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NOTICE . The Subscription lo THR FREEMASON is now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth ... ... 4 s . fid . Vol . II ., ditto 7 s . ( id . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . od . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . od . Reading Cases to bold 52 numbers ... zs . Od . United States of America . Tnr . FIII : I : M \ SON is delivered free in any pait of the United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
All communications for The l- ' rccin .- 'son ; . hnnltl hc written k-aihlv oil onc siilc of thc paper only , ami , if inlciulc . l for inacition in the current nnmber , mu .-l ha- vccchcil not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thnrsthivs , unless in very special eases . The name anil . 'uhlrcss of every "writer must he ; -cni to ns in confidence . G . F . S . — 'flic degree of "Master Masoi . is tlie qualification for reception into the Order of lied Cross of Home an Constantine . THE following reports stand over for want of space : — Mark bodges , y , ,- ; o , do , 70 , 1 , 5 8 ; and Gwent lied Cross Conclave .
Births ,Marriage And Deaths.
Births , Marriage and Deaths .
IWAHIIIAGK . PAH . K—PICAI ' . SON . —Sept . i ; t ' i , at Brighton , Bro . Richard Paige , of I . odge Xo . a : 1 , South Molton , to Sarah , daughter ot Bro . Pearson , of Bt ig ' nton .
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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , SI-. I . ' TI . M . I .-R 28 , 1 S 72 . The . " recma-rnn is publit-hed nn Saturday Mornings in lime for the early trains . Tlie price nt the Freemason is Twopence per week j annual ¦ L'iib > cri ; itinn , io-. ( payable in advance . ' All cnmmumcatnms , tellers , -kc , tu he addre ^ ed u > the F . ditov , HjS , Fleet-Mreci , .-.. (" . i'he Kditor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted to him , hut can not undertake to return them mile *** jccoinpanied hy po .-tage stamps .
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
THE SPURIOUS RITE OF MEMPHIS .
\\ ith singular lack ol judgment a tribe ol Masonic * impostors have recentl y selected England as the theatre of their ridiculous exp loits , for whether we consider the past history
of l ' reeina . ' -onry in this country , or simply study the peculiar idiosyncracies of the English people , we shall equall y arrive at the conclusion that a more unpromising : field than Great Britain , for
a Alasonic cliera / ier ' in . lits ' . rie cannot possiblv exist . Have not these gv . itry yet learned the well-known lesson of experience , that history repeats itself ? or do they , the brainless , wooden
images ol effete and impious rites , hope to rival those pagods of a by-gone day , who dazzled wilh their tinsel trumpery the minds of certain weak and thoughtless Masons . Where U a in : * ay failed
and Cagliostro juggled in vain , the Burts and Ilyam . -j of the Memphis abomination madly strive to win . Trul y " fools rush , in where angels fear to ( read , " and after a century 01
comparative calm , we find lhat the most illustrious Harry Seymour , Grand Master General of America , deems it a lilting time to make a descent upon 'England , and to enli ghten the pool
idiots who foolishly fancied ( hat we were ahead * . in possession of pure ancient freemasonry . " Xothing of the kind , " says Air . Seymour "Solomon and Hiram , and till the other traditions oi the Cr . ilt which duster round the ' i
names , must be set aside , ami the worshi p of old Egypt must be re-established , I ' or am 1 not Osiris , ancl are not my satellites , Isis , and Apis and Horus . and Bonis ? And have we not
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
derived our titles from Alarconis de Negro—a youth of unblemished renown , and arc we not proud of our Calvin Burt , despite his larcenous propensities , and of our precious Ilyam ,
notwithstanding his unclean California !*! record . Nay , am not I , myself , known to fame as a wigmaker , ancl therefore , qualified to be " head " of the Alasonic Order . " Such iu effect is thc
meaning of the presumptuous attempt now beint ; made b y a Mr . Seymour of Ncw York , lo propagate in England his spurious Rite of Alemphis . This personage appears to have chosen
