The Society Of The Rose Croix.

sectaries . It is after this last fact that many writers have wrongly affirmed that the Society of the Rose Croix owes its origin to the jests collected by Valentin Andrea ? , in his writing " Les Noces Chiniiques de Chretien Rosenkreutz * ( To be continued . )

French Masonry.—The Sanctuary Of Memphis.

FRENCH MASONRY . —THE SANCTUARY OF MEMPHIS .

A VOICE FK 03 I OUR NEIGHBOURS . IN applying to the Masonic Magazine , the estimable organ of English Masonry , I know I stand on a firm base to obtain the insertion of what I regard as a vindication of the oldest institution of the noble Craft in France ;

for I am aware that the brave spirit of English fair play is sanctified or held sacred in the conduct of this magazine . I have been told by many English Masons that the genial feelings of the great brotherhood are not extended to their brethren of la belle France , because their brethren of France , as they have said to me , are prone to infidelity . Well , if the vivacity of presumptuous inquisitiveness may have led men , who

happen to be Masons in . France , to question truths accepted by others , are all your English Masons orthodox ? Yet are not your inculcations and your prescribed actions good , virtuous , moral , and beneficent ? Then permit me , at the suggestion of many distinguished French Masons , to present a translation of what may be called the Scripture of their Craft , as propounded to the neophyte on initiation , to prove that if some French Masons happen to have "infidel " proclivities , those tendencies are not taught , nor in the most remote degree derivable , from what may be called the " Pandects " of France ' s oldest and most illustrious order . N . E . K .

DISCOURSE ADDRESSED BY THE ORATOR TO THE NEWLY-INITIATED BROTHER . OH . ' thou who hast been just initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry , lend to our accents an attentive ear , so that thy soul shall open unto the manly precepts of truth ! We shall show thee the way which leads unto a happy life . We shall teach thee to please the Almighty , whose ineffable name should never be pronounced but with self-recollection ancl reverence . We shall

inculcate on thee the development of all the resources with which Providence hath entrusted thee to render thee useful to men ancl to live happily thyself . Thy primal homage appertains to God . Adore the Supreme Being who created the Universe b y the simple agency of His will ; Who maintains that universe by the effect of His continuous action ; Who filleth th y heart , but Whom the human heart can neither conceive nor define .

Sorrow for the sad delirium of him who shuns the light , closes his eyes against its rays , and . walks amidst thick darkness . But be tolerant , be forbearing , guard against hatred and persecution . The Divinity has not committed to thee the task of avenging His wrongs .