grand Bodies were familiar with their existence ; and a little more youthful and progressive spirit among
them would be decidedly beneficial for the mtsrest of the Rite . In 1802 , soon after "Marshal Magnan assumed the duties of Grand "Master of the Grand Orient , lie attempted to force the Supreme Council to abolish their Masonic claims , close their labours in the Ancient
Accepted Rite , aud unite with Grand Orient , m all of which he made a signal failure . The Lodges of the Supreme Council were closed for a few days only , and ViVii'ie' , this Hov . Gr . Com ., responded to the demands of Magnan , giving a history of the Order in France , and concluding with the decision of the
Supreme Council , that , their claims being just , they determined to maintain them ; which they have nobly done , for the interest of the tinier and benefit of the Ancient Accepted Rite , and I most cheerfully embrace this first opportunity to correct a mistake made in my report two years since , that the Supreme Council had
ceased to exist by orders of the civil government . During my stay iu Paris in August last , it was my pleasure to renew the long-existing amicable relations of our Grand Body with the Supreme Council , and to receive their assurances that they intended to adhere strictly to the ancient laws , usages ami treaties of
alliance governing the same . I was also favoured with an opportunity of being present , on the 17 th of August last , on the occasion of the Funeral FOte in memory of their late much honoured Sov . Gr . Com . J P . G . Vieiinet , who was buried on the llth of July , with all the civil honours due to his exalted station as
ii member of the French Academy . Ihe solemn ceremonies in the mystic circle of the Grand Lodge , Central of France , under the Supreme Council , were most impressive ; a delegation from the Grand Orient was present , with manv distinguished visiting Brothers , and the hall was crowded with the fraternity . The
address by the Grand Orator was a ( unshed production , but , according to our ideas , was more appropriate for thu profane world than the sacred asylum of Masonry , having confined his discoursj almost entirely to the political career of Bro . Vieiinet . The concluding part is all that we can endorse , in
which he appropriately says : " Let us preciously keep and honour his memory , his truth , his learning and his character , and like him , let us ever stand up in defence of justice and truth . " Most III . ' Bro . B . Allegri , is now ( he Sov . Gr . Com ., anil Vte . De Lajonquiei'o the Gr . Cham , and Gr . Sec . II . E . Their jurisdiction is gradually increasing , und
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many new lodges and Eose Croix Chapters are being established in France and their colonies , and the Ancient Accepted Rite appears to be rapidly increasing in favour on the Continent . Tlie Rite of Memphis , or Misraim , with its ninetysix superfluous degrees is , I regret to state ,
acknowledged by both the Masonic Grand Bodies in France , and thus our sacred mysteries are to some extent divulged improperly to those who are not recognised in any other part of the world as having any connection whatever with the Masonic fraternity ; but the
extraordinary liberal and somewhat independent views that our French brethren have always taken in such matters , will probably continue until a regular assembled Masonic congress shall definitely settle all pending questions as to who and what Kites shall be accepted as Masonic .
ENGLAND . My two visits to England since my last report , have favoured me with opportunities of renewing the agreeable fraternal relations previously formed , and arranging many important matters for the mutual interest and advancement of the Ancient Accepted Rite .
The history of Masonry in England is so closely identified with the Order in this conntry , and should be so familiar to every Masonic student , that I deem it necessary to speak only of the Supreme Council , 33 rd degree , for England , AVales , and the British Colonies .