Alanchester as the first scene of his preposterous folly . Wc shoultl hardly have thought it congenial soil , as our Lancashire brethren tire good Alasons , and ( pule alive , as men of the world , to the
modern shams which usurp the name , and would fain appropriate the p lace , of genuine Freemasonry . Still , strange to sav , aided by some malcontents , who suffer personal piques to
obliterate whatever common sense they may possess , we find that Air . Seymour has succeeded in making a few proselytes , and that a '' great" banquet of
Alemplntes has been held in Cottonopolis , presided over tiy one Pipe , who was supported b y one Leather , for " there ' s nothing like leather , " you know , with a fox as K . AL , whatever that
means ; " Kind Alan , " we presume ; and the inevitable Binns , ( of Sherry it i . s tube hoped ) as "Standard Bearer ! " At this p leasant gathering , we tire informed , on the authority ofthe Manchester
Courier , illustrious Bro . Yai-ker was nominated Grand Alaster , and will hereafter be installed in London , and the officers appointed . This is good news for the metropolis , as no doubt the
ceremony will be well worth seeing , especially il the "Alost Illustrious '" Harrv Set nioiir condescends to perform it in propria personw . It is also gratif ying to learn upon the same hi g h authority ,
that " the legality ofthe appointment of lirother Yarker was unanimousl y acknowledged , " although the " unanimity" of some twenty obscure Alasonic nonentities is , after all , no ven- alarming
matter for the rest of the Craft . In fact , if it were not for the damaging impression which the farcical proceedings of these men i . s likel y to create in the minds of friends and well-wishers
of the fraternity , we mi ght safely allow them to pursue their puerile proclivities unheeded ; but in the public interests of the Alasonic Order , we tire bound to enter a protest , and to proclaim
emphaticall y lhat the so-called ' * Kite of -Mem phis" i . s an impudent travestie of our timehonoured observances , originally generated b y fraud , and since perpetuated by misrepresentation
and gone I'hat wherever , antl w ! u * n * e \* er , ils pretensions have been i-ifi ., 1 , thry have been found hollow as husks , and consequently no Alason who respects his obligation can acknowledge , or
have communication with , the supporters of so flagrant an innovation 0 : 1 ihe genuine . Masonic system . More especial !¦ . * wc would reniiud the
Alaster :, au-. l Past . Masters of ihe Cral ' i . of lb * regulations lo which the . - h . ive viclde-. I theii unqualified ee sent in open lodge , and warn then ) :.. . 1 1 . r ... . . . . . . ..-11 fhe !* 01 l tet i to countenance i
.. : won : , : R *;* , VA , " * mpostors or dissenters from the original p lan ol Freemasonry . " If we once permit these followers of Memphis to settle down in our midst , tlie unwary may be 1111101- 011111 ' led astray , and melan-
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
choly consequences may ensue . However , we can safely assert that , so far as the brethren in London are concerned , laughter and contempt will be the onl y harvest reaped in the metropolis by the propagators of the bogus Rite of Memphis .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft IFiiisonri ) . AIETROPOL 1 TAN .
CI . AI ' LODGE ( N O . 1365 ) . —The members of this lodge held their first installation since the foundation , last September , on Wednesday last , at the White Hart Inn , Clapton , when the W . AL , Bro . J . D . Taylor , very abl y installed Bro . W . Stephens , Vitruvian , No . ST , the S . W ., who had
been unanimousl y elected as the W . AL for the ensuing year . The W . AL having been duly invested , proceeded to appoint his oflicers as follows , viz .: —Bro . Allies , S . W . •Lutwyche , | . W . j Batchelor , Treas . ; R . Buller . P . AL , " Sec . : Saunders , S . D . ; Cattlin , | . D . ; WyaltJ . G . ; Wel >
ber , D . C . ; and Paul , Steward . The W . AL , 111 investing each ollicer , delivered a charge explanatory of the nature and duty of his office in such happy and appropriate terms that the deli ghted auditory were at once convinced that they were in the presence of a true master ofthe mystic art .
