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P^ wSasoTO SATURDAY , AUGUST 21 , 18 97 .

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There is a genuine ring about the address of the Masonic Veteran Association of Illinois , United States of America , of which Bro . Gen . John Corson Smith is Chief , to her Majesty the Queen ol the Uniled Kingdom , on the completion of the fioth year of her reign ,

which cannot fail to commend it to the kindly consideration of all English Masons . Our own countrymen could not have exhibited more devoted loyalty to the gracious lady vvho has guided the destinies of these realms during the past 60 years . There is sincerity breathed in every sentence , nay , in almost every line ol this most notable address ; nor could her most

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attached subjects more truthfully describe the part which the Queen herself has taken in the principal events of her long-protracted reign . It is beyond question lhat at no other period in the world ' s history has there been " so much progress in moral and religious thought , in effective effort for the freedom of mankind , in the advancement in industrial pursuits , in

the development of the liberal arts and mechanics , the uplifting of humanity , and the promotion of the general welfare of the people everywhere . " But what mostly enhances the value in our eyes of this Illinois Address is that it emanates from a body of men who , though of a kindred race with ourselves , are citizens of a foreign state . #

» * Again , as regards the patronage which the Queen has uniformly bestowed upon Freemasonry and its Institutions , it was a happy thought which inspired the Veteran Chief of the Association to refer pointedly to the fact of the Queen's father and her eldest son

having been , or being each in his own time , a distinguished member of our Order . Her father , the Duke of Kent , was a Mason for nearly 30 years , and during a great part of that time an active Mason , and one who at a critical period of its history rendered the Society , in conjunction with his brother , the Duke of Sussex ,

incalculable service ; and her son , who has also been a brother for close on QO years—well , we all know what his Royal Highness has done for us . In the name of the whole English Craft , we thank the Masonic Veterans of Illinois and their respected Chief for the honour they have shown to our Queen and the members of her family .

The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new schools in connection with the parish church at Radcliffe , which was performed by Bro . Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , Prov . G . Master of East Lancashire , appears to have been a most successful function . ' There was a large attendance of Prov . G . Officers as well as

of the officers and members of the local and neighbouring lodges , while the rector and local magnates were likewise in strong force . The weather was fine and the streets through which the procession of brethren wended their way to the site of the proposed building were thronged with spectators from far and near , who seemed greatly impressed with the unwonted

spectacle . The rector delivered an address conceived in a spirit of religious and educational tolerance , and the ceremony , it is needless to say , was carried out as all such Masonic ceremonies invariably are , without the semblance of a hitch of any kind . The full report of the proceedings which appears in another column will be found to justify this eulogy .

» » The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Maryland celebrated the centenary of its constitution at the Masonic Hall , Baltimore , on Thursday , the 24 th June last . Comp . General Wiliam H . Shryock , G . H . P ., presided , and delivered an address appropriate to the

occasion , while Comp . E . T . Schultz , Past D . G . H . P ., also favoured the assembly with a most interesting historical sketch of the Royal Arch , which he had been at the pains of compiling from all the best sources available . In particular , Comp . Schultz laid great stress on the fact that though mention of the

Degree is made in England 1 nd Ireland by Dr . Dassigny in his well-known work of 1744 , and while Bro . W . J . Hughan , " by collateral evidence , " has been enabled " to trace a mention of it to about the year 1739 or 1 740 , " the earliest evidence of its having been conferred is to be found in the records of an American lodge . #

* * Says Comp . Schultz— " In the minutes of the Fredericksburg Lodge , No . 4 , Fredericksburg , Vathe lodge in which our illustrious Brother , George Washington , was made a Mason—under date December 22 , 1753 , it is recorded that three brethren , the Master , Senior Warden , and Secretary , were raised to the

Degree of Royal Arch Mason , the ceremony having been performed by a visiting brother , with the assistance of two members of the lodge , who were Royal Arch Masons . " Comp . Schlutz adds that " this record antedates by nine years the earliest mention of the Degree in Great Britain , viz ., the minutes of the York Lodge , February 9 , 1762 . " * * *

