Table Of Contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS .

PAGE POETRYThe Last Breathings of a Freemason ' s Daughter ... 258 FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 259 & 260 FRATB . ES ROSICRUCIAN ; E SOCIETATIS IN ANGLIA 260 THE FAIR SEX AND ADOPTIVE MASONRY ... 260

THE RESURRECTION CF THE DEAD 261 GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND 261 CONSECRATION OF THE SCIENCE MARK LODGE , No . 128 , at WINCANTON . 261 THE CRAFT — Metropolitan 262

Provincial 262 ROYAL ARCH 26215 : 26 3 MARK MASONRY — Provincial 263 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 263 BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS 264 .

FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE 264 MULTUM IN PARVO 265 GRAND FESTIVAL 265 , 266 , & 267 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE — The 1717 Theory 268 Lodge By-laws 268

Knight Templarism and Masonry 26 S The Rite of Misraim 26 S The Case of Charlotte Jackson 269 Proxy Commissions to Grand Lodge of Scotland ... * e . r .

Qualification for the Mark Chair 235 When was not the Bible Used ? 269 The Red Cross Order 269 PROV . GRAND LODGE OF MONMOUTHSHIRE ... 245 ADVERTISEMENTS 257 , 258 , 269 , 270 , & 271

Freemasonry In Ireland.

FREEMASONRY in IRELAND .

BY BRO . WILLIAM J AMES HUGHAN . ( Continuedfrom page 243 J In the " Bi-annual Communication" from June to December , 1813 , the following

announcement is made : — " The Right Worshipful the Grand Lodge of Ireland have great pleasure in announcing to all their brethren the union of the two Grand

Lodges of England , after a separation of nearly a century ; they are now happily and indissolubly re-united under the auspices of our Most Illustrious Brothers their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Kent and

and Duke of Sussex , Grand Mastersof each . By the completion of this great work , so highly interesting to the whole Fraternity , perfect unity will be restored to the Order , the pure and perfect forms of Ancient

Masonry recognised and unalterably determined , and the most perfect confidence and communication permanently established between the Grand Lodges of England , Scotland , and Ireland . "

The foregoing admirable statement is a most graceful tribute to the zeal and ability of the distinguished promoters of tlie blessed " Union , " and , as might have been

expected , the re-uniting of the scattered elements has been the means of placing the Craft in a position never before attained . The officers of the three Grand Bodies at this date were as follows : —

The Present Grand Officers of the United Grand Lodge of England . The M . W . His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master . ' K . W . the Rev . Samuel Hemming , D . D . Senior Grand

, Warden . R . W . IsaacLinds , Esq ., Junior Grand Warden . W . John Dent , Esq ., Grand Treasurer . W . William Mcyrick , Esq ., Grand Registrar . W . William Henry White and W . Edwards Harper

Grand Secretaries . ' W the Rev . Edward Barry and W . the Rev . Lucius Coghiavi , Grand Chaplains . W . the Rev . Henry Isaac Knap , Dcpuly Grand Chaplatn . '

The Grand Officers cf Scotland . His Royal Highness George , Prince of Wales , Prince Kegent , Grand Master Mason and Patron of the Order

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M . W . and Right Hon . Robert , Lord Viscount Duncan , Acting Grand Master under His Royal Highness . R . W . and Right Hon . Charles , LordKinnaird , Deputy Grand Master . . R . W . William Inglis , Esq ., Substitute Grand Master . R . W . James Gardiner Baird , Senior Grand Warden . R . W . Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple , Junior Grand Warden .

W . Sir John Hay , Grand Treasurer . W . Alexander Lawrie , Esq ., Grand Secretary . W . and Rev . Dr . John Lee , Grand Chaplain . W . James Battram , Esq ., Grand Clerk . Grand Lodge of Ireland .

M . W . His Grace Augustus Frederick , Duke of Leinster , Grand Master . R . W . and Hon . A . H . Hutchinson , Deputy Grand Master . R . W . and Hon . John Lord Hutchinson , K . B ., Senior Grand Warden .

R . W . and Hon . James Lord Kilmaine , Junior Grand Warden . W . John Boardman , Esq ., Grand Treasurer . W . the Rev . Robert Handwell , D . D ., Grand Secretary . W . the Rev . J . A . Coghlan , A . B ., Grand Chaplain . W . William F . Graham , Deputy Grand Secretary .

In 1813 , the M . W . Bro . Augustus Frederick , third Duke of Leinster , was elected Grand Master , and has so continued down to the present time ( A . D . 1871 ) . We believe such a lengthy appointment to be without parallel . To be annually elected Grand

Master for fifty-eight years is something surely extraordinary ! Our Past Grand Master , the Right Hon . the Earl of Zetland , K . T ., & c , occupied the Grand East for about half that period , and though his lordship ' s rule was deservedly appreciated , rwrtYWr e \\ c \ - \ Y \ rryy \ t > V \ £± iA MnnnMo 4-tirt *« j- ^ K 4- * Krt . distinguished Masons thought the

many term much too long for one brother , however able , to continue as Grand Master ; and in that opinion we decidedly concur . It seems a pity , to say the least , for the highest honour we , as Masons , can bestow on noblemen who have evinced considerable

zeal and ability on behalf of the Craft to be retained by one brother , to the exclusion of all others equally worthy and capable of supporting the dignity of the high position , for the period of half a century ! We are of opinion that the present requirements of