The ballot was then taken for the following * gentlemen : —Alessrs . Ayton , Howarth , Edwards , Bruce , and Burnell , all of whom , with the exception of Air . Burnell , were dul y initiated into lhe mysteries of ancient Freemasonry b y the new W . AL , in a manner that reflects great credit on
the Clapton Lodge , and argues well for the good , working of the lodge during his year of office Amongst the visiting brethren were Bro . | as . Brett , P . G . P . : Dr Barringer , P . P . G . S . Herts ; Jas . Terry , P . P . G . W . Herts ; Lundy , P . AI . 4--J ; Laing , P . AI . 4 * 5 - Gompertz , P . P . G . P . " Herts ;
Lloyd , W . M . 7 S 0 and 1 , 27 s * and Bros . Roberts Holden , Klenck , Pinder , Hubbard , and others . At the banquet , which was served in Bro . Bryant ' s best style , consisting of every delicacy ofthe season , the W . AI . gave the ordinary Alasonic toasts , aud in proposing the health of the retiring master
presented him with a P . AI . ' s jewel of the value of 7 . ' . guineas , which had been voted b y the lodge for his able working during his year of oflice , and also a very handsome gold ring , embossed wilh the square and compasses in diamonds , subscribed by several of his most intimate friends and admirers . 'I'he toast of thc W . M . was
received with the greatest enthusiasm , and also th . ' tt of the officers . Bros . Dr . Barringer and Gompertz replied for the ' Visitor j . ' I'he pleasures ofthe evening were much enhanced b y the good singing of Bros . AlcDavilt , Organist , Pierpoint , Miles , and Hubbard . We cannot conclude this
notice without calling the attention of the craft to the almost unprecedented seccess of this flourishing lodge , which at the end of the lirst year numbers ; . ') subscribing members , of whom over 30 have been initiated , a result showing an
amount ot zeal exhibited by the founders , and mainly owing to the exertions ofthe Immediate P . M ., the present W . AL , and the officers , all of whom have spared no pains or expense to render the Clapton Lodge , No . i . -, < \; , one ofthe greatest successes that tlie craft has had for years . Masonry in general has likewise been "really benefited
by the establishment ol this lod ge , the Grand I . odge dues paid by il during the past year having * amounted to within a fraction of . LOO , and upwards ol ' thirty guineas was also subscribed to the ( 'iris' School on the occasion of the present W . M . tiding as Steward tit tlie Festival in Alay last .
Cl . AIliEU LAND AND WESTMORELAND . I'miviNi'ni . Gi-. vxn Loncn ** .. For the first time during the greater part of thirty years , perhaps , the meeting of the Provincial ( irand Lodge of Freemasons of Cumberland and Westmoreland took place at Wigton , on Friday , 20 th inst . Having been so long since so unusual
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NOTICE . The Subscription lo THR FREEMASON is now ios . per annum , post-free , payable in advance . Vol . I ., bound in cloth ... ... 4 s . fid . Vol . II ., ditto 7 s . ( id . Vol . III ., ditto 15 s . od . Vol . IV ., ditto 15 s . od . Reading Cases to bold 52 numbers ... zs . Od . United States of America . Tnr . FIII : I : M \ SON is delivered free in any pait of the United States for 12 s . per annum , payable in advance .
Answers To Correspondents.
Answers to Correspondents .
All communications for The l- ' rccin .- 'son ; . hnnltl hc written k-aihlv oil onc siilc of thc paper only , ami , if inlciulc . l for inacition in the current nnmber , mu .-l ha- vccchcil not later than 10 o ' clock a . m . on Thnrsthivs , unless in very special eases . The name anil . 'uhlrcss of every "writer must he ; -cni to ns in confidence . G . F . S . — 'flic degree of "Master Masoi . is tlie qualification for reception into the Order of lied Cross of Home an Constantine . THE following reports stand over for want of space : — Mark bodges , y , ,- ; o , do , 70 , 1 , 5 8 ; and Gwent lied Cross Conclave .
Births ,Marriage And Deaths.
Births , Marriage and Deaths .
IWAHIIIAGK . PAH . K—PICAI ' . SON . —Sept . i ; t ' i , at Brighton , Bro . Richard Paige , of I . odge Xo . a : 1 , South Molton , to Sarah , daughter ot Bro . Pearson , of Bt ig ' nton .
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TheFreemason, SATURDAY , SI-. I . ' TI . M . I .-R 28 , 1 S 72 . The . " recma-rnn is publit-hed nn Saturday Mornings in lime for the early trains . Tlie price nt the Freemason is Twopence per week j annual ¦ L'iib > cri ; itinn , io-. ( payable in advance . ' All cnmmumcatnms , tellers , -kc , tu he addre ^ ed u > the F . ditov , HjS , Fleet-Mreci , .-.. (" . i'he Kditor will pay careful attention to all MSS . entrusted to him , hut can not undertake to return them mile *** jccoinpanied hy po .-tage stamps .
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
THE SPURIOUS RITE OF MEMPHIS .
