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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGE FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 323 FREE : > IASONRY AND ISRAELITISM 323 THE HIGH GRADES IN IRELAND 324 MASONRY IN SCOTLAND 32 5 THE PARIS FREEMASONS 325 & 326
CONSECRATION OF THE BLACKHEATH LODGE , No . 1320 326 THE CRAFT 326 & 327 ROYAL ARCH 327 MARK MASONRY 327 ORDERS OF CHIVALRY 327
INSTRUCTION 327 THE SOI-DISANT MASONS OF PARIS 32 S MULTUM IN PARVO 328 & 329 A FEW IDEAS ON MASONIC ORGANISATION 329 & 330 ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOLS 330 LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE 330
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ... 330 - MASONIC MISCELLANEA 33 ° SCOTLAND 331 MASONIC BALL AT DEMERARA 331 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCEObservance of the Baptist ' s Day 332
* Our Ancient Brethren once more ... ... 332 Subordination in the Higher Degrees ... 332 & 333 Knight Templarism and Masonry ... ... 333 The Grand Conclave of Knights Templar ... 333 Qualification for the Mark Chair 333
The 1717 Theory 333 & 334 POETRY—The Wife's Farewell 334 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 334 THEATRICAL 334 ADVERTISEMENTS 321 , 322 , 335 , & 336
Freemasonry In Ireland.
FREEMASONRY in IRELAND .
BY BRO . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN . ( Concludedfrom page 307 J In 1825 " a special grant to Bros . Fowler , Bryant , and McGill was issued by tlie Supreme Council for the Southern
Jurisdiction , United States , for the establishment of a Supreme Council 33 ° in Dublin " ( 0 . T . M'Cleitachan ' s Book of the Ancient and Accepted Rite *) This is believed by some to have been the origin of the 'Rose
Croix and other degrees in Ireland , but nothing could be further from the facts . Long before this warrant from the Supreme Grand Council S . J . was sent to Dublin , the Hose Croix and Knight Kadosh degrees
had been worked in Ireland . When they wtrcfirst worked in that country we cannot determine , neither can we tell from whence the authority was derived to work them . We have not been able to trace
these degrees so early in Ireland as in England . At Bristol , wc believe , are preserved the earliest records of the R . C . in connection with the Knights Templar . Brethren were only permitted to take the
Rose Croix and K . H . after being dubbed as Knights of the Temple , and tlie chapter has continued independent and is still in working order . In 1808 was published at Dublin the " Orations ofthe Illustrious Bro .
rroderick Dalcho , Esq ., M . D ., reprinted by permission of the author , under the sanction of the 111 . the College Knights of K . H ., and the Original Chapter of Prince
Masons of Ireland . " The following correspondence ou the subject may prove interesting , and serve to prove the fact that the Rose Croix and Knight Kadosh degrees were worked sometime before the warrant
Was sent from the United States as mentioned by that learned Mason Bro . C . T . M'CIenachan : — Copy of an Extract transmitted to the Illustrious Urol her Frederick Dalcho . Esq ., M . D .
The fifth day of the month called Tisvi A . F . 492—The members of the Illustrious College of Heredom , Knights of K . H . of Ireland , assembled in ample form . The Grand Commander , and Grand Conservator of the Archives of the third
fc London : Geo . Kennim . ' . New York : Masonic Publishing Co .
Freemasonry In Ireland.
great light , Brother John Fowler , on the throne , opened a sacred conclave . The following communication from the Orginal Chapter of Prince Masons being read , viz .: — September the 6 th , 1806 .
Resolved , —That our M . W . S . be requested to write to our respected Brother Doctor Frederick Dalcho , of Charleston , for 50 copies of his most excellent Oration , to be paid for by draft on Messrs . Latouche and Co ., bankers , in this city , or
requesting his permission to reprint the same . The illustrious members then resolved unanimously—That we do most heartily approve of the same , and authorize our Register and Keeper of the Seals to present our Grand Commander with a
sealed copy of this our determination , to be used as he shall think expedient . ( 13 y order of John Fowler , Grand Commander ) PETER HEAPHY , Register . J BOYCE , sen ., Keeper ofthe Seals .