In my last , I had the pleasure of alluding to the very cordial , fraternal and hospitable receptions so generously extended to me by the brethren and different Bodies under jurisdiction ofthe Supreme Council , and I can but renew my sincere appreciation for the repetition of the same courtesies received during my
last visit . The Supreme Council , since the receipt of its "Warrant by letters-patent from this Jurisdiction , and its organization as a governing body in 18-10 , has made but slow progress in extending the Rite under its authority , limiting their operations to London and its
vicinity , and were guided more by a laudable desire to promote the interest and integrity of the Rite in admitting only those who would be a credit to the Order , instead of the wholesale system of miscellaneous admissions which has too often been permitted , to the detriment ofthe fraternity , in other Jurisdictions . On
the Cth day of March last , 111 . Bro . Dr . Beaumont Leeson , Sov . Gr . Com ., and one of its founders , resigned that position , and was succeeded b ) III . Bro , Colonel Henry Atkins Bowyer as Sov . Gr . Com ., with 111 . Bro . Captain Nathaniel G . Phillips , Gr . Sec . Gen . II . E . Since that date the spirit of progress
appears to have animated the members to make more exertion for extending their labours in the . good work and extensive field open ( o that Masonic Jurisdiction . The new and spacious apartments now permanentl y occupied by the Supreme Council at 33 , Golden-square , London , have in addition to their other useful
ornaments , an extensive and valuable Masonic library of over three hundred volumes . At the last regular meeting of the Council , a highly satisfactory report was made , showing the financial condition to be on a solid basis , and with over a thousand members in England and AVales ; was rapidly increasing ita
Chapters and Consistories m India , Australia , and other British possessions , a Consistory and four Rose Croix Chapters having lately been established b y them in Canada , and already the liadnial courtesies have been extended to the latter from this Jurisdiction ; and I feel warranted in staling that we are justified in beiii" * proud of the honour in having the authority
accepted from us which by the ltoyal Mystic Alt is again being perpetuated tindci such able and careful administration ; and should all our American brothers visiting the Old AVorld , be as furtunato as myself , they will not regret having paid a visit to the Grand East ofthe Ancient Accepted Rite iu our fatheihind , where the social and instructive hours I have often passed in the Mystic Circle , are to me " llright links in nnnm-iy ' s chain . " ( To be continued . )
"MASONRY NOT A SUIISTITUTE FOR RELIGION . —It should not be overlooked—and by those whoso experience in Masonry covers space and time it ia not—that there is danger of some brethren receiving Masonry instead of religion , just as some , who aro not Masons , receive morality . It is a mortal error , and should be carefully guarded against b y all who
value their souls . IIOLLOWAY ' O INTMENT AND PILLS . —Hearty and Healthy . - The experience of ih' -usiiuls ,, Until al Inane and abroad ! has amply dcnimi-lratcd the puwer puss . s id In * theso healing anil purifying remedies nf rcn . oviiig t'litniiimis eruptions , repairing ultvratiiins , and relieving li .-tclasaud . ih .-c . uses These hidden evils frciiuinlly rub life nf cvciy comfort .
through the reluctance of lire sufferer tn ex * n .-e las inliinuly . Hollow-ay ' s Ointment supersedes Mich dreaded jiulilieily by placing within the reach ol all plain instructions fur curing themselves without any danger and without ill" in *< e .-sity of nicnliciiing their malady in anyone . The Ointment and Tills will likewise cure bad legs , scahs , rashes , and those hlcnuVlies which arise frnin the abuse of mercury aud from thc uso of other deleterious drugs .
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Original Correspondence.
Mr . Goodall or some other authority , so regarded , departs from it ; and that no such matter as a Treaty was entered into in 1833 , nor any other year , between the Supreme Council and Grand Lodge of Lo . ; as also that my statement , to eileot that no complete surrender of authority by the Supreme Council of Lo .
ever took place , is correct . Further , you say that " Even from the Ancient and Accepted Rite point of view we are unable to discern how a Supreme Council can be legally established in any single State of the American Federation , under tbe existing laws of the Rite , ' thereby meaning the
so-called Frederick Constitutions . Now law to be law must be uniform in its effects , or at least in its bearings , and no part of it should conflict with any other part . In the same Constitutions is found the following passage , viz — " A Supreme Council of the 33 ° once constitutionally established , whilst a single
member remains , is considered in existence ; and a Sovereign Grand Inspector-General once appointed is so for life . " Now , unless you say , which you do not , that the Lo . Supreme Council was not legally established in 1839 , you will perceive that under this clause it has never ceased to exist , no more in 1853 ,
when the quarrel , by design on the part of some of its members , had taken place for the purpose of passing it into the hands of the Charleston Council , than in 1867 , when Eugene Chassignac was elected its Grand Commander ; for at no time were there not members of it rcinainin" * .