\\ ith singular lack ol judgment a tribe ol Masonic * impostors have recentl y selected England as the theatre of their ridiculous exp loits , for whether we consider the past history
of l ' reeina . ' -onry in this country , or simply study the peculiar idiosyncracies of the English people , we shall equall y arrive at the conclusion that a more unpromising : field than Great Britain , for
a Alasonic cliera / ier ' in . lits ' . rie cannot possiblv exist . Have not these gv . itry yet learned the well-known lesson of experience , that history repeats itself ? or do they , the brainless , wooden
images ol effete and impious rites , hope to rival those pagods of a by-gone day , who dazzled wilh their tinsel trumpery the minds of certain weak and thoughtless Masons . Where U a in : * ay failed
and Cagliostro juggled in vain , the Burts and Ilyam . -j of the Memphis abomination madly strive to win . Trul y " fools rush , in where angels fear to ( read , " and after a century 01
comparative calm , we find lhat the most illustrious Harry Seymour , Grand Master General of America , deems it a lilting time to make a descent upon 'England , and to enli ghten the pool
idiots who foolishly fancied ( hat we were ahead * . in possession of pure ancient freemasonry . " Xothing of the kind , " says Air . Seymour "Solomon and Hiram , and till the other traditions oi the Cr . ilt which duster round the ' i
names , must be set aside , ami the worshi p of old Egypt must be re-established , I ' or am 1 not Osiris , ancl are not my satellites , Isis , and Apis and Horus . and Bonis ? And have we not
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
derived our titles from Alarconis de Negro—a youth of unblemished renown , and arc we not proud of our Calvin Burt , despite his larcenous propensities , and of our precious Ilyam ,
notwithstanding his unclean California !*! record . Nay , am not I , myself , known to fame as a wigmaker , ancl therefore , qualified to be " head " of the Alasonic Order . " Such iu effect is thc
meaning of the presumptuous attempt now beint ; made b y a Mr . Seymour of Ncw York , lo propagate in England his spurious Rite of Alemphis . This personage appears to have chosen
Alanchester as the first scene of his preposterous folly . Wc shoultl hardly have thought it congenial soil , as our Lancashire brethren tire good Alasons , and ( pule alive , as men of the world , to the
modern shams which usurp the name , and would fain appropriate the p lace , of genuine Freemasonry . Still , strange to sav , aided by some malcontents , who suffer personal piques to
obliterate whatever common sense they may possess , we find that Air . Seymour has succeeded in making a few proselytes , and that a '' great" banquet of
Alemplntes has been held in Cottonopolis , presided over tiy one Pipe , who was supported b y one Leather , for " there ' s nothing like leather , " you know , with a fox as K . AL , whatever that
means ; " Kind Alan , " we presume ; and the inevitable Binns , ( of Sherry it i . s tube hoped ) as "Standard Bearer ! " At this p leasant gathering , we tire informed , on the authority ofthe Manchester
Courier , illustrious Bro . Yai-ker was nominated Grand Alaster , and will hereafter be installed in London , and the officers appointed . This is good news for the metropolis , as no doubt the
ceremony will be well worth seeing , especially il the "Alost Illustrious '" Harrv Set nioiir condescends to perform it in propria personw . It is also gratif ying to learn upon the same hi g h authority ,
that " the legality ofthe appointment of lirother Yarker was unanimousl y acknowledged , " although the " unanimity" of some twenty obscure Alasonic nonentities is , after all , no ven- alarming
matter for the rest of the Craft . In fact , if it were not for the damaging impression which the farcical proceedings of these men i . s likel y to create in the minds of friends and well-wishers
of the fraternity , we mi ght safely allow them to pursue their puerile proclivities unheeded ; but in the public interests of the Alasonic Order , we tire bound to enter a protest , and to proclaim
emphaticall y lhat the so-called ' * Kite of -Mem phis" i . s an impudent travestie of our timehonoured observances , originally generated b y fraud , and since perpetuated by misrepresentation
and gone I'hat wherever , antl w ! u * n * e \* er , ils pretensions have been i-ifi ., 1 , thry have been found hollow as husks , and consequently no Alason who respects his obligation can acknowledge , or
have communication with , the supporters of so flagrant an innovation 0 : 1 ihe genuine . Masonic system . More especial !¦ . * wc would reniiud the
Alaster :, au-. l Past . Masters of ihe Cral ' i . of lb * regulations lo which the . - h . ive viclde-. I theii unqualified ee sent in open lodge , and warn then ) :.. . 1 1 . r ... . . . . . . ..-11 fhe !* 01 l tet i to countenance i
.. : won : , : R *;* , VA , " * mpostors or dissenters from the original p lan ol Freemasonry . " If we once permit these followers of Memphis to settle down in our midst , tlie unwary may be 1111101- 011111 ' led astray , and melan-
The Spurious Rite Of Memphis.
choly consequences may ensue . However , we can safely assert that , so far as the brethren in London are concerned , laughter and contempt will be the onl y harvest reaped in the metropolis by the propagators of the bogus Rite of Memphis .