To this letter Bro . Dr . Dalcho replied from Charleston , South Carolina , 25 th February , 1808 , and expressed himself highly gratified at the request , and stated
it would be his ambition to prove worthy of the honour . On the ninth day of the month called Nisavi , A . F . 493 , it was resolved by the " 111 . College " at Dublin :
" That our Grand Commander be requested to reprint the oration of our Illustrious Brother Frederick Dalcho , M . D ., Knight of K . H . and Sovereign Grand Inspector-General in the United States of
America , together with his very polite answer to an extract from the minutes of our transactions of the fifth day of the month called Tisvi , A . F . 492 . ( Signed ) " PETER HEAPEY , Register . "
As might have been expected from the lax state of Masonic history early in this century , the author is in error frequently when writing about ancient Masonry ; but , on the whole , the lectures are well worthy of being printed .
A note of a remarkable character is
appended to page 64 of Dr . Dalcho ' s orations from the pen of the learned doctor himself . The report sent by "theSupreme Grand Council for 33 ° S . J . to all the Governing Lodges throughout the two
Hemispheres , " 4 th of December , 1802 , says nothing of Alasonry in Ireland . In consequence of which the author of the orations observes , " In this part of the report the inspectors omitted to insert that , on the
20 th of February , 5792 ( A . D . 1788 ) , the Royal Arch Chapter in this city ( Charleston , U . S . ) , working under a warrant from Dublin , formed a junction with the Sublime Grand Lodge ( i . e ., of Ancient and Accepted
Rite ) , and their members were received into our degrees free of expense , and were acknowledged as high as the 13 th inclusive . " The 13 th degree in the foregoing report is styled the " Royal Arch . " and the K . H .
the 29 th ; and Dr . Dalcho likewise declares " His Royal Highness Prince Edward , Duke of Kent , & c , is at present the
presiding officer of the degree of K . H . in England . " In another part of the work Bro . John Fowler is stated to be the chief officer for Ireland .
Here our investigations end . We have done our best to afford light where mostl y darkness has prevailed for some years . The Craft have now before them extracts from authorized documents relating to
' freemasonry in Ireland , " and should other MSS . or printed papers present themselves to our notice in continuing our examination of the records and transactions of old Grand Lodges , wc promise again to
refer to the subject . In conclusion , wc desire to express a hope that the writer of tlie interesting articles on " Freemasonry in England" will soon resume the " gavel , "
and complete the valuable and unique information which he has evidently at his disposal , and which wc have so far , in common with Masonic students , been delighted to peruse .
Freemasonry & Israelitism.
FREEMASONRY & ISRAELITISM .
BY BRO . WILLIAM CARPENTER , P . M . & P . Z . 177 . I cannot tell whether it has ever struck others as anything remarkable , that so large a number of professing Christians in the United Kingdom , the British Colonies , France , Germany , America ,
and other parts of the world should have adopted a system and united themselves in a body , the foundation of which is obviously and indisputably laid in J UDAISM—using this word in its widest sense as equivalent to ISRAELITISM .
