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PAGF . FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND 301 VANITAS VANITATUM ... 301 REMINISCENCES OF WORCESTER FREEMASONRY , 302 & 303 REVIEWS ... ' 303 & 304 CONSECRATION OF THE ACACIA LODGE , NO . \ 2
TSO A TI I 4 304 THE
CRAFTMetropolitan ... ... ... ... ... 305 Provincial ... .. ... ... ... 305 ROYAL ARCH 305 SCOTLAND—Excursion of the Dundee Union Royal Arch Chapter , No . 6 303
Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland 305 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 306 TEMPERANCE 306 MULTUM IN PARVO 307 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GRAND ORIENT OF
FRANCE 307 ORIGINAL
CORRESPONDENCEThe Ark Mariner Degree and Grand Mark Lodge ... ... ... ... ... ... 308 The Late Fire at Constantinople 30 S Findel ' s History of Freemasonry 30 S The Legend of Joshua ... ... ... ... 30 S Something Wrong .. 308 & 309 The Glasgow St . John ' s Lodge and the Masonic
Demonstration at Glasgow ... .. ... 309 Ark Mariners ... ... ... ... ... 309 A Spurious Grand Lodge ... ... ... 309 J OTTINGS FROM MASONIC J OURNALS 309 THE POPE A FREEMASON 310 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 311 POETRY ... •••311
Freema Sonry In England.
FREEMA SONRY in ENGLAND .
No . II . BY THE SON OF SALATHIEL . ( Continued from page 205 . ) BEFORE THE SCHISM . Bro . Anthony Sayer was succeeded in
the office of Grand Master by Bro . George Payne , who was installed in 1718 , and by whose care many of the ancient laws and regulations of the Craft were compiled from old documents then extant . In 1719 , Bro .
Desaguhers , LL . D ., F . R . S ., was elected Grand Master , and under his rule Freemasonry rapidly advanced in public estimation , although the number of lodges was not materially increased . Desaguliers
however , paved the way for that brilliant succession of noble chiefs whose connection with the fraternity afforded a guarantee to the Government , in those days of plots and conspiracies , that the objects of the Craft
were perfectly consistent with the effective discharge of every moral and civil obligation . In 1720 , Brother George Payne was itgain placed at the head of the brotherhood , and at once resumed the collection of those
ancient manuscripts from which the charges and constitutions of the Order were afterwards compiled . The immediate result of his zeal , however , was somewhat deplorable , inasmuch as some of the older Masons
destroyed man ) - valuable papers in their possession , under the mistaken impression that it was intended to publish the secrets of the Craft . The power of nominating his successor was at this period enjoyed by the
Grand Master of England , and in accordance with this privilege Bro . Payne proposed the Duke of Montagu , who was unanimously elected by the Grand Lodge on the 25 th March , I 72 i , and installed on the 24 th June
following , and as since that date the dignity of Grand Master has ever been entrusted to royal or noble keeping , the following account of the duke ' s installation may not be uninteresting : —
On the 24 th June , 1721 , Grand Master Payne and his Wardens , with the former Grand Officers , and the Masters and Wardens of twelve lodges , met the Grand Master-elect
at the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , in St . PaiiL ; Church-yard , where the Grand Lodge was opened in ample form . Having confirmed the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge , several gentlemen were
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initiated ir . l- " *¦¦—my at the request of the Duke of Montagu ; and , among the rest , Philip Lord Stanhope , afterwards Earl of Chesterfield . From the Queen's Arms the Grand Lodge marched in procession in their clothing , to Stationer's-hall , in
Ludgate-street , where they were joyfully received by one hundred-and-fifty brethren , properly clothed . The Grand Master , having made the first procession round the hall , took an affectionate leave of his brethren ; and being returned to his place , the
Duke of Montagu was proclaimed his successor for the ensuing year . The general regulations which had been compiled bv Bro . Payne in 1721 , and
compared with the ancient immemorial usages of the Fraternity , were read , and met with general approbation ; after which Dr . Desaguliers delivered an elegant oration on Masonry .
