United States Of America.

VVhen the Northern Supreme Council was established in oj » the New England States , with those of New York , Pennsy lvania , and New Jersey , and subsequently Delaware , with all the territory North of the Ohio and East of the Mississippi , were allotted to the Northern Council . Kecently , the Northern Council has asked for a reconsideration of this allotment , and a new division , by which

the line of separation may be extended to the Pacific coast . The subject was referred by the Southern Council to the Committee on Jurisprudence , whose report was adopted , declaring that the concordat ratified in 1827 was conclusive and final , and the question could not be reopened for modification , except upon the motion of the States of the Southern Jurisdiction which were West of the

Mississippi . The most important measures adopted by the Supreme Council were those in reference to the Congress of Lausanne . That body having adopted regulations that were antagonistic to thc constitution of 1786 , they have not been accepted by the Supreme Councils of Scotland , Ireland , Greece , and the Southern Jurisdiction of the

United btates , between whom a defensive alliance is about to be formed . Thc following resolutions , submitted by the Committee on Correspondence , were unanimously adopted by the Supreme Council : Resolved , That we hail as an auspicious omen for Freemasonry the early and emphatic rejection of the heresy sought to be engrafted upon and made a part of

ihe proceedings of the Lausanne Congress of the Supreme Council of France . Resolved , That the Supreme Council for the Southern jurisdiction of the United States endorse , and by this action affirm , thc articles of alliance submitted by our Sovereign Grand Commander , and the Sovereign Grand Commander and the Illustrious Secretary General are

authorised and requested to officially sign and seal the articles of alliance , when properly engrossed . The " heresy " to which reference is made in the first of these resolutions , is the declaration by the Congress of Lausanne , that Freemasony recognizes , under the title of Grand Architect of the Universe , " a creative principle , " ihus substituting for thc old-fashioned declaration of a

personal God as the belief of Freemasonry , a mere metaphysical idea admitting of any sort of interpretation . The Supreme Councils above-named have refused to sanction any such dogma , as utterly opposed to all the n'ligious teachings of the Order . There was another bone of contention introduced by the . Congress , at the instigation of the Supreme Council

nf France . Some years ago , that Supreme Council estahlishcd one or more subordinate lodges at Honolulu , in the Sandwich Islands . Subsequently the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction established three subordinate bodies in the same place . To this the Supreme Council of France objects , as an invasion of its territorial jurisdiction . The Congress of Lausanne has sustained the

objection , and , without having given the Southern Supreme Council an opportunity to defend its acts , it has affirmed that the organization of a subordinate body by any Supreme Council , in an unoccupied territory , gives to that Supreme Council entire jurisdiction over the territory , and precludes thc establishment of other subordinate bodies in it by any other Council .

This doctrine is uttcily repugnant to the well established law of territorial jurisdiction , that all territory is to be considered as unoccupied and common until a Supreme Body is established in it by thc subordinates there existing . It is a law always recognized and practically enforced in the United States , and , therefore , the Southern Supreme Council has rejected and repudiated the

declaraiii'iu of the Congress . It is thus seen that the Congress of Lausanne has not lieen as successful as it had been hoped that it would be , anil it may be considered settled that its authority , thus repudiated by four Supreme Councils , will not be effectual in establishing a concord between all the Supreme Councils in the world .

The special committee to whom was referred the sublet of thc advances made by thc Supreme Council of England and Wales and the dependencies of the British vrown , through one at mote ot its officers , to our late lamented 111 . Bro . E . II . Shaw , during his sojourn in England and last illness , and to his widow and family 'ubsequcnt to his decease , which amount in the aggregate 11

, i" 8 o sterling , beg leave respectfully to report : . " That on behalf of this Supreme Council they tender its sincere thanks to the Supreme Council of England and "ales and the dependencies of the British Crown for the assistance rendered to our late deceased III . Bro . Shaw ar . d his famil y while they were resident and in great need 111 the jurisdiction of that Supreme Council .

' It will ever be a source of pleasing recollection that through the instrumentality of that council , and the un-Aviating kindness and fraternal affection of its members , so much was accomplished during the protracted and Painful illness of our deceased brother to smooth liis pathway to the tomb . " ' r 'ie Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite teaches

no sons m ' re noble and sublime than those which inculch e . toleration to humanity and its weaknesses , and of ff t 0 those who ' amid , he cnan £ cs and fluctuations " Ti , bere £ t of their means anu accumulations . inn- nc , corr"nittee recommend the adoption of the followm g resolution

Cou -i ° ' ' That the Treasurer General of this Supreme to th T > Instructed at the earliest opportunity to remit ulan 1 lreasurer General of the Supreme Council of Encrow 11 Walcs amI the dependencies of the British auDrT- !? of £ 8 ° sterling , and to express the high 'ic «« w ? - lhis £ u P reme Council for the many kindliis ' fairai "' tOWar < 1 ° Ur Iate "'• Br 0 ' E' "' Snaw ancl "THOS . H . CASWELL , 33 ° , "A . E , FRANKLAND , tf . ''

United States Of America.