To me there is in the circumstance something very extraordinary . Without alluding to the moot question of the origin of Freemasonry , further then to say that I presume no person , now , how far back soever he may be disposed
to carry the origin of the Craft , is prepared to carr } - it back to a period anterior to the Christian era , much less to actually believe that a lodge was held in the wilderness of Sinai , soon after the exodus of Israel from the land of their
bondage . Much labour has been thrown away in attempts to identify ancient peoples with Freemasonry , upon no better proofs than those afforded by the fact , that they inculcated those obligations of morality and beneficence which
are characteristics of the Craft . Our knowledge of Freemasonry , as a system or institution , carries us back to no very remote times , but plainly fixes its origin in Christian times and amongst Christian people . How comes it to
pass , then , that the foundation and framework of Freemasonry should be of a purely Jewish character ? Its traditions , its ceremonies , its ritual all bear the impress of , and are , in fact , rooted in Judaism . Christianity is unknown in
our lodges—as lodges—but Judaism is recognised and accepted , and important lessons of faith and morality are deduced from it . The Teutonic race—especially the Saxon branch of it—is characterised by great tenacity of will in
the maintenance of opinions and principles that have been deliberately formed and adopted , and especially in the maintenance of reli gious opinions and convictions ; and no revolution or reformation has ever been effected amongst
them , in either civil or religious affairs , until after long conflicts and much suffering . However loosely many amongst us hold both political and religious opinions , there are comparatively few amongst those who may be thought to
exercise any influence on public opinion who would voluntarily and deliberately deny or repudiate their political or their religious convictions , especially the latter . Tlie question then presses itself—In what way are we to
account for the striking fact , that multitudes of Christians have united themselves together in a solemn bond , the basis of which is laid in Jewish history and traditions ? Can it be accounted for upon the mere presumption , that Christians in
common with Jews revere and hold sacred the Jewish Scriptures ? I think not ; for Christians do not , of course , revere and regard as less sacred the Christian Scriptures ; and though they might and ought to do much to live in
harmony and to co-operate in all good works with their Jewish brethren , the motive and disposition to unite with them must he very strong to induce them to put their own religious attachments and usages aside and to adopt those of
the jews . We hear , too , occasionally , that there arc in the Craft brethren who do not attach any sacrcdncss to either the Jewish or the Christian Scriptures , but who regard what we receive as authentic history as only so manv
myths , or , at best , exaggerated or magnified traditions . Yet these , like the Christian brethren , make no scruple in accepting obligations which mainly rest upon a Jewish foundation . I do not pretend to bc able to solve this problem ,
which seems to me to he full of interest , and to point , possibly , to a conclusion of hi gh import and importance ; but this must be left for future consideration , should the subject bc deemed worthy of occupying a place in the columns of THE FREEMASON ,
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGE FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 323 FREE : > IASONRY AND ISRAELITISM 323 THE HIGH GRADES IN IRELAND 324 MASONRY IN SCOTLAND 32 5 THE PARIS FREEMASONS 325 & 326
CONSECRATION OF THE BLACKHEATH LODGE , No . 1320 326 THE CRAFT 326 & 327 ROYAL ARCH 327 MARK MASONRY 327 ORDERS OF CHIVALRY 327
INSTRUCTION 327 THE SOI-DISANT MASONS OF PARIS 32 S MULTUM IN PARVO 328 & 329 A FEW IDEAS ON MASONIC ORGANISATION 329 & 330 ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOLS 330 LODGE OF BENEVOLENCE 330
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION ... 330 - MASONIC MISCELLANEA 33 ° SCOTLAND 331 MASONIC BALL AT DEMERARA 331 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCEObservance of the Baptist ' s Day 332
* Our Ancient Brethren once more ... ... 332 Subordination in the Higher Degrees ... 332 & 333 Knight Templarism and Masonry ... ... 333 The Grand Conclave of Knights Templar ... 333 Qualification for the Mark Chair 333
The 1717 Theory 333 & 334 POETRY—The Wife's Farewell 334 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 334 THEATRICAL 334 ADVERTISEMENTS 321 , 322 , 335 , & 336
Freemasonry In Ireland.
FREEMASONRY in IRELAND .
BY BRO . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN . ( Concludedfrom page 307 J In 1825 " a special grant to Bros . Fowler , Bryant , and McGill was issued by tlie Supreme Council for the Southern
Jurisdiction , United States , for the establishment of a Supreme Council 33 ° in Dublin " ( 0 . T . M'Cleitachan ' s Book of the Ancient and Accepted Rite *) This is believed by some to have been the origin of the 'Rose
Croix and other degrees in Ireland , but nothing could be further from the facts . Long before this warrant from the Supreme Grand Council S . J . was sent to Dublin , the Hose Croix and Knight Kadosh degrees
had been worked in Ireland . When they wtrcfirst worked in that country we cannot determine , neither can we tell from whence the authority was derived to work them . We have not been able to trace
these degrees so early in Ireland as in England . At Bristol , wc believe , are preserved the earliest records of the R . C . in connection with the Knights Templar . Brethren were only permitted to take the
Rose Croix and K . H . after being dubbed as Knights of the Temple , and tlie chapter has continued independent and is still in working order . In 1808 was published at Dublin the " Orations ofthe Illustrious Bro .