Philip , Duke of Wharton , succeeded Montagu in the chair on the 17 th January , 1 7 , five-and-twenty lodges being represented iri Grand Lodge on the occasion . He was , as the records of the time amply
prove , a very indifferent character , and little progress was made under his auspices . About this period the office of Grand Secretary was established , the first incumbent being Bro . William Cowper , afterwards
Deputy Grand Master . The Earl of Dalkeith , eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch , and who subsequently succeeded to the latter title , followed " mad Wharton " in the rulership of the Order , and in 1724 ,
Charles Lennox , Duke of Richmond was elected to the Masonic throne . Under his administration the Committee of Charity was established , and it is a somewhat remarkable fact that his Grace ' s Senior Grand
Warden was no other than Bro . George Payne , a Past Grand Master . A similar instance occurred in 1719 , when Bro . Sayer held a Grand Wardenship under Grand Master Payne . It may here be remarked
that poor Sayer afterwards fell into such distressed circumstances as to be compelled to seek aid from his brethren , by whom he was granted assistance to the then liberal extent of £ 20 . Lord Paisley , afterwards
Earl of Abercorn , having distinguished himself by his activity in the cause of charity , was elected Grand Master in 1725 , but in consequence of his absence from town , the government of the lodges mainly devolved
upon the Deputy , Dr . Desaguliers . Under the Earl of Inchiquin , the office of Provinvincial Grand Master was instituted , the first appointed being Bro . Hugh Wharburton for North Wales , on the 10 th May , 1727 .
The extension of the Craft from year to year at this period is shown by the increase in the number of lodges represented in the Grand Lodge at each successive meeting . Thus , on the 24 th June , 1727 , the Masters
and Wardens of no less than forty lodges were present , and the number was still greater on the 27 th December following , when Lord Colerainewas installed as Grand
Master at a grand feast at Mercers' Hall . A lodge at Madrid was constituted during the administration of Lord Colcrainc , who was succeeded in 172 S by Lord Kingston , afterwards Grand Master of Ireland . This
nobleman was one of the most zealous patrons of the Order , and during his reign Freemasonry flourished exceedingly . An equally warm supporter of the Craft was chosen to succeed him , in the person of
Thomas Howard , Duke of Norfolk , who made the following presents to the Grand Lodge : —1 . Twenty pounds to the charity . 2 . A large folio book of the finest writing paper , for the records of the Grand Lodge ,
richly bound in Turkey , and gilt , with a curious frontispiece in vellum , containing the arms of Norfolk , amply displayed , and
a Latin inscription of the family titles , with the arms of Masonry elegantly emblazoned . 3 . A sword of state for the Grand Master ; being the old trusty sword of Gustavus
Freema Sonry In England.
Adolphus , King of Sweden , which was next worn by his brave successor in war , Bernard , Duke of Saxe-Weimar , with both their names on the blade , and further enriched with the arms of Norfolk in silver on
the scabbard . For these presents his Grace was voted the public thanks of the society . It may be it added that this sword is still carried in the processions of Grand Lodge by the Sword-bearer who precedes the-Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Lord Lovel , afterwards Earl of Leicester , succeeded the Duke of Norfolk , 29 th March , 173 1 , and the most notable event during his Mastership was the initiation of Francis , Duke of Lorraine , Grand Duke of
Tuscany , afterwards Emperor of Germany . By virtue of a deputation from his lordship , a lodge was held at the Hague , where his Highness was received into the first two degrees of the Order . At this lodge , Philip
Stanhope , Earl of Chesterfield , then Ambassador there , presided ; Bro . Strickland , acted as Deputy , and Bro . Benjamin Hadley , with a Dutch Brother ; as Wardens . His Highness coming to England the same
year , was advanced to the third degree , a * an occasional lodge convened for the pur pose , at Houghton-hall , in Norfolk , the seal of Sir Robert Walpole ; as was also Thomas Pelham , Duke of Newcastle .
