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REPORT OF ILL . BUO . ALBERT O . OOODALL , GBAND REPRESENTATIVE , ON FOREIGN RELATIONS . fo the Supreme Council of Sov . Gr . Ins . Gen . of the Z & rd and last degree Ancient Accepted Rite , for the . Northern Masonic Jurisdiction , U . S . A .

PORTUGAL-CONTINUED . THE GRAND ORIENT LUSITANO , From information which I had received from other Jurisdictions , also from thc regular Masonic Bodies at Lisbon , that the said Gr . Orient was irregular and spurious , induced me to make a careful investigation in regard to their claims and

organization ; fortius purpose I called on His Excellency , the Conde de Paraty , who holds tbe position of Gr . Master , and informed him of my Masonic authority , mission , and desire to obtain authentic , information , relative to all Masonic Bodies , for the purpose of establishing fraternal relations . This gentleman received and treated me , during my stay at Lisbon ,

with marked attention and courtesy which I will ever retain iu pleasing remembrance , but in regard to his Masonie claims he totally failed to produce any evidence that would entitle him to be acknowledged as a Mason , or the so-called Grand Orient Lusitano , a Masonic Body . He freely and candidly admitted to me the glaring defects of what he

understood of Masonry as it appears to exist under his authority , and expressed an earnest desire for more " light , information , and union among'his Brethren . " While strictly avoiding , with such a Body , any Masonic intercourse , I deemed it proper to have some evidence that would enable our Sup . Body to decide understandingly , and for that purpose 1 addressed to him the following communication : —

Lisbon , August Cth , 1 S 68 . To His Excellency Conde de Paraty . Dear Sir , — In addition to the documents received from you this morning , and according to our verbal understanding , you will please favor me , at your earliest convenience , with the following information : — lst . When , by whom , and at what place , were you

initiated into what you claim to be the mysteries of Freemasonry ? 2 nd . When and by what authority did you organize or join ^ with the society Styling themselves the Grand Orient Lusifano , and claiming to be a regular Masonic Body ? 3 rd . Under what Masonic Rite do you or they work , and what degrees do you or they confer *

4 th . If any regular foreign Masonic Graud Bodies have recognized the Grand Orient Lueitano , and if so , the names of the same , with certified copies of such recognition ? Sth . How many Lodges now compose or work under authority of the Graud Orient Lusitano ' , and the total number of members ?

By communicating to me the foregoing particulars and any other information you may deem necessary , aud forwarding the tame to my address in New York City , U . S ., they will receive careful attention , nnd be properly presented to the Sup . Con . for the Northern Masonic

Jurisdiction of the U . S . for their consideration and decision , of which a reply will be duly communicated to you . With very kind regards , 1 have the pleasure to remain , Most respectfully yours , A . G . GOODALL

Soon after my return I received the following letter : — Lisbon , 30 th of August , 18 US . Dear Sir ,-In reply to your letter oftho 6 th inst , which you addressed to mo iu continuation ofthe conversation that wc had , and desiring to oblige you , I have to any to you that I was received in the Respectable

L , oaga loliii-fuic-a a Kegeueradora , with the formalities which the General Statutes ofthe Order recommend . I was elected Gr . Master by the vote of my Brethren , as it is customary to practice among all the Orients , and in consequence I addressed myself to the Grand Orient of trance , which , ou the 18 th of November , recognized the Grand Orient Lusitano as the only one legally constituted

in the Kingdom of Poitugal . Up to this time tho Grand Orient Lusitano lias relations with that Orient constantl y . The Rite which predominates is the French , there being no Orient whatever in the Scottish Rite . 1 have now the satisfaction of sending you tho following : — * - ** '

1 st . llelation of the Lodges of tho Grand Orient Lusitano > the numbers which are wanting are Lodges 9 . ^ ii ( l . Our constitution lately approved . 3 rd . Discourse at the opening of the Grand Lodgo and its reply . ° 4 th . List ofthe dignitaries of the Gr . Orient Lusitano for this

year . 5 th . Discourse- of the Venerable of tho Respectable Lodge Cosmopolite l In view of this I judge your desires will bo satisfied r . nu you may believe that I am read y to give you whatever information you need from here , as much for the good of our August Order as iu being of particular

1 om with satisfaction , respectfully yours , Signed , CONDH DE PAIIATT . The following extract from their Constitution appears tn be their onl y authority for coustitutiiiK aiirand -Masonic Body :

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TRANSLATION . To the Glory of the . Sup . Arch , ofthe Universe . To all Masous on the surface of the globe .