Ihe whole story of this Lo , matter resolves into one of weakness until time and circumstances strengthened , on the part of one Masonic authority ; and strength , until time and circumstances weakened , on the part of another ; then a revival of the latter , under new and tbe promise of more favorable , because popular
auspices , and a protest against that revival , with a call for help , by the former , which sees its power departing from it in favour of a proscribed race . As to right existing in one more than the other , ho who believes that Masonry was made for Man , and not Man for "Masonry , will not see it , notwithstanding all
the blasts the intensely regular grand bodies may elect to blow from now to doom ' s-day . The whole face of Louisiana society , in common with that of other Slave States , having been changed by the results of war , and the former slaves becoming free to the last one ; to provide for this change , Bro .
Chas . Cliassaignac , as a Freemason , in common with every other , was powerless , if bound by the wishes ot the Grand Lodge of Lo . He knew that a grand body does not require a charter , therefore he proceeded to organise , unnecessarily iu fact , under the old name a new creation , as subsequently he made it ; for at
present the organisation of which he is chief , is modelled upon the maimer of the Grand Orient of France , with the Masters of his lodges composing an Executive Council . Iu fact , the American A . S . Rite is ignored by him entirely , and nothing of its constitutions preserved , but all rejected , as at war with American ideas and Republican principles .
Notwithstanding this change , however , none of the European Masonic authorities which recognised him iu 1807-8 have withdrawn that recognition , and , 1 believe , will not , no matter to what extent of protest American Grand Lodges may go , and but two of which up to the present have joined in that of Louisiana against the Grand Orient of France .
I am glad to have you say the laws of Freemasonry ( by which I presume you mean its forms of government ) are no more iiionarchial in England than they are iu Switzerland or in the United States , because , though 1 still maintain that up to this time they are apparently so to me , thanks to the stand a few
enlightened brethren are making , I look hopefully to see those forms lo .-e their monarchical character , and the principles of self , or responsible government be recognised as sufficient for Freemasonry ; and that eventually , these principles will be r . cognised , the world even iu disposing a departure from the old
order of things-State and National Grand Lod ge , exclusive jurisdiction , and confirmeiit to one riteam ! the introduction of that belter order , wherein each lodge of Freemasons shall be I ' VL' ^ to govern themselves , through their lawful representatives in local grand lodges , or general assemblies of the Craft in a certain district , and ti practise that arrangement
of the decret language , called a ritual of Freemasonry , which its members may elect to adopt , and be chartered to practise , no matter where the grand lodge may be located which grants such charter . Fraternally yours , J . FLETCHER BRENNAN , Editor of tho American Freemason , Cincinnati , O ., U . S . A ., August 17 tli , 18 . 9 .
A QUEltY . ( To the Editor of The Freemason . ) DEAR SIR AND BROTHER Can any M . M . tell me liowtheehurter wasuot granted ( or the proposed Loilge , " Southern Star , " in the S . district of Glasgow , there being abundance of scope for more ? Yours truly and fraternally , A SUBSCRIBER .
Supreme Council, New York.
SUPREME COUNCIL , NEW YORK .
REPORT OF ILL . BRO . ALBERT O . GOODALL , GRAND REPRESENTATIVE , ON FOREIGN RELATIONS . 7 ' o the Supreme Council of Sov . Or . Ins . Gen . ofthe 3 Zrd and last degree Ancient Accepted Rite , for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction , U . S . A .
FRANCE . ( Continued from page 117 . ) A translation of the decree and report of the argument upon which the decision was made I enclose herewith . The subject being of vital importance to all the Grand Bodies throughout the United States , will , no doubt , receive prompt attention and response
to the gross violation on the part of the Grand Orient of France of relations of amity , by ignoring the lawful "Masonic jurisdiction of the recognised Grand Lodge of Louisiana , and giving countenance and recognition to a new spurious Body to work in the SYMBOLIC DEGREES , and initiate , according to their
ideas , the NEGRO RACE , andforce them upon the Fraternity in this country . Although the Grand Orient professes to work only the seven degrees , making the Rose Croix the last and highest , yet they have what appears to be a decided anomaly of a College of Rites and Supreme
Council , 33 , Ancient and Accepted Bite , which is rather inconsistent with the position they have so long taken in opposing the workings of this latter Kite , and if consistency is a jewel it certainly has never been attached to the regalia worn under authority of the Grand Orient of France .
THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR FRANCE , ANCIENT ACCEPTED RITE , was established in Paris on the 22 nd day of December , 1801 , by 111 . Bro . DcGrasso Tilley . under authority from the Sup . Council of the Southern Jurisdiction at Charleston , U . S . ; and , being considered an innovation ou the Masonic jurisdiction of
the Grand Orient , a contest of authority ensued , and the two Grand Bodies have never worked in perfect harmony , and both have suffered more or less by the various political changes and revolutions in France , during the past half century . On three different occasions the two bodies recognized each other , but
they were of short duration , as the old antagonistic feeling soon separated them . In the early part of 180 ( 5 , they again entered into relations of amity , which still continues , with rather a reserved feeling , and the name of the Supreme Council does not appear in the animal calendar of the Grand Orient .
For many years past , and especially during the administration of Vieiinet , the Supremo Council has made but little eflort to extend its authority , and from their very limited communications but few foreign Grand Bodies were familiar with their existence ; and a little more youthful and progressive spirit among
them would be decidedly beneficial for the mtsrest of the Rite . In 1802 , soon after "Marshal Magnan assumed the duties of Grand "Master of the Grand Orient , lie attempted to force the Supreme Council to abolish their Masonic claims , close their labours in the Ancient
Accepted Rite , aud unite with Grand Orient , m all of which he made a signal failure . The Lodges of the Supreme Council were closed for a few days only , and ViVii'ie' , this Hov . Gr . Com ., responded to the demands of Magnan , giving a history of the Order in France , and concluding with the decision of the
Supreme Council , that , their claims being just , they determined to maintain them ; which they have nobly done , for the interest of the tinier and benefit of the Ancient Accepted Rite , and I most cheerfully embrace this first opportunity to correct a mistake made in my report two years since , that the Supreme Council had
ceased to exist by orders of the civil government . During my stay iu Paris in August last , it was my pleasure to renew the long-existing amicable relations of our Grand Body with the Supreme Council , and to receive their assurances that they intended to adhere strictly to the ancient laws , usages ami treaties of
alliance governing the same . I was also favoured with an opportunity of being present , on the 17 th of August last , on the occasion of the Funeral FOte in memory of their late much honoured Sov . Gr . Com . J P . G . Vieiinet , who was buried on the llth of July , with all the civil honours due to his exalted station as
ii member of the French Academy . Ihe solemn ceremonies in the mystic circle of the Grand Lodge , Central of France , under the Supreme Council , were most impressive ; a delegation from the Grand Orient was present , with manv distinguished visiting Brothers , and the hall was crowded with the fraternity . The
address by the Grand Orator was a ( unshed production , but , according to our ideas , was more appropriate for thu profane world than the sacred asylum of Masonry , having confined his discoursj almost entirely to the political career of Bro . Vieiinet . The concluding part is all that we can endorse , in
which he appropriately says : " Let us preciously keep and honour his memory , his truth , his learning and his character , and like him , let us ever stand up in defence of justice and truth . " Most III . ' Bro . B . Allegri , is now ( he Sov . Gr . Com ., anil Vte . De Lajonquiei'o the Gr . Cham , and Gr . Sec . II . E . Their jurisdiction is gradually increasing , und
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many new lodges and Eose Croix Chapters are being established in France and their colonies , and the Ancient Accepted Rite appears to be rapidly increasing in favour on the Continent . Tlie Rite of Memphis , or Misraim , with its ninetysix superfluous degrees is , I regret to state ,
acknowledged by both the Masonic Grand Bodies in France , and thus our sacred mysteries are to some extent divulged improperly to those who are not recognised in any other part of the world as having any connection whatever with the Masonic fraternity ; but the
extraordinary liberal and somewhat independent views that our French brethren have always taken in such matters , will probably continue until a regular assembled Masonic congress shall definitely settle all pending questions as to who and what Kites shall be accepted as Masonic .