The other business of the Supreme Council was principally of a private and local nature . It adjourned on Friday afternoon , June 2 nd . At night a Sorrow Lodge was held , in public , when Bro . Pike delivered the general eulogy of the dead who had departed since the last session of the Supreme Council .

Freemasonry In South Africa.

FREEMASONRY IN SOUTH AFRICA .

The consecration of a Royal Arch Chapter in Cradock took place on Tuesday , June Cth , an 1 passed off most successfully . The weather was unusually fine . About 11 a . m . a number of lady friends and relations of the Masons were admitted to witness the ceremony , and from them we learn that it was a most interesting and impressive one .

The following is a list of the officers : —Comps . J . E . Green , M . E . Z . ; W . B . Chalmers , H . ; A . E . Austen , J . ; A . Campbell , Scribe E . ; S . T . White , Scribe N . ; T . R . Smallman , Treas . ; G . F . Austen , Prin . Soj . ; G . Bekker , Second Soj . ; A . Saundi rs , Third Soj . ; and J . Urie , Janitor . M . E . Comp . T . P . O . Mathew , P . Z . of St . Paul ' s

R . A . Chapter , No . 131 , Adelaide , was the Installing Principal . After the ceremony , the Masons marched in procession to St . Peter ' s Church , where service was conducted hy the Rev . Mj , Norton , the offertory being devoted to repairs to the Parsonage . After service the Masons returned in procession to the lodge .

In the evening a party was given by the Masons to their friends in the Court-room , and it was unanimously agreed that it was certainly one of the pleasantcst ever given in Cradock , notwithstanding the absence of decorations , for which , it appears , there was no time . The attendance was very large and the supper most excellent ; it

is not to be wondered at , therefore , that the guests could not tear themselves away till after four . The Masons deserve great credit , not only for thc manner in which the arrangements connected with the consecration were carried out , but for the success attending the party in the evening , and deserve some return for it .

A Word In Season.

A WORD IN SEASON .

( l-rom the " New York Dispatch . " ) The present year is likely to bring to our lodge doors more , visiting brethren than usual , on account of the many strangers attracted hither by the national festivities ar . d

the great Exposition as a part thereof . Naturally , Philadelp hia will be the objective point in the first instance , but sooner or later the great majority will favour the metropolis with their presence , and our lodges and other organizations with a visit . It is well that we should know what

our duty is in the premises , and be prepared to welcome or refuse the stranger as the case may be . It should be recollected that with us the right to visit is never absolute , oi . r rule being that one not a member of the body which he proposes to visit can only be admitted to that privilege by unanimous consent of the actual members present , or , in other words , when a member objects for any or for no

reason beyond the mere objection , it is the duty of the presiding officer to refuse admission on the general principle that no visitor can be admitted whose presence will tend to embarass the ledge work or [ disturb its harmony . But suppose no objection to be made—and it is but fair to say that few instances of the exercise of the right occuc—the question then is as to the regularity and good standing of

the brother proposing to visit , and this we may remark in passing is a question our lodges are less qualified to pass upon than they generally suppose themselves to be . In evidence we present the following article from the pen of R . W . Bro . Frank Gouley in the " Voice of Masonry : "Having had so many inquiries propounded to us relative to the exact standing of English Masons sojourning

in this country , and their claims upon our lodges for relief , as well as to the evidence or certificate to be presented with their petitions for affiliation in American lodges , we concluded to have the whole matter settled by explanation Srom the home office in London , in pursuance of which we submitted a list of questions embodying the material points , and from the courteous and able Grand

Secretary , R . W . Bro . John Hervey , wc received a reply under date of May 22 nd , from which we condense the following facts : — ist . The Grand Lodge certificate given an English made Mason at the time of his making is evidence that he received the degrees therein specified , but not evidence that he is now a member , or in good standing . Such

evidence must be obtained by subsequent inquiry . 2 nd . English Masons , in affiliating with one or more lodges in England , must present the same documentary evidence of good standing , & c ., as is required by American lodges generally . 3 rd . An English Mason at initiation becomes ipso facto a member of the lodge , unless otherwise specified at

the time . 4 th . All applicants for relief must present satisfactory evidence of membership and good standing . 5 th . All English Masons , being members of a lodge , are charged lodge dues , whether at home or abroad . 6 th . It is the law and the custom for every visitor to present his certificate'before being examined for admission , hence no American should try to visit an English Lodge

without a certificate or diploma , nor should American lodges examine a visitor from outside the United States or Canada without his Grand Lodge certificate of membership , in order to avoid impositions . In Missouri the requirement is of many years' standing . 7 th . English lodges , as a rule , do not issue dimits , but membership is severed by a formal resignation , which is entered upon the record , and certificates of that fact may be subsequentlv obtained .