H . S . U . " The Grand Diet , constituent of the Grand Orient Lusitano , extraordinarily convoked and regularly constituted and formed under ' th 3 geometric point ouly known hy the sons V . L , in a place very bright , very hidden and entirely inaccessible to ' the sight of the profane , where reign only fraternal peace , love , and the good of

the Order . " Considering that the decree of its convocation promulgated by " the Supreme power , imposes upon it the mission of arranging , discussing and decreeing the Constitution which should govern tbe same Grand Orient . "Considering that the convenience of the Order requires that the code should be founded on the most liberal principles , there being guaranteed the full liberty

of the Lodges of the Circle and the entire independence of superior bodies . " Considering that the prosperity , of the Grand Orient Lusitano depends essentially upon its definitive and coniplete organization . " And having iti view that during the discussion there were pronounced freely the opinions of the legitimate and natural representatives of the Lodges of the Circle which assisted at the labors of the Grand Constituent

Diet " Decrees then follow the articles of their Constitution , and are dated January 31 st , 1868 . The want of satisfactory replies from the Conde de Paraty to my questions , his apparent want of knowledge relative to the history and actual condition of Masonry in Portugal , especially the

Ancient Accepted Rite ( Scottish ) , the adnvtted informality of their entire proceedings , together with the other evidences herewith submitted , warrant me in believing that all regular Masonic Grand Bodies must declare the so-called Grand Orient Lusitano to be irregular , spurious and clandestine . It is further asserted by the Fraternity at Lisbon

that the Conde de Paraty teas not regidarly initiated , but received the degrees by communication from an expelled Mason . Copy of the decree of said expulsion I transmit herewith . Their recognition by the Gr . Orient of France cannot justly be used as an argument for their legality , as it is a well-known fact in the Masonic world that the Grand Orient of France

generally recognizes every so-called Grand Body that applies to them , without investigating the facts , and arrogating to themselves a supremacy of opinion in such matters without deigning to be guided by the knowledge and co-operation of those with whom tbey are in fraternal alliance . There are two Indepei . dent Lodges professing to

work in the Ancient Accepted Rite ( Scottish ) under the Visconde Soares Pramo . Tiiey are generally known as a military club , and have no relations with any parties except the Lusitanos , and claim to have obtained their authority from Montezuma , of Brazil , about 1842 , who was an expelled Mason . A number of Lodges , under the name of Masonic

Federation , organized without authority at various times , and only having intercourse with the Grand Orient Lusitano , who , ' eing in the same irregular position , co-operate with any and all such assemblies . There arc also several isolated Lodges working independent as a political and pecuniary speculation , making no claim to auy regular Masonic

authority . Such is thc brief but correct history and present condition of Masonry in Portugal , which I obtained after a careful and laborious investigation , having only in view as a compensation an earnest desire to g ive reliable information to the Fraternity at large , and thus enable them to act knowingly , aud have intercourse only with the regular-Masonic authority iu that Kingdom .

SPAIN , that has so long been under the barbarous rule ofignoranceand priestly despotism , gives no bi-i liter or better historical record than Portugal , as the tyrannical proceedings and inhuman murders during the powerful sway of the Inquisition , and the hatred ot the Jesuits , priestly power and influence of later periods , have effectually prevented Freemasonry from maintaining any fixed organization in that

country . The earliest reliable record ofthe introduction ot the Order in Spain was about 1727 , when Lodges were established at Gibraltar by anthoiity of ihe Gr . Lodge of England , and a Gr . Lodge was soon after established at Madrid , but its existence was

short , as the edict of a papal bull was vindictively enforced by the police and hirelings ofthe Inquisition and the prisons of the latter were the abode ofthe Fraternity until all were disposed of by thelpunisliiiieiit of torture , death and the galleys . In 17 / U another anathema was hurled forth against the Order from the

church and throne , when the perjured monk and inquisitor of Spain , Father Peter Tirrubia , gave to the world an example and true illustration of the cursed , fiendish princip les that actuated the Uomisli Church iu their endeavour to perpetuate despotic power for ruling mankind under the hypocritical carb of a pretended religious faith . The initiation of Torrubia iu