ENGLAND . My two visits to England since my last report , have favoured me with opportunities of renewing the agreeable fraternal relations previously formed , and arranging many important matters for the mutual interest and advancement of the Ancient Accepted Rite .
The history of Masonry in England is so closely identified with the Order in this conntry , and should be so familiar to every Masonic student , that I deem it necessary to speak only of the Supreme Council , 33 rd degree , for England , AVales , and the British Colonies .
In my last , I had the pleasure of alluding to the very cordial , fraternal and hospitable receptions so generously extended to me by the brethren and different Bodies under jurisdiction ofthe Supreme Council , and I can but renew my sincere appreciation for the repetition of the same courtesies received during my
last visit . The Supreme Council , since the receipt of its "Warrant by letters-patent from this Jurisdiction , and its organization as a governing body in 18-10 , has made but slow progress in extending the Rite under its authority , limiting their operations to London and its
vicinity , and were guided more by a laudable desire to promote the interest and integrity of the Rite in admitting only those who would be a credit to the Order , instead of the wholesale system of miscellaneous admissions which has too often been permitted , to the detriment ofthe fraternity , in other Jurisdictions . On
the Cth day of March last , 111 . Bro . Dr . Beaumont Leeson , Sov . Gr . Com ., and one of its founders , resigned that position , and was succeeded b ) III . Bro , Colonel Henry Atkins Bowyer as Sov . Gr . Com ., with 111 . Bro . Captain Nathaniel G . Phillips , Gr . Sec . Gen . II . E . Since that date the spirit of progress
appears to have animated the members to make more exertion for extending their labours in the . good work and extensive field open ( o that Masonic Jurisdiction . The new and spacious apartments now permanentl y occupied by the Supreme Council at 33 , Golden-square , London , have in addition to their other useful
ornaments , an extensive and valuable Masonic library of over three hundred volumes . At the last regular meeting of the Council , a highly satisfactory report was made , showing the financial condition to be on a solid basis , and with over a thousand members in England and AVales ; was rapidly increasing ita
Chapters and Consistories m India , Australia , and other British possessions , a Consistory and four Rose Croix Chapters having lately been established b y them in Canada , and already the liadnial courtesies have been extended to the latter from this Jurisdiction ; and I feel warranted in staling that we are justified in beiii" * proud of the honour in having the authority
accepted from us which by the ltoyal Mystic Alt is again being perpetuated tindci such able and careful administration ; and should all our American brothers visiting the Old AVorld , be as furtunato as myself , they will not regret having paid a visit to the Grand East ofthe Ancient Accepted Rite iu our fatheihind , where the social and instructive hours I have often passed in the Mystic Circle , are to me " llright links in nnnm-iy ' s chain . " ( To be continued . )
"MASONRY NOT A SUIISTITUTE FOR RELIGION . —It should not be overlooked—and by those whoso experience in Masonry covers space and time it ia not—that there is danger of some brethren receiving Masonry instead of religion , just as some , who aro not Masons , receive morality . It is a mortal error , and should be carefully guarded against b y all who
value their souls . IIOLLOWAY ' O INTMENT AND PILLS . —Hearty and Healthy . - The experience of ih' -usiiuls ,, Until al Inane and abroad ! has amply dcnimi-lratcd the puwer puss . s id In * theso healing anil purifying remedies nf rcn . oviiig t'litniiimis eruptions , repairing ultvratiiins , and relieving li .-tclasaud . ih .-c . uses These hidden evils frciiuinlly rub life nf cvciy comfort .
through the reluctance of lire sufferer tn ex * n .-e las inliinuly . Hollow-ay ' s Ointment supersedes Mich dreaded jiulilieily by placing within the reach ol all plain instructions fur curing themselves without any danger and without ill" in *< e .-sity of nicnliciiing their malady in anyone . The Ointment and Tills will likewise cure bad legs , scahs , rashes , and those hlcnuVlies which arise frnin the abuse of mercury aud from thc uso of other deleterious drugs .