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
REPORTS OF MASONIC MEETINGS .
Craft IFiiisonri ) . AIETROPOL 1 TAN .
CI . AI ' LODGE ( N O . 1365 ) . —The members of this lodge held their first installation since the foundation , last September , on Wednesday last , at the White Hart Inn , Clapton , when the W . AL , Bro . J . D . Taylor , very abl y installed Bro . W . Stephens , Vitruvian , No . ST , the S . W ., who had
been unanimousl y elected as the W . AL for the ensuing year . The W . AL having been duly invested , proceeded to appoint his oflicers as follows , viz .: —Bro . Allies , S . W . •Lutwyche , | . W . j Batchelor , Treas . ; R . Buller . P . AL , " Sec . : Saunders , S . D . ; Cattlin , | . D . ; WyaltJ . G . ; Wel >
ber , D . C . ; and Paul , Steward . The W . AL , 111 investing each ollicer , delivered a charge explanatory of the nature and duty of his office in such happy and appropriate terms that the deli ghted auditory were at once convinced that they were in the presence of a true master ofthe mystic art .
The ballot was then taken for the following * gentlemen : —Alessrs . Ayton , Howarth , Edwards , Bruce , and Burnell , all of whom , with the exception of Air . Burnell , were dul y initiated into lhe mysteries of ancient Freemasonry b y the new W . AL , in a manner that reflects great credit on
the Clapton Lodge , and argues well for the good , working of the lodge during his year of office Amongst the visiting brethren were Bro . | as . Brett , P . G . P . : Dr Barringer , P . P . G . S . Herts ; Jas . Terry , P . P . G . W . Herts ; Lundy , P . AI . 4--J ; Laing , P . AI . 4 * 5 - Gompertz , P . P . G . P . " Herts ;
Lloyd , W . M . 7 S 0 and 1 , 27 s * and Bros . Roberts Holden , Klenck , Pinder , Hubbard , and others . At the banquet , which was served in Bro . Bryant ' s best style , consisting of every delicacy ofthe season , the W . AI . gave the ordinary Alasonic toasts , aud in proposing the health of the retiring master
presented him with a P . AI . ' s jewel of the value of 7 . ' . guineas , which had been voted b y the lodge for his able working during his year of oflice , and also a very handsome gold ring , embossed wilh the square and compasses in diamonds , subscribed by several of his most intimate friends and admirers . 'I'he toast of thc W . M . was
received with the greatest enthusiasm , and also th . ' tt of the officers . Bros . Dr . Barringer and Gompertz replied for the ' Visitor j . ' I'he pleasures ofthe evening were much enhanced b y the good singing of Bros . AlcDavilt , Organist , Pierpoint , Miles , and Hubbard . We cannot conclude this
notice without calling the attention of the craft to the almost unprecedented seccess of this flourishing lodge , which at the end of the lirst year numbers ; . ') subscribing members , of whom over 30 have been initiated , a result showing an
amount ot zeal exhibited by the founders , and mainly owing to the exertions ofthe Immediate P . M ., the present W . AL , and the officers , all of whom have spared no pains or expense to render the Clapton Lodge , No . i . -, < \; , one ofthe greatest successes that tlie craft has had for years . Masonry in general has likewise been "really benefited
by the establishment ol this lod ge , the Grand I . odge dues paid by il during the past year having * amounted to within a fraction of . LOO , and upwards ol ' thirty guineas was also subscribed to the ( 'iris' School on the occasion of the present W . M . tiding as Steward tit tlie Festival in Alay last .
Cl . AIliEU LAND AND WESTMORELAND . I'miviNi'ni . Gi-. vxn Loncn ** .. For the first time during the greater part of thirty years , perhaps , the meeting of the Provincial ( irand Lodge of Freemasons of Cumberland and Westmoreland took place at Wigton , on Friday , 20 th inst . Having been so long since so unusual