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1-751 , under false pretences , his violation of a sacred oath , and treacherous betrayal of the Order , by which over ninety Lodges were placed in the savage power of the Inquisition , and thousands thereby had to suffer long imprisonment aiid painful trials under the merciless rule of their inhuman judges . But

notwithstanding these persecutions , Masonry , like "Truth crushed to the earth will rise again" —continued its work in secret , and by strict caution , and ' keeping no records , evaded the vigilance of their enemies , and so continued , with varied phases of success and suppression , till 1807 , when tbe French

occupation of Spain enabled the rraternity to work in public . The Order rapidly increased , and the Gr . Lodge on beiug re-established at Madrid , in 1809 , enjoyed the proud satisfaction of occupying the Hall of the Inquisition . In 1811 . it is asserted

that Joseph Bonaparte , while acting as Gr . Master , ' created Chapters of the higher degrees , which is BO peculiarly adapted to the French ideas and taste for display . But the prosperity of the Order was of short duration : and ou the return of Ferdinand

VII . to the throne , his first progressive act was to re-establish the Inquisition , and this hypocritical tyrant , in Mav , 1814 , issued a violent aud stringent edict against Freemasonry , and the fate ofthe Order was again sealed in beuighted Spain . ' - - Additional decrees were issued against the Order

at various times , and tlie one of August 1 , 1824 , required that all the members should appear within a month and deliver up all their papers—the penalty for uot complying being hanging without ceremony or trial . In 1825 , seven members of one Lodge were pu ' . to death at Grenada ; and the death penalty was

awarded to many as late as 1833 , aud among them several prominent personages . About 1849 , the " Graud Orient Hesperico" is said to have been established , incorporating the Ancient and Accepted Itite to the 33 rd degree , and admitting all the Lodges then working in Spain in other Rites . This ( irand Orient had no fixed

locality , and its authority emanated from th 6 " Invisible Valley , " and their meetings were held in different parts of the country for security . The existence of this Grand Lodge , or Orient , is not generally known , am ! they have never been able to enter into relations with any foreign Gr . Bodies .

Iu 1853 , the Lodge St . John of Spain was betrayed by its treasurer , and dissolved by the Minister of Police , the Master and members that were caught condemned to four years' imprisonment , and finally pardoned by Queen Isabella . At the present date the Order is still strictly

prohibited , and no Lodges are working in public except thosein Gibraltar , and one or two in the different sea ports under foreign authority and protection . The late successful revolution iu Spain which has driven a long-existing despotic power from the throne , given liberty and toleration to the people , will no

doubt continue iu the Rood work of reform and progress , aud by establishing an enlightened government will soon enable our Fraternity to again resume their Masonic labours , and henceforth be permitted to continue their work iu peace and harmony for the benefit of universal brotherhood , light and knowledge . ( To be continued . )

Metropolitan Masonic Meetings

METROPOLITAN MASONIC MEETINGS

For the Weekending August 7 , 18 G 9 . Monday . August 2 . Lodge No . 188 , "Joppa , " Albion Tavern , AWcrsgatestrcct . Tuesday , S 1 August 3 . Colonial Board , Freemasons' Hall , at 3 . Lodge No . 1 U 7 , "St . John ' s , " Holly Hush , Hampstead .

Chapter lliO , "Temperance , " White Swan , Deptford . „ 507 , " United Pilgrims , " lloms Tavern , Kennington . Domatic Lodge nf Instruction , l'ahncrston Tavern , Grosvenorpark , Cambcrirt'II , . it 7 . 30 .

Wednesday , August 4 . GitAsn CIIM * TKII , I'Vceniasons' Hall at 7 . Lodge No 217 , "Stability , " George Hotel , Aldermanbury . „ 1014 , " Now Wandsworth , " Spread Eagle Hotel , Wandsworth .

„ 121 G , ' Macdonald , " 1 st Surrey Volunteers' Head Quarters , lirimswick-rd ., Cambenvell . United Strength Lodge of Instruction , No . 228 , Bull and Gate , Kentish Town road . Thursday , AuspistS . Lodge No . 551 , ' * Yarborough , " Green Dragon , Stepney . „ 712 , " Crystal 1 ' alace , " Crystal Palace .

„ 1155 , " Kxrelsior . ' Sydm-y Arms , Lcwisham-rd . „ 1178 , "Tcrfcct Ashlar , " Gregorian Arms Tav ., Jamaica-mad , Bermondsey . Chapter 733 , " Wo-abmim * -, * ' New Inn , I'Mgeivarc-road . 712 , " Crystal I ' alace , " Crystal 1 'jl . ice .

Friday , August 6 . Chapter No . 751 , " High Cios « , " While Hart III , Tottenham . Metropolitan I-odgc of Instruction , George Hotel , Aldermanbury , « t 7 ; JJrn . Brett , J ' rci-opfor , Beli ; rave Lodge of Instruction , Duke of Wellington Hotel , Spring-gardens , Chiiriug-cross . Saturday . August 7 . General Committe of Buy ' s School , Freemasons' Hall , at 4 .