The Viscount Montagu was the next Grand Master , his installation taking place at the Merchant Taylors' Hall , on the 19 th April , 1732 . This nobleman did nothing for the advancement of the good cause , indeed it is recorded that at a Masonic
feast given in his honour at Hampstead he left the chair soon after dinner , and never attended another meeting till the expiration of his year of office . The Earl of
Strathmore , who followed , was a Mason of a different type , he assiduously attended to his duties , and won the esteem of the brethren by his vigilance and zeal for the ir terests of the Fraternity . ( To be continued ) .
Vanitas Vanitatum.
VANITAS VANITATUM .
BY REITAM . Had that most wise of all ancient monarchs , King Solomon , an opportunity to re-edit his ' •Book of Proverbs " in the present time , there is no doubt but that he would insert as an extra
laconic , "To the making of new Masonic degrees there is no end . " He would also have an additional testimony to the truth of his statement , " There is nothing new under the sun . " We find in the present day that same craving
for new degrees and Masonic titles of honour , which exercised so baneful an influence over the Masonry of the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries . One Supreme Masonic body after another
keeps cropping up . We have first the Grand Conclave of the Templars , the Supreme Grand Council of 2 > f , the Imperial Grand Conclave of the Red Cross Order , the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters , the Rosicrucian Society , the Order of
the Holy Sepulchre , while , youngest of all , we have just been informed of the inauguration of a Grand Lodge of Ark Mariners , with a Grand Commander , and Pro . G . C . Noah , Japhet and Shem , Deacons and Scribes all complete . We
are gravely informed by a gentleman signing himself " Scribe " that this degree of Ark Mariners is the summit and perfection of Mark Masonry , and occupies to it the same relative position that the degree of Royal Arch do ^ s to the Craft . I have always been given to unde
stand , and I have arrived at the same conclusion from my own researches , that the degree of Mark Master is the connecting link between the second and third degrees , anil that every Master Mason who is advanced to this degree feels at once there is a want supplied and information
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGF . FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND 301 VANITAS VANITATUM ... 301 REMINISCENCES OF WORCESTER FREEMASONRY , 302 & 303 REVIEWS ... ' 303 & 304 CONSECRATION OF THE ACACIA LODGE , NO . \ 2
TSO A TI I 4 304 THE
CRAFTMetropolitan ... ... ... ... ... 305 Provincial ... .. ... ... ... 305 ROYAL ARCH 305 SCOTLAND—Excursion of the Dundee Union Royal Arch Chapter , No . 6 303
Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland 305 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 306 TEMPERANCE 306 MULTUM IN PARVO 307 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GRAND ORIENT OF
FRANCE 307 ORIGINAL
CORRESPONDENCEThe Ark Mariner Degree and Grand Mark Lodge ... ... ... ... ... ... 308 The Late Fire at Constantinople 30 S Findel ' s History of Freemasonry 30 S The Legend of Joshua ... ... ... ... 30 S Something Wrong .. 308 & 309 The Glasgow St . John ' s Lodge and the Masonic
Demonstration at Glasgow ... .. ... 309 Ark Mariners ... ... ... ... ... 309 A Spurious Grand Lodge ... ... ... 309 J OTTINGS FROM MASONIC J OURNALS 309 THE POPE A FREEMASON 310 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 311 POETRY ... •••311
Freema Sonry In England.
FREEMA SONRY in ENGLAND .
No . II . BY THE SON OF SALATHIEL . ( Continued from page 205 . ) BEFORE THE SCHISM . Bro . Anthony Sayer was succeeded in
the office of Grand Master by Bro . George Payne , who was installed in 1718 , and by whose care many of the ancient laws and regulations of the Craft were compiled from old documents then extant . In 1719 , Bro .