rroderick Dalcho , Esq ., M . D ., reprinted by permission of the author , under the sanction of the 111 . the College Knights of K . H ., and the Original Chapter of Prince
Masons of Ireland . " The following correspondence ou the subject may prove interesting , and serve to prove the fact that the Rose Croix and Knight Kadosh degrees were worked sometime before the warrant
Was sent from the United States as mentioned by that learned Mason Bro . C . T . M'CIenachan : — Copy of an Extract transmitted to the Illustrious Urol her Frederick Dalcho . Esq ., M . D .
The fifth day of the month called Tisvi A . F . 492—The members of the Illustrious College of Heredom , Knights of K . H . of Ireland , assembled in ample form . The Grand Commander , and Grand Conservator of the Archives of the third
fc London : Geo . Kennim . ' . New York : Masonic Publishing Co .
Freemasonry In Ireland.
great light , Brother John Fowler , on the throne , opened a sacred conclave . The following communication from the Orginal Chapter of Prince Masons being read , viz .: — September the 6 th , 1806 .
Resolved , —That our M . W . S . be requested to write to our respected Brother Doctor Frederick Dalcho , of Charleston , for 50 copies of his most excellent Oration , to be paid for by draft on Messrs . Latouche and Co ., bankers , in this city , or
requesting his permission to reprint the same . The illustrious members then resolved unanimously—That we do most heartily approve of the same , and authorize our Register and Keeper of the Seals to present our Grand Commander with a
sealed copy of this our determination , to be used as he shall think expedient . ( 13 y order of John Fowler , Grand Commander ) PETER HEAPHY , Register . J BOYCE , sen ., Keeper ofthe Seals .
To this letter Bro . Dr . Dalcho replied from Charleston , South Carolina , 25 th February , 1808 , and expressed himself highly gratified at the request , and stated
it would be his ambition to prove worthy of the honour . On the ninth day of the month called Nisavi , A . F . 493 , it was resolved by the " 111 . College " at Dublin :
" That our Grand Commander be requested to reprint the oration of our Illustrious Brother Frederick Dalcho , M . D ., Knight of K . H . and Sovereign Grand Inspector-General in the United States of
America , together with his very polite answer to an extract from the minutes of our transactions of the fifth day of the month called Tisvi , A . F . 492 . ( Signed ) " PETER HEAPEY , Register . "
As might have been expected from the lax state of Masonic history early in this century , the author is in error frequently when writing about ancient Masonry ; but , on the whole , the lectures are well worthy of being printed .
A note of a remarkable character is
appended to page 64 of Dr . Dalcho ' s orations from the pen of the learned doctor himself . The report sent by "theSupreme Grand Council for 33 ° S . J . to all the Governing Lodges throughout the two
Hemispheres , " 4 th of December , 1802 , says nothing of Alasonry in Ireland . In consequence of which the author of the orations observes , " In this part of the report the inspectors omitted to insert that , on the
20 th of February , 5792 ( A . D . 1788 ) , the Royal Arch Chapter in this city ( Charleston , U . S . ) , working under a warrant from Dublin , formed a junction with the Sublime Grand Lodge ( i . e ., of Ancient and Accepted
Rite ) , and their members were received into our degrees free of expense , and were acknowledged as high as the 13 th inclusive . " The 13 th degree in the foregoing report is styled the " Royal Arch . " and the K . H .
the 29 th ; and Dr . Dalcho likewise declares " His Royal Highness Prince Edward , Duke of Kent , & c , is at present the
presiding officer of the degree of K . H . in England . " In another part of the work Bro . John Fowler is stated to be the chief officer for Ireland .