The earliest trace of this branch ot Masonry which Comp . Schultz has been able to discover "in our Jurisdiction , " is at Georgetown , ' . hen Prince George , s ibsequently Frederick county , but now forming a a part of the District of Columbia , " and we presume , therefore , in the . jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of that District , The next in order of date is "disclosed

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in an old document in our archives issued by ' Lodg No . 7 , Royal Chapter of Jerusalem , or Lodge Super-Excellent Masons . ' " It is dated April 9 , 17 S 7 , and certifies that " David Stoddert and six other brethren of Baltimore have duly been elected and exalted

members of the above named Royal Chapter of Jerusalem , or Lodge of Super-Excellent Masters , and have by virtue of these presents full power to erect a Royal Chapter at Jerusalem or lodge of Arch Masons attached to Lodge No . 15 , at Baltimore , 'according to the established rules of the Royal Cratt . '"

As regards the Grand Chapter of Maryland , Comp Schultz has unearthed from an old manuscript book " found among the rubbish of the Masonic Temple at Washington about 25 years ago , " but now , by the courtesy of the companions of the District of Columbia

in the possession of the' Grand Chapter of Maryland , the following reference from the minutes of a Royal Arch Encampment held in Washington from the 4 th December , 1795 , to February , 1799 , to the said Grand Chapter under date 17 th June , 1797 : "A letter was read from Companion Sweeny , in which it was

stated that a Royal Arch Grand Lodge is about to be formed for the State of Maryland , to meet at Baltimore , June 24 th , but it being considered as departing from the ancient landmarks to enter into a business of that kind , it was determined that no representative be sent from this chapter . "

* One other piece of interesting evidence is due to the efforts of Comp . Schultz , who , as he states in this address , fortunately recovered some years ago from among the papers of Companion Eckel " a dispensation , dated May 8 , 1797 , issued by Grand Master

Kerr , as Grand High Priest , with the seal of the Grand Lodge of Maryland attached , authorising Companion Eckel and others to organize a Chapter in the City of Baltimore . " Unfortunately , there are no records now existing of the Grand Chapter organised in 1797 , the full transactions , both written and printed , commencing from 9 th November , 1814 .

* * * The members of St . John's Lodge , No . 492 , Antigua , appear to have selected what was undoubtedl y a jovial method of celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee . On Monday , the 21 st June , the brethren and

their friends , to the number of about one hundred , met in their Hall , which for the occasion was decorated with all kinds of flags and banners , floral and other devices , portraits—that of her Majesty the Queen being , as a matter of course , the most

prominenttransparencies , loyal and Masonic mottoes , and enjoyed an excellent smoking concert , the several numbers of which were ably rendered , and fully appreciated , the whole concluding with " God Save

the Queen . " We must not , however , omit to mention that some days previous to the concert , the lodge had unanimously adopted an address of congratulation to her Majesty on the completion of the 60 th year of her reign . The address will be found on another

page . * * * The Grand Lodge of North Carolina held its 110 th annual communication at Raleigh , in the month of January of the present year , under the presidency of

Bro . Francis M . Moye , M . W . G . Master , and from the statistics . then presented we learn that there are 290 lodges on the roll with an aggregate membership of 10 , 839 . The funds of the Grand Lodge appear also to be in a satisfactory condition , while the Oxford

Orphan Asylum maintains 213 beneficiaries at a cost of 71 . 20 dollars per head . The receipts of this institution during the period from the ist January , 18 95 , to the 30 th November , 1896 , was upwards of 37 , 809 dollars , the total cash available during the same

period being 41 , 155 dollars , and the amount disbursed as nearly as possible 1000 dollars less . The new G . Master is Bro . Walter E . Moore , while Bro . John C . Drewry is the G . Secretary . * » *

In the course 01 the address , which it is the custom for the outgoing Grand Master to deliver in review of the events of the preceding year , Bro . Moye offered the following excellent advice to the brethren : " We should never mistake the nature and purpose of the Masonic Order . Grand and good as it is , let us

remember that Masonry is only a moral institution , and aspires to nothing more , making no greater claim , and is entitled to no higher distinction . Its chief mission is to point out to its disci ples a correct knowledge of the Great Architect of the Universe , and the moral laws which He has ordained for their government . "