Desaguhers , LL . D ., F . R . S ., was elected Grand Master , and under his rule Freemasonry rapidly advanced in public estimation , although the number of lodges was not materially increased . Desaguliers
however , paved the way for that brilliant succession of noble chiefs whose connection with the fraternity afforded a guarantee to the Government , in those days of plots and conspiracies , that the objects of the Craft
were perfectly consistent with the effective discharge of every moral and civil obligation . In 1720 , Brother George Payne was itgain placed at the head of the brotherhood , and at once resumed the collection of those
ancient manuscripts from which the charges and constitutions of the Order were afterwards compiled . The immediate result of his zeal , however , was somewhat deplorable , inasmuch as some of the older Masons
destroyed man ) - valuable papers in their possession , under the mistaken impression that it was intended to publish the secrets of the Craft . The power of nominating his successor was at this period enjoyed by the
Grand Master of England , and in accordance with this privilege Bro . Payne proposed the Duke of Montagu , who was unanimously elected by the Grand Lodge on the 25 th March , I 72 i , and installed on the 24 th June
following , and as since that date the dignity of Grand Master has ever been entrusted to royal or noble keeping , the following account of the duke ' s installation may not be uninteresting : —
On the 24 th June , 1721 , Grand Master Payne and his Wardens , with the former Grand Officers , and the Masters and Wardens of twelve lodges , met the Grand Master-elect
at the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , in St . PaiiL ; Church-yard , where the Grand Lodge was opened in ample form . Having confirmed the proceedings of the last Grand Lodge , several gentlemen were
Freema Sonry In England.
initiated ir . l- " *¦¦—my at the request of the Duke of Montagu ; and , among the rest , Philip Lord Stanhope , afterwards Earl of Chesterfield . From the Queen's Arms the Grand Lodge marched in procession in their clothing , to Stationer's-hall , in
Ludgate-street , where they were joyfully received by one hundred-and-fifty brethren , properly clothed . The Grand Master , having made the first procession round the hall , took an affectionate leave of his brethren ; and being returned to his place , the
Duke of Montagu was proclaimed his successor for the ensuing year . The general regulations which had been compiled bv Bro . Payne in 1721 , and
compared with the ancient immemorial usages of the Fraternity , were read , and met with general approbation ; after which Dr . Desaguliers delivered an elegant oration on Masonry .
Philip , Duke of Wharton , succeeded Montagu in the chair on the 17 th January , 1 7 , five-and-twenty lodges being represented iri Grand Lodge on the occasion . He was , as the records of the time amply
prove , a very indifferent character , and little progress was made under his auspices . About this period the office of Grand Secretary was established , the first incumbent being Bro . William Cowper , afterwards
Deputy Grand Master . The Earl of Dalkeith , eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch , and who subsequently succeeded to the latter title , followed " mad Wharton " in the rulership of the Order , and in 1724 ,
Charles Lennox , Duke of Richmond was elected to the Masonic throne . Under his administration the Committee of Charity was established , and it is a somewhat remarkable fact that his Grace ' s Senior Grand
Warden was no other than Bro . George Payne , a Past Grand Master . A similar instance occurred in 1719 , when Bro . Sayer held a Grand Wardenship under Grand Master Payne . It may here be remarked
that poor Sayer afterwards fell into such distressed circumstances as to be compelled to seek aid from his brethren , by whom he was granted assistance to the then liberal extent of £ 20 . Lord Paisley , afterwards
Earl of Abercorn , having distinguished himself by his activity in the cause of charity , was elected Grand Master in 1725 , but in consequence of his absence from town , the government of the lodges mainly devolved
upon the Deputy , Dr . Desaguliers . Under the Earl of Inchiquin , the office of Provinvincial Grand Master was instituted , the first appointed being Bro . Hugh Wharburton for North Wales , on the 10 th May , 1727 .