Here our investigations end . We have done our best to afford light where mostl y darkness has prevailed for some years . The Craft have now before them extracts from authorized documents relating to
' freemasonry in Ireland , " and should other MSS . or printed papers present themselves to our notice in continuing our examination of the records and transactions of old Grand Lodges , wc promise again to
refer to the subject . In conclusion , wc desire to express a hope that the writer of tlie interesting articles on " Freemasonry in England" will soon resume the " gavel , "
and complete the valuable and unique information which he has evidently at his disposal , and which wc have so far , in common with Masonic students , been delighted to peruse .
Freemasonry & Israelitism.
FREEMASONRY & ISRAELITISM .
BY BRO . WILLIAM CARPENTER , P . M . & P . Z . 177 . I cannot tell whether it has ever struck others as anything remarkable , that so large a number of professing Christians in the United Kingdom , the British Colonies , France , Germany , America ,
and other parts of the world should have adopted a system and united themselves in a body , the foundation of which is obviously and indisputably laid in J UDAISM—using this word in its widest sense as equivalent to ISRAELITISM .
To me there is in the circumstance something very extraordinary . Without alluding to the moot question of the origin of Freemasonry , further then to say that I presume no person , now , how far back soever he may be disposed
to carry the origin of the Craft , is prepared to carr } - it back to a period anterior to the Christian era , much less to actually believe that a lodge was held in the wilderness of Sinai , soon after the exodus of Israel from the land of their
bondage . Much labour has been thrown away in attempts to identify ancient peoples with Freemasonry , upon no better proofs than those afforded by the fact , that they inculcated those obligations of morality and beneficence which
are characteristics of the Craft . Our knowledge of Freemasonry , as a system or institution , carries us back to no very remote times , but plainly fixes its origin in Christian times and amongst Christian people . How comes it to
pass , then , that the foundation and framework of Freemasonry should be of a purely Jewish character ? Its traditions , its ceremonies , its ritual all bear the impress of , and are , in fact , rooted in Judaism . Christianity is unknown in
our lodges—as lodges—but Judaism is recognised and accepted , and important lessons of faith and morality are deduced from it . The Teutonic race—especially the Saxon branch of it—is characterised by great tenacity of will in
the maintenance of opinions and principles that have been deliberately formed and adopted , and especially in the maintenance of reli gious opinions and convictions ; and no revolution or reformation has ever been effected amongst
them , in either civil or religious affairs , until after long conflicts and much suffering . However loosely many amongst us hold both political and religious opinions , there are comparatively few amongst those who may be thought to
exercise any influence on public opinion who would voluntarily and deliberately deny or repudiate their political or their religious convictions , especially the latter . Tlie question then presses itself—In what way are we to
account for the striking fact , that multitudes of Christians have united themselves together in a solemn bond , the basis of which is laid in Jewish history and traditions ? Can it be accounted for upon the mere presumption , that Christians in
common with Jews revere and hold sacred the Jewish Scriptures ? I think not ; for Christians do not , of course , revere and regard as less sacred the Christian Scriptures ; and though they might and ought to do much to live in
harmony and to co-operate in all good works with their Jewish brethren , the motive and disposition to unite with them must he very strong to induce them to put their own religious attachments and usages aside and to adopt those of
the jews . We hear , too , occasionally , that there arc in the Craft brethren who do not attach any sacrcdncss to either the Jewish or the Christian Scriptures , but who regard what we receive as authentic history as only so manv
myths , or , at best , exaggerated or magnified traditions . Yet these , like the Christian brethren , make no scruple in accepting obligations which mainly rest upon a Jewish foundation . I do not pretend to bc able to solve this problem ,
which seems to me to he full of interest , and to point , possibly , to a conclusion of hi gh import and importance ; but this must be left for future consideration , should the subject bc deemed worthy of occupying a place in the columns of THE FREEMASON ,