A Word In Season.

8 th . An English Mason may be a member of as many lodges as he pleases at the same time , but pays his dues in all of them , and dereliction in one is dereliction in all . In carefully reading the English Book of Constitutions in connection with the explanations given by the Grand Secretary , we find that our American lodges , as a rule , have been very loose both in the examination of and

donations of relief to foreign visitors and sojourners . It is a common thing for a foreign Mason to say that he has lost his lodge certificate , whereas it is a very easy thing for him to write and get a duplicate , if he is still in good standing , and it is almost impossible to find an English Mason , although living here for years , to be able to present a receipt of payment of his lodge dues , or any other

documentary evidence of present membership . He will sojourn here for several years , and when in need will present nothing but his original certificate of receiving the degrees , which is no evidence whatever that he is not now an expelled or suspended Mason . Even if he claims to have resigned his membership , he rarely presents a certificate of that fact , which , if presented , may show that he

has been ever since a non-affiliate , not having paid a cent into any lodge or charity fund . If an English Mason applies for membership here , his present status should be written home for before a ballot is had—unless he has the evidence with him—and if he is found correct , then his Grand Lodge certificate will be equivalent to a ( limit to file with his petition , as he may

be a member both here as well as in his mother lodge , and his election and payment of dues here does not release him from his dues at home , nor vice versa . In writing to Bro . Hervey for this information , we stated that we needed it not only for our local State jurisdiction alone , but for publication for the benefit of all our States , and would , therefore , suggest to other Masonic journals the propriety

of copying this report for the use of lodges generally . We are evidently doing our sister English lodges great injustice , in too many instances , by harbouring and aiding sojourners who have no legal Masonic standing at home , a-id of which fact we remain ignorant by our failure to compel the visitor to produce a proper certificate ,

and the applicant for relief proper evidence of ' good Masonic standing and worthiness . We refer more particularly to those who have lived in this country 6 ne or more years , and not to those making merely a temporary visit to the States , and whose certificates are generally Of a recent date .

I-rom Bro . Hervey ' s letter we learn that Scotland and Ireland have the same system of membership and certificates , although not so strict a system of lodge dues , except that Ireland is rapidly adopting it . We think it is time that American lodges should be more circumspect in their intercourse with visitors , both those from home and abroad .

The remarks of Bro . Gouley in the foregoing are timely , and awaken , " or at least should awaken attention to the fact that we have been altogether too liberal in our acceptance of strangers among us , and somewhat too careless in admitting as correct evidence that when tried by the rules will be found altogether incompetent . Thus Bro . Hervey tells us that the certificate of the Grand Lodge of

England is evidence that the party named in it has regularly received thc degrees of Masonry , but it is not evidence that the possessor is in good and regular standing if any considerable length of time has elapsed between the date of the certificate and that at which the intending visitor presents himself for examination , and hence when , as is the case in a majority of instances , the certificate is

anywhere from two or twenty years old when presented , it will at once be seen that we are not warranted in giving it any special weight in the decision of Ihe question of the present good standing of the person who presents it . Still another matter will be found of great importance in this con . nection , and that is to be found in the fact thatMasons hailing from foreign countries rarelyhavc a certificate of recent

date nor yet any document tending to show that they have maintained their standing during the intervening years . The Grand Lodge having " retrenched" the Boards of Relief out of existence , or at least so emasculated their treasuries as to make them organizations in name rather than in fact , a large portion of their work must of neces sity fall back upon the lodges , as they will discover when

winter sets in . We advise that in such cases no certificate more than one year old be allowed as evidence of good standing , and additionally that care be taken to ascertain whether it issues from a ] Grand Body with which we are in regular communication . Among those which are not of this class we may name thc Grand Lodge of Hamburg , the Grand Orients of France , Italy , Spain , Hungary ,

Egypt , and most of the South American jurisdictions . As things look now it is probable that the number of such Masonic powers will be more likely to increase than diminish , and , therefore , being on our guard , we may save money for the relief of true brethren and their widows and

orphans by refusing it to those who have no legitimate call upon our benevolence . For their own sakes , as well as for the benefit of the household of the faithful , we urge the brethren to look into this matter , and be prepared to act understanding ] )' when the time for action arrives .

HOLLOWAYS PILLS AND OINTMENT . —Prevention of Weaknes-i . —Whenever circu nstances produce impure blool . lessen the for cc or in any way disarrange the bulance of circulation , stagnation takes place in the lungs , and consumption , or any other formidalle symptsms , discover themselves . Let Holloway ' s remedies be tried on the first feelings of debility or the tirst annoyance of a d hAfter the chest has

ry , hacking coug . , both before and behind , been formented with warm brine and the sKin has been dried with a towel , thc ointment should be rubbed twice a day upon the chest and between the shoulders , and the Pills should betaken in alternative doses to purify the blood and cleanse the system withent weakening it or rousing or aggravating Ihe nervous irritation . — ADVT .