the Craft decidedly point to a limitation of the term of office ; but whether the Grand Mastership should cease to be held after three , five , or seven years' occupancy it is not for us to say . The practice of Scotland favours the shorter period ; but

we think the seven years would be more generally supported in this country . The former Grand Master of Ireland , General Richard , second Baron and first Earl of Donoughmore , was first elected in 1739 , and continued to be chosen to that exalted

position for about a quarter of a century . Tlie following sensible notice is appended by the D . G . Sec . to the Bi-annual Report for 1814 : — " It is recommended that , when a brother is proposed to become a member of a lodge , who has been initiated in another , that he shall ( previous to

admission ) produce a certificate from the Grand Lodge of the Establishment of the country in which he was initiated , in order to ensure the lodge admitting such candidate that he comes from a regular lodge , and also that he has withdrawn from it in a proper manner . "

The Grand Treasurer served the Grand Lodge for twenty-five years , and was so respected by the members that on his decease " an appropriate monumental entablature was erected in the cathedral of St .

Patrick to his memory , " the expense of which was defrayed by subscriptions of the Grand Officers , the members of the Grand Master ' s Lodge , and ten other Dublin lodges , three military lodges , & c .

The Grand Secretary , the Rev . Dr . Handcock , preached in the cathedral , Dublin , on the 24 th November , 1 S 14 , the collection on which occasion amounted to £ ¦ 325 os . 5 d . ( with subsequent donations ) ,

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on behalf of the "Masonic Female Orphan School . " It is refreshing to read of such instances of liberality so early in this century , for , generally speaking , it is only of late that the systematic and proportionate benevolent offerings of the Craft have been

properly cultivated and responded to by the members . Even some Grand Lodges in the present day are without such admirable institutions as Masonic schools , and fritter away their revenues nobody hardly seems to know where or how .

The following notice was addressed to the members in 1815 respecting a Freemasons' Hall for Ireland , and we append at the same a few of the rules then in force : —

The attention of your lodge is earnestly requested to the project now in progress , of providing a GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT or FREEMASON-HALL in Dublin for all purposes of the MASONIC BODV , and which has been undertaken with such success as to require but a reasonable share of assistance

from the brethren of the country lodges in the registry of Ireland to complete it effectually . The sister countries have established institutions of this nature by the zeal and spirit of the CRAFT , but in Ireland there is no Sanctuary or Temple for the work of the Order—no memorial or testimony of

fraternal love , or of the devotion of FREEMASONS to the duties they have undertaken and the principles they have solemnly pledged themselves to support . To redeem , the Body from this reproachful state is the object of the measure submitted to the consideration of your LODGE , aswell astothat of

every FREEMASON under whose view it may happen to come ; and your support is expected on the strength of this conviction—that there is no part of the world where Masonic duties are better understood and fulfilled than in Ireland , and that therefore the munificent example of genuine Masonic zeal displayed by the GRAND MASTER , and liberally

followed by several lodges and individuals of the CRAFT will not nor cannot be contemplated with indifference , or without good effects by any of the brethren . Any contributions forwarded for this purpose to the Grand 'Treasurer will be recorded with due credit to the motives and the source from which they proceed .

Extracts from Elites : Country lodges are to return their officers , whether elected or continued , and a list of all their members , to the Secretary on or before St . John's Day , and any lodge not complying shall be fined 5 . 5 d . for each omission . Lodges in arrears of dues to the Grand Lodge , or not

making regular returns for two years , shall be suspended , at the end of three years cancelled . No lodge shall make any person a Mason until he has attained the age of twenty-one years , let his other Masonic qualities be what they may , unless by dispensation from the Grand Master or Grand Lodge .

No person shall be made a Mason m any lodge for a smaller admission fee than one guinea and a half , including the fee for registry . All the lodges of Ireland arc to register their members in the Grand Lodge books within six months after they are raised to the degree of Master Masons , as well as the

namesof those transferred from other lodges , under penalty of 5 s . 51 I . for each neglect . Every lodge in Ireland shall pay 10 s . rod . annually to the Grand Lodge , as formerly , on or before the first Thursday in June and December , the Grand Master's Lodge to pay what they shall think proper , ami no Master

or Warden shall be suffered to sit in the Grand Lodge until such contribution be paid , but no military lodge is to be charged with annual dues whilst on foreign service ; the price of Grand Lodge certificates as heretofore . All communications to the Grand Lodge to be post paid .

No military lodge shall make any townsman or citizen . 1 Mason in any port of the British dominions when there is a registered lodge held in the town or district where he resides , or where such military lodge meets ; and no town or country lodge shall make any military man a Mason when there is a warranted lodge held in the regiment ,

tvoop , or compay to which such military man belongs , and any military or other lodge violating this rule shall be fined one guinea for each individual so made or admitted , and if such conduct is persisted in , the warrant shall be withdrawn altogether or suspended during the pleasure of the Grand Lodge .

No religious or political discussion is by any means or under any pretence or pretext whatever to find its way into a Masonic lodge . No brother shall attend as a Mason clothed in any of the jewels or badges of the Craft at any funeral or other public procession in the city of Dublin or its vicinity without a

special licence first had and obtained for such funeral or procession from the Grand Master or his Deputy , and in all Masonic funerals , or other public processions of what kindpr nature soever , although authorised as above , no brother shall wear any other ribbons or colours than Masonic ones ; or , if attended by music , shall playor cause