The extension of the Craft from year to year at this period is shown by the increase in the number of lodges represented in the Grand Lodge at each successive meeting . Thus , on the 24 th June , 1727 , the Masters
and Wardens of no less than forty lodges were present , and the number was still greater on the 27 th December following , when Lord Colerainewas installed as Grand
Master at a grand feast at Mercers' Hall . A lodge at Madrid was constituted during the administration of Lord Colcrainc , who was succeeded in 172 S by Lord Kingston , afterwards Grand Master of Ireland . This
nobleman was one of the most zealous patrons of the Order , and during his reign Freemasonry flourished exceedingly . An equally warm supporter of the Craft was chosen to succeed him , in the person of
Thomas Howard , Duke of Norfolk , who made the following presents to the Grand Lodge : —1 . Twenty pounds to the charity . 2 . A large folio book of the finest writing paper , for the records of the Grand Lodge ,
richly bound in Turkey , and gilt , with a curious frontispiece in vellum , containing the arms of Norfolk , amply displayed , and
a Latin inscription of the family titles , with the arms of Masonry elegantly emblazoned . 3 . A sword of state for the Grand Master ; being the old trusty sword of Gustavus
Freema Sonry In England.
Adolphus , King of Sweden , which was next worn by his brave successor in war , Bernard , Duke of Saxe-Weimar , with both their names on the blade , and further enriched with the arms of Norfolk in silver on
the scabbard . For these presents his Grace was voted the public thanks of the society . It may be it added that this sword is still carried in the processions of Grand Lodge by the Sword-bearer who precedes the-Most Worshipful Grand Master .
Lord Lovel , afterwards Earl of Leicester , succeeded the Duke of Norfolk , 29 th March , 173 1 , and the most notable event during his Mastership was the initiation of Francis , Duke of Lorraine , Grand Duke of
Tuscany , afterwards Emperor of Germany . By virtue of a deputation from his lordship , a lodge was held at the Hague , where his Highness was received into the first two degrees of the Order . At this lodge , Philip
Stanhope , Earl of Chesterfield , then Ambassador there , presided ; Bro . Strickland , acted as Deputy , and Bro . Benjamin Hadley , with a Dutch Brother ; as Wardens . His Highness coming to England the same
year , was advanced to the third degree , a * an occasional lodge convened for the pur pose , at Houghton-hall , in Norfolk , the seal of Sir Robert Walpole ; as was also Thomas Pelham , Duke of Newcastle .
The Viscount Montagu was the next Grand Master , his installation taking place at the Merchant Taylors' Hall , on the 19 th April , 1732 . This nobleman did nothing for the advancement of the good cause , indeed it is recorded that at a Masonic
feast given in his honour at Hampstead he left the chair soon after dinner , and never attended another meeting till the expiration of his year of office . The Earl of
Strathmore , who followed , was a Mason of a different type , he assiduously attended to his duties , and won the esteem of the brethren by his vigilance and zeal for the ir terests of the Fraternity . ( To be continued ) .
Vanitas Vanitatum.
VANITAS VANITATUM .
BY REITAM . Had that most wise of all ancient monarchs , King Solomon , an opportunity to re-edit his ' •Book of Proverbs " in the present time , there is no doubt but that he would insert as an extra
laconic , "To the making of new Masonic degrees there is no end . " He would also have an additional testimony to the truth of his statement , " There is nothing new under the sun . " We find in the present day that same craving
for new degrees and Masonic titles of honour , which exercised so baneful an influence over the Masonry of the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries . One Supreme Masonic body after another
keeps cropping up . We have first the Grand Conclave of the Templars , the Supreme Grand Council of 2 > f , the Imperial Grand Conclave of the Red Cross Order , the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters , the Rosicrucian Society , the Order of
the Holy Sepulchre , while , youngest of all , we have just been informed of the inauguration of a Grand Lodge of Ark Mariners , with a Grand Commander , and Pro . G . C . Noah , Japhet and Shem , Deacons and Scribes all complete . We
are gravely informed by a gentleman signing himself " Scribe " that this degree of Ark Mariners is the summit and perfection of Mark Masonry , and occupies to it the same relative position that the degree of Royal Arch do ^ s to the Craft . I have always been given to unde
stand , and I have arrived at the same conclusion from my own researches , that the degree of Mark Master is the connecting link between the second and third degrees , anil that every Master Mason who is advanced to this degree feels at once there is